Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11685, Thomas Watson, Conn.

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Watson, Thomas
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2148 Connecticut
Thomas Watson
Worrington in the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Starr of the Reg t commanded by Col l Butler in the Connecticut line for 8 mo
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 2 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Sept r 1832 and sent to Pensioner
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1832 $ 57.99 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 st March 1833 15.33 $ 73.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk, Book 4 Vol. 3 Page 34
Paid at the Treasury from under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 March 1833. to 4 Sept r 1838 age notified 10 June 1839
Letter to P er Agt. 19. Oct r 46
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1730  BRIEF in the case of Thomas Watson  of Torrington in the State of Conn.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? before the Judge of Probate  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 88 years  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.     In 1778 — 1/2 — — Gen. not stated  Substitute   Fall of 1781 — 1 — — Gen. not stated   1780 — 1/2 — — Gen. not stated   1782 — 6 — — Col. P. Bushee Regt Con. Line Capt D. Stur Co S. Continent.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? not stated  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? 1. 2 & 3. period by Witness, & the traditional evidence of others - one a Clergyman - Certified to be Credible persons  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? not attached according to the regulation 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
C. Stephens
Examining Clerk.

State of Connecticut Litchfield County Litchfield
The 15 th day of August 1832.
Personally appeared Thomas Watson a resident of the town of Torrington in said County before the Hon ble Frederick Wolcott Judge of the court Probate for the district of Litchfield present in court holding the same who being 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 the 7 th day of June 1832 that he is sixty eight years of age that he was born in the town of New Hartford in the county of Litchfield on the 15 th day of October 1763 as will appear by the record kept in his Father's family bible that he resided in the town of New Hartford from that time until the year 1821 when he removed to the town of Torrington where he now resides that his Father was draughted and he performed a half months tour of duty for him as a soldier in guarding the army of General Burgoyne while passing through the state of Connecticut in the year 1777 and that he performed a tour of duty for one month in the Militia in the fall of the year 1781 in keeping guard in the town of New Haven in the state of Connecticut to prove the two above mentioned tours of duty he has the affidavit of Elisha Gaylord who was with him in the service that he performed a tour of duty in the Militia of a half a month in the state of New York in the year 1780 to prove which he has the testimony of Benjamin Austin who was with him, and that he performed a tour in the Connecticut line of the Continental army of six months or more in Col. Lebaron Butler's Regiment being the 4 th Regiment in the Connecticut line and was in a company commanded by Capt David Starr, Burleson orderly Sergeant joined the army at a place called The Highlands in the state of New York and went from there to the flats opposite west point and from there to New Paltz point. This tour of duty he performed in the year 1782

to prove which he has the affidavit of Levi Watson who knew of his enlistment in the spring of the year and saw him in the month of October at the army's hospital at New Windsor, he does not know how long this term was, but five, perhaps seven, or eight months and presumes that his name will be found on the rolls at the war office in the city of Washington which will determine how long this term was, he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declared that his name is not on the pension roll of any army of any state, that he is well known to Theodorus Griswold, Porfirio Griswold, Daniel Woodward, William Battell and Nathaniel Smith of Downingtown in said state.
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year afore said before me.
Sworn to and subscribed this day Thomas Watson
For ascertained Wolcott Judge of Probate for the District of Connecticut in the State of Connecticut. We David Miller a clergyman residing in the town of New Hartford within a mile of the applicant and William Battell residing in the town of Downingtown within a half a mile of the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Watson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid.
David Miller
William Battell
And the said court do hereby
sworn to & subscribed the day
& year aforesaid before me
For ascertained Wolcott Judge of Probate, and the said court do hereby certify his visit Connecticut.
declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations presented by the war department that the aforesaid applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further certifies that it appears to him that David Miller who signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of New Hartford and William Battell who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of

Joannington is a credible person and that their statement, as  is entitled to credit. I Frederick Wolcott Judge of the Court of Probate for the district of Litchfield do hereby certify that the foregoing instrument is the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Thomas Watson for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18 th day of August 1832.
Witness my hand,
Frederick Wolcott, Judge of Probate Litchfield District, Connecticut
I Phinehas Miner, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Thomas Watson for a pension. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 18 th day of August A.D. 1832.
Phinehas Miner Clerk

Levi Watson's Affidavit.

I Levi Watson of New Hartford in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut of lawful age do testify & say that I am the brother of Thomas Watson of Torrington in said County, & do know that the said Thomas in the Spring of the year 1782 enlisted into the continental service in the Revolutionary Army for the term of nine months in a Regiment which was said to be commanded by Col d Bullen in what company I do not remember. The said Thomas entered the said service according to his said enlistment, & in the forepart of October following I went to see the said Thomas then in the army at New Windsor, he then being sick in the army hospital. & further saith not.
do not fact as to service
Levi Watson
State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss. New Hartford June 15 th 1832. Personally appeared the above named Levi Watson to me personally known as a credible witness & made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed -
before me -
Wm G. Williams Just. of the Peace

Elijah Gaylord's Affidavit.

I Elijah Gaylord of Barker in the County of Broome & State of Connecticut  New York formerly of Hawinton in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut. of lawful age do certify & say that I am well acquainted with Thomas Watson of Torrington in said County of Litchfield, & was with him & do know that he performed the following services in the Revolutionary war, viz. half a month's tour in the year 1778 in guarding the army of General Burgoyne while passing through the state of Connecticut - and one month's tour in the fall of the year 1781 at New Haven in Capt. Shepard's Company & Col. Austin's Regiment. & further saith not.
Elijah Gaylord
State of Connecticut } New Hartford June 15 th 1832. Litchfield County fr. }
Personally appeared the above named Elijah Gaylord to me personally known to be a credi- ble witness & made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed before me.
Wm. G. Williams Just. of the Peace

Benjamin Austin 3
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I Benjamin Austin of the Town of New Britain, in the County of Litchfield, & State of Connecticut, of lawful age do testify & say; That I am well acquainted with Thomas Watson, of Torrington in the County aforesaid, and was with him, & do know that he performed the following tour of service in the Revolutionary war viz. about half a month's tour in the State of New York, in the summer of 1780 according to the best of my recollection —
Benj a Austin
State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss New Britain August 15 th 1832.
Personally appeared the above named deponent, Benjamin Austin, personally known to me to be a credible witness, and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed — Sworn & subscribed before me
Asa Goodwin Justice of the Peace
I Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the County Court within & for the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut certify that William G. Williams Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits of Levi Watson & Elijah Gaylord appear to have been taken, was on the 15 th day of June 1832 & that he now is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County, & that the signatures to said affidavits which purport to be his are genuine & his proper hand writing — And that Asa Goodwin Esq. before whom the above affidavit of Benjamin Austin appears to have been taken was on the 15 th day of instant August & that he now is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County of Litchfield & that the above signature which purports to be his is genuine & his proper hand writing. Witness my hand & the Seal of said Court at Litchfield in said County this 18 th day of August A. 1832.
Frederick Wolcott Clerk.

J. N. B. O. W. and N. Division.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., May, 1893.
Sir
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Thomas Watson, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. 1778 1/2 mo Priv Conn to 1780 1/2 " " " fall 1781 1 " " " Spring 1782 6 " " Daniel Starr Zebulon Butler "
Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, August 1832
Residence at date of application, Torrington Conn
Age at date of application, born October 15 1763 at New Hartford Conn
Remarks: Moved to Torrington 1821
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Chas J. S. Woodward Registrar Revolutionary Society Hartford Conn.

Sage Certificate respecting Thomas Mount

State of Rhode Island &c. In General Assembly June 1791.
It is voted and resolved that Nineteen shillings specie value be allowed and paid out of the General Treasury to Mr William Tew in full compensation of his account for aiding to carry Thomas Mawnt from the goal in Newport to South Kingston to be executed.
True copy of record Witness Henry Brown Secy.

Torrington Litchfield County State of Connecticut August 20 th 1832
Honble Lewis Cass-
or Sir
- Enclos'd you have my declaration and the evidence to prove the same for the purpose of obtaining a pension agreeable to The late act of Congress which I hope will be satisfactory if you write to me and send me a certificate please to direct it to me in Torrington Litchfield County State of Connecticut -
I am Sir Respectfully
Yours -
Thomas Watson

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 27, 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Thomas Watson, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Connecticut Agency, at the rate of Twenty Six Dollars and Sixty Six Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, 1838, to the 4 th Sept. 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
Abidore B. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

May 11. Hist to J. G. Woodward. Hartford, Conn. F.S.
Perham
11685 INVALID.
File No. 11685
Thomas Watson Brn. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. a , Page 894
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THE CONNECTICUT SOCIETY
PRESIDENT, JONATHAN TRUMBULL, NORWICH, CONN.
VICE-PRESIDENT, EBENEZER J. HILL, NORWALK, CONN.
SECRETARY, LUCIUS F. ROBINSON, HARTFORD, CONN.
TREASURER, JOHN C. HOLLISTER, NEW HAVEN, CONN.
REGISTRAR, JOSEPH G. WOODWARD, HARTFORD, CONN.
Hartford, Conn., March 29, 1893.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly favor me with the statement of the revolutionary service of Thomas Watson of New Hartford, Conn? Also, of the revolutionary service of Moses Lockwood of Wethersfield, giving, as to the latter, his age and the names of his wife and children if they appear upon the records of the office.
Respectfully yours,
A handwritten signature in cursive, appearing to read "J. G. Woodward". Registrar.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington,
D. C.