Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,939, for Robert Lewis, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Lewis, Robert
N. 20,939
Continental
Curtis, Sarah
Former widow.
CONTENTS

1780 1777  Connecticut Sarah Curtis formerly widow of Robert Lewis Conn.
who died on the 22 March 1777 (of Smallpox) in the State of Mass. who was Ensign 1st Comp y in the — commanded by Captain Seavenworth of the Regt. commanded by Col s Webb in the Conn. line for 5 Mos. 1st Ensign 57.66 12. Lieut. 180.00 2. 22. Capt. — 54.66
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 286 Dollars 32 Cents, per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of Feby 1838 and sent to Hon. J. J. Whipplesey
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 37. 1861. 08 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 March 143. 16
$ 2004.24
( Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Pension the )
Recorded by Geo. McBrumf Book A. Vol. 1. Page 6.

2912 Sarah Curtis formerly widow of Robert Lewis.
adm d 75. 5 mo. 5 ds. Ensign 76. 12 - - Lieut 2 mo. 22 ds Capt.
$306:32
no deduction
Hon. T. J. Whittlesay
H. Rep.

I William Whitney of the Town of Huntington County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut, age 76 years of pension of the United States. Deposeth & saith, that he was well acquainted with Robert Lewis late of now Monroe and his wife Sarah in the year 1776. That he said deponent enlisted under then said Lewis as his waiter, as he believes some time in the month of January 1776. in Col. Eli Leavensworths Company went to Cambridge or Roxbury near Boston and thence in S d January or February with S d Lewis as his waiter when said Col. Leavensworths Com y . were stationed & remained there until on or about the 20 th day of March 1776. when S d Company left for New York & after arriving there in the Spring of 1776. S d Company were employed in the fortification service in New York till some time in the month of June or July as S d deponent believes when he was discharged from the service in consequence of his age being then in my fiftieth year. That S d Robert Lewis served during the time said deponent was with him in the capacity of a Lieutenant, that S d Lewis continued in the service after S d deponent left the service as he believes through the Campaign of 1776. & during said time that deponent served with S d Robert, a man by the name of John Ball served in S d Com y . as Ensign in Col. Charles Webbs Reg t .
W m Whitney
State of Connecticut } County of Fairfield } ss. Huntington October 31 st 1837. Personally appeared William Whitney and subscribed & made oath to the above Deposition, who I certify is a person well known to me & is a credible witness, sworn & subscribed before me. Asa Lewis Justice of Peace.

State of Connecticut County of Fairfield S. S. Bridgeport On this 8 th day of November A D 1837 personally appeared before the Court of Probate in and for the District of Stratford in s d County and State aforesaid Sarah Curtis a resident of the Town of Monroe in said Fairfield County & State aforesaid aged Ninety three 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 1837; That she was Married to Robert Lewis of Stratford in s d Fairfield County in the Parish of New Stratford now called Monroe That according to the best of her knowledge and belief the said Robert Lewis entered the service of the United States in the War of the Revolution in the Summer of 1775 as Ensign in Capt Eli Seavenworth's Company of Infantry in Col Webb Regiment which Company marched from s d New Stratford by the way of New Haven to Boston Cambridge near Boston and served in this campaign as Ensign five months and 5 days as will fully appear by the Comptroller's certificate & other proof hereto annexed — particularly to a Memorandum Book Marked No 1 which is in the hand writing of s d Robert now in my possession — & annexed, That on or before the 26 th of December 1775. said Robert was appointed Lieut. in s d Capt Eli Seavenworth's Company (and John Ball took his place as Ensign in s d Company) but did not receive his full pay from the state until October 1776 but bore the title of Lieut. and performed the following described service as Lieut. of s d Company. That on or about the 26 th of December 1775 s d Robert commenced at s d new

Stratford Parish to Enlistmen for said Capt de armu d Company for a new Campaign, that after he had succeeded in raising a Company his march in said Company either in January or February 1776 for Boston or near there where the American Army was encamped and continued in service there in said Company until March or April 1776 and until after the enemy left Boston when said Company was ordered to New York to fortify the City that he was in constant service in said Company Paruty and otherwise employed from Dec 20 th 1775. until December 30 th 1776, except a few days in the Autumn of 1776 about the time the City of New York was taken by the enemy said Robert was taken sick with the Camp Distemper and was brought home sick to said Stratford by Water sick , and after he got home he recovered very soon and again joined said Company on the lines near New York and continued to serve as the rest of said Company until he was appointed a Captain in the new Continental Army Should say he was not absent from said Company by reason of sickness over 20 days and she would here state that from the time said Robert commenced service as Ensign until his death he was constantly employed in the service of his country, by Enlisting & Training men, and many other ways connected with the service and made it his constant business. The whole time except when he was confined by the Camp Distemper aforesaid and by the Small Pox with which he died That at the time the City of New York was taken, her husband told her that in the hurry & confusion of moving out he left or lost his chest which contained his papers & clothes & family Bible on which was the family Record and the Record of his Marriage to said Sarah,

That she claims said Robert served as Lieut in the 2 d Campaign 12 months & 10 days, deducting therefrom 20 days the time he was sick of the camp distemper (if he is not entitled to pay while sick) which would leave Eleven Months & 20 days.
And proof of this service and that he was a Lieut of said Company refers to the Deposition of Mr William Whitney who served with him as his Campaign Warrant also to a Memorandum Book mark No 2 page 31 annexed & to a memorandum leaf mark No 3 which are his memorandums in his Roberts own hand writing kept by him in 1776 by which memorandum on said leaf it at appears that said Robert was in service at Peekskill December 5 th 1776 (which I suppose the present name is Poughkeepsie on the North River where the American Army lay) & also it appears from said Book Mark No 2 page 15 that said Robert was then in New York May 28 1776 Also by a memorandum Book mark No 1 in said Roberts own hand writing page 11 it appears that he was in service enlisting men for this 2 d Campaign December 26 1775. Also refers to Nathaniel Sherman's Deposition to prove his service in this 2 d Campaign — also to a memorandum leaf Mark No 4 annexed in his hand writing showing that he was in service in this Campaign January 9 th 1776.
That on or about the 30 th of December 1776 said Robert was appointed and Commissioned a Captain in the Continental Army in Col Charles Webb's Regiment in B. G. Parsons Brigade that she remembers of seeing his Commissions but cannot now say what has become of them that he commenced service on the 30 th of December 1776 in said Stratford by Enlisting and Raising a Company for the Continental Service and continued to perform his duties as Captain until March 1777 then by the order or advice of his Superior Officers.

he was inoculated in said New Stratford for 4 The Small Pox and continued his duties as Captain until about 12 days before his death at which time he entered the Pest House and died on the 22 of March 1777 of the Small Pox. That she claims that her husband the said Robert served as Captain from Dec 30 1776 to March 22 at the time of his death. If the whole time can be allowed if not to March 10 1777. which is Two months & 12 days —
and for proof of this 3 turn of service she refers to the Comptroller's Certificate hereto annexed and to a Receipt her husband gave to Genl Parsons dated Dec 30. hereto annexed and although there is no year specified in the date of said Receipt Certificate she knows it was given in Dec 1776 and which Receipt she took up and settled after her husband's death.
Also she refers to a Roll of the Men that Enlisted under Capt Robert Lewis in January 1777 hereto annexed.
Also to a Rec d . hereto annexed dated March 5 1777 showing that her husband bore the title of Capt at that time signed Job Norton. and on the other side of the same paper is an order from Wm Francis of Hartford addressing him as Lt.
Robert Lewis which is evidence that he bore the title of Lt. in the 2 Campaign That the papers are all in her possession & have been since his death that she refers to except the Certificate of the Comptroller & Secretary of State which is the only documentary evidence in her possession That the whole time of his service is as follows 5 months & 5 days as Ensign in 1775 11 months & 20 days as Lt. in 1775 & 1776 2 " & 24 days as Capt in 1776 & 1777. That his employment as Capt was voluntary & having Soldiers and raising his company for the Continental Service —

