Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31784, for Balmarine Judd, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
born.
Judd, Balmarine
S. 31784
CONTENTS

Connecticut. 22.512
Balmaine Ladd.
of New Haven in the State of Conn. who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Mathews of the Regt. commanded by Col. Brewer in the New York line for 10 mos. & 24 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn. at the rate of 36 Dollars 00 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30. day of Sep. 1833 and sent to W. H. Ingersoll New Haven, Ct.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1833 - 90. Pensant. allowance ending Sept. 30, 18.
$108.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. Palmer Clerk,
Book 8. Vol. 3. Page 21.

21.709 22.513
Balmarine Sudd.
Connecticut
72- 70 148
e. j.
Adm 10 Months 8
24 days
33.33 2.22 4.44 38.00
Charles A. Ingersoll New Haven
Anthony B. Sanford, Clk. New Haven, 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 subjunct 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 Ralmaine Inde, of Connecticut.
   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 claimant 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.   Yrs. Mths. Dys.     Drafted in 76. Mount 28. P. Capt. Ste. phen Matthews Litchfield county: thence to N. York. Waterbury, Conn. Age 77 years. Living witness and traditionary.   Enlisted in 76. 7. P. Capt. Ed. Ward, Lt. Perry, Lt. Hull, Ensign H. Raiment. Col. Burr, Lieut. Col. Hovey, Ma-jor Dr. Mon.   Drafted in 78. A little more than five weeks. 1 10 P. Capt. M. Love. Col. Worthington. Warwick, in Rhode Island thence to Providence. New Haven: thence to Fairfield. Stratford.   Served in 79. 6. P.   Drafted in 80. 40 7 P. Capt. Booth.  
8 4
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
2 24
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 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, deposes and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ 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 [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.
W. A. Turner

State of Connecticut, New Haven county } ss.
On this 10 th day of November 1832 personally appeared, in open Court, before the Court of Probate for the District of New Haven in said county at least in said District & County
now sitting, Balamarine Ladd a resident of New Britain in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, aged 77 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 is to say,
In March 1776 Thus living at Watertown now Watertown in Litchfield County I was drafted & ordered to New York & stationed at Brooklyn until the troops arrived from Boston which was in April following. Stephen Matthews was the captain under whom I served about 4 weeks It was dismissed & returned home. I don't know any one who was with me in this service that is alive.
In May 1776 I enlisted for the term of 9 mos. into a Company of Connecticut State Troops of which one Couch was Captain, Nathaniel Edwards Lieutenant, Denson Berry 2 d Lieutenant & Joseph Hull Ensign. A Regiment was formed at Bergen Point in New Jersey of which Philip Burr Bradley was Colonel, one Hovey Lieutenant Colonel & one Denson Major. In the night we were marched to Fort Lee, which was evacuated on the 20 th of November following. I was here taken sick & joined the invalid Company under Capt Mills of the same Regiment at Fishkill, I was dismissed at the end said term of service.
In August 1778 I was drafted & marched to Warwick in Rhode Island under Captain Norton of Durham in Stratford  New London County. Where a Regiment was formed under Col. Worthington & marched to Providence. In this place I remained in service a little more than 5 weeks when I was discharged. This Draft was made immediately on the news of the arrival of the French Fleet. I do not know any person living of those who were in service with me. I remember Israel Scoville & Doctor John Elton were then in service but they are both dead as I suppose.
In July 5. 1779 was ordered to New Haven where I marched from the British I was immediately after ordered to Fairfield & in both places was detained six days in service.
On the first of October 1780 I was drafted for a term of 40 days & sent to Stratford now Bridgeport at a place called Wells, Village, where I served said period under the command of Captain James Booth of Stratford.
I received a written discharge. My whole time of service above

