Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40744, Bildad Belden, Continental Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Conn.)
Belden, Bildad
S. 40744
CONTENTS

(2,457) Connecticut.
Bildad Belden, private, Connecticut line Capt Biffell
the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
scribed on the Roll of Connecticut - at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8. of April, 1818.
ertificate of Pension issued the 18. of Sept r . 1818, and sent to the care of Calvin Goddard, Esq; Norwich, Conn;
  arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818.  $: 39.20.    emi-anl. all ee ending 4. March 1819.  48 -     $: 87.20.    4 mo s  \frac{27}{30}
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
11 months continued this would - New London
He died Aug. 4 - 1824 A.D.

Betula Belden
April 8. 1818
For the rolls
I certify that the within named Betula Belden is in indigent circumstances Calvin Goddard
Testimony of two witnesses inclosed
Admitted

State of Connecticut ss
On this eighth day of April A.D. 1818 before me the subscribers one of the Judges of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut personally appears Bildad Belden aged seventy three years resident in the Town of Griswold in the State aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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: That The said Bildad Belden enlisted in the Town of Weatherfield in the State of Connecticut in a company commanded by Capt. Arias Bissell of East Hartford in a Regiment commanded by Col. Sedeciah Kirtington in the Connecticut line. That he enlisted in the Month of November A.D. 1775 up on the continental establishment for the term of one year; That he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until some time in the Month of October A.D. 1776 when he was discharged from said service in Stamford in the State of Connecticut from the Hospital there; being discharged a short time before his service expired on account of sickness. That he was in no battles during said time - and has lost his discharge & that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services and that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of assistance of his country for support. Sworn to & declared before me. the day & year aforesaid - Calvin Goddard Judge of Supr Court.
I Calvin Goddard Judge as aforesaid do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Bildad Belden did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony before me, to the Secretary of the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid Act of Congress. Now in April 8 th 1818 Calvin Goddard

Bilal Belden
2.457
March 1819
Car

SCHEDULE.
District of Connecticut, ss. County Court for New London County
On this 29th day of June 182 0 , personally appeared, in open court, being a court of record for the said County  Bildad Belden aged Seventy four years, resident in Griswold in said County who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: I'm a Regiment commanded by Col. Jedediah Huntington in a company commanded by Capt. Elias Root that I made my original declaration of service on the 28th day of Apr. 1781 and obtained a pension certificate No. 2457. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; 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, 1818; 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. That I have no Estate real or personal & for many years before I obtained my pension was supported by my Friends - Bildad Belden.
Signed Sworn to, and declared, on the 29th day of June 1820 before said County Court  Charles Lathrop Clerk
I, Charles Lathrop clerk of the County Court for New London County do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record 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  destitute dollars and of property cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this
29th day of June
1820.
Charles Lathrop Clerk of the Court for the County of New London County

I do hereby certify the County Court within- mentioned is and was, on the 29 th day of June 1820 a Court of record, having a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings & having the power of fine and imprisonment
Charles Lathrop Clerk

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section MCS:MLB
November 8, 1930
Mrs. Theodore R. Oehlke 338 Washington Avenue Lorain, Ohio
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 40744, that Bildad Belden, while a resident of Wethersfield, Connecticut, enlisted November, 1775, and served as private in Captain Ozias Bissell's company in Colonel Jedediah Huntington's Connecticut regiment and was discharged in October, 1776.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 8, 1818, at which time he was seventy-three years of age and living in Griswold, Connecticut.
The soldier died August 4, 1824.
The papers in this pension claim contain no data relative to the family of Bildad Belden.
The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Henry W. Scribner.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

40 744 INVALID. Rev
File No. W.H.H. Bildad Belden Ph. Rev. Mass
Act: 18 March 18
Index: Vol. 8 , Page 55
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1930 Nov. 8, hist. to Mrs. Theodore R. Oehlke. U.C.S. 1930 Nov. 8, hist. to Mrs. Wm. S. Perry U.C.S. 1930 Nov. 26, hist. to Miss Helen M. Fox U.C.S. 1931 May 29 Miss Helen M. Fox adv. as to date last synt. of pension etc. See letter of inquiry in Rev. Chas. Thaddeus Gilbert. U.C.S.

Richard Price Esq Baldwin Belden Esq

State of Connecticut } County of Hartford July the 30 th 1818
Personally appeared Richard Price of Wethersfield in said County a credible witness and made solemn Oath, that he was a private Soldier in the Company commanded by Cap n Ozias Burrell in the Reg t commanded by Col, Jedediah Huntington, in the Army of the United States in the Revolutionary War - that Bildead Belden, then of said Wethersfield but now of Glastonbury in the County of New London - was a Soldier in the same company & Reg t and enlisted into said company in the month of Novem r - 1775 in said Wethersfield to serve for one year, that they both continued in said company till the battle on Long Island - at which said Price testified he was present, and taken prisoner, and that said Belden was then sick in the Hospital, that being obtained a prisoner himself, he did not afterwards see said Belden till after the expiration of the term for which he enlisted, but always understood and believed that he continued in said company & Reg t  the till the close of the year for which he had engaged - He further testifies that said Belden Belden has always sustained the character of an honest man, that he is poor, in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his Country for support -
Before me
Jonathan Brace Judge of the County Court for the County aforesaid -

Capt. Elias D. Merrill
Depr. case of
Richard Walden

I Oziel Bissell of Simsbury in the County of Hartford  Tolland and State of Connecticut. Testify and say that in the year 1778 he recd a Captain's Commission in the Reg't commanded by Jedediah Huntington in the Army of the United States, and that Bildad Belden then of Wethersfield in said State, but now of Griswold in the County of New London in the State aforesaid entered the company which I commanded, as a private Soldier, to serve for one year, and that according to my best recollection and belief, he continued to serve in said company about two months that he was a faithful good Soldier
Oziel Bissell
State of Connecticut } County of Hartford August the 20 th 1818
Personally appeared Capt n Oziel Bissell who is personally known to me and is a credible Witness, and made solemn Oath that the facts stated in the deposition aforesaid which he has subscribed - are true
Before me
Jonathan Brace Judge of the County Court for the County of Hartford aforesaid.

LORAIN, OHIO
338 Washington Ave. Oct. 21, 1930
Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs
Will you kindly give me what information you have concerning the Revolutionary Soldier Bildad Belden who was born in Wethersfield Ct. about 1742. I would like all data relating to his family as well as the services he rendered in the Revolutionary War.
Also would like any information (war service, family data, etc) you may have concerning Henry W. Scribner who died in Ohio in 1819 aged 68 years.
Thanking you in advance for what information you may be able to give me concerning these two men, I am
Yours respectfully
Mrs. Theodore R. Dehlke

Roseville California Oct. 27, 1930
check # 1 $ 1.00 FINANCE DIVISION BOOK KEEPER'S DESK NOV 6 1930 BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Department of the Interior, Pension Bureau
Dear Mr Gardner,
I should very much appreciate the war record, of Asa no 10 27 Belding, who served in the War of 1812 from Royalton Vermont, or perhaps Windsor. He had a pension until his death, and his widow Lydia Welch Belding who lived with a son James Belding in Owego N.Y. received one after- wards. May I have a copy of their applications?
Also,
Have you a record of Bildad Belding of Conn. Wethers- field I think who served in the Revolution; he was b. Sept 9, 1745 in Wethersfield. xxxxxx mar. Mary Ryley.
I enclose a dollar.
Maudie Belding Perry Mrs William S. Perry Roseville, California

MRS. THEODORE R. OEHLKE, Regent 338 Washington Avenue, Lorain
MRS. ALICE LANDER SMITH, First Vice Regent 733 Washington Avenue, Lorain
MRS. LEWIS C. BLATTNER, Second Vice Regent Vermilion
MRS. HARRY H. BRIGHTMAN, Chaplain 772 Washington Avenue, Lorain
MRS. BENJAMIN E. MEACHAM, Recording Secretary 2771 East Erie Avenue, Lorain
Mayflower Chapter
Lorain, Ohio
MRS. SAMUEL S. COX, Corresponding Secretary 827 Lovett Place, Lorain
MRS. ADAM M. CARVER, Treasurer 216 Kansas Avenue, Lorain
MISS HELEN M. FOX, Registrar Ex 1122 Second Street, Lorain
MISS MABEL B. WALKER, Historian Amherst
MRS. FRANK L. PEARSON, Guardian of the Colors 216 Eighth Street, Lorain
Nov 14 - 1930
Veterans Administration Bureau of Pensions Washington
1812 War Section
Dear Sirs
Would you please Advise me if there is any data on your 1812 records in regard to Bildad Belden of Mass and Conn who moved to Ohio in 1816 or 17. Belden O. was named for this family
Thanking you I am Miss Helen M. Fox 1122 2nd St Lorain O.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section MCS
November 26, 1930
Miss Helen M. Fox 1122 Second Street Lorain, Ohio
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 40744, that Bildad Belden, while a resident of Wethersfield, Connecticut, enlisted November, 1775, and served as a private in Captain Ozias Bissell's company in Colonel Jedediah Huntington's Connecticut regiment and was discharged in October, 1776.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 8, 1818, at which time he was seventy-three years of age and was living in Griswold, Connecticut.
He died August 4, 1824.
The papers in this pension claim contain no data relative to the family of Bildad Belden.
The War of 1812 records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to pension having been claimed on account of the service of a soldier named Bildad Belden.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section MCS:MLB
November 8, 1930
Mrs. William S. Perry Roseville, California
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 40744, that Bildad Belden, while a resident of Wethersfield, Connecticut, enlisted November, 1775 and served as private in Captain Ozias Bissell's company in Colonel Jedediah Huntington's Connecticut regiment and was discharged in October, 1776.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 8, 1818, at which time he was seventy-three years of age and living in Griswold, Connecticut.
The soldier died August 4, 1824. See Agency Book
The papers in this pension claim contain no data relative to the family of Bildad Belden.
No charge is made for furnishing this information and one dollar ($1.00), the amount of your remittance, will be refunded to you in due time.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

May 29, 1931
Miss Helen M. Fox 1122 Second Street Lorain, Ohio
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section MCS:MLB Q
Dear Madam:
You are advised that in order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Bildad Belden , S. 40744, and his address at that time, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., citing the following data:
Bildad Belden, Certificate 2457, issued September 18, 1818, rate $8 per month, commenced April 8, 1818, Act March 18, 1818, Connecticut Agency.
The full history of Bildad Belden, as shown in the papers of his pension claim, S. 40744, was furnished you on November 26, 1930.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner