Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25,447, Shubael Crow, Continental (Conn.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental(Conn.)
Crow, Shubael Huldah
W. 25,447
CONTENTS

State of Connecticut District of New Hartford Litchfield County in said State 23 rd day of September  23 rd day of August 1838
On this 23 rd day of August 1838 personally appeared before me the Judge of Probate for district of New Hartford Litchfield County State of Connecticut Widow Huldah Brow a resident of the Town of New Hartford who being first duly sworn according to said act on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions 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 Shubal Brow late of New Hartford who was a soldier in the army of the revolution in a company of cavalry in a Regiment in which Benjamin Talmadge was a Major I heard him say that he was in service in that Regiment for more than four years that he enlisted in said Regiment during the war was taken prisoner & carried into New York and there remained about two months then deserted from the British & again joined his Regiment and served to the end of the war
She further declares she was married to the said Shubal Brow on the 28 th day of March

in the year Sixteen hundred & Eighty five that her husband the aforesaid Skubail Brown died on the 16 th day of September 1879 th that she was not not married to him prior to his leaving the for one but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Sixteen hundred & eighty four (1874) at the time above stated
Hulda Brown
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written before me
Royce H. Miller Judge
And the said Court doth hereby declare its opinion after the investigation of the matter that the facts stated are set forth in the foregoing declaration of Hulda Brown and thus - Royce H. Miller Judge -
I Calvin Cooke Clerk of the Court of Probate in & for the District of New Bedford for as long as hereby certify that foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Hulda Brown of New Bedford for a Pension -
Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of Office this 3 rd day of September 1888 -
Calvin Cooke Clerk

On the first page of this Deposition third line from top the words & figures "3 rd day of September" inserted by me pursuant to the proceedings of taking Depositions State- ment to R. H. Miller Esq.

I Mabel Kellogg of New Hartford Litchfield County & State of Connecticut aged seventy five years testify and say that I was well acquainted with Shubael Brown and his wife Hulda Adair of New Hartford having always lived in the same town & neighborhood with those persons and was present at the marriage of those persons which took place in New Hartford at the home of Capt Elias Kellogg in said town the marriage was solemnized by the Revd Josiah Marsh then the minister of the parish on the 28 th day of March 1785 those persons lived together near me a number of years & had five children three daughters & two sons I have never known any other person in this State of the name of the Shubael Brown except the one above mentioned & further saith not dated at New Hartford the 21 st of August 1838 -
Mabel Kellogg
Litchfield County State of Connecticut New Hartford the 21 st August 1838 -
Personally appeared M c Mabel Kellogg well known to me as a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by her subscribed before me William Battle Just of the peace

Heads to wife name,
Page
WIDOW, &c.
Sept. 27-1900 Earle B. Cross, Com.
File No. 25.447 Hulda Crow Wid of Shubael Crow Brings her Act Feb 2nd 1828
Index: Vol. A , Page 157
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Connecticut 1897
Huldah Crow widow of Michael Crow, deceased
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 16 Sept. 1798 of Litchfield Co. in the State of Connecticut who was a priv. of cav. in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt _____ commanded by Col. Sheldon in the Conn't line for 2 years priv. of cavalry
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 100 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th day of De- cember 1838 and sent to Hon. L. Phelps, S. Reps.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1838 - $250:00 Semi-annual allowance ending
50:00
$300:00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by S. A. Elliot Clerk, Book A, Vol. 1, Page 172

Shubal Crow. Sheldon. Conn: Bounty Land?
a Warrant for land issued in right of Shubal Crow, a private of Sheldon's Dragoons Connecticut line, on the 14 th June 1798
M. Gordon

439. Connecticut.
Wuldah Crow, widow of Shubael Crow who was a Priv of Valley in the Connecticut line for 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of One hundred Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of June, 1843 and sent to
Mr. Howler Wartford, Con.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book 44 Vol. 1 Page 64.
Rep June 20

Declaration of Huldah from late a pensioner under Act of July 1838 in order to obtain a pension under Act 8 March 1843
$100 per ann
Send cut. to — H. Fowler, — Hartford Conn.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3 rd March 1843, granting Pensions for One year to certain Widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 7 1838.
State of Connecticut
Litchfield County ss New Hartford
On this 15 day of May 1843 personally appeared before me Zachariah Spencer a Justice of the Peace for Litchfield County Huldah Crow a resident of New Hartford in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut Age a Seventy-Seven 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 Shubael Crow who was a private of Cavalry in the Army of the Revolution in _____ Regiment and that she received a pension under the Act of 7 July 1838 her certificate bearing date at the War office 14 th December 1838 at the rate of One Hundred dollars per annum terminating on the 11 th of March 1841 which certificate has been surrendered to the Pension Agent in Hartford.
She further declares that she is still a
Widow.
Huldah Crow
Sworn and Subscribed on the day and Year above written Before me
Zachariah Spencer Justice of the Peace
I Zachariah Spencer the magistrate before whom the above named Huldah Crow has executed the foregoing Declaration hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the Declarant & know her to be the widow of Shubael Crow and am fully satisfied of the truth of her Statements.
Zachariah Spencer Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut, Office of Secretary of State.
I do hereby certify that Zachariah Spencer Esq. is, and has been for the six months last past a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Litchfield in said State, duly appointed and commissioned as appears of record in this Office; and that the within signature purporting to be his, is, in my opinion, genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said State, this fifteenth day of May, Eighteen hundred and forty three.
Noah A. Phelps Secretary of State.

I, ROYAL B. HUNNAN , Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,
THAT William Battell Esq is
and for more than two months last past, has been a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Simsbury in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to take the acknowledgment of Deeds and to certify the same; also to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to the official acts and attestations of the said Battell in Court and Country.
In testimony whereof, I have, in my capacity of Secretary as aforesaid, hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the 5 th day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight
And I certify that the signature of said Battell hereto annexed is genuine.
Royal B. Hunnan
Secretary.

I Asa Goodwin of New Hartford Litchfield county & state of Connecticut aged seventy two years
Depose & say that I was born in the Town of New Hartford & lived there all my life knew Shubael Brown who was also a native of the same Town was well acquainted with his wife now the widow Huldah Brown remember of hearing of their marriage which took place two or three years after the revolutionary war & I know it took place by before the year 1794 I presume they were legally married know they had five children two sons & three daughters
I am the Town clerk of the Town of New Hartford & have been for many years I cannot find any record of the marriage of Shubael Brown & Huldah Adams The records of marriages have been very imperfect in the Town for the last fifty years having been but a part recorded The Rev d Jonathan Marsh who was minister of this Town more than fifty years who I presume performed this marriage has been dead a number of years if he ever made any of records of his marriages they can't now be found -
I often heard Shubael Brown say he was a soldier in the army of the revolution that he was in a horse company was enlisted during the war previous to that enlistment & I know he was employ d in the turnpike
I know that Huldah Brown the wife of the late Shubael

is now a widow and has been since the death of her husband which took place near forty years ago.
Asa Goodwin Town Clerk -
State of Connecticut, Simsbury County ss New Britain the 27 th day of August 1838
Personally appeared Asa Goodwin Esq. Town Clerk of the Town of New Britain well known to me as a credible witness & made oath to the truth to the above and within deposition by him subscribed before me
William Battle Just of the peace

I Roswell Marsh of New Hartford Litchfield county & state of Connecticut - aged seventy two years do hereby say that I was born in the town of New Hartford & have always lived there was well acquainted with Shubael Brown who was also born in the same town I knew his wife Huldah Adams I knew they lived together as husband & wife I do know they were legally married they had five children whom I know two sons & three daughters Brown has been dead near forty years since his death his widow has been a widow since that time
I often heard her say that he was in service in the war of the revolution a soldier in a company of cavalry that he enlisted during the war & served to the close
I know he was in the town service under a Capt Merrill previous to enlistment in the horse company
I have never known of any other man in the state of the name of Shubael Brown except the one above mentioned Shubael Brown of New Hartford -
Roswell Marsh
State of Connecticut - New Hartford Litchfield County the 25 th day of August AD 1832 - Personally appeared Roswell Marsh well known to me as a credible witness & made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me Subscribed before me William B. Buel Just of the peace Notary Public

