Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,241, Demon Read Converse, Conn.

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Converse, Demon Read
R. 2,241
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State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss
Probate Court District of Kent at Kent
Declaration of Dennon Reed concerning in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed the 7 th June A D 1832.
On this 6 th day of August A D 1832 personally appeared before Nathaniel P. Perry Esquire Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Kent aforesaid holding and considering said Court was open and now sitting. Dennon Reed concerning a Resident of said Kent aged sixty 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 act of Congress, passed June 7, A D 1832. That he was born the 18 th day of March 1864 one thousand seven hundred and sixty four, in the Town of Charlton County of Worcester, Massachusetts. He has a record of his age in the family Bible, at his home in Kent, was living in Newmilford in Litchfield County

and State of Connecticut when he entered the service of the United States and that in May 1780 in the full part of 18 months he enlisted in said Newmilford in the house of Colonel Samuel Benfield. He enlisted by Sergeant Priggs Inguold of Capt Joel Converse's Company, and received the privileges of going into such regiment when they joined the army, as he chose. out of which Warner enlisted same time. In about 10 days after enlisting, he went on with six others & joined the Army at White Plains, and then went into the Company of Capt. Joseph Mansfield of Litchfield Co. 1 st Lieut. was John Mansfield 2 nd Lieut. was Oratt, of Newmilford. Abimac Punderson of New Haven was Orderly Sergeant. Page was Ensign - Colonel Jonathan Return Maltbie's Regiment, Forbes of New Haven was Major. - Brig. Genl. Parsons, General Washington was occupying them. we remained at White Plains, Westchester County State of New York, about 4 weeks and then marched down to Philipsburg and here under the command of Genl. Washington they encamped about 10 miles South of Kings Bridge 1 1/2 miles East of Dobbs Ferry made a feint before New York the British

were in possession of New York City, He marched a few miles occasionally and was in about this place Philipsburg about 2 months. In the Fall of 1831  took Gen Washington & the French Army, the Rhode Island Regiment, & Scamell's Scamell's Flying Army, so called, & the Congress Regiment, so called, & selected out from the Army such as he chose. had light Boats made up the Hudson River, crossed at Verplank & Stony Point. General Lord Sterling took the troops in which Heather P. Converse was, and marched back to White Plains. Gen Sterling was called off to the South. Brig. Genl. Huntington took the command. M c P. D. R. Converse joined with his company marched down as a sort of scouting party about 50 in number, to the French Enc- ampment, so called, near the Old Station at Dobbs Ferry, and finally, in order to avoid Colonel Delancey's regiment of Horse (of the British, composed in part of Tories, they were called the "Hell fired core" by the soldiers). They crossed a swamp and he the said Converse (the applicant) was 3 days without any thing to eat except what they got out of the fields.

he was now under Capt Israel Starr, of Middletown Co. C., Capt Joseph Mansfield was very unwell and had resigned some months before, and had gone home. In September 1781. at White Plains, the said Company of horse having pursued them three days, they had a skirmish with Hessian Horse, and the said DeMolay Conner, was wounded in the thigh, with a bayonet, from one of the foot soldiers, belonging to a company of foot which followed up the D'Arcy's Cove. The British were forced to retreat, by the strategy of Lieut Oviatt.
The skirmish commenced on the east side of the road, a piece of woods was just back of the American Company, and during the skirmish Lieut Oviatt ran out in front & cried, "Courage Boys, Col Putnam's regiment is coming in," the British heard it & fled.
That in the last march from P. White Plains to the French Encampment passed the Company in which the D. Conner was, marched by way of Brum Pond and Luker Ridge, and lay at Luker Ridge some days. -
That he served in the service of the United States seventeen months, and

was discharged at Peekskill Hospital the 6 th day of October 1781, by reason of certificate of John M c Myer Surgeon & Recommendation of Lieut Col. W m Grosvenor. - by General Huntington Brigr Genl & Commandant. which said discharge is badly torn and two pieces of it gone and lost, the remainder of it is herewith enclosed & sent as.
That he has no other Document, or the testimony of which he knows, that he can procure.
That Zachariah M c Myer. Garret M c Myer Levi Stone. Jeremiah Fuller. William P. Mansfield. Rufus Fuller. Eber S. Peters John W. M c Key, Philip Budd all residing in said & to whom the said applicant is well known in his present neighbourhood (when he has resided ever since the Revolu- tionary war, with the exception of 3 years at Dorchester Co ty & resides at Kent now) and who can testify as to his present character for veracity and truth, honesty and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.

That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid. Deacon Reed Converse
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year and year aforesaid in open court.
Frederick Stillenden Clerk of Court
We Philip Judd and John McKim, both residents of Kent aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Deacon Reed Converse who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and we believe him to be sixty eight years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Philip Judd Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid John McKim

And the said Court does hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after perusing the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named foraging applicant was a revolution- ary soldier and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to the said Court Philip Read and John McKelvy who signed the foregoing certificate are residents of Kent aforesaid and are known to the Court as credible persons and persons of good character for truth and veracity, & that the oath was duly administered to them, & that their statement is entitled to credit. Where is no clergyman within said jurisdiction?
I Frederick Chittenden Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Kent aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of Deacon Read Cowen for a Pension.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 6 th day of August A.D. 1832.
Frederick Chittenden Clerk of said Court

I Nathaniel P. Perry Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Kent, aforesaid do hereby certify that Frederick Whittenden is Clerk of said Court duly appointed and sworn. That the signatures foregoing pur- porting to be his are his genuine signatures & his own hand writing, and that full faith and credit is due his acts as clerk of said Court & that the seal affixed is the seal of said Court In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the 6 th day of August 1832.
Nathaniel P. Perry Judge

No. 3401
Entered 13 July 1781 for 6 m.
Declaration of William Reed Converse made in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
CONVERSE, DEMON R. (CONN.) R-2241

These certify that Soldier of the of 1st Diabets would this government from the Army Pikesville 6 th Oct. 1881
man Reed Converse Conn. Reg t in consequence rendered unfit for service recommend him for a discharge
John Noyes Surgeon  
The above named Dorman Reed Converse is apparently under the circumstances of Disability above mentioned. To the Hon. B Genl Huntington      The Governor or Lieut. Gov. of Conn.
4.00 45.00 the reasons above certified by discharged from the service of my hand this 6 th of October
yours sincerely in order B Genl Converse

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P. O. Samson R. Converse
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Conn Damon R. Conner
Rejected
See letter to A P Perry Nov 26, 1832
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