Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5597, for Elijah Hyde, Connecticut
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SERVICE   Conn. 
Continental.
Hyde, Elijah
NUMBER  S. 5597
carded.
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See letters to P Agt & W. Bliss Jan. 5, 1836. 
1841 Aug 31- C. W. Chapin, history Prvt
77 Hampden
15451, 
Massachusetts 
Elijah Hyde 
of Springf’d in the State of Mass. who was a Sergt in the company commanded by Captain  -  of the regt comm by Col Sage in the Mass * line  for 11 Mos 15 Days 
1 yr, 2 Mos, 15 Days Sergt.
Connecticut & Continental Records  corrected May 7 1904.
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 49 Dollars 98 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of June 1833 and sent a Justice S. Dillard Springfield
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833   $99.96 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833  24.99 
$124.95
d. [died] Aug 31, 1835
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by J. H. McBlain Clerk 
Book E. Vol. 2   Page 33
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10307
Elijah Hyde
Pvt 11 Mos 15 Days
Sergt 2 Mos 10 Days
13 Mos 25 Days
$49.98
Justice Willard Es
Springfield Mass
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BRIEF in the case of Elijah Hyde of Springfield in the State of Mass 
(Act 7th June, 1832.) 
1 Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court 
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 
3. How old is he? 75 years 
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
Period.   26th May 1776   Duration of Service.  2 Months  Rank.  Private  Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.  Cap’n Mason Col. Wadsworth
Period.  July 1776  Duration of Service.  6 months  Rank.  Private  Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.  Cap’n Clark  Col. Sage
Period.  May 1777 [unreadable]  Duration of Service.  3 Months 15 Days   Rank.  Private Names  of General and Field Officers under whom he served.  Capt Shaeffer  Col Shelden
Period.  20 Jan 1782   Duration of Service.  2 month 10 days  Rank.  Sergt Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.  Capt.  Thompson   Col Meade
5. In what battles was he engaged? None 
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service: New London Connecticut 
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By living witness & by rolls 
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 
Richard Coutre
Examining Clerk.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
County of Hampden ss.} 
On this twenty seventh day of August A.D 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the hon. Oliver B. Morris Judge of the Probate Court being a Court of Record within said Commonwealth, now sitting at Springfield within and for the said County of Hampden Elijah Hyde a resident of Springfield in the County & State aforesaid aged 75 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, is in the winter of 1775 – 6 Connecticut raised 3 Regiment & he enlisted into one commanded by Col. James Wadsworth, in Capt. Jeremiah Masons Company, at Lebanon in Windham now New London County Connecticut, on the 26th January 1776; that said Regt were raised (as he understood upon the requisition of Genl Washington upon the neighboring colonies), for the purpose of driving the British troops from Boston; that the officers in Capt Mason Co. were Andrew Waterman 1st Lieut., Joel Chamberlain 2d Lieut & Elias Bliss Ensign; that he marched with said Regt to the vicinity of Boston & was stationed in Brookline; that he was in several severe Cannonades, being at Dorchester Point several times & helped to construct the Forts there while the enemy were playing upon them without intermission with their cannon & killed numbers of the men; that the enemy did not succeed in preventing the operations of the troops, but left Boston in the latter part of March & he was soon after (on the 1st of April) discharged that most of the continental troops then marched for New York & a call was made upon Connecticut to raise more troops;-- that he enlisted on July 2d 1776 into Col. Comfort Sage's Regt, Capt. James Clark's company; that the officers in said company were David Patten 1st Lieut, Ebenezer West 2d Lieut, Ichabod Bosworth Ensign; that he marched to New York where said Regt was stationed awhile & then ordered to Governors Island where he remained till the enemy had taken Long Island & had driven off the Continental forces: that 2 or 3 British Ships came up the bay and poured in upon the troops on Governors Island, grape shot, seconded by the Forts occupied by the British on Long Island; that they were taken off by boats and a British cannonade & a shower of grape shot with the loss of one of their men, mortally wounded in one of the boats by a grape shot taking of his arm & two or three of the boats were considerably torn & shattered by the shot
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
County of Hampden ss.} 
