Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1570, for William Pratt, Connecticut
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Conn.
Pratt, William
Byington, Zuba or Zuby
NUMBER
R. 1570
CONTENTS
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John Pratt
Was Born Decemr 6th
AD1780
Hist of
Lot Pratt was Born
October 25th AD [Illegible]
AD1788
Joseph Pratt Was
Born Sept 19th AD1791
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Joseph Pratt 
Willam Hunt dyed
Apreal the 16 1820
Zuby [Illegible]yington 75
Was Born
November the 3 1754
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Zuba Byington widow of
William Pratt.
Act July 4- 1836.
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State of New York
County of Clinton ss  Act July 4 - 1836.
On this 30th day of December 1840 personally appeared before William F Haile First Judge of the County Courts of said County Zuba Boynton [Byington] a resident of Mooers in said County aged Eighty six 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 4 - 1836 and the Explanatory Act of March 3 - 1837. That she was married to William Pratt (who was a Soldier of the Revolution served as herein after stated), on the Eighth day of April Seventeen hundred and Seventy Eight (1778) at Farmington Conn. by Rev. Samuel Newell a Congregational Priest. Her maiden name was Zuba Carrington.
That her said husband served one year and a half after her marriage in the Connecticut State Troops as she believes- she thinks he served under Capt McClue is not Certain. Is confident he served six months as a private and one year as a Sergeant, in the Connecticut Troops. She lived in New Caanan while her husband was in the service. He was discharged as she believes at Schenectady about the time the war closed. She thinks her said husband served under Genl Putnam.
That her said husband William Pratt died at Chesterfield NYork on the ___ day of September 1794 leaving her a widow. Her oldest child John Pratt was born December 6, 1780. Her second son Lot Pratt was born October 25, 1788. another son Joseph Pratt with whom she now resides was born September 19th 1791. She has no record of her marriage. but she has a bible record of the birth of her said children made many years ago which accompanies this declaration.
That on the twentieth day of September 1801 or thereabouts, she was married to William Hunt at the town of Wells ____ in the State of Vermont, - by Elder David Brown a Baptist minister. That said William Hunt was a soldier of the Revolution and served during the whole war and was a pensioner under the act of 1818.  placed on the Vermont Roll, & applied as she believes from Rutland County. That the said William Hunt died at Wells Vermont on or about the sixteenth day of April 1820 leaving her a widow. That she was married again at Wells aforesaid on the twenty second day of December
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following (Decr. 22. 1820) to David Byington by Shubal Lamb a methodist minister and Justice of the Peace. The said David Byinton was as she believes a pensioner & he lived in Hague Warren County New York. He died at Ticonderoga New York on the eleventh day of January 1830 or thereabout, leaving her a widow and she still remains a widow & resides with her son Joseph Pratt in Mooers Clinton Co NY. as aforesaid. -
That she was a widow on the fourth day of July 1836. and that she remains a widow as will more fully appear from the proof annexed. The word "Seventy" & "eleventh" written on erasures.

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Zuba Byington

Sworn and Subscribed to before me this 30 day of December 1840 and I certify that the said Zuba Byington, cannot write her name having never learned how to write and that she is a credible person and her statement is entitled to full credit. That she is unable by reason of bodily infirmity to attend court which sits more than twenty miles from where this declaration is taken She appears very old and feeble and has difficulty in getting about. The work "Byington" a little blotted.
Wm T Haile First Judge of Clinton County Court.
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Zuba Byington widow of
William Pratt. - declaration
Joseph Pratt;
affidavit-
Act July 4 1836.
No 5252
N York

Mrd to Pratt 8th of April 
1778 - to Byington Dec 1820 
Pratt died Sept 1794 Byington died 11 January 1830

Report to Hon. A.C. Hand
H. Rep
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State of New York
County of Clinton ss Joseph Pratt of Mooers in said County being duly sworn says that he is a son of William Pratt deceased who was as Deponant has always understood and believed and still believes a Private and Sergeant in the Revolution and served in the Connecticut Troops six months as a private - one year as a Sergeant after his marriage with Deponant's mother
That Deponant has always understood and verily believes that the marriage of his said Parents took place on the Eighth day of April seventeen hundred and Eighty Eight.- Deponant further says that the annexed leaf which he took out of his said Fathers family bible now in possession of Deponant's said mother is as he believes a correct record of the Birth the children of said Marriage. and it has always since his Deponants recollection been in the family, and considered a correct family record,
By it Deponant was born September 19, 1791. A Deponant's Brother John Pratt was born Dec 6. 1780. & Lot Pratt October 25, 1788 - all of which Deponant believes to be true. That sd Deponant believes his said Brothers are both alive John lives in Wells Vt & Lot lives in Hartford N.Y. Deponant has read over the Declaration this day made by his said mother before Judge Haile with a view to a pension and he verily believes the same to be correct. & that she was married to the said William Hunt, and David Byington as therein stated and that they died as therein set forth.- Deponant further says that his said mother was a widow on the fourth of July 1836. and has ever remained a widow since the death of David Byington her deceased and last husband and is now a widow, and resides in the family of Deponant, is very old and feeble - her recollection of the events of her life rather indistinct - He believes her statement to be substantially correct. 
Deponant also took the annexed leaf containing ancestry of William Hunts death & Zuba Byingtons birth out of same bible above described [Illegible] he believes it a correct record of those events - It has always been since Deponant first saw said record of said birth & death (which was several years ago) considered a correct record.-
Joseph Pratt [signature]

Sworn and Subscribed to before me, this 30th day of December 1840 & I certify that Deponant is a credible witness & the addition at the end of this affidavit made before swearing -
Judge.
Wm F Haile First Judge of Clinton County Courts -
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State of New York
County of Clinton ss I the Subscriber Clerk of said County Certify that William F Haile before whom the within declaration of Mrs Zuba Boynton [Byington], and affidavit of Joseph Pratt were taken & sworn on the thirtieth day of December 1840 was at said time First Judge of the County Court of said County and his signature to the Jurat of each of said papers is genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & official seal & fastened these papers together by a piece of blue ribbon which papers under my said Seal this twelfth day of January AD 1841. -
Smith Mead [signature] C. Clk

[Seal]
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Zuba Byington,
wid. of Joseph.
Act 4 July, 1836.
See let. to Hon. A. C. Hand,
Jany 26, 1841 -
Hon. Joseph Russill
June 24, 1846. -
NY
Act 4th July 1836
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No 5252
Zeba [Zuba] Byington
NY
Let to Hon A C Hand, Jany 26
" " Hon Jos Russell June 24,
let. " Hon. [Illegible] Lawrence June 21
1570
Act 4 July 1836
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Azubah Byington, late widow of Wm Pratt who applied from New York, under law of 1836 - the objection to granting a pension in this case is respectfully asked for, together with a copy of the service claimed to have been done
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Hon J L Edwards Comr of Pensions Sir-

We have appointed Arad Joy of Ovid New York Our agent to act in all things for us in procuring or investigating our - Claim to a Pension as children of Azubah Pratt, formerly Byington dated Mooers, N.Y. June 5th 1846
Joseph Pratt [signature]
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1570
REJECTED
P.O. Zuba Byington
Service:
Enlisted: ___, 18
Discharged: ___, 18
Application filed: ___. 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
___ Recognized.   ___ Contract.
___ Cert. of Dis.  Searched for ___. 18  .
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Hon J.L. Edwards
Please to Examine the in close and forwar me the answer and much oblige
Your Humb Servt
J Russell

Hon J.L. Edwards
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J. L. Edwards
Comr. of Pensions
Enclosed you will receive a certificate of Service of William Pratt from the Comptroller of N.Y.
It is supposed to have some bearing upon the case of Asuba Byington [illegilbe] Widow of Sd. Pratt
Please Examine 2 files
Yours &c
S. Lawrence

H. of. R June 13./48
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Farmington Connt. Dec 7th 1840
J.D. Woodward Esqr
Sir - Yours of Nov 14th was duly received, in which you wish to prove the marriage of Wm. Pratt to Zuba Carrington, which was performed by the Rev Samuel Newell &c. I have caused a thorough examination of the town Records, and the names above mentioned, are not recorded. In fact Sir for six or eight years, after 1775, the records of the town were kept very imperfect, very few Marriages &c. were recorded. The town of Farmington, in the year 1778 and after, included the now towns of Avon, Burlington, Bristol, Southington, part of the towns of Berlin Bloomfield & Hartford. The Rev Samuel Newell was a Priest, in the now town of Bristol, to which place I went to find the Church Records. I learned that the records kept by the Rev. Mr. Newell were very imperfect and mixed up with his own private affairs, and is in the hands of his Grandson Lot Newell and held as family papers. The records such as they were, have been examined and I am sorry to say the above names are not on them. Lot Newell says, that whenever the page, or part of the page, set apart for Deaths Marriages Births &c. was filled out he would omit to record them any longer for the year. Cannot the old Lady think of some person, who may be living, who was at her wedding. Two dollars were received enclosed in yours
Respectfully
Your obedient Servant
Solomon Whitman
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Comptroller of Conn
Dec 1840

J. D. Woodward Esqr
Plattsburgh
New York

Hon A. C. Hand
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Comptrollers Office
Hartford Decr 3 1840
Dear Sir
I have examined All the Pay Rolls remaining in this office relating to the Revolutionary War - also the Records of the Connecticut Line for the name of William Pratt his name does not appear - After a long Search for the name of Andrew Hazen I find him on a Return Roll of Levies in the 3rd Connecticut Regiment for part of the year 1782 Say 7 mo 15 days Enclosed you have Certificate for all that Can be found for Hazen - nothing Can be found for Pratt-
Yours Respectfully
H. Kilbourn [signature] Comp
I here to Acknowledge the Receipt of Two Dollars yours
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Family Record
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[Persons making application at the Comptroller's, or Secretary of State's Office, to searches, or certificates of service of any person, in the army of the U.S. during the revolutionary war, should give the name and ranks held by such person; the nature of the service; whether in the Infantry, Cavalry, or Artillery &c.; in the regular army or militia; the names of the officers commanding the regiments and companies at the time of enlistment, service, and discharge, as near as can be given

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their service in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz:

1779. Nov 24 
William Pratt.
private.
no of cert issued 36929 
[Pound symbol] 03 05 09

1780 Oct 31 
DO Do 
Sergeant
 " " " 26338
 " 10 10 08

1782 March 1
Do Do 
private
" " " 41.856
" 00 06 0[Illegible]

1782 Decr 31
Do Do 
"
" " 7484
" 20 01 09
___________
[Pound symbol] 34 04 03

Thirty found [Pound symbol] four S. & three d

STATE OF NEW-YORK,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, May 25th 1848.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 2.6.8.9- now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz:

First - under Capt. Abner Hawley in Col. Robt Van Rensselaer's Reg't

Second " " John McFought " " Lewis Dubois' "

Third " " Isaac Marselus " " Fisher's "

Fourth " " Joseph Harrison " " Marinus Wittells' "

Philip Phelps [signature]
Dept Compt