REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT - CALVIN SPENCER Contributed by: M.G. Jerry Spencer (sspencer@flash.net) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ct/ctfiles.htm ************************************************ The following information is abstracted from various documents in the Revolutionary War Pension File #W21983 of Calvin SPENCER: Calvin SPENCER went to South Carolina from Connecticut before the Revolutionary War. Entered the service in 1776 in SC. Calvin married Rebecca FORD in April or May 1782 near Georgetown, SC. Calvin died 19 Jan 1801. Rebecca remarried after Calvin died: Thomas POWE on 23 Feb 1808. Thomas POWE died 7 May 1817. Rebecca was 74 years of age on 27 May 1839 when she applied for a pension due to Calvin's War service. She died 14 Oct 1843. Deposition dated 23 May 1853 of O.H. SPENCER, son of Calvin and Rebecca, names Rebecca's children as follows: Eliza POWE * Samuel SPENCER Henry SPENCER * Harriett FLEMING William SPENCER Oliver H. SPENCER * Eliza Powe and Henry Spencer are listed as being deceased at the time of this deposition. Oliver was Executor of Rebecca's estate.