Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,575, Calvin Waid, New Jersey Penn.

SERVICE
Waid, Calvin
NUMBER _____
NUMBER S. 32.575
CONTENTS

Paid at the Treasury under the Acts of the 10 th April 1838 from 4 March 1838 to 4 March 1839. Age notice 21 st Dec 1839.
Alabama 26.466
Calvin Waid
of Blount Co. in the State of - who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Easton of the Regt commanded by Col Harlin in the Army line for Alabama .
1 Dr 1 who Dr $ 53. 53
Inscribed on the Roll of Alabama at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of July and Sept 6 th by P. G. Clark, Blountville
Arrears to the 4th of March 31, 180.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending April 1, 96.66. 180.66
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. T. Payne Clerk. Book 6 Vol. 81 Page 53

The State of Alabama } on this 18 th day of February County of Blount - } in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared in open court before the Court at Blount County now sitting Calvin Ward a resident of Jones Valley in the County of Blount and State of Alabama aged seventy three years who being first duly sworn - depos according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed Jan - the 7 th 1832 - That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated that in the month of August 1776 and believe it was the tenth day of the month - he enrolled himself as a private volunteer in the company of Capt Gaston under Col Martin of the New Jersey Militia and marched from Morris County and the Regiment rendezvoused from thence marched to Bruns- wick Newark and then crossed over to New York then crossed East River to Long Island. Here Gen Sullivan took command of my Regiment several others & proceeded from Gen Washingtons Head quarters down on the Flat Bush Road & threw up breast works a short distance from Flat Bush - where the British Army landed we remained here a few days - the enemy got behind our Breast works & head quarters & a Battle ensued. Gen Sullivan was taken prisoner in the early part of the action; this Deponent - thinks he saw Gen Sullivan; Horse charged through him as he leaped a fence & was then taken prisoner and he then retreated to Head quarters - Col Martin a few days before this Battle in reconnoitering the Enemy (with twelve men) was fired upon & wounded in the shoulders with a Musket ball & Col Mason then took command of our Regi- ment and was engaged in the Battle - Col Martin was taken home got well

and in June or six weeks returned & resumed the Command of his Regiment; we then returned over to New York Island and was stationed at Fort Washington and remained there until in November and left there three or four days before it was taken by the British - Col. Mays Col. Martin & Col. Munson were stationed at the Fort - and served three months and eight days and were then ordered to Fort Lee & Discharged & went home & was in only one battle on this tour when Gen. Sullivan was taken.
And he again enrolled himself as a private voluntary in the Company of Capt David Thompson New Jersey Militia Minute Men the last of December 1776 and proceeded from Morris County and entered Gen Washington's Encampment before the Battle of Princeton & was in said battle and a few days thereafter engaged in a battle at Springfield under Col. Spencer who commanded Capt Thompson's Minute Men - here we killed several of the Enemy & took some prisoners and we then marched and was in the battle at Kingston took seven or eight British prisoners and about Twenty killed & they retreated - and remained in service one month and was Discharged the last of January 1777.
And He again enrolled himself as a Sergeant voluntary in the Company of Capt Obadiah Ward on the first of February 1777 in the Regiment of Col. Hays & Major Morris of the New Jersey Militia & when he enrolled - he still resided in Morris County New Jersey - where he mustered on the first two hours and from thence he rendezvoused at Mendham in Morris County and from thence to the Short Hills five or six miles from Amboy and stationed there to guard the lines and remained there until the first of May and was discharged after serving three months.

and was engaged in several skirmishes with the Enemy's foraging parties - at one time a body of the Enemy 400 strong marched out from Amboy and halted at Col Bland's House & there drank freely and a great many of them became intoxicated - They then marched towards our encampment we met them and a battle ensued we at first retreated until reinforced from near Brunswick with about 800 men - when we defeated them and took nearly all prisoners and when taken many of the British Soldiers were much intoxicated - The Commander who Reinforced us Carried up the prisoners & his name was Potter if not Molatun - he was a Col or General - Potter so called by the Americans
And he again enrolled himself as a private Volunteer Soldier under Capt Daniel Cook early in the month of May in the year 1777 (the day not certainly recollected, but thinks about the 10 th ) in the Regiment of Col Ford of the New Jersey Militia for the term of one month and from his residence in Morris Town marched to Elizabeth towards our Lines near Elizabeth Town & then Marched to Westfield & served only one month and discharged & went home when we first marched out Gen Washington's Head quarters was in Morristown & on this tour was in no battles
And he again enrolled himself as a private Volunteer in the month of September about the 15 th day of the month in the year 1780 in the Company of Capt Daniel Cook in the Regiment of Col Wind, for the term of three months on this tour we attacked the British at Sparktown on Raraway River & took five or six of them Dispersed the balance & took some of them wounded - and made

another attack on a party of the Enemy at the Goo House near Elizabeth Town - we killed about 20 & it being in the night the balance returned They had a Dance in the House on the evening of an attack & he served out his Time and dis- served in December a few days before the Christmas Holidays - his residence as heretofore was in Morris County near Morris Town New Jersey
And He then removed to Fort Pitt and resided there until peace was made with great Britain - And on the first of May in the year 1781 he again enrolled himself as a private Volunteer under Capt Roseman in the Regt Commanded by Col Broadhead of the Pennsylvania Militia - Col Broadhead I think was a Regular officer & commanded the Fort. From Fort Pitt marched to the Moravian Town on the Muskingum River was in no battle & returned to Fort Pitt and was discharged after serving one month - early in June in the same year on this Tour was in a Horse Company - Capt Miller was with us on this Tour with his Company -
And when he first came to Fort Pitt - he enrolled himself for one month on the last of March 1782 in Capt Millers Company of Pennsylvania Militia and was with him doing duty in Fort Jackson on the Head of Ten Mile Creek - near forty Miles below Fort Pitt from Fort Pitt it was months in the Monongahela River and remained there until first of May when he volunteered to march under Col Broadhead to at Moravian Town as above stated
And He again enrolled himself as a private Volunteer horseman in the month of September

in the year 1781 - & early in the month but the day not recollected in the Company of Capt Roseman of the Pennsylvania Militia - to do Garrison Duty under him in Fort Jackson again on Ten Mile Creek - & yet under Command of Col Broadhead - he was enrolled for one month Served out his time & when Corn was ripe and gathered Discharged in the month of October in the same year - his residence at when enrolled at Fort Pitt.
And he again enrolled himself as a private Volunteer Horseman under Capt Roseman in the month of May in the year 1782 in the Pennsylvania Militia - under Col Williamson and Major Harrison and marched under the Command of Col Crawford and enrolled for one month - we encamped at Wheeling & there crossed the Ohio River and proceeded from thence to the Sandusky plains and there met the Indians we disputed the ground with them for three days. on the first day we met them in the grass and they retreated without much fighting on the second day we took shelter in a grove of Timber & the Indians in another grove within gun shot & continued to fire on each other during the day and on the third day the Enemy received a Reinforcement with one Magirt a white man as their Commander - early in the morning of the third day Magirt spoke to our officers from the grove of Timber - the firing ceased & the officers - spoke to each other they ad- vanced within fifty steps of each other and held a talk for some time suppose about half an hour; Magirt said to Crawford you raised me from a child I do not want to hurt you I want you to go back to your own country -; when you crossed the Ohio River you had but 480 men & I have a reinforcement of 800 - and if he would

go back he could save his army; Crawford Replied he knew he raised him & now you turned out against me. I come to fight & will not be scared off - after the Conference was Over the firing ensued on both sides & continued until the dusk of the evening when the Indians on all sides rushed upon us with their Tomaha- woks - & we retreated & were Defeated - Capt Roseman was shot through the body but Re- cated with us & got well; Col Crawford was taken & burnt; Major Harrison his Son in Law was torn in pieces after being tied to four Horses - Jacob Slower our Pilot & Doctor High were both taken prisoner and witnessed the Fate of Crawford & Harrison & both escaped Shortly after & both Slower gave me the this information when he came in; This Deponent returned home after this Defeat and was dis- charged - Some time in the month of June in said year after serving out his time,
And he again enrolled himself as a private volunteer in the Pennsylvania Militia under Capt Miller to perform Garrison duty at a Fort on Shurtle Creek the name of the fort now forgotten - He enrolled for a duty therein two months - There was only Capt Millers Company stationed there. was enrolled the early in April in the year 1783 and Discharged the last of May in said year - Shurtle Creek empties into the Ohio River twenty or thirty miles below Fort Pitt - This Deponent - during all his services was a volunteer and before he removed to Fort Pitt resided in Morris County New Jersey near Morris Town - and belonged to the New Jersey Militia and after his removal to Pennsylvania belonged to the Militia of the Latter State - And the said Deponent maketh

the following answers to the Interrogatories propounded by the court pursuant to the instructions of the War Department
1 st I was Born at Elizabeth Town in New Jersey on the 8 th of May in the year 1761- as I was informed by my parents - 2 nd I have no record of my age
3 rd I lived in Morris County near Morris Town New Jersey when I first entered the service & this was my residence during my services until I removed to Fort Pitt in Pennsylvania where I resided until peace was made & since the war I resided in North Carolina then in South Carolina then in Georgia then in Ohio & Kentucky then to Tennessee & from thence removed to Blount County Alabama and have resided here fifteen years where I now live I was always a volunteer when I entered the service
I knew the following named officers Fort Gen Sterling Putnam Sullivan Lee Greene Col. Troup & McCay. Aides to Gen Gates & frequently saw Gen Washington & Major Washington
I have no recollection of receiving any written discharge during my services.
I am known in my present neighborhood by Alexander Cook Tobias Derrick John Box & Stephen Box
who can testify to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution - And the said Calvin Waite declares that he has no documentary evidence of his Revolutionary services and knows of no person living whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his Revolutionary services He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and

declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State
Sworn and Subscribed - the day and year aforesaid
Calvin Waid
We Stephen Box a Clergyman residing in the County of Blount and State of Alabama and Tobias Derick residing in the same hereby certify that we are well ac- quainted with Calvin Waid who has Sub- scribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be seventy three years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
31. 44. Calvin Waid Alabama.
1776 16 53 33/100
Stephen Box Tobias Derick
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter as a result of putting the following stories presented 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 Stephen Box who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Blount in the State of Alabama - That and Tobias Derick who has also signed the same is a resident in the County and State aforesaid and is a Credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Manton Meade Judge
The State of Alabama Blount County ss.
County Court
I Mace T. Brindley, Clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the for- going contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Calvin Waid for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Eighteenth day of February in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty four. Mace T. Brindley Clerk, C.C.

32 575 Rev INVALID.
File No. 89, 575
Calvin Fair
Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 488
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Blountville Blount County Alabama May 25 th 1834
J. L. Edwards Esq r
Sir Enclosed I send you the Declaration of Mr. Ward an applicant for a Pension - I shall expect (as soon as convenient) to learn the result of his application. in the mean time I shall remain very respectfully. Your O bt Servt F. D. Black

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Nov. 28 th , 1839.
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," Calvin Waid, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Huntsville, Ala. Agency, at the rate of Fifty three Dollars and thirty three Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1838, to the 4 th March, 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Wilson B. Passie Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.