Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17040, Ebenezer Harrington, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Harrington, Ebenezer Lucretia
W. 17040
CONTENTS

to Hon W. H. Noble
March 26. '38
Copies of papers sent to Hon. Chester Butler, Committee on Rev. Claims, H. R. Feb 19/38
Died Apr 3, 1840
Albany New York Discretia Harrington Widow of Ebenezer Harrington dec.
who died on the 22 nd November 1803 at Cayuga in the State of N.Y. who was a Lieut in the Company commanded by Captain Slaton of the Reg t commanded by Col. Shepherd in the Mass. ts time for 16 months Mass
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 213 Dollars 33 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of May 1837 and sent to J. Gould Auburn N. York.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1837 $1279.95 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep r 106.66
$1386.61
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 rd }
Recorded by M. Addison Clerk, Book 1. Vol. 1. Page 131

Lucetta Harrington
Certificate of Marriage
Agent H Gould Auburn NY

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester ss. Town of Brookfield.
I William Crosby, Clerk
of the Town of Brookfield, aforesaid, do hereby certify that it is recorded in the Records of said Town that the banns of Marriage between Ebenezer Harrington and Lucretia Hill were published according to Law on the twentieth day of April Seventeen hundred Seventy six, & that on the thirtieth day of April Seventeen hundred & Seventy six they were joined in Marriage by the Rev Ephraim Wason of said Brookfield.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Brookfield aforesaid, on the tenth day of March Eighteen hundred & thirty seven.
William Crosby
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester ss. Brookfield March 10 th A D 1837. -
Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester, William Crosby, & made solemn oath that the facts set forth in the foregoing certificate are true. And I hereby certify that he is the Clerk of the Town of Brookfield aforesaid.
Simon Draper Jd. Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester, fs. I, Joseph G. Kendall, clerk of the court of Common Pleas for said County of Worcester, do certify, that Dimeon Draper, Esquire, is a justice of the peace in and for said County of Worcester, and that his signature to the within certificate is in his own proper hand writing. —————
In testimony whereof, I hereto set my hand, and affix the seal of said Court, at Worcester, this Eleventh day of March, in the year 1837. —————
Joseph G. Kendall, Clerk.

1578
Lucetia Harrington
Roll
Capt Layton Col Shepherd Lieut.
1 Jany 77- discharged
1 May 78 - 16mo -
Service prior to 1 Jany 77 - not supported by record or hard copy
Sgt
A Gould
Subm
NY
adm d
10mo Lieut.
213.33.
original - no deduction
1279.98

State of New York Cayuga County } ss On this 2 nd day of March 1837 before the subscriber a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County being a court of record personally appeared Lucretia Harrington of Pratts in said County aged Seventy nine years who being duly sworn dith on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836 That she is the widow of Ebenezer Harrington late of the County of Saratoga in said State of New York who was a Sargeant & Lieutenant in the Army of the Revolution That in the year 1775 the said Ebenezer Har- rington resided in the town of Brookfield in the State of Massachusetts. That about the month of August in said last named year as she believes the said Ebenezer Harrington entered the service of the United States in the company commanded by Capt Reuben Slaton, under Colonel Putnam as she believes. and marched to Boston near which place he was stationed & continued to serve as Sargeant as she believes until about the month of April 1776 a term of nine months when he returned to Brookfield after- wards when he was stationed as a recruiting officer & was engaged in recruiting soldiers for the Army about one year & three months which would be about August 1777 as she believes when he received a commission as Lieutenant in the company commanded by said Captain Reuben Slaton in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Shepherd. (William Shepherd as she believes) and again entered actual service and continued to serve as such Lieutenant for a term of about eighteen months when he was discharged & returned home on furlough as she believes on account of ill health plagued contracted in the said service. That after his said return

he did not recover his health and did not engage in actual service during the said war - She further says that she is unable to state when the said Ebenezer Harrington was during said last term of actual service except that she heard him speak of being at Albany & West Point in the State of New York. That his disability on account of which he returned home as aforesaid was occasioned by an injury received in crossing a river or stream in a boat and a severe cold contracted by being exposed to night air & storms. That said complaint increased upon him gradually until the second day of November 1803 when he died in said County of Saratoga in the fifty third year of his age. That she is still his widow. That she was lawfully married to the said Ebenezer Harrington in said town of Brookfield on the 30th day of April 1776 & not in the face of the year as supposed by Thankful Howland in her affidavit hereto annexed. That she was married by the clergymen of the north Parish of Brookfield (whose name was Ward as she believes but is not positive). That she continued to reside at Brookfield aforesaid until about the year 1789 when she removed to the County of Dutchess in the State of New York where she continued to reside until about the year 1797 when she removed to said County of Saratoga where she continued to reside until the said death of said Ebenezer Harrington and afterwards until about the year 1815. Since which time she has not kept house but has lived in different places with her children & other friends until the present time.
She further says that her said husband

