Seven Year's Half-Pay To Widows And Children Of Officers Who Died in Service

The wife's and children of these man had not received their pension and were asking Congress for it. I will add family information when I can find it but do your research some erorrs may be made. If you have any questions you may ask at the following: dsegelquist1@cox.net

William Bond
1732-1776

Colonel, William Bond was born Feb. 17, 1732, at Watertown Ma., his father was Jonas Bond and his mother was Hannah ( Bright ) Bond. He enlisted in the 25th. Regiment of foot. He died at Ticonderoga New York, on Aug. 31, 1776. Will in the service of the United States in the late war.
His wife was Lucy ( Brown ) Bond they had nine children.

Wadleigh Noyes
1774-1777

Lieutenant, Wadleigh Noyes was of the 9th. Massachusetts regiment. He entered as a volunteer in 1776, then at the start of the war he became a private, then was promoted to Lieutenant on Jan 1, 1777. He was mortally wounded at Saratoga New York. Another report states it was Stillwater. on Oct. 7, 1777, he died of his wounds on Oct. 27, 1777. He was born on Sept 9, 1745, at Newbury New York. His father was Jonathon Noyes and his mother was Lydia ( Bancroft ) Noyes. His wife was Hannah ( Richardson ) Noyes, they had four children. One son was called Moses.

Bernard Elliot
1740-1778

Lieutenant Colonel, Bernard Elliot was of the South Carolina regiment Artillery, on the Continenal Establishment. He died on Oct. 25, 1778 will in service. He was born on Nov.4, 1740, at Charleston South Carolina, his father was Bernard Elliot and his mother was Elizabeth ( Boisgard ) Elliot. His wife's were Susannah ( Smith ) Elliot and Mary Elizabeth ( Bellinger ) Elliot. Note: Before his second wife Susannah got the pension she had remarried, so she was asking on behalf of their son.

Samuel Wise
???-1779

Major, Samuel Wise, of the 3rd. South Carolina Regiment Infantry, on the Continenal Establishment. He was killed at the line of Savannah on Oct. 9, 1779. The petitioner Joseph Ball on behalf of his wife, Jane Ann ( Wise ) Ball. The only child of Samuel Wise, from the records it shows that she was about fourteen at the time of her fathers death.

Benjamin Huger
1746-1779

Major, Benjamin Huger, was of the 5th. South Carolina regiment on the Continental establishment. He was killed before the line of Charleston, on May 11, 1779, leaving a widow and three children. He was born on Dec. 30, 1746, at Limrick Plantation, South Carolina. His father was Daniel Huger and his mother was Mary ( Cordes ) Huger. His two wife's were Mary ( Golighty ) Huger, of 1767, and Mary Ester ( Kinloch ) Huger of 1772.

John Bush
1751?-1779

Lieutenant, John Bush was of the 2nd. South Carolina regiment of the Continental establishment. He was killed before the line of Savannah on Oct. 9, 1779, The records states that he left three children behind but wasn't stated if he left a widow behind. He was born about 1751, his father was William Bush and his mother was Francis Bush.

Charles Motte
1746-1779

Charles Motte was of the 2nd. South Carolina regiment of the Continental establishment. He was killed on the Savannah line on Oct. 9, 1779. He had two children he left behind and at the time of this report his wife Elizabeth ( Roche ) Motte had remarried. He was born on June 5, 1746, his father was Jacob Motte and his mother was Elizabeth ( Martin ) Motte, he had three sisters.

Richard Shubrick
1751-1777

Captain, Richard Shubrick was of the 2nd. South Carolina regiment of the Continental establishment. He was killed while in service on Nov. 8, 1777, he left three children behind. At the time of this report his wife Susannah ( Bulline ) Shubrick and intermarried. He was born Sept. 27, 1751, his father was Thomas Jr. Shubrick and his mother was Sarah Katherine ( Motte ) Shubrick.

Owen Roberts
1720?-1779

Colonel, Owen Roberts was of the South Carolina regiment Artillery. He was mortally wounded will in the service of his country at Stono Ferry on June 20, 1779, his wife was Ann Fraser
( Cattell ) Roberts.

Andrew Leitch
???-1776

Major, Andrew Leitch, was of the First Virginia Continetal regiment. He was kiled in the service of his country on Sept. 20, 1776.

William White
1745?-1781

Captain, William White, was of the Massachusetts Line, he was killed will in the service of his country in Oct. of 1781.

John Durkee
???-1782

Colonel, John Durkee, commanded a regiment in the army and will in said army was severely wounded and died in the year of 1782. As his widow had died his only heir, Anna ( Young ) Durkee was asking for the pension.

Thomas Gardner
1724-1777

Colonel Thomas Gardner, was wounded in the battle of Charlestown on June 17, 1775, and died of his wounds on July 3, 1775. He was born on July 24, 1724, at Cambridge Mass., his father was Richard Gardner and his mother was Elizabetr ( Winchester ) Gardner. His wife was Joanna ( Sparhawk ) they had five children.

Andrew McClary
1725?-1775

Major Andrew McClary was in Colonel John Stack's regiment and was killed by a cannon ball at the battle of Bunker's Hill on June 17, 1775. His wife was Elizabeth ( McCrillis ) McClary.

Willard Moore
1743-1775

Alpheus Moore in behalf of himself and Willard Moore orphan children of Willard Moor, late of Paxton, state of Masschusetts, and Mark Lincoln Leominster, in said state, and Elizabeth ( Hubbard ) Moore, his wife, late widow of said Willard Moore, states that said Willard Moore was a Major in the regiment commanded by Colonel Doolittle, and was killed in action at Bunker's Hill on July 17, 1775. Willard was born in April, of 1743, at Paxton Mass., his father was Ephraim Moore and his mother was Dorothy ( Brintual ) Moore.

Moses Parker
1731-1775

Moses Parker Was wounded and taken prisoner by the British troops in the action at Bunker's Hill on June 17, 1775, and was taken to Boston where he died of his wounds on July 4, 1775. He was born on May 13, 1731, at Chelmsford Mass., his father was Joseph Parker and his mother was Rebecca ( Fletcher ) Parker. His wife was Sarah ( ?? ) Parker.

Benjamin Walker
1750?-1775

Benjamin Walker was a Captain and under Colonel Bridge's regiment. He was wounded at the action at Bunker's Hill on June 17, 1775, he died in the following Aug. of his wounds. His wife was Sarah ( ?? ) Parker.

John Harris
???-1777

That Josiah Harris, John Harris, Stephen Lee, and Polly Lee, state that they are the sole surving children of Lieutenant John Harris and that he was a First Lieutenant in the 2nd. Connecticut regiment and was killed in action by the British troops at White Marsh in the state of Pennsylvania on Dec. 7, 1777.

Abraham Ricker
1740-1778

Abraham Ricker was of the 2nd. New York regiment. He died at Vally Forge in the State of Pennsylvania, on May 7, 1778, His wife had been driven by the enemy from Long Island after his death. His mother was Jane ( Jan? ) (Berrien ) Ricker, and his wife was Margaret (? ) Ricker.