Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 45173, William Adams, Conn.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Conn. Adams, William S45173
CONTENTS
b. Oct. 1752
in 1832 of Lisbon, New London Co. Conn.
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Set to G Wells 6 Jany 1836
to Pensioner &
Hon & F Judson 29 Feby 36
order to pay 5 April 1837
1839
Dugan O W Weaver history Prior
See Compln. certificate in Timothy Adams papers
adm. Connt. 9821
died
Dec 8 1840
17.774
Connecticut 
William Adams
of Lisbon in the State of Con
who was a Sergt in the command
by Captain of the Regt commanded
by Maj. Johnson in the Con Troops
for 9 mo 27 days-
Inscribed on the Roll of Con
at the rate of 49 Dollars 50 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of Sept
1833 and sent Colvin
Goddord Norwick Conn
Arrears to the 4th of September $123
Semi-anl. allowance ending Mar. 34 -2
$148
Revolution
Act June
Recorded by E D Bull
Book E Vol. 3 Page
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Set to G Wells 6 Jany 1836
to pensioner 6 Jany
Hon F Judson 29 Feby 36
order to pay 5 April 1837
1839
Dag O W Weaver history Prior
see comptn. certificate in Timothy Adams papers
Dec 8 1840 17.774
Connecticut
William Adams
of Lisbon in the State of Con
who was a Sergt in the commanded
by Captain of the Regt commanded
by Maj.  Johnson in the Co Troop
for 9 mo 27 days-
Inscribed on the Roll of Con
at the rate of 49 Dollars 50 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of Sept
1833 and sent Colvin
Goddard Norwich Con
Arrears to the 4th of September $123
Semi-anl. allowance ending Ma. 34 2
$148
Revolution
Act June
Recorded by E D Bull
Book E Vol. 3 Page
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of Connecticut
New London County
City of Norwich
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On this 24th day of August 
A D 1832 personally appeared in open court before
the Court of Probate for the District of Norwich
now sitting present John Hyde Esquire Judge
William Adams resident at Lisbon in said District
in the County of New London & State of Connecticut
aged seventy nine years in the month of October
last as appears by the Record made in the family Bible now in his possession who being first duly sworn according to law
doth on 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
officers, and served as herein stated.
On the 13th day of May 1775 he enlisted in a
company of foot raised by the State of Connecticut under command of Major Obadiah
Johnson as a Sergeant & continued to serve
7 mos 3 d in that capacity at Cambridge near Boston
from that time until the 16th day of December
in the same year, when he was honorably discharged
He has before him an original Pay Roll of that
company kept by him which enables him to state
the precise dates - He has also before him a Book of
Receipts kept by the said Johnson as paymaster
of said company & signed by all its members
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showing his pay- that signed by me is in my own
hand writing & in the words following (viz) "Canterbury
Jany 4th 1776 Recd of May Obadiah Johnson
Paymaster for the 4th Company in the 3d Regt
raised by the Colony of Connecticut the form of
twenty one pounds lawful money, in full for the
wages,
premium billeting, bounty on arms
travelling hence & all demands of the last
campaign
Precd by me William Adams"
In Mesena of
Lucy Johnson
Lucy Spalding
The book aforesaid & the payroll
aforesaid I know to be original & authentic Documents
and in column shewing the time of service, seven
months & three days is annexed to my name
they were found in the hands of John Johnson
Esquire Postmaster at Lewett City a Village so called
in the Town of Griswold New London County Connecticut, the son of the said Obadiah Johnson
They contain the names of several other members 
of said Company respecting several of whom
I am called on to give evidence & have
been loaned to me for the purpose aforesaid
and are to be returned to sd Johnson
That on or about the first day of September 1776 the
time not precisely recollected having no written documents
went on another tour of duty to New York
in a Regiment  of militia commanded by Col.
Gabriel Rogers then of Norwich of which Lisbon
was then a paith - That the Regiment rode on 
horseback as far as Stamford, Connecticut, & it was
called a tour of three months
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That he continued to serve in this service for twelve weeks
when said company & Regiment arrived at Said Pits
in the State of New York he was chosen Sergeant
Major of said Regiment, and that he never received
any commission. That Col. Zabdiel Rogers commanded 
said Regiment & Joshua Huntington was Lieutenant
Colonel, Captain Moses Stevens commanded the company
to which I belonged and of which I was Sergeant
and Simon Perkins was Lieutenant & Elisha Morgan
was Ensign. That during his first tour of duty, while
at Cambridge, Mass. he frequently saw Genl Washington
and many other officers of his staff
that he is known to the Precd Levi Nelson & Charles
Perkins Esquire of said Lisbon, whose Depositions accompany
this Declaration.
