Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,069, Jacob Briggs, Mass.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE                                   NUMBER

Mass.           Briggs, Jacob        S. 34,069


CONTENTS
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4950
Massachusetts Roll

Jacob Briggs Jr.
Capt Balding Private
Mass. Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 24th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th of Dec. 1818 and sent to Jona Leavitt Co. Judge
Greenfield, Mass.
Arrears to 4th Sept. 1818. 9 mo 11/30    32:93
Semi-anl, all'ee ending 4th March 1819  48:

[Not entitled]                                          $82:93

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

Nine Months

New Salem Franklin Co.
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4,950
Jacob Briggs Jun.
New Salem
4950
Dec 1818
[illegible]

[illegible]

Mar 1819
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Franklin ss.
At a Special Session of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Western Circuit, began and holden at Greenfield, within and for the County of Franklin, on Monday the tenth day of July, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, et de die in diem to the fifteenth day of the same month,

Personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record, within and for said County of Franklin, established as such by the Constitution and Laws of said Commonwealth, Jacob Briggs Jun., aged sixty years, resident in New Salem, 
in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:

in the regiment commanded by Col.
Bradford and the company commanded Capt Zebadee Reading, in the land service, in the Massachusetts line.
The time of making the original application and declaration was the month of April A.D. 1818. And the number of my pension certificate is 4,950.
My occupation is that of a husbandman, and for more than ten years, have not been able to do a days work in a day.
The number of my family consists of but three [persons], myself, wife, and one only son. My wife who is of the age of fifty nine; my son is twenty six years old, who I have not seen for more than four years past, who being unable to labour [labor] is gone into some foreign part unknown to your applicant. And if I am deprived of the small donation which I ever have esteemed as a just demand from Government for my past services, which services have rendered me entirely incapable of supporting myself. And unless Government should see fit to bestow money on my past services, my small farm must be sold and I must become a charge to the town I live in.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Franklin ss.
At a Special Session of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Western Circuit, began and holden at Greenfield, within and for the County of Franklin, on Monday the tenth of July, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, et de die in diem to the fifteenth day of the same month,

Personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record, within and for said County of Franklin, established as such by the Constitution and Laws of said Commonwealth, Jacob Briggs Jun., aged sixty years, resident of New Salem in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:

In the regiment commanded by Col. Bradford and in the company commanded Capt Zebadee Reading, in the land service, in the Massachusetts line.
The time of making the original application and declaration was the month of April A.D. 1818. And the number of my pension certificate is 4,950.
My occupation is that of a husbandman, and for more than ten years, have not been able to do a days work in a day.
The number of my family consists but of three [persons], myself, wife, and one only son. My wife who is of the age of fifty nine; my son is twenty six years old, who I have not seen for more than four years past, who being unable to labour [labor] is gone into some foreign part unknown to your applicant. And if I am deprived of the small donation which I ever have esteemed as a just demand from Government for my past services, which services have rendered me entirely incapable of supporting myself. And unless Government should see fit to bestow money on my past services, my small farm must be sold and I must become a charge to the town I live in.
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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 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 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.
Jacob Briggs Jun.

Sworn to and declared, on the tenth day of July A.D. 1820, before the said Court.
Attest, E. Alvord Clerk.


I Elijah Alvord, Clerk of the aforesaid Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is four hundred and eleven dollars and fifteen cents.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this fifteenth day of July, 1820.
E. Alvord Clerk
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An inventory or schedule of the real and 
personal estate of Jacob Briggs Jun. of New Salem in the County of Franklin and State aforesaid, applicant for a pension under the act of Congress of May 1, 1820.

Real Estate 58 acres of land 
without buildings                                      375.00
1 cow 16.00, 6 sheep & 3 lambs 9.00          25.00
1 pig 1.00, 2 old hoes .12, 1 sythe[scythe]
and snath .12                                                 1.24
1 wheel barrow .75, 2 axes 1.00, 
3 old rakes .30                                               2.05
1 shovel and tongs 1.00, 1 table .75              1.75
1 pot & 2 dish kettles 1.83, 
1 iron basin & 1 flat iron .58                         2.41
4 old chairs .50, crockery ware .50                1.00
1 old case of drawers .50, 
1 old pine chest  .25                                        .75
1 pail .20, 3 old cider barrels .75,
3 knives & 3 forks .33                                    1.28
1 sieve .25, 1 Qt basin & 
1 poringer[porringer] .42                                 .67
                                                                 $411.15

The debts which is [are] due from me to} 
sund [send?] persons in notes of hand}    
 at this date are}                                         210.45
                                     Balance                $200.70

Jacob Briggs Jr
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Jacob Briggs, Junior priv
Bradford Massachusetts Reg
1779. Served 9 mos


See Rou

Correct
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I Jacob Briggs, formerly called Jacob 
Briggs Jr., a citizen of the United
States resident in the Town of
New Salem in the County of 
Franklin in the State of Massachusetts
on Oath declare that I [belonged] to
the Army of the United States
in the revolutionary War. In July
in the year 1779 I entered the
service for nine months, I served
during that time in the Company
of Capt Redding in the Regiment
of Col Bradford of the Massachusetts
line. I was honorably discharged,
but the Discharge is lost. I do not
know what has become of it. I have 
but little property, I am in a poor
state of health, and the reason of my
reduced circumstances in life are
increased of distance from my 
Country for support. Date the
22nd day of April AD 1818.
Jacob Briggs

State of Massachusetts
Franklin Co. April 22nd A.D. 1818. The above
named Jacob Briggs, under the pains and
penalties of perjury, solemnly  affirmed
that the Declaration aforesaid by him
and subscribed is true.

Before me Jonah Leavitt, Judge of the
Circuit Court of Common Pleas
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To the Secretary of the Department 
of War,
I the subscriber, one of the 
Judges of the Circuit Court of Common
Pleas for the Western Circuit 
in the State of Massachusetts
which Circuit includes the County
of Franklin aforesaid do hereby 
certify that the before named Jacobb
Briggs did serve in the 
revolutionary War, 
against the common enemy
as he below set forth in his
Declaration [illegible] as it appears to
my satisfaction, was also 
examination had. And it also appears to my
satisfaction that, [illegible] of his
enclosed circumstances in life
he is in need of assistance from
his Country for support.
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this
22nd Day of April, AD 1818.

Jona Leavitt, Judge aforesaid
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The subscribers Selectman of New Salem hereby
certify that the bearer, Mr. Jacob Briggs has lived in New Salem twenty years or more and during that time has susained [sustained] a good reputation for truth and integrity, but has never
possessed by little property, and that owing to want of health, is now reduced so as to need assistance for a comfortable support.

                          Vasney Pearce}
                          Ebenezer Torry}   Selectmen     
                          Benjamen Stacy}    of
                                                      New Salem
    
New Salem April 22, 1818.
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34069

Revy INVALID.

File No.       34,069
Jacob Briggs Jr.
Priv Rev War

Act: 18th March 18
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 55

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Massachusetts,

Jacob Briggs, June, Private
served 9 months from 1779.
1st Schedule dated 10th July, 1820,
Real Estate, 55 acres of land,                    $375.
1 cow, $16, 6 sheep and 3 lambs,            $9-25.
1 pig                                                                1.24
Household and kitchen furniture                    9.91
                                                                  $411.15
Owes                                                         $210.45

Restore 102.19

Schedule under act 1st March 1823, dates
12 August, 1823.
1 cow                                                       $14
a few articles of furniture                         8.81
                                                                $22.81

Real Estate consisting of 69 1/2 
acres of land, signed under execution
to pay a debt due Josiah Fay and
delivered to said Fay, who accepted the
same as only part satisfaction of
execution and fees. Land appraised at
$275., authenticated copy of execution
appraisment[appraisal] and sheriffs return
exhibited.

(4 Mar, 19)
Claimant aged 63, no family mentioned.

E. Alvord Esq.
Greenfield, Massachusetts

Returned April
14, 1824 and 
sent as above
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Massachusetts,

Jacob Briggs June, Private
served 9 months from 1779,
1st Schedule dated 10th July, 1820,
Real Estate. 55 acres of land,                  $375.
1 cow $16, 6 sheep and 3 lambs,           $9-$25.
1 pig,                                                            1.26
Household and kitchen furniture                 9.91
                                                                $411.15
Owes                                                       $210.45

Restore
102.19

Schedule under act 1st March
1823, dates 12th August, 1823.
1 cow                                                       $14.
A few articles of furniture                            8.81
                                                                 $22.81

Real Estate consisting of 69 1/2 
acres of land signed under execution
to pay a debt due Josiah Fay and 
delivered to said Fay, who accepted the
same as only part satisfaction of
execution and fees. Land appraised at
$275, authenticated copy of execution
appraisment[appraisal] and sheriffs return 
exhibited.

(4 Mar, 19)
Claimant aged 63, no family mentioned.

E. Alvord Esq.
Greenfield, Massachusetts

Returned April
14, 1824 and
sent as above
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Worcester, ss. 
To the Sheriff of our County of Worcester or Franklin, or his Deputy, GREETING.

B.L. WHEREAS Josiah Fay of Athol in said County
of Worcester yeoman


by the consideration of our Justices of our Court of Common Pleas, holden at Worcester within and for our county of Worcester aforesaid, on the second Mon of March instant recovered judgment against Jacob Briggs of
New Salem.

266.35
    9.61  in said count of Franklin, yeoman for the
275.96  sum of Two hundred and sixty six dollars 
       25 and thirty five cents, damage, and nine
276.21 dollars and sixty one cents, costs of suit,
            as to us appear of record, whereof 
            execution remains to be done:


We command you, therefore, that of the goods, chattels, or lands of the said Jacob within your
precinct, you cause to be paid and satisfied unto
the said Josiah at the value thereof in money, the 
aforesaid sum being $275.96 in the whole, with
twenty five also to satisfy yourself for your own fees; and for want of goods, chattels, or lands of the said Jacob to be by him shewn unto you,
or found within your precinct, to the acceptance of the said Josiah to satisfy the sum aforesaid, we command you to take the body of the said Jacob and him commit to our gaol in Worcester or Greenfield, in our county of Worcester or Franklin, aforesaid and detain in your custody within our said gaol, until he pay the full sums abovementioned, with your fees, or that he be discharged by the said Josiah the creditor, or otherwise by order of law. Hereof fail not, and make return of this writ, with your doings therein into our said Court of Common Pleas, to be holden at Worcester within our county of Worcester aforesaid, on the third Monday of June next.

Witness ARTEMAS WARD, Esq. at Worcester, the eighteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three.

[E. Alvord Clerk,]
Abiijah Bigelow, Clerk
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Franklin Co. April 9th 1823 Then personally appeared Benjamin M. Twichell and Thomas Cobb both freeholders in said County and made oath that in appraising such real estate of the within named Jacob Briggs as should be shown to them to satisfy this execution and all fees, they would act faithfully and impartially according to their best skill and judgement.
Before me William Whitaker Justice of the Peace

Franklin Co. April 9, 1823 Then personally appeared William Whitaker a freeholder in said County who made oath that in appraising such real estate of the within named Jacob Briggs as should be shown to him to satisfy this execution and all fees, he would act faithfully and impartially according to his best skill and judgement. 
Before me Thomas Cobb Justice of the Peace

Franklin Co. April 9th 1823 We the subscribers being all freeholders within the said County of Franklin, and having all this day been duly chosen, appointed and sworn to the faithfull [faithful] and impartial appraisement [appraisment] of such real estate of the within named Jacob Briggs as should be shown to us to be appraised in order to satisfy this execution and all fees, have this day viewed a tract of Land lying in Neasalew in said County shown to us by Josiah Fay the creditor, as the estate of the said Jacob Briggs, which tract of land is bounded as follows, beginning at a stake and stones at the northeast corner of said tract, on the line of the Town of Athol thence south 2 1/2 degrees east seventy nine rods to a stake and stones, thence west 2 1/2 degrees south, forty six rods to a stake and stones thence north 10 degrees east ten rods to a stake and stones, thence west 10 degrees south thirteen rods to a stake and stones, thence south 27 degrees west thirteen rods to a stake and stones, thence west 5 degrees north twenty rods, to a stake and stones, thence southwest nine and a half rods to a heap of stones by the side of a large rock, thence south 7 degrees west eighteen rods
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to a pile of stones in the middle of Branch Brook so called, thence down the center of said Brook about fifty rods, thence north two rods to a small white ash tree marked, thence north 38 degrees west fifteen rods to a stake and stones, thence nroth 2 1/2 degrees west sixty five rods to a stake and stones on the line of said Town, Athol, thence east 2 1/2 degrees north on said Town line, one hundred and forty and a half rods to the first mentioned corner and containing sixty nine and a half acres including the roads through the same, which said tract of land we have on our oaths aforesaid appraised at the sum of Two hundred and seventy five dollars and no more and we have set out the said land by meter and bounds to the creditor within mentioned in part satisfaction of this execution. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands.
William Whitaker
Thomas Cobb
Benj[amin] M. Twichell

Franklin Co. April 9th, 1823
The debtor within named failing to satisfy this execution by money or other [precie] and the creditor within named finding no personal estate to his acceptance wherewith to satisfy the said execution and thinking proper to levy the same on the real estate of the within named Jacob Briggs to satisfy the said execution and the judgment on which it was rendered and all fees, I have this day caused Benjamin M. Twichell, Gentleman, William Whitaker Esquire, and Thomas Cobb Esquire all within the County of Franklin and freeholders, being three disinterested and discreet men to be duly sworn faithfully and impartially to appraise according to their best skill and judgement such real estate of the within named Jacob Briggs as should be shown to them to satisfy this execution and all fees as will appear by the foregoing certificate.
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of the Justices the said Benjamin M. Twichwell being chosen by the debtor within named the said William Whitaker by the creditor within named and the said Thomas Cobb by myself; and the aforesaid tract of land containing sixty nine and a half acres which is particularly described and bounded as in the foregoing return of the appraisers will more fully appear being shown to the said appraiser by the said Josiah Fay the creditor as the real estate of the said Jacob Briggs and the said appraiser having this day viewed the premises appraised the same upon their oaths aforesaid at the sum of Two hundred and seventy five dollars and no more only in part satisfaction of this excution[execution] and fees the cost of leavying the same execution together with my fees amounting to seventeen dollars and twenty seven cents and the said appraisers set our the same tract of land by meets and bounds, and on the same ninth day of April by direction of the creditor aforesaid I levied this excution[execution] on the same tract of land, and delivered to the said Josiah Fay the creditor review and possession of the same who accepted the same only in part satisfaction of this exution[execution] and all fees.
fees. Justices              .40
Appraisers                3.00
then travel                1.20
Surveyor                   2.00
Plantiff Attendance   1.00
Leavy travel               8.17
Registry of Execution 1.50
                                $17.27

                                   Abijah Hill Deputy Sheriff
April 9th 1823 Received of Abijah Hill Deputy Sheriff review and possession of the before described Real Estate only in part satisfaction of this Exution[Execution] and all fees.
                                             Josiah Fay creditor
The foregoing is a true copy of the Original.
Recd. April 22, 1823 Recorded and Compared
by H. Leavitt, Reg[ister],
The foregoing is a true Copy of the Original.
Recd. April 22d, 1823 Recorded and 
A true Copy of Record
Attest  Hooker Leavitt, Reg[ister].
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin SS.  I Elijah Alvord Clerk of the Court of
Sessions for said County do hereby certify
that it appears by the records of said Court
that Hooker Leavitt Esq is the Register of
deeds of said County duly elected and qualified
and I further certify that as such he has the custody of the records of all conveyances of real estate in the said County by deed or by levy of executions and is  the proper officer to make and certify exemplifications thereof; and that the within is certified in his own hand writing and in proper form.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court this sixteenth day of February A.D. 1824.
E. Alvord Clerk
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1 March 1823.
Mass.
Jacob Briggs
Schedule

Recd. 21 Feb. 1824

Rec? Feb. 21, 1824
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1 March 1823. 
Mass.
Jacob Briggs
Schedule

Recd. 21 Feb. 1834




Rec? Feb. 21, 1824
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Schedule of the estate of Jacob Briggs, late Jacob Briggs Jun. of New Salem in the County of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, applicant for a pension under the act of Congress of May 1, 1820, vis.
1 Cow$14, 2 Hoes .12 1 Scythe&Sneath .12 14.24
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Franklin ss.
On this twelfth day of August 1825, personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Common Pleas, being a court of record for the county of Franklin, established as such by the Constitution and Laws of said Commonwealth. Jacob Briggs late Jacob Briggs Jun.
resident in said county, aged sixty three years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his affirmation make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress, of the 18th March, 1818, and the 1st May, 1820, that he, the said Jacob Briggs enlisted for the term of nine months the month of July in the year 1779 in the state of Massachusetts in the company commanded by captain Zebedee Reading in the regiment commanded by colonel Bradford in the line of the state of Massachusetts on the continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps until the month of April in the year 1780, when he was discharged from said service, in the state of New York that his name has been placed on the pension list, and dropt[dropped] therefrom on account of his property.

And, in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May, 1820, I do solemnly affirm 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 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 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, and 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.  That, since the exhibition of my first schedule, the following changes have been made in my property, viz.
The whole of my real estate has been set off on Execution in due form of law, as will appear by the copies herewith transmitted. And of my personal property, one wheelbarrow, one pig, six sheep and some other small things have been disposed of for my support.

Jacob Briggs

Affirmed and declared the twelfth day of August
A.D. 1823.

Attest E. Alvord Clerk