Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14547, for Daniel Southmayd, Connecticut
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3-1776

SERVICE   

CONN.

Southmayd, Daniel

NUMBER   

S. 14547

carded

CONTENTS
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2415

Connecticut

Daniel Southmayd of Durham in the State 
of Conn who was a Pri - in the Conn
commanded by Captain [Blank] of the 
Rg commanded by Col Sage in the Conn 
line for State troops 7 6.

3 yrs

Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate 
of 23 Dollars 44 Cents per annum, to 
commence on the 4th day of 
March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day 
of May 1833 and sent Jno Fisk. Middletown [unreadable]

Arrears to the 4th of March 30. $46,88
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sep 4 30 11 71
$58,5

Revolutionary [Page Damaged]
Act June 7, [Page Damaged]

Recorded by E. D. Bullock
Book E Vol 3 Page 39
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State of Connecticut      Middletown   August 10, 1832
County of Middlesex
On this 10th day of August, AD 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Probate Court for the 
District of Middletown now sitting in Middletown in said District, Daniel Southmayd, a resident in the town of Durham, aged 68 years who being first Duly Sworn according to Law doth on this oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832 that he entered the Service of the United States as a drafted soldier on the first day of September,  1870 for a six month tour in Captain Darts  Company.  We went from Middletown, Connecticut and joined the company at the Town of Stratford in Connecticut.  We were stationed about two weeks at Stratford and were then ordered to Horsneck where we lay about three months.  When we were at Horsneck we took a (priges) it was a large boat or barge loaded with provisions.  Said boat was manned by seven men that were well armed. Each man had a musket and they had also two blunderbusses 
on board and a swivel in the stern of the boat.  The boat and cargo at that were valued at $1500.   We then came back to Stratford.  Our business was to watch the enemys vessels and guard the coast. From Stratford we came to Newhaven, we lay at Newhaven about two weeks from thence to Easthaven  where we stayed a short time, thence back to Newhaven, thence to Horsneck where we remained untill we were dismissed.  We  started from
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Middletown on the 1st day of September 1780 and were dismissed at Horsneck about the middle of March 1781.  There was no written discharge given but were dismissed in the usual way.
The officers names in the (not readable) tour were as :
Capt Dart of Chatham, Conn
Lieut. Daniel Wetmore of Middletown, Conn
Ensign Oliver of Middletown, Conn
Orderly (not readable) Nicolas Ames of Chatham, Conn
that in September of the year 1781 the (not readable) he was called out with rest of Capt. Giles Meigs company from Middletown to go to Newlondon at the time when Benedict Arnold  (not readable)  about six miles of Newton Inn and we were informed that the British had gone on board of their vessels.  We were then ordered to the town of Branford where we stayed about ten days from there we went to Guilford where we stayed about a week, then we went to Newhaven where we remained until we were dismissed.  We were in   at t(not readable) this time about 5
 weeks.
Our officers names were as follows:
Col Comfort Sage of Middletown, Conn
Major Nathaniel Brown of Middletown, Conn
Capt Giles Meigs of Middletown, Conn
Lieutenant name not recorded
Ensign James Henry of Middletown, Conn
Orderly Sergeant Josiah Starr, Middletown, Conn
He volunteered to go to New Haven after time often (not readable) that the British were going where
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there; but before his arrival there they had returned to their boats.

He has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any person living whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.  When he was drafted the first tour abovenamed; but one other soldier was drafted with him out of the company to which they belonged, and his name was Elijah Treadway; that they were very intimate together; that where they lay down on the ground they lay down together and never allowed themselves to mix in with other soldiers much.  About a month before they were dismissed, they had their quarters in the house of a family named Bradley.  Elijah Treadway has been dead a great many years.  When he went the second time, Elenthors Dana, brother of the late Judge Dana, both of Middletown aforesaid, went in the same company with him and they were intimate friends: a number of others out of the same town company went the same Tour.  Elenthers Dana died in New York as I understood eight or ten years ago.  Joseph Joneshaw of said Middletown was also with us: he is dead: he died at sea.  Elias Ames, James McIntier, both of the same Town and Charles Fryor were with us; but they are all dead and gone.  He remembers all these things very distinctly, and can answer questions a whole day if necessary; he hopes however he has said enough to convince the government that his above statement is entitled to credit; and that he shall not be cast aside and loose [sic] his pension because he is so unfortunate as to be the only survivor, so far as he knows, of the service he has here described.
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4.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
To the first interrogatory he answers, That he was born in Middletown, Connect. on or near the very spot where he now sits in the year 1764.  

To the Second, that there is a record of his age as he supposes in the Town Record of said Town of Middletown.

To the third.  That he lived in said Middletown when called into service; that he removed to Durham Connt. in the year 1782 as he thinks, and has ever since resided there.

To the fourth and fifth, That he cannot state more particularly than he has done.

To the Sixth, that he never receied any written discharge, but was dismissed in the usual way.

To the seventh.  That (insert ?) Abner Newton, John Swathel, Burrel Newton, Roger Newton and others of Durham aforesaid, in his neighborhood, will testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and yar aforesaid.
    Daniel Southmayd

  We Abner Newton and Roger Newton, both residing in Durham in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, persons above named, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Daniel Southmayd who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration; that we have known him well ever since he moved into said Durham which we think was in the year 1782; that most of the time since, he had been a
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near neighbor to us; that we believe him to be 68 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the 14th day of August AD 1832.
      Abner Newton
      Roger Newton
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War departrment that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states - and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Abner Newton & Roger Newton residents of the Town of Durham who have signed the preceeding certificate are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to Credit -
Stillman K. Wightman, Judge of Probate 
for the District of Middletown.

I John Fisk Clerk of the Court of Probate for the district of Middletown do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedidngs of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Southmayd for a Pension.
[seal affixed]
In Testimony whereof I hae hereunto set my Hand & Seal of Sd Office this 14th day of Aust. AD. 1832.
   Jno Fisk Clk
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admit [unreadable]
5 days

$23.44

Jno Fisk

Conn
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4963

BRIEF in the case of Daniel Southmayd of Durham in the State of Connt 

(Act 7th June, 1832)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  Open Court

2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity ? 

3. How old is he ?  68 years

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period. | Duration of Service. Years, Months, Days. | Rank. As a | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen.

# 1st Sepr In 1780 until middle of Mar 1781 | 
Sepr 1781

not stated | about - 35

[blank]

Capt: Dart - Co Drafted | Col C. Sage’s Rg. Capt. G Meigs Coy

5. In what battles was he engaged ? none stated 

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service ? Middletown Connt

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls ?  transitionary evidences of two Witnesses - Certified to be credible - 

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication ? and if so, in what respect ?
Correct

I Certify that the following statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

E. Stephens
Examining Clerk
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O. W. & N. Division.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS, 
WASHINGTON, D. C., 

In reply for your request for a statement of the military history of Daniel Southmayd a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau 

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. |  LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | RANK.  | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. | STATE.

Sept. 1780 to Mar 1781 | Sept. 1781 

-  | 35 days 

Pvt, | “  

Dart | Meigs

none men. | Sage 

Conn. | “ 

Battles engaged in, none men.

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Middletown, Conn. 

Date of application for pension, Aug. 10, 1832 

Residence at date of application, Durham, Conn, 

Age at date of application, born at Middletown, Conn. 1764. 

Remarks:

Very Respectfully,

 Ellena J. B. Allin, 

not sent on account of P. O. address not being given.

13603 b-- 3m 

Commissioner.
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Miss Jennie Sutherland 
 I St NW City

1918

E B Osborne
Med DIV.
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[Unreadable]  10/94 [Unreadable]

Jennie Sutherland, 1918

J. St. N. W. City  C

14547

INVALID.

File No. 14, 547

Daniel Southmayd 

[Illegible] Rev War

Act: June 9th 1832.

Index : - Vol. 1, Page 352

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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We wish to know if a man by the name of Daniel Southmayd ever received a pension for Revolutionary service. The pension might have been sent either to Durham or Middletown, Conn More likely to Durham. 

If you could find when the pension was granted + when it ceased  - In fact anything about the man’s service your records would give.

[Stamped] Deputy Commissioner MAR 7 1894
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His name appears in the list of 1832 pensioners in the Connecticut State records. But we think from other dates we have that is a mistake AAMCO it is necessary for us to have his correct pension record.

We think it would have ceased earlier but have no means of knowing except through the Pension Office. 

Enlisted from Middletown. Died in Durham.
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[Stamped]  U S PENSION OFFICE 01 FEB 1894

To The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C. 

Dear sir,

Can you tell me if Daniel Southmayd of Durham ever received a pension for Revolutionary service ? and when the pension ceased. Will you give me what information you have regarding him ? 

Very sincerely
Ellena I. B. Allin

January 3, 1894

Enlisted from Middletown Conn and afterwards lived in Durham.
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[Stamped] U S PENSION OFFICE FEB 1 1894

[Stamped] FEB 3 1894