Stated amount together to 10 months 3 weeks & 2 days - I was born in Watbury now Watertown on the 20th day of Septm 1755 - My parents made record thereof on their family bible which I resided in that place till the 16th of July 1778 when I removed to Huntington where I have ever since resided.
I am acquainted with Rev Thomas Punderson David B. Newton & Ephraim Root Esq. of said Huntington & Hon. Gideon Tomlinson of Fairfield County in Congress who will testify to my character for veracity & true belief of my Revolutionary services.
The said Balsarine Ladd 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. Balsarine Ladd
Anthony Sanford Clerk
We, Thomas Punderson a clergyman, residing in the town of Huntington and David B. Newton residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Balsarine Ladd who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 77 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.
Thomas Punderson David B. Newton Anthony Sanford Clerk
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 Thomas Punderson who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Huntington and that David B. Newton 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. And that Benefiel Bryan the intp to the deposition here annexed is entitled to credit. And this Court do further certify that the above named deponent is old and infirm and that it is difficult for him to travel & that it is much more convenient for his affidavit, inasmuch as the distance to make his declaration before this Court sitting at Litchfield which is adjoining to the town of Huntington, than it would be to the Court sitting in the county of Fairfield. For the truth of which reference is made to the Dep. Secy of War. Clerk of the Court Chas. A. Durand 1. Smith of Scituate Chas. A. Durand 2. Probate for William Leavitt do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Balsarine Ladd for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of this 10th day of Nov 1832. And I certify that the foregoing Certificate is a true copy of the original for Litchfield County only examined & now, & that the signature of the certificate at the bottom of the deposition of Benefiel Bryan is his own genuine hand writing.
Anthony Sanford Clerk

Balmaine Judd 21/09

Dennis Judd of Jefferson Schoharie County being duly sworn saith that Balmarine Judd is a Brother of his that they lived in Waterloo, Connecticut in the Revolutionary War that the said Balmarine enlisted in Capt Stephen Mathews Company to go to Long Island in the winter or Spring of 1776 for he met him with the company when they were going at Newhaven how long the enlistment was for I do not remember then about the first of May 1776 he enlisted in the same company with me in Capt Couch Company for seven months we were in Col Bradley Regt and went to New York then we went into the Service then to Fort Lee we were together until the first of November when I was detached with a number more to cross over to Fort Washington in August 1775 he enlisted and went to Rhode Island I think for a two month tour I went with a horse to meet Father when they were coming home to bring their packs and Father saith not
Dennis Judd
State of New York } Schoharie County }
The 14 th day of August 1853 Sworn and subscribed before me Maurice Judd a Judge of said County

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
M.A.
December 16, 1924
Miss Lucia H. Cotter 49 Atwater Ave. Derby, CONN.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.31784, it appears that Balmarine Judd was born September 20, 1755, in Waterbury (later Watertown) Litchfield County, Connecticut.
While a resident of said place he enlisted in March, 1776, and served four weeks as private in Captain Stephen Matthews' Connecticut Company.
He enlisted in May, 1776, and served seven months as private in Captains Couch's and Mills' Companies, Colonel Philip Burr Bradley's Connecticut Regiment.
He enlisted in August, 1778, and served five weeks as private in Captain Norton's Company, Colonel Worthington's Connecticut Regiment.
He enlisted July 5, 1779, and served six days as private, officers not stated.

He enlisted October 1, 1780, and served forty days as private in Captain James Booth's Connecticut Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 10, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Huntington, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
The above noted is the only soldier named Balmarine Judd found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner

State of Connecticut
New Haven County. ss.
On this 4 th day of July A.D. 1833, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate for the District of New Haven, at New Haven now sitting, Babalouine Pruce, a resident of Hunting- ton in the County of Fairfield, and State of Connecti- cut, aged 77 years, who being first sworn, announcing to law, doth on his oath, make the following supple- mental declaration, in addition to the one made by him, on the 10 th day of November 1832, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832. The declarant saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot specify  specify as positively as he once could, as to the precise length of his services, in all cases, during the Revolutionary war, but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less , than the periods mentioned below, and always as a private - to wit - The declarant saith, that in the services, performed by him, and commencing in the month of March 1776, he is positive, that he served, for not less , than four weeks, in the manner stated in his original declaration - The declarant knows of no others now living, by whom he can prove this service. He is positive however, that not less than four weeks

the four weeks - He cannot state the precise day in March, that he entered this service.
The defendant saith, that during his enlist- ment, in the company of State troops, in the year 1776, and commencing in the month of May, he served as stated in his original declaration, for not less than seven months - He cannot state the precise day in May, that he entered this service, but he is confi- dent, that he served not less than seven months - De- fendant Beyer, whose deposition is attached to my ori- ginal declaration, was with him, in this service. And I refer to his deposition to prove the truth of my statement.
The defendant saith, that in the month of August 1778, he was drafted, as set forth in his original declaration, and served as therein set forth, for not less , than five weeks - He is positive, that it was as much as five weeks . The defendant cannot state, the precise day in August, that he was drafted, but should think it was the 10 th . - The defendant knows of no living witness who can testify to this service -
When Northam was invaded in July 1779, the defendant was ordered out into service, and was detained at Northam, and Fairfield, for six days.
The defendant further saith, that in the first

