Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10873, for Samuel Pease, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Pease, Samuel Lydia
W. 10873
CONTENTS

N o . 11,190
Pennsylvania
Samuel Pease
of Luzerne Co. in the State of Penn a , who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Williams of the Reg t commanded by Col. Breon in the Connecticut Troops time for 10 months Private $33.33
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of April 1833 and sent to Pensioner Wilkesbarre P. a
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 66.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 st Sept. 1833 16.66
$83.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book H Vol. 5 Page 45

Reported 1879 - Oct - 9 - Let to Daniel Pease Jr - with information
Phil. 479.
Pennsylvania
Lydia Pease widow of Samuel Pease who was a Private in the Revolution Conn.
Warrant dated 28th Feb. 1846
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 28th day of March, 1846.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of April, 1848 and sent to
Wm. C. Fuller Nes. of Rev.
[Act of JUNE 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book a Vol. 2. Page 114.

457.
Application for Pension, by,
Lydia Pease. widow of Samuel James Pa
act 17 June 1844
Married before 1794 Died 28 Feb 1846
Adm 10 mo per $33 33 per m 28 Feb 1846
Hon. C. Butler House of Reps

State of Pennsylvania County of Luzerne ss
On this 22 d. _____ day of March A.D. One thousand eight hundred and forty seven, personally appeared before the subscriber, a justice of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for Luzerne County aforesaid, - Lydia Pease a resident of the township of Hanover, in the County and State above mentioned, aged ninety six years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 17th. 1844, entitled "An Act to continue the pensions of certain widows": that she is the Widow of Samuel Pease, who, to the best of her knowledge and belief was a private in Captain Rowland's company of Infantry, in the Connecticut line, that she has no documentary evidence as to the time her said husband entered the service, the time he left the same, the number of engagements he was under, or of such specified requirements at length set forth in rule, numbered One of regulations "prescribed by the President of the United States, and adopted by the Secretary of War, in order to carry into effect the Act of Congress of the 7th. July, 1838, entitled 'An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows,'" being. "Rules of evidence under Act of 7th. July 1838" dated "Pension Office, July 17. 1838" - that she doth verily believe that proof of service (in fulfilment of said requirements) of the said Samuel Pease of whom she is Widow, appear of record in the proper office at Washington City D. C., as reference thereunto being had, will more fully and at large appear, inasmuch as he the said Samuel Pease, her husband has been heretofore a pensioner, since the year 1833 until the time of his decease, on the day and date hereinafter set forth.
She further declares, that she was married to the said Samuel Pease, in the month of May, in the year, Seventeen hundred and eighty four, at Colchester township in the State of Connecticut, that her husband the aforesaid Samuel Pease died on the twenty seventh day of February, in the year, One thousand eight hundred and forty six; that she was not married to him

prior to his leaving the Army and the service, but that the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794, viz at the time above stated. Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written, before Henry Pettebone Associate Judge Lydia her X Pease mark
I do hereby certify that Lydia Pease the within named applicant, personally appeared before me as set forth in the foregoing probate, and that by reason of bodily infirmity she is unable and cannot appear in Court.
State of Pennsylvania. County of Luzerne, Is:
Henry Pettebone Associate Judge
Personally appeared before me the subscribers a justice of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, this 22 d day of March A.D. One thousand eight hundred and forty seven, Anderson Pana, aged Eighty one 81 years, and Joseph Slocum aged Seventy one 71 years, both of the County aforesaid, who being duly sworn, depose and say, that they have been for the last fifty six years, and still are acquainted, with the within named applicant for a pension, that she is reputed and believed to be the widow of the identical Samuel Pease, late a pensioner; and for the above period mentioned, was by these deponents and the public in general reputed to be the wife of the said Samuel Pease, that they verily believe said applicant was married to the Samuel, and that she was to the knowledge of these deponents deemed to be the wife of the said Samuel previous to January 1. 1794, they being acquainted with the said applicant and her said husband prior to that date, that she is the mother of five children, of whom the youngest they verily believe is now forty seven years of age, that the said applicant prior to Jan'y. 1. 1794 and until the death of the said Samuel Pease lived with, and in all respects behaved as the wife of the said Samuel Pease, and further say not.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year above written, before me, & I do certify that said Deponents are persons of respectability & credibility.
Anderson Pana Joseph Slocum
Henry Pettebone Associate Judge

State of Pennsylvania,
County of Luzerne, ss:
I, William R. Miner, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, do hereby certify that the said Henry Pettibone, whose name is before written, is a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, the same being a Court of record in and for the County aforesaid, that his signature is well known unto me, and that the signatures annexed to the foregoing declaration, certificate and deposition purporting to be the signatures of said Henry Pettibone are genuine.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of my said Office this 23 d day of March A.D. 1847.
W.R. Miner Prot.
By Hugh Fell

State of Pennsylvania Luzerne County ss
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832
On this Fourth day of August A D 1832 personally appeared before the court of Common Pleas of the county of Luzerne, Samuel Pease a resident of the Township of Hanover in the county of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania aged Seventy two years last March 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 7 th 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1777 with Ensign Groves, in Capt Rowleys Company Regiment not removed. At the time he enlisted resided at Glastonbury Hartford Co. Connecticut and enlisted for six months. After enlistment marched to Skeneateles and remained perhaps a month and then went to Ticonderoga and joined the army under General Gates, and remained there until my time was out, & returned home.
The next service was in the Militia in the Comp y of Capt. Timothy Hale one month at Fort Grotton in Connecticut, as a substitute for Martin Woodruff Maj d Ledyard commanded at the Fort at the time. The next service was as a Drafted Militia man in Capt. Elizer Hubbard and went to New London to build a Fort - which the men at the time named "Fort Nonsense" but what name was afterwards given cannot tell, was in the service at this about one month.
The next service was as a substitute for Nehemiah Wier as militiaman in Capt. Benoni Smith, Comp y . Went to West Haven to guard the seaboard for two months.
In the next place this Declarant went into the Regular Army in the place of his Father, Peter Pease who was enlisted in Capt. William Pease Brewer's Regiment, Genl Patterson's Brigade in the Massachusetts line. He went as a substitute & joined the army at

West Point under Capt. William and was stationed at West Point during the last of my other term of Four months That at no time while in service was he engaged in any battle, that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. That he was born in Glastenbury on the 14 th of March 1760 but has now no original record of his age - never received a discharge in writing that he recollects. He resided in Glastenbury aforesaid until he removed into this County and has in the township of Hanover aforesaid for Forty two years last past. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any state. Sworn and subscribed to the day & year aforesaid  Samuel Pease  H. Pettibone Prob.  9130
Luzerne County ss. Personally came Elisha Blackman of the Township of Hanover in the County of Luzerne who being sworn says that he has known Samuel Pease for many who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be about seventy two years; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and this Deponent concurs in that opinion. sworn to & subscribed in Open Court Sept 4. 1832  Elisha Blackman
H. Pettibone Prob.

Same Place
2

We Benj. Bidlack a clergyman residing in Kingston Luzern Co. and James Brown  William Ross residing in Wilkes Barre, the County of Luzerne do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Pease who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy  two years of age that he is a soldier of the Revolution we know nothing of his having been in the Revolutionary war except we have formerly heard from himself, but believe what he says as to that subject to be true
Mr. Benjamin Pease who is a man of good character, & veracity
the fourth of Sept r 1832 in open Court
Benjamin Bidlack W m Ross
H. Pettebone Pro.
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 certify that Benja- =min Bidlack who has signed the preceding Certifi- =cate is a Clergyman residing in the township of Kingston in said County, and that William Ross & Elisha Blackman who have also signed the preceding Certificates are residents of the same County and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I Henry Pettebone Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Pease for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fourth day of September 1832
H. Pettebone Pro.

No 9130
Pennsylvania
Lumpend. 14 th Nov 1832
For further evidence of Service.
Special. P. 58.
Admitted
10 mos
Private $33.33
to Claimant
William
Penn a .
alleged service for his father not allowed
Ym s

BRIEF in the case of Samuel Pease of Hanover County of Luzerne in the State of Pennsylvania (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 72  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 17 77 6 Private Gen. Gates   1 Substitute do Capt Hale Major Lyday   no date given 1 do Capt Hubbard   2 Substitute do Capt Smith   5 duties do Capt Williams Col Brown Genl Patterson  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Hartford, Connecticut  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
James Arthur Examining Clerk.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 10873
Sydia Pease Widow of Samuel Pease Pr. Ser. Bar
Act June 17 1844
Index: Vol IV , Page 121
[Arrangement of 1870.]

V No 457
Lydia Pease
Pa Sister of S. Miner Stout, Esq.
April 13. '47 to same July 2. '47. to same Aug. 21. '47 Sister Hon. C. Butts May 48
act 17 June 1844

Samuel Pease, Pa z act 7 June 1832 $33 33 per
To what time was he last paid?
Pension Office
April 10 15 48 3 / 4
Died 28 th Feb. 1846,
Paid to his death.
G.C.A.
122/13.

Aug 12 1848
Mrs Robbins
J. L. Edwards Esq. Committee of Pensions

House of Representatives, Jan'y. 11. 1848
A. L. Edwards Esq, Committee of Pensions, Sir -
Will you please inform me whether the Papers of Mrs Lydia Pease an applicant for a Pension, have been recd. - and what disposition has been made of the case; and if the claim is rejected - for what reason. -
(Please say also whether the cases of Walsingham G. Ward, Wilson B. Connun & Holden T. Vaughan soldiers of the Mexican War have been acted on - & how decided. -)
Very respectfully
Yours &c
Chester Butler
Attended to E.W.R.
N - not found
6. let. Dec. 24/

JORDAN, MARSH & CO.
BOSTON - { Bedford and Kingston Sts. also Washington and Avon Sts.
NEW YORK - 339 Broadway.
PARIS - - - 2 Faubourg Poissoniere.
15937 17430
Boston Sept 30 1879
Dear Sir
Can you give me any facts relating to one Samuel Lease of Wilkesbarre Penn. a Revolutionary Pensioner after 1796?
Where was he born? - when? Where Enlist? - when? Where die? - when?
If you can give me this or other information you will oblige yours Respectfully
Daniel Lease Jr
Please address
Care Jordan Marsh & Co - Boston

J. A. Kellogg From Clara of Rochester Recd. Mar. 20/47 L. Pease. (transcriber)
Asahel M. Stout Esq. Wilks Barre Pennsylvania

Edenbridge March 16 th 1897
Mr. Stuart
Sir
Yours of the 5 th inst was duly received and in regard to the Marriage of Mrs Samuel Pease it does not appear in the Records in my Office. I presume that there was no Record made of the Marriage unless Col. Northington the Justice kept a private record of Marriages, there is no Record in the Town of Boston.
Yours Respectfully J. Kelley Town Clerk

To the Honorable Lewis Cass, Secretary of War, —
The subscribers, certify that Samuel Pease, a resident of Hanover Township, in the County of Luzerne, and State of Pennsylvania and an Applicant for a Pension, is a man of Respectability - and that any statement made by him, may be safely relied on - Luzerne County, Pa - January 1833
E. Gary
Pateman Downing
John Myers
Isaac Bowman
John Bennet
John L. Dutter
Ziba Bennett
Wm Hollenbach
Edmund Taylor
Orlando Porter
Jesse Ely
Josiah Lewis
Whitney Smith
Edward Goude
Frederick DeWitt
James Barnes
Elias Hoyt
Jacob Rambach
Samuel Ferry
James Nisbitt Jr
Jonathan Carpenter
Valentine Smith
Joseph Smith
Miller Horton
Joseph Sinton
S. Tracy
Jacob Sinton
Wm Rops
Gilbert Baird
Isaac Osterhout
John Ely
Joseph Horton
Nathaniel H. Willett
J. Dennis
Oliver Helme
Mark D. Lewis
Ziba Hoyt

Wayne County B Personally appeared before the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for Wayne County John Andrews and after being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he is seventy four years of age says he knows Samuel Read when he was eighteen years of age further knows that he initials was drafted in the Militia in the State of Connecticut in Capt Elizer Hubbard company and was with him two full months and further saith not John Andrews
Sworn and subscribed before me the 28 th day of November A D 1832
Amos Polly Justice of the Peace
Pennsylvania Wayne County
I George B. Wescott, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Wayne do Certify that Amos Polly Esquire whose genuine signature is above attached is an acting justice of the peace in and for said County legally Commissioned and qualified by the laws of Pennsylvania. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and have affixed the seal of the said Court at Pethany this first day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
George B. Wescott Proth.

In the matter of Sydia Pease's application for a Pension!
Affidavit.

State of Pennsylvania,
County of Luzerne, ss.
Personally appeared before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Luzerne County, this 28 th day of December, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and forty seven, Anderson Dana, aged 82 years, who being duly sworn, deposeth and says; that he said deponent was among the first of those now surviving, who immigrated to the Valley of Wyoming; that he settled in said Valley in or about the year 1772; That he knew Sam l Pease, late pensioner, for or about 55 years, previous to his death; that he became acquainted with said S l Pease, when he first settled in the valley aforesaid, that the said Pease worked with deponent at his (viz: the cooper's) business, that said Pease brought with him Lydia Pease (an applicant for a pension) and that said Pease stated that the said Lydia was his wife, and from that time (as at the same time) said S l Pease lived with said Lydia as his wife, up to the time of his death. That said Lydia had children by the said Sam l and was ever, and now is, reputed to have been married to the said Samuel. And further saith not.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year above written, before me, & I do hereby certify that said deponent, is a person of respectability & credibility.
Henry Pettebone Associate Judge
Anderson Dana
State of Pennsylvania.
County of Luzerne, ss.
I, William Penn Minner, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County, do hereby certify that the said Henry Pettebone is a Justice of the said Court of Common Pleas, the same being a court of record &c in & for the County aforesaid, that his signature is well known to me, and that the signature annexed to the foregoing affidavit purporting to be the signature of the said Henry Pettebone Esq is genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of my said office this 28 th day of December A. D. 1847.
Wm P. Minner
Prothonotary

Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania,
March 23d. 1847.
Dear Sir,
I enclose an application for a pension made by Mrs. Lydia Pease, an aged and respectable inhabitant of this county, who settled here after her marriage, and is well known to all the old settlers of this part of Wyoming valley. It is my firm belief that the benefits of the Pension law were intended to reach such cases as this person represents. The two Gentlemen Messrs. Dana and Slocum who have deposed as to her marriage &c. are men who have grown up with and in this country, their families are most respectable; they themselves having been neighbors of Mrs. Pease previous to '94, and one of them in business with Mr. Pease, are well qualified to state the facts embodied in their deposition. A few weeks since I forwarded my blank declaration to Hon. Mr. Brodhead H.R. for inspection, and now having acted upon his suggestions submit Mrs. Pease's paper to your examination. The very strong claims her cause is here deemed to possess, are I trust presages of success.
Yours very respectfully,
Asher Miner Stout,
James S. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions.

Alfred
April 24 th 1848
Asher Minor Stout case of Lydia Pease
479-44-Pa
Washington D.C.
Commt of Honors.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
FREE

FREE
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Comm: of Pensions.
Washington D.C.

Mr J. L. Edwards,
Dear Sir,
It is some months since I sent to you the deposition of A. Dana Esq. which goes to prove the marriage of Lydia Pease, an applicant for the amount of Pension money due her in right of her deceased husband; and this deposition I thought complied with the requirements of the Act of Congress directing the Comm te of Pensions to receive such evidence of marriage as would be heard in a Court of Justice.
As I have not heard from you since the deposition was sent, I would respectfully request you to examine it, and reply as the nature of the case may require.
Yours with respect,
Asher Miner Stout
Wilkes Barre Ap r 20. 1848.

A. M. STOUT.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Wilkes-Barre, I.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir,
I enclose herewith an affidavit, which goes to shew the marriage of J. Pease with Lydia Pease an applicant for a pension. The papers of her husband are of record in your office, and those I have forwarded for herself are I presume in your files.
The affidavit I enclose, in order as fully as possible to comply with your instructions, conveyed under your favor of Aug. 21. last. I will not reiterate what I may have mentioned heretofore, as to the undoubted justice of the applicant's claim; but would respectfully and with deference to your more enlarged experience, suggest, that the late act of Congress, as to the nature of the testimony to be received by your department, appears to me to have been complied with, as it strikes me that sufficient testimony has been offered to establish the marriage in our civil courts.
Yours respectfully,
Asher Miner Stout
Wilkes Barre Pa.
Dec. 28. 1847.

June 23 rd 47 Relat g to claim of Lydia Bease
J. S. Edwards Esq.
Comm r of Pensions.
Washington,
M c

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir,
I had forwarded to you an application of Lydia Pease, widow of Sam l Pease deceased, which I supposed from a study of the Pension Laws, from communication with Hon. R. Brodhead & the late act of Congress as to evidence to be received at the pension office - would answer the requirements of those laws. when your favor of April 13th. was rec d . and as I had already written to the Clerk of Colchester; I was somewhat disappointed at not understanding from your letter, what was necessary to be done to forward the matter. As Sam l Pease was a pensioner , I enclose for your files in this case, the letter of the Clerk of Colchester, and ask to be informed of the obstacles which oppose the granting of this pension to the widow, from the time of her husband's decease.
Yours respectfully,
Asher Miner Stout
Wilkes Barre, Penna.
June 19. 1847.

Augt. 6/43
Ensign Mr Poore with of same
J. S. Edwards Esq.
Tenn. of Pensylvania,
Washington,
Pa.

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir,
Since the receipt of your last favor of 2 d July last, a friend & relative of Mrs. Sam l Pease having gone to Connecticut, made enquiry for the register of Eg. Worthington, with the hope that some mention would be therein made of her marriage. The old inhabitants of that day are dead. The books cannot be found, and I almost am inclined to think that the proofs accompanying Mrs. P's. petition, are sufficient under the act of Congress now before me, to entitle her to a pension. If the testimony of reputation will succeed in our courts of common law, must it not do so at the Pension Office?
Yours respectfully,
Abner Miner Stout.
Wilkes Barre Aug. 2. 1847.

State of Pennsylvania Luzerne County ss. Amended Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832
On this Twelfth day of January A.D. 1853 personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Luzerne Samuel Pease a resident of the Township of Hanover in the County of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania aged seventy two years last March who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following amended declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provi- sions made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the Connecticut line in the year 1777 with Ensign Groseyear in Capt. Rawley's Company but from age and loss of memory he cannot recollect the Regiment nor the Col. s name. At the time he enlisted he resided at Glastenbury Hartford County Connecticut and that he enlisted at this first period for the term of six months. After enlisting he marched to Skeenborough and remained perhaps a month and then went to Ticonderoga and joined the Army under General Gates and remained there until his time was out and returned home. The next service was in the Militia in the Company of Capt. Dwight Hale one month at Fort Gustin in Con- necticut as a substitute for Martin Woodruff. May th Ledyard commanded at the fort at that time. The next service was as a drafted Militia man in Capt. Elisha Hubbards Company and went to New London to build a Fort which the men named at the time Fort "Nonsense" but what name was afterwards given he cannot tell. He was in the service at this time about two two months.
The next service was for a period of two months as a substitute for Jeremiah Wier a Militia man in Capt. Benoni Smiths Company went to West Haven to guard the sea board at this time.
In the next place this Declarant went into the Regular Army in the place of his Father Peter Pease. Who enlisted at the same time this declarant first enlisted for six months. His Father Peter Pease went with him to Ticonderoga

and ten days before his six months term of service the said Peter enlisted in the Massachusetts line for the term of three years in Capt. Hitchcock's Company Col. Brewer's Regiment of the Brigade of Genl. Patterson. Declarant went as a substitute of his said Father Peter and joined the army at West Point under Capt. Williams and near Stationed at West Point during the balance of his said Father's term of three years being Four months. And that at no time while in service was he engaged in any battle, that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service excepting John Andrews whose testimony he has discovered and now exhibited since his the declarant's original applica- tion. That declarant was born in Glastenbury on the fourteenth of March 1760 but has now no original record of his age. He never received a discharge in writing that he recollects. He resided in Glastenbury aforesaid until he removed into this County and has resided in the township of Hanover aforesaid for Forty two years last past. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any state & further declares that his father died a natural death at Glastenbury Sworn & subscribed in open Court after the near the day & year aforesaid H. Pettibone Prob.
Samuel Pease
Luzerne County ss. Personally came
of the township of Hanover in the County of Luzerne who being Sworn that have known Samuel Pease who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that believe him to be about seventy two years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and deponent concurs in this opinion
Sworn to & subscribed in Open Court Jan'y 1833