Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9463, for Paul Sheffield, Rhode Island

SERVICE
NUMBER
R. 9
Sheffield, Paul Hannah
R. 9463.
CONTENTS

Paul Sheffield.
Oct 1832 - N.Y.
4 Stillwater road

State of New York County of Albany
Be it known that on this day personally appeared John R. [unclear] to me known to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal of office this [unclear] day of [unclear] in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and [unclear]
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Isaac M. Duguid Isaac M. Duguid Esquire Public Justice
John McCall
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. Wayne County Clerk's Office, }
I, SAXON B. GAVITT, Clerk of the County Court in and for the County and State above mentioned, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that John McCall Esquire — whose genuine signature appears to the annexed jurat — was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid, duly elected and sworn; that all his official acts, as such, are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the aforesaid County Court is a Court of Record, having general jurisdiction, a Clerk and seal.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, (the seal of said Court and County) at Lyons, this 8th day of January 1853.
Symon Symons CLERK.

David L. Safford David L. Safford Illinois David L. Safford
I have all section of the paper in and for Wayne County

37091
Paul Sheffield die N.Y.
Act. 7 June '32

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of July 7 th 1838. Entitled an act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows - also of the acts of 3 rd March 1843. and June 17 th 1844 —
State of New York
County of Wayne ss On the 29 th day of July 1845 Personally appeared before the subscriber a true copy of the Compts in and for the County aforesaid Hannah Sheffield of Mendon in said County aged Eighty Seven Years After being duly sworn according to law doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to ob- -tain the benefits of the act of Congress of July 7 th 1838 Entitled an act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows - also of the acts of March 3 rd 1843 and of June 17 th 1844 — (That she is the Widow of Paul Sheffield who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution (That he resided in the town of Westerly County of Washin- -gton in the State of Rhode Island. That he entered the service of the United States in the Month of September 1777 Seventeen hundred and seventy seven, as this deponent has been informed and believes - and served in a Company commanded by Captain Joshua Pendleton in Col- -Joseph Noyes Regiment and served the remainder of that Year — also that he served in the same Com- -pany and Regiment the whole of the Year 1778 Sevent- -een hundred and seventy eight. - also that he contin- -ued to serve in the same Company the greater part of the Year 1779. Seventeen hundred and seventy nine commencing at the beginning of the Year and contin- -uing about Eleven Months. (That he served during the Years 1777. 1778 & 1779. as much as two Years and two Months. That he also served one Month in the Year 1780. in a a Company commanded by Capt. Oliver Davis in Col. Joseph Moxons Regiment. Said service was perform- -ed in the Month of September — (That his above described service was mostly Militia service That he was stationed most of the time at Watch Hill and at other places along the Shore of the Naragansett River — (That his said husband performed other short periods of service which this deponent cannot now describe She further declares that she was married to the said Paul Sheffield. on the first day of January 1781. Seventeen hundred and eighty one, at the town of Easton New London County and State of Connecticut That she has no record of her marriage and knows

of now: That her said husband never made an application for a pension, but was about to do so at the time of his decease - for that purpose she had obtained the depositions of Nathan Barlin Paul - Babcock and Zymans Hall all of Rhode Island - which proof together with other proof obtained in this County, is herewith submitted to establish her claim under the aforesaid acts - and also her claim to the pension due her deceased husband at his death. That her aforesaid husband Paul Sheffield died on the 24 th day of March 1837. Eighteen hundred and thirty seven. That this deponent still remains the widow of the said Paul Sheffield.
Subscribed & sworn before this 29 th day of July 1845
Mannah Sheffield
A. H. Palmer First Judge Wayne Co.
I do hereby certify that the above named Hannah Sheffield is a respectable person, that I understand her to be of the age represented by her. That on account of bodily infirmity she cannot attend the Court to make this her declaration.
A. H. Palmer First Judge Wayne Co.
Known to John F. Curtis Clerk Wayne Co. NY