On this twenty seventh day of August A.D 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the hon. Oliver B. Morris Judge of the Probate Court being a Court of Record within said Commonwealth, now sitting at Springfield within and for the said County of Hampden Elijah Hyde a resident of Springfield in the County & State aforesaid aged 75 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, is in the winter of 1775 – 6 Connecticut raised 3 Regiment & he enlisted into one commanded by Col. James Wadsworth, in Capt. Jeremiah Masons Company, at Lebanon in Windham now New London County Connecticut, on the 26th January 1776; that said Regt were raised (as he understood upon the requisition of Genl Washington upon the neighboring colonies), for the purpose of driving the British troops from Boston; that the officers in Capt Mason Co. were Andrew Waterman 1st Lieut., Joel Chamberlain 2d Lieut & Elias Bliss Ensign; that he marched with said Regt to the vicinity of Boston & was stationed in Brookline; that he was in several severe Cannonades, being at Dorchester Point several times & helped to construct the Forts there while the enemy were playing upon them without intermission with their cannon & killed numbers of the men; that the enemy did not succeed in preventing the operations of the troops, but left Boston in the latter part of March & he was soon after (on the 1st of April) discharged that most of the continental troops then marched for New York & a call was made upon Connecticut to raise more troops;-- that he enlisted on July 2d 1776 into Col. Comfort Sage's Regt, Capt. James Clark's company; that the officers in said company were David Patten 1st Lieut, Ebenezer West 2d Lieut, Ichabod Bosworth Ensign; that he marched to New York where said Regt was stationed awhile & then ordered to Governors Island where he remained till the enemy had taken Long Island & had driven off the Continental forces: that 2 or 3 British Ships came up the bay and poured in upon the troops on Governors Island, grape shot, seconded by the Forts occupied by the British on Long Island; that they were taken off by boats and a British cannonade & a shower of grape shot with the loss of one of their men, mortally wounded in one of the boats by a grape shot taking of his arm & two or three of the boats were considerably torn & shattered by the shot
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which were the only loss & injury sustained & seemed a remarkable preservation; that it was reported & believed that at a Council of Genl Officers in New York it was conceded that the troops could not be got off, as the enemy had nearly surrounded the Island. In that opinion Genl Washington acquiesced, but Genl Putnam said he would have them rescued if not forbidden & repaired to the wharf with serval officers who drew their swords & drove men enough into the boats to man them & ordered them to the Island to enable the troops there to evacuate that place, which was accomplished as above stated, in the early part of September, with most of the arm, stores, baggage &c; on the 15th Sept. they had several sharp skirmishes, but no general engagement ensued; - that they were driven about from place to place is to Harlem 8 or 9 miles north easterly of New York - thence to White Plains but not till after the skirmish there - thence a little above to a place called Croton River where, on Christmas day (a little less than six months) he was discharged the period for which he enlisted having fully expired. 
In the year 1779 I belonged to a Reg't of Militia - Light Horse raised in Lebanon & the vicinity & was drafted sometime in the latter part of August that year, sent to the army & ordered to join Col. Elisha Sheldon's Regt of Continental Light Horse in Capt Sheathers Company; that the following is a list of persons who were drafted at the same time & who are believed to be dead viz Israel Loomis Jr.,  Simon Loomis,  Timothy Allen,  Samuel Allen,  Imred Allen,  John Wattler & Mark Fowler; - that an officer commanding a company of Light Horse on the east side of Connecticut called Capt. Chamberlain took charge of the drafted troops & delivered them to the command of Col. Sheldon dispersed into several companies; the name of the place where he joined Col. Sheldons Regt is not remembered, but it was near Hudsons River, that they were kept patroling in small parties mostly below the lines at Croton River,  Crumpond, White plains sometimes within the borders of Connecticut, as it was said that the enemy was expected up every night; that they were kept patroling till about the middle of December & that after that the day is not recollected) he was discharged somewhere a little above White Plains; - that the adjutant read on Parade the Colonels order that the troops were discharged & that he does not know that any written discharges were given to any one.
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In January 1782 a regiment commanded by Lt. Col John Meade was raised to protect the inhabitants in the South corner of Connecticut & the neighboring towns in New York against the British & Tories who it was said made incursions for carrying off persons & cattle & burning buildings & the applicant enlisted on or about the 20th of the same month under Capt. Saml Thompson in 8th  Regt, that he was stationed at Greenwich though occasionally he went as a scout with others as small parties sometimes out less than 20 miles & had several slight skirmishes with the enemy; there were no continental troops stationed in that neighborhood at that time; that he was a Sergeant in said Thompson, Company but never had a warrant. That he was chosen a Sergt by the company & acted as such till discharged; that he continued in that service till April 1st 1782 when he received at said Greenwich a written discharge under the hand of sd Lt. Col. Meade which is lost not having been seen by him for 15 or 20 years but recollects its form distinctly & gives the following as the tenor thereof viz. "Camp Greenwich April 1. 1782. The bearer Sergt Elijah Hyde having served out his time at this Post with honor, is discharged this service & has here to return home"  John Mead Lt. Col. Com’dt"; that this was the only instance in which he received a written discharge. Lieut. Asa Grosvenor & Ens. Wm Murdock were officers of said last named company. 
