Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11285, for Samuel Reed, Connecticut
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conn
Privateer

Reed, Samuel

NUMBER
S. 11285
carded

CONTENTS
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(left side)
Date of death not on AB.

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9086
Connecticut
Samuel Reed of Tolland in the State of Connt who was a Pri in the Com commanded by Captain Robinson of the Reg commanded by Col Enos in the Connt State Troops 19 mo 
Conn. and Privateer 
Apr 10/05
Records corrected

Inscribed on the Roll of Connt at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of March 1833 and sent Calvin Willey, Tolland Ct

Arrears to the 4th of March: 53  $106.66
Semi=anl. allowance ending Sep: 33:  2666
$133.32

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk
Book E Vol. 3 Page 37
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Certificate of the age
of Samuel Reed
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"Samuel the son of Shubael Reed & of his wife Mary was born October 18th AD. 1761.
The foregoing is a true copy of the record of the town of Tolland in the County of Tolland in the State of Connecticut.
Examined & certified by me
Jos. Howard Town Clerk & Regr for sd. town of Tolland

Tolland July 12, 1832
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State of Connecticut Tolland County SS. Tolland Probate District.
On this 3d day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Probate for the District of Tolland being a court of record now sitting Samuel Reed a resident of Tolland in the County of Tolland in the State of Connecticut 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 7 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated. That the last of September 1777 my father was drafted as a militia man for two months & entered & took his place as a substitute & served the time out in the army as a private soldier under Capt. Johnson who I believe is dead if not I know not where he lives, the other officers under whom I served this campaign I do not remember, I was marched to Fishkill in the State of New York & thence to Red Hook, was then marched towards Albany expecting there to meet Genl. Bergoin but before we arrived at Albany the news came of his capture I was then marched back & on Hudson river assisted in building a small fort opposite Peekskill & remained there till my time was out, & then returned home.
That afterwards in the month of May 1778, I again enlisted for one year into a corps of State Troops or volunteers called minute men & served that year under the following named officers (to wit) Capt. Elijah Robinson, Lieut. West & Ensign Forbes, all of Tolland County State of Connecticut but all now dead, Col. Enos had the command of the Regiment, he is also dead as I believe, Major Walbridge I believe was our Major he is also dead, during this year I actually served & was in the army six months & was liable the rest of the year to be called on at any moment, I was first called out & marched to a place called White Plains & from thence to West Point & served three months and
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State of Connecticut, Tolland County SS Tolland Probate District
On this 3d day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate for the District of Tolland being a Court of record now sitting Samuel Reed a resident of Tolland in the County of Tolland in the State of Connecticut aged seventy one years, who being first 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 under the following name officers & served as herein stated. That the last of September 1777 my Father was drafted as a militia man for two months & entered & took his place as a substitute & served the time out in the army as a private soldier under Capt. Johnson who I believe is dead if not I know not where he lives the other officers under whom I served this campaign I do not remember. I was marched to Fishkill in the State of New York & thence to Red Hook, was then marched towards Albany expecting there to meet Genl. Burgoin, but before we arrived at Albany the news came of his capture. I was then marched back & on Hudson river assisted in building a small fort opposite Peekskill & remained there till my time was out, & then returned home. 
That afterwards in the month of May 1778, I again enlisted for one year into a corps of State Troops or voluntary called minute men & served that year under the following named officers (to wit) Capt. Elijah Robinson, Lieut. West & Ensign Forbes all of Tolland County State of Connecticut but all now dead, Col. Enso had the command of the Regiment, he is also dead as I believe, & Major Walbridge I believe was our Major he is also dead, during this year I actually served & was in the army six months, & was liable the rest of the year to be called on at any moment, I was first called out & marched to a place called white Plains & from thence to West Point & served three months and
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and then returned home, soon after was called out again & marched to Horse Neck near New York served three months & was again permitted to return home. That afterwards about the last of September 1779, I again entered the United States service a private soldier and served two months as a substitute for one Amos Cady who was drafted as a militia man I was marched to and served the two months at New London Connecticut under Capt Wood then of Somers Connecticut but I believe is now dead, immediately after these two months were out, I entered on board a privateering vessel at sd. New London & served on board six weeks, & was in one battle during the time; I then returned home. that about the first day of June 1780 I was drafted for six months & served the full time out under Capt. Shipman, the other company officers I do not remember my Colonel's name was Hoyt. I was first marched to the Highlands near West Point New York & there joined the Continental Army as I suppose under Genl. Washington, I was soon after marched to a place as I think called Tarpon staid a short time there & then returned back to the highlands, & there remained till my time was out. Genl. Arnold devected to the Brittish about this time.
And in answer to the interrogatories put by the Court as prescribed by the War department I declare & say that I was born in Tolland in the County of Tolland in the State of Connecticut on the 18th day of October 1761. I have a record of my age which I intend to send herewith to the War department, when I was called into service I lived in said Tolland the place of my nativity since the revolutionary war. I ever have & now do live in said Tolland, when I first entered the service. That campaign I served as a substitute for & in the place of my Father I then enlisted for one year afterwards served two months as a substitute for Amos Cady, I was then drafted for six months & joined the Continental Army under Genl. Washington at the Highlands near West Point, the regiment in which I then served was commanded by Colo. Hoyt.
I do not remember that I ever had a discharge if I had I have now lost it. I am known to Elijah Smith & Joseph Howard both of Tolland in Tolland County Connecticut who can testify to my character for veracity & their belief of my serving as a soldier in the revolution, and that I have no documentary evidence. I have obtained all the evidence I can without great trouble & expense which I shall transmit herewith to the
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The War department & I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and that my name is not on the pension roll of any Agency of any State
     Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesd
   [Signed] Samuel Reed

