Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22365, for Stephen Taylor, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Taylor, Stephen Prudence
W 22365
CONTENTS

1891 Sept 25 N O. Taylor history Cret
Connecticut. 1500
Prudence Taylor
widow of Stephen Taylor Conn who died on the 18 th September 1822, of Hartford in the State of Connecticut, who was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Beebe of the reg t commanded by Col Bradley in the militia line of Connecticut for 8 mo 24 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 29 Dollars 33 Cents, per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of Oct r 1837 and sent to Mr. James Loomis, Windsor Conn.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept r 1837 $ 190. 64 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar' 38 14. 66
$205.30
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 d }
Recorded by J. M. Gurney Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2. Page 77.

V 911. 3. dec. Purdue Taylor Connecticut
on roll fr. 28 June to Sept 5. 78
2 mo 9 days.
6. 15
8. 24 $29 33 3/4
ann. commencing 4 Mar 1882 roll P 45
Married 17/74
died 1872
Cont Melick
Cont Beebe
Col. Bradley
See papers of Melick Austin
No. 13. 470 (a) vol 2 Austin
22386. Ohio. vol 37
Mr. Sumner Loomis Vassar Coll.

Seth Coe of Torrington aged Twenty Eight years Testifies and says that Stephen Taylor of the late of Torrington was a private soldier with me in the same company in the year 1778 the company was commanded by Capt Paul Gillette John Burn Lieut The regiment was under the command of Col Roger Eno The company was for several stationed we found Plymouth during that year in the towns of Greenwich & Horse neck in the state of Connecticut & in Westport Nutteter in the state of New York & the said Stephen Taylor was a married man at the time he performed this service I am well acquainted with Providence Taylor having lived in the same town with her from her marriage with Taylor & know she is now a Widow —
Seth Coe
State of Connecticut. Litchfield County Torrington the 2nd day of December 1836
Personally appeared Seth Coe well known to me as a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me
William Battell Just of peace

State of Connecticut County of Hartford
On this 7 th day of December AD 1836
Personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the district of Hartford in Hartford County Now sitting Prudence Taylor late of Torrington in Litchfield County Now a resident of Windsor in Hartford County in the State of Connecticut Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress of July 4. 1836 her age is Eighty two years and she is a credible person
She declares that she is the Widow of Stephen Taylor late of Torrington in the County Litchfield and State of Connecticut That her husband was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution and entered the service of the United States on or about the month of April 1778 and served Six Months or more That he died at said Torrington on or near the 18 day of September 1822 That she was married to her said husband on or near the 12 of June 1774 and before the last period of his service in the Revolutionary War and that she has remained his Widow ever since his death and has never again married
For the proof of the services of her said husband in the said Army of the Revolution she refers to the documents accompanying this declaration
Mary Loosier at Torrington in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut was present

at her wedding the person whose affidavit will accompany this declaration
She has no record of her marriage and knows of none. Remember well that it was at the time as she has stated. She has never again married but remains the Widow of the said Stephen Taylor late of Torrington Second That she was about twenty years of age when she was married to said Stephen Taylor That her Husband as she believes served in the company commanded by Capt. Joel Gillett and John Burn. That he served at Horse Neck Greenwich at West Point and many other places and as she was informed by him on his return home
And further she testifies and says that her Husband entered the service of the United States at other times and periods than the aforesaid term of six months both before and after it
Prudence Taylor mark
Sworn and subscribed this day and year above mentioned Before said Probate Court
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after hearing the aforesaid interrogatories that the said Prudence Taylor is the surviving Widow of Stephen Taylor late of Torrington in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut Second Marriage to him before the last period of his service in the army of the Revolution

That he said Husband has deceased and that She still remains his Widow and has never again married
I Thomas H. Seymour Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Hartford in said County of Hartford and State of Connecticut hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of the widow Prudence Taylor aforesaid for a pension. And I further certify that William Battell Esq before whom the certificates of Seth Gove, Harvey Whiting, & Mary Loomis, were taken in a lawful justice of the peace for the County of Litchfield at this time, and has been for four four months last past and that the signature of the said Justice to the said certificates purporting to be his is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court of Probate this seventh day of December A.D 1821 is
Thos. H. Seymour Judge.
to be filed

Mary Loomis of Torrington Litchfield County State of Connecticut aged Eighty-two years testifies and says that she was present at the marriage of Stephen Taylor & Prudence Pelton at the house of the Revd Samuel J. Mills in Torrington who married them & that Stephen Taylor had lived a near neighbor to her ever since & that the marriage took place in the year 1774 & the said Prudence Taylor is now a widow & that she has not been married since the death of her first husband Stephen Taylor.
Mary Loomis
State of Connecticut Litchfield County Torrington the 2nd day of December 1826
Personally appeared Mary Loomis well known to me as a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by her subscribed before me
William Boott Justice Peace

Harvey Whiting of New Hartford aged twenty six years Testifies and says that he was well acquainted with Stephen Taylor late of Torrington & that he served with him in the same company in the year 1778 in a company commanded by Capt Joel Gillett John Burr Lieut the Regiment under the command of Col Rogers And the company was enlisted for one year and we performed six months service during that year and Stephen Taylor performed the same service with me & I know that Providence Taylor late the wife of said Stephen Taylor is now a widow — Harvey Whiting
State of Connecticut Hartford County Torrington the 2 nd day of December 1836
Personally appeared Harvey Whiting well known to me as a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me
William Battell Justice Peace

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Stephen Taylor 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. W. F. 22365.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     x April, 1778. 6 mos. Priv. Joel Gillett Roger Ennis Conn.   x Mch. 20/76 6 1/2 Bezaleel Beecher Bradley  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated.
Date of application for pension, Dec. 7, 1836. Her ch. none el.
Residence at date of application, Windsor, Hartford Co., Conn.
Age at date of application, 82 yrs.
Remarks: Soldier married June 12, 1774, Providence Pelton. He died Sept. 18, 1822, at Torrington, Litchfield Co., Conn. They had a number of children, no names stated. For date of her death & name of person to whom last paymt of her pension was made, you should address the Auditor for the Int. Dept. U.S. Inca. Dept. Citing the following data: Providence, mcl. of Rejt. Wm Taylor, Cy. no. 1500, issued Oct. 24, 1837, at 29.33 per an. from Mch. 4, 1831, act July 4, 1836, Conn Agency.
Commissioner.

1. ROYAL B. 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 James Loome Esquire, is, and for more than six months last past, has been a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to take the acknowledgement 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 Loome in Court and Country.
In testimony whereof, I have, in my capacity of Secretary as aforesaid, hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the 30 th day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven , and I further certify that the above signature of the said Loome is his genuine hand writing . Royal B. Hinman Secretary

United States of America State of Connecticut
County of Hartford ss Windsor September 6 th 1837
Be it known that on this 6 th day of September A 1837 Personally appeared before me M c Prudence Paylon who being first duly sworn doth on her oath make the following additional declaration to the one made by her on the seventh day of December A 1836 which declaration is now in the Pension office at Washington is unable here to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress of July 4 th 1836.
In that declaration after counting upon services specificis it was stated that her Husband served the United States at other times and periods some of which by this additional declaration she endeavours to describe as well as from her age she at present can recollect That in the Month of March or April 1776 her husband the late Stephen Paylon enlisted into the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War and served until the Month of October following In the company then commanded by Col l Barillai Baker in Col l Bradley's Regiment at least six and one half months.
For further proof of the service of her late Husband in the Army of the Revolution she refers to the depositions with the documents accompanying this additional declaration.
Prudence
Her X Mark Paylon
Sworn and subscribed the day and year first mentioned before me and I hereby certify that the applicant is a resident of said Windsor is personally known to me to be a credible person and that her statement is entitled to credit James G. Smith Clerk of the Court

June 14 A D 1837 I Andrew D Austin of Charlestown in the County of Portage and State of Ohio, now in the eighty fifth year of my age depose & say, that I was personally acquainted with Stephen Taylor late of Torrington Litchfield County and State of Connecticut Deceased, & am also acquainted with Mrs Prudence Taylor widow of the said Stephen Taylor. That the said Stephen Taylor enlisted in the United States service in the spring of 1776 in company with myself for nine months, we served under the command of Captain Barrillia Beebe, in Col. Bradleys regiment at least six & a half months, when Nathaniel Austin took his place and he returned home. - The said Stephen Taylor enlisted in the spring of 1778 with myself for one year as minute men under Capt Paul Gillett and Lieut. John Bunn to serve six months in the year & not over three months at one time. He (Taylor) served the six months in two terms of three months each. I am also knowing to his serving several short tours one to Danbury in Connecticut. - At another time he drove a continental team I should think six months or more from Hartford Connecticut to Poughkeepsie New York, with provisions. - It is my opinion that the said Stephen Taylor was in the United States service two years or more, in the Revolutionary war, during which time I was a resident of said Torrington.
Andrew D Austin
The State of Ohio Portage County
Charlestown June 14 th A D 1837
Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year last above written before me Lemuel Norton J.P. And I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the deponent Andrew D. Austin, that he is a resident of Charlestown, and is personally known to me as a credible person, & that his statement is entitled to credit
Lemuel Norton Justice of the peace

The State of Ohio } Portage County } ss }
my name, this
I Horace H. Beebe Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Leverett Boston was at the time of subscribing the within certificate, and now is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified and that his signature within written is genuine -
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed fifteenth day of June in the year 1837
Horace H. Beebe Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas Portage County

The State of Ohio
Ashtabula County / 18 3/
Austinburg Township Sept 16 th 1837
The State of Ohio Ashtabula County ss Austinburg Township Sept 16 th 1837 This certifies that I Nathaniel Austin of State, County and Township aforesaid, have been personally acquainted with Stephen Taylor deceased, that he resided in the State of Connecticut in the County of Litchfield and Township of Torrington. That he the said Stephen Taylor entered the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War in the year of 1776. That he enlisted for nine months that I personally took his place in the service in October of the same year after he had served six months, and an half, of his enlistment, I further certify that he served one month as teamster transporting provisions from Hartford on Connecticut River to the Hudson River in the State of New York. The service as a soldier was performed under Capt. Beebee of Litchfield, Col. Bradley Regt. Mrs Taylor now residing in Windsor Hartford County and State of Connecticut was the wife of the said Stephen Taylor above mentioned, they were married previous to his service in the Revolution. That I personally saw them married at Torrington at the house of Sam l J. Mills as that Mr. Mills married them viz. Stephen Taylor to Prudence Pilton in the year of 1774
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand Nathaniel Austin
The State of Ohio
Ashtabula County p 3
Austinburg September 16. 1837
Sworn and subscribed the day and year last aforesaid Before me L Austen Justice of the peace And I certify that I am personally acquainted with Nathaniel Austin the deponent that he is a resident of said town of Austinsburg, is well known to me is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit
Louis Austin Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio Ashtabula County ss.
I Sam Hendry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County do hereby certify that Lewis Austin Esquire whose name appears subscribed to the foregoing certificate, in his own proper hand writing, (to me well known,) is (and was at the time of his subscribing the same) one of the Justices of the peace within and for the said County of Ashtabula, duly Commissioned and sworn agreeably to the Laws of the State of Ohio. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Jefferson the 20th day of September A.D. 1857.
Sam Hendry Clerk.

The State of Ohio Ashtabula County S. 3
I Sam Hendry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within (and for) said County do hereby certify that Lewis Austin Esquire whose name appears subscribed to the foregoing certificate, in his own proper hand writing, (to me well known,) is (and was at the time of his subscribing the same) one of the Justices of the peace within (and for) the said County of Ashtabula, duly Commissioned and sworn agreeably to the Laws of the State of Ohio. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Jefferson the 20th day of September A.D. 1857.
Sam Hendry Clerk.

Horace G. Gillett Town Clerk Lorrinford
Lorrinford Ct. July 24 th 1
6
James Loomis Esq. Windsor Conn

Torrington July 22. 1837
I have examined the Records of this Town, and do not find any record of the marriage of Stephen Taylor with Prudence Pelton. I have no doubt of their being married by the late Revd Mr Mills. I was well acquainted with them and their numerous family of Children.
Mr Mills' Dwelling house was destroyed by fire several years since. I was present at the fire, which was so far advanced when it was discovered that very little was saved from the house, and I was knowing to the fact that the Papers and Books were lost.
John Gillett - Town Clerk
Litchfield County ss Torrington State of Connecticut The 22 nd of July 1837 personally appeared John Gillette Town Clerk of the Town of Torrington well known to me as a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above deposition or certificate by him subscribed - before me William Battell Just of peace

I, ROYAL B. 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 William Battell Esquire, is, and for more than Six months last past, has been a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Simsbury in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to take the acknowledgement 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 all faith and credit may and ought to be given to all official acts and attestations of the said Battell in Court and Country.
In testimony whereof, I have, in my capacity of Secretary as aforesaid, hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the 30 th day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven and further certify that the above signature of the said Battell is his genuine handwriting.
Royal B. Hinman Secretary

Windsor Sept 27-1837
Dr Sir After waiting a long time for an answer from Nathaniel Austin on writing again have just recd his deposition. I have to request that you put in the paper Mr Paylas 2 nd declaration &c to the Department and oblige For the favour of yours in the appointment of Mr Moore the Friends are grateful on mentioning your desire to be seen in some to be the aged or a old Lady bright in countenance and said O Yes I am well acquainted with him
I am very Respectfully
James Gooch
Hon H S Ellsworth Washington D C

Comptroller Office
Hartford Connecticut
30 September 1837
On application for evidence of the military service of Stephen Taylor, in the War of the Revolution, I have examined the books and papers remaining in this office relating to that service, and find in
"Haskells Receipts" this entry, under head of "The United States D r To the State of Connecticut for Bounties &c. "paid to Shat Levies who served in Connecticut Line of the Continental "Army in the years 1777 & 1778, Viz:" (Page 14)
"Mens Names" — "Reg t to which they belong" — "Bounty" — "Specie Value!" "Stephen Taylor — d o [4 th Col. J. Durkees '78] — £5. 6. 8 — 0. 13. 9"
I certify the above to be a true abstract from the book above named, and that I have not been able to find the name of Stephen Taylor, other than is there mentioned.
In absence of the Comptroller,
E. Benjamin, only Clerk in d o office

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22365
Prudence Taylor Widow of Stephen Taylor Pri. Rev. War.
Act: July 7, 1936
Index:—Vol. 16 , Page 265
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sept. 27. 1908. His to Mrs. E. W. Brown Bridgeport Conn
Dec. 28. 1916. History to Mrs. E. W. Brown. In
of Farmington Mar 1974 clued 15 in window to Windsor

Recd Enc.
596 North Av.
Bridgeport Ct. Dec 9. 1916
Pensions Dept.
Washington, D. C.
I wish to trace for genealogy also for D.A.P. membership, the service of Timothy Tyler, corporeal, who served 13 days in the Lexington Alarm April 1775 from town of Haddam or East Haddam as given on page 12. "Conn Men in the Revolution" also page 410, in 5 th Battalion, Mather's Brigade Col Douglas - Capt Higgins - Haddam - same Timothy Tyler. I find in searching records this name is spelled Taylor (as now) also Tyler, Tylor, Tiler -
Also page 345 Simeon Taylor, in Capt Rice Co. Jan 1. 1781 to Dec 31 - Was he from East Haddam or Northfield - did he have a pension, and marry Olive Culver. Not to be confounded with Simeon Taylor of Litchfield who md. Sybil Hotchkiss. Simeon Taylor was son of above Timothy if both are found.

Also page 57. "Conn Men in the Rev." Asahel Taylor, enlisted May 9, 1775. 9 th Co. Capt John Chester of Wethersfield. What more can be found of him. He possibly son of Timothy Taylor.
Also Pensioners in 1840 - page 663 - From Torrington Ct. Prudence Taylor age 86. On whose service did she receive a pension and when did she die, and to whom was last payment made - I think her age should be 96
I have long sought this Taylor family, not knowing the towns in which to look, and no family records to work from except my mother said her grandfather was Timothy died 1822, very aged. Would like all possible information of service, residence, age and to whom pensions were paid,
Yours truly Mrs. E. M. Brown.