Bennington County VT:  Revolutionary War File of Jabez ELWELL Service: Mass
Number:  W17754


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Submitted by Rhonda_Brown@ncs.com (Brown, Rhonda) 

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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