Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21630, Paul Babcock, R. I.
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R.I.     Babcock, Paul    S. 21630
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S.M. Knight 6 June 1854
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Rhode Island. 21,902
Paul Babcock

of Westerly in the State of R Island who
was a Pvt in the company commander by Captain Stillman of the Reg. commander by Noyes in the Mafay line for 20

for $80.00

Inscribed on the Roll of R Island at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension found the 11th day of June 39 and Rowse Babcock
Westerly R.I.
Arrears to the 4th of March $33.20
Semi-annual allowance ending $33.30
Revolutionary Claim
June 7, 1832
Recorded by R Burdine Clerk
Book E  Vol. 2  Page 128
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On this twenty eighth day of October AD 1833 personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the Town of Westerly and County of Washington.  Paul Babcock who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that early in the Autumn of 1776 he enlisted for three months in Capt. George Stillman's Company.  Lieutenant John Pearce in Col. Joseph Noyes Regiment was stationed as a Guard on shore in Bostonneck in South Kingstown, quartered at the House of Job Watson, and served until his time expired.
He further states that following his service, he went in said George Stillman's Company to Point Judith and was there stationed as a Guard on shore, about the time the British took possession of Rhode Island and served three months ending early in the Spring of 1777.
The said applicant also states that in May 1777 he was drafted in Capt. Joshua Pendelton's Company in Col. Joseph Noyes Regiment as a private for two months was stationed as a Guard on shore of Green Hill so called in South Kingstown, quartered at the House of Job Card and served until his time expired.
He further states that, he then returned to Westerly aforesaid and in July 1777 joined said Joshua Pendelton Company, stationed as a Guard on shore in said Westerly and there served two months -at the expiration of which time he embarked in a detachment from said Pendelton Company ordered to join in Spencer's expedition on Rhode island but in consequence of the disaster mentioned in his foregoing Declaration, he immediately returned to Westerly and again commenced duty in said Joshua Pendleton's Company and served stationed as aforesaid in said Westerly nine months- said applicant further
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states that, in July 1778 he went in a detachment from said Pendleton Company to Tiverton and in Rhode Island to join in Sullivans expedition and served two months.
He then returned to Westerly and again joined said Joshua Pendleton's Company in September, 1778 and served in said Company stationed as a Guard on the shore in Westerly fifteen months ending in December AD 1779.   He further states that he afterward served one month as a private in Capt. Oliver Lewis' Company in Col. Jesse Maxson's Regiment in September AD 1780 at the Ten Rod Road near what was then called Updike Newtown in North Kingstown.
All of which period he served out and was discharged but had no written discharge and for the aforesaid service he claims a Pension. 
Sworn and Subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open Counts times Jun Mason Probate Clerk Paul Babcock State of Rhode Island and providence plantations Washington  At a Court of Probate holden in Westerly in said County Oct 28, 1833 personally appeared the above Subscriber Paul Babcock and made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement.  And I Maxson Clerk of the Court aforesaid hereby certify that it is the opinion that the before mentioned paul Babcock has made a true statement of his Revolutionary services according to his best recollection for testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office the day and date aforesaid 
Marjore Probate Clerk
Newport Nov 14, 1833  Scality that Jesse Maxson is Clerk of the Court of Probate for the town of Westerly and that the above signature is his proper handwriting and that the seal of said Court has no device.

