Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,956, Seth Bulkley, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn
Bulkley, Seth Dayton, Mary
NUMBER
No. 20,956
Former widow
CONTENTS

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 to 1. of 6 children from 4 th March to 13 Aug. 1840. Agt Notified 3 rd Oct 1841
1603 Connecticut — 16045.
Mary Dayton, formerly widow of Seth Bulkley, Decd Conn who died on the 19 th of Sept. 1807; of Fairfield co. in the State of Conn — who was a pri. in the comp t commanded by Captain J. Lacey of the reg t . commanded by Col. Bradley in the Conn- line for 2 years private
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 80 Dollars — Conto, per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 th day of De- cember, 1837, and sent to Isaac Sherman Esq. Bridgeport, Ct.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept. 1837. = $520:00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4.11.38 = 40:00
$560:00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 rd }
Recorded by S. S. Elliott, Clerk, Book A, Vol. 2, Page 67.

State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss Bridgeport On this 20 day of August A D 1837.
Personally appeared before the Court of Probate within and for the District of Stratford in said County and State aforesaid Mary Dayton a resident of the Town of Weston in the County of Fairfield & State aforesaid aged 82 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 4 th 1836 and the act explanatory of said Act passed March 3 1837.
That she was married to Seth Bulkley who was a private foot Soldier in the Continental Army in the Connecticut line in the Army of the Revolution and who commenced service in the Spring of 1777 and according to her best knowledge and belief in Capt Josiah Lacey's Company of Fairfield in said County cannot say what Regiment but thinks said Company belonged to Genl. Parsons Brigade. She remembers that her husband the said Seth Bulkley came home one day from Manhattan a Joseph New York and remarked it was so tough he never would hoe it, and Nathan Jackson who was an ensign or but of said Lacey's company came to their House at that time with enlistment orders and at his Solicitation S d Bulkley enlisted as she allways understood for three years and afterwards during the War S d Jackson Bulkley & Capt Lacey all belonged to the same Neighbourhood in the Town of Fairfield remembering when they came home

To say Fairfield on Furlow a few days before their son John was born and that he was born on the first day of July 1779 a few days before the Town of Fairfield in Connecticut was burnt. and that he brought her at this time 2 years of shoes (he was a Shoe maker by trade) and remembering that another time when said Seth came home on furlow that her son John was more than a year old. That from her last knowledge and belief said Seth entered the Continental Service as before stated in 1777 and that his service was performed in Col Isaac Shermaans Regt in Genl Parsons Brigade cannot say what Regiment Capt Lacey's company belonged to in d Parsons Brigade. but thinks said Seth was changed from one company to another in course of the service and that his service was performed in Col Isaac Shermaans Regiment. That her husband the said Seth was in service in the Continental Army several years at least three years in d Shermaans Regiment —
She remembers that her husband was in service in the Continental Army in that year that the Town of Fairfield in Con. was burnt in 1779 and also was in service in the Hard winter of 1779 & 1780 at which time she remembers Capt W. Lacey of said Fairfield supplied her with provisions because her husband was in service in the Continental Army at the Towns expense and remembering she had two children at that time and resided in said Town of Fairfield when d Capt Lacey supplied her as aforesaid — The reason she thinks he belonged to Capt Lacey's company is because Nathan Jackson and others in d Lacey's company enlisted him as aforesaid. and she does not know of any person now alive who served in d Lacey's company

That said Bulkly was born in said Town of Fairfield A D 1729
That she was born in the Town of Stratford in said County August 25 1755 —
has no Documentary evidence to prove her Service thinks she had a written Discharge at Westpoint but cannot say what has become of it has no Record of her husband's birth or death nor of her birth nor any Record of her Marriage to either husband said Bulkly was living in said Town of Fairfield when called into service as before stated allways served as private foot soldier and lived in the Town of Torrington in said County after she came out of the service until she died —
She further declares, that she was married to the said Seth Bulkly on the 17 th day of February in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy two in the Parish of Stratford in the Town of Stratford in said Fairfield County by the Rev d . Robert Ross who was the ordained Congregational Minister over said Parish at that time; that her husband the aforesaid Seth Bulkly died in said Town of Torrington on the 10 th day of September A D 1807 of the Dropsy or broken body; that she was afterwards married to Silas Dayton who died in the month of September A D 1831. died suddenly away from home in the Town of Litchfield in said  Litchfield County State of Connecticut cannot say what was the cause of his death. and that she has not intermarried since the death of said Dayton and that she was a Widow on the 4 th July 1836 and still remains a Widow as will more fully appear by Reference to the proof hereto annexed — that she was married to said

