Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17907, Samuel Field, Conn.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE  |                                 NUMBER
Conn         Field, Samuel           W. 17907
                          Huldah
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3069            Refd
Connecticut

Huldah Field widow of Samuel Field, Decd.
who was a Conn. pensioner under the Act of
---- and who died on the 23d January, 1815.
of Tolland Co in the State of Cont:  [Connecticut] who was a private in the Compy commanded by Captain Bissell of the Regt. commanded by Col Wells in the Cont. Militia
line for 8 months-
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of June 1839 and sent to J. Charleston, East Windsor Hill Ct.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1839               $79.98
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Sept _  13.33
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                                                                 $93.31
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{Act July 7,
1838.}
Recorded by
WM Stewart - Clerk,
Book A Vol. [illegible] Page 180
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Sam Field Born Oct the 29 Ad 1757
Sam Field married Apl the 18: 1781
The Bearth of my wife She was Born DecmB the 2  1759



FIELD, SAMUEL
(CONN.) W 17907
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I Huldah Field do depose & say that the within is my original family record of my Husband & my age & of our Marriage on my sd [said] Husband's own writing & that I verily believe it is all to [illegible be true]
On this [      ] day of [      ] 1838 personally appeared before me Huldah Millard who signed the above certificate & made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me
In testimony whereof I do hereunto subscribe and affix my seal of office this [_____] day of [____] 1838
[illegible] Jesse Charlton: Notary Republic
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State of Connecticut Tolland County,} Ts [Township] Bolton On this 7th day of November AD 1838, personally appeared before me, Saml [Samuel] Alvord Esq, one of the Justices of the Peace for said Tolland County Rev James Ely, a credible & respectible man, & at this time pastor of the Congregational Church in said Town of Bolton, & one of the successors of the Reverend Geo Colton, a former Pastor of the Congregational Church in this town, & then & there made Solemn Oath to the truth of the following certificate by him subscribed.
A record of marriages from 1763. April eighteenth seventeen hundred eighty one, Samuel Field &Huldah Millard. A true copy except the date which is in fair figures as April 18th AD 1781 The above is an exact transcribed ^with the above exception^ from the record of marriages kept by the Rev George Colton, a former pastor of the congregational Church, in this Town; & who was its officiating Clergyman, in the year AD 1781: And the entry is in its regular place in the series of entries & has fully the appearance of being in the hand writing of the said Rev George Colton And I depose & say that I am at this time the Pastor of the Church formerly under the pastoral charge of the said Rev Geo Colton, & that I am the keeper of the record, which the said Colton left.  
                                                       James Ely

Sworn and subscribed, the day & year first named. Before me. 
                 Saml Alvord--- Justice of the Peace
And before the signing, was interbond "with the above exception"
                   Saml Alvord --- Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut Tolland County} Township Ellington
On this 14th day of December AD 1838 personally appeared before the court of Probate for the District of Tolland[crossed out] Ellington in the County of Tolland aforesaid, Huldah Field a resident of said Ellington, a credible person, known to this court, aged Eighty 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 act of Congress passed July 7th AD 1838, entitled "an act granting half pay & pensions to certain Widows."

That she is the widow of Samuel Field late a resident of the town of Ellington in the County of Tolland who served as a private Soldier in the army of the Revolution.

That he inlisted [enlisted] into a Company of State Troops in the month of June 1779, which company was commanded by Capt Ozias Bissell, his inlistment as, she is informed & believes was for the term of Eight or Nine months & the service was performed a part of time at New London in the State of Connecticut.

It is her belief that he was in the service at another period after this but she cannot yet find any satisfactory evidence of it, but if she is able hereafter to find the evidence she will send it to the pension office.
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She furthermore declares that she was married to the said Samuel Field by the Rev Geoge Colton of Bolton, a congregational minister of that town, on the 18th day of April Seventeen Hundred and Eighty one, That she lived with him as his wife until the twenty third day of January Eighteen Hundred Fifteen when he died & she has continued a widow ever since that period.

That she was not married to her said husband prior to the time his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794, viz at the time above stated.
                           
                              Huldah X ^her mark^ Field 

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above named.
Before said Probate Court
                Asa Willey Judge of Probate
In testimony whereof I do hereunto subscribe my name & affix the seal of said Court this thirteenth day of December AD 1838.
             Asa Willey Judge of Probate
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O:  W. & N. Division
F. S
M. E. C.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
February 18, 1896.

Madam:
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of ---Samuel Field--- N 17907
a 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
LENGTH OF SERVICE
RANK
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
CAPTAIN                      COLONEL
STATE
It appears that he enlisted in the month June, 1779, and served about eight months as a private in Capt. Ozias Bissell's company, in Col. Welles' Conn. regiment; stationed a part of the time at New London, Conn.  No other details of his services are given.

Battles engaged in,  None mentioned.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Tolland, Conn.
 Date of application for pension,  by widow, December 14, 1838.
Residence at date of application,  of widow, Ellington, Conn.
Age at date of application,  of widow, eighty years.

