Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23448, for Jonathan Taylor, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Taylor, Jonathan
S. 23448
CONTENTS

to pay 1/2 March 1840 Pension history Pn ir
York c... 351
than Taylor Newchester in the State of N.Y. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Stevens of the _____ commanded by _____ in the _____ line for 10 1/2 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 25 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Feb 1832 and sent to _____ J. P. Whittaker Postmaster
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1837 $27.50 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 38 17.50
$245.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
recorded by H. H. Aldrich Clerk, Vol. 1 Page 72

State of Connecticut } ss. Probate District of Stamford County of Fairfield } ss.
On this 10th 12th day of February A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate in Open and District, now sitting Jonathan Taylor a resident of the town of South Salem in the County of Westchester & State of New York aged eighty nine years 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 th 1832. -
Mr. J. J. White Attorney H. R.
34403
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following name of John Taylor as herein stated. That in the year 1776 of about the 1st of January or 1 st of Feb y he cannot recollect with certainty the precise time, he enlisted in a company of troops raised by the public to assist in putting the city of New York in a state of defence - one Jones was the Capt. of the Company, - Sgt. who was Lieut. but Thos. Hobbs of Greenwich now dead was Ensign - enlisted under him. P. Jones belonged I think to Pound Ridge in Westchester or Ridgefield in Connecticut - am not certain which - enlisted for two months & proceeded to New York City immediately after served out the whole time, in the Barracks of in working at the fortifications - Col. David Waterbury then of Stamford now dead was as I think our Colonel - Don't know a living person who has knowledge of these services, all my associates in the service both officers & soldiers being dead -
The same year of along as I think between the 1 st of June & 1 st of July the Militia Company to which I belonged in S t . Green which came under Capt. Matthew Mead now dead was ordered down to the City of New York to defend it against the British. I went with said Company & was there in steady service until after the battle on Long Island & the retreat from New York under Washington & we staid there some time after the retreat - say a week or fortnight & were then discharged - I am confident I was then absent on duty in said Company for two months at least; but as I cannot recollect dates with certainty I do aver that I was on duty on this occasion for the weeks, say from the 15 th of July 1776 to the 1 st of September same year - The time was in truth more - but I put on this line because I cannot with certainty say how much more -

I cannot recollect who the Lieut. was, nor can I with certainty tell who the Col. was - very likely however Col. Jos. Allen. - I was so situated that I cannot now recollect the Superior Officer. Hospital Hobbs of P. Greenw. was I think with us in S d Co. I often say I applied to him; but it is so long since he has seen me before that he said he did not know nor recollect me - I don't know a living person who has known you. His Service record looks a Gen whose testimony I provided - The rest are so far as I can recollect them, at this time all dead -
In the year 1777 the last of apl s or 1 st of May (I cannot recollect with more certainty the time) I enlisted in a company of Rangers, (I believe New York State Troops) commanded by Capt. Bang & Stevens, Lieut. Comte Lawrence of Bridgetown Abm. Waring, all of whom are now dead - enlisted for seven months & served steadily in said company all the time in doing Ranger duty on the lines, being stationed chiefly at the Puchage in the State of New York & doing our duty in the Towns on the lines. viz, Greenw. W. Rye, the Puchage, White Plains etc. Col. Thomas was our Superior Officer - were discharged at P. Puchage as I think about 1 st of Dec. 1777 -
In all these services I enlisted & served as a private all these services were steady, constant soldier's services, away from my home, of such that during the times above stated I followed no civil pursuit, being incessantly engaged in rendering military services. I served also much in the whale boat service on the Sound & also on alarms in the militia, but I cannot now specify nor prove much of said services of which therefore for the present omit to claim on account of them -
In my recollection received a written discharge - I was born in said Greenw. in Fairfield County Connecticut, and I believe on the 21 st day of February A.D. 1749 - resided steadily in said Greenw. till after my services above stated were all ended as, and then when I enlisted I was ordered out as above stated - then removed to Branford in Connecticut where I resided six years - then removed to

Hanford in Connecticut where I resided two years - then to Pound Ridge in New York where I resided about twenty years - thence to Bedford in New York where I about fifteen years - then removed to South Salem in New York where I have ever since resided & still reside - This is in Westchester County - I am told there is a record of my age on the Greenwich records. I have made this application at the probate office in S d Hanford be- cause all my witnesses reside in that District where my services were rendered - I know of no person residing in my former place of residence who knows or has heard any thing of my services & there is no clergyman in S d Greenwich or elsewhere who has heard any thing of my services - I refer to Capt. W m Waterbury of S d Han- ford son of S d Col. Waterbury & Abigail Palmer of S d Greenwich an old acquaintance of mine as witnesses to prove my character for veracity & their belief that I was a soldier of the Revolution -
The Capt. Jones above named was Ebenezer Jones, on North was Smith. This I learn from said Capt. Waterbury. & I learn also that I am mistaken as to the time when I enlisted under Jones - It was the 16 th of January 1776 & continued two months from that time -
The reason why I have not applied earlier is that I have been told & supposed that one who was not abso- lutely indigent could get nothing - I have had a little property, but long business in my family has stripped me of almost all that & I am now poor & indigent.
The declaration hereby relating includes every claim what- ever to a pension or annuity except the present of Andrew that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Samuelson Tappan
Subscribed to & acknowledged the day of year aforesaid before me.
Chas. Huntington, Judge -

and on the 14 th day of February 1838 before said Court person- ally appeared Asahel Palmer of said Greenfield aged fifty nine years, who being only sworn testifies that he knows of that always well known Jonathan Taylor the above named applicant for a pension. He knew him well when he resided in said Greenfield & has known him well ever since. his character for truth is good - In the Revolution- ary War two of deponent's brothers served in Steven's Rangers by enlistment for seven months in the year 1777 beginning not far from the 1 st of May of that year. The service was strenuous & arduous in the field which kept them entirely from home & from all civil pursuits. Said Jonathan at that time was a near neighbor in his place of residence to the deponent & deponent well knows he went off in said Steven's Rangers as an enlisted soldier therein as he understood & was absent therefrom for the same time as deponent's said brothers & deponent then understood the battalion without doubt that he served out the said term of seven months in said Rangers in duty on the lines - said Steven's name as deponent understood was Ben- jamin of his Company belonging to Col. Thomas's Regiment. Deponent's brother's names who served in said Ran- gers as aforesaid were Zabad Palmer & Smith Palmer both of whom are now dead.
know to be the best of the day Asahel Palmer I am aforesaid before me J. Scituate that I will know the deponent of that he is a credible person.
Ch. Hastings Jr. Juge -

Jonathan Taylor
Born in Greenwich Feb 21, 1749 After the war removed to Brandford NY & son after 6 years went to Hartford for 2 years, to Pound Ridge NY 20 years, then to Bedford NY for 1 1/2 years then to South Salem NY from there married Feb 1838 of South Salem Westchester Co NY aged 89 years - from Greenwich He served 2nd from Jan 1776 under Capt Ebenezer Jones in NY city & Colo Waterbury
In July 1776 he served 2nd with Capt Matthew Mead & Colo Mead going to NY City & retreated from the City & served after the battle
In May 1777 he joined the NY Rangers Capt Benj m Stevens for 7 mo s guarding the lines stationed at the Puchase patrolling Rye, Greenwich to White Plains under Colo Thomas A.

1 Feb.
76. Capt Jones. 2 mo.
July " M Mead. 2 mo 1 1/2 mo
1777 May. Capt Stevens Ranger 7 mo

"Col David Waterbury's Orderly Book"
"A muster Roll of Jones Company Jan'y. 1776: Col David Waterbury Regt:..."
  15 John Jones Capt. 14 John Taylor   15 Gamaliel Northrop Lt. 14 John Nathan Taylor   15 Abner Gray Lieut 14 Daniel Peck   15 Thomas Hobbs En: 14 John Taylor   15 Edw. Chester Serg:   15 Job Smith Serg:   16 John N. Dyer Serg:   16 Abner Wood Serg:   Yr Yr Yr Yr Yr Yr 
"New York 24 th March 1776
"It is ordered that the commissary Mr Spiller call out provisions of all species to my Regiment for four days beginning on the 25 th & ending on the 28 th day, both days included. It is likewise ordered that the several Capt's in my Regiment give in a virtualizing return to the Q. Master tomorrow morning - ordered by me David Waterbury / Col."
"Regimental Order - New York 28 th March 1776 -"
"The Captains in my Regiment are ordered to muster their Companies on Monday next at ten o'clock in the morning in the neatest & most decent manner possible, in order to be reviewed before dismissed by His Honor General Thompson. David Waterbury / Col."
"N. York 25 March 1776"
"This is to certify that my Company intends to go home this day - Nathl. Webb Capt."

