Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,254, Jabez Bacon, Mass

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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Massachusetts

Bacon, Jabez

NUMBER
S. 30.254

CONTENTS

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27500
Massachusett

Jabez Bacon
[obscured] Barnstable in the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Davis of the __ commanded by __ in the Massachusetts line for 10 months, Private

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of July 1834 and sent to Honorable John Reed, Yarmouth, Massachusetts.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 - $99.99
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 September 1834 - $16.66
= $116.65

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by George Taylor, Clerk.
Book E, Vol. 2, Page 43

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Administered
10 Mon. Private
Captain Davis

Jabez Bacon

Honorable J. Reed.

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I hereby certify that Jabez Bacon, son of Lemuel Bacon, was born in Barnstable, July 2nd, A.D. 1757 as appeared from the records of said Town.
Attest Josiah Hinckley} Clear of the Town of Barnstable
Barnstable, September 15th, 1832

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

County of Barnstable ss. On this twenty second day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable N. Marston of the Court of Probate as Judge now sitting at Barnstable in and for said County, Jabez Bacon a resident of Barnstable in said Couty, aged seventy five years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th, A.D. 1832. 
That he was born at Barnstable in the State of Massachusetts on the second day of July A.D. 1757, and that there is a record of his birth on the Town Records of Barnstable, that he was in the United States service from the last day of May A.D. 1775, to the last day of November A.D. 1775 as a Private in the Militia or State services
: that he was residing at Barnstable when he entered the service; that he enlisted for six months & served three months first at Plymouth & then served three months at Hyannis and served for the period aforesaid under the command of James Davis, Captain, Even Lathrop, Lieutenant, both of Barnstable.
: that he marched from Barnstable to Plymouth and after the expiration of three months marched to Hyannis in the Town of Barnstable
: that he served with none of the United States troops or of the regular troops;
: that he was in no battle but were employed in both [illegible] as a guard to protect the sea coast and at the end of his service received a discharge but not in writing
: that he left the service eon the last day of November A.D. 1775 and that since the Revolutionary war he has resided at Barnstable.
Also: that he was in the United States service from the first day of December A.D. 1775, to the thirty first day of March A.D. 1776 as a Private in the militia or state services that he was residing at Barnstable when he entered the service; that he enlisted for four months and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Joshua Gray Captain Daniel Barrett Lieutenant Josiah Miller Ensign
: that he marched from Barnstable in the state of Massachusetts to Roxbury in [illegible] state & when we arrive there we joined Colonel Bradford's Regiment
: that he served with the Regular army of the United States. General Washing was Commander in Chief of the regular troops; and militia, General Washing, General Putnam, S. Bradford Colonet & Bassett Lieutenant Colonel regular offices were known to him: that he was in no battle but an irregular five was kept up for a great part of the time that at the end of his service he receive a discharge but not in writing and left the service on the thirty first day of March A.D. 1776 while there he aided & helped unto the fort on Dorchester Hill.
Also: that he was in the United States service from the first day of January A.D. 1778, to the first day of January A.D. 1780 as a Private in the Militia or State services; that he was residing at Barnstable in State of Massachusetts when he entered the service; that he enlisted for two years and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Benjamin [illegible] James Coleman first Lieutenant John Ballet 2nd Lieutenant Joseph Otis Brigadier General
: that he marched form Barnstable to Newport to Falmouth to Wareham and various places but our General station was Barnstable
: that he served with no other company but acted as a guard
no regular officers were know to him; that he was in no battle that at the end of his service he received a discharge but not in writing and left the service on the first day of January A.D. 1780.

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Reverend John M. Spear, Z.D. Bassett are my neighbors & can testify to my character for veracity & beliefs of service in the Revolutionary War.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. 
Jabez Bacon
Sworn to an subscribed the day and year first aforesaid.
Abner David Register

We John M. Spear, a Clergyman residing in the Town of  Barnstable  and Zenas D. Basset residing in the Town of  Barnstable hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jabez Bacon who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
John M. Spear
Z.D. Basset
Abner David, Register

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that John M. Spear who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman in the Town of Barnstable; and that Zenas D. Basset who has also signed the same is a resident in Barnstable and is a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Nymphas Marston, Judge

I, bAner David, Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jabez Bacon for a pension.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
Abner Davis, Register

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable
Probate Court of Barnstable
May 31st A1B4.

Personally appeared in open court Jabez Bacon of Barnstable who is an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832 & who made a declaration in Probate Court September 22nd 1832 for that purpose. Who being duly sworn declares & says that [illegible] lapse of time and decay of memory he cannot state with more precision than he had done in his said declaration, the service he performed during his two years engagement in the company commanded by Captain Benjamin Lambert excepting as follows viz - He now restates & says upon Oath, that he enlisted into that company in January 1778; and he is confident that he enlisted for two years; but whether he enlisted for a shorter period at first, and on the expiration of the first enlistment renewed his enlistment he cannot positively state, but he knows and is positive that he served for two years in the said Lumbert's company. The said company was stationed on the south side of Barnstable and was most of the time engaged in guarding the coast there and protecting property that was brought into the harbor; the said harbor being a good one, and near to the vineyard sound, many vessels were put in there, and very many [illegible] were brought in there and their cargoes landed there, carted across the cape and then freighted to Boston; this was done to avoid the danger of being recaptured [illegible] around Cape Cod, and the

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Said Lumbert's company was kept constantly guarding the coast and protecting the said vessels and [illegible] except when called on alarum to Falmouth, Wood's Hole and Wareham. At one time he marched with the said company to Wareham on alarum at which time he was gone three weeks. That he marked to Falmouth and was gone about two weeks. And once he marched to Wood's Hole and was gone about the same period; That he was a number of times called & marched to Point Gammon, which was near where the company was stationed.
The declarant does not mean to be understood that the said company was the whole time under arms, as they might have been in camp, but their whole time was spend and devoted to service and the soldiers were quartered at the houses of the inhabitants; that the declarant frequently carried his musket with him to church on the Sabbath. That the Colonel of the Regiment according to his best recollection was Colonel Nathaniel Freeman of Sandwich.
Jabez Bacon
Subscribed & sworn in open court
Witness my hand & the seal of said court, the day & year first aforesaid.
Abner Davis, Register

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30254
Revolutionary INVALID.