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832.
State of New York
County of Wayne 3/4
Personally appears on this 29 th day of July 1845 before the subscriber a Judge of the Court in and for the County aforesaid. Hannah Sheffield of Napierian in said County aged eighty seven years - after being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following deposition. That she is the widow of Paul Sheffield late a soldier in the war of the Revolution and who died on the 24 th day of March 1837. Eighteen hundred and thirty seven - This deponent doth on her oath make the following depos Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832 - That her aforesaid husband Paul Sheffield entered the service of the United States in the month of September 1777. as she is informed and believes in a company commanded by Captain Joshua Pendleton in Col. Joseph Moyes Regiment in the State of Rhode Island. and served that year and - also that he served in the the same company and Regiment the whole of the year 1778. Seventeen hundred and seventy eight. and also for the greater part of the year 1779. Seventeen hundred and seventy nine - commencing at the beginning of said year and continuing eleven months - That he served in the year 1777. 1778 & 1779. as much a two years and two months - That he also served one month in the year 1780. under Captain Oliver Lewis in Col. Joseph Maxons Regiment. said service was performed in the month of September. That he was stationed and served most of the time at Watch hill and other places along the Naragansett Shore. This deponent in the name of her deceased husband Paul Sheffield makes the above application for the pension due to her aforesaid late husband Paul Sheffield at the day of his death on the 24 th day of March 1837. Eighteen hundred and thirty seven - She further declares that her late husband's name was not on the pension rolls of any army in this State.
Subscribed and sworn before me This 29 th day of July 1845 C. H. Palmer First Judge
Hannah Sheffield

I certify that the above named Mason Hannah - Sheffield is a Respectable Person that I am in the know of the age represented by her that an amount of Bodily infirmity she cannot attend the Court to make this her declaration
O. H. Palmer First Judge Wayne Co
State of New York
Wayne County Clerk's Office. I hereby certify that Oliver H Palmer Esquire was at the proceeding time of taking the preceding Affidavit First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, and duly authorized to take the same. And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and truly believe the signatures purporting to be his are genuine. In Witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said County, and subscribed my name this 28th day of August 1848 E. H. Palmer Dep Clerk of said County

Wayne County ss
Silas Stoddard of the town of Macedon in the County of Wayne and State of New York on Oath saith that he is seventy nine years of age, that he has been well acquainted with Paul Sheffield late of the town of Macedon and State of New York since the year seventeen hundred and eighty three - that he was present at the marriage of the said Paul Sheffield with Hannah Sheffield his present widow - That they the said Paul Sheffield and Hannah Sheffield were married at the town of Groton [now Lyndon] in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut by Rev. Park C. Lillie January first seventeen hundred and eighty nine - That the said Paul Sheffield was born as he has learned and believes in the year seventeen hundred and sixty one - That he has been well acquainted with the above named Hannah Sheffield from childhood - that he has always understood the age of the said Hannah Sheffield to be about one year more than his own - That the above named Paul Sheffield died at Macedon in the County of Wayne and State of New York on the twenty fourth day of March eighteen hundred and thirty seven - and that the above named Hannah Sheffield has remained his widow ever since his death
Silas Stoddard
State of New York
Wayne County ss: Macedon October 2 nd 1838 - Personally appeared before me the above named Silas Stoddard who gave and subscribed before me the preceding Deposition and was by me duly sworn thereto according to Law - I also further certify that the said Silas Stoddard is personally well known to me that he is a person of veracity and that his said Deposition is entitled to credit.
Isaac Durfee Justice of the peace

Wayne County, Pa
Bathsheba Stoddard of Macedon in the County of Wayne and State of New York, on Oath saith that she is eighty years of age that she is the sister of Paul Sheffield late of Macedon deceased, and formerly of Westerly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island - That she well remembers that the said Paul Sheffield served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war from the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven to the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine in Capt. Joshua Penhallow's Company and Col. Joseph Soyars Regiment of Militia and that he was stationed at Watch Hill in said Westerly and other places along the Narragansett shore in said County of Washington and State of Rhode Island - to guard the persons and property of the inhabitants from the depredations of the enemy and to protect the rebels and their lading which were driven on shore by them - That the said Bathsheba Stoddard resided with her father George Sheffield whose farm joined the Narragansett shore near Watch Hill where she continued to reside with him during the revolutionary war - That from the locality of her residence with her father she was well acquainted with the movements of the enemy as well as our own troops employed in guarding the Narragansett coast - That during the above mentioned years from 1777 to 1779 the enemies ships were constantly cruising or lying at anchor along the above mentioned Narragansett coast - requiring guards on duty to protect the persons and property of the inhabitants - That the duties of the said Paul Sheffield as well as others on the above mentioned service were peculiarly arduous from the unceasing vigilance required not only in protecting the persons and property of the inhabitants by day but in resisting the attempts of the enemy to carry off the stock and other property of the inhabitants by night - That the said Bathsheba Stoddard remembers the reported names of several of the enemies ships stationed on the above named coast viz: The Renown of 50 Guns Capt. Dawson Greyhound of 40 Guns a ship also of 28 Guns name not recollected - That the said Bathsheba Stoddard - That the said Bathsheba Stoddard with a large number of other females were in full view of an unsuccessful

