Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1047, for Samuel Lewis, Connecticut
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   SERVICE                                           NUMBER

   Conn            Lewis, Samuel                S. 1047

                                                            carded
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New Jersey    No  28,357
         Samuel Lewis
of Newton in the State of New Jersey
who was a private in the Capt [sic] commanded
 by Captain Wells - of the Regt commanded 
by Col Lewis in the Conn line for 14 months 13 days


Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 48 Dollars 10 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of May
1834
   Hon S Fowler   H.R.

Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834           144.30
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4. Sept.      24.05
                                                            ________
                                                         $ 168.35

                                      {Revolutionary Claim,
                                        Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by R. Burdine Clerk
Book E.  Vol. 3, Page 127
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Declaration

State  of New Jersey
Sussex County Js}   On this twenty eighth day of august in the Year of our Lord eighteen Hundred and thirty three personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges of the inferior Court of Common pleas now sitting in and for the County of Sussex aforesaid - Samuel Lewis a resident of Newton in the sd County of Sussex aged seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law on his oath doth make the following declaration - in order to Obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed the 7th of June AD 1832 - That he entered the Army and service of the United States and served under the Officers and in the manner herein after stated -
 1st   That he was called out and entered the Militia about the last of March AD 1774 being the next Spring after the tea was thrown overboard at Boston in the month of december- previous - he thinks in the company of Capt Wells, under the comd of Col Ichabod Lewis at Stratford Connecticut - that he remained under military discipline - and was held in readiness for action whenever required - were what were called Minute [underlined] men said continued in this capacity for three 3 mos -
   2d   That he was again called out in the Spring of the year - 1775 - thinks in April, about the 1st of April - in the Company of Cap Wells under Col Lewis aforesaid   was under arms stationed at Stratford afsd and held  in readiness at a moments warning to enter into action - was under military discipline and arms for three months 3 mos
  3d   That he enlisted in the service of the United States in the same year 75 last mentioned in the month of July for six months - in the company of Capt. Eli Levingsworth - Lieut William Rossiter - Ensign Robert Lewis - under Col Wells. -  that he entered at Stratford and marched from there to New Haven from Mew Haven to Lebanon - from Lebanon by water to New London where we were stationed guarding the port. - was there sometime until we marched to Cambridge - at which place we met with General Putnam
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Lee & Washington.  during our stay here we were engaged in guarding the ports building fortifications and raising enbankments [sic] - and while here- we had  skirmish with the British who landed for plunder, and succeeded in taking a quantity of cattle and other articles of plunder   That he continued in this service until the month of December-; after having served five months -
5 mos [crossed out]
see roll
4.29  [both lines in margin]     
    4.  That he was afterwards out under Col Lewis in the Winter immediately after his return from Cambridge - and marched to Newtown Connt - was stationed there guarding the Tories - this place was also called Tory [underlined] Town from the number of Tories residing there who annoyed the Americans much by secretly cutting off their supplies and giving information to the enemy - was out and done duty for a half month.
1/2 mo
       5.  That he was drafted in the Year 1776 sometime in the Spring for three months in the company of Capt Enoch Lewis under comd of
General Silliman - marched from Stratford aforesaid to Fairfield and Blackrock and other places along the coast at which places we were stationed guarding the ports and entries and continued in this service until the time expired - When I returned to Stratford after having served three months
3 mo
     6.   That he was called out upon alarm sometime in the Spring of 1777 when Danbury was burnt by the British - thinks under Capt Enoch Lewis - That Genl  Wooster was killed at this place by the British -  After arrival there - that he served out this term at least two weeks
4 mo
    7.  That he was again drafted for three months in the latter part of the summer of the same year last questioned was in the company of Capt Thadeus Beardsley under comd. of Genl Silliman - was again stationed at Fairfield afsd and other places along the coast guarding the ports and entries and remained alternately at these places guarding the same until the time for which I was drafted expired -
3 mo
   8.  That he was called out on tour when the British took possession of New Haven
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in the Year 1778 thinks in the Summer thinks Capt Jno Jetson was Capt of the compy under  don't recollect the commd was out watching the movements of the Brtish in order to prevent their further progress in the country - was out this time at least one week -
1/4 months
     9.  That he was called out upon an alarm when Fairfield was burnt   was in the compy of Capt David Holly - under Genl Silliman.  Capt Holly was wounded in this engagement and several of the compy  thinks he was out this time at Least one week
1/4 mo
   10.   That he was afterwards drafted for three months in a light Horse Company of dragoons Zachariah Lewis Capt. was under Col Lewis and comd by Genl Waterbury - that they marched from Stratford to Stamford & Horseneck at which last places we were stationed alternately guarding against & watching the enemy -, (with who we had some skirmished) until the time expired - when he returned to Stratford
3 mo-
      That he was out several times afterwards during the was until it Terminated - but his mind is too much impaired by age, and infirmity to state and define particularly the times & periods    he is however confident that he served and done much more duty than he is by him mentioned above
   That he was born at Stratford aforsd (as near as he can recollect) on the 12th of  March 1760  that there is or was [last two words inserted] a record of his age in his fathers Bible which went to the hands of his Brother   that he was living in Stratford aforesaid  in the various times and periods when called into service - that since the Revolutionary War he [inserted] resided until within the last twenty six years at Stratford -afrsd - during the last mentioned period he has resided in New Jersey, and does now reside in New Jersey in the County of Sussex and township of New Jersey aforesaid-. that at the times when he entered the service afsd he was either drafted or volunteered -, that he has [inserted] no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his
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Service. He says he is acquainted with the Hon. Aaron Hagen, one of the Judges of the said Court and with Revd Clarkson Dunn  who can testify to their belief respecting his age and his reputation as a revolutionary soldier -  he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the presents and declares that his name is not on the roll of the agency of any State -  Sworn to & Subscribed the day  and year aforesaid - in Open Court at Newton
                                              his
                              Samuel   Les     Lewis
                                            mark
   [Signed] Jos. E. Miller   Presiding Judge

