Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18,408, Nathaniel Wheeler, Conn.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE         NUMBER
Conn.        Wheeler, Nathaniel  W.18.408
Ellen  {hand written]
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CONTENTS
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Connecticut 2.100
Ellen Wheeler
Widow of Nathaniel Wheeler dec.
Conn.
who died on the 17 October 1783  of Fairfield in the State of Ct.
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Whitney of the Regt. commanded by Col [illegible] in the Ct. line for 9 months & 10 days
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Inscribed on the Roll of Connt.
at the rate of - 31- Dollars 11 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of June 1868 and sent Isaac Sherman  Bridgeport Ct.
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1838 $217.77
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. "      15.55
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$233.32
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{Revolutionary Claim,Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3.}
Recorded by DD. Addison Clerk,
Book A.   Vol. 2.    Page 79
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State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield Ss Bridgeport
On this 24th day of October D 1837
personally appeared before the Court of Probate in and for the District of Stratford in said County and State afforesaid Ellen Wheeler a resident of the Town of Huntington in the County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut aged 84 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 4 1836 -------
that She is the Widow of Nathaniel Wheeler of S Huntington who was a private foot Soldier in the Army of the Revolution --- and commenced Service as a private in a Vollunteer Company Raised in the Parish of Ripton in the Town of Stratford in s County. (S Ripton being now called __  Huntington.) said Company was commanded by Capt Eli Leavenworth of S Parish Robert Lewis Insign in Col Wibb Regiment said company  march from S Ripton to Boston in the summer of 1775 and he served in this Campaign Four months & 10 days,
as will appear by the Comptrollers Certificate hereto annexed

Also in the Summer of 1776 said Nathaniel belonged to the Militia Company of said Ripton Parish then under command of Capt Beach Tomlinson of S Parish and went in S Company to the City of New York and was there until a few days before the City was taken S Company belonged to Cpl Ichabod Reeves Regiment & Genl Gold S Sollamans Brigads and that he served in this campaign at least
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Two months as a private in sd Company
Also that sd Nathaniel belonged to sd Militia Company in the Spring of 1777 when the Town of Danbury in Connecticut was burnt when sd Company was ordered into Service and said Nathaniel went with sd Company to Danbury & Ridgefield and was in service in sd Company at this time at least Two Weeks as a private soldier
Col Saml Whiting was Col of the Regiment at this time to ^that sd Company belonged to the sd Company belonged to Genl Sillaman and Brigade ___Col Whiting Succeeded Col Lewis

Also in the Summer of 1779 at  the time the Town of Fairfield in Connecticut was burnt said Nathaniel belonged to sd Militia Company when sd Company belonged to sd Col Whitings Regiment & Genl Sillman Brigade and was ordered into service and that her husband served at this time in sd Company at least one Week ----
and that in the same year 1779 sd Nathaniel belonged to sd Militia Company when he was drafted from sd Company to go to Horseneck on the lines in a Company under Command of Liet Luke Summers of sd Ripton Parish and served in this campaign at least Two months 
Remembers Liet. Summers came to their  House to call him to go to Horseneck in this Campaign & that they both had Horses and rode away to go in sd Service that she cannot say what Regiment or Brigade said Liet Summers company send in at Horseneck------------
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That she claims that she ought to be allowed for her husbands Service
4  months &10 days in 1775
2  months  in 1776
2 weeks   in 1777
2 months & 1 week  in 1779

That said Nathaniel Wheeler was born in said Ripton Parish Sept 29 1747
That she was born in sd Parish December 14th 1752 has no Record of his birth or her own nor any Record of her marriage sd Nathaniel was living in sd Parish when called into service and lived there until he died  was called into service as a Volunteer and by Draft has no documentary evidence to prove his service except the Comptrollers Certificate hereto annexed

And she further declares that she was married to the said Nathaniel Wheeler ----- on the 10th day of October, in the year seventeen hundred & Seventy one; ^ by the Rev Jedediah  Mills of sd parish  that her husband the aforesaid Nathaniel Wheeler died in sd Parish on the 17th day of October AD 1783; ^ of the consumption and that she has remained a Widow ever since that Period as will more fully appear by refferance to the proof hereto annexed ---
Elen Wheeler
Sworn to before subscribed on the day and year above written before me, Samuel Stratton Judge 
Attest Isaac Sherman
Clerk
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the foregoing named applicant is the Widow of Nathaniel Wheeler a Revolutionary Soldier who served as she states. 
Samuel Stratton Judge
Attest Isaac Sherman Clerk

I Isaac Sherman Clerk of the Court afforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original  proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ellen Wheeler for a Pension ---
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office, this 24th day of October AD 1837
Isaac Sherman
Clerk

I Samuel Stratton Judge of the Court of Probate within and for the District of Stratford in Fairfield County & State  of Connecticut do hereby certify that Isaac Sherman is Clerk of said Court, that the foregoing and his signatures with the Seal of said Court thereto annexed.
Bridgeport
October 24th 1837. 
Samuel Stratton  Judge
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Joseph Wheeler of the Town of Huntington, County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut Deposith
and saith that  he is the son of Nathaniel & Ellen Wheeler of said Huntington that he was a lad and lived with his parents in the Parish of Ripton (Town of Stratford) now called Huntington during the Revolutionary War
and remembers hearing sd Nathaniel tell of his going a Campaign to Boston in Capt Eli Leavenworths Company in 1775. and of his going the next year in 1776 to the City of New York one campaign and I heard a Neighbor of ours who is now dead say that my father the sd Nathaniel Wheeler was in service in New York until just before the City was taken and being unwell he got liberty to come home & my uniform understanding has allways been that my father served in New York in the Militia foot company of sd Ripton Parish--
Also often heard my father say  that he went with sd Militia Company to Danbury in Con  when that Town was burnt & I heard Ellihu Gilbert who is dead say that my father was in the fight with him at Ridgefield & the British drove them& that Genl Wooster was Killed.  Also heard my father say that he went in sd Militia Company in the Summer of 1779 at the time the Town of Fairfield in Con was burned.  Also remember that my father was drafted & as I believe for Two months service from sd Militia Company to go down on to the lines at a place called Horseneck on Long Island Sound and served this Campaign under Liet. Luke Summers of sd Ripton Parish  Deponent Remembers that his grandmother gave his father and old Horse 28 years old to ride down from sd Ripton to Horseneck to enter sd service remembers that
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that his father sold the old Horse for $7.  Also remembers that sd Lt.Luke Summers came to his fathers House and ^ they started and went together to Horse Neck to enter sd Service fully believes this campaign was in the 
summer of 1779--- and that his father served at this time at least Two months. and deponent further Testifies and says that his father the said Nathaniel Wheeler died at said Ripton Parish on the 17th day of October 1783 in the 37 year of his age with the Consumption and that his mother the said Ellen Wheeler who is now applying for a Pension has remained a Widow ever since that period-------
Joseph Wheeler

State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} Ss Bridgeport  October 24th 1837
personally appeared Joseph Wheeler and subscribed and made oath to the above Deposition before me who I certify is a Credible witness well known ro me.
Isaac Sherman 
Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield } Ss Bridgeport.
I Isaac Sherman Clerk of the Court of Probate in& for the District of Stratford in said County & State afforesaid hereby certify that Isaac Sherman &  Thaddeus Beardsley Jun. are both Justices of the Peace in& for said County, duly commissioned & qualified; that their commissions will [illegible]
in June 1838 and that their signatures to the depositions hereto annexed of Joseph Wheeler,  Thomas Punderson and David B Wheeler are genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this 22 day of November AD 1837 
Isaac Sherman Clerk
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Comptrollers Office 
Hartford Connecticut
May 8th 1837
I certify that the name of Nathaniel Wheeler appears on a pay roll in this office headed as follows. to wil. "A Pay Roll of the 10th Company of the 7th Regiment raised pr order General Assembly Colony Connecticut July AD 1775" and he is credited for service as a private from August 2nd to Dec 21st making 4 months & 10 days, 
Wm Field Comptroller
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I Thomas Punderson Minister of the Gospel, settled on the Congregational church.  Society in Huntington formerly 
Ripton Parish in Stratford in the County of Fairfield. State of Connecticut , do certify, that it appears from the Records of the church that the Rev Jedidiah Mills was ordained -- their Pastor in February  1724 and continued in that relation till his death in 1776  the Rev. David Eby being ordained as his colleage in 1773 ~ I do further certify that no record of marriage solemnized by chs Mills is now to be found---
I do further certify that the following entered one made in the Records of the church in the hand writing of the Rev chs Eby " Oct 31. 1773. Nathaniel Wheeler & Eleanor his wife renewed their Baptismal covenant."  & under the same date "Oct 31. 1773 Baptized Anne the child of Nathaniel & Eleanor Wheeler"  
I do further certify that according to the [illegible] of the church, that unless it had been understood at the time that the above couple had been legally married, they would
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not have been admitted to the ordinances of the church - as is evident from the above extracts that they [illegible] --
Attest Thomas Punderson ordained Minister akin  the Congregational church & Society in Huntington

State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} Ss Huntington November 20th 1837 personally appeared Thomas Punderson and subscribed and made oath to the above certificate before me who I certify is a credible witness & well known to me and ^ is the Minister of sd church & Society

Thaddeus Beardsley Jr  Justice of Peace
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I David B Wheeler of the town of Huntington County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut and in the seventy first year of my age Depost and say as following  that I ^ was a neighbor and acquainted with Nathaniel Wheeler of said Huntington then apart of the town of Stratford  I well remember that said Nathaniel Wheeler enlisted to go to Boston for twelve months which was at or near the commencement of the war  I recollect that he came home before the expiration of the time for which he enlisted but cannot say whether he returned again into service or not   
I well remember the time when said Wheeler was married to Ellen Wheeler and that my mother went to the weding and  I and my sister went to one ____  of ^ the neighbors to stay that night  I cannot say in what year they were married but I am positive it was before the war commenced.  said Wheeler died soon after the war closed but cannot say in what year and that his widow the applicant for a pension has not intermarried
but still remains the widow of said Nathaniel Wheeler  further the Deponent saith not 
David B Wheeler

State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield } Ss Huntington April 21st 1837
personally appeared David B Wheeler and subscribed & made oath to the above Deposition who I certify is a person I am well acquainted with & is a Credible witness Sworn and Subscribed before me
Thaddeus Beardsley Jr 
Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield } Ss Bridgeport
I Isaac Sherman Clerk of the Probate Court in and for the District of Stratford in said County hereby certify that Isaac Sherman & Thaddeus Beardsley Jr are Justices of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified that their commissions will expire in June 1838 and that their Signatures to the Deposition & certificate of Lemuel Judson & 
Lewis H Russell are their genuine Signatures 
Given under my hand & the seal of said Court the 19 day of January 1838.
Isaac Sherman
Clerk
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I Lewis H Russell. Town Clerk of the Town of Stratford hereby certify that I have examined the records of said town to find the marriage of Nathaniel Wheeler to Ellen Bench, and do not find any such marriage recorded...
Stratford Decemb 2 1837.
Lewis H Russell
Town Clerk

State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} Ss Bridgeport Decemb 2 1837
personally appeared Lewis H Russell and made oath before me to the truth of the above certificate who I certify is a credible witness
Isaac Sherman 
Justice of Peace
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327.9
Ellen Wheeler
wid of Nathaniel 
Conl---
Married 1771
died 1783
Allaw 9 ms 10 days
for: $31.10 per am
no deductions

Conl Mililet
Capt. Whitney

Isaac Sherman Esq
Bridgeport 
Conn
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I Lemuel Judson of Huntington in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut being Seventy three years of age depose and say that I well remember that in the year 1777 my Father John Judson served as ensign and went to Horseneck in the company commanded by Capt John Yates & Lieutenant Luke Sumers  I rember [remember] of hearing my Father say that Liet Luke Sumers served with him at said [smudge] time the enlistment was for two months
Lemuel Judson

State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield } Ss Huntington
[smudge] January 15th 1838 Personally appeared Lemuel Judson and subscribed & made oath to the above Deposition who I certify is a person I am well acquainted with & is a Credible witness sworn and Subscribed before me 
Thaddeus Beardsley Jr } Justice of Peace
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Ripton July 19th 1780
these May Certify that the Bearer hereof Neth. Wheeler Applied to me Some ^months [times - crossed out] Since being Troubled with a Gleet & the Piles which Renders him Unable for Military Duty and hard Laborer  thus Certifies  Lemel Adams } Phsfec.
To Col: Dimond
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No--  Inv
Wid - 14.153
Wid - 18.408

Nathaniel Wheeler
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Rev [hand written]
WIDOW, &c.
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File No. 18.408 [hand written]
Ellen Wheeler  Wid. of Nathaniel Wheeler Priv. Rev. War [hand written]
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Act: July 4.1836 [hand written]
Index:---Vol. M, [hand written] Page 332 [hand written]
[Arrangement of 1870.]

July 2/97 Clarence E. Peirce  Pawtucket, R. I. [hand written]
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Wheeler, Nathaniel
Conn.   W. 18408

A mutilated roll of Capt Jo Birdseys co. of the 4" regt. has been removed from this case to be sent to the War Dept.

Sent to the War Dept. Jan. 16.1913

L. H.  Mch 29. 1911
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State of Connecticut 
County of Fairfield
Bridgeport 
Sir
I send you the Pension application of the --Widow Ellen Wheeler of Huntington, Con.---and you will if you please forward her Certificate to me ----
the part of a Roll and Doctors certificate which is attached to her declaration does not have any bearing on the terms of service which she has Stated but as circumstantial evidence  it goes to show that her husband was connected with the Service of the Revolution until 1782 and the Deposition of Lemuel Judson is to show that Liet Luke Summers was in Service in the Revolution which I consider to be good circumstantial evidence although M. Judson States that Let Summers Served at Horseneck in 1777 and She States that her husband served with sd Summers at Horseneck in 1779 one or the other may be mistaken as to the year or what is verry probable Lt Summers might have Served at Horseneck  more than one campaign, as Horseneck
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was on the lines, the Brittish Army being in New York and a considerable force of the American Army was Stationed at the place then called Horseneck ( now Grenwick in the State of Con--) for several years---

I sent to you in October last the Pension application of the Widow Abigail Lyon of Danbury and on the 14th of Nov following the application of the Widow Sarah Curtis of Monroe in Con-- They are both anxious to obtain a decision in their cases at as early a day as you can make it convenient 
Yours verry Respectfully
Isaac Sherman
J L Edwards Esq.
Com of Pensions
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Nathanl Wheeler died 1783
Ellen Wheeler mard 1771
1775. 4 mo, Cap Leavenworth
76  2.             " Tomlinson
77   ,14            Whitney
 79       7
79  2 mo.       Summers
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OWM [hand written]
CLARENCE E. PEIRCE,
PAWTUCKET, R. I.
[black stamp]
OLD WAR & NAVY
JUN 21  1897
FILES.
June 15th, 1897.      C  W [hand written]
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.,
Dear Sir:-
    Will you kindly furnish me with such genealogical material as may appear in the application for pension of Nathaniel Wheeler,  [name underlined] a soldier in the Revolutionary war?   This Nathaniel Wheeler is the person who testifies in relation to the services of Nathaniel Miller of Roster, R. I., in the Revolutionary war, as appears by certificate on his declaration.   I judge the application would be dated about Feb. 18, 1834.
   For which material I will be greatly obliged.   And I am,
Yours truly, 
C E Peirce   [hand written]
[black stamp]
PENSION 
U S 
JUN 18  1897
OFFICE
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This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
    Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department.  Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
[above was boxed off]

M.E.C.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS, 
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 2, 1897.
O. W. & N. DIV. 
REVOLUTIONARY.
 
Sir:
    Replying to your communication of recent date, wherein you request information concerning Nathaniel Wheeler, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that before a satisfactory search can be made upon Revolutionary war pension records for the soldier desired, it will be necessary that you fill out, as fully as possible, and return to this Bureau, the attached slip.
  Very respectfully,

Commissioner.

Mr. Clarence E. Peirce,
Pawtucket, R. I.