Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25423, John Clark, Conn. Continental

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn. Continental
Clark, John or Clarke, Lucy
W. 25423
CONTENTS
b. 1752, Hampton Mansfield Co. N. H. d. 1817

7691. W
Simon Clark
of Tolland Co. in the State of Conn. who was a Sergeant in the Comp commanded by Captain Rowley of the Regt. commanded by Col. Huntington in the Cont line for 12 Mths. Sgt. 2
12 " Priv } 24
Inscribed on the Roll of Cont. at the rate of 100 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of June 1833 — and due to A. Kimball Hebron
Arrears to the 4th of Mc '33 $ 200 Pemi-ant. allowance ending 4 'Sep' 33 50 $250
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { July June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Job Mils Clerk, Book C. Vol. 4. Page 8.

Reported
Conne
Lucy Clarke widow of John Clarke who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private & Sergeant
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 100: Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the fifth day of July 1848 and sent to the
Hon ble J. Dixon House of Representatives
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 274 Vol. 1

State of Connecticut Tolland County
Hebron Probate District
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On this 20th Day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before Abner Hemenway Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Hebron now sitting John Clarke a Resident of Coventry in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut aged 80 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 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
In 1775 I enlisted for six months in a company of State Troops commanded by Capt. Noble of Hebron & marched for Boston when we were at Doyley in Massachusetts we were ordered back to New London Ct where we kept guard one month when we marched to Stonington where we staid another month when we were ordered to Roxbury where we joined our Regt commanded by Colonel Huntington of Bristol and employed in Camp duty until our six months had expired & then discharged
In 1775 the latter part of December he enlisted into a company of State Troops commanded by Capt. Caleb Howbridge of New Haven for one year which was as soon as I was discharged at Roxbury & continued with the army commanded by General Washington during the whole year in Col Huntington Regt & did various duty until the year had expired when we were discharged in the month of December 1776 In Feby 1776 I with other Serjeants volunteered with permission of Gen Washington & surprised & captured two men on guard at Trenton & brought them to Gen Washington as prisoners for which he thanked us & gave us four dollars each for this achievement

In in January 1777 I was appointed by The Quarter Master General Hughes of New York a Captain of a company of One Hundred Mechanics & found a warrant signed by said Hughes for three Months & marched with the army from Peekskill on the North River & was employed in New Jersey in repairing Bridges, Waggons and other instruments used by the Army we also bore arms & in February my company was ordered by Gen Washington to take thirteen waggons in the night to Red Bank & destroy the Mills & bring away what Wheat we could I marched down to the Mills with my company & waggons & succeeded in loading the Wheat when the British came over the Raritan & surrounded us but owing to the darkness of the night we made good our retreat with about Three hundred & fifty bushels of the Wheat and the remaining stones of the Mills so burnt that they grinding more - we were marched to Peekskill at the end of three months & then discharged In December 1777 I entered in Capt Williams company of Womphrat as a substitute for John Fuller who was drafted to do a tour of three months at Providence Island & served in said company three months in Col McCallen's Regt & was employed in keeping Guard & watching the Shore & when the three months were out was discharged at Providence in 1778 In 1778 at the defeat of General Sullivan on Sweepport I entered as a volunteer for one month in a Regt commanded by Col Dyer of South Berwick in Capt Richardson's company & was constantly engaged with the Indians until the Army left the Island when we were discharged
Immediately after my return I entered into a company of Wagon makers commanded by Capt James Blood of Brooklyn & was immediately placed in the Continental

Continental Service I was employed in building waggons for two years part of the time at Providence Rhode Island a part of the time at Brooklyn Court & a part of the time at Puffkill in New York The Government furnished the materials for our work, we were constantly employed in the service & were called Continental Wagon Makers.
He further states he was born in Lebanon in Connecticut in 1752 & removed to Mansfield & resided there & in Hampton when he entered the service & since the revolutionary war has lived in various places he believes he had written discharge but if so has lost them as he now has no document- ary evidence to show nor can he furnish any other proof but what he has now done. Is known to Rev. Chauncy Boote of Coventry & Calvin Manning Esq. who can testify to his veracity, reputation of 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.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John Clark
We Chauncy Boote residing in Coventry and Calvin Manning Esq. residing in S d Coventry hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Clark who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 80 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. Chauncy Boote Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Calvin Manning

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 that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Chauncy Booth who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Coos County and that Calvin Manning Eddy who has also signed the same is a resident in Coos County and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. Abner Henslee Judge
I Cyrus Mace Clerk of the court of Probate for the District of Hebron do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Clark for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 20 th Day of August 1832
Cyrus Mace Clerk
Ms A 328
John Clark
Hebron

State of Connecticut. Hartford Probate District
ss.
On this twenty eighth day of August A. D. 1847, personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Hartford in said State, Lucy Clark, a resident of Coventry in said district aged eighty six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 17, 1844, entitled "An Act to continue the Pensions of Certain Widows". That she is the widow of John Clark late of said Country deceased who was a Sergeant in the Revolutionary Army for which service he received a Pension at the rate of one hundred dollars per annum under the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, as will appear by the Records in the Pension Office to which and to the declaration of the said John Clark and the documents connected therewith, on file in the Pension Office, reference is made for evidence in support of this claim.
She further declares that she was married to the said John Clark on the 20 th day of January in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty, for proof of which she refers to the documents connected herewith. She further declares that her husband the aforesaid John Clark, died on the fifth day of January eighteen hundred and forty seven, and for proof of his death she refers to the Certificate of the Court of Probate for the District of Hartford on file in the Pension Office.
She further declares that she was not married to the said John Clark, prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of

