Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19,553, Edward Griswold, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Griswold, Edward or Griswold
N. 19,553
Asenath
CONTENTS
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20.323 Utica 202B New York
see letter Nov. 12. 1833 to J. Lawrence N.Y. Pension Agt
Edward Griswold of Saratoga in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp commanded by Captain Stevens of the Regt. commanded by Col. Swift on the line line for 2 Years .
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars 50 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Aug. 1833 and Rev. Dr. D. D. D. D. None
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. $ 160 Pension allowance ending 4 Sep.  40 $ 200
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. C. C. Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 Page 2

Increase
New York Abby 1387.
Asenath Griswold widow of Edward Griswold Conn
who served in the Revolutionary
war as a Private Increase from $46.10 Reduced all former pay
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of Dec 48 and sent to
Hm. C. Blackman Secy of Reps
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 75 Vol. 4
Reported
A. T. ...

In the Matter of Edward Grenold
On Rolls -
May 1 '77 to Jan'y 9 '78
8 mo 9 ds - pri.
18332
May 1 '77 to Jan'y 9 '78
Not found for '81
Adm d
24 mo. pri.
804

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.
STATE OF NEW YORK Tompkins COUNTY, ss.
On this 3 rd day of September personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, Edward Kneeland a resident of the town of Stryker in the county of Tompkins and state of New York, aged seventy 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 and served as herein stated.
That he resided at Killingsworth in the County of Middlesex & State of Massachusetts Connecticut. That in the month of May 1776, the day not recollected, he enlisted at Killingsworth for seven months under Captain Aaron Stevens in the Connecticut State troops. That he does not recollect the Colonel's name. That he marched with his regiment to Skeensborough at the head of Lake Champlain, & there worked in building Row-galleys. That they then went to Mount Independence & were there stationed. That while stationed at Mount Independence they went to Fort Ann after provisions. That while stationed there they had a fight with the British. The British came down the lake in two Schooners & some boats but were driven back. Deponent found out his time was discharged at Fort George on the last day of December 1776 & returned home. Genl Gates Commanded.
That in April 1777 the day not recollected that deponent again enlisted at Killingsworth under Capt. Aaron Stevens in Colonel Benjamin Swift's regiment in the Continental line for eight months. That he marched with his regiment to Pickett's Creek (from there to West Point) and joined the Army under Genl Washington. That he marched in Washington's army into New Jersey. That he was at the battle of Germantown. Genl Washington Commanded the right, Genl McConough the Centre, & Genl Stevens the left. This Deponent was in the Centre division. Was also at Red Bank when that was demolished & helped bring off the cannon. Was at Cheesnut Hill when the News came of Burgoyne's surrender. Served out his time & was discharged the last of December following at Morristown. Got a written discharge signed by

Colonel Herman Swift went home to Killingsworth In the fore part of March 1778 this deponent enlisted in the State guard under Lieutenant Crane & served as guard in Killingsworth for two months - during the time went out on the Sound in boats to prevent the British from landing & stealing
No May following 1778, the day not recollected he enlisted at Killingsworth aforesaid in Captain Johnson's Company for one year - Capt Johnson had Command of the Artillery from Saybrook to Branford - that he served over two months under him but cannot state the precise time - the duty he performed consisted in patrolling the beach preventing the British from landing to plunder. All the men were not wanted & this deponent enlisted about the first of August following out of Captain Johnson's Company into Capt Smith's Company in Colonel Worthington's Regiment of State troops went to Providence in Rhode Island - Enlisted for four months - was stationed with his regiment at the College for the purpose of guarding the inhabitants - had no fighting - Marched from Providence to New London & was discharged about the first of December 1778 & returned home
Another Month of April 1779 the day not recollected one Amos Parmalee was drafted at Killingsworth aforesaid to go into the service for eight months - this deponent went as his substitute & was put into Captain Aaron Sterns Company in Colonel Swift's regiment went to the North River opposite West point & then joined the Army - Crossed the River went into New Jersey to Connecticut farms - Genl Parsons was the Commanding General - Deponent recollects a Regiment at this place called the Congress Regiment - Deponent's Service consisted in guarding the lines - Served out his time & was discharged He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.

on New Years day 1780 Not far from Stone Point- In the Spring of 1780 he thinks in April but cannot remember the day, he enlisted at Killingsworth under Lieut Serane for three months to do duty as guard at that place that he accordingly served as guard for three months & was discharged
That about the middle of September 1781 he went into the Continental Service under Capt. Caleb Baldwin in Col. Swifts regiment as a substitute for his brother John Grinnell who was a soldier that had enlisted during the war that he did duty as such substitute for three months at Stone Point - that his brother returned to the Service about the first of January 1782 This deponent returned
That he has no documentary evidence & all the testimony he can procure is annexed.
He hereby relinquishes any 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
Sworn & Subscribed the day of year aforesaid Sam. Sorell
Edward Grinnell

The following questions were propounded by the Court to the applicant.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
Answer. Born at Killingsworth in Conn t will be 77 next February
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it?
Answer. His father has a record of his age, but he has none
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war; and where do you now live?
Answer. Born at Killingsworth when called into service moved into Berksh er about 42 years ago moved from there to Dryden where he now lives about 25 years ago
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute; and if a substitute, for whom?
Answer. Drafted once - was a substitute once for his brother John Griswold
5. State the names of some of the officers who were with the troops when you served; such continental and militia regiments as 177 th in recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
Answer. Genl Washington Genl Putnam Genl Mc Dougall Belonged to Genl Parsons guard in New Jersey one season Was in the Battle of Germantown Belonged to the Artillery at Fort Independence & Ticonderoga Was at Newport Rhode Island when it was taken by the British Served three campaigns in the regular Service
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
Answer. Had two discharges signed by Col Swift. Had one discharge signed by Capt Johnson of the Artillery - those were mislaid & are lost, but in what way he cannot say
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.
Answer. Benjamin Tucker John West Henry Whitmore
WE, Samuel Robinson a Clergyman residing in the town of Dryden and county of Tompkins and State of New York, and Huldah Carr also a Clergyman residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Edward Griswold who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and that we believe him to be Seventy Six years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed, } the day and year aforesaid, } S. Love clk
Huldah Carr Samuel Robinson
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogations 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 Samuel Robinson & Huldah Carr who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the town of Dryden and county of Tompkins and are creditable persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I Samuel Love Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Tompkins do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Edward Griswold for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this third day of October 1832
Samuel Love clk

State of New York Oneida County. P. John Griswold of Rome, in said County aged 71 years and upwards, being duly sworn deposes and says, that he is well acquainted with Edward Griswold of Dryden, Tompkins County , he being a brother of this deponent — and this deponent further says, that he knows of the said Edward Griswold serving in the Revolutionary war as follows — viz — That in the summer of 1776 he went from Killingworth Conn in Capt Aaron Stevens company — and was gone to the northward about Fort George, Whitehall Fort Independence — about seven months , as this deponent recollects — In the year 1777 — in the spring of the year he enlisted in Capt Aaron Stevens company for eight months , Col Artemas Swifts Reg t  in continental service and served at and about Philadelphia, and was gone about eight months — In 1778, the said Edward Griswold was in the state guard stationed at Killingworth under Lieut Pease — and one Capt Johnson had command of the artillery company, and served about six or seven months — In 1779 — he went again as a substitute for one Amos Parmelee in the state service, and went to Horse neck and served from two to three months , according to my best recollection —
And he was also in the fall of 1779 out at Rhode Island under Capt Smith — Lt Stetson , Ensign Stearns — and served through the fall and winter and served from six to seven months —
1 in continental army, I believe.

In the year 1780, he was again in the Town Guards as this deponent recalls — and in last of 1781 or first of 1782 he was also out as a Substitute for this deponent who was then a Soldier in Capt. Baldwin's Co. 2 d Conn Regt. Col. Benjamin Swift, and served about three months — And the said Edward Griswold was also out at several other times, in the Row-galley Service and otherwise, the particulars of which this deponent does not particularly remember — He served however more or less every year during the War — His whole service amounting to several years. And further this deponent says.
John Griswold
Midda County ss Personally appeared before me this 13 th day of July 1832 the above named John Griswold to me known as a man of credibility, truth and veracity and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit —
B. P. Johnson Com r of Deeds
State of New York Clerk's Office Midda County ss. I George Brown Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Benjamin P. Johnson Esq. before whom the above and within affidavit purports to have been sworn to on the day of the date of the same a Commissioner of Deeds in for said County duly commissioned & sworn and duly authorized by law to administer oaths, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the signature "B. P. Johnson" subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing. Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 17 th day of July 1832. Geo. Brown Clerk

