Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18,858, Aaron Carrel, Mass.
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Service    Mass.

Carrel, Aaron
Carril
Carrell

Number   W. 18,858.

Sally
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1222
New Hampshire

Aaron Carrel of Charlestown in the state of NH who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Fisher of the Regt. commanded by Col. Tyler in the Mass. Militia for 15 mo. from 1779.

Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 50 Dollars ~ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Cerficate of Pension issued the 25 day of Feby. 1833 and sent Hon. H. Hubbard M.C.

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832           75 00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 1833  25 00
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$ 100
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Henry H. Sylvester Clerk, 
Book D Vol. 1.  Page 148
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Aaron Carrill.
20733
Private 15 months

ach.

Hon. H. Hubbard
HR
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DECLARATION in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of New-Hampshire, County of Sullivan

On this 28th day of November 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judge of the Court of Probate, now sitting, Aaron Carroll a resident of Charlottetown in the County of Sullivan and State of N.H. aged 67 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 that on the first or [____] of July 1779 He was living in the county of Worcester & common wealth of Massachusetts, enlisted into Capt. Fisher company & Col. Tylers Regiment in the Massachusetts line for six months, and marched immediately to Providence Rhode Island where he with the company was stationed until the British left Newport. He thinks in November of that year, when he with his company & Regiment were ordered from Providence to Bristol, where they were stationed in the meetinghouse at that place about one week, thence were ordered on to this Island & were stationed at Newport until the first of January, 1780, their time being [cast ___ every discomfort], then discharged & went home, the evidence of this service is the affadavit of Stephen [Peter__].

Same affidavit further state that in the month of July 1780 He again enlisted into the services of his country mustered at Leicester in said county & marched to Springfield in Massachusetts where he with other soldiers were ordered & marched to West Point in N. York by Lieutenant Willis, & there He joined Captain Reddings company, Col. Bradfords Regiment & General Patterson's Brigade for six months, He with his company was stationed there about one month, there ordered to Kings ferry, thence to Orangetown N. Jersey. There to Tappan, where he was stationed until after Andre was executed, [____] to Totoway, from there He with the army were marched through the country to West Point again & went into winter quartered on the Hill west of the Point, where he was discharged about the 12th of Dec. 1780. The evidence of the above or last service in the affidavits of Stephen Rich who served in Capt. Flannery & (Grackers] Company & in Col. Grators Regt. at the same time, & Rebecca [Ricker] who was knowing to your declarants Cunningham & [_____] again as above stated.

[illegible] declarant further states that he again [inletted] into Capt. Reuben Davis company & Col. [De___] Regiment for the Latter part of July or forepart of August 1781 for these months. He was mustered at Springfield in Massachusetts & marched from there to West Point, where he with his company were stationed the whole time of his enlistment & at the expiration
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thereof. He was discharged & went home, the evidence of this last service is in the affidavit of John Willington.

To the interrogations put by the court the said applicant gives the following answers. He was born in Sutton in the county of Worcester and common wealth of Massachusetts on the 9th day of March 1765, has no record of his age only one made by himself in his bible suppose there is one in the town records of Sutton, when first called into the service he lived in Sutton & there remained until June 1801 when he moved into [illegible] in the county of Sullivan aforesaid where he resided for one year & then moved into this place where he was since & now resides. He was never Drafted, nor served as a substitute, alway inlists voluntarily - In his first service he was acquainted Genl. Gates & McDoodle on the Island. He also recollects Col. Cantfeild he thinks the Col. was from Connecticut. At West Point Genl. Washington, Nixon, Patterson, Barnard & Glover, the last he does not particularly remember the [Genl officers]. He thinks there were some discharges given him but does not recollect what became of them. He is acquainted with Horace Hall & Richard Kimball of Charlestown who can testify as to the belief of his service [illegible]

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,    Aaron Carril

Sworn and subscribed, the day & year above state - Frank A. Sumner Judge of Probate 

We, Horace Hall residing in Charlestown and Richard Kimball residing in Charlestown hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Aaron Carrill, who has subscribed and sworn to the above obligation; that we believe him to be 67 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 day & year aforeward
Horace Hall
Richard Kimball
Frederick A. Sumner, Judge of Probate

