Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,168, Squire Baker, Continental, Mass.

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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Continental, Mass.

Baker, Squire

NUMBER
S.39.168

To Ky. to Tenn. Pen. in Tenn.
[his residences following the war, and where he received his pension]

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11,177
West Tennessee
Squire Baker,
of Dover in the state of W. Tennissee who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Nixon of the Mass. line, for the term of three years.

Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28th of September 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 31st of May 1819 and sent to Thomas Stuart Esq. Dover, Tennessee

Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 5 and 3/30 4/31 41.83
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept. 1819 48.00
$:89:83
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

[Although difficult to decipher after "Arrears" the fractions represent 3 days in Sept and 4 days in March.  Added to the 5 months, the math works out perfectly to $41.83]

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To the honorable J. C. Calhoun Secretary at War
The Declaration and petition of Squire Baker humbly represents that he served the United States as a soldier in the Massachusetts continental line during the Revolutionary War that before the battle of Bunker Hill he enlisted for eight months and served during eight months and then he enlisted for three years in the Massachusetts continental line in Captain Matthew Chambers company (in the sixth Regiment as he believes) commanded by Colonel Thomas Nixon and in the brigade commanded by General Benjamin Nixon, and served the United States continually as a soldier in said company during said three years and was then discharged by Lieutenant Colonel Thompson of the above Regiment which discharge is lost by time & accident that he afterwards engaged with & served the United States as an artificer at Fish Kill in the State of New York under the direction of General John Redick he was in the battle of Bunkers Hill he fought under General Gates in two engagements between Saratoga and Stillwater and was then wounded slightly in the thigh & severely in his leg that after the termination of the Revolutionary War he moved to Kentucky and from

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Kentucky he moved to the State of Tennessee and has resided in the State of Tennessee in Stewart County near the town of Dover for eight years that he knows of no person who can prove his being a soldier in the Revolutionary War that he is now ninety three years of age and was a soldier with General Wolfe when he took Quebec that he is in reduced circumstances, has no property, and for more than two years has been unable to get his living by his labour and stands in need of the assistance of his country, he never has received any pension from the United States nor from any of the States and he hereby releases all claim there to and prays the benefit of the act of the Congress of the United States passed at their last Session.
(his X mark) Squir Baker

State of Tennessee to wit
This day personally appeared Squir Baker the above petitioner before me Thomas Stuart one of the Judges of the Circuit courts for the State of Tennessee and now presiding in the circuit court of Stewart County and made oath that the facts stated in the above petition as being of his own knowledge are true and the facts therein set forth as being of the information of others he believes to be true Sworn to & subscribed before me this 28th day of September 1818.
Thomas Stuart   (his X mark) Squir Baker

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State of Tennessee to Wit.
This day personally appeared before me Thomas Stuart one of the Judges of the Circuit courts for the State of Tennessee William M. Cooley and made oath that he has been acquainted with the above petitioner Squir Baker in Kentucky & Tennessee for twenty seven years, that he believes his to be a man of truth that he was generally esteemed so, he understood he was from the State of Massachusetts and that he was a revolutionary Soldier that he is a very old man is in very reduced circumstances and stands in need of the aid of his country for his support. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th day of September 1818.
Thomas Stuart.    William M. Cooley.
State of Tennessee to wit
This day personally appeared before me Thomas Stuart one of the Judges of the circuit courts for the State of Tennessee William Curl and made oath that he has been acquainted with the above petitioner Squir Baker six or seven years in Tennessee that he considers him to be a man worthy of credit the general belief about him since he was acquainted with him is that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war, he is industrious and a more moral than soldiers generally, he is very old, and is in very reduced circumstances and stands in need of the aid of his country for his support. Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 29th day of September 1818
Thomas Stuart.      William Curl.

State of Tennessee to wit.
I Thomas Stuart one of the Judges of the circuit courts for the State of Tennessee do certify that Squir Baker the above petitioner was a soldier in the American revolutionary war enlisted for three years

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in the Massachusetts continental line [?] that he served the United States continually as a soldier during said term that he  is on very reduced circumstances and stands in need of the aid of his country for his support and that I believe the statements made in his above declaration are true. Given under my hand Seal at Dover, Stewart County the 29th day of September 1818.
Thomas Stuart (Seal)

State of Tennessee
Stewart County to wit}
I John Allen, Clerk of the Circuit court of Stewart County in the State of Tennessee, do certify that Thomas Stuart, who has attended the above affidavits of Squir Baker, William M. Cooley, & William Curl and who has given the above certificate relative to said Squire Baker having been a soldier in the American Revolutionary War, and being in reduced circumstances, is a Judge of the Circuit courts for the State of Tennessee and is now presiding in the circuit court of Stuart County Given under my hand and private seal there being no public seal of office at office in the town of Dover in said county this 29th day of September 1818
(Seal)   John Allen Clerk of the Circuit Court of Stewart County

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39168
INVALID.
File No. 39,168
Squire Baker
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March 18th
Index:---Vol. 3, Page 22
[Arrangement of 1870]