Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16094, Isaac Curtis, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Curtis, Isaac
S. 16094
CONTENTS
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Pittsburgh
Ohio 19.1864
Isaac Curtis
Herewith in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Corp. commanded by Captain Lewis of the Regt. commanded by Col. Lewis in the State line for 8 Mts. Conn.
Was placed on the Ohio Book by mistake -
Date of death not on AB
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Sept. 1833 and due the L. B. Shurges. Non-alk
Arrears to the 14th of Sept. 33 $ 66.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 14th 34 13.33 $ 79.99
Revolutionary Claim, for June 7, 1832. J. C. (C. C. C.) Clerk.
Recorded by Book C. Vol. 8, Page 108

Isaac - Willis c Affidavit. de Custody. Pension

State of Ohio Huron County } ss
On the 23 rd day of August personally appeared before me Isaac Hill a Resident of Wakeman in the County of Huron State of Ohio aged fifty nine years who being first duly sworn doth on his Oath declare and say that he is Son in Law to the said Isaac Curtis Having married his Daughter. Has been well acquainted with the said Curtis for many years both in Southbury and Wakeman Has heard many conversations between the said Isaac Curtis and others respecting his services as a Revolutionary Soldier the fact of which was never doubted and which was the general reputation and belief in the neighborhoods in which lives  lived Isaac Hill
Sworn and Subscribed before me on the day & year aforesaid at Wakeman in said County
Timothy Baker Judge of Huron County P. R. Court

Isaac Curtis
Pension papers

State of Ohio De Kalb County Wakeman 23 rd August A D 1832
On the 23 rd day of August A D 1832 personally appeared before me Timothy Baker one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of De Kalb Isaac Curtis a President of Wakeman in the County and State aforesaid aged Seventy 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 June 7 th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States in the year A D 1776 in the month of July, That he went to & served at New York He was there detained from the time of going to & returning a period of a half of months. Before his time expired he was taken sick with the Dysentery & was discharged which discharge is lost, He served in a Company commanded by Captain Nathaniel Wheeler in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Ichabod Lewis General James Wadsworth of Connecticut was Brigadier General. That he was in New York before the American Troops retreated from Long Island He thinks Colonel Lewis died about that time of the Dysentery - That he the Declarant continued sick four weeks after he got home That in the month of January A D 1777 he enlisted as a minuteman he cannot say for what length of time but was not called out on said enlistment. That he went & served in the Militia at Danbury Fairfield & New Haven for sixteen days when those Towns were plundered & burnt by the British in 1777 & 1779 & also at various other places when alarmed by the Enemy. That his officers names at Danbury were Captain Wheeler and Colonel Whiting and at Fairfield & New Haven were Captain Judson & the same Colonel That he went & served under Captain Judson at Fort Independence for fourteen days. That soon after Fairfield was burnt he enlisted into a Special Guard to guard the Sea Board under General Silliman Colonel Danning & Captain Burton. He cannot now recollect for how long he enlisted whether it was for three, six or twelve months but it was not for less than three months. That he was almost constantly employed on duty for three months. That he was drafted to make up the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War That he & his class amounting to Seven in number lived on Substitutes.

He contributed the proportion of military services besides his various enlistments & volunteering & being drafted in the Militia Living on the Sea Board he was very frequently called out on Alarm of which he cannot now give an accurate account. His memory from old age have considerably failed him. That he has no documentary evidence of his aforesaid Services. He knows of no person living who can testify to them.
That he was born in Stratford Connecticut 10 th of August AD 1754. He lived there until he was Forty four years of age. He then moved to Southbury in said State from whence he removed to Wakeman in said Huron County in 1829 where he now resides.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the Pension roll of the Agency of any State.
Isaac Curtis
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
Simothy Baker, Judge of Huron Court Pleas
We, Xenophon Botts Clergyman residing in the Town of Wakeman as a Sherman & at Clark Harmapending in Wakeman certify that we are well acquainted with Isaac Curtis who has subscribed as a sworn to the above declaration & that we believe him to be Seventy Eight years of age. That he is reported & believed in the Neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Xenophon Botts
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Simothy Baker Judge of Huron Court Pleas

And the Said Timothy Baker one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Huron in Said State of Ohio does hereby declare his opinion after the investigation prescribed by the said department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states, and I do hereby certify that it appears to me that the Reverend Xenophon Betts is a Clergyman residing in the Town of Wakeman, and that Justin Sherman & Harmon M. Clark who have signed the same are residents in Said Wakeman in Said County, & are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit, and I further certify that Said Isaac Curtis the applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court — i.e. the words "including going to & returning" interlined 10 th line 1 st page, and the words "one or two months from" interlined 15 th line of 1 st page before signing & swearing to the same. August 23 rd 1832
Timothy Baker Judge of Huron Common Pleas
The State of Ohio
Huron County } David Gibbs Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas in said County do certify that Timothy Baker Esq. is an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in said County as above. The signature above purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court at Norwalk this 24 th day of August A.D. 1832.
D. Gibbs Clerk A.C.P.

June 9, 1933
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Isaac Curtis- S.16094
Zerah Curtis- W.282
Mr. John F. Curtis 1115 South Fourth East Street Salt Lake City, Utah
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to several soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
Due to the very large number of requests similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for furnishing such information, it has not been possible to make a series of investigations and reports pertaining to soldiers of that war for one person or organization. You are herein furnished the histories of Isaac and Zerah Curtis as found in the papers on file in the respective claims for pension based upon their military service in that war.
Isaac Curtis S.16094
Isaac Curtis was born August 10, 1754, at Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. The names of his parents are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.
While residing in Stratford, Connecticut, he enlisted in July, 1776, served in Captain Nathaniel Wheeler's Company, Colonel Ichabod Lewis' Connecticut Regiment, went to New York, was taken sick and discharged after serving two and one-half months; he enlisted in January, 1777, and served at various times on short tours until 1779, under Captains Wheeler and Judson and Colonel Whiting in the Connecticut Troops and was at Danbury, New Haven and Fairfield when they were burned by the enemy: soon after the burning of the last named place, he enlisted and served in a "Special Guard" to protect the sea coast and was called out on alarms, amounting to at least three months

in all under Captain Burton and Colonel Deming(possibly meant for Colonel Dixon) in the Connecticut Troops; he stated that his entire service was eight months.
After the Revolution, Isaac Curtis continued to live in Stratford, Connecticut, until 1798, then moved to Southbury, Connecticut; and in 1829, moved to Wakeman, Huron County, Ohio, of which place he was a resident when he was allowed pension on his application executed August 25, 1832.
In 1833, Isaac Hill, aged fifty-nine years and a resident of Huron County, Ohio, stated that he married a daughter of Isaac Curtis but did not give his wife's name. The name of soldier's wife is not given and there are no further family data.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Isaac Curtis(S.16094), you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing all of the following data:
Isaac Curtis, Certificate No.19764, issued September 16, 1833, rate $26.66 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Ohio Agency.
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Zerah Curtis W. 232
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Zerah Curtis are not shown in the papers in the pension claim. He signed Zerah but was pensioned Zerah.
He enlisted at Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, January 1, 1781, served as private and corporal in Captains John Webb's and William Stanton's Companies, Colonel Elisha Sheldon's 2 nd Regiment Continental Dragoons, was in the battles at Horse Neck and Tarrytown and in an engagement when the British vessel, "Three Brothers" was captured on Long Island Sound.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 11, 1818

at which time he was aged fifty-seven years and resided in Licking County, Ohio.
Zarah Curtis died January 9, 1849, at his residence in Washington Township, Licking County, Ohio.
In 1820, the soldier referred to his wife, Phally, as aged fifty-eight years, but gave no further particulars in regard to her. In 1827, soldier and his wife were living in Knox County, Ohio, to be near their sons.
The soldier married in Knox County, Ohio, Mrs. Abigail Edwards. The marriage took place January 17, 1832, as stated by the widow, or January 19, 1832, as shown by the record of marriage of Knox County, Ohio. Abigail's maiden name was Jagers and she was born in Essex County, New Jersey, date not given; she married January 19, 1796, Elias Edwards, who was a soldier in the New Jersey Troops in the War of 1812. He died July 23, 1816, near New Vernon, Morris County, New Jersey, and after his death, his widow, Abigail, moved to the state of Ohio.
Abigail Curtis was allowed pension on account of the services of her last husband, Zarah Curtis, on her application executed May 23, 1853, at which time she was aged seventy-six years and resided in Licking County, Ohio.
She died June 21, 1859, at the home of a widowed daughter in Licking County, Ohio. She was survived by several grown children and several minor grandchildren; no names are given.
In 1820, the soldier referred to a son, Samuel R. Curtis, aged fifteen years; two other sons, Hosmer Curtis, born in 1788, and Henry B. Curtis were residents of Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, in 1827 and were attorneys; in 1820, two grandchildren of the soldier, Hannah and George Davis, aged ten and seven years, respectively, resided with their grandparents; the names of their parents are not shown.
The name Maria Louisa Curtis appears in 1827; no relationship to the family was shown; in 1853, one Joanna Edwards lived in Licking County, Ohio; no relationship to the widow, Abigail Edwards Curtis, was shown.
There are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

16.094 INVALID.
1933 - June 9 - Will to John F. Curtis - Est.
File No. 16.574
Isaac Curtis
Per Drew W. R.
Act: June 7 th 32
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 85
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Isaac Curtis
Adm 8 Months
L. B. Sturges Normal Plus

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Isaac Curtis which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? No VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? Yes
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 26 & 27 not answered
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days. I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served; and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

State of Ohio Huron County ss Knowall to Wakenan On the twentieth day of April A D 1833 personally appeared before me Timothy Baker one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County Isaac Curtis a resident of Wakenan in said County, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath make the following supplemental declaration, in addition to his former declaration made before me Timothy Baker ————— an Associate Judge, of said Court on the 23 d of August, 1832, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of an Act of Congress passed 7 June 1832. He deposes & saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear precisely positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to his best recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below and in the following grade: For years eight months I served as a Private Soldier and for such service I claim a Pension.
Isaac Curtis
That he has no Record of his age — but there is a Record of his age in the clerks office of the Town of Stratford, County of Fairfield State of Connecticut That he now does not recollect of ever receiving a written discharge from service
That he now mentions the names of Isaac Hill and Bela Lee also Justin Sherman, Harrison M. Clark, & Henson Botts who made their certificate to my first application to whom I am known in my present neighborhood, who can testify to my Character for truth & veracity and their belief of my services as a Soldier of the Revolution
Sworn & Subscribed at Wakenan this 20 th day of April 1833 before me
Timothy Baker Judge of Huron Com Pleas

We the undersigned Isaac Hill & Bela Coo of residing in Wakeman Huron County, Ohio do hereby declare that we are well acquainted with Isaac Curtis of Wakeman in the said County of Huron that we live in his neighborhood & consider him a man of truth & veracity - and also our belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution
Isaac Hill Bela Coo
Sworn to & subscribed to the day & year aforesaid before me
State of Ohio Huron County 13
Timothy Baker Judge of Huron Com Pleas
David Gibbs Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in said County of Huron do certify that Timothy Baker is an associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid, as above - & that the signatures above purporting to be his are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said Court at Painesville this 23 rd day of April A.D. 1833. D. Gibbs Clerk H.C.P.
Isaac Curtis

1115 South Fourth East Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 22, 1933.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly send me all the information filed on the following men who were granted pensions 1840.
— 1. Isaac Curtis, age 86, of Wakeman, Huron, Ohio. no claim — 2. Zarah Curtis, age 78, Washington, Licking, Ohio. no claim — 3. Thomas Hooton, Decatur County, Indiana, age 88 when pension was granted 1 June, 1840. He resided with Hiram Hooton. no claim
4/29/33 C
Yours truly,
John F. Curtis.