Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7568, William Grout, Mass.

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Grout, William
N. 7568
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20.912 New York
William Grout
of Allegany in the State of New York who was a private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Knibball of the Regt. commanded by Col. Rand in the Mo. assist line for a full term
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Dec. 1833 and unto R Lloyd Angelica p. of.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 35 $ 200 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 M'34 40
$ 240
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by C. L. Mitchell Clerk.
Book E Vol. 1. Page 38

No. 1231 Cleveland
Amy Grout, dec d , widow of William Grout M ch who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80, Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848, and end 17 th August 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of Jan y 1837 and sent to
Hon B. B. Chapman, H. R.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July Page 153 Vol. H C
1857. February. New certificate issued payable to administrator

Wm Grant
19709.
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State of New York
Albany County ss: On this 31 st day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting William Groul a resident of the town of Rushford in the county of Albany and State of New York aged seventy four 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 & served as herein stated that in the month of July or August 1776 at Westborough in the county of Worcester in the State of Massachusetts he enlisted into the Militia of that State into a company commanded by Manasseh Sawyer in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Dike and marched to Boston and was stationed on Dorchester Heights & help build the forts at that place. enlisted for four months & served his time out & was paid off & discharged -
That in the month of December 1776 he again enlisted for the term of three months at Westborough County & State aforesaid into the Company of Captain Aaron Kimball in the Regiment of Colonel Sparrowhawk of General Warren's Brigade of Massachusetts Militia and marched to Pecks Kill in the State of New York from thence to Morristown in the State of New Jersey at that time the head quarters of General Washington, and from thence marched to Boundbrook and Middlebrook in the said State of New Jersey that when they went to Boundbrook the enemy had possession that they were driven out & possession taken by our troops that he was in the skirmish at that time and also at several other different times while he was stationed there -

that after he had served out the time of his enlistment he was discharged & paid off at Bondbrook a distance of about 300 miles from home & received his pay for three months & fifteen days
That in the month of April 1777 at Westborough aforesaid he again enlisted for two months under Lieutenant Nathan Townsend and marched to Providence in the State of Rhode Island that before they joined any Regiment they were marched to East Greenwich under the command of the said Townsend from thence to a place called Duidnifet and then stationed as a guard to keep the British from coming ashore to plunder remained there until my time was out & was discharged by the said Townsend.
That in July or August following that is in 1777 he again enlisted at Westborough aforesaid for three months in a Company commanded by Captain Wood marched to Brookfield in Massachussetts to Marlborough and was then detached to guard Military Stores & was there at the time Burgoyne's Army was taken remained there till his time had expired and was discharged by Colonel Howe who had the care of the said Stores & received his pay
That some time in the spring of the year 1778 he again enlisted at Westborough aforesaid for the term of three months under Capt. Seth Newton and marched to Roxbury near Boston thinks the Colonel's name was Rand might have been Wren and the Lieutenant now Jonathan Stow. Stationed there as guards & remained there till his time expired into about two weeks then hired a substitute for the remainder of the term and then again enlisted for the term of eight months in a Company commanded by Captain John Dury and marched to Pekskeel in the State of New York joined a Regiment commanded by Colonel Wood & was stationed there a few days when General Gates marched the whole of the troops under his command to White Plains the same

day of the Monmouth battle was then taken sick in consequence of the heat & extreme fatigue and was carried to the hospital from there in a waggon to Ferrytown thence up the Hudson River to Fishkill remained in the Hospital at Fishkill till in the winter very feeble when his time being nearly out I was discharged from the hospital being a Militia man & by the assistance of his friends was carried home on a horse litter to Marlborough when he arrived some time in the month of March -
That in the month of July or August 1780 he again enlisted as a private at Marlborough aforesaid for three months in a company commanded by Captain Howe & Lieutenant Brigham, Regiment commanded by Colonel Rand, Regiment and went to West Point was there when Arnold deserted remained there and at Fishkill guarding prisoners of war till his time expired and was discharged at Fishkill received his pay & went home received pay three months & ten days -
That he has no documentary evidence -
That Moses Warren of Warrensville in the County of Cuyahoga in the State of Ohio and Nathaniel Andrews of Westboro in the County of Worcester and State of Mass Chusetts can testify to his service.
That he was born at Marlborough aforesaid in the year of our Lord 1758 the 18 th day of April as recorded in the town Clerks Office in the said town of Marlborough that he has no other record of his age except by his memory that he was living at Marlborough aforesaid where he lived & went into the service that just before the close of the war he moved to Acworth in the County of Cheshire in the State of New Hampshire and lived

