Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14,760, Doss Freeman, Mass.

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(3-1776)
SERVICE  NUMBER 

[Handwritten] Mass. Freeman, Doss W.14,760
[Handwritten] Sarah B. L. Nt. 1981-100
CONTENTS

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Massachusetts - 2, 548
Sarah Freeman,
widow of Doss Freeman,
Massachusetts
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the 29 August 1805
of Middleton in the state of Massachusetts 
who was a  private in the company commanded
by captain Wade of the regiment commanded
by M. Jackson in the Massachusetts
line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts 
at the rate of 80  Dollars - cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
[Double line full page length]
Certificate of Pension issued the 29.-day of  April 1839 and paid to Isaac Fiske East Cambridge Massachusetts.
[Double lines full page length]
Arrears to the 4th of March - $240.00
Semi=annual allowance ending 40.00
Died October 9, 1839 $280.00

{Act July 7, 1838.}
Recorded by  R Burdine Clerk, 
Book A Volume 1- Page   89.

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I William Eaton of the City of Boston in the commonwealth of Massachusetts, a Revolutionary Soldier of the United States, and drawing a Pension as such, under the Act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818. but sub subsequently increased under The Act of 1st June 1832. being sworn depose and say that, I enlisted for, and served three years in The Eight Regiment Massachusetts line commanded by Colonel Michael Jackson, of the Revolutionary Army -and was a sergeant in Captain James Keith's Company, in said Regiment and discharged from service in the year 1780.
 and that during my three years service aforesaid I was well aquatinted with two soldiers, who served in the same Regiment with myself; (Viz [namely])John Oaks, who was a drummer and likewise with a colored man by the name of Doss Freeman a private Soldier - both from Middlesex County, in this state. The former from Medford And the latter from South Reading in said county. I further testify that when I was discharged from service  I left said John Oaks, and Dofs [Doss] Freeman still serving. and I always believed and do still believe, said John Oaks and Doss Freeman served to the close of the war -I have but an imperfect knowledge of the connexions [sic] of said John Oaks. I remember he had two sisters, of by the name of Hannah the other I have forgot her name, but she was married to Daniel Green late of South Reading Deceased. But with Doss Freeman I was more particularly aquatinted, many years after the termination of said War. Said  Doss deceased some twenty five or thirty years since, and as I always understood , left no issue and that the only heirs or representatives of said Doss are two children.

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of his sister Phillis, who married to Sharfer Breed -and that's the said Sharfer and Phillis, are both dead. the names of the two children alluded to, are Doss Breed; alias Doss Freeman and Sherbum Breed, both surviving and are the only heirs, and Representatives, of said Doss Freeman deceased. 
William Eaton
Suffolk ss. October 25 1833 This day personally appeared William Eaton above named and swore oath to the the truth of the foregoing statement according to the best of his knowledge and belief before me
E. Husey Duby justice of the peace

Suffolk ss.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Charles A. Parker, Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas of said State and County
hereby certify that E. Husey Duby is a 
Justice of the Peace in and for said
County duly commissioned and qualified
and that his signature above written is
Genuine
Given under my hand and 
Seal of said Court at Boston 
on this Ninth day of November A.D. 1833.
Charles H. Parker, Clerk

Deposition of William eaton

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Heirs of Doss Freeman deceased

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[Heading in bold letters] DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
[Design]
[Typed] State of [Handwritten] Massachusetts. Middlesex [typed] County } 88.
[indented] [typed] I [handwritten] Doss Freeman [typed] a [handwritten] nephew [typed] and [space] heir [space] at law to [handwritten]  Doss Freeman [typed] deceased, do upon oath testify and declare, that to the best of my knowledge and belief, [handwritten] Doss Freeman.
[indentation] aforesaid, about, or in the year 1777 entered, or enlisted into the service of the United States, for the term of 'During the War:" and that he continued in the service aforesaid, until the close of the same, when he received an honorable discharged at the termination thereof, from the [handwritten] Eight [typed] Regiment of the [handwritten] Massachusetts [typed] line commanded by Colonel [handwritten] Michael Jackson [typed] and when he was a [handwritten] private.
[handwritten] I further testify, that my [illegible] Doss Freeman at one [illegible] departed this life in this town of South Reading, in [illegible] county. open twenty eight years [illegible]and that he never to my knowledge drew a pension from the United States.
[typed] I, further declare that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promise to [handwritten] Doss Freeman [typed] [indented] aforesaid, on the part of the United States, nor do I believe he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: 
[typed] Therefore, KNOW All Men By these Presents, that I [handwritten] Doss Freeman, aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint [handwritten] Ruben Baldwin [typed] of [handwritten] Greenville [typed] in the State of [handwritten] New York [typed] my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a Warrant for the quantity of Bounty Land due me [handwritten] and the other other [typed] heir [space] at law of [handwritten] Doss Freeman [typed] aforesaid. [space] in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my [handwritten] [illegible] [typed] and seal, this [handwritten] 19th [typed] day of [handwritten] October [typed] in the year of 18 [handwritten] 33.
[typed] Signed, Sealed, and Delivered, 
[space] in the presence of.
[signature] Thaddeus Spaulding.
[handwritten] Doss Freeman
[handwritten]Middlesex [typed] County, ss. 
[indentation] [typed] Be it known that on this [handwritten] nineteenth [typed] day of [handwritten] October [typed] in the year 18 [handwritten] 33 [typed]  Before the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared [handwritten] Doss Freeman [typed] subscriber to the above the declaration, who made solemn oath to the truth of the same: and likewise acknowledge the power of attorney there unto subjoined, to be [handwritten] [illegible] free act and deed; dated at [handwritten] South Reading [typed] in said [handwritten] County [typed] the day and year above mentioned. 
[signature] Thaddeus Spaulding [typed] Justice of the Peace.
[small line in the middle of row]
[typed] State of [space] county. } ss.
[typed] I, [space] Clerk of the Court
of [space] County, do hereby certify, that [space] before whom the foregoing declaration was sworn, and the subjoined power of attorney purports to have been acknowledged, is and was at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, in and for the County of [space] duly commissioned sworn and qualified by law to take affidavits, &c. and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice, and verily believe the signature purporting to be his is genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said [space] and subscribed my name at [space] this [space] day of [space] in the year of 183 [space].

[handwriting]for evidence of the official [illegible] of Thaddeus Spaulding refer to the papers in the case of John Oaks. to whose heirs Warrant no.1981 [illedgible] on the 15th Nov 1833.

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2635
Freeman
Massachusetts
Act 7 July[18]38
m 88 a 1805
3 years in roll
[line]
Admitted
2 years Private
80$
no deduction
Isaac Fiske
East Cambridge
Massachusetts

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State of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex ss.
I Daniel Pratt Jr. the subscriber do hereby certify, that it appears by the Registry of the Marriages in the records of the town of Reading in said County of Middlesex that there is contained the following entry of Marriage viz: [namely] "seventeen hundred and Eighty Eight November fourteenth Doss Freeman and Sarah Davis were married by Benjamin A Brown Justice of the Peace"
I nearby certify that the above is a true copy of the Records with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows viz.
1788.
November 14. Doss Freeman and Sarah Davis were married by Benjamin Brown Justice of the Peace.
I Daniel Pratt Jr. above named depose and say; that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the County, Towns and State aforesaid and the above is a true extract from the records of said Reading with the exception above named as certified by me
Daniel Pratt Jr Clerk of said
Town of Reading
State of Massachusetts County of Middlesex} ss
Reading September 27, 1838.
Then the above named Daniel Pratt Jr. personally appears and made oath that the facts stated in the forgoing deposition by him subscribed were true according to his best knowledge and belief.  And I further certify that said Daniel Pratt Jr. is a credible witness. 
Before me
Joshua Prescott Justice of the Peace

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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of July, 1838, entitled “An Act granting half pay + pensions to certain widows—

State of massachusetts } ss.
County of middlesex

On this thirteenth day of October in the year eighteen hundred thirty eight personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Probate for said county, Sarah Freeman, a resident of Reading in the county of Middlesex aforesaid, aged eighty years, who, being first-duly sworn, according to law doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled “An Act granting half pay + pensions to certain widows,” That she is the widow of Doss Freeman of said Reading, who was a private in the army of the Revolution, and according to the best of her knowledge + belief was in Capt. Bancrofts Company, Col. Michael Jacksons Regiment as a private from June 2d, 1777, to December 31, 1779, Thirty [illegible] and twenty nine days—and afterwards served as a private in Capt Wade’s Company, Col. Michael Jackson’s Regiment from January 1st to December 31st 1780. Twelve months—and she positively declares that she is the widow of the said Doss Freeman, + has never been married since his decease, + that at the time of his enlistment in the above mentioned service, he was an inhabitant of Reading in the county + state aforesaid—
She further declares that she was married to the said Doss Freeman on the fourteenth day of November in the year Seventeen hundred + eighty eight; that her husband, the aforesaid Doss Freeman died on the [illegible crossed out] twenty ninth [written in above cross out] day of August in the year Eighteen hundred + five; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred + ninety four viz.: at the time above stated—
Sworn to + subscribed on the day + year above written before me 
The words twenty ninth being in[?]lined before signing 
S. P. P. Fay Judge of Prob for [illegible] County
Sarah  Freeman
her
[hand drawn X]
mark

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[Preprinted Form]
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Secretary's Office, [handwritten in] September 17th 1838. [end of handwritten]

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 that [handwritten in] Doss Freeman of Reading, served in Capt. Bancroft's Company, Col. Michael Jackson's Regiment, as a Private from June 2, 1777 to December 31st 1779-Thirty months and twenty nine days-said said Doss Freeman also served as a Private in Captain Wade's Company Col. Michael Jackson's Regiment from January 1st to December 31st 1780-Twelve months-[end of handwritten]

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.

[signature] John P. Bigelow
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

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State of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex SS.
Reading Oct  8th 1838
I, John Weston Esquire of said Reading, being of lawful age do depose and say that Dos Freeman of said Reading a soldier of the Revolution died on the twenty ninth day of August in the year eighteen hundred and five that Sarah Freemen of said Reading the present applicant is the widow of the said Dos Freeman, and has never been married since his decease. 
John Weston

State of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex
SS
Reading October 8th 1838
Then the above named John Weston personally appeared, I made oath that the facts stated in the foregoing deposition by him subscribed were true, according to his best knowledge and belief. And I further certify that the said John Weston is a credible witness.
Before me
Joshua Prescott
Justice of the Peace

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State of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex 

Reading, October 8th 1838
I Silas Smith of said Reading, being of lawful age, do depose and say that Dos Freeman of said Reading, a soldier of the Revolution died on the twenty ninth day of August in the year Eighteen hundred and five that Sarah Freeman of said Reading, the present applicant is the widow of the said Dos Freeman, and has never been married since his decease.
Silas Smith

State of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex
Reading October 8th 1838

Then the above named Silas Smith personally appeared, and made oath that the facts stated in the foregoing deposition by him subscribed were true according to his best knowledge and belief- and I further certify that the said Silas Smith is a credible witness.

Before me
Joshua Prescott Justice of the Peace.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Madlerson? County Jr?

I Jrace? Fesha? ? of ?
Could Prob? and for the County of Meddleston? hereby certify that land ? hay? is ? Judge of ?
County of Probate d? ? ? ? ?
but? his signature written on the anninco? paper is my genuine signature.

I also certify that Joshua Prescott? sign? is a Justice? of the Peace? ? and for? ? County of Midellson ? commissioned and qualified and neat? his ? signatures written on the? paper ? are his genuine signatures.

In witness whereof I h?  hereunto by my hand
affirmed the? seal? of? said County of Probate this seventeenth day of October in the year eighteen hundred and thirty eight.

Jrace? Fishe? Meg?

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Widow, &C.
File No. 14760
Sarah Freeman
Widow of 
Doss? Freeman
Era? Rev War

Act: July 7th* 38
Index:-Vol. a, Page 254

[Arrangement of 1870]

1930- May 2- Hist. to adjutant? ?
see Curban? of reply
M Miss. fills.? E & L
Index C.H, Bridges.

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East Cambd? County of Meedlence? May
J.L. Edward Esq?


Sir,
After the meloved? applation? shall
have been ?, you will please? to make pleasere? of Tha?, ?

Respectfully yours,

Jrace? Forh?

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Sarah Earon,  Depore?
actions in relation to the
claim of the heirs of
Dofs? Freeman

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I, Jacob Eaton, of South Reading in the county
of Middlesen and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged sixty two do testify and say, that I was well acquainted with  Doss Freeman late of this Town of South Reading, deceased that ? pass was well known and reputed as a soldier in the Massachusetts ? of the ? Rev-olutionary Army, that I always ? the said Doss served and continued to the ? of the war. I further testify that the said Doss Freeman departed this life some twenty eight or thirty years ago in this town of South Reading in the County aforesaid and dies? interstate leaving no legal issue, said that the following persons are the only heirs at law of  thes said Doss Freeman- being the (Representatives) children of his sister Phillis the late wife of Shawher? Breed?, both deceased and are by name as follows, Doss Breed or ast? Freeman deceased and are by name as follows, Doss Breed or ? called Doss Freemna and Shaw? Breed, being the only heirs at law of the afore said Doss Greeman deceased,
? Jonathan I say? not.

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Doss Freeman
S. 1981?

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At a special session of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston, in the County of Suffolk?, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for the aid forty on the twenty eighth day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred thirty three, before Peter A Thacker, Judge of the Land.

Satisfactory evidence in as this day adduced to the front? that Dass Breed otherwise called Doss Freeman, a colored man, of South Reading in the fourty of Middlesox Commonwealth aforelaid, and Sherburn Breed of Goffrtown? in the State of New Hampshire, and are the Nephews, and only heirs at law to Dos Freeman deceased, who was a soldier of the Masachusetts line in the Revolutionary Army.

Intert...y? here of have hereunto ? my name-
on the day and year aforelaid-
Peter A. Thacher Judge of the 
Municipal Court of the City of Boston.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk ss

I, Thomas W. Phillips, Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston in the county of Suffolk do hereby certify that said Court is a Court of Record legally established within the Commonwealth aforesaid; that Honorable Peter O. Thacher is sole Judge of said Court; that the signature on the opposite side of this sheet, purporting to be his, is genuine and that the proceedings set forth by said Judge on the opposite side of this sheet, were done in said Municipal Court. 
In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and the Seal of said Court at Boston this twenty eighth day of October A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty three.       Thomas W. Phillips, Clerk of said Municipal Court.