Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30119, for Job Sowl, Rhode Island
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SERVICE
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Sowl, Job

NUMBER
S30119
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21.924
Massachusetts 
Job Sowl
of Bristol in the State of Mass
who was a private in the Comp. command
by Durfee of the Reg commanded
by Col Cook in the R. Island
line for 12 months - 

Inscribed on the Roll of Massts
at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Nov 1833 and sent to A. Bassett Taunton
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 33
$100
Seminant. allowance ending M .34
20
$120

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832


Recorded by Go. C Stiles Clerk
Book E Vol. 2. Page 80
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Job Sowl
27041
Bristol Co.
Mass
Private 12 months
Capt Durfee
Col Cook
Regt R I
A Bassett []
Taunton

Mass
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
BRISTOL, SS.

AT a COURT of PROBATE holden at Westport
in and for said County on the thirtieth day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty, before the Honorable HODLAH BAYLES, Judge of the Probate, &c. for said County, personally appeared Job Sowle a resident of Westport
in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged Seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832, make the following declaration. That he entered the service of the United States, under Captain Benjamin Durfee, Capt Ebenezer Slocum, and Capt. Jacob Sowle, in the regiment commanded by Colonel John Cook a particular account of
his services are related under the 5th interogatory. [interrogatory] and further declares as follows, in reply to the interrogatories propounded by the Secretary of War, to wit:
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Ans. That he was born in Tiverton in the County of Newport and State of Rhode Island
in the year one thousand seven hundred and Seven Hunt the 28th day
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it?
Ans. I have a record of my age on my Bible
3 Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where
do you now live?
Ans I lived in Tiverton in the State of Rhode Island when I was called into service
I lived in said Tiverton since the Revolutionary untill [until] the year, 1820, then moved into Westport, where I now live, and have lived since 1820. as aforesaid
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
Ans I was called into service by draft on the militia of Tiverton, most of the time, a part of the time by volunteer
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[] since the Revolutionary untill [until] the year 1820, then I moved into Westport, where I now live, and have lived since 1820. as aforesaid
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a
substitute, for whom?
Ans I was called into service by draft on the militia of Tiverton, most of the time. a part of the time by volunteer,

5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops when you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
The said Job Sowle in answer to the 5th interogatory [interrogatory] says that in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy six thinks in the month of April, but cannot be positive as
to the precise day, he entered the service of the United States under Capt. Benjamin Durfee in Coland looks Regiment and served three months, during which time he was on Rhode Island, and was stationed at the Dudley Huse so called and at the Molbone place, at the end of which time he was discharged (has no recollection of having a written discharge) and return home the said Job saith that during the war of the revolution he lived in the Town of Tiverton in the State of Rhode Island that he
belonged to the militia in said Town - that in the early part of the year of Seventeen hundred and Seventy seven orders were issued from the authority of the State of Rhode Island to Class the Militia; they were accordingly Classed.
the Class to which I belonged was called out by orders from the Commanding office to serve one third part of the time, that during the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Seven the said Job Sowle says he was in the service as aforesaid three months, during which time he was under the command of Capt. Ebenezer
Slocum, a part of the time aforesaid he was stationed at Fogland Ferry, and a
part of the time he was at Howlands Ferry, he was in Spencer Expedition and
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was engaged, and assisted in collecting the boats at that time, says that at the time the British had possession of Rhode Island, that this
same order, and arrangement of the Militia continued through the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Eight, and untill the British left New [] Seventeen hundred and Seventy nine, that in the year seventeen hundred and Seventy Eight was in the service as aforesaid four
months, during which time he was part of the time under the command of Jacob Sowle at Fogland Ferry, and part of the time under the
of said Ebenezer Slocum, and all the time in Colonel Cooks Regiment, says he was on the Island in Sulivans Expedition, and was stationed a part of the time at Howlands Ferry The said Job says that he still continued his militia service in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy nine as aforesaid untill the fall of said year when the British left Rhode Island - that he served two months in the year Seventeen
hundred and Seventy nine, during which time he was under the command of said Ebenezer Slocom and Capt Daniel Davol and was stationed at Howlands Ferry and has no recollection of performing military service at any other time during the war aforesaid that the term of service as above specified which he was actually engaged in the service is twelve months,
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6. Were you a Soldier or an Officer if a Soldier, did you ever receive a discharge from the
whom was it given, and what has become of it if an officer, did you ever receive a commission
was it signed, and what has become of it?
Answer I was a soldier, and I do not now recollect of ever receiving a written discharge from the service
7. State the names of the persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and
your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Elder Ana Devel, Deacon Abial Davis, Deacon Jonathan Esqr. Nathan C. Brownell Esqr. Jonathan Peckham Stephen Howland, Peley W. Peckham, Ezekiel Brown 
And the said Job Sowle doth further declare that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State, 

Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Job Sowl
H. Baylies, Judge of Probate

WE Howard Hipp a Clergyman residing in residing in Surmont adjoining Westport and Abner B Gifford residing in Westport hereby
certify that we are well acquainted with Job Sowle who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five 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 to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Abner Gifford Howard Tripp
H. Baylis, 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 abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Howard Tripp who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Dartmouth in the said county of Bristol, and that Abner Gifford who has also signed the same is a resident in said Town of Westport and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
H. Baylies, Judge of Probate.


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
BRISTOL, SS.
Anselm Barrett Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Sowle of Westport
in said County, for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court the day and year first as written.
Anselm Bassett
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I Godfrey King of Tiverton in the County of Newport and State of Rhode Island aged Eighty two years testify and say that I am well acquainted with Job Sowle, formerly of Tiverton, who now resides in Westport in the State of Massachusetts, that I know him previous to the war of the Revolution, that he belonged to the militia Class of Tiverton, that I frequently saw him in the service when the militia were out on guard, which was all the
time the British had possession of Rhode Island,
that in the year seventeen hundred and Seventy Eight, was in the service in Sulivans Expedition on Rhode Job Sowle was also in the same service with me, and in the same Regiment, the said Job was in Ebenezer Slocum Company & was in Isaac Cook, Company & both in Colonel Cook Regiment
Godfrey King

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Bristol SS 
On this first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared the above named Godfrey
King and made oath that the deposition aforesaid by him subscribed is true, and I do further certify that the said Godfrey King is well known to me that he is a man of good character and that his statement
is entitled to full credit
Abner B. Gifford Justice of the Peace
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I William Borden of Tiverton in the County of New Port, and State of Rhode Island, aged
Seventy Eight years testify and say, that I am well acquainted with Job Sowle who formerly lived in Tiverton and who now resides in Westport in the State of Massachusetts, I knew him previous to and during the war of the Revolution, in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six I was in the service of the United States, in the Company of Militia commanded
by Capt Benjamin Durfee for the space of two months and I recollect that said Job Sowle was in the same company with me and according to my last recollection when I best the service at that time. I left said Job Sowle in the service, while in were together as aforesaidwe were on Rhode Island
William Borden

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Bristol ss

personally appeared the above named William Gorden and made oath that the deposition aforesaid by him subscribed is true and I do further certify that the said William Gorder is well known to me that he is a credible witness, and that his statement entitled to credit
done at Westport this 27th day of April Eighteen hundred and thirty three
Abner B. Gifford Just of the Peace
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I Gideon Borden of Westport in the State of
Massachusetts, a Revolutionary Pensioner
aged Eighty two years, testify and say that
Job Sowle of Westport aforesaid is well known
to me that during the war of the Revolution
he lived in Tiverton in the State of Rhode Island,
and near to me-- I lived the same Town
same time-- I knew him as a soldier in
the war of the Revolution, I knew him
to serve in the Company of Capt Benjamin
Durfee, Ebenezer Slocum, and Daniel Devol
I know that he was one of the Class Militia
of water and served in his class in 1777-
1778 and 1779. and I have no hesitation
in saying that to my knowledge he served
twelve month during the war aforesaid
although I cannot now after such a laps of
time undertake to testify as to the precise time
when he entered & left the service
Gideon Boren

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Bristol Ss. 
On this first day of May Eighteen hundred and thirty three, personally appeared the above named Gideon Borden as made oath that the deposition aforesaid by him subscribed is true and I do further Certify that the said deponent is well known to me, that he is a credible witness and that his statement is entitled to full credit
Abner B. Gifford Just of the Peace
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I Jeremy Dwelley of Tiverton in the County of New Port and State of Rhode Island aged Seventy Seven years testify and say that in the latter part of the year the fore part of the year Seventeen hundred & Seventy six when Wallace laying with his Ship about New Port & Prudence I was called to guard the shore
and I recollect very well that Job Sowle
now of Westport that in the State of Massachusetts, who then lived in Teverton was called out in the same service with me three months I further recollect being well acquainted with said Sowle that he was in the service
of the United States in Seventeen hundred and Seventy eight on Rhode Island, in Sullivans Expedition, did not belong at that time to the same company with me and I cannot tell how long he was then in the service of the United States but from my particular acquaintance with him, (both living in the Same Town at the time) & my frequently seeing him in the service and knowing that to the Class Militia in said Tiverton while the British were in possession of Rhode Island I have no hesitation in saying that said Job Sowle served as a soldier of the war of the Revolution at least twelve months
Jeremiah Dwelly
Over
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol County SS

On this first day of May A.D. 1833 personally
appeared the within and Jeremy Dwelly
made oath that the deposition by him
subscribed as within is true and to further certify that the within named Dwelly is well known to me, and I believe him to be a man of good character for truth that his statement is entitled to full credit
Anna B. Gifford Just of Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bright ss

I Anselm Barrett Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that Abner B. Gifford whose
signature is affixed to the foregoing certificates is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Bristol
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and the seal of said Court
this first day of August Eighteen hundred
thirty these
Anselm Barrett
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30119
Rev INVALID.
File No. 30,119
Job Sowl
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 32
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