Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5412, Samuel Francis, Mass. Vt.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Mass. Francis, Samuel S.5412
Vt.
carded
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CONTENTS
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30.583 To
New York [corrected] Pennsylvania
Samuel Francis,
of in the State of
who was a Private in the commanded
by Captain of the commanded
by in the Massachusetts
line for 7 months & 19 days and Vt.
aw.
Apr 15, 1907
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 25 Dollars 44 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of April
1836 and sent to
Hon D. Farlin H. R.
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Arrears to the 4th of
Semi-annual allowance ending
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by D. D. Addison Clerk,
Book E Vol. 4, Page 23
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State of New York}
County of  Essex} Sworn this 1st day of October 1832
Personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas now sitting Samuel Francis a resident
of the Town of Lewis County of Essex and State of New York aged
Seventy nine years and who being first duly sworn
according to Law doth on his oath make the following de
claration in order to obtain the Benefit of the 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
That he entered the service of the United States in the Year
1775, as a Private by enlisting into Captain Thomas Steben's Company in
Larnards) Colonel Larnards Regiment, Major Sprout, Lieutenant Peter
in the Town of Springfield State of Massachusetts and hence
at the Town of Southwick Massachusetts and about 10
miles from Springfield at the time, and stayed
7 Weeks and done duty in said Company about seven or eight
weeks at Roxbury Massachusetts distant about
one hundred miles says he marched the next day
after enlisting from Springfield to Roxbury Massa
chusetts done duty by standing centre & after the ex
priation of seven weeks he enlisted into
the Company commanded by Captain Southard in Col
Robinsons Regiment Major Hall Lieutenant Richard
Friley Ensign Barnes remained and done duty for
the space of two months at Dorchester distant from
Roxbury about Two miles employed while there
doing duty as a soldier and fortifying at Dorchester
and then returned home to the Town of Southwick
in Massachusetts aforesaid was in no engagement
says that he Enlisted in the month of July 1776
with Captain John Grays Company Leuitenant Fowler &
Littlefield and Ensign Bates and done duty in the said Com
pany for the term of four months having left the Company
about the first of December 1776 Colnel Woodbridge
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he thinks commanded the Regiment Major Stacey and
march immediately to Ticonderoga in the State of New
York with the exception of the six days taking up
his making preparations listed at his then place of
residence (Southwick Massachusetts) says it took
about a month to reach Ticonderoga and that the
Fort was in the possession of the Americans says he
stood Guard at the Fort says they had no engage
ment while he was there was stationed about four
months and then was ordered to march for Albany
about four days before the first of November but
did not go there time being out he having listed
4 mon for four months says he returned home, from Ticon
deroga Says General Gates Commanded the Americans
at Ticonderoga says after he got home Captain
Fowler of Southwick, Massachusetts was in the ha
bit of calling him out frequently in alarms that
as many as twice and served at the times
last mentioned about a month in the occasion
to go to Bennington but the Battle being over
before they reached then he returned here again
on the other occasion started to go to Ticonderoga
New York but did not arrive there it having
proved to be a false alarm, and the relieved
one says that Captain Forber was the Captain who
called him out the first alarm and thus returned 
home says that Captain Fowler was the Captain who
called him out as the first alarm but that he died
in Rupert County of Rutland and State of Vermont
at the time of last mentioned alarm as being
false and was called out by Captain Noble of the
Town of Rupert County and State aforesaid and
started to go to Ticonderoga aforesaid and was out one week at this time that
he has no documentary evidence of his service
and knows of no person by whom he can make
Positive proof of his service and that he refers
to Joseph Edwards and Obed Holcomb of
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2nd have you any record of your age and if so
Where is it
Has no record of his age had a record but has
lost them
3 Where were you living when called into service where
have you lived since the Revolutionary War and
where do you now live
at the time he entered the service he lived in the
Town of Southwick State of Massachusetts (does not
remember the County) says he moved from there to
the Town of Rupert County of Rutland and State of
Vermont moved from there to Southwick State of
Massachusetts mooved then to New Galaway in
the State of New York and from there to the Town of
Peru County of Clinton State of New York and from there
to the Town of Lewis County of Essex and State of New 
York and has lived the twenty six years and lives
their now
4th How were you called into service were you draf
ted did you volunteer or were you a substitute
and if a Substitute for whom.
Says he enlisted every time mentioned as being
out excepting on the two alarms when spoken
off and then he went as a volunteer
5th State the names of some of the Regular officers who
were with the troops where you served such con
-tinental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect
and the General Circumstances of your service
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the Town of Lewis County of Essex and State 
of New York and that there is no Clergyman re
siding in his immediate neighborhood.

He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a
pension or annuity except the present and declared
that his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency
of any State
Sworn to and Subscribed
the day and year aforesaid Samuel Francis
Jones
Leonard Stow Clerk

The following interrogative being put by the Court
1st. Where and in what year was you born
was born in the Town of Wethersfield State of Connecticut
in the County of Harford in the year 1752
as he was informed by his Parents and by the
Record of the Town Clerk
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General Gates Colonels Robinson & Colwell Larnard
Captains Stebbins Southan & Captain John Gray
Lieutenants Fowler & Littlefield Ensigns Gates &
dont remember any other Regiment or Troops
Excepting Colonel Wigglesworths Regiment which
lay with them at Ticonderoga never was in any
Engagement and marched to Ticondaroga &
back and Stood Guard & Sentry & as men
-tioned in his declaration

6th the Did you ever receive a discharge from the
Service and if so what has become of it &
by whom was it given

Never received any discharge was verbally
dismissed by his Captains at the times he
was out

7th State the names of persons to whom you are
acquainted and house in your present neigh
bourhood and who can testify as to your cha 
racter for veracity and their belief of your ser
-vices as a Soldier of the Revolution
Obed Holcomb & Joseph Edwards
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We Joseph Edwards and Obed Holcomb residing
in the Town of Lewis County of Essex and State of
New York hereby certify that we are well ac
-quainted with Samuel Francis who has sub
scribed 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 neighbourhood
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
Leonard Stow Clerk 
Witness Edward F Williams 
as to Mr Joseph Edwards & 
Obded Holcomb
Leonard Stow Clerk

his 
Joseph X Edwards
mark
Obed Holcomb

And the said Court do hereby declare there opinion after the investi
gation 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 Court further certifies that it appears to them that
Joseph Edwards and Obed Holcomb who has signed the preceding Certificate
are credible persons and that there statement is entitled to credit
J. Leonard Stow Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of
Essex do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original pro
cedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of
Samuel Francis for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of my office this 1st day of October
in the year of our Lord 1832
Leonard Stow Clerk
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State of New York} on the 1st day of October 1832
County of Essex ss} personally appeared in open
Court Obded Holcomb of the Town of Lewis County
of Essex and State of New York who being first duly
sworn according to Law says that he has been
acquainted with Samuel Francis of the Town
County and State aforesaid for the space of Twenty
Six years last past that he has been a resident
with this deponent in the same Town County and
State for that period of time and that he had
frequent conversation with him the said Samuel
Francis within fourteen or fifteen years ago and
one in particular as many as fifteen yea and
during the late war with Great Britian and that 
the said Francis then related and has frequent
ly related the circumstance set forth in his
declaration just read and that he thinks he is
a man of about Seventy nine years of age and
that he has always sustain a character good
for truth and veracity and that he believe
Francis to be an honest and industrious man
and that he has always sustained that
Character in his neighbourhood and town
and further this deponent saith not
same & subscribed}
in open Court this} Obded Holcomb
1st day of Oct 1832}
Leonard Stow Clerk
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from the Town of Lewis aforesaid and now resides in the Town
County and State above mentioned and further saith not
Subscribed and sworn Samuel Townes
Before me this 28
day of June 1833
Alexander Morse Justice Peace
 
all Francis

State of New York} Alexander Morse Esq. one of the
Essex County ss} Justices of the Peace in and for the Town 
of Elizabethtown County of Essex and State of New York do certify that 
the following ensures and interpretations was made in the declaration
of Samuel Francis the within named applicant before the Execution
of the above affadavit to me "as a Private" interlined and "about" erasures
in the place the other interlineations and Erasures being made before
the Execution of the declaration in Court as is alledged and further
attested June 28 1833

Justice Peace
Alexander Morse 

State of New York,} I Percival Morse Deputy Clerk of the County of Essex hereby certify that
County of Essex ss} Alexander Morse before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn
[illegible] whom the forgoing certificate of [illegible] and interlineations purported to have been given was on the day of
the date of said affidavit and certificate respectively a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Essex, and further
that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and verily believe the name of Alexander Morse subscribed
to the [illegible] or certificate of proof of said affidavit and to said certificate of erasures and interliniations in the [illegible]
hand writing of said Justice. In testimony whereof I have subscribed set my hand and official the seal of said 
County this 28th day of June, 1833. P. Morse, Dep. Clerk
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Samuel Francis
N.York to Pennsylvania
22233
Samuel Francis

e.o.
Admitted
Private of 7 Mo & 19 day
Suspd
Hon Dudley Farlin
House of Reps
N.Y.
Edmond F. Williams
Elybethtown
Essex County
New York
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
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A Statement, showing the Service of Samuel Francis, Lewis Essex
County New York
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Period when the service was rendered.| Duration of the claimant's service, Years.|Months.|Days.| Rank of the claimant.| Names and Rank of the Company Officers under whom he served.| Name and Rank of the General and Field Officers.| Battles in which the applicant was engaged.|  Country through which he marched.| Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.| Evidence by which the declaration is supported|