had a commission as such Lieutenant which was kept in the family for a long time after the war & after his decease for some years last when she gave it to one of her sons, who was an officer under Gen Wm H Harrison in the last war and was drowned in the rapids of the Miami whilst in said service, and his papers property & effects have never been obtained by his friends except his belt & sword as she is informed and she can not therefore furnish any documentary evidence of said service.
That as she understood the enlistment of said Ebenezer Harrington was for three years or during the war, and from that fact she supposes him to have been a continental officer but at what time he enlisted as continental soldier or officer she is unable to state. That she has remained the widow of said Ebenezer Harrington ever since his death.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year first above written
John P. Colbeck } her Judge of Cayuga County, Lucretia H Harrington Courts New York. Mark
I the said Judge do hereby certify my my opinion that the said Ebenezer Harrington the husband of the said Lucretia Harrington was a Revolutionary officer & soldier and that she is his widow I further certify that said Lucretia Harrington is very aged & infirm, unable to leave her home & unable to appear in open court on account of such age & infirmity. John P. Colbeck Judge of Cayuga County, Courts New York
Summons to Olden, Justice

Cayuga County Clerks Office so:
I Benjamin F. Hall
Deputy Clerk of said County do hereby certify that the Hon., John P. Hurlbert, before whom the within affidavits were taken, was at the time of the taking of such proof a Judge of said County, Com- missioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Judge and verily believe his sign- nature to said affidavits to be genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said County this 6th day of March AD 1837.
B. F. Hall Dep Clerk

State of New York
Ontario County Town of Seneca ss.
Thankful Howland now of the Town of Seneca in the County of Ontario aforesaid aged Seventy Seven years being duly sworn according to law deposes & saith that Ebenezer Harrington of Brookfield in the State of Massachusetts, was her Brother and was older than herself, that she this deponent was present at the Marriage of Ebenezer Harrington her Brother, to Lucretia Reill, that they were married at Brookfield in the State of Massachusetts - This deponent further saith that she cannot recollect the exact time of the marriage of her Brother to said Lucretia but thinks the marriage took place in the fall of the year. This deponent further saith that her Maiden name was Thankful Harrington, that she was married to Benjamin Howland before the close of the Revolutionary war, that the said Lucretia had three children which were living previous to the marriage of her this deponent to Benjamin Howland. This deponent further saith that she was knowing to her Brother Ebenezer Harrington, going into the service, in the Revolutionary war as a lieutenant under Capt. Ebenezer Dighton, who returned trained recruits for his service, at Brookfield, that he went to Cambridge & Charlestown , that he came home but orlando, thinks he did not go into the service after his discharge. & further this deponent saith not.
Thankful her X Howland Mark
State of New York Ontario County ss.
I Nathan B. Kiddle one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, hereby certify that on this first day of March 1837 personally appeared one Thankful Howland to me made known by the oath of Thankful Powers, to me known and subscribed the foregoing affidavit, by making her marks in my presence being by me duly sworn made oath that the same was true according to the best of her recollection. Witness -
Nathan B. Kiddle, Justice

I certify my opinion that the said Thankful Howland is a person of truth & veracity
Nathaniel B. Kidder Justice of the Peace

STATE OF NEW-YORK, Ontario County Clerk's office, } ss.
I do hereby certify, that Nathan R. Riddell Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the affidavit _____ to which this certificate is annexed, was at the time the said Affidavit purports to have been taken _____ a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly elected and sworn, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his signature as aforesaid to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof , I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, at Canandaigua, this Sixth — day of March A. D. 1837
John D. Dyer Clerk.

