Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4,076, Walter Branch, Conn.

SERVICE
Branch, Walter Snow, Eunice
NUMBER
W. 4,076
Conn
Former widow
CONTENTS

8838. Pittsburgh
Ohio.
Eunice Snow dec. d formerly widow of Walter Branch Conn who was a Private in the Revolution
Reported
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 00 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. sent 10 Nov r 1846 when she died Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of June 1850 and sent to
Hon. A. E. Wood House of Reps
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 212
Payable to the only surviving children Walter Branch & Eunice Brown

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1939 entitled "An act granting half pay and pension to certain widows"
State of Ohio } ss At this 12 th day of March A.D. 1939 personally Huron County } appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of the county of aforesaid Walter Branch a resident of the township of Fairfield in the county and state of aforesaid aged fifty eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1939 entitled "An act granting half pay and pension to certain widows" That himself and Eunice Brown who is a resident of the said township of Fairfield and in the fifty-second year of her age are the only surviving children of Walter Branch and Eunice Snow deceased That the said Eunice Snow was married to the said Walter Branch who was a private in the service of the United States during the Revolution and entered into said service from the town of Preston New London County in the state of Connecticut in the year 1775 and was in said service at the battle of Bunker Hill ; That in the month of June in the year 1776 he enlisted into Captain Ebenezer Witter's Company in Col. Samuel Sheldon's Regiment of the Connecticut Troops and served until the latter part of December of said year being six months service and was with Captain Witter & Col. Sheldon with the Army under Genl. Washington on Long Island & New York during said year That again in the latter part of the year 1777 or the first part of the year 1778 he enlisted from the aforesaid town of Preston for one year into what was called "the year's service" and served one year and was with the Army under Genl. Sullivan in Rhode Island and belonged to Colonel M c Clelland's Regiment of the Con- necticut year's service . That in all his service amounted to Twenty one months to wit Three months in the year 1775 Six Months in the year 1776 and Twelve months in the years 1777 and 1778 That during the Revolution he was a resident of said town of Preston state of Connecticut where he was born February the 14 th 1757. Declarant further declares that the said Eunice Snow whose maiden name was Eunice Snow was

married to the said Walter Branch in the town of Little Hoosick in the county of Rensselaer in the state of New York in the year one thousand seven hundred and Eighty four by Elder Barnes a minister of the Gospel and that her husband the said Walter Branch died on the first day of May in the year seventeen hundred and ninety four in the town of Mendon in the county of Delaware in the state of New York that she was afterwards married to Moses Snow in the said town of Mendon in the year 1798 and went to reside with him in the town of Hornick in the County of Chenango in the state of New York and resided there until about the year 1806 when the said Moses Snow and his said wife Eunice went to reside in the town of Sempromius Cayuga in the state of New York where they continued to reside as man & wife until the 16 th day of August in the year Eighteen hundred and Eighteen when the said Moses Snow died That in the year 1828 the said Eunice Snow with her two children the aforesaid Walter Branch and Eunice Brown removed into the town of Fairfield Huron county in the state of Ohio where she continued to reside until her death which took place in said township of Fairfield on the Tenth day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty six and was at the time of her death unmarried and the widow of the said Moses Snow and was in the Eighty fifth year of her age and was born in the town of Stonington in the state of Connecticut That declarant now presents to the Court above named the Original family record of the said Walter Branch deceased said record contains the date of the birth of the said Walter Branch and three of his children and also the date of the death of the said Walter, the record of the birth is in the hand writing of the said Walter Branch deceased since his decease has been kept in the possession of the said Eunice Snow until her death since which time it has been kept in the possession of the above named Eunice Brown Sworn & Subscribed in open Court March Term 3 Walter Branch A.D. 1850 to wit March 12 th H. Brown Clerk

Northville December 17/75
To B. Chapman Esq. Sir,
Mr William Branch wishes me to acknowledge your favor under date of Dec 11 th 75 which is this moment, making some enquiries with regard to his brother Walter who deceased some 50 years since. He says his brother was in the Army of the Revolution. He thinks he entered the army in 75 is confident that his brother was in Sullivan's Army in Rhoad Island at the time the British had possession of Newport. I was not with him during any part of his service being in Washington from 76 until the close of the war after Walter Branch was at Rhoad Island. He was at Newport in Washington Army under Capt Ebenezer Witter in what was called the year service. I think under Col Sheldon it being so long since would be positive was not in the Army after he left New York but of this am not certain. I being at the time in the Southern Army am not certain whether he was at Rhoad Island before he was at NY or afterwards. I was not personally knowing of his being in the service at any time only from his own declarations.
I know Walter Branch my brother was married to Eunice Shaw. They were married in what was then called Little Rooseae and I was thinking Albany County am not certain whether present or not when married but confident I was and that they were married at her brother's and think by Elder Bane. I know she was my brother's wife. Have seen her some ten years since at Fairfield in Hancock County (or was then) Ohio. I know she was the identical person formerly my brother's wife afterwards Eunice Snow.

I believe I have answered your enquiries with regard to the matter. So far as I am able and know of nothing more that would be of importance to her.
You will please give my respects to her and should have been glad to have had whether she is well when she was visited.
Respectfully Yours
State of Ohio } Lake County } Before me
Be it known that William H. Branch
a justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths in and for the County of Lake personally appeared William H. Branch a resident of the township of Madison in said County of Lake and one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath depose and say that the foregoing letter was written by him at the time and in the manner therein stated and contains the true substance of the same. William Branch who was the father of deponent concerning the Revolutionary services and marriage of Walter Branch who was a brother of the said William Branch that the said William Branch now deceased was at the date of the above letter a resident of the aforesaid township of Madison was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States. Deponent further states that Walter Branch & Eunice Brown of Fairfield Huron County Ohio are the surviving children of the said Walter Branch & Eunice Snow named in the foregoing letter and are now persons of fifty-five years of age. N.B. From the word "deponent" in the last sentence to the end of the paragraph in the original document, the words "years of age" are lost. Less above inclusive is not sworn to before me.
Justice of the Peace
William H. Branch
State of Ohio } Lake County }
I hereby certify that B. G. Branch Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and who has thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a justice of the Peace in and for the County of Lake duly commissioned and sworn. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office as clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County this fifteenth day of March A D 1850
A. D. Adams Clerk
M rs Branch PK 15/11 H rs V er d er 11/14/50

James Branch was Born Friday April the 29. 1772 He Died September the 13th 1788 At 8 P.M. in the mor- ning aged 1 year, four Months and 15 Days James Branch was Born June the 22 At 11 At 10 1788
Elizabeth Branch was Born on Thursday September the 19th At 8 P.M. in the after- noon 1790

Walter Branch in Bible he was Born february the 15th at 1 1/2 the Morning 1757
And he Died May the
11 th 1 00 in the
Morning AD 1797
Aged 39 years 2 Months
and 16 Days
near BRANCH, WALTER

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
October 22, 1924.
Frank Avery Skilton, 84 Hamilton Ave. Auburn, N. Y.
Sir:
I have to advise you, that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 4076, it appears that Walter Branch was born February 14, 1757, in Preston, New London County, Connecticut and lived there when he enlisted in 1775 and served three months as a private, names of officers not stated. He was at the battle of Bunker Hill. He enlisted in June 1776 and served six months, as a private in Captain Ebenezer Witter's Company, Colonel Samuel Selden's Connecticut Regiment. He enlisted in 1777, or 1778 and served one year as a private, in Colonel Samuel McClellan's Connecticut Regiment and was in General Sullivan's Rhode Island Expedition.
He was the brother of William Branch, of Madison, Lake County, Ohio.

Walter Branch married in 1784, at Little Hoosick, New York, Eunice Shaw, who was born at Stonington, Connecticut, date not stated. He died at Meredith, Delaware County, New York, May 1, 1794. She married Moses Snow in 1798, he died August 16, 1828, and she died in Fairfield Township, Huron County, Ohio, November 10, 1846, aged eighty-four years.
Eunice and Walter Branch had the following children: Samuel, born April 29, 1786, died September 15, 1787. Eunice, born June 23, 1788. Weltha, born February 19, 1790. Walter, born in 1792, day and month not stated.
Pension was allowed to the only surviving children, in 1850, namely: Walter Branch and Eunice Brown, both of whom were then living in Fairfield Township, Huron County, Ohio.
Respectfully,
A handwritten signature in cursive script, reading "Washington Gardner".
Commissioner.

Washington City Mar. 23/50 Mr. Edwards
Sir Will you please examine the within papers & report the result to me at your earliest convenience & oblige Yours Truly
Mrs. E. Wood

4/25 17/95 Pittsburgh 14/26 Eunice Snow, dec formerly widow of Walter Brandt Ohio. (Burton Co)
admitted
Private 18 mth p 60. — Co 4 March 1836 to 4 th March 1841, from 43 to 10 th Nov. 1846 when she died children Walter Brandt & Daniel Brown.
Bat 7 July 1838, 3 rd March 1843 & 17 June 1844,
Rev. A. E. Wood N. R.

10922
Pittsburgh
Ohio.
Eunice Snow dec'd
formerly Widow of Walter Branch
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 1 May 1794
of in the State of who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Miller of the Regt commanded by Col. M c Clelland in the line for 18 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh at the rate of 60 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of June 1857, and sent to Hon. A. E. Wood N R
Total amount, $
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Book
J. P. Chase Clerk, Vol. 1 Page 397

Washington City May 16/56 Mr Edwards
Sir In closed I send you the additional evidence required in the case of Bernice Moore (widow of Walter Branch) under act of July 7 1838
Yours Truly Mrs. E. Hoop

Washington City D.C. May 24 th 1830
Mr. Edw. Lewis Sir In March last I forwarded to your office the application of the surviving children of Emmice Snow widow of Walter Branch for a pension under act of July 7 th 1838 On examining the same you ask for additional evidence from the records of the Comptroller's office of Ct. said additional evidence I forwarded to you sometime since You will be pleased to inform me what action has been taken in the case I am very Respectfully Yours Amos E. Wood

1824 Oct. 22 Bish. to Frank A. Skilton, 84 Hamilton Ave. Auburn N.Y. (see his letter in Wm. Branch No. 44)
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4076
Eunice Snow
for wid. of Walter Branch
Rev. Rev. War
Act. Rec. h. 8/13 June 19/11
Index:—Vol. M , Page 229
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Connecticut Comptroller Office, Hartford May 11 th 1850.
I certify, that on application for evidence of the service of Walter Branch , in the war of the Revolution, I have examined the Books and Documents remaining in this Office relating to that war, and do not find the name of the said Branch upon any Pay Roll.
I do find the name of Walter Branch , among many others, appended to a document filed, "The Memorial of Col. M c Clellands Regiment," which is as follows, to wit,
"To the Honorable General Assembly of the State of Connecticut now sitting at Hartford Oct. Session 1778. — The Petition of the Commissioned Officers, Non Commissioned Officers and Soldiers in the Battalion under the command of Col s Samuel M c Clallen, being one of the Battalions included in the two Brigades raised by Order of the Gen l Assembly, at their adjourned Session in Feb y , 1778 Sheweth:"
"That we were raised while an Act of this State was existing, regulating the prices of labor, produce &c, and upon the faith and footing, of said Act, and had such wages and allowances as while said Act continued, were just and reasonable. But that since s d Act has been Repealed, the prices of the various necessaries of life are so enhanced, as that our wages and allowances are by no means an adequate reward for our Services."

We therefore pray your Honors, to take our Case into your wise Consideration, and grant such an addition to our Wages and allowances, as shall be adequate to the re- ward we expected when we entered said service. Such is all we ask, We doubt not your Honors, will grant our Reasonable Request, and we as in duty bound, shall ever pray, Taken at New London Octo r 1778. This Regiment was raised to serve one year.
R. G. Pinney, Comptroller. by Geo. Robinson Chief Clerk.