then until about four years ago when he moved to Rushford in the County of Allegany where he now resides - that he always volunteered his service that he never served under any regular officers except the Generals at their stations - That he never received a written discharge.
That the Rev. James Going and Abraham J. Lyon live in the immediate neighborhood of this deponent and are well acquainted with him and can testify as to his character for truth & veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier in the Revolution.
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 & year aforesaid
J. W. Shenman Clk
William Grant
We James Going a Clergyman residing in the town of Rushford County of Allegany State of New York and Abraham J. Lyon residing in the same place do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Grant who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years of age that he is respected & beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier

of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid J W Sherman Clk James Going A J Lyon
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the inter- rogatories 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 James Going who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Rushford in the County of Allegany & State of New York and that Abraham J. Lyon who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Wm Griffin } Judges of the Josiah Utter } Court of Asa Miller } Common Pleas
I Judson W. Sherman Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Allegany do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Grout for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 30 th day of October 1832
J W Sherman Clerk

This may certify that William Grant of Acworth Amy Campbell of Antrim was lawfully married By me
Walter Fullerton Minister of the Gospel
a true copy of record attest
Almon Fairfield } Town Clerk of Antrim

State of Ohio } On this second day of August in the year Lorain County } Eighteen hundred and fifty three personally appeared before the Probate Court of the County of Lorain and State of Ohio Amy Grout a resident of the township of Camden in the County of Lorain and state of Ohio aged Eighty four years in May last 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 of Congress passed July 29 th A.D. 1848, that she is the widow of William Grout who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 and resided in the town of Rushford & Allegany County in the state of New York. She further declares that she was married to the said William Grout in the town of Atkinson in the state of New Hampshire on the 26 th day of May in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety nine, that she has no family record of her marriage, that she remembers that her said husband in the year of her marriage to him was elected a member of the General Court of the State of New Hampshire from the town of Acworth and went to attend its session soon after their said marriage, that her name at the time of her said marriage was Amy Campbell , that her husband the aforesaid William Grout died on the ninth day of January in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty six in the town of Rushford Allegany County New York and she as his widow drew the arrears of pension up to the day of his death; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the second day of January Eighteen hundred fifty, at the time above stated, She further swears that she is now a widow, and that she has never before made any application for a pension
Amy her Grout mark
In presence of Wm Grout of Camden
Nancy L Butler of Camden
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written before me P. Bliss Judge & Clerk of said Probate Court

Her husband was sent to the N.H. Legislature in 1800 & 1799 -
See letter of March 3 1856 to Hon. B. B. Chapman

State of Ohio, ss Be it known that on this second day of August Lorain County, A.D. 1853 before the Probate Court of the County of Lorain and state of Ohio personally appeared Dr. William Groot a resident of Camden in said Lorain County and who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath say that he was the third child after marriage of William and Amy  Groot and that he was born on the 7 th day of November Eighteen hundred and five and he has always understood that his parents the said William and Amy  Groot were married in the town of Antrim in the state of New Hampshire in the 26 th day of May in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety nine. That said William Groot his father was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 and died in the town of Rushford Allegany County in the state of New York on the ninth day of January A.D. 1836 and at his death left the said Amy Groot as his widow which she now continues to remain and resides in the aforesaid township of Camden Lorain County Ohio & is the identical individual who has subscribed the foregoing declaration. Also come Mary L. Butler and Hannah Groot both of lawful age and residents of said township of Camden who after hearing the foregoing affi- davit read & being first duly sworn according to law on their oaths say that the facts as above stated as relating to the death of said William Groot and the marriage & identity of the said Amy Groot are as according to their knowledge, the fact being both having been for many years personally acquaint- ed with the aforesaid William and Amy Groot Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written before me & I further certify that the above named deponents are persons entitled to credit W. H. Groot Mary L. Butler Hannah Groot W. H. Groot Clerk of said Probate Court

Dr W m Groot the within affiant is the principal physician at North Camden Ohio and is the present Post Master at the place and a man of property