Remarks:  Soldier married Huldah Millard, Apr. 18, 1781, and died Jan. 23, 1815.  The widow's application for pension was allowed.  No record found of Moses Griswold of Killingworth, Conn. pension.
Very respectfully,
Mrs. Harriet E. Ludington,
261 Hamilton St.
Albany, N.Y.
Commissioner
1832b2m
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 17907
Huldah Field
Widow of
Samuel Field
Pri Rev War
●
Act: July 7th 38
Index: -- Vol. [illegible], Page 238
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Feby 18, 1896
Mil. Histy to
Mrs Harriet E Ludington
Albany, N.Y
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FIELD, SAMUEL (CONN) W-17907
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I Jesse Charlton Notary Public of & for the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that the within family record of the
late Samuel Field was presented to me by his widow Huldah
Field as the original family record of her late husband & herself.
I prepared a certificate on the back of it for her to sign a [illegible] oath to but when I met her before the Court. I forgot to take her signature to the certificate & as it would take me 9 miles travel & some delay I thought best to let it speak for itself as it is corroborated by the public record in testimony whereof, I subscribe my name, & affix my seal of office this 17th day of December 1838, Attest Jesse Charlton Notary Public
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Huldah Field M. 1781
Samuel            d. 1815

June 79  8 mo. On as Bissell State troops
Roswell Smith (wit:
June 7. [illegible] 17 879
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Huldah Field
4194
wid of Samuel
Conn
July 7 1838
Married 1781
died 1815
Allow 8 mos pri
Conn. Militia
Capt Bissell Col Wells

J. Charlton
East [illegible] Hill
CT
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I, Royal R. Hinman, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and keeper of the Seal thereof, do herby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,

That Sebern P. Linker and Saul Alward Esqs, are and for more than four months last past, have been Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Delaware in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to take the acknowledgment of Deeds and to certify the same; also to administer oaths to witness and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to the official acts and attestations of the said Linker and Alward in Court and County.

In testimony whereof, I have, in my capacity of Secretary as aforesaid, hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State the 26th day of December in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight. And I certify that the signatures of the said Linker & Alward hereunto annexed are genuine.

Royal R. Hinman
Secretary
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I Henry Kilborn Comptroller of Public accounts for the state of Connecticut, do hereby certify that in the Books of the late pay table of the state of Connecticut, relating to the Revolutionary War, I find the following proof of the services of Captain Ozias Bissell in the years AD 1779 & up to April 1780 & to Dec 1780.

L A 1779 March to Sundries 1471 " 2 " 6
Including previous charge footing 1851 " 15 " 3
1779 March 16 By has [illegible] rendered 1826"18"6
Log S 6 Or by Ballance transferred to Log C 14"16"9
1780 April To order on Treasurer State Ma 850 ==
Dec to Cash received of Col Wells 190"5'6
82 Jan 14 To order on Treasurer 620
Feb 26 To Do 731"6"9
April 2 To Do 217"12"9
84 Nov 9 To Sundries 50"0"64
__________
Credits to Ballance £2665"6"51

Dated at the Comptrollers office in Hartford this 13th day of November AD 1838.
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I Royal R. Hinman Secretary of State for the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Lebbeus P Liner Esq, before whom the certificate of Roswell Smith was taken, & that Saul Alward Esq before whom the certificate of the [unk] James Ely was taken are both of them lawful Justices of the Peace for the County of Tollarn in the State of Connecticut & have been for more than four months last past & that their comiissions will not expire before the 20th of June 1839, & I certify that the signature of the said Lebbeus P Linker, the said Saul Alward, are their genuine signature.

In testimony whereof I do herewith subscribe my name, & affix the Seal of said State at Hartford in said State, on this    day of December 1838.
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I, Ephraim Parker, do hereby depose and say that I was well acquainted with the late Samuel Field, with his present widow who lived with him as his wife, and brought up a family with him: I am well knowing, to the fact that the said Samuel Field died at Ellingham in the county of Tolland State of Connecticut on the 23 day of January AD 1815; twenty three years last January, & his widow has never again intermarried.
Ephraim Parker

Sworn to and subscribed  before me this 15th day of December AD 1828, For testimony whereof I do hereunto subscribe my name, and office my Seal of Office on the day and year above named and I hereby certify that the deposed as a credible person whose statements are entitled to credit.

{...}
Attest Jesse Charlton Notary Public.

Seal:  [...] Jesse Charlton on the outside
Notary Public on the inside
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For Samuel Field

Ros Smith
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I Roswell Smith of Hermon in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut aged eighty years depose & say that I was well acquainted with Samuel Field who resided in the town of Tolland in said County in the year 1779, that in the month of June, of the same year said Samuel Field enlisted with several others of my acquaintance in this Town, for the term of eight months under the command of Capt. Orias Bissell (in what was termed State troops) that I joined the same company about the first of November of that year as a substitute  for Daniel Dorchester a soldier from the same Town with myself- said Dorchester had then served four months & a half. The Company were at this time stationed at New London. The said Samuel Fields was n the Company and doing the duty of Steward while I remained with them, which was untill the month of February 1780 when I left the Company & returned home-further saith not.

Roswell Smith

State of Connecticut
Tolland County}ss
On this 5th day of September 1838-personally appeared Roswell Smith and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed.

Before me
Lebbeus P Linker Justice of the Peace for said County


I hereby certify that I have been acquainted with the above named Roswell Smith for twenty years last passed & that he has ever been considered a person of truth and veracity,  [unk] Sept 5th 1838

Lebbeus P Linker Justice of the Peace for said County
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Samuel Field - Not - I
Moses Griswold - Not - I
Albany New York
Jan 13th 1895

Pension department U.S
Government - Dear Sirs
Am I right in applying to this department to find
out if certain ancestors of mine viz.
Moses Griswold C. 1751 or 45
d. May 17, 1828 of Killingworth, CT

Samuel Field C. 1737 D. 1812
of East Guilford CT.
served in the revolutionary
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war and in what capacity
Enclosed please find stamps for reply.

Harriet E. Ludington
261 Hamilton St.