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Re: A list of men with Disability's- Claims-Connecticut

darlenam2000 — 2013-05-21 23:27:05Z

Thanks a lot. We'll see where this takes us.

Re: A list of men with Disability's- Claims-Connecticut

dsegelquist — 2013-05-20 16:04:24Z

This is all I have.

Jared Knapp, Sergeant, Col. Brdley's, Disabled by the explosion of gun powder while in the service of the United States which means he is in great measure, and unable to get a livelihood. Wounded July 1871, Frog's neck. Residence Wallingford. Pension one half.

He later asked for a increase in he pension and it was increased to five dollars per month. Pension started November 19, 1810.

Re: A list of men with Disability's- Claims-Connecticut

daking00 — 2013-05-20 10:45:29Z

I'd love the information on Jared Knapp. He may well be my g-g-g-g grandfather. Thanks.

Re: A list of men with Disability's- Claims-Connecticut

vstesnar — 2013-05-03 17:08:45Z

Dennis, Is this service still available? I'm looking for a Aaron Tuttle-1777. (The one I haven't pigeon-holed yet died in 1841 in Connecticut and is buried in White Oak Cemt.; he does have a Rev. War marker.)

Thanks.

Vicki S. Tesnar
vstesnar@charter.net

Re: Jonas Platt confusion, can anyone help straighten this out|?

lostyankee261 — 2012-10-08 22:42:25Z

Part of the problem in this is that all published works I am finding have no references for their source of information. ugh! Another part of the problem as far as examining records in person, for me, is that I live in the south :( and I'm no where near CT or NY to go look at records.

I have not happened across any on-line databases as of yet that have helped to sort this out.

A couple other things that have me stumped:
1) one source has that Jonas was in Capt Geo. Gray's Co of militia. The ONLY Capt. Gray I can locate with a Jonas Platt enlisted is a John, not a George.

2) Another source has Jonas served for 3 months time and received a bounty for his time. The record I have for Jonas, being attached to Capt. John Gray's Co states he only served 25 days.

I'm finding it hard to believe both men were this involved when all evidence is beginning to point to just one, but I'm not ruling out they both served in some way.

Re: Jonas Platt confusion, can anyone help straighten this out|?

frostfreedet — 2012-10-08 22:20:15Z

One possibility is that the wife of the captive petitioned the Town for subsistence support for herself and any minor children. Or she could have returned to where her parents lived (if in a different Town) and might have come to the attention of the Town Meeting there.

Often there is no substitute for thorough in-person examination of local records.

Jonas Platt confusion, can anyone help straighten this out|?

lostyankee261 — 2012-10-08 00:19:43Z

I've been trying to track down information on the Jonas' Platt who served in the Revolution and I'm finding conflicting information.

In one source I find Jonas Platt (husband of Elizabeth Sanford) served in Gray's Co of CT Militia AND was taken prisioner during the Danbury Raid.

In another source, the above Jonas was just in Gray's Co and his son, Jonas (husband of Lucy Mills) was the one taken prisioner.

In yet another source, the father is the prisioner and the son is in Gray's Co. In still another source, both events are credited to the son.

Does anyone have any REAL evidence of which was in the militia, which was a prisioner as a result of the Danbury Raid, and if these events only affected one or both of these men?

Re: american revolution fmily history data

Celinda_Mayo — 2012-05-03 16:42:39Z

Hi Allison,

I found one James Roberts who 'Rendered Materiel aid' to the men of the Revolutionary War, from Connecticut. Since he helped in the War, he would be considered a Patriot. You haven't given me any other information so this may be a different James Roberts, but here is what I found: James Roberts was born 2 May 1739, in Windsor CT. He died 9 Dec 1796 in Windsor, CT. He was married to Jerusha Talcott, and I have found 3 children for him, (he may have had more) Sally, who married Daniel Talcott, Elihu, who married Deborah Munsell, and Jerusha, wo married Elijah Mather. You can read more about him in the Connecticut Revolutionary War Accounts, Ser.1 Volume 1, pages 385 to 387; Volume XVIII, pages 324 to 326. I hope this helps you! Good ancestor hunting!

american revolution fmily history data

1998kh — 2012-04-29 16:50:56Z

i want to find the family history of james thomas roberts who fought in the american revolution. from history from the mid 1700s to present day. my name is allison cotten and i am 13 years old.

american revolution fmily history data

1998kh — 2012-04-29 16:50:53Z

i want to find the family history of james thomas roberts who fought in the american revolution. from history from the mid 1700s to present day. my name is allison cotten and i am 13 years old.

Re: 6th regiment from CT?

Celinda_Mayo — 2012-01-16 16:56:02Z

The 6th Regiment "raised on the first call for troops in April-May 1775. Recruited from New London, Hartford, and present Middlesex Co, two companies including Cap. Colt's marched at once to Boston and Cap. Mott's was ordered to the Northern Dept. The other Companies remained on Duty at New London until June 17, when they were ordered by the Governor's Council to the Boston Camps. Adopted as Continental Regiment reorganized under Col. Parsons for service in 1776" Pg. 72, The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service During the War of the Revolution, 1775-1783, by Henry P. Johnston

Re: A list of men with Disability's- Claims-Connecticut

daking00 — 2012-01-07 02:56:48Z

Thanks for looking, anyway. Happy New Year. Amy

Re: A list of men with Disability's- Claims-Connecticut

dsegelquist — 2012-01-07 00:02:45Z

I'm sorry to say I have nothing for you this time around.

Re: A list of men with Disability's- Claims-Connecticut

daking00 — 2012-01-06 21:52:12Z

Thank you for your past help. Benjamin may have been a cousin or brother to Lazarus' father.
I wonder if you can check another record for me?
Lazarus was the second husband of my GGGrandmother. Her first husband was William George Wells (b. abt 1815), who also served in the war with Mexico. He apparently died in Mexico City in 1847. Do you have any information about him? Thanks so much for your help.

Re: Where to find service records - Lexington alarm list

Celinda_Mayo — 2011-12-12 13:50:49Z

Find a Connecticut history that includes the town of Colchester, CT,and or the County of New London, CT, and see if there is any mention of him there.

Remember that spellings of his last name may be different.

Following is what is in the DAR data base. It is old documentation, so you would have to prove the line for him. That's why it says "Treat as new ancestor"

Nathan Smith born on - - at Sterling MA
died at _______________ on - - and his ( 1st ) wife
Cornelia Smith Wilder Smith born on - - at Sterling MA
died at _______________ on - - married on - -

2.
The Said Nathan Smith was the child of
John Smith born on - - at _______________
died at _______________ on - - and his ( 1st ) wife
Leapha Kilburn born on - - at _______________
died at _______________ on - - married on - -

3.
The Said Leapha Kilburn was the child of
Timothy Kilburn born on 26 - May - 1757 at _______________
died at _______________ on - - and his ( 1st ) wife
Relief Richardson born on 3 - Sep - 1758 at _______________
died at _______________ on - - married on 20 - Dec - 1778

4.
The Said Timothy Kilburn was the child of
Joseph Kilburn born on 2 - Jul - 1719 at Rowley MA
died at _______________ on - - and his ( 1st ) wife
Mary Sawyer born on 11 - Feb - 1729 at _______________
died at _______________ on - - married on - -

Associated Ancestor (Revolutionary) Record
KILBOURN, JOSEPH

Ancestor #: A065730
Notice:
TREAT AS NEW ANCESTOR (WHY?)
Service:
MASSACHUSETTS Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth:
2 Jul 1719 ROWLEY MASSACHUSETTS
Death:

Service Description:
1) MEM COMM LANCASTER

Re: Where to find service records - Lexington alarm list

frostfreedet — 2011-09-27 23:24:13Z

Look in the book for what Johnston gave as the source of the document. He might have copied from another book, or he might have found a document in Town records or at the State Library.

If he cites a document as source, it still existed when he copied it.

Even if Johnston copied from some other book, the document may still exist in Town records or in the State Library. You would have to look for it in person (or hire a researcher to do so for you) if the source-publication did not give a specific location of the record (much more specific than "in Connecticut State Library").

Where to find service records - Lexington alarm list

ColleenLill76 — 2011-09-27 00:40:41Z

Hello,

Am hoping someone on this board may be able to help with my question.

In the book "The record of Ct Men in the Military and Naval Service during the War of the Revolution 1775-1783" by Henry P Johnston, I found an entry for Joseph Kilburn. He was listed in the Lexington Alarm List as being from the town of Colchester CT, having served 21 days.

Based on this entry, I tried to find service records for Joseph Kilburn from Footnote (now called Fold3.com), however nothing has come up.

Can anyone tell me if there are service records in existence for this short period of service? If so, how I might go about finding the records?

Thanks for any help.

Colleen Lill

6th regiment from CT?

HHRoszko — 2011-06-03 21:42:56Z

I'm looking for some information about the 6th regiment presumably from CT, possibly Glastonbury or there abouts that answered the call to arms for Lexington and Concord. Later members assisted in the Battle of Brooklyn.

Fishkill Supply Depot, Fishkill, NY

wolf6pack — 2011-04-03 16:38:27Z

I belong to the Friends of The Fishkill Supply Depot, a not-for-profit group trying to preserve vestiges of the the Fishkill Supply Depot, a major supply depot for Washington's Army from 1776-1783 in Fishkill, NY.

In 2007, it was confirmed by an archeological study that hundreds of soldiers were buried there. They are in unmarked and mostly unknown locations in the area that was the Depot. We hope to correct this.

We are trying to collect the names of any soldiers who died at Fishkill and could possibly be buried there. Close to 2 dozen men have been identified so far. At last Fall's Revolutionary War Weekend, at dusk a moving tribute was led by the 5th NY reading off the names of those found to have died and are buried at the Depot. We would like to have more for the weekend event this year.

If you have discovered in a pension file that your ancestor spent time there on duty, was sick there, died there and was possibly buried there ---- PLEASE CONTACT ME OFF LIST !

We want to put names to the men buried there. We want to recognize those who served our country and were in Fishkill during the war. We would like to find living descendants of those brave men to help honor their sacrifice to our nation.

I have found mentions of men marching through Fishkill on their way to West Point and other strategic places in pension files. I have found men who were on guard duty at the burying ground at the depot.

We are trying to preserve the remaining open space from development. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. We hope this can be a nation wide effort.

http://www.fishkillsupplydepot.org/

Can you help us ???

Thank you,

Judy Wolf

Re: James Thomas, Rev. Pat., fr. of Seth Thomas

Celinda_Mayo — 2010-12-12 13:45:50Z

None of the names you have stated are from the Seth Thomas family that I can find. He had a large family, who had large families, so I wouldn't be surprised if they are related. Unfortunately, I don't have Seth Thomas' will.

BUT I did prove that James Thomas was a Revolutionary War Patriot, for the DAR!

Re: James Thomas, Rev. Pat., fr. of Seth Thomas

witkamp191 — 2010-11-04 20:03:55Z

Hi, your James Thomas might be my wife's ancestor as well, and maybe you can help me make the connection since you seem to have a lot of information about him. She had amongst her ancestors a Samuel Thomas, Civil War vet, born 1821 Bedford Co, PA, brother to George (b 1830), Hester Ann (b 1825), and Savina (b 1820). We are not 100% certain who their parents are, but we do have a letter written by Paul Thomas Manchester in 1958 where he mentions that he remembers talking to his grandfather George Thomas (Samuel's brother) by whom he was told that Seth Thomas, who started the famed clock company, was a brother to his father Sam (census records for Bedford Co, PA seem to suggest their father's name might be George and not Sam though, so we are looking for more proof). I have since found on-line that Seth Thomas is supposed to be the 5th child of James Thomas and Martha Barnes.

Do you happen to have any information from a will or anything else that might confirm or deny the claims made above? I have had no luck finding anything of use so far at the Bedford Co, PA courthouse to link the family to CT or even to confirm that Sam is the father of Samuel, George, Hester Ann and Savina. Have you seen any of these names in the Thomas family before?

Thank you very much for any help you can give me.

Niels

Re: Elisha Hurlbut, Revolutionary War

Celinda_Mayo — 2010-09-28 20:41:08Z

In Lists & Returns of CT Men, it just states "Returns of Men in Service 1777-1779. The Archives relating to the Revolution vol. 30, numbers 51-147, consist of returns from various towns, giving particularly the names of soldiers serving in the Contiental Line from these towns who's families have received supplies from the town during the years 1777, 1778, 1779. Many of the returns give, in additon to those whose families had received supplies, the names of those whose families had received supplies are carefully checked with a cross, and such names comprise the "Alphabetical List" which forms the first document in the same volume of the Archives, and is printed in this volume beginning on pg 21. The names of such soldiers are not thus checked are here given under their respective towns." Elisha Hurlbut lived in Goshen, and enlisted in Woodbury (next town over.)

Can't spend any time in CT State Library, as I am 1,300 miles away!

Re: Elisha Hurlbut, Revolutionary War

frostfreedet — 2010-09-27 17:24:36Z

If you are looking for the information yourself rather than on message boards, have you looked at the list of sources referenced in "'Lists & Returns of CT Men in Rev'" and consulted whichever one was the source for the item you cite?

