Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31247, for Elijah Mc Intire, Massachusetts
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McIntire, Elijah
or McIntier

Service Mass.
Number S31247

Contents
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5755
Massachusetts
Elijah McIntire
of Worcester in the State of Mass. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Wyman of the regt. commanded by Col. Patterson in the Mass. line for 10 mos.

Inscribed on the Roll of Mass. at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of Feby. 1833 and sent Hon. J. G. Kendall H or Reps.

Arrears to 4th Sept. 1832 $49.99
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '33  16.66
$66.65

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7,1832}

Recorded by J. H. McBlain Clerk
Book D Vol. 2 (illegible) Page 67

Apr. 22/85 Stattement sent to Ezra S. Stearns, East Baridge N. H. see copy inside

1888
Augt.27 E. S. Stearns history Prior
81
Worcester
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Declaration
Elijah McIntire
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
county of Worcester, SS.
On this fourteenth day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate, now sitting at Worcester within and for the County of Worcester in the Commonwealth aforesaid, Elijah McIntire, aged eighty years who being 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 7th 1832. that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That is to say,
1. In the spring of A.D. 1775 he enlisted in the eight months service in the Company of Captain William Wyman, Lt.Chatten in Colo. Patterson's Regiment, Lt. Cole Read (paper stained). He was stationed at Fort No. 3 on Millers River in (stain) where he served out his engagement of eight months and was dismissed. 
2. In the fall of A.D. 1776 he enlisted for two months to go to New York in Capt. Joh. Woods Company of Fitchburg, Lt. Luke Richardson of Leominster in Col. Conners Regt. Lt. Colo Sawyer and Major Rand of Westminster, he marched to Dobbs ferry ^in New York where he was stationed and was in that vicinity untill he served out his two months and was dismissed having been about nearly three months from home. 

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he relinquishes every claim 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.
Elijah McIntier
subscribed (inserted-sworn) the day and year aforesaid. Before Nathl. Paine, Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester.

We Calvin Lincoln, a Clergyman residing in the town of Fitchburg in the county of Worcester and Elijah Brown of Fitchburg hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Mr. Elijah McIntire who has subscribed and sworn to the above and that we believe him to be eight years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Calvin Lincoln
Elijah Brown

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester SS
Feb. 4th 1833. 
Then the above named Calvin Lincoln and Elijah Brown made oath to the truth of the certificate by them subscribed before me
David Brigham, Justice of the Peace

And the Court do hereby declare their opinion,  that after the investigation of the matter and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier an served  as he states. [sentence crossed out]
Nath. Paine Judge of Probate
 for the County of Worcester

[blank] clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contained, the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of  [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this [blank] in the year of our Lork, one thousand Eight hundred and thirty [blank]

Worcester SS, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
(seal)
I Theophilus Wheeler Register of the Court of Probate for said County of Worcester do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elijah McIntire for a Pension. I further certify that David Brigham Esq. before whom the foregoing and annexed affidavits were taken is a Justice of the peace in & for said County of Worcester, and that the signature purporting to be his signature is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this Sixth day of Feby. in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty three.
Theoph. Wheeler, Regr. of said Court.

I certify that Calvin Lincoln who has signed the above certificate is a Clergeman resident in said town of Fitchburg and that Elijah Brown who has also signed the same is a resident in the said town of Fitchburg and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
David Brigham, Justice Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester, to wit,
At the court of Probate begun and holden at Worcester with and for the County of Worcester on the fourteenth day of August A. D. 1832
On the application of Elijah McIntire claiming to be a soldier of the Revolution, the following interrogatories were propounded to him to wit:
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Answer, I was born in Reading Ms. on the 22d day of Feby. A. D. 1752
2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it?
Answer, I have no family or other record of my age.
3. Where were you living when called into service, where have lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
Answer, I was living in Fitchburg where i have since and now do live.
4. How were you called into service, where you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom? 
Answer, My services were voluntary and of my accord.

[hand written/added question]
5. Did you receive any discharge from service?
Ansr. I never rec'd any written discharge.

5. State the names of some of the regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served, such Continental, and Militia Regiments, as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service?
Answer, I saw Gen. Washington at Cambridge and Genl. Israel Putnam, Genl. Green at New York
6. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character, or veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution?
Answer, Revd. Calvin Lincoln, Gen. James Jewett. Trs. Perkens Esqr. Mr. Jonas Marshal, (illeible) Vanopek Lawyer & Abel Thurston respected selectmen of Fitchburg.
Elijan McIntier
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31,247
Revy INVALID

File No. 31247
Elijah McIntire
Pri.  Rev War

Act June 7th '32
Index: Vol. 2, Page 262

[Arrangement of 1870]
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I John Hall of Ashburnham in the county of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy eight years, on oath depose and say that I am well acquainted with Elijah McIntire of Fitchburg whose application for a pension as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, this affidavit is annexed to, and I testify that he enlisted in the year 1776 for two months in the company of Militia under the command of Capt. Jonathan Wood of Fitchburg to go to New York State. I enlisted and marched at the same time in the same company and we were stationed some of the time at Dobb's Ferry and some of the time at Tarry Town and elsewhere. And at the expiration of our term of two months said McIntire was regularly dismissed and we returned home after being gone from home three months or thereabouts, but the precise time he was away on his journey home I do not  pretend to be able to state.
John Hall
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
January 16th 1833
Worcester SS.
Then personally appeared the said John Hall and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me, David Brigham, Justice of the Peace

I certify that the above named John Hall is a man of veracity and entitled to full credit as a witness.
David Brigham P. J.
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Elijah McIntier
Worcester County
Mass
Private 10 months
by J. G. Kendall

Masst.

hon. J. G. Kendall
HR
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I James Walker of Rockingham in the County of Windham and State of Vermont of lawful age testify and say that I was well acquainted with Elijah McIntire of Fitchburg in the County of Worcester and state of Massachusetts. I further testify the said McIntire and my self enlisted into the eight month campaign to Collier in Capt. Wyman's Company and Col. John Patterson's regiment we went to Cambridge Massachusetts we there served to gether eight months and were both discharged at the same time in the last part of December A. D. 1775 or the fore part of January A. D. 1776 further your deponent saith not
James Walker
Springfield, Jany. 4, 1833

State of Vermont
Windsor county Ss
Springfield, Jany. 4 a. d. 1833
Then James Walker of Rockingham in the County of Windham and State of Vermont personally appeared and after being carefully examined and duly cautioned made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Wm. Thayer Justice of the Peace

This may Certify that James Walker the above named deponent is considered a man of truth and verasity.
Wm. Thayer Justice of the peace.