Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25495, for Timothy Todd, Connecticut
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conn.

Todd, Timothy
Phebe

NUMBER
W. 25495

CONTENTS
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Connecticut 5640

Phebe Todd

widow of Timothy Todd
Conn

Who was a Private 

in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 60 dollars cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. 

Certificate of Pension issued the  4 day of June 1844 and sent to Jesse Crampton Madison, Con. 

Act of March 3, 1843 

Recorded in Book A 
Vol. 1 Page 78.
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Phebe Todd
No 7507
Wid of Wm
Conn

(Rep.) John Todd
Philada.
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(No. 1)
State of Connecticut
County of New Haven} ss Madison
On this 12th day of December AD 1840- personally appeared before the probate court of the District of Madison John Todd a resident of the City and County of Philidelphia aged forty, acting conservator, guardian and Son of Phebe Todd who (by reason of her insanity) being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath (upon the evidence herewith anexed) make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benifit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7th AD 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" That the said Phebe Todd is the widow of Timothy Todd late of Clinton Decd. who was a serjeant in the United States Coast Guard stationed in the town of Guilford; he enlisted, (as will appear by 
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listing orders of Lieut Samuel Lee, now in the pension office, for the benifit of William Barker of Buffalo) as I believe, in May 1780 and service expired under said enlistment on the first of January 1781
No. 324    3-2-4  3.
- he reentered the Guard service in the spring of 1781-served during the season (ie) till winter, in the spring of 1782- he again entered the Guard service, the day and month I cannot say; on the 19th of May he had an engagement or skirmish with some Brittish barges which persued an American Schooner to the shore in said skirmish, Phinehas Meigs was killed, I have no
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documentory evidence, except his enlistment under Lieut Samuel Lee, in the year 1780; the Colonels name was Worthington; I cannot say whether he volunteered or was drafted the two last seasons he served; neither can I say definitely the length of time he served- probably, eight months each season.
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I cannot say whether he enlisted for the two last seasons or was drafted; he served the 1st year under Lieut Samuel Lee the last two seasons, not certain, but under Lieut Timothy Field; the Colonels name during the whole time was Worthington, I further declare that she was married to the said Timothy Todd on the 27th day of November AD 1783 that her husband the aforesaid Timoth Todd died on the 1st day of December AD 1806 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January AD 1794 viz at the time above stated 
John Todd 
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me Jesse Crampton Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Madison. 

State of Connecticut New Haven County SS Madison 

I Jonathan R Crampton Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Madison in the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Jesse Crampton is a judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Madison in the County and State aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified that his commission was dated on the 30th day of May 1840 and will expire on the 20th day of June 1841 and that his signature above written is genuine. 

Given under my hand and the seal of said Court of Probate for the District of Madison in the County and State aforesaid this 12th Day of December AD 1840 
Attest Jonathan R Crampton Clerk
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(N0. 2)
State of Connecticut Middlesex County SS Clinton (late Killingworth)
I William Hull 2nd of Clinton in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut aforesaid of lawful age depose and say That I find it recorded in the records of the Congregational Church and Congregation in said Clinton (late Killingworth) among the marriages made by the Revd. Achilles Mansfield former Pastor of said Church and Congregation that on the twenty seventh of November one thousand seven hundred and eighty three, Timothy Todd was married with Phebe Buell.

The above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible characters and is as follows: "1783 Nov 27th,"

I further depose and say that said Church and Congregation in Clinton are at the present time destitute of a settled Pastor, and I further say that I am a member of said Church, and hold and exercise the offices, of Deacon and Clerk of the same. I also further say that I find in the Church or grave yard in said Clinton a tombstone standing, on which is the following inscription in fair legible character (viz) "Timothy Todd died Dec 1 1806 at the age of 48" and I further say that I find it recorded on the aforesaid Church record that said Timothy Todd died December 1st 1806.
William Hull 2nd

Sworn and subscribed this 5th day of December AD 1840 Before me George Carter Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Clinton.

State of Connecticut Middlesex County SS Clinton
On the 5th day of December AD 1840 personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Clinton in the County and State aforesaid William Hull 2nd to me well known who being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith that the facts set forth in the foregoing deposition or affidavit by him subscribed are true, and I certify that I am well acquainted with the said William Hull 2nd that he is a man of truth and whose statements are entitled to full credit.
In testimony where of I have hereunto
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Subscribed my name and office the day and year last where mentioned.
George Carter Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Clinton
State of Connecticut Middlesex County of Clinton "I George Carter Jr clerk of the court of Probate for the District of Clinton in the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that George Carter is a Judge of the court of Probate for the district of Clinton and in the county and state aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified htat his commission was dated on the 30th day of May 1840, and will expire on the 20th day of June 1841, and that his signautre above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court of Probate for the district of Clinton in the County and state aforesaid this 5th day of December AD 1840.
Attest Geo Carter Jr. Clerk
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(No. 3)
I John Bishop of the town of Madison count of New Haven and State of Connecticut, aged eighty three years; being duly sworn depose and say, that Timothy Todd, late of Clinton deceased, was in the servie of the United States, I think three seasons but more confident of his serving i the years of 1781 and 2- I served with him and under him he being Serjeant of the guard; I did not serve the whole time that he did; but I served some part of each season.  Peter Vail I thnk was captain, and I cannot say whether Samuel Lee; or Timothy Field was Liet__ the Col_s name was Worthington we was stationed in Guilford that part which is now Madison, on the 19th of May 1782 there was a skirmish at a place called Serpents Rocks, some British Barges drove an American schooner on shore; Phinehas Meigs was killed by a ball from the Barges (Serjeant) Timothy Todd ordered me and courtiss Murray; to the village for a Field piece we returned iwth the piece just as the boats pulled off- I cannot say definitely the number of months that Timothy Todd served in each year; we commenced our guarding the first of May and the Guard was kept on duty until winter probably eight months in each year; I do not know any one now living, that guarded with us and futher the deponent saith not__
John Bishop
New Haven County fs Madison December 8th AD 1840 personally appeared John Bishop subscriber of the foregoing deposition and made oath to the truth of the same
Before me Jesse Crampton, Justice of peace
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New Haven County SS Madison Decbr 9th AD 1840 I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with John Bishop who has subscribed and attested to the foregoing deposition and consider him to be a person of truth and veracity and a credible witness.
Jesse Crampton Justice of the peace
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(No 4.) 
I Phinehas Meigs of the Town of Madison County of New Haven and State of Connecticut aged Seventy one years, depose and say, that at the age of thirteen years, I lived with my Grand Father Phinehas Meigs, Timothy Todd, was our next Neighbor and he (Todd) was Sergeant of the Guard, stationed on the sea shore near a place called Serpents Rocks; on the 19th of May 1782 there was an alarm made, and my Grand Father took his muskits and went immediately to the place where a British Row Galley had driven a Schooner on shore. I followed with my Grand Father with a musket, being only in the 14th year of my age, My Grand Father directed me to let Elias Willard take my gun, and to keep myself out of danger; I should think it not one hour before my Grand Father was killed, by a ball from the Enemy; Timothy Field was an officer I believe Lieut.,  Timothy Todd was Sergeant and further the Deponent saith not.   
Phinehas Meigs 
State of Connecticut 
New Haven County } ss Madison December 8th 1840 
Personally appeared Phinehas Meigs Subscriber of the foregoing deposition and made oath to the same as being according to the best of his knowledge and belief before me.   Jesse Crampton, Justice of the Peace 
New Haven County ss Madison & 9th AD 1840 
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Phinehas Meigs, who hath subscribed to the foregoing deposition, and that I consider him to be a man of truth, and veracity, and a credible witness.  
Jesse Crampton, Justice of the peace
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(No. 5)   
I Nathan N Bradley aged 74 years depose and say that Timothy Todd formerly of East Guilford now Madison was a Sergeant of the United States Guard stationed at a place then called East Guilford wharf near Serpents rocks so called; in the year 1781 when I was about 15 years of age Timothy Todd solicited me to enter the Guard service, but I was then an apprentice to Elijah Crane and did not enlist or go on Guard.  I cannot say how long he served but I well recollect his serving in the capacity of Sergeant in the last Guard and further the deponent saith not.   
Nathan N. Bradley 
(No 6) 
I Midian Bradley aged 77 years depose and say that I was acquainted with Timothy Todd formerly of East Guilford, now the town of Madison, he was a member of the guard stationed at the wharf.   I well recollect his visiting the guard where I was on duty about a mile and a half east of his station, I cannot say how long he served.   I know he was in the guard the summer in which I Served; cannot tell certain whether it was in the year 1781 or and further the deponent saith not.   
Midian Bradley 
New Haven County ss Madison December 12th 1841 personally appeared Nathan N Bradley and Midian Bradley subscribers to the foregoing depositions and made oath to the truth of the same, before me 
Jesse Crampton, Justice of the Peace 
New Haven County ss Madison Dec 12th 1840 
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Nathan N Bradley and Midian Bradley who have subscribed and attested the foregoing depositions and consider them to be men of truth and veracity and Credable witnesses.   
Jesse Crampton Justice of the peace
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John Todd of Manlius, N.Y. testifies that he well recollects the at the [unreadable] or skirmish at East Guilford in wh [which]  Capt. Phineas Meigs was killed: that his brother Timothy Todd was in said battle; & that he well & distinctly recollects that his brother Timothy was a member of the guard above alluded to & that he was for a long time, & as he believes, till the band was disbanded, an active & efficient member of said Guard.  
Manlius N.Y. July 28, 1840    John Todd 
Sworn before me this 29th day of July 1840 
Robert Gilmor Justice of the Peace 
[The Certificate of the Clerk of the County Court that Mr. Gilmor is wanting because it was not known that it would be necessary; but Mr. Gilmor’s signature is already in the Pension Office, & a comparison will shew this to be genuine.]
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(No. 7.)  
State of Connecticut 
New Haven County ss Madison 
I Ebenezer Dudley Aged 58 years depose and say that I took the Widow Phebe Todd into my family on the 9th day of December 1828 under the agency and direction of the Rev’d John Todd.   I supported her in my family untill the 6th day of September 1837 making Eight years and nine months.  She was during the whole time she lived with me in a state of Mental derangement, not often tumultuous, but at no time during that period capable of transacting any business or to understand the nature or meaning of an Oath. I received all direction concerning her from the Rev’d John Todd and I received all my pay from him, further the Deponent saith not. 
Ebenezer Dudley
(No. 8) 
New Haven County ss Madison December 10th AD 1840 
I Josiah Munger being of lawful age depose and say that I took the widow Phebe Todd from the family of Ebenezer Dudley on the 6th day of September 1837 and the direction and agency of the head John Todd I have supported her untill this time.  She has been during the whole time and now is deranged, all my instructions and all my pay I have received from the Rev’d John Todd.  
Josiah Munger 
New Haven County) ss Madison Decr 10th 1840 
Personally appeared Ebenezer Dudley and Josiah Munger subscribers to the foregoing depositions and made Oath to the truth of the same before me 
Jesse Crampton, (Justice of the peace) 
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Ebenezer Dudley and Josiah Munger who hath subscribed to the foregoing depositions and consider them both to be persons of truth and veracity and credible witnesses.    
Madison Dec 10th 1840  Jesse Crampton, Justice of the peace
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Jesse Crampton Justice of the peace 
State of Connecticut 
New Haven County} ss I Jno Beach Clerk of the County Court within for said County keeper of the seal thereof & of the Commissions of Justices of the peace within & for said County hereby certify that Jesse Crampton Esqr is Justice of the peace within & for said County, duly appointed Commissioned and sworn with power to administer oaths that his Commission is dated the 5th day of June 1840 will expire on the 20th day of June 1841 that the above signature by him profered & hereto annexed is his genuine official signature, personally known to me to be such.  
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed the seal of said Court this 14th day of Decr AD. 1840 
Jno Beach Clerk
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Listing Orders 
(No. 9.) 
In consideration of forty shillings wages & fifteen pence billiting [billeting] per day till we can draw State rations we acknowledge ourselves voluntary enlisted in a company commanded by Lieut Samuel Lee - to be stationed as a Guard for the town Guilford to be holden till ye first of Jan. 1781- Binding ourselves to obey all such orders as he shall give agreeable to his instructions from Colonel Worthington or the commander of the Guards.  
William Barker 
Jedediah Griswold 
Jedediah Griswold Jr 
Aaron Blatchley 
Abraham Blatchley 
Timothy Todd []  
Nathan Wilcox 
Ezra Wilcox 
John Henderson Jr 
Sharez Leet 
Elijah Leet 
Solomon Leet 
Levi Lee 
Thomas Hart Jr 
Jonathan Bishop 
Nathan Cruttenden 
Ebenezer Hotchkiss 
Peter Vail 
Joel Griffing 
Edmund Shelley 
Shuball Shelley 
Joseph Evarts 2d 
Absolom Leet 
James Bradley 
James Scott Jr
Daniel D. Handy
Samuel Cruttenden
Amos Parmele
Nathl Parmele
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy taken from transcript of Lieut Samuel Lees Listing orders; the orginal of which I understand to be at the pension office dated May 1st AD 1780.
Jesse Crampton, Just of Peace
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I Jehiel Munger of the Town of Madison County of New Haven and State of Connecticut aged 77 years depose and say that at the age of Seventeen I was drafted by Capt Gilbert Dudley in the year 1781- and ordered to join the army at White Plains. I served six months for which I receive a pension.  The next year 1782 I attended as laborer at the salt works establish on the sea shore, near a place called Fence Creek (on the Neck generally called). I well recollect that while thus engaged Timothy Todd had charge of the Guard, stationed near to the salt works. I well remember that Timothy Todd ran up the road a few rods to a place called Serpants Rocks (or Ledges) and disengaged a musket for an alarm on the discovery of a boat, which proved not to be an enemy boat;  I also recollect the skirmish when Phinehas Meigs was killed, there was also one of the Refugees killed at the same time.  Ichobod Hand dug the grave for the Refugee, and I helped to lay him in the grave, and Timothy Todd was present at the time.  The length of time that Todd served I cannot say.  The guard was generally kept on untill winter, and further the Deponent saith not.   
Jehiel Munger 
New Haven County ss Madison Jany 16th 1841 
Personally appeared Jehiel Munger who hath subscribed to the foregoing deposition and Oath to the truth of the same before me 
Jesse Crampton Just of Peace 
New Haven County ss Madison Jany 16 1841 
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Jehiel Munger and know him to be considered a person of truth and veracity and a credible witness. 
Jesse Crampton Just of peace
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION 3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington D. C. , 19 -
In reply to your request of – received – for a statement of the military history of   Timothy Todd   
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  May 1780  LENGTH OF SERVICE 8 mos RANK.  Sgt  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Lt. Samuel Lee  Colonel Worthington    STATE. Conn
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT  May 1 1781   LENGTH OF SERVICE   8 mos.  RANK.  Sgt.  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Lt. Timothy Field  Colonel Worthington   STATE.  
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT  may 1, 1782   LENGTH OF SERVICE  8 mos.  RANK.   Sgt.  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Lt. Timothy Field  Colonel Worthington  STATE. 
Battles engaged in,   in skirmish with Brit barges, May 19 1782 at Serpent Rocks Conn
Residence of soldier at enlistment,  East Guilford Conn
Date of application for pension,  by one John Dec 12 1840 gdn [guardian] of his mother who was insane
Residence at date of application,   pen Phila Pa.
Age at date of application,   he was 40 yrs old
Remarks: Sol [soldier] mar [married] Nov 27, 1783 at Clinton (now Killingly) Conn, Phebe Buell.  He died Decr 1 1806 at 48 at Clinton Conn.  She was living in Madison, Conn age 80 in 1843.  Her pension was al [allowed].  There is no further family data on file.
Respectfully
Commissioner
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Timothy Todd 
W. 25495 
A travel abstract of Capt. Daniel Hand's Co. 7 regt. Conn militia under Major Silvanus Graves, in New York State Sept. 1776 and 
A pay abstract of Lieut. Samuel Lees Co of Guards for the town of Guilford from date of enlistment in May and June, to Oct. 12" 1780, have been removed from this claim for transmittal to the War Department. 
S.C.A. 
May 26, 1911 
Sent to the War Dept. Jan. 16, 1913.
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Listing Orders 
In consideration of Forty shillings wages per month & fifteen pence Billeting per day till we can draw State Rations, we acknowledged ourselves voluntary enlisted as soldiers in a Company Commanded by Lieut Saml Lee to be stationed as a guard for the town of Guilford to be holden till ye first of Jany 1781 binding ourselves to obey all such orders as he shall give agreeable to his instructions from Colonel Worthington or the Commander of the guards.   
William Barker 
Jedediah Griswold 
Jedidiah Griswold Jr 
Aaron Blackley 
Abraham Blackley
Timothy Todd []   
Nathan Wilcox 
Ezra Wilcox 
John Henderson Junr 
Pharez Lester 
Elijah Lester 
Solomon Lester 
Saml Lee
Thomas Hart Junr 
Jonathan Bishop 
Nathan Cruttenden 
Ebenezer Hotchkiss 
Peter Vail 
Joel Griffing 
Edmund Shelly 
Shubard  Shelly
Joseph Everts 
Absalom Lester 
James Bradley 
James Scott Jr 
Daniel Y Handy 
Saml Cruttenden 
Amos Parmelee
Nathl Parmelee
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New Haven County ss Madison  Dec 31st AD 1840
Personally appeared R. D Smith who hath subscribed to the following certificate and made oath to the truth of the same before me Jesse Crampton, (Just of the Peace) 
I hereby certify that the within Listing Orders are a correct and true copy of an original paper of Capt or Lieut Saml Lee formerly of Guilford Connecticut, which original was annexed to the papers of William Barker now of the State of New York, formerly of Guilford Connecticut & forwarded to the pension office in Washington D.C. from the probate Court for the district of Guilford of which I am  Clerk
Attest R. D. Smith Clerk of the Court 
Guilford Dec 11. 1840. of Probate for the District of Guilford
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Mass or Conn
Feb 26 1844
Ct 
Jurat
Hill 
Grave
Todd
4791
Feb 22
James L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
5640
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Madison Feby 22d 1844. 
Dear Sir,
It is with great reluctance that I call your attention to the cases of Lydia Hill,  Hannah Graves and Phebe Todd.   Was I not in duly bound I should let the subject rest. In your letter of the 26th of July 1843  you say, the proof of the service in the case of Lydia Hill is satisfactory; but the record offered in proof the marriage is not satisfactory, since that we have proved to you that there is no other record proof of the said Marriage.  We therefore resort to the rule, In a case when the town, County parish, Church or family records for no proof as to the period when the marriage took place the fact must be established by the testimony of one or more respectable persons, whose credibility must be certified by the officer who may administer the oath, with this we have complied, by the affidavit of three respectable persons.   
In the case of Hannah Graves You say in your letter of 20th Oct 1843 the proof of the date of the marriage is satisfactory but the proof was not satisfactory; you probably had at that time the Deposition of Timothy Graves who deposed that he served with John Graves nine months, since then I have furnished you with Capt Vaills pay roll which shows the day entered his company and the he was discharged from it.  I suppose there can be no stronger proof of service than that offered in this case.
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The widow Phebe Todd was entitled to receive and did receive under the Act of 7th July 1838 Sixty Dollars per annum,  her certificate was surrendered and by the Act of 3d of March 1843.  Was a pensioner at the rate of sixty dollars as I understand payable on the 4th Sept 1843 and 4th March 1844.  Application was made in time for her to have her first dividend it is now near the 4th of March 1844 and I hear nothing on the subject.   
Of my correctness in the foregoing cases I feel willing to submit to the public of these poor widows, by the law and testimony are entitled to a pension, is it not hard, to say the least; that it is withheld from month to month perhaps ten months since Lydia Hill made application and of her being a married previous to 1794 their can be no doubt they have now living three children that were born before 1794 and lost their first born.  I do not intend to censure in the least, but I must press the claims mentioned.   
Respectfully your Obt Sert 
Jesse Crampton
Hon J L Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions
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Dec 26, 1840
[stamp] MADISON CT 
Dec 22
Mrs. Todd
Free
James L. Edwards Esqr  
Commissioner of Pensions  
Washington D.C.
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Madison Dec 22d AD 1840 
Dear Sir
A short time since I forwarded to your office the Declaration of John Todd of Philadelphia made for the benefit of his Mother together with other papers in support of his declaration, since I have found an abstract of the pay roll of Lieut Samuel Lee, the date of Sergt Todd Inlistment appears to be May 15th 1780. The original of the abstract may be found on file in your office. It appears by comparing the Listing orders, with the pay roll; it embraces a period of seven and a half months from by the testamony of John Bishop and Dea Phinehas Meigs, (and others may be advised to the same point), it appears that Timothy Gould was an acting Sergeant at the time Phinehas Meigs was killed.  Thinking that it may occur to your mind, that the transaction aluded to might have taken place while acting under the listing order of Lieut Lee and that the deponents may be mistaken in the day and date of the transaction, I have therefore taken the trouble to go to the Grave Yard, and on a monument there erected I find the following Inscription; “In memory of Capt Phinehas Meigs, who fell in an action with the Refugees May 19th AD 1782 contending for the freedom of his Country, in the 77th year of his age” all in fair and ledgable letters and figures.  
Very respectfully your Obedient Servant 
Jesse Crampton
James L Edwards
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Phebe Todd 
Widow of Timo [Timothy] 
Conn 
Act July 7 1838 
Married 1783 
decd 1806 
Allow 18 mo for $60 per annum 
Conn Militia Capt Lee 
Mr Jesse Crampton Madison Conn
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Pension Office
March 22 1841
Madam
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Timo [Timothy] Todd d 1806
Phebe m. 1783 (s)
15 May 80 4 ½ Jan 1 81 Lt. Lee
Sept 81 6 mo Guard Allan 
Sept 81 6 mo Guard [unreadable] years 10 mp
15 ½ mo
2 ½ mo in 1776
18
In Bishop with him (suspended cases)
Jehul Munson
Dec 81 comp in N. Y. 6 mo
See susp [suspended] papers M. Buckley
Comm Jun 7
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1307   11
20
26140
11
6 / 26151 / 4358
24
21
18
35
30
51
450 / 4358 /
4140
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Madison Jany 16th A 1844 – 
Dear Sir
In April 1843 I made application in behalf of the widow Lydia Hill for a pension, under the act of 7th July 1838. I received a communication from you Dated May 24th 1843 in which you say the Claim of Lydia Hill has been examined and her papers filed under the act of 7th July 1828.   The proof of the date of the marriage is entirely unsatisfactory; and expressed some doubts about the service of Abram Hill. In June I furnished you with with additional evidence of the marriage, on service of Abram Hill, (in reply) Pension office July 26 1843.  The proof of the service in case of Lydia Hill is satisfactory; but it is repeated that the entry of the Marriage on a blank page of a Bible leaf is recently made, and rather discredit than support the alledged date of the Marriage The Bible should be forwarded to this department.   I immediately sent the Bible, and the deposition of Gilland Bradley (in reply) pension office Sept 22d 1843.   The additioned evidence in the case of Lydia Hill, has been examined and placed on file, The paper purporting to be the family register, is too modern to be available as evidence in the case, Immediately after receiving the above I sent to the Town Clerk, and got his certified certificate, that there was no record of the Marriage of Abram & Lydia Hill, on the town records; and also pastor who was Clerk & keeper of the Church records, and procured from him a certificate that there was no record of the Marriage of Abram & Lydia Hill on said records; showing conclusively that there is no record of these marriage (that in the Bible excepting) and the widow could not declare there was was no record evidence with that Bible in her possession; It remains therefore, that there is no satisfactory record proof of the Marriage of Abram and Lydia Hill.   In the prescribed rules when records afford no proof the fact must be established by the testimony of one or more respectable persons
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In this case we have the testamony of the widow Rachel Goodsel, Gilland Bradley and Lois Willard they have all and each of them sworn positively that they saw Abram & Lydia Hill married; the place where they were married, and by whom they were married; and the officers who administered oath has certified that Rachel Goodsell, Gilland Bradley and Lois Willard, are persons of truth and veracity. They cannot say positively the day month or year they were married but are positive all agree, that they were married before year 1786.  The widow Goodsell however well remembers that she was nursing the wife of John Bishop at the time, and was the same year and month, that the claimant declares it to be.   
In the case of Hannah Graves I received certificate dated early in October 1843 in which she was recognized as being the widow of Timothy, whereas it should have been the widow of John Graves.  I immediately returned the certificate for the purpose of an amendment (and received in reply) pension office Oct 20th 1843 in answer to your letter of the 17th Inst inclosing the certificate in the case of Hannah Graves, I have to state that said certificate was erroneously issued in the case of Hannah Graves Widow of John Graves.  There is no proof whatever on file of the service of John Graves; the proof of the date of the Marriage is satisfactory; should I publish or remark that you were issuing certificates from your office without any proof some whatever; I should be doing you great injustice; and I suppose it was so done in the case before us, Timothy testified that he served with John Graves, nine months, and the affidavit you undoubtedly have had before you
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In addition to that you had a transcript from the original pay roll of Capt Peter Vail; shewing the day John Graves entered the service under him, and when he was discharged; since then however, about the last of October I sent you the original pay roll of Capt Peter Vails pay roll; attested before Elias Graves Esq. and Counter Signed by the Select men of the Town, the date corresponding with what the comptroller certifies is found on the pay table; whose certificate was forwarded with her (widow Graves)  papers, and is probably now in your office; and as you say the the proof of the marriage is satisfactory I think the last document sent, must be satisfactory as to the service under Capt Vaill.   
In the case of Phebe Todd, About the last of July as near as I can recollect, I made application for the widow Phebe Todd, for pension under the act of the 3d of March 1843, I copy’d a blank printed in Washington and filled out by Alexr Ray Esqr, supposing that form of application to be correct, her papers were attested before Walter B Munger Esq, I sent to New Haven to the County Clerk, and from him procure a certificate, that the said Walter Munger was a Justice of the peace at that time. I supposed the application to have been correctly made, but I have heard nothing since on the subject.  
The foregoing I believe to be a correct statement of the cases mentioned; I suppose the pension acts were passed for the benefit of widows and they do not feel willing to hand over the claims to agents residing in the City of Washington who will demand 25 or 30 percent for presenting their claims at your office
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they must here prepare all their papers procure all the testamony to every point, and then pay to agents, quite a considerable part of the claim when the agent can be of no use only to get more immediate action of their claims. 
Very Respectfully your Obdt Sevt 
Jesse Crampton
J L Edwards Esqr Commissioner of Pensions
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3883
Phebe Todd
March 30 1843
Conn
$60 per annum
Jesse Crampton
Madison Connt
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Clerk's Certificate   Sold by Croswell & Jewett, No. 2 Street's Building New Haven. 
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, 
County of New Haven, 
COUNTY COURT, CLERK' S OFFICE. } SS. 
I R. H. Osborn Esq., Clerk of the County Court, within and for the County of New Haven, and keeper of the seal thereof, and of the Commission of the Justices of Peace for said County, hereby CERTIFY THAT,  
Walter P. Manger Esquire was on the 5th day of August 1843 and now is a Justice of the Peace within and for the said County, duly appointed, commissioned and sworn, with power by the laws of this State, to administer OATHS, and take the acknowledgment of DEEDS and other instruments; that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and that the signature to this instrument hereto annexed, purporting to be his, is his genuine official signature. 
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and seal of the said Court this 22d day of May 1844 
R. H. Osborn  Clerk
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State of Connecticut 
County of New Haven } S.S. Madison Aug 5th 1843. 
On this 5th day of August 1843 personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace for said County Phebe Todd a resident of Madison in the County of New Haven aged 80 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 on the third day of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow Timothy Todd who was a revolutionary soldier and the annual amount of the pension she received under act of July 7th 1838 was sixty Dollars per annum.  She further declared that she is still a widow.   
Phebe Todd 
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written before me 
Walter P. Munger Justice of the Peace 
In presence of 
Josiah Munger 
Maria F Munger 
State of Connecticut New Haven County ss Madison August 6th 1843. 
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Phebe Todd, who hath sworn and subscribed to the foregoing Declaration, and do consider her to be a person of truth and veracity.
Walter P. Munger Justice of the Peace
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I Esther Munger of Madison in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut aged 80 years  do depose & say that I am the Daughter of Captain Daniel Hand who was Captain of the militia in the time of the Revolutionary war, that many of the old papers of my said father are and have been ever since his death in my possession, among which I find an abstract of of travel of the said Captain Daniel Hand's Company which joined the American Army in the State of New York in September 1776 under the command of Major Sylvanus Graves.   
I further depose that I well recollect the tour specified in said abstract and according to my best recollection and belief it continued from the date of said abstract until the month of November in the same.   
And further the Deponent saith not- 
Esther Munger 
New Haven County ss Madison April 1st 1841 
Personally appeared Esther Munger who hath Subscribed to the above deposition and made oath to the same before me.   
Jesse Crampton Justice of Peace
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Apl 9 1841
Ct
Add aff
Timo Todd or his widow
[stamp] MADISON CT April 3
Free
James L. Edwards Esqr  
Commissioner of Pensions  
Washington City
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Madison April 3d AD 1841 
Dear Sir I received your letter of the 26th of Feby wherein you say that 5 ½  months service of Timothy Todd in the year 1780 is fully established; I find a travel Abstract of Capt Daniel Hands Company to Join the American Army in the State of New York in 1776 where the said Todd traveled 16 miles to Join the army.  I send the abstract and the deposition of Esther Munger to prove its origins; I am told by Timothy Graves whose name you find on the Abstract that the amount carried out to each name is the amount of Billeting while traveling; they drew no rations untill arived at Camp, I have already forwarded to your office the affidavits of John Bishop, Phinehas Meigs and Jehiel Munger, all of which declare that Timothy Told had charge of the Guard on the 19th of May 1782.   And the Deposition of Nathan Bradley that he was Sergeant of the Guard and solicited him to enlist into the Guard service all this together with proof of 5 ½ months by documentary evidence, must I think satisfy the department that a pension ought to be granted, I consider this one of the most unfortunate cases I ever knew, where in my opinion so much service was performed and so little can established; but I think if you take into consideration the time it must take to perform that travel in 1776 even if you should allow nothing for the year of 1781 and 1782 must bring it within reach of the law; altho I am fully persuaded that during the two last years mentioned, he must have served at least one year.   
Most Respectfuly yours 
Jesse Crampton
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[stamp] HARTFORD CT MAR 15
Jesse Crampton Esqr
Madison Conn
Single
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Comptrollers Office Hartford March 15 1841  
I Certify that on application for evidence of the services of Timothy Todd in the Revolutionary War in 1780 5 ½  months (Established and allowed by the Court of Pensions) and in 1781 early in 1782 under Capt Peter Vail ‘s (untill his death). Subsequently under Lieut Timothy Field as Sergeant Coast Guards at Guilford Early in 1782.  That I have examined the Books of open Listings in this office and do not find the Pay Rolls of the above officers.  That on Pay Table Book is the following account under the Head of War DC  
1782 Feby 22  To order on Treas for Lieut Timothy Field Pay Roll for Guards at Guilford -  £1307.11.10 
Henry Kilbourn Comptr
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Phebe Todd
Widow of Timothy Todd decd Act 1838
Connt Case
See letter to Rev J. Todd Dec 23 1840 & to J Crampton Dec 28 1840
Same 26 Feby 1841
Act 7 July ‘38
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Reported 
See letter May 11. 1844 to J. Crampton 
6134,  
Connecticut. 
Phebe Todd of Timothy Todd, who was a pensioner under the Act of -  and who died on the 1st December 1806. of New Haven in the State of Connecticut who was a private in the Compy commanded by Captain Lee of the -  commanded by - in the Connecticut line for 18 months. 
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 60 Dollars - Cent per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836  
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of April 1841 and sent to  Jesse Crampton Madison, Conn. 
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1840 $270.00 
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Mar ‘41 30.00 
$300.00 
{Act July 7, 1838.}  
Recorded by Wm C. Lantzinger Clerk 
Book A. Vol. 1 Page 214.
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Rev WIDOW, &c. 
File No. 25495 
Phebe Todd widow of Timothy Todd 
Pri   Rev War 
Act March 3d 43 
Index: Vol 3 Page 123 
[Arrangement of 1870] 
1920 Nov 9 Hist to Mrs Richard Pengilly AW
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Rev &c Oct 3.20 EMC 
Dear Sirs 
Will you please let me have any information you have in your office relative to the following men or their families; also whether any application for pension was made during the Revolutionary War period.  
Dr John Wood Vermont ?  More data called for  
Timothy Todd W. 25495  Conn or Vermont Married Phebe Buell 
Capt. Joseph Crane N.Y or Conn married Mary Couch 
Thanking you I am 
Mrs. Richard Pengilly 
Battle Ground Ind
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[stamp] LAW DIVISION RECEIVED OCT 8 1920
[stamp] DISBURSING OFFICE BUREAU OF PENSIONS OCT 6 1920
[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE OCT 6 1920
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Commission of Field, Timothy
Todd, Timothy
W. 25495
[stamp] NA RG 15 TR 2325
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JONATHAN TRUMBULL, ESQUIRE, Captain-General, and Commander in Chief, of the State of CONNECTICUT, in AMERICA. 
To Timothy Field Gent. GREETING. 
YOU being by the General Assembly of this State accepted to be Lieutenant in the Company or Trainband in the seventh Regiment in this State 
Reposing  Special Trust and Confidence in your Fidelity, courage, and good Conduct, I do, by virtue of the Laws of this State, me thereunto enabling, appoint and impower you to take the said Company into your Care and Charge as their Lieutenant carefully and diligently to discharge that Trust; exercising your inferior Officers and Soldiers in the Use of their Arms, according to the Discipline of War, ordained and established by the Laws of this State; keeping them in good order and Government, and commanding them to obey you as their lieutenant.   
And you are to observe all such Orders and Directions, as from Time to Time you shall receive, either from me or other your superior Officer, pursuant to the Trust hereby reposed in you. 
Given under my Hand, and the Seal of this State, in Hartford, the 11th Day of June Anno Domini, 1778 
Jonthn Trumbull
By His ExCELLENCY'S Command, 
George Wyllys, Sec’ry