Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,985, for Ebenezer Morse, Massachusetts
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Service 
Continental (Mass.) Morse, Ebenezer 
Number S, 29,985
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1395
Massachusetts 
Ebenezer Morse of Beverly in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Low of the Capt
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.  State of Massachusetts:  County of Essex, SS. 
On this fourteenth day of August, A.D. 1832, personally appeared in the open court, before the Honorable Daniel Appleton White, Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, now sitting, Ebenezer Morse - , a resident of Beverly, in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged 81 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832:  That he entered the service of the United States, under the following officers, and served as herein stated:

He enlisted in Capt. John Lows company of foot in Col. Hutchinson's Regt in January 1776 for the term of one year that he served through the whole term of his enlistment and was regularly discharged at the expiration thereof; that he received a pension under the Act of Congress of the 18th March 1818, but was dropped from the roll on account of property the date of his pension certificate was 30 days of June 1818. To commence of the eighth day of April 1818. No. 1228 of the Massachusetts agency-that he lived in said Beverly when he entered the service and has lived there ever since - he has no further proof of his service other that what is at the [?] office in Washington. That he was born in said Beverly Aug. 25 1751- the record of his birth will be found in the office of the town court of Beverly - where he has lived before and since the Revolution-never received a written discharge from your service and known to Robt. Rantoul Esquire Rev. Mr. Thayer, Josiah Lovett Esq. and others who can testify to my veracity-these was Col. [Glover's?] Regiment out in 1776, Lt. Col. Johonnett, Major Lee-were of the same Regiment-Moses Brown Esq. was a captain in said Regiment and belonged to Beverly-and most of his [men] were from Beverly-
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Ebenezer Morse Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid- D A White Judge of Probate.
We, Christopher T. Thayer a clergyman, residing in Beverly aforesaid, and Robert Rantoul Esquire, a Magistrate, residing in Beverly aforesaid, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ebenezer Morse- who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 81 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
C.T. Thayer
Rob Rantoul
Subscribed and sworn to before me Aug. 12, 1832 Thos Stephens Just. [Prcis?]
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And the said Court hereby declares its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.  Ans the Court further certifies that the Rev. Mr. Thayer who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in Beverly and that the said Robt. Rantoul Esq. who has also signed the same is a Magistrate resident at said Beverly and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.  D A White Judge of Probate.

I, Nathaniel Lord Junior, Register of the Court for the County of Essex aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ebenezer Morse - for a pension. And that Thomas Stephens whose signature is affixed to the foregoing affidavit is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County od Essex and his signature above is genuine.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fourteenth day of August, A. D. 1832.  Nathaniel Lord Jr.
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Ebenezer Morse 1228
June 1818 Beverly
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.  At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas of the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Salem, within and for the County of Essex, on the third Monday of June, A. D. 1820.
Present, Hon. Samuel Dana, Chief Justice.
Hon. William Wetmore, and Hon. Stephen Minot, Associate Justices.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited on point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having power of fine and imprisonment, Ebenezer Morse resident in Beverly --- in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 1228 now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit, 

"WAR DEPARTMENT...........REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM(Crossed out) "I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United State, of the 18th March, 1818 Ebenezer Morse --- late a private "in the Army of the Revolution, is  inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight --- dollars per month, to commence on the eighth day of April ---one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. "Given at the War Office of the United States, this thirtieth day of June -- one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.  J.C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War,"

appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,

SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
Real estate - an old dwelling house and barn much out of repair and about five acres of upland meadow. $250.00
About 30 acres of pasture land---300.00
Personal Estate - 3 cows $40
8 Sheep ----12 
1 swine----6 
1 desk ----2
 6 chairs ----.60
1 clothes chest----.40 
2 old tables----.50 
crockery and glassware-.12 
1 Looking Glass .25 
Iron Ware --1.00
$62.87
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Whole amount of real & personal estate bro't over $612.89
Debts due from Ebenezer Morse to sundry persons as follows:
To Andrew Roberts not & interest $30.00
''Jeremiah Foster do---do---5.30
''Benjamin Paterson---do---- 78.06
Doct. Abner Howe - acct.---- 5.50
                                            $118.86
Whole amount of debts due --$118.86

Is 69 years of age, troubled with a rupture and unable to do much work - wife is 69 years old and a cripple in her left side, has a little grand daughter about seven years old who tends upon them - he says he does not know what he should have done without the bounty of governments - by occupation a farmer.

Served in Capt. John Low's Company of foot in Col. Hutchinson's Regiment, the 27th Regiment of the Massachusetts Line during the whole of the year 1776.
Ebenezer Morse.
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and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Wm Wetmore a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I, Ebenezer Morse 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 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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 oncome, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.  So help me GOD.

                               Ebenezer Morse

Essex, ss.  C.C.C.P. June, Term, A. D. 1820
Then the abovenamed Ebenezer Morse took and subscribed the aforewritten Oath before me Wm Wetmore, Judge of said Court.
I, ICHABOD TUCKER, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and 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 sixty-four dollars and one cent.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Salem, in said County of Essex, on this 17th day of July-A. D. 1820.
Attr. Ichabod Tucker
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1 year Thos Stephens E Beverly map
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Ebenr Morse
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex County (?) on this eighteenth day of March Anno Domini 1829 personally appears in open court being a Court of Record for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, via: The Court of Common Pleas holden at Ipswich within and for the said County of Essex. Ebenezer Morse an inhabitant & native of the town of Beverly in said county, aged seventy seven years, who being first duty sworn according to Law doth on his said oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the pension benefit of provisions of the General Acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818. The 1st of May A. D. 1820 and the 1st. March 1820 relating to those persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War that the said Ebenezer Morse enlisted in Capt. John Low's company of foot in Col. Hutchinson's regiment, it being the eighth regiment of the Massachusetts line on the Continental establishment in the Revolutionary war on the first of January 1776. That he served in said Company, and was taken prisoner at Fort Washington when that place was surrendered to the British forces and was taken to New York City with the other prisoners, where he remained until some time in December of the same year, when they were released and he returned to Beverly. After that time he was engaged in the cause against the enemy and made several cruises in the privateers fitted out at Beverly, that his term of service in the army was one year, including the time of his imprisonment at New York. That he has no further testimony of his service as aforesaid other that that which is in the possession of the war department of the United States, reference being had to the papers connected with his original application, which may be found as filed, previous to his receiving his pension certificate of the 30th June 1818 No. 1228 which accompanies this declaration  And
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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 other manner disposed of my property or any pait (?) thereof, with intent whereby 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 was passed on the 18th day of March 1818. And of the subsequent acts relating thereto And 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 or property other that what is contained in the annexed schedule, and by me subscribed.
Real Estate, a dwelling house and barn  $50.00
About five acres of upland meadows 150.00
About thirty acres of pasture land  300.00
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                                                       500.00
Income from the above real estate about $55.00
Personal Estate two cows $35. Nine sheep $13.00  $48.00 necessary household furniture exclusive of beds etc. such as an old desk, chairs, tables etc. 3.80.
Ebenezer Morse

The aforenamed declarant further says that he in the seventy seventh year of his age, and his wife in the seventy eighth year and his little grand daughter aged about fourteen years compose his family- that by reason of the infirmities of old age, neither he nor his wife, can do much for their support-and that he needs the assistance of his country for his necessary support during the short term which remains to him to live in this world.
Ebenezer Morse