About the middle of May 1781 the applicant was employed in the United States service as a conductor of teams under an engagement for one year; that a Major Buckley of Colchester had the principal oversight of the teams & gave the applicant orders to enlist teams for said term of service, though major Buckley was not understood by him to be an officer in the Regular army; that he had the care & conduct of 15 teams & went first to a place near North River (name unknown) where he was engaged in transporting provisions & doing other work till the troops marched southward with a view to the capture of Cornwallis; that he crossed said River & carried their baggage southward as far as Annapolis in Maryland when the troops went on board transports; - that men of said teams were there discharged & he returned home about the middle of October
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and the applicant further states that he has had in his possession and still has rolls of Capt. Masons, Clark & Thompsons Companies the former of which was made by himself at the time of the service & is in his own hand writing,-- the other two were not written by himself but were written while in Camp & were then given to him & he has retained then ever since. 
In Wadsworths Reg- Sage was Lt. Col, afterward a Colonel as above mentioned. Dyer Throop was Major
In Col. Sage's Regt there was Lt. Col Russell & Major Buck, Lt. Col. Meade, Major was Andrew Backus 
Major Talmage, who was afterward a Colonel & in the first part of the war was a Captain, was Lt. Sheldon’s Major.
Capts. Parsons, Crosby, Dixon, & Lt. Hinckly were known by the applicant as officers in Col. Sage’s Regt
He does not know that there is any record of his birth, except recent family records made by his children that he was born in said Lebanon June 19, 1758 where he resided till about the year 1804 - then removed to Franklin Cty when he [unreadable] but one year - thence to Coventry Cty where he lived ten years - then to Ellington Cty where he resided six years & in 1821 came to Springfield his present place of residence.
That he has been entirely deaf for a period of 20 years & partially so for a longer period. 
Mr. Joseph Lumber & Capt Diah Allen can certify to his character for truth & veracity- 
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is on any pension roll of the agency of any State and the applicant further declares that he does not know of any person living whose testimony as to his service he can procure. 
Elijah Hyde
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We Diah Allen and Joseph Lombard of Springfield in the county of Hampden hereby certify that we have been well acquainted with Elijah Hyde who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration and in believe him to be 75 years of age that he has lived in our neighborhood for ten or eleven years past & he has sustained in that time as good charter for truth & veracity & in all other respects - we know nothing of any reputation of his having been a revolutionary soldier, our information having been driven  wholly from himself.  
Aug. 27. 1832 
Joseph Lombard 
Diah Allen 
And the said Court, after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states and said Court further certifies that it appears to them that Joseph Lombard and Diah Allen who have subscribed the preceeding certificate are resident in said Kingfield & an credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
I Justice Willard Register of said Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Elijah Hyde for a Pension 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this twenty seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two 
Justice Willard Reg. &c
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3 -- 525 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS. 
Washington, D. C. – 19 -  
S. F. 5,597
In reply to your request of received a statement of the military history of Elijah Hyde soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  Jany 26, 1776  LENGTH OF SERVICE. Apr. 1 1776    RANK.      OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.   Captain Jeremiah Mason  Colonel James Wadsworth    STATE.   Conn.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  July 2, 1776   LENGTH OF SERVICE. nearly 6 months    RANK.     OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain James Clark  Colonel Comfort Sage    STATE. 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  Aug 1779   LENGTH OF SERVICE.      RANK.     OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain Sheathes  Colonel Elisha Sheldon    STATE. 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  May 1781    LENGTH OF SERVICE.  Oct 1781  RANK.   Conductor of Teams under Major Buckley   OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.      STATE. 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  Jany 20 1782   LENGTH OF SERVICE.  Apr. 1 1782     RANK.  Sgt.     OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.   Captain Samuel Thompson  Colonel John Meade   STATE. 
Battles engaged in, Dorchester Point 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lebanon, Windham Co. Conn 
Date of application for pension, Aug 17 1832  his cl was al. [his claim was allowed]
Residence at date of application, Springfield Hampden Co. Mass 
Age at date of application, born June 19, 1758 at Lebanon Conn  died Aug. 31 1835 * 
Remarks:  Children are referred to: one living in Allegany Co. N. Y. in 1825,  no names are stated and there is no other family data on file
* from A.B. [agency book]
Respectfully, Commissioner.
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Elijah Hyde   S.F. 5597. 
A list of men enlisted under Capt Jeremiah Mason and Capt James Clark Conn. Militia – 
A list of Capt. Sam’l Thompson's Co.
A pay roll of Capt. James Clark's Co. Col. Sages regt
have been removed from this case to be forwarded to the War Dept- 
AW - Oct. 20, 1905
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Mch 10-1900  Mrs. Louis Staskopf Freeport Ill [Illinois] 
Mch. 9, 1906. History to Mrs. Isabella J. Tingley, Elmira N. Y. 
1917 May 1. Hist. to Miss Helen Reid 
5594 
Rev War INVALID. – 
File No. 5597 
Elijah Hyde 
Sgt.  Rev War 
Act: June 7" 1832, 
Index: - Vol. M Page 187 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[stamp] O. W. & N. DIVISION MAR 7 1900 RECEIVED 
[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE K MAR 5 1900
Freeport Illinois 
March 2, 1900 
Department of the Interior 
Pension Office – 
Gentlemen 
Will you kindly send me official statement of the fact that Elijah Clark Hyde one of the Revolutionary soldiers obtained a pension for service in the army sometime near 1830 - He went from
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Lebanon or Frankin Connecticut 
Very respectfully 
Mrs Louis Stoskopf 
88 Lincoln Ave.
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Revo Sect M
Dept of Interior 
Bureau of Pensions 
Washington D.C. 
Gentlemen- 
I am requesting an official statement of the Military services of Major Elijah Hyde born at Lebanon Conn June 19 - 1758. Date of enlistment Jan, 1776
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He lived in Springfield Mass when he applied for pension.
With this small information I trust you may be able to find the information I am asking for, without trouble - Hoping I may hear from your department soon and thank you for your services - Very Respt Miss Helen Reid 
Salem Ind
Wash Co.
[stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE O APR 27 1917
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Springfield Mass. Dec. 25, 1835 
J. L. Edwards Esq. 
Sir 
Enclosed are the Power of Atty of sundry individuals children & heirs at Law of Elijah Hyde late Pensioner of this town now deceased. They were presented to the Agent at Boston on the 4th inst. & he declined paying the amount due, because the Rule of the Department was, that no power was to be considered valid after 30 days from date. To a suggestion of the difficulty & expense of obtaining a new set of Powers, he replied that in some cases the department suspended the Rule & authorized the payment. Being charged with the business of obtaining the sum due, I take the liberty of addressing you upon the subject, requesting your interference so far as to suspend the rule in this case & allow & instruct the Agent in Boston to pay the amount due to the Attorney named in the enclosed powers. My reasons in the difficulty that will necessarily attend an attempt to get new ones. one of the children, you will perceive, lives in Alleghany County N.Y. & the truth & delay in corresponding with him which I have already experienced induce me to believe that it is hardly possible to comply with the Rule as regards him. The Connecticut Powers were required to be sent twice into that state before the business was completed. 
2d The expense in payments to Justices for certificates & Clerk of Court for postage on the document & explanatory communications, will greatly diminish the small amount claimed.  
This Rule was, undoubtedly adopted to prevent frauds & not to
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place obstacles in the way of claimants.  To allow full operation to the Rule as to the pensioner , & to remove the letter, I have addressed you & hope you will give my application a favorable consideration.  
With regard to myself, or the confidence that you ought to confer upon my statements I refer you to the Hon W.B. Calhoun,  Member of Congress. for this District & Hon. J. C. Bates agent for the Mass. Claims.