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 certifies, that it appears to them that the Horace Hall Esquire who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Justice of the Court resident in the same Charlestown and that Richard Kimball, who has also signed the same is a resident of the same Charlestown and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
Frederick A. Sumner Judge of Probate

I, Aaron Nettleton Jr. Register 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 Aaron Carvill for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 28th day of November 1832
Aaron Nettleton Jr.  Register of Probate
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1596

Concord, N.Hampshire
Sally Carril
widow of Aaron Carril dec ?
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 18th January 1834 of Sullivan Co. in the state of N.H. who was a Private in the comp. commanded by Captain Fisher of the Regt. commanded by Col. Tyler of the Regt. commanded by Col. Tyler in the [Ma__] time for 15 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Concord at the rate of 50 dollars --- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of Jany. 1839 and sent Hon. H. Hubbard Senate U.S.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838 $125.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar. '39,  25.00
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$150.00

{Act July 7, 1838.}
Recorded by D. D. Addison Clerk, 
Book A Vol. 1st Page 37
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Sally Carril  2458
Declaration.
Wid of Aaron
Act 7 July 1838
March 1784, dc'd 1834
Allow. $50 per ann

Ha. H. Hubbard
U.S.S.
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DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, - passed July 7, 1838.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE,  }
                                                    } S.S.
County of Sullivan,                    }

On this Nineteenth day of September 1838, personally appeared in open Court, before the judge of the Court of Probate, now sitting, Sally Carril a resident of Charlestown in the County of Sullivan and State of N.H. aged 74 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 the Act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled, "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows ;" That she is the widow of Aaron Carril, who was a private in the 
Army of the Revolution, and a pensioner of the United States, under the Act of June 7, 1832, at the rate of Fifty Dollars per annum, on the New Hampshire Agency ----
That she has no particular recollection of the services performed by said Carril as she was married after the war, and as near as she recollects, the 20th of May 1784 ~

She further declare that she was married to the said Aaron Carril on the twentieth day of May A.D. 1784 that her husband the aforesaid Aaron Carol died on the eighteenth day of January A.D. 1834 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, A.D. 1791, viz. at the time above stated. 
Sworn to and subscribed, the day & year afsd.  Sally Carrel before John L. Putnam  Judges Robt. & J. J. Gilchrist Register of the Court of Probate to hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original Declaration and proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Sally Carroll for a pension. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Eleventh day of October A.D. 1858.

John James Gilchrist, Reg. Prob.
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Aaron Carriel & Sally Woodbury both of Sutton were Married in Oxford by Edward Davis Esq. May the eleventh one thousand seven hundred & eighty four  [1784]

I Sylvanus Harris of Oxford in the county of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Certify that the above is a true copy of the Record of the Marriage of Aaron Carriel & Sally Woodbury from the town records of said town of Oxford now in my possession with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Records in fair legible figures as follows

May the 11th 1784  Sylvanus Harris  Town Clerk of said town of Oxford

I Sylvanus Harris above named depose & say that I hold the office of town Clerk in the Town, County, & State aforesaid & that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Town of Oxford with the Exception above named as Certified by me
Sylvanus Harris

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester [___] October 4 1838
Then the foregoing Affidavit was Subscribed & Sworn to before me

I. M. Barton  Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester, [___]

I, Joseph G. Kendall, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Worcester, do certify that Ira Barton, Esquire, is a Justice of the peace in and for said County, and that his signature to the written certificate is in his own proper hand writing.

In testimony whereof, I hereto set my name, and fix the Seal of said Court, at Worcester, this fourth day of October, in the year 1838.
Jos. G. Kendall, Clerk
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Revy. WIDOW, &c.

