Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 13363, Thomas T Collerd, Conn.

SERVICE
bonn.
bollerd, Thomas J. bollard or
NUMBER
R 13363
CONTENTS
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
13363
REJECTED
P. O.
Thomas T. Collard
Service: Pa.
1-0
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

New York Nov. Thomas J Callard
Rejected
See letter No. 16 Dec 1833 to Hon. O. Biddle
Cat to Hon. J. Laport, H.R. May 22. 1834.

Hon. C. Boile
John L. Edwards Esq Pension Office Washington City

Bloomingburgh N.Y. Nov 21. 1833
De Sir
I inclose pension papers of Thomas T. Collard. by the bearer Chas. Boddle Esq. an member of Congress with whom you will please communicate on the subject while at Washington or with me if necessary - These papers have been in my charge for some time with the hope of procuring some further proof. But have not as yet been able to procure any - You will please examine his claims & communicate the result.
Yours Obsert A. Dinnick
J. L. Edwards Esq

Thomas J. Collard Pension Papers 28.855
Rejected
at Danvers and Bloomingdale
Dr. Green

State of New York
County of Orange ss on this Third day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two, personally appeared in open Court before Samuel S. Lewis & others judges of the Court of Common Pleas in for said County, now sitting. Thomas T. Calland a resident of the town of Wallkill in the County of Orange aforesaid in the State of New York aged sixty eight years on the 26 th day of August last past, 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. 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated -
That in the month of March (the day he cannot recollect) in the year 1780, at the town of Danbury in the State of Connecticut, while he was serving as an apprentice at the trade of a Clothier or cloth dresser, with Lunder one Major Taylor, he was drafted in the militia to serve in the revolutionary war for three months and did actually serve out said three months accordingly under one Capt. Barnum (who was at first a stranger to him & his Christian name he cannot recollect) and under a lieutenant whose name he has also forgotten but well recollects he was from Newmilford about 16 miles from applicants residence at that time. He also recollects one Eliphalet Wheeler, one Hoyt, one Taylor & others that he served with him at that time - That he was marched with the others to Norton River some twenty five miles from his residence where he served said time to guard and keep the British from landing from Long Island Sound & otherwise making incursions into the County of Fairfield & plundering etc -
That he well recollects his food & provisions were bad some having been condemned by the regular army, which operated afterwards as an inducement for him to enlist as he afterwards did -
That at Danbury aforesaid in or about the month of September in the year 1780 said

Applicant volunteered & enlisted into a regiment of light horse commanded by one Colonel Sheldon whose Christian name he thinks was Thomas but is not certain , and one whose Christian name he does not recollect. The Lieut Colonel of which was one Garrison and thinks his Christian name was Thomas but is not certain. to serve in said regiment & in the service of the United States for during the war and that he did so serve from that time during said war. That he so served in what was called the third troop of said regiment under Capt. Doghead & Lieutenant Seymour whose Christian names he cannot recollect. That he served as aforesaid on the lines (so called then) principally in the County of Westchester in the State of New- York, between the Hudson river & the East river or Long Island Sound and was sent from place to place as incursions by the British were made on Connecticut. That he well recollects while lying at Pound ridge in said County of Westchester and (as he thinks) in the Summer of the year 1781 his regiment was sur- prised by a sudden attack upon them by the 17 th Regiment of the British light dragoons and was obliged to retreat the British having killed or taken the American patrols & scouts sent out, and that on that occasion said Applicant's horse was shot down & he procured another from the neighbouring set & rejoined his regiment. This he believes was in May or June 1781. He well recollects the two servants of Lieut. Col. Garrison one of whose names was Thomas Quillin commonly called Tom, who escaped a whip- ping by feigning a sudden sickness while car- rying the Lieut. Colonel's order for his whipping to a Captain & for such pretence did receive giving the order to another to carry. That he continued in said service until November in the year 1783 when he was discharged at Danbury in Connecticut and had a written discharge which is lost and which was given by said Colonel Sheldon - and said

Applicant further saith that under said last enlistment he served as aforesaid about three years or more. That he has a record of his age at his home in Wallkill aforesaid, in a Bible. That after his discharge he continued to live about two years at Danbury aforesaid until he was nearly one year of age. From thence he went to Blooming Grove in Orange County in the State of New York where he resided about two years. From thence went to Wallkill in Orange County where he now resides and where he has resided ever since his first coming there except since the year 1817 until last winter he resided in Sussex County in the State of New Jersey. That he is known to William Lockwood, Benjamin Fitch & Elisha Reeve who reside in the neighborhood of his present & past residence in said town of Wallkill who can testify to his character & belief of his service as aforesaid But is not acquainted with any clergymen whom he can procure to testify on that subject. 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 and that he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services as aforesaid.  Sworn to & subscribed this day & year first aforesaid  Thomas S. Collard  Atty Dymme Clerk
We William Lockwood of Stamford, Litchfield County & Benjamin Fitch of Orange County & Elisha Reeve of Orange County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas S. Collard who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age. And the said William Lockwood certifies that in the time of the revolutionary war he lived in the town of Greenwich in the County of Fairfield in Connecticut and knew of such a regiment of light horse under Col. Sheldon as represented in said Applicant's declaration and that many years ago said Applicant represented to him that he said Applicant served in said regi-

-ment and several incidents connected with the service and doings of said regiment which convinced him that said Collard did serve in the same as he has above declared and verily believes he is entitled to credit and relief - And the said Benjamin Futhill & Elisha Reeve certify that they have been many years acquainted with said Thomas F. Collard and believe him to be a credible person and that his declaration aforesaid is entitled to credit - Subscribed & Sworn to in open Court the Third Day of December 1832 before me Asa Dunning Clerk William Lockwood Benj c Futhill Elisha Reeve Jr
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states: and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William Lockwood — who has signed the preceding certificate is a respectable farmer resident in the town of Mamakating near the line of the County & in the neighborhood of the residence of said applicant and that Benjamin Futhill & Elisha Reeve who have also signed the same are also residents of said town & in the neighborhood of said applicant & are respectable farmers and that they are both all credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit -
I Asa Dunning Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Orange aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas F. Collard for a pension -
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office of said Court the Third day of December A D 1832 - Asa Dunning Clerk

-ment and several incidents connected with the service and doings of said regiment which concurred him that said Collard did serve in the same as he has above declared and verily believes he is entitled to credit and relief.  And the said Benjamin Futhill & Elisha Reeve certify that they have been many years acquainted with said Thomas F. Collard and believe him to be a credible person and that his declaration aforesaid is entitled to credit.  Subscribed & Sworn to in open Court the Third Day of December 1832 Upon me Asa Dunning Clerk  William Lockwood Beryl Futhill Elisha Reeve Jr
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states; and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William Lockwood — who has signed the preceding certificate is a respectable farmer resident in the town of Mamakating near the line of the County & in the neighborhood of the residence of said applicant and that Benjamin Futhill & Elisha Reeve who have also signed the same are also residents of said town & in the neighborhood of said applicant & are respectable farmers and that they are both all credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Asa Dunning Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Orange aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas F. Collard for a pension.  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office of said Court the Third day of December A.D. 1832. — Asa Dunning Clerk.