We Wlijah Smith & Joseph Howard of Tolland in the County of Tolland & State of Connecticut hereby certify tht we re well acquainted with SAmuel Reed of Tolland who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy one years of age, a man of veracity & that he is reputed & believed in that neighborhoos where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
   [Signed]  Elijah Smith
                   Joseph Howard

And the said Court do hereby declare the opinion that after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states & the Court further finds & testify that it appears to them that the said Elijah Smith & Joseph Howard both of Tolland in Tolland County who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of sd Tolland and sd Tolland County & are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit
         Passd by Court
   attest [Signed]  J. Howard Clerk

I Joseph Howard Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Tolland do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Reed of Tolland in sd District for a pension -

   In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 3rd day of August AD 1832
       [Signed]  Jos Howard Clerk -

Show copy of the original declaration on file
              examined & certified By
    [Signed]  Jos Howard Clk etc.
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I Jeremiah Parish, Judge of Probate for the District of Tolland in the County of Tolland & State of Connecticut do Certify that the seal affixed to the foregoing Declaration of Samuel Reed is the genuine seal of the Court of Probate for the District of Tolland & that the seal of said Court  has no other device than what on sd affixed & that no other device is by the laws of this State required -  The reasons why a Clergymans affidavit  wasn't provided are that there is none in the  neighborhood except such as have recently settled here and are unacquainted with the facts in the case.

I further certify that the deponents Jacob Benton and William Barnard whose depositions accompany this declaration are men of fair moral character are men of truth & veracity & their testimony is entitled to full credit & belief
    [Signed]  Jeremiah Parish

Samuel Reed's 
Declaration

No  5139.
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information as contained in his (or his widow's_ application for pension on file in this Bureau.

[The following chart contains 7 headings and sub-headings]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
RANK.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.      CAPTAIN     COLONEL
STATE.

Sept.  1777   2 mos  Pvt      Captain Johnson                                  Conn

Sept. 1778    6 mos   Minute man Captain Elijah          Robinson     Conn

Sept 1779    2 mos    Pvt       Captain Anderson
     -              6 weeks      entered as [two illegible words] privateer name not stated Mass

June 1780     6 mos   Pvt     Captain Shipman
Colonel Floyd     Conn
Substituted for his father

Battles engaged in, ......  [illegible]
Residence of soldier at enlistment,.... Tolland Conn
Date of application for pension, Aug 2 1822  
     [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Tolland, Tolland Cty, Conn
Age at date of application,  Born at Tolland,       Conn  Oct 18, 1761   [illegible]
Remarks:   Soldier was the son of Shubeal Reed and Mary Reed
Pension issued Novb 22, 1833
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(circular stamp)
RECORD DIVISION
APR 29 1908
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                    Philadelphia, Pa.

United States Pension Office
Washington, D.C.
I would like to know if my Ancestor Samuel Reed born in Tolland, Conn, October 18th, 1761, served in the Revolutionary War
son Shubeal Reed & Mary Taylor 
he was a farmer for occupation 
He died July 25th 1851 year 
eighty nine years old was 
buried in Tolland, Conn.
If he received a Pension 
when he received that Pension 
in what year -
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NOTE:  This page appears identical to the prior page #12.
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He was my great grandfather on my Mother side - her name was Belinda Reed - father name was William Chaffee
    You will oblige one very much by answering this at once,
                Yours in haste
                 Mrs. George W Kupter
         869 South 48th Street
                           Philada, Pa

{Round seal]
   PENSION
         O
U    APR     S
        28
      1908
    OFFICE.
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                        3-595.
          Record Division.
Department of the Interior,
    BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
                          April 30, 1908
Searched by S.D.Lamparter
Original No. ................................
Certificate No. ............................
Claimant, ......................................
Soldier, Samuel Reed
Service,   Conn.
                 Rev. War

Remarks: No claim as above
except Invd#11285
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        JAN 29 1919

[Round stamp]

    RECORD
       JAN
         29
      1919
   DIVISION
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                     Plymouth, Wisc. Jan. 26, 1910.

Commissioner of Pensions,
    Washington, D.C.
                     Will you kindly send me the records of a pensioner- Samuel Reed who enlisted either from Tolland Conn- or from Mass.  Sept. 7, 1777.  I think he went as a substitute for his father -  He is my great grandfather -
      (Mrs.) Fannie Reed Wilson -



{Round stamp}
            PENSION
                   A 
         U.    JAN     S.
                  29
                1910
              OFFICE
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Rev War          11285
                     INVALID

               File No.  11,285
                 Samuel Reed
                  Pri   Rev War

              Act:   June 7th  32
         Index:-Vol. A, Page 312
          [Arrangement of 1870.]

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1900 May 5, Hist to Mrs.
     Geo. W. Reed    VLM
1910 Feby 8 Hist to Mrs.
Fannie R. Wilson     VLM
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     admit
         16 mo private
        $53.33
   Calvin WIley Esq
        Tolland
               Ct
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                Tolland   December 20  1832

Hon Lewis Cass Secretary of War

Sir, I return the papers in the Case of Samuel Reed, the objection to the allowance of his claim to a pension as I believe fully obviated 
I hope the Department will concur with this opinion, as Mr. Reed is well known to me and is a man of unblemished  character.
     Very respectfully  [Signed]  Calvin Willey
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I Jacob Benton of Tolland in the County of Tolland and the State of Connecticut of lawful age testify and say that in the year 1778 in the month of May as I [illegible word] , Samuel Reed of said Tolland and I, inlisted into the  service of the United States for one year in a core [sic] called Minute Men,  and believing [?]  that year the sense I had was actually within the service six months & was holden to be called out at any moment during the year;  said Reed served in 6th Conn Regiment & Capt Robinsons Company with me, and I further know that in 1777 said Reed went to Fishkill as I believe & suppose for two months service, & sd Reed was out in service at other times  but how much I do not certainly know,  since further this Deponent saith not. District of Tolland this 26th day of June 1832.            
                        [Signed]  Jacob Benton
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Tolland County S.S.
County Clerks office} S.S. Tolland

   I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of Tolland County Court do certify that Calvin Willeys Esq signer of the foregoing certificate was on the 26th day of June 1832 and still is a Justice of Peace in and for sd Tolland County legally qualified and authorized to administer oaths and take depositions and that his signature to sd certificate is in his own proper hand writing with which I am well acquainted
          In testimony whereof I have hereunto             
          set my hand and affixed the seal of sd 
         Court at Tolland this 25th day of July AD 
         1832
    [Signed] Jeremiah Parish  Clerk


[Written vertically at bottom of page]   

Jacob Burton
Deposition
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State of New York
Otsego County Js}
William Barnard aged sixty eight years having been duly Sworn deposeth and Saith that he resides in Milford in the County and State aforesaid. And that he is well acquainted with Samuel Reed of Tolland in the State of Connecticut, and that said Reed volunteered in the year 1780, and joined a company commanded by Capt Hinkley  [next word blotted out] said corps was attached to the 2d Connecticut Regiment under command of Lieut. Col. Hoyt in the Connecticut line of the Continental Army, and the said Reed served in said Corps for the term of Six months at least.  And that this deponent served in said [illegible] for the greater part of the same time - And further Saith not
     [Signed]  William Barnard
Sworn & subscribed this 
16th day if July 1836 before me
   [Signed]  Allen Baker  Justice

Otsego County Js    I certify that on this 16th day of July 1832 personally came before me William Barnard  a man known to be the  person who signed the above affidavit and made oath to the parts therein stated - and he is a man of good moral character -
     [Signed Allen Baker  Justice
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State of New York
Oswego County SS}    I Horace Lathrop, Clerk of the said County of Oswego, do certify, that Allen Baker Esquire before whom the within Affidavit purports to have been sworn, & whose name appears to the within certificate was at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace within and for the said County, duly elected & sworn as such: And also, that I am acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit and Certificates to be his proper hand writing & signature.
Given under my hand and Official Seal the 16th day of July A.D. 1832.
     [Signed]  Horace Lathrop, Clerk