File No. 18858
Sally Carril  Widow of Aaron Carril, Private. Rev. War

Act: July 7th, 1838
Index:-Vol. A, Page 120

[Arrangement of 1870]
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State of Vermont
Washington County

I Stephen Rich of Marshfield in the County of Washington & State aforesd. of the age of seventy years last January, being first duly sworn according to law, do depose & say that I am personally acquainted with Aaron Carriel of Charleston in the County of Sullivan & State of New Hampshire, formerly of Sutton in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, & have been acquainted with the sd. Aaron for more than fifty years last past - that in the summer or spring of 1780, we both inlisted into the service of the United States in the Massachusetts line for the term of six months, at Sutton & were both mustered at Leicester, Mass. & both with others [pushed] on to Springfield & from thence to West Point in the State of New York - at which place the sd. Carriel was attached & belonged to Capt. Zebedee Readdings Company in Col. Bradford's regiment of the Massachusetts line. & I belonged to Capt. Flowers' & Crocker's Company in Col. Graton's Regiment of the same line until the full expiration of the term of six months & were both discharged at West Point on the 12th day of December 1780 (if I recollect right) perhaps later in the season.

My place of residence in Sutton aforesd. was distant from the sd. Carriel about three miles during the Revolution - and we were both in the service of our Country against the Common enemy at several times; but I was never with the said Carriel at any time, except in 1780 & therefore do not know the length of time he served the places where or the names of his officers at any other time - but fully believe that he served,- from information at the time & ever since which I have received.-  Stephen Rich
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State of Vermont,
Washington County.

At Marshfield on the 15th day of September A.D. 1832, personally appeared Stephen Rich, Esq. who has subscribed the within affidavit, & made solemn oath to the truth of the same.

Before me   Horace Hollister  Jus. of Peace.

And I further certify that the said Stephen Rich within named Deponent, is a credible & disinterested in my opinion.-

Horace Hollister  Justice of the Peace.
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State of Vermont,
Worthington  County

I Rebecca Rich of Marshfield in the County of Washington and State of Vermont, of the age of sixty five years last May, do on oath depose & say that I am personally acquainted with Aaron Carriel of Charleston in the County of Sullivan & State of New Hampshire, now of the age of sixty seven years, & have been so acquainted with the said Aaron since my earlyest remembrance, the said Carriel being my brother - that in the year 1780, being the year of the dark day as near as I recollect the sd. Carriel entered the service in the fore part of the season, & went to West Point as I understood & returned to Sutton the place of his residence the fore part of the next winter. -

The sd. Aaron went into the service of the U.S. at other times, for short periods, - but the length of time he served, the places where, or his officers under whom he served, I do not now know; - but probably knew at the time - I am certain that he went into the service several times. -
Rebecca Rich

Sworn to Subscriber, by the said Rebecca Rich, at Marshfield in the State & County aforesd. on the 15th day of September, A.D. 1832. -

Before me,  Horace Hollister  Jus. of the Peace
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State of Vermont.
Secretary of States Office, Montpelier.
September 15th A.D. 1832

I hereby certify that Horace Hollister, Esq. before whom the within affidavits of Stephen Rich & Rebecca Rich, appear to have been taken, is a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Washington & was at the date of the taking of [^] affidavits duly authorized to administer oaths to take affidavits, & that his names subscribed thereto appear to be his proper signature. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of this office the day & year written.

Timothy Merrill
Secretary of State.

Affidavit of
Stephen Rich &
Rebecca Rich, in the 
case of Aaron Carriel.
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Stephen Putnam of Whitington, the county of Windham and state of Vermont aged seventy one years testify and say the in the month of June or July 1779 this deponent with several others then residing in Sutton county of Worcester in the commonwealth of Massachusetts entered in a company commanded by Captain Fish in the regiment commanded by Colonel Joseph Logan of Uxbridge in said county and among said enlisted soldiers was our Aaron Carriel of said Sutton we enlisted for six months said Carriel was a Neighbor of this deponent and an intimate acquaintance he served in said Company and Regiment the whole of said term of service during which time he was a messmate with this deponent we were stationed at Providence for a tine and at Tivertown for a time and were discharged the fore part of January or near as this deponent can recollect at Rhod Island City and further the deponent saith not.          Stephen Putnam

Sworn to and Subscribed this 20th day of November A 1832 before me
John Roberts assistant Judge of Windham County Court

I certify from personal knowledge that Stephen Putnam who has subscribed the above affidavit is of a fair character for truth and entitled to credit.
John Roberts asst Judge of Windham County Court

State of Vermont. Windham County Clerk's Office, New Fane, Nov. 22 A.D. 1832. I certify that John Roberts Esq. is one of the Assistant Judges of Windham County Court aforesaid, and that the above are his signatures. In. testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on the day and year above written.
James Elliot, Clerk.
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Mr. Elliot will Please affix the seal and certificate to the written applicant and enclose and send it to Frederick A. Sumner P.M. Charlestown N.H. and acknowledge. 

