Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,428, Amos Ford, Conn.
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Conn. Ford, Amos 15428
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Inscribed on the roll of [Illegilible]
at the rate of 36 Dollars 
to commence on the 4th day of March,
Certificate of Pension if sued the [13] day of Feb
1830 and sent to [Illegilible]
A F Judson [Illegilible]Arrears to the 4th of March 1886                                                         $183.30
Semi-anl. allowance ending [Illegilible]   18.33
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                                                                     $201.63
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832 
Recorded by [Illegilible] Boyd Clerk,
[page torn] E2 Vol 3 Page 13
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                              Amos Ford 
State of Connecticut 
County of Windham

On this 27th day of Duty 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Probate for the District of Windham in the county of Windham and state of Connecticut, now sitting Amos Ford Senior a resident of Hamilton in the county of Windham  and state of Connecticut aged fifty eight years, and 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 made the following named officers and serves a here in stated 1st campaign. He was drafted for three months in the militia of the State of Connecticit in Capt, Linioin Smith. John Parrick Saint and Sr. Arnold Eigien, What he knows
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Personally appeared in the open Court Mr William Cummins [Commings] of Mansfield in Tolland County State of Connecticut and after being sworn according to law says that he personally performed the first campaign mentioned in the foregoing declaration of three months in Capt Simeon Smiths Company [crossed out] with Amos Ford [illegible] at New London, Chatham & Poquetannic [Poquetanuck] and that said Fords statement relating to said service in Connect _ Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforesd. 
William Commings

Personally appeared in open Court Mr Amos Clark of Chaplin in Windham County aforesd. & after being sworn according to law says that he was drafted in the summer of 1782 in the militia of the State of Connecticut, that Amos Ford [illegible] performed a tour of duty of three months service for him as a substitute in Capt. Benj. Durkees company 
Amos Clark
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1217
Amos Ford Sn [?]
Connecticut
Suspended
Letter[?] ^ 23 [illegible] on 18 June 1834
Hon: E. Young
Lel A.T. Judson 28 March 1835
Let to same 9 Dec—. _
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War Department
Pension Office
January 23: 1834

Sir
On examination of the Roll of Captain Benjamin Durker's company stationed at New London during the year, 1782 neither the name of Amos Clark nor of Amos Ford can be found on it.  This was not
a company of drafted militia but of enlisted artillery men.  The time in 17881 in which he alleges he served in Waterbury Brigade is not now proved by the best evidence.  William Clark as whose substitute he served, can brobably best tell how long he served himself and for what time he employed a substitute.  The discrepancies in the statement of the claimant are such as require clear and distinct evidence to be produced.  The affidavit of David Keys is not properly authenticated, a notary Public not being presumed to have official knowledge of the appointment of Justices of the Peace.  The papers in support of Mr. Fords claim, together with the [Illegilible] of T. Gray Esq relative to it are herewith returned. 
The papers of William Davis were placed on file in consequence of the descripancies as to his servicein 1775 which were pointed out in my letter to Mr. Gray of the 7th of November last.
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[Illegilible} some distinct and sufficient reason is given, the papers cannot be returned.  If the services of the claimant are mere matter of conjecture, and his claim cannot be re-stated without reference to his former papers, his statements would seem to afford a very unsafe basis for the allowance of a pension.  The mode by which his military service in 1775 may be established in as fully explained in the letter to Mr. Gray before referred to none of the Naval Services of Mr Davis appea to have been rendered on board public [Illegilible] by the names given in his Statements. 

I have the honor to be your obed. Servant
J.L. Edward
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War Department 
[Illegilible] Office
June 18-1834

Sir:
The [Illegilible] in the case of Amos Ford Sr. have again been examined, but _ I find that his statement is not born out by facts [Illegilible] relation to his service in 1781.  Norso in the poprsion of this office. 
    The declarant first alleges to have enlisted in the month of March 1781 _ In his Subsequent declaration he says that it must have been the latter part of May it first [Illegilible]   Time. _ that he left home and joined the Army in [Illegilible] Moulton's Company at white plains
Capt Moulton was not appointed Captain until July 11-1781. and he must have been at the head of his company before M Ford joined it.  How long does not appear.  One thing therefore is evident,  that Mr Ford did not join the Army till some time after July1781.
Waterbury's Regiment was discharged on the 2 of March 1782.
The papers will remain on file.  I herewith return all Judson's letter.
 I have the honor to [Illegilible]
reply: M  [Illegilible] Servant
J L. Edwards
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1st  3'" under Court Simeon Smith at Mohegan. Chatheen (SIE)
2" 8th locer in Capt Malters Gc Waterbruy 
Ref (David Klein) [crossed out]
Den Brigham
(A substitute for W Clark) Nathan Clerk
David May
3" Fire H New London
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J L Edwards
Comm of Pensions
A. T. Judson Ev
Canterbury
Connecticut
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War Department
Pension Office
March 28, 1835

Sir
     Besides the difficulty [illegible} the alleged service of Amos Ford, in Captian Moulton' Company in 1781. Which goes far to [illegible], that portion of his claim, the Roll of Captain Benamin Durkee' company at New London in 1782. has been transmitted to this Department - In this company Mr Ford claims to have served - but his name is not borne on the Roll - [Illegible] therefore, Mr Ford shall prove, that he actually served, by credibl persons, having full means of knowledge, no portion of his claim will be recognized. Whether Mr Keyes, had that means of know-lege does not appear. He does state, that Mr Ford serve in Moulton' Company, but gives no detail as to his mean of information- The circumstance of this case, require fur[ ] explicit and satisfactory proof -
Very Respectfully
    Your Obed. Servan
     J L Edwards
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Sir
By this letter it may be necessary to take Mr Keyes deposition again more particularly.   I should like to see you some day next week, bring this with you
Yours truly [?]
A.T. Judson
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15.428
Invalid
File No. 15.428
Amos Ford
Pre Rev War
Act: June 7' 32
Indeed:--- Vol. 1,  Page 131
[arrangement of 1870]
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Mch 5/96 Ex by
Mr Aspinwall, B. of Rev.
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Deposition of David Keys Esq. to support the application of Amos Ford [Illegible} for Pension
Stae of Connecticut
Windham County
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[illegible] + 11 mo. fine $36.66 Hon. A T Judson
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I David Keyes of Ashford in the County of Windham and Stae of Connuticut aged sixty seven years [depose?] and say in the Year AD 1780 I was a soldier in the Militia State troops of Con-nuticut as a Substitute for Daniel Bartlet three Months to the best of my ricollection in the revolutionary war in the Campaing Commanded by Capt Simeon Smith the Leiutenant and Ensign of said Company.  I do not [Illegible] Col Wyblis [Illegilbe] Commander the Regiment said Company marched from said Ashford the last of June or the first of July in said year 1780 through Windham, Lebanon and [Illegible] to Chatham on
the East side of Connuticut River and there stati and about three weeks our duty there was cutting
[Illegible] we were then marched to Newlondon and were there stati and about weeks our duty there was on fatigue and guard.  We were then marched to --------- [scratched out] Mohregan and were there an fatigns about ten days and were were then marched back to the said Mohegan and were on fatigns there until the time of our service was out and then dismissed. and I further depose and say that Amos Ford [Illegible] [Illegible] of said Windham now of Hampton in said Windham County was a private soldeir with me in said Company during said time of three Month and was with me [Illegible] the service. And I depose and say that in the Year 1781 I was a soldier in the Malitia State troops of Connu[Illegible] and was stationed at the White Plains in the State of [Illegible] York and that said Amos Ford [Illegible] the army at [Illegible][Illegible] a private Soldier in Captain William Moultons Company and I Major Shipman's Battalion. said Ford so joined the army as above stated sometime in the Month of  June 1781 the [Illegible] day I do not remember.  and were Commanded by General Waterburyand said Ford served the the Army in said Moultons Company in the said State troops until the  latter part of March 1782 the day of the Month I do not [Illegible], and was then dismised And that while we were stationed at White Plains the Condinental army were there part of the timeand after they went away the State Troops remained and   I kept a flying [illegible] until [Illegible] marched away to Stanford in Conniticut to our winter quarters where we remained until March 1782 as above stated and then was dismissed and I will remember that [Illegible]  Ford servedthe above ^ time with us and was dismissed at the same time we were ____ and further the  [Illegible] 
Ashford December the 5th 1832
David J Keyes
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Washington Feby 7. 1836
This may certify that David Keyes Esq whose depositien is given in the care of 
Amos Ford [Illegible]  is well Known to me.  Mr. Keyes is a gentleman of great respectability.
He has represented his native town, to my knowledge,  nearly 20 sessions __ he has also  been a member of the State, Senate  over six years [Illegible]  in 1832 won high Sheriff
of the County of Windhaven,  and is now a gentleman of great worth and undoubted character
Andrew T Judson M. C.
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State of Connecticut,
Windham County, Subscribed December the 8th AD 1832
[left margin] Subscribed 18 June 3_ Hon. E. Young
[right margin] Amos Ford 1272
Personally appeared David Keyes Esq. and made oath to the truth of the within and foregoing deposition by him subscribed
I hereby certify that said Keyes is a man of truth and his testimony is entitled to full credit
Before me Thomas Dow Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut
County of Windham} Sp. Windham Dec. 24 18332 — I Joel W. White Notary Public do hereby certify that Thomas Dow Esq before whom the preceding Deposition was executed is a Justice of the Peace and I believe that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office & subscribed my name this 24th day of December AD 1832
Joel W. White Notary Public

