Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2166, for John Lowell, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts
Lowell, John
Number 2166
Reed or Read
Elizabeth
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20.417
Albany - --- John Lowell of Herkimer in the State of New York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Trescott of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Jackson, in the Massachusetts line, for the term of three years from May I 1777 to 1780 Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 day of November 1831, Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of March 1832 - and sent to Pensioner care of William Small Esquire Post Master  Herkimer New York Arrears to 4th of March 1832 $25.83 Semi-annual, allowance ending__ $25.83 Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820.
Recorded Book D Volume 5 folder 108.
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274. Increase. A
New York 
Elizabeth Reed alias Elizabeth Lowell widow of John Powell who served in the Revolution war, as a Private Massachusetts Line Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence the 4th day of March, 1848. Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of April 1850 Honorable H.S. Conger House of Representatives Increased from $80.00 - Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 82 Volume 1 A

Reported
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Manda Read Born the may the 21 1791
Jean Read born may the 26 -1796
 Anne Read Born December 24-1797 
Pauline Read Born [illegible] June 27 1799 
Bertha Read Born April the 26-1802 --- 
John Read Born April 14 1807 
John Read his Book John B
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Number 1
Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed on the 29th July 1848 State of New York County of Oswego ss On this 26th day of March 1849 Personally appeared before the Subscriber the County Judge of said County Elizabeth Reed of said County, aged Eighty years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 29th 1848 That she is the widow of John Lowell who was a pensioner of the United States, and who went under the assumed name of John Reed, that her said husband served in the war of the Revolution under his the name of John Lowell, the name that his father, brother and sisters bore at that time, but that oweing [sic] to circumstances, be changed his name and assumed the name of John Reed, and that this deponent was married to him under the name of John Reed in Lee Berkshire County Massachusetts by Rev trend Alvin Hyde, that for some twenty years she supposed his real name to be John Reed, when she was informed that his real name was John Lowell, that her children bear the name of Reed, that her said husband the late pensioner John Reed, or John Lowell, died at Frankfort Herkimer County New York May 10th 1839. That she was married to him August 24th 1794 in Lee as above stated and that she is still a widow.
Elizabeth Reed
Subscribed and Sworn before me this 26 day of March 1849 Orla H Whitney I certify Elizabeth Reed Co-Judge and Surrogate of Oswego County
I certify that the above named Elizabeth Reed is a respectable person that she cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court-I further certify that the proceedings above and within were had before the County Judge of said County duly qualified to perform such officers and that his signature is genuine that he is both Judge and Surrogate - I have hereto affixed my official seal.
Orlu H. Whitney Co-Judge and surrogate of Oswego County
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State of New York
Oswego County Ss.
Ruth Reed (whom I certify is a respectable person)
after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and
says that John Reed late a pensioner of the United States, was her
Father and that the present applicant for a pension Elizabeth Reed is this deponents mother. That her said Father went by the name of John Reed though his real name was John Lowell- that this deponent
had when a child been informed that her fathers name was John
Lowell and that so he often told her, but he assumed the name of
John Reed and lived and died under that name, but was pensioned
under the name of John Lowell- that her said father John Reed or
John Lowell died in Frankfort Herkimer County and State of
New York on the 10th day of May 1839 leaving his widow the
said Elizabeth Reed, who is still a widow.
Sworn and Subscribed before me
this 26th
day of March 1849.
Ruth Reed
Orlu H Whitney
Co-Judge and Surrogate
of Oswego County

State of New York
Oswego County Ss:
Henry Webb Merchant, and Asa
Leigh J. Deputy Sheriff of Oswego County
(whom I certify to be respectable persons) after being duly
Sworn according to law, deposes and say that they were personally
acquainted with John Reed late a pensioner of the United States
and the late husband
of the present applicant for a pension
Elizabeth Reed - that these deponents know the said John Reed
to have been a pensioner, and that his name had formerly been John
Lowell, that these deponents heard of the death of John Reed
or John Lowell in 1839, that the present applicant Elizabeth
Reed is the identical person and Widow of the said John Reed
or John Lowell the late pensioner and that she still remains
Widow.
Henry Webb
Asa Leigh
Subscribed and Sworn before me this 26th day of March 1849
Orlu H. Whitney
Co Judge and Surrogate of Oswego County

