Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22551, Jabez Weed, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Weed, Jabez Hannah
N. 22551
CONTENTS

1443 Connecticut
Hannah Weed widow of Jabez Weed decd.
Conn. who died on the 17. May 1829 of Fairfield in the State of Conn't. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Webb of the Regt. commanded by _____ in the Conn't line for 8 months
Increased from $50
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn't at the rate of 60 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of July 1838 and sent to Mrs. T. J. Whittelsey M. C.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1838 $420.00 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept. 838. 30.05
$450.05
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 d }
Recorded by W. H. Addison Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2. Page 79

State of Connecticut } County of Litchfield } ss. Probate District of Stamford.
On this 16 th day of December A.D. 1886. Personally appeared before the Court of Probate in the said District of Stamford Hannah Weed a resident of the Town of Stamford in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut aged eighty nine years who being first duly sworn according to law & the rules of court make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836. That she is the widow of Israel Weed D: Dec: late of the Town of Stamford & that the same is following viz: Widow Hannah Weed aged 89 years, says she was married to Israel Weed on Jan 21 st 1773 by the Rev. Noah Wells and that her name was Hannah Bishop before her marriage to said Israel and that she had three children before the Revolutionary war by said Israel and that said Israel is the only husband she has ever had, and that since his death she has ever remained his widow, and said Israel commenced his services in the revolutionary war with Great Britton by enlistment under Capt. Nathaniel Lock in the fore part of the winter 1776 and went to New York under said Capt. Lock and served under him till he resigned his commission, which was about nine months and was succeeded by a Lieutenant Sylvanus Knapp under whom he served till Sept 1776 or thereabouts and worked at Easton the most of the time while in New York as he was a wheelwright by trade, he came home from New York and immediately in the same month of Sept 1776 and enlisted under Nathaniel Dewitt Sergeant of the Guard, to guard the stores that escaped from New York, and when placed in the Meeting House in the Society of North Stamford in the town of Stamford.

Said Meeting House being only a few rods from our dwelling and he the said Labor, served under said Hinds till March 1777, till said Hinds where removed to Danbury. she says said Labor went to Danbury and was in the action at Danbury when the British went there to burn and destroy said Hinds, and in the winter of 1778 said Labor enlisted under Capt. Amos Smith of said Stamford and served in his company till the year 1780, and then in the beginning of the 1780 he enlisted for nine months under Capt. Charles Smith of said Stamford and was in an engagement with the enemy at Pecks Lane so called in the town of Greenwich, and in said action the above named Sergeant Hinds was killed with some others of her neighbors and after serving his time out he enlisted three months more under a Lieutenant Dey. says he says her husband was in the battle at White Plains New York and that he served all through the war, coming home only occasionally says he was resolute and served his country well and ever ready when called - That said labor in all his said services, was a private - That her husband the aforesaid labor wed the said Hinds on the 17 th day May A.D. 1829 of that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereunto annexed -
I am the undersigned in the 60 th year of my age written before
her Hannah X wed mark
Charles H. Hinds Judge

of on the same day before said Court personally appeared Nathaniel D. Houghton Esq. of said Hampton aged thirty three years who being only known to the Court to be the person that he is a practicing physician of the town of Hampton of the poor house of said Hampton - That he well knew Jabez Ned above named of that he died in said Hampton on the 17 th day of May 1829 at the house where the town paupers of said Hampton were then kept - That Hannah Ned the applicant above named is Jabez since his decease has been his widow of is well known to the deponent personally - That said Jabez was a town pauper at his death This his widow is still a town pauper resides in the poor house of said Hampton - I am to be substituted as Nathaniel D. Houghton The say of your above named before me of I certify that the deponent is a credible person
Charles H. Hovey Judge

Iabez Weed Junr. and Hannah Bishop were married by the Rev. Mr. Welles January Twenty first One thousand seven hundred and seventy three.
I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Record with the exception of the date of the marriage) which is expressed by figures on the Record in fair legible figures as follows - Jan y 21 st 1773
Seymour Jarvis, Town Clerk
Fairfield County ss. Stamford September 8, 1837 - Personally appeared before me Simion H. Minor Notary for said County in due form of law Public, Seymour Jarvis & made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed my official Seal
H Minor Notary Public

