Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,275, Jared Weed, Conn. Conn. Sea Service
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Conn
Conn Sea Service

Weed, Jared.

NUMBER 
No. 11275
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13889
Jared Weed
Declaration

5.
P. 370
Rejected

4 May 33

James Van Ingen Agt.
Albany N. Y.K
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BRIEF in the case of Jared Weed of the city of Troy in the county of Rensselaer in the State of New York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 71 yr.
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period. Duration of Service. Rank.  As a Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen.
Years, Months, Days. 
"Enrolled" In 1761
1 Months
Shortly after in the year 1778 he was employed by Smith Weed Commpy of Issues in the U.S. service and remained with him in the service afer and of two years in succession in and that some time in 1781 he performed military duty as a volunteer for at least one month that after this lift [illegible] Weed and volunteered on board different armed vessels, or boars in the US. Service. He appears in this service, Weed was engaged in Several skirmishes, and was once taken prisoner and was confined six weeks; and further declareth that, he served in the Revolutionary War in all not less than 3 years. 

Private Cap. Schofield
Cap Fitch
&
Cap Mead
Seaman

5. In what battles was he engaged? on board of Gun-boat.
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Stamford State of Connecticutt
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  Living witnesses

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  Correct

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 
Wm. Robinson Examining Clerk.
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13.889
Jared Weed's
Declaration
V
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DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
COUNTY of Rensselaer } ss.

On the third day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Mayors Court of the City of Troy
now sitting, Jared Weed, of the City of Troy in the county of Rensselaer and state of New York aged on 8th Dec next seventy one years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, and served as herein stated:
That he was born at Stamford in the State of Connecticut on the 8th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty one that he was enrolled in the militia in Stamford, in Capt. Schofields company and Col. Webbs Regiment, and performed duty as one of the Town guard, in that place, for the space of one month; Shortly after and in the Year 1778, he was taken into the employ of Smith Weed Esquire, then a Commissary of Issues, in the Service of the United States at Horseneck-- for which he was to receive the like pay as a private in the line of the army. He remained with him and in his employ under that engagement, and also as to compensation fur upwards of two years in Succession; and that some time in the Year 1781, when the British were in possession of New York, and making invasions on the frontiers bordering on the Sound, between New York and Greenwich and Horseneck in Connecticut he this Declarer frequently turned out as a volunteer with the Militia to repel such invasions; and that he doth verily believe the hath turned out and performed military duty as a volunteer, and tendered services for a space of at least one month: That after this Declarer left the employ of Smith Weed Esquire, he volunteered to go on board of different armed boats in the service of the United States, and particularly that in the year 1782 he embarked on board a gun boat in the United States Service, commanded by Capt. Fitch, and in which repel or under which Capt. also Sailed Capt. Andrew Mead of Horseneck, on a cruise for the purpose of capturing or destroying the enemy's small Craft, with which Capt. Fitch or Capt. Mead might fall in with that in the course of the cruise the gun boat sailed to Frogs Point, and there landed, when a skirmish took place, in which one of the British [illegible] was taken prisoner and one of the guns boatsmen was killed and several wounded. That in the Same year this Declarer happens on board of and then Boat render one Capt. Jones of Stamford; in the Course of which Anise Capt. Jones captured a British Vessel armed with [illegible], and brought here into Stamford. That subsequently this Declarer sailed from Stamford, on a cruise in the Sound; that in this cruise they disembarked on Long Island, & being attacked by the British, and made prisoners of & carried to New York, & confined in the Sugar House prison, where he was kept for six week, until the Capture of Cornwallis, then exchanged & returned home-- This Declarer doth unhesistatingly[sic] declare that he hath served in the Continental Service during the Revolutionary War, in all, not less than three years.
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State of New York
County of Albany ss.
On this 5th day of October 1832, before the Justices Court of the City of Albany, in open court, personally appeared Smith Weed of the said City, formerly of Stamford in Connecticut, aged seventy seven years and upwards, who being duly sworn, deposeth & saith; that he is well acquainted with Jared Weed, who hath subscribed & sworn to the within declaration, which hath been distinctly read in the hearing of this Deponent. That he well remembers the said Jared Weed from his infancy, having been born next door neighbor to each other. That he well remembers that he was with him in the Continental Service, while issuing commissary from June 1779 for two years or upwards, as Scalesman, or weigher of provisions to the Continental and State troops at Greenwich & Stamford, on the American out posts while the enemy held New York; this Deponent is also knowing to his service on board of Capt Jabez Fitch's armed Gun boat, a Privateer carrying a six pounder in her bow, and also swivels and small arms; and also to his serving on board of armed whale boats, who brought in a number of  Vessels into Stamford which had been  captured from the enemy, in the Revolutionary War. That this Deponent also recollect Said Weeds having been taken by th enemy while in that service and was engaged in action with me,  while driving their army by land upon Stamford and believes he was Carried into New York. That from the Character and Standing of the Said Jared Weed, both at Stamford and Troy, as a person of truth and unimpeached veracity he this Deponent doth fully believe his said declaration to be in substance true. He also believes that said Jared Weed received ten dollars per monty, instead of Soldiers pay as stated by hims. That this Deponent receives his appointment of Commissary of issues from Mr. Fitch the Deputy Commissary General of issues of the United States Army, with power to appoint his clerk and Scalesman, and that the Compensation Stipulated to be allowed to Said Jared Weed was ten dollars per monty, instead of Soldiers pay. but that whatever such compensation was, was drawn by this Deponent from the United States and then was paid to him and that this Deponent doth believe him to be at the age he represents himself to be.
Smith Weed
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid
John G. Wasson Clerk of the Justices Court of the City of Albany
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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.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Archibald Bull Clerk
Jared Weed

We. a Clergyman, residing in the 
and.  residing in
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with. who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be. 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. 
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.

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.  who hath signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the    and that.  who has also signed the same, is a resident of the    and is a credible person, and that their statements are entitled to credit.

I Archibald Bull Clerk of the Troy Mayor court DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the applicaiton of Jared Weed for a pension. 
IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, 
this third day of October A.D. 1832
Archibald Bull Clerk

County of Rensselaer
City of Troy }ss.
On this 3rd October 1832, before the Mayors Court of Troy, in open Court, personally appeared  Darius Weed of the City of Troy, aged forty seven years, who being duly sworn, Saith that he is well acquainted with Jared Weed who hath subscribed sworn to the foregoing declaration, which has been distinctly read in the hearing of this Deponent. That he well remembers having heard his father (who is now deceased) say, that the Said jared Weed was in service in the revolutionary war, at the same time he was. That his father, name was Ananias Weed, the brother of Smith Weed, who was a as he has been informed, Commissary of Issues in the revolutionary war. 
Darius Weed

Subscribed & sworn to this day & year aforesaid
Archibald Bull Clerk
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County of Rensselaer
City of Troy } ss.
On this 3rd October 1832, before the Mayors Court of the city of Troy, in open court personally appeared Stephen Selleck, formerly of Stamford in Connecticut, now of Troy in the County of Rensselaer, who being duly sworn  doth depose and say, that he is well acquainted with Jared Weed who hat subscribed & sworn to the within declaration, and hath known him for fifty years last past-- that he hath heard the Said declaration distinctly read; and has a perfect recollection of his having served on board of gun boats and whale boats in the Service of the United States in the cause of the Revolutionary war; and also of his having been in the public employ under Smith Weed, as stated by him in his said declaration-- and that from the Character and Standing of the said Jared Weed, both at Stamford and in Troy as a person of truth and veracity, he doth verily believe the statement of facts set forth in the Said declaration to be true in substance.
Stephen Selleck

Subscribed & Sworn to on
the day & year aforesaid}
Archibald Bull Clerk
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October 16, 1913.

Miss G. Emil Elliot,
c/o Mrs. Le Grand Spicer,
712 Grand Street
Troy, N.Y.

Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 10" and received the 13" instant. you are advised that the papers in claim R. File No. 11, 275, Rev. War, show that Jared Weed applied for pension October 3, 1832, at which time he resided at Troy, Rensselaer County, New York. 

He stated that he was born December 8, 1761. at Stamford, Connecticut, where he resided when he enlisted in the Summer of 1778, in Captain Schofield's company, Colonel Webb's regiment and served one mont: he was employed in 1778 or 1779, as Scalesman or Weigher of provisions by Smith Weed. Commissary of Issues, and served two years; that while on a private armed boat commanded by Captain Holley, they disembarked on Long Island where he was captured, and imprisoned in the Sugar House in New York, six weeks until the capture of Cornwallis, and then exhanged; in 1782, he shipped on a private armed boat under Captain Fitch, and had a skirmish at Frogs Point, served one week; and on another boat under Captain Jones who captured a British armed vessel; four months.
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Weed. - 2

This claim was never allowed for the reason that the applicant did not render six months actual military services- as the alleged service in the Commissary Department and on private armed craft was not construed as "military duty" under the provisions of the Act of June 7, 1832, under which the claimant applied. 
Very respectfully,
G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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In the matter of
Jared Weed
applicant for pension
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State of New York
County of Albany } ss.
Smith Weed of the City & County of Albany, being duly sworn, says that he is now upwards of seventy seven years of age; that he is well acquainted with Jared Weed of Troy, having known him from his earliest recollection. That the said Jared was with & under this deponent in the Continental service while this deponent was Issuing Commisary . that the said Jared was scalesman or a weigher of provisions to the continental & state troops at Greenwich & Stamford, (under this deponent), for more than two years from June 1779; That this deponent received his appointment as commissary of Issues from Mr Fitch, Deputy Commissary General of Issues, with power to appoint his scalesman, & that the compensation stipulated to be allowed to said Jared, as such scalesman was ten dollars per month. This deponent also knows that the said Jared served on board of Capt. Jabez Fitch's armed Gun Boat as privateer & also of said Jared's serving onboard of armed whale boats, who captured & brought into Stamford, a member of British repels; This deponent also recollects said Jared & having been taken by the British, while in this service & believes he was carried to New York.
Smith Weed

Sworn this 29th day of May 1833 before the undersigned, who certifies that the said Smith Weed is from age & infirmity, unable to attend the session of Rensselaer County Courts, & also that the said Smith Weed is a credible person & that his statement is entitled to credit. 
Gerrit L Dox 
Justice of the Peace in & for the 
County of Albany.

State of New York
County of Albany } ss. I, Conrad A. Ten Eyck Clerk of said county of Albany hereby certify that Gerrit L Dox before whom the above affidavit purports to have been sworn, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace of said County; & that I verily believe his signature affixed to said affidavit is his genuine handwriting & signature. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 29th day of May 1833
C A Ten Eyck Clerk
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State of New York
County of Renselaer} ss.
On the first day of June A.D. 1833 personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Renselaer now sitting Jared Weed, of Troy in said county aged seventy one years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated. That he was born at Stamford, Connecticut, 8th Dec. 1757, but has no record of of his birth at Stamford in the summer of 1778 he was enrolled in the militia in Stamford, in Capt. Scofield's company in Col. Wells Regiment & served in that company one month. That in 1778 or 1779, he was employed as a scalesman in the commisary department by Smith Weed, then a Commisary officer in the service of the United States, in this duty he served two year & six months, during all of which time his was entitled to ten dollars a month. After leaving the commisary department, in the year 1782, he embarked on board a gun boat, in the United States service, commanded by Captain Fitch, (under which Captain also sailed Captain Andrew Mead) on a cruise to capture & destroy the enemys small craft. In the course of the cruise the boat sailed to Frog's Point where a slight skirmish took place; in this cruise he served one week. In the same year he shipped on board of another boat regularly commisioned, under Capt. Jones of Stamford; served in this boat for four months, returned, & soon after shipped in another such boat, with Capt. Holley of Bridgport, in this cruise they disembarked on Long Island, were attacked by the British & made prisoners, carried to New York, & confined in the Sugar House prison where he was kept for six weeks, until after the capture of Cornwallis, he was exchanged, & went home. I've never received a written discharge, & have no documentary evidence to produce. The clergyman of his church has not been long in the city & of course cannot testify to the reputation of his services. He is well known to David Bud[?] & Stephen Kellogg who can testify as to his character, & as to the reputation of his having served; Since the Revolutionary he has resided till 1785 in Stamford, then removed to Ballston N. York & resided there till 1817. Then lived at Troy till 1820, then at Milton near Ballston till 1827, since then at Troy. 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an
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[an]nuity except the present; & declared that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.

Sworn to & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid, Jared Weed
Henry R. Bristol Clerk

Stephen Selleck, of the city of Troy aforesaid, being duly sworn says that he has been acquainted with Jared Weed, who has subscribed, & sworn to, the above declaration, for more than fifty years; that he has heard the above declaration read; that he recollects distinctly that the said Jared Weed was, as stated in said declaration, in the service of the United States under Smith Weed, & also in the commisioned gun-boats; but the dates & length of such services this deponent is unable to give, but has no doubt that they are truly set forth in said declaration.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Stephen Selleck
Henry R. Bristol Clerk

We, David Buel, a resident of the city of Troy aforesaid, and Stephen Kellogg a resident of the same city.. hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jared Weed, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy one years of age; that he is reputed & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
David Buel
Stephen Kellogg
Henry R. Bristol Clerk

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, or after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, & served as he states; & that he is a highly respectable man & of undoubted veracity. And the court further certify that it appears to them that David Buel and Stephen Kellogg, who have signed the above certifi-
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[certifi]cate, & Stephen Selleck who has signed the above affidavit, are residents of Troy, & perfectly credible persons; & that their statements are entitled to full credit.

I, Henry R. Bristol, Clerk of said court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court, in the matter of the application of Jared Weed for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, & attaching my seal of office this 1st day of June 1833. 
Henry R. Bristol Clerk
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Hon. Henry Vail
Dec 17 1838
OC
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Department of War
Pension Office
Dec 17 1838

Sir
It appears from the papers of Jared Weed when claims for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7. 1837; that his alleged services consisted principally in performing the duty of scalesman, or Clerk to Adam Weed; a Deputy Commissary, and served on board a private armed vessel. For such services the law has made no provisions. The military service mentioned in his declaratory, was one month only. 
I have the [illegible]
Hon Henry Vail
HR
NYork
Index
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War Department
Pensions Office
14 - Aug 1833

Sir
The papers in Support of the application of Jared Weed have again been examined. His services as a Scalesman under Commisary Weed & on board of the Letter of Marque - Privateer are not provided for under the act of Jen 7 1832. His service as a soldier not being sufficient to entitle him to a pension. His claim is rejected. the papers are placed on file.
An application has been made to the Secretary of the State of North Carolina for [illegible] of the claim of Daniel Martling whenever an answer is received a final decision will be had on the case
The claim of Stephen Sellick has
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has admitted for 18 months. The privateer service is not provided for under the act of June 7th 1832 a pension certificate will be transmitted as soon as it can be made out
I am [illegible]
George Gould Esq
Troy 
New York
Rec Vol 9
Page 474
[illegible]
14 August 1833.
OL
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Troy N.Y Oct. 10th 1913.
Pension Office:
Washington D.C.
Gentlemen -.
Will you kindly give me the War record of Jared Weed! He was a Revolutionary Soldier, and drew a pension. He was born in Stamford Conn. Dec. 8th 1761 and died in July 3rd 1842
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I am his great grand daughter and wish to join the "Daughters"
Very Sincerely
Mrs. G. Emil Elliot
Care Mrs LeGrand Spicer
712 Grand St.
Troy N.Y.
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New York
Revol
Jared Weeds.
Rejected
See letter to
George Gould
14 Aug. '33
Hon H. Vail 17 Dec 1838
Act 7. June 32
11275
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Troy, June 1833
James S. Edwards Esq
Sir,
I enclose the original application of Daniel Hodges for a pension, which will, I believe, be found complete in all the requisites.
That of Daniel Martling I return, unamended, because (as noted on the brief sent to me, & returned herewith) the papers will be seen to be duly authenticated,--& because, as must be evident to the Department, it is utterly impossible for him to produce a witness of services in North Carolina. And also, that he does not pretend that when taken prisoner he was in the service, being then but 13 years old. I do trust under all the circumstances his claim will be decided, (as I fully believe it) to be good, as he does furnish length & dates for the services of which it is founded.
In the cases of Stephen Selleck & Jared Weed, I send new applications; & to satisfy the Deaprtment fully, I return with them the defective ones sent by Mr. Van Ingen. Those declarations were so loosely drawn, & embraced so much that could have no effect, but to render the investigation tedious to you, that I conceived the attempt to argue them was to cause you more trouble than the course I have taken. The services alluded to in the first papers, but to which they could not give dates or length, are entirely omitted; & their statements as to the services, set down are, I believe full & precise. They are both men of very high respectability, & could easily have any number of certificates of belief of their services; but I suppose complying with the requisition is all they need to do. The only objections to their first papers, (on he briefs) are want of definiteness as to dates & length of services; & that is nonsupplied; the defective clergyman's certificate of Mr. Butler (to whose church they do
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not belong, is omitted as useless, and a reason given for not having the certificate of their own minister.
If there has been anything done, in regard to Abraham Roberts' certificate, I should like to be informed. Your last to me, on the subject was of 20th March; which I answered on the 26th March, enclosing to you, your of Dec. 20th.
Of Livy Stoughton's certificate, which was not sent to me, but, by mistake, the many papers enclosed to me on the 17 Jany. last, I also wish information. I returned to the Department the papers sent viz. his former application, hes renewed application, & the clerk's certificate of the time for which his pension was to be computed 11 months 11 days.
I am well aware that the numerous & various claims, must occasion you great perplexity; & I do not wish to trouble you unnecessarily: But information on the above points will much oblige me. 
Yours Respectfully
Geo. Gould.
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1913 Oct. 16. Hist. to Miss G Emil Elliot

11.275
P.O. Jared Weeds
Service:
Enlisted: REJECTED [stamped] , 18
Discharged:  , 18
Application filed: , 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized.
Contrac
Cert. of Dis. Searched for , 18
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State of New York
County of Rensselaer }ss
I, David Butler, a clergyman residing in the City of Troy in said county, hereby certify that I have been well acquainted with Jared Weed of the said city for more than sixteen years; which said Jared Weed is now an applicant for a pension: That his character is high in this city; and that I believe him to be seventy years of age
David Butler
Subscribed and sworn to this
9th day of October AD. 1832
before I. McConihe
Judge of Rens. County
County of Courts in
US Sup: Court
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State of New York
County of Rensselaer} ss.I, Archibald Bull Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Isaac McConihe Esqr. before whom the within certificate purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date of the same one of the Judges of the County Courts of Rensselaer County. And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his signature to the within certificate to be genuine. In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 9th day of October 1832
Archibald Bull Clerk
per A. Howard [illegible] Depy