Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,857, John Clark, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Clark, John
S. 37857
CONTENTS
b. 1754. near Washington, Conn.

5354 Connecticut Roll 4
John Clark 3 rd Capt Stoddard Private Con n
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut - at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 21 st of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 of Octo 1818 and forwarded to Augustus Pittibone Litchfield. Con n
  Arrears to 4th of  Sep 1818  35.73    Semi-ann. all ce ending  4 th Mar 1819  48.00    Rec d 18 Jan y 1819   $ 83.73  
4 mo 14/30
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
another name continued Washington, Litchfield C.S.
Death date not shown on A.B. S.R.
Notification sent to Frederick Wolcott 9 Oct 1820 Litchfield Con n

State of Connecticut Litchfield County --
John Clark of Washington in Litchfield County, being first duly sworn makes the following declaration for the purpose of procuring the relief granted by the Act of Congress of the last session for indigent Revolutionary soldiers that in the month of May 1777 enlisted into the Company commanded by Capt Nathaniel Hoadley in the 8 Regiment Commanded by Col John Chandler. Connecticut line in the Revolutionary Army for three years or during the War Service that he served Eleven months and then by reason of sickness a furlough was granted to him and have since to return home where he remained until the close of the war and is now in need of assistance from his Country for support - and whereas I have before sent in my Declaration which accompanied this, dated the 21 st of April 1818 in which I threw mistake & forgetfulness stated as having belonged to the 7 th Regiment whereas I in fact belong to the 8 th Regt. in Connecticut line & that I have never given any other Certificate or made any other Declaration & have never had any pension or any Certificate whatever John his Clark mark

State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss Litchfield Dec. 30 th 1818
Personally appeared the within Deponent John Clark and made solemn oath to the foregoing Affidavit by him subscribed Sworn before me
Augustus Pettibone Judge of Litchfield County Court
State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss Litchfield Dec. 30 th 1818
I Augustus Pettibone Esq. Chief Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Litchfield do certify that I administered the foregoing oath to John Clark and from the Evidence exhibited to me I am fully satisfied of the truth of the Declarations made by J. Clark of his Service in the Revolutionary War as stated in his J. Affidavit and full Evidence to my Satisfaction of his Poverty & Indigence & needs assistance from his Country for support & that he comes within the Provisions of the late act of Congress intitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War in testimony — whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the J. court which is a court of record to be hereunto affixed on this 30 th day of Dec r 1818
Hon. John C. Calhoun Augustus Pettibone Judge secretary of war
I Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut, certify that Augustus Pettibone, Esq. is Judge of said Court, that the signature to the preceding Certificate is his hand writing, and that the Seal hereto annexed is the Seal of said Court. December 31 st A.D. 1818.
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk.

A certificate was sent to John Clark of Middlebury, New Haven Co. yesterday , not long since, to the case of the Hon. Jonathan Brace of Hartford - It is believed that J. C. has made two declara- tions -
John Clark, private Connecticut line, 21 st . April, 1818.
found on the rolls of Col. Chandler's regt.
Admitted.  see the other side.
Augustus Pettibone Judge, Litchfield, Conn't. rec d . 30. April, 1818.

I John Clark of Washington in Litchfield County and State of Connecticut on Oath declare and say that some time in the month of May 1777 I enlisted into Capt. Nathan Sledar's Company in the 7 th Connecticut Regt. of the Line in the Continental Army commanded by Col. John Chandler for three years, or during the War and I served eleven Months and then by reason of sickness I had a furlough to come home and I remained until my duty till the end of the War I am very faithfully indebted to you and say so
John D. Clark man.
State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss Litchfield April 21 1818
Personally appeared John Clark the above deponent & made solemn Oath to the above Affidavit that the same is the truth the whole truth & nothing but the truth according to his belief before me
Augustus W. Nitcholson Chief Judge of Litchfield Court of Common Pleas

There certify that the facts set forth in John Clark's Affidavit, we believe are true he is very poor & indigent & we have not the least doubt but that he served eleven months in the revolutionary Army was sick & furloughed till he should recover so as to be able to do military duty - and that he did not recover of his sickness or inability during the War is well known to us
Washington And 13 th 1818
C. and N. Brinsmade Elijah Hazen
State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss Litchfield April 21 1818.
I Augustus Pettibene Esq. Chief Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for Litchfield county do certify that I administered the foregoing oath to John Clark and that full faith and credit is to be given to the foregoing certificate respecting said John Clark, service in the revolutionary War, his Poverty and Indigence and that S d Clark comes within the Provisions of the late Act of Congress, entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary War. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and sealed the Seal of the said Court which is a Court of record & affirmed on the 21 st

of April Anna Dorini 1810
Augustus Pettibone Chief Judge
Hon. John C. Calhoun Secretary of War.

District of Connecticut ss. County of Litchfield, County Court.
On this 4 day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court, being a court of RECORD for said county in said district, having the power to fine and imprison, John Clark 3 d aged 66 years resident in Washington in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows:
I enlisted into the army of the United States in April 1777 into Capt Stockadas Company & Col. Chandler's Regiment. - I was in the battle at Mud Fort and Red Bank - I served during the war and was regularly discharged. - I have received a pension certificate N o 5354 dated 28 th day of October 1818. -
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property, or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Schedule I have no personal property or real - I have no trade or profession; I am a single unmarried man, and before I received a pension was supported by the town of Washington
his John x Clark 3 d Mark

Sworn to and declared on the 21 st day of July A. D. 1820 before said Court
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk
John Clark 32 5334 John Monk
I, Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the County Court, in the county of Litchfield, and State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the court ; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is one  Nothing dollars and cents.
In testimony whereof I have hitherto here set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 17 th day of July 1820
Clerk of the County Court for the County of Litchfield.
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk

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Rec d 28 Jan y 1879 by M. H. by direction of W. Edwards

State of Connecticut } Litchfield County } p Woodbury
Be it remembred That on the 29 day of Dec r 1818 before me Charles B Phelps Esq a Justice of the Peace within and for said County ca personally appeared John Strong Desgrange who being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says That from the Jan 1777 to the 24 Jan 1780 he belonged to and was an Ensign & Lieutenant in Capt Nathan Hoadland's Company. Col John Chandler Regiment being the 8 th Regiment, Connecticut Line. his  my commission was dated in Jan 1777 but he did not join the army until May or June 1777 - and that he knew John Clark a private in said Hoadland's Company who is the same John Clark who is now present at the taking of this Deposition & who now lives in Washington in Litchfield County. That he found said Clark in the at said Company when he joined said Company in May 1777 and who had enlisted as then Dep...

was then informed for three years but the Deponent is not certain but it might be during the war. That said John Clark contin- ued to June through the campaigns of 1777 when was relieved discharged from the army in the latter part of the year 1778 - on the account of sickness
Learn before me
H. B. Phelps Justice of Peace
Simsbury County St. Washington Dec. 29 th 1810. Be it remembered that I well remembered John Clark of Washington after war in the Continental Army in the revolutionary War & in the Reg. t commanded by Col. John Chandler - he is very poor and indigent even to a priest. Dated at Washington Jan. 1811 Elijah Hazen