Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 29,811, Joshua French, Mass
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French Joshua   S 29811
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5386
Massachusetts
Joshua French
of Randolph in the State of Mass
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain [wavy line] of the regt commanded
Col Marshall in the Army [?]
line for 1 Mass 11 DS [illegible]
              6  " [illegible] "  P. of arty [?]
               16 "                    "   "  Compy [Company]


Inscribed in the Roll of Mass
at the rate of 84 [illegible] Dollars 87 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of Feby
1833 and   [illegible]     E S
Leland Rosebury Mass

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1822                   $127.30
Semi=anl. allowance ending 21 Mar 33 $42.43
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                                                                   $169.73
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                                         {Revolutionary Claim,}
                                         {Act June 7, 1832       }
Recorded by J H Mc Blair clerk
Book D.  Vol. 2 [illegible]  Page 51.
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No 304 
John a French 
(Private) 
Marshall's Regt 
Mass Line July 1779 till Ap. 25. '80 
9 months- 
Afft 11th April 1818 

Wanted, the certificate of the Judge, that applicant, in his belief, is in "reduced cir- "stances in life, &"
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United States 
Massachusetts District 

Joshua French of Randolph in the County of Norfolk and District of Massachusetts is an applicant for a pension from the United States under 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 maketh oath that he served as a private soldier in the war of the Revolution nine months in manner following vis - enlisted in July 14 1779 in the company commanded by Captain Wales in the Massachusetts Regiment commanded by name not recollected and served in said corps until the last of April 1780 when he was have honorably discharged and is in such reduced circumstances as to require and from his country- Joshua French 

Massachusetts District 
Boston 11 April 1818 

Sworn to before me 
Jno. Davis Judge Mass. District
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Massachusetts District 
Boston 11 Apl 1818 

Sworn to before me 
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, SS. 
Boston June 6 A.D. 1818 

IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Joshua French subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled ""An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war ;"" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying document marked it together with this certificate. 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed. 
Jno. Davis Judge of the District Court U.S. Massachusetts District.
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ny in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled ""An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary "war;"" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying document marked together with this certificate. 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused 

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, SS. 
30 January 1819.  

IAM satisfied that the above named, John Johnson by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support. 

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR. 

Jno. Davis
District Judge U.S. Massachusetts Dist.
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Joshua French 

the Roll to Regt Mass for month service

Corporal 1 month & 11 days 
Private of Arty 6 mo 9 days 
Act of July 16 /26

E S Leland Roxbury Mass 

$848
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State of Massachusetts County of Norfolk SS. On this third day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Judge of the Court of Probate in and for said County, Joshua French now sitting at Roxbury in said County, a resident of Randolph aged seventy three years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th, A.D. 1832. 

THAT he was born at Braintree in said County on the ninth day of March 1759 and that there is no record of his birth to his knowledge; and that he was in the United States service from the seventh day of July about that A.D. 1775 to the seventh day of January 1776 6 months as a private in the Massachusetts Troops at : that he was residing at said Braintree when he entered the service; that he was a volunteer and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt John Porter of Col Paul Dudley Sargents Regt that he marched from Braintree to Cambridge : that he served with other similar Troops [crossed out: of the regular troops]; and Genl Washington of the regular officers was known to him: that he was in no battle  :  that he left the service on or about the seventh of Jan 1775 and that since the Revolutionary war he has resided at said Randolph & that he believes that the Corps to which he belonged was in the State service until May 7th 1775 & afterwards as in the Continental service until they discharged him. 

ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the twenty sixth day of February A.D. 1778, to the twenty sixth day of May A.D. 1778, 3 months as a Private in the Massachusetts Militia that he was residing at said Braintree when he entered the service; that he was a volunteer and served for the period under the command of Capt Nathaniel Belcher & Lieut Col Andrew Symmons Detachments : that he marched from Braintree to Boston & served at Boston for some time with other State Troops; and no regular officers were known to him: that he was in no battle that at the end of his service he received a discharge but not in writing and left the service on said 25th of May. 

ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the twenty second day of May A.D. 1777, to the second day of July A.D. 1779 41 days as a corporal in the Massachusetts Militia that he was residing at said Braintree when he entered the service; that he was a volunteer and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt Job Cushing in Col Samuel Pierces Regt that he marched from Braintree to Tiverton R. Island : that he served with some of the regular troops; and no regular officers were known to him; that he was in no battle that at the end of his service he received a discharge but not in writing the service and left on the second of July
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Also that he was in the United States service from the fourth day of July 1780 to the fourteenth day of January 1781 6 months 9 days as a Private in the Continental Army, that he was residing at said Braintree when he entered the service that he enlisted & served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt. Wm Johnson of Col John Cranes Regt of Artillery. that he marched from said Braintree, through N. York to N. Jersey. that he was in no battle & at the end of his service received a written discharge which he has since lost 

Also that he was in the United States service from the twenty fifth day of July 1779 to the twenty fifth day of April 1780 9 months as a private in the Continental Army, that he was residing at said Braintree when he entered the service that he enlisted & served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt Jacob Wales of the 10th Regt of the Massachusetts line that he marched from sd Braintree to West Point where he was stationed that he was in no battle & at the end of his service he received a discharge signed Major Nathl Winslow  which on his application for a pension he transmitted to the war department.

Also, that he was in the United States service from the thirteenth day of January 1776 to the ninth day of March 1776 one month & twenty six days as a private in the Massachusetts State Troops that he was residing at said Braintree when he entered the service that he was a volunteer & served for the period aforesaid in an Independent Company under the command of Capt Eben Ray that he was stationed at said Braintree & served with other State Troops that he was in no battle & at the end of his service received a discharge but not written 

Also that he was upon the Pension Roll under the Act of 1818 as private in the Army of the Revolution & that at the time of his application he resided at said Randolph, & has been stricken from said Roll on account of the amount of his property 

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. 
Joshua French 

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first aforesaid. We Benjamin Richards Esq residing in the said Randolph and Calvin White residing in Braintree hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joshua French who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy three 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 in that opinion. 
Sworn and subscribed as aforesaid. 
Benj. Richards 
Calvin White 

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that Benjamin Richards who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the said Randolph; and that Calvin White who has also signed the same is a resident in said Braintree and they are creditable persons; and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
Sherman Lecuse Judge of Probate

I Samuel Haven, Register of the Court of Probate aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Joshua French for a pension. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid. 
Samuel Haven
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Secretary's Office Nov 7th 1832 

I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Joshua French is borne upon a Muster Roll of Capt John Porters Company in Col Paul D Sargents Regt as a private, for one month & three days commencing July 7th 1775 & that there is no other Roll of said Porters Company to be pound for the year 1775 

Also the name of said French is borne upon a Roll of Capt Ebenezer Thayer's Company, as a private, for one month & twenty six days commencing January 13th 1776. Also upon a roll of Capt Nathaniel Belcher Company in Lieut Col Andrew Symmes Detachment as a Private, for three months, commencing February 26th 1776: and also upon a roll of Capt Job Cushing's Company in Lieut Col. Samuel Pierce's Regt as a Corporal, for 48 days commencing May the 22d 1779 
Edward S Bangs Secy
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Joshua French 
his 
Discharge
Con
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Joshua French, Junr a Soldier, in the Fifth Company in the Tenth Massachusetts Regiment Having Served out his term of Engagement of Nine Months, is hereby Discharged from the Army of the United States, and has leave to pass hom to said State And is also intitled to all priviledges that may arise to the Nine Months, Men From the Massachusetts or United States of America. Given under my hand. 

West Point, April the 25th 1780.
Nathaniel Winslow Major

To Whome Concerned. 

FRENCH, JOSHUA 
{MASS) S.29911
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29.811 
Revy INVALID 
File No. 29,811 Joshua French 
Pri Rev War

 Act: June 7 32

Index: -- Vol. A, Page 14 
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[right hand side, upside down writing]
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Dec. 25, 1894 
To the Bureau of Pensions Washington D C 

We desire to join the Sons and Daughter of the Revolution and wish for information in regard in Joshua French of Braintree Mass a pensioner, Born March 9th 1758 married Lucy Thayer Feb. 21. 1782 applied for pension from Randolph, a part of Braintree until 1793.

I do not know date of enlistment Reg. or Company. Send tracing of Signature if Possible 

Also his father Joshua French of Braintree born 1734 he married
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Esther Wales. this is all I know in regard to him 

Yours Respectfully 
Mrs Isaac S. Davis 160 Washington Street Brighton Mass
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6603. 
Massachusetts Roll 
Joshua French of Randolph in the State of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Marshall of the Massachusetts line, for the term of nine months 

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 11th of April 1818 

Certificate of Pension issued the 4th of Feb 1819 and sent to John Davis  Judge Boston

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818, 24/30 38.40 
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819. 48. = $86.40 

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
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See letter to pensioner 2d Octr 1832-