Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15965, for Tiddeman Remington, Rhode Island
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SERVICE
R I

Remington, Tiddeman 

NUMBER
S. 15968

carded
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Massachusetts, 15262
Rhode Island
Tiddeman Remington
of Newport in the State of R. Island
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Carr of the Rgt commanded
by Col Dyer in the R. Island
Militia 1 year 9 mon

Inscribed on the Roll of R Island
at the rate of 70 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of May
1833 and sent D. J. Peace
Newport R.I
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833               $140.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep 33         35.00
                                                                $175.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Geo. B. Whiting Clerk
Book E  Vol. 2 Page 127
an to Pen Agt. 25 Sept 1838
To Mass from 4 March 1838
5 Oct 1838. Pen agt Providence
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State of Rhode Island &c
Newport ss Newport
and
On this fourteenth day of September
A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate, now holden in and for said Town of Newport, Tiddeman Remington of Mendon in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, Yeoman, aged seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to law, on his oath declares
follows in order to be in the benefit of the act of Congress, have June 7, 1832. That about the first of December 1776 then a resident of North Kingstown in said State, he then in enrolled in Captain Edward Carr's Regiment of Rhode Island Militia in which company whenever
der was of said Jamestown was Lieutenant and Samuel Carr late of Newport deceased was Ensign - that he was in said company was during the whole time the British had possession of Rhode Island, and that said company was actually on duty by detachment from the commencement of the winter of 1778 until the British evacuated by Rhode-Island. that during the winter of 1776 & 1777, said company was quartered in the Bissel House
in North Harrington, & that the service on which said company was chiefly employed was to guard the Massachusetts shore that during the said three years this applicant did
actual duty in all for upwards of two years in which time served as a substitute for Stephen Remington in a detachment for said Company, the three months - that he was drafted to march under Gen. Sullivan against Rhode Island
but was lame & unable to go-- that he was born in Jamestown aforesaid on the ninth day of February 1760, as by record
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here in Court produced that since the Revolutionary War he resided until within the last ten years at said Jamestown, except for three years when he resided in Brooklyn
in Massachusetts, and for the last ten years has been resident of Mendon aforesaid - he recollects no continental officers continental or militia regiments with which he served
and never received any written discharge from the service he refers to the accompanying statements for evidence of his services, I hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his [] not on the pension roll of the agency of any state, he refers to the annexed depositions of John Weeden and Thomas Fowler as evidence of his service during the Revolutionary war  Tiddeman Remington [his mark]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year
aforesaid witness By B Howland Probate Clk

We John Remington of Jamestown & Ebenezer Carr, residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Tiddeman Remington, who has subscribed sworn the above declaration that we believe him to be seven two years of age; that he is reputed & believed in this neighborhood where he has resided to have been a soldier of Revolution, & that we concur in that opinion
John Remington
Ebenezer Carr
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Benj B Howland Prob Clk
Witness
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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 John Remington and Ebenezer Can who have signed the preceding certificate
both resident in the town of Jamestown in the County of Newport State of Rhode Island are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Benjamin B. Howland Clerk of said Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Tiddeman Remington for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and seal of Office
this fourteenth day of September
AD Eighteen hundred and thirty two
Benj B Howland Probate Clerk
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of this [] which year I cannot with certainty 
remember they were both in the same company & on the same service, when I served in said company as a substitute for my brother Jonathan Fowler  12.274
Thomas Fowler

State of Rhode Island &c
Newport ss Newport Sept 18. 1832. Then personally appeared before me, the above named Thomas Fowler & the above statement being by me reduced to writing in []
to him made oath to the truth of
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I John Weedon of Jamestown in the County of New Port & State of Rhode Island yeoman, do solemnly affirm that for the commencement of the year 1776 until the close of the year 1779. I was a Lieutenant Capt. Edward Carr's Company in Col Chester Dyer's Regiment of Rhode Island Militia that as soon the British took possession of Rhode Island, said bay was ordered to defend the Naragansed [Narragansett] shore and was so employed during most of the winter of 1776 & 77 and by detachment according to my impressions of least two years, if not all the British left Rhode Island that Tiddeman Remington then of said Jamestown but now of Mendon in Massachusetts a private in said company & during most of the above months in said company was employed in the natural but and the French books in landing on the island of [?Connecticut?]
John Weeden

State of Rhode Island &c
at Newport &c

Newport Sept 1. 1832. Then personally appeared before me the above named John Weldon, and the preceding statement being by me reduced to writing in his is presence and read to him, made affirmation to the truth of the same, and the same subscribed in my presence of the said John Weeden is a person whose statement is entitled to credit and belief Wm Ennes
Just of the Peace
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I Thomas Fowler of Jamestown in the County of Newport & State of Rhode Island &c. Yeoman, on solemn oath declare, that I am well acquainted with Ebenezer Carr of Jamestown aforesaid and Tiddeman Remington of Medon in the County of Worcester in Massachusetts, and that in the winter of 76 or 77 they were both, to my certain knowledge privates in Capt, [] Carr's company of Jamestown Militia the duty on the Narraganset shore-- in the year of 1776 or 77 in which year I cannot with certainty remember they were both in the same company & on the same service, when I served in said company as a substitute for my brother Jonathan Bower
Thomas Fowler

