Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8066, for William Peck, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn
Peck, William Mary
W. 8066
CONTENTS

20.597 New York
William Peck
of Schenectady in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Moir of the Regt. commanded by Col. Millis in the Comp. line for 6 M. 14 D.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 21 Dollars 54 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Sep. 1833 and due to J. B. Grindell N. York
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '33 $ 54.83 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 M. '34 10.77
$65.62
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Book E.
Vol. 4, Page 72.
G. C. Stiles
Clerk,
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 March 1837 to 17 April 1837 the day of his death Age 60 -died 7 Aug 1839
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 Sep 1839 to 18 Jan 1840 the day of his death Age 60 -died 20 Oct 1840

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of William Peck Chenango County 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.     Draft May 1779 about 0 4 private Capt C. May {Marched to West Point 69 years New Haven traditionary, witnesses.   Draft June 1779 - 3 - private Capt Bryan Col Willis no battle {Marched to New London Connecticut certified Credible Clergyman. See living Witnesses papers not properly attached.   Vol - July 1780 no time stated private - - New Haven   Vol - June 1781 - 3 - private Capt Warner no Battle {Station at New Haven  
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) 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.

William Peck's Passion Papers
18208
Quest Passion Papers if allowed to
P.B. Rundle Mormon
Chenango N.Y.
P.B. Rundle Mormon Chenango N.Y.
P.B. Rundle W.H. Grafton

State of New York Chenango County ss
On this ninth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Honorable John Tracy Nathan Tappan Hezekiah Reed Charles York Levi Bigelow Esquire Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Chenango being a court of record in and for said County now sitting. William Peck a resident of Norwich in the said County of Chenango in said State aged Sixty nine (69) 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. 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated viz
That sometime in the month of May 1819. he was drafted at New Haven Conn. for one month into a company commanded by Captain Caleb Meix Lieutenant John Warner. The name of the second Lieutenant does not recollect but thinks his name was Funderston does not know the names of any of the regimental officers as the first company to which he belonged never joined any regiment. passed muster immediately same day marched with his company for West Point to join Arnold but when they arrived at North Stratford in the State of Connecticut they received orders to march back was then marched back to New Haven and was there discharged by the Captain verbally. was in actual service about a week Alexander Bradley Hezekiah Bradley Abel Tuttle and Samuel Meix privates were also in the same company with him and marched with him to North Stratford & returned to New Haven & were discharged at the same time with him
The above time in the month of June 1819 shortly after his above mentioned term of service he was drafted at New Haven Conn for three months into a company commanded by Captain Ichial Bryan

is lieutenant or ensign. The name of the Ensign does not recollect. The regiment to which his company was attached and beleaguered was under the command of Colonel Willis and one Benjamin Peay served as adjutant a part of the time. but he belonged to another regiment and a part of the time one Benjamin Willhouse. does not recollect the names of any other of the regimental officers. does not know who was General - That immediately after being drafted he passed muster and in the course of a day or two he marched with his company to New London the place of rendezvous and he remained there during the three months for which he was drafted keeping guard. at the end of the three months he was discharged verbally by the Captain. - was engaged in no battle or skirmish during this term of service. Sergeant Shepard Corporal Pardy Privates Benjamin Merchant Benajah McAlloy William Hitchcock Samuel Painter Samuel McAlloy Heiram Bercher served in the same company with him.
In the year 1779 1780 on the 5 th day of July at the time the English forces took New Haven he turned out and was engaged in the battle he turned out as a minute man without being attached to any particular company.
That sometime in the month of June 1781. The precise time of the month he does not recollect he entered into a company at New Haven as a substitute for one Ezra D. Munson. went for the three months. The company was commanded by one John Warner Captain does not recollect the names of either the Lieutenant or Ensign - does not recollect the names of any of the regimental officers. - That he immediately passed muster at New Haven, and was then immediately stationed at New Haven to do duty. That he served the three months at that place keeping guard at the end of the three months was discharged verbally by the Captain.

