Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20509, for William Lord, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Lord, William Anna
N. 20509.
CONTENTS

24738 Utica NY
William Lord of Oswego Co in the State of New York who was a Privt Sg in the Comp Y commanded by Captain Wadsworth of the Regt commanded by Col Cook in the Connecticut line for 8 months 15 days Private 1 do 4 do Sergt
Inscribed on the Roll of N.Y. Utica Agt at the rate of 34 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Feby 1834 and sent Hon S Beardsley Ho Repret
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 33 — $85.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 34 17.00 $102.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Job Bromwell Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 Page 4

Reported
47. New York Albany Anna Lord widow of William Lord con who served in the Revolutionary war, as a pri. & Sergt.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 34. Dollars
Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of June 1848 and sent to
J. Hathaway Rome N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 118 Vol. 4

State of New York County of Oswego } ss.
On this 2 nd day of September personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas sitting William Lord a resident of the town of Redfield in the County of Oswego and State of New York aged 72 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. I was born in the Town & County of Hartford & State of Connecticut July 29 th 1760
Hartford August 1 st 1777 volunteered into the service of the United States, served in Hartford Connecticut until the year 1808, and since that time have been a resident of the town of Redfield, County of Oswego
August 1 st 1777 volunteered into the service of the United States under the Command of Capt Jonathan Trumbull joined the Regiment commanded by Col Cook on the march to Albany, and from there joined the main
Army at Stillwater commanded by General Horatio Gates
was assigned to Poor's Brigade Genl Arnold's division, Sept 18 th was sent on an expedition under the command of an Lieut Col Woodbridge on our march in the afternoon of that day

We were discovered by a party of British who had collected a parcel of Cattle Horses Hogs & Sheep they were to taking them on an discovery they fled we pursued them and took their stock & one prisoner and returned with them to our encampment that night passing by the lights of Burgoyne's camp in the afternoon of next day were much into the field of action saw a fire from the German trap out of the woods Capt. Wadsworth & Bedwell were killed and our Lieut. wounded and a number of others killed wounded which here us into confusion that instant Col. Livingston & Clinton they form on our right then we defeated the Germans with great slaughter the British were form on the Germans with right engaged I believe with Gen. Larrard the British were defeated with a loss of a great number of prisoners and a number of field pieces after Burgoyne retreated then our division moved back of him in the road to Fort Edward in a few days had the pleasure of seeing Burgoyne deliver his sword to Gen. Gates That night moved for Albany from there moved down the river & dined at Kinderhook and arrived here in Novr 1777. On the first of August 1778 at Hartford Connecticut volunteered into the Company commanded by Capt. Pomeroy joined the Regiment commanded by Col. Chapman moved to Providence in Rhode Island from there joined the Army comd by Gen. Sullivan was in the retreat off the Island came off in one of the last boats I was one of the guard, in there moved to New London in Connecticut before we arrived to London were discharged volunteered for 4 months this camp for a year - sometime in July 1779 volunteered under the command of Capt. Alison Cook of Hartford Connecticut regiment commanded by Hezekiah Willis of the same place moved to New Haven (Connecticut) to form them to Milford to guard against

what was still the Cowboys. a short time of 6 or 8 weeks in the summer of 1780 entered aboard the American Revolutionary entered as sergeant of the company. this was at New London. Commanded by Capt. Champlaine out on a  month out one month on a cruise. Small force broke out and came into New London returned home a man sketching that there is not  Clayman residing in the town of Redfield now within three miles of defendant I have no documentary evidence and that I know of no person whose testimony I can procure who can certify to my services
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Subscribed & sworn the day & year aforesaid
We the undersigned Dep. Clerk of Congress have known Wm. Lord We know Johnson a resident and Daniel Dennick residing in said town of Redfield and that we are well acquainted with William Lord who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration: That we believe him to be 72 years of age; that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides, has been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion sworn and subscribed the day James Johnson and year aforesaid D. M. Nelson Daniel Dennick Dep. Clerk of Congress Com. Pensions
And the Board do declare their opinion after the inves- tigation 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 the Board further certify that it appears to them

