Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36375, Reuben Webber, Mass

SERVICE
Hoass
Webber, Reuben
NUMBER
S. 36375
CONTENTS
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36 375 Rev INVALID.
File No. 36 375-
Reuben Webber
Dr Rev 100
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 555
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Timothy Sherman of South Brimfield in the County of Hampden & Commonwealth of Massachusetts yeoman deposes and says that Ruben Webber of Stafford in the County of Tolland & State of Connecticut Cordwinder was a common soldier in the United States Army in the Massachusetts line of troops that he belonged to Col. Larned & Lieut. Col. H. H. Sheppard's regiment and to Capt. Warham Park's company of which I was a common soldier, that he said Ruben Webber was stationed at Housatonic in Massachusetts from there he was removed and stationed at New York then across the north river and sundry other places at short periods, and that said Ruben Webber was out and served for the term of one year which ended about the first of December A. D. 1746 South Brimfield April 29 th 1818
Timothy Sherman
personally appearing Timothy Sherman subscribed to the deposition as above and made oath to the truth of the same before James L. Water Justice of the peace April 29 th 1818

3068. 4 Connecticut Roll
Reuben Webber
Private Massachusetts Line In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 — Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th of Sept. 1818 and sent to Sylvester Gilbert Esq. The Governor Connecticut
  Arrears to 4th of Sept th  1818  33.33    Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th March  1819  48.00  
Amount 4 m. 5/30 $ 81.33
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
.75 One Year
15 80 Feby 9 1811 H Chamberlain Ripon His n giving residence, age & when enlisting with last residence

Heuben Webber Declaration & Affidavit
John
Voluntary
Admitted

Reuben Webber of Stafford in the County of Tolland in Connecticut residing in sd Stafford & sixty one years of age, a resident Citizen of the United States — Testifies & declares on oath, that at Brimfield in Massachusetts he enlisted for the in the month of Novem r A. D. 1775 to serve in the Continental Army for the term of one year from the 8 th day of Decem r following in the Company commanded by Captain Wareham Parkes of Westfield in Massachusetts in Colonel Learned's Regiment in the William Shepard Lieut Colonel of the same. in the Massachusetts line of the Continental Army. and in sd Regiment served from sd 8 th of Decem r till some time in Novem r 1776 about the last of the month; when he was regularly & honourably discharged, but sd Discharge is lost and as he believes is not now in existence. He joined sd Regim t at Roxbury near Boston, continued there till April 1776 & then was marched to New York & was there, & at Long Island, Kingsbridge, New Jersey, White Plains & was in the Battle at Eastchester & afterwards at White Plains. and during the year for which he enlisted he served on the Continental establishment in sd Regim t faithfully against the common enemy, but has no other evidence now in his power of his sd services

He also says that he is poor, & reduced in his circumstances in life and in needs assistance from his country for support
Tolland April 30 th 1818 Reuben Webber
Some Tolland County ss Tolland April 30 th 1818 Then personally appeared the above named Reuben Webber & made solemn oath to the truth of the preceding Declaration, before me Sylvester Gilbert presiding Judge of County Ct
W.P.
I, Sylvester Gilbert presiding Judge of the Court of Common Pleas within & for the County of Tolland in the State of Connecticut, do Certify that as it appears to my satis- faction that that the above named Reuben Webber did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding Declaration against the common Enemy, and I do now transmit the proceedings & testimony had & taken before me to the Hon. Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the act of Congress in this behalf made & provided Webron April 30 th 1818
Sylvester Gilbert Judge as aforesaid

Tolland County ss Tolland May 2 nd 1818
Bonning Mann Esq r of Stafford in sd County personally appearing made solemn oath  testifies that Reuben Webber is a very poor man, destitute of property & stands in need of assistance from his Country for support Before me Sylvester Gilbert Presiding Judge of County Court