Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,528, for Ephraim Terril, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn.
Terril Ephraim Terrill or
S 11 528
Carded
CONTENTS

575 Connecticut
Ephraim Terrill*
of Cheshire - in the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain of the Regt. commanded by Col. Bradley in the Connecticut line for Six months, also four months in the Militia.
Ephraim Terrill*
Records corrected Aug. 12/25/31
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 33 - Dollars 33 Cents per to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of Sep. number 1832 and sent to the Hon. S. A. Foot Cheshire Ct
  Arrears to 4th of March 1832  $ 33 33    Pemi=ant. allowance ending to Sep.  16 66     $49 99  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Samuel Beale Clerk. Book 10 Vol. 30 Page 69

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of Connecticut County of Litchfield } 1st town of Litchfield Probate District of Litchfield
On this 7 th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate for the District of Litchfield. Said Court being a Court of record and having by the laws of this State a Clerk and seal and now sitting. Ephraim Terry a resident of the town of Litchfield County of Litchfield State of Connecticut who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following names officers and service as herein stated. In the early part of the summer of the year 1779 Applicant then residing in the town of Litchfield was drafted out of one of the militia Companies in said town into the Company commanded by Capt. Dwan Perry of Meriden. either for the term of two or three months Col. Hooker of Farmington commenced the Regiment late in the Spring or early in the summer of that year. Applicant proceeded in this Company thro' New Haven, Milford, Stratford, Norwalk, & Stamford to Horneck. Here we kept two guards one at Byrons and one at Sherwoods bridge. Both of these guards were cut off at once by Barmans Troop of Refuge horse & three of them were killed and Josiah Smith then of this place badly cut to pieces. This was just as of this place badly cut to pieces. This was just as wheat was ripe. Just after this we were withdrawn from Horneck three or four miles to a high hill where then the enemy burnt Norwalk and Fairfield, our whole Regiment was then led by Col. Hooker, up towards Norwalk &c. On our way we found that the enemy had burnt some of Gruns farms. But before we reached Norwalk we found that they had left and embarked on board their boats. On their return to the hill where we had been stationed and from

Our service was principally scouting until the time of our discharge - which was verbal and which Applicant cannot remember whether it was after a two or three months tour - It certainly was not less than two months - In the fall of the year 1777 - Applicant then belonging to the militia company in the town of Sherburne commanded by Gpsr Messop - He proceeded with this whole company to the North River, which we struck near Fishkill - At Fishkill we lay some time from there we marched to Poughkeepsie where we made a very little stay and proceeded up to Red Hook - where we remained about a week, when the news of Burgoyne's capture reached us - The Enemy upon its defeat about and we followed them down to Fishkill - and from here we returned home after a very cold unpleasant and stormy tour of Applicant thinks about two months. He saw Genl Putnam on this tour - He was at Fishkill and was our commanding officer and Putnam went up and came down with the troops - When we came down we had three pieces of Artillery - we were verbally discharged from both these tours - Applicant was out at Saratoga on an alarm when Genl Booser was killed - but he makes no claim for it and he only makes claims for the two tours described in this declaration - and for the one in which he was in the Poughkeepsie - described elsewhere and claims for in the accompanying declaration - and excepting them he hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a Pension or Annuity except the present - and declares that his name is not on the pension-rolls of the agency of any state.
In reply to the queries of the Department Applicant replies first - That he was born in the town of Woodbury County of New Haven 27 th day of Nov

AD 1756 - 2 nd He has no record of his age unless it is in the town Records of the town of Milford - of which that part of Woodbridge where he was born was then a Society 3 rd Applicant was living in Cheshire when called into service. He came here when about sixteen years of age and has ever since lived here - except a few months residence at Derby - when he was drafted & enlisted into the Regular Army
4 th Question Applicant has previously answered. 5 th He has answered as fully as able in body of declaration - 6 th He never rec d a commission or written discharge except when in the Regular Army as mentioned in a copy of declaration
7 th Levi Doolittle - Capt Lucius Tuttle, Hon Samuel A Foot Senator in Congress - John Tilles and Samuel Talmadge are gentlemen to whom he refers as to his character for veracity and as to his reputation of service in the army of the Revolution
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Edward Hand
We Joseph Whiting a clergyman residing in the town of Cheshire and Samuel Talmadge residing in the same town - hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ephraim Tilles who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration - that we believe him to be twenty six years of age - that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Joseph Whiting Samuel Talmadge

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the inter- rogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Joseph Whiting who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Cheshire, and that Francis Palmer who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Cheshire and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Silas Hitchcock Judge of Probate for the District of Cheshire
St Clement Peck Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Cheshire do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceed- ings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Ephraim Ferrill for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of this Probate Office this 21 st day of August 1832
Clement Peck Clerk

Ephraim Terrill
App n for Pension
can produce but one thing for continental service, & the time for Roll must be the Rule —
1 Mo. in Bradley, 5 w. 2 in Millic
$39.33 per annum

Rehr
11528 INVALID.
File No. 11,528
Ephraim Serrill Brn. Rec. Har.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 370
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832
State of Connecticut - County of New Haven } S.S. town of Cheshire Probate District of Cheshire
On the 7 th day of August 1832 personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Cheshire said Court being a court of record - and having by the Statute laws of this State a Clerk and Seal, and now sitting - Ephraim Ferrill a resident of said town of Cheshire in the County and State aforesaid aged seventy five years the 27 th day of November A.D. 1837 who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 - That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1780 in the City of New Haven - I cannot now recollect the officer under whom I enlisted - but he belonged to Col Durgee's Regiment and for that Regiment he enlisted me but when I joined the army Col Durgee's Regiment not being in want of men I was transferred to and served in Col Brattle's Regiment of the town of Farmington - Col Johnson of Middletown first Col - This Regiment belonged to the Connecticut line but I cannot recollect its name or number - The Major's name I cannot recollect and but one of the Company officers - and that was our orderly sergeant - his name was Knapp of the City of Middletown - At present residence at the time he entered service it was the town of Derby in this County (New Haven) being at work there for an Uncle - I was drafted in said Derby previous to my enlistment and was prevailed on to enlist by the bounty - As near as I can now recollect (my infirmities have impaired my recollection) I enlisted in the month of April & was discharged in the Highlands about the middle or latter part of October - The six months men were enlisted to fill up the Regiments previously enlisted I joined the American by passing from New Haven thro Danbury to Danbury on the West side of the North River just east of Dobbs ferry - We remained in this position pretty much

thro the summer of 1780 - And tho I cannot mention or recollect the number of our Regiment - I remember that we were just about the Centre of the Connecticut line The Pennsylvania line - lay on the right of the whole Army - While we were here Major M c Lean the finest looking man I ever saw was hung as a spy - subsequent to this event we marched to Newqueto or Ridge hill - (Here the Enemy's Army Came upon us and we learnt it just at evening) Struck our tents immediately and marched thro the darkest and most stormy night to Hackensack which we entered just at daylight in the morning And after a short halt we proceeded on our March to Totaway where we remained until the Army broke up for winter quarters - and the Connecticut line proceeded to the highlands by the way of Kings Ferry - The Pennsylvania line went South - I was dis- charged with four ten others immediately after reaching Chenango with four ten others immediately after reaching winter quarters - All our discharges were delivered to our man from Boston - with directions to hand them over to us - But he retained them and further com- pany with us, and I never had mine in my possession - Whenever we met any guard we made this explanation (which was the case at Danbury) and had no difficulty in getting home - we were discharged as Invalides, a few days only of our term only rem- aining - and this man who took our discharges was entrusted with the charge of us - Our Regiment belong- to Gen l Huntington's Brigade - He hereby relinquishes any claim to a pension or annuity whatever - except the present from this and the accompanying declaration I declare that his name is not on the pension roll at the Agency at any State. Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Ephraim Lord

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as the Pilot
Silas Hitchcock Judge of Probate for the District of Cheshire
I Clement Peck Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Cheshire do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ephraim Terrell for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 21 st day of August 1832
Clement Peck Clerk