January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz at the time above stated, and that she has not inter-married but continues the widow of the said John Clark deceased.
Lucy mark Clark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first before written
I, Lucus J. Hender, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Nelson, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Lucy Clark for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court at Nelson in said District, this twenty-eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven.
Lucus J. Hender, Clerk.
[Large decorative flourish or signature]

State of Connecticut Windham County } ss. Hampton Aug d 28. 1847
I, Samuel S. Moseley of Hampton in the County of Windham aforesaid aged Sixty years, being first duly sworn according to Law do depose and say: That I have in my possession the book containing the original record of marriages, kept by my late father, Ebenezer Moseley, Esq. deceased, whilst he was a Justice of the Peace for said County of Windham, and have had the same in my possession ever since his decease; that in said Book under the head of "Record of Marriages," is a record in the hand writing of the said Eben r . Moseley, Esq. in the figures and words following, viz:— "Jany 20 th 1780 Married Mr. John Clark to M rs . Lucy Hammond." I do further depose and say that said record is an ancient record and that I have no doubt from its appearance that it was made at or about the period of its date, to wit, on or about the twentieth day of January Seventeen hundred and eighty. —
Samuel S. Moseley Sworn to and subscribed before the subscriber a Justice

of the peace for the County of Windham this 23 d day of August A.D. 1847 and I do hereby certify that the above named Garuel S. Money is a citizen of good character and that his testimony is entitled to full credit
Philip Pease Justice of the Peace
Court of Probate
District of Hampton 33 d Clerk's Office Aug t 23, 1847 I Patrick H. Pease Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Hampton in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Philip Pease Esq. is a Justice of the peace for the County of Windham and that the above signature annexed to the foregoing certificate purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court on the day and year above written
Patrick H. Pease Clerk

State of Connecticut } Windham County ss } Hampton April 27 th 1847
I do certify and say that I am the Town Clerk of the Town of Hampton and as such have custody of the Records of Births Deaths and Marriages and that I have carefully examined said Records and do not find thereon the Marriage of Mr John Clark to Miss Mary Hammond
Attest Dyer Hughes Jr. Town Clerk

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M c Clark O.K.
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Abner Wendee Hebron Neb.

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 show what is necessary to be done. These 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 John Clark Holland Co. Ct
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enl. at Tazewell 75 * Cor. { 5 { Chattanooga 80. Trady. -   Wounded at Tazewell 75 5 Cor. { 5 { Chattanooga (See Phelps, Cert.)   8 Regt. -   Enl. Jan'y 76 1 Sergt. 11 Bowbridge Col. Huntington " " W.P.   Jan'y 77 3 Cor. Genl. Hughes " " "   Enl. Decr. 77 5 " " William " " "   Dis. fall 78 1 " " Richardson Col. Hays  
* He refers to the pay roll of Col. Huntington in the war off. - for the period of his service as Corp. & Sergt. -
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 day 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 he 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 , 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
W. L. Williams

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 John Clark 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.     July 10. 1775 5 mos Corpl Abiah Rowley Jedediah Huntington Conn.   Jany 1776 1 year Sgt Collet Trowbridge Jedediah Huntington   Jany 1777 3 mos { Appointed by Genl. Hughes, Capt of a co. of 100 mechanics whose duty was to repair bridges, gun carriages and implements used by the Army   Dec 1777 3 mos. Pvt.   Fall 1778 1 mo. Pvt.   Williams Obadiah Johnson   Richardson W. C. Lillan   Dyer  
Battles engaged in, Skirmish at New Brunswick Hill
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Hampton and Mansfield Conn.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 20 1832 His ch. al.
Residence at date of application, Coeymans, Tolland Co. Conn.
Age at date of application, b. at Lebanon Conn. in 1752, d. Jany 5, 1847
Remarks: Soldier mar. Jany 20, 1780 Mrs. Lucy Hammond. She was allowed pension on an application executed Aug. 28, 1847, while a resident of Coeymans, Conn. aged 86 years.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

John Clark or Blarke born. and Continental
W. 25423
A return of carpenters, drafted from Major Genl Lincoln's division, dated Peekekill, Jan. 7. 1777, and signed John Clark, capt., with approval of their trans- fer endorsed thereon, dated Jan. 7. 1777, and signed Benj a Lincoln, M. Genl., has been removed from this claim for transmit- tal to the War Dept.
S.C.A.
May 25, 1911
Sent to War Dept. Jany. 16, 1913.

CLARK, JOHN (CONN, CONT.) W-25423
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John Clark
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John Clark
Jonathan Brewer Esq Col of the 1 Regiment Raised By the thirteen united Colonies of North America. — to John Clark — greeting: By Virtue of the Power and Authority to me given in and By the Delegates from the Said Colonies in Congress assembled I Do By these Presents By the Consent and Approbation of your Captain Reposing Especial trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage and Good Conduct Constitute and appoint you the Said John Clark — to Be the Second Sargent in a Company in Said Regiment Commanded By Cap t Job Bryant You are therefore Carefully and Diligently to Discharge the Duty of a Second Sargent in ordering and exercising Said Company in the Service aforesaid, Commanding them to Obey you as their Sargent and you are to observe Such Orders and instructions as you shall from time to time Receive from me or other your Superior Officers, according to the Military Rules and Discipline Pursuant to the trust Reposed in you. For Which this shall Be your Sufficient Warrant
Given under My Hand at Suckskell December y o 16 1776 Job Bryant Capt

The soldier never states that he served under this warrant, nor does he allude to it in any way. It is not signed by the Col. of the regt. but only by the Capt. It was sent in to the Pension Office with a letter from Abner F. Hendee dated Jan. 10. 1848.
AW.

