Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,764, Aaron Case, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Case, Aaron Abigail
R. 1,764
CONTENTS

State of Connecticut, County of Hartford, Probate District of Simsbury
On this 17 th day of October - A.D. 1838 personally appeared before John O. Dellebone Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for the district of Simsbury aforesaid - Abigail Case a resident of Simsbury in said district aged seventy five 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 Aaron Case 2 nd late of said Simsbury deceased who was a private as she verily believes in a regiment raised by the authority of the state of Connecticut, commanded by Col. Beebe and company under command of Capt. Benjamin Mills and that he served therein she has reason to believe for the term of one year from January 1st 1780 to January 1781, and by enlistment.

She further declares that she was married to the said Aaron Gase 2 nd on the twenty fourth day of October then in the year eighteen hundred & eighty five; that her husband the aforesaid Aaron Gase 2 nd  was born & lived  and at said Bensbury on the twenty first December day of July eighteen hundred & eighty two; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the army service; but the marriage took place previous to the to the first day of January eighteen hundred & nineteen four, one , at the time above stated.
Spencer to and after said
John D. Pettibone
Abigail Her Gase Mark
Daniel Grindle
Sworn to & subscribed on the day and year above written
before me
John D. Pettibone Justice of Probate for the District of Linn County

889 Elizabeth Case
Weaver & Gaffie, Attorneys Present.
very special

AFFIDAVIT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY.
STATE OF Connecticut } ss. COUNTY OF Hartford.
Be it remembered, That, on this 29 th day of November A. D. 1852, I, Jacob Case do make known and declare that I am the brother and heir-at-law to Abigail Case, who was the last wife of Aaron Case a Revolutionary soldier, who served
_____ years, under the command of _____ in the forces raised by the State of Connecticut — and that he and his said wife were married about the month of _____ A. D. _____ that he died about the month of December A. D. 1822 and that his said wife also died about the month of February — A. D. 1842 and that a pension of _____ dollars a year was drawn by said _____ on account of said services, and so continued until the year A. D. 18 _____, since which time nothing has been received by either, or the heirs of either of said parties.
And that claimant is now 71 years of age; and it is understood and believed that there are arrearages of Pension, and other claims due for said services: Now, THEREFORE, the true intent of all this is to qualify and irrevocably appoint and empower ALFRED J. WORKS, of New Haven City and County, State of Connecticut,
as my Attorney, with power of substitution, to investigate, substantiate, demand, and receive the avails of, said claim or claims, and to say and do all things relative thereto, as amply as I might do: hereby ratifying every thing said or done by my said Attorney, or his substitute, in virtue hereof; ALSO, revoking all Powers of Attorney, or other authority previously given for any such purposes.
Attest, Lucius I. Barber } In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Abigail L. Spencer } seal, day and date first above named. _____ Jacob Case  L. S.
Subscribed, sworn to, and acknowledged before me, the day and year first above indicated.
Lucius I. Barber Notary Public.

Pension Office
April 23 1853
Sir
The application of Abigail Case widow of Aaron Offon: was suspended because no sufficient proof of marriage or service was furnished. She is now dead and it appears that she left no children. There is, therefore, no claim.
D. W. Pardee Esq Hartford C
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March 21, 1839.
E. Phelps Esq Simsbury, Conn.
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The evidence as to the date of the marriage is unsatisfactory - The proper officers of the town church should certify whether they have records of marriages & births at the designated period & if so whether they appear to be full registers for the events they were intended to perpetuate.
The usual family record if more than 20 yrs. old, duly verified might be sufficient to establish the marriage before June 1794.
Parol testimony as liable to error in relation to the date of such an occurrence should be abundant and should be corroborated by some association in the knowledge of the witness with some event of known date.
The evidence of service in Rev. War 1781 from Feb. or March to Dec. is not sufficient.
The papers are on file in this office.
D. M. Pande Exhibit B o - 1833
Letter in claim of Jonathan Barber N. 17259

in reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Aaron Case  2nd a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
B. 1.764
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Jany. 1780 to Jan. 1781 Pri. Benjamin Mills Bezalel Root Conn.   Not used  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, _____
Date of application for pension, by widow; Oct. 17, 1836.
Residence at date of application, Simsbury Dist., Hartford Co. Conn.
Age at date of application, 75 years.
Remarks: Sol. mar.  Oct. 24, 1785, Abigail Case dau. of  Solomon Case, he died Dec. 21, 1822 at Simsbury Conn. where he was  born & lived. She died in Feby 1842
Suspended  for proof of service and marriage
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

1764
RECEIVED
P.O. Abigail Lee
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Source:  List of suspended claims printed in 1852, shows cause of suspension as follows: "suspended for want of proof of service and marriage"
Attorney: _____
P.O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Abigail Wye mid. Aaron Jett. E. Phelps, M.A. 21: 39 Dr. Purdie Apr 23/1853
1764

80 Ben Mills - Beebee
12/2/1880
Comp l authorized at Jany Session 80 to
serve until next Jany
Barbers case & cause proof of marriage - Town. Clerk's certificate not sworn to but brought by a friend of Duke under the Clerk's Seal

I Thomas Case of Simsbury County of Hartford State of Connecticut, aged seventy four years, do testify and say that I was present at the marriage of Aaron Case 2 nd then of said Simsbury, now deceased, in October AD 1785. He was married by Dudley Pettebone Esq a justice of the peace to Abigail Case daughter of Solomon Case. I further testify that the said Aaron Case 2 nd died several years ago and the said Abigail is now, and has ever since his death remained his widow
Thomas Case
Connecticut, Hartford County, Simsbury js September 18 th AD 1838, Personally appeared Thomas Case, subscriber of the foregoing affidavit, and to me personally known to be a credible witness, and solemnly swears to the truth thereof. Joshua Phelps Just. Officer.

I Thomas Case of Simsbury, County of Hartford, State of Connecticut aged seventy four years do testify and say that in the year 1780, according to my best recollection, I was drafted, soon after I had completed my sixteenth year, from the militia company to which I belonged and proceeded to Danbury where I remained a short time. & thence to Horseneck  2 Kingston where I remained until discharged. & served during the residue of the time for which I was drafted. At Horseneck, I saw Aaron Case 2 nd son of said Simsbury but now deceased, with whom I was acquainted & by blood related. He called to see me at the place where the regiment to which I belonged was encamped, & said that he belonged to Capt Benjamin Miller's company in Col. Beebe's regiment. I further testify & say that I left the said Aaron Case there, and that he did not return until some after I did, perhaps as late as January of the next year and it might be often.
Thomas Case
State of Connecticut Hartford County Simsbury September 18 th A D 1838 personally appeared the above Thomas Case, a person to me known to be credible, & swore to the truth of the affidavit above before me
Asahel Phelps Justice of Peace

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Abigail Cage widow of Aaron
Con.
Act 7. July 38

I, John O. Pettibone, Judge of Probate for the District of Simsbury, in Hartford County & State of Connecticut, do certify that the foregoing & enclosed papers, are the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Abigail Case, of Simsbury in said District, the widow of Aaron Case, 2nd, late of said Simsbury, deceased, for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, in open Court, this 17th day of October 1838. —
John O. Pettibone Judge of Probate for the District of Simsbury
I, Benjamin Ely, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Simsbury, do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Abigail Case for a pension. And I also certify that John O. Pettibone, who has affixed his name in his own proper hand writing as above, is Judge of Probate for the District of Simsbury.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17th day of October 1838.
Benjamin Ely Clerk.

I certify that I cannot find the marriage of Aaron Gass, formerly Aaron Gass 2 nd , of Simsbury recorded upon the records of said town Simsbury October 17 th A D 1838. Moses P. Dorrance Clerk of the town of Simsbury

400H Dec 20 CG
7 July 38
Simsbury Ct Dec 20
Abt Capt
Charles Gog Com d of Engineers Washington D.C.
True

Simsbury Dec r 15 th 1838
Sir
I send the application of Margail Case for a pension.
I am respectfully yours &c D. Phelps

Comptroller's Office Hartford Jan 9 th October 1838
I Henry Kilborn Comptroller of Public Accounts do certify that under date July 4 th 1781 there is charged to War on the books in this Office Dr to one Capt. Benjamin Hills acct pay roll Bulb's reg L. mo. 51758, 7, 10. Henry Kilborn Compt.

I certify that it appears by the records of the State of Connecticut, that the General Assembly thereof, at their session in January AD 1780, ordered two regiments to be raised by voluntary enlistment, and to serve until the first day of January, then next appointed Levi Wells 5 th Col. a commandant of the first, and Barnard Beebe 5 th Col. Com d of the second, and Benjamin Mills a Capt. of one of the companies in said second regiment.
In testimony of which I have hereunto affixed the Seal of this State This 9 th day of October 1888
Noyel Atkinson Secretary of State