Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 17714, John Dean, Conn.

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Dean, John Martha
W 17714
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Connecticut No. 28,405
John Dean
of Cornwall in the State of Connecticut who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Rogers of the Regt commanded by Col. Garfield in the Connecticut line for 13 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of May 1834 and Geo. Wheaton, Cornwall
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834. 129.99 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 th Sept. " 21.66 $ 151.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by R. Burdine Clerk, Book E 2 Vol. - Page 10

4143
Connecticut
Martha Dean widow of John Dean who was a Private in the Connecticut Militia.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of Jan y 1844. and sent to George Wheaton, West Cornwall Conn.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1. Page 65

Reported

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Handwritten text, possibly "1000" or "10000", oriented vertically.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of Connecticut } County of Litchfield } s
on this 23 rd day of August 1832 Personally appeared in Open Court before the Court of Probate for the District of Litchfield in the County aforesaid now sitting, John Dean a resident of Cornwall in said County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut aged 74 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 the said John Dean entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated viz, That on the first part of June 1777 he enlisted for the term of six months into a Company of Volunteers of State Troops commanded by Lt Edward Rogers of said town of Cornwall and immedi- ately went into the service and continued therein until the first of January 1778 when he was discharged at Horse-neck in the State of Connecticut  New York but does not recollect of having a written discharge, Mr Rogers Major of Colts Salisbury in said Litchfield County was the first Lieut of said Company Mr Prichard was the Second Lieut Mr Resse was the Ensign Mr

Guthridge of said Salisbury was a Sergeant said company was annexed to a Regiment Commanded by Col: Eno. That at the time he enlisted into the service he resided in said town of Cornwall where he has resided ever since the Revolutionary War. That he marched immediately after he enlisted through the towns of Kent, New Milford & Danbury in the State of Connecticut to Horse-neck in the State of Connecticut  Kentucky where he was stationed through his enlistment. That afterwards, viz, he was drafted from a Company of Militia Commanded by Capt Bull of said town of Cornwall and that he entered the service on the first of August 1779 in a Company Commanded by Capt Sturton of Salisbury in said County of Litchfield Mr. Bradfield was the Ensign Mr. Griswold was a Sergeant and Mr. Crane was a Corporal and Mr. Bradfield a Brother of the Ensign was a Fifer of said Company. he thinks and believes that said Company was annexed to Col: Canfield's Regiment of New Milford, he resided in said town of Cornwall at the time he was drafted and marched immediately through the same towns as he did in his first town to Horse-neck where he was again stationed and continued in the service until the first of March 1780 when he was discharged at Horse

- such but did not receive any written discharge That he was born in said town of Cornwall in the year 1758 The Record of his age is on the Records of the town of Cornwall, by which it appears that he was born on the 8 th day of August 1758 and the said John Dean further declares and says that he has no documentary Evidence of his service and no other evidence to substantiate his statement except the affidavits which are sent herewith and that he is known to Oliver Burnham Esq and Deacon Nathan Hart both of Cornwall in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut who can testify to his character for truth and of his general reputation of having been a Revolutionary Soldier and He hereby declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State and hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any pension or annuity except the present John Dean
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me Frederick Wolcott, Judge of Probate District of Litchfield, Conn.
We Nathan Hart and Samuel Hopkins both of Cornwall in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut hereby certify that we are well acqu- ainted with John Dean of Cornwall aforesaid who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Seventyfour years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Other Hart Samuel Hopkins
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me Frederick Wolcott, Judge of Probate Litchfield District, Conn.

and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after fulfilling the interro- gatories prescribed by the War Depart- ment, that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certify that Nathan Hart and Samuel Hopkins who have signed the preceding Certificate are both well known to the Court, that they both reside in the said Town of Cornwall & are near neighbours of the said Applicant, that they are both highly respectable & credible persons, & that their statement is entitled to full credit. The testimony before the Court of a Clerk of a Court would not be obtained without much inconvenience & unrightable expense Frederick W. Olcott, Judge of
Probate District of Litchfield State of Connecticut
I, Phineas Allen, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the forego- ing contains the original pro- ceedings in the matter of the application of John Dean for a Pension. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court this 19th day of August 1832
Phineas Allen Clerk

I George Dibble of Cornwall Litchfield County State of Connecticut of Lawfull age depose and say that in the year 1778 or 9 about the first of August John Dean of Cornwall upon said was Drafted for Service in the Revolutionary War and turned out on the Draft ————— George Dibble Cornwall Sept. 15 th 1832
Litchfield County ss Cornwall Sept. 15 th 1832 Personally appeared George Dibble signer of the above Deposition and made oath to the truth of the same before me Samuel Hopkins Justice of Peace
I Nehemiah Clark of Cornwall County of Litchfield State of Connecticut of Lawfull age depose and say that for more than thirty years past I have lived in the neighborhood and acquaintance with Mr. John Dean of P. Cornwall and believe him to be of good character and have not heard his character was doubted as to truth & veracity and believe his age to be as by him stated and that he served in the Revolutionary War as a Private Cornwall Sept. 15 th 1832 Nehemiah Clark
Litchfield County ss Cornwall Sept. 15 th 1832 Personally appeared Nehemiah Clark signer of the above Deposition and made oath to the truth of the same before me Samuel Hopkins Justice of Peace

I certify that the within named Deponents George Dibble and Nehemiah Clark are well known to me as credible Witnesses
Samuel Hopkins Justice of Peace

I Oliver Burnham of Cornwall in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut do hereby depose and say that I was well acquainted with John Dean of said Cornwall during the Revolutionary War and have been acquainted with him ever since, and that he the said Dean in the Month of June 1777 then residing in said town of Cornwall, enlisted into the service of the United States during the Revolutionary War and belonged to a Company commanded by Edward Rogers Captain and Col. Eno's Regiment of State Troops, and he continued therein until the first of January following I served in the same Company with the said Dean, went with him from here and returned with him after we were discharged at Horn-neck at which place and in that vicinity we were stationed during our tour, I further depose that during the year 1779 the said Dean was in the United States service, but the length of time he served I cannot say, neither do I know the troops to which he was attached That I am well acquainted with the char- -acters of said Dean and know it to be good for truth
Oliver Burnham
Litchfield County ss Cornwall August 24 th 1832 Personally appeared Oliver Burnham Esq. before me and to me known as a Creditable witness and made solemn Oath of the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed in my presence
George Wheaton Justice of the Peace

I Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the County Court within & for the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut certify that Samuel Hopkins Esq. before whom the preceding affidavits of George Dibble and Nehemiah Clarke appear to have been taken was on the 15 th day of instant August & that he now is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County, and that George Wheaton Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit of Oliver Burnham appears to have been taken, is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County, and that the preceding signatures which purport to be those of the said Samuel Hopkins & George Wheaton Esquires, respectively, are genuine & their respective signatures.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of said Court at Litchfield in said County this 24 th day of August A.D. 1832. Frederick Wolcott, Clerk

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Martha Dean's Application for Pension
Widow of John
Coon
Ad July 7 1838
Married 1780
died Dec 24. 1836
Allow $43 33 per ann.
Geo Wheaton Cornwall vt

State of Connecticut County of Litchfield } S.S
On the 5 th day of September A D 1838 personally appeared before the Hon ble Phinehas Allen Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Litchfield in the County and State aforesaid Martha Dean a resident of Cornwall in the County aforesaid 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 th 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" That she is the widow of John Dean who was a private and served in the Army of the Revolution as will be seen by referring to the documents and evidence upon which a pension was granted to the said John Dean under the Act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832, that the said John Dean at the time of obtaining said pension and at the time of his death resided in said town of Cornwall.
She further declares that she was married to the said John Dean on the 12 th day of October Seventeen hundred and eighty, that her husband the aforesaid John Dean died on the 24 th day of December 1836 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninetyfour viz, at the time above stated Sworn to and subscribed on the _____ day and year above written before _____ Martha X Dean Phinehas Allen Judge of Probate for the District of Litchfield

And the said Court doth hereby declare its opinion after the investigation of the matter that the facts stated set forth in the foregoing declara application of Martha Dean are true.
Phoebe H. Miner Judge of Probate
for the District of Litchfield
I Geo. F. Woodruff Clerk of the Court of Probate in & for the District of Litchfield do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Martha Dean for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 6 th day of September A.D. 1838.
Geo. F. Woodruff Clerk

I Frederick Kellogg of Cornwall in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut, depose and say that I am Town Clerk of said town of Cornwall and have the custody of the public Records of said town, upon which Records I find an entry expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows - and I hereby certify that it is a true copy of the Record with the exception of the date -
"This may certify that John Dean and Martha Scott were intermarried October twelfth "12 th " one thousand seven hundred and eighty "1780" per me Hezekiah Gold, Pastor "Recorded Dec. 9 th A.D. 1780 per me Judah Kellogg, Register"
I Frederick Kellogg above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town County and State aforesaid - and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Cornwall with the exception above named as certified by me
Fredrick Kellogg, Town Clerk of Cornwall
State of Connecticut } County of Litchfield } s. Cornwall
Be it known that on the 12 th day of September 1838 before the Subscribed Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Frederick Kellogg Esq. the above deponent and made oath in due form of law to the truth of the facts stated in his said Affidavit
George Wheaton Justice of the peace

