Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,685, Ebenezer Carr, R.I.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
R. I.  
Carr, Ebenezer
NUMBER
S. 21,685
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12.062
Rhode Island
Ebinizer Carr
of Newport in the state of Rhode Island
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Carr of the Reg commanded
by [. ] Dyer in the R Island Militia
for one year an 10 months

Inscribed on the roll of Rhode Island
at the rate of 73 dollars 30 cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1841
Certificate of pension issued the 21 day of May
1833.    And [.  ] D.J. Pearce
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833.             $140.60
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 33.     36.65
                                                                      ________
                                                                      $183:25
                                   Revolutionary Claim,
                                    Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Geo B Whiting clerk
Book E.  Vol 2.  Page 104
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State of Rhode Island &c.}
Newport Sc. Newport}
On this fourteenth day of September, A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate now holden in and for said town of Newport.  Ebenezer Carl ^seventy two years of age a resident in Jamestown in the County of Newport in said State, who being first sworn according to law, on his oath declares as follows, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832, that towards the end of the year 1776 being then a resident of North Kingstown, he was enrolled in Capt Edward Carr's Company in Col Charles Dyer's regiment of Rhode Island militia and continued in said company until the evacuation of Rhode Island by the British troops-  that during the winter of '76 & '77 he was with said company constantly in service, being employed in guarding Narragansett shore, and was so employed, for at least two years in all, whilst the British army had possession of Rhode Island-  When the French fleet first came into Newport, said company was employed in the boats to aid the French troops in landing on Canonicut, where they were put on shore for refreshment, but the English fleet appearing in sight, they were reembarked, & immediately stood out to sea in pursuit of the enemy-  Mr. Tiddeman Remington served with him in said company nearly all the time above mentioned this applicant recollects that during said time of his service (but when & how long he is unable to remember)  Col. Angel's regiment of Continental troops was stationed on Barbers heights on Boston Neck in South Kingstown-  the whole or part of the black regiment on updikes
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plain in North Kingstown in which there was a lieutn. Art Nason with whom he was acquainted, & that a Massachusetts Company was quartered in the Fortney House whilst this applicant's company was quartered in the Bissel House in North Kingstown-  That said company did duty by detachments during the years 1777, '78 & '79, and during the first part of this period he served several times as a substitute for his father, but how often or how long he is unable to remember-  that he was born in Newport aforesaid on the 26th day of September 1760 as by record here produced in Court appears-  that he has no documentary evidence of his services aforesaid, & no written discharge having been enrolled in the militia throughout the Revolutionary war-  and that ever since that war, he has resided in Jamestown aforesaid-  he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state, and refers to the annexed depositions of John Weeden & John Remington, for evidence of his service in the Revolutionary war, and to John Remington, & Robinson R. Carr with whom he has always been intimately acquainted, the former of Jamestown, the latter of Newport (there being no other citizen of Jamestown present) for his veracity & for their belief of his serving as a soldier in the Revolution.
Ebenezer Carr
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year}
aforesaid witness Benj B Howland  Probt Clk}
he further states that he was twice drafted, once to transport cannon from Canonicut to the north end of Rhode Island & he is unable to remember for what service he was drafted the second time.
Ebenezer Carr
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and
year aforesaid, witness
Benj B Howland
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We John Remington of Jamestown aforesaid and Robert R. Carr of Newport aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ebenezer Carr, who has subscribed & sworn to the prededing declaration:  that we believe him to be seventy-two years of age:  that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & that we concur in that opinion-
John Remington
Robert Po. Carr
Sworn and subscribed the day and year
aforesaid.   witness
Benj B Howland  Prob Clk
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 above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.  and the Court further certifies that John Remington of Jamestown in the County and State aforesaid and Robert R Carr of said Newport both residents as aforesaid, are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Benjamin B Howland Clerk of the Court of Probate of Newport do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said court in the matter of the application of Ebenezer Carr for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this fourteenth day of September AD Eighteen hundred and thirty two.
Benj B Howland  Probate Clerk
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Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the peace for the Town of Newport, Ebenezer Carr, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age & 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 that the periods mentioned below & always as a private
