Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23302, for Henry Lockwood, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Lockwood, Henry
S. 23302
CONTENTS

any, N.Y. 30,708
Henry Lockwood
resided in the State of N York
Private in the Comp y commanded by Capt. Bell of the Reg t commanded by Col. Mead in the Revolutionary War
admitted on the Roll of Albany, N.Y. to a pension of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, commencing on the 4th day of March, 1831.
1836 A new Pension issued the 18 th day of June and forwarded to the Hon. M c Manus Secy of War.
3 years to the 4th of Mar 30 - = 18 3.30 Semi-annual allowance ending 18.33 = 201.03
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by R. Burdine Clerk, Book G 2 Vol. 4 - Page 42
21191
Recd June 14, 1836 (CR)

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in & for Herkimer County Henry Lockwood who being duly sworn de- poseth & saith, in addition & in further specifica- tion of the account of his revolutionary services heretofore rendered & made hereto annexed & to which deponents beg leave to refer, that as deponent there states he again listed in the month of March 1779 at Stamford in Fairfield County Connecticut state for one year into a company of State troops, of which Sylvanus Brown was Captain, and one Cole was lieutenant one Hoyt was sergeant, said company be- longed to Colonel Bebee's regiment, & one Shipman was Major, the company went immediately to Horse Neck on Berane river & remained there until into the month of June ensuing but deponent cannot recollect the day, at the same time there were 2 or 3 other companies there, one, commanded by a Cap- tain Pettibone, another commanded by a Captain Gates. Their business was to keep guard & prevent the enemy from stealing cattle and murdering the inhabitants & during all that time he took informally his tour at guard then in the month of June, all the companies & including deponents moved up the said river about five miles to a place called North castle where he remained until the latter part of July ensuing, & was employed in the same service; then the companies moved down said river again about two miles to a place called Round Hill & continued there to the latter part of the month of August and

was engaged in the same service, then companies moved down the river below Horse Neck, about two miles remained there till the latter part of December, engaged all the time in the same service, then removed back to Horse Neck went into Houses and remained there till the latter end of March 1780, all the time engaged in the same service of guarding the country, deponent during all that time was not engaged in any civil employment - that the companies only moved about to the before named different places for health, except the last time when it was because of cold weather - during this year, in the winter winter, but he cannot tell the months, deponent's company some volunteers went down to a place called Morefana on a creek or near it, called Spitting Devil Creek & commanded by the said Captain Brown, where a skirmish was had with the Tories refugees under Colonel Selawey (But deponent does not know that said Colonel was there) the Americans took about 30 prisoners among them a Colonel Flatfield deponent was there in the action - when deponent's time expired which was the latter part of March 1780 he went to a place called Kent in Litchfield county remained there as a hired man till the last of the months of November 1780 when he again listed into a company of rangers as particularly stated in his previous declaration - deponent has enquired but cannot find any witness who can state particular- ly, or give any connected account of any of his service as a soldier, and he cannot state his service in previous or subsequent years more particularly than he has already

done in his previous declaration and further deponent saith not. sworn to before me this } Henry Lockwood 19th day of December 1833 } John Post justice of the peace
The undersigned for the the above named justice of the peace do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Henry Lockwood who has subscribed & sworn to the above affidavit, and I do certify that he sus- tains a fair character for truth & veracity & that his statement is entitled to full credit & belief and I do further certify that I am well acquainted with William Corey & Elisha Hall whose affidavits are hereto annexed, & with their writing, and I do believe the same to be their signatures, and that they each sustain a fair character for truth & veracity & their statement is entitled to full credit & belief. Dated Dec. 19-1833
John Post justice peace
State of New York Herkimer County } Clerk's Office }
ss. I Julius C. Nelson Clerk of the said County do certify, that John Post Esqr before whom the foregoing Affidavit purports to have been sworn, was, on the day of its date one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County and duly authori- -zed to act as such Justice - and that I am well acquaint- -ed with the hand writing of the said Justice and sincerely believe his name subscribed to the said Certificate is his proper hand writing and signature. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my Official Seal this 23 rd day of December 1833 Julius C. Nelson Clerk