[illegible]No. 30,254
Jabez Bacon
Private, Revolutionary War

Act: June 7th 1832
Index: Vol. 2, Page 25
(Arrangement of 1870.)

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable, ss
Probate Court at Barnstable
May 31, 1834
Personally appeared in open court George Lewis of Barnstable, aged seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn deposit and saith, that he well knows Jabez Bacon of Barnstable and that said Bacon was a soldier of the Revolution in the company commanded by Captain Benjamin Lambert stationed on the south side of Barnstable, have often seen him in said company in the year 1778 when the deponent was the bearer of orders to Captain Lambert from Brigadier Joseph Otis, with whom the deponent served in the years 1777 & 1778 & that he also saw said Bacon in said company in the year 1779 after the deponent left the service Brigadier Otis.
George Lewis
Sworn & subscribed in open court, and I further certify that the said George Lewis is in the opinion of the said court, a credible witness.
Witness my hand & the seal of the said Court the day & year first aforesaid.
Abner Davis, Register

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1st
Deposition
George Lewis
for
Jabez Bacon

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I George Lewis of Barnstable in the County of Barnstable aged seventy eight years do testify & say that I well know Jabez Bacon & have known him from my days of childhood, that he enlisted at the same time I enlisted but in another company to wit not he last day of May one thousand seven hundred & seventy five & served at Hyannis & Plymouth for the term of six months - three months in each plain and James Davis was the Captain of his company.
I further testify that said Jabez Bacon served in the same company with me under Captain Joshua Gray four months at Roxbury at the time we fortified Dorchester Heights, that we enlisted on the first day of December AD 1775.
And further the deponent saith not.
George Lewis
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Barnstable ss
Probate Court at Barnstable in said County September 22, 183[obscured]
Personally appeared in open Court, George Lewis and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed in Court. And I certify that the said George is in the opinion of the Court a credible witness, by testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court the day & year aforesaid.
Abner Davis, Register

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Barnstable ss
Probate Court at Barnstable in the said County
September 22 A.D. 1832

Personally appeared in open court, Richard Lewis & Prince Bearse and severally made oath to the truth of the [illegible] within deposition by them subscribed in Court. And I certify that they said Richard & Prince are in the opinion of the Court, credible witnesses. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court, the day & year aforesaid.
Abner Davis, Register

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We Richard Lewis aged eighty one years & Prince Bearse aged seventy two years both of Barnstable in the County of Barnstable & Commonwealth of Massachusetts depose & say that we are well acquainted with Jabez Bacon of said Barnstable who is an applicant for a pension & have always lived near him; that during the revolutionary war we were both in the same company with him two years; that the company was commanded by Captain Benjamin Lambert; that said Company was stationed at Hyannis, a village in the Town of Barnstable; that we enlisted the first of January A.D. 1778 & were discharged the first of January A.D. 1780 and said Jabez Bacon enlisted & was discharged & served the same time.
Richard Lewis
Prince Bearse

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I Judah Bearse of Barnstable in the County of Barnstable & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged about seventy five depose & say during the revolutionary war & war since, I was & have been acquainted with Jabez Bacon of Barnstable aforesaid who is an applicant for a pension and well know that he was in the United States service at Tiverton and the State of Rhode Island from the first of September A.D. 1777 to the first of December of the same years as a private in the militia. we were both in the same company.
Judah Bearse

Barnstable ss
Probate Court of Barnstable
September 22nd A.D. 1832.
Personally appeared in open Court Judah Bacon & made oath to the truth of the above Deposition by him subscribed in Court. And I certify that in the opinion of the Court the said Judah is a credible witness. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court the day & year aforesaid.
Abner Davis, Register

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Secretary's Office, November 13, 1833

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 the name of Jabez Bacon as a private in the Sea Coast service is borne on Captain James Davis Pay Roll to the first of November 1775 which roll is endorsed Captain James Davis's Sea Coast Muster Roll January 10th, 1776, from which it appears that said Bacon enlisted the 14th of July, wages per month L1.16. Total wages L7.0.1 1/2 wages received L1.16. Balance L5.4.1 1/2.
The name of Jabez Bacon is [illegible] on Muster Rolle of the Company under command of Captain James Davis in the Sea Coast service from November 1st to the 31 of December 1775 inclusive where he is allowed "wages for two months and five days L3.18.3rd. There is no other Roll of said Davis's company found in this office and no other roll on with there name of said Bacon is found and I certify that the Rolls relating to said Sea Coast service are very imperfect.
Edward D. Bangs [illegible]

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Honorable J. Reed

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House of Representatives
June 21st 1834

Sir,
I have this day received a letter from Zacheus Hamlen Esquire a Gentleman of respectability & strict honor & integrity. It refers to the memorials for pensions of
George Lewis
Jabez Bacon
Judah Bearse
now pending before you. I enclose to you the letter & by you will give it what weight it may be entitled to.
Your Obedient Servant
John Reed