Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 33696, for Benjamin Southwick, Massachusetts
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Mass. Southwick, Benjamin S33696
CONTENTS
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10.992 
R
Massachusetts
Benjamin Southwick
of Northampton in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Ward of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 17 of Novr 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of May 1819 and sent to Hon: Elijah H Mills Northampton, Massachusetts
Arrears to the 4th of March 1819 3 moos 14/30 +6/31. 28.76
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sepr 1819 48-
$76.76
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
not entitled
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notification sent July 28th 1820 to
Josiah Dwight North Hampton Mass
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Massachusetts.
Benjamin Southwick, private
served 1 year in 1770
Amount of 1st schedule dated
3 July 1826
a lot in the meadow $120.00
De in Millstone Mountain 36.00
Personal estate 67.88
223.88
Amount of schedule under act of March 1823
Personal estate $23.67
26 May
Claimant aged 74 by occupation a husbandsman, but able to do but little 
no one in family with hm
Accounts for the decrease of his property, by the sale of the lot in the meadow to Samuel Parsons
by deed dated 17 Dec 1821, for the consideration that the said Parsons should pay the following debts viz: to Ansel Clap $33.00
to Phinehas Parsons 42.00
to John Brisk 25.00
Cash paid to claimant 36.00
$156.00
Copy of the deed is exhibited
over
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States that his lot on Millstone Mountain is mortgaged to S. Hinckly for $22[illegible]/100
1 horse, valued at $20 dead
2 bags 10 50/100 oat up
Corn & other grain $9 sold & eat up
Resd May 27 1823
31  "" 40
29
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S. Stoddard
Northampton Mass:
Sept: 1819-
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No 38
Benjamin Southwick
10.992 May 1819
not entited
North Hampton
September 1819
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
HAMPSHIRE ss.
At a Special Session of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Western Circuit, begun and holden at Northampton, within and for the County of Hampshire, on Wednesday, the fifth day of July, and de die in diem to the sixth day of said month A.D. 1820:
PERSONALLY APPEARED, in open Court, being a Court of Record, within and for said County, created such by the Laws of the Commonwealth, Benjamin Southwick aged seventy one years, resident in Northampton 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: he enlisted January 1776 into Capt Jonn Allens Company as a private Soldier & in Colo Wards Regt for one year in the Massachusetts line & he served out his time of enlistment and was discharged at Peekskill in the state of New York and for the same service he applied for his pension on the seventeenth day of November 1818 & obtained a Pension Certificate from the War office No. 10.992
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 following schedule by me subscribed.
1 Horse 20. Saddle & Harness 3.50 two Hogs 10.50 $34.00
Cracking Glass Ware 1.50. Corn & other Grain 9.00 10.50
Horse Cart $4 One Chain & plow $3.33 2 Axes $1.00
Fire Tongs & Andirons $1.00 Iron Ware $2. [illegible] Pillows 25 cents 3.25
Bottles 33 (symbol for cents) Lot in the Meadow $120. 120.33
Lot in Millstone Mountain $36. due to me $11.41 47.47
223.88
I owe sundry debts to several persons to the amount of two hundred twenty two dollars and eighty eight cents which are just debts. I have no other estate other than what is above mentioned. I am from my advanced age able to do but little for my support I am a Husbandman by occupation I have no family
Benjamin Southwick
Sworn to, and declared, on the fifth day of July 1820, before the said Court.
Attest, Josiah Dwight Clerk.
I, JOSIAH DWIGHT, Clerk of said Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule which follows it, 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 total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is two hundred twenty three dollars and eighty eight cents.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this sixth day of July 1820.
Josiah Dwight
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Benjamin Southwick
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Schedule
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire ss. At a Court of Common Pleas begun and holden at Southampton within and for said County on the fourth monday of March in the year of our Lord 1823 on the twenty fourth day of March aforesaid personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record and of Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction in and for said County, Benjamin Southwick of said Southampton being seventy four years old on the first day of December last past and having no family but is aged and infirm and unable to support himself without the aid of his Country or Friends and who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of the 18th of March 1818 the 1st May 1820 and 4th of March 1823 That he served in the Revolutionary War as follows to wit on the first of January 1776 he enlisted into the Company of Capt Jonathan Allen in the Regiment of Col Ward he thinks Jonathan Ward was the Colonel. He enlisted at Dorchester near Boston for one year and served in said Company and Regiment until January 1777 in the Massachusetts line, when he was regularly discharged at Kings Bridge so called near the City of New York and in 1777 he was sent in the service at the taking of Burgoyne and was in the Battle at Bemis's highths. He obtained his Pension under the Pension Law of the United States of March 1818 as by his Certificate No. 10992 will appear but was struck from the Pension list roll on account of some property he then possessed which he has since been obliged to dispose of for his support and for the payment of his debts and is now destitute of property except what is contained on the schedule annexed and his Bed bedding and wearing apparel. I stated in my first application for a pension that I had no family, now say I have a wife but have not lived with her for more than twelve years past I am a husbandman by occupation but am old and infirm, I can do but little work. I have no children
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I do also 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 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 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. That since the exhibition of my first schedule dated July 5th 1820 the following changes have been made in my property.