Have you spent time in the collections at the CT State Library?

Re: HELP!! Elisha Hurlbut, Revolutionary War

Celinda_Mayo — 2010-09-26 23:12:32Z

I am looking for the information myself. He will be my 10th Patriot.

Re: HELP!! Elisha Hurlbut, Revolutionary War

11944 — 2010-09-26 22:38:06Z

Are you working with a Chapter to find the
necessary documentation you need on Elisha?

HELP!! Elisha Hurlbut, Revolutionary War

Celinda_Mayo — 2010-09-23 11:05:10Z

Looking for any military record or information of Elisha Hurlbut, b. 14 Apr. 1736, Wethersfield, CT. d. 17 Feb, 1808. Son of Gideon Hurlbut (Hurlburt/Hurlbutt) & Mary Deming. M. Chloe Thompson in New Haven, CT. Resided many years in Goshen, CT. Joined the Revolution in Woodbury, CT per. 'Hist. of Ancient Woodbury, CT', pg 779 & 'Lists & Returns of CT Men in Rev' pg.61.

General Question about shorthand in records.

JasonSchmuck88 — 2010-08-06 05:54:41Z

In the "Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the I-War of the Revolution, II-War of 1812, III-Mexican War" I found the name of my ancestor, Samuel Sedgwick, connected to another private. It says this, the other man "Enlisted May 26 1777...Disc. May 26 1777; say Jan. 1 1778, in place of Samuel Sedgwick disc." What does it mean when it says "say...date...in place of...name...discharged?

CT veteran of Rev. War found

CaAlden — 2010-07-04 01:37:46Z

The DAR didn't know where my Revolutionary Soldier was buried. After much searching, thanks to Find A Grave I have finally found my 5GGrandfather, Rev. Nathan Baker who didn't die where his obit said he did and that is why he wasn't buried next to his wife, Lucy at North Chili Rural Cemetery, Chili /Rega, Monroe Co., N.Y. Late one night, instead of putting in Nathan Baker, I just put Baker under surname, date of death 1836 and State NY. Up popped Elder Nathan Baker. Checking further Baker's there I found his son and two grandchildren also buried there. Several people helped me find the information so that I could get his will and also his son's will, proving he is indeed my Soldier. He is buried at Ledge Lawn cem. Newstead, Now Akron, Erie Co., New York. Have a happy 4th of July.

Oath of fidelity

dsegelquist — 2010-05-26 06:23:49Z

I have put up a list of men who took the oath of fidelity at my site if you whish to look it over take this link.

http://civilwarthosesurnames.blogspot.com/2010/05/they-took-...
-----------------------------
Dennis Segelquist
Civilian & Military Surname Searcher
http://www.civilwarthosesurnames.blogspot.com

Re: James Thomas, Rev. Pat., fr. of Seth Thomas

frostfreedet — 2010-02-20 21:01:51Z

I did realize that James Thomas, pensioner of Haddam, is not your James Thomas d. 1796 [Tree People might have other ideas :(]. The main point was to be sure that pensioners living after 1796 did not claim the same service as what you attribute to your James.

Sidebar: one of my very-likely ancestors made elaborate claims in his pension application that are at odds with his clamed service record (he said he'd enlisted under a different name, and the record that goes with that name states he deserted). DAR accepted the pension applications as proof of his service; my actual cousins who successfully applied for DAR membership under him did not mention the service record, and did not even prove their descent from this man. He is still accepted as a DAR Patriot, although no one has applied under his service (successfully) recently. If someone had UNsuccessfully applied, he would be flagged on the DAR site; but he is not flagged as requiring either proof of service or proof of descent. So there are still significant numbers of errors in the DAR Patiot Ancestor database.

It's great that you have so much information toward proving a new DAR Patriot. When you have the documentation to suit current DAR standards, you can be pretty confident that your "lineage is right."

Thanks for asking about Frosts - I do have some Frost ancestry, but my line splits off well before the Rev. War. My username has nothing to do with that surname.

Re: James Thomas, Rev. Pat., fr. of Seth Thomas

Celinda_Mayo — 2010-02-20 15:48:01Z

Thanks for your help! James Thomas from Haddam is not my James Thomas, he died when he was 80, and has lots of papers.

Waterbury,was the largest city, next to Farmingbury, then named Wolcott,( after Oliver Wolcott)

My James Thomas from Wolcott, CT:

'The Town & City of Waterbury, CT, from Aboriginal Period to the year 1895', Vol 1, pg 417..'The 5th co. is the same regiment....recruited from Waterbury...51 of its centinels or privates, were Waterbury men' James Thomas, listed.

'Wolcott In The French & Indian Wars The Revolutionary War & the War of the Rebellion', by Wolcott Historical Soc., pg. 3, 'Soldiers who Went from Farmingbury Parish (Wolcott) to the War of the Revolution 1775-1784', James Thomas, listed.

History of the Town Of Wolcott (CT) from 1731 to 1874' by Samuel Orcutt, under the name 'Thomas' 'James Thomas came from Scotland, married Martha Barnes, and settled near James Alcox on Spindle Hill'(a section of Wolcott), etc.

I have photos of his and his wife Martha's headstone, taken by me, in Center Cemetery, Wolcott, CT. His stone reads: 'Mr. James Thomas died May 14, 1796, Aged 49 years'

James Thomas will..dated '6 June, 1796, administration was granted to Martha Thomas...etc' He died 1796,'etc.

James Thomas: 1790 US Federal Census: Township: Waterbury; Co: New Haven; State: CT, pg 179, James Thomas, listed.

James Thomas: 'Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots', Vol 4, Serial: 11999; Vol 8'. Name: James Thomas, Cemetery; Center Cem; Location; Wolcott, CT 56

Proven Genealogy:
Parents; Grand.,(Rose Andrews/John Walelee, Sr); Gr-Grand., (Martin L Andrews/Florence E. Porter); 2nd Gr-Grand., (Martin L Andrews/Lydia L Bassett); 3rd Gr-Grand. (Luther Andrews/Martha Thomas); 4th Gr-Grand, (James Thomas/Martha Barnes).

DAR says line has to be proven, so he would be considered a 'new' Pat., under DAR by-laws.

And....I see you go by 'Frostfreedet'..I'll be searching for Samuel Frost, m. to Naomi Fenn, next...as I remember, there are 3 of them Grand, Father & Son. I believe the 'Father' would have been my Pat too..Any relation?

Thanks, Celinda

Re: James Thomas, Rev. Pat., fr. of Seth Thomas

frostfreedet — 2010-02-20 06:54:14Z

Celinda,

You do not say why you believe it was *your* James Thomas who had this particular service. How exactly you reached this conclusion is important, and explaining it clearly would help someone assist you with your research.

As you must already be aware, "James Thomas" is a rather common name, and more than one by this name had active-duty service.

All able-bodied free white males aged roughly 16-60 (varies by time and place) were obligated to serve in the County Militia for defense within the County. Most militiamen never saw active-duty service, but may appear on surviving muster rolls showing they turned out for regular drill (not considered active-duty service). Militiamen in that capacity might do such things as some patrolling, guard prisoners, or assist with escorting supplies bound elsewhere. Or, of course, be called out to respond to an alarm -- sometimes (but seldom) outside the County.

During the course of the war, militia units were sometimes folded into State Troops (standing armies created for defense within the Colony/State), and/or into the Continental Army. Each of the three organization types had their own functions, command structures and source of being paid: County, State, or Congress.

You appear to have found the listing for a James Thomas in Capt. Caleb Trowbridge's 5th Company, but you need also to mentally place the Company in its Regiment: the First CT Regiment (Continental) (1775). Giving this full description will also help others help you, as will the source of the listing: Johnston, Henry P., ed.. The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service During the War of the Revolution 1775-1783. Vol. I-III. Hartford, CT, USA: 1889, Vol. I, p. 41.

You have made good progress in your thinking to realize that you need some corroboration that your particular James Thomas was the one with this service.

One sort of clue is where his Regiment was recruited from. You can take a look at a brief history of the 1st CT Reg't. (Continental, 1775) here (click on American Troops link, then the State link):

http://www.myrevolutionarywar.com/index.htm

In order for it to *be* a clue, however, you need to have good documentation of where your man lived at the outset of the war.

At least one James Thomas (of Haddam, Middlesex Co.) was receiving a pension in the 1830s for his Revolutionary War service. He is listed in the above publication. If you have not looked at his pension application file, you'd need to do so, to determine whether he claimed service in Capt. Trowbridge's Company of the 1st CT Regiment (Continental). In fact, you would want to take a look at all pensioners under this name -- veterans with CT service moved to NY, to VT, to PA, to OH and elsewhere, so place of residence may very well not be the place served from.