Dulie J Pearce
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Nathan Barber of Westerly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island maketh Oath, that he joined Joshua Pendleton's Company stationed as a Guard on shore in Westerly in Col Joseph Noyes' Regiment in July 1777 at the same time with Paul Babcock, and in the month of September following a detachment from said Company consisting of twenty one persons was ordered to join in General Spence's expedition on Rhode Island, and for that purpose preceded in three open boats destined for Warwick Neck there to join the many, and when we were off Point Judith two of said boats were capsized in one of which was said Paul Babcock with two of his brothers William and Nason both of whom were marooned.
After this disaster we returned to Westerly and joined said Joshua Pendleton's Company stationed as a Guard on shore in said Westerly, and served until the latter part of July 1778 where said Babcock and myself were ordered on a detachment from said Pendleton's Company under Capt Henry Wills Tiverton and on Rhode Island to join in Sullivan's expedition in August 1778, were on Rhode Island at that time, of the battle with the British, and served for the term of two months and were discharged.  The said Babcock with myself then returned to Westerly and joined said Joshua Pendleton's Company then stationed as a guard on shore in said Westerly and continued service in said guard untill the month of December 1779 about the time the British evacuated Rhode Island and were discharged.  And deponent further states that said Babcock served one month as a private in Capt Lewis' Company in Col Jesse Maxon's Regiment in September 17at the Ten Rod Road so called, was
 what was called Updike Newtown in North Kingstown.
I certify the above from personal knowledge, having served the times above stated with the said Paul Babcock.
Nathat Barber
Washington Sc. Westerly September 24, 1832 Personally came before me the above named Nathan Barber, who before deposing was by me carefully examined, cautioned and sworn, to testify the truth, the whole struth and nothing but the truth, and after giving his preceding Deposition, which was by me taken and received to writing subscribed the same
W. Knight Justice of the Peace
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Cards. -  He further states that he then returned to Westerly and in the same month of July 1777 joined said Joshua Pendeltons' Company then stationed as a guard on those in Westerly and in September following a detachment from said Company consisting of twenty one persons was ordered to join in Spencer's expectations on Rhode Island, the accordingly embarked in three open Boats intending to proceed to Warwick Neck and there join the leaving- When said Boats were off Point Judith, in the night the wind and sea rising two of the Boats were capsized,  and eighty men were marooned in one of them was said applicant with two of his brothers by the names of William and Naum, both of who were drowned after this disaster he returned to Westerly and joined said Joshua Pendletons 'Company then stationed as a guard on shore in said Westerly, and continued service in said Company from that time being about the first of October, untill the latter part of july 1778 when he was ordered on a detachment from said Company under Capt Henry Wells to go to Tiverton and Rhode Island to join in Sullivan's expedition and in the Battle with the British in the month of August following and served for the term of two months and was discharged.
He then returned to Westerly and joined said Pendelton's Company, stationed as a guard on shore, and continued in service in said Guard untill December 1779 and was discharged.
He further states that he afterwards served one month as a private in Capt Oliver Lewis' Company in Col Jesse Maxsons' Regiment in September 1780 at the ten rod Road, near what was then called Updikis Newtown in North Kingstown- and was discharged but had no written discharge for any of his service.-  He hereby relinquishes any claim to a Pension or annuity except the present, and delares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state.-  Sworn and Subscribed the day .-and year aforesaid.-
In open Court
Matthew Waite
Paul Babcock
WR Chapman residing in the town of Westerly and Edward W Barber residing in the Town County of Washington, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Paul Babcock who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy two 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-
William R Chapman
Sworn to and subscribed the day of our in open Court
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day founded in open Court 
and the Court do hereby declare their opinion  after the Investigation of the matter and after putting the Interogatores prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states, and the court further testifies that it appears to them that William R Chapman and Edward H Babcock who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in said town of Westerly and that they are credible persons and that their statement is Entitled to Credit
I Matthew Waite Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of Paul Babcock for a pension.  In testimony whereof I have here to set my hand and the Seal of Office this Eleventh day of October 1832
Matthew Waite Clk
the rest of said Court has no device
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I Jedidiah W Knight, a Justice of the Peace for the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, before whom the foregoing Depositions of Samuel Brown and Nathan Barber were taken, do certify that the said Deponents are personally known to me, and that their statements are entitled to full faith and credit for truth and veracity.  Given under my hand at Westerly aforesaid the 22nd day of April 1833.
Jed W Knight Justice of the Peace.
I, Amos R. Wells a Clergyman residing in the town of North Stonington in the State of Connecticut, adjoining the town of Westerly in Rhode Island, hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Paul Babcock who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that I believe Seventy two years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that I concur in that opinion.  Amos R. Wells
Westerly R.I. April 22nd AD 1833-
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Washington County at a Court of Probate holden in Westerly in said County of Washington April 22nd AD 1833
Personally appeared the above subscriber Amos R Wells and made solemn affirmation of the foregoing affidavit  and the said Court hereby certified that the said Wells is at this time a respectable Clergyman, and weekly officiated as such, in this town and I Jesse Maxson Clerk of the Court aforesaid, hereby certify that the above contain the proceedings of said Court , in up to the foregoing certificate of Amos R Wells and I also further certify that Jedidiah W Knight who signed the above certificate is not a Justic of the Peace in this Town and legally qualifies to act in said capacity.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 22nd day of April AD 1833
Jesse Maxson P. Clerk
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States that, in July 1778 he went in a detachment from said Pendleton Company to Tiverton and on Rhode Island to join in Sullivan expedition and served two months.-
He then returned to Westerly and again joined said Joshua Pendleton Company in September 1778 and served in said Company stationed as a Guard on the shore in Westerly fifteen months ending in December AD 1779.- He further states that he afterward served one month as a private in Capt Oliver Lewis' Company in Col Jesse Maxsons' Regiment in September AD 1780 at the Ten Rod Road near what was then called Updike Newtown  in North Kingstown all of which period he served out, and was discharged but had no written discharge and for the aforesaid service he claims a Pension.  Sworn and Subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open Court Jesse Maxton Probate Clerk
Paul Babcock
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Washington Ss  At a Court of Probate holden in Westerly in said County Oct 28, 1833 Personally appeared the above Subscriber Paul Babcock and made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement  And I Jesse Maxson Clerk of the Court aforesaid hereby certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the afore mentioned Paul Babcock has made a true statement of his Revolutionary services according to his best recollection in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand of Seal of Office the day & date aforesaid
Jesse Maxson Probate Clerk
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15.759.
Paul Babcock
R Island


Returns
Private 2 years
Won'd



Rowse Babcock
Westerly
R.I.
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office
8th November 1833

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 a 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 show 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 compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.  

Statement, showing the service of Paul Babcock

1776 3  
Rank of the claimant private  Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served 
Cap Stillman
Col Noyes
4
4
4
"
Cap Wells
Cap Pendleton
Col Maxson

77 
Westerly
R.I.

1778 


1780  
Living

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7,1832
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c.  Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1.  The Regular Troops
2.  The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3.  Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4.  Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of record of the County where such applicant resides.  And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory or District of } ss.  
On this       day of      personally appeared (a) before  A. B. a resident (b) of     in the county of     and State , Territory or District of     aged (c)     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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)     , with      and served i the     (e) regiment of the     line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service ; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched.  This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A.B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court of the said Court in the matter of the application of      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this     day of      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A.B., a Clergyman, residing in the     and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be     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.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies, that appears to them that A.B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the     and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the   and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.  
I,     Clerk of the Court of     do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of    for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this   day of    &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power.  This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his