Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37058, Stephen Hall, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
Hall, Stephen
NUMBER
S. 37058
CONTENTS
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to Connecticut 10, 107 Q  from  Connecticut Stephen Heale
Stratford in the state of Cont who was a Sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bradley of the Cont — line, for the term of six years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 23 d of March, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of Apr. 1819 and sent to Pierpont Edwards Esq. Bridgeport, Cont
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819. 11 mo. 2 1/2 91.35 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 11 th Apr. 1819 48.00 $139:35
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
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Transf. from New York to Connecticut 24.00 1826.
Notifying how sent the 26 June 1820 to Daniel Pratt Esq. Fairfield Conn.

Stephen Hall
(Ex 2-1)
10.107.
Sept 1829
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DAVID BENT, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut.

State of Connecticut
Fairfield County ss.
On the 13 th day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court, the same being the holding at Fairfield County Court in and for said County of Fairfield, and having a seal by virtue of the laws of this state,
Stephen Hall, age 75 years a resident in Stratford in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath, declare that he served on the revolutionary war as follows - In 1775 in May I enlisted into Col. Waterbury's Regiment and capt Reed's Company for seven months. in 1776 I again enlisted for six months into the same Regiment and Capt. Peck's company in January 1777 I enlisted into Col. Philip B. Bradley's company Regiment and Capt. Josiah Lacy's company therein, during the war, and served until the end of the war war - and was honorably discharged in June 1783 - That my original declaration was made on the 23 rd day of March 1818 and that the number of my pension certificate is 10.107 - And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time, by gift sale or in any manner disposal of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled "An act

to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the eigh- teenth day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or security, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income or property whatsoever other than my pension except my necessary clothing I have been by occupation a day labourer - than I am now unable to earn any thing by my labor, that my wife has been dead 23 years, that I have hired my board for about 4 years, which has been paid for out of my pension, and that but for my pension I must be supported by charity -
Stephen Hall
Subscribed, sworn to & declared in open Court by the said Stephen Hall - Whereupon said Court is of opinion on satisfactory proof exhibited in Court that the said Stephen Hall has no property except his clothing & pension; and doth order these proceedings to be entered in the records of said Court -
Attest David Burr Clerk

State of Connecticut, ss. Fairfield County
I DAVID BURR, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Fairfield, in the said State, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is nothing , except the said Stephen Hall's  some  clothing & penfish and that he has no property except as aforesaid. — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Fairfield, this 13 th day of June A.D. 1820.
David Burr
Clerk of the County Court for said County of Fairfield.
District and State of Connecticut, ss. Fairfield June 13-1820
I ROBERT FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge of the County Court for the County of Fairfield, in said State, do certify that DAVID BURR, Esq. is the Clerk of said Court, duly appointed and sworn; and that the said Court is a Court of record, made so by the statute laws of said State; that it proceeds according to the course of the common law, has a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, with the power of fine and imprisonment, and keeps a record of its proceedings.
Robert Fairchild
Chief Judge of the County Court for the County of Fairfield.

winter 1777-8 at Valley Forge Feb 1778 In Sight Inby - with Lacey \frac{2}{78}  \frac{2}{79}  \frac{6}{79}
to 79. Duedg Feb 12 1780 - 3 years
Enlisted Jan 1781 - 3 yrs off Starr - Col. Zeb. Butler as Sgt

Stephen Hall
Sir:
Col. Bradley's Conn. Regt.
1777 - war. cov.
23 rd March 1810 -
The certificate of the judge who reduced the depositions of Applicant, is wanting.
1811