New Haven Connecticut. January 20 th 1848.
Your Letter to Edward G. Huntington Esquire, bearing date Sept. 24, 1847, stating the objections to the allowance of Lucy Clark's claim to the pension of her late husband, John Clark, is before me. It appears that you allow the claim of twelve months service in Col. Huntington's Regiment in 1776.
At the request of Mr. Huntington I herewith hand you the Certificate of the Comptroller of this State, certifying John Clark's service in Captain Pawley's Company in 1775 of five months, also a Certificate of the same officer that there are no rolls in his office of Col. McClellan's Regiment in 1777, other than the allowance made to Col. McClellan in the settlement of his Account. There is nothing in the Comptroller's Office of Capt. Richardson's Company, or service in 1778.
It appears from the inclosed papers that John Clark was at Peekskill in 1777, and on the 7 th day of January was detached by order of Major General Lincoln, with a number of men from different Regiments and Companies, to serve as carpenters until further order. It also appears from the old paper purporting to be a Sergeant's Warrant that he then belonged to the Continental Army, and to Col. Jonathan Brewer's Regiment as second Sergeant of Captain Job Bryant's Company; the old paper is not signed by Col. Brewer but I send it for what it is. I think the two papers show at least that the service of John Clark as Captain

of a Company of Carpenters, was Military Service; as I suppose that when a man was detached from the line of the Army, to perform any necessary service for the Army, he did not lose his rank or standing in the line, or his pay, unless he was allowed additional pay for such service.)
The old lady is very aged and authorises me to say for her that the evidence which is herewith sent is all she is able to furnish of the service of her late husband in the Revolutionary war, that she wishes you to give it all the weight to which it is fairly entitled, and that you will allow her such amount of pension as she is en- titled to, and that you send her a Certificate enclosed and directed to me or to Edward G. Huntington Esq. South Coventry Ct.
I also herewith send you the Clerk's Certificate in relation to the marriage of Mrs. Clark, the appearance of the Book of Records, and the reason why it cannot be forwarded to your office, which I hope will be satisfactory.
I am Very Respectfully Your Obt. Servant,
Warren G. Pierce Judge Probate Court for the District of Hebron
W. G. Edwards.

State of Connecticut } County of Windham } At Windham Feb. 26 th 1833
Personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Windham now sitting Nathaniel P. Martin Esq r a resident of Hampton in said County and after being sworn according to law in open Court testifies and says that he is seventy three years old. That in the month of January 1776. He enlisted into Capt. Howbridge's company in Col. Led te Huntington's Regiment of the Continental line. That he was enlisted by Mr. John Clark now living in Coventry in the State of Connecticut & that P. Clark had enlisting orders from Lieut. to Farnham who was in the same company. That he enlisted for one year & that their company marched to Roxbury in Massachusetts where they were stationed until the British left Boston, when we marched to New York in April 1776 and were stationed in the upper part of the city during the remainder of said year. That in the month of August he was in the battle on Long- Island where most of his company were either killed or made prisoners. That he continued in the service until some time in the month of January 1777 when he was discharged at Stamford in Connecticut & re- turned home. Mr. John Clark of Coventry in Connecticut was with me in this campaign in the same company & regiment, and he was a Corporal at Roxbury and

when at New York I think was a Sergeant
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year afore said Nath l F. Martin Sign. in presence of Thomas Gray Augustus Clark
And This Court hereby certifies That Dea o Abijah Fuller, Mr. Thomas Farnham & Nathaniel F. Martin Esq r who have subscribed and sworn to the foregoing depositions in open Court are residents of the town of Hampton in S d District County of Windham & are well known to this Court and are credible persons and their statements are entitled to full faith and credit - Thomas Gray Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Windham in the County of Windham have, in testimony thereof, hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 26 th day of February A.D. 1833.
Thomas Gray Clerk
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Depositions for John Clarke

State of Connecticut } of Windham Feb. 26. 1833. — County of Windham }
Personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Windham now sitting Mr. Abijah Fuller a resident of Hampton in S. County and after being sworn according to law in open Court testifies and says. That he is seventy nine years old That some time in the month of April 1775 he enlisted into Capt. Ebenezer Moseley's Company for seven months and marched to Cambridge & was in Genl. Putnam's Regiment & Stationed at Cambridge. That he continued in the service at said station, during said campaign of seven months, and was discharged at Cambridge. That Mr. John Clark now of Coventry in Tolland County & State of Connecticut, then residing what is now in the same town, with me, was in the service and Stationed at Roxbury & was in Capt. Rowley's Comp y in Col o Huntingtons Regiment; I was well acquainted with him & was occasionally over to Roxbury to see him, having been intimate with him before the war; he was, I think in that campaign about five months, as Col o Huntingtons Regiment was discharged about the same time with us, & came down about two months after us. Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Abijah Fuller
Signed in presence of Thomas Gray Augustus Clark

