Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 49,269, Nathan Williams, Conn

SERVICE
Connn
Williams Nathan
NUMBER
S. 49.269
CONTENTS
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3036 New York
69367-1915
Nathan Williams
of Stephentown in the State of New York who was a Private  Rec'd in the Camp commanded by Captain Cattle of the Regt commanded by Col. Meigs in the Connecticut line for 3 Years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York the rate of 88 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of Decr. 1832 — and settled By  the  for
Arrears to 4th of Sep 32 $132 Semizant. allowance ending 4th 33 44 $176
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo C. Stiles Clerk, Book D. Vol. 5. Page 105

9733 Nathan Williams
Old Cass
Perequin
admitted
3 year Corporal
88 $.
Arch d Bull
Troy N.Y.

BRIEF in the case of Nathan Williams of Stephentown } in the State of New York Rensselaer County } (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Albany Court, City of Troy  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he?  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     In 17 States that his name has been in the Pension Roll, and was stricken therefrom on account of property — that he served as a Corporal in Col. Martin Collins Comp'y. in the 6 th Conn't Reg't commanded by Colonel J. H. Hays — His present residence is the same as when he was in the receipt of a Pension  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
H. Gordon Examining Clerk.

United States of America
State of New York County of Rensselaer
} to wit
In conformity with the provisions of the Act of the Congress of the United States of America, passed March 18th 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War" the following Declaration, in Writing, is made under Oath by Nathan Williams of the town of Stephentown in the county of Rensselaer in the State of New York - before the Honorable Samuel Vary Esquire One of the Judges of the Court of common pleas for the County and State aforesaid, which Court is a Court of Record of the county and State in which the said Nathan Williams doth reside - that is to say:
Declaration
I Nathan Williams of the town of Stephentown in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York (aged sixty three years) - On the twentieth day of April in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and Eighteen. Do solemnly sincerely and truly swear and declare, that I served against the Common enemy in the Army in the War of the Revolution for the term of three years during said War on the continental Establishment that I am a Resident citizen of the United States, to wit in the town County and State aforesaid, and that by reason of my Reduced Circumstances in life, I am in need of Assistance from my Country for Support, - I do further swear and declare, that I served in the said Revolutionary War in the capacity of, and a private till I was promoted to being 2 Corporal in the B. Company Commanded by Capt. Martin Catten in Colonel Return Jonathan Meigs Regiment in the Connecticut Line. And that I entered said Service on about the first day of April in the year of

where in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 1818 Do Solemnly Sincerely and truly swear and Declare, that I served against the Common enemy in the Army in the War of the Revolution for the term of three years during said War on the continental Establishment that I am a Resident citizen of the United States, to wit in the town County and State aforesaid, and that by reason of my Reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of Assistance from my Country for Support, — I do further swear and Declare, that I served in the said Revolutionary War in the capacity of, and a private till I was promoted, &c. being 2 d Corporal in the B. Company Commanded by Capt. Martin Catten in Colonel Return Jonathan Meigs Regiment in the Connecticut Line and that I entered said service on about the first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and left it on the twenty ninth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty in the manner following, to wit I left it by reason of the expiration of my term of service, and was Discharged by Lieutenant Col. Ebenezer Gray then commanding said Regiment — that I received two documents concerning said service, which are, my Discharge from service by Lieutenant Col. Gray aforesaid, — and a 2 d Corporals Warrant in said Colonel Return Jonathan Meigs Regiment signed by said Lieutenant Col Gray — and further Declare that in pursuance of the Requisitions of the of the aforesaid Act of Congress, I do hereby fully and absolutely, and to all intents and purposes, Relinquish all claims to any Pension under any of Laws of the United States, except the pension contemplated to be allowed me under the Act of Congress aforesaid mentioned, and under which this Declaration is made — In Witness of the truth of this Declaration, I have Subscribed the same in presence of the said Judge, and have Solemnly deposed to the truth thereof, on the day herein before for that purpose specified
Subscribed in the presence of Nathan Williams
Samuel Gary Sworn Before Me this twentieth day of April in the year 1818 Samuel Gary

United States of America
By the Honorable Samuel Vary Esquire, one of the Judges of a Court of Oyer and terminer in the State of New York, to wit of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Rensselaer in the said State
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States of America
Sir I Do Respectfully Certify to you, in pursuance of the Act of the Congress of the United States of America, passed March the 18th 1818 Entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, That Nathan Williams of the town of Hoopeston in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York, personally appeared before Me, at the Town of Hoopeston in the said State on the twentieth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen, and then and there was was Carefully Examined and Minutely interrogated by me, under Oath, touching the facts stated in his foregoing Declaration and thereupon he then and there Subscribed the said Declaration in my presence (after the same was deliberately read and explained to him by me) and at the same time made solemn Oath before Me, on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty GOD, and the said Declaration was in all Respects, true — whereupon, I required of him to produce such other Evidence as was in his power, to support the truth of his said declaration Accordingly he produced as testimony two documents to wit a second Corporals Warrant — And his Discharge (which accompanies this Certificate) And I having examined and duly considered the said Declaration and the said testimony produced in support thereof — also the said Nathan Williams having been personally known to me for more than twenty years to be the person identified, the foregoing Declaration — I Do Certify to you, Sir, that I am fully Satisfied that I am fully satisfied that the said Nathan Williams did serve in the Revolutionary War, against the Common Enemy for the time and in the Manner by him stated in his said Declaration; and I am likewise satisfied, that the other facts in that Declaration stated, are in all respects true, I Do therefore Respect- =fully Transmit to you the Evidence in the case and the proceedings had thereon according to the Act of Congress aforesaid. — Given under my hand and the Seal of the said Court at the town of Hoopeston & County of Rensselaer the twentieth Day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen —
Samuel Vary

Proceedings in the case of Corporal Nathan Williams
Joseph D. Sibley Clerk
Correct
Nathaniel Williams Corporal 1777 to 1780 Mass' Connec't Dep't
Admitted
Hon. Mr. Cushing

State of New York
Rensselaer County ss:
I certify that Samuel Vary Esquire whose signature is affixed to the within declaration & certificate, was on the Twentieth day of April last past one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Rensselaer. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my name & affixed the seal of the said Court this fifth day of May A.D. 1815
Levi D. Clark Clerk

The Hon ble Secretary at War will please to transmit my pension certificate to Anna Moffat at Eastport office Messrs. Bangs & Co New York Nathan Williams
(New York Agency -)

From E. F. Boaze, Stephentown, N.Y.
Ans d 13 Sept. 1826
216 L
Walter William of NY Con. reg. -

Stephensburg Pa. Sept 6
Honble
James Madison James Barbour
Secretary of War
Washington City
Sept. 1826 Recd. 12

Honored Sir
In the behalf of Mr Nathan
Williams who was a soldier of the revolution in the 6 th Regiment Connecticut line commanded by Col Return J Meigs & in Capt Martin Cathins Company, to request of you to know if his certificate of honorable Discharge is at the pension office at Washington, it has once been there but whither it is there now we know not as general Moffatt who had his papers is dead & the discharge is not to be found amongst his papers if the same can be found please to enclose the same to me, directed to the post office Stephenstown Franklin County N.Y. & you will oblige a poor man as well as myself
yours with respect
E. F. Booye
Stephenstown
September 6 th 1826

In the matter of 7735 Nathan Williams a Revolutionary soldier

State of New York, } ss. Rensselaer County. }
On this fourth day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before the Mayors Court of the City of Troy in said County of Rensselaer Nathan Williams a resident of the town of Stephentown in said County of Rensselaer, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That he has been previously on the the pension roll and his name has been struck from the same on the account of property; that he served as corporal in the company commanded by Captain Martin Galtin, in the sixth Connecticut regiment commanded by Return G. Meigs and that he now lives in the town of Stephentown in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York aforesaid and that he resided in the place when he made his first application
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Archibald Bull Clerk
Nathan Williams
And the said Court doth hereby declare their opinion is, that the above named Nathan Williams was a revolutionary soldier and that what he has stated respecting his being on the pension roll are facts.
I, Archibald Bull Clerk of the Mayors of the City of Troy do certify that the above proceedings in the matter of Nathan Williams respecting his name having been on the pension roll was done in open Court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fourth day of September, 1832. Archibald Bull Clerk
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Westfield March 29 th 1780
Corps. Williams having served faithfully in the 6 th Conn Reg t three years the Term of his Engagement is now Discharged & permitted to pass to Connecticut where he belongs. Given under my hand at New Haven S t Col l Com d 6 th Conn Reg t

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Nathan Williams, 8.49269 Conn.
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Alb
LETTERS } From Brainards Bridge to Washington
1818
   Rates. cents. Unpaid. Paid. Free.   No. dolls. cents. No. dolls. cents. No.         News-papers.    
May June 2
Paul Roberts P. M.

6019
4
New York Roll.
Nathan Williams Corporal
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th of Jan y 1819 and sent to Honble J. P. Cushman A. of Representatives
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 49 \frac{15}{30} - 36: - Semi-ann. all'ee ending 4 th March 1819 - 48:
$ 84
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Stephens

discharge Copied 3 Oct 1826 & sent to E. F. Booge Esq Sylphentown New York

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Nathan Williams S. 49269. Conn.

Return Jonathan Meigs Esquire
Colonel and Commander of the 16 th Connecticut Reg t of foot raised in Connecticut In Defence of the thirteen United States of America.
to Nathan Williams Greeting
Reposing special confidence In your courage, skill and good conduct We By these Presents constitute and appoint you the said Nathan Williams to Be 2 nd corporal In the 8 th company In the Reg t under My Command: you are therefore respectfully & Diligently to exercise the several trusts & Duties of s d Office In a strict & careful discharge of the same; and you are to observe & obey all such orders as you may from time to time receive from me or other your Superior officer: and to instruct them the said company In the use of Arms and all Military Duties commanding them to obey you as their Corp t for which this shall be your Sufficient Warrant.
Jan y 16 1780
Wm. Gray Lt. Col. Com d 6 th Reg t

INVALID. (Series Revolutionary
Cert. No. 3036
Name, Nathan Williams
Rank, Corporal ; Service, Catlin's Conn.
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