District of Connecticut
On this 23 rd day of March 1818 Stephen Hall of Hartford in said District under oath declares before Pierpont Edwards District Judge of the United States for the District of Connecticut in which District the declarant now resides and ever hath resided since the termination of the war of the revolution. That he on the 31 st day of January 1777 enlisted into the service of the United States for and during the continuance of said war in Captain Josiah Lacey's company in Colonel 23 Whipple's 23 Bradley regiment on the Continental establishment and that he continued in said service as a sergeant until the termination of said war in different companies and regiments all the while on the Continental establishment when he was from said service honorably discharged which discharge he hath by time and accident lost, the declarant further maketh oath that he is a citizen of the United States born in said District except when absent therefrom in the service of the United States  when he has always as aforesaid. And the declarant has exhibits to said Judge the return of enlistment of said Captain Josiah Lacey's company with the name of the declarant therein as one enlisted on said 31 st day of Jan y 1777 for & during the continuance of said war.
District of Connecticut ss. March 23 rd 1818 the above Stephen Hall came before me & in my presence subscribed to the aforesaid declaration made by him that the foregoing is true.  Given under my hand this 31 st day of March 1818. William G. Gorham
of Hartford hereby certify & swear that the above I say that the above named Stephen Hall did serve in the army for a number of years on the main land by him above I bear an oath of the same concerning for a part of the time.  William G. Gorham
March 23 rd 1818 sworn before me Pierpont Edwards District Judge of the District of Connecticut
Discharged July 12. 1780 from Lacey's Comp y a 3 yrs term
He enlisted May 1781 for 3 yrs with Capt s Starr's Comp y Col s 2 nd Reg t Conn s Riflemen

District of Connecticut ss
On the 23 d day of March A 1818 before me Pierpont Edwards District Judge for the District of Connecticut came David Haskins a Justice and John W Sherman both of Stratford in said District respectable citizens thereof who being duly sworn do depose and say that they are well acquainted with Stephen Hall the before named declarant and are of opinion that he in life were convinced that he is in need of assistance from his country for support.
John Edwards District Judge of said District
I Pierpont Edwards District Judge of the District of Connecticut do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that Stephen Hall who made & subscribed the declaration contained in the annexed Schedule did serve in the Revolutionary war against the common Enemy as stated in his said declaration & I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me in his case to the Secretary of the Department of war pursuant to an Act of Congress in such case made & provided said proceedings & testimony are contained in the annexed Schedule May 20 th 1818.
John Edwards

District of Connecticut ss Stratford April 20 1849
I Pierpont Edwards District Judge of s d District do certify that the within Named Stephen Hall by reason of his reduced circumstances in life does stand in need of the assistance of the Country for support
Pierpont Edwards

October 5, 1938.
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Archibald F. Bennett 80 North Main Street Salt Lake City, Utah
BA-J/ady Stephen Hall S.37058
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letters relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of soldiers in that war.
A careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of Henry Reynolds or Samuel Raymond as described by you, all spellings of the names searched.
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim, S.37058, based upon the military service of Stephen Hall in that war.
Stephen Hall was born in Connecticut, date, and the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Stratford, that part which was later Bridgeport, Connecticut, Stephen Hall enlisted in May 1775 and served seven months in Captain Read's Company, Colonel Waterbury's Connecticut Regiment. He enlisted in 1776 and served six months in Captain Beach's Company, Colonel Waterbury's Connecticut Regiment. He enlisted January 31, 1777, served as sergeant in the Connecticut troops under Captains Josiah Lacy and Starr, and Colonels Philip B. Bradley and Meigs to the close of the war in June 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 23, 1818, at which time he was aged about seventy-three years, and a resident of Stratford, Fairfield County,

Connecticut, where he had always lived.
In 1820 soldier stated that his wife had been dead twenty-three years, her name and age not shown.
In 1823 the soldier, Stephen Hall, moved to Liberty, Sullivan County, New York, where he lived with his son more than two years, and then returned to Bridgeport, Connecticut. The name and age of his son are not stated, and there are no further family data.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the following data: "Stephen Hall, Certificate No. 10107, issued April 30, 1819, rate $8.00 per month, commenced March 23, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, Connecticut Agency".
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
Stephen Hall was born in Connecticut, date, and the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Watford, that part which was later Bridgeport, Connecticut, Stephen Hall enlisted in May 1775 and served seven months in Captain Read's Company, Colonel Waterbury's Connecticut Regiment. He enlisted in 1776 and served six months in Captain Read's Company, Colonel Waterbury's Connecticut Regiment. He enlisted January 21, 1777, served six months in the Connecticut troops under Captain Josiah Hovey and Colonel Phillips H. Bradley and Hovey in the Battle of Brandywine in June 1777.
He was allowed pension on his Revolutionary War service March 23, 1818, at which time he was 72 years of age, a resident of Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Hall, Stephen Cont 537058

May 20 th 1778. We the subscribers have heard of Job Smith By the Hand of Capt Josiah Lacy the Sums annexed against our several names it being our Proportion Part of the Debt of Nation Due from the First Day of Sep r 1777 to the First Day of Jan y 1778. See d Sums.
   Stephen Hall Sargt 1 4 0 Edward Field 1 10 6   Isaac Odell Sgt 0 6 0 John Blackman 1 10 6   Ebenezer Smith Corp 1 10 0 William Field 1 10 6   Elijah Atchison 1 10 0 Benjamin Boynton 1 10 6   Shaddeny Weed Lt 1 10 0 Samuel King 1 10 6   Nehemiah Sherman 1 10 6 Isiah French 1 10 0   David Pope 8 0 Thomas Boulard 1 4 0   Joseph Reed 1 10 0 woolcut patchin 1 10 6   Joseph Moger 1 4 0 Christopher Mather 1 10 0   Ephraim Bohors 10 0 Samuel Whitney 1 10 0   David Morehouse 1 10 0 Elezer D r M c Intosh 1 10 6   Charles Dyer 1 4 0 Samuel Westervelt 1 10 6   Jonathan Smith 1 10 0 Penelima Black 1 1 0   Samuel White 1 10 0 John mark Choppin 1 1 0   Artemas 1 10 0 Joseph mark Whitelaw 1 10 6   Daniel Boynton 1 4 0 Johan Ludaman   Wakeman Stull 0 10 0 Isaiah Jones   Richd Hardy 1 10 0 Nathan Winston   William Russell Minas Sherwin   Simuel Goshorn  

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Hall, Stephen cont 537058

May 20 th 1778. Recd of Capt Josiah Lacy Seven Pounds Four Shilling in full for my Subsistence from the time of my enlistment till Joined and Drawd Provision. Recd. Dime Stephen Hall Sargt
June 21. 1778 Recd of Capt. Lacy Forty Shilling that he Recd on an order from Col. Wiggins to the Pay Master in my Travels Recd etc.
William Russell

Stephen Hall was born in Con't & was living, March 1818 in Stratford, in that part, now Bridgeport - In 1823 he removed to Liberty, Sullivan Co NY to live with his son & after remaining over 2 years returned to Bridgeport In July 1820 he gave his age as 75 years & July 1826 as over 80 yrs - In 1818 he stated his wife died 23 years ago
He enlisted for 3 years as Sergt at Stratford Con about Feb 1. 1777 under Capt Josiah Lacey & Col. Philip Burr Bradley & was discharged Feb 12 1780 &
He again enlisted in Jan'y 1781 with Capt Starr & Colo Meigs for 3 yrs (he was probably transferred in 1782-83 to Com't Genl Bullen)
A part of his first service was in the 8th Inf'ty
* Enlisted May 1775 for 7 months with Capt Reed & Colo Waterbury & in 1776 he served 6 mos with Capt Beach in the same reg't
App't Sgt \frac{1}{2} at Valley Forge at White Plains Aug 1778 - discharged Feb 10 1780

House of Rep. Feb. 17 th 1826
Sir,
I have the honor to ask your attention to the enclosed ap- -plication, and to request that a decision may be made upon it, in time, to enable the pensioner named in it, to receive at Hartford, the payment that he will be entitled to, on the 4 th of March next.
Yours very respectfully
J. Millard

State of New York } On the 23 rd Day of January 1823 Sullivan County } personally appeared before me Darius Martin one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said county Stephen Hall who being sworn deposeth and saith that his former place of residence was in the Town of Stratford now Bridgeport in the County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut — That he has come to reside in the Town of Liberty in the County of Sullivan State of New York where he has fixed (as he supposed his permanent residence) That he is entitled to a Pension and has a Certificate from the War Office by which he has drawn his money from the United States Branch Bank Middletown Connecticut — and that he is the same Stephen Hall mentioned in the certificate whereof the following is a Copy —
War Department
Revolutionary — Claim — I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 18 th of March 1818 — Stephen Hall late a Sergeant in the army of the Revolution is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Connecticut Agency at the rate of Eight dollars per month to commence on the twenty third day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Given at the War office of the United States this thirtieth day April one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War

