Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17134, for Samuel Mead, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn. continental
Mead, Samuel Lois
W 171 34
CONTENTS

New York - 2994
Lois Mead, Widow of Samuel Mead,
who died on the 30 th July 1830 of Chenango in the State of N. York, who was a Major in the Campy commanded by Captain Lockwood of the Regt commanded by Canfield in the N.Y. line for 2 years N.Y. Continental Corps.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 100 Dollars & Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of Aug. 39, and sent to H. R. Mygale, Oxford, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. — $ 800.00 Semi-annual allowance ending
Did $ 50.00 $ 850.00
May 27, 1838
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the }
Recorded by R. Burdick Clerk, Book A Vol. 2 Page 212.

25/4
New York Roll
Samuel Mead
Lambs adj private
New York line 1777 3 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 of Sept 1818 and forwarded to Peter Butts Esqr Bainbridge Chenango Co New York
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 $ 36.53
Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1819 48.00
Arns 4 Mos 17 ds
$ 84.53
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
30 July 30
Bainbridge Chenango
aug 25. 36-
Rolls. Lambs.
Lockwood - Stevens served 3 years - dish. d 1 st April 1780
Notification Feb 18th 10 May 1821 1/2 A. P. Ventrice Esq Bainbridge N.Y.

Samuel Dead Jr
18 ghl
Cainbridge
Chenango Co NY
New York
By Peter Batty
Application for open door
To the Hon. J. B. Calhoun Esq.
Secretary of War
Admitted
John C. Clark
Cainbridge
N.Y.

State of New York Chenango County
ss Samuel Mead of Ranbridge in said County being duly sworn on his oath saith that he is of the age of sixty two Years - That in the month of April 1777. he this Deponent enlisted in the Regular Service in the Revolutionary war as a private soldier in Capt Samuel Lockwood's Company of the Artillery in Colonel — Lamb's Regiment in the Connecticut line for the term of Three Years, which said term of Three Years this Deponent faithfully served in said Lockwood's Company as long as Lockwood continued the same, who con- tinued in Command but for a few months was succeeded by Capt — Stephen's under whom this Deponent continued to serve until the expiration of the said term of Three Years and was at the end of said term honorably discharged at Morristown in New Jersey by the said Capt — Stephen And this Deponent further saith the discharge above mentioned by him obtain- ed has been long out of the possession of this Deponent having been lost or de- stroyed by time or accident, he not supposing it would ever be of any service

Where this deponent = And further saith That he is a person in indigent circumstances = and stands in need of assistance from his country for support, & is entitled to the relief mentioned in the act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war And further saith not
Sworn & subscribed this.
18 th day of April 1818 before me the undersigned one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Chenango Peter Beth
Samuel Mead
State of New York Chenango County } Be it remembered that on this 18 th day of April 1818 Personally appeared before me Peter Beth Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Chenango Samuel Mead of Randolph in said County to me known to be the person of Respectability & credit who being duly sworn on his oath declared

That the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed was in all things true, And I hereby certify that it appeared to my satisfaction that the said Samuel Mead did serve as a soldier in the Revolutionary war against the Common Enemy as is set forth in said affidavit; And that he is a person of indigent circumstances situated in need of a pension from his country for support, and is entitled to the mentioned in the act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons en- gaged in the land & naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary war"
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Chenango this 18th day of April 1818
Peter Bells

State of New York Chautauqua County ss Clerk's Office
David G. Bright Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that Peter Bette the person mentioned in the within certificate is a judge of said Court, that the seal upon this name is the seal of this Court, that the signature thereto is the proper hand of the said Peter Bette
David G. Bright Clerk of said County

State of New York 574 County of Chenango Town of Bainbridge
Samuel Mead,
Pension Application
2.574
March 1819.
D. Prentice, Esq. Bainbridge N. York.