That said Robert Lewis was born as it appears by his father's family Record July 1 st 1745 in said Stratford New Stratford Society
That she was born August 11 th 1744 - in R. Stratford said Robert was living with one as my husband in R. Stratford (now Stratford Parish) when called into service and lived there until his death. at which time I now reside which is now the Town of Monroe. if her husband ever rec d any written Discharge she does not know what has become of it he was called into service as a Volunteer
She further declares, That she was married to the said Robert Lewis, on the 15 th day of March 1768 in the year seven hundred and sixty eight in R. Parish of New Stratford by the Rev d Elisha Rexford who was the Congregational ordained Minister over said Parish at that time and whose Records of Marriages if he kept any are now said to be lost. That her husband the aforesaid Robert Lewis died at said Parish with the Small Pox on the 22 nd day of March 1777. That she was afterwards married to Elisha Curtis of said Monroe on the 15 th day of September 1779 who died on the 2 nd day of November 1804. ; that she was a Widow on the 4 th of July, 1836. and Still remaining a Widow as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Sarah Exhibit Lewis
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Samuel Stratton Judge

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the foregoing named applicant was the Widow of Robert Lewis a Revolutionary Soldier who served as she states.
Attest
Samuel Stratton Judge
Isaac Sherman Clerk
I Isaac Sherman Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Sarah Curtis for a Pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 8 day of November A D 1837
Isaac Sherman Clerk
I Samuel Stratton Judge of the Court of Probate within and for the District of Stratford hereby certify that Isaac Sherman is Clerk of said Court that the above is his signature with the seal of said Court thereto annexed.
Bridgeport Nov 8 1837
Samuel Stratton Judge

Edmond Lewis of the town of Monroe, County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut, age 76 years Deposeth & saith that he was well acquainted with Robert Lewis late of Stratford, New Stratford Parish now Monroe as his wife Sarah in the year 1775 1775 that he s d Deponent resided within the distance of about 1/4 of a mile of s d Roberts native place, well recollects that s d Robert & s d Sarah lived to- gether as man & wife before the American Revo- lution broke out, said deponent further states that they were married as he always understood & verily believes by Elisha Ruxford who then at the time & for many years thereafter was the Regular ordained Minister of the Gospel in said Parish of New Stratford, and that after the death of s d Ruxford the Records of s d Parish which were kept by s d Ruxford of the deaths Marriages & births that he said deponent holds the office of Deacon in s d Parish Church & has been for many years past,
Edmond Lewis
State of Connecticut } County of Fairfield } ss. Monroe November 10 th 1837. Personally appeared Edmond Lewis and subscribed & made oath to the above Deposition who I certi- fy is a person well known to me & is an credible witness, sworn & subscribed before me. Agur Lewis Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut County of Fairfield S s Bridgeport I Isaac Sherman Clerk of the Probate Court in and for the District of Stratford in said County and State aforesaid, hereby certify that Isaac Sherman & Agur Lewis are both Justices of the Peace in and for said Fairfield County duly commissioned and qualified; that their Commissions will expire in June 1838 and that their Signatures & the Depositions of Nathan Lewis, William Whitney, Edmund Lewis Nathaniel Sherman & Russell Lewis are their genuine signatures
Given under my hand and the seal of said Probate Court The 13 th day of November 1837
Isaac Sherman Clerk

State of Connecticut, Fairfield County ss - Stratford Oct. 13 th 1837
I certify that I have carefully examined the Records of the town of Stratford in S d Fairfield County of which I have the custody and that the Marriage of Robert Lewis is not to be found therein Recorded — Attest. David Brooks Town Clerk

