Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,782, Ezekiel Ellis, Mass
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Mass

Ellis Ezekiel
NUMBER

S. 29.782
Contents
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4877
Massachusetts
Ezekiel Ellis
of Worcester co in the State of Mass
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Ellis of the regmt commanded by Col James in the Mass line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of
July 1833 and sent J G Kendall House of Reps [REPRESENTATIVES]

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $120.00
Semi=anl allowance ending 21 Mar 33 $40.00
$160.00
{Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by DD Addison Clerk.
Book D Vol. 2 Page 48

Dead.
Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 March to 29 May 1839.
Agt notified 29 April 1841.
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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. Ezekiel Ellis
On this Seventeenth day of October in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court, before Nathaniel Paine Judge of Probate now sitting at Templeton a resident of Boylston
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.

He states that he was born in Medway in the County of Norfolk (then Suffolk)
that he has a record of his age at his dwelling house in said Boylston and supposes that
his age is recorded in said town of Medway on the town records of said town.

He states when called into the service he was living in Medway that he now resides
in Royalton and has resided there forty seven years. He states that in the month of
September 1777 he enlisted for thirty days into a company commanded by Capt Amos Ellis
of Billingham that he was marched to Tivertown from Little Compton where he
was stationed during said term of enlistment and was verbally discharged by his officers at the expiration of said term, said Company was
in Col. Haws Regimt. Genl Spencer, commanded.

He states that immediately after his discharge as above he enlisted into the service, in Captain Petter's Company for three months, that he was marched to North Kingston where 
he was stationed during this term of his enlistment and was verbally discharged by his officers at the expiration of said term of time. He also states in the year 1778,  in the month of April he enlisted in to the service in Capt. Battell's Company for two months and was marched to
Tivertown in the State of Rhode Island where he was stationed and performed his duty of a soldier during said term of enlistment and was verbally discharged by his officers. He 
further states that in the month of June 1778 he enlisted into the service in Captain 
John Ellis Company for the term eight months that he marched to Peekskill in the State of New York at which [illegible] and White Plains & West Point he was stationed and performed the duty of a soldier during the term of eight months and seven days and was verbally discharged by his officers at the expiration of said time near Kings Ferry. NY
He further states that in the Autumn of the year 1779 he enlisted into the service of Lieut John Lange Company for three months 
that he was marched to Springfield
Great Barrington, Albany and Troy New York State when he was verbally discharged
after performing the duty of a soldier during said term of three months.

He further states that in the month of July 1780 he enlisted into the service in Captain Jackson's Company, Col Cranes Regiment for six months. he was marched to Springfield where he helped [illegible] from there to [illegible]
 & Fishkill down North River to Kings Ferry
and crossed over said river and marched 
to Philadelphia then back to West Point where
he was discharged by verbal order of his officers after performing the duty of a Soldier
in said Company during the term of six months and twenty three days.
He states that John Daniels, Joseph Fairbanks Elijah Allen & Oliver Cutler
can testify to his personal services in the Revolutionary War and that the Revd
Ebenezer Perkins and Franklin Gregory Esq of Royalton can testify to his character.

as for truth and veracity & of their belief that he was out in the Revolutionary war
he also produces the certificate of the Secretary of this commonwealth as to a portion of the above service.

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 to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Ezekiel Ellis
Before
Nathaniel Paine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
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We Ebenezer Perkins a Clergyman residing in the Town of Royalston and Franklin Gregory residing in the same Town certify that we are well acquainted with Ezekiel Ellis who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, "that we believe him to be seventy two 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. Before Nathaniel Paine Judge of
Probate for the County of Worcester
Ebenezer Perkins, Franklin Gregory

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 Ebenezer Perkins who signed
the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the Town of Royalston
and that General Franklin Gregory who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

Nathl [NATHANIEL] Paine Judge of Probate for the county of Worchester.
I Theophilus Wheeler Reg. 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 Ezekiel Ellis for a pension.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the Court of
Probate the 18th day of October 
in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two

Theophilus Wheeler Register of the said
Court of Probate for the County of Worcester
in Massachusetts
[right sideways Ezekiel Ellis]
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15169
Ezekiel Ellis
Private
2 years

Hon J. G. Kendall
H R [HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES]
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15169
Brief in the case of Ezekiel Ellis County of Worcester in the state of Massachusetts
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? 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. |
enlisted In 1777 Sept | 30 Days| As a private| 
Capt. Amos Ellis, Hawes, Genl. Spencer|

enlisted In 1777 Sept | 3 Months | As a private| 
Capt. Potter, Lieut. Ebenezer Pond | 

" In 1778 April| 2 two Months| As a private| Capt. Bartlett ]

" 1778 June| 8months 7 days | Private| Capt. John Ellis |

" 1779 Autumn| 3 months | private| Lt. John Sanger|

1780 July| 6 months 23 days| private| Capt. Jackson, Col. Crane|

5. In what battles was he engaged? none

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

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditionary & 4 witnesses

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

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned
F. Waugh
Examining Clerk.
Jany 23 1833.
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Blank piece of paper
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
April 26th, 1841.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The child of Ezekiel Ellis,
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Massachusetts
Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars [ and Cents crossed out]
per annum, under the law of the 7th
June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 24th May,
1839.
Respectfully yours,

Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which were answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of

Ezekiel Ellis which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout [sic] of pension he is entitled? yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? Witnesses
XIV. +If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? Yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 5.7
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
*QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For_
year__  months and __days, I served as a__
For __ months __days, I served as a __ and for such service I claim a pension."
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3.
It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.

+QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer
the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

++QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Aug 27 1832
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears
that Ezekiel Ellis has served as a recruit in the
Continental army for six months enlisted July 8 1780 m. ending in December 31. 1780 from the Town of Medway 6 m
Edward D Bangs, Secy [SECRETARY]

I further Certify; that the name of Ezekiel Ellis
is borne on a roll of "Captain John Ellis Company in a regiment of Massachusetts Bay
Militia commanded by Col Thos Poor Esqr raised to fortify and secure the passes of the North River in the State of New York" - and he is therein stated to have served eight months and seven days from June 11. 1778.

Edward D Bangs Secy [SECRETARY]
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I Oliver Cutler of Medfield in the County
of Norfolk & State of Massachusetts aged
seventy one years testify and say that
I was a volunteer in a detachment of Massachusetts State troops in the war of the Revolution in a company commanded by Capt
Buttle and was marched to Tiverton in
Rhode Island and remained in that service
two months. I was well acquainted with
Ezekiel Ellis then of Medway in said County
but now of Royalston in the County of
Worcester, who was a private in the same
Company. he remained doing duty during the
two months when the company was discharged
Oliver Cutler 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk Ss.  Aug 25 1832. Then personally appeared the above named Oliver Cutler, who is a person worthy of full credit and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true.

Before me Daniel Adams Jus [JUSTICE] of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk Ss.
I Jairus Ware Clerk of the Judicial County being of record in and for the County of Norfolk hereby certify that Daniel Adams Esquire, before whom the deposition was taken is a Justice of peace within and for said County duly appointed commissioned & qualified to discharge the duties of said office, and that his signature within is genuine and true being well acquainted therewith.
In witness whereof I have 
 subscribed my name and hereunto affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth, this twenty seventh day of August AD one thousand eight hundred & thirty two at Dedham in said County
Jairus Ware
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Ezekiel Ellis

Declaration & Depositions
Isaac Davis
Worcester
Mass
Attorney for said Ellis

15169
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I Jesse Daniels of Medway in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts
being seventy three years of age last October, was born in the town of Wrentham (now Franklin) the ninth day of October 1759, do testify and say, that I have been acquainted with Ezekiel Ellis ever since the year 1777 or 1778. I am not positive which, said Ellis then lived in Medway in said County of Norfolk, (but then Sulfolk) that the said Ellis and myself enlisted into the service of the Revolutionary War, in the Company of Capt. John Ellis of Medway and Lt Griggs of Roxbury, in the Regiment of Col. Nathan Poor; and we served in said Company eight months from the time of our enlistment which was in one of the above said years of 1777 or 1778 we were stationed at West Point in the State of New York, and I Further testify and say that I served with said Ellis in said service thirty days in a private expedition at  Little Compton (so called) in the Company of Amos Ellis Capt. and John Ellis Lt - and Spencer, in the months of Sept & October in the year 1777  and Genl 
Bellingham August 23 1832
Jesse Daniels
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk Ss Bellingham August the 23 1832 then Personally appeared Jesse Daniels who
signed the above deposition, and made solemn oath to the truth of the same and I further certify that I have been acquainted with the said deponent several years and know him
to be a credible Witness

Stephen Metcalf Justice of the Peace

I Joseph Fairbanks of Bellingham in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, being seventy two years of age, was born in the town of Medway in said
County of Norfolk in the year 1761 do testify and say, that I have been acquainted with
Ezekiel Ellis of Royalton in the County of Worcester, but formerly of said Medway more than forty years ago, that said Ellis and myself were detached, and actually served three months each in the service of the Revolutionary war at North Kingston in the
State of Rhode Island, in the year 1777 December - in the company of Capt. Pettee as Lt . 
Ebenezer Pond of Franklin and further saith not
Joseph Fairbanks
Bellingham August 23, 1832

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk Ss Bellingham August 22th 1832-1832 then personally appeared the above
named Joseph Fairbanks, the signer to the above deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same and I further certify that I have been acquainted with the above named
Joseph Fairbanks several years and know him to be a credible witness
Stephen Metcalf Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Norfolk Ss.
I Jairus Ware Clerk of the Judicial Courts
being Courts of record within and for the County of Norfolk hereby certify that Stephen Metcalf Esq before whom the within Depositions were taken, is a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly appointed
commissioned and qualified to discharge the duties of said office and that his signatures within, one on each deposition, are genuine and true, being well acquainted therewith.

In witness whereof I have subscribed my name, and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial
Court of said Commonwealth hereunto at Dedham in said County, this twenty seventh day of August AD one thousand eight hundred & thirty two.

Jairus Ware
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I Elijah Allen of Natick in the
County of Middlesex & Commonwealth of
Massachusetts being seventy three years of age born in the town of Medway, then Suffolk County, now Norfolk do testify and say that I have been acquainted with Ezekiel Ellis of Roylston in the County of Worcester, but formerly of said Medway, from Childhood both living in the same neighbourhood. [sic] That said Ellis and myself enlisted at Framingham in the County of Middlesex for three months and actually served our term in the fall of the year 1778 in the Company of which John Sanger was Lieutenant, in the service of the Revolutionary War. were marched to Great Barrington Mass. from thence to Albany in the State of New York, from thence to the vicinity of Troy in said New York where the said Ellis & myself remained untill [sic] we were discharged & further saith not 
Elijah Allen
Natick Aug 24th 1832
Commonweath of Massachusetts,
Middlesex ss Natick Aug 24th 1832 Then personally appeared the above named Elijah Allen, the signer to the above deposition, and made solemn Oath to the truth of the same

Before me William Farris just peace [JUSTICE OF THE PEACE] 
I further certify that from my limited acquaintance with the above named Elijah Allen I believe him to be a credible witness
Wm Farriss

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex SS. Elias Phinney Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Middlesex, do certify that William Farris Esquire, is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County, and that I believe his signature set to the above certificate is his true & proper signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court the 28th day of Augt 1832
C O.