Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38867, for William Jeffers, Rhode Island
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[typed] (8-1776)
SERVICE [written] R. I. [stamped star] Jeffers, William or Jeffries or Jeffereys
[typed] NUMBER [written] S. 38867
[typed] CONTENTS
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[written] 38867
[typed] INVALID.
[written] Revy
[typed] File No. [written] 38867
William Jefferies
Pri Rev War
[typed] Act: [written] 18" March 18"
[typed] Index: -Vol. [written] S, [typed] Page [written] 256
[typed] {Arrangement of 1870.}
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[written] 7815
Rhode Island
William Jefferies
[typed] of [written] Scituate [typed] in the state of [written] R Island
[typed] who was a [written] private [typed] in the regiment commanded
Colonel [written] Hitchencky [typed] of the [written] R Island
[typed] line, for the term of [written] one year
[typed] Inscribed on the Roll of [written] Rhode Island
[typed] at the rate of [written] 8 [typed] Dollars per month, to commence on
the [written] 9 [typed] of [written] April 1818
[typed] Certificate of Pension issued the [written] 18 [typed] of [written] March 181[?]
[typed] and [written] Sent to Jude Howell, Provi=
dence R. I
[typed] Arrears to 4th of [writen] March 1819. 10 mo, 22/30 & 4/31. 86.89
[typed] Semi-anl. all'ce ending [written] 5 Sept. 1819  48
$134.89
[typed] {Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. } 
[written] Cowd
Conet Dev
6.1821 X
Sent to
W. H. Smith
Providence
R I
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[written] The Honorable David Howell
WE the Subscribers hereby certify to your honor
that we are well acquainted with William Jeffers
of Scituate an applicant for a pension & form
an knowledge we believe said Jeffers now to be in indigent & reduced circumstances [illegible]
of the opintons of his Country
Stephen Sheldon
William Trent
Ezra Potter[illegible]
Elisha Phillips
Jerry A Finner Pro of the
Town Council of the Town of Scituate 
[written sideways] Rhode Island District
Feb. 6. 1819 This certifcate
[illegible] entire credit.
David Howell
District Judge
Is Hon.
Lewis A Wen.
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[written/ faded document] Smithfield 3d Apl 1818
I hereby certifiey that William Jeffers the [illegible] hereof
Enlisted as a private Soldier inton the Regiment under the
Command of Col Daniel Hitchcock in the year 1775 went
to Boston Served out his time of Eight months for which he
had Enlisted for then Enlisted unto the Same Reg. for
one year went onto New York with the P Reg and was
in the following Action (Viz) Long Island Harlem
Heights Trent Town & Prince Town and at the Expiration
of the 2nd Entessment was left Sick in the [illegible]
To All whom it duly sworn 
Fred Angell Hon Major of P Reg
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[written] I William Jeffers of Scituate in the State of Rhode
Island on Solemn oath to declare and say that
in the month of April 1775 according to the best
of my recollection Enlisted as a private soldier
in Capt Jeremiah Obneys Company & Col
Hitchcocks regiment in the continental army
of the United States in the Rhode Island line
In which remain I continued Eight months being 
the time for which I enlisted & immediately with=
out leaving the army I again enlisted in the
same company and regiment for one year - In
which for and I continued the last above mentioned
time- At the expiration of the previous enlistment
I was left with in the hospital but when my
recovery I enlisted a third time in Capt
Josiah Larrys Company in Col Philip Bumiths army 
regiment in the Connecticut & contenental army line In which
remain I continued three years then next followingthen I recieved a written discharge- but have lost
it- I further declare that I am now in reduced
circumstances & stand in need of the a  postioner of
my country for support
William [his X mark] Jeffers
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[written] Rhode Island District Sc
Be it somentioned that on this Ninth day of April
1818 come before William Jeffers and made solemn
oath to the truth of the decloration to which his
mark is within office In witness whereof I have hereto
set my hand & have caused the sel of the District Court
to be hereto affixed [seal stamped on document but illegible]
David Howell
District Judge
The signature of the Judge and the seal of the District
Court of the United States for the above district
one hereto affixed witnesses 
Benjamin Cowell
Clk of D Court
Providence & Affair 1818 
[wriitten sideways] Wm Jefferies
Hitchcock Reg ?
R Island Line
Declaration 9 April 1818
'75 & '76 year
Judge Hoewell
Benjamin Cowell Clk D Court
Providence R I
[faded] Service admitted
The judge certifi
cate withto indogent circumstan
ces matter
proof of poverty provided
[underlined] Admi@
Recd June 1818
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[written] Wm Jefferies
Schedule
7815
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[written] United .states of America
Rhode Island Dstrict.
County of Providence. Supreme Judicial Court
September Three AD. 1821.
On the Eighteenth day of September 1821 personally
appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record
within and for said county William Jerfferies 
aged 64 years, residing in the town of Scituate
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: that he served as a private one year
and eight months in Col Hitchcock's Regiment
of the Rhode Island line, and three years in
Capt Lepries company and Col Bradley's regi
ment if the Connecticut line; that he made
a previous declaration on the ninth day of
April 1818, and that he received a Certificate
for a pension, being No. 7815. And I do solemnly
swear that I was a resident citizen of the
United States on the Eighteenth day of March 
One Thousand Eight Hundred & eighteen:
and that I have not since that time by
gift, sale, or in any manner whatever disposed
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[written] of my property or any part thereof, with intent
hereby as 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 Eighteenth day of March, One thousand and eight hundred and
Eighteen: that I have not, nor have any
person in trust for me, any property or securities
contents or debts, due to me; nor have I any
income other than what is contained in theSchedule hereto annexed, and by me Subscribed.
William (his X mark) Jeffereys
A schedule of Property and Income/ necessary clothing
and bedding excepted of William Jefferies Viz,
one cow, 1 hoe, and 1 laythe & 1 rake.
other than the above, he has no property of any
description, except as above excepted, And the
said William further says that he is a laborer
and works when he is able for his living;
but is so afflicted with the rheumatism at times, 
that he can do but little; that he has a wife
73 years old, a very weakly woman also affiicted
with the rheumatism, but no other family.
Under then impoverished circumstances he feels
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[written] entitled to a continuous of his pension under
the act of May 1. 1820.
William (his X mark) Jeffers
Sworn to and declared in open court on the 18th
day of September 1821
Wm Henry Smith Clerk
Rhode Island District
Clerk's Office of the Supreme Judicial Court AD 1821.
I William Henry Smith Clerk of said Court do
hereby certify that the foregoing oath, and the 
Schedule thereto annexed, one 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 amount in value of the property
exhibits in the aforesaid Schedule is Sixteen
dollars. In testimony whereof, I have
[faded seal shown but illegible] hereunto set my hand, and affixed
the seal of the said Court on this
Eighteenth day of September 1821,
William H Smith Clerk of Said Court,