Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 37642, for David Lockwood, Connecticut

SERVICE
born.
★ Lockwood, David
NUMBER
S 37642
CONTENTS
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1885 Oct 10 J. O. B. B. - noted this case in Bonding, history of David Lockwood file no 26.223
Date of Fark off 17. 1857
and the above was not verified by the following certificate of Pension issued the 1st of Nov 1819 and sent to J. H. Mink Esq Stamford Conn.
15:665 R  Connecticut
David Lockwood 2 d
Stamford - in the state of Conn's who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bradley of the Conn't line, for the term of 9 months.
scribed on the roll of Connecticut at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence the 18 th of Oct. 1819.
ertificate of Pension issued the 1 st of Nov 1819 and sent to J. H. Mink Esq Stamford Conn.
ears to 4th of March 1820. $36.12  emi and all co-odding
Am. 16/30.
Nov 34.12
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

7 rd
37 642 INVALID. Pery
Mch. 29-1897. Histo to Mr. Edmund Lockwood Harlan. Iowa-
File No. 37642
David Lockwood Dr. Rev. Jas
Nov-13-1902 Miss Lillian Lockwood city
Act: 18 th (March 18 th )
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 288
[Arrangement of 1870.]

David Lockwood

State of Connecticut } ss Stamford Octo. 18 th 1819 Fairfield County } I J.H. Minor Judge of the Court of Probate for Stamford District do certify that the Proceedings & Testimony had & taken before me on the application of David Lockwood for a Pension under the act of Congress of the 14 th of March 1818 appear at large on this & the following pages of this Sheet J.H. Minor
State of Connecticut } ss Stamford Octo. 18 th 1819 Fairfield County }
Personally appeared before me J.H. Minor Judge of the Court of Probate for Stamford District, David Lockwood, of said Stamford who doth on oath declare that in the Spring of the year 1776 he enlisted into a company commanded by Capt. Huler in Col. Bradlys Regt. in the Connecticut line on the Continental establishment, for the term of Nine months - That he served out his time faithfully, engaged against the common enemy, when he was Honorably discharged but what he has become of his discharge he cannot tell - That he is a resident citizen of the United States, in said Stamford where he has resided from his birth, except about four years, at different times, within the last ten years, he has resided in the State of New York - That from his reduced circumstances in life he needs the assistance of his County for support
David Lockwood
Certified by J.H. Minor

State of Connecticut Fairfield County
Stanford October 19 th 1819
Personally appeared before me J H Minor Judge of Court of Probate for Stamford District, Ebenezer Hartford Jr & Thaddaeus Husted & made oath that in the Spring of the year 1776 they enlisted as soldiers into a company common -led by Capt. Nether in Col. Bradley's Regt. in the Connecticut line on the Continental establish- -ment for the term of Nine months & were discharged at the expiration of their term, in the State of Pennsylvania. That David Lock- -wood of said Stamford, signer of the foregoing declaration was a Soldier in the same Company for the same term & as they were understood & verily believe was Honor- -ably discharged at the end of the term of his enlistment
Ebenezer Hartford Jr
Thaddaeus Husted
Certified by J H Minor
State of Connecticut } Stamford October 19 th Fairfield County } 1819
Personally appeared Hon. James Stevens of said Stamford & made oath that he is well acquain- -nted with David Lockwood signer of the foregoing -declaration & that the said Lockwood is a resident citizen of the United States in the Town of Stamford Fairfield County in Connecticut where he has resided for the last forty years except a short time, say four or five years, with in the ten last years, when this deponent un- -derstood the said Lockwood was living in the State of New York & that the said Lockwood from his reduced circumstances in life needs the assistance of his country for support
Certified by J H Minor
James Stevens

State of Connecticut } for Stamford Probate Fairfield County } Office Oct. 19 th 1819
I J H Minor Judge of the Court of Probate for Stamford District do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that David Lockwood Signer of the foregoing Declaration served in the Revolutionary War against the common Enemy as stated in his said Declaration — That Ebenezer Woodford J d Thaddeus Husted & the Hon. James Stevens Signers of the foregoing Depositions are personally known to me & that they are credible Witnesses & that the said David Lockwood from his reduced circumstances in life is in need of the assistance of his Country for Support — In Testimony whereof I have subscribed the same & affixed the Seal of said Court
J H Minor

District and State of Connecticut, ss. Fairfield County
BE IT REMEMBERED, That in the County Court, held in and for the County of Fairfield, in the District and State aforesaid, on this 27 th day of July 1820, the same being a Court
of Record, and having a Seal, under the Authority of said State, personally came and appeared in open Court
David Lockwood aged Seventy two years, resident in the Town of Stamford in the County of Fairfield, in said State, and being first duly sworn according to Law, doth declare on his oath, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: viz, that in the fore part of the year 1776 (as he believes) he enlisted into a Company commanded by Capt Samuel Keeler in Col P. B. Bradleys Regiment of the Connecticut line for the term of one year served out his time faithfully & was honourably discharged in 1777 in the State of Pennsylvania the name of the place he cannot recollect but it was on the West side of the delaware
that the original Declaration made by him, for the purpose of obtaining a Pension, under the Act of Congress of the 18th of March, 1818, was dated the 18 th day of October 1819  1820 that in pursuance thereof he was entered in the List of Pensioners, and received a Pension Certificate No. 15,668 And I do further solemnly Swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person, in trust, for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed. And I do further declare that my occupation is that of a Labourer but the infirmities of old age prevent my pursuing it and that I have no family residing with me but for several years past have been living from House to House upon the charity of my friends —
all which is subscribed by me the day and year aforesaid.
David Lockwood
Sworn to and declared in the Court aforesaid. Whereupon said Court is, on satisfactory proof exhibited in Court, of opinion that the total amount in value of the property contained in the aforesaid Schedule, is fifteen Dollars _____ , and doth order these proceedings to be entered in the records of said Court.
Attest David Burr Clerk

At a County Court, held in and for the County of Fairfield, in the District and State of Connecticut, on the 27 th day of July 1820, the same being a Court of Record, and having a Seal, by virtue of the Laws of said State.
PERSONALLY APPEARED, in open Court, David Lockwood , a resident in the Town of Stamford in the County of Fairfield, in said State, and exhibited and subscribed the following Schedule, and made Oath that the same is a true and perfect Schedule of all his income and property, necessary cloathing and bedding excepted, viz.
one Cow bought with Pension money - $15.00
David Lockwood
I do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath & Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Records of S. Court, and that it is the Opinion of S. Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Fifteen Dollars Witness my hand & the Seal of S. Court hereon annexed at Fairfield this 27 th day of July 1820
David Murrell Clerk of the County Court for S. Fairfield County
28 David Lockwood - 2 15.66 2/3 Murch 10.25
State of Connecticut H. Fairfield County July 27-1820 I do certify that David Lockwood is Clerk of the County Court for said County, and that full faith & credit are due to his acts as such - David Lockwood Chief Judge of S. Court

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. I. 37642.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
March 29, 1897.
Sir:-
Replying to the personal request of Hon. A. L. Hager, for information concerning the military record of David Lockwood, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, I have the honor to advise you that one David Lockwood made an application for pension on October 18, 1819, at which time he was 71 years of age and residing at Stamford, Conn., and his pension was allowed for nine months' actual service as a private in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Keeler and Col. Bradley. Place of his enlistment not stated.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. Edmund Lockwood,
Harlan, Iowa.