Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7918, Phinehas Williams, Vt.
Page 1

(3 - 1776)

SERVICE   NUMBER
Vt. Williams, Phinehas or Phineas      S. 7918
carded
CONTENTS
Page 2

23155 23.155    
Ohio Pittsburgh,     
Phineas Williams of Huron Co in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Green of the regt commanded by Col. -- in the Vt. Militia for six months 1781.    
23.155    Phinehas Williams Records corrected Sept. 21, 1904      
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pittsburgh at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.     
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Sept 1835- and sent to     Ohio to L. B. Sturges    
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1835 $90. Semi-anl [annual]. allowance ending     
$90 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}     
Recorded by Wm Allison Clerk,    
Book E2 Vol. 5 Page 158    
Letter to Pen [Pension] Agt [Agent] 12 Oct 1831    
Order to pay 22d Nov. 1831     
Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 Sep 1837 to the 4 Sept 1838 Agt [agent] notified 6 June 1839     
Letter to Mrs. Diadama Williams    
8 Jany [January] 1845 do to J R Tolle Apl [April] 5 1845 do to Mrs. D. Williams Aug. 14, 1845
Page 3

33.230
Phineas Williams
Ohio.
from 1791 [illegible] 6 mo.
$21
L. B. Sturges
[illegible] Ohio
Page 4

[illegible]
not on the Pension role of the agency of any State
Sworn and subscribed the day a year aforesaid
D. Gibbs Clk[Clerk]  S.C.
Phinehas William
We H. O. Sheldon a Clergyman residing in Norwalk Huron County and James  McIntire residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Phinehas Williams who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Sixty eight years of age and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and a man of truth & veracity and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid D. Gibbs Clk [clerk] S.C.
H. O. Sheldon of Ohio & [illegible]
Jas McIntyre Local Elder

And the 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 the Revd [Reverend] H Sheldon who has signed the preceeding  [preceding] Certificate is a Clergyman resident in Norwalk in sd [said] County and that James McIntire who has signed the same is a Resident in said Norwalk, and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Per order of Court
Attest. D. Gibbs Clerk Supe. [Superior] Ct. [Court]
Page 5

I Gibbs Clerk of the Supreme Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the
matter of the application of Phinehas Williams for a pension. In testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal of said office at Norwalk this 13th day of August AD 1835.
Gibbs Clerk S.C.
Page 6

Fort at Corinth in said State of Vermont which was erected for the Defence [defense] of the Trontiers [frontiers]  and he served there for the period of Two months and for the want of provisions at the Fort at said Corinth he went to and served at the Fort at Bethel I remained there in said service for two months more and making the period during his last said Engagement four months and the whole including his first enlistment Rengagement Six months - and that during his whole Services one Joseph Foster and one Thomas Freeman served with him in the same company for the same periods That he was born in Mansfield Connecticut in the year AD 1767 
That he has no record of his age That at the time he was taked [took] into service he lived in Woodstock in said Vermont and that since the Revolutionary war he has lived in Woodstock in said Vermont -- and that he now lives in said Pem -
As his company in which he served was detached from & not connected with other companies of Regiments he cannot now remember any of the Regular officers or any Continental or militia Regiments. - That he never received any regular discharge from the service
That he is acquainted with the Reverend H O Sheldon and James McIntire . . who can testify as to my [crossed out] his character for veracity and their belief of my [crossed out] his Revolutionary Services
He hereby relinquish any claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the [illegible, torn] and tares that his name is
Page 7

State of Ohio}
Huron County ss}
On this 13th day of August AD 1835 personally appeared in open Court before the Supreme Court of the said State of Ohio now sitting in Norwalk in said County Phinehas Williams late a resident in Woodstock Windsor County; State of Vermont now a resident of Pern in said County of Huron aged Sixty eight 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 and served as herein stated 
That in February in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one he enlisted into the State troops of the State of Vermont, authorised [authorized]  by the Legislature of that State into a Company commanded by Lieutenant Beziah Greene - there was no Captain of the Company, nor was the company
attached to any particular Regiment that he was stationed with said Company and served at Bethel in said State at a Fort erected there for the protection of the Frontiers, and that he served at said Bethel Fort for two months
That in the month of December in the same year of one thousand Seven hundred and eighty one he again enlisted into a  Company of said State troops raised by the authority aforesaid commanded by said Greene then Captain Greene went & served at a Picket
Page 8

REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.   3-525    
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.     A. F. 7918     Washington, D. C., 19        
In reply to your request of     received       for a statement of the military history of Phinehas   Williams 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. 

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. Feby 1781 LENGTH OF SERVICE.  2 mos.    RANK.   Pvt.    OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN.    Lieut. Beriah Green     COLONEL. . STATE. Vt.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. Dec. 1781 LENGTH OF SERVICE.  4 mos.    RANK.       OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN.   Capt. Beriah Green     COLONEL. . STATE. Vt.

Battles engaged in, none stated     
Residence of soldier at enlistment,  Woodstock Vermont
Date of application for pension,  Aug 13 1835, His cl. Was alw.
Residence at date of application,   Peru, Huron County, Ohio   
Age at date of application { Born in 1767 at Mansfield, Conn.  Died Oct 9, 1839 
Remarks: --- His widow Dearden a Williams, living at Ontario, Richland Co. Ohio in 1845 referred to her husband as Colonel Phinehas Williams. There is no other family data on file and the above [unreadable] is the only soldier of that name found in the Rev. War Records.   Respectfully, Commissioner.
G-285C
Page 9

to file
Ans Aug 14   45
Page 10

Paid 10
Honl. [Honorable] J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
Ontario
Aug 5th
Page 11

Ontario Richland Co. Ohio
Aug 2nd 1845
Honl. [Honorable] J. L. Edwards
My Dear Sir
It appears that there was some mistake in the instructions forwarded to me in your package of the 8 Jan. last as they were strictly complied with (or as nearly so as we could understand them) & forwarded as you directed to the 3rd Auditor, from whom I received the enclosed letter. Will you be kind enough My dear sir, once more to forward instructions so that I may soon obtain for the support of my fast wasting strength, the pecuniary aid our generous
government seems willing to grant me (viz) a pension from & after the death of my Husband Col. Phineas Williams who died Oct 9th 1839 for which favour [favor] you will receive my warmest and most greatful [grateful] thanks while I am permitted to live
Very Respectfully
Your most Obt.[Obedient] Servt. [Servant]
Diodama Williams
Page 12

Joseph Foster &
Thomas Freeman
Depo. [Deposition] for
Phinchas [Phineas] Williams
Page 13

We Joseph Foster of Barnard in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont - and Thomas Freeman of the same Barnard, and now both Revolutionary pensioners do depose, testify and say - That we enlisted into a company commanded by Lieut [Lieutenant] Beriah Green in the Vermont State Troops in the month of February in the year 1781 and was stationed at Bethel in said State at a fort erected there for the protection of the Frontiers - In the same company was Phinehas Williams as a Soldier, who then belonged at Woodstock in the State of Vermont. In this service we remained at Bethel Fort, Two months and said Williams the same period of Two months-
In the month of December in the same year of 1781 we enlisted into a company commanded by the same Capt [Captain] Greene and went to Corinth in said State of Vermont where there was a Picket Fort erected for the defence [defense] of the Frontiers we stayed at Corinth in this service, in which also was the same Phinehas Williams as a soldier, and for the same period, Two months and for want of provisions at the fort at Corinth we came to the fort at Bethel and remained two months more and said Williams also making the period of four months during this last engagement -  said Williams as we are informed now [illegible] to Peru, Huron County, Ohio.
Joseph Foster
Thos. Freeman
Page 14

State of Vermont
Windsor County ss
Barnard July 3d, 1835 - 

then Joseph Foster and Thomas Freeman personally appeared and made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition by them subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth. I further certify that said Foster and Freeman are credible witnesses.-
Before me  Jos [Joseph] B. Dunforth Justice of Peace

I certify that Jos B. Dunforth is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Windsor in and that his signature to the foregoing affidavit is genuine
Horace Everett
Page 15

Ohio, Aug 26
J L Edwards Esqr [esquire] 
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
NORWALK OHIO
Aug 19
Page 16

Norwalk Ohio August 1835
J L Edwards Esqr [Esquire]
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
I now enclose an application of Phinehas Williams and the doings of the Court for a Pension 
I believe the proceedings are regular according to the requirements of the War department
I send you herewith the depositions of Joseph Foster & Thomas Freeman who served with him in the whole for six months You will observe that the Clerk of the Court in Vermont has not certified under his seal the authority of the Justice who
took the deposition - but which is certified by Horace Everitt who I am informed by Mr Williams is now a member of Congress from Vermont which if I correctly recollect your directions - is sufficient to authenticate that fact -
I am respectfully
your Obt [Obedient] Servt [Servant]
Lewis B Sturges
Page 17

Merchants &  Manufacturers Bank      
Pittsburgh Oct. 7th 1837     
Sir     
I have the honor to furnish for inspection voucher of Phineas Williams Pensioner under the Act June 7 1832 at  [unreadable]  who was last paid up to the 4 Sept 1835 [unreadable]   Respectfully Fredk Kahl [unreadable] Pens. Agent

J.  L. Edwards Esq Com of Pensions Washington City
Page 18

Merchants & Manufacturers Bank     
Pittsburgh Oct  7th 1837    
Sir     
I have the honor to furnish for inspection  Voucher in the case of Phining Williams, Pensioner under the  Act June 7th 1832 at close who was last paid up to the 4th Sept 1835 
   [unreadable]    Respectfully   [unreadable]   
Fredk Kahl
For the Pens Agent.

J. L. Edwards Esq    
Commiss. of Pensions    
Washington City
Page 19

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 9th 1839
Sir: 
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, Phineas Williams -- a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburg, Pa. Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and [Cents crossed out] per annum, under the law of the 7th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1837, to the 4th Sept. 1888. 1 year-
Respectfully, yours
J. Seaver
Acting Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
Page 20

Rev War
7918
INVALID
File No. 7918
Phineas Williams Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: --Vol. 3, Page 409
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Phinehas Williams 
Records correct Sept. 17, 1904 [illegible initials]
1919 Mch. [March] 1 Hist. to Abba W. Bowman
Page 21

Rev. Sec. 5     
PERU STATE NORMAL SCHOOL    
PERU, NEBRASKA    
DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES
ABBA WILLARD BOWEN   
17 February, 1919      
United States Pension Bureau     
Washington, D.C.      
Gentlemen: Will you be kind enough to send me, at the address given above the information shown one your records regarding Captain Phineas Williams, Captain Vermont Militia, 1777. I shall appreciate your courtesy in this matter     
Very truly yours      
Alba Willard Bowen
U. S. PENSION OFFICE FEB 20 1919
Page 22

free
Honl. J. L. Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions
Pension Office
Washington City D. C. 

Diodama Williams
[illegible]
md Dec 12th
Ontario O Mar 19

Mar 25.45
Page 23

Ontario Richland Co. Ohio
March 16th 1845
Dear Sir
Widow Diardama Williams wrote to you in Dec. last respecting her pension or the
continuance of her deceased Husband's Pension, & enclosed her Husband's certifficate [certificate] in the letter, together with the Justice's & County Clerks certifficate [certificate] &c., and has been very anxiously waiting for you answer
to the same, but has recd. [received] none. Will you be kind enough Dear Sir, to inform her or me immediately what has been done or what can be done in the
premises, & very much oblige the Widow, who is not only left alone, but is deprived of the small income her husbands pension afforded
Respectfully Yours
Jas R. Hollis

Honl. J. L. Edwards