Comptroller's Office, Connecticut Hartford Decm 29-1845
On application for evidence of the service of Walter Branch in the war of the Revolution, I have examined the documents in this office relating to that war and find no roll of Capt Ebenezer Witter's Co in the year 1776, but find the following evidence of that officer's service in that year - In pay Table books one there entries June 20 1776
Capt Ebenezer Witter ————— Dr  To order on Treasurer in aid for his Co by Capt Holsey ————— 580. —  Among the bills & accts of Col Samuel Selden's Regt raised June 1776 to serve till Decm the 25th one the following  1777 April 2th  Capt Ebor Witter, Hospital expense ————— 1.9  Capt Witter Arms & Baggage taken or destroyed ————— 54. 11-6 — 39-8-6  May 15 Arms & Baggage taken or destroyed ————— 76-12-2  Capt Ebenezer Witter, Col Selden's Regt in pay acct rendered ————— 458-9-3
A. Harrington Comptroller

State of Ohio, ss On this 12 th day of March A.D. 1850 personally Huron County, appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of said David Johnson a resident of the township of Huron in said County of Huron aged forty three years and now Sheriff of said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose and say that during the year A.D. 1846 and for several years previous he was a resident of the township of Fairfield in the aforesaid County of Huron and State of Ohio and was then and there personally acquainted with Eunice Snow who had been for several years a resident of said township of Fairfield and that she died in said township of Fairfield on or about the tenth day of November in the year Eighteen hundred and forty six and was at the time of her death a very aged woman and was the widow of Moses Snow and previous to her marriage to Snow was the widow of Walter Branch that at her death she left as her only surviving children Walter Branch and Eunice Brown who reside in the aforesaid township of Fairfield the said Walter Branch is now upwards of fifty five years of age and the said Eunice Brown is now upwards of sixty years of age
David Johnson
Sworn and subscribed to open Court March Term A.D. 1850 Commit March 12 th H. Howard C. H. G.

State of Ohio } ss On this 12 th day of March A.D. 1850 Huron County } personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid the Honorable Samuel Froot a resident of the township of Fairfield in the said County of Huron in the state of Ohio aged fifty years who being first duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that during the year A.D. 1846 and for several years previous that he was a resident of the said township of Fairfield and was then and there personally acquainted with Eunice Snow who had been a resident of said township of Fairfield for many years and that she died in said township of Fairfield Huron County Ohio on or about the tenth day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty six and was at the time of her death unmarried and the widow of Niles Snow and prior to her marriage to said Niles Snow was the widow of Walter Branch and that she left as her only surviving children Walter Branch and Eunice Brown who reside in the said township of Fairfield the said Walter Branch is now upwards of fifty five years of age and the said Eunice Brown is now upwards of sixty years of age Deponent is one of the official judges of the Court of Common Pleas above named
Samuel Froot
Sworn & subscribed in open Court March 12 th A.D. 1850
W Brown Cl. M.

State of Ohio } ss. March Term A.D. 1850 Huron County } At a Session of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid held at Norwalk in said County of Huron on the twenty sixth day of March A.D. 1850 personally appeared in open Court Walter Branch and on oath made and subscribed his declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1835 entitled "an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows" and also in open Court personally came David Johnson and Samuel Foot and subscribed on oath their depositions touching the declaration of the said Walter Branch and the said Court after investigating the matter do hereby declare their opinion that the said Walter Branch deceased was a Revolutionary soldier of the United States and served as the aforesaid Walter Branch states and that he died at the time and place by him stated and that Eunice Snow was the lawful wife and widow of the said Walter Branch deceased and that she was married to him at the time and place as declared by the aforesaid Walter Branch and that she died on the (tenth) day of November (tenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight-hundred and forty six and that Walter Branch and Eunice Brown are residents of Fairfield in the aforesaid County of Huron and are the only sur- viving children of the said Eunice Snow and it is ordered that the Clerk certify to the same under the seal of this Court
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Norwalk this 12 th day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight-hundred and fifty
Henry Brown Clerk Huron Common Pleas Ohio
I further certify that Walter Branch Samuel Foot & David Johnson are persons entitled to credit Henry Brown

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Branch, William GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5413 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Dec. 16, 1793
and Mt. No. 73-60-55
At. 5413 to John Chadwick
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.