State of New York Chautauqua County ss Chautauqua Common Pleas of the Term of October 1820 on the 11 th day of October 1820
Samuel Mead aged sixty four years now residing in Bradford in said County of Chautauqua personally appeared in open court before the Judges thereof being a court of record in and for said County by its proceedings being according to the form of the common law and keeping a Record of its own proceedings, by having the power of fine and imprisonment and by being recognized as a court of record by the Statute of the State of New York and the said Samuel being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he was in the Revolutionary War on the Continental Establishment as follows
That he enlisted in to Captain Stephens Company in Colonel Sackett Regiment of Artillery in the month of April in the year 1777 and after having served three years was discharged at Newtown in the 1780
That he has the record and pension Certificate dated the 23 rd day of Sept r 1818 granting him a pension to commence on the 18 th day of April 1818 the law in which said Samuel enlisted and served was the Continental Line - his certificate for a pension is number 2. 574
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift or sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby to be disqualified as thereby to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain pensions payable in the land and marine service of the United States in the revolutionary war passed the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not worked any farm or house for nor any shop or business contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed - Also that to the best of my knowledge has no occupation but farming there his family consists of himself

and his wife aged 64 years that he has 2 daughters in the same house who have no property and they labor and have no means of supporting themselves without assisting them.
That the deceased has been and is now much troubled with an incurable asthma so that he is able to labor but little and sometimes not at all and that his wife is not a healthy woman.
That the following is a schedule of all his property Real and Personal.
Real estate none
Personal Property of Follows
  1 Cow $10.00 1 Hen $1.00 $15.00   1 Pot and 1 Dish Waste Damage 1.00   1 Small Sea Kettle 0.50   1 Old trunk without a covering 0.37   1 Old Sack 0.60   4 Old Kitchen Chairs 2.00   1 Small Looking Glass 0.50   1 Old fire shovel and tongs 0.60   2 Trammels $2.00 1 Tin Pail 0.37 2.37   2 Old Pails 0.37 each Barrel 1.00 1.37   3 Old Brooms 0.25 each 3 Iron Spoons 0.18 0.43   6 White Earthen Plates 0.60 Platter 0.30 0.86   5 Brown Earthen Milk Pans 1.00   5 Cuts and Saws 20 each White Boards 12 0.32   2 Cracked Earthen Pots 0.37   1 Pair Andirons 1 Liron Wheel 3.00   1 Old Desk 1 Wash Tub 1.40   1 Old Chest 18 one Sugar 0.50 0.68   1 Old Box Smoking Spoons 0.75   1 Old Loom and Quilt Wheel 4.00   $38.12 
Sarah Mead

Sworn to in open court before Rev. Isaac James German Siller Lynde & David Brattle Esqrs. Judges of Chenango Common Pleas this 11 th day of October 1820
Attest William Dyer
I William Rumbold Clerk of the Court of Chenango do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly upon the record of said Court and I do further certify that it is the sum of said Court that the total amount in value of the property described in the aforesaid schedule is Thirty Eight Dollars & Twenty Cents In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 19 th day of Oct 1820
William Rumbold Clerk of the Court of the County of Chenango

State of New York } Chenango County } fs
On this first day of February 1838. personally appeared before Samuel McKown one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Chenango. Lois Mead a resident of Guilford in the County of Chenango and State of New York. aged 81 years of age, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath say, and make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4. 1836. That she is the widow of Samuel Mead who was a private in the war of the Revolution, and that according to the best of deponents recollection and belief said Samuel Mead served three years and nine months in the Revolution before he married deponent, - That of said three years and nine months - the first term was a term of nine months under a draft, - and three years service was under an enlistment in Captain Samuel Lockwood Company. That after they were married said Samuel Mead served as follows in the Spring of 1781 he served several days in Captain Noble Hurl's Company and Colonel Canfield's Regiment and also several days under the alarm list Company of which Company one Warner was Lieutenant. That her said husband was a pensioner of the United States under the act of 1818. She further declares that she was married

to the said Samuel Mead on the 12th October 1780 by Bachelress Betsy in New Milford in Connecticut, and was published by Parson Taylor in the Presbyterian meeting house in New Milford, That her husband the aforesaid Samuel Mead died on the 30th July 1830 at Guilford aforesaid, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by ref- erence to the proof hereto annexed.
Sworn to and Subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me, and I certify that said Mead in my opinion said applicant is from bodily infirmity una- ble to attend the Court of which I am a Judge.
Samuel M c Roon Judge of Chenango County Courts

March 2, 1931
Mrs. J.B.Meola 12 Front Street Norwich, New York
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section EEL
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.17134, that Samuel Mead enlisted, place not stated, and served nine months, dates and officers' names not given.
He enlisted in April, 1777, and served three years as a private in Captains Samuel Lockwood and Stephens' Company, Colonel Lamb's Regiment of Artillery.
In the spring of 1781, he enlisted and served one month in Captain Noble Hine's Company, Colonel Canfield's Connecticut Regiment. He also served several days in the same year on an alarm under Lieutenant Warner in the Connecticut Troops.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 18, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-two years and resided in Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York. In 1820, he was residing in Guilford, Chenango County, New York.
He died July 30, 1830, at Guilford, New York.
The soldier married October 12 or 13 (both dates appear in the claim), 1780, in New Milford, Connecticut, Lois Lummers or Summers.
Pension was allowed on her application executed February 1, 1838, at which time she was aged eighty-one years and resided in Guilford, Chenango County, New York.

She died May 27, 1838.
In 1820, soldier referred to two sons, their names not given. In 1838, son Alva Mead was aged forty-one years and resided in Guilford, New York.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.
Sol's brother Benjamin was a resident of Litchfield, Conn. ~ 1886

Rev WIDOW, &c.
1931 March 2. Recd. to Mrs. B. Mead. Letter in case of John Kerrington - 528759 E.H.
File No. 17134
Lois Mead Widow of Samuel Mead Married Rev. War
Act: July 4, 1836
Index: — Vol. M , Page 43
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Connecticut, County of Litchfield ss:
I Joel W. Northrop a resident of New- Milford in said County and State aged 36 years being duly sworn according to law do upon oath that I am, and for several years last past have been Clerk of said town of Newmilford and keeper of the records thereof that I have diligent searched the records of marriages recorded in the town records of said town and can find no record of the marriage of Samuel Mead and Lois Summers and I am confident there is no such marriage recorded on the records of said town
Joel W. Northrop
Sworn to and subscribed this 23 d day of December 1837 and I certify that the said Joel W. Northrop sustains a good character for truth and is a credible witness sworn before & certified by me - Nathanial Perry Justice of Peace

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, } ss. Litchfield. LITCHFIELD COUNTY, }
I Origen S. Seymour Clerk
of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Nathaniel Perry Esq of New Milford in said County is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and by Law authorized to administer Oaths and to take the acknowledgment of Deeds . And that his commission was dated on the 10 th day of June A. D. 1837 and will expire on the 20th day of June, A. D. 1838. And that the foregoing signature purporting to be of the said Justice is genuine
Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this
27 th day of December A. D. 1837.
Origen S. Seymour Clerk

State of Connecticut } ss. County of Litchfield }
On this 20 th day of December A.D. 1830 personally appeared before me Nathaniel Parry a justice of the Peace in and for said County Anna Smith of New Milford in said County who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath depose & say that she was Seventy Years old last June, That she has from her Youth been acquainted with Samuel Mead & his wife whose maiden name was Lois Summers. The said Samuel Mead and the said Lois Summers were married to each other on the 13 th day of October 1780 She (the deponent) was present at the wed- ding and saw the marriage ceremony performed. She recollects the day on which the said marriage took place from the fact that her niece Mrs. Frost the daughter of her (the deponent's) sister Mrs. Kuler was born the day previous to said marriage and she, the said Mrs. Frost was fifty Six seven Years old the 12 th 13 th day of last October The figures 1779 attend to 1780 & fifty seven added to fifty six before signing Anna Smith
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first above written before me & I certify that the said Anna Smith avows a good character for truth & is a Credible Witness.
Nathaniel Parry Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut } ss. County of Litchfield }
On this 20 th day of December 1830 personally appeared before me Nathaniel Parry a justice of the peace within & for said County Abigail Frost a resident of New- Milford in said County who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath depose & say that she was seventy four years old last March. That she was formerly married wed with Samuel Mead & his wife Lois whose maiden name was Simmons the deponent was present at the time the said Samuel & Lois were married, was one of the guests at the wedding and saw the marriage ceremony performed. The de- ponent cannot tell precisely the day of the month in which said marriage took place but will recollect that it was in the month of October. That at the time said marriage took place she (the deponent) was attending as a nurse upon Mrs. Keeler a sister of her husband who was confined with an infant daughter born about that time. That the said daughter of Mrs. Keeler is now Mrs. Frost & This deponent now firmly believes her the said Mrs. Frost to have been fifty six years old last October and if so then the said marriage took place in the year 1780 At Abigail

Sworn to & subscribe the day & year first above written before me & I certify that the said Abigail Treat sustains a good character for truth & is a credible witness
Nathaniel Perry Justice of Peace
State of Connecticut } ss. County of Litchfield }
On this 20 th day of December 1830 personally appeared before me Nathaniel Perry a justice of the peace in & for said County Abijah Treat a resident of said New Milford in said County who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose & say that he is now in the 75 th year of his age. That during the Revolutionary war but this deponent is not able to specify the year. An alarm was made in consequence of an attempt of the Forces to rob a man by the name of Lockwood residing in the neighborhood where the deponent resided. That in consequence of the threatening of the Forces & of an attempt to rob said Lockwood a guard was kept for a considerable time at Kuler's Ferry so called on the Quotatin river in the south part of said town of New Milford. The deponent was present at the marriage of Samuel Moad to his wife Lois and the time of keeping said guard at said Ferry was subsequent to said marriage
Abijah Treat
Sworn to & subscribe the day & year first above written before me & I certify that the said Abijah Treat sustains a good character for truth & is a credible witness
Nathaniel Perry Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut } ss. County of Litchfield }
On this 20th day of December 1836 personally appeared before me Nathaniel Perry a justice of the peace within & for said County Benjamin Mead a resident of New Milford in said County who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath depose and say that he is now in the 73 rd year of his age that in the Spring of the year 1781 an attack was made upon one James Lockwood residing in the neighborhood of his deponent by the Tories and in consequence of said attack upon said Lockwood & an attempt upon their part of rob said Lockwood & in consequence of a general alarm at that time that a general attack was to be made upon the Whigs by the Tories a guard was ordered to be kept at Kelso Ferry so called on the Aquatunian river in the South part of said New Milford and said guard was kept up for a considerable time his de- ponent believes for nearly a month - This de- ponent was there one night only on guard & he is not able to say positively whether his brother Samuel Mead was there or not but that he very believes his brother Samuel was there the same night that this deponent was on guard
Benja Mead
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first above written before me & I certify that the said Benja Mead sustains a good character for truth & is a credible witness Nathaniel Perry justice of Peace

State of Connecticut p County of Litchfield,
I Origen S. Seymour, Clerk of the County Court of said County, hereby certify that Nathaniel Perry Esquire of New Milford is, and for more than a year last past has been a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned & qualified by the laws of this State to administer Oaths &c And that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at Litch field this 21 st day of December AD 1836.
Origen S. Seymour Clerk
2 19 2

3796
Lois Mead
NY
cut 4 July 36
in 80 & 30.
adm?
2 yrs Maloffs
100 $
No deduction
H.R. Mygatt Oxford NY.

State of New York,
Chenango County } ss.
Solomon Warner of Bainbridge in Chenango County in the State of New York being duly sworn. Says that he is a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States and is 77 years of age. That he was well acquainted with Samuel Mead of New Milford Litchfield County in the State of Connecticut who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary war. That in the Spring of 1781 a guard was stationed at Keeler's ferry in the South part of New Milford on the Housatonic River, and that said guard consisted of ten men and a sergeant of Captain Noble Housatonic Company of Malitia and Col. Lanesfield's Regiment. That said guard were there stationed in consequence of a general alarm that the Tories who had enlisted in the British army were about to invade the Country. That said guard were stationed at Keeler's ferry aforesaid one week and that said Samuel Mead was a member of said Company and guard and deponent saw him at that time on duty as a Soldier of said guard. That before the aforesaid guard at Keeler's ferry, deponent and said Samuel Mead together with about 12 others went from New Milford South to Newtown in search of the enemy. That they went to Newtown under the direction of Lieut Warner of the Alarm list Company and were there from one to two days.

