Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21556, Samuel Walker, Conn

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Walker, Samuel
S 21 5-5-6
CONTENTS

Vermont 11. 627
Samuel Walker
of Manchester Co., in the State of Vermont who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hinman of the Regiment commanded by Col. Hine in the Connecticut War for Troops
10. No 12 1/2 $ 34. 64
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 34 Dollars 64 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of May 1833 and sent to S. Swift, Manchester VT
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 59.28 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 17.32 $ 86.60
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. S. Sprague Clerk Book Vol. Page 97

6 mo as Teamster not allowed
Admitted
10 mo's 12 d's
$ 34.64
G. Swift Esq. Manchester pr

BRIEF in the case of Samuel Walker of Manchester in the State of Vermont (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 79 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     1 May In 1778 6 Private Gen. 2 Col s Hinman - Col s Hinman   July 1778 3 " Col s Hine Col s Hinman   April 1777 14 " Col s Hine -   (difficult alarm) 14 " " " "   1777 14 " Col s Curtis Col s Hinman   1777 1 " " " "   1778 & 1779 6 (80 days) " " " "  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Woodbury Connecticut.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Catts Examining Clerk.

Samuel Walker 13.029 Appt.
Robert L. ...
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[Faint, illegible handwriting filling the middle section of the page]
David ...

State of Vermont On this 3 rd day of October in the year 1832 person county of Bennington ss personally appeared in open court, before the Hon. the Probate Court for the Probate District of Manchester in the county of Ben- nington & State of Vermont, now sitting, Samuel Walker a Resident of Manchester in said county of Bennington, aged seventy nine years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following De- claration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7. A. 1832. That he was born at Woodbury in the county of Litchfield & State of Connecticut, on the 29 th day of March A. 1753. That a Record of his age was made & kept in his father's family Bible, but knows of no other record remaining. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officer, & served as here in stated.
That in the latter part of April or first of May A. 1775. according to his best present recollections, at said Woodbury for the term of six months he enlisted into a company of Connecticut State Troops, called Col. Hinman's Company, & commanded by Col. Benj o Hinman, David Hinman 1 st Lieut. & Benj o Hungerford 2 d Lieut. & Asahel Hurd Ensign, & belonging to the Regiment commanded by the said Col. Benj o Hinman as he believes on the that in the latter part of first day of June 1775 A. he ma- rched from said Woodbury with said company & Regt. through the western part of the State of Massachusetts, & Bennington Manchester Pawlet &c in the State of Vermont, to Ticonderoga in the State of New York, where they were stationed at the Fort at that place, during the greater part of said term of enlistment. That he was sent once with a party to drive some beef cattle to Crown Point. That he assisted also in cutting & clearing a Road for about one half of the distance from said Ticonderoga to said Crown Point, on the west side of Lake Champlain. That he was also em- ployed in cutting timber & drawing logs to a sawmill to be sawed into planks, & also in boating planks from Whitehall, then Skeneborough, at the head of said Lake, for the purpose of building & constructing Boats, to convey the troops, provisions & implements of war, down said Lake. That at the time he arrived at said Fort, he thinks that Capt. afterwards Col. Merrick had the command of it, that on their arrival the said Col. Hinman took the command. That afterwards Gen l Schuyler arrived & the command devolved upon him. That the same time, or afterwards Gen l Mont- gomery came there likewise, who, he believes commanded a part of the time he was there. That whilst he was there, Col. afterwards Gen l Arnold gave up to the enemy in his vice, a sloop which he had the command of on said Lake. That just previous to the expiration of his said term of enlistment he was taken sick & placed in the hospital. Orders were given by the commanding Officer at said Fort for the time being, to the Surgeon to examine those who were on the sick list, & that those who were not likely to recover before the expiration of their term of service, should be discharged & have liberty to return home. and amongst others the said Surgeon gave him a Certificate, which was also signed by his Col. which amounted to a discharge or furlough & a permit for him to return

