Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 17233, Daniel Adams, Mass.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Mass.
Adams, Daniel
S. 17233
carded
CONTENTS
born 1760 in Newbury, Essex Co. Mass, there at
[illegible] and in 1833.
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NUMBER
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21.482
Massachusetts
Daniel Adams
Essex in the State of Mass
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Titcomb of the Rgt. commanded
by Col. Coggsnell in the Mass
line for 14 months
Mil
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 46 - Dollars - 69- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Sept 1822 and sent Mr
Mount Newberryport Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833       $116.67
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 34  23.34
                                                           ---------    
-                                                          $140.01
{Revolutionary Claim }
 {Act June c7, 1832.    }
Recorded by DD Addison 
Book E  Vol. 2  Page 2
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832.
State of Massachusetts: County of Essex, S.S
On this Eleventh     day of June  A.D. 1833, personally appeared in open
Court, before the Honourable Daniel Appleton White, Judge of the Court of Probate for
the County of Essex aforesaid, now sitting Daniel Adams a resident of Newbury
in the county of Essex, and State of Massachusetts aged 72
years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on affirmation make the following
Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits 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.
He first enlisted at Newbury aforesaid, in the company commanded by Captain Silas Adams, in the
Regiment commanded by Colonel Jonathan Titcomb, on the 17th of April AD 1777, and served in said Company as a
private at Bristol in the State of Rhode Island the full term of Two months and was then verbally discharged in
Bristol June 20th 1777
Afterwards enlisted at Newbury [Illegible] in said county Essex on the 5th of November 1777, in the Company then
commanded by Captain Samuel Hure, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Jacob Gerrish, and joined in the said
Company on Winter Hill on the 6th or 7th of the same month, and served therein as a private in guarding General
Burgayeres troops for full term of five months having a discharge in April 1778.
Afterwards enlisted at said Newbury, in the company commanded by Captain Titcomb in the regiment commanded
by Colonel --------------- on the 1st of September 1778 and served therein as a private soldier at Batlan, Bunker hill
in Charlestown and with guards to provision Stores in Watertown, the full term of four months, and was discharged 
at said Watertown January 1. 1779
Afterwards enlisted at said Newbury in the Company commanded by Captain Thomas Mighill in the Regiment
commanded by Colonel Wade, on the 4th day of July 1780, and served therein as a private soldier at [Illegible]
the full term of three months, and was then discharged by General Washington in the month of October 1780. This
discharge was in writing by is now lost.
Was born in 1760 in the town of Newbury has a record of his age on [Illegible]
lived in said Newbury when called into the service, enlisted voluntary
names Colonel Gerrish and Colonel Titcomb Benjamin Wemen [Illegible] regular Officers with the troops when he served
his service was in Rhode Island at Winter hill in Charlestown, at Boston and Watertown as before mentioned
had a written discharge for [Illegible] campaign but it is now lost- refers to Silas Littles, and Seth Surecter Esquire for testimony
as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a solider of the Revolution.
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.
Daniel Adams {Symbol?}
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
 D A White Judge of Probate
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We Revd Leonard Withington a clergyman, residing in Newbury county of Essex
aforesaid, and ------------Esquire, a magistrate residing in
Newbury aforesaid, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
Daniel Adams 3rd who has subscribed and sworn to the within declaration that
we believe him to be 72 years of age; that he is refuted and believed in the neighbour-
hood, where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in
that opinion.
Leonard Withington        S. Sweetser
Sworn to and subscribed, before 
Wm Woart Justice of the Peace

And the said Court hereby declares its 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 Revd Leonard Withington who has signed the preceeding
Certificate is a Clergyman resident in said said Newbury and that Seth Sweetser
who has also signed the same is a Magistrate resident at said Newbury and is a credible person, and that their
statement is entitled to credit.
D A White Judge of Probate

