Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,566, Jedediah Ward, Conn.
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(3--1776)

SERVICE
Conn.

Ward, Jedediah

NUMBER
S. 22.566
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CONTENTS
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30,961
Windsor, Vermont
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Jedediah Ward
of Windham Co. in the State of Vermont
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Murry of the Regt commanded by Col. Chester in the Cont. line  for 9 months.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Windsor
at the rate of 30 Dollars ---------- Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of Jany.  1837 and sent to Hon. H. Hubbard,  Senate U. S..
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept. '36        165.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 
Mar. '37                                             15.00
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                                                        $180.00

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by D. Brown           Clerk
Book E. 2.       Vol.  3        Page 109

(second page)
Order to pay 4 April 1839
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State of Vermont}
County & District of}
Windsor  ss}

On the 9th day of February AD 1835 personally appeared in open Court before the Probate Court within and for the District of Windsor in said County and State aforesaid now Setting, Jedediah Ward a resident in Springfield in said County & State aforesaid aged Seventy four years, who being, first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.

That he was born in Ashford in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut the first day of April A. D. 1760, but that he has no written evidence of his age.

That some time in the month of August 1775 he went to Cambridge Mass and there jointed Capt. Thomas Knowlton's Company of the 3d Regiment of Conn. Troops as a substitute for his Brother Nathan Ward a private in said Company and served one month therein, when his brother returned and took his place again in said Company. The company while I belonged to it was stationed a short
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distance south of the College.  He recollects as belonging to said company the names of John Keyes and Daniel Allen, Lts,  Squire Hill Ensign, Daniel Eldridge, Obadiah Perry, Amos Woodward & Samuel Moseley Sergeants.

That in June 1776 he enlisted into Capt. Reuben Marey's  Company, Col. John Chester's Regiment Conn. State Troops and served as a private therein until the latter part of December of the same year, making a period of full six months that he served in said company.  Lieutenant Col. Solomon Wells & Major Ripley belonged to the same Regiment. This declarant joined the Regiment at Norwich Conn.  as near as he recollects. From thence he went by water to the City of New York, therein to Long Island, retreated across  the river.  While in the City he was taken sick and went to the Hospital in Hackensack, New Jersey, was there about four weeks and on his recovery joined the Regiment at Valentines Hill, from thence to White Plains, North Castle, marched thro New Jersey, crossed the Delaware River and was stationed about 18 miles from Philadelphia a few weeks where his enlistment expired and he was discharged.
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was in one or more actions on Long Island, Battle  of White Plains. At the time of his enlistment he resided in said Ashford.
That he also at said Ashford in the year 1777 and he thinks in the month of May of that year enlisted as a private in Capt John Keyes company in Col? John Elys Regiment of Connecticut state troops - joined the company at New London - was stationed at Fort Griswold most of the summer & untill the Regiment was ordered to Rhode Island. Marched thru Stonington Connecticut, Providence R.I. & kept down the river to Howland Ferry. At which latter place boats were on readiness to carry the troops across but orders were received to return back. Remained near said ferry nearly a month when the Regiment returned to Fort Griswold. Whence the Regiment [illegible] to Horse Neck R.I. where the term of his enlistment having expired he was discharged as near as he recollects on the first day of January 1778. And he served under said enlistment as he believes the full term of seven months. It could not have been less than six months.
That he also about the first of October 1779 or 1780 but which of said year he cannot recollect he joined Capt Allen's company in Col Liv's Wells Regiment, Connecticut State Troops at New London.
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as a substitute for one Horace Babcock of said Ashford a private in said company, and served therein as he things untill some time in February of the winter following and as he verily believes for the period of four months. But if by possibility he is mistaken in the term of service he is confident it could not have been less than three months. Sometime in Dec. several of the companies in said Regiment were ordered from New London to New Haven and the company to which this declarant belonged after remaining a short time at the latter place [illegible] to North Haven where it remained untill his term of service expired and when he was discharged. 
That he also about the last of October or first of November 1782 at said Ashford enlisted as a substitute for one Lemont Griggs into Capt Allen's Company, Col Canfield's Regiment of Connecticut State Troops, joined the Regiment at Stamford Connecticut, continued in said Regiment untill near Spring in 1783, (he thinks it was some time in March) when he was detached with others as a guard to conduct some prisoners to Hartford Jail in Connecticut. On arriving at which place he had liberty to leave said service. The terms which he served was at least three and one half months. Said Griggs hired him to take his place and serve him therefor a portion of Stags
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and he further declares that he never
received any written discharge, nor can he remember when & how he was discharged at
the expiration of the several periods of enlistment to other than he has related in this declaretion--
That his residence was in Ashford at the
time of his several enlistment- that he moved from that place to Springfield at about 45 or 46 years ago where he has resided ever since except a period of about seven year doing which he resided in Edenburg N. Y. He has no documentary evidence of his services except what accompanies this
The declarant states the names of Dexter Ball and Samuel W Porter of Springfield aforesaid
as persons to whom he is known in his  neighborhood and who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution-
He hereby relinquishes every claim what
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even to a Pension or anuity, except the
present and declares that his name is not
on the Pension Roll of the agency of any
State
Sworn and subscribed Jedidiah Ward
the day and year aforesaid
Before me,
Nowlas Cobb Judge

We Dexter Bates a Clergyman, and Samuel W. Porter, residing in Springfield in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont, hereby certify
that we are well acquainted with Jedediah Ward, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Dexter Bates
Saml W. Porter
Subscribed & Sworn to for said Court-
Saml W. Porter

Nomlas Cobb Judge
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And the said Court doth hereby declare
the opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court 
further certifies, that it appears to said Court, that the Rev. Dexter Bates and Hon. Samuel W. Porter who have signed the preceding certificate, are residents in Springfield in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont, are credible persons, and that their statement is
entitled to full credit.
Nomlas Cobb Judge

I Reuben Washburn Register of the Probate
Court for the District of Windsor in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of of the application of Jedediah
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Ward for a Pension.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said court, this ninth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five.

Reuben Washburn
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October 11, 1939
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BA-J/CC
Jedediah Ward
S.22566

Mrs. Albert Olson
2014 Hills Street,
Flint, Michigan.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you furnished addition information regarding the Revolutionary War service of Jedediah Ward in who you are interested.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S.22566, based upon service of Jedediah Ward in the Revolutionary War.

He was born April1, 1760, in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut.  Names of his parents are not shown.

While a resident of Ashford, Connecticut, Jedediah War, enlisted sometime in August 1775, served one month as private in Captain Knowlton's company of the 3th Connecticut Regiment.  This service  was rendered as substitute for his brother, Nathan Ward.  He enlisted sometime in June, 1776, served as private in Captain Reuben Marcy's company, Colonel John Chester's Connecticut regiment, until the latter part of December 1776, and was in the battles of Long Island, and White Plains; enlisted sometime in May, 1777, served as private in Captain John Keyes' company,  Colonel John Ely's Connecticut regiment and was discharged January 1, 1778; enlisted about October 1, 1779 or 1780, served three or four months as private in Captain Daniel Allen's company, Colonel Levi Wells' Connecticut regiment; enlisted about the last of October or first of November, 1782, served three and one-half months as private in Captain Daniel Allen's company, Colonel Canfield's Connecticut regiment.

The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed February 9, 1835, at which time he was residing in Springfield, County and District of Windsor, Vermont, where he had lived for about forty-five or forty-six years.  He resided in Edinburg, New York seven years.
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No reference was made to wife or children, and no further family data are show.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of Jedediah Ward, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city and cite the following data:

Jedediah Ward
Certificate #30961
Issued January 20, 1837
Rate $30.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Windsor, Vermont Agency

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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I Nathan Eaton of Manchester in the County of Bennington & State of Vermont aged seventy eight years, do testify & say, that I am well acquainted with Jedediah Ward who now resides as I understand, in the Town of Springs
field in the County of Windsor in this State, & knew him during the revolutionary war & belonged at that time, to the same Town in which I then lived that he is in the spring or first part of the summer of 1776, I enlisted into the Company of Connecticut State Troops, commanded by Capt Reuben Massy & in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Chester, that at the time of my said enlistment, the said Ward belonged to the same Company, & I understood had enlisted into it about two months previous-- that we afterwards served together in the same
Company & Regiment at least six months, as I now verily believe, that we were together on Long Island during that season, attached to
the Brigade or Division commanded by Genl Sullivan, that from thence we [illegible retuated] into New York, & from thence to the White Plains with the American Army - that he with a part of said Company and marched into the State of New Jersey & Pennsylvania, & with the rest of said Company remained at said White Plains & in the vicinity, when I was
discharge, on or about the 25th day of December of the same year
Nathan Cater
State of Vermont Manchester Bennington County ss Nov 7. 1833. Then personally appeared  the above named Nathan Eaton to me well known,
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& made solemn Oath that the facts by him stated in the foregoing affidavit, by him subscribed, are true, according to his best knowledge and belief.
And I do further certify that the said Nathan Eaton is a man of respetability & a credible witness Attest Leonard Sargeant Justice of the peace
State of Vermont
I Henry Robinson Clerk of the County Court
In for the County of Bennington hereby certify that Leonard Sargents Esqr whose signature appears to the foregoing, is a Justice of the peace in & for sd County, duly qualified by Law & that his signature I believe to be genuine-
Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of our said Court at Bennington this 9th day of Novr A.D. 1833 & of the Independence of the United States, the Fifty Eighth-
Henry Robinson
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No. 33424     Dec 11

Mr - At

9 mo.

$30 per ann.

Hon. H. Hubbard
Senate  U. S.
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I Frederick Knowlton of Ashford, Windham
County and State of Connecticut, aged Seventy four years and a Revolutionary Pensioner under the Act of June 7, 1832, do testify and say that Jedediah Ward, on or about the first day of November A.D. 1789- joined the company, a soldier at New London, in which company, I was there doing duty and to which I belonged, the said Ward joined said company, as substitute for Horace Babcock and served in said company, in the evolutionary service, at said New London and at East Haven, until sometime in February following, according to my recollection
about the middle of the month - when we were discharged and returned home. said Ward during the time aforesaid, belonged to the same mess with me in said Company

Said Company was commanded by Capt
Daniel A Hen [illegible] Knowlton and Ensign Forbes and attached to Col Levi Wells Regiment
Said Ward when he thus joined the company belonged to Ashford Connecticut and now resides, as I am informed at Springfield
in the State of Vermont and further the deponent saith not
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Ashford September 12th 1835
Frederick Knowlton

State of Connecticut Windham County
Ashford - September 12th A.D. 1835
Then personally appeared Frederick
Knowlton to me well known who signed the foregoing facts therein stated And I further 
certify that said Knowlton is a man of truth and veracity and that his testimony is entitled to full credit
Before me-
Ichabod Bulkley Justice of Peace
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Then personally appeared Frederick Knowlton t me well known who signed the foregoing
deposition, and oaths to the truth of the
facts therein stated- and I further certify that said Knowlton is a man of truth and veracity and that his testimony is entitled to full credit
Before me-
Ichabod Bulkley Justice of Peace

At a General Assembly of the State of
Connecticut holden at Hartford in said State on the first Wednesday of May in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five -
This assembly do appoint Ichabod Buckley Esq Justice of Peace for the County of Windham for the year ensuring
State of Connecticut, at the office of the Secretary of State, in Hertford September 15th 1835
I hereby certify that that the above and foregoing is an true copy of record in this Office
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of this State and Signed the same with my own proper hand
Royal R Hinman Secretary
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House of Rep.   Jan 16, 1837

I certify that I am acquainted with Ichabod Bulkely Esq of  Ashford, Conn., a Justice of the Peace for Windham County & with his hand writing & that the within  is his true signature.


Orrin Holt
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I Josiah Caron of Ashford in the County
of Windham and State of Connecticut aged seventy eight years do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Jedediah Ward of Springfield in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont who resided during the Revolutionary War in said Town of Ashford
that I enlisted I think sometime in the
month of June 1776 into the Connecticut
State troops into a company commanded
by Captain Reuben Marcy which company
belonged to Colonel Chester, regiment
that said ward enlisted into the same company and according to the best of my recollection about the same time that I
enlisted. We marched to New York City were stationed there according to the best of my recollection about a month from thence we passed over to Long Island, from thence situated back to New-York, and were afterwards both of us engaged in the battle at White Plains. I served the full period of six month that being the time for which I enlisted and I verily believe the said Ward served the same term of time in the same company with
myself, though I cannot say whether he returned with me to Ashford or not 
Josiah Eaton
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State of Connecticut Windham County
Ashford September 11th 1835
Then personally appeared the above named
Josiah Eaton to me well known and made
solemn oath that the facts set forth in the forgoing affidavit are true according to his best knowledge and belief and I do further certify that the said Josiah Eaton is a man of truth and veracity and his statement entitled to credit
Michael Richmond Justice of the peace

At a general Assembly of the State of Connecticut, holden at Hartford in said State on the first Wednesday of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and thirty five -
This assembly do appoint Michael Richmond Esq Justice of Peace for the County of Windham for the year ensuing-
State of Connecticut at the office of the Secretary of State Sept 15th AD 1835
I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of Record in this office. In testimony whereof have affixed the seal of this
State and signed the same with my own proper hand
Royal R Hinman Secretary
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Ho of Rep   Jan 16, 1837

I certify that I am acquainted with William Richmond Esq of Ashford Conn. Justice of the Peace for Windham County & with  his hand writing & that the within signature is his genuine signature.

Orrin Holt
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Pension Agency
Bank of Bellows Falls
March 28, 1839


Sir, 
I enclose the voucher of Jedidiah Ward, few
[   ] years previous.

Yr Obt. sv.
William Heney for 
N Fullerton  [   ]

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Comm. of Pensions
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Sept. 12, 1939
2014 Hills St.
Flint, Mich.

RECEIVED
SEP  15 1939
MAIL SUB-DIV
Reader No. 19
VETS ADM

Veterans Administration 
Washington
Attention - A. D. Hiller
Re:   BA-J/CC

Gentlemen,

In rely to your request for more information regarding Judidiath or Jedidiath  Ward.

My family record shows that he fought in the battle of Bunker Hill and that he died in the state of Vermont (probably Springfield). He was living in the year of 1820 but I have no record
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of the date of his death.

The following war record was found in Record of Connecticut men in the War of the Revolution, war of 1812 and war with Mexico.

Jedediath Ward - Conn.
Sixth Battalion
Wadsworth Brigade
Battalion raised in June '76 to reinforce Wash. in N.Y.  Time expired Dec. 25 '76

Very truly yours,
Mrs. Albert Olson
2014 Hills St.
Flint, Mich.
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misc

July 17, 1939.
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HA-J/CC

Mrs. Albert Olson
2014 Hills Street,
Flint, Michigan.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Judidiah Ward.

The Revolutionary War data furnished by the Veterans Administration are obtained from papers in claims for pension and bounty land which have been made to the United States, based upon service in that war.

There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Judidah Ward.  The given name was searched under the spelling Jedediah, but without some information in regard  to the soldier in whom you are interested no record can be identified.  If you will furnish the name of the state from which he served, and the name of the state in which he was living at the time of death, another search of the records will be made in your behalf.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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June 7, 1939
Flint, Mich.

RECEIVED 
JUN 8 1939
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS ADM
READER # 19

Pension Bureau
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen

Would you please give me all the  information that you have in your files concerning Judediah Ward, a soldier in the Revolutionary War.

I would especially like the date of birth, marriage, wife's name, death, and his place of residence during the Revolutionary War.  Also the times of enlistment.

Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Albert Olson
2014 Hills St.
Flint, Mich.

Enclosed is stamped envelope for reply.

3 cent stamped envel.   BA
ret  - June 9   F
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Revolution
22566
INVALID
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No.    22,566
Jedediah Ward
Pri  Rev War
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Act June 7th  32"
[  ]x :---Vol. 2,   Page  435

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1939 - Ret  11 History to
Mrs. Albert Olson
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME   Ward,  Jeptha
GRADE  Private
LINE  Massachusetts

WARRANT
NUMBER   5271
ACREAGE   100
issued   Jan. 24, 1797
             to Cesar Diman, father.

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*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"  which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9,  1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal  Government is to be found in General Land Office records in the National Archives.