Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19724, for William Judd, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Judd, William
S. 19724
CONTENTS
Carded

24882 New York
Let to Pen Agent Apl. 10, 1857
William Gudd of Jefferson Co in the State of N York who was a Private in the Comp y command by Captain Edwards of the Reg t command by Col _____ in the Connecticut line for 12 Months
Date of death not on AB
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 40 Dollars _____ Cents per ann m to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Mar 1834 and sent Hon. J. Adams Ho. Rep s
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1834 - $120.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep '34 20.00 $140.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Ino. Cromwell Clerk Book E Vol. 4 Page 13

writing and signature - Witness my hand and seal of Office this 4th. day of October 1832 -
John Gebhard Jr. clk of Jehoshaphat Com. Pleas
12 misprised rom d
13.750
Wm. Schaefer
Declaration

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 th of June 1852
State of New York
Schoharie County } ss. on this Eighteenth day of September 1852. Personally appeared Before me Marvin Judell one of the Judges of Schoharie County William Judell a resident of Jefferson in the County of Schoharie and State of New York aged forty four years who being first duly sworn according to oath on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7 th 1852.
That he entered service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated that service in General David Waterbury's Brigade which consisted of two Battalions Major Shipman Commanded the first & Major Humphrey the second Swore in the first Capt Dana served as Major in that Battalion the most of the time the Company officers were Capt. Nathaniel Edwards Lieut. Bull Ensign Love that he enlisted in said Company the first of March 1781 that he rended in Watertown County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut when he entered the service and went to Stamford and stayed there until about the

first of June then went to White Plains that he went twice on to Frage point the first time there were some fines between the right wing and the British the second time General Washington and life guard come on to the point General Stuben was with them they called him Chief Engineer said they are going to lay out a Fort for us to work after they rode down to the point were marched off and took a number of cattle and horses and marched back to White Plains and did camp duty as before until Fall then went to Horse Neck and then went to Stamford and there we built a Fort we kept our main guard at Titus Bridge about two miles from the bridge Fort and stayed there until my enlistment had expired which was for one year was discharged in March 1782 There was no Continental troops where we were stationed that he has no documentary Evidence and knows of no better Evidence that he can produce than he has got he was born in Watertown state of Connecticut the first day of April 1758 according to the that my Father kept of my age which is in the Bible I lived in Watertown County and state aforesaid when called into service I went as a volunteer I went from Watertown to Haverfield State of New York and moved from there to Jefferson County of Michigan & State of New York where I now reside

I never had no discharge I would refer you to persons in my neighborhood who can testify as to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a Soldier of the Revolution Col. Benjamin Harkness Reuben Merchant P.H. Isaac Hubbard Esq. Tyler Esq. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State and does not feel able to attend court Sworn and subscribed the day and year William F. D. aforesaid before me Melvin Field a Judge of Schoharie County
We Stephen Fenn a Clergyman residing in Jefferson County of Schoharie and State of New York and James Campbell residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William F. D. who has submitted and sworn to the above certificate declaration that we believe him to be twenty four years of age and a man of truth and veracity that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn and subscribed before Stephen Fenn me Mann Field a Judge James Campbell of Schoharie County

And I the said Judge do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and I the said Judge further certify that Stephen Fenn who has the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Jefferson and that James Campbell who has signed the same is a resident in the same Town and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit and that from Bodily Infirmary as it appears the applicant is not able to attend Court
Maurin Judge one of the Judges of Schuylkill County.

State of New York } Rev.  appeared before me David Schuylerville } Gannay aged 74 years being duly Sworn saith that he is personally acquainted with W m Field who is applying for a pension that they were young men together in the Revolution that they lived in Watertown State of Connecticut and near knowing to Voluntier volunteering in a company com- manded by Capt Nathaniel Edwards company for one year and served his time out David Gannay the 21 st of Sept r 1832 sworn and
Subscribed before me Marvin Field a Judge of Schuylerville County I would further certify that David Gannay who has signed the above affidavit is a man of truth and veracity Marvin Field a Judge of 8 th County Personally appeared before me Dr Alexander White a reputable Physician & Surgeon of the Town of Jefferson who being duly sworn saith he is personally acquainted with William Field who is applying for a pension that from bodily infirmity owing to a hurt he had in his Breast and a distance of 26 miles from Court that to it would not be prudent for him to attend
Alexander White
Sworn and subscribed the 29 th of September 1832 before me Marvin Field a Judge of Schuylerville County and that the said White is a man of truth and veracity

State of New York Schoharie county ss.
I John Gebhard Jr. Clerk of the said county do certify that Marvin Judd before whom the preceding affidavits of William Judd, Stephen T. Jen, James Campbell, David Ramsey and Alexander White,
purport to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for the said county: and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavits and to the certificate of credibility, to be his proper handwriting and signature - Witness my hand and seal of office this 4th. day of October 1832 -
John Gebhard Jr. Clk of Schoharie Com. Pleas
12 m. p.m. 28 m. d.
3.750 Judd Gehard Schoharie

