Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16667, Nathaniel Burr, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Burr, Nathaniel
S. 16667
CONTENTS
carded

Connecticut N o 28,318
Nathaniel Burr
of Haddam in the State of Connecticut who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Selens of the Reg t commanded by Col. Falcott in the Connecticut line for
7 months 23 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 25 - Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of May 1834 and Hon. J. W. Huntington J.A.R.
Arrears to the 14th of Mar. 1834 . . . 77.64 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 th Sept. " . . . 12.94
$90.58
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by R. Burdine Clerk, Book E 2 Vol. — Page 3 —

State of Connecticut - ss
Middlesex County, Haddam Aug 6 th 1882
On this 6 th day of Aug 1882 Personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate in and for the District of Haddam in said County now sitting Nathaniel Brown of said Haddam in said County age 82 years the 27 th day of April last past 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 th 1882 - That he has entered the service of the United States and the following named officers and served as herein stated -
That on the 1 st of March 1776 he was drafted to go on Long Island and that he marched on said 1 st day of March for Long Island and on said Island under Capt. Charles Searle then of said Haddam but now deceased and remained there until the 1 st of May 1776 when he was discharged - That on the first of Aug 1776 he was again drafted to go to York Island in the State of New York - That he marched to said place and from there to White Plains and from there to the High Bridge in said State and was discharged the 1 st of Oct 1776 - That he was under Col. Abner Green of Shillington in said Middlesex County That in March he should say the 1 st he was again

expecting to go to Geyser Creek as a guest under Capt. John Ventur of San Francisco and — West of Geyser Creek was Colonel Hart he remained there until the fire part of May 1877 making in the whole a period of six months — that he never had any written discharge nor for his army disbursement document in his that I have no record of any excepting the my bill that I was living when I left him — he never had any money on him at that time which was 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 I believe to describe the day and year of his
State of Connecticut Middletown County, He received Aug 6 th AD 1832
Respectfully appeared before the Court of Presidents to open the District of Columbia in said County, now sitting at the House of Representatives Subscriber to the foregoing Declaration made solemnly as to the truth of the same
And the said Court do hereby order  Old York issue copies from the foregoing Declaration and the Deposition of Stephen Smith hereto annexed, marked B , thereof. The above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and that he served as the States
State of Connecticut - fr. Middletown } July 1832 } Aly Mance Alk County Aug 6 th 1832
I the undersigned Clerk — of the Court of Probate in and for the District of Haddam in the County Middlesex State of Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing and the deposition of Stephen Smith hereto annexed, marked B contain the original proof

ings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathaniel Burn of said Haddam for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 6 th day of Aug st 1832 - Ely Warner Clk
Marked B I Stephen Smith of Haddam in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut - of lawful age depose and say that I have examined the foregoing Declaration of Nathaniel Burn by him subscribed and know the same to be true as I was drafted at the several times mentioned in said Declaration and served with the said Nathaniel Burn at all and each of the said times and during the full period therein named - Further say the Deposition is true and correct - Given at Haddam this 6 th day of Aug st 1832 Stephen Smith
State of Connecticut ss Middlesex County Haddam Aug 6 th 1832 Personally appeared before the Court of Probate in and for the District of Haddam in said County, now sitting Stephen Smith described to the foregoing Deposition and made

Cathaniel Burns
Declaration for a
Pension
No 4025

Salem oaths to the truth of the same and said Barnes - certifies that the said Stephen Smith is well known to him and that he is a credible witness,
Ely Warner Atty

November 26, 1938.
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Mr. Hugh C. Burr 1010 Temple Building Rochester, New York
BAJ/ady can Nathaniel Burr S.16667
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Nathaniel Burr, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The record of the only Nathaniel Burr that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office is furnished you herein as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S.16667, based upon his service in that war.
Nathaniel Burr was born April 27, 1752, in Haddam, Connecticut. The names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Haddam, Connecticut, Nathaniel Burr enlisted March 22, 1776, served as private in Captain Charles Sellers' Company, Colonel Matthew Talcott's Connecticut Regiment and was discharged May 23, 1776. He enlisted August 6, 1776, served as private in Captain Samuel Hubbard's Company, Colonel Sylvanus Graves' Connecticut Regiment and was discharged November 29, 1776. He enlisted August 1, 1778, served as private in Captain John Ventres' Company, Colonel Heart's Connecticut Regiment and was discharged October 1, 1778.
Sears'
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 6, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
He died September 4, 1836, place not stated.
There are no family data.
On a B. Gloversville Buried in Rev. Cemetery in Kingsboro - Gloversville right on Main St EXT.

November 20, 1933.
Your report from the Town Clerk, Windsor, Connecticut, in regard to Nathaniel Burr is returned herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
With reference to your letter of November 15, 1933, in regard to Nathaniel Burr, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, the information in this office is furnished you herein as found in the papers on file in pension claim, No. 12,827, based upon his service in that war.
Nathaniel Burr was born April 27, 1752, in Medea, Connecticut. The names of his parents are not known.
While a resident of Windsor, Connecticut, Nathaniel Burr enlisted March 22, 1775, served as private in Colonel Charles Beekman's Company, Colonel Ebenezer Doolittle's Connecticut Regiment and was discharged May 22, 1776. He enlisted August 2, 1776, served as private in Captain Israel Root's Company, Colonel Sylvanus Gates' Connecticut Regiment and was discharged November 28, 1776. He enlisted August 1, 1778, served as private in Captain John Pease's Company, Colonel Hart's Connecticut Regiment and was discharged October 1, 1778.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 5, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Windsor, Windlesse County, Connecticut.
He died September 4, 1833, place not stated.
There are no family data.

16.667 INVALID.
File No. 16.667
Nathaniel Burr
Rev New York
Act: June 7 th 182
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 53
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1893 Jan 21 His to L. P. Williams 2, Pond St San Fran. Cal. G.
1909 May 19. Hist to Frank F. Starr f. 1918 Dec. 4. Hist. to Mrs. Samuel J. Kramer f. 1923 May 4 " " Mrs. Adda Burr Craven. Ev. Letter W 21473 am. Johnson 1938 Nov. 26. Hist. to Hugh C. Burr G.D.Y.

FRANK FARNSWORTH STARR, GENEALOGIST AND FAMILY HISTORIAN, MIDDLETOWN, CONN.
Starr's Ancestral Register.
May 6, 1909.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir:
Will you please send me a statement of the services in the War of the Revolution of Nathaniel Burr of Middlesex County, Conn., who was placed on the Pension rolls May 3, 1833 with pension from March 4, 1831.
Respectfully,
Frank Farnsworth Starr
16667

1st Vice-Regent Mrs. John Hudson Storer 30 Edgecombe Avenue
2d Vice-Regent Mrs. George D. Bangs Huntington, L. I.
Recording Secretary Mrs. Charles Wesley White 435 West 145th Street
Treasurer Miss Susan W. Patterson 2762 Morris Avenue
Regent Mrs. Samuel J. Kramer 415 Washington Avenue Pelham, N. Y.
Corresponding Secretary Mrs. George C. Stoddard 226 West 122d Street
Registrar Mrs. Frederik A. Fernald 1301 Florida Avenue Washington, D. C.
Historian Mrs. H. Croswell Tuttle 10 Hamilton Terrace
Chaplain Rev. Milo H. Gates 540 West 155th Street
Washington Heights Chapter New York
Nov. 26 " 1918
Pension Office Washington D.C.
Dear Sirs: Will you kindly send me the pension record of Nathaniel Burr of Con- necticut. He served during the War of the American Revolution.
And Sire
Very truly yours
Ella W. Kramer
(Mrs. Samuel J.)
Regent
415 Washington Avz. Pelham N.Y.

OFFICE OF WILLIAMS & BELSER. CONTRACTORS FOR ALL KINDS OF STREET WORK
528 California Street, Room 3.
San Francisco, Cal. June 27 th 1892
Genl Green B Ramm. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir.
Please furnish me with a copy of the military record of Nathaniel Burn . a Continental Soldier of the Connecticut Line. Give me the date of birth, of muster and discharge, in what command the soldier served. date of pension. etc The said Nathaniel Burn was granted a pension (or his widow) probably under the act of 1832 & resided near New Haven. Conn. Respectfully. L.C. Williams.

FEDERATION of CHURCHES of ROCHESTER and MONROE COUNTY 1010 TEMPLE BUILDING ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
W. S. K. YEAPLE.....President GEORGE E. NORTON.....Vice President JAMES E. ROSE.....Vice President WILLIAM MacFARLANE.....Vice President E. REED SHUTT.....Treasurer RICHARD H. TULLIS.....Recording Secretary HUGH CHAMBERLIN BURR.....Executive Secretary MRS. THOMAS S. GODDARD.....Interim Director of Religious Education FREDERICK W. PALMER.....Hospital Chaplain
Gentlemen:-
Please send me the service record of Nathaniel Burr as per the enclosed.
Yours Truly,
Hugh Chamberlin Burr
He was my great - great grandfather
1 Encl Oct 15 1938

Statement of the military history of _____ of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
Nathaniel Burr S. 16,667
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Mch. 22, 1776 to May 23, 1776 Private Charles Selers Matthew Falcott Conn.   Aug. 6, 1776 to Nov. 29, 1776 Samuel Hubbard Sylvanus Graves   Aug. 1, 1778 to Oct. 1, 1778 John Ventres ✓      
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Haddam, Middlesex Co., Conn.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 6, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Haddam, Conn.
Age at date of application, born Apr. 27, 1752 at Haddam, Conn.
Remarks: his claim was allowed - there is no family data on file.
Respectfully,
(Office note: Capt Selers & Ventres not verified Falcott's & Graves' regts give no Captains.)
Commissioner.

State of Connecticut-
Middlesex County of Wadsworth Oct 3 d 1833
On this 3 d day of Oct r AD 1833 Personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate for the District of Wadsworth now sitting Nathaniel Brown of said Wadsworth aged Eighty one years the 27 th day of April last past 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 th AD 1822 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated
That on the 22 nd day of March AD 1776 he was drafted to go to Long Island in the State of New York - That he was attached to a Company commanded by the follow- ing named Officers viz - Capt Charles Seers Lieut James Arnold Ensign Samuel Goodwin - That he was marched with said Company to New York and from thence to Williamsburg on Long Island and was then attached to a Regiment commanded by Col Matthew Talcott - That he remained at Williamsburg and vicinity about there until the 23 d of May AD 1776 a period of two months when he was discharged - That the following

are the names of some of the persons who were drafted and served with him, to wit, John David Benice, Horlbeck Samuel David, Giller, Borden and Cornelius Borden and Stephen Smith all then of D. Horlbeck's unit who are now all deceased excepting the said David Horlbeck and Stephen Smith.
And the D Applicant further states that he on the 6th of August A.D. 1776 was again drafted to go to Fort Washington in the State of New York. That he was attached to a Company commanded by the following named officers, viz Capt. Samuel Horlbeck, Lieut. William Wilcox, Sergeant Edmund Porter - That he marched with D Company to said Fort Washington and then joined a Regiment commanded by Col. Sylvanus Grew - That after remaining at said Fort a few days he was again marched to Kings Bridge and from there to the White Plains. That he then remained a member of D Company until the 29th of Novr A.D. 1776 when he was discharged. That the following are the names of some of the persons who were drafted and served with him viz Phineas Dyer, Elias Dyer, Nathaniel Houghton, James Thomas, David Horlbeck and Stephen Smith all then of D Horlbeck's unit who are now all deceased excepting the said James Thomas, David Horlbeck and Stephen Smith.

And the said Applicant-further states that on the 10 th day of Aug st A D 1778 he was again drafted to go to Newbern in the State of Connecticut to join the new board at that place - that he was attached to a Company commanded by the following named Officers viz - Capt John Ventres Lieut William Willcox and Sergeant Thomas  Providence  Providence - that he was marched with the Company to the Blk Fort in said Newbern and remained there until the 10 th day of October A D 1778 when he was discharged - that the following are the names of some of the persons who were drafted and served with him viz - Jonathan Carr Oliver Carr Samuel Carr, James Thomas and Stephen Smith all then of Connecticut but who are now all deceased excepting the said James Thomas and Stephen Smith - that the said several periods of time herein before mentioned in which he served amount in the whole to seven months and twenty three days that he served during the whole of said period as a private - that he never received a written discharge - that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no persons whose testimony he can procure excepting David Houlders James Thomas and Stephen Smith - that by comparing his own recollection with theirs he finds that he in a former Declaration was mistaken

Therein as to dates - That he was living in Haddam when he was called into service and has ever since lived there. - That the record of his age is in his Family Bible And he the said Applicant 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
In answer to the first Interrogatory, he says That he was born in Haddam, Connecticut - in the year 1752 -
To the 2 nd Interrogatory, He says That the record of his age is in his Family Bible -
To the 3 rd Interrogatory - He says That he ever has lived in said Town of Haddam and State does To the fourth and fifth Interrogatory, he says - That he is unable to state more minutely than he has herein before stated in his said Declaration
To the sixth he says that he was a "Soldier" during the whole period herein before stated That he never received a written discharge
To the seventh he says That James Thomas Daniel Spencer Daniel Woodhull Stephen Smith and Daniel Burn all of said Haddam and who live in the immediate neighborhood where he now and ever has resided will testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a Soldier in the Revolution

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above said
his mark Nathaniel Burr
State of Connecticut -
Middletown County ss Housatonic Oct 3 rd 1833
Personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Housatonic now sitting - Nathaniel Burr subscriber to the foregoing Declaration and made solemn oath to the truth of the same -
Asa Warner Clerk.
We below subscribed Nathaniel Trelawny a clergyman of the Gospel of Housatonic in the County of Middletown and State of Connecticut - and Smith Clark a citizen of said Town do certify that we are well acquainted with Nathaniel Burr who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be eighty one years of age and 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 to and subscribed the day and year above said
Nathaniel Trelawny Smith Clark

Note of Connecticut-
Middletown County, ss. November Oct 3 rd AD 1833
Personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Middletown now sitting John  Matthew Kellogg XXXX and Smith Clerk and made solemn oath to the truth of the Certificate by them elsewhere subscribed Ely Warner Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after making the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the above named App- licant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as the States and the Court further certify that it appears to them that XXXX  Matthew Kellogg who who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman of Middletown and that Smith Clerk who has also signed the same is a Citizen of said Town and is a credible person and that their Statement is entitled to credit
I Ely Warner Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Middletown do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the orig- inal proceedings of the Court in the matter of the petition of Nathaniel Brien for a Pension - In testimony whereunto I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 3 rd day of Oct. AD 1833 Ely Warner Clerk

I Stephen Smith of Housatonic in the County of Berkshire State of Connecticut - aged eighty four years do depose and say that I am well acquainted with Nathaniel Burn of Housatonic that on the 22 nd day of March A D 1876 Dependent and the said Burn were drafted to go to Long Island in the State of New York that we then joined a Company commanded by the follow- ing named officers viz Capt Charles Sears Lieut James Arnold Captain Samuel Hurdleland that the Dependent and the said Burn  Brown were marched with the Company to New York and from there to William- sburg on Long Island and were then put into a Regiment commanded by Col Matthew Falcett that Dependent and said Burn  Brown remained at the Williamburg and in and about there until the 23 rd of May A D 1876 a period of two months when Dependent and the said Burn were discharged
And the Dependent further says that on the 8 th day of August A D 1876 Dependent and the said Burn were again drafted to go to Fort Washing- ton in the State of New York that they were attached to a Company commanded by the following named officers viz Capt Samuel Hurdleland Lieut William Williams Sergeant Edmund Porter that Dependent and the said Burn were marched with said Company to Fort Washington

and then joined a Regiment commanded by Col Sylvanus Greer. That after remaining at D Fort a few days Detached - and the D Bn was again ordered to Kings Bridge and from thence to the White Plains where they remained until the 29th of Nov 1776 when the Detached and the said Bn were discharged -
And the Detached - further says, That on the first day of August - 1778 Detached and the D Bn were again ordered to go to Saybrook in the State of Connecticut to guard the sea board at D place that they were attached to a Company commanded by the following named officers - viz Capt John Ventres Lieut - William Willcox and Sergeant Thomas Shuler that Detached and the D Bn were marched with D Company, to the old Fort at said Saybrook and then remained at until the first day of October 1778 when Detached and the D Bn were discharged that the said Bn served during the whole of D period as a private and the Detached - further says that the said Bn is reputed a man of truth and veracity Further the Detached - saith not - But at Haddam this 3 day of Oct 1833 - Stephen Smith
Middletown County, ss Haddam Oct 3. 1833 Personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Haddam now sitting Stephen Smith subscriber to the foregoing Dep- osition

written and made solemn oath to the truth of the same and the D Court - certifies that the D Stephen Smith is well known to D Court - and that he is a credible Witness
Chas. Francis Cook
I David Hubbard of Haddam in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut - aged eighty four years do depose and say that I am well acquainted with Nathaniel Burn of Haddam - that on the 22 nd day of March A D 1776 Deponent - and the said Burn were drafted to go to Long Island in the State of New York that Deponent - and the D Burn were attached to a company commanded by the follow- ing named officers viz Capt Charles Seers - Lieut James Arnold and Ensign Samuel Hubbard - that Deponent - and the D Burn were marched in D Company to New York and from thence to Williamsburg on D Long Island and were then attached to a Regiment commanded by Col Matthew Falcott that Deponent - and the D Burn remained members of D Company at D Williamsburg and in and about there until the 23 rd day of May A D 1776 when the D Burn and Deponent were discharged

And the Deponent further says that on the 8th day of August AD 1776 Deponent and the said Barn were again drafted to go to Fort Washington in the State of New York that they joined a company commanded by the following named Officers, to wit, Capt Samuel Houlding Lieut William Willcox and Sergeant Edmund Peter that they were marched to said Fort and then were attached to a Regiment commanded by Col. Sylvanus Greene - that after remaining there a few days Deponent and the said Barn were marched to Thun's Bridge and from thence to the White Plains where they remained until the 29th day of Nov AD 1776 when the said Barn and Deponent were discharged and the Deponent further says that he the said Barn served during the whole of the period as a private - and the Deponent fur- ther says that the said Barn is reputed to be a man of truth and veracity further the Deponent Subscribed - Bates at Haverdam this 3rd day of October AD 1833 David Houlding
Middletown County, ss Haverdam Oct 3rd AD 1833 personally appeared before the Court of Pulaski for the District of Haverdam now sitting David Houlding subscribed to the fore- going Deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same and the said Court do hereby certify that the said Houlding is a credible Witness Ch. Warner Clerk

I James Thomas of Naugatuck in the County of Middletown and State of Connecticut aged Eighty years do depose and say that I am well acquainted with Nathaniel Brien of Naugatuck - that on the 6 th day of August 1776 Brevet and the said Brien were drafted to go to Fort Washington in the State of New York - that they were attached to a Com- pany commanded by the following named Officers viz Capt General Hubbard Lieut William Willcox and Sergeant Edmund Porter that we were marched with the Company to said Fort when we joined a Regiment commanded by Col. Sylvanus Greville that after remaining there a few days we were marched to Kings- Bridge and from thence to the White Plains where we remained until the 29 th day of Nov r 1776 when the said Brien and the Bap- tist were discharged
and the Brevet further says that on the 10 th day of August 1778 Brevet and the said Brien were again drafted to go to Saratoga in the State of Connecticut to guard the Prisoners at that place that the said Brien and Brevet were attached to a Company commanded by the following named Officers -

My last John Ventre, Lieut William Will- cox and Sergeant Thomas Thaler that the D Bren and Deponent were marched with said Company to the old Fort at said Saybrook and remained there until the first day of October AD 1778 when the said Bren and Deponent were discharged and the Deponent further says that the said Bren served during the whole of said periods as a private and - Deponent further says that the said Bren is reputed to be a man of truth and veracity further the Deponent saith not but at Haddam this 3 day of October AD 1833 -
James Thresher
Middlesex County ss Haddam Oct 3 d 1833 - Personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Haddam now sitting James Thresher subscribe to the foregoing Deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same and said Court certifies that the said James Thresher is well known to said Court and that he is a credible Witness -
Chas Mance Clerk

Nathaniel Burns Declaration for a Pension
Admit a parole 7 mo. 23 days $25.88
How J. W. Huntington N. R.