REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - MARY/MOLLIE FELLOWS Contributed by: Margaret James [margaretj@earthlink.net] Date Submitted: 18 Nov 2002 *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ct/ctfiles.htm *********************************************** ************************************************************************ The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification. ************************************************************************ Widows Pension Papers for Mary alias Molly Fellows widow of Rosel Fellows File #17899 Certificate #2624 Document 1: State of New York, Oneida County Mary otherwise called Molly Fellows a resident of said county aged 85 years and upwardly personally appeared in open court this 12th December 1836 in the Court of Common Pleas held in aforesaid county 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 4th 1836 - That she is the widow of Rosel Fellows who was a soldier of the Revolution, ____ - that he enlisted in Captain John Watsons Company at Canaan Con in the Spring of 1775 and in Colonel Charles Burrells Regt for the term of one year so this deponent believes - and that he marched with the company & the north and was in service for the full term of nine months as this deponent believes - when he returned home with many others - and that in the month of May 1776 he went a second time in the same Company & the North - where he remained until September when he returned from service having served at this time four months - that this deponent understood that her husband was a corporal but has no certain knowledge of that fact. She further declares that she was married to the said Rosel Fellows on the 1st day of July 1771 at Canaan Con as will appear by the annexed copy of the record - her name having been Mary (otherwise called Molly) Partridge - that her husband the aforesaid Rosel Fellows died on the 3d day of May 1813 and that she has remained a widow ever since. As will appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed & further that the annexed [I cannot make out the next part word for word but it says the court clerk swears it was received and annexed] Signed: John D Leland Clerk Signed: Molly Fellows ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Oneida County: Fanny Williams of Rome in said county being duly sworn deposes and says that she is granddaughter of Rosel and Molly Fellows - that she was living in their family at the time the said Rosel Fellows died which was on the 3d of May 1813 - and that the said Molly Follows has remained a widow ever since the death of the said Rosel Fellows Sworn before me this 12 Dec 1836 & I certify she is a woman of truth & ______ Signed: BV Johnson, Sup Court Com Signed: Fanny Williams Oneida County: Gates Peck of Rome being duly sworn deposed & says that he is neighbor to Molly Fellows widow of Rosel Fellows deceased - that said Rosel Fellows died at Rome the 3d May 1813 and this deponent was present at the time of his death - and that said Molly (who is also called Mary) has remained his widow ever since his death - and this deponent further says that he has had frequent conversations with said Rosel Fellows during his life time about his service in the Revolutionary War - and well recollects his discussing the celebration of the declaration of Independence at Crown Point in 1776 after news of the same was rec'd there - that the said Rosel Fellows was a very respectable man a magistrate of the Town of Rome and that his widow is a woman of great respectability Sworn before me 12th Dec 1836 and I certify said Gates Peck is a man of truth and veracity Signed: BV Johnson, Sup Court Com Signed: Gates Peck ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clerks office Oneida County: I John D Leland Clerk of said county do hereby certify that the above proceedings were had ____ Court In Testimony whereas I have subscribed my name & affixed my seal of office this 12th day of December 1836 Signed: John D Leland Clerk Document 2: Albany 2624 Molly Fellows, widow of Rosel Fellows, Conn who died on the 3 May 1813 of Oneida Co in the State of N York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Watson of the Regt commanded by Col Burrell in the Connecticut line for 8 months Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831 Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of April 1839 and sent to BP Johnson Rome N York Arrears to the 4th of March 39 223.28 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep 13.33 $236.61 Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 - Recorded by D Brown, Clark, Book A Vol 2 Page 108 Document 3: A record of those who were joined together in the marriage covenant Rosel Fellows and Mary Partridge both of Canaan July 1st AD 1771 I hereby certify the above to be a true extract from the Records of the Second Congregational Church in the town of Canaan in the county of Litchfield & State of Connecticut Henry H Woodbridge, Pastor of the 2d Congregational Church Document 4: I Isaac Fellows of Canaan Litchfield County and State of Connecticut of Lawfull age testify and say that according to my best recollection my Brother Roswell Fellows enlisted into the Revolutionary Service under Captain John Watson and in Colonel Charles Burralls Regiment in the Spring of the year 1775 and went to Crown point and was in the Service then during the summer and until he was regularly dismissed & it is my impression he enlisted for nine months or a year that in the year 1770 he was lawfully married to Molly Partridge who remains his Widow and she was received by my Father into his family as was considered as one of the Family and further the deponent says not Signed: Isaac Fellows Litchfield County, Canaan 27th August 1836: Personally appeared before me Isaac Fellows and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me and I further certify that the deponent is a Creditable witness Signed: James Ham, Justice of the Peace Document 5 REV & 1812 Wars Section January 27, 1927 Clarence D Smith Rome, R.F.D. #3 New York Sir: I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W 17899 it appears that Rosel (name also appears as Roswell) Fellows enlisted in Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut in the spring of 1775 and served nine months as private in Captain John Watson's Company, Colonel Charles Burrall's Connecticut Regiment, then enlisted in May 1776 and served four months in the same company and regiment. He died May 3, 1813 in Rome, New York. His age is not given. Soldier married July 1, 1771 in Canaan, Connecticut, Mary or Polly Partridge, both then of said Canaan. She was allowed pension on her application executed December 12, 1836 while a resident of Oneida County, New York aged eighty-five years. Their granddaughter, Fanny Williams, was living in Rome, New York in 1836, names of her parents not given. Respectfully, Winfield Scott, Commissioner Document 6 Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, DC, Sept 24, 1920 In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Rozel Fellows, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, File 17899: enlisted spring 1775 for 9 months as a Private and May 1776 for 4 months as a Private, both under Capt Jno Watson, Colonel Chas Burrell, Connecticut Battles engaged in - none stated Residence of soldier at enlistment: enlisted in Canaan, Conn Date of widows application for pension: Dec 12, 1836 Residence at date of application: Oneida Co, NY Age of widow at date of application: 85 years Remarks: Soldier married July 1, 1771 in Canaan, Litchfield, Co, Conn Mary (or Molly) Partridge of said place. He died May 3, 1813 in Rome, NY, no further family information, soldiers brother Isaac testified and a granddaughter Fanny Williams of Rome, NY in 1836 Doc 7 Letter dated 20 Jan 1927 from Clarence D Smith of Rome, New York, requesting the pension record of Molly Fellows Doc 8 Letter undated, round dated 12 Aug 1920, to Commissioner of Pensions from SM Fox 721 Pierre St, Manhattan, Kansas: ...... said Rozel Fellows died at Rome, Oneida Co, NY in 1813 -- probably too early to become a pensioner. He had married Polly (or Mary?) Partridge, who long outlived him. Later his widow applied for a pension, but there was some trouble in proving the marriage, as it was a runaway match from home. Was a pension ever granted to said widow ........ In August 1814 Milo Andrew Lester, a member of Capt Gates Peck's company of NY militia, of Rome, Oneida Co, NY was called into service in the War of 1812, at Sacketts Harbor, NY. Is there any record of his military service? Did he become a pensioner? Signed SM Fox