State of New York Cayuga County Town of Auburn ss Chancellor Harrington Now of the Town of Auburn in the County of Cayuga afforesaid aged forty three years being duly sworne according to law deposeth and saith that he is the Son of Ebenezer Harrington and Lucretia Harrington, that he is acquainted with the hand writing of Said Ebenezer this deponents father that the family record of Said Ebenezer and Lucretia Harrington is in Said Ebenezer own hand writing that it is there recorded that Ebenezer Harrington was married to Lucretia Hill at Brookfield Massachusetts April 30 th 1776. His age when married was twenty six years and from 9 th of September New Style. Her age when married was eighteen years and from August 15 New Style. Lucy Harrington, was borne April 1 st 1777 on Thursday at 1 O'clock P.M. who was their first child as recorded in said fam- -ily record. Chancellor Harrington this deponent as recorded in said family record was borne on Friday 24 th January at 9 O'clock A.M. This deponent further saith that he knows that Said Ebenezer Harrington was laboring under a disease called consumption from my first recollection until the time of his death which was in the fall of the year 1803. I know that Said Ebenezer my Father was troubled at sundry times by a contu- -tion or rupture on his side below the ribs that it was then, and has been frequently spoken of in the family particularly by this deponents Mother. Benjamin Howland and Thankful How- -land that the origin of said wound was occasion- -ly getting out of a boat when crossing a river in the time of the Revolutionary war. This deponent further saith that he has frequently heard old people in conversation relative to the revolution

well days since he left the army. This deponent further saith that he has heard people of the neighborhood in conversation at sundry times say that they turned out and left their various avocations to defend the port of Boston, mentioning said Ebenezer Harrington as being one of the number. This deponent further saith that he has frequently seen said Ebenezer Harrington's commission as Lieutenant in the war of the revolution. Said commission was kept in the family from my earliest recollection until sometime in the year 1813 when said deponent's Brother by the name of Squire Harrington applied to said Lucretia Harrington our Mother for the commission for the purpose of procuring the bounty lands and she the said Lucretia let said Squire Harrington have said commission about this time this deponent was sent from home to attend school and has never since seen said commission. This deponent further saith that he knows that the said Lucretia Harrington has remained a widow ever since the death of Ebenezer Harrington which was in the year one thousand eight hundred and three and further this deponent saith not -
Sworn this 4 th day of March 1837 before me J. P. Hulbert
Chancellor Harrington
Supreme Commissioner in Cayuga County I Judge of Cayuga County Courts New York I certify my opinion that said Chancellor Harrington is a man of truth & veracity
John P. Hulbert Judge of Cayuga County Courts New York

Reason "Cont" was put on jacket was because no cont. service could be verified in Mass S & H but as Capt Slayton was Cont. in Aug. 1776 - February 27, 1935 & he was under Slayton at that time. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX his serv. must have been Cont.
BA-J/EL Ebenezer Harrington-W.17040
Mrs. James D. Brisbin 2001 N. Grand River Avenue Lansing, Michigan
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of February 1, in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Ebenezer Harrington, of Massachusetts, whose widow, Lucretia, received a pension in 1837 and with which you enclosed $1 cash and six cents in stamps to cover cost of the transaction.
A very careful examination has been made of the papers on file in pension claim, W.17040, based upon service of Ebenezer Harrington in the Revolutionary War and the following data found.
Ebenezer Harrington was born September 9, 1749. The place of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in Brookfield, Massachusetts, he enlisted in August, 1775, served as sergeant in Captain Reuben Slayton's Massachusetts Company and was discharged in April, 1776; he returned to his home in Brookfield and for one year and three months was engaged in the recruiting service; in August, 1777, he was commissioned lieutenant and served as such officer in Captain Reuben Slayton's Company, Colonel William Shepard's Massachusetts Regiment; after serving eighteen months, he received a furlough on account of ill health, returned home and did not re-enter the service. It was stated that he received an injury while crossing a river in a boat; nature of the injury was not stated.
The soldier married April 30, 1776, at Brookfield, Massachusetts, Lucretia Hill. Their marriage was recorded on the records of the town of Brookfield.
After the Revolution, soldier and his wife resided in Brookfield, Massachusetts, until 1789; then moved to Dutchess County, New York, where they resided until 1797; then moved to Saratoga County, New York, in which county the soldier died November 2, 1803.
Left out Col. Patnam whom we don't "thought" was Col. because in Mass O & D. both as & Capt Slayton were in Col. Learned's Regt at this time

