Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20955, Samuel Dayton, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Dayton, Samuel Naomi
N. 20955
CONTENTS

11.136
Connecticut
Nancy Dayton widow of Samuel Dayton who died on the Conn. of field in the State of Connecticut who was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Curtis of the Reg t commanded by Col l McClellan in the Cont y line for one year
Inscribed on the Roll of Hartford at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. & ending 19 th Oct r 1836, when she dies
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of June 1837 and let to
Y. B. Ames Esq. Present Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act July 7, 1838. }
Recorded by W. H. Weightman Clerk Book Q Vol 1 Page 79

State of Connecticut
Probate District of Watertown } ss (March) 24. 1857
Satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court that Naomi Dayton late of said district who was the widow of Samuel Dayton and an applicant for a pension under the Act of June 7 th 1838 on account of the revolutionary services of her said husband which application is now suspended died on the 19 th day of October A.D. 1839 - and that the following named persons are her sole surviving children viz Nathan Dayton & Samuel G Dayton of said Watertown and Asenath Ferris wife of Asa Ferris, Fanny Munson wife of Cornelius Munson of Middlebury in said State
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 24 th day of March 1857
Attest
Allyn W. Hungerford - Judge - Seman W. Cutler Clerk
To James E. Root the Commissioner of Pensions
Abijah Scattin of Hamurton Connecticut is appointed hereby the Attorney of the heirs & children of Naomi Dayton

applicant for a pension under act of June 7 1838 which is now suspended & is upon the Connecticut Roll to prosecute our claim for the arrears due said Naomi she is authorized to appoint any other Attorney under her Dated at Watertown this 24 day of March 1857
Truman Gayton Samuel G Gayton
George H Ames of Washington City is substituted as my Attorney in this case
28 March 1857 Abigail Scott

was Married in the year 1788 Dayton who was Born in the year 1762 Fanny Dayton Born August 17, D 1787 Susan Dayton Born June 30 th D 1792 Cena Dayton Born August 26 th D 1798 Samuel Gloom Dayton Born July 6 D 1803
Samuel Dayton Died January 31, 1828 Aged 65 years and four months and three days

Naomi Dayton dec d Wid of Saml. Conn:
Acts 7 July 38 H o .
Ad o 1 yr pri. $40. per An. from 4 March 36 to 19 Oct 1839, when she died.
Payable to
Truman Dayton, Sam l G. Dayton Arenath Fenn, and Fanny Munson, only children
bequeath to
Geo C Ames and his  heirs

See case of Rebecca Layman Com. at '36 for Ames' authority.

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State of Connecticut Litchfield County
SS Watertown
On this 24 th day of October 1838 personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of Watertown at a Court held at S d Watertown at the time above said by Holbrook Curtis Esq r a Judge of S d Court of Probate for S d District Naomi Dayton a Resident of S d Watertown aged sixty nine 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, entitled an act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows, That her Maiden Name was Naomi Woodruff, and that she is the widow of Samuel Dayton late of S d Watertown deceased, who served as a Private in the army of the Revolution during the Revolutionary War, as follows, to wit, in the year one thousand seven hundred eighty eight, and nine, she served in Col. McCellans Regiment in Capt. Jesse Curtis's Company for the space of one full year beginning in April 1778, & ending in 1779, during the whole of which time of duty he was stationed at New Haven & New Britain in S d State, in 1780 he served five weeks at Hoosuck commencing in April of that year, in the year one thousand eight hundred one he served in Col. Garfield's Regiment in a Company one which Joel Spedden was Capt. & named Red Bank, at West Point in the State of New York, three months commencing the first of July & terminating his service the first of October, I do not know that he was ever in any battle, She further declares that she was married to the v o Samuel Dayton on the thirty first day of December Seventeen hundred & eighty six, and that her husband Samuel Dayton died at S d Watertown on the thirty first day of January eighteen hundred & twenty eight, that the marriage ceremony was performed by Thomas Matthews Esq r a Judge of Peace for S d County of Litchfield, and that she still remains the widow of the v o Samuel Dayton having never been but once married
& that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but that the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred & ninety four to wit, at the time above stated
Naomi Dayton made
Sworn & subscribed on the day & year above written before me
Holbrook Curtis Judge of Probate
I Charles S. Woodward Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Watertown do certify that Holbrook Curtis Esq r is Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Watertown and that the signature attached to this declaration is his genuine signature In testimony whereof I have signed this certificate and affixed the seal of this court
State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss Watertown October 30 th A.D. 1838
Charles S. Woodward Clerk

