Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35718, Stephen Wedge, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Wedge, Stephen
835718
CONTENTS

(15.185) Connecticut
Stephen Wedge
of Warren in the state of Connecticut who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Van Schouck of the New York line, for the term of ten months
Inscribed on the roll of Connecticut at the rate of — 8 — Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 th of June 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th of Septm r 1819 and sent to Frederick Wolcott Esq r Simsbury Connecticut
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1819 . 2m s 4 d 23:20
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar r 1820  48.
8 71:20
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Notification sent 20 May 1820 to left P. M.

District of Connecticut ss. County of Litchfield County Court On this ninth day of April eighteen hundred twenty two personally appeared in open court (being a court of Record for said County in said district having the power to fine and imprison) Stephen Wedge aged Sixty four years, resident in Warren in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows. (1st) that he enlisted into the American Army in December seventeen hundred seventy Six, at Warren aforesaid for the term of one year into a Company commanded by Captain Elizer Curtis in Col Van Schoick's Regiment of the New York line, on the Continental establishment, that he soon afterwards joined said Regiment, marched to Fort George and continued in the service aforesaid at said Fort and other northern posts till the expiration of said year, when he was discharged at Saratoga. That his occupation is that of a Farmer, but owing to a breach he is not able to perform much labour, that he has a wife aged forty five, somewhat infirm, that he has one child of about eight years of age, and another of about two years of age.
and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident

citizen of the United States on the eighteenth of March, Anno Domini eighteen hundred eighteen, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress, entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War, passed on the eighteenth of March, eighteen hundred eighteen, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me - subscribed. — Stephen Wedge
A Schedule of the property of Stephen Wedge, of Warren, as per the subscribers on the twenty ninth day of March eighteen hundred twenty two.
  One Old Black horse $ 4. 00   One Cow 10 " 00   One two Year old Wagon 6 " 00   Three Pigs 7 " 00   One Set of Old Cart Tires, & Harness $ 3 " 00 

   Two Small tables 0 67   Six chairs 2   Four old chairs 0 50   One Small Spinning wheel 0 50   Three old chests 0 75   One old Great wheel 0 54   1 1/2 sets of Knives and Forks. 0 75   One large cast kettle 1 50   One tea kettle 0 50   One Small Pot 0 50   Two Small Fish Kettles 0 67   6 Earthern plates 0 54   Old brookery 0 50   Peat & Tongs 0 50   Pair of Old Hand Irons 0 50   Five Old cider Barrels 1 67   Three old meat Barrels 0 50   One set of Earthern plates 0 25   One old cross cut saw 1 50   One frying pan 0 9   Six tin pans 1 00   One old plow 0 00   Yoke iron 0 50   Three old axes 1 50   One brow bar 1 25   2 Old hoes 0 54   One Old block 2 00   Three Old pails 0 50   One tin pail 0 17   Three bandlet tickets 0 25   Three Glass Bottles 0 25   Six Iron Spoons 0 50   Two old Sieves 0 12   One old Bread tray 0 20   One horse harness - - - D 1 00   3 Baskets 0 42   A small trammels & three hooks 0 25   One cooper's add & few old harness 0 00   Plain Irons 0 00   One set of pewter tea Spoons 0 12  

  Two old pewter plates 0 25   One Stone Jug 0 25   Two pewter plates 0 12   One Towling piece 1 00   One old Brille 0 15   One Fat tub 0 25   One Butter tub 0 25     $61 " 44 
Subscribed by us W m Cogswell. Chauncy Camp
Sworn to & declared on the tenth day of April A. 1822, before the said Court
Attest. Frederick Wolcott , Clerk.
I Frederick Wolcott , Clerk of the County Court, a Court of Common Pleas within the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath & the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Records of said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Sixty two Dollars forty four Cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court on this tenth day of April, A. 1822.
Frederick Wolcott , Clerk of the Court of Com. Pleas within the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut.
J. P. Hays Agent Litchfield County

Stephen Bridger
Rev. of Farm. of Connecticut, but served in the New York line under Col. Van, which Decem r 1775 - 10 Months let the certificate (if granted) be transmitted to Seth P. Peers, Litchfield Count. enlisted for one year.
The service is family owned - but the question Adm l - better the original in than in the establishment.
Susannah Litchfield, Conn.

State of Connecticut County of Litchfield ss, On this 8 th day of June - A.D. 1810 before me the subscribed Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut, personally appeared Stephen Widge of War- ren in said County of Litchfield aged Sixty years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declara- tion in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress entitled An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, that he belonged to, served as a Soldier in the American Army in the War of the Revolution for the continental establishment - that he enlisted into said Army for the term of one year in the latter part of December A.D. 1775 at the town of Warren aforesaid into a Company commanded by Capt. Eleazar Curtis belonging to a Regiment commanded by Col. Van Schoick of the New York line, that he immediately marched to Albany in the State of New York where he joined the said Regiment commanded by said Col. Van Schoick - Capt. Curtis being soon after appointed a Major in said Regiment the Company aforesaid was commanded by Capt. Martin, that he served faithfully in said Company & Regiment in the service of the United States at Fort George, Decker's Creek, Brown Point, St. Johns & Saratoga until the 10 th day of December 1776 when a few days before the expiration of his said term of enlistment being unwell & unfit for any further service he was regularly discharged from the service by Major Eleazar Curtis aforesaid as will appear by said ori- ginal discharge hereto annexed. - That he was not engaged in any regular battle. - That he is so reduced in his circumstances that he stands in need of assistance from his country for support; & that he has no other evidence now in his power of said services except what is hereto annexed.
I was & declared before me the day first above written
Frederick Wolcott, Judge of Probate, District of Litchfield, State of Connecticut

Augustine Curtis of the town of Warren in the County of Litchfield State of Connecticut of lawful age do hereby certify that I have been well acquainted with Stephen Wedge of said Warren (whose declaration is on the other side hereof) from the time he enlisted in December 1775 as stated within - that I also enlisted into said Company about the same time March with said Wedge to Albany then joined the Regiment commanded by Col. Van Schrick, that said Deacon Curtis who commanded said Company was my father - that I know that said Wedge faithfully served in said Company Regiment at Fort George, Ticonderoga, Crown Point St. Johns until I left the Army which was in the month of September 1776 - that I left him there at that time returning to said Warren to which place said Wedge did not return till January A D 1777 that I understood from my father who was at that time Major of the said Regiment that said Wedge was honorably discharged - that I have inspected the original discharge hereto annexed signed by D o c t . Dan Budd & by said Major Deacon Curtis I believe it to be the hand writing of said person & genuine.
Augustine Curtis
I was before me the 8 th day of June A D 1819.
Frederick Wolcott, Judge of Probate

I Phineas Ammons of the town & County of Litchfield of State of Connecticut, of lawful age testify say that in December 1775 I enlisted into the American Army for one year into a Company commanded by Capt. Ebenezer Dyer belonging to a Regiment commanded by Col. Van Schrick of the New York line, that I well recollect that Stephen Wedge now of Harned in said County was a soldier in said Company & marched from Connecticut with me in December 1775 to Albany where we both joined said Regiment, that said Wedge then marched with said Company to the Northward & continued faithfully to serve in said Regiment which we were at Fort George, & Ticonderoga when I was taken sick left the service on furlough. I always understood that he served out the full term of his enlistment. — I was corporal an ordinary sergeant while in said Company. —
Phineas Ammons
Given before me this 8 th day of June 1810
Frederick Wolcott, Judge of Probate. —
Saratoga Decem r 1776. Stephen Wedge of Capt. Martins Company of Van Schrick's Reg t being thought unfit for any further service this Company is hereby Discharged the Service By me Dan d D r Ebenezer Dyer Major.

Frederick Wolcott Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the aforesaid Stephen Wedge did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy.
And I certify that satisfactory proof has been adduced to me that the said Wedge is in indigent circumstances stands in need of assistance from his country for support; I now transmit the proceedings testimony taken & had before me with the original discharge to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the direction of the aforesaid Act of Congress.
Seal of Office at Litchfield the 8 th day of June A D 1819.
Frederick Wolcott, Judge of Probate for the District of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut.

35 718 INVALID.
Ray
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File No. 35 718
Stephen Hedge Pr Rev 1880
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 444
[Arrangement of 1870.]

124 Recd 27 Apl. 1822
to the Persian Gulf square root of 3000 of the name John C. Calhoun Washington City