Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26197, for James Lamphier, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
born sea service Navy
Loamphier, James Grace
W. 26197
CONTENTS

259
Connecticut
James Lampier Midshipman
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of — 8 — Dollars per month, to commence on the 26 of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 of Jany 1819 and sent to Jeremiah G. Brainard Esq. Judge of Superior Court, New London Conn:
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1818. Fms 31 \frac{6}{31} \frac{4}{50} $42.60
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 19 March 1819. 48 —
$ 90.60
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Rev. William, Feb 20/78 H. E. Sargent Dec 11/51
Connecticut 316 Isaac Lapskie who served in the State of Ct was a Captain in the [blank] commanded by [blank] of the [blank] commanded in the [blank] man of James Lapskie his wife Catherine Lapskie man in the Revolution
Entered on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of $12 - Dollars - Cents per annu. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of March 1836 and Seal from the Healey House of Records
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $46.00 Semi-annual allowance ending at March 36.00
20 Dollars $20.00 Act 4 July, 1836 { Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. H. Goldwin Clerk, Book 4. Vol. 1. Page 82

B State of Connecticut J. Newtonson
On this 26 th day of March 1818 before me Jeremiah G. Main an a Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut personally came James Sanphoe (late James Sanphoe Jr.) of the town & County of Newsonson in said State & being duly sworn according to the usages of said State did on his said oath by me to him administered depose & say that in the fall of the year 1777 he entered on board the Continental Sloop Schuyler mounting six guns as second officer. in company with John Parr commander that he acted as such in expectation of a commission which however he did not receive. He was placed in said Sloop through the agency of John Dehon Esq. one of the board of war, after about three months while expecting his commission which had been sent for, said Sloop was ordered to Norwalk in company with several smaller vessels as transports to receive on board some troops commanded by Colo. Samuel Webb destined on an expedition on Long Island About the middle of Dec r after said troops were embarked the Schuyler was driven on shore at Long Island by a British Sloop of war and
The Schuyler not a Continental Vessel
acknowledged

And the said James Lamphere the above named applicant in addition to, & explanation of his said Declaration further on solemn oath states that sometime in the month of October 1779 according to his best recollection and while said Continental Ship Trumbull lay in the River Thames and Harbour of New London, he shipped on board the same as Midshipman. That he did duty on board said Ship as Midshipman during the winter following while she lay in the Port of New London until the month of May following, when she sailed in said Ship as Midshipman on a Cruise James Nicholson Esquire Commander. That after being out a few days and he thinks in the month of June following they fell in with, and had an engagement with the British Letter of Marque Ship 'Watt' in which the Trumbull was dismasted and otherwise much injured which occasioned her to put into Boston to refit, where she arrived shortly after. And after refitting they sailed again sometime in August according to his best recollection, on a cruise in company with the Continental Frigate Deane. That after having been out on said cruise sometime, off Chesapeake Bay - They fell in with two British Ships of War of Force superior to the Trumbull and Deane, on which the two Continental Ships made for the Delaware and arrived at Philadelphia some time in the fall of the year 1780. That soon after the Trumbull was there laid up - and he the said James Lamphere discharged some time according to his best recollection in the month of November 1780 - That he served in said Ship Trumbull as Midshipman in manner above stated according to his best recollection more than one year, he thinks about Thirteen months.
As to the Services stated in his first Declaration to have been performed in the Schooner Schuyler - he thought when he made it. She was at the time a continental vessel. She was at the time he states her being driven on shore and lost in public service.
James Lamphere
Sworn before me this 17 th Day of November 1888 - and I further certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said James Lamphere gave notice in the Revolutionary War in the Navy of the United States in as soon as in his Supplement

