Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,571, for Zadock Steele, Connecticut
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SERVICE
Conn. 
Vt.

Steele, Zadock or Zadok

NUMBER
S. 14,571

carded
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Vermont  28071
Zadock Steele of Hamstead in Lo Can who was a private in the com commanded by Captain ~~ of the Regt commanded by Col Ford in the Vermont line for 14 mo

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Conn and Vt.
Records completed 7/21/07 old case

Inscribed on the Roll of Ver at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Feb 1834 and sent G. F. Redfield Present

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833  $116.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending Mar 4 34   23.33
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$139.99

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by E. D. Bullok Clerk
Book E Vol. 3 Page 92
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Let J. F. Redfield Derby [illegible] Nov 24 1834
do Hon. H. Allen Mar 31. '38
Let to Hon. L. Fletcher July 5, 1838.
c.c. Tucker Mar 13, 1854
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Steele
Declaration

L. Fletcher Ridgefield
Derby Vermont
Agent M. L. Attorney
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State of Vermont
Orleans County Ss} On this fifteenth day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Probate Court within and for the County & District of Orleans aforesaid now sitting Zadok Steele of Woodstock in the county of Woodstock and Province of Lower Canada a resident 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 benefits of the provision of the act of Congress passed June 7th A. D. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States and served under the following named officers as herein after stated, that in the year 1776 he resided in the town of Tolland in the state of Connecticut and then enlisted in the line of the Continental Army of the Revolution in the company commanded by Captain Abner Prior in the regiment commanded by Colonel Andrew Ford for the term of one year which term he served in said company and at the expiration thereof was regularly discharged for which service he received a pension certificate under the act of 1818 having produced satisfactory evidence of said service, but was stricken from the pension roll under the act of 1820. He subsequently made an application to be reinstated, 
[8 lines have writing that was crossed out completely]
and he declares that he is the identical Zadok Steele named in the pension certificate hereunto annexed & further declares that in the year 1777 he resided at Edington in the state of Connecticut, and a drought was made from the militia in said town for the purpose of watching the operation of enemy's fleet which was moving up the north or Hudson River for the purpose as was supposed of forming a [illegible] with Burgoynes army at Albany. That after this drought had been
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made he volunteered to serve as a substitute for one Andrew Pember in the Connecticut Militia and entered said service in the company commanded he thinks by David Johnson and does not recollect what was the name of the officer who commanded the regiment, in which he served. He first marched from said Edington to Fishkill in the state of New York where he tarried a few days and then he was marched up the river by slow stage as the enemy's fleet advanced, he was one night encamped in the house of General Montgomery who resided in the town of Rhinebeck and was killed at Quebec. He was stationed at Red Oak in the state of New York about one week [illegible] the enemy while he was there landed & burned some buildings and then retreated to their fleet, from which place he was marched back to West Point in the state of New York and there stationed until he was discharged having served two months but without writing. He further declares that in the year 1785 he removed into the town of Randolph in the state of Vermont and that he there enlisted into a volunteer company raised by said Randolph and vicinity for the purpose of protecting the lives and property of the inhabitants from the savages of the Indians. This company was commanded by [illegible] who resided in said Randolph & there died. That said company kept a regular garrison for about two weeks and then returned to labour or their farms having appointed on alarm to set after a few days the Indian [illegible] on attack [illegible] Royaltons [illegible] Woodstock, State of Vermont at which time the company aforesaid was [illegible] the relief of the inhabitants of the company were again [illegible] about the town of Brookfield a tour of about two weeks through a wilderness; he [illegible] till night overtook him and camped for the night, not being able to pursue his journey; early the next morning he was captured by a party of Indians being alone and some kinds of the Indians commissioned by a British officer and [illegible] by a chief [illegible] of Coughnewago near Montreal when
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Zadock Steele
Declaration & Schedule
16996
Sept 1820
Not entitled
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Abigail Steele Deposition
relative to Zadock Steele case
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I Abigail Steele of Randolph, Orange County, Vermont of lawful age do depose & say; That in May 1776 Zadock Steele now of Brookfield Orange County Mi. enlisted into the Army of the United States for one year. That in the June following the sd. Zadock Steele joined his regiment & company & I did not see hum untill the June of 1777 as I believe, when he was, as I then understood discharged from his service as afd,; That I am another inlaw to the sd Zadock Steele; That I have ever believed & do now firmly believe that the sd. Zadock Steele served his sd period of enlistment for one year faithfully out & was honourably discharged; & further I the deponent say not
Abigail Steele

State of Vermont Orange County SS At Randolph in sd. County on the 16th day of Novr 1819 Personally appeared Abigail Steele & made oath that the above deposition by her subscribed contains the truth the whole truth & nothing but the truth Before me 
Dudley Chace Chif Judge Sup. Court

I certify that the above named Abigail Steele is a credible person & that her deposition is entitled to full belief.
Dudley Chace Chif Judge Sup. Court
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Richd. Carltons
Deposition relative to
Zadock Steele case