State of Connecticut Windham County } ss. Windham Feb. 26. 1833.
Personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Windham now sitting Mr. Thomas Farnham a resident of Hampton in Windham County and after being sworn according to law in open Court testifies and says. That he is seventy eight years old. That in the month of January 1776 he enlisted into the service of the United States in Capt. Caleb Fowle's Company in a Reg t commanded by Col o Sedehiah Huntington in the Continental line for one year and marched to Roxbury in Massachusetts where they were stationed until after the British left Boston. We then in the month of April marched to New York and were stationed part of the time at the upper end of the city and on Brimfield Hill where we remained until some time in the month of January 1777. when the term of our enlistment expired and we were discharged & returned home. — Mr. John Clark now of Coventry in Tolland County & State of Connecticut was with me in the same company & Regiment & remained with us during the whole of said term. — & I well recollect that said Clark was a corporal in said campaign. —
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid. Thos. Farnham Sigs n in presence of Thomas Gray Augustus Clark

I Ezra Franklin of Brooklyn in the County of Wind- ham and State of Connecticut being 79 years of age do testify and say that on or about the 1 st day of December 1777 I was drafted into the service of the Army of the Revolution for a period of three months and that I served during said period from on or about said 1 st day of December 1777 to on or about the 3 rd day of March 1778 in Capt. Williams Company, being the second Company of Col. Obadiah Johnson's Regiment of Militia in the Connecticut line. During said three months we were stationed at Providence in the State of Rhode Island and were under the command of General Spencer.
I would further testify (and say that during all this time I was well acquainted with John Clark of Coventry in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut, and know that said Clark, was drafted at the same time that I was (and that he served in said Capt. Williams Company with me during all of said term of three months, as the substitute of one John Miller of Hampton in said Windham County from on or about the said 1 st day of December 1777 to on or about the said 3 rd day of March 1778, and was at the expiration of said term which according to my best recollection was the 3 rd of March 1778 honorably discharged with the other members of said Capt. Williams Company, and further the deponent saith not. Ezra Franklin
Tolland County ss. town of Tolland April 11. 1833 Then personally appeared Ezra Franklin above named who signed the above deposition in my presence and made solemn oath to the truth of the same. I would further certify that it appears to me that the said Ezra Franklin is a credible witness and that his state- ment is entitled to credit. - Given before me Loren P. Waldo Justice of Peace

Tolland County Connecticut s.s. County Clerk's office
I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of Tolland County Court do hereby certify that Loren S. Waldo Esq. before whom the within deposition of Ezra Franklin was taken & sworn is a Justice of Peace within and for the County of Tolland duly & legally appointed & authorized to administer oaths and take depositions out of court and that the signature to the foregoing Certificate purporting to be so Justice Waldo's signature is genuine —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office This 11 th day of April A.D. 1833 —
Jeremiah Parish Clerk
This may certify that I am well acquainted with the within named John Clark — that he is eighty one years old — sustains a fair moral character and that he is generally believed in the place where he resides to have been a soldier in the army of the American Revolution.
Chauncey Booth
Pastor of the 1 st Church of Christ in Coventry Conn.
Ezra Franklin Deputy for John Clark

Comptroller's Office at Hartford Dec. 21. 1832
I Elisha Phelps, Comptroller of Public Accounts for the State of Connecticut, do certify, that it appears from a copy, certified to be a true copy of the original Pay Roll of Capt. Abijah Howells Company - the 6 th in the 8 th Reg t , raised by order of the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut July 1775, that John Clark enlisted into said Company on the 10 th day of July, & served therein until the 10 th day of December 1775; having served five months, and received therefor as wages $10,000.
I also certify, that it appears from the journal of the Pay Table Committee, under date March 6 th 1778, there was charged to the United States, among other things, To order on the Treasurer for Capt. Caleb Trowbridges wages while a prisoner Huntingtons Reg t , $182,000; & the account for the service of that Reg t is headed, "Col. Jedediah Huntingtons Reg t raised January 1776 for one year." There is no evidence of the time of actual service

of this Reg't, or pay roll of it, that I have discovered. Elisha Phelps

State of Connecticut, TOLLAND COUNTY, SS. HEBRON PROBATE DISTRICT.
On this 16 th day of January A. D. 1833, personally appeared in open court before Abner Hendee, Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate, for the District of Hebron, now sitting, John Clark a resident of Coventry in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut, aged 80 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 on the 10 th day of July 1775 he enlisted into the 6 th Company of State Troops commanded by Capt. Abijah Rowley of the 8 th Regt raised by the order of the General Assembly of the colony of Connecticut & was marched to Roxbury in the colony of Massachusetts & served there in said Company until the 10 th day of December 1775 as a private soldier when he was honorably discharged having served five Months —
That in the month of January 1776 he enlisted as a Sergeant in a Company of State Troops commanded by Capt. Caleb Prowbridge for one Year in a Regt commanded by Col. Seddiah Huntington & was with the Army under the command of General Washington in Roxbury & Cambridge and served in said Regt one whole Year as a Sergeant & was honorably discharged in June 1777 —
John Clark 2319

In the vicinity of New York having been marched to that place with the Army of Gen Washington in the latter part of the summer or fall previous He further states that his first enlistment he entered as a Corporal & was immediately appointed a Sergeant but the precise time he served as a Corporal he cannot now remember but refers the further Office to the Payroll of Col French Huntington Regt which he supposes is in the War Office at Washington if not there he knows not where it is -
That in said Month of January 1777
I joined the Quartersmaster's department under General Hughes of the State of New York & was appointed by him to command One Hundred Mechanics who were detached from the Army to repair Boulders Gun- carriages & wagons and other implements of the Army - We marched with the Army from Pikeskill to New Jersey & did various duties We also bore arms & were ordered by Gen Washington to New Brunswick & destroy the Mills & bring away the Wheat the British Army had in store at that place - We Marched with thirteen wagons in the night to the Mills & succeeded in loading the wagons with Wheat & proceeded to destroy the Mills & while engaged in that service a detachment of the British Army attacked us but we succeeded in driving them off & destroyed the Mills & brought off three Hundred Bushels of the Wheat we were then Marched to Pikeskill & were discharged in the Month of April 1777. Having served a Captain for the three months

eleven months but having lost my warrant of arrest prove its execution I openly claim as a private for this Service In December 1777 I entered as a substitute for John Fuller in a Company of Drafted Militia for three Months commanded by Capt Williams of Pompton in a Regt commanded by Col M'Clure & was marched to Providence R Island & was employed in keeping Guards watching the enemy & when the three months were out was discharged in the Month of March 1778 Having served three months as a private In the fall of the year 1778 after the defeat of Genl Sullivan at Rhode Island I joined a Volunteer Company commanded by Capt Richardson in Col Dyer's Regt & joined Genl Sullivan's Army for one Month & did duty with the Army for one month as a private soldier & was then discharged
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
He answers to the interrogatories propounded by order of the War Department, as follows:
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
He was born in Lebanon in the State of Connecticut in the year 1752
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
He has no record of his age
3. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
He lived in Mansfield in the State of Connecticut & in Hampton in said State when called into service & now lives in Coventry in the County of Tolland, State aforesaid
4. How were you called into service? Were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? and if a substitute, for whom?
In his three first terms he entered in his fourth he served as a substitute for John Fuller & in his fifth he served as a Volunteer
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops where you served, such Continental and Militia Regiment as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service?
I have given the names of all the Officers with whom I served & all the circumstances of the service which I can now recollect in this my declaration He has no evidence to prove his service as he can find none living who served with him

6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it? He believes he had written discharges but does not know what has become of them He had a warrant from Gen Hays to command the Hebrons but has lost it; claims nothing from it but pay as a private
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?
He is known to the Rev Chauncy Booth of Coventry & to Solomon Bidwell of Coventry aforesaid who can testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution
He also furnishes a document from the Comptroller of Public Accts which is all the documentary evidence he has, this shows his first int.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John Clark
We, Chauncy Booth a clergyman residing in the town of Coventry in the County of Tolland, and Solomon Bidwell residing in Coventry hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Clark 80 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 day and year aforesaid.
Chauncy Booth Solomon Bidwell
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 the Rev. Chauncy Booth who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the town of Hebron and that Solomon Bidwell who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Coventry and is a creditable person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Cyrus Mann, clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Hebron, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of John Clark for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of
Office, this 16 th day of January A. D. 1833.
Cyrus Mann Clerk.

South Coventry June 12, 1848
Hon James Dixon Esq
Dear Sir — In behalf of Lucy Clark an aged widow of the late John Clark of Coventry who was a Revolutionary Pensioner & drew $100, dollars per annum I address this line to you — requesting you if not inconsistent with your important Congressional duties, to lend your aid in behalf of said widow in forwarding her pension certificate — I assisted her in proving the necessary evidence as was supposed in regard to the time of Mr Clark's service in the Revolution & marriage &c — and forwarded them to Mr Edwards — he replied that a part of the time of alleged service was admitted — but as Mr Clark served at several different times in the army Mr Edwards wished for additional testimony in regard to a part thereof & thought it necessary to call at the Secretarys office at Hartford Judge Hendece of Hebron & myself called & found the required testimony for a considerable of the remaining time in question — We also forwarded such other testimony as we could get for the whole time together with additional evidence of their marriage — It does not now occur to me the precise day that the first application for the pension was made not the time when additional evidence was forwarded — but all within the past year
There is not the least dispute in the minds of any who were acquainted with Mr Clark but that are satisfied that his widow is entitled to a full pension but it is sometimes difficult to procure the required testimony
I have taken pains to procure evidence of their marriage and aside from the widows testimony I find by a private ancient record in the Town of Hampton in the year 1780 then a parish of Windham called Canada a record of their marriage reading thus Jan 20 th 1780 Married Mr John Clark to Mrs Lucy Hammond — Ebenezer Maseley Justice of Peace — A few years after they were married they removed to South Coventry & have ever since lived on the

on the Providence turnpike at the north end of the lake in our parish. I presume you recollect the situation. In regard to this record of marriage I tried to procure it to send it to the Pension Office - but could not prevail on the Moseley family to let it go doubting whether they should ever see it again.
In regard to Esquire Moseley the Author of the records referred to - I presume that for many years he represented he was a member of our State Legislature & should judge from the number of marriages recorded that he married all in his county. And as the old records in the Town of Windham are very imperfect much reference is had to this Book. Has one objection to their parting with it - Mr Clark always sustained a good moral character a man of undoubted truth & veracity & what is indispensably necessary to procure a pension - a good Soldier. Had we known while he was living what evidence would be called for it might with care have been abundantly procured - But we trust sufficient evidence has already been transmitted to the Pension Office to satisfy their enquiries. And as Mrs Clark is very aged & in needy circumstances she would esteem it a signal favor if you would lend your aid in obtaining her certificate and would consider it as one among the many benevolent acts that have so distinguished you in early life - I am well acquainted with Mrs Clark & settled the small estate of Mr Clark after his decease & have not the least doubt but Mrs Clark is entitled to a full pension - And now sir if you can consistently lend your aid in behalf of this Mrs Clark in obtaining her pension & forwarding it to me you will very deeply oblige one in her old age & needy circumstances. As for your trouble I will see you generously rewarded.
I should feel much obliged if you would write me concerning this matter as soon as convenient - And also communications occasionally of congressional affairs would be thankfully & gratefully acknowledged - And believe me to be yours with sentiments of the highest consideration.
Alon J. Dixon
P.S. As you may be unacquainted with Edward G. Huntington me I refer you to the register of our State.

I, Edward G. Huntington of Coventry in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut aged fifty-four years do depose and say that I am one of the Administrators on the estate of John Clark late of Coventry deceased, and that in examining the papers of the said deceased I found the document which is herewith attached signed by the said John Clark and headed "Return of Carpenters drafted from the division under the command of the Hon d Major General Lincoln to work under my direction." And further this deponent saith not Edward G. Huntington
State of Connecticut Hartford Probate District I, Lucius J. Hemenway, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Hartford do certify that, on this day personally appeared before this Court, Edward G. Huntington Esquire who has subscribed the foregoing deposition, and made solemn oath to the truth of the same. And I do certify that the deponent is a person well known to this Court, is a person of truth and his statement, is entitled to credit. And I do further

certify that the said Edward G. Huntington Esquire is one of the Administrators on the estate of the said John Clark late of in said district Coventry deceased duly appointed and com- missioned by this Court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Nelson in said district this eighty day of January, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight.
Lucas J. B. Henderson, Clerk.

June 23/78
My Lucy Clark D Mely
Hon. James Dixon H. Rep.

Washington June 23. 1848
Memorandum.
In the case of Lucy Clark, of Coventry Ct. I this day exhibited to the Committee of Pensions an ancient record kept by Edward Morley Esq Justice of the Peace - from which I make the following extract.
"Jan'y 20. 1780 Married Mr John Clark to Mrs Lucy Hammond E. M. Just. P."
James Dixon M.C. of Connecticut.
The Record above alluded to was returned to me by the Committee to be by me returned to its proper depository.

State of Connecticut Comptroller's Office Hartford 5 Nov. 1847
I certify, that on application for evidence of the service of John Clark, in the war of the Revolution, I have examined the books and papers remaining in this Office relating to that war, and find a document headed, —
"A Pay-roll of the 6 th Company 8 th Reg t . raised by order of Genl. Assembly Conn t . 1775," in which Abijah Rowley is entered as Captain. And in which John Clark is stated to have enlisted July 10 th , — and to have been discharged Decem r . 10 th . serving Five months.
Abijah Gattine Comptroller

State of Connecticut Hudson Probate District
I, Lucius P. Mendee Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Hudson do certify that a Book of Records was exhibited to this Court purporting to be the Record of Ebenezer Mosley late a Justice of the Peace for the County of Windham, that the same appears to be an ancient record, and that the entries made therein by the said Ebenezer Mosley appear to be genuine. The said Record appears to be the record of the said Mosley's acts as a Justice of the Peace including his record of marriages— And I do further certify that the said Book of Records is the private property of Samuel S. Mosley who declines to have it go out of his possession.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and af- fixed the Seal of the said Court at Hudson in said District this eighth day of November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven.
Lucius P. Mendee, Clerk.

State of Connecticut Comptroller Office
Hartford 11 Novem r . 1817.
I certify that on application for evidence of the service of Colonel Samuel M c Clellan in the war of the Revolution, I have searched the documents relating to that war remaining in this Office, and find as follows, —
The "Governor & Council of Safety", in Session Sept r . 23. 1777, after stating that the General Assembly, at its Session of 13 Aug. 1777 had directed the raising of a regiment by voluntary enlistment, to serve in the Northern department, or elsewhere; appointing Samuel M c Clellan Colonel, Noah Phelps, Lieutenant Colonel, and Bezalel Beebe, Major, — giving the Governor & Council power to raise the same — Resolved, that one Regiment should be raised to serve in Rhode Island or parts adjacent, to consist of nine Companies of 90 men each, officers included, to be commanded by the officers aforesaid — and to continue in service 31 days from the time they should arrive at the place of general rendezvous, unless sooner dismissed, with the same wages, pay &c. as were allowed to the Continental troops raised in Connecticut, — &c.
At the Session of the Council Octo r . 3 d . 1777, it was Resolved that the service of those who enlisted into Col o M c Clellans Regiment, should be considered to them as a tour of duty.
In the books of the late "Pay Table Office", Col o M c Clellan is credited, under date of 21 January 1778 "By Acco t . rend d . for his Reg t . to Rhode Island — Wages £1662. 4. 11" and various other items amounting in all to £3.250. 0. 2. — — —
Abijah Galtin Comptroller

In addition to the foregoing certificate, I certify that there has been no Pay Roll of any company in Colonel Samuel M c Clellans Regiment found in this Office. —,
Abijah Galt Comptroller

Have a cut under act '48 on Mr. Poyen
Hon. J. Dixon H R

Ho: of Reps July 5, 1841
I hereby certify that Mrs Lucy Clark - Widow of John Clarke late of Coventry Conn. was living on the first day of June last & as I believe is still living
James Dixon. M.C. of Ct.
The above certificate made for the purpose of obtaining a pension certificate under the pension act of 2 d Feb. 1841.
J. D.