attempt of the enemy to burn a vessel (driven on shore by them near Watch-hill) laden with provisions belonging to a Capt- Shaw of New- London Connecticut - under cover of the guns of the Renown - boat had been sent by the enemy and the vessel above mentioned set on fire and the fire extinguished by the soldiers on duty on shore - Three times successively notwithstanding the exposure of those on shore to a tremendous discharge from the broadside of the Renown - and the vessel saved - That the said Paul Shepard was actively engaged in the defence of the above mentioned vessel. That attempts of the enemy to burn or get off vessels driven on shore by them were frequent on the Narragansett Coast during the above mentioned years. but it is not within the re- collection of this deponent that the enemy ever succeeded in burning or getting off a vessel thus driven on shore by them on the above mentioned coast -
The said Bathsheba Stoddard saith also that she well remembers that the said Paul Shepard performed a tour of duty of one month in the year 1781 - in Capt. Oliver Lewis Company in Col. Joseph Maw's Regiment and was stationed at four corners of the ten rod road so called near the village of Wickford in the said County of Washington and State of Rhode Island -
That the said Paul Shepard as she has understood from her parents was born at Westerly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island in the year Seventeen hundred and sixty one September Second.
Bathsheba Stoddard State of New York
Wayne County ss Macedon September 18 th 1838 Personally appeared the above named Bathsheba Stoddard who gave and subscribed before me the preceding Deposition and was by me duly sworn there to according to Law - I also further certify that the said Bathsheba Stoddard is personally well known to me that she is a person of veracity and that her said Deposition is entitled to credit, • Isaac Dyer Justice of the Peace

Wayne County ss
Wealthy Billings of the town of Macedon in the County of Wayne and State of New York do hereby certify that she is seventy years of age lacking the month and day that she is the sister of Hannah Sheffield (widow of Paul Sheffield late of the town of Macedon and State aforesaid deceased) That she was present at the marriage of the said Paul Sheffield and Hannah Sheffield. That they the said Paul Sheffield and Hannah Sheffield were married at the town of Groton (nowadays) in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut by Rev. Park C. Lillie January first One thousand seven hundred and eighty nine [1789] That the said Paul Sheffield as she learned at the time of his marriage was born September second one thousand seven hundred and sixty one [1761] and since that time she has always understood his age to correspond to that date of his birth. That the said Hannah Sheffield widow of the said Paul Sheffield deceased was born March eleventh one thousand seven hundred and fifty eight. That the date of her birth was so entered on the family record the possessor of such record is now to this deponent unknown. That the above mentioned Paul Sheffield died at his dwelling in the town of Macedon and State aforesaid on the twenty fourth day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven [1837] And that the above named Hannah Sheffield has not been married since the death of her late husband Paul Sheffield but has remained his widow ever since his death.
Wealthy Billings
State of New York
Wayne County ss. Macedon September 24 th 1838
Personally appeared the above named Wealthy Billings who gave and subscribed before me the preceding Deposition and was by me duly sworn thereto according to Law. I also further certify that the said Wealthy Billings is

personally well known to me that she is a person of veracity and that her said Deposition is entitled to credit
Isaac Durfee Justice of the Peace
State of New York County of Wayne ss I William Foster Clerk of the County Courts of said County do Certify that Isaac Durfee before whom the several depositions of Mitty Billings, Bathsheba Stoddard, and Silas Stoddard above set forth, were sworn, was at the dates thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned & qualified and that his signatures to the three several Certificates above written are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 2 nd day of October AD 1838
William Foster Clerk

Lyman Hall of Westerly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island on Oath saith that he is seventy four years of age, that from his Infancy he has been well acquainted with Paul Sheffield, formerly of said Westerly but now residing in the County of Wayne and State of New York, and well remembers that said Sheffield served as a Soldier in the Revolutionary war, in the Company of Col. Joshua Pendleton and Col. Joseph Sayer's Regiment of Militia, at various places from Watch Hill eastward on the Narraganset Shore in the years 1777, 1778 and guarding the persons and property of the Inhabitants from the depredations of the Enemy, this Deponent having served at the same time and in the same Regiment with said Sheffield. —
Lyman Hall
State of Rhode Island Washington ss. Westerlo June 9 th 1835.
Wednesday June 9 th 1855. Personally appeared the the above named Deponent, Lyman Hall, who gave me subscribed before me the preceding Deposition, and was by me duly sworn to the truth according to Law. I also further certify that the said Lyman Hall is personally well known to me that he is a person of veracity, and that his said Deposition is entitled to credit.
Paul B. Beach for justice of the peace

Paul Babcock of Westerly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island or Bath with, that he is seventy five years of age, and he is well acquainted with Paul Sheffield late of said Westerly but now residing in the State of New York, and has been so acquainted from his childhood, and that he is well knowing to the said Sheffield's serving in the Revolutionary War as a Soldier in the Company of Capt Joshua Punditson in Col Joseph Morris Regiment in the year 1777 to the year 1779 and was stationed at Watch Hill in the said Westerly and at other places on the Narragansett Bay State of Rhode Island County of Washington, to guard the persons and property of the Inhabitants from the depredations of the Enemy, and to protect the Vessels and Creeks that were driven in said Shore by the Enemy during the greater part of which time this Deponent was in the same Regiment, and this Deponent further saith that in September 1780 he served one Month in Capt Oliver Lewis Company and Col Jesse Morris Regiment, at the four corners of the Road so called, near the Village of Watchfield, after which term of duty they were discharged and returned to Westerly. —
Paul Babcock.
State of Rhode Island Washington ss. Westerly June 9 th 1835
Personally appeared Paul Babcock who gave and subscribed the foregoing Deposition and to me, was by me duly sworn to the truth according to Law, and I further certify that the said Paul Babcock is personally known to me, that he is a person of veracity and that his said Deposition is entitled to credit.
Paul Babcock for Justice of the Peace

Nathan Barber of the County of Washington State of Rhode Island do hereby with the oaths of the years of age, that for many past he has been well acquainted with Paul Sheffield, formerly of said County but now residing in the County of Ulster and State of New York, that in the year 1780 said Sheffield was a soldier in the Company of Capt. Joshua Pendleton in Col Joseph Rogers Regiment for a length of time, but the precise length of time said Sheffield served in said Pendleton's Company this Deponent does not now recollect. This Deponent further saith that in the month of September 1780 this Deponent and the said Paul Sheffield performed a tour of duty in Capt Oliver Lewis Company in Col Jesse Mason's Regiment and were stationed at the four corners of the ten rod Road so called, near the Village of Wickford in said County of Washington for one month and after said term of service expired said Sheffield returned in company with this Deponent to said Wickford and further this Deponent saith not.
his Nathan X Barber mark
State of Rhode Island, Washington ss. Westerly June 9 th 1835
Deponent Nathan Barber. Personally appeared the above named Nathan Barber, who gave and subscribed before me the preceding Deposition, and was by me duly sworn thereto according to Law. I also further certify that the said Nathan Barber is personally well known to me that he is a person of veracity and that his Deposition is entitled to credit.
Paul Babcock Jr Justice of the Peace

3/4/91
Paul Sheffield Esq.
N.Y.
At. Y. June '32
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Washington County, sc.
I Asa Potter Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Washington and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Paul Babcock in was, at the time of signing the within certificate, a Justice of the Peace in the Town of Westerly in the County aforesaid, was appointed by the General Assembly and commissioned by the Governor of this State bearing date the fourteenth day of May A.D. 1833 and was fully authorized to act in his said capacity and that his signature to the within certificate regarding Esther Barber, Lyman Hull and Paul Babcock are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at South Kingstown on this ninth day of December in the year 1830.
Asa Potter Clk.

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
7463.
P. O.
Paul Sheffield
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

37.091 Paul Sheffield, dec. New York
Oct. 6 A.M. (only Sept 26 '45) Oct 6 same Oct. 1 '47 C.M. Bennett Aug 23/53
copy of June 1859

47 Sept 16 Sep 28 Harvard My 1/2 Harvard Sheffield Am of Paul
free
Hon. J. S. Edwards Comm. of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Horn Mayne 6 th NY Sept 16-1847
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Sir
Permit me to call Your attention to the claim of Hannah Sheffield, of New York, Widow of Paul Sheffield, who served in Rhode Island — The last Report in this case was made to me, I think in Sept 1845. That Report being mislaid, I cannot refer to it definitely — it is sufficient to know that the service of Sheffield is not deemed sufficiently proven —
May I ask You to review this case — The Secretary of Rhode Island states that there are no Rolls or documents in his office, by which the names or service of the Privates can be ascertained — but certifies that the officers under whom Sheffield claims to have served were in service during the time Sheffield claims to have served — I would next refer You to the affidavits of Nathan Barker — Paul Babcock & Syman Hull — who testify that they served with Paul Sheffield in Capt Joshua Pendleton's company, for which service I believe the said witnesses are, or have been enjoying Pensions — If it appears (as probably was the fact) — that Sheffield's service was Minute service — Then I ask You to allow, as in other similar cases, one half

of the time that seems to be proven by a fair just and liberal construction of the proof already submitted
Yours very Respectfully John H. Curtis

Washington City
June 8 th 1853
Dear S r P. Waldo
Comm r of Pensions
Sir
I have the honor to enclose herewith a power of attorney executed by the heirs of Paul Sheffield dec d of the state of New York, whose claim under act of July 1 st 1832 has been suspended
I hope to be enabled to file additional evidence in the case sufficient to establish the claim before it comes up for examination
Very Respectfully
Your Obedt Servt
C. W. Bennett

Sept. 6. 1845
Thomson Hill Aug 29th
Added for care original -
Naumel Sheffield
10 1 60 3/4
Rev. H. S. Adams
Count of Previous
Washington
Oct 21. 45

Concord Aug 29 th 1845
Sir, The proof in the enclosed case of Hannah Sheffield relating to her Husband's Annuity obtained from Rhode Island in 1835 - was procured by her Husband Paul Sheffield, with a view to establish his own claim to a Pension, but died before making an application. His Widow made an application in 1838. The papers were returned to her informing her at the same time that she had declined under the Young Act. The Widow now declares under Act of 32 for the Annuity due her husband at his death. Also under Act of 38 for the Widow's Pension. Supposed, by the proof of Service obtained in 35 by her husband. Also proof obtained in 38 when the Widow made her former Declaration together with the Certificate of the Secretary of the State of Rhode Island - which, if it may be allowed the Judge, will fully establish the claim.
Very Respectfully Yours &c
John Burles
Hon. J. L. Edwards Comm. of Pensions Washington

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Secretary's Office July 24. 1845
I Henry Bowen, Secretary of said State and Keeper of the Records and the Seal thereof.
Do certify, that at the session of the General Assembly of said State in May seventeen hundred seventy seven, (1777) Joseph Noyes was elected Colonel of the First Regiment of Militia in Kings County and so continued until May 1779. That in May 1779. Jesse Masson was elected Lieut. Col. of said Regiment, and so continued until May 1780. when he was elected Lieut. Col. Commandant thereof.
That in May 1777. Joshua Pendleton was elected Captain of the First Company of Militia in the Town of Westerly in said County, and so continued until July 1780. when Oliver Lewis was elected Captain thereof: as appears of record.
I further certify, that there are no Rolls or documents by which the services of Privates in the Militia can be ascertained.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State at Providence, the day and year first above written.
Henry Bowen.