Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 29934, Samuel Hayward, Conn.
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Conn.    Hayward, Samuel         W. 29934
              widow Sarah      B.L.W.Wt. 29061-160-55
         and daughter Jerusha H Brown


The daughter Jerusha H Brown was pensioned under special act, for her father's Revolutionary War service; dropped from said roll, and then pensioned under special act for the Civil War service of her husband Edward W. brown, Lt. Col. 8th Vt. Vol. Inf. all papers relating to Civil War pension are in the admitted files under Widow's Cert. 608657
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of Vermont
Orange County ss.}
On this 22d day of August AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Hon Titus Hutchinson, Daniel Cobb, & Thomas Jones Judges of the Court of Orange County now sitting Samuel Hayward a resident of Strafford in the county of Orange & State of Vermont aged sixty nine 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 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated
He was drafted for two months on the 17th day of July 1779 & entered the service of the United States under Capt. Elias Bliss, Col. Ledyard commander & marched directly to Fort Griswold in Connecticut where he remained two months was dismissed & returned home, the [unk] following his return he was hired by one Hovey who was drafted to take his place for two months & on the same day again started for Fort Griswold & served in the Fort as a substitute under Capt. Rose same Col. after his term of service expired he returned home.
On the last day of February 1781 he enlisted for twelve months & on the first day of March following he reported himself to Gov. Trumbull of Ct. & in the fore part of April following Ensign John Phelps ordered him to Boston Ct. & there [unk] his arrival he obliged & in six or seven days after his arrival to Boston Ensign Phelps arrived with about forty five men he then by order of sd Phelps immediately marched with the company to Old Hartford Ct. from thence to Stamford Ct., where he saw Gen. Waterbury & some other officers during this time he was under the command of said Phelps in about a fortnight Capt James Dana commandant & Lt. Cagwine arrived
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with forces he was put into this company, Richard Abby orderly sergeant, Silas Hubbard 2d sergeant, Hander 3 sergeant & Hewitt 4 sergeant, the company to which he belonged was called the best company in the Brigade he was then marched to Belmont hill in Ct. where he & others were drilled three weeks from thence to Horseneck where we were called the flying camp, on the 16th day of June marched to White Plains N.Y. & on the same day marched down to West Chester the tories fled before us & went to a place then called Frogsneck we pursued them & on the 17 day of June about the middle of the day gave them battle & drove them into their boats, on the same day & wining marched back to Horseneck where he remained, till the fore part of July when he marched to White Plains pitched tents to the lest of the Duke Lazurne on the 10th of July marched to West Chester & was joined by a continental brigade commanded by Gen. Sullivan & another commanded by Gen. Huntington & a regiment of Light horse commanded By Col. Sheldon on the same day attacked the tories out there in pieces & Grot. off their battle from Frogsneck & then returned to White Plains & there remained till the [unk] army marched to York Town where we marched to the northwest corner of Stamford Ct. where we built a Fort & [unk] till the last day of Feby. 82 where he was discharged & went home.
He was born in Lenanon Ct. April 19th 1763, has a copy of the record of his age from the Town Clerk of Lebanon Ct. he lived in Lebanon Ct. where he entered the served & has stated above is what manner he entered the service, since the revolutionary war he has friend in Norwich Vt., [unk[ Sharon & Strafford Vt. where he now resides- n addition to the officers already mentioned he recollects Maj. Moses Shipman of the first battalion & adjutant Buell 2d battalion, Maj Humphrey & adjutant Whiting, he never received a written discharge- Gen. Waterbury discharged the whole brigade verbally in Stamford Street, he is known to Elder Aaron Burrell, Hon. J. H. Harris, Genl. F. Smith, Stephen Morrill Esq, Doct [unk] Pierce, Jona Meeh & many others in his neighborhood who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution- he does not know of a living witness by whom he can prove his first two two months service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or
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or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State to his knowledge.

Samuel Hayward

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
H E G McLaughlen Clerk

We Josiah Dana residing in the town of Chelsea in Orange County & State of Vermont & Amos Dariwell residing in Tunbridge sd Orange County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Hayward who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty nine year of age, that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood , where he resided ten years ago & [unk] before to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion & that there is no clergyman in the vicinity who would probably be able to testify on the subject.

Josiah Dana
Amos Dariwell

Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.

H E G McLaughlin Clerk

And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation on 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 them that Josiah Dana who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident in [unk] in sd Orange County and that Amos Dariwell who has signed the same is a resident in Tunbridge in sd County and are credible persons and that their testimony is entitled to credit.

H E G McLaughlin Clerk

I H E G McLaughlin Clerk of Orange County Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the sd Courts in the matter of the application of Samuel Hayward for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 24th day of August  AD 1832.

