Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,434, for Jacob Sparrock, Massachusetts
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Mass

*
Sparrock, Jacob
or
Sparhawk

NUMBER
S. 37,434

CONTENTS
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Maine. 17, 424
Jacob Sparrock (or Sparhawk)
o Kennebec co. in the state of Maine who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Brewer, of the Massach u line, for the term of ten months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to  commence on the 22w. pf May, 1819.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7. of June and sent to Robert C. Vose, agt Augusta, Maine.
Arrears to 4th of March, 1820. $75.6[illegible]
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 48.
9 mos. 14 _31.} 1820. $123, 6[illegeble]
{Revolutionary claim. Act 18th March, 1818.}

[faint handwriting] continued
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Notif sent to R C. Vose, Augusta Maine
11 July 1820
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37434
Revy INVALID.
File No. 37,434
Jacob Sparrock alias Sparhawk.
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18 
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 483
[in brackets] Arrangement of 1870.}
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5685
Jacob Sparrock or Sparhawk
Col. Brewer Mass Regt.
March 1776
Kennebec [underlined]
10 months [underlined]
May 22d. 1819
Service proved by the testimony, on oath of two persons, certified to be credible witnesses.
R C Coss
Augusta Me
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I Jacob Sparrowk aged fifty six years a citizen of the United States born in Sherburne Massachusetts, now a resident in Agusta Kennebec County Maine- do upon oath testify and declare, that I enlisted March 1776 in the war of the revolution against the common enemy upon the continental establishment, for the remainder of the years served then about ten months into the company commanded by Cap Ballard in Col Brewers Massachusetts regiment I marched to Ticonderoga was I served the full term of enlistment and was honorably discharged at Mount Independence the last of December 1776. I was discharged verbally. I believe there was no written discharge given at that time. From my reduced circumstances I need the assistance of my Country Country for support. I hereby relinquish all claim to any pension allowed me heretofore by the laws of United States if any, but I am not borne on any pension list to my knowledge, I request to be placed upon the pension list for the District of Maine
Jacob [illegible]
[left margin] m 22
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kennebec County ss
 On the twenty second of May A.D. 1819 The above named Jacob Sparrowk, after having been carefully examined made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed Before me Nathan Weston Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I Ichabod Brownell aged seventy two years, now resident of Belgrade in the district of Maine upon oath do testify and declare, that being a Soldier in the war of the revolution , I well knew Jacob Sparrowk before named; I am personally knowing to the said Sparrowk having enlisted at the time by him stated in Capt Bullard Company and Col Brewers regiment of the  Massachusetts troops, and that he served until the last of December 17776 and was then honorably discharged as he has above declared: I was a soldier in the same regiment during the same time._
Ichabod his x mark Brownell
Sighed and sworn to , being first read Decr. 7 1819 before me the [illegible] a credible witness. 
Nathan Weston Just of the Peace
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[typed] Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
KENNEBEC, ss.
The Subscriber, Clerk of all Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certifies that the Honorable Nathan Weston, Junior, Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is Chief Justice of the  Circuit court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto his Certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand: Dated at Augusta, in said County of Kennebec, this [handwritten] seventh day of [handwritten] December in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and [handwritten] nineteen.
John Davis
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[left margin illegible seal]
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of war of the United States:-
I the subscriber being chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, [crossed "Hancock"] and Somerset, do hereby certify to your Honor that Jacob Sparrock [underlined] a citizen of the United States, now resident in Augusta in the District of Maine, on the twenty second day of May, A.D. 1819, made application to me to receive his declaration under oath and such other evidence as was in his power to produce, and to transmit the same, and the proceedings to be had thereon to your Honor, that he might be placed on the pension list of the United States, agreeable to the provisions of an Act entitled, " An Act to provide for all persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war," prepared by the said applicant is hereunto annexed.
And I further certify to your Honor that after careful examination of the said applicant, and a full consideration of the evidence in the case, it appears to me that the said applicant did serve as a private soldier in the war of the revolution against the common enemy upon the continental establishment for more than nine months in his declaration aforesaid; and that from his reduced circumstances needs the assistance of his country for support.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and have caused the Seal of the Court in which reside to be hereunto affixed this seventh day of December, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight and nineteen. -Nathan Weston Jus
[written upside down and backwards] Admitted
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Jacon Sparrohawk [underlined]
Cap Bullard Co  Col Brewer
1776 [illegible] 
Sherburne
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Jacob Sparrock of Sherburn in the State of
Massachusetts enlisted as a Soldier in the Continental Service
in the month of March the year one thousand seven
hundred & seventy six. under Col Samuel Brewer who
commanded a continental Regiment, at said Sherburn
from Sherburn the said Jacob Sparrock went to Framingham where he joined his company commanded by Capt
Benjamin Ballard from thence he marched under said
Ballard to Ticonderoga where said company joined
the Regiment commanded by said Brewer the said
Sparrock enlisted for the term of one year & duly served
that time in actual service more than nine months
of the same time he was in service as Ticonderoga
under the same officers. I was enlisted at the same time
the same Sparrock & served with him during
whole of said time & am personally knowing to facts before stated. the said Sparks at the years and
was regularly discharged by his commanding Officer

[signature] John Shearman
[illegible] May 12th 1819. Then the above
named John Shearman personally appeared &
made solemn oath to the truth of the above statement
Signed by him before me [signature] Fredk Allen Jus Peace

I certify that John Sherman above named is to me well
known as credible witness and [illegible]
Jany 10 1820
Robert C. Vose his Jus Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Kennebec In Testimony, that Frederick
Allen and Robert C. Vose, Esquires, within named
are Justices of the Peace for the said County of
Kennebec, I [illegible] my name and affix the
County Seal at Augusta, this 10th day of January
AD 1820
Davis
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J35
acob Sparrock
Augusta,
17,424 7 June 1820
Sep 1820

R.L. Vose. Augusta,
Maine.

Nathan Weston Jun

Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas

At copy
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State of Maine
I John Davis Clerk, for the county of Kennebec of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and that the original was exhibited in open Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, including debts due to the declarant therin stated, is four dollars; and deducting therefrom the amount of what the declarant owes, as set forth in said Schedule, the value of said property in the opinion of said court, is nothing
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twentieth day of June 1820.
John Davis, Clerk of said Court for the County of Kennebec.
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State of Maine
To the Honorable the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for he Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset
I, Jacob Sparrowk of Augusta in the county of Kennebec aforesaid, a pensioner on the Maine roll, under the law of the United States, entitled, "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th of March 1818, do hereby exhibit the following schedule of my whole estate and income (my necessary clothing and bedding excepted,) viz :
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Copy
State of Maine.

I Jacob Sparrock
within named do solemnly swear, that on
the twenty second day of May
1819. I made application, in pursuance
of the within mentioned law of March 18, 1818, before Judge Weston
and was
afterwards placed upon the pension list roll of the United States, for the District of Maine
Agency. And I, the said Jacob Sparrock
do further solemnly swear,
that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner
whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as
to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, ""An Act to provide for
certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War
,” passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and
that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts,
due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed,
and by me subscribed.

[signature] Jacob Sparrock

KENNEBEC, ss.

On this sixteenth Jacob Sparrock
day of May  1820,
before named, after being duly cautioned and
examined, exhibited and subscribed the within schedule, and took and subscribed the foregoing
oath, before me,
[signature] Nathan Weston, Junr
A true Copy
 
Court of Common Pleas
Attest John Davis Clerk