Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17172, for William Morehouse, Connecticut
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(3-1776)

Service
Conn.

Morehouse, William
Ann

Number
W.17172

Contents
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   Connecticut  423
Ann Morehouse
widow of William Morehouse
who was a Corporal
in the Revolution Conn.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
          36 Dollars 66
Cents per annum to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
   19th day of June 1843
and sent to Isaac Sherman, Esq.
         Bridgeport, Connecticut

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 1   Page 72.

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Reported
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That from her best knowledge and belief saw William served as a Corprl [sic] of a Company of State Guards in Guardery,  The person of Genl Gold S. Silliman of said Fairfield in the year 1780, and that he served in that campaign at least Eight months as a Corporal and sais Company which Company was raised by Authority of the State of Connecticut and Stationed at the Dwelling House of said Genl Silliman for the term of 8 months in said Town of Stamford which company was Infantry and was Attached to the aforesaid Regiment   etc.  The term of service said Regt. was, commanded by Col Saml Whitings and belonged to Genl Silliman's Brigade has no documentary evidence to prove his service. She has a paper in her possession which shows that he was a Corporal in the Revolution which paper is hereto Attached -  said Company was Commanded by Ensign Saml Silliman;

That said William was born in said Fairfield January . 3d.1750 - has no record of his Birth or Marriage
he lived in said Fairfield when called [last word inserted] in to [word inserted]  Service
and until his death.
was called into Service by Draft and as a Volunteer.
That she claims
2 months in 1776}
8 months in 1789} as a Corporal
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She further declares that she was married to the said William Morehouse on the 6th day of December in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty one (1781)
and that her [word inserted] husband the aforesaid William Morehouse died on the 25th day of December A.D. 1824 of Consumption-
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 and ninety four Viz. at the time [word inserted] above stated.
That she was married to William by the Revd. Andrew Elliott who was the Ordained Congregational Pastor of the Church in said Fairfield at the time of said Marriage.
   [Signed]                     her
                              Ann   X   Morehouse
                                     mark
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year first above written
[Signed}   Before Me Alanson Hamlin  Judge

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the a matter & after putting the interrogatory prescribe by the War Department that the above named Applicant is the Widow of William Morehouse a Revolutionary Soldier who served as She States.
  [Signed]  Alanson Hamlin Judge
Attests Jhn Sherman Clerk
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I Ira Sherman Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contained that original proceedings of the State COurt in the matter of the application ofthe Widow Ann Morehouse for a Pension;

[Seal affixed]  In testimony whereof I have
                        hereunto set my hand and
                        seal of Office this 18 day of
                        August 1838  
     [Signed]     Ira Sherman Clerk

[Next full line crossed out]


I Ira Sherman Clerk of the Court aforesaid Certify that Isaac Sherman & Joseph Banks [last three words inserted] are Justices of Peace in said Stamford County duly commissioned and qualified that their commissions will expire in June 1839 and that their Signatures to the Deposition of William Morehouse    Samuel Wilson  John Knapp
Aaron Hubbell  & Abraham Morehouse 
and Lyman N. Atwater [above two names inserted] hereto attached are genuine.  Given unto my hand and the Seal of said Court the 29' day of August A.D. 1838.
                    [Signed]  Ira Sherman  Clerk
Seal Affixed
left corner
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William Morehouse of the Town of Fairfield County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut 54 years of age Deposeth an Saith that he is the son of William & Ann Morehouse, and that said William his Father died at said Fairfieds of Consumption on the 25th day of December AD 1824 and that said Ann Morehouse had not since married but is a resident of said Fairfield and remembers his father relating about his service in the Revolution that he served  in New York at the time the City was taken and afterward, in a Guard to Guard Genl Silliman of said Fairfield and that he served as a Corporal -
   [Signed]  Wiliam [sic] Morehouse

State of Connecticut}
County of Fairfield}  Js Bridgeport August.18. 
1838   personally appeared William Morehouse and Subscribed and made oath to the truth of the above Deposition before me who I certify is a credible Witness well known to me
   {Signed]  Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut}
County of Fairfield} Js Fairfield August 29th 1838I Lyman F. Atwater Pastor of the Congregational Church in said Stamford do hereby certify that it appears by the Records of Said Church which are in my custody the Following Record.

"William Morehouse and Ann Burr were married sixth December nineteen hundred eighty  one -
    [Signed]  Dr Andrew Elliot  VIM

The above is a true copy of the Record of Said marriage with the exception of the date which is expressed on said Record in fair and legible figures as follows  "G, Dec 7 1781"

I Lyman F. Atwater above named, deposed & Say that the I hold [word inserted] the office of Pastor of said Church and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Church with the exception above named as certified by me and that it appears by said Records that  Andrew Eliot, [last name inserted] was Pastor of said Church at the time of said Marriage.

   [Signed  Lyman F. Atwater  Pastor of said Church

Sworn before me & I certify that said Deponent is a credible Witness known to me as the Pastor of said Church--
August 29 1838  

[Signed] Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace
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Samuel Wilson of the Town of Fairfield in the County of Stamford & State of Connecticut a Pensioner under Act  of 7 June 1832 Deposeth and Saith that he remembers that Corporal William Morehouse of said Fairfield [illegible]  enlisted in the Spring of about the year 1780 into a Company of Infantry Connecticut State Guards Raised in said Town of Fairfield under Command of Lieut or Ensign Samuel Silliman of said Fairfield Israel  Bibbing Sergeant, William Morehouse Corporal which Guard was Enlisted for Eight months, service and numbered about 24 men and was Stationed in said Town of Fairfield at the Dwelling House of Genl S. Silliman to Guard his person and Deponent testifies and says that he [inserted] has personal knowledge that said Morehouse served faithfully as said Guard eight months and that the Deponent served with him in said Guard [inserted] nearly the whole time, and for which service he has been allowed a pension under said Act as he believes for about 7 months remembers that he left the Guard before his time    was quite, being sick and left.  Said Morehouse in service in said Guard when he left and allways [sic] understood that said Morehouse served the full time of 8 months out,  allways lived in same Town of Fairfield with said Morehouse.  {Signed] Samuel Wilson

And Deponent further States that one circumstance which took place in said service that caused him to remember said Morehouse was a Corporal of said Fairfield that he came after Deponent & one Nathan Jennings with a pile of [illegible] at a time to go on duty.

[Signed] Samuel Wilson
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State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield}  Js Bridgeport August 13 
                                                     1838
personally appeared Samuel Wilson and Subscribed and made Oath before me to the Truth of the foregoing Deposition who I certify is a credible  is a credible Witness well known to me
    {Signed]    Isaac Sherman  Justice of Peace
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John Knapp of the Town of Fairfield County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut a Pensioner of the United States Act of 1832 [last three word inserted] deposeth and Saith that himself & William Morehouse of said Fairfield both belonged to the Militia Infantry Company of Fairfield in the Summer of 1776 which company was then under the command of Insign Seth Silliman The Capt & Let had both been promoted  which Company then belonged to Col Ichabod Lewis Regiment afterwards called Col Saml Whitings Regiment. When said Company was ordered to proceed from said Fairfield to the defense of New York and deponent thinks it was the last of July 1778 when he & said William went with said Company to New York and while there ,,, together and deponent says that he left the service and said Campaign in New York and left said William in service in said Company and cannot say [last two words inserted] how long  he served but fully believes that he served as long as said Company served which did not extend 3 months and that said William served in said Company as a Corporal of sd Company.
          {Signed]  John Knapp


State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield}  Js  Bridgeport August 15, 
                                                   1838
personally appeared John Knap and Subscribed and made Oath to the Truth of the above Deposition before me who I certify is a credible witness well known to me
       [Signed]  Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace
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Aaron Hubbell of the Town of Fairfield County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut a Pensioner of the United States Deposeth and Saith that he remembers that in the Summer of 1776 William Morehouse belonged to the Militia Company of Fairfield in Col Whitney's Regiment ..... Genl Gold S Silliman's Brigade of Infantry when said Company & Regim New York and Deponent remembers that he was in Fairfield when said Regiment was embodied and marched from said Fairfield for New York and that he then saw sd William march off in sd Fairfield Company for New York allways understood that said William served this said Campaign which was at least two months and might have been 3 months,  Thinks that said Morehouse performed other service in the revolution, but cannot specify on other service.  Deponent & said William allways lived in the same Town of Fairfield-
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State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield}  Js  Bridgeport August 15 1838
personally appeared Aaron Hubbell and Subscribed and made oath to the Truth of the foregoing  Deposition before me who I certify is a credible witness well know to me
   {Signed] Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace
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I Abraham Morehouse of the Town and County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut a Pensioner under the Act of the 7th of June 1832 Deposeth and Saith that he remembers that William Morehouse of said Fairfield deceased enlisted in the Spring of 1780 into a company of Infantry of about twenty-four or twenty-five men raised for the express purpose of Guarding the person of Genl. Gold S. Silliman and stationed at his dwelling house in said Fairfield.  Said General Silliman had been taken by the enemy and carried to Long Island and afterwards exchanged for one Judge Jones. Said deponent being one of a company of men that volunteered to go to Long Island to take some person of rank to exchange for said Gen. Silliman, which person was Judge Jones.  And deponent further saith that General Silliman after his exchange petitioned [two words crossed out] for a Guard to protect him which guard was raised for eight months and said deponent served with said William Morehouse in said guard {last three words inserted] eight months.  Said Guard was commanded by Lieut Samuel Silliman of said Fairfield & Israel Bibbins, Sergeant and raised by the State of Connecticut for the purpose above stated   And deponent further testifies that said William Morehouse belonged to the same Town of Fairfield with himself and that said Morehouse performed his services faithfully  does not recollect whether he was corporal in regt [last nine words inserted] that two-thirds of said guard was on duty at a time that is each man was on duty two nights out of three-  and further said deponent saith not.
    [Signed] Abraham Morehouse[
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State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} Js    August 15th 1838  Personally appeared Abraham Morehouse and Subscribed and made Oath before me to the truth of the foregoing deposition who I certify is a credible witness well known to me
  [Signed] Joseph Banks Justice of the Peace

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     1723 
Ann Morehouse
Wid of William
     Conn
Act July 7 1838
M 1781 Ad 1824
Allow $10 mo corpl
$36.66 per ann
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECODS SECTION.  3-525
DEPARTMENT  OF THE INTERIOR OF THE 
                        INTERIOR,
              BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
... ... 17,172
        Washington, D.C.,   {Blank date line], 19 .....

In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military history of William Morehouse a soldier in 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.

{NOTE:  A chart follows with headings:
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT
LENGTH OF SERVICE
RANK
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED   CAPT   COLONEL  
STATE


Summer 1779  2 months  Corpl    Ens Seth Silliman  Col Ichabod Lewis, SamuelWhiting     Conn

Spring 1780  8 months   Lieut Samuel Silliman as a guard for Genl Gold Silliman 

Battles engaged in,  [blank]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Fairfield, 
                                                           Conn
Date of application for pension, Aug. 18, 1838
    [followed by illegible comment]
Residence at date of application, Fairfield Co. 
                Conn
Age at date of application,  [illegible]
Remarks:  Soldier was born Sept 3, 1737 at Fairfield Conn.  He married Dec  3, 1781in Fairfield Conn Ann Burr and died at same place Dec. 25, AD 1824,  fathered son William was 54 years of age and a resident of Fairfield Conn.

                  Respectfully,

6-2854                  Commissioner.
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State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} Js Fairfield
On this fourth Day of May AD 1843
personally appeared before me John S. Wilson a Justice of the Peace [inserted] in and for said Fairfield County. Ann Morehouse a resident of said Fairfield aged Eighty Six years who being first duly Sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of this provision made by the 3 of March 1843 granting Pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War    That she is the widow of William Morehouse of sd Fairfield etc. who was a Corporal in the Army of the Revolutionary War. And the annual amount of Pension that she received under the act of July 7th 1838 was thirty Six Dollars and 66 cents per annum -  She further declares that she is still a widow of said William Morehouse decd.
            [Signed]            her
                              Ann  X  Morehouse
                                     mark

Sworn to and Subscribed on the ay and year above written before me and I certify that the same Ann Morehouse is personally known to me to be the widow of said William Morehouse decd. -
   John W. Wilson Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield}  Js Bridgeport
I Mark Moore Clerk of the Court of Probate written and for the District of Bridgeport in said County do hereby certify that John S. Wilson is a Justice of the Peace in and for sd Fairfield County duly commissioned & Qualified and that his signature to the written Declaration of Ann Morehouse as genuine

       Seal
     affixed              Given under my hand &
                             Seal of Office this 10th day 
                               of May AD  1843.

        [Signed] Attest Mark Moore Clerk
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                                               1040
12 May 1843
Connt.
Act 8 March 1843
                                             [Post mark  
                                           BRIDGEPORT
                                               MAY 10
                                                   CT

Ann Morehouse

$36.66 per an
Send   [illegible]
Isaac Sherman
Bridgeport, Con      

[NOTE: Written horizontally  across the above]
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Comm of Pensions
Washington 
City
D.C.
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Cpt
Andrew
Wakeman
ReCarte
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Fairfield June 10th AD 1781
Receivd of Capt William Morehoush [sic]
fifty musket Ball which Ball J Primer to bee accountabill to said morehouse for Reeived by me

[Signed] Andrew Wakeman
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                        State of Connecticut.
                            Bridgeport May 10th 1843

J. L. Edwards Esq
            Sir I send you the Pension application of the War widow Ann Morehouse  please send her certificate to me
                Yours Respectfully
                     Isaac Sherman
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William Morehouse
M. 1781    d 1824
Sum 76   2 m   Copl.  Ens Silliman  Col Lewis
        80    8       a guard of Gen Silliman person. 
                          stated his [illegible word]  '
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[NOTE:  Letterhead with logo of Daughters of the  American Revolution in upper left corner]

                                                                                         
                                27 Lena Ave, Freeport, N.Y.
                                      May 19, 1930
                                             

U.S. Pension Bureau
Eighteenth St. at E Washington, D.C.      

Dear  Sirs:-

Kindly send me my Revolutionary ancestors pension numbers.  His name was William Morehouse, [underlined] born 1750, at Fairfield, Conn.  His wife's name was Ann. She signed petition for a pension at the age of 81.

                                                                          
                                        Yours truly
                                                                       
                                        Florence B. R. Smith
                                        Mrs. S. Demon Smith
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   Conneticut  2183

Ann Morehouse
widow of William Morehouse
who is a pensioner under the Act of [blank] and who died on the  [blank]  1824
of Fairield in the State of Connt
who was a Corpl in the [blank] commanded by Captain in the [blank] commanded by [blank] in the Connt Militia line for 10 monthly.

Inscribed on the Roll of Connt
at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum  to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued 26 day of March 1839 and sent to Isaac Sherman, Bridgeport, Ct.

Arrears to the 4th of March                   $109.98
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep'39  18.33
                                                                _______
                                                               $128.31  
                                      {Act July 7,
                                        1838}          

   Recorded by D.M. Curldy Clerk
Book A. Vol. 1  Page 195
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Rev WIDOW, &c.

File No.  17172
Ann Morehouse
    widow of 
William Morehouse
Corpl Rev War

Act:  March 3, 1843

Index;- Vol. M  Page 64
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1913 - May 18  Hist. to Lucie H. Cotter Letter in W.19.444  Earle Tharp.  V.L.M.
1920 May 21 Mrs. S Dimon Smith adv. as to ctf. number etc
MCS
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
MCS/HHM                                                                                

May 21, 1930.

Mrs. .S Dimon Smith
27 Lena Avenue
Freeport
New York

Dear Madam:

  I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 17172, it appears that Ann Morehouse, the widow of William Morehouse, was allowed pension on account of the Revolutionary war service of her husband who was born January 3, 1750 at Fairfield, Connecticut.  Her certificate number was 423.

The soldier died December 25, 1824, without having applied for pension.

Very truly yours,


E.W.MORGAN
  Acting Commissioner