Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7633, for David Newton, Connecticut
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SERVICE NUMBER
Conn. Newton, David R.7633
CONTENTS
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No 1863
altogether hereby
Col Sheldon Regiment called
and enter in Oct 1776
I send to the act of the 
[illegible] after which
he belonged to the continent
[illegible]
Cap Ball commanded
a Company of soldiers
Curtis her last in[illegible]
1776
but no such man belonged
[illegible]
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State of Vermont
Windsor County ss
Woodstock County Clerks Office June 7th 1833 sd Benjamin
Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court, Do hereby certify that
Allen Haven is one of the Justices of the Peace within & for
said County, and that the within is his signature
In Testimony whereof I hereto affix the seal of said Court, and
subscribe my name the day & year above.-
Benj. Swan
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STATE OF VERMONT,
WINDSOR COUNTY, ss
On this fifteenth day of August A,D, 1832 personally appeared 
in open Court before the Judge of the Probate Court of Hartford District
now sitting, David Newton a resident of the county of Windsor
and State of Vermont, aged Seventy nine 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers.
and served as herein stated. That he enlisted in in the army of the United States in the year 1775 the Last Day of Apr
with Captain Curtis, and served in Col Shelden's
regiment of the Connecticut line, under the following named
Officers, as Col Shelden, Major Bull, Capt Ager Curtis
Luit Judson & Ensign Martin, this was a regiment
of horse he continued and served in said line untill
1777 the first day of November and was discharged in the month of November
of said 1777 he lived in Woodbury Connecticut when he
entered the same he [illegible] in the sea bound against
the Brittish at Fairfield, Granfield, Norwalk, and was also
at Danbury when the Brittish destroyed the stores then
all the afore sd towns one in the State of Connecticut.
he was in a battle in Ridgefield Connecticut when
Gen Wooster was killed, after the battle he went to
Cumberpoint where the brittish landed then after
that he marched to Peekskill in the State of New York &
from there to Crompawn in New Jersey and
from there to Fairfield Connecticut where he was discharged
that he now lives in Hartford in the County of Windsor
State of Vermont and has resided their ever since the
revolutionary war in Hartford Vt where he now resides
David Newton
State of Vermont
Windsor County ss
Hartford 4 June 1833 personally appeared
David Newton the signer of the above statement
& made solemn oath that the facts contained in it are
true. I hereby certify that the deponent is a credible witness. Before me Allen J Carey Justice peace
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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.
David Newton
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
L A Marsh, Register
We, Daniel Hazen a Clergyman residing in Hartford
and Solomon Hazen residing in the same place, hereby certify, that
we are well acquainted with David Newton who has subscribed
and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 79 
that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a
soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Daniel Hazen
Solomon Hazen
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
L A Marsh, Register
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 Daniel Hazen
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in Hartford
and that Solomon Hazen who has also signed the same, is a resident in
Hartford Ct and is a credible person, and that their statement is
entitled to credit.
I, Lyndon A Marsh, Register of the Court of Probate of the District
of Hartford do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings
of the said Court in the matter of the application of David Newton
for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office this
15 day of August
A. D. 1832
L A Marsh, Register
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1863
David Newton
please to write David in the room
of Daniel
Ebenezer Cummings
Woodstock
Vt
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Aprl 20 1833
Sir
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.
The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of
Period when the service was rendered.
Duration of claimant's service. Years. Months. Days.
Rank of the claimant.
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
in 1775 or 1776 & 1777, 
2 6 no day, 
Soldier,
Col Shillings Regiment
Eighty years old of March  Last
Proof in the Declaration
David Newton
State of Vermont) Hanford
Windsor County)  June 1833
Personally appeared David
Newton the signer of the above
& made solemn oath that the
contained the truth & is above
above credible witness
Allen Hazen Justice Peace
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
David Newton
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance
, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory or District of
County of ss
On this day of personally appeared (a) before
A.B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District
of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) with and
served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
(here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers,) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
sons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c. )
He hereby relinquishes every (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of & c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
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 say and year aforesaid.
( And then will follow the certificate of the Court. )
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 A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
but neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of the
narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there
subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account
of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary
war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. (To a Soldier} Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given
and what has become of it?
( to an officer) a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in court, if the some can be done in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character
and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the
proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to
perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades: For year months, and
days, I served as a, For months and days, I served as a, and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four month
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of declaration is
highly objectionable. It must in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority
; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public
seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the cads of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
(j) In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well
as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged: The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses,
and signature of the the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(k) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
(not on rolls)
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State of Vermont
Windsor County ss
Woodstock County Clerks Office June 7th 1833
I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court
be hereby certify that Allen Hazen is one of the Justices 
of the Peace within of for said County, and that the within is his signature
In Testimony whereof I hereto affix the Seal of
said Court, and subscribe my name the day & year
above
Benj. Swan
1863
David Newton
please to write David in the room
of Daniel
Ebenezer Cummings
Woodstock
Vt
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Daniel Rev
David Newton
Vermont
Suspended act 7 Jun 3
see letter to
C Cummings
see rolls of Sheldon in 1776
Woodstock
At H Hubbard 27 Feb 1835
7633
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REJECTED
7633
P.O.
David Newton
Service:
Enlisted: , 18
Discharged: , 18
Application filed: , 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized. Contract.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for , 18
See old correspondence letter Feb 27, 1835
statement about Colonel Sheldon's Dragoons
not in service etc.
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March 24/54
etcc the within
papers Ex & by
B. H. Baldwin
March 31 '54
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Revolutionary
David Newton claim under act 1832
filed from Vermont. Suspended sus
Sarah Paine widow of Zebediah Paine
filed from New Hampshire suspended Rej
act July 7. 1838 Lus 1836
Cornelius Stephen Act June 7, 1832
filed from Vermont Suspended
Peter Martin Act June 7, 1832
filed from Vermont Suspended
Betsey Eaton widow of Ichabod Swain
filed from Vermont. Suspended
Act July 7. 1838. Lus 1836
Samuel Doyer Act June 7, 1832
filed from Maine Suspended
Polly Reed widow of Ebenezer. Act July 7. 1838
Admitted New York No 1026
Josiah Hobbs Act June 7, 1832
filed from Maine Suspended