Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21,961, for David Phillips, Rhode Island
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(3-1776)

SERVICE R. I.

Phillips, David
Olive

NUMBER W. 21,961
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4360
Rhode Island

Olive Phillips
widow of David Phillips dec.
R. I.
who was a pensioner under the Act of [blank]
and who died on the 21 June 1807
of Providence in the State of R. Island
who was a private in the com commanded
by Captain Harrington of the regt commanded
by Col. Waterman in the R. I. Militia
[illegible] for 9 months

Inscribed on the Roll of R. Island
at the rate of 30 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Octr
1839, & sent to Josiah Titus, Sth. Scituate, R. Island

Arrears to the 4th of Septr 1839 $105.00
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Mar 40 15.00
$120.00
{Act July 7, 1838.}
Recorded by D. McCurdy, Clerk
Book A. Vol. 2. Page 19.
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State of Rhode Island
County of Providence } ss.
On this 17th day of December 1838 personally appeared before me, Eli Aylsworth, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County and State aforesaid, being a court of record, Olive Phillips, a resident of Scituate in the County of Providence aforesaid aged 69 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 provision, made by act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of David Phillips, who was a private in the Army of the revolution, and served as such on various monthly tours of duty, in the Rhode Island militia, from the fall of 1775 to the spring of 1781 - according to her best recollection and belief the said David, from what she has heard him say of his service served the following monthly tours at least in said militia: In December 1775 a tour of one month at Bristol in Capt Simeon Harrington Company, in Col Wm West's Regiment; In December 1776 a tour of one month at Bristol in Capt Samuel Williams Company in Col Wm West Regiment; in March 1777 a tour of one month at Lockwood in Warwick in Capt Comer [Coomer?] Smith Company in Col John Watermans Regiment
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these three tours were upon Drafts; in April 1777 he served a tour of one month for his brother John Phillips at said Warwick in Capt Simeon Harringtons Company in Col Nathaniel Brown's Regiment; in August 1777 he served a tour of one month on Draft, at said Warwick in Capt Joseph [illegible] Company in Col. John Waterman's Regiment, this tour ended about the 20 of September 1777; In December 1777 he served a tour of one month on Draft, at Howland Ferry in Capt Simeon Harringtons Company in Col John Waterman's Regiment, this tour extended into January 1778. In January and February 1778 he served a tour of one month for his brother John Phillips stationed at said Ferry in Capt Jeremiah Davis Company in Col William West Regiment; in April 1778 he served a tour of one month on Draft, at said Lockwood in Warwick, in Capt Simeon Harrington's Company in Col John Watermans Regiment; in August 1778 he served a tour of one month, on Draft, at said Howland Ferry in Capt Jonathan Knights Company in Col. Wm Wests Regiment; this tour ended about the 20 of Septr 1778; in December 1778 he served a tour of one month at Providence, in Capt Comer [Coomer?] Smiths Company in Col John [illegible] Regiment, this tour ended about the 20th of January 1779; In June 1779 he served a tour of one month, at said Howland Ferry, in Capt Samuel Williams Company in Col Chad Brown's Regiment; this tour ended in July 1779;
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In November 1779 he served a tour of one month at Howland Ferry aforesaid; in Capt Samuel Williams Company in Col Chad Brown's Regiment this tour was upon Draft; In March 1780 he served a tour of one month, on Draft, stationed at Warwick in Capt William Howard Company in Col Stephen Kimballs Regiment; he went over by water to Newport during this tour; In March 1781 said David enlisted into the Company commanded by Jonathan Knight and was marched to Newport, where he served out his enlistment which was for one month, in Col Stephen Kimballs Regiment; he was fond of going a soldiering and took pride in the war; the foregoing service was all about the Narragansett Bay, in guarding the shores, and rendering aid to the regular forces; which made expectations upon Rhode Island in 1777 under General Spencer and under Gen Sullivan in the summer and fall of 1778. She further declares that she was married to the said David Phillips on the 2d day of October in the year seventeen hundred and ninety; that her husband, the aforesaid David Phillips died on the 21st day of June A. D. 1807 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, to wit: as the time above stated; 
Witness [signature] David Phillips 3d
[signature] X her mark Olive Phillips
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Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year: aforewritten; I the said Justice do further certify that in my opinion the said David Phillips did serve as a private in the Rhode Island militia during the revolutionary war; as the said Olive in her declaration hath stated; I also certify that she is a credible person and entitled to credit, and that by reason of age and bodily infirmities, she is not able to go abroad to [illegible] Court for the purpose of making this declaration; I also certify that in my opinion, she was married when she states and hath not been married since the decease of the said David, her aforesaid husband:
[signature] Eli Aylsworth Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
