Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33775, for Samuel Taylor, Massachusetts
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(8-1176)
Service Navy
Taylor, Samuel
Number S.33775
Agency and residence m 1818 Mass
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6698. Navy.
Massachusetts Roll.

Samuel Taylor, 2d Frigate Dean, Mariner, Capt Nicholson, In the Navy of the United States during the Revolutionary War. Revy War Mass.

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 31st of March 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 29th of Janry 1819 and sent to John Davis Esqr Judge Boston.

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 5 M. 1/31 + 4/30 -- 41:31
Semi-anl. all'ee ending 4th March 1819 -- 48:--
$89:31

[illegible] {Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

Dean
Boston.
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Massachusetts District, ss.
Boston 18 January 1819.
I am satisfied that the above named, Samuel Taylor by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
John Davis, District Judge U.S. Massachusetts Dist.

To the Secretary of the Department of War.
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Invalid
Navy
File No. 33775
Samuel Taylor 2d Mariner U.S. Navy Rev. War
Act March 18. 1818.
Index: Vol.               , Page
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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No 81.
Samuel, Taylor

[lined out: Inadmissible Dean frigate not on the Roll mentioned on the list]
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I, Samuel Taylor, a native citizen of Boston in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts now resident in Charlestown in said Commonwealth, do on oath declare that in or about the month of April A.D. 1780, (as near as my recollection now serves me) I enlisted on board the Dean Frigate, then commanded by Capt. Nicholson, as a boy. I immediately repaired on board ship, & did duty faithfully for more than twelve months. The ship first went from Boston into the River Delaware--thence to Cape Francois, as it was then called. In the termination of her cruize returned to Boston--where I was regularly discharged. I further declare that by means of my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of the assistance of my country for my support--

Samuel Taylor's X mark
Witness John Davis

Massachusetts District Ss. Boston 31 March 1818 Sworn to before me John Davis Dis Judge
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I Peter St. Medard Surgeon in the United States Navy, do depose and say that the within named Samuel Taylor was on board the United States Frigate Dean at the time stated in the within Declaration, as a Boy, and served during the time as therein mentioned, I being at that time Surgeon's Mate.
P. St. Medard, Surg U.S. Navy

Massachusetts District Ss.
Boston 31 March 1818
Sworn to before me John Davis Dist Judge, M. Dist.
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Massachusetts District, ss.
Boston 6 June A.D. 1818

It appearing to my satisfaction, that Samuel Taylor subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war"; the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, together with this certificate.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District tome hereunto affixed.

John Davis Judge of the District Court U.S. Massachusetts District.
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The National Archives Form VAM-51 12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Bounty Land Warrant Record Card*
Name Taylor, Samuel
Grade Private
Line Pennsylvania
Warrant Number 10501
Acreage 100
Issued October 12, 1792 to -- not shown -- 

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in the National Archives.