Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5293, John Hows, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Howe John Howe or
VP 5293
Lucy
CONTENTS

Declaration
State of Vermont Rutland County ss.
On the 18 th day of September A. D. 1848 personally appeared before me Hiram Coleman a Justice of the Peace in the Town of West Haven in & for the County of Rutland aforesaid Mary Hows widow of John Hows deceased of said West Haven & County & State aforesaid Aged 76 Years and upwards - who being first duly sworn According to Law on her Oath make the following Declaration in Order to Obtain the benefit and provisions made by an act of Congress Entitled an act Granting pay and Pensions to Certain Widows as passed by Congress July 7 th A. D. 1838 and all other Existing Acts explanatory of and reading the same
That she this Declarant is now the widow of John Hows aforesaid who died on the 10 th day of April A. D. 1833. in the town of said West Haven aforesaid and since that time she this Declarant has remained single and his said Widow - and that she this Declarant was duly & Lawfully Married to said John Hows her said Husband aforesaid on the first Sabbath of June A. D. 1793 before Doct. Simeon Smith a Justice of The Peace in said Town of West Haven & County of Rutland aforesaid and General Jonathan Orms Jerimiah Cramer and Charlott Shepard and their wives present at her marriage and the above as Declarant believes are still living -
Declarant has no family Record and had a family of 5 Children by her said Husband aforesaid to wit Eldest Deceased was born

in the year 1794 and if living now would be in his 55 th year the next was Alpha she is 53 years old & aforesaid (is dead) The next was John and the next was Lucy and the next Harvey was our last and youngest is upwards of 41 years old
and that her said Husband John Howe resided in the town of the Revolution in the Town of Woodbury in Litchfield County in the State of Connecticut from whence he entered the service and served in the Connecticut State troops during said war of the Revolution as a sife and fife Major as his Commission he received while in said Army as a soldier & fife Major from his Col. will be attached here to which has been said and is now in the possession of said Declarant
and that her aforesaid Husband served under different Officers & Captains - but his principle service she this Declarant now claims Pension for was rendered first Enlistment was for 9 months under Capt. and Col. Hinman and the said service was rendered at Fort Liconderoga in the year 1775 in the State of New York
The next service was in the year of 1776 enlisted for 9 months under Lieut. Col. Hudson a recruiting officer and was attached to the Company of Captain Hand and under Col. Silliman and served first to New York and from there was carried by water to the City of New York and from there to Long Island to Reunite the army at Flatbush and met the Army retreating and went to the City of Brooklyn and to Harlem and joined the main Army from there marched to White Plains was in the Battle of White Plains and about one week after the battle they marched to Fishkill to York State where her said husband was discharged at the expiration of his said 9 months service aforesaid
and in the year 1777 he went as a volunteer under Capt. Hudson Col. Silliman and marched to Poughkeepsie aforesaid from there was called to Danbury and marched to Bedford at the time Danbury was burnt - to Reunite the Army but was too late met the Army at Bedford and marched and her maiden name was Lucy Hambleton before she was married to her said Husband John Howe

back again to said Peeks kill and was discharged & served three months on this tour under said Capt Judson & Lieutenant Col Joshua Porter who Commanded Col, Mostly were absent the great part of the time.
next Service under Capt Hynolds Volunteer to go to Fairfield where there was an alarm for 5 weeks Service at Fairfield ————— first Service 9 months Second Service 9 months Third Service 13 months 4 Services 5 weeks
Declarant further says that her Husband aforesaid John Howe prepared a Declaration in Order to apply for a Pension to the United States for the above said Services in the year A.D. 1832 and he died before said Declaration was Executed and said Declaration is now in the Posses- sion of said Declarant from which the above named Services has been Carefully drawn of and set forth in this Declaration as was put in by her said Hus- band aforesaid and Declarant further says that she has heard her said aforesaid Husband relate to her and to others on many numerous Occasions that he served and the above named Services as stated above & Declarant says that the reason was for her not apply- ing before was that they made efforts were since the death of her said Husband to prove said Services & she now believes she shall be able to sustain & adduce Testimony & proof &c
She this Declarant further saith that her said Husband died as aforesaid in said Town of Westham on the 10th day of April 1833 and that she was Lawfully Married to her said Husband as aforesaid on the first Sabbath day of June 1793 before said Deet Smith a Justice of the Peace as aforesaid and that her said Husband was not a Pensioner at the time of his death but had made out his Application and died shortly after and the Declaration as it was made by her said Husband is now in the possession of said Declarant and she now applies for said Pension. She is entitled to as aforesaid & that her Maiden name was Lucy Montville before she was Married to her said Husband John Howe — note two lines are struck out and inserted on the Declaration Containing the latter part & bottom of said Declaration as above expressing her maiden name as above before Execution Subscribed and sworn before me on the 18th day of September