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And I the aforesaid Olive Phillips widow of said David Phillips do further declare, that I have no documentuary [sic] evidence of the service of said David, in the revolutionary war before stated, I also declare that I have no documentuary [sic] evidence of my said marriage, either in the town records County Parish, church or family records; and that said David resided in this town, of Scituate, County of Providence and State of Rhode Island when he entered in the performance of said Several tours of duty - that the amassed record of my children's births is in the hand writing of the late [illegible] Hines, it was made before the death of my late husband, and has been in my possession ever since his decease, and is genuine -
[signature] X her mark Olive Phillips
Witness [signature] David Phillips 3d
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence } Ss. On this 17th day of December 1838 personally came said Olive Phillips & subscribed and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit made in addition to her foregoing declaration: Before me
Eli Aylsworth Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
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I David Phillips 3d of Scituate in said County, aged 32 years do say on oath that the annexed record of my own and brothers & sisters births, has been well known to me ever since I can remember about such things, say for more than twenty years; I also say that my father died when I was a child, that my mother the said Olive Phillips who made the foregoing declaration, is now the widow of my late father David Phillips; I never heard the contrary intimated -
[signature] David Phillips 3d
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence } Ss December 17th 1838 
Thus David Phillips 3d made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed I also certify that he is a credible witness in the premises -
[signature] Eli Aylsworth Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
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Elizabeth Phillips was born on Thursday December the 30th A D 1790
Abigal [Abigail?] Phillips was born on Saturday August the 25th A D 1792
Esek Phillips was born on Saturday May the 17th A D 1794
Lucy Phillips was born on Tuesday July the 19th A D 1796
Nathaniel Phillips was born on Tuesday July the 19th A D 1796
Pardon Phillips was born on Saturday February the 16th A D 1799
Welcome Phillips was born on Saturday February the 16th A D 1799
David Phillips was born on Tuesday August the 25th A D 180[illegible]
Jacob Phillips was born Sunday March the 4th A. D 1804
David Phillips was born Saturday November the 15th A D 1806
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I Samuel Kimball of Scituate in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island aged 77 years do say on oath that during the revolutionary war I was well acquainted with David Phillips late of said Scituate, who was afterward married to Olive Wallen; I saw him on service in the Rhode Island Militia on several tours of a month each: He commenced a tour in Feb or March 1777 stationed at Lockwood in Warwick in Captain Comer [Coomer] Smiths Company in Col John Watermans Regiment this tour was for a month, and ended about the last of said March or first of April 1777 The following month he served a tour of one month for his brother John Phillips stationed at same place, in Capt Simeon Harringtons Company in Col Nathaniel Browns regiment; This last named tour, was for one month, which he served out, as he did also the above [illegible] named month, I saw him whilst performing said tours; also in August 1777 he was drafted for a tour of one month, which he served out stationed at said Lockwood in Capt Joseph Kimball Company in Col. John Watermans Regiment; this tour ended about the 20th of September 1777: In December 1777 he was again drafted, for a tour of one month which he served out stationed at Howland Ferry in Cpt. Simion [Simeon] Harringtons Company in Col. John Cooks Regiment, this tour ended about the 20th of January 1778: In January and February 1778 he served a tour of one month for his said brother John Phillips; stationed at said Ferry in Capt. Jeremiah Davis Company in Col. William Wests Regiment, this tour was for one
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Rev. & 1812 War Section

July 15, 1928

Mr. A. D. Phillips
Bethesda, R.D. 10
Maryland

Sir:

I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claims, W. 21961, it appears that DAVID PHILLIPS, while a resident of Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, enlisted in December, 1775, and serving on various monthly tours until sometime in March, 1781, amounting to fourteen months in all, as a private with the Rhode Island troops under Captains Simeon Harrington, Samuel Wilbur, Comer Smith, John Waterman, Jeremiah Davis,Jonathan Knight, William Howard and Joseph Kimball, and Colonels William West, Nathaniel Brown, John Waterman, John Cook, Chad Brown, John Mathewson and Stephen Kimball. He served two of these tours as a substitute for his brother, John, and he was in General Spencer's and General Sullivan's expeditions to Rhode Island.
David Phillips married at Scituate, Rhode Island October 2, 1790, Olive Wallen.
They had the following children: Elizabeth, Abigal, Esek, Lucy,Nathaniel,Pardon,Welcome,David, Jacob and David.
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David Phillips, the soldier, died June 21, 1807.
His widow, Olive, was allowed pension on her application executed December 17, 1838, at which time she was sixty-nine years of age and was living in Scituate, Rhode Island.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner