Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,700, Peter Betts, Conn. Continental

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn. Continental
Betts, Peter Phebe
N. 20,700
CONTENTS

Connecticut 1676
Phoebe Betts
widow of Peter Betts dec d
who died on the 3 rd March 1814
of Fairfield in the State of Ct.
who was a Member in the Company commanded
by Captain Lockwood of the Reg t commanded
by Col Lamb in the N.Y.
line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Commt at the rate of 104 Dollars — Cents, per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 th day of Jan y . 1838 and sent Hon. J. J. Whittlesey Post Dept.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1837 $676.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar '38 - 52.00
$728.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 }
Recorded by N. H. Addison Clerk, Book 1 Vol. 2 Page 65
Dead
Paid at the Treasury Under the Act of the 1 st April 1838 from 4 March 1838 to the 9 th May 1838. Age Notified 11. Sep 1839.

V 2692
Shabe Betty, widow of Peter-
born.
admitted former artillery Btry #104.
on roll Capt Daniel Lockwood Comfy Col Sand 1895 artillery Btry #104 enlisted 10.
Charles H. Hon: T. J. Whittier Hon. T. Whittier H.R.
and that she has remained a widow ever since that lesson as will more fully appear

On this 28 th day of July A D 1837, before the Court of Probate within and for the District of Stamford in the said County and State, the same being a Court of Record and held at Stamford in the said District, personally appeared Choate Betts , a resident of said Stamford, aged eighty seven years; who, being first duly sworn under the law, doth, on her oath, make the follow- ing declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836: That she is the widow of Peter Betts late of Greenwich in said District, deceased. who, previous to the year 1780, was in the Reg- ular service in the Revolutionary War, in Lamb's Regiment of Artillery - in a company of which Samuel Lockwood was Captain and Henry Wa- ring Lieutenant, both of whom are dead.
This Declarants' recollection will not enable her to state either the term of his service or the time of his enlistment in said Regiment. She believes, however, that he served therein three years.
Having no written evidence in her possession or within her control by which she can fix the time when her husband, the said Peter, entered and left the service in Lamb's Regiment, she refers to the Military Records in the War Department by which, as she has been informed, his service, as above stated, in said Regiment, will be made to appear.
That in the year 1780. her husband, the said Re- ter, enlisted in a company of Town or Coast Guas commanded at first by Capt Timothy Lockwood or subsequently by Capt Henry Waring and that he served, by different enlistments, in said Guas, at said Greenwich, under Captains Lockwood and Waring till the close of the Revolutionary War.
She further declares that she was married to the said Peter Bells in  the first of June in the year seventeen hundred and eighty, by the Rev. Mr Seward. That her husband, the aforesaid Peter Bells, died March 3 rd A D 1814 as she believes,
And That she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear

by reference to the proof, hereto annexed.
Sworn to and subscribed in Open Court on the day and year herein first written, before the said Court of Probate for the District of Stamford.
The Declarant further declares that she understands & believes & therefore avers that said Peter's services in said Lamb's Regiment were in the capacity of a private & that his services in the said Coast Guard were in the capacity of a corporal.
She knows he died on the 3rd day of March & believes from her recollection it was in the year 1814 - it may however have possibly been in the year 1813 - she knows it was twenty three or twenty four years ago - but believes it was only twenty three.
She cannot recollect with certainty the day of the month on which she was married but knows it was in the forepart of the month of June A.D. 1780 - she has no documentary evidence of her marriage - nor of the services of her said husband.
She declares that as she learns all the said services of said Peter were steady continuous services which rendered it impossible for him to pursue any steady civil pursuit.
She understands that said Peter's term of service in said Guard were as follows - viz from the 1 st of March 1780 under said Lieut. Col. Lockwood for one year - immediately followed or very soon followed, one for nine months under said Lockwood - & another from April 1 st 1782 for nine months under said Henry Waring - These particulars she learns from the will. papers when depositing the forward & refers to them for the particulars of the services.
Sworn to & subscribed in Open Court on the day & year herein first written before the said Court of Probate for the District of Stamford -
Wm. Hawley Judge, Phoebe Bell
Done also in presence of Joshua B. Ferris
mark

