Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5409, Ezekiel Williams, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Williams, Ezekiel Newell, Lydia Former widow
W 5409 B.L.Wt. H0681-160-55.
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SERVICE
NUMBER
Comm.
Williams, Ezekiel
W 5409
Newell, Lydia
B.L. Mt. 40681-160-55.
Former widow
CONTENTS

877 New York Albany Lydia Newell formerly dow of Ezekiel Williams Con n who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
scribed on the Roll at the rate of 24 Dollars 00 cts per annum, to commence on 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Nov r 1857 and sent to
Otis P. Granger Morrisonville N. Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 80. Vol. A,
Receiver M o rtis P. Granger
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Otis P. Granger, Jan y 22 1857-

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Oct mai. 3. '55
Amie 4. '56
6/56
Sylvia Newell, for. mid.
Ezekiel Williams, -
Pri
Ms 40 687 p 88
Reviv. war.
Pri. act July 7. 1838.
July 48 - 877
Reclaim.ivaliensen; Av: 16000, Aug: 29/56 [Signature]
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Cotis P. Granger, Manistee. N.Y.
Vol W=2=30

State of New York County of Madison } On this 27 th day of March 1855 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the peace, within & for the County & State aforesaid. Lydia Newell aged eighty five years, a resident of the town of Smithfield in said County & State, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Chauncy Newell her late husband & she was formerly the widow of Ezekiel Williams - She is a Pensioner of the United States under act July 7. 1838 at the rate of twenty four dollars per year on account of the services of her said husband Ezekiel Williams in the revolutionary war - Her said husband Ezekiel Williams was an invalid pensioner under act of Congress of April 22 nd . 1786 at $15. per year & it was increased to $24 per year under act of April 24. 1816. For proof of her marriage to said Williams & of his death & of the death of said Newell & of the revolutionary services of said Williams, she would refer to papers on file in the Pension Office. Her name before her marriage was Lydia Bourn - She is now a widow. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3. 1855.
Lydia Newell Newell
We Harvey Williams & William A. B o own residents of Smithfield, County of Madison, New York, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed & acknowledged by Lydia Newell in our presence; & that we believe, from the appearance & statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Harvey Williams
William A. Bourn
The foregoing declaration & affidavit were sworn to & subscribed before me on the day & year above written; & I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; & that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, & that I have no interest in this claim. and the reason the above Lydia Newell makes her mark & does not write her name is on account of old age & infirmity
Al. Stone Justice Peace

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Sydia Nuss Bounty Land Claim Act 3 rd March 1855-56. Pseudonymy W. or
Otis P. Granger 1. Morrisville Madison Co. N.Y. agent

STATE OF NEW-YORK, Clerk's Office, Madison County,
{ ss.
I, W. E. Lansing Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that A. C. Stone whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly elected or appointed, and qualified, and authorized by the laws of said State to take the same; and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe the signature to the said certi- ficate is genuine, and that said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of said State. And that I have no in-
trust in said claim IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the. 2 o

State of New York
Otsego County, Luna Bourne of the town of Otsego in said County being duly sworn depose & say, that her husband Dan Bourne now deceased, was a Brother of Lydia Newell formerly Lydia Williams widow of Ezekiel Williams deceased. And she further says, that the said Ezekiel Williams was married to the said Lydia previous to the year 1800 - That this deponent visited the said Ezekiel & his wife Lydia at Spencertown in the County of Columbia N.Y previous to the year 1800 & they were then living together as husband & wife & they continued to live together as husband & wife until the day of the death of the said Ezekiel Williams.
They had born at least two children while living in Spencertown aforesaid, each of whom if now living would have been over the age of fifty two years. And this deponent further says that she is eighty one years of age & further says not.
Sworn & subscribed before me
This second day of June 1857
I certify that the said Luna Bourne is a credible witness.
John Sutherland Justice of the peace in and for the County of Otsego
State of New-York. OTSEGO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
I, SAMUEL NORTH, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that John Sutherland Esquire, was, on the Second day of June 1857 a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Otsego, duly authorized to act as such, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal of the said County, at Cooperstown, this 10 th day of June 1857
Samuel North CLERK.

Stat. of New York
Application of Sydia Newell widow of Ezekiel Williams for a Pension
Otis P. Granger of Morrisville Madison Co. N.Y. agt

State of New York
Madison County On this 26 day of May 1857 personally appeared before the undersigned, James W. Nye Judge of the County Court of said County, Lydia Newell, a resident of the town of Smithfield in said county & state aged Eighty years, who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain a Pension as the widow of Ezekiel Williams who was at the time of his death an invalid Pensioner of the United States at the rate of twenty four dollars per year. She further declares that she was married to the said Ezekiel Williams in the month of September in the year seventeen hundred & ninety three, & that her husband the aforesaid Ezekiel Williams died on the eighth day of June Eighteen hundred & twenty five; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the second of January 1800, (or) at the time above stated. She further declares that after the death of her said husband Ezekiel Williams, she again married one Chauncy Newell who died more than twenty years ago. She further swears that she is now a widow & that she has never before made any application for a Pension.
Sydia Newell her mark
Sworn subscribed before me
this 26 day of May 1857 & I certify that the said Applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend Court.
James W. Nye Judge of Madison County

State of New York
Madison County, Elisha Williams of Antwerp County of Jefferson being duly sworn deposes & says, that he is a son of Ezekiel & Lydia Williams that his father Ezekiel Williams died June 8. 1825 & was at the time of his death an invalid Pensioner of the United States at the rate of twenty- four dollars per year; that the said Ezekiel Williams left him surviving his widow Lydia Williams who subsequently married Chauncy Newell who is also dead; that this deponent was born on the first day of September 1796 as this deponent always understood from his Parents & as the same is recorded in his family Bible which record was made more than twenty years ago - this deponent had one sister older than himself who was born in the month of June 1794 & she subsequently married one John Gats & his said sister name was Anna & she died in Herk Co. Cortland County on the 14. day of February 1836, aged forty one years in the month of June previous to her death. & further says not.
Elisha Williams
Sworn, Subscribed before me this 31. day of December 1849 &
I certify that I am well acquainted with the said Elisha Williams & that he is a person of truth & veracity
Roswell Thompson Justice of the Peace

State of New York Madison County ss I Lorenzo D. Dana, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that Russell Thompson was, on the 31. day of December 1849, a Justice of the Peace in & for the said County, of Madison, duly authorized to act as such, & that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice & that his signature to the within affidavit is genuine. And I do further certify that James W. Vose Esq. was on the 26 th day of May 1851, Judge of the County Court of said County of Madison, duly authorized to act as such, & that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge & that his signature to the annexed affidavit of Lydia Merrill is genuine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & official seal of the said County at Morrisville this 12 th day of June 1851.
Lorenzo D. Dana Clerk.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 5409
Lydia Sewell fedi Wid: of Ezekiel Williams Pvt Rev War
Act: July 29 th 68
Index:—Vol. 16 , Page 79
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Monisville 19. July - 1843
Hon. John C. Calhoun Secretary of War Washington City -
For forward certificate. Recd & filed 1844
Mr. Calhoun

Monisville 17. July 1824
Dr. Sir
Enclosed are the papers for Ezekiel Williams - Please to forward the Certificates to me -
Yours &c
Benjamin Bicknell
Hon. J. C. Calhoun
3

1857 Morrisville Madison County N.Y. Aug 12
Sir
On the 12 th day of June last, I enclosed to you the application of Lydia Vowell widow of Ezekiel Williams de d for a pension. I have heard nothing from it.
Respectfully yours Otis P. Granger
Csm of Pensions

Sir
(Copy)
Pension Office. April 24. 1851.
In reply to your letter respecting the case of Sarah Shipman widow of Silas Shipman, I have to inform you that the class of teamsters to which her husband belonged, received the same pay per month as a private of Infantry, & as he was pensioned at $80 per annum she was entitled to no higher rate of Allowance.
Widows of revolutionary men, who were pensioners under the act of 18. March 1818, are entitled to the same amount per annum commencing on the 1 July 1848, the date of the passage of the joint resolution. This resolution also applies to the widows of revolutionary Invalids, whether in service six months or less.
I am very Respectfully Your Obedient Servant F. S. Evans
for Commissioner of Pensions.
(Copy)
O. P. Grange Esq Morrisville New York

Morrisville Madison County, N.Y. Dec 15. 1855
Sir
Sydia Newell, formerly widow of Ezekiel Williams, is a pensioner under the act of 7 th July 1838 at the rate of twenty four dollars per year. Her husband Ezekiel Williams, was an invalid pensioner under act of April 22 nd 1786 at the rate of fifteen dollars per year & this was increased under the act of April 24. 1816 to twenty four dollars per year. The said Ezekiel Williams belonged to "Sages Connecticut Levees", Sydia Newell, formerly his widow, was placed on the pension roll, at the same rate, that her husband received as an invalid pensioner, without any regard to the amount of service he performed. (act of Congress of July 1. 1848). If Ezekiel Williams had been living at the time of the passage of the act of 7 th June 1832 granting pensions &c, he would have not only have been entitled to his pension as an invalid, but he would also have been entitled to a Pension on account of his services, provided he served six months or more.
If Ezekiel Williams served six months or more & your records show the fact, is not his widow entitled to receive the same pensions , that her husband would have been entitled to, that is, the invalid Pension & a pension for services - If she is not entitled to both , & her husband's services would have entitled him to a greater

Pension than her invalid pension of $24 per year, ought not the widows pension be increased ? An answer is respectfully solicited.
Yours, S ir & F ather .
Otis P. Granger
Dear Gen C. Whittier Com of Pensions

Brief in the case of Lydia Newell, widow of Ezekiel Williams Madison County and State of New York act 29 July 1848
Claim, ("original," or for increase." )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a Pensioner at $24 per annum. Traditional proof of marriage & living witnesses
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent.
O. S. Granger Morrisville NY
S. Call Examining Clerk.

June 10 th 1857
App'l of Lydia Newell wid of
Ezekiel Williams
Capt. Nephew
Col. J. S. Granger
Morrisville
New York
See
FREE
Free
E. Heath Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D. C.

Norrisville, Madison County, N.Y. Jan 12. 1857
Si
Enclosed is the Application of Lydia Newell , widow of Ezekiel Williams for a Pension. Ezekiel Williams her first husband was an invalid Pensioner at the rate of $24 per Annum.
Please acknowledge the receipt of the Papers & must oblige Respectfully yours Otis P. Granger
J. E. Heath Esq Census Returns.

Morrisville, Madison Co. N.Y. Nov 14. 1857
Sir
Your letter of 6 th Oct last in relation to the case of Lydia Newell formerly the widow of Ezekiel Williams was rec d & I immediately replied there to & requested an answer, but I got none.
In your letter of Oct 6, you state that she must prove six months service of her husband who was an invalid pensioner - In your letter to me of April 24. 1857, you state that the joint resolution of July 1. 1848 applies to the widows of revolutionary invalids whether in service six months or less .
I will be very much obliged if you will favor me with an early answer & state whether Lydia Newell will be entitled to a Pension under the resolution of July 1. 1848, her husband having been in the service less than six months. I refer you to my letter in answer to yours of Oct 6. 1857.
Respectfully yours Otis A. Granger

Morrisville, Madison Co., N.Y. Oct. 13. 1851
Your letter of the 6 th inst. in relation to the Application of Lydia Newell formerly the widow of Ezekiel Williams, for a pension in 1820. I now refer you to that letter, a copy of which I presume you have, & wish you to compare it with a copy of the enclosed letter which I rec d from you under date of April 24. 1857.
In the letter of April 24. 1857. you state that the joint resolution of July 1. 1848 applies to the widows of Revolutionary Invalids, whether in the service six months or less.
In your communication of October 6 inst. you give a contrary opinion & state that she must prove at least six months service.
Most of the two opinions are I believe as the law of the land. Upon the information & opinion contained in your letter of April 24. 1857. I made the Application in behalf of Mrs. Newell & after waiting four months rec d your letter of the 6 th inst. reversing your former opinion. I hope you will favor me with an early answer to this letter. As it regards

In the marriage, you have positive proof that Williams & his wife were living together as husband & wife before the year 1800 & that they had children before that period of time & that they continued to live together as husband & wife until his death. This proof has been regarded as sufficient in similar cases. They were married in this state, where no records of marriages were kept. Ezekiel Williams, the husband was pronounced in this state as an invalid first under act of April 22 1786 & afterwards increased under act of April 24 1816. He belonged to Sages Connecticut Circuit.
In the case of Sarah Shipman mentioned in the enclosed letter, you stated that she was entitled to no higher rate of Allowance than her husband. Soon after giving this opinion, on the application of some agent residing in Washington, you allowed the widow of Sarah Shipman an increase of Pension amounting to several hundred dollars. I wrote you some time ago for an explanation in relation to this matter, but I got no answer. Such conflicting

opinions need an explanation at least. Respectfully yours. Otis P. Granger.
Copy of Previous

40.681
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No Ans

Apr 2. 1876 Morrisville, Madison Co., N. Y.
Sir I send App n of Lydia Nell for Bounty land at 3 d March 1855 Brockton, Wis. Yours & Otho P. Granger
Dear General

New York.
Ezekiel Williams, Private, U. S. Army.
Inscribed on the roll of the New York Agency, at $1 25 / 100 , and increased to $2, by law 24 Apl. 1816.
Formal certificate issued 27 July 1824, and sent to Bennet Bicknell, Morris- ville, N.Yk. —
Letter to Col. P. Granger Dec r 18 th 1841.

240. #14-
J. Menot Commr of Pensions Washington D. C.
Official

Ms 1013 No H 400
Sydia Newell formerly widow of
Ezekiel Williams N.Y.
Act 7 th July 1838
Rejected
to Otis P. Granger Oct 8 th /57
AND A second Act
29 th July 1848

✓ No 14.400 No 1013.
Syvia Newell, formerly widow of Ezekiel Williams
N.Y.
29 July 1848
Act 7 July 1838.
Married before 1800
Hus d died 1825
(See M s enrolled roll)
Let Oct 9, 1857.
Adm o for p 24 per annu Coarg 4 March 1848
Albany
Otis P. Granger
Morrisville
N.Y.
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