State of New York
Kirkbride County ss - Elisha Hall of Ruripia in said County, State being duly sworn before the Court of Common Pleas of Kirkbride County, doth depose & say, that he was a soldier of the revolution & that he is acquainted with Henry Lockwood and has been so acquainted for sixteen years, and that his character for truth and veracity is good, and that he has often conversed with his neighbors him, in relation to his revolutionary services, and that from said conversations, and from his good character, he does verily believe that said Henry Lockwood was a soldier in the revolutionary war, and that he served as he states -
Sworn to in Open Court
Elisha Hall
Oct. 13 th 1832
Julius C Nelson Clerk

State of New York Herkimer County ss - William Cury of the town of Rupie in said county & state being duly sworn before the Court of Common Pleas of said county doth depose and say, that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war, and that he is well acquainted with Henry Lockwood and has been acquainted with him for ten years past and has resided within two miles of him, and that the character of said Henry Lockwood for truth & veracity is good as far as he knows or believes the same , and that he has often conversed with said Henry Lockwood and his neighbors generally on the subject of the revolutionary war and his services therein, and he verily believes that the said Henry Lockwood was a soldier of the revolution and that he is as much as seventy two years of age
Sworn in Open Court Oct 13th 1832
William Cury
Julius C Nelson Clerk

Henry Lockwood
10/15
No 2 l
write to George M. Fuller Esq. Leith Falls Herkimer Co. N.Y.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7- 1832.
State of New York
Herkimer County ss
On this Thirteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two personally appeared in open court before Michael Hoffman First Judge & John Nelson & Augustus Branden Judge of the court of Common Pleas of the County of Herkimer now sitting, Henry Lockwood a resident of the town of Russia in the county, State aforesaid, aged seventy two 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- 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated. That he entered the service in the year 1778 in the month of March, in the state of Connecticut in the town of Stamford, and listed into Captain Jesse Bell's company of state troops for one month, and served the said term, to keep the enemy from landing from East river or the sound, where they would attempt to land in order to plunder & take off the cattle. And the same day that his time was out he again listed under the same Captain in same company for six months, and served that term out at a place called Horse neck, being the south west corner town of the state of Connecticut, and his business was to guard the lines between the British who were in New York & the Americans. The Bosom river was the line. Jesse Hoyt was lieutenant of that company & Cary Hoyt was orderly sergeant and it belonged to Col. Matthew Moad's regiment. At the expiration of this term of six months within a very few days, he was drafted into the same company with same captain for three months & went back to same place, say horse neck & there

in the same employment of guarding the lines and he served that time out which carried him to near the end of the year 1778 and he did not serve any more that year - He again listed in the month of March 1779; cannot tell the day; at Stamford aforesaid for one year into a company of which Sylvanus Brown was Captain, Lieutenant Cole, Sergeant Hoyt, and went first to Horse-neck again to guard the lines again and during the year he & the company often moved up & down the river to different positions changing often for the health of the encampment, but all the time all the same river Piam, and he served the whole year being till March 1780 - and during that year he frequently went out on scouts to keep the enemy from stealing the cattle & committing depredations on the lines - In the year 1780 in the last of November he again listed into a company of rangers for three months into Captain Jesse Hoyt's company, and went again to horse neck but had no steady place of rendezvous but were all the time in motion on different places on the lines; about one half the company being on duty at a time He served the whole of this term of time - In the year 1781 he went to drive teams carrying provisions for the use of the French Army then lying at White Plains, and when he got to King street, five miles from the Plains, he was taken by some Tories, Refugees & carried to the sugarhouse in New York City, and detained in prison for five months & thirteen days, this was about the first of April 1781 - That he was born in town of Stamford, in Fairfield County, on the 30th of January, A. D. 1760
That he has no record of his age, has his age from his parents. That he was living at Stamford when called into the service, lived there till war was over, & about a year after, then