Sworn to, January 10, 1830 Before me and I certify that said Solomon Warner is a credible person Alvan S. Perkins Commissioner of Pleadings
Subscribed  to  the  above  affidavit
State of New York } Chenango County } ss. Alva Mead of Guilford in said County of Chenango, being duly sworn, saith that he is 41 years of age. That he is the son of Samuel Mead and Lois his wife. That Samuel was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States and died 30th July 1830. that deponent was absent at the time of his death and returned home in September following and that deponent has frequently since been to his grave. That his mother Lois Mead, application for a pension is annexed, that he has always understood in the family and believes that they were married during the Revolution. That there is no family record of their marriage to deponent's knowledge and he believes there is none
Sworn to September 3d 1830 } Before me and I certify } that said Alva Mead } is a credible person }
Alva Mead
John Tracy Judge of the court for the correction of errors State of New York

State of New York Chenango County ss
Henry R. Mygatt. Commissioned at Lareo of Oxford, in said County of Chenango, aged 28 years being duly sworn says, that during the month of August last past, he was several days at New- Milford in Litchfield County and State of Connecticut that he is well acquainted with North Porter Esq Pastor of the Presbyterian Church in New Milford that deponent in company with Nathaniel Perry Judge of the Court of Probate at said New Milford and Joel Northrop town clerk of said New Milford made diligent search of the records of said church of which Mr Porter is pastor to find evidence of the marriage of Samuel Mead to Lois Sumner and that they could find no record of said mar- riage and he believes there is no church record of said marriage
That deponent was well acquainted with said Samuel Mead and wife, that he has seen said Lois Mead frequently since the death of her said husband and that she has not since married to deponent's knowledge and belief
Henry R. Mygatt
Sworn to September 5th 1830 and I certify that I am well acquainted with said Henry R. Mygatt and that he is a credible person. Wm Tracy Justice of the peace

State of New York } Chenango County } ss. I, Mary Randall, Clerk of said County of Chenango, hereby certify, that Samuel McKorn is a Judge of Chenango County Courts. Alvan S. Perkins a Commissioner of Deeds of said County. John Tracy a Judge of the Court for the Correction of Errors of said State of New York and Mr. Tracy a Justice of the peace of the said County and that the signatures within purporting to be theirs are genuine, and that they held said offices at the times within mentioned.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand and the seal of said County September 5th 1830.
M. Randall Clerk H. A. Mygatt Esq.
Admitted Approved Confirmed
3796 ↓ Loss of Seal

Oxford, Chenango Co. N.Y. Sept 6. 1830
Sir,
Within I send the declaration N o of Lois Mead widow of Samuel Mead for a pension, under the act of July 4. 1836,
Mr Mead was a pensioner under the act of 1818, the service for which he was pensioned will probably be found to have been rendered before his marriage Evidence of service after the marriage will be found within.
There is no record of the marriage to be found. The marriage is however proved by living witnesses whose affidavits are within.
Address me at the place above dated
Yours. Very resp t
Your obed Serv t
Henry P. Mygale
J. L. Edwards Esq Pension War Dept Washington City D.C.

August
W.
Louis Mead
Secy of the Navy
Secy of the Navy Com. of Review War Department
810
Washington City
Com. of Review
War Department
Washington City
D.C.
Free
FREE

Oxford, New York, August 12. 1939
Sir,
On or about the 10th of September last I mailed to you the declaration and other papers in the matter of Lois Mead widow of Samuel Mead an applicant for a pension under act of '36,
Were the papers received at the department and what is the result of the same?
I am. Very Resp Your ob st Serv t
Henry R. Mygatt
J. L. Edwards Com r . of Pensions War Dept Washington City D. C.
No 3796 rec d 10 Aug 38 Lois Mead - act 36.
Molly Sherwood act 38 - ad d