Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21,262, Daniel Hayden, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Hayden, Daniel Jeremiah
N 21,262
CONTENTS

Connecticut De Zeruah Hayden widow of Daniel Hayden dec.
who died on the 21 March 1815 of Hartford in the State of Ct who was a Sergeant in the Company commander by Captain Hayden of the State by Col. Newbury in the Ct line for 11 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 55 Dollars - 00 - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Feb 1837 and sent Hon. H. C. L. Ellsworth Present
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $302.50 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Nov 37 27.50
$330.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3.
Recorded by H. C. Gerson Book 1 Vol. 1 Page 7

Col. W. L. Elson. Mar 24 1837
July 8. 1840

State of Connecticut } ss Hartford County } Is East Windsor on this 10 19 th day of January 1837 person ally appeared before the court of pro- bate for the District of East Windsor in said Hartford County. Widow Lyviah Hayden a resident of said East Windsor aged 89 years, a cred- ible person who being first duly sworn according to law doth her oath declare That she is the surviving widow of Ensign Daniel Hayden, late a res- ident of said East Windsor, now de- ceased. Who was a soldier of the re- volution and who served in three several periods of that war: first for a period of not less than three months in Col Roger Newberrys Reg- iment & in Capt Nathl Haydens Com- pany from the latter part of June 1776 until about the first of October of the same year in the capacity of Sergeant.
And again in the summer of the year 1777 he served in Col Roger Newberrys regiment which was she has heard a Regiment of Militia (which went out to Pecks hill & Fish hill & red hook, and performed a tour of duty of two months as sergeant.
And again on or about the first of January 1779, he joined the company of Hospital guards which guarded the continental stores kept in said East Windsor for a term of not less than six months. He had the command of said guard and had then the appointment of Ensign

And she further declares that she was married to the aforesaid Daniel Hoagden at the house of her father W m Wolcott Esq Esq of East Windsor by said William Wolcott Esq a Justice of the Peace and that there was present at the wedding my husband's sister and her son the present Ebenezer A Bissell of Windsor. And she further declares that her said husband died at said East Windsor on the 31 st day of March 1815 and she still remains his widow and has never again intermarried all which will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Terrah Hoagden
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year first mentioned
Before said Court of Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the appropriate interrogatories That the applicant is the surviving Widow of the said Daniel Hoagden, married to him before any period of his services, & that she still remains his widow & that she has never again intermarried & that her said Husband served as she has stated in the Revolutionary War.
In testimony whereof.
J Henry J Kinsey Clerk of the Court

of Probate for the District of East Windsor in Hartford County & State of Connecticut hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Probate Court this 19 day of January 1837
And I do hereby further certify That Giles Ellsworth Esq before whom the certificates of Ebenezer H. Brissell, and Frederic Chapman, and Roswell Miller, were taken as a lawful Justice of the Peace for said Hartford County & has been for six months last past, & the signature of the said Justice Ellsworth to the said certificates is his genuine signature; I further certify that James Moore is at this time and has been for more than one year past the Town Clerk & Register of said Town of East Windsor and his signature to the certificate annexed purporting to be his is his genuine signa- ture he is an officer under oath and copies attested by him are received in our courts of Justice as valid under his general oath of office. & I further certify that the name of her Father Loomis" was erased before signing & the name of W m Wolcott Esq inserted
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name & affix the seal of said court this 19 th day of January A 1837
Attest Henry S. Kingsley Clerk

THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST,
Newly Tranflated out of the
Original Greek,
And with the former
TRANSLATIONS Diligently COMPARED and REVISED.
By His Majesty's Special Command.
Appointed to be read in CHURCHES.
O X F O R D :
Printed by THOMAS BASKETT , Printer to the UNIVERSITY. MDCCLX.

Daniel Hayden Jun o was born Dec r 10 th 1742 Leviah Wife Dan d Hayden J r born Ap r 4 th 1746 Sarah Do Daughter of Dan d & Leviah born Febr y 1769 Nath l Lewis Hayden was born Oct r 27 th 1770 Daniel Hayden J r was born July 10 th 1773 William Hayden was born Feb y 15 th 1775 Nath l Hayden Dies d Sept r 25 th 1776 Eliz a Hayden was born Aug y 21 st 1778 _____ _____ _____
Daniel Hayden Father of the above Children Dies d March 31 st 1815
Nath l L Hayden, Dies d July 6 th 1834

State of Connecticut Hartford County ss. East Windsor
On this 9 th . day of March 1839 Personally appeared before me, the subscribing author- ity; Maj Daniel Hayden a resident of East Windsor aforesaid, aged Sixty three years a Credible person, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on oath declare, That he is the son of Daniel Hayden, & Teriah Hayden That he has heard his father state uni- formly that he performed his duty in the Service in the Revolutionary War as an Ensign in each of his campaigns: but when his said mother made her application for a Pension he did not know that the Commission of his said Father, Daniel Hayden, was in existence but on a search among the old papers, belong- ing to his said Father, he found the Commission which he this day sends on with this certificate; his Mother the said Teriah Hayden is residing with him & in her behalf he requests that the amount of Pension may be raised to corres- pond to his rank. Danl Hayden
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year first named. Horace Verber Justice of Peace

O. W. & N. Division.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
M.R.O.
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., July 3, 1905.
Sir:-
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of --- Daniel Hayden --- a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. June 1776 3 mos. Sgt. Nathanial Hayden Roger Newberry Conn. Samr. 1777 2 mos. Sgt. Not stated. Roger Newberry Conn. Jan. 1779 6 mos. Ensign "Hospital Guards" Conn.
Battles engaged in,
None mentioned.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Probably, Windsor, Conn.
Date of application for pension, by widow, January 19, 1837.
Residence at date of application, of widow, East Windsor, Conn.
Age at date of application, of widow, eighty-nine years.
Remarks: Married Zerviah Loomis in 1768, and died March 31, 1815.
Mr. Joseph D. Howe,
Very respectfully,
L. Box 203,
Commissioner.
Trenton, N. J.

Ref WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21262
Gertrude Hayden wid of Daniel Hayden Sergt. Rev. War
Act: July 1 st 1865
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 315
[Arrangement of 1870.]

July 30/1914 Joseph R. Howe, Box 203, Trenton, N.J.
1914. Jan. 20: List to Mr. A. H. Loomis (letter in Wid File. 24.595. Amasa Loomis. M.B.H.
1914. Apr 17: Mr. A. H. Loomis ad- vised of above.

JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Esquire, Captain-General, and Commander in Chief, of the English Colony of CONNECTICUT, in NEW-ENGLAND, in AMERICA.
To General  John M c Lean Gent. GREETING.
YOU being by the General Assembly of this Colony accepted to be Trust and Confidence, in your Fidelity, Courage, and good Conduct, I Laws of this Colony, me thereunto enabling, appoint and impower you carefully and diligently to discharge that Trust; e Officers and in the Use of their Arms, according to the Disc them in good Order and Government; and commanding them to obey you as for the Service of this Colony. And you are to observe all such Orders and Direct Time to Time you shall receive, either from me, or from other your superior Officer, pursuant to the Trust hereby reposed in you.
Given under my Hand, and the Seal of this Colony, in Hartford the 4 th Day of May Anno Domini, 1776
By His Honor's Command, George Wyllys Sec'ry.

Hayden was as I appear an enraged with local militia. The battalion of Infantry called for a Hand a guard of 12 men to be sergeant to guard the Hospital stores. Hayden was detached & the Needy Lick charge of the guard. H. B. L.

Trenton N. J. June 22 '95
Hon. Wm Lochran Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:—
Will you kindly send me a copy of the record of service contained in the ap- plication of Mrs Zeriah Haden of East Windsor Conn., pensioner under the

act of 1832.
Respectfully Yours
Joseph D. Howe
L. bx 203
Denton N. J.

18 Princeton Place Upper Montclair N.J.
Dept. of the Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.
The Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir -
Will you kindly send me a statement of the military history of Daniel Hayden a soldier of the Revolutionary war. Your file No. W 7 21262.
Very truly yours
A.H. Loomis
Apr. 15. 1904.

M.B.H.
Rev. War Section.
April 17, 1914.
Mr. A. H. Loomis, 18 Princeton Place, Upper Montclair, N. J.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 15" instant, you are advised that a history of Daniel Hayden W. File No. 21,262. Rev. War, was furnished you under date of January 30, 1914, and it is not the practice of this Bureau to furnish the same record more than once to the same person.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Daniel Hayden a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. W. 21.262
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 27, 1776 Ensign of a train band at Windsor 1st Conn.   June or July 1776 3 mos Sgt Nathaniel Hayden Roger Newberry "   Summer of 1777 2 mos Sgt. Roger Newberry "   1778 or Jan 1779 6 mos Ensign of a company of Hospital guards at Windsor  
Battles engaged in, Evacuation of New York
Residence of soldier at enlistment, East Windsor Hartford Co. Conn.
Date of application for pension, Jan 19, 1837. Her claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, East Windsor, Conn.
Age at date of application, born Apr 5, 1746
Remarks: Soldier was born Nov 10, 1742 and at East Windsor, Conn. in the  Feb  1768 married Jerriah Coomes and he died at East Windsor Mch 31,  1815 and she died July 8, 1840. Children: Sarah L, born Jan 2, 1769; Nathaniel  Coomes, born Oct. 27, 1770 died July 6, 1834; Daniel 3rd born July 10, 1773; M c born  Feb 15, 1775 died Sept 15, 1776; Elizabeth born Aug 21, 1778.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

State of Connecticut Hartford County } ss. Windsor On this 13 day of January A 1837 Personally appeared before me the sub- scribing authority, one of the Justices of the Peace for said Hartford County Capt Ebenezer Fitch Bissell a resident of said Windsor Aged 78 years a man of veracity a credible person and a pensioner of the United States for services performed as a Soldier of the revolution who being first duly sworn ac- cording to law doth on oath declare That in the year 1776, and for seve- ral years before that period he was well acquainted with Daniel Haysden then a resident of said Windsor & who has been for nigh 60 years past a resident of East Windsor viz that he removed to said East Windsor nearly as many years ago, & resided there "till the time of his death. The said Haysden was broth- er to the Deponents mother.
And the said Haysden & deponent served a campaign together in the Army of the Revolution in Capt Nathaniel Haysdens company which was attached to Col Roger New- berrys Regiment. They marched from said Windsor about the 1 st of July 1776 and marched thro Hartford & Berlin to New Haven where we took passage in a vessel to New York where we were employed in guarding the City, until we were driven from there by the enemy on the 15 th of Septem- ber 1776 when we retreated to West Chester and from there to Morrisena & from there

again to West Chester where we were dismissed after having performed a tour of du- ty of not less than three months. The said Daniel Hoveyden did duty as sergeant during this tour.
I am also well knowing to the fact that the said Daniel Hoveyden was Married to Leviah Loomis of East Windsor where I was about nine years old, viz in the fall of the year 1768, I was present at the wedding with my Mother who was Sister to the said Daniel Hoveyden they were married at Mrs  her father's in East Windsor by William Wolcott Esq of that town.
Sworn & Subscribed the day and year first mentioned and the measure of her father's & interlining W m Wolcotts is by deponent's direction Before me. Giles Ellsworth Justice of the Peace
C. S. B. [unclear]

