Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,575, Calvin Waid, New Jersey Penn.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey
Penn.
CONTENTS
Waid, Calvin
NUMBER
S. 32.575
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Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 March 1838 to 4 March 1839. Agt. Notified 19 Decr [December] 1839.

26.466
Alabama
Calvin Waid of Blount Co. in the State of Al who was a P [private] in the Company commanded by Captain Posten of the Regt commanded by Col Martin in the N Jersey line for Militia.
[illegible] 4 mo [months] Pr $ 53.53

Inscribed on the Roll of Alabama at the rate of 55 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of July and sent to [illegible] P. D. Clack, Blountsville

Arrears to the 4th of Mch [March] 34 160.00
Semi-anl. [annual] allowance ending 4 Sep. 96.66
186.66

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by I. T. [illegible] Clerk.
Book 6 Vol. 81 Page 53.
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The State of Alabama}
County of Blount}
On this 18th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Blount County now sitting Calvin Waid a resident of Jones Vally [Valley] in the County of Blount and State of Alabama aged Seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832- That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated that in the month of August 1776 and believes it was the tenth day of the month, he enroled [enrolled] himself as a private volunteer in the company of Capt [Captain] 
Gaston under Col Martin of the Newjersy [New Jersey] Militia and marched from Morris County and the Regiment rendavouzed [rendezvoused] from thence marched to Brunswick Newark and then crossed over to New York
then crossed East River to Long Island here Gen Sullivan took command of my Regiment & several others & proceded [proceeded] from Gen Washington's
head quarters down on the Flat Bush Road & threw up breast work a short distance from Flat Bush where the British Army landed we remained here a few days-- the enemy got between our Breast works & head quarters & a Battle ensued & Gen Sullivan was taken prisoner in the early part of the action; this Deponent- thinks he saw Gen Sulivans  [Sullivan's] Horse hang  & through him as he Leaped a fence & was then taken prisoner and we then retreated to head quarters. Col Martin a few days before this battle in reannvening [reconvening] the Enemy (with twelve men) was fired upon &
wounded in the Shoulder with a musket ball & Col Munson then took command of our Rigiment [Regiment] and was engaged in the battle-
Col Martin was taken home got well
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and in five or six weeks returned & resumed the command of his Regiment; We then returned over to New York Island and was stationed at Fort Washington and remained there until in November and left there three or four days before it was taken by the british [British] - Col Majaw Col. Martin & Col. Manson were Stationed at the fort - and served three months and eight days and then crossed to Fort Lee & Dischard [discharged] & went home I was in only are battle on this tour when Gen Sullivan was taken, And he again enroled [enrolled] himself as a private volunteer in the company of Capt [Captain] David Thompson New Jersey Militia Minute men the last of December 1776 and proceeded from Morris County and intersected Gen Washington Imediatly [immediately] before the Battle of Princeton & was in said battle and a few days thereafter engaged in a battle at Springfield under Col Spenser who commanded Capt [Captain] Thompson Minute men - here we killed Several of the Enemy & took some prisoners and we then marched and was in the battle at Kingston took seven or eight British prisoners and about Twenty killed & they retreated -- and remained in service one month and was Dischard [discharged] the last of January 1777
and he again enroled [enrolled]  himself as a Seargent [sergeant] Volunteer in the company of Capt [Captain] Obediah Waid on the first of February 1777 in the Regiment of Col Hays & Major Morris of the Newjersey [New Jersey] Militia & when he enroled [enrolled] -- he still resided in Morris County Newjersy [New Jersey] -- where he resided on the first two tours and from thence he rendevouzed [rendezvoused] at Mendum in Morris County and from thence to the short Hills five or six miles from Amboy and stationed there to guard the lines and remained there until the first of may and was discharged after serving three months
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and was engaged in several skirmishes with the Enemy foraging parties-- at one time a body of the Enemy 400 strong Marched out from Amboy and
called at Col Blands House & there Drank freely and a great many of them became intoxicated. They then marched towards our encampment we met them and a battle ensued we at first retreated until reenforced from near Brunswick with about 800 men-- when We Defeated them and took nearly all prisoners and when taken many of the British soldiers were much intoxicated - The commander who reinforced us carried of the prisoners & his name was Potter if not mistaken-- he was a Col or General- Potter so Called by the Americans
And he again enroled [enrolled] himself as a private volunteer soldier under Capt [Captain] Daniel Cook early in the month of May in the year 1777 the day not certainly recollected but thinks about the 10th in the Regiment of Col Ford of the New Jersey Militia for the Term of one month and from his residence in Morris Town marched to Elizabeth Towards our Lives near Elizabeth Town & then Marched to Westfield & served only one month and discharged & went home when we first marched out Gen Washingtons 
Head quarters was in Morriston & on this tour was in no battles
And he again enroled [enrolled] himself as a private volunteer in the month of September about the 15th day of the month in the year 1780 in the company of Capt [Captain] Daniel Cook in the Regiment of Col Winds for the Term of three months on this Tour we attacted [attacked] the British at Spark town on Raway River [illegible] five or six of them dispersed the balance & took some of their wounded-- and made
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another attack on a party of the Enemy at the Gov house near Elizabeth Town - we killed about 20 & it being in the night the balance retreated. They had a Dance in the House on the evening of our attack & he served out his Time and [illegible] in Deamber [December] a few days before the Christmas
Holidays his residence as heretofore was in Morris County near Morris Town Nejersy [New Jersey]
And He then removed to Fort Pitt and resided there until peace was made with great Britian [Britain] - And on the first of May in the year 1781 he again enroled [enrolled] himself as a private volunteer under Capt [Captain] Roseman in the Regt commanded by Col Broadhead of the Pennsylvania Militia- Col Broadhead I think was a regular officer & commanded the Fort & from fort Pitt marched to the Moravin Town on the Muskingum River was in no battle & returnd [returned] to fort Pitt and was discharged after serving one month -- early in June in the same year on this tour was in a Horse Company - Capt [Captain] Miller was with us on this Tour with his company -And when he first came to Fort Pitt he enroled [enrolled] himself for one month on the last March 1787 in Capt [Captain] Millers Company of Pennsylvania Militia and remained with him doing duty in fort Jackson on the Head of Ten mile creek near forty miles from Fort Pitt it mouths in the Monongahela River and remained there untill [until] first of may when he Volunteered to march under Col Broadhead to Moravin Town as above stated
And He again enrolled himself as a private Volunteer in the month of September
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in the year 1781 - & early in the month but the day not recollected in the Company of Capt [Captain] Roseman of the Pennsylvania Militia to do Garrison Duty under him in Fort Jackson again on ten mile creek-- & yet under command of Col Broadhead - he was enroled [enrolled] for one month & served out his time & when corn was ripe and gathered Dischard [discharged] in the month of October in the same year, his residence as when enrolled at fort Pitt
And he again enroled [enrolled] himself as a private Volunteer Horseman under Capt [Captain] Roseman in the month of May in the year 1782 in the Pennsylvania Militia under Col Williamson and Major Harrison and marched under the command of Col Crawford and enroled [enrolled] for one month - we rendevouzed [rendezvoused] at Wheeling & there crossed the Ohio River and proceeded from thence to the Sandusky plains and there met the Indians we disputed the ground with them for three days, on the  first day we met them in the grass and they retreated without much fighting on the Second day we took shelter in a grove of Timber & the Indians in another grove within gun shot & continued to fire on each other during the day and on the third day the Enemy received a Reinforcement with one Magirt a white man as their commander-- early in the morning of the third day. Magirt spoke to our officers from the grove of Timber-- the firing seased [ceased] & the officers-- spoke to each other they advanced within fifty steps of each other and held a talk for some time suppose about half an hour; Magirt. said to Crawford
you raised me from a child I do not want to hurt you I want you to go back to your own country-- when you crossed the Ohio River you had but 480 men, & I have a reinforcement of 800 - and if he would
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go back he could save his army, Crawford Replied he knew he raised him & now you
turned out against me. I come to fight & will not be scared off, after the conference was
Over the firing ensued on both sides & continued until the Dusk of the evening when the Indian on all sides rushed upon us with their tomahawks & we retreated & were defeated. Capt [Captain] Roseman were shot through the body but [illegible] with us & got well, Col Crawford was taken & burnt; Major Harrison his son in Law was torn in pieces after being tied to four Horses-- Jacob Sloven our Pilot & Doctor Nigh were both taken prisoner and witnessed the [illegible] of Crawford & Harrison & both escaped
Shortly after & Slover gave this information when he came in; This Deponent returned home after this defeat and was discharged - some time in the month of June in said year after serving out his time
And he again enrolled himself as a private volunteer in the Pennsylvania Militia under
Capt [Captain] Miller to perform Garrison duty at a fort on Shirtle Creek the name of the fort now forgotten - He enroled [enrolled] for & done duty therein two months - There was only Capt [Captain] Millers Company stationed there was enroled [enrolled] early in April in the year 1783 and Discharged the last of May in said year - Shirtee Creek enties [empties] into the Ohio River twenty or thirty miles miles below Fort Pitt - This Deponent - during all his services was a volunteer and before he removed to Fort Pitt resided in Morris Co Newjersy [New Jersey] near Morris Town and belonged to the New Jersey Militia and after his removal to Pennsylvania belonged to the militia of the Latter State - And the said Deponent makes
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the following answers to the Interrogatories propounded by the court pursuant to the instructions of the War Department 
1st I was Born at Elizabeth Town in Newjersey [New Jersey] on the 8th of May in the year 1761 -- as I was informed by my parents-- 2nd I have no record of my age
3d I lived in Morris County near Morris Town Newjersey [New Jersey] where I first entered the service & this was my residence during my services until I removed to Fort Pitt in Pennsylvania where I resided until peace was made & since the war I resided in North Carolina then in South Carolina then in George then in Ohio & Kentucky then to Tennessee & from thence removed to Blount County Alabama and have resided here fifteen years where I now live I was always a volunteer when I entered the service
I knew the following Named officers [illegible]. Gen Sterling Putnam Sulivan Lee Greene
Col Troup & McCay. Aids to Gen Gates & frequently saw Gen Washington & Major Washington

I have no recollection of receiving any written Discharge during my services.
I am knowen [known] in my present neighborhood by Alexander Cook Tobias Derrick John Box & Stephen Box
who can testify to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of
the Revolution - And the said Calvin Waid declares that he has no documentary evidence of his Revolutionary services and knows of no - person living whose testimony he can procure who can Testify to his Revolutionary services
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and
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declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State
Calvin Waid
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid me 
Stephen Box a Clergyman residing in the County of Blount and State of Alabama and Tobias Derick residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Calvin Waid who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration 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 taken Stephen Box
Tobias Derick
31411
Calvin Waid Alabama for 1776 per 16 --  $53 33/100
P. D. Clack Blountsville Alabama

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed to 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 Stephen Box who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the
County of Blount in the State of Alabama. That Tobias Derick who has also signed the same is a resident in the County and State aforesaid and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Manton Meade [illegible]
County Court

The State of Alabama}
Blount County ss}
I Mace T. P. Brindley, Clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Calvin Waid for a pension, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office this Eighteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred & thirty four.
Mace T.P. Brindley Clerk, C.C.
[white folded paper at left margin]
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32575
Revy INVALID.
File No. 32,575
Calvin Waid
Pri [Private] Rev War
Act: June 7th 32"
Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 438
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Blountsville Blount County
Alabama
May 25th 1834
J L Edwards Esqr [Esquire]
Sir Enclosed I send you the Declaration of Mr Waid an applicant for a pension. I shall expect (as soon as convenient) to learn the result of his application in the mean time I shall remain verry respectfully your
Obt Servt [Obedient Servant]
P.D. Clack
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
Nov. 20th 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, Calvin Waid, --- a Pensioner on the Roll of the Huntsville, Ala Agency, at the rate of Fifty three Dollars and thirty three cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1838,
to the 4th March, 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.