Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21959, for Stephen Saunders, Rhode Island
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Service:  RI

Saunders, Stephen

S.21959
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let to Stephen Saunders, May 21 1840

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27967
Rhode Island
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Stephen Saunders who was a Lieut in the Compy commanded by Captain Gavit of the Regt commanded by Col Noyes in the R Island line for 2 years.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Rode Island at the rate of 320 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
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Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of Jay1834 and sent to Wm P. Newell, Kingston R.I.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1833 $800.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th Mar. 34 160.00
$960.00

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by George Taylor Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 2 Page 130
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DECLARATION.
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS, PASSED JUNE 7, 1832.

STATE OF RHODE-ISLAND,
COUNTY OF Washington

On this thirteenth day of August 1833 personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges or Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, Stephen Saunders, a resident of Westerly in the County of Washington and state of Rhode Island, aged Eighty four years, who being 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 is to say, From the commencement of the Revolutionary War in April 1775 to the latter part of Novr. 1778, he the said Stephen Saunders, being during the whole of that period a Lieutenant, duly commissioned, of the second company of militia of said town of Westerly, of which during the same period John Gavit was Captain & William Blinn Ensign, performed in said company under his commission as Lieut under the order of Col. Joseph Wayes to whose Regt the company belonged. divers terms of service from one to ten days each term, in guarding the shores of Westerly & the adjoining town of Charlestown against the incursions of the enemy; which aforementioned terms of
service though not sufficiently in his memory to enable him particularly to detail them, he is confident & willing to declare amount to at the least three months.

the first of Decr 1776 then still being Lieutenant of the aforementioned company of militia, he was ordered with a detachment of under his command, the captain thereof (John Gavit) then being
abroad in the County of Newport, to Boston next in the town of South Kingstown in the County of Washington where he acted as captain and commanded said detachment in guarding and protecting the inhabitants of their property against the enemy till the fore part of April 1777, a period of four months and the command of Col Joseph Hayes, to whose Regt said company then belonged. the ensign of the company during this period of service was Wm Blinn; at the end of which labour mentioned period of service he was with the aforesaid detachment discharged & returned to said Westerly.

And soon after his return to said Westerly, as clearly he thinks, and as the first of May 1777. this declarant then continuing to be Lieut of the aforesaid company was with. Another detachment therefore ordered & marched to Point Judith in said South Kingstown when he served guarding
against the enemy till some time in August 1777, a term of at least there months, with said detachment of which he acted during the whole of this term of service as Captain in Col Joseph Noyes Rest & his Ensign during the same tour