State of Rhode Island &c.
Newport ss 
Newport Sept 1. 1832. Then personally appeared before me, the above named Thomas Fowler, &
the above sentiment being by me reduced to writing in his presence & read to him, made oath to the truth of the same, & the same subscribed in my presence the said Fowler is a person whose statement ought
to be believed.
Tom Ennis
12.274
Justice of the peace
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I certify that William Ennis the within
named person is and was at time
within named a Juster of the Peace

Justice of Peace
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Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace for the town of Newport. Tiddeman Remington who being duly sworn deposeth & saith, that by reason of old age & the consequent laps 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 & always as a private: That from the end of November 1776 at the first of February 1777 I served as a private in Captain Edward Carr company in Col. Charles Dyers Regiment of Rhode Island Militia, and was actively employed during that time in guarding the Narragansett shore; and from the first of March 1777 served in the same company or the same duty for at least two months more: and that from May 1777 until September 1779 I served in said Company in the same duty, every other month for a month at a time; said company doing duty by detachment all of said time for the end of November 1776 until the
first of September 1779 according to the best of this of affiants recollection: half of said company being employed in active service, alternately, for a month at a time and besides said service on my part as above mentioned the within the time last aforesaid I did duty in said company on the same service, for three months at least as a substitute for my uncle Stephen Remington who was somewhat scrupulous, even in those times,
about bearing arms. I was in active service at least twenty one months during the Revolutionary war & for such service I claim a pension. This affiant
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further declares that he did not make his declaration in the County where he resides because on the evidence of his services in the Revolutionary war his within the
County of Newport in the State of Rhode Island the further declares that no clergyman resides in said town of Jamestown, where this affiant had always resided until his removal into the State of Massachusetts, and therefore no clergyman's certificate was annexed
to his declaration. This affiant stated in his declaration that he served for upwards of two years, and so he still believes, though he is unable to swear positively to a longer service than he has herein already stated
 Tiddeman Remington his mark
witnesses
Isaiah Burdick 
Robert R. Carr

State of Rhode Iland &
Newport ss
 Newport March 15, 1832- Sworn to & subscribed before me
Wm Ennis Just peace-

J. Michael Eddy a clergyman residing in Newport in said County & State, hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Tiddeman Remington, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that I believe him to be seventy two years of age that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood where he resides
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to have been a soldier of the Rhttps://catalog.archives.gov/images/misc/drag.pngevolution, and that I concur in that opinion. I further declare
there is no clergyman residing in Jamestown foresaid, and that said Newport is the nearest
to said Jamestown, Michael Eddy

Newport March 13, 1832
sworn to & subscribed before me
Wm Ennis Just. peace

Newport March 16th 1833

I certify that William Ennis whose name is to the foregoing papers, is a Justice of the Peace of the town and County of Newport, and that Michael Eddy whose name is signed to the above declaration is a reputable practice of
Minister of the gospel settled and residing in the town of Newport
Justice J Peace
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June 1, 1933.

BA-J/ILL
Tiddeman Remington
S. 15965

Laurie K. Chandler
Southbury
Connecticut.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Tiddeman A. Remington, a Revolutionary War soldier.

The record of Tiddeman Remington is given below as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 15965, based upon his military service in that war.

Tiddeman Remington was born February 9, 1760 in Jamestown, Rhode Island; the names of his parents are not shown.

He enlisted about December 1, 1776, and served at various times until September, 1779, on monthly tours amounting in all to twenty-one months as private in Captain Edward Carr's company, Colonel Charles Dyer's regiment of Rhode Island troops; three months of this service was rendered as substitute for his uncle, Stephen Remington.

The soldier resided in Jamestown, Rhode Island, from the except for these years during which he resided in Massachusetts, until  the time of about 1822, when he again moved to that State.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 14, 1832, at which time he resided in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. In 1838, the soldier stated that he had moved from Rhode Island to Massachusetts to reside with his children who had settled there, but he did not state the names of said children; the name of the wife of the soldier is not shown.

Tiddeman Remington died February 16, 1843.

1832 One John Remington resided in Jamestown, R.I. no relationship to so stated
Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.

This paragraph or not sure until changed.
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STAMP
PENSION
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MAY
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Mendon Mass
April 31, 1912.