13750 William Ladd
141 P. 365 1 May '33
Martin Ladd Jefferson Schokanley New York

County of Schenectady  BRIEF in the case of  William Budd of Jefferson  of Schenectady in the State of New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Judge  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? No  3. How old is he? 74  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Enlisted 1 March In 1781. 1 " Private Gen. Nathaniel Edmunds  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Watertown, Litchfield Co. Conn.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? a living witness & traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? not properly attached 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. G. Miller  Examining Clerk.  14 March 1833

State of New York } Demas Ludd being duly sworn saith Schobare County } that he was Eighty years of age last May that William Ludd who is an applicant for a Pension that he lived with me when he enlisted that he enlisted in a Company Commanded by Capt. Edwards for one year Capt. Edwards was a neighbor of mine and that he served in a company with him three campaigns and is confident and knows that the said William enlisted in his company for one year and served his time out for he went from his house when he listed in the Spring of the year and returned again the next Spring after his time was out
August the 25 th 1855 Sworn and Subscribed Before me and I would further certify that Demas Ludd is a person of Credibility and his statement entitled to Credit
Demas Ludd
Martin Ludd one of the Judges of said County

State of New York Schuylkill County ss
Wm Ladd Being duly sworn deposes and saith that he is the same person that made a former Declaration in order to obtain a Pension which he supposed is now on file in the War office and does not know as he can give any more satisfactory proof to the Department than is contained in his former Declaration but one thing he is certain of that he enlisted in a company commanded by Capt Nathaniel Edwards for one year and that he served his time out Whether General Waterbury Campaign was longer than Eight Months or not General Waterbury was with them through the Summer and Autumn and after they put up for Winter quarters does not recollect of seeing the General in their encampment during the Winter that Major Humphrey commanded one Battalion and that he served in Danas Danas the other knows of no person knowing that served with him but is certain he served one year
William Ladd
Sworn to and subscribed this 25 th of August 1853 Before me Mason G. Field one of the Judges of said County

November 21, 1938
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Mr. Eugene Bouton 53 Warren Street Bloomfield, New Jersey
WILLIAM JUDD S. 19724 BA-J/MLB
Dear Sir:
The record follows of William Judd as found in pension claim, S. 19724, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
William Judd was born April 1, 1758, in Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut; the names of his parents were not stated.
While a resident of Watertown, Connecticut, William Judd volunteered March 1, 1781, served as a private in Captain Nathaniel Edwards' company, in General Waterbury's State Brigade, Connecticut troops, stationed at Stamford, White Plains, was in some firing at Throg's Point and was discharged in March, 1782.
The soldier later moved to Happersfield, New York, and moved from that place to Jefferson, Schoharie County, New York.
William Judd was allowed pension on his application executed September 18, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Jefferson, New York.
It is not stated whether the soldier ever married.
In 1832, one Marvin Judd was Judge of the Common Pleas Court of Schoharie County, New York, with post office at Jefferson, that county. In 1833, one Demas Judd testified in Schoharie County, New York, that he was born in May, 1753, and that the soldier, William Judd, lived with him during the Revolutionary War. No relationship was stated between either of those persons to William Judd or to each other.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of the soldier,

William Judd, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
William Judd Certificate #24882 Issued March 17, 1834 Rate, $40 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

File
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Jefferson City Washington D. C. August 17th

Jefferson the 25 th of August 1855
Dear Sir
I rec d your letter requesting an explanation and more Proof respecting the service of William Fudd in the Revolutionary War I since his affidavit together with Dumas Fudd I thought a Certificate from the County Clerk would not in this case be required my name being so recently been certified to by the County Clerk there is no mistake but what he served a year as he has stated there are three or four more persons of indisputability who lived in the neighborhood with him when he went into service and when he returned that would testify to his service the same as Dumas Fudd but I thought his deposition was sufficient he may possibly be mistaken in regard to Shipman and Humphrey he says though I forgot to insert it in his declaration until after he was gone
In regard to Job Cooke I don't know what to do the old man since making his Declaration has lost all means of making any thing by the Policy he is poor and needy and his wife and he lives on the charity of their friends they are very poor respectable people and from all the circumstances that I can learn there is no doubt but what he served as he has stated but there can be no information gotten from him who to call upon but if nothing will answer unless there is more proof I wish you to be so kind as to write to me again
Yours J L Edwards Com. of Pensions
I am Respectfully your Obedient Servt Martin Fudd

