Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,063, Amos Boyden, Mass.
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(8-1776) 
SERVICE Mass 
Boyden, Amos NUMBER S. 34,063 CONTENTS
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4,694 
Massachusells Roll- 

Capt Summers
Amos Boyden 
Mass. line
Private 
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of - Massachusetts at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence the 21" of April 1818. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 1st of Decr 1818 and Send to Joshua Green Page Judge Franklin. or Mass? 

Arrears to 4th Sept 181 49 ms 14/30 35:73 
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819 48:-
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$83:73
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80 uas
 { Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. } Kenl & Greenfield Post office, Mass
Orange Franklin  July 1819
Continued July 12.

[on left]
Notification sent Sept 20 1820 
Edward [illegible] C.C. Co Pleas Greenfield
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Admitted
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I Jonathan Gage of Ervings Grant Do testify & state that I was a Soldier in the Continental army in the revolu-tionary war, belonged to Cap! Childs & Capt Pritchards Companies in Col Greaton's Regiment; and do well recollect the within named Amos Boyden joining our Regiment as a Recruit for nine months, that he entered Capt. J Summer's company in the month of July 1779, being afterwards taken prisoner myself, cannot state as to his discharge, but have always understood & considered that he was honorably discharged at the close of the war
Jonathon Gage 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Franklin Ss. November 1818. - 

I hereby Certify that the abovenamed Jonathan Gage personally appeared & made Oath to the above statement by him subscribed & that he is a Credible Witness; & I do further Certify that the within named Amos Boyben is in indigent circumstances & stands in need of assistance from his Country for support, and that this, & the annexed Affidavit of his Capt John Fowle is all the evidence, as he states, he is able to produce to corroborate his own statement, & which I now transmit to the Secretary for the department of War for further consideration.
Joshua Green S.J.C.C.C.Ps
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I Amos Boyden of Orange in the County of Franklin Commonwealth of Massachusetts now in the Fifty sixth year of my Age, Do testify & state, that I served in the revolutionary war against the common enemy as follows

 In July 1779 I inlisted for nine months & entered Capt Job Summers company in Colo Greatons regiment and in December following inlisted during the war, remaining in the same company, in the spring of 1782. I was transfered to the Infantry company commanded by Capt John Fowle in the same regiment, On the June 1783 I received an honorable discharge, with a proviso that I was to be considered on furlough until the ratification of peace. Soon after the War I gave my discharge to one Capt Falchee in order to obtain my Bounty lands, & have never seen or been able to obtain it since. and by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I stand in need of assistance from my Country for support. 
Amos Boyden 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Franklin Ss
Be its known, that on the twenty first day of April AD one thousand eight hundred & eighteen before me Joshua Green a S.Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Franklin in the Western Circuit of this Commonwealth, came Amos Boyden abovenamed & made Oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by him subscribed
Joshua Green S.J.C.C.C.P
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

I the subscriber a S. Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Franklin in the Western Circuit of this Commonwealth - Do here by Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the beforenamed Amos Boyden served in the revolutionary was against the common enemy, as he has stated in the foregoing declaration,& which I now transmit to the Secretary for the department of War -
Given under my hand & sealed with the Seal of the Courts aforesard this twenty first day of April 1818 
Joshua Green S.J.C.C.C.P
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4694
Amos Boyden
Orange
4694
De'r 1818
leint 20 ses
1820

Mar 1819
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Commonwedly of Massachusetts. FRANKLIN ss. 
At a Special Session of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Western Circuit, began and holden at Greenfield, within and for the County of Franklin, on Monday the tenth day of July, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, et de die in diem to the fifteenth day of the same month, 

PERSONALLY appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record, within and for said County of Franklin, established as such by the Constitution and Laws of said Commonwealth, Amos Boyden aged fifty seven years, resident in Orange 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: 

l entered the service in the months of November 1779 to serve during the War in Capt. Job Summers Company in Col John Gratin's Regiment in the Massachusetts line, when I Served until June 1783 when when I discharged at fishkill landing (NY) lMy certificate dated December 1st 1818. The Pension to commence April 21,1818 and is numbered 4694, I am  by occupation a laborer.  My family consists of myself and wife Abigail aged 47 who is very weakly and debilitated & my Children Charles aged 15, Abigail 12, Elbridge aged 10- Persis 7 and Mille aged three years all whom are entirely dependent upon me for their maintenance and support
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and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States OH 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 an Act of Con- gress, 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 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 Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. 
Amos Boyden

Sworn to and declared, on the tenth day of July A. D. 1820, before the said Court. Attest, E. Alvord CLERK: 

I ELIJAH ALVORD, Clerk of the aforesaid Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records 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 aforesaid Schedule is ninety one dollars and seventeen cents 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this fifteenth day of July, 1820, 
E. Alvord CLERK.
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Schedule of the estate of Amos Boyden of Orange in the County of Franklin & Commonwealth applicant for a Pension under the Act of Congress Mar 1 1818

1 Horse $17.00 - 1 horse Wagon 10.00 - 1 cow 12.00 ----- 39.00
1 Swine 2.50 1 Plow 1.75 1 Lot of Iron Chains 2.00 ----- 6.25
1 husing axe 2.00 - 2 nanos axes 2.50 ----- 4.50
1 pr. Carpenters Adz 1.00 - 1 hand Saw 2.00 ----- 3.00
1 Augur 67 cts. 2 Scythes 2.00 - 4 Carpenters  Plains [planes] 2.00 ----- 4.67
2 Rakes 33 cats - 1 Pitch for 07 - 4 Hoes 75 cts -----1.25
1 Set Chisels 1.50 - 1 Grind Stone 75 cts - 1 Iron Shovel 50 ----- 2.75
1 Squeer 2 Compress 1.25 Lean tackling 8.00 ----- 7.25
1 Case across 3.00 - 4 chains 1.50 - fine shovel & tongs 1.50 ----- 6.00
1 Iron Kittle 2.00 - 2 Iron Pots 1.25 - 1 tea kittle 75 ----- 4.00
1 Spider 50 cts 1 Iron Stew Pan 25 cts -----.75
1 Cast Iron 25 cts - 1 Looking Glass 1.00 ----- 1.25
2 Tables 1.00 - 2 Spinning Wheels 1.00 ----- 2.00
Persters 75 cts Crockery Ware 1.50 Glass Ware 75 cts -----4.00
1 Sieve 50 cts - 5 old Cider Barrels 2.00 -----2.50
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$91.17

Amos Boyden
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34 063
 Revy INVALID. 
File No. 325068 Amos Boyden 
Pvt Rev war 

Act : 18 march 18
Index :-Vol. 2 , Page 46 
[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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Division of Veterans' Administration Archives THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Form VAM-51 12-5-41 
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD* 
NAME Boyden, amos GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts 

WARRANT NUMBER 3701 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED aug 26,1790 to m. Cutler, assignee 
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800 " which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subse- quent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.