Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29051, John Byington, Conn.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Conn
Byington, John
NUMBER
S.29051
CONTENTS
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32.439
New York, Albany
John Byington decd
of Greene Co. in the state of New who was a private in the company by Captain of the Rev by Col in the Conn Revolution for 6 mo: pri: 5 Mo: 11 days              of teams

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 27 dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831, ending 26th January 1834. 
Certificate of Penson issued the 3rd day of December 1851 and sent to Hon. Thomas B. Butler
Arrears to the 4th of Norwalk, Conn. 
Semi-annual allowence ending

Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.

H.R. Weightman
Book E2, Vol. 4 Page 9
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John Bayenton
Private
76
Bradley's Connect
Regt
Admitted

Danbury June 3

John Bayenton
Service 1776
Col. Bradley's Regt
Connect line
Not on Roll

Free

Recd
8 June 1818

Secretary at War
Washington
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I John Byington of Redding in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut being duly sworn deposes and say that I served as a soldier in the army of the United States in the revolutionary war against Great Brittain. I enlisted first in the beginning of April 1776 into the Regiment of Connecticut troops commanded by Colo. Philip B. Bradley and Captain Elijah Abels company when I served for the term of nine months. Some time in the latter part of November or the first of Decr I left the army near  Fort Lee with Lt. Hawley of our company by order of my officers, who was sick and at the time when said troops were discharged and never had a written discharge.
In the fall of the year 1778 I engaged again in the team service as an [illegible] to the Commissary Department in which service I continued some time with the army and some times conveying provisions and other stores for the army, until September 1778 - being about one year; under a regular enlistment for said service. I am now seventy seven years old and by reason of old age, infirmity and reduced circumstances stand in need of assistance from my country for support.
John Byington

State of Connecticut Fairfield County
at Danbury Probate District on the twenty fifth day of May AD 1818 Personally came before me Daniel B. Cooke Judge of said Court of Probate, the above named John Byington and made oath to the truth of the
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the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed in my presence being known to me and entitled to full faith and credit; by which affidavit and other exhibits by him made, I am fully satisfied that he entered the service against the common enemy by him alluded to in said affidavit and that by reason of reduced circumstances he stands in need of assistance from his Country for support.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Probate District on the day and date within written.
Daniel B. Cooke Judge of Probate

I Asahel Salmon of Redding in the County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut being duly sworn depose & say that I have been well acquainted with the within named John Byington all my days & well remember his serving in the Revolutionary War in Col. Bradley's Regiment at the time by him stated in his affidavit having been myself in the same service and at the same time but in a different Regiment & believe he left the army to take care of Lieut Hawley of said Redding as by him related & that Byington's is [illegible]
Asahel Salman

State of Connecticut Fairfield County ss. Danbury
Probate District Decr 6 1818 Personally came before me and B. Cooke Judge of said Court of Probate the above named Coleo Asahel Salmon & made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed in my presence, being personally & well known to me & entitled to full faith & credit. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office on the day & date last above written.
Daniel B. Cooke Judge

I Ezra Sanford of Redding in the County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut being duly sworn depose & say that I am well acquainted with the above named John Byington and know that he enlisted in April 1776 into Col. Philip B. Bradley's of the Connecticut Line of the Continental army for the term by him stated. I saw him and his name to the enlistment & know that he was absent as I supposed & believed in said
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I Samuel Gould of Redding in Fairfield County and State of Connecticut being duly sworn depose and say that I am well acquainted with the within named John Byington that I was in the came company & regiment with him in the year 1776 being orderly Sergeant in said Company and that he remained with said regiment till late in the fall of the year when by order of his Superior officers left the company to take care of our Lieutenant Hawley who was very sick and did not join the army again till we were discharged which was some time after the Hessians were taken about the first of January 1777. Said Byington is a neighbour of mine and is a resident citizen of said Redding in the United States and is in reduced circumstances by reason of which he stands in need of assistance from his Country for support.
Samuel Gould 

State of Connecticut Fairfield County Ss. Danbury Probate District May 25th AD 1818
Personally came before me Daniel B. Cooke Judge of said Court of Probate the above named Samuel Gould and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed in my presence.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand on the day & date above.
Daniel B. Cooke Judge of Probate

- service. I also recollect that his Lieutenant Hawley was sick that summer & came home sick in the fall of the year. Said Byington is needy & lives upon his children.
Ezra Sanford
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State of Connecticut Fairfield County Ss. Danbury Probate District Decr 18th 1818. Personally came before me Daniel B. Cooke Judge of said Court of Probate the within named Ezra Sanford & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit, by him subscribed in my presence. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Probate District on this day & date last above written. One case
D. B. Cooke Esq. Judge of Probate
Danbury Connecticut}
Daniel B. Cooke
Judge of Probate

Rec'd 8 June 1818
Free

John Byington 
Service 1776
Col Bradleys Regt
Connect Line

Not on Roll

John C. Calhoun
Secretary at War
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22

John Byington
5.025
Exd

March 1819

Con
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At a County Court held in and for the County of Fairfield in the district and state of Connecticut on the 19th day of July 1820 the same being a Court of Record and having a seal, by virtue of the Laws of said State, personally appeared in open court, John Byington a resident in the town of Redding in the county of Fairfield in said state, and exhibited and subscribed the following schedule, and made solemn oath, that the same is a true and perfect schedule of all his income and property, necessary clothing and bedding excepted viz.
3 acres & 14 Rods of Rocky, hilly & broken pasture land situate in said Redding at $10 per acre   $32.00
1 small farrow cow   12.00
1 old chest of drawers 2.00, 2 tables 1.50-----3.50
8 old chairs 1.25, Iron pot 34¢ do Kettle broken 8¢ ---1.67
Iron Tea Kettle 25¢, Brass Kettle $3., 2 trammels 1. ----- 4.25
Shovel & tongs 50¢, 3 cups & saucers 16¢----- .66
3 Earthen Plates 9¢, Black tin tea pot 12¢ ---- .21
3 knives & forks 12¢, 5 old tin milk pans 25¢ ----.37
2 Stone pots 25¢, Iron spider 25¢, small looking glass 25¢ ---- .75
2 " jugs 50¢, 1 old paddle 1.00, 1 pr andirons 50¢ -----2.00
Sundry old joiners tools worn out, worth perhaps 2 & one old trunk ----2.50
________
$60.91

$60.91
John Byington
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District and State of Connecticut ss.
Be it remembered that in the County Court, held in and for the County of Fairfield in the District and State aforesaid, on this 19th day of July 1820 the same being a Court of Record, and having a seal, under the authority of said state, personally came and appeared in open court, John Byington aged seventy nine years resident in the town of Redding in the county of Fairfield in said state and being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: As a private in the Regiment of the Connecticut line commanded by Colo. Philip B. Bradley & in Capt. Elijah Abels company from April first 1776 to January 1777 & that I served out nine months faithfully in said company. That the original declaration made by him for the purpose of obtaining a pension, under the act of Congress of the 18th of March, 1818, was dated the twenty fifth day of May 1818 that in pursuance thereof he was entered in the list of Pensioners, and received a pension certificate No. 5.825 and I do further solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United 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 property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby 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
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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 securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed, and I do further declare that my occupation is that of a joiner, but for many years I have been unable to do any labour, and that I have a family residing with me consisting of a wife named Sarah seventy eight years old just able to get about.
All which is subscribed by me the day and year aforesaid.
John Byington