1775 enlisted |  | seven months | 12┃pri | Capts Stebens | Col Larnard Maj. Sprout | none | Roxbury | Southwick Massachusetts | 
Enlisted | " | 2 | " | pri | " Southwold | Col Robinson Maj. Hall | none | Dorchester | [illegible]
July 1776 enlisted | " | 4 | " |  | " Gray Lt. Fowler | Col Woodbridge Maj. Stacy |  | Ticondaroga | 
Called out |  | about one month | 7 |  | Cap Fowler | 
Called out |  |  |  |  | Noble |
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 |  | 7 | 19| | | | | | age of 79 years| |

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance
, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.


DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss.
County of } 
On this day of personally appeared (a) before
A.B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District
of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provion made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and
served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the 
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
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.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
 of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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3 will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted ; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case. The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia. 1. Where and in what year were you born? 2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? 3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war , and where do you now live? 4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? 5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 6. To 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? To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 7. State the names of 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 Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates. The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure , taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter. {a] the declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rules laid down for his guidance [b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county were he resides. If he should fail to do so he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule. [c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. [d] the declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served [e] Every Continental officer or soldier must give the name of the colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every clamant must state, 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 amount of pension he is entitled. 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 the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly worn, deposes 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 persons mentioned below, and in the following grades: For --- years ---- months, and -----days, I served as a . For months and days, I served as a ----- for ----- months ----days, I served as a ----- and for such service I claim a pension." 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 that they served two years in the miliia, &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 shown 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 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, [f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. [g] The opinion of the Court is always required. [h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. [i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which in can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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. 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 papers 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 once, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. Proof of Service. [j] 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 credibly of the witnesses and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. the notes [a] to [i] are equally applicable to the cases of militia men, volunteers, and state troops The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only. [k] This traditionary evidence is indispensible in militia cases [l] if a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. [m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration
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RECORD DIVISION
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION  3--525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C. ______, 19 ___

In reply to your request of _____ , received ----- 
a statement of the military history of Samuel Francis
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
formation as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
1775
July 1776
1777

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
7 weeks
2 mos
4 mos

RANK.
Pvt

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Thomas Stebbins
Southard
John Gray
Forber he alarm to Bennington
Noble, on alarm to Ticonderoga

COLONEL.
Leonard
Robinson 
Woodbridge

STATE.
Mass
"
"
"
Vt

Battles engaged in, ______
Residence of soldier at enlistment. Southwick Mass & Rupert Vt.
Date of application for pension,. Oct  1, 1832 His cl was al
Residence at date of application, Levis Essex County NY
Age at date of application, b. in 1732 in Wethersfield Coun
Remarks: In 1832 he had been living in Lewis N.Y. 26 yrs
previous to that he had lived in Peru Clinton Co. NY.
In 1837 by was in Pa. with a son

