Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22679, William Wordin, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn.
Wordin William Worden or
N. 22679
Dorcas.
CONTENTS

Connecticut. . . . 1330.
Dorcas Worden, widow of William Worden, decd.
who died on the 15 th April, 1814; of Fairfield in the State of Conn. who was a Genl. & pri. in the corps commanded by Captain Walker of the ————— commanded by ————— in the Connecticut line for State Troops.
6 mos. gunner art y 18 mos. pri. inf y .
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut, at the rate of 86 Dollars ————— Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Au- gust, 1837. and sent to Hon. Gideon Tomlinson, Fairfield. Conn.
Arrears to the 4 th of March '37 = $ 516:00 Pemi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. '37 = 43:00
559:00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 }
Recorded by S. A. Elliott Clerk, Book A Vol. 2 Page 79.

Dorcas Worden wid. of William da r
Cont.
March 1781.
and 1814
See paper Sett Hall & Thomas Boothall. Cont.
Adn s
6 mo Gunnery Art y 24.00
18 .. per diff. 60
per Ann. 80.00
commencing 4 March 1831
Col. Nat. Troops
Col. Walker
Hor. Genl. Somerville
Greenfield Cont.

Thomas Brothwell of the Town of Fairfield in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut a pensioner under Act of June 1832 (Deposited and said that) in the Spring of 1782 he enlisted in the Town of Fairfield into a company of Conn. State Guards Infantry under command of Capt. Daniel Lacey and served as a private for 8 months in the Lacey Guard in 1782 commencing in the Spring at a place called Mutton Lane on Long Island Sound which was on the dividing line of the Towns of Fairfield & Stratford near the mouth of Newfield now called Bridgeport Harbour. The Guard was stationed on the Fairfield side (said Newfield formerly belonged to the Town of Stratford) and remembering that Lieut. William Hall commanded a company of Guards that was stationed at said Newfield & Wells Tongue Isaac Pattee was a sergeant of said Guard That said Hall's Guard was in service at said Newfield & Wells Tongue the same Summer of 1782 that Connecticut was in service in Lacey's Guard and remembering that the dividing line between said Fairfield & Stratford at Mutton Lane was the dividing line between the Hall's Guard and said Lacey's Guard also remembering that Sherman Burratt & Josiah Burratt belonged to said Hall's Guard at that time who are now both dead and that the two Guards met at said Mutton Lane when on duty.
Thomas Brothwell

State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss By Bridgeport June 27 1837 personally appeared Thomas Brothwell and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition, who I certify is a credible Witness well known to me — Sworn and subscribed before me
Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace
State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss By Bridgeport I Isaac Sherman Clerk of the Probate Court in and for the District of Stratford in said County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Isaac Sherman is a Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission will expire in June 1838 and that his signatures to the aforesaid Depositions of Thomas Brothwell, Elijah Burrett, and Elijah Peet, dated July 14 1837, being his second Deposition, are his genuine signatures.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court the 14 day of July A D 1837
Just Isaac Sherman Clerk
Samuel Stratton Judge of the Court of Probate within and for the District of Stratford aforesaid do hereby certify that Isaac Sherman is Clerk of said Court and a Justice of the peace in and for said Fairfield County and the above is his signature with the seal of said Court annexed. Samuel Stratton Judge

Elijah Peet of the Town of Bridgeport in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut deposeth and saith that he is 76 years of age and is a Pensioner under the Act of June 1832 and that since he gave his deposition in Autumn 1836 Relative to the service of William Worden his husband of Dorcas Worden of Bridgeport he has remembered further particulars Relative to D r Williams service in the Guard in the War of the Revolution viz — he remembers D r William enlisted the first of January 1779 into a Guard in Newfield now called Bridgeport which at that time belonged to the Town of Stratford under command of Lt. William Hall, Isaac Patchen was Sergeant of D r Guard and that said William served in D r Hall's Guard in the year 1779 commencing the 1 st of January at least six months following that time, and aforesaid further states that Lt. Aaron Hawly first raised a company of Guard for one year commencing service at D r Newfield January 1 st 1777 and William Hall was his first officer and at the end of that year D r Hall succeeded D r Hawly in the command of D r Guard and was then appointed Lt. and aforesaid himself enlisted under D r Hall for 12 months the 1 st of January 1778 and when that year was out he D r aforesaid again enlisted the 1 st of January 1779 under D r Hall in the same Guard and that at D r Jan y 1 st 1779 D r William enlisted into D r Hall's Guard and served at least six months as aforesaid the reasons that he now distinctly remembers the two different

