Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29721, Edward Corbitt, Mass
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Mass
[handwritten black star]
Corbitt, Edward
or
Corbet
NUMBER
S.29721
CONTENTS
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29721
Revy INVALID
[illegible handwriting perpendicular to the text]
File No. 29,721
Edward Corbet
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 32
Index: --- Vol. 2, Page 82
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6935
Massachusetts
Edward Corbett
Douglas in the State of Moss
who was a private in the company
commanded by Captain Whitney
of the Regt commanded Col. Brown in the most
time for 6 mo 12 days [illegible] Mass.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
the rate of 21- Dollars - 32 Cents per annum,
 to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
 Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of March 1833 and sent to Hon J. Davis H.R.
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Arrears to 4th of March 1833     42.64 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept    10.66
 $53.30
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk,
Book D Vol. 2 Page 94
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DECLARATION, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, SS.
On this Tenth day of Dec. in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty Two personally appeared in open Court, before Nathanial Paine Judge of Probate for the County of Mercer now sitting Edward Corbet a resident of Douglas
in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Eighty 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 7th 1832. THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. I enlisted some time in the spring of 1777 as near as I can recollect, under Capt. Isaac Martins in the Regiment
commanded by Col. Chad. Brown & went to Providence in Rhode Island & served there six weeks in the Massachusetts State troops.
I again enlisted some time in the summer of 1778
under Capt. Caleb Whiting, Lieut Ebenezer Morot & Ensign Stephen Southworth, in Col. Chad Browns Regt under the Command of Gen. Sullivan & went to Rhode island [Island] & said there two months & was there at the battle on s'd [said] Island.
I again enlisted some time in the summer of 1780 under Capt Benjamin Read & Lieut Robert Tuft in Col Rands Regt. & went to West Point in the State of New York & I served there three months. I was at West Point when-Gen. Arnold deserted & saw Gen Washington when he came on to that Post, at which time I shod Gen. Washington's horse of his particular request.
I was born in Staffordshire England in the year 1752 & came to America in the year 1772. became a naturalized American in 1775 & took the oath of Allegiance to the United States before Nathan Tyler Esqr of Uxbridge in Worcester County. Have no record of my age. Lived in sd [said] Douglas when I entered the revolutionary service & have lived there ever since. That the above service was done in the Massachusetts State troops. I never had any written discharge nor have I any written or [illegible] evidence that I know of by
which I can prove the above service ^ [iillegible] the annexed I am acquainted with
Rev. David Holman & Nathaniel Carpenter who live in the same town with me & can testify as to my character for veracity. 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.
[Signed] Edward Corbitt
Before
[Signed] Nathanial Paine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
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We David Holman a Clergyman residing in the Town of Douglas and Nathaniel Carpenter
residing in sd [said] Douglas hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Edward Corbet
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty
years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the [struck through -day and year aforesaid.]
15th day of October 1872. Before me
Robert P. Church Just. Pacis [signed]
David Holman [signed]
Nathl [Nathaniel] Carpenter [signed]
 
And the said 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 mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that David Holman who signed
the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the Town of Douglas and that Nathaiel Carpenter Esquire who has signed the same is a resident in the same Town and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 

Nathl Paine [signed]
Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
Worcester s. Commonwealth of Massachusetts

I Theophilus Wheeler Regr, Clerk of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Edward
Corbitt for a pension and that Robert P Church before whom the [illegible] affidavit was made, as a Justice of the Peace in sd [said] County of Worcester, & that the signatures his own, In TESTIMORY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this
first day of January in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty three
Theophilus Wheeler [signed] Register of the
Court of Probate for the County of Worcester
[Handwritten notes;]
Edward Corbett 
Private
6 Mn. & 12 day
$21.32

Hn Q Davis
28168
[Handwritten perpendicular to text on right side:]
Edward Corbett
S21.32
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I Bezaleel Bolsom of Douglas in the County
of Worcester & commonwealth of Massachusetts of Chapel age depose & say that I am proudly acquainted with Edward Corbett of sd [said] Douglas & that E. Corbet enlisted
with me in the Massachusetts State troops, sometime I think in the summer of 1780 under Capt Benjamin Read, & Lieut. Robert Tuft in Col. Rands Regiment & served in sd [said]Company & Regt as a Blacksmith at West Point in the State of New York three months & was at West Point with me when Gen Amold Deserted. And further your deponent saith not.
Bezaleel Bolsom [signed]
Commonweath of Massachusetts
County of Worcester
Sept 3rd, 1832
Personally appeared Bezaleel Bolsom & made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true this I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with B Bolsom & that his statements are entitled to full credit.
Robert P. Church Justice of the Peace [signed]