Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,491, for David Lockwood, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Lockwood, David Hannah
N. 20491
CONTENTS

1885 Oct 10 J. O. Blosf noted. This case in Sending History of David Lockwood file 26-223

Connecticut 2,096
Hannah Lockwood
widow of David Lockwood
who died on the 6. Sept November 1825
of Fairfield Co. in the State of Conn.
who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Brown of the Reg't, commanded by Col. Watbury in the Conn. line for 9 months & 10 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 31 Dollars 10 Cents, per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8. day of June 1838 and sent to J. B. Ferris Esq. Stamford, Conn.
Arrears to the 4th of March '38 217.70 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. " 15.55
$ 233.25
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 — }
Recorded by D. Brown
Clerk,
Book A. Vol. 2 Page 7!

State of Connecticut } Is Stamford Probate Fairfield County - } District
Be it known that on this 26 th day of Jan'y 1837 Personally appeared before the Court of Probate for said District in open Court now sitting Hannah Lockwood of Stamford in said District, County & State who being first duly sworn according to law on her oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed & approved the 4 th day of July 1836, viz, That she is in the seventy eighth year of her age - That she was born in said Stamford & has resided there - That on the 7 th day of Nov r 1779 - She was lawfully married to David Lockwood of said Stamford who was then David Lockwood Jr - by the Rev. W m Mays Mathew a Reformed minister in Middlesex then a part of said Town of Stamford - The said David was in the service of the United States both before & after their intermarriage as she has ever understood & truly believes & she knows that her said Husband was from home & as she understood at the time, in the service under Capt t Brown for three months. The next year after this said David enlisted into a com- pany of Artillery stationed in the village of Stamford & served as declarant truly believes for nine months - That said David died in said Stamford on the 6 th day of Sept r 1825
Hannah her Lockwood mark
Sworn to & subscribed the day of year first above mentioned -
Before me
Chas. H. Judson

And now on this 4 th day of February A.D. 1837 before the said Court now sitting personally appears the said Hannah Lockwood for addition to her former declaration and says that she has ever remained & still is the widow of the said David Lockwood in her foregoing declaration mentioned & that she has no documentary evidence of his services - of this she declares, under oath to her only understanding
I swear to the substance of { Hannah for Lockwood the above & more if sworn to, mark.
Before me Chas. Hawley Judge

State of Connecticut } p- County of Fairfield }
Be it known That on This 9 th day of December A D 1836 before me Simson H. Minor a No- tary public within or for said State and County personally appeared Squire Dan of Stamford in said County - who being first duly sworn according to law on his oath says - that on the 15 th of April 1775 he enlist- ed in a company commanded by Col. Da- vid Waterbury. J. Sylvanus Brown Capt. Lieut. Jonathan Whiting Lieut. and Samuel Hart Ensign. That, with this company, this deponent went to the Northward - and served through the season, at least seven months, and was present at the taking of St Johns - after which he went to Mont- real and was there discharged. This de- ponent knows well, that David Lockwood, who afterwards pursued the trade of a Black- smith in a street called Newfield Smith in said Stamford, was a regular en- listed soldier in said company and served therein seven months and was discharged at Montreal, and then return- ed to his home in said Stamford - This de- ponent re-enlisted at Montreal and was one of the persons employed to take

said David Lockwood and others, who did not re-enlist but were discharged af- ter seven months' service, across their lake on their return home.
Squire D. Davis mark
I swear & subscribe the day & year above written I further certify that Squire Davis the above deponent is a credible person & that at his request I wrote his name to his crops by him made above in my presence
In testimony of all which I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my Official Seal
H. Minor Notary Public

