Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19673, Samuel Hall, Conn.
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SERVICE
Conn.

Hall, Samuel
Lucy

NUMBER
W. 19673
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Hon. G. P. Marsh Jany 15, 49

No. 6666
Vermont

Samuel Hall
Addison Co. in the State of Vermont
who was a Private in the Company commanded 
by Captain Burwell of the Regt. commanded 
by Col. Swift in the Connecticut troops 
line for 7 months & 16 days Private $24.86

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 24 Dollars 86 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of March
1833 and sent to Hon. L. Haight
Present

Arrears to 4th of March 33                  49.72
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4. Sept.    12.43
                                                1833    $62.15

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.     }

Recorded by D. Brown      Clerk
Book D.    Vol 4   Page 62
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[illegible]
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Samuel Hall.

S. Haight
admd.
7 mo 14 ds
$24.86

Hon. S. Haight
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State of Vermont
District of Addison ss}
On this 18th day of December 1832, personally in open Court before the Probate Court for the District of Addison aforesaid now sitting, Samuel Hall residing in Bristol near the line of Stocksborough in the County of Addison, aged seventy three years, who being first duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.  That entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein after stated.  

In the month of December, I think in the year 1777, I was drafted into a company commanded by Captain Burwell of Canaan Connecticut, and served in that company for two weeks, conducting the British prisoners taken with Burgoyne's army through the State of Connecticut, to the line of the State of New York.  I then resided at Norfolk, County of Litchfield, Connecticut, and was drafted at that place.

In April of, I think, the year 1776, I was drafted into a Company commanded by Capt. Lawrence of Canaan aforesaid, the name of the Colonel I cannot recollect.  Lieutenant Belding was Lieutenant of the Company I was drafted for three months, and served the whole of that time at Peekskill on the North River in the State of New York.  General McDougal had the command of the troops at that place.  A large post of the American army was at that place, but on account the length of time since that, the loss of memory through age, and the confusion of the different occurrences which took place during the different periods of my service in my recollection, I am not able to state the date of the service or the facts & circumstances, which took place, distinctly & certainly.  But I recollect, that three men were shot at that place, for desertion while I was there in the service; and I am certain as to the length of time for which I was drafted & during which I served.  

In the spring of, I think, the year 1777, and I think it was the same year in which the first mentioned service was performed, at Norfolk aforesaid, I was drafted for three months, in a company com
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manded by Capt. Smith of Salisbury, Connecticut, I cannot recollect with certainty who the Colonel was, I should however think that it was Colonel Hemon Swift of Cornwall but he might have been the Colonel of some other regiment, we were marched to Horseneck, where I served the whole of the said three months excepting about a week I was out or about to White Plains and that neighborhood.

In the year 1781, as I now think, I was drafted into a company commanded by, I think, Captain Collins of Salisbury, for the period of one month, and served for that period at Stratford Connecticut.

My recollection is very indistinct, as to dates & occurrences, but this I recollect distinctly, because it has often been in my mind, that I served, at two different times three months each- at one time one month & one time half a month - and that I served in the whole seven months & a half.  I never had any written discharges and have no documentary evidence of my service, nor do I know of any person living, who has knowledge of my said service, except Ira Mills, whose affidavit is annexed.  I was born at Guilford Connecticut, October 5th, 1759.  I have seen a record of my birth in the town clerks offers in Norfolk Connecticut.  And I have a record of my age in my family bible.  My father removed from Guilford to Norfolk when I was a child.  I resided in the latter place until the year 1797, when I removed to Stocksborough where I [mark outs] and at Middlebury I resided until 11 years ago I removed to Bristol.  And the said Samuel Hall hereby relinquishes his every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.