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
5 -- 2856
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5412
Revy War INVALID
File No. 5412
Samuel Francis
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 1832
Index Vol. M Page 131
{arrangement of 1870}
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1907 Apr. 15 Hist to E. M. Dean
1907 Oct 7 Mrs E. M. Deming
infd copies not furnish
1922 Sept 30 . Hist to H.R. Drowne
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Francis, Samuel
Mass S-5412
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Letter to H. McConnell Oct 1837
or to Pen Age 30 Nov 1837
Trans to Pennsylvania from
4 March 1837 - 29 Nov 1837.
Notification sent Henry McConnell
 Gerard Erie Co Pa
Letter to H. McConnell 15 had 38
the of the rate of 26 Dollars Cents per
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of April
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Not available
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Samuel Francis
Revo
New York
Suspended act 732
letter 29 Oct 1833
to J. T. William
Sett P.C. Newhall to March 1833
Let Hon D Farlin 29 Feby 1836
28 Mar 1836.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Feby 16th 1835.
hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the 
Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution
 which remain in this Department, it appears
the following Abstract is found, viz.
An Abstract of the Milage of Travel of the
Company commanded by Capt. John Gray in
Col. Woodbridge's Regt from Ticonderoga to 
their several homes, having been sent to reinforce the Army in 1776,
 where thirty-six privates are allowed
150 miles travel, and 33 - 130 miles-- names not mentioned
Samuel Francis claims for services under
Capt. John Gray, in Col. Woodbridge's Regt in
1776, the pay or muster roll is not found in
this Office - Saml Francis also claims for
services under Capt. Thomas Stebbins, in Col.
Learneds Regt. in 1773, and under Capt. Southwick
in Col. Robinsons Regt. in 1776 but the rolls
are not found in this Office
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Application for a transfer
State of Pennsylvania
and County 
On this 10th day of October 1837
before me the subscribed a Justice of the Peace for the said
County of One personally appeared Samuel Francis, who on
his oath declares that he is the same who formerly
belonged to the company commanded by Captain Thomas Killing
in the regiment commanded by Colonel
Robinson in
the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the
pension roll of the State of New York from where he has
lately removed, that he now resides in the State of Pennsylvania
when he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be then
payable in future. The following are his reasons for moving from
New York to Pennsylvania, Viz, for the purpose of living with his Son
Sworn and subscribed to before me this
10th day of October 1837
Miles Hutchinson
Justice of the peace
I certify that on the day and year above mentioned, before me personally
appeared Edward Palmer and made oath that he is personally
acquainted with Samuel Francis and know him to be the
identical person named in the above affidavit, so that I
being the said Emma Palmer to be a person of veracity
Miron Hutchinson
Justice of the
Commonwealth of Penington
in County ss
do certify
Was Swen
To
hand writing
that
I William Kelley Prothonotary of the County
of Common Pleas in and for said County
Myron Hutchison her before when the above affiant ┃
and subscribed & who has certified the Same in his own proper
To me well know was at the time an acting Justice the
Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn ┃
To all whose acts as such full faith and credit is due ┃
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of
Office No 6, 1837
William Kelley P
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State of Newyork
County ss
Sept
Dorcas Francis of the Town of Willington
 in said County being duly sworn
deposed and saith that she was well
acquainted with Samuel Francis
in the Town of Southwick Massachusetts in the year of our
Lord 1776 and that in December AD 1775 this deponent was in for
med that the said Samuel Francis had enlisted 
into the United and this deponent is knowing that the said Samuel Francis did go from
 home at that time and was
absent until the next spring of 1776 she thinks 
in April and the next July following this deponent is knowing too the
said Samuel Francis with deponents Brother did enlist in the
Town of Southwick Massachusetts into the United States army
as Capt. John Gray and went off for wand Rague 
this deponent was informed and the said Samuel Francis went
home sometime late the next fall and further this deponent saith not
Sworn and subscribed
this 30th of January 1836
Jonas Francis
Josiah W Hewitt 
And I do further certify that I am well acquainted with the
above named Dorcas Franks, and that she is a credible person and
that the statements made by me in the foregoing affidavit by her
Subscribed and entitled to full credit
Dated this 7th day of Sept 1832. Hewitt Just of peace
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State of New York
Essex County
I Edwd Cuyler Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby
Certify that Josiah W Hewitt Esq whose name appears
signed to the Jurat of the within affidavit and before
whom the same purports to have been taken was
at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said
County they c[illegible] sworn & qualified by Law
to act as such & further that I am acquainted with
the hand writing of such Justice & duly
believe his signature within written to be his
Genuine hand Writing and Signature
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
Set my hand and affixed the seal of
said Court the 17th day of July 1836
Edwd Cuyler Clerk
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State of New York
Essex County
Seth Johnson of the town of
Jay in said County being
duly sworn doth depose & say
that he was a revolutionary soldier in the year of our
Lord one thousand Seven hundred & Seventy Six. That
he resided in the town of Southwick Mass. That he
enlisted in the State troops under the command of
Capt John Gray, that he was at that time acquainted with
Samuel Francis that the said Francis Lived in 
the same neighbourhood with this deponent immediately
before and after the time in which both of this deponent
and the said Francis Enlisted in the service under the
command of the said Capt Gray. That he knows that the
said Samuel Francis did enlist in the State of
of Massachusetts in the month of July 1776 the same day
on which this deponent enlisted and that the said Francis
together with this deponent served during four months
as regular soldiers under the command of the said Capt
Gray and that after the expiration of the said four
the service this said deponent & the said Francis
returned home & afterwards lived a neighbours in the said
town of Southwick Mass. That the company wherein the
said deponent & the said Francis enlisted, Marched
immediately to Ticonderoga. That they both were at the
said place at the time of the battle with Gen Burgoyne
That this deponent is seventy seven years of age and
further this deponent saith not.
Seth Johnson
Sworn & Subscribed before me
this 2d of Oct 1835 Franklin Stone
Commissioner of deeds &c

State of New York
Essex County ss
Seth Johnson above mentioned duly
Sworn doth depose further & say that he
was partially acquainted with Samuel
Frances in the year 1775 but not so particularly as the
year following in which they enlisted together as above stated
that this deponent remembers hearing the said Francis often
say that he the said Francis had served four months as a
soldier at Boston under the command of one Lieut Fally 
and Capt Stebbins & Capt South
Page 27

