Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14838, Durell Williams, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Williams, Durell
S. 14838
carded
CONTENTS

1632 1364 New York
Dwight Williams
of Coatland in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Stoddard of the Left commanded by Lt. Cumfield in the Cont y une for 12 13 Mos
Inscribed on the Roll of N York at the rate of 50 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of April 1837 and in No 110021 . Coatland Valley
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. '33 $ 100 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th '33  25 $125
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by G. L. Hill  CH Book 6 , Vol. 4 , Page 35

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 th March 1838 to 4 th Sept r 1838. agt notified 17 th June 1839.
Wm Valentine
2 nd Aug 2, 1855

Daniel Williams
Schmidt Private 1 year & 3 mo $50.00
I Wood Cortland village Cortland Co.

BRIEF in the case of  Darrell Williams  of  Cattaraugus  in the State of  New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? None but  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 67 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. As a Gen.     1 Aug. In 1781 3 Private Capt Hodad Col Banfield   22 Aug 1782 1 " Capt Hodad Col Banfield  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Wester town Co. N.Y.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  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 Butts Examining Clerk.

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832
State of New York, Cortland County ss.
On this 27th day of September 1832, personally appeared in open Court before us William Mallery, Joseph Reynolds, Aaron Brown and Oliver Kingman, Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cortland now sitting. Durell Williams, a resident in the town of Cortlandville in the said County of Cortland in the state of New York, aged sixty seven years, on the twenty third day of September instant (1832) 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, 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - He first entered the service in August as he thinks, on the first day of August in the year 1781 as a substitute for Luther Richards of Watertown in Connecticut, who had been and was drafted from the Militia of that place to serve in the Army of the United States for the term of three months - the applicant himself, at this time resided in the said town of Watertown and joined the United States Army at West Point in the State of New York a few days after he he agreed to take the place of said Richards - General M c Dougald at this time had the command of Army at West Point, the applicant does not recollect the given name of General M c Dougald - Colonel James Canfield of New Milford in the State of Connecticut, had the command of the Regiment to which he belonged, and Major Crain whose given name is not recollected by the applicant, belonged to the same Regiment, and the applicant belonged to Captain Stoddards company, does not recollect his given name, nor does he recollect the names of the other officers of his company - He remained at West Point about two months and then was sent with others about eight miles north from there to repair log barracks or huts, and to chop wood and remained in this service there about one month, then returned to West Point, and on the thirty first of October in that year (1781) was discharged and immediately returned to said Watertown - he passed through Woodbury and thinks through Danbury in Connecticut, and Fishkill in New York and from there travelled down the Hudson River by land to West Point - The applicant further states that in May 1782 he enlisted for one year in Captain James Stoddards company of the Connecticut Troops in said Watertown and was joined to the before named Colonel Canfield James Canfield's Regiment in Stamford in Connecticut as he thinks, where he remained during the period of his enlistment - Major Scana belonged to this Regiment during this time - the applicant does not recollect his given name - the Adjutant of this Regiment at this time was a Mr. Bull, given name not recollected - Josiah Smith was the first Lieutenant in Captain Stoddards company and a Mr. Bostwick the 2 d Lieutenant, his given name not remembered - Lieutenant Smith was taken a prisoner soon after the applicant joined the Regiment and did no duty afterwards while the applicant remained in the Army - The applicant was discharged at said Stamford in May 1783 - At the time of his enlistment in May 1782 as above stated he resided in said town of Watertown to which place he returned after being discharged as aforesaid in May 1783 - The applicant was never engaged in any battle nor did he serve with any Continental Regiment or company - The applicant never had a written discharge nor has he any documentary evidence of his services nor does he know of any person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services - And 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 to and subscribed } Durell Williams the day and year aforesaid before us in Open Court -
William Mallery Joseph Reynolds } Judges of Aaron Brown } said Court Oliver Kingman
We Asahel Lyman and Sylvester Blair, both residing in the town of Cortlandville in the County of Cortland and state of New York, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Durell Williams, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty seven years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn to and subscribed the twenty seventh day of September 1832 before us in open Court
A Lyman Sylvester Blair
William Mallery Joseph Reynolds } Judges of said Court Aaron Brown Oliver Kingman
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and 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 that Asahel Lyman and Sylvester Blair, who have signed the preceding certificate, are residents in the town of Cortlandville in the County of Cortland, and state of New York and are creditable persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit -
William Mallery Joseph Reynolds } Judges of Cortland Aaron Brown } County Courts Oliver Kingman
Questions propounded to the applicant by the Court -
1 Where and in what year were you born?
Answer - In the township of Vincent in the County of Chester in the State of Pennsylvania, on the 23 rd day of September 1765 -
2 nd - Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
Answer - I have none -
3 rd - Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
Answer - In Watertown in Connecticut; I have lived since the revolutionary war, in Elizabethtown in New Jersey - In the City of New York - on Burhachos Neck in New Jersey - in the town of Norwalk in Connecticut - in Poughkeepsie in New York - On Long Island

in New York - in New Cornwall New York - Albany, Rome and I now live in the town of Cortlandville in the county of Cortland New York -
4. - How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? and if a substitute, for whom?
Answer - When I first went into service, I was a substitute for Luther Richards and when I went in the second and last time I volunteered or enlisted in Captain James Stoddard's Company -
5. - State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served; such Continental and militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service -
Answer. General M c Dougall, Major Banks and Captain Wickes were some of the regular officers at West Point, and Colonel Sheldon was a regular officer at Stamford though was not stationed there - he does not recollect the names of any other of the regular officers at those places where he served - he does not recollect any of the Continental and Militia Regiments other than as before stated and as to the circumstances of his service, he states the same as is set forth in his declaration above -
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
Answer - I received a verbal discharge but no other - I was discharged in this manner, to wit, The regiment to which I belonged, was paraded, ordered to recover arms, and to face to the right about, and the word "discharge" then given -
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution -
Answer - Sylvester Blair, Asahel Lyman Madison Woodruff George Lyman, John Wilder, Samuel Blair -
I Samuel Hotchkiss Jr. Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cortland in the State of New York do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Durell Williams for a pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 27th day of September 1832 -
Samuel Hotchkiss Jr. Clerk

D. Williams for Bureau Oct 1852

State of New York City & County of Albany } ss
On the 17 th day of July 1855 before the subscriber a Commissioner of Deeds in and for said City & County personally appeared Maria Williams of said city of Albany Age fifty seven Years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration for the purpose of obtaining an increase of pension in the case of Durell Williams under the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That she is one of the children of Durell Williams who was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of fifty dollars per Annum under the Act of Congress aforesaid. That said Durell Williams died in the city of Albany N.Y. on the Thirteenth day of August last. And at the time of his death left no widow, but left the following children viz Robert H Williams, Wm Williams, Catharine E Williams and Maria Williams (the Declarant) That they are his only children that are now living and each of them are over twenty one Years of Age. Declarant further saith that she has reason to believe her father was entitled to a larger amount of pension per Annum from the fact that she has often heard him say in his life time that in addition to his services in the Militia he served to the end of the War in the  Seventh Artillery & for which latter services she claims an increase of his pension, & believing that at the time his claim was allowed that his services in the Artillery was not computed in the adjustment of his pension. She therefore refers the pension Department to such evidence as may appear in that or any other office at Washington in connection with such as may be forwarded or referred to by her Agent Mr Valentine of Albany N.Y. hereby revoking

not only all other Agencies in the can, but particularly that of a person by the name of Machin, not being at all satisfied with him from his late proceedings, in the can as well as for other reasons not necessary here to mention, —————  Subscribed & Sworn to before me this 17 th day of July 1855 Cornelius Glen Com. of Deeds,  Declarant further saith that she is the sole Administratrix to the estate of said Williams & as such drew the part of a minimal portion due at his death —————
Maria Williams
I certify that I very believe said Maria Williams to be the identical person above named & described —————
Cornelius Glen Com. of Deeds,
State of New York, } ss: City and County of Albany, Clerk's Office,
I, Robert Harper, Clerk of the said City and County and of the Courts of Record therein, do hereby CERTIFY, that Cornelius Glen whose name is subscribed to the jurat of the annexed affidavit, was, on the day of the date thereof, a Commissioner of Deeds, in and for the City of Albany, duly authorized to administer oaths for general purposes; and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Commissioner, and verily believe that the signature to the said jurat is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, this 20 th day of July 1855
L. Harper Clerk.

Sir
Albany N.Y. July 20 th 1855
Did Williams claim any services in the Settlers, if so, is it sustained by the rolls now in the office, & which may not have been there when his claim was adjusted in 1834 — He resided in Connecticut 60 N.Y. when placed on the roll
S. P. Waldo Esq. Com y Purcas. Washington
I am Yours very respectfully, M c Clintock

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 6 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," Durell Williams, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of fifty — Dollars and _____ 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 Sept. 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
Widow B. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Darrell Williams, Rev d pensioner, Act June 7 th 1832, N. York Roll.
Dickinson
Papers
L.M.

Small Williams
1832
L. P. Waldo Esq Commr of Pensions Washington City
1832 67  1765

Revman
14838 INVALID.
Mch 24, 1904 Hist. to Rev. D. W. Dayton, Rensselaer, NY.
File No. 14, 838
Dussell Williams Priv: Boer War
Act: June 7 " 1832
Index: —Vol. 1 , Page 412
[Arrangement of 1870.]

92 No 8 Glen St. Rensselaer, N.Y. March 16-1904.
To Commissioner of Pensions. Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
I write to inquire if you can give me any information concerning a Revolutionary soldier, (and was also a Pensioner for many years) by the name of Durell Williams? He died in Albany, N.Y. some years ago at the advanced age of 103, and was buried with military honors. He was my mother's father. I bear his name. His name as a Pensioner (& soldier) must be on record in some Department of the Government.
Any information you can give me concerning him will be thankfully received.
I wrote to "Record & Pension Office, War Dep't," and was referred to "Office of Commissioner of Pensions." Please do me the favor of a search and you will greatly oblige
Rev D. W. Dayton.