Terms of service is that. between Diphonut and D r William served together one year under Lieut Aaron Hawley in 1777. his Guard was Stationed at Newfield at Esq. Burroughs old Store and that when they served together in 1779 said Guard was Stationed at a place called Mutton Lane near the Mouth of D r Newfield Harbour at the Dwelling House of John Hubbell and also remembers that he & D r William served together in the second term the year that the Town of Fairfield in Connecticut was burnt. which was in 1779 and further states that he has always uniform- =only understood that D r William Wenger served in the Continental Army. respondent does not remember who served in D r William Halls Guard after the year 1780 as he himself did not serve after that time but then went into the coasting trade in a small vessel in carrying Grain between D r Newfield and Boston but was occasionally at D r Newfield between 1780 & the year in 1783. and remembers D r Halls Guard was kept up until the year remembers that in the Spring of 1782 that 2 men were killed by D r Guard in a cordroy boat in D r Newfield Harbour and he was there and saw them dead which was in the Spring of 1782 remembers Isaac Patchen was an officer in D r Guard when 2 men was killed. The Guard after D r Hall took charge of it was always called Halls Guard which Guard when it had its full complement of men consisted of about 24 men and the enlistments for 12 months the longest and for shorter periods as men could be found Elijah Put

State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss Bridgeport July 14 1837 Personally appeared Elijah Peet and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition who I certify is a credible Witness will know to me Sworn and Subscribed Before me Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace

Elijah Barrett of the Town of Bridgeport in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut 93 years of age Deposeth and saith That he has resided during the Revolutionary War near the village of Newfield in the Town of Stratford in sd County which Newfield is now called Bridgeport and I remember Aaron Hawley of said Stratford was appointed a Lieut. and raised a company of Connecticut State Guards commencing about the beginning of the year 1779 William Hall was sergeant of sd Hawley's Guard and about thence said Hawley served in sd Guard at Newfield as much as one year or more after which sd William Hall was appointed a Lieut. of sd Guard and succeeded sd Hawley and continued in command said Guard until the Peace as long as any Guards was kept up fully confident that said Hall served through the whole of the year of 1782 Remembering Isaac Patchen was a Sergeant under Lieut William Hall said Guard Guard was always stationed at Newfield, Mills Tongue & Mutton Lane at the mouth of said Newfield Harbour
Elijah Barrett
Also remembering that 2 cousins of his Sherman & Joseph Barrett both served in sd Lieut William Hall's Guard at sd Newfield in the Summer of 1782
Elijah Barrett

State of Connecticut } By Bennington July 1 st 1835 County of Fairfield } Elijah Burritt and personally appeared subscribed and made oath to the truth of the within Deposition before me who I certify is a credible Witness well known to me Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace

Comptrollers Office Hartford Connecticut July 8th 1837
I certify that the name Lieut Mason Howley appears on Haskell's Receipts under the following Heads, to wit, "The United States Dr To the State of Conne- ticut for sundry expenditures for the service and expence of Guards on the sea coast for the defence of said State," and he is credited for his Co Artillery Feb y 16th 1778 £881-7-4, April 1st 1778. £25-3-23 3 / 4 , and May 13th 1778, for one man omitted £27-2-10. He is charged  further credited on the Pay table Books June 3 d 1777, To order on Treasurer in account for his Guards at Fairfield £320-, also Sept 2 a 1777, To order on Treasurer in account of his Guards stationed at Stratford per Receipt £400-,, and also February 16th 1778 "To order on Treasurer £160-15-4,, and he is credited same date,, By his account ren- dered for his Co Guards at Fairfield, viz Pay Roll £674-3-6 Sundry expences giting Cannon &c £193-9-10 & Commissions £13-2,, amount £880-15-4, W m Field Comptroller

State of Connecticut Fairfield County ss By Bridgeport On this 14 day of July AD 1837. Personally appeared before the Court of Probate in and for the District of Stratford in said Fairfield County and State aforesaid Dorcas Worden a resident of the Town of Bridgeport in said County and State aforesaid 73 years of age who being first duly sworn according to Law; doth on her Oath make the following additional Declaration to the one she made before said Court on the 15 th day of May 1837 in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836 —
That she now claims that her husband William Worden De d served as a private in the War of The Revolution in Lieut William Halls Coast Guard in the year 1777 at a place called Mutton Lane at least six months as a private soldier as is fully proved by the Disposition of Elijah Put his acts annexed and she feels confident and sure that said William Worden continued to serve at different periods from the commence- ment of the Revolution in the year 1776. until the close of it in 1783.
Dorcas worden
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written Before me
Samuel Shatton Judge

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the before named applicant Dorcas Worden is now the widow of William Worden D. a Revolu- -tionary Soldier who served as the States Samuel Stratten Judge
Attest Isaac Sherman Clerk
I Isaac Sherman Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the additional applica- -cation of Dorcas Worden for a Pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 14 th day of July A D 1837.
Isaac Sherman Clerk

State of Connecticut Fairfield County
By Rev. J. ...
On this 15 day of May A.D. 1837
personally appeared before the Court of Probate in & for the District of Stratford in said Fairfield County and State aforesaid Dorcas Worden a resident of the Town of Bridgeport in said County & State aforesaid 73 years of age who being first duly sworn according to Law, and on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 1836
That she is the widow of William Worden who was a private & as she allways understood was a Gunner in the Artillery company of Capt Robert Walker a part of one campaign
That she allways resided in the Parish of Stratford with her husband after she was married & also in the same Parish before she was married within about one mile of the Gourd post at Woodford & Mutton Lane in said Parish.
That she remembers her husband was attached to the Militia company of S d Stratford and went with S d Company to the City of New York in the Summer of 1776 thinks he went in July and came home back with the Camp (Retrump) about the Middle of September 1776 Capt Thaddeus Bennett commanded S d Company That he served in this campaign at least two months as a private foot Soldier after heard her husband tell of his service in this campaign
That as she understood & fully believes her husband enlisted into a company in the Gourd post command of Lieut ... of ... said County at the beginning of the year 1777

for one year and served 12 months in S d Guard at Newfild in said Parish which at that time belonged to The Town of Stratford and is now called Bridgeport. He served in this Guard as a private soldier. William Hall was Sergeant of S d Guard that year & after that was raised to be Lieut. and took charge of said Guard and continued to command S d Guard until the Peace That in the Year 1777. She formed an intimate acquaintance with S d William and knew from that time about his service more particularly — That from her best recollection her husband went as a private soldier in a campaign down in the State of New Jersey in 1778 that he and a young man by the name of Benjamin Sulay enlisted in this campaign together and served together. often heard her husband tell of his service in this campaign and always spoke of Benj. Sulay being his companion in S d campaign and heard her husband say that Genl. Washington would often come to their tent and enquire if they were supplied with Provisions and that they encamped at a number of different places in the Jerseys — Also remembers that S d William and said Benjamin Sulay came home to said Parish together & heard her husband say that when he served in this campaign that he was quartered among the Dutch.
Also remembers that her husband was in service in July 1779 in the Militia Company of S d Stratford at least one week at the time The Town of Stratford in Connecticut was burnt
Also remembers said William was drafted or

enlisted into a Company of Foot Troops and marched from said Parish in the Autumn of 1779 down to Horse Neck on the lines, remembers Lewis Sturges then of said Parish enlisted and served with him remembers that her husband came Home to said Parish on furlough & returned again also has an impression that he served in this campaign in Capt John Yates company —
Also remembers her husband enlisted in said Parish into Capt Robert Walker's Artillery Company of Connecticut State Troops in 1780 always understood him to say that he served six months under Capt Walker in this campaign that he was in said company at West Point when Major Andre was taken & hung for a spy Capt Walker belonged to said Town of Stratford remembers hearing her husband saying that Elizabeth Edwards served with him in this campaign whose Deposition is annexed She also says that said William wrote to her when he was in service in this campaign which letters has not been preserved always understood that said William served as a Gunner a part of said campaign refers to the same Roll to prove his service as mentioned in Elizabeth Edwards Deposition annexed, claims that he served six months in this campaign as a private & Gunner of said Artillery company.
That after she was married to said William she removed to Newfield now called Bridgeport within about 12 a mile of the Guard Post at said Newfield and remembers her husband was in said Guard to said Lieut William Hall's Company of State Guards That Isaac Patchen was a Sergeant of said Guard

