Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,058, George Cornish, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Cornish, George
S. 15,058
CONTENTS
carded

9763 Connecticut
George Cornish
of Hartford in the State of Conn who was a Private in the Conn commanded by Captain Pettibone of the Regt. commanded by Col. McKim , at in the Conn line for 11 months & 24 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 89 Dollars 32 Cents per a m., to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Feb 1833 and due to B. Ely CL Sinsabaugh
Arrears to the 4th of Ma: '33  $78.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sep: '33  19.66
$98.80
Revolutionary Class Act June 7, 1832 C. C. Miles
Recorded by Book E
Vol. 3 Page 8
Under the provisions of the Act of March April 1838, from 4 th Sep 1841. to 21. Nov. 1841. Agent notified 30 th Sep 1844

State of Connecticut } vs. Simsbury Probate District Hartford County —
On this third day of January, 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate for Simsbury District in said County now sitting, George Cornish, a resident of Simsbury in said County & State, aged 72 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 7th 1832 —
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated, viz.
1st. That in the month of February 1777 I was drafted as a private on a tour of duty in the militia or state troops for three months, in a company commanded by Capt. Abel Pettibone; was marched through Litchfield, Milford, &c, to Peekskill in the state of New York; the said company was put into Col. M c Dougall's Regiment — that he was but a short time at Peekskill, it might be two or three weeks, when said Capt. Pettibone's company was detached & was ordered & marched to White Plains, and at this place he served out the time for which he was drafted (3 months) and was dismissed or discharged. One Major Fish was the officer highest in command while he was at the White Plains — that while he was on this tour of duty the Continental stores at Danbury were burnt.
(For proof of the above, see depositions of David Phelps, Francis Bacon, & Roswell Case.)
2nd. That in the month of June or July 1777 he was drafted as a private on a tour of duty for three months in the militia or state troops, in a company commanded by Capt. David Phelps, & was marched from Simsbury through Hartford, New London, &c to Stonington and to Stonington Point, was stationed at the latter place to garrison a fort & there in said company he served out the time for which he was drafted (3 months) and was then & there with the said company dismissed or discharged.

(For proof of this 2 nd tour of service, see affidavits of David Pheeps, Noah Humphrey & Francis Bacon.)
3 rd . That in the latter part of September 1777, he enlisted as a private to serve on a tour of duty in the militia or state troops, for three months, in a company commanded by Jonathan Humphrey, Jr. Capt. and Lieut. Benjamin Holcomb & Ensign Martin Humphrey - and was marched directly to Hartford, & thence to Fiverton (or Fiverton) in the state of Rhode Island. When arrived to Fiverton, the company was put into Col. M c Lean's Regt n at this time a large body of the American troops was stationed at Fiverton & in the vicinity, under Gen. Spencer. Having served out the time of his engagement (3 months) he was with the said company regularly discharged or dismissed.
(For proof of this 3 rd tour, see affidavits of David Pheeps, Abel Case & Horia Case.)
4 th . That on one of the last days of August or first of Sept. 1779, he was drafted to serve a tour of duty in the militia or state troops for two months in a company of which David Pheeps was Capt. and John Chick, Lieut. & Aaron Moses Ensign - that he was marched through Farmington & New Haven to Stratford, was stationed at Stratford & Stratford old mills, where he served out the time for which he was drafted (2 months) & was regularly discharged or dismissed - that the company was stationed as aforesaid to protect & guard the inhabitants from the depredations of the cow-boys so called & others who would plunder the inhabitants.
(For proof of this 4 th service, see affidavits of David Pheeps & Francis Bacon & Thomas Hoskins.)
5 th - That in December December 1779 he was drafted as a private for the time of thirty six days in the state service & was marched from Simsbury in a company of which Yole Case was

the captain & Peter Rice the Lieutenant, to Albany in State of New York, for the sole & express purpose of bringing part of the artillery which was captured with General Burgoyne, from said Albany to Farmington in Conn. that from the time he was drafted or marched from Simsbury to his return to said Farmington was 24 days - that on arriving to Farmington they fired the national salute of 13 guns - & he was then & there dismissed or discharged.
(Proof of this term of service, see affidavit of Joseph Fuller.)
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
To the interrogatories prescribed by the Department, and propounded to the applicant by the Court, he answers; to the
1st - In Simsbury, August 10th 1760. 2nd. In the family Bible & in the town records of said Simsbury. 3rd - In the town of Simsbury. 4th - Answered before in his declaration 5th - While stationed at Diviston in the state of Rhode-Island, he was, with others on picket guard & went in the night over to the Island of Rhode Island; that before landing the said picket guard was fired at & after landing some firing on both sides - several were wounded but none were killed. That when stationed at the White Plains, he with others were ordered on a patrolling party & went several miles below the lines & that they took a sergeant & two privates, Hessians, prisoners. 6th - That he never received a written discharge. 7th - Rev. Silen M c Lean, William Weather, Esq. & every inhabitant in Simsbury, to many in every adjoining town. George Cornish
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me John D. Pettibon Judge of Probate

