Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 844, Joseph Birchard, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
or Birchard, Joseph Burchard.
NUMBER
R. 844
CONTENTS

35,252
Joseph Birchard due to Conn.
amt 7. June 32

State of Connecticut } ss County of Fairfield } ss On this 12 day of July 1841 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate within and for the District of Norwalk in said County and State now sitting Joseph Brinsmade a resident of Wilton in the County and State of said age Eighty one Years who being first duly Sworn according to law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following General Orders and since as herein stated
That in the Month of February 1780 initiated in said Norwalk in Capt. Samuel Root's Company Coast guards under Col. Stephen of John and was on guard at said Norwalk and on the lines at New Rochelle and was in said service full one Year and was in the service previous to said time but the previous or more all dead and can not prove any said time except the General Year was in an irregular battle was in said service with the British and Fries from Long Island. And the reason of my not applying for a pension before is, did not intend to call on the bounty of my Country until I was necessitated for that support. but now owing to my great age and infirmities find can not support myself and therefore claim the only Year's service which I can prove was born in said Wilton 22 day of October 1759. and have always lived in said Wilton and when I now live my age recorded in family bible never received any further discharge nor have any documentary evidence of my services
The said Joseph Brinsmade hereby relinquishes any claim whatever pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State has not subscribed the day and Year aforesaid.
Joseph Brinsmade

We John Smith a clergyman residing in the town of Milton and George B. Middlebrook residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Birchard who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be 81 years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
John Smith
George B. Middlebrook
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations proposed by the War Department that the aforesaid applicant was a revolutionary soldier and second as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John Smith who has signed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman residing in the town of Milton and that George B. Middlebrook who has also signed the same is a resident of the town of Milton and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Benj. Loomis Judge
I Richard B. Loomis Clerk of the said Probate Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contain the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Birchard for a Pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Probate Court this 6. day of Augt. 1841
Richard B. Loomis Clerk

State of Connecticut Fairfield County, ss
Probate Court being a Court of Record within and for the District of Norwalk in the County of Fairfield State of Connecticut Personally appeared before said Court Levi Taylor of Wilton in said County who being duly sworn according to Law deposed and says that he is seventy six years of age and was well acquainted with Joseph Bingham of said Wilton during the Revolutionary war and knows that the said Bingham entered into the service of the United States in the month of February 1780 said Bingham enlisted in the Coast guards at Norwalk in Capt. Samuel Keene Company under Col. Stephen St. John and was stationed at Norwalk and on the lines and was in said service one year the deponent was in the same service at the time and the deponent further testifies that he has often heard said Bingham say that he would not apply for a pension so long as his property would support him.
Sworn and subscribed the day and Year aforesaid and that I well acquainted with said Levi Taylor and that he is a Credible Person
Benj. Isaac Judge
At the same Court Personally appeared Stephen Hyatt of said Norwalk who being duly sworn according to Law testifies and says that he is eighty years of age and was well acquainted with Joseph Bingham of Wilton in said County and well remembers that said Bingham was in the service of the United States in the Coast guards in the years 1780. and 1781 in Capt. Samuel Keene Company under Col. Stephen St. John and was often on guard with him and according to his best recollection was in said service for more than one year.
Sworn and subscribed the day and Year aforesaid that I am well acquainted with said Stephen Hyatt and that he is a Credible Person
Stephen Hyatt
Benj. Isaac Judge

State of Connecticut Fairfield County
Newark Oct. 27. 1841
Probate Court District of Newark in said County and State Pennell, appeared before said Court being a Court of Record Joseph Brinsfield of Wilton in said District who being duly sworn according to law depose and says that his Eighty two Years of age and in explanation of his declaration for a Pension says that he has always been a Farmer and is possessed of about Sixty Acres of Land and the principal part of which is rocky, uneven and not tilable. and he has been able to work on the same until about one year past and now owing to his great age and infirmities can not do any work and is obliged to let his Land on shares which does not give him a support in making his declaration did not mean to say that he had been suddenly dispossessed of his property but as long as he was able to work and support himself did not intend to apply for a pension which he was well convinced he was according to the Laws of the United States entitled to and hopes as he has no other property but his small farm this application will be satisfactory and that he grants a pension.
Joseph Brinsfield
Sworn and Subscribed this 27. day of October 1841
Before me Benj. Loomis Judge
At the same Court personally appeared George
Middlebrook of Wilton in said District and being duly sworn according to law depose and says that he is thirty four Years of age and well acquainted with Joseph Brinsfield of said Wilton and lives a near neighbour and has for a number of Years and knows that said Brinsfield is possessed of not more than Sixty Acres of Land and the principal part of which is rocky uneven and not tilable and that said Brinsfield is now not able to do any work at all and is obliged to let his Land on shares which does not give him a support and that he fully believes he has

no other property than his small farm and that he is Old and now very infirm and needs the assistance of his County for his support and have often heard Mr. Brice say as long as he was able to work and support himself he did not intend to apply for a pension
Sworn and Subscribed the day and Year aforesaid that I am well acquainted with said George B. Middlebrook and that his is a very Creditable and Respectable Person
George B. Middlebrook
Benj. Lucas Judge
At the same Court Personally appeared Stephen Hyatt of said Township who being duly sworn according to Law deposed and says that he is Eighty Years of age and has always been acquainted with Joseph Brice of Milton and knows that in the Year 1780 and 1781 was in the service with him in the Cont guards said Brice was in the service of the United States in Capt Samuel Keene Company the deponent was in the same service in Capt Ozias Mearns Company and meant to state in his former deposition they were both in the same service said Brice under Capt Keene and the deponent under Capt Mearns under Col Stephen H. John and was often on guard together in said Township
Sworn and Subscribed on the day and Year first within mentioned that I am well acquainted with said Stephen Hyatt and that he is a Creditable and Respectable Person
Stephen Hyatt
Benj. Lucas Judge of said Probate Court

State of Connecticut } Fairfield County. } ss
I Richard B Innes Clerk of the Court of Probate within and for the District of Norwalk in said County and State do hereby certify that the foregoing contain full and proceedings of the said Court in the matter of Joseph Beebe for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court this 27 day of October 1846
Richard B Innes Clerk

Feby 9-1904 - His to Hon J. D. Welsh Galesburg Ill
Ex'r.
INVALID.
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
844
P. O. Joseph Birchard
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____

✓ Connecticut
Joseph Brichard
let. to Ben. Isaac 18 Sep. 1840
same Nov. 5 th 1841
to W. G. Wade 23 May 1845
844
At June 1882

19. June 1845
Rev. H. C. Sumner - Printed Service Bishop of Bath & Wells
Rev. H. C. Sumner June 16.

- Wilton Connecticut - June 4 th 1845
Hon J. L. Edwards Committee of Enslaved Persons
As the legal representative of Joseph Birchard since - I respectfully request that you will, correspond with Mr. G. Wade of Kane, New York relative to, Joseph Birchard and claim to a pension as he is duly authorized to act in the premises. as an agent,
I am respectfully Your obedt Servt Joseph B. Scribner
Hon J. L. Edwards Committee of Enslaved Persons Washington D. C.

Rose New York June 16 th 1845
Sir
Very respectfully, I beg leave to request the honor of being favored with a copy of the report made upon the application of Joseph Birchall of Conn. for a pension - under act of Congress of 1832. - as contained in a letter from the Hon. Comm ee of Pensions.
For authority to make such enquiries, please examine the annexed letter from Mr. Scribner.
Do me the honor to believe that in our case, Sir, I call for information relative to a claim, without an authority from the claimants.
I have the honor to be Very respectfully Your Affec d Son W. G. Wallis
Hon J. L. Edwards Comm ee of Pensions Washington -

May 10 '45
Mr. Birchard Ct. Supr '32
Free
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commr of Pensions Washington D. C.
Process May 10

Rose, New York May 5 th 1845
Sir
Pardon me for troubling you, for information which we should derive from some other source, but cannot.
I beg leave to request the favour of being favoured with a copy of the last letter from the Pension Office, containing the decision of the Com t of Pensions in the application of Joseph Birchard, for a pension under act of 7 th June 1832, from Connecticut , as he is now dead, it is impossible to obtain the information wanted, otherwise than by applying at your Office.
I have the honor to be very Respectfully Yours W th L. S. W. G. Wade
Hon J. L. Edwards Committee of Pensions Washington 22

To Richard Miller -
Feb 17 80. 84. Keeler. St. John's Coast Guards at Nawak 40.
Sen. Jayne - in dec. } Miller Feb 81 1st Captain } Clapp Rockwell same } Stephen Hyatt - in dec. March 81 Ozias Manns Co 1st Nawak

Hon: J. L. Edmunds
Enclosed is the application of Joseph Buehard for a Pension he lives about Eight miles from me in Milton I well remember that when the law of 1832 granting Pensions the Old. men called on me and said he knew he was intitled to a Pension but he would not ask for it so long as he could live without it I understand he is now spent his property and appears to be very infirm I hope his application will be satisfactory
North Mt Augt. 6. 1841
Yours respectfully Benj: Isaac
I also enclose you a deposition which I took in May last should have sent it before but it was mistayed. It is to apply on the application of Dolly Duncan Widow of James Duncan who has made application for a pension if this deposition is satisfactory in her case please to forward me her Certificate
North Mt Augt 6. 1841
Yours respectfully Benj: Isaac

J. D. WELSH
County Judge
KNOX COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
GALEsburg, ILL., Jan. 19, 1904.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Sir:
Joseph Burchard was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and, as I am informed, a petitioner. He enlisted from Massachusetts or New Hampshire. I wish you would write me the probable cost of having an examination of the pension records made to ascertain whether his name is on the list.
Very truly yours,
J. D. Welsh