Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33,996, Ichabod Barden, Continental Mass.
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(3-1776) [star stamp]
SERVICE.  NUMBER
Continental  Barden, Ichabod  S. 33,996
Mass.
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10,602
Massachusetts
Ichabod Barden of Middleboro in the state of Mass who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Ward of the Mass line, for the term of one year
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per months, to commence on the 7th of May 1818. -
Certificate of Pension issued the 14th of May 1819 and sent to Nahum Mitchell East Bridgewater Mass
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819. 9 mo. & 29/31.  79.48
Semi-anl. all's ending 4th Sept 1819. $48.00
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$127.48

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

Discontinued

Notification sent Oct 30th 1820 to John B. Thomas Bridgewater Mass.
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Ichabod Barden Middleboro (1776) Col Wards Mass'tts Regiment 1776- 1 year
Admitted
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. Plymouth ss. On this 7th day of May ADom. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Ichabod Barden of Middleboro Co. of Plymouth aged sixty three years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned  according to law, on his oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled ""An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war, viz. That after a short service in 1775 at Roxbury he enlisted and entered into said war on the first day of January 1776 for one year in Capt. Jonathan Allen's Company and Col. Ward's Regiment in the Massachusetts line and continued to serve in said regiment till the last day of December 1776 and was discharged at Peekskill in New York State; but has no written discharge as he recollects - that he was stationed in New York and New Jersey during the whole year and had little or no fighting to do - that he afterwards enlisted again and served eight months at Saratoga and in the Northern army, - and was at the taking of Genl Burgoyne - Gibeon Sharp served with him during the year aforesaid - and that
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he has no further evidence of his services in his power - and that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for support - 
And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Ichabod Barden did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress, & I am satisfied the said Barden is poor & needs the assistance of his country for support- Nahum Mitchell 
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. ss. 1818, I HEREBY CERTIFY, That is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable. Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth - that the same Circuit Court of Common Pleas is a Court of record - that the signature to the above certificate is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of the said Court, 
}Clerk of the Judicial Court for the Count
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Ichabod Barden
10602
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SCHEDULE. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. County of Plymouth ss. On this 17th day of July 1820, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having a power also of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings, personally appeared in open Court, being a court of record for the said County Samuel Harlow who has the care of Ichabod Barden aged 70 years, resident in Middleborough in said County, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that said Barden is not capacitated to make oath or declaration and that he has received a pension certificate dated 14th May 1819 and numbered 10,602 in pursuance of his original Declaration made 7th May 1818 and also takes and subscribed the following oath, viz.
And I do solemnly swear that said Barden was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that he has not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled ""An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war,” passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. 
He is a labourer by profession but unable even to Walk he has no property personal or real - no family
Samuel Harlow

Sworn to, and declared, on the 17th day of July AD 1820 before Nahum Mitchell C Justice of s'd Court
I, Jno B Thomas clerk of the said Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is nothing. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this twentieth day of July 1820
Jno B. Thomas Clerk of the Court for the County of Plymouth
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33996
Revy  INVALID.
File No. 33.99
Ichabod Barden
Priv Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 27
[Arrangement of 1870]
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I Gibbins Sharp of Middleborough of lawful age testify & say that Ichabod Barden of said Middleborough was a Soldier in the American army during the Revolutionary War about five years & a half & in the same company with me we enlisted into Captain Joshua Benson's Company for three years service what year I cannot say but it was in the begining of the war: we continued in the service after that term was out, were at New York & in the Northern army at the taking of the British army from Conedy Barden continued as long as I did - we were a part of the time in a Captain Barman's Company  - and first in Col Shepard's Regt. then in Col Sprout's and Col Bigelow's - and further say not.
Aug. 10th 1818. -    Gibbins Sharp  X his mark

My   August 10th 1818. Received & Sworn to Before me Wilkes Woods Justice of Peace

And I the said Judge do certify that the said Sharp is a credible witness and the said Wood is a magistrate in the County of Plymouth & an Attorney and authorized to take depositions & the above is his true signature
Nahum Mitchell Judge
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Affidavit of Gibbins Sharp
The said Barden can procure no further witness of his services, but being entirely satisfied myself of his service I have thought it my duty to transmit his case to you.
Nahum Mitchell - Judge &c
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Hon John C. Calhoun
Secret'y. of the War Depart't. Washington
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East Bridgewater Oct 20th 1818 
Hon: John C. Calhoun Secretary of War Department 
Sir -
I forward to your office 24 more Old Soldier's Declarations viz
William Pincin / John Bourn
Jacob Loring / Bradford Baker
Caleb Stetson / Nathl Kent
Joseph Bonney / Nathl Rogers
Joseph Wright / Yet Seth Pope
Howard Chandler / Samuel Tupper
John Harris / Joshua Chandler
Abner Haskins / Joshua Staples
Edmund Ramsdall / James Warren
Nathl Tilden / Saml Holmes Jr.
Oliver Winslow / Ichabod Barden
Thomas Ford / Beryl Rickard
And am with due respect yr obedt hum Servt
Nahum Mitchell