That from the latter part of November 1776 until some time in June 1777, I served as a private in Capt. Edward Carr's company in Col Charles Dyers regiment of militia, and was employed during that time in defending the Narragansett shore-  that from the time last mentioned, I was actually engaged in the same ^company & duty, every other month,-  a month at a time,-  until August or September 1779:-  half of said company doing duty for a month at a time during the whole period from June 1777 to August or September 1779.  that besides the time of service already specified, I did duty as a substitute for my father, Samuel Carr, who was a private in said company, for not less that two months-  that shortly after the British left Rhode Island in 1779 I was employed for more than a month in the public service, to transport live-stock from the Island of Canonicut to the Narragansett shore-  that when the British ship of war Siren or Syrene went ashore on Point north, I assisted as a volunteer in taking her, and recollect that after we had got the guns & provisions on shore, & she was burned in the night by the British.  I further declare that I was employed in actual service during the Revolutionary war, for at least twenty-two months
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and for such service I claim a pension-  John Weeden whose certificate accompanies this affiants declaration was the Lieutenent [Lieutenant] of said Company & Samuel Carr is a brother of this affiant, Ensign-
Ebenezer Carr
Newport sc. Newport March 12. 1833.
Sworn to & subscribed before me.
Wm. Ennis  Just. peace
I, Michael Eddy, a clergyman, residing in said County & State, hereby certify that I am well acquainted with [miche crossed out] Ebenezer Carr, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration-  that I believe him to be seventy-two years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & that I concur in that opinion.  I further declare that there is no clergyman residing in Jamestown aforesaid, and that said Newport is the nearest town to said Jamestown.
Micharl Eddy
Newport sc. Nerport  March 13, 1833
Sworn to & subscribed before me
Wm Ennis  Just. peace
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Newport March 16th 1833
I certify that William Ennis whose name is affixed to the foregoing papers is a Justice of the Peace for the town and county of Newport, and that Michael Eddy who signed the foregoing declaration is a respectable Minister of the Gospel of the said town of Newport
Dutee J Pearce
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21685
Revolution 
INVALID.
File No. 21,685
Ebenezer Carr
Pri Rev War
ACT:  June 7" 32"
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 61
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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I, John Weeden of Jamestown, in the County of Newport & State of Rhode Island yeoman, do solemnly affirm, that from the commencement of the year 1776 till the close of the year 1778, I was a Lieutenant in Capt. Edward Carr's Company in Col. Charles Dyer's regiment of Rhode Island militia-  that as soon as the British took possession of Rhode Island, said company was ordered to defend the Narraganset[t] shore, and was so employed during most of the winter of 1776 & '77, and by detachments was actually in service, according to my impressions for at least two years, or until the English army left Rhode Island.  that Ebenezer Carr now & then of Jamestown aforesaid was a private in said company, and during most of the time above specified served in said company.
John Weeden
State of Rhode Island &c.
Newport sc. Newport Septr. 11, 1832
Then personally appeared before me the above named John Weeden, and the preceding statement being by me reduced to writing and read to him, made affirmation [oath crossed out] to the truth of the same, and the same subscribed in my presence-  the said John Weeden is a person whose statement ought to be believed.
Wm. Ennis
Justice of the peace.
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I, John Remington, of Jamestown in the County of Newport & State of Rhode Island, Town Clerk of said Town, on solemn oath declare that I am well acquainted with Ebenezer Carr of said Jamestown & Tiddeman Remington formerly of said Jamestown but now of Mendon in the State of Massachusetts, and that to my certain knowledge they both served as privates in Capt. Edward Carr's company of Jamestown militia and were employed from the beginning of December [Mar crossed out] 1776 until March 1777 in guarding the Narraganset[t] shore-  how much longer they served I can not say with certainty, but I believe said company was employed in defending the shore, during the whole time that the British had possession of Rhode Island, and that for this period said Carr & Tiddeman were privates in said company. 
John Remington
State of Rhode Island &c.
Newport sc. Newport Sepr. 11, 1832.
Then personally appeared the above named John Remington, before me, and the preceding statement being by me reduced to writing & read to him, made oath to the truth of the same, and subscribed the same in my presence the said John Remington is a person whose statement ought to be believed.
Wm Ennis
Justice of the peace.
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12.273
I certify Wm Ennis was at the time of taking these depositions a Justice Peace
Dutee J. Pearce
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2  12.273
Ebenezer Carr
$73.30
Hon D. J. Pearce
House of Rep
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Ebeneser Carr which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? NO ANSWER

IX. * Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes

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 amount of pension he is entitled? No equivalent to affidavit 2 years

VI. Has he given the names of the officer under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? No some

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes

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? yes
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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? 2 citizens

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No now in hereinto

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? Witnesses

XIV. †If the applicant had produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? 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? yes.

XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? ‡

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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: For ______ year _________months, and ________days. I served as a _____________ For ___________months and __________days, I served as a ______________; and for such service I claim a pension."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.

†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which be belonged. The magistrate who may administer
the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.