Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4,644, for Dan Peck, Connecticut

SERVICE
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Conn.
Peck Dan
S. 4644
CONTENTS
carded.

7870 Ohio. Pittsburgh.
Dan. Peck,
of Ashtabula (in the State of Ohio), who was a Private in the Compny. commanded by Captain Corkins. of the Regt. commanded by Col. Ealy. in the Connecticut line for two years. $ 80. 00 / 100
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. Pittsburgh. at the rate of 80. Dollars. 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13. day of April 1833. and sent to Sam. Hendry, Jefferson. Ohio.
Arrears to the 14th of March. 1833. 160.00 Semizant. allowance ending 4 Septv. 1833. 40.00 $200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm R. Palmer, Clerk. Book E. Vol. 8. Page 123,

May 20 th 1833 To Saml. Hendry & Common Law without action - but as the party entitled to specimen where name has been proper from a strong and sufficient reason in the bill is one of the special matters where such common the fact of Ohio - to set out how one party know the 17th day of August

State of Ohio                      On this 15 th day of August County of Ashtabula S. A. D. 1832 Personally appeared before me Luther Spelman my Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid. Dan Peck a resident of Stearns Lyme township in the County of Ashta- bula and State of Ohio aged seventy 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 Act of Congress passed June, Seventh 1832 That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated I enlisted with my father Silas Peck and my brother Silas Peck Junr for three months in to Capt. Collins Company Colonel Ely's Regiment in the fall of the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six in Lyme New London County and State of Connecticut, after I had enlisted as above we marched to Providence in Rhode Island at the time the British was down to the mouth of the River at New Port and we staid there and war- ked on a Breastwork and I recollect that my father was the Steward and we continued there until Considerable late in the winter when we my father was discharged and I remained there some time with my father who was Sick and my Brother Silas Peck returned home to Lyme after a Horse and came back to Providence and my father was able to ride home and we all returned home together and my father shortly after enlisted during the war, and I next enlisted in the Spring of the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy eight, on nine for nine months and served under Lieutenant Avery in Lieut. Governor Griswold's Guard and was posted at Black- hall near Governor Griswold's residence and in Lyme, New London County; I entered I think about the first of March and was discharged about the first of December as near as I can remember as I have no documentary evidence to refer to, our business was in consequence of the exposed situation of Governor Griswold's his House being near the Sound to guard the Shore and to give notice when the British were in the Sound and also Carried on

to prevent the Tories  Tories from carrying any Supplies to the British. The Lieutenant's Gun at Black Hall which I knew consisted of about eight or ten men men and we lived at a Gun House on the Shore which we remained in active service until we was Dis- charged as about I cannot state any remarkable circumstance that occurred while I was on the Gun at Black Hall, nor the names of any other officers as Avery was the only officer in command that I recollect. But my impression is that John Griswold the Governor's son was Avery's Superior officer. Lieutenant Avery was at that time living in Gro- ton, and the following Spring that is, Seventeen hun- dred and Seventy nine I re-enlisted and again en- tered the Service, and served under Lieutenant Wiggins and was posted at a place in New London County called Black Point on long island Sound and about six miles to the west of New London.
I entered the Service under Wiggins in the Spring and was discharged in the fall I think I ser- ved a little over six months. our business was at Black Point to guard the Shore to prevent the Tories from carrying provisions and other things to the British. (and I recollect one night while I was in the Service at Black Point that we took a Boat that was carrying Supplies to the British, there was about twenty the name of Sillman and one other on Board and they had on board a half an a quantity of Cheesem a good many other things I remem- ber that we carried them before Judge Doyg of Lyme who was the officer appointed to take charge of such property. Lieutenant Wiggins lived in Lyme and I next entered the Service of the United States and served in the Militia at Fort Griswold Groton as a Substitute for Henry Woodland I went to Fort Griswold early in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty one, and had continued there about two months (the names of my Captain and other officers I cannot

