Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45,463, Sylvester Worden, Continental (Conn.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Conn.) Warden, Sylvester or Silvester
S. 45,463
CONTENTS

(12.633) 21
New York
Sylvester Worden
of Farmington in the state of N. York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Parsons of the Connecticut line, for the term of 1 year.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of May 1818 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 d of July 1819 and sent to Wm Rogers, Esq.
Catskill, N. York
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 9 29 / 31 79. 40 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sept. 1819 40. 00
$ 127. 40
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Respectfully sent to J. Phelps Esq Sep 1820 Catskill, N.Y.

State of New York } Ontario County } ss }
Personally appears Sylvester Worden
To me known to have made the foregoing declaration who being lay me duly sworn upon the oath and saith that he served in the Connecticut Line in the Continental Service as stated in the foregoing Declaration
Sworn to and Declared
this the 1 st day of June 1819
Before me Wm Rogers, one of the Justices of Ontario the Court of Common Pleas for Ontario County

Declaration of Sylvester Worden

State of New York } Ontario County } _____
Personally appears Nathan Avery whom I know to be a credible witness who being by me duly sworn deposes and saith that he is sixty five years old and that he personally knew Sylvester Worden whose declaration is hereto attached served in the Revolutionary war for one year in the company commanded by Captain James Chapman in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Parsons in the beginning of the year 1776. and that Colonel Tyler commanded the same Regiment the latter part of the same year and that this deponent personally knew that the aforesaid Sylvester Worden's discharge mentioned that he was honourably discharged from service and further this deponent saith not
Nathan Avery
Sworn to & subscribed
this 5 th day of July 1819
Before me Geo. Selby J.P.

State of New York } Ontario County } ss }
Personally appears Mathew Billings Whom I know to be a credible Witness who being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is sixty six years old and that he personally knew Sylvester Worden whose declaration is hereunto attached in the Company commanded by Captain James Chapman in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Persans in the beginning of the year 1778 and that Colonel Tyler commanded the same Regiment the latter part of the same year and that he this de- posant personally knew that the aforesaid Sylvester Worden served one year in the Service as aforesaid and that his discharge Mentioned that he was honorably discharged from Service and further this deponent saith not in either Billings
Sworn to & subscribed
this 3 rd day of July 1819
Before me Peter Kelly J. P.

State of New York Ontario County } ss Clerks Office
In Testimony that William Rogers whose name is subscribed to one of the foregoing Affidavits was on the day of the date thereof a Judge of Ass. & Gen. Pleas and that Israel -by whose name is subscribed to two of the foregoing affidavits was on the day of date thereof a Justice of the peace in and for the county of Ontario and that the same are their Signatures I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the County Seal at Canandaigua this 16 th of July 1819
Wm W. Hall Clerk

State of New York Ontario County
I William Rogers one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid
do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the within named Silvester Worden did serve in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy for the term of Nine months on the Continental establishment and from my own knowledge that he is very poor and absolutely stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress
Palmyra May 2 d 1810.
State of New York Ontario County Clerks Office
Wm Rogers
In Testimony that William Rogers whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificates was on the day of the date of the same one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for the County of Ontario and that the same is his signature. I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said County, at Canandagua this 24 th day of June A.D.
1818.-
Thos McNair Ck

State of New York Ontario County ss
On the second day of May one Thousand Eight hundred and eighteen —
Before me William Rogers one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County & State aforesaid - Personally Appear Sylvester Worden aged fifty Nine years. a Resident in the town of Farmington and State of New York, who being by first duly sworn according to Law, doth make Oath and make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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 — That the said Sylvester Worden, enlisted in the town of Stonington in the State of Connecticut on the first of January 1776, in the Company Commanded by Captain Chapman (Colonel Parsons Commanded the Regiment afterwards Colonel Parsons was appointed Brigadier General That he continued to serve in that Corps or in the Service of the United States until the first of January 1777, when he was discharged from Service at Peachkill Height in the State of New York — and that he was in Battles at Long Island and York Island — and that he is in Reduced Circumstances and absolutely stands in need of the Assistance of his Country for support, and that he has no other evidence as to his power of his said Service —
Sworn to and subscribed This 2 nd day of May 1818. Before me
William Rogers one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Ontario and State of New York
Sylvester Worden
Subscribed before me this 2 nd day of May 1818 Wm Rogers Judge of Common Pleas
Submitted

Case of Byloester Warden
C
12633
27 July 1819
Sept '19

STATE OF NEW-YORK,
ONTARIO COUNTY, ss.
On this nineteenth day of August 1820 personally appeared in open Court, (being a Court of Common Pleas in and for said county, and constituted a Court of Record by proceeding according to the course of the Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping a record of its proceedings, and recognized as such Court by the laws and judicial decisions of said State,) Sylvester Worden aged Sixty one years, resident of the town of Salisbury in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:
for the term of one year in the Company of Capt. James Chapman in Col. Parsons Regiment in the Connecticut Line.
and that he made application for a Pension on the seventh day of May 1818 and that he received a Pension Certificate, No. 12633 And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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, viz.
  Two stags 15. 00   One heifer 7. 00   1 sheep 1. 00   1 five pail kettle 4. 00   1 three pail do 3. 00   1 axe 1. 50   34. 50 
Sylvester Worden
And I do further swear & declare that I am by occupation a Farmer and that by age and bodily infirmities I am able to perform but little manual labor & that I have a son named Reuben Worden to provide for he not having the use of his limbs and unable to perform any labor & aged 22 years -
Sylvester Worden
Sworn to & declared this 19 th August 1820 in Open Court before me - Micah T Brooks
Judge of Ontario Com. Pleas

ONTARIO COUNTY, ss.
I, John Van Fosen Clerk of said county, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I farther 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 thirty four dollars and fifty cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 22 nd day of August A.D. 1820
J. Van Fosen Clerk of the Court aforesaid, in and for said County.

March 11, 1939.
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Mr. John I. Worden Colrain Massachusetts
BA-J/ady am Sylvester Worden S.45463
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Sylvester Worden and Sylvester Worden, Jr., soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
The record of the only Sylvester Worden that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office is furnished you herein as found in the papers on file in claim for pension, S.45463, based upon his military service in that war.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Sylvester the name is also shown as Silvester, Worden are not given.
Sylvester Worden enlisted in Stonington, Connecticut, January 1, 1776, served one year as private in Captain James Chapman's Company, Colonels Parsons' and Tyler's Connecticut Regiments and was in the battles of Long Island and York Island.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 3, 1818, at which time he was aged fifty-nine years and a resident of Farmington, New York.
In 1820 he was living in Palmyra, Ontario County, New York.
Rensselaer Worden, son of Sylvester Worden, was aged twenty-two years in 1820. No reference is made to soldier's wife, and there are no further family data.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the following data: "Sylvester

Warden, Certificate No. 12633, issued July 22, 1819, rate $8.00 per month, commenced May 7, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, New York Agency".
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Sylvester Worden , 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. File 45,463
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Jany. 1, 1776 1 year r James Chapman Parsons Conn.   discharged Jany. 1, 1777 Tyler   at Peekskill, N. Y.        
Battles engaged in, Long Island & York Island.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted at Farmington, Conn.
Date of application for pension, May 2, 1818. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Farmington, New York.
Age at date of application, fifty-nine years.
Remarks: in 1820 he referred to his son Rensselaer aged 22 yrs.
There is no further family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Cobain, Mass.
Pension Bureau, Jan. 30, 1939
Washington, D.C. - only one - Dear Sir -
I have been trying and would like to obtain some information whether my grandfather's great grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, his name was.
Sylvester Warden born in Westerly R.I. about 1732 - his home was in Stonington, Connecticut, during and for several years before the War. soon after the war settled in Halifax, Windham Co. Vermont, died here Apr. 30, 1814. age 82 years, his eldest son was also Sylvester Jr born Oct. 3, 1758 from my inquiries in Conn. was given the information that one Sylvester Warden applied for a pension, application paper on file (under # S 45463 in the Pension Bureau
If this is of either of the above Sylvester Warden s could you me any information from this application about him if you can I would appreciate it very much
Sincerely
John J. Warden

Rev. J. St Peter Minesdale 25 th May 1920
Dear Sir.
Will yr please send me copies of pensions records of the following Revolutionary soldiers. Sylvester Worden Conn. pensioner residing in New York.
Joseph Junkin of Pa. and Timothy Fernald of Mass.
Thanking yr in advance
I am Very truly -
Mrs H. L. Stark
St Peter.
Minesdale

45 463
Rev INVALID.
1920 Jan. 6. Hist. to Grace Olson, letter in W. 3309 Conrad Smith (Md) p. 1920 June 17 Hist. to Mrs. J. L. Stark 1939 Mar. 11. Hist. to John L. Worden a. Drf.
File No. 45-463 Sylvester W Worden Woodson Pri. Rev, War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 574
[Arrangement of 1870.]