Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35,606, for David Raymond, Connecticut

SERVICE
Conn.
Raymond, David
NUMBER
S. 35,606
CONTENTS

(4.321)
Connecticut Roll -
✓ David Raymond Capt. Mills, Private
Connecticut line 34 In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 th of April 1818 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th of Nov r 1818, and sent to Pierpont Edwards Esq r Judge Bridgeport -
  Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818  4m th . 24  38:40     30     Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th March 1819   48:     $ 86:40  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
✓ Fairfield -

Identification and color of the bird Cuckoo Shrike - Lanius ludovicianus
1891

David Raymond A.331 16 Jan 1880
4.
Raymond, David Conn. S 35606
Raymond, David Conn S 35606

District and State of Connecticut Fairfield County Be it remembered that in the County Court held in and for the County of Fairfield in the State and District aforesaid the same being a Court of Record and having a Seal under the Authority of said State on the 23 rd day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court David Ray aged eighty one years Resident in the town of Fairfield and County aforesaid in said State and being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows viz - For three years in Charles Meebles Regiment under Capt John Mills in the Connecticut line on the Continental Establishment. Reference made particularly being had to his original declaration dated the 11 th day of April 1818 and transmitted to the Secretary of the War department and his original discharge sent therewith - in consequence of which he was entered on the list of Pensioners and received a pension Certificate No. 4.321 and I do further solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 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 to diminish it as to being 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 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any Person in trust 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
one old House with one Room Standing on the highway right Roads of sand - one weavers loom - one Pig - one old spinning wheel, and one old meat Barrel - one cast iron potage pot, one iron Tea Kettle, Tea cups & saucers, one old tea Pot, one old Trammel - shovel & fork, one warming pan - one iron Spider - one old table.
David Raymond
And I do further declare that my occupation is that of a Weaver but I am so far advanced in life that I am unable to do much for my support - my Family consists of myself and my Wife Sarah Raymond aged Eighty two years who is also very feeble and is no way able to contribute to the support of the Family
All which is subscribed by me the day and year aforesaid
David Raymond
I sworn to and declared in Court aforesaid - Whereupon the Court, on satisfactory proof exhibited in Court, of opinion that the total amount in value of the property contained in the aforesaid Schedule, is nineteen Dollars & 85 Cents and doth order these proceedings to be entered in the records of said Court.
Attest David Burr Clerk
14. C. 4. 21
Raymond, David Conn S 35606

State of Connecticut, ss.
I DAVID BURR, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Fairfield, in the said State, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and 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 of David Raymond 40 nineteen Dollars eighty five cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Fairfield, this 25 th day of July 1820.
David Burr
Clerk of the County Court for said County of Fairfield.
District and State of Connecticut, ss. Fairfield July 25 1820.
I ROBERT FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge of the County Court for the County of Fairfield, in said State, do certify that DAVID BURR, Esq. is the Clerk of said Court, duly appointed and sworn; and that the said Court is a Court of record, made so by the statute laws of said State; that it proceeds according to the course of the common law, has a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, with the power of fine and imprisonment, and keeps a record of its proceedings.
Robert Fairchild
Chief Judge of the County Court for the County of Fairfield.

Thompson Davis
The
Honorable John C. Calhoun, Secretary of the Department of War
Washington

David Raymond, private, Connecticut line, 11. April, 1818.
Admitted on Coun. roll
Pierpont Edwards, Esq; Judge, Bridgeport, Fairfield co: Connecticut.
Rec'd 27. May, 1818.

(District of Connecticut ss)
On this 18 th day of April A D 1818 David Raymond of Fairfield in said District under oath declares before Pierpont Owens District Judge of the United States for the Dis- trict of Connecticut in which District the Declarant now resides and since the end of the war of the Revolution hath resided that in the month of January in the year seven teen hundred & seventy seven he enlisted into the service of the United States as a private in Captain John Mills company Colonel Charles Webb's Regiment in the Connecticut Line on the Continental establishment of the armies of the United States in the war of the Revolution for the term of three years which term the Declarant faithfully served the United States as a soldier in her armies against the common enemy in said war and on the 20 th day of April A D 1780 received a discharge from said service signed by J. Mott Colonel command of Brigade which discharge the Declarant now exhibits to said Judge
And the Declarant further maketh oath that he now is and ever since the declaration of Independence hath been a resident citizen of the United States and that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for his support
District of Connecticut ss April 18 th 1818 The aforesaid David Raymond came before me & in my presence subscribed the aforesaid declaration & made oath that the same is true Richard L. Hezekiah —
District Judge of said District

District of Connecticut.
On the 11 th day of April I was before Hon. John Edwards District Judge of the United States for the District of Connecticut same day sworn. Say on a respectable citizen of the town of Farmington in said District who being duly sworn doth depose & say that he really knows the affiant & declarant said May read and that he is now and ever since the declaration of Independence has been a resident citizen of the United States and that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for his support
Supervisor Taylor
April 17. D 1818. before you
General Edwards -
District Judge of the District of Connecticut -

I Richard Edwards District Judge of the District of Columbia do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that David Raymond who made & subscribed the declaration contained in the annexed schedule did serve in the Revolutionary war against the common Enemy as stated in his said declaration & I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me in his case to the Secretary of the department of war pursuant to an Act of Congress in such case made & provided said proceedings & testimony are contained in the annexed schedule
May 20 th 1818
Richard Edwards

35606 Ruy INVALID.
File No. 35606
Daria Raymond Bi Her 200
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 334
[Arrangement of 1870.]