Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3256, Reuben Cone, Continental (Conn.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Conn.
Cone, Reuben Edwards, Esther
R. 3256
Former widow
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Declaration
State of New York County of Suffolk } ss
On this fifth day of July 1855, personally appeared before me Philander B Jennings, a justice of the Court of Sessions of the said County, Esther Edwards a resident of the Town of South Hampton in the said County aged Eighty five years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, in her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the several acts of Congress, granting half pay and pensions to widows of persons who served in the War of the Revolution. That she is the widow of Reuben Cose who served in the 2 d Regiment of Light Artillery in the State of Connecticut from May 10 1777 to January 1 1780 and also from January 1 1780 to January 1 1781 in all three years, seven months & twenty one days, as will appear by the certificate of the Comptroller of the State of Connecticut herewith enclosed. That he served in the capacity of private; that when he entered the said service, he lived at Chester in the said State of Connecticut; that she does not know whether the said Reuben Cose was drafted, was a volunteer or a substitute.
She further declares that she was married to the said Reuben Cose at Sag Harbor in the County of Suffolk, State of New York in the month of August 1786; that she cannot recollect the precise day of the month, there being, to her knowledge, no public or private record of her said marriage; that her said husband died or was lost at sea on the 6 th day of April 1780 on a voyage from Sag Harbor to the West Indies; that she remained the widow of the said Reuben Cose until the 9 th day of November October 1800

STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, }
I, JAMES B. COOPER, Clerk of the County of Suffolk, do hereby certify, that P. R. Jennings before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was at the time of taking such deposition; a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, dwelling in said County, elected, sworn and duly authorized to take the same. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice, and verily believe that the signature thereunto subscribed is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I haveunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County the 7 th day of July — 185 5
James B. Cooper Clerk.

when she was married to Luther Edwards, who died on the 30th day of July, 1846. Since which time she has remained a widow. She further states that her marriage to the said Reuben Cone took place upon leaving the service and previous to the 1st of January 1794 to wit; in the month of August 1786.
She further swears that she has not made any application for a pension to the Govt.
The foregoing is a true and correct statement of the facts to the best of her knowledge, information and belief. to being signed & sworn to by the affiant Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written before me
Esther X Edwards mark
P. R. Jennings Justice of the court of Sessions of the County of Suffolk
I do hereby certify that the above affiant, Esther Edwards is unable from bodily infirmity to attend court for the purpose of making the above declaration.
Dated July 5th 1855
P. R. Jennings Justice of the court of Sessions of the County of Suffolk
(Faint, mirrored text from the reverse side of the page)

State of New York County of Suffolk } ss
On this fifth day of July 1835, personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace of the Said County, duly authorized to administer oaths, Abigail H. Price, who being duly sworn, deposes and says that she is now 49 years of age; that she has always resided in Sag Harbor; that she is well acquainted with Esther Edwards now a resident of the Town of South Hampton in Said County, now the widow of Freder- ic Edwards & formerly the widow of Reuben Cone; that she was acquainted with & knew the Said Reuben Cone & was present at his marriage to Esther Howell, now Esther Edwards, in the month of August 1786 at Sag Harbor in the Said County; that the Said marriage thereby was performed by the Rev. Samuel Buel of East Hampton in the Said County; that the Said Cone, not long after the Said marriage, was lost at sea on a voyage from Sag Harbor to the West Indies in a vessel commanded by one Captain ———— Beebe who resided also in the Port of Sag Harbor, since which time she has known the Said Esther Edwards as the widow of Reuben Cone and as the wife and the widow of Frederic Edwards, & further that the Said Esther Edwards is now a widow & has been so since the 30 th day of July 1846 when her last husband Frederic Edwards died at Bridge Hampton in the Said County. Abigail H. Price Sworn to and subscribed before me on the

St. Mother Edwards for- merly widow of Reuben Leone Sister of St
July 7 1838 V c

STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, }
I, JAMES B. COOPER, Clerk of the County of Suffolk, do hereby certify, that Edwin Rose before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was at the time of taking such deposition; a Justice of the Peace in and for said coun- ty, dwelling in said County, elected, sworn and duly authorized to take the same. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice, and verily believe that the signature thereunto subscribed is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I haveunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County the 7 th day of July 185 5
James B. Cooper Clerk.

day in the year above written, and I certify that I am well acquainted with the affiant, and that he is a credible person.
William H. Hale Justice of the Peace Suffolk Co.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWF/eel
July 31, 1929
Mrs. John C.E. Nielson 4003 -1st Street San Diego, California
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 3256, it appears that Reuben Cone married in August, 1786, at Sag Harbor, Suffolk County, New York, Esther Howell.
He was lost at sea April 6, 1790, on a voyage from Sag Harbor to the West Indies.
She married October 9, 1800, Frederic Edwards, who died July 30, 1846.
She applied for pension July 5, 1855, while residing at South Hampton, Suffolk County, New York, aged eighty-five years, and alleged that her husband, Reuben Cone, while a resident of Chester, Connecticut, served from May 10, 1777, to January 1, 1781, as a private in the Second Regiment of Light Dragoons.
The claim was not allowed as she did not prove that her husband, Reuben Cone, rendered the alleged service.

VARIOUS Children are referred to in 1798, no names are given.
Very truly Yours
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

1929. July 31 - Hest to Mrs. John C. E. Nielsen
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
3256 P. O. Arthur Edwards
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: REJECTED _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.

San Diego, Calif. April 16 th , 1929
Department of the Interior Bureau of the Pensions Washington, D. C.
Would you please send me the Pension Record of Reuben Core of Haddam, Conn. His name appears among list of Conn. pensioners. I would like to have all genealogical data record contains.
Cordially yours Mrs John C. E. Nielson 4003 - 1 st . Street San Diego Calif.

Dec 18 1862 J. C. Stewart
Dear Sir
Yours sincerely J. C. Stewart
My dear Sir, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th inst. and in reply to inform you that the same has been forwarded to the proper authorities for their consideration.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant, J. C. Stewart

Pension Office Sep 13 1856
1838
Sir
Esther Edwards of NY should exhibit record evidence of the date of her marriage to Reuben Cone or show that such evidence cannot be obtained.
No proof, tending to identify her as the widow of the soldier who served under Col Sheldon, has been furnished.
J. E. Stewart Esq
Present

COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, ) I, Arthur Bales Clerk of the Superior  County Court in and for said Middlesex County, (the same being a Court of Record,) do hereby Certify that Julius Stwock Esq., whose signature, known by me to be his genuine hand writing, is affixed to the foregoing Certificate is, and since the fourth day of July, A. D. 1856, has been a Justice of the Peace, in and for said Middlesex County, duly elected and qualified, as by the proper return and certificate on file, in my office. And as such Justice of the Peace, he is by law authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgment of deeds.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said County  Superior Court, at Mid- dletown, in said County this 5 th day of Sept A. D.
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A. B. Cleave Clerk.

We the Subscribers being called upon by Benjamin Mathews of Saybrook and William Gistton of East Hampton both of Middlesex County to arbitrate and settle a Dispute relative to a certain Piece of land belonging to the heirs of Benjamin Lane late of Long Island. Her. Award as follows (Viz) That the said Benjamin Day be paid Sixty Nine Dollars, Damages done to his land and the heirs to have and hold all the Cross fences and all the fence North of the Highway running from the Mill to Michael Spencer, that the said Benjamin has erected, and one half of the fence south of said Road the east side of the said land to the Southeast corner — Dated at Saybrook the 12 th Oct r 1810 —
Jonathan Warner Michael Spencer

County of Middlesex S.S. 12 day of August A.D. 1886
Personally Appeared before me W m Gilston and made oath that as administrator on the estate of his Father, the late W m Gilston deceased, the within writing was found amongst the said deceased Gilston's papers.
Julius Atwood
Justice of the Peace
for Warner Br Edward Pocumtuck heirs Beng. N. Hathorne

County of Middlesex ss. 12 day of August A.D. 1838
Personally appeared before me, W m Gelston and made oath that as administrator on the estate of his Father, the late W m Gelston deceased, the within paper or writing was found amongst the said Deceased Gelston papers.
Julius Attwood Justice of the Peace

Rec Saybrook 12 Oct 1810
of William Gilson of Easthaddam Eleven Dollars & Sixty two Cent in full for all finery Labours and betterments Made on the the Land Lot the Property of Keuben Cook of Long Island Deceased Benjamin Watrous

Received East Haddam May 29 th 1798 of Wm. G. Estlin Eleven dollars & 67 cents it being for damages A/cres d for a highway laid out through a piece of land in Saybrook Chester parish belonging the heirs of husband Cone Dec d .
Her Esther X. Cone Mother to S r heirs

County of Middlesex S.S. 12 day of August A.D. 1850
Personally Appear me Wm. Gelston and made oath that as Administrator on the estate of his Father, the late Wm. Gelston deceased, the within writing was found amongst the said Deceased Gelston's papers
Julius Attwood, Justice of the Peace
Exhibit C to the foregoing affidavit and the J.M. 67

Claim of Esther Edwards widow of Reuben Cone for Revolutionary Pensions
Affidavit of Samuel Webb

State of Connecticut.
By his Excellency WILLIAM T. MINOR, Governor of said State.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Know ye, That Joseph E. Silliman was on the twenty first day of August A.D. 1856 and still is, a Notary Public in the said State, duly constituted and commissioned, and that to his acts and attestations as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court; that the annexed attestation is in due form and by the proper officer; and that I believe the signature of said Joseph E. Silliman thereto to be genuine.
William T. Minor
In testimony whereof, I have caused the public Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed, at Hartford, in said State, this 26 th day of August A. D. 1856, and in the 81 st year of the Independence of the United States of America.
N. D. Sperry
Secretary of State.
by Charles J. Broadly Clerk

I, Samuel Webb of the Town of Chester in the State of Connecticut being duly sworn do depose and say that I am now Eighty three and a half years of age; that I have always resided in the said Town of Chester; that I knew a man by the name of Reuben Cone who was reported to have served in the Light Horse troops in this State during the Revolutionary War; he emigrated or moved to Sag Harbor Long Island about the year 1784 or 1785, where he married and died in a few years; his, the said Reuben Cone's father & my father lived neighbors to each other - I well recollect that a piece of meadow which he owned was sold by his widow & or heirs who lived on Long Island; the sale was made through a man by the name of Gelston who resided I think at East Haddam. The meadow goes by the name of the Cone meadow to this day -
Samuel Webb
State of Connecticut } ss
Chester August 21 st 1856
Before me personally appeared Samuel Webb signer of the foregoing affidavit and made solemn oath to the truth of the statements therein
Joseph E. Gilmour
Notary Public

State of Connecticut Comptroller's Office Hartford July 5 th 1853
I certify, that on application for evidence of the service of Reuben Cone in the war of the Revolution, I have examined the documents remaining in this Office, and find the name of Reuben Cone on a pay roll under the following heading "Settlement with the 2 d Regiment Light Horse Dragoons, "Elisha Selden Esq. Colonel before 1780," where the said Cone is credited with service as a private from May 10 th 1777 to Jan'y 1 st 1780 - 2 pay months. 21 days. In another Settlement with Col Selden's Regiment "for the year 1780," I also find the name of Reuben Cone where he is credited with service as a private from Jan'y 1 st 1780 to Jan'y 1 st 1781 1 year,
Alex. Merrell Compt. by Geo. Robinson Clerk

Alvin of Arthur Edwards
Certificate of Constitution of (Gen. S)

State of Connecticut Comptroller's Office Hartford Aug. 5 th 1856
I certify, that on application for additional evidence relating to the service of Reuben Leone, in Col. Sheldon's Regt. of Dragoons, in the war of the Revolution I have examined the Pay Roll of said Regiment, and find but one name of Reuben Leone on said Pay Roll, and for whose service, a certificate has heretofore been issued by the Comptroller,
Edward Prentiss Compt. by Geo. Robinson, Clerk

Bridge Hampton Suffolk County N.Y. 7 th July 1835
Hon S. P. Waldo Commissioner of Pensions Sir
I herewith enclose the declaration of Esther Edwards, the widow of Reuben Cone who served in the War of the Revolution made for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the provision of the several acts of Congress, granting halfpay and pensions to widows of Revolutionary Soldiers.
Accompanying said declaration you will find the certificate of the Comptroller of the State of Connecticut showing the nature, time & length of the husband's service.
I have the honor to be Your ob t Serv t Edwin Root

Washington D.C.
January 19 th 1856
Sir
I herewith submit add n evidence, in the case of Esther Edwards, formerly widow of Reuben Cone of N.Y. filed under the act of July 7 th 1838.
Report to
Very Resp y &c
James Estlin
J. Minor Esq Comm r of Pensions }

Odum Road,
July 16/55

Pension Office July 16 1855
Sir
The application of Esther Edwards formerly widow of Reuben Cone of N Y has been exam- ined and filed under the Act of July 7 1838,
Her husband must be shown to have been the man who rendered the service described by the Comptroller of Connecticut, upon whose Certificate her declaration is based. This must be done by witnesses who served with him or who were in a position to know of his service,
(1838) If there is neither "public" nor private record of the date of her marriage it must be proved by witnesses who can show how they are ena- bled to give the time,
Edwin Rose Esq Bride Hampton Suffolk Co NY
(1838)

15.325
Esther Edwards Widow of Reuben Cone N. York.
Edwin Rose July 16 1835. 1835 Da r E. Stewart Jan y 24 1836. Same Sept 13 1836.
3256
July 7 1838,

Pension Office Jan'y 24 1856
Sir
The supplemental affidavit of Abigail H Price has been examined and filed with the papers of Esther Edwards of New York under the act of 1838.
There is no proof on file tending to identify the claimant's first husband with the soldier who served in Connecticut and whose services have been certified to by the Comptroller of State.
838
James E. Stewart Esq
Present,

Claim of Esther Edwards for Pensions
Affidavit of Abigail H. Rice
1855 79 - 1776 born in 1794 18 years old at 1794 - was alive when it occurred
Darius Stevens Present

State of New York County of Suffolk } ss.
On the 31 st day of July 1835, personally appeared before me Eliza Rose, a Justice of the Peace in and for the Said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths, Abigail H. Price, a resident of Sag Harbor in the Town of South Hampton in the Said County, who being duly sworn according to law, deposes & says that she is now twenty nine years of age; that she has always resided in Sag Harbor; that she has from early youth been acquainted with Esther Edwards, the widow of Francis Edwards formerly the widow of Reuben Coney; that the maiden name of the said Esther Edwards was Esther Howell; that she has a perfect recollection of the marriage of the said Esther Howell & Reuben Coney in the year 1786 - That she is enabled to give the time from her own age, she being then but about ten years of age & also from its being the first marriage she ever witnessed - at the time of her marriage Esther was living with an Aunt, a Mrs. Duvall, who was the next door neighbor to my father, & being a mere child & not being invited I ran in, & witnessed the ceremony while standing in the doorway - She further says that she well remembers and is able to describe the dress of the bride Providence having blessed her with an
Price
STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, }
I, JAMES B. COOPER, Clerk of the County of Suffolk, do hereby certify, that Eliza Rose before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was at the time of taking such deposition; a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, dwelling in said County, elected, sworn and duly authorized to take the same. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice, and verily believe that the signature thereunto subscribed is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have unto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County the 7 th day of August 1835
James B. Cooper Clerk.