Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17132, for Stephen Mead, New York
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
New York

Mead, Stephen
Elizabeth

NUMBER
W17132

CONTENTS
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Albany 2598
Elizabeth Mead
widow of Stephen Mead
who died on the 23rd March 1830
of Chenango. in the State of N York
who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Lockwood of the Righ commanded by ----- in the N. York line for 13 months N. Y. 

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of April 1839 and sent to 14. R. Mygate, Oxford, N. Y. 

Arrears to the 4th of March 1839 Semi-annual allowance ending 10 Sep. "

346.64
21.66
$368.30 [sum]

Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book A. Vol. 2 Page 122
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2598 4 3260
Elizabeth Mead
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Sa Vol 8. p 40-
Stephen Mead [struck through] Suge 13.00 1781 [end strike through]
" " [struck through] [illegible] 52 86.20 [end strike through]

Capt Lockwood
Stephen Mead -p 52 4 Vol
8- [illegible] $86.20

[illegible]
Private 13 months

H. R. Mygate 
Oxford
New York
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State of New York
Chenango County

P. On this 25th day of July 1837 [illegible] soundly appeared in open Court before the Court of Chancey now sitting, held at Greene in said County, Jemima Graves a resident of Greene in said County of Chenango aged 57 years who being sworn, says that she is the daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth Mead, that it was always said and believed in the family that they were married before the Revolution and that a sister of deponent and a daughter in lawful wedlock of said Stephen and Elizabeth resides in the State of Ohio and is at this time more than 60 years of age. 

That said Stephen Mead died in Oxford, where deponent then lived, and he resided with deponent and died at deponent's house on the 23rd March 1830. and that said Elizabeth has lived with deponent ever since her husbands death and has not since remarried. 

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, and it appears to this Court that said Jemima Graves is a credible person

Gemima Graves

Robt. Monell
Lieu Chanceller
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State of New York
Chenanga County 
SS

On this 25th day of July 1837 personally appeared before the Hon. Robert. Monell Vice Chancellor of the 6th Circuit of the State of New York at a Court of Chancery held at Greene in said County of Chenango, Elizabeth Mead a resident of Greene in said County of Chenango and State of New York aged 84 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 passed July 4th 1836, that she is the widow of Stephen Mead who was a private in the war of the Revolution, and that they resided in Lower Salem in Westchester County during the Revolution, that in the last of April 1775 her husband Stephen Mead enlisted and joined the Army at New York and was absent from home in active service four months. 
That the next year 1776 her said husband again enlisted for one year and joined the army at New York or York Island and served one month when he hired a substitute who served for him the said years since but before he returned home he enlisted and again served in the army she thinks under Captain Lockwood, and he served four months and he was absent in service in 1776 five months. That the next year 1777 her said husband enlisted in Captain Dandys [?]
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hundred and thirty. and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear of reference to the proof hereto annexed. 

Elizabeth Mead + her mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me 

Robt. Monell
Lieu Chancellor

I Robert B. Monell Clerk of the Court of Chancery for the Sixth Circuit of State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Elizabeth Mead for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 25th day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven

Robert B. Monell
Clerk of the 6th Circuit
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REv WIDOW, &c

File No. 17132
Elizabeth Mead
Widow of 
Stephen Mead
 Pri Rev War

Act: July 4th 36
Index:--Vol. M. Page 43

(Arrangement of 1870.)
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State of New York
Delaware County
SS

Christopher Ruff of Hancock in said County of Delaware, Revolutionary Soldier of the United States being sworn says that he is seventy six years of age and in addition to what he has heretofore stated in an affidavit made by him in relation to the service of Stephen Mead the late husband of Elizabeth Mead, says that he was well acquainted with said Stephen Mead in 1781 and that he was then a member of Captain Lockwoods company and he saw him in service with said company and that there was no other Stephen Mead in service to deponents knowledge [different handwriting] and that the said Stephen Mead moved from Westchester County to the [illegible] and he believes to the county of Chenango

Christopher Ruff

Sworn to this 4th day of January 1839. and I certify that said Christopher Ruff is a credible person 

Josiah Martin J. Peace
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State of New York
Delaware County ss

I Crawford I Sheldon Clerk of the County of Delware Do certify that Josiah Martin Esquire, the Justice [illegible] whom the within affidavit purports to have been Sworn was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Delaware duly Commissioned and sworn and that his name Subscribed to the said affidavit is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County January 16th 1839. 
C  J Sheldon Clerk
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State of New York
Chenango County ss

On this 25th day of July 1837, personally appeared in the Court of Chancery aforesaid, now sitting, [illegible] Robert Monell Vice Chancellor of the Sixth Circuit James Graves, a resident of Greene in the County of Chenango aforesaid, aged 73 years who being last duly sworn says that he is a pensioner under the act June 7th 1832.

That he was well acquainted with Stephen Mead, deceased, husband of Elizabeth Mead who now lives at Greene aforesaid, that he saw said Stephen Mead about five days before his death at Oxford in the County aforesaid.

That in the year 1780 deponent was in Captain Swift's Company in Colonel Jackson's Regiment of Massachusetts troops, Genl Lainard, that they [illegible] at Steimy [illegible] and [illegible] in New Jerseyand eight brigade here together all of that summer in New Jersey and on or near the Hudson River in New York. That said Stephen Mead belonged to one of the said eight brigades and belonged to the New York troops of said brigades, does not recollect the officers under whom said Stephen Mead served, that said brigade were together at least six months and that said Stephen Mead was with said brigades six months and deponent frequently saw him in service at that time.

Subscribed and sworn the day and year aforesaid and it appears to this court that said James Graves is a credible person. 

James Graves

Robt. Monell
Lieu Chancellor
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State of New York
Delaware County

SS

Christopher Ruff of Hancock in Delaware County and State of New York, being duly sworn, says that he is seventy five years of age, that he was well acquainted with Stephen Mead during the Revolutionary war that said Stephen Mead lived during the Revolution at Salem in Westchester County, New York State, and that deponenent [sic] well recollects that said Stephen Mead was absent in active service during the Revolution as follows. 

That in 1775 in the spring and summer he was absent at New York four months under he think Captain Eppram Lockwood in Colonel Grain Regiment,

That in 1776 he was absent in service five months as deponent thinks part of the time under Captain Lockwood and Colonel Grain. That in 1777 he was absent at least eight months under Captain Pardy in active service, and in Colonel Thomas Regiment,

That in 1780 he was absent 6 months in active service in Captain Peterson's company and Colonel Grain Regiment of New York State Troops, that said company was in New Jersey part of the time with eight Brigades of New State and other troops, 

That he was absent in active service at other times during the Revolution and as deponent believes for more than three years. 

That deponent understood before the
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Revolution that said Stephen Mead married Elizabeth Hawkins, that he was well acquainted with Elder Cole, who is was said married them and that he was a minister at Salem in Westchester County, and that said Stephen and Elizabeth lived together as husband and wife before the Revolution, 

Sworn to September 27th 1837 and I certify that said Christopher Ruff is a credible man and that i have been acquainted with him several years. 

Josiah Martin J Pran

Christopher Ruff

State of New York
Delaware County SS

I Crawford B Sheldon Clerk of the County of Delaware do certify that Josiah Martin Esq the Justice before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same " Justice of the peace in and for the county of Delaware duly commissioned and sworn and that his name subscribed to the said affidavit is his proper handwriting and signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County November 30th 1827. 

C B Sheldon Clerk
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Oxford, Chenangh NY Jany 18. 1839

Sir, 
In your letter of the 4th May last you sayd that His (meaning Stephen Mead) name is here "on the rolls of Captain Lockwood, but after the year 1780 : He is then credited with about thirteen months service. Before the claimant can be allowed for that term of service she must identify her husband as the individual who served in Captain Lockwoods Company at that period by 1781"

The within affidavit identifies the said Stephen Mead as the person who served in Capt Lockwoods company in 1781, you will oese send me for Elizabeth Mead his widow a certificate granting a pension for the time admitted.

I have the honor to be 
Your obt sert
Henry R Mygath

I.L. Edwards Eq. 
Com. of Pensions
War Dept
Washington City D.C.
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3260
Jan 12
N.Y
4 July 36
M Luce 3 See

[stamp reads:]
OXFORD JAN 6 N.Y.

[stamp right reads:]
FREE

James L Edwards Esq. 
Coms. of Pensions
War Department
Washington City
D.C.
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Salem Center [illegible] Aug 16 183/4

Henry R. Mygath Esq. 
Oxford
Chenango Co 
N.Y.
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State of New York
Westchester County
ss
Eponetus Wallace being duly sworn saith that he is the sworn Clerk of North Salem in Westchester County and State of New York and is 71 years of age that he has examined the town records kept by him as town clerk to find the marriage of Stephen Mead to Elizabeth Hawkins and that he can find no record of said marriage and that there are no town records in his office of any marriage, that he has examined the records of the Baptist Church in said North Salem in company with Timothy Van Seog [?] deacon of said Baptist Church and that there is no evidence of the marriage of Stephen Mead to Elizabeth Hawkins or any other record of marriage on said church records. 

Sworn to this December 13th 1837 Before me and I certify that I am well acquainted with said Epenetus Wallace and that he is a credible person

Epenetus Wallace

Knapp Remington the Justice of the peace

State of New York 
County of Westchester 8 ss I John H Smith Clerk of the said county do hereby certify that Knapp Remington before whom the foregoing affidavit of Epenetus Wallace purports to have been taken was on the day of the date of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county of Westchester duly commissioned & sworn & authorized to take the same. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Knapp Remington and verily believe the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county this 29 day of December 1837. 

John H Smith Clerk
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Jan 28. 1839
NY

[stamped:]
OXFORD JAN 20 NY

Add: proof
Elizabeth Mead

J. L. Edwards Esq
Coms. of Pensions
War Dept
Washington City
D.C.