Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17684, Edward Crowell, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn.
Crowell, Edward Rachel.
N. 17684
CONTENTS

Connecticut 9621.
Edward Crowell of Middletown in the State of Conn. who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Arnold of the Regt. commanded by Col. Sumner in the Conn. Militia line for
14. Months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn. at the rate of 44. Dollars 66. Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of June 1833. and sent to John Lisk, Middletown, Ct.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833. 93. 32 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. " — 23. 33.
$ 116. 66.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. J. Francioni Clerk, Book 6. Vol. 3 rd Page 8

Edw s Crowell.
12.708.

State of Connecticut } County of Middlesex } S. Middletown 21 st Sept. 1832,
On this 21 st day, of September A D 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate within and for the County District of Middletown now sitting in said Middletown Edward Crowell a resident of said Middletown aged 87 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 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That he went in the Connecticut State Troops under Capt. James Arnold to New York as a Soldier during the Revolutionary War; that Stephen Tibbals of Haddam and Jonathan Wells of Durham Connecticut, were with him. He remembers they went from New York to Fort St. Johns and remembers of being there when Fort St. Johns was taken. He remembers General Montgomery: remembers going to Montreal. It is on an Island: afterward they returned home. He thinks he was gone seven months; and was discharged and returned home.
He remembers that afterwards he went in company with Oliver Prout and others of said Middletown under Lieutenant David Stearns.

of said Middletown to Skeneborough as a soldier. John Sumner of said Middletown was one his Colonel. "It's so playing long while ago they don't give a body a chance." He thinks he was employed a short while at Skeneborough in the Battalion but most of the time was in the camp. From Skeneborough he remembers he went with the forces to Mount Independence. "He would like to see old Mount Independence but he never shall see it." He was discharged after a service he thinks of seven months and returned home. He went a good many times a soldier during the Revolutionary war but his memory is poor and he is exceedingly deaf and unable to sit up and endure the fatigue of further examination. He enlisted once under Capt. Searan, once under Capt. Lord Norton of Farmington, once under Capt. Arnold, once under Lieutenant Starr. He was in the service in the whole he thinks, "four seven months". He was at the taking of Lord Cornwallis which but an idiot would He will very thankfully accept a pension from the government of his country. He is exceedingly poor and needs assistance.
He has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except those whose depositions are herewith annexed. 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.
To the first interrogatory he replies that he was born in Middletown in a place called Long Hile; it is so long ago that he can't tell in what year. He is almost 88 years old. To the second that he does not know that he has any record of his age.
To the third that he has always lived in Middletown aforesaid except that he lived a little while in Granby Massachusetts say a year or so.
To the fourth that he always enlisted; "he'd go voluntarily".
To the fifth that he cannot in his present state of health say more than he has now said relative to his service in the Revolutionary war.
To the sixth that he always went as a soldier and never received a written discharge but was dismissed in the usual way.
To the seventh he answers that Capt. Josiah Johnson, Elijah Paddock, Josiah W.P. Hubbard, and almost any other individual in said Middletown and in his present neighborhood will testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. witness S. K. Wightman, Edward his  X Crowell mark

We the subscribers all residing in Middletown aforesaid viz. Josiah Johnson, Elijah Paddock, Josiah M. Hubbard,
hereby certify that most of us reside in the immediate neighborhood of the said Edward Brown and are all of us well acquainted with him, who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration; that we believe him to be 87 and near 88 years of age; that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we con- cur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Josiah Johnson Elijah Paddock Josiah M. Hubbard
And the said board do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the board further certifies, that it appears to them that Josiah Johnson, Elijah Paddock, and Josiah M. Hub- bard, who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in said Middletown in the im- mediate neighborhood of the said Edward Brown and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Stillman K. Wightman
Judge of probate for the District of Middletown

And the said Court further certifies, that in their opinion the said Crowell has served in the Revolutionary War for a period in all but little short of any of "four seven months," as he terms it, or in other words, for a period in all of twenty eight months: but the said Crowell is an old man and extremely deaf and his memory poor: hence the shortness of his statement. Having been confined of late for some weeks, to his bed, he and his children who are in low circumstances, feel with acuteness the sting of poverty and the miseries of old age. The said Crowell is now and has been an object of charity, and is actually assisted by the Town where he resides. The Court will be pardoned for these remarks. Though the said Crowell is an entire stranger to the said Court, yet his situation is so uncommonly miserable, and having been informed by credible persons knowing the fact, that he was an ardent lover of his Country and a good Soldier, the Court hesitate not to recommend him to be worthy of all the bounty which under the circumstances he would seem to be entitled to.
Stillman K. Wightman, Judge of probate for the District of Middletown.
I John Pirk Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Middletown do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Edward Crowell for a pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 2 d day of Oct. A.D. 1832.
J. Pirk Clk

12708
Edward Crowell 6 t
Schuyler Private 14 months Comt. Chillicothe
J. Fish Middletown Comt.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 rules and the regulations will show 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, showing the Service of Tawara Crowell C.T
   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 claimant 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.     Connect. State Troops 1775 March to New York 1 7 Private Capt. Townsend - at the Siege of Boston Marched to N.Y. to fort St. Johns By born at Middletown entered there and still residing in place C.T   May 1776 7 Lt. Col. Capt. Townsend Genl. Sullivan Brandywine To Shrewsbury - crossing fort Independence   many other places  
he is very uniform and cannot undergo the fatigue of a March examination but would he thinks an other 7 under - Col. Swann 7 under - Col. Norton and altogether 28 Months
three living witnesses testify to the two first years of service a Certificate of three citizens
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, Boatsmen, &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 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) , who has 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 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 _____. 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 , 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.

1893 March 11 - A.E. Bakley history April 11 - A.E. Priest
Date of widow's death not on A.B.
Connecticut - 1396
Rachel Crowell widow of Edward Crowell, dec.
who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 Jan. 1832 and who died on the 25 October 1832 of Middlesex in the State of Connecticut - who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Simonds of the Regt commanded by Col. Lumum in the Conn. Mil. line for 14 Mos. private.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th day of Dec- ember 1838 and sent to Hon. J. Ingham, Sec. of War.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1838 $111.65 Semi-annual allowance ending 23.33
$139.98
{ Act July 7, } { 1838. }
Recorded by S. A. Elliott Clerk, Book A , Vol. 1, Page 172

1896
3578
Rachel Gowell
Con.
act 7 July 38
M. 82. died 1832
adm d
14 mo. pri
46 66 100
No deduction
Hne J. Ingham H 2

I, Persis Crowell of Middletown in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, of lawful age and wife of Henry Crowell one of the sons of Edward Crowell now deceased, having been duly cautioned to speak the whole truth, do depose and say that I was personally well acquainted with the said Edward Crowell late of said Middletown now deceased, and have been and am well acquainted with his widow Rachel Crowell of said Middletown for a long time, and that for the most part of the fifteen years last past I have lived under the same roof in said Middletown with the said Edward and Rachel and that the said Henry Crowell and myself do now reside in the same house with the said Rachel Crowell in said Middletown. That the said Edward and Rachel Crowell lived together as lawful husband and wife ever since I knew them and raised up a family of nine children one of whom is my said husband. That the said Edward Crowell died in said Middletown on the 25 th day of October A.D. 1832 and I was present at his funeral, leaving the said Rachel Crowell his lawful and surviving widow. That the said Rachel is still the widow of the said Edward Crowell deceased and has never intermarried since his death. That I have heard read attentively the foregoing application of the said Rachel Crowell and that I do verily believe all the facts therein stated to be true. Dated at said Middletown the 3 d day of December 1838. Persis Crowell witness J. K. Wightman.

State of Connecticut Middlesex County ss. Middletown 3 d Decr. 1838.
Then personally appeared Persis Crowell well known to me to be a person of truth and veracity and a credible person, and made oath in due form of law to the truth of the foregoing deposition by her subscribed Before me, Stillman K. Wightman A. Justice of the peace.
I Mary Crowell of Middletown aforesaid being now twenty nine years of age and having been duly cautioned to speak the whole truth do depose and say, that I have heard read the foregoing deposition and do verily believe the facts therein stated are true. That I am the grand daughter of the said Edward Crowell and Rachel Crowell, my father being deceased. That I have lived in the family of the said Edward and Rachel ever since I was a child and that they have always lived together as lawful husband and wife. That the said Edward Crowell died in said Middletown on the 25 th day of October 1832 and that I was present at his funeral, leaving the said Rachel Crowell his lawful surviving widow. That the said Rachel has not since inter- married, but that she is still the lawful surviving widow of the said Edward Crowell deceased. And further the deponent saith not. Dated at said Middletown the 3 d Decr. 1838. witness. SK Wightman. Mary X Crowell mark
State of Connecticut Middlesex County ss. Middletown 3 d Decr. 1838.
Then personally appeared Mary Crowell well known to me as a credible person, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by her subscribed, before me, Stillman K. Wightman, B Justice of the peace.

I, Clarinda Roberts of Middletown in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut being now seventy years of age and having been duly cautioned to speak the whole truth, do depose and say, that I have heard attentively the forgoing application of Rachel Browell for a pension read in my presence and that I do verily believe the facts therein stated are true! That I have always known the said Edward Browell and Rachel Browell for a great many years; that I have lived in said Middletown within a quarter of a mile of their dwelling ever since they were married; I was present when they were married which took place I well remember under an apple tree near their dwelling house or at least south of and near the dwelling house. The Rev. Enoch Huntington long since deceased, married them. This was when I was about fifteen years of age. The said Edward and Rachel Browell lived together from that time and raised a large family of children. He died according to my best recollection six years ago in the fall of the year, leaving the said Rachel Browell his lawful surviving widow and she has never married since but remains his lawful widow. And further the deponent saith not. Dated at said Middletown the 3 d Decr 1838.
witness S. K. Wightman. Clarinda X Roberts mark.
State of Connecticut
Middlesex County ss. Middletown 3 d Decr. A.D. 1838.
Personally appeared Clarinda Roberts, well known to me as a person of credibility and made oath in due form of law to the truth of the forgoing deposition by her subscribed, before me, Stillman K. Wightman C Justice of the peace.

Edward Crowell & Rachel Roberts were married September Nineteenth One Thousand seven Hundred & Eighty two -
Town Clerks Off ce Dec r 3. 1838 - I Certify that Middletown the foregoing is a true Copy of the Record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows Sept r . 19. 1782. Cert d by W m D r ick J n Clerk
State of Connecticut.
Middlesex County } I John D r ick above named depose Middletown } & say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk & Register of Deeds, Marriages, &c. of said Town of Middletown & that the above is a true Extract from the Records of said Town with the exception above named as Cert d by me. W m D r ick Town Clerk of S d Middletown
Sworn before me,
Stillman K. Wightman Justice of the peace.
State of Connecticut } I John D r ick Clerk of the County Middlesex County } Court of S d County of Middlesex do Certify that Stillman K. Wight- man Esq r . is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County of Middlesex as per bond on file in my Office & that his name subscribed to the preceding Certifi- cates mark S. B. C. D. are his proper Hand writing & signatures
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & affixed the seal of S d Court this 3 rd day of December A.D. 1838.
W m D r ick Clerk

1. State of Connecticut Middlesex County ss. Middletown Probate District. On this third day of December A.D. 1838, personally appeared before me Samuel Cooper Esq., Judge of the Court of Probate in and for said probate District of Middletown, Rachel Crowell, a resident of Middletown in said County of Middlesex, aged seventy seven 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 July 7. 1838, entitled, "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Edward Crowell late of said Middletown now deceased, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and on or about the third day of October 1832 made application in writing through the Court of Probate for said District of Mid- =dletown, to the Pension Department at Washington in due form and according to law for a Pension; that he died in said Middletown on the 25 th day of October 1832 before the receipt of his pension; that afterwards and as the said Rachel Crowell verily believes in the month of July 1833 at said Middle- =town, she received his certificate of Pension

2. which according to her best recollection bore date on or about the 3 d day of June 1833 and was for the sum of Forty six Dollars and sixty six cents per annum and in due form of law; that afterwards on or about the 5 th day of August 1833 having duly proved herself to be the lawful widow of the said Edward Crowell deceased, before the Court of Probate for said District of Middletown, she caused her agent for that purpose duly empowered, to procure for her the money due by virtue of said certificate of pension from the pension Department at the pension Agency in Hartford in said State of Connecticut; that she has not since seen said certificate of pension which was at that time left at said agency in said Hartford; that in proof of her statement she refers to the application of the said Edward Crowell and accompanying papers now supposed to be on file in the pension Department in Washington. She further declares that she was married to the said Edward Crowell in said Middletown on the nineteenth day of September 1782 in the year seventeen hundred and eighty two; that her husband, the aforesaid Edward Crowell died as aforesaid in said Middletown on the 25 th day of October 1832; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service,

3. but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz t at the time above stated.
witness. J. K. Wightman. Rachel her  X Crowell. mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me
Sam l Cooper Judge of Probate for the district
State of Connecticut of Middlesex Middletown Prob. District. Dec r 3 d 1838
I John Trull Clerk of the Court of Probate for S d Middletown District do Certify that Samuel Cooper Esq. is Judge of Probate for S d Middletown District. & that his name above signed is his genuine signature In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & affixed the seal of S d Court the day above written
Jno Trull C lerk

December 14, 1934
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Mrs. Robert Scott 101 Salisbury Street Hartford, Connecticut
EDWARD CROWELL W. 17684 BA-J/MLB am
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information relative to Edward Crowell, of Middletown, Connecticut, who served in the Revolutionary War and was also with General Wolfe in the storming of Quebec.
This office has no record of service rendered in the Colonies prior to the Revolutionary War, hence, no information in regard to Edward Crowell's service at the storming of Quebec.
The Revolutionary War record of Edward Crowell was found and is given herein as shown in the papers on file in pension claim, W. 17684, based upon his service in that war.
Edward Crowell was born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; the date of soldier's birth and names of his parents are not given.
While residing in said Middletown, Connecticut, he volunteered about the first of May, 1775, served as private in Captain James Arnold's company, Colonel Wooster's Connecticut regiment, was at the siege of Saint Johns in Canada, then marched to Montreal, Canada, which was taken by the troops under General Montgomery, and was discharged about the first of January, 1776. He enlisted in April or May, 1776, served as private in Captain Coles' company, Colonel John Sumner's Connecticut regiment, and was discharged the last of November, 1776. He also served two enlistments of seven months each under Captains Swan and Norton in the Connecticut troops, dates of service not stated, and was present at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.
Pension was allowed on his application executed September 21, 1832, at which time he was aged eighty-seven years and a resident of Middletown, Connecticut, which was his place of residence all his life with the exception of about a year or more when he lived in Granby, Massachusetts.

The soldier died October 25, 1832, in Middletown, Connecticut.
Edward Crowell married September 19, 1782, in Middletown, Connecticut, Rachel Roberts, the names of her parents not given. Their marriage was recorded in the town clerk's office of Middletown, Connecticut.
Soldier's widow, Rachel Crowell, was allowed pension on her application executed December 3, 1838, at which time she was aged seventy-seven years and a resident of Middletown, Connecticut.
Edward Crowell and his wife, Rachel, had nine children, the only name stated being that of a son, Henry, who married Persis _____, her maiden name not given. In 1838, Henry and Persis Crowell were residents of Middletown, Connecticut, and had lived in the same house with the soldier and his wife for about fifteen years.
In 1838, Mary Crowell, aged twenty-nine years, a granddaughter of Edward Crowell and his wife, Rachel, was living in Middletown, Connecticut, and stated that her father, whose name she did not give, died when she was a child and that ever since, she had lived in the soldier's family (the name of her mother was also not given).
In 1838, one Clarinda Roberts, aged seventy years, was a resident of Middletown, Connecticut; her relationship to soldier's wife, Rachel, was not stated.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLIER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 17684
Rachel Cromell Widow of Edward Cromell Pri Rev War
Act: July 7 th 88
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 155-
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1919 Nov. 19 History to Mrs. Frank Mocher and 1924 May 31 Hist. to Hon. J. L. Johnson 1934, Sep. 14 " Mrs. Ruth Scott — msc.

I, Oliver Pratt of Middletown in the county of Middlesex and State of Connect- icut, being 74 years of age depose and say, that on or about the last of April or the first of May in the year 1776, being then of said Middletown, I enlisted into the service of the United States in the State Troops of the State of Connecticut, I think for the term of eight months, it might have been six months, it was not less than six months, a soldier under the command of Lieutenant David Starr of said Middletown. A number of individuals of said Middletown, and Edward Crowell of said Middletown then and ever since a near neighbor of mine, enlisted into said service at the same time. We proceeded to Skeneateborough where we joined the company of Capt. Cole of Farmington, Connecticut, which company was attached to the Regiment under the command of Col. John Sumner of said Mid- dletown. Soon after our arrival, some of our men were detached to work the batteries batteries up and down Wood Creek to and from Fort St. Andrews. I have the impression that Edward Crowell was in the batteries batteries two or three trips, but he was in the camp most of the time. Subsequently all our forces were ordered and marched to Mount Independence where I remained until I was discharged. Part of our forces were marched to Tienderoga and

post remained with me at Mount Independence. We remained on duty until late in the fall of the year, say the last of Oct November, when we were discharged and returned most of us returned home. Edward Crowle above named was with us the whole time and was discharged with the rest of us and returned home.
And further the deponent saith not.
Dated at Middletown, Connecticut, the 21 st day of September A D 1832, Oliver Root
Middlesex County ss. Middletown 21 st Sept. 1832.
Then personally appeared Oliver Root known to me to be a person of truth and veracity, and made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is correct and true,
before me,
Stillman and K. Wightman B. Justice of the Peace.

State of Connecticut Middlesex County
I Joshua Pirk Clerk of the County Court of the County of Middlesex do Certify that Stillman K. Wightman Esq. was on the 30 th of Aug. last known is a Justice of the Peace within the County of Middlesex as a Com. on file in my Office & that his name subscribed to the preceding Certificate mark? A. B. is his proper Hand Writing & signature
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & affixed the seal of the Court this 2 nd day of Oct. A.D. 1832
J. Pirk

I, Stephen Tibbals, of Haddam in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut being 74 years of age depose and say that I enlisted into the Connecticut State Troops on or about the first of May 1775 under Col. James Arnot of Durham in said County, Mr. Samuel of Cheshire Court, was Lieutenant, and Mr. Blakeslee of New Haven, Court, was also Lieutenant, Mr. Pratt of New Haven Court, was Adjutant of the Regiment; to Mr. Worcester was the Colonel of the Regiment. We marched to Horsneck, tarried there a few days and were then marched to Harlem in New York, where we joined the Regiment and remained there 5 or 6 weeks, perhaps, thence the company to which I belonged was detached to Long Island to bring away cattle that were liable to be taken by the enemy , thence we returned to New York, thence we were ordered to Fort St. Johns in Canada. We proceeded up Hudson's River to Albany by water thence to Lake George by land thence to Ticonderoga thence in boats to near St. Johns. Then said Regiment joined the troops that were in the Siege before St. Johns under the command of General Mont- gomery, where we remained until the fort was compelled to surrender. I think the siege lasted about thirty days. Thence we were marched to Montreal in Canada, which place was taken by the troops under Genl. Montgomery, where we remained until the last of Dec. 1775 or the first of Jan Jan'y 1776; we were then dismissed without a written discharge. I well remember that Edward Crowell of Middletown in said County, was a member of the same company with me and went with us the whole

150090_00202 rock. He was always in a tent near us. We were on guard together frequently. He was a soldier in good company, and further the present with me. Date at Haddam the 30 th day of August A.D. 1832.
Stephen Tibbals
Middlesex County ss. Haddam 30 th August A.D. 1832 Then personally appeared Stephen Tibbals known to me to be a person of truth and veracity and made solemn oath that the foregoing Deposi- tion by him subscribed is correct and true before me Attest Stillman K. Wightman Justice of the Peace.

I Jonathan Wells of Durham in the County of Middlesex & State of Connecticut being 78 years of age upon and say that in the time of the Revolu- tionary War I enlisted into the Service of the United States under Capt James Arnold of said Durham in the year 1775. I very well remember that Edward Crawell of Middletown in said County of Middlesex was with me at that time we both Enlisted under Capt Arnold for Seven Months and went from Durham to Newse neck from them to Warlaem then to Pistons Bands on long island then back to Warlaem from them up the north River to Greenbush from them to Still water from them to Saratoga then to Fort Edward from them to St Johns in Canada was at the taking of St Johns he the said Crawell was in the Service Seven Months and was then Dismissed I Staged through the winter in Canada then Enlisted not far from the 26 th day of April 1775 our officers names James Arnold Capt of Durham Israel Bunnel Lieut of Cheshire Tybee was Ensign of New Haven his first name I do not Recollect

and the deponent further saith not
Durham August 27 th 1832
Jonathan Wells
Middlesex County ss Durham August 27 th 1832 Personally appeared Jonathan Wells known known to me as a person of truth and veracity and made oath that the above Deposition by him subscribed is the truth before me
John White Justice of the Peace
State of Connecticut } John Trull Clerk of the County Middlesex County } Court of the County of Middlesex do Certify that John White Esq. was on the 27 th of Aug t last known is a Justice of the Peace within the County of Middlesex as of Court on file in my Office & that his name sub- scribed to the preceding Certificate is his proper Hand Writing & signature
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & affixed the seal of the Court this 2 nd day of Oct r . A.D. 1832.
J. Trull Clerk

Middletown. 7. Dec r 1838.
Dr Sir: I have this moment forwarded to the pension department at Washington an application for a pension in behalf of Rachel Crowell wid o . of Edward Crowell dec d . She is an old inhabitant of this Town and ought to have it immediately , partly because I have delayed the business three months too long, partly because she is poor and is necessarily assisted by the Town, partly because she has a poor grand daughter with her that is horribly afflicted with fallen sickness fits that attack her sometimes three or four in a day, partly because her husband was a pensioner and the investigation by the department will be easy, and partly because her husband was a downright clever fellow and his wid o . is equally as clever. I drew his papers originally and there is no mistake about it. The cold winter has come upon us and the poor wid o . and grand daughter are freezing - Won't you call at the Pension Office and speak a good word in her behalf - it will be of more service at this moment than a routing of mere service at this moment than a routing of political speech. In very great haste, Yours old friend S. K. Wrightman. Hon. S. Lishman.

3578 Dec. 11.
In at 10 1/2
To S. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington Dist. Columbia
Ans. to be sent to Hon. S. L. Edwards H. R.

To J. L. Edwards, Comm. of Pensions.
Sir. I forward the enclosed application of Rachel Crowell for a pension. I hope it will be attended to as soon as circumstances will permit. She is a very worthy old lady, and is now supported in part by the Town. She had a Grand daughter with her that is daily troubled with fallen sickness fits, and they are truly in a deplorable situation. I have known the family well for a long time. There is no deception in the matter. I drew the original papers for her decd. husband, and as judge of Probate at that time allowed them. Middleton Nov. 7 th 1838.
Yours W th — J. K. Dighton, Atty at law.

PLANING MILL 56 & 58 MILL ST.
HENRY L. MERRILL  LUMBER BUILDING & FENCING MATERIALS HARDWOOD LUMBER Mouldings, Jambs & Casings Mill Work & Stair Building MANTELS & HEARTHS  LUMBER DOORS WINDOWS & BLINDS OFFICE 129 STATE ST.
Meriden, Conn. Feby 6 th 1893
U S Pension Office.
Will you kindly look up and give me the War record of Edward Crowell of Middletown Middlesex Co. Conn who was a private in 1 st regiment Col David Wooster in the 9 th Co Capt James Arnold in the revolutionary war.
I wish to learn if possible when he enlisted, where he served, under whom, and in fact as much as possible, about his service in this war, and when discharged. His wife drew a pension about the year 1832 from Middlesex Co. Conn Name (Rachael Crowell)
I wish also to know if he served in any other regiment or Co. and had an idea his pension claim's would show the same
Very resp
N. E. Ackley

Card
Nov - 4 - 19 -
Pension Bureau
Wash - D - C.
Will you kindly send me copy of pension granted Rachel Gowell of Middlesex Co. Conn.
who was living in 1840.
And Oblige
Mr Frank Woehrer 2417 N. Meridian St Indianapolis - Ind.
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JOHN Q. TILSON 3d DISTRICT CONNECTICUT
Congress of the United States House of Representatives Washington, D. C.
May 28th, 1924.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C..
My dear Sir:
I shall appreciate any information you can give me concerning the record of Edward Crowell, who served in the Revolutionary War, enlisting from Middletown, Conn.. He also served in the French and Indian War. I would like to get any information shown by the Bureau records in reference to his parents, wife and children.
Very truly yours,
John Q. Tilson JOHN Q. TILSON

Bureau of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen: -
May I have a copy of the war record of Edward Cowell of Middle- town Conn. who fought in the Revo.

lution and was also with Gen'l Wolfe in the storming of Quebec.
Very truly yours Mrs. Robert Scott 101 Salisbury St. Hartford Conn.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
May 31, 1924.
Hon. John Q. Tilson, House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Tilson:
In response to your letter of the twenty-eighth instant, I have the honor to advise you, that from the papers in the pension claim, W. 17684, it appears that Edward Crowell was born in Middletown, Conn. date not stated and while living there enlisted in April, or May 1775, served seven months as a private, in Captain James Arnold's Company, Colonel Wooster's Connecticut Regiment and was at the siege of Saint Johns, Canada.
He enlisted in April, or May 1776 and served seven months in Captain Coles' Company, Colonel John Sumner's Regiment. He also served seven months under Captain Swan and seven months under Captain Norton in the Connecticut Troops dates not stated, and was present at the siege of Yorktown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 21, 1832, while living at Middletown, Conn., aged 87 years, and he died there October 25, 1832.

He married at Middletown, Conn., September 19, 1782, Rachel Roberts, and she was allowed pension on her application executed December 3, 1838, while living in said Middletown, aged 77 years.
They had nine children, the only name stated, being that of son Henry who married Persis (maiden name not on record) and lived in Middletown in 1838, at which time a granddaughter Mary Crowell aged 29 years, whose father was dead, also lived there.
The names of parents of soldier and his wife are not on record.
It is not stated whether he served in the French and Indian War.
Sincerely,
A handwritten signature in cursive script, reading "Hays Haymaker". The signature is written in dark ink on a light background.
Acting Commissioner.

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 Edward Crowell 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.     ✓ Apr. or May 1775 7 mos. 2. Pvt. James Arnold Root Conn.   ✓ Apr. or May 1776 7 " Coles John Sumner   ✓ 7 " Swan ✓   ✓ 7 " Morton ✓  
Battles engaged in, at taking of St Johns Canada & capture of Cornwallis Residence of soldier at enlistment, Middletown, Middlesex Co. Conn. Date of application for pension, Sept. 21, 1832. This ch. was allowed. Residence at date of application, Middletown, Conn. Age at date of application, 87 yrs born in Middletown, Conn. date not stated.
Remarks: Sol. mar. at Middletown Conn. Sept. 19, 1782 Rachel Roberts  He d. there Oct. 25, 1832. She was al. pns. on her ap. as Dec. 3, 1838 while living  at Middletown Conn. at 77. They had 9 children, the only name stated being  that of son Henry who married Persis, and lived in Middletown Conn. in 1838.  at which time a granddaughter Mary Crowell aged 29 yrs whose father  was dead also lived there. Respectfully, f
1832 87 1745 Commissioner.