was engaged in no skirmish or battle during this term of service. Abel Tuttle Samuel Torner Samuel Moix Patrick O'Leary and Thomas O'Donnell served in the same company with him and he further states that all these services were performed in the Revolutionary war.
And that he has no documentary evidence of these his services during the revolutionary war, and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure to testify to his services.
In answer to the interrogatories required by the war department to be put to applicants for pensions he answers as follows
1st
He was born at New Haven Connecticut on the first day of February 1763
2 d
He has no record of his age - his age was put down in his father's bible. At the leaf on which the record was has been lost, and he he has now the bible
3 rd
He remained at New Haven until the year 1786 and then moved to Marlborough Berkshire County Massachusetts and there remained about a year and then moved to Amenia Dutchess County New York and remained there until the year 1813 in February and then moved to Norwich Chenango County New York where he now resides
4 th
He was drafted twice and once was a substitute for Small Hanson

5 th Never saw any other regimental officers except those mentioned in his declaration & the general circumstances of his service are as stated in his declaration
6 th He never received a written discharge was always discharged verbally by his officers as stated in his declaration
7 th He gives the name of Elder Robert Adams of Oxford late of the town of Norwich, Jarvis K Pike Clerk of the County of Chenango. Edmund G Terboe of the town of Norwich Farmer Abraham Terboe of the same place Farmer Obediah German of the same place late Judge. Joel Thompson of Sherburne Late Judge, and Alfred Purdy of the town of Norwich Merchant as men residing in his neighborhood or have lately resided in his neighborhood who can testify to his character for truth and veracity
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
This day and year aforesaid
William Beck
J. K. Pike Clk B. F. Breyford Witness
We Robert Adams a Clergyman of the Baptist Church of Oxford late of Norwich County of Chenango and Elias Kinney of Norwich County of Chenango hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Beck who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration: that we believe him to be sixty nine years and upwards of age that he is reputed and beloved in the neighborhood

Where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion and that we have never heard any doubts expressed by any person as his having been such soldier Given to and subscribed The day & year aforesaid Robert Adams J. K. Pikes Clerk Elias H. Hinne
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 Robert Adams is a clergyman of the Baptist Church residing at Byford Chenango County lately a resident of the town of Warwick County of Chenango who has signed the preceding certificate and that Elias Hinny who has also signed the same is a resident of the town of Warwick County of Chenango and is a credible person and their statement is entitled to credit
Her d Read Charles York Nathan Taylor Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Chenango County New York

State of New York
Chenango County ss, I David K Pike Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Chenango do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Peck for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this ninth day of October 1832
P. B. Prindle Dep Clerk
William Peck's Pension Papers
18286
Robert P. Carlton Esq.
if allowed to
P. B. Prindle
Morris ch
Chenango N.Y.
P. B. Prindle Morris ch Chenango N.Y.

No 7380 Mary Petr Diam of William N.Y.
act 7 July 1838
M 84 0 40
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State of New York Sixth Judicial Circuit.
On this 22 nd day of September A.D. 1840 personally appeared before the Court of Oyer & terminer in and for Chenango County, Mary Peck a resident of the town of Norwich in said county, aged seventy five years and upwards who being first duly sworn according to law, deposes and says, makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the Act of Congress of July 7, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."
That she is the widow of William Peck late of said town, who was a private of the Revolutionary Army on the New York roll and who received for his services a pension of $21.54 per annum under a pension Certificate from the War Department dated September 23 rd 1833, and numbered 20.597.
She further declares that she was married to the said William Peck on the twentieth day of August, one thousand seven hundred and eighty four in Cheshire, Connecticut, by the Rev. John Doolittle, Pastor of the Congregational Church in that place. Her maiden name was Mary Haden: that her husband the aforesaid William Peck died on the eight teenth (18 th ) day of January A.D. 1840, at the town of Norwich aforesaid: that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four viz: at the time above stated — Mary Peck
Sworn and subscribed, on

the day and year above written before me, in open court
A Plu Ay Clerk of the Court of Dyer and Terminer of Chenango Co
State of New York
Chenango County ss: Elias Hinne of Norwich in said county aged 76 years being duly sworn, says that he is personally acquainted with Mary Peck above named and has been so acquainted for a great many years, having resided in the same neighborhood with her and her late husband William Peck whom he also well knew: that the said William Peck died in said town of Norwich on the 18 th day of January A.D. 1840. leaving as to his widow the above Mary Peck who has never been married to any person since. The said William Peck for sev- eral years prior to his death received a small pen- sion from the Government, and further saith not Subscribed and sworn to in open court the day & year above written, before me
Elias Hinne
A Plu Ay Clerk of the Court of Dyer and Terminer of Chenango Co.
We the Judges of the Court of Dyer and Terminer in and for Chenango County, do certify that from the examination of the said Mary Peck in open court and the proceedings thereon, that she is the widow of William Peck a private as above in the Rev.

= stationery army, who died at the time above stated. that she was married to him at the date above specified and sworn to, and that she is the same person named and described in the annexed certifi- cate of Crastus Colton Paston of the Congregational Church at Cheshire, Connecticut, dated June 27. 1840. and that Elias Kenne above named is a credible and very Judge intelligent man Robt. Alphonse Orde of the  Levi Bigelow Court of  Joshua Dumb of the  Solomon Connigan Van Agent Ter-  miner.
State of New York p. I Alfred Punde Clerk of said Court do certify the above to be the original proceedings in said Court in the matter of the Application of the widow Mary Peck for a pension under the Act of July 7. 1838.
Witness my hand and the Seal of said Court this 22 nd day of September A.D. 1840 A Punde Clerk

Jan 28
Free
John Wright, P.M. North Norwich Chenango Co. New York.

Connecticut
New Haven County
October 27. 1840.
I find on the Congregational Church Records, kept at the time by the Rev. John Foot, Pastor the marriage of the following persons, thus:
"Seventeen hundred and eighty four, August William Peck, the Twentieth Mary Waden," or as written in = correctly, Heaton. The communication from the State of New York, North Norwich Chenango Co. has the date, and every thing touching the case in exact accord- =ance with the Record, except that it has the name of the woman, as above Waden.
This inaccuracy of record, having or possibly letter, being understood, I hereby certify, that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair, legible figures, as follows: 1784
august 20
Wm. Peck, Mary Heaton
The foregoing, I, Pastor of the Congl. Chh. in the above named town, county, State, Depose and Say, Ezra Stiles Colton.

Sworn and subscribed this 27 th day of June 1840
Before me
Silas Hitchcock Judge of Probate for the District of Cheshire -
And I also certify that Rev. Brainerd Cotton is the Pastor of the Congregational Church in Cheshire, New Haven County Connecticut, and that his signature to the foregoing deposition is genuine.
Attest Silas Hitchcock Judge of Probate for the District of Cheshire -
State of Connecticut New Haven County } pp. Cheshire June 27 th 1840

Mary Peck.
Declaration under July 7. 1838—
The original pension certificate of the husband of the ap- plicant, is sent to the Pension Agency, Albany to draw arrearage from Sept. 4. 1839 to the date of his death—
Address
P. B. Peck Norwich Chemung N.Y.
No 7380 Mary Peck Draw of William N.Y.
act 7 July 1838
m 84 0 40

June 23, 1936
William Peck-R.8066 BA-J/AWF
Lou Ella E. Gridley Mount Upton, Box 5 New York
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Samuel Prenz-tiss and William Peck, both pensioners from Chenango County, New York.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is not possible to comply in full with each request for Revolutionary War data.
The record of William Peck is furnished herein as found in pension claim, R. 8066, based upon his service in the War of the Revolution.
William Peck was born February 1, 1763 at New Haven, Connecticut. The names of his parents were not stated.
While residing in said New Haven, he served in May, 1779, one week as private in Captain Caleb Mix's company. He enlisted sometime in June, 1779, served three months as private in Captain Jehiel Bryan's company, Colonel Willis' Connecticut regiment; he was in the battle of New Haven. He enlisted sometime in June, 1781, served three months in Captain John Warner's company, Colonel Hezekiah Sabin's Connecticut regiment.
He continued to live in New Haven until the year 1786, then moved to Marlborough, Berkshire County,