removed into the now county of Schenectady in the state of New York where he resided till the year 1816 when he removed to the town of Rensselaer in Rensselaer county where he has resided ever since & where he now resides —
That he entered the service by enlistment, and then again listed & was then drafted & then again listed & served as before stated
That the names of the regular officers as far forth as he knows them where he served were, Colonel Matthew Mead, Colonel Beebe, Major Shipman, Adjutant Bull
That he never received a discharge in writing and he believes that state troops never did receive any, but only delivered up their arms and go home
That he is known to William Gory and Elisha Hall in his present neighborhood who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution —
That he is unable to obtain any witness to testify as to his services in detail, as all his duty was performed in another state and he has been gone from there more than forty years, & he has not known or seen the companions of his revolutionary toils since he left the scene of their sufferings and he does not know that any of them now survive; and no clergyman resides in his neighborhood to whom he is known & who can certify to his character & belief as to his services as a revolutionary soldier —
He called on Walter Willoughby to write to Department for proof of his service many years ago.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity, except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to in Open Court Oct 13th 1832
Henry Lockwood
Julius C. Nelson Clerk
We William Cory and Elisha Hall, both of the town of Phipps in the county of Herkimer do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Lockwood who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and that we believe him to be seventy two years of age and he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Sworn in Open Court Oct 13th 1832
William Cory Elisha Hall
Julius C. Nelson Clerk
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that William Cory who has signed the preceding certificate resides in the town of Phipps in Herkimer county, and that Elisha Hall who has also signed the same resides in said town of Phipps, and that they are both credible persons, & that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Julius C. Nelson, Clerk of the court of common Pleas of the county of Herkimer do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the ori- ginal proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Henry Lockwood for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this thirteenth day of October A.D. 1832 - Julius C. Nelson Clerk

1876115 Henry Lockwood Herkimer Co N.Y. - C
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George H. Fenton Little Falls - Herkimer Co N.Y. - C

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 16 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Henry Lockwood...
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     enl'd Mar 1778 - 1 Private Captain Bell Coll Peak Connecticut 72 years Traditional evidence   enl'd - - 6 2nd Lieut Coll Peak Connecticut Connecticut   disch'd - 1778 - 3 1st Lieut Maj Shipman Connecticut Connecticut   enl'd March 1779 indefinite 1st Lieut White Plains White Plains   enl'd March 1780 Captain Brown White Plains White Plains   enl'd 1780 - 9 1st Lieut White Plains White Plains   disch'd 1781 - 4 13 Captain Bryant White Plains White Plains   2 5 13   + 8  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
The amount of the pension is fixed in the official record at $10 per month for 5 months 2/3 days.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their 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 the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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, deposeth 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 , 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

June 29, 1938
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Mrs. C. E. Anderson 504 Front Street Olean, New York
Henry Lockwood, S. 23302 Joseph Lockwood, W. 24570 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
The Revolutionary War records of Henry and Joseph Lockwood are furnished you, as follow:
HENRY LOCKWOOD S. 23302
The data herein were obtained from pension claim, S. 23302, based upon service of Henry Lockwood in the Revolutionary War.
Henry Lockwood was born January 30, 1760, in Stanford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. The names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Stanford, Connecticut, Henry Lockwood enlisted August 1, 1777, served as private in Captain Jesse Bell's company, Colonel Matthew Mead's Connecticut regiment, and was discharged the first of January, 1778. He enlisted in 1778 and served three months as private in Captain Jesse Hoyt's company of Connecticut rangers. He enlisted in May, 1779, served as private in Captain Sylvanus Brown's company, Colonels Matthew Mead's and Beebe's Connecticut regiment, and while engaged in scouting was in a skirmish near Morrisania and was discharged March 1, 1780, after having served about nine and one half months. He enlisted in November, 1780, and served three months as private in Captain Jesse Hoyt's company of rangers. He enlisted April 1, 1781, to serve as a teamster at White Plains, names of officers not given, and while engaged in carrying provisions for the French Army, was taken prisoner about five miles from White Plains by the Tories and Refugees, carried to the Sugar House in New York City and held prisoner five months thirteen days.
After the Revolution, the soldier continued to live in Stanford, Connecticut, about one year, then moved into what was later Schenectady County, New York, where he remained until 1816, when he moved to the

