Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13788, for Samuel Loyd, Connecticut
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SERVICE   Conn.
Connecticut
Loyd, Samuel
NUMBER  S. 13788
carded
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No. 2072
Samuel Loyd
Admitted
W. F. Osgood
56 Warren St
New York
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No. 2072
BRIEF in the case of Samuel Loyd of New York  in the State of New York
(Act 7th June, 1832.) 
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?   Before a Judge
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?   It does
3. How old is he?    Seventy Five by declaration, 73 by dates
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
Period. In 1775 August  Duration of Service.  2 Years and upwards   Rank.  As a Private  Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.  Gen. Waterbury of the Connecticut Militia & Colonels Maggott & Hale of the Continental Line, his captains were Nathaniel Webb, Elisha Webb and Saml Finch, Col. Charles Webb Connecticut Line
5. In what battles was he engaged?   At White Plains & Harlem Heights
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Norwalk, Connecticut
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  By living witnesses to whose character & credibility the certificate of the Judge under seal is attached.
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?   They are well.  He relinquishes all other claims as pension
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above 
Chas. G. Wilcox  Examining Clerk
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No 2072. (1)  
State of New York 
City County of New York ss   On this 30th day of July 1832 Personally appeared before me John Doughty assistant Justice for the ninth ward of the City of New York and a Justice of the Peace, Samuel Loyd a resident of the City of New York he being unable from infirmity to appear in open Court now aged seventy five years who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say on his oath and makes the following declaration to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 June 1832. that he entered the service of the United States in the month of August 1775, under the following officers and served as herein stated.   That he enlisted as a volunteer in the Company commanded by Captain Nathaniel Webb in the regiment commanded by Colonel Charles Webb in Connecticut State line that at the time he entered the service he was a resident of Norwalk in the State of Connecticut that he continued to serve in such company until the same was disbanded first under the command of Captain Nathaniel Webb afterwards under the command of Captain Elisha Webb, at after the said Elisha Webb was taken from the said Company by an order of General David Waterbury this applicant continued to serve under Captain Saml Finch untill regularly discharged.   At the termination of the service he received an honorable discharge at
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at Stamford.  
That he was acquainted with the following officers who served in said war,  General David Waterbury, Colonel Charles Webb, Captains Nathaniel & Elisha Webb, Captain Amos Smith, Lieut Smith, Captain John Treadwell and was well acquainted with General Washington,  General Lafayette,  General James Clinton  and George Clinton by sight,  
That he was at the battle of White Plains and Harlem Heights. 
That he cannot produce his regular discharge which has been lost or mislaid. That he has no other evidence of his service except the affidavits of his commanding officer Captain Elisha Webb and Captain John Treadwell hereunto annexed. 
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.  Deponent the further states that in conformity to the directions of the war department as to the interrogatories to be propounded to applicants for pensions he in the first place states that he was born at the City of New York in the year 1759.  In the second place he has no record of his age. Thirdly that when he was called into the service he resided at Norwalk in the State of Connecticut and that since the Revolutionary war he has lived on Long Island
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Island, in the City of New York and now lives in the said City.    Fourthly, that he enlisted in the service as a volunteer in the company commanded by Captain Nathaniel Webb and in Colonel Charles Wells regiment in the Connecticut State Line.   Fifthly, the names of the Regular Officers who were with the Troops in which applicant served were to the best of his knowledge and recollection was Lieutenant Josiah Smith and the Continental Regiment which he recollects were commanded by Colonel Maggott and Col Hale and the militia regiment which he recollects were commanded by General Waterbury.   In the sixth place applicants discharge was given to applicant by Capt Samuel Finch which has either been lost or mislaid.   In the seventh place applicant is acquainted with Capt. Elisha Webb, Hugh Stevenson, Nathan Williams, Nathaniel Whiting, John Saunders in his present neighbourhood who can testify as to his veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier in the Revolution. 
Signed  Samuel Loyd x his mark  
Sworn to an subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before me 
Signed, John Doughty Asst Justice
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And I the said Justice do hereby declare it to my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department the answers to which are incorporated in the preceeding declaration that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  And it further appears to the said Justice that Hugh Stevenson, Elisha Webb and Nathan Williams who have signed the annexed certificate are residents in the City of New York and that their statements are entitled to credit,   
Signed John Doughty Asst Justice 
We Hugh Stevenson a pensioner of the United States residing in the City of New York and Elisha Webb late a Captain in the Revolution residing in the same place and Nathan Williams residing in the same place do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Loyd who has subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy five years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution and we concur in that opinion.   
Sworn & subscribed this 30th day of July 1832 
Signed Hugh Stevenson
Signed Elisha Webb
Signed Nathan Williams
before me Signed John Doughty asst Justice
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Rev War 13788  
INVALID   
File No. 13.788 
Samuel Loyd 
Priv. Rev. War  
Act: June 7th 1832  
Index:- Vol.  1   Page 225 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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(2) 
State of New York
City & County } ss
John Treadwell of East Chester in the County of West Chester formerly a Captain in the Revolution being duly sworn doth depose and say, that he was personally acquainted with Samuel Loyd a soldier in the company commanded by Captain Nathaniel Webb in the Revolution and afterwards by Captains Elisha Webb and Finch that Saml Loyd who signed the preceeding Petition and Saml Loyd who was a soldier aforesaid are the same identical persons . That Deponent knew that he served for two years and upwards as a soldier of the Revolution. That the Deponent has carefully read over his declaration and knows that he did serve as therein stated. And those things therein stated which are not within the personal knowledge of Deponent he believes them to be true that said Loyd is a man of strict veracity and entitled to credit.   
Signed, John Tredwell
Sworn to before me this 30th day of July 1832 
Signed John Doughty Asst Justice
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State of New York City County of New York Ss Elisha Webb a Revolutionary Officer command in a company in the Connecticut line in the regiment commanded by Colonel Charles Webb being duly sworn doth depose and say that he this Deponent was personally acquainted with Samuel Loyd a soldier in the company commanded by Captain Nathaniel Webb and afterwards by this deponent. That he served in said Company during the whole time Deponent was attached to it being upwards of two years. That he this deponent has carefully read over his declaration hereunto annexed and personally knows most of the circumstances therein stated to be true, and as to these things therein stated which are not within his personal knowledge he believes them to be true.   
Signed, Elisha Webb  
Sworn to before me this 30th day of July 1832 Before me 
Signed, John Doughty  Asst Justice 
State of
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[seal]  State of New York 
City County of New York } ss   I Abraham Asten Clerk of the New York City & County of New York, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said City County, do hereby certify, that John Doughty Esqr whose name is subscribed the Jurats of the annexed affidavits was on the day of the date thereof an assistant Justice in and for the City and County of New York duly appointed and Sworn and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice and verily believe that the signatures to the said Jurat are genuine. 
In testimony whereof, I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court & County, the 31 day of July 1832 
Signed, Abm Aston Clk. 
I do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true transcript of the original Francis F. Franciosi Clerk Pension Office 5 Oct. 1833
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War Dept. Pension Office, Oct. 5, 1833. 
Sir:-
In reply to yours of the 3d inst. I have the honor to inform you that there are no letters of W. F. Osgood in relation to the cases already forwarded to you, on file in this office, 
By yesterdays mail you no doubt received the copies of his letters to Mr. Washington & of those of R. Clench & G. Luyster to the same gentleman. 
I now forward you the original papers in the case of Sam'l, Loyd in which you will perceive that Hugh Stevenson is a witness in relation to the attendance of Mr. Washington. I will readily render any assistance which the means of the office may enable me, to ensure it. 
I have the honor 
J. A. Hamilton Esq. 
U. S. D. Atty. N. York.
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COPY. 
Sept. 24, 1833. 
Sir:
Be pleased to suspend any further payments of the pension of Samuel Loyd, until further instructions and forward to this office as soon as it can be conveniently done a list of the pensioners whose pensions are payable at your agency in which Wm. F. Osgood or Garret Luyster is the attorney. 
To Isaac Lawrence 
U. S. Bank, New York.