A. D. 1848 and I Certify that I am well acquainted with said Declarant said widow of said John Hous and have full Confidence in her Claim as set forth in the foregoing Declaration as I have been well acquainted with her said husband of the name who was recognized as having been a soldier in the war of the Revolution (She does not write her name but is old and infirm and made her cross mark)
her Lucy X Hous mark
Hiram Calhoun Justice Peace
witness present
Julius C. Norton
Widow Lucy Hous Declaration

State of Vermont Rutland County } to
On the 18 th day of September A. D. 1848. Personally appeared before me Hiram Coleman a justice of the Peace in the Town of West Haven & for the County of Rutland aforesaid Lemina Brann of said Town of West Haven & County of Rutland aforesaid Aged 79 years and upwards who being first duly sworn according to Law doth Depose and say That she was well acquainted with John Haws and Lucy his wife and that she this Deponent was present at their wedding and that said John Haws and Lucy Mansville aforesaid were duly and lawfully married in my presence before Simeon Smith a justice of the Peace in said Town of West Haven & aforesaid County of Rutland on or in the summer of 1793 in the month of June - said Deponent recollects the date & year from her youngest child as she had then received and left at home when she attended said marriage and wedding as aforesaid and from her own mind and the age of her said child at that time she is satisfied she is correct as to the year and date of the said marriage of said John and Lucy as aforesaid as Deponent saw them join hands & solemnize said marriage as aforesaid and said Lucy & John Haws her husband lived together in all the relations of husband and wife up to the time of the death of her husband who died in the year 1833 and left said Lucy aforesaid a widow and she is the widow now of said John Haws and is single and unmarried Deponent has always lived near said John & Lucy ever since their marriage and they had children together and raised a family - said Deponent says she was present and saw said John Haws & Lucy Mansville join hands in lawful marriage on the date aforesaid before said Doctor Simeon Smith who was then an acting justice of the peace in said Town of West Haven and solemnized marriages and further this Deponent saith not Subscribed and sworn before me This 18 th day of September A. D. 1848 as aforesaid and I certify that I have been a neighbor to said John Haws & said Lucy for many years and know that said Lucy is the widow of said John Haws & was his lawful wife and is now his widow.
her Lemina X Brann mark
Hiram Coleman Justice Peace
witness present Julius C. Norton

State of Vermont } S. W. Hopkins Clerk of the Rutland County ss } County Court of the County of Rutland in the State of Vermont which is a court of records, do hereby certify that Hiram Coleman is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly com- missioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the thirtieth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and forty-seven and will expire on the thirtieth day of November next; that his sig- nature to the foregoing declaration of Sney Heers annexed and also to the foregoing dep- osition of Jermina Coomer is genuine, and that he is duly qualified by the laws of this State to administer oaths
Given under my hand and the seal of said County Court this 20 th day of September A.D. 1848
S. W. Hopkins Clerk per H. Hayward Deputy Clerk
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I, Jonathan Orms, of Castleton, in the County of Rutland, State of Vermont, of lawful age, do make oath and say, that I was well acquainted with John Hous, formerly of West Haven, in said County, and now deceased; and that some time in the summer of the year seventeen hundred and ninety three (1793) I was present and saw the said John Hous and Lucy Mordence duly joined in marriage by Doct. Simon Smith, who was then a Justice of the Peace for said County of Rutland. The said marriage was solemnized at the dwelling house of the said Doct. Smith in said West Haven, in which town the said John & Lucy then resided. The said Doct. Smith died at said West Haven more than forty years since. I am confident in regard to the year in which the said marriage took place, because I know that my oldest child was born the year before, and I have ascertained the time of its birth by referring to my own family records. After their said marriage, the said John & Lucy cohabited and lived together as husband and wife in said West Haven until the time of the death of the said John about fourteen years ago this spring. I resided in the said town of West Haven for nearly fifty years after the said marriage and was well acquainted with the said John & Lucy; and further say that the said Lucy is now living with her son in said West Haven that she has not intermarried with any person since the decease of the said John, and that she is now the widow of the said John; and further I say not. Jonathan Orms

State of Vermont } Rutland County } At Corralton, in said County, on this 22 nd day of April A.D. 1847, personally appeared Genl. Jonathan Cams, and subscribed the foregoing affidavit, and made solemn oath that the same contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth, before me; and I also certify that the said Jonathan Cams is well known to me and that he is a credible witness.
W. B. Colburn, Justice of the Peace.
State of Vermont }
Rutland County Clerk's office: }
I, Frederick W. Hopkins, Clerk of the County Court for the county of Rutland, do hereby certify that William B. Colburn, Esquire, was, at the date of the foregoing certificate, a Justice of the Peace within and for said county of Rutland, duly commissioned and qualified; and that I verily believe his signature to the same, above written, to be genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, at Rutland, in said county, this Twenty second day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty seven.
F. W. Hopkins, Clerk.