The said Lamphere with others taken prisoner & confined ten months in New York by the enemy Late in the fall of 1779 he entered on board the Continental Frigate Trumbull James Nicholson Esq. commander & served in her as a midshipman more than a year during the war of the Revolution from honorably dis-
- charged at Philadelphia that he remained written language but as he was on a voyage his time was missed by the enemy by reason of the delay of the vessel He is the naturalized Resident Citizen of the
United States is more than seventy years of age & has always lived at New London -
That from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for support.
Sworn before me the Day and Date formerly Brainerd
James Lamphere of the State of Connecticut Witness the Seal of said Court unto which the Day and Date of said
Jeremiah Brainerd a Judge of said Court
Jeremiah Brainerd Judge, cc as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said James Lamphere did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I do 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 Con- gress - The foregoing declaration was made to me as the applicant declared in order to obtain the provisions 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
New London June 26. 1818
Witness the Seal aforesaid
Jeremiah Brainerd a Judge of said Court

Supplementary Declaration has stated and against the Common Enemy
Jemima Brainerd a Jury of Superior Court State of Connecticut
I Jemima Brainerd Judge as aforesaid as witness that James Sampson the application in this case is in substance and in fact as already herein stated. State of Connecticut Jemima Brainerd Judge as aforesaid November 27 1818
James S. Edwards Esq Department of War Pension Office
Sir - I ought to apologize for returning this Declaration after the Note made on it by your Department but the said Declaration has not been adopted. On re-reading I find it a fact beyond all question that the Applicant owned Mr Brainerd the Trumbull as he is his additional Declara- tion has stated a year at least. This I thought might prevent the case in a different way and I am satisfied a true right
I am respectfully Your Obedient Servant Jemima Brainerd
Returned again after War Department with proof of Service J. Brainerd November 28 1818
This claim will be
Admitted, on proof
of service in the Trumbull
Col. R. L. Ledy. whose Certificate includes war to my know- ledge a near approach.
Returned for
proof of service on Board the Trumbull
J. Brainerd Admitted
See papers in the case of Thomas Cady.

783. 3. Sec.
Grace Lamphear's Application
Ch 3 rd Sec.
Service on board the Schuyler not dis- continued.
12 mo. on board the Trumbull as M th H lp from provid Oct 1878
Abm d 12 mo. M th H lp m th
No deduction due in 1880.
H on . E. H. Haley
H th
Dec 12

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed of the 4 th July 1836
State of Connecticut ss. County and District of New London
On this 5 th day of December A.D. 1836 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate for the District of New London Mrs. Grace Lapham of the town of New London in said District aged Eighty years. She having been duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following depos 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 James Lapham who was a Midshipman or other Warrant officer in the Navy of the Rev- olution. That according to her best recol- lection he served on board the Ship Turn- bull & other public armed vessels of the United States in the Revolutionary war. That he was confined as a prisoner in the City of New York for a period of about Eight Months having been taken by the enemy while in the service of the United States. That she does not know of any person now living who was in the service with her said husband excepting Captain Richard Luce now of said town of New London whose deposition is herewith attached nor does she know recd that the names of any other of the officers of said Ship nor of the time or duration of the service of the said James Lapham except as above stated but to the best recollection of the applicant the

said James Lamphear, was in the service of the United States as a Midshipman in the warrant office from sometime in the year 1798 till the close of the Revolutionary war with occasional absences on furlough. & she refers to the application of the said deceased for a pension under the Act of Congress of 1818 supposed to be on file at Washington for proof of her services.
She further declares that she was married to the said James Lamphear on the Twenty Seventh day of May 1796 that her husband the aforesaid James Lamphear died on the 6 th day of March 1820 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. And that the said James Lamphear was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States
Grace Lamphear
Sworn & subscribed before said Court on the Day & Year first above written W. S. Johnson Clerk

James Clarke's office New London November 28 1836
This may certify that James Lampshire and Grace Dishaw Daughter of Henry Dishaw were married May 27 1776 as appears in the New London Town Records
attest Henry Douglass Town Clerk
Henry Douglass of the town & County of New London State of Connecticut of lawful age having been duly sworn according to law on his oath affirmed deposes & testifies & says - That he is & for several years last past has been Town Clerk of said town of New London. That the certificate of the marriage of one Grace Lampshire hereto above attached is a true copy of the Records of said town & that by the laws of said State it is enacted that marriages shall be recorded in the Records of towns -
Subscribed to & sworn before said Court Dec 5th AD 1836 Asst. J. Wheeler
Henry Douglass

