Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11066, for Joseph Mead, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn
Mead, Joseph
S 11,066
CONTENTS
carded

24.066 New York Joseph Mead Delaware Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp commanded by Captain Smith of the Regt. commanded by Col. Mead in the New York for 15 Months
★ Conn. Line Mch 25/05 Records corrected
Inscribed on the Roll of New York the rate of 50 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Oct. 1833 and to Mrs. Mead South Kortright
Arrears to the 4th of Sep '33 $125 Commt. allowance ending 4 Mch 25 $150
Recorded by W. C. Mills Clerk, Book E Vol. 4, Page 69
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of 6. April 1838 from 4 Sep. 1835 to 18 Aug 1836. Age notified 11. Decr 1844 Sarah Haviland Ap. 20 1835
G.B. C.F. 24064 Rep. Dead June 1838

State of New York County of Delaware } ss
I Bradford B. Sheldon Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Delaware do certify that annexed contains the Original papers as certified by me on the 27 th day of September 1832. in the matter of the application of Joseph Mead for an Injunction.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this 17 th day of June 1833.
B. B. Sheldon Clerk

14917 In the Matter of Joseph Mead

Declaraton of Joseph Mead Declaraton in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of New York } ss Delaware County }
On the 22 nd day of September 1832 person- -ally before me Martin Keeler one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Delaware and State of New York it being a Court of Records Joseph Meads a resident of the town of Middletown in the County and State aforesaid aged Seventy nine years on the 5 th day of May last who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the follo- -wing declaraton in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated
I entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in a Company of Militia belonging to the Connecticut Militia in a Com- -pany commanded by Captain Charles Smith in a Regiment commanded by Colonel John Mead I first rendered with the Company in the town of Greenwich in the County of Fair- -field and State of Connecticut in the month of May in the year 1776 And I marched from there with the Company to which I belonged to the City of New York and on the 15 th of September I left the City with the American Army when they retreated to Harlem and the British took the City General Washington had the Command after my return to Harlem I was discharged after a service of four months

Continued
In the Spring of the year 1778 I entered into the Service as a volunteer in a Company of Militia commanded by Captain Charles Smith under Colonel John Mead at the town of Greenwich and marched into the County of Westchester in the State of New York and was stationed upon the lines so called at that time between the American and British armies the British then having the City of New York in their possession at one time at a place called Horn-neck I was engaged with a Company of the British light horse or Roffey's so called who were out on a plundering expedition and I remained there and other places on the lines until late in the fall of the year protecting the lives and property of the inhabitants and opposing the enemy and after a service of six months I was discharged and returned home to the town of Greenwich
In the month of May 1779 I again entered the service as a volunteer in a Company of Militia commanded by Captain Charles Smith and marched again into the County of Westchester to a place called Pirans Bridge on the lines so called and was marched from place to place and at different stations and served for a term of three months at the term or end of three months I was taken a prisoner by the British light horse and carried to a place called Morrissey which place is situated between the lines and New York and I was kept a prisoner two months when I was exchanged and returned home to the town of Greenwich after an absence of five months under the command of Colonel John

He said at the time I was taken a prisoner James Delancey had the command of the British or Refugees and further that he has no documentary evidence of his services and he knows of no person whose testimony he can produce - re who can testify to his services
The following interrogatories were by me propounded
1 Question Where and in what year were you born Answer I was born in the town of Greenwich in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut in the year 1753
2 Have you any record of your age and if so where is it
Answer I had but it is gone and lost
3 When were you likely when you was called into service where have you lived since the revolution and when do you know live
Answer When I was called into the service I lived in the town of Greenwich I have lived since the war of the Revolution part of the time in the town of Greenwich in the State of Connecticut about two years after I removed into the town of South Salem and lived there about sixteen years since that time I have lived in the town of Broome and lastly in the town of Middletown in the County of Delaware - re in the State of New York where I now live and have lived for about nine years
4 How were you called in to service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if so for whom
Answer I was always a volunteer

Continued
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 service
Answer
At so long a period and the failure of my memory I cannot recollect the name of the Regiments I saw General Putnam in the County of Westchester Colonel John Mead had the Command of the Regiment to which I belonged I was acquainted with Genl. Wadsworth
6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it
Answer
I had as much as two discharges from my Captain Charles Smith but they are both lost and gone
7
State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your service as a soldier of the Revolution
The names John Reynolds William Demaree and John Gable
He 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 before me
his Joseph J. Mead mark
Martin Keeler
We John Reynolds William Dumond and John Yaple residing in the town of Middletown Certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Mead who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be twenty nine years of age that he is up- -tea and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion and also that the character of Joseph Mead the applicant for truth and veracity is good
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
John Reynolds William Dumond John Yaple
Martin Keeler
And I do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutiona- -ry soldier and served as he states and I further state -by that it appears to me that John Reynolds William Dumond and John Yaple who has signed the preceding certificate is residing in the town of Middletown and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Martin Keeler

