Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,580, for Calvin Mead, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn. New York
Mead Calvin
S. 17,580
carded
CONTENTS

Rev. Agent - Apr. 13, 1833, Order to pay 26 March 1838. Letter to Pension Agt. May 10. 1849.
Connecticut - 28.452
Calvin Mead of Fairfield in the State of Conn. who was a Pvt. in the [blank] company by Captain [blank] of the [blank] company by Col. Mead in the [blank] time for 10 mo: 12 days. Conn. N.Y.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of $4. Dollars 66 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of June 34. to David [blank] Stamford Ct.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 34 103.98 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept. - 17.33 $121.31
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Chas. Rice Clerk. Book E Vol. 2 Page 27

State Connecticut } County of Fairfield } for Probate District of Stamford.
On this 22 nd day of March A.D. 1834 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate in & for said District now sitting here in them a resident of the Town of Greenwich in the County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut aged seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law Dth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers served as herein stated. viz; in the fall of 1776 & in the month of September as he thinks the Company of Connecticut Militia to which he then belonged commanded by Capt. Matthew Mead then of said Greenwich now deceased was ordered out by the public authority to do guard duty in said Greenwich against the enemy - The said Company did said duty for a fortnight on the shore at what is called Horseneck Point instead of Greenwich. said Mead commanded us - am not confident who was the lieutenant - I was with said Company of said duty during the whole of this time I was constantly absent from my home I in the field in duty following during the time no civil pursuit - Col. John Mead had command at this time at this time. After this, the same fall, the same Company was again ordered under the same Captain to do guard duty of steadily did duty at Byram & Age making frequent excursions to other places for the space of three months - I cannot recollect now when this term began but it was not far from the 1 st of October of course for three months from that time - I do not know a person living that I recollect to have been with us on these occasions - all whom I recollect are dead - I was with said Company during all the time aforesaid steadily doing duty I was all the while absent from my home engaged constantly in field service & following no civil pursuit - Col. John Mead was still in Superior Officer. I was on both of these occasions a private - After this in the year 1777 in the fall of our about the 1 st of September I enlisted as a private in a Company of Rangers (Connecticut State troops) commanded by Capt. Isaac How of Litch. Also the names of Ensign Leake Lynn, all of whom were of said Greenwich & are now dead - Enlisted at said Greenwich & for the term of six months of steadily served until said term of six months under said officers in said Greenwich, & in
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14 Rye, near a creek of West Rockelle in the State of New York my duty was to patrol the region hereabouts constantly to repel the enemy of make incursions against them - Refugees, Cowboys of the British being thick in our neighbourhood of making con- stant incursions against us. Our main quarters were in said Greenwood - we were almost constantly out looking after enemy of driving them off, day & night. - The winter was very severe & the service tough. Our service was steady full ser- vice of the kind state above of such as required us to be con- stantly devote both of & prevent our following any civil pursuit. We steadily served out the six months service dis- charged at said Greenwood on the 1 st of March A.D. 1778. Col. John Mott still had the command here & was our supe- rior officer. I know of no survivors of said company but my Cousin Levi Mott of said Greenwood whose disposition I shall obtain. After this the enemy drove us off & we went to Salem in New York to bivouac - while there of as I think in the fall of 1779 (tho' I am not confident as to the time) I volunteered to join a company of Ulster York militia com- manded by a Capt. Lawrence who is now dead (one Delavan being I think the commanding Col.) & I joined them for the pur- pose of guarding them thro' this part of the country of the adja- cent parts of New York & I think they were strangers but with which I was familiarly acquainted. I served on this occasion in said company, chiefly in the parts of New York adjacent to this place (White Plains, Middle Patent &c) for the space of a fortnight. Served as a private. I do not know a living person by whom I can prove these services. After this and I believe in the same year tho' I cannot certainly re- collect the time I again volunteered to join a company of Scouts ordered out into service in said State of New York under command of Capt. Isaac Lockwood of North Salem now dead. - I went again as a private of a guide & served steadily for the space of a fortnight in King Street of the places above mentioned & in Yonkers in New York - On both of these occasions last men- tioned I was constantly absent from home engaged in military service only, following no civil pursuit - I do not know a living person by whom I can prove these services or duty - but will recollect having served as stated - but I