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, NEW-HAVEN COUNTY : COUNTY COURT CLERK'S OFFICE.
} ss.
G. Beech I, REV. N. BEECH , Clerk of the County Court, within and for said County, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, and of the Commissions of Justices of Peace, within and for said County, hereby certify that
Norton J. Buel
Esq. is a JUSTICE OF PEACE within and for the said County, duly appointed Commissioner and sworn, with power to administer oaths and take the acknowledgment of Deeds: that his Commission is dated the 28 th day of May A.D. 18 38 , and will expire on the twentieth day of June, A. D. 18 39 . That I am acquainted with his hand writing, and that the signature hereto annexed, purporting to be his,
is his genuine official signature. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said Court, this 26 th day of October A.D. 18 38
G. Beech Clerk.

I David Tervell of Waterbury in New Haven County and State of Connecticut of lawful age do hereby declare and say that I was acquainted with Samuel Dayton (now deceased) of Watertown County of Litchfield and State aforesaid and that the said Dayton served with me as a private in the United States Service in the years One thousand seven Hundred and seventy eight and One thousand seven Hundred and seventy nine at New Haven and West Haven for the full period of One Year commencing in the month of April One thousand seven Hundred and seventy eight - The Company to which we belonged and in which said Dayton served as aforesaid was in Colonel McCallum's Regiment and Depe Curtis was the Captain of said Company - Dated at Waterbury this 19 th day of October 1838 -
James S. Smith
I Culpeper Hoadley of Waterbury County of New Haven and State of Connecticut of lawful age do hereby declare and say that I was acquainted with Samuel Dayton (now deceased) of Watertown County of Litchfield and State aforesaid and that the said Dayton served with me as a private in the United States Service in the

years One thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy eight and One thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy nine at New Haven and West Haven for the full period of One Year Commencing in the Month of April One thousand Seven Hundred and seventy eight. — I see Curtis was Captain of our Company and we belonged to Colonel McClellan's Regiment — And as further depose and say — that the said Samuel Dayton was also with in the Service at Horse Neck in the year One thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty for the full period of Five weeks commencing in April of said Year — — We belonged to Capt Camps Company the other Officers I do not recollect — Dated at Waterbury the 19 th day of October 1838
Culpeper Hoadly
New Haven County p. Waterbury October 19 th 1838 —
Personally appeared before me (on said day) a Justice of the Peace within and for New Haven County the said David Terrell and Culpeper Hoadly who have signed the foregoing depositions and made solemn oath to the truth of the same and I hereby certify that the said David Terrell and Culpeper Hoadly are credible witnesses and respectable persons — Norton Buel Justice of Peace

I Amel Spencer of Watertown in New Haven County and State of Connecticut of lawful age depose and say that I am seventy four years of age that in the Year One thousand seven hundred and eighty one I served as a private in the Revolutionary Army for the full period of three months - to wit the months of July August and September in said year - We were stationed during the whole of said time at West Point - Our Regiment was commanded by Colonel Canfield Joel Hatchkip was Captain of our Company James Porter an Lieutenant & the Ensigns name I do not recollect - I was acquainted with Samuel Dayton who served as a private with me in the same Company to which I belonged the full period of the three months I was at West Point as above stated - Since that time the said Samuel Dayton has resided in Watertown in said Connecticut until his death and further this Deponent saith not. Dated at Watertown the 15 th day of October 1838 Amel Spencer

New Haven County ss. Waterbury October 15. 1838. Personally appeared before me (on said day) a Justice of peace within and for New Haven County, the said Ansel Spencer sign of the fore- going deposition, and made solemn oath to the truth of the same. & I hereby certify that said Ansel Spen- cer is a credible witness and a respect- able person -
Dorrance Buel Justice of Peace

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Naomi Dayton widow of Sam l
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act. 7. July 38.
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I Sam l G e Dayton of Watertown in Litchfield County of lawful age depose and say that I was present when Samuel Dayton late of S d Watertown died which event happened on the 31 st day of Sept. 1828, I saw his corpse after his death & attended his funeral, and I know that the leaf of family records herewith transmitted was taken from his family bible, and have ever understood that it contains the true record of their marriage of Samuel Dayton & Mary Dayton
Samuel G e Dayton
State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss Watertown Oct. 29 th 1838, Personally appeared before me Holbrook Curtis Esq r a Judge of Probate for the District of Watertown Samuel G e Dayton of S d Watertown well known to me as a man of respectability and truth and being duly sworn made oath to the truth of the above and foregoing deposition by him subscribed Holbrook Curtis
Judge of Probate
I Charles S. Woodward Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Watertown do certify that Holbrook Curtis Esq r is Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Watertown and that the signature attached to this deposition is his genuine signature. In testimony whereof I have signed this certificate and affixed the seal of this Court State of Connecticut } Litchfield County ss } Watertown October 30 th } Charles S. Woodward A. D. 1838 } Clerk

Holbrook Curtis of Watertown in Litchfield County Connecticut of lawful age do depose and say that I am Town Clerk of the Town of Watertown aforesaid, and that the marriage of Samuel Dayton and Naomi Dayton was never recorded on the Records of said Town, and that but a small portion of the Marriages celebrated prior to 1800 have been thus recorded, I further testify & depose & say that the Records of Thomas Matthews Esq. who was for a long time a Magistrate in this Town are lost and not to be found, and that the Record of the marriage of Samuel Dayton & Naomi Woodruff herewith transmitted is on a leaf of paper which I know to have been taken from the Bible which belonged to the late Samuel Dayton deceased, and I further state that I attended the Funeral of the late Samuel Dayton deceased who died at the time stated in his death notice, and I further depose and say that I have been for many years acquainted with the applicants, and her deceased husband Samuel Dayton that they were & she now is respectable persons who lived together as husband & wife for more than twenty years previous to his death, that I with the will of the deceased who recognized therein the applicants as his wife, and that I have an understanding that the late Samuel Dayton deceased died intestate in the Revolutionary War.  Holbrook Curtis  State of Connecticut Litchfield County Oct. 29 th 1838
Litchfield County ss Watertown Oct. 29 th 1838 Personally appeared Holbrook Curtis Esq. Signer of the foregoing Deposition who is known to me to be a person of truth and respectability and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed before me Merit Holmanay Justice of Peace
The erasure in the third line from the top of the foregoing Deposition was made before signing by the Deponent — Merit Holmanay Justice of Peace

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, } ss. Litchfield. LITCHFIELD COUNTY,
I Origen S. Seymour Clerk
of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that
Merritt Hemingway Esq is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and by Law authorized to administer Oaths and to take the acknowledgment of Deeds . And that his commission was dated on the 29th day of May A. D. 1838 and will expire on the 20th day of June, A. D. 1839 And that the signature to the annexed document purporting to be that of said Justice is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this 30 th day of Novem: A. D. 1838
Origen S. Seymour

  5 Jake Curtis & M. E. Allan (Says 12 mo.)  6    1 Camps —  18.5.    Kolechkeis  3 —  

Rev
WIDOW, &c.)
File No. 24953
Berni Dayton
Wid. of
Samuel Dayton
Priv. Re. war
Act: July 7th / 1862
Index Vol. DA Page 172
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Watertown Conn. Nov 1
Ans
3017
C6-
7 July 1838
Edwards Osgood
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

To Edwards Esqr. Sir
Be so kind as to make returns to me; when you have determined the same Hobrook Castle 60 m. S County Waterford 30 th Oct r 1838