Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,456, George Griswold, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Griswold, George
S 17456
Carded
CONTENTS

33.07
Connecticut George Griswold
in the State of Conn: who was a private in the — commanded by Captain — of the — commanded in the Revolution for 2 years. Conn
Issued from H. St.
inscribed on the Roll of Hartford, the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of June 1853 and sent to H. H. C. Triplett
hereas to the 4th of Pensionant. allowance ending
Present
Delivered to S. H. Pugh at the request of Mr. Triplett
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by [Signature] Clerk, Book B. 2, Vol. 3, Page 15

State of Connecticut } county of New London } town of East Lyme
on this 10 th day of
August - 1852 Before me the subscriber W Kellogg - Judge of Probate for the district of East Lyme in said county personally appeared George Griswold a resident of East Lyme who being by me duly sworn deposes & says that he is about 90 years of age that he was born as he believes in the year 1762, or thereabouts, that he enlisted in the war of the Revolution in the Coast Guard service under Capt or Lieutenant Andrew Griswold according to his recollection in the year 1779 or 1780 and was in service until the end of the war That he served in the same company in which Jeremiah Lester Reynolds Johnson Joshua Lester & Sylvanus Griswold served That they all were in actual service nearly if not fully three years & had a most arduous and perilous service to perform That frequently they were obliged to cruise all night to watch the British and to prevent them from crossing over from Long Island to the coast & shores for plunder and intercourse with the Tories That upon one occasion they took a British whale Boat after a great deal of labour That they were constantly in service after they enlisted until the close of the war & is fully satisfied that he performed nearly if not fully three years actual service of the most hazardous nature Having served in 1780. 81. 82 and thinks until 1783 That the said Capt or Lieutenant Andrew Griswold was in service nearly if not all the time That their company was called the Folly Guard There were 12 men in it & They continued in the Coast Guard service from the time of their enlistment until peace That he knows of no one now who can testify to his service except Reynolds Johnson who is yet alive and served as long as he

did as they served together That he has no documentary evidence of his service and that he would have applied sooner for the benefit of the pension laws but That Reynolds Johnson his fellow soldier made application many years ago & did not get his pension Therefore he thought as the service was the same that it would be useless for him to apply for his pension That he has no documentary evidence of his service & makes this declaration to obtain the pension due him for the said service & refers to the testimony of Reynolds Johnson his fellow soldier for proof thereof
George Griswold
Subscribed and sworn to Before me this day and year afirst above written & I hereby certify That the said George Griswold is a respectable resident of this town whose word is entitled to full faith and credit & I verily believe that he served as is stated in his declaration That he is too infirm to appear in open court and that he has always been reputed to be a revolutionary soldier in the war
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this 10 th day of August A D 1852
Isaac Kellogg Judge of Probate for the District of East Lynde

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
N.F. 17456
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of George Guinwald a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1779 or 1780 5 end of war Pvt. Andrew Guinwald in Coast Guard Conn.            
Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, Aug. 10, 1852 His el. al.
Residence at date of application, East Lyme New London Co. Conn.
Age at date of application, born in 1762, month &amp; day not stated
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family
The above noted is the only soldier of this name Conn. Troops found on the Rev War Records of the Bu. except Sgt. George Guinwald who was born in 1753
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Madison - Maine
Feb. 12 - 1922.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: —
Have you any record of George Grinwold (3) son of 1 st Lieut George Grinwold Jr. of Windsor Conn. He served in 8 th Co. or Train-band in 1 st . Reg't of Militia of Windsor Conn. May 24 - 1779. He was born June 8 - 1762 and married Eunice Ingersoll. Was he the Sergeant Geo. Grinwold who was a pensioner in 1832, or did he have any other war service. Can you tell me anything of

his wife Emma Ingenoll, or her family. They had seven children among whom were Henrietta, Sydney, Jane, George Dickson and William Henry.
Yours Truly.
(Mrs. C. S.) Grace Collins Humphreys.
#160 Main Street
Madison - Maine.

Rev. Madison - Maine
March 12 - 1921
Pension Office
Washington - D.C.
Dear Sir:-
I have a family record saying Sergt. Geo. Grinwold, residing in Middlesex Co. was pensioned in 1832.
Was this the same George Grinwold 3rd, from Windsor Ct. who was one of a list of subscribers belonging to 1 st Co. or Train-band in 1 st Reg't of Militia May 24 - 1779. and served at other times during the Rev. War.
Also did the same man serve as Private in Capt. Barker's Co. light infantry of 4 th Reg't. in Ct.

under command of Marquis De la Fayette at the Southward in 1781.
The man I am tracing is Geo. Griswold (3rd) born in Windsor Ct. June 8 - 1762. son of 1st. Lieut Geo. Griswold Jr. (1737-1823) and his wife Mary Hayden (1740-1784).
Can you tell me what his war record was showing Rev. besides serving in 8th Co. or train-band in 1st. Reg't. of Militia. He married Eunice Dugensoll and they had seven children. Can you give me any data regarding her or her family.
Yours Truly
(Mrs. C. S.) Grace Collins Humphreys #160 Main St. Madison - Maine.

17.456 INVALID.
1921 Apr. 14. Hist. Soc. C. & P. Templars 1922 Feb. 18. Hist. Soc. C. & P. Templars
File No. 17.456 George Friswold Rev. Rev. War.
Act: June 7" 89 Index: Vol. 1 , Page 443
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Connecticut } County of New London }
On this 10 th day of August A. 1852 Before me the subscriber a Judge of Probate for the district of East Lyme in and for the county and state aforesaid personally appeared Reynolds Johnson of East Lyme who being by me duly sworn deposes and says That he was a soldier in the war of the Revolution & served in the Coast Guard under Capt or Lieut Andrew Griswold for several years & thinks it was about 3 years actual service under said Griswold That the service was called the Flying Guard & cruised along the shores of Long Island & sound between the mouth of the Connecticut River and the Thames That he enlisted according to his recollection in 1780 & served until 1783 That he knows perfectly well George Griswold who is now applying for a pension for services during the war & has known him ever since That he enlisted in the said Guard & served together during the above mentioned period of time That the George Griswold Jeremiah Lester Joshua Lester & himself & others making twelve in number constituting the crew That they were detailed to intercept the communi- cation between between Long Island & the Connecticut shores & to prevent the British from getting provisions from the shore & That the above named persons all served as he did until the end of the war & refers to his former statements on file in the pension office for the truth of these statements
Reynolds Johnson

East Lyme
New London County ss.
State of Connecticut
The within affidavit sworn to and subscribed before me this 10 th day of August A.D. 1852 before me
J. Smith Kellogg, Judge of Probate for the District of East Lyme

East Lyme Ct Oct 25, 1852
Dear Sir
Our Minister is absent on a journey & I have written to our former Minister now residing in Litchfield Connecticut who is as well acquainted with George Griswold & our family as our present Minister, requesting him to write to you with regard to the particulars you wished if he does not state all you want you can write to him Direct to Rev Herman L. Vaill Litchfield Conn. sent
I have also procured the certificates of three of our most prominent citizens
{ Peter Coe stock Esq Moses H. Warren Town Clerk Edward A. Warren Esq. Yours &c Sylvanus Griswold

Connecticut.
George Griswold. also was a private Connecticut cut troops.
On Oct June 7. 1882.
12 mo private.
$40 per Ann.
On March 4. 1881.
J. F. C. Tiffett, Present.

Litchfield Con. Oct. 28. 1852.-
This certifies that from September 1828 to June 1836. I was Pastor of the congregational Church in East Lyme, Connecticut; - & during the whole of that time, was intimately acquainted with Mr George Griswold of S d East Lyme.- I often heard him refer to events which occurred in that vicinity, - on the sea board, during the Revolutionary War, - in which, I always understood from himself & others, that he, though but a youth at that time, was more or less engaged.- I often heard it remarked also, by aged men who were his neighbors, - when the subject of Pensions was conversed upon, - that if Pensions were to be given according to services rendered to the cause of Liberty, - George Griswold would certainly receive one.- I further certify that as a man of truth & veracity, Mr Griswold is most surely worthy to be believed in any statements or declarations he may make, on this, or any other subject.-
Signed - Herman S. Vail Minister of the Gospel

Brief in the case of Geeye Griswold , New London County and State of Connecticut, act June 7, 1832.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Increase.
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Consulter the Commission, who carefully examined the papers, in connection with the testimony filed in the cases of Jeremiah Lester and Reynolds Johnson, Connecticut Roll Act June 7, 1832 - at $80 per acre. (If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
F. L. C. Trafton, Paris.
Examining Clerk.
Ogden Mills

Declaration of Sec. Printed
No 38. 423
H. H. C. Tipton Present

We the Subscribers do State that George Griswold was by report a Soldier in the Coast Guard in the time of the Revolution and that the said George Griswold in our opinion is & has been considered a man of truth Dated at East Lyme October 25 th A.D. 1852
Peter Comstock Moses H Warren
New London County ss East Lyme October 25 th 1852 Personally appeared Peter Comstock & Moses H Warren signers of the foregoing instrument & acknowledged the same to be their free act & deed by them subscribed before me
M c H Comstock Notary Public

To whom it may concern
This May certify that I have been personally acquainted with Mr George Griswold of this town for more than fifty years and that during the whole term above stated his character for truth & veracity has never been questioned to my knowledge and for a period of forty years past or more the said George Griswold has been & is now reputed to have been a member of a coast guard in the latter part of the war of the Revolution Dated at East Lyme October 25 th A D 1852
Edw d R. Warren
aged 65
New London County At S d East Lyme October 25 th 1852 personally appeared Edward R. Warren signed of the foregoing instrument & acknowledged the same to be a true statement of facts by him subscribed before me
W m H. H. Stockwell Notary Public

Inverness Cannichat Road
George Grosvenor, who was a private Cannichat trip.
See Oct June 7, 1882.
See 2 years private $80 per share
Com. March 4, 1883. Deducting former pay- ment, at $40 per share
J. L. C. Lipton Parent.

Brief in the case of Gray Griswold New London County and State of Connecticut.
act June 7, 1832.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Examined by permission of Chief Clerk.
To the character of the service, see the cases of Reynolds Johnson and Jeremiah Lester , June 7, 1832, Connecticut Roll - and especially the decision of the Secretary of War on the latter.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
H. L. C. Ingleton Present
Examining Clerk.
Wade Nelson

33.072
Connecticut George Griswold
in the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the _____ command by Captain _____ of the _____ command _____ in the for Revolution :
inscribed on the Roll of Hartford at the rate of 40 Dollars _____ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of November 1852 and sent to _____ L. F. C. Triplett Present.
Irreurs to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by R. M. Rae Clerk Book E 2 Vol. 3 Page 15