First Schedule July 5th 1820
1 Horse $20.00 since died with the hots
Saddle and Harness 3.50
2 Hogs 10.50 sold and set up long ago
Cracking Glass Ware 1.50
Corn and other Grain 9.00 part traded & part sent
Horse Cart 4.00 I sold it for the value of the old  [illegible]
1 Chain and Plow 3.33
2 Chair 2.00
Fire Tongs & Andirons 1.00
Iron Ware 2.00
pair of Bellows .25
Bottles .33
Lot in the Meadow 120.00 (This lot sold to Samuel Parson in Feb 1821 as by a Copy herewith exhibited & his affidavit on the back of it will appear)
Lot on Millstone Mountain 36.00 This lot is mortgaged to S Hornsby for $22.66
Due to me 11.47 This has long since been collected & sent to persons I owed
$223.88
 I owe sundry debts to several person to the amount of two hundred twenty two dollars eighty eight cents which are just debts there are no other estate item what is above mentioned I am from my advanced age able to do but little for my support I am a husbandman by occupation I have no family"
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I was dropt from my Pension on account of my property
Schedule of March 1823
We the subscribers all free holden in Northampton do hereby now Certify appraise the following articles the property of Benjamin Southwick
1 Chain 1.67 1 Hame Chain 1.25
1 Plow very old 1.30 1 Saddle  [illegible] only [illegible] 25
 6 harrow Teeth .26 10 Bush Corn 5.00
1 half bushel manure .25 1 old [illegible] .75
9 hundred hay 3.75 Iron Ware 7.50
3 old [illegible] 1.25 1 Old Hoe .25 = $23.67
Simeon Clapp
Phinehas Rust
Joel Clark
Hampshire ss March 21" 1823 Then the above named appraisers personally appeared and made oath that they have appraised the foregoing articles according to their best skill and judgement at their value in money before Levi Lyman Justice of the Peace I further say under oath that the  lot of land in the meadow which was in my first Schedule I sold in December 1821 to Samuel Parsons for $136 and the whole of this purchase money I paid out to my Creditors, see said Parsons affidavit on the back of the Copy of the deed and the other lot in the first Schedule at Millstone Mountain I have mortgaged to Samuel Hinckley Esq for $22.66 it is pure pine plain land and not worth more than $28 or $30 at most
March 24 1823
Ben Southwick
I Soloman Stoddard Junr Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County of Hampshire do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Benjamin Southwick did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement in the Continental establishment. I do 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 twenty three dollars and sixty seven cents
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In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court 
this twenty fourth day of March 1823
S Stoddard Jr Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas
[vertically written-Benjn Southwick]
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Referred to Mr Edwards
Admitted
Benjamin Southwick
Application
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Benjamin Southwick
application
Referred to
Mr Edwards
Admitted
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire County Ss.} Benjamin Southwick a Citizen of the United States aged 70 years, now a resident in Southampton Massachusetts duly sworn deposeth and on oath declares-That in December 1775 he enlisted into the service of the United States as a private Soldier in the Company commanded by Capt. Jonathan Allen in the Regiment commanded by Col. Ward in the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year; that he faithfully continued in said service against the common enemy without interruption until the expiration of said term, when he was honorably discharged at Peekskill in the State of New York, Jan 7.1777-But this deponent has no recollection that at the above time he was furnished with a written discharge, but was discharged with the others belonging to his company, and this deponent further stated that he is in reduced circumstances in life, and by reason thereof stands in need of assistance from his country for support.
Benjamin Southwick
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I Gains Pomroy of Northampton in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts being duly sworn do depose and say, that in the year 1776 I was a drummer in the Company of Capt Jonathan Allen in the Regiment commanded by Col. Ward in the Massachusetts line during the revolutionary war. That I served in said Company for nine months and I well remember that Benjamin Southwick was a private in said Company as stated in his annexed application during the whole time I belonged to sd Company, that I marched in company with said Southwick early in April 1776 from Boston to New London, from thence to New York and afterwards to Kingsbridge & White plains & to Peekskill where we were discharged, and I well know that said Southwick served in said Company against the common enemy for the full term of nine months without interruption previous to his discharge as stated in his said application
Gains Pomroy
I John Kelton of Northampton being duly sworn do depose & say that I was a private in the Company commanded by the above named Allen, in the Regiment and line aforesaid during the whole of the year 1776. That I well remember that Benjamin Southwick enlisted as a private into said company for the term of one year. That he faithfully served out the whole of said term without interruption & was discharged after at the expiration thereof as stated in his application.
John Kelton
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Elijah H. Mills member of Congress from Massachusetts on oath declares that he has for many years been well acquainted with Benjamin Southwick & that he is a man of good reputation & correct habits and I further declare that I know him to be poor that he stands in absolute need of assistance from his country for support.
Elijah H. Mills
Massts
Hampshire Ss Nov 17.1818 Then the above named Gains Pomroy, John Kelton & E.H. Mills having been duly cautioned examined & sworn favorably made oath to the truth of the facts set forth in the affidavit aforesaid by them respectively subscribed-before me
John Hooker Chief Just. of the Circuit Court W Massts
Massts Hampshire County Ss. Be it remembered that on this 7th day of Nov. AD 1818-personally came before me John Hooker Chf Justice of Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit in Massts the said Benjamin Southwick the applicant for the benefit of the late Law of Congress passed Mar.18.1818 & being duly cautioned and sworn & made oath to the truth of the facts set forth in his said declarations and I do hereby certify that I am satisfied that the said Benjn Southwick did serve in the army of the United States in the Continental Establishment in revolutionary war nine months That he is in reduced circumstances in life & stands in need of assistance from his Country for support. And I do hereby transmit the above as the evidence in this case to the Secretary of the department of war.
John Hooker
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire Ss. I Josiah Dwight Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the said County of Hampshire, being in the Western Circuit of said Commonwealth, certify that the Hon John Hooker Esq is Chief Justice of said Court, & that his signature to the within Certificate is his proper hand writing. In testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this seventeenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred eighteen
Josiah Dwight
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33696
Revy INVALID.
File No. 33,696
Benjamin Southwick
Pri Rev War
Act: 18" March 18"
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 387
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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To all People to whom these presents shall come, GREETING,
KNOW YE THAT I Benjamin Southwick of Northampton in the county of Hampshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Yeoman
For and in consideration of the sum of forty dollars current money of the Commonwealth aforesaid, to me in hand paid, before the ensealing here, by Samuel Parsons of the same Northampton Gentleman
the receipt I do hereby acknowledge and am fully satisfied, contented and paid, HAVE given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, released, conveyed and confirmed, and by these Presents, do freely, clearly and absolutely give, grant, bargain, fell alien, release, convey and confirm unto him the said Samuel his heirs and assigns forever,
A certain Piece of Land in that part of Northampton Meadows called the Nook bounded Easterly in the Road Southerly on Land of Phinehas Parsons Westerly on Land belonging to the Heirs of Capt Joseph Cook Northerly on the Road containing Four acres more or less.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the before granted Premises, with the appurtenances and privileges thereto belonging, to him the said Samuel his heirs and assigns:
To his and their own proper use, benefit and behoof forevermore. And I the said Benjamin for myself any heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant, promise and grant unto and with the said Samuel his heirs, and assigns forever: That before and until the ensealing hereof I was the true, sole, proper and lawful owner and possessor of the before granted Premises with the appurtenances. And have in myself good right, full power and lawful authority, to give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, release, convey and confirm, the same as aforesaid; and that free and clear, and freely and clearly executed, acquitted and discharged of and from all former and other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, wills, intails, jointures, dowries, thirds, executions, and incumbrances whatsoever.
AND FURTHERMORE, I the said Benjamin for myself my heirs, executors and administrators, do hereby covenant, promise and engage the before granted Premises, with the appurtenances, unto him the said Samuel his heirs, and assigns forever, to warrant, secure and defend against the lawful claims and demands of any person or persons whatsoever.
IN Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this seventeenth day of December in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty one and I Elisabeth wife of sd Benjamin for the consideration mentioned above hereby relinquish all my Right of Dower to sd described Premises
Benjamin Southwick J Seal
Elisabeth Southwick J Seal
X her mark
Signed, sealed and delivered, in presence of 
Henry Wright
Daniel Wright
Spencer Chilson
Sally Chilson
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Hampshire Ss December 15 1821 Then personally appeared Benjamin Southwick and acknowledged the within Instrument by him subscribed to be his free act and Deed
Before me Daniel Wright Justice of Peace
Hampshire Ss March 28 1822 The foregoing is a true copy of the original Deed Registered and Examined
By Levi Lyman Register
A true Copy of Record
Attest Levi Lyman Register
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I the subscriber of Lawful age testify & say that I bought the within Lot of the within named Benjamin Southwick and paid him one hundred fifty six Dollars for it being thirty nine Dollars an acre and I have paid in the following manner, to wit To Ansel Clap for a Debt he owed to said Clap-$53.0
To Phinehas Parsons for a Debt he owed him 42"ss
and in money for a Debt he owed John Bresk 25"
Cash I paid to him 36
$156.0
The person who wrote the within Deed called the consideration forty Dollars by mistake. I actually gave him as above stated the sum of $156.0 and that is the full worth of the Land-March 22 1823
Samuel Parsons
Hampshire Ss
March 22d 1823 Personally appeared Samuel Parsons above named known to me to be a credible witness and made solemn oath that the foregoing is the truth the whole truth & nothing but the truth.
Before me Levi Lyman Justice Peace
[upside down] Benjamin Southwick
Deed 
to Samuel Parsons 
Copy
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME  Southwick, David     GRADE Private     Line Massachusetts

WARRANT NUMBER 4999     ACREAGE 100     ISSUED  May 8, 1792

To Amos Muzzey - - -

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776 and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in the General Land Office records in The National Archives.