Sworn to and declared in the Court aforesaid. Whereupon said Court, is upon satisfactory proof exhibited in Court, of opinion that the total amount in value of the property, contained in the aforesaid schedule in sixty dollars and 91 Cents and doth order these proceedings to be entered in the records of said court.
Attest David Burr Clerk
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State of Connecticut, ss.
I DAVID BURR, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Fairfield, in the said State, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is of John Byington is sixty dollars ninety one cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Fairfield, this 19 day of July 1820.
David Burr
Clerk of the County Court for said County of Fairfield

District and State of Connecticut, ss. Fairfield July 19 1820
I ROBERT FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge of the County Court for the County of Fairfield, in said State, do certify that DAVID BURR, Esq. is the Clerk of said Court, duly appointed and sworn to and that the said Court is a Court of record, [illegible] by the state laws of said State; that it proceeds according to the course of the common law, has a jurisdiction unlimited, in point of amount, with the power of fine and imprisonment, and keeps a record of its proceedings.
Robert Fairchild
Chief Judge of the County Court for the County of Fairchild
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Declaration
State of New York
Green County Ss} On this 22 day of October 1846, Personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the County Court in and for said County, Reuben Byington of said County, aged seventy five 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 pension order by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that his father John Byington was a soldier in the War of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States under the law of 1818 Connecticut agency No. 5825 and that he was stricken from the list of Pensioners and was not again restored and that he was not pensioned under the law of 1832 and that his said Father died in Fairfield County Connecticut on the 26th day of January eighteen hundred & thirty four and that at his death he left no widow but left one and only surviving child him surviving to wit Reuben Byington and that he is of the age of twenty one years and upwards. 
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 22d day of October 1846.
Perkins King Judge as aforesaid
Reuben Byington
The word "courts" written in the margin fourth line down before signing.
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I certify that the above named Reuben Byington is a respectable person.
Perkins King Judge as aforesaid

State of New York
Greene County Clerk's Office} Ss.
I William Pierson Clerk of the County of Greene do hereby certify that Perkins King Esquire whose name is subscribed to the annexed affidavit & purports to have been taken before him and also whose name is subscribed to the certificate of respectivity of the said Byington named in said certificate was at the time of taking the affidavit & certificate a Judge of the County Courts in and for said County and duly authorized to take the same. And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and verily believe that the signature to the said affidavit & certificate is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county the 1st day of December 1846.
Wm. Pierson Clerk
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State of New York
Greene County } ss.
On this 31st day of July 1851 Personally appeared before me Robert Dorlon Justice o fthe Peace Reuben Byington of Cairo.. .. .. . in the county and state aforesaid, who being sworn according to law did depose and say that he is 82 years of age and resides in said town of Cairo .. .. in the county and state aforesaid.
That he is the son and only living child of John Byington, formerly of Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, deceased. That said John Byington was a soldier in the revolutionary war, and was at one time a pensioner under the act of 1818. That said John Byington died on or about the 19th day of January 1834 and that subsequently and about the year this deponent made application for a pension due said John Byington under the act of June 7th 1832 to his decease which was granted and paid - all which by the files of the pension office will appear.
And now the deponent further says that since the decision of the Department that team service would entitle to a pension, he has caused search to be made for evidence
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of the service of his Father John Byington as a teamster during the revolutionary war - being well aware of the fact that said Byington was in the team service under General Parsons during a part of the war; and he makes this declaration for the purpose of procuring an increase of the pension allowed to him as heir and surviving child of said John Byington deceased, and says that said John Byington was a conductor of teams in General Parsons Brigade - and served as such for the term of six months from the 1st day of December 1778 - in proof of which he refers to original papers and vouchers found among the papers of said John Byington, and attached to the depositions of Alonzo Byington and others herewith connected.
Wherefore he makes this declaration to procure the additional, or increase of pension to which he is entitled by the laws of Congress. 
Reuben Byington
Sworn to before me this 31st day of July 1851. Robt Dorlon
Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF NEW YORK,
Greene County Clerk's Office. } ss.
I, JACOB VAN ORDERN, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that Robert Dorlon before whom the annexed Deposition was made, and whose name is thereto subscribed, was at the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same, and that the signature thereto subscribed is genuine.
WITNESS my hand and official seal, at Catskill, this 31st day of July 31st 1851
J Van Ordern, Clk
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
MMHF

June 25, 1929
Mrs. E. E. Fleming,
621 Alhambra Circle,
Coral Gables, Florida.

Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 29051, it appears that John Byington enlisted April 1, 1776, place of residence not stated, and served nine months as private in Captain Elijah Abel's Company, Colonel Philip Burr Bradley's Connecticut Regiment.
He enlisted December 1, 1778 and served between five and six months as Conductor of Teams in General Parsons' Brigade.
It is also stated that he served in the French and Indian War; no details of service given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 25, 1818 while a resident of Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, aged seventy-seven years.
In 1820 he referred to his wife Sarah, then living and aged seventy-eight years.
In 1833 he was living with one of his sons, name not
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stated. He died January 26, 1834 in Redding, Connecticut, leaving no widow.
The only child who survived the soldier was Reuben Byington who was living in Cairo, Green County, New York in 1851 and aged eighty-two years.
Alonzo, son of Reuben, and grandson of soldier, was living in Redding, Connecticut in 1851, aged forty years.
The name Aron Byington appears, but no relationship stated.
Respectfully,
EARL D. CHURCH,
Commissioner
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May 11th 1779 Resevd of John Byington 
Cond. of teams for General Parsons Brigade £4.14.6
lawfull money for the use of my team in the April & May
Resevd by me.
Benito Hanible [illegible]

May 7th 1779 the reseive of John Byington Condt of teams for General Parsons Brigade 8:18:6 law mony for the use of my teams in the month of April
Isaac Gorhom

Received of Lieut [illegible] two thousand eight hundred & forty six feet of board, for the use of Genl Parsons Brigade which I promise to deliver to Lieut [illegible] received pd me.
John Byington
Redding [illegible] 19th 178[?]
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Mr. Isaac Gorham delivered seven barrells flour which he rec'd of Mr. H. Ripley & Col. Danbury for me.
Redding 16 Feb 1779
On behalf of H. Hackett
Ben Stevens Clerk

To whom concerned

Camp Reading 27th Feby 1779
Mr. Ebenezer Williams Delivered twenty four barrels flour which he rec'd of Mr. Hez. Ripley [illegible] at Danbury for me.
In behalf of Hiland Hal [illegible]
Ben Stevens Clerk
To whom concerned.
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Reding April 3d AD 1779
Recd of Mr. John Byanton forty five pound & for my team in feby & march.
Jo Zalmon [illegible]

Camp Decr 30th 1778
Oliver Sanford Delivered three [illegible]  rice one thd cod fish and twelve boughs of onion which he received at Danbury for me. In behalf of Hiland Hall.
To whom concerned. Ben Stevens Clk
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May 8th 1779 then resevd of John Byington condt of teams for general persons as Brigade six pounds six shilling lawfull money for the use of my team in the month of April
Abigail Sanford

Mr. John Byington delivered two three and twenty six barrels flour and one hogshead rum which he recd of Hez. Ripley [illegible] at Danbury for me. 
In behalf of Haland Hall A. C. [illegible]
To whom concerned}
Ben Stevens Clerk
Reading 10th Feby 1779
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Philo Lyon delivered twenty one barrels flour which he rec'd of Hez. Ripley [illegible] Danbury of me.
Reading Feby 8th 1779
In behalf of H. Hall A. C.
B. Stevens Clerk
To whom concerned

Camp Reading March 1st 1779
Mr. Isaac Goram hath delivered sixteen barrals and one hence of flour which he recd at Danbury of Hez. Shipley for me.
Hiland Hall [illegible]
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This certifys that Harry Holley has transported Hogshead of Brandy & two boxes of candles from Danbury to this place.
In behalf of Hiland Hall
May 11th 1779
Ben Stevens Clerk
To whom concerned

Camp Jany 7th 1779
Mr. John Byington condr delivered fourteen and two half [illegible] nine which he recd of Hez. Ripley at Danbury for me. In behalf of Hiland Hall M.S.
Ben Stevens Clerk
To whom concerned
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This certifies that Harry Hawley hath transported six barrels of beef, five of pork and three boxes candles from Danbury to this place. 

