Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16007, Elijah Treadway, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Treadway, Elijah
S. 16007
carded
CONTENTS

N o 17707 Connecticut
Elijah Trumbull
of N. London Co., in the State of Conn t who was a Corp t & Serg t . in the Company commanded by Captain Jones of the Reg t . commanded by Col. Thrall in the Conn t . Troops time for 2 months Corp t . — 7. 33 5 " 14 days Serg t . 27. 33 $34.66
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 34 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14. day of Sept. 1833 and sent to John Isham Colchester Conn.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833 86. 66 2 / 3 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 1834 17. 33 2 / 3
death date not on Agency Book $104.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E. Vol. 3 Page 48

Elijah Treadways Application
adm d
2 mo. Corp
5 " 140s Sergt

State of Connecticut County of New London ss Colchester July 12 th 1832
Personally appeared in open Court before Benjamin Farnsworth Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Colchester in said County of New London Elijah Treadway of Salem in said County of New London and State of Connecticut aged Seventy nine 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 viz
That in April 1775 soon after the engagement at Lexington he joined a Company commanded by Capt. John Isham at Colchester in said New London County as a volunteer and marched with said Company to Roxbury Mass! and remained encamped at said Roxbury for about two months until he & the rest of the Company were relieved by other Troops when he was dismissed by said Capt. Isham.
That in the fore part of Sept r 1776 he was Sergeant in the Militia Company commanded by Amos Jones in Col. Dyer's Troops Regt and marched with said Company and joined the Continental Army near New York and soon marched through East & West Chester, Morristown, Kingsbridge and White Plains to Rye Ponds and from

there to Northcastle where he with the rest of said Regt was dismissed by Genl. orders which were read before them and the fore part of December making said tour of service about three months, the Militia to which he belonged acted part of the time under Genl. Parsons and he thinks the rest of the time under Genl. Huntington
That in January 1778 he was drafted to perform a tour of Military duty as Sargt. for for two months, that he soon after joined Capt. Nathl. Harris Company in Col. Shroops Regt. at New London in Conn. and performed said tour of duty and was dismissed by said Col. Shroop at New London at the expiration of said two months.
That in April he believes in 1778 he was called out with Capt. Ransom's Company to which he belonged in Col. Worthingtons Regt. of Militia and performed duty at New London Conn. working on the Redoubt for about two weeks when he was dismissed by said Col. Worthington
And he hereby declares that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or Annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the agency of any State, — That he was born at Colchester in S d New London County on the fifth day of July 1753 had no record of his age except a family record which his Father kept, and was living in said Colchester when called into service and continued to live in said Colchester until that part of said Town in which he resided

2 was Incorporated in the town of Salem in which he has ever since lived, That he never received a written discharge
That the following named persons living near and being well acquainted with him can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution viz — John R. Watrous and Ralph Isham Esq s .
That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services except Capt. Ebenezer Rogers and Alpheus Broadway whose testimony is hereafter annexed.
Sworn to & Subscribed the Elijah Broadway day & year aforesaid —
We John R. Watrous and Ralph Isham both of the Town of Colchester, County of New- London, State of Connecticut hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elijah Broadway who has Subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age, that he is reported & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & date aforesaid
John R Watrous Ralph Isham

Ebenezer Rogers of Salem in the County of New London. State of Connecticut Certifies and Says that in September 1776 he was a Sergeant in Captain Nathaniel Harris Company in Col. Dyer Shrop's Regt. on a tour of duty in and about White Plains in the State of New York for three Months during which time the aforesaid Elijah Treadway was a Soldier in said Regt. in Capt. Jones Company then under the Command of Lieut. James Ransom. And he further says that the said Elijah Treadway was drafted for two Months Service in 1778 and that he performed said duty at New London in Connecticut in Capt. Harris Company in said Col. Shrop's Regt. during which time said belonged to said Company Given to & subscribed the day & date aforesaid Ebenezer Rogers
Alpheus Treadway of Salem in New London County & State of Connecticut certifies and says that in the year 1776 he served in the Revolutionary War as a Militia Soldier at and about White Plains in the State of New York in Capt. Jones Company then under the Command of Lieut. James Ransom in Col. Dyer Shrop's Regt. for which  about for three Months during which time the aforesaid Elijah Treadway served in said Company as a Soldier. Given to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Alpheus Treadway

Elijah Treadway's Application No. 5010
July 18 1832
P.O.

And the said Court do hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the aforesaid applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states And the Court further certifies that John R. Watrous and Ralph Isham who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in said town of Colchester and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. And the Court further certifies that Ebenezer Rogers and Aspheus Broadbrey who have severally signed their preceding certificates are residents in an adjoining town and well known to the Court and are credible persons and that their testimony is entitled to credit.
Benj m Trumbull Judge of said Court Benjamin M. Trumbull Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Colchester in New London County State of Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original pro- ceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elijah Broadway for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 12 th day of July A D 1832
B. M. Trumbull
3

State of Connecticut New London County } ss. Colchester May 27. 1833
Personally appeared in open court before Benjamin Trumbull Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Colchester, in said New London County, Elijah Treadway the applicant for a pension in the foregoing declaration by him made and subscribed on the 12 th day of July 1832, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration as a supplement thereto.
That Capt. Thams company in which he served his first tour of duty, was a part of Col. Spencers Regt. of Connecticut Militia; that he was a Corporal and so served in said company.
That he was drafted to perform his second tour of duty, which was in Capt. Jones company as Sergeant for three months, and that he served out the whole of said term of three months.
That he served two months in his third tour of duty; that he was a Sergeant and served the whole of said term as stated in his foregoing declaration.
That in his last tour of duty he was a Sergeant; that the reason he did not state his grade, in all cases in his foregoing declaration was, that he was not aware of its making a difference as to the amount of pension to which he was entitled.
And the said Elijah Treadway the above named applicant further deposeth and saith

that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his first or last tour of duty; but, according to the best of his recollection he served in his said first and last tours of duty not less than the periods mentioned below, in the following graduated with I served in my first tour of duty as corporal two months and in my last tour as sergeant fourteen days and for such services I claim a pension.
That John Whittelsey the nearest clergyman, and residing in his present neighborhood can testify to his character for veracity and his belief of the applicant's services therein as a soldier of the Revolution.
Elijah Inadway
Sworn to & subscribed this 27 day of May 1833
I John Whittelsey a clergyman, residing in the town of Salem in Windham County State of Connecticut, hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Elijah Inadway who has subscribed and sworn to the above and foregoing declaration; that I believe he is seventy nine 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 I concur in that opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed this 27 day of May 1833
John Whittelsey

And the said Court hereby certify, that it appears to them that John Whittelsey who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the Town of Salem, in New London County, State of Connecticut and in the present neighborhood of Elijah Freadway the foregoing applicant for a pension, and that his statement is entitled to credit. Benj m Trumbull Judge in for-
I Benj m M. Trumbull Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Holchester in New London County and State of Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original, and supplementary, proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elijah Freadway for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this twenty seventh day of May A D 1833
B. M. Trumbull

5010
Elijah Tradway
6t
John Isham Colchester Conn

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Elijah Tradway  60
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.      App. 1775  out  about  2 Private Genl. Marm 79 born in London 60 entered there and now lives in said County   Sep 1776 3 Sergeant Col Jones   Aug 1778 2 Col Harris Two surviving witnesses knows 2 d tour of 3 months and 2 months, Col Harris   up to out about. 14 Col Ransom Certificate of two Citizens  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c, Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this                      day of                      personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of                      in the county of                      and State, Territory or District of                      aged (c)                      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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)                      , with                      and served in the                      (e) regiment of the                      line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                      of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                      and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  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 services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
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. The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the terms, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

16.007 INVALID.
File No. 16.007
Elijah Leadway vs Sergt Geo Wm
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 379
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jan. 22/98. Mrs. Catharine M. Vosburg. Binghampton, NY
1923. Jan. 13. Recd. to Mrs. Eugene Cooper, 81 Chipman St. Waterbury Conn. and Her letter has this day been forwarded to Law Div. for answer as to Civil War claim Wid. Bf. 255311 (of Delia E. wid of Joshua B. Horie, b. 6. 13 th Conn Inf)

7 18 Front St. Binghamton N.Y. Jan. 10 th 1898.
I understand that one of my ancestors was a Pensioner of the War of the Revolution. His family name was "Treadway" and not certain of given name After the war he lived at New London Conn -

I would like from your records - the given name of Mr Treadway - some account of his service - and the cause for which he received a pension -
Was the pension given to his widow after his death? I hope by this means to find the given name of his widow - If a fee is needed to pay for search please let me know Respectfully - Mrs Catherine M Voshurst

Jan'y. 29/98 - $1.00 in Currency returned to militr this day.
J.E.P. Finance Div.

Have been directed to address you by the Sec. of War-
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir.
Through the records in your department would like to obtain proof of the revolutionary war services of my ancestor He was for some years a pensioner for said services

His name was - Treadway first name unknown - He is supposed to have enlisted from Conn. as after the war he lived in New London Conn - But possibly he enlisted from Mass - Enclosed please find One dollar to pay for necessary research -

Possibly from your records I can find his christian name - Do your records show that his pension was paid to his widow - If sufficient data have not been given to warrant a search of your records will you kindly inform me to that effect -
Respectfully Catharine M. Vorbury Binghamton N. Y.
January twentyseven 1898

Ex. aw
REV. WAR SECTION
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec 8 , 1922
The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
No. of claim, S 16007
Name of soldier, Elijah Leadway
Wt. of War of Revolution SK
P. O. address of claimant, _____
was Corporal and Sergeant Company in the Conn. Militia
Regiment _____
State where enlisted. Conn
Date of enlistment _____
Date of discharge _____
If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.
Return attached letter with reply.
This was sent by Mrs. Eugene Cooper Dec. 11, 1922
Washington Dec 22 1922 Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 192
In reply to your request of _____, for the history of  Elijah Treadway , a soldier of the Revolutionary War, the following is taken from the Soldier's claim for pension.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr 1777 2 mos. Corpl. John Scham Conn   Sept 1776 3 " Sgt. Amos Jones Lyman Throop   June 1778 2 " Sgt. Nathaniel Harris " "   Apr 1778 2 wks. Cpt. Ransom Worthington  
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Belchester New London Co. Conn Date of application for pension, July 12, 1832 Heij cl. was al. Residence at date of application, Salem New London Co. Conn. Age at date of application, born at Belchester Conn. July 5, 1753 -
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family
Respectfully,