home - He accordingly started for home without leaving them, or since received any pay or compensation whatsoever for his said service - He by close degrees provided, that at length reached home at said Woodbury, after having expended all the money which he had, pawned & sold all his clothes which he could spare, then for part of the way begged his subsistence - That he for a long time thereafter continued sick & unable to labor - That his said discharge he has since that time by accident in some way lost or worn out.
That afterwards in or about the month of July in the year 1776. he turned out as a volunteer at said Woodbury, in the company of Connecticut militia commanded by Capt. Nathan Hine, Lieut. Reuben Elliott & Ensign William Preston in the Regt. commanded by the said Col. Benj n Hinman & Lieut. Col. Israel Morely & Genl. Wolcott, Brigade. For asched to New York, where they arrived previous to the landing of the British on Long Island - where he remained at the time of the engagement on that Island, & the retreat of the American Army therefrom, & when they landed in New York - That he was stationed there in the whole about or more than two months, when he was regularly dismissed by parole & returned home to said Woodbury - That afterwards some time in the month of April A.D. 1777. he was called out in an alarm at said Woodbury & joined the same company commanded by Capt. Hine, & marched to Danbury in said State of Connecticut, which had then just been fired by the British - That they pursued the enemy to a place called Compo, where a firing & skirmish took place & some men & amongst others Lieut. Elmer was killed - That Lieut. Wooster & Col. Gould had been killed as he thinks, on the the day previous - That at the said last mentioned place the British went aboard of their shipping & sailed off - That he was out upon that expedition as he now thinks about one fortnight when he was regularly dismissed by parole & returned to his said home in said Woodbury - That he also turned out in two other separate alarms during the same season as he now believes, at said Woodbury, at each time in the same company commanded by Capt. Nathan Hine - once to New Haven, once to Fairfield. Both in the said State of Connecticut, & that he was about on each of the said expeditions, according to his best present recollection 7 or 8 days each - That at each time he was regularly dismissed by parole & returned to his home in said Woodbury -
That in or about the month of as he now supposes, in the same year 1777. he turned out at said Woodbury in another alarm in the company of cavalry commanded by Capt. Asa Curtis, then attached as he believes, to the same Regiment commanded by the said Col. Benj n Hinman of Connecticut troops. For asched from S d Woodbury to Norwalk in said State of Connecticut - was there when the said Town was burned by the British, & saw it set on fire, & assisted in extinguishing the fire in several of the houses - followed the enemy & had a severe skirmish with them - was out on that expedition as he now thinks, about or as many as two weeks, when he was regularly dismissed by parole & returned home to said Woodbury - That afterwards in or about the month of September in the same year 1777. he turned out again at said Woodbury, as a volunteer in the same company commanded by the said Capt. Asa Curtis, For asched to West Chester & West Chesters place called Crows Pond in the State of New York - That he was for a part of the time as he thinks, under the command of Col. or as he believes there called Genl. Suddington - That he was there at the time of the surrender of Genl. Burgoyne & his army, & was near Pitskill on the North River & attended a rejoicing with the army on that occasion - That according to his present recollection & belief he was about on said expedition as many as one month - That he was

regularly discharged or dismissed by parol, returned home to S. Woodbury - That sometime in the Spring or for part of the summer of 1778 & 1779 as near as he is able to recollect, he is not confident, he enlisted at S. Woodbury as a Teamster to furnish his own teams & cart, under Capt. Ephraim Himmann who was the Capt. Superintendent or Commander of the teams for conveying supplies &c. for the U.S. Army. That he was discharged & served during the whole of the said term of six months in teaming, or carting & conveying supplies &c. for the U.S. Army as aforesaid, furnishing his own teams & cart, from Derby narrow, so called in said State of Connecticut to Fishkill on the Hudson river in the State of New York at the end of which term he was regularly discharged by parol & returned to his home at said Woodbury - That he continued to reside at said Woodbury from his birth, until about part of October 1808. when he removed to said Manchester where he has since resided. That he has no documentary evidence to substantiate his said statements - That John Strong of Woodbury & Henry Thompson of Bethlem, both in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut, served with him a part of the time during the revolutionary War - That they are all very respectable Citizens - That he has procured their Affidavits, & presents them herewith - That he thinks he is abundantly able to prove the greater part of the services by him above stated - That his own character & standing in society for truth & integrity, he believes he shall be able to show by Genl. Henry Robinson a respectable neighbour, as well as by the Rev. James Anderson a respectable & the nearest clergyman, residing in said town, & by any of his neighbours who are themselves of good standing - as also their general understanding the life of his said services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any State. Samuel Walker
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid by the  the  above  above in Open Court. Attest. Henry Robinson Register -
We James Anderson a clergyman residing in the Town of Manchester in the County of Bennington & State of Vermont & Henry Robinson residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Capt. Samuel Walker who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration - That we believe him to be sixty nine years of age - That he is respected & believed in the neighbourhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & that we concur in that opinion.
James Anderson. Henry Robinson -
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid by the  the  above  above Henry Robinson Register -
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named Applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states - And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that the Rev. James Anderson who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in said Town of Manchester & that who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same place & a credible person, & that their statement is entitled to credit - Certified by me
Myron Clark Judge of Probate Court

I Henry Robinson Register of the Probate Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Walker for a Pension
In testimony whereof I Henry Robinson Register as aforesaid have hereunto subscribed my name & have affixed the seal of said Court at Manchester the 3 rd day of October A.D. 1832 —
Henry Robinson Register