remember. When I Enlisted in the army of the United States in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty one and served in the (Cannot recollect the N.O.) regiment of the Continental line under the following named Officers Capt. Selden. Col. Butler Huntington's Brigade. I was a Serving in the Militia at Fort Gris- wold Groton & State of Connecticut when I enlisted after I had enlisted as above, we marched from  the State of Connecticut to the North River in the State of New York where I remained until about the first of December when I was discharged a short time before the period of nine months for which I had enlisted had expi- red Answer to the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department. answer to the 1 st I was born in Nova Scotia in the year 1768 answer to the 2 nd I have got no record of my age, answer to the 3 rd I was a living in Lynn. New London County and State of Con- necticut and I lived there until the year 1811 when I removed to Ashtabula County in the State of Ohio where I have lived since answer to the Seventh Luther Reeves Esq. of New Lyme and Chapman McCreery of New Lyme both testify as to my character for veracity answer to the 8 th they are grave- died in the Dec- laration above and the said Dan Peck further states that he has no Documentary evidence and the testimony of no other living witness but such as appear in this Declaration. He hereby renun- ciates 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
Dan Peck
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Luther Spelman
We Luther Reeves residing in the town of New Lyme and Chapman McCreery residing in the town of New Lyme aforesaid hereby certify

That we are well acquainted with Dan Peck who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy years of age and that he is believed and reported in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion — Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid — Luther Reeves Chapman M c Greary Luther Spelman
And I Luther Spelman Judge of said court do hereby declare it 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 revolutionary soldier and served as he states — And I further certify that the said Luther Reeves and the said Chapman M c Greary who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the town of New Lyme and are credible persons — and that their statement is entitled to credit — And I further certify that the said Dan Peck is unable to attend court on account of bodily infirmity — Luther Spelman

State of Ohio                      On this 15 th Day of August AD 1832 County of Ashtabula              personally appeared before me Luther Spelman an associate Judge of the Court of Common - Pleas of the County and State of Ohio. Samuel G Peck, a resident of New Lyme township in the County of Ashtabula and State of Ohio aged Sixty Six years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following State- ment that he was knowing to his Brother Dan Peck, whose name appears subscribed to the foregoing Declaration Enlisting with his father Silas Peck and his Brother Silas Peck junior in Lyme and New London County and State of Connecticut and into Capt. Cushing Company Col. Ely's Regiment and he knows it was in the fall of the year and in the fore part of the War - he thinks the year was Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six, he recollects that they went down to Providence in Rhode Island at the time the British were at New Port and that they did not return until late in the Winter - and he remembers that his Father was taken Sick at Providence and that his Brother Dan Peck stayed there with his father until his Brother Silas Peck came to Lyme after a Horse and went back after his father and they all then came home together And the said Samuel G Peck also states that he was knowing to his Brother Dan Peck serving in Lyme and New London County and State of Connecticut in Governor Trumbull's guard under Lieutenant Avery And he thinks it was in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy eight, or nine, and according to the best of his knowledge he entered the Service at Black Hall early in the Spring as soon as the British vessels banged over

began to appear in the Standard and that he continued in their service about the first of December eight or nine months from the time he entered the Service; and the said Samuel G. Peck was also knowing to the said Van Dorn. Serving at Black point under Lieutenant Higgens, the next year after he served at Black Wall under Avery and to the best of his knowledge he served six months or over and the said Samuel G. Peck states that he will recollect the circumstances of the gun taken off of Lyme, and some other man, at Black point conveying supplies to the British, as is stated by the said Van Dorn in his declaration above, and the said Samuel G. Peck was also knowing to the said Van Dorn, serving in the Militia at Fort Griswold Groton as a substitute for Henry Bowland in the first part of the year, Seventeen hundred and eighty one, and he thinks he had been there about two months, when Capt. Selden a recruiting officer of the Continental line, came to his father and asked him if he had a son that would enlist and he informed him he had one at Groton fort and Selden went to the fort and my brother Van Peck enlisted for nine months Selden's Compa- -ny Col. Beekman's Regiment Genl. Huntington's Brig. and I recollect that he went a way on to the Hudson River in the State of New York where he remained until about the first of December when he was discharged and he came home to Lyme and the said Samuel G. Peck states that he was living in Lyme New London County and State of Connecticut all through the revolutionary War and that in the year eighteen hundred and eleven he removed to this place
Samuel G. Peck
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Luther Spelman

State of Ohio } On this 15 th day of August A.D. 1832, County of Ashtabula } personally appeared before me Luther Spelman an associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid Luther Peewee a resident of the township of Edgerton in the County of Ashtabula and State of Ohio who being first duly sworn according to Law with an oath make the following Statement that he was a Sergeant in the Continental line in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty one at West point and other places on the North River in the State of New York and that he was known to Dan Peck whose name appears subscribed to the foregoing Declaration being in the Service then and in Capt Selden's Company Col. Buller's Regiment Huntington Brigade and Continental line and that he was known to the said Dan Peck being discharged a short time before the period for which he had enlisted had expired the said Dan Peck was discharged about the first of December Seventeen hundred and eighty one and the said Luther Peewee further states that he saw the said Lieutenant Avery about eight or nine years ago in Groton Connecticut and he states that the said Avery stated to him at that time time that he commanded the guard at Black Hall in the Revolutionary War in Lyme New London County and State of Connecticut
Luther Peewee
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Luther Spelman Associate Judge

The State of Ohio Ashtabula County ss 3
I Sam. Hendry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Ashta- bula do hereby certify that the Hon. Luther Spelman whose name appears subscribed in his own proper hand writing to the within declara- tions and certificates was on the fifteenth day of August A.D. 1832 and still is one of the Associate Judges of the said Court of Common Pleas duly Commissioned and sworn agreeably to the Laws of the State of Ohio - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Jefferson the 17th day of August A.D. 1832 - Sam. Hendry Clerk
Sam. Hendry Clerk

15591.7870
Dan Peck Ashtabula co Ohio
from 1776 prints 2 years #80
Saw Hendry Eng Jefferson ashtabula O James Crawford, Stearns Eng, Kent.

BRIEF in the case of Dan Peck  of Ashtabula co in the State of Ohio  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Judge  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? yes  3. How old is he? 70  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Enlisted In 1776 3 As a Gen. Capt. Corkins Col. Eddy   1778 or 1779 9 Lieut. Shuy as Governor's guard   1779 or 1780 6 Lieut. Higgins   1781 less than 9 Capt. Seldon (continental) Col. Butler, Huntington's brigade  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? New London co. Connecticut  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Perfect - the seal of the court impressed on every sheet 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. B. Bradford Examining Clerk.

Rev. War Section
October 23, 1922
Miss Nancy M. Crosby 107 Lincoln Street Waltham, Massachusetts
Madam:
In response to your letter of September 19, 1922, you are advised that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 4644 it appears that Dan Peck, son of Silas Peck, Sr. of Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, was born in Nova Scotia in 1762.
While residing at Lyme, Connecticut he enlisted with his father, who served as a steward, in the fall of 1776 and served three months as a private under Captain Calkins and Colonel Ely.
On March 1, 1778 or '79 he enlisted and served nine months under Lieutenant Avery as Lieutenant Governor Griswold's Guard posted at Black Hill near the Governor's residence at Lyme, Connecticut.
He enlisted in the Spring of 1779 or '80 and served six months under Lieutenant Higgins. In 1781 served two months in which service he did not remember commanding officers. Again in 1781 he enlisted and served nearly nine

months under Captain Selden and Colonel Butler.
He lived in Lyme, Connecticut until 1811 when he moved to Ashtabula County, Ohio where he was living in Lyme Township when he was allowed pension on his application executed August 15, 1832.
It is not stated that he ever married.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Soldier had a brother Silas Pack, Jr. who enlisted from same place and at the same time with him and his father. He had another brother Samuel H. living in New Lyme Twp. Ashtabula Co. Ohio in 1832, to which place he moved in 1811. (M.M.R.)

August 23 rd
1885 Cairo
Revolutionary Secretary of the Treasury Washington
J. M. 17116

17A.2
N. M. C. 107 LINCOLN STREET WALTHAM 54 MASSACHUSETTS
Sept. 19, 1922.
Rev. War Record Division, Bureau of Pensions, Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C.
Will you please tell me the war record of Increase Crosby and Daniel Peck? These men lived near Lyme, Conn.
Yours truly, (Miss) Nancy M. Crosby.

Rebrog
4644
INVALID.
File No. 4644
Dan Beck
Miss C. L. Sine
Act: June 7, 1932
Index:—Vol. A , Page 291
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Oct. 23 - File to Miss Rose M. Sine

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Dan Peck of Ashtabula county, Ohio , which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? The Judge has IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No - two credible citizens prove his service XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes No XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? all answered
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. 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, deposeh 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 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.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI.  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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.