Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22982, Amos Dunbar, Mass.
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Mass.
Dunbar, Amos
Rachel
W. 22,982
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Massachusetts 1026
Rachel Dunbar
widow of Amos Dunbar decd
Mass., 
who died on the 2nd July 1809
of Plymouth in the state of Mass.
who was a private [illegible] and  Art in the company commanded by Captain Endicott of the regt commanded
by  Col. Wheelock in the Mass
line for 11 mos and 11 days Pri [illegible] and 7 mos Prv of  Artillery.
Inscribed on the roll of Mass at the rate of 67 dollars and 05 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of pension issued the 19th day of June 1837 and sent Solomon Smith Hingham, Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 $402.30
Semi Anl allowance ending 4 Sept $33,52
$435.52

{Revolutionary Claim,  Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3rd}
Recorded by D D Addison Clerk
Book A, vol 1, Page 48

Paid at [illegible] treasury under the Act of the 6th of April 1838 from 4 March 1839 to 29 Aug 1839, the day of his death.  Age [llegible] 1 July 1840.
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310 3 dec
Rachel Dubar
ckAdm private 
7 mo. Arty $29.6
11 mos. 11 d. p infy $37.88
per ann $67.04

Com 4 March 1831
Col Wheelock, Mass
Capt Endicott Mass.
See Mass. rolls Vol 3 pg 262
1780 3 mo 11 days
married May 1779

Solomon Smith Esq
Hingham Mass
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Plymouth} Ss.

On this twenty ninth day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty six personally appeared before the Hon. Wilkes Wood Judge of Probate for said County of Plymouth Rachel Dunbar a resident of Hingham in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, widow of Amos Dunbar of said Hingham deceased and aged eighty years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the follow declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed July 11. 1836; that she is the widow of Amos Dunbar who was private soldier in the army of the Revolution, and that according to the best of her knowledge and belief, his services were as follows:- He enlisted as a private in Capt. Endicott's company in Wheelock's Regiment and served six months in that company in the years 1776 and 1777, in the Northern department. His service commenced in July or August 1776 --He was at Ticonderoga in this expedition John Burr of Hingham deceased was Lieutenant of the Company. David Gardner of Hingham now living was in the company. He next enlisted and served two months in the year 1777 in Capt. French's company in Rhode Island. Joshua Tower of Hingham was Lieutenant in the company. In the same year he enlisted and served seven months in Gazee's Artillery company in Rhode Island. There were several Hingham person in the company among 
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1.3.0 whom was Enoch Dunbar of Hingham now living whose deposition is annexed. There is no other person now living who belonged to this company known to your declarant.

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1.6.0 In the year 1780, he served three months in Capt. Theophilus Wilder's Company in Rhode Island; several Hingham persons were in the company. Among them were Perez Gardner and Peter Hersey  now living. The deposition of the former is annexed.

She further declares that she was married to the said Amos Dunbar on the sixteenth day of May 1779, that her husband the aforesaid Amos Dunbar died on the second day of July 1809---, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by the proof hereto annexed.
Rachel Dunbar
Her mark X

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me & I certify that said Rachel Dunbar is a credible person & unable to travel to Court by reason of bodily infirmity.
Wilkes Wood Judge of Probate
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Plymouth Ss. I Jacob H Loud Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Hon. Wilkes Wood is Judge of Probate for said County & that the foregoing is his true & genuine signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Probate Court for said County this Sixth day of December 1806
Jacob H. Loud
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"Amos Dunbar and Rachel Tower both of Hingham were married by Rev. Daniel Shute Pastor of the second Church in Hingham 
May 16th. 1779.
The above is a true copy from the Town Records of Marriages in Hingham ----
Attest, 
James S. Lewis, 
Town Clerk.
Hingham, Oct. 22, 1836.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth County } ss. Oct 22.1835
Then personally appeared before me the subscriber a justice of the peace within and for the county of Plymouth, the abovenamed James S. Lewis Town Clerk of Hingham in said County and made solemn oath to the truth of the above affixed certificate by him subscribed, and I certify that said Lewis is a person of good reputation for truth.
Solomon Lincoln
Just Peace
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office
June 22d, 1840.
Sir
Under the act of 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," One of the six children of Rachel Dunbar, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of Sixty Seven Dollars and five Cents per annum, under the law of the 4th July 1836, has been paid at the Department from the 4th of March 1839, to the 29th August 1839, the day of her death.
Respectfully yours, 
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions, 

 Present.
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22982
Rachel Dunbar widow of Amos Dunbar
Pri Rev War
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Act: July 4th 36
Index: - Vol. A, Page 201
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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I David Gardner of Hingham in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy six years do testify and say that in July or August 1776, I enlisted, and served six months in Capt. Endicott's Company in Col Wheelock's regiment at Ticonderoga and at other places in that section of the country. Gates was our General and Brown our Brigadier Major. Amos Dunbar was in he same company and served during the six months. Amos Dunbar died between twenty and thirty years ago. I know his widow Rachel Dunbar. Her name was Rachel Tower before  she was married. She has never been married since the death of her husband Amos Dunbar.- She still lives in Hingham.- Dunbar was a private soldier. He also served with me in Capt Theophilus Wilder's company in Rhode Island three months in the year 1780. This service commenced in July as near as I can recollect. 
David Gardner
his mark X

Subscribed in presence of Solomon Lincoln, Jotham Lincoln Esq
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth Nov 30, 1836. Then personally appeared before me the subscriber a justice of the peace within and for said county of Plymouth the above named David Gardner and made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed before me. I certify that said Gardner is a person of good reputation for truth. 
Solomon Lincoln Just. Peace
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I Perez Gardner of Hingham in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy four years do testify and say that I served three months as a private in Capt. Theophilus Wilders' Company in Rhode Island in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty. Thomas Vinson was Lieutenant of the Company. The service commenced in July and terminated in October. I think it was rather more than three months, though it was called a three month service. Amos Dunbar of Hingham aforesaid served in the said Company during the whole term aforesaid. He died upwards of twenty five years ago. His widow Rachel Dunbar is still living in Hingham, and is well known to me. Amos Dunbar was a private soldier, and he enlisted for said service in Hingham
Perez Gardner

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth Sep 20. 1836 Then personally appeared before me the subscriber Solomon Lincoln, a justice of the peace within and for said county of Plymouth The above named Perez Gardner and made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed. And I hereby certify that said Perez Gardner is well known to me as a person of good reputation for truth.
Solomon Lincoln
Justice of the Peace
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I Enoch Dunbar of Hingham in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy nine years do depose and say that I served in the Revolutionary war two months in the year 1777 as a private in Capt. French's company in Rhode Island Joshua Tower was Lieutenant, Amos Dunbar of Hingham aforesaid served in said Company as a private during said term. This service was in the summer. The company was stationed in Providence. I also served the same year commencing in August as a private in a company of Artillery commanded by Capt Gazee stationed in Providence College most of the time. The following winter we were stationed in Warren. This term of service was seven months and Amos Dunbar aforesaid served as a private in said company during all the term of seven months. He was in the same mess with me. We were neighbors in Hingham. He died in Hingham. His widow Rachel Dunbar is now living. She is well known to me.-
Enoch Dunbar
his mark X

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Plymouth ss } Sep 9th 1836- Then personally appeared before me the subscriber Solomon Lincoln a justice of the peace within and for said County of Plymouth the above named Enoch Dunbar and made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed, And I hereby certify that said Enoch Dunbar is well known to me as a person of good reputation for truth
Solomon Lincoln
Just Peace.
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Plymouth ss. I Jacob H Loud Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Solomon Lincoln Esq is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the  signatures to the several annexed affidavits purporting to be his are his true & genuine signatures

In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & the seal of the Probate Court for said County this sixth day of December 1836

Jacob H. Loud
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"Deaths"
1809 July 2. Amos Dunbar (Consumption) 57 years 4 mth.

I hereby certify that the above is a true extract from the Records of death in the Second Parish in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, kept by the Rev Archibald B. Whitney late Pastor of said Parish. Said records are in my possession.

John Lewis Russell, Pastor of said Second Parish Hingham.

Hingham Dec 3. 1836.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth County ss

Then personally appeared the above named John Lewis Russell, before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace with in and for said County of Plymouth, and made solemn oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed. I certify that said John L. Russell is pastor of the second parish in Hingham aforesaid and, is a person of good reputation for truth --
Solomon Lincoln
Justice Peace
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I Jonathan Cushing of Hingham in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy eight, do testify and say that in July or August 1776, I enlisted and served six months in Capt. Endicott's Company Col. Wheelock's Regiment, and marched from Boston to Ticonderoga - where we were stationed - during much of the term. Amos Dunbar of Hingham now deceased was with me as a private in said company during all said term. His widow Rachel Dunbar is now living in Hingham. David Gardner of Hingham was in the same company - John Burr of Hingham was Lieutenant of the Company, - I recollect perfectly well the destruction of our fleet by the enemy, and their boats coming up to a chain which we had drawn across the Lake whe we fired upon them. - Jonathan Cushing
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth ss. May 9th, 1837. Then personally appeared the above named Jonathan Cushing, before me the subscriber a justice of the peace within and for said County of Plymouth, and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed in my presence is true. And I certify that said Jonathan Cushing is a person of good reputation for truth. 
Solomon Lincoln, 
Justice of the Peace.
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I Joseph Wilder of Hingham in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged eighty one years, do testify and say that in the year 1777, I served six months in Capt. Seth Stower's company Robinson's Regiment in Rhode Island as a Sergeant. John Jacob was Lt Colonel, and Frederick Pope of Stoughton was Major.- Gen Spencer commanded in Providence.  We attempted to go on Rhode Island and were defeated. During this time there were several persons from Hingham in the artillery at Providence - among whom were Amos Dunbar, Enoch Dunbar, Daniel Dunbar and Melzar Dunbar - "Old John Gazee was their Captain" - a small, profane man - Warner was their Lieutenant, Nightingale was second Lieutenant. I know these officers well. Gazee and Warner were very unpopular officers. The artillery were marched to Narraganset where I went into Dunbar's tent All the Dunbars messed together.-when my service expired in Rhode Island which was six months, I went home. The Dunbars remained with the artillery in Rhode Island. The Dunbars were excellent soldiers. Gazee who abused every body else never abused them. - I know Amos Dunbar's widow
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Rachel Dunbar. She is now living in Hingham and has never been married since Amos Dunbar decease.
Joseph Wilder

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth ss. May 9th, 1837. Then personally appeared the above named Joseph Wilder, before me the subscriber a justice of the Peace within and for said County of Plymouth and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed in my presence is true. And I certify that said Joseph Wilder is a person of good reputation for truth.
Solomon Lincoln.
Justice of the Peace.
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I Enoch Dunbar of Hingham in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged eighty years, do testify and say that, I enlisted and served two months in Moses French's infantry company in the army of the Revolution, in the year 1777 in Rhode Island. - There were several Hingham persons in the same company during the same time among them were Ezekiel Lincoln, Timothy Thayer, Daniel Cain, Israel Lincoln, Melzar Dunbar, Daniel Dunbar, Amos Dunbar and several others. Amos Dunbar's widow Rachel Dunbar is still living in Hingham. - Moses French was captain of the company - Joshua Tower of Hingham Lieutenant, The Ensign's name was Taft " old minister Taft's son of Randolph." We were stationed in Providence. - 
In the same year after the service with Capt. French had expired, Amos Dunbar, Peleg Whiton and others with myself served fifteen days under Lt. Burrill of Providence on guard duty at Lincoln.- Amos Dunbar and Peleg Whiton went home when the fifteen days were out and I remained and served fifteen days
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more. When that time was out, which was about the time peaches were ripe and I am positive in the year 1777, Amos Dunbar, Melzar Dunbar, Daniel Dunbar, Peleg Whiton and Daniel Dunbar came to Providence from Hingham and enlisted with me in an artillery company commanded by Capt Gazee. The name of the first Lieutenant was Warner and of the second Lieutenant, Nightingale. We enlisted in the College where the troops were stationed. I served seven months in this company and Amos Dunbar was with me in the company during the seven months and he was a private. He was in the same mess with me. During the seven months we were marched to Howland's Ferry, and back to Providence. We then went to Warwick, and were there in the winter, where we staid till our time was out. The Colonel's name was Elliot. He lived in Providence. Gazee came from Virginia I believe. Lt Warner was from Greenwich and Nightingale was from Providence. I have a perfectly
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distinct recollection of all this service. The said Amos Dunbar who served with me in Buriill's guards at Tiverton and in the artillery, under Gazee was the same person who served with me in French's company. - His widow Rachel Dunbar has never been married since Amos Dunbar deceased---

his
Enoch X Dunbar
mark

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth Ss May 9th 1837. Then personally appeared the above named Enoch Dunbar before me the subscribed a justice of the peace within & for said County of Plymouth and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed in my presence is true. And I certify that said Enoch Dunbar is a person of good reputation for truth.

Solomon Lincoln
Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth SS I Jacob H Loud Register of Probate for said county do hereby certify that Solomon Lincoln Esq is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the several signatures to the annexed affidavits purporting to be signed by him are his true & genuine signatures.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Probate Court for said County this tenth day of May 1807.

Jacob H. Loud
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Hon. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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Hingham, May 9.1837

Sir, 
Your letter of the 24th [illegible - relt,] in relation to the claim of Rachel Dunbar for a pension has been communicated to me and I enclose three additional certificates proving the service of which additional proof was requested. - I think there is not the least possible doubt of the correctness of the statements in the affidavits. I find also in papers in my possession formerly the papers of the Town Treasurer of Hingham that in 1776 the Town "paid 15 men to Ticonderoga 195.0.0" These were [illegible - under activity] of Endicott's company, Wheelock's Regiment. 

The Rhode Island service of two months can be proved by more witnesses if required, and the evidence in relation to the service in Gazee's company appears to be conclusive. It is possible that there may be a mistake in spelling the name "Gazee" but all the deponents recollect the name perfectly well and speak it as if written Garzee I hope if consistent with the rules of the department that [crossed out text - an] early attention may be paid to the examination of these papers. 

Very respectfully
Solomon Lincoln

Hon. J.L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions