Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,272, Frederick Weed, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Weed, Frederick
W. 11 272.
CONTENTS

State of Pennsylvania Clearfield County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said county. Frederick Beck of said county, who being duly sworn doth depose and say, that by reason of old age, and consequent loss of memory, he cannot positively swear to and specify the particular place or places where he was on duty during the time he was engaged in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary war; but according to the best of his recollection he served as follows I entered the service as a substitute for my father in March 1779 who enlisted in a Company called rangers Commanded by Capt Charles Smith Jeffs. Major and Nathaniel Husted Ensign raised by the State of Connecticut to guard the line & prevent the depredations of a class known as Cow-boys upon persons & property, were stationed at the North part of the Crown of Horse Neck, Stamford Parish, Fairfield County State of Connecticut I served in that Company for the term of one year during which time I was in several skirmishes with the Cow-boys in one of which Ensign Husted, Sergeant Boston & three privates were killed. But was not called into any general engagement between the two Armies, our Com y being stationed as a Town Guard. At the close of that enlistment I enlisted in a Company of Artillerists for the term of one year Commanded by Capt Reuben Scoville William Van Sant - Ensign do not recollect Was stationed again as a guard at the town of Stamford, County and State aforesaid In which I served a few months when I was detached from the Company to ride express from Stamford to Horse Neck & West Point. In performing these duties I had my Horse killed under me at Horse Neck by a party of British Scouts I returned I think in Oct to my Company and performed duty to the end of my enlistment making two years service one as a substitute for my father, the other as a Volunteer.
In March 1781 I enlisted as a Volunteer under Capt Isaac Jones who commanded a gun Boat & Whale Vessel - as occasion required - whose duty was to cruise along the Coast off Horse Neck and along Long Island Sound, I was frequently taken from the aforesaid vessel to serve in the Land forces during this service I was in several engagements with the British - one of which was then landing at Horse Neck Stamford where we had several killed and wounded. I was also while in this service

transferred to Westchester above New York when I was in two engagements with the British one near a place called White Plains. I served in this capacity for two years in the a guard or scouting party belonging to the State of Con- nieticut, And further the deponent saith not
Sworn to & subscribed before me One of the Justices of the Peace in & for the said County of Clearfield State of Pennsylvania - this 16th Sept 1834
Frederick X Wood Mark
Ebenezer C. Winslow State of Pennsylvania Clearfield County
I Joseph Boora, Prothonotary in and for said County of Clearfield, certify that Ebenezer C. Winslow is a magis- as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his genuine and that due faith and credit are given to his acts as such. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this 29th day of September A.D. 1834 J. Boora Noty.
We the undersigned having been for some years acquainted with Frederick Wood believe him to be a man of truth, and as such entitled to the Benefits of the American government having as we believe served in the Revolutionary War
J. Warner Michael Warner A. B. Wood Emory
I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above named Frederick Wood & believe him to be as above represented & that the undersigned are men of truth & respectability Ebenezer C. Winslow

19 989 Application of Frederick Weid for a Pension
Richdale Bellefonte Centre County Pa
Frederick Weid

State of Pennsylvania Clearfield County
On this third day of September AD 1833 personally appeared Fredrick Weed in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county and on his solemn oath duly administered according to law makes the following declaration in addition to his former declaration and in explanation of the same, vis:
That in in his first declaration it was a mistake of the person who drafted it in saying "that claimant father enlisted" - it should have been "that claimant first enlisted". That the time of service of each enlistments was as follows:- He enlisted the first time under Captain Charles Smith on the first of March 1779 and served one year. The first Lieutenants name was Jesse Root - Ensign Samuel Houston. That he enlisted again on the 2nd of March 1780 immediately after he was discharged under Captain Reuben Peapfield & served one year. That he enlisted again on the 2nd of March 1781 immediately after his discharge under Captain Bell, & served one year. That he enlisted again in April 1782 under Captain Jones and served until the end of the war, vis until sometime in April 1783. That the applicant served under the authority and directions of certain regulations of the State of Connecticut, and believes he was called into service by competent authority, and during the time set forth was not employed in any civil pursuit. The applicant to prove his service knows of no person living who can state the time precisely of his entering the service, the duration thereof, or the time and manner of his leaving the same, but he has procured some evidence relating to the same
Sworn & subscribed in open Court the day & year aforesaid
W. Brown. Ry
Fredrick Weed

State of Pennsylvania Clearfield County } 3
On this third day of September A.D. 1833 personally appeared the Rev. Edward Mackumber a resident of Jay township Clearfield County who on his solemn oath saith that he is well acquainted with Frederick Weed who has subscribed and sworn to the within declaration, that he believes him to be sixty-eight years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & he concurs in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the day & } 3 Year aforesaid J. O. Hoone Ry
Edward Mackumber
And the said Court further certifies that Edward Mackumber who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the township of Jay in the county of Clearfield and is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit
Moses Bragg } Judges Hugh Jordan }
Personally appeared before me one of the Rev. Edward Mackumber

That really appears before me one of the ... of the ... a ... Mary ... about ... years ... on ... note upon ... pay that to her certain knowledge ... lived in the Revolutionary ... and that she recollects of the said ... coming have wounded to his father ... Mary Wells
Sworn and subscribed before me this 1 st day of October 1833. Ebenezer D. Mitchell
I do hereby certify that I have known the above named Mary Wells for many years and believe her to be of good character and one whose testimony may be credited. Contempt my hand and seal this 1 st day of October A.D. 1833. Ebenezer D. Mitchell
Person who appears before me one of the justices of the Peace in and for the County of ... I have heard ... who on his solemn oath, ... ... that he knows that Frederick ... lived in the Revolutionary Service that he knew him while in the service, and has known him ever since that he served through the ... ... as I have before stated, and the said wills further states that his own age is about sixty eight years, and that he knew said ... lived from the time he commenced in ... until it terminated he further says that

Sworn and subscribed this 28th day of October 1833. J. M. Webb
Ebenezer B. Winslow
I do hereby certify that I have known the said Ebenezer B. Winslow for about eight years and have always known him to be a right character. And am sure he may be credited. Attest my hand and seal this 28th October 1833. Ebenezer B. Winslow
State of Pennsylvania County of Clearfield
Joseph Boone Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Clearfield, do hereby certify that Ebenezer B. Winslow Esq. is a Magistrate as above stated & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine; and further I do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Frederick Reed for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 2nd day of September AD 1834
J. B. Boone Pro.
Four decorative loops or flourishes at the bottom right of the page.

State of State of Pennsylvania Clearfield County ss
I Joseph Boore
Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Clearfield, do hereby certify that Ebenezer C. Winston is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine - In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of Office and subscribed my name this 10th Day of February A.D. 1834 -
Joseph Boore

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
R.F. 11.272
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Frederick Heed 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. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Mar. 1. 1779 19 years Charles Smith Stamford Coast Guard Conn.   Mar. 2. 1780 19 years Reuben Leofield   Mar. 2. 1781 19 years Louis Bell   Apr. 1782 Apr. 1783 Isaac Jones  
Battles engaged in, landing of British at Stamford, 2 engagements above New York, one near White Plains. Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, Sept. 3. 1833
Residence at date of application, Clearfield County, Penn.
Age at date of application, 68 years, date & place of birth not stated
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family. It is stated that he "came home to his father's at one time wounded" but no details are given. The claim was rejected on the ground of no adequate proof of alleged service.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Frederick Weiss R.11272
Suspended
See letter to Hon. J. Henderson
not found 10. Jany. 1835
do. 29 Jany 1835,
Rejected
let. 20. March 1835 to R. C. Hale, Bellefonte

War Department Pension Office
January 29. 1835
Sir,
The letter of R. Hale, Esq., to you in the case of Frederick Weed is herewith returned, with my letter of the 10 th inst. which it was intended to explain.
On recourse to Mr. Weed's declaration, it is found that he does not claim to have served under Capt. Seofield as a substitute. If he had so claimed, his father's name upon the roll would not verify the service, as the rolls give the names of the persons actually serving and paid.
The original declaration must be produced, or accounted for by the oath of the person in whose custody it was placed, before the claim can be finally disposed of.
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
Your Obdt. Servt.
J L Edwards
Hon. J. Henderson House of Representatives

Bellfontaine Janu. 17 th 1835
Dr Sir
Yours of the 19 th inst. has been rec d . enclosing the letter of S d Edward Doye, relative to the declaration of Frederick Weed
The original application I have never seen, - The second application with the enclosed letter to Mr Harrison were the only papers that came into my hand. Search was made in the office of D. G. Horton Esq r , for the original but it could not be found, - The second declaration taken in open court, was written by our Senator Henry Petrikus Esq r , and a subsequent declaration was made before a Justice of the Peace. I have had very little to do in the whole matter, little more than forwarding the papers to Washington - (excepting procuring the certificate of the comptroller at Hartford Conn. for which I never have, and never expect to be paid for) - So that I cannot say anything as to any discrepancy that may exist between the applicants declaration and the facts. I, however, read the papers over, and it appears to me, that he stated, that he served as a substitute for his father part of the time
Very respectfully &c
Hon S. Hildreth
J. W. Hub

Bellefonte 26 th Feby.
Sir
Enclosed I send the deposition of Dan l G. Gorton Esq. from whom I rec d the papers in the case of the application of Frederick Weed for a pension - Mr. Gorton. I believe rec d the papers from the Hon S. Harrison of the House of Reps. —
Very Respectfully &c
J. H. Hale
J. L. Edwards Esq.

Bellefonte October 28 th 1852,
Sir
Accompanying I send the papers of Frederick Weed, which have been returned by you once or twice for amendment.
I now send the original papers, viz the declaration of Weed himself, accompanied by the depositions of two witnesses as to his service, also an additional declaration of Weed before a Justice of the peace some "but in part" by the accompanying certificate from the comptroller's office at Hartford
I should suppose that these papers will obviate every difficulty —
Respectfully Yr. ob d Serv t
Chas Hale

War Department Pension Office September 8 th 1834
Sir,
I herewith again return the papers in the case of Frederick Wed; his statement of his services, and the proof in support thereof, being still unsatisfactory. A very full and particular statement of his services should be given as required by the regulations herewith enclosed, see note e , marked in the margin. No decision can however be made without the certificate of the Comptroller of the State of Connecticut at Hartford, (who has complete rolls of their services) as to the applicant's service. The declaration of Hugh Jordan is also enclosed, He is stated in the declaration to be Sixty Six Years of age. If it is an error, it should be rectified.
I am Respectfully Your obed Servant J. L. Edwards
R. C. Hale Esq. Bellefonte, Pa

O. C. Grant
20. March 1835
O. C.
Ent.
Recd. Vol. 26. p. 455

Warfield
Pa March 20 1835
Sir
The affidavit of Sgt Fenton Esq relative to the loss of the original declaration of Frederick Weed has been received. As stated in my letter to the Hon J. Henderson on the 10 th Inst and the rolls and documents in this office distinctly negative the accuracy of the statements of the devisor claimed to have been performed by Mr Weed and his claim cannot be allowed. unless fuller light is thrown upon the facts The papers remain on file.
Col. Hale Esq Bellefonte Pa

War Department Pension Office 28 th Feb. 1834
Sir
Enclosed are the papers of Fred- erick Weed. The accompanying printed sheet will show that the papers are not in proper form.
I have the honour to be Very Respectfully Your Ob st Serv t J. L. Edwards
Hon. J. S. Harrison House of Representatives.

State of Connecticut Comptroller's office Hartford
25 th September 1834
On examination of the Books of this office, it appears that, in April 1779. There was ordered to be raised for the defence of the sea coast, and frontiers of this State, one company in addition to those already ordered, to consist of 80 men including officers, one captain, one lieutenant & one ensign, to be stationed on the western frontiers of this State, at or near Greenwich, as a company of Rangers, to serve until the first day of February unless sooner discharged Next, Governor & Council to appoint and commission the officers.
That on the 18 th day of January 1780. Capt C. Smith presented the pay abstract for his company coast guard at Greenwich, amounting to 1427. 1. 9. which was paid by this State, and charged to the United States.
That in January 1780. There was ordered to be raised, one company, and stationed at Stamford as guards under a Lieutenant, as matross.
Also one company be raised & stationed at Stamford, as guards, over and above the matross company, under a Captain, Col Abraham Davenport authorized to nominate the officers. 1779 June 1. Capt Reuben Scofield charged 100. 0. 0 for use of his guard at Stamford. Lieutenant John Bean, charged 50. 0. 0. for use of his guard at Stamford.
That on the 15 th day of January 1781. Captain Reuben

Scofield presented the pay abstract for his company coast guards at Stamford amounting to 2300  2300 7. 8. 9. which was paid by this State and charged to the United States.
That on the 5 th day of March 1781. Lieutenant John Bean presented the pay abstract for his company coast guards at Stamford amounting to 597. 19. 9. which was paid by this State and charged to the United States.
No pay rolls of said service in this office.
Certified by Roger Huntington
Comptroller of Public Accounts

State of Pennsylvania Clearfield County ss
Personally appeared before the subscriber. Prothonotary of the court of Common pleas in & for said county. Daniel G. Fenton says who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he received the papers in the case of the application of Frederick Weed for a pension. That they remained for some time in his office, when he delivered them to R. C. Hale of Bellefonte. That when he gave them to R. C. Hale, the original declaration of said Weed could not be found, though he made diligent search for the same. That he does not know where the said paper now is, or what has become of it, and that he has never been able to find it since he gave the other papers in this case to the said R. C. Hale. And further this deponent saith not.
D. G. Fenton
Sworn & subscribed before me this 18 th day of February 1835 as witness my hand & the seal of said officer
J. B. Boerne Proth.

19. 989
Fredrick Weid Pa.
Suspended Per letter 3 Jan 1835 to H. J. Henderson
H. J. Henderson
11272

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guardian.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the years, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Du Bois, Pa. May 20th 1918
Pension Office Washington, D.C.
Will you kindly give me information regarding Ferderrick Weed who was in the revolutionary war, when enlisted, length of service, rank and if wounded and a pensioner.
Thanking you for the above information.
I remain very truly.
G.W. Tozier
101-E-Scribner Ave,
Du Bois, Pa.
G.W.Tozier

Du Bois, Pa. June 2nd, 1918
U.S. Pension Office.,
Frederick Weed
Born April first 1765 Stamford Conn.
Died September 17th 1845 at Weedville Elk Co, Penna.
Widow Nancy Weed
Born December 15th 1767
Died January 2nd 1856 at Weedville Elk Co, Pa.
I have no record of the date of his marriage. I trust from the above information that you can give me details as to his service in the war.
Thanking you for the same.
Yours very truly.

1918 June 6 Hist. to G.W. Tozier
11,272
P. O.
Fred K Weed
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: List of rejected claims printed in 1852 shows cause of
Re-enlisted: rejection as follows: "No adequate proof of service."
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

J.W. Rev. War Section
3-1885
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS WASHINGTON
May 28, 1918
Rev War 3- J.H.
Mr. G. W. Tozier, 101 East Scribner Avenue, Du Bois, Pennsylvania.
Sir:
In response to your letters of the twentieth instant, you are advised that this Bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolutionary War unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been filed herein on account of his services, and in order to identify such a claim, in addition to the full name of the soldier, some of the following data is essential: names of some officers under whom he served, his places of residence at enlistment and after service, the approximate dates of his birth and death, and the given name of his widow, if he left one.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.