Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14224, Richard Barnard, Mass.
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Mass. Barnard, Richard W. 14224
[under 'Richard'] Abigail 
[bracket] (unintelligible) 3656 .100 (unintelligible) 
(unintelligible) July 22, 17?9 (unintelligible)
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27526
Massachusetts

Richard Barnard of Pittsfield in the State of Mass who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Prescot of the Regimt commanded by Colo Brewer in the Mass line for 24 Months Sergeant

Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 120 Dollars ___ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28~ day of July 1834 and Sent to Claimant Pittsfield Mass.

Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834. $360
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4" Sep.. 60
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$420
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by George Taylor Clerk, Book E Vol. 2 Page 43
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2256
[handwritten] Massachusetts
[handwritten] Abigail Barnard
widow of [handwritten] Richard Barnard
Mass
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a [handwritten] Sergeant.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
[handwritten] 120 [printed] Dollars.
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
2nd day of Dec, 1848
and sent to
Hon. J. Rockwell
Hof[unintelligible]
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Richard Barnard

Correct
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I Richard Barnard a Citizen of the United States & now resident in Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire & State of Massachusetts do depone & say that I [illegible] enlisted in the service of the United States on the Continental Establishment in the Company commanded by Capt Prescott in the regiment commanded by Col Jonathan Brewer at Charlestown in Massachusetts for the space of eight months and that I afterwards served in different companies & regiments under different officers & during the whole of the revolutionary war on this same continental establishment to wit for eight years as they my discharge accompanying this affidavit will appear and I do further depose & say that I am in indigent circumstances, that I have a rupture upon my body and that I stand in need of assistance from my country for support

Richard Barnard
April 24.

Berkshire Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ss. BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the 24h day of April A.D. 1818, came before me, JOHN HOOKER, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit in said State, and including the said county of Berkshire the above named Richard Barnard & applied for the benefit of the law of Congress entitled 'an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war' made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit, by him subscribed, and hereto annexed. I do hereupon hereby declare, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Richard Barnard the applicant did serve in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy, for more than nine months, on the continental establishment, as set forth in his affidavit aforesaid, and that he is yet a resident citizen of the United States, is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of assistance from his country for support. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the said Circuit Court for the said county of Berkshire to be affixed hereto, this 24h day of April 1818

I do certify the above & [illegible] the testimony & proceeding was before me and applied [illegible] the format [illegible] of the department of war

John Hooker
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-92-
Richard Barnard
1705 June 18

[sideways] (Signd) Richard Barnard

owing to [illegible] in my family in the fall 1819. It cost me one hundred & ten Dollars & if it was not for a son that lives with me I could not support my family. (signd) Richard Barnard [/sideways]
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excepted--to wit:

to Twenty four acres of Land in 1812 ___ 288.00
to one house and barn ___ 162.00
to one half case of drawers ___ 3
to one kitchen table ___ .75
to one full leaf table ___ 1.50
to one Dozen of chairs ___ 6
to one stan[?] ___ .50
to one Loom and two spinning wheels ___ 9.25
to ironware ___ 4
to one stice[?] & tongs & one pair of andirons ___ 1.50
to two pails ___ .50
to one tailors Guase[?] ___ 1
to one looking glass ___ 50
to one twine ___ 3
to cookery & knives & forks ___ .97
to one faning[?] mill ___ 150
to one pair of large shears ___ 50
481.5

I do hereby further certify that the land mentioned in the foregoing schedule is under two mortgages--one to John Lanckton for Eighty Dollars & the other to Charles Goodnick for one hundred & thirty Dollars & ten cents, the whole of which is due & unpaid

(Signd) Richard Barnard

owing to [illegible] in my family in the fall 1819 it cost me one hundred & ten Dollars & if it was not for a son that lives with me I could not support my family. (signd) Richard Barnard
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District of Massachusetts, ss:

On this 3d day of July 1820; Personally appeared in open Court before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, begun and holden at Lenox, within and for the County of Berkshire, in the Western Circuit, on the 4th Monday of June 1820, the same Court, being a Court of record for said Circuit; proceeding according to the course of the common Law, with a jurisdiction, unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Richard Barnard, aged sixty years, resident in Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire aforesaid, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows; that he enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Leml. Prescott & Capt. Cushing in the regiment commanded by Colonel Joseph Vose in the line of the state of Massachusetts on the Continental establishment. That his original declaration is dated April 24h 1818 and that his pension certificate is numbered 1,705

And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident Citizen of the United States, on 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 Congress 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--schedule of property, necessary clothing and bedding excepted--to wit:

to Twenty four acres of Land in 1812 ___ 288.00
to one house and barn ___ 162.00
to one half case of drawers ___ 3
to one kitchen table ___ .75
to one full leaf table ___ 1.50
to one Dozen of chairs ___ 6
to one stan[?] ___ .50
to one Loom and two spinning wheels ___ 9.25
to ironware ___ 4
to one stice[?] & tongs & one pair of andirons ___ 1.50
to two pails ___ .50
to one tailors Guase[?] ___ 1
to one looking glass ___ 50
to one twine ___ 3
to cookery & knives & forks ___ .97
to one faning[?] mill ___ 150
to one pair of large shears ___ 50
481.5

I do hereby further certify that the land mentioned in the foregoing schedule is under two mortgages--one to John Lanckton for Eighty Dollars & the other to Charles Goodnick for one hundred & thirty Dollars & ten cents, the whole of which is due & unpaid

(Signd) Richard Barnard

owing to [illegible] in my family in the fall 1819 it cost me one hundred & ten Dollars & if it was not for a son that lives with me I could not support my family. (signd) Richard Barnard
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That I am by occupation a tailor--that by means of a Rupture I am wholly unable to labour--that the number of my family residing with me is six--that their names and ages are as follows: Abigail Barnard my wife aged fifty years. John M. Barnard my son aged twenty two years, Abigail Barnard my Daughter aged fourteen years, Emily Barnard my Daughter aged eleven years, Eliza Barnard my Daughter aged six years & William Barnard my son aged two years--

(signd) Richard Barnard

Sworn to, and declared on the 3d day of July 1820, before the said
Parker L. Hall Clk pro tem.

I Parker L. Hall Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Berkshire do hereby certify, that the 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 total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Four hundred Eighty one dollars and fifty three cents.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this ninth day of August 1820.

Parker L. Hall } CLERK OF THE COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE.
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10,067
Abigail Barnard
Mass.
Act 7. July 38
m 92 d 42
admd.
[illegible] Sergt.
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$120

Geo. J Tucker Esq.
Lenox
Mass.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berskhire

On this third day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred & forty three personally appeared before the Judge of Probate in open Court held at Lenox in & for said County, Abigail Barnard, a resident of Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire aforesaid, aged seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows" and the act of Congress passed March 3d, 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Richard Barnard late of said Pittsfield, deceased, who was a Sergeant in the army of the Revolution Massachusetts Continental line and at the time of his decease a pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832, & was placed on the pension roll under said act of July 28, 1834. She refers to the proofs of his services, which are on file in the War department.

She further declares that she was married to the said Richard on the eighth day of September in the year one thousand seven hundred & ninety two, at New Lebanon N. York; that her husband the aforesaid Richard died at said Pittsfield on the fifth day of May in the year eighteen hundred & forty two; that she was not married to him prior to him leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred & ninety four viz.[?] at the time before stated, and that has not intermarried since the decease of said Richard, but still continuing his widow.

Abigail Barnard her mark

Subscribed and sworn to the day & year aforesaid.
Before William P. Walker Judge of Probate