Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19660, Joshua Wright, Continental Mass.
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Service: Continental Mass
Wright, Joshua Susannah
Number: W19660
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16. 385
Transferred to Massachusetts
Joshua Wright of Milford in the state of New Hampshire who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sergeant of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1st of June, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th of Jany 1821 and sent to the Hon L Sampson
House of Rep
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1820
$169.06
{ Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Discontinued
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Returned 23d April 1827, From 10 April 1827 and transferred to Massachusetts pension earning at the above date. sent to J. Bartell
Plymouth, Mass.
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Massachusetts 176
Susannah Wright
widow of Joshua Wright
who was a Private
in the line
for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars
- Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
4th day of Sept. 1843 and sent to
Wm Thomas
Plymouth
Mass

Act of March 3, 1843.
Recorded in Book A
No. 1, page 57
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60
Joshua Wight
of Col Sargents Regt. Ms line

Sworn to June 1st, 1818
one year AD 1776 & 9 mo. in 1778
Not on Roll
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I Joshua Wright formerly of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth Commonwealth of Massachusetts now of Milford in the County
Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire, and a citizen of the United States and resident therein set forth and declare on oath that
I was a soldier in the War of the revolution for more than nine months on the Continental establishment, that from my reduced circumstances I need need the assistance of my country for support, and am therefore desirous to obtain a pension from the United States, agreeable to the law of Congress
the 18th March, and do relinquish all claim to any former pensions granted me (if any) by any law of congress. I am the age of Sixty years
entered the service in July 1775. served five months at Cambridge Moxbury ye in Capt Jed Pope's Company, Colonel Sargants Regiment, then in the latter part of Dec. 1775 without quitting the service. Enlisted again for one year in the same company & same regiment went to New York ye was at the Battle of Harlem Plains, was taken prisoner at Fort
Washington sometime in Nov 1776 and kept prisoner till the latter part of Dec. 1776. was then discharged from the prisoners - I enlisted again in May 1778 for nine months, to serve in the Continental Army (for the Town of Plymouth) marched to Fish Kill there joined Capt Joshua Bensons Company in Colonel Putnams Regiment, went to the White plains, and various places - part the time under Capt Soper in a ranging Company then returned to my Regiment & was finally discharged at West point, all the above duty was In the Massachusetts line have not any discharges
or other evidence except a certificate from Nathaniel Goodwin under whose
direction I march'd for the nine months service - Joshua Wright

Sworn to this first day of June 1818.
Before me J H Smith associate Justice of the
Court of Common Please for
said County of Hillsborough

State of New Hampshire Hillsborough. On the
first day of June 1818 Before me the Subscribed one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County personally appeared Joshua Wright now of Milford in said County of Hillsborough President therein and being duly cautioned made solemn oath that
he is of the age of sixty years & that he inlisted
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the latter part of December AD 1775, without quiting the service on a former campaign, for the term of one year in Capt Popes Company in Col Sargents Regiment in the Massachusetts Line and continued to serve in said corps or in the service of the U States being a prisoner of war part of said term until the latter part of December 1776 when he was discharged
from the prison ship and again inlisted
in May 1778 for the term of nine month to
recruit the Continental Army & joined Capt Benson's Company in Col. Putnams Regiment in the Massachusetts Line continued to serve in ye Regiment in the service of the United States untill he was discharged
at West point that he is reduced in his circumstances as so stands in need of the assistance of his country for
his support he relinquishes all claim to a former pense if any he has from all which & other evidence to the shown I certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the Joshua Wright did serve in the Revolutionary war on the Continental establishment nine months or longer against the common enemy & that from my own knowledge his reduced
circumstances & stands in need of the
assistance of his country for his support and I
now transmit the proceedings of the testimony
taken. I had before me to the Secretary for the
Department of War pursuant to the provisions
of the late Act of Congress
J.H. Smith Associate Justice of the
Court of Common Pleas
for County of Hillsborough
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Chains 3.50 knives & fork 25
Chains and old iron

further declare I am indebted to secondary
persons as follows
viz
Asa Kendall $78.00
Joseph Perkins 50.00
Lola Flinn 120.00
Elkanah Plinney 30.00
Ezra Phinney 20.00
Ephraim Phinney 35.00
James Wallace 25.00
Roal Wallace 30.00
Jacob Flinn 6.00
Nehemiah Howard 6.00
Sylvenus Hutchinson 5.00
William Stevens 10.00
Thomas Jackson 12.00
427.00

My occupation is that of a Farmer but I am unable to work but little on account of a breach and I cannot support myself

My family, residing with me, consists of my wife Susanna aged sixty four, who is as able to work as one of her age
My son Thomas aged twenty eight years, who is infirm and not able to work more than half the time - and also an aged aunt of seventy three years who is unable to do any labor her
name is Jessey Holmes - Also one Grand
Daughter aged fifteen

Sworn to and declared in open court, on the 5th day of July Anno Domini, 1820.

M Eastman Clerk

I, MOSES EASTMAN, Clerk of the above named Court, do hereby certify, that the
foregoing declaration and 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 foregoing schedule, is $839.25 and that said applicant is indebted as above stated
In testiomny whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this
day of July, 1820.
M. Eastman
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STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
HILLSBOROUGH, SS.
At a Court of Common Pleas for the first district, holden at Amherst in said county of Hillsborough, on this fifth day of
July, 1820, being a court of record; having power of fine and imprisonment, and unlimited Jurisdiction in point
PRESENT
JOSHUA DARLING,
JEDEDIAH K. SMITH,
Justices.

Personally appeared in open court, Joshua Wright aged Sixty one years, resident in Milford in said county, who being first
duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, to wit: -- that he enlisted in Capt Frederic Pope's Company in Col. Paul Seargeants Regiment in the Massachusetts line in the Continental service and served in said Company more than a year at one enlistment and was regularly discharged

the date of my original declaration was on the first day of June Anno Domini, 1818 I have received a pension, the certificate of which is numbered 16385
on the back thereof.
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And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th
day of March 1818, and that I have 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 the act of Congress entitled ""an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land
or 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 following schedule, by me subscribed.

my real estate consist of about seventy acres of land in Milford aforesaid with a small house and barn on it valued at 675.00
my personal estate consists of
1 Yoke oven valued at 50.00
two Cows and calves 32.00,
one heifer $8.00- one horse $10. 18.00
two sheep 2.00
two swine 14.00
one sleigh 3.00
one ox Cart 10.00
one horse waggon 10.00
one clerk $3. Tables $3. 6.00
10.00
Brassware 2.50 iron ware 3.50 6.00
Crockery ward 5.50. Looking Glass $1.00 6.50