Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,561, George Buckland, Conn. Continental

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn. Continental
Buckland, George
S 2 3, 5 6 /
CONTENTS

9984 Connecticut
George Bucklin
of E. Windsor in the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Chapman of the Reg t commanded by Col Parsons in the Cont t . time for Private 9 mo 12 days $31.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 31 Dollars 32 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of July 1833 — and sent to Miss Abigail East Windsor Conn.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $62.64 Semi-ann. allowance ending Sept. " 15.66
$78.30
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Book C Vol. 3
Viral Luce
Clerk,
Page 5

Q George Buckland

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th A 1832
State of Connecticut } Is East Windsor County of Hartford }
On this 4 th day of August A 1832 Personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate for the District of East Windsor County of Hartford and State of Connecticut now sitting George Buckland a resident of Manchester in the County & State aforesaid aged 75 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th A 1832
I entered the Service of the United States in the month of February A 1776, by enlisting into a Company of State Troops commanded by Capt Chapman from Norington in Connecticut, I believe: our company was attached to Col Parsons Regiment. I enlisted in East Hartford in Connecticut and went from Hartford to New York by water in a Sloop I there found my Company & Regiment and did duty as one of the guards of the City when the enemy were expected I stood Sentry on the Battery in New York when the British Fleet came up thro the Narrows to Staten Isl and did duty as guard untill taken sick & sent to the hospital, left the camp in Sept had a discharge signed by General Washington but it is lost.
I was in the Service at this time Eight months, was discharged by as stated but have lost my discharge and have no documentary evidence, Moses Evans was there & his affidavit to this effect will accompany this application

I 2nd again entered the service of the United States in the year 1777, being Drafted into a company of Militia Commanded by Capt Amasa Spornis of East Windsor in Connecticut I joined the Company in Peckskill from there to Grump pond we marched from thence thro Hartford, Farmington Watertown &c to Peckskill on the North River, we went also to a Place called East Chester, we were employd in guarding our lines against the British and the tory enemies and in scouting parties to prevent the Cow Boys from driving away cattle &c to the enemy we had some skirmishes with them but nothing which produced any results except driving them off for the time
I had an honorable dismission from this tour from my commander.
have no documentary evidence my age is 75 years I was Born in East Hartford in Connecticut in the year 1757 The record of it was in my Fathers family Bible I now live near where I was born, in the Town of Manchester which was taken off from the East, part of East Hartford Deacon Ebenezer Boyant was with me in my second tour & will give his affidavit to that service which was for the term of two months I am known to Deacon Ebenezer Boyant of sd Manchester and to Capt Sam Bissell of sd East Windsor and they can testify for my Character and their belief in my services And I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of my State
Sworn
Deceased the day and year aforesaid
in George H. Durdland
1 Four 8 Months
2nd Do 2 Months Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
mark Eugene Bissell Clerk

D East Windsor We Ebenezer Bryant & Aaron Bispell, the former of Manchester the latter of D East Windsor and State of Connecticut hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Mr George Buckland of Manchester who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declarations that we believe him to be 75 years of age, that he is believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and we fully concur in that opinion.
He and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Ebenezer Bryant
Aaron Bispell
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year aforesaid
Edgar Bispell Clerk
And the said Courts do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the inter- rogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states, And the Court further certifies that It appears to them that no Clergymen can be produced in Court without unreasonable trouble & for much expense & inconvenience to the applicant And he has produced in Court the above named Ebenezer Bryant resident in said town of Manchester and Aaron Bispell resident in the town of East Windsor And they are both credible persons well known to the Court as is also the applicant and their statement is entitled to credit.
I Edgar Bispell clerk of the court of Probate for the District of East Windsor do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of George Buckland for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 4 th day of August A 1832
Edgar Bispell Clerk

George Buckland
Ex
Admitted
Private qms 1st reg #31. 32
Jesse Thornton
Ex Windsor Ex

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of George Buchland
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1: 1776 8 - pri Cop. Chapman Col. Parsons 73 yrs East Hartford   or 1777- 2 1 12 19 Cop. Loomis   9 12  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of George Bushland a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Feb 1, 1776 8 mos Pvt. Chapman Parsons Conn.   1777 2 " " Andrews ✓        
Battles engaged in, some skirmishes
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enl. in East Hartford Conn.
Date of application for pension, Aug 11 1822. He was alive.
Residence at date of application, Manchester Hartford Co. Conn.
Age at date of application, b. in 1757 in East Hartford Conn.
Remarks: There is no family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