14800 2 1/2 1/2 William Lord pension papus

That Thomas Johnson and Daniel Reinick who has signed and sworn to the preceding Certificate are residents of the town of Sheffield and that they are credible persons and that their statements is entitled to credit
Lowell Johnson Judge of Sturtevant C. H. H. H. James Reynolds
State of New York Oswego County ss
I Eric Poor Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of William Lord for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 26 th day of September 1832
Eric Poor Clerk By D. W. Thoms Dep Clerk
14800 William Lord pension paper

In case of Anna Lord
579 FAMILY RECORDS
BIRTHS.
Sarah J. Lord Born January 17 th 1797
Nancy Lord Born March 1800

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of 7 th July 1838, entitled an act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows, and the acts of 3 Mar 1843 & 17 June 1844
State of New York } ss: Orange County
On this 17 th day of September 1844
personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, Anne Lord , a resident of the town of Redfield in said County, aged 80 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 7. 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay & pensions to certain Widows" & the acts of 3 March 1843 & 17 June 1844 that she is the widow of William Lord who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, Connecticut line, under Capt. Madsworth, Col. Cook, Regiment, Genl. Poor, Brigade; was in the action at the taking of Bur-goyne , & some other battles. — He was a pensioner of the U.S. under the act of 1832, annual amt. of pension $34. — She cannot recollect the date of his enlistment, nor the length of time that he continued in service, but refers for proof of these facts to the affidavits on file at the

Pension office, upon which his pension was granted, & that she has no documentary evidence of said service, nor does she know of a living witness, by whom to prove the same, she therefore refers to the proof in the Department. — She has not intermarried, since the death of her husband. She further declares that she was married to the said William Lord, on the 15 th day of June 1790 at Hartford Ct. by the Rev d Benjamin Pondman — that her said husband William Lord aforesaid, died on the 15 th day of October 1840 — that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, Seventeen hundred & ninety four, viz: at the time above stated, that she has no record of her marriage.
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written, in open court, In testimony, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said court & signed my name, this 17 th day of September 1844
John Laporte County Clerk By H. D. Freeman Esq. (Clerk Absent)
At same time & place before the Judges aforesaid, personally came Joseph Burdett, who being duly sworn says that Anna Lord now in court, above named is widow to William Lord late U.S. pen

Simon deceased, that he died in Redfield on the 15 th day of October 1840, & that she has not since into married, but now remains his widow. and that for fifty years past, he has been well acquainted with them, & their children, both at Hartford & Redfield. Given & subscribed Joseph Brackett before me, the day & year aforesaid, & I certify that said Joseph is a credible witness. word "fifty" on erasure. H. D. Freeman Esq. B. Clark (Clerk Absent)
additional. At same time & place before the Judge aforesaid, the said Anna Lord further announced, that the family now hereunto annexed, has been before the family for many years, & that after her said marriage, were born to them at different periods, three infant children, which died in infancy, & of which no entry was made on the register: - that her eldest living child is Sarah Steele, who was born in 1797 at Hartford Ct., and next after the infants, as above. & that the family record written by her son Haynes, is hereto affixed. John Carpenter Clerk, B. Clark. By H. D. Freeman Esq. (Clerk Absent)

FAMILY RECD
BIRTHS.
Sarah V. Lord
Born January 17 th 1797
Nancy Lord Born October 15 th 1798-
Gaynes Lord Born 29 th March 1800
William Lord S. Born October 20 th 1802
John Lord Born 24 th October 1804
In care of Anna Lord

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William Lloyd Oswego 6 N. York
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May 1935
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BRIEF in the case of William Lord  of Redfield of Oswego County in the State of New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court.
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 72 years
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.     1 st Augt In 1777. to 2 nd Nov r 1777 — 3 — private Genl Horatio Gates & Genl Sullivan   1 st Augt 1778. — 4 — — " — Capt. Hovey, Col Chapman   July 1779. 6 or 8 weeks — 1 — — " — Capt Aaron Root, Col. Maj. Willis   Summer of 1780. — 1 — Sergt of Marines Capt. Champlaine - American Revenue  
5. In what battles was he engaged? Bengoyne
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Hartford Conn.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Revolutionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Catts Examining Clerk

State of New York } Onondaga County } ss.
On this 21 st day of November 1845 personally came before me Reuben Drake a Justice of the Peace in & for said county, Sarah S. Johnson, late Sarah S. Lord, who being first duly sworn, deposes & saith, that she is the eldest living child, of the late William Lord pensioner of U.S. & Anna Lord his wife of Redfield in said county, that she was born at Watkins Co. on the 17 th day of January, in the year 1797, that she is now 48 years old, that she has from her earliest recollection, & ever since, been informed by her Father & mother, that her, was the third birth in their family, that her mother, the said Anna, lost her first infant, directly after its birth, nearly one year after marriage, that on the subsequent year, she became a mother again, bearing twins, which also died directly, & that she the Dep- -onent was subsequently born, at the time above stated, as her said Parents have always said to her, & that it took place during the 6 th year after said marriage; — that she has heard her Father & Mother at many different times name the year of their marriage by Rev. Mr. Boardman at Watkins, & at each time, as having taken place in the year 1790 or '91, cannot distinctly recollect which, but is positive that it was before 1792: but & believes it was the year '91, from the traditional fact, that her  my aunt Betsey Lord was married early in the year 1791, a short time before  her  my mother was married, & in the same year : She, & her husband are both dead: — & their eldest child Jay, is now 53. —

Sh. the deponent has seen the original family record of the birth of the children of said William & Anna, & that it had become old & much worn, & was copied by her brother, some 20 to 30 years since, in their new bible, & the old record is lost: - that the copy has been sent to Washington, with the affidavit, or declaration in her mother's case. -
Sworn & subscribed the day & year first above written, before me, said Sarah J. is a credible witness
Sarah J Johnson
Reuben Drake Just. Peace
On the 28 th day of November 1843, personally came before me Reuben Drake a Justice of the peace in & for the county of Amity, Joseph Backett of Redfield, to me was known as a credible witness, - who being first duly sworn saith, that he is 58 years of age, was a resident of Hartford Ct. & was acquainted with William Ladd & Anna his wife at that place, & lived near them, & heard at the time it occurred, of the birth of their several children, I have known Sarah their oldest living child, from infancy, & know that she was born five or six years after said William & Anna were married & left home, and I was then 10 years old, & was very frequently in their house. said Sarah is the person who has made the

foregoing affidavit, she was their fourth child, the three preceding children having died in early infancy. I have seen the old family record, & the new one, made by their son, & believe it to be a copy, & it was annexed to the former papers, which were sent to Commission of Pensions. Said Sarah S. was 17 years of age, when my eldest child was born, & he is now 29 years of age. I have known William Luce & Anna his Wife, for the period of 54 years, & well know that their marriage was never doubted by the public at Hartford or Redfield, at which places they lived, since their marriage, — they were both natives of Hartford, — & I have always lived a near neighbor to them. Sarah S. Luce was born at Hartford in the year 1797. — She is now Wife of J. H. Johnson.
Subscribed sworn this 21 st day of November 1845, before me
Reuben Drake Jr. Esq.
Joseph Baskett

State of New York
Onondaga County Clerk's office 3/8 = I, John Carpenter Clerk of said County & Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County hereby certify that Reuben Drake Esq whose name is subscribed to the above juriats of affidavits was at the date of said juriats a justice of the peace in & for said County dwelling in said County and duly elected & qualified to act as such. That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said justice & truly believe his signatures to said juriats are genuine
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said
County this 25 th day of November
A.D. 1845
John Carpenter Clerk By H. D. Freeman Esq (Clerk Absent)

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for the County of Poweshiek and State of New York William Lord who being duly sworn deposes and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades
for eight months and fifteen days I served as a private for one month and four days I served as a Sergeant and for such service I claim a pension
In answer to the seventh interrogatory I would name Daniel Dinrich Egan Col Thomas Johnson Captain Henry Brooks Friend Oliver Ira Seyman and George M c Kinney
Sworn and subscribed before me this 1st day of June 1889
Wm Lord
John Reynolds of Peace

State of New York County of Albany
I, Erie Poor Clerk of the said County do Certify that John Reynolds before whom the within aff- idavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name sub- scribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand- writing and signature — Witness my hand and seal of Office this 6 th day of June 1883
Erie Poor Clerk

Adm d admitted
J. Hatheway Rome N.Y.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 3 d of February 1848, entitled an act making further provision for surviving Widows & Soldiers of the Revolution.
State of New York } Onondaga County } ss:
On the 18 th day of April 1848 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in & for said county, Anna Lord of Redfield in the county aforesaid, aged 84 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, with or her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 d of February 1848, granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, that she is the widow of William Lord, who was a private & Serjeant in the Revolutionary army, & belonged to the Connecticut line of troops, as will more fully appear by the documents on file at the War department, & upon which a pension was granted him, & subsequently to her of $34, dollars per annum & her certificate for 5 years pension was N o 9817. which has been surrendered, & also a subsequent one, in March last. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Subscribed & sworn to on the day & year above written, before me. Said Anna is personally known to me.
Anna Lord
W. M. H. Perry Just. Peace

State of New York, OSWEGO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
} ss.
I, Sabez N. Gillett Clerk of the County of Oswego, hereby certify that John R. Penn Esq. whose name is subscribed to the jurat of affidavit of Ansha Lord hereto annexed, was, at the date of said jurat _____ a Jus- tice of the Peace in and for the said county, dwelling in said county, and duly elect- ed and qualified to act as such; that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing, and verily believe his signature to said jurat _____ is genuine.
Witness my hand and the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said county this 19 th day of April
A. D. 1848
S. N. Gillett Clerk.
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J. Hathaway Rome N.Y.

In case of Anna Lord asp: for Rev:
11,471 Anna Lord
My Act July 7 th 38
Married before 1794 must. duo. Oct 15 th 1840
L d Oct 15 th 40
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State of Connecticut } County of Hartford } ss.
I Henry Francis, Town Clerk of Hartford, in the County aforesaid, do hereby certify, that certificates of Marriages in said Town, were rarely recorded in the Books of this Office, as early as the year 1790; & that I have made diligent inquiry, & learn by the Officers of, & by the common report in the South Congrega- tional Church of Hartford, that the Record of Marriages by Rev. Mr Boardman, at that period Pastor of said Church, are lost , and are supposed to be destroyed, and that I have not been able to find any Record of the Marriage of William Lord, & Anna Steel -
I Henry Francis, Town Clerk, depose & say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk, in the Town, County & State aforesaid, & that the above certificate is true -
Henry Francis Town Clerk
Sworn before me
this 14 th day of November - 1844 -
William N. Matson, Justice of the Peace
I, Chauncy Howard, Clerk of the County Court for Hartford County, Connecticut, hereby certify that William N. Matson, whose name is subscribed above, is Justice of the Peace for said County - in testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and the Seal of said Court, this 14 th day of November, A.D. 1844. Attest, Chauncy Howard, Clerk.

We John Barnard & Sally Barnard wife of the s d . John Barnard & Mary Durnie widow of the late John Durnie
of the Town & County of Hartford & State of Connecticut, being individually duly cautioned and sworn, depose and say, that we were acquainted with William Lord and Anna Steel, who both resided in said Hartford, we were neighbors to each one of them - About the year 1790, they were reputed to be man & wife, and lived together as such - They were reputed to have been married by the Rev. Benjamin Boardman, who was then Minister of the South Congregational Church in the Town of Hartford - we each of us continued to reside in the neighbour- -hood of the said William Lord & Wife, about 20 years after they were reputed to have been married as aforesaid, during which time they had several children - About the year 1809 - they removed to the State of New York
John Barnard
Sally Barnard
Mary Durnie.
Hartford County ss. Hartford November 8 th A.D. 1844 - Personally appeared John Barnard, and Sally Barnard his wife - and Mary Durnie the subscribers of the foregoing deposition & made Oath that the same contains the truth, the whole truth, & nothing but the truth Before me Henry Francis, Justice of Peace.
The above deponents are very worthy & respectable citizens. - H. Francis

I, Chauncey Howard, Clerk of the County Court, for the County of Hartford, hereby certify that Henry Francis, whose name is subscribed, to the foregoing acknowledgment is Justice of Peace for the County of Hartford.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and the seal of said Court, this 15 th day of November A. D. 1844. Attest - Chauncey Howard, Clerk,

State of New York County of Orleans ss.
On this 21 day of February 1845 personally came before me Benjamin L. B. as first Judge inductee of the Reverend in said said county, Oryntree Webster, to me known, aged 74 years, & who is a credible witness, & who after being duly sworn, saith, that she formerly resided at Hartford Ct., that she was well acquainted with Anna Steele of Hartford in the state of Connecticut, that she was a cousin of this deponent. - And this deponent further saith that she well remembers the time that the said Anna Steele was married to William Lorde; who then resided in Hartford aforesaid, and this deponent further saith, that according to the best of her recollection the said marriage was solemnized in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety, and that she is certain, that it was before the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety four. - And this deponent further saith that she recollects that she heard of the said marriage about the time it took place, and that she heard that the parties went to the house of the Reverend Mr. Boardman and were there united in marriage - and that she will remember that soon after the said marriage, the said Anna Steele and her husband resided together as man and wife in a house on what was then called "Tower hill", near the city of Hartford, and that as she believes they resided there fifty two years since, when this deponent removed from Hartford to the city of Albany. - And this deponent further saith that she knows from

several reports that the said Anna had a large family of children but she has never seen any of them as she now remembers except a son whose name was William David who has been a merchant in the city of Utica and further this deponent saith not sworn subscribed this Cynthia Hobson 28 th day of February 1845 before me B. L. Beman Not Public Orleans County Courts
State of New York
Orleans County Clerk's Office ss. I Elijah Dana Clerk of said County. Do hereby certify that Benjamin L Beman Esq before whom the above affidavits purports to have been ta- ken, was at the date of the same. First Judge of Orleans County Courts, and legally authorized to administer the same, and duly commissioned and sworn, and re- siding at Albion in said County. And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his signature above written, to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and impressed my official seal at Albion, this 28 th February A.D. 1845
E. Dana Clerk E. G. Strong Deputy

I Frederick Lord of Hartford in the County of Hartford in Connecticut of lawful age being nearly seventy four years of age, do hereby testify and say, that William Lord of Redfield in the State of New York is my brother. That said William Lord, during the Revolutionary War, several times entered the Militia Service of the United States. I cannot be particular as to the number nor length of the several periods of his service. I well recollect, that he went I believe in August 1777, in a company commanded by Capt. Jonathan Wadsworth in Col Cooks Regt to Saratoga or Stillwater at the taking of Burgoyne, and returned in November of the same year . I cannot definitely speak as to his service in 1778 and 1779 though I fully believe he has stated it correctly. I was at that time several months absent and in the service. I know that he served with me two months in the year that the troops went to Rhode Island, but I cannot be certain as to any other services owing to my being much absent from home. I can say that he was several times in the service and fully believe that what he states is correct.
Frederick Lord

State of Connecticut County of Hartford ss. Hartford Feb. 10. 1854
Personally appeared Frederick Leach and made oath to the truth of the fore- going deposition by him subscribed I also certify that the deponent is a cred- ible person and that his statements are entitled to credit Nathan Johnson Just. Peace.
State of Connecticut County of Hartford ss I James G. Bolles, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Hartford do hereby certify that the above named Nathan Johnson is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Hartford, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the County Court this 11 th day of February A D 1834
James G. Bolles Clerk

State of New York } ss Brooklyn } ss
On this 23 d day of January 1845 before me Reuben Drake a Justice of the peace in said county, personally came Joseph Barket, to me known to be a res- pectable witness, who after being duly sworn acknowledged to me, saith that he lived in Hartford 6 th mo 1790, that he was then five years old,
and that he remembers the circumstance of Genl Washington passing through Hartford previous to the time that William Lord & Anna Steele were married, also one other fact that happened before said marriage, viz the execution of one A. Dane, a traitor in the revolutionary war; he remembers of this marriage soon after it took place, & recollects distinctly of hearing at the time of her first confinement that she was very dangerously sick, & it was the common report that she could not survive, & that his grandmother was sent for as a midwife on this occasion, & that she went, & he well remembers that this event was before the year 1794, & believes it was in the 1791 or 92, that he also recollects that his father was engaged to cut & split rails for said William Lord, & that he was in the habit of going with his father to the wood for this purpose many times, & that they had to pass by Mr Lord's house, & did frequently make calls in going & coming, & that he gave his father spirits to drink repeatedly when they called, & that this was