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, } ss. Litchfield. LITCHFIELD COUNTY, }
I Origen S. Seymour Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that George Wheaton Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and by Law authorized to administer Oaths and to take the acknowledgment of Deeds . And that his commission was dated on the 29 th day of May — A. D. 1838 and will expire on the 20th day of June, A. D. 1839 and that the signature to the annexed document which purports to be the signature of the said justice is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this
24 th day of September A. D. 1838
Origen S. Seymour Clerk

O. W. & N. Division.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
F. S. M. E. C.
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., November 20, 1895.
Madam:
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of --- John Dean --- 8717714 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.
DATE OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. June 1777 6 mos. Pvt. Edward Rogers Enos Conn. Aug. 1779 7 mos. Pvt. William Stanton Charles Burrill Conn.
Battles engaged in, None mentioned. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Cornwall, Conn. Date of application for pension. August 23, 1830. Residence at date of application, Cornwall, Conn. Age at date of application, Born, Cornwall, in 1758.
Remarks: He married Martha Scott, Oct. 12, 1780, and died Dec. 24, 1836.
Very respectfully,
Mrs. M. A. Dean, 1228 Hinman Ave., Evanston, Ill.
Commissioner.

Pardon this penal I have just changed readiness + have no ink at hand.
D.
1228 Hinnuan Avenue
Evanston Ill.
Commissioner of Pensions
Your statement of Military history of George Spragsteal is received
and is very satisfactory. I wish to get a record of services of John Revolutionary Dean. an Ensign, probably enlisted from Salisbury Conn. perhaps from Cornwall Conn. A pension might have been granted him, if so kindly let me know. Thanking You for past favor I am Respectfully Mrs. M. A. Dean Nov 4. 1895.

Pardon this penal I have just changed residence & have no ink at hand.
D.
1228 Kenmore Avenue
Evanston
Ill.
Commissioner of Pensions
Your statement of Military history of George Spraggett is received
and is very satisfactory
I wish to get a record of series of John Revolutionary Dean
an Ensign, probably enlisted from Salisbury Conn. perhaps from Cornwall Conn. A
pension might have been granted him if so kindly
let me know. Thanks You for part for I am
Respectfully Mrs. M. A. Dean Nov 4. 1895.

1228 Hinman Ave Evanston, Illinois Commissioner of Pensions.
Your Statement of military history of George Sprague is received & is very satisfactory. I wish to get a record of John Dean , Ensign probably enlisted from Salisbury Conn., perhaps from Cornwall Conn., a pension might have been granted him if so Kindly let me know Respectfully Mrs M. A. Dean Nov 4, 1895

John Dean
Admit a parole 13 months $4333
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Dyer which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? let
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? no
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? no
XVI. † Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no  Agree June 16
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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 shewn 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.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
†QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.
Witnesses to service in 1779 must state the particulars of service and means of knowledge
The regulations require in all cases the production of the best evidence

M c Dean Conn t .
Connecticut May 23 d
Coniwall Ct May 11
L Edwards Esq Pension Commissioner Washington City

Mr. Dean Conn.
Connericut May 23 d Norwalk Ct 11
L Edwards Esq Pension Commissioner Washington City

Conneaut Ct May 18 th 1834
J L Edwards Esq - Sir I return John Deans pension papers with the Affidavit of Geo Dibble taken more particularly as to his knowledge also the Affidavit  Certificate of a Clergyman which I believe is all the additional Evidence required, you will notice that I took the pension Affi- -davit and the County Clerk has certified that I am a Justice of the Peace and if you have any doubt as to the fact or that the signature are genuine I will refer you to the Rev J W Hunting of the H Rep
Your Obt Serv t
George Wheaton
As Mr Dean is very poor and I hope the widow will be satisfactory

I George Dibble of the town of Cornwall County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut (In addition to what I have before deposed on the same subject) Depose and say that my age is 78 years that I was well acquainted with John Dean during the Revolutionary War, that I then resided in the town of Cornwall in said Litchfield County where I have resided ever since and that the said John Dean during the Revolutionary War resided in the same town and neighborhood with me and I well remember that the said John Dean was drafted from the Militia about the first of August 1778 or 1779 (I cannot say for certainty which year though it is my impres- sion that it was in the year 1779) to go on a tour of duty in the United States during that he went from home and did not return again until the Spring of the year after, I have always understood that he performed the tour according to the Draft and I have every reason to believe he did though I have no personal knowledge except as above and I further depose that I have long been acquainted with the character of Mr Dean and know it to be good both as to truth and Morality George Dibble
State of Connecticut } Litchfield County } ss Cornwall - Be it known that on the 10 th day of May 1834 before the Subscriber

a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared George Dibble the subscriber to the foregoing affidavit and to me well known as a credible witness and made Oath to the truth of the facts stated in his said Affidavit
Before me
George Wheaton Justice of the peace

I Timothy Stone of Cornwall in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut late Pastor of the first Church and Society of said Cornwall Certify and say that I have been acquainted with John Dean of said Cornwall for about thirty years and it is my belief that his age is correctly stated in his declaration to obtain a pension toward seventyfour years, that he sustains a good character for truth and honesty and that he is reported to have served in the Army of the Revolution
Timothy Stone
State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss Cornwall
Be it known that on the 10 th day of May 1834. Before the subscriber a Justice of the peace for said County personally appeared Rev Timothy Stone a regular Ordained Minister and subscribed to the foregoing Affidavit and made Oath to the truth of the facts therein stated
Before me
George Wheaton Justice of Peace

We Reuben Hitchcock and Ezra Dean of Cornwall in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut Depose and say that John Dean the Husband of Martha Dean died at said Cornwall on the 24 th day of December 1836 and that the said Martha Dean has never married since the death of her said Husband John Dean but now remains sin- gle and unmarried Reuben Hitchcock Ezra Dean
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, } ss. Litchfield. LITCHFIELD COUNTY, }
I Origen S. Seymour Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that
George Wheaton Esquire is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and by Law authorized to administer Oaths and to take the acknowledgment of Deeds. And that his commission was dated on the 29 th day of May A. D. 1838 and will expire on the 20th day of June, A. D. 1839 & that the signature to the annexed document purporting to be his is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this 10 th day of October A. D. 1838
Origen S. Seymour Clerk

We Reuben Hitchcock and Iera Dean of Cornwall in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut Depose and say that John Dean the Husband of Martha Dean died at said Cornwall on the 24 th day of December 1836 and that the said Martha Dean has never married since the death of her said Husband John Dean but now remains sin- gle and unmarried Reuben Hitchcock Yer M c Dean
State of Connecticut } County of Litchfield } ss Cornwall
Be it known That on the 29 th day of September 1838 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid personally appeared the above named Reuben Hitchcock and Iera Dean both known to me as credible witnesses and made Oath in due form of Law to the truth of the facts stated in the above affidavit by them subscribed

Mr. Deane Conn. At June 7. $4333. when paid? Due 24 th Dec. 1835 p d  AAL to that period 1H.

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Cornwall Ct Octoov 15 free
J L Edwards Esqr Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

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Cornwall Ct Oct 15 free
J L Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Cornwall Ct October 15 th 1838
J. L. Edwards Esq r
Sir enclosed are Matthew Deans papers to obtain a pension under the act of Congress of July 7 th 1838
Yours r George Wheaton

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Oct 16 1843.
Mr
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Mar 3, 1843
J L Edwards Esq Martha Dean Commission of Pensions
Washington
City
$43.33 per an
George Wheaton
West Cornwall
Co
West Cornwall Ct Octobr 13 th

52 State of Connecticut } County of Litchfield } s.s.
On this 11 th day of October 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the county aforesaid Martha Dean a resident of the Town of Cornwall in the County of Litchfield aged Eighty two years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 rd March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of John Dean who was a private in the army of the Revolution and served in Col. Roger Ennis Regiment, the annual amount of pension which she received under the act of July 7 th 1838 was Forty three dollars and thirty three Cents, She further declares that she is still a widow -
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before her Martha X Dean mark
George Wheaton Justice of the peace
Litchfield County s.s. West Cornwall October 11 th 1843 I certify that the above named Martha Dean the declarant is personally known to me
George Wheaton Justice of the peace

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, } ss. Litchfield. LITCHFIELD COUNTY,
I Geo. E. Woodruff Assistant Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that George Mercator Ely is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and by Law authorized to administer Oaths and to take the acknowledgment of Deeds. And that his commission was dated on the 8 th day of June A. D. 1843 and will expire on the 20th day of June, A. D. 1844 & that the preceding signa- ture which purports to be his is genuine
Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this 12 th day of October A. D. 1843
Geo. E. Woodruff Assistant Clerk

West Cornwall Ct
October 11 th 1843
J L Edward Esq
Please direct all communications on the subject of this pension to me
George Wheaton

Connecticut  Martha Dean.
widow of John Dean, Deed: who was a pensioner under the Act of June, 1832 and who died on the 24th: December, 1835 of Litchfield In the State of Ct who was a private in the Company - commanded by Captain Roger, - of the Regt + commanded by Col: Canfield in the Connecticut line for 13 Months -
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of May 1839 and sent to Georget  Wheaton, Cornwall, Ct -
Arrears to the 14th of Mar: 1839 $130.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 11 Sept - 21.66
$157.66
{ Act July 7, } { 1838. }
Recorded by Amg Stuart Clerk, Book A - Vol. 1 - Page 175