H E G McLaughlin Clerk
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34
Saml Hayward
Declaration
No. 7643
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No. 11767
Vermont
Samuel Hayward
of Orange Co. in the State of Vermont
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Bliss of the Regt commanded
by Col. Ledyard in the Connt. Militia
line for 16 months Private- 53.33

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of June 1833 and sent to Danl Conn Strafford Vt.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833   106.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sept 1833  26.66
                                           ------------------
                                                      $133.32

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded By D. Brown Clerk,
Book E  Vol. 3  Page 68
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Increase         No. 1088
Vermont  (St. Johns)
Sarah Hayward
widow of Samuel Hayward
who served in the Revolutionary
was, as a Private
Connecticut Mil
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars 00 Center per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
27 July 1868, Ded pay to made since
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Mar 1869
and sent to Claimant
care Col E M brown
Montpelier
Vermont

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 179 Vol. H
July 27, 68
J N Smith
Sent
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Aor March 3, 1855

96000 Whl 24/53
Sarah Hayward wid of
Samuel Hayward Pri
Rev War
No 29061 iss May [illegible]

Rev Pen
Act Feby 3, 1853
Vt Feb 53 1088
Av: 160 Ac May: 4/56
Boynton
M
P.M Brown
Woodstock
Vermont

Cer [illegible]Mr. Brown Dec 1/55
Let " " Feb 14/56
Vol H.-30.
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29934
Special Act Old War
(3-232)

Jerusha H Brown
daughter of
Samuel Hayward
Rank Pvt
Company Bliss's
Regiment Conn, Mil. (Rev. War)
Rate per month $12 from June 8 1896
Ending
Milwaukee Agency
Issued Aug 18, 1896
Mailed " 19, 1896
Fee, $ no atty

Oct 3/96 letter for claimt returned mailed for files White

May 5, 06 Pa to drop by reason of all nuance under another class N Dy Tin
This special act pension was dropped as Jerusha H Brown was pensioned under Wid. Cert. 608657, as widow of Edward M. Brown, Lt Col 8" Vt Vol. Inf. Civil War- to civil war pension were removed from this claim by order of J. S. Davenport Commissioner and return to civil war files see Wed Crt 608657 for same,
A. Wilson

Sep 30 1910
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File No. 29934
No. 7967
PENSION CERTIFICATE OF
Jerusha H. Brown

Payable Quarterly
by the
U. S. Pension Agent
at Milwaukee, Wis.

M. F. Sylvester
Clerk

That section forty seven hundred and forty-five, tille fifty-seven of the Revised Statutes of the United State is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 41.1.5- Any pledge, mortgage, sale, assignment, or transfer of any right, claim, or interest in any pension which has been, or may hereafter be, granted shall be void and of no effect, and any person who shall pledge, or receive as a pledge, mortgage, sale, assignment or transfer of any right, claim, or interest in any pension or pension certificate which has been, or may hereafter be granted or issued, or who shall hold the same as collateral security for any debt, or promise, or upon any pretext of such security, or promise, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon commission thereof shall be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, and the costs of the prosecution; and any person who shall retain the certificate of a pensioner and refuse to surrender the same upon the demand of the Commissioner of Pensions, or a United States pension agent, or any other person, authorized by the Commissioner of Pensions or the pensioner, to receive the same shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be find in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars and the costs of the prosecution.
Approved February 28, 1883
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Special Act Old War
No. 7964 Original
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS

It is hereby certified that in conformity with the laws of the United States, Jerusha H. Brown daughter of Samuel Hayward who was a Private Bliss Co. Connecticut Mil. (Rev. War) is entitled to a pension at the rate of Twelve dollars per month, to commence on the eighth day of June 1896.

Given at the Department of the Interior, this eighteenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and ninety six and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and twenty first.

Jno M Reynolds
Acting Secretary of the Interior

Countersigned
D. I. Muylle
Commissioner of Pensions
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STATE OF VERMONT
Hartford District} On this 28th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three, personally appeared before the Hon. the Probate Court for the District of Hartford in said County of Windsor, Sarah Hayward a resident of Woodstock in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont aged seventy 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, approved February 3d AD 1853 entitled :An act to continue half pay to certain widows and orphans" passed G. Congress and approved February 3d AD 1853 that she is the widow of Samuel Hayward who was a pensioner of the War of the Revolution under act of Congress of the United States passed June 7th AD 1832.

She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Hayward on the month day of July, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirteen; that her said husband, the aforesaid Samuel Hayward died at Stafford on the twenty second day of March A. D. 1857.

She further swears that she was a widow at the passage of the said act, and is still a widow, and that she has never before made application for a pension under the act of February 3d 1853.

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written.

Sarah Hayward
John Porter Judge

I, Lyndsey A. Marsh resident of the Court of Probate do hereby certify the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the [unk] of Sarah Hayward for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, at Woodstock this twenty eighth day of April A.D. 1853.

L A Marsh Register
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State of Vermont
Orange County ss.} Be it remembered that at Strafford in said County on the twenty ninth day of July one thousand eight hundred & thirteen, Samuel Howard of Chelsea & Sally Bliss of Strafford County aforesaid, were duly joined in marriage by Samuel Austin Justice of Peace.
Recd for record July thirtieth one thousand eight hundred & thirteen and recorded
By Stephen Morrill Town Clerk

This certifies that the foregoing is a true copy of record, excepting the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows, on the 29th day of July 1813. Recd for record July 30th 1813.

I, Samuel S. Kibling depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town of Strafford in the County of Orange & State of Vermont, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town with the exception abovenamed as certified by me.

S. S. Kibling Town Clerk

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 20th day of April 1853 and I certify that the above named S. S. Kibley is Town Clerk as above stated to my personal knowledge.

Daniel Cobb Notary Public
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State of Vermont
Orange County ss.} Be it known that before me Daniel Cobb a Notary Public in and for the County aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared in this 20th day of April AD 1853, Jedediah H. Harris and Albert G. Bliss of Strafford in said Orange County & severally made oath according to law, that they well knew Samuel Hayward in his lifetime, that he died in Strafford aforesaid in the month of March 1837 according to our belief & recollection, that he left a widow Sarah Hayward who now resides in Woodstock in the County of Windsor & State of  Vermont & still remains unmarried and who is now applying for a pension, that she was married to the said Samuel Hayward on the 29th day of July AD 1813, and who was at the time of his death a pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 at the rate of fifty or sixty dollars per annum we do not recollect the exact sum.
The said Sarah Hayward is still the widow of the said Samuel Hayward. We have no interest in the application of the said Sarah Hayward for a pension, the name "Howard" in the marriage certificate was the same person written "Hayward" above.

Albert G. Bliss
Jedediah H. Harris

Severally sworn to and subscribed on this 20th day of April 1853, before me, and I certify that the above deponents are well known to me and that they are credible persons.

Daniel Cobb Notary Public
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State of Vermont
Orange County ss.} I S. M. Flint Clerk of the County Court in the county & state aforesaid do hereby certify that Daniel Cobb Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits were executed, & who made the foregoing certificate of the oaths thereto, was at the dates of the same a Notary Public within & for said county of Orange fully authorized by the laws of the State of Vermont to administer oaths and take acknowledgements, and that the names subscribed to said certificate are his signatures.
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said county Court at Chelsea in said county this 21st day of April AD 1853.

S. M. Flint Clerk
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FORM OF WIDOW'S DECLARATION FOR BOUNTY LAND.

State of Vermont}
County of Windsor} SS On this 31st day of March
one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid Sarah Hayward, aged seventy two, years a resident of Woodstock in the State of Vermont, who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Samuel Hayward, deceased, who was a private in the army in the Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britian for proof of which see files in your department, containing testimony whereof the said Sarah Hayward was placed upon the pension list (Montpelier Vt. Agency) under the act of Julu 3rd 1853 at the rate of fifty three dollars thirty three cents per annum
She further states that she was married (rest of line is illegible because of a tear or fold in the page) in Strafford Vt, on the 28th day of July A. D. 1813 by one Samuel Austin Esq, and that her name before her said marriage was Sarah Bliss, that her said husband died at Strafford Vt. on the 22d day of March, A. D. 1837 and that she is now a widow.

She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3d, 1855.
She also declares that she has not received a warrant for bounty land, under this, or any other act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor.
She requests this certificate when issued forwarded to E M Brown of Woodstock Vt,
Sarah Hayward

We E M Brown and J B Brown residents of Woodstock in the State of Vermont upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Sarah Hayward in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be
E. M. Brown
J. B. Brown

The forgoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written ; and I certify, that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim
Eleichen Johnson Justice Peace.
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STATE OF VERMONT
WINDSOR COUNTY,SS.}
I, Norman Williams, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Windsor, in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that Eliakim Johnson was, at the date of the paper writing to which this is attached, and still is, a Justice of the Peace- in and for said County, duly qualified to administer oaths and take the acknowledgment of deeds and that his signature foregoing is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court, at  Woodstock, in said County of Windsor this 31 day of March A.D. 1855.
Norman Williams, Clerk
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Rev. and 1813 Wars Section.
October 13, 1923

Fred F. Hayward,
130 Merrimack St.,
Lowell, Mass.