Nathaniel Sultons tale of the town & County of New London & State of Connecticut of lawful age having been duly sworn according to law on his oath aforesaid doth depose testify & say. That he is of the age of sixty years, that he has always resided in said town of New London & from his youth been acquainted with Mrs Grace Lampson of said town now in Court & an applicant for the benefit of the act of Congress of July 4 th 1836. That the said Mrs Lampson is the widow of Mr James Lampson late of said town deceased who while in life was a Revolutionary pensioner, the United States under the Act of 1818 as the deponent believes & the deponent under his oath aforesaid further testifies & says that the said Mrs Grace Lampson is still the widow of the said James & has not intermarried since his decease. And that the said Mr James Lampson did die at said town of New London on the 6 th day of March 1820.
Subscribed and sworn to before me (Court), Dec. 5 th 1836 in W. S. H. Clark
Nathaniel Sultons

Lucretia Thomas of Norwich in the county of New London aged seventy five years, the widow of Simeon Thomas Esq. late of said Norwich deceased, having been duly sworn according to law doth on her oath depose and say that she is own sister to Mrs. Grace Samphere of New London in the county of New London aforesaid and that both were the daughters of Mr. Henry Deshon late of said New London deceased, that she the said deponent was present at the marriage of the said Grace with Mr. James Samphere then then of said New London but now deceased, that said marriage was solemnized at New London aforesaid in the month of May 1776. That the said James Samphere served in the Navy of the United States for several years during the Revolutionary war, and after said marriage. And that the said Grace still is unmarried & the widow of the said James having never intermarried since his death And further the deponent saith not Lucretia Thomas
State of Connecticut } ss. Norwich New London County }
Be it known that on this 3 d day of December A.D. 1836, personally appeared Mrs. Lucretia Thomas, well known by me to be a credible witness, and made known by me to be the truth of the foregoing deposition by her subscribed
Before me John Hyde Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut } New London County } /s
I John D e Witt Clerk of the County Court in and for said New London County do hereby certify that John Hyde Esq before whom the within deposition of Lucretia Thomas was taken was on the said third day of December 1836 a justice of the peace in and for said New London County and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts as such and that his signature thereto written is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 3 rd day of December A d 1836
John D e Witt Clerk

Richard Law of the town and County of New London and State of Connecticut having been duly sworn according to law on his oath aforesaid deposes testifies and says that he is of the age of 73 years and is a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States. That he is acquainted with Mrs Grace Laraphoo of New London an applicant for the benefit of the Act of Congress of 4 th July 1836. & that she is the widow of Mr James Laraphoo late of New London deceased. And he further deposes & says under the oath aforesaid that the said James Laraphoo served with him on board the United States Ship Ternbuck in the year 1780 in the capacity of Midshipman or other Warrant officer, but from the lapse of time he is not able to state how long the said Laraphoo did serve nor in what capacity but he says that sometime in the year 1818 or 1819, he the deponent then living in the City of New York did at the request of the said James or of his friends give a deposition in which he stated more particularly than he now can the facts relating to the service of the said Laraphoo. - That from the failure of his memory he is now obliged to refer to the aforesaid deposition for facts in relation to the said service of the said James Laraphoo.
Rich d Law
Subscribed & sworn before me Dec 5 th 1836 Capt J. Mansfield Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the Matter that the above named Grace Lamphear, the above applicant is entitled to said Pension that she is a credible person and that her statement is entitled to full credit & belief — And said Court further Certifies that it appears to the Court that Richard Law, Nathaniel Lattenstall, Laurence Thomas & Henry Dous (all of) who have signed & sworn to the foregoing deposition are each & every of them credible persons and that their respective statements are entitled to full credit — And said Court further Certifies that by the present and ancient Laws of this State in force at the time of the said marriage of the said James Lamphear & Grace Dethon (the above applicant) all marriages were to be recorded in the Town Records of the respective Towns in this State where said marriages were solemnized
I, Josiah Johnson Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of New London aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Grace Lamphear for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said Court & of my Office this fifth Day of December A.D. 1838
J. Johnson Clerk