Thereby certify that at a session of the General Assembly of the English Colony of Connecticut held at Hartford by special order of the Governor of said colony on the first day of July A.D. 1775, an Act was enacted that in addition to a reinforcement of the inhabitants in arms by an Act directed to be assembled be a further body of fourteen hundred men exclusive of commissioned officers be forthwith raised enlisted, equipped recruited assembled for the special defense and safety of the colony, to serve during the pleasure of the assembly not exceeding five months & to be led and conducted as said Assembly should order - to be formed into two Regts of two companies each, and each company to consist of sixty men commissioned officers and Privates, &c. &c.
And thereby certify that find by the record of said Session of the Genl Assembly that Robert Lewis was appointed Ensign of the 10 th Company seventh Regiment, under Captain Elihu Thomson - as the
And further certify that at the Session of the General Assembly of this State held at New Haven on the second Thursday of October A.D. 1776, said Assembly voted to raise eight Battalions of troops in this State to serve in the Continental Army during the war upon the wages, bounties & allowances offered by the Continental Congress & and further that Robert Lewis was appointed as one of the first Lieutenants in the 8 th Battalion

for ordered to be raised in this State as man- fully appears by the record of session of said Assembly
In testimony whereof I have affixed the Seal of this State of Connecticut of which I am the keeper at the office of the Secretary of said State this 16 th day of October. A.D. 1837 - and signed the same
D. C. Heman Secretary of State

Comptroller's Office Hartford Connecticut Oct 12th 1837
I certify that the name of Ensign Robert Lewis appears on a pay roll in this Office headed as follows, to wit, "A Pay Roll of the 10th Company of the 7th Regt raised for order General Assembly Colony Connecticut July 2d 1775," and he is credited on said pay roll for five months & five days service, It appears by said pay roll that said Company was commanded by Capt Eli Swinworth,
Capt Robert Lewis is charged on the pay table books in this office, March 10th 1777, as follows, to wit, "To order on Treasurer in account this states bounties for Col Webb's Regt £500-,"
Capt Eli Swinworth is credited on the pay table books Jan'y 20th 1776. By account rendered for his company Enlisting bounties Blankets, Guns, Wages, Billeting, 68 men's mileage home &c £1043-10-, and he is named as belonging to Webb's Regt,
Wm Field Comptroller

Nathaniel Sherman of the Town of Monroe County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut aged 79 Years as Pensioner of the United States.,
Deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with Capt Robert Lewis late of Monroe div. d & his wife Sarah whose Maiden name was Sarah Morse, and that he said deponent was in the Revolutionary service in the year 1776 on the lines at New Rochelle about one month that S. c Robert Lewis was then at the time that S. c deponent arrived at S. c New Rochelle & that S. c Lewis was then at the time S. c deponent left which was the latter part of December 1776. And said deponent further saith that as he believes and always un- stood that S. c Robert Lewis was invariably in the Revolutionary service from the time he rec. d his first Commission as Ensign in the year 1775 in the month of July untill the month of March 1777 when he died with the small pox, He further saith that he well knowing to S. c Robert & S. c Sarah lived together as man & wife before the Revolution.
Nathaniel Sherman
State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield Ss. Monroe October 31 st 1837.
Personally appeared Nathaniel Sherman and sub- scribed and made oath to the above Deposition, who I certify is a person well known to me & is an credible witness. Witness my hand & subscribed before me.
Agur Lewis Justice of Peace.

I Roswell Lewis of the Town of Bridgeport in the County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut of lawful age Depose and say that I am well acquainted with Sarah Curtis of Monroe in said County who is now applying for a Pension. That deponent formerly resided in said Monroe, and has now frequent intercourse with said Monroe & said Sarah Curtis, as a brother of deponent married a Daughter of said Sarah Curtis. Therefore he is able to testify positively that said Sarah Curtis was a widow of Ebenezer Curtis of said Monroe on the 4 th of July 1836 and still remains his Widow to this day, and that deponent allways uniformly understood that said Sarahs first husband name was Robert Lewis of said Monroe, formerly New Stratford Parish —
Roswell Lewis
State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss. Bridgeport Nov. 13 th 1837 Personally appeared Roswell Lewis, and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the above Deposition before me who I certify is a credible Witness well known to me
Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace

Nathan Lewis of the Town of Huntington in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, a Pensioner under the Act of June 7 1832 Doth set forth and saith that he resided in the same neighbourhood with Robert Lewis in the Parish of New Stratford in the Town of Stratford in said County and remembers perfectly well that said Robert was married before the commencement of the Revolutionary War to the Rev Elisha Riceford to Sarah Morse of said New Stratford that said Riceford was the ordained Minister over said Parish at the time he married said Robert & Sarah was not at the time but will remember of their being married and living together as man & wife in said New Stratford before the Revolutionary War commenced — Also remembers said that in 1776 said Robert was raising men for a Volunteer Company in New Stratford which Company as diponent understood served in New York in the Summer of 1776 and that said Robert went in a company of Volunteers to Boston in 1775 also remembers he had a least Commission before he did that he and of the Smallpox cannot remember the year he did but thinks it was in 1777
Nathan Lewis
State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss Personally appeared Nathan Lewis and Subscribed and made oath to the truth of the above Deponetion before me one who I certify is a credible Witness well known to me Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace
Deponet October 16 1837

State of New York, Isaac Morse of the Town of Ontario County ss 3 Canandaigua and County aforesaid being duly sworn saith he is a brother of Sarah Curtis who was formerly the wife and widow of Captain Robert Lewis who resided in the County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut and did reside there at her marriage with said Lewis that said deponent was present at the marriage of his said Sister Sarah to the said Robert Lewis which took place about seventy years ago since that the marriage ceremonies were performed by Rev Elisha Rusford that the marriage took place at his Father's house said deponent further saith that in the year Seventeen hundred and twenty five said Robert Lewis received an Ensigns Commission to raise soldiers for the army of the Revolution and that after having raised the number of soldiers he repaired to Boston in the State of Massachusetts that he generally served in the Armies of the Revolution from that time till his death in March Seventeen hundred and seventy seven and that sometime before his death he received a Captain's Commission in said Armies which commission he served under
Sworn this 5 th day of September 1837
Isaac Morse
before me
Abiel Hathaway justice of the peace
State of New York ss Elisha Morse of the Town of Bristol Ontario County ss 3 County aforesaid being duly sworn saith that he is also a brother of the said Sarah mentioned in the above affidavit and that he was present at the marriage therein mentioned and that the other matters set forth in said affidavit are true
Elisha Morse
Sworn this 5 th day of September 1837 before me
Abiel Hathaway justice of the peace
I also certify that Isaac & Elisha Morse who appeared before me on the 5 th day of said September 1837 and signed the foregoing depositions are credible witnesses with whom I have long been acquainted Abiel Hathaway justice of the peace

Dear Sir,  Yrs Oct 24. 1837 Yours of 9 th inst came only to hand with
Bristol N.Y. Oct 31 st 1837
Mr. Lewis Monroe Fairdale
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. Ontario County Clerk's office, }
I do hereby certify, that Abial Hathaway Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the within Instrument to which this certificate is annexed, was at the time the said Abial Hathaway purports to have been a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly elected and sworn, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his signa- ture as aforesaid to be genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, at Canandaigua, this seventh day of October A. D. 1837
Deane Hovey Deputy Clerk.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section MCS/ILL
September 11, 1930.
Mr. W. Roy Kopp Main Street Platteville, Wisconsin.
Dear Sir:
You are advised that the records of this bureau fail to show a claim for pension on file by Melesa Ann Lewis, Ann Lewis, Sarah Melesa Lewis or Melesa Lewis on account of the services in the Revolutionary War of her husband, a soldier with surname Lewis who was killed in the service.
The Revolutionary War records show a claim for pension on file by Sarah Curtis, on account of the services of her former husband, Robert Lewis, who died in the service. It is the only claim which in any way resembles your description and is as follows:
It appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 20939, that Robert Lewis was born July 1, 1745, at Stratford, (later called Monroe) Connecticut.
In July, 1775, he was commissioned Ensign of Captain Eli Leavenworth's Company in Colonel Charles Webb's Connecticut Regiment. In December, 1775, he was commissioned Lieutenant of said company in said regiment. On December 30, 1776, he was commissioned Captain in said regiment, and he died in the service March 22, 1777, of smallpox.
He married March 15, 1768, at Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Sarah Morse, who was born August 11, 1744, at Stratford, Connecticut. She married at Stratford, Connecticut, September 15, 1779, Elihu Curtis, and he died November 2, 1804.
On account of the services of Robert Lewis, she was allowed pension on her application executed November 8, 1837, while residing in Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

ms.
September 12, 1928
Mrs. Henrietta L. Hawley Box 802 Somerville, New Jersey
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 20939, it appears that Robert Lewis was born July 1, 1745, at Stratford (later called Monroe) Connecticut.
In July, 1775, he was commissioned Ensign of Captain Eli Leavenworth's Company in Colonel Charles Webb's Connecticut Regiment. In December, 1775, he was commissioned Lieutenant of said company in said regiment. On December 30, 1776, he was commissioned Captain in said regiment, and he died in the service March 22, 1777, of smallpox.
He married March 15, 1768, at Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Sarah Morse, who was born August 11, 1744, at Stratford, Connecticut. She married at Stratford, Connecticut, September 15, 1779, Elihu Curtis, and he died November 2, 1804.
On account of the services of Robert Lewis, she was allowed pension on her application executed November 8, 1837, while residing in Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

This is the only Robert Lewis that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau and there is no record of a Thomas Lewis of Connecticut and of any soldier by the name of Wells Lewis.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

7454
April 1, 1924
Mrs. J. E. Robinson 1411 N. Main St. Bloomington, Ill.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.20939, it appears that Robert Lewis was born July 1, 1745, at Stratford (later called Monroe) Connecticut.
In July 1775 he was commissioned Ensign of Captain Eli Leavenworth's Company, Colonel Charles Webb's Connecticut Regiment. In December 1775 he was commissioned Lieutenant of said company and regiment. December 30, 1776, he was commissioned Captain in said regiment, and he died in the service March 22, 1777, of small-pox.
He married March 15, 1768, at Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Sarah Morse, who was born August 11, 1744, at Stratford, Connecticut. She married at Stratford, Connecticut, September 15, 1779, Elihu Curtis, and he died November 2, 1804.
On account of the services of Robert Lewis, she was allowed pension on her application executed November 8, 1837, while residing in Monroe (formerly called Stratford) Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Respectfully,
Commissioner
Note In 1837 a daughter of Sarah Curtis was referred to, but as it is not stated whether she was by 1st or second husband, I did not use this in case. M.E.S.

KOPP & BRUNCKHORST
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
ARTHUR W. KOPP L. A. BRUNCKHORST W. ROY KOPP
PLATTEVILLE, WIS
August 20th,
1930.
Bureau of Pensions, Interior Building, Washington, D. C.
(Revolutionary War Section)
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly advise me whether you have any record in your files of one Melesa Ann Lewis (or Sarah Melesa Lewis), the wife of one _____ Lewis who was killed in the Revolutionary War. If so, can you secure from your records her husband's first name, date and place of death and date and place of birth? We understand this man was born in the State of New York. I enclose a stamped envelope for your convenience in replying. Thanking you, I am,
WRK:ES
Very truly yours,
A handwritten signature in cursive, appearing to read "Arthur W. Kopp". The signature is written in dark ink and is positioned to the right of the closing phrase.

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Norwalk, Conn.
Feb. 28/1893
My dear Niece: -
On my 73 rd birthday I sit down to write a short reply to that part of your interesting letter to my Fanny (when she sends here) in which you refer to your "ancestry" and say you know but little about them. -
I may say this much however, that your Great-Grand Father Revie was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and more than 50 years ago when I was a boy of perhaps 10 years of age, I went with my Referred to R 7/12

Father to Monroe, his place of residence and while there, he gave to my Father a paper, it being a "land warrant" for 320 acres of land which he had obtained from the Government in consideration for his services as a soldier in the war of the Revolution.
After I became of age, my Father gave the warrant to me and I sent it to Washington for verification and after getting the necessary signatures from the War Department, I took it to New York and sold it for $160 and sent one-half of the amount to your Father and received from him a letter of thanks for the same.
So, if Mamie desires to become a "Daughter of the Revolution" I think she may justly claim to being a genuine Daughter.