He further deposes and saith that he now resides nearer the City of New York than any other Branch Bank of the United States as he is informed and verily believes to be true and therefore prays that the payment of his money may be made in the City of New York instead of Middletown Conn
Subscribed and sworn This 23 rd Day of January 1823 before me Darius Martin
Stephen Hall
State of New York
Sullivan County ss I John P Jones Clerk of said County do Certify that Darius Martin Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken was at the time of the taking the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said
County duly authorized to take affidavits In testimony whereof I have herein to set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County the thirtieth day of January A.D. 1823
John P Jones Clk

Application for a Transfer —
County of Fairfield ss. Bridgeport On this 14 th day of Feby 1826, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the 2 d County of Fairfield personally appearing Stephen Hall who, on his Oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Capt Sacey in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Bradley and after in Capt Haws company and Colonel Meigs Regiment, in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Connecticut from whence he removed; and resided in the State of New York in the Town of Liberty where he resided over two years and that his pension was transferred from the state of Connecticut and made payable in New York - And that in May last he removed from thence back to this town (to wit) Bridgeport in the State of Connecticut, where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future; and that his reasons for removing to the State of New York were to reside with his son, and that his reason for removing back to Bridgeport in Connecticut is that he is an old man over 80 years old.

And had resided all his life before that time in this town and found himself unhappy so far from his native place and friends
Bridgewater Feb y 14 th 1828
Stephen Hall
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid
Isaac Sherman Justice Peace
I do solemnly swear that I well know him the aforesaid Stephen Hall and well know him to be the same person described in the above affidavit
Sworn before me
Enoch Foote
Isaac Sherman Justice Peace I certify that the deponent (Enoch Foote) is a person of veracity
Isaac Sherman Justice Peace
United States of America
State of Connecticut
By this public instrument Be it known that I Dan l Sterling a Public Notary in and for the County of Fairfield in the state of Connec- ticut, Being invested with full power by his Excellency the Governor of this State to attest instruments in writing in my official capacity as a Notary Public Do hereby certify that

Isaac Sherman Esqr. whose signature appears above is a justice of the peace for the County of Fairfield in this state and that all his acts in his official capacity as a justice of the peace are entitled to full faith and credit.
Whereof an attestation being required I have granted this under my Notarial firm and seal in the County and State aforesaid
Done in the County of Fairfield State of Connecticut on this fourteenth day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and twenty six
Dan: Sterling Noty. Public

37058
Rev INVALID.
1889 Henry Hall 24 history Prior 1938 Oct 5. Hist. to Archibald D. Bennett. May.
File No. 37058
Stephen Hall Sergt Ver No
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 176
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Stratford Com

THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF UTAH
JOSEPH F. SMITH MEMORIAL BUILDING
80 NORTH MAIN STREET
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
August 25, 1938
Veterans Administration Bureau Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you please send us a copy of the service and pension records of the following two Revolutionary soldiers:
1. Stephen Hall of Stratford, Conn. In later life he moved to Liberty, Sullivan Co., New York. Does the record give the name of the son with whom he was living in Sullivan Co., N.Y., and the name of the soldier's wife?
2. Henry Reynolds of New York State. He is supposed to have served in the New York Legislature; he died at Neversink, N.Y., in 1825.
Sincerely,
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF UTAH Research Department
A handwritten signature in cursive, appearing to read "Archibald F. Bennett". Archibald F. Bennett, Secretary
GB/S

THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF UTAH
JOSEPH F. SMITH MEMORIAL BUILDING
80 NORTH MAIN STREET
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
August 25, 1938
Veterans Administration Bureau Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you please send us a copy of the service and pension record of Samuel Raymond (or Ramong) from Redding, Fairfield Co., Conn., who served in the Revolutionary War. (The name is also spelled Remong and Raiment.) In his old age he may have moved to Sullivan County, New York.
We thank you for your kind assistance.
Sincerely,
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF UTAH Research Department
Archibald F. Bennett, Secretary
GB/S