19.769
William Groul Albany County New York
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Admitted Private 2 years
Frank Lloyd agent Angelica P. Office Albany County N. York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 subjóined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show 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 William Groot Allegany county N. York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlis 1776 ✓ 4 Private Capt. Manasseh Sawyer Col. Dike % Boston, was stationed at Rochester 7½ years Living witness   Enlis 1776 ✓ 3 " Captain Mason Kimball Col. Sparrowhawk, Genl. Warren Heights to Pechskill Worcester County, Massachusetts Traditional   Enlis 1777 2 " Lieut. Nathan Townsend Col. Hous New York to Middletown   Enlis 1777 3 " Capt. Mordeth Muntz Col. Rand New Jersey to Pennsylvania   Enlis 1778 ✓ 3 " Lieut. Jonathan Scott, Capt. John Dury Col. Wood Philadelphia to Brandywine   Enlis 1778 ✓ 8 " Capt. Hove Col. Rand Red Bank to Red Bank   Enlis 1780 ✓ 3 " Lieut. Bingham Red Bank to Red Bank  
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) _____ 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 day 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 he 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, or language so 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, deponeth 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 such 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 he so placed 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 [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in 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.
Danield P. Carrison Exam Clerk

State of Ohio ss. I William F. Lockwood Judge and Lorain County Clerk of the Probate Court held at Elyria in and for the County & State aforesaid do hereby Certify that Satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court by the affidavits of William & Seth Groot who are persons entitled to Credit that Amy Groot who was the widow of William Groot late a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States and resident of Allegany County New York, died in the township of Camden in said Lorain County & State of Ohio on the Seventeenth day of August Eighteen hundred and fifty three and left three Children only and all of whom now survive and whose names are as follows William and Hannah Groot residents of Camden in said Lorain County Ohio and Amy Herrick of Allegany in the State of New York and that said Amy Groot at the time of her death was a widow and an applicant for a Revolutionary Pension under the act of Congress passed July 29 th 1848 And I further Certify that William Groot one of said surviving Children was on the seventeenth 17 th day of February A.D. 1855 duly appointed and qualified as Administrator on the estate of said Amy Groot deceased and gave bond in the sum of five hundred Dollars. The word "seventeenth" interlined
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at Elyria
this 17 th day of February A.D. 1855
Wm. F. Lockwood
Probate Judge

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Grout a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. Mid file 7568
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Westborough Mass   July or Aug 76 4 mos. Manasseh Sawyer Dike Mass.   Dec. 76 3 " 15 d. Aaron Kimball Sparrowhawk   Apr. 77 2 " Jonathan Townsend ✓   July or Aug 77 3 " Capt. Wood Stowe   Apr. 78 2 " 15 d. Seth Newton Rand   June 78 8 " John Dury Ezra Wood   July or Aug 80 3 " Stowe Rand  
Battles engaged in, ✓  skirmish at Brook  1853 84 1769
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Westborough Mass.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 31. 1832.
Residence at date of application, Rushford Allegany Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, Born Westborough Mass. Apr. 18, 1758  died Rushford Jan. 9. 1836
Remarks: St. Mar. Antwerp N.H. May 26. 1799 Army Campbell  b. May 1769  Mid. died at Camden Twp. Lorain Co. Oh. Aug 17. 1853 + her pension  was paid to her son, ch. William (3 rd child b. Nov. 7. 1805)  Hannah Grout and
Anny Herrick
Very respectfully,

ch -
3rd Br. Wm Kent - b. Nov. 7. 1805

State of Ohio, ss Be it known that on this 13 th Lorain County 3 rd day of February A.D. 1855 before me William Lockwood Probate Judge in and for the County & State aforesaid being authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared William and Seth Grout both of lawful age and residents of the township of Camden in said Lorain County and state of Ohio, who being first duly sworn according to law both on their oaths say that during the year A.D. 1853 they resided in township of Camden and were then & there personally acquainted with Amy Grout who was the widow of William Grout late of Allegany County in the state of New York deceased and who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States under the act of June 7 th 1832 That said Amy Grout died in said township of Camden Lorain County and state of Ohio on the seventeenth day of August in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty three aged Eighty four years and was at the time of her death a widow having remained such since the death of her said husband William Grout above mentioned and that at her death she left three children only all of whom now survive and whose names are as follows, William and Hannah Grout of Camden in said Lorain co Ohio and Amy Herrick of Allegany County in the state of New York and are all of lawful age The said Amy Grout was at the time of her death an applicant for a Revolutionary Pension of the United States under the act of Congress passed July 29 th 1848
The words "the death" & "are" interlined
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court on the day & year above written before me
and I further certify that the above persons W m & Seth Grout are entitled to Credit
W m Grout Seth Grout
W m Lockwood Probate Judge

Commissioner of Pensions Pension Bureau Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:- Will you kindly give me the military history of William Grant, a revolutionary sol- dier, who enlisted in 1775 in Westborough Massachusetts, I think. He is on the pension

roll of Alleghany county, New York, in 1833. His pension began in 1831.
Very respectfully Alice McLeray Walther Hotel Aberdeen Saint Paul Minn.
April 23 rd

1907 May 7. Hist. to Alice McCray Walther C.
Rey WIDOW, &c.
File No.
7568
Mary Grant Widow William Grant Bri. Rev. War
Act:
July 29, 1844
Index:—Vol.
64
, Page
286
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No 1.308 Amy Groot Widow of William Ohio
Henry Z Chapman Nov 22/1853
B. B. Chapman 12 March 1855.
Same July 11/1855
C. M. Woodbury Feb 9/56
Am B B Chapman Dec 3/1856
Same Aug 20/1856
Ad 29 July 1845

Very Respectfully Yours B. B. Chapman

House of Representatives Washington City Feb 2 d 1857
Hon. Com d of Pensions
Sir,
I herewith enclose the Pension Certificate issued to the surviving children of Amy Groot, with the suggestion, that when the application was made for arrears, William Groot one of said surviving children was appointed Administrator & in the application to your office it was asked that the pension be made payable to him as Administrator for the benefit of the other heirs. If this practice is still con- tinued in your office. You will oblige by having this Certificate cancelled & issue one to said W m Groot as Adm r .

Payment to be made at Cleveland by E. Hassenmueller, Esq. Agent for paying pension- ers, in the Agency of
Ohio
enrolled
January 18 th 1853
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book H. Vol- ume 1 Page 138 by G. T. Getty Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Claim for Military Service.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 29 th July 1848, Amy Grout, deceased, widow of William Grout, who was a private in the Revolutionary war, was entitled to a pension at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum, commencing 4 th March 1848, and terminating 17 th August 1853, when she died. —
And that the amount due, as aforesaid, is payable to William Grout, Administrator, for the benefit of himself, Hannah Grout, Amy Herrick, and any other surviving children —
Given at the Department of the Interior, this thirtieth day of January one thousand eight hundred and fifty. Seven
B. M. McLellan
Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and Countersigned. }
W. W. Whelan Commissioner of Pensions.

Newport Feb. 27. 1859
To J. Minot Esq.
Sir Your letter of Feb 9 th came duly to hand requesting me to examine Town Records in reference to W m Groot formerly a resident of this town.
I have done so to some extent and find that W m Groot was chosen Representative from this town at three different times viz: 1798-1800 & 1801.
And likewise find a record of the Birth of one child of said Groot in 1801 Apr 20 th .
Yours respectfully
Will Woodbury S t Clerk

Amy Groot dec d Widow of William Ohio Lorain County
Adm d July 29 1848.
$80 a year from
March 1848 to 17 Aug t 1853, when she died
Pay to Mrs Hannah Groot & Amy Herrick's children
Pay to Mrs Groot's adm
Leah Hon B B Chapman H. R.

Mr. Groot - 2 nd - 9 May 1830 Amy Groot D o - 17 Aug 1833
Mr Groot -! Hannah Groot - Amy Herrick - —
Mr & Mrs Groot - { Nancy L Butler { Hannah Groot - { Darl Warren { Frederick Dibley {

Elyria Lorain Co. Ohio November 10 th 1853
Hon. L. P. Waldo } Comm. of Pensions } Sir
I herewith enclose the application of Amy Grant for a Revolutionary pension under act of July  29 th 1848, when examined be pleased to inform me of the result.
Very Respectfully Yours Henry G. Chapman

Brief in the case of Army recd Widow of William Grant of Ohio, Act July 29 1848
Her husband was pensioned under the Act June 7 1832 at $80 a year and died in 1836
Proofs of the date of marriage,
Cohabitation, general reputation of marriage, her identity as the pensioner's widow, his death in 1836, her continued widowhood, her death 17 August 1853, & hership proved by credible witnesses,
Wm Grant has been appointed administrator of Mr Chapman's estate that the certificate be made payable to him as such
Send to
Hon B.B. Chapman Hqs R
Thomas D'Pleff Examiner

House of Representatives Washington City Jan'y 5 th 1838
Hon. Com te of Pensions Sir,
Be pleased to inform me of the condition of the case named in the enclosed letter. I would particularly call your attention in this case to my letter of April 24 th 1836
Very Respectfully Yours B. B. Chapman

Pension Office
Aug 20 1856
Sir
The question as to the legality of paying arrears of pension to the children of the widows of Revolutionary soldiers is now being considered by the Attorney General of the U States,
When his decision shall have been made a final decision will be made in the case of Amy Groot of Ohio and you will be informed of the action of this Office.
Very Respectfully Your old servant Gerrit Smith Amherst
Hon B B Chapman
Hon R
Amy Groot of Ohio widow of William abt of July 29 th 1848, suspended claim

House of Representatives Washington April 24 th 1856
Hon. Com tee of Pensions
Sir:
Concerning the case of Amy Grout of Ohio act of July 29 th 1848, in your letter to me of March 3 rd you say "That in her declaration she claimed to have been married in May 1799 & recollects the year from the fact, that her husband was elected to represent the town of Acworth for that year in N.H. Legislature, but that it does not appear that he was so elected in 1799 but was in the year 1800" & therefore "it is clear that she was married to him in 1800 & is not entitled to the benefit of the act of July 29 th 1848" Upon examining her papers in your office I find on her declaration this endorsement, "Her husband was not sent to N.H. Legislature in 1801 not in 1799 see letter to Hon. B. B. Chapman March 3 rd 1856.
The known character for intelligence & truth sustained by the witnesses in support of Mrs. Grout's case, caused me to address a

letter to the Sec'y of State of N. H. a Copy of which, together with his answer I herewith enclose; by which it leaves hardly the possibility of a doubt, but what Mrs Grant's husband was elected at the time by her stated in her declaration & therefore entitles her to the pension claimed
I am Very Respectfully Yours B. B. Chapman

Home of Representatives Washington City March 29 th 1856
Sir,
Did William Groot represent the town of Acworth for the year 1799. He was the representative for several years, both before & after that period, but for that year I am anxious to know the fact. I am informed the town records of Acworth do not show who was chosen for said year 1799. If your records do not, will not the Journals of the House for that year show whether one W m Groot was a member for that period
Very Respectfully Yours B. B. Chapman
Secy of State Concord N. H.

Concord N.H.
April 14th /56.
Secretary of State's Office,
My Dear Sir,
Yours of the 29 th March last is at hand and in answer thereto say, that upon examination of the journals of the New Hampshire Legislature, which remains in this Office, I do not find the names of the towns and the names of the Members representing the towns in said State therefore do not find the name of William Grout as Representative from the town of Acworth in the year 1799 - but I find on said Journal records made of the Yeas & Nays, among which I find the name of "Mr. Grout" - And I am informed by John L. Hadley Esq., my predecessor, that he has made an examination for the same name and for a like purpose but did not find more than I state above, in substance. Very Respectfully, & Truly yours,
Lemuel A. Patten Secy. of State
Hon. B. B. Chapman House of Representatives Washington City D.C.

No. 1.
Power of Attorney to Examine Paper of
William Grout Esq.
Albany Agency
Act June 9 th 1832

Know all men by these presents That I Amy Groot of Camden Lorain County Ohio and widow of William Groot deceased late a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States on the lots of $80 per annum and resident of Allegany County New York do hereby constitute and appoint B. B. Chapman my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to prosecute any claim which I may have for Revolutionary Pension 2d hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington and to file additional evidence or arguments and to receive the Certificate which may be issued in the case 2d to appoint one or more substitutes under him 2d to do all other things that I might or could do were I personally present hereby rat- ifying all that my said Attorney lawfully do in the premises Witness my hand & seal this 9 th day of July 1853 Signed & sealed in the presence of Yours sincerely Nancy D. Butler  her Amy X Groot (seal) mark
State of Ohio } p On this 9 th day of July 1853 before me Lorain County } the subscriber a Notary Public in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Amy Groot above named and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be her act & deed 2d for the Certify that she made oath that she was directly interested in the above claim John H. Vincent Notary Public

