Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1,729, William Daggett, Mass. Privateer
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Mass.           Daggett, William           W. 1,729
Privateer      Lucy
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15373
Massachusetts
William Daggett
of Bristol in the State of Mass
who was a Private in the company commande(d) by Captain [illegible] of the [illegible] commanded by Col Malkerin in the Mass line for 6 [illegible] Mariner
18 " Priv
State Navy [illegible]

Inscribed on the Roll of Mass
at the rate of 84 Dollars ~ Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 [illegible] day of June, 1833 and [illegible] 
J L. Hodges Present

[Illegible] to the 4th of Sep 1833 $ 168 ~
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep " 42 ~
                                                            210 ~

{Revolutionary Claim, }
{Act, June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by J H M Blair Clerk,
Book re, Vol. 2, Page 17.
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10.254 William Daggett
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts BRISTOL, SS. 

AT a COURT of PROBATE holden at Dighten in and for said County on the tenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, before the Honorable HODIJAH BAYLIES, Judge of the Probate, &c for said County, personally appeared William Daggett a resident of Seekonk in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832, make the following declaration. 

that he he performed the following terms of service in the revolutionary war. In 1775 served eight months at Roxbury, in the State of Massachusetts. In 1776 he served four months at Winter hill near Boston, & he served six months the same year in New York. In 1777 he served four months at Howlands Ferry in Rhode Island, In 1778 he served three months at Warwick Rhode Island, & he served six months the same  year on board the ship Mars, and that he served two months & fourteen days at Rhode Island in General Sullivan's expedition, making two years & nine months and further declares as follows, in reply to the interrogatories propounded by the Secretary of War; to wit: 

1. Where, and in what year were you born? Ans. That he was born in Rehoboth in the County of Bristol and Commonweath of Massachusetts in the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty seven February the twenty sixth 

2. Have you any record of your age; and if so, where is it? Ans. that he had a record of his age in a family Bible which his sister carried out the state & he does not know where it is 

3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? Ans. That he lived in said Rehoboth at the time of enlistment & that he has lived in  Rehoboth & Providence during the time since & in Seekonk which was formerly a part of said Rehoboth & he now lives in Seekonk in said County ---

4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? and if a substitute , for whom? Ans. that he enlisted at every time of service as a volunteer except the time he served in Sullivan's expedition at Rhode Island, when he served as a substitute for Tenant Riley of Providence in Rhode Island State, who was drafted-
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And, that he enlisted at every time of service as a volunteer except the time he served in Sullivan's expedition at Rhode Island, when he served as a substitute for Tenant Riley of Providence in Rhode Island State, who was drafted- 

5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops when you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service. Ans. that he served his first eight months in the company commanded by Captain John Perry in the regiment commanded by Colonel Timothy Walker and in the Brigade commanded by General Heath that he enlisted in said company in April of year 1775 & served till January 1776 said company was stationed at 18 Roxbury near Boston. that he served four months in January 1776 at Winter Will near Boston in the company of which Samuel Carpenter was captain, he does not recollect any other of his officers at that time, he knows of no one alive who can testify to this service, he once had the deposition of Elkanah French Esquire of said Seekonk who was knowing to said service, that Deposition was deliver to Hon Witham Burgess together with a petition for a pension which he understands Mr. Burgess was left in the war department, that he enlisted & served six months in the company of Captain Nathaniel Carpenter in Colonel Thomas Cary's Regiment & General Fellow's brigade, said company was first stationed in the City of New York & afterwards retreated through White Plains up to Peekskill, during this retreat they were engaged in several skirmishes with the enemy & at White Plains they were  engaged in a severe action, & he had a brother severely wounded by his side in this engagement, this term of service commenced in June 1776- and of this  service he has the evidence of a James Horton & no other except the aforesaid Deposition of French - That he enlisted & served four months in the Company of Captain Benjamin Hopin, and the lieutenant was Joseph Shaw the Colonel of the regiment he thinks was Williams the other officers he does not recollect this service was performed in the fore part of the year 1777 - near Howlan's ferry, in Tivertown Rhode Island, he knows of no one alive by whom he can prove this service. That he afterwards in June 1777 he enlisted on board the ship Mars & served six months under the command of Capt.
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Thomas Taxon Lieutenant William Bull 2nd Lieutenant was - Fener vessel cruised in the English Channel & took three prises, that he served in the fore part --- of the year 1778 three months at Warwick in the State of Rhode Island in the company of Captain Benjamin or Charles Keene in the regiment of Colonel Amos Atwell --- - of this service he has no evidence, as he knows of no one time he was knowing to said service, that he served two months & fourteen days in 1778 or 1779 at Rhode Island in the company of Captain Rigs Lieutenant Dayton & the ensign was Joseph Allen, whose affidavit he has obtained, this service was at what is called Sullivan's expedition on Rhode Island, he performed this service Service as a substitute in the place of Tenant Riley who was drafted for that
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Thomas Truxon 1st Lieutenant William Bull 2nd Lieutenant was Fenix vessel cruised in the English Channel & took three prises, that he served in the fore part of the year 1778, three months at Warwick in the State of Rhode Island in the company of Captain Benjamin or Charles Keene in the regiment of Colonel Amos Atwell of this service he has no evidence, as he knows of no one alive who was knowing to said service, that he served two months & fourteen days in 1778 or 1779 on Rhode Island in the company of Captain Rigs, Lieutenant Dayton & the ensign was Joseph Allen, whose affidavit he has obtained, this service was at what is called Sullivan's expedition on Rhode Island, he performed this service service as a substitute in the place of Tenant Riley who was drafted for that service
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Thomas Truxon 1st Lieutenant William Bull 2nd Lieutenant was Fenix vessel cruised in the English Channel & took three prises, that he served in the fore part of the year 1778, three months at Warwick in the State of Rhode Island in the company of Captain Benjamin or Charles Keene in the regiment of Colonel Amos Atwell of this service he has no evidence, as he knows of no one alive who was knowing to said service, that he served two months & fourteen days in 1778 or 1779 on Rhode Island in the company of Captain Rigs, Lieutenant Dayton & the ensign was Joseph Allen, whose affidavit he has obtained, this service was at what is called Sullivan's expedition on Rhode Island, he performed this service service as a substitute in the place of Tenant Riley who was drafted for that service
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6. Were you a Soldier or an Officer? if a Soldier, did you ever receive a discharge the service; and, if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it? if an Officer, did you ever receive a sion, and if so by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? Ans. that I was a soldier and never received a discharge when I served on board the Mars or a pension 

the names of the persons to whom you are known in your present neighbor and who can testify to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution A. Church Gray and Allen Hunt Esquires - 

And the said William Daggett doth further declare that hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and that his name is not on the [pen]sion Roll of the Agency of any State, [crossed out: or (if any) only on that of the of the gery or one State of ]
Willam Daggett 

Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid Before - H. Bayley Judge of Probate 

WE Church Gray Esq. residing [in] Seekonk in said County of Bristol and Allin Hunt Esq residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Daggett who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy five years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur that opinion. - 
Church Gray
Allen Hunt

Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid before H. Baylies Judge of Probate.
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AND the said Court do hereby declare then opinion, after the investigation of the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Church Gray who has signed the preceding certificate is a Post Master --- resident in the Town of Seekonk   in said County of Bristol, and that Allin Hunt who has also signed the same is a resident in said town, and is a credible person , and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
H. Baylies Judge of Probate. 

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, BRISTOL, SS. 

I Anselm Bassett Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Daggett of  Seekonk in said County for a pension. 

 In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said part the day and year first --- above written.

Anselm Bassett
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10256
Wm Daggett
Mass
P. 372
Mariner 6 mos.
Privat 18
---
1601

May 3 1843

60
24 
---
$84

A Bassett E
Taunton Mass
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10.254 BRIEF in the case of William Daggett of Seekonk in the State of (Act 7th June, 1832.) 
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court of Probate 
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 
3. How old is he? 75 year- 
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
[table headings] Period. | Duration of Service. Years, Months. Days. | Rank. As a | Ga ye beging in beginning 5. 2 14 ┃ Private ┃ Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. 
[row 1]April 1775 | - 8 - | Private | Gen. Heath Col Tom & Wilkins Rgt Enlisted
[row 2] Jan 7 1776 | - 4 - |  do | Capt Sl Carpenterts CO. do
[row 3] June do | - 6 -  | do | Col This Carey's Regt do
[row 4] beginning 1777 | -4 - | do | Col Williams Reg do
[row 5]June do | - 6 - | Mariner | Capt Truxton Ship Mars "
[row 6]beginning 1778 | - 3 - | Private | col Amos Atwell Reg. enlisted
[row 7]in 1778 or 1779 | - 2 16 | do | Capt Rigs Co as substitute 

5. In what battles was he engaged? Several skirmish & at the Battle at White Plains
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Rehobeth
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? by Witnesses & the traditionary evidence of others - the latter certified to be credible persons- 
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The Official character of Magistrate (Allen Hunt), not certified  by the Clerk

I certify  that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above E. Stephens Examining Clerk,
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Bristol
On this fifth day of April M 1850 personally appeared before me Oliver Prescott Judge of the Court of Probate within afor said County Lucy Daggett now resident in Pantucket in said County aged Eighty years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her make the following declaration in order to obtain the [illegible] of the art of Congress [illegible] July 29 1848. granting housing to widows of officers & soldiers of the army of the Revolution. [illegible]. That she is the widow of William Daggett late of [illegible] in said County, deceased who was a soldier in the army of the Revolution & who was a pensioner of the United States at the time of his death & [illegible] a pension at the agency for paying pensions at Boston at the rate of $84 - per annum under the act of Congress of June 7th, 1832, and she refers to his declaration on file in the War Department for [illegible] of his services & her right to same pension pursuant to the permissions of the art of July 1, 1848. And the said Lucy further declares that she was married to the said William Daggett on the fourth day of November M [crossed out] 1794, in the town of Rehoboth in said County as appears by the [illegible] of marriage in said town a copy whereof is hereto [illegible] - and the [illegible] says that [illegible][illegible] the said William Daggett departs this life on the 23rd day of September
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AD 1840 and since his death she has remained unmarried & is now said Williams widow She was not married to him prior to his having the service but she was married the previous to the Second of January Eighteen hundred, to wit at the time above mentioned . Lucy her X mark Daggett 
Witness O. Prescott

Sworn to & subscribed before me in Court on the day & year first above written and I further certify said Lucy is a credible person & her declaration entitled to credit 
Oliver Prescott Judge of Probate
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I Ann Elizabeth Horn of Pawtucket in the County of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged 45 years on oath do testify say that, Lucy Daggett who has signed & sworn to the preceding declaration is my mother and the said William Daggett was my father my father died Sept 25 AD 1840 since that period my mother has remained a widow Ann Elizabeth Horn 

Bristol April 5th 1850 
Sworn to & subscribed before me and I further certify said Ann Elizabeth to be a credible witness 
Oliver Prescott Judge of Probate 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol County ss. 
I Anselin Bassett Register of the Court of Probate in & for said County do hereby certify that Oliver Prescott whose signature is affixed to the foregoing certificates is the Judge of said Court of Probate- 

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said Court of Probate this fifth day of April Eighteen hundred fifty-
A. Bassett
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Town of Rehoboth March 22. 1850 
This certifies that I Cyrus M. Wheaton hold the office of Town Clerk of the Town of Rehoboth and by virtue of said office I have the custody of the Records of the Marriages which have taken place in said Town and amongst them I find the following plainly and intelligibly written and solemnized by Revd John Ellis 

"Mr William Daggett 2d and Miss Lucy Peck of Rehoboth November Fourth Sevententeen hundred and Ninety four

 I certify that that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is Expressed in fair legible figures as follows, (November 4th 1794) 

Cyrus M. Wheaton Clerk of the Town of Rehoboth I Cyrus M. Wheaton above named depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk of the town of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exception above named as certified by me 
Cyrus M. Wheaton Town Clerk as aforesaid

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol SS March 22d 1850 
Then personally came Cyrus M. Wheaton known to me as Town Clerk of Rehoboth and made oath to the truth of the foregoing certificate by him subscribed Before me James Blanding ---- Justice of the Peace
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O. W. and N. Division.  3 -- 525.
min file 1729
 Rev. War
 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 
Bureau of Pensions, 
Washington, D. C. 

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history William Daggett, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, --- you will find below the desired information as contained in his (& his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
[table headings] DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. | STATE. 
[row 1]Apl 75 | 8 mos | Pvt. | John Perry | Timothy Walker | Mass
[row 2]Jany 76 | 4 " | [blank] | Saml Carpenter | -  | [blank] 
[row 3]June 76 | 6"  | [blank] Nathl Carpenter | Thomas Cary  | [blank] 
[row 4]Fore part 77 | 6 " | Mariner | Thomas Truxton | *Ship Mars | [blank] 
[row 5]June 77 | 6 " | [blank] | Biggs | Amos Atwell | [blank] 
[row 6] fore part 78 | 3 "  | [blank] | Benj or Charles Keene| Amos Atwell
[row 7]78 | 2 m. 1 d.  | [blank] | Riggs  | [blank]  | [blank] 
* sailed in Eng. Chan - capt prizes - dis. in France

Battles engaged in, White Pl 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Rehoboth Mass 
Date of application for pension, Aug. 10, 1832. admd
Residence at date of application, Seekonk, Bristol Co., Mass. 
Age at date of application, B Feby 26. 1757 Rehoboth Mass. 
Remarks: Sol. mar. Rehoboth, Mass Nov. 4, 1794, Lucy Peck 
died-Sept. 23, 1840. wid appli. Apl. 5, 1850 al 80 yrs. 
Pawtucket, Bristol Co. Mass. 
Very respectfully, Commissioner.
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[left side]
1906 Dec. 20. History to Mrs. Chas. T. Straight 
Rehoboth Mass
Presentd 

[right side]
Revy WIDOW, &c. 
File No. 1729 
Lucy Daggett 
Widow William Dagett
Pens Rev. war

Act July 29, 1848

Index:--Vol. 29. 1A. Page 166 
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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Lucy Daggett
Widow of William
Mass
Act 29 July 1794

Married Nov 1794
Husband died 1840

Adm $84 per annum
[illegible] 4 March 1848

Benja Cowell
Providence 
R.I.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Secretary's Office, Boston April 16 1850. 
I hereby Certify, That for the year last part Oliver Prescott has been Judge of the Court of Probate, and James Blanding has been a Justice of the Peace for the County of Bristol in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court 

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written. Wm Tuft Dept Secretary of the Commonwealth
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I Joseph Allen of Providence in the of County of Providence and State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations of lawfull age to give Evidence being duly sworn according to law, do give Testimony, and say, that William Daggett now Resident of Seekonk in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Served in the Company Commanded by Capt Riggs myself being Ensign two months or more in General Sullivans Expedition on Rhode Island in the year one thousand Seven Hundred and seventy Eight or nine 
Providence August 9th 1832 Joseph Allen 

State of Rhode Island & Providence Aug 9 1882 
Then Joseph Allen appeared before me one of the parties of the Court of Common Pleas in this county and made solemn oath that the aforegoing by him subscribed is true in all parts 
W. Aplin Jus. C.C. Pleas
Turn Over
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol County ss. May 9th 1833 

I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Joseph Allen of Providence within named; and that he is a credible witness
Allis Hunt Just. of Peace
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations. PROVIDENCE, SC. 

I WILLIAM R. WATSON, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the county of Providence in the State of Rhode-Island, do hereby certify, that William Aplin Esquire - is a Judge of the court of Common Pleas for said, which court is a Court of Record; that the signature to the annexed document purporting to be his, is in the proper hand writing of the said William Aplin and that full faith and credit are due to the official attestations of the said Aplin 

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court, at Providence this Ninth day of August in the year of our Lord 1832 - 
Wm. R. Watson
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I James Horton of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age to give evidence being duly sworn according to law do, testify and say, that, William Daggett now resident in Seekonk in said County did on the first of July in the year of our Lord Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Six enlist into the Company where of Nathaniel Carpenter was Captain and I served as first Lieutenant and marched to New - Haven in the State of Connecticut where we were mustered in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Carey, from there marched to New York City, and from there we marched to Harlem, from thence to white plains so called where we were engaged in an action and the said William Daggett did serve in said Company with me until the tenth day of the December following when we were Honourably discharged

James Horton
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol County of Rehoboth August 10th AD 1832
Then personally appeared Lieut. James Horton and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed before me Allin Hunt Justice of the Peace

Bristol of May 9, 1833. I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named James Horton that he is a credible witness
Allin Hunt Just. Of Peace
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Commonwealth of Masachuseth Bristol ss 
I Thurlon Burnett Register of the Court of Probate in & for said County of Bristol do hereby certify that Allen Hunt where signature is affixed to the foregoing certificates is a Justice of the Peace in for said County - 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this eleventh day of May Eighteen hundred & thirty three Anselm Barrett
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I Richard Walker of Seekonk in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age to give evidence being duly sworn according to law do give testimony and say, that William Daggett now resident in said Seekonk did on the last of April or the first of May in the year Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Seven enlist at Boston Massachusetts on Board the Ship Marsmounting twenty two Guns and was  Commanded by Capt Thomas Truxton and sailed on the Cruise and served six months a Cruising in the Chanel of England and was together with myself discharged in France
Richard Walker

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol of Seekonk August 14th 1832
Then personally appeared Richard Walker and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed - 
Before me Allin Hunt Just. Peace
Bristolof May 9, 1833. I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Richard Walker, above named, & that he is a credible witness
Allin Hunt Just of Peace
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I Joseph Wheaton of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age to give evidence being duly sworn according to law; do give testimony and say, that William Daggett now resident in Seekonk in said County on the nineteenth day of April in the year of our Lord Seventeen Hundred and Seventy five, enlisted into the State service marched to Roxbury and served until the first day of January Seventy six, in the Company Commandedby Capt John Perry, Regiment Commanded by Col. Timothy Walker and Brigade by General Heath.
Seekonk August 8. 1832     Joseph Wheaton

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol County of Seekonk August 8. 1832
Then personally appeared Joseph Wheaton and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed 
Before me Allin Hunt Justice of the Peace

Bristol of May 9. 1833 I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Joseph Wheaton above named, that he is a credible witness
Allin Hunt Just of Peace
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I Jonathan Barney of Seekonk in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age to give evidence, being duly sworn according to law; do give testimony and say, that William Daggett now resident in Seekonk in said County; on the nineteenth day of April in the year of our Lord Seventeen Hundred and Seventy five enlisted into the State service and served at Roxbury, until the first day of January in the year Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Six in the Company Commanded by Capt John Perry, Regiment commanded by Col. Timothy Walker and Brigade by General Heath
Seekonk August 8th 1832   Jonathan Barney

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol County of Seekonk August 8th 1832
Then personally appeared Jonathan Barney and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed Before me
Allin Hunt Justice of the Peace

Bristol of May 9, 1833. I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Jonathan Barney above named that he is a credible witness 
Allin Hunt Just of the Peace
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J L Edwards Esq Commiss
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Providence April 17 1850 

Sir I herewith enclose the application of Lucy Daggett widow of William for a pension under the act of July 29 1848 
I am respectfully 
your obt. srvt.
Benja Cowell 

J L Edwards Esq
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10254 
BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of William Daggett which require further proof or explanation. 
I Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? 
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? assigned for his not doing so? 
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason 
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? 
V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled? 
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? 
VIII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? 
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? 
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? 
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? --[crossed out: no but other] 
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtain ing it? [crossed out: None] -- 
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? 
XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? - no
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? no 
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? 
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? 
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? EXPLANATORY NOTES. QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; Formonths , and --- days, I served as a days, I served as a and for such service I claim a pension months
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OW&N
[postmark: O.W.& N. DIV. DEC 15 1906]

PAWTUCKET, R.I. December 18, 1906. 
O. W. & N. Division, Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C. 

Dear Sirs:- I would respectfully inquire if the records on file in the Pension Bureau have any information concerning WILLIAM DAGGETT, Rehoboth, Mass, a pensioner of the Revolutionary War? 

He died September 22, 1840, aged 84. His widow, Lucy (Peck ) Daggett died April 29, 1888, and it is known she drew a widows pension for her husband's service in the Revolution. 

in Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors in the Revolutionary War Volume 5, page 404, there appears the name of WILLIAM DAGGETT three times and same sad case. It is impossible for me to exactly determine which WILLIAM DAGGETT was my Great-grandfather, but of this I am sure, it was the one who afterwards married LUCY PECK. The Revolutionary pension roll must surely have the name of WILLIAM DAGGET, and it was the same one whose widow, Lucy after his death drew a pension. In establishing this fact it would appear that the record of the WILLIAM DAGGETT I am looking up could be easily traced from the records on file in Washington. 

I would respectfully inquire if you can from the above facts I have given, furnish me with a certificate of certified statement of the Revolutionary record of WILLIAM DAGGETT?  

The reason the Massachusetts record is not sufficient is because from it I cannot tell with positiveness which this WILLIAM DAGGETT there mentioned was my Great Grandfather. But I think your records in positively determine which one it was from the fact it was the WILLIAM DAGGETT whose widow Lucy drew pension for.
 
I would further say this same man served in the war of 1812, but I am not able to give any further information about his service, could it be possible to determine that?

the courtesy of a reply will be greatly appreciated, and shall be glad to pay any expense for furnishing a certificate. 
Very respectfully,
Ella M. Straight
# 18 Jackson St. Pawtucket, R. I.  
(Mrs. Chas. T.)