This was soon after William Lord's marriage with Anna Steel, now Miss Anna Lord, & before the time of the birth of their first child as aforesaid, which child died at its birth or shortly afterward. That he was a very frequent visitor at said Lord's house, from that time forward, & recalls the subsequent sick- nesses & births in the family, & that their eldest child living is Sarah, who was their fourth child, & she is now 48 years old - That he spent much of the time of his early boyhood at Mr Lord's house, as Mr Lord was his guardian. and that he has never at any time of his life heard any person say that Mr & Anna Lord were not properly & lawfully married, & is sure that if such fact had ever been suspected or spoken of in Hartford, he would have known of the scandal, & further says that he believes it would have been impossible that Mr Lord & wife could have been received in the respectable circles where they were accustomed to visit, if a whisper or doubt of their being man & wife existed. That they have since the year 1780 lived together as lawful husband & wife to the day of his death, several years of the period at Hartford, & the residue of the time at Redfield N.Y. Joseph Brackett
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year first above written before me Nathan Dyer

State of New-York, } ss. OSWEGO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, }
I, John Carpenter Clerk of the County of Oswego, do hereby certify, that Reuben Drake Esq. whose name is subscribed to the Transcript of Judgement Certificate or affidavit  certificate a true copy hereto annexed, was, at the date of said Judgement , a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county—that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of said Justice, and believe that the signature to said Transcript  certificate is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County, this 27 th day of March A. D. 1845
John Carpenter Clerk

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J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
Washington

Ho: J Rep:
July 14 - 1834
J. L. Edwards Esq
14 I send back the papers of Mr Lord, with two additional ones, and hope you will find them sufficient to entitle him to a pension. It seems to me they are so.
I am &c. S. Beardly

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of William Love which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

 XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no  XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no  XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?  If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?  Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?    XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?  XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes  XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 
Chas. H. [unclear] [unclear]
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, depose and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

I have known William Lord of Redfield Oswego County, New York, well & intimately for the last twenty years - he is a man of pure & unblemished reputation & I should have full confidence that he would in no respect misstate his military services (designed) in order to obtain a pension or for any other purpose. I should give as full credit to his state- ment as to that of any other indi- -vidual.
J. Beards
me
Feby 14 th 1834.

Pt Rome N.Y.
Jan 29. '45
Hon J. L. Edwards Civ. Dist. S. I.
I send additional aff d herewith in case of Anna Lord aff d for per- — as all direct testimony other than her own, of the ceremony of the marriage, is gone into eternity, I shall essay to establish the marriage by the best circumstantial evidence that the case admits, & if the present in connection with the affidavits previously sent, shall fail to convince the Dist. of the fact, I must bow submissively, & continue my efforts in the chain of circumstances, the deponent in this case (herewith sent) I have known 40 years, & have entire confidence in his charac- ter & recollection.
I am very respectfully Yr Servt J. W. Wetherby
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Pt. Royal N. S. Nov 26. '45
Hon. S. L. Edwards, Com. Pensions.
Dear Sir:
I send two affidavits in case of Anne Lord, applicant for pension. I shall be gratified, if you will please without waiting for the usual routine of reaching this case, to write me, whether the evidence is satisfactory.
Permit me to say, that I have personally met Lord Mr. Johnson & Mr. Purkiss, & have intimately known them for 40 to 45 years, & that no person in the county are more respectable or of better reports.
Very respectfully Your obed Servt J. Northway

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Wm L. Edwards
Sir I have recd. your late letter in which I am informed that you consider that the time of the marriage of Anna Lord is not suff- -ciently proved. In answer to this, I reply, that as there are none of the parish records, who were present at the marriage - as I have known none, there is no record of marriage of that date known to exist in the society where she was married, or in the city of Hartford, in one of the suburbs of which, the ceremony was per- formed. I am personally well acquaint- -ed with the applicant Mr. Lord, I know his & his husband (both of high respecta- -bility) in the city of Hartford, since 1841, forty five years ago. I know all her children to the present. I have seen this daugh- -ter of mine. I am fully confident that her affidavit is true & that it is sustained by the true affidavit of present residents on the spot where she was married which accords with her declaration. Now Sir under these proofs, I think I have warranted in saying, that all has been shown, that

is possible to show in the premises — Second proof — is not in existence. Third proof — of parties present at the meeting — is not on the earth — all dead. The 3rd class of proof — persons present at the place I believe sent you — Of cumulative proof of their character is dis- sected, or required by you. I will make a further effort to procure it. — The high reputa- tion possessed by Mr. Dyer is, to those who have seen a full guarantee of the truth of her declaration I am very respectfully J. D. Dyer
J. D. Dyer Esq. Washington
New York
Jan 14 '45

Jan 10/1896
Rec'd
Anna Lord
[Handwritten signature/initials]
Con: H. L. Edwards Comm. Rec. Washington

J. L. Edwards Esq. C.P.
Dear Sir
I have to ask the favor of a reply to my letter enclosing 2 additional affidavits in the case of Widow Anna Lord ap. for prob. — — as death is busy with the few remnants of mortality of that period, & soon any further proof will be impossible you - etc. etc.
Thos. Worthington Rome 10 Jan.
P.S. These affidavits are of the same purpose & to the same point, of those which were accepted, & on which probate was allowed to Mrs. of Mary Collins. —

Feb 28. 1898.
Adams case
China Land.
Wm L. Edwards Com. Pen. Washington

Mr. Room N.Y. Feb 25 '45
Hon. J. L. Edward
Com. Pen.
Sir
I enclose an affidavit in case of Anna Lord app d for pension, and shall be at rest in the case, til you please to advise me further - The Disponent is the widow of Charles R. Webster who for over a half century printed & published the Albany Gazette.
I am respectfully Yr. obed. J. Hathaway

P. Room N.Y. Nov 18 th
Dear Mr. Edwards Census Bureau
Sir
Inclosed find your papers in case of Anna Lord apt for pension, after action is had upon same, be pleased to advise me,
I am Sir very respectfully yours J. A. Northway

New York Rev.
William Lord
Suspended
Let. Claimant to Sep. 1833. Let. Hon. S Beardsly 20 Dec 33
Papers deliv. d to Hon. S Beardsly see next
See if Soldier 6455 23569 msp v for line widow anna 20509 cwt
Act. 7 June 32

11.471.
Anna Lorde
N.Y.
Suspended Lib & Jay Watrous Jan'y 7. 1845. 2 nd Jan'y: 18 th 45 - 2 nd Apr 12. 1845.
Act July 7 th 38

No 11.471 Anna Lord Maw of William N.Y.
act of July 1838
Adm o .
8mo 15 ds. per $28.33
1 " 4 " Supt 5.67
$34.00
from 15 Oct 1840 to 4 March 1841
Adm o . acts 3 March 1843
aw. 17 June 1844
$34.50 per am
Day Wachaug Rome N.Y.

9817. New York.
Anna Lord, Widow of William Lord, who was a pensioner under the Act of 32, and who died on the 15. October, 1840, of Oswego (in the State of N. Yk) who was a priv. Hgt. - in the commanded by Captain of the in the Connecticut line for 9 mos. 19 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany - at the rate of 34 - Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1841. 15. October, 1840 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th: day of January, 1846 - and sent to Jay State - -away, home, N. York
Total amount, $13.21.
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by T. Stewart Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 1 - Page 167.

17525. New York.
Anna Lord, widow of William Lord, who was a private Sergeant in the Connecticut line
Rept Bth
A Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 34 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Jan'y: 1846, and sent to Jay Hathaway Rome, N. York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A 17 June 44 Vol. 1 Page 79-

REJECTED
6453
P. O. William Ford 1832 NY
Service: S Beardsley Sept 10 1833 with proper Dec 20 1833
See widow Anna admitted
Enlisted: re 20.509 , 18
Discharged: _____, 18
See re 22569 with proper widow Anna 20.509 CON NY
Application filed: 22569 , 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.

Ray
WIDOW, &c.)
over
File No. 20509
Anna Lord
Widow of
William Lord
Sergt. Rev. War
Act: Feb. 2 d  1848
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 443
[Arrangement of 1870.]