Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2501, Charles Weed, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Weed, Charles or Weede
W. 2501
B.L.W. 26356-160-55
Mary
CONTENTS

31.431
Connecticut
Charles Wood dec?
Fairfield in the State of Ct.
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Bell of the Regt. commanded by Col. _____ in the Ct line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Connut.
at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 1th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of June
1838 and sent Hon. S. J. Whittlesey Hoo of Reps.
Arrears to the 1th of March 1833 $ 160.00
Remained allowance ending 29 April 1833 the day of his death $ 11.00
$171.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. H. Addison Clerk,
Book 62 Vol. 3. Page 49
amt due payable to Mary Wood widow of said deceased

417 City New York
Mary Weed widow of Charles
WEED who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Lower Sine
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of Nov 1847 and sent to
Joseph Ellis Bloomingburgh Sullivan Co N. Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 29 1848, Page 533 Vol. 1
July 29 1848 B. R. D.
Reported

106.064 { Act March 3/53 April 28. 1853
Mary Weed, Widow of Charles Weed private
Revolutionary, War.
Pensioner under act July 29/48
N.Y. July 48 - 417
Ms. 160 A. 1. 1. 21 B
BA
M
Joseph Ellis. Bloomingburgh. Sullivan Co NY
Cir J. Ellis Dec 22/55
Vol 101. page 72.

Mr. Sharon Weed Darien Conn State of Connecticut " " "
12 1/2
South Middle town } May 23 }

Widdletown May the 21 st 1853
Dear Mother-
It is my painful duty to announce to you the death of your brother who departed this life on Monday the 29 th of April. He's been complaining all winter of the same complaint he had when he was soon to your house, but a short time before his death he was taken with an information in his head which deprived him of his senses. we have been all complaining. Elizabeth has been quite unwell but she is better now the rest of us is muching well at present. I want you to go and see William Webb and talk with him (as I am left a penniless widow) and let me know whether there is any likelihood of the prison money I have received information that if the bill returns good from Washington that I shall be entitled to the back pay therefore I want you to get William Webb go and see Mr. Hadley about it, and let me know as soon as you conveniently can concerning it. you must inform all of our friends of the death of Charles and give my love to all of our friends and believe me to be your affectionate sister Mary Weede

State of Connecticut ss. Probate District of Stamford. Fairfield County.
On this 23 d day of April A D 1834 before the Court of Probate in said District personally appeared Aaron Weed of Danien in said District who being duly sworn to the testify that Charles Weed late of Wallkill in the State of New York was the defendant brought. That said Charles died at said Wallkill in Middletown a part of said Wallkill as said now understands, on the 29 th day of April A D 1833 that he had been in said Danien a short time before his death & was then ill for some time before been sickly of complaining - The defendant further attended to his deposition a letter announcing his death from Mary Taylorson of the said. That said Mary has been in said Danien for several months since the death of said Charles. That she is now the widow of said Charles, being now living. Aaron Weed Subscribed to the said deposition
Chas. H. Hovey, Judge
And on the same day before said Court personally appeared William Webb of Stamford in said District who being duly sworn to the testify that he was the brother in law of Charles Weed late of above mentioned having married his sister. That it is universally reported among the family connections of this defendant has no doubt, & therefore testifies that said Charles died at Middle town (which defendant believes to be in Wallkill in New York) on the 29 th day of April A D 1833. That Mary Weed of said Middletown is the widow of said Charles & is now living. That said Mary has for months since said Charles's death been residing in said Stamford of the adjoining town & a near among her friends & connections. William Webb

25-01 Charles W. Weed taken from Nathan Hovey's No 30194 Copy No 15460
The foregoing deposition of Wm Webb was sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid. I certify that I well know him of the foregoing deponent to be a true & credible person.
Ch. Hovey Judge
I Samuel Lockwood Clerk of the Court of Probate in the District of Stamford in Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Charles Weed for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 23rd day of April A.D. 1834.
Sam Lockwood Clerk
To be used in the application of Chas. Weed
Ch. Hovey

State of Connecticut } County of Fairfield } ss. Probate District of Stamford.
On this 31 st day of July 6 th 1832 personally appeared in Open Court before the Court of Probate in Open Court District, now sitting elsewhere, I, the undersigned, resident in Wallkill in the County of Orange in the State of New York aged sixty eight 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, & served as herein stated - In the month of April 1779 he enlisted in a company of Troop Guards so called (being State troops of Connecticut) commanded by Capt. Joseph Bell of Litchfield. Matthew Dore Bell is dead & his place has removed out of Connecticut - enlisted for nine months & served the term out in said Stamford - Afterwards in April 1781 again enlisted in the same Company commanded by Capt. Isaac Lockwood (who may have been Captain that year - I believe says he with certainty - that the same officers for one year of service the 2d whole term out in said Stamford) & was in several skirmishes with the enemy in that part of Stamford which is now Danbury. Again in 1782 as he thinks in April enlisted in said Troop Guards then commanded by Capt. Isaac Lockwood of Stamford now dead. Jonathan Jencks being ensign - This enlistment was for nine months & he also served out the whole term -
In answer to the interrogatories presented by the undersigned Declarant says that he was born in said Stamford (sitting Stamford in the State of Connecticut in Fairfield County) on the 28 th day of October A.D. 1764. His father was a man called late of said Stamford, now deceased. The Declarant resided in said Stamford from his birth up to about twenty years of age when he removed to said Wallkill - he resided very in this Stamford there, when he entered the service as stated above - believes his age is recorded in the public records of said Stamford - never received a written discharge - cannot now state the names of officers not named above except that first officer called was a Sergeant in the Guards in 1781 - in 1781 was in several skirmishes - in one near the school house in Danby in which Horikint located brother Elisha & two others were killed - was also in several others - one in which David Sillcock was killed on Norton neck -

and Horatio Weed, my brother James Weed of the City of New York of Abraham Bell of said Stamford I refer to as persons who can testify as to my character for veracity of their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution - as I have been long absent from said Stamford there is no clergyman there or in its neighborhood who knows any thing of my services in the revolution unless perhaps the Rev. Daniel Smith of said Stamford may have heard something in relation to them - Declaration came from said Wallkill to said Stamford, because all the witnesses of his services except his said brother James were in Stamford or Danien Glercamp he could obtain no proof at all at said Wallkill.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present of $1000.00 that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state -
Charles Weed
Sworn to & Subscribed the 3rd day of June aforesaid
Chas. H. Hawley Judge
We Daniel Smith a clergyman residing in the Town of Stamford & David Watbury residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Charles Weed who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that he believes him to be sixty eight years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he formerly resided in said Stamford to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Daniel Smith
David Watbury
Sworn to & Subscribed the 3rd day of June aforesaid
Chas. H. Hawley Judge

State of Connecticut } County of Fairfield } ss. Probate District of Stamford -
On this 31 st day of July A.D. 1882 personally appeared Abraham Bell resident in Stamford in said County, before the Board of Probate in the said District, who being first duly sworn doth in open Court upon his oath say, that in the year 1779 or he thinks in April this Defendant enlisted in the Green Guards in said Stamford commanded by Capt. Joseph Bell of Lieutenant Nathan Wood for nine months of said the whole term out - Again enlisted in the (He thinks Isaac Lockwood may have been Capt. this year - Defendant could say with certainty - or thought belonged to Hovey's Battery.) same officers for one year in the Spring (April or May) 1780 of said the whole term out - was engaged in several skirmishes this year - again in April (as he thinks) 1782 again enlisted in said Guards then commanded by Capt. Isaac Lockwood, now dead - Jonathan Cullis now dead being Ensign - for nine months of said the whole term out - afterwards lived then in said Stamford now of Wallkill N. State of New York enlisted in said Guards on each of these occasions of said each of said terms out with this Defendant - viz; one term of one year of two terms of nine months each - Said Charles is a Defendant he lived sixty eight years old - he was born in said Stamford of which he lived there was always a near neighbor of the Defendant - his character for truth is perfectly good - Defendant having always been well acquainted with him - He is the son of Aaron Wood formerly of said Stamford now deceased - James Wood of New York is his brother - Said Charles is now an applicant for a pension - Defendant is sixty nine years old -
Abraham Bell
And on the same day personally appeared before said Court Asaphick Wood of Danien in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath in open Court upon say that he is seventy six years old - the

he has always well known Charles Weed formerly of this Stamford now of Wallkill in New York, son of Aaron Weed and formerly of said Stamford - believes him to be sixty eight years old - his character for veracity is good. as proved in the Spring of 1779 enlisted in the Fanny's said Stamford for nine months served the term out, when Capt Jesse Bull of Lieut. Nathan Hovey of again in the Spring of 1781 enlisted again in said Guards under the command of Capt. Isaac Lockwood who was Captain of the Company of the said Guards for one year of served the term out. Said Charles enlisted of served in said Guards for both of these terms - I was in several skirmishes with this Regiment particularly one in said Danien (then a part of Stamford) in which this Regiment lost a brother -
Ezekiah Weed
And on the same day personally appeared before said Lieut James Weed of the City of New York who being first duly sworn do hereby depose & say that he is a brother of Charles Weed of Wallkill in New York - that he has first heard and the prevailing opinion of Abraham Bull of Ezekiah Weed & of his own knowledge says the con- tents thereof are true & that he knows said Charles en- listed of served as herein stated - that the Regiment which of served in said Guards in 1781 & 1782 of served for the same terms as stated in said Bull's foregoing Deposi- tion of served in company with said Abraham & Charles -
James Weed
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court before me this 10th day of June 1841, Ezekiah Weed, James Weed respectively The day of your deposition of I certify that I will know them all of that they are credible persons -
Chas. H. Hovey Judge

and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter of after putting the inter- rogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier in Second as he states of the Court further certifies that it ap- pears to them that Daniel Smith who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Stamford in Connecticut of that David Wetmore who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place of is a credible person of that their statement is entitled to credit
Chas. Hawley Judge
I Samuel Lockwood Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stamford in Connecticut do hereby cer- tify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Charles Weed for a pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 8 th day of August A D 1832
Samuel Lockwood Clerk

State of Connecticut } County of Fairfield } ss. Probate District of Stamford On this 14 th day of September A.D. 1833 before the Court of Probate in Stamford District personally appeared Abraham Bell of Stamford in said District who being duly sworn, doth on his oath in Open Court depose & say in addition to his former deposition given on this application that he knows the corps in which he of the Applicant Charles lived and was served as testified in his former deposition was regularly constituted of enrolled corps of troops raised & ordered into service by the public authorities of the State of Connecticut & that the services were in every instance constant, ac- tual & continued services in the field in guarding the shore & town against the British forces who made constant inroads on this quarter - & that the services of said Charles were of that character & were such that said Charles continued & did not vary any of the terms of duty in said position specified beyond any civil household work of the same character with those of other people who have already received pensions viz Isaac Lockwood & others of Stamford - Thaddeus Bell, Ebenezer Hast of others of Danbury
I know said Charles was very poor & unable to witness or testimony any from other place & that all his services were rendered here & his witnesses were all here & in that account he came here to make his appli- cation.
Abraham Bell
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid & I certify that I well know the deponent & that he is a credible person.
Chas. Hawley Judge
110 1632

State of Connecticut, ss. Probate District of Stamford County of Fairfield ss. on this 13 th day of Sept. A.D. 1933 before the Court of Probate in and for said District now sitting personally appeared William Hare of South Salem, New York formerly of Stamford in Connecticut who being duly sworn, took on his oath in open Court to speak of say that he well knew Charles Reed who has subscribed hereto to the foregoing de- claration of facts and that the person described in the declaration to be said Charles (the person that is now deceased) was a lieutenant of a company of State troops called Downey's Guards in said Stamford County at the time of Capt. Francis Lockwood and said Charles enlisted & served as a private in said company for one year from the Spring of 1781 to the Spring of 1782 - Served in the Division commanded by the General which was stationed at some distance from that commanded by Lockwood - He was a good faithful soldier - His service was steady constant service in guarding the Shore of the river - Deponent is now in his nearly ninth year I have subscribed hereto my name as aforesaid & I am Nathan How I certify that the said William Hare is well known to me to be a credible person
William Hare, Judge
And on the same day before said Court personally appeared James Wood who has already given a deposition on this applica- tion of says that the said Charles Reed died on the 29 th or 30 th of Sept. last. That the deponent well knows that the said Charles came to Fairfield County in Connecticut to make his application because his testimony was all then his services were all rendered there - because nothing was or could be known of his services in Wallkill where he resided at the time of because he was entirely outside of property of court - at the expense of taking witnesses in evidence to the place of his residence - I said the deponent well knows that it would have been entirely impossible for said Charles to have made out his proof in or any other place in the County in which Wallkill is situated. Deponent also well knows that said Charles enlisted said James as a private on the occasion stated in his declara- tion - deponent was in service with him at said Charles in 1781 & 1782 of he well knows that the Corps in which they served was a regularly constituted force

whereby a pension was granted by the State of Connecticut to the service of the Continental Army. Said Charles Stevens were of this description as a general will know as they served side by side in the same division. There have been pensions already allowed to Isaac Lockwood, Samuel Lord, Ebenezer Knight of the Second Roll of other officers in the same kind of services.
I do hereby certify that I am the brother of James Wood a credible person. John H. H. Judge
On the same day before said Court personally appeared William Webb of said Stamford who being duly sworn according to law deposes & says that I married the sister of Charles 1800 above named & have always known him till his death last spring. I well knew that said Charles came from Wallkill to make his application here because his services were rendered here - his witnesses all live here & nobody could know any thing of his services in Wallkill besides he was so poor that he could not take witnesses to the State of New York - said Charles lived with me at my house at the time he made his application & at the time of his death he was sixty nine years old.
I do hereby certify that I am the brother of William Webb a credible person. John H. H. Judge
I Samuel Lockwood Clerk of the Court of Sessions 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 Ebenezer Lockwood for a pension - in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 14th day of September 1818.
Samuel Lockwood Clerk

106,064
Mary Wood deceased of Charles Wood deceased an Applicant for Land under the act of March 3 rd 1855
Joseph Ellis Allorney Bloomingburgh Sullivan County - N.Y.

State of New York. } County of Orange. } S.S.
Be it known that before me a justice of the peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared Mary Weed aged 79 years, and made oath in due form of law, that she is the identical person named in an original certificate, in her proposition, of which I certify the following is a true copy.
Department of the Interior.
Widow's Pension.
I certify that in conformity with the Act of July 29 th 1848, Mary Weed of New York, widow of Charles Weed, who was a Private, in the Revolutionary War, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum, commencing on the 4 th of March 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior
this 15 th day of November, One thousand eight hundred and forty nine.
Examined and Counterigned
J. S. Church.
Commissioner of Pensions.
J. Ewing.
Secretary of the Interior.
That she has not intermarried but continues the widow of the above mentioned Charles Weed, and that she now resides in the County of Orange, in the State of New York, and has resided there for the space of 45 years past, and that previous hereto, she resided in the State of Connecticut, of the truth of which statement I am fully satisfied.
That she this declarant, the above named Mary Weed, makes this Declaration, for the purpose of obtaining the Pension to which she may be entitled under the Act approved the 3 rd day of March, 1833. She also declares that she has never

applied for nor received, under this or any other act of Congress, any Bounty Land Warrant whatever, and that she gives reference to her Declaration, and all the other papers now on file, in the office of the Commissioner of Pensions, on which she obtained her pension to prove her marriage, and her late husband's services. She further declares, that she is still a widow. I hereby appoint Joseph Ellis, as my lawful attorney to prosecute this claim.
Mary her mark Wood.
We David Hoagst. and John L Starr residents of Orange County, in the State of New York, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing Declaration, was signed and acknowledged by Mary Wood, in our presence, and that we know her to be a widow, and that we believe from the appearance and her statements that she is the identical person she represents her self to be.
David Hoagst
John L Starr
I the said Justice do hereby certify, that the foregoing Declaration and affidavits were sworn to and subscribed before me, on this _____ day of April, in the year of 1853 and I further certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, and that I know the Claimant Mary Wood to be in the receipt of a pension as stated by her in the foregoing Declaration, and that I the said Justice have no interest in this claim for Bounty Land whatever.
G. H. Howland
Justice of the peace. withins & for Orange County

Orange County } ss. CLERK'S OFFICE, }
I, NATHAN WESTCOTT, Clerk of said county, and the County Court of said county, (a Court of Record,) do hereby certify that Gusn Houston whose name is subscribed to the annexed declaration & affidavit, was, at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace of said county, duly elected and qualified and having full power to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of said Justice, and verily believe that the signature G Houston subscribed to the said declaration & affidavit is genuine.
In witness whereof, I hereto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court and county
this 27 day of April 185 5
N Westcott Clerk R

Mary West an applicant for a pension under the act of July 1848
Joseph Ellis a grant Bloomsbury Sullivan County N.Y.

No 429 Mary Mad mo of Charles Mad act 29. July 1848 Mam. 1796 husband died 1833 Adm $80 00 per per 4 March 48
Joseph Ellis Bloomington Sullivan co Ill

State of New York } Orange County } ss
Be it known that on this 16 day of May 1849 personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths in the county of Orange in said State Mary Weed a Resident of the town of Wallkill county of Orange in said State who being duly sworn according to law and states that she is in her seventy fourth year of her age and cloth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 29 th of July 1848 that she is the widow of Charles Weed deceased a late Resident of the county of Orange - in the State of New York - who a soldier and served during the War of the Revolution and that her said husband made an application for a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832 which are on file in in the war department but as she has under stood from her said husband and others and believes the same to be true and that she refers the commissioner of pensions to the declaration of her husband and other proof on file in his department to support her claim to a pension she further states that her said husband did not receive a pension himself that he died on the 29 th day of April 1833 and that she received the pension after his death from the agency at Hartford State of Connecticut at the rate of eighty dollars per annum from the 4 th of March 1831 to the 29 th day of April 1833 the day on which her said husband died. She further declares that she was married to the said Charles Weed on the 25 th day of December 1796 by the Reverent Daniel Smith who was then a pastor of the Congregational Church at Stamford Fairfield county State of Connecticut and that she was not married to her said husband the aforesaid Charles Weed prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous foreclosing to the second of January 1848 viz at the time above stated
She further declares that she is now a widow and that she has never before made an application for a pension under any one of the existing pension laws except the present and the monies received by her as above stated
Subscribed & sworn to by making her mark before me this 16 th day of May 1849 Mary Weed
J. H. Houston Justice of the Peace

I certify that the witness named Mary Ward on account of her age and infirm health is not fit to travel in a carriage 24 Miles to attend the sitting of the Court which is next to be held in this County.
J. Houston Justice

Orange County ss. Thomas P Ogden being by me sworn deposes and says that he is a citizen of the Town of Wallkill in the County & State of New York & that he is in his thir- tyth year - and that he was acquainted with Charles Weed deceased, who was Husb- and to the said Mary Weed who made the fore- going declaration - who now lives in the Town & County above stated - and that the said Char- les Weed died on the 29 th day of April 1833 & that the said Mary Weed still remains a wid- ow since his death
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 16 th day of May 1849. Tho P. Ogden
J. Houston Justice of the Peace
I certify that I am acquainted with the Thomas P. Ogden the above subscriber and know him to be a man of good character and of undoubted veracity
J. Houston Justice

STATE OF NEW YORK, ORANGE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, ss.
I, ALBERT S. BENTON, Clerk of the County Court in and for said County of Orange, do hereby certify, That
George Houston before whom the foregoing affidavit was subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county; and further, that I am well ac- quainted with the hand writing of the said Justice , and verily believe that the signature to the said affidavit is genuine.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said County, this 17 th day of May 184 49
A. S. Benton
Clerk.

I Theodore Davenport of Stamford in the County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut, of lawful age being duly sworn depose and say, that I am now in my fifty eighth year of age - that I am clerk of the First Congregational Church in said Stamford, & have in my possession the Records of said Church, and that it appears upon said Record that Charles Weed was Married to Mary Selleck on the Twenty-Fifth day of December Seventeen Hundred and ninety six, from the following entry upon said Record, under the head of "Marriages" in the hand writing of the Rev d Daniel Smith, who was then Pastor of said Church, but now deceased, to wit. "Dec. 25, Charles Weed Jo , Mary Selleck 1896 "
Theod. Davenport
Fairfield County ss. Stamford April 18 th 1849 Personally appeared Theodore Davenport, maker of the above deposition, to me well known, and worthy of credit, who sits subscribed to the same in my presence & made solemn oath to the truth of its contents, before me, W m H. Holly Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut
Fairfield County ss I Thomas Robinson Clerk of the County Court in & for the County aforesaid, & keeper of the seal thereof & of the Commission of the Justice of the Peace for said County, do certify that William H. Kelley Esq. is now, and on the 18th day of instant April was a Justice of the Peace for said County, duly com- missioned & acting as such & duly authorized by the laws of this State to administer oaths, and take the acknowledgment of deeds. And I also certify that I am well acquainted with his handwriting & believe the signature on the seal herein, to be his, is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said County Court in Newark this 21 st day of April 1849 Thomas Robinson Clerk
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section AWF/eel
January 8, 1919
Mrs. E.D. Cumming Deposit New York
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 2501, it appears that Charles Weed (son of Aaron Weed), was born, October 25, 1764, at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
While residing at said Stamford, he served as a private in Captain Jesse Bell's Connecticut Company as follows:
From April, 1779, nine months; from April, 1781, one year and was in several skirmishes and from April, 1782, nine months.
Pension was allowed on his p application executed July 31, 1832, at which time he was living in Walkill, Orange County, New York. He died there, April 29, 1833.
The soldier married, December 25, 1796, at Stamford, Connecticut, Mary Selleck. She was born, May 22, 1775. She was allowed pension on her application executed May

16, 1849, at which time she was living at Walkill, New York.
It is not stated whether they had children.
The above noted Charles Weed is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau who served with the Connecticut Troops.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

26,356
160 acres

J. L. Edwards Esq.

Stamford Sept. 14 1833 J. L. Edwards Esq,
Sir The papers of Chas. Weed are a- gain forwarded - He did in his original Decla- ration give a reason for making his application here. He is now dead & I could of course obtain no additional Declaration from him - I have however procured the depositions of his brother & brother in law & an old apothecary Soldier - In addition to the proof of his services heretofore forwarded (the deposition of three respectable men) I now forward that of his commanding Officer - The witnesses as you will perceive show the nature of the services & that it was actual , constant service - It was indeed just such as has ob- tained pensions for Thaddeus Bell, Isaac Fish Wood, Ebenezer Hoyst & others who are already in the enjoyment of their pensions.
The reason for making the application here will I presume be as satisfactory as in the case of Roger Woodin of the City of New York who obtained his pension long ago, & whose papers were made out here.
The papers you will see are numbered 1632 - They were not returned until about a week ago - Please to give them a speedy reexamination -
C. H. Dudley

Widow of Chs. Mead, Supplemental Deed ~~~~~
Hn. T. T. Whittelsey PR

State of Connecticut } ss. Probate District of Stamford - County of Fairfield }
On this 22 nd day of September A.D. 1837 before the Court of Probate in the said District now sitting had under its consideration Mary Tweed of Stamford in said District, widow of Charles Tweed deceased, formerly of said Stamford. Of all the time of her decease which was on the 29 th day of April four years ago last April, at Middletown in Orange County in the State of New York, an affidavit for a petition, of being only known according to law, both as her estate in Stamford and as that from information she learns that her said Court Online that from information she learns that her said husband in the original declaration alleged that Capt. Isaac Lockwood was said. and made the company of Town or Court guards in which said Charles alleged that he rendered his services - also that said Charles at first supposed that said company was in fact commanded by Capt. Jesse Bell being since deceased. of intention to use, or at least to use in his said original declaration - but that he was informed by Lieut. Nathan Stone, under whose immediate command he served that said Isaac Lockwood was the Capt. who commanded said company of upon that information was induced to alter his said declaration so as to bear its present shape - but from what she learns from John Dibble of Abram Dibble of Duxbury need she believes said Jesse Bell was in truth a Capt. she therefore avers that he was in truth, the Capt. who commanded said company during the time while her said husband served therein - It is to the best of her knowledge that said company consisted of three divisions, one of which commanded by Capt. Bell was stationed in the village of Stamford - another to which her husband belonged, commanded by said Stone was stationed about a mile & a half to the Eastward of the village near Woodin River of the third to which said Dibble belonged at Middletown so called

state further to the Eastward - These divisions did not much associate - & she learns that Capt Isaac Lockwood was about the same time much in the public military service, near the village of Hampton & she supposes that these circumstances, led to the mis- take above mentioned - I know that I know of her husband made his last Declaration of his services in the Revolutionary war of $100 per month for services rendered under Genl Gates - The declarant respectfully but earnestly asks that she may not be prevented by the mistake aforesaid from receiving the pittance which she thinks justly due to her for services which she is confident her said husband rendered of a character which has acquired pensions for many others whose services were not more meritorious than his - I promise to subscribe either Mary her  X  Need  in or I am of opinion that the words "her said" were intended here before signature or oath
Chas. Hovey Judge
sworn to & subscribed also in presence of
Hezekiah Weed

I Joshua B. Ferris Clerk of the Court seats for the District of Stamford in Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains original pro- ceedings of the said Court in the matter of the appli- cation of Mary Weed widow of Charles Weed deceased for administration. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & sealed the same this 30 th day of Septem- ber A.D. 1837.
J. B. Ferris Clerk

Hon. J. L. Edwards Sir
Hampden Sept. 30 1837
I enclose a supplemental declaration of the widow of Charles Weed for a pension. His original declaration was made of Providence October in 1832 - it was rejected because you was not satisfied that he belonged to the Co. of Capt. Isaac Lockwood - & I presume that he was mistaken in supposing that he did - that in fact Capt. Jesse Bell commanded the Co. - & I think you will find in the declaration when his declaration was first common - the cause of his mistake you will find in the supplemental declaration I will I presume find the account given satisfactory - it was a mistake into which under the circumstances stated he might easily have fallen, & one which, when satisfactorily corrected, will probably throw no insurmountable obstacle in the way of his application -
I forward also the reports of John Dible to be used in this application - also on those of Abner Bell, Elizabeth Weed & James Weed.
I am very respectfully your obedt. Servt.
Chas. H. Clark

Perrey  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25-01
Mary Weed Widow Charles Weed Br. Rev. Mass
Act: July 29, 1848
Index:—Vol. M. , Page 318.
[Arrangement of 1870.]
June 10-1903. Miss Mary G. Griffith, Barnstable Mass
1929. Jan. 8. Hist. Soc. Mrs. E. D. Cummings

12 Deposit, New York.
March 22, 1928.
Commissioner of Pensions ; Please furnish me any additional records that you have , and return inclosed sheet.
Yours truly,
Mrs. E. D. Cumming

Information wanted for D. A. R. Membership.
Charles Weed
Capt. Schofield's 9th Militia Co. Col. John Mead. Connecticut
----- War Dept. Adj. Gen. Office Washington D. C.
"The records of this office show that one Charles Weed , rank not stated . served in the Rev. war in Capt Reuben Scofield's Co. , also designated 9th Militia Co. , 9 Regiment Connecticut Militia , commanded by Col. John Mead. His name appears on an undated co. pay roll. which shows that he was in service one month June 18 to July 18 , year not shown. His name appears on another roll dated Stamford , Aug 1779, which shows that he was in service two days, Aug. 5 and 6, year not shown . His name appears on a pay roll dated Horse Neck , Aug. 9, 1779 which shows time of marching Aug. 15"
Charles Weed date of birth and place. -----
Date of death and place,-----
Date of marriage -----
maiden name of wife -----
date of birth and place . -----
date of death and place. -----
Names of their children - -----

Boonville June 3rd 1903 To the Record and Pension Office.
There is a Society of the H. A. R.'s formed in our Village, And my Sister and myself, wish to avail our- selves of our privilege to join.
As both of our great Grand- fathers on the Mother's side, were soldiers Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War.
My Mother's Maiden name was Mary Mac Master

Her grand father name was James Mc Master , who was a Soldier in the A. R. —
Her Mother's Maiden name was Julia Weed, and her father's name was Charles Weed , who was a soldier in the A. R. —
So we are entitled to membership by lineal descent from two patriots.
James Mac. Master enlisted from the State of New-York,
Charles Weed from the state-

Connecticut,
I have not at hand, dates of birth, death etc of our great grand father, so I thought that the fact was proved that they were pension- ers, it would be sufficient.
Kindly search the records and oblige
Yours Respectfully Mary G. Griffith
Boonville, Oneida Co., N. Y.

Mary Weid Widow of Charles Weid Deceased under act of 1848
Joseph Ellis agent Bloomingburgh Sullivan County N.Y. State of New York

Pension Office,
September 3 d 1849.
Sir:
In the case of Mary Weed, widow of Charles Weed, the evidence as to their marriage and her husband's service is satisfactory; but the regulations which require her declaration to be made before a Court of Record must be complied with to authorise the Department to issue a certificate to her.
Very Respectfully,
Your Ob t Serv t .
J. L. Edwards
Joseph Ellis, Esq. Bloomingburg, Sullivan Co. New York.

Stated. She further Swears that She is now a Widow and that She has made no  no application under any one of the existing Pension Laws for the benefit of Widows, except the present, and a Declaration heretofore made by her before George H. Houston - Esq. a Justice of the Peace for the County of Orange and State of New York, which Declaration is on file in the Pension Department in the City of Washington, as She understood, and believes the same to be true she further states that she is aged seventy four Mary X her Need years on the 22 nd May last past. Mark
N.B. the Words (that) is the fifth above the fourth line from the bottom of the other page, and the Words (no) below the first line on this page underlined before signing Sworn to before me & subscribed before me by making her mark on this 18 th Day of September in the Year 1849
H. A. Hays one of the Associate Justices of the Court of Sessions of Orange County
I further certify that the above named Mary Need, is infirm from Age, and weakness and is not able to Ride, to attend the Court when in Session. H. A. Hays one of the Justices of Sessions of Orange County

STATE OF NEW YORK, ORANGE COUNTY
§ § §
Joseph M. Gatt
I, ANDREW BOND Clerk of the County of Orange, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that Frederick R. Hoyt whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, for said county, dwelling in said county commissioned and sworn and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgment is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said county the 22 nd day of September 184 9
J. M. Gatt Clerk.

Bloomingburgh Sullivan County N.Y. September 24th 1849
Dear Sir
The annexed is a Supplemental Declaration made before an assistant justice of a court of Record in and for the county of Orange her application is on file in your office under the act of 1848
You will do me the old favor a great favor if you can conscientiously write the rules of your office Elaine the 6th soon
Yours with respect Joseph Ellis
J. H. Edwards Commissioner of povers

on Charles Need Application -
Rev. T. J. Whittier WR

State of Connecticut Ss. Probate District of Stamford - County of Fairfield ss.
On this 27 th day of January A.D. 1835 before the Court of Pro- bate in Hartford District now sitting personally appeared Thaddeus Bell Esq. of Danbury in said District aged seventy eight years who being duly sworn testifies that he well knew Charles Beecher now S.D. formerly of Stamford but afterwards of some place in the State of New York an applicant at his estate for a pension. In the Rev- olutionary War in 1781 & 1782 there was kept up in service in said Stamford then comprising said Danbury a Company of Coasts guards being Connecticut State Troops, commanded by Capt. Jesse Bell now deceased. In 1781 William Howe now deceased was Lieutenant of said Company & I believe also then the year 1782, said Charles was a soldier in said Co. for I, being then myself in service at another Station frequently met & saw him in service in said Co. on occa- sions of alarms &c. This was in 1781. Guards & as I suppose the same guards were kept up at the same place during the year 1780. but I do not recollect who the Officers then were nor do I certainly know they were the same guards but I know the guards under Jesse Bell were kept up during the year 1782. Bell commanded one division of his Co. stationed in the village of Stamford. Howe another at or near Noroton. A third division to which said Charles belonged. There was a third division in Stamford still further eastward. These guards according to my recollection were kept in steady service during the year aforesaid. I well know I met said Charles as aforesaid several times in 1781. I may have met him in 1782 but do not re- collect with certainty. He was under Howe's command. I recollect the year 1781 from several skirmishes & other incidents which occurred in that year.
I knew from conversation with S r Horde, that in the latter part of his life he thought that Lockwood was the Capt. of his Co. - but he was mistaken - Lockwood did during the war command guards instead of companies, & this may have led Horde in his old age to that mistake. I have seen S r Lockwood in command of guards -
Said Charles's character for truth was good - his service was steady service requiring the whole time of attention of said grounds of such as Continental for this on the same station - would have rendered service to g. sub. called before (Thaddeus Bell me of cuts that I knew the argument of that he is a good able person.
Mr. Hasley Judge -

of on the same day ————— personally appeared before Court Benjamin Weed of S d Darien aged seventy nine years who being duly sworn testifies that he well knew said Charles Weed — his character for truth was good — I was in the Continental Ser- vice in the Revolutionary War until some time in 1780 & was after that very familiar with a company of Coast Guards in Stan- ton one division of which was stationed at Noroton River & com- manded by Lieut. Nathan Howe now dead. I well knew S d Charles was an enlisted soldier in said Guards & did duty therein accord- ing to my recollection thro' the years 1781 & 1782. I myself re- peatedly served with said Guards in those years — I cannot now give the particulars of enlistment or nor state with certainty who the Capt. was, as he commanded a part of said Co., stationed at and then there, but understand that Jesse Bell was Capt. — The services of S d Charles I know from my own personal observation & from my being served with them. I cannot say certainly from my own recollection that I ever belonged to said Guards. It may be that I served in them without regular enlistment for greater safety, as those of the Whigs who were active were frequently shot by the Tories in their houses — These guards were regu- larly enlisted in the regular State Service, like Continental soldiers of rendering the same services as such soldiers in the same Station would have done. S d Howe had the immediate command of S d guards during the year aforesaid of it recd in my mind, also in 1780 sworn to & subscribed to before me J. D. Cutler That I know the de- ponent of that he is a credible person. —
Chas. H. Dudley Judge
And on the same day ————— personally appeared before said Court John Dibble of said Darien aged seventy nine years who being duly sworn testifies that he has always known S d Charles Weed up to the time of his death — His character for truth was good — In 1780 I was an enlisted soldier in a company of Coast Guards (Connecticut State Troops) in S d Stamford (then comprising S d Darien) commanded by Jesse Bell now dead, who had charge of one division of said Co., stationed in the village of Stamford — His Lieut. Nathan Howe had charge of another division of S d Co. at Nor- ton River — I therefore believe S d Charles was an enlisted soldier in S d Guards in S d Howe's division. The term of enlistment was one year, commencing early in the year tho' I cannot state the precise day nor month —

I belonged to the Eastern Division of and frequently to see P. Charles in said Service when the two Divisions met as they frequently did, to draw provisions of on occasions of alarms &c & I have drawn rations at the same time with him, I did not serve the whole year out for I had that small force I served only about nine months. I knew the same Company of guards, was kept at this the next year 1781 I under the same officers of P. Charles as I believe continued in Service then, I did not then belong to them, being then in the whole local Service, but used and to see them when at home between cruises. The Divisions each kept at or about its Station except when they met to draw rations or were brought to gether by alarms &c. The Service was not occasional but was steady Service in guarding the coast under regular enlistment, such as commanded over whole time of presence on following any civil function.
I knew Capt. Isaac Lockwood during the time he was commanded guards in that part of Stamford which adjoins Greenwich. This probably led to the mistake of the applicant in regard to the Capt. of the Co. in which he served. But Jesse Bell was the Capt. of that Co. - I sworn to & subscribed before me J. Jones Justice I do certify that I know the deponent of that he is a credible person of that the word "know" was used & "confidently believe" of "as I believe" interlined before signature or oath.
Rev. H. Hawley Judge -
and on the same day before said Court personally appeared Abram Leeds of said Stamford aged seventy six years who being duly sworn testifies that he well knew P. Charles well. I know that he was a member of a Company of Coast Guards in Stamford in the Revolutionary War in 1780 & 1781 and 1782 Jesse Bell was our Capt. & commanded a division of the Co. Stationed in Stamford Village. Walter Dorce his lieutenant commanded another division Stationed at Noroton River of P. Charles belonged to this. I did not belong to P. Charles guards but used to see them often as I lived only about a mile from their Station of used to see P. Charles doing duty there. I was on the ground where a skirmish was fought in which these guards were engaged near the Schoolhouse in P. Danien I saw on the ground three men who were killed in it. I saw said Charles there among the rest. These guards were kept steadily up during the year I have named, of said Charles continued in Service in them. The Service was regular guard service, the guards being regularly relieved & embodied for that purpose of in constant Service as such. - P. Jesse Bell I think commanded said Co. during all the time aforesaid - I used to see him on duty in the village from which my residence was distant only about a mile & a half - I knew too

That Capt Isaac Lockwood now deceased commanded Grenadiers during the war in New England; but they must have been as I suppose other Grenadiers - during a considerable portion of said time I was in service on other stations and in other operations to which I subscribed before me & I certify that I know the deponent & that he is a credible person - I that a part of the 8 th line & a part of the 10 th line were as they now are erased before signature or oath. That at the end of the 10 th line of in the 4 th line on this page there were two interlinears (more apparent) before signature or oath.
Memoranda
Chas H. Hildreth Judge
Ch
VA
I Isham B. Davis Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stamford in Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of the widow of Charles Mead for a portion & supplement to the application of said Charles for a portion. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 30 th day of January A D 1838.
I. B. Davis Clerk

N 429 Mary (Maud) NY
Letter Joseph Ellis 3 rd Sept r 1849.
act 29 July 1848

Charles Weed
Return this.
respond
Allan Dyer must $50 per ann. - collected 1 Mary Weed, her indors. for the amt due up to 29 Sept 1833
C. H. Hasley Esq.
No 77 Whittier, H.R.

1032
BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Charles Weed — which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? — no III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? — none assigned IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? — grades not stated VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. †If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? no And is the official character and signature of the magistrate certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
*QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
*QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In these cases of Torn Guards it must distinctly appear whether service was continued or not — every third a month being the only service rendered by some of them