Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19992, for Amasa Piper, Massachusetts
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Mass. Piper, Amasa W.19992.
Mary
CONTENTS
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11.639
Vermont, Burlington
Mary Piper, decd.
widow of Amasa Piper
who died on the [blank]
of [blank] in the State of Vt.
who was a pri & Sgt in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded 
by [blank] in the Revolution
for 14 mos 12 days private
3 mos 26 days Sgt
Inscribed on the Roll of Burlington
at the rate of 67 Dollars and 28 Cents
per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1836. & Endg 27th July 1839
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of April 1854 and sent to 
Stephen Thomas
West Fairlee
Vermont
Arrears to the 4th of [blank]
Semi-annual allowance ending [blank]
{Revolutionary Claim
Act July 7, 1838.}
A.R. Weighsman Clerk.
Book D Vol. 1 Page 137
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Statement of the Several Inlistments, and of my Service in the army of the United States, during the Revolution, according to my best recollection, 
In the year 1777 I inlisted into Capt. Browns Comy. Colo. Robersons Regt. march to Rhode island guarded the shores of that State, about 6 months & 19 days. gone from home about 7 months. m7 D00
In the Summer of 1779 inlisted & served at Boston guarding Public Stores & Convicts about 2 months m2.00
Early in the year 1779, there was a requisition from Congress to raise one or more Regiments to go to Rhode island for one year, time to expire in March 1780. I inlisted in the Spring of 79 & svd in Col Jacobs Regt. until the latter part of March in the year 80. I was then Dischargd gone from home in the Service about 10 months & 12 days-m10. D12
I was but a short time at home before there was another Requisition from Congress to raise men a certain number from each town, to march immediately to the Peekskill to fill up the Continental Regiments, under Continental officers, I inlisted immediately marchd for that service, joind the 15th Massachusetts Regt. Commanded by Colo. S. Biglow J. The Majors Commd. so called in P. Regt. commanded by a French officer by the name of Effandor Discharged in West Point from Colo. Jones or Rufus Pitmans Regt. last of Jany 1781. gone from home in that service about 9 month & 10 day m9 D10
In the Spring of 1781 there was another call for men I did not last fill about July 9 then engaged to go with Capt John Hayward as his orderly sergeant in Colo. Joseph Webbs Regt. we immediately marchd for the State of New York, under our own officers & was discharged from that service about 4 weeks after Cornwallis surrendered gone from home in this service about 4 months, & 12 days--4 12
Amasa Piper            33 4
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I Zerah Barns of Hancock in the County of Adison & State of Vermont of lawful age depose and say that I am Clerk of said Town, that formerly Amasa Piper was the Clerk of said town for quite a number of years and that I have compared the within writing with the records of said town which purport to have been made by said Piper and I am fully satisfied that the written is in his own proper hand writing: that I was personally acquainted with the said Piper for many years before his death and that he was a respectable and credible man
Zerah Barns
Sworn to and subscribed this 26th day of December 1851
Before me Charles G Robbins Justice of Peace
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Dealn of Adms
of Mary Piper Decd.
Act 7. July 1838
Stephen Thomas Agt.
West Fairlee
Vt.
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STATE OF VERMONT
Office of the Secretary of State
Montpelier, March 27th 1854}
I certify that Charles G. Robbins Esquire, whose name is subscribed in his own proper hand writing to the foregoing certificates was at the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the county of Addison duly elected and qualified, and that to his official acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are, and ought to be given.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of this Office, this the twenty-seventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four
Daniel P. Thompson
Secretary of State
per George R. Thompson
Deputy
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State of Vermont
Randolph District ss.} At a Probate Court holden at Chelsea in said District on the 25th day of March A.D. 1854
Personally appeared Aaron Piper of Hancock in the County of Addison, who being duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain a pension due Mary Piper deceased, under the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 granting pensions to certain widows that the said Mary Piper was the Widow of Amasa Piper who was a private in the Revolutionary War, as he believes for over two years, -that he served in Capt. Brown's Company, Capt. Lelands Company & Capt Haywards Company, in Col. Webbs & Bigelows Regiments, agreeable to the proof herewith forwarded. That the said Amasa Piper was married to the said Mary Piper in Acton or Concord, Mass. in the year 1781 or 1782, that the said Amasa Piper died at said Hancock on the 13th day of December A.D. 1829 and that his widow the said Mary also died at said Hancock on the twenty seventh day of July A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty nine. That she was a widow when she died, that the said Aaron Piper Silas Piper, Amasa Piper, Reuben Piper, Esther Parker and Sophia Wiley are the children and only surviving children of the said Mary Piper deceased. That her maiden name was Mary piper. That the paper herewith forwarded containing a statement of service
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and signed by Amasa Piper is in his original hand writing and was left in my possession at his decease upon which is the deposition of Zerah Barnes
Aaron Piper
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court on the year and day first above written
Before me John B. Hutchinson, Judge
State of Vermont
Randolph District ss.} I John B. Hutchinson Judge of Probate within & for the District of Randolph do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has this day been addressed to said Courts by the affidavits of Royal Flint and Zerah Barns both of Hancock in the County of Addison & state of Vermont who are certified by the Magistrate to be credible witnesses and are known to be such by the Const. that Amasa Piper died at said Hancock on the twenty seventh day of July A.D. Eighteen hundred thirty nine that she was a widow when she died that Aaron Piper Silas Piper Amasa Piper Reuben Piper Esther Parker and
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Sophia Wiley are the children & only surviving children of the said Mary Piper deceased widow as aforesaid, and that the said Aaron Piper has been appointed administrator in the Estate of the said Mary Piper deceased, & has given Bonds in due form of Law to the satisfaction of said Court in the sum of eight hundred Dollars. & is now duly authorized by law to act as such.
Given under my hand in Probate Court at Chelsea in said District this 25th day of March AD 1854.
John B. Hutchinson, Judge of Probate
State of Vermont
Randolph District ss.} I Waldo W. Ingals Register of Probate Court within & for said District do hereby certify that Hon. John B. Hutchinson is Judge of Probate within & for said District duly commissioned & qualified that his commission was dated on the first day of December AD 1853 & will expire on the thirtieth day of November AD 1854. and that the signature to the foregoing papers purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony thereof I have hereto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said Court at Chelsea in said District in the 28th day of March AD 1854
W. W. Ingalls Register
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I Zarah Barns Town Clerk of the Town of Hancock in the County of Adison and State of Vermont hereby Certify that the following is a true extract from the records of said town "The following are the whole of the births in the family of Amasa Piper
Polly Piper Daughter to Amasa & Mary Piper born in Acton Massachusetts February 9th 1783
Silas Piper born in Acton September 28th 1784
Moses Piper born in Acton April 11th 1787
Aaron Piper born in Acton Augt 16th 1789
Polly Piper born in Acton March 9th 1792
Amasa Piper Jr born in Acton December 23d 1793
Reuben Piper born in Sharon N.H. June 16th 1795
Esther Piper born in Andover Vermont Augt 6th 1797
Betsey Piper born in Weston September 15th 1800
Allice Piper born in Weston June 13th 1802
Lucy Piper born in Hancock May 18th 1804
Sophia Piper born in Hancock May 11th 1806
I Zerah Barns above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town County & State first above named and that the foregoing is a true copy from the records of said town of the births of the family
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Amasa Piper: that said Amasa Piper was the Clerk of said town of Hancock for quite a number of years and I find the foregoing to be in his own hand writing upon the Record of said town
Zerah Barnes
Sworn to and Subscribed by the above affiant this 26th day of December 1851
Before me Charles G. Robbins Justice of Peace
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No. 15137
Mary Piper Decd.
widow of Amasa
Vt
act July 7 1838
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Revy
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 19.992
Mary Piper
Widow of
Amasa Piper
Serg. Rev. War
Act July 7 1838
Index: Vol. M, Page 132
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Amasa Piper, Service
Secy of State Certift.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston:
October 4, 1850.