Reproduction 21556 INVALID.
File No. 21556
Samuel Walker
Dis. Gen. War.
Act: June 7 th 89 th .
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 1134
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Walker Samuel Conn. 1521556
Rec d October 8 th
13.0294 30-
Vernon Samuel Walker Peter Gull
(Pension Department)
File
to the Hon. Levi Chaplin Secy of War of the U.S. m
from S. Colburn Esq. Superintendent
of the Pension Office
Washington
D.C. Columbia
J Swift

Manchester (Vt) Oct 3. A. 1832.
To the Hon. Secy of War of the U.S.
Hon. Sir, Enclosed I forward you the Declarations of Capt. Saml. Walker a respectable neighbour of this town & Mr. Peter Gould of Peru in this County, with whom I have not so far acquaintance, together with the vouchers of their respective services. In Capt. Walker's statement, there is an erasure & alteration as to the time of service in one place in consequence of my having mislaid the original. It refers to two expeditions which I referred to together, one to Newcomb & the other to Fairfield which I at first understood him as having occupied but little over a week in the whole, whereas he intended the separate services.
I have the honor to be, Hon. Sir,
Respectfully, yours &c
S. Swift.

John Strong of Woodbury in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut aged seventy nine years, deposeth and saith, that he is well acquainted with Samuel Walker who formerly resided in said Woodbury and who now resides in Manchester in the State of Vermont. That in the spring of 1775, said Walker enlisted for six months, in Col. Hinman's Company as it was then called, which was commanded by Lieut. David Hinman, said enlistment took place the last of April or for part of May, and said Company marched for Liconderoga on or about the first of June 1775 and served at or in the neighborhood of that post until the expiration of said six months. This Deponent was a member of said Company and believes said Walker served faithfully agreeably to his enlistment as he has no recollection to the contrary.
Said Walker also served in Capt Nathan Hine's Company of Militia at New York in the summer of 1776, said company marched for New York the latter part of July or for part of August, and arrived there before the landing of the British on Long Island, and this deponent believes said Company served at that time two months, and further this deponent saith not. John Strong

State of Connecticut } ss Woodbury County of Litchfield }
On the 25 th day of September A D 1832 Before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared John Strong the signer of the foregoing Deposition and made Oath to the same in due form of Law - Subscribed and sworn before me
John Strong Law d Justice of the peace
Lewis Bears of Woodbury in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut aged seventy six years deposeth and saith, that he is well acquainted with Samuel Walker formerly of said Woodbury who now resides in Manchester in the State of Vermont. That he has heard the foregoing Deposition of John Strong read to him, and that he will remember, that said Walker served at Ticon- deroga in 1775 as stated in said Deposition. That this deponent was also a member of said Company and fully agrees with the said Strong as stated in his Deposition with regard to said Walker's enlistment and service in said Company - and further this Deponent saith not
Lewis Bears

State of Connecticut } p Woodbury Litchfield County } p
On the 25 th day of September A.D. 1832 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Lewis Bears whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Deposition and before me subscribed the same and made Oath thereto in due form of law John Strong Sund Justice of the peace
I Frederick Wolcott Clerk of the County Court within & for the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut certify that John Strong Sund. Esq. before whom the preceding affidavits of John Strong & Lewis Bears appear to have been taken was at their date & now is a Justice of the peace for said County, & hath a right by law to administer Oaths &c. and that the pre- ceding signatures to said Affi- davits which purport to be his are his genuine signatures. Witness my hand & the Seal of said Court this 27 th day of September A. D. 1832. Frederick Wolcott, Clerk.

I Henry Thompson of Northlen in Litchfield County State of Connecticut of lawful age Depose I say that I was well acquainted with Capt. Samuel Walker Now residing in Manchester in Vermont formerly lived in Woodbury in Connecticut I was in the army of the Revolution as a Militia man in the same company with said Walker we were both of us in the Troop at Danbury when the Tavern was burnt in 1777 I well recollect that said Walker was at Danbury at the time that was burnt said Walker was with me in said Troop at a place called Greenpond how long we were out each of said time I do not recollect said Walker was at that time a private soldier in a Company Company Commanded by Capt. Ager Curtis further the Deponent saith not — Henry Thompson
Litchfield County ss Northlen June 25 th 1832 Personally appeared Henry Thompson signor of the foregoing Deposition I made solemn Oath that the facts stated therein are true before me David Bird Justice of Peace

I Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut, certify that David Binsdell, before whom the within affidavit of Henry Thompson appears to have been taken, now is & for more than one year hath been a Justice of the Peace for said County, & as such hath a right to ad- -minister Oaths &c — and that the signature to said affidavit, which purports to be his is his genuine hand writing. Witness my hand & the Seal of said Court this 27 th day of September A. D. 1832.
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk —