Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7073, for Eli Mead, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Connu
Mead, Eli.
Y. 7073.
CONTENTS

State of New York } ss. Warren County } on this 24 th day of June A.D. 1840 Personally appeared before Thomas A. Leggett one of the Judges of Warren County Courts Eli Mead a resident of the Town of Chester in the County of Warren aforesaid aged Eighty seven years old who being 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 the 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. about the 1 st of August 1776 in the militia under Capt. Matthew Mead in Col. John Mead's Regiment marched to New York and served there until the British took possession of the city and they were paraded and stood on parade a considerable time when General Putnam rode up to them and says what are you standing here for the answer was for orders - Says the General. have you had no orders yet. then I give you orders to March off as soon as possible for the enemy are in the other side of the City. They marched to Harlem lines where he served until discharged two or three days before the Battle of White Plains. Served in this Tower 2 months in November 1776 was called out in Capt. Matthew Mead's Company. Col. John Mead's Regiment marched to Harlem lines there served as a guard until some time in December same year when he was discharged. out 1 1/2 months in 1777 early in the Spring called out under Capt. Matthew Mead, Col. John Mead's Regiment marched to Harlem lines and served there as guard one month and was discharged and went home. the same season called out by the same officers and marched down to Rye to receive Provision at the time of the exchange of Prisoners that were all sick and looked as though they were badly poisoned. 2 weeks in service same year served under General Putnam marched to East Chester served 3 weeks. at this time he was a volunteer in Capt. Sylvanus Mead's company under the command of General Arnold at the time that Danbury was burnt: and was in a skirmish at a Place called Grumpos. Hills in which Libus Mead was wounded and he was left to take care of said wounded man and remained there three weeks before he could be carried home and after that he took care of him 5 weeks making in all of this time 2 months was out under Capt. J. Matthew Mead to keep guard down by General Mead's out 4 or 5 weeks but cannot tell what year can remember he was there and he was called to drive team that was loaded in to the service about one month. and was out about a week at the time that General marched through Horse neck
his Plan of Residence was

in the Town of Greenwich Fairfield County State of Connecticut has no documentary evidence and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services except Reuben Green who knows of his services at New York and at Danbury and at the Saw Pit or Rye they were personally acquainted at that time and have been ever since
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the Present and declares that his name is not on the Pension of the agency of any State
Here follows the answers to the interrogatories as prescribed by the Department-
1 st in Greenwich Fairfield County State of Connecticut in 1752 2 d there is or was in the Town where I was born 3 d in the Town of Greenwich Fairfield County State of Connecticut have lived at Salem Westchester County New York in the Town of Chester Warren County New York 4 th in the Militia and as minute man and Volunteer in the militia and minute man under Capt. Matthew Mead Col. John Mead General Putnam Volunteer in Sylvanus Mead Company General Arnold served the 1 st and 2 d month. 3 d and 1 1/2 months 4 th 1 month 4 1/2 months. 5 th 3/4 month 6 th at Danbury 2 1/2 months 7 th 1 1/2 months under General Putnam 8 th 1 month during team 5 th Continental officers General Washington. Arnold & Putnam Militia. General Mead Col. John Mead. Capt. Matthew & Sylvanus Mead. 6 th never had a written discharge sometimes were discharged on the ground and sometimes marched home then discharged 7 th
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me, H on . A. Leggett Judge of War. Co.
We Benjamin Knapp. Residing in the Chester and Uri Young Residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Eli Mead who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 87 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 sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
before me, H on . A. Leggett Judge of War. Co. Benjamin Knapp Uri Young
Reuben Green first being duly sworn according to law maketh oath and says that he this deponent was well acquainted with Eli Mead the above in the Revolutionary War and has been acquainted with him ever since and have examined his declaration and remembers that the said declaration

was at New York as a militia man under Capt. Matthew Head and also at Rye at the exchange of Prisoners at the time of the time of the exchange of Prisoners to cast chur- this deponent thinks he served as stated in his declaration but the other services this deponent does not remember so as to state the Particulars about the services although he this deponent knew of the Declarants being out a considerable part of his time but not knowing the Particular services further than stated in this depon- -tion. and further saith not
Reuben Green
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above deponent and that his affidavit  statement is true and just and that his statement is entitled to credit -
Thos. A. Leggett Judge of War, Or Comr. Pensions
And the said court do hereby declare his opinion after the investi- gation 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 him that Benjamin Knapp who has signed the said Certificate is a descendant of Christ and that Rev. Lyman who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town and are a credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
Thos. A. Leggett Judge of War, Co. Comr. Pensions
I hereby certify the said Eli Mead who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration is unable attend in open court by reason of bodily infirmities
Thos. A. Leggett Judge of War, Or Comr. Pensions

Col. Mead's declaration
State of New York
Warren County
I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the County do hereby certify that Thomas A. Sayre whose name is subscribed to the within affidavits now on file of the date of the within affidavits a Judge of the County Courts of the County of Warren duly Commissioned and sworn and duly authorized by Law to take affidavits and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the same and only believe his name subscribed to the same is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said County this 5th day of November 1840
Thomas Archibald Clerk

Power of attorney Orrin Mead for examining Revd's Papers.
New York Eli Mead June 32 - N.Y.
or St. Louis
Presented by J. E. Cassin

POWER OF ATTORNEY
For ascertaining whether any increase or arrears of Pension are due the Widow or heirs of Revolutionary Pensioners, &c.*
STATE OF New York
COUNTY OF Warren
Be it known that before me
William Hotchkiss a Justice of the Peace — personally appeared Orson Mead , son of Eli Mead aged 66 years, who being duly cautioned and then sworn in due form of law, states that he is the Son of Eli Mead (See § ) who was a Revolutionary † Soldier in the State of Connecticut and that he died on the First day of September 1840 and that his mother, named Deborah died on the 17th day of October 1830 and that they were married on the 20th day of January in the year 1778 and that they were residents of Greenwich in the State of Connecticut and that they resided there about 36 years, and that Orson Mead , resides in Chatham, Warren Co. NY and that furthermore Orson Mead BY THESE PRESENTS, constitutes, appoints, and fully empowers and authorizes, irrevocably and with powers of substitution, F. E. HASSLER, of Washington city, D. C., as his true and lawful Attorney for him and in his name and stead, to examine into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the U. S. Government and State officers his rights in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears of Pension or Land, that may be due him as one of the heirs of Eli Mead  Sec § — who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law may be entitled.
In witness whereof, Orson Mead has on this 26th day of August 1852, hereunto signed his name, and affixed his seal.
Orson Mead
Witness: William Hotchkiss Witness: Chas Reynolds
in behalf of the heirs of Eli Mead —
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me; and I further certify, that Orson Mead has always by the community been known as the Son of Eli Mead  Sec §
Dated on this 26th day of August 1852.
William Hotchkiss Justice of the Peace
State of New York
COUNTY OF Warren
} to wit:
I hereby certify, That William Hotchkiss Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgment were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Warren Co. N.Y. County Court, this twentieth Eighth day of August one thousand eight hundred and Fifty two
Thomas Archibald
Clerk.
* If a Widow applies, state "the date of marriage, and date of death of her husband." † State under what act pensioned, or when pension commenced, if a pensioner—and amount of pension.

At a Surrogates Court held at the Surrogates office in the village of Glens Falls in & for the County of Warren in the state of New York on the nineteenth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty three
Present, Orange Ferris County Judge & Surrogate In the matter of the pension of Eli Mead, deceased
On the day & at the place aforesaid it was satisfactorily proved by the affidavits of Hobbie Mead and Lewis Numan hereto annexed, who are known to me to be persons of undoubted veracity, that Eli Mead was a resident of the town of Chester in the County of Warren and state of New York, and that he died of a natural death at said town of Chester on the first day of September A. D. 1840 (eighteen hundred and forty) leaving him surviving no widow, but the following named children to wit; Orrison Mead Obadiah Mead, Cynthia Mead & Hannah Arnold wife of Oliver Arnold all of Chester aforesaid, who were his only surviving children - and of the said children living at his decease there are now surviving the following only to wit; Orrison Mead, Obadiah Mead, and Cynthia Mead all of whom are of full age.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Surrogate at Glens Falls in said County of Warren this 19 th day of September A. D. 1853
Orange Ferris County Judge & Surrogate of said County

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
71173
REJECTED
P. O. _____
Elspence
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

W. N. York Eli head let. to Hobbyshead 16. Nov. 1840 Rejected
7073

Dec. 1838
Pinhead
Vol 20 No 5 Malheur Mead Co 44th p 2.18.8 Incl 25 Sept 1770 on roll.
1 Aug 70 mo 2 nd Cap. Matthew Mead Co Pinhead dis 2 nd d after Pal W. Plains
Nov 76 1 1/2 Sam Off. guard at Warrenton
Sp. 77 1 " " " "
" " 14. " " " - to secure property
" x 21. Sgt. Mead Gen Arnold d 5 turn cleaning war brush. to
x 31 ca. of captured 5 Wks more.
was out again a guard at Warrenton
+ '30 what year - down clean Sp. 14
+ 7 Ruthless Cannibal

Rev: Pension Eli Mead
New York suspended Oct 1832
and also - Eli Mead of N.J. - Oct 1832
Cole filed together
filed J. Nov 1855
F. B. Hassler

Washington City D.C. Nov. 7. 1855.
Hon J. Minot
Present
Sir
I would request a reexamination of the claim of Eli Mead, New York suspended act 1832 = , & through me a reply to the accompanying letter.
Yours F. D. Hassler

Oct 3 1855
1855
Orison Mear Chestertown Md.
Oct 3
Oct 6
Tell him that

Chestertown Oct 30 1855
Mr F E Hassler
Dear Sir having written two or three times and not receiving any answer from you I have thought best to write to you again and inform you that the other heirs feel dissatisfied not hearing from you and I also feel very anxious to hear from you to hear from you I would like to know what the chances are and whether you are doing anything in the case of Elmer I wrote to you immediately after receiving a letter from the Auditor General at Harrisburgh enclosing a copy of his letter I would like to know if you received it or not and whether it was of any use to you I wish you to answer this immediately
Yours in haste
Orrison Moad

Revolutionary-
Suspended claim
of heirs of Eliz. Wood
Revolutionary
A. Leroy, Susp. 1832
Additional evidence
Cole
Filed 24 Sep. 1833
F. E. Hassler
Washington

State of New York County of Warren 3 d . Hobby Mead of the town of Queensbury in the County of Warren and state of New York being duly sworn says that he was well acquainted with Eli Mead late of the town of Chester in said County of Warren, deceased, for more than thirty years previous to his death, during all which time and up to the time of his death he resided in said town of Chester that said Eli Mead died of a natural death at said town of Chester on the first day of September A.D. 1840 (eighteen hundred & forty) leaving him sur- viving no widow, but the following named children to wit; Orison Mead, Obadiah Mead, Cynthia Mead and Hannah Arnold wife of Oliver Arnold, all of said town of Chester, who were his only surviving children, and of the said children living at his decease there are now surviving the following to wit; Orison Mead, Obadiah Mead & Cynthia Mead all of whom are of full age and are the only sur- viving children of said Eli Mead, deceased
Subscribed & sworn before me this
Hobby Mead
19 th day of September 1853
Orange Ferris Warren Co. Judge

State of New York, County of Warren 3p. Lewis Nunnan of the village of Glens Falls in said County of Warren being duly sworn says that he was well acquainted with Eli Mead late of the town of Chester in said County of Warren and State of New York, deceased, for more than fifty years previous to his death, during all which time & at the time of his death he resided in said town of Chester - That said Eli Mead died of a natural death at said town of Chester on the first day of September A.D. 1840 (eighteen hundred & forty) leaving him surviving no widow, but the following named children to wit, Orison Mead, Obadiah Mead, Cynthia Mead and Hannah Arnold wife of Oliver Arnold all of said town of Chester who were his only sur- viving children, and of the said children living at his decease, there are now surviving the following to wit; Orison Mead, Obadiah Mead & Cynthia Mead all of whom are of full age & are the only surviving children of said Eli Mead, deceased -
Subscribed & sworn before me this 19 th day of September 1853 Orange Ferris Warren Co. Judge
Lewis Nunnan

Chester 7 th November 1840
Dr Sir I here enclose the declaration of Eli Mead a soldier of the Revolutionary War together with the affidavit. Shewing his service in the Revolutionary war Sir if any thing should be wanting or in error I wish you to write me at this Place that it may be rectified
To J. L. Edwards Respectfully yours. &c. Hobbs Mead Commissioner of Pensions

Elizabet
OK 35,123 34,623 Elizabeth
York
June 7. 1832
Warren Co NY.

State of Connecticut County of Fairfield } ss
personally appeared before the undersigned justice of the peace of said County of Fairfield Calvin Mead resident of the Town of Greenwich in said County aged eighty years (80) a person to me well known and being first duly sworn according to law deposeth and says he this deponent was well acquainted with Eli Mead in the Revolutionary War and has been acquainted with him ever since and says that the said Eli Mead entered the service of the United States in the year 1775 in the militia of the state of Connecticut in Col. Matthew Mads Company in John Meads Regiment. Marched to New York. this deponent not being in the company at that time does not know how long he served and also in the year he volunteered for 10 days to go to Bynum and also he the said Eli Mead was at Wye for a time is positive he was in service in 1776 3 months in 1777 he served at Bynum under Capt. Hovey but the 2 month was called out at the time that Danbury was burnt where Libeus Mead was wounded the said Eli Mead served as nurse to the said wounded man his not being able to get home for some 2 or 3 weeks. and was kept as nurse about three months and after this he the said Eli Mead and this deponent was out together on scouts on guard very frequently through the remainder of the War and further this deponent saith not Subscribed and sworn this 28 th day of April A.D. 1840 before me Marcus Mead Justice
Calvin Mead
N.B. I am personally acquainted with the above named Deponent Calvin Mead and do say that he is a credible person and that his state- ment are entitled to credit
Marcus Mead Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut } County of Fairfield } ss
Personally appeared before
The undersigned a justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Fairfield Zacharius Mead person to me well known and duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath depose and say that he is eighty years of age (80) that was well acquainted with Elnathan Mead in the revolutionary war and in the year 1776 Elnathan served in the Malitia under Col. John Mead in Capt. Matthew Meads Com. p. Marched to New York and served two months and in the year 1777 served under Capt. Howe Marched to Gwynedd and served there two months and was discharged and he this deponent further says that the said Elnathan served at Quaker Ridge in keeping Guard in Capt. Howes Company Col. John Mead served in Gwynedd two months and was discharged and further this deponent saith not
Subscribed and sworn this 27 th day of April A.D. 1840
Zacharius Mead
before me Samuel Albee } Justice of Peace }
N.B. I am personally acquainted with the above Deponent Zacharius Mead and say that he is a man of Truth and that his statements are to be believed Gwynedd 27 th April A.D. 1840
Samuel Albee Justice of Peace