On this 14 th day of February 1838 before said Court of Probate now sitting personally appeared William Watling of said Stamford aged seventy two years who being only sworn testifies that he is the son of David Watling De d late of said Stamford who was in the first of the Revolutionary War a Colonel in the public service against the British & afterwards a Brigadier General. I have now in my possession a book in the handwriting of my D r father which is his orderly book while he was in service at New York in the early part of 1776. The contents of the other side of this leaf are true extracts therefrom. The original all being in his hand writing - all the companies & the names of all the officers of privates of his regiment on that occasion are given in the rolls of all the companies - Three rolls are of the companies of Capt Matthew Mead - Capt Noble Benedict Co. - Capt James Watson  Capt Walter weekly Co - Capt David Benedict Co. - Capt W m G. Hubbard Co - Capt Solomon Reed Co - Capt Eben Jones Co - & Capt Sylvanus Brown Co. The roll of Capt Jones' co. is truly given above - it embraces (officers & all) seventy persons - I have not given all, because my object is to show that it includes the name of Jonathan Taylor the present applicant. The roll appears in the original in the same form as presented on the other leaf of this sheet. The column of figures on the left of the list of names is on the orderly book headed as follows { Jan y 1776
Time of Enlistment }
so that the figure 16 at the left of D r Taylor's name shows that he enlisted Jan y . 16 th 1776 - said Book contains the orders of Col. Watling during his term of duty, also the Barrack reports - The items on the other leaf of this sheet marked A. B. of C. are true extracts from D r book of A. & B. are the last two which bear his signature - B. having been by mistake copied after A. It stands next before it in D r book - C. is the copy of a Certificate from Capt. Webb - They are given here to show the time when said term of duty ended -

The said copies are here given, because the book, having been by my said father left to me is highly valued by me & I will not part with it - but have permitted said Taylor to have the foregoing extracts made as evidence in his case.
I know of almost as long as I can recollect have known S r Taylor of from my knowledge of him have not the least doubt of his having served as an enlisted soldier under my father in the manner stated by him in his foregoing Declaration. His character for truth is good -
It is stated erroneously above. The whole of said book is not in the handwriting of my father. The signature by which all its contents are authenticated are in his hand writing & the whole of the order extracts above, with body of signature is in his hand writing. William Waterbury
Sworn to & subscribed the
day of June A.D. 1843 I certify that I well knew the contents of that he is a credible person of matter that the extracts on the 1 st page hereof I know are true extracts as they were made by myself from a book exhibited to me by the respondent bearing the title of "Col. David Waterbury's Odeburg book" - said book being in manuscript of the respondent refusing to part with said book for the purpose of having it sent as evidence to the Pension Department -
Chas. H. Hasley Judge -
And I further certify that the words "Col. David Waterbury's" were interlined before signature or oath of that the 1 st half of the 2 nd line from the bottom of the first page of the respondent was blurred with ink as it now appears before signature or oath - also the word "almost" on this page & the word "my" on this page - & the word "force," on the 1 st page -
Chas. Hasley Judge -

We William Waterbury residing in the Town of Stamford County of Fairfield of State of Connecticut & Isabel Palmer residing in the Town of Greenwich in said County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Taylor who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration - that we believe him to be eighty nine - years of age - that he is respected & esteemed in the neighbourhood where he formerly resided viz in said Greenwich to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn & subscribed this day { Isabel Palmer 8 years ago and } William Waterbury
Chs. Hazard, Judge -
And the said Court doth hereby declare its opinion after the investigation of the matter of after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department, that the above named ap- plicant was a Revolutionary soldier of service as he states - and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William Waterbury who has signed the preceding certif- icate is a credible man of entire respectability residing in the Town of Stamford above named & that Isabel Palmer who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Green- wich aforesaid & is an equally respectable & credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.
Chs. Hazard, Judge -
I Joshua B. Ferris Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stamford in Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Taylor for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this fifteenth day of February A.D. 1838.
Joshua B. Ferris Clerk -

Hon. Thos. T. Whittier No. 2 Rep. Washington

Stanford Feb. 17, 1838
Hon. J. F. Whipple
Dear Sir
I enclose to you an application by John Nathan Layton for a pension. You will see assigned by him the reason why he has not sooner applied. He supposed that applicants under the law of 1832 must be succeed, by like those under the law of 1818 in "indigent circumstances."
The proofs I presume will be satisfactory to the Ed- wards. He is already familiar with Stearns's Rangers how- ing frequently allowed pensions for services in that Corps. - In regard to the services about the time of the retreat from N. York he has probably had before him evidence enough on other applications to satisfy him of the services rendered there by the militia of this part of the State.
Col. Waterbury's original book I could not obtain to send on for his son will not part with it. I could only get ap- ies, if they can be authenticated in no other manner than 12th adopted. His son Capt. Wm. Waterbury the Defenc you probably know as he has been repeatedly one of our Representatives in the Legislature. - He other witnesses are as respectable on the score of integrity as he -
Will you be so kind as to give the papers their proper authentication -
We are all of us in this quarter wagging along after the old sort of looking to Washington for all the news we get or are to get -
Yours respectful friend
Chas. H. Austin

Production
23448 INVALID.
File No. 23,448
Jonathan Dyer
1813
Act: June 7, 1812
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 412
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Born in Green which Cor to Branford Conn, to Eastport to Westchester Co NY

State of Connecticut
Fairfield County ss Greenwich February 9 th 1888
Be it known that before me the subscriber a justice of the Peace in & for said County personally appeared Ichabod Lyon of said Greenwich and made oath in due form of law that he was well acquainted with Jonathan Taylor in the time of the revolutionary war. Said Taylor was duty in the Company commanded by Capt. Nathan Meigs. He belonged to said Company at the time we was ordered to New York we both belonged to the same Company. I think he afterwards joined Stephen's Rangers & I have no doubt of it. I am now in my eighty fifth year. It was in the year 1776 when we went to New York.
Sworn before me this
Ichabod Lyon
9 th day of February A.D. 1888.
Abner
Judge of Court Justice of Peace
Witness present
Isaac Palmer
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Ichabod Lyon the maker of the above deposition & think him a credible witness
Isaac Palmer Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut
Harifield County
3rd. Greenwich, February 9 th 1838.
Be it known that before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in & for said County personally appeared Jesse Merritt of said Greenwich in the State of Connecticut, and made oath in due form of law that he was acquainted with Jonathan Taylor in the revolutionary war he belonged to a Company that was called Stephen's Rangers. This deponent says he is seventy five years of age he lived at the time in Greenwich at a place called Byram Bridge. He recollects well of seeing said Taylor under arms in said Company. He thinks that it was in the year 1777. He lived at the time with a niece who kept a Tavern & the Company was frequently there. Said Taylor is now present & is the identical man that I then saw in said Company.
Yours Jesse M c Merritt Justice
Sworn before me this 9 th day of February A.D. 1838. Samuel Bliss Justice of Peace
Witness present.
Isaac Palmer
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Jesse Merritt the maker of the above deposition & think him a credible witness
Samuel Bliss Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut
Fairfield County ss. Greenwich February 8 th 1855
Be it known that before me the subscriber a justice of the Peace in & for said County, personally appeared Smith Mead of said Greenwich and made oath in due form of law, that he was well acquainted with a man by the name of Jonathan Taylor in the time of the revolutionary war. He knew him when he belonged to a company that was called Stephens Rangers which belonged to the same company at the time they enlisted for seven months & they served their enlistment. The officer that commanded said company was Benjamin Stephens Capt. Caleb Lawrence was Lieut & Abraham Waring was Ensign He cannot recall the year that they performed duty in said company precisely, but thinks it was in the year 1777. It was the next year after the British took New York & thinks further this report is without.
Smith Mead
Known to before me this 8 th day of February A.D. 1855
Samuel Gilmore Justice of Peace
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Smith Mead the maker of the above deposition & think him a credible witness
Samuel Gilmore Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut Fairfield County
¶ I Thomas Bloome Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Samuel Close Esq is now of a more than one year last past has been a Justice of the Peace in for said County duly commissioned & duly authorized to administer oaths take Depositions &c. I further certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Samuel Close Esquire & that I verily believe that all the signatures to the Calificates on the Depositions hereto attached, and purporting to be the signatures of the said Samuel Close Esquire, are genuine. Given under my hand and the Seal of said County Court in Fairfield this 15 th day of February 1835.
Thomas Bloome Clerk