Seth Bulky when she was in the 17 th year of her age before the commencement of the Revolutionary War and that her maiden name was Mary Riggs -
Sworn & subscribed on the day & year above written before Mary her  X Dayton the Samuel Stratton mark
Attest Isaac Sherman Clerk Judge of Probate
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department, that the above named applicant was formerly the Widow of Seth Bulky who was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as She states.
Samuel Stratton Attest. Isaac Sherman Clerk Judge of Probate
I Isaac Sherman Clerk of the court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Mary Dayton for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 29 day of August A.D. 1837
Attest Isaac Sherman Clerk
I Samuel Stratton Judge of the court of Probate within and for the District of Stratford do hereby certify that Isaac Sherman is Clerk of said Probate court, that the above is his signature with the seal of said court thereto annexed -
Samuel Stratton Judge of Probate

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20956  Am
Mary Dayton Former Widow of Seth Bulkeley Min. Rev. War
Act July 4 th 1836
Index: Vol. 24 , Page 192
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Mary Dayton will of Seth Bulkeley Cont W. V. Sherman Nov 24 1837
525 0 11 87 0 9 8
Ad 4 July 36 24

Inverness ct.
FREE
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City.

State of Connecticut County of Fairfield Bridgeport. Nov 28 th 1837.
Sir
I have agreeable to former directions returned your letter of of the 24 th Relative to the Pension application of Mary Dayton I presume from the tenor of the letter that the Comptrollers certificate accompanying her papers has been overlook d or mislaid at your office my impression is that the Compt t certificate was tied in with her Declaration but if not it was put in loose together with my letter to you. from some extracts I took from it. it appears that Seth Bulkly served in Col Isaac Sherman's Regiment commencing April 30 th 1779 and served to January 1 st 1780. and then enlisted again Jany 1 st 1780 and served to October 26 1780 - in his Regiment and And under date Feb 12 th 1783 Seth Bulkly in the amount Fairfield Committee of Suppl s furnished his family £ 5 " 1 " 9 Int st 8 " 7 £ 5 " 10 " 4 the above are extracts I took from the Compt t certificate

before I forward it to you if the Compt. Certificate cannot be found at your office please inform me of the fact and I will procure another if you request it.
Yours very Respectfully Isaac Sherman
J. L. Edwards Esq. Compt. of Pensions Washington City.
P.S. If I have been correctly informed Col Isaac Sherman was a son of Roger Sherman one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and who commanded a Regiment in the Continental line of the Connecticut Troops

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Aug. 6 1841.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Josiah Bulkley, 1 of 6 children of Mary Dayton a Pensioner on the Roll of the Hartford Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 4 th July 1836 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March to the 13 th August, 1840.
Respectfully yours,
William L. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

V 268.5 Mary Dayton and Seth Buckley Conts
on Chandlers 20 apt. 77. war. dist 72 24 oct. 80.
adm d 2 years pre 80 pp
no deduction
Isaac Sherman Bridgeport Conn

State of Connecticut Fairfield County ss.
I certify that I have carefully examined the Records of the town of Stratford in S d Fairfield County of which I have the custody and that the Marriage of Seth Doolittle to Mary Riggs is not to be found Recorded therein — Attest. David Brooks Town Clerk Stratford Ct. August 29. 1837.
On this 29 th day of August 1837. personally appeared the abn named David Brooks, and made Oath to the truth of the abn Certificate by him subscribed.
Before me — John Goulding Justice of Peace

Sarah Jennings of the Town of Bridgeport of the County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut. 78 years of age Deposith and saith that she is the daughter of the Rev. Robert Ross (Dea). That when she was a Maiden & lived at home with her father in the Parish of Stratfield in said County at which time her father was the Congregational Minister of said Parish she remembers that her father performed the Marriage ceremony between Seth Bulkely & Mary Riggs and not herself see them married but heard of his having married them. and Bulkely saw at the time, before the ceremony he was advising them in too much haste to be married and rather hesitated about marrying them when Bulkely saw none of your family Ross if you are going to marry me, marry me quick for here's your Dollar. which became a by Word in the Parish. he was a shoe maker by Trade and lived both before and some time after they were married near neighbors to her father fully believes they were married before the commencement of the Revolutionary War has no doubt on her mind but they were married as aforesaid before the commencement of the Revolutionary War.
Sarah Jennings
State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss. Bridgeport June 2 d 1837 Personally appeared Sarah Jennings and Subscribed and made oath to the truth of the of the above Deposition who I certify I am well acquainted with & who is a credible Witness Sworn & Subscribed before me Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace

I Isaac Sherman clerk of the Stratford Congregational Church (now located in Bridgeport) hereby certify that it appears by Records of said Church that the Rev. Robert Root was the ordained minister over said Church from the year 1754 to the year 1798. and it does not appear from said Records that said Root ever recorded a single Marriage during his long Ministry -
Test Isaac Sherman Clerk of said Church
State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss. Bridgeport August 30 th 1837 Personally appeared Isaac Sherman and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him Subscribed before me
Matthew Curtis Justice of Peace
State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss. Bridgeport I Isaac Sherman clerk of the Probate Court in and for the District of Stratford in said County & State do hereby certify that Isaac Sherman, Mathew Curtis & Eli Addams John Goddard are all Justices of the Peace for said Fairfield County and that they are duly commissioned and qualified; That their Commissions will expire in June 1838 and that their Signatures to the Dispositions of Robert Root, John Root, Clarry Davis, Benjamin Root, Zachariah Sherwood, Seth Hall, Aaron Root, Ebenezer Root, Thomas Edwards, New Haven & Samuel Jaycox, and Isaac Sherman, are all their genuine Signatures
Given under my hand & the seal of said Court this 30 day of August A.D. 1837
Test Isaac Sherman Clerk

Robert Middlebrook of the Town of Trumbull in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut of Lawful age Deposeth and saith that Seth Bulkeley died at said Trumbull in the Autumn of the year A D 1807. and who left a Widow by the name of Mary who afterwards married Silas Dayton who is now Dead and Deposent further testify and says that said Mary was a Widow on the 4 th of July 1836 and remains a Widow to this day — thinks he Bulkeley died in the month of September Robert Middlebrook
State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss Bridgeport July 6 th 1837 personally appeared Robert Middlebrook and Subscribed and made oath to the Truth of the above Deposition who I certify is a Creditable Witness well known to me Sworn and Subscribed before me
Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace
Clarey Davis of the Town of Monroe in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut 46 years of age Deposeth and saith that she is the daughter of Mary Dayton who is now applying for a Pension and is the daughter of Seth Bulkeley De. That her father the said Seth Bulkeley died at Trumbull in said County on the 19 th day of September A D 1807 of the Dropsy or broken body that she often heard her father tell of his bury in the service or War of the

Revolution but cannot state any particular Relation to his service that his mother has since her fathers death been married to Silas Dayton who died at the house of Samuel Smith in the Town of Litchfield in the state of Connecticut in September 1831 Suddenly cannot say what was the cause of his death That her mother the said Mary has not married since the death of said Dayton but was on the 4 th of July 1836 his widow and is now living as his s d Daytons Widow in the Poor House in the Town of Weston and is entirely dependent on said Town of Weston for support Signed in presence of us by a mark }
Eli L. Hawley Isaac Sherman
for Clarey X Davis mark
State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss By me August July 7 th 1837 Personally appeared Clarey Davis and Subscribed and made oath to the truth of the above Deposition who I certify is a Creditable Witness well known to me Sworn and Subscribed before me
Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace

Benjamin Brothwell of The Town of Hartford, County of Hartford & State of Connecticut 76 years of age Oath and saith that when he was a Lad Seth Bulkly now De d . Resided in said Hartford near where deponent resided and he remembers that said Seth was married to Mary Riggs before the commencement of the Revolutionary War by the Rev d Robert Rops of the Parish of Hartford in said County who was the ordained Minister over said Parish. cannot remember what year but is positive they were married before the Revolution commenced, remembers said Seth was a Shoe maker by Trade & that said Mary Riggs was a Young Girl when she was married to him. and remembers that said Seth was much older than said Mary and that she got in debt to him for a pair of shoes & he then pressed her for pay and as the story went in the neighbourhood at the time she married him to pay the debt. also remembers of their living together as man & wife before said Seth went in to service — and that before said Seth went into service in the Revolution thinks he removed to another part of the State  Country he was not at the wedding but remembers perfectly well hearing at the time that said Robert Rops married them in said Parish and knows positively they were married before the War of the Revolution commenced —
Benjamin Brothwell
State of Connecticut County of Hartford ss Bridgeport May 20 th 1837 Personally appeared Benjamin Brothwell and Subscribed & made oath to the truth of the above Deposition who I certify is a credible Witness. Sworn & Subscribed before me Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace

Leahannah Sherwood of the Town of Bridgeport. in the County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut 78 years of age a pensioner under the act of 1818 Deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with Seth Bulkley of the Town of Fairfield in the County during & since the Revolution until Seth Bulkley died lived in the same Town with him in the time of the Revolution and remembers said Bulkley to have served as a foot soldier in the Continental Con. Troops cannot say what company or Regiment or Brigade he served in or how many years he served but remembers perfectly well that in the Winter of 1779 & 80. called the hard winter. Deponent belonged to the Connecticut Regiment in Capt William Satterly's company Genl. Moses Hazen's Regiment. continental foot Troops and was stationed in winter quarters the 8th Hard winter near Morris Town in the State of New Jersey and Deponent has a perfect recollection that said Bulkley used to come often to the Hut of Deponent during said Winter to see him Deponent was himself in service during the whole of the War
Leahannah Sherwood
State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss Bridgeport June 21 1837 personally appeared Leahannah Sherwood and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the above Deposition who I certify is a credible witness well known to me sworn and subscribed before me
Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace

Seth Hall of the Town of Pomfret in the County of Franklin and State of Connecticut 88 years of age a Pensioner under the Act of 1832 Depose and saith that he lived in the Town of Franklin in said County during the Revolution at which time Seth Bulkeley resided in said Town and I was well acquainted with said Bulkeley at that time & during the War and I fully believe he was married before the War of the Revolution (cannot (cannot say what year) to Mary Riggs and I remember hearing Lt William Hall tell of said Bulkeley serving in a Guard at Newfield (now called Pomfret) under said Lt. Hall's command but how long he served in said Guard cannot say also always uniformly understood and it was common report that the Neighbourhood that said Bulkeley enlisted and served for the term he enlisted for which I understand was for 3 years or during the War in the Continental Army first enlisted as I believe into Capt Josiah Lacy's Company which I believe belonged to Col Bradley's Regiment & Genl Parsons Brigade I remember Nathan Jackson was captain of said Lacy's Company & Isaac Odell Sergeant. I remember Jackson enlisted men for said Company and also remember that John Odell was an officer in said Company and that said Josiah Lacy, & John Odell & Nathan Jackson was ranged out after they had been in the Continental service awhile there being more officers in the

Regiment there was wanted in proportion to the men but allways understood that Saml. Bulkley & said Isaac Odell served for the time they engaged for. remember said Bulkley and a number of years since and his Widow Mary afterwards married Silas Peapton who is now dead.
Seth Hall
State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss Bridgeport June 23 1835 Personally appeared Beth Hall, and Subscribed and made oath to the Truth of the above Deposition who I certify is a credible Witness well known to me. Sworn and Subscribed before me
Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace

Aaron Hubble of the Town of Fairfield, County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut 76 years of age a pensioner under Act of 1832. Deposeth and saith that he resided near neighbor to Seth Bulkly at the time he was married to Mary Rugg which Deponent remembering took place before the commencement of the Revolution and that they were married by the Rev. Robert Root minister of the Congregational Society of the Parish of Fairfield and lived together as man & wife when the Revolutionary War commenced Deponent allways uniformly understood that said Bulkly first enlisted in the Con- Continental line of Infantry for 6 months and after that enlisted for three years in the Continental Army. Deponent remembers his coming home once on furlough from the Continental Army and remembers hearing his Brother William Hubble who is now dead and was at the taking of Burgoyne say that Bulkly was at the taking of Burgoyne. and Also remembers that Aaron Hubble as agent for the Town of Fairfield supplied said Mary & other soldiers wives with Provisions

for 2 or 3 Years when D Bulkeley was in service often heard D Bulkeley since the War till of his being in service in the Continental Army at the Taking of Burgoyne & afterwards at West Point and thinks  thinks that he never came home from the Army but once until the Peace but cannot  remember Say what Company or Regiment or Brigade he belonged to but is sure that said Bulkeley served several years in the Revolutionary War he was Shoemaker by Trade and the first Work he done in that line after the War was at the House of Gideon Hubbell in D Town of Hanford —
Aaron Hubbell
State of Connecticut Hanford County Ss B. Mayhew June 17 1837 personally appeared Aaron Hubbell and Subscribed and made oath to the truth of the above Deposition who I certify is a credible witness well known to me Sworn and Subscribed before me
Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace

Ebenezer Suley of Weston in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut aged Seventy two years being duly sworn doth depose and say that he was personally acquainted with Seth Bulkley and knows that the said Seth Bulkley was a soldier in the Army of the United States in the Revolutionary war - and thinks that the term of time for which he enlisted was during the war - said deponent further says that he is confident that he saw the said Seth Bulkley in the Army of the United States in the year 1780 - When he (the deponent) was himself a drafted soldier in the Army under the command of Genl Washington in the State of New Jersey - though he did not belong to the same Regiment with him —
Ebenezer Suley
State of Connecticut } ss. on this 6 th day Fairfield County — } of July A. D. 1837. at Weston in said County personally appeared Ebenezer Suley the above named deponent and subscribed the foregoing deposition and being duly sworn made solemn oath that the said deposition is true — The above named deponent is personally known to me to sustain a good character as to truth - and is a credible witness — Sworn before and certified by me Eli Adams Justice of Peace

Thomas Canvans of The Town of Bridgeport in the County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut 73 Years of age Deponeth and Saith that he resided in Fairfield in the same Neighbourhood with the family of Seth Bulkly The first husband of Mary Dayton who is now applying for a Pension and remembers that said Bulkly belonged to The Continental Army and used to come home from the Army on furlough and return again remembers that said Mary had 3 Children at the time he was in service and that Capt Nathaniel Duly used to supply said Mary with provisions when he was in service because her husband belonged to The Continental Army (said Bulkly was a Shoe mason by Trade) often heard said Bulkly tell of his service in the Continental Army during the War Deponent also remembers that he himself carried said Mary Wood for fuel at the time said Bulkly was in service and Deponent is sure in his own mind that said Bulkly served in The continental Army at least Three years thinks he said Bulkly belonged to The Continental Army when The Town of Fairfield was burnt 1782 and continued in it until the peace 1783. Deponent remembers that when said Bulkly was in service one John Jewel who lived in the Neighbourhood with said Bulkly's wife was accused of taking the advantage of said Bulkly's absence in The Army of visiting his wife the said Mary which led to a quarrel with the family of said Capt Duly & this Jewel who had married said Bulkly's daughter and said Jewel was caught at her House by said Duly — which circumstances are all fresh in Deponent's mind —

which enables him to testify positively that saw Bulkley served in the continental Army. Cannot say what company or Regiment
Witnesses Isaac Sherman Samuel Stratton
his Thomas T. Edwards mark
State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss By Proxyport August 3 1837 personally appeared Thomas Edwards and Subscribed and made oath to the foregoing Deposition who I certify is a credible Witness well known to me — Sworn and Subscribed before me
Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace

Ned Freedom of the Town of Bridgeport in the County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut a Pensioner under the Act of 1818. Deposeth and Saith that he became acquainted with Seth Bulkeley first husband of Mary Payton who is now applying for a Pension in the Continental Army of the Connecticut line cannot say what year but remembers it was when Genl Parsons Brigade lay at at White Plains near the North River remembers said Bulkeley belonged to the same Brigade with Respondent which was Genl Parsons Brigade. often saw him in drill in said Brigade for several years. the latter part of the War saw him in service in said Brigade when Brigade was at West Point. to other places feels confident Bulkeley was in service in said Brigade at least three years as a private soldier remembers that said Bulkeley was a shoe maker by trade was rather under witted and the officers and soldiers were allways making fun with him Respondent remembers when the Brigade was lying at White Plains one of the officers asked Bulkeley if he was lousy as ever when Bulkeley replied Yes they are thicker and bigger and more of them, he Bulkeley often served as a camp colorman and being an odd droll fellow is the reason respondent remembers so particularly about Bulkeley service Respondent served himself in said Brigade about six years
Signed in presence of Charles De Witt Isaac Sherman
Ned Freedom mark
State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss Bridgeport August 11 th 1837 Personally appeared Ned Freedom before me & known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing Deposition and made oath to the truth of the same who I certify is a credible Witness well known to me sworn & subscribed before me Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace

Samuel Fayerweather of the Town of Weston in the County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut a Prisoner under the Act of 1818 Deposed and saith that he became acquainted with Seth Bulkley (a Shoe maker by Trade) of the Town of Fairfield in said County in the year 1776 and remembers that Seth was then a Married man and was living in said Fairfield with his wife Mary whose maiden name was Mary Piggs and said Deponent continued his acquaintance with said Seth & Mary until Seth died and with Mary to this day who is now the widow of Silas Dayton Deponent says that he himself first entered the Army in Capt Cornstock's Company in Col Chandler Regiment Genl Parsons Brigade in 1777 Continental Con. Foot Troops and in the year 1780 he had then been transferred from Chandler Regiment into Col Isaac Sherman Regiment in Genl Parsons Brigade and remembers perfectly well that said Seth Bulkley was in service in 1780 in said Isaac Sherman Regiment as a private foot Soldier the reason that Deponent remembers said Bulkley being in service in Col Sherman Regiment is that when the Soldiers in this Regiment were reported and sized and their occupations taken down the officer ask. said Bulkley what occupation he was of and he replied that he was a Churchman, he was an odd singular which caused the Soldiers to make sport with him and Deponent was well acquainted with said Bulkley while in service in said Sherman Regiment cannot say how long said Seth served in the Continental Army in the line but has an understanding & fully believes that said Bulkley served at least three years

does not now recollect what company said Bulkly first commenced service in said Brigade the soldiers in said Brigade was often transferred from one company to another & from one Regiment to another Deponents impression is that said Bulkly belonged to Capt. Morrisons Company in 1780.
State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield ss. Bridgeport August 28 1837 Personally appeared S. Buel Hayerweather and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition who I certify is a credible Witness well known to me Sworn and Subscribed before
Isaac Sherman Justice of Peace

Comptroller's Office
Hartford Ct
August 16 th 1857
On application for evidence of the service of Seth Bulkley I have examined the books and papers remaining in this office relating to the Revolutionary War, and find and certify as follows, viz:-
Connecticut Line Vol. 1
Settlement with the 8 th Connecticut Regt. Isaac Sherman Esq Colonel, before January 1780.
Seth Bulkley , private, commenced service April 30 th 1777; time of settlement January 1 st 1780; time in service 2 years 8 months and 1 day =
Settlement with the 8 th Connecticut Regt. Isaac Sherman Esquire Colonel for the year 1780; Seth Bulkley , private, enlisted January 1 st 1780; time of his settlement October 26 th 1780; time in service 9 months and 26 days =
The following is from the army accounts vol 3. to show where the sd Bulkley belonged =
February 12 th 1783 Seth Bulkley b

to amount Fairfield Committee's account for supplies furnished his family £ 5.. 1.. 9 Interest _____
8.. 7 5.. 10.. 4
Wm. Steele Comptroller