For only appeared before me Marvin Head one of the Judges of the court of common pleas of the County of Schoharie Ezra Post who being duly sworn deponeth and saith that he is in his sixty ninth year that he was born in Saugbrook in the State of Connecticut and lived there until after the Revolutionary War until Except what time he was in service that he now resides in Durham County of Green State of New York that he is well acquainted with William Head who is an applicant for a pension in the year 1781 that he served in the same company with him that 5 th Company was commanded by Capt Nathaniel Edwards the company was raised for one year that he became first acquainted with the said William in the Spring of 1781 while encamped at Parmach Hill and that they were discharged in the Spring 1782 at Stamford (Conn) at the Expiration of the year service that the troops with which we served that year were commanded by General Waterbury
Ezra Post
The 19 th of September 1833
Sworn to and subscribed before me and I would further certify that I am well acquainted with Col. Ezra Post and that he is a man of respectability and that his statement is entitled to Credit Marvin Head one of the Judges of Schoharie County

State of New York
Schoharie County ss
Personly appeared before me Wm Field who being duly sworn saith that he is the same person that has sworn to and subscribed the annexed declaration as in answer to the 1st Interrogatory there were no Continental or Militia officers at the mollute except those named in his declaration
7 th he thinks is answered in his declaration
William Field
The 15 th of May 1833 sworn to and subscribed before me Martin Field a Judge of said County

State of New York Schuylkill county S. I John Gebhard Jr. Clerk of the said county Do certify that Marvin Judd before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the judges of the court of common pleas in and for the said county, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing, and signature -
Witness my hand and seal of Office this 21. day of May 1883 -
John Gebhard Jr. Clk -

Marvin Sudd
12 Aug 33
OL
Rec Vol 9
Page 457

War Dept
Pension Off
Aug. 12 1833
Sir.
The claim of Mr Judd has been examined & suspended. He alleges to have served continuously for one year in Miss - Mass' Battalion Waterbury's Brigade. All the information in this office respecting that service discredits the allegation. The longest campaign of that Brigade, it is supposed could not have exceeded 8 mo. — Some explanation & further proof are required. Their papers are placed on file.
The evidence in the case of Lot Cook — act 7. June is not deemed sufficient to establish such a service as he alleges. There may be some difficulty in procuring testimony from R. Leland, but that is not a sufficient reason for not obtaining it. His claim is also suspended.
Marvin Judd esq Jefferson Schokarie

New York Recd.
Wm Judd Suspended let to Maria Judd 11 Augt 1833
Letter to Maria - Sept 2 1833
admiral Act. 7 June 32

Wm Ladd add. evi.
ad. evi. Wm Ladd free
J. L. Edwards Esqr Com. of Tensions
Jefferson Sept 23
Washington D.C.
Hon J. Adams N.Y.

Jefferson the 21 st 1833
Dear
Sir I have rec d your last communication & informed W m Budd the Applicant of the situation which put him almost in despair on account of his circumstances being such that he could not procure any better testimony but fortunately he and Col Fort happened to "meet" and neither knew that the other was living They expressed considerable joy in meeting for they both served the year in one company and a good part of the time were in one mess together
Yours respectfully
J L Edwards Esq r
Marvin Ingers

Marvin Judd
September 2. 1833
O.S.

War Department Pension Office Sept. 2 d 1833
Sir
The papers in support of the application of William Judell have again been examined. Every applicant is required by the regulations of the Department to procure the best proof in his power — By applying to Elizer Phelps, Comptroller of the State of Connecticut the claimant may be able to procure a Certificate of Service from that officer in whose possession are rolls of service in Waterbury Brigade. There are likewise numerous applicants for pensions at from the State of Connecticut who served in the same Corps. The claim of Job Cook cannot be

allowed without proof — An application to Henry Bowen Secretary of the State of Rhode Island might enable the applicant to procure proof of his justice —
I am Sir
Mr. William Judd Jefferson Scholunie New York
Re. vol (10) Pa (36)
William Judd September 27. 1833 JG

1938 Nov 21-2nd to Eugene Routen (See divorce Ct. of above date for copy of Petr) under Divorce 202.181
Revolution
19724
INVALID.
File No. 19,724
William J. ... Rev Rev ...
Act: June 7" 32
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 211
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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November 21, 1938
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Mr. Eugene Bouton 53 Warren Street Bloomfield, New Jersey
Dear Sir:
Thore Further reference is made to your previous request for the records of Revolutionary War soldiers of Jefferson, Schoharie County, New York, all of which have been reported upon, with the exception of Chase Hix, Private William Judd, David Simons and Nathaniel Merrill (Merrills, Merrell, etc.).
The Revolutionary War pension records have been searched again in your behalf and no claims for pension or bounty land found based upon service in that war of a Nathaniel Merrill, whose residence is shown as Schoharie County, New York, nor for service of a Chase Hix or David Simons. All spellings of those surnames were used in the search of the records.
You are furnished herewith the record of William Judd, S. 19724, which concludes the search for the records of all the persons named in your letters of various dates. It is regretted that your request could not have been granted fully at an earlier date, the reason for the length of time having been explained in previous correspondence. It is hoped that the data furnished has aided you in the completion of your records. harm
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator