Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17,285, Abraham Belding, Conn. Continental

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn. Continental
Belding Abraham Mary
W. 17.285
CONTENTS

Connecticut - 8.
to Mary Belding widow of Abraham Belding, deceased, who died on the 29 th of August 1815, of Hartford Co. in the State of Connecticut, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Buckley, of the reg't. commanded by Col. Webb, in the Connecticut line. 2 years, private. Conn.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 80 Dollars and Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of August, 1838, and sent to the Hon. J. Fourcey, Hartford, Conn.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1838, $160.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. " 40.00
$200.00
5 years pension. { Revolutionary Claim, Act July 7, 1838, Section the 1st }
Recorded by G. T. Rhodes, Clerk, Book A, Vol. 1, Page 166.

State of Connecticut Probate District of Hartford } S. Hartford County.
On this 4 th day of August A.D. 1838. personally appeared before the Probate Court held within and for the District of Hartford, Mary Belding, a resident of Wethersfield, in the District and County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, aged 74 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 7 th 1838, - en- titled "an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" - That she is the Widow of Abraham Belding, who was a Private soldier in the army of the Revolution; - That said Abraham Belding was born in said town of Wethersfield, and always resided, till the time of his death in said town; that her maiden name was Mary Wright - that she was born in the same town and within less than a mile of the place where said Belding always lived, and that she was acquainted with him from childhood; - that said Belding enlisted in Captain Edward Bulkley's Company in Colonel Webb's Regiment in the year 1777; - that she does not know the precise date of his enlistment, - that she does remember the term of his enlistment to have been for three years; - that he remained in the army after his three years had expired, and in the same Regiment and that she always understood

that he enlisted a second time but for what term she does not know; - that he left the army and came home in the spring or summer of the year 1783; that he was at home about two years before they were married, and that by this only she is enabled to remember at what time he came home; - and she further declares that she was married to the said Abraham Belding on the thirteenth day of November, in the year seventeen hundred and eighty five; - that her husband, the aforesaid Abraham Belding died on the twenty-ninth day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen; - that she was not married to him prior to her his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz. at the time stated; all of which will more fully appear from the further evidence herunto annexed.
Mary Belding
State of Connecticut
Hartford County ss. August 11. A.D. 1838
Sworn to, and subscribed before the Probate Court for the District of Hartford, on the day and year above written.
Seth Perry Judge

State of Connecticut } Hartford County }
I, Seth Ferry Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Hartford, in the County of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, hereby certify that the above and foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of the widow Mary Belding for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 4 th day of August A.D. 1838.
Seth Ferry Judge

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Abraham Bulding a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 21, 1777 10 days Pvt. Edward Bulkley Samuel B. Webb Conn.                                                   
Battles engaged in, none stated Residence of soldier at enlistment, Wethersfield Conn. Date of application for pension, Aug. 4, 1836. Her d. was at Residence at date of application, Wethersfield Hartford Co. Conn. Age at date of application, She was 74 years old; born in Wethersfield Conn. Remarks: He married Jan. 18, 1785 at Wethersfield Conn. Mary Knight. He was born at Wethersfield date not stated and died there Aug. 29, 1815. There is no further data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

1918 Feb. 27 Hist. to Lillian Huntress Letter in S. #4664 Jonathan Belding
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 17285
Mary Belding wid. of Abraham Belding Priv. Rev. War
Act: July 7, 1838
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 53
[Arrangement of 1870.]

29 ————— av Mary Blding widow of Abraham Con.
act 7. July 1838 - 5 years.
Adm 2 years fine 808
Wm. J. Foucey Hartford

Comptrollers Office Hartford Connell. 19 July 1838
On application for evidence of the Revolutionary service of Abraham Belding, I have examined the Records of settlements made with the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army and find as follows:—
In the "settlement made with the 9 th Connecticut Regiment, Samuel B Webb Esquire, Colonel, before January 1780 the name, "Abraham Belding", as having commenced service May 21. 1777, and as being settled with January 1. 1780, 2 Years 7 months & 10 days — And in settlement with same Regiment & Colonel "for the year 1780" — Samuel Abraham Belding, as commencing service January 1. 1780, and settled with January 1 st 1781 — 1 Year — And also in settlement with the same Regiment and Colonel "for the year 1781" Abraham Belding as commencing service January 1. 1781, and settled with, December 31 st 12 months, in each settlement as a private.
I certify that the above are true extracts and statements from the book, above mentioned.
Henry Wisbrowe Compt
The word Samuel was erased and the word Abraham substituted before signing
H. Wisbrowe

I, ROYAL R. HINMAN, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify, that Eleazer Goodale is a Notary Public of this State, duly commissioned, and recorded in this Office as such===and that he has the power by the Laws of this State to administer an oath, take depositions, to take acknowledgment of deeds, &c. and with his seal of office and signature may certify any official act to which due credit is to be given in Court and country.
In testimony of which I have hereto affixed the public Seal of this State, and signed the same at the Office of the Secretary of said State, in Hartford, 6 th day of Decr A. D. 1835
By Royal R. Hinman Secy
And I further certify that Seth Ferris Esq. is a Judge of Probate within and for the Probate District of Hartford and as such has been such since the 20 th day of June last, and that his signature hereto annexed is genuine.
In testimony of which I have hereto affixed the seal of this State and signed the same at the place above Royal R. Hinman Secy of State

Wethersfield, Connecticut,
Rocky Hill Parish -
July 20 th 1838.
I hereby certify that it appears on the records of this parish, in the hand writing of my predecessor in the pastoral office, the Rev d John Lewis; - that "Abraham Belding and Mary Wright" were married on the thirteenth day of November, in the year, one thousand seven hundred and eighty five. -
The above is a correct transcript from the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair, legible figures, as follows: -
"Married - "1785 - Nov. 13." Abraham Belding and Mary Wright."
Calvin Chapin,
Pastor of the church & society
in Rocky Hill, Conn.
I, Calvin Chapin, above named, depose and say that I hold the office of Pastor of the Church and Society in the parish of Rocky Hill, in the town of Wethersfield, and the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Parish with the exception above named, as certified by me,
Calvin Chapin
Sworn before me, Ebenzer Goodale Notary Public

I, Gideon Goff, of Wethersfield, in the County of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, on oath, depose and say -
That I was a soldier in the Connecticut Line of the Army of the Revolution, attached to the 9th afterwards the 3 d Regiment, under the command of Colonel Samuel B. Webb, and I am now a pensioner of the United States; that I am now and was at the time of my enlistment a resident in the town of Wethersfield aforesaid, and I was acquainted with Abraham Belding, named in the foregoing declaration, prior to the time of my enlistment; - that I belonged to Captain Edward Bulkley's Company; and that Abraham Belding before named, enlisted in the same Company in the Spring of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven, and joined the Regiment some time in June of the same year, at Peekskill, where I then was with the Regiment on duty; - that I do not know for what period he enlisted; that he was attached to Colonel Webb's Regiment from the time of his first joining the army, till the close of the war; that I belonged to the same Regiment with him during the whole of this period; that he was not at all of that term attached to the same company with me, but belonged to some other company or companies of the same Regiment, and during a part of the time acted as waiter to Colonel Webb; - that I was discharged at West Point, on the ninth day of June, seventeen hundred and eighty three; that the Regiment was discharged at the same time and

place; that I came immediately home to this place, and that Belding reached home during the same week with me; - that said Belding ever after continued to reside in Wethersfield; that he was married to Mary Wright about two or three years after his return from the army, whom I know to be now living, and the widow of the said Abraham Belding; that said Belding died after a long sickness, soon after the close of the last war, about twenty three years ago; and that his widow before named has ever since continued to reside in this town and in the same parish where I now reside. And further the deponent saith not. -
Gideon Goff
State of Connecticut, - Hartford County, for Wethersfield, July 26 th A.D. 1838.
Then personally appeared before the subscriber a Notary Public for Hartford County, duly qualified and empowered by law to administer oaths, - Gideon Goff, known to me as a pensioner of the United States, and as a person of unquestionable veracity, who read and signed the foregoing in my presence & made solemn oaths to the truth of the matters contained therein, - Before me -
Oliver Goodale Notary Public

29 Aug 9. Imat.
Cb
7 July 1838
(entir.)
J. L. Edwards
Age 2
Home of Friends
Washington St.
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Stafford Ct. Aug. 6 th 1838
Sir
I send you the papers of the Widow Mary Delding. The service & the marriage being proved by record evidence, & also by the testimony of a witness, there is no room for question - Please advise me early of your decision
I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully &c. & Servt.
J. Toney
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions