Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,785, Ezra Blish, Continental

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Blish, Ezra
S. 37,785
Conn. residence in 1818.
CONTENTS

Pension sent to Mrs. Chester 19 Oct 1820 Hartford Ct.
Date of death not on B
(2300)
Connecticut Roll.
Ezra Blish Capt Percival Private Connecticut line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 th of April, 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th of Aug. 1818 and sent to Hon. S. F. Hosmer, Hartford, Con.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818
Semi-annual ending
4 months 24/30 — $38.40
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Jan: 1/6 for one year
Continued
William Lloyd

Enna Blish

I Ezra Bligh of Marlborough, in the County of Hartford, and State of Connecticut do testify; That I belonged to the army in the year of the Revolution One year; That I enlisted for one year, and in January about the first of the month in One Thousand, seven Hundred & Seventy Six in the Company commanded by Capt. Timothy Percival, in the Regiment commanded by General Sedgwick Huntington, in the Brigade commanded by Genl Joseph Spencer in the Connecticut line; That I immediately joined the army, & served in said Company until the expiration of one year from my enlistment, when my time having elapsed, I was permitted to leave the army.
I further testify, that I am wholly destitute of property, & by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of assistance from my country for support. I further saith as - Ezra Bligh Latham April 11 th 1818.
A. State of Connecticut, p. Latham April 11 th 1818. Before me Stephen Titus Wormer a Notary of the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut personally appeared Ezra Bligh, the signer of the foregoing deposition, and made solemn oath to the truth thereof. Stephen Titus Wormer

I Nathaniel Cone of Chatham, in the State of Connecticut do testify, That I served in the army in the War of the Revolution, in the Company commanded by Capt. Timothy Percival, in the Regiment commanded by General Sedgwick Huntington, at the same time with Ezra Blish the signer of the preceding Deposition, & I know & declare, that the facts stated by said Ezra Blish in the aforesaid Deposition are true, further Saith not.
Chatham April 11 th 1818. Nathaniel Cone
State of Connecticut ss. Chatham April 11 th 1818.
Before me Stephen Titus Warner a Judge of the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut, per- sonally appeared Nathaniel Cone of said Chatham a person well known to me and worthy of belief having known of the preceding Deposition, and made solemn Oath to the truth thereof.
Stephen Warner.
I Nathaniel Markham of Chatham in the State of Connecticut do testify, That I am acquainted with Ezra Blish the signer of the preceding Deposition first on this paper, & do hereby say, that he is a poor man without property, further Saith not.
Chatham April 11. 1818. Nathaniel Markham
State of Connecticut, ss. Chatham April 11 th 1818.

Before me Stephen Fitch, Wosmer a Judge of the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut, personally appeared Nathaniel Markham of said Chatham, a person well known to me to be worthy of belief, signer of the preceding Deposition, made solemn Oath to the truth thereof.
Stephen Wosmer
I, Stephen Fitch, Wosmer a Judge of the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut do certify that the said Ezra Bliss did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration on the first page, against the Common enemy; and that he is in indigent circumstances, and I now transmit the foregoing Testi- mony taken before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war."
Stephen Wosmer
I, John Trimbark Clerk of the Supe- rior Court for the State of Connecticut do certify, That the Ho- norable Stephen Fitch, Wosmer of Middletown in the State aforesaid, is one of the Judges of the said Court, and that his name subscribed to the preceding Certificate, marked A. B. C. D. is his proper hand writing and signature. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this 20 th day of April 1818.
John Trimbark Clerk

Ezra Blish
2300
Sept 1898
Can

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, County of HARTFORD,
ss. Special County Court, or Court of Common Pleas, holden by order of the Chief Judge of said Court, on the first Tuesday of August, 1820.
ON this 2 nd day of August, 1820, personally appeared in open Court, the same Court being a Court of record for said County, having the power of fine and imprisonment,
Ebenezer Blish aged sixty one years, resident in Marlborough in the County of Hartford,
who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: viz in the Reg t commanded by Timothy Percival Jeshediah Huntington & in the Company commanded by Timothy Percival & the Brigade to which said Reg t & company were attached was under the command of Genl. Joseph Spencer & that his original declaration was dated on the eleventh day of April AD 1818 & that his pension certificate is numbered 2300
"And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed."
  one cow valued at $ 10.00 1 old loom 1.00   11 sheep 9.17 amount carried up 58.57   2 swine 6.00 amount bro't up $58.57   1 scythe 1.17 steel yards 50   1 narrow axe 1.17 2 candlesticks 34   1 small brass kettle 3.50 three old wheels 2.00   2 iron kettles .75 nine old dry casks 1.50   1 tea do .50 two iron wedges 34   2 iron pots 1.00 two pitch forks 50   1 spider .34 one old table 25   1 large iron kettle 1.50 one hoe 50   1 old shovel & tongs 1.25 one pair beetle rings 25   2 pair old andirons .75 one bush scythe 1.25   2 trammels .50 one rake 12   1 pt. waffle irons 1.25 one lantern 25   2 wooden pails .50 one hammer 12 1/2   1 old chest with drawers 2.00 one hatchet 75   1 common chest .67 one small shovel & tongs 25   1 round table 1.00 one large Bible (old) 1.00   1 doz old chairs 2.00 one testament 34   1 old iron shovel .50 two hymn books 50   2 do candle stands .25 two wooden bottles 34   1 pair saddle irons .50 one half bushel 25   1 do bellows .34 whole amount $69.92   2 old barrels 1.34 use of real estate during the life of   1 looking-glass .75 my wife worth annually 8   some old crockery 1.00 $77.92   1 old cake kettle .75   1 pewter tea-pot .25   1 do pint basin .72   1 set knives & forks .75 

The following are the amounts of debts due from the subscriber viz To David Buell & Co. by note $ 5.50 " Wm B. Boardman & Co by book 9.75 " Joel Foote Esq r by note 5.01 " Daniel Desmings by do 2.89 John R. Watrous in execution 11.44 Reuben Blish in execution 11.45 Union manufacturing company 1.04 Roger Foote 15.25 whole amount of debts due $68.33
I Was brought up a farmer & for a number of years past have not been able to labor more than one half the time — my family consists of three persons to wit myself & Azubah Blish my wife aged fifty seven years & a weakly girl by the name of Nancy Banning aged fourteen years who was bound to my wife previous to our marriage Ezra Blish
Sworn to and declared by said Ezra Blish on the 2nd day of August, 1820, before said Court, and it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is
sixty nine dollars and ninety two cents. & the use of real estate during the life of his wife eight dollars & 1, Thomas Chester
Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for the County
of Hartford aforesaid do hereby certify that
the foregoing is a true copy of the record of said Court. In testimony
hereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said
Court on this 21 day of August 1820
Th. Chester
Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Hartford.

March 6, 1963
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BA-J/REL Joseph Ransom-W.25255 Ezra Blish- S.37785
Mrs. T.C.McCallie 1609 Shady Circle Drive Riverview Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dear Madam:
You are herewith furnished the histories of Joseph Ransom and Ezra Blish, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
Joseph Ransom W.25255
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, W.25255, based upon the military service of Joseph Ransom in that war. The name also appears as Ransome.
Joseph Ransom, the son of Joseph, was born April 1, 1765. The place of his birth and the name of his mother are not stated.
While residing in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, he enlisted in 1780, served as a private in the Connecticut Troops and was discharged December 14, 1785. A part of his service was under Captain John Griswold and Colonel Parsons as a coast guard; he also served under Captain Ezra Sheldon and Colonel Sherman.
Joseph Ransom married September 10, 1785, at Lyme, Connecticut, Miss Azubah or Azuba Mack. Both were then of said Lyme.
Soon after their marriage, they moved to Chatham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, where the soldier died September 10, 1795. His widow, Azubah, married November 28, 1816, Ezra Blish, of Chatham, Connecticut, who died in said Chatham, October 1, 1842. He was a pensioner of the United States for service in the Revolutionary War.

Azubah Blish was allowed pension on account of the services of her former husband, Joseph Ransom, on her application executed June 12, 1843, at which time she was aged about eighty years and resided in Chatham, Connecticut. She was still residing there in 1855.
Joseph and Azubah Ransom had the following children:
Azuba born August 3, 1786. Polly " July 29, 1788. John " August 31, 1791. Sally " January 24, 1794.
The names John M. Ransom and Betsey Mack Ransom appear: no relationship to the family was stated. There are no further family data.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Azubah Blish, former widow of Joseph Ransom, W.25255, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing all of the following data:
Azubah Blish, former widow of Joseph Ransom, Certificate No.4089, issued March 1, 1849, rate $80 per annum, commenced March 4, 1848, Act of February 2, 1848, Connecticut Agency.
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Ezra Blish S.37785
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.37785, based upon the military service of Ezra Blish in that war.
The date and place of birth of Ezra Blish are not stated.
He enlisted, place not stated, January 1, 1776, served as a private in Captain Timothy Percival's Company, Colonel Jedediah Huntington's Connecticut Regiment; length of service one year.

Ezra Blish was allowed pension on his application executed April 11, 1818, while residing in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
In 1820, soldier stated that he was then aged sixty-one years and his wife, Azubah Blish, was aged fifty-seven years. There are no further family data.
*****
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

37785
Rev INVALID.
1933 - Mar 6/33 Leiat. to Mrs. J. B. McCallie - Letter in case Joseph Ransom V 25255 - E. E. H.
File No. 37785
Ezra Blish Rev Rev. Mrs.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 88
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Honorable Stephen T. Hosmer
Admitted Middletown

5 8 5 State of Connecticut ss Glastonbury in Hartford county For this 4 day of August A.D. 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace for sd Hartford county. Personally appeared Amos Foss of sd Glastonbury in the said State who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on Oath declare & say, that he is well ac- quainted with Ezra Bliss of Marlborough in Hartford the man who made the preceding declaration on Oath & that he the said Amos Foss was a soldier in & during the year 1776 in the company commanded by Capt. Elizer Hubbard & in the Regt. commanded by Col. Jeremiah Huntington, in the Brigade commanded by General Joseph Spencer in the Connecticut line - That the said Ezra Bliss served as a soldier in the Revolution- ary war in the year 1776 in the company commanded by Capt. Timothy Pervinal in the Regiment as aforesaid for the term of one year according to his then Re- cruitment & that the said Ezra then left the Army as the declarant believes has never heard that by permission - & that the said Ezra is a poor man & in indigent circumstances - sworn & declared before me the day & year above mentioned
A.B.
David E. Hubbard
Hartford county State of Connecticut August 4 th 1818 - I David E. Hubbard Justice as aforesaid do Certify that I am well & personally acquainted with Amos Foss of sd Glastonbury the person making the above declaration & that he is a Person of fair Character & worthy of credit -
A.B.
David E. Hubbard

I Thomas Chester clerk of the county court for the county of Hartford in the State of Connecticut do certify that David S. Hombard of Glastenbury in said county is a Justice of the peace in said county I was on the 21 st day of August instant & he has declared to me that his name
subscribed to the preceding declaration & certificate marked A B C D is his proper hand writing & signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto put my hand & affixed the seal of the said court at Hartford in the county aforesaid on this 21 st day of August 1810.
Thomas Chester clerk —