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22.5.51
Hannah Weed Widow of Isaac Weed Mir. Rev. War.
Act: July 7 th 1836
Index:—Vol. 16 , Page 323
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Ad Hn 77 (Whitcomb) Oct 19 1837 same May 30 1838 do to same June 19. 1838
Connecticut 1443
Hannah Weed
widow of Jabez Weed
who died on the 17. May 1829
of Fairfield Co in the State of Conn.
who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Webb of the Regt P commanded by in the Conn.
line for 15 months
Meas. A $ ha
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 50 Dollars — Cents, per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of Oct. 1837 and sent to N. B. Haight North Stamford Conn.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep r 37 325.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 th Mar. 38 25.00
Ad Hn 77 Whitcomb Me. $350.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act July 4, 1836, { Section the 3 — }
Recorded by D. Brown
Clerk.
Book A Vol. 2 — Page 79

State of Connecticut } Stamford Fairfield County }
be it known That on this 11 th day of Dec 1836 before me Nathaniel D r Wright a Justice of the Peace within and for said aged 70 years Fairfield County, personally appeared John Dyer of said Stamford, who being duly sworn according to law on his oath says, he was well acquainted with John Dyer of late of Stamford deceased and is knowing to his serving in the revolutionary war with Great Britain from the declaration of our Independence from that nation. he first enlisted under Capt Nathaniel Dyer in the for part of the year 1776 and went to New York and continued there till the next fall or about the beginning of Sept 1776 he served under Capt Dyer the most of the time or so long as he held his commission, Capt Dyer resigning was succeeded by Lieutenant Sylvanus Knapp under whom he served the latter part of the time while in New York or until he said John came to North Stamford a scarcity in the town of Stamford, to guard and protect the Ame- rican Stores that escaped from New York, which stores when placed in the Meeting House in said sec- ty. he served under Nathaniel Dyer the Sergeant of Gown about six months then commencing some time in the latter part of the month of Sept and continued till March 1777 at which time the said Stores when removed to Danbury, in which place said John went and was in the action when the British went there to burn and destroy said Stores, I remember an anecdote told of him while skirmishing with the British, was he was told if he went into a certain house he could get some refreshments, but while there he was told the House was surrounded or like done, he came to the door and fired and then retreated and while retreating a mus- ket was discharged at him, but missing, cut the top of small tree and as it fell he ran into the top and got caught for a short space of time, in the fore part of the year 1778 he enlisted under Capt James Smith

and was in his company and served in it for a year or two, as I served with him, came now to Han on board at Hampton. Said Lazar was an excellent Soldier, and served his country faithfully, and was never backward when called on, but a loyal & faithful and further says said Lazar died some 20 or 30 years since at the Poor House in our Hampton and that his wife annah has ever remained a widow since, and is also an inmate of the Poor House at the present time.
Abraham Wood
On this 4 th day of Dec 1835 personally appeared the above named Abisha Wood and made oath to the truth of the above by him subscribed & his perjury that the said Abisha Wood is a man of right ability and of undoubted truth.
Nathaniel Wright Justice of the Peace

Sept 1 Sept 29
No Dyl look!!!
John H. ... 6611 ... Sponsorship of ... Washington
me

St Stamford Aug 29 th Me J L Edwards Esq Sir
This day I accidentally found the Comptrollers certificate as to the service of Capt. Amos & Charles Smith together with their Superior officers which corroborates the statements made respecting Laborers service under said officers & the slaves of Station. You have a certificate of Col Mead service in 1776 & New York & then he commanded the forces in the western Division of Ct. - I am your most obedient & humble servant
J L Edwards Esq
W M Wright

July 13
proof fav above Weed's midw
to H. H. H. H. H.
for
W. H. H. H. H.
supplied
Providence Washington

11/29 Northampton Feb 19 th 1876
Dear Sir
Dear Sir
I have, as you will perceive complied with your request in obtaining the seal of the clerk of the county Court & his certificate of my being a Justice of the Peace, which I did not think you would require a copy deposition as you have a certificate already to that effect, I do not conceive the difference in the present case of of Mr Ladd and many other pensioners in this place who have obtained pensions on the same ground and whose service, was not like as well attested & who has not done the service by one half that Mr Ladd did the names of Officers, under whom Mr Ladd served you have the length of time he served, that is the particular period of time & the years he served in places of Station you have, and as for submitting each term to the comptroller, Mr Ladd says that they never did, & I doubt whether there is any record of it, I enclose a certificate of the comptroller to you, certifying that John Ladd, grade in the army, Col John Ladd commander on the lines) all through the war in this district of country, I have distinctly proved three years actual service done by John Ladd & that he was liable at all times to be called & cannot conceive why he is not entitled to a pension if any man on earth is, I am with regard to you humble and most obedient servant A. T. Haisfield
Please return from as greatly oblige a poor old pensioner

Pris.
$50 per am
N. D. Haight Esq North Stamford Conn

War Department, Pension Office,
September 30, 1837.
Sir,
The claim of Mrs. Hannah Weed, widow of Jabez Weed, deceased, has been again examined.
The 1 st term of five months, in 1776, (estimated in the papers at six months) under Capt. Webb will be allowed, and also the last term of 5. mo 9. nine months under Captain Charles Smith of the Coast Guards in 1780. But the alleged terms of service under Sergeant Husted, guarding stores at his own residence for six months in 1776 & 1777, and under Lieutenant Jesse Hoyt, in 1781, for three months, are not supported by the pay tables, nor sufficiently established by other evidence. The alleged service under Capt. Amos Smith, from the winter of 1778 to 1780 does not agree with the Comptroller's certificate which shews that the first payment to Captain Amos Smith was in December, 1780, while claimant is acknowledged to have served nine months in Captain Charles Smith's company in that year. In relation to claims for Coast guard service it may be remarked,

that the course of that service was assimilated in so many respects with the patrol duty which furnishes no ground for a pension, that it has been found very difficult to distinguish in the declarations of claimants whether they have been engaged in the one or the other. Unless the declaration shows the daily duties; the number of men employed; where stationed; how quartered, paid & subsisted; distance from home; & the pay tables corroborate the statement as to the pay of the corps or company, it is fairly inferable that the service was not a military service in the contemplation of the Act.
I am, respectfully, your ob't. serv't.
J. L. Edwards
N. D. Haight, Esq., (of Conn?)
Present.

Washington City Sept 30 th 1837
I except a certificate for Mrs. Hannah Lee for fifteen months service, liable or subject to an increase, for additional services if sup- ported, by satisfactory evidence
N D Weight

July 29
to H. H. Campbell July 26
W. M. Raper
Conner Lake Road ct
H. H. Campbell 1000000000000000000000 Washington City

Wethersfield July 26 th 1837 S r J. D. Edwards Esq Dear Sir
I am very sorry to trouble you or worry your patience, on a subject which I am entirely ignorant, with or the forms of proceeding I thought that the establishing the mere facts of Labor's said service, the time in which or the different periods in which he served and under whom and that he actually did the service by respectable men would be sufficient. Let it be acknowledged by a proper Magistrate, duly authorized to do so, with or any other form, I do not know as I understand what you mean by grade unless it be that of the officers under whom he served, say their titles, viz, Capt, Col, Lieutenant &c if it is that I think I established it, in the first place I proved by Col Dean, that that he enlisted under Capt Nath Webb, & was marched to New York, and there served 6 months, it is true I did not prove in whose regt. said Capt Webb belonged, but in my Supplement I proved he belonged to Col John Mead's regt - & 2 d that said Labor served six months in guarding the American Stores in the winter of 1777, at Northampton under the command of Sergeant Henshaw who belonged to Capt Webb's company of Col Mead's regt - 3 d that said Labor enlisted in Capt Amos Smith's Company, & Col Mead's regt and served something like two years, after his discharge there he then enlisted under Capt Charles Smith for nine months & was discharged & enlisted 3 months more under Lieutenant Jery Hoyst who was in Capt Chs o Company & Col Mead's regt - the names of company - what do you mean by that, perhaps I don't understand the places of station, I prove to be on the lines differing often, You have the certificate of the

Comptroller as to the rank & service of Col Meigs as far as the road will show - the six months service to New York - the six months service at Northampton the two years service under Amos Smith nine months under Capt Chas. Smith & 3 months under J. H. Hoyt wants Make 4 years service - you say in yours of the 2 nd that I intimate that the period length and date of each term or service names of officers are furnished by my papers - I have no copy of them but if they do not establish all I have stated I can establish them by good testimony - and by the same witnesses - It was in my opinion that I prove the time of each term, as I have above stated if not it was my earliest in taking the depositions, as I have subsequently conversed with opponents and they state the facts which I thought I had proven, as far as my memory serves, I thought I prove the 6 months service near East  New York & the 6 months service at Northampton the time of service - also the 2 years or nearly that under Capt Amos Smith & 9 months under Capt Chas. Smith & 3 months under J. H. Hoyt - you will please pardon the length of this, & my troubling you so often I merely wish to do my duty in befriending a poor worthy old lady who underwent all the horrors of a bread loaf & whose husband was as brave a soldier as ever lived. You will please explain some a little more particular so that I may be able to proceed in a little more correct way of doing business - I do not wish to worry your patience nor offer insult by this writing to you again # I have written to the Comptroller to know whether the names

of said Captains, are recorded and their services, there are men here who draw pensions who served under said officers & why and how did they establish claims did they prove from the record of that the names of officers, the grade or station or did they establish the fact by the deposition of their neighbors, for instance. Has he now, both now , has he now , draws a pension, and a part of his service was with John  Lee at the  Station , in guarding the American stores, as I have before stated and said has he served at the  Station a while, which must have been under the Matilda Officers, which was the same kind of service said John performed the regulations of the 27 th June 1832 I do not understand, nor know what they are I should like to know, please answer this note, immediately, and oblige your most humble & obedient servant
W. W. Wright

from Rome Field, Camp holmes office Dante
W. D. Wright P.M.
North Stamford Ct.

Comptrollers Office Hartford Ct
May 29 th 1837
Dr Sir, in reply to your letter, I must state that we have no means of ascertaining the names of the field officers who served under Col o John Mead, & all I can find respecting Meads service, I herewith submit as a correct transcript from the Books & papers remaining in this Office relating to the Revolutionary War =
Army Accounts.
August 20 th 1776 = Colonel John Mead Dr To cash paid you by Lieut Root Esqr in account for your Reg t Militia to New York = £ 500 = June 8 th 1778 Col o John Mead Dr to order on Treasurer in account for his company, per receipt — £ 100 = February 8 th 1783 - General John Mead Dr for State monies - orders returned — £ 212..19..8 To do - General Mead mustering recruits £ 22..9 = "
The above is all the information I am able to give relating to your enquiries =
W m Field Comptroller
[Faint, illegible handwriting, possibly a name or title]

Payment to be made at Hartford by S. S. Pitkin, Esq. Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Conn.
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book 1. Vol. 1 Page 79 by D. Brown, Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the 3d section of the law of the United States, of the 4th July, 1830, Hannah Weed, of the State of Connecticut — widow of Iabez Weed — who was a Private in the War of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Fifty dollars and cents per annum, during the time she may remain unmarried, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March and 4th of September.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Second day of October, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven.
R. Poinsett
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned.
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Oct 12
In at.
James Schuch Col. Penn Mr. J. F. Whipple

Home of Rep. 12 th 1837 - James Edwards Esq Sir -
I enclose you some additional testimony in the case of Widow Hannah Wood of which S d H d Knight Esq has the charge - Mr Wood draws now a Pension I believe for 15 months - but not equal to her claim - The claim is
✓ 1 st 6 months service in 1776 under Capt Nath. Webb - 2 nd 6 Do from Sept 1776 to March 1777 in guarding the colonial stores placed in the Meeting house in South Stamford - 3 rd 2 years in Capt Amos Smith Co y from 1778 to 1780 ✓ 4 th 9 months enlistment in Capt Charles Smith Co y 5 th 3 Do enlistment under Lieutenant J s Hoyt - making 4 years in the whole -
In regard to the period of 6 months Service for guarding the colonial stores I understand pensions have been granted in two cases precisely similar viz in the case of Elizabeth Bishop & Abijah Wood -
If you can consistently with your determination enlarge the time, & grant a new certificate please inform me -
Very respectfully yours outlet
J s Whittelsey -

State of Connecticut } p Stamford Fairfield County }
Be it that on this first day of June 1839 before me N d Waig d a Justice of the Peace for and within the State of Connecticut & County of Fairfield. Com d Samuel Prosser of said Stamford and on his oath says. respecting the field officers, at the times of Labor War in Service as stated in his former deposition, he does not recollect them prior to and only General John Mear, who was Colonel in 1775 & 1778, and after that he believes he was General, particularly in the 1780 and so up to the year 1783, and says he knew of no other name for the companies other than Capt Smiths Comp y any &c as he before stated, the places of Station where at Stanwich (which is in Greenwich Town) and Stamford. Said Labor being under a Capt Smith Smiths Company in Stamford a part of the time says said Labor was always under arms, and was called Minute Men (as applied to them) and was liable to be called at any hour, when not in service, and that his actual service was more than three years
Sam l Prosser
Personally appeared the above named Samuel Prosser and swore to the truth of the above by him subscribed before me N d Waig d Justice of the Peace & I certify that he is a man of truth N d Waig d Stamford June 1 st 1839

State of Connecticut Fairfield County
Stamford
be It known That on this Second day of June 1837 before me N o Wright a Justice of the Peace for and within said State and County comes Colonel Samuel Dean of said Stamford and on his oath says That, as respects the field officers. When Father Pierce served in the revo- lutionary war. That John Davenport of said Stamford was Major under Colonel John Head in the year 1777 up to the close of the war. For very near that, John Head of Greenwich was Colonel 1776. and as near as his memory serves thinks continued to hold that office till near the latter part of the war and then received a General. Colonel Dean says as respects the names of companies, he knows more of the names, than that of the Capt's or Capt. Weeks Company, Capt. Simms Smiths Company or Capt Charles Dyer's Company all of whom were subservient to the said Davenport Head, in the way of service, and each one of service says he stated in his former declar- ation, and in fact he says, that he was always under arms and ready to go and was liable to be called at any moment, say these companies who called themselves coast guards, they commanded the line, and was constantly harassed and the place of station was consequently from Stamford to Greenwich and down to Bytown and at Stamford a parish in Greenwich and even down to Saugatuck
Samuel Dean
Personally the above named Colonel Dean and I subscribe to the truth of the above before me N o Wright Justice of the Peace and I do certify he is a man of credibility
and I further say that at the time of the war at the time, there was a company of men in the service of the state, and that the said Colonel Dean was the commander of the same and that the said company was stationed at the place of the war, and that the said company was engaged in the service of the state, and that the said company was disbanded at the close of the war.

State of Connecticut } Fairfield County }
ss.
I Thomas B. Osborne Clerk of the County Court within & for County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Nathaniel D. Haight Esquire is now for more than one year last past been a Justice of the Peace within & for said Fairfield County duly commissioned & duly authorized to administer oaths & take Depositions &c - I further certify that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the s d N. D. Haight Esq r & that I verily believe that the signatures to the Certificate annexed to the foregoing Depositions of Samuel Provost & Samuel Dean and purporting to be the signatures of the s d N. D. Haight are genuine. Given my hand and the Seal of said County Court in Fairfield this 5 th day of July 1837.
Thomas Osborne Clerk

E Phelps certificate for Capt Amos Smith a copy

Comptroller's Office
Dec 10, 1833
Oct. 28 th 1779 -
I Elisha Phelps Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Connecticut do certify that pay rolls of Capt Amos Smith's Company are charged to the united States in act 28 7779 Dec 27 th 1780 March 1, 1781 at Horseneck 17 th of the same month in S. Meriden Regt Jan 25 th 1782 in Milford Regt May 1 st 1783 Militia at Horseneck. The rolls of Capt Smith's Company on the first being but found no any evidence of the duration of their services -
E Phelps

Comptroller's Office
Hartford Ct.
August 14 th 1837
On application for evidence of the service of John Davenport, Captain Amos Smith & Captain Charles Smith, I have examined the Books & papers remaining in this office relating to the Revolutionary War & find & certify the following=
Harkness Receipts page 10 "The United States to the State of Connecticut for the service &c of Militia ordered to join the Continental Army in 1779 - Captain Charles Smith, Major John Davenports Regt, Wages £104="
Same Book, page 95 = "Expense of the Post at Greenwich - January 18 th 1780 Captain Charles Smith, Post at Greenwich, amount paid - £1427..1..9 = November 1 st 1780 Captain Charles Smith, Post at Greenwich, amount paid - £640..19..8 = December 27 th 1780 Captain Amos Smith, Post at Greenwich, State money £497..12..3 = January 1 st 1781. Captain Charles Smith, Post at Greenwich, State money £231..9..4 = January 25 th 1782. Captain Amos Smith, Post at Greenwich. State money £346..1..9 = May 17 th 1782 Captain Charles Smith, Post at Greenwich, State money £431..16..2

April 16 th 1783, Captain Charles Smith Post at Greenwich, Specie, £398, 2, 8 17
The name of Col o John Mead is among the Officers Stationed at Greenwich and it is believed he held command at that Station = Page 7 Haskells Receipts, among the Regiments that served in West Chester County in the State of New York, is Col o John Meads Regt t & Major John Davenports Regt t = The Books do not show how long any of the above named officers served =
W m Field Comptroller

Jabez Weed
for p d winter 76. Capt. Nath l Webb. N York to Sept 76.
Sept 76. Serg t Nat. Heurstead - guarding stores in a few rooms of his own dwelling till March 77.
winter 78 Capt. Amos Smith to 1780.
beginning 80. " Charles Smith 9 mo
then enlisted for 3 mos under Lt. Jepes Hays Specific Compt ble cert.:

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Hn. J. J. Whittlesay AR

State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss Stamford
Be it known that on this 4 th day of October A.D. 1837 before me N o Wright a Justice of the Peace for and within said State and County - personally appeared Samuel Provost of said Stamford aged 73 years who being duly sworn according to law, with on his oath testify. That with reference and in explanation to a former deposition given, in the case of Hannah Wood in order to prove the services of her Dec d Husband declares that the three months services set forth in that deposition, under Lieutenant Lepy Hoys was, as follows, that after the expiration of the nine months services under & in Capt Charles Smith, the expired, that said Labor. & himself, immed- iately enlisted three months more under Lieutenant Lepy Hoys & served out the period of their enlist- ment. Said Lieutenant Hoys, belonging to Capt Charles Smith's company & was command- ed by said Charles. & that it was not a separate company, but said years service was a continuation by a reenlistment for three months as above stated in Capt Charles Smith's company, col John Mead Regt =
Sam l Provost
Personally appeared Samuel Provost above named and swore to the truth of the above by him subscribed on the same day and year as I certify that he is a credible person before me
N o Wright Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut } fs. Fairfield County }
I Thomas Bloome Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Nathaniel D Haight Esquire is now and was on the 4 th day of Instant October a Justice of the Peace for said County duly commissioned and duly authorised to administer oaths & take Depositions &c. I further certify that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said N. D. Haight Esquire & verily believe that the signature to the foregoing Certificate annexed to the Deposition of Samuel Provost and purporting to be the signature of the s d N. D. Haight Esq, is genuine. Given under my hand & the Seal of said County Court in Fairfield this 5 th day of October A D 1837.
Thomas Bloome Clerk

N o Stamford Ct Dec 29
free
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Northampton Dec 28 th 1836 J L Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
You will find enclosed is an Application for a Pension for the widow Hannah Weed wife & widow of Labor Weed Esq & you will please comm- unicate with me on the subject and oblige your humble Servant
Nathan's Wright Justice of the Peace
J L Edwards Esq

Sep 12
1027
Adolpff
Hannah Reed
of Sarg - Wilson
1027 To Jenkinson
free
J. H. D. D. D. To J. H. D. D. D.
Summons of Divorce Washington City

Northolam Jan 10 th 1839
E L Edwards
Esq. In three years of the 3 rd Regt. I have an informality in the Certificate of Mr. Jarvis, & also in the certificate of the Comptroller certifying to the period & length of service of Captains Amos & Charles Smith. The record do not show how long the above named served, only that they did serve. The certificate of the Comptroller certifying to the service of said Amos & Charles. I presume ere this reaches you will be in your possession & hope that they will prove satisfactory. I have complied by sending Mr. Jarvis certificate as requested. The only evidence furnished by the records in Comptrollers office is that payments were made for services of the companies under Captains Amos & Charles Smith but it does not appear from said records for what time they were called into service. I am your humble & most obedient servant
M c Whorter

Mrs. Weed.
No. Stamford Ct March 9 1836. 4 July
for J. G. Moore Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Northampton March 8 th 1882 J. L. Edwards Esq Dear Sir
You will please excuse me for once more troubling you respecting the widow's annual pension and would have done so soon if not for the peculiar situation of the Applicant. She is a very aged woman as you will perceive in the Poor House, she wants to get away and enjoy herself a little, while she lives, and so long as she remains in the dark about her pension nobody will take her in hand. She is a very worthy old lady, and would like to come back near her old place of nativity. You will confer a great favour by replying to her papers & if worthy of a pension, forward a certificate to that effect. I am Sir Your humble & obedient servant
J. L. Edwards Esq W. M. Knight Esq, of the Bar

16 Stamford Ct Aug 11 ct. Gabe Wood.
for
Edward Ely Commisr of Pensions Washington

Northampton Aug 7 th 1837 B. L. Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
I have rec d the regulation of the pension as I requested & return you my thanks for complying with my request — I draw this conclusion, from Note d, that as Haber Lee is not alive to declare the period of the war when he served it has got to be proved, & as I have before stated, they were each and all of them proved, one year in particular by Samuel Provost who served with said John inside Capt Charles Smith, and for which service said Provost draws a pension in his time New York, to N. Stamford Meeting House & nearly two years under Capt Amos Smith said Capt's names, you have therefor the most of our pensioners, who served under one or the other. I believe it is true that I did make mention of the grade, as he was a private, and did not think there would be any other influence drawn as I did not claim anything else, the officers have been named, & the places of Station on the lines, the Regiment was called Hangers from the circumstance that they occupied not particular post for any length of time, but most constantly scoping the country backward and forth from Stamford, Norwalk, by way so long up to the west part of Greenwich, to keep in all the refugees, and prevent them from plundering & carrying them off, one place of rendezvous was fort Nonsense that is necessary to prove I can substantiate that fact — and his being a private, that the applicant served with an embodied corps. called into service by competent authority I presume you will not doubt & as I observed, Haber Lee draws a pension, for part of his services done at N. Stamford, the same time I proved for said John you will readily admit, by referring to their proof, so that there is 18 months service proved

which you grant his commuted pensions for, & it appears to me stranger that the latter case is not clear, I think I mentioned each time or month of the year when he was entered & how long he served, the time of the year when he went to New York and how long he served there & the kind of service a part of the time there at least as he was a wheel right by trade and you must be aware of Capt Webb's service to New York, there is two years service actually proven, & two years nearly and Capt Webb Smith, & I learn from the regulations, to prove the facts of each term & how long & where & under whom & what kind of service, to be taken before proper authority, all of which I have done & cannot see where I have erred, unless it is stating the grade and post wrong, if I have failed in any of the points please state wherein & oblige your humble & most obed servant
J. L. Edwards Esq
W. D. Wright

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Hannah Weed 17 widow of Gabez
Con:
14 mo. pri

State of Connecticut } } Stamford Fairfield County. }
be It known That on this 5 th day of Decr A D 1836 before me Nathaniel D o Meigs a Justice of the Peace within and for said State and County personally appeared Samuel Dean of said Stamford, aged 74 years who being duly sworn according to law on his oath says, he was well acquainted with Labor Newbury late of Stamford Secy, and that he was and is knowing to his serving in the war with great Britton from the declaration of our independence from that nation for more than two years, by regular enlistments as he served with him the most of the time. His first services was under Capt Nathaniel Root, in the beginning of the year 1775 at New York and served there until said Nathaniel Root resigned his commission, and then continued for a few months under Lieutenant Sylvanus Knapp, until  at about the beginning of Sept the same year, and in Sept of the same year he came to service under Nathaniel Husted Serjeant of the guard in guarding the American Stores placed in the meeting house, in the Society of North Stamford in the town of Stamford, and continued there until March 1777 from whence said Stores were taken to Danbury, to which place said Labor went and was in the action at Danbury when the British went there to burn and destroy said stores, and in the beginning of the year 1778 he went and served under Capt Amos Smith, for I remember of taking his place a few nights at Horse Neck, until Colonel Ennis Prizement arrived at said place, to whose regiment I belonged, he served under said Amos Smith till the year the beginning of the year 1780, and then he enlisted under Capt Charles Smith, who commanded what was called the a coast guard Rangers, and in fact was constantly more or less in the service throughout the war Samuel Dean

In this 5 th day of Dec r A d 1836 personally appeared The within named Samuel Dean and made oaths to the truth of the within by him subscribed, and I do certify that he is a credible person and of undoubted truth and veracity. Nathaniel D r Wright Justice of the Peace
In this 17 th day of Dec r A d 1836 personally appeared The Rev d Henry Fuller of said Stamford aged 47 years, who being duly sworn, doth on his oath testify That he is the Clergyman of the Society of Northampton Town, and attended the funeral of Jober at some time in  some time in May 1829, and that said Jober died at the poor House of and that both he and his widow Hannah were at the time both inmates of said Poor House at said time of said Jober's decease, and that said Hannah his widow is an inmate of the poor House at the present time and is and has been the widow of said Jober ever since his decease.
Henry Fuller Sworn to and subscribed on this day and year above named before me & I do certify that the deponent is a credible person. Nathaniel D r Wright Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut } ps. Fairfield County }
I Thomas B Osborne Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Nathaniel D. Haight Esquire of Stamford in said County is now, and for more than one year last past has been, a Justice of the Peace for said Fairfield County duly commissioned and duly authorized to administer oaths & take the acknowledgment of deeds &c and that full credit is due to all his official acts - Given under my hand and the Seal of said County Court in Fairfield this 15 th day of November A D 1836.
Thomas B Osborne Clerk

Sabaz Weed Junr. and Hannah Bishop were married by the Rev. Mr. Welles Jany 21 st 1773
The above is a true Copy of Record Certified by Symon Jarvis Town Clerk of Stamford

State of Connecticut Fairfield County } for Stamford
be it known that on this 5 th day of Dec r 1836, before me Nathaniel O'Neight a Justice of the Peace within and for said State and County, personally appeared Samuel Provost of said Stamford, who being duly sworn on his oath says, he was well acquainted with Iaher Wood Jr. late of Stamford, and is knowing to his serving for a number of years in the revolutionary war with Great Britain from the declaration of our independence from said nation, he first enlisted under Capt Nathaniel Webb in the beginning of the year 1775 and went to New York and continued there until some time in Sept r while there he was detached out under a Capt Ford to work at Porto as he was a wheel right by trade and he then after being discharged came to Stamford Ct and served under Nathaniel Denstedt Sergeant of the guard in the same month of Sept 1775 and protecting the American Stores that escaped from New York till March 1777. (the said Store being placed in the Millington House in the Society of Norristanford in the town of Stamford) from whence said Stores when taken to Danbury to which place said Iaher went and was in the action when the British went there to burn and destroy said Stores. He then in the winter of 1778 enlisted under Capt Amos Smith and continued under him until the fore part of the 1780 and was discharged, he then immediately enlisted under Capt Charles Smith (with myself) who commanded what was called the ranger, and at the expiration of nine months was discharged by Lieutenant Gify Asst. under whom we both enlisted for three months more and served our times out  Sam l Provost

On this 1 st day of Dec r 1836 personally appeared the within named Samuel Proves and made oath to the truth of the within by him subscribed and I do certify that that he is a credible person and of truth and sincerity
Nathaniel Houghton Justice of the Peace
On this 17 th day of Dec r 1836 personally appeared Ralph Hoyt of said Stamford aged fortyfive years who being duly sworn doth on his oath testify that he was particularly acquainted with Eber Ward the above named and that he died in said Stamford some 7 or 8 years since at the house in the  where the town poorhouse where he kept and that Hannah Ward the applicant was a pauper is even since his decease here but his widow was a town pauper at his death and his widow is still a town pauper and resides in the poor house in said Stamford Sworn to and subscribed on This day and year above named before me and I certify that the deponent is a credible person Nathaniel Houghton Justice of the Peace
Ralph Hoyt

And the said Court doth hereby declare its opinion after the investigation of the matter that the above named applicant Hannah Weed is the widow of Judah Weed as named in her pension application - That she & the said Judah were married on the 21 st day of January 1773 - That he died on the 17 th day of May 1829 - That she has never been married since his decease & that he was a revolutionary soldier & served as the States - Hartford Probate Misc Dec 27 th 1836
Ch. Hawley Judge

I Samuel Lockwood Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stamford in Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Hannah Weed for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal at office this 28 th day of December A.D. 1831.
Samuel Lockwood Clerk
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