Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,855, William Harrington, Mass.
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Service
Mass.

Name
Harrington, William

Number 
S.29855
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1479
Massachusetts
William Harrington
of Upton- in the State of Massachusetts
who was a Priv. of Arty on the company comman
by Captain Fodd of the Regt. comman
by Col Craft in the Massachusetts
lone for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 25 Dollars conto per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5h day of Novem
-ber 1832 and sent to G. Holson
Arears to 4th of Sept 1832 $37.50
Somisant allowance ending 4 Mar 33 $12.50
$50.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
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Wm Harrington
Application
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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 fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and two
personally appeared in open Court, before Hon Natte Pains, Judge of
tier
County of_____, now sitting, William Harrington, a resident of 
in the County of______, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy five
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.
That he, the said Harrington, was born in Worcester,
County & Commonwealth aforesaid, on the eighteenth

day of November, 1756, as appears by the records
of said town, when he resided until he was twenty
six years of age. That he removed from Worcester
to _______in said County, when he remained fifteen
years; there to______, County of _______,
where he remained seventeen years, there to said Upton,
when has continued to reside until ________
That he enlisted at Worcester in November, 10 1776
under _______ Baird, who acted as recruiting officer,
________ , when he joined a company of
Artillery under the command of Capt. Todd, in the
regiment of Col. Thomas Craft, ______
_______, that he completed a term of six months
________ Point, where he was verbally
discharged in May, A.D. 1777. That Samuel Kearns
of Worcester, & Samuel Leland of _____ in
said County, served in the company of Capt. Todd
at the same time; that Deacon Moses Perry was
well acquainted with him during the period of
the Revolutionary War & can testify to his hav-
ing been in the service of his country at that
time. That Rev. Benjamin Wood, at present

a minister of the town of _____, is well acquaint-
ed with the present reputation of hin, & said
Harrington, whose certificate to that effect ac-
companies this declaration.
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.
_____Harrington
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, 
___________
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I, Moses Perry, residing in Worcester, 

hereby
certify that I am well acquainted with
William Harrington, who has subscribed and sworn
to the above declaration, that I believe him to be seventy five years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the
neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and I concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Moses Perry
Before

of Probate for the
County of Worcester
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories
prescribed by the War Department, that the above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states,
And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Deacon Moses Perry
who signed
the preceding certificate resident in the twon of Worcester

and is a credible person, and that this statement is entitled to credit.
I, Nathaniel Paine, Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester


I, Theophilus Wheeler, Register, Clerk of the Court of Probate
do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of
William Harrington for a pension




IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereby to set my hand and afford the
this 14th day of August
in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two
Theophilus Wheeler, Register of Probate for the County 
of Worcester
Massachusetts
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Inv.29.855

Deparptment of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

O.W.& N. Div
Revolutionary

October 1, 1897

Sir:

Replying to your request for information concerning William Harrington, supposed to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary war you are advised that one William Harrington made an application for pension on August 14, 1832, at which time he was residing at Upton, Mass., and his pension was allowed for six months' actual service as a private in the Massachusetts troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Todd and Col. Craft. Enlisted at Worcester, Mass.

He was born in Worcester County, Mass., November 18, 1756.

It would be impossible to identify Nathaniel Harrington as serving in the civil war, without his company and regiment and date of enlistment and discharge.

It is proper to add that the rolls of this war are on file in the War Department, this City.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.

Mr. Clark W. Harrington
Knobview, Crawford Co., Mo.
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Knob View
Crawford Co. Missouri

The Commissioner of Petitions
Sir, I am the grandson of Isaac 


Harrington, son of William
Harrington, Adams Mars - 1760-90
My grandfather left Monroe Co. 
MS. somewhere about 1845, to
go "West". It has been supposed to 
Athens, Ohio. Extensive inquiries
led to locate him there. He had
HammeKnapp Harrington, J
Thomas, dous, with him. 
Could the pension office and
me in the search
for there van
their descendants?
Respectfully, 
Cedric W. Harrington
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& Samuel Knapp Harrington was born 1796 Butternuts, Otsego Co., N.Y.

A grand uncle Nathaniel Harrington, went to Jackson Co., Michigan & is list to one knowledge. He was a brother of William Harrington, Adams, Mass. 1760-90.

Was Nathaniel Harrington in the service in the Civil war?
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Left Side Page

29855
INVALID
Revy

File No. 29,855
William Harrington
Priv Rev War

Act: June 7th, '32

Index Vol 9 Page 171

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Oct 1/97 Clark N Harrington
Knobview, Mo.
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Rev. Mr. Wood's
Certificate
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Upton, Aug 13, 1832

I hereby certify that I have for many years been personally acquainted with Mr. William Harrington, the bearer of this, and, I can with pleasure say that he sustains a good moral character and is considered as a man of truth and moral honesty.

Benj Woods
Pastor of the Cath
in this place
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S. Leland for
Wm. Harrington
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I Samuel Leland of Grafton in the County of Worcester and commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy-seven do testify and say that in the autumn of 1776 I was enlisted by Daniel Baird in Capt. Todd's company of artillery in Col. Thomas Craft's regiment - we went to Boston where we remained a few weeks and were then marched to Dorchester Point. I enlisted for the term of six months. William Harrington then and now of Worcester in said county enlisted in the same company and was with me all the time until we were discharged at the expiration of our term. We were marched about the first of November 1776 and were discharged at Dorchester about the first of May 1777, and I know that the said William Harrington did duty in said company during that time.

Samuel Leland

Worcester Co. August 20, 1832

Then the above name Samuel Leland personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed.

Before me Harry Woods, Justice of the Peace

I further certify that the above named deponent Samuel Leland is a man of truth and veracity and in my opinion entitled to full credit.

Harry Wood - Justice of Peace.
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Stearns Deposition 
for Wm. Harrington

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Wm Harrington
Pri.
6 mo.
Mr. Antly
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I Daniel Stearns of Worcester in the county of Worster & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being of lawful age do depose & say that I am well acquainted with William Harrington of Upton in said county & commonwealth aforesaid and that I served in the same company with him under Capt. Todd, Colonel Craft's Regiment of Artillery. That when I joined the company at Dorchester Point, the said Harrington was a private soldier in said company; that we were discharged together in the month of May AD 1777 and returned together to Worcester, and I have good reason to believe that the said Harrington served a term not less than six months. And further your deponent saith not.

Daniel Stearns

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester ss. August 14, 1832

Then personally appeared the above name Daniel Stearns and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed.

Before me Christopher Columbus Baldwin, Jus Peace

I hereby further certify that the foregoing statement made by the said Daniel Stearns is entitled to full credit.

Christohpher Columbus Baldwin Jus Peace
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Bounty Land Warrant Record Card*

Name Harriot, Israel
Grade Private
Line New York

Warrant Number 7292
Acreage 100
Issued March 15, 1791
to not shown