Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 33719, for John Stannard, Massachusetts
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3-1778
Service                          Number
Mass.  Stannard, John  S33719
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John Stannard
Capt Soul's  Private
Massachusetts Line - 1775 ?
[I]n the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
[S]ubscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 9 day of May 1818
Certification of Pension issued the 7 of November 1818 and sent L Putnam Judge ? Berkshire CtyMassachusetts
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818.3 23/31 & 4/30  30.99
semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 May 1819 48
$78.99
{Revolutionary claim}
{Act 18th March, 1818}
Continued
New Marlborough
Berkshire Cty
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Notification sent September 6th 1820 to Parker L Hall, Lenox, massachusetts
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 Berkshire  ? New Marlborough May 11th 1818
I Zenas Wheeler of said town hereby certify that John Stannard of said New Marlborough enlisted in the afsaid service in the Revolutionary war, commencing in January 1776, in the Massachusetts line, and in Captain Moses Soul's Company, in Colonel Whitcomes Regiment Commenced his Service at Boston and Marched from Boston in August the same year to Tyconderoga on Champlain and was discharged at or near the expiration of said year I know these facts by service the said year in the same Company with said Stannard signed in presence of Barry Wheeler -
Zenas Wheeler
Berkshire ? May 11th 1818
Personally appeared the above named Zenas Wheeler and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing Certificate by his subscribed
Before me Benj Wheeler Just. Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusettss
Berkshire county 
On this ninth day of May in the year 1818 before the subscribed Samuel Putnam one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State -- personally appeared John Stannard aged sixty three years resident in the town of New Marlborough in the County of Berkshire aforesaid in the said District who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late 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," That he the said John Stannard enlisted in New Marlborough in the State of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Capt. Moses Sowle of the Regiment Commanded by Col Whitcomb in the month of Dec 1775, that he continued to serve in the said Corps in the service of the United States until the 26th day of Dec. 1776, when he was discharged from service in Ticonderoga in the State of New York -- And that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his county for support,
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And that he has not any pension now and relinquishes all claims to any other, and that he has no other evidence now in his ? of his said services. 
John Stannard
Sworn to and declared before me
the day and year aforesaid
S Putnam Just      }
S.J. Court of Mass }
I Samuel Putnam Judge as aforesaid
do certify that it appears
to my satisfaction that the said John Stannard did serve in the revolutionary war as states in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the direction of the aforementioned act of Congress.  And Joseph Fitch Esq. made oath to his annexed affidavit before me.  Given  under my hand and the seal of said Court the 9th of May 1818    S Putnam Just S J Court of Mass
I Joseph Woodbridge Clerk of the Supreme District Court in this
... for the county of Berkshire certify and attest that the above named
... Stannard ? of one of the Justices of the Supreme District 
[seal] ---court and that the foregoing is his signature
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the day and year first above written.
Jos Woodbridge Clk
9th
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I Joseph Fitch Esquire of New Marlborough do testify and say that I am well acquainted with John Stannard the subscriber to the foregoing application and know him to be a ? of trust and veracity and I have heretofore frequently heard him and others state that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war And that I have no doubt but he performed the service as in his ? application has stated. May 9th 1818
Joseph Fitch
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-95-
John Stannard
4230. Nov '18
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District of Massachusetts, ss:
On this 3rd day of July 1820, Personnally 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 records for said Circuit; proceeding according to the court 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, John Stannard, aged 65 years, resident in Sheffield 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 Miles Sowle in the regiment commanded by Colonel Whitcomb in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental establishment. That his original declaration is dated 9th May A.D. 1818 and that his pension certificate is number 4,230

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 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"  one cow $17-, 8 sheep $6-1 old horse $10- the aforesaid articles are pledged to Isaac Leavenworth and in his possession to recover him the rest of a small tenement in which I now live -- also 1 iron pot $1.75- 1 iron tea kettle 1.00 - 1 dish kettle 83 cts axe 1.00  ? 50-6 old chain 1.00 - 1 earthen pot 11 cts 6 spoons 26 cts 1 set knives and forks 25 cts two ? 50 cts 

That I am by occupation Laborer that my wife is aged 54 years that the number of my family resident with me is five that their names and ages are as follow: Joseph Stannard aged eighteen years ? Stannard aged 15 years Angelina Stannard thirteen years ? Stannard eleven years and Ambrose Stannard aged nine years
(Signed) John Stannard 
Sworn to, and declared on the 3rd day of July 1820, before the said Court Parker L. Hall Clk 

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 is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Forty One dollars.
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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33/719
R? INVALID
File No. 33,719
John Stannard
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Act 19 March 18?
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