Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22,749, John Childs, Continental (Mass)
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Massachusetts 862
Susanna Childs, widow of John Childs, Massachusetts, who died on the -1805
of Worcester County in the State of Massachusetts, who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Cook, of the Regiment commanded by Col. Crane in the Massachusetts line for three years from 1777.

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 100 Dollars - cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of March 1831 - and sent to George Davis Esq, Sturbridge, Mass
Arrears to the 4th of March 1831 $600. - 
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept 31 50 - 
$650. - 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3rd}
Recorded by William S Allison Clerk, 
Book    Vol. 1    Page 55
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Declaration
In order to obtain the pension of the promise of the act of Congress of the 4th July AD 1836.
On this fourth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six personally appeared before me Ina Benton Judge of the court of Probate written and in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Susannah Childs a resident of Charlton in the County aged sixty eight years who being first duly sworn accordingly by law doth on her oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the pension of the promise made by the act of Congress passed July 4 AD 1836.
That she is the widow of John Childs who was a private soldier in the army of the Revolution, as were both named of the town of Sutton in the County of Worcester, and I know he first went into the service at Cambridge once Roxbury at the beginning of the War, and went from there with the army to York. He was in the Battle of White Plains and was gone in the service till the February before
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before we were married. Then we were married, March 12 AD 1778. He had received a terrible wound in his jaw, having  lost some of his teeth, and he said he received the wound at the battle of White Plains. After we were married he went into the service again and continued some time in it, but I cannot state the particulars relating it. I always carried it in my mind that he was out three or four years in the war and for the evidence of it I must refer to the evidence accompanying my declaration. In that evidence I obtained a bounty of fifty dollars from this commonwealth.
She further declares that she was married to the said John Childs on the said 12th day of March AD 1778; That her said husband died in the District of Maine about twenty four or twenty five years ago. He went away on account of being in debt, and we had a letter informing us of his death, and requesting the town of Sutton to pay for his sickness and the expenses of his funeral; and we since the death of my said husband I have remained his widow. I cannot date certainly the particular time when my husband died only it was in Maine. I annex certain letters I received from him - To all the further evidence in her
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can the respectfully refers to the documentary evidence hereunto annexed, and widow now in the Department of War. 
X "her mark" Susannah Childs 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year of aforesaid before me, Ira Barton Judge of Peace Court of Probate

And hereupon the Court do declare it as their opinion after a full investigation of the matter, that the said John Child was a soldier of the revolution; that the said Susannah was married to him, that he has deceased, and that she has ever since remained his widow, on her oath doth declare and as such appears by the widow Susannah annexed and in Essex Co, she being a person of truth.
Ira Barton Judge of Peace Court of Probate
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I Polly May of Charlton in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged fifty three years do testify and say shall I am the daughter John Child and Susanna Child whose maiden name was Susanna Gould said John and Susanna both belonged to Sutton in the County of Worcester where they lived at the time of my first coming to the knowledge of any fact of which I now have any recollection, that is to say, when I was about four or five years of age, that they lived there from that time till I was right years of age when they removed from there to Charlton, that they lived together with myself and three other of their children, till I was married in 1803 - that about three months after my marriage my father left said Charlton on account of his debts as I then understand, and left my mother living with me and my husband in said Charlton where she las continued to live, since his (my father) departure as aforesaid, my mother received several letters from him within a short time after he went away, about thirty years ago I understood a letter was sent from some town in the district of Maine to the Town of Sutton informing the town of Sutton of the death of my father and requiring the pay for the expenses of his last sickness and funeral charges, since which I have never heard from him and verily believe him dead - my mother has always lived as a widow since - my father has a bad scar on his face which he said was occasioned by a wound he received at the battle of White Plains. 
Polly May
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts month of Feb 4, 1867. Then personally appeared Polly May who is known to me as a man of truth and made oath that the above deposition by the evidence is his.
Before me,
Ira Barton Judge of Probate for said County
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John Child and Susannah Gould both of Sutton were joined together in marriage March 12 1778 for Jeremiah Baston paster of the first Baptist in Sutton.
I Daniel Tenney Town Clerk of the Town of Sutton upon oath testify and say that the foregoing is a true copy of record taken from a book of record of marriages in my office and I further testify the said records are and have been taken and deemed good evidence for all legal purpose.
Daniel Tenney (Town Clerk of Sutton)
Feb 2 1837

"Worchester SS February 2 1837 Then personally appeared the aforesaid Daniel Tenny Town Clerk as aforesaid and made oath in due form of law that the above is a true copy of the accords of marriages of the town of Sutton and the certificate by him subscribed is true.
Before me Edward Justice Peace
I hereby further certify that the said Daniel Tenney is a person of truth and veracity.
Edward Clarke Justice Peace
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Rev Widow, &c.
File No. 22,749
Susannah Child
widow of John Childs
Pri Rev War
Act; July 4th 36
index:- Vol. A, Page 133
[Arrangement of 1870]
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I Samuel May of Charlton in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do testify and say that I married and my present wife is the daughter of John Child once Susannah Child. Father Child went off about thirty years ago, and some time after he went away a letter was received, I think from Maine, informing us of his death. I do not know the particular place that he died but have no doubt of the part of his death as he has never been heard of since. Mother Child has always made it a home with us since her husband's death and has always remained his widow. I have heard Father Child tell about his revolutionary service, particularly the wound in his face which he always said he received in the battle of White Plains.
May
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October 8th 1804
Mrs Child I take this opportunity to write to you the fourth time and have had no return from you; hoping these lines will find you well as these line me at present, though I have been unwell for three weeks, but have got well again. I want you to send me a letter by the Bearer, Mr Amerson, and send it at Major Dryfous the first day after receiving this letter. I send my grateful Compliments and love to you; hoping you have not forgot me; I shall stay as long as I can get one dollar a day. You loving husband John Child
Remember me to all my children, I have no time to write 
To Mrs. Susannah Child
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1299
Susanna Childs
died in 1805
admitted Pn: at $100
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester SS Probate Office
I certify that Ira Barton is Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester duly appointed and commissions, and that his name subscribed as such to papers here can make are, in each instance, written by himself.
And that John Davis and Edward Clark are each of them Justice of the Peace for said County duly Commissioned and sworn and each of their names subscribed as such, to papers here commuted are in their own hand writing - 
In testimony whereof I do here unto set my hand and affix the seal of the said Probate Court this 16th day of February 1837.
Theophilus Wheeler Register of the Probate Court aforesaid
Please to communicate with John Davis Sturbridge Co of Worcester
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Dr. John Child, Matrofs of Sutton in Capt. Cooks Co. Col. Cranes Regiments. CV

1779 Dec 31   To Sunday charges in the Army Books left in the land office Amounting to 48.3.6

To Balance 28.13.2
                 76.16.8

By his service from June 9 1777, 15, Dec 31.1779 is 30 months 22d at 50/p-month for which the nominal sum has been paid him by the Continent. 

p. 254 Certified 2nd August 1780. Amounting to 76.16.8

p.94 To Sunday charges in the Army books amounting to...} 1.5.6
1780. By the depreciations & sundrys credited in account amount to 41.10.6 

Dec 31 To balance in a certificate} 56.0.0
3 yrs  07.5.6
By his service from the 1st day of Jun, to the 9th day of June 1780 is 6 months & 9 days @ 50/.
Certified Sept 11th 1782. [illegible] months... 15.15.0  Ex.d 57.5.6

Boston Jun 18th, 1837. This may certify that I the subscriber have certified the above amount from the Army Books & the land office for Amos Stone Representative of the Town of Charltown.
Eleazer Homer Clerk
Certify from some books at War Office to be presented
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John Davis 
declaration
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I Ebenezer H Phillips of Charlton in the County of Worcester aged eighty years, a soldier of the Revolutionary Army, testify and say that I know one John Child as a soldier from the town of Sutton in the County in the Army of the Revolution. I know he served a considerable in said army and that he was wounded in the lower part of his face at the battle of White Plains, but exactly how long he served I cannot positively state.  He was of Col. Cranes regiment and either Capt. Bolstere; Capt Cooks Company; some time after the close of war he removed from said Sutton with his wife and family to the town of Charlton where he lived several years; about twenty five or six years of age he left Charlton for the district of Maine (now State of Maine) leaving his family in Charlton. Soon after he went away as above stated word came to Charlton, that said John Child was dead; that he was taken sick and dies soon after he arrived in Maine. I know said John Child well and was acquainted with and practiced as a physician in his family and I further state that his wife Susannah Child has always lived in a state of widowhood since the reported death of said John Child; that is she has not since been married. I have never heard from said John Child since the report of his death, now about twenty five years and verily believe he is dead - 
Ebenezer H Phillips
Worcester SS February 3, 1837
Then the above named Ebenezer H Phillips made oath to the truth of the aforegoing deposition by him subscribed before me
John David Justice of Peace
I certify the above deponent is a regular practicing physician in the town of Charlton and is a man of truth and veracity.
John Davis Justice of Peace

#Ebenezer as corrected by me
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To Mrs Susannah Child (Gould)
Charlton
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To Mrs Child. I write to you to let you know a little of my situation. I am you to John Phillips at Mount[illegible] and will send for you the first opportunity if you will come. I can't make assistances to my Company at present. Write me a time the first opportunity. 
I am determined not to be taken in the county of Worcester.
My grateful regard to you and my children this is from your tender husband 
John Child
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I Nathaniel Burdon of Charlton in the county of Worchester aged eighty two years do testify and say that during the Revolutionary War I was an inhabitant of the town of Sutton in said County that I knew on John Child of said Sutton and was a soldier with him in the Army at Roxbury in the month of March 1776 and saw said John Child enlist as a private soldier in said army for the term of one year; the person that enlisted him was a lieutenant, but the name of the Captain I did not know. I understand that Col. Shepherd was to command the regiment, from that time I never saw said John Child till the winter of 1778, at which time I saw him in said Sutton; he then told me that he has enlisted for three years service and was at home on furlough; he then had a bad scar on his face which he said was occasioned by a wound by a ball at the battle of White Plains; while he was at home on furlough as above stated he married to one Susannah Gould who is still living in this town (Charlton) as his widow; within a few days after his marriage as before stated he left his wife at Sutton to join the Army again as I understand, and believe to be a fact, as I lived near where his wife did and never knew of his living at home to my recollection till she was closed. I recollect being at her house about the beginning of the year 1779 when their first child was a few days old' they then spoke of his being in the Army - I removed from Sutton to Charlton in the year 1783 - and never saw said John Child from the winter he married as I recalled, till he also removed to Charlton; since which I have frequently seen him and heard him converse with the soldiers of the three years service and with soldiers for during the war about the events of their campaigns, as events and facts of which
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they had bourn joint parts and been partakers together and particularly of the situation of the troops in the Jerseys - and at Valaforge. I further say I was well acquainted with the inhabitants of Sutton at the time (the Revolutionary War) and knew no other man, by the name of John Child to belong to Sutton or to have enlisted by the name as a soldier from that place except the John Child before particularly spoken of who married said Susannah Gould
Nathaniel Burden
Worcester SS February 7th 1831. Then personally appeared Nathaniel Burdon above subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition Before me 
John David Justice of the Peace
I further certify the above deponent, Nathan Burdon, is known to me as a man of truth & veracity
John Davis Justice of the Peace
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Putney February 6th 1805
Dear and beloved wife I take this opportunity to write to you hoping these lines will find you well as these line me. I would inform you that I am determined not to come to Charlton till sometime about the twentieth of March and then only to pass through the town except I can compromise with my creditors. I except that you think that my long absence has made me forget you but its not so
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you are not out of my mind but I can't come fairly and above board but I shall come about the 20th March if I do not stay one hour and will let you have some money for to live on. Send me a letter by the Bearer of this letter. Remember me to all my children and other friends. I remain your loving husband until death.
John Child