Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20411, for Cyrus Ladd, Connecticut
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Conn.           Ladd, Cyrus           W 20411
                               Amy
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                                 8927
                           New York
___________________________________________________               
                        Cyrus Ladd

    At Otego in the State of New York, Cyrus Ladd, who was a private in the Company of the Regth, commanded by Col. Warner in the VT, MA   for 12 months 15 days.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York in the state of 41 Dollars     Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March,1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of allay 1833 and sent to Henry Sill, Burlington
Arrears to the 16th of  1833, $83.32
     allowance ending 16 Sept $20.83
                                                _______
                                               $104.25
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by W.L Williams, Clerk, Book ? Vol. 4, Page 24
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New York     1708      Albany

Amy Ladd
window of Cyrus Ladd
Who was a Private
in the Conn line for 12/2 months
Inscribed on the roll at the rate of 42 dollars & 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of Sept. 1843 and sent to S. Crisfsfren (?) Cooperstown, N.Y.
(Act of March 3, 1843)

S. Celton I. Ho. J.E Carey Ho. Jan 30, 1844
Installation under the Act of 1844.  Sent to Amy Ladd, Cooperstown, Ny. Aug 23, 1844.
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Hezekiah Allin born August 24, as 1729
Sarah Allin, born March 19, as 1732
We were married November 15 as 1752
Abigail Allin born, November 12 as 1753
Hezekiah Allin born December 8 as 1754, died June 25 as 1760
Monutriphontheam Allin born Oct 20 as 1756
Sarah Allin born November 20 as 1758 dies July 23, 1750
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Sarah
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Her catherine osun was
married April 25
ad 1784
Horis born march
10 1785
anne born 4 July
1786
Phancee born Decy
10th AD 1787
The next following
is the Record of their
Marriage at Andy Attan
to Cyrus Lord and then
the Birth of their Children
Anne was maried
Dec 5 ad 1781
see above
willis born 1782
nov 27th on Wednesday
sarah born 178?
Jan 9th on Frid
anne born 1785
oct 24 on monday
fanny born 1787
march 18 on Sunday
Amygr born 1789
February 27 friday
Cyrus jr born 1791
June 23rd friday

volentor 
solentis
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Tresco Allen was
married 25 Jan 1792
Elisha born 1798.
Sept 17th Saturday
and
179

Fibbel no volentine Lisse marry Fibbe sono
Koray on a volentine now litel Rhode scarce
mason
marry x
thorings
Sarah
Hannah
FSio
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[Left side of page] 

Welthy Ladd born--1793

Sept 20th friday

[Right side of page]

Sally [illegible due to ink blot] was
married January 1796

Betey was Born Decem 13th
1797
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Jofeph [illegible due to ink blot] was
married February 4th
1802   his wife was born
August 29th 1781---

My Mother Abigail Fitch
Died April 26th 1803 aged
90 years

Hezekiah Allen  Died January
the 26th 1804  aged 74
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State of Connecticut, Tolland County fs
Mansfield    October 7th 1839.

"A Record of Marriages--Seventeen hundred and eighty one.  December fifth.
Cyrus Lad and Amy Allen"

I Anson S. Atwood Pastor of the first Church in the Town of Mansfield, County of Tolland and State of Connecticut do hereby certify that the above is a true copy and extract from the record of Marriages held by my predecessors in the Office of Paster of said first Church in said Mansfield now in my possession--with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows-- "1781 December 5th"
Anson S. Atwood Pastor.

I Anson S. Atwood above named depose and say that I hold the Office of Pastor of the first Church, in the Town, County and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Church with the exception above named as certified by me.--
Anson S. Atwood Pr.

State of Connecticut. Tolland County fs
Mansfield Probate District.  October 7th 1839.

Sworn to and subscribed before me John Fitch Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Mansfield in the County of Tolland and State aforesaid the day and year above written.  I further certify that the Deponent is Pastor as aforesaid and his statement entitled to full credit--In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand officially and caused the seal of said Court to be hereto affixed--
John Fitch Judge of Probate

Attest--Solomon A Freeman Clerk
[raised seal, illegible, in lower left corner of original]
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2815

In the Matters of the
Declaration of Amy
Ladd   Pensioner

JC Walworth
Attorney
Burlington N.Y.

[checkmark] Married 5. Dec 1781

[checkmark] husband died 2d Nov 1832

no deduction

Col Durkee      )     Cant
Capt Robinfon )      1776

Admitted
Private 12 mo & 15 days

J.C. Walworth Esqr

Burlington
N.Y.
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State of New York
Otsego County
On this 28th day of September 1838
personally appeared before the undersigned
Judge Amesa Church a resident of the
town of Burlington in the County
aforesaid who being duly sworn according
to law deposeth and says that he is Eighty
three years of age that he was well
acquainted with Cyrus Ladd and Amy
Ladd his wife and that this deponent
saw the said Cyrus hold and Amy
Allen now Amy Ladd lawfully
Married at the town of Mansfield
the State of Connecticut in the mouth
of December in the year Seventeen
hundred and eighty one by the Rev
Richard Salter a minister of the town
and that this deponent and his wife attended
the wedding of the said Cyrus Ladd
and that in the year 1832 on the
second day of November the said
Cyrus Ladd died at the said town of
Burlington and this deponent attended his
funeral and that this deponent well
knows that Amy Ladd still remains
unmarried and the widow off of the
said Cyrus Ladd and from bodily in-
firmities she is unable to attend the
Courts
Amesa Church
Sworn to and subscribed this 28th day of September
1838 Before me J C Walworth Judge of Otsego County
I certify that I am well acquainted with
Amesa Church the above deponent and
that he is a Credible person
J C Walworth Justice
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State of New York
Otsego County
On this 28 day of September
AD 1838 personally appeared before the undersigned
Judge Phanna Church a resident of the town of
Burlington in the said town County of Otsego who being
duly sworn according to law deposeth and says theat
she is eighty one years of age that she is the sister
of Amy Ladd and widow of Cyrus Ladd and that 
she well remembers that the same said Cyrus Ladd
and her sister Amy lawfully married at the town of
Mansfield in the State of Connecticut in December
in the year 1781 and that the said Cyrus Ladd
Died at the town of Burlington in the fall of
the year 1832 and from old age and bodily
infirmities she is unable to write her name
                                                            her
Sworn to and Subscribed     Phanna    X     Church
this 28th day of September              mark
Shanna     
1838 Before me James
C Walworth Judge of Otsego
County
I certify that I am well acquainted with the
above deponent Phanna Church and that ?
she is a credible person and entitled to belief and
from old age she is unable to write her name
J. C. Walworth Judge
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State of New York
Otsego County
On this 28th day of September 1838
Personally appeared before James C
Walworth Esquire one of the Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas of the County of
Otsego aforesaid Amy Ladd a resident
of the town of Edmonton in the County
of Otsego and State of New York
aged Seventy Seven years who being first
duly sworn according to law doth on
her oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefits of the
provisions of the act of Congress passed
on the 7th of July 1838 enabled the act
granting half pay and pensions to
certain widows
that she is the widow of Cyrus Ladd
who was a private the Revolutionary
Arny and was in the battle of Saratoga
as he has always told his adventures at
the taking of Burgoyne and that he was a
revolutionary Pensioner at the time of
of his death and drew his pension under
the Act of June 7th 1832. She further
declare that she was married to the
said Cyrus Ladd on the 5th day of Decem-
ber in the year Seventeen hundred and
eighty one and that she has a record of
the Marriage made by her father at
the time of her marriage which is
hereunto annexed And that her husband
the said Cyrus Ladd died on the second
day of November 1832 at the town of Burl-
ington  in Otsego County aforesaid and that
she was not married to him prior to his
leaving the service but the said Maria-
ge took place previous to the
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first day of January Seventeen hundr-
ed and ninety four viz at the time
stated at the town of Mansfield
Windham County and State of Connecticut
by the Reverend Richard Salter of the
Presbyterian order and that her name
before her Marriage was Amy Allen
and that Amesa Church was at her wedd-
ing and saw them married and that
she still remains unmarried and the
widow of Cyrus Ladd and from Bodily
infirmities she is unable to attend the
Courts and from Bodily infirmities she cannot
write her name is the reason
she makes her mark
Sworn to and Subscribed                     her
the day and year first                    Amy   X   Ladd
above written                                       mark
Before me  J. C. Walworth
Judge of Osego County Court

And the said Judge before whom the foregoing
Declaration was made doth certify and confirm
his opinion after a careful examination of
all the unites and after putting all the weary
interrogatories which were duly and carefully and
satisfactory answered by the said Declarant
de both above his opinion there he is satis
and of the paths of the Declerate
And the this Judge doth certify that he is well
acquainted with the above Declarant and
that she is a very credible person and entitled
to full credit in her statements and from
Bodily infirmitiesthe is unable to
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attend the Court and from the infirmities
of Old age she is unable to write her name
J. C. Walworth Judge of
Osego County

State of New York
Alsego County
                      ⎬ I Jesse Rox Clerk of said County
do hereby certify that James C Walworth Esq before
whom the preceeding affidavits purport to have been
Sworn was on the day of the date of the same a
Judge in and for said County duly commissioned
and Sworn and further that I am well acquainted with
the handwriting of the said Judge and verily
believe his name subscribed to the foregoing
affidavits and the annexed certificates of credibility
to be his genuine handwriting and signatures
Witness my hand & seal of office
this 16th day of Oct AD 1838.
Jesse Rox Clk
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Cyrus Ladd---


Admd.

12 mo 15  pri
_______________

$41.66
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State of New York
Oswego County ss
Best remembered that on
the 14th day of July 1832 before James Walworth Esq
one of the Judges of Oswego County Common
Was it being a Court of Reason having a
Clerk and seal and providing upon common
Law principles personally appeard Cyrus Ladd
aged 75 years and after being duly
sworn maketh oath and says that in the year
1775 he lived in the town of Burlington
in the now State of Vermont that in the
month of May 29th due 1775 had enlisted
under Col. Seth Warner to serve to the first of
December or January thereafter in Capt James
Herricks company and marched immediately
to Ticonderoga in the State of New York
and served there and at Crown Point on Lake
Champlain until some time in September
thereafter and was then discharged in writing,
by Gen. Schuyler and then returned to
Burlington again at the City of Norwich in
the State of Connecticut enlisted in
February 1776 under Lieut Beriah
Bill to serve up thru first day of January follow-
ing and was put into Capt Robinsons Company
and soon was sent to New York by Walter
and landed at New York the particulars of
this campaign as all set forth in my affi-
davit provided and recorded in the Court of
Common Pleas in the said County of Oswego
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and is now on file in the Pension
Office at Washington and was put on file about 
3 years since all of which I beg leave to refer
you to the files of the War
Office
again in the month of August 1779
was detached from the militia and marched
in a company of Cavalry consisting of 5 men to
New London in the State of Connecticut under Corporal Edgerton and kept guard there and at the
Light house near there for two weeks
and then was discharged and that I was not
on the pension Agency of any states and
further relinquishes all claims to any other or
to any pension except the
present under the act of Congress passed June
7th 1832 and owing to my living so far from
Court house and the courts of our
county and from my extreme age and
other bodily infirmities think I cannot attend
the Court at its next session and pay all of my
Subscribed and sworn this     discharge that have
14th day of July before                   hand are either lost
me James C Walworth                or destroyed and that 
Judge of Otsego Common      I now lives in the town                                        
Pleas                                           of Burlington in said
                                                        County
                                                 Cyrus Ladd
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State of New York
Oswego County
Edward Pratt Esquire being
duly sworn maketh Oath and says that he
has been well acquainted with Cyrus Ladd
(that has made the above declaration in his
presents) for 30 years past and that he
a man of the truest account and is entitled
to full credit under oath or otherwise
and has ever been reputed to have served in the
Revolutionary army and I fully believe that
he did so serve
Subscribed and sworn this
14th day of July 1832
James C Walworth
a Judge of Oswego Coun
Pleas
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State of New York
Otsego County ss
Amasa Church and Uriah
Balram both of the town of Burlington
in the said county being duly sworn maketh
oath and says that they are severally acquainted with
Cyrus Ladd of the said town of Burlington
(that has made the above declaration in their
presents), and have lived neighbors to him for
35 years past and that he is a man of
strictest veracity and is entitled to full credit
and belief under oath or otherwise
and that he has ever been reported to have
served in Revolutionary war  
                                                             Amasa Church
Sworn and Subscribed                        Uriah Balram
this 14th day of July 1832
before me
James C Walworth a Judge
of the Otsego Common Pleas
State of New York
Otsego County Ss.
I Horace Lathrop Clerk of the said County
do certify that James C. Walworth before
whom the preceding affidavits purports to have been
sworn was at the day of the date of the same one of
the Judges of Otsego County Courts & that I am
acquainted with his hand writing verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavits to be & his proper hand writing & signature Witness my hand seal of office this 28th day of July
1832
Horace Lathrop Clerk
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State of New York
Otsego County
I James C Walworth Esqr one
of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
in and for the County it being a Court of Record
having a clerk & Seal & C. (pesent) I certify that
on the 14th day of July 1832 personally appeared
Cyrus Ladd to me personally known and
made the foregoing Declaration and after
having the investigation of the matter and after
searching the interrogatories that to him prescribed by
the war department I do hereby declare my
opinion that the above named Applicant was a
Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states
and further from my long acquaintance with
Cyrus Ladd the said applicant believe he is from
his bodily infirmities and advanced age unable
to attend in open Court to be sworn
and that he is a man entitled to full credit
under oath or otherwise I further certify that
about 3 years since I was on the bench as a
Judge of the Common Pleas of said County when
he came into open Court where he made
the Decleration and proof in his above declaration
refered to name on file in the war officer to
get his Pension under the Act of Congress
passed March 18th 1832 and was not then placed
on the pension Rolls on account of his having
property to support him and I further know
that he has resided in Burlington in the County 18 years past
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And I the said Judge Do further Certify that
I am personally acquainted with Edward Pratt
Esquire Amasa Church and Uriah Balram
all residing in the town of Burlington aforesaid
that have signed the above and annexed
affidavits and that they are all men of
advanced age and of standing and respecta-
bility and are entitled to full credit
under oath or otherwise
James C Walworth a
Judge of Otsego Com. Pleas
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Revy

WIDOW, &c.2041
____________

File No.  20411

Amy Ladd

wife of

Cyrus Ladd

Priv  Rev.  War

Act March 3d.  [illegible]

Index:--Vol. A, Page 420

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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V

N. York

Amy Ladd

to J.C. Walworth  10 May 1839



Act July 1838
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Burlington NY      for

Hon. J.L. Edwards
Commis of Pensions
Washington

[written vertically on left side of original]

Nov. 1. 1839
N.Y.
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Burlington N Y
October 29th 1839
J. L. Edwards Esq
I send you enclosed
a copy of the Record of the Marriage
of Amy Ladd widow of Cyrus Ladd
deceased & the necessary proof of the same
you will please attach this to her
Declaration on file in your Office
and send her pension Certification
as I am to presume this proof sufficient

I am Sir yours Respectfully
J C Walworth
Atty for Declarant
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1870
June 10 1843
NY
Mar 3d 1843
Amy Ladd
$41.66 per ann
S. Crippen
Cooperstown
FREE

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of
Pensions
Washington City
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Sir

Enclosed I send you the declaration of the widow Ladd to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 3d. March 1843

Your OS
S. Crippen

J.L. Edwards Esq

Cooperstown  June 5. 1843
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Conn Jan 3 1843
Amy Ladd    708 ct
NYk                43
Eliz Bloodgood
NY 43

Hon. J. E. Cary
HR.

Hon J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
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Washington

Janry 1st 1844

Honl 
J.L. Edwards
Comr. of Pensions--

Sir--

I Enclose the letter of Chs. E Jenkins Esq--for your consideration--if the information desired can be given I should be happy to forward it to him on Receiving Same--

If the Certificate of Mrs Bloodgood has not been forwarded, and you Send it to me I will take charge of it as requested--

Yours Respectfully
J.E. Cary
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Burlington  8th April 1829
Hon J. H. Elton Esq
Sec at War
Sir
Enclosed I send the applic-
ations and proof of Cyrus Ladd and
Theophilus Whaley for Pensions under the
Law of 1828 - It is attended with a great
deal of trouble and Expence for these
old, decriped, infirm and poor soldiers
to Collect proof of their service, which
they are very illy able to pay and
in some instances that I know of
where there is no doubt of their service
among their aquaintences or there is none
within their knowledge living by whom they can
actually make proof - It is to be hoped
that an early attention will be paid to the
enclosed - the proof sent is the best and all that
they now know of & is hoped will be deemed
sufficient
Yours respectfully
Henry Sill
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4197 [stricken out]

July 20 '44

N.Y.

Mar 3d 1843

Amy Ladd
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State of New York ⎬ ss
County of Otsego
On this 15 day of July
in the year of one thousand eight hundred
and forty four before the subscriber a
Justice of the piece in and for the County
afforesaid personally appeared AmyLadd a
resident of Richfield formely of Plainfield in
said County aged eighty three 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 3d March eighteen hundred and forty three and
reviving of said act the seventeenth day of June eighteen
hundred and forty four granting pensions to widows
of persons who served during the revolutionary war
That she is the widow of Cyrus Ladd who was a
pensioner under the act of of June eighteen hundred
and thirty two and she refers for proof of the regiment
in which he served to the papers sent on by him when
he applyed for his pension under said act
She further declares that she was a pensioner of the
United States under the act of Congress passed July 7th
1838 and that the annual amount of the pension
which she received under the said act was forty one dollars
and sixty six cents
she further declares that she is still a widow
                                                                                          her
Sworn to and subscribed on the                                Amy   X   Ladd
day and year first above written                                         mark

William Hannahs Justice   
                                                                          Isaac Bloodgood )Witness
                                                                          Benjamin Howlett )               
I certify that the above
declarant is personally  known to me
                                              William Hannahs Justice
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I hereby certify that the reason why Amy Ladd made her mark in sid of writing her name was because of old age and infirmity

William Hannahs Justice
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State of New York
Otsego County
on this 1st day of June of 1843
Personally appeared before William
Hannahs a Justice of the Town of Richfield in said
County of Otsego, Amy Ladd, a resident of the Town of
Plainfield County aforesaid, aged Eighty two 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 3d of March 1843 granting Pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War
That she is the widow of Cyrus Ladd who as a
private soldier in the Regular any of the Revolution
but the Regimental commander she cannot recollect
having no papers in her possession to refer to and that the amount annually of the pension which she received
under the Act of July 7th 1838 was as near as she ┃
can recollect Forty one dollars and sixty six and
she further declares that she is still a widow
Sworn to & subscribed on the                                 her
day and year above written  State of New York
Otsego County
on this 1st day of
June of 1843
Personally appeared
before William
Hannahs a Justice of the Town of Richfield in said
County of assign, Amy Ladd, a resident of the Town of
Plainfield County aforesaid, aged Eighty two years.
who being first duly sworn according to law doth
on her oath make the following declaration in order
to obtain the benefit of this provision made by the Act of
Congress passed on the 3d of March 1843 granting Pensions
to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary
and that she is the widow of Cyrus Ladd who as a
private soldier in the Regular army of the Revolution
but the Regiment or commander she cannot recollect
having no papers in her possession to refer to and that the
amount annually of the pension which she received
under the Act of July 7th 1838 was as near as she ┃
can recall Forty one dollars and sixty six cents
she further declares that she is still a widow
Sworn to & subscribed on the               Her
day and year above written          Amy   X   Ladd
Before William Hannahs Justice             mark


I William Hannahs the above Justice do certify that
above declarant Amy Ladd widow of Cyrus Ladd
deceased is personally known to me and that she was a pensioner under the Act of July 7 1838 and the reason why
she cannot write her name is in consequence of old
age and infirmities
William Hanney Justice
of the Peace
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State of New York
Otsego County ss
I Samuel Russell Clerk of said County
do hereby certify that William Hannah Esq. before whom
the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was on
the date of the same a Justice of the peace in & for
said County duly Elected and qualified and further
that I am well acquainted with the handwriting
of said Justice and verily believe his signature
to the within affidavit and the annexed certificate
to be his genuine handwriting and Signature
Witness my hand & seal of office this
5th day of June AD 1843
Samuel Russell Clk
1870
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Albany 4749
Amy Ladd
widow of Cyrus Ladd
who was a pensioner under the Act of June 1832
and who died on the 2d Nov. 1832
of Otsego Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Robinson of the regt commanded
by Col Durkee in the Conn
line for 12 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 41 Dollars 66 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Dec
1838 and sent to J. Walworth
Burlington, N.Y
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '39                        145.81
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar '40       20.83
                                                                      166.64
Act July 7,
1838,
Recorded by D. Brown  Clerk
Book A  Vol. 2,  Page 87
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30003
Cyrus Ladd
Otsego County
New York
Act 18 March 1818
Rejected
See letter 25 May 1829
to Henry Sell. Esq
Burlington N York
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30,003
In the Matter of
Cyrus Ladd
A Pensioner
Pension Office
15 April 1829


$1.75
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1
Otsego County Ss
 On this 11th day of March 1829 personally appeared in
open Court being a Court of record for the County of Otsego Cyrus Ladd residing in Burlington in said County, aged seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818, and 1st May 1820 that he the said Cyrus Ladd enlisted for the Term of the remainder of the year being about the month and a half in the month of February in the year 1776, in Norwich in the State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain John Robison in the regiment commanded by Colonel John Durkee in the line of the State of Connecticut an the regular continental establishment that he continued to serve in aid corps until the first of January 1777, when he was discharged.
From the service in the County of Bucks in the State of Pennsyl-
vania; that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present that his name is not on the roll of any State except Connecticut and that the following are the reasons for not making an earlier application for pension that he had been informed and verily believed that the provisions of said act, did
not apply to any except such as were so poor as to be actually
chargeable upon the Town or upon the Charity of their friends
for their support and in pursuance of the act of the 1st May 1820
I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the Uni-
ted States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my pr-
operty or any part thereof with intent thereof so to diminish
it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress
entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land
and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war
passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor
has any person in trust for me any property or surities contr-
acts debts, due to me nor have I any income other than what
is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subs-
cribed viz; it Life Lease of 85 acres of land most 10.00
her acre --------------                $850,00
1 Con North ---------                     15,00
Chairs and Cooking furniture        10, 00
                                                   $875.00
That since the 18th of March 1818 there has no change been made been made in my property except that I have given my son Cyrus Ladd a deed of the above 85 Acres of Land and took a life lease of the same during my life and four acres of land sold to my daughter Nancy Utley for Labour in my family & Monies had of her to the amount of $60 which has been expended for my necessaries for my family use together with a stock of Cattle that I owned
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18th of March 1818 as near as i can now enumerate worth $130
which has also been expended in support of my family my fami-
ly now consists of myself and my wife aged sixty eight
years neither of us or able to any labour to much amount,
Sworn and subscribed this 11th day of
March 1829 before me
C A. Cook Jr. Clerk                          Cyrus Ladd
I a Judge of the Circuit Court in and for the County of
Otsego have during the sitting of the said Court this present
March there examined Cyrus Ladd whose name is here subs-
cribed to oath and schedule hereunto annexed who was first
duly sworn in open Court as to the articles and value of his
property and have also examined his neighbour George Ritter up
an oath respecting the property of the said Cyrus Ladd and
from the Evidence I have received it is ordered and adjusted
that the value of his property is Eight hundred and seventy
five Dollars
Samuel Nelson
Circuit Judge of Co
Court N.Y.

State of New York
Otsego County Ss
L. S.   I do hereby certify that Samuel Nelson Esquire before
whom the annexed affidavit was taken was at the time
of taking the same a Judge of the sixth circuit in and for said
County dwelling in the said County duly commissioned and sworn
as such. And further that I am acquainted with the handwri-
ting of the said Judge and verily believe the signature officially
set to the annexed affidavit to be his proper hand writing
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of the County aforesaid the 12th day of March 1829
                                                      Abner Cook Jr Clerk
                                                  By Thos. K. Cary Depy

State of New York ⎬
Otsego County ss.
Oliver Story of said County being duly sworn
deposeth and saith that he is aged sixty nine years that this depo-
nent is well acquainted with Cyrus Ladd of Burlington in
said County that this deponent and said Cyrus Ladd were
School Boys in the same school in the Town of Norwich in
the State of Connecticut before the revolutionary war and
that there was no other person of the same name in said town
that this deponent was a soldier and served in Colonel Jedediah
Huntingtons Regiment of the regular army of the revolution
in the year 1776 and that this deponent knew and saw said
Cyrus Hood in said army in said year and that said Ladd

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and belonged in said year to and served in Colonel Durkee's regiment of infantry and that this deponent was present when the
said Cyrus Ladd enlisted in said regiment and further this depo-
nent saith not
Sworn and subscribed the 20th day                      Oliver Story
of March 1829 before me Ariel Thayer Justice
State of New York
Otsego County Ss
I Abner Cook Jr. Clerk of Otsego Co.
do hereby certify that Ariel Thayer
Esquire before whom the annexed affidavit was
L. S.   taken was at the time of taking the same
a Justice of the peace in and for said County dwelling in said
County duly commissioned and sworn as such And Further that
I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Ariel
Thayer and verily believe the signature officially set to the annexed
affidavit to be his proper hand writing
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of the County aforesaid the 30th day of March 1820
A. Cook Jr. Clerk

State of New York
Otsego County Ss)    I do hereby certify that the
above a matter is a true Copy
of the same on file in this office
Given under my hand
and seal of the
County aforesaid March the 30th 1829
A. Cook Jun   Clerk
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Otsego County Ss
I hereby certify that the within named depone-
nt Oliver Story lives near me that I am well acquainted with him
and that he is credible person  Given under my hand this
20th day of March 1829
Ariel Thayer Justice
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State of New York
County of Oneida
Alphus Wentworth of the town
being duly sworn according to law
of Lee in said County aged sixty nine years deposes
and saith he is well acquainted with Cyrus
Ladd of the town of Burlington in the County of
Otsego in said State and that this deponent
has always been acquainted with said Cyrus
Ladd from his childhood that this deponent
is now on the pension list that he enlisted
into the company commanded by
in Col. Durkee's regiment in the Connecticut
line and served in said regiment in the year
1776 that this deponent knew said Cyrus Ladd
in said service that said Ladd enlisted into
said Robinsons Company in the town of Norwich
in the State of Connecticut in the beginning of the
year 1776 that this deponent and said Cyrus 
Ladd served together in said company & regiment
till about the close of said year when said
Ladd was regularly discharged as this
deponent verily believes this deponent being sick at the time
that said Ladd was discharged.
Alpheus Wentworth
Sworn and subscribed this
fourth day of March 1829
before me William Park J.P.
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I James Armstrong of the Town of Franklin
in the County of New London and State of Conn-
ecticut do testify and say that at Cambridge
in Massachusetts in the month of December
1775 I enlisted into the American Army
of the revolution for the term of one year
and should say under Lieutenant Lemuel
Bingham and joined the army in Capt John
Bingham Camp Coln Stoers Regt and moved to
New York in April 1776 (John Durkey was my
Coln there) and moved with the army
up to Meid Fort and in through the James
near Philadelphia where I was honourably
discharged some time in December or January
following, and the Deponent further saith
that Cyrus Ladd then of Norwich said
New London County did enlist into the army
and was in the army at New York in AD 1776
and was in the same camp and under the same
Officers and served with the deponent generally
until he the Deponent was discharged
and further the Deponent saith not
James Armstrong

New London County ⎬ Franklin March 27th
1829
Personally appeared Mr James Armstrong
the signer of the foregoing Deposition and
made solom oath to the truth of the same
Before me
Darius Frink
Justice of the Peace
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New London County ss
I certify that Darius
Frink of Franklin in said County is a
Justice of the Peace in said County, duly
qualified and acting under the authori-
ty of the State of Connecticut & that he has
sustained that office for more than
six months last past.
In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of the
County Court of said County
this 25th day of March AD1829
Charles Lathrop Clerk
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Oneida County ss.
I hereby certify that I am
well acquainted with the within deponent
Alpheus Wentworth of Lee in said
County that he is a respectable citizen of
said county that his credibility is
good and unquestionable
Given under my hand this 4th day of
March
1829
William Park Justice of the peace

Clerks Office
Oneida County I John H. Ostrom Clerk
of the County of Oneida, do hereby certify
that William Park Esquire whose
name is subscribed to the above certificate
was on the day of the date thereof Justice
of the Peace in & for said County duly author-
ised to act as such & further that I am acquain-
ted with his hand writing & believe the above to be
genuine. In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County
this 6th day of April A.D. 1829.
J. H. Ostrom Clerk
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES                                Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Form VAM-51-       BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
12-5-41

NAME Ladd, David              GRADE  Private          LINE  New Hampshire

WARRANT
NUMBER 3283                         ACREAGE   100     ISSUED  Dec 17, 1795
                                                                          To William S. Thorn, assignee

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.