Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,846, Benjamin Hobbs, Continental Mass. & War Of 1812
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(3-1776)           [star stamp in black ink]

SERVICE                                              NUMBER

Continental      Hobbs, Benjamin      S. 32,846
Mass.
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War of 1812.
CONTENTS
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3673

Massachusetts Roll
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Benjamin Hobbs, 2d 
Capt Campbell
private
Massachusetts line - 1776. 1 year
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 14 of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of Oct. 1818
and sent to the Hon. Isaac Parker
Worcester Massachusetts
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1818 | 37.60
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819 | 48.00
arrears 4 mo. 21/30 | $85.60

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

[the following two lines are in pencil]
Continental
[line illegible]
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[Text in pencil]
[first two lines are crossed-out and illegible]

Continued
Notification sent Nov. 3d 1820 to Abijah
Bigelow, Worcester Mass.
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32846

Revy INVALID.
In battle war 1812
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File No. 32.846 [in pencil rotated 70 degrees our]
Benjamin Hobbs
Pri Rev War
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Act : 18th March 18
Index : -Vol. 2, Page 194

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Benjm Hobbs
Sturbridge

[the following lines in pencil]
The Judge will
please insert the 
day & mo to his 
certificate
[underlined] Correct
found on Rolls
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State of Massachusetts

I Benjamin Hobbs a citizen of the United States, now resident in Sturbridge in the County of Worcester & state aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the war of the revolution, in the year [crossed-out seventeen hundred] seventeen hundred & seventy five I enlisted & served eight months. I then [crossed out enlists] enlisted for one year & served that period. Afterwards in the year seventeen hundred & seventy seven I [illegible] & was engaged in the land service of the United States on the continental establishment & served accordingly from that time to June seventeen hundred eight three as a soldier against the common enemy without any interruption or absence, that I belonged to Capt. Thomas Feiske's company of the fourth Regiment commanded by Col. William Shepard of the Massachusetts line, that I was transferred into other companies a number of times, and that I left the service in June aforesaid A.D. 1783. I received my discharge which I have lost and that, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life & poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my Country for support, being now of the age of sixty two years & having a family to support & unable to perform much hand labor by reason of bodily infirmity.

And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the Court of the United States, if any may be or hath been allowed.

Benjn. Hobbs
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Be A [illegible], that on this day of 14th April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen, pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," made and passed on the 18th day of March A.D. 1818, personally appeared before me Isaac Parker Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts

The within named Benja Hobbs and after due examination& caution to testify & declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid & subscribed the same in my presence; and on examination duly made by the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true.
Witness my hand & the seal the day & year aforesaid.
Isaac Parker C.L.S.C.

[Seal]
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I George Webb of Worcester in the County of Worcester certify that I am personally acquainted with Benjamin Hobbs, & that I am knowing to his being in the war of the revolution on the continental establishment during two or three years. That he belonged to Col. Shepards regiment some portion of the time.
George Webb

April 9. 1818 -
Worcester ss. April 9th 1818. Personally appeared George Webb and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed, Before me
Moses Smith Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Benjamin Hobbs of Sturbridge in the County of Worcester, named in this & the annexed certificate. That I am knowing to his being a number of years & the war of the revolution. That he is in need of assistance from his country for support.
Salem Town
Major [illegible] in Militia

Worcester 25 Sep 1818
"April" inserted in the certificate by me
Gabe Parker 
C J S C
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Benjamin Hobbs [in pencil - 710 2]

Sturbridge 3673

[the following three lines in pencil]
15 Oct '18

Con

good fellow
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.

On this eleventh day of July 1820, personally appeared in open Court, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, within and for said County of Worcester, established as such by the laws of said Commonwealth, Benjamin Hobbs, aged sixty three years, resident in Sturbridge in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:

In June 1775, I enlisted in the 8 months' service in Capt. William Campbell's Company, Col Ebenr Larned's Regt., Mass. Line, and served my time out; after which I enlisted immediately in the year's service in the same Company, Regt. & Line. I served my time out; after which I enlisted during the war in Capt. Thomas Fisker's company, Col Shepard's Regt. being the 4th in the Mass. Line, and served to the end of the War, when I was honourably discharged. The date of my original declaration was April 14, 1818. and I have recd a Pension Certificate numbered 3,673; 

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.
Benjn Hobbs

Sworn to and declared on the eleventh day of July, 1820 before the said Court.
Attest, Abijah Bigelow Clerk

I, Abijah Bigelow, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, holden within and for the County of Worcester, 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 said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is sixty three dollars and fifty one cents.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, on this eleventh day of July 1820.
Abijah Bigelow. {Clerk of the Court for the County of Worcester.}
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Battles

I hereby certify that I was personally engaged in the following

1st Battle - on Long Island.
2nd Battle - retreated out of New York
3d Battle - on Tioga Point. Dec 25, 1776.
4th Battle - took 900 Hessians prisoners at Trenton. Jan. 1. 1777.
5th Battle - took 320 prisoners at Princeton. Oct 9th 1777.
6th do - at Stillwater, Oct 17. 1777.
7th Battle - Bengoyne surrendered to Genl. Gates. June 8. 1778.
8th Battle - at Plymouth
9th Battle - Rhode Island Genl. Grovers Commander, 1779.
10th Battle - at Penolycot. lost 25 men out of 50 Capt & Lieut killed. 1782.

marched to Virginia

11th Battle - at Green Springs
12th Battle - 5 miles from Yorktown.
13th Battle - at Yorktown Oct. 18th 1782. Lord Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington 10,015 men

                     June 3d 1783 took my discharge from the army

                     June 3d 1812 Enlisted for 18 months.

14th Battle at Sackits Habour 28th May 1813.

Benjn Hobbs
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Schedule of the Estate of Benjamin Hobbs of Sturbridge in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Applicant for a Pension under the Act of Congress of May 1, 1820.

1 Cow $20. 1 Swine $2. | $22.00
1 case pine drawers | 1.50
2 old pine chests $1. 2 tables $1.50 | 2.50
9 old chairs 9/. 2 wash tubs 4/6. 3 pails 3/. | 2.75
4 old [illegible] Barrels 12/. 2 meat tubs 9/. old casks 4/6 | 4.25
1 Churn 2/6. 1 bread [illegible] [illegible] 4/6. | 1.17
1 Woolen Wheel 6/. 1 Linen wheel 7/6. 3 pr W Cards 1/6. | 2.50
1 Bake pan 6/. 2 pots 7/6. 2 tea kettles 5/6 | 3.17
1 Small brass kettle 10/6. 1 dish kettle 4/6 | 2.50
1 pr andirons 10/6. 2 old Shovels [illegible] 4/6 | 2.50
1 pr Flat Irons 4/. 1 pr. steelyards 4. | 1.33
1 Hammer & Gimblet 1/6. 4 Pewter Platters 10/6 | 2.
9 Pewter plates 7/6. 5 Pewter Basons. 7.6. 1 Pewter cup 1/. | 2.67
1 lot tin Ware 2/. Cooking Ware 7/6. Glassware 5/3 | 2.46
1 looking glass 4/6. 1 old cheese press 4/6. Trays 2/. | 1.84
Brown Earthen 4/6. three Candlesticks 1/. knives & forks 9/. | 2.42
Table tea spoons 6/. spectacles 1/6. One Toddy Stick 3¢ | 1.28
1 scythe [illegible] 7/6. 1 old scythe 2/. 1 bush scythe [illegible] 11/6 | 2.33
Shovel & Hoe 34. 1 Rake, 25, 1 axe 1.50 | 2.09
1 Steel trap 1/6. | .25
Amount | $63.57

I certify that my occupation is that of a Farmer. My family consists of myself, a wife named Mercy, aged 52 - who is a cripple. I carry on a piece of land to the halves, and have nothing but my own hands to support myself with.
Benjn Hobbs
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAN-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Hobbs, Benjamin GRADE Sergeant LINE Massachusetts

WARRANT NUMBER 4346 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Apr. 1, 1790 to - not shown -

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