Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,263, Samuel Welch, Conn. Continental

SERVICE
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Conn. . continental
Welch, Samuel
S. 43263
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Notifs sent to Mr. Bulkley. Poughkeepsie. N.York. 20th July 1820
d Aug 5. 1821
12.500 3/4
New York
Samuel Welch of America in the state of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Parsons of the Conn. Line, for the term of 12 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th July 1818 and sent to Jas. C. Mitchell Poughkeepsie New York
Arrears to 4th of March 1818 87 50 Semi-ann. all'ce ending Sept 19 18 18
  10  20  2      30  31  $133 50 1/4  
Revolutionary claim, { Act 19th March, 1818. }
Continued

In the matter of Samuel Welch a Pensioner of the United States
12500. Annuity.
12500 19 July 1811
Sept 1811

At a Court of Common Pleas held at the Court House in the Village of Poughkeepsie in and for the County of Dutchess in the State of New York on Monday the twenty sixth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty -
Present The Hon. James Smith First Judge
Daniel O'Ver Plauck
Abraham D. Van Wyck } Assizes Judges
Thomas Sweet }
District of New York
Dutchess County ss } On this 26 th day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court Samuel Welch aged sixty eight years, resident in Amenia in said District who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows - That the said Samuel Welch enlisted for the term of two years on the 10 th day of January in the year 1778 in the State of Connecticut in the Company commanded by Capt Isaac Gallop in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel Parsons in the line of the State of Connecticut to the Regiment of the Continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps until he was taken Prisoner in Fort Washington Washington on York Island then commanded by Colonel M c Gran, he escaped from Prison went to Connecticut and enlisted in the Company commanded by Capt Isaac Clark in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Lathrop in the line of the State of Connecticut for three months and continued with the 8 th Regiment until after the Battle fought at Stillwater and the taking of Burgoyne at Saratoga, from whence he went to West point where he enlisted for the term of nine months on the 20 th day of March in the year 1778 in the Company commanded by Capt Ladd in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Surge and served the full term of his said enlistment and at the expiration of the nine months was discharged from the said service at West point in the State of New York - The date of my original declaration is the eighth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen the number of the pension Certificate is 12,500 -

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War" passed on the eighteenth day of March 1818 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 -
I have no property whatever necessary clothing excepted. By occupation a shoemaker, but age and inability to see renders him unable to work, has no family wife excepted, who is now sixty six years old and seriously afflicted with frequent fits. Sworn and subscribed in open court. Samuel Welch this 26 th day of June 1820. W m Henry Bulkley Deputy Clerk
I John Johnston Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Dutchess in the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule are truly copied from the Records of the said Court - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this twenty sixth day of June in the year 1820 -
John Johnston. Clerk

Samuel Welch Connect line Col Parsons Regiment last 1775 - to 1776 1 yr
Admitted from the evidence in closed

Dutchess County N.Y. State of New York of the Town of America County of Dutchess Samuel Welch being duly sworn deposes that on or about the first of February in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred and seventy six he enlisted in the Company of Capt. Waterman Bliss, in Col. Parsons Re- giment, in the Town of P'keepsie, State of New York, in the Army of the United States for the term of one year, that he was taken prisoner by the British Army in Fort Washington in the State of New York, and carried a prisoner into the City of New York, where he remained about four weeks, that he then made his escape and returned home on or about the first day of March following, that before he returned home the Regiment to which he belonged was discharged, that he never had a written discharge, the Regiment being discharged as mentioned, before his escape from Prisoner with the Enemy - and he further saith that from his reduced circumstances, he needs assistance of his Country for sup- port
Sworn & subscribed the 8th day of April in the year 1818 before me
Samuel Welch
Elisha Barlow one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Dutchess State of New York.
Dutchess County ss - Solomon Cook being duly sworn deposes, that he is well acquainted with the above said Samuel Welch, and that he knows him to be in such reduced circumstances that he needs the assistance of his Country for support Sworn & subscribed the 8th day of April in the year 1818 before me
Solomon Cook
Elisha Barlow one of the judges as above stated
Dutchess County ss, I Elisha Barlow one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Dutchess do cer- tify that the above deponent Solomon Cook is known to me to be a person of good moral character. That I am satisfied that the above named Samuel Welch performed the services in the American revolutionary war against the Enemy as describ- ed in his Affidavit Dutchess County 9th April 1818
Elisha Barlow

Samuel Welch,
Claim 8 April
not on Roll J.11

I Jacob Van Nep Clerk of the County of Dutchess in the State of New York do hereby certify that Eliska Barlow before whom the within Affidavits were taken was at the time of taking said Affidavits a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said County acting under the authority of this State and that the within is his signature. In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court this twentieth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Jacob Van Nep

Windham May 16 th 1819
This is to certify that Samuel Welch was in my Company in the year 95 and 96 Walterman Clift

John McGregor of Coventry in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island of lawful age being engaged according to Law as a Justice and say that when lifted under my command in the Revolution- ary war Samuel Walsh then of Plainfield in Conn- -ecticut and the said Samuel Walsh served as a soldier in said war during the term of the year 1775 and in the year 1776 under my command as a faithful soldier the deponent further saith not John McGregor
Plaintiff at Coventry in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island on the 24 day of February A.D. 1819 then personally appeared John McGregor the subscriber to the foregoing Deposition and made solemn oath that the same contained the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth before me
Archibald Cleggrove Justice of Peace
I hereby certify that the said Archibald Cleggrove who has subscribed his name as justice of the Peace is an acting justice of the Peace in this State agreeable to the laws of this and officiates therein as such.
Subscribed to the foregoing Deposition before me this 24 day of February A.D. 1819 H. Briggs Adm. Prothonotary Barnes
JB
Taken Sealed Up and directed by me
Archibald Cleggrove Justice of Peace

To the Honorable --- Phoebe Barlow in the town of Havermele for Dutchess County State of New York the within contains the Deposition of John M c Gargie to be made use of in proving the services of Samuel Walsh in the Revolutionary War

John M c Griger of country in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island of Lawfull age being engaged according to Law as a soldier and say that when enlisted under my command in the Revolution ary war Samuel Walsh then of Plainfield in Conn- ecticut and the said Samuel Walsh served as a soldier in said war during the term of the year 1775 and in the year 1776 under my command as a faithful soldier the deponent further saith not John M c Griger
Plaintiff at Coventry in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island on the 24 day of February A D 1819 then personally appeared John M c Griger who subscribed to the foregoing Deposition and made solemn oath that the same contained the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth before me
Archibald Cologrove Justice of Peace
I hereby certify that the said Archibald Cologrove who has subscribed his name as justice of the Peace is an acting justice of the Peace in this State agreeable to the laws of this and officiates therein as such.
Given at Coventry in H. H. Bliss Adair Justice of the Court the State of Rhode Island on the 24 day of February A D 1819
Taken Sealed Up and directed by me
Archibald Cologrove Justice of Peace

Abel Franklin of Sterling in the County of Windham State of Connecticut now resid- ing in Plainfield in said County and Sturminster Williamstown of Marlinton in said County of Litchfield age and engaged according to Law do hereby certify that that in the fall of the year AD 1775 - we entered in the service of the United States in the Company of Capt Isaac Gallup and in Col. Samuel Hilt called the one was service Parsons Regiment for one year, being in the 10 th C. Connecticut Regiment. * That about the same time Samuel Welch now of America in the State of New York entered in the same Company & Regiment. Col John Tyler was after- ward made Col of said Regiment & Col Parsons was raised to Brigadier General we served the term of one year in S.D. Company & said Welch served with us in said Company till the summer following when he was detached also go on board a vessel & did go & afterwards he went directly from the vessel to Fort Washington & did duty there till he was taken prisoner of war & carried

into New York from where he made his escape in January A.D. 1877. I personally knew of his serving in said Company for more than nine months, that he was hono- rably served his time and has taken prisoner - Depositor The Deponent saith not. Dated at Shelby the 15 th day of April A.D. 1889.
Abel Franklin Alexander Williams
Wardour County ss Shelby by this with the of bondsmen { 15 th day of April A.D. 1889 personally affirmed that Bill Franklin and Alexander Williams who have signed the foregoing Depo- sition or affidavit made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me and I further certify that I am acquainted with the said Deponents & know them to be men of truth

and veracity and I am satisfied that the facts lay there. I hope one true & that they are disinterested witnesses & that full faith ought to be given to their testimony I am ever Yours sincerely J. H. H.

State of New York } ss. Abiel Phillips of America in the County Dutchess County } of Dutchess personally known to me to be worthy of credit came before me James Smith first judge of the County aforesaid and on oath declared that he is well acquainted with Samuel Welch an appli- cant for a pension from the United States and has known him for four years past: that the said Samuel is about seventy years of age and has no pro- perty of any kind nor any means of support except what arises from his labour.
Abiel Phillips
Given this 25 th June 1819 before me
James Smith
Dutchess ss. I James Smith first judge of Dutchess County in the state of New York do certify that on this twenty fifth day of June in the year one thousand eight hun- dred & nine been the annexed papers taken before Elias Buel Esq. were presented to me together with further additional papers also hereto annexed in order that I might certify thereon according to the directions of the war department the said Elias Buel not a member being one of the judges of the said county and at the same time Abiel Phillips made oath before me as above contained: and I also certify that I am satisfied that the said Samuel Welch described as appears by the said papers and that he is in order and circumstances.
James Smith
State of New York } Dutchess County } ss.
John Van Benthuyse clerk of said county & clerk of the court of common pleas in & for said county do hereby certify that James Smith whose name is above subscribed & who executed the above instrument was at the time of executing the same first judge of Dutchess county, & further that I verily believe the above to be his legitimate
Witness My Hand & Seal of said county This 28 th day of June 1819
John V. Benthuyse clerk

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
17.43263
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Samuel Welch 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.     1775 ✓ Pvt. Waterman Clift Samuel H Parsons Conn.   Jany 10. 1776 ✓ (Taken prisoner at Ft. Washington held four weeks then escaped & returned to Connecticut about Jany 1. 1777.) Isaac Gallup Samuel Parsons   ✓ 3 mos. Isaac Clark Latimore   March 20 1778 9 mos. Judd Durkee  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Plainfield Conn
Date of application for pension, Apr 8. 1818 His el. was at
Residence at date of application, Amenia Dutchess Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, 66 yrs. Died Aug 5. 1821
Remarks: In 1820 his wife was 66 years of age her name is not stated, and there is no other family data.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

1914 Nov. 30 High to Lodge R.A. Mich.
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File No. 43,263
Samuel Welch
Rev Gen Ind
Act: 16 March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 532
[Arrangement of 1870.]

A. A. WELCH JUDGE NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WAYNE, NEBRASKA
one 2 ct stamp Enclosed
1 - 2 ct. stamp ret'd. C.L.W.
OK Rev
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.,
Sir:
I learn that "Samuel Heldt" appears as a Connecticut Pensioner in the War of the Revolution Act of 1818.
If your records show his place of birth and age at any time and in what companies or regiments he served please advise me. It occurs that in making his proof these matters would appear. He resided in New York while a pensioner and never of any charge for services.
Very truly yours
A. A. Welch