Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,778, Samuel B Waldron, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York.
Waldron, Samuel B.
S. 14.778
Carded
CONTENTS

146.48
New York
Samuel B. Waldron
of N.Y. City in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Renshaw of the Regt. commanded by Col. Hughes in the New York line for 10 months —
Date of death not rec OB
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of June 1833 and sent R. K. Miller No. 4 Pr. St. New York
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 33 — $ 66. 66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep 33 16 66
$ 83. 32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. Bromwell Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 — Page 37

No 23905
Sam d B. Waldron New York County New York
admitted.
10 mo. Private.
Rob t J Dillon New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show 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 Samuel B. Waldron New York County State of New York
   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.     Served Sept. 1775 - 3 - private Col Scott Col Bensen, 77 years Harlem Traditional evidence, no Clugman convenient, Witness certified credible   Served - 1776 - 1 15 as a teamster Col Hughes, Col Wooster Col - Major Abell New York one living witness certified credible papers correct -   Vol. 1. June 1776 - 7 - Battle of Long Island   10  
X Team service not allowed
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 do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court 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) _____, 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 [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] 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, (1) 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 tours 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declarations.

In the matter of the appli- cation of Samuel J. Waldron for a Pension under the Pension Act of 1832.
23905
Rev. J. Miller Agent 41 Broad St. N.Y.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of New York City and County of New York S p :
On this Eleventh day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty three. Personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of General Sessions of the Peace, in and for the City and County of New York, of the said City held at the City Hall, Samuel J. Waldron, a resident of the said City and County, aged sixty seven years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the fol- lowing declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
That he was born at Chester in the County of Chester and State of New Jersey 31 st day of August 1755; he has no record of his age; the books in which his father kept an account of the births & in his family having been burnt during the war: he was living at Harlem, in the City of New York, when called into the service, where he has resided since the Revolutionary war and where he continues to reside.
That his first service was at Harlem aforesaid, in the fall, about September 1775, under Captain Samson Ransom; he has no recol- lection of the names of the Colonel or General: that the only special service at this period, which he remembers, was the protecting some Cannon at Kingsbridge, which had been removed there by the Americans: a report was spread abroad, that a Company of Welsh fusileers, then in the City, intended to go up the river, land at Kingsbridge and spike the Cannon: in consequence of this report, his Company at Harlem were ordered to pro- tect them, and serve private, of whom he was one, were sent to stand sentry over them: that they did so for seven days together, when no attack having been made, they returned to Harlem: that he was in this service, as he

trunks, not less than three months and was a volunteer therein.
That his next service was in the building the fort at Hell Gate, in the East River, below Harlem aforesaid: he was engaged in drawing the timber with his team, from the beginning of March to the latter end of April 1776, a period of at least six weeks: One Colonel Hughes was the paymaster: General Wooster, with his troops, from Connecticut, were there, from the commencement to the completion of the building.
That his next service was about the 1 st of June 1776, when he enlisted, as a volunteer in the company, whose Captain's name he has forgotten: one Abell was the Major, Sacher was the Colonel of the Regiment and Scott was the General of the Brigade: the period of enlistment was for seven months or during the war: he stood sentry at the Old Hall, in the City of New York: he went with Major Abel and about 40 others of his company, to Stamford, having to seize two disaffected Tories: that they brought them to New York: he does not know what became of them, but, it was said, that they were sent to Simsbury Mines, in Connecticut: That, in the meanwhile, the British arrived and landed at Staten Island: that he, with his company, were ordered to Long Island, where they were during the battle: they were stationed in the lines and did not go into the field: they remained on Long Island about five days, when they received orders to march: that his company was one of the first, who landed at New York: That at or about the time the British landed at Ripp's Bay, to take possession of the City, he stood sentry at the Market, that General Putnam rode very quickly around the City and ordered the officers at the guard houses to leave their posts and to follow him: the Eastern side of the City was closed by the British and he, with one Peter