Saml Hall

Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid,

Saml Swift, Judge
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State of Vermont  }
Addison County ss}
On this 18th day of December 1832, personally appeared Ira Mills of New Haven in said County, aged seventy one years, and being duly sworn depose and says, that in the year 1777, I resided in the town of Norfolk, County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut, and was drafted, in the month of December of that year, into the service of the United States, into company commanded by Captain William or Bela Burwell of Canaan in that County, for the purpose of conducting the prisoners taken with Burgoyne's army from Massachusetts to New York, through the State of Connecticut.  Samuel Hall, then residing in said town of Canaan and now residing in Stocksborough in said County of Addison & now present, was drafted, at the same time into the same Company, and both of us served two weeks.  In the year 1781, in the month of September, I was in the service for one month, in a company commanded by Capt John Collins of Salisbury, Connecticut, there being two or three companies, at Stratford in Connecticut and the said Samuel Hall was drafted into the same company, and served in that company for one month, with me as above mentioned.

The said Samuel Hall lived in the same neighborhood with me, during the war, and I recollect that he was drafted at one other time in the spring of the year, but I am not certain in what year.  I understood he went to Peekskill, but the length of service I do not recollect.  I was not present during this service.

Ira Mills

Sworn & subscribed this 18th day of December 1832,

Saml Swift, Judge

I hereby certify that the above-named deponent is a credible witness

Stephen Haight
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We, Eli W. Taylor a clergyman residing in the town of Bristol in the County of Addison, and Robert Holley residing in the same Bristol, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Hall of said Bristol, who has made application before the Probate Coast for the District of Addition for a pension; 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:  And we further certify that said Samuel Hall is a man of respectable standing of unquestioned credibility.

Eli W. Taylor
Robert Holley

Sworn & subscribed this 1st day of December 1832.

Before me Harvey Mansill Justice of the peace  

State of Vermont
Addison County ss}
I, Samuel Swift, Clerk of the County Court for the said County of Addison do hereby certify that the above named Harvey Mansill before whom the above certificate was sworn was at the time a Justice of the peace for said County and his name subscribed thereto is his own signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 24th day of December 1832.

Saml Swift Clerk.
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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 Eli W. Taylor who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Bristol, and that Robert Holley who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town of Bristol, and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.

Saml. Swift, Judge
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I, Harvey Bell, Register of the Probate Court for the District of Addison in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in this matter of the application of Samuel Hall for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 2[illegible]th day of December 1832.

Harvey Bell Register
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No. 638

Lucy Hall
wid of Samuell
VT
act 17 June 44

Married 1786
husband died 12
May 1841

Admd 7 mo 14 days
for $24.86 per an
from 13 May 1846
Also act 2 Feby 48
$24.86

Hon G P. Marsh



Lucy Hall
declaration
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State of Vermont
District of New Hampshire Ss.}
On this 2d day of January 1849 personally appeared before the Probate Court for the district of New Haven in the state of Vermont, Lucy Hall a resident of Bristol in the county of Addison and state of Vermont, aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress approved March 3d 1843 granting pensions to the widows of certain revolutionary soldiers; and the act of Congress approved June 17th 1844 entitled "an act to continue the pensions of certain widows surviving and extending for and during the term of four years from and after the fourth day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty four" the act of Congress approved March 3d 1832, and also to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress approved February 2d 1848 entitled "an act making further provisions for surviving widows of the soldiers of the revolution"; that she is the widow of Samuel Hall who was a private soldier in the army of the revolution, that he the said Samuel Hall resided in Norfolk in the county of Litchfield and state of Connecticut when he enlisted in the spring of seventeen hundred and seventy seven and served in the Connecticut continental line in Col. Heman Swift's Regiment untill
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some time in the summer of seventeen hundred and seventy eight, and she thinks he served fourteen or fifteen months; the said Samual Hall was placed upon the pension roll under the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 at the rate of twenty four dollars and eighty six cents per annum which sum he continued to draw untill the March previous to his death, the said Samuel Hall often said he performed more service than he was able at the time of obtaining his pension to prove, and more than was allowed him when his pension was granted; - She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Hall by the Rev. Ammi P. Robbins on the seventeenth day of August in the year seventeen hundred and eighty six; and that her husband the aforesaid Samuel Hall died at Bristol aforesaid on the 12 day of May one thousand eight hundred and forty six; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four; (viz) at the time above stated.
Lucy Hall

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.
Before Harvey Munsill Judge
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I certify that I have been personally acquainted with Lucy Hall who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration for nearly forty years, and that she is a credible person.
Harvey Mansill Judge