We Clarkson Dunn a Clergyman residing in the village of Newton and in the neighborhood of the Sd Samuel Lewis and Arron Hazen Esq. residing at the same, hereby certify that we ar well acquainted with Samuel Lewis  who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and that we believe him to be seventy three 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 & subscribed the day & year aforesaid - in Open Court ---
     [Signed]   Clarkson Dunn
                     Aaron Hagen
  [Signed]  Jos Y. Miller  Residing Judge

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Clarkson Dunn who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the neighborhood of the said applicant - and that Aaron Hagen Esq who had already signed the same is a Judge of said Court residing in the neighborhood afrsd that they are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to full credit
    [Signed]  Jos. Y Miller Presiding Judge

I Joseph Y. Edsall Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County of Sussex do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Lewis for a pension-
   In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal of Office at Newton this twenty eighth day of August AD Eighteen Hundred &  thirty three
        [Signed] J.E. Edsall Clerk

[A seal is affixed to the left of the above paragraph.}
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State of New Jersey
Sussex County SS}    Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Sussex Samuel Lewis of Newton in said County who being duly sworn according to Law, deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory- he cannot swear positively as to what or which particular officers he served under at all of the several particular terms mentioned and specified in his said annexed declaration - but is fully satisfied that he served under the several Officers by him named, at the times and for the Terms by him therein mentioned -  he further saith the in addition to the Officers by him named, he recollects:  A. Col. Bradley, Col Joseph Walker - and Col Worcester. Afterwards said Worcester who was killed when Danbury was burnt -And further this deponent saith not -
Sworn and Subscribed before me at  Newton this 25th day of September AAD 1833
   Jos. Y. Miller                     his
                               Samuel   -   Lewis
                                           mark

State of New Jersey
Sussex County SS}     WE Joseph Y Miller and Robert H. McCarter Esqrs   Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Sussex: do hereby certify that he annexed and foregoing declaration of Samuel Lewis, purporting to be made before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Please [inserted] aforesaid on the twenty eighth day of August AD Eighteen Hundred thirty three was made Subscribed and Sworn by the said Samuel Lewis at the sd time in Open Court - and further that the said Court is a Court of record having by Law a seal and clerk -.
     In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hand this 25th day of Sept AD 1833 -
    [Signed]  Jos. Y, Miller
                   Robert H McCarter
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State of New Jersey
Sussex County SS}
                 I, Joseph E Edsall Clerk of
                 the Court of Common Pleas in
Seal          and for the said County of Sussex do
 Set           hereby certify that Joseph Y. Miller and Here         Robert H McCarter Esquires, are
                 Judges of the said Court, duly
commissioned and sworn that the faith and credit is and ought to be given to all their Official Acts as such, and that the Signatures annexed are their Genuine Signatures
                                 In testimony whereof I have herewith set my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Newton this 25th day of September AD 1833 -
             [Signed]  J. E. Edsall Clerk
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Rev War.
                            INVALID

File No.     1047
Samuel Lewis,
Prv. N. J. Line.

Act:   June 7, 1832.
Index:-  Vol. A,  Page 219
   [Arrangement of 1870.]
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        5.098
Pennsylvania Roll

      Andrew McPherran
                    McPheran
Haynes
Penna Regt      Private
                               4
In the army of the United States during the    
        Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 1st of May 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 24' of Decr. 
      1818  and sent to David Stewart Esqr Judge
             Huntingdon -  Penn

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 4 Mo & 4/30- 33:6
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th March 1819 -   48:    
                                                                  ______
                                                                  $ 81.6

                                      {Revolutionary claim,
                                      Act 18th March, 1818.}
From year
                         Connecticut

Huntingdon


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1892 Jany 14 Hist
to J E. McPherran
     Sterling Ill   FS


DIed 
June 16, 1839
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Samuel Lewis        Payments to be made
      $48.10           at Newton by the
                             Pres. Mr. Bkg Co
                            Agent for paying Pensioners,
                              in the Agency of
                                New Jersey
#1047



                         Recorded in the Pension Office,
                          in Book E.      Vol. 3.
                              Page 127 by
                                  R. Burdine Clerk

R. Hamilton
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I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Samuel Lewis of the State of New Jersey who was a private during the Revolutionary War is entitled to receive forty eight dollars and ten cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September in every year.
     Given at the War Office of the United
               States this fifteenth day of
               May - one thousand eight
               hundred and thirty-four

Examined and
Countersigned.}
                 [Signed]   J. L. Edwards
                Commissioner of Pensions
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May 26. 1834  Paid to Mar 4. 1834
Sept 9. 1834.  Paid to Sept 4. 1834
Mar 8 1835     Paid to Mar 4 1835
Sep 10 1835   Paid to Sep 4  1835

Mar 11 1836    Paid to Mar 4  1836


                       28,357
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      30,861
Saml Lewis
    N. Jersey

Admit as private
14 mo. 13 days
     48,10

Hon. S. Fowler
              HR
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                                           Comptrollers Office
                                                  Nov 27th 1833.
I Elisha Phelps, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Connecticut, do certify , that it appears by an authenticated copy of a pay roll of the 10th Con 7th Regt., raised by order of the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut, July 1775, remaining in this Office, that Samuel Lewis inlisted into said company on the 22nd day of July 1775, & served therein as a private until the 21st day of December 1775, being four months & twenty nine days.

     Said company was commanded by Capt. Eli Leavenworth - William Rossiter 1st Lt. Peter Johnson 2nd Lt_d Robert Lewis Ens; & the regiment was commanded by Col. Charles Webb.
                    [Signed] E. Phelps