Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,083, for Thomas Starr, Connecticut

SERVICE
SERVICE born. mass.
Stair, Thomas
NUMBER _____
R. 10.083
CONTENTS

State of Connecticut } Fairfield County } S.S.
On this 24 th day of July 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate, for the District of Danbury now sitting at Danbury, within & for the said District in the said State. The same being a court of Record. Thomas Starr of Reading in the said District a resident of said Reading who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he was born in said Danbury on the 25 th day of December 1760. that he has no record of his age, but has always been informed & believes that to have been the period of his birth and he is now seventy one years of age; that he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated 1 st . That in the month of February 1777 he resided at Stockbridge in the State of Massachusetts: that at Lenox in said State, and early in the month of February in said year, he enlisted in the service of the United States, for the term of three years, in the Continental Army in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Patterson in the Company commanded by Captain Enos Stone of the Massachusetts line. The service in the said Company with the said Regiment thereafter for the period of four months and until some time in the month of June following when he was discharged on account of bodily infirmity at Springfield in the State aforesaid, by the said Colonel Patterson; he was not engaged in any battle, but after his enlistment he remained at said Lenox, from the time he so enlisted until some time in the month of April 1777. when the said Company was marched to said

Springfield, and there remaince until he was discharged as aforesaid, on his return to his Mother's house in said Stockbridge; he deliverce his discharge to his Mother for safe keeping; and has never seen it since, and it is lost; on this term he served four months.
2 nd That afterwards to wit, on or about the 1 st day of July 1780 and while he so resided at said Stockbridge, a Regiment was ordered to be raised of Volunteers and by Drafts from the Militia of that part of Massachusetts to garrison Fort Plain on the River Mohawk in the State of New York. He volunteered in the said service, and mustered for service about the 10 th of said month of July at said Lenox under the command of Col. Brown of the Massachusetts Militia. The Officers of the company in which he served were Captain John Spurr of Sheffield, Lieutenant Jonathan Brooks of Lansborough, and Lieutenant Isaac Ball of Stockbridge, all in the County of Berkshire in said State of Massachusetts. The said Troops under said Colonel Brown, to the number of two hundred or more, immediately marched to said Fort Plain, and remaince there, doing garrison duty, until the 3 rd day of October following, and guarding the Inhabitants of the surrounding Country against hostile incursions of the Indians. On said 3 rd day of October, the said Troops commanded by Colonel Brown, were ordered to Fort Paris on the left Bank of said Mohawk River, where they remaince until the 17 th day of October 1780. Said Fort Paris is distant from said River about four miles.
There was a body of Indians in the Neighborhood, and there was a settlement of white people below the Fort aforesaid: on said 17 th day of October the said Colonel Brown —

apprehending that the Indians intended making an attack upon the said settlement, sallied from the Fort, at the head of two hundred and fifty men - and marched towards the said settlement, which was situated between the Fort & the River, at the distance of about three miles from the Fort, the Troops were attacked by a large body of Indians, about eight hundred who lay in ambush, under Buttes & Brans. The American Troops were defeated with great slaughter, Colonel Brown & ninety six men were killed, all the killed were buried on the battle ground the next day. Colonel Brown was carried to the Fort and buried with military honors.
He remained at said Fort afterwards until the 27 th or 28 th of October when the Regiment was marched to Albany under the command of Major Root of Pittsfield - aforesaid who assumed the command, after the death of said Colonel Brown, and were dismissed at Greenbush early in November 1780. He was engaged in said Battle with the Indians, and was near said Colonel Brown when he was killed. On this time he served three and one half months. Of these two periods of serving he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person, whose testimony he can produce, who can testify to his said service.
3 d That in the fall of the year 1781 and in the month of September as he verily believes, he having returned to Connecticut and residing in Ridgefield in said County of Fairfield engaged to serve as a substitute for one Augustus Tilling then of said Ridgefield now deceased, who had been before that time drafted to serve in the Connecticut militia as a Private Soldier at Middlesex on Long Island Sound in said State of Connecticut.

where a small military force was stationed to guard the coast & protect the inhabitants. He immediately proceeded to said Middlesex which is situated a few miles east of Horse- -neck and served at said station in the com- -pany commanded by Captain Benjamin Boughton. The other officers of said Company were Lieutenant Rockwell, William Forrester Ensign and Samuel Stebbins order by Sergeant; in this service he continued six weeks, and until the latter part of the Month of October when he was discharged and returned home. There were other small mili- -tary stations in the vicinity of said Middlesex under the direction of Colonel Mead of the Connecticut Militia and the whole including the said Company of Captain Boughton, served under his command. All said Offi- -cers belonged to the Militia of Connecticut.
All the service aforesaid he performed as a Private soldier.
Being examined he says, that his Father died while he was an Infant; that his Mother when he was of the age of six years removed to said state of Massachusetts - and removed to Connecticut about the time he removed at Middlesex aforesaid.
Immediately after the close of the Revolutionary war, he removed to Ballston in the state of New York and resided there about four years - then removed to said Danbury, and has resided there at said Reading and in Newtown in said County ever since - that he has pronounced the Rev. Lemuel B. Full to testify in his behalf because he is the Clergyman whose Preaching he attends always residing in a different town.
Thomas Moore
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The said Thomas Starr hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Thomas Starr
We Samuel B. Hall a clergyman, residing in the town of Danbury & Seth Wheeler of said Reading  residing in the same hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Thomas Starr who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy one years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion, and that he is a man of good reputation for veracity — Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Samuel B. Hall Seth Wheeler
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Samuel B Hall who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Danbury and that Seth Wheeler who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Reading and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Attest Edward Saylor Clerk
I, Edward Saylor Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Danbury do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Starr for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my said Office, 24 th day of July 1832:
Attest Edward Saylor Clerk

State of Connecticut County of Fairfield } S.S.
I Reuben Booth of Danbury in the said county Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Danbury in the said county and State do hereby certify to all whom it may concern that Edward Taylor who hath signed and certified the foregoing proceedings of the said Court is clerk of the said Court of Probate and was clerk as aforesaid at the time of signing and certifying the same. And that the said signatures above written, which purport to be the signatures of the said Edward Taylor are in truth his hand writing - and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts as such clerk
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in Danbury aforesaid this 24 th day of July A.D. 1832
I further certify that I am personally acquainted with Thomas Hall within- named; and that he is a person of credit and of good character for truth.
Reuben Booth Judge of Probate for the District of Danbury Connecticut

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I Ebenezer Nichols of Danbury in the county of Fairfield a State of Connecticut aged Seventy four years being duly sworn do depone & say that in the year 1781 in the month of September Thomas Starr of Reading in said county then belonging to the Militia of Connecticut and being a private soldier therein in the company commanded by Capt Benjamin Boughton of said Danbury and served in said company I think about six weeks at Middlesex in said county of Fairfield. There was but one company of Militia then stationed at the time which was commanded by said Capt Boughton The other officers of said company were Lieutent Rockwell and Ensign Williams Forster both of Ridgefield. The said company was stationed as a guard to protect the persons & property of the citizens. I served with him during his said term of service in the said company, and we were dismissed at the same time Ebenezer Nichols
July 24 th 1832 - I have been & I do hereby in open court and this court certifies that the respondent sustains a good character for truth and credible witness Attest Edward Taylor Clerk

We the undersigned inhabitants of the towns of Reading and Newtown in the County of Fairfield, in Connecticut, do hereby certify and declare that we have for many years been acquainted with Thomas Parr of said Reading who hath applied for a Pension for Revolutionary services - that he is a man of good character for veracity, and that we fully believe he served in the Revolutionary war, in the Massachusetts line in Colonel Patten's Regiment; also under Col. Brown of Massachusetts Militia on the Mohawk line, and at Middlesex in the State of Connecticut, in the Militia of said State.
Henry Lyon Isaac R. Lyon Seth D. Turner T. S. Beckwith Hiram Cole Seth Gilbert
John Meeker Jeremiah Sturges Daniel Lyon Thad. B. Read Israel Dyer Edward Bane Preston Deyant Amos Munroe John S. Merrill Eli Wright Levi Patchen
Sworn and subscribed before me this 25 day of July 1832 -
Aaron Sanford Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut Fairfield County } ss
I Reuben Booth of Danbury in said county & State Notary Public for said county duly admitted Commissioned & sworn, do hereby certify that Aaron Sanford Esq. before whom the foregoing Depositions were taken & sworn is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Fairfield duly commissioned & duly authorized to administer oaths & take Depositions
I further certify the signature of the foregoing certificate purporting to be his are genuine & in the proper hand writing of the said Aaron Sanford Esq.
I further certify that the within named Deponents are all well known to me & that they are all Gentlemen of honor & integrity & sustain good charac- ter for truth.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affix the seal of my said office in Danbury this 25 th day of July A.D. 1832
Reuben Booth Notary Public
Hon. G. Tomlinson H.R.

Thomas Starr
Conn.
act 7 June 1832
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I Samuel Hawley of Newtown in the county of Fairfield and state of Connecticut of the age of Sixty three years of age being duly cautioned and sworn having done so and say that I am well acquainted with Thomas Stone of Redding aforesaid and have been for Twenty five years past and I have frequently heard him state for fifteen years past that he enlisted in the Continental Army at St Leon in Massachusetts in the year 1777 and with Stone mustered at Springfield in said state and Col Patterson then discharged him before the Regiment was mustered through the entreaty of his mother in consequence of inability. He said that at another time he volunteered at Stockbridge in Massachusetts to go to up the Mohawk River to a place called Stone Ridge to fight the Indians and they had an engagement with the Indians while they were there, and several were killed and Col Brown was killed also I heard him state that he was on guard near Middletown in Connecticut. all the above statements were made by him long before anything was said or expected from Government as Pension. Redding 15 th September 1835 -
Samuel Hawley
State of Connecticut ss. Fairfield County ss.
Be it known that before me the the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for Fairfield County appeared Samuel Hawley the subscriber to the foregoing deposition and made oath to the truth of the same, and I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said Hawley and that his evidence is entitled to the fullest credit - Thomas B. Huntington Justice of the Peace

I Seth Wheeler of the Town of Redding, County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut of the age of Seventy nine years being duly cautioned and sworn depose and say that I am well acquainted with Thomas Starr of said Redding and have been for forty years past and that I have been with him and labored together as long as thirty years ago and then he used to tell and relate the circumstances of his enlistment in the Connecticut troops at Simon in Massachusetts and was then under Col Patterson in the Capt. Storer's Company and that he went to Springfield to be mustered and was then discharged before he was mustered on account of bodily disability. Also there were orders came to Stockbridge to raise a number of men to go up the Mohawk River to a place called Stone Ridge. There was a Town meeting called in Stockbridge and there a bounty was agreed upon to pay ten dollars for each Soldier and he said he enlisted to go as a volunteer and the draft was made as he said by volunteer, he said while they were at the aforesaid place of Stone Ridge the Indians came and made some firing upon them then, and the Indians retreated and made an effort to take the company by surprise, and several persons were killed, Col Brown was killed at that time. I have heard him give a statement at different times of the above circumstances when we have been together and further say not
Redding 15 th the September 1835 —
State of Connecticut } S.S. Fairfield County }
Seth Wheeler
Be it known that on the day and date above described before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said Fairfield County appeared Seth Wheeler the subscriber to the foregoing deposition and made oath to the truth of the same and I hereby certify that he is well known to me to be a man of truth and has evidence entitled to credit Thomas D. Fenton Justice of the Peace —

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P. O. _____
Thomas Starr
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18