I hereby certify, that from an examination of Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Amasa Piper is borne on a roll of Capt. Abishai Browns Co, in Col. John Robinson's Regt. as private from July 7, 1777 5 mos. 28 days.
On a payroll off Capt. Joshua Lealands Col. of guards in Boston, Maj. Nath. Heath, as private from Sept. 30 1779 1 mo. 13 d.
On a payroll of six mo min of town of Acton from July 15 1780. 6 mo. 11 days. 19 years of age 5 ft 6 in. hght.
On a payroll of Capt. John Hayward's Co. Col. Webb's Regt. from Co of Middlesex as Sergt. from Aug 15 1781 3 mo. 26 days.
There appears to be no evidence of any other service by any person of the name; the names in the principal roll call of Col. Jacob's Regt for 1778-9 are illegible.
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And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth the date above written.
Wm. Tuft
Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth
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State of Vermont
Adison County Ss.} 
Town of Hancock September 26th 1850:
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the roll in his Office of the Service of my late Father Amasa Piper in the war of the Revolution he enlisted either from the Town of Concord or Acton and I am of the opinion that he enlisted from Concord as that was the residence of his father. but he afterwards lived in Acton. in year 1777. in Capt Browns Co. Col Robinson's Regt. & served about seven months. He enlisted & served at Boston about two months guarding stores & prisoners in 1778; in 1779 he enlisted and served about eleven months in Col Jacobs Regt. I think that at this time he went to Rhode Island; in 1780 he enlisted into Col Bigelows Regt. & served about ten months, & was discharged at West Point; & in 1781 he enlisted in Capt Haywards Co Col Webbs Regt. as Orderly Sergeant & served about five months. I have heard him speak of other service but cannot recollect sufficiently definitely to state the service as the word "ten" was wrote upon an erasure before signing. Aaron Piper  
Signed by the above Aaron Piper in my presence this 26th day of September 1850
Zerah Barnes Justice of the Peace
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Mary Piper Decd.
Widow of Amasa
Vert
admd. July 7 1838
14 mos & 12 d pri $47.98
3 " 26 " Sergt 19.30
$67.28
per annum from 
4 March 1836 to
27 July 1839, when she died. Pay to Aaron Piper adm for the benefit of himself and Silas Piper 2 Amasa Piper 3 Reuben Piper 4 Esther Parker 5 Sophia Wiley 6 only children Cert to
Stephen Thomas Esq
West Fairlee
Vt
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Brief in the case of Mary Piper decd. widow of Amasa Randolph Dist and State of Vermont
act July 7 1838
Claim ("original," or [crossed out] "for increase")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Record evidence of service in accordance with a statement made by her husband for his family He died in 1829. Documentary evidence of marriage.
From record of births of children,
Royal Flint & Zera Barnes, witnesses
Name and residence of Agent
Stephen Thomas Esq
West Fairlee
Vt
Thornton Triplett
Examining Clerk.
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Royal Flint &
Zera Barnes
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Amasa Piper died in 1829
Mary Piper died July 27 1839.
Aaron Piper 1-Silas Piper 2 Amasa Piper 3
Reuben Piper  4 Esther Parker 5 Sophia Wiley 6
Aaron Piper adm. $800 Bond
14 Months & 12 days pri $47.98
3' " 26 " Sergt 19.30 $67.28
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West Fairlee Vt. March 31st 1854
Dear Sir,
I herewith forward the papers in the case of Mrs Mary Piper deceased, widow of Amasa Piper, for proof of the relation of husband & wife I forward the records of the births of their children recorded by the said Amasa, for proof of service I forward the Secy of Mass. certificate & the statement of service wrote out by the soldier himself. Please compare his statement with Secy certift. & see that the names on Col Jacobs roll are illegible.
I think that the service should be allowed 2 years & all a private except one period as Sergt.
Please to communicate the result to me
I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Servt
Stephen Thomas