That from her best knowledge and belief her husband served in S d Halls Guard at the commencement of the year 1782 and served at least one month as a private in S d Guard & thinks it was for a longer period than that but as it is so long since she cannot state the exact time but the reason she remembers this service is that her husband & S d Hall were intimate, and she remembers it was cold weather when he served in said Guard and remembers said Guard was stationed at Nudfald aforesaid and remembers Isaac Pitchin was Sergeant of S d Guard, also remembers that at the time her husband belonged to S d Guard in 1782 he came home one night and complained of his feet itching and requested me to get him some warm water which I did to wash them and while he was washing them a man by the name of Tiba Waiscoat came in & informed him that he must immediately repair to the Guard post as there was mischief brewing by the Tories who were at this time constantly attempting to carry on the corduroy trade as it was called from S d Nudfald & Long Island. Also remembers her husband took a bad cold by going on Guard that night after soaking his feet in warm water.
Also remembers that her husband told her that Abel Waklee was on Guard that night with him, her husband when he shot at a Tory by the name of Hezekiah Whyley which occurrence took place near the close of the war and after she was married to William and as she belongs at the time her husband was in S d Halls Guard in 1782; has an impression that her husband served two different terms in S d Halls Guard in 1782.

That she has no documentary evidence to prove his service except the Muster Roll of Capt Robert Walker's Company which she is informed is at Washington with the Pension Papers of Elizabeth Colwards in a deposition is annexed. does not know as her husband ever had any written discharge. He had papers until a few years since that related to the Revolutionary War which have since been destroyed cannot state the names of the officers under whom he served any further than she has stated that her husband was born in St Parish of Stratfield January 7 th 1760.
That she was born August 9 th 1763 in St Parish has a Record of her own age in her bible at home has no record of his age except on his gravestone but has uniformly understood that her husband was born the 7 th of January 1760 and was about 3 1/2 years older than herself.
That her husband was living in St Parish of Stratfield when called into service and continued to live in St Parish until his death.
That she claims her husband served as proved
  2 months  in the year  1776     12  do  do  1777    1/4 of a month  do  do  1779    6  do  do  1780 Private of Artillery & Gunners    1  do  do  1782    21. 3/4 months   
And she further declares that she was married to the said William Woodin on the first Thursday of October (1781) in the year Seventeen hundred & eighty one, in St Parish of Stratfield by the Rev. Robert Root.

That her husband The afforesaid William Wordin died in S d Parish on the 15 th of April 1814 of the Dropsy in the Chest; and that she has remained a Widow ever since that period by reference as will more fully appear by the proof hereto annexed — Also remembering that her husband was 21 years of age the January previous to their marriage & that she was 18 years of age the August before she was married —
Dorcas Wordin sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Mark Moore Judge and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the war department that the above applicant is the widow of William Wordin a revolutionary soldier who served as the States
Attest R S Nichols Clerk Mark Moore Judge I Russell S. Nichols Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Dorcas Wordin for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 15 th day of May 1839
R S Nichols, Clerk