THAT, Quarters Master Sergeant to General de-Douglis Regiment, retreated from the City, in a penangier, to Poughkeepsie: That, in approaching the place, a boat was sent out by the Officer, to see if they were not spies. General Biddle, from Marblehead was the Officer and was there with his Brigade: On appearing before him he gave them a pass, and he proceeded to Hackensack. Soon after arriving at Hackensack, he was taken very sick with the spotted fever and he remained so indisposed through the whole of October and a part of November. In the mean time and before his recovery, the British had surrounded Hackensack and he was unable to get away: That when he left New York, it was his determination to seek out his Company and join them, which was the purpose of his retreating: but he never ascertained where they had gone.
That, as above related, in his first service he served not less than three months, and in his second, not less than six weeks: That, for his third service, he claimed for the whole period of enlistment, four, seven months, having been taken sick immediately after his retreat. Though the object of his retreat was to discover and join his Company, and as and before his recovery, having been so surrounded by the British as to be unable to bear arms against them: That from the date of his enlistment to that of his retreat, there was a period of not less than three months and a half: And from the date of his enlistment to that of his recovery, not less than five months and a half: And that, in consequence of old age, his memory is very much impaired.
That he frequently saw Generals Washington and Putnam, at the City of New York, before the battle of Long Island, and the latter, subsequently: as also one Major Stratfield, of Goshen, Dutchess County, New York, and many others whose names

he does not recollect.
That all his officers, to the best of his knowledge and belief, are all dead and that he knows of no one but his brother Oliver Waldron, of the City of New York, who can testify to his actual services.
That he knows of no clergyman at present living, who can testify in his behalf: that that Hon. Edean De. Attorney of the City of New York, late a citizen of his neighborhood, and William Brady, a citizen of his neighborhood can certify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services, as a soldier of the Revolution.
That he never received any written discharge and has no documentary evidence.
That one further recollection, he remembers, that, during his last enlistment, before the battle at Long Island, he went with a crew out of his own Company in a fatigue party of about forty men, to Fort Washington, under the command of Colonel Putnam: the British fleet was then in the harbor of New York and he believes five vessels went up the river River as far as Sing Sing, where one was burnt: as they sailed up, they fired upon the Fort: it was nearly finished: two cannon were planted on the platform, with which they returned the fire: they knocked off part of the rigging of one of the ships: none of our men were wounded or killed: the leg of one of our horses was shot off: that he remained there seven days: the names of two of the vessels were said to be Phoenix and Providence.
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 rolls of the Agency of any State.
Given to and subscribed, the day of November 13 1820
by me as said, in open Court
Richard Hatfield Blair

17 Rev. Gideon Lee Mayor the City of New York And William Brady, _____ residing in the City of New York, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel G. Waldo, who has sub- scribed and sworn to the above declaration: that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age: that he is respected and beloved, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion,
Given to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, in open Court
Richard Hatfield Clerk
Gideon Lee
Wm Brady
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Depart- ment, that the above named applicant was the Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Gideon Lee, above mentioned is the Mayor of the City of New York and William Brady who both have signed the preceding certificate, are both residents of the City of New York, and are credit persons And that their statement is entitled to credit.
R M at
John P. Palmer
H P Robertson
clerk

I, Richard Harfield, Clerk of the said Court of General Sessions of the Peace, in and for the City and County of Newcastle — do hereby certify that the fore- going contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel D. Waldron for a Pension —
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Eleventh day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty three —
Richard Harfield Clerk

In the matter of the application of Samuel J. Waldron. for a Pension
City and County of New York.
Oliver Waldron, of the said City, being duly sworn, deposes and says, that he is an elder brother of the applicant, Samuel J. Waldron; that he resided at Harlem Heights at the time his brother belonged to and served in Captain Ransom's Company, and that he knows of his service in said Company, but not the length of his service; that he was employed as a carpenter in building the same fort at Hart Gate for which his brother drew the timber and shunks their service was about a month; that these two services were in the latter part of 1775 and beginning of 1776; that he knows of his brother having enlisted in Major Atell's Company, in the City of New York, about the summer of 1776, and believes that he does not know, that he was at the battle at Long Island, being at that time employed as a carpenter, in a Company holding a fort at Fort Washington; that after the battle on Long Island, he removed with his family to Hackensack, New Jersey, but his brother remained in New York about four days, till the evacuation of the City by the American troops; that his brother came to his house in Hackensack, and was taken very sick with the spotted fever, very soon after his arrival; that during his said sickness, he the deponent went to Philadelphia, and on his return about the December 1776, the British had taken possession of Hackensack; that it was the intention and desire of his brother, at the time of his retreat, to have joined his Company, but was prevented by his sickness and by his ignorance of their station,
Sworn this 28th day of February 1833.
And I do certify that the said Oliver Waldron is a person of credibility.
Oliver Waldron
John W. Lyman Geo: Pac:

I, Richard Hatfield, Clerk of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and for the City and County of Newark, hereby certify that John W. Wymans before whom the preceding affidavit of Oliver Walden was sworn, is a Justice of the Peace for the City and County aforesaid and that the signature attached, thereto is his genuine signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this twelfth day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Richard Hatfield

April 21, 1938
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Mrs. C.S.Bryant R.D.# 3 Huntington, Long Island New York
BA-J/EBL John Gilbert-W.16268 Samuel B.Waldron-S.14778
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John Gilbert, born in 1760, and Samuel Waldron, born August 3, 1742, and died in 1798, both of New York.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Samuel Waldron, as described by you. However, the record has been found of a Samuel B. Waldron, who served from New York City and received pension while residing there. His record is furnished you herein as it may be of assistance to you in your research; the record of John Gilbert is also furnished you herein.
John Gilbert W.16268
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, W.16268, based upon disability resulting from service in that war, of John Gilbert.
John Gilbert was born February 10, 1760, place of birth and names of his parents are not shown.
John Gilbert enlisted, place not stated, and served as follows in Colonel Isaac Sherman's Connecticut Regiment: as private from May 28, 1777 to January 1, 1780; as corporal, from January 1, 1780 to January 1, 1781; and as sergeant from January 1, 1781 to December 31, 1781.
He was allowed pension from September 2, 1808, on account of disability resulting from injuries sustained while in service. Due to the destruction of papers when the War Office was burned in 1800, there are no details as nature of injury or engagement in which it was received.

John Gilbert died March 31, 1816, place not shown.
The soldier married November 11, 1783, Elizabeth Lyon, born January 18, 1763, place of birth and names of parents not shown.
Soldier's widow, Elizabeth, was allowed pension on her application executed October 22, 1838, while a resident of Cortland, Westchester County, New York.
The following names of children are shown:
Betsey Gilbert . . . . . born September 17, 1784. Clarissa Gilbert . . . . . " " 28, 1786. Moses Gilbert. . . . . " November --, ---- Burr Gilbert . . . . . " December 6, 1790. Abygail Gilbert. . . . . " March 12, 1793. Rachel Gilbert . . . . . " April 12, 1797. John Gilbert. . . . . " date not given.
In 1839, Clarissa Miller, aged fifty-three years lived in Cortland, New York, but she did not state whether or not she was Clarissa, daughter of John and Elizabeth Gilbert.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Elizabeth Gilbert, widow of John Gilbert(W.16268), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Elizabeth Gilbert, widow of John Gilbert Certificate No. 5819 Issued September 22, 1840 Rate, $80.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1836 Act of July 7, 1838 New York Agency.
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Samuel B. Waldron S.14778
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.14776, based upon the mili-

tary service in that war of Samuel B. Waldron.
Samuel B. Waldron was born August 31, 1755 at Closter, Bergen County, New Jersey. The names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in Harlem, New York City, Samuel B. Waldron enlisted in the fall of 1775, and served three months in Captain Sampson Benson's New York Company: from March 1, 1776, to the latter part of April, 1776, he was engaged in hauling timber for the building of a fort at Hell's Gate; names of officers not shown: he volunteered about June 1, 1776, served in Colonel Lasher's New York Regiment, was on Long Island when the battle occurred but "was on the lines and did not go into the field", was in the retreat from Long Island and while standing guard at a market in New York City, was ordered by General Putnam to leave the city, and as the eastern side of the city was closed by the British, he escaped to Hackensack, New Jersey: here he was taken ill and remained ill during October and part of November of said year and did not again rejoin his regiment, because, he stated, he never found out where said regiment had gone.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 11, 1833, while residing in New York City.
There are no data as to wife or children.
In 1833, Oliver Waldron, an older brother of Samuel B., resided in New York City.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Samuel B. Waldron(S.14778), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Samuel B. Waldron Certificate No.14648 Issued June 7, 1833 Rate $33.33 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 New York Agency.
*****
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

✓ 14778 INVALID.  Rev. Mass
1938-Apr 21- 761-80 Mrs. C. L. Bryant, Letter in case John Gilbert, (No 6268) E.E.L.
No. 14 778
Samuel B. Waldron
Heamoles Dis New Year
Act: June 7 th 32
Box:—Vol. 1 , Page 374
[Arrangement of 1870.]