State of Connecticut County of Fairfield } ss
Be it known that before me John W Houghton the term of Borough, County of Fairfield, a Notary Public in and for the County and State aforesaid duly authorized by Law, to administer oaths, personally Grace Hemplace aged sixty eight years, and made oath, in due form of Law, that she is the Daughter of James Lansdown, and Grace Lansdown, his Wife, who were both collecting Pensions of the United States in America, as by the files and records at the Pension Office in Washington will more fully appear, and that she cannot know of them otherwise than through said Office, a copy of Grace Lansdown Pension Certificate is herunto annexed
and that she now resides in Stamford and has resided there for the space of ten years past—and that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtain- ing any arrears of pension that may be due her under the laws of the United States; and that by these pre- sents she does constitute and appoint F. E. HASSLER, of the city of Washington, her true and lawful attorney, irrevocably, with power of substitution for her and in her name, place and stead, to ask and re- ceive of and from the United States, any bounty land, extra pay, pensions, money or moneys that now is or are due her on account of services rendered by her deceased husband, advances made, property des- troyed or taken by the Government, or any claim arising from intercourse between the United States and any foreign nation, and the Indians, disbursements made, or expenses incurred by him while in the service of the United States, or on any account whatsoever, and in her name to give receipts and other sufficient discharg- es for such bounty land, pensions, patents, claims, and money due as aforesaid, and to attend to and prosecute any and all business of whatsoever nature she may have with or before any of the Departments of the Gov- ernment or Congress, or any legally established commission of the United States, and, generally, to do any and every other act or acts that she might or could do, were she personally present at the doing thereof, her- by ratifying and confirming whatsoever her said attorney shall do in and about the premises, by virtue hereof.
Signed, sealed and delivered } Two witnesses, in the presence of
James L Lansdown Grace Lansdown John W Houghton
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourth day of August 1857.
Your Obedient Servant
State of Connecticut, County of Fairfield
On this fourth day of August 1857, personally appeared Grace Lansdown before me, and acknowledged the foregoing attorney to be her act and deed, for the purposes therein contained.
John W Houghton Notary Public

AND I HEREBY CERTIFY, that at the same time, personally appeared before me James L Humphreys and Nathaniel Saltonstall known to me, to be two credible witnesses, and who being duly sworn, deposes and says, each for himself, that the above named Grace Humphreys now present, is to their knowledge, the and James Humphreys the identical person named in the above deposition, and that the said affidavit is correct, as they verily believe; that they are acquainted with the said Grace Humphreys and that they are, each, wholly disinterested.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, upon the day and year first above written.
John W. Houghton Notary Public
James L. Humphreys N. Saltonstall
State of Connecticut County of New London } ss
I John W. Houghton of the town of Borrough County of New London, and State aforesaid, a Notary Public within and for the County and State aforesaid, duly authorized by Law to administer oaths, do hereby certify that it appears on the family record of James L. Humphreys late of the town of New London in said County, deceased, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States of America, that he the said James L. Humphreys, and Grace Deahm were married May 27 th 1776 - James L. Humphreys died March 6 1820. Grace L. Humphreys died October 8 1838
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal of Office at New London this the Second day of August Anno Domini 1851
John W. Houghton Notary Public

• The following cases have been allowed Midshipman
• See case of - Chas. Braverman Fairfax Co. Va.
• See case of - John Hendon Southampton Co. Va. 74-10-15-1881

" Copy " War Department " Revolutionary Claims
I certify that in conformity with the 3 d section of the Act of the United States, of the 4 th July 1886 Grace Lumsdaine of Connecticut, widow of James Lumsdaine deceased, who was a Milkmaid in the War of the Revolution is entitled to receive Seventy two dollars and cents per annum, during the time she may remain unmarried, commencing on the 4 th of March
1881 and payable at the rate of on the 4 th March, and 4 th of September
See SS
Income and Government
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner
Recorded in the Patent Office in Book A vol 1 Page - 4 D.D. accession Clerk No. 316
B. A. Butter
Secretary of War all income
The above is a true copy of the original Patent Certificate of Grace Lumsdaine as Widow of James
Attest John W. Houghton Notary Public

In reply to your request of 21 Oct , received 25 Oct , for a statement of the military history of James Lamphear , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his and (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Ind. F. 26,197.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Feb. 1777 1 Lieut. James Lamphear John Clegg Conn.   Oct. 1779 13 mos. Private John Clegg James Lamphear Conn.  
Battles engaged in, None Residence of soldier at enlistment, Entered service in town at New London Conn. Date of application for pension, March 26 1818 His claim was rejected Residence at date of application, New London, Conn. Age at date of application, Not stated. He died March 6 1818
Remarks: He was married to the late James Lamphear. He was married at New London Conn. May 27 1775. His daughter of Hannah. She was allowed pension on an application executed Dec 10 1836, when she was said a resident of New London, Conn.

105
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by Geo M. Moore
Claim No. Jan 31, 1910.
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier James Lamphier
Service Navy, Conn. Res
Additional Service _____
No _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No O.W. & W or R as above except W.F. 26197

to what time was James Sampheer midshipman 8th/10 mo last paid count agency act 1818 done
Dec 13 1836
Paid to March 4, 1820 John Sepford

Aug 8 1857
App d of James & Grace Sampson deed
Revolutionary Arras
Filed 7 August 1857
P. E. Hassler
Albany
Present

Washington City D.C. August 6 th 1851
Honorable J. E. Heath Commissioner of Pensions
Sir Enclosed please find find the application for arrears of the heirs of James & Grace Lamphier both Revolutionary Pensioners on the Connecticut Rolls & I request that an examination of this case may be made and an annual pension equivalent to the rank of a midshipman in lieu of the sum allowed as a private - be made in their favor to date from 1831 - to the day of Grace Lamphier's disease Oct. 3 rd 1838.
I am respectfully J. E. Hassler Att'ny

I Thomas Edgar of New London in the State of Connecticut, on solemn oath do depose declare and say that I am, and for nearly forty years have been well acquainted with James Sampson the applicant in this case and whose declaration is herewith affixed marked A.B. That in the said James Sampson entered on board the continental frigate ship Trumbull at the Port of New London sometime in the fall of the year 1779. in the character of Midshipman. That I continued on board during the winter following, and sailed in her the spring following, and continued on board acting in the capacity of Midshipman until the fall following to with fall of 1780 when said ship arrived at Philadelphia and was then laid up. and I was transferred to the continental ship Confederacy. That the said James Sampson served on board said ship Trumbull as I have stated, I know of my own personal knowledge, being on board all that time myself, and the period of service was according to my best belief upwards of twelve months.
Thomas Edgar
State of Connecticut ss December 28. 1848
Before me Juvenal G. Brainerd One of the Judges of the Superior Court of said State personally appeared Thomas Edgar the above named Deponent a Person to me well known to be a Man of Truth and Veracity, and being by me duly sworn according to law - as has said I do hereby certify that the facts stated are contained in the foregoing Deposition by an indifferent Person written and by the said Thomas Edgar in my Presence subscribed and sworn to - Juvenal G. Brainerd Judge in ordinary

Asford Mississippi
January 21, 1910
Bureau of Navigation Washington, D.C.
The naval service of James Lun- sker of New London Conn, is wanted.
He was commissioned for service in the War of the Revolution under Act of 1815.
Date and length of enlistment and on what vessel or vessels, is desired.
Very Respectfully, Miss E. M. Huestace.
JAN 25 1910

Feb 8. 1910. History to Miss E. M. Hustace, Oxford, Miss. F.W.
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 26197 Grace Lampshire wid. of James Lampshire Midshipman R.N. Act July 4th 1836. Index: Vol A , Page 222.
[Arrangement of 1870.]