State of Connecticut } County of Fairfield } ss.
Be it known That on this 29 th day of November A D 1836. personally ap- peared before me Simon H. Munce a notary public within and for said State & County. Samuel Dean of Stamford in said County & who being first duly sworn accor- ding to law on his oath, says that he was well acquainted with David Lockwood late of said Stam- ford deceased and with his wife Hannah, who is an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of July 4 th A D 1836. Said David Lockwood served seven months or more at the Northward under Capt. Sylvanus Brown, in the year 1775. David Waterbury was the Colonel of the Regiment, who in the succeeding year, as I believe, Brigadier General. was appointed. Brigadier General. In the year 1776. Capt Brown raised an- other company and said David Lock- wood served as a private soldier un- der the command of said Brown. for a period of about seven months ac- cording to this deponent's best recolle- ction - during this latter period of ser-

said David was in the engagement with the enemy at White Plains.
In the year 1780 - on the 1st of January, said David Lockwood joined the Company of which this deponent was a member - and on account of this deponent's former acquaintance with said David. They were comrades. Their Company was commanded, then, by Capt Sylvanus Brown.
The said company was on the lines at Haverbrook - Byram, until the 1st of March following. Our Regiment at this time was commanded by Col. Matthew Mead. In the course of this winter, Capt. Mead one of the Captains of Col. Mead - and Lieut. Jesse Hoyt of our company commanded a detached party that went into the enemy's camp and took off Col. Hatfield and all his officers - and made them prisoners. This deponent was one of this detached party and believes that said David Lockwood was another.
After the date of March last mentioned - said David, according to my best recollection, joined an Artillery Company, in said Stamford under Lieut. Bean, and served therein about six months till the 1st of January following. This deponent thinks on further reflection that said David's last period of service

time was nine instead of six months. This Deponent is a pensioner under the Act of Congress passed March 18. 1818 and knows that the present appli- cant is the widow of said David Lockwood & has remained unmarried since his, the said David's, death.
This deponent's pension certificate was granted for services rendered in the Regular ar- my of the United States in Col. Hamilton's Samuel Dean Regiment.
Sworn & Subscribed this day & year last above written I further certify that Samuel Dean the above deponent is a credible person. In testimony of all which I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my official Seal J. H. Minor Notary Public

State of Connecticut } County of Fairfield } p.
Be it known That on this 29 th day of November A D 1936, personally appeared before me Simson H. Minove a Notary public, with me in and for said State and County. William Knapp of Stamford in said County a Revolutionary pensioner under the act of Con- gress of 1832 - who being first duly sworn according to law, on his oath, says that he was well acquainted with David Lockwood late of said Stamford deceased and with his wife Hannah Lockwood the present applicant for a pension.
This deponent well recollects that said David Lockwood was a private sol- dier during the revolutionary war and served under Capt. Sylvanus Brown.
This deponent was under the command of Capt. Amos Smith and does not recollect the particular period of service of said David, but does recollect being on guard with him repeatedly and seeing him along the lines at Saugatuck, Byram and Hoosuck which in actual service. The present applicant is now and has remained un- married since the death of her late hus- band, David Lockwood above named.

This deponent is seventy eight years of age, lives in the neighborhood of said David Lockwood and knew him intimately till his death.
William Knapp
Sworn & subscribed the mark day of year above written I further certify that William Knapp the above deponent is a credible Person In testimony of all which I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my official seal
Notary Public

State of Connecticut } County of Fairfield } p - Stamford
Be it known That on This 20 th day of Feb- ruary A D 1837 before Me, Simeon G. Minor a No- tary Public in and for said State and County, per- sonally appeared William Waterbury of said Stam- ford who being first duly sworn on his oath says. That he is seventy years of age and is the only child left by the late Brigadier Gen d David Waterbury deceased late of said Stamford.
That his father, the said David Waterbury, at his death, left, in the possession of this Deponent, many of his Military Documents which this Deponent still retains. He has his Commission dated the 1 st day of May 1775. signed by Jonathan Trumbull Gov- ernor of the state of Connecticut & countersigned by George Wylllys Secretary, by which his said father was appointed and made Col. of the 8 th Regiment 'of the inhabitants enlisted and assembled for the "special defence &c. He has also his said father's orderly Book of 1775 on which are the Muster- rolls of the ten companies belonging to his Regi- ment. The Col., Lieut. Col., and Major each had his company with subalterns under him.
His late father's Muster-Roll embraces himself as Col., Sylvanus Brown Capt. Lieut., Jonathan Whitingland Samuel Hait, Ensign, Charles Webb Adjutant, one Clerk, four Sergeants, four Corporals and eighty six privates and amongst the latter are the names of David Lockwood J r . late of Stamford deceased. and Squire Dan who is still living in said Stam- ford. This Deponent well knew said David Lock- wood who, after the Revolutionary War, lived in

