Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,063, Noah Welles, Conn.
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SERVICE (typed heading)
Conn.
Welles, Noah
Or Wells

NUMBER (typed heading)
S 23,063

CONTENTS (typed heading)
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5500 New York
Noah Wells
of Andes (not sure of this) in the State of New York who was a Fif’sdgr in the Company commanded by Captain Smith of the Reg. commanded by Col Ealy in the Connecticut line for 3 months Fifer and 6 months Sergeant

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

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Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of February 1833 and Sent to Hon E Root — Holbrook (this name may be wrong)

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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 — $61.50
Semi=anl. Allowance ending 4 Mar ‘33  20.50
                                                           $82.00
{Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Inc Bronswell (?maybe) Clerk,
Book D Vol 5 Page 205
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(Handwritten on the back of a typed paper)
Noah Wells
New York

(Something illegible)

Honor (big ink smudged letters) E Roots
A. (Or H) R.
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Brief in the case of Noah Wells
of Delaware County in the State of New York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he?  77

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.| Duration of Service|Rank|Names of Genral and Field Officers under whom he served.

In 1776 | Years, Months, Days.| As|Gen.
Spring 1777| __3__ Sevice not specified to as to state it with any witness|Fifer Sergeant| Abijah Rawley Col Swift Cp Smith, Col Ely

5. In what battles was he engage? None mentioned

6. Where did he reside when he entered his service?  E Windsor Connecticut

7. Is his statement supported by living witmesses, by documentary proof, bytraditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary and Documentary

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The papers are not attached agreeably to the Regulation

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

George Layton
Examining Clerk
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Served the three months as private & six as Sergeant.  - E. Root
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Noah Wells

adm
3 mos fifer
6 mos Sergt
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To All People Whom It May Concern

This may certify that Noah Wells fiffer of my Company hath present a man to supply his jr case in said Company on condition of which I do discharge the said Noah Wells from any further service in my company & give full Liberty to him to return home from said Service witness my hand this 23rd Day of August 1776 at Skeersborough

 Abijah Kowles{ Capt
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State of New York
Delaware County

On this 8th day of October 1832, personally appears in open court before the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county of Amon Noah Wells a resident of the town of Andes County of Delaware & State of New York aged 77 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.

Noah Wells born at East Windsor Connecticut 18th March 1755 in the Spring of 1776 then resident of E. Windsor enlisted as fifer under Capt. Abijah Rawley of Hebron Connecticut in the six months service. Herman Swift was Col of the regiment marched to Skeenesborough while thus  
received a fife major warrant signed by Col Swift (He had the warrant a few years ago but it is now lost) In August was taken sick   - was a substitute & was discharged 23 of August by Capt. Rowles.  Is confident he served as much as 3 months before discharged.  Then resident of E. Windsor.

In the Spring of 1777 enlisted as sergeant in the six months service in a regiment of foot raised by the State of Connecticut commanded by Col. John Ely Capt. Smith commander of the company.  Heenlisted under James Smith 2nd Lieutenant of said Company on the 27th Sept. following he received a warrant from Col. Ely as 3rd Sergeant. Has the warrant yet. Served the whole time & was discharged at New London.
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He has no documentary evidence of his service in the Revolutionary War except the written discharge hereunto annexed and his subsequent warrant as aforesaid.  Since the Revolutionary War he has resided in the town of Kingston in Winston County and afterward in the town of Delhi Delaware County State of New York till latety he removed to Andes in said county.  He knows of no person whose testimony he can provide who can testify to his service.

He hereby relinqueshes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension role of the agency of any State

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid

Noah Wells

We Erastus Root residing in the town of Delhi and Jabez Bostwich residing in the town of Harriden hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Noah Wells who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that was believe him to be 77 years of age that he is reputed & believed in the nighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion 

Erastus Root
Jabez Bostwick
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And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he has stated. The Court further certifies that it appars to them that Erastus Root and Jabez Bostwick are residents of the town of Delhi & County of Delaware and that they are credible persons that theirr statemets are entitled to credit.  And it is the opinion of this court that a clergyman could not be produced in court by the said applicant without too much expense and inconvenience to him

I Crawford B Sheldon Clerk
the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Delaware Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the orginal proceedings of hte said court in the matter of application of Noah Wells for a pension 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this day of [illegible] 

C B Sheldon Clerk
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January 26, 1926

Mrs. Charlotte T Luckhurst
156 Western Ave
Albany, NY

Madam:

I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 23063, it appears that Noah Welles or Wells was born March 18, 1755 at East Windsor, Connecticut

While a resident of East Windsor, Connecticut he enlisted in the spring of 1776 and served as a fifer in Captain Agbijah Rowlee's Company, Colonel Heman Swift's Connecticut Regiment and was discharged August 23, 1776.

He enlisted in spring of 1777, was appointed Sep 27 1777, third sergeant and served six months in Captain Smith's Company, Colonel John Ely's Connecticut Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 8, 1832, while a resident of Andes, Delaware County, New York.  There is no family data on file.

Respectfully, Winfield Scott, Commissioner
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A Sergeants Warrant


04.41
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148
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 43
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7.81
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John Ely, Esquire,
Colonel of a Regiment of Foot, raised the State of Connecticut.

To Noah Welles Greeting.

Reposing especial Confidence in your Courage; Skill and good Conduct, I Do by these Presents, constitute and appoint you the said Noah Welles to be the Third Sergeant in the Eighth Company in the Regiment now under my Command.  You are therefore faithfully and diligently to exercise the Several Acts and Duties of said Office, in a strict and careful Dsicharge of the same.  And you are to observe and obey all such Orders as you may from Time to Time receive from me, or other your Superior Officers, and to instruct said Company in the Use of Arms, and all necessary Duty, commanding them to obey you as their Sereant; for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant.

Given under my Hand and Seal, at New-London, this 17 Day of Sept
Annon Domini 1777

John Ely Col
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Mrs. Charlotte T. Luckhurst
Registered Genealogist
156 Western Avenue
Albany, New York

Jan 20.1926
Revolutionary War Sec,
Pension Bureau
Washington D.C.

On Dec.28. I asked for an extract of the application papers of Amos Jones, Otsego Co,N.Y 1820 Pension list, I have had no reply, can it have gone astray?,

I would also like the same (extract) from the papers of Noah Wells of Broadalbin N.Y. who appears on the 1840 list of pensioners,

Assuring you of my appreciation of these records as soon as you can make it convenient I am-

Very truly yours,
Charlotte T. Luckhurst
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Revolution 
23063Invalid.

File No. 23063
Noah Wells
Sergt. Rev War

Act: June 7th 32
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 441
{Arrangement of 1870}

1926 Jan. 26 Hish to Mrs. Char T Luckhurst anny