Sons Of Connecticut--1700's.

Sons of Connecticut is about the son or sons of the families of said state. These families are asking help from their State Government for many reasons, sickness death, Wills and so on. You will find the statements very interesting and you will also find there are a lot of misspellings which I did not correct, but even with the misspellings the documents are easy to read and easy to understand. There is a lot of good information here for the families that are looking into these ancestors.
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On the memorial of Lemuel Parish of Canterbury, shewing to this Assembly that his son marched in Capt. Benjamin Bacon's company in September last for New York, and while his said son was in said State he fell from a loft in a barn when asleep, by which fall he fractured and broke the bone of his arm, and that the memorialist brought his said son from Stamford to Canterbury, where he was for a long time sick, and he expended large sums of money in getting him to said Canterbury and also whilst he was there sick ; praying for relief as per memorial on file: Resolved by this Assembly, that the Committee of Pay-Table adjust the accounts referred to in said memorial and draw an order on the Treasurer for what they shall find to be justly due.
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Upon the memorial of Timothy Scranton, shewing that his son came home from the army and remained grievously sick for the space of twelve weeks, his said son being a soldier in Colo. Ward's regiment; that his said son has received no wages during the time of his said sickness, and he was put to considerable ex pence in restoring him to health; praying for relief &c.: Resolved by this Assembly, that the Committee of Pay-Table do adjust the account of wages and expences of the memorialist's said son and allow what they may judge just and reasonable, and give order for payment thereof upon the Treasurer of this Colony.
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Upon the memorial of Josiah Belding, shewing that the memorialist gave a bond to John Hill of Guilford that his son and daughter by his late wife Thankful, who was daughter of Nathaniel Nott of said Guilford, deceas'd, should when they came of full age give a deed of one half of six acres of land lying in said Guilford, which descended to them from their said mother, the said Thankful; that his said daughter had given a deed of her half of said half of said six acres of land, but that his said son is insane and uncapable, and probably always will be, to give said deed of his part; praying for relief &c.: Resolved by this Assembly, that the memorialist be and he is hereby fully impowered and authorized to give a deed of said son's part of said land to the said John Hill, which shall be effectual in the law for conveying the title of said land to him.
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Upon the memorial of Lemuel Deming, shewing that his son Lemuel had taken the small-pox in the army in the year past, and returned home and had it with the dysentery which followed it, and the memorialist expended and did for him in his sickness to the amount of £21 2 6, for which he hath had no relief, as per memorial &c.: Resolved by this Assembly, that the Committee of the Pay-Table do examine and adjust the account of the expence necessarily incurred in the sickness of the said Lemuel with the small-pox and dysentery after his return home, and allow and draw order therefor upon the Treasurer and charge the same to account of the United States.
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Upon the memorial of Margaret Doolittle of Chatham, shewing to this Assembly that her son, George Doolittle decens'd, was a soldier inlisted in the eight months service in Capt. Belcher's company in Colo. Huntington's regiment in a late campaign ; that after the term of his service was expired, being regularly discharged, upon his return home he was taken sick on the road with a disorder which eventually proved the small-pox; that the father, having advice of the sickness of the son, repaired to the place, whereof the father, the said George and four others of the family, died ; that the expences attending said sickness, conveying home said George, and the consequent distresses of the family, are so great as will infallibly exhaust the small estate she is possessed and reduce her and surviving children to the most distressing penury and want: all in consequence of the faithfull service of her son in defence of the country, unless your Honors kind and seasonable interposition prevents; whereupon the memorialists humbly pray the consideration of this Assembly, that her expences, so far at least as were occasioned by the sickness, bringing home and interment of her said son George, may be defrayed out of the publick treasury of this State, as per memorial on file ,fec.: Resolved by this Assembly, that the expences of the above named George be granted, and the Committee of the Pay-Table are hereby ordered to liquidate the account and draw an order on the Treasurer for what they shall find due thereon.
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Upon the memorial of Roger Brown of Greenwich, shewing to this Assembly that his son, Lieut. David Brown, was wounded in several parts of his body in an action with the enemy under the command of General Tryon in their incursion into said Greenwich on the 26th day of February last, whereby the said David Brown was rendered unfit to be removed for a fortnight thereafter, during which time the memorialist had to convey attendants and necessaries for his said son upwards of six miles; that said memorialist had been at great expence in doctoring and nursing his said son, who has no property of his own, which the memorialist is unable to bear, having a numerous family to maintain ; praying this Assembly would order the Committee of Pay-Table to adjust and settle his accounts of expenses arisen as aforesaid and draw on the Treasurer therefor &c., as per memorial on file, dated May 10th, 1779: Resolved by this Assembly, that the Committee of Pay-Table be and they are hereby ordered and directed to receive, settle and adjust the memorialist's accounts arisen as aforesaid and allow what they shall find justly due thereon and draw an order on the Treasurer for the same.
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Upon the memorial of Amos Merchant, of Sharon in the State of Connecticut, shewing to this Assembly that his son Amos Marchant junr, formerly a soldier in Capt. Mills company, Colo. Bradley's regiment, was captivated by the enemy at Fort Washington on the 16th day of November, 1776, and remained a prisoner untill the latter end of January, 1777 ; that he returned home about the 15th of February following, in a languishing condition, and soon dyed ; that the capture, detention and sickness aforesaid occasioned to your memorialist a considerable expence for which he has received nothing; that no wages have been received for his son while a prisoner or after his capture; and praying for relief, as per memorial on file : Resolved by this Assembly, that the Committee of Pay-Table be and they are hereby authorized and directed to receive and adjust the accounts of expences occasioned by the sickness and death of said soldier and draw on the Treasurer for payment of so much thereof as they shall find reasonable ; as also for the remainder of wages due said soldier as heretofore allowed to such captives as returned by the first day of said February, his longer detention notwithstanding.
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Upon the memorial of Josiah Foster, of Killingley in the county of Windham, shewing to this Assembly that his son George Foster, a soldier in Capt. Strowbridges company in the campaign of 1776, was taken by the enemy and retained a prisoner untill January, 1777, when he was landed at Milford, where he lay sick of the small-pox untill the month of March then next, and that he afterwards languished at said Killingley until the '28th day of April and then dyed; that the memorialist has been at considerable expence on account of his said son in journies and for physicians, nursing &c.; praying this Assembly to direct the Committee of the Pay-Table to receive and examine his accounts and draw on the Treasurer in his favour &c., as per memorial on file : Resolved by this Assembly, that the Committee of Pay-Table be and they are hereby ordered and directed to receive, examine and adjust the accounts of the memorialist above mentioned and referred to, and draw an order on the Treasurer for such sum as they shall find just and reasonable.
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Upon the memorial of James Benedict, shewing to this Assembly that his son James Benedict junr, a soldier in Capt. Watson's company, in Colo. Swifts regiment, in the continental army, was taken sick at the Peelcskill and was left there by said Capt. Watson when he was ordered to join Gen1 Washington's army then to the southward in the year 1777, and that after said James junr was recovered, was ordered to join another company and march to the White Plains and Rye Ac., and was again taken sick and left with a corporal and ordered to be taken to Danbury hospital, but being unable to travel was left by said corporal, and that said memorialist was at great cost and charge in gettfng said James Benedict junr to said Danbury hospital where he could not be got in, he not being properly reported, and also in getting him home to Norfolk and for doctoring and nursing after he got him home &c.; praying for some relief, as per memorial on file: Resolved by this Assembly, that the Committee of Pay-Table be directed to examine and adjust the accounts referred to in said memorial and allow what they shall find just and reasonable and draw on the Treasurer for the same and charge the same to the United States of America.
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Upon the Memorial of Gideon Noble of Willington Shewing to this Assembly that his Son Gideon Noble a Minor inlisted into the Conti- nental Service during the War in the Spring of 1777 in Col° Webbs Regiment and soon after was Inoculated by Order upon his return Home supposed to take cold, was effected with a Disorder in his knee and Thigh which was soon attended with Inflamation and extreme Pain, whereby he was confined to his Bed more than two Months and recjuired Constant Attendance &c and that thereby great Cost accrued and he at diverse Times sent his Accounts for Doctoring &c to the Hospital Directors at Danbury for payment but could not obtain the Same, and that the Circumstances of his Family is such that renders him unable to discharge the Same and Praying for Relief as Per Memorial on File — Thereupon Resolved by this z^ssembly that the Prayer of the foregoing Memorial be granted and that the Committee of Pay Table be Authorized and directed and they are hereby Author- ized and directed to draw an Order in favour of the Memorialist upon the Treasurer of this State, for the Sum of £ 11 13 6 payable out of the Tax of 2/6 exclusive of such part of said Tax as is payable in this States Money and Charge the Same to Account of the United States.
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Upon the Memorial of Eliphalet Woodworth of Lebanon in the County of Windham, Shewing to this Assembly that about twenty Years since, he married the Widow of Samuel Lyman Jun"" of Coventry in said County, who had then a Minor Son by said Lyman by the name of Phineas, who was affected and debilitated in Body & Mind by an Epileptic Disorder, that he took said Phineas into his Family in his broken State nursed and took Care of him and by advice of the Judge of Probate for his District employed and payed several skilfull Phisicians in Order for his Cure, but without Success. The said Phineas growing worse and worse till he is and has been long reduced to a very low and wretched Condition helpless and very troublesome and now Supported by the Town of Coventry to which he belongs but was for about ten Years before kept Cloathed and Supported by said Woodworth to the amount of £ 85 11 6, LMoney including Doctors Bills paid by him and further Shewing that said Phineas is Seized by Descent from his Father the said Samuel Lyman of about 13 Acres of Land and one third part of a Poor Dwelling House all of much less value than his Just demand, Praying for Liberty to Sell and dispose of the Same towards satisfying said Demand being all he can obtain &c as Per Memorial on File — Resolved by this Assembly that the said Woodworth be and he is Authorized and Impowered to Sell and dispose of and convey said Land and part of said dwelling House to pay and satisfy said Debt of £ 85 11 6 LMoney so far as it will avail, and should there be an overplus to be Improved toward the future Support of the said Phineas all under the direction of the Court of Probate for the District of Windham.
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Upon the Memorial of Joseph P. Cook of Danbury Shewing to this Assembly that David Taylor Jun'' late of said Danbury, who some Years since Joined the British Army and still continues under their Protection was indebted to the Memorialist the Sum of about seven Pounds Lawfull Money, that the said David left some considerable Personal Estate more than sufficient to pay said Debt, which the Select Men of Danbury Seized for the State, agreeable to a Law then in force in which no Provision is made for the Payment of Debts that the Estate so Seized was receiptedfor by David Taylor Father of the said David Jn"" And that some Time after and before any Judgment was rendered against David the Son, David the Father also deserted his Country and Joined the Enemy leaving a large real and Personal Estate, which was also by said Select Men Secured for the Benefit of the State including also the Personal Estate of the Son, by which means he hath never been able to recover his Debt Praying for releif &c as Per Memorial on File Resolved by this Assembly that the Commissioners upon the Estate of David Taylor the Elder be and they hereby are authorized and directed to examine the aforesaid Claim of the Memorialist and ascertain the Sum they shall find Justly due and the Administrator or Trustee on the Estate of David Taylor the Elder is Impowered and directed to pay the Sum found due to the Memorialist out of the Estate of the said David the Elder that is in his Hands.