After the death of Ebenezer Harrington, his widow, Lucretia, continued to reside in Saratoga County, New York, until 1815, after which time she resided in different places with her children and friends.
She was allowed pension on her application executed March 2, 1837, at which time she was a resident of Brutus, Cayuga County, New York.
She died April 3, 1840, place not shown.
The names of three children of Ebenezer and Lucretia Harrington are shown, as follows:
Lucy Harrington, their eldest child . . . . . born April 1, 1777. Chancellor Harrington . . . . . In March, 1837, he was residing in Cayuga County, New York, and gave his age as 43 years, "born Jan. 28." Squire Harrington . . . . . No data in regard to him.
The widow stated that one of her sons was an officer under General William Henry Harrison "in the late war" and was drowned in the rapids of the Miami River, while in the service but she did not give his name.
In 1837, Thankful Howland, a sister of the widow, Lucretia Harrington, was aged seventy-seven years and lived in Seneca, New York. She stated that she was married to Benjamin Howland before the close of the Revolution.
There are no further family data.
You will note that the data given above were found in the claim for pension and not from any printed volume.
Your stamps were returned to you shortly after receipt of your letter. One dollar, the amount of your remittance in cash, will be refunded in due time. No charge is made for this report.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

mation as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
W17040
Ebenezer Harrington
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.   Capt Ensign Putnam -     Aug. 1775 9 mos. Sgt. Reuben Slayton Mass.   1 yr. 3 mos. Recruiting officer Mass.   Aug. 1777 18 mos. Lieut. Reuben Slayton William Shepherd Mass.  
Battles engaged in, None stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Brookfield, Mass.
Date of wid application for pension, March 2, 1837. Her claim was allowed.
Residence at date of her application, Brutus, Cayuga Co., N.Y.
Age at date of her application, 79 years.
Remarks: Soldier mar. at Brookfield, Mass. Apr. 30, 1776, Lucretia Hill. He died in at Saratoga Co. N.Y. Nov. 2, 1803 aged 52 years. They had three children Lucy the eldest born Apr. 1, 1777; Chancellor aged 43, residing at Auburn, Cayuga Co., N.Y. in 1837, married 3 rd wife. No further data as to family.
Very respectfully,

No date on this letter - MM/185
DBB-A
Mrs. James D. Brisbin, 2001 N. Grand River Avenue, Lansing, Michigan
Dear Madam:
This will acknowledge receipt of your communication of February 1, 1935, enclosing cash in the amount of $1.00 tendered as payment of copying fees and stamps in the amount of six cents.
As stamps are not acceptable for deposit by the Treasury Department they are returned herewith as they cannot be accepted for deposit. Your letter is receiving attention and a reply thereto will be forwarded under separate cover. An Official Receipt representing the amount of cash received is enclosed herewith.
Respectfully,
K. C. BAXTER, Cashier.
1 Enc. EDM/rh

MEMORANDUM PUBLIC VOUCHER FOR REFUNDS
Serial No. 8174 D. O. Voucher No. _____ Symbol No. 891 804
U. S. Veterans' Administration (Department or Establishment, Bureau or Office)
Location: Washington, D. C.
Appropriation or Fund: Special Deposit Account
To Mrs. James D. Brisbin, Address 2001 N. Grand River Avenue, Lansing, Michigan.
Deposit received from the above-named depositor on February 7, 1935 for Copying fees in the case of Ebenezer Harrington, Rev. War W. 17040
has been applied as herein stated and the balance indicated is returned herewith:
Amount of deposit $ 1.00
Applied as explained in "Remarks" below
Amount Balance authorized to be refunded $ 1.00
Remarks:
The amount of this voucher is proper for refund to the remitter since no charge was made for service.
Official Receipt No. SD 5047
LEM:ms
Date MAR 7 1935 , 19____
(Memorandum— Do not sign)
Supervisor, Misc. Unit, Title Accounting Division.
Refund by { Check No. 27212 , dated MAR 13 1935 for $ 1.00 { on Treasurer of the U. S. (Signature of payee) { in favor of payee named above. Cash, $ _____ on _____ Other method, $ _____, _____ (Describe)
FILE IN JACKET R. E. 14 3-21-35

66-stamps returned
Cash 1. 00 end
Lansing Chapter No. 292 Daughters of American Revolution Lansing, Michigan
5047
February 1, 1935.
U.S. Pension Office Washington, D.C.
copying fee
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me a copy of the Military Record (Revolutionary War) of Lieut. Ebenezer Harrington, born 1749, died 1803. His home was in Saratoga County, N.Y. He served in the Mass. Line, I believe.
He married Lucretia (Hill?) April 30, 1776 and His same Lucretia Harrington received a pension in 1837. Will you please

Lansing Chapter No. 292
Daughters of American Revolution
Lansing, Michigan
name Volume and Page where His Pension Record is found.
Enclosed find $1.00 the usual fee I believe.
Very truly yours
Elizabeth M. Brisbin
(Mrs. James H. Brisbin)
2001 N. Grand River Ave.,
enclosure when opened in
Mail Sub. Div. U. S. V. A.
$1.00 in Cash -
6 cents in Stamps,
See,
Michigan
LIEUT. EBENEZER HARRINGTON - REV. WAR. LUCRETIA (HILL ?? ) HARRINGTON - HIS WIFE. SHE RECEIVED PENSION IN 1837.
add MRS. JAMES D. BRISBIN, 2001 N. GRAND RIVER AVE., LANSING, MICHIGAN.