I was glad to learn from your letter that Mamie is living in so happy a home and amid such pleasant surroundings.
I hope she may live many years to enjoy them.
With best regards to her and her husband and to yourself I am
Very truly your uncle
Wm. K. Lewis
Revolutionary ancestor was Willie Lewis, who spent nearly all his life in Monroe, Conn. at home Baptized in 1747 - died Oct. 27, 1829 Son of Thomas Lewis & his wife Children of Willie Lewis - Eunice Willie Anna Isaac Daniel

Somerille, N.J. Sept. 7/28
Com. of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen: In June I wrote you enclosing a copy of an old letter which I was in hopes would help me proof my revolutionary ancestry - and thereby obtain my supplemental papers for membership in the D.A.R. Society.
I received a reply that you had no record of a William Colyer, revolutionary soldier and I now find upon going to

the Stratford library in Conn. that I had the wrong name.
Thomas Lucas and his son Robert are the correct names & I have found both honorable war service in the Revolution and I also learned from members of the family that a pension was given to both families, as both Thomas & Robert passed away soon after the war.
While I have this proof, am still anxious to have this old letter explained and feel quite sure with the correct names you can help me and I will greatly appreciate it and it will assist me still more in obtaining my papers.
I thank you for the courtesy shown me and am

sorry to trouble you again, if you have the date of Thomas Lewis death would greatly appreciate it, he served in Kirtland Company, enlisted Mar. 12, 78 for entire war.
Found in Com. Military Record 1775-1848 Page 212
I have been unable to locate the exact date of death
Thanking you, I remain
Yours sincerely
(Mrs) Henrietta Lewis Hawley
Box 802
Somerille, N.J.
P.S. Am not sure of the date of Robert's death, think it was '78, you may have that also, as pensions would not be granted both.

MRS. J. E. ROBINSON 1411 NORTH MAIN STREET BLOOMINGTON, ILL.
The pension record of Robert Lewis W. 20939. I wish place of enlist- ment if possible. Thanking you.
Georgiana F. Robinson Regalia Leticia Green Hermon Chapter D. a. R.
Feb. 29-1924.
Pension Dept. Rev. War. Washington D. C.

241 480.20 15 mo 5. mo - 50 " 5 days - 1.66 12 mo Lieut - 180 2 mo Capt 40 22. " 14.66
360 180
286 32
1717.92 14316
1861.08
286-32

In at Feb 12
J. L. Edward Champion
M. J. G. Patterson Stations
Champion
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House of Reps
July 12 th 1838 —
Sir — J L Edwards Esq
Sir —
Judge Beardsley is here now from Muncie, Ct — and I am requested to ask you for a speedy answer to this letter, relative to the application of Widow Sarah Curtis, Ct — who is now 94 years of age — I will thank you to consider this case at an early day —
I am very resp. & affec. fully yours J J Whittelsey.

State of Connecticut. County of Fairfield Bridgeport
Sir I send you the Pension Application of the Widow Sarah Lewis of Monroe and you will if you please forward her certificate to me
J. L. Edwards Esq. Com. of Pensions
Yours Respectfully Isaac Sherman
P.S. On the 30 th of August last I sent to you the Pension Application of the Widow Mary Dayton of Weston from which I have not rec d . her certificate nor any communication on her case. Also I returned an additional declaration several weeks since in the Pension case of the Widow Abiah Lewis from which I have not since rec d . any communication
Yours Respectfully J. L. Edwards

1924 Apr. 1. Heir to Mrs. E. Robinson MCS 1928 Sept. 17 - Heir to Mrs. Henrietta L. Hawley MCS 1930 - Sept. 11. Heir to W. Roy Kopp - I.P. copy.
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20939
Sarah Curtis
Widow of
Robert Lewis
Capt New Mex
Act: July 11 th 36
Index: — Vol. 14 , Page 162
[Arrangement of 1-70.]

Robert Lewis W. 20,939
Two books of receipts from 1772 to 1777,
A roll of men that enlisted under Capt. Lewis in Jany. 1777 with sums of money they received,
have been removed from this claim to forward them to the War Department.
A.E.P. 4 Apl. 19, 1911.
Sent to War Dept. Jany 16, 1913. a