1. Declaration Of  Soldier for War of 1812 Pension
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    Date: Wed Oct 7, 2009 1:53 pm ((PDT))

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Moses Robins State of Ohio 1871
County of Ashtabula
On this 24th day of April A.D. one thousand eight hundred and Seventy One,
personally appeared before me B.T. Culling Judge of the probate Court a
court of Record within and for the county and State aforesaid Moses Robbins
aged 84 years a resident of Trumbule County of Ashtabula State of Ohio who
being duly sworn according to the law declares that he was married; that his
wife's name was Rebecca harden to whom he was married at Middlesex County,
New Jersey on the 17th day of August 1808. That he served the full period
of sixty days in the (1) Military service of the United States in the war of
1812, that he is the identical Moses Robbins who (2) was drafted in Captain
James Cook's company, Light House Cavalry, at Hydestown, N.J. on the ... day
of August 1813, and was honorably discharged at South branch N.J. on the
same day of September 1813; that (3) that after being discharged at the
expiration of 30 days he re-enlisted in the same Co. and served 40 days
longer and was discharged on November 1813. That his Colonel's name was
F. Relinghuysen. That he at no time during the late rebellion against the
authority of the United States, adhered to the cause of the enemies of the
Government, giving them aid or comfort, or exercised the functions of any
office whatever under any authority, or pretended authority, in hostility
to the United States; and that he will support the Constitution of the
United States; that he is not in reciept of a pension under any previous
act; that he makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the
pension roll of the United States, under the prevision of the act approved
February 14, 1781, and he hereby constitues and appoints, with full power of
substitution and revocation, Miles B. Stevens of Cleveland Ohio his true and
lawful attorney to prosecute his claim and obtain the pension certificate
that may be issued; that his post ofice is at Trumbull County of Ashtabula
State of Ohio that his domicile or place of abode is same place.
Applicant Moses Robbins
A.E. Leslie
Jennett Chapman

Children of Moses & Rebecca Harden Robbins
Enos b. abt. 1811 New Jersey
Eleanor b. abt. 1813 New Jersey
Lydia b. abt. 1816 New Jersey
Pel b. abt. 1818 New York (son)
L.A. b. abt. 1822 New York (daughter)
Eliza b. abt. 1831 New York
This family was in Ohio by 1835.

                               Sara

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