Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36364, Richard Watrous, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Watrous, Richard Watrus or Waters
S. 36364
CONTENTS

(2396)
Connecticut Roll -
Richard Waters Capt Humphrey
Private - 4 Connecticut line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut - at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 2 d . of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th of Sept r 1818 and sent to Simon Baldwin Esq r Overhoven
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 - 5 mo. 27 d. 30 40 30 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th March 1819 40
March 19 77 One Year $ 88 80
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
  Am t to 11 th Sept r 1818 as a Rev t 3  $ . 05    Pension as $8 per mo. 3  40. 80    Am t to do as an Invalid  30. 40    Balance to 11 th Sept r 1818  10. 40    6 mo s ending 4 th March 1819  48.     $ 88. 40  
Ms. B. 1. 6 v. 1 p. 10

Richard Walbran
Con

At a County Court held in & for the County of New Haven, in the District and State of Connecticut on the 6 th day of December 1820 the same being a Court of Record and having a Seal by virtue of the Laws of said State.
Personally appeared Richard Watrous a resident in the town of Derby in the County of New Haven in said State and exhibited and subscribed the following schedule and made oath that the same is a true and perfect schedule of all his income and property, necessary bedding and clothing excepted
viz,    About 2 Acres of Land with a small house thereon (old)  $35.00    2 Hogs  4.40    1 Cow  10.00    2 Old Spinning Wheels  1.50    6 Old Chairs (one old stand)  2.68    2 Old Tables (one broken)  .25    1 Small Brass Kettle  1.75    Iron ware Pots, kettles and iron etc  4.68         $50.15  
Richard Watrous

District Court of Connecticut for New Haven Decm. 6 th 1820
Be it remembered that in the County Court held in New Haven in the District and State aforesaid on the 6 th day of December 1820, the same being a court of record, and having a seal under the authority of said State, personally came and appeared in open court Richard Watrous aged 59 years resident in the Town of Derby in the County of New Haven in said State and being sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, — I enlisted for 3 years, on or about the 20 th day of April 1777 into the Connecticut Line in the Company commanded by Elijah Humpshrey in the Reg t commanded by Col. Douglass & afterwards by Col. Meigs & served till the 29 th day of March 1780 when I was discharged in the State of New Jersey — That the original Declaration made by him, for the purpose of obtaining a Pension under the Act of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 was dated the 2 nd day of April 1818; that in pursuance thereof, he was entered in the List of Pensioners and received a Pension Certificate No. 2395; And I do further solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 & 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 provisions 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 18 th day of March 1818; 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. And I do further declare that my occupation is that of a Joiner, but that I am unable to pursue it, and that I have a family residing with me consisting of a wife 67 years old one daughter aged 36 years and her child aged 3 years.
All which is subscribed by me the day & year aforesaid
Richard Watrous
Sworn to & declared in the Court aforesaid. Whereupon the Court is, on satisfactory proof exhibited in Court, of opinion that the total amount in value of the property contained in the aforesaid Schedule is sixty Dollars and Sixteen Cents, and doth order these proceedings to be entered in the records of said Court
Attest Henry C. Hagg Clerk

District of Connecticut ss
I Henry C. Flagg Clerk of the County Court in & for the County of New Haven in the State and District of Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing Schedule and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Sixty dollars & sixteen cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court on this 6 th day of December 1820 —
Henry C. Flagg Clerk
I Isaac Mills presiding Judge of the County Court in & for the County of New Haven in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Henry C. Flagg Esq r is Clerk of said Court and Keeper of the Seal and records thereof; and that the preceding certificate, under his hand and the Seal of said Court is authentic and in due form of Law.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in Open Court this 6 th day of December 1820 —
Isaac Mills, Chief Judge

Mar. 28, 1906.
aw St. J. H.

