Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14,753, Andrew Allard, Mass.

Page 1

Service
Mass.

Allard, Andrew
Frail, Zerviah
(Former widow)

Number
W. 14753

Contents

Page 2

Rep 21.Mar.44

3944
Massachusetts
Zerviah Frail formerly
widow of Andrew Allard
who died on the 23rd August 1777
of Middlesex Co in the State of Massachusetts
who was a Pri in the Compny; commanded
by Captain ____ of the Reg: commanded
by Col. . . .  in the Revolution
line for 7 months & 23 days.
Map,

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 25 dollars 88 cents per annum 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of March
1844 and sent to Hon:
W. Parmenter, Ho. of Reps.

Arrears to the 4ths of March 1844 - $336.44
Semi=annual allowance ending

[Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 9th]

Recorded by F. S. Swann Clerk,
Book C Vol 1 Page 54

Page 3

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Secretary's Office, Boston Febrary 13th 1844,

I hereby Certify, That as this date of the
annexed attestation Samuel P. P. Fay was Judge at the Court of Probate, and Samuel D. Davenport was a Justice of the Peace for
the County of Middlesex

in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned;
and that to this acts and attestations, as such, full faith and
credit are ought to be given in and out of Court.

In testimony where of, I have hereunto affixed the
Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.


John G. Palfrey, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Page 4

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Secretary's Office, Feb 3, 1844

I 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 the name of Andrew, Allard is born upon the books of the 15th regiment, Col. Rigalow, from May 1, 1777 to Sept 1, 1777.
There are no rolls of [crossed out]Capt. 
Lieutenant Wilson in this office and the service is the only part of 1775 does not appear, for the reason that the Captains name under whom he served is not alleged.

Page 5

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone: and that said application and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances which tend to satisfy me of the identity of the party described in the application with the individual who rendered the service.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.

John G. Palfrey, Secretary of the Commonwealth

Page 6

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middle Sex County SS.

On this eighteenth day of January 1844, personally appeared before the Hon. Samuel P. P. May, Judge of the Probate Court in and for said County. Mrs. Zerviah Frail, a resident of Hopkinton, in the County of Middlesex & Commonwealth aforesaid, aged eighty eigh years, who being first and duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaratine, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 4th, 1836, and the act explanatory of said act passed March 5, 1837.
   That she was married to Andrew Allard who was a soldier in the army of the revolution on the fourth of May in the year seventeen hundred & seventy five. Has said Allard served in the army according to the best of her knowledge & belief as following. One month in the early year of 1775 & she believes in April & May, when he was stationed as Dorchester in the vicinity of Boston, the name of the officer under whose command he was is not recollected in the there residents from Framingham in said county of Middlesex. After our marriage & in the same year we moved to Holden in the County of Worcester. - On the sixteenth of December 1776 he left his home in Holden under the orders of Lieutenent Willson for New York. Whether Lieutenant Wilson commanded the company she does not know. He went to New York & Fishkill & was encamped in February as Bound Brook in Bridgewater in New Jersey. He came home in the spring but soon after returned to the army, under a nine years enlisted member. He was at home but a few days. After his return he was in Captain Gates company in Col. Jim Bigelows regiment. Her impression is that he enlisted under Lieutenant Wilson as above for three months and the end of that time, enlisted under Capt. Gates for three years, but it may be not his first enlistment was for three years. However that may be he continues in the service from the 16th of December 1776. With a very short interval when he came home until his death which took place at Blandford on the 28th day of August 1777 of the camp distemper, as appears from a letter now in her possession which she received soon after his death from a comrade who was with him, one Elias Green - She has also a part of her dead husbands journal & a letter from Lieutenant Daniel Grant relative to getting his years of pay, which will accompany them

Page 7

She further declared that she was married to the said Andrew Allard their living in Farmingham on the first day of May seventeen hundred and seventy five by Joseph Harver Esup of said following; that her husband, the aforesaid andrew Allard died in the army of the Camp fever at Blandford on the twenty third day of August seventeen hundred and seventy seven, that she was afterwards married to Joseph Frail who died on the twenty sixth day of June eighteen hundred and twenty six; and that she was a widow on the 4th of July 1836, and still remains a widow, as will more fully appear by before to the proof hereto annexed.

Jeriah Frail (signed)

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first within written as the residence of the applicant in Hopkinton aforesaid she lived unable from her great age and bodily infirmity to attend in open court = (towards first intentions)

Before me

L.P.P. Fay Judge of Probate for County of Middlesex

Page 8

Extracts from the record, of marriage in the town of Framingham, County of Middlesex, State of Massachusetts.
November twenty fifth in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty four, Mr. Joseph Frail of Hopkinton was married to Zeriah Allard of Framingham
Rev. David Heaver Esq.
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy from the Record of said Town of Framingham with the exception of the date which is exception in fair legible figures as follows;
"November 25th A.D. 1784"
Attest Elias Gamble {Clerk of the town of Framingham

I, Elias Gamble above named depose and say; that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the town, County, and State aforesaid & that the above is a true extract from the original record of the said town of Framingham with the exception above named as certified by me
Elias Gamble {Clerk of the town of Framingham

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex Dec. 21, 1843. Then Elias Gamble Esqr. made oath that the above affidavit by his subscriber in here Before me
Josiah Adams Justice of the Peace

Page 9

I Saml D. Davenport of Hopkinton of lawful age on oath testify and say that I am well acquainted with Zeriah Frail, the applicant named in the foregoing declaration and have been for many years now since past. I have always understood and verily believe that she was the wife of Andrew Allard, who was a soldier in the War of the Revolution & died while in said service. She was afterwards married to Joseph Frail likewise a soldier in the army of the Revolution who died in the year 1826. Since his decease the said Zeriah has no intermarried but still remains a widow.
Samuel D. Davenport

Middlesex, ss, Janry 18th 1844 - Then came Samuel D. Davenport, for he is a credible witness & made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true,
Before me
J.P. P. Fay  Peace of Prob

Page 10

An account of the bearth of the children of Bery Haven
Sarah was born July 31th - 1746
Ruth was born October 27th - 1750
Asubah was born July 12th - 1753
Zerviah was born February 5th - 1755
Susanna was born August 8th - 1757
Elisha was born October 25th - 1759

Sarah was married the 12 day of February 1767
Ruth married February 25, 1773
Zerviah married May 1 - 1775
Susanna married March 16 - 1779
Azubah married March 7th day 1781

Zerviah married the 2nd time November 21, 1784

first lost October 20 1797
2 lost August 2 1798
2 L June 29 1799

Page 11

I joseph Frail of Hopkinton in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged fifty four years do depose and say that Zerviah Frail now of Hopkinton is my mother. She was the wife of Joseph Frail now deceased and formerly of Andrew Allard both of whom were soldiers in the Revolutionary War. The said Allard served at several different periods amounting to eight or nine months as I always understood. He was married to my said mother on the first day of May seventeen hundred and seventy five which date I am able to fise with certainty from having now in my possession an original record made by Benjamin Haven, Father to the said Zerviah Frail, and which record I have this day town out from the book and the paper attached hereto is the leaf refered to. It has been in the possession of my mother many years and I verily believe it to be a genuine and true record.
Joseph Frail

Hall of Massachusetts, Middlesex S. February 9th 1844
Then personally came Joseph Frail who is a credible witness and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true.- And I further certify that I have this day and at previous times examined the book from which the [illegible] was taken and I have no doubt of its genuineness and authenticity & the words" Benjamin Haven Father to the said Zerviah Frail intestament before signing & the xxxx." The said allard was [illegible] 

Signing,
 Samuel D. Davenport - Justice of the Peace

Page 12

Rev Widow, &c
File No. 14753
Zerviah Frail
widow of Andrew Allard
Pri Rev War
Act: July 4 36
Index:-Vol. A, Page 254

[Arrangement of 1870.]

Page 13

Zerviah Frail
Wid. Andrew Allard
Mass-
Act 4 July 36
m 75.279
Diary - ent? 16 Dec. 3nd
rolls verify & letter - 4.25
7.25

Page 14

December the 16th 1776
This morning I lef my Hom In order to march for New York and met LT Wittermore, Tauer and those other Ofercer.,  that [illegible] Tuesday the 17th day. Still till towards knight they went to Poise Haven and put up that knight. - 
Wensday the 18th marched throw with tow and God [illegible] at Cotters Town 
Thursday the 19th marching throw Willbrayham (probably Wilbraham, Mass) and dined at King Carey. 
Friday the 20th there marched as far as winsea and lodged at the priest house, and for Cartlands Maner then to Bottskill then crosed King Fraey (King Ferry?), then to Cartiert then to Campo were we stayd some days and then marched
Sunday the 12th
This day marched from Camped in Order for more Town [illegible] then to journey then to prompomton? plaises and put up that knight
Monday the 13
Then to Gontown from there wipney and put up at Corktarp Darges -
Tuesday the 14
This morning marched to

Page 15

Day [illegible] thirteenth there bay by all Toay in faremtown and I vexey smart. Storm of Snow

Sonday the 22 - 
This morning marched all the thru snow was tow feat deap and put up in Said town that knight & so forth.

monday the 23 -
This day marched to Wonter Barey and put up that [illegible] and so forth - 4
Tuesday the 24 - 
This day went throw Southbar? and put up at New town
Winday the 25 - 
Then marched Danbury then marched  for jillskill from Tanbray to Oblongth [illegible]  were we abide at Targent? 
January 18 then marched to moneytown from there to Bagin Road from there to mil town '20 from there to Pluckansion 21 there we [illegible] 

Jan [illegible]  1777(?)
We had orders to march from whichamin to Boundbrook on a count of a Engagement that happened at that place a we marched to Bridgewater within two miles of boundbrook and camped in the woods [illegible]

Page 16

and next Day we marched about two miles near boundbrook to ingage the Enemy with war thear a plundering the inhabents but they had Left [illegible] had Retreted in from inclusion and tuck the roads so that we had no Chances to Do any thing to them only to stay when there with a field [illegible]  and it was Reported that there was five of them Cicled and six Returned Back to the roads again to Comp there that night and the next morning we ordered to march Down to Bound Brook for to take up arms

Page 17

To Mr. Bowman Pay Master of [illegible] Bigihay Regt Sir Please to Pay to the bearer hear of Lieut. Daniel Brent{?} the whole of the wages and saff money due from the Contenend to Andrew Allard [illegible] and Decesed [illegible] a solder in the Army in Capt William Gates Company in said Reg to and this order, shall be your Discharge from me for the [blot]

This is to certify that the above named is the widow of the above Named Andrew Allard and is the Proper heir to the said Allard Estate

To the widow Allard I take this opportunity to wright to you to inform you that there is some wages and saff money Due to your Husban from the Contenent in the Pay matters haned for you I [illegible] the above order and git it atested to by the [illegible] man of the town to Which you Belong and send it to me and I will git the money for you as soon as I can and send it to you by some Body that I can trust. So I shall close at Present. We thing you are the blessing of God in life and the Devine favor in the [blurred]
to which I [illegible] 
made on march 12th 1779
Daniel Norgood [illegible]

Page 18

This is to certify that the above named is the widow of the above Named Andrew Allard and is the Proper heir to the said Allard Estate

To the widow Allard I take this opportunity to wright to you to inform you that there is some wages and [illegible] money Due to your Husban from the Contestant in the Pay matter hanes for you I [illegible] the above order and git it attested to by the [illegible] man of the town to which you Belong and send it to me [illegible] I will Git the money for you as soon as I can and Send it you by some Body that I can [illegible] so I shall close at Present. We thing you are the Blessing of God in life and the Devine favor in the [illegible] for which I [blurred]

had on march 12th 1779  Daniel Norgood Seacrest (?)

Page 19

Blanford, August the 25 AD 1777
  
Mam I must inform you a vary heavy Peas of money but it is god will it Should be so therefore I hope you will not murmer at what eaver gods will Andrew Allard belonging to Capt Gatses company in Corl abiglon's Redgement was taken sick the13 day of this month: with the camp Destemper 
he Contrenired til the 23 Day abought at 9 clock at Night and then Departed this Life. he had his Reason as long as he Continued and he Desired me to Right to you when and [illegible] he died and that you would not Lay it two in which to hart But to Look to god in a Day of trouble for help all means Posoble was used for his Revoveree

I was Left Sick with mr Allard but it Pleased god to Restore me to helth in a few Day so that I was Able to help take cair of him he was at a house where he was well Looked after no Paisy(?) was wanting in takeing cair of him he had a good feather bed to Lay on but vour Days before he decesed he was not Able to git out of his bed upon any occation and had a continial worcking attended him as Long as he contunired it took two to weight on him as long as he contunired both night and day and such a sent as there was there is none can tel but them that has had Camp Destemper
Docter King was his Docter and attended him vary faithfully but all means was to no afect
mr Allard before he died desired me to Pick up all his things after he descesed and to put them at a avenden(?) and Pay all charges of his being sick and to bury him Descently and to send the Remainder of his mony home to his wife.  Now I shall carry an exct account to his offeser of all Charges Paid so that he may Draw  it from the Continent for his wife if there is any to be had

Page 20

I appointed a vandam and had his sold att the best advantag all Excepting his gun and cattarrag (cartridge) box and Pocketbook his gun and Cattarragbox must be turned into the sears and I supose that his offersers will drew the the pay for them and his Pocketbook he desired me to send to his wife for his sun that he might have it to remember him by
his clothen that was sold came to 
L   S D
11:1: 0
12:15:0
10:00:0
total 38:16:0

cash that he had with him
one [illegible] of

for the nursing doctoring and funeral charges. Prised by two of the Comitte of the town 

L S D
7:2:0

His Leutenent came in and ordered me to sel the gun and cattarage box with I sold for 
L. S. D
4:10:0

I have sent in the Letter to Seviah Allard the wif of Andres Allard

L S D
21:4:0

Elias green of Leicester (signed)

Page 21

Mrs 
Serviah Allard
in 
Holden(?) in 
Needingland



[upside down numbers ]

10.5.7
1.6.6
11.12.1


12.2.2
12.10.2
1.5.2.0
1.6.0

Page 22

Camp at Bound Brook in Bridgwater in the New garses (Jersey) 300 miles from home Feb the 13 1777

Loving wife my Regards to you and our Child hoping these few lines will find you all in good helth as threw the goodness of God they Le---- me at this time and Holden me and all in Good helth but mr Perry and he is likely to Live then to dy and it is a [illegible] helth in our Camp 
I would in form you that wee some Escposed to the small Pox But wee hope to Keep Clear as for News I have Nothing straing  in form you of at Present only that I went out on a scout one Day this week a Long with Lt Willson and a Eleven more and wee all had a chans to come a cros the Lite hors I being a littel Distanc from the Rest of our men had like to have ben taken by them but threw the goodness of God I got to Rest of our party and wee made a stand and wee keep them Back til wee got help and there they Retreted and non hurt upon *** side wee ly in four miles of the Hyhing Liny(?) and wee [illegible] them Evergy other day my Love to all my freinds for I Remain your Loving Andrew Allard 
will ly 4 miles from the [illegible] Body of the Enemy