Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35705, Henry Waid, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Waid, Henry
835705
CONTENTS

17210 Maine
Henry Waid
of Eastport in the state of Maine who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Chandler of the Connecticut line, for the term of 3 years -
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 7 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th of May 1820 and sent to James Campbell Esq. Judge of Court Eastport, Washington Co Maine
Arrears to 4th of March 1820 - 21 mos 29 / $175.48 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep r 1820 4.80
$ 223.48
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
7.48 continued 168 175.48
Let. Sec. N. Robbins May 19/54 1884 June 7 Sent history for Comf.
Pension sent by Mrs. Robbins May 19/54 to Comf. History for Comf.

Henry Ward (889) Private - Chandlers Connecticut Regt.
Jany 1777 three years Admitted Not found on the rolls - further wi- -dence of service, and Judge's Certificate of reduced circum- -stances, wanted.
Admitted
Henry Ward declaration returned to the War Office with further proof of service by J. Campbell

I John Strong of Woodbury in the county of Litchfield & State of Connecticut. Testify and say —
That Henry Wait enlisted into the Army of the Revolution in the fall part of the year 1777 as a private soldier in Capt. Nathan Stoddard's company, in Col. John Chandler's eighth Reg. t of the Connecticut line. for three years or during the war. That I was an Ensign in said company at the time of his enlistment, and afterwards a Lieuten- ant in the same, and know that said Wait served in said company until I left the Army which was in Jan y 1780
Woodbury Oct. 27. 1819
John Strong
State of Connecticut ss. Woodbury in Litchfield County personally appeared John Strong Esq d who signed the above deposition & who is personally known to me to be the person who made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him signed is true & contains the whole truth. Vernon
Nathan Greston Justice of the peace
I Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within the county of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut certify that Nathan Greston Esq d is a Justice of the Peace within said County, legally com-
-missioned & qualified, that his name above subscri- -bed is his hand writing, & that the Seal hereto affixed is the Seal of said Court.
Frederick Wolcott

STATE OF MAINE.
Washington ss. At the Supreme Judicial Court  begun and holden at  Washington  within and for the county of Washington  on the  Third  Tuesday of  June  and by adjournment  from  on the  day of  A. D. 1822  before the Honorable William P. Noble & Nathan Weston Esq.  Judges of said Court.
On this eighteenth day of June in the year above written, personally appeared in open Court, the same having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said county of Washington  Henry Waid aged Sixty one years, resident in  Eastport 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, viz. as a Private in the company commanded by Capt. Nathan Stoddard in the Regiment commanded by Colonel  John Chandler in the line of the State of Connecticut on the Continental Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the twenty seventh day of  April  A. D. 1818 , and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered  17,210 was granted. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; 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 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 18th 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; that my occupation and ability to pursue the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as is particu- larly described below, also subscribed by me.
Henry Waid
Sworn to and declared, on the eighteenth day of June  A. D. 1820
BEFORE
Nathan Weston jun. one of the Judges of said Court.
SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz:—
Real Estate None  Personal Estate — One pig  six Chairs — one table — Chest of Drawers  fair set of Kettles, Crockery, such as tea Cups &c

SCHEDULE of the family residing with me Henry Ward who by occupation am a Husbandman or laborer which I am not able to pursue by reason of having lost the use of my right arm for about three years past by Rheumatism. Am Sixty one years old & have received help from the Town of Eastport being fire wood & a room in the poor house since October 1824
   NAMES. AGES. Capacity of each to contribute to their support.     Deborah Ward my Wife Fifty six Sickly unable to labour   Hannah Morgan a Widow my Daughter Thirty three able to do the work of the family   Eliza Morgan a Grand Child Three  
Washington ss. I Jonah Harris Clerk of the Judicial Court, Court of Holden in R for said county of Washington do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedules thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is  Twenty five dollars and  cents.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this eighteenth day of, June A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty two
Jonah Harris
Clerk of the Judicial Court held in R for said county of Washington
Washington Oct: 8 1822. I beg leave to say, that I have not been furnished with any particular Seal of the Supreme Court, nor do I know that any has yet been assigned especially for that Court, and this was the reason of my affixing my own Seal. I have now affixed the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas, which has not been altered since the separation of Maine from Massachusetts. Tho' an order was passed by the late Circuit Court of Common Pleas for that purpose, but not in season to be executed in this County, before the present Court of Common Pleas was established, which last mentioned Court have not yet ordered a New Seal in
Jonah Harris

I Henry Waid of Eastport in the County of Washington & State of Massachusetts, do testify & declare that some time in the month of September in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy six I turned out in the service of the United States for three months, at Litchfield in the State of Connecticut & marched to Peekskill in the State of New York & thence to the neighborhood of Philadelphia & was present at the battle of Trenton on the twenty sixth of December following, a few days after which, sometime the first part of January, in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven, I enlisted as a Private into the army of the United States in Capt. Nathan Stodders Company in Col Chandlers Regiment of Infantry on the Continental Establishment, in General Varnums Brigade, for the Term of Three Years, in the Connecticut Line - I was generally with the main army in New York and Pennsylvania during all the time of my enlistment. I was at the battle of Germantown on the fifth of October, Seventeen hundred & seventy seven. I was also at the battle at Redbank about the middle of November following & at Fort Mifflin or Mudfort where Capt. Stoddler was killed - I wintered at Valley Forge - after Capt. Stoddlers death Capt. Sanford succeeded to the command of the Company. Sometime I believe in the latter part of the year seventeen hundred & seventy seven, on the disengagement of the the Regiments Col. Ruspel succeeded to Col Chandler in the command of the Regiment. I was in the battle at Monmouth on the twenty eighth of June, Seventeen hundred & seventy eight & was quartered the following Winter at Reading in the State of Connecticut - In the year seventeen hundred & seventy nine I continued in the same company & Regiment & was Honorably discharged at Morristown in New Jersey in the month of January one thousand seven hundred & eighty,

at the expiration of the term of my enlistment, but my discharge has been lost or mislaid by time or accident. I was twice wounded while in the army, once by a sabre in the arm & once by a musket ball, at the White Plains, which ball now remains in my hip - I further testify & declare that from my reduced circumstances in life I have need of support from my country, that I have never received any pension whatever, & am now in my fifty seventh year.
Henry Ward
Washington ss May 7 th 1818 - Then the within Named Henry Ward made oath to the truth of the foregoing Declaration, by him subscribed before me - James Campbell Judge C.C.C. Third Eastern Circuit Massachusetts,
WASHINGTON, ss.
May 7 th A. D. 1818 -
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that - Henry Ward subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked no Document, attend, this but no doubt of its truth - together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the third Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts to be hereunto affixed.
James Campbell
{ Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the third Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts.

Washington J. December 8- 1819 I am satisfied the above named Henry Ward by reason of his widow circumstances in life is in need of assistance from his Country for support
James Campbell Juge. C.C.C. Pl. Third circuit Mass

35 705
Very INVALID.
File No. 35-705
Kenny Ward Rev Rev Ward
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. L , Page 39
[Arrangement of 1870.]