George Buckland
2 nd Floor Edw. Brunt Affidavit for Geo. Buckland

BUCKLAND, GEORGE (CONN. CONT.) S-23561

State of Connecticut County of Hartford
Is East Windsor
On this 4 th day of August 1889
before the Court of Probate for the District of East Windsor in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut Now Sitting Personally appeared in open Court Ebenezer Bryant of Manchester in said County aged 88 years a person of veracity who being duly sworn according to law made solemn Oath That he is well acquainted with Mr. Buckland, now residing in said Manchester and applicant for a Pension under the pension act of June 7 th A.D. 1882. That he served with him in the Revolutionary War. That on the year A.D. 1777, he was in Capt Amasa Lewis Company of Militia and marched with him from East Hartford thro Farmington, Watertown, Danbury to a place called Peekskill on the North River below West Chester our principal point & from there out to time was spent in guarding that part of the country against the enemy the British Tories. we had some slight skirmishes with the bow Boys & British Light Horse, but nothing very severe. Mr Buckland was in the service this War according to the best of my recollection several Six weeks.
Furthermore this deponent saith not.
Ebenezer Bryant
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Edgar Pissell Clerk

hence
Resolutions
23561 INVALID.
Apl. 28, 1900 Miss Alice B. C. So. Manchester Conn
Wist to age
File No. 23,561
Mar. 13, 1905 Mrs. Jas. Hardin Geo Newtown Conn 1920 Feb. 14. Wist. to Mrs Geo. A. Haber. aw
George Buckland Rev Rev. M.O. Conn.
Act: June 7 th 88 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 57
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Moses Evans Affidavit for George Buckland

State of Connecticut } ss Manchester Hartford County }
On this 27 th day of April 1833 Personally appeared before me Daniel W Grinswold of Manchester in Hartford County and a Justice of the Peace for said Hartford County Moses Evans a resident of said Manchester aged 74 years last October a person well known to me a Soldier of the army of the Revolutionary War, himself a pensioner a person of veracity, who being first duly sworn according to Law, Deposes and says That he is well acquainted with George Buckland, a resident of said Manchester That he served with him in the Revolutionary War That I was in the same Regiment with him in New York in the year 1776 but not in the same Company Our Regiment was commanded by Coll Parsons & the Company Mr Buckland belonged to was commanded by Capt Chapman I was with Mr Buckland the applicant in New York when the British Fleet came up to Staten Island I saw him often and fully believe he served in this War not less than eight Months, I have known Mr Buckland from a Boy, and he is a man of good character for veracity I have been a pensioner myself many years, as any body may find by looking in the Pension Office
Moses Evans his mark
Dan l W Grinswold Justice Peace

I, THOMAS DAY, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,
That  Daniel W. Grimsold, Esquire, before whom the foregoing Affidavit of Moses Evans was taken, is, and at the time of such caption was, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; that I verily believe the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine; and that full credence is due to his official acts and attestations.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the second day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.
Thomas Day

In the application of George Buckland

J. L. Edwards Esq
East Windsor May 6 th 1833
Sir I have seen to the procurement of Moses Evans Affidavit with the age inserted : in your column of Witnesses Deacons Briant was not down the I do not find but it is regular; Tho Mr Briant says six weeks he is so conscientious & scrupulous he would be likely to put it up time than It was.
Mr Buckland Declaration is that it was two months he is a younger man than Deacon Briant and more likely from the greater strength of his memory to give the true time; & beside he is a man of very respectable standing and in circumstances as to property which leaves him no temptation to try to defraud the Treasury
most respectfully yours
Jose Charlton
J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions

REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.
MEMORANDA.
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
George Buckland
Place of residence before service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Hartford or East Hartford, Hartford Co. Connecticut.
Place of residence after service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Hartford, East Hartford, or Manchester, Hartford Co. Connecticut.
Date of death (as near as possible):
Dec 12 - 1843.
Christian name of widow:
Elizabeth
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
Not to my knowledge
Remarks: I wish the military records of George Buckland. I think that my great
grandfather, George Buckland, fought in Revolutionary war and I saw from a D. A. R.
Your name and address:
Mrs. James Hardin George (Jenny L. Buckland)
Newtown, Fairfield Co.
6-870
Connecticut.

South Manchester Conn.
Jan 30. 1898
Bureau of Pensions: 15 C 8
Please give
me the pension applications of the enclosed holders of the Resolution, to verify their service in that War.
Yours Truly
(Miss) Alice B. Cheney

April 8, 1900
South Manchester, Conn.
Pension Office
Please send me particulars of service of George Buckland , Connecticut pensioner (act of 1832) residing in Hartford County. His name and service will be found in Sen. Doc. 1 st Sess., 23 d Cong. 1833-34. He was a revolutionary soldier.
Yours Truly
Alice B. Cheney. Historian Orford Parish Chapter D. A. R.

Rev Sec
Waterbury, Conn.,
February 6, 1920.
Dep't of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
TO ONE IN AUTHORITY:
I am very desirous of learning the Revolutionary Record of George Buckland, enlisted, I believe, from the town of what is now Manchester, Connecticut.
I know that he was a soldier of the Revolution and a pensioner, but am unable to find anything of his record, and will greatly appreciate same from your department.
Kindly enclose bill for service rendered and I will remit promptly.
Thanking you for your courtesy and assistance, I am,
Very truly yours,
Mabel B. Haber.
MBF/ Mrs. Geo. A. Haber. Box 757.