We, Allen M c Lean, a Clergyman, residing in the town of Simsbury, in Hartford County, and William Mathew residing in the same town of Simsbury, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with George Cornish, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 72 years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Allen M c Lean
William Mathew
Sworn & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid before me John O. Pittsbon Judge of Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further that the Recd. Allen M c Lean, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the said town of Simsbury; & that William Mathew who has also signed the same is a resident in said Simsbury & is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.
John O. Pittsbon Judge of Probate
I, Benjamin Ely, Clerk of the Court of Probate for Simsbury District, do hereby certify that the foregoing, and the depositions or affidavits hereto annexed, contain the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of George Cornish for a pension. And I also certify that John C. Pettibone, who has affixed his name, in his own proper handwriting as aforesaid, is Judge of Probate for Simsbury District.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this third day of January A. D. 1833.

No 25.050
George Cornish Hartford Co Connecticut
Admitted
11 months & 24 days
11 264 3666 3930
Benjamin Ely Clerk Simsbury District P.O. Connecticut

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
Ticout
A Statement, shewing the Service of George Cornish Hartford Connie
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Died July 1777 3 Private Capt. Pitstone 72 years Witnesses stated, credible   dito July 77 3 Col. McDugal Town of Simsbury & traditional evidence   dito Sept 77 3 Major Fish Conne- likewise   dito Sept 79 2 Capt. Phelps Ticout   dito Dec 79 24 Capt. Humphrey   Col. Medallion   Capt. Cose  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c, Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Navy Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this                      day of                      personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of                      in the county of                      and State, Territory or District of                      aged (c)                      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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)                      , with                      and served in the                      (e) regiment of the                      line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                      of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman residing in the                      and C. D. residing in (the same)                      , who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the                      and that C. D., who has also signed the                      is a resident in the                      and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you a volunteer volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 that 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 shown 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 a 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
☞ The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
John R. Ashton

15058 INVALID.
File No. 15,058
George Cornish Rev. Boer War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 79
[Arrangement of 1870.]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
May 26 th 1843.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same to the Treasury of the United States," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The Executor of George Cornish, decd., a Pensioner on the Roll of the Hartford Conn. Agency, at the rate of Thirty nine Dollars and 32 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1841, to the 21 st Nov. 1841.  Respectfully, yours,
J. Brown B. James Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.

I Roswell base of Simsbury in Hartford County & State of Connecticut being duly sworn according to law, do depose & say that in the year 1777, Eliakim Cotton then of Simsbury was drafted to serve on a tour of duty for three months, in the militia or state troops in the war of the revolution - and that I served as substitute for said Cotton. - The officers of the company in which I served were Capt. Abel Wetmore - Lieutenants Kellogg & Cossit, & Ensign Richard Cote - I was marched from Simsbury through Pittsfield Danbury &c. to Peekskill in state of New York; that not long after arriving at Peekskill the company was detached & we were marched by Brown pond to the White Plains where having served out this term of service I was discharged. - One Major Fish was the highest officer in command at the White Plains while I was on this tour of service -
And I further depose & say that I am & ever have been from my earliest recollection well acquainted with George Cornish of Simsbury, & that he was a soldier with me & did duty with me in the same company under the same officers & for the same time as above stated -
And further the deponent says not while on this tour of duty the public stores were burnt in Danbury, Simsbury, Sept. 1 - 1832.
Roswell base
Sworn to & subscribed in Simsbury this first day of Sept. 1832, before me
John O. Pitkin Judge of Probate
I certify that the abovenamed Roswell base is a credible & disinterested witness -
John O. Pitkin Judge of Probate

State of Connecticut, } Simsbury, Sept. 10-1832. Hartford County - }
I Hosea Case of Canton in the County and State aforesaid, do certify that I am personally well acquainted with George Cornish of Simsbury in said County - that I knew he was a soldier in the war of the revolution & served as a private a tour of three months in the militia of said State, in Capt. Jonathan Humphrey (then Lt.) Company, on a tour of duty in the State of Rhode Island, - that Benjamin Holcomb was one of the Lieutenants & Martin Humphrey the Ensign of said Company - I was a private or soldier in the same company the whole of said time -
Hosea Case
Sworn to & subscribed before me in Simsbury Sept. 10th 1832 - John D. Pettibon Judge of Probate
I certify that the abovenamed Hosea Case is a credible & disinterested witness. -
John D. Pettibon Judge of Probate