Selected papers from pension files can be viewed at HeritageQuest, which your local library may subscribe to. www.footnote.com has put well-indexed complete pension files on its site; while it is a fee site, short-term subcriptions and sometimes free trial periods are available. While you have the difficulty of a somewhat common name, the indexing at footnote.com is every-name, so it is possible that a living pensioner might mention your James Thomas.

Pensions were not available to non-officers who died in 1796 unless severely wounded while in service. I do not know what CT legislation there was on this point -- it may be something you want to investigate.

Not until the 1830s did Congressional legislation begin to allow pensions for widows of soldiers who served less than 3 years. If your man left a widow who lived into the late 1830s, it is possible that she applied for a pension under his service.

Another possibility is that, if your man was married before the war began, his wife may have applied to the Town they lived in or to the County Court for subsistence while her husband was away, particularly if they had young children. The CT State Library has a web site with a good summary description of what it has records for, and some information about where to find records that are not in its custody.

There are doubtless many CT sources that can help with developing evidence about your man's service. At the NSDAR web site are lists of local Chapters by location (under the membership tab), with contact information:

http://www.dar.org

Each chapter has someone designated to assist prospective members, so it is well worth while to contact a nearby chapter, explain what you know so far, and ask for assistance. The organization has quite a few very able researcher-coaches.

Good hunting!

James Thomas, Rev. Pat., fr. of Seth Thomas

Celinda_Mayo — 2010-02-19 15:04:07Z

James Thomas, b. abt. 1759, d. 14 May 1796, emigrated from Scotland, m. Martha Barnes 3 Mar 1773, lived in Wolcott, CT. Fr. of Seth Thomas.
Was a Revolutionary Patriot, in the Continental Regiments- 1775, 5th Company (This Co. served at the Seige of Boston.) I need help finding pension papers/proof that he was in the Rev. War, to finish my DAR line to him. Please Help!
Celinda

Re: Capt Benedict's Co. belonging to Col. Bradley's Reg't

frostfreedet — 2010-02-17 16:40:49Z

It belatedly occurred to me that since Col. Bradley's regiment was involved in the Continental campaign at Ft. Washington, and since you mention (but do not describe) "NARA paperwork" concerning your man, there must be some rosters of Bradley's Regiment in the National Archives.

Sure enough, the microfilmed rosters in NARA's Micropublication M246 "Revolutionary War Rolls" do include some material on this Regiment for 1776-1777 on microfilm roll no. 27. You can consult the general list of what's in this micropublication here:

http://www.revwar75.com/ob/m246.htm

Such rosters as are on this microfilm would also have been posted as images on Ancestry.com in the "Revolutionary War Rolls" database, which you can browse. These rolls can be somewhat more informative than the Compiled Service Record cards, as there may be more information in a dateline on a Company roster, or some specific mention of a soldier's having been wounded or killed "at . . . .". There will not be a handy narrative about the Regiment's activity, but there could be clues about what to look for.

The rosters can be helpful in another way. If men from your man's Company survived to apply for a Congressional Pension, if you consult the pension applications you just might find a helpful narrative about the Regiment's activities during the time your man was in the Regiment. The full pension files are indexed and available to view on www.footnote.com, and selected papers from each are indexed by applicant on HeritageQuest -- either or both may be accessible free of charge to patrons of your local library. Ca. 1984 the National Genealogical Society published an index of pension applicants as well, and this volume is available in major libraries.

So with a bit of work and digging you just might be able to find something really helpful.

Good hunting!

Re: Capt Benedict's Co. belonging to Col. Bradley's Reg't

vstesnar — 2010-02-16 21:01:14Z

Thank you for the insight

Re: Capt Benedict's Co. belonging to Col. Bradley's Reg't

frostfreedet — 2010-02-16 20:57:15Z

Col. Bradley's was a State Regiment with more restricted activity within the State, unlike the Continental Troops that could readily engage in campaigns anywhere.

Capt. Benedict's Co. as well as (probaby) most of the rest of the Regiment was, somewhat unusually, called to the campaign at Fort Washington, where Capt. Benedict was captured 16 Nov 1777, along with a huge number of others.

Any general published History of Connecticut published in the 19th century should have some information on the Regiment.

Its records should be at the Connecticut State Library and would best be researched in the course of a personal visit.

Re: Cpt Bededict's Co. belong to Col. Bradley's Reg't CORR

vstesnar — 2010-02-15 22:11:01Z

Excuse me. The discharge date for Cornelius Dikeman was 01/11/1777.

Capt Bededict's Co. belonging to Col. Bradley's Reg't

vstesnar — 2010-02-15 21:37:20Z

Have found NARA paperwork on Cornelius Dikeman from Fairfield Co., CT (later to Fenner, Madison Co., NY) being in Capt. Noble Benedict's Co. Belonging to Col. Phillip Burr Bradley's Regiment. Cornelius' enlistment date was 6/24/1776 and was discharged 11/11/1777 at Ft. Washington. How do I now find out what engagements his company/regiment was in?

Thanks for any insight you can provide.

Vicki S. Tesnar
vstesnar@charter.net

Re: Lost trails for George White American Revolution

EdwardStrait703 — 2010-01-29 21:45:02Z

No information at this loction

Lost trails for George White American Revolution

harleywhite1 — 2009-12-17 13:51:33Z

Looking for way to confirm if my ancestor was in CT. U.S.A. before the out break of thr American Revolution. Here is what I know.I have three references that George White was a prisoner or a member of the British Unit Royal Highland Emigrants given Land Grants in Nova Scotia after the disbandment of the Regiment.1- Rawdon and Douglas: Two Loyalist Townships in Nova Scotia shows George White with an enlistment date 3 Sept. 1776 in New York by Ensign John MacDonald to Capt. Neil MacLeans Coy.2- A Dictionary of Scotish Settlers to Canada Before Confereration shows George White 1720-1807 from Jedbourgh, Rox. County Scotland to Kennetcook Hants County Nova Scotia after 1790, served with 84th Regiment of Foot ( Also called Royal Highland Emigrants). 3- Col. Kim Stacy who is the Col. of the Regiment for the RHR, has copies of the prisioners list showing him as a prisioer pressed into the British Army on 3 Sept. 1776. I have the records of the Loyalist Grant from the land records as well as inserts from the old Township records linking him to the regiment recieving the grants after the war. I have no information on when he went to in the U.S.A.prior to 1776 except at one time I had the date of around 1760 but no location and have lost it and cannot remember the source. I have found a George White who was with Capt. Rogers Coy. from Connecticut State troops who went Missing 10 Sept 1776. This is the best leed I have found but I am stuck at this point.

Re: Connecticut Militia

frostfreedet — 2009-11-23 06:27:19Z

There is not much of a picture in the roster cited above, showing a few weeks' active duty service.

All able-bodied free white males aged roughly 16-60 (varies by time and place) were required to be available for militia duty for defense within the County. Active duty for militiamen was not common. Most militia rosters just document those who showed up for regular drill and nose-counting (not active duty service).

The more difficult task is to prove that the person on the list is the same individual as a person by that name whom you may have proved to be your ancestor. As a great many have found, "same name" very often is not "same person."

Re: Connecticut Militia

11944 — 2009-11-22 19:13:44Z

THANK YOU, I WILL CHECK THIS BOOK OUT.
I HAVE ALOT OF INFO GENEALOGY, FAMILY RESEARCH ETC.
BUT HIS MILITARY SERVICE AND PROOF OF THAT IS IN QUESTION.
ESPECIALLY SINCE NO ONE JOINED SAR OR DAR USING HIM.
WE DON'T WANT TO SUBMIT ANYTHING TO DAR UNTIL WE HAVE A COMPLETE PICTURE OF HIS MILITARY RANK, WHO HE SERVED UNDER ETC.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK THIS UP.
HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING
JUDY

Re: Connecticut Militia

frostfreedet — 2009-11-22 17:14:48Z

There is a published roster for this County Militia Regiment showing active duty Nov-Dec 1776 for some Levi Dudley in Capt. Eli Butler's Company.

It is in Johnston, Henry P., ed.. /The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service During the War of the Revolution 1775-1783. Vol. I/ Hartford, CT, USA: 1889, p. 481.

The way the book is arranged on Ancestry.com I can't find the chapter that discusses militia organization in the period, or what County this regiment was from. I suggest getting your library's inter-library loan service to borrow the volume for you to look at.

There is no way from military records to tell when a person was born and name of spouse. These are genealogical questions for which you need to consult Town and County records for land and estates. It is possible that if he died while in active-duty service the widow may have petitioned Town or County for support of herself and/or minor children. Such records may be kept at the Town and County offices, but you may also find them by going personally to the CT State Library, which has a web site listing its holdings of County and Town records.

If a County History for your man's residence was published in the late 19th century, it may have a little information on this Regiment.

Re: Missing in Action 1776

harleywhite1 — 2009-11-22 17:01:35Z

I have three references that George White was a prisoner or a member of the British Unit Royal Highland Emigrants given Land Grants in Nova Scotia after the disbandment of the Regiment.1- Rawdon and Douglas: Two Loyalist Townships in Nova Scotia shows George White with an enlistment date 3 Sept. 1776 in New York by Ensign John MacDonald to Capt. Neil MacLeans Coy.2- A Dictionary of Scotish Settlers to Canada Before Confereration shows George White 1720-1807 from Jedbourgh, Rox. County Scotland to Kennetcook Hants County Nova Scotia after 1790, served with 84th Regiment of Foot ( Also called Royal Highland Emigrants). 3- Col. Kim Stacy who is the Col. of the Regiment for the RHR, has copies of the prisioners list showing him as a prisioer pressed into the British Army on 3 Sept. 1776. I have the records of the Loyalist Grant from the land records as well as inserts from the old Township records linking him to the regiment recieving the grants after the war. I have no information on when he wentto the U.S.A. except at one time I had the date of around 1760 but no location and have lost it and cannot rember the source. I have found a George White who was with Capt. Rogers Coy. from Connecticut State troops who went Missing 10 Sept 1776. This is the best leed I have found but I am stuck at this point.

Re: Connecticut Troops

11944 — 2009-11-22 01:01:58Z

Sorry that was LEVI DUDLEY

Connecticut Troops

11944 — 2009-11-22 01:01:05Z

Looking for info on the
5th Regiment of Light Horse in the CT Troops
possible Roster, etc.
ancestor LEVI DEDLEY, bn.30 March 1746 in CT
died 25 Dec. 1779
spouse Elizabeth Woodhouse.
Thanks - Any help appreciated

Re: Issac Bunnel Pvt in Capt Jesse Curtis Co./Col. Hooker Reg.

declair59 — 2009-11-21 18:42:29Z

Here is a scanned book on the internet that mentions this regiment being raised and sent to Peekskill, NY in 1778. It doesn't say why Gen. Washington asked for men to be stationed there, but further internet search might reveal this. Footnote.com (pay site) has a pay abstract card for Isaac from the National Archives that says his service was between 5 April (enlistment) and 21 May (discharge), no year given on this card, but undoubtedly the 1778 service mentioned in the book. They reached camp on 9 April. The card also says that they were allowed one day/20 miles travel pay. The daily wage otherwise was 1 pound and 4 shillings. For 1 month and 21 days of service he was due 3 pounds, 8 shillings. "Peeks Kill, Barracks No. 3" was where they were stationed (encamped).

http://www.archive.org/stream/militaryhistoryo00burpiala/mil...

Doug Sinclair

Re: Missing in Action 1776

declair59 — 2009-11-21 17:51:20Z

I've read several posts by you on this subject. What is your source for the statement that he was impressed?

Do you know anything about George before his being with the British in Canada?

Knowing more about what you know might help us help you.

Mary Parker, wife of David Wakelee, Rev. War Pat.

Celinda_Mayo — 2009-08-12 12:19:40Z

Hi,
I'm looking for birth & death information on Mary Parker,b. 24 Jan 1767 in Groton, MA, d. 1837, Woburn, MA. (not to be confused, with her mother, Mary Parker.)She lived in Wolcott, New Haven, CT when she was married to David, on 21 Feb, 1788.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Ellie

Re: Missing in Action 1776

JeromeLevans — 2009-03-14 15:18:25Z

Start by looking for a Pension filed in his name. You may find all you need here depending on what is in one. Some men did not mention much and others all kinds of things.

Second, you know the town? Search with the local historian there to uncover what is avaialble. Keep an eye for any maps. They often had names on them of land owners.

Third, research the Battle of Long Island. Look for mention as to where Capt Coys men were posted (on the right with General Sterling, in the center with Gen Sullivan, or in the works on the heights or somewhere strung out on the left from whence the disaster struck. You must know, the New England men, by many accounts, did not give a good account of themselves. I certainly believe some of that is true but their situation was untenable. The survivors owe their very lives to the gallant men of Maryland and Delaware who almost all died while the New Englanders escaped. These troops were in Gen Sterlings group and a monument still stands in Brooklyn near the place where most fell.

Look toward records in NY and over sea collections in the British Archives. You may find his name listed on some document.

All I can think of for now. Good luck.

Jerry