Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21,973, for Daniel Peirce, Rhode Island
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Continental R.I.

Pierce, Daniel

Pierce, Mary

S 21.973
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Rhode Island

Mary Pierce dec? who died in the 12th February 1839 who was widow of Daniel Pierce deceased.
R.I.
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818, and who died on the 12, February 1824 of Providence in the state of Rhode Island, who was a Lieut in the country commanded by captain Clark of the divisions commanded by Gert Gates in the R. Island line for 2 years.

Transcribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 320 Dollars-cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836, send on the 12th February 1839. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of Nov, 1839, I sent to and Benj. Cowell
Providence R.I. 

Arrears to the 12th of February 1839 $943.12. Amount to be paid to Christopher B. Pierce, Pelig Pierce, Susanna Ann Pierce, and James B. Pierce, children of Mary Pierce dec?

Act July 7, 1838.

recorded by D.M 

clerk. [page ripped]
book [?] vol. 2 page [?]
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Notification sent July 24th 1820 to Nathan Whiting East Greenwich R.I.

Reinstated
July 21 1821 and
Sent to N. Whiting
E.G.

2275
Rhode Island
Daniel Pierce
Lieutenant
7775 3 years & 7 months
Rhode Island Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary W[ar]

Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island
at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence
the 31st of March 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 15th of Augt 1818
and sent to the Clerk of Kent
County, Fulling Mill, R.I.

Arrearages to 4th Sept. 1818
5 Mos 1/31 4/30 $103.30

Revolutionary claims,
Act 18th March, 1818,

4 years

not entitled
East Greenwich, Kent C
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State of Rhode Island &c
In General Assembly
Feb. Session 1811
Whereas Daniel Pierce of East Greenwich in the county of Kent, Shipwright, and Mary his wife have represented to this Assembly: that their eldest son Peleg Sweet, was born previous to their marriage, and have prayed this Assembly to pass an act to alter the name of said Peleg Sweet to that of Peleg Pierce, and also to restore him to all the rights and privileges, that he would have possessed if born in lawful wedlock

Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly, and by the authority thereof it is enacted, that the name of said Peleg Sweet be and is hereby altered to that of Peleg Pierce and that he be forever hereafter known and called by that name and that he be and hereby is restored to all the rights and privileges that he would have possessed if he had been born in lawful wedlock

True copy - witness
Henry Bowen Secry
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Daniel Peirce 
2278
March
1819

not entitled

sent to 
Nathan Whiting
[illegible] East Greenwich
July 24, 1820
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Daniel Pearce

Admitted

Sept 1775
to May 1779

1
77
783
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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Kent ss
Daniel Peirce of East Greenwich in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island &c formerly an officer in the Revolutionary Army of the United States and who by reason of his situation and reduced circumstances in life is in need of assistance from his Country for support in Conformity to the act entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War", on solemn oath declares and says that he enlisted as a sergeant in a company of Infantry commanded by Capt Samuel Ward in Col James Mitchell [illegible] Regiment of the Army of Observation raised by the then colony of Rhode Island and put under the Command of Brigadier General Nathaniel Green at the Occurance of the Revolutionary War in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy five that he marched with said Army to Boston, and there remained at a sergeant in said Company until the month of September 1775 when he received a C0mmission of Ensign in said Regiment and exercised said office in the company of Captn Oliver Clark That he continued in said Company as Ensign until the first day of January 1776 when he received a Commission from the then Congress signed John Hancock President appointing him "Second Lieutenant of Captain Oliver Clark's Company in the 9th Regiment of Fort Commanded by Col James Michell [illegible] in the army of the United Colonies, recruited for the defence [sic] of American Liberty and for repelling every hostile invasion thereof" That he continued to act as second Lieutenant of said Company until the fifth day of January 1778 when he received a commission from Congress appointing him :a first Lieutenant in a Regiment from the State of Rhode Island Commanded by Col Christopher Greene, to take rank from the eleventh day of February 1777" That he continued to hold and exercise the duties of first Lieutenant under said commission until the twenty seventh day of May 1779 when finding himself unable to support his family he obtained leave from his commanding officer to resign his commission and was honorably discharged and the deponent further saith that he served during all the time aforesaid in the Rhode Island Line and in the Regiments and Companies aforesaid
Daniel Peirce
Sworn to this 31st day of March AD 1818 before me
Charles Boynton R.I. C. Court
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
RHODE-ISLAND DISTRICT
County of Kent Special Court of Common Pleas, July 7th A.D. 1820
On this Seventh day of July AD 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record within and for said county - Daniel Peirce aged 68 years, residing in the town of *** 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 made a previous declaration on the 31st day of March 1818, and that he has received a certificate for a pension, being No. 2278. 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 and eighteen; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 Congress, entitles "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 eight hundred and eighteen: that I have not, not 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. 
Daniel Peirce.
A SCHEDULE of Property and Income (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) of Daniel Peirce one  ola*** low story house & 1ct. containing one  fifth of an Acre of land. 6 olu chairs. 2 tables, 1 *** butter, 1 copper tea kettle. 1trow ew***. 1 can of Knives and forks. 1 1 mial chest, 1 ***. 1 clothes chest, 1 case of bottles, 1 broken Looking glass, 1 coffee mill. 1 griddle. 1 *** pan, 2 spinning wheels. 1pair of low clogs***, 1 small ***. 1 skellat. 1 pig, 1 pair of shovel and tongs. 1 small *** kettle, some crockery, 1 pewter platter. 1 pan of ***
My occupation was that of a ship carpenter and caulker, but from the feebleness of infirmities of my body, I have not been able to ***any work at the *** for more than a year past. I have ***ing with me a wife aged 59 years, a daughter aged 22 named Susannah, and a son named James, aged nineteen: who enjoy tolerable state of health. [crossed out: Sworn to and declared 
day of before]
RHODE ISLAND DISTRICT. Mon Pleas
County of Kent Clerk's Office of the Court of Com Court, A.D. 1820
I Jno G Mawny*** Clerk of said court do hereby certify, that foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are 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 exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is one hundred thirty six dollars and 17 cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 13th day of July 1820
Jno Mawney Clerk of said Court.
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State of Rhode Island [illegible]
Kent [illegible] I Joseph J Tillinghast of East Greenwich in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island, Clerk of the supreme Judicial Court for said County of Kent so certify that Nathan Whiting Esq whose signature is prefixed to the withen [within] Depositions of [illegible] & Betsy Sweets is a resident of said East Greenwich, and that he is a Justice of the Peace - that full faith and credit is due him in all his official capacity as such.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and have caused the seal of said Court to be thereunto affixed [illegible] Greenwich this Twenty sixth day of September AD 1838
Jos. J Tillinghast [illegible]
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I Nathan Whiting of East Greenwich in the county of Kent and State
of Rhode Island, depose and say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk
in the Town, County and State aforesaid, and that I have thoroughly
searched the records of said office for the purpose of finding a record
of the Marriage of Daniels Peirce, late of said East Greenwich, deed
(who was a Pensioner, with his wife Mary Peirce, but cannot find any
such Record in said Office.
Nathan Whiting
State of Rhode Island
Kent County [illegible]
East Greenwich December 12th AD1838 Subscribed and
sworn to before me
Jer S Slocum Just. Peace
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[illegible] Cowell, 6
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Aeb 7 July 38
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Rev Widow, &c.
File No. 21973
Mary Pierce
Widow of
Daniel Pierce
[illegible]
Act July 7 1838
Index: Vol. h, Page 132
[Arrangement of 1870.]