Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18050, for Ichabod Ives, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn.
Yves, Ichabod
S. 180 50
carded
CONTENTS

Order to pay - Aug. 19, '37.
Connecticut 17673
Schabod Ives.
of Wallingford in the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Brackett of the Regt. commanded by Col. Douglass. - in the Connecticut line for ten years. -
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 80. Dollars 00. Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of Sept. 1833 and sent to A.B. Chapin Wallingford. Conn.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 33. 200. - Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Mar 1834. 40. - $ 240. -
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. J. Cabner, Clerk, Book E. Vol. Three Page twenty one

State of Connecticut County of New Haven Probate District S. C. Town of Wallingford of Wallingford
On this 31 st day of July 1832 . Personally appeared before the Court of Probate in open Court - Said Court being a Court of record and having by the laws of this State a Clerk and Seal & now sitting - Ichabod Ives a resident of the Town of Wallingford - County of New Haven & State of Connecticut - aged seventy three years the 14 th day of August 1832 . who first being 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 United States service under the following officers & served as herein stated - In the year 1775 applicant enlisted into a company of Connecticut State Troops commanded by Capt. Isaac Cook - David Berry being for the space of three months consigned towards the latter part of the month of December and about the same time - or on some of the first days of January succeeding and in company with the others enlisted at the same time, applicant marched to Greenwich in Connecticut - from which place sd. Comp. sailed for the City of New York - at which place sd. Comp. remained about one day & night - proceeding from thence to Long Island to a Town called Brooklyn - at which place the sd. company from about the first of January 1776 until about the first of the next April. Employing themselves in building redoubts & a fort on Brooklyn heights - at which time the British man of war Asia, supposed by applicant to have been a seventy gun ship was lying off that on or about the first of April the sd. company, to which applicant belonged was

discharged verbally at Brooklyn & proceeded from thence to New Haven. The time for which the said company had enlisted having expired — That the applicant in the year 1776 again enlisted into a company of Connecticut State Troops for the term of seven months commencing about the 20. of May 1776. commanded by Capt. Brockell of North Haven & Lieutenant Horniston applicant joined sd. company at Wallingford and proceeded from thence to New York by way of New Haven where  app licant where applicant thinks he arrived about the fore part of June — at New York applicant remained about two months, during which time the said company had not much active duty to perform — That about the first of August of the same year the sd. company went from thence to Long Island — when the members of the sd. Comp. were employed in keeping guard — where they remained about ten or twelve days — when Gen. Washington visited the Island in person — commanded sd. company together with the other companies composing the Regiment commanded by Col. Douglass. Lieut. Col. Arnold of Durham and Major Porter — & all under the command of Genl. James Wadsworth of the Connecticut line of Durham to draw trails & at a certain hour of night to set fire to them — and retreat from the Island behind the fires to the City of New York — soon after the said Reg. left New York & proceeded to Gurtle bay to move some stores & protect them That while at Gurtle bay at the time the British came up with several sail of the time that the British opened a brisk fire upon which the sd. Regt. retre- -ated to Harlem Heights & ordered to dig an entrenchment — That on the day following the said Reg. together with several Regts. commanded

to applicant unknown - had an engagement with some of the British accompanied by some advantages in favor of the Americans - That the sd. Reg. remained - applicant thinks about three weeks at Harlem Heights - during which time the applicant says he saw a man drawn up to be shot. applicant thinks the man was a sergeant - that he was condemned to be shot for snapping a gun at a commanding officer - but that he was reprieved just as he was to have been shot - That from Harlem Heights the sd. Reg. proceeded to White Plains . applicant thinks about the middle of September of the same year - at which place they were attacked by the British troops in the fore part of the day - That the British troops were successful & the Americans were obliged to quit their lines & retreat - & proceeded to a place called Winter Hill to which place the baggage was transported in the night season - at which place the sd. Reg. remained but a short time - and went to a place applicant thinks was called North Street - at which place their stay was short from thence they proceeded to North Castle - where they arrived about the last of November of same year where they remained until the 25th day of December of the same year - on which day then being Christmas - the said Reg. was verbally discharged - their term of duty having expired. Applicant further says that in the year 1777 he enlisted into a company commanded by Capt James Peck . Lieutenant Bradley . & Ensign Francis - for the term of not less than eleven or eight months that the sd. Comp. belonged to a Reg. of State Troops commanded by Col Eno . - That the sd. company went from Wallingford to Mansford for the purpose of guarding the coast -

that the said Comp. left Wallingford some time in the month of May of 1777 - That the said Comp. remained upon the coast untill - as applicant thinks - some time in the fall of the year, when they were ordered to March to Fish Kill in the State of New York - where they remained about two or three weeks - & proceeded from thence to Pictskill where the sd. Reg. which had un- ited the first time at Fish Kill - remained about a month - from which place they proceeded to a Village then known by the name of Sleepy Hollow - from whence the Reg. in a few days proceeded to Crompond, so called, by the Soldiers - from the whence the Reg. proceeded to a place called Near Snow Neck - where they arrived late in the fall season - where they remained about six weeks from which place they proceeded to Horse Neck so called where they were discharged verbally on the first of January 1778 the term of time for which the Reg. enlisted having expired - Applicant further says that in the year 1781 about the first of March - he enlisted again for the term of one year into a Company of State Troops - in a Reg. under the command of Col. Shipman. Major Webb & Humphreys. Reg. was also under the command of Gen. David Waterbury by the Comy motion in p. The Company into which applicant enlisted was commanded by Capt. Edwards. sd. Comp came together at a place in Stamford called Palmer's hill - about half way from Stamford Town to Horse Neck - a place in Greenwich that for some time the sd. Comp. was quartered upon the inhabitants in the vicinity of sd. hill - That about the first of July the sd. Comp. was ordered to Throggs Point near Kingsbridge in the County of Westchester & State of New York - in Marching to which place they passed through White Plains said point being then in possession of the British or refugee troops - Gen. Waterbury was present at the point

I commanded in person - an attack was made upon the point of the British Troops - & they were driven down under cover of the guns of a British Frigate which was lying off the point - On the day following the sd. Troops together with a Reg. of light horse commanded by Col. Sheldon & Several Continental officers went down upon the neck - as applicant supposes for the purpose of deceiving the enemy in relation to their ultimate designs - That no attack was made - that they all withdrew - Col. Sheldon's light horse left applicant supposes they went to their quarters but does not know - sd. Reg. of Gen. Waterbury marched to White Plains - where they encamped in sight of the Dukes corpse - as applicant thinks for about two months - That about two weeks before they left the Dukes corpse - left the White Plains Reg. left their Tents and went to the woods to sleep - on account of their defenseless situation - That the said Reg. took up their March for Palmers hill - That they halted from time to time on their way - That they took up about a Month in their March - That they arrived within about three Miles of Palmers hill & stopped and built four redoubts & four rows of barracks - That the applicant was on the Generals Guard & lived in the Quarters through the winter that on the last of February or first of March they were verbally discharged - Their term of service having expired - Applicant further says that in 1782 - he went to New London as Substitute for Doct. Aaron Andrews who was drafted from the Militia of the State of Connecticut in Wallingford for the space of two Months - That Capt. Moses Hotchkiss of Cheshire & Lieutenant Daniel Holt. of Wallingford since Meriden commanding - Applicant says that no one that enlisted with him is within his knowledge now

