Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11184, for Samuel Judd, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn
Judd, Samuel Waters, Phebe
R 111184
Former widow
CONTENTS
It is alleged that this woman's other husband, Oliver Waters, also served in the Revolutionary War. See papers within.

4561 In the matter of the application of Phebe Waters for a pension
Act July 4. 1836
Marr'd 10. Nov 1776 1 st Husband died 22 nd Sept. 1786 2 nd do ——— Aug 1821
Can of J. L. Russell Canton St Lawrence Co. New York

State of New York County of Warren Sp: On this Twenty second day of May One thousand eight hundred and thirty nine before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county of Warren in open Court now sitting personally appeared Phoebe Waters, a resident of the Town of Russell in said County aged eighty one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836 and the act explanatory of said act passed March 3 rd 1837: That she was married to Samuel Judd who was a soldier of the Revolutionary army of the United States on the Tenth day of November 1776 at Colchester in Windson County State of Connecticut; That her said husband and herself both resided at the said Town of Colchester at the commencement of the revolutionary war. That her said husband volunteered in the Spring of the year 1775 to serve , and there was to serve as a soldier at Boston and went with his company under Captain Buckley and there served three months - He was at the battle of Bunker Hill. He was called out several times afterwards during the year succeeding and the next year, to serve in the Militia at New London, but she cannot re- member the period of service sufficiently distinctly to state them. In the fall of the year

1776 he said Husband was drafted to go with the Militia to New York, and by reason of his being engaged in making guns for the army, which was his occupation, he was excused by Governor Trumbull from going at that time, by a paper in writing in the proper hand writing of the said Gov. Trumbull which paper is here annexed and follows.
State of Connecticut
By the Governor
To all whom it shall or may concern Greeting
Samuel Judd of Chester a Soldier belonging to Capt. Elisha Bulkeley's Company, and Ordered to March in the Militia gone to New York, being a person employed by Mr. Elijah Bull, Gunsmith, in making guns and on their earnest Application of said Bull as it would hinder the finishing Guns to his loss & the public's, Damage
The said Judd is for that reason excused from going into the said Service Given under my Hand in Lebanon the 28 th day of Septem r A.D. 1776
J. B. for Trumbull
The foregoing is the only paper in her possession or knowledge of the document in relation to the services of her said husband. Her husband entered the service with the Connecticut troops she thinks by enlistment and marched to Elizabethtown New Jersey some time in the year 1777 or 1778 she thinks in 1778 and remained there and at Horshack several months, but she cannot state definitely the time of his service at that period nor does she know the names of his officers. In the year 1779 in April he was drafted for

Three months was at New London, and did serve there at that time Three months, but whether his Captain, Buckley, served at that time she does not remember. During the whole of the revolution as far as her said husband was repeatedly called out on alarms and always marched at such times and served short periods at such times, the particulars of which she cannot remember. She well remembers that he served as volunteer six weeks at the time New London was burned towards the close of the war she thinks in the year 1781 - She states that her said husband's services must have in the whole amounted to at least two years. She has been unable to procure any testimony to prove his services, except the testimony of a man who served with him in the campaign at Elizabethtown and Horseneck, and she has no other documentary evidence than her own mentioned. Soon after the close of the revolutionary war her husband & herself removed to Middlefield in the State of Massachusetts, where her said husband died on the 22 nd day of September 1786. On the 10 th day of January 1789 she again was married to Oliver Waters her second husband at Middlefield aforesaid. Her second husband was also a volun- teering soldier & served, as he used to state, as Ensign in the militia, but she did not know him during the war & cannot state his services. On the 16 th August 1821, her second husband the said Oliver

Waters, started to go to the battle ground to celebrate with other revolutionary soldiers the anniversary of the battle of Bennington, and was taken sick on the way and died on the 18th or 19th day of August 1821. Her maiden name was Phebe Bebe.
She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Judd her said husband on the tenth day of November one thousand seven hundred and seventy six; and that her husband the aforesaid Samuel Judd died on the 22 d day of September in the year seventeen hundred and eighty six; that she was afterwards married to her second husband the said Oliver Waters who died on the 18 th or 19 th day of August in the year eighteen hundred and twenty one; and that she was a widow on the 4 th July 1836 and still remains a widow as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written in open court before the Judges aforesaid
D. H. H Waters
A C STURGEON

Samuel Sudd and Phebe Beebe were married November Tenth, One Thousand, Seven hundred and seventy six
State of Connecticut New London County ss, Colchester Jan y 4 th 1839
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record of the marriage of Samuel Sudd and Phebe Beebe with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows Nov r 10 th 1796
Joshua B. Wheeler Town Clerk. Colchester
I Joshua B. Wheeler above named depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the County, Town & State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town of Colchester with the exception above named as certified by me
Joshua B. Wheeler Town Clerk " Colchester
Sworn before me this 4 th day of January A D 1839 Samuel A. Pitkin Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut New London County } ss I John D e Witt clerk of the County Court in and for said New Lon- don County do hereby certify that the Hon ble Samuel A t Peters before whom the within deposition of Joshua B. Wheeler was taken, was on said 4 th day of January 1839 and still is a Justice of the Peace for said New London County and that his signature thereto affixed is genuine. — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and af- fixed the Seal of said County this 5 th day of January A d 1839 John D e Witt Clerk

Warren County Sp. Samuel Judd of the Town of Warrensburgh in said County being first duly sworn says, that his father Samuel Judd died in the fall of the year one thousand eight hundred & eighty six, & according to the best of the recollection & belief of this deponent he died on or about the twenty third day of Sep- tember in said year - that at his death he resided at the Town of Middlefield in the State of Massachusetts. I was in the thirty second year of his age - and further says not
Subscribed & sworn to this 30th day of January 1889
Samuel Judd
Before me WE Dodge County of Dods for Warren County
State of New York
Warren County to Thomas Archibald Clerk of the said County As Certify that William S Dodge Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been sworn was on the day of the date of the same A Commissioner of Dods County in the said County And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and truely believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature
Witness my hand and seal of office at Cobleskill this 30th day of January 1889
Thomas Archibald Clerk

I W th Dodge, the Commissioner within named do certify that I am acquainted with Samuel Judd who made the within affidavit, & that he is a credible person of good moral character & that his statement as contained in the within af- fidavit is entitled to credit.
W th Dodge Commr. of D th rs

State of Connecticut Hartford County Glastenbury on this 5 th day of January 1839 Personally appeared before me Solomon Cole a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County. Abel Lewis of the Town of Glastenbury in the aforesaid County to me well known and being by me duly sworn doth depose and say that he is seventy eight years old and says that in the year 1777 or 1778 he was well acquainted with Samuel Jud of Colchester in the County of New London and State of Connecticut and that he said Jud was then at Elizabethtown doing duty as a soldier in the Revolutionary war and that he said Lewis was with said Jud on duty at sundry times at said Elizabethtown and also at Horse neck during the campaign and as only as he can recollect about eight months. Abel Lewis
State of Connecticut County of Hartford ss I Solomon Cole the above named Justice of the Peace before whom the foregoing deposition of Abel Lewis was taken do certify that I am well acquainted with the said Abel Lewis and that he is a man of integrity and veracity whose statement is entitled to full credit
Dated at Glastenbury this 5 th day January 1839
Solomon Cole Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut } ss County of Hartford }
I James H. Wolcomb Clerk of the County Court in & for said County of Hartford hereby certify that Solomon Cole who has subscribed his name to the foregoing certificate is a Justice of the Peace for said County & that his signature thereto subscribed is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County Court this 5th day of January 1838.
James H. Wolcomb, Clerk.

State of New York Schauene County p:
Sophia Ashley of Russell in said County being duly sworn says she is forty five years of age, her maiden name was Sophia  Lane Waters, she is the daughter of widow Phebe Waters and of Oliver Waters deceased. Her father the said Oliver Waters died at Brownington in Vermont on the 18th or 19th day of August 1821: The deponent saw his corpse and attended the funeral; and the further says that the said Phebe Waters has remained a widow ever since his death.
Sophia Ashley
Sworn to and subscribed before on this 22 d day of May 1839 Elihu Phelps justice of the Peace
State of New York Schauene County p: I, Elihu Phelps a justice of the Peace in and for the said County before whom the foregoing deposition was subscribed and sworn to certify that I am well acquainted with the said deponent Mrs. Sophia  Lane Ashley, and that she is a person of veracity whose statement is entitled to full credit. Dated this 22 d day of May 1839 - Elihu Phelps justice.

State of New York St. Lawrence County ss. J. A. Nixon & Lewis Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of St. Lawrence do hereby certify that While within the declaration returned in the foregoing declaration appeared as therein stated and that it was proved to the Court by the oath of Elisha Phelps Esq. in open Court that she is the identical person therein described as the declarant and that upon her declaration and the proof thereunto annexed it satisfactorily appears to the said Court that she has truly stated in her said declaration all the matters therein set forth and that her said husband the said Samuel Sawd served as therein stated. And I the said Clerk do further certify that that the said Elisha Phelps before whom the foregoing affidavit of Elisha Phelps was sworn to have been made was on the day of the date of the said affidavit a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly qualified and that the signature purporting to be that of the said Justice is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County this 27th day of May 1839 J. A. Nixon Clerk
The word "to" in the said affidavit is interlined
A. C. Nixon

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
AWP/hmn
July 5, 1929.
Mrs. C. F. Wetherell, 3 Puritan Avenue, Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 11184, it appears that Samuel Judd married November 10, 1776, in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, Phebe Beebe; they were then both of said Colchester. He died September 22, 1786 at Middlefield, Massachusetts, in the thirty-second year of his age.
She married January 10, 1789, at Middlefield, Massachusetts, Oliver Waters, who died August 18 or 19, 1821.
The widow, Phebe, applied for pension May 22, 1839, at which time she was living in Russell, St. Lawrence County, New York, aged eighty-one years, and alleged that her husband, Samuel Judd, volunteered in the spring of 1775 and served three months in Captain Bulkley's Connecticut Company and was in the battle of Bunker Hill; that he was called out several other times, was at the burning of New London and was also engaged in making guns for the army and served until 1781.
Her claim was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of six months service.

She also stated that her second husband, Oliver Waters, was an Ensign in the Militia during the Revolutionary War.
In 1839 Samuel Judd, a resident of Warrensburgh, Warren County, New York, referred to the above named Samuel Judd as his father; also, in 1839, Mrs. Spphia Ashley of Russell, New York, stated that she was forty-five years of age, and that she was the daughter of Phebe and Oliver Waters.
Respectfully,
EARL D. CHURCH, Commissioner.

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. R. 11184.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
January 23rd, 1899.
Sir:-
In compliance with a request on the part of Mr. Charles McGilley, of this Bureau, I have to advise you that Phoebe Waters, former widow of Samuel Judd, made an application for pension on May 22nd, 1839, at which time she was 81 years of age and residing in St. Lawrence Co., New York, and in her application she alleged that her husband, Samuel Judd, to whom she was married November 10th, 1776, at Colchester, New London County, Conn., volunteered at Colchester, Conn., in the Spring of 1775, and served under Capt. Buckley and that he participated in the Battle of Bunker Hill. She alleged that he had several tours of service from time of first enlisting until 1781 but length of service is not stated.
A very careful search fails to reveal the names of Asa or Giles Judd upon the Revolutionary or War of 1812 pension or bounty land records on file in this Bureau.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. John Judd,
McLeansboro, Ills.

In the matter of Phebe Waters widow of Samuel Jud d appellant for pension
Depositions of Hosea Root Lydia Hughes & John R Watson surgeon in Revolutionary army
Hon. Jno. Fiske NAR

I Hosea Foot of Colchester in the County of New London State of Connecticut aged 77 years last September, do on oath declare and say, that I formerly lived near to and was well acquainted with Samuel Judd of said Colchester, and I always understood that he was in the service of his Country in the War of the Revolution. I will remember seeing him at New London the day after the massacre at Fort Griswold, and I have no doubt, that he performed Military service. I was not myself at New London at the time the British visited that place, but went down the next day with many others. Colchester Jan. 23 rd 1840.
Hosea Foot
New London County ss. Colchester January 23 rd A D 1840 Personally appeared Hosea Foot, well known to me as a person of truth and veracity and made oath to the foregoing statement of facts by him subscribed before me.
Frederick Morgan Justice of the Peace

I John R Watrous of Colchester in the County of New London, State of Connecticut, do declare and say that I was well acquainted with Samuel Judd of said Colchester, both before and after the Revolutionary War, he living in the vicinity of my residence until his decease. I myself being in the Revolutionary Army, had no personal knowledge of him during that time, but from information from the Inhabitants of the Town living near him, have frequently been informed that the s d Judd was at different times in the R d Revolutionary Service viz t at New London, Groton &c. of which circumstances there is no doubt, but unfortunately those who were then living in these places, and had personal knowledge of the fact of his services, are all deceased, that no positive evidence of the fact can be obtained —
Colchester Jan y 23 rd 1840 —
John R Watrous. Surgeon in the Revolutionary Army
New London County ss. Colchester January 23 rd AD 1840 Personally appeared John R Watrous and made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement of facts by him subscribed before me Frederick Morgan Justice of the Peace.

I Lydia Ingham of Saybrook in the County of Middlesex, in the State of Connecticut, do testify and say, That I am now seventy eight years of age, that my native place is Colchester in the County of New-London in said State of Connecticut, at which place my Brother Samuel Judde was a resident during the Revolutionary War - I recollect said Samuel Judde served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War in the United States service, and was absent from home several times, but I cannot say for how long a time, - I believe he was in said service at New-London, in the course of said War - and I think he was also at White Plains in said service in the Revolutionary army -
I farther testify, that said Samuel Judde was married to Abigail Beebe - and farther this deponent saith not -
Lydia Ingham
State of Connecticut,
County of Middlesex ss Saybrook 24 Jany 1840.
Personally appeared M rs Lydia Ingham, well known to me as a person of truth & veracity, and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by her subscribed before me
Geo Pratt Justice of the peace

I, ROYAL R. HINMAN , Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,
THAT George Pratt Esq. is
and for more than six months last past, has been a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Middlesex in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to take the acknowledgment of Deeds and to certify the same; also to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to the official acts and attestations of the said Pratt
in Court and Country.
In testimony whereof, I have, in my capacity of Secretary as aforesaid, hereunto set my Hand, and af- fixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the 25 th day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty And I certify that the signatures of said Pratt hereunto annexed are genuine.
R. R. Hinman
Secretary.

I, ROYAL R. HINMAN, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,
THAT Frederick Morgan Esq. is
and for more than six months last past, has been a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of New London in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to take the acknowledgment of Deeds and to certify the same; also to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to the official acts and attestations of the said Morgan
in Court and Country.
In testimony whereof, I have, in my capacity of Secretary as aforesaid, hereunto set my Hand, and af- fixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the 25 th day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty
And I certify that the signature of said Morgan hereunto annexed are genuine.
R. R. Hinman
Secretary.

War Department Pension Office Sep. 30. 1839
Sir,
The papers of M rs Phebe Waters, who was the widow of Samuel Judd, have been examined and filed. If the claimant's husband served in 1775 as alleged, record evidence thereof may be found in the Office of the Comptroller of the State of Connecticut, to whom reference is made for further proof. Of the service after that year there can be no investigation unless the names of the officers are specified.
I am respectfully Your Obet. Servt. J. L. Edwards
J. L. Russell, Esq. Canton N. York
with Camp if can Oct 7. 1839

Mr. Fitch's comple- ments to J. S. Ed- wards Esq. and encloses the papers of Mrs. Spater's widow J. S. Fitch and commends them to his favorable notice
J. S. Fitch March 10, 1840

Canton N. Law. Co. N.Y. May 31. 1839
Hon. J. L. Edwards Comt. of Pensions Sir;
I send herewith a claim, tun & proofs of Phebe Waters for a widow's pension.
Some months since I forwarded to the Department the Affiliation of widow Esther Ingraham - of Lydia Low - & Lucy Tuttle. & Not having any returns, have feared the papers may have miscarried. If the papers have not reached their destination please have the goodness to communicate the fact to me.
Alm
Esther Ingraham, 5 June Lydia Low, no 2 aft. Lucy Tuttle, 2 aft.
Very Respectfully Yours Obt Servt Abelie Russell

Henry J. Smith
Th March 1840
OC

117 War Department Pension Office 11. March 1840
Sir The additional evidence in support of the claim of Mrs. Phoebe Waters, widow in the title of J. L. Russell Esq. is not sufficient to sustain her claim application - The only part of the service set forth with any degree of precision is that under Capt. Ephraim Buckley in 1776 - The certificate of the Comptroller of Connecticut goes to show that the company was paid for service rendered from June 10 th 1776 till January 2 d 1777 - Admitting the claimant's husband to have been in the service under Capt. Buckley, he was at appears at released from his engagement by the Governor of Connecticut on the 20 th Sept. 1776 after having served 3 months and ten days, which is not sufficient to entitle the claimant to a pension. Mr. Russell's letter is humbly returned.
Hon Geo. Fins H. on Repy U.S.

11184

3 Puritan Ave., Dorchester, Mass. March 1, 1929
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir;—
Conn.
I read in the D.A.R. "List of Pensioners and Soldiers Graves", that under,—
? Waters, Oliver , — Phebe , widow of the above soldier, applied for pension as the former widow of her first husband, Samuel Judd . ?
The number given in the book was R 11184 but whether this is your number, or not I do not know.
I should be very much obliged if you would send me such information as may be contained in her application for pension. Samuel Judd served in the Revolutionary War from Conn.
Thanking you, I remain,
Very truly yours,
Mrs. C.F. Wetherell
Fannie L. Wetherell

V N. York Phebe Waters Married J. Russell 30. Sep. 1839 to Barnard F. Russell 1840
Set July 1836

Jan. 23 '99.
Jno. Sudd,
McLeansboro, Ills.
1929. July 5- Hist. to Mrs. C. F. Witherell
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1878.
11184
P. O. Shebe Waters
Service: Samuel Sudd
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
The printed list of 1852 shows reasons for suspension-
Alleges: seven-
"He did not serve
Re-enlisted: six months."
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Con
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 1

Comptroller's Office
Hartford Jan y 25 1840
I certify that on application for evidence of the services of Samuel Judah, Two Years or more in the War of the Revolution at New London under Capt. Elephaleth Buckley and at Bruns- hills - White Plains - Horse Neck & Guarding the Coast - Officers not known - that I have examined the Books of papers remaining in this office - and do not find the Pay Roll of Capt. Elephaleth Buckley that the Pay Table Books is the following Account -
Port of New London D o T. State of Connecticut For the Pay Substance of a Company stationed at New London under the Command of Capt. Elephaleth Buckley of Col. Woolcott's Regt from June 10 1776 to Jan y 2 1777 Wages. R d Sitting. Maltage. Premium. Interest Com d to 1438. 9. 9 1 st State Connecticut January 17. 1777 / I find nothing further Either to confirm or discredit the above claim.
Henry Nelson Compt.
6 th & 22 days - 3 rd & 10 days