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Alma mater
N.Y.
Recd 7 th July '38
Rejected d. 43.
Rales
enlist: 1 May 77. dish: 9/84 78- 8mo 9.
Comp. 5. 16 13. 25
Chad dog ... 13mo. 25. 4/84
studie act of March 1 43 from 22 March 1843 the day of her husband's death
7/4/40

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows," State of New York
County of Tompkins ss On the sixteenth day of September AD 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber a judge of the court in and for said county Asenath Griswold - - - of the town of Dryden in said County and State, aged eighty Six - - - 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 granting half pay and pension to certain widows," and also a further declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 3 rd March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 1838, and further to obtain the benefit of all the intermediate acts of Congress or Resolutions of Congress explanatory of any such act, between the 7th July 1838 and the 3 rd March 1843.
That she is the widow of Edward Griswold - who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution & a pensioner of the United States, having served under various officers, that her said husband was a pensioner at the rate of eighty dollars per annum. She further declares that she was married to the said Edward Griswold on the 19th day of June 1783. Seventeen hundred & eighty three, that her husband, the aforesaid Edward Griswold died, on the 22 nd day of March 1843 eighteen hundred & forty three; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred & ninety four, viz, at the time above stated -
Subscribed & sworn before me, Asenath R. Griswold this Sixteenth day of September 1843
A. S. Walbridge Judge of Tompkins County Court & Commissioner of the Supreme Court
I certify that the above named Asenath Griswold is a respectable person, that I consider her of the age represented by her and that from her great age & the infirmity consequent to such age she ought not to be asked, or required to appear in open court to make her declaration for a pension
A. S. Walbridge Judge of Tompkins County Court & Commissioner of the Supreme Court
State of New York
County of Tompkins ss Personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the court in & for said county Asa Hunt of Dryden aged Seventy one, & after being duly sworn according to law, deposeth & saith that he has for all his life time been acquainted with Widow Asenath Griswold who is applying for a pension, as the widow of Edward Griswold late a soldier in the war of the Revolution & a pensioner of the United States & that she is the identical widow of the aforesaid soldier & pensioner, that this deponent was at the wedding of the aforesaid parties, the said Edward Griswold & Asenath Griswold & that they were married in June 1783 Seventeen hundred & eighty three & that from that date, they lived together as husband & wife, and as the legal fruit of their marriage, they had one son born in 1784 only twelve years younger than this deponent & that the aforesaid parties had as the further legal fruit of their marriage seven or eight more children born before the year

year 1799 in all  the  children  in all born before the year 1799 according to the best of his knowledge that the aforesaid Edward Griswold was died on the 22 d day of March 1843 eighteen hundred & forty three as far as he knows and that the aforesaid Widow Asenath Griswold who is applying for a pen- sion is the identical person & present widow of the aforesaid Edward Griswold, & who was his wife in 1783 - that the widow Asenath Griswold aforesaid has not since married, but is & has remained his widow
Subscribed & sworn before me this 16 th day of September 1843
Asa Hurd
H. S. Wallbridge Judge of Tompkins County Court, Honorable of the Superior Court
I Certify that the above named Asa Hurd is a respectable person
H. S. Wallbridge
Judge of Tompkins County Court
State of New York
County of Tompkins ss Personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the Court in aforesaid County, Theodore Place of the town of Dryden in said county aged fifty five years who on being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he is personally acquainted with widow Asenath Griswold who is applying for a pension as the widow of Edward Griswold late a soldier in the war of the Revolution & a pensioner of the United States, & that she is the identical widow of the aforesaid soldier & pensioner; that this deponent has known for more than fifty years the said above named parties, viz. Edward Griswold & Asenath Griswold, & this deponent deposeth that they were at that time living together as husband & wife, & that they then had as the legal fruit of their marriage three or four children, that the aforesaid Edward Griswold was a pensioner of the United States & died on the 22 d day of March 1843 eighteen hundred & forty three & that the aforesaid widow Asenath Griswold remains still his widow
Subscribed & sworn before me this 16 th day of September 1843
Thaddeus Pease
H. S. Wallbridge
Judge of Tompkins County
County Court, Honorable of the Superior Court
I Certify that the above named Thaddeus Pease is a respectable person
H. S. Wallbridge
Judge of Tompkins County Court
State of New York
County of Tompkins ss Personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the Court in aforesaid county Abraham Griswold of Dryden in said county aged fifty nine years & on being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith that the widow Asenath Griswold who is applying for a pension as the widow of Edward Griswold is this deponent's own mother & that the aforesaid Edward Griswold late a soldier in the war of the Revolution & a pensioner of the United States was this de- ponent's own father & that his aforesaid father & mother as the legal fruit of their marriage had eight children younger than this deponent, all of the same father & mother & own brothers & sisters to this deponent, all born before the year 1799. Seventeen hundred & ninety nine, that this deponent's father the aforesaid Edward Griswold died on the 22 d day of March 1843 eighteen hundred & forty three, and

That this deponent in other than the aforesaid Asenath Griswold has not since married, but remains the widow of Edward Griswold Subscribed & sworn before me this 16 th day of September 1843 } Abraham Griswold
H. J. Wallbridge
Judge of Tompkins County Courts Counsellor of the Superior Courts
I certify that the above named Abraham Griswold is a respectable person
H. J. Wallbridge
Judge of Tompkins County Courts Counsellor of the Superior Courts.
Answer from Washington to be returned to Arad Joy, Oneida N. Y.
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State of New-York, COUNTY OF TOMPKINS. } ss.
I, Willet B. Goddard , Clerk of the county of TOMPKINS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Henry S. Walbridge Esq whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgement, of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a Judge of Tompkins Co. N.Y. in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said county, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Judge and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgement is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said County, the 19 th day of September 184 5
W. Gottschalk Esq Clerk.

18332
Edward Griswold, Tompkins co. N.Y.
i.j.
Not B. T. Johnson Rome Oneida co. N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 30
1833
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.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Edward Griswold, Tompkins co. N.Y.
   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.     Enlisted May 1776 last day Dec. about 7 Private Capt. Aaron Stevens Col. Notrecollected 76, Middlesex, Connecticut Traditionary.   do 1777 April to December 8 Col. Swift Capt. Stevens { A credible witness proves most of the service as set forth.   do 1778 March 2 State guard, Lieut. Crane   do 1778 May 2 guard Capt. Johnson Employed on the beach   August 4 do. Col. Worthington Capt. Smith   April 1779 8 Col. Swift Capt. Stevens   April 1780 3 guard Lieut. Crane   1781 3 Col. Swift Capt. Baldwin   27.  
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 Naval 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 same 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 drafted, did you 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, as 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, deposeh 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 an 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.
[k] 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 or note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
On Rolls from 1 May '77 to 9 Jan'y '78 not found for '81 or '79

Dryden March 4 th
Feb. 1819
Edwards Griswold was
Born in the yr.
1758 March
February the 11 th 1758
Aenath the wife of E Griswold was born March the 9
A.D. 1758
& were Married June the 17 th A.D. 1783
Abram was born July the 10 th A.D. 1784
Polly was born
May the 7 th A.D. 1786
Aenath was born
December the 13 th
1788 Nancy was born Septem the 16 th A.D. 1790
Charles was born April the 22 nd A.D. 1792
Jerusha was born
February the 26 th A.D. 1794
Edward was born February the 16 th A.D. 1796
Nathan was born
May the 28 th A.D.
1798

Jemima Gris
Edward G
Nathaniel
Polly Stow
Abigail Hogle
Nancy Carr

Arnyha Griswold
1811 62 1757
1812 61
P
1819 61 8
1818 1748
171
1795 1787
0014
1819 1738
0081
1757 26
1743
1819 1730
7029
P
2481
6181
19

