Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 21,753, Joshua Field, N.H.
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(3 - 1776) SERVICE  |  |NUMBER 
N.H.  Field, Joshua or Fields 7 S 21.753
CONTENTS
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8570 Vermont Joshua Field of Rutland Co in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Humphrey of the regt commanded Col Wingate in the N H. Ma line for  6 months.
 Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Apl 1833 and Sent to R. Temple 
 Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $40.00 Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept " 10.00//$ 50.00// Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. 
Recorded by  W. L. Williams, Clerk, Book E Vol. 3 Page 64
 let Pensioner 25 Feby 1835 see lets to Jesse Gove & Pension Agent Apl 1837 Zachariah in Humphry roll but not Joshua-
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No. 5286. Vermont Joshua Field 
off: not mentioned 
1 mo  undefined 
5 mo too short 
6 mo pri 
adm d
not on Capt  Humphreys rolls
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Brief in the case of Joshua Field in Rutland County in the  State of Vermont
(Act 7th Jun, 1832,)
1. Was a declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  Court.
2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by a bodily infirmity?
3.  How old is he?  86 years.
4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period:  In 1776 Spring
Duration of Service:  5 months And he verily believes that he served much more.
Rank:  Pri. Enlist
Gen.:  Col. Wingate
Capt. Humphrey
5.  In what battles was he engaged?
6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Cheshire County, New Hampshire
7.  Is his statement supported by witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  Traditionary (Clergyman and witness, credible persons)
8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  Court.

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
H. Dumas
Examining Clerk.
Remark  - The opinion of the Court has not been subscribed
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Joshua Field 6.mo  No.5286
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STATE OF VERMONT, RUTLAND COUNTY, SS} On this 31 day of July A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Probate Court of Rutland District now sitting, Joshua Fields a resident of the County of Rutland and State of Vermont, aged 86 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 seras herein stated. In 1776 he resided in Winchester County of Cheshire Newhampshire, and in the Spring the year he enlisted into Capt Humphery's Company. Col Wingates Regiment, for five months his Lieut was. Simonds and marched to a Ticonderoga through Charlestown, N.Y. & Rutland, and served out his time and was discharged at Ticonderoga in December he thinks, but has lost his discharge. He was called out equally on alarms, one when Royalton was Burnt. One after the battle of Bunker hill, one guarding Tories at Keene & Charlestown NY_ in all he verily believes more than one month. he was born in Winchester afers.d, 5th  June 1746 and resided there until about 45 years ago he removed to Brandon in this County when he has ever since resided his age is recorded in his bible. he knows Gen. Stark, Poor, Gates, Arnold and others, he is known to the Rev Ingraham and most of the inhabitants of Brandon he does not know of any evidence to prove his services
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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. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.} Joshua his X mark Fields 
R. C.  Royce 
We Ira Ingraham a Clergyman residing in Brandon and Barrilla Davenport residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Joshua Fields who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 86 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 we concur in that opinion. B Davenport  Ira Ingraham Sworn and subscribed the  day and year aforesaid.} RC Royce Regr 
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 it appears to them that a Ira Ingraham who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in Brandon  and that Barrilla Davenport Esq who has also signed the same, is a resident in Brandon and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
I Rodney C Royce Clerk of the Court of Probate  do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joshua Field for a Pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 31  day of July A. D. 1832   RC Royce
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June 26, 1935. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
BA-J/ady Joshua Field or Fields s..21753 David Shaw, R. 9438
Miss Emily E. Tassey 514 Emerson Street, E. E. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Dear Madam: Reference is made to your letter relative to Joshua Field and David Shaw, soldiers of the Revolutionary War. The record of the only David Shaw of Pennsylvania that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office and the record of Joshua Field or Fields are furnished you herein as found in the claims for pension based upon service in the Revolutionary War. Joshua Field or Fields, S.21753 
Joshua Field or Fields was born June 5, 1746 in Winchester, New Hampshire. The names of his parents are not shown. While a resident of Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, he enlisted in the spring of 1776 and served five months as private in Captain Humphrey's Company, Colonel Wingate's New Hampshire Regiment. He was called out frequently on alarms, on when Royalton was burnt, amounting in all from one to four months, names of officers not given. About 1787 he moved to Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont. He was allowed pension on his application executed July 31, 1832 while a resident of Brandon, Vermont. There are no family data. [ hand written in margin- Date of death not on AB.]
David Shaw, R.9438
David Shaw was born  in February 1762, the names of his parents are not shown.
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David Shaw applied for pension October 8, 1834 in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania, and stated that he volunteered in the western part of Pennsylvania, place not given, the first of October 1777 and served two months as private under Captain Robert Moke in the militia, engaged in building a fort at Hannastown, that the first of May 1777, he served a tour under Lieutenant George Patty at the same fort and part of the time doing good duty; that he volunteered about July 1779 under Captain Jeremiah Lochrey, was attached to Captain Peterson's Company, Colonel Daniel Brodhead's Regiment, marched to the Indian Towns near the Conewago, destroyed them, and was in an engagement with the Indians on the river, at Brady's Bend, length of this  service three months; that he enlisted in 1781 and served two months in Captain James Brisson's Company guarding the fort at Hannastown; all this service in the Pennsylvania troops.

His claim for pension was not allowed because the Act of Congress under which he applied did not provide for frontier service, but for service of six months but in a regularly organized military corps.

The pension received by David Shaw as quoted on the 1840 List of Pensioners was possibly paid by the State of Pennsylvania.

Soldier states that his father's house in Hannastown was burnt by Indians in July 1782.  In 1834 Alexander Shaw, a younger brother of soldier made affidavit in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, his age not stated.
There are no further family data.
Very truly yours
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Revolution 
21753
INVALID.
21,753
Joshua Filed
Pri  Rev. War
June 7th 1832
Index:  Vol. 2 Page 137
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Apr 10, 1900
Histy to 1927 July 30 to Mr.Alfred S. Gray
[illegible]
1935 June 26 Hist. to Emily E. Tassey A. D. Y...
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643
Joshua Field Sept. 14, 1832
Piscataway N. J.
Born April 2, 1756
Piscataway N. J.
Piscataway N. J.
[illegible] 75-6
Capt. Webster
Col. Heard - 1 m
Capt. Moses Martin
Col. - 1 m
Capt. Manning, Ross
Addis  Thompson  Stilles
Sebring  Ten Eyck
Cols.  Heard   Webster
Heady
Many skirmishes
Served eight months
ultimately till close of war
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Free
Revolutionary Claims
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
City of Washington D. C. 
[illegible] Feb 23
Brandon Vt. Feb. 17
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I Joshua Field of Brandon in the County of Rutland and State of Vermont certify that during the War of the Revolution I served most of the time in the town of Winchester in the State of New Hampshire in the Spring during the season that Ge. Sullivan marched the troops from Canad to Ticonderoga.  The year I can't remember but I know I enlisted under Captain Umphrey for five months and joined Col. Wingate's regiment and marched to Ticonderoga where I served out my time under General Gates' command and received an honorable discharge.  The redcoats came down the lake and Capt. Umphrey called for volunteers to engage them and I turned out with others but we did not get near enough to fight them.  I returned home to Winchester after receiving my discharge where I afterwards was several times impressed and compelled to serve on alarms to take the Tories up to Keene where they were tried and from there we convoyed the Charleston on the Town. The [illegible] I served in each of the alarms.  I cannot tell but it is my prevailing opinion I served as much s four months in all besides my five months enlistment.  I made my former declarations before R. Pierpoint Judge of Probate for the District pf Rutland but I cannot now tell how long ago but I believe something like two years ago.  I am very forgetful.  You see I an 89 years old and I draw only twenty dollars a year and drew my last pension last September [illegible]  Feb.17th 1835.
Joshua Field his mark

Attn.  B. DAvenport
H. Wheelock
Ref. to [illegible]
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Thomas Allen,   
 President.        
 Louis McCarthy,
Vice-Pres. & Treas.
Garner W. Prouty
Secretary
The Macallen Company
16 Macallen Street
Boston, Mass.
May 24, 1922.
Cable Address "Macallen Boston"
Mr. Washington Gardner,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Kindly forward me a copy of the service record upon which pension was granted to Joshua Field, of Winchester, N. H., soldier of the American Revolution who enlisted from Winchester, N. H.  or thereabouts, and who made application for said pension from Brandon, Vt. around the years 1832 t9 1835.
Thank you for this information, I remain
Yours very truly,
Alfred S. Gray
ASG/M
U. S. Pension Office
May 26, 1922
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Veteran's Administration
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C. 
Dear Sirs;
David Shaw is recorded in the Pension census, on page 124, as being a Pensioner of the Revolutionary War.  In 1849, he was living in Salem Township, Westmoreland Co. Pa aged 87 years,
Will you kindly consult his pension application and inform me when and where he was born, when and where he died, his wife's maiden name if given and, what his services were in the Rev. WAr.
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Appreciating a reply at your convenience I am
Respectfully 
Emily E. Tassey
514 Emerson St. E. E.
Pittsburgh Pa.
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[illegible] Administration  Pittsburgh, Pa.
[illegible] D. C.   June 11, 1935
Rec'd June 13, 1935
Mail Sub-Div.
Vets.  Adm.
Reader #4
[illegible] Joshua Field born June 5, 1746, served in . . . Revolutionary War, evidently from New Hampshire in which state he was born.  He later in 1786 moved to Brandon, Vermont where he died on March 26, 1837.
He was pensioned for hi services in said War.  Will you kindly inform me, what information, if any that he gave concerning his family, when applying for his pension and later?  Did he name any children?
Appreciating a reply at you earliest convenience.  I am
Respectfully
Emily E. Tassey
514 Emerson St. E. E.
Pittsburgh Pa.
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[illegible] Division    8-525
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C.
In reply to your request of ____ received ____ for a statement of the military history of Joshua Field a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for Pension on file in this Bureau.

Date of Retirement or Appointment - 
Spring 1776 
Length of Service - 5 months
Rank - Private
Officers under whom service was rendered
Captain Humphrey (Unphrey)
Colonel Wingate
State - N. H.

Date of Retirement or Appointment  177  
Length of Service -  1 0r 4 months 
Rank - Private
Officers under whom service was rendered
Captain/Colonel - no officers stated

Battles engaged in - none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment- Winchester, Cheshire Co. N. H. 
Date of application for pension - July 31, 1832 - his cl. was al.
Residence at date of application - Brandon Rutland Co.  Vt.
Age at date of application  - Born Apr. 5, 1746 at Winchester, N, H.
No data as to family,
Respectfully,
Commissioner