Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26770, for Daniel Knight, Massachusetts
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Mass

Knight, Daniel
Esther

Number
W. 26770
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District of Vermont Windsor County ss
 At Chester in said County, on the 17th day of April 1818 before me the Subscriber, one of the Judges of the County Court, for the County. of Windsor, Personally appears Daniel Knight aged 57 years, resident in Andover in the 10th District, who being by me first sworn according to Law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress, entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war; that he the said Daniel Knight enlisted in Harvard, Massachusetts, in the month of January 1781 for three years in the company commanded by Capt Marshall in the tenth Regiment commanded by Col Tupper of the Massachusetts line, that he continued to serve in sd Cork, in the service of the United States until the Month of Dec. 1783 or January 1784 where he was discharged from said service as it point in the State of New York by Geo. H. Knox and that he was in any battle of note during said time was stationed at Kingsbridge, Hampshire Heights, Smoke Hill & other places and that he is in reduced circumstances, and
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Hands in need of the Assistance of his Country for support and that he has no other evidence in this power of his service Sworn to & declared before me the day & year aforesaid Amos Heald Assistant Jun of Windsor County Court.

I, Amos Heald Judge of Windsor County Court as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Daniel Knight did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common Enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. Dated at Chester April 17th 1818. certified by Amos Heald Assistant Judge of Windsor County 

on I also further certify, that from the certificate of the Select men of Andover, & other evidence it appear to my satisfaction, that the said Daniel Knight is in reduced circumstances & stands in me of the assistance of his country for support
A. Heald, Assist Judge
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I, June Knight of Howard in the County of War and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Yeoman testify and say that Daniel Knight lived in my fathers family in said Warrant in the year 1781, that he enlisted into the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, that the said Daniel was absent from that time until the last of December in the year 1783 or the beginning of January 1784, that on his return he showed one honorable discharge from the service, signed by H. Knox gen Jesse Knight Worcester December 15th 1818 Jesse Knight who is a credible witness personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed before me Benj Kimball Jus Peace
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Daniel Knight and Esther Fairbank were joined in Marriage by the Rev Ebenezar Grosvenor. April Seventh Seventeen hundred and eighty five
 I certify that the above is a true extract from the Record of Marriages now in my possession and as a part of a list of Marriages performed by the Rev Ebenezer Grosvenor with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows April 7 1785 Jerome Gardner Town Clerk of Worcester SS Sept 1. 1838 Harvard
 Jerome Gardner of Harvard in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, depose and say that I hold the office of town Clerk in the town, County & State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said town with the exception aforesaid as certified by me Jerome Gardner Clerk of the Town of Haron Sworn to before me Abel Whitney, Justice of the Peace
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Charter 1st Jan 13. 1819 
Enclosed is the evidence of Daniel Knight which he has obtained from a distance fearing his application for pension might fail for want of proper evidence; his application was sent by me among others I have transmitted application at four different times out 17th of June 25th August 14th Sept. & 14 December - Should any have failed or miscarried, please to note it in the return- I have not as yet received any return; should any have been adjusted, I should be pleased to have them sent on before the whole are decided if commitment. Yours & Amos Heald