Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8578, for Ziba Randall, Massachusetts
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(8-1776)

SERVICE Mass

Randall, Ziba
Randell, or
Amey

NUMBER R.8578

CONTENTS
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[left side]
Set to A. Basset. Sept. 27 1858
(widow)
[faded writing] 74 Bristol

[right side]
15322
Massachusetts
Ziba Randall
of Bristol in the State of Mass who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain - of the reg commanded by Rev Carpenter in the Mass line for 9 May.
[illegible signature]

Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 30 Dollars - Cents per ann to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of June 1833 and Sent Hon J L Hodges Present
Arrears to the 4th of May 1833 $60
Semi-ani. allowance ending 4 Sep. 13
$73

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J H McBlair Clerk,
Book [illegible] Vol. 2, Page 72
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This may certify that Mr Ziba Randall son to Mr Ephraim Randall was born July 11th 1760
Easton Feby 18th 1833 True Copy
[signature] Isaac Lothrop Town Clerk
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25266
Ziba Randall
Bristol Co.
Mass.
Private 9 Months
$30
Hn J L Hodges
Present
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Bristol, SS.

AT a COURT of PROBATE holden at [handwritten] Taunton [/handwritten] in and for said County on the fifth day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty [crossed out] two [/crossed out] [handwritten] Three [/handwritten], before the Honorable HODIJAH BAYLIES, Judge of the Probate, &c. for said County, personally appeared Ziba Mandall a resident of Easton in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged Seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832, make the following declaration.

That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated; to wit: under the fifth interrogatory and further declares as follows, in reply to the interrogatories propounded by the Secretary of War; to wit:
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Ans. That he was born in Easton in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty and on the eleventh day of July of that year.
2. Have you any record of your age; and if so, where is it?
A. I have annexed a certified copy of a record of my birth from the Branch of the [illegible] Easton when I was born.
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
A. When called into service as herein aforementioned I resided in Easton aforsaid. In 1783.4&5 I resided in Canton in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth aforsaid not far from two [illegible]. Eversince that time I have resided in said Easton.
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? and if a substitute for whom?
A. My being drafted, and by [illegible] and as a substitute as mentioned under the fifth interrogatory.
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A. My being drafted, and by [illegible] and as a substitute as mentioned under the fifth interrogatory.

5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops when you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general cicumstances of your service.

That sometime in November 1776 the precise day not recollected, but after the British had taken possession of Rhode Island, so called, there was an alarm; and he with others voluntarily enlisted into a Company commanded by Capt. Matthew Randall and were marched to Warren in the State of Rhode Island, a distance of thirty miles or more, where we were stationed and remained not less than fifteen days. We were then ordered to and did march to Tiverton in said State of Rhode Island & were stationed at one Joseph Bordens house and remained there doing duty according to the orders of our Commanding Officer not less than fifteen days. ["1 mo." written in margin] Seth Pratt was as he thinks and believes our Lieutenaut. In this campaign he served under Capt. Matthew Randall as a private not less than one month. He refers to the affidavit of Adam Drake hereunto annexed for proof this service. He was discharged from this enlistment late in December 1776 or early in January 1777.

In June 1777 a call was made from the militia and a certain number were drafted. Among the number I was drafted. Seth Pratt of Easton was our Lieutenant. Soon after, say within three, four or five days there was an alarm. Those of the company, to which I belonged, that were drafted, with others offered their services to and under Captain Mathew Randall. The same night we were marched to Norton where we encamped in a barn. At day light the next morning we were ordered to Providence. Before our arrival at Providence we were informed that the alarm had somewhat subsided.
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Capt. Randall said it was best to be discharged. Lieut. Pratt said that those who were drafted had better go to Providence. Accordingly said Randall, Pratt and those of us who were drafted were marched to Providence & were stationed in the College, where we remained a number of weeks doing duty according to orders. Early in August of said year Lieut. Pratt marched us to North Kingston on Narraganset Shore, where we joined Col. Carpenters Regiment and were stationed at a place called Updikes Newtown. Two or three companies were then there. Major Fearing had the command of the Battallion Col. Carpenter was there. Lieut Pratt & the orderly Sargeant Danforth are all the officers of the company in which I served which I can now recollect. We were discharged early in September in the same year. In this campaign I served as a private not less than two and a half months. ["2 1/2" written in margin] The affidavit of Seth Pratt herewith annexed tend strongly to prove this service.

In December 1777 my father Ephraim Randall, long time deceased, was called upon to do a turn, as it was called in the service. My father for some cause, not now recollected put me in his stead. I therefore entered in service as a substitute for my said father Ephraim Randall. Capt. Matthew Randall, John Godfrey and [illegible] Hick were [illegible] of our company. We were marched to Warwick in Rhode Island. There we joined Col. Doggetts Regiment on the first day of January 1778. We were stationed at Warwick I did duty there until early in March following when Capt. Randall was called upon to and did march his company to Providence to guard the town, because the Connecticut troops term of service had elapsed. At Providence we encamped in a school house near the Court house. While there 12 of our Company had the measles. I [crossed out "and [illegible] Drake"] was taken sick late in March and ["Adam to the" inserted with caret mark] was permitted to go [illegible] with me. In this Campaign I served as a private and as a substitute for Ephraim Randall not less than three months. ["3 mo." written in margin] Reference may be had to the affidavit of Adam Drake hereunto annexed for proof of this service.
Early in July 1778 I was again drafted to go to Rhode Island for forty days.
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permitted to go
["3 mo." written in margin]
A substitute for Ephraim Randall not less than three months. Reference may be had to the affidavit of Adam Drake hereunto annexed for proof of this service.

Early in July 1778 I was again drafted to go to Rhode Island for forty days. Ichabod Leonard of [illegible] long since deceased, was my Captain. Seth Pratt of Easton also long since deceased was my Lieutenant. The other officers of the Company I do not now recollect. We were marched to [illegible] Ferry, so called, and remained there some days on [illegible], before the Colonel or the rest of the Regiment arrived. I think I believe our Colonel was named Carpenter. Lovell was the name of our Brigadier General & Sullivan was Commander in Chief. We were marched to Tiverton & there crossed the Ferry on to the Island of Rhode Island. I was in the battle on the island on the 29th of August 1778. After the battle we retreated & eventually succeeded in crossing to the main where we remained one or two days & were then marched to Warwick where we remained not less than seven days. We were then discharged. I got home between the tenth & twelfth of September 1778 having served in this campaign as a private not less than two months. ["2 mo" written in margin] I refer to the affidavit of Adam Drake for proof of this service.

Again in July 1780 there was an alarm and I with others volunteered & served under Capt. Matthew Randall & Lieut. Seth Pratt & marched to Tiverton in Rhode Island & were stationed at one Joseph Rurdens house where we remained between two and three weeks, when we were discharged. ["1/2" written in margin] In this campaign I served not less than half a month: I do not now recollect any [illegible] living who was with me, by whom this service may be proved.

["9 mo." written in margin under horizontal line]
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6. Were you a Soldier or an Officer? if a Soldier, did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and, if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? if an Officer, did you ever receive a commission, and if so by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
A. I was a soldier. And I do not recollect of ever receiving a written discharge.

7. State the names of the persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
The Revd. Luther Shelden and Joel Drake both of Easton in the county of Bristol

And the said [handwritten] Ziba Randall [/handwritten] doth further declare that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State, [crossed out "or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of"]
[signature] Ziba Randall [/signature]

Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. [signature] H. Baylies, [/signature] Judge of Probate.

We Luther Shelden a Clergyman residing in Easton and Joel Drake residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ziba Randall who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy two years of age; that he is [illegible] and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
[signatures] Luther Shelden Joel Drake

Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. [signature] H. Baylies, [/signature] Judge of Probate.
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We Luther Shelden a Clergyman residing in Easton and Joel Drake residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ziba Randall who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy two years of age; that he is [illegible] and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
[signatures] Luther Shelden Joel Drake

Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. [signature] H. Baylies, [/signature] Judge of Probate.

AND the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Solider, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Luther Shelden who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Easton in said County of Bristol, [illegible] that Joel Drake who has also signed the same is a resident in said Town, and is a credible person, [illegible] that their - statement is entitled to credit.
[signature] H. Baylies, [/signature] Judge of Probate.
[crossed out "Register of Probate"]

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
BRISTOL, SS
I Anselm Bassett Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ziba Randall of Easton in said County, for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court the day and year first above written.
[signature] Anselm Bassett

[court seal reads "SIG CUR PROB TEST COM BRISTOL" around the outside with "1687" at the bottom]
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[oval ink stain]

Randall, Ziba
Mass R8578
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V604
Amey Randall 60
widow of Ziba
Mass.
[illegible] 7 July 38
5 years [underlined]
married in '19 [underlined]

A. Basett
Taunton
Mass
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
On this Seventeenth day of August eighteen hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before Oliver Prescott Judge of the Court of Probate in & for the County of Bristol in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Amey Randall
a resident of Easton in the county of Bristol aged seventy 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 provisions made by the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows:" That she is the widow of Ziba Randall late of said Easton dee? who was a Private Soldier in the war of the Revolution.

She further says that the said Ziba Randall was a Pensioner of the United States under the Act of Congress of June 7 1832 at thirty dollars a year. That he resided in Easton aforsaid at the time he was pensioned as aforsaid. And she refer to the declaration of the said Ziba Randall and the evidence therewith to prove his said services.

And she further says that she is not aware that she has any other means whatever, whereby she can state or prove the services of the said Ziba Randall in the war of the Revolution.
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Certificate of Marriage

May, twenty ninth, Seventeen hundred ninety two.
Mr. Ziba Randall of Easton & Miss Amy Pratt of Stoughton were joined in marriage
by me William Reed Pastor
Recorded by Elijah Howard Town Clerk

I certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy from the records of the Town of Easton in the County of Bristol, with the exception of the date which is expressed in fair legible figures as follows vis. May 29th 1792
Easton August 14, 1838 Tisdale Harlow [design beneath signature] Clerk of the town of Easton

I Tisdale Harlow above named depose & say that I hold the office of Clerk in the town of Easton in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, & that the above is a true extract from the records of said Easton with the exceptions above named as certified by me Tisdale Harlow [design beneath signature] Clerk of Town Easton

Bristol S.S. Easton August 15th 1838
There personally appeared the above named Tisdale Harlow the present Town Clerk of Easton and made oath that the above certificate by him subscribed is a true copy as above state from the Town records in his possession.
Before me [signature] Joshua Britton [/signature]
Justice of the Peace [design under these words matches the design under Tisdale Harlow's signatures]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol f. I Anselm Bassett Register of the Court of Probate in & for said County do hereby certify that Joshua Britton whose signature is affixed to the written certificate is a Justice of the Peace in Forsaid County.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said court this Eighteenth day of August 1838
[signature] A Bassett
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["Mass" written upside down]
March 20th 1835
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I Macey Randall Jr. of Easton in the County of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged twenty seven years do testify and say that Ziba Randall late of Easton aforsaid, deceased, was my Grandfather. That the said Ziba Randall died at said Easton on the twentieth day of March eighteen hundred and thirty five leaving a widow in Amey Randall who is still living and that the said Amy Randall has not been married since the decease of her said husband the said Ziba Randall.
Macey Randall Jr.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol f. Aug. 17, 1838 Macey Randall J, a credible witness, made oath to the truth of the aforsaid affidavit by him signed
Before me A Bassett Just. of the Peace
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She further declares that she was married to the said Ziba Randall on the twenty ninth day of May in the year seventeen hundred and ninety two that her said husband, the aforesaid Ziba Randall died on the ["day of" crossed out] twentieth day of March Eighteen hundred & thirty five.
that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz: at the time above stated.
Witness
[signatures] Macey Randelly Amey Randell

Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year above written.
Before [signature] Oliver Prescott [/signature]

I Oliver Prescott Judge of the Court of Probate in & for the County of Bristol in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts do certify that Amey Randall the above named applicant for a pension, cannot [illegible]ason of bodily infirmity, attend the court.
[signature] Oliver Prescott

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Bristol SS. I, Anselm Bassett, Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County, do hereby certify that the Hon. Oliver Prescott is the Judge of said Court, which Court is a Court of record, and that signature annexed [written over to change to "affixed"] to the above certificates are ["is his" crossed out] genuine ["signature" crossed out].
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this Eighteenth day of August eighteen hundred and thirty eight.
[signature] A Bassett
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15605
INVALID.
File No. 13705
Ziba Randall
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32
Index: -Vol. /, Page 309
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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["Acts of July 14, [illegible], and March [illegible]." crossed out]

[stamp]REJECTED[/stamp]
8578
P. O.
Amey Randall
Service: Widow
Ziba Randall

[remainder of form left blank]
Enlisted: , 18
Discharged: , 18
Application filed: , 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized. Contra
Cert. of Dis. Searched for , 18
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604
Let. to A Basett, Sept. 27, 1858
8578
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[faded ink] Ziba Randall [/faded]
76. [faded "X"] Matthew Randall RI[illegible] 1. XX
77. - - - 2. 15
77. - - - [faded ink] [illegible] r79 [/faded] 3 -
78. Seth Pratt - - [faded ink] 8 days vol 3 [/faded] 2 -
80 Matthew Randall - 12
[faded ink] X belonged to Col Marshalls Dept.
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Seth Burr
Deposition
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I Seth Burr now of Wrentham in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy four years testify & say that I am knowing to, and served with Ziba Randell of Easton in ["the County" crossed out] the revolution war in the year of 1777 at Obdikes newtown in the State of Rhodeisland, and was there between two and three months, according to the best of my remembrance, and Seth Pratt of Easton was Lieutenant of the Company to which I belonged
[signature] Seth Burr

Bristol Ss September 7th 1832
personally appeared Seth Burr the subscriber to the above deposition and made oath; that the above by him subscriber is true according to the best of his remembrance before me and I further say that I believe the above said Seth Bur to be aman of veracity
[signature] John Selee Justice of the peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bristol S. I Anselm Bassett Register of the Court of Probate in & for said County of Bristol do hereby certify that John Selee, whose signature is affixed to the above certificate is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Bristol & duly qualified to administer oaths. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this twenty eighth day of March Eighteen hundred and thirty three.
[signature] Anselm Bassett
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I Dam Drake of lawfull age do testify & say that Ziba Randall was in the company commanded by Capt Matthew Randall three month in 1777 & was stationed at Warwick & Providence & I was in the same company with him.
D. Deponant further testifies & saith that & Ziba Randall was in the company commanded by Capt [illegible] Leonard two month in 1775 & was stationed on Rhodeisland part of the time & the remainder at Warwick & the D. Deponant was in D Company with him,
[illegible] Deponant further testifies & saith that [illegible] Ziba Randall was in the company commanded by Capt Matthew Randall one month 1776 & was sationed at [illegible] & Riverton & D. Deponont was in D company with him
Dam his mark [handwritten X] Drake

Bristol Ss, on the tenth Day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirtytwo the D Deponant was ^[illegible] cautioned, & sworn, agreable to Law, to the Deposition aforesaid, by him subscribed, [illegible] at the [illegible] of [illegible] Ziba Randall
[signature] Calvin Brett Justice of Peace

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Dam Drake the above Deponont & believe him to be a man of truth & veracity & intitled to full credit as a witness
[signature] Calvin Brett
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bristol S. I Anselm Bassett Register of the Court of Probate in & for said County of Bristol do hereby certify that Calvin Brett whose signature is affixed to the within certificate is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Bristol & duly qualified to administer oaths. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal ^of said Court this twenty eighth day of March Eighteen hundred and thirty three.
[signature] Anselm Bassett