Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,870, David Grant, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Grant, David
S 15870
CONTENTS
Carded.

N o 17701 Connecticut
David Grant of Hartford in the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the company command by Captain Wells of the Regt. commanded by Col. Wolcott in the Conn. Troops time for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 80 Dollars ————— Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th day of Sept. 1833 and sent to Jesse Charlton East Windsor Ct.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept. 1833 200.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending March 1834 400.00
$ 600.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk. Book E. Vol. 3 Page 16

Declaration of David Grant of East Windsor in order to obtain the benefit of the act of June 7 th A 1832.
State of Connecticut } Is East Windsor County of Hartford } On this 27 th day of July A 1832 Before the court of Probate for the District of East Windsor in the county and State aforesaid now sitting being a court of Record, having by law a Seal and a Clerk, personally appeared David Grant of said East Windsor in said County of Hartford, aged 76 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 A 1832.
I David Grant of East Windsor in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut declare and say, that I was born in said East Windsor on the 16 th day of December A 1756 that I am now in my Seventy sixth year record of it is in our Family Bible In December 1775 or January 1776, I entered the service of the United States and enlisted into a company of State troops commanded by Capt Jonathan Wells of East Hartford in Connecticut our Regiment was commanded by Coll Erastus Wolcott of East Windsor we marched immediately from East Windsor thro Bolton, Coventry, Ashford, &c on to Boston; our company was part of the time stationed at Roxbury, and a part of the time we worked on the fortifications at Dorchester I was in the service this time three months my witnesses are Asahel Green & Abiel Wolcott.
2 I again entered the service of the United States and I furthermore declare & affirm, that, in June 1776, I enlisted again into the company of Capt Jonathan Wells, Mr Johnson was Lieut; & Samuel Smith was Ensign; Col Erastus Wolcott still commanded the Regiment; we marched from said East Windsor, thro what is now Manchester to Bolton New Britain, Colchester &c to New London & to Groton and was employed some time in working on fort Griswold Maj Ledgard had the chief direction in building

the first I was employd in the service this time Seven Months. not a relation of mine Justices Grant, is my evidence I was hon- orably dismissed if I had any written discharge I have lost it. And I have no documentary evidence
And furthermore I declare & affirm  say that in the year I again entering the service of the United States I enlisted into a company of State Troops commanded by Capt Smith of East Windsor in Connecticut; Samuel Smith of East Windsor was our Captain, and Col Ely was our Commandant. we marched from East Windsor thro Bolton Hebron Colchester to New London we were marched from there thro Grooton Stonington to Little Compton in Rhode Island made a threatening movement on Newport but effected nothing. our General, Packer was blamed for his inefficiency we then marched westward thro the line of the Sea Coasts of Con- necticut to White Plains, I was in the service this time Seven months was dismissed Honorably but do not remember whether I had a written discharge if I had I have lost it my evidence is Justices Grant of East Windsor.

And I furthermore declare & affirm that I entered 4 into the Service of the United States again in a company of State Troops Com- manded by Capt Roswell Grant of East Windsor, Spring of 1878 in the our Lieut was Samuel Smith; our Adjutant was Eli Moore all of East Windsor. Col Eno was our command- and; we went from Hartford on to West Point my Capt is now living & my name is on his Muster Roll I was in this Service one year & was honorably dismissed my Capt Roswell Grant & Mr Gustavus Grant were my witnesses I have no documentary evidence except that in the last service
East Windsor my name is on the Muster Roll July Which is  1882  with the papers of Col Roswell Grant now in the War department the exact month of my return from the different tours of service I cannot exactly specify but know that I served to the amount of the time stated And I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of the Ag- of any State
  1 st  4 Months  making two years & five Months enumerated above I was in the United States Service in addition to the above between two & three years which I suppose it unnecessary to specify    2 nd  7 Months    3 rd  7 Months    4 th  12 Months     2 years & 5 months   

The month when I was discharged I do not
I have passed almost my whole life in S d East Windsor where I was born except when in the service of the United States I am known by Capt Aaron Bissell and Doct Elijah S d Reed who can testify for my character & their belief of my services.
David his Grant
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Ebenezer Bissell Clerk
We Aaron Bissell and Elijah S d Reed residing in the town  of of East Windsor in the county of Hartford & State of Connecticut hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David Grant of S d East Windsor who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 76 years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Aaron Bissell
Elijah S d Reed
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Ebenezer Bissell Clerk
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 applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states And the court further certifies that there being no clergymen in this Society the said applicant applied to Capt Aaron Bissell & Doct Elijah Reed both residents of said East Windsor who are both credible persons the former Town clerk for twenty five years in S d town & the latter the former Presbyterian in S d town for a longer term who signed the certificate above and their statement is entitled to credit
I Ebenezer Bissell Clerk of the court of Probate for the District of East Windsor do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of David Grant for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 27 th day of July A 1832
Ebenezer Bissell Clerk
Several Grants

Gustavus Grant Madison for David Grant No. 2 & 3 & 4 Towns

State of Connecticut County of Hartford ss East Windsor July 27 1832 I Gustavus Grant of East Windsor in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut of lawful age Depose & say that I have been acquainted with David Grant of East Windsor for more than sixty years, and he is not a relation of mine nor is he a relation of mine I know & depose that he entered the service of the United States about the 1 st of June 1776 under Capt Jonathan Wells of the State Troops of the State of Connecticut was commanded  belonged to by Coll Grasseus Wolcott of said East Windsor he said the said David Grant marched with his Regiment to New London & Toaster by the usual road from said East Windsor via thru Manchester as it is now called thro Bolton Hebron Colchester that he remained in the service this tour till the first of January A 1777 I believe he was honorably discharged. I was with him in this tour of seven months
And this Deponent further says that the said David Grant entered the service of the United States again in A 1777 In a Company of State Troops commanded by Capt Smith I think he was from Haddam or East Haddam in this State, the Regiment was commanded by Col By the said David Grant marched with his company to New London By the same route as before from thence to Rhode Island & from thence back to New London & on Wed 10 White Plains said David Grant was the service this tour seven months & I understood was honorably discharged I was with him & therefore know these facts
And this Deponent further says that the said David Grant entered the service of the United States again in a Company of State Troops commanded by Capt Roswell Grant of said East Windsor in the Regiment of Col Eno or Enos we marched from Hartford on to West Point & various other places the said David was in the service this time about twelve months I believe he was honorably discharged as I belonged to the same company I am well acquainted with these facts he entered the service this time in the Spring A 1778 said David is believed to be 76 years old & to be a man of veracity Gustavus Grant
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid

State of Connecticut } ss East Windsor County of Hartford } On this 27 th day of July A 1832 Before the court of Probates for the District of East Windsor a court of Record having by said a Seal and a Clerk personally appeared Yustanus Grant of said East Windsor in said County aged 78 years a person of veracity & not a relation of the applicant and made solemn oath that he is well acquainted with David Grant now residing in East Windsor an applicant for a Pension under the pension act of June 7 th A 1832 and being sworn according to law as made solemn oath to the truth of the within declarations. by him signed
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Ezra Brainerd Clerk

David Grant
contd
✓ Jesse Chotton St Windsor St

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 subjunct notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of David Grant
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1775 or 1776 3 — priv Capt. Wells — Col. Wolcott 76 yrs East Windsor Witness —   June 1776 7 — priv " — " — — — Witness —   early 1777 7 — priv Capt. Smith Col. Ely — — Witness —   1778 5 6 priv Col. Eno — — Rolls   22 6   proof 1.8 add 2   33 14  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
It appears from the Rolls that claimant only served 5 mo. and 6 days in Col. Eno's Reg t

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 days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in 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, 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 that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [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.

P 15870 INVALID.
File No. 15870
David Grant
Pre Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 153
[Arrangement of 1870.]

David Evans - Affidavit for David Grant

State of Connecticut Hartford County S s Manchester
On this 8 th day of May A 1833 Personally appeared before me Geo. W. Cheney  John H. Harker Esq a jus- tice of the peace in and for Hartford County at my office in said Manchester David Evans a Soldier of the revolution aged 86 years a person of veracity who being duly sworn according to law made solemn oath That he is well acquainted with David Grant a resident of East Windsor in Hartford County, an applicant for a Pension under the Pension Act of June 7 th 1832
That he served with him in the American Army, in the Revolutionary War; In a company of Militia Drafted to go to Providence and Bris- tol in Rhode Island The company was commanded by Capt Corne of Bolton, & Lieut Roberts of East Hartford was our Lieut, we marched thro Bolton Country Winstan & C o to Providence in Rhode Island & from there to Rhode Island Ferry, defended the lines against the enemy, was in the service this time one Month and nine days the applicant was a good Soldier and did his duty well but is now blind & can do nothing.
George W. Cheney Justice Peace

I, THOMAS DAY, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,
That George W. Cheney Esquire, before whom the foregoing Affidavit of David Evans was taken, is, and at the time of such caption was, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; that I verily believe the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine; and that full credence is due to his official acts and attestations.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the tenth day of May , in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three .
Thomas Day

Declaration of David Grant in addition to his decla- ration of July 27 th 1832

Declaration in Explanation of and in addition to the declaration of David Grant In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832
State of Connecticut } ss East Windsor On this 4 th day of May Hartford County }
1833
Personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of East Windsor in Hartford County David Grant a resident of East Windsor aforesaid the identical David Grant who made his declaration before this court on the 27 th day of July 1832 a man entirely blind aged 76 years who being first duly sworn according to Law took on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th A 1832 That in Declaration made before this court in his application for a pension on the 27 th day of July A 1832 to which this is a supplement he stated that the fourth period of his service began in the Spring of 1778 by reason of old age & and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively in which month of the Spring of that year he commenced said period of service but according to his best recollection it was not later than the Month of May
That he served for three months with Captain Grant & then had a furlough for three months at the expiration of which time he returned to his Company and served another three months when he had permission to return Their enlistment was for one year to be in the service half the time & out one half he believed as he enlisted for a year

and That it would be proper to state that period as he considered himself engaged for the service & liable to go when called for.
In his other periods or terms of service he declares that they were constant service in the Army without interruption or furlough throughout the respective terms of service.
Again he declares that he entered into the service of the United States in the month of June 1780 as a substitute for Justus Grant and Daniel Elmer who joined in hiring me I marched with Sergeant Jonathan Bement down to New Jersey and joined the Army Capt Erastus Wolcott was the Captain of the Company but he was then a prisoner to the enemy during his absence Lieut Israel Strong commanded the company we marched to various places in the Jerseys the names of which he has forgotten he was present at the Execution of Major Andre served in this tour not less than six months was then honorably discharged but has no written discharge that he recollects if he had one he has lost it he has no documentary evidence and he knows of no survivor by whom he can prove this tour period of service. - f -
Again he declares that he was drafted to go to New London with Captain Noah Barber of East Windsor & that he marched down to New London thro Hebron and Colchester that he performed duty as a private in said company in guarding New London I was in the service this time according to my best recollection for a term

not less than two months I shall endeavor to obtain witnesses to this tour He does not recollect so as to name the year
Again he entered the service by being drafted into a company commanded by Capt. Cone of Bolton in Connecticut Lieut. Roberts of East Hartford was our Lieut. we marched thro Bolton & Coventry & C to Providence in Rhode Island & from there By water down near Newport ferry where we stood guard The British frequently discharged their Cannon at us and occasionally killed a man I performed my duty in this tour for the term of one month and eight days when I was honorably dismissed but do not know whether I had a discharge if I had it is lost I shall endeavor to procure evidence or witnesses to this tour I do not recollect the year.
The period of time he past in the service in his various tours reducing the term of his fourth period to five months and six days will be
In his first tour 3 months
Second tour 7 months
Third tour 7 months
Fourth tour 5 - Months & 6 days if so called
Fifth tour 6 months
Sixth tour 2 months
Seventh tour 1 month 8 days
And for this service he claims a pension as a private soldier
his David X Grant mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Edgar Bissell Clerk

I Edgar Bissell clerk of the court of Probate for the District of East Windsor do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of David Grant in explanation and addition to his declaration made on the 27 th day of July 1832 for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 11 th day of May A D 1833
Edgar Bissell Clerk

Asahel D Greene
Affidavit for David Grant et 1 Tour
Asahel Greene

I Asahel Green of East Windsor in the County of Hartford State of Connecticut of lawful age depose and say that I have long been acquainted with David Grant of said East Windsor and that in December 1775 or January 1776 he entered into the Service of the United States by enlisting into Capt Jonathan Wells Company of State Troops of the Regiment of Coll Erastus Wolcott of sd East Windsor that he went to Roxbury near Boston and continued in the Service two months according to the best of my recollection  then months I was a fellow soldier with him belonging to the same Company and I believe the said Grant to be a man of veracity & that he was honorably discharged & that he is of the age of 76 and was an excellent soldier his strength & activity exceeded by none he is now perfectly blind & greatly in need of his country's aid.
Asahel Green
Sworn to & Subscribed the 27 th day of July A 1832
State of Connecticut Hartford County } ss East Windsor
On this 27 th day of July A 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the court of Probate for the District of East Windsor now sitting Asahel Green a person of veracity a resident of said Town of East Windsor and made solemn oath to the truth of the above certificate by him signed
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Edgar Pillsbury Clerk

Hartford County ss County of Hartford }
ss East Windsor
In the 27 th day of July A. 1882
Before the Court of Probate for the District of East Windsor a court of Record and having by Law a Seal and a Clerk Personally appeared Asahel Green of East Windsor in said County aged 79 - known to be a person of veracity & good character who being duly sworn according to law made solemn Oath to the within declarations

Stephen et for David Grant
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24 mo pri
80  8

State of Connecticut } Is East Windsor Hartford County }
On this 18 th day of May 1833 personally appeared in open court before the court of Probate for the District of East Windsor in Hartford County now sitting. Stephen Elmer, a resident of said East Windsor aged 79 years a person of ad- racy and made solemn oath that he is well acquainted with David Grant a resident of said East Windsor an applicant for a Pension under the Pension Act of June 7 th A 1832
That he served with him in the American Army, in the Revolutionary War
In a company of Militia which was drafted to go to New London, in the summer of 1778, under the command of Captain Noah Barber, of said East Windsor: we marched from East Windsor thro Bolton Hebron and Colchester and did duty as guards at said New Lon- don for the term of two months, I remember the applicant well while in this service tho his memory has so failed that he does not remember my being there he was a good Soldier & has been blind for several years Stephen Elmer
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Edgar Bissell Clerk