I am of the continued opinion that the statement of the applicant is true and that he was a soldier of the revolution as he states
I further certify that the applicant Joseph Mead cannot from bodily infirmity attend the court
Martin Kelle one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid and state aforesaid
I certify that there is no Clergyman residing near the applicant whose testimony he can procure that there is none living in the vicinity
Martin Kelle Judge
State of New York County of Delaware ss
I Crawford B Sheldon Clerk of the said County do certify that the Hon. Martin Kelle, before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn and the person who executed the above Certificate, was at the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas at being a court of records in and for the County of Delaware, and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge and readily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit, and the above Certificate to be his proper handwriting and signature In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the said Court of Common Pleas this 27 th

day of September 1832.
6 B Shidson Clerk.

N o 74914
Joseph Mead N.Y.
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Admitted
Private 15 months
Martin Steele Jury of co. p.c. to Kortright N.Y.
Bradford B. Sheldon Clerk of Delaware co N.Y.

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. These 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 Joseph Mead, of Delaware Co. New York
   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 applicant 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.   Years. Months. Days.     Volun 1776 4 Private Capt Charles Smith Colo. Jos. Mead Genl Washington Colo. Jos. Mead New York & Harlem Fairfax Co Connecticut Aged 79 Traditionary   " 1778 6   " 1779 3  
x Taken Prisoner & kept 2 months of this term
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) _____, who has 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 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.
* overlooked in the first examination - A strict compliance with the rules is necessary in all traditional cases - It should appear that the claimant has made due exertion to obtain witnesses of his service.

Hunter Apr 12, 1855
I Sarah Haviland daughter of Joseph have deceased having been informed by the surviving children of Mr. Atman some of whom are my neighbours that there was due to the children of revolutionary soldiers certain sums of money have on this account taken the liberty to write you My Father was in the army during the entire war was a pensioner until his death which took place in 1836 his residence was Delaware County New York he had a large family but I are now living myself and sister Ann Cowin also a resident of this state Chemung County.
I would like immediate information from you Mr. Waldron commissioner of pensions
Sarah Haviland
My post office address is Hunter Green Co. N.Y. P.S. My Mother died six months before my Father I.H.
I have written this as my Mother has directed Pernelia Haviland

April 4, 1939
BA-J/AWF Joseph Mead S. 11066
Mrs. A. E. Leitzinger 307 West Front Street Clearfield, Pennsylvania
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 11066, based upon the military service of Joseph Mead in the Revolutionary War.
Joseph Mead was born May 5, 1753 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. The names of his parents are not given.
Joseph Mead, while residing in Greenwich, Connecticut, volunteered sometime in May, 1776, served as private four months in Captain Charles Smith's company, Colonel John Mead's Connecticut regiment, marched to New York, was in the retreat from that city. He volunteered in the spring of 1778, served six months under same officers, was stationed in Westchester County, New York, protecting the lines and the inhabitants, and was in an engagement at Horse Neck with the British Light Horse. He volunteered sometime in May, 1779, served under same officers, was stationed in Westchester County, New York, after serving three months was taken prisoner by the British Light Horse, held two months when exchanged, and returned to his home in Greenwich, Connecticut.
After the Revolution, he lived in Greenwich about two years, then moved to South Salem, state not given, lived about sixteen years, after which he lived in the town of Broome, and in Middletown,

Delaware County, New York.
The soldier, Joseph Mead, was allowed pension on his application executed September 22, 1832, at which time he was living in Middletown, New York, where he had lived about nine years.
Joseph Mead died January 18, 1836 in Delaware County, New York; his wife died about six months prior to his death. The name of his wife was not stated, and there are no further data in this claim relative to her.
Reference was made to a large family of the soldier, two daughters were living in 1855, namely- Sarah Haviland of Hunter, Greene County, New York, and Ann Cowin of Chemung County, New York.
Permelia Haviland, daughter of the above named Sarah Haviland, was living in 1855 in Hunter, New York.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible family data; it was not stated that the Colonel John Mead under whom Joseph Mead served during the Revolution was a relative.
In order to obtain the name and address of the person who received the last payment of the pension, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data-
Joseph Mead Certificate #24086 or 24084 Issued October 29, 1833 Rate $50.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

1918 Apr. 1 Filed to Mrs. Julius Baier 1937 - May 1 - Filed to Mrs. A. E. Lutzinger - Oct. 1939 - Apr. 4 - another report for Mrs. A. E. Lutzinger
Rev. Wm
11.066 ✓ INVALID.
File No. 11.066
Joseph Pread Rev Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. A , Page 254
[Arrangement of 1870.]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
October 3 d , 1844.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The adm: er of Joseph Mead, dec d . a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Fifty Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1835, to the 18 th Jan'y 1836.
Respectfully, yours,
William L. Vansant
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Pension Office
April 20 1855-
Madam
Your father Joseph Mead received during his life all the pension he was en- titled to. Your mother died before he did, You have, therefore, no claim for pension.
Mrs Sarah Haviland Hunter Green Co NY

Rev section
7/11/18
B
2348 Main St
Falbury Conn
March 27. 1918
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir -
Will you kindly write me whether you have any

2 end of the military service of Joseph Head Putnam soldier from Greenwich Conn - he was born 1732 - married Katherine Lockwood and had children Samuel, Joseph,

Oliver, Benjamin, Pudner, Katherine, Suzannah -
Please send which you have a record of any people that lived Greenwich Conn (There were several men of the same name -) and if so kindly send Thanking you I remain Very truly yours - Adams
Mrs Julius Baier 234 North Main St Watbury Conn -

307 West Front St Clearfield Pa April 14, 1937
Pension Office, Washington D.C.
Gentlemen:
Would you be able to give me any information concerning Joseph Mead Revolutionary soldier, pensioned, application No S. 11066, date and place of birth, wife and family if any, any information you can give me concerning him would be deeply appreciated.
Yours very truly Omo A. E. Peitzinger 307 West Front St Clearfield Pa.

May 11, 1937
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BA-J/EEL Joseph Mead-S.11066
Mrs. A.E.Leitzinger 307 West Front Street Clearfield, Pennsylvania
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Joseph Mead, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, pension number S.11066.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.11066, based upon the military service in that war of Joseph Mead.
Joseph Mead was born May 5, 1753, in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. The names of his parents are not shown.
Joseph Mead volunteered in Greenwich, Connecticut, in May, 1776, served as a private in Captain Charles Smith's Company, Colonel John Mead's (no relationship shown) Connecticut Regiment, marched to New York, was in the retreat from that city and served four months; he volunteered in the spring of 1778, served under same officers, was stationed in Westchester County, New York, protecting the lines and the inhabitants, was in an engagement at Horse Neck with the British Light Horse or Refugees, and served six months; he volunteered in May, 1778, served under same officers, was again stationed in Westchester County, New York, and after serving three months was taken prisoner by the British Light Horse, held two months when exchanged.
After the Revolution, he lived in Greenwich, Connecticut, about two years; then moved to North Salem, state not given, and lived about sixteen years; after which he lived in the town of Broome, and in Middletown, Delaware County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 22, 1832, while a resident of Middletown, New York.
? There are no data as to soldier's family.
add family data next time, also death etc
Since this history was written, 4 pieces which pertain to this pension claim were found in claim, MM Miller, S. 11085, and placed herein April 3, 1939, they are: Letter from Sarah Haviland, soldier's daughter, (the date, Hunter Apr. 12, 1855) in which she mentions her sister; the Treasury Dept. report Oct 3, 1844 and the reply from Pen Office.
and the old office Jan. 18, 1836; which gives soldier's death brief with office summary of service etc. MM Miller

next time
Joseph Mead and
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Joseph Mead (S-11088), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Joseph Mead Certificate No. 24066 or 24064 Issued October 29, 1833 Rate $50 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
S.F. 11066
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Joseph Head a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1776 4 mos. Pvt. Charles Smith John Head Conn.   Spring 1778 6 mos. Charles Smith John Head   May 1779 3 mos. Charles Smith   Taken prisoner by the British and kept 2 mos. and then exchanged.  
Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Greenwich, Fairfield Co. Conn.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 22, 1852. Heel was al.
Residence at date of application, Middletown, Delaware Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, born May 5, 1753 at Greenwich, Conn.
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family. The only soldier of this name &c
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

April 4, 1939
BA-W/AWT AW Joseph Mead S. 11066
Mrs. A. E. Leitzinger 307 West Front Street Clearfield, Pennsylvania
Dear Madam:
In making a recent search of the Revolutionary War pension records, a paper was found which contains information in regard to the family of Joseph Mead (S. 11066) whose record was furnished you May 11, 1937. In that report you will note the statement "There are no data as to soldier's family". The paper was found in the claim for pension of another soldier, and had been placed there inadvertently, perhaps, when the claims were being adjudicated many, many years ago.
Another report in regard to Joseph Mead is furnished you herewith which contains the data just found as stated herein, as it may aid you in your research.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator