Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8640 1/2, for Samuel Redfield, Connecticut
Page 1

(3-1776)
SERVICE  
Conn.
Redfield, Samuel.
NUMBER R. 8640 ½
Page 2

State of New York
Cattaraugus County
Be it remembered that on the 10th day of June 18[illegible] personally came before e Dan Allen one of the judges of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Cattaraugus and state aforesaid Samuel Redfield a resident of the town of Perrysburgh in said county who being duly sworn before me the said judge aforesaid made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7th 1832 that he was born in the town of Guilford county of New Haven & State of Connecticut on the 10th day of September 1762 that he resided in said town from the time of his birth until the beginning of June 1778 at which time he entered the service of the United States as a piper (and volunteer) under Captain David Landon for three months [illegible] at Guilford  Marched from Guilford through Branford East Haven and New Haven at then [illegible] General And[illegible] Ward and was stationed there to guard the place that then was no engagement while out at this time that he served three months and was discharged and went to Guilford where he staid [stayed] until the next spring that he again entered the service early in the spring of 1779 under the command of Captain Dorcus [illegible] volunteered and served as a private to guard a place called Jacksons Head a small harbor in the town of Guilford on the sea shore can not tell by what authority the company was raised [illegible] in the fall served on this tour 7 months was discharged and returned home nothing of note happened some building [illegible] were burnt at Jacksons Head just before they got there or this time on just before got there the next year and [illegible] which Captain D[illegible Collins of the said town of Guilford to guard the harbor at [illegible] Head aforesaid but by what authority the company was raised as he before stated he does not know
Page 3

State of New York
Cattaraugus County

Be it known [illegible] that on the 10th day of June [illegible] personally [illegible] before one Dan Allen one of the [illegible] of the County of [illegible] in and for the county of Cattaraugus and [illegible] said [illegible] did [illegible] a resident of the town of Perrysburg in said county who being duly sworn before me the said Judge [illegible][illegible][illegible] following [illegible] in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress [illegible] June 7th 1832 that he was [illegible] in the Town of [illegible] County of New [illegible], State of Connecticut on the 12th day of June 1778 [illegible][illegible] he [illegible] of the United States as a fifer (and [illegible]) under Captain David Landon for [illegible] month. that [illegible] at your [illegible][illegible] from Guilford through Brauford, East Haven to New Haven and [illegible][illegible] general Andrew Ward and was stationed there to guard the place that there was no engagement [illegible] but at this time that he served at this time three months and was discharged and sent to Guilford where he stayed until [illegible][illegible] that he entered their service early in the spring of 1779 under the command of Captain Darius Collins volunteered and served as a [illegible] to guard a place called [illegible] head a small harbor in the town of Guilford on the sea shore can not tell by what in the fall served in this town 7 months was discharged and returned home nothing of note happened some building such as [illegible] & [illegible] were burnt at [illegible] head [illegible][illegible] got [illegible] at this time just before [illegible] the next year and on [illegible][illegible] that early in the spring of 17[illegible]  he again [illegible] in a [illegible] under the [illegible] Captain Darius Collins of the [illegible][illegible] & Guilford to guard the harbor at [illegible] head [illegible] said but by what authority the company was [illegible] as before stated he does not know
Page 4

that he served in this town until the first of November this time he served a few days over 7 months as to the number of days he cant recollect anything of note happened this year as he recollects only as before stated that in the spring of 1781 he again entered as volunteer and  a [illegible] to guard the [illegible] before stated and under the same Capt Darius Collins as he stated [illegible] but will not [illegible] [illegible] as to his being under Capt Collins this [illegible] year in this service he was [illegible] 6 months or [illegible] and which he does not exactly recollect [illegible] from his best recollection he believes it to be seven months that in the [illegible][illegible] years known as before stated it was their [illegible] to be at Sachems Head early in the spring and stay as a guard to that place until the water froze in the harbor in the fall so that it would not be possible for water craft to land that there were kept as he has before stated at that place about 30 or 40 as a guard as above stated that he was with Captain Collins in the capturing of a British printer called the [illegible][illegible] which ran a [illegible] between Sachems head and Guilford Harbor [illegible] was in one of the last terms of service with Captain Collins but which he can not tell that he does not recollect of ever having a written discharge and if he has it they must be lost. That in addition to the above services he served on [illegible] during the war but claims nothing for his service. That he has no record of his age except a [illegible] he made himself from his father at Guilford that he was 70 years of age the 12th day of September [illegible] that soon after the [illegible] of the war he moved to Killing [illegible] county at Middlesex Conn when he resided until 1802 from then to fair field County of [illegible][illegible][illegible] or State of New York where he resided until 1821. 
from then to the town of Perrysburg where he now resides and has for the last 12 years and he further states that he has no documentary evidence of his services and that he knows of no person who can testify to his services that there is no clergy man living in the vicinity of his neighborhood
Page 5

That from bodily infirmities his acquaintance for the last few years is very limited. That he has been acquainted with a Mr. Phinehas Spencer a late Judge of the County of Cattaraugus, who has lived in the town of Perrysburgh ever since [illegible]. And part of the time in his neighborhood as also a Mr. Timothy M Shaw who has been acquainted with him for about twenty four years to wit at Fairfield and Perrysburgh who has been in the neighborhood and town where he now lives who can testify as to their belief that he is of the age he represents and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he now lives to have been a soldier of the Revolution and he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
Sworn and subscribed at Perrysburgh in the county and state aforesaid before me
Dan Allen a Judge of Cattaraugus County Common Pleas
Samuel Redfield

We Phinehas Spencer and Timothy M Shaw residing in the town of Perrysburgh Cattaraugus County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Sameul Redfield (and have been for the term of time he states in his declaration) who signed the above declaration. That we believe him to be of the age of seventy years. That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he lives to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed before me [illegible] a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Cattaraugus June 10 AD 1839
P. Spencer
T. M. Shaw
Page 6

Certificate
Cattaraugus County
New York State} I Dan Allen hereby certify and declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter set forth in the foregoing declaration and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier of the Revolution and served as he states and that he is of the age of 70 years and that no minister of the gospel lives in this town, or vicinity, of the applicant.
I the said Dan Allen further certify that I am well acquainted with the said Samuel Redfield and have been for twelve years and from my knowledge of his bodily infirmities and great age he cannot attend the court of Common Pleas of said county [illegible] from the county but about 30 miles and I the stated Dan Allen further certify that Phinehas Spencer and Timothy M Shaw who made the foregoing affidavit are both residents of the town of Perrysburgh, that they are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit and that I fully concur in their opinion in relation to the matter set forth in their affidavits or certificates.
Dan Allen a Judge of Cattaraugus Com. Pleas
A. L. Clerk

State of New York
Cattaraugus County Ss. I John M. Staunton Clerk of the said county do certify that Dan Allen Esq before whom the within declaration and affidavit were sworn was at the date of the same one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the said county and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Declaration and affidavit and to the above certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and seal of office this 19th day of June AD 1833.
John M. Staunton Clk

[on side of document]
Samuel Redfield 14920
Page 7

Saml Redfield
Act - 1832-NY

A H Markland
Page 8

State of New York        }
County of Cattaraugus}

Be it know, that on this 25th day of Dec. A..D. 1852 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared 1 Mary Roberts resident of 2 Dayton in said County, and made oath according to law that 3 that she is the legal heir of Samuel Redfield who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of 4  That 5 she is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in presenting said claim.

Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint C.W. Bennett, of Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the claim of 6 Samuel Redfield for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present.  Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.

7    Mary Roberts

Sworn to, Subscribed, and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said 8 Mary Roberts to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party   therein alleged.

9  James S. Shaw Esq. [?] 10 [?]

State of New York        }
County of Cattaraugus}

It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me Clerk of the Supreme Court of said county that Mary Roberts the party who has sworn to and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney is reputed to be the child of the reputed soldier aforesaid.  I [?] certify, that 11 James Shaw Esq., before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office, this Sixth day of January 1853.

12  E. H. Southwick Clerk.


1.  Claimant's [obscured by seal]  address.
3.  "That he is [obscured by seal]  the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c.
4.  Leave this line [obscured by seal] "they are." -  6.  Revolutionary solder's full name. - 7.  Claimant's signature. - 8.  Claimant's name. -  9. Magistrate's signature.  10. "Identical," "wi [obscured by seal] of." - 11.  Magistrate's name." - 12.  Clerk's Signature

N.B. - should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.
Page 9

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
PENSION OFFICE, OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Comm Pensions

May 26/53
Mary Roberts 
heir of 
Power of Atty in case
Saml Redfield, decd
NY 1832
suspended

Pow Atty to 
C W Bennett

filed by
A H Markland
Present
Page 10

[illegible]
P.O. Samuel Redfield
Service:
Enlisted Rejected 18
Discharged 18
Application filed: 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized Contract
Cert of Dis. Searched for 18
Page 11

State of Connecticut
Comptroller's Office
Hartford
10th September 1834

On examination of the books of this office, it appears, that in May 1779 the guards stationed in the towns of Milford, New Haven, Branford & Guilford were ordered to be continued in service till the first day of January. The commanding officer of each of said guards to take over from Brigadier Genˡ Ward and to make returns to him. 
That  on the 19th of August 1779, Captain Daniel Collins exhibited the payroll for guard under his command at New Haven, Branford &c amounting to 1989.0.2 - That on the 12th of August 1779, Captain Daniel Collins gave a bond as having been appointed Lieutenant & commandant of a guard stationed at Guilford. That on the 1st of January 1780, Captain Daniel Collins exhibited the payroll for guard under his command at Guilford for amounting to 5381.13.g
That the above mentioned claims were paid by this state and charged to the United States, no  payrolls of said service in this office.
Certified by Roger Huntington
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Page 12

Saml Redfield [written vertically, bottom to top at left edge of page]
Saml Redfield
Persia NY{
Sept 20}                Free
J.L.Edwards Esqr commisioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Page 13

[illegible] September 18, 1834
Dr Sir enclosed I Send you the certificate of Roger Huntington?]
Comptroller of the State of Connecticut relating to Samuel
Redfield claim for which proof he was referred by you
some time last fall or winter and [illegible] he never
knew the person that you referred him it was not but until
early this Spring and from that time [illegible]
of it until yesterdays mail and it is now
presumed that a final will be had concerning the [illegible]
direct to the undersigned at Persia Post office
yours in [past?]     Amose L. Chaffe
J.L. Edwards Esq Com &c
Page 14

Rev
Samuel Redfield
New York

Suspended Act 7/2 '32
letter 29 Oct 1833
to
A. L. Chaffe
see Let to same 11th oct 1839
A. H. Markland Aug 6 1853

84810 1/2