Watrous, Richard
His name appears on a list of invalid pensioners returned by the Circuit Court for the district of Connecticut, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on Dec. 14, 1792, and printed in the American State Papers, class 9, page 61.
Rank: Private
Regt: Colonel R. J. Meigs
Disability: Wounded by several stabs of bayonets, particularly near his left breast, also wounded by musket balls in his arms and hands.
Date of commencement: May 3, 1792
Monthly allowance: $3.33 1 / 3
Arrears due: $120.00

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Aug. 3, 1906 H. G. L.

Watrous, Richard
His name appears on a list of claimants to be placed on the pension list returned by the Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on April 25, 1794, and printed in the American State Papers, class 9, page 113.
Rank : Private
Regt : Colonel R.J. Meigs
Disability : Wounded by several stabs of bayonets, particularly near his left breast ; also wounded by musket balls in his arm and hands.
Residence : Derby.
Monthly allowance : $3.33 1 / 3
Arrearages : $120.00
Remarks : Enlisted April 1, 1777, for three years ; disch'd March 29, 1780.

Richard Waters
Apr. 2. 1818.
Admitted
Ino. Pen 5

Connecticut
I Richard Waters of Derby in New Haven County in the State of Connecticut a citizen of the United States, do declare on oath, That I served my country more than three years , on the continental establishment in the revolutionary war. — That I enlisted as a private to serve three years in Capt Humphrey company in Col Meigs regiment in the Connecticut line of the army — in the spring of the year 1777 according to my best recollection & served three years & was then honourably discharged I think in Mar. 1780 — the precise date I cannot recollect, as my discharge has heretofore been sent to the war office as a voucher in support of my claim to a pension heretofore granted me on account of a wound received while in service.
And I further depose that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I now need further assistance from my country for support. Said at New Haven this 2 day of April A.D. 1818 Richard Waters

The said Richard Waters do therefore pray that I may be placed on the Pension list of the United States according to the provisions of the Act of Congress entitled An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war & in pursuance of the provisions of said Act I do hereby relinquish my claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States - Sealed at New Haven this 2nd day of April A.D. 1818.
Richard Waters
New Haven County ss
New Haven April 2. 1818
Then personally appeared Richard Waters above named & made oath to the truth of the within declaration by him in my presence subscribed & produced a certificate from the Commissioners of his former application for a Pension, which was read and it appearing to my satisfaction that he served in the revolutionary war against the common enemy as he has stated. I transmit the evidence in the case.
Simson Badger, a judge of the Superior Court of Connecticut.

I Simon Baldwin the Judge before whom the preceding Declaration was taken, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Richard Dater, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy as stated in the preceding Declaration - and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony in the case taken & had before me - to the Secretary of the Department of War pursuant to the direction of said Act.
New Haven April 12 th 1818.
Simon Baldwin
State of Connecticut
New Haven County ss New Haven April 16. 1818
I Dyer White Clerk of the Sup d Court of State for said County do certify that the name Simon Baldwin subscribed to the foregoing certificate is known to me to be the signature of Simon Baldwin who is one of the Judges of said Court.
In testimony whereof I affix the Seal of said Court.
Dyer White
Aug 21. 1818
I certify that I have made particular inquiry & am satisfied that the applicant Richard Dater is in indigence, that he possesses little or no property & is infirm - that his principal means of subsistence is the small pension he now receives - & that from his reduced circumstances he now needs further assistance from his Country for support.
Simon Baldwin

36364
Reg INVALID.
File No. 36,364
Richard Asters
Wm Rev 1890
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 365
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Within 24 hours
to be
Statement of income
is enclosed

Count
10
Dec. 1, 1821
John

Washington Feb. 21st 1871
Hon. S. C. Calhoun.
Sir,
Enclosed are the pension applications of Richard Watson, Amasa Murray and Luke Field. They have been necessarily delayed.
With great respect
Hon. Calhoun Secy of War - Washington D.C. -
I have the honor to be Your Obt. Servant Henry C. Flagg
Fields are filed Feb. 21st 1871
Amasa Murray sent to me upon not within when handed me
HCF