Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10452, Joel Brockett, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Brockett, Joel Elizabeth
W 10452
CONTENTS

5126. Connecticut.
Elizabeth Brackett widow of Joel Brackett.
Reported
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 26 Dollars 66
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of Oct. 1849 and sent to
S. A. Leigh Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 260 Vol. 1

order to pay 5. April 1837
Connecticut 9211
Joel Brockell
of N. Haven in the State of Conn t who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Barn of the  commanded by  in the Connecticut line for
8 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 26. Dollars 66. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10. day of Ap l 1833 and sent to Henry White , New Haven Ct.
  Arrears to the 4th of March 33. 53 32.   Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 13 33    66 65. 
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. F. Dancini Clerk, Book C o Vol. 3. Page 3.

13.916 Elizabeth Brockett widow of Joel Connecticut
admitted
Pr: 8 mo. - $26, \frac{66}{100} com 4 July 1846, to 4 th March 1848, under act 17 June 1844, and for 4 March 1848 under act 2 nd Feb. '48
S. A. Peugh Prnt
Act 7 July 1838, R. of

State of Connecticut
New Haven County ss. North Haven June 7 th 1829
Before me a Justice in New Haven County personally appeared Widow the Elizabeth Brackett the within Deponent and made oath in due form of law that she is the Widow of Joel Brackett within named, that there is an error of one year as to the date of her marriage as set forth in the within Declaration that she was married to the said Joel Brackett in September in the year seventeen hundred ninety two (1792) that she was twenty three years of age (in her twenty fourth year) - that she was eighty years of age the second day of April last - that Esq. Davenport who married them moved from these parts many years ago, and no record of the marriage can be found Witness Alfred Dootlittle Elizabeth her Brackett mark
Sworn to and subscribed to before me this day & date above
Ezra Stiles Lieut. of the Peace
The words "when she was married,"
were intended by me. Ezra Stiles Lieut. of Peace
I certify that the above named Elizabeth Brackett is the same individual she represents herself to be - the Widow of Joel Brackett Pensioner of the United States
Ezra Stiles Lieut. of the Peace

Declaration
State of Connecticut County of New Haven ss.
Be it known that on this twenty eighth day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty nine, before the Court of Probate in New Haven in said County Personally appeared in open Court Elizabeth Brickett a resident of North Haven aged eighty years who being first sworn in due form of law, made the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 17 th June 1844 & 2 d of February 1848, granting pensions to certain widows. — That she is the widow of Joel Brickett who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and who drew a pension at the rate of about $26. per annum at the time of his death — That he resided in the town of North Haven, in Connecticut, that he died on the fourth day of July eighteen hundred forty six. — That she would refer to the papers of her late husband now on file in the Pension Office on which her pension was granted. — That she was married to the said Joel Brickett September 1793 in the town of East Haven and State of Connecticut by Samuel Davenport, a Justice of the Peace. — That she was not married to her said husband prior to his leaving the service, but her marriage took place before the first day of January 1794 viz. on the month and year last above mentioned.
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court before me
her Elizabeth X Brickett
mark E. H. Foster Judge of the Probate Court for the district of New Haven

State of Connecticut New Haven County ss
ss New Haven I, Alfred H. Terry
Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of New Haven, in New Haven County and State of Connecticut, and keeper of the Seal and Records thereof. Hereby certify that Eleazer W. Foster Esq. whose name is appended to the foregoing certificate is sole and presiding Judge of said Court of Probate for the District of New Haven, and I hereby further certify that I am well acquainted with his handwriting, and that the foregoing is his genuine Official Signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto placed my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this 28 th day of May A.D. 1849
Alfred H. Terry Clerk " "

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th . 1832
State of Connecticut } County of New-Haven } ss.
On this six th day of August A D 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the court of Probate for the District of New-Haven in Connecticut, being a court of record now sitting, Iuel Brackett a resident of North Haven in the county of New-Haven and State of Connec- ticut aged 72 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 act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - that about the first of October 1777 he entered the company of Capt Joshua Barnes of North Haven, in the Connecticut Militia, as a substitute for his father Ebenezer Brackett. the said John Gilbert was Lieutenant of this company, but the other officers he does not recollect, nor does he recollect the name of the Colonel of the regiment to which he belonged - that he was marched to Fishkill near the Hudson river, thence up the river through Poughkeepsie & Rhinebeck to Redhook - that they were brought there to watch the enemy, as they sailed up the river to Albany; that the British returned without reaching Albany & that he was then discharged after having served six weeks

that in the month of May 1778 he was drafted to serve in the Connecticut Militia under Captain Silas Shrimbeady of West-Haven that his company was stationed at West Haven as a guard to the shore of Long Island sound from West Haven to Oyster river, to keep the boats of the enemy from landing, that there was no other company with him at this time - that he served at this time six weeks
That immediately after returning from the above town he entered the Connecticut Militia as a substitute for Richard Brockette then of North Haven, that he thinks Hamilton Dwight of New-Haven was his lieutenant, that no other company was with him at that time - that they were stationed chiefly at New-Haven & were employed in building breast works that he served at this time four weeks - that the captain of the company was not with the company at that time
that in April 1779 he again served in the Connecticut Militia as a substitute for Joseph Hull of North Haven under Captain Lawrence Clinton - that he was stationed at New-Haven & employed to keep guard & build breast works that he served at this time three weeks, that no other company was with him,
that soon after returning from the above town he served again in the Connecticut Militia as a substitute for Elias Beach of North Haven, under Captain Samuel Huggins of New-Haven but the precise time in which he entered he cannot now recollect that he was stationed at West Haven as a guard to the shore that no other company was there at that time - that he served at this time five weeks

That in the autumn of 1779 he was drafted into the Militia and served under Captain Nathan Tuttle of North Haven - that he was stationed at New-Haven as a guard, that no other company was there with him at that time, that he served at this time six weeks.
That in August 1780 he again entered the Connecticut Militia as a substitute for Lemuel Eaton, under Captain Osborn of Guilford & Lieutenant Dibble - that he was marched to New-London & stationed there as a guard with the regiment to which his company belonged - that he served there five weeks & remained until discharged.
That the Rev d William Boardman late the clergyman of that Society in North Haven in which the declarant resides, has within a month removed to the State of Massachusetts at a great distance from North Haven & cannot be produced in court without very great expense & inconvenience, that the declarant knows of no other clergyman who is acquainted with him. That he was born in North Haven in the County of New-Haven & State of Connecticut on the 12 th day of August 1760, that there is a record of his age in his baptism written by his father on a loose sheet of paper, that he has always lived in North-Haven both when he entered the service & ever since - that he never received any written discharge from the service - that he has no documentary evidence of any kind, & that he knows of no other except where where depositions are hereto annexed, who can testify to his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. I swear and subscribe the day & year aforesaid. Joel Barstow
In open Court. Attest,
Anthony D. Sanford Clerk

We By and Barnes of North Haven in the County of New-Haven & State of Connecticut and Matthew Noyes of North Branford a clergyman residing in sd North Branford, a town adjacent and Joshua Barnes residing in sd North Haven hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joel Brackett of sd North-Haven, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 72 years of age, that he is a man of undoubted veracity; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid, in open court here seal Probate court.
Attest Anthony D. Sanford Clerk
By and Barnes Joshua Barnes Matthew Noyes
I. Ezekiel Jacobs, of North Haven in the County of New-Haven & State of Connecticut being of lawful age & duly sworn do depose & say that I am well acquainted with Joel Brackett of sd North Haven who has subscribed the foregoing declaration, that I served in the same company of the Connecticut Militia with sd Brackett in the year 1777, that sd Brackett entered the service not far from the first day of October 1777, that I marched with sd Brackett to Fishkill on the North river & thence up the river to Redhook to watch the vessels of the enemy, that were proceeding up the river to Albany to meet Burgoyne - that sd Brackett came back with me to North-Haven & served in this town six weeks. That Joshua Barnes was Captain & John Gilbert Lieutenant of the company to which we belonged. that sd Brackett is in my opinion 72 years of age dated at New-Haven this 6th day of August. 1832.
in open court here seal Probate court & sworn
Ezekiel Jacobs

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
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June 24, 1926
Hiram S. Jackson 240 Henry St Hasbrouck Heights, N. J.
Sir:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 10452 , it appears that Joel Brockett was born August 12, 1760 at North Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.
While residing at North Haven, he served as private in the Connecticut Troops, as follows-
From October 1, 1777, six weeks (as substitute for his father, Ebenezer Brockett) in Captain Joshua Barns' Company.
From May 1778, six weeks in Captain Silas Kimberly's Company; and from July or August 1778, four weeks under Lieutenant Hamilton Dwight.
From April 1779, three weeks in Captain Lawrence Clinton's Company; from June 1779, five weeks in Captain Samuel Huggins' Company; and from Septem-

ber 1779, six weeks in Captain Ithamer Tuttle's Company.
From August 1780, five weeks in Captain Osborn's Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 6, 1832, while a resident of North Haven, Connecticut. He died July 4 or 5, 1846.
Soldier married in September 1792 in East Haven, Connecticut, Elizabeth (her maiden name is not stated), she was born April 2, 1769, place not stated. She was allowed pension on her application executed May 28, 1849, while a resident of North Haven, Connecticut.
They had children, two of whom were born before 1795, no names given.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

10- Norfolk Ohio
Rev WIDOW, &c.
1 Feb 4-23-190 Mrs. D. M. Wells
6 Bats +ford Conn.
File No. 18432
Sept. 5-1903- Albert Hue
Elizabeth Brockett
Wid
Joel Brockett
Prior War
1915. Feb 25: History to Mrs. Lillian B. Brock. M.B.H.
Act: Feb 23 48
1926 June 24-11:12 to Harold Jackson acc.
Index:—Vol. A , Page 85
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Elizabeth Brackett widow of Joel Connecticut
Suspended
See let. 1st Augt. 1849 S. A. Pease
Act 7 July 1838

Joel Brockett, Connect. Art y June 32 $26, 66 / 100 to what time paid? Pen. Office Dec 5 th July 1844 Oct 9, 1849 1846 W. J. A. P a to his death. P. L. B.
do 1846 m. 10 Apr 32

620 Connecticut.
Elizabeth Brackett widow of Joel Brackett who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March , 1846. July
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of October 1849. and sent to
S. A. Pugh Present
[Act of JUNE 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 50

State of Connecticut New Haven County County Court, Clerk's Office
ss I Henry G. Lewis Clerk of the County Court within & for New Haven County & Keeper of the Seal thereof & of the Commis- sion of the Justices of the Peace for said County hereby Certify:— That Ezra Stiles Esq. was on the 29 th day of August 1849 and now is a Justice of the Peace for said County duly appointed commissioned & sworn, with power by the laws of this State to take the acknowledgment of Deeds & other Instruments, that to administer Oaths & take af- fidavits, & to give certificates of the same, that I am acquainted with his hand writing & that the signature to the Instrument heretofore written purporting to be his is his genuine official sig- nature In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of said Court at the City of New Haven in said County & State on this 4 th day of September A D 1849 Henry G. Lewis Clerk

State of Connecticut County of New Haven At North Haven Aug. 29 th 1849.
Before me a Justice in New Haven County Personally appeared Elizabeth Brockell Widow of the late Loel Brockell a Revolutionary Pensioner and made solemn oath "that she has never kept any record either of her marriage or of the births of her children and that she has never at any time had any such records in Elizabeth Brockell sworn to & subscribed before me Chas. Hiles Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut } New Haven County } County Court, Clerks Office } ss
At Henry G. Lewis Clerk of the County Court within and for New Haven County and Keeper of the Seal thereof, & of the Commission of the Justices of the Peace for said County hereby Certify: — That Wyllys Heminway Esq. was on the 31 st day of August 1849 and now is a Justice of the Peace for said County duly appointed Commissioned & Sworn with power by the laws of this State to take the acknowledgment of Deeds & other instruments; to administer Oaths, to take affidavits, & to give certificates of the same, that I am acquainted with his hand writing and that the signature heretofore affixed purporting to be his, is his genuine official signature. In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court at the City of New Haven in said County & State on this 4 th day of September A.D. 1849
Henry G. Lewis Clerk

State of Connecticut County of New Haven, ss. East Haven, Aug. 31, st 1849.
Before me, a Justice in New Haven County, personally appeared, Pamel Andrews, Town Clerk of East Haven, and made solemn oath - that he has searched the records of the aforesaid Town, and finds no record of the marriage of Elizabeth Brackett, widow of the late Joel Brackett, a revolutionary pensioner. -
Pamel Andrews Town Clerk
Sworn to, and subscribed,
before me -
Wyllys Flemming Justice Peace

Prof. Penrose Rebecca Brown & Elizabeth Bowditch
S. A. Pugh, Ohio

Washington D.C. 17 th Sept. 1869
Hon. J. L. Edwards. Sir
I herewith enclose you additional evidence in the case Elizabeth Brocket. wid. of Jno of St. Mary's dist. of Columbia July 28 th 1868. 45 " H H V 23 Fc 9 1868, according to letter of 1 st August 1869 & the cert. - Order in the case of Rebecca Simmons. of Chap. & respectfully request your early attention
Yours & D. C. Hough

Hon. J. L. Edwards Sir
Washington D.C. 18 th June 1849.
I herewith enclose you the application of Elizabeth Brackett, Widow of Joel Brackett, of Conn te who was a Pensioner under the Act of June 1832, for your early application
Very Respectfully &c. G. A. Plugh

4900
Paul Brockell
456.15
advent
8 w p pins
$26.66
Kenny White
U Haven
P.M.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Joel Brackett
which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? no V. * Has he mentioned 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? not the details of his service VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? no VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
ADD
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
not sufficient. It is not necessary the clergyman be produced in Court.
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? has Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
not distinctly
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. 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 the 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.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.

L State of Connecticut
New Haven County ss. North Haven June 7 th 1849
Before me a Justice of the Peace in New Haven County
Personally appeared Polly Sharp and made solemn oath in due form of law as follows - I was sixty seven years of age the eighth day of last September, I have been a resident of North Haven for forty six years, I am a Sister of Elizabeth Brockell widow of Joel Brockell who is an applicant for a Pension, I was present at the marriage of the said Elizabeth to the said Joel Brockell, I recollect the time of its occurrence distinctly, I was about ten years of age at that time, I am enabled to recollect the time of the marriage more distinctly from this fact, that I went away from my Father to work out at service at Hemenway's Tavern when I was thirteen years of age, which was in the year eighteen hundred & ninety five, and she the said Elizabeth had then been married over two years, for she had at that time two children, that she divorced & continued at Hemenway's some years and did not again return home to live, that the said Joel Brockell, a Pensioner, husband of the said Elizabeth, died on the fourth day of July eighteen hundred & forty six, that I was present at his funeral I think the said Elizabeth had been married about three years or nearly that when I left home in 1798. Polly Sharp sworn to mark Subscribed before me Ezra Stiles Justice of Peace The day & year above written
Witness - Alfred Doolittle.

I certify that I have been acquainted with the within narrator Polly Thorp for thirty years last past, that she is a person of highly respectable character and an intelligent and credible witness. Ezra Stiles, Pres. of the Yale

State of Connecticut
New Haven County ss. North Haven June 7 th 1819
Before me a Justice in New Haven County personally appeared Martin Marshall and made solemn oath in due form of law as follows — I was sixty seven years of age & shall be sixty eight next September — I remember well the time of the marriage of Joel and Elizabeth Brattle I lived in the same house with them when it took place & for some time afterwards — When I was twelve years old I went to work for M c d. Mabel Parden I recollect of seeing the said Brattle & his wife moving — this was in the first part of Spring, he was moving his goods upon a Sled, there was but little snow upon the ground. This was about the time I went to M c d. Parden — to him — the said Joel Brattle & Elizabeth had two children at that time — I think the time of their marriage was in September seventeen hundred ninety two because when I went to M c d. Parden to him I was twelve years old & they then had two children — and the night of the said Brattle's marriage I had been to my Sled traps set for game & on returning I met Esq. Davenport who had been to perform the Ceremony of marriage — That the said Joel Brattle died on the fourth day of July seventeen hundred eighteen hundred forty six — I was present at his funeral I am perfectly confident that the marriage took place at the time above mentioned — Martin Marshall sworn to and subscribed before me Ezra Stiles Justice of the Peace the day & date above mentioned
The word "September" was interlined by me Ezra Stiles

I certify that I have been acquainted with the within named Marlin Mountjoy for twenty years past and that he is a person of respectability and an intelligent credible witness
Ebenezer Stiles, Secy of Rev.

State of Connecticut.
I, ROGER H. MILLS, 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 Ezra Stiles is, and since the 20th day of June last past hath been Justice of the Peace within and for the County of New Haven in said State, duly appointed and commissioned, having full power and authority by the laws of said State to take the Acknowledgment of Deeds and to certify the same; also to administer Oaths, to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give Certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to His official acts and attestations.
And I further certify, That I believe the foregoing signatures of the said Ezra Stiles to be genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at Wartford this 8 th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine.
Roger H. Mills
Secretary of State.

N o 4300

State of Connecticut
Probate District of Northampton Co.
Aug. 6. 1832.
I Charles A. Ingersoll Esq., the Court of Probate for the Probate District of Northampton do certify, that Seth P. Sanford whose signature is to the foregoing certificate is clerk of said Court of Probate duly qualified & sworn, and has the R ty of the said Court; that full faith & credit are due to his official acts; that the foregoing seal is the seal of said Court of Probate, and that the foregoing attestation is in due form.
Charles A. Ingersoll
Clerk of said Court

Attest Anthony D. Sanford Clerk -
I, John Smith of North Haven in the county of New Haven & State of Connecticut of lawful age & being duly sworn do depose & say that I am well acquainted with Joel Brockett of sd North Haven, that I was with sd Brockett in the Connecticut Militia in the company commanded by Capt Joshua Barnes now deceased, that sd Brockett & myself entered the company together about the first day of October 1777 - that I marched with sd Brockett to the North river & thence up the river to Red Hook to watch the enemy's fleet - that sd Brockett served at this time about six weeks, that we came home at the same time to North Haven -
That in April 1779 I served in the same company with sd Brockett in the Connecticut Militia of which Laurence Clinton was captain, that we were stationed as a guard at New-Haven, that sd Brockett served at this time four or five weeks to the best of his recollection, - that I believe sd Brockett to be 72 years of age - further deponent saith not - Dated at New Haven this 6 th day of August 1832. John Smith
Given to and subscribed in open
Court before me Probate Court
Attest Anthony D. Sanford Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investi- gation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolu- tionary soldier & served as he states. And the present further certifies that it appears to them that the Rev. William Board- man the clergyman of North Haven has removed to a great distance & cannot be produced without great inconvenience & expense, and that Joshua Barns and Byard Barns are both deacons of the Congregational Church in North Haven & are credible persons, & that their Statement is entitled to credit, which they have given as above. & that the Rev. Matthew Noyes who has subsequently subscribed to certificate, is a clergyman residing in North Branford a town adjacent to North Haven. And also that the affi- davit of Erskine Banks & John Smith, an credible persons entitled to full belief. Chas. A. Ingraham, Pres. of Court.
I Anthony P. Sanford Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of New-Haven, in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joel Brackett for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office, this 6 th day of August 1832. Anthony P. Sanford Clerk —

Supplemental Declaration of Joel Brockett
State of Connecticut } County of New-Haven } ss
On this 24 th day of December A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court before the court of Probate for the District of New-Haven in the State of Connecticut, being a court of record now sitting, Joel Brockett a resident of North Haven in the County of New-Haven and State of Connecticut aged seventy two 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 act of Congress passed June 7. 1832, in addition to & explanation of a declaration heretofore, viz on the sixth day of August A.D. 1832 made & sworn to by him before sd court of Probate, in order to obtain the benefit of sd act of Congress, which sd former declaration has been returned by the War Department as defective -
That he entered the service of the United States in the company of Connecticut militia commanded by Joshua Barns, as a substitute for his father Ebenezer Brockett - that he entered this sd company as near as he can recollect on the first day of October 1777 - that he served as a private soldier in this sd company for the full term of six weeks - and was discharged in the middle of the month of November 1777 - that by reason of old age & his consequent loss of memory he cannot now recollect the precise days of the month of October & November on which his sd service began & ended, but that he knows he served the full term of six weeks at this time - that John Gilbert was Lieutenant of sd company & he now recollects that one Joel Brockett was sergeant of sd company - That for reasons mentioned above he cannot now recollect the names of any other company officers, nor of any field officers under whom & with whom he served at this time abovenmentioned - that the company assembled at the burying ground in North-Haven & was marched from thence.

to Danbury in Connecticut, & from thence to Fishkill in the State of New-York - That at Fishkill his company joined the regiment to which they belonged, but that he cannot now remember the name of the Colonel of said regiment, nor the names of any of the other officers of said regiment for reasons mentioned above; That while the regiment with the declarant was at Fishkill the British were in shipping over against Fishkill in the Hudson river - That when the British troops shipping moved up the river, the declarant was marched with his company a few miles up the river & then back again to Fishkill to protect the stores there. - That thence we were marched up to Poughkeepsie & thence to Rhinebeck & Redhook - That after we left Fishkill on our last mentioned march we received the news of Burgoyne's capture - that this news was received by the regiment with cheers - that one night on our march up the river from Fishkill it rained hard, while we were encamped - That the declarant remained with the regiment at Redhook some days, until the British shipping returned, & then the declarant was marched down the river again to Fishkill, attending the motions of the enemy - That he remained at Fishkill until the regiment was dismissed & his term of service ended. - That he was at this period of service present in no battle or skirmish, but his service consisted in watching & attending the motions of the enemy as above stated. - That he cannot for reasons mentioned above mention any more particularly than he has done the names of the general officers who were present with him during this period of his service.
That in the month of May 1778 he again entered the service of the United States in the company of Connecticut Militia commanded by Elias Kimberly - That he served as a private soldier

in sd last mentioned company for the full term of six weeks, - that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot now recollect or state the precise time in the month of May in which his last mentioned term of service commenced, nor the precise month or day of the month in which it ended, but that he knows he served the full term of six weeks at this time, & was in actual service during the whole of sd six weeks, last mentioned - that he recollects now that Oliver Blakesly of sd North-Haven was orderly sergeant of sd last mentioned company, but that for reasons mentioned above he cannot recollect the names of any other officers of sd company - that sd company of Captain Kimberly, was stationed as a guard in West-Haven on the shore of Long Island sound & was in actual service during the whole of sd last mentioned six weeks - that no other company was present with sd Kimberly's company at that time - that his service consisted while in sd Kimberly company, in building breastworks, digging trenches & watching the enemy's boats.
That in the months of July or August 1778, he again entered the service of the United States, as a substitute for Richard Bowdett of North-Haven, in the company of Connecticut Militia commanded by Hamilton Dwight of New-Haven then lieutenant of sd company - that the captain of the com- pany was not present with sd company during the decla- rants term of service in sd company nor does he recollect the name of sd captain - that he served as a private soldier in sd company last mentioned, the full term of four weeks - that for reasons mentioned above he cannot now recollect or state the precise month or days of the month in which sd

last-mentioned term of service began & ended, but that he knows it began but a few weeks after his term of service in Captain Kimberly's company ended, & that his term of service of four weeks in sd Dwight's company was in the summer of the year 1778, & that he served the full term of four weeks in sd Lieutenant-Dwight's company - that sd last-mentioned company were stationed in New-Haven as a guard, & were in actual service during the whole of sd period of four weeks & that the declarant was in actual service during the whole of sd period - that his service consisted in keeping guard & building breastworks - that for reasons mentioned above he cannot now recollect the names of any other officers of sd company except that of Lieutenant Dwight -
That on the first day of April AD 1779 as near as he can recollect as to time, he again entered the service of the United States as a substitute for Joseph Hull of sd North Haven in the company of Connecticut militia commanded by Laurence Clinton as Captain - That he served as a private soldier in sd company last-mentioned for the full term of three weeks - & was dismissed in the latter part of sd April - That for reasons mentioned above he cannot now recollect or state the precise days of sd April when his sd last-mentioned term of service began & ended but that he knows he served the full term of three weeks in sd Clinton company - & that he was in actual service during the whole of sd period of three weeks - that sd Clinton company was stationed at New-Haven as a guard & was in actual service during the whole of sd last-mentioned period of three weeks - that the service of the declarant consisted in keeping guard & building breastworks on the shore of the harbor in various places - That one Prescott was corporal of sd company

that by reason of old age & his consequent loss of memory he cannot recollect or state the names of any of the other officers of sd Clinton's company -
That in the month of June AD 1779 as near as he can recollect as to time, he again entered the service of the United States as a substitute for Elias Beach of North Haven, in the company of Connecticut militia, commanded by Captain Samuel Huggins of New Haven - that he served as a private soldier in sd Huggins' company for the full term of five weeks - that he was dismissed from sd company in the months of July or August, to the best of his recollection - but that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory, he cannot now recollect or state the precise months or days of the month in which his sd last mentioned term of service began or ended but that he knows he served not less than five weeks in sd Huggins' company & in the summer months of the year 1779 - that sd Huggins' company was stationed as a guard to the shore of Long Island sound in West Haven near New Haven - that sd company of sd Huggins' was in actual service during the whole of sd period last mentioned of five weeks & the declarant was also in actual service during the whole of sd five weeks, - that his service in sd Huggins' company consisted in keeping guard & building breastworks on the shore, & on the river at Hotchkiss town near New Haven that Benjamin Brackett of North Haven was sergeant of sd Huggins' company - that for reasons mentioned above he cannot recollect the names of any of the officers of sd company, except those of Samuel Huggins & Benjamin Brackett - one from thence.

That in the month of September AD 1779 as near as he can recollect as to time, he again entered the service of the United States, having been drafted into the company of Connecticut Militia commanded by Nathan Tuttle of North Haven as Captain - that he served as a private soldier six weeks in sd Tuttle's company & was dismissed as near as he can recollect in the month of October or November of the year 1779 - that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise month or days of the month in which his sd last mentioned term of service began & ended, but he knows he served the full term of six weeks in sd Tuttle's company, & in the months of September or October 1779 - that sd Tuttle's company was stationed as a guard in New-Haven, & was in actual service during the whole of sd last mentioned term of six weeks & that the declarant was in actual service during the whole of the time he was in sd Tuttle's company - that his service while in sd Tuttle's company consisted in keeping guard & building breastworks on the east, north & west shores of New-Haven Harbour - that one Prescott of New-Haven was sergeant of sd Tuttle's company, & was not the same person with corporal Prescott in Clinton's company mentioned above. That by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot now recollect the christian name of sd Sergeant Prescott nor the names of any of the other officers of sd company of Tuttle's -
That in the early part of August AD 1780 he again entered the service of the United States as a substitute for Lemuel Eaton then of North-Haven, in the company of Connecticut Militia commanded by one Captain Osborn of Milford - that he served as a private soldier in sd Osborn's company for the full term

of five weeks, & was dismissed in September of the same year - that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory, he cannot now swear positively as to the precise days of August in which sd last mentioned term of service commenced, nor as to the precise day of September on which it ended, but that he knows that he served in sd Osborns company the full term of five weeks, - That he was marched to New-London in Connecticut by the way of Saybrook, that in two days he arrived at New-London & there joined the regiment to which sd company belonged - that the British shipping at that time lay off New-London & it was daily expected that the enemy would attempt to land - that he was employed there with his sd company in keeping guard & in watching the enemys shipping - that eight or ten days after the enemys shipping left New-London the declarant with a part of his company were dismissed & a part were retained to guard the place, that the declarant & the sd company of Captain Osborn were in actual service during the whole of sd last mentioned period of five weeks - that one Dibble of Milford was Lieutenant of sd company in which the declarant served at this last mentioned time, & John Shepard of East-Haven was Sergeant of sd company, that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot now recollect the Christian names of sd Osborn & Dibble, nor the names of any other officers of sd company, nor the names of any of the officers of the regiment to which sd company belonged.
marched from thence.

And the declarant further states that he knows of no person who was present with him at any of his several periods of service mentioned above, or who knows of his sd service or can testify to it, except Ezekiel Jacobs & John Smith whose depositions are annexed to the former declaration to which this is an addition & explanation - that sd Jacobs knows & can testify only to his sd first term of service mentioned above in the company commanded by Joshua Barns, & that sd Smith can testify & knows only respecting sd term of service in sd Barns company & his term of service as a guard at New-Haven in the company commanded by Lawrence Clinton. That concerning the other period of the declarants service mentioned above he knows of no testimony which he can procure - nor of no one living who knows of sd service.
And the declarant further states that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise times when his sd several periods of service above mentioned began & ended, but - according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below & in the following grades; For six weeks I served as a private in the company of Connecticut Militia commanded by Joshua Barns: For six weeks I served as a private in the company of Connecticut Militia commanded by Silas Kimberly: For four weeks I served as a private in the company of Connecticut Militia commanded by Lieutenant Hamilton Dwight: For three weeks I served as a private in the company of Connecticut Militia commanded by Lawrence Clinton: For five weeks I

served as a private in the company of Connecticut Militia commanded by Samuel Huggins - For six weeks I served as a private in the company of Connecticut militia commanded by Ithamar Tuttle - For five weeks I served as a private in the company of Connecticut militia commanded by Captain Osborn. & for such service amounting in all to eight months & three weeks in all I claim a pension. Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open Court before the Court of probate - Attest
Anthony D. Sanford Clerk
Isaac Brockell
was marched from thence.

I, Ezekiel Jacobs of North Haven in the County of New-Haven & State of Connecticut being duly sworn before me say in addition to & explanation of a deposition heretofore viz on the 16 th day of August 1832 sworn to by me before the Court of Probate for the District of New-Haven in support of the claim of Joel Brackett for a pension - that I am seventy seven years of age - that I am well acquainted with sd Joel Brackett & know that about the first of October 1777 sd Brackett entered the service of the United States in the company of Connecticut militia commanded by Joshua Barns; that I entered sd company at the same time with sd Brackett & was with sd Brackett during all his term of service of six weeks in sd company - that I saw him every day doing duty in sd company - that I cannot now remember the name of the Colonel of the regiment in which sd Brackett & myself belonged - but that I know it was a regiment of Connecticut militia & sd Brackett & myself were privates in sd regiment for the full term of six weeks. that sd Brackett & myself were discharged at the same time without receiving any written discharge & came home from Fishkill in the State of New-York where we were discharged at the same time. that I know of no other service of sd Brackett in the revolutionary war. Sworn to & subscribed in open Court before sd Court of Probate this 24 th day of December AD 1832.
Ezekiel Jacobs
Attest Nathan P. Loomis Clerk

I Charles W Bradley a clergyman residing in the town of North Haven & county of New-Haven & State of Connecticut hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Joel Brockett who has subscribed & sworn to the above supplemental declaration, that I believe him to be seventy two years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that I concur in that opinion. Sworn to & subscribed this seventh day of January AD 1833 in open Court — Charles William Bradley. Attest — Anthy Housman Clerk.
I John Smith of North Haven in the county of New-Haven and State of Connecticut of lawful age & being duly sworn do depose and say, that I am seventy six years of age, that I am well acquainted with Joel Brockett who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing supplemental declaration, & have always been acquainted with sd Brockett from his youth - that I was drafted into the company of Connecticut militia commanded by Joshua Bales of sd North Haven in the early part of October AD 1777. that sd company was in the service of the United States, & that I served as a private soldier in sd company for the term of six weeks & was discharged from sd company about the middle of November AD 1777 - that I know that sd Brockett entered sd company as a private, at the same time that I entered sd company - that I know from personal knowledge that sd Brockett did duty as a private in sd company during the whole of sd term of six weeks & was discharged from sd company grown in North-Haven & was marched from thence.

company at the same time that I was, viz about the middle of the month of November A.D. 1777 - that I marched with sd Brockett in sd company to Danbury & from thence to Fishkill in the state of New-York - that at Fishkill I remember the company joined the regiment of Colonel Root - That the British shipping were in the river opposite Fishkill, that the shipping moved up the river, that I was marched with sd Brockett up the river to watch the motions of the enemy, - that when we were marched together to Poughkeepsie & Rhinebeck, - that I saw the smoke of the burning of Hopewell, - that when the British shipping returned we were marched down the river again to Fishkill, & remained there some time until we were discharged - that I saw sd Brockett in all these marches doing duty as a private soldier in sd company, & was with him constantly from day to day, & was an eye witness of his marches & services as a private aforesaid. During the whole of sd period of six weeks -
that on the first day of April A.D. 1779 as near as I can recollect, I was drafted into the company of Connecticut Militia commanded by Laurence Clinton, that I served as a private soldier in sd company as near as I can recollect four weeks, & was discharged from sd company in the latter part of sd month of April - that I know that sd Brockett entered sd company at the same time with me and served as a private soldier during all the time that I served in sd company - that sd company of sd Clinton was stationed as a guard in the town of New-Haven, & was in actual service during the whole of sd four weeks & that sd Brockett & myself were in actual service during sd time - that I was with sd Brockett from day to day while he was a private in sd Clinton company & that I was an eye witness to his service as a private as aforesaid - that sd company was employed in guarding the shore of New-Haven Harbor & in throwing up breast works. Data at New-Haven January 12 th A.D. 1833 & subscribed & sworn to on sd day before sd Court of Probate in open court. To all friends Attest Nathan D. Thompson Clerk.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & 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 Charles William Bradley who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the said town of North-Haven, and that the aforesaid Ezekiel Jacobs & John Smith who have subscribed to the foregoing deposition are credible persons, & that their statements respectively are entitled to full belief.
Chas A. Ingersoll
Judge of Probate Court.
I Anthony P. Sanford Clerk of the Court of Probate for the district of New-Haven in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joel Brackett for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 19 th day of January AD 1833. Attest - Anthony P. Sanford Clerk
State of Connecticut
Probate District of New-Haven ss
January, 19 th 1833.
I Charles A. Ingersoll Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of New-Haven do certify, that Anthony P. Sanford whose signature is to the foregoing certificate is clerk of said Court of Probate duly appointed & sworn to the keeping of the records of said Court; that full faith & credit are due to his official acts - that the foregoing seal is the seal of said Court of Probate & that the foregoing attestation is in due form.
Chas A. Ingersoll
Judge of Probate Court.
at the burying ground in North-Haven & was marched from thence

W. M. V.
Cleveland Ohio Feb. 8 th 1900
To the Clerk in charge Sir!
Will you kindly give me the Revolutionary war records (if any) of the following named persons. Joel Bracket of Farmington Conn. in Capt. Hookers Co. of non commission- ed officers & privates. 1776 Cornelius ✓ Dunham of Farmington, in Capt William Judd's regt. 1780 also of Capt. Matthew Smith's Co. July. 1781

Capt. Daniel Franklin of Gannington ( Southington Parish ) 1778
David Clark of Gannington 1781
Jonathan Andrews of Gannington ( Southington Parish ) in Capt. Hearts- Co. 1776
Any information as to records of above will be thankfully received by Mrs D. M. Wells 116 Arlington St Cleveland Ohio

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Pension Dept. Washington N. C.
Would like data in regard to the following.
Was Joel Brockett of the Town of North Haven Connecticut a pensioner in 1832. I wish to become a member of the W. A. R. and need this data verified.
Mrs Lillian Brockett Booth Covina.
California.

THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY. CHARTERED 1825. HARTFORD, CONN.
Aug. 27, 1903.
Dear Sir:
On the Connecticut Revolutionary pension roll, under the act of 1832, the name of Joel Brockett (Joel Brockett) appears. Will you kindly send me the record of his service. Also the service of Joseph Brockett, if the name appears. It is a tradition that the Joel mentioned above should be Joseph, but that the name was published incorrectly on the pension roll. Is there anything of record that would confirm this.
Yours truly,
Albert C. Bates (Librarian)
The Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.

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Gentlemen:
I would appreciate it if you would send me a copy of the Revolutionary Service of Joel Brockett, as given by him in his application for a pension. I would also like to know the names of some of his family.
According to the communication I have received from the Sons of the Revolution in New York "Fraunces Tavern", Joel Brockett served in the Revolutionary War. They advised me as follows:
"We find in Connecticut Men in the War of the Revolution by Henry P. Johnson, page 548, J. Brockett, Private, Captain Jabez Wright's Company, Colonial Ephraim Sheldon's Regiment, Connecticut Militia. "New Haven Alarm," 1779. Page 654 Joel Brockett in list of Pensioners, 1832 residing in New Haven County. Page 660 Joel Brockett in list of Pensioners in 1840, age 80, North Haven."
The writer has an application pending for the Sons of the American Revolution and would appreciate any information you may have available.
Very truly yours,
HIRAM S. JACKSON, 240 HENRY ST., HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ
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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 Job Brackett , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. W 3 10 452
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Oct. 1777. 6 weeks. Pvt. Richard Borne. Conn.   May 1778. 6 weeks. Silas Timberly   July or Aug 1778. 4 weeks. Lt Hamilton Dwight.   April 1779. 3 weeks. Laurence Clinton   June 1779. 5 weeks. Samuel Haggins   Sept 1779. 6 weeks. Stearns Little.   Aug 1780. 3 weeks. Osborn  
Battles engaged in, None stated.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, North Haven, Me.
Date of application for pension, August 6, 1852. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, North Haven, New Haven Co. Conn.
Age at date of application, born in North Haven, Conn. Sept. 12, 1760. Son of Ebenezer.
Remarks: he married in Sept. 1792 in East Haven Conn. Elizabeth  6 Apr. 2. 1769, he died July 4 or 5. 1846, and she was allowed pension on  an. op. 24. May 28. 1849 while a resident of North Haven Conn. They had  children, no names stated.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.