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Edward Greenall had file 1900-3
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1776 7 mos. Aaron Stevens Conn.   Apr 1777 8 mos. Aaron Stevens Hezekiah Swift   Feb 1778 2 mos. under Lieut. Crane in the State Guard   May 1778 2 mos. Johnson   Aug 1778 4 mos. Smith Worthington   Apr 1779 5 mos. Aaron Stevens Swift   Apr 1780 3 mos. Lieut. Crane   * Feb 1781 3 mos. Col. Baldwin Swift  
* Let for his brother John Battles engaged in, Fort Ann. Germantown. Red Bank. Red Bank R.I. when taken Residence of soldier at enlistment, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Conn. Date of application for pension, Oct. 3, 1832. His d. was at Residence at date of application, Dryden Tompkins Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, 76 yrs. born at Killingworth Conn. July 2, 1755 - d. 1788 died Feb. 22, 1843 Remarks: Widow married at Killingworth June 19, 1783, Asa Smith. Found also married Feb. 9, 1757. She was allowed pension on an application entered Sept 16, 1842 while a resident of Dryden N.Y. aged 86 yrs. Children: Abiah born July 10, 1782 - d. May 4, 1786; Hannah b. Dec. 18, 1788. d. Sept. 15, 1790; Deborah b. Jan. 22, 1792. Sarah b. June 1794; Edward b. July 16, 1796; Nathan b. May 21, 1798.
Very respectfully

Increase 5808 New York alby.
Asenath Griswold widow of Edward Griswold
who was a Private in the Revolution
Husband died 22 March 1843.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars —
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of Dec. 47 and sent to Hon. E. Blackman We B of N.Y.
[Acts of March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 76 Increased from $46.10 Deduct from pay = ments.

Increase
978
New York
Asenath Gris would Widow of Edward Gris would who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 22 nd March 1843, of Tompkins in the State of N.Y. who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Stevens of the Regt commanded by Col. Swift in the Rev. War for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of Oct. 1848 and sent to Horn E. Black
Total amount! $ 160.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by H. D. Thompson Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 1. Page 159. Increased from $46.00 to $100.00 all former payments. A.D.

Rev
Enc
34 West St., Ilion, N. Y., Nov. 9, 1908.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me the Revolutionary War record of my ancestor, Edward Griswold, who enlisted from Connecticut.
I should also like to know the volume and

page where such record may be found.
Yours truly,
Jennie Carner.

Rev
1928 Nov 19 H. H. L. James C. Turner V.P.M.
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 19553
Adelith Grimsby Widow of Edward Grimsby Dis Newmas
Act: Feb 2d 48
Index:—Vol. A Page 291
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Edward Griswold Albany N.Y. #80, 7 June 1832 to what date was he last paid?
G. L. A.
Prussian Office July 3. 1844 paid to 4 th March 1.843
M. G.

Asenath Griswold under joint resolution of 23 Jan'y: 1845 & act 7 July 1838 —
Adm: c $46.10 per annum from 4 March, 1836 to 4 March, 1841 — sold under act 1843 from 4 March, 1843 to 22 d March, 1843
Single
Trad. Joy Ovid Seneca Co New York
A. Joy Ovid N. York

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the resolution of Congress of the 23 d January, 1845.
Whereas the act of the 30 th of April, 1844, prohibited me from drawing a pension for the same period during which my husband was a pensioner, I now make the following statement under oath, to obtain the benefits of the resolution above mentioned. I am the widow of Edward Griswold who was a soldier in the War of the Rebellion, I have drawn a pension at the rate of Forty six dollars and Ten cents per annum from the 22 d day of March, 1843, and now ask for the amount due me from the 4 th March, 1836, to the 4 th March, 1841, and from the 4 th March, 1843, to the 22 d March, 1843, at which time my pension commenced.
Sworn and subscribed before me,
On this tenth day of February 1845. Asenath X Griswold
Abraham Farmer Justice of the Peace
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual she represents herself to be in the foregoing affidavit.
Abraham Farmer Justice of the Peace
I, Henry B. Weaver Clerk of the County of Tompkins do hereby certify that Abraham Farmer Esq. who has signed the foregoing, is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Tompkins, in the State of New York, and that the above is his signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed my seal of office, this Eleventh day of February 1845 at Ithaca in the State of New York.
Ezra Haver Dept Clerk

Feb 18 1845
P. M. ...
Osceola Florida
Jan 23 1845
My
43-5805
- 5806
1/2/45

Ovid Feb 13th 45
India
I enclose Application for a pension for Asenath Griswold - Respectfully Your Most Ob st Serv t Abad Joy
Hon d J. L. Edwards Com r . of Pensions Washington

Payment to be made at Albany by
Thos. M. Alcott
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of New York
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 2d, 1848, Page 75 Vol. 4 .
Geo. H. Huntington
Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2d, 1848, Abeneth Griswold. widow of Edward Griswold. who was a Private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of forty six dollars and ten cents per annum, commencing on the 4th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 23 rd day of August , one thousand eight hundred and forty eight.
W. L. Marcy
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned.
J. S. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions. By Th. S. Evans.

