Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10959, for Nathan Knapp, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Knapp, Nathan
S. 10959
buried
CONTENTS

5903
Connecticut
Nathan Snapp of Hartford in the State of Connecticut who was a pri in the Conn comman by Captain Smith of the Regt command by Col Mead in the Conn line for 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of Feb 1833 and sent to Hon G. Tomlinson Senator
Arrears to 14th of Sep 1832 $ 120 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 1833 40
$160
{ Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by E.D. Dillioch Book D Vol. 3 Page 51

5631.
750 rev. ann
Adm.
Hon. G. Tomlinson

State of Connecticut, } ss. County of Fairfield
On this 10 th day of Augt 1832. personally appeared, in open Court, before the Court of Probate within and for the District of Norwalk in said County
now sitting, Nathan Hovey } a resident of Norwalk in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, aged Sixty Nine years, who being first 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, and served as herein stated. That at Stamford in said County in Month of April 1778. I enlisted into Col l Amos Smith Company under Col l John Mead and served in guarding and protecting the sea coast and on the lines for one year & discharged in said Stamford. That on the first of May 1779. I enlisted in said Stamford into Col l Sylvanus Brown Company under Col l Matthew Mead. Regt. for Nine Months in guarding and protecting the sea coast and was discharged in said Stamford.
On the first of March 1780. I enlisted in said Stamford into Col l Reuben Sipsfield Company and served in the same in guarding and protecting the sea coast for one year and was discharged in said Stamford.
In the Month of July 1781. I enlisted under Lieut l Comm d Jonathan Whiting in said Stamford in the Artillery, and served Six Months and was discharged in said Stamford.
In March 1782. I enlisted under Col l Gerrit Van Klief in the Whale boat Service and continued under him until the close of the Revolutionary War, and enlisted in said Stamford under said Daniel Hickok, in company Long Island Sound. Born in said Stamford Sept r 2. 1762 and lived in said Stamford until the year 1792 when I moved into said Norwalk and have lived in said Norwalk ever since and now live.

there. my age recorded on the family bible was in no regular Bottle. was in a Schenck. near the line and took Col. Katfula Prisoner and I greatly served in the for said engagement under Col. John Allard who was appointed Genl. Mewre rec. any Muster discharge and have no documentary evidence of my discharge.
The said Nathan Knapp - hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Nathan Knapp
We, Abraham Day - a clergyman, residing in the town of Scituate and Samuel B Brown residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Nathan Knapp - who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 60 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood 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.
Abraham Day Samuel B Brown
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Abraham Day - who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Scituate and that Samuel B Brown Esq. - who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Scituate - and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Benjamin Dyer Judge
I, Charles Isaac Clerk of the said Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the appli- cation of Nathan Knapp for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Probate Office, this 10 day of August 1832.
Chas. Isaac Clerk

State of Connecticut Fairfield County
Probate Court District of South
Feby. 9. 1833. Personally appeared Nathan Housley. The within named declarant and being duly sworn on open Court deposes and says in explanation of his declaration hereinafter set forth that on the first of April 1778, at Stamford in said Fairfield County he enlisted into Capt. Amos Smith's Company of Hotchkiss's or West's guards under Col. John Allyn and was on guard in said Stamford every third night and was discharged at Saratoga on the first of March 1779 having served one year On the first of May 1779, enlisted in said Stamford into Capt. Silas Brown's Company of Hotchkiss's or West's guards under Col. John Allyn & Col. Matthew Allyn and was on guard every third night and was discharged on the first of Feby. 1780 having served eleven months
on the first of March 1780 enlisted in said Stamford into Capt. Reuben Linsley's Company of Hotchkiss's or West's guards under Col. John Allyn and was on guard every third night and was discharged in said Stamford on the first of March 1781 having been in said service one year
On the first of July 1781, I enlisted into the Artillery Company in the First Conn. Battery, Whiting in said Stamford and was in active service all the time on guard or on the lines until the first of January 1782 making seven terms of seven days each month.
On the first of March 1782 enlisted under Capt. Amos Hickson in the whole back service and was taken prisoner and put in prison in Long Island and was paroled the sixty-seventh following and that he served the whole of said term as a private soldier and drew rations and pay for said term.
Nathan Housley
Sworn and subscribed in open Court. Thursday 9th day of Feby. 1833 B. H. Housley

Washington August 20, 1931.
BA-J/Rev.&1812 Wars Sector ADY
Mrs. Allison Franks, Walworth, New York.
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.10959, that Nathan Knapp was born September 2, 1762 in Stamford, Connecticut.
While a resident of Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, he enlisted April 1, 1778 and served one year as a private in Captain Amos Smith's Company, Colonel John Mead's Connecticut Regiment. He enlisted May 1, 1779 and served nine months as a private in Captain Sylvanus Brown's Company, Colonels John Mead's and Matthew Mead's Connecticut Regiments. He enlisted March 1, 1780 and served one year in Captain Reuben Scofield's Company, Colonel John Mead's Connecticut Regiment. He enlisted July 1, 1781 and served six months under Lieutenant Jonathan Whiting in the Connecticut troops. He enlisted March 1, 1782 in Captain Hickok's Connecticut Company; was in a skirmish at Frogs Point; was taken prisoner prisoner and put in prison on Long Island, paroled the following February and served to the close of the war.
In 1792 he moved from Stamford, Connecticut to Norwalk, Connecticut.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 10, 1832 while a resident of Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
date of death not on A.B.
It is not stated whether soldier was ever married.
This is the history of the only Nathan Knapp

found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Said records fail to afford any information in regard to Caleb Perry as described by you, all spellings of the surname searched.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

can furnish the military Revolutionary soldiers or whose widows were their services. original muster and pay Revolutionary War and the are now in the possession ment are on file in the Pension Office, War Depart- original rolls and other records to service in the Revolution- ary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. W. 10959.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
July 13th, 1899.
Sir:-
In response to your recent communication you are advised that Nathan Knapp made an application for pension on August 10th, 1832, at which time he was 69 years of age and residing at Norwalk, Conn., and his pension was allowed for three years' actual service as a private in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary war. He enlisted at Stamford, Conn., and served under Capt. Smith and Col. Mead.
Place and date of his birth not stated. Information concerning his death can probably be obtained upon application to the Hon. Auditor for the Interior Department, Treasury Department, this city, giving the above together with the following data: Cert. No. 5903; Conn. Agency; Issued Feby. 19, 1833; Act of 1832.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. E. L. Hoyt,
31 West Street,
South Norwalk, Conn.

State of Connecticut ss. Stamford Probate District County of Fairfield
On this 28 th day of July A.D. 1832 before the County Probate in said District personally appeared Jacob Knapp of Stamford in said County who being duly sworn according to law, doth in open Court on his oath depose & say that he well knows Nathan Knapp now of Monmouth in said County formerly of said Stamford - that he was in the service of the public in the war of the Revolution with his deponent in the Artillery Guard in Stamford under the command of Lieut. Jonathan White for six months as deponent believes. This was in the year 1781. we were discharged January 1 st 1782. His term of service was possibly more than six months.
his Jacob Knapp mark.
Sworn to & subscribed to day of year aforesaid
Chas Woodley Judge
And I certify that Jesse Knapp, David Smith Samuel Dean, Peter Smith of Jacob Knapp who have severally subscribed to the foregoing deposition before me are all well known to me personally & are all credible persons.
Stamford Probate District July 28 th 1832
Chas Woodley Judge

State of Connecticut } Probate District of Stamford County of Fairfield }
On this 29 th day of July A.D. 1832 before the Court of Probate in the said District, personally appeared Peter Smith resident in Stam- ford in said District who being first duly sworn according to law took an Open Court upon his oath saying that he knows Nathan Knapp formerly of said Stamford now of Norwalk in said County that respondent during the revolutionary war was in the whale boat service on Long Island Sound - That Knapp was with respondent in said service a good many trips within the space of two years - cannot say how many - we were together in a skirmish with the enemy at Great Point - This was at apparent thinks in 1780 or 1782 - It was before the Shoemaker was taken - Respondent knows he served in the militia under Capt. Amos Smith formerly of said Stamford - now of Dan- bury - respondent knows him well - They were very often together out.
Peter Smith
Sworn to & subscribed } The day of year aforesaid }
Chas. H. Doolittle Judge

State of Connecticut } ss. Probate District of Stamford County of Fairfield } ss.
On this 29 th day of July A.D. 1882 before the Court of Probate in the said District personally appeared Samuel Dean resident in Stamford in said County who being first duly sworn according to law, doth in open Court, on his oath depose that he knows Matthew Knapp of Norwalk in said County - lives of about the same age with deponent which is right since he was born in said Stamford - knows that said Knapp in the year 1879 enlisted into a company of State Troops of Connecticut commanded by Capt. Sylvanus Brown in the Regiment commanded by Col. Matthew Mead. for something like ten months - he enlisted sometime in March until the following March - He served the whole term. Deponent served the same company of said the same time of they were discharged. At the time the service was at Horseneck, Byram & Glen - we were engaged with the enemy at Morrisonia & took Col. Whitfield.
The next year deponent & said Knapp enlisted in a company of State Troops of Connecticut commanded by Capt. Reuben Sciffler. thinks the enlistment was in March - knows his own was of thirteen said Knapp's was. enlisted for that time till the first of the next January - both served during the whole of that term - the service was in said Stamford occasionally scouting below - thinks that Knapp was in Lieutenant of this company of the of said Knapp had been an Ensign in Sylvanus Brown's Company as a Lieutenant - Samuel Dean
Sworn to J.S. Wolcott in open Court, the day of year aforesaid
Ch. H. Wolcott Jr. J.P.

State of Connecticut } Stamford Probate District July 28 th 1832 Fairfield County }
Personally appeared before the Court of Probate for said District in open Court David Smith of Stamford in said District who first being duly sworn according to law testifies that in the summer of 1779 he enlisted into a company of State Troops commanded by Capt. Sylvanus Brown in Col. Matthew Preads Reg t for nine months & was discharged on the 1 st of March 1780 by Parole - He also testifies that Nathan Knapp then of Stamford near of Norwalk was an enlisted Soldier in the same company & served for the same term
David Smith
Sworn to & subscribed the day of year aforesaid
Ch. H. Wolcott Judge

State of Connecticut } Stamford Probate District - July Fairfield County } 28 th 1832
Personally appeared before the Court of Probate for said District an open Court Jesse Hoyt of Stamford in said District who being first duly sworn deposes that in the summer of 1779 he enlisted into a company of State troops commanded by Capt. Silvanus Brown in Col. Matthew Mead's Regt. for the term of nine months & was discharged the 1 st of March 1780. That he knows that Nathan Knapp then of Stamford, now of Norwalk was an enlisted soldier in the same company & served for the whole of said term his Jesse T. Hoyt
Sworn to & subscribed this 5 th day of June A.D. 1832
Chs. H. Wolcott Judge
And I certify that

State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield
I personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Norwalk Nathan Warren aged Seventy Five being duly sworn according to law in open court depose and say that in the year 1778 he was a soldier and on the lines and at the same time I knew Nathan Knapp and that he was in the same Service under Capt. Aaron Smith as a soldier and on guard together at Byram Bridge New York in the State of New York and was guarding and protecting the Secretariat - Said Knapp now lives in St. Norwalk
Catharine Warren
Sworn and subscribed in open Court this 2 day Augt. 1832 and that said Warren is a Credible Person
Benj. Isaac Judge

So. Norwalk, Conn. May 26/98
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Sir:
Will you please inform me of the place and time of birth, and date of death of Nathan Knapp, who received a pension for service in the war of the rebellion. He lived and enlisted in Fairfield Co., this state. His wives name was Sally — Last name unknown.
Yours truly E. L. Hoag
31 West St., South Norwalk, Conn.

Walworth. N. Y.
Aug 4, 1931.
Pension Bureau Washington. D. C.
Have you a record of a pensioned Rev. soldier by the name of Nathan Knapp b June 12, 1735 d. Jan 2 1797 m. 1st. Sept 23, 1761 Rebecca Wardwell d Feb. 17, 1767 m 2nd Jan 22, 1770 Mary Lockwood. Had three children by 1st wife. Nathan & He served in Rev. War. Caleb Sept 2, 1762 m Jan 26, 1787 Sarah Morehouse. Rebecca.
I would like any data concerning these two Nathan's, as to War record also family connection.
The above Caleb I believe to be my great grandfather but the date of birth as far as I have found does not quite agree with the date I have which is Caleb May 4, 1765 m. Rebecca Hoyt. May 18, 1786.
These Nathan's were from Conn. near Greenwich or vicinity.

Thanking you for any information you may be able to give me
I am
Mrs. Allison Franks, Walworth, N.Y.
P.S. If you are unable to give me this information kindly suggest where I might obtain same.
Mrs. Franks.
Do you have a record of a pensioned soldier in Rev. War by the name of Caleb Perry (named spelled sometimes Pary or Pan) who married Patience Mills Aug. 25, 1776. Corporal Capt. John Wheeler Co. of minute men. Col. Ephraim Doolittle reg. service 8 da. later service 3 mo 13 da. ?
I want to find the names of his children with dates of birth. He was married in Petersham, Mass. to and served from Petersham.
Very truly
Mrs. Franks.

St. Norwalk, Conn. June 27/99.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Sir:
Will you please inform me of the date of birth and death of Nathan Knapp, a soldier of the war of the revolution. He lived in Fairfield, Co. Conn., and drew a pension for service in this war.
Yours truly
E. L. Hoyst,
31 West St.,
St. Norwalk,
Conn.

July 13 '99
E. L. Hoyt
So Norwalk
Conn.
1931 Aug. 20. Hist. to Mrs. Allison Pranks A.P.Y.
Rev. War
10959 INVALID.
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[Arrangement of 1870.]

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