Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15,563, John Barker, Mass.
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Mass. 15,563
Barker, John
Phebe
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7354
Massachusetts
Phebe Barker widow of John Barker who was a Sergeant in the Massachusetts line Mass

Inscribed on the roll at the rate of 46 dollars 50 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843

Certificate of pension issued the 13 day of Oct 1845 and sent to Saml [Samuel] Merrill, Andover Mass

Act of March 3 1843 and 17 June 1844

Recorded in book A, Vol 2, Page 26
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Dead
Paid at the [illegible] [illegible]
the Act 6 April 1838 from
4 Sep 1839 to 6 Oct 1839
Agent notified 30 Sep 1844

[Vertical sentence on right side of left page]
[Illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Andover July 30 1840

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1570
Massachusetts
John Barker
of Essex Co in the State of Mass. 
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Adams of the [illegible] commanded by Col. Brekett in the line for 9 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of .30- Dollars___ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of July 1833 and [illegible] [illegible' swift P.M. Andover Mass

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $60.00 Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep           15.00
                                                      $75.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by DH Addison] Clerk, 
Book E [possibly a backwards 3] Vol. 2 Page 4
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No 26093
John Barker Essex County
Massachusetts

Private 9 mos

N. Swift P. Master Andover
Massachusetts
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                                      War Department,
                                       Pension Office,

Sir:
     The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service of John Barker Essex County Massachusetts
Enlisted 1775   -Years 8 Months - Days   Rank: private   Field Officer: Cap Farnum   Age at Present and place of abode when entered the service: 79 years Andover Massachusetts  Proof by which the declaration is supported: Traditionary evidence + three witnesses certifies credible papers correctly attached

Enlisted 1777   -Years 1 Months - Days   Rank: private   Field Officer: Cap Adams, Colonel Bucket

                          Battle of Bunker Hill, Saratoga

     I am, respectfully,
              Your obedient servant,
                    J. L. Edwards,
                          Commissioner of Pensions.
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS: COUNTY OF ESSEX, ss.

On this twenty fifth day of September A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the HONORABLE DANIEL APPLETON WHITE, Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, now sitting, John Barker
a resident of Andover in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged 79 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832:

That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:

On the 19th day of April AD 1775 he marched to Lexington, then to Cambridge, and enlisted in Capt Farnum's Company, as a private in Col. Frye's Regiment in the [...] for the term of eight months. He was in the Battle at Bunker Hill, and one of the last who left the field, and off on his back a Lieutenant in Cap. Ames com. in said regiment, who was shot [...] and who is now an invalid pensioner of the United States and is 88 years of age. He then returned to Cambridge, and served his term out, and was discharged at Cambridge.

Then about the 10th of Sep. 1777 he again enlisted as a private, at Andover, in Cap. Adams Company, in Col. Brickett's Regiment of Militia and immediately marched to Saratoga, and was at the [...] of Burgoyne's Army and [...] in guarding the prisoners to [...]. He enlisted for one months and survived his term and was discharged at Cambridge. He
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He was born in Andover Ms. in 1753.
There is a record of his age in the office
of the Clerk of said town. He was
living at Andover when he entered
the service- and has lived there ever since. He was a volunteer, he
had no written discharge-
He is known to Rev'd  Bailey Loring
and
Gayton P. Osgood Esq.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his
name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
[signed] John Barker

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
D. A White
JUDGE OF PROBATE.