Hiland Hall [?]

Campl Reading
March 10th 1779

Mr. Isaac Gorham delivered two [illegible] fifteen barrels flour two barrels salt one box soap and box candles two [illegible] and one hogshead rum which he recd of Hez. Ripley at Danbury for me.
Camp Reading 23rd Feby 1779
In behalf of Hiland Hall MS
Ben Stevens Clerk
To whom concerned
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Camp Redding January 11th, 1779

Recieved of M. John Byinuntun Eight hundred and eight feet of bords for the butt for the [?].
Charles Burritt, Liet. 


February 16th AD 1779 Recd of John Byington Conductor a company of teams for General Purpose Brigade for the month of Decbr & January the sum of three hundred and fifteen continental dollars it being the wages for my team.
[illegible] me Wm. Hawley
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Reading, January 15th 1779

Rec. the within contents being five boxes candles weight three hund fourteen pounds and forty bushels onions-

In behalf of Hiland Hall [?]
Ben. Stevens Clerk


Byington, John
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Danbury January 16th, 1779.  Rec'd of Hez Ripley [?], five boxes candles weighs three hundred and fourteen pounds and forty bushels onions which I promise to deliver Hiland Hall [?]to Gen'l Huntington's brigade having signed his rec't of the same term & date.

John Byington
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The account of what sent
were sent to Danbury by Mr. Isaac Goram Feb 18th 1779
Number of tents forty two common tents
two bull tents
total 44
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Reading February 9th 1779
Resevd of John Byinton conductor of teams one hundred and fifty seven and half continental dollars it being the full of my wages for my team the month of Desembour and January.
Oliver Sanford

Redding, February 6th day AD 1779
Recd of Jno Byinton conductor of teams one hundred and eighty nine dollars it being for wages for my team for Decr & Jan. [illegible]
Leml Sanford June
Byington, John

Reading March 6th AD 1779 then resevd of John Byinton conductor of teams for Generals Parsons Brigade the sum of 13:10:0 lawfull money for the use of my team in the months of March & say resevd by me.
Oliver Sanford
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Clerk's Certificate           For sale at the Bookstore of Bradley and Peck, Bridgeport.

State of Connecticut,     }ss.
County of Fairfield. 
County Court, Clerk's Office         

I, Thomas Robinson Clerk of the county court, within and for Fairfield County, and keeper of the Seal thereof, and of the Commission of Justices of the Peace for said County, hereby certify:-- That,

Samuel Sanford Espuire. was on the 19th and 29th days of September 1851 and now is a Justice of the Peace within and for said county, duly appointed, commissioned and sworn, having full power and authority by the laws of this state, to take the acknowledgment of Deeds and other instruments, and to certify the same; also to administer Oaths, to take affidavits and depositions out of court, and to give certificates thereof; that full faith and credit may, and ought to be given to his official acts and attestations; that the signatures to the instruments hereto annexed, purporting to be his. I believe to be his genuine official signature.

In Testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand, and affix and Seal of said Court, at [Norwalk] in said county and state, on this 3rd day of October A.D. 1851
Thomas Robinson, Clerk.
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Oliver C. Sanford of Weston in the county of Fairfield and state of Connecticut aged sixty-six years, being duly cautioned and sworn deposed and says that he is the son of Oliver Sanford deceased and acquainted with his handwriting -that he verily believes that the two annexed receipts of money from John Byington as conductor of teams are in his father's hand writing and were written and given by him at the time they severally have dates.
And further saith not.
Oliver C. Sanford

Fairfield County-in Weston September 29th 1851
Then personally appeared before me Oliver C. Sanford who having been duly cautioned made the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same.
Said deposition is taken at the request of Reuben Byington to be used in an application to establish a pension claim.
Lemuel Sanford
Justice of the Peace
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Jonathan R. Sanford of Redding in the county of Fairfield aged sixty nine years being duly cautioned & sworn deposed & says that he is the son of Lemuel Sanford, deceased, and acquainted with his hand writing - that he verily believes that the annexed receipt of money from John Byington as conductor of teams is in his father's hand writing and was written and given by him at their it bears date.
And further saith not.
Jonathan R. Sanford

Fairfield County Ss. Redding September 19th 1851
Then personally appeared before me Jonathan R. Sanford, who having been duly cautioned made the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same.
Said deposition is taken at the request of Reuben Byington to be used in an application to establish a pension claim.
Lemuel Sanford
Justice of the Peace
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Jonathan Bartlett of Redding in the County of Fairfield aged eighty-seven years being duly cautioned & sworn deposes and say that he is acquainted with the hand writing of Lemuel Sanford, deceased - that he verily believes that the annexed receipt of money from John Byington as conductor of teams is in the hand writing of the said Lemuel Sanford, deceased, and is a written and given by him at the time & bear date.
And further saith not.
Jonathan Bartlett

Fairfield County ss. Redding September 19th 1851
Then personally appeared before me Jonathan Bartlett who having been duly cautioned made the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same. 
Said deposition is taken at the request of Reuben Byington to be used in an application to establish a pension claim.
Lemuel Sanford
Justice of the Peace
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5825
Connecticut Roll
4
John Byington
Private
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 25 of May 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26th of Jany 1819 and sent to Danl. B. Cooke Esq - Judge
Danbury.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 3 mo 7/31 + 4/3 __ 26.86
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819   48.00
______________
$74.86
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

Continued

Redding, Fairfield CT

[sideways]
Notification sent October 7th 1820 to David Burr Fairfield Connt.

Suspended 20 Dec 1820
Stricken from roll not having served 9 months on the continental establishment
see letter to Hon. G. Tomlinson & Agent 17 March 1823.
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29051
Revy INVALID.

File No. 29,051
John Byington
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7, 32
Index: Vol. 2 Page 59
{Arrangement of 1870.}

1923 Jan 2 hist to Miss Etta Byington Cable MMR
1929 June 25 Hist to Mrs E. E. Fleming MMF
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M
John Byington decd
Con.
act 7 June 1832
admd 6 mo pri
$20.00 per annum.
from 4 March 1831 to 26th January 1834 the day of his death, payable to Reuben Byington only surviving child of John Byington decd

Nathan Leake Present
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County} ss.
I Bryant Smith Clerk of the County Court within & for the County of Fairfield and keeper of the seal thereof & of the commission of the Justices of the Peace for said County hereby certify that Jared Olmstead and Walker Bates Esquires were on the 5th & 6th days of November 1846 and now are Justices of the Peace within & for the said county duly appointed, commissioned & sworn, with power by the laws of this state to administer oaths & take the acknowledgement of deeds & other instruments, that I am acquainted with their hand writing and that their signatures to the foregoing instruments purporting to be theirs are their genuine official signatures. 
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal of the said Court at Brookfield this 19th day of November 1846.
Bryant Smith Clerk
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State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} S.S  [illegible] Charles Gorham of said county appeared before me and being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he was well acquainted with John Byington late a pensioner of the United States that he had been his physician but did not him at his death, but that [illegible] that the said John Byington died in the Winter of Eighteen hundred and thirty four and that he left no widow but left one child him Surviving to with Reuben Byington by name. 
Ch. Gorham

Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 5th day of November AD 1846}
Jared Olmsted Justice of Peace in and for Said Fairfield County

I certify that the above named [illegible] Charles Gorham is a Respectable man 
Jared Olmstead Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut }
County of Fairfield } ss.
Asahel Solomon of the town of Redding County & State aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is eighty nine years of age was a soldier in the revolutionary war and was well acquainted with John Byington who was also a Soldier. That early in the spring of the 1776 deponent enlisted in a Company commanded by Capt. Steenrod for the term of nine months & marched from Horseneck to New York City where deponent exchanged into Capt. Joseph Hoits Company where deponent continued to serve [until] the full term of nine months & was discharged in the State of New Jersey in the following winter, and the said John Byington was a Soldier at the same time in a company commanded by Capt. Elijah Abel in Col. Bradley's Regt. as deponent frequently saw the said Byington during said Campaign and although deponent has no personal knowledge of the exact time of said Byington's Services. Yet from the frequent conversations with said Byington who was near neighbor of deponent during to service the revolutionary war, deponent believes the said John Byington served the full term of nine months during said Campaign of 1776.
Deponent further saith that a man by the name of John Merchant who is now dead was a Soldier in the same Company with said Byington & was also a pensioner under said act of 1818, who always in the presence of deponent asserted that said John Byington besides several short tours after the year 1776 served the full term of nine months which deponent believes was the general reputation of this neighborhood where deponent has always & now resides & that said Byington died a few years since & left a son by the name of Reuben who resides in
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the State of New York & further this deponent saith not.
Asahel Solomon
Sworn and Subscribed on the 13th day of October 1847 before me by the said Asahel Solomon well [known] to me to be a very intelligent citizen & a very respectable member of society & entitled to full credit.
Lemuel Sanford, Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut }
Fairfield County } ss.
I Thomas Robinson Clerk of the County Court in and for the County of Fairfield do hereby certify that Lemuel Sanford Esquire before whom the foregoing annexed affidavit of Asahel [Solomon] purports to have been subscribed and sworn was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths, and verily believe his name subscribed to the Jurat of said affidavit to be his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official Seal this 18th day of October 1847.
Thomas Robinson Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, John Byington, deceased, who was w/[illegible], was entitled to a pension at the rate of $20 per annum: comm. on the 4 March 1831 and endg. on the 26th: Jany, 1834, the day of his death; which will be paid upon the production of the proper voucher to Reuben Byington only surviving child of John Byington, decd.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 7th day of April one thousand eight hundred and forty-six.
Secretary of War.
Payment to be made at Albany
New York

Examined and Countersigned.}

Commissioner of Pensions.
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Ovid April 6 '47

Dear Sir
On the recd. of your of the 13th March in the case of Reuben Byington, I wrote to Joel Hall, from whom I need the application, I enclose you his answer. At the same time I beg leave to say, that I have no doubt of the truth of your letter, as to the pension having been obtained, I save Mr. Wyncoop either in your office or in some other office where I was in Washington, when I first recd. your letter, I took it for granted that the claim was presented Jany. 1847 after the papers that I had made out were executed, but I now begin to think you mean as you Jany. 1846 if so, of course when the application was made to me they had no claim; the [illegible] pension certificate having been sent to me, making the claim as stated in the papers made out
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by me, I took it as a fact, that there was a pension due, and I never heard a word to the contrary till I recd. your of the 13th of March 1847 and that letter contains to this day every word that I have ever heard to satisfy me that there was no pension due, why the application was made to me, I know not, but I do know that I support that there was a pension due, the enclosed letter does not explain if, why they should have left one agent, & one near at hand and employed me, is rather a [mystery], I can forward you a copy of all of Mr. Hall's letters if you desire it, all that I know of the case I wish you to know - I have not copied the enclosed letter.
Respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
Arad Joy

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commr. of Pensions
Washington
DC
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ENVELOPE-

March 25 1847
Recd.
Reuben Byington

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commr. of Pensions
Washington
DC
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Ovid N.Y. March 18th 1847

Sir
On the recd. of yours of the 13th I almost resolved never to make another application for a pension. I was appointed agent in the case of Reuben Byington June 11 1846 under his hand, or his name, or the name of Reuben Byington is signed to the appointment and witnessed by a name signed Joel Hall.
I have the old Pension Certificate in my possession, dated 26th Jany. 1819 No. 5825, if I am not mistaken I forwarded to you my authority as the agent of R. Byington, I know I had such a paper & I do not find it in my file, I suppose I must have forwd. it to you. All of the history of this case I have incl. in letters dated Cairo N. Y. & signed Joel Hall, the first letter is dated May 28th 1846 then I have letters dated June 11 1846, June 28, '46 July 20th '46, Sept. 3, 1846, Sept. 20 1846, Sept 30 1846, Oct. 12 1846, Oct 22 1846, Nov 8 1846, Nov 9 '46, Nov 15, 1846, Nov 23, 1846 making 13 letters all of which I can give you copies of if you wish then. I have one more letter dated Feb. 4 '47
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which I prefer now to give you a copy of.

Cairo Feby. 4 1847
Dear Sir
Not having heard from you in over 2 months, I thought it best to write to you we should like to hear from the case of R. Byington.
Resp Yous
Joel Hall
Arad Joy Esq
Exact Copy

Did I send you an affidavit from Jaren Olmsted please write the particulars

Till the rect. of yours of the 13th I had reason to suppose, & certain it is, I did suppose that I was the only agent, and that the case was a just one. Mr. Hall as I suppose is a neighbor of Mr. Byington & ought to have known if are other agent was at work at the case, & I know not (as you do not give dates) but Mr. Byington had ever recd. his pension, before the last letter was addressed to me, as copied above.
Respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
Arad Joy

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commr. of Pensions
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You will notice, that the proof in the Byington case was completed & dated months before I got the certificate of our court, the delay was for the convenience of the thing, as the court sit in Ovid in Feby. '47 the delay was above on that account
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Greenfield Hill, Nov. 7th, 1845

Sir,
 A man representing himself to be a resident of the State of New York & the Survivor of the children of John Byington formerly of Redding in the State of Connecticut, came to see me yesterday for the purpose of obtaining information respecting a claim of his deceased father for service in the revolutionary war I believe the name of John Byington was placed on the pension list under the act of the 18th of March 1818, but subsequently stricken from it. I do not, however, recollect to have had any agency in effecting either decision.  But his case was undoubtedly brought to your consideration by a letter from me, dated May 16th, 1833 and enclosing certain "documents in relation to the claim". Again examination of my papers has not resulted in my finding any reply either to that letter or to [?] notes which, it seems, I afterwards wrote to you on the subject I take the
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liberty of requesting you to send me a copy of any communication which you may have forwarded to me or John Byington, in relation to his claim.
A letter believed to have been written by Aaron Byington, since deceased, shows his impression that John Byington was [illegible] by the Department, to be entitled to a pension for eight months service & mentions his death as having taken place in the year 1834. If the fact be that John Byington was entitled to a pension, Reuben Byington, the survivor of his children, will doubtless be glad to receive such sum as was justly due to his father, at his decease.
With great respect,
I am Yours
G. Tomlinson

J. L. Edwards Esqr.
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Brief in the case of John Byington decd.
County and State of N. York
act 7 June 1832
=====
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")

Proof exhibited, (if original. - crossed out)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Evidence of service as located of teams for 5 mo 11 days - documentary; being receipts &c.