185
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Elizabeth Reed, alias Elizabeth Lowell of New York 
See commissioner's letter of April 23 [18]49
admitted Per annum [illegible] $80 [illegible] 4 March 1848 
Honorable W. T. Jackson [illegible] New York
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State of New York
Oswego County ⎬Ss
John Reed or John Lowell aged forty
five years. (whom I certify is a respectable person) after being
duly Sworn, deposes and says that he is the son of the late John
Lowell alias Reed, who went by the name of John Reed, who was a
revolutionary pensioner under the name of John Lowell. and who
died at Frankfort Herkimer County and State of New York, May 10th 1840
and that Elizabeth Reed alias Lowell. the present applicant for a pension
as the Widow of said John Lowell alias Reed the said pensioner is this
deponents mother, that she is now a widow and the widow of said
John Lowell alias Reed the said pensioner, that the said Elizabeth Reed
alias Lowell, who is this Deponents mother and was the wife of said John
Lowell alias Reed the said pensioner lived in the town of Mexico in the county of Oswego and State of New York, in the year 1831 that this deponent lived with
his mother, the said Elizabeth Reed alias Lowell at that time, and mainly
supported her the said Elizabeth Reed alias Lowell, and that the said John Lowell
alias Reed the said pensioner, this deponents Father was only occasionally as
home that the said John Lowell alias Reed, the said pensioner, was a sort of a peddler a
roving sort of a man, and was from home much of his time and made very little
or no provision for his wife or family=and that he might with propriety have
Stated in his affidavit in 1831 that he had no wife to support, that the
said Elizabeth Reed alias Lowell this deponents mother and the present applicant
for a pension from said County of Oswego New York, was his then wife
and whom this deponent knew lived together as man and wife and said
John Lowell alias Reed was recognized as the Husband of said Elizabeth
Reed alias Lowell by all the neighbours and never disputed, and the said Elizabeth
Reed alias Lowell was always recognized by said John Lowell and the neighbours as
his lawful wife, and that he never was divorced from her, and that she remained
his wife till his death he left her, as his widow, and sent her his pension certificate and 
what money he had (about one hundred and fifty dollars) to her, and his Daughter
and this deponent says that she is the identical person who has recently
applied for a pension from Oswego County, New York, under the name of
Elizabeth Reed alias Lowell, as the widow of the said John Lowell
alias Reed the said pensioner, and that she is still his widow.
John Reed
Subscribed and Sworn before me
this 15th day of May 1849
Starr Clark
Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Oswego County SS
Alvin Richardson, whom I certify is a respectable
person, after being duly sworn
deposes and says, that in the year 1831 he resided as
neighbor to John Lowell alias Reed late a pensioner of the United States that he at
that time had a family a wife and children to wit Elizabeth Lowell alias Reed
who was at that time his wife and with whom he lived as his wife, when at home,
he also had one son by the name of John, the person who has made the affidavit on the
other side of this half sheet, and who resided at that time at home with his mother that the
said John Lowell alias Reed the said pensioner was a sort of a peddler a roving sort of a
man, and was from home much of the time made very little provision for his family. his said
Wife with her son the said John named above mostly supporting themselves, he might with propriety have
stated in his affidavit, that he had no wife that he did support, but he could not in truth have said he had
no wife to support, as he had a wife at that time in 1831, whom he acknowledged as his then wife
who was by all recognized as his wife and that he never was divorced from her. She remained
his wife till his death and at his death he left her as his widow, and that she is the identical person
who has recently applied for a pension from Oswego County New York under the name of
Elizabeth Reed alias Lowell, that she is still a widow
Alvin Richardson
Subscribed and sworn before me
this
21st day of May 1849
Starr Clark
Justice of the Peace

