Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36383, Roswell Wheaton, Conn. N.H.

SERVICE
SERVICE Conn. N. J.
NUMBER _____
Wheaton Russell
S 36383.
CONTENTS

✓ 8,276 4 Connecticut
Asa W. Wheaton
of Roxbury - in the state of Connecticut who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Douglass of the Connecticut line, for the term of 7 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th of March 1819 and sent to Nathaniel Smith Esq. Judge Woodbury. Connecticut.
Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819 $84. 49 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sept 1819.. 48.
$132.49
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
File Sept 19 W. H. C. C.
Paid at the Treasury under the act of April 6 th 1833 from 4 th of March to 4 th Sept 1841. Agent notg Sept 1 st 1842.
Application sent September 1842 to Mr. Malcolm, Fishkill

District of Connecticut ss. County of Litchfield, County Court.
On this 4 day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court, being a court of RECORD for said county in said district, having the power to fine and imprison Roswell Wheaton of Roxbury in  the County aged Sixty four years resident in Roxbury in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows :
I said Wheaton enlisted in the year 1776 in the company of Jonas Prentiss capt & said Prentiss obtained a discharge & left the army, Stephen Potter then took the command of the company - I was in the Regt commanded by Col. Douglass he shortly died & Jonathan Mays took the command of the Regt. after I had served about four years in the Regt I was drafted with others from the Potter's company to go to Yorktown in Virginia, where I was in the company of Capt James Morris, under the command of Col. Scammon, we then returned to our Regt in the State of New York on the North river, and belonged to the Connecticut line. - The date of my original declaration is 1 st day of April 1818. The number of pension certificate is 8276.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen ; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen ; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property, or securities, contracts or debts due to me ; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
  Two stoves 4. 50   Seven old chairs 2. 34   one great chair 1. 00   one old table 1. 00   $ 8.84 
Roswell Wheaton

And I further state that I am a house joiner by trade and occupation & that I am not able to pursue my trade more than one fourth of the time, and that my sight having in some degree failed thro' old age, I am not able to do any but rough work, being most of the time afflicted with the rheumatism in my shoulders and knees, together with my right shoulder having been broken and being still dislocated. - My family consists of nine children my wife & self who are frequently at home with us, but that only three of my children reside steadily with me "J" Sister Wheaton, Selina. Dascomb my wife's daughter 17 years of age and Debby Ann Wheaton twelve years of age - My son Peter is 21 years of age, but has not capacity to do but little work, my daughter Selina is able to support herself, but does not, and a bill of expense to me, my daughter Debby Ann has for three years past had a running fistula on her left leg which still continues and has caused her to be a cripple & to be a great bill of expense to me yearly, and is altogether unable to support herself or to render me any assistance. -
Respectfully Wheaton

Frederick Wolcott
D. 270
July 1820
Sworn to and declared on the 4 th day of July A. D. 1820 before said Court
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk.
I, Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the County Court, in the county of Litchfield, and State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing Catts and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the court ; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Eight dollars and 84 cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 17 th day of July 1820
Clerk of the County Court for the County of Litchfield.
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk.
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk Litchfield, Conn. July 1820

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Service admitted Conn. Nov.
The Judge's certificate of indigent circum- stances granting

State of Connecticut } County of Litchfield } Woodbury Ct April 18 th 1888 -
On the 18 day of April 1888 before me The subscriber one of the Judges of the Superior Court of the said State Personally appeared Russell Wheaton of Roxbury in said County aged fifty who one year being just only sworn according to Law oath 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 the revolutionary war" That the said Wheaton enlisted at Housatonic  North Castle in the State of New York in June 1775 in the Company com- manded by Capt Jonas Prentice of the 1 st & Regiment as near as said Wheaton recalls said Regiment commanded by Col Douglas & belonging to the Con- line and that he continued to serve in that & other corps to which he was transferred in the service of the United States until the month of June

1782 when the said Wheaton was discharged from service near West Point in the State of New York that he was in the battle of York Town at the taking of Cornwallis & received small skirmishes and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his Country for support & that he has no other income now in his power of his funds. That he once had a discharge signed by Gen Washington, but left the same with the officers of the Pay Master office in Conn is now to be returned was known to before me the day since year aforesaid. Nathaniel Smith. a judge of the Sub te Court
I Nathaniel Smith Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Roswell Wheaton did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceeding taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the above mentioned act of Congress. —
Woodbury May 12 1816.
Nathaniel Smith. a judge of the Sub te Court

I Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the Superior Court within the county of Litchfield, in the State of Connecticut, certify that the Hon ble Nath l Smith is a Judge of said Court, that the signature to the foregoing certi- ficate is his hand writing, and that the Seal hereto annexed is the Seal of said Court. — May 25 th 1818.
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk.

Woodbury March 1877
I hereby certify that the within named Rowell Wheaton is in reduced & indigent circumstances & stands in need of assistance from his country for support

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Roswell Wheaton a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
L. 36,383
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Mar. 1776 7 years. Private Jonas Prentice Douglas 4" Conn.   Stephen Potter Jonathan Meigs " "   1781 detailed under James Morris Scammell 1" N.H.   in the expedition to Yorktown after wh. he rejoined his regt. &   dis. June 1783 at Mat Point, N.Y.  
Battles engaged in, Yorktown.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enl. at North Castle, N.Y.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 18, 1818. His claim was alld.
Residence at date of application, Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.
Age at date of application, sixty-one years. State of birth not stated.
Remarks: In 1820 stated that he had a wife and nine children and referred to his son Eustis Wheaton as 21 yrs; dau. Debby Ann Wheaton 12 yrs.; wife's dau. Selina Dacombt as 17 yrs. but did not state name of wife or any other children.
Is Rev. for last payment.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
August 15 th , 1842,
Sir:
Under the Act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,"  Overseer of Roswell Wheaton,
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Connecticut Agency, at the rate of Eight Dollars and _____ Cents per annum month , under the law of the 18 th March, 1818, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, to the 4 th Sept. 1841—
Respectfully, yours,
 Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Commissioner of Pensions
Allow me please to ask a favor in regard to Roswell Wheaton a Conn Man of the Revolution also a pensioner. have you the record of his birth & death? if so will you kindly send dates to me & granty oblige one who desires to become

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Mrs J Wesley Jones
219 - E 7 th st
Loveland
Oct 16 th
colorado

Rev. War Section.
October 24, 1913.
Mrs. J. Wesley Jones. 219 East 7th Street, Loveland, Colorado.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 16" and received the 20" instant. you are herewith furnished the military record of Roswell Wheaton. War. File No. 36,383. Rev. War. and advised that the date of his death is not shown.
For the date of last payment of his pension. and to whom paid. you should apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U. S. Treasury Department. giving him all of the following data:
"Roswell Wheaton. Certificate No. 8,276. issued March 20, 1819. under the Act of March 18, 1818. at the Connecticut Agency."
Very respectfully,
G. M. Sattzhaber.
Commissioner.

Roswell Wheaton made an application for pension on April 18, 1818, at which time he was residing in Roxbury, Conn., and sixty-one years of age, and his pension was allowed for seven years' actual service as a private in the Connecticut troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time served under Capt. Jonas Prentiss and Col. Douglass.
Very respectfully,
Mr. Ferdinand Deming, Jr., Waterbury, Conn.
Commissioner.

36383
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File No. 36383
Roswell Weston Rev Rev. Ind.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 475
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Apr. 6/86 Sold his pension Ferdinand Deuring, Jr. Waterbury. Conn. M.C. 1913 Oct. 24. History to Mrs. J. Wesley Jones. p