I, Moses Warren of Warrensville in the county of Cuyahoga and state of Ohio, having been duly sworn according to law do on my said oath depose and say
That in the time of the Revolutionary War I resided in Westborough in the county of Worcester and state of Massachusetts. That I am well acquainted with William Groot who then also resided in said Westborough and who now resides as I understand and believe in the town of Rushford and the county of Allegany and state of New York. That I know of the said William Groot's having enlisted as a private in the Massachusetts Militia about the first of August in the year 1776 for the term of four months in the company of Capt. Manaphah Sawyer, in Col. Dyke's regiment, That I also enlisted in the said company at the same time and know that the said William served out the term for which he enlisted, on, and in the vicinity of Dorchester heights in the State of Massachusetts. That in the month of December in the same year, the said William Groot and myself again enlisted in the company of Capt. Kimball in Col. Sparrowhawk's regiment of Gen. Warren's brigade of Massachusetts Militia, and marched to Peekskill in the state of New York, from thence to Morristown, New Jersey, at that time the head quarters of Gen. Washington, and from thence marched to Boundbrook and Middlebrook, at which places our brigade was stationed until our term of service expired, and we were both discharged at Boundbrook in the month of March following, having served three months. In the summer of 1778 the said William and myself again enlisted as privates in the Massachusetts Militia for three months in Capt. Newton's company, in which Jonathan Stow was a Lieutenant, and served with him, the said William at Roxbury near Boston the whole term except about two weeks when the said William hired a substitute and enlisted in another company for a longer term. That sometime in July in the year 1780 the said William and myself again enlisted as privates in the Massachusetts Militia in Capt. Howe's company, the Lieutenants name was Samuel Brigham, in Col. Wren's regiment in which Moses Wheelock was Lieut. Colonel, and marched to Westpoint where our regiment was stationed, and where

we were when Gen. Arnold deserted, and I served with the said William there thru months when we were both discharged. That I was a near neighbor to the said William, and frequently heard and have good reason to believe that in the year 1777 the said William enlisted in the Massachusetts Militia and served about three months in guarding continental stores in the town of Marlborough in the state of Massachusetts. I have also frequently heard and verily believe that the said William enlisted in the Militia of Mass- achusetts and served about eight months somewhere in the state of New York. This was in the year 1778 immediately after the said William's leaving Roxbury as before stated. I was seventy one years old last August. and further this deponent saith not.
Moses Warren
State of Ohio
Ashtabula County ss. Sworn to and subscribed before me Coram H. Fitch a justice of the peace within and for said county of Ashtabula this eighteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two Coram H. Fitch Justice of the Peace,
From the appearance, and the recommendations, and information which I have received I believe the above deposition of Moses Warren is entitled to full credit. Ashtabula July 18. 1832 C. H. Fitch.
The State of Ohio Ashtabula County ss.
I Sam. Hendy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the said County of Ashtabula do hereby certify that Samuel H. Fitch Esquire whose name appears Affixed to the foregoing Affidavit and certificate, and before whom the foregoing Affidavit was taken, is a Justice of the Peace of the township of Ashtabula in the said County of Ashtabula, duly Commissioned and sworn agreeably to the Laws of the State of Ohio. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed the seal of the said Court at Jefferson the Eighteenth day of July A.D. 1832 Sam. Hendy Clerk

Affidavit of Nathaniel Andrews
Abigail Bingham

I Nathaniel Andrews of Westborough in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby testify and declare that in the year Seventeen Hundred & Seventy Eight I enlisted into the United States Service in the Revolutionary War for the Term of eight months and marched to Shrewsbury in said County of Worcester in the month of June of that year and joined Capt John Drury's Company and William Groot then of Westborough aforesaid (afterwards an Inhabitant of and a Justice of the Peace in the town of Ackworth in the County of Cheshire in the State of New Hampshire) but now as said Groot informs me of Brushfield in the County of Allegany and State of New York) enlisted and marched with me and joined said Company and we marched together to Peekskill in New York where we joined Col. Ezra Wood's Regiment and were stationed there for a few days. Then we

marched to White Plains under the command of Gen. Gates on the day of the Monmouth Battle. While on the march, the said William Groot had a lame arm, and hung up with a Hankerchief. Soon after our arrival there the said William was taken sick, and it was said, that he was carried to a Hospital, and I saw him no more till the Spring following he was brought home in a feeble state of health. And as nearly as I can recollect in the year Seventeen Hundred & Eighty the said William Groot and myself enlisted into Capt. Howe's Company of Shrewsbury, aforesaid, for the term of three months, and joined Col. Rand's Regiment, and were on West Point when Gen. Arnold deserted, and the said William appeared to be considerably out of health, while I was with him. The said Groot served out the full term of three months at this time, for which he enlisted. And lastly.

has always been common tradition and report in said Westborough, where said Groot was born and belonged, during The Revolutionary War, and elsewhere, that said Groot served divers other towns, or campaigns, then those above mentioned, to wit, one campaign in New Jersey - one in Rhode Island, one in Dorchester and another in Roxbury in Massachusetts, and a term of three months in guarding The Continental Stores at Marlborough in said Massachusetts; and I fully believe the truth of said common report and tradition. I am about eighty one years old. Nathaniel Andrews
Commonwealth of Massachusetts - County of Worcester and Town of Westborough August 14 th 1832 - Then personally appeared The above mentioned Nathaniel Andrews and made oath to the truth of the facts contained in the foregoing Affidavit before me
Nahum Harrington Justice of the Peace and of the Inferior. I hereby certify to whom it may concern That I have for many years been acquainted

with the aforesaid Andrews and he has always sustained the reputation of men of unquestionable veracity and his statements are in my opinion entitled to full credit.
Nahum Harrington Esq. Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester ss. I Abijah Bigelow Clerk of the Judicial Courts, holden within and for the County of Worcester, do hereby certify, that Nahum Harrington Esquire, before whom the within Affidavit was made and sworn to, is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Worcester, and that his signature thereto appearing to me to be in his own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the County Seal, this twenty fifth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Abijah Bigelow, Clerk.

State of New York Allegany County } ss: Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for the county of Allegany William Groot who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the con- sequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise time when he enlisted nor the time when he was discharged nor the names of all his officers but that according to his best recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned in the foregoing declaration that he served out the periods of his enlistment and served as a private according to his recollection two years and two months for which he claims a pension
Sworn before me the 27 th day of June 1833
William Groot
H. Miller Justice
Allegany County } Clerks Office ss
I Judson W Shenman Clerk of said County do certify that Henry Miller before whom the above affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County And that I am well acquainted with his handwriting & verily believe his name subscribed thereto, is his own proper hand writing & signature Witness my hand & Seal of Office this 2 nd day of July 1833
J W Shenman Clerk

For Certificate of the character of the two following affiants please see certificate of Hon. John Barr late U. S. Pension Agent, endorsed on the back of each affidavit

I Daniel Warren of Warrenville Beythogh so State of Ohio aged 68 years. Testify & say I was well acquainted With William Groot and his wife Amy Groot of Acworth Newhampshire according to my best recollection they were married in the spring or the fore part of the summer of the year 1799 I lived in the same neigh- borhood at that time & for several years after- wards they were people of respectibility they raised up a family of children I did not see them married I have no doubt nor never heard a doubt expressed but what they were married some years after they moved to the State of New York I moved to Ohio the widow Amy Groot lives with her son John Groot in the town of Camden Lorain county at this time Ohio at this time Daniel Warren
The State of Ohio, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, SS.
I, JAMES D. CLEVELAND, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for said County, do hereby Certify that E. G. Simmons Esq. before whom the foregoing Affidavit was taken, and who has thereunto subscribed his name officially, in his own proper hand writing, was at the date of the said Affidavit and now is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said Cuyahoga County, authorized by the laws of the State of Ohio, to take acknowledgments as aforesaid, and duly commissioned and sworn, and to all whose official acts, full faith and credit are due, and ought to be given throughout the United States and elsewhere, and that said _____ is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the State of Ohio.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the Seal of said Court, at Cleveland, this 16 th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three
J. D. Cleveland Clerk. By James Pingham Deputy Clerk.

I Daniel Warren of Warrenville Cuyahoga Co State of Ohio aged 68 years. Testify & say I was well acquainted with William Groot and his wife Amy Groot of Acworth New Hampshire according to my best recollection they were married in the spring or the fore part of the summer of the year 1799 I lived in the same neigh- borhood at that time & for several years after- wards they were people of respectability they raised up a family of children I did not  see them married I have no doubt nor  never heard a doubt expressed but what they were married some years after they moved to the State of New York I moved to Ohio the widow Amy Groot lives with her son - Wm Groot in the town of Camden Lorain county at this time Ohio at this time  Daniel Warren
Sworn to me Subscribed before me a Justice of the Peace in and for Cuyahoga County and State of Ohio this 15 th day of _____ A D 1853  E G Simmons J P

Cleveland Augst 13 th 1853. I Certify that I have been acquainted with the within named David Warren for 30 years, a man, during that time he has been for several years a Justice of the Peace, and for seven years an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, as in both positions, sustaining a high character for truth, integrity, uprightness, as well as in private life, and is a man worthy of full confidence in all respects -
John Barr Police Judge late M. S. Penn Agent

