Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12359, Abijah Burnap, Mass.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Mass.
Burnap, Abijah
NUMBER
S. 12359
Contents    carded
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12359
Rev War
INVALID.
File No. 12,359
Abijah Burnap
Priv. Rev. War

Act: June 7th, 1832
Index:-Vol. A, Page 51

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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4834.
Massachusetts
Abijah Burnap
of Worcester in the State of Mass
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain   of the regt commanded
by Col Holman in the Mass
line for 15 Mos

Inscribed on the Book of Mass
at the rate of 50 Dollars   Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of Jany
1833 and sent Hon
J. Davis H of Reps

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832                      $75
Semi=amt. allowance ending 4 Mar 33.     25
                                                                  $100


{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by J. H. McBlair Clerk,
Book D.  Vol. 2[illegible]   Page 95
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11,464
Alijah Burnap
Private
15 Mos
W.C.E
act
$50.

Hon: J Davis
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11,464
BRIEF in the case of Abijah Burnap
of Worcester Co in the State of Mass
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or Judge?  A Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 72

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.
Duration of Service.
Rank.
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.

July 76     5     private        Capt Woodbury, Col.           
                                               Holman
March or Apr 77   2   private Capt Elliott
immediately after
above term
to Jany or Feb 7    private   Capt Sibley Col Keys

5. In what battles was he engaged?
White Plains

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?    Sutton, Mass

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
No Clergyman's certificate, 3 living witnesses 

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Right

X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 

W. C. Easton
Examining Clerk
Jany 21, 1833
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Declaration, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.

County of Worcester, ss.
On this sixth day of September in the year of our
Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court, before Nathaniel Paine Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting Abijah Burnap a resident of Millbury in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy two 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 7th 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
I was born in Sutton in said County in the year 1760 and record of my birth I suppose is there. I first entered the Revolutionary service July 1st 1776 in Captain Bartholomew Woodbury's company. I enlisted as a volunteer in Sutton and marched to the city of New York by New Haven. We belonged to Col. Holmans Regiment. We were stationed a short time in the city then at Greenwich, then at Harlaim[Harlem] Heights. And afterwards were in the Battle of White Plains. After which we moved up the Hudson River to a place called Courtlands Manor, where we were dismissed and discharged by our officers eventually. I entered the service for five months and served the full term before I was discharged. I then returned home.
I again enlisted at Sutton in March or April 77 under Captain Andrew Elliot of Sutton for two months. We marched to Providence, R. Island and were stationed there awhile, and then marched to Greenwich and Warwick and then to a place called Quidnidit and were discharged at the latter place at the expiration of our term of two months, and then I returned home. Immediately on my return home I again enlisted into the service under Captain Joseph Sibley of Sutton in Colonel Keyes Regiment. We marched to Rhode Island and were marching from place to place along the shore of the Naraghandit [Narragansett] Bay during the whole of our term of duty and at the expiration of the term I was discharged at Providence. I then returned home and it was I think in January 1778 or February of that year as I recollect [illegible] that there was snow on the ground when we returned, and my belief is that I then served as long a time as eight months.
The proof I have now to offer of my services is the [declarations] of Joshua Carter, Josiah Hull, and Thomas Tracy which accompany this application.

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.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.                         Abijah Burnap
Before Nath Paine Judge
of Probate of of Probate 
for the County of Worcester
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We           a Clergyman residing in the       and
certify that we are well acquainted with 
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be              years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where  he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.


And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interogatories [interrogatories]
prescribed by the War Department, that the above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary solider, and served as he states. And see Depositions annexed, signed the preceding.
Nathl Paine Judge of
Probate for the County of Worcester

I Theophlus Wheeler Register, of the Court of Probate for Worcester County, do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Abijah Burnap and that John Davis and Emory Washburn before whom the annexed affidavits were made me Justices of the Peace in aforesaid County [illegible] full credit and that they signed the [same]
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Court of Probate this
sixth day of September in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and thirty two.
Theophlus Wheeler Register of the Court of 
Probate for the County of Worcester, in 
Massachusetts.

I further certify that Aaron Peirce is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Worcester in full credit. That he signed the affidavit annexed 
made before him.
Theoph Wheeler Reg. of said Court

11464
Abijah Burnap's
Declaration
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I Josiah Hall of Leitter[Leicester] county of Worcester 
state of Mass aged 72 years do on oath depose and say that early in the spring of 1777 I enlisted as a militia man in a company commanded by Capt Andre Elliott of Leitter[Leicester] Lt Lam Lamb for two months. I marched to Providence and was engaged there a while in building redoubts, thence I went to Greenwich thence to 
Quidnesook Point and there remained till my time was out when I was verbally discharged, that Abijah Burnap of Millbury was with me during the whole of the service and was honourably [honorably] discharged at its expiration by a verbal dismissing. 
That he was the well known to me and has been ever since. 
Josiah Hall

Worcester Aug 14 1832

There personally appeared before me the above named deponent and made solem oath to the truth of the above. and I certify that he is well know to me is is entitled to full credit.

John Davis
Justice of the peace
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I Thomas Tracy of Worcester aged seventy
eight years do depose and say that in 1777 I 
was a member of Captain Joseph Libby's
company in the Revolutionary service and that
Abijah Burnap now of Millbury in the County who is now present was then a member of said company. We both joined the company as early as June of that year and continued to do service together in it til as late as February 1778 
having served as long as eight months, when we were verbally and honorably discharged.
The company belonged to Colonel Keyes Regiment and the Lieutenant of the company was called "Carpenter." He joined the company at Providence R Island and did duty in various places on the Narraghansett [Narragansett] shore in that state and continued there during the whole term of our service. I have been acquainted with said Burnap ever since our joining that company as he has resided within a five miles of me since our return home.
Thomas Tracey

Worcester Co. Sept 8 1832
[illegible] the above named Thomas Tracy personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed and I certify that in my opinion the deponent is entitled to credit as a witness.
Emory Washburn Justice of the Peace
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I Joshua Carter of Millbury in the county of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the age of seventy three years do testify and say, that in the year 1776 in the month of July I enlisted into a company of Militia for a term of five months and Abijah Burnap of the town aforesaid enlisted into the same company at the same time the company was commanded by Capt Barthold Woodbury, Lieut. John Bancroft and Lieut. Reuben Thayer, the Regiment in which we served was commanded by Col. Jonathan Holman Lieut. Col. Reymond Major Seers, our Brigadier Generals name was Fellows. We marched first to Hartford from thence to New Haven where we went aboard of a Sloop commanded by Capt. Townsend and sailed to New York City just before the battle on long island. I also testify that the aforesaid Abijah Burnap did duty with me as a soldier in the company aforesaid during the whole term of our enlistment at the end of which term, we being then at Croatlands [Cortlandt] Manor we were honorably discharged.
Joshua Carter

Worcester Co. September 1, 1832
Personally appeared Joshua Carter and made oath that the facts stated in the foregoing 
deposition by him subscribed are true.
Before me Aaron Peirce Justice of Peace
I also certify, that I am personally acquainted with the above deponant[deponent] and believe him to be a person of truth and veracity.
Aaron Peirce Just of Peace