Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41775, for Samuel Linscutt, Massachusetts
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Service                                        Number
Conti    LInscutt, Samuel    S. 41775         
Mass.    Linscott
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3149

Ohio Roll
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Samuel Linscott
[illegible] Coburn
Private
Massachusetts line    '82 War
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

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Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 16th of August 1818

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Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of Sep. 1818 and forwarded to Calvin Pierse Esq. Warren, Ohio

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Arrears the 4th of Sept. 1818               $5.18
Semi-anl. all'ee ending 4 Mar 1819      $48.00
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Avg. 16.31/ 4/30.                                   $53.18

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818}
[Illegible]
Farmington, Trumbull
Co

(Sidenote) Date of death [illegible] A.B.
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State of Ohio}
Trumbull County, ss}

At Warren in the County and State aforesaid this 16th day of August A.D. 1818.-
Before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio. Personally appeared Samuel Linscott who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration.
     That he the said Samuel Linscott was aged fifty-five years on the 11th day of April last past and is now a resident in the Township of Farmington in the County of Trumbull aforesaid. That he served in the United States Army in the Revolutionary War for more than two years. That he entered the service a foresaid as one of the men composing the quota of soldiers furnished by the town of Newberry (or Newberry Newton) Massachusetts sometime in the month of May 1782, and was marched to Boston as he believes as the State rendezvous of the quota for the Massachusetts required by Congress to recruit the Standing Army and that his enlistment was for the term of three years, if not sooner discharged. From Boston was marched to Westport and there having passed Muster under the Scrutinizing Eye of the Pen Baron Steuben was attached to Captain Phinehas Coburn, Company of Infantry under Col. Brooks of the fist Brigade of Massachusetts troop Commanded by Gen. Patterson, from which period the said Samuel continued in active service and according to the best of his abilities faithfully served until the time of his discharge and during the period of his said service was never arrested, Court Martialed, of sentenced for any crime. That he never to his knowledge has been placed on any pension list or received any compensation of pay other that the like[?] pay rations he allowed to the discharge soldiering of that day. That previous to his being discharged he was transferred to Captain Isaac Fry's Company in a Reg, Commanded by Col. Hull of a Brigade under the Command of Brigadier General H. Jackson, and from whom received his discharge dated the thirteenth day of June 1784, and which said discharge is hereunto [illegible]. That having no other evidence in his power of his said services and does not know that any of his officers, are now living, and being in reduced circumstances and not able to labor for a livelihood in consequence of debility of his arms and hands [illegible] by a fit of sickness that he there-
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-fore stands in need of assistance for support. In testimony whereof I the said Samuel Linscott have hereunto set my hand on the day and year first aforesaid.
[Signed: Samuel Linscott]
Sworn, declared, and subscribed fore me the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed: Calvin Pease Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio]
 

[Redacted] Judge to as foresaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Samuel Linscott did serve in the Revolution War against the common enemy as stated in the preceding declaration and therefore transmit the preceding and testimony [illegible] later and had before me + the Secretary for the War Department pursuant to the [illegible] of the aforementioned Act of Congress.
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332
Samuel Linscott
Pensioner

3149
Copy
29 Sept 18
Con

[Signed: Con]
J.S.E.





not quarter
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The State of Ohio}
Trumbull County}

On this 9th day of December [redacted:1820] one thousand and eight hundred & twenty Personally appeared in open Court (being a Court of [illegible] in said Court) Sam. Linscott of Farmington in said County aged about fifty-seven years who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows. The he enlisted in the Company of infantry under Capt. Phinehas Coburn in the seventh regiment Commanded by Col. Brooks as [illegible] appear by my discharge now in the office of the Sect. of War accompanying my [illegible] declaration dated the 16th day of August 1818 and that sometime believe it April 1781 or 1782 joined the army at West Point and mustered under Gen. Baron Steuben and continued for more than two years when I was discharged by Gen. Jackson & my said declaration& discharge [illegible] that he is a pensioner under the Act of the 18th, March 1818 the original declaration leaving date the 16th, day of August 1818 and the number of the pension certificate 3149.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress untitled and Act to provide for certain pensions engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War [illegible] on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any properties or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income or property of any kind whatever and this declarant further saith for seven years past he has been unable to [illegible] sufficient for his support and has been dependent on his son Thomas Linscott for sustenance which has now become much to [illegible' some for the said Thomas who is 28 years of age and further I have a wife of weak feeble health & three sons aged 19, 17 + 13 and one daughter if the age of six years and this deponent further says that instead of owning any property whatever he is indebted in the sum of about $100 contracts a for sustenance and for the payment of  said sum he depends on the aid of his country. Samuel Linscott, sworn [illegible] + declared to in open Court this 9 day of December A.D. 1820
Before me [Signed: George Parsons Clerk]
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I Joshua Danford being acquainted with the [illegible] of the above-named Samuel Linscott know him to be a poor man and say that he has no property as I verily believe.
[Signed: Joshua P Danford]
Sworn, subscribed, + declared the fifth day of December 1820 before me [Signed: Tracey Brownson, Justice of the Peace]

The State of Ohio}
Trumbull County}
I George Parsons Clerk of the County of Common Pleas in and for said County do here by certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly [illegible] from the record of said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in [illegible] of the property is said Samuel Linscott is wholly destitute of property
In testimony where U have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 30th say of December 1820.

George parsons Clerk of the 
Court for the County of Trumbull
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March 2, 1931


Mrs. Margaret Gibson {Rev.& 1812 Wars Section}
Warren, Ohio {AWF:MLB}

Dear Madam:

     You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 41775, that Samuel Linsoutt or Linscott was born April 11, 1763, place not stated.

     he enlisted in the spring of 1782 and served in Captain Coburn's company, Colonel Brooks' Massachusetts regiment, transferred to Captain William Mills' company, Colonel Shepard's regiment, transferred to Captain Isaac Frye's company, Colonel Hull's regiment, and was discharged June 30, 1784 from the American Regiment.

     He was allowed pension on his application executed August 16, 1818, at which time he was living in Farmington Township, Trumbull County, Ohio.

     In 1820 the soldier referred to his wife, age and name not stated, to three sons, aged respectively, 19, 15 and 13 years, and to a daughter, aged 6 years. Their names not stated. He also at this time referred to a son, Ithamar, as aged 26 years.

     There are no further family data.

Very truly your


E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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41775 
INVALID.
Revy

File No. 41775
Samuel Linscott
[illegible] Rev War
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Act: 18 March 18
Index:-Vol. 5, Page 295

[Arrangement of 1870.]



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1931 - March 2 - Hiss[?] to Mrs. Margaret Gibson - See [illegible] letter in George Loveless 5.4575 - [illegible]
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Samuel Linscott Soldier    [torn]
the [illegible] Regiment, being enlisted for Three Years, is hereby honorably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.

Given in the State of New-York,
the thirteenth Day of June
1787

By the General's Command [illegible signature]

[illegible signature]

REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
[illegible signature]
Assistant
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Ohio
[illegible] Base [illegible]
16 August
Judge Trumbull Cty
State of Ohio
Case Sam Linscott
Rev. 1 Sept 1818
Warren

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The [illegible]" Secretary of
Washington

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Warren O
Aug 19

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Admitted
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

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Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Linsey, Daniel GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts

WARRANT NUMBER 4582 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Dec. 3, 1789
to Moses W. Baker ~


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