Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17,428, for Josiah Peck, Connecticut
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(3-1776) [form identification number, small. top left corner]
Service. No heading. Number
Conn [added by hand]. Peck , Josiah [added by hand]. Hellen [added by hand]. W.17.428 [added by hand]
Contents.
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Connecticut 754 [added by hand]
Hellen Peck [added by hand]
widow of 
Josiah Peck decd [deceased] [added by hand]
who died on the 
24 May 1821[added by hand]
of 
Fairfield [added by hand] 
in the State of 
Ct [Connecticut] [added by hand]
who was a 
Corporal [added by hand]
in the 
Company [added by hand]
commanded by Captain
 Conn [added by hand]
of the Regt [regiment] 
commanded by
 Col [colonel] Whiting [added by hand]
in the 
[illegible - let]. [added by hand]
line for 
16 months & 19 days [added by hand]
Inscribed on the Roll of 
Connecticut [added by hand]
at the rate of 
61 [added by hand]
Dollars 
00 [added by hand]
Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 
15 [added by hand]
 day of 
Apl. [April] 1837 [added by hand]
and 
sent Hon G. Tomlinson Present [added by hand]
Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 $366.00
Semi-anl. [semi-annual] allowance ending 
4 Sept 30.50 [dollars] [added by hand]
$39650 [this is total dollars] [added by hand]

[Three lines contained in brackets] [added by hand]
Revolutionary Claim, [added by hand]
Act July 4, 1839 [added by hand]
Section the 3rd [added by hand]

Recorded by 
[illegible]. [illegible]. Addison [added by hand]
Clerk
Book [illegible - possibly 4 or H] [added by hand]
  Vol. 
1 [added by hand] 
Page
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802. 3. [illegible - all added by hand top of page no other content]
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State of Connecticut County of Fairfield Bridgeport
On this fifth day of November AD 1836
Personally appeared before the Probate Court in
& for the District of Stratford in said
County Hellen Peck a resident of the
Town of Stratford in said County & State
aforesaid aged Eighty five years who being
duly sworn according to Law doth on her
Oath make the following declaration in
order to obtain the benefit of the provision made
by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1830
That she is the widow of Josiah Peck decd [deceased] of the
Town of Stratford in said County [who was] [superscript text added by hand above the sentence] a private and corporal in the Revolutionary War and was called into service in [illegible] Stratford in the Summer of 1776 at which time [illegible word stricken out by hand] he belonged to the Militia foot company of [illegible] Stratford called the
up Town Company then under command
of Capt Nathanial Wheeler of [illegible] Stratford that he
went with sd [said?] Company to the City of New York
in 1776 and was in service in that
campaign as her husband used to say until
the retreated out of New York, before the Brittish [sic]
Army & from the best of her knowledge and
belief her husband served in sd Company
not less than Six Weeks as a Private
Soldier
That in the Spring of 1777 when the Brittish [sic] Landed
on Long Island Sound at a place called Compo
and march to Danbury in Connecticut & Burnt
that Town her husband belonged to the afforesad [sic - aforesaid] Company and went with said Company to Danby, [illegible - ink or wax seal stain] followed the Brittish [sic] in to Co [illegible - ink or wax seal stain] was in service
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 this Campaign according to her best knowledge & belief at least two weeks as a private soldier in sd [said?] Comp. [company] under Capt Wheeler
That in the Summer of 1779 she claims that
her husband [superscript above the sentance added by hand: text that may read: 'enlisted and'] belonged to Lt [Lieutenant] Saml [Samuel] Pattersons [Paterson's] Gaurd [sic] of said Stratford which was stationed
at said Town of Stratford to Gaurd [sic] the Town and that her husband went with said
Gaurd [sic] to Stratford when that Town was burned in 1779. that she remember her husband was at Hartford at that time & that she had 5 Brothers there and that she & her Children removed up to Oarnoke [illegible - cannot locate this town as spelled] to her Fathers [Father's] expecting that Stratford would next be burnt that from the best of her knowledge and belief her husband served under Lt. Saml [Samuael] Patterson at least six months as a Corporal of said Gaurd [sic] in Gaurding [sic] the Town of Stratford & at Haurfort [possibly Hartford?] aforesaid in sd [said] Campaign [dark underline at end of sentence]
[new paragraph]
That in the year 1781 or 1782 she claims that
her husband enlisted into and belonged to Cap [Captain] Robert Walker State Gaurds [sic] to Keep Gaurd [sic] at
said Stratford as a Corporal of his Company
and served according to the best of his
knowledge and belief [smudge text] the said Company
in keeping Gaurd [sic] at sd Town of Stratford
at least Nine months as a Corporal of
said Company
That she claims as the Widow of said Josiah
Peck for his service in the Revolution
in the year 1776 6 Weeks under Capt Wheeler
in the year 1777 2 Weeks so - Do
in the year 1779 6 "months under Lt Saml [Samuel] Patterson
in the year 1781 or 1782  9 " months under Capt Robert Walker [the years 1781 and 1782 are written above each other within curly brackets with 'or' on the left bracket point followed by the months served]
17 months [total months served]

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[all entered by hand]
That she claims that the afforesad [sic] company were Regular organized corps in Service by Authority of the State of Connecticut
and that her husband as she ['she' was handwritten superscript above the line] believes was not
employed in any [illegible] pursuit to interfere
with his Regular Service in sd Companys
that sd Company as she believes belonged
to Col Samuel Whiting's Regiment & Genl Gold
Silliman's Brigade that she has no
Documentary evidence to prove his service
and does not know as he ever had any
written discharge in any campaign cannot
say whether her husband ever had any Warrant.
as a Corporal but that he allways [sic] bore the
title of Corporal from his neighbours [sic] during
life which was a verry [sic] common think [sic]
for the lowest officers in the Army retain
the titles after the war was over
She further declares that she ['she' added by hand, superscript above the sentence] was married to
the said Josiah Peck on the 9th day of November in
the Year Seventeen Hundred & Seventy four in
said Town of Stratford by the Revd [Reverend] Azariah Whitman
of sd Stratford who was the ordained Minister of
the Congregational Society of sd [said] Stratford at that
time; that her husband the afforesaid Josiah
Peck died at said Stratford on the 24 day of
May AD 1821 of the Consumption caused by
a heavy cold-- that her name before
her marrage [sic] was Hellen Birdseye the daughter
of the Revd. Nathan Birdseye of sd Stratford and
that she has remained a Widow ever since
the period of her husbands death.
that she was born in the Town of West Haven
X
in Newhaven County State of Connecticut July 17. 1751
that her Husband was born in sd Stratford October
20th 1751 has a Record of both then Births of hers
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on an account Book that belonged to her father
and [illegible - ink blot or seal stain] Bound of his on a/c Book belonging to [illegible - ink blot or seal stain] father__ 
That her husband was living when called into
Service in sd [said] Stratford and lived there during the Revolution until he died
was called into service by Draft of the whole
company the 2 first campaigns and the other
campaigns as a volunteer___ the names of the officers under whom her husband served
She haz [sic has] before stated, and she would defer [?] to the proof hereto annexed__
and she further States that when her husband was in service on one of sd [said] Gaurds [sic Guards] (she thinks Lt Pattersons) her Husband took a Boat that had Btittish [sic - written superscript above sentence inserted here] goods in it that came from Long Island
and remembers particularly there was a
quantity of Crockery taken in said Boat
and stored in her husbands cellar and
was sold afterwards by the Constable in sd [said] Stratford__
hellan peck [sic - handwritten signature of Hellan Peck]
Sworn to and subscribed upon the day and year
l[illegible - seal stain covers handwriting] before me
Mark Moore Judge
[following text added in a different hand following the deposition statement - appears to be the determination by the court after investigating the claim]

[illegible - seal stain covers handwriting] Court do hereby declare their opinion
after investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogations presented by the war department that the above named applicant is the widow of Josiah Peck deceased a revolutionary soldier & served as she states
[signature] Atlent. R S Nichols, 
Clerk
[signature]Mark Moore Judge
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I Roswell S Nichols Clerk of the Court
afforesaid [sic] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court
in the matter of the application of Hellen
Peck for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
Seal of Office this 5th day of
November AD. 1836
R S Nichols, Clerk
State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield [illegible - perhaps Lfs  or Lfz] Bridgeport
I Roswell S Nichols Clerk of the Probate Court
in and for the District of Stratford in said
County and State afforesaid [sic] hereby certify that
Job [Josiah] Peck, before whom the Depositions of Mary
Peck, Nathan Peck, Frederick W. Chapman,
Ephraim J. Wilcoxon, Elnathan Wilcoxon,
Thaddius Peck and Nathan Burrett, and
Mathew Beares - and John Goulding before whom
the Deposition of Josiah Gorham, and Isaac
Sherman before whom the Deposition of Job
[Josiah] Peck was taken are all Justices of the Peace
in and for said County duly commissiond [sic]
and qualified; that their commissions will
expire in June 1837 and that [superscript above the sentence] their respective
signature to said Depositions are their
genuine Signatures
Given under my hand and the Seal
of said Court the 11th day of November
AD 1836
R S Nichols, Clerk
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County [illegible - two letters]
On this 3rd day of November 1836
Personally appeared before me John Peck a Justice of the Peace
in and for said County Mary Pick a resident of the town of
Stratford in said County and aged 80 years who first being
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duly sworn according to law doth upon her oath depose and
say that she was personally acquainted with Josiah Peck
deceased of said Stratford that said Josiah Peck died in said
Stratford on the 24 day of May 1821 and that said Josiah
Peck left a widow by the name of Helen [spelled with one "L"] Peck who is
still living and has never since the death of her husband Josiah
Peck been married but still remains his widow and that her
Maiden name was Helen [spelled with one "L"] Birdsey that she was well
acquainted with said Hellen [spelled with two "L" - previous were one "L"] both before and since her Marriage
with said Josiah Peck and that the said Josiah Peck and
Helen [one "L"] Birdsey ware married in said town of Stratford by
the Reverend Azariah Witmore on the 9th day of November AD 1774
that she was present at the marriage of the said Josiah Peck
and Helen [one "L"] Birdsey and that she has been well acquainted with
said Josiah and Helen up to the day of the death of said Josiah
Peck and up to the present day with Mrs Helen  [one "L"] his widow
and further deponent saith not [archaic legal phrase that means the person testifying has nothing more to say about the matter]
[These two statements in Brackets]
Sworn and Subscribed before
me this 3rd day of November 1836
[signature outside of bracket:] Mary Peck
Job Peck Justice of Peace
I certify that the above named Mary Peck is well known by
me to be a creditable and disinterested witness
Job Peck Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County [illegible initials outside brackets]
On this 4th day of November AD 1836
Personally appeared before me this [the word 'this' was crossed out by hand] Job Peck a Justice
of the Peace in and for said County Nathan Peck a
resident of the town of Stratford in said County said
Nathan Peck aged 62 years who first being duly sworn
according to law doth upon his oath depose and say that
from his childhood he was personally acquainted with
Josiah Peck deceased of said Stratford up to the day of
the death of said Josiah Peck and that he was his
own Brother and he was said to be born in the yr AD 1751
and further that said Josiah Peck left a widow by the name of
Helen Peck and that he has been acquainted with said
Helen Peck from his Childhood to the present day and
that said Helen Peck has never since the death of her husband
Josiah Peck been married but still remains his widow
and further that said Josiah Peck died the 24 day of May 1821
and further that he has frequently heard said Josiah Peck say
that he was in the service of his County and was taken to
New York in 1776 and to camp at the time the British burnt
Danbury in 1777 and to New Haven and Fairfield at the
time that place was burnt by the British in 1779 and
further deponent saith not
Signature Nathan Peck

Sworn and Subscribed before
me this 4th day of November 18363 
Job Peck Justice of
Peace
I
certify that the above named Nathan Peck is well known by me to be a creditable and disinterested witness
Job Peck Justice of Peace
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I hereby certify that the Rev. Isaiah
Wetmore was ordained Pastor of the Congregational Church 
in Stratford in May 1753 and continued his pastoral
relation to said Church until April 1780 as appears
from the records of said Church & that the marriage
of Mrs. Hellen Peck widow of Josiah Peck a revolution
ary soldier is not found on the records there being for some cause, no Marriages recoded from June 1755 to August 1784

Stratford Nov 2. 1836 Frederick W. Chapman Pastor of the
Congregational Church of Shatford
Fairfield County State of Connecticut
State of Connecticut ⎬
Fairfield County [illegible initials]
Frederick W Chapman
Personally appeared and subscribed before [the word 'before' was lined out] in my presence
and sworn before me on this 2nd day of November AD 1836 that the above is
a true copy of record who I certify is well know by me to
Job
Peck Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County [illegible initials]
On this 1st day of November AD 1836
Personally appeared before me Job Peck a Justice of the Peace
in and for said County Ephraim J Wilcoxson aged 74 years
a Revolutionary Pensioner who being first duly sworn according to
law doth upon his oath depose and say that he belonged to the
State guard in the year AD 1781 or 1782 and that said guard
was enlisted for 9 months service and that Robert Walker
was captain of said guard and further more that he was
personally acquainted with Josiah Peck of Stratford in said
County deceased and that said Josiah Peck was a Corporal in
said guard in said year and that he was on duty with said
Josiah Peck in said guard in said year AD 1781 or 1782
and to the best of his knowledge said Josiah served in
said guard 9 months
Sworn and Subscribed before
me this 1st day of November 1836)
Ephram J. Wilcoxon [signature]
Job Peck Justice of Peace
I certify that the above named Ephram J Willox [sic - Ephram's last name is Wilcoxson in all the text above, but written as Wilcox here] well
known by me to be a creditable and disinterested witness
Job Peck Justice of Peace
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Copy of Records
Josiah Peck & Hellen Budsey [sic Birdseye] were joined in Marriage Novr 9th 1774
Thaddeus Pick, son of the sd Josiah & Hellen, was born August 23d 1775
Josiah Peck, son of the sd Josiah & Hellen was born Novr 19th 1777
Hellen
daughter of the sd Josiah & Heller was born Jany 26 -
and the said Heller died
Jany 28th 1780
Hellen
Peck daughter of the said Josiah & Hellen was born Feby 8th 1781
Budsey
Peck, son of the said Josiah & Hellen was Born Jany 23-
1884
Josiah Peck son of the said Josiah & Hellen died Decr 26-
1785
Josiah Peck son of the said Josiah & Hellen was born Feby 26 1786
Alice Pick daughter of the sd Josiah & Hellen was born Augt 9th 1788

State of Connecticut
Fairfield County
to
Stratford Nov. 2d 1836
The above is a true Copy of Record
as Recorded in the Town Records
[illegible ] Josiah Gorham
Town Clerk of
sd town of Stratford
State of Connecticut ⎬
County of Fairfield, [illegible - possibly Js.] Stratford Novr 2d 1836
Personally appeared Josiah
Gorham and Subscribed in my presence, and
made oath before me, to the truth of the forgoing
Copy of Record
John Goulding Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut.
Fairfield County [illegible initials - possibly Jp]

On this 31st day of October AD 1836
Personally appeared before me Job Peck a Justice of the
Peace in and for said County Elnathan Wilcoxson a Revolutionary
Pentioner [sic] and resident of the town of Stratford in said County said
Elnathan Wilcoxson aged 87 years who first being duly sworn
according to law doth upon his oath depose and say that he was
in and belonged to the militia in the AD 1776 and in the said
year he was called into service and taken to New York and
further more that he was personally acquainted with Josiah Pick
deceased of said Stratford and that said Josiah Peck was with him
in the same service and company in New York and that
Nathaniel Wheeler was Captain of said Company in said service
and that he believes said Josiah Peck was in the service at that time about 
six weeks
And furthermore in the year of AD 1781 or 1782 that he was
enlisted in the State guard for 9 months service that Robert
Walker was Captain of said guard in the said year and allso [sic]
that he was personally acquainted with Josiah Peck deceased
of said Stratford and that said Josiah Peck belonged to and was a
Corporal in said guard in said year AD 1781 or 1782 that he
was on duty in said guard with said Josiah Peck and to
the best of his knowledge said Josiah Peck served the term
of
nine months

Sworn and Subscribed before me
this 31st day of October AD 1836)
[signature of] Elnathan Wilcoxson
Job Pick Justice of Peace

I Certify that the above named Elnathan Wilcoxson is well
know by me to be a crediable [sic] and disinterested witness
John Peck Justice of Peace
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Job Peck of the Town of Stratford in the
County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut
of Lawful age Deposeth and Saith that
he is well acquainted with Hellen Peck
who has now applyed for a Pension and
well acquainted with her late husband Josiah
Peck Dcd [deceased] and Remembers that said Josiah Peck
died at said Stratford on the 24 of May AD 1821
of the Consumpton [sic consumption] caused by a heavy cold
the reason deponent knows the above
facts is that he is a grandson of said
Josiah Peck Decd [deceased] and resided within a few
Rods of his House when he died and
often heard his Grandfather in his
life time speak of being in service
in the Revolution, but cannot state
particulars
Job Peck
State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield ⎬[initials]  Bridgeport November AD 1836
personally appeared Job Peck and
Subscribed and made oath to the Truth
of the above Deposition who I certify is a
credible Witness well known to me
Sworn & Subscribed before me
Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County
On this 7th day of November AD 1836
Personally appeared before Job Peck a Justice of the Peace
in and for said County Thaddeus Peck a resident of the town of
Stratford in said County and aged 61 years who first
being duly sworn according to law doth upon his oath depose
and say that he was personally acquainted with Josiah Peck
deceased of said Stratford that he has often heard said Josiah
Peck tell over anecdotes that took place while he was in the
army that he has heard him tell of his going to New York
in the year 1776 that he then belonged to the militia and that
he was there several weeks and allso [sic] of his going to
Danbury with said Militia in the year 1777 he has allso [sic]
heard him tell of his going to New Haven and Fairfield at the
time that place was burnt by the British and further that
he has frequently heard him tell of his being in the Connecticut
State guards and while in said guard of capturing a boat with
British goods on board and that part of the goods [the word 'goods' was written in superscript above the sentence] consisting of crockery
ware was stowed away in the cellar of said Josiah Peck and
afterward taken out and sold by the Constable and deponent
further saith that he remembers of the Crockery being in the
Cellar of said Josiah Peck but cannot state the particulars [the phrase "but cannot state the particulars" was written in superscript above the sentence] and further the deponent saith
that the reason why he knows this is because said Josiah Perk
was his Farther [sic] and that he lived with him until he was
25 years old and after that [the word 'that' was written in superscript above the sentence] within a few rods of his house until
the death of said Josiah Peck and that he was almost daily
in his Company and further deponent saith not
Sworn and subscribed before
me this 7th day of November 1836
[signed] Thaddeus Peck
Job Peck Justice of Peace
I certify that the above named Thaddeus Peck is well
known by me to be a creditable witness
Job Peck Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County [illegible initials - possibly Jp]

On this 7th day of November AD 1836
Personally appeared before me Job Peck a Justice of the Peace
in and for said County Matthew Beers a Revolutionary Pensioner
and resident of the town of Stratford in said County aged 77 years
who being first duly sworn according to law doth upon his oath
depose and say that in the year AD 1779 he was enlisted in the
Connecticut State guards then under command of Lieutenant
Samuel Patterson and stationed in said Stratford and that said
enlistment was for 6 months service and that in said year he
of 1779 he went with said guard to Newhaven and to Fairfield
at the time that place was burnt by the British and that he
served in said guard for 6 months and further that he was personally
acquainted with Josiah Peck deceased of said Stratford and that
said Josiah Peck was with him in said guard at the time Fairfield
was burnt by the British that they were on duty there together
and returned home in company and that he remembers said Josiah
Peck was on duty with him at other times and to the best of his
knowledge said Josiah Peck served in said guard the term of six months
and further deponent saith that said Josiah Peck was a Corporal
in the said guard and further deponent saith not
Sworn and Subscribed before 
me this 7th day of November 1836
[signature] Mathews Beers
Job Peck Justice of Peace
I certify that the above named Matthew Beers is
well known by me to be a creditable and disinterested witness
Job Peck Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County [illegible initials - possibly 'Jp']
On this the 31st October AD 1836
Personally appeared before me Job Peck a Justice of
the Peace in and for said county Nathan Burritt of the
town of Stratford in said County an [sic] United States Pensioner
said Nathan Burritt aged 73 years who first being duly
sworn according to law does upon his oath depose and say
that he was enlisted in the State guard in the year AD1781 or 1782 and that said guard was enlisted for 9 months
service and that he served the said 9 months and that Robert
Walker was Captain of said guard and furthermore that
he was personally acquainted with Josiah Peck deceased
and that said Josiah Pick lived in said Stratford and belonged
to said guard under the said Robert Walker that he was
on duty with said Josiah Peck that he went with said
Josiah Peck and others belonging to the same guard to
convey a number of prisoners to Danbury and that to the
of best of his knowledge said Josiah Peck served in said guard the term of 9 months and further deponent saith not
Sworn and Subscribed before
me this 31 day of October AD 1836)
[signature]  Nathan Burritt
Job Peck Justice of Peace

I Certify that the above named Nathan Burritt is well
known by me to be a crediable [sic] and disinterested witness
Job Peck Justice of Peace
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[the following is a typewriter typed document - not a Revolutionary War Period document]

Rev. & 1812
Wars Section
ILL
June 2, 1930.
Miss Lilla Odom,
Box 134-R. 1
Eatonton, Georgia.

Dear Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim, W. 17428, it appears that Josiah Peck was born October
20, 1731, at Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
While a resident of Stratford, Connecticut, he enlisted
in the Connecticut troops and served as follows:
In the summer of 1776, six weeks as a private in Captain
Nathaniel Wheeler's Company, Colonel Samuel Whitney's Regiment in
the spring of 1777, two weeks in the same company on the Danbury
Alarm.
In the summer of 1779, six months as a corporal under
Lieutenant Samuel Patterson to guard Stratford, and was at the burning
of Fairfield.
In 1781 or 1782, nine months as a corporal in Captain
Robert Walker's Company of Coast Guards stationed at Stratford and
Fairfield.
Soldier died May 24, 1821, at Stratford, Connecticut.
He married November 9, 1774, at Stratford Connecticut,
Hellen Birdseye (the name also appears Birdsey). She was born July
17, 1751, at West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, and was the
daughter of Reverend Nathan Birdseye. All parties resided in Strat-
She was allowed pension on her application executed
November 15, 1836, at which time she was a resident of Stratford,
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Connecticut.
Josiah Peck and his wife had the following children:
Thaddeus born August 23, 1775 - living in Stratford, Conn. in 1836.
Josiah " [born] November 19, 1777 - died December 26, 1785
Hellen " [born] January 26, 1780 - " [died] January 28, 1780.
Hellen  " [born] February 8, 1781.
Birdsey  " [born] January 23, 1784.
Josiah  " [born] February 26, 1986.
Alice  " [born] August 9, 1788.

One Nathan Peck, a brother of soldier, aged sixty-two years in 1836 and a resident of Stratford, Connecticut, appeared in behalf of the widow. 

One Job Peck, soldier's grandson, resided in Stratford, Connecticut, in 1836; names of his parents not designated.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN,
Acting Commissioner.

[The following was added by hand:]
Mary Peck, aged 80 yes resided in Stratford, Connecticut 1836 - no relations be shown.
The widow stated she had five brothers. in 1779
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[illegible initials by hand]
[Signature by hand]
Isaac Sherman Esq
Bridgeport
Ct
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[Page one of two]

Comptrollers Office
Hartford December 3rd 1836
I certify that Capt Robert Walker is credited on
Haskells Reicepts [sic] Feby [February] 7th 1882, under the head of
expences of coast guards [British Currency Symbol for the POUND]1,466-15-Osp [Clarification of the sum: one thousand four hundred sixty-six pounds and 15 pence], Specie[?], station
at Stratford, he is also credited on the pay table
books Sept 24th 1778, By discount with Capt Titus Watson it being for an ovelrd [****superscript word above sentence inserted here] Treasurer by the hand of
Col Swift to raise a Company, which order was
delivered Capt Watson [Symbol for the British Currency POUND] 500-11 [Clarification: Five Hundred Pounds Eleven Pence] The name of Capt
N Wheeler appears on Haskells Receipts under the
head of services of Militia at Danbury alarm
in April 1777 and he is credited for wages -
 [Symbol for British Currency POUND] 11-9-9 -p Lieut Samuel Patterson is also credited on
Haskells Receipts Jany [sic - January] 29th 1781 under the head of
Expence [sic] of Coast guards [Symbol of British Currency POUND]710-5-10 station at Fairfield
I further certify that Corpl [corporal] Josiah
Peck is credited on a pay roll now in this office
for 1 month & 5 days services said pay roll is headed
as follows, to wit, "Capt Nathaniel Wheelers Pay
Roll for the Company under his command, belonging to the fourth Regiment of Militia of the State of
Connecticut under the command of Col
Ichabod Lewis in a campaign at New York"
At the bottom of said Pay Roll is the following affidavit, to wit, " Stratford January 7th [continued on next page]
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1777,
Personally appeared Capt Nathaniel Wheeler
and made oath to the above and foregoing roll
that the officers and soldiers respectively did
serve the above mentioned time, before me,
Signed John Brooks Justice of the Peace
Wm Field Comptroller
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Hartford Dec 3d 1836
Sir
Annexed is a certificate to prove on
Mr Pecks services in the Revolution, my fee will be
$2,00-- I have not been able to find any evidence of the services of the other three aplicants [sic], altho
I have made a thorough examination, I fear they
will be unable to obtain any help from this office,
Unless they are very poor I must charge them
one dollar each for making the examination,
I am inclined to think that they have confoun
-ded the names of officers, or have given the wrong
name, I shall wate [sic] your commands before I
do any more on the subject
I am Very Respectfully your
Obedient Servant
Wm Field
[what appears to be a scrap of paper or hole in the document appears here on the far right - the words "Pay" and "below' and "ia" show in this copy]

Isaac Sherman Esq
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Bridgeport December 6, 1836

Sir:
I send you the Pension application of the Widow Hellen Peck together with the comptrollers certificate and it appears by said certificate  that the Mr. Peck has claimed to much service  in New York in 1776 and she requests you to allow her what appears to be her just claim, it appears also that said certificates not from her husbands service in 1779 under Samuel Patterson, but I feel confident that said Patterson commands a company of Guard at Stratford in 1779 and I believe the comptrollers certificate  proving that term of service  can be found with the Pension Applications of Mathew Beers whose Deposition is amend to her Declaration and also with the Pension application of James Curtis, Jr. June [illegible]of Stratford and with Nathan Barrett, Aslo now in your office, you can enclose her certificate of your release to me. J.L. Edwards, Esq. Yours very Respectfully  Commissioner of Pensions.
{signed} Isaac Sherman
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Hellen Peck
act 4 July 1836
3. [illegible - possibly "section"] connt Roll
Cert: to Hon. G.
Tomlinson
Present
---
Adm-
Corporal 16 mo. & 19 days
Page 27

BH [initialed by hand - angled - top of letter]
P [initialed large cursive letter P to right of BH initials]
To the Pension Bureau
Dear Sir
Will you kindly look up, and forward, to me, the Record of the service of Josiah Peck,
of Stratford, Conn, who served in the war of the Revolution, also of Agris [illegible] Curtis, of the same place, both of whom received pensions - and after their death, the payment of them was continued to the widows- of course I should be very grateful for an early recognition
Yours Truly
Mrs Susan [illegible middle initial] Beach
244 Kossuth St
Bridgeport Conn
Feb 25th 1895
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Eatonton, Georgia
Mar. 26,1930

Dept. of Revolutionary War Records, Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:
What is the Revolutionary was Record of Captain John Farrar (added not as described), of Mecklenburg or Luxenburg County, Virginia?

What is the Revolutionary War record of Nathan Peck or Josiah Peck of Stratford, Connecticut?

What is the Revolutionary War record of Captain of Joseph Birdsey, Thad (added more)
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deus [Tha on previous page], Nathan Birdsey, Ezra Birdsey all of Connecticut? 
[entered by another hand:] More info.

Thanking you for answering these queries, I am Yours truly (Miss) Lilla Odom.

Address
Eatonton, Georgia
R.I.  Box 134.
Putnam County
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the
Rev
┃ No.
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 17428
Hellen Peck
Widow of
Josiah Peck
Corp Rev War
Act: July 4th 36
Index: -- Vol. M, Page 122
{Printed by machine: with brackets:][Arrangement of 1870.]

Note 30/93 [illegible ]
Miss Susan [illegible initial] Beach
 244 Kr.
Bridgeport, Conn

[illegible abbreviation for a month]-8-1902
Hon. Chas. H. Peck
Stratford Conn
-
1930 -June 2 - History to
Miss Lilla Odom.- ILL
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O. W. & N. Division.   (Added by hand 17428) 

Departme [illegible] Interior, 
Bureau of Pensions, M.R.C.
Washington, D.C., March 30, 1895.

Madam: -
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of --- Josiah Peck --- 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.

[column headings: Dates of Enlistment or appointment. Length of Service. Rank. Officers Under Whom Service was Rendered. State. 

Sumr. 1776. 6 wks. Pvt. Nathaniel Wheeler. Samuel Whitney. Conn.

Spr. 1777. 2 wks. Pvt. Nathaniel Wheeler. Samuel Whitney. Conn.

Sumr. 1779. 6 mos. Corpl. Lt. Samuel Patterson. Samuel Whitney. Conn.

1781 or 82. 9 mos. Corpl. Robert Walker. Samuel Whitney. Conn.

Battles engaged in,  Burning of Danbury and Fairfield.  
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Stratord, Conn.  
Date of application for pension, by widow, November 5, 1836.  
Residence at date of application, of widow, Stratford, Conn.
Age at date of application, of widow, born July 17, 1751.  
The soldier married Helen Birdseye, Nov. 9, 1774, and died May 24, 1821.  He was born at Stratford, Oct. 20, 1751  [crossed out: 8 as was incorrectly typed as 1851].
Very respectfully, Mrs. Susan J. Beach, 244 Kossutl St., Commissioner. 1904blm Bridgeport, Conn.