Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,444, Reuben Bryant, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Bryant, Reuben
S 36,444
CONTENTS

36 444
Rev INVALID.
File No. 36, 444
Heuben Bryant
Pa Rev Ind
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 879
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Connecticut Roll
1723
Reuben Bryant
Capt Durkee
Private
Connecticut line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 6 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of June 1818 and sent to C. Goodard Esq. Storrs, Conn.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.
Semi-annual sending
4 months 29/30 $39.73
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
16 Feb. 81 till Dec 83
112 24 mrs
Plainfield Windham
Notification sent July 21 st 1820 to David & Betsy Windham (Daughter)

Reuben Bryant Esq
1723
Sep 11818

District of Connecticut, ss.
At a Special Court of Common Pleas, holden at Windham within and for the County of Windham, in said district—
ON this 27th day of June A. D. 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for the County aforesaid, [Having the power of fine and imprisonment,]
Reuben Bryant of Plainfield in Windham County
aged Fifty five years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz : That he enlisted for the term of three years on the 1st day of February in the year 1777 in the State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain John M'Gregor in the regiment commanded by Colonel John Durkee in the line of the State of Connecticut on the Continental establishment : that he continued to serve in the said corps until February 1780 - when enlisted & served against the term of two years when he was discharged from the said service in the year 1783 at Watkins in the State of New York
That he has no family, that he is lame and infirm by means of wounds received in the service - That he is a farmer by occupation - by infirmity unable to labor - That he made application on the 6th day of April 1818 for a pension and obtained the same - The number of my Pension certificate is 1723-
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen ; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen ; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me ; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Reuben Bryant
Schedule of the whole estate & income of the above named Reuben Bryant viz. Small cash Kettle - 50 cts Sixth & Snare - 1.50 Sea kettle - 50
$2.50
Reuben Bryant

Sworn to and declared on the 27 th day of June A. D. 1820, before the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Windham, in the district of Connecticut.
Attest.
David C. Bolles
Clerk.
I, David C. Bolles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Windham, in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing Declaration for Rent and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is two Dollars, and 50 Cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this 13 th day of July A. D. 1820.
David C. Bolles
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Windham County.

Reuben Bryant 6 th April 1819
Sturminster Newton Reg. Hampton

To Calvin Goddard Esq one of the Judges of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut.
The petition of President Bryant of Windfield in the County of Windham State aforesaid
That he resides in the Bound State aforesaid - that he served more than nine months in the war of the revolution before the continental establishment as provided that he is by reason of his reduced circumstances in need of assistance from his Country for support - that he never has received or been allowed any pension by the laws of the United States or any individual State & hereby relinquishes all claim to any such allowance except by virtue of the Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" & to a pension under which he is assured of substantiating his claim & prays that the same may be done according to the provisions of said Act.
Dated at Woodstock the 12th day of March A.D. 1818
State of Connecticut
New London ss.
Be it remembered that on this Sixteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me Calvin Goddard one of the Judges of the Superior Court in

the State of Connecticut personally came Philemon Bryant of Mansfield in the County of Windham & State aforesaid & made oath to the truth of the following declaration by him subscribed viz That he enlisted in the Army of the United States on the 10th 11th Day of February 1781 for the term of three years in Col John Dutton's Regiment being at that time the 1st. The greatest Company line and a Company commanded by his son Capt John Dutton. That upon the commencement establishment in the War of the revolution in which Regiment he faithfully served until the end of the War & was honorably discharged in Novr or December 1783 - at which time he served against the common Enemy & until he was discharged That his discharge as aforesaid is lost & destroyed he knows not where it was but it was taken with his clothes in the year 1792 - That he is by reason of his reduced circumstances in life in need of ap- plications from his Country for his support - The Regiment at the close of the war was commanded by Col Thomas Grevens from before Calvin Goddard a Judge of Superior Court
Philemon Bryant attest

Charles Fanning Esq on oath declared that he found in the Number was of Col John Dushane Regiment the name of the aforesaid Reuben Bryant from a personal conver- sation with him have no doubt that he served as he has stated in the foregoing affidavit
Charles Fanning Sworn before me Calvin Goodara Judge of Syn Ct
I Calvin Goodara Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Reuben Bryant did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy. & I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursu- ant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress. Date at Norwich - April 6 th 1818
Calvin Goodara Judge of Syn Ct