Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,325, Amos Wentworth, Conn. Conn. Sea Service
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Conn.
Conn. Sea Service
Wentworth, Amos.
Lydia
NUMBER
R. 11.325
CONTENTS
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7124
Lydia Wentworth
widow of Amos -
Conn.
Act 7 July 1838
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Declaration, In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.
State of Connecticut
County of New London ss.
On this third day of April A. D. 1840, personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Norwich in the county of New London & state of Connty Lydia Wentworth resident of Franklin in the county & state aforesaid aged seventy-five years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7th 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows:" That she is the widow of Amos Wentworth, who was a private soldier in the Army of the Revolutionary War, that he inlisted at said Norwich on the 30th day of June 1780, for the term of six months in the 3d. Regiment in the Connecticut line of the Continental Army, by Lieut. Silas Goodell, & marched from said Norwich to the North River in the state of New York and joined the main Army on the sixth day of July 1780. that he faithfully served out the six months for which he was enlisted & was honorably discharged.
She further states that on the 17th day of November A. D. 1838, she made her declaration before the said court of the services of her late husband, & the same, with the original enlistment, & other original papers, together with her petition to Congress to be allowed a pension for her husband's services as carpenter on board the public armed Schooner "Spy" that went to France under the command of Capt. Robert Niles, in time of the Revolutionary war to carry dispaches to Doctor Franklin &c. for which service Benjamin Coit & others by special Resolve of Congress are placed on the Pension List, were sent to the Hon. Samuel Ingham, then a
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member of Congress from the state of Connecticut, but were either never received by him, or were lost after he received them, he thinks he received them & sent them, by a servant at the house in Washington where he boarded, to the Pension Office, but no certain knowledge of them can be obtained as yet, since they were mailed in November 1838, at the Post office Norwich Town Ct., by reason of which loss she is unable to make as full & satisfactory proof of the services of her husband, as she then made, but relies on the proof herewith sent.

She further declares that she was married to the said Amos Wentworth by the Rev. John Tyler on the tenth day of January in the year seventeen hundred & eighty one that her husband the aforesaid Amos Wentworth died on the twenty sixth day of March seventeen hundred and ninety six that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred & ninety-four viz at the time above stated.
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Lydia Wentworth

In presence of
George Bliss
William E. Tracy
John Hyde
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written
Before me John Hyde Judge of said Court
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, that the above named applicant is the widow of the said Amos Wentworth deceased, who was a revolutionary soldier & served as is therein stated, & that they were married & that he died at the time she has stated & that she has remained a widow ever since
Attest John Hyde Judge
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"Amos Wentworth & Lydia Bundy, both of Norwich were married on the evening of the tenth of January, seventeen hundred eighty-one, by me
John Tyler."
In presence of
Samuel Roath
Lucy Roath."
I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair, legible words and figures as follows, "10th of Jany. 1781."
Seth B Paddock [Signature]

I Seth B. Paddock above named, do, on this 4th day of April 1840, depose and say, that I hold the Office of Rector of Christ's Church in the town of Norwich in the county of New London and state of Connecticut, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Church as kept by the Rev. John Tyler, deceased, who was the Rector of said Church at that time, with the exception above named, as certified by me.
Seth B Paddock [Signature]
Rector of Christ Church

Sworn before me John Hyde
Justice of the Peace
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William Goodell of Norwich in the county of New London and state of Connecticut aged forty-five years, having been sworn according to law, doth, on his oath depose & say, that he is a son of Capt. Silas Goodell late of said Norwich deceased, who was a Lieutenant in the Army of the War of the Revolution, that the paper hereto attached headed "Return of the men sent on by Lieut. Goodell from Norwich July 6th 1780," was found among the papers left by his Father & is in the hand writing of him the said Silas Goodell, and the said deponent further deposes & says that there was also found among the papers so left by his said Father as aforesaid, the original enlistment of Amos Wentworth dated June 30th 1780 for the term of six months in the 3d. Regiment, which the deponent well recollects compared with the Record in the said paper hereto attached, which enlistment was delivered some time in the year 1838. by the deponent to the agent of the widow of said Amos Wentworth for the purpose of her procuring a pension & as the deponent is now informed was lost with her other papers, & further the deponent saith not
Wm.. Goodell [Signature]

State of Connecticut, New London County ss. Norwich
On this 10th day of June 1840, Personally appeared the above named William Goodell, a person of respectability and a witness of credibility, and made oath to & subscribed the foregoing deposition Before me
John Hyde Justice of the Peace
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Darius Bottum of Lisbon in the county of New London & state of Connecticut aged seventy nine years, having been sworn according to law doth on his oath testify & declare that he is a pensioner of the United States for services rendered as a private soldier in the war of the Revolution that he enlisted at Norwich in said county & state in the month of June 1780 for the term of six months in the continental line in the 4th Connecticut Regiment commanded by Colonel John Durkee that he was enlisted by Lieut. Silas Goodell and marched from Norwich on the 6th day of July 1780 & joined the main army at Nelson's Point on the North River nearly opposite to West Point and served in Capt. Webb's Company his term for which he was enlisted & at the expiration of the six months was honorably discharged & came home 
The deponent further deposes that Amos Wentworth was enlisted at the same time that he was & for the same term & marched from Norwich with him & served with him & has no doubt but that he was also honorably discharged and further the deponent saith not.
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Darius Bottum

In presence of
Lydia Lathrop
Rhoba C Lathrop
John Hyde
State of Connecticut New London County ss. Lisbon
On this 9th day of June 1840. personally appeared Mr. Darius Bottum above named, who is well known by me, to be a credible witness, and made oath to & subscribed the foregoing deposition Before me John Hyde
Justice of the Peace
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Mary Hyde, wife of Levi Hyde of the town of Franklin in the county of New London and state of Connecticut, aged Fifty eight years, having been sworn according to law, doth, on her oath testify and say that she is the daughter of Amos Wentworth & his wife Lydia Wentworth, that her mother the said Lydia Wentworth now resides in the aforesaid town of Franklin, but that formerly she with her father the aforesaid Amos Wentworth resided in the town of Norwich in the aforesaid county that they resided & lived together as husband & wife until the death of her said father, that her said father was a house carpenter, that when the deponent was fourteen years old her said father went from said Norwich, where we then lived, to Brooklyn in the state of New York to work at his trade, where he remained until his death, that about seven months after he went away as aforesaid her mother received intelligence that her father died at said Brooklyn on the twenty sixth day of March 1796 which intelligence the deponent believes was true & that we have never heard any thing contrary thereto & the deponent further says that her mother the aforesaid Lydia Wentworth has remained a widow to this time as she verily believes
Mary Hyde [Signature]

State of Connecticut
New London County ss. Franklin,
On this 2d. day of May 1840, Personally appeared before me, the above named Mary Hyde, and made oath to & subscribed the foregoing deposition, & I certify that she is a witness of credibility
Comfort D Fillmore [Signature]
Justice of the Peace
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I, William E. Tracy, Clerk of the court of Probate for the District of Norwich in the county of New London & state of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Lydia Wentworth for a pension.
And I further certify that John Hyde Esq. before whom the foregoing depositions of Seth B. Paddock, Wm.. Goodell, & Darius Bottum are sworn to, is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county & that the several signatures thereto purporting to be his are genuine.
And I do further certify that Comfort D. Fillmore Esq. before whom the foregoing deposition of Mary Hyde is sworn to is a Justice of the Peace in & for said county & that the signature thereto purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said court this tenth day of June Anno Domini 1840.
William E. Tracy [Signature] Clerk
[Seal]
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Rej. 11.325
Conn.
Amos Wentworth

A list of men sent on by Lt. Goodell from Norwich [Conn.] July 6, 1780, giving place of abode, date of enlistment, number of regt. and term for which enlisted

This paper has been removed from this claim and will be sent to the War Dept.

M.73. H.
Nov 22, 1911.
Sent to War Dept. Jan. 16, 1913
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Lydia Wentworth
widow of Amos
Conn. Act 1838 -
Let to Jno.. Hyde
22 July 1840

11325
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11,325.
P. O.
Lydia Wentworth
Service:
Enlisted: ___, 18  .
Discharged: ___, 18  .
Application filed: ___, 18  .
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
___ Recognized. ___ Contract.
___Cert. of Dis.    Searched for ___, 18  .

REJECTED
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J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. Ca.
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Norwich Ct. June 11th 1840.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir, I herewith send you the Declaration of Mrs. Lydia Wentworth for a Pension, which it is requested may be examined as soon as can be conveniently done, as the delay in consequence of the loss of her first papers has been a sore disappointment to her, and she is very poor & needy.
She will be entitled to a much larger Pension, which is dependent on obtaining a resolve of Congress for the services of her husband in the armed Schooner the "Spy" that went to France to carry despatchess to Doct. Franklin & which on her return yoyage was captured & the hands were made prisoners and confined in England & afterward were exchanged as prisoners of war. Her petition for that purpose was sent to Mr. Ingham at the same time that her other papers were but either was never received by him or lost after received.
Please send the Pension certificate to me
Yours very respectfully
John Hyde