State of New York Oswego County SS.
Truman Rood whom I certify is a respectable person, after being duly sworn,
deposes and says that in the year 1831, he resided as neighbour to John Lowell
alias Reed late a pensioner of the United States that he at that time had a family, a wife and children
with Elizabeth Lowell alias Reed who was at that time his wife with whom he lived as his wife, when
at home, he also had one son, by the name of John, the person who is named in and who
has made the affidavit on the other side of this half sheet, and who also resided at that time
at home with his mother. That the said John Lovell alias Reed the said pensioner, at one
time told this deponent, that he was brother to Asa Lowell and that said John Lowell
alias Reed told this deponent that he was the lawful husband
of the said Elizabeth Reed alias Lowell that he recognized
her as his wife, but that said John Lowell alias Reed was
to much from home that he might with propriety
have said that he had no wife to support, he was 
a sort of a roving peddler and made little or no provision for his wife and family
but he could not in truth
have said that he had no wife, as he had a wife
at that time in 1831, whom he acknowledged as his then wife
She remained his wife till his death and he left her as his widow 
and that she is the identical person who has recently applied for a pension from Oswego County, New York under the name of Elizabeth Reed alias Lowell
Truman Rood
Subscribed and sworn before me this 21st day of May 1849
Starr Clark Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Oswego County
Ss
Lewis Kenyon whom I certify is a
respectable person, after being duly Sworn,
deposes and says that he has lived in the town of 
Mexico, Oswego County and State of New York. thirty nine years last
past, and that he lived in the year 1831, a neighbor to John Lowell
alias Reed late a pensioner of the United States, that he the said John Lowell
alias Read had a family at that time, a wife and children to wit Elizabeth
Lowell alias Reed who was at that time his wife and with whom he lived
as his wife, when at home. that the said John Lowell alias Reed was a
roving sort of a man, and was from home much of his time, made very little
Or no provision for his family, his said wife with her son John mostly
supporting themselves, he might with propriety have stated in his affidavit
that he had no wife that he did Support, but he could not in truth
have said he had no wife to support, as he had a wife at that time in 1831
whom he acknowledged as his then wife, who was by all recognized as
his wife and that he never was divorced from her. She remained his wife till
his death and at his death he left her as his widow and that she is the
identical person who has recently applied for a pension from Oswego County
New York, under the name of Elizabeth Reed alias Lowell and that she is still
his widow.
Lewis Kenyon
Subscribed and Sworn before me
this 21st day of May 1849
Starr Clark
Justice of the Peace

State of New York.
OWEGO COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE ss
I, Jabez Gilbert Clerk of the County of
hereby certify that Starr Clark Esquire who 
is subscribed to the jurat of affidavits of John Read [sic] 
hereto annexed, was, at the date of said jurat
[jus]tice of the Peace in and for the said county, dwelling in said county, and [illegible]ed
and qualified to act as such; that I am well acquainted with his hand
and verily believe his signatures to said jurats___is
WITNESS my hand and the seal of the County Court said county this 22nd day of Ma[incomplete]
J H Gilbert
Truman Rod and Lewis Kenyon
A. D. 1849
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State of New York
Oswego County
Ss
Lewis Kenyon whom I certify is a
respectable person, after being duly Sworn,
deposes and says that he has lived in the town of 
Mexico, Oswego County and State of New York. thirty nine years last
past, and that he lived in the year 1831, a neighbor to John Lowell
alias Reed late a pensioner of the United States, that he the said John Lowell
alias Read had a family at that time, a wife and children to wit Elizabeth
Lowell alias Reed who was at that time his wife and with whom he lived
as his wife, when at home. that the said John Lowell alias Reed was a
roving sort of a man, and was from home much of his time, made very little
Or no provision for his family, his said wife with her son John mostly
supporting themselves, he might with propriety have stated in his affidavit
that he had no wife that he did Support, but he could not in truth
have said he had no wife to support, as he had a wife at that time in 1831
whom he acknowledged as his then wife, who was by all recognized as
his wife and that he never was divorced from her. She remained his wife till
his death and at his death he left her as his widow and that she is the
identical person who has recently applied for a pension from Oswego County
New York, under the name of Elizabeth Reed alias Lowell and that she is still
his widow.
Lewis Kenyon
Subscribed and Sworn before me
this 21st day of May 1849
Starr Clark
Justice of the Peace

State of New York.
OWEGO COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE ss
I, Jabez Gilbert Clerk of the County of
hereby certify that Starr Clark Esquire who 
is subscribed to the jurat of affidavits of John Read [sic] 
hereto annexed, was, at the date of said jurat
[jus]tice of the Peace in and for the said county, dwelling in said county, and duly elected
and qualified to act as such; that I am well acquainted with his hand
and verily believe his signatures to said jurats___is
WITNESS my hand and the seal of the County Court said county this 22nd day of May
J H Gilbert
Truman Rod and Lewis Kenyon
AD 1849
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Havana June 16/[18]49
Honorable J L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions ⎬ Dear Sir, Pleas examin the within and report the result to me at Havana Chemung County New York
 Yours Etc W T Jackson 
Member of Congress Elected
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21.923
Exemplification of John Lowell's pension papers
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State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough SS
I John Scott aged eighty seven years do testify and
say that I have been acquainted with John Lowell fifty four years
that he served with me in Colonel Henry Jacksons Regiment in the
Massachusetts line on the Continental establishment three years enlisted
under Captain Trescott was afterwards transfered into Captain
Foxes, Company in the same Regiment, he inlisted in the spring
of 1777 and served till about the month of May 1780 when he
was discharged, at or near Morristown in the State of New Jersey.
he served a considerable part of the time in the same company with
me (that is in Captain Foxes Company from which company he was
discharged) said Lowell served a part of the time in Captain Norths company in the same regiment.
John Scott

Hillsborough ss July 26 1831 then the
above named
John Scott personally appeared
and made oath that the above affidavit by
him subscribed is just and true
Before me
Timothy K. Ames Justice of the Peace
July 26. 1831 I hereby
Certify
that John Scott who
took the foregoing oath and affidavit is a credible
witness and in high standing as a justice of the Peace
within and for the County of Hillsborough and Strict
Reliance may be placed on his testimony
Timothy K. Ames Justice of the Peace
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I Andrew Wallace Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Hillsborough in
the State of New Hampshire certify that Timothy R. Ames is a Magistrate as within, and
that the foregoing signatures purporting to be
his are genuine. In testimony whereof, I have
hereunto affixed my seal of Office, and subscribed
my name, this twenty seventh day
of July in the year of our Lord 1831
Andrew Wallace
Clerk of
said Court
for said County
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Original Claim [illegible]
Declaration in order to be placed on the pension List under the act
of 18th March 1818
State of New York
Herkimer County ss. On this 4th day of October 1831 personally
appeared in Open Court, to wit a Court of Common pleas held in
and for the County aforesaid, being a Court of Record and Constituted
such Court by the Laws and statutes of said State, John Lowell
a resident in said County aged 70 years 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 Acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the first of May
1820 that he the said John Lowell Enlisted for the term of three
years the first 
of May 1777 in the State of Massachusetts in the
Company Commanded by Captain Trescott in the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Henry Jackson in the line of the State of Massachusetts
on the Continental Establishment that he continued to serve in the
said Corps, untill he served out his time faithfully which
was the first of May 1780 when he was discharged from the
service at Morristown in the State of Newjersey [sic] that he hereby
relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the
that his name is not on the roll of any State.
And that the following are the reasons for not making
earlier application for a pension, I have always been
poor and my Witnesses have lived a distance from me
and I never could spare time and money to procure
them, without injuring my family I therefore thought as long as I had health to support myself
and family I would not call on Government for
support. And in pursuance of the act of the 1st of
the
May 1820 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 at any part there
of 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
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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 schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed
Schedule
I have no real Estate in possession reversion or remainder
either in Law or Equity.
Personal property
I have a Sunday suit and an every suit of Clothing
I am a Farmer by profession-but
have been tolerably healthy, all my days
and been able to support myself heretofore, but
do not feel able at present to support myself by
hard labour -
I have a Daughter to Support
who is very feeble -
I have no wife to support,
I have no children able to support me
I have no debts due to me, nor do I owe any thing
That since the 18th of March 1818 there has been no changes
in my property, as I have had none to dispose of
Subscribed and Sworn
this 4th day of October
1831
John Lowell
Edward C. Pinney
Deputy Clerk of
Herkimer County
is the opinion of the Court that the total amount in
Value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule
is nothing save the wearing apparel
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And it further appears to the satisfaction of the Court
that the said John Lowell did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against
the common enemy for the Term of three years under one
engagement on the continental Establishment.-
Michael Hoffman
Augustus Beardslee
John Mahon
Judges of
Herkimer Common pleas

State of New York
Clerks Office
Herkimer County ss.
I, Abijah Beckwith Clerk of the Court
of common pleas for the
County aforesaid
do hereby certify that it appears to the
satisfaction of the Court that the said
John Lowell
did serve in the Revolutionary war
as stated in the preceding declaration
against the Common Enemy for the term
of three years under one engagement on
the Continental Establishment. I also certify that the foregoing 
oath, and the schedule thereto annexed and
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 nothing save the wearing apparel  in the schedule mentioned, In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of
said Court this 4th day of October 1831
Abijah Beckwith
Clerk
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State of New York
Herkimer County  SS
John Lowell of the County aforesaid for a
further explination [sic] of the Services he rendered the United States
for his Revolutionary service, on the Continental Establishment
doth on his oath depose and say, that in the month of May
1777 at the time he enlisted in Captain Trescotts Company at Cambridge in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the Massachusetts line
There were part of two Regiments laying at Cambridge
aforesaid One was commanded by Colonel Lee, and the
other one which this Deponent enlisted into at that time
was commanded by Colonel David Henley, but Colonel
David Henley never marched off with the Regiment
that part which he then commanded of the Regiment, and
the part which Colonel Lee Commanded were put into
Colonel Henry Jacksons Regiment and made one Regiment,
and that Regiment was commanded afterwards by the officers
mentioned, In the annexed affidavit mentioned and that
Colonel Lee and Colonel David Henley
never joined the
Colonel Henry Jackson
Henry Jackson, after Colonel Parsons Regiment
was so formed as aforesaid, Colonel Jackson.
some time in October marched his Regiment to a place called white Marsh
in Pennsylvania and there joined Washington’s main
Army
and from thence marched to Lancaster in the same State, there we quartered during the
winter of 1777 and 1778 until April of the last
year, and from thence in the spring of 1778
Marched to the Gulph Mills, 13 miles from Philadelphia we then staid untill June of the same
year untill the British left there, we then followed them to Monmouth in the State of New Jersey
and gave the British battle,
from thence we marched to White planes [sic] in the
State of New York and staid about two weeks
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and from there we marched to Rhode Island and some
time in August, the British attacked our Regiment
near Newport, in the State of Rhode Island, and that
was called the "Rhode Island Battle. Our Regiment
General Glovers Brigade, and General Barnums Brigade was in
the engagement with our Regiment and one Independant company from Boston was engaged they
were all under the command of General Sullivan and
General Lafayette who were present during the
Engagement. the winter of 1778 and 1779 we quartered
at Patuxet five miles from Providence in Rhode Island
in the summer of 1779. There was an Expedition
fitted out and commanded by Commadore Hopkins
to go to Penobscot River, to dislodge the British
from [illegible] and our Regiment was ordered
to march there to his assistance, and we marched
to Portland in the now State of Maine, we then
heard of Comadore [sic] Hopkins, defeat his fleet taken
and all destroyed, we then marched back to Boston
and from thence back to Morristown in the
State of Newjersey and there we continued untill
May 1780, when I was discharged - and that during
pretty much all the time our Regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel
Cable and  Colonel Henry Jackson as stated in the annexed affidavit and this deponant further saith that during all
the time neither Colonel Lee nor Colonel Henley ever had any
command of the Regiment, after the Regiment was so formed
as aforesaid to his knowledge.
John Lowell
Sworn before me this
Lowell
7th day of November 1831
Judge Henley Ever
John Mahon
County Court
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State of New York
Clerks office
Herkimer County Ss
I, Abijah Beckwith Clerk of the said County do
certify that John Mahon before whom the annexed
affidavit purports to have been sworn was at
the date of the same one of the Judges of the County
Courts of the said County, duly appointed and
qualified according to the laws of said State and
I am well acquainted with his hand writing
and verily believe his name subscribed to the
annexed affidavit of John Lowell to be his
proper hand writing and signature, and I further
certify that the annexed affidavit and this Certificate
is attached by the same, and the ends thereof
passing under my seal of Office In witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of
Office this 28th day of November 1831
Abijah Beckwith
Clerk
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State of New York
Herkimer County ss. 
John Lowell being duly sworn doth depose and
say that he Enlisted at a Town called Cambridge near Boston in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the Massachusetts Line, on the Continental Establishment for three years, on the first of May in the year 1777
in a company commanded by Captain Trescott, in Colonel Henry Jacksons
Regiment, my officers names at that time that commanded
me were, Major Tyler, and Lieutenant Colonel Cobb the Subaltern
officers names were Lieutenant Fielen, and Ensign Fielen, the last officer was
wounded at the Battle of Rhode Island, he was wounded in the knee
by a musket ball, and was unable after that time, to do duty.
I served in Captain Scotts Company about one year the said Captain Trescott, was promoted to a brigade, Major, while we lay at a
place called Patuxet, in the State of Rhode Island some time
in the year 1778 Then, Captain North Took the command
of the Company in the latter part of the year 1778, and continued to command the Company untill the Latter part of the
year 1779, during that time, a man by the name of Kneeling
who was a Sergeant Major of the Regiment, was appointed Ensign of
my Company and Lieutenant Fielen Still continued our Lieutenant to the Company,
and Major Tyler, Lieutenant Colonel Cobb Still
Continued our commanding Officers. The latter part of the year
1779 I was transferred, into Captain Fox's Company who then belonged to the same
Regiment, as I did before the Transfer. my under officers names
(during the time I served under Captain Fox) were Lieutenant
Rogers, and Ensign Hill and the same Major and Lieutenant Colonel Continued my commanding Officers, untill I was discharged
I was discharged at Morristown in the State of Newjersey in May
1780. I was in the Battle of Rhode Island, also in the Battle of
Monmoth [sic], in the State of Newjersey. The above officers names are all
that this deponent served under, from the time of his enlistment
untill he was discharged, according to his best belief and recollection. And further Saith not.
John Lowell
Sworn before me this
John Lovell
21st day of October 1831
John Mahon
one of the Judges
Herkimer County Courts
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I Hereby Certify that John Lowell, who took the foregoing
affidavit is a credible witness and strict reliance may
be placed on his Testimony.
John Mahon
One the of the Judges
Herkimer County Court

State of New-York
County of Herkimer, Ss. 
I Abijah Beckwith Clerk of the
said County do certify that John Mahon before whom
the within affidavit purports to have been sworn, and
whose name appears to the above certificate was at the
date of the same one of the Judges of the County Courts
of the said County duly appointed and qualified accord
ing to the Laws of said State, and that I am well acquainted
with his handwriting and verily believe his
name subscribed to the said affidavit, and to the said
Certificate to
be his proper hand writing and signature
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of the said County
this twenty first day of October 1831
Abijah Beckwith
Clerk
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State of New York
Herkimer County
I, Asa Lowell a brother of John Lowell
being duly sworn doth depose and say that his brother John
Lowell did enlist in the spring of the year 1777 for three
years, in Captain Trescott Company in Colonel, Henry Jackson
Regiment, Massachusetts Line, on the Continental Establishment
and that this deponant was in the constant habit of seeing
his brother John Lowell in the Company and Regiment
aforesaid for as much as Eighteen or twenty months after
his enlistment in said Regiment, after that time his
brother John Lowell moved with his Regiment to the Southward to what place this deponent does not know and
he did not see his brother again untill the spring of
1780, when he returned from the service, but during the
Eighteen or twenty months while this deponant was
in the Habbit of seeing him, he appeared to do his duty
faithfully and further saith not-
Asa Lowell-his mark
Subscribed and 
Sworn before me this 10th day of September
1831-

Frederick Getman Justice of the Peace.
I certify that Asa Lowell who took the foregoing
oath is a creditable witness and Strict reliance may
be placed on his testimony
Frederick Getman
Justice of the peace
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State of New York
County of Herkimer
the said County, do
J
I Abijah Beckwith Clerk of said county 
certify that Frederick Getman
before whom the within affidavit purports to
have been sworn
and whose signature appears to
the within certificate was at the date of the same
Justice of the peace in and for the said County
and that I am acquainted with his hand
writing
and verily
believe his name subscribed to
the said affidavit and certificate to his proper
Hand writing and signature
witness my hand and
Seal of Office this 20th day
of
September A.D. 1831
Abijah Beckwith Clerk
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Herkimer 
February 25
March 1st 1832
Pension Office
Honorable Lewis Cass Esquire
Secretary of War of the United States City of Washington
Pen: to commissioner 28 November 1831
Send [illegible]: to [illegible] care of William Small, post master Herkimer New York
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Herkimer February 24th 1832
To the Honorable  Secretary of War of the United States
Dear sir through
the interposition of the Honorable Michael Hoffman Esquire I have received
the pension papers, and affidavits which I transmitted to your
department in November last with a letter directed to Mr Hoffman
from Mr J. Edward stating that "there was such a discrepancy between
the proof offered and the rools [sic] of your department, that further proof was
indispensible. It is further stated in Mr Edwards Communication that no

such Officer as Captain Trescott was in Coonel Henry Jackson Regiment
Nor was there any such man as Captain North in Colonel Henry Jackson
Regiment. He further states that in my statement I have named
many more officers which were in that Regiment that were not in
Colonel Henry Jacksons Regiment.-- Now sir whether you have all the rolls of Colonel Henry Jacksons Regiment of the Massachusetts Line from the time of my enlistment which was in May 1777 up to the spring of 1780 in your department I know not
much I know when I enlisted. I enlisted under a
man by the name of Captain Trescott in part of a Regiment then
and Colonel David Henley at Cambridge near Boston, at that time part of another Regiment lay at the same place
and the two Regiments were put into Colonel Henry Jacksons Regiment and
made one Regiment, which for the three years during all which
Time I faithfully served in said Regiment, it was known by the
name of Colonel Henry Jacksons Regiment. And I do know as I stated under oath, that Captain Trescott was a captain in said Regiment, after the Regiment was organized as aforesaid, and was raised to a brigade Major-
And  that Captain Fox and Captain North was Captains in said Regiment and that I was under their command part of the time while I served in that regiment, and that I knew also Captain William Scott and Lieutenant Colonel Smith who formerly belonged to Lees regiment. After Colonel Lees regiment
was put into Colonel Henry Jacksons Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Smith aforesaid took the command of the regiment 
from 1777 to the spring of 1778. And the Colonel Henry Jackson 
Joined us at the Gulph mills 13 miles from Philadelphia in
the State of Pennsylvania-
and Mr Scott my witness from New Hampshire, not only a good soldier, but is Recommended as a
man of high standing says he served with me in the Regiment
Captain Fox and I was discharged when under Fox.
he further states that I served under Captain North in said regiment. Do you suppose we would 
both would perjure our selves and especially Mr John Scott, who has no interest in this matter.
Mr. Edward says that none of the Officers names except
Lieutenant Colonel Cable ever belonged to Colonel Henry Jacksons regiment-
I also state that Major Tyler commanded us part of the time that
is true, also, and he belonged to the said Regiment: I therefore could name many officers in that Regiment, but I consider it of no avail.
I expect all of the Rolls have not been returned from the State of
Massachusetts to your office, or department from 1777 to 1780
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and as a great many of the troops composing that Regiment were for three years, they were dismissed before the close of the war and as they did not serve to the close of the war there might have been Many changes of the Officers in that regiment at the close of the war.
There was another Regiment from Massachusetts belonging to the
Massachusetts Line commanded by Colonel Michael Jackson, and
Mr Edwards might have made a mistake in searching the Rolls
however that fact may not be the case.-- But as I know if any
person was ever entitled to a pension for his faithful service, I am.
I have complied with the law and I have done the Services I
stated, and might have drawn from the 18 March 1818, a pension
as well as others who did not serve half of the time I did for Government, I was poor enough to have been embraced by the Law and might have drawn many hundred Dollars from Government in this but my pride was such, that I was determined never to call upon Government, so long as I was able to earn my bread and should not now unless irresistable necessity drove me to
It. and I was in hopes in case I put it off untill I could do no
better that I should not be treated with cold indifference, but
my claims would be cheerfully attended to for my soldier
like conduct in forbearing to persue my claims, untill
necessity drove me to pursue the present course,-
From your most Obedient
and humble Servant
N.B. I transmit my papers to you again not doubting but if 
they are perfectly Examined you will send on my certificate-
Direct to the Subscriber Herkimer Herkimer
County State of New York to the case of William
Small post Master. John Lowell
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Albany
New York
Elizabeth Reed
alias
Elizabeth Lowell
widow of John Lowell
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on
he 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of pension issued the
23rd day of July, 1849 and sent to 
Honorable  W.T. Jackson
Havanna
New York
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act [illegible] 
1848, Page 179 Volume 1
July Book C

[right page] Reported
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Three columns. Left column:]

He stated no wife to support
Herkimer County When died
40/39 Was a peddler
49 in Orange County New York
[illegible] as John Reed august 24, 1794
Then-
[illegible]
Morris Reed, Seymour, Doris.
1906 A.E.P.