That is to say he served two months under one apt. Stebbins and
two months under Lieut Fally before mentioned.. that this deponent & the said Frances
lived about three miles apart and the country was mostly
unsettled at that time. - That this deponent verily believes
Francis to be a man of truth and good character
& has  no doubt of the Correctness of his statement as
to the said service, and further this deponent saith not
Seth Johnson
Sworn & subscribed this 2d of
Oct 1838 before me
Franklin Stone
Commissioner of deeds &c

State of New YorkE
Essex County ss 
I, J. Edward Tyler Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
in and for the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that Franklin Stone
Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken and whose
name is subscribed to the Jurats thereto was on the day of the
date thereof a Commissioner of Deeds in and for said County
Commissioned & sworn and duly authorized to administer Oaths
further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing
of such Commissioner and truly believe his signature
to said Jurat & affidavits to be genuine

In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said Court
this 12th day of February 1830
Edwd Cuyler Clerk

State of New York
Essex County Franklin Stone Esquire the commission before whom
the foregoing affidavit of Seth Johnson was taken do hereby
certify that I am well acquainted with the Deponent and that
he is a credible person and that the statements made by him
in the foregoing affidavit are entitled to full credit-
Witness my hand this 7th day of April 1836
Franklin Stone
Commission of Deed
Page 28

State of New York
Essex County
Simeon Trumbull being duly
sworn doth depose & say that he resides in the town of
Jay Said County and is well acquainted with
Seth Johnson now of Jay who is a near neighbour
of this deponent & has been for nine years- that
this deponent has been acquainted with said Johnson
for about forty years during which time he has
sustained a good moral character is a man of
truth and the strictest integrity- that I have
known Dorcas Francis of the town of Wilmington
said County by reputation for several years and that
her character for truth is good & further saith not
Simeon Trumball
Sworn and Subscribed
fore me this 8th day
of March 1836
John Catlin Commissioner of Deeds &c

State of New York
Essex County
Ira Trumbull being duly
sworn doth depose & say that he resides in the
town of Jay in said County, that he has
been well acquainted with Mr Seth Johnson
of Jay aforesaid for several years - that
he is a credible witness of good moral character
and of unimpeachable integrity and said
Johnson has ever sustained that character in
the town where he lives since my acquaintance
with him - This deponent
doth further depose & say that he is not personally
acquainted with Dorcas Frances of Wilmington
but is acquainted only by reputation, and
he has always understood her character to good
and further saith not
Ira Trumbull
Sworn & Subscribed
before me this 8th day
March 1836 
John Catlin Commissioner of Deeds &C
Page 29

State of New York
Essex County
I Edward Cuyler Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do
hereby certify that John Catlin Esquire whose name
appears Signed to the Jurat of the within Depositions
before whom the same were taken was at the date
thereof a Commissioner of Deeds in and for said
County Commissioned and sworn & duly qualified
act as such and that I am well acquainted with
the hand writing of such Commissioner & that his
Signature thereto is genuine.  And I further
certify that I am well acquainted with Seth 
Johnson One of the within deponents, and have been
for many years, and know that he has served
my acquaintance with him sustains a good 
moral character & is considered a credible
person and that his statements are entitled
to full credit the other deponent I do not know.
In testimony whereof have hereunto
Set my hand and affixed my official
Seal of Office this 16th day of March
in the year 1830 Edwd Cuyler Clerk

And I do further certify that I am well acquainted with
Simeon Tumbull and Ira Tumbull who have
subscribed and sworn to the within certificates of the
Reputation of credibility of the said Deponent Seth
Johnson, and Dorcas Frances, and that they are
both Reputable persons and upon whose statements
the utmost reliance can be placed and that the
Statements made by both of them an entitled to full
Credit
Witness my hand and seal of office the days
and year aforesaid

Edwd Cuyler Clerk
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State of New York
Erie County
I Edward Cuyler Clerk of the Court of Com
as and for the County & State aforesaid do hereby
certify that Jonah W Hewitt Esq a Justice of the
Peace & Franklin Stow Esquire a Commission of Deeds
in and for said County whose several names appear
signed to the two Certificates of the Credibility of ┃
the two Deponents Dorcas Frances & Israel Johnson in
the annexed Affidavits named, and still reside within
the said County & both in Commission - as formerly in
them Respective officse & that the signature of each
Certificate endorsed on said Depositions by date
April 7th 1838 an genuine
Witness my hand & seal this 6th day of
April 1836
Edw Cuyler Clerk
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Elizabethtown
April 11 NY  Mem Con Free

Hon Dudley Farlin
House of Representatives 
Washington D C
Page 32

[no legible text]
Page 33

Elizabethtown April 9, 1838in fee
Dear Sir
Having this month Received the
affidavits in Support of the claim of Samuel
Francis for a Pension - property certified
by the officers before whom they were taken
I return the same - believing now there
Can remain no obstacle in the way to
prevent his being placed on the Rolls
You will have forward his certificate
to me if [illegible] & obliged
Respectfully
Yours [illegible]obliged
& Obt Serv
Edw Cuyler

Hon D Farlin MC
Page 34

State of Pennsylvania  March 5th 1838
Erie County
Conformably to the regulations of the
War Department of the 19th June 1824
Mason Hutchinson a Magistrate in the County above named
do hereby certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence viz, the
testimony of Thomas M Connell of this place, that John Miller
who has this day appeared before me to take the oath of [illegible] is
the identical person named in the pension certificate which he has
exhibited before me Number 14, 527 and bearing date at the War
Office the 4th day of April 1836 that the said certificate was originally
issued for him that he now hold the same in his possession and
claims all the benefits ensuing therefrom. Given under my hand
at heard the day and year above written
Miron Hutchinson
Justice of the peace

State of Pennsylvania
Erie County  March 5th 1838
Conformably to the regulations of the war
Department of the 19th June 1824 I Miron Hutchinson a Justice
of the peace in the County above named do hereby certify that I have
the most satisfactory Evidence, viz - the testimony of Edward
Palmer of this place, that Samuel Francis, who has this day
appeared before me to take the oath of Identity is the identical
person named in the pension certificate which he has exhibited
before me numbered 30583 and bearing date at the War
office the twenty fifth day of April 1836, that the said certificate
was equally issued for him, that he now holds the same in
his possession and claims all the benefits ensuing therefrom
Given under my hand at Girard the day and year above
written 
Miron Hutchinson
Justice of the Peace
Page 35

Girard Erie Co Penna
March 5th 1838
Sir,
Annexed. I send your certificate of the
identity of the Revolutionary Pensions, Viz
John Miller and Samuel Francis, there 
is twelve months pension due each of them
I therefore wish you to send an order for the payment of
them, to the agent at Philadelphia, on the presentation
then of the proper vouchers-

I have the draft in my possessor and shall forward
him to Philadelphia immediately--
Respectfully Yours
Henry McConnell

J.L. Edwards
Commission of Pension
Wash City
Page 36

NY Mar 16
Hon G. W. Crump C. Clerk Pen Office
Washington D.C.

From day March 9
Page 37

Dear Sir
I take the liberty to say to you that the
letter written of which the enclosed
is an answer having been sent to this office
unsealed with a verbal request for me to help him
[illegible] Dollars to obtain the enclose and it having been
delayed some length of time unintentionally
through my neglect and learning lately that the
old Gentleman is in indigent circumstances and must
and does suffer for the necessaries of life I put it
my duty to print this and request for humanity's
sake that the case may be looked into with as
little delay as circumstances will admit of the
original papers were sent by E F Williams of ElizabethTown 
it is his request that when the case is
decided you would inform him by me through
his post office-- Yours is respectfully

Peter C. Newell
At Samuel Francis request
Per his son in Law D. Crouch
Page 38

Girard Pa
Nov 11  Free
W Evans

War Department
Pension Office
Washington City DC
Page 39

No legible text
Page 40

Mr. Evans Nov 28


James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
War Dept
City of Washington
Page 41

MECHANICS & FARMERS' BANK,
Albany Pension Agency
November 24, 1837
JAMES L. EDWARDS, Esquire,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 20th inst.
I have to state, that Samuel Francis
a Pensioner under the Act of 7th June 1832 at 
25 44/100 Dollars per annum was last paid to
the 4th day of March 1837
I am, Sir,
Very respectfully
Your obt servt
Tho W. Olcott
PRES'T AND PENSION AGENT.
Page 42

Date from card
Marshfield Wis. Mar. 25 1907
Comm. of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please give me the
military history of Stephen Francis 7556
N. Y. and Asahel Fish 6765 NY  or Penn
in the war of 1812, both pensioners,
Have you any record of Rev. soldiers
if so, do you find the name of Samuel
Francis N. Y. Mass, or Vermont
Yours Truly
Mrs E. M. Deming
Page 43

Marshfield, Wis. Sept. 2" 1907
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dearsirs:
Please send me a copy of pension 
certificate of Samuel Francis
who served in the Rev. War and whose
certificate is to be formed in pension
office O. W. and N. Division A.W. S. File
5412 Rev. War
If there is any charge let me know
and I will send the amount,
Yours Truly
Mrs E. M. Deming
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Sons of the Revolution
in the State of New York
Frances Tavern
Corner Broad & Pearl Streets
New York City
Sept. 28, 1922.
Pension Bureau
Washington D.C.
Gentlemen:
According to the records Samuel Francis of
Clinton County New York drew a pension for his Revolutionary
War service, and I would thank you if you will
send me any information you may have with regard to his
service and family our reason for asking this is that
we are endeavoring to ascertain whether Samuel Francis
who served in Col. Malcolm's Regiment in the Revolution
was the same Samuel Francis who kept the Tavern in this
building and subsequently served as steward in Washington's 
household.
Yours very truly,
Henry Russell Drowne
Secretary,

HRD.HT
Page 45

October 7, 1937Mrs. D. W. Deming,
Mrs. E. M. Deming 
Marshfield, Wis-
Madan

In response to your letter dated the 2d ultimo
and received the 5th, you are advised that you were furnished all the material facts in the claim of
Samuel Francis, Revolutionary War (Bur. File 3, 12,
on April 15, 1827.
Owing to lack of a clerical force available for the
purpose, this Bureau is unable to furnish copies of
papers in such cases.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
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[no text]
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15812
South Carolina
Samuel Francis
Sumpter Dist in the State of So. Carolina
who was a private in the regiment commanded
Colonel Lytle of the So. Carolina
one, for the term of 18 mos.
enscribed on the roll of South Carolina
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence
the 13th of Feby 1819-
Certificate of Pension issued the 20th of Nov 1819
and sent to Thos Waties, Esq
Statesburg So Carolina
Arrears to 4th of 1819-[illegible] $53. 63
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1823 48.00
$101.63
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Page 48

Notification sent Nov 11 1820 to
James Jurry Charleston S Carolina
Page 49

Samuel Francis,
Private
Sumter Dist So Ca
various services-
3 years in Col.
Thompson regt
S. Carol a line
13. February, 1819.
This declaration was made before 
a "commissioner". The law
requires it to me made "before a District
Judge of [illegible] or before any Judges
of any court of record of the County
[illegible] " says the law

the certificate of the reduced
circumstances of applicant is
wanting

Thomas Waties, judge
Statesburg,
So. Carolina
[text obscured by signature]
A Further form of Decl is enclosed
Page 50

South Carolina
Sumter District
Personally came before me
Samuel Francis who upon being duly sworn
made oath that he did Enlist as a Private Soldier
under Captain Fludd in the Third Regiment of
the South Carolina Line in the Revolutionary
Continental Service of the United States of
America for the Term of three years. That
he did during the said Term of time faith
fully serve as a Soldier in said Service
was at the end of said Term of time Lawfully 
& honorably Discharged from the
said Service - that he has forgot the name of
the Colonel who commanded the said
Regiment - That during the Term of 
service above mentioned he was in the Battle
above the Town of Camden wherein General
gates Army was defeated.  -That afterwards 
he as a Private Soldier was together 
with the Remnant of General Gates
Army Transferred to the command of General 
Green - That during the said service
the command of General this
deponent was in the Battle of the Eutaws
That after the last mentioned Battle was
Fought the term of three years expired
for which he was enlisted that is to say
in the Spring or beginning of Summer of the year of our Lord one
Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty
That some time in the Fall of the year last
Page 51

last aforesaid he this Deponent Enlisted
a second time for the Term of Eighteen
Months in the State of North Carolina
under Captain Benjamin Carter
(now at this time of Camden) who 
commanded a company in the Regiment
commanded by Colonel Lytle &
in the same service as within mentioned
the Number of the Regiment this
Deponant does not precisely Remember 
but believes it was the Fourth 
Regiment of the North Carolina
Line - that he remained in the
Service of the United States of America
under the last mentioned officers
untill the end of the Revolutionary War
at which time he was honorably 
discharged at Bacons Bridge
in the State of South Carolina
That this Deponent is aged, In
firm & Poor and stands in need of ┃
the assistance of his country in
obtaining a support in this Life -
Samuel Francis
Sworn to before me this
13th February 1819 in Open Court Samuel
John B Miller,
Commissioner
Page 52

I hereby certify that I have reason
to believe that the facts stated in the
preceding declaration & the annexed certificate
are true. In witness whereof I
have hereto set my hand & caused the
Seal of the Court of Equity for the District
Sumter in the said State to be affixed
Tho. Waties
one of the Judges of the Court of 
Equity of the State aforesaid

I certify that Samuel Francis was a soldier
at the close of the Revolutionary war in
the North Carolina line & I think in the reg
by Col. Lytle, & that I knew him
or for about a year previous to the
disbanding of the army

June 22nd 1818
R. Brownfield, Surgeon
--
United States Hospital
Page 53

Sam'l Francis
SC    No 93
.

15812
Nov 19
Mar 20
Page 54

SCHEDULE

District of of South Caroline
On this fifth day of September 1820, personally
appeared, in open court, (a) being a court of record (b) for the said district,
Samuel Frances late a private in the army of the revolution and whose name is inscribed  at the
War Department as such certified by Judge Waties of South Carolina aged Eighty five
years resident in Sumter District in said district, 
who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that
he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: under Lytle of one of the North 
Carolina Regular Regiment served a company of the Regiment under
captain Benjamin Carter, untill the conclusion of the Revolutionary war
was regularly discharged at the close of the Regt at Bacon's Bridge
South Carolina, sent on the said discharge, the Deponent of [illegible] when
when his papers were certified by the above Judge Waties. Was in the Battle
of Gates defending Camden under said Green, was at Eutaw Springs in So Carolina. 
And 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, or any part thereof
, 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 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 hereto annexed, and by me subscribed
. (d) Viz-
I own no Land, hogs, no cattle, no horses, a little
trifle of household furniture-- live in a house (&
by permission) on land for Sumter District belonging to
Captain Macon - have no property of any kind
whatever-- am a Taylor by trade, but through age cannot  [illegible] work.
have a wife named Elizabeth three Children, Mary, Rachael & Tabitha
who are married - and live with their husbands - except the youngest
Tabitha has left her husband & lives with me and is
not able to assist or support me.  Samuel Francis [along left side]
Sworn to and declared, on the fifth day of September - -
before me in open Court-
-
John Drayton
Dist Judge S. Carolina
---
I, James Javey Clerk of the District of South Carolina
do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto
annexed, are truly copied from the record 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 twenty dollars 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
said court, on this fifth day of September A.D. 1820
James Javey
Clerk of the Court for the District of S. Carolina
Page 55

a) The whole of the form prescribed in the first section, to verify the amount of property of the
applicant, the oath of the party, and the certificate of the clerk excepted, must be done while the court is
in session.
(2) All are courts of record, within the contemplation of the act of Congress,
1st. Which are expressly made courts of record by the laws of the state which create them;
2d. Which have been solemnly adjudged, by the tribunals of the several states, to be courts of
record;
3d. Which proceed according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in
point of amount, keeping a record of their proceedings.
4th. Which have the power of fine and imprisonment;
And courts which proceed according to the course of the civil and canon law, having neither of
those attributes, are not courts of record, although they may keep a registry of their proceedings, and
possess a seal. The court should, in every instance, state, on the face of the proceedings, that it is a court
of record, and state why it is such. -- {Opinion of the Attorney General of the United States}
(c) Here set forth the regiment, company, and line, or ship, corps, or vessel, and the date of the
original declaration; and, if he has received a pension, the number of the pension certificate should be
inserted.
(d) Here enumerate each article of real and personal estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted,
and subscribe the same. The declarant must also mention his occupation, his ability to pursue it
the number and names of his family residing with him, their ages, and their capacity to contribute to their
support, in order that the department may be enabled to decide whether the applicant is in such indigent
circumstances as to be entitled to the pension. It is the opinion of the Attorney General, that the words
of the third section of the act of the 1st of May, 1820, ""in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to
support himself without the assistance of his country," comprehend those only who are incapable of supporting
themselves without the aid of the government, except by private or public charity.
Page 56

39543
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 39.543
Samuel Francis
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Index: - Vol. 3 Page 179
{Arrangement of 1870.}
Page 57

Samuel Francis
Priv.
Col. Lytle's
N. Carolina Regt
13 Feby. 1819
1780 18 Mo
Admitted
Sumpter Dist
Page 58

Amended Declaration
State of South Carolina
DISTRICT of Sumter
thirteenth day of February 1819, before me, the subscriber, one of the
Judge of the Court of Equity & of the Court of Appeals for the said State
personally appeared Samuel Francis aged Eighty
years, resident in the said district, who, being by me first duly
sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:"" That he, the
said Samuel Francis enlisted for the term of three years
day of in the year 1777
in Mecklenburg County in the state of North Carolina, in the company commanded by Captain Benjamin Carter of the Regiment commanded by Colonel 
Lytle in the line of the State of North Carolina
in the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the Spring or summer of 1780, when he was
discharged from service of Bacon's Bridge is state of South Carolina
that he was in the battles of Gates defeat near Camden, and of the Eutaw
Springs in the said State
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Samuel Francis
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Thomas Waties Judge as aforesaid

I, Thomas Waties Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears,
to my satisfaction, that the said Samuel Francis did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months at one time, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance,
of his country for support.
In Witness whereof I have hereto set my
hand, and caused the seal of the Court of Equity
aforesaid & be affixed

Tho. Waties