State of Connecticut Hartford County ss Windsor On this 14 th day of January 1837 Personally appeared before me the subscribing authority one of the Justices of the Peace for Hartford County Frederic Chapman a resident of said Windsor aged 76 years, a person of veracity a credible person, well known to this court a soldier of the Revolution. He who being first duly sworn accord- ing to laws, doth on oath declare, That he was well acquainted with Daniel Hayden in the revolutionary War & before & since that period.
And he is well knowing to the fact that in the fall of the year 1777 The said Hayden performed a tour of duty in the Militia at Poughkeepsie in Col. Roger Newberry's Regiment, the deponent well knew of the said Daniel Hayden performing Mili- tary duty there at that time as commander the Capt being employed elsewhere but the exact period of time he served this tour deponent cannot say, I staid with sd Hayden several days at Judge John Jays at Fishkill Again he served with him for a period of six months in the Hospital guard raised by the Council of Safety which was a Sergeants guard & while said Hayden belonged to it he had the command this was from some time in Dec r 1778 or near that time

terminated so as to make a period of not less than six months; The De- ponent himself served for a year; At this time the said Weyden was an Ensign in the Militia Sworn & Subscribed the days year aforesaid. Frederick Chapman Reform, Cyles Ellsworth. Justice of the Peace
Frederick Chapman Cyles Ellsworth

State of Connecticut Hartford County Is Windsor
On this 12 day of January 1837 Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace for said Hartford County Roswell Miller a resident of said Windsor Aged 77 years a person of veracity a credible person who being first duly sworn according to law doth on oath declare That he was well acquainted with Daniel Hayden then on the year 1778 a resident of Windsor & since of the town of East Windsor That he is well know- ing to the fact that the said Daniel Hayden served for a term of time in the hospital guard raised at Windsor in the year 1778 for the purpose of guard- ing the Hospital stores & other stores belonging to the United States raised by order of the Council of Safety of Connecticut That the exact time he cannot specify but well remembers the fact that he the said Hayden served therein & a part of the time as an officer he was an Ensign at this time but served as the commander of the guard others perhaps can specify the exact time but I cannot specify it precisely I believe he entered the guard in December 1778 but cannot say just how long he continued therein
Roswell Miller
Sworn & subscribed
Before me Giles Ellsworth Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut } Hartford County } To Just Windsor
In this 19 th day of January 1837 Person ally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of East Windsor in Hartford County Daniel Hoveyden Esquire a resident of said East Windsor aged 63 years a man of veracity a credible person well known to the Court a man who has been a Magistrate in said County several years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on oath declare
That he believes himself the third Child of Daniel Hoveyden & of Sarah Hoveyden his surviving widow & that from his childhood he has heard from his said Father that he served in the Revolutionary Army at three different periods At New York and at Peekskill & in the Hospital at & that his Father & Mother were married he verily believes as early as the fall of 1768 His eldest Sister Sarah is 68 yrs old & his eldest brother if living would be 66 yrs old & he himself was always second in order of age from the 10 th of July 1773
His said Father died at said East Windsor on the 31 st day of March 1815 and was then 73 years of age and his said Mother has never again intermarried & is now of the age of 90 years deponent knows of no record of the marriage of his father and mother but the family record of Births is sent

Sworn & subscribed the day & year first mentioned
Before said Court
Don Hadden
In testimony whereof I Henry S. Kinsley Clerk of the Probate Court for the Dis- trict of East Windsor in said Hartford County hereby certify the same by subscribing my name & affixing the Seal of said Court this 19 th day of January 1887
Attest Henry S. Kinsley Clerk
5 Daniel Hovey Clerk

Register's Office - East Windsor, January 12 th A. D. 1837.
I Samuel Hoon, Clerk and Register of the town of East Windsor hereby certify that on examining the town records of marriages, in this office, I do not find the marriage of Daniel Haverdin and Zeruah Soom, recorded under any date. - And I further certify that the entries of marriages, in said records previous to the law of 1830, were so irregular and so few in proportion to the whole number solemnized, that it ought not to create a prejudice against the claim of any persons that they were married at a given time - that it is not found in said records. And in proof of their deficiency I would state that, but one marriage is entered under the letter II for 50 years.
Attest, Samuel Hoon, Town Clerk.

Leah Hayden and Daniel Hayden Conns.
Allaw. 11 mo. or less. $55 per ann. no deduction Conf. Nat. troops Col Newbury.
As H. L. Ellsworth J. H. [?] Proust
1106

At a meeting of the Governor & Council of safety holden at Hartford on the 28 th day of February A D 1778.
Present his Excellency the Governor His Honor the Deputy Governor.
Isaac Huntingdon William Pitkin Abraham Davenport Esq William Williams Esq William Trumbull Benjamin Payne Andrew Adams
Upon the application of James & Horace Hooker shewing to this Board that they have been appointed by Isaac Foster Esq Director General &c to receive and store a large quantity of Hospital Stores for the use of the United States part of which have already arrived and at Windsor and the rest daily expected, and that they had orders from said Foster to apply to his Excellency for a guard, and pray- ing for a proper guard, &c as per applica- tion on file.
Resolved by this Board That Coll Roger Newberry be and he is hereby directed to furnish & supply from the Regiment under his command in such manner as he shall judge most convenient to James & Horace Hooker a proper Guard of one Sergeant & twelve men for the present & in case he shall judge it necessary that he increase said guard to the number

of eighteen men to guard said Stores till further orders, and that proper pay rolls be made up and presented to the Committee of Payable for payment who are hereby directed to liquidate the same and draw on the Treasurer for the sum that shall appear to be due thereon and charge the same to the account of the United States.
Comptrollers Office
Hartford, Conn t . 17 January 1837
I William Lloyd Commissioner of Public Accounts for the State of Connecticut do hereby Royal R. Hinman, Secretary of the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the journal of the Governor and Council of safety for the State of Connecticut now remaining in this office.
And I further certify, that upon the journal of the late payable office also remaining in this office under date of Aug 6 th 1779 there was charged to the United States an order on the Treasurer in the words & figures following viz.
United States Dr, 97 To an order on Treasurer for Ensign Daniel Hayden guarding continental stores at Windsor 847 .. 2. 4 ps 847 .. 2. 4
And that the above items of acct, for guard ing continental stores at Windsor, was charged upon a list of the claims in favor of this state, against the United States, and that there remains in this office the receipt of E. Housheld Com t , for vouchers for the

above and other charges.
And I further certify that in the pay table entries in this office Ldger B. page 101 Date Aug 1776 There is an entry in the words & figures following to-wit.
1776
Major Roger Newberry
Da
Aug 13 To order on Treasurer for y r Reg to Newyork 400 = =
" 14 To Do on Do. for Do 250 =
15 To Do for Lieut Pierce 5
And in Leger A. page 220 under date
of Oct 7 - 1777 The following charges
Oct 7 To order on Treasurer £ 300 .. = =
8 To 2 ditto 700
1000 = =
And there are also the following items of Credit.
1777
April 2. By disct with M a Jonathan Filley, 5 .. = =
March 17, By acct rendered in full 650 .. = =
1778
Feb 27 By disct with Col H er z Wylllys for his acct this day rendered & settled 400 .. = =
Sept 7 By disct with paymaster Kellogg 600 .. = =
And in Leger A page 93 there is the following entry viz
Lt Col H er zkeah Wylllys
1777 Nov 4 th To cash paid you by D Ellsworth Esq at Peekskill. 341 .. 9
1778 Feb 27 To disct with Col o Roger Newberry 400 .. = =
The length of time which the said Roger Newberry served, either in the year 1776 or 1777 does not appear from any entries I have found in this office.

In the absence of the Comptroller of Public accounts in this State. I hereby certify that I have examined the original record in his office and the facts within are correct as stated upon the original record. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of this State and signed the same at the office of the Secretary of State January 17. A.D. 1837
Royal Robbins Secretary
Very Respectfully Sister