and the said Court doth hereby declare its opinion after the investigation of the matter that the said Peter Betts was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as the applicant the said Phoebe Betts in her foregoing application states - that said Peter & Phoebe were married as she is in her said Declaration states, in the month of June A.D. 1780 - that the said Peter Betts is dead & that he died on the 3 rd day of March in the year A.D. 1813 or the year A.D. 1814 - That she the said Phoebe has ever remained & is still his widow - & that he the said Peter served as a soldier of the Revolution after his said intermarriage with said Phoebe as she in her said Declaration states -
Chas. Hawley Judge.
I, Joshua B. Ferris, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stamford in Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Phoebe Betts for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 18 th day of September A.D. 1837.
Joshua B. Ferris Clerk.

State of Connecticut County of Fairfield
On this 4 th day of October November A D 1837 before the Court of Probate within and for the District of Stamford in the said County and State, the same being a Court of Record and held at Stamford in the said District personally appeared Deborah Betts, widow of Peter Betts deceased who, in addition to her former declaration in which she claimed a pension for her husband, the said Peter's services in the Revolutionary War, under the Act of Congress passed July 4 th A D 1836 - States, that she has always understood and very believes and therefore avers that her husband the said Peter served three years in the Regular Continental service in Lamb's Regiment of Artillery - in a company of which Samuel Lockwood now deceased was either Captain or Lieutenant. That his services in said Company as she very believes terminated a short time before their Marriage. She well recollects and, therefore, without hesitation, declares that from the period of their said Marriage to the close of the Revolutionary War, her said husband was a Corporal in the Town or Coast-guards in Greenwich in said Fairfield County which were at first

commanded by Lieut. called Capt. Timothy Lockwood and afterwards by Lieut. called Captain, Henry Waring.
She further declares that she has no fam- ily record of her said marriage - that she has caused diligent search to be made on the Town Records of Greenwich and elsewhere and has been unable to find any documenta- ry evidence of her said marriage - Decla- rant recollects that she was married by the Reverend Mr. Loomis, at the time stated in her former declaration, in the house of Enos Lockwood of said Greenwich now deceased. That the family of said Enos was present at her marriage and she has understood and believes and therefore avers that the Widow Mary Ferris and Ebenezer Gossop of said Greenwich who at that time lived near said Enos were also present - It is impossible for her to give any more specific ac- count of said Peter Ferris in said Loomis Regiment but an examination of the rolls of military records will undoubtedly show how long he served & to whom she refers.
Given & subscribed on the day of year aforesaid Before me
Phoebe X Betts
W. Hawley Judge
also in presence of Joshua B. Ferris
The word octobers was erased & November substituted By me before signature or oath.
W. Hawley Judge

I Joshua B. Lewis Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stamford do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Supplemental Administration of Phoebe Bull, for administration - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this 13 th day of November A.D. 1837
Joshua B. Lewis Clerk
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
August, 29 th , 1839.
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," The check of Phebe Betts, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Connecticut Agency, at the rate of one hundred four 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, 1838, to the 9 th May, 1839, the day of her death,
Respectfully, yours,
William E. Parry Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
1922, Jan 4. Letter to Mrs. Wm Strain giving date of death. Ev.
File No. 20700
Phoebe Beatts
Widow of
Pete, Beatts
Immune, Nevada
Act: July 4th 36
Index:—Vol. 68 Page 52
[Arrangement of 1870.]

See let. B. Hon. J. T. Whittlesey, Sept. 27, 1837.

431 Fm J. J. Whitley m. c. L.
James Edwards Esq.
Commission of Ovaries Washington City

Danbury Nov. 10 th 1837-
J. Edwards Esq
Sir -
Enclosed is a Disposition, signed by Joshua B Ferris Esq, and purports on the face of it, to have been taken before the Probate Court of Stamford District, in this County - our Superior Court is now in session, and Mr Hawley Judge of Probate, in Stamford District is now here attending court - I cannot affect the seal of his court - Mr Ferris has made oath therefore before me, a Justice of Peace in & for the County of Fairfield, in which Stamford is, and I have made a certificate in due form of law -
I have the honor to be very respectfully your Obedt.
J J Whittelsey -

Hon. J. L. Brown Comm. on Pensions Washington

W. Am. by Nov. 10. 1837
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Sir
I forward a supplemental Declaration by the wid. Phoebe Betts, made for the purpose of furnishing as far as she can the additional information you re- quire - You will also receive under cover from the Hon. T. T. Whittles, a deposition of Mr. Davis who is Mrs. Betts's agent in the business. That deposition I have not attached to the declaration, because as I am at this time beyond the limits of my Probate District I cannot here act upon it as judge -
In regard to the evidence of Col. Lamb's services, the applicant repeatedly refers to the military records at Washington. It is presumed she has given sufficient information to direct you in your examination of them.
But I think she has independent of Peter Betts's services under Lamb, forwarded evidence of services for two years or more in the Coast Guards in Greenwich - which would, if sufficiently established, of course entitle her to a full pension -
In regard to documentary evidence of the services of Lieutenants Timothy Lockwood & Henry Maring I take the liberty of referring you to the certificates of Comptroller Phelps & Comptroller Field which you will find accompanying the application of Enrs Lockwood, Messrs Lockwood & Drake Lockwood, or some one of them I also stat of Jeremiah

Reynolds as I think - In fact documents you was recently referred on the application of Noah Lockwood -
The witnesses who swore to the marriage of Mrs Bett were according to my recollection, Enos Lockwood (now dead) w th Nancy Lewis of Salem. Joseph - I will know them all of them who are yet living are entitled to pensions as was also Enos Lockwood always during his life.
I am very respectfully Your Old Servt.
Chas. Hawley

State of Connecticut } } for Stamford Probate District Fairfield County } } Be it known That on This 10 th day of No- vember AD 1887 before the Court of Probate within for said Probate District, personally appeared Joshua W. Ferris of Stamford in said District who being duly sworn an- dering to law, saith, on his oath, as- pore and say, That he has acted as the agent of Charles Bets, widow of Peter Bets deceased, in the matter of her ap- plication for a pension and has assist- ed her in procuring testimony to estab- lish her claim - That with a view to find documentary evidence of her Marriag e evidence of her Mar- riage, he has made diligent search in the Records of Marriages and Births in the town of Greenwich in said District, where said Charles resided during the Revolutionary War, having been married therein by Samuel Close Esq who has

The care and custody of said Records; and that, after a full and minute examination, he has been unable to find thereon any ex- isting Record of said Clarke's Marriage. He further says, that said Records of Birth and Marriages are very imperfect and incomplete, since that very few are Re- corded at or near the date when said Clarke has alleged in her Reclamation. She was married to said Peter.
Deponent further says that, with the same being so examined the Church Records of the Ebenezer Society in which said Clarke alleged that she was married also found that no Church Records of any kind, in that Society exist, prior to the year 1787. And that the only evidence he has been able to find of said Clarke's Marriage is contained in the depositions of Elna Lackwood, Ebenezer Jeps and Mary Jer- icho, which were annexed to said Clarke's original Reclamation. Further Deponent

Leitch Not -
Joshua B. Ferris
Fairfield County ss Danbury Nov. 10 th 1889 Personally appeared before me Joshua B. Ferris subscriber of the foregoing deposition and made oath that the facts therein contained, are true. And I further certify that the said deponent is personally known to me and is a credible witness, to the best of my knowledge, to the full length & confidence. Moreover I, the undersigned justice of the peace

State of Connecticut } ss. Probate District of Stamford Fairfield County } On this 11 th day of February A.D. 1837 before the Court of Probate in & for said District personally appeared Enos Lock- wood of Greenwich in said District aged seventy three years in writing a few days ago, who being duly sworn doth on his oath testify that he well knows Elizabeth  Phoebe the widow of Pe- ter Betts, decd. & that said Elizabeth  Phoebe was brought up in the family of his deponent's father in said Greenwich - said Peter & Eliz.  Phoebe were married in said family of Peter during the Revolutionary War. Said Peter belonged as an enlisted soldier to the Town or Coast Guards in said Greenwich under the command of Lieut. (called Capt.) Tim. M y Lockwood wood decd. He was in service in the same guards with him - I served in said guards steadily for two years, at least under said Lockwood of I think in the years 1780 & 1781 - but I have been for a considerable time quite infirm of sight & my recollection will not now enable me to give the particular terms & periods of enlistment - I know said Peter was in service after his marriage with said Elizabeth  Phoebe from my recollection of an incident which occurred in relation to his said wife while he & myself were on guard together & I think very confidently he was in service all the time I was of you at least two years - I must I think have been present at their marriage but have no distinct recollection of the event. - She is still the widow of said Peter - Enos Lockwood sworn to & subscribed this day of your affiant & I certify that I well know the deponent of that he is a credible person - & that the name "Elizabeth" was erased & "Phoebe" entered in said deposition in four places before signature or oath by deponent.
Chas. H. Hawley Judge  

State of Connecticut } Fairfield County } p Probate District of Stamford
On this 28 th day of July A.D. 1887 before the Court of Probate in and for said District personally appeared Mary Ferris of Greenwich in said County District who will be ninety one years old next August & who, being duly sworn, doth on her oath testify, that she has always been well acquainted with Phoebe the widow of Peter Bello, deceased. Said Peter & Phoebe were married by the Rev. Mr. Seward, at the house of Enos Lockwood of said Greenwich deceased, during the Revolutionary War. Deponent was present at their marriage, thinks it took place in the year 1780 and recollects the event well. This Deponent carried a couple of parcels to the house where said Peter & Phoebe were married on the evening of their marriage and assisted in cooking and preparing the wedding-supper. Said Peter, as this Deponent was at the time, informed and nearly believes served as an enlisted soldier in the Town or Coast-Guards under Capt. Timothy Lockwood Henry Waring. Peter Ferris deceased the husband of this Deponent belonged to the same Guards and on account of his services therein, this Deponent knows a pension of sixty dollars per annum. Said Peter served in said Guards as this Deponent believes, after his marriage with said Phoebe, till the close of the war.
Said Phoebe still remains unmarried and the widow of said Peter Bello. I cannot state the month in which they were married but believe it was in June 1780 - I said Phoebe was brought up in the family of said Enos Lockwood.
I now to of subscribed the my form of oath & I certify that I know the contents of that she is a credible person - The words "Dist. 13 Lockwood" of Henry Waring were interlined before signature or oath.
Chas. H. Judson Judge
Mary Ferris mark

State of Connecticut } Fairfield County } ss. Probate District of Stamford. on this 28 th day of July A.D. 1837 before the Court of Probate in for said District personally appeared Drake Lockwood of Green- wich in said District age seventy three years who being duly sworn oath on his oath testifying that he well knew of his always known Charles Betts of said Greenwich an applicant for a pension of the widow of Peter Betts, dec d . formerly of said Greenwich - I remem- ber the time of their marriage which was near my residence, but was not present at it - I was an enlisted soldier in the Form or Coast guards in said Greenwich under the com- mand of Lieut (called Capt) Simon Lockwood long since dead. I afterwards of Capt (or Lieut) Henry Waring - I served under them during the years 1780, 1781, 1782 & 1783 till the close of the war - in the years 1780 & 1781 1782 understood Lockwood & afterwards under said Waring - perhaps also un- der S c Lockwood in 1782 - I cannot now recollect all the terms of enlistment of service with certainty - but there was a term of one year I think beginning on March 1 st as I believe, possibly April 1 st 1780 of ending a year from that time - This was followed by another term of I believe 9 months - of this by another of nine months which was in 1782 - all that were under said Lockwood I believe - tho' I may be mistaken as to the last - I may also be mistaken as to the second term - it may have been for a year - the residue of the services were under Waring - I may have erred in my statement of the terms, from the infirmity of my memory - but I can't be mistaken as to the fact that I served as a- bove stated under said officers in said guards of so steadily as to speak as to be during all the time aforesaid taken away from all regular civil pursuits - The service was rendered in S c Green- wich in guarding the shores of country of redoubt regular pay of rations - said Peter Betts was an enlisted soldier in said guards of so to speak with the rest as I believe & according to my recollection during all the terms aforesaid - I know this from being in the same service with him & used to see him in the service - I know my will be served long in said guards after his said marriage which I believe

was in 1780 - There was a merry time at his wedding as I heard of which I will recollect hearing of - I know well most of his services in Genl. Greene's army after that time - My father Samuel Lockwood long since de- ceased was a captain in Col. Lamb's Regt. of Artillery in the regular service of the United States for three years as I think of I know that Peter Betts was an enlisted soldier in my father's company & I understand that he served during the term of three years - Said Peter Betts has been long dead but I can't tell how long - but many years - Said Phoebe is still his widow - My said services in Lamb's Regt. were before his marriage - I was a Sub-Captain at the time. Wake Lockwood I am afraid I don't know the amount of that he is a credible person -
Chas. Hildreth Judge -

State of Connecticut Fairfield County } ss Probate District of Stamford
On this day of July A.D. 1837 before the Court of Probate in & for said District personally appeared Ebenezer Jepson of Greenwich in said District, who being duly sworn doth on his oath testify That he was seventy two years of age last February. That in July 1781 he enlisted in the Town or Coast Guard under Capt Timothy Lockwood for nine months and served out the period of his enlistment - That in April 1782 he re-enlisted for nine months under Capt Henry Waring - by whom the said Guard were then commanded and served out the second period of his enlistment. For Deponent's services in the said Guard under Captains Lockwood and WOOD and Waring - he draws a pension of sixty dollars per annum. During the whole period of Deponent's service as above stated in said Guard, Peter Betts deceased belonged, as an en-  listed soldier, to said Guard and acted as Corporal. When Deponent first enlisted under Capt Timothy Lockwood as above stated, said Peter Betts then belonged to, and as this Deponent was then informed and verily believes, had belonged to said Town Guard as an enlisted soldier for some time past - According to this Deponent's best recollection, said Peter was married to Sarah Betts the present applicant for a pension in the year 1780 - previous to which period said Peter, as this Deponent has always been informed and verily believes, was in the Regular Service in Col. Lamb's Regiment, in a Company commanded by Capt Samuel Lockwood and Lieut. Henry Waring who are both dead. This Deponent is well acquainted with said Sarah - knows that she remains unmarried and the widow of said Peter. These guards above spoken of served during the whole time aforesaid in said Greenwich their service was continuous service in the field in patrolling of Guarding the Coast against the enemy - They were State

Troops of Connecticut - The said Peter Bellis belonged at the time of his enlistment & during his whole life while absent knew him to be a Greenough - I was at the marriage of said Peter & Sarah Phelps - the they were married at the house of Old Enos Lockwood by the Reverend Mr. Brewster -
Sworn to & subscribed                      Ebenezer Dyer
The day of year aforesaid.
I do certify that I know the deponent of that he is a cred- ible person -
Chas. Hovey Judge -

24 Postage Stamped & paid Enc. 25c 75c vink.
Round Hill Conn. Dec. 12 1921
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C. Rev. m.k.
Dear Sir,
Can I find through your office if a Joseph Travis also one Peter Bets or Belts received a pension for Revolutionary War service. I want to know the date of their death and was referred to you by Hon. P. C. Harris Adj. Gen. at Washington as finding

out when their pension stopped
An early answer conven- ient to your office will greatly oblige
Mrs. W m Strain
Round Hill
Greenwich
R. D 27 Conn.
(Mrs Bertha Rowland Strain)
P.S Peter Bell's enlisted Jan 1 1777. Under Col Lamb.

Rev. War Section.
E E P
January 4, 1922.
Mrs. William Strain, Round Hill, Greenwich, Connecticut. (R. D. 27)
Madam:-
In response to your letter dated December 12, 1921, you are advised that Peter Betts, W. file, 20700, Rev. War, died March 3, 1814. For the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and date of death of Joseph Travis , you should apply to the Pension Section, Interior Department Division, General Accounting Office, Walker Johnson Building, Navy Annex, 18" Street and New York Avenue, N. W. Washington, D. C. citing all of the following data:- Joseph Travis, Certificate 3628, issued April 10, 1819, rate $8, commenced April 1, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, New York Agency.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.