Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,226, for Gideon Pratt, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental
Pratt Gideon
S 14226
Pa.
Carded.
CONTENTS

32.782
Connecticut Gideon Pratt, decd
of Middlesex Co in the State of Conn D who was a 7 days & 8 nights artillery Private in the Conn Regt commanded by Captain of the  Conn Regt commanded by Col Thos Patten in the Pennsylvanian line for 2 years Pa. and Continental Records completed
Inscribed on the Roll of Hartford at the rate of 112 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Deduct former payments made after 15 March 1818. at $96. per annum Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of October 1830 and sent to Hon J. Rockwell
Arrears to the 4th of House of Reps Semi-annual allowance ending
Recorded by J. H. Weightman Clerk, k C. 2, Vol. 3. Page 33 Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }

State of Connecticut
ss Lyme April 2 nd AD 1818
Be it remembered that at said Lyme on this 2 nd day of April AD 1818 before me Jeremiah G Brainard a Judge of the Superior Court of the State of the Connecticut Personally came & appeared Gideon Pratt of the Town of Seymour in the County of Middlesex Middlesex in said State of Connecticut and being duly and solemnly sworn according to the usage of said State did on his said oath by me to him administered declare depose and say that at Philadelphia some time in the Month of January 1776 he enlisted as a soldier for one year unless sooner discharged in Capt. Thomas Proctors Company Colonel in the Pennsylvania Troops that he served one full year under said enlistment on Mud Island in the State of Pennsylvania and was dismissed without a discharge that afterwards in Feb y or March AD 1777 1777 he again enlisted at said Philadelphia into Capt. David Runkers Company Col. Josiah Flowers Regt. in the Pennsylvania line on the Continental Establishment that at this time he enlisted for one year that he faithfully served as a soldier in said Company the full period of time for which he enlisted making in all about two years he served in the whole that if ever he rec d any written discharge he has since lost the same that by reason of his reduced circumstances he stands in need of support from his Country that he is in the 69 th year of his age and that he is now and ever has been a Resident Citizen of the United States
Sworn before me } Gideon Pratt the Day and Date aforesaid
In witness whereof I have caused the Seal of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut to be hereunto affixed this 2 nd day of April 1818 Jeremiah G Brainard Judge of said Court
sworn

I, Jeremiah of Providence, Judge &c as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Gideon Pratt did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the foregoing declaration against the common enemy. And I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me to the secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the direction of the after-mentioned act of Congress. The foregoing declaration was made to me as the applicant declared in order to obtain the pro- vision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War."
Witness the seal of said April 2 nd 1818 Jeremiah Brainerd - Judge of Superior Court of State of Connecticut at Hartford
I, Jeremiah Brainerd Judge as aforesaid do certify that Gideon Pratt the Applicant in this case is in reduced and indigent circumstances - State of Connecticut Jeremiah Brainerd Judge as November 20 1818 aforesaid
Admitted

No 43.
Gideon Pratt
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4.651
28 Nov 1818.
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United States of America.
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT } ss. Haddam 15 th June 1820 County of Middlesex.
On this 15 th day of June 1820, personally appeared in open adj d Court of Common Pleas, holden at Haddam in and for the County of Middlesex; being a Court of Record, according to the laws of the State of Connecticut; by which it was created; and having the power of fine and imprisonment; Gideon Pratt aged Seventy one years, resident in Saybrook in the County and District aforesaid, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: to wit: in the Pennsylvania Line in a Regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Proctor in Capt. Symmonds company, as more particularly stated in his original declaration, dated the second day of April A. D. 1818; that he has received a Pension, the Certificate of which, bears the Number 4,651 →
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.

Schedule of the real and personal estate of Gideon Pratt abovenamed, comprising every article of the same, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted: to wit:
  one Cow purchased with pension money $ 16.00   one chest with drawers 50   Five chairs 1.00   Three old chests 1.00   Two tables 1.25   one Iron Pot 50   one Tea Kettle 25   Two pails 40   Shovel & Tongs 25   Crockery 1.00   Two Whirls 50 
Gideonbratt
$22.65
Debts are from said Gideonbratt to other Persons viz -
  Charles Fitey 15.00   Joseph Hiltz Esqr 10.00   $ 25.00   $ 3.35 
Gideonbratt

I, the said Gideon Pratt , do also swear that my occupation is, and for more than Thirty years last past, has been that of a Joiner ; that by reason of age & infirmity I am unable to labour more than the year , that my family consists of three persons who steadily reside with me; whose names, ages, and capacity to contribute to their own support, are, as near as can be ascertained by me, as follows, to wit: Susannah Pratt
my wife aged 57 ; ability equal to unable to labour for her support. and has been for about fifteen years Timothy Pratt a son, aged 14 ; ability equal to a part of his support. Lydia a daughter aged 19 years ability equal to her support -
who  wholly unable to contribute to  support.
SWORN to and declared on the 15 th day of June - 1820 before the Court of Common Pleas - M c Trick for mid d co Clerk of said Court.
I, M c Trick - Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Seventy two dollars and Sixty five cents.
IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 15 th day of June - 1820.
M c Trick Clerk of the Court of the Court for the

State of Connecticut } County of Middlesex } ss.
On this 29 th day of Aug. 1850
before me Asahel G. Phelps a justice of the peace in and for the County and State first above written personally appeared before me Azubah  Lucinda Kelsey, who is known to me as a person of truth and respectability, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath state, that she is a daughter of the late Susanna Pratt, who was a widow of the late Gideon Pratt. That she is fifty-two years of age and that ever since her earliest recollections up to the time of the death of her Father Gideon Pratt which took place on the 19 th day of Aug. 1836 her Father and her Mother the said Susanna Pratt, lived together as husband and wife that she never heard it doubted that they were lawfully married and she verily believes they were. That her Father the said Gideon Pratt was a pensioner under Act 18 th March 1818 at the rate of $96 per year for services rendered in the Revolutionary war as an artificer as will appear by his papers on file in the pension office.
That her mother the said Susanna Pratt never married after the death of her husband the said Gideon Pratt, and that she lived up to the 13 th day of May 1847 when she died.
That she has always been and still is of opinion that her Father and Mother were married on the 25 th day Dec. 1796.
Now the object of this declaration being made is to assert a claim to a pension in right of her mother the said Susanna under such Act as properly embraces her case for services rendered by her husband, as before stated.
That her mother died as before stated on the 13 th May 1847 leaving two children viz. this deponent (Azubah and Timothy).
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first first above written }
Asahel G. Phelps Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut,
County of Middlesex ss: I, Elizer Spencer, Clerk of the County Court in and for the said County of Middlesex, hereby certify that Asahel G. Phelps Esq. is and ever since the 4 th day of July last has been, a Justice of the Peace in and for said Middlesex County (duly commissioned & qualified (as by Commission on file in my office) Also that I verily believe the within signature of the name of the said Asahel G. Phelps to be his genuine handwriting.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County Court this 31 st day of August A.D. 1850.
Elizer Spencer Clerk of County Court.

38,049
Gideon Pratt, dec d et,
Act 7 June 1832
Adm o 1 yr per Supt $40 " 1 yr doct 72 $112
per annum, com g 4 March 1831, ending 19 Augt 1836, dec d former pay s under act 18 March 1818 at $96 per annum, payable to Timothy Pratt & Abijah Kelsey, only surviving children
Wm J. Rockwell. N of R

State of Connecticut Middlesex County } 98.
On this 29 th day of August 1850 before me Asahel G. Phelps — a justice of the peace in and for the County, and state first above written, personally appeared Nancy M — wife of Timothy Pratt. Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath state that she knew her mother in law, the late Susanna Pratt, well, and that she died at a very advanced age on the 15 th day of May 1847. That she knew the Father of her husband the said (Gideon Pratt) and that said Gideon, and Susanna, lived together as husband and wife, and that she verily believes they were married on the 25 th day of Dec. 1796. That her husband the said Timothy has been much afflicted in body, and is considerably impaired in mind and that it would be useless to apply to him to join in an application which is this day being prepared to present to the Commission of Pensions
Sworn to and Subscribed
Nancy M Pratt
this 29 th day of Aug. 1850
before me
Asahel G Phelps Justice of the Peace

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Gideon Pratt a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. 14,226
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Jany. 1776 1 year ✓ Thomas Proctor Penn. Artillery   Simmone Thomas Proctor   Feby or Mch. 1777 1 year David Pancraft Benjamin Flower Continental Artillery Artificers  
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enl. at Philadelphia, Penn. Date of application for pension, Apr. 2, 1818. His claim was allowed. Residence at date of application, Saybrook, Conn. Age at date of application, in his 69 th year.
Remarks: He married Dec. 25, 1796 Susannah — ; in 1820 he stated that she was 57 yrs. of age, dau. Lydia 19 yrs. + son Timothy 14 yrs. Sol. died Aug. 19, 1836, Susannah died May 15, 1847 - and the arrears of pension were alld. for the benefit of their only two surviving children in 1850: Mrs. Azubah Kelsey 52 yrs. + Timothy (whose wife was Nancy M. Pratt).
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

19-4-1 36 Sit Hon. J. Rockwell 11 Sept 1850
4651
Roll of Connecticut-
Gideon Pratt-
Private -
Pennsylvania line One year
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 2 d of April 1818 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th of Nov r 1818 and sent to Jeremiah Brainard Esq r Judge of Gen l Sessions Com t .
Arrears to 4 th of September 1818. 5 M th & \frac{3}{30} 40:00 Semi-annual all ce ending 4 th March 1819 - 48:-
76 $ 88:80
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18 th March, 1818. }
Continued on the roll under the law of the 1 st May 1820. Note of order sent to Col n Fish Saybrook 5 July 1820. M c Intosh

U.S. Pension Office Washington, D. C.
171
Gentlemen :- Will you kindly give me all information, (Military record etc) you may have regarding Gideon Pratt , private from Penn. Conn Pensioner of 1818.
Very Truly Yours Miss L. A. Pratt. 199 Prospect St., Torington Conn.
2/6/15

Pension Department Washington. D. C. Sir
Will you please send me the Revolutionary service, and any items concerning Gideon Pratt of Leominster. I descend from him in the following line. 1. Gideon Pratt.

2. William Pratt 3. Rhulenda Pratt. Ebenezer Williams 4. Gilbert Williams. Harriet G. Gubb. 5. Helen Gannett Williams.
Yours sincerely
Helen Gannett Williams 65 Howe Street
New Haven
Conn.
June 14 th 1909.

Rev. Williams
14.226 INVALID.
1909 June 23. Hist. to Helen G. Williams & 1915 Feb 13. Hist. to Miss L.A. Pratt &
File No. 14.226
Gideon Pratt
Pri Rev. Williams
Act: June 7 th 52
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 303
[Arrangement of 1870.]

House of Representatives Washington Sept. 28/50
J. L. Edward Esq. Chairman of Pensions
Sir
Your letter of the 11 th in the case of Hudson Pratt was duly received, I renew the applica- -tion for an increase of his pension, under act 7 th June 1832. and ask a reconsideration of the case.
Yours Respectfully
Julius Rockwell

I Horatio N Post of Saybrook County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut being duly sworn do hereby depose (and say that I was the Keeper of the Almshouse in said Town of Saybrook during the year one thousand eight hundred and forty seven (and that Mrs Susannah Pratt the widow of Gideon Pratt (and reputed mother of Mrs Azubah Pelsey now of Portland in this State (and also of Timothy Pratt of Chester was an inmate of the same at that time. (And I do also depose (and say that from the Records of said House now in my possession that the said Susannah Pratt died on the 15th day of May of the same year
Dated at Saybrook this 31 th day of August 1850 Horatio N Post
Town of Saybrook } County of Middlesex } State of Connecticut } ss
On this 31. day of August 1850 before me Seleem M Pratt Justice of the Peace for the County (and State above written Personally appeared Horatio N Post he being personally known to me (and being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath state that the above deposition by him subscribed is true -
Sworn (and subscribed to this 31 th day (and year first above written) } Seleem M Pratt Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut
County of Middlesex ss: I. Elisha Spencer Clerk of the County Court in and for the County of Middlesex. hereby certify that Selden M. Pratt Esq is and since the 24 th day of July last has been a Justice of the Peace in and for said Middlesex County. duly commissioned and qualified (as by commission on file in my office). Also that I am acquainted with the handwriting of said Selden M. Pratt. and verily believe the signature of his name to the within written certificate to be his genuine handwriting
In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County Court this 2 nd day of September A.D. 1850.
Elisha Spencer Clerk of County Court

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6 Admirals
Honourable John P. Calhoun Secretary of War Washington
FREE

New London Novr. 16 - 1818 - James L Edwards Esq Department of War Pension Office
Sir - On my Return to New London yesterday, I received a communication from the Department of War of the 31 st of October - Relative to Claims for Pensions - As I understand that former decisions nothing further on my part is necessary with regard to the same which I enclose herewith additional Certificate to the circumstances of the several Claims - which I have
I am respectfully
Your Obedient Servant Jermiah Prudden

State of Connecticut } County of Middlesex } S.S.
On this 29 th day of August 1850
before me Asker G. Phelps a Justice of the peace in and for the County and State above written, personally appeared Susanna  Azubah Halsey who is known to me as a person of truth and respectability and she being first sworn according to law, doth on her oath state, that she is a daughter of Gideon Pratt late of the county and state first above written, who during his life time was a Revolutionary pensioner under act 18 th March 1818 at the rate of $96 per annum for services rendered as an artificer rendered under Col. Flower and Col. Procter as will appear by papers on file in the Pension Office, which pension was received up to the day of his death. which took place on the 19 th of Aug.
1836 Now the object of this declaration being made is to relinquish said pension under act 1818 and to apply in right of said Gideon Pratt under act 7 th June 1832 and for the payment which is now claimed at the rate of $20 per month and do hereby relinquish the act 18 th March 1818 for the benefit of act 7 th June 1832 as an artificer. $20 per mo being the pay allowed to Col. Balwins artificers. That the said Pratt died as before stated on the 19 th Aug. 1836 leaving a widow whose name was Susanna, and two children viz. this deponent (Azubah) and Timothy. That her mother the said Susanna died on the 13 th May 1847
Azubah Halsey
Sworn to and subscribed } the day and year first } above written before me }
Asker G Phelps Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut } ss: I, Elisha Spencer clerk of the County Court County of Middlesex } in and for the said County of Middlesex, hereby certify that Asahel G. Phelps Esq. is Seise since the 4 th day of July last, has been a Justice of the Peace in & for said Middlesex County, duly commissioned & qualified (as by Commission on file in my office). Also that I verily believe the within signature of the name of the said Asahel G. Phelps to be his genuine handwriting.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County Court this 31 st day of August 1886. Elisha Spencer Clerk of County Court