State of Vermont Rutland County ss ss on the 23 rd day of September 1848 personally appeared before me David Downes a Justice of the Peace of the town of West Haven County of Rutland aforesaid Ransom S. Armstrong residant of said town aforesaid and town clerk of said town of West Haven being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he has diligently and duly searched records of said town for marriages solemnized by Dea. Simon Smith as was purported that he the said Dea. Simon Smith who was a Justice of the Peace in said town of West Haven in the year 1793 did solemnize the marriage between John Howes and Lucy Manville there are no records of said marriage to be found in my office and said Simon Smith having left this country or died a number of years ago no records of said marriage can be found at least in this office
R. S. Armstrong Town Clerk
Subscribed and sworn before me This 23 rd day of September A.D. 1848; David Downes Justice Peace I certify that Ransom S. Armstrong aforesaid is town clerk of said town of West Haven aforesaid David Downes Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont Rutland County
I J. W. Hopkins  Horace Hayward  Deputy Clerk of the County Court of the County of Rut- land in the State of Vermont, which is a court of record, do hereby certify that David Downs is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his com- mission was dated on the thirtieth day of Nov- in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven and will expire on the thirtieth day of Nov. next; that his signature to the foregoing oath certificate is genuine and that he is duly qualified by the laws of this State to administer oaths. Given under my hand & the seal of said County Court this twenty ninth day of September A.D. 1848. J. W. Hopkins, Clerk H. Hayward Deputy Clerk
Lucy Howe 1793

No 13743
Lucy Howes Vermont
1356 Km. W. P. Macle Aug. 5. 1849
524
out 7 July 1838

Date of July 14, 1862, and March 1, 1870.
REJECTED
5293
P. O. _____
Suey Howap
Service: widow John Hows
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: A.T. July 21, 1906
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Washington Dec. 11 th 1848.
Sir
Enclosed please find declaration proofs in case of
Lucy Howes
under act of July 1838 to which I respectfully solicit your early attention
Yours Obdt Servt.
Wm Macray
To Col.
P. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

Lucy Stowe
Act July 7. 1838 1/2

Lucy Howes widow of John Howes.. Applicant for pension Act July 7 th 1832.
John Howes died April 10 th 1833 was at the time of his death an applicant for pension. Some of the proofs now offered were collected by him. The service is as follows.
9 mos in 1775 under Capt & Col Hinman. proved by two witnesses, who were fellow soldiers.
9 " " 1776 under Capt Hurd to New York. White Plains &c. proved by two fellow soldiers.
3 " " 1777 Capt Judson, Col Slocum & Moseley. No proof can be obtained
0. 5 weeks under Capt Hyncks to Fairfield.
22 months 1 week total amount of service.
The marriage is proved by two witnesses
Jemima Cramer & General Jonathan Cook of whom remembers the date of its occurrence from associated circumstances.

Lucy Moore 13748
Mar 1793 Applicant for Pension
Act July 7. 1838 K
to call and settle. Dated May 15 J. LOAN J. B. PACKARD, March 30, 1848. FREIGHT OR EXPENSE which will be paid very cheap. WM. H. GALL

I have been acquainted with Jonathan Dens now residing in Castleton, formerly of West Haven for many years and am familiar with his hand writing which is attached to the foregoing affidavit He has always maintained a high character for integrity and full confidence may be reposed in his statements
Rutland Ap. 22 d 1847.
Sam J. Phelps

Comptroller Office Hartford Ct. Ap. 23. 1847
G. C. Villaggo Esq Sir
Yours of April 2 d was was placed in my hands by the Secretary of of State in which you ask for Search for evidence of the Service of John Hove as a fifer or Soldier in the Militia of this State in the War of the Revolution I have examined the records remaining in this office relating to that war and do not find said Hove in Service as claimed. Most of the Officers under whom he is claimed to have served are found and are accounted with for the payment of their companies, but the pay Rolls of their companies are not found There are but few pay rolls of the militia remaining in this office or in the State except in 1775. No rolls appear of the northern Service in that year except some discharges by Genl. Percy. If a certificate of the service of the officers in the years named would be of use to you in this case as corroborating other testi- mony it can be given
I am Sir Most Respectfully Yours &c Mason Cleveland Compt.

