Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,121, Thomas Burbeck, Continental Mass.

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SERVICE
Continental
Mass.


Burbeck, Thomas


NUMBER
S.34,121

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Thos. Burbeck

No. 8494
March 1819
Contd 14 Sep
1820

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District of Massachusetts, ss.

On this third day of June 1820 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record, viz. a Special District Court of the United States for the said District, Thomas Burbeck, aged Fifty-nine years, resident in Boston in the County of Suffolk, in said District, Ship Carpenter who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: as a Private in Capt Burbecks Company, in the Regiment of Artillery Commanded by Colo. Knox Massachusetts line of the Army of the United States - My Declaration was dated April 8th, 1818 - My Pension Certificate is No. 8494. dated March 23 1819

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.

T. Burbeck

Sworn to and declared, on the third day of June A.D. 1820 before Jno. Davis          { Judge of the Massachusetts
                            { District Court.

I, John Watson Davis, Clerk of the Massachusetts District Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto 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 ____________________________________________________________________ dollars and ___________________ cents.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this third day of June 1820.

Jno Davis     { Clerk of the U.S. District Court,
                      {     for the Massachusetts District.

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Schedule of Property belonging to the Subscriber late a Soldier in the Army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Real Estate None
Personal Estate None

Occupation a Ship Carpenter but unable to work at my trade in Consequence of being a cripple having had my right leg + arm broken

Family I have none

Thos Burbeck

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8,494
Massachusetts.

Thomas Burbeck,
at Boston, in the state of Masstts. who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Knox, of the Massachtts. line, for the term of one year.

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8. of April, 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23d. of March, 1819, and sent to John Davis, Judge Boston, Massachusetts.

Arrears to 4th of March, 1819                 87.16
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept. }            48  "
10 mos. 23/30 }                 1819  }        $135.16
+ 4/31               }

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

Continued

[The following is written perpendicular to above text on right edge of paper]
Notification sent Sept. 14th 1820 to Saml Blagge
Boston

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No 247
Thomas Burbeck

[The following sentence is crossed out]
Period of service in the continental establishment too short.

Admd.

Applicant says years service was continental + that Joseph [illegible - Chandler?] for same services has drawn a Pension

New evidence marked A.

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State of Massachusetts

I Thomas Burbeck, a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Boston, in the County of Suffolk, in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on or about the first of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and seventy five, I entered and was engaged in the Land service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the January following when I was discharged, the time having expired for which I enlisted, at which time I again entered the service for one year, and continued to serve as aforesaid until February AD 1777 as a soldier against the common enemy, without any interruption or absence: that I belonged to Capt. Edward Burbeck's Company of Artillery, in Colo. Gridleys regiment. for the first enlistment of eight months. and for the remainder of the time was in Capt. Henry Burbeck's Company of Artillery, in Colo. Henry Knox's regiment and that I left the service on or about the middle of February AD 1777 being duly discharged and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of fifty seven years and being lame in consequence of having my thigh broken,

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

Thomas Burbeck

BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this eighth day of 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 and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me the abovenamed Thomas Burbeck and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination duly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true.

Jno Davis 
Dist Judge
Mass Dist.

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MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.

March 5 1819

I AM satisfied that the above named, Thomas Burbeck by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support. 

Jno Davis        { District Judge U.S.
                         { Massachusetts Dist.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF WAR


MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 11 A. D. 1818

IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Thomas Burbeck subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid. ["with the accompanying documents marked" crossed out] together with this certificate.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to  be hereunto affixed.

Jno Davis        } Judge of the District Court U.S.
                         } Massachusetts District.

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United States
Massachusetts District

I Joshua Hardy of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, and District of Massachusetts, of lawful age testify, and say, That I enlisted about the 1 January 1776, in the company commanded by Captain Edward Burbeck, and immediately afterwards, marched in a detachment of said company, to under the command of Lieut Henry Burbeck to New York, and joined the regiment of Massachusetts Artillery commanded by Colonel Henry B. Knox, and served in New York, until the winter of 1777, and well know Thomas Burbeck of said Boston, to have enlisted at the same time in the same company, and to have faithfully served as a private soldier therein, during the before mentioned time, and for more than twelve months at one time.

Joshua Hardy


[illegible] Boston. March 4th, 1819 -
Personally appeared the above named Joshua Hardy, whom I certify to be in my opinion a credible witness, and made oath that the above statement by him subscribed is true. Before me - 

Stephen Hooper Jus. Pacis

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34121
Revy INVALID

File No. 34,121
Thomas Burbeck
Pri Rev War

Act:  18" March 18"

Index: - Vol. 2, Page 99

[Arrangement of 1870.]