Sir;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War Pension claim, W. 29934, it appears that Samuel Hayward was born April 19. 1763, in Lebanon, Connecticut, and while residing there enlisted July 17, 1779 and served as a private four months under Captains Alias Bliss and Rose, and Colonel Ledyand at Fort Griswold.
He enlisted February 28, 1781, and served one year under Captains James Dana and Smith, and Major Shipman and was in the battle at Frogs Neck.
He was allowed pension in his application executed August 24, 1832, while a resident of  Strafford, Orange County, Vermont. He died March 22, 1837.
Soldier married at Strafford, Vermont, July 28, 1813, Sarah Bliss, she was allowed pension in her appli-
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-cation executed April 28, 1853, while ;living in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont, aged seventy years. In 1869, she was living in Montpelier, Vermont.
Soldier's daughter, Jerusha H. Brown of St. Pau;, Minnesota, was pensioned on account of her father's services in the Revolutionary War, by a special Act of Congress approved June 8, 1896, but she relinquished said pension and was pensioned on account of the services of her husband, Edward M. Brown, Lieutenant Colonel 8th Vermont Volunteer Infantry, Civil War, (Widow Certificate 608657), and she died July 7, 1915.
Respectfully,
Commissioner
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David Strong's afft.

[crossed out James Howards Declaration]
7643

That was to be made from War Department to Daniel Cobb
Strafford
 Vt
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where we forced the enemy to retire then marched back to White Plains and there remained till the main army marched to York Town, then we marched to Stamford where we built a fort and there remained through the winter until we were discharged about the last of February 1782. I inlisted and entered service for the term of one year and served according to my inlistment and I well know the said Hayward did inlist about the same time that I did and served through the whole term with me in the same company
David Strong
Columbia
August 8th 1832

State of Connecticut
Tolland County SS  Columbia August 9th 1832
Personally appeared My Dvid Strong and made solomn oath that the within and foregoing deposition by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth 
before me 
Gershom Dorrance Justice of Peace

I hereby certify that I have been acquainted with the above named David Strong for more than forty years and do believe him to sustain a good morral character for truth and veracity as any other man
Gershom Dorrance Justice of Peace
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I David Strong of Columbia in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut aged 67 years depose and say that I am personally acquainted with Samuel Hayward formerly of Lebanon now of Strafford in Orange County in the State of Vermont that in the year 1781 I inlisted under Ensign John Phelps of Hebron on the 24th Dy of March and in the forepart of April I started from home with the said Samuel Hayward to join the Company at Bolton agreeable to our orders where we were ordered to stay until the arrival of the said Ensign Phelps he soon arrived and we marched through Hartford to New Haven and from there to Stamford in Connecticut where we joined the Brigade commanded by General Waterbury there we remained a few days until our Captain James Dana and Lieut Hagwin arrived and joined us The companys were soon organised and we were placed in the Regiment of Major Commandant Shipman and adjutant Bull and in the Company Commanded by the aforesaid officer Dana Higwin and Philps and belonging to the same brigade with the 2nd Regiment which was commanded by David Humphrey. This brigade was called the flying Camp we then removed to Horsneck on or about the middle of June following all marched to [unknown word] in the state of New York the next morning we were at Morriscana in sight of the Enemy the Enemy then went on the Frogs neck and we followed then and gave them battle and drove them to their about in the Sound we then return ad back to Hors neck and there remained until the fore part of July and soon marched to White Plains where the French Duke with his life guard lay Highs us where the  old Court Hous was burnt not far from the middle of July we returned to Morriscana and were then joined by Col. Sheldons Light Dragoons and General Huntingtons Brigade and General Sullivans Brigade
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State of Connecticut Tolland County} Ss
Hebron Probate Court
On this 11th Day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court David Strong of Columbia in the County of Tolland signer of the within deposition & after being dully cautioned & made solemn oath that the same contains truth & nothing but the truth & this Court further certifies that the aforesaid David Strong is a man of truth & that his statement is entitled to full credit
In witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 11th day of August 1832
Cyrus Mann Clerk
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O. W and N division   3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.                  190__

In reply to your request tof ________________, received _____________for a statement of the military histoyr of Samuel Haywood, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (+ his widow's) application for pension on file in this bureau.

Dates of enlist  Length of   rank   Officers under whom       State]
                                                      served
                                               Capt       Colo

July 17, 1779       2 mnos     Elias BLiss    Ledyard                     Conn
                            2 mos       Rose
July 28 1781        1 year        James Dana  Major Sherman]
Gen'l Washington's(?)Brigrade
\
Battles engaged in,  Gray's {?}
Residence of soldier at enlistment  Lebanon Conn
Date of application for pension August 24, 18322  Seccont
Residenccee at date of applcation  Strafford Orange Co B    
a
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Jerusha H. Brown
daughter of Samuel Hayward
War Rev.
Special Act June 8, 1896
Ctf 7967, issued Aug 18, 1896.
Milwaukee Wis. Agency
& 
dropped when 
She received pension as
widow of Edw. M. Brown
Lt. Col. 8" Vt. Vol. Inf
Civil War 
Wid Ctf 608657-

date of death July 7, 1915
&
last payment
$150 Pd to July 4 1915

data obtained from Finance Div. Feb 28. 1922
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checkmark Special Act  (3-129)
cae
967
Milwaukee
ORIGINAL PENSION OF MINOR CHILDREN
checkmark Old War

Jerusha H. Brown, daughter of
Samuel Hayward
Rank, Private
Company, Bliss's
Regiment, Conn. Militia
Revolutionary War

P
_
Aug 15/96
Post Office, of Claimant, St. Paul, Minn.
ate $12 per month, commencing June 8, 1896

section for listing children crossed out words
Special Act written across entry area

Payments on all former certificates covering any portion of same time to be deducted.
all pension to terminate...................,18  , date of ............................................
===========================
RECOGNIZED ATTORNEY:
name [None] Fee $ ............. Agent ............ to pay.
P.O. ................... Articles filed ...................., 18  .
==============================
APPROVALS:
Submitted for Adm. Aug. 13, 1896 John R. Weathers, Examiner
Approved for Admission
under Special Act approved
June 8, 1895
see Special Act
Aug 15 1896, Peters Legal Reviewer.
==============================
DATES SHOWN BY PAPERS
Enlistment, July 1779
Muster into rank, ......,18..
Discharge, last of Feby, 1782
Death, of soldier, Mch 22, 1837
Invalid app. filed,..............., 18..
Invalid pension paid to ................,18..
Claim files, Special act, 18..
Widow paid to ................., 18..
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HISTORY OF ATTORNEYSHIPS.

1st appointment ......, 18  .
By .............
2d appointment ........, 18  .
By.................
3d appointment............., 18  .
By .......................
Name and P.O.....................
Recognized, or why not ..................
Name and P.O..................
Recognized, or why not ...............
Name and P.O.................
Recognized, and why not .................
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Special Act
(3-224.)

No. ..................................
while L C, Ex'r.

OLD WAR DAUGHTER
Jerusha H. Brown
P.O. St Paul, Minn
Daughter of 
Samuel Hayward
Rev War
Died at ..........................
.........................................
......................... other claim.
awidid (Rev) Ctf 1088 File # 1273

June 17, 1896 R A Stales Clerk

Rebellion {also wid. of Edwrd M. Brown
                {[unknown word #648901 - Lt. Col. 8 Vt Inf & Adj. 5 Vt Inf. 
wid cef 608657

application filed: June 8, 1896.
Attorney: Claimant

second column
June 18/96 Letter to Chaiman of
Com for GO adres  white
______________________________
June 22/96 Letr to P. M. at St. Paul Minn. for city address
_______________________________
June 24/96 Hon. H. C. Loudenslager
clerk S.P. P. O. not with his 
com. let Hon A. R. Kiefer
introduced bill.  White
_________________________________
Aug. 1 '96 - Status to Clt 
thro Hon. Pettigrew
Claim is being considered 
for ffinal action NRn
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Round stamp
WOODSTOCK VT
FEB 11

96000.
Sarah Hayward
wid
Samuel

Additional Evidence
no 96,000

Boynton

Hon. J. Minot
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D. C.
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96000
[stamp] WOODSTOCK VT APR 2

Hon L/P/ Waldo
Commissioner
Was
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3-530
Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.

This slip should be attached to brief in admitted cases that have been called up by members pf present Congress.
By direction of Commissioner:
CHAS. A. McKEVITTE,
Chief Clerk
own Division,
Special Act Claim,
No. Old War, of Mrs.
Jerusha H. Brown
P.O. St. Pau;
Minn.
Hon. R. F. Pettigrew
called up this case Aug 13, 1896
and should be informed of its adjudication
Neathers
Examiner
0-4
13757 b-20m
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29.061
160 Acres
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Woodstock Windsor Co. Vermont
Feby 9th 1856.

Sir:
I send herewith some old papers, found among the effects of Samuel Hayward deceased, as additional evidence in favor of the application (No 96,000) of Sarah Hayward, widow of Samuel Hayward aforesaid. As it seems to be utterly impossible to obtain anything neared "record evidence" than in contained in these papers, as will be seen by the letter of the Comptroller of Conn. annexed. I trust the fact that the applicant is now a pensioner taken in connection with the evidence herewith enclosed will be deemed sufficient to grant the applicant a land warrant under the Act.
Respectfully Your
Obt Servt
E. M. Brown

Hon J. Minot
Com. of Pensions.
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[stamp]OLD WAR & NAVY JUN 16 1896 FILES

[stamp] CHIEF'S ROOM. JUN 15 1896 LAW DIVISION

[stamp] BOARD OF REVIEW AUG 15 1896

[stamp] CHIEF CLERK JUN. 15. 1896 BUREAU OF PENSIONS
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[PRIVATE - No. 191.]
An Act Granting a pension to Jerusha H. Brown.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of American in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, at the rate of twelve dollars per month, Jerusha H. Brown, of Saint Paul, Minnesota, daughter of Samuel Hayward, a soldier in the American Revolution.
Approved, June 8, 1896.

Rev War

WGL

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
June 13, 1896
The above is a true copy of the original
as certified by the Department of State.
Wm H DeLacy
Acting Chief Clerk.
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1911 Jan. 5. History to Mrs.
Bertha H. Burridge [illegible]
1923 Oct 13 Hist to Fred F. Hayward   awf

REV

WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1273
Sarah Hayword
Widow
Samuel Hayword
[illegible] Rev. Wa[illegible]
Act. Feb 3. 1853 [illegible]
Index:--Vol. H, Page 301

[Arrangement of 1870.]

See {Reb Inv. Ctf. 648,901, W. Ctf 608,657.
Edward W. Brown, adj 5 Vt Inf. & Lt. Col. 8 Vt. Inf.
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VICTROLAS                                 DUO-ART
AND                                 REPRODUCING PIANOS
VICTOR RECORDS            AEOLIAN PIPE ORGANS

M. STEINERT & SONS
STEINWAY                STEINWAY
STEINERT                   WEBER
JEWETT                     STECK
PIANOS                   PIANOLAS

BRANCHES IN PRINCIPAL NEW ENGLAND CITIES
130 MERRIMACH STREET
LOWELL, MASS.

September 28, 1923

Pension Bureau,
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:-
Will you kindly furnish me with the War Record of Samuel Hayward born 1763, married Jerusha Benton- August 12, 1784, and died at Strafford Vt., 1837.  His daughter, Mrs. Jerusha H. Brown, wife of Col. Brown was granted a pension by Congress in honor of her father's service in the Revolutionary War. Her husband was Col. Edward Marcus Brown, born at Hartland, Vt., June 22, 1821, and died at St. Paul, Minn. July 31, 1903
Yours very truly,
Fred F. Hayward

round stamp
PENSION OFFICE
U.S.
OCT 1 1923
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[stamp] RECORD DIVISION DEC 31 1910
[stamp] RECORD DIVISION DEC 14 1910
[stamp] PENSION U.S. OFFICE D DEC 14 1910
[stamp] PENSION U.S. OFFICE D DEC 31 1910
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JAN 4 1911
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Randolph, Vt.
Dec.6, 1910
Pension Dept.
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:-
Kindly send me a transcript of the war record of Samuel Hayward, a revolutionary soldier, who was granted a
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pension in 1832, and placed on roll in 1833.
Respectfully,
Bertha H, Burridge
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Jan 5 1911
[stamp] PENSION U.S. OFFICE DEC 31 1910
[stamp] RECORDS DIVISION DEC 31 1910
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AW
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Record Division.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
December 15, 1910.

Mrs Bertha H. Burridge,
Randolph, Vermont.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 6th and received the 14th instant, you are advised that in order to identify a claim for Revolutionary War pension, in addition to the soldier's full name, some of the following data is essential: names of some officers under whom he served, places of residence at enlistment and after discharge, approximate dates of birth and death, given name of widow.
Very respectfully,
JL Davenport
Commissioner.
Samuel Hayward enlisted in Conn, served under Gen Washington died in 1837 at Strafford, Vt. and is buried in Tumbridge Vt. His daughter, Mrs. Jerusha Brown of St. Paul, Minn was granted a pension a few years ago.
B.H.B
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[stamp] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PENSION OFFICE FEB 19 18[illegible]
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State of Vermont
County of Washington}Ss.
On this sixteenth day of February A. D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty nine personally appeared before me Joseph A. Prentiss a Justice of the Peace within and for the county and state aforesaid, Sarah Hayward, aged eighty five years, a resident of Montpelier, in the State of Vermont, who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the identical person to whom was granted pension certificate No. (not numbered) payable at Montpelier at the rate of fifty three dollars and thirty three cents ($53.33) per annum, issued under the act of February third eighteen hundred and fifty three, that she makes this declaration in order to secure the increase of her pension to which she is entitled under the thirteenth action of the act of July twenty seven one thousand eight hundred and sixty eight.
My post office address is as follows: Montpelier Vermont Care of Col. E. M. Brown.
Sarah Hayward X her mark

Also personally appeared Edward M. Brown and Jerusha H. Brown residents of the town of Montpelier, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit and who being by me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw her make her mark to the foregoing declaration; and they further swear that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of the applicant and their acquaintance with her, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and that they have no interest in the prosecution of the claim.
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persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit and who being by me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw her make her mark to the foregoing declaration; and they further swear that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of the applicant and their acquaintance with her, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and that they have no interest in the prosecution of the claim.
Edward M. Brown
Jerusha H .Brown

Sworn and subscribed before me this sixteenth day of February A. D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty nine; and I hereby certify that I have no interest, direct or indirect in the prosecution of this claim.
Joseph A. Prentiss Justice of Peace

Washington County Clerk's Office,
Montpelier, Vt.
I, Luther Newcomb Clerk of the County Court for the County of Washington, in the state of Vermont, which is a COURT of RECORD, hereby certify that Joseph A. Prentiss Esq., whose name is subscribed, in his own proper handwriting, to the foregoing certificate, was, at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace whin and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified by the laws of this State, to administer Oaths for general purposes, to take DEPOSITIONS and the acknowledgement of DEEDS, and other written Instruments; and that to his official acts and attestations full faith and credit are and ought to be given.
And further, that the foregoing instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the Laws of Vermont.
Given under my hand and the Seal of this Office, this 16th day of February A. D. 1869.
Luther Newcomb Clerk.
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1088
Vermont    M
Sarah Hayward
widow of Samuel who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 3 February 1853.

Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of July 1853 and sent to Wm. Collamer Woodstock Vt.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 3 February 1853, Page 28 Vol. A

[illegible] 3 m 55 [illegible]
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96000 {Act March 3/55 & April 24/55
Sarah Hayward
widow of 
Samuel Hayward
Private
Revolutionary War
(Oct 3/53)
Original Brief Enclosed
No. 29.061 May 21/56
G. M. Brown
Woodstock Vermont
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1088
Vermont
M.
Sarah Hayward
widow of Samuel who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 53 dollars 33 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.

Certificate of Pension issued 29th day of July '53 and sent to Wm. Collamer
Woodstock, Vt.

Recorded Roll of Pensioners under act February 53, Page 28 Vol. A
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Sarah Hayward
claim adm. March 30 1855
No. 96,000
E.M. Brown
Atty
Woodstock
Vermont
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I E. M. Brown of Woodstock in the county of Windsor and state of Vermont testify and say, that I am well acquainted with Sarah Hayward of Woodstock in the county and state aforesaid who is a Pensioner of the state of Vermont, under act of Congress Feby third 1852 and widow of the identical Samuel Hayward who was a pensioner of the state of Vermont, and that she the said Sarah Hayward has made her application for Bounty Land under act of March 3d A. D. 1855 as the widow of the said Samuel Hayward, No. 96,000, I further say that application has been made to the Comptroller of Connecticut for record evidence of the said Samuel's services in the Revolutionary War and that said service cannot be found in the office of the said Comptroller as appears by the letter hereunto annexed of the Deputy Comptroller marked A.
I further say that I have examined the papers of the said Samuel Hayward deceased, and that I found among them the papers hereunto annexed marked B, C, and D. And that the said Sarah is the widow of the identical Samuel Hayward named in each of said papers hereunto annexed and marked as above named.
E. M. Brown

State of Vermont
Windsor County Ss} At Woodstock this 13th day of December A. D. 1855 E. M. Brown personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed & I further certify that he is a credible witness.
Josiah Q. Hawkins Justice of Peace
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STATE OF VERMONT,
WINDSOR COUNTY, SS.} I, NORMAN WILLIAMS, Clerk of the County Court, of the County of Windsor, in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that Josiah Q. Hawkins and Eliakim Johnson each was, at the dates of the paper writing to which this is attached, and still is, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly qualified to administer oaths and take the acknowledgement of deeds, and that the signature of each on the papers attached is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court, at Woodstock, in said County of Windsor, this 6th day of February, A. D. 1856.
Norman Williams, Clerk.
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I Jerusha B. Brown of Woodstock Vermont, testify and say that I was well acquainted with Samuel Hayward - deceased who was a pensioner of the State of Vermont, and that I am also well acquainted with Saray Hayward widow of the said identical Samuel Hayward, and that the said Saray is now a resident of said Woodstock, and that she is the widow of the identical Samuel Hayward named in each of the papers hereunto annexed marked A, B, C, and D.
Jerusha B. Brown

State of Vermont
Windsor County Ss} At Woodstock this 13th day of December A. D. 1855 personally appeared Jerusha B. Brown and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed and I further certify that the said Jerusha B. is well known to me as a credible witness.
Before me
Eliakim Johnson } Justice of Peace
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Samuel
Hayward
Chelsea
Vermont
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Samuel Hayward
private
Orange County, Vt.
Major Shipman's
reg. Gen Waterbury's
brigade- one year 
13. April, 1818.
B
Rejected-the service not on continental establishment

Josiah Dana, judge
Chelsea,
Vermont.
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Samuel 
Hayward
Chelsea
April 13,
1818
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Samuel Hayward of Chelsea in the County of Orange and State of Vermont testify and declare that on the first day of March A.D. 1781 I enlisted into the Army of the United States for the term of one year in Captain James Dana's Company in Major Shipman's Regiment in General Waterbury's Brigade in the Connecticut line, and did the duties of a private soldier untill the last day of February AD 1782 and was discharged verbally by General Waterbury.
I further testify that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I stand in need of assistance of my Country for support and therefor which to be put on the pension list according a late act of Congress.
Chelsea April 13, 1818.
Samuel Hayward

B

State of Vermont
Orange County Ss} Chelsea April 13th 1818 Personally appeared the above named Samuel Hayward and made oath that the above written declaration by him subscribed is true.
Before me
Josiah Dana Chief Judge of Orange County Court

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I do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction
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declaration by him subscribed is true.
Before me
Josiah Dana Chief Judge of Orange County Court

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I do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Samuel Hayward did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common Enemy, And I also certify that it appears to my satisfaction that he is poor and needs the assistance of his Country for support. And I now transmit the proceedings taken and had before me to the Secretary for the War Department pursuant to the aforementioned Act of Congress.
Chelsea February 16, 1819
Josiah Dana Chief Judge of Orange County Court

State of Vermont Orange County Clerk's Office Feby 16th AD 1819. I H. E. G. McLaughlen Clerk of Orange County Court hereby certify that Josiah Dana Esq. of Chelsea in the County of Orange before whom the foregoing Declaration was taken is Chief Judge of Orange County Court, acting under the authority of the State of Vermont and that his name subscribed to the foregoing certificate is his own hand writing.
Attest H. E. G McLaughlen Clk
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To the Honorable County Court in and for the County of Orange.
I hereby certify that I have this day in company with Samuel Hayward visited Stephen May of West Frisbee to ascertain what he knows relative to said Hayward's services in the revolutionary army. Said Hayward redily recognized the said Mr May but May could not recognize the person of said Hayward but well recollected that a person by the name of Samuel Hayward who belonged to the same company which he did in 1781 and he well recollected many of the events that took place during that campaign - as stated by said Hayward, and it is my opinion that the said May and Hayward were in the same company and campaign together.
Thetford Judge 13th 1832.
Samuel Daniels Justice of the Peace
PS said May said that Capt. James Dana Commanded the Company to which they belonged.

C.
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Comptroller's Office
Hartford Dec 8th 1855
Sir,
Your letter of the 6th ult, has been received at this office. I have made an examination of our documents relating to the war of the Revolution and cannot find the name of Samuel Hayward on any document now in the office. Many of the Pay Rolls for service performed by the Militia of this state are lost, and it frequently happens that evidence of service which was performed in the Militia of this state cannot be found here.
An effort will be made this winter to have the law requiring "record evidence" altered, so that persons who have furnished evidence
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sufficient to obtain a pension and who are drawing a pension shall not be required to furnish further evidence in order to be entitled to Bounty Land.
I think that the effort will be successful, and I would advise you to wait for the action of Congress, before giving yourself any further trouble about the matter. Our fee for a search for services is one dollar, which please send to me and oblige. Yours respectfully
Geo, Robinson
Dep. Comp.

A.
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Columbia July 21st 1832
Dear Sir
Your sensible that Congress has made provision for the surviving Revolution soldiers to draw a Pension if they can make satisfactory proof of their services. I know of no person now living that was in the services with e in the same company that I belonged except yourself and my request is of you to send your deposition after making it out in proper order to me. I want you to depose and say what time in the year of 1781 we enlisted and where I lived at that time and who we enlisted under. You must remember I enlisted under John Phelps then Ensign who lived in Hebron and I think you did enlist under the same officer. You must also remember the field officers. Waterbury was our General, Two majors Shipman and Humphreys. Staff officers Adjutant Ball others I do not recollect. Company officers was Capt. James Dana Lieut Nicholas Koggdin . Ensign John Phelps. You will also recollect that after 3 or 4 months Dana was promoted to Major and we served under Captain Smith the remaining part of the year. You will also recollect that Ensign Phelps was removed into a company of Light horse and  Lewis Hewit became our Ensign and served out the year. Mr. Hayward it is necessary for us to state about the time we entered the service and how we was employed during the time we served. You will recollect we started from home about or the forepart of April and joined our company at Boston and marched on to Stamford the West Side of this state and was there stationed there something like two months from there we went to Horseneck and stayed a short time and from Horseneck to White Plains in the state of New York and there remained until the main army moved off to York Town. After that a short time we moved back to Stamford and there was employed in building a fort.
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and there remained through the winter and untill our times were out which was in March 1782 then returned home being discharged.

Sir, I want you to depose and say everything in your Deposition that you can recollect that shall be of service to me. You doubtless have got the Pension Law will readily see what is wanting in this case. You must go before proper Authority &c.
Perhaps you may want my Deposition if you do I stand ready to serve you so far as I am able. I shall send you one dollar to pay the expense of your deposition. Sir, I saw your Nephew Caleb Hayward last week wished to be remembered to you. We're all well. Sir I wish you to enclose your doings in a letter and send it me soon as may be.
Yours with respect
David Strong

P.
S. In case Mr, Hayward should not be living the one that opens this letter will be good enough to enclose the dollar and send it back to me,

Sir, the most essential thing in this is to prove the fact that I was there and did service through the year be full on that point as you must know to be a fact.
D. S.

Mr. Samuel Hayward
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Columbia Ct
July 23d
Paid 12/2

Mr. Samuel Hayward
Strafford
Upper Hollow
Post Office
State of Vermont