Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36374, John Webb, Continental (Conn.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (comm.)
Webb, John
S. 36374
{ B.L.W. 2356-300 - Capt. Issued Nov. 13. 1792 No papers.
CONTENTS

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Connecticut
John Webb
of Canaan in the state of Connecticut who was a Captain in the regiment commanded by Colonel Shelden of the Connecticut line, for the term of Six Years
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 20 00 Dollars per month, to commence on the 16 th of March 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th of June 1819 and for the benefit of the Widow of John Webb Connecticut
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 112.98
Semi-annual allowance ending No. 19.35 $112.98
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Letter to O. Phelps, Jr. 26 May 51
Date of death not on A.B.

Certificates, dated March 1 st 1784, for 3,000. dollars, (being the full amount of the "Commutation Pay" of a Captain of Dragoons) were issued to Capt a John Webb of Sheldahl, Dragoons. Connecticut Line —
Said Warrant N o . 2356. for 300. acres, issued Novem r . 13 th 1792. in favor of the aforesaid Capt a John Webb. Hence, there is nothing due in "Commutation pay", or bounty land, in right of that Officer —

John Webb
Capt
77 to 83
Sheldon Connecticut
Asst.
Sheldon

State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss. On this 16th day of March 1819 before me the subscriber judge of said Litchfield County Court Personally appeared John Webb of the Town of Canaan in said County aged fifty six years who being by me first duly sworn According to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress entitled An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in revolutionary war. That he the said John Webb enlisted and served in the revolutionary war in the Continental Establishment in the Connecticut line - On the 12th day of January 1777 he was commissioned by the then Congress a Lieutenant in the Regiment of Light Dragoons commanded by Col. Sheldon And on the 18th day of December 1779 he was commissioned a Captain to command a company in the same Regiment of Dragoons and as such he served during the Revolutionary war and was Honor- ably Discharged when the Army was disbanded During the time of his Captancy he served as Ad de Camp to Major Gen Robert Howe of North Carolina some part of the time - And that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for Support He has in his possession his Commission and the receipts with his name in as the war book, The Commissioners are now before me & are Signed by John Hancock President the other by Samuel Huntington President -
I Augustine Pallibone Judge of Litchfield County Court do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Webb did serve in the Revolu- tionary war as stated in the foregoing Declara- tion against the Common Enemy for the time therein stated on the Continental Establishment.

State of Connecticut Litchfield County June 7 th 1819 - I Augustus Pittibone Judge of the County Court within and for the County of Litchfield do further certify that from the evidence had before me it appears to my satisfaction that the aforesaid applicant John Webb is in reduced circum- -stances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support - certified
vs. Augustus Pittibone Judge

Her and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War per pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress This 16 th day of March 1819
Augustus Pettibone Judge
I Frederick Wood, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within the County of Simsbury in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Augustus Pettibone Esq. is Judge of said Court, that the above signature is his hand writing, that the Seal hereto annexed is the Seal of said Court.
March 29 th A.D. 1819.
Frederick Wood Clerk.
John Webb Captain
77 to 83
Sheldon Connell
Esq.
Charge against Capt. claimants in recent circumstances.
of Connecticut

Connecticut. Litchfield county, 3. Town Canaan 13 th October 1826
Canaan —
To the Hon ble Secretary of War,
Pray to deliver my son Mr John F Webb my two commissions, one as a Lieut y the other as a Captain of the 2 d Reg t of L t Dragoons commanded by Col d Elisha Sheldon — I oblige
your Hon ble Serv t John Webb
War Department, Pension Office, Jan. 9. 1827.
I hereby certify that John Webb who has signed the above order is now living, according to the best of my belief, and that I believe him to be the same person who once received a pension on account of revolutionary services. I also acknowledge the receipt from the Pension Office of two commissions of said Webb, one issued to him as a Lieutenant of Dragoons in 1777 and the other as Captain of Dragoons in 1779 — which commissions I design to transmit to my father the said John Webb
John F Webb

March 29, 1938.
Katherine R. Neifert 101-19 222nd Street Queens Village Long Island, New York.
BA-J/ILL John Webb S. 36374
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to your ancestor, Captain John Webb of Wethersfield, Connecticut, War of the Revolution.
The data which follow are found in pension claim, S. 36374, based upon service of John Webb, an officer of Connecticut in that war.
John Webb was commissioned January 12, 1777, Lieutenant, Colonel Elisha Sheldon's 2nd Regiment of Light Dragoons, served until December 18, 1779, at which time he was commissioned Captain of a Troop in that same regiment and continued to serve until the army was disbanded; during the period while he was Captain, he served as Aide-de-Camp to Major General Robert Howe of North Carolina.
On account of his service as an officer in the Revolutionary War, Captain John Webb was allowed 300 acres of bounty land on warrant #2356, issued November 13, 1792.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 16, 1819, at which time he was a resident of Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut. The officer gave his age then as fifty-six years, but did not state the date and place of his birth, nor the names of his parents. He was living in Canaan, Connecticut, in October 1826.
The officer's son, John F. Webb, was living in 1827; the name of the wife of Captain John Webb, and the date and place of their marriage are not shown. There are no further family data in this claim.
If you desire information in regard to the location of the

land which was granted Captain John Webb on account of his service in the Revolutionary War, you should address the Commissioner, General Land Office, this city, and furnish that official the following: bounty land warrant #2356, 300 acres, issued November 13, 1792.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
John Webb Certificate #12814 Issued June 29, 1819 Rate $20 per month Commenced March 16, 1819 Act of March 18, 1818 Connecticut Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

36 374 Rev INVALID.
1917 Feb. 9 Hist. to H. G. Robbins. 1917 May 4 Hist. to Geo. P. Russell. 1938 Mar 29 - Hist. to Catherine R. Trifert, 222.
File No. 36,374
John Webb Capt Rev War
Act: 16 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 554
[Arrangement of 1870.]

2nd - stamped and recd. W. A. ROBBINS TRADING AS ROBBINS & SON DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES
of Jan 1 1917 Watertown, Pa., Jan 30 . 1917.
Stampes en ret. Com. Of Pensions,
Washington D. C Dear Sir,
Please send me the pension records of Capt John Webb of Conn. Revolutionary war pensioner.
And Oblige Yours Truly.
W. A. Robbins.
Robbins

101-19 222 nd Street, Queens Village - Long Island, N.Y.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Revolutionary War Records, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs: - Capt
A great-great-Grandfather of mine, John Webb , of Wethersfield, Conn. served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. I understand he held the rank of Captain.
If you can give me any information regarding his regiment, his services, and the battles in which he fought, — or any other information concerning him, — I would greatly appreciate it.
I am trying to obtain any

data that will assist me in qualifying as a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Thanking you, I remain
Very truly yours,
Katherine R. Neifert

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
17.36374
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Webb a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 12. 1777 Lieut Colonel Sheldon Dragoons   Dec 11. 1779 Capt   While he was Capt. he served as Aide-de-Camp to Major Genl Robert Howe part of the Service. Served until the army was disbanded.  
Battles engaged in, ✓ Residence of soldier at enlistment, ✓ Date of application for pension, Mar 16. 1819. Still alive Residence at date of application, Concord, N.H. Age at date of application, 56 years
Remarks: Soldier John Webb was alive in 1827. There is no other data as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Address Geo. P. Russell Care of SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN ESTABLISHED 1845 MUNN & CO. INC.
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CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT
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Apl. 28. '17
The Bureau of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Dear Sirs,
I am anxious to learn the military record of my great-grandfather Capt. John Webb.
This officer served in the Revolutionary War, I think in the cavalry from Connecticut, as his home was in Wetherfield, Conn.
I think he was in the cavalry from an old note book of his, unfortunately lost, which had written on one page something of the following import, tho the wording may not be exact.
"This is to certify that Capt. John

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Webb lost a horse at Kingsbridge in the service of his country.
This was signed by his commissary General, but I do not recall the name. What I would like to learn is of what regiment he was a member, in what battles and under what officers he fought, and in fact any information regarding him and his services of any kind.
I am not sure that he ever drew a pension, even, but know of no other place that would be apt to have the information I desire.
In case you have as records can you put me in touch with the proper department to furnish this information and greatly oblige
Very Truly Yours, E. P. Russell