Lieut. John WATERBURY

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: Revolutionary War

Notes:

NEHG Register Oct 2010 Vol 164: In April 1775, John Waterbury was the John Waterbury "5th" who served eight days in response to the Lexington Alarm, under Capt. Joseph Hait/Hoyt of Stamford, marching to New York City for its protection. As John Waterbury 5th, he was commissioned ensign in "Major & Capt" Thomas Hobby's company by the connecticut General Assembly sometime in april 1775, and then served as an ensign in Major Hobby's Company inCol. Waterbury's Regiment from 1 May or 26 June 1775 to 29 November 1775 as shown on pay and ration rolls for that unit.
John served in Capt. Albert Chapman's Company in Col. Samuel Elmore's Regiment from April 1776 to June 1777, when he resigned and was granted an honorable discharge. It was during this enlistment (in October 1776) that he was promoted to lieutenant. Published Connecticut records contain a description of the service of this regiment:
"The regiment took the field in Jl, '76, under Schuyler, and on August 25th marched from Albany into Tyron County. During the remainder of its term, it was posted at Fort Stanwix and vicinity. It broke up at that point in the spring of '77, most of the officers and a number of the men re-entering the Continental Service in the Conn., Mass., and N.Y. lines."
Lt. john Waterbury received a pension of $20 per month plus a bounty land warrant in 1818 based upon this service, and his widow Hannah received a pension of $186.60 per annum, starting in 1853. Based upon John's service, his great-granddaughter, Annis (Brady) Noxon, became a member of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

John married Rebecca WEED on 08 Dec 1778 in Middlesex Congregational Church. Rebecca (daughter of Silvanus WEED and Sarah WARING) was born in 1757; died before 01 Feb 1797. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Frederick WATERBURY was born about 1779 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 05 Mar 1855 in Darien, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Slason Cemetery, Darien, Connecticut.
2. Henry WATERBURY was born in 1780 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died about 1877 in Eagleville, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA.
3. Peter WATERBURY was born about 1781 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 08 Aug 1850; was buried in Slawson Cemetery, Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
4. David WATERBURY was born about 1788 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died before 1860.
5. Mary WATERBURY was born about 1790 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 04 Dec 1875; was buried in Slawson Cemetery, Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
6. Daughter WATERBURY was born between 1790 and 1794.
7. Harvey WATERBURY was born about 1794; died between 29 Apr 1833 and 10 Dec 1835.

John married Hannah HOYT on 16 Mar 1817 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Hannah (daughter of Uriah HOYT and Jane HOYT) was born on 05 Aug 1779; died on 02 Mar 1865. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Mary SLASON on 01 Feb 1750 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Mary (daughter of John SLASON and Rebecca BRUSH) was born on 12 Aug 1724 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died after 1778. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]