Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23891, for Asahel Scofield, Connecticut

SERVICE
Scofield, Asahel
NUMBER
S. 23891
CONTENTS

24:413
New York
Isabel Scodfield
of Westchester Co in the State of N.Y. who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Smith of the regt commanded by Col Mead in the St. Ar- my for 12 mos per order 12 " " out }
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 90 Dollars 00 Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Decr. 1833 and sent to Hon A W and H Reps
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833 $225 00 Semest. allowance ending Decr 31 45 00 $270 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book 5 Vol. 4 Page 121

No. 11,556
Asahel Scofield Westchester Co. N.Y.
e. l. f.
adm a
M. Ward
J. H. Tompkins White Plains N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 17 183 3
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 Asahel Seaford West Chester N.Y.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     At age 1778 3 Private Capt Chas Smith Col Ino Mead 73 Voluntary as a living   Apr 6 1778 1 Lieut Ben Stampers Milner   Enlisted 1780 9 23 Capt Ruden Seaford Con   Stampers  
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 day 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 simply 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 (a) 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, 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.
[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 declaration.

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, 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] 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 declaration.

14555 Application of Asahel Scofield for a Pension
Seal at the end
Adm d 12 mo Matrops 12 mo. pri
W m Ward

State of New York Westchester County } ss. On this fourth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Westchester now sitting at Bedford in the said County. Asahel Scofield a Resident of the Town of Poundridge in the said County of Westchester, aged seventy three years on the seventeenth day of March last, 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. vir. That in the early part of the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight at Stamford in the State of Connecticut he thus decla- -rant enlist drafted and served for the space of three months in

a Company of Militia in the State of Connecticut. Commanded by one Cap n Charles Smith as a private in said Company and he this Declarant, faith- fully served for the space of three months aforesaid as a private in said Company and was honorably discharged about the first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight at Stamford aforesaid. That said Company was attached to a Regiment in the State of Connecticut Commanded by Col John Moad - and were employed during said three months in Guarding Stamford aforesaid and the Shores in that vicinity along the Sound. And this Declarant recollects that while he belong- -ed to & served the said three months in the said Company The British landed on Green- -wich Point - and said Company with another Company went down & drove off of said Point

in another Company went down & drove off of said Point
The British Troops, after several Exchanges of shots and some hard fighting.
And this Decla- -rant further states That shortly after his time expired and he was discharged as aforesaid from the aforesaid Company and about the month of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight (as near as he can recollect) at Stam- -ford aforesaid he this Decla- -rant enlisted as a private in a Volunteer Company of Artillery in the State of Connecticut, commanded by an Irishman (commonly called) Lieutenant Ben- for the Term of one year, and he this Declarant faithfully served as a private in said last men- -tioned Company, for the term of his said Enlistment of one year and after the Expiration of his said Term was honorably discharged at Stamford aforesaid in the Spring of the year of our

Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine by the aforesaid Lieutenant Ben who commanded the said Company of Artillery That said last mentioned Company of Artillery was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col l John Meat l . and was raised for the defence of Stamford aforesaid. and had one Gun- and was employed during said year in defen- -ding Stamford Harbour and the shores in that vicinity against boats & shipping of the British from Long Island and particularly from the Fort at Loyds Neck on Long Island- and were frequently engaged in small skirmishes with the British.
And this Declarant further states That in the Spring of the

Declarant further states That in the Spring of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty he this Declarant enlisted at Stamford aforesaid as a private in a Volunteer Company of State Troops in the State of Connecticut raised for the Defence of said State and commanded by Captain Reuben Scofield and served in said Company for the space of nine months and twenty three days, and was honorably discharged by the said Captain Reuben Scofield at Stamford aforesaid - That the said last mentioned Company was regularly & constantly employed within the State of Connecticut and frequently engaged in skirmishes with the British forces - and said last mentioned Company was attached to Col l John Meads Regiment in the State of Connecticut - And this Declarant further states

That during the rest of the Revolutionary war he was frequently employed in the American service for short periods and continued to the close of the war a faithful friend & soldier in the American cause That this Declarant drew pay as a private for each and every one of his three enlistments and services aforesaid for the several terms he has above stated And this Declarant further states That he has not any Record of his age, but as he was informed by his parents he was born at Stamford in the State of Connecticut on the seventeenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty nine where he continued to reside till he was twenty

hundred and fifty nine where he continued to reside till he was twenty four years of age when he removed to the Town of Poundridge aforesaid where he has ever since resided and still resides - That this Decla- rant resided at Stamford in the State of Connecticut during the whole of the Revolutionary war and at the several times of his aforesaid Enlistments and entering the service as aforesaid. That this Declarant was drafted as aforesaid for his first service of three months as aforesaid - and volunteered to serve the other two terms as aforesaid and always served for himself - but not as a substitute. And this Decla- rant further saith that he does not recollect of ever receiving any written discharge from the service - aforesaid. neither has he

now any Documentary or written evidence relating to his aforesaid enlistments services or discharges.
That this declarant was acquainted with and recollects Col. Charles Webb & Capt n Samuel Hoyt. of the Continental Army.
And this Declarant further states That Horatio Lock -wood and the Hon Ezra Lockwood both of the Town of Poundridge in the said County of Westchester are persons to whom this Declarant is known in his present neigh- -borhood. and who can Testify to this Declarants Character for veracity and their belief of his age and his services as a Soldier of the Revolution - And this Declarant further states

the Revolution - And this Declarant further states
That Samuel Dean of the Town of Stamford in the State of Connecticut, served with this Declarant as a private in Cap n Charles Smith's Company for three months as aforesaid, and also knew of this Declarant's enlist- ment and part of his service for one year in the aforesaid Company of Artillery Com- -manded by Lieut t Ben as aforesaid, and also served as a private with this Declarant for nine months and twenty three Days as afore- said in Cap n Reuben Scofield's Company as this Declarant has above stated, and can Testify to the same, and that the affidavit of the said Samuel Dean and Cap n Reuben Scofield hereto an- -nexed fully verify and prove this Declarant's services as he has above set them forth in this his Declaration. And this Declarant 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 Asaph Scofield in open Court the day and year aforesaid
A. Bayles C.R.
State of New York
Westchester County } ss. On this fourth day of October in the year of our Lord 1832 personally ap- peared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Westchester now sitting at Bedford in the said County. Samuel Dean of the Town of Ham- -ford in the State of Connec- -ticut aged sixty nine years on the 27 th day of March last who being duly sworn doth depose and say That he is now a pensioner as a soldier of the Revolution in the Continental Army. That he this Deponent

who being duly sworn doth depose and say. That he is now a pensioner and soldier of the Revolution in the Continental Army. That he this Deponent has been well acquainted with Asahel Scofield who has subscribed and made the preceding Declaration, for the last sixty years and now recollects him. That he this Deponent has heard the preceding Declaration of the said Asahel Scofield read and understands the contents thereof. That he this Deponent served as a private for three months in Capt n Charles Smiths Company with the said Asahel Scofield, and well recollects that the said Asahel Scofield, did serve as a private in said Company for three months and was discharged as he the said Asahel has set forth in his preceding Declaration, that in the Spring of the year 1778. this Deponent knew and well recollects. That the said Asahel Scofield at Stamford

2 in the State of Connecticut enlisted and commenced serving as he has stated in his preceding Declaration in a Company of Artillery Commanded by one Lieutenant Ben or Bane. That at the close of the year 1778 this Deponent having returned to the American Lines near Stamford afore said. found the said Asahel Seafeld still serving as a private in the said last mentioned Company of Artillery and is well satisfied That the said Asahel served one year in said last mentioned Company as he has stated in his preceding Declaration That this Deponent served as a private with the said Asahel Seafeld in Cap n Reuben Seafeld Company for the space of nine months and twenty three Days and well recollects That the said Asahel Seafeld

Well recollects that the said Asahel Scofield did serve in said last mentioned Company as he has stated in his preceding Declaration Sworn to & subscribed { Samuel Dean in open Court the day & year aforesaid.
A. Bayles Clerk
Westchester County ss. I, Nathaniel Bayles Clerk of the said Court, before whom the preceding affidavit of Samuel Dean has been subscribed to and sworn to. Certify that said Samuel Dean is known to me to be a credible person & his preceding statement is entitled to credit.
A. Bayles Clerk
We Horatio Lockwood and Ezra Lockwood both residing in the Town of Poundridge in the County of Westchester and State of New York, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Asahel Scofield, who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration. That we believe him to be, seventy three years of age, and a man of truth and veracity. That he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where

he resides to have been a vol- -unteer of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn to and subscribed Horatio Lockwood in open Court the day & year aforesaid Elisha Lockwood
N Bayles CLK

I Reuben Seefeld of Stamford Fairfield County & State of Connecticut do depose and say that I am well acquainted with Asahel Seefeld now living in Poundridge, Westchester County & State of New York and do certify that in the year 1780 and while I was Captain of a company in the revolutionary war of the Connecticut State troops raised for the defense of the State he the said Asahel Seefeld served under me in my company as a private for the term of Nine months and twenty three days until he was honourably discharged. I also certify that I enlisted the said Asahel myself and that we were under the command of Colonel John Mead and that the said Asahel was a good and faithful soldier during the whole of the term he served under me -
Reuben Seefeld
Fairfield County ss Stamford October 2 nd 1832 Personally appeared Reuben Seefeld and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth
Smith R. Sibley Justice of Peace.
State of Connecticut } ss. I Thomas B. Estorne Clerk of the County Court Fairfield County } within and for the County of Fairfield State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Smith R. Sibley Esquire is a Justice of the Peace for said Fairfield County duly commissioned & duly authorized to administer oaths and take Depositions &c. I further certify that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Smith R. Sibley Esquire & that I verily believe that the official signature to the foregoing Certificate purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County Court in Fairfield this 2 nd day of October A.D. 1832. Thomas B. Estorne Clerk of Court.
the said Court do hereby signore Their opinion after

with the hand writing of the said Smith R. Sibley Esquire that I verily believe that the official signature to the foregoing Certificate purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County Court in Poughkeepsie the 22 nd day of October A.D. 1832. Thomas B. B. Home Clerk of
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after due investigation of the matter based after perusing the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department. That the above named applicant Asahel Geo. Field was a Revolutionary soldier and served as the states. And the Court further Certifies That it appears to them That Horatio Lockwood and Ezra Lockwood who have signed the preceding Certificate are each of them residents of the Town of Poundridge in the said County of Westchester and are Credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to Credit
I Nathaniel Bayles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Westchester in the State of New York Do hereby Certify That the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said

I have sealed at Newbedford Sept. 1. D. O. Court in the matter of the application of Asahel Scofield of the Town of Poundridge in the said County of Westchester for a Pension In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fourth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two -
N. Bayles Clerk
Westchester County ss. I James Brown a Clergy man residing in the Town of Poundridge in the County of Westchester aforesaid hereby certify That I am well acquainted with Asahel Scofield who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding declaration, That I believe him to be seventy three years of age on the seventeenth day of March in the year of our Lord 1832 That he is reputed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolu- tion and that I concur in that opinion and I do hereby further Certify That the said Asahel Scofield is a man of good character and well known to me as a man of truth & veracity James Brown Sworn & subscribed in open Court this 24 th of Sept 1833
N. Bayles Clerk
And the said Court Certify That it ap- pears to them That James Brown who has signed the preceding Certificate

And the said Court certify that it ap- pears to them that James Brown who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Poundridge in the County of Westchester and is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit I Nathaniel Bayles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Westchester do certify that the foregoing is the original proceeding of said Court in supplying proof of a Clergyman to the return applica- tion of Sarah Seaford
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 24 th day of September A D 1833
N o Bayles Clk
for the space of three months in

Revolution
23891 INVALID.
File No. 23891
Isabel Scofield
Prs Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 156
[Arrangement of 1870.]