Phelps certificate Oct. 18/83 (sent with Brig. Bruns' application)
on books of pay tables. Oct 1/79 "Order in Treasr. Capt D. Wood pay roll his Co. Horsemen £ 1089. 14. 0" - "Apr. 17/80 "No order in Treasr. P.O. Capt David Wood pay roll £ 146. 4. 7." - "Dec. 18/80 "Order in Treasr. P.O. Capt David Wood pay roll W. W. Walker alias £ 10. 4. 4" - "June 2/81 "Order in Treasr. P.O. Capt David Wood pay roll his Co. Const. Rangers £ 685. 4. 1" - "Apr. 16/83 Order in Treasr. P.O. David Wood additional allowance of State mts. orders £ 492. 12. 0" - "No roll of his Co. found in ordnance department."
Sent with Nathan Howe application
Gen. Assembly Feb 1/78 Nathan Howe apptd Ensign II Co. 9. Regt
Gen. Assembly Nov. 1/80 do. apptd Lieut of same Co.
Heads of state. "on item in series of Enrs. Nathan Howe at the Battle of Greenwich for pay roll charged Dec. 25/80 - of same date another charge for "the pay roll of Lieut. Nathan Howe at Middlesex."
Feb. 3/79 chgd Capt. Isaac Lock. County of Connecticut - also Apr. 9/1749 Capt. Isaac Lock. for other County for his Co. 1778.
Apr. 13/79 "Order in Treasr. P.O. Capt. Isaac Lock. for sundry bounties of pay roll as listed by him" -
Jan. 25/82 Order in Treasr. P.O. Capt. Isaac Lock. pay roll for const. regt. Coast guard since 2/6 tax £ 1286. 15. 9
No roll of Lock. or Howe's Co.
11.8.73 5061 5061 5061 5217.71
Gen. Assembly May/74 Lieut. Lock. apptd Ensign II Co. 9 Regt
Aug. 11/76 Govt order 1. 2. 4. 6. 9. 10. 13. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 22 & 23 Regts (which immediately took 4 of Genl. Thompson's under Col. End of Washington until the rising is over. The return of this campaign is charged to the S. in the pay table. no roll is found on evidence of length of service -
Feb. 6/78 Lieut. Lock. apptd Lieut. of Artillery and to be raised in Jan. 1778 & Stationed at Greenwich.
Aug. 4/79 "It showed that the Co. of Rangers raised in Greenwich commanded by Capt. Lock. in which Lock. was officer of rank be discharged. Further that on hearing that the Col. raised 24 when taking to the P.O. Society in the Government who are other than as guards were taken of them & returned."
5217 11.8.77 8

is hereby aff'd that the within is a true and correct copy of the original thereof his attested signature John D. Davenport of receiver his motion for time to time.
Apr. 17. /80 Capt. Sylv. Marshall has roll is charged on payroll books to the U. S. - no roll of his Co. or any roll of the Co. they were in service has been found.
Nov. 3/79 charged to U. S. on payroll books "Order on Genl. Miles" Capt. Sylv. Marshall Co. 2nd Inf'ty Payroll £4460.16.1.
In letter from attested to Peter Meadows etc. P.H. gives his opinion that the roll of the Co. is in the U.S.
Charles H. Hays Esq. Stamford Connect
Philip H. Antipode

Emma Taylor Conn. Age 10 1/2 mo pr $35 pr ann Capt Stevens Nat Mahakia
85 3/4  240 40 3/4  2250 2