Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,796, Nathaniel Waterberry, Conn.
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[heading SERVICE]                                                    
Conn. 
[heading NUMBER]
S.14.796.
Waterberry, Nathaniel       
carded
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Correction reported to the Agent. Nathaniel instead of Nathan

Dead

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from
4 Sept to 26 Nov 1838. Agt notified 22 June 1841.

Connecticut. 31233

Nathaniel Waterberry of Fairfield in the state of Connecticut who was a private in the company commanded by Captain [blank] of the regiment commanded by Col. Mead in the Connecticut line for 13 mo. 6 days.

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut, at the rate of 44 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of October 1837 and sent to Hon. T. J. Whittlesey, M. C. retd & corrected & sent to C. Hawley, Stamford. Arrears to the 4th of Sept, 1837.            $286.00 Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '38.      

22.00
_________
$308.00
{Revolutionary Claim,
 Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by D. McCurdy, Clerk, Book E2, Vol. 3. Page 49.
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State of Connecticut } County of Fairfield }ss Probate District of Stamford       
On this 8th day of August AD1835 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate in & for said District now sitting Nathaniel Waterberry a resident of Darien in the County of Fairfield of State of Connecticut aged almost seventy eight years who being first 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: During the revolutionary war I belonged to a company of Connecticut militia commanded for a part of the time by Capt Jesse Bell of said Stamford now deceased and the rest of the time by Capt Hanford Hait (pronounced Hoyt) of said Stamford now deceased in the year 1777 said company (as I believe) composed a town guard which under said Bells command his only did [unreadable] against the enemy in said Stamford a little below the village of Stamford at Bates's place. He had gone over to the enemy. I knew our term of [unreadable] then was  was more than three months of that it ended on or about the 1st of January 1778, For I knew my father died in Decr. 1777 & we were not discharged till sometime after his death; but I cannot tell when it began with certainty for my memory is at a loss but I am told by Abram Leeds and Hezekiah Deceased who come there with me in the Service that it was a term of five months & by Lords that it began Augt 1st 1777 & I therefore was that said term began Aug 1st 1777 and ended Jan 1 1778 being a term of five months. I was a private in said company. I cannot from my recollection state whether the company was all detached from this service but think that was the case & confidently think so for I have no recollection of an enlistment _ we were however called town guard and the duty of such troops & were steadily & constantly engaged then. I serving the rest for all the term aforesaid one Justus Weed was our Ensign and did lieutenants duty.        
In 1778 soon after Harvest & as I believe about the first of august the same company of militia was ordered out in the public Service at Horse work and our duty there for the span of eight weeks steadily, being stationed at one John Hobbys. We were discharged about Oct 1 of that year – by soon after not but a few days having drafted the same company was again ordered out in Lewis at the same place & steadily did duty there for six weeks being stationed at Jared Miands. Capt Bell commanded us on both occasions the Hanford Hoyt his lieutenant did the chief duty in superintending us -- for the particulars of these tours of duty I rely on said Abram
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Leeds for without his recollection in this subject I could not give the particulars on them. I well know of my own recollection that I was out at Horseneck in said company on two occasions & that our quartered on one at Jo. Hobby's & on the other at said Meads - but I could not of my own recollection have given the particular times, nor terms of service - I was out with said company in both of these occasions & served out the whole term for which the company served - said Abram was with me in service on both occasions.         
I further saeth that on another occasion I recollect said company was around me I did duty awhile in Horseneck being stationed at Nehemiah Meads - I cannot tell when nor how serving; but Jo Leed who was with us says it was in 1780 in the fall Jo was a tour of at least four weeks beginning some time in October & such upon the strength of said. Leeds statement & testimony  I state to have been this case.-     
In the latter part of the year 1780 said company was again ordered out, being then commanded by said Hanford Hoyt who had become its captain & did duty until the 1st of the following April. We were stationed awhile in the village of Stanford then awhile at Pete Sellecks a little west of the village then at John Smiths about four miles northwesterly from the village. I was in service with said company steadily during all this time as was said Abram.    I knew this term ended Apl. 1st 1781 & that it continued three months at least I have always supposed far more. John Dibble was with us for that time or times -   I am told by others that he did not join us until after we had been in service some time & said Abram Leeds that the term lasted for more than four months & well knowing that we served awhile at the places waiting before we went to John Smiths & from Dibbles testimony that we were at the latter places for three months I therefore state that this tour was one of four months
& accordingly claim for that time.    Dibble did not belong ot said company but came as he things with a detachment from Capt Hains company to which he belonged.       
In all the occasions stated above I was out in service with said company as a private & steadily did duty therein for the terms stated being all the time absent from my home constantly engaged in the honorable service & not following not able to follow any civil pursuit.    The service on which occasion was guarding the country against the British & Tories, scouting and being steady service in the field of the United States - & on each occasion said company was ordered out with service by the public [unreadable] of Connecticut & drawing company rations. Col John Allen of Greenwich now and (towards the close of the war
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a General) was our commanding officer. _ I am unable to state what other companies or corps were in service with us except that at Horseneck other troops from the East were  stationed with us who their officers were I do not know - I cannot state the particulars of my services to any useful purpose except to observe that we were engaged in keeping guard on the Shore & on the lines & in scouting during the whole war Stamford and Horseneck were subject to perpetual incursion by the British & convoys of troops of some kind or other were constantly in service at those places. War service in those days was extremely harassing.             
I have delayed making my application until this time because I knew not until my recently thought of applying was able. I have a moderate competency of thought and  would not apply when many others did but my friends have advised an application & knowing that I rendered faithful services & extremely harassing services to me & that I am as well entitled as others to a pension for those services I have concluded to ask for the provision the law has under for those who served.         
I was born in born in said Stamford December 19th AD 1757 I resided there when I entered the service as aforesaid & have resided there ever since. Tho the place where I now reside, presently a part of this Stamford has since 1820 been the Town of Darien. I entered the service in manner as stated by being ordered out in the company of Militia to which I belonged in always served on my own accord & never as a substitute. I have no recollection of having ever received a written discharge. I refer to said John Dibble, Hig’h Weed & Abram Leeds as witnesses to prove my character and veracity of my services above stated. - I further state that Jacob Scofield [unreadable], was Ensign of the company while we lay at John Smiths.    I don't recollect any thing above first lieutenant - my age is recorded in the public records of said Stamford.  -   
The declarant saith that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below & in the following 
Grades –
For five months I served as a private under Jesse Bell in 1777 as stated above -- for eight weeks I served as a private at Horseneck  we use such in 1777 & is Noted above, or six weeks I had as a private at Horseneck in 1778 as stated above  -  for four weeks I served as a private at Horseneck in 1780 as stated above    -  for four months I served as a private in Stamford in 1780 and 1781 at John Smiths & other places as stated above -  and for such service I claim a pension     
The said Nathaniel Waterberry hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension was the agency roll of the agency of any state   -    Nathaniel Waterberry
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid - the cases of interlineations having been made before signature on oath      
Chas Hawley Judge
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 15th, 1841.

Sir :
 Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury  of the United States," The Executor of Nathaniel Waterbery, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Connecticut Agency, at the rate of Forty four Dollars per annum, under the law of the [illegible] June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. to the 26th Nov. 1838. 
Respectfully yours,
Albion K Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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N33194
Connecticut
Nathan Waterbery
Suspended
Let [letter] to Chs Hawley 21 Sep 1833
Adm pn 13mo 6a
$44. per ann.
Cont Stat troops
Capt
Col Mead
Hon T. T. Whittlesey
H. R.
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Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Hartford Oct 9. 1837         
Hon. J. L. Edwards         
Sir             
Permit me to call give attention paid to the application of Nathl Waterberry for a  pension -- His services were mostly identical with those of Abram Leeds except one of three months in the early part of 1778 and one of nine months under Jesse Bell in 1782 - Where Leeds enjoys a pension for his series and so far as they were identical with those of Waterberry - I presume you will be satisfied with the portion of the claim of the latter -
Your [unreadable] to me of Sept. 24 1835 took the same exceptions to both of those  applications. Those exceptions have been obviated I presume satisfactorily to you in relation to Mr Leeds it will I suppose be so considered in relation to that of Mr Waterberry  - The cause of this long delay was stated in mine to you on the application of Mr. Leeds  -  the same [unreadable] is applicable to this       
I am very respectfully  Your obed Svt.  
Chas Hawley
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14796
INVALID.   Rev. War
No. 14,796
Nathan Waterberry
Pris. Rev. war
Act: June 9th 1832
x:----Vol. 1, Page 395
{Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County }ss.          Probate District of Stamford       
On this 30th day of July AD 1835 before the Court of Probate in the said District personally appeared John Dibble of Darien in said District aged Seventy five years who being duly sworn doth certify that he well knows Nathaniel Waterberry of said Darien an applicant a pension, believes him to be seventy eight year old  His character for truth is perfectly good—for the Revolutionary War in 1781 this deponent of said Waterberry both served as private in a company of Connecticut militia commanded by Capt. Hanford Hait (pronounced Hoyt)  late of said Stamford now dec’d for the space of three months from the 1st of January to the 1st of Sept 1781. The company was composed of a detachment from the militia company of Capt Nathl Hanson now dec’d late of Said [unreadable] to which the deponent belonged & attached to the militia or company commanded by Capt Hoyt - Col. John Mead of Greenwich now dec’d was our Superior officer the service was scouting & guarding the County against the British and Tories and we were stationed at or near where the North Baptist meeting House now stands in a Stamford about four miles north westerly for the village of Stamford. The service was by public authority & we rec’d regular pay & - ration, I was Steward and drew the provisions from the Stores kept by Smith Weed in the Village of Stamford – I know this Waterberry served there in said Company during the whole of said term of three months - he belonged to said Capt Hoyts Co. - It was steady service of the kind above stated we being at time absent from our homes & following no civil pursuit I also know said Waterberry was once in Service with me in the with the militia in Horseneck under Jesse Bell and once at the same place under said Hanford Hoyt but in what years I probably can not tell      John Dibble         
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid   I certify that I well know the deponent & that he is a credible person      
Cha. Hawley Judge               
And now on this 4 day of August AD 1835 before me now sitting personally appeared Hezekiah Weed of Darien aforesaid aged seventy eight years who being duly sworn doth testify that he well knows Nathaniel Waterberry above and believes his age to be seventy eight years his character for truth is perfectly good-- In the Revolutionary War in 1777 I was a Sergeant in a company of town
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guard under the command of Capt. Jesse Bell now dec’d which were stationed & on guard duty in said Stamford at a place belonging to one Abram Bates a little below the village of Stamford. I belonged to Captain Bells company of militia & served in guard duty under him in the militia and town guards both - whether on this occasion we were enlisted or whether it was Bells company of militia stationed there for that time I cannot now say with certainty - but I know we did the duty of Town Guard & were called so. One term of service was five months ending in the winter of that year but when it began or at what precise time it ended I do not know. I do know however it was a term of five months & the service was steady & constant all the time & we followed no civil pursuits. Said Nathanial was a private in said company & did duty therein during the whole term aforesaid.   Hezekiah Weed              
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid & I certify that I well know this deponent & that be is a credible person.      
 Chas Hawley Judge           
And on the same 4th day of August before said court personally appeared Abram Leeds of Stamford in said District aged seventy four years who being duly sworn doth testify that he has always well known Nathaniel Waterbury above named - believes his age to be seventy seven years old - his character for truth is perfectly good. In the year 1777 said Nathaniel & myself were both privates in a corps of town guards commanded by Capt. Jesse Bell now decd. I believe it consisted of militia ordered out to do guard duty - we were stationed at Stamford just below the village at a house which Abram Bates owned & which was confiscated as he went to the enemy - one term of service was five months beginning at I think Augt. 1st 1777 & ending the first of the next year.          Benjn Belden was a lieutenant of the company that was discharged - Justin Weed was Ensign - he is decd - we were called town guard & did the duty of town guard both of us for the whole span of five months. In 1778 said Nathaniel & myself then both belonging
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to the militia commanded by said Bell were ordered out with the rest of the company to Horseneck - this was soon after harvest & when early peaches began to ripen & about the 1st of August. We were kept on duty there against the enemy for the space of eight weeks - we were then discharged but immediately after & with an interval of not more than a day or two as I think we were again ordered out with the rest of the company to do duty again then at the same place & again under Capt Bell, altho on both of those occasions Bell was with us but little, but his Lieut. (afterwards Capt.) Hanford Hoyt was the one in active command of us. This second term of service was six weeks - said Nathl. & myself both served out the who of the term at Horseneck as aforesd. - our quarters on the first location was at John Hobbys - on the last at Jared Meads. This was steady service away from our homes. Col John Mead of said Horseneck now dec’d. was our commanding officer. In 1780 said Hanford Hoyt had gone to be captain of the militia company above mentioned. In the latter part of that year said company was ordered out against the enemy to scout & do guard duty - we did duty for a while in the village of Stamford - then for a while at Peter Sellecks in said Stamford & after that we were stationed at John Smiths near the North Baptist meeting house in said Stamford - our term began in the latter part of the fall of the beginning of winter. I cannot say when but it ended Apl. 1st 1781. John Dibble joined us at said John Smiths & was with us till we were discharged. We made him our steward. I am confident that our term continued for more than four months but as I cannot tell certainly when the term began I cannot say positively how long. Said Nathaniel & myself were both on duty in said militia during the whole of this time. It was constant service & we followed no civil pursuits during this time.               
I also testify that in 1780 in the fall & I think beginning in October the same company under Capt Handford Hoyt was ordered out & did duty in Horseneck for several weeks for four weeks at least & I believe more we were stationed at Nehemiah Meads. Said Nathaniel & myself were both out with said company & did duty on this occasion for the whole time mentioned. This also was steady service which certainly four months
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not following any civil pursuits -  Abram Leeds   
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid & I certify that I well know the deponent & that he is a credible person} Chs. Hawley Judge -       
We Daniel Smith a clergyman residing in the Town of Stamford in the County of Fairfield & state of Connecticut & Cary H. Gray residing in the same place do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathaniel Waterbury who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age - that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion -       Daniel Smith      
Cary H. Gray
Sworn to & subscribed the 11th day of September AD 1838}        Chs Hawley Judge          
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states - and the court further certifies that it appears to them that the Rev’d Daniel Smith who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Stamford in the county of Fairfield & state of Connecticut & that Cary H. Gray who has also signed the same is a resident in the said Town of Stamford & is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.      
 Chs. Hawley Judge -                 
I Samuel Lockwood clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stamford in Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathaniel Waterbury for a pension.      
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal of office this 12th day of September AD 1835 }                   
 Samuel Lockwood Clerk
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J. L. Edwards Esq
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Stamford Sept. 12 1835       
J. L. Edwards Esq.             
Sir             
I forwarded applications by Abram Leeds & Nath’l. Waterbury for pensions. The reason why they have not applied sooner is stated by them. The parts to which Leeds refers as being within my knowledge, are true. He has been a long time engaged at the business & has been many times to see me on the subject.                     
The witnesses are all people of entire respectability.                        
I have not provided herewith any evidence from our records because I presumed your lists in your office abundant evidence of Jesse Bell having been a capt. & served most of the time during the war – many people having obtained pensions for service under him. You will at all evidence provisions of payments to him in 1777 & 1778 for services in Stamford & Feb 3. 1780 a camp payment £ 17.739.2.g - very probably many others. I mention these because I have a little evidence of them.               
In regard to Hanford Hait or (Hoyt) I believe pensions have been drawn by some in this quarter  (the papers made by Mr Minor) He when Bell for instance for services under him . I trust therefore you have satisfactory evidence of of his official character & services.           
Should any thing further be wanted please have the goodness to notify me & much obliged Your ever faithful friend  & Svt.    
 Ch Hawley