Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1890-500, for Ebenezer Sprout, Massachusetts
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(3-1776)

SERVICE

Mass.   Sprout, Ebenezer


CONTENTS
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Mass.    Sprout, Ebenezer   B.L. Nt. 1890 - 500. Lt. Col Commandant
Issued Jan. 9, 790.
No papers
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August 12, 1935

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Ebenezer Sprout, B.L.T. 1890-5
Nathan Sprout, W. 2014.
Samuel Sprout, S. 14566
BA - J/MLB


Mr. F. W. George
1300 Steele Street
Denver, Colorado


Dear Sir:



Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records
of Ebenezer, Nathan and Samuel Sprout, of Hardwick, Massachusetts, presumably
brothers and soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched
and only one record found for each of the soldiers named above, and they
are furnished herein, their claims being based upon service in the Revolution.
Ebenezer Sprout
B. L. Wt. 1890 - 500
The records show that Warrant No. 1890, for five hundred acres of
bounty land, was issued January 29, 1790, on account of the services of
Ebenezer Sprout, Lieutenant Colonel Commandant, Massachusetts Line, War
of the Revolution. No pension was ever claimed on account of the Revolutionary
War service of this soldier.
For information in regard to the location of the land cite above.
you should write to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior
Department, this city, and furnish him the number of the warrant, the
acreage and date of issuance.
There are no further data on file in regard to this officer,
because of the destruction of papers in such early claims for bounty land
when the War Office was burned in 1800.
Nathan Sprout
W. 2014
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in
pension claim, W. 2014, based upon service in the Revolutionary War
of Nathan Sprout.
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Nathan Sprout was born June 5,1763, in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts; the names of his parents are not given. He resided in Hardwick, Massachusetts until about sixteen years of age, when he moved to Amherst, Hampshire County, that state.

While residing in Amherst, Massachusetts, the soldier volunteered in June,1780, served as a private in "Captain " Tucker's company, Colonel Brooks' Massachusetts regiment was present at the execution of Major Andre and was discharged the last of December, or forepart of January, following. The soldier stated that he was also in the expedition which took Stony Point, further details and length of this service not given.
Nathan Sprout was allowed pension on his application executed August 16,1832, while a resident of Amherst, Massachusetts.
The soldier died January 1,1842, in Amherst, Massachusetts,

Nathan Sprout married April 9,1796, in Amherst, Massachusetts Lucinda Dana. At the time of their marriage the soldier was a resident of Harwich and she, of Amherst, Massachusetts

Soldier's widow, Lucinda Sprout, was allowed pension. on her application executed September 16,1853, at which time she was aged eighty--eight years and resident of Chicopas, Hampden County. Massachusetts, where she was still living in 1855. She died July 14,1856,

No names in the claim were designated as child ren.

In 1855, one Malinda Sprout was a resident of Chicopee, Massachusetts, no relationship shown to soldier's family.

In 1853, one Joseph Dana, aged fifty-eight years, a half-brother of soldier's wife, Lucida, was living in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Samuel Sprout
S. 14566

The record of Samual Sprout follows as show in the papers on file in pension claim, S.14566, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. 

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Samuel Sprout was born in 1760 in Hartwich, Maa County, Massachusetts; the names of his parents are not stated.

While a resident of Hardwick, Massachusetts, the soldier volunteered April 1,1776, served as private in Captain Soule's company, Colonel Whitcomb's Massachusetts regiment, and was discharged after having served nine months. He volunteered in June,1780, served as private under Lieutenant Tucker and Captain Holden, in Colonel Brooks' Massachusetts regiment, and was discharged in December of the same year.

The soldier lived for some time after the Revolution in Hardwick, Massachusetts, then moved to Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

Samuel Sprout was allowed pension on his application executed Auguste 15,1832, while a resident of Greenwich, Massachusetts.

It is not stated whether soldier was ever married.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of this soldier, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Samuel Sprout
Certificate 3042
Issued January 5,1833
Rate, $50 per annum
Commenced March 4,1831
Act June 7,1832
Massachusetts Agency.

Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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Thirteen Hundred Steele Street,
Denver, Colorado, July 31,1935


Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C,

Gentlemen:

Ebenezer, Samuel, and Nathan Sprout of Harwick, Mass. presumably brothers, were Revolutionary War soldiers.
(see Mass. Soldiers and Sailors of the Rev. War.)

If either or all of them became pensioners will you kindly furnish me with a copy of such information as your have regarding them?  I am particularly interested in their parentage,marriage,children,place and time of death, military service ect.

Yours truly,
F.W. George