Sept 4 47 Lucy Clarke wid of John Can Act 17 June 44
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Coventry Connecticut, Aug. 28 th 1847.
Hon. J. L. Edwards Sir,
If the enclosed application of Mrs. Clark is allowed please direct the Certificate to me
Respectfully Yours
Edward G. Huntington

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THE FLOUR CITY NATIONAL BANK
OF ROCHESTER.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $610,000.
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C. C. WOODWORTH PRESIDENT. WM. C. BARRY, 1ST VICE-PREST. E. FRANK BREWSTER, 2ND VICE-PREST. WM. AUG. WATERS, CASHIER. P. A. VAY, ASST. CASHIER.
Rochester, N. Y., February 28, 1895.
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Department of the Interior.
Bureau of Pensions. F.S. and M.E.C.
O.W.& N. Division.
Dear Sirs;
Please send me a copy of the war record of John Clark, of Coventry Ct. certified to, for use in an application for membership in the "Society of Sons of the Revolution."
Pension was applied for Jan. 16, 1833.
Yours Truly.
C. C. Woodworth.

9691 CHAUNCEY C. WOODWORTH, 72 EAST AVENUE, ROCHESTER, N.Y.
January 21 1895
Pension Department.
Dear Sirs;
I wish to obtain information concerning John Clark, who was my grand-mother's grand-father. He was said to have been in the war of the Revolution, and that he afterwards drew a pension. Can you enlighten me on the subject? He was from Conn. having lived afterwards in Coventry that State. I am willing to pay any one if necessary to get the information officially. It may be something of a job to hunt the matter up. His name should appear on the lists? Yours Truly.
C. C. Woodworth
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CHAUNCEY C. WOODWORTH, 72 EAST AVENUE, ROCHESTER, N.Y.
January 27 1895.
Secretary of State Washington D.C.
Dear Sir;
Please inform me whether a Mr. John Clark, was a pensioner of the Revolution, from about 1832 to 1847, when he died ? He was one of the New England soldiers, and probably from Coventry, Conn. The above information will be gratefully rec- eived. Any expense attached will be paid.
Yours Truly.
C. C. Woodworth.

Department of State.
BUREAU OF ROLLS AND LIBRARY.
RECORD & PENSION FILE 6 40687C-58 WAR DEPARTMENT From Woodworth, C. C.,
Rochester, N. Y.
Dated, January 27th, 1895.
SUBJECT:
Inquiry respecting services in the War of the Revolution.
ACTION:
February 5th, 1895.
Respectfully referred to the War Department by direction of the Secretary of State, and the writer so advised.
Andrew A. Allen
Chief of Bureau of Rolls and Library.

CHAUNCEY C. WOODWORTH, 72 EAST AVENUE, ROCHESTER, N.Y.
January 27 1895.
Secretary of State Washington D.C.
Dear Sir;
Please inform me whether a Mr. John Clark, was a pensioner of the Revolution, from about 1832 to 1847, when he died ? He was one of the New England soldiers, and probably from Coventry, Conn. The above information will be gratefully rec- eived. Any expense attached will be paid.
Yours Truly.
C. C. Woodworth.

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. W. 25423.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV. REVOLUTIONARY.
November 10th, 1897.
Sir:-
Replying to your request for a history of the service of John Clark, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that a statement of his service, as shown by the papers on file in his claim for pension, is herewith enclosed.
There is no appropriation of money by Congress for carrying on work of this character and owing to a pressure of other and more important work this Bureau is somewhat restricted in furnishing information relative to Revolutionary war pensioners; but a small force has been set aside and where the information is desired for historical or genealogical purposes, the requests are, in a measure, complied with by furnishing to each applicant a short but concise statement of the desired soldier's service, for which no charge is made. The dollar enclosed in your communication of the 8th inst., is, therefore, returned herewith and you will oblige by acknowledging receipt of same.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
Mr. C. C. Woodworth,
Rochester, N. Y. c/o Flour City National Bank.

C.C. WOODWORTH & Co.
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
INSURANCE BLDG.
ROCHESTER, N.Y.
October 31, 1913.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
In order to assist me in getting the proper information to become a member of the Sons of the Revolution I would respectfully request what information you can give me concerning the services during the war of the Revolution of one John Clark, an ancestor of mine.
According to my family records the exactness of which I cannot vouch for, the following is all that I can find:-
JOHN CLARK, born, Lebanon, Conn., Feb. 15, 1752. Lived Mansfield, Hampton, and So. Coventry, Conn. In So. Coventry from 1795 to his death Jan. 5, 1847.
SERVICES--Enlisted, July 10, 1775, Cap. Abijah Rowleys Co. 8th, Conn. Cont. Regt. Col. Huntington, 5 mos. mostly at Boston.
Ja, 1776--Cpt. Caleb Trowbridges Co. 17th, Conn. Cont. Inf. Regt. Col. Huntington. 12 mos. Corp. and Sergt. part of time Peekskill, spring 1777, ordered under Gen. McDougall join Washingtons army in Penn. Battle Germantown, Sept. 1777, winter Valley Forge, Jan. 1777, quartermasters dept. appointed by Gen. Hughes in charge mechanics, repair duty, 3 mos. Dec. 1777, Capt. Williamsons Co. Col. McClellans Regt. Conn. 3 mos: Fall 1778 1 month, Capt. Richardsons Co. Col. Dyers Regt. Conn.
He was the son of Timothy Clark, Jr. of Lebanon, Conn.
I have procured the above from fragmentary papers and memorandums of my fathers. Some pages are missing and so am writing to find what I can to get the history of his services. I am not at all sure that all of the above is correct but believe it to be substantially so. The name, dates of birth and death, places of residence etc. I am sure of. As to the record of his services there are very likely some errors.

C.C. WOODWORTH & Co. INVESTMENT SECURITIES INSURANCE BLDG. ROCHESTER, N.Y.
That he drew a pension I am sure of.
I wrote the War Dept. giving the foregoing facts and from the incompleteness of their records they state that they can find a John Clark, private, Capt. Paul Brighams Co. 8th, Conn. Regt. but beyond these brief facts they say they cannot supply any further information. (Enlisted, April, 21, 1777, to serve three years, discharged, April 30th, 1780.)
I shall appreciate whatever information you may give me,
Very truly yours,
W-F.
Chauncy Clark Woodworth Insurance Bldg. Rochester, N.Y.

V No 514 Lucy Clark born Dr. & E. G. Huntington Sept 20th 1847 at Abner Wendece June 7. '48
at 17 June 1844

John Clark bon. act 7 June 1832 $100 00 per annum
To what time was he last paid? G. C. A.
Pension Office June 26. 1848
Died 5 th January 1847 Paid to his death. B. D. B.

Widow WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25423
Soney Clarke Widow of John Clarke Sergt Rev War
Act: Feb 2nd 1848
Index:—Vol. A , Page 140
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Feb. 13/93 Natl. Hist. to C.C. Woodworth 72 East Ave. Rd Apr. 3/93 Natl. Hist. to C.C. 32 State St., Rochester, Nov. 10/97 C.C. Woodworth Rochester, N.Y. 1913 Nov. 6 Hist. to Chauncy C. Woodworth
Widow Rochester N.Y. Woodworth N.Y. Mch 1/93

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
F. S.
Bureau of Pensions,
M.H.C.
Washington, D. C., February 15, 1895.
Sir:-
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of ----- John Clark ----- 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.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 1775 5 mos. Pvt. Abijah Rowley 8th Regt. Conn.   Jan. 1776 12 mos. Corpl. & Sgt. Caleb Trowbridge Huntington Conn.   Jan. 1777 joined the Quartermaster's Department and was appointed by Gen. Hughes to have charge of 100 mechanics whose duty it was to repair bridges, gun carriages, wagons, etc., - served in this capacity 3 months.   Dec. 1777 3 mos. Subst. Williams McClannen Conn.   fall 1778 1 mos. Pvt. Richardson Dyer Conn.  
Battles engaged in,
None mentioned.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Mansfield &amp; Hampton, Conn.
Date of application for pension, January 16, 1833.
Residence at date of application, Coventry, Conn.
Age at date of application, Born at Lebanon, Conn., in 1752.
Remarks: Married Mrs. Lucy Hammond, January 20, 1780, and died January 5, 1847.
Very respectfully,
C. C. Woodworth, Esq.,
Commissioner.

Connecticut
Lucy Clarke widow of John Clarke who was a First Lieut. in the Revolution Her claim due 5 Jan'y 1847.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 100 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 6th day of March , 1847. Jan'y.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of June 1848, and sent to Hon. J. Dixon Secy of Reps.
[Act of JUNE 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2. Page 57

No 514 Lucy Clarke wid of John Clarke at 17 June 1844
Marr'd 1780 husband died 3 Jan'y 1847
Adm'd.
12 mo Supt. $60
12 " Min 40
$100 2
Jan 3 Jan'y 1847
Heirs of John Clarke

State of Connecticut County of Tolland } ss.
On this 28 th day of August, A. D. 1847, before the subscriber a Notary Public _____ within and for said State personally appeared Edw d G. Huntington of Coventry in said County aged fifty-three years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth depose and say, that he has been acquainted with Mrs. Lucy Clark of Coventry aforesaid for more than ten years last past, and was well acquainted with her late husband John Clark for many years before his decease; that he knows the fact that the said John Clark in his life time drew a pension of one hundred dollars a year, and that the said Lucy Clark is now the widow of the said John Clark, he having died on the 5 th day of January, 1847.
Edward G. Huntington
Sworn to and subscribed before the subscriber a Notary Public within and for said State and County And I do hereby certify that I am well ac-

quainted with the above named deponent Edward G. Huntington and that full credit is due to his statements as a witness. In
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office the day and year first before written.
Lucius B. Hinds Notary Public

I Nathaniel F Martin of Hampton in the County of Windham & State of Connecticut aged Eighty six years depose & say. That in the year One Thousand seven Hundred and Eighty, in the month of March of that year I left the service of the United States and that in the month of January previous John Clark of Coahuila a Revolutionary pensioner was married to Lucy Hammond of Windham. I was not present at the Wedding of John Clark but I live in his family since that time a few days and frequently work for him by the day and from the best knowledge I have I have no doubt but that they were married as above stated. Nath l F Martin
Hampton April 27. 1847
Probate Office
District of Hampton April 27 th 1847
Personally appeared before me Nathaniel F Martin the signor of the above affidavit and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court on the day and year above written. Abbot Edward C. Morely Judge
S. Lovett Edw. G. Huntington

I Sarah Mosely of the town of Hampton County of Windham & State of Connecticut aged Eighty five years depose & say that in the year one thousand seven hundred & eighty in the winter of that year I was present at the wedding of Mr John Clark of Coventry, and Lucy Hammond of Windham and that they were joined in Marriage by Ebenezer Mosely Esq of this town then a Justice of the peace for the County of Windham A short time after they were married I visited at the house of Mrs Clark in this town and soon after they removed from this place to the town of Coventry about Twenty Miles from this place and as I have never seen them since they left, I have however frequently heard of them from the time of their marriage up to the present.
Hampton April 27, 1847 Sarah Mosely
Probate Office
District of Hampton April 27, 1847
Personally appeared before me Sarah Mosely signor of the above affidavit and made oath to the truth of the same by her subscription
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Office on the day & year above written
Attest Edward S Mosely Judge