a part of Stanford called New-Field where he carri- ed on the trade of a Blacksmith.
William Waterbury
Sworn and subscribed the day and year first above written. I further certify that the Deponent said Wm Waterbury is a credible person. In testimony of all which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal.
A Minor Notary Public

David Lockwood and Hannah Holly were married by Rev. Moses Mather on Nov. 7 th 1779
The above is a true copy of Record
Certified by Seymour Jarvis, Town Clerk of Stamford
The foregoing Record of the marriage of David Lockwood & Hannah Holly appears to be in the hand writing of John Hoyt a former Town Clerk of the Town of Stamford
Seymour Jarvis, Town Clerk of Stamford
State of Connecticut } Stamford January 21 - 1887 County of Fairfield }
Personally appeared before me Simon H. Minor to Notary Public within said for said State and County. who says that he is Seymour Jarvis, Town Clerk of the Town of Stamford in said County and keeper of the Records of the Marriages Births and of Censuses - who says that upon an exami- nation of said Records, he finds thereon the Marriage of David Lockwood and Hannah Holly as by him above certified
Seymour Jarvis
known and subscribed the day and year above written - I further certify that said Seymour is the Town Clerk of said Stamford and a credible person - that the interlineation "who says that he is" and the erasure of the words "who says" were made before oath and signature. In testimony of all which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal
H Minor Jus of Peace & Notary Public

And the said Court doth hereby after the investigation of the matter declare its opinion that the said Hannah Lockwood the applicant of the said David Lockwood in her application named, were married on the 7 th day of November A.D. 1779 - That he died on the 6 th day of December A.D. 1825 - That she has ever remained & is still his widow & that he was a Revolutionary Soldier of Second as she in her said application states -
Chas. Stanley Judge -

V1394
Hannah Lockwood widow of David
Conn.
Married Feb. 79.
adm 2
9 mo. 10 ds
$31. 10/100
no deduction
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J. B. Ferris - Stamford Conn.

I Samuel Lockwood Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stamford in Connecticut do here by certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Hannah Lockwood for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office this 22 nd day of February A D 1837.
Sam Lockwood Clerk
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David Lockwood
75. Colt. Comp. 7 mo. 10 d. seri 76 Sylvanus Brown Mead - 7 mo. 80. Lt Bean - atkins - 6 or 9 mo
2 mo. 80 7.10. 75 $9.10

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Comptrollers Office Hartford Connecticut June 8th 1837.
I certify that the name of David Lockwood Sr appears on a pay roll in this office headed as follows, to wit, "Pay Roll of Col David Waterburys Company in the Regiment of forces of the United Colonies under com- -mand of Col David Waterbury raised in the Colony of Connecticut commencing on the day in which they entered said service and end- -ing with the time of their dismission, incl- -uding time for the discharged to get home," And he is credited for service from May 3 rd to Dec 13 th . a period of 220 days,
The name of David Lockwood further appears on a return of Col Waterburys Company for back Rations commencing 26 th June 1775 and ending 29 th Nov following, and he is named as being discharged Nov 23 rd .
Wm Field Comptroller

at May 23 ct.
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
Blackwell -

Hon J. L. Edwards
Sir,
Mrs. Hannah Lockwood of Stamford has recently called my attention to her application for a pension, which has been pending for a long time & in reference to which, in the midst of other engagements, I have neglected to communicate with you since the receipt of yours dated Sept 25. 1837
It is stated in yours of July 22 nd ultimo. That "the testimony will not warrant the allowance of the alleged service of 7 mos. in 1776, under Capt. Sylvanus Brown. but the 2 mos. under that officer in January and February 1780 will be allowed."
And it is further stated, that I have overruled the term of service is allowed under Lieut Bean of the Coast Guard

in 1781.
On reference to the testimony I have furnished to the Department in the various cases wherein I have acted as agent, I find that I procured, in May last, from Mrs. Wm. Field, Comptroller of Pensions, a certificate showing the service of David Lockwood, the husband of the Affiant, in 1776 at the Northward, under Capt. Sylvanus Brown in Wetherby's Regiment, and forwarded the same to the Pension Office. If that certificate has never been received, I will procure another and forward it immediately.
Should there be evidence in the War Department, showing that the length of time the affiant's husband served under Lieut. Bean, is less than that stated in her declaration, it must

of course, govern, in the decision of her case.
From my experience in this business, I know, that applicants, not unfrequently, in their declarations, through a want of recollection, place the information incident to age, estate and sometimes underrate the time of service.
In such cases I have always been satisfied, that documentary evidence should prevail if any could be found.
Have the goodness to communicate with me on this subject, as soon as your convenience will permit and oblige yours ob't. Serv't.
New-Haven Stamford
May 19. 1838
Joshua B. Ferris.
P.S. Please address me at Stamford I am but temporarily engaged in this city
L. B. F.

Surat a V
Let. to J. B. Ferris 23 May 37
" " July 22, 1837
" " Sept. 25, 1837.
" Hon T. T. Whittelsey 6 Feb / 38
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Comptrollers Office Hartford Ct. June 27 th 1837
On application for evidence of the service of David Lockwood, I have examined the Books & papers remaining in this Office relating to the Revolutionary War, and find and certify as follows viz:—
Army Accounts.
June 28 th 1779 Colonel Matthew Mead—Dr. to order on Treasurer for Captain Sylvanus Brown £800.— March 15 th 1780, Captain Sylvanus Brown Dr to order on Treasurer £8000.—
Haskells Receipts page 95. Expense of the Port at Greenwich. June 12 th 1780 Colonel Matthew Mead, armoured, Port at Greenwich, amount paid £78—
Haskells Receipts. The United States Dr to the State of Connecticut for sundry expenditures for the service & expense of Guards on the Sea Coast for the defence of the State. March 5 th 1781. Lieut. John Bean, his Bill. Coast Guard at Stamford £597..19..8"=

I have not found the name of David Lockwood on the Records & there is no pay roll of the men belonging to the Companies commanded by S d Brown & Bean for the years 1780 and 1781 = W m Field Comptroller

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J. S. Edwards Esquire Campion of Censons Washington City D. C.

J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions
Sir I forward you herewith, the application of the Will. Hannah Lockwood of this place, for a pension. I trust you will find the averments in her declaration fully sustained by the proof thereto annexed.
Stamford Conn. February 22. 1837
Most respectfully
Your obt. servt.
Joshua B. Ferris.

July 1.
Adl. off Mrs. Lockwood's W.D.W.
L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.

J. L. Edmones Esq. Sir
I enclose you the required additional evidence in the case of the widow of David Lockwood. decd. - In her declaration the  Mrs Lockwood alleged that her husband, the said David, after their intermarriage - rendered her services in Col. Mathew Mead's Regiment - in under Lieut Bean - and, according to my recollection, proved the allegations by the testimony of Col Sam l Dean. There being no pay-rolls on record of the companies to which the Lockwood belonged in '80 & '81 I forward you the best evidence of his services during those periods which the Comptroller of Public Accounts. Wm. T. Ely. can furnish -
Most respectfully
Your obt. servant.
Joshua B. Ferris -

ky WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20491
Hannah Lockwood
Wid. of
David Lockwood
Priv. Rev. War
Act: July 4, 1836
Index:—Vol. 81 , Page 443
[Arrangement of 1870.]