No 1308
Amy Groot Widow of William Ohio
29 July 1848

State of Ohio                      } Personally appeared before Cuyahoga County } Mr Almon Burgess a Justice } of Peace. I know that the person whose oath he used, is East Cleveland house Dunn, aged 22, of 1835 was well acquainted with William Grant and his wife Amy Grant. Her maiden name was Amy Campbell. They lived in the town of Newburgh New Hampshire at the time of their marriage I lived in the same. They were married some time in the Spring of Eighteen hundred and thirty nine. William Grant died about 1836 or 1837 in the month of January at Bedford Albany County State of New York and left Amy Grant his widow who is still unmarried and resides in Cuyahoga Lorain County Ohio she is eighty four of age May last AD 1833 They were parents of respectable and raised a family of children. I was acquainted with them more than twenty years before she moved to the State of New York and after they were married.
Sworn & subscribed
Frederick Sibley
Before Me Jan 16 1833
Almon Burgess Justice of the Peace
W. H. Hunt for Clerk and Township Cuyahoga County Ohio
of the Court

The State of Ohio, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, ss.
I, JAMES D. CLEVELAND, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for said County, do hereby Certify that Almon Burgess before whom the foregoing Affidavit was taken, and who has thereto subscribed his name officially, in his own proper hand writing, was at the date of the said Affidavit and now is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said Cuyahoga County, authorized by the laws of the State of Ohio, to take acknowledgments as aforesaid, and duly commissioned and sworn, and to all whose official acts, full faith and credit are due, and ought to be given throughout the United States and elsewhere, and that said _____ is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the State of Ohio.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I herunto subscribe my name and affix the Seal of said Court, at Cleveland, this 16 th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three
J. D. Cleveland Clerk. By Geo. Bringham Deputy Clerk.

Glendale August 13/1892 I hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with Frederick Silsby the affiant within named I know him to a man of truth and veracity, and of the highest respectability; He has been a Justice of the Peace for several years and has a good reputation as an honest, upright faithfull Magistrate.
Joseph Darr Police Judge a late U. S. Pension Agent

Washington City March 9 th 1855
Hon. Com d of Pensions
Sir,
I herewith submit additional evidence in support of the Revolutionary claim of Amy Groot of Ohio under act of July 29 th 1848. The Certificate of the Town Clerk of Austin will show how the Certificate of Marriage appears without date.
The letter of the Sec y of State of N. H. confirms the statement of the applicant as to her said husband having been a member of the N. H. Legislature.
Concerning the witnesses Daniel Warren & Frederick Silsby whose affidavits were submitted with original papers, I have to say, that, Mr. Warren was the son of Moses Warren who was a Revolutionary Soldier & Pensioner & served in some Company with W m Groot & who was his witness in obtaining the pension as appears in the original papers of said W m Groot to which please refer.
Frederick Silsby was a relative of the Groot family & familiar with them at the time of the marriage. The character of these two witnesses as certified to by Judge Barr & their official position must entitle their evidence to much consideration. I trust the above will be satisfactory.
Respectfully Yours
B. B. Chapman

Antrim N.H. Jan. 2 d 1853
Dear Sir
Yours of the 17 th ult. was duly received and contents noted. In answer to which I would say that I have examined the records of persons joined in marriage by Rev. Walter Fullerton in this town and find but few of them dated. I find one marriage dated Feb. 23 d 1804, another April 19 th 1804, another May 22 d 1804 the rest are without date
Yours Respectfully
Almon Fairfield } Jason Clark } of Antrim

Secretary's Office, Concord N. H. Feb. 16. 1854.
Sir,
Your letter of Jan'y, 2 nd ult. was duly recd.
In reply, I have to inform you that I have not been able to find sufficient evidence in this office to give an official certificate that William Grafton was a Representative for the town of Acworth in the year 1799.
I have found the certificates of the members of the House of Representatives for the year 1798, among which I find the certif- icate of the Town Clerk of Acworth of which the following is a copy; —
"Acworth March 13. 1798"
"At a legal meeting held this day chose Capt. William Grafton to represent this town in General Assembly the present year."
"Attest, James Campbell, Town Clerk."
The State Treasurer informs me that he has in his office no Pay Rolls of members prior to 1800.
Very respectfully, Yrs. O. H. Grafton, H. F. Chapman Esq. John L. Readley, Sec. of State.

Elyria Lorain Co. Ohio July 10 th 1855
Hon. Com te of Pensions Sir,
The claim of Amy Groat widow of W m of Ohio act of July 29 th 1848 is before your office. I know all the parties well and upon the proofs submitted I think are entitled to a pension. I wish you would give the case an examination & report to me
Please issue the Certificate to the Adm l - as named in the papers
Respectfully Yours
B. B. Chapman
P.S. I will further add the only objection to the case now as to the date of the marriage is that it fully cleared up according to the central requirements made on its first examination Dr. Groat the principal witness & Adm l is P.M. at his residence & the first Physician in the place & too intelligent a man to doubt as any evidence he should give under oath as to the date of our event