Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,473, Peter Walker, Conn.

SERVICE
Walker Peter
NUMBER
Conn.
S 23473.
CONTENTS

1775 Connecticut
Peter Walker Ashford in the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the Conn command by Captain  of the Reg command by Col Ely  time for State Troops
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 31 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of July 1833 and sent Richard Dishley. Ashford Conn Arrears to the 14th of March: 334 63, 32 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sep 4 33 18 83 $79.15
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Beekman Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 3 Page 146

Peter Walker
No. 3
N o 2850
PO
3 Return to be made to Dehabod Bulkley Esq Ashford Connecticut

State of Connecticut Windham County ss.
On this 23 d day of July A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court before the County Court of the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut now sitting Peter Walker a resident of Ashford in said County and State aged Seventy one years, 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 th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated
That he enlisted and served for three months and one half in the year 1776 under Col o Ely and Col o M c Clellan and Captain Converse and was mustered in November or December - 1775 -
That he enlisted and served a second time in 1777 and for three months at Providence in Rhode Island under Col o  Obediah Johnson and Captain Williams and was mustered in November or December -
That he afterwards enlisted and served for three months (the time he does not recollect) at New London in Connecticut under Col o Wyllis and Captain Simeon Smith That he resided in Ashford in Connecticut (where he now resides) when he entered the service as above mentioned and that he was born in Willington, in Connecticut in the year 1761 - and that he has no record of his age, that it may be on the Town records in Willington - and that he was taken sick at said Providence before  after his term of service had expired, and was retained thereby

Two months longer - and that he is acquainted with Rev. Ezekiel Skinner and Stephen F. Palmer who reside in the same Town with him - That 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 -
Peter Walker
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year aforesaid before the County Court of the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut
Attest Armin Bolles Clerk
We Ezekiel Skinner, a clergyman residing in the Town of Ashford aforesaid and Stephen F. Palmer Esq. residing in the same town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Peter Walker, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be 71 years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion -
Ezekiel Skinner
Stephen F. Palmer
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year aforesaid before the County Court of the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut -
Attest Armin Bolles Clerk
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 soldier of the revolution and said as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Ezekiel Skinner, who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the said town of Ashford and that Stephen F. Palmer Esq. who signed the same is a resident in the said town of Ashford and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit -
Attest Armin Bolles Clerk

I Armin Bolles Clerk of the County Court in and for the County of Windham, in the State of Connecticut do hereby Certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Peter Walker for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 23 d day of July A.D. 1832
Armin Bolles Clerk

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Peter Walker a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. File 23473.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Dec. 76 3 1/2 mos. Pri. Paine Converse Ely Conn   Dec. 77 3 mos. Williams Obadiah Johnson   80 3 mos. Simeon Smith Wyllys  
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Ashford, Windham Co., Conn. Date of application for pension, July 23, 1832.  allowed — Residence at date of application, Ashford, Conn. Age at date of application, born Willington, Conn. 1761.
Remarks:  No family data.  No record of Peter Walker born 1750, Conn. service Rev. War pen.
Very respectfully,

Boston
23473
INVALID.
1907 Oct. 22. History to Mrs. Clayton J. Barber - c
File No. 23,478
Peter Walker
Rev Rev Mrs
Act: June 7 th 82
Index: —Vol. 9 , Page 185-
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Stephen Butler of Ashford, Windham County and State of Connecticut, aged Seventy five years do testify and say, that I was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and served as such at New-London in Connecticut - for the period of three months, this was in the year 1780 - according to my recollection, and Peter Walker was there at said New-London and served a soldier with me for the above named period of three months - said Walker belonged to the same company and the same mess with me - our company officers at this time of service were Capt. Simson Smith - Lieut. Parish, and Ensign Arnold - That there were two Regiments stationed at said New-London at this time - Col. Wyllis commanded the Regiment to which we belonged, and James Clark was our Major - The other regiment he thinks was commanded by Col. Richards but cannot say certainly this was his name - That he  I am well acquainted with Mr. Frederick Pearl of Willington and have been for many years and that said Pearl is seventy one years of age the 28 th day of last August, I know this fact as to Mr. Pearl's age, from the fact that his birthday and my own come, on the same day of the month, but different years - and further the Deponent saith not - June 13 th 1893. Stephen Butler
I Frederick Pearl of Willington, in the county of Tolland and State of Connecticut, aged - Seventy one years, do testify, depose and say, that I was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and stationed at Providence in the State of Rhode Island, and

that I enlisted, in the month of December 1776 under Capt t Paine Converse and served at said Providence, a period of three and one half months and returned home, between the 15 th and 30 th of March following 1777, and that the particular day I returned is not able to state - and that Peter Walker - of Ashford was there at said Providence a soldier with me, and served there, in the same company, for the above named period of three and one half months, said Walker enlisted at the same time, in the same company, and under the same Captain, with me the said Pearl, and served the above period - The deponent further says that he recollects, said Walker did not return home at the same time with him, but was detained there at said Providence by sickness for some considerable time, after our term of service above stated, and according to his recollection said Walker got home in May, following, the particular day he does not remember - Our field Officers at the above term of service were Col o Ely - Lieut t Col o McChesney - Major Clark - Company Officers - Cap t Paine Converse the Ensign & Lieutenant I do not recollect - and further the deponent saith not
Frederick Pearl