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 State
William Adams
Sworn to & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid
Before me John Hyde Judge
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, &
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 Levi Nelson
who has signed the annexed certificate is a clergyman resident in the
town of Lisbon aforesaid and that Charles Perkins Esq. who has also signed
the same, is a resident in the said town of Liston, and is a credible person,
and that their statement is intitled to credit
I Bussel Lathrop, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Norwich
in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
William Adams Esq. for a pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of office of this court this 24th day of August
Anno Domini 1832
Bussel Lathrop
Clerk
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4769 45 4.50
William Adams
Ct
9. 27 reg
49.50
99.00
24.75
123.75
Calvin Goddard
Norwich
Con
Claimant is credited
with 7 mo 3 ds on an
original muster roll
of Major O. Johnson in
the hands of Hon. A. T. Judson
which he was not authorized
to file in this office
G. N. C.
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4769
45.
4.50
William Adams
Ct
9.27 reg
49.50
99.00
24.75
123.75
Calvin Goddard
Norwich
Con
Claimant is credited
with 7 mo 3 ds on an
original muster roll
of Major O. Johnson in
the hands of Hon. A.T. Judson
which he was not authorized
to file in this office
G. N. C.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
183
Sir
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus:  ). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
Statement, shewing the Service of William Adams
Period when the service was rendered.
Duration of the claimant's service.
Years. Months. Days.
Rank of the claimant.
Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served.
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
13th May 1775 inlisd
1 Sep 1776 another tour
continued in service
7
12
Sergeant
was Sergeant Major of
Sd Regiment
Major Johnson
Col Rogers Cp Stevens
79
entered service in Ct
three surviving witnesses
know his service
are not certified as Credible
Certificate of a Clergyman
and Citizen
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss.
County of
On this day of personally appeared (a) before
A.B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District
of aged (c)  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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) with and
served in the (e) regiment of the line under the following named officers
(Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of &c
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia.
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) 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 days and year aforesaid.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
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 A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this day of & c.
(Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power.) This is the original discharge or commission
; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
The Book of receipts refered to should be sent
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected
. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. {To a Soldier.) Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given
, and what has become of it?
(To an Officer) Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
 has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will
how the rule laid down for his guidance,
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for or
conforming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be sent must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For year months, and
days, I served as a, For months and  days, I served as and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority
; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no pubseal
of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
(j) In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witness
and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from (a) to ( ) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(k) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
to this office)
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STATE OF MINNESOTA.:
County of Ramsey,
William P. Jewett, being duly sworn,
deposes and says that he is a resident of the County and
State aforesaid, and the great-grandson of one William Adams,
who was a sergeant in the Fourth Company of the Third Regiment
of Connecticut Continental Troops under command of Israel 
Putman. That he is a member of the Society of the
Sons of the American Revolution, having been accepted a member
upon satisfactory proof of being a descendant of the said
Adams; that he has been requested by the Registrar of the
State Society to furnish for filing in its records all information
obtainable in regard to the military service of his
said ancestor; that he has knowledge, by information from members
of his family, that the said Adams was pensioner of the
United States on account of service in the war of the revolution
; and that said pension was granted only upon proofs filed
in the Pension Office, which proof contains valuable historical
information of value only however to members of the family
and the descendants of the said Adams; and that he is desirous
of obtaining copies of all papers relating to the issuance
of pension certificate for the purposes above expressed
, and expressly disclaims that his desire to obtain the said
information is for the purpose of basing any claim thereunder
against the United States; that he has no intention of presenting any such claim, either at the present time or in future
, either directly or indirectly. Further deponent saith
not. William P. Jewett
Subscribed & sworn to
before me this 8th day of
February 1893. James Moore
Notary Public Ranney Co. Minn
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section.
May 31, 1928
Charles R. Hale
33 Capitol Ave
Hartford, Conn.
Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary 
War pension claim S. 45173, it appears that William
Adams was born in October 1752, place not stated.
He enlisted May 13, 1775 and served as a sergeant
until December 16, 1775 under Maj Abattich Obadiah Johnson in
the Connecticut Troops and enlisted September 1, 1776
and served twelve weeks as sergeant-major in Captain
Moses Stevens' Company, Colonel Zabdiel Rogers' Connecticut 
Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
August 24, 1832, while a resident of Lisbon,
New London County, Connecticut.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
Soulstone Data
There are so four data
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Hull March
Revy
45 173
INVALID.
File No. 45173
William Adams
his Rev War
Act: June 7 1832-
Index:--Vol. 3 Page 5
(Arrangement of 1870.)
Hist to Mrs. Carrie A.
C. 1906
1928 - May 31. Hist
to Chas A State by
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Norwich June 13, 1833
James L. Edwards Esq
Sir
[illegible] pension papers of Wm Adams were
forwarded to my son L. H. Goddard merchant father conectson of 
[illegible] that has been done I [illegible] satisfactory [illegible] of receipts
refund to [illegible] to owner
is [illegible] to past permanent with his fathers papers 
then is no question as their genuineness Name the good
if to have the return [illegible] to me make above of
my son Respectfully 
Calvin Goddard
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We Levi Nelson a Clergyman residing in the
town of Lisbon in the County of New London
and State of Connecticut, and Charles
Perkins residing in the same town, County
State hereby certify that we are well
acquainted with William Adams who has
Subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration
that we believe him to be Seventy nine years
of age; that he is reputed and believed
in the neighbourhood where he resides
to have been a soldier of the Revolution
and that we concur in that opinion.
Levi Nelson
Charles Perkins
Sworn & Subscribed this 22nd day of August
A.D. 1832
Before me
New London Lisbon June 1st 1833
The foregoing Levi Nelson & Charles Perkins are
respectable Citizens of Lisbon the former is a
Clergymen they are both endeble witnesses
& their testimony aforesaid entitled to full credit.
Joseph L. Lyon Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut
New London County ss Norwich
On this 24th day of August AD 1832
personally appeared before John Hyde Esquire as
Judge of Probate for the District of Norwich
Asahel Bottum of Lisbon in said County &
being first duly form, doth on his oath declare
that he well knows William Adams of said
Lisbon, an applicant for a Pension & who has subscribed
to the foregoing Declaration. I know that he
entered the service of the United States, in the Colony
of Connecticut in the Revolutionary war on the 4th
day of May 1775 in a company commanded by
Majr Obadiah Johnson of which, Ephraim Lyon
was first & wills he left was 2nd Lieutenant. That he
continued to serve therein until the 16th day of
December 1776 when he was honorably discharged
I have seen the original pay roll of Company
& also a Receipt book containing the names of all
the members of sd Company, and the name of
William Adams I know to be in both said
Documents referred to said Documents are
Now
the property of John Johnson Esq a son of the sd
Maj Obadiah Johnson & said Book contains a
receipt in the hand writing of said William Adams
for his wages, bounty, [illegible], billeting &c. I served
as a private in said company during said period &
have lived in the same town with said Adams ever
since & well know him to be the same man who
served in sd company for the period aforesaid, the
time of service of sd Adams is stated in tsd Pay Roll
to be seven months & five days. I was seventy
Eight years old in the month of January AD 1832
Joseph Lyon Justice of the Peace
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Asel Bottum
Sworn to & subscribed in open court this 24th day of May
AD. 1832. Before me John Hyde
Judge of Probate
New London ss June 1st 1833
I certify that the foregoing Asel Bottum who signed
& made oath to the foregoing affidavit was & is a credible witness
John Hyde
Judge of the Court of Probate
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State of Connecticut
New London County ss. Lisbon
On this 22nd day of
August AD 1832 personally came John Bingham
aged seventy six years of Lisbon aforesaid
who
being first duly sworn, according to law, doth
on oath declare, that he well knows William
Adams Esquire of said Lisbon, an applicant for
a Pension, and that he knows that said Adams
went into the service of the United States as
Sergeant on or about the 1st of September AD 1776
on an expedition to the State of New York, in a
company commanded by Captain Moses Stevens
of which Simon Perkins was Lieutenant and Elisha
Morgan Ensign in Col. Tabiel Rogers Regiment
of the Connecticut Militia. That said Company went
from Lisbon (then Norwich) aforesaid, that said
Adams served in said Regiment on said expedition
in the service of the United States for a
period of twelve weeks. That this Deponent 
was a member of said Regiment & also that he was
on said Expedition & that field Adams was made
Sergeant Major of said Regiment, and that he did
duty at New York in said Regiment, when first formed
John Bingham
Sworn & Subscribed this
22nd day of August AD 1832
New London Lisbon June 1st 1833
The above named John Bingham is well before me 
known to me & is a credible witness & his testimony
aforesaid is entitled to full count
Certified by
Joseph Lyon Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut
New London County ss Lisbon
I Joshua Perkins of Liston aforesaid
having heard the foregoing affidavit of John Bingham
read do on oath declare that I was a member 
of the same Regiment therein mentioned and
served therein for the period of twelve weeks
in the State of New York and know that said Adam
served during the same time. And that I am
ninety two years of age. Joshua Perkins
Sworn & Subscribed this
22nd day of August AD 1832
New London
Lisbon June 1833
I do hereby verify that the
above named Joshua Perkins Esq
to me well known living at the time
above named [illegible] as sd
is as a  credible witness [illegible] testimony aforesaid
& entitled to full credit
Certified by Joseph L. Lyon Justice of Peace 
State of Connecticut New London County 
I John DeWitt clerk of the County Court 
for said New London County do hereby
Certify that Joseph L. Lyon Esq before
whom the above & foregoing depositions
of Joshua Perkins John Bingham
Levi Nelson & Charles Perkins were taken
is a Justice of the peace in for sd New London
County & that his signatures thereto affixed I believe 
to be in his own proper hand writing
In testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand & affixed the Seal of sd County this
28th day of August AD 1832
John Dewitt Clerk
Affidavits of 1769
John Bingham &
Joshua Perkins
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I John Johnson of the town of Griswold in New London County State of
Connecticut of lawful age, being duly sworn according to law, depose and say:
that I am a son of Major Obadiah Johnson late of the town of Canterbury 
in Windham County in sd State deceased. That at the commencement of the war
of the Revolution, I was very young, still I recollect that my father was in the
service and had the command of a company in the army of the Revolution
after my presents decease, the papers of my father came into my hands, and
among them I found the pay roll of his company and a receipt book containing
the receipts of the members of the company of the amount by them respectively
received, both of which I now have in my possession, the pay roll is filed in
my fathers own hand writing as follows-- "A pay roll of Major Johnson
Company Decr 23rd 1775", In which pay roll are enrolled the names of the
members of said company with a specification of the time of their enlistment,
discharge and term of service. Among the names on the pay-roll is the name of
William Adams enlisted May 13th 1775. discharged Decr 16th 1775 term
of service seven months & three days many of the receipts in said receipt book are
in my fathers own hand writing, and several of them are witnessed by the members of
his family. The receipt purporting to be signed by William Adams in sd receipt
book is in the words and figures following
"Canterbury Jan 24th 1776 Recd of Majr Obadiah Johnson Paymaster for the"
"4th Company in the 3rd Reg & paid by the Colony of Connecticut"
" Twenty one pounds lawfull money in full for my wages premium, billiting bounty"
"on arms & travel home & all demand for the last campaign"
Recd me William Adams "
"$23.00"
"in presence of"
"Lucy Johnson"
"Lucy Spalding"
I would further depose and say, that application has been made to me by said
William Adams for said pay roll and receipt book in order that he the said
Adams might forward them to the War Department, to substantiate his claim
for a pension under the act of Congress of June 7th 1832 but I have refused
to let them go out of my possession-- assigning for reasons, that many of the
members of sd company are now living and they depend on these documents
either in whole or in part for evidence to support their application for pensions
under the aforesaid act of Congress. In the Payroll aforesaid the offices
are annexed, and to that of William Adams that of Sergeant
John Johnson
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State of Connecticut
New London County of Norwich Jan 8 1833
annually appeared John Johnson who signed the within
affidavit in my presence and made oath that
that the same is in all respects here - I also
certify that sd deponent is a credible witness &
that his statements are entitled to full [illegible]
[illegible] Justice of
the Peace
The documents within refered to have been shown to
me I know John Johnson Esq now past made at
Jewitt City, he is a respectable man. I knew his father
Obadiah Johnson & have no doubt that papers are
genuine the extracts are truly made - both father & son
were careful, particular men the son the above Deponent
has been informed that the papers sent to the War Office
must remain there he wishes to obtain them & I know of
no compulsory process to obtain them - The above is
the best evidence in the power of the party.
Calvin Goddard
New London County June 11. 1833
hereto before me and I certify that the above named as Calvin
Goddard by is a credible witness & his statements are
[illegible] to [illegible] enact 
[illegible] Justice of the Peace
State of Connecticut. New London County ss
I John DeWitt Clerk of the County Court in and for
said New London County do hereby certify that Asa
Child esq before whom the within deposition of
John Johnson was taken, and also the above certificate
regarding Calvin Goddard esq was made, is a Justice of
the peace in and for said New London County and
that his signatures thereto affixed I believe to be
in his own proper hand writing In testimony
, whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of said County
this 13th day of June AD 1833
John DeWitt Clerk
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HEADQUARTERS COMMANDERY IN CHIEF
SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR
COMMITTEE OF MARKING CRAVES
CHARLES R. HALE, CHAIRMAN
22 CAPITOLAVENUE
HARTFORD CONN.
May 26-1928.
Chief Clerk.
Pension Dept.
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Please send me Revolutionary War
Record of William Adams on 1840 Penson Roll for
Lisbon, Conn. we wish to get a headstone for
this Veteran
Yours very Truly
Chas. R. Hale