Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44386, John Clark, Continental (Conn)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Conn)
Clark, John
S. 44386
CONTENTS
b. 1753. enl. in Mansfield, vs. Adolphus, d. 1833 -

17.947-9
Connecticut
Hannah Clark (widow of J. Clark) Ashford in the State of Conn who was a Priv - in the Conn - commanded by Captain _____ of the N.Y. comm. by Col. Durkee in the Conn Troops time for
John Clark
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 40 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Octo. '33 - and Lieut. Ichabod Buckley - Ashford Conn
Arrears to the 4th day of his death - Semi-ant. allowance ending _____
Certificate for widow - $73.66
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Bullen Clerk, Book 60 Vol. 3 Page 30

John Clark
No 5.
No 2.930
3 Pictures to be sent to Deborah Bulkley Esq Ashford Connecticut

State of Connecticut
Windham County ss
on this 23 rd day of July 1832 personally appeared before the county court of the county of Windham aforesaid John Clark a resident of Ashford, Windham County and State of Connecticut aged Seventy nine years, who first being 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 7 th 1832 - That he enlisted in the year 1775. in December, into the army of the United States and served in the Col. Dunder's Regiment of the Connecticut line under the following named officers: Field officers, Col. John Dunder, Lieut. Col. Thomas Knowlton - officers of the company to which he belonged & in which he served were - John Keyes Capt., Fuller 1 st Lieut. Adams 2 nd Lieut. and Ensign Bull - That he served the time for which he enlisted, which was Thirteen months and left the service in Jan. 7. 1777 - That he enlisted as a Fifer and when he enlisted resided in the Town of - Mansfield, state of Connecticut, that he marched from Mansfield to Cambridge in Massachusetts and In the Spring after he went to Providence Rhode-Island, then marched to Norwich, - to New- London then by water to New-York - then to Staten Island - then to Pennington then on to about 30 miles above Philidel- phia - Our regiment crossed the river and took about 8000 Hessians, that he was in the battle and helped take them and that he remained there below Trenton, until released by Col. Dunder -

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity - except the - present, and declares that his name is not on the roll pension roll of any agency in any State, John Clark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year aforesaid before the County Court of the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut
Attest Armin Bolles clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states
Attest Armin Bolles clerk
I Armin Bolles clerk of the County Court in and for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Clark for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 23 d day of July A.D. 1832
Armin Bolles clerk

John Clarke
Dec r -
Widow -
Hannah Clarke
$40 pr year to 9 Jan'y 1833
 80 11111111  5.3.33  33   $11 3,66 
 40-  33. 33  33   43 66 
 40  33 33   73 33  33   73 66 

State of Connecticut Windham County - ss. Ashford Probate District
At a court of Probate held at Ashford within and for said District on the 19 th day of August A. D. 1833. - Present.
Ichabod Buckley Judge -
Then personally appeared in open court before the said court of Probate. Ezra W. Boutell and Oliver Clark, who severally made oath to the truth of the within deposition by them respectively subscribed -
And said Court hereby certifying, that Ezra W. Boutell and Oliver Clark are both of them men of truth and veracity and their testimony is entitled to full credence. And said Court finds, that John Clark late of said Ashford, deceased, died on the 7 th day of January A. D. 1833. and that Mrs. Hannah Clark, is the widow of said John Clark deceased. And said Court further certifying, that the estate of said John Clark deceased, is now in a course of settlement before said court & that said Hannah Clark the widow, is the executrix, named in the last will & Testament of said John, and that she is now living and resides in said Ashford -
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said court this 19 th day of August A. D. 1833. Benj. C. Simmons Clerk.

Ezra W. Boutell of Ashford, Windham County and State of Connecticut of lawful age depose and say that I have lived for several years near the residence of Capt. John Clark late of said Ashford deceased, and that said John Clark died on the 7 th day of January A.D. 1833 the first Monday of that month - That I was at the late residence of said Clark on that day, and saw him after his decease - I further testify and say that Mrs. Hannah Clark is the Widow of said John Clark deceased and further the deponent saith not - Ashford Aug t 19 th - 1833 - Ezra W. Boutell
Oliver Clark of Ashford, Windham county and State of Connecticut of lawful age depose and say that my father, Capt. John Clark late of said Ashford, deceased, died on the 7 th day of January A.D. 1833 and that I was at house, the evening before he died, and on that day - I further testify and say that Hannah Clark still residing in said Ashford, my mother, is the - Widow of said John Clark deceased - and further the deponent saith not - Ashford Aug t 19 th - 1833 - Oliver Clark

THOMAS ALLEN, Clerk.
State of Rhode Island, House of Representatives.
Committee on Education.
ROOM 205.
B. COURT BENTLEY, Chairman.
JOHN WALCH, HORACE N. HASSARD, GEORGE C. CRANSTON,
F. X. LEONIDAS RATTEY, WILLIAM T. DODGE, DAVID J. BARRY.
Westkely, R.I. Mch 17 1903
Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir -
I am seeking the genealogy and Revolutionary War Record of one John Bask of Aslford. Windham Co. Conn. He served in the Fourth Conn. Regiment under Colonel John Druksee (from Norwich Conn.) I have found papers to the effect that he enlisted June 10 th 1777 and served three years acting as fifer a part of that time. Can you give me any information in regards to the date of his birth and war record or veracity of what meager details

I have already obtained.
Have also found record of one John Beck, of Windham Co. Conn. who was granted a Pension 1832 by the Act of Congress approved June 7 th (1832) (Sen. Doc. 1 st Session 23 rd Congress 1833-34) Was this pensioner from Ashford and the man who married Phoebe Russell Nov. 25 th 1792? I will be more than grateful and appreciate any information, however limited, you may be kind enough to send me realizing that mine is only one of thousands of similar inquires you received during a year.
Trusting that I may be favored with an early reply I am
Most respectfully yours
Clark Bently

March 24, 1903 B. Court Bentley Westerly R. I.
44386 INVALID.
Rev.
File No.
44386
John Clark
Prv. In the Conn. Troops
Act:
7 th June 1832
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 84
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Abijah Fuller of Scituate Middlesex County Connecticut, being duly sworn and examined according to Law. Depose and say that I was seventy-nine years of age the 8 th day of last August, that I enlisted into Capt. Thos. Dyer's Company & Regiment led by John Deane Regiments of Continental Troops in the month of December A.D. 1775 for the term of one year We marched to Cambridge and there remained until the British left Boston. Soon after that we marched to Providence in the State of Rhode Island from there to Norwich & New London in the State of Connecticut from there we went to New York by water When we arrived about the first of April 1776 we were quartered in the city about four weeks and from there we were marched out of the city on to Bylands Hill so called. When we remained until the first part of June. From there we marched  crossed over to Bunker Hill When we remained until the Enemy drove us off in the month of October, we next encamped at the town of Bennington and from there we marched up the River to Plattsburg. The English neighborhood there Mile West of Fort Lee, from which place we were routed and retreated through the towns of Newark, Elizabeth Town, Brunswick & Trenton in the State of New Jersey and then crossed the river into the State of Pennsylvania and were quartered in Bucks County the name of the town I have forgotten, where we remained.

until the night after the 25 th of December when we crossed the river seven miles above Trenton & March down to Trenton & defeated the Hessians and took about one thousand - We were under the command of Genl. Washington for a previous to the engagement while Genl. E. Washington was riding in company with Lord Sterling & Genl. Green near our position I heard him conversing with them on the subject of the approaching contest I see the teen start in his eyes - And then recrossed the river again in boats into Pennsylvania and on the fifth day of Jan y we again crossed the river back to Trenton and encamped that night on the bend of the river the latter part of the night we saw - men - our men and at break of day we were in sight of Princeton. We soon met a body of the British Troops and Genl. M c Henry attacked them with his Brigade consisting at that time of only about three hundred and fifty men. and then followed the Battle of Princeton. We were almost surrounded but got out. Genl. Washington reinforced us & the Enemy mounted off from them we mounted & a plain well-planned man. from them to Chatham - When I was discharged the 3 rd day of February 1777. I served and the term of my enlistment & then served four months as a Volunteer which served the term to the afterward 3 rd day of Febry 1777 - and then Reported further says that he has long been well acquainted with Capt John Clark who has recently deceased who belonged to the Town of Ashford. and says that said Clark performed the aforesaid Campaign in the same Regiment

with him the Deponents and further the Deponents saith not. Dated at Kennebec this 16 day of March A.D. 1833. at Bigah  Bigah  Father In presence of Cheeney & Cleveland Oliver Clark
Windham County ss Kennebec March 16. 1833 Then personally appeared Abijah Fuller a man well known to him to be of the most undoubted truth and veracity and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed. Sworn before me Cheeney & Cleveland Justices of Peace
United States of America State of Connecticut
County of Windham ss Windham March 27 (1833) I Joel M. White Notary Public in the County of Windham in the aforesaid State Certify that Cheeney & Cleveland Esqrs before whom the deposition of Abijah Fuller purports to have been taken is a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Windham and has been for several years last past also I am well acquainted with his hand writing and believe his signature to be his genuine hand writing in testimony whereof I have set my Name & Seal at my office the day & year above written
Joel M. White Notary Public

I Armin Bolles Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that Francis J. Cleveland Esq before whom the foregoing Affidavit was made, is duly enrolled as a Justice of the Peace in and for said Windham County, and now is and was on the 16 th day of March 1833, duly authorized to administer oaths &c. That the foregoing signature of his name is in his hand writing, and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his acts as such -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Brooklyn in said County This 20 th day of Augt. A.D. 1833.
Armin Bolles Clerk

War. Department Pension Office August 10. 1833
Sir
The papers in support of the claim of John Clark are herewith returned. The signature and official character of the magistrate before whom the testimony of Mr. Fuller was taken must be certified by the proper officer - which is not a notary Public. It is also necessary that the time of the death of the original claimant and the fact of his leaving a widow and her name be certified under the seal of a court of Record in order that the certificate may issue in her favour.
I am Respectfully Your Obed: Servt J L Edward
Schabod Bulkley Esq Ashford ct