16281 St. 17040 St.
Mount Washington Cemetery
327 SCARRITT BUILDING KANSAS CITY, MO.
Kansas City, Mo., June 19th, 1908.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I am informed that my Great-Great-Grandfather, Ebenezer Harrington, who was a Lieutenant in the Massachusetts troops for a period of sixteen months during the Revolutionary War was a pensioner. Will you kindly supply me with the information in your Department which you may have as to his Military Record and also any information as to his birth and death? If your records show anything as to his family please include that also.
Thanking you in advance, I am
Very sincerely yours,
Independence, Mo., R. F. D. #6, Box 90.
Mrs Lida Roof

The Mechanicville Saturday Mercury.
FOUNDED 1882.
Farrington L. Mead, Editor and Publisher.
OFFICE IN THE MERCURY BLOCK, Corner South Main-st. and Park-ave.
FIVE THOUSAND READERS EVERY WEEK.
CIRCULATION THREE TIMES GREATER THAN ANY OTHER NEWSPAPER IN THE RICH SECTION WHICH CENTERS AT MECHANICVILLE. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00.
Only Newspaper in Town.
Mechanicville, N. Y., March 30, 1899
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: Will you be so kind as to give me some information con- cerning Mrs. Leucetia Harrington, whose husband was an officer in the Revolutionary war? Mrs. Harrington drew an officer's pen- sion somewhere about 1840-45; and re- sided at Weedsport, Cayuga county, N.Y. What was her husband's name and rank? and where did he reside when his name was placed on the pen- sion list?
Any information you may be able to give me, will be appreciated.
Yours truly
Farrington L. Mead

June 14 99 Farrington L. Mead Mechanicville
1908 June 30. Hist. to Mrs. Lida Root. R.F.D.#6. Box 90. Kansas City Mo. A.P. 1935 - Feb 27 - Refunded To Mrs James A. Brink - History To Mrs James A. Brink - E&H
17040
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 17040
Lucretia Harrington Widow of  Elmer Harrington Lieut Genl War
Act July 15 36
Index: Vol. 1 Page 12
[Arrangement of 1870.]

July 15 1852
Col. J. G. Edwards Convent of Pensylvania Washington D. C.

Room of Comm. on Rev. Claims -
Feby. 14, 1850
Col. H. Edwards, Comm. of Pensions.
To enlighten the Comm. in reference to a claim presented in behalf of the him of Ebenezer Harrington it becomes necessary to have a copy of the evidence filed in your Office by his Widow Mrs. Lucetia Harrington. She was placed on the Pension of list of New York 10 or 12 years. Will you please furnish a copy of all the evidence in the case.
Respectfully,
Yours &
Chas. Butler

NY. May 4
file with Lucretia Harrington papers No 1578
Gen James A. Shields
Room 9 Pensins
Washington
DC
FREE

State of New York
Auburn April 28 1837
Sir
Since Enclosing to you the papers in the case of Lucretia Harrington for a pension under the Act of July 4 th 1836 I have sent and procured a certificate & copy of the record of her marriage duly authenticated. Will you please place it with the other papers and examine it in connexion with the claim when under examination?
I remain Sir
Yours Respectfully
J Gould
Hon J L Edwards

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Mark
Mr.
4 July 1836
3 3/4
Rev J. J. Collins
Corner of Pembina
Washington
St. Louis

Auburn March 8 1837
Sir
Enclosed are the papers in support of the claim of Lucretia Harrington widow of Ebenezer Harrington to a pension. She has proof of the marriage & refers to the records for evidence of his service.
Will you please give it early attention & send the result to me I am very Respectfully your Obed Servt
A. Gould
Hon J. L. Edwards
Sent JDN { P.S. Will you please send me a copy of the act of July 4 1836 & the regulations under it. I had one but it has got mislaid.