Massachusetts, where he lived about one year and moved to Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, and in February, 1813, moved to Norwich, Chenango County, New York.
The soldier, William Peck, was allowed pension on his application executed, October 9, 1832, then a resident of Norwich, New York. He died there January 18, 1840.
William Peck married, August 20, 1784 in Cheshire, Connecticut, Mary Haden or Heaton. In 1840 she was aged seventy-five years and living in Norwich, Connecticut.
There is no reference to children.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Amended declaration
State of New York
Chenango County: Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Chenango Mr. William Beck of the town of Norwich in said County, to me known to be being duly sworn according to law deposes and says 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 viz:
7 days For seven days, I served as a private in the Company of Captain Ellis, on my first draft, as I have stated in my declaration more fully. 3 months. For three months I served as a private in the Company of Captain Bryan under Colonel Willis under my second draft as I have more fully stated in the body of my declaration. 7 days For 7 days I served as a private on the occasion of my turning out when the British took New Haven — 3 months. For three months I served as a private in the Company of Captain Warner (and as he now thinks, but will not be positive) and Colonel Mersereau's Salis of New Haven —
And for each and every of the above periods of service, making in all six months and fourteen days, I claim a pension. He further swears that each and all of the above service was in the Connecticut line of State troops or Militia and that during each of the above terms of service he served in an embodied Corps of Militia called into service by the Authorities of the State of Connecticut as unless and except the period of the 7 days he was out at the time of the battle of New Haven — He thinks in that case he was not called out by the State authority] He further states

that during the above service and all and each of it, he was engaged exclusively in the Military Service and that he was not at any part of it engaged in any civil occupation or pursuit -
He says he cannot now remember any more particularly than he has stated in his declaration the names of his General and field officers - His memory has been broken and impaired by much sickness and misfortune during many years last past - and he has been blind for nineteen years past - He is also in very indigent circumstances and extremely poor - His poverty has prevented him from going down to the Eastern and searching for witnesses who may be living perhaps - but he has made enquiry and cannot learn that there is living any person whose testimony he can produce to his services - He relies upon his own statement and declaration and upon the uniform reputation he has always and does now sustain of having been a revolutionary soldier.
His
Subscribed and sworn to this 28th. May 1833 before William mark + Peck
Sylvanus Waters - Justice of the Peace
State of New York County of Chenango ss: I Aaron H. Peck Clerk of said County certify that Sylvanus Waters, before whom the preceding affidavit appears to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and will believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his genuine handwriting and signature
Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 4th June 1833
P.B. Middle Clerk

Woon Peck! application.
refused.

Pension Office October 8. 1840
Sir,
The papers of M rs Mary Peck, widow of William Peck, have been examined and filed. The claimant, it appears, was not a widow at the time the act passed, viz. the 7 th July 1838; her claim is not therefore provided for by the act, and is consequently rejected.
I am respectfully Your Ob dt . Servt.
J L Edwards
P. B. Prindle, Esq. Norwich N. York

Deed under July 7. 1838
No 7380 N.Y.
Oct 6. 1840
July 7. 1838
Mary Peck,
J

Sturges, Obernauer & Co - N.Y. Sept. 30, 1845-
Sir, I enclose the declaration of Mary Peck, for a pension under the act of July 7. 1838-
Respectfully Yr. Servt P.B. F.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 15 th 1840.
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," The widow of William Peck, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Twenty one Dollars and 54 Cents per annum, under the law of the 4 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of Sept. 1839, to the 18 th January 1840, the day of his death.
Respectfully yours,
Wilson B. Passig
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Co., N.Y. - also any family data.
Yours Truly
Lou Ella E. Griddley
Mt. Upton, N.Y. Box 5

Boys Mt. Upton, N.Y. March 28, 1936
Veterans Administration Washington, D.C.
98"
Dear Sir:
Please send the Revolutionary War service of Samuel Trentess and William Peck both Connecticut men who received pension in Chicago.

No 7380
Mary Peck
NY To the Hon. S. M. Ponder Esq. 27th 1845.
80 6 3/4
Test 7 May 1840

X N. York Mary Peck let. to P. B. Pindle 8. Oct. 1840
Rejected
Act July 1838 Act July 1840

1899 Aug 14. Hon C F Manders... Coach Prior not identified 1936-June 23 Link to Doc Ella E. Bridgman
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
8066
P. O. Mary Beck Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18