To The Pension Burean
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:-

Will you please send me a copy of the pension papers of Tiddeman H. Remington,
Born Feb. 9, 1759
Married Oct. 28, 1785
Died Feb 1843 at Blackstone Mas

Respectfully yours

Florence B. Downing Knight

address
Mrs. R. E Knight, Box 69, Menden made
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[] STAMP SUB-DIVIDSION
MAY 29 1933
S
[] ADMINISTRATION
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Southbury Com.
May 25 '33

US Dept of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington DC
Revolution & 1812 War Section

{Stamps  RECEIVED MAY 27 1933 MAIL SUB-DIV VETS ADMIN 74[]}

Will you kindly forward to me the war record of Tiddeman H Remington.  I would like to join the D.A.R.

He was born Feb 9 - 1760 in Jamestown R.I. & may have gone with the Rhode Island troops 
He died Feb 18 1843 at Mendon Mass

Thanking you kindly

I am
Truly yours

Laurie Chandler
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P  15965
INVALID

File No. 15,965
Tiddleman Remington
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 39
Index - Vol 1 page 313

1912 May 6 History to 
Mrs. B E Knight
1933- June 1 - Hist to Laurie K Chandler ILL
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5  12 244
Tiddeman Remington

Hon D J Pearce
House of Rep's
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Tiddeman Remington which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? No
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so? No
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes
V. Has he mentioned 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 amout of pension
he is entitled? No
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? No
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832?
yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?
yes

X Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Two citisens [sic] 
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? Witnesses 
XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes 
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? No 
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Yes 
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes 
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 7. 
EXPLANATORY NOTES. 
QUERE V. 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 a ---; and for such service I claim a pension."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the 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. 
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service. 
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 claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which be belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. 
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.
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Arcade Bank 
Providence Septem 18 1838 
Sir
I transmit for your inspection the inclined power of Attorney as voucher for payment to Joseph Lippitt, one of the children of Waity Lippitt deceased a pensioner under the act of 4th July 1836. for his proportion of arrears of pension. the power being dated more than ninety days previous to application by the attorney. the delay is stated to have arisen from the remote residence of Joseph Lippitt & his ignorance of a limited time for application by the Attorney. Be pleased to instruct me thereon._
I also transmit the request of Tiddeman Remington a pensioner on the Roll of this Agency under the act of June 7th 1832. to be transferred to the Massachusetts agency. & that he may be permitted to receive at this office the Stipend now due him to the 4th inst 
Be pleased to transmit the order of transfer to this Office.
I am very respectfy 
your obt Srt 
S Waterman Pension agt 
For F Greene
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
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Arcade Bank 
Providence Septem 28th 1838 
Sir
I have rec your form of the 25th inst
Tiddeman Remington a Pensioner on the Roll of this agency under the act of 7th June 1832 at the rate of $70 per annum was last paid to the 4th March last. I shall cease to pay him agreeable to your instructions.
I am very respectfy 
Yr obt Srt
S Waterman Pension agt
for F Greene
 J L Edwards Esq 
Commissioner of Pensions
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In reply to your request of ___received ___. for a statement of the military history of Tiddeman Remington a 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. S. File 15965 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. | STATE.

Between Dec. 1, 1776 and | Sept. 1779
 he served | 21 mo. | Private | Edward Carr | Charles Dyer | R.I. 

Battles engaged in, [checkmark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, North Kingstown R.I.
Date of application for pension, Sept 14, 1832. Allowed. 
Residence at date of application, Mendon, Worcester Co. Mass. 
Age at date of application, ^He stated that he was born Feby. 9, 1760 at Jamestown, R.I. 
Remarks. He removed from R.I. to Mass. That he might reside with his children no names stated. He died Feby. 16, 1843 (Agency book.) No ref. to marriage.
Very respectfully, Commissioner.
1565b3m10-08
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County of Providence Ss. On this eighteenth day of September 1838. before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Providence personally appeared Tiddeman Remington who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Capt Carr in the Regiment commanded by Col Dyer in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Rhode Island from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Massachusetts, where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Rhode Island to Massachusetts. Viz. that he may reside with his children who are there settled.
Sworn & subscribed to the day & year before mentioned before me Franklin Greene Jus. Peace} Tiddeman Remington his mark X
I Joseph Hodges of Providence State of Rhode Island do on oath testify and say that I am personally acquainted with Tiddeman Remington and know him to be the identical person described in the above affidavit and who has taken & subscribed the above oath. Joseph Hodges
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Providence Ss. In Providence this eighteenth day of September 1838 personally appeared Joseph Hodges within named and made oath to the truth of the within affidavit by him signed and I further certify that the within named Joseph Hodges is a person of veracity 
before me Franklin Greene Jus. Peace 
State of Rhode Island County of Providence} SS 
I John W Smith Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the County aforesaid, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that Franklin Greene is a Justice of the Peace in the City of Providence and County aforesaid and is fully authorized to act in his said capacity and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Providence this eighteenth day of September 1838
John W. Smith Clerk