Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,709, James Crawsman, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Crawsman, James
S 22,709
CONTENTS

27.049 New Hampshire James Crowsman Amherst. in the State of New Hampshire was a First Serjt in the Comp y commanded Captain Pitch of the Regt. commanded Col. Brewer in the New Hamp r . for 11 months Private M ts 3 Serjt
copy of Letter to Lewis Hallay Aug 1839.
scribed on the Roll of New Hamp r . the rate of 51 Dollars 66 Cents per annum. commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th day of Dec r . 1833. and due to S. D. D. G. Groton
16 60 51 66
Arrears to the 14th of Ap r '33 $129.16 Semi-ant. allowance ending Ap r '34 25.83 $154.99
103 33 25 83 129 16
Recorded by Geo C. Stiles Clerk, Book 5 Vol. 1. Page 77 { Revolutionary Claim, { App d June 7, 1832.

Declaration of 28.7.60 James Brosman New Hampshire
3. The Applicant desires to be placed on the Boston agency. As it is nearer and more convenient for him than Portsmouth.
1. Make 10 months 1000 3 do adm d
Samuel Dana Agent Groton N.H.

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
At the Superior Court of Judicature begun and held at Amherst within and for the County of Hillsborough, ss.
(And On this twentieth day of September A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Judicature , now sitting at Amherst within and for the County of Hillsborough, in the State aforesaid,
James Crownsim Leach aged eighty four years Who being 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. That is to say,
 1 That when the war commenced, before the first day of May A.D. 1775. he entered for eight months in the Company of Capt. Billings L d Leach, in the Reg t of Mass. Troops commanded by Col. Lo d and with his Company repaired to Roxbury in Mass s and was there stationed and did duty as a private soldier, until his term of service expired to about the first of January A.D. 1776 when he was dismissed and returned to Hardwick from whence he marched with his Company was not in the Battle of Bunker Hill, but he saw Charlestown on fire on the evening of the 17 th of June 1775.  2 In A.D. 1776 he engaged for three months to go to the Northern frontiers and enlisted in the Company of Capt. Leach and Col. Fitch of Grafton Mr. from where for the appointment of Lieut. and had a warrant from Col. Bremer, who commanded the Reg t he went from home and proceeded as far as Walpole N.H. where he was taken sick and confined near a month, when he again proceeded under the orders of Genl. Wallcutt at Walpole and at Charleston he drew provision, and went on and joined his Company at Mount Hope and continued with them until he served out his term of three months and was dismissed.  3 In A.D. 1777 he engaged to go again to the Northern frontiers to oppose Burgoyne's Army, he was in the Company of Capt. in Col. Regiment, he marched to Saratoga was at the Battle of Stillwater and the Capture of Burgoyne's Army saw them dash their Arms, and march out, but he was soon taken sick and went into a hospital in Albany where he remained till he recovered so far, as to be able to move when he returned home, having been about and served three months, (as he believes) from the time he joined the Army at Stillwater.  James Crownsim Leach

He has not been able to procure any proof of the two last periods of his service - tho he has sought diligently for some documentary Evidence - Nor has he been able to find any person, now living who served with him in either of those Campaigns
He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity, whatever, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll, of the agency of any State, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Willsborough State of Northampton.
James Crowder A. Wallace Clerk
We Ebenezer Hill a Clergyman residing in the town of Mason in the county of Willsborough aforesaid, and Benjamin Robinson residing in Mason aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Crowder man who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and that we believe him to be eighty four years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Before me A. Willis Johnson Benjamin Robinson Ebenezer Hill A. Wallace Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that after the investigation of the matter, and 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 Ebenezer Hill who has signed the preceding Certificates is a Clergyman resident in the town of Mason and that Benjamin Robinson who has signed the same, is a resident in the town of Mason and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Andrew Wallace Clerk A. Wallace Clerk Judge of Probate of the County of Willsborough. I the undersigned Clerk of the court do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of James Crowder man for a pension.
twentieth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
A. Wallace Clerk

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
at the Superior Court of Indictment began and held at Antrim, within and for the County of Hillsborough, on the third Tuesday of Sept. AD 1832.
At the Court aforesaid, On the application aforesaid, the following interrogatories were propounded to the said James Crossman - and the following answers given, to wit:
1. Where, and in what year were you born? Answer, I was born at Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts on the first day of April AD 1746
2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it?
Answer, I have a record of my age in my possession
3. Where were you living, when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? Answer, I was living in Hanover in the County of Coos, from thence I removed to Lancaster and about 25 years since I removed to Mason in NH where I 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? Answer, I always was enlisted and all my services were voluntary
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 service?
Answer, I saw Washington at Roxbury Lt. Col. Co. A. at Ticonderoga -
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? Answer, I never received any written discharge from service
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?
Answer, The Rev. Eben Hill, John Stevens Esq. Deacon Bangs, Robt. Morrison and Nathl. Cummings Esq.
James Crossman Certified by A. Wallace Clerk

Application for a New Certificate and for a Transfer of Pension State of New York Oswego County ss
On this Tenth Day of December 1838 before me The subscriber a Justice of a Peace for the said County of Oswego personally appeared James Brown, man who on his oaths that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Bellinger, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Leonard in the service of the United States That his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New Hampshire That he received a Certifi- cate of that fact under the signature and Seal of the Secretary of War That said Certificate was in the hands of a man by the name of Johnson in September last in the Town of Mason in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire from which deponent has lately removed That when he came away the said Johnson under pretence that this deponent was an old man and would be likely to lose said Certificate withheld it from him from this deponent That he now resides in Pal- ermo in the County of Oswego and State of New York where he intends to remain and wishes the new Certificate forwarded to him at that place The following are his reasons for remo- ving from the State of New Hampshire to the State of New York to wit a short time since he buried his wife which left him without a relative in all the region where he resi- ded and he has removed to where he now is for the pur- pose of spending the remainder of his days with his son with whom he now lives Sworn & Subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid
James Brown
David Jennings J. Peace
State of New York Oswego County ss
On this Tenth Day of December 1838 before me person- ally came Ichabod Crossman to me known and being by me swor- n say, he is well acquainted with James Brown and knows him being here personally present to be the same person dis- cussed in and who has signed the above application and that said James Brown is a man of truth & veracity Subscribed & sworn the day & year aforesaid before me
Ichabod Crossman
David Jennings J. Peace

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Schofield Brown who has made the foregoing affidavit and that he is a man of good character and of truth & veracity.
Dated the 5 th Sept r 1828
David Jennings, Recl
State of New York Onondago County Clerk's Office ss: I, Wheeler Barney, Deputy Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that David Jennings whose name is subscribed to the above Certificate & to the jurats of the within affidavits was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly elected and sworn and authorized to take the same; that I am acquainted with his good testimony and do hereby believe the signatures to said Certificate & jurats to be genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of this office the 2 nd day of January 1839.
W. Barney, Dep. Clerk

Brooklyn
22709 INVALID.
File No. 22,709
James Clansman Sergt Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1821
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 85
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jan 10.
Mr Swan
War Department Pension Office Washington D.C.

Milton Oswego Co. N.Y. Jan 3. 1839
Sir -
Enclosed is the application of James Crawsman for a transfer & new certificate - Should any thing further be necessary please inform me. In case you send the certificate, without further communication, you may enclose it to me or to James Crawsman at this place -
Your Obt. Servt - Lewis Tally
J. L. Edwards Esq Com Penins -

I Henry Higgins of Hardwick in the County of Worcester, aged ninety years, being duly sworn do testify & say that I have long known Mr. Samuel Crossman of Mason in the County of Hillsboro, & State of New Hampshire - that in the year 1775 I was with him at Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts, for the term of eight months, during which time the said Crossman was doing military duty, in the war of the Revolution, as a private in the company commanded by Capt. Samuel Billings belonging to the Regiment under the command of Col. Lamard - I was myself a member of said company, & did duty in it, for the aforesaid period of eight months -
Henry Higgins
Worcester p. Nov r 5, 1833. Personally appeared Henry Higgins above named, with whom I am well acquainted, & who sustains a good character for truth & veracity, & made oaths that the above deposition by him subscribed is true -
Before me, Jos. Knapp, Jus. Peace

I Joseph Weeks of Hardwick in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged eighty five years, being only sworn as testify & say, that in the year 1775, I was in the army of the Revolution, doing military duty at Roxbury, in the Commonwealth aforesaid, for the term of eight months. That during said term of eight months, James Crosman, now of Madison in the state of New Hampshire, was also doing military service, at Roxbury aforesaid, in the company commanded by Capt. Samuel Billings, which company was attached to the Regiment commanded by Col. Sargent - I was a member of the same company with the said Crosman, during the period aforesaid -
Joseph Weeks
Worcester p. Nov. 5. 1833. Personally appeared Joseph Weeks above named, with whom I am well acquainted, & whose character for truth & veracity is good, & made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true -
Before me Jos. Knox Jus. Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester, ss.
I Joseph G. Kendall, clerk of the Judicial Courts, within and for said county of Worcester, do certify, That Joseph Knox, Esquire, is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county of Worcester; and that his signature to the certificate of the oaths of Henry Higgins and Joseph Weeks to the depositions by them respectively subscribed, as hereto annexed, appears to be in his own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof, I hereto set my hand, and affix the county seal, at Worcester, this ninth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
— Jos. G. Kendall Cler.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Crawson, Samuel GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 6972 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 30, 1790 To John H. Wendell - assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Crawson, William GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 3884 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 2, 1795 to Edw. Stow, Jr., assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.