Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,742, Lot Gifford, Mass.

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Also that he was in the United States service in the year 1779, under the command of Capt. Saml Fish when the enemy attacked Falmouth sustained a heavy attack from them for one day, and was in service there eighteen days he thinks. that he herewith furnished the listing of William Nye & Nathaniel Beun, buy such witness as he can promise[?] and has now no documentary written in his possession, and knows of no evidence to present his {illegible] of  [illegible] but think he may prove the listing of Charles Robinson of said Falmouth & perhaps find some documents in the Department of the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts

The Rev Benjamin Woodbury & William Nye of Falmouth are well acquainted with him, and can testify to his character & reputation for services performed as a soldier in the War of the Revolution

He herby 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. 

Lot Gifford

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first aforesaid.
We Abner Davis Regr & Benjamin Woodbury a Clergyman residing in the town of Falmouth. and William Nye also residing in said Falmouth hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Lot Gifford who has subscribed and sworn to above declaration; that we believe him to be Eighty five years of age; the 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. 
Sworn and subscribed as aforesaid.
Benamin Woodbury
William Nye
Abner Davis, Regr

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that Benjm Woodbury who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the town of Falmouth; and that William Nye who has also signed the same is a resident in said Falmouth and both credible persons; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Nymphas Marston - Judge
I Abner Davis 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 Lot Gifford for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid. 
Abner Davis, Regr

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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Secretary's Office, Nov. 27 1832
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 Lot Gifford's name is borne on the pay roll of Copl John Gramms' company when on the Bluebelle Islands, from the first day of July to the last day of December 1775 as a private service made up for six months & 13 days
That Lot Gifford's name is borne on the roll of Cpl Joseph Palmer's company. Col Cushings Regt at Rhode Island as a private in 1776 fifty-seven days.
That Lot Gifford's name is on the pay roll of Cpl Sam Fishs company for in [illegible] at Falmouth in Sept 1779. Seven days
Edward D. Bangs, Scry
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