Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14862, Solomon Williams, Conn.

SERVICE
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Conn.
Williams, Solomon
S. 14862
CONTENTS
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Connecticut 9654
Solomon William of New Lon n in the State of Conn who was a Pri in the Conn command by Captain _____ of the Reg commanded by Col Selden in the Conn line for State Troops 9 mo
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 30 - Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of June 1833. and sent Claimant New London - Conn
Arrears to the 4th of March 33 $ 60 - Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. 15 -
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$ 75 -
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk, Book E Vol. 3 Page 45

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1836 to the 31. Aug 1837. the day of his death. Age notified 3 rd Jan y 1839

No 14085 Solomon Williams
Admit 9 mo
$30.00 —

BRIEF in the case of Solomon Williams of the County of New London in the State of Connecticut (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 76 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. As a Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1776 Aug. 16 th — 6 — Private Col. Selden, Capt. Huntington   78 — 3 — drafted & served as Sergt Col. Worthington, Capt. Cares  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? White Plains  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Vernon  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Depositions & documents  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
Regular
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Bell Examining Clerk.

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
State of Connecticut } ss. Court of Probate District of Norwich County of New London }
On this ninth day of October 1832, personally appeared in open court before the court of Probate for the District of Norwich in the state of Connecticut now sitting present John Hyde Esq. Judge holding said court Solomon Williams a resident of Norwich in said county state & District aged seventy six years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That on the 16 th day of August 1776, he enlisted as a private soldier to serve in the Battalion of foot raised by the Colony of Connecticut, to join the Continental Army in New York, that Captain Joshua Huntington, Lieutenants Jacob DeWitt & John Wheatly & Ensign Charles Fanning were the commissioned officers of the company in which he served in the Regiment of Col. Samuel Selden for the term of six months, that he marched from Norwich to Hartford in a guard of nine men of said company under the command of sergeant Joshua Maples to guard a quantity of powder sent on to the Army at New York of about three tons in three ox teams, from Hartford we marched to New Haven and thence through the town on the road to New York where we joined the army at Harlem Heights, after they had retreated from Long Island, and was in several partial actions with the enemy and particularly in the action at White Plains, in which action he exerted himself to so great a degree that he ruptured himself and was

so fatigued that it threw him into a fever and on or about the first of November he was carried to the Hospital at Stamford in Connecticut where he was confined for a long time and his life despaired of, and was under the care of Doctor Philip Turner, and remained sick and confined until at the expiration of six months from the time of his enlistment he was discharged by the said Doctor Philip Turner and on the 28 th day of February 1777, he arrived home, his discharge was in writing, but had been lost for many years and he knows of no person living that can give evidence of his services after he was taken sick & carried to the Hospital as aforesaid.
That in the year 1778, he was drafted for a term of service of three months and served as orderly sergeant in a company of which Joseph Gause was Captain Thomas Withams first Lieutenant Griffin second Lieutenant and Elijah Bowman Ensign in Col. Wm Worthington's Regiment in General Tyler's Brigade and marched from Norwich on or about the 15 th day of August 1778, through Lisbon, Plainfield Vt. to Providence in the state of Rhode Island and from thence was ordered to Newport and staid no longer in Providence than to obtain ammunition & marched to Bristol and there learning that our troops were drove off of Rhode Island, we were encamped at Bristol for a while & thence was ordered to Warwick & had to march back to Providence in order

to get to Warwick which we did, from thence we were ordered to New London and marched for there as far as Coventry received counter orders and marched back to Providence where we were stationed till our times were out and about the 15 th of November 1778. where we were dismissed having served out our three months.
Of this last service he has no proof except his sergeants warrant, and he does not know that there is a person living that served with him or that knows of his said service & he believes that they are all dead.
In the declaration of his services before the City Court of the City of Norwich on the 16 th day of July 1832. he stated this service for the term of three months as he has here stated it, and as it has always been remembered by him but a short time after that declaration he had a few moments conversation with Mr. Ebenezer Fuller who from his Fuller's statement that in the same year he Fuller served a tour of duty at Rhode Island of two months caused him said Williams for that time to suppose that he was mistaken about the time of service. That he Williams served but two months in Rhode Island he under the idea of a mistake so wrote in a letter to the Secretary of War, but since having seen Fuller again on the subject he finds that Fuller on explanation knows nothing of his Williams services he Fuller having served in a different Regiment and he Williams is now perfectly satisfied that he is correct on the subject and that he served three months as first an orderly sergeant in Captain Joseph Gage's Company as herein before stated. →

He was born at Stonington in the county of New London and state of Connecticut on the 19 th day of September 1756. and at the time he went into the service of the United States as aforesaid, he lived with John Hughes in said Norwich learning the carpenter's trade and ever since said war he has lived and resided in said town of Norwich.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
I sworn to and subscribed, the day & year aforesaid.
Solomon Williams
Before me John Hyde Judge
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
And the court further certifies that it appears to them that the Rev. Joseph Strong D.D. who has signed the annexed certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Norwich aforesaid & that Simeon Thomas Esq. who has also signed the same is a resident in said Norwich and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Buel Lathrop, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Norwich 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 Solomon Williams for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of office of this court this ninth day of October Anno Domini 1832.
Buel Lathrop Clerk

We Joseph Strong a clergyman residing in the first Ecclesiastical Society of the town of Norwich in the county of New London State of Connecticut and Simeon Thomas residing in the same Society town, county State hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Solomon Williams who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy five years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neigh- -borhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Joseph Strong Simeon Thomas
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Before me John Hyde Judge & Justice of the Peace

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This may certify that the annexed certificate of enlistment of S t . Williams, came into my hands some time or two or three years since among the papers of Lt. John Huntington Esq. whose estate I settled as adminr. An original muster roll signed by E. Saltonstall Muster Master, contains the name of said Williams as enlisted Aug t 16. 1776 and discharged by said Muster Master Aug t 20. 1776. The latter paper was among the papers of S t . Esq.
Norwich Apr 25. 1832
Henry W. King
Sworn & subscribed before me John Heyde
Attest Judge of the court of Probate for the District of Now

Jacob Kingsbury of Franklin in the county of New London & state of Connecticut aged seventy six years being duly sworn deposes and says that he became acquainted with Solomon Williams of Norwich in said county in the year of 1776, in the war of the revolution he the said Solomon served in the company to which I belonged commanded by Capt. Joshua Huntington in Colo. Selden's Regiment and we were stationed at New York vicinity, I was sergeant of said company and at the close of the war was an Ensign, and the last war was Inspector General in the army of the United States
Jacob Kingsbury - Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Before me John Hyde Judge
Isaac Huntington of said Franklin aged seventy six years being duly sworn deposes and says that he was a member of said company with the said Jacob Kingsbury & Solomon Williams and agrees to the facts as stated by said Jacob Kingsbury in the foregoing deposition Isaac Huntington
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Before me John Hyde Judge

Joshua Maples of Bozrah in the county of New London & state of Connecticut seventy nine years of age being duly sworn testifies and says that in the year 1776. he belonged to the company of Colt. Joshua Huntington in Colo. Selden's Regiment and that Solomon Williams of Norwich in said county state was also a member of said company and that the said Williams marched from Norwich with me to guard a quantity of powder sent on to the army at New York and that we joined the army at Harlem Heights and that said Williams joined the army with us but what became of Williams after ward the deponent does not recollect and further the deponent saith not
Joshua Maples
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Before me
John Hyde
Judge of the court of Probate
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Simon Williams
8714862

the City Court of the City of Norwich find the within warrant to be a true and authentic document and intitled to full credit
July 16 A.D. 1832
attest Alex. Lathrop Clerk
William Worthington Esq. Col. of a Regiment of Foot rais d by the State of Connecticut For the Defence of the United States of America. To Solomon Williams Greeting Reposing special Confidence in your Courage Skill and good Conduct. I do by these Presents constitute and appoint you the S r Solomon Williams to be the First Serjt in Cap t Joseph Gurney's Company in the Regiment. now under my Command You are therefore Faithfully and Diligently to exercise the several acts & duties of S r Office in a Skil and Careful Discharge of the same, and you are to observe and obey all such Orders as you may from time to time receive from me or other your Superior officer and to instruct S r Company in the use of arms and all necessary duty Commanding them to obey you as their Serjt. for which this shall be your Sufficient Warrant. Given Under my Hand at Providence this Fourteenth day of Sept r Anno Domini 1778. William Worthington C o

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File No.
14862
Solomon Williams
Rev Boer War
Act:
June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol.
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[Arrangement of 1870.]

Solomon Williams of Norwich I do acknowledge to have voluntarily inlisted myself a Soldier, to serve in the Battalion of Foot raised by the Colo- ny of Connecticut , to join the Continental Army in New- York, to be commanded by Col. Sam. Selden Esq; until the Twenty-fifth Day of December next. Witness my Hand, this 16 th Day of August A. D. 1776.
Solomon Williams

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 29 th 1838.
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," Three of the Five children of Solomon Williams, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Hartford, Connecticut, Agency, at the rate of Thirty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th — of Sept., 1836, to the 31 st August, 1838, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
William E. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.