State of New York } County of Tompkins } ss on this 19th day of August 1848. personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace in and for said County Asenath Griswold a resident of said County who being first duly sworn according to law deposes and states that she is the widow of Edward Griswold deceased, who during his natural life was a Rev- olutionary pensioner under the act of 1832 Congress of 7th June 1832 - at the rate of eighty dollars per annum and that she is in the receipt of a pension at the rate of $46.10 per annum Now the object of this declaration being made is in order to open a claim at the same rate of pension her husband received in lieu of the amount she now receives, claiming on the widows filed in the late husbands Case, and under the resolution of Congress appealed the 1 st July 1848. Sworn and subscribed before me } She further declares she is still a widow on the 19th day of August 1848. }
Asenath X Griswold her mark Abraham Tanner justice of the Peace
I do hereby certify that Asenath Griswold is well known to me and that she is the widow of Edward Griswold who was a Revolutionary pensioner
Abraham Tanner justice of the Peace

State of New York Tompkins County ss I Norman Pattenden Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Abraham Danner Esq before whom the foregoing declaration was made not at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County commissioned and sworn and duly qualified to act as such and further that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and truly believe his signature to the heretofore and the certificate thereunder written is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Ithaca this 28 th day of August A D 1848
N. Pattenden Clerk

Over Aug 22 d '48
Sir
I enclose declaration under the Resolve of Congress of the 1 st July '48 for Annabella Griswold
Respectfully Your Obed t Servt Abad Day
Hon J L Edwards Com d of Parsons

Calo 1808 no
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Slaterville N.Y. July 29

Hon S. S. Edwards:
Statenville July 27th 1848
Sir,
I hand you the Declaration of Asenath Grinswold - She begs to be placed on the pension Rolls again - and would be glad to have her pension increased, if the proof of service will warrant you to do so, She is Certain her husband has done much more service than she has been pensioned for - (Altho the marriage did not take place until a short time before the Army! Disbanded) she remembers distinctly of husband being much in the service. If in review of service you find it not sufficient to allow an increase of pension, she would be very glad to receive the same amount that she has been in the receipt of (forty six dollars and ten cents per annum) I am Sir
Very Respectfully Your. obt. Servt, Ophraim Schutt Statenville Tompkins Co N.Y.

Treasury Department,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
May 1, 1854.
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 at the Treasury of the United States;" and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which Pensioners may receive their pensions from the Pension Agents,
The Adm'r. of Asenath Griswold, dec.
" Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars and Cents per annum under the law of the 2 d Feb'y 1848 has been paid at this Department, from the 11 th of March 1838, to the 15 April 1852.
Respectfully, yours.
1387 48
J. M. [Signature] Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Increase Asenath Knowland wid of Edward N
act 7 July 1838 & Act Resolution of 2 nd July 1848 $80 a
From 4 March 1836 to 4 March 1841. deducting what has been paid at the rate of $46 10 pr annum for same time.
Adm act 3 March 1843
17 June 44 — $80 c
deducting what has been paid — @ $46 10 pr an
Adm act 2 nd July 48
$80 c
deducting what has been paid if any at 46 10 pr
Hon E Blackman House of Reps

V 9770
Alma de la vida
N.Y.
Impresiones
Act 7 th July '38

Aseneth Griswold for an increase from Hon. E. Blackmar
1887-91

9770
Aseneth Griswold, wid of Edward Griswold N.Y.
7 th July 1838
Rejected. died 1843.
Rolls,
enlisted 1 May 1777 disch d 9 " 1778
8mo 9 d Comp. Certif t 5. 16 13.25
6123
Adm d 13 Mo 25 days, p er w at under the act 3 Mar '43 from 22 nd March 1843 the day of her husband's death $44.10
H. H. Sylvester Present.

Ovid April 29 th , 44
Hon Wm S Hubbell
My Dear Sir
I beg leave to inclose the Comptroller's certificate, & a certificate of marriage in the case of Asenath Griswold who applied under the law of 1838 as widow of Edward Griswold, I offer five dollars for a pension certificate through you in one month if justly due, for said widow - I remark that the case has been reported upon & 8 mo. & 9 days service allowed, the inclosed comptroller's certificate will make it up to 14 months - a family record, with a deposition in support of it was mailed in Nov - the certificate inclosed is to the point, after collecting the former proof, the family record mailed in Nov, adding to it the inclosed, I see no objection to a pension, & I make my offer, in the hope of saving time
I am Sir truly Yours Ob d Serv t Israel Loyal

May 4. 1844
Adopter Aseneth Snowball
H. H. Sylvester Present

Washington City D.C. House of Reps. 3 May 1844.
Col. S. H. Sylvester
Did you ever find me some proof in the case of Osenath Griswold & wishes me to take it up I hand it over to you.
With Great Respect Yrs m c ov r Yrs
W. S. Daboll

Clinton Ct. April 2. 1844—
(Dear Sir,
This place was formerly called Killingworth and this church, the first church in Killingworth. A few years since the town was divided and this part called Clinton, and the other part formerly worth Killingworth now bears the original name. Your letter of course went to the present Killingworth, but as the information called for was not to be found on the records of the church in that place , it was forwarded to me, and the following certificate will furnish you the information you ask for—
This certifies, that on examining the records of the Congregational Church in Clinton Conn. (formerly the first church in Killingworth) I find there recorded under date of June nineteenth, One thousand seven hundred and eighty three (June 19. th 1783) the marriage of Edward Griswold with Asenah Hurd—
Enoch S. Huntington. Pastor.
P.S. I have spelt the names as I find them on the record— Yours. E. S. Huntington.

State of Connecticut Comptroller Office Hartford 23 d April 1844
On application for evidence of the service of Edward Griswold, a soldier of the Revolution alleged to have served under Capt Aaron Sturges in 1776 - under Capt Sturges, Col Swift in 1777 - under Capt Johnson, Lt Brown Capt Smith & Col Worthington in 1778 - under Capt Sturges Col Swift in 1779 - under Lt Brown in 1780 & under Capt C. Baldwin & Col Swift in 1781 - I have made search & find as follows - There is on file a "return of the 8 months men - that belonged to the 2 d Ct Court Regt., Commanded by Bradley Col 1779", and among the names on this Return is the following
"Edward Griswold, of Killingly, Command service August 28 th , Expiration of Service January 15 th - 5 months 16 days." - In no other place do I find the name of Edward Griswold, nor do I find the rolls as stated.
Gideon Welles Comptroller

Oct 30, 1843
J
NY. Adolph of Arenatus Griswold
J. L. Edwards Compt of Pension Washington D.C.

Quid Oct 26th 1843
Hon J L Edwards,
Dirin
I enclose such a certificate of the marriage as I rec d from the Post Master, of the marriage of Edward Gris- wold to Asmuth - the present widow Asm- -uth Griswold, in support for her application for a pension
Respectfully Yours Ob d Subt. Brad Joy

Williamsport Pa Oct 13
Dear Mr Brewster P.S.
Acad Gory Esq Ovid Seneca County St of New York

Shillingworth Oct 13 th 1843
Sir Your letter is received - I will give you the you request Certificate, but I do not think it will be of any use - In one instance I rode about 100 miles and prepared Certificate - paid my own expenses - The pension was obtained - but I never received the first cent for all my trouble and some others very similar - There is no record I am yours & Horace Preepfield & the marriage on the Town records at New Haven W.R.
This is to certify that the marriage of Edward Griswold to Asenath Hand, under date of the 19 th of June 1783 and recorded in the church or Parish records in Shillingworth
Horace Preepfield Post Master

9770 A Sep 28. 1843 Asenath Griswold Feb 1843 July 7. 1838 N.Y.
Hon J. L. Edwards Compt of Pensions Washington D.C.

Ovid Seneca Co. Sept 23 43
Hon J. L. Edwards
Dear Sir
I enclose an application of Prof. in the case of Asenath Griswold.
Respectfully Your Ob dt Serv t
Abra Doy

Reported
Col. & Hon. H. S. Conger New York 48.
1387. New York Albany Arenath Griswold widow of Edward Griswold who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 46 Dollars 10. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23. day of August 1848 and sent to Ephraim Schutt. Hateriville Tompkins Co. N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 75 Vol. 4.

Plattsburg N.Y. Sept 22 d 1833
James L Edwards Esq
Sir,
I return the Pension Certificate of Edward Griswold which has probably been sent to me by mistake, as I know of no person by that name.
Yours very respectfully J. Douglas Woodward

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled, "An act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."
STATE OF NEW YORK
County of Tompkins } ss.
On this 17th day of July 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county Asenath Griswold a resident of Ithaca in the county of Tompkins, N.Y. aged (91) ninety one years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Edward Griswold late a pensioner of the United States and that she has been in the receipt of a pension at the rate of forty six dollars and ten cents per annum, that she resided during the Revolutionary war in the Town of Killingsworth Middlesex Co. Connecticut and is fully satisfied that her husband (Edward Griswold) has done more service than she has been allowed for. She now asks. She further declares that she is a widow. (to be placed again on the pension rolls)
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before Asenath Griswold
Abraham Tanner justice of the Peace
I certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit.
Abraham Tanner justice of the Peace
State of New York
Tompkins County ss. I Norman Britten den Clerk of said county do hereby certify that Abraham Tanner Esq before whom the above declaration was made was at the date of the same a justice of the peace in & for said county commissioned and sworn and duly qualified to act as such and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and truly believe his signature to the foregoing and the certificate thereunder matter is genuine as testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county at Ithaca this 22nd day of July 1848
N. Britten den Clerk

the latter declares that she is a widow. Given to and subscribed on the day and year first written above. Elizabeth [unclear] [unclear] 1885
I certify that the above named [unclear] is personally known to me and that she is the same individual who gave a [unclear] dated by her on the foregoing [unclear]
State of New York In Kings County ss. No. 12345 I, Clerk of the Court of Sessions for the County of Kings, do hereby certify that the foregoing [unclear] was acknowledged before me this [unclear] day of [unclear] in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and [unclear] and of the Independence of the United States the [unclear] Elizabeth Schutt Slaterville Kings County

5808
Albany, N. York
Asenath Griswold
widow of Edward Griswold
who was a Private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
46 Dollars 10
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4 th day of March, 1843. when 22. he died
Certificate of Pension issued the
5 th day of July 1844
and sent to H. H. Sylvester
Present
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A,
Vol. 1, Page 260

Ref.
No 82
Certificate issued under Resolution 23 January 1845 at $6.10 per Annum, on the 15 day of April 1845. Commencing 4 March 1843 and ending 22 March 1843, from which time her pension has already been paid under Act 3 March 1843.

9. 178.
Albany New York.
Asenath Griswold widow of Carrard Griswold
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 22 March 1843 of Tompkins in the State of N. York. who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Stevens of the Reg t commanded by Col. Smith in the Penn a line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 46. Dollars 10 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of April — and sent to A. Jay Ovid, New York.
Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by H. S. Evans. Clerk Book Vol. Page

Sharonville N.Y. Nov 14
Nov. 23 1843
Ada evidence
Asenath Griswold
N.Y.
Rev. J. J. Edwards
Home of Persons
Washington St.

State of New York County of Tompkins } ss.
Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the said County Abram Griswold of Dryden in said County aged fifty-nine years after being duly sworn according to law deposes and saith that Edward Griswold late a soldier in the war of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States was the deponent's father and that Asenath Griswold who is now making application for a pension as his widow is the deponent's mother that the attached family record is the old family record of the deponent's aforesaid father and mother and of their marriage and of the ages of their children and that the deponent has full confidence in the truth of it as there is set forth.
Sworn & subscribed before me the 7 th day of November 1843 Nicholas Brown Justice of the peace
Abram Griswold
I certify that the above named Abram Griswold is a respectable person - Nicholas Brown
State of New-York, } ss. COUNTY OF TOMPKINS. }
I, Willet B. Goddard, Clerk of the county of TOMPKINS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY. That Nicholas Brown Esq. whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgement, of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said county, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgement is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said County, the 9 th day of November 1843
M. Gottfriedus Scrip. Clerk.
Quid Nov. 8 th 1843.
Dear Mr. Edwards
In Sir The above deposition & attached family record are in support of the marriage of Asenath Griswold, whose papers were returned to your office October 19 th . Respectfully your obedient Servant A. A. Day p. E. L. Schutt