I Abner Woodward of Ashford, Windham county and State of Connecticut, a Pensioner of the United States, under the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 - and aged Seventy one years, do testify and say, that I was a soldier in the revolutionary war, in the Winter season of the year 1778 and served at Providence in Rhode Island, that I left home on the 10 th day of January 1778 on the above service, I remem- -ber the day of the month from the fact, that my birth day comes on the 10 th and that when I arrived at said Providence - Peter Walker of said Ashford, was there at said Providence a soldier in the service, I recollect of going to the Barracks, where he quartered. I cannot say how long he had been there in the service when I arrived. Said Walker belonged to the same regiment, which we joined but to a different company. I remained in the service, at said Providence two months, when the company to which I belonged was discharged, & I returned home, but how long after I left said Providence, said Walker remained there in the service, I am not able to state. Field Officers of the regiment to which we belonged were Col o Obediah Johnson & Major - Here Kirt Huntington. - Capt t Benj a Clark commanded our company - The only officer I can recollect of the company, to which said Walker belonged, was Eben t Mason the orderly Sergeant. General Spencer had the com- -mand. I have always been acquainted - with said Walker, he was a faithful soldier, and has ever sustained the character of an honest man - Abner Woodward

State of Connecticut, Windham County, ss. Ashford Probate District —
At a court of Probate held at Ashford within and for said district on the 13 th day of June A.D. 1833 —
Present Deborah Butts Judge —
Personally appeared in open court before the Court aforesaid, Stephen Butts, Frederick Pearl, and Abner Woodward, who severally made oath to the truth of the within and foregoing disposition. By him respectively subscribed and the said Court further certify that said Stephen Butts, Frederick Pearl and Abner Woodward are each of them, men of truth and veracity — and the testimony of each of them is entitled to full credit —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 13 th day of June 1833 —
Attest. Benj l C. Simmons Clerk

Supplemental Declaration of Peter Walker

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, } COUNTY OF WINDHAM, }
SS. District of Ashford. Robert Scholod Buckley Judge of Probate of Probate for said District in
On this 19 th day of April A. D. 1833 personally appeared before the County Court of the County of Windham aforesaid, in open court  supplemental  Peter Walker a resident of the town of Ashford in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, now aged 72 years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following supplemental declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in
This declaration is made supplemental to a  the year  declaration made before the  with  now, under the following named officers: County Court  for said county on the 23 rd day of July 1832 -
1 st Term of Service - That he enlisted in December 1776 and entered the service and served a private at Providence in Rhode Island for the period of - Three and one half months. Field Officers were Col. Ely - Lieut. Col. H. C. Clegg - company officers were Capt. Prine Converse. Lieut. Buck - the Ensign he does not recollect. That he served as stated in his former declaration for the above period, and was detained at Providence after his said Term of Service expired by sickness some time - and returned home the 28 th of May 1777 -
2 nd Term of Service - That he again enlisted and served a private, at said Providence, as stated in his former declaration, for the period of - Three Months - that enlisted at this time the latter part of December 1777 - and returned home about the 1 st of April 1778, the day of the month he does not recollect. At this term of service - Field Officers were, General - Spencer - Col. Theobald Johnson - the others he does not recollect. Company Officers were Capt. Williams - the others he does not recollect. That Abner Woodworth and Aaron Flint he recollects were at said Providence, at this term of service, they belonged to the same Regiment but in another company - commanded by Capt. Benj. Clark -
3 rd Term of Service - That he (after the above terms of service) again enlisted and served a private at New-London in Connecticut as stated in his former declaration for the period of Three Months - the particular time of this term of service he cannot distinctly recollect but he thinks it was in the Summer previous to the burning of said New-London - Field Officers at this term of service were - Col. Wyllis - the others not recollecting. There were two Regiments there at this time, one of the Regiments were from Massachusetts - That his company officers were, Capt. Simson Smith Lieut. Parish and Ensign - Arnold -
That in his first term service above named, he now recollects - That Lieut. Perry was the Lieutenant of the company - Ensign Buck above mentioned, as Lieut., was the Ensign -
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 any agency in any State.
Sworn to, and subscribed, on the 19 th day and year aforesaid, before the County Court of Probate for the District of Ashford in the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut. Albert Wey. C. Simmons Clerk
And the said Court of Probate do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. Attest. Benj. C. Simmons Clerk
Benj. C. Simmons Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham, in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing supplemental contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Peter Walker for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 19 th day of April A. D. 1833 - Benj. C. Simmons

23473 B O.4371 M.O.5161
Prison Department, Washington, D.C.
I am trying to perfect my ancestry for membership in the D. F. R. and there is some data which I think it is in your power to give me I am appealing to you for help. If you will let me know I shall be glad to send you the charge for any copying it may require.

Will you please give me any data you may find in regard to Peter Walker (or his family) who was born in 1761 and was living in 1832, and who drew a Pension from the Gov.
Also any information you can find about Peter Walker who according to the "History of Woodbury" was born in 1750. This latter is the Peter Walker I trace back to and I want to find if he fought in the Rev.
The first Peter Walker I know fought, and any information you can give me to be able to trace my ancestry back to him will be greatly appreciated.
Thanking you in advance for your trouble, I am
Very Respectfully,
Mrs. Clayton J. Barber 510 S. 2 nd St.
Springfield, Illinois.
Oct. 9, 1907