I Armin Bolles Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Thomas Dow Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit was made was on the 8th day of December AD. 1832 duly enrolled as a Justice of the Peace in and for said Windham County, that the foregoing signature of his name is in his hand writing and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his acts as such —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Brooklyn in said County this 18th day of April AD. 1832
Armin Bolles Clerk
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State of Connecticut
County of Windham Hampton Decr 4th 1832

On the 4th day of December AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate for the District of Windham aforesd now sitting der Amos Ford Jush of Hampton and
who been first duly sworn according to law doth an oath make the following declaration in addition to that made on the 27th day of July 1832 in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.  That he was enrolled in Capt William Howard
militia company in Windham in the month of October 1779 when in 16 years old & in the forepart of July 1780 he was drafted for three months and someCapt Simeon Smith company at Windham, John Parrish was Lieut. & Ach Holt orderly Serjt AbrahamFord Tin was fifer & Francis Clark of Mansfield domen. The first day we marched to Lebeman & kept a guard at Gov Tumbull house that night. the second
day we went as far as Colchester gathering one company as we went alone, next day to Connecticut river at Chather where we went to work cutting fashines to carry to Long Island to build a breast work we staid there about two weeks when we had orders to march to New London the first day we went as
far as Colcherton & then to Mohegan where we drew our rations, & thence to New London & pitched our tents on Winthrop neck. we then went to work cutting fashines & gabiens. we staid there about
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a fortnight & in that time the Brittish fleet came & lay off New London & that night there was a corporals guard of which I was one; we had orders soon after to march up to Mohegan & aesop [?] to Poquetannic & [illegible] [illegible] & afterwards we were ordered aesop [?] to Mohegan again until we finished our tour of three months & were discharged at Mohegan on or about the 1st of October _ How David Kies of Ashford was a private soldier with me in the campaign.
2nd [?] Campaign. In my former declaration I have stated that I enlisted into the State services in the month of March 1781. — But I find from information obtained from my brother who lives in Paris in the State of New York that I must be mistaken & I am now satisfied that I served in [illegible] Campaign for a William Clark who if he is living resides in the State of New York in the town of Norwich  I went on with a Sergeant who was sent out to Windham & that vicinity for recruits the latter part of the month of May or first of June. I well recollect we had just done planting. I went on the first day to Hebron then to Hartford & on to New Haven & to Stamford & to White Plains where I joined the army in Capt. Moultons Company in Gen. Waterburns [?] Brigade, & we were stationed not far from where the gaol had been burned the year before. we were there thro the summer. The French Army lay between us & the Continental Army. Gen. Washington was there & I
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recollect the day when the French army & our army struck their tents & marchd. to the south to take Cornwallis. After they left us we were stationed there at White Plains a few days & then moved about from one place to another, Horse neck & other places until late in the fall when we went into winter quarters at Stamford in a fort which we had built to winter in, where we staid until some time in March & were then marched down into Stamford and there dismissed _ our time I think was out the 4th of March, tho we staid 10 or 12 days waiting for recruits to come in to take our places _ this campaign I am confident I served eight months & some more. _
3rd Campaign. In the summer of 1782, I should think about the first of August, I served a tour of three months for which I was hired by Amos Clark who was drafted. I was in Capt. Benjamin Durkee's Company, we were stationed in Fort Trumball & remained there thro s. time [?] I can find no one living who was with me in this last campaign, & my discharge if I had any is lost _ That he was born in Windham in Windham County State of Connecticut on the 24th of August 1763. That he has no record of his age except the town records of sd. town of Windham. That he has no documentary evidence of his services _ That he
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he is known to Ebenzr Griffin Esq. Judge of County Court Hon. Philip Pearl [illegible] Col. Saml. L. Mosely Gen John T Howard all of Hampton & to John Baldwin Esq. Jaben [?] Clark Esq. Edward Clark Esq. of Windham who will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution _ Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesd. in open Court. Amos Ford Ju [illegible]

I have made diligent enquiry after Wm Clark for whom I served as mentioned in my 2nd tour, and am satisfied that he is not living.
I relinquish all claim for the third term of service above mentioned
Amos Ford J.
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Personally appeared in open Court Mr Amos Clark of Chaplin in Windham County aforesd. aged 70 years and after being sworn according to law says that some time in the summer of 1782 he was drafted in the militia of the State of Connecticut for three months and that he hired Amos Ford [illegible] to perform said campaign for him as a substitute [crossed out] in Capt. Benj Durkee's Compy. and that he paid him for three months service & that he was gone said term, sometime at the expiration thereof.
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court Dec 4. 1832
Amos Clark

And the s. Court hereby declare their opinion that the within named applicant Amos Ford [illegible] was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states _ & this Court further certifies that this Amos Clark who here subscribed & swore to the aforesaid deposition is well known to this Court & is a credible person & his statements are entitled to credit
I Thomas Gray Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Windham hereby  certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Amos Ford [illegible] for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 4th day of December 1832
Thomas Gray Clerk
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This may certify that Joseph Conant and Cephas Brigham are Justices of the Peace within and for the County of [illegible] and William Martin is a Justice of the peace within and for the County of Windham
Ebenezer Young June 11, 1834 Washington DC
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I  Don C. Brigham of Coventry in County of Tolland Connecticut am a [illegible] aged 71 years do testif and say that enlisted in the States was the first of March 1781 and was dischard the first of March 1782 and that I joind Genl Waterburys Brigade I name not the Col. for thar was none The Brigade consisted of two Batalleons the first comanded by Maj. Shipman this 2nd by Maj. Humphers and that I sarved in Capt. William Moltons com.  and that Amos Ford gm [?] sarved in the same company and was dischard the same time that I was and that I have ben aquainted with sd. Ford and do certify that he is the same man as state above
Don C Brigham
Tolland County ss Coventry June the 7th day 1834
Personally appeared Don C Brigham of Coventry in forsd. County signd of the foregoing affidavit a person well known to [crossed out] me to be a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the facts stated in said Affidavit
Attest Cephas Brigham Justice of the Peace
Dated at Coventry the 7th day of June 1834
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I Nathan Clark of Mansfield in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut age sixty eight years testify and say that I am well acquainted with Amos Ford now of Hartford formerly of Windham in said State of Connecticut and now here present and as say that in the month of March 1781 said Ford entered the service of the U.S. as a private in Captain Mooulton's Company in General Waterberry's Brigade and according to my best recollection service 8 months therein. I know the fact because I served in the same Brigade, at at during the whole of the time last mentioned, and also a longer time. I served in Captain Darier's Company, but not in the same Company with the said Ford, but with often with him and know the fact of his service as above mentioned. 

Nathan Clark
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I, Stephen Utley of Ashford in the County of Windham State of Connecticut, age 71 years, testify and say that I am well acquainted with Amos Ford now of Hampton and here present and do say that in the month of July 1780 I entered into the service of the US as a private in Captain Simon Smith's Company of Connecticut Militia. I served therein the term of three months from I time I entered the service. John Parish was Lieutenant and Nehemiah Holt was orderly Sergeant. The above mentioned Amos Ford was drafted and served as a private with me in the same Company. The term of three months above specified this service was performed at Neusonden - Mohegan and other places in the State of Connecticut.   

Stephen Utley