Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5335, David Denison, Conn. Vt.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn. Vt.
Denison, David
S. 5335
CONTENTS
carded

157,60 Masa chusit
David Henson
of Franklin Co in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hays of the Regt commanded by Col. G. Dyer in the Mass. line for Simsbury
May 30th Conn and Vt. Service Records etc.
Inscribed on the Roll of Masa chusit at the rate of 26 Dollars 64 Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 d day of July 1833 and sent to Abner Brainard, Mass
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $53.34 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1st Sept, 13.30 $66.64
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. Addison Clerk Book 2 Vol. 2a Page 177
Sent to Hon. Geo. Brande for May 24 th 1836 - (new certificate) The whole certificate issued 20 th Dec r 36 - and forwarded to Abner Brainard, Greenfield, Mass
73 Franklin
Feb 22 1839

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
FRANKLIN COUNTY SS.
ON THIS Fourteenth day of May A. D. 1833, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate  Court of Common Pleas of the said Commonwealth, now sitting at Greenfield within and for the said County of Franklin, David Denison a resident of Seyden in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged Seventy One years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of an 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. I first entered the service of the United States as a soldier of the revolution the month of January A.D. 1774, I can not tell the day, and served two months as a private in Capt Peleg Noyes Company and Col. Sedgwick's Regt. I left the service in March following, the day I can not tell. My home at this time was in Guilford Windham County State of Vermont. I went from Sd. Guilford to Stonington Connecticut when I entered the Army as a substitute for one Hose Hinkley. From Sd. Stonington I went to Graton Ct. when I did the duty in Fort Griswold in the Connecticut State line. I was discharged at P. Graton & came home. I had no written discharge. I also again in April A.D. 1779. I can not tell the day, enlisted into the service of the United States and served two months as a private in the Vermont State Service. The officers of our company were Capt. Burt, 1st Lieut. Sprague & 2nd Lieut. Havelton. I resided at this time in said Guilford, and went from them to Rutland Ct. where I performed the service. Our duty at P. Rutland was garrison duty. I was discharged at P. Rutland but had no written discharge, and returned to Bennington Vermont, then I again, in July in the same year 1779 entered the service of the United States and served two months longer in the Vermont State Service as a private, having enlisted for the P. term of two months. Thomas Sawyer was our Captain at this time. I do not recollect as we had any other officer. I went direct from P. Bennington to Rutland upon which when I did the duty. We went to P. Rutland to keep garrison. Ethan Allen came to P. Rutland while I was there. I was discharged at P. Rutland after the expiration of term of enlistment. Also again in December some year 1779. I can not tell the day, volunteered & served two months more in the Vermont State Service as a private. Our officer was the same last above mentioned I knew at this time in P. Guilford, and went from them to the same Rutland, for the same purpose as last above stated, and was discharged at P. Rutland after having served two months. I have no documents or papers as evidence of my services. and have produced all the best evidence of them, that I can. I further state that there is no clergyman resident in the said town of Seyden . I was born in Stonington Ct. in year 1762. I have no record of my age, I have lived since the revolution my days principally in P. Seyden
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.
David Denison
R. E. Newcomb Judge of Probate
WE, George Mowrey a Justice of the Peace and Jonathan Buddington both
residing in P. Seyden hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David Denison who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy one 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.
R. E. Newcomb Judge of Probate
George Mowrey Jonathan Buddington
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 George Mowrey Esq. a Justice of the Peace for the said county and Jonathan Buddington who have severally signed the preceding certificate are residents in said town of Seyden , and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. It also appears to me that there is not any clergyman residing in said town of Seyden .
R. E. Newcomb Judge of Probate
I, ELIJAH ALVORD , Register of the said Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of David Denison for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court, this fourteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
E. Alvord Register of Probate

I certify that I have long been acquainted with Capt David Denison, the within named declarant, He is a man of truth and fair character. There is no clergyman in the town in which he resides, and he therefore is under the necessity of relying on the certificate of two respectable citizens
Geo. Greenell Jr No. 6
Greenfield Mass May 17 1833

David Denison
25 5 3 5
David Denison

I George Denison of Stonington in the County of New London & State of Connecticut Age EightyNine years Do on oath testify & say That in the fall of the year 1778 I was drafted into the United States service & served six months. I resided at the time I was drafted at P t Stonington & served in the Connecticut State Troops in Fort Griswold & Groton in P t New London County & the Company commanded by Capt. Peter Hays Christopher Morgan Second Lieut. Benjamin Dyer. In January following 1779 David Denison now of Dyer in the County of Franklin & State of Massachusetts when I saw & conversed with him about his entered the service at P t Groton as a substitute for Dyer. Denison was in the same mess & company with me in the Connecticut State Troops & the Company commanded by Capt. Peter Hays Lt. Christopher Morgan & Lieut. Benjamin Dyer. I served to my certain knowledge in P t Groton in Fort Griswold two months commencing on or about the 10 th of January 1779 & ending on or about the 10 th of March 1779 when the term for which he enlisted expired I he left the fort but I remain there still - Stonington March 4 th 1833 - George Denison
State of Connecticut New London County Stonington March 4 th 1833 This day personally appeared George Denison of P t Stonington & made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed & I certify that I am personally acquainted with P t George Denison that he is a creditable person & that his deposition is entitled to full credit before me - Elias Mearns Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut New London County } ss
I John D e Witt Clerk of the County Court in and for said New London County do hereby certify that Elias Brown esq r before whom the within deposition of George Deni- son was taken is a justice of the peace in and for said County of New London and that his signature thereto annexed I believe to be in his own proper hand writing. — In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said County this 5 th day of March A D 1833
John D e Witt Clerk

I Edward Denison of Leyden in the County of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do depose and say, that my brother David Denison of said Leyden, left our father's house in Guilford Vermont, when we were living together, some time in the fall A.D. 1778, to go to Stonington Ct. to attend school that being the place where we were born. It was understood by me at the time & by the rest of our family, that he said David in January following A.D. 1779, entered the army, and served in the Connecticut State Service as a soldier of the Revolution and as a substitute for one Hosea Hinkley who was drafted for two months, and served two months. The time is for which the said Hinkley was drafted. I recollect, that my father in the year 1779 commanded a company of Militia, and to that company, my brother David Denison, having returned from Connecticut, was clerk, and went as a soldier from that company, with two others to Rutland Ct. where, as was understood by me & our family he served as a soldier the term of two months. He was absent from home two months or more. On his way home from said Rutland, as I understood from him, and as he informed the family at the time, he enlisted at Bennington Vermont for two months more to go back to P. Rutland, and in a day or two he left home & went, as I supposed to P. Bennington thence to said Rutland. He was absent, I think, from home at this time more than two months.
In the fore part of the winter following, the said David enlisted again as a soldier for two months. He went again as I have always understood to Rutland aforesaid, and did duty there as a soldier for two months. The above is according to my best recollection, making in the whole eight months.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Edward Denison Franklin p. April 23 1833
Then personally appeared the aforesaid Edward Denison to me known as a credible witness, and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed.
Before me. Geo. Greenell Jr. Justice of the Peace April 23. 1833
I certify that I am a Justice of the Peace for the County of Franklin Massachusetts. I am well acquainted with David Denison the said Applicant & know him to be a man of truth & respectability — Geo. Greenell Jr. Me. C.

No 25636
David Denison Franklin County Massachusetts
Plant 8 Mrs
E. Alvord Greenfield Mass ts

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 subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of David Denison Franklin County Massachusetts
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Entered Jan. 1779 — 2 — private Capt Moys, Col. Hedges 71 years Windham County Vermont Traditional evidence three Mt. Mansfield, papers correct   Enlisted Apr. 1779 — 2 — " Capt Burt   Enlisted July " — 2 — " Capt Sawyer,   Vol - Dec. " — 2 — " Capt Sawyer  
I am, respectfully;
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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

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

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 David Davis 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.     Jan'y 1779 2 mos. Pvt. Relg Hayes Edyarn Conn.   Apr. 1779 2 mos. Burt   July 1779 2 mos. Thomas Sawyer   Dec. 1779 2 mos. Thomas Sawyer  
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Gilford Wf. Date of application for pension, May 11 1833 (He was a son ) Residence at date of application, Lynden Franklin Co. Wf. (now?) Age at date of application, b. at Stonington Conn. in 1762
Remarks: d. Feb'y 22, 1839 * No family data other than soldier had a brother named Edward.
* from A.B.
Very respectfully,
brother Edward
Commissioner.

State Center Iowa.
June 14- 1913
Commissioner of Pensions -
Washington D.C.
Will you kindly give me the Revolutionary War Record and children if possible of Isaac Dennison died at Gloucester Mass. May 21 - 1841 aged 81 yrs a Pensioner and David Dennison died at Leyden Mass. Feb 25 - 1839 aged 77 - entered the army at the age of 16 yrs. was Captain of Militia afterwards he also was a Pensioner. I desire the information on complete D. A. R. Papers.
Mrs Bertha Girton
State Center Iowa
Lock Box 123

Rev. has
5335 INVALID.
1913 June 25 Hist. to Mrs. Ber- tha Girtou.
File No. 5335-
David Denison
Priv. Mass. Vol.
Act: June 14th 1862
Index: Vol. M , Page 92
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Conn. and Vt. Service. Records corrected May 3 1892

David Denison, - Pri. - June 7. - M apty r ate - £26. 67. per ann - To what date was he last paid?
To the 4 th March 1836 3 rd Auditor JH
Pension Office Oct r 20 th 36 (B. B.)

May 23 c
Mr. Madam
Geo. Grennell Fred L. Grennell Jr
James L. Edwards Esq Com te of Pensions Washington

J. S. Edwards Esq Comr. of Pensions
Sir
For reasons stated in my enclosed affidavit. Mr David Denison asks a new pension certificate —
I am Sir
respectfully
your ob
Geo. Grennell Jr
May 21 1836

Greenfield Mass. Oct 7 th 1836
Sir
I herewith enclose the application of David Denison for a new certificate. If the application is sufficient, please to enclose the certificate to me.
Yours very respectfully Almon Brainard
Col. L. Edwards Esq. Com te of Pensions Washington D. C.

Application for a New Certificate Commonwealth of Massachusetts } County of Franklin } ss.
On this sixth day of October A. D. 1836 before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Franklin, personally appeared David Denison, of Leyden in said County who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Companies commanded by Captains Pelay Royce Burt and Thos. Sawyer, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Ledyard in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Massachusetts, that he received a Certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War, which certificate, on or about the twenty fourth day of April A. D 1836. at Leyden in the County aforesaid, was burnt in consequence of my house taking fire and burning down. All my papers. together with my household furniture were then consumed by the fire aforesaid.
Sworn and subscribed to before } me the day and year aforesaid. }
David Denison
Almon Brainard Justice of the Peace

I John Russell of Greenfield in the County of Franklin of lawful age depose and say that I have long been acquainted with David Denison of Leyden in said County of Franklin, and know him well, and that he is the same person described in the within affidavit signed by him Oct. 6 th 1836
John Russell
State of Massachusetts } ss Franklin County }
Be it known that on the six th day of October A.D. 1836 personally appeared John Russell and made oath in due form of law, that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true.
Before me Almon Brainard Just. of the Peace
Franklin ss. Oct. 6 th 1836
I Almon Brainard a Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Franklin, certify that John Russell, who in my presence subscribed the above affidavit, is a credible witness, and entitled to full belief.
Almon Brainard Just. of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Franklin ss
I Elijah Alvord Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Franklin do hereby certify that Almon Brainard Esq. before whom the two preceding affidavits were severally verified is a Justice of the Peace for the said county duly commissioned and qualified; that full faith and credit are are and ought to be given to his acts and attestation in said office; and that the several preceding attestations purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court, at Greenfield this seventh day of october A. D. 1836
E. Alvord Clerk

I Joseph Babcock of Leyden in the County of Franklin Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Sirty Eight years of Age do Testify and Say I have heard Daniel Denison of Leyden in said County say that he did Duty in Fort Greenough at Grafton As a private Soldier also I testify and say that I was knowing To the same Daniel Denison being absent for a time and when He returned he the said Daniel Denison told me that he had Been to the Northward as a Soldier I cannot date any particular Time that this conversation took place we have always lived in one Neighborhood ever since and I have often heard him tell the same story Joseph Babcock
Franklin ss Leyden May the 10 th Day AD 1833 then the the above named Joseph Babcock Signer of the above affidavit personally appeared and made Solemnly attested that the above affidavit by him signed contained the truth and nothing but the truth Before me George Mowry Justice of the Peace
I Merely certify that the above named Joseph Babcock Signer of the above affidavit is a Man that sustains a good character and is a credible witness
George Mowry Justice of the Peace
Greenfield Franklin County Mass May 16. 1833
I certify that George Mowry is a Justice of the peace for the said County. I know his hand writing and the above is his official signature and act
Geo. Greenell Jr
U.S.

I Samuel Bennett of Dummerston in the County of Windham and State of Vermont, aged 77 years, testify and say, that Mr David Denison now of Leyden, county of Franklin and State of Massachusetts, was in the Revo- lutionary Service at Groton in the State of Connecticut, at Fort Griswold, as near as I can recollect in the fore part of the Year 1779, and served two months in the Connecticut Militia. The Ser- vice was to garrison and take care of said Fort. I remember seeing among other off- icers, Capt. Voyes. Our Col o was Colonel Ledgard - I suppose that said Denison served as a substitute for some other person.
Samuel Bennett
State of Vermont } Windham County ss. } Dummerston, Feb'y 21. 1837.
Then personally appeared Samuel Bennett, the signer of the foregoing state- ment & testimony, by him subscribed, and made solemn oath to the truth of the same - and I certify that I have long been acquainted with the said

Permit & consider him to be a man of truth & veracity —
Before me - Samuel Elliott Justice of the Peace
State of Vermont - Windham County Court Clerk's Office New Haven February 21. 1833.
I certify that Samuel Elliott, Esquire, is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Windham aforesaid, and that the within above is his signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County Court on the day and year above written.
James Elliott, Clerk.

David Denison's case
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I Samuel Green of Bernardston in the county of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts testify and say that David Denison of Lynden  Greenfield served as a soldier in the Revolution war two months with me, Rutland fort in Vermont was our headquarters there was not more than two or three companies there I believe Capt n Burt was our Captain and Sprague & Hazzett were our Lieutenants we marched from Guilford together to Rutland we staid two months and then were discharged we marched about the last of April 1779 this is according to the best of my recollection Samuel Green
on this sixteenth day of August 1832 personally appeared Samuel Green of Bernardston and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed according to the best of his recollection before me Caleb Chapin Justice of the Peace N. B. The above named Samuel Green is in my belief a credible witness Caleb Chapin Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Franklin ss. I Elijah Alvord, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said Commonwealth for the county of Franklin do certify that Caleb Chapin Esq before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been verified is a Justice of the Peace for the said county. And I believe his name subscribed above to be his true and proper sig- nature. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court at Greenfield on the seventeenth day of October A.D. 1832 E. Alvord Clerk