cannot be more particular as to the times when they were re- quired. - I resided in said Greenwich when I entered the service in my three first terms. I resided in the  South Salem when I entered for my fourth. On my two first terms I was ordered out with my company - I enlisted into the Rangers - I also enlisted in other words volunteered on the two last mentioned occasions - can recollect no other officers than those above named in any of the companies or corps in service with us on any occasion, except that when out in the militia the second time in 1776 Col. Mead, Regt. was mostly in service with us during the whole time, but I do not recollect who the officers were, except that one Hutton was adjutant - What has become of him I do not know - Declaration was born in said Greenwich August 1 st 1760 - he lives there is a record of my age on the Town Records of Green- wich - have no other - have already stated where I lived when I entered the service - since the close of the Revolutionary War have resided constantly in said Greenwich since then now. Have stated how I was called into service - always entered on my own accord of my own as a substitute. Have stated all the names of officers I have known the 5 th prescribed interrogatory so far as I can - never received a written discharge - always served as a private - I refer to my said Cousin Levi Mead of the Rev. Chauncy Willcox of said Greenwich of my right arm Capt. Mc- Kenzie Brown of said Greenwich to testify to my character for veracity of their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolu- tion - The declaration can furnish no other evidence either by witnesses or documents other than that above referred to to prove his services - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present of $1000 that his name is not on the pension rolls of the Agency of any State - known to the above cited the day of my deposition one erasure of two initials in this page having been made before signature is void.
Calvin Mead
Rev. Chauncy Judge -
We Chauncy Willcox a clergyman residing in the Town of Green- wich in the County of Fairfield of State of Connecticut of McKen- zie Brown residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Calvin Mead of said Greenwich who has subscribed to the above declaration - that

we believe him to be seventy three years of age that he is now to be found in the neighborhood where he resides & have been a soldier of the Revolution of that we can am in that opin- ion. I am to you as ever the day before I, Chauncy Wilcox Aspirin Rehoboth, Boston
Chas. Hawley Jr. Jdg.
And in the same 22 nd day of March before said Court personally ap- peared Levi Mead of Greenwich as person who being duly sworn according to law with me his oath in open Court testify That he has always well known Calvin Mead who has sub- scribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration - said Calvin is this Deponents Cousin - believes his age to be seventy three years & his character for truth is perfectly good - In the Revolution was in the year 1777 of about the 1 st of September this Deponent said Calvin was enlisted as private in a company of Con- necticut State troops called Rangers commanded by Capt Isaac Hove, Lieut. Col. Austin & Ensign Caleb Glyn all of said Greenwich all now dead - enlisted at said Greenwich for six months & steadily served out said term and did officers in the service peculiar to Rangers in said Greenwich & in Rye, Manumuch, White Plains & other places in the State of New York - we finished our term & were dis- charged at said Greenwich on the 1 st of March 1778 having served the full term of six months - This was a steady (of very severe harassing service) in the field of battle that we could not follow any civil pursuit being almost constantly in pursuit of the enemy, both day & night - said Calvin served during this whole term as deponent well knows by having been all the time in the service with him - Col. John Mead (now dead) then of said Greenwich was our superior officer - I have no other particular knowledge of his services; but I lived very near him & know that before we entered the Ranges of as I think in 1776 on two different occasions said Calvin left his home to go on duty against the enemy of it was reported that he was doing duty against them on the shore - I know that on each of these occasions he was absent from

his home for a good while, of as I have no doubt was all the time on duty against the enemy; but I cannot say how long, nor did I actually see him in the service I was seventy two years old last July -
Sworn to & subscribed to the
day of June aforesaid
I certify that I person-
ally knew the said Levi Mead & of that he is a credible person
Levi Mead
Rev. Hawley Judge
And in the time of my before said Court the said Calvin Mead on the oath made the following addition to his foregoing Declaration by him subscribed viz: he says that all his services in the Connecticut militia & in the Rangers were rendered regularly embodied & organized Corps raised for and out into service by the regularly constituted author- ities of Connecticut - of those rendered under Capt. Law- rence & Capt. Lockwood were rendered regularly em- bodied & organized Corps of troops raised & ordered into service by the regular public authorities of New York - of all the services were rendered on behalf of the United States a- gainst the public enemy.
Sworn to & subscribed to the day of June aforesaid
Calvin Mead
Rev. Hawley Judge
And the said Court on hearing before them opinion after the inves- tigation of the matter of after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier as he states. And the Court further cer- tifies that it appears to them that the Rev. Chauncy Willcox who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the Town of Greenwich in the County of Fairfield of State of Connecticut & that Heinrich Brunn who has also signed the same is a res- ident in the same place & is a credible person & that their state- ment is entitled to credit.
Rev. Hawley Judge

I Samuel Lockwood Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stamford in Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Calvin Mead for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 22 nd day of March A.D. 1834
Samuel Lockwood Clerk
Calvin Mead 21.107.-
Adm't. Pn - 10 mo. 12 days 34.66
Col. Heasley Stamford Conn

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
aw aw December 27, 1926.
Rev. J. L. McCorison, Jr. Nashua, Iowa.
Sir:
I have to advise you, that from the papers in the pension claim, S. 17580 , it appears that Calvin Mead was born August 1, 1760 at Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn.
While living there he enlisted in September 1776 and served two weeks as a private in Captain Matthew Mead's Company, Colonel John Mead's Connecticut Regiment. He re-enlisted October 1, 1776 and served three months in said company and regiment.
He enlisted September 1, 1777, served six months in Captain Isaac Howe's Company, Colonel John Mead's Connecticut Regiment.
He moved to New Salem, New York and in the fall of 1779 he enlisted and served two weeks in Captain Lawrence's Company, Colonel Delavan's New York Regiment.
He re-enlisted in 1779 and served two weeks in Captain Isaac Lockwood's Company of New York Troops.

He was allowed pension on his application executed March 22, 1834, while living at Greenwich, Conn. There is no data on file as to family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

17 580 INVALID.
File No. 17,280
Calvin Moad
Pr. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 235
[Arrangement of 1870.]

March 16/24 and March 1, to E. T. Crouch in Room 24, Mor. Dept. City 1915 Feb. 20. H. H. to Mrs. Mary Buckley 1926 Dec. 27. Heir to Rev. J. S. Mr. Corison

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
17. 175-80
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Calvin Head 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.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     ✓ Sept. 1776 1 mo. 14 d. Pvt. Matthew Head John Head Conn.   ✓ Fall 1776 8 mos. " Matthew Head John Head "   ✓ Sept. 1, 1777 6 mos. " Isaac Hovey John Head "   moved to New Salem N.Y.   Fall 1779 2 weeks " Lawrence Delavan N.Y.   1779 2 weeks " Isaac Lockwood "  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Greenwich Conn.
Date of application for pension, Mar. 22. 1834. His ch. al.
Residence at date of application, Greenwich, Fairfield Co. Conn.
Age at date of application, born Aug. 1. 1760 at Greenwich Conn.
Remarks: ✓ _____
Respectfully,
Cousin Levi Head
Commissioner.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AND LITTLE BROWN CHURCH IN THE VALE NASHUA, IOWA
REV. J. L. MCCORISON, JR. MINISTER
October 27th 1926
Bureau of Pensions, Rev. and 1812 War Section, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Will you please send me a transcript of all records you may have relative to one Calvin Mead of Greenwich, Connecticut, who served during the War of the American Revolution? According to our family records he was pensioned by the Federal Government under the Act of 1832.
I will appreciate your kindness.
Yours very truly,
J. L. McCorison Jr.

Lock Box 14, Altmar, N. Y., Onondaga Co.
Feb. 16, 1915.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: -
Will you please send me the record of Calvin Mead, who enlisted in the Revolutionary War, and received a pension under the Act of 1832, residing in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Thanking you for the above information,
Very respectfully,
Mrs James Buckley.