Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13724, for Andrew Lewis, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Lewis Andrew
S13724
CONTENTS
boarded

9899 Connecticut
Andrew Lewis
of Fairfield Co. in the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the Comp., commanded by Captain Curtis of the Regt. commanded by Col. Whiting in the Connecticut line for 11 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of Pensions at the rate of 30 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of June 1833 and per Mr. A. S. Phelps Col. Fairfield Co.
Arrears to the 1st of Mar. '33 $ 73.32 Semi-ant. allowances ending 4 Sep. '33 18.33 $ 91.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by C. C. Niles Clerk Book 6 Vol. 3 Page 24
Paid off 12. 1840

A. Lewis
Andrew Lewis
Huntington
Conn
Eleven Months
21,166

I Alner Cable of Monroe in Linn County (now in cont) testify that I am well acquainted to Andrew Lewis the witness named. I spent & lived with him three months in the Revolutionary War under Col Samuel Linn & Capt. John Godfrey of the Conn. Militia. I was drafted into the service by Capt. Wells captain of a Militia Company in that part of Shalford which is now the town of Monroe - I joined the Col. Lewis when we went into the service - His Father lived about three miles from me - we were not enrolled in the same Militia Company - we went in the month of June 1780 & left at the expiration of three months - I joined the Col. Lewis when we went into the service as to date I think - our Quarters were Lake Summer
Alner Cable
Gideon Mallory of Huntington in Linn County (now in cont) testify that I am well acquainted with the witness named Andrew Lewis (now deceased). In the month of July 1778 my Father Caleb Mallory was in the service of Col. Simon Lewis of Shalford for two months - he went into service on the ground at Shalford in Linn County Conn - He lived in the town of Huntington then part of Shalford - I went as a substitute for my Father & I staid in the service on the ground at Shalford for two months - I was well acquainted with Andrew Lewis who was with me in the service - I staid on the ground & served in the same service - my Father's time was out in September & I remained - my Father Lewis was with me in the service until I left - I left on Friday near Connecticut -
Gideon Mallory
The above depositions of Alner Cable & Gideon Mallory subscribed & sworn to in court before me Richard Little Judge. And I do certify that the said Gideon Mallory & Alner Cable are both credible witnesses & filed Little Judge

State of Connecticut, } ss. County of Fairfield, }
Benjamin
On this 16 th day of November 1832 personally appeared, in open Court, before the Court of Probate for Stratford District in said County
now sitting, Andrew Ferris a resident of Huntington in the County of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut, aged Seventy 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. to wit in the month of October 1777 the Militia Company at that part of Stratford which is now Huntington in Fairfield County was called into service under Capt. Ephraim Curtis & went to Fishkill on the Hudson River. My Brother David Davis was enrolled in Capt. Curtis Company & took his place & went as his substitute in said Company & served therein one month . Colonel Samuel Whiting had command of the Regiment - Col. Dyer in place of Whiting was with me in this service
In the month of July 1778 I was enrolled in the above Militia Company by Capt. Ephraim Curtis & was drafted out of said Company for two months & stationed on Quiggin at Stratford & sailed under Capt. Curtis & Lieut. Joseph Bissell from Dec. This draft Guard was made up by drafts from 3 or 4 different companies - I do not know of any person living by whom I can prove this period of service etc. Capt. Gideon Mallory of Huntington who was a soldier in the Guard is now present to testify to my said service of two months
In the year 1779 on the 7 th of May I enlisted into the Connecticut State Troops into a Guard which was raised by Capt. Isaac Davis & was stationed at Black Rock Harbor on Long Island Sound in the Town of Fairfield in Fairfield County Conn. Elijah Fitch was Lieutenant in said Company - I enlisted for two months & was discharged at the 7 th of July - I do not know of any person living by whom I can prove this period of service etc. Capt. Gideon Mallory of Huntington who was a soldier in the Guard is now present to testify to my said service of two months
Again in 1779 I was drafted by Capt. Ephraim Curtis out of his Company for Militia at Stratford for three months & went on guard at Fairfield in the County of Fairfield under Capt. James Bullock & Ensign Gideon Bullock & served out said 3 months & was dismissed by Capt. Bullock in February 1780 - Major James Beardsley of Stamford was a Captain in said Guard & has given a deposition to prove my service in said Guard but I know of no other person living.
Again in June 1780 I was drafted by Capt. Curtis for three months & went into service just to stand by them in Fairfield then to Horse Neck

on the River near the State of New York where we stood until so three months expired we were dismissed by Col Sam uel Canfield who had "Com mand of our Regiment Col Sheldon had command of the Cavalry & was a Continen- tal officer at this Station - The place was called Kings Street - our Quarters was Duke's Tavern - I know of no officer living to move this Service - I have a letter to Monroe at a Valley in which he moved this period of Service - my whole Service above stated & which I served faithfully upwards to eleven months - I was here at Deerfield 14th Septm 1762 as appears by a copy of my Father's Record - I never had any written discharge before have I any documentary evidence of my Service & I have always lived in Long-Island.
The said Andrew Lewis 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.
Andrew Louis
We, Isaac Jones — a clergyman, residing in the town of Huntington and Hyman S Jones residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Judah Lewis — who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 70 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.
Isaac Jones Algernon Jones
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 Isaac Jones who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Huntington and that Alpheus Jones who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Huntington and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
John Wheeler Judge
I, R. D. Jacobs — Clerk of the Second Circuit — do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Andrew Seward — for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of this 30 th day of March 183 3
Office,
And I do further certify that the said Beach Esq. before whom the depos- ition of James Beaddley was taken is a Justice of the Peace within the United States & that the original affidavit of said Beach was laid before me & that the same is genuine.
R. S. Nichols, Clerk

I John Whalen judge of the court of Probate within & for the district of Fairfield county that the attachment is that of said court that the within proceedings as his signature with the seal of said court thereto annexed — John Whalen judge
St. Louis
Andrew Scott
Huntington
Conn
Edward North
24.1.66

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No 24166
Andrew Lewis Fairfield County Connecticut
Admitted Private 11 months +
R.S. Nichols 6th Fairfield County Connecticut

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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, showing the Service of Andrew Lewis Fairfield County Connecticut
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Sub - Oct 1777 - 1 - private Col Burtis, Col Whiting 70 years County of Fairfield Connecticut One Witness & traditional evidence Certified credible papers properly attested   Draft. July 1778 - 2 - " Col Burtis   Enlisted May 1779 - 2 - Troop   Drafted 1779 - 3 - - Col Burtis   Drafted 1780 - 3 - - Col Fairfield  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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 days 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 the 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 , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that 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.
[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 [j] 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.

1912 Feb 25 Hist. Soc. Earl A. Lewis V.L. etc.
Rev. War
13/724 INVALID.
File No. 13, 724
Andrew Lewis
Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 221
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Address: "The Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D. C."
1879520
WAR DEPARTMENT,
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, February 14, 1912.
Respectfully returned to
Mr. Carl A. Lewis, Guilford, Connecticut.
From the meager data furnished it is impossible for this Department to identify the record of the within named man, if he was in the military service of the United States, or to determine whether or not he was in that service.
In view of the statement that the man was a pensioner, it is suggested that information relative to his military service can be obtained from the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C., who is the custodian of the pension records.
A handwritten signature in cursive, appearing to read "J. H. Mason", written in black ink above a horizontal line.
The Adjutant General.

ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE
FEB 13
1879520
1912
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Received A.G.O. FEB 13 1912
Address: "The Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D. C."
1879520
WAR DEPARTMENT,
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
WASHINGTON. February 14, 1912.
Respectfully returned to
Mr. Carl A. Lewis, Guilford, Connecticut.
From the meager data furnished it is impossible for this Department to identify the record of the within named man, if he was in the military service of the United States, or to determine whether or not he was in that service.
In view of the statement that the man was a pensioner, it is suggested that information relative to his military service can be obtained from the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C., who is the custodian of the pension records.
[Signature]
The Adjutant General.
[A. G. O. 269]
Per [initials]

LEWISIANA
THE ACCEPTED AUTHORITY
ON LEWIS GENEALOGY
CARLL A. LEWIS, EDITOR
Dear Sir, -
GUILFORD, CONN. 2/12/12 191
Among the list of Conn. Pensioners in 1832 is Andrew Lewis of Fairfield Co. Has the Pension Office any record of him - service - age - birth - death - wife - family - residence?
There is some evidence that he lived at New Milford Ct. and later at Fort Miller, N.Y. - m. Mary Wing - a gr. son served for some years in Custom Office at Mobile, Ala. during the time that Adkins Lewis of Southington Ct. was Collector of the Port of Mobile - name of this son Russell Wing Lewis - but find as yet no proof.
Sincerely
Carll A. Lewis

Information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
Andrew Lewis S.F. 13724
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Oct 1777 1 mo. Pvt. Ephraim Curtis Samuel Whitney Conn.   July 1778 1 mo. Ephraim Curtis   May 7 1779 1 mo. Isaac Jarvis   Nov. 1779 8 mos. Ephraim Curtis   James Burton   June 1780 3 mos. Curtis  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, which in that part of Stratford which was afterwards Huntington Conn.
Date of application for pension, July 16 1832
Residence at date of application, Huntington, Fairfield Co. Conn.
Age at date of application, at South Stratford Sept. 14 1762
Remarks: Ad. Apr. 12 1840 *
Service States that he substituted for his brother Caleb Oct. 1777. It does not appear that he was ever at New Milford Conn. or H. Hills N.Y. nor is there any other family data.
Very respectfully,
* from Agency book
Commissioner.