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?

F. F. Kirby
Examining Clerk.

Name and residence of Agent.
Hon. Thos. B. Butler
H of Rep (crossed out)
Norwalk, Connt.
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ENVELOPE-
March 26/47.
Rec of
Reuben Byington

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commr. of Pensions
Washington
DC
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Ovid N.Y. March 20th '47

Sir, 
I omitted some things in mine of yesterday, which I now desire to mention. Reuben Byington, mentioned in your of the 13th after having employed me, executed his papers, his application & the proof being executed, I notice from a letter from the Clerk of the County in Cont. dated 19, Nov 1846 that at that date the papers were duly authenticated, therefore I take it for granted that his application & proof were all duly executed & authenticated as early as the 19th Nov. and on the rec. of this I examined the list of Courts, & found no court then in Session, & none to be in session soon that I could call upon for a certificate, & not knowing or thinking that the Surrogate Certificate would do as well. I considered myself as rather driven to wait till near the time of the sitting of the Court at Ovid when I could have sent the paper to a neighboring court, but as our court was to save to sit & for the convenience of it, I delayed claiming the Court Certificate as I did.
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But as the application, & proof was duly executed & duly authenticated say 20th Nov, & only waited the certificate of the court, I may be allowed to judge that the application presented by me, was the first or earliest application, as you say the one upon which the pension was granted was "deposited" 24th January 1846. (I call this 24th Jan. 1847) if this is intended for laws. 24th 1847 Mr. Byington must of course have known that he had 2 months before executed his application & was found to have referred to it, and it can not be supported that I could have known of the Second Application made 2 months after the one in which I was the agent. You say "there is a gross fraud practiced in the application of January 1846 or attempted in this".
Here you say January 1846, if this is intended for 1846 of course Mr. Byington had no claim when he employed me, if it means 1847, he then had a claim when he employed me and after having executed the papers in which I was his agent, he alone ought to account for the Second application, in which of course I had no hand, nor no knowledge, therefore if his Second application was made & presented after
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the execution of the papers that I forwarded, ought not myself to be exhonorated from all imputations or insinuations of wrong intention in the presenting of the paper as I did.
Cairo is 10 miles West of Catskill on the state road to Ithaca, where Mr. Byington resides. 
Most Respectfully,
 Your Obedient Servant, 
Arad Joy


Hon. J.L. Edwards, 
Court of Pensions 
Washington D.C.
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Ovid May 22nd 1847

Sir,
 I am informed that John Byington of Green Co. N. York, drew only $20 per year, I have in my hand an old Pension certificate granted to a. John Byington, whether the same man or not, I don't know it is No 5825 payable at the State Branch Middleton. I may be allowed to say with deference, that if the certificate that I mention, was granted to the pension first above name (& as to that, you may know, but I do not). I suppose it is evidence of at least 9 months service, & would amount at least to $20 per annum. If it is right & proper & agreeable to your ruler, I should like a copy of the alleged service of John Byington, that I may assertain whether there is, or is not, honestly & just a larger pension than $20 per year due, certain it is, I would not accept of more than is justly due, & if in consiquence of my having been deceived in presently the application, when he had previously made one, which  was entirely unknown to me, I have not a right to make the above suggestions
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& inquiry, please pardon it in me, as I have only justice in view, and as well to the Government as to the soldier. 

Respectfully 
Your Obd. Servant
Arad Joy

Hon. JL Edwards, 
Com. of Pensions
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15

13*5=65
+2= 67

Ovid N.Y. Feb. 20 '47

Sir, 
I enclose application for pension of John Byington. 

Respectfully
 Your Obd. Sercant
Arad Joy

Hon. J.L Edwards
Com. of Pensions 
Washington D.C
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ENVELOPE-
CAIRO N.Y.
APR 2

5

Arad Joy Esq.
Ovid Seneca Co
New York
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April 5

Cairo March 30th 1847

Dear Sir

In reply to yours of the 20th. I have to say [illegible] the pension has never been read nor has it ever been appyd (applied) for. Some year since Ser. Thompson of Connecticut write a private letter to J.L Edwards to know if there was some 50 dollars for John Byington or his heirs (it was for Labor done in the Revolutionary war, the Secretary wrote back to Ser. Thompson that there was a small sum of money dew.  J. Byington for labor that might be got by [illegible] one of his children therefore Ruebin Byington got Henry Wynkoop to get it as be had  himself at Washington and would get the certificate for him the pension has been obtained the papers must of been forged please write to me amediately (immediately) and state all of this pertaining and the persons name who presented the pension certificate. 

A. Jay Esq. 

Resp. yours 
J. Hall
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Redding 22nd June 1822

Hon. Gideon Tomlinson Sir, I am requested by W. John Byington to rectify a mistake respecting the statement sent to you at Washington concerning his pention.
I have only to say I now believe Zalmon Reed was not the Capt. he served under that it was Abels of Fairfield. 

Your respectfully
Wm Sanford.

NB. Hoyt Read Esq. requested me to put this name to the same as above written
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The within named William Sanford is a gentleman of highly reputable character.
G. Tomlinson
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Redding State of Conn. May 27th 1822

Sir,
 greater minds are much excited here about John Byintons pention and the blame of the [illegible] stance is said to me. there has been a paper lately presented to me (and which you will soon receive) to take back what I had said and done respecting his claim W. Tombleson has wrote to him stating that if the sincere  of the remonstance will give a paper signifying that they had been deceived and by that me and had misrepresented the matter he can receive his junction. being one of the boar of selectmen  I went to see Col. Bradley to inquire of him and he told me that his Regiment was [illegible] for seven months and that his commutation was dated the 5 of June, this information I immediately sent to William  Byington and have the matter rested till the Col. Death (there is a number of men now living that I have talked with and all agree to the Col. statement that was not in the term of service, after the Col. death they began again to [illegible] the matter and there was much blame left on me, and a paper I [illegible] up and sined by same represented of our most respectable men stating the matter to be misrepresented and one of the board. Mr. Barlow as I understand fin it two and  it sent on to the war office- being confirmed in my opinion. I wrote to the Secreatry of State and he sent me corrispon.  of the record. these I coppied and gave them to Jessey Bradley Esq. with this promiseto send them immediately to the war office if you had received them it seems or if it must have been at rest. He claims that he served in Col. Bradley Regiment nine months in the year 1776, if you have received the coppies or above I will refer you to them but if not here is an Entract.

*following is crossed out*
May  [illegible] 1776
The aforesaid he appears before [illegible] 

Philip Burr Bradley,  Esq.
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May Session 1776
This Assembly do appoint Benjamin Hinman Esq Colonel Philip Burr Bradley Esq Lieutenant Colonel and David Simon Esq mayor of a Regiment now to be raised for the defence of this Collony
tren coppy of record from the Records of the State of Connecticut Commenced by
Thomas Day Secretary

There is no dispute but what the troops were discharged the first of January following the record says now to be raised. Mr Byington says there is many others in other Towns draws pentions for the same servis- this you honour will determin- if troops can be raised after May Session and serve nine months to the first of January following you honour will certainly know it. It would be gratifying to me of it is consistent to have an answer to putt the thing to rest- it may be proped to State that this Regiment when it came into servis was comanded by Col Bradley- none if I have wronged the man say so and I will make him good and of not it would be pleasing to me to have your approbation this from your humble servant.
Joel Marchant
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Reading 21st May 1822
Honble. Gideon Tomlinson,
Sir, We the subscribers on the first day of Decem 1828 made a communication to you respecting the claim of John Byington to a Pension from the United States, in which we are convinced we laboured under a mistake from incorrect information.
first- we stated "that said Byington enlisted under Capt. Z. Read"- this was incorrect
second- "that he enlisted for six months only"- this fact we received from report, but know of no one who will make oath to it's truth.
Ephm Sanford
James Sanford- selectman

I hereby certify that the above named Gentlemen are respectable.
G. Tomlinson
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We the Subscribers, civil authority, and Selectmen of the Town of Reading, County of Fairfield, State of Connecticut, Certify, t hat John Byington of said Reading is in needy circumstances, and unable through age and infirmity to support himself, and is dependent on the charity of his friends. Reading 3rd June 1822.

} Civil Authority
John R. Hill
Gershom Sherwood
Seth Wheeler
Selectmen
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ENVELOPE-
 
free

Honble. Gideon Tomlinson
Member of Congress
Washington City
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Redding Feby 13 AD 1821

Honble Gideon Tomlinson

Sir, I am informed that the pension claimed by John Byington of Redding under the act of Congress May 1818 have been stopped on account of a letter directed to your organd by the authority & selectmen of sd Redding. I do not [unk] to know personally any thing about his services- but if he is intitled to a pension I could heartily wish he may obtain it- in communation with Capt Aaron Morehouse as five days since he told me that the Gent Selectmen must have been mistaken when they certifyed that he said that John Byington served under Capt Z Read but that Mr Byington enlisted under Lieut Holly & served in arms at the Company- the certificate was forwarded you of the integrity of the person  improved by Mr Byington in his claim together with Mr Barlows may be sufficient to establish the point- should he be able to procure a continuance of his pension- you will be good enough to procure his certificate & bring it on that he may be able to draw in March- as he is now admententally dependent on private charity for his support.

Very respectfully yours
B Comstock
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I hereby certify that I was misinformed with respect to John Byington serving in Capt Zahnor Reads Company in the Revolutionary Army- am now convinced that he did not serve in sd company & that I was mistaken & regret that I signed the remonstrance forwarded to the Honble Gideon Tomlinson respecting John Byington's pension.
Redding Feby 13th 1821
Daniel Barlow} one of the Selectmen
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We certify that Asahel Salmon, Samuel Gould, and Ezra Sanford, of Reading in Fairfield County, are men of good reputation, whose characters, for truth & veracity, have never, to our knowledge when questioned.
Reading 12th Jany. 1821.
Lemuel Sanford
Jonathan Bartlett
Daniel Crocker
Jonathan R. Sanford
Billy Comstock
Justices of the Peace
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Reading 12th Feby 1821
Honble Gideon Tomlinson
Sir, I have this day received a letter from Jesse S. Bradley Esq. of Ridgefield son of Col. Philip B. Bradley decd, respecting John Byington's claim to a pension under the Law of the United States of the 18th of March 1818, an extract from Esq. Bradley's letter follows "I observed the following clause in the letter of your authority & selectmen to Mr. Tomlinson. Mr. Marchant called on Col. Bradley who showed him his commission which was only for seven months." I am confident my father has not seen at any period of his life, or ever held a commission of such import; the only commission we have been able to find after the most diligent & careful search among all his papers in his continental commission of the date of Jany 1st AD 1777, & that we found in a bundle of old papers, none of which I presume have been opened in thirty years. He had while living numerous applications from revolutionary soldiers for assistance, & in every instance I was called upon to transact the business which was done in every instance without having recourse to commissioner documents- he might have stated
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to Mr. Marchant that he as Lieut Col under J. O. Cook had a command in the year 1776, which was the fact, but under the authority of the State of Connecticut.
The Letter referred to by Esq. Bradley of the authority & selectmen of the town of Reading, it seems has had the effect of stopping the pension of Mr. Byington unless more full & satisfactory proof in support of the declaration of said Byington has afforded.
Enclosed is a certificate of a number of Gentlemen of you acquaintance, respecting the character of the witness improved by the said Byington, to prove the truth of his declaration.
I am confident Sir you will pardon me for any trouble I give you, in the cause of humanity.

I am Sir very respectfully your obedt servt
Lemuel Sanford
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Reading Dec 1820
Hon Gideon Tomlinson
Dr Sir
We the undersigners feel it our duty to give information respecting one man of this town who has lately recvd a certificate as a United States Pensioner who we believe is not justly entitled to it. John Byington by name, a brief selectman is, he enlisted in [unk] Zal. Read in the year 1776 for six months in Col Philip B Bradley's Ridgment he went to New York & crosd the river into the Jerses & stayed about two weeks was then sent home to Redding with Wm Hawley the Lieut who was taken sicj. Sd Byington never returned back to the compy or Ridgment- one of the undersigners (viz) Mr. Merchant calld on Col Bradley who showed him his commissions which was only for seven months, further information can be had of Col Philip B Bradley who is now living in Ridgefield in this County. Aaron Morehouse the former Depty Sheriff that you are acquainted with says he inlisted & went at the same time, the inlistment was only for six months. You will Sir make what use of this that you think proper.
signed{ Wm Sanford
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I understand this to be the case, the commissions was for seven months, but one month had expired, the enlisting orders was for six months. There is some others obtained pentions under the same enlistment not belonging to this town perhaps it can be seen by the documents.
signed W
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ENVELOPE-

Mr. Edwards will reexamine this case and inform me of the exact
J.C.C.

Free
Hon. Gideon Tomlinson
Washington City
Member of Congress
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Redding 1st Dec. 1820
Hon. Gideon Tomlinson Dr Sir we the undersigners feel it our duty to give information respecting one man of this Town who has lattly recivd a certificate as a United States Pentioner who we beliee is not justly intitled to it. John Byington by name, a brief statement is, he inlisted under Capt. Zal. Read in the year 1776 for six months in Col. Philip B. Bradley Ridgment he went to New York & crossed the river in the Jerses & stayed about two weeks was then sent home to Redding with Wm. Hawley the lieut. who was taken sick. sd Byington never returned back to the compy or ridgment- one of the undersigners (viz) Mr. Merchant calld on Col. Bradley who showed him his commission which was only for seven months further information can be had of Col. Philip B. Bradley who is now living in Ridgfield in this County. Aaron Morehouse the former Dept Sheriff that you are acquainted with says he inlisted & went at the same time, the inlistment was only for six months. You will Sr make what use of this that you think proper.
Wm Sanford
Hez Read Jun{ Justices of the Peace

I understand this to be the case the Commissions was for seven months but one months had expired, the inlisting orders was for six months, there is some others obtained pentions under the same inlistment not belonging to this Town perhaps it can be seen by the documents.
Wm Sampson
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Washington Jany 24th 1841
Sir,
I enclose herewith the certificate of the surrogate of Green Co: New York, showing the time of the death of John Byington formerly a pensioner on the Connecticut roll of 18th March 1818, & the heirship of Reuben Byington his son now living in Green Co New York, agreeably to the requisition of your late letter to the Hon Mr Tomlinson. I wish also to have the privilege of examining the papers in this case with a view to proving more service than is allowed in this case, if we can hereafter do so.
Very respectfully your obt servant
Nathan Leake


Hon J L Edwards
Comr of Pensions
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State of New York
Greene County} ss.
On this fifth day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty six at a Surrogates Court held in the village of Catskill in and for our County of Greene. Satisfactory evidence was adduced in open Court, that John Byington late of the town of Reading in the State of Connecticut was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818. That he died in or about the twenty sixth day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty four, in said town of Reading, that he left no widow, and that Reuben Byington who resides in the town of Cairo County of Greene and State of New York is the only surviving child and heir at law of said deceased and who is over twenty one years of age.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal this 5th day of January 1846 at Catskill in the County of Greene.
Malbone Watson
Surrogate
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Washington April 5, 1834
Sir
I herewith send certain papers, in relation to John Byington's claim to be restored to the pensioner roll. Your prompt attention to his case will oblige.
Yours respectfully
G. Tomlinson


J. L. Edwards Esq.
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Redding May 12th 1833
Hon. Gideon Tomlinson
Sir
We are requested to state to you, our opinion respecting the character, for truth, which Ezra Sanford & Samuel Gould, of this town, now decd, sustained, while living.
They were persons with whom we were many years well acquainted, and they sustained good & respectable characters for truth; and we do not recollect of ever hearing the character of either of them called in question.
We are likewise requested to state our opinion respecting the character of Asahel Salmon, not living in this town. Col. Salmon has long been an Inhabitant of this town, and we have long been entimately acquainted with him, and have had the means of becoming well acquainted with his character. He is a man of respectability & sustains a good character for truth; as much so as any person whatever. And lastly, we are requested to state our opinion respecting the character of John Byington. Mr Byington, we have been acquainted with, from our childhood, he has ever sustained a good character for truth, and has been much respected
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We would further state, that Mr Byington is now very aged; being as we believe, more than ninety; That he is destitute of property and wholly dependent on one of his sons for maintenance, which son, is in moderate circumstances, and has mainly supported his father, a number of years.
We would mention, that we have always understood that Mr Byington, not only served in the Revolutionary War, but that he served in the American Army in the old French war, previous to the Revolution.
We have been informed that the reason why Mr Byington has not before this time, made application to have his name again placed on the pension roll, is this, that he supposed Capt. Morehouse would testify as the Selectmen had stated he would; being unable himself to bear the expense, and his son having been at considerable expense in first establishing his claim, was unwilling to incur more.
Respectfully your obt servt
Jonathan Bartlett
Jonathan R. Sanford
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act 1818
Hon. G. Tomlinson
John Byington
appl to get suspension
removed act 1818
see letter May 28, 1834 to
Hon. G. Tomlinson, Senate



James L. Edwards Esq.
Comm. of Pensions
Washington
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Fairfield May 16, 1833
Sir,
The enclosed documents in relation to the claim of John Byington to a pension, under the act of the 18th of March 1818, have been recently handed to me, by his son, who insists that the name of his father was improperly stricken from the pension roll. The statements in the letter signed by Jonathan Bartlett and Jonathan R. Sanford are undoubtedly entitled to full confidence. The former is a talented clergyman, whose character for integrity and [unk], I consider unquestionable and the latter has been, for many years & still is a Justice of the Peace
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and is deservedly esteemed & reputed.
If, on examination of the matter, you should be satisfied that, in consequence of the communication dated "1st December 1820," a copy of which is enclosed, injustice has been done to the indigent old soldier, by suspending his pension. I hope & trust the wron will be duly & promptly corrected.
With great respect, I am your obedt servt
G. Tomlinson



J. L. Edwards Esq.
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State of Connecticut, Fairfield County ss.
On this 2d day of May 1833, personally appeared John Byington of Redding in sd County aged ninety two years, and made oath that he is the identical John Byington, to whom a pension was granted, in the year 1819.
Before me Jonathan R. Sanford Just. of Peace

I certify that Jonathan R. Sanford has for several years had been an acting Justice of the Peace for Fairfield County, in Connecticut, & that the above signature is undoubtedly genuine.
G. Tomlinson
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Norwalk Oct 3d 1851
Hon James E Heath Commissione
Dear Sir,
I enclose the application of Reuben Byington for an increase of Pension on account of the tion service of his father John Byington.
I was squire of on my return, in relation to the decision of the Department as to tion service, and suggested on examination of his Books & papers. His papers were brought to me by his grandson, and those relating to that service are appended to the depositions.
They would seem to that very conclusion of the fact that he was conductor in General Parsons Brigade for about ? months. I have advised the proving of a few of the receipts, that the Department might have every evidence of the [unk].
The result of Hall Stevens company & clerk, cannot be proved, but their age proves them, as they prove he was a conductor as claim, particularly a [unk] from B Stevens of the date January 7th 1779 which described him as conductor &c. Please oblige me by sending certificate to my address.
Very respectfully your obt servt
Thos B Butler
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House of Rep.
Decr. 15th 1820
Sir,
I have deemed it my duty to transmit to you the enclosed communication.
With great respect, I am, Sir, your obedt servt
Gideon Tomlinson


Hon. J. C. Calhoun
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The Honl [unk]
Danbury Ct.
Dec 19
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The Honl John C Calhoun
Sir, John Byington whose affidavit is enclosed has obtained two other witnesses to his service in the Revolutionary war, in addition to the evidence by him forwarded at first, with said affidavit.
The additional affidavits are from very respectable gentlemen and entitled to the fullest credit, the applicant is himself a respectable man tho [unk] I trust of entitled to a pension.
Yours with respect
Daniel B Cooke
Danbury 18th Dec 1818
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Increase
John Byington
NY
act 7 June 1832
6 mo pri--------$20.00
5 mo 11 days conductor of teams     107.33
                 ------------------------------------
                           $127.33
per an: from 4 March
1831 to 26 Jany 1834
when he died. Former
payments at $20 per an
to be deducted.
Payable to
Reuben Byington
only living child

Hon. Thos. B. Butler
Norwalk
Conn
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April 8th 1846. Repd tp Agent

32439
New York
John Byington, deceased,
of Greene Co. in the State of New York,
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Abel of the Regt commanded
by Col. Bradley in the Connecticut
line for 6 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 20 Dollars ---- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 & ending on 26th January 1834, when he died.

Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of
April 1846 and sent to N. Leake,
P agent.

Arrears to the 4th of
Semi-annual allowance ending
                                                 $77.87
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by U M Stewart Clerk,
Book E2  Vol. 4  Page 8
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Let. Hon. G. Tomlinson
Nov. 10/45.
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See letter to Hon
G. Tomlinson, 19
March 1822
see letter 29 May 1829
to Mr. Byington do. to G. W.
Pratt Dec. 7, 1830

copd letter 17 March 1823 for Hon
J. Earll HR Feb 27, 1830
[unk] tp W. L.

Stricken from roll 17 March 1823 see letter to Hon G. Tomlinson, Fairfield, Fairfield Co Connecticut, and to the Agent at Middletown, Connt.
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I Aaron Morehouse late of Redding in Fairfield County & State of Connecticut, now of Newtown in sd County & late Sheriff's Deputy for sd Fairfield County, aged seventy three years, being duly sworn, depose and say, that having within a few days past seen a copy of a communication dated 1st Dec 1820, signed by Joel Marchant & others, Selectmen of sd Redding, directed to the Hon. Gideon Tomlinson then a member of Congress from the State of Connecticut, in which it is stated that John Byington of sd Redding had unjustly obtained a pension, and in which reference is made to me to substantiate said statement, respecting the time said Byington was in service and the Officer under whom he enlisted; They state that sd Byington enlisted in a company commanded by Capt. Zalmon Read and that I had said, I enlisted and went at the same time, which statement was incorrect & unknown to me. The fact is, said Byington enlisted under Lieut. Wm Hawley, Capt. Elijah Abel's compy, Col. Bradley's Regt. Time it is, I enlisted the same season, which was the Spring of 1776 in a company commanded by Capt. Z. Read, in Col. Silliman's Regt. The Regt to which I belonged & that to which sd Byington belonged marched to New York, and the Regt to which said Byington belonged crossed into the Jersies, for what length of time sd Byington enlisted & how long he served I know not. I well recollect of seeing sd Byington in the service.
Aaron Morehouse
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State of Connecticut, Fairfield County ss.
On this 2d day of May 1833, personally appeared the within named Aaron Morehouse & made oath to the truth of the within Deposition by him subscribed, and I certify that the Deponent is personally well known to me and sustains a good character for truth, and is a credible witness.
Jonathan R. Sanford Just. of Peace

I certify that Jonathan R. Sanford has for several years had been an acting Justice of the Peace for Fairfield County in the State of Connecticut, & that the above signature is undoubtedly genuine.
G. Tomlinson
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Alonzo Byington of Redding in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut aged forty years being duly cautioned and sworn deposes and says that he is the son of Reuben Byington of Cairo Green County New York and the grand son of John Byington late of Redding deceased having heard that pension were allowed for Team service and always understood that my grand father was a conductor of Teams in the Revolutionary War. I examined at the suggestion of T B Butler Esq his old papers and found among them the receipts and other papers relating to his service as a conductor of Teams which are here to annexed and those which an appear did to the Depositions of Jonathan R Sanford, Jonathan Bartlett and Oliver C Sanford they were among the old papers and in an old pocket book in a chest, left by him at his
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at his decease. I knew his hand writing and those which purport to be signed by him contain his genuine signature and were with out doubt wrote by him.
And further saith not.
Alonzo Byington

Fairfield County ss. [unk] September 29th 1817
Then personally appeared before me Alonzo Byington, who having been duly cautioned, made the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same.
Said deposition is taken at the request of Reuben Byington to be used in an application to establish a persons claim.
Lemuel Sanford
Justice of the Peace
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July 18, 1929
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir,
Could you please advise me of the war records of one John Byington, born Sept. 1, 1740, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and also a soldier in the French and Indian War before the Revolution, also any other information to assist me in filling out my application to become a member of D. A. R. and on a member of the Colonies Dames. This John Byington is my great great great grandfather.
Thanking you, I am

Georgiana Byington Fleming
(621 Alhombra Circle)
Coral Sables
Florida
(Mrs. E. E.)
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1108 East Cap. St.
Washington, D. C.
Dec. 2nd 1922
U. S> Pension Office
Could you give me any Record of John Byington, who served in the Revolutionary War, and was placed on the Pension Roll Jan. 26, 1819, aged 79 years, under act of Cong. March 18, 1818.
John Byington was in Capt. Zalmon Reads Co. (10th) in Col. Waterbury's Regiment (5th) raised Apr.- May 1775.
Connecticut Adj. Genl. Book
p. 71
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Is this Record on file in Pension Office.
Thank you very much for your trouble but John Byington was my Great, Great Grandfather.
Your respectfully
Miss Etta Byington Eahle

STAMP-
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
0 DEC 4 1922
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Record Division
Revolutionary War Records Section MMH
S.29051
8-525
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C., Jan 2, 1923

In reply to your request of   , received   for a statement of the military history of John Byington a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this bureau.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment
April 1-1776
Dec 1, 1778
It is stated that he was in The French and Indian War; no details of service given.

Length of Service
9  mos
9 mos. 11 days

Rank
Pvt
Conductor of Issues

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICES WAS RENDERED
Captain
Elijah Abel in General Parson's Brigade

Colonel
Philip Burr Bradley

State
Conn

Battles engaged in, non stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, May 25, 1818 His claim was al.
Residence at date of application, Redding, Fairfield Co., Conn.
Age at date of application, 77 yrs.

Remarks:  Soldier died Jan 26, 1834 in Redding, Conn. leaving no widow.  In 1820 he referred to his wife married Sarah then liony and aged 78 yrs.  In 1833 he was living with "one of his sons" Wrue
not stated.  Reuben (Byington) only child who survived him was living in Cairo Green Co., N.Y. in 1851 aged 82 yrs.  Alonzo son of Reuben and grandson of soldier was living in Redding, Conn in 1851 aged 40 yrs
Respectfully,

Commissioner.

(Aaron Byington is married in cl. but not the relationship) 5 mos. 11 days used instead of 6 mos. as he was allowed
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John Byington dec'd Albany 20 PP to whom paid?
GMC
Paid for 4th.. March 1821 to 26th, Jan. 1826, the day of his death, to Henry Wynkoop, Attorney for Reuben Byington, only child the Deceased.
BL Boysen
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State of Connecticut}
County of Fairfield} SS Alonzo Byington of said county having duly sworn according to law deposes and says that John Byington late a pensioner of the United States died on the Twenty-sixth of January Eighteen hundred and thirty four that at his death he left no widow but left one child him surviving to wit Reubin Byington of the County of Green State of New York aged Twenty-one years and upwards as a date by which this deponent is in part governed in setting forth the day of the death of the said John Byington is that the grave stone at the head of his grave on erected soon after his death bares the inscription upon it that John Byington died on the 26th of January 1834 as above set-fourth
Alonzo Byington
Sworn to and Subscribed Before me this the 6th day of November 1846
Walker Bates Justice of the Peace in and for said Fairfield County
I certify that the aabove named Alonzo Byington is a respectable person
Walker Bates Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Seneca County} SS  I David H Bryant Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas holders at Ovid in and for said county, do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court, that John Byington was a pensioner of the United States, at the rate of Ninety Six dollar per annum,  was a resident of the County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut and  died on the twenty Sixth day of January eighteen hundred and thirty four, in the said County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, that he left no widow, but left the following named child him surviving, being his only child him surviving and that he is of the age of more than twenty one year towit, Reuben Byington whose declaration is here - the proof upon which this certificate is issued & which was satisfactory to the court, was the declaration of Reuben Byington, the affidavit of above Byington & Dock Charles Gorham, & the old pensioner Certificate No 5825- the said deponents all being certified to be respectable persons = In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Ovid this 3rd day Feby 1847
H. Montgomery Dep. Clerk 
B. Jw The absence of the clerk