Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36221, for William Phillips, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Phillips, William
836221
CONTENTS

Connecticut Roll.
2049
William Phillips, Capt Hawkins
Private Mars 5 line 17/75. 1 year
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 29. of Jun 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6. of August 1818, and sent to Zephaniah Swift, Esq. Windham, Conn.
Arrearages to 4. Sept. 1818
2 mo. 6/30. $ 17. 60
{ Revolutionary claims, } { Act 18th March, 1818, }
Not entitled to a pension under the law of the 1 May 1820. Notification sent to Gov. Bull. 29. 10 July 1820. Windham Conn. Colonel William Williams

District of Connecticut, ss.
At a Special Court of Common Pleas, holden at Windham within and for the County of Windham, in said district—
ON this 27 th day of June A. D. 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for the County aforesaid, [Having the power of fine and imprisonment,]
William Phillips of Voluntown in D r County & District aged Sixtyfour years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz : That he enlisted for the term of One year — in the latter part of the year 1775 in the State of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain Hawkins in the regiment commanded by Colonel James Mitchell Varnum in the line of the State of Rhode Island on the Continental establishment : that he continued to serve in the said corps until the expiration of said term when he was discharged from the said service in Morristown in the State of New Jersey
I am now Pensioner — Applied therefor on the 29 th day of June 1818. The No of my Pension Certificate is 2,079 — I am a farmer but am lame in one hand by reason of which & other infirmities I am unable to labor but little I have a wife named Martha aged 73 years & almost helpless & a Grandson living with me aged 15 years named Harry Phillips as healthy as people generally able to support himself & a little for the support of me & no other families — I am justly in debt to sundry persons to the amount of forty dollars
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen ; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled. "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen ; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me ; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
William Phillips
Schedule of all the whole estate & income of William Phillips of Voluntown in the County of Windham & State of Connecticut owned by him on the 27 th day of June A.D. 1820 36 acres of very poor broken land a small part of which is under improvement with a small old house thereon. worth 4 dollars per acre $144.00 2 small cows $24 each $28. 1 old mare 5.00 Some swine 24.00 Voluntown June 27 th A.D. 1820 William Phillips $1. each 5 47.00 $185-

William Phillips
29
not entitled
no 79 West End
6 Aug 1818
Sworn to and declared on the 27 th day of June A. D. 1820, before the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Windham, in the district of Connecticut.
Attest.
David C. Bolles
Clerk.
I, David C. Bolles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Windham, in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration & oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opin- ion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is One hundred eighty five Dollars, and Cents . In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this 1 st day of July A. D. 1820.
David C. Bolles
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Windham County.

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., _____, 189___
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of William Phillips , a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Dec 75 13 mo. priv Hawkins Varum R.I.  
Battles engaged in, Harlem Heights New York Residence of soldier at enlistment, Town not given. Date of application for pension, June 29 1818 Residence at date of application, Winstown Conn. Age at date of application, 62 Remarks: Pen. all.
Very respectfully,
Daniel L Phillips Grisevold Conn.
Commissioner.

36 221 Rev INVALID.
File No. 36 221
William Phillips Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 322
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1893—Feb. 18,
Nist. to Daniel Phil. Griswold, Conn. F.S.

Connecticut 2079 Nov 18 1828
William Phillips, price served by from 1775
1. Sched: dated 27 June 1820
Real Estate — $144. —
Personal — 41. —
Total $185.00
Indebted $40 Restore
Sched. under Act Mar: 1823
(dated 1. May 1823)
Exhibits — $18.04
no debts
accounts for the decrease of property &c
By Sale of Real Estate to J. P. Stone, on the 20 th Dec. 1821 in consideration, debts due from Claimant to J. P. Stone
14 th Ap r 1823, 1 Cow to Harvey Phillips, for a debt due.
4 Sheep to D. Phillips, do not say for what sum — 1 horse Died — 1 Horse died in 182
Claimant aged 67 yrs. a Farmer unable to labor in consequence of disease & lameness — wife 76 yrs. "almost helpless" no children.
An authenticated copy of Dec d , within .
David C. Bolles, Esq. Brooklyn Con.
Restored under act March 1823 Commencing 1. May, 1823 & notice thereof sent to care of D. C. Bolles Brooklyn, Con: July 17 th 1823 $33.06
Sept. 1818.

I know all men by these presents that I William Phillips of Voluntown in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, Yeoman for and in Consideration of the Sum of ninety dollars to me in hand will truly paid to my free Satisfaction by Jason P Stone of West Greenwich in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island Yeoman - by these presents Do give, grant, bargain, sell convey and confirm unto him the said Jason P Stone his heirs and assigns forever one certain lot or parcel of land situate lying and being in Voluntown aforesaid containing about thirty six acres (be the same more or less) and is better and bounded as followeth. Beginning at the north west corner at a high way thence Southerly partly on land of John Hunter and Sheffield Long until it comes to then lying right the lines of James Limes thence eastwardly on said lines land until it comes to a Sassafras Tree thence northerly on land of Lanton Strait and Joseph Honsu to a new Stone, thence westerly on land of Daniel Phillips about twenty rods thence northerly on land of John Stanton & John Hunter until it comes to the high way thence westerly to the first mentioned bound
So have and to hold all the above described premises with the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining unto him the said Jason P Stone his heirs and assigns forever. And furthermore I the said William Phillips do for myself my heirs executors & administrators covenant with the said Jason P Stone his heirs and assigns that I am well seized of the premises as a good indefeas- ible estate of inheritance in fee Simple and have good right to bargain & sell the same in manner and form as is above written and that the same is free from all In- =cumbrance whatever. And furthermore I do by these pre- =sents bind myself my heirs executors & Administrators to

warrant and defend the above granted and bargained premises to him the said Jason P. Stone his heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 26 th day of December A.D. 1821.
Witnesses: Jeffrey Hazard John Stanton
William Phillips (Seal)
Given for Record Dec 29 th A.D. 1821 & Recorded by James Alexander Town Clerk
The State of Rhode Island At West Greenwich Dec. 26. A.D. 1821 Then came before me Mr. William Phillips the within signum and seal & voluntarily acknowledged the within Instrument to be his free act & deed hand and seal thereto affixed before me John Hazard justice of peace
The foregoing is a true copy of Record
Attest James Alexander Town Clerk
I David C. Bolles Clerk of the County Court within for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do certify that James Alexander Esquire by whom the foregoing certificate has been made, is Town Clerk of Town of Voluntown that the above signature of his name is in his hand writing & entitled to full faith & credit. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Publick seal of said Court at Brooklyn in said County this 21 st day of June A.D. 1823 David C. Bolles
Copy of a true copy William Phillips to Jason P. Stone

William Phillips

District of Connecticut, ss.
At an adjourned Court of Common Pleas, holden at Wadsworth within and for the County of Windham, in said district—
ON this First day of May A. D. 1823, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for the County aforesaid, [Having the power of fine and imprisonment,] William Phillips of Volantown in said County
aged sixty seven years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz: That he enlisted for the term of one year  on the in the latter part day of of the year in the year 1775 in the State of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain Hawkins in the regiment commanded by Colonel James Mather  Warram in the line of the State of Rhode Island on the Continental establishment: that he continued to serve in the said corps until the expiration of said term.
when he was discharged from the said service in Morristown
That he is a farmer by profession but disabled by lameness, infirmity and diseases so as not to be able to do any labor for his support. That he has a wife named Martha aged seventy six years and almost helpless & no other family. That he applied for a pension under the Act of Congress of 18 th March 1818 & was placed on the pension roll - No of his certificate 2079 - That he also applied for a continuance of said pension under the Act of May 8 th 1820 but was adjudged not within the provisions of that act. That since said last application he has necessarily disposed of & expended all his property contained in his Schedule except the small balance as annexed hereto.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Schedule of all the estate, necessary clothing and bedding except the owned by William Phillips of Volantown in the County of Windham State of Connecticut , on the 30 th day of April A.D. 1823
  Three pewter plates 40 cts two qt & one pint bearn 50 cts $ 0.90   one old churn 17 cts - one old pail 10 cts - one old tub 25 cts 1.52   one meat barrel 50 cts one hay 10 cts one Basket 25 cts 0.85   one old plough 40 cts - cattle hooks 1.00 - one axe 75 cts 2.25   one set har chains 75 cts, one old set the Hacking 40 cts 1.15 

   one old churn  1.00  one old pan  10 cts  one old axe  75 cts     one meat barrel  50 cts  one hay  10 cts  one Basket  25 cts  0 85    one old Plough  Yokes  50 cts  Butter  2 wags  1.00  one axe 75 — 2. 25    one set  hand chains  75 cts  one old  set the  Hackling  40 — 1. 15    one frying  pan  25 cts  one old  iron kettle  34 cts  one old pot, 50 — 1. 09    one fine  Shovel  50 cts  four  earthen plates  17 cts  four old cups & saucers 10 — 0. 77    three  knives  17 cts  one  fork  17 cts  two iron Spoons 8 cts Table 30 cts 0 55    fine  old chains  1.25  one  old looking  glass  50 — Bible 34 — 2. 09    one  testament  20  one  candlestick  5  one p st Steelyard 1.00 — 1 28    one  half bushel  34  one  rad  Lantern  20 — milk pail 30 — 0 84    one  yearling  heifer  $4. —  one  small swine  1.25 — 5 25     $18 14 3/4   
his Mark Phillips mark
That since the exhibition of my first mark Schedule the following Changes have been made in my property.
    Articles Sold Name of person to whom sold Time of Sale Am Rec d in return     36 acres of land Jason P. Stone a copy of the Deed is herewith forwarded Dec r 26 th 1821 In payment of debt justly due from me to Sarah Stone which I was obliged to pay   1 Cow Harvey Phillips April 14 th 1823 Sonders on note he holds against me   4 Sheep Daniel Phillips   1 Hog died of distemper   1 Old mare died of Old age Sometime in 1821    William his  X Miller 

Sworn to and declared on the first day of May . A. D. 182 8 before the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Windham, in the district of Connecticut.
Attest.
David C. Bliss
Clerk.
I, David C. Bliss Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Windham, in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration of debt and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is Eighteen Dollars, and 4 Cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this 31 st day of May A. D. 182 8
David C. Bliss
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Windham County.
* That I have the satisfaction of stating that the late William Phillips has since in the testamentary May, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common estate, for the sum of nine hundred and one one hundredths with the Continental State Court

W. Phillips.
11 for Zephaniah Swift, Esq. Wardham Con.
Correct
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I William Phillips of Voluntown in the County of Windham and District of Connecticut now a resident Citizen of the United States do depose, declare and say that I served seven months in the continental army at Boston - That about the last day of December 1775 being then at Winter Hill near Boston I enlisted into the continental army in the company commanded by Capt n Hawkins, and in the Regiment commanded by James M c Vannum in the Rhode Island Line for the term of one year - that I continued with the army near Boston till the evacuation of that place by the enemy when I marched with the army to New York - That I was on Long Island - and retreated from that place with the army to York Island - That I was at the battle at Harlem Heights - and retreated with General Washington thro' New Jersey - That I was in the battles at Trenton and Princeton, that on the expiration of my enlistment for the year, I enlisted for one month longer, and was discharged with the Regiment near Morristown in New Jersey about the last of January 1777, and I had no written discharge - that I know of but two persons living who were acquainted with my service, Samuel Robins, and Simon Robins - and that Simon Robins has removed to some remote part of the State of New York and I can not obtain his testimony without great expense - that I am now sixty two years of age, of feeble health, capable of but little labour - with very little property and from my reduced circumstances stand in need of the assistance of my Country for my support -
Dated at Windham the 29 th day of June, AD 1818 -
William Phillips
Sworn to before me Lebanon Supt Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut

I Samuel Robins of Plumbtown in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut do testify and say that I am well acquainted with the within named William Phillips and am knowing to his service in the continental army in the Regiment commanded by Col d James M c Farren in the Rhode Island Line in the manner that he has testified that I served as an orderly Sergeant in the same Regiment during the same period that he did for the term of one year - and now says from my personal knowledge that he served during the whole of that time that I served - and that he was in the retreat from Long Island and was at the battle at Harlem Heights - I further testify that he is a man of inferior health and possessed of very little property and has need of the assistance of his country for his support - Windham July 18 th 1818 - I am - S Robins
Sworn to before
Leapham Swift Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut
State of Connecticut ss Windham July 18 th A D 1818
Whereas it appears to my satisfaction from the foregoing declaration of William Phillips and from the above deposition of Captain Samuel Robins well known to me to be a man of respectable character and on whose testimony perfect reliance may be placed that the said William Phillips served in the revolutionary war against the common enemy for the term of one year in the Rhode Island line in the continental army in the year 1776 in the manner he has testified, and being satisfied on due enquiry that the said William Phillips is in reduced and indigent circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for his support, I do therefore certify and transmit the aforesaid testimony to the Secretary of the Department of war pursuant to the act of Congress in such case made and
Leapham Swift Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut

Griswold, Conn,
Oct. 22. 1892.
To the Hon. Commr of Pensions;
Dear Sir: Will you
please send me the record of William Phillips, a Revolutionary Soldier and Pensioner. He enlisted from Rhode Island or Connecticut, was in the war from the beginning to the end, and died in the town of Voluntown, Conn, some sixty or seventy years ago.
Yours Respectfully,
Daniel L. Phillips, Griswold, New London Co., Conn.