Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,039, for Quorck Martrick, Massachusetts
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Service: Mass

Martrick, Quorck

S11.039
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Order to pay May 12 1831
Ebenezer Alden May 12 1831

27063
Quorck Martrick
of Norfolk in the state of Mass
who was a private in the (illegible) command 
by Captain Bailey of the (illegible) command by the _____ in the Mass line for 6 months

Inscribed on the Roll of the Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars - cents per (obscured by paper) to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of (illegible) 183(?) and send to the Hon W Baylies 
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $50.00
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 March 34 $10
                                                            $60

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by George Taylor (clerk) 
Book E Vol 2 Page 54
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7093
Quorck Martrick

Private 6 months 

(illegible)

March 30 1833

Proof of service began 22 Augt 1833

Hon W Baylies
WR
E L Leland
Roxbury 
Mass
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7093
Brief in the case of Quorck Martrick
County of Norfolk in the state of Massachusetts 
(Act 7th June, 1832)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 76
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
table (headings: Period; Duration of Service; Rank; Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served):

Vol (volunteer?) in 1780 1st June (illegible below)
Years, Months, Days. 2 (illegible)
As a private
Capt Adam Bailey
Captain Adam Bailey, continental line
(end table)

5. In what battles was he engaged? none 
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Plymouth cty (county) Mass. 
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authenticaiton? and if so, in what respect? Correct
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
(signed) J Waughe Examining Clerk
Janry 25 1833
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Quorck Martrick 
7093
 
Edwin S Leland

Wm. Baylies
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Also that he was in the United States Service in the Continental line from about the first of April AD 1777 to sometime in the fore part of April AD  1779. two years that he was residing at Middleborough in the County of Plymouth when he entered the service  that he inlisted (illegible) for the Period Aforesaid under the Command of *illegible line written above line where starts: Captain Adam Bailey that he marched from Middleborough to the State of New York - and from thence to Albany in s state and from thence to West POint and in that vicinty he served said period of time that he has no documentary evidence nor witness to prove his services or he now (illegible); and Cal Sproat and Gneral Washington known to him in the above service & that he has lost his recolection of the more particular movements of his officers by his advanved age and loss of memory - and of the end of his services received no written discharge - 

He is not certain he resided at Middleborough when he entered the  service.  During the Revolutionary war he lived in Middleborough, Bridgewater & Sandwich & some other  ...(illegible)... that he cannot state at which place he listed when he entered. 
He hereby relinquished every claim whatver to a pension or annuity except the present, and delcares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. 
Sworn to and Subscrubed the day and year aforesaid (signature) his X, Quoark Martrick 
Attest Benj(amin) Richaards
We Isaac Smith a clergyman, residing in the town of Stoughton
and Benjamin Richards residing at Randolph in P County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Quorck Martrick who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be severty six years (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 subscibed as aforesaid. 
Isaac Smith (signature)
Benjamin Richards (signature)

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary (illegible) and served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that Isaac Smith, who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the town of Stoughton, and that Benjamin Richards who has also signed the same is a resident in Randolph and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
Therman Leland [illegilbe]

I Samuel Graven, Rep,[handwritten] of the court of probate aforesaid, [handwritten] that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said application of 2 month [illegible] [handwritten] for a pension. 

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and yeawr first aforesaid. 

Samuel Graven [signature]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

County of Norfolk [handwritten] ss.    On this fourteenth [handwritten] day of August [handwritten] in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Judge[handwritten] of the court of probate[handwritten] now sitting at Quincy [handwritten] in the for said County, Quorck Matrick [handwritten] a resident of Stoughton [handwritten] in said County, aged 76 years [handwritten] 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 Africa [handwritten] on the second [handwritten] day of June [handwritten] A.D. 1756, and that there is no record of his birth to his knowledge [handwritten] : that he was in the United States service from the about 1st [handwritten] day of June [handwritten] AD. 1780, to about 1st [handwritten] day of Dec. [handwritten] A.D. 1780 Six [handwritten] as a Private [handwritten] in the Massachusetts Militia {handwritten] : that he was residing at Middlesborough in the county of Plymouth [handwritten]
when he entered the service; that he was a volunteer [handwritten] and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Captain Adams Bailey the other officers he does not now recolect, but the [illegible] that John Bailey was Colonel [handwritten] : that he marched from Middlesborough to west point [handwritten], to New York [handwritten] and from the former place [handwritten] to Fish Kill (so called) [handwritten] to Stoney Point (called Kings Ferry [handwritten]: that he served at said [illegible] with some of the regular troops' and General Arnato, Gen Warhing [handwritten] regular officers were known to him: that he was in no [handwritten] battle and at the end of his service received no[handwritten] discharge: that since the Revolutionary war he has resided at Stoughton that General Washington was known to him and he was at Honey Point which General A Pole gave up his Post - & that he served under Continental Officers as he believes and had no documentary evidence to prove his service to his knowledge [handwritten] 

[Large X marking out the following section, no handwritten notes below] 

ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the ___ day of ___ A.D. 17 __ , to the ___ day of ___ A.D. 17 ___  in the ___ that he was ___ residing at  ____ when he entered the service; that he ___ and served for the period aforesaid under the command of ____ 
____ : that he marched from ____ to ___, from ___ to ___ from ___ to ___  : that he served at ___ with ___ of regular troops; and ___ regular officers were known to him: that he was in ___ battle and at the end of his service received ____ written discharge. 

ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the ___ day of ___ A.D. 17 __ , to the ___ day of ___ A.D. 17 ___  in the ___ that he was ___ residing at  ____ when he entered the service; that he ___ and served for the period aforesaid under the command of ____ 
____ : that he marched from ____ to ___, from ___ to ___ from ___ to ___  : that he served at ___ with ___ of regular troops; and ___ regular officers were known to him: that he was in ___ battle and at the end of his service received ____ written discharge.
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11.039
INVALID.
Rev War [handwritten]

File No. 11.039
Quorck Matrick
Priv. Rev. War

Act: June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. A [handwritten], Page 238 [handwritten]

[Arrangement of 1870.}
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For the case of Quark Mattrick

I think it expedient without waiting for futher proof - that he should receive a pension for six months service, of which the evidence is [illegible] to be; suffice {illegible]- service that a certificate shale issue according by 7 Jany 1834. 
Hon. Bay His.
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Narborough, Mass. April 29. 1837]

J.L Edwards esq.

Sir

In consequence of the death of a number of his family [illegible] to need to attend to his affairs, Quorck Martrick of Stacy L Love a Revolutionary pensioner failed to make application at the usual time for these las semiannual payments. 

By his request being aged and ingerior I have procured the papers supposed to be necessary to substantiate his claim, which we enclosed. 

If found correct, will you as soon as convenient return these to me, authorizing the payment. 

Yours Respectfully 
Ebenezer Alden
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7093
Quorck Martrick

His namd does not appear in the records of service for 2 years however from 1777- He must there [illegible] prove his service by testimony of two credible and dependable witnesses , otherwise his claim cannot be allowed. 

Hon. H Baylies
H.R.

G.L. Leland [crossed out]
[illegible][crossed out]
[illegible] [crossed out]
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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 Qurock Martrick [handwritten] which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes [handwritten]

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

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? 

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes [handwritten]

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? yes [handwritten]

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? NO [handwritten] 
The Colonels name not given this must be done in [illegible] that an examination of the rolls of service may  he had. [crossed off]

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

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?  yes [handwritten]

IX. Has the clerk given his certificate? yes [handwritten] 

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 [handwritten] 

* He believes his captain during our [illegible] of [illegible] was Adams Baily & his [illegible] John Baily, during the other [illegible] his Captain means & his Col. Shroot-
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2.

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? Yes. [handwritten]

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?

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? Yes. [handwritten]

XIV. If the applicant has 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? 
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? 

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 applicant's service?

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes [handwritten]

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not which of them is not so answered? 7. [handwritten]

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 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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3.

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.

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 he 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 authenticates 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 ends 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.

[Symbol] In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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I Jacob Loring of Halifax, in the COunty of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being of lawful age do testify & declare, that I was well acquainted with Quorck Mortrick, who resided in the town of Halifax, and I well remember that Quorock Mortrick was in the revolutionary war with me in the state of New York, in the year A.D. 1780. According to the best of my memory said Mortrick served in the Revolutionary War in the continental line and Massachusetts Malitia upwards of two years, (I resided near him) from the years 1777 to the year 1780. I was not with him all the time, I did not serve in the same company with him, he was under Col Baily a part of the time and a part of the time under Col. Sproat. I frequently saw him, in both Col Sproat & Bailys Regiments 

Oct. 1st 1833.    Jacob Lorring

Plymouth Js October 1st 1833
Then personally appeared the above named Jacob Loring & made oath in the [illegible] of the above affidavit by him subscribed according to the best of his knowledge & recollection before me.

Obadiah Lyon Justice Peace

I certify that in my opinion the above named Jacob Loring is a person of truth and veracity

Obadiah Lyon Justice Peace

Plymouth Js. I Jacob H Loud Register of Probate for the county of Plymouth do hereby certify that Obadiah Lyon Esq before when the foregoing deposition was taken is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this twenty second day of October A.D. 1833
Jacob H. Loud.
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I Aaron Littlefield of Randolph in the county of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being of lawful age to testify and declare, that I have been acquainted with Quorock Martrick about thirty years, and have often heard him relate his services in the Revolutionary war- and that he uniformly in his conversation about the war- and others of whom I have heard converse on the subject have often stated that he served between two and three years. I was a revolutionary soldier myself and am now 75 years of age, and have had frequent conversations with him in years past, respecting the Particulars in the service in the Army and what parts of the County he had been in the war. that I have no doubts on my mind that he served as he states and the general reputation of the neighbourhood in which he was [illegible] among the aged people confirms it in my oppin in that he served as he stated to me & others, as he has always born the [illeligble] of a weight man, and his name to my knowledge has never been doubted as to truth & veracity, in his concerns of life.-
October 28th 1833.         Aaron Littlefield

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk, Js. October 28th 1833. Then personally appeared the above named Aaron Littlefield & made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him made and subscribed,
Beofre me. Benjamin Richard Justice of the Peace

I furthermore certify that the above named Aaron Littlefield is according to the best of my knowledge a person of truth & veracity.
Benjamin Richard} Justice of the Peace

I Benjamin Richards of Randolph in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being of Lawful age, do testify and declare that I have been aquainted with Qurock Martrick between thirty & forty years, past. That he laboured on the farm owned by my father in Houghton (where said Mortrick then and now resides in the said town of Houghton.) I was under twenty one years of age and there was one David Barnell & Jacob Goldthwait who frequently laboured on the farm with said Mortrick, who were revolutionary soldiers, I often heard the said Barnell, Goldthwait & Mortrick converse together relative to the war of the revolution, as they were all revolutionary soldiers, they frequently conversed upon the stations they were placed, it was as New York, New Jersey, West Point etc. etc. the particular place other than than Plymouth now [illegible], I then understood by their conversation, and by Mortrick at that time up to the present that S. [illegible] with was in the service between two & three years, I will remember herein Barnell & Goldthwait state that they were in the artillery and Mortrick was in the Infantry, said Burnell & Goldthwait are now both dead. I do verily believe that said Mortrick served as he states from the conversation those revolutionary soldiers then stated said and from the fact that I have even [illegible] said Mortrick a person of truth and his reputation for honesty & uprightness good. he is an affrican born and has but small
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small means of information and at this time any much superannuated and mind [illegible and, he has always been reputed to the revolutionary soldier by the aged people in my neighbourhood- I have always resided there he came to live in the bounds of Houghton within about a mile of him-

Benjamin Richards

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk SS. Randolph 28th October 1833 Then personally appeared before me the subscriber, the above named Benjamin Richards and made oath the above declarations by himself sribed and made- and further certify that the above named Benjamin Richards according to the best of my knowledge is a person of truth and veracity.

Aaron Prescott Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Norfolk Js. 

I Jairn Ware clerk of all the Judicial Courts/ [illegible] Courts of Record/ within [illegible] for the county of Norfolk hereby certify that Benjamin Richards & Aaron Prescott [illegible] before whose the foregoing [illegible] purport to have been taken, are Justices of the peace written and for davie County, duly appointed commissioned and qualified to discharge the duties of said office. and that their several signatures foregoing on this sheet are genuine [illegible] here. 

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said commonwealth herewith set declare this fifth day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.

Jairn Ware.