Elizah Peet of Bridgeport in Fairfield County State of Connecticut a pensioner of the United States do hereby certify that he was always well acquainted with William Worden and his Widow Dorcas who has now applied for a pension Resided in the same Town with them viz Bridgeport aforesaid and remembers that sd William Enlisted in to a Company of Guards in January 1777 for One Year under command of Lieut. Aaron Hawley and served faithfully twelve months in sd Company keeping Guard at Newfield (now called Bridgeport) * which Guard was a regular organized body in service By Authority of the State of Connecticut. and belonged to Col Saml Muntingh's Regiment & Genl Gold & Salaman's Brigade - That said William died at sd Bridgeport several years since - That his Widow Dorcas has not since married - The reason that Deponent knows he served twelve months in sd Guard is that Deponent enlisted in sd Company at the same time and served sd twelve months with sd William at Newfield aforesaid -
Elizah Peet
State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss Bridgeport Octobr 11 1836 Personally appeared Elizah Peet and Subscribed and made oath to the above Deposition who I certify is well known to me and is a credible Witness Sworn & Subscribed before me Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut County of Fairfield — } ss Bridgeport May 15 1837 I Roswell S Nichols clerk of the Probate Court in and for the District of Stratford, County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that Isaac Sherman & Benjamin Smith are both Justices of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified; That Their commissions will expire in June 1837 and that their signatures to the Dispositions of Elijah Peet, Mehetable Edwards Polly Rose Peet Hannah Elizabeth Portland Anna Sherman, Hannah Wills, & Saima Starr are their genuine signatures.
Given under my hand and and the seal of said Court the 15 day of May A D 1837
The erasure in the date of the above certificate was done before signing —
R S Nichols, Clerk . .

Hezekiah Edwards of the Town of Trumbull in Hartford County State of Connecticut a pensioner of the United States aged 75 years Deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with William Worden deceased and with his Widow Dorcas Worden of Bridgeport now about to apply for a Pension That in the Summer of 1780 Deponent belonged to Capt Robert Walker's company of Stratford in S d Hartford County in the Continental line and that said William Worden belonged to said company at the same time and they served together in the Revolution in 1780 in S d company under S d Walker about six months. Joined S d company at Wilson's Point near Haskill on the North River and from there went to Kings Ferry and crossed Kings Ferry in the State of New Jersey at a place called Orange Town. That Deponent & said William Worden was both present at the Execution of Major Andre during S d campaign and that the Deponent sent two muster Rolls to Washington when he got his Pension established under the Act of 1832 which contain the names of Deponent and said Worden. showing the time they enlisted and when discharged, and that said Dorcas has not married since the death of said William.
State of Connecticut } Hezekiah Edwards County of Hartford } p Bridgeport November 23 1836 Personally appeared Hezekiah Edwards & subscribed and made oath to the above deposition who I certify is well known to me and is a credible witness. Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace Sworn & subscribed before me

I. Isaac Sherman clerk of the Stratford Congregational Church (now located in Bridgeport) do hereby certify. That Dorcas Worden who is now applying for a Pension is a member of said Church in good Standing and that I am personally acquainted with her that she is a Woman of good Character for Truth and Veracity & has a good mind and Memory that her declaration is entitled to full confidence — and I further certify that it appears from the Records of said Church now in my custody that the Rev. Robt. Ross was the Pastor over said Church at the time Dorcas says she was married to William Worden (As in October 1781.) Also it appears in said Church Record. that William Worden died at Bridgeport in the Parish of Stratford April 15 1814 (Dropsy in the chest.) aged 54 Years
Also that Anna Worden died December 5 1818. (Cancer) aged 35 Years —
who was the first child of William & Dorcas Worden as I have uniformly understood & believe And I further certify that it does not appear from said Records that the Rev. Robert Ross ever Recorded any marriages during his long ministry
Isaac Sherman
Clerk of said Church
on this 15 th day of May - 1837 appeared before me Isaac Sherman Esq. who subscribed the above certificate made oath to the truth of the same
Mark Moore Judge

Polly Rose of the Town of Bridgeport in the county of Fairfield & State of Connecticut. aged 71 Years Deposeth and saith that she lived in the family of old Capt William Worden in the Parish of Stratfield in the time of the Revolution at the time his Son William Worden was Married to Dorcas Cook of said Parish who is now about to apply for a Pension and remembers that said William was Married to said Dorcas in the Autumn of 1781. understood they were married by the Rev Robert Root who was the ordained Minister over said Parish at that time was not at the Wedding, but lived in said Family when said William was married to brought said Dorcas home to live in the House with his father in a few Weeks after they were married and they lived with his father in the same House until their first child was born her the name of Anna who is now Dead. and remembers that said Anna was born in January 1783. Also remembers that said William was in service in the fore part of the War under Lt Aaron  of Fairfield William Hall Sergeant at Newfield at the same time Elizah Peet was in service with him keeping Guard one season. Also remembers that said William was in service when Newfield was burned & the and Remembers that said William was in service on the North River when Major Andre was hung heard him say when he came home that he saw his hung remembers said William & his Brother Peter Rose both enlisted together

in S d Parish, for this campaign, when Major Andre was hung allways understood Rebecca Edwards was in the same campaign remembers that when S d William returned from this campaign he said that her brother Peter was in the house in a few days — and remembers perfectly well and is Positive that said William again joined the company of Gaird under command of Lt William Hall after he was married to said Dorcas and was at this time stationed at Mutton Lane on the West end of Newfield now called Bridgeport Harbour, and the Gaird House or place of Rendezvous was at the House of Thomas Hawley at S d Mutton Lane and. the first service of S d William in the fore part of the War, S d Gaird was stationed up the Harbour at Newfield the Gaird House was Capt Burnap's old store. that she can testify positively that he was in service this second time under Lt William Hall in the Spring or Summer of 1782, because she knows they were married in 1781 and that this service was between the time she was married and the time their first child Anna before named was born in January 1783. also knows it was near the close of the War and that said Gaird was kept in the neighbourhood where opponent Resided during the Revolution, was well acquainted with Lt William Hall who was frequently at her father's at the time he was in service that her father's House was near the House of old Capt Worden, and that

her Brother Peter Rose who is now dead was in said Lt William Hall's Guard in 1782 at the same time with D r William. and Remembering that when D r William's her Brother Peter was in this service in 1782 They were constantly watching for the Torys who was carrying on the cordage business at Long Island, remembering that one night during this campaign in 1782 that Abel Wakely who is now Dead & D r William was on Guard together it was said the next day that D r William the night before had shot at at a Tory by the name of Ezekiel Wheeler and that the ball took some of the skin off from his Horse, remembering they were constantly in pursuit & on the Watch for Torys & Traders during this campaign, remembering hearing of them being Torys secreted in the Barn of old Mr. Kirtland and that D r William went in pursuit of them but did not take them which was after he was married and when he was in service the second time under Lt William Hall, that she feels positive and says she cannot be mistaken in regard to his service in 1782 under Lt Hall & of its being after she was married to D r Dorcas —
Polly Rose

State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss Bridgeport December 1 st 1836 Personally appeared Polly Rose and Subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition who I certify is a credible Witness well known to me is a person of uncommon retentive memory and I am fully satisfied as to the truth of her Deposition Sworn and Subscribed Before me
Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace

Seth Hall of the Town of Bridgeport in Fairfield County State of Connecticut 87 years of age a prisoner of the United States deposeth and saith that he has allways been well acquainted with William Worden Esq. and his Widow Dorcas who is now applying for a Pension and remembers that S d William was married to S d Dorcas in the time of the Revolution uniformly understood that they were married by the Rev d Robert Ross who was the Ordained Minister over the Parish of Stratford (cannot say what year they were married.) Remembers said William was very active in the cause of the Revolution but cannot remember particulars as to his service but it his impression that said William belonged to Lieut Wm Hall's Guard in the autumn of 1781 or 1782 at the same time with S d Dorman said Guard was stationed at Newfield and Wells Tongue, at Nuttall Lane and was the last Guard that was kept before the Peace. Deponent entered said Guard as he believes in 1782 or it might have been in 1781 the first day of July and served until the last day of December, remembers the circumstance of S d William Worden shooting at a man by the name of Ezekiel Muhl in S d Parish of Stratford when S d Muhl was attempting to pass the Guards remembering this occurred near the close of the War for
State of Connecticut } County of Fairfield } ss Bridgeport. April 29 1837. Personally appeared Seth Hall & subscribed & made oath to the truth of the above deposition who I certify is a person well known to me and is a credible witness. Isaac Sherman Sworn & subscribed before me } Justice of Peace

Elizabeth Kirtland of Bridgeport in Fairfield County State of Connecticut 85 years of age Deposeth and saith that she is own Sister to the Widow Dorcas Worden who is now about to apply for a Pension who saith she was present at the Wedding when said Dorcas was married to William Worden now Deceased and saw them married by the Rev Robert Pope the the Parish of Stratford who was the ordained Minister over said Parish at that time which Marriage took place in the Autumn of 1781- and the particular reason that she can remember they were married at that time is that she knows it was in the Autumn before DepONENTS son Samuel C Kirtland was born and that she has a Record of said Samuel's Birth on her Church Service Book which according to said Record said Samuel C was born on the 23 day of February 1782 Can testify positively that they were married before said Samuel was born a few months and that she is confident said Record is correct. Also remembers said William Worden was in service at different periods in the Revolution remembers about his coming home sick from New York but cannot remember so as to state any particulars regarding his service before or after they were married -
Signed in presence of
Sarah S. Worden
Anna Worden
Elizabeth Kirtland
1836
State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield
ss. Bridgeport December 5 1836
personally appeared Elizabeth Kirtland and

subscribed and made Oath to the Truth of the foregoing Deposition who I certify is a credible witness well known to Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace Sworn & subscribed before me Anna Sherman of Bridgeport in Fairfield County State of Connecticut 60 years of age Deposeth and saith that Dorcas Worden who is about to apply for a Pension is aunt to Deponent, and S d Anna testifies and says that when she was a child about five years of age she remembers of going from School in the Parish of Stratford to see her Aunt Dorcas married to William Worden, Remembers she saw them married by the Rev d Robert Root the minister of said Parish also remembers that her mother Elizabeth Nutland and her father Debulon Nutland was both present at the Weddings (S d Debulon being now dead) and that she remembers that she rode home from S d Wedding on horse Back with them and that her father held her in his arms forward of him on the horse, has allways rememb d that she was about 5 years old when they were married and has often been a matter of conversation between her & her Aunt Dorcas, that she should relate all the circumstances about her marriage so particular, when she was so young - when it took place, Anna Sherman
personally appeared Anna Sherman and subscribed & made oath to the Truth of the above Deposition who I certify is well known to me and is a credible Witness Sworn & subscribed before me Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace  State of Connecticut County of Fairfield S s Bridgeport December 5 1836

Nannah Wills of the Town of Bridgeport in Fairfield County State of Connecticut 83 Years of age a Pensioner of the United States (Deposith d ) That she has allways been well acquainted with William Wordin & his Widow Dorcas said William was my half Sisters son. and deposont testifys & says That she has allways lived in The same Parish of Stratfield with sd William & sd Dorcas and was present at their marriage which took place as deposont fully believes 55 in October Years ago last October (or October 1836). They were married by the Rev Robert Ross. - The reason she knows they were married 55 Years ago last October is that she remembers that her son Frederick was born the 22 day of April 1782 and remembers that she was at their Wedding in October & that said Frederick was born the 22 of April following uniformly understood said William was in service considerable part of the War remembers he went to New York in the fore part of the War but cannot now remember so as to be able to state any thing very particular about his service remembers that her said son Frederick & Anna Wordin The first child of William & Dorcas was both baptized on the same day by the Rev. Robert Ross afforesaid
Henrietta Webb
State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss Bridgeport April 29 th 1837 Personally appeared Nannah Wills and subscribed & made oath to the truth of the above deposition who I certify is a person well known to me and is a credible Witness } Isaac Sherman Sworn & subscribed before me } Justice of Peace

I Lavinia Starr of Brookfield in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut aged Seventy nine years being duly sworn according to law depose and say, that I was acquainted with William Worden during the Revolutionary war, that he resided in Mutton Farm in Newfield, a place so called, and that I saw the sd William Worden married to Dorcas Cook in the month of October 1781 and that he served in the Guard some part of the Revolutionary war, I resided about half a mile from the sd William Worden's house during the Revolutionary war — Lavinia Starr
State of Connecticut } county of Fairfield } ss. Brookfield April 29 th 1837 Personally appeared before me the subscribing authority Lavinia Starr and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit — and I certify that the sd Lavinia Starr sustains a good character for truth, and is a credible witness —
Bryant Smith Justice of the Peace

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. J. 22 679. M m Worden or Worden.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 1776 2 mos. Pvt. Thaddeus Bennett. ✓ Conn.   Jan. 1 1777 1 year " Lt. Aaron Hawley Samuel Whiting "   Jan 1 1779 6 mos " John Yates ✓ "   Summer 1780 6 mos. " Robert Walker. ✓ "   Spring or Summer 1782 1 Mo. " Lt. William Hall. ✓ "  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Stratfield Parish, Fairfield Co. Conn.
Date of application for pension, May 15 1837. New claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Bridgeport, Fairfield Co. Conn.
Age at date of application, born Aug. 9. 1763 in Stratfield Parish, Conn.
Remarks: Soldier was born Jan. 7 1760, he died Apr. 15. 1814 at Bridgeport, Fairfield Co. Conn. He married Dorcas Cook the first Tuesday in Oct. 1781. Their first child, Anna L. Jan. 1783 died Dec. 5. 1818, other names not given. No further data as to names of parents
It is not stated whether he had any brothers
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Levy
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22679
Dorcas Warden
wid of
William Warden
Priv Rev. War
Act July 4 th /36
Index : Vol. 16 , Page 357
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1906 mch 21 - History to Alfred A. Burdick.
M. B.H.
1913. Sept 10 - Hist to Mr. Edward G. Worden. Letter in S. File Billings Worden. M.H.K.

O. W. AND N. DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Mar. 19, 1906.
Searched by Gil
Original No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant, _____
Soldier, William Worden
Service, _____ Rev. War.
Remarks: _____ No claim except wid 22679.
_____ Chief of Division.

ALFRED A. BURDICK, M. D.
32 SOUTH BROADWAY
COR. LOMBARD STREET.
OFFICE HOURS:
8 TO 9 A. M. 3 TO 4 P. M. 6 TO 8 P. M.
MAR 17 1906
BALTIMORE, Baltimore Md. March 14 1906
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
Please send me The military records of my ancestors Dr William Vincent of Westerly R I a Surgeon in the Revolutionary Army & of William Worden of Hopkinton R I or Stonington Conn also in the Revolutionary Army. Also send me the record of my wife's great grandfather James Kenyon of New York a soldier of the war of 1812-14.
Yours Resp'y
A. A. Burdick M.D.

Fairfield August 2 d 1837
Friend
I have the honor to transmit herewith the papers in relation to the application of Mr. Dorcas Worsley to be placed, on the pension list which you are requested to me and I handed to Isaac Sherman Esq. for the purpose of affording an opportunity to furnish more satisfactory evidence that the guard, commanded by Lieut. Aaron Hawley, was entirely in service under him, for the period of one year. That evidence you may find in the certificate of the Comptroller of this State & the affidavits of Elijah Root & Elijah Brewster, connected to the original declaration. The latter has been long known to me as a gentleman of respectable standing whose statements are entitled to full confidence.
It is hoped that the certificate of the Comptroller, in addition to the

Other evidence, in the case, will fully satisfy you that the small guard commanded by Lieut. Aaron Hawley may be deemed to have been organized & in service for as long a period as one year and that William Warden served therein, as his widow has stated. The subsequent  payments to Lieut. Hawley appear to have been made, at different times, in the year 1777, but his account was not finally settled until the following year. According to the certificate, he was, in May 1778, credited, "for one man omitted, L. 27. 8. 10". It is thus clearly shown that the service of the guard could not have been limited to six months as you seemed to suppose.
The supplemental declaration of Mr. Wordin sets forth a period of service not previously stated but now claimed as proved, by the affidavit of Elijah Pest, a revolutionary pensioner.

Notwithstanding, after our full & careful examination of the evidence proving a period of service, in the year 1782 and a recurrence to the declaration of Lieut. Hall, on which a pension was allowed, you admitted the service alleged to have been performed, by William Wardin, subsequently to the marriage of the applicant, to be sufficiently proved, Mr. Sherman has thought proper to forward several additional affidavits proving the service of Lieut. Hall to have been continued through the whole of the year 1782.
You will perceive that Isaac Sherman Esq r . is now the clerk of the court of Probate for the district of Stratford, under a new judge.
Insisting that you will now be fully fully satisfied that Mr. Wardin is legally entitled to a full pension, I request you to forward the proper certificate as soon as

may comport with your conscience.
With great regard, I am yours respectfully
G. Tomlinson
James L. Edwards Esq. Com. of Bishops.
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