Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 21602, Jeremiah Andrew, R.I.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
R.I.

Andrew, Jeremiah

NUMBER
S. 21602

CONTENTS
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[left side]
Certificate made payable
to Penelope Matthewson,
Richard M. Andrew,
and Sarah Burlingame
children of Jeremiah
Andrew, deceased, commencing
4 March, 1831, & ending
26 Septr 1836, time
of his death

[right side]
31,766
Rhode Island

Jeremiah Andrew, dead
of Providence Co. in the State of R. Island
who was a private in the compy comman[ded]
by Captain Jon Knight of the Regt. comman[ded]
by Col. Colwell, in the R. Island
line for 9 months private.

Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island
at the rate of 30 Dollars - Cents per ann[um]
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831, and
Sept 1836 time of his death, payable
children as per envelope

Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of June
1840 and sent to Jonah
Titus, S. Scituate, R. Island
-
Arrears to the [struck out: 4th] 26th of Sept. 1836, 
Semi-annual time of death:
166.70

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by S.A. Elliot Cle[rk]
Book E. Vol. 2 Page 101
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State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantation County of Providence

On this 9th day of September 1834 personally appeared Before me, Josiah Westcott one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Providence aforesaid which is a Court of record Jeremiah Andrew, a resident of the Town of Situate in the County aforesaid, and State aforesaid, aged 87 years who being first 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 7. 1832

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein Stated. The Declarant states that he was born in Cranston R.I. in the year 1746 on the 26th day of December, that he has no record of his age except in the family bible, that he was living in said town of Situate when called into service in said war and that he has lived in said Town ever since that times. He also states that by reason of his great age,
his bodily infirmities and his consequent loss of memory, he cannot give a detailed account of all his services; but states the following facts which he says that he does well remember; that he was called into
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Service in Capt Nathan Ralph Company and Col William West Regiment [inserted text: I think] wherein John Colwell was
Lieut Col upon alarms and Drafts in 1775 and
was stationed upon diferent tours of service in said Company under said Ralph or his succesor Capt Jonathan Knight in that and the following years of said war at the following places, to wit at Providence Warwick, Bristol and Newport. He also states that he well remembers of serving in said company two months as a substitute upon drafts, for one
John Pratt who was a near neighbor to him
at that time, in addition to doing his own duty-
He also states that he now thinks and believes that [struck out: that] he did at least, one year and nine months active service in said company in said war -
And he also states that he well remembers that
more than twenty years ago he used to consider that all his services in said war would amount to as much as twenty one months. He also states that in his opinion and belief his active services in said war would amount to as much as two months in 1775 three months in 1776, four months in 1777 Six months in 1778 including the two months for John Pratt, four months in 1779 and two months in 1780-
I remember General
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Eschel Cornell, Spencer and Silver and I
know Col John Waterman of Warwick and his regiment. I also knew William Barton who took
Gen Prestcott; and I also knew Col Christopher Lippet [Lisset?] who was Col of our regiment in the year I think 1775 and Lieut Col Stephen Kimball and Maj. Knight
He states that he never received a written discharge --

David Phillips William Smith, Stephen Green and Philip Waterman and my present neighbors and can testify as to my character
for truth and veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier 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
Jerimiah [his X mark] Andrew

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid - 

Josiah Westhall a Justice of the
Court of Common Pleas in
the County of Providence

We Stephen Green and Harley Fiske - residing
in said Scituate hereby certify, that we are
well acquainted with Jeremiah Andrew who has