living - That he served the two months for which Doct. Andrews was drafted & was verbally discharged. - The applicant further says that he has served at several other times, but the dates of the times is not within his rec- ollection - nor is there in his knowledge any evidence of them & therefore he has omitted them - The applicant relinquishes every claim whatever to any pension or annuity, except the present - & declaring that his name is not on any pension rolls of the agency of any State - the time which applicant served for which he  claims a pension is 31 months - all of which  time he was a private in different companies in the Connecticut  line In answer to the queries proposed by the department the applicant says - 1st. That he was born in the Town of Bristol in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut in the year 1759 - To the 2 d that he does not know of any record of his name - To the 3 d that he has ever lived in Wallingford since he was 14 years of age & that he lived in Wallingford when called into service - To the 4 th that he has answered 4 th in his declarati- -on - To the 5 th that he has answered 5 th . in his declaration - To the 6 th that he has answered in his declaration - To the 7 th . he refers to Ira Yale Esqr. Charles Yale Deac. Joshua Stewart - Doct. John Andrews - Sworn & subscribed to the day & year aforesaid } S. C. B. D.
We Ira Grewick Rev a clergyman residing in in the town of Wallingford and John Andrews a physician residing in the same place. highly certify that we are well acquainted with Schabau Ives who has subscribed as a deacon to the above declaration - that he is respected and beloved in the neigh-

- household when he resides to have been a soldier in the revolution - and that we are conceded in that opinion Sworn & Subscribed the day before open, Sedge-wick Rice John Andrews
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 Sedge-wick Rice who has signed the foregoing certificate is a cle- gymen resident in the town of Walling- ford & that John Andrews M.D. who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Wallingford, and is a credible person, & that their statement is entitled to credit. And the Court further declares that the applicant was supported in his declaration in relation to the services of 1775 by the testimony of George Merriam and Jonathan Bartholomew orally given in court to the truth of the facts - by the same in the same manner in relation to that of 1776 - by the same in the same manner in relation to that of 1777 - By the testimony of David Barnes and James W. Clark given in the same manner in relation to the services of 1781.
Wm. D. Reynolds Judge of Probate For the District of Wallingford

I Randall Cook Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Wallingford do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the Matter of the Application of Schabot Ives for a Pension
Schabot Ives 250
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of sd. Office this 14th day of August August A.D. 1832
Randall Cook Clk.
The Declaration
12/2/36

J. R. W.
#18,050-Inv.
Rev. War
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,
Oct. 29, 1902
Sir:
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Schabod Ives , 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.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Dec. - 1775 3 mos Pvt Isaac Cook Not stated Conn.   May - 1776 7 " " Brockett Douglas "   May - 1777 7 " " Jas. Peak Roger Eno "   Mar. 1781 12 " " Edwards Shipman "   - 1782 2 " " Amos Natchkiss Not stated "  
Battles engaged in, Harlem, White Plains & Throggs Point.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Wallingford Conn.
Date of application for pension, July 31, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Wallingford, Conn.
Age at date of application, Born Aug 14, 1759 Bristol, Conn.
Remarks: His claim was allowed.
Very respectfully,
Mr. Stuart E. Wade 121 - W. 90 th St. New York, City
Acty Commissioner.

18,050
INVALID.
File No. 18,050
Debited Sacs
Dr. Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 189
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Oct. 29-1902 Stuart C. Wade - N. Y. City
Oct. 29-1902 Mrs. O. K. Rockwell - Gilford Conn.

Farmers & Merch s Bank Pension Agency Hartford 16 th August 1837.
Sir
The papers of Ichabod Ives claiming twelve months pension are herewith enclosed and transmitted for your special directions authorizing the payment
I am very respectfully Your obedient servant Sam l T. Ditchin Agent.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington.

Shaboa Dves (New Bedazzled)
aoma
24 mofere
80 1/2

State of Connecticut County of New Haven } p Wallingford Probate District of Wallingford }
Be it Remembered. That on this 26 th day of March 1833. Personally appeared in the Court of Probate for the District of Wallingford - in open court & now sitting. Ichabod (was a resident in the Town of Wallingford aforesaid) - aged 73 years the 14 th day of August 1832 - who first being 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 Feb y 7. 1832 - That he entered the United States service under the following officers and served as herein stated -
In the year 1775 he enlisted into a company of Connecticut Infantry - then called State Troops as a private - for the space of three months - Capt. Isaac Cook's Company - Ensign David Berry - & proceeded Greenwich - & from thence to Long Island - & were stationed at Brooklyn where they were employed in building a redoubt & fort on the heights - during a part of which time the British ship Asia was lying off that place - that the company in which applicant served was verbally discharged at Brooklyn having performed the three months service for which they were enlisted -
In the year 1776 - he again enlisted into Col. Douglass. Regiment - Lieut. Col. Arnold Capt. Brockill's Company as a private Infantry - as a private for the space of seven months - commencing on or about the 20 th of May and ending on or about the 20 th of December of the same year - when he was verbally discharged at North Castle in the State of New York - During this tour he went to New York by the way New Haven - where he remained about two months - went on to Long Island about the first of August - that while there Gen. Washington visited the Island - that they

retreated from the Island in the night - behind fires which they had built for the purpose - that from New York they went to Turtle Bay & re-moved some stones & protected them - that the British fired upon them - & they retreated to Harlem Heights & dug an entrenchment - The day following they had an engagement with some of the British - that they went from them to White Plains at which place they had an engagement with the British - & were obliged to quit their lines & retreat to Winter Hill - from them they proceeded to North Street - & from them to South Castle - when they were discharged.
In the year 1777 he enlisted as a private in Col. Ennis Regiment - Capt. Peck's Company Connecticut Infantry - for a term of time not less than seven months that they went on to the coast to keep guard when they remained until early in the fall when they went to Fishkill in the State of New York then to Poughkeepsie - from there to Sleepy Hollow - from there to Crompond - from there to Man-morone - from there - & Horse Neck where they were verbally discharged for their term of service having expired -
In the year 1778 he enlisted for a private for one year in Col. Waterbury's Infantry - Capt. Edwards - Connecticut Infantry - that they went to Valcour Island between Stamford & Horn Neck - & were quartered on the inhabitants - that about the first of July they were ordered to Throgg's Point near Kingsbridge - in the County of West Chester State of New York - that the British were in possession of the point & an attack was made on them under command of Gen. Waterbury - that the British were driven down under cover of their guns - that Col. Sheldon's light horse was there - that they left and proceeded from them to White Plains

that the Duties Corpse was in company in sight of them - that the Duties Corpse left & they went into the woods & slept for about fortnight when they left also - & proceeded by short marches to the vicinity of Palmers Hill where they built four redoubts & four rows of barracks. When they remained until the last of February - when they were verbally discharged. Their term of service having expired.
Applicant claims a pension for 3 months in 1775 - 7 months in 1776 - 7 months in 1777 - & 12 months in 1778 - making in all 29 months.
Applicant relinquishes every claim to any pension whatever except the present & declares his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
In answer to the questions proposed by the Department Applicant says To the 1. - that he was born in Bristol in the County of Hertford - 1759.
- 2. - He does not know of any record - 3. - That he has always lived in Wallingford since he was 14 years of age - 4. - He has and is in his declaration - - 5. - He says the same - - 6. - He says the same - - 7. - He refers to Mr. Dale Esq. - Chas. Hale Deacon Joshua Stevans & Dr. John Andrews -
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid I. Chabot D. Jones
We James Noyes a druggist of the Town of Wallingford and Jacob Carrington of the same place hereby certify that we are acquainted with Chabot Jones who has subscribed the foregoing declaration & do know that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides & have been a soldier of the Revolutionary War & returned to James Noyes this day & year aforesaid James Carrington

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion - after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories presented by the Department - that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states - & the Court further certifies that it appears to them that James Noyes who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Wallingford and that James Carrington who has signed the same is a resident in said town & is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to belief -
M c D. Reynolds Judge of Probate for the District of Wallingford
I Randall Cook Clerk of the Court of Probate for the district of Wallingford do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ichaboa Dues for a pension And I further certify that A. B. Chaplin whose name is subscribed to the dispositions of said Barnes - George Morrison - Jonathan Bartholomew & James W. Clark is a Clerk of the said Court duly qualified & a minister of the Gospel & that the signature purporting to be his is genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand together with the seal of said Office this 26. day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty three -
Randall Cook Clerk

I David Barrus of Wallingford in the County of New Haven in the State of Connecticut of lawful age dispose & say that I am well acquainted with Ichabod Ives of said Wallingford - that in February  January 1781 - deposited together with the said Ives entitled for the term of one year into the service of the United States in a Company commanded by Capt. Edwards the Col. Shipmans Regt. General Washingtons Brigade - Connecticut Line that they served the time for which they were entitled in said Company and were honorably discharged - on the last day of February 1782 - & further the deponent saith not -
David Barrus
New Haven County ss Wallingford Nov. 2 nd 1832 Personally appeared before me the undersigned - a just. of the Peace for the County of New Haven David Barrus signed of the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the facts therein stated before me - and hereby certify that I am well acquainted with David Barrus & that he is the person and that his statement is to the best of to belief A. B. Chapin Just. of Peace

I George Merriman of Wallingford in the County of Rutland & State of Vermont do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said George Merriman of said Wallingford that in the years 1775-1776- & 1777 he was in  he was in the United States service as follows - in 1775 - deponent enlisted in a company commanded by Capt. Ebenezer Cook - Col. Mow regiment - Connecticut line - for the term of three months - that the said George enlisted at the same time & served the same length of time - when they were verbally discharged - in 1776 the said George enlisted into a company commanded by Capt. Brackett - Col. Mow  Brigadier in Regiment - for the space of three months - deponent at the same time enlisted for the same length of time in a company in the said regiment commanded by Capt. Barnum - that they both served out their term of service - being three months & were verbally discharged at Fort-Castle in the State of Massachusetts Christmas day - in 1777 deponent says that in 1777 he with the said George & others enlisted into a company commanded by Capt. James Pick - Col. Ennis regiment - Connecticut line for the term of three months - & after serving out their time were verbally discharged on the first day of January 1778 - at Horse neck - further the deponent saith not
George Merriman
new Haven County of Wallingford Nov. 26. 1832 Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of Peace for the County of Rutland George Merriman signer of the facts foregoing deposition & made solemn oath to the truth of the facts therein stated - before me - Shirley certify that George Merriman is a credible person & his statement is entitled to belief J. D. Chapin justice of the Peace

I Jonathan Bartholomew of Wallingford in the County of Rutland & State of Connecticut - of lawful age depose say that I am well acquainted with Schoback Ius of said Wallingford - That in the years 1775 - 1776 - & 1777 deponent was in the service of the United States of following (viz) in 1775 deponent enlisted into a company commanded by Capt. Isaac South. Col. Mear's Regiment - in the Connecticut Line - for the term of three months - that the said Ius enlisted at the same time - & both both served out the term of time for which they enlisted & are verbally discharged - in 1776 - deponent enlisted into a company commanded by Capt. Barnes - Col. Douglas Regiment - The said Ius enlisted at the same time into a company in the said Regiment commanded by Capt. Brackett - The term of said going which time they served out & are verbally discharged - deponent says that in 1777 he with the said Ius & others enlisted into a company commanded by Capt. James Pink - Col. Ems Reg t Conn - at that time - the term of seven months which they served out & are verbally discharged - & further the depon- -ent saith not
Jonathan Bartholomew Rutland County ss. Wallingford Nov. 26. 1832 Personally appeared before me - Jonathan Bartholomew known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing deposition & made solemn oath to the same & thereby certify that the said deponent is a credible person & his statement is entitled to belief
A. B. Chapin Just. of Peace

I James M. Clark of Wallingford in the County of New Haven & State of Connecticut of lawful age depose & say that in the year 1861 I was deposed together with several others among whom was the said I was - enlisted into the service of the United States in the a company commanded by Capt. Edwards - Col. Shipmans Regiment - Gen. Waterburys Brigade. Connecticut line. - that we were mustered in the year for which we enlisted said and were honorably discharged - and further the deponent saith not. James M. Clark
New Haven County of Wallingford October 11. 1832
Personally appeared before me James W. Clark signor of the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me - And I hereby certify that the deponent is a credible person & his statement is entitled to belief -
A. B. Chapin Justice of Peace
80 75 80
Jerusalem Dues (Two Sikkas Each)

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Ives, James GRADE Private LINE North Carolina
WARRANT NUMBER N 12285 and 13252 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED August 14, 1792 To Isaac Egle, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.