Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,747, Gideon Gardner, R.I.
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Service
R.I.

Gardner, Gideon
or Gardiner

Number
S.10747

carded
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10473
Rhode Island
Gideon Gardiner
of Washington in the state of R. Island who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Balent of the Regt commanded by Col Dyer in the Rhode Is. line for 2 years

Inscribed on the roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 80 dollars blank cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of April 1833 and sent to W Updike Kingston R.I.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $160.00
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept 1833 $40.00
$200.00

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7th, 1832}

Recorded by D D Addison - Clerk
Book E Vol 2 Page 111
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DECLARATION IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE ACT OF CONGRESS, PASSED JUNE 7, 1832. STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF Washington Sc. On this 3d day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Judges or Justices of the Court of Common Please now sitting, Gideon Garnder a resident of South Kingston in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island, aged seventy four 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. He has no no written evidence of his age. in the Fall of 1776, he joined a Volunteer Company which was organized for the purpose of guarding the shores, from the South Ferry to the Bonnet so called, the Company consisted of twenty eight men, or near commanded by Silas Grdiner and continued for about two months, and was kept constant in active service turing the time. I was called out immediately after the British took possession of Newport, he then being one of the Militia. Charles Dyer was Colonel of the Regiment, Ray Sands Lt. Col., Stephen Babcock was Captain of the Company, to stand ground on the shore, he and his associates, quartered at what is called the Genches Farm in Boston Neck in South Kingston, and continued there almost one month. At the expiration of the month or soon after, he listed into an artillery Company, in the pay of the State, and attached to the South Kingston Regiment of Militia, of which Company Christopher Gardiner was Captain & Henry Gardiner Lieut., the company for three three pounder and one Four Pounder. He does not know now, for how long a time he listed, but he continued a member of said company, and was kept on duty and under arms constantly, untill the British left Newport, which was in the Fall of 1779, and were stationed part of the time, at a place called [illegible] Sparrow Hill in South Kingston, and at Narrow River Bridge & were marched wherever there was an alarm, or where they were needed. The Company was marched to Trenton in 1777, and united with the Jones under General Spencer, who were there encamped and joined to Captain Gardiners company of Artillery and likewise on Rhode Island in 1778 in General Sullivan's Expedition. I was also down to the shore,
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at the taking of the British Frigate Cyrene, which came on shore, near Point Judith and also at the Army of the Americas Cruiser Columbus, which subdues on show. After the British left Newport, the company were annexed to the South Kingston Regiment of Militia, of which Thomas Potter was Colonel, or Lt. Col. and came over to Rhode Island & stationed at Boorh Hill, what they continued two or three weeks. It was afternoon, with a part of the Militia Company to which he belonged he having left the artillery Company before mentioned, or the same having ceased to exist, came on to the Island of Rhode Island, and stationed on Bostons Neck where they contined one month. Paris Gardiner was Captain of the company of Militia then, James Reynold Lt. I was in actual service during the was more than three years & I has no documentary or written evidence of his services, he never served uner any Continental [illegible], except in Spencers and Sullivans Expeditions, and knew none except the commanding Generals. John W. Shearman was with part of the time, in the Artillery Company [illegible] one year or more & Silas Gardiner likewise, they are no living & will testify to his serving in said Company. [illegible] stationed at Jones Hill, with the Artillery Company, they landed on the Island of Conement & made prisoner of the Guards of the enemy there. He is not acquainted with any Clergymen in his neighborhood & but refers the Court to Elisha R. Potter & Thomas S. Taylor, who are his neigbors, and will testify to the Goodness of his character and to the belief in his Neighbourood of his having served in the Revolutionary War. 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. Sworn to and Subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. his mark X Gideon Gardner witness Sylvester Gleasner 

We, Elisha R. Potter residing in the Town of South Kingston and Thomas S. Taylor residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Gideon Gardner who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four 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 aforsead in open Court. Elisha R. Potter Thos S. Taylor. 

And the Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that who has signed the proceeding certificate is a resident in the and that Elisha R. Potter and Thomas S. Taylor who has also signed the same are residents in the Town of South Kingstown and are credicle persons and that their statement is entitled to creidt and the Court also certify that from their examination and knowledge of Silas Gardner and John W. Sherman the preceeding Deponants The Court Consider their Testimony Entitled to Credit. 

I Samuel Helme Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & Gen. Sessions of the Peace do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Gideon Gardner for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Eighth day of September 1832. Sam. Helme Clk
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Silas Gardner of South Kingston in the County of
Washington in the State of Rhode Island & Providence
[illegible] being engaged according to Law testifies
& says -
     That Gideon Gardner of South Kingstown
in the County of Washington now an applicant for a
pension was a soldier in the artillery company commanded by Captain Christopher Gardner & Henry Gardner [illegible] : that he was drafted to go on to R Island
& was then with him and served there three months
that he served on Brentons Neck in 1780 under Capt.
Paris Gardner and at various other places and if my
memory serves, said Gardener was in [illegible] expedition
and that in the whole time he served [crossed out] more than
two years [several words crossed out] to the best of my memory
and that I am now 73 years of age.
                                           Silas Gardiner
Sworn to in open
Court - Sept. 1832
Wts Sam Helme Clk
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I John W Shearman of South Kingston, in the County of
Washington, on oath do testify and say, that I was a member of the
Artillery Company in South Kingston, commanded by Captain [crossed out]
Christopher Gardiner, child of Gideon Gardiner of South Kingston,
& Applicant was a member of the [illegible], more than a year, we were
kept on duty all the time and stationed at various places - it was
a Company raised by the State, when I joined the Company he
was there, and when I left, I left him there. 
                           John W Shearman
taken Subscribed &
Sworn to in open C
Wits Sam. Helme Clk
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13467
Gideon Gardiner
Private 2 years

[?] : C. E.

ob 4, 5, 10 & 16th
        [May ?] 21st, 1833

[crossed out: Wm Pear__??]

P. 209
W Updike Es
Kingston RI
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13467
BRIEF in the case of Gideon Gardiner
of Washington in the state of Rhode Island
(Act 7th June, 1832)

1. Was the declaration made before a court or a judge? - COURT

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? NA

3. How old is he? 74

4. State his Service as directed in the form annexed.

Period -Fall of 1776 - says he did duty till the fall of 1779

Duration of Service - 2 mo, 1 mo, 14 days, 1 mo

Rank - Private all times

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served - 
Cap. Gardiner
Cap Balent
Col Dye
Cap Gardiner
Cap Paris Gardiner

5. In what battles was he engaged - NONE MENTIONED

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? - DON'T SAY

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence or by the rolls? -LIVING WITNESSES

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? And if so, in what respect? - SEAL WITHOUT DEVISE AUTHENTICATION OF WINTESSES NOT PROPERLY CONNECTED

X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

Wm C Easton - Examining Clerk
19 Jany 1833
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handwritten upper left corner :  Revolutionary
handwritten above the word "INVALID" : 10.747
handwritten upper right corner : [illegible]

[check mark] INVALID.
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File No.    10,747
Gideon Gardner
Priv. Rev. War
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Act:  June 7th 1832
Index: --Vol.  [illegible], Page 138

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Gideon Gardiner
Declaration
13,467


Mr Pearce
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Rhode Island         }
Washington [illegible] }  February 4th 1833

     Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in South Kingstown within & for the
County of Washington and state of Rhode Island Gideon Gardner of South Kingstown aforesaid who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and consequent
loss of memory, he can not swear positively to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection that he served not less than the period mentioned below and in the following grades  For the year 1776 three months - For the year 1777 six months and  For the year 1778 six months and for the year 1779 nine months in the grade of a private
all of said times and under the officers mentioned in my declaration                                  his
                                             Gideon    X  Gardner
                                                               mark
Witness to Gideon Gardner
signing Wilkins Updike
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The State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Washington [illegible]
     Personally appeared the afore
named Gideon Gardner and before deposing as aforesaid was by carefully cautioned exam and sworn to testify the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth & signed the same
in my presence after the same was reduced to writing in his presence. And I further certify that said supplemental affidavit is entitled to full credit & that said affiant sustains a
fair character.

Wilkins Updike
Justice of the Peace