Probate Court
District of New Haven} I hereby certify that Harvey Munsill is Judge of the Probate Court for the District aforesaid & that his signature to the foregoing certificate is his genuine signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said court at Vergennes this 3d day of Jany 1849.
J. Pierpoint Register
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Lucy Hall
Record of Marriage
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Norfolk Oct 5, 1847
I Joseph Eldridge certify that I am minister of the Congregational Church in this place, and that I have in my possession a book of records kept by Rev. Ammi R. Robbins the former clergyman in this town, and that in the said book of records is the following entry. "Married Samuel Hall & Lucy Parmelea, August, Seventeen hundred and eighty six."
The foregoing is a true copy of the record except that the date of the year is in figures in the original record - to wit "1786".
I find no day of the month put down in the record.
Joseph Eldridge, Clergyman

State of Connecticut Litchfield County Ss. Norfolk Oct 5th 1847 Personally came Rev. Joseph Eldridge of Norfolk to me personally known to be a highly respectable clergyman in Norfolk & made solemn oath to the truth of the deposition by him subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid before me.
Darius Phelps Justice of Peace

STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
LITCHFIELD COUNTY,} ss. Litchfield.
I, Fredk D. Beeman, Assistant Clerk of the COUNTY COURT of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Darius Phelps Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and by Law authorized to administer OATHS, and to take the acknowledgement of DEEDs And that his commission was dated on the 20th day of June A.D. 1847 and will expire on the 20th day of June, A.D. 1848 and that the signature to the accompanying instrument purporting to be his is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this 13th day of October A.D. 1847.
Frederick D. Beeman
Assistant Clerk
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Norfolk Oct 5, 1847
I Joseph Eldridge certify that I am minister of the Congregational Church in this place, and that I have in my possession a book of records kept by Rev. Ammi R. Robbins the former clergyman in this town, and that in the said book of records is the following entry. "Married Samuel Hall & Lucy Parmelee, August, Seventeen hundred and eighty six."
The foregoing is a true copy of the record except that the date of the year is in figures int he original record - to wit "1786".
I find no day of the month put down in the record.
Joseph Eldridge, Clergyman

State of Connecticut Litchfield County Ss. Norfolk Oct 5th 1847 Personally comes Rev. Joseph Eldridge of Norfolk to me personally known to be a highly respectable clergyman in Norfolk & made solemn oath to the truth of the Deposition by him subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid before me.
Darius Phelps Justice of Peace
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3-525
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.

W. F. 19,673
Washington, D. C., .........., 19.......

In reply to your request of ________________, received _______ for a statement of the military history of Samuel Hall a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
[column headings]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDEER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | STATE.
April 1776 | 3 mos. | Private. | Captain Lawrence, Colonel ~~ | Conn.
Spring 1777 | 3 mos. | ~~ | Captain Smith, Colonel Heman Swift? | ~~
Dec. 1777 | 2 weeks | ~~ | Captain Burwell, Colonel ~~ | ~~
1781 | 1 mo. | ~~ | Captain John Collins, Colonel ~~ | ~~

Battles engaged in, none listed.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Norfolk, Litchfield Co. Conn.
Date of application for pension, Dec. 18, 1832. His cl was al.
Residence at date of application, Bristol Addison Co. Vt. 
Age at date of application, {born Oct 5, 1759 at Guilford Conn. Died May 12, 1846 at Bristol Vt. 

Remarks: In 1797 soldier moved from Norfolk to Starksboro & lived there & at Middlebury Vt until 1821.
He mar. Aug 17, 1786 at Norfolk Conn Lucy Parmelee who was al. pens. on an app. executed Jany 2, 1849 while a res. of Bristol Vt. aged 77 yrs. In 1849 son Hiland Hall was 57 years old. There is no other data on file as to his family.
Respectfully
Commissioner.
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I Hiland Hall of Bristol in the County of Addison and State of Vermont aged fifty Seven years testify and say that I am a son of Samuel and Lucy Hall and that my father the said Samuel Hall died at Bristol aforesaid on the twelfth day of May in the year one thousand Eight hundred and forty six, that I [illegible] in the family of my father the aforesaid Samuel Hall at the time of his death; and I further say that the name of my mother Lucy Hall before marriage was Lucy Parmelee, and that she then as I have always understood resided in Norfolk in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut; and I further say that my mother now remains a widow.
Hiland Hall
  
State of Vermont            }
District of New Haven ss}
On this 2d day of January 1849 personally appeared before the probate court for the district of New Haven Hiland Hall, who has subscribed the foregoing affidavit and made solemn oath to the truth of the deposition by him subscribed

Before Havey Munsill Judge I certify that I am personally acquainted with Hiland Hall who has sworn to and subscribed the above affidavit and that he is a credible witness
Harvey Munsill Judge
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Hiland Hall
affidavit



Probate Court                }
District of New Haven ss}

I hereby certify that Harvey Munsill is Judge of the Probate 
Court for [illegible] District and that his signature [illegible] to the within certificate is his genuine signature

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at [illegible] this 3d day of January 1849

J. Pierpoint Register
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Malone N Y
Jan 3, 1921

Dept. of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Will you kindly send me the war and pension (if any) record of Jason Bell who enlisted in the war of the Revolution in June 1779.  He was born in Stonington Ct. Oct. 26, 1762.

Also will you kindly send war and pension (if any) record of Samuel Hall.  I think
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his home was in Middlebury Vt.
and oblige
Mrs F. E. Ferris
Malone

75 Park St. N.Y.
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Decr. 22 1902

Hon H. A. Lockwood
Monroe Mich

1921 [illegible] Mrs. F. E. Ferris

Rev
Widow, &c

File No. 19.673
Lucy Hall
wid. of
Samuel Hall
Priv Rev. War

Act: Feb 2nd '/48

Index:--Vol.  A, Page 313

[Arrangement of 1870.]

Norfolk Con
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560 Poultney
Vermont
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Lucy Hall
widow of Samuel Hall
who was a Private
in the Revolution
husband died 12th May 1846
================
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
24 Dollars 86
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 12th day of May 1846
====================
Certificate of Pension issued the
15th day of Jany 49
and sent to 
Hon. G. P Marsh
Hos of Reps
===================
[Act of JUNE 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2. Page 63.

Ragen Ed
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Samuel Hall Vt. Act 7 June 1832 $24.86
To What time was he last paid? GCA

Pension Office}
Jan'y 12th 48}

Paid to 4 March 1846
Jno. B. P.
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State of Michigan
Thirty Eighth Judicial Circuit
Harry A. Lockwood
Circuit Judge
Monroe, Mich.

Dec 8th 1902
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Samuel Hall was a soldier in the War of the Revolution. He was from the State of Connecticut. I think he drew a pension but of this I am not certain. His widow, whose maiden name was Lucy Parmelee, drew a widows pension Samuel Hall and his widow resided for many years near Middlebury VT. in the town of Bristol I think. Can you send me a certificate showing the service of Samuel Hall and the fact in relation to the pensions allowed
Yours truly
H.A. Lockwood

round stamp
PENSION
D
U. Dec 10 1902 S.
OFFICE
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Floused Ref
Jany 10 '49

Sir
Herein is enclose certain papers _ behalf of Lucy Hall, & also attention of evidence in support of her claim to an increase of pension.
I am sir, respectfully yours
Geo P Marsh
Col J L Edwards
Com. P.
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Samuel Hall
enlisted for the tern 
27 March 1777. Killed June 
28 1778 middle(?)
of the settlement 
renew to (3 illegible words)
ser. Col Swift wles
Cap Muddnogs crn
navy Connecticut enu
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State of Connecticut
Comptroller's Office
Hartford Dec'r 12 1848

I certify that upon application for evidence of service by Samuel Hall in the war of the revolution I have examined the books and documents remaining in this office relating to that war [unknown] in a book which contains the settlements with the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army,  under the head of "Settlement with the 7th Connecticut Regiment "Herman Swift Esq Colonel before January 1780 the name of Samuel Hall who is therein enlisted as a private & having commenced service March 27th 1777 & the time of settlement June 28 1778 & the period or length of service one year three months and one day and the Amount of wages credited is £30.1.11 I find no other papers of the same name in the books in this office
Abijah Catlin
Comptroller