Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17,275, Leonard Belden, Conn.

SERVICE
born.
Belden Leonard Anna.
NUMBER
W. 17.275
CONTENTS

Connecticut.
Anna Belden.
widow of Leonard Belden, Decd.
who was a pensioner under the Act of _____ and who died on the 20th. March, 1809 at Hartford Co in the State of Connecticut who was a private - in the Compny: - commanded by Captain Langdon of the Regt: - commanded by Col: Gray in the Cont: Mil: a: time for 6 Months & 16 days -
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 21 Dollars 77 - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of March 1839 & sent to Miss Charlton East Windsor Hill, Ct: -
Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 1839 $ 65. 31 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept: 10. 88
$ 76. 19
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by M c Lean Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 - Page 167

Anna Beldin Declaration

Declaration
State of Connecticut Hartford County
ss Berlin
On this 25 day of September A.D. 1838
personally appeared before the court of Probate for the District of Berlin in the County & State aforesaid. Anne Belden a resident of said Berlin aged ninety one 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 July 7 th 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."
That she is the widow of Leonard Belden formerly of said Berlin who served as a private in the army of the Revolution in several different tours. First in the year A.D. 1775 under Lieut. John Sanger. The Capt of the company had Stanley at this time commanding a company of the State Troops in Col. Dishell's Regt. That the said Leonard Belden went with the company to New York and served from July or August to Dec. 1775 for a period of not less than four months.
That again in the spring of the year 1777 the said Leonard Belden went with the company to Danbury in the month of Apr. when the enemy went there and burned that place that he went under Capt. Shon Sanger and staid not less than two weeks and again in the fall of 1777 when Clinton was attempting to unite with Burgoyne at the call of Gen. Patnam.

The company went out to Fresh-kill and the said Leonard Belden went and performed a tour of duty under Capt John Langdon for a period of two months. And again in the summer of 1779 when the Enemy appeared in the Sound threatening the towns on the Sound with invasion and at the time they entered New Haven the militia went from this town and assisted to drive the British back to their shipping and a little while after the same year a further alarm was given from that quarter and the militia went down again and staid some time the same Capt Langdon still commanding the company and she has always understood that in both these last tours the time spent was five weeks making in all his different tours a period of seven months and three weeks at least.
And she further declares that she was married to the said Leonard Belden by the Rev Joshua Belden Pastor of the Congregational Church of the town of Wethersfield on the 21 st day of Nov r A.D. 1782 and that her husband the aforesaid Leonard Belden died at Berlin on the 2 nd day of March A.D. 1809 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to Jan y 1 st A.D. 1794 viz at the time above stated M rs Belden

Sworn to and subscribed before said Probate court on the day and year first named
Before me Joseph Wright Judge
I testimony whereof Ernest Parker Clerk of said Probate Court hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings before said court in the matter of application of widow Anna Belan for a Pension
Whereupon I do hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Probate Court at Berlin aforesaid this 25 day of Sept AD 1838
Attest Ernest A. Parker Clerk

I Joab Brace, Pastor of the second Congregational Church, in the Town of Wethers- field, in the County of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, hereby certify, That in the records of Marriages solemnized in this place, by the Rev. Joshua Belden, a former Pastor of the Church & Society in said Wethersfield, in the County of Hartford and State aforesaid I find the following entry viz November twenty first Seventeen Hundred and Eighty two married Leonard Belden and Anne Buck.
This is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows "Nov 21 . 1782 Married Leonard Belden, and Anne Buck" Joab Brace
I Joab Brace _____ above named depose & say that I hold the office of Pastor of the second Church & Society in the Town of Wethersfield in the County of Hartford & State aforesaid and that the above, is a true extract from the rec- ords of said Joshua Belden with the exception above named as certified by me Joab Brace Pastor
Sworn & Subscribed this 21 st day of September 1838 before me Jesse Charlton a Notary Public of and for the State of Connecticut & I certify that the above named _____ who has subscribed & sworn to the above certificate is a credible person known by me as Pastor of the second - Church in said Wethersfield

In testimony whereof I do hereunto subscribe my name, & affix my Seal of office this 21 st Day of September — 1838.
Attest Jesse Charlton Notary Public
Rev. Mr. Bruce
September 21 st 1838 Baltimore

Rev WIDOW, &c.  Ann
File No. 17275-  Anna Belden  Widow of  Leonard Belden  Pr. Rev War  Act: July 7 th 38  Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 52
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Leonard Belden M 1782 d 1809 Anna Belden
1778. 4 mo. Sint: Langdon int clama 3 1/2 mo. in die 1771 2 1/4 Capt John Langdon 6 weeks Capt Olchby 1779 1.05 " " two alarms 5 weeks
7 05 29 77-
3 15- 1 12 1 05   6 - 2 14   6 16

I Hooker Gilbert a resident of Berlin in Hartford County Connecticut do hereby depose & say, That in the war of the Revolution war I was out in the service, from about the first of July or August 1776 The militia on the west side of Connecticut River were ordered into the service at New York by whole companies the company to which I belonged, was commanded by Capt Matthew Cowles, of this town: ano- ther of the companies under the command of Capt Gad Stanley, went under Lt John Langton Capt Stanley had joined the Six Battalions as a Capt, one of the Regiments of these Battalions was commanded by Col Fisher Gay.
We went by land to New Haven, & there took shipping to New York, where we were stationed as part of the guard of the town until the enemy took possession of it & then we retreated out to Valentine Hill & staid a considerable time & we then went to White Plains, where we were dis- missed about the first of December 1776.
There served with me, in this campaign Leonard Belden, a neighbor of mine, who belonged to Lt Langtons company; he served with me thro this tour. I knew him well & knew of his services & he is the same man who afterwards married Anna Buck of Newington parish in Wethersfield & brought up a family with her.

and he has been dead several years, & his widow is still living & has never again inter- married - my age is eighty seven years last June
Hooker Gilbert
Sworn to and subscribed before me, Jesse Charlton a Notary Public of & for the State of Connecticut at Berlin in the County of Hartford, & State of Connecti- cut on this 22 nd day of November A.D. 1838. And I certify that he is a credible person, whose statements are entitled to credit & I certify that the words from & in August were interlined before the signing and oath In testimony whereof, I do hereunto subscribe my name & affix my Seal of the the day & year aforesaid Attest Jesse Charlton Notary Public.

Mrs. David Holden
Camp
3170
Wid of Leonard Conn
Ad July 7. 1838
Married 1782
died 1809
Also for 6 mo. 16 days Cont Military Comp Salary $ 21.77 per am
Supplehartson East Windsor Hill Conn

I hereby certify, That in the Books of the late pay Table of Connecticut, for the Revolutionary War. I find the following entries. Bz. 1777 March 24 Capt Gad Stanley is credited for his acct rendered Leg At 204 620 " 2 - 10
May Simeon Strong is charged August 14 th 1776. Leg At To cash for Jesse Root Bz L 510 78 Aug 27 To order on Treasurer 4 And Lt Col. Simeon Strong 15 Reg Militia ordered to Marble New York ordered into Service Aug 11 1776 877 35 p 21 And in the same page Lt Langton is credited for Hospital Expenses 29 " 2 " 4.
And Capt John Langton is credited for services from April to Nov 1779 Amount in Nominal Money, 635 = 14 " 3 Computed value of services from April 1 to Nov 16 " 14 " 1
And under the same head Col d Gad Stanley is credited for services from April to Nov 1779 Nominal Money 741 " 16 " 10 Computed value of services from April to Nov L 85 " 6 " 8.
And May Gad Stanley is credited for services performed near Pehsbill in the State of New York Special Value 448 " 14 = There are No Rolls of the names of men or Noncommissioned officers of these periods; nor is the length of service expressed. Dated at Hartford the 7 th day of Nov r 1838
Henry Wilson Compt

I Seth Lewis, a resident of Berlin in the County of Hartford, and State of Connecticut hereby certify, That I was well acquainted with Leonard Belden, formerly of said Town of Berlin, & also with his wife Anna Belden, he is well knowing to the fact that they lived together as man & wife for many years; and that the said Leonard Belden died in Berlin on the 20 day of March A.D. 1809,,. And the said Anna Belden still survives and is his widow, she having never again intermarried. Seth Lewis
State of Connecticut Hartford County } ss Berlin on this 25 day of September 1838 personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace for said Hartford County Seth Lewis, a resident of said Berlin a credible person, and made solemn Oath To the truth of the foregoing certificate by him subscribed before me. Seth Lewis
Ernest A. Parker Justice of the Peace

Certificate of the death of Leonard Nelson
I Royal B. Himmann, Secretary of State for the State of Connecticut do hereby certify, That Ernest A Parker Esq, before whom the annexed certificate of Seth Lewis was taken, is at this time & has been for more than three months last past a lawful Justice of the Peace for Hartford County, Connecticut & that his commission will not expire before June 1839; And that the Signature of the said Ernest A Parker, to the said certificate is his genuine Signa- ture. In testimony whereof, I do hereunto subscribe my name, & affix my Seal of Office at Hartford in the State aforesaid on this 13 th day of November A D 1838
Royal B. Himmann Secretary of State

I Lemuel Smith a resident of Berlin in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut hereby depose & say, that I was well acquainted with Leonard Belden, in the time of the Revolutionary War; That I was out myself several times; part of the time as a private Soldier & part of the time as a Corporal, & as a Sargeant.
That in the following Tours the said Leonard Belden served with me & as a private.
Viz, That he went, in Lt John Langdons Company to Newyork in the Summer of 1776, Gen Wash-ington called for all the Connecticut Militia on the West side of the River viz the Connecticut River, to go, first our Company went down under Colonel John Langdon as the Captain had gone down with the State troops in Col d Fishers Reg t ; we were in service until Nov or Dec for a period of not less than four months.
Again in April 1777, when the British destroyed Danbury, our company went down with Capt John Langdon & we staid not less than two weeks.
And again in the fall of the same year, we were called out by Gen Putnam to go to Fishkill to prevent the enemy under Clinton from joining Burgoyne; our company went under the same Captain John Langdon, & we were in service this time two months.
And again in the Summer

of the year 1779, our company were called out twice to go to New Haven, when the enemy entered it we arrived there in season to assist in driving them back to their shipping. And again the same Summer there was another alarm, from some of the towns on the Sound, & our company turned out again & went to New Haven & other places on the Sound, I have usually coupled both these tours together & considered & called them not less than five weeks: I went in other tours myself which I need not enumerate here. In each of the tours above detailed there served with me my neighbor Leonard Belden in all for a period of not less than seven months & three weeks; And he is the identical man who married Anna Buck, after the close of the war, & lived with her & brought up a family. The said Leonard Belden, died in this town many years ago, & his wife is still living & is his widow.
Lem Smith
Sworn to & subscribed this 21 st Day of before me September 1838, Before me Jesse Charlton a Notary Public, of and for the State of Connecticut. In testimony whereof, I do hereunto subscribe my name, and affix my seal of office & do certify that the said Lemuel Smith is a credible person, well known to me.
Attest Jesse Charlton Notary Public