Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,871, Timothy Culver, Continental Conn.

SERVICE
SERVICE continental born.
Conlver, J. Timothy
NUMBER _____
NUMBER S. 40.871
CONTENTS

9501 Pennsylvania
Timothy Culver
of Ulster township in the state of Pennsylvania who was a serjeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wythe of the Connecticut line, for the term of the war -
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 th of April 1810 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th of April 1819 and sent to Geo. Scott Esq r  Meansville Pennsylvania
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 10 \frac{16}{30} \frac{4}{31}  $5.29 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819 . 40.00
$133:29
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Bradford County
see letter to O.P. Ballard Nov. 19, 1830. — Decd. See letters to O.P. Ballard Sept. 21. 1831, & to the Penn. Agent.
Examined with Orig. Rolls Aug. 1883 M.G.

Timothy Connelley Private Col. Kelly's Regt Connecticut line 1778 to 1781. transferred to Col. Mich- -low's Reg. and served until the close of the war.
15 th April 1810-
Roll
Admitted.

Bradford County
State of Pennsylvania ss.
Be it remembered that on the Fifteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen before me George Scott one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Bradford in the State of Pennsylvania Personally appeared Timothy Culver of the township of Ulster in the said County of Bradford, who being duly sworn according to Law doth and did depose and say that he was born in the year 1749 on the twenty ninth day of December in the town of Woodbury in the County of Sitchfield and State of Connecticut and that he was seventy six years of age on the twenty ninth day of December 1817 and that he entered into the armies of the united Colonies (since United States) raised for the defence of American liberty and for repelling every hostile invasion thereof and was duly enlisted a private soldier in the Spring of the year 1775 under Captain Caleb Trowbridge for seven Months and served the seven months at Roxbury in Massachusetts - and in the Spring of the year 1776 he again enlisted for one year under Captain Parmach and was attached to Colonel John ore's Regiment and went to the German flats in the State of New York and raised the Piquet forts and then was marched to fort Stanwix and continued there until the end and expiration of the year for which he enlisted and he was then discharged. and in the Spring of the year 1778 he again enlisted for during the war under Captain Judah Leland Samuel Willis Regiment in the Connecticut Troops

or line and continued in Colonel Miller's Regiment untill near the termination of the war the fall of the year 1781 and in the fall of the said year 1781 he was carrying timber to build winter huts and fell with a heavy stick on his shoulder and hurt his left leg very much and was then transferred to Colonel Nicholson's Regiment where he contin- ued to the end and termination of the war and was then honorably discharged and received a regular certificate of discharge and several years afterwards he cannot recollect the year he sent by a man by the name of Dickerson for a certificate for the lands coming to him for his service during the war and the said Dickerson took the said certificate of dis- charge with him and obtained the certificate for one hundred acres of land and left the said Culver's discharge so that he the said Culver has not seen his discharge since, This deponent and applicant further saith that he hath no pension allowed him heretofore by the laws of the United States to his knowledge and if any such exists he doth hereby fully and entirely release the same to the United States, and that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his Country for support and that he is a Citizen of the United States - Sworn and subscribed this fifteenth day of April A.D. 1878 Before me
James M c Vey
George Scott 11

State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County
George Scott one of the Associate Judges of the County of Bradford in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do certify that the said Timothy Culver is in very reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and it appears to my satisfaction that he did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken before me to the Secretary of the department of war pursuant to the directions of the act of Congress in such case made & provided
George Scott Associate Judge
State of Pennsylvania Bradford County
I George Scott Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Bradford do certify and make known that George Scott was at the time of signing & taking the foregoing deposition and testifying the same Associate Judge of the County of Bradford in the State of Pennsylvania that the signature is his proper hand writing & that full faith & credit are due to his acts as such. In previous to the twenty fourth day of April 1818 at which time he resigned the office of Associate Judge & took upon him the office of Prothonotary of Bradford County - For testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal my office at Meamsville the 15 th day of July A.D. 1818
George Scott Prothonotary

Timothy Culver
1016
Sept. 19
1016 J. M. [Signature]

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bradford County ss
On this twelfth day of September 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of record for this said County Timothy
Culver aged twenty nine years resident in Ulster Township said County, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, That he enlisted as a private soldier in the year 1775 under Capt n Frowbridge Col l Wooster's regiment and continued in the service seven months, and that he enlisted again in the year 1776 under Capt n Parmele Col l Elmer and served one year and in 1778 he enlisted under Capt n Fudd Col l Wells regiment and served until the conclusion of the war when he was discharged. And that the date of his former declaration was April 15 th 1818 and the number of his certificate 9501.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person for me in trust any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me: nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Schedule
 1 Cow  1 Sow  2 pigs  6 Earthen plates  5 Knives and forks  5 Tea cups & saucers  1 Table  6 chairs  1 pot 
 1 pair tongs  4 Iron Spoons  1 axe  1 hoe  2 bowls 
Debts due me $14.00
Occupation A Carpenter and nearly unable to work
Family A Wife about 60 years One Son 14 years old One Grand Daughter 17 months old
Timothy Culver
Sworn and subscribed this 12 th day of September 1820
George Scott

for a statement of the military history of Timothy Culver 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. S. 7. 40871.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1775. 7 mos. Pri Col. Crowbridge Wouster Conn.   1776 1 yr. Parmalee Elmore "   1778 to Fall, 1781 Judd Samuel Wyllys "   Transferred Fall '81 to end of war - Col. Nicolas Invalid Corps  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, Apr. 15 - 1818. Ch. ab., to Conn. Apr 15 1818.
Residence at date of application, Ulster Twp., Bradford Co. Pa.
Age at date of application, B. Dec. 29, 1741, Woodbury Twp., Litchfield Co. Conn.
Remarks: In 1820, soldier refers to his wife, 60 yrs. of age, a son, 14 yrs. old & a granddaughter 17 months old, no names stated.
He died Feb. 1, 1829. death incorrect it is not on agency book he was dropped from the roll (Date of death taken from Agency Book)
Very respectfully,
Frank B. Culver

40 871
Rev INVALID.
File No. 40 871
Timothy Culver Rev Rev
Act: 18 March 18 m
Index: —Vol. 8 , Page 120
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Oct 5 '99 H E Davis Hyattsville Md.
Nov. 16-1903. N. 35 Mrs. Nettie C. Jones Marquette Mich
May 27 '08. Hist. to Frank B. Culver. Letter with S. F. 28 507. David Culver J.W.
1911 May 19 Hist. to Mrs. Lester S. Bayce. V.P.H. also when to apply for Colonial Records. 1912. Sept. 6. Hist. to Katharine Saylord. and 1916 Mar. 30 Hist. to Sabra G. English.

Marquette Mich 11/03/03 816 N. Third St
The Com Pension Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
I, am anxious to join the Daughters of the Revolution , and would like to find out about my Great Grandfather Timothy Culver a sergeant from Conn. He drew a pension up to the time of his death. At the time of his death he was living in Penn. Will you kindly give data Yours - Mrs. Nettie C. Jones

Hyattsville, Md., June 10, 1899.
The Honorable The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Sir:
I have the honor to request an Abstract of the Papers filed with the Pension claim (Revolutionary War) of Timothy Gilver, who was granted a pension under the act of 1818 as a Connecticut Pensioner as Sergeant residing in Penna.
The Report of the Secretary of War in obedience to Resolutions of the Senate of 5 th and 30 th of June, 1834 and the 3 rd of March, 1835 in relation to the Pension Establish- ment of the U. S. shows him to have been a resident of Bradford Co., Pa.; to have been

placed on the Pension Roll Apr. 20, 1819, as a Sergeant of the Conn. Continental line at $96 per annum; that the commencement of his pension was of date Apr. 15, 1818.
I would like whatever data you have that will show the name of his wife; the date of their marriage; place of which a resident; age; &c.
This data is desired for the purpose of establishing a claim for admission of one of his descendants for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Yours respectfully,
H. E. Davis, Hyattsville, Md.

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Duke Center, Pa.
Mar. 18, 1916.
U. S. Commissioner of Pensions, Sir.-
Will you please send me a verified copy or statement, of the granting of a pension, to Timothy Belver on April, 15 th 1818.
Mr Belver served in the following regiments, Colonel Wooster's Conn Reg

One year in Col Elmore's Iowa Reg.
And as sergeant in Col Samuel Myrlege Iowa Reg.-
I am desirous of becoming a member of D. A. R. and need proof of his pension.
Very Resp't.
Sabra G. English, Duke Center.
Pg.

Wyoming Pa Aug. 23-12
J. L. Davenport Com. Washington - D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Please send me the pension record of S. 40,871 Timothy Culver born 1741 died 1829 on services for sergeant in the Connecticut Continental line during the Revolutionary war.
Please give the family data, if any.
He was born in Woodbury Conn. - died in Bradford
Yours Truly
Katharine Jaylord.

LESTER S. BOYCE, D.D. PASTOR FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FINDLAY, OHIO
U. S. Commissioner of Pensions - Washington, D. C.
I am a descendant of Timothy Culver who served as Sergeant in Ellmore's Battallion of Conn. Troop, Revolutionary War. Will you please send me any proofs which your war or pension records may contain con- cerning him?
I am also a descendant of William Rawson, son of Sir Edward Rawson, who was the first Secretary of the Colony of Mass. Will you please inform me where I may write for Colonial records? Thanking you in advance for any infor- mation which you may see fit to send me, I am
Very sincerely
(Mrs. Lester S. Boyce 203 East Sandusky St.) Grace Maria Busby Boyle. Findlay, Ohio.

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Form VAN-51 12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Cumberford, James GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9212 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED January 28, 179- (torn) To James Bennett, 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.