[middle column:]
Revolutionary widow, Etc.
File number 2166
Elizabeth Reed alias Elizabeth Lowell
Widow
John Lowell
Private revolutionary war
Act July 29, 1848
Index:-Volume M, Page 153
A
440
John Lowell alias Reed

[right column:]
In 1831 living in 
May 10, 18[illegible]
Mar[ried] at Lee to Elizabeth Mexico [illegible]
History [illegible] September 25
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[round stamp]
U.S. Pension Office August 24 1905
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[Stamp} Old War and Navy Files August 26, 1905
MORRIS REED.
Pension Attorney and Notary Public.
RFD 35 SEYMOUR, WISCONSIN August 22 1905
Honorable Commissioner of Pensions
Department Interior
Washington, D.C.
Sir:-
Will you Kindly send me the military history
of the Husband of Elizabeth Reed
of Revolutionary War.
the soldiers name is not
Known - it may be John Reed (not sure)
the said widow - Elizabeth Reed
drew a pension from
Services of said soldier of revolutionary war services
as late as
1852-or 3, and died near that date
in Oswego County New York
the soldier was from State of New York
Prehaps [sic] Herkimer County
This is quite important and hope
the Department
can find said record,
Respectfully,
M. Reed
Pension claims agent
R.F.D. 35
Seymour
Wisconsin
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Widow File 2166.
John Lowell
May 1, 1777 3 years
Captains Trescott, North and Fox-
Colonels David Henry and Henry Jackson
Battles. Monmouth, New Jersey and Rhode Island
Residence at enlistment__
-
Application for pension. October 4, 1831
Residence at date of application for pension…Herkimer County New York
Age at date of application for pension…70 years
To years.
Remarks - Claim allowed-- after war assumed the
name John Reed, died May 10,1846. at Frankfort, Herkimer
County New York Married Elizabeth - August 24, 1794 in Lee
Berkshire County Massachusetts. She applied for pension March
26, 1849 at which time resided in Oswego County New York aged 80 years. Claim allowed.
Mr. Morris Reed
R.F.D. 3
Seymour, Wisconsin
September 25, 1904
A.E.P.
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Number 185 
Elizabeth Reed, New York 
Letter to [illegible] Joy
April 23 [18]49
act 29 July [18]48
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the act of July 29th 1848,
Elizabeth Reed alias Elizabeth Lowell of New York
widow of John Lowell
who was a Private
in the revolutionary war
is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Eighty
dollars and__cents per annum, commencing on the
4th of March, 1818, and continuing for life, unless she should again
marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such
marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior
this 23rd day of July
one thousand eight hundred and
forty- nine
T. Enny

Examined and Countersigned.
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
Secretary of the Interior.
[Scrawled across:]
Cancelled
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Arad Joy
Ovid New York
March 30th 1849
Cases viz [namely]
Hannah Wilcox
Elizabeth Sharp
Elizabeth Reed
Elizabeth Byington
Jemima Ketcham
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Dear Sir
Ovid New York March 30th [18]49
I inclose 4 cases Elizabeth Sharp
Hannah Wilcox Elizabeth Reed, Elizabeth
Byington, please merly [merely]  indorse [sic] on the wrapper
to each
please report upon the inclosed cases to me
Inclosing all to the Commissioner of Pensions-- I have
filed this letter as I did the other, with the names
of the pension cases- please indorse always in
your own name, it will not even require a
letter, if you will but indorse each-- please pardon
me, I do not intend to bother you very much
Most Respectfully
Your Most Obedient Servant
Arad Joy
Honorable H.S. Conger
Member of Congress
Answer Arad Joy Ovid
H.S. Conger
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Washington March 30, 1850
Sir
I send you herewith the certificate of Elizabeth
Reed alias Elizabeth Howell, for increase of pension, also the certificate of Elizabeth Byington
for the same
I am Yours, etc.
H.S. Conger
Colonel J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions