Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6312, for Samuel Lewis, Rhode Island
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(3-1776)

SERVICE | [blank] | NUMBER
R.I. | Lewis, Samuel | R.6312
[blank] | Elizabeth | [blank]

CONTENTS
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16.615
R
Rhode Island
Samuel Lewis
of Exeter in the state of R Island
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Olney of the R Island
line, for the term on nine months 

subscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
te 7 day of July 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of September
and sent to Benjamin Cowell Esqr
Providence R Island

Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819 111.51
Semi-anl. all'ce ending Mar. 1820 48.00
[total] $159.51

13 Mar 54
3130

Revolutionary claim
Act 18th March, 1818.

Discontinued.

[writing in right margin too faint to read]
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the of the act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."

State of Connecticut
Windham County ss District of Plainfield 
On this 17th day of April 1839 personally appeared before me the Probate Court for the District of Plainfield in the County aforesaid Elizabeth Lewis a resident of the town of Sterling in said County aged 74 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 and pensions to certain widows:"  That she is the widow of Samuel Lewis formerly of B Exeter in the State of Rhode Island who was a private in the army of the Revolution and who drew a pension for some years previous to his death, she believes of ninety six dollars per annum, and whose name was on the Rhode Island Agency, and that she refers the department to the records of the war Office for the particulars of his service, and whether his certificate was ever returned to the Pension Office or not, she does not know, nor whether he drew the pension during the last year of his life from Providence or Hartford as he removed with his family to said Sterling a short time before his death. She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Lewis on the 15th day of September in the year of
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our Lord Seventeen hundred and eighty four in the town of Richmond in the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island that her husband the aforesaid Samuel Lewis died in the fall of the year 1822, the day nor month she does not remember, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated. Elizabeth Lewis [signature]
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before the Court of Probate for the District of Plainfield aforesaid

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 17th day of April A.D. 1839
Attest John F. Gordon Clerk of Probate 
for the District of Plainfield

N.B. This certifies that the word "Exeter" with the "B" was underlined and the words "Richmond" and "Plainfield" erased before the foregoing declaration was signed
Attest John F Gordon Clerk of Probate for 
the District of Plainfield
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5699
Declaration of
Elizabeth Lewis
Samuel

Con
Act 7 July 38

Return to be made to
Wm Dyer
Central Village
Windham County Connecticut
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I Joseph Lewis of Sterling in the Count of Windham in the State of Connecticut Grandson of Samuel and Elizabeth Lewis, aged twenty three years do testify and say that I have, with the town Clerk of Exeter, my grandfather's former place of residence, and also with the town Clerk of Richmond, the place where my grandparents were married, (both said towns being in the State of Rhode Island) examined the records of said towns to find a record of the marriage of my said grandparents, but there could none be found, and that I understood from said town Clerks and others that there were many marriages formerly which were not placed on record and I further testify and say that the said Elizabeth Lewis is the widow of Samuel Lewis formerly of Exeter in the State of Rhode Island, who died in Sterling in Connecticut about sixteen years since, and that I have always understood that my Uncle John Lewis of Plainfield in the State of Connecticut was the oldest of Eight children of the said Samuel & Elizabeth and that he is about fifty four years old. And further the deponent saith not Joseph Lewis

State of Connecticut
Windham County ss Plainfield April 17th 1839 There personally appeared Joseph Lewis the above deponent and signed the above deposition in my presence and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me. And I certify that he is a credible witness

Joseph Eaton Judge of the County Court for Windham County
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State of Connecticut
Windham County ss District of Plainfield
I John F. Gordon Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Plainfield aforesaid aforesaid [sic] do hereby Certify that Joseph Eaton Esq before whom the within deposition was taken is a Judge of the County Court for Windham County duly authorized to take depositions, and the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 17th day of April 1839
Attest John F Gordon Clerk of Probate for the District of Plainfield
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[seal of the sate of Connecticut]
District of Connecticut, ss.
As a Special Court of Common Pleas, holden and Windham within and for the Count of Windham, in said district-
On this 28th day of June A.D. 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for the County aforesaid, (Having the power of fine and imprisonment,) Samuel Lewis of Killingly in Said County o Windham aged sixty two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz: That he enlisted for the term of nine months the day of the month not recollected in the year I think 1782 in the State of Rhode Island in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Hues in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Jeremiah Olney in the line of the State of Rhode Island on the Continental establishment: that he continued to serve in the said corps until he was wounded when he was discharged from the said service in Saratoga in the State of New York. That my family consists of a wife named Elizabeth aged 61 years in health & three daughters & a son with myself the one who is the youngest is 17 years old named Samuel & has been subject to fits for eight years past which has entirely disabled him in both body & mind so that it requires the constant attending of one person to take care of him. My oldest daughter Thankful aged 26 years in health the 2nd named Betsey aged 24 in health the 3d daughter named Frony 21 years in health. All able to labor & earn their living. I am a pensioner the day of my original application was the 7th day of July 1818. No. of Certificate 14,615 dated 8th September 1819.

And I do solemnly swear [blank] that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed
Samuel Lewis
A schedule of all the Estate & income of Samuel Lewis of Killingly whose name is inscribed on the Revolutionary Pension list of the United States viz
1 Cow fourteen years old worth | $18.00
1 Calf - 2.50 - 1 pair three year old [illegible] worth 40.00 | 42.50
1 two year old Heifer 9.00 1 steer one year old 8.00 | 17.00
4 swine 4.00 cs each $16.00 - 25 bushels of corn 58e - 14.50 | 30.50
Amount Carried over | $108.00
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Samuel Lewis -
Private
Col: Olney's R. Island
Regt.

1782 9 months

7th July 1818

The Judges Certificate as to belief of services & aforesaid [illegible]
Corrected & admitted
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I Samuel Lewis of Exeter in the District of Rhode Island on solemn oath do declare and say being aged about fifty seven years old - that in the month of March AD 1782 I enlisted as a private soldier in Capt Thomas Hughes Company and Col Jeremiah Olney's regiment which regiment was of the Continental army of the united States and of the Rhode Island line. In which service I continued nine months then next following being the time of my enlistment - I was then honorably discharged at Saratoga in the State of New York which discharge is now lost. I further declare that I am now in reduced circumstances and thus in need of the assistance of my Country for support according to the late act of Congress
Samuel Lewis

Rhode Island District ss
Be it known that on this seventh day of July 1818 came before me the above named Samuel Lewis and made solemn oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed & witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & have caused the seal of the Court to be herewith affixes

David Howell
District Jude
The signature of the Judge and the seal of the R.I District in hereto affixed Witness Benj Cowell Att
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Rhode Island District 4th April 1819
To the Hon Secy at War
I am satisfied that the within named applicant Samuel Lewis served the nine months required by Statute & that he is poor & needy.
David Howell
District Judge
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It appears by the Regimental Book, That the bearer Samuel Lewis was inlisted [sic] for, and served the full term of nine months a Private Soldier in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Jeremiah Olney in the Rhode Island Line on the Continental Establishment and was honourably discharged from said Regiment at Saratoga in the State of New York on the twentieth day of December 1782, being the expiration of the term of his said inlistment.
Jnos Dexter Major of
said Regt codem tempore

Providence July 7th 1818.
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We Peter Colvin of Stirling & Francis Henry of Killingly both of Windham County & State of Connecticut of Lawful age do testify & say that we are well acquainted with Samuel Lewis of Exeter in the County of Washington & State of Rhode Island but now living in Killingly aforesaid who we understand has applied for a pension and produced his evidence of his claim to David Howell Esqr and we know said Lewis to be indigent & poor and that he is in reduced circumstances in life and is in need of assistance from his country for his support and further say not the deponents
Killingly July 24th AD 1819
Peter Colvin
Francis Henry

State of Connecticut
Windham County ss
Killingly July 24th AD 1819
Then personally appeared the aforesaid Peter Colvin & Francis Henry who have subscribed the foregoing deposition and [illegible] made solemn oath t0 the truth of the same. And I do further certify that I am well acquainted with Peter Colvin and Francis Henry the above deponents and know
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them to be men of Respectable characters for truth and that full faith & credit is to be given to their testimony and also that they subscribed their names to the foregoing deposition in my presence
Anthony Brown Justice of the Peace
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War Department.

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818,
Samuel Lewis last a Private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Rhode Island Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the Seventh day of July one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen

GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this Eight day of September one thousand eight hundred and Nineteen

[SIGNED: J C Calhoun]
Secretary of War.
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Central Village Ct
July 23, [CROSSED OUT: 1894]
J. L. Edwards Esq
Washington
D. Columbia
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Central [illegible]

Connecticut

J. L. Edward Esq

I perceive by word which were underscored in the circular that by the rules of the department it is necessary that a letter should accompany the application for a pension and that I neglected to write in relation to the application of Elizabeth Lewis of collecting.  It is my wish that those papers should receive attention as soon as convenient.  I suppose the testimony will be found on the records of the War Department which will put matters at rest in relation to the Pension except as to the marriage which I think is forever to have been within the time prescribed in the act.

Yours Truly
William Dyer
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returns to be directed to
David C. Bolles
Brooklyn
Conn
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There is a Sam Lewis on the Connecticut Roll #1628 G W Sargeant - but, the Sami Lewis when -- is annexed is in the Rhode Island Roll and number 14,615.--  This care is by direction of Mr. Edwards suspended in account of family & property -
Sep 4, 1820
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5699
Lt Wm Dyer, Sep 7 '39
Gen. J. A. Rockwell 20 Dec, 1845
Feb 5 '46
Wm Dyer Apr 16 1853
6312
Oct 7 July 38
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6312.
P.O. 
Elizabeth Lewis and Samuel Lewis
Service:
REJECTED
Enlisted: [BLANK], 18 [BLANK]
Discharged: [BLANK], 18 [BLANK]
Application filed: [BLANK], 18 [BLANK]
Alleges: [BLANK]
Re-enlisted: [BLANK]
Attorney: [BLANK]
P. O. [BLANK]
[BLANK] Recognized.  [BLANK] Contract.