Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13211, John Grow, Conn.

SERVICE
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Conn.
Grow, John
S. 13211
Carded
CONTENTS

8907
New York
John Grow
at Monroe Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Bacon of the Regt commanded by Col. Hays in the War of the rebellion for 6 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 20 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of May 1833 and sent to L. Adams Rochester
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $41.76 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept " 10.44
$52.20
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book C Vol. 4 Page 20

13.742 Deduction of John Graw of Rindfield New York for a Pension —
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State of New York Monroe County Ys 2
On this second _____
day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for the said county of Monroe now sitting, John Grow a resident of the town of Pumphill in the county of Monroe and state of New York age eighty two 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 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein after stated - That he was born the 9 th day of May 1750 old style in the town of Pomfret in the county of Windham and state of Connecticut That his Birth was registered on the town Books in said town of Pomfret - That he has not nor does he know of any other record of his age except a record in his own family Bible made by himself from a record made in a Bible by his father - That he volunteered and enlisted in the service of the United States in the Connecticut state troops about the first of June in the year 1776 in Captain Asa Barrows company in Col. John Chester's Regiment for the term of seven months and served six months and eight days being then discharged on account of being sick and unable to do duty That he had a written discharge signed by one of the aids of Gen John Sullivan by his orders - That he resided in the town of Canterbury in the said county of Windham - That he marched to New York from New York to Long Island from them to New York city - That the Whitplains was in a battle on Long Island. Recollects that the Sergeant Major's name was Bowner, That one of the Sergeants name in his company was Joseph Scarborough and that there was another Sergeant in his company by the name of Felt - That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can

person who can testify to his service - That he moved during the Revolutionary war from Canterbury back to Pownal, and in February 1779 he moved into the now state of Vermont into the town of then Hartford now Hartland - and in the year 1794 he moved from Hartland to Waterford in the then town of Littleton (now) Waterford in the county of Caledonia in the state of Vermont - From there in the year 1813 moved to the town of Galen in the county of Seneca and state of New York - From there he moved in the year 1815 to the town of Victor in the county of Ontario and state of New York - From there in the year 1820 moved to the town of Purfild in the county of then Ontario now Monroe and state of New York where he now resides - That he is known by Daniel Purfild Henry Fellows Daniel Wilson Jacob B. Bryan William Toan and Elias D. Broom in his present neighborhood who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution - That there was a Regiment of rangers from the state of Connecticut stationed on Valentines Hill about two miles from Kings Bridge after the British took possession of New York, among the officers of which regiment he knew Capt. Dana and Lieutenant Weld - That the regiment to which which he belonged was stationed on Valentines Hill when the British went up East River and landed at Kings point - That Col. Christy was made a commandant, and he took the command of a Brigade to meet the British after their landing at Kings point which was above Valentines Hill
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any 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 John Grow the day and year aforesaid L. Adams Clerk
We Octavius Mason a clergyman residing in the town of Penfield in the County of Monroe and State of New York and Leonard Adams residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Grow who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration - that we believe him to be eighty two 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 to and subscribed Octavius Mason the day and year aforesaid Leonard Adams J. H. D. Clerk
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogato- ries prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states - And the court certify that it appears to them that Octavius Mason who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the said town of Penfield and that John Grow who has also signed the same is a resident in the said town of Penfield and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
James Smith } Samuel Lytle } Judges of Joseph Sibley } the County D } courts of Monroe } County

Leonard Adams Clerk of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Monroe do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Grow for a pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two - L. Adams Clerk

April 24, 1940.
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BA-J/ADT John Grow, S.13211
Mr. Lucius C. Hollister, Sr. 1157 North LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to John Grow, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.13211, based upon the military service in that war of John Grow, the only soldier with the name that is found on said records of this office.
John Grow was born May 9, 1750 (old style), in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut. The names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, John Grow enlisted June 1, 1776, and served six months and eight days as private in Captain Asa Bacon's Company, Colonel John Christie's Connecticut Regiment and was in the battle of Long Island.
He lived in Hartland, Vermont, from February 1779 to 1794.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Penfield, Monroe County, New York.
There are no family data.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the death date of soldier, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the following data: "John Grow, certificate No. 8901, issued May 2, 1833, rate $20.88 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New York Agency".
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

13742 John Gorn
13742
X C. 13742 (not the foregoing statement and the foregoing was with the exception of the last line)
1. Are the papers distinctive as to form or construction, which are in your custody?
2. Is the statement evidence as to the value?
3. Is the statement exhibited by the witness, or is it a photograph of the original document?
4. Where did he receive when he received the document?
5. To whom was it delivered?
Room 2
L. Adams Rochester New York N.Y.
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County
BRIEF in the case of of Monroe
John Grow of Penfield in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 82  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     enlisted 1st June In 1776 6 8 private Gen. John Chester Count Lord Capt Asa Barns  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Long Island  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. S. Wilson Examining Clerk. 9th March 1833

John Brown BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state 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 shewn 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.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡ QUERE XVI.  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 paper 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.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

Copied from a.W. B. May 2-1924.
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July 21, 1931.
Rev.&1813 Wars Section. ADT
Mrs. Olin C. Thompson, 1423 Lexington Avenue, Lawrenceville, Illinois.
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.13211, that John Grow was born May 9, 1750 (old style) at Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut.
While residing in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, he enlisted June 1, 1776 and served six months and eight days as a private in Captain Asa Bacon's Company, Colonel John Christie's Connecticut Regiment and was in the battle on Long Island.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1832 while a resident of Penfield, Monroe County, New York.
It appears in said claim that soldier was a resident of Hartland, Vermont from February 1779 until in 1794.
There are no data as to family.
The above noted soldier is the only John Grow found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
Ans.
May 3, 1934.
E. E. Jones, 611½ Park Road, Washington, D. C.
Sir;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 13211, it appears that John Grow was born May 9, 1750 (Old Style) at Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut.
While residing in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, he enlisted June 1, 1776 and served as a private six months and eight days in Captain Asa Bacon's Company, Colonel John Christie's Connecticut Regiment and was in the battle on Long Island.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1832, while a resident of Penfield, Monroe County, New York.
It appears in said claim, that soldier was a resident

of Hartland, Vermont, from February 1779 until in 1794.
There is no data on file as to his family.
The above noted soldier is the only John Grow found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

informa. as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on e in this Bureau. John Graw S.F. 13211
   DATE OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 1. 1776 6 mos. 8 days Pvt. Asa Bacon John Chester Conn.                                                   
Battles engaged in, Long Island Residence of soldier at enlistment, Canterbury Windham Co. Conn. Date of application for pension, Oct. 2. 1852. His ill. al. Residence at date of application, Penfild Monroe Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, b. May 9. 1750 (old style) at Pomfret Conn. Remarks: There is no data as to family

LUCIUS CLARK HOLLISTER SR. 1157 NORTH LASALLE STREET CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
2/2 3/40
U. S. Bureau of Pensions Records Dept.
Gentlemen:- Will you please send me the information as to Revolutionary war service of John Graves , who applied for pension from Penfield N.Y. Oct 2/1832. I understand he served 6 mos. 8 days of a 7 months enlistment, private in Col. Asa Baccus Co. Col. John Chesters Connecticut Regt. from date June 1, 1776. Was in Battle of Long Island Aug. 27, 1776. Discharged for disability.
I am his great-great-grandson and need confirmation of record to establish claim for membership Sons of American Revolution. Please state volume and page.
Thanking you,
Very truly Yours
Lucius Clark Hollister

LAWRENCEVILLE, ILL.
June 29, 1931.
Rev. War Record Section- Department of the Interior. Bureau of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:-
As Registrar of the local Chapter of the D.A. P's, I am trying to prove up the line of John Gron child of Jacob Gron .
In one place we find that John Gron was on the Pension roll in 1833. Served in Connecticut Militia. Born in Wales. Died in Penfield, N. Y.
Do you have a record of this man? If so, would you please send me a copy of all that you have. If there are any charges, please state.
Sincerely Yours,
Mrs Olin C. Thompson. 1423 Lexington Ave Lawrenceville, Ill.

611½ Park Road.
Washington, D.C. Apr. 1, 1924
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
I am interested in tracing the genealogy of my ancestors who fought in the Revolutionary war. My maternal ancestor, John Grow, of Hartland, Vt. fought in Capt Elias Weldes Company, of that place, one of his sons "Elias Grow" is my Great-great grandfather. I cannot find the record of the marriage of John Grow to Deborah Davidson at Comstock, Ct. the date thereof and the children of such marriage, and as a last resort I have been advised to write your office, as I understand John Grow was a pensioner of the Revolutionary war.
Any information you can give me will be gratefully received. Sincerely, E.E. Jones.

Rev. M.
13211 INVALID.
File No. 13 211
John Grant Dis. Rev. M.
Act: June 1 st 82
Index: — Vol. 1 , Page 153
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1912 Jan'y 26 Hist. to Genl Geo. W. Davis. Letter in S.F. 36 566 Ebenezer Grant. 1924-May 2 Hist. to E.E. Jones 1931 July 21. Hist. to Mrs. Olin C. Thompson 1940 Apr. 24 Hist. to Lucille Hollister A.D.Y.

ROCHESTER OCT 5 N.Y.
13.742
Oct. 11/3
Triumph
Hon. Lewis Cass
Pension office
Secretary of War Washington
free Adm. H. H. C.

In the matter of John Grow for a Pardon
Enclosed are the Proceedings in the court of Com. Pleas of Monroe County -
13/18
Then send the warrant or Writ of return may be made to me at Rochester
Dated Rochester Monroe Co. N.Y.
October 4 th 1832
To the Secy of State -
Respectfully yours A. Smith
L. Adams