We, Bailey Loring a clergyman, residing in Andover aforesaid,
and Gayton P Osgood
Esquire, a magistrate, residing in Andover aforesaid,
do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Barker, who has subscribed
and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 77 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Subscribed and sworn to before John Adams [illegible]
Gayton P. Osgood
Peace
Bailey Loring
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No 7235
Phebe Barker
wid: of John
-
July 7, 1838
[illegible] 1780 [illegible]
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled "An act
granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.
State of Massachusetts
On this twenty first day of July AD. 1840, personally appeared before the Hon Daniel A. White
Judge of Probate for the County of Essex
in said commonwealth -
Phebe Barker a resident of Andover in the County
of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts
aged Eighty four years, who, being first duly
Sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make
the following declaration in order to obtain the
benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress
passed July 7th 1838 entitled "An act grant-
-ing half pay & pensions to certain widows."
that she is the widow of John Barker who was a
private in the army of the revolution
and a pensioner at the time of his decease.
his certificate was dated July 29th 1833. Number 15-789.
That the said John Banker was attach'd to the army Eight
months from April 19th 1775. and was in Capt
Farnums Company in Col. Fryes regiment
and in the battle at Bunker Hill. he was also at
the taking of Burgoyne's army in Oct 1777.
She further declares that she was married to
the said John Barker on the thirty first day of Oct. AD 1780 that her husband the aforesaid John Barker died on the sixth day of Oct A.D. 1839,
that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred
and ninety four visi at the time above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed [crossed out]
, on the day & year
above written before
Phebe Barker
D A White Judge of Probate
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The undersigned residents in Andover in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts were acquainted with John Barker deceased who died on the sixth day of Oct AD 1839 and also with his widow Phebe Barker the applicant for a pension herein named and they know that she was the wife of the said John Barker and that she is now his widow and that she has not been married since the decease of said John Barker and they have no doubt of the truth of the statements set forth in her affidavid hereto annexed.
Joseph Kittredge
Nathl Stevens

Essex June 8 1840
Personally appeared the above named Joseph Kittredge and Nathl Stevens, credible and disinterested witnesses and made oath to the truth of the statements by them above subscribed
Before me, Nathl Swifts, Justice Peace
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August 27, 1935

BA-J/MCS
John Barker, W.15563

Mrs. K. B. Robertson
Wallace Avenue
Milford, Ohio

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information relative
to Revolutionary War soldiers, John Barker, Thomas Cook and Azariah Davis.

Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land
based upon the military service of soldiers in that war. A careful
search of the records fails to show such claim on file on account of the service of any Thomas Cook who enlisted from New Jersey or on account of the service of a soldier named Azariah Davis.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the
pension claim, W. 15563, based upon the military service of John
Barker.

He was born in 1753 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts.

While living in Andover, Massachusetts, he belonged to Captain
Benjamin Farnum's company of minutemen in the winter of 1774-5 and marched to Lexington on April 19, 1775, from there to Cambridge where he enlisted and served eight months as sergeant in Captain Benjamin Farnum's company in Colonel James Frye's Massachusetts regiment. He enlisted at Andover September 29, 1777, and served one month and nine days as sergeant in Captain John Adams' company in Colonel Samuel
Johnson's Massachusetts regiment and was at the capture of Burgoyne at Saratoga.
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He was allowed pension on his application executed September 25, 1832, at which time he was living in Andover, Massachusetts, where he had always lived.

John Barker died October 6, 1839.

He married October 31, 1780, Phebe Wood of Boxford, Massachusetts, at which place the marriage was recorded.

Said Phebe Barker was allowed pension as the widow of John Barker on her application executed July 21, 1840, at which time she was eighty-four years of age and was living in Andover, Massachusetts.

The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the soldier's family,

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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I, Benj. Carelton of Andover in the County of Essex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the 77th year
of my age Depose & say, that John Barker of said Andover enlisted about the 10th of Sep. 1777 for the term of thirty days in a company commanded by Capt Adams of Andover in Col. Brickets Regiment of Militia and was immediately marched to Saratoga in the state of New York; he was at the taking of Burgoyne's army and assisted in [...] the prisoners to Cambridge in Mass. and was then discharged having served his time out.

Benj. Carlton

Eleventh Aug. 1832. Then the above named Benj. Carelton made oath to the truth of this above deposition by him [...]

Before me N. [...]

I certify that the deponent above named is a credible witness

N. [...]
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I Benjamin Farnum of Andover in the County of Essex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the 86th year of my age, Depose & say that John Barker, of said Andover, volunteered as a minuteman in the winter of 1774 and 1775 and met during the winter and spring with others of my company every week for military duty, and on the 19th day of April 1775, he marched for Concord on [...], but not being wanted there, we marched to Cambridge he then engaged & enlisted in my company in Col. Frye's Regiment of Militia for the term of eight months in the [...] line - and he was  faithful & brave soldier and critically saved the life of a Lieutenant in Cap. Ames, who was shot down near him in the Battle of Bunker HIll by carrying him off the field on his back and then returned to Cambridge with my company and served his time out & was dismissed in Dec. following,

Benjamin Farnum

Essex Augt 4th 1832, that the above named Benjn Farnum made oath to the
truth of the above depostion by him subscribed
Before me N. [...]