With respect,
I am Yr. Obt Sevt 
William Bliss 
P.S. you will perceive that the acknowledgement by all the parties except one was within 90 days & that one had over but 4 or 5 days
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Asehel Gays
Caleb Abel
Isaac Gillets
Jacob Clarks
Depositions
Elijah Hyde
10.307
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State of Connecticut 
New London County 
Probate Court District of Lebanon 
On this 14 day of August AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate in and for the district of Lebanon now sitting Present Denison Nettles Judge Asahel Gay a resident of said Lebanon aged seventy six years and having been first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath depose and says that he has always been acquainted with Mr  Elijah Hyde formerly of said Lebanon now residing in Springfield in Massachusetts that he knew him in the revolutionary war that he was member of Captain James Clerks Company said Clerk belonged to said Lebanon and is now deceased, the said company belonged to Col. Sage Regiment of Connecticut State troops, we enlisted for six months but it was calculated that we stayed seven months and further the deponent saith not 
Asahel Gay
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year for Head is fined Also appeared in said Court at the same time Caleb Abel of said Lebanon aged eighty two years and having been first duly sworn according
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to Law doth on his oath depose and say that from a child he has been acquainted with Elijah Hyde formerly of said Lebanon now residing in Springfield in Massachusetts that both this deponent and said he were born in said Lebanon within the distance of each other the houses standing opposition the same street and we lived neighbours forty years or more he was when young known the name and called Elijah Hyde 3d.  I was not in the service of the United States myself during the Revolutionary War except a short time at New London but was knowing to the fact that in the year 1776 said Hyde enlisted into a company of Connecticut troops commanded by Capt Clerk of said Lebanon now deceased he was gone about six or seven months and returned home - I remember that said Hyde went out as a militia lighthorseman and was gone about four months the precise time of going and returning I cannot recollect. I also remember that he afterward went to Greenwich toward New York but the exact time he was gone I cannot now at this distance of time recollect nor the officers.  Said Hyde removed from said Lebanon when about forty five years old stayed a short time in Franklin in New London County in Connecticut from Franklin he moved to County in County the Ellington Tolland County Connecticut and from Ellington said Hyde moved to Springfield in Massachusetts. I should think said he was about seventy four years of age. He had the reputation of being a soldier of the Revolution and sustained a fair character for honesty and veracity he all which I concur and further the deponent saith not.
Caleb Abel
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a fair character for honesty and veracity he all which I concur and further the deponent saith not
Caleb Abel 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year foresaid
Also appeared in said Court at the same time Isaac Gillet of said Lebanon aged seventy three years and hering been first duly sworn according to Law on his said oath deposes and says that I was born in said Lebanon and my father and Grandfather before me. I was acquainted with Elijah Hyde formerly of said Lebanon now of Springfield in Massachusetts from a boy said Hyde was formerly known and called by the name of Elijah Hyde 3.  I was not inthe military service of the United States myself at Boston but had a brother who was there now dec’d I was also knowing to said Hydes going on a tour of duty the forepart of the Revolutionary War to Boston,  he was sent to New York, he also went to Lebanon  as a militia Light Horseman.  I understood at the time that E. Hyde went to the South during [unreadable] the conclusion of [unreadable] he left Lebanon when about forty five years went to Franklin from there to County from there to Ellington in [unreadable] and from Ellington I understand moved to Springfield in Massachusetts said Hyde also had the reputation of being a man of the Country and further the deponent saith not 
Isaac Gillet 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
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Also appeared in said Court at the same time Jacob Clark of said Lebanon aged seventy years and having been first duly sworn according to Law on his said oath depose and say that he was born and brought up in said Lebanon and has known Elijah Hyde formerly of said Lebanon now of Springfield the State of Massachusetts ever since he was a boy said Hyde was formerly known and called by the name of Elijah Hyde 3d. I was knowing to said Hydes being at Boston Brooklyn and Dorchester in the part of the year 1777. I was a member of the same company commanded by Captain Jeremiah Mason of said Lebanon now dec’d - we were out together on this tour from some time in January 1776 to some time in April 1776 if my memory serves me said Hyde moved from Lebanon when about forty five years old to Franklin afterwards to County and I understand now lives in Springfield Massachusetts. I never knew any thing to the contrary but what he was very judicious upright manner and further this deponent saith not.
Jacob Clark 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
And this Court certifies that said deponents are personally known to said Court and are upon a par with mankind in general in point of truth and veracity
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I John Nettles Clerk Pro tem of the Court of Probate in and for the district of Lebanon do certify that the foregoing depositions were duly taken in said Court and then and subscribed to according Law 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office and of said Court this 14th day of August AD 1832 Attest 
John Nettles Clerk Pro tem