Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24385, Daniel Hayford, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Hayford, Daniel Molly
W 24385
CONTENTS

21.908 Rhode Island
Daniel Wayford
Providence in the State of Rho. Island who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Paul — of the Regt. commanded by Col. Jackson in the Army — time for 10 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of Nov. 1833 and sent to B. Cowell Providence
Arrears to the 4th of Sep '33 $83.33 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 M. '34 16.66 $99.99
Revolutionary Claim, Not June 7, 1832.
Recorded by G. Otis Clerk Book E, Vol. L, Page 112.
Certificate in this case sent to the Hon. K. S. France May 9th 1834 See letter of that date

P. 2592 Rhode Island
Repaton
Molly Hayford widow of Saml. Hayford who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
when she died
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 33 Dollars 33
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848 and ending 5th August, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of Decr. 48. and sent to
Hon. B. B. Thorne the W. B. of Reps
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 11 Vol. 3.
Payable to children surviving at with

Rhode Island District
District Court August Term 1833
County of Providence
On this 8 th day of August A D 1833 personally appeared in open court being the District Court of the United States now in session Daniel Hafford of the City of Providence aged 81 years who being first duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he says that he entered the service in the War of the Revolution and served as follows -
In answer to first interrogatory presented by the War Department he says he was born in Providence in the State of Massachusetts on 23 rd day of March A D 1752.
In answer to 2 d interrogatory he says his birth is recorded in his family Bible does not know that it is recorded anywhere else
In answer to 3 d interrogatory he says

he was living in Dighton in the State of Massachusetts when he was called into service, he went to live in Dighton when he was 17 years of age to learn the trade of a House Carpenter - Since the War he has lived in Dighton and said City of Providence - The last 40 years he has lived in said City -
In answer to 4 interrogatory he says he first enlisted & something was dropped -
In answer to 5 th he says served under Col Jackson, Capt Paul, Lieutenant Austin & others.
In answer to 6 th he says he never had any written discharge, but was always dismissed verbally.
In answer to 7 th he says Samuel Currie Robert Langle & Cyrus Hasland are his present neighbors and can testify as to his character also the Rev Edward B Hall.

And this applicant further says that in the year 1776 in September he enlisted into Capt Paul's Company which Regt company was attached to & under Col Jackson of Maryland Militia. we marched to Warwick, in Rhode Island & were there stationed until May 1777. having served eight months. being a house Carpenter, he worked on the barracks all winter & at the same time did all the military duty required of him for was then discharged but had no written discharge -
And this applicant further says that in October & November 1777. he served a month as a private in the same Company and Regiment at Tiverton in Rhode Island. he was drafted for this service & he served out his time. This was in Spencer And this applicant further says that

in the Summer of 1778 he was drafted & served another month in Sullivan's Expe- -dition on Rhode Island he was drafted as a private in same Company & Regi- -ment & he served out his time —
In all his services he was a private & he served ten months at least in that Capacity at the time, & at the place herein mentioned for which he claims a pension. He has no written evidence of his services nor does he know any person living who was with him except the  Joshua Williams  that defendant is the  friend but the Rev. Edward B. Hall & Samuel Luyne are acquainted with him and can testify as to his character.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state
August 6 th 1833
Daniel Hays
Sworn to in open Court.
Benja Carroll W.

State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
On the 28 th day of August A.D. 1838 personally appeared in open court being the Municipal Court of the City of Providence a Court of Record. Melly Hayward now resident in the City of Providence aged 70 years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of language of July 7 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows" that she is the widow of Daniel Hayward late of said Providence but formerly of Dighton in the State of Massachusetts, who was a soldier of the Revolution, that when he lived in said Dighton during the war of the Revolution he was called upon & he did military service, in various companies & regiments, some years after the war he removed to Providence & when the act of June 7 1832 was passed he applied for & received a pension under said act & to his declaration then made to

obtain said pension, she refers for a specification of his services, the proof of her claim as his widow - And she further declares that she was married to the said Daniel Hayford in the month of July 1790 the exact day she cannot remember, nor is her marriage recorded altho' her intention of marriage and she was married in Dighton, Massachusetts, where she & her husband then resided her husband the said Daniel died on the fifth day of May 1837 & since then she has remained unmarried She was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hun- dred & ninety four - at the time above stated
Witness
Thomas Burgess
Molly he Hayford Cross.
Subscribed and sworn to by Molly Hayford in her court. (Albert Greene) Clerk. City of Providence August 28, 1838.

I John Warner of the city of Providence being now 33 years of age on oath do testify & say that I am well acquainted with Molly Hayford who has signed & sworn to preceding declaration. I was also well acquainted with the said Daniel Hayford. said Daniel died on fifteenth of May  March 1887 & since then said Molly has remained unmarried
John Warner Municipal Court of the City of Providence. August 28 1888. Subscribed and sworn to by John Warner, in open court. Albert Greene, clerk

Town Clerks Office Dighton, County of Bristol Massachusetts.
I, Jonathan Jones Clerk of the Town of Dighton, do Certify that there is in the records of the Town of Dighton, an entry of an Intention of Marriage, in the following words.
June twelfth seventeen hundred ninety } Daniel Hayward and Molly Jones both of Dighton entered their intention of Marriage
I do Certify that the foregoing is true Copy with the exception of the date which is in fair and legible figures as follows June 12. 1790 Jonathan Jones Clerk of the Town of Dighton
And I do further Certify that I have made diligent Search and have not been able find any record of the Marriage of Daniel Hayward and Molly Jones in any of the books of the Town of Dighton in my possession
Jonathan Jones Clerk of the Town of Dighton
Bristol 18 August 16. 1838
Then personally appeared the above named Jonathan Jones and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Certificate by him subscribed before me Crocker Babbitt Justice of the Peace

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Providence Sept 17 1833
Sir
I herewith the original Applications of Lewis Wheaton & Daniel Hayward for pensions under the act of June 7 th 1832.
I am respectfully your obedient Servant Oliver Carroll
Dr. J. L. Edwards Esq.

No 2582
act 43 no. 9547.
Molly Hayford wid of Daniel
R.I.
act 7 July 1838 and amend act of 23 Jan'y 45-
allow 10 mo. per
$33 33 per
from 4 March 1836 to 4 March 1841, Payable to Gardner Hay- ford, Abby Bradford, Eliza Warren, Clarissa Hayford, and Anstis Smith - only surviving children of Molly Hayford decd.
allow acts 43, 44, 48,
$33 33 per from 4 March 1843 to 5 August 1848 the day of her death payable to children above named -
How B. B. Bristol House W.R.

Providence Dec 12 1848.
Sir Sir
In answer & in compliance with so much of the Commissioners letter of the 4 th inst to you respecting the claim of Anna Sisson widow of George Sisson I herewith enclose the Certificate of Guardianship & also the request of the Guardian. This is all that was required by the Commissioners, as respects this claim., as respects Molly Hayward's claim I forwarded to you on 9 th inst the affidavits of the Minister & Undertaker who attended her funeral, proving the date of her death. This was all that was required in that case. I hope now both of these claims will be allowed without further delay. Please forward me the certificates in both cases when granted -
I am Respectfully Your obliged Servt Benja Cence
Hon B B Thurston

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Municipal Court of the City of Providence, in the State aforesaid, exercising Probate Jurisdiction. September 5 th 1858.
Be it remembered that satisfactory testimony is this Day produced before this Court, that Molly Way- ford, widow of Daniel Wayford, late of said City of Providence, deceased, died on the fifth Day of August last past; that said Daniel was a pen- sioner of the United States, under the Act of Con- gress, of June 7 th A.D. 1832; and that said Molly was an Applicant for a pension, under the Act of July 7 th A.D. 1838 and other and subsequent Acts of Congress, at the time of her Death: and that at the time of her Death, the following named chil- dren survived her and are still living; to wit, Gardner Wayford, now resident in Charleston in the State of South Carolina; Abby Bradford, widow; Eliza Warner, wife of John Warner; Clarissa Way- ford; and Anolis Smith, widow; all resident in said City of Providence, and all over twenty one years of age.
In attestation whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and here affixed the seal of said Court.
Albert H. Greene, Clerk.

Providence Jan'y 13 1845
Sir
I herewith enclose a renewed application of Molly Hayford widow of Daniel Hayford to pension under the act of June 7 1832. Mrs. Hayford applied several years ago for a pension under the act of July 9 1838 resting her case on the declaration of her husband. But it was said the Rolls did not confirm the statements of her husband - Daniel Hayford lived in Braintree in Massachusetts some part of the time during the war of the Revolution but the greater part of the time in Litchfield. He served his time as an apprentice in Braintree. No doubt his statement as to the times of service and names of his officers in his declaration were some of them incorrect. His memory was very bad. But that he served as many months as alleged, there cannot be any doubt. Mrs. Hayford's memory is much better than her husband's. In the renewed application she stated the names of all the officers under whom she had reason to believe her husband served, & requested an examination of the Rolls, & the enclosed certificate is

The result of the examination I have now to request that his pension may be allowed
I am respectfully your ob't serv't Benja Cowee
J. L. Gardner Esq.

Daniel Hayford of Deighton Mass
1776
8 mo.
Capt. Paul Re Jackson
1777
1 "
at Tiverton No Island. No officers given Sullivan Expedition
1778
1 "
R. Island Sullivan Expedition

Daniel Haysford, R. J. act 7. June 1832 $33 33 pr an
To what time was he last paid? G. B. A.
Pension Office Decr. 14 48 3
Paid to 4 th March 1837 A. B. T.
Dec. 14 1848

Recd
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24.85
Molly Hayward Widow of Daniel Hayward Brn New Haven
Act Feb 2nd 1848
Index: Vol. A , Page 318
[Arrangement of 1870.]

N 2582
Molly Maynard R.I.
Set to B. Cavell Am 20 39
" " Same Mnd 25 45
Set to H. P. B. Thornton
August 25 48
Set to Vance Oct 4 48
act 17 July 1838

X 2582 Rejected
Sister Betsy Cowell, apt 20: '39 to same March 25 1845
7 July 38

84 48  Molly Bland Molly Hayford widow of Daniel Hayford who was a Pirate in the Houston  Hustane and 5 March 1837 Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843  ending 5th March 1848 Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of Dec. 48, and sent to Hon. P. B. Thruston Secy of Reps.
[Acts of March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book a Vol. 2 Page 44
Reported Payable to Gardner Hayford Abby Bradford Eliza Warner Clarissa Hayford + Austin Smith only living children.

Mrs. Mayfield

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
Oct 25 1811.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Daniel Mayfield of Shrewsbury is borne upon a pay roll of Capt. Silas Durfee from January 14. 1778. 22 days.
The name of Daniel Mayfield is borne upon a pay roll of Capt. Elijah Walbridge Col. Bk. from Dec 8. 78. 9 days; upon a pay roll of Capt. Eben Paul Col. Dagg's from Aug 20. 1778. 9 days; upon a pay roll of Capt. James Nichols from Jan 1. 1779. Jan 14 days when it is Spelt Hafford.
This Paul was a Lieut. under Capt. Elijah Walbridge Col. Dagg's in 1777.

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Sleeper, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

653.
Daniel Maynard

State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
On this 7 th day of October A D 1844 personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace in said County, Molly Hayford resident in Providence who makes this supplemental declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Engrs of July 7 1838, granting pensions to widows of officers & soldiers who served in the war of the Revolution. She declares that when said act was passed she made an application as the widow of Daniel Hayford late of said Providence, who was a pensioner under the act of June 7 1832 on the pension Roll of Rhode Island & she refused to her late husband, declaration for the amount of service performed. But her claim was not allowed on the ground that the Rolls did not contain his said declaration. She herself is now unable to specify his services, the said Daniel being in Massachusetts at all his services were in performance while belonging to Massachusetts Troops. She has often heard him speak of them & now can she name all the officers under

whom he served But he served under various companies for longer & shorter periods, during the war of the Rebellion. The billeting he served in all or some of the following companies, Capt. Ebenezer Paul Capt. James Briggs Capt. Kirtland Capt. Seth Turney and perhaps other companies, and she hereby requests the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts, to examine the Rolls of said State, & certify what services the said
Daniel served, she is still the widow of said Daniel & still resides in the City of Providence, in addition to the above companies. She requests the Rolls of Capt. Ephraim Hathaway & Capt. Eljah Walker both militia officers & living in Dighton or adjoining towns in the time of the War.
Attest to Molly Dwyer's mark. Samuel D. Dright.
Molly he- Dwyer mark.
State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations Providence ss. } In Providence, on this seventh day of October, A.D. 1844. personally appeared Molly Dwyer, subscribed to the above age made oath of the truth of the same, & I further certify that she is a credible person, before me.
Samuel D. Dright, Justice of the Peace.

653.
Daniel Maynard

This Certifies, That I officiated at the funeral of Mrs. Molly Hayford, widow of the late Daniel Hayford, of this City, who died on the 5th of August, and was buried on the 7th of the same month, the current year.
Edwin M. Stone, Minister of the Benefit St. Free Church.
Providence R.I. } Dec. 9th, 1848. }
The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Providence ss. In Providence this Ninth day of December, A.D. 1848. Then personally appeared the Reverend Edwin M. Stone and made oath that the facts and statements contained in the foregoing Certificate by him signed are true. I further certify that he is a credible witness.
Before me      Edwin M. Stone Justice of the Peace

I Naimon Miller of the City and County of Providence in the State of Rhode Island, do hereby declare and say that I am an Undertaker duly appointed by said City of Providence, and that in my said capacity I attended the funeral of Molly Wayford widow of Daniel Wayford late of said City, on the Seventh day of August A. D. 1848, and I do further state that that the said Molly Wayford died on the fifth day of said month. Dated at Providence this ninth day of December A. D. 1848.
Naimon Miller Undertaker
The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Providence, ss. On this Ninth day of December A. D. 1848, then personally appeared Naimon Miller known to me to be an Undertaker in the City of Providence, and made oath that the facts and statements contained in foregoing affidavit by him signed are true. And I further certify that the said Miller is a credible witness.
Edwin Metcalf Justice of the Peace

State House Island and Providence Plantations. Providence R.I.
I Albert Greene, Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Providence in the County of Providence, in said State, do hereby certify, that Edwin Metcalf who has signed the two foregoing Certificates, is a Justice of the Peace, within and for said City, duly elected, in allusion whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and here affixed the seal of said Court, the ninth Day of December A.D. 1848.
Albert Greene Clerk

Molly Hayford

State of Rhode Island
County of Providence Personally came into court being the Municipal court of the City of Providence & a Court of Record Maria Haysford now residing in the City of Providence & makes the following declaration in order to obtain the arrears of pension which were due her Mother Mary Haysford at the time of her death on the 5 th of August last past. She declares that her Father Daniel Haysford late of said Providence deceased drew a pension from the United States under the act of June 7, 1832 at the rate of thirty three dollars & thirty three cents per annum up to the time of his death That after his death May 5 th 1837 & the repeal of the act of July 7, 1838. her said Mother applied for a pension pursuant to the provisions of said act, but which has not been granted for the reason, as she has understood, that the evidence of services was not deemed sufficient But by virtue of recent acts & resolves of her =group no further proof is now necessary & her Mother if living would be entitled to the same pension her Father drew from February of March 1836, pursuant to the provisions of said act of July 7, 1838 March 3 1843 June 17 1844 & 2 nd February 1848 & other acts & resolves of July 1, 1844

Wherefor for self & the other children of the said Daniel Hayford via Garam Hayford Abby Bradford Eliza Warner & Annette Smith as entitled by the last. she claims all assets of previous owner her mother at the time of her death Sept 5, 1848
Clarissa Hayford
Subscribed and sworn to by Clarissa Hayford, in open court.
Albert Greene Clerk.

Joint Reso: 23 d Jany 1845 10379
Rhode Island
deceased
Molly Wayford Widow of Daniel Wayford who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 5 th March 1837 of Providence in the State of R Island who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Paul of the Regt commanded by Col Jackson in the Revolution for 10 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Providence at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of Decr, 1848 and sent to her A. B. Thruster Messrs of Messrs Total amount, $
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by H. Dampkin Clerk, Book L Vol. 1. Page 109
Reported
Payable to Gardner Wayford Abby Bradford Eliza Warner Clarissa Wayford & Austin Smith only living children Aren.

This May Certify that Eliezer Eliezer Briggs of Dighton in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Mass- achusetts was present at the Solem- nization of a marriage between David Hayford & Molly Jones which I think was some time in the year Seventeen hundred & ninety and the Reverend John Smith a settled Minister in Dighton at that time performed the Marriage ceremony - Dighton August 16. 1838 Eliezer Briggs
Bristol ss August 16 th 1838
Then personally appeared the above named Eliezer Briggs and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Certificate by him subscribed before me
Crocker Babbitt Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am personally acqu- ainted with the above named Eliezer Briggs and that I consider him a man of truth and veracity
Crocker Babbitt Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Sept. 27. 1838.
I hereby Certify, That Crocker Babbitt is (and has been for more than three months) a Justice of the Peace for the County of Bristol ————— in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John P. Bigelow
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Be it Remembered, that at the Municipal Court of the City of Providence, in said State, being a Court of Record, held at said Providence on the twenty-eighth day of August A.D. 1838, satisfactory testimony was produced, that Daniel Hayford late of said Providence deceased, died on the fifth day of May A.D. 1837; that he left a widow Molly Hayford who now resides in said City of Providence; that said Daniel and Molly were legally married at Dighton in the State of Massachusetts, in the month of July A.D. 1790; and that said Molly is now the widow of said Daniel Hayford, and has so remained ever since his death.
And the Court do further order it to be certified, that the said Molly Hayford who has signed the preceding Declaration, and that Eliakim Briggs and John Warner who have respectively signed their preceding Depositions, are all credible persons.
I, Albert G. Greene, Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Providence, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the Application of Molly Hayford, to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the Act of Congress of July 7 th A.D. 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows."
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and have affixed the seal of said Court, this first day of October A.D. 1838.
Albert G. Greene, Clerk.

We Edward B o Hall a Veygman residing in Providence & Samuel Cunnin of the same Providence hereby certify and say that we are well acquainted with Daniel Hayford who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 81 years of age that he is respected & believed in the neigh- bourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and now con- cur in that opinion
E. B. Hall -
Samuel Cunnin
August 6 th 1833
Sworn to in open Court
B. Howell Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named

The Court do further certify, that it appears to them that Edward B Hall who has signed the preceding certificate is a Chapman resident in the City of Providence and that Samuel Currie who also signed the same is a resident in said City, and that both are credible witnesses, and their statement entitled to credit.
I Benjamin Currie Clerk of said District Court do hereby certify that foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Hays for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 14 th day of September A D 1833
Benjamin Currie Clerk

I Joshua Williams of Dighton in the State of Massachusetts, being now in the 72 nd year of my age on solemn oath do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Daniel Hayford of the City of Providence an applicant for a pension. I remember said Daniel when he lived in said Dighton in the Revo- lutionary war & lived a near neighbor to him at that time. I also remember when he enlisted into the eight months service and marched to Warwick in Rhode Island in Capt Pauls company & according to my best recollection was gone about eight months before he returned and I have no doubt he served in said company during that time. I think he left Dighton to serve in this service in September 1776 and I the said Joshua do further testi- fy & say that during Spencer expedition in October or November 1777 - I served with him one month at Kingston in Rhode Island. We were both drafted in Capt

Pauls company as privates & we both served out our time & were honorably discharged and I further testify that during Sullivans expedition in August 1778 we were again both drafted to serve in said expedition in the same company & we both served out our time on Rhode Island & at Town- ton & were discharged - These facts are within my perfect recollection
Joshua Williams
In Providence Sept 10 1833
I swear to before me by the said Joshua and I further certify that said Joshua is a credible witness in the premises
Oliver C. Gulliver Commissioner Dist Court R I Dist

338 = 78-gds- Sullivans
Daniel Hayford 27 Oct 2
Private 10 monthly addn
Capt Paul L. C. Jackson Map line
Wm. Lowell Brewer P.R.