I Shancy Seymour of New Hartford Litchfield County of State of Connecticut aged Twenty five years depon and say I was well acquainted with Shubael Brow late of this Town & his wife Hannah Adams I knew they lived together as husband & wife a number of years & they had five children two sons & three daughters whom I knew & I presume that Brow & his wife was legally married & married soon after the revolutionary war I know Brow died near forty years since & his wife now of this Town has been a widow since his death having never been married since
I was often in company with Brow after the revolutionary war & knew that he was in the team service in the fore part of the war I heard him say he enlisted in a company of cavalry during the war and served until the close the company was attached to a regiment in which the late Benjamin Talcott was a major — I have never known any other man of the name of Shubael Brow in this State except the one above mentioned
Shancy Seymour
New Hartford Litchfield Co. State of Connecticut the 25th of August A.D. 1838 personally appeared Shancy Seymour Esq. of New Hartford well known to me as a credible witness & made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me William Battell Just of the Peace Notary Public

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Leon act 7 July 38 m 85.
adml 2 years - Dragoon 100 $
no deduction
Hon. L. Phelps H. Ren

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 E. Woodruff 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 certificate which purports to be his is genuine
Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this 25 th day of September A.D. 1838
Origen S. Seymour Clerk
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I Henry F. Salmond of the City County & State of New York of lawful age being duly sworn do depose & say that I am a son of Col Benjamin Salmond late of the Town & County of Litchfield Conn; dec d , and am one of his Executors That a certain manuscript book, in the hand writing of my late Father aforesaid, has come into my possession upon the first page of which is the following entry viz
"Regimental Book"
"Containing a list of the names of the Officers & Soldiers "who have belonged or still belong to the 2 d Reg t Lt. Dragoons "Commanded by Col Elisha Sheldon, with the dates of their "appointments & enlistments, Promotions, Resignations etc "with Casualties. - Began with the appointment of the "Regiment Dec r 19 th 1776 & ending with the Revolutionary "Wars. Prepared & kept by
Benj m Salmond Major 2 d Reg t L. P."
Then follows a roll of the names of the Officers & Soldiers & upon the 46 th & 47 th pages are the following headings, & under the headings the following entries in relation to Shubael Crow viz
   Names Rank Time of appointment or enlistment Promoted Term State Town Occupation Stature Complexion Eyes Hair Casualties   feet inches     " 6 th Troops Piv t ... ... ... Conn t ... ... ... ... light ... ... ...   " Shubael Crow ... 16 Jan y 81 ... P.M. do N. Hartford Farmer 5 8 do light light ...  
Dated at Litchfield, Conn, Sept 25 th 1838
H. F. Salmond
State of Connecticut
Litchfield County } ss Litchfield Sept 25 th 1838
Personally appeared Henry F. Salmond to me well known to be who is entitled to credit & who subscribed the above deposition, & made solemn oath to the truth of the same
Before me Geo. C. Woodruff Justice of Peace

Hartford Sept. 23 rd 1848
Sir
I transmit herewith Huldah Frows Declaration to obtain the benefits of the Act of 8 th Feb. 1848. For correct please forward Certificate to my care
I am very Respectfully Your Obs rv .
Henry Fowler
J. P. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2 d February 1848 entitled "An Act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution"
State of Connecticut
County of Litchfield } ss
On this 16 th day of September 1848 before me a Justice of the Peace in for the County aforesaid personally appeared Huldah Crow a Resident of New Hartford in the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut 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 2 d February 1848 granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the Widow of Shubael Crow who was a private of Cavalry in the Army of the Revolution
That she received a pension under the Act of 17 June 1844 at the rate of One hundred dollars per annum
She further declares that she is still a Widow Sworn to and subscribed on the day & year above written
Huldah Crow
Before me
James B. Henderson Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above declarant and she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated in the foregoing declaration
Litchfield County ss. Sept 16 - 1848
James B. Henderson Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut.
I, JOHN B. ROBERTSON, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern, That James A. Henderson is, and since the 20th day of June last past hath been a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Litchfield , in said State, duly appointed and commissioned, having full power and authority by the laws of said State to take the Acknowledgment of Deeds and to certify the same; also to administer Oaths, to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give Certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to his official acts and attestations.
And I further certify, That I believe the foregoing signature of the said James A. Henderson to be genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at Hartford, this 23 d day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight.
John B. Robertson Secretary of State.

I certify that on application for evidence of the service of Shubael Brown I have examined the records of settlement made with the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army and find his name in a settlement with the 2 nd Regiment of Light Dragoons Elisha Sheldon Esq. Col. for the year 1781 Shubael Brown commenced service as a private Jan y 18 1781 - Time of settlement Dec r 31 1781 Making 11 months 13 d and wages $28.15.0 Comptroller's Office Hartford Conn t Aug t 11 1835
Henry Kibboun Comptroller

Oct 29
Hulobah Crow file.
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K. B. 24.
Honorable James L. Edwards chairman of Pensions Washington district Columbia

Torrington 24 th October 1836
Dear James D r Edwards
Dear Sir
On the second of this month I sent into the post office the papers containing the application of the Widow Huldah Brown of New Hartford for a pension for the service of husband Shubael Brown late of the same town you will notice Brown's pension is fully proved by the papers sent a bundle containing the deposition of brother Sam & the certificate of the Rev d Mr Chapman returned for informality in the case of Mr Phelps's application & a certificate from the secretary to confirm the pension of Abialthas Rogers from sending these papers I have had no information from you
The five applications I have forwarded to you during the year past (1837) Mr Jeremiah Rogers Mr Hannah Plumb Mr Joseph Harrington Mr Rhoda Bixby & Mr Huldah Brown the pensions of whose husbands as I think are fully proved & the marriages are attested to by legal witnesses & they all are entitled to full pensions by the acts of long life with

The exception of Mrs Roda Bipee the widow of her husband can't be proved for only fourteen months owing to the death of those who was in the service with him
The applications with the evidence in each case together with the evidence you have from the records in the war office are all proved agreeable to the rules you have prescribed -
These widows have implored me to present their claims to you & are probably as as well entitled to the benefits of the acts of Congress as any who do apply
They are aged and destitute of property and would return it a great favor if you would make an immediate decision in their case
I live with
great respect
your obedient
servant
William Battell

Torrington 27 th September 1835
Hon ble James S Edwards
Dear Sir
Enclosed is the declaration & evidence of Huldah Brown a resident of New-Hartford in this County late the wife of Shubael Brown who was a Soldier in the revolutionary army in Col d Sheldon's Regiment of Light Dragoons you will observe that the certificate of the Controller of this State is that Shubael Brown enlisted into said Regiment the 16 th of Jan - 1781 in making up the accounts of the Regiment for that year he is allowed pay for eleven months & fifteen days - to wit twenty eight pounds fifteen shillings
& you will see by the evidence obtained from the books of the late Col d Talmadge who was a Major in that Regiment that Shubael Brown of New-Hartford was enlisted the 16 th of January 1781 during the war & it appears he served until the close
of I mistake not those men who served during the war were discharged in the month of June 1783 of course Brown served in that Regiment two years & five months you no doubt have Brown's name on the books at the war office & will see that facts

here stated are true
The marriage of H d Crane is fully proved & that she is now a widow that has been from the death of her husband who died in 1798 you will no doubt decide that she is entitled by the act of Congress of July 7 th 1828 to a pension
Yours Sir
Respectfully yours
obedient
Wm. Batchelder

Sir
Hartford May 16. 1843
Herewith I transmit the Declarations of Huldah Crow and Sarah Nop late pensioners under the Act of 7 July 1838 in order to obtain a pension under Act 3 March 1843. If found to be correct please forward their certificates to me
I am very Respectfully Your Obt Serv Henry Fowler
J. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Grew Shubal GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5672 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 14, 1791 To Isaac Bronson
*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.