Bennington County VT: Revolutionary War File of Jabez ELWELL Service: Mass Number: W17754 ----------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. Submitted by Rhonda_Brown@ncs.com (Brown, Rhonda) ----------------------------------------------------- Revolutionary War File of Jabez ELWELL Service Mass Number: W17754 Elwell, Jabez Thankful Vermont 3087 Thankful Elwell widow of Jabez Elwell who died on the 17 April 1817(3) of Bennington in the state of Vermont who was a private and corporal in the company commanded by Captain Warren of the regiment commanded by Colonel Holden in the Massachusetts line for 9 mos, 10 days corporal and 10 mos, 7 days private Inscribed on the Roll of Burlington at the rate of 68 dollars and 33 cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March 1831 (increased from $42.44) Certificate of pension issued on the 16 day of June 1840 ________ Hon H. Hall, House of Reps Arrears to the 4th of March 1840 $615.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept 1840 $34.16 Revolutionary claim Aot July 4, 1836 Section the 38_ Recorded by D.M. Curdy, clerk Book 6 Vol 1 Page 40 State of Vermont Bennington County On this 15th day of November AD 1836 personally appeared before the Hose the court, of Probate in ____ the district of Bennington in said County Bennington, Thankful Elwell of Shaftsbury in said county of Bennington, aged eighty five years, who being first duly sworn according to law. doth, on her oath, make the following declarations, in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the Act of Congress, papered July 4th 1836; That she is the widow of Jabez Elwell who was a private in the army of the revolution and _________ as following, to ____ That herself and husband before the commencement of the __________ they were resided at Hardwick in the state of Massachusetts and that immediately on the ______ of the battle of Lexington reaching Hardwick, her husband, who had been for several months a _________, marched with the company of minute men from that town for the vicinity of Boston, where her husband _____________ in the services of his county ______ the term of nine months and returned home the latter part of the month… …is unable to state with certainty the names of the officers under whom her husband served, but thinks the name of the Captain of the Company of minute men was ___ Warren, and that her husband enlisted at Roxbury in some other company or Regiment and that he served during the co______ of this service in the vicinity of Boston. Her declaration further says that in the Spring 1776 in the month of May she thinks her husband volunteered at said Hardwick and went as a soldier to New York, was in the Battle of Long Island and returned home in October. This after having served five months - She thinks the name of his captain in this service was T___ Page, and is unable to give the names of any other officers. The declarent further says that in April or May 1777 her husband enlisted at Hardwick aforesaid in the Continental Army for the time of three years, that he was at the taking of Burgoyne, and in one or more of the battles at or near Stillwater, that he was one of the guard to the prisoners when they were marched to Massachusetts and that he served out the full term of his enlistment. She thinks the… …_______ by Sergeant John Cobb, but is unable to give the names of any other officers under whom he served. Her declaration further says that soon after her husband left home for the time of service she went to reside with her father in said Hardwick where she remained about five years until her husband's return from his services last aforesaid and that the next year thereafter she removed to West Hampton with her husband and that in 1781 or 1782, the precise year she cannot recollect, her husband took the place of a person who had been drafted and went into the service for three months, the soldiers having been all discharged before the expiration of their time. She is unable to give the names of the officers during this term of service. The declarant believes her husband had written discharges for some of all of his terms of service aforesaid, but they have been long since lost or destroyed. She further declares that she was married to the said Jabez Elwell on the 26th day of December 1769 and that her husband the aforesaid Jabez Elwell died on the 17th day of April AD 1813 and that she has remained a widow ____________that period signed Thankful Elwell I hereby certify that in the Records of the Town of Hardwick in the County of Wocester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Book first, page 16th in the following record to wit, Jabez Elwell and Thankful Clark were married December 26, 1769 A true copy Attest Joseph Stone, Clerk of said Town of Hardwick Worcester Nov 8 1836. Personally appeared Joseph Stone, above named, and made oath that the above certificate by him subscribed is true Before me, Gardner Ruggler, Justice of the Peace ____ all men by these presents that I Jabez Elwell, son of Jabez and Thankful Elwell do hereby constitute and appoint H.E. Robinson of Washington my one lawful attorney for me and in my name to examine the Ro__ filed in the pension office in the case of my said mother Thankful Elwell who was a pensioner of the United States under the Act of 4th of July 1836 and is now dead. That my mother did not draw as much pension as in my belief she was entitled to according to the service rendered by my father the said Jabez Elwell. And it is now my desire to obtain the allowance of the balance due her and now payable to her children. I request that H.E. Robinson may be allowed to examine said papers and I empower him to prosecute our claim for the said in___ of pension Written by my own hand ___ this 15th day of June 1855 Jabez Elwell In presence of Thomas S. Robinson S.A. Robinson Rev.&1812 Wars Section September 13, 1928 Mrs. A. G. Beckman 55 New South Street Northhampton, Massachusetts Madam: I advise you form the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 17754, it appears that Jabez Elwell, while residing at Old Hadley, Massachusetts was a minute man under jonathan Warner, and immediately on hearing of the Battle of Lexington went to Boston and enlisted and served nine moths with the Massachusetts troops, no officers stated. He enlisted in May 1776 and served five months as a private in Captain Timothy Page's Massachusetts company and was in the Battle of Long Island. He enlisted in April or May 1777 and served three years in Captain Warren's Massachusetts Company, was in the battle of Stillwater and taking of Burgoyne. After this he moved to West Hampton and served in 1781 or 1782 for nine weeks, no officers stated. He married December 26, 1769 at Hardwick, Massachusetts, Thankful Clark. He died April 17, 1813 at Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vermont She was allowed pension on her application executed November 15, 1836, at which time she was living at Shaftsbury, Vermont, aged eighty-five years. She stated that she lived, while her husband was in the service, at her father's house in Hardwick, Massachusetts, her father's name not given. Three children are referred to, no names given other than, Jabez, who was alive on June 15, 1855 and stated that his mother was then dead. Respectfully, Winfield Scott Commissioner