Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22986, for Richard Shaw, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn. Penn.
Shaw, Richard
S. 22986
CONTENTS .

33. 233
New York Albany William Shaw
of _____ in the State of N. Y. who was a Private in the _____ commanded by Captain Chapman the Coat _____ commanded by _____ in the Revolution for _____
W. J. Shaw
_____
" H. H. Bestwick March 6/56
Inscribed on the Roll of _____ at the rate of $4 - Dollars 34 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 & End No February 1833
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of April 1834 and _____
Arrears to the Ath of William M. Shaw Semi-annual allowance ending Seneca Cayuga Co. N. Y.
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by William M. Shaw Clerk. Book E. C. Vol. 4 Page 69

his success with the friends of labor in the newspapers and

To the commissioner of Pensions
Genoa December the 11 th 1863 rd
Dear Sir
Not going your name I no no other way to inect my letter I am a son of Richard Shaw A Revolutionary soldier Direct application for pension had the papers made out war taken sick and since the papers lay still till the act of 1850 and in 1852 the money was drawn by Hiram M Shaw with Directions to Divide it between Hannah Shaw Cunice Shoemaker John Shaw Daniel Shaw Robert Shaw Elizabeth Shaw Samuel Shaw Sarah Jenkins Ann Grissley now Daniel Shaw was executor and Isaac Shaw was coexecutors to my fathers estate Isaac Shaw died January the 27 th 1852 and Hiram M Shaw was his son Daniel Shaw was like to die and appointed Hiram M Shaw to take charge of the pension money and before the money came in the hands of Hiram M Shaw Daniel Shaw died and the heirs objected to Hirams paying part to the Heirs of Daniel Shaw and I wrote to Hiram H Postwick the man that paid the money to Hiram M Shaw and he requested me to get your Decision in the matter and in receiving you will much oblige your friend.
John Shaw

Richard Shaw
Applied for #3 Suspended claim June 1832
from Stradley
Boyer to 1832
for that V House National
File 1832

State of New York COUNTY OF Cayuga } ss. Isaac Shaw being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is a child of Richard Shaw deceased, to whom a pension was probably due & who was an applicant for a pension from the State of New York that this deponent is directly interested as one of the claimants in said claim
Isaac Shaw
Sworn and affirmed  affirmed before me this 18th day of December 1852 and I do hereby certify that the said Isaac Shaw is a respectable person, and that I have full faith in the truth of the above statement sworn to by him as being directly interested in said claim
S. G. Lyon Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Cayuga
Know all Men by these Presents, That I Isaac Shaw a child deceased, to whom a pension was probably due who was an applicant for a pension from the State of New York do hereby constitute and appoint Vernon J. of Ovid, N. Y., my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name as one directly and personally interested, as also for and in behalf of all others interested in the claim or application for a pension as above mentioned.
Witness my hand and seal, this 18th day of December 1852
SEALED AND DELIVERED IN THE PRESENCE OF
S. G. Lyon
Isaac Shaw
STATE OF New York COUNTY OF Cayuga } Be it known that on the 18th day of December 1852 before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State, duly authorized by law to administer oaths and take acknowledgements, personally appeared Isaac Shaw above named, and duly acknowledged the above Power of Attorney and affidavits to be his act and deed.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand the day and date above mentioned.
S. G. Lyon Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Cayuga

State of New York County of Cayuga Surrogate's Office.
I, Jacob A. How, Surrogate of Cayuga County in the state aforesaid, do hereby certify that from satisfactory evidence pre- sented before me by Chester Gridley of the Town of Aurora, and William M. Shaw of the Town of Gervoa, both of the County of Cayuga and state of New York, that , and from Records on file in this office, That Richard Shaw, who was a Revolutionary Soldier in the Connecticut Line, died on the 16 th day of February, A.D. 1833, and that Isaac Shaw and Daniel Shaw were appointed Executors of his Last Will & Testament, which said Will & Testament was duly proved, and recorded in this office on the 2 nd day of June A.D. 1833, and that he left surviving him no widow; his only wife having died some years previously. That he left surviving him the following named children to wit, Hannah Bush, Sarah Jenkins, John Shaw, Daniel Shaw, Robert Shaw, Elijah Shaw, Sam- uel Shaw, Isaac Shaw, Emmeline  Shaw & Ann Gridley, and some others. And that the only children of the said Richard Shaw who are now surviving are named as follows. To wit, Hannah

Asah, Sarah Fritts, John Shaw, Daniel Shaw, Robert Shaw, Elijah Shaw, Samuel Shaw, Emma Maynard Ann Gridley. And that there are no other children of the said Richard Shaw now living.
And I further certify that Grace Shaw one of the before named Executors  Executors is dead. And that Daniel Shaw the other before mentioned Executor is still surviving and competent to act in matter appertaining to the estate of the said Richard Shaw. And that the said Daniel Shaw is bound in the sum of $ for the faithful performance of his duties as Executor, and that his bond for that amount is on file in his office
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and official seal as surrogate of said County, this 1 st day of April, A.D. 1854.
W. B. Fox Surrogate.

State of New York County of Cayuga ss. Personally appeared before me King Toler a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Richard Shaw a resident of the Town of Sedy and in the County and State aforesaid aged eighty three 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 7 th 1832, that he entered the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War under the following named officers and served as herein stated. First he listed as a private in May 1775 in Captain James Clafman's com- pany, Col. Parsons Regiment (the Christian name of the Col. he does not recollect) Connecticut Line of troops, at which time he resided at New London Connecticut State and served seven months, was discharged at Rocksbury near Boston Mass- achusetts State in December 1775 was stationed principally at Rocksbury during the time. He marched from New London through Providence in Rhode Island from thence to Rocksbury. Then again in May 1777 he joined a company of Volunteers in Northampton County in Penn- sylvania State, where he then resided, as a private in Capt. Lawrence Rankin's company Col. Jacob Stroud's Regiment and served several months in said company three years, and in the early part of the Spring of 1780 he was ap- pointed Captain of said volunteer company in which capacity he served three years or until the close of the War. During this service the company was constantly on the lookout for the enemy and on scouts against the Indians to protect the frontier lines of the State, principal marches was through Hamilton Smithfield in Pennsylvania, had one skirmish with the Indians in Hamilton at which time the Indians inhabitants were scattered through the

killed four whites; the whole time he served was six years and seven months. He never received any regular discharge, and his Commission as Captain is now lost or destroyed, and 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, Territory or District. No other surviving witness can be found but the one cited. Sworn to and subscribed this 13 th day of December 1834 } Richard Shaw. before me _____
Wing Tabor } Judge of the court of common pleas.
We Abner Wakley a Clergyman residing in the Town of So. Lyons County and State of Missouri and Josiah Bowen residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Richard Shaw who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty three 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 this 13 th day of December 1834. } Abner Wakley before me _____ } Josiah Bowen
Wing Tabor } Judge of the court of common pleas.
And the said Wing Tabor Judge of the said court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cayuga and State of New York do hereby declare his 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 that he is unable to appear in open court in consequence of bodily infirmity; and the said Judge further certifies to him that Abner Wakley who has signed the proceeding certifies

State of New York
Certify that it appears to him that Abner Wakley who has signed the proceeding certified is a Clergyman residing in the Town of Selyan County of Cayuga & state of New York and that Josiah Bown who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Wm Dabe - J. Dudge of the Court cont. etc.
I, M. S. Myles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cayuga do hereby Certify that Wm Dabe is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County and that the signatures annexed are his genuine signatures. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this day of
Cayuga County Clerk's office.
I certify that Wm Dabe Esquire was on the tenth day of December instant, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County; and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & hereby believe that the signature purporting to be his subscription to the foregoing affidavit & certificate, are genuine.
Given under my hand & the Seal of said Court this 16th day of December 1854.
J. L. Millard Dep. Clerk
Indians, who were harassing our inhabitants in scattering through the

no of New York Essex County ss. On this 8th day of December A.D. 1834, before me Elijah Shumaker an of the Judges of the Courts in and for said County, personally appeared Daniel Shumaker of Nichols in said County, aged Eightythree years, who being duly sworn according to law, says on his oath, that he has resided for the last thirtytwo years at his present residence in Nichols, and that previous to that time he allways lived in Lower- Smithfield Township, County of Northampton & State of Pennsylvania, where he first got acquainted with Richard Shaw then late from New London Ct. That he then understood from said Richard that he had served as a private in Capt. James Chapman's company in Col. Purdie's Regiment Connecticut line of Troops in 1775 for the term of seven months. That ever since that period he had been intimately acquainted with said Shaw, and has always understood from him that he rendered the above services - That in the month of May 1777, said Richard Shaw, volunteered in a company as a private in Capt. Lawrence Rankin's company in Col. Jacob Shaeffer's Regt. Lower Smithfield Northampton County Pa. That during that season and the two succeeding seasons that defendant saw said Richard while engaged in the aforesaid company, but cannot state the precise length of time he served in each year. That in the Spring of the year 1780, said Richard, was appointed Captain of the last above mentioned company, in which capacity he continued till the close of the war during that time said company were the greatest part of the time engaged in guarding and defending the frontier settle- ments from the depredations of the Indians who were harassing the inhabitants then residing through the

country, and that this affiant frequently saw said Richard when in command of said company, and employed in the above said service but cannot state precisely the length of time he served, that said Richard is considered by all who know him to be a man of strict integrity and whose statements for truth and veracity can be relied upon
Sworn to & subscribed
Daniel Shoemaker
The day & year aforesaid
before me Elijah Shoemaker Judge
Lebanon County, ss
I Elijah Shoemaker a Judge of the courts in and for said County do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Daniel Shoemaker who has sworn to & subscribed the above affidavit, that he is a credible person, whose statements are entitled to full credit and belief. Nichols Dec. 8. 1834 Elijah Shoemaker Judge
Richard Shoemaker
State of New York, Lehigh County Clerk's Office ss. I certify that Elijah Shoemaker before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken, is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and also a Justice of the Peace in and for said County. And I further certify that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Judge and Justice and verily believe the signature Elijah Shoemaker subscribed at the bottom of said affidavit to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 10 th day of December AD 1834
Edward Snuggern Sec. Clk
in the absence of Wm. Luther Clk

November 8, 1937.
Mrs. C. O. Meyer 11223 South Kedzie Avenue Chicago, Illinois.
BA-J/ILL Richard Shaw-S.22986 Richard Shaw-S.40402 Samuel Shaw-O.W.W.F.#12951
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of the father of Hiram Shaw, whose name may have been Samuel or Robert, of Ohio, said to have been killed in action, whose widow, you state, married a Lamphier and lived later in Indiana with her son, Hiram Shaw.
With the information given by you, no claim for pension has been identified definitely as that of the soldier in whom you are interested. The Revolutionary War records of two soldiers with the name Richard Shaw, and the War of 1812 record of a Samuel Shaw who was killed in service are furnished you herewith, in the effort to aid you in your research. The data are found in the respective pension claims.
RICHARD SHAW-S.22986
Richard Shaw, while a resident of New London, Connecticut, enlisted in May, 1775, and served seven months as private in Captain James Chapman's company, Colonel Samuel Parsons' Connecticut regiment, during which he marched to Roxbury, Massachusetts, where he was stationed most of the time. He moved from Connecticut to the vicinity of Lower Smithfield Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, where he enlisted in May 1777, and served three years as private in Captain Lawrence Kuckle's company, Colonel Jacob Stroud's Pennsylvania regiment. He stated that in the spring of 1780, he was appointed Captain of a volunteer company and served in that capacity guarding the frontier until the close of the war, during which he was in a skirmish with the Indians in which several whites were killed.
Richard Shaw applied for pension on account of his service in

Revolutionary War, on December 13, 1834; the soldier was then a resident of Ledyard, Cayuga County, New York, aged eighty-three years; the date and place of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown. He died February 5, 1835; his only wife had died some years previously, her name and the date of their marriage not given.
The names of the children who survived Samuel Shaw, the soldier, are shown as follows: Hannah Bush; Sarah Jinks; John Shaw; Daniel Shaw; Robert Shaw; Elijah Shaw; Samuel Shaw; Isaac Shaw; Eunice Shoemaker; and Ann Gridley.
Pension certificate #33233 was issued April 12, 1854, rate $24.84 per annum, to commence March 4, 1851, Act of June 7, 1852, in behalf of nine surviving children, the son Isaac Shaw having died some time after December 18, 1852 in Cayuga County, New York. Hiram M. Shaw, the son of said Isaac, was a resident of Genoa, New York, in 1854, and received the pension in behalf of said heirs.
The soldier's son, John Shaw, was a resident of Genoa, New York, in 1855. The soldier's son, Daniel Shaw, died sometime between April 1854 and December 4, 1855.
In 1854, reference was made to Chester Gridley of Aurelius, New York, who testified regarding the death of the soldier, Richard Shaw; no relationship between him and the above noted Ann Gridley was stated.
In 1834, Daniel Shoemaker was a resident of Nicholas, Tioga County, New York, his age the same as that of the soldier, Richard Shaw. He stated that he had lived in Nicholas, New York, for at least thirty-two years, and previous to that time, he had lived in Lower Smithfield Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and had been well acquainted with Richard Shaw ever since he came there from New London, Connecticut.
SAMUEL SHAW-O.V.I.P.#12951.
Samuel Shaw, while a resident of Brown County, Ohio, enlisted July 26, 1813, served as private in Captain Nathaniel Beasley's company of Ohio militia, and as quartermaster under Major George Edwards and was killed by the Indians August 13, 1813, near Fort Norton, in Ohio; he was buried there by fellow soldiers.

Samuel Shaw was survived by his widow, Sarah ; they were married in September 1802, or March 8, 1802 (both dates are shown), in Mason County, Kentucky, or in "Adams County", at which time her name was Sarah McBride; the names of her parents are not shown, nor the date and place of her birth given.
Sarah Shaw received half pay pension at the rate of $5 per month under the Act of August 2, 1813, on account of death of her husband in service in the War of 1812, which pension was continued for five years.
Sarah Shaw applied June 21, 1853, for the pension which was due on account of service and death of her husband under the Act of February 3, 1853; she was then a resident of Brown County, Ohio, her post office, Decatur. She was aged then seventy-two years. She was allowed pension. Her pension was increased on her application executed May 7, 1870; she was living near Decatur, Ohio, where she was confined to her bed.
Sarah Shaw was allowed bounty land also on account of service of her husband, Samuel Shaw, in the War of 1812. Warrant #24870 for 160 acres of bounty land was allowed her under the Act of September 28, 1850.
In 1855, David McLaughlin and Rebecca McLaughlin, both residents of Brown County, Ohio, made affidavits in behalf of the widow's claim for bounty land. In 1870, James McCoy and Joseph Stephenson were present when the widow applied for increase of pension. One Robert Stevens of Brown County, Ohio, stated that he served with Samuel Shaw and assisted in burying him after he was killed by the Indians. No relationship between these persons and the soldier's family was stated.
If you desire information in regard to the location of the land which was granted on account of service of Samuel Shaw in the War of 1812, you should address the Commissioner, General Land Office, this city, and furnish that official the following-Bounty land warrant #24870-160 acres, Act of September 28, 1850.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

✓ 32.368 New York Rev. —
Richard Shaw Suspended let to Hon R Day January 8 th 1835
1837.

Pension Agent Washington D. C.

Resolutions
1987-N.A.P. Hist. to New C.O. May 26
22986 INVALID.
File No. 22986
1816 1817
Act: for the year 1816
Index:—Vol. 22 , Page 284
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Pension Office, March 3. 1838.
The above candidates will please state whether payment in full has been made in the matter case.
Very respectfully, R. M. Kilb No. Commissioner
(End)
3 o Auditor's Office March 4 1838.
Sir
Richard Shaw dec'd, Albany N.Y. Oct 1832, pension paid in full
Very respectfully, R. M. Kilb

STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Office of Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Harrisburg, 11th March 1855
[Faint, illegible handwritten text]

Garnet Shaw resides at The Square Cayuga Co N.Y.
There are other papers in your office on this I believe yours truly Thomas H. Greene New York

State of Connecticut Comptroller's Office Hartford Nov. 9 th 1853
I certify that on application for evidence of the service of Richard Shaw in Capt. James Chapman's Company, in 1775, I have examined the documents remaining in this Office, and find the name of Richard Shaw on a Pay Roll under the following heading, viz. "A Pay Roll of the 5 th Co. 6 th Reg t raised p r Order General Assembly, Connecticut May 1775," where the said Shaw is credited with service as a private from May 6 th to December 17 th 1775. 7 months 11 days. Said 6 th Regiment was commanded by Samuel H. Parsons as Colonel, and said 5 th Company by James Chapman as Captain.
R. J. Pinney, Comptroller By Geo. Robinson Clerk

Brief in the case of Richard Shaw Dec? Onondaga County and State of New York act June 7 1832
Claim, ("original," for increase )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Record evidence of service for 7 mo's 90 days in fact accordance with his own declaration. Under the affia- named, except the 11 days, He claims for
(If for increase.)
Has all the evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, list it.
7 months in second warrent. Hon. Gideon Hale Shaw in the case,
Name and residence of Agent Hiram Shaw Esq Genoa Onondaga Co. N.Y.
Thornton Fish Examining Clerk.

Richard Shaw dec d 1835
adm n June 7 1832
Toller Murray pr f $24.56
per annum from 4 March 1831 to 16 Feb y 1835
When he died , Pay to Daniel Shaw's executors for his benefit & that of Sarah Jinks - John Shaw - Hannah Bush & Robert Shaw - Elijah Shaw - Sam l Shaw - Minnie Shoemaker - S. Anne Gridley & surviving children .
Left to Hiram M. Shaw Esq Genoa May 28, 19

11. the Warwick
March 3, 1890.

Pension Office,
March 5, 1856.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 21 st ultimo, I have to inform you, that it appears from a Report of the Third Auditor of the Treasury that the full amount of arrears of pension due Richard Shaw at the time of his death has been paid.
Very respectfully, Your obed Servt
Geo Cummings
H. H. Bashwick Esq. Aurora, New York

June 1, 1871
Dear Sir,
Washington D.C.
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th inst. and in reply to inform you that the same has been forwarded to the proper authorities for their consideration.
I am, Sir, respectfully, Your obedient servant, J. M. [unintelligible]
J. M. [unintelligible]

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Turner Office, Dec. 22, 1855,
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 4 th inst you are informed that if the execu- tion on the estate of Richard Shaw are closed, and the money principal debt paid for the sum of said Richard has not been paid, a new receiver should be appointed to whom the proceeds of the said estate will be paid at the River Agency on the foundation of the proper accounts.
John Shaw, Esq. Genoa, Coeymans to New York

Nov. 3, 1937,
Veterans Administration Pension Bureau A. D. Heller
Dear Sir,
Have you among your pension file papers, the record of the father of Hiram Shaw, whose name may have been Samuel or Richard and who may have come from Fairfield Co. Ohio - or possibly from Circleville, Ohio - Pickaway County and was said to have been killed in action - His widow married a man by the name of Lamphier. his son being Chauncey Lamphier who lived or lives in Iowa. There was a son Freeman Shaw of Napello, Iowa and Margaret Shaw Hayes of the same place. Hiram Shaw

lived in Vermillion Co. Indiana.
I know that Mrs. Shaw, the Mother came to Vermillion County, Eugene township in 1826. — and was with her son Hiram. From my Uncle I find that she married Mr. Lamphier and evidently went to Iowa.
Thank you for all the information available
Yours respectfully
Mrs. C.O. Meyer 11223 S. Kedzie Ave. Chicago, Ill.