Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30495, Zachariah Howes, Mass.
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SERVICE
Mass.

Howes, Zachariah

NUMBER
S30495
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15.581

Massachusetts
Zachariah Howes
of Ashfield in the State of Mass
who was a private in the Compy commanded
by R Captain Gray of the Regt commanded
by Col Wells in the Mass line for 8 mo & 7 days
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Inscrived in the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 27 Dollars 44 Cents per annum, 
to commence on 4th day of March 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of June
1833 and sent to E. Alvord Greenfield Mass
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1833$54.88
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept$13.72
Total $68.60

{Revolutionary Claim, Acy June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by IW Clagett, Clerk, 
Book E  Vo. 20, Page 33
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Zachariah Howes
22.290
Pw at 8 Mo 7 days

E. Alvord  Esq
Greenfield 
Mass
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Brief in the case of Zachariah Howes of Ashfield in the State of Massachusetts (Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or Judge?  Before a Judge

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? Not Stated

3. How old is he? Seventy Nine Years

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period        Duration of Service       Rank       Names of General

Jan. 7 In 1776   2 months                   private    Capt:  Gray
Dec 1776          3 months                      ''           Lt.:  Howes
May 1777         2 months                      ''           Col: Wells,       :Childs
Sept: 1777        1 month   7 days          ''           Capt: M, S allen

5. In what battles was he engaged?  None  saved

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? N. Dartmouth, Mass

7. In his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  Three living witnesses and traditionary evidence.

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  Correctly authenticated

Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

                                                                          Examining Clerk.
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Zachariah Howe
Zachariah Howes
Ashfields
?utanation for pension
22290
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
FRANKLIN COUNTY SS.
ON THIS fifteenth day of October A.D. 1832, personally appeared [crossed out: "in open Court,"] before the Richard E Newcomb Esq. Judge of the Court of [crossed out: "Common place of the"] Probate [crossed out: "and Commonwealth now sitting at Greenfield within and"] for the said County of Franklin, Zachariah Howes a resident of Ashfield in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.  That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
[remainder of document is handwritten].
Zachariah Howes resident in Ashfield in the County of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, was born in [illegible] month in the County of Barnstable and Commonwealth [illegible], in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty three (in that part of Yarmouth now called Dennis).  I know of no record of my age.  In the two first following [letter C crossed out] Campaigns I lived in that part of Yarmouth now called Dennis, and in the two last at Ashfield where I now live and have lived ever since the revolutionary war.
I was drafted into the service of the United States in the last part of the month of January in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six for the Term of two months, and marched to Roxbury near Boston and served in a Company of militia commanded by Capt Joshua Gray, and the fore part of March of the same year, the company with many others passed over on to Dorchester heights for the purpose of fortifying and I continued doing duty on said heights until after the British evacuated Boston and I served during the said two months when I was dismissed, had no written discharge and I know of no person whose testimony I can procure who can testify to my service, except the affidavit of Lt. Bassett which is [illegible].
Again some time in the month of December in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six I inlisted into the service of the United States for the term of three months into a company of militia commanded by a W Howes who I believe was a Lieut't and I marched to Boston in Massachusetts and then did duty as a guard during the said three months when I was discharged verbally and I know of no person whose testimony I can procure, who can testify to my services.
Again I inlisted into the service of the United States the [illegible] part of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Seventy seven for the time of two months into a Company of militia commanded by Capt Childs in a regiment commanded by Cap W[illegible]  and marched to [remainder of this page is torn or folded under itself and cannot be read].
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[handwritten document]
[illegible] my [part of document cut off at top]
Again I inlisted into the service of the United States the fore part of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Seventy seven for the time of two months into a Company of militia commanded by Capt Childs in a regiment commanded by Col. Wells and marched to Ticonderoga, and then did garrison duty until the fort was evacuated and the enemy took possession and on the retreat I was discharged verbally after I had served during the said two months.  For proof of this last service see the affidavit of Ezekiel Taylor.
Again I inlisted into the service of the United States Some time in September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred Seventy seven under Lieut John Ellis and marched to Saratoga and joined a Company of militia commanded by Capt. McLallen did duty there a few days and then marched to Fort Edwards, and then did duty until after the surrender of Burgoyne I was then dismissed after I had Served five weeks I had no written discharge For proof of service of this last Campaign see Elisha Parkers affidavit.  The whole of my service in the war of the revolution was more then eight months.
[printed portion of document]  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State.  Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[signature] R. E. Newcomb Judge of Probate
[signature] Zachariah Howes
[document a mixture of handwritten and printed]
WE, Orra Martin a Clergyman and Elijah Paine Esq [crossed out "residing in Ashfield"] residing in Ashfield hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Zachariah Howes who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[signatures] R.E. Newcomb Judge of Probate
Orra Martin
Elijah Paine
And the said [crossed out "Court do"] Judge doth hereby declare [crossed out "their"] his 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 [illegible- probably "judge"] further certifies that it appears to [crossed out "them"] him that 
[handwritten] Orra Martin who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in said town of Ashfield, and Elijah Paine Esq. who has also signed the same is a resident in said Ashfield, is a Justice of the Peace and a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit, and the Judge also further certifies that the said Applicant is unable by reason of bodily infirmity to attend court and that he therefore proceeded to said Ashfield where he resides and there took the said applicants said declaration and examination under his oath as aforesaid.
[signature] R. E. Newcomb Judge of Probate
[printed] I, ELIJAH ALVORD, Clerk of the Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [left blank] for a pension.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court, this [blank] day of [blank] in the year of our LORD one thousand eight hundred and thirty [blank]. [no signature] Clerk.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin $$. I Elijah Atwood, Register of the Court of Probate for said county of Franklin do hereby certify that Richard E Newcomb Esq is the Judge of the said court; that he personally delivered the written declaration and proceedings transcription to me and in my presence attested the same with his own proper signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this fifteenth day of October A.D. 1832   E. Atwood Reg. Prob
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Rev. & 1812

December 7, 1928

Miss Edith Lilly
Lewistown
Illinois

Madam,
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 30495, it appears that Zachariah Howes was born in 1753, at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. He enlisted and served as a private with the Massachusetts Troops as follows: While residing at said Yarmouth, from January, 1776, two months in Captain Joshua Gray's Company; from December, 1776, three months under Lieutenant Howes; and while residing at Ashfield, Massachusetts, from in May, 1777, two months in Captain Childs' Company, Colonel Wells' Regiment; from in September, 1777, five weeks under Lieutenant John Ellis and Captain MoLallan, was in a skirmish at Tulls Mills. He was allowed pension on his application executed October 15, 1832, at which time he was living at Ashfield
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Massachusetts [continued from the previous page]. It is not stated that the soldier was ever married.

Respectfully, 

Winfield Scott
Commissioner.
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30495
[illegible] Invalid.

File No. 30495
Zachariah Howes
[illegible]

Act: [illegible]

Index:--Vol. 2, Page 193

Arrangement of 1870

[illegible]
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I Lot Bassett of Ashfield in the County of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being seventy seven years of age do Certify and say that I am well acquainted with Zachariah Howes of Ashfield [illegible], formerly of Yarmouth in of Barnstable and Commonwealth foresiad. that I was a Soldier in the army of the revolution from the Town of Yarmouth aforesad in a company commanded by Captain Ney and was Stationed part of the time at Roxbury and party of the time at Dorchester heights, and I verily believe, which I was stationed at Roxbury, I saw the said Zachariah Howes doing duty in a company of militia commanded by Capt Gray, which company was raised and did duty during two months
Sept 24-1832        Lot Bassett [signed]  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin County ss

On the Twenty eighth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before me Elijah Paine Esquire one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Franklin, Lot Bassett, and first being duly sworn according to law made Solemn Oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true; and I hereby certify that the said Lot Bassett is know to me to be a credible witness
Elijah Paine Justice of the Peace
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I Ezekiel Taylor of Ashfield in the County of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being seventy five years of age, do Certify and say, that I am well acquainted with Zachariah Howes of Ashfield aforesaid and formerly of Yarmouth. The said Zachariah Howes at Ashfield aforsaid, the [illegible] first of May in the year of our Lord 1777 inlisted into the service of the United States for the terms two months into a company company commanded by Capt Childs in a regiment commanded by Col. Wells and marched to Ticondaroga and there did garrison duly until the place was evacuated and on the retreat the said Zachariah was discharged after serving during said two months; my means of knowing that the above service was performed is, that I inlisted at the same time, for the same two months in the same company and regiment and was dismissed at the same time and place
Sept 28-1832    Ezekiel Taylor [signed]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin County ss
On the twenty eighth day of September in the Year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared before me Elijah Paine, Esqr one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Franklin, Ezekiel Taylor, and first being sworn according to law, made solemn Oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true and I hereby certify that the said Ezekiel Taylor is known to me to be a credible witness
Elijah Paine Justice of the Peace [signed}
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I Elisha Parker of Ashfield in the County of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being eighty four years of age do certify and say that Zachariah Howes resident in Ashfield, formerly of Yarmouth about the twentieth of September in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy seven volunteered into the service of the United States and marched to Saratoga in the State of New -York under Lieut. John Ellis and there joined a Company commanded by Captain McLallen in the march from Ashfield to Saratoga the said Zachariah was in a skirmish with the [illegible] at a place called Tulls Mills and from Saratoga the said Zachariah marched in the Company of [illegible] to Fort Edward, where I left him doing duty and I was detached and returned to Saratoga and there did duty voluntarily in a Company commanded by Lieut Allen of the continental line and continued until after the capture of Burgoyne and I served in the army during the time of five weeks when I was dismissed and returned home to Ashfield and the said Zachariah returned in a day or two after I did, I was with the said Zachariah when he volunteered until I left him at Fort Edward
Elisha Parker [signed]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin County ss
On this third day of October in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before me Elijah Paine Esqr one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Franklin [illegible] Elisha Parker and first being duly sworn according to law made solemn Oath, that the above Affidavit by him subscribed is true, and I hereby certify that the said Elisha Parker is well known to me to be a person worthy of credit.
Elijah Paine Justice of the Peace.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss. I Eljiah Alvord, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the county of Franklin, do hereby certify that Elijah Paine Esq before whom the three annexed affidavits purport to have been sworn to is a Justice of the Peace for the said county; and this name to the said affidavits severally subscribed appears to me to be his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Greenfield on the fifteenth day of October A.D. 1832.
E. Alvord Clerk

Elisha Parkers
Affidavit

Zachariah How
3 Aff
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3--595

O. W. and N. Division.

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions,
Apr. 27, 1901

Searched by A.O.I

Original No. [blank]
Certificate No. [blank]
Claimant, [blank]
Soldier, Zachariah How or Howes
Service, [blank]
Remarks: To other claims thare O.W. [illegible] 30495

Chief of Division.
27498b4m2-07
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Meets First Tuesday of Each Month at 8 p. m.

Seneca Club of Kinds County
125 and 127 Division Avenue

[stamp in black ink]

Brooklyn, N.Y. Jul 5 1907

Commission of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Sir:
Will you kindly send me the service of Zachariah How who enlisted from Woodbury Conu. during the Revolutionary War. Also kindly inform me if the records of your office show any service in the State of Connecticut during the Revolutionary War of Zachariah Howes, either from Shatford or Woodbury. Conu.

[stamp in black ink]

Very Truly Yours
John T. McCaffrey
address 95 [illegible] 9th St
Brooklyn N.Y.
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3-2027

Rev. and 1812
War Section

United States
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington

November 20, 1928

Miss Edith Lilly
Lewistown, Illinois

Madam:
I have to advise you that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to any Joseph Howes. In order to identify the record of a particular soldier named Zachariah Howes as much as possible of the following data is essential: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow.

[stamp in black ink]

Respectfully, 
Winfield Scott
Commissioner

The Zachariah Howes I am interested in was born Mar. 23, 1753 at Yarmouth, now Dennis, Mass. , and probably lived their [there] at enlistment. Afterwards moved to Ashfield, Mass. , where he died, some time after 1801, the date of the birth of his youngest child. His first wife was Lavinia Sears, whom he married Feb. 23, 1779. His second wife was Mrs. Sarah Cranston, but do not know the date of this marriage. 
Yours truly,
Edith Lilly
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In reply to your request of ----, received ---- for a statement of the military history of Zachariah Howes a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) [crossed out] application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. File 30.495
Dates of Enlistment of Appointment| Length of Service| Rank| Officers Under Whom Service was Rendered| Captain| Colonel| State

[illegible]
Jany 1776 | 2 mos. | | Joshua Gray | | Mass.
Dec. 76 | 3 "| | Lt. Howes | | |
*May 77 | 2 "| | Capt. Childs| Walls | 
Sept 77 | 5 wks. | | Lt. John Ellis   McLallan|

Battles engaged in skirmish at Tulls Mills.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, res Yarmouth, Mass *res Ashfield Mass.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 15, 1832
Residence at date of application, Ashfield, Franklin Co., Mass.
Age at date of application, Born Yarmouth (near Dennis) Barnstable Co., Mass 1753. 
Remarks: 
Very respectfully,