I, Nathaniel Lord Jun, Register of the Court of Probate for the county of Essex aforesaid, do hereby Certify, that
the foregoing contains the original preceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Daniel Adams Jun
for a pension--I do also Certify that William Woart before whom the annexed depositions were taken is a
magistrate for the county of Essex, and that his signatures thereunto annexed are genuine 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Probate Court {SEAL}
of June AD 1833.
Nath.l Lord ju
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P         17233
INVALID.
File No. 17233
Daniel Adams
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:--Vol. 1, Page 3
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Sen notes by N.D. Adams
Dec. 1883.
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Daniel Adams
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I Thomas Evans of Newbury past, in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged
seventy two years, on oath do testify and say that I was a private in the Company commanded by
Capt. Thomas Mighile, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wade and served therein at West Point
in the year 1780, and do know that Daniel Adams Jun who now lives in Newbury in said County
was a private in the same company and served therein at said West Point from the first of July 1780
to October following-the full term of Three months-we marched from said Newbury in Company
and returned together- we had pay for four months service
Newbury [Illegible] June 11. 1833     Thomas Evans

Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Essex ss. Town of Newbury [Illegible] June 11th 1833. Then Thomas Evans above named personally came and
made oath, in due form of Law, to the truth of the above written deposition by him subscribed and I do 
further Certify that the said Thomas Evans is believed by me to be a credible witness
Wm Woart Justice of the Peace
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I, Timothy Curtis of Newburyport in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts[Illegible]
on oath do testify and declare that I was a private soldier, in Captain Richard Titcombs company in Colonel
Wades regiment in the year 1780 and served therein at West Point Three months in the war of the revolution
and I do know that Daniel Adams who now lives in Newbury in said county of Essex was a private in Captain
Mighills Company Colo Wade Regiment served in said Company from the month of July 1780 to some time in the
month of October following, the full term of three months- I am now Seventy four years of age and well
know said Adams, and have been well acquainted with him from his youth
Timothy Curtis

Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Essex SS. NewburyportJune 8th 1833. Then personally came Timothy Curtis above named and made oath
in due form of Law, to the truth of the above written deposition by [Illegible] subscribed in my presence. I do also
Certify that the said Timothy Curtis is believed by me to be a credible witness.
Wm Woart Justice of the Peace
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I Moses Short of Newbury in the county of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
aged Seventy three years, on oath do testify and declare that I am well acquainted with
Daniel Adams of Newbury aforesaid, and do know that said Daniel Adams was a
private soldier in Captain Adams company, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Titcomb
and in which the Major was Cushing, and that he served therein and served in the state of Rhode
Island two month- I was a private in the same Company we both Enlisted at Newbury
on the 17th April 1777-and marched in Company to join the Regiment, served together and
returned home in Company near the last of June of the same year having served more than
two months.
Newbury post June 8th 1833   Moses Short

Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Essex ss. Newbury port June 8th 1833. Then personally came Moses Short above named
and made oath in due form of Law, to the truth of the above written deposition by him
subscribed in my presence- I do also Certify that the said Moses Short is believed by me
to be a credible witness
Wm Woart Justice of the Peace
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26945
Daniel Adams
Mass
Private 14 months
Capt Titcombs Compy
Col Coggswells Regt NY
4669
9534
2333
11669
Wm Woart Esq
Newbury Port
Mass
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Secretary's Office, August 10th 1833.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books
and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of
the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears
 that the name of Daniel Adams, as a private
is found on a pay roll of Capt. Oliver
Titcomb's company, in Col. Cogwell's Regt,
of Militia detached for guarding and fortifying 
the ports, in and near Boston, where he is
allowed for service and travel from October 1st
to Decemr 31st, 1778. two months and twenty seven days.  m2= d27
Daniel Adams' name as a private, is borne
on a pay roll of Capt. Thomas Mighill's
company, in Col. Nath.l Wade's Regiment,
raised to reinforce, the Continental Army,
where he is allowed, from July 5th to Oct.r 10th
1780, for services and travel three months and eighteen days. 3=18 6=15
Daniel Adams claims services under Capt.
Huse in 1775, also further service under Capt.
Titcomb in 1778, the rolls of which are not found
in this office.
Edward D. Bangs Secy
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J. L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Newburyport August 20th 1833
J.L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Allow me in behalf of Daniel Adams Jun and Moses Short
to forward your herein, their respective applications for pensions under the Act of Congress of
the 7th of June 1832- the same were inter[Illegible] to have been forwarded with those of Nehemiah
Follansbee- Benjamin Davis- William Tappan and Moses Pilsbury-yesterday
I am Sir- very respectfully
yrobtservt
Wm Woart