day of October 1780, he was drafted from the Militia for a term of forty days, and served out said term, as stated in his original declaration. The defendant is positive, that at this time, he served for not  less , than forty days. The defendant knows of no living witness, who can testify to this service - None who were  were with him, are all dead; at least he remembers of no one living - The defendant recalls, that his several services as stated above, are for four weeks, as a drafted Militia man, com- mencing in March 1776 - For seven months as an enlisted member of the Connecticut State troops, com- mencing in May 1776 - For five weeks as a drafted Militia man, commencing in August 1778 - For six days as a volunteer, when Noctuck was invaded in July 1779 - For forty days, as a drafted Militia man, commencing on the first day of October 1780, the whole amounting to ten months, and nineteen days, for which he claims a pension. The defendant recalls, that the Noctuck Probate District, adjoins the town of Washington, and that it is much more convenient for him to make his declaration before the Noctuck Probate Court, than it would be before any Court in Fairfield County. The defendant further recalls, that during all the time, he was

engaged in the above mentioned services, I was not employed in any civil lawsuit.
Subscribed to and sworn to in Baltimore March
open court, the day and year aforesaid
Attest. Anthony P. Sanford Clerk
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 the witnesses to the depositions, which are attached to the original declaration, are credible persons, and that this statement is entitled to full credit.
Chas. A. Pugsley
Pross 7, 1 o court.
I Anthony P. Sanford Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Northern and hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the supplemental application of Bal- merine Pugsley for a pension. And I certify,

that Holbrook County Esq. is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Litchfield, duly commissioned and sworn, and that the signature to the certifi- cate at the bottom of the deposition of Benajah Hayes, which is attached to the original declaration, is his own genuine hand writing - In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and seal 2 this, this 4 th day of July A.D. 1833.
Anthony D. Sanford Clerk

I now all Men hereby that I Benajah Bryan of Watertown in Litchfield County Connecticut of lawful age do depose and say that I enlisted in the Spring of 1776 in Capt. Couch's company of Infantry as a Private and served seven Months in said company in active service and left about the 1 st of January 1776 during which time I was at Brandy Point in the Town of Brandy and at Red Bank and in the Retreat through the Jerseys to Philadelphia. Balmerine field Now of Kentington in Fairfield County Connecticut then of said Watertown was with me in said company which he had recruited some distance but by ill health was intercepted by the English and afterwards as I understood joined Capt. Mills's company, but in the said Balmerine served out his term of seven Months before he returned. I have a Recollection likewise that the said Balmerine came to Brooklyn Long Island when I left a term of duty at another time very early in April or March the same year on duty; or else I have so uniformly understood so as to have received that Impression, the first Lieut. of our company was Capt. - Elisha Dimes Simon Berry was 2 nd Lieut. and Joseph Hall was Ensign Col. Philip Bradley was the Commander of the Regiment, the greater part of our time was spent during said term in the state of New Jersey, and the said service was performed during the Revolutionary War and further than the Deponent saith not.  State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss Watertown August 1 st 1832
Benajah Bryan Litchfield County ss Watertown State of Connecticut August 1 st 1832 Personally appeared Benajah Bryan signed and sealed the foregoing instrument and being duly sworn made solemn oath that the facts contained in said deposition by him subscribed are correct to the best of his knowledge and belief. Hezekiah Root Justice of Peace

J. L. Edwards. Esq.
Washington City.

New Haven July. 5 th 1833.
Si.
I herewith return to you the declaration of Thomas Gillcut, and Balmarine Pierce, accompanied with my personal declarations, to each application.
I am with most respect
Your Obedt Servt
Chas. A. Ingalls
J. L. Edwards Esq.

Dec. 1. 1924
ELIZABETH CLARKE HULL CHAPTER D. A. R.
ANSONIA, CONNECTICUT
Bureau of Pensions, Revolutionary Records, Dear Sirs:
Will you please send me the Revolutionary pension record of Balmarine Ladd, who was on the pension list of 1832, from New Haven County, Conn. A speedy answer will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely yours, (Miss) Lucia H. Cotte, 49 Atwater Ave., Newby, Connecticut

Ken
31784 Very INVALID.
File No. 31,784
Balmaine Judd Dis Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 21 1/2
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Mch. 6/96 Ex 1 on Mr. Aspinwall, B of 1924, Dec. 16. Hight Miss Francis H. Collier msd.