J. Roberts


Stephen Putnam, affidavit

Fayetteville VT
Nov 23


Frederick A. Sumner, Esquire.
Post Master.
Charlestown,
New Hampshire


S. Putnam
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I Thomas Smith of Sutton in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do testify and say that I am seventy years of age that in the year 1780 I enlisted as a Soldier in the revolutionary army and was stationed at West Point Mr. Aaron Carriel then of said Sutton but now of Charlestown in the State of N. Hampshire entered at the same time with me and marched to West Point at the same time. we marched from West Point to New Jersey and other places about New York and served together during the period of our enlistment which was six months Mr. Carriel belong to Genl. Patterson's Brigade and Col. Bradford's Regt. & Capt. Reddings Company. I knew Capt. Carriel well was frequently with him as we were stationed near each other during the whole Campaign I belonged to Capt. Howlers Company Col. Greatans Regt. Col. Greaton afterwards Commanded the Brigade.  I was more particularly acquainted with the said Carriel from the fact that we were both from the same town and enlisted at the same time.  
Thomas Smith

Worcester __. September 26. 1832  Has personally appeared the above named Thomas Smith and made solemn oath to the truth of this deposition by him subscribed - and I hereby certify that the said Smith is a creditable witness. 
Jonas L. Sibley Jus. Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester __.  I Abijah Bigelow, Clerk of the Judicial Courts, holden within and for the
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County of Worcester, do hereby certify that Jonas L. Sibley, Esquire, before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and sworn to, is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Worcester, and that his signature thereto appears to me to be in his own proper handwriting.

In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand, and affixed the County Seal, this twenty seventh day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.

Abijah Bigelow, Clerk.
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I, Hiram Carrill depose and say, that Aaron Carroll, late of said Charlestown, Deceased a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States died in Charlestown on the Eighteenth day of January A.D. 1834, that I was present at the time of his death, and that Sally Carrill now remains his widow, and has remained unmarried since the decease of said Aaron.
Hiram Carrill

State of New Hampshire, Court of Probate - Sullivan [__] On this Eleventh day of October AD 1838. before the Subscriber Register of the Court of Probate for said County, personally appeared Hiram Carrill above named and made oath that the above affidavit by him Subscribed is true.  Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 11th day of October AD 1838.

John James Gilchrist 
Reg. Prob.
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I John Wellington of Dudley in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say that I am now sixty seven years of age, that in the year `78` in the month of July as near as I can recollect I enlisted in Captain Reuben Davis Company at Charlton in said County of Worcester for the Term of three months That I was mustered a Springfield in Massachusetts and from there marched to West Point where I was stationed out of the said three months in said Company of Capt. Davis and in Colonel Luke Drury's Regiment I will recollect that Aaron Carroll then of Sutton (now of Charleston in the state of New Hampshire as I am informed) served with me in said Company said Term of three months and was discharged with me by the Col. I cannot tell where said Carroll enlisted though I suppose at Charlton. But I distinctly recollect that he busted with me at Springfield and continued in the Company with me for the whole Term of service before named and further the deponent saith [illegible]
John Wellington

Worcester S.S. September 1st 1832. There personally appeared the above named John Wellington and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me, and I hereby certify that said Wellington is well known to me as a man of [illegible] truth and entitled to full credit. 
Geo. A. Tufts Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester, Js.

I Abijah Bigelow, Clerk of the Judicial Courts, holden within and for the County of Worcester of Worcester, do hereby certify, that George A. Tufts, Esquire, before whom the within affidavit of John Willington was made and sworn to, is a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Worcester, and that his signature thereto appears to me to be in his own proper handwriting.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the County Seal this eighth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
Abijah Bigelow, Clerk.