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Lady Hare Roping

Hall of Connecticut Sitzfulce County W. Woodbury June 10 / 1847
Be it remembered that on said day before me Chas B Phelps a Justice of the Peace within and for said County personally appeared Ishamiah Johnson of Woodbury aforesaid to me personally known and whom I certify to be a credible witness who being first duly sworn to speak the truth deposes and says as follows. That he is now aged Eighty nine years and was born in Woodbury aforesaid and has ever since lived in said town with the exception of some brief absences of less than a year at one time, I was when the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775 well acquainted with John Haines then of Woodbury Haines was a tailor by trade and worked with my Mother in her house in Preston. Samuel Walker then of Woodbury afterwards of Manchester Vermont has since my note I remember hearing & seeing the taking of the Oath of Allegiance, Col Haines was appointed to a command at Litchfield. When the travelling here got pretty slow I know that said John Haines and Samuel Walker aged

Howells as of Apr 2, 1861 to enlist and go to Picooraga as a soldier. I heard their conversation about going and was present when they made arrangements to go. my father James Mason carried the baggage of the company and also Mr Woodbury to Albany and with an Ex Team they went as soon as the ground was in a condition to travel thro the new county to Albany.
Howells & Walker were absent until fall when they returned, been't very. They came home in company, they were not among the sick who returned. I have often heard them talk the matters that they knew at Picooraga.
Howells was a fifer I remember to have heard him play evening along before they went away, it was cold weather before they came home: whither in November a friend heard say
In the Spring of 1876 I joined Capt Howells company of Connecticut Drafts and left Woodbury as well as I can remember in May or June 1876 went to Norwalk & then by water to New York where I arrived at New York in Howells was on Long Island. He continued in this service until the battle of White Plains. John Howe was in the same company (Howells) with me & we continued doing duty together at Flat Bush & other

Hann: John Hann went to later from Woodbury on then to on by some four or five weeks. Where he  was  he saw him at the  daily  and  was  he discharged after snowfall. Hann & myself were discharged the same day. My Brother Thomas came after me with a horse and Hann came home on foot.
Hann afterwards moved to Fair Haven or Mt. Haven Vermont.
We were discharged at Pikesville July Hann was then in Hann's company Sherman Judson Subscribed and sworn before me
Chas B. Phelps Justice of Peace
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, } ss. Litchfield.  LITCHFIELD COUNTY,
I, Frederick D. Beman Assistant Clerk
of the COUNTY COURT of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Charles B.
Phelps Esq is as
Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and by Law authorized to administer OATHS and to take the acknowledgment of DEED. And that his commission was dated on the 19 th day of June A. D., 1846 and will ex- pire on the 20th day of June, A. D. 1847 and that the signature annexed to the preceding certificate which pur- ports to be his is genuine
Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this  11 th day of June A. D. 1847 
 Frederick D. Beman Assistant Clerk

I Samuel Walker of Manchester County of Pennsylvania & State of Vermont of late full age do testify and say that I was a soldier in the war of the American Revolution in Col. Hovey's Regt. and that I am acquainted with John Hovey of West Haver County of Vermont State aforesaid, that the said John Hovey was a soldier in said Hovey's Regt. and was a Captain in Col. David Williams' Cont. Battery, all Enlisted and marched together from Manchester in Connecticut to Scituate on Lake Champlain I do not perfectly rem- -ember whether for six or nine months and that we returned to our homes together with Regular Certifi- cates from the said Col. Hovey in
the said Hovey and afterwards Enlisted into the Connecticut State Troops line under Lieut. Col. Hovey that I was a on to Long Island, then New York when the American Troops retreated seem to New York and further the department with not further the department Sept. 15, 1832 Samuel Walker Manchester Sept. 15, 1832 State of Vermont Bensen County Samuel Walker the sign of the above disposition and made before me the whole that the same contains the whole truth before me Manchester Sept 15, 1832
I found the above torn in two by carelessness I have pasted it together again it was torn in a door latch by in two pieces I hope it will answer. It is now dead.

State of Vermont Bennington County ss.
I Samuel H. Blackmer Clerk of Bennington County Court do hereby certify that William Gannsworth whose name is subscribed to the within was at the date thereof a justice of the peace within & for the County of Bennington by law authorized to administer oaths & that I verily believe his signature affixed to the preceding is genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said County this 16 th day of November A.D. 1848 -
Sam l H. Blackmer Clerk