Town of Russia, Herkimer County, New York.
Henry Lockwood was allowed pension on his application executed October 13, 1832, while a resident of Russia, New York, and was still living there in March, 1836. He died June 14, 1836.
The name of Henry Lockwood's wife was not given, nor was any reference made to his marriage. In 1836, his son, Ebenezer Lockwood, was living at Pestville, Herkimer County, New York. No other names in the claim were designated as those of children of the soldier.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension and name and address of the person paid, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Henry Lockwood, certificate #30708, issued June 18, 1836, rate $36.66 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Albany, New York Agency.
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JOSEPH LOCKWOOD W. 24570
The data which follow in regard to Joseph Lockwood were obtained from the papers in the claims for pension and bounty land under File No. W. 24570, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of that soldier.
Joseph Lockwood was born July 29, 1758, at Smithfield, Rhode Island; the names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, Joseph Lockwood volunteered March 1, 1777, and served seven weeks as private in Captain Samuel Scott's company in the Vermont troops. He volunteered in June or July, 1777, and served three weeks as private in Captain Abner Bisbee's Vermont company. He again enlisted in July, 1777, and served six months as private in Captain Ebenezer or Parmelee Allen's company, Colonel Herrick's Vermont regiment, and was present at the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga. He volunteered in April or May, 1778, served as corporal in Captain John Burt's company, Colonel Herrick's Vermont regiment, and was discharged July 28, 1779.
The soldier continued to reside in Springfield, Vermont, for about twenty-five years after the Revolution, then moved to Crown Point, New York, where he lived fifteen years, thence to Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York, where he remained about one year and a half; from there he moved to Moscow, Livingston County, New York, lived there a little over

two years, thence to Pike, Allegany County, New York, where he remained about two and one half years, thence to Eagle, Allegany County, same state.
Joseph Lockwood was allowed pension on his application executed October 10, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Eagle, New York, but his application was executed in Genesee County, New York. He was still living in Allegany County in 1833. He died February 24, 1834, in Wethersfield, Genesee County, New York.
Joseph Lockwood married January 11, 1781, in Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, Lydia Whitman. The date and place of her birth and names of parents are not shown. In 1837, she was a resident of Clermont County, Ohio.
Lydia Lockwood, widow of Joseph, was allowed pension on her application executed October 10, 1843, at which time she was aged eighty-three years and a resident of Dearborn County, Indiana, where she had been living six years, and was still living in 1846. In 1848 she was a resident of Wyoming County, New York, and in 1849 her place of residence was Middlebury in that county.
Soldier's widow, Lydia Lockwood, while residing in Middlebury, Wyoming County, New York, applied March 16, 1855, for bounty land which was due on account of the Revolutionary War service of her husband, Joseph Lockwood. She was granted one hundred sixty acres of bounty land on Warrant No. 3070, under the Act of March 3, 1855.
The following names of children of Joseph Lockwood and his wife, Lydia, are shown in the claims:
   Betsy  Lockwood, born January  11, 1782     Sara  " " September  23, 1783     Philadelphia  " " November  4, 1787     Demas or Damiris  " " November  15, 1789;  in 1849 was the wife of Carlton and of Wyoming County, New York.    Jerusha  " " May  24, 1792     Joseph  " " December  19, 1794;  died Feb. 8, 1795 in Wethersfield, N.Y.    Lydia(?)  " " (?)  19, 1796  (record mutilated and illegible).    (?) Clark Letts  " " March  10, 1799 (?)  "    ---Lavina  "  no date shown.    
In 1841, one Roxillana Whitman who was born in September, 1770, was a resident of Duxbury, Washington County, Vermont. Her relationship to soldier's wife, Lydia, not stated.

If you desire information in regard to location of the land which was granted to Lydia Lockwood, widow of Joseph, you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official the number of the warrant, the acreage and date of the act under which issued.
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 soldier's widow, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Lydia Lockwood, widow of Joseph, certificate #4355, issued March 16, 1849, rate $69.04 per annum, commenced March 4, 1848, Act of February 2, 1848, Albany, New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Supplemental aff ts of Henry Lockwood
Plus address
J. N. Lake
Great falls
Auto Co.
W. U.
See letter to Mr. Mann 15 June '76 this answer.
adm d .
11 mo. free.
36.66/100
Hon. A. Mann Jr
Hoket

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace in & for the County of Franklin  Franklin  County  County  State  State  of  of  New  New  Hampshire  Hampshire who being duly sworn upon the evangel  evangel  and  and  faith  faith , that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his services but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, that he entered the company of Capt. Jesse Bell, in the Connecticut Militia, which company belonged to the Regiment commanded by Col. Matthew Munn. The other officers of the Regiment deponent cannot recollect, deponent entered the  the as a private soldier the first of August in the year 1777. but the precise day of the month deponent cannot recollect, and served in said company from the time he entered the same, till after the first of January 1778, when he was discharged, this company to which deponent belonged was stationed at the guard house in Plainfield. Standing about one hundred rods South of the Village deponent was on duty as a soldier at said guard house during all the time above mentioned, & was not engaged in any other employment whatever, deponent was formerly of the opinion that he believes he has so stated in his proceedings & declarations that he entered the aforesaid company for six months & that he served out the whole term, but on reflection, since he met the officer of Abrahams who served with deponent in said company  Deer  Deer , of Plainfield in the State of Connecticut, which is hereunto attached, he is fully of the opinion that he served but five months, altho' he entered the service for six, that he was discharged after serving five months, because there was no longer need at that place. Deponent further saith that in his former declaration he has stated that he served six months in the year 1778. but on mature reflection he is satisfied that in that statement he is mistaken, that instead of serving six months he served but three, & that service was performed by deponent as a ranger, being attached to a company of Rangers, that was commanded by Capt. Jesse Hoyt; this company was raised to watch the enemy, commonly called
b. + not an order of Capt. Bell's Company

Core Bap. who used to ravage the Country & steal off all the cattle so that they could find, the Company of Rangers were Station at Hanwick, where they kept their head quarters & from which place they sallied forth, whenever the Service was needed, deponent cannot now state the number of times that he left Hanwick in pursuit of the enemy, but the Service was often required, deponent cannot now with certainty state at what time he entered the Company but is certain it was but a short time after he was discharged at Stamford as aforesaid, and that he served full three months, being the time for which deponent entered the Company.
The next Service deponent performed was in a company of State troops commanded by Capt. Silvanus Brown, in a Regiment under the command of Col. Matthew Meads. deponent entered the Company in the month of May in the year 1779, but what day of said month deponent is not able to state, deponent continued in the Company till the first of March 1780, & was not during said time engaged in any other employment; the said Regiment lay at Greenwich in the State of Connecticut, until the commencement of the cold weather, in their tents, when they all removed to a place called Horse Neck, about a mile from Greenwich as deponent now recalls, & were lodged in houses; deponent with his stuff was lodged in a house that belonged to one Moad & continued there till he was discharged from his enlistment the first of March, as above stated & that he was in Service at this time not less than nine months & a half, that deponent knew one Samuel Dean, who was in the Service at the same time & who belonged to the same Company with deponent, & whose affidavit is hereto attached, and further this deponent further saith that the above deponent saith not
Sworn to this 16 th day of January A.D. 1835 before me John P. D. J. Spear
his Henry Lockwood mark

State of New York Herkimer County ss.
John Post
ed with and now New York York
I, Belmont  Belmont  Madam  Madam the above named Justice of the Peace, do hereby certify that Belmont I am well acquainted with Henry Lockwood who has been Belmont known to the above affiant, that he sustains a fair character for truth and veracity, that his affidavit is entitled to full confidence and belief.
Dated Jan'y 16 th 1835
John Post
State of New York Herkimer County
Clerk's office
ss I John Deygert Clerk of the said County do certify that John Post Esq r before whom the above affidavit purports to have been sworn to Was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of Herkimer and duly authorized to act as such and that
I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and Verily believe that the signature of John Post subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing & signature
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County this Fourteenth day of February 1835
John Deygert Clerk

State of Connecticut Fairfield County } ss
Stamford Nov 17 th 1834
Personally appeared before me S. H. Munroe a Notary Public within and for said County Abraham Leeds of said Stamford who being duly sworn on his oath says, That he was formerly well acquainted with Henry Lockwood who belonged to said Stamford now said to reside at P'keepsie on the State of New York He knows and well remembers that the said Lock- wood served as a Private Soldier in Capt. Jesse Buel's Company in Col. Mead Regt. of the Connecticut Militia from the month of August 1777 till the month of February 1778. This deponent was a private and served in the same company for the whole time the service was continuous. The company were stationed at the guard house in said Stamford Standing on the high ground about one hundred rods South of the village of Stamford. The company were pa- raded and exercised daily and attended to no other pursuit or business during the time.
Abraham Leeds
Sworn & Subscribed the day & date above written - I certify that Abraham Leeds the above deponent is personally known to me & that he is a credible person -
In testimony of all which I have hereunto Subscribed my name & affixed my official Seal S. H. Munroe Notary Public

State of Connecticut /s Stamford Nov r 10 th 1834 Fairfield County ss Personally appeared before me J H Minor a Notary Public within & for said County, Col. Sam- uel Dean of said Stamford who being duly sworn, on his oath says, That he was well acquainted with Henry Lockwood formerly of said Stamford, now said to belong to Pottsville in the State of New York. He knows that the said Henry Lockwood enlisted in the Spring of the year 1779, he believes in the month of May, into a Company of State Troops Commanded by Capt. Silvanus Brown in Col. Matthew Mads Reg t & to June until the first of March 1780 - That the said Lockwood served in said Company for the whole time as a private The company lay in their Tents in Greenwich until the commencement of the severe cold weather when they were lodged in houses - The said Lockwood was lodged in a house with his Miss s belonging to a Mr. Mead on Kings Hill This deponent was in a house belonging to Widow of the same name about one hundred rods dis- tant. This deponent says the winter of 1779 was the most severe he has any knowledge of & he remembers that the said Lockwood with others came from their quarters to the quarters of this deponent in one of the coldest nights in the winter. This was done in a boat as he believes for a day This deponent knows that the said Lockwood served as a private in said Com- pany until the first of March 1780
Sam d Dean Sworn & subscribed the day & date above written - Testify that Samuel Dean the above deponent is to me well known & that he is a credible person
In testimony of all which I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed my official Seal - J H Minor Notary Public

June 18
John M. [illegible] Attention
L. Edwards Esq. Pension Office Washington
Aman, R.
HR
Henry D. [illegible]

House Reps 16 th June 1836
Sir
I am honored in the receipt of your letter of 15 th C br touching the application of Henry Lockwood & suggesting an allowance for 11 mos Service.
Under his peculiar & distressed circumstances I deem it proper in his behalf to accept that allowance & will thank you to send me his Certificate.
I have the honor &c
A. Mann Jr

War Department Pension Office June 15. 1836
Sir The additional evidence in support of the claim of Henry Lockwood referred to in your note on the subject of the 13 th instance has been examined - The applicant's name is not borne on the rolls of Capt Bell's Company in 1778 wherein it is alleged that he served six months - Two credible witnesses are required to sustain that part of his claim - The 3 mo. term in 1778 is allowed - Of the 12 months term in Col Mundy's regiment 8 months service is allowed - It appears that the reg't except two companies sent to New London were discharged in January 1780 - The term service in the French Army in 1781 is not embraced by the act of June 7 th 1832

I have the Honor to be
Hon. A. Mann 15. June 1830 O. C.
Rec. Vol. 38 p. 295
Hon A Mann Esq House Reps N.E.

Hon Grover Cleveland

4 Repts
13. June 36
Sir
I enclose some further evidence in behalf of Harry Lockwood a poor but I believe from my long acquaintance with him a very worthy applicant. May I ask you to review his case with this additional paper with a favorable consi- deration & state your reply. With great Regard
A. Mearns, Jr.

Henry Lockwood
Hon Abijah Mann House of Representatives Washington D.C.
Hon A Mann Jr FR

Comptrollers Office Hartford Connecticut June 3th 1836
On application of Mr Henry Lockwood I have examined the Books & Papers remaining in this office relating to Revolutionary services & find & certify. That the name of Capt Sepse Bell appears on Haskells Receipts under the following head viz. "The United States Dr To the State of Connecticut for sundry expenditures for the services & expence of troops stationed at Greenwich for the defence of the State" In which he is credited $166-2-8- date Oct 30th 1778. also under the same head he is credited $14-10-10- date Nov 10th 1780. als under the same head he is credited $132-3-3 3/4 date June 30th 1777. His name further appears on the same Book where the United States is charged for sundry expences for the services & expence of guards on the sea coast for the defence of the State and he is credited $493-16-8- date Feby 20th July 1st & Nov 5th 1778. Capt Bell is also credited on pay table from Dec 28th 1776 to May 30th 77 to Jan'y 13th 1781 $18219-2-9- & War is charged. The name of Capt Sepse Root appears on Haskells Receipts where he is credited May 15th & 16th 1782 $145-17-2-. The name of Capt Sylvanus Brown appears on Pay table and is credited for account rendered $10400-0-0- & War is charged the same amount June 14th 1781. the charges for which this is to balance are made in 1779 & 80. He is also credited (supposed) same date and same book $676-15-2-
Wm Field Comptroller

Hartford June 20th 1836
Sir
Annexed is a certificate of services of Revolutionary Officers for the benefit of Mr Henry Southwick I am requested to send it to you by John Post Esq of Postville
I have the honor to be Very Respectfully your Obedient Servant Wm Field
Hon Abijah Mann Jr House of Representatives Washington DC

War Department Pension Office
March 30 22 1836
Sir The claim of Henry Lockwood referred to in the letter of your Post Express is for one month's service in 1778 in Capt. Jesse Bells Company six months in the same Company, same year at Horse Neck. Col. Mathew Meads regt. Twelve months in Capt. Sylvanus Brown's Company in 1779; Three months in Captain Jesse Hoyt's Company in 1780 and five months & thirteen days as a teamster to the French Army.
The foregoing is a brief of the full declaration of Mr. Lockwood - It embraces all that can be  to the satisfaction of the Commission  material in procuring a search for evidence in the  case that can be furnished from the declaration, material in the search for evidence on the records of Connecticut.
Has A Mann Jr House Reps U.S.

House of Reps
22 d Mar. 1836
Sir
I beg leave to ask your most particular & honorable Consideration to the contents & request which is enclosed
I do this the more earnestly because the applicant is among the most humble & yet worthy of my Constituents. I believe the Compt. of Compt. is a new office & may not have the same means by experience of examination of old records as some former officers.
Very Respectfully & truly
J. P. Edmuns & J. Mann Jr

12 Mar 1862
Post P.M. Postville N.Y.
free
Hon. A. Mann Jr. House of Representatives Washington D.C.

Postville Mt. Mar. 12 th 1836
Dear Sir - according to your advice I have forwarded two dollars to the Comptroller of C & I herewith forward to you his answer & advice & in behalf of Mr Lockwood request you to once more call at the Pension office & attend to this affair - You will understand by the within what steps will be necessary - Mr Emerick Lockwood who now supports the old man will satisfy you for your trouble on your return providing the old man should fail But there is not a doubt existing but ever what the old man ought to have his pension & I think with a little attention it may be obtained - I think the last affidavits made by the old man will be sufficient if found & Esq. Foster tells me they were duly forwarded to the Pension office Yours with respect
Hon. A. Mann Jr. M.C.
Jno. Fosb
N.B. Please be so good as to procure if convenient the 3 rd & 7 th Nos of the Con. Globe & forward them to this office as I have not recd them & the omission injures my book very much Yours &c. J. P.

f John Post Esq Post Master Postville Herkimer County New York

Comptroller's Office Hartford Connecticut. Feb. 13th 1836
John Post Esq.
Dear Sir
The application of Henry Southwick for a certificate of Revolutionary services is received at this office & I am sorry to say that I have been unable to find any evidence of such service on any of the Books or papers of the office - I would recommend to him to get an abstract of his declaration from the Pension Office & forward to this office & it shall receive immediate attention.
He is being unable to remember who were his officers & where his services were rendered makes this step necessary.
Very Respectfully Yours
Wm. Field Comptroller

Hon. A. M.
8. Jany. 1836
OK
Rec. Vol. 28. p. 130

War Department Pension Office Jan 6. 1836 8
Sir
The claim of Henry Lockwood whose claim is referred to in the letter of J. Post Esq. herewith enclosed; has been therefore, and is still referred to the Comptroller of the State of Connecticut for further evidence in support of his claim — In making ap- plication he should give the name of his Captain in such town, the names of the names of the regimental Officers the duties as nearly as possible the period in which
Hon A. Mann Jr Home Reps (U.S.)
NY

Henry Dockwood
Russia HP
Sister from son Eben Dockwood @ Storms

N. York Henry Lockwood Suspended See letter to Hon. S. Mann Jr.
8 Jan. 1835 20 March " " " 15 June "

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Henry Lockwood V.F. 23302
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug. 1777 5 mos. Pvt. Jesse Bell Matthew Mead Conn.   1778 3 mos. Jesse Hoyt co. of Rangers.   May 1779 Feb. 1780 Sylvanus Brown Matthew Mead   1781 Private while carrying provisions for the   Jan & Aug taken prisoner Apr. 1, 1781, carried to   the Dagar House in New York City and detained there   5 mos. 19 days  
Battles engaged in, Skirmish with Tories & Refugees at Hampton Dec 1778
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Stamford Conn.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 13 1832
Residence at date of application, Russia Herk Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, 72 years
Remarks: _____

June 29, 1938
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Mrs. C. E. Anderson 504 Front Street Olean, New York
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Civil War record of George R. Lockwood who enlisted, perhaps, in Waterford, Pennsylvania, the home of his father, Luscius Lockwood. You state that Luscius Lockwood was born in Springfield, Vermont, the eldest son of Henry Lockwood whose father served in the Revolutionary War, and that you desire information to enable you to complete your lineage to the Revolutionary War soldier.
The War of 1812 records have been searched for those of Lucius and Henry Lockwood who may have served in that war. No claim for pension has been found, however, based upon their service in that war. The Revolutionary War records have been searched, also, and a claim for pension found based upon service of a Henry Lockwood, assuming that the Henry cited by you may have been named for his father, also the record of a Joseph Lockwood of Vermont. Those two records are furnished you herewith in the effort to aid you in your research.
Your letter has been referred to the proper official for reply in regard to George R. Lockwood, the Civil War soldier.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Springfield, Vermont, June 22, 1908.
1. P. S. 1
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Some time ago I wrote this department for a record of the Revolutionary services of one Henry Lockwood under the Vermont Militia, and you replied no such record could be found. Will you please make a further search under the Commissions Roll? Thanking you in advance for the information.
Yours truly, Wm. I. Lockwood.

Springfield, Vermont, June 6th ,1908.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:-
Some time ago I wrote this department for a record of the Revolutionary services of one Henry Lockwood under the Vermont militia, and you replied no such record could be found. Will you kindly make a further search under the Connecticut Rolls?
Thanking you in advance for the information,
Yours truly,
EDNA I. LOCKWOOD.

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by L. D. L.
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Henry Lockwood
Service Conn.
Additional Service Rev. War
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No claim as above except Inst. # 23302

Brooklyn
23302 INVALID.
1908 June 16 Hist. to Edna J. Lockwood v. him 1938 June 28 Hist. to Mrs. C. Anderson [initials]
File No. 23,302
Henry Lockwood His Heir Mrs.
Act: June 7 82
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 245
[Arrangement of 1870.]