Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34186, Joseph Churchill, Mass.
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(3-1776) 

SERVICE
Mass.  

Churchill, Joseph 

NUMBER
S. 34186 

CONTENTS
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Transferred to Massachusetts 2nd Feby. 1828, to take effect from and after the 4th Sept. 1827, and notification sent to Stephen Tripp, Esqr. Providence, Rhode Island.

Dead. See letter to D: Holman & P. Agt. March 24, 1836. 

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Notification sent July 3d 1829 to Benjamin Cowell Esq clk & Providence Rhode Island

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Massachusetts [Rhode Island crossed out]
4,761
to Massachusetts
Joseph Churchill
Private
Capt Smith Mass line  4
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8th of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 4 of Decr. 1818 and sent to Benja. Cowell Esq Providence

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818  39.20
Semi=anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar: 1819   48.--
$87:20   4 mos. 27/30ths

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.

Continued
Served about 21 months Jany 1781 to October 1783
Massachusetts line
Scituate
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Joseph Churchill
Correct
ready
Admitted
Jany 1781
June 1782
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I Joseph Churchill of Scituate in the District of Rhode Island on solemn oath do declare & say that in the month of Jany 1781 according to the best of my recollection I enlisted as a private soldier in Capt J. Kilby Smiths Company & Col. Smith's regiment in the continental army of the United States & in the Massachusetts line. In which service I continued untill the 28th of October 1783 when I took my discharge signed by H Knox - which discharge is hereto annexed. I further declare that I am now in reduced circumstances & stand in need of the assistance of my country for support
Joseph Churchill X his mark

Rhode Island District SS
Be it remembered that on the eighth day of April 1818 came before me Joseph Churchill & made solemn oath to the truth of the above declaration to which his mark is above affixed. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & have caused the seal of the District court to be hereto affixed.
David Howell
District Judge

The signature of the Judge and the seal of the District Court of the United States are hereto affixed.
Witness
Benjamin Cowell
Clk Dis Court
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Joseph Churchill
4761.
4 Decr. 1818

(March 1819.)

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United States of America.
Rhode-Island District.
Providence, sc. District Court, Special Term, June fifth A. D. 1820

On this fifth day of June 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record within and for said District - Joseph Churchill aged 56 years, residing in the town of Gloucester in said District and County who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: That he served in Col. Jacobs regiment as a private of the Massachusetts Line three years -
that he made a pervious declaration on the Eighth day of April 1818, and that he has received a certificate for a pension, being No. 4761 And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen ; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any matter whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen : that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts of debts, due to me ; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Joseph his X mark Churchill
A Schedule of Property and Income (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) of Joseph Churchill
Said Churchill declares that he has no property of any description whatever --
And this declaration further saith, that he is a Labourer but being so lame and crippled that he is unable to work, that before he received his pension, he depended on others, and should his pension be taken away he must again be supported by Charity.
Joseph his X mark Churchill

Rhode Island District District Court
Sworn to and declared in open Court on the fifth day of June 1820 before
David Howell District Judge

Rhode-Island District.
Clerk's Office of the District Court, A. D. 1820
I Benjamin Cowell Clerk of said Court 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 it is the opinion of the said Court, that the amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is nothing [crossed out: dollars and cents.] In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this Eighth day of June 1820
Benjamin Cowell Clerk of said Court
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County of Providence SS
On this twenty first day of January 1828, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for said County of Providence, personally appeared Joseph Churchill, who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person, who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain John Kilby Smith, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Smith, in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Rhode Island, from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Massachusetts, where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future; and that his reasons for removing to the State of Massachusetts, are that he may reside near his children.
Joseph Churchill X his mark

Witness Emery Hopkins

Sworn and subscribed, before me, the day and year above written.
Samuel Hopkins Jr Justice Peace
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County of Providence SS
I Emery Hopkins hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Mr. Joseph Churchill a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, in the State of Rhode Island, and I well know him to be the same person described in the annexed affidavit subscribed by him.
Emery Hopkins

On this twenty first day of January 1828, personally appeared before me the subscriber, Emery Hopkins above named and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him signed, and I hereby certify that the said Emery Hopkins is a person of veracity & well known to me.
Samuel Hopkins Jr Justice Peace
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CHURCHILL, JOSEPH
(MASS.)
S - 34106
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By Major General Knox, commanding the Garrison of West point and its dependencies
  Joseph Churchill Soldier in the second Massachusetts Regiment being inlisted for three years, is hereby honourably Discharged the Service of the United States
 Given at West point the 28th day of October 1783
  H Knox M. General
By the Generals Command
 Jno Lillie Aide de Camp
[stamped] The National Accounts of the United States        37

Registered in the books of the Regiment
 A. Tupper  Adjutant
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34186
Revy  INVALID

File No...34186
Joseph Churchill
Pri  Rev War

Act: 18th March 18"
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 481
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Office of [De..nt] Deposit Bank U. States
Providence Jany 26th 1828

Sir
 Enclosed I hand you an application of Joseph Churchill a Revolutionary Pensioner to be removed to the Pension Roll Massachusetts, and he requests that the notice of his removal be forwarded to this office -
  I am very respectfully
 Sir your Obedt Servant
Stephen Tripp
Pension Clerk

Honorable James Barbour
Secretary of War
Washington
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Mar 23d
Jos Churchill
Mass
4 Dec 18
[stamp] BOSTON MA MAR [9?]

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March 19  per D. Hillman
P M Dayton

J L Edwards
Pension Officer
Washington D.C.
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Douglas [?]   March 19, 1836
J.L. Edwards Esq.
  Sir,
  William Churchill, now living in the State of Pennsylvania, son of Joseph Churchill decd, who was a Pensioner has given me a power of Attorney to collect his part of the Pension money due at his Fathers Decease. This Power was taken & is dated Feby 18, 1835. All the other children have given me a power of recent date.
As William lives at such a distance I [must?] cause       some trouble & must delay to renew the power; I have been advised at the Pension Office in Boston, to request you to accept the power of William which I have, though it is more than 90 days after date
 A compliance with this request will much oblige those [interest?] in the case
  There is no Fraud nor deception about it.
Yours with due respect
  David Halman  Prot. Nort [Notary]
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Henry Harris
Depon
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The deposition of Henry Harris of Scituate in
the District of Rhode Island who being engaged
according to law testifies & says that he ^ is well
acquainted with Joseph Churchill of said Scituate
& with his present circumstances & from
his knowledge he verily believes said Churchill to be destitute of property-- that he is a hard working man & far advanced in years, & that he believes him to be worthy & deserving the assistance of his country for support -
 Henry Harris
Rhode Island District Ss
I certify that on this twenty sixth day of November 1818, personally appeared the above named Henry Harris,
& made oath to the truth of the above certificate
by him subscribed
Witness Benjamin Cowell
Commiss of Dis[trict] Court
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Certificate Joseph
Churchill
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These may certify to all whom it may concern that we the undersigned Inhabitants of the Town of Scituate in the County of Providence and State of Rhodisland and Neighbours and acquaintance of Joseph Churchill Now Residing in said
Scituate who hath to our knowledge for a number of years past been a good hard laboring man and being advanced in years hath become lame and diseased and having been
a Soldier in the Continental army in the Revolutionary war as appears by his discharge therefrom we think him entitled
to the provision in that case made by the late act of Congress for that purpose which we think will be a seasonable Relief to him and his aged Companion
Scituate 4th April AD 1818

John Westcott
Artemis Westcott
Alfred Aldrich
Stephen Peckham
Abner Peckham
John Harris Jr
John Wilkinson
Wm Peckham
Squire Williams
Stephen Tourtellot
Roger W Tourtellot
Sheldon Williams
James Tucker
Wm Waterman
Nehemiah Randall
Lyman Burnham

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Rhode Island District Providence 25 Nov.18.
This certificate of the poverty of sd [said] Joseph
Churchill is in my opinion, entitled
to extend credit. David Howell
District judge.
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State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations
Secretarys office Jan 26 AD 1828
I certify that at the session of the General
Assembly of said State holden in the first
Wednesday in May last, Samuel Hopkins ⎬
was elected a Justice of the peace for the
town of Foster in the County of Providence
for the term of one year, as appears of
record in my office; and that he has
been commissioned accordingly
Witness Henry Bowen Secry
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BY HIS EXCELLENCY.
James Fenner
Governor, Captain General and Commander in Chief of the State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations.
BE it known that the name "Henry Bowen," to
the aforewritten attestation subscribed, is the proper hand writing of Henry Bowen Esquire, who, at the time of subscribing the same, was Secretary of the State aforesaid, duly elected and qualified according to law:
Wherefore unto his said attestation full faith and credit are to be rendered.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said State to be affixed, at Providence
this twenty sixth
day of January
in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight
and of independence the fifty second
BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND.
Henry Bowen Secry
J,,Fenner