State of Connecticut, } ss. Simsbury Sept. 10 - 1832. Hartford County }
I Abel base of Canton in the County & State aforesaid, do certify that I am personally & well acquainted with George Carrick of said Simsbury, and that I do know that in the year 1777, he served a tour of militia duty of three months as a soldier or private in the army of the Revolution - that he was marched from said Simsbury to Tiverton in the State of Rhode Island, in the company of which Jonathan Humphrey, (then for a Humphrey Jr.) was Capt. - Benjamin Holcomb was a Lieutenant & Martin Humphrey was the Ensign. - The above facts I know, for that I was a private or soldier in the same company & served as such during said time or tour of duty, with said Carrick.
John O. Pettibon
Abel X base
Sworn to & subscribed, Mark in Simsbury Sept. 10th 1832.
before me John O. Pettibon. Justice of Probate
I certify that the abovenamed Abel base is a credible & disinterested witness
John O. Pettibon. Justice of Probate

I David Pheps, (formerly David Pheps, Jr.) of Simsbury in Hartford County & State of Connecticut, aged 73 years, being duly sworn according to law, do depose & say, that in February , 1777, some time in the month of February, I was drafted on a tour of militia duty in the war of the revolution, for the time of three months, under Capt. Abel Pettibone, & I was marched through Litchfield, Milford &c. to Peekskill in the state of N. York, & stationed there was for a short time (perhaps 2 or 3 weeks) and was put into a Regiment commanded by Col. M c Dougall; then the said Capt. Pettibone's company was detached & marched to White Plains, & at this place after having served out the three months I was dismissed. One Major Fish was the officer of the highest grade during the time I was at the White Plains. While on this tour, the Continental stores were burnt in Danbury.
And I do further depose & say, that in June 1779 , and further say I was drafted to serve a tour of three months, under Capt. David Pheps, & was marched from Simsbury through Hartford New London &c. to Stonington & Stonington Point, where was a fort, & the company was stationed there & then I served out the time for which I was drafted, & was dismissed at or near Stonington Point.
And I do further depose & say that in 1779, a tour of 2 months  a man at Stratford was drafted I was drafted on a tour of 2 months or more, under Capt. David Pheps; John Erick was one of the Lieutenants, Aaron Moses, was Ensign; was marched through Farmington & New Haven to Stratford; I was stationed in Stratford & at Stratford old mills & served out the whole time of my draft or tour for which I was drafted; being stationed as aforesaid to protect the inhabitants from the cowboys, so called & others, who frequently crossed Long-Island Sound & committed depredations on the inhabitants on the main or Connecticut. And at or near Stratford I was dismissed.
And I do further depose & say, that in 1777 I enlisted

into the state troops or militia, for a term of three months under Capt. Jos. Humphrey, Jr. — The Lieut. was Bonyan in Housatonic & the Ensign was Martin Humphrey — that I was marched from Simsbury as near as I can recollect in the month of September — & passed through Hartford & in a direct course to Foxborough in the state of Rhode Island. The company was put into or made part of a Regiment commanded by Col. — M c Lellan. — A large body of the American Forces were at this place (Foxborough) at this time & under General Spencer.
And I do further depose & say, that I am intimately acquainted with George Cornish of Simsbury aforesaid that we were born & brought up within half a mile of each other, that we have ever lived in the same Simsbury, except the times we were in the army of the revolution; and that he the said Cornish was a soldier with me in all the above mentioned times of duty & in the same companies, under the same officers —
John O Pittsboro
his David X Phelps mark
Sworn to & subscribed, August 27th 1832 —
before me John O Pittsboro Judge of Probate
I certify that David Phelps, the above named deponent, is a credible witness & is disinterested —
John O Pittsboro Judge of Probate

I Francis Bacon of Canton, Hartford County State of Connecticut being duly sworn according to law, do depose & say that some time in the month of February 1777, I was drafted in Simsbury to serve on a tour of duty or service in the militia or State troops, in the army of the revolution, for the time of three months, under the following named officers, viz. Capt. Abel Pettibone, Lieutenants Kellogg & Grafton & Ensign Richard Gage. That immediately after I was drafted I was marched from Simsbury through Pittsfield, Danbury to Peekskill in state of New York; was there put into a Regiment commanded by Col. Mr. Douglass; and in a few weeks our company was detached & ordered & marched by Crown Point to the White Plains; at this place the officer highest in command was Major Fish, at the time our company was stationed there. Having served out this time of service, I was dismissed at or near White Plains. —
And I further depose & say that in the month of June or July I cannot certainly say which, in the year 1777, I was drafted on a tour of duty of three months, in a company commanded by Capt. David Phelps. Isaac Fuller was the Ensign, and according to my recollection Jonathan Noble was the Lieutenant. I was marched from Simsbury through Hartford, Northampton to Stonington & Stonington Point, where was a fort; at the last mentioned place I was stationed & served out my time of service, there I was dismissed.
And I further depose & say that on or about the last of August or first of September 1779 I was drafted on a militia tour of duty of two months, & was marched through New Haven to Stratford in this State. I served this tour of duty & service in a company commanded by the following named officers, viz. Capt. David Phelps, Lieutenants Joseph Goodwin & John Chick & Ensign Aaron Moses. Our company was stationed at Stratford to guard the inhabitants & protect them from the depredations of the refugees, Tories & cowboys, then so called, who committed robberies by plundering the inhabitants of cattle & other things. Having served out this tour of 2 months service I was dismissed at or near said Stratford.
And I do further depose & say that from the days of my youth I have been personally & well

acquainted with George Cornish of Simsbury in the County & State aforesaid and that he did enter the service, in the army of the revolution, at the three times I did, as I have above stated, served the same term of duty, for the same length of time &, under the same officers & same companies with me, and dismissed at same times & places with me. — Further this deponent says not. —
Simsbury, Sept. 1 — 1832 — Francis Bacon
Sworn to & subscribed, Sept. 1 — 1832
before me — John O. Pitkin Judge of Probate
I hereby certify that the above named deponent, Francis Bacon, is a credible witness & disinterested —
John O. Pitkin Judge of Probate

Noah Humphrey - Dep. for Geo. Rains

I Noah Humphry of New Britain, in the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut, aged 88 years, being duly sworn according to law, do depose & say, that some time in the summer of 1777, my father, Noah Humphry, was drafted to serve on a tour of duty of three months, that I took his place as his substitute, in the militia, & was marched under Capt David Phelps who commanded the Company, through Hartford, New London &c; to Stonington & Stonington Point, I did duty in said Company as a fifer, served out the whole of said three months, chiefly at Stonington Point, where was a fort. That I was born & brought up in Simsbury in the County of Hartford, & was & still am well acquainted with George Cornish, who was a soldier in the same company with me, was marched with me as above mentioned, & served out the whole time of three months, & we were dismissed at or near Stonington Point. To the best of my recollection we were marched from Simsbury in the month of June or July (1777). The above tour of duty & service was in the war of the revolution —
Noah Humphry
Sworn to & subscribed August 27th 1832 —
before me John O Pettibon Justice of Probate
I certify that I am personally acquainted with Noah Humphry who subscribed & swore to the above affidavit, that he is a credible & disinterested witness.
John O Pettibon Justice of Probate

I Thomas Hoskins of Simsbury in Hartford County State of Connecticut - being duly sworn according to law declare & say that in the year 1779 I was drafted on a tour of militia service, of 2 months, in the revolutionary war. I was marched from said town of Simsbury, on one of the last days of August or first days of September in 1779, through New Haven to Stratford, in the state of Con. under the following named officers, Capt. David Dike, Lieut. Joseph Goodwin & Ensign John Chick. Ensign Aaron Moses This company to which I belonged, was stationed at Stratford to guard & protect the inhabitants from the frequent plundering & depredation of the cow-boys then so called, & the Tories, who distressed the inhabitants by stealing their cattle &c. for the enemy. - That I served out the time for which I was drafted & was dismissed at or near said Stratford. - And I further depose & say that I am personally acquainted with George Cornish of the same town of Simsbury, and that he was drafted at the same time in Simsbury, that he was marched with me in the same company under the same officers & served at the same place & for the same length of time at same with me & was dismissed at the same time & place that I was - And furthermore this deponent saith not - Dated at Simsbury this first day of Sept. 1832. - John C. Batchelder his Thomas + Hoskins mark
I have to subscribe this first day of Sept. 1832 in Linnburg, before me John O. Stilson. Clerk of Probate
I certify that the abovenamed Thomas Hoskins is a credible witness & disinterested John O. Pettibon Judge of Probate

I Joseph Fuller of Simsbury in Hartford County & State of Connecticut, aged 75 years, being duly sworn according to law, do depose & say, that some time in the month of December 1777 I was drafted as a private for 36 days, and was marched under Capt. Joel Bass & Lieut. Peter Price, from said Simsbury to Albany in the state of New York, for the purpose of bringing part of the artillery which was taken with Gen. Burgoyne, from said Albany to Farmington in Connecticut. The number of soldiers employed in this service I do not recollect, but I have a full & perfect recollection that George Cornish of said Simsbury was one of the privates in this tour of service, & was marched in said company to Albany, & returned in the same & that we were, having brought said artillery to Farmington aforesaid, when we were dismissed, at the end or expiration of 24 days. Joseph Fuller
Sworn to & subscribed in Simsbury in Hartford County this 25th day of December 1832—
Before me John D. Pettibon Judge of Probate
And I hereby certify that the abovenamed deponent, Joseph Fuller, is a credible witness & disinterested,
John D. Pettibon Judge of Probate