Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7311, David Forrest, Mass.

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Service Mass.
Forrest or Forrist, David
Abigail
Number W. 7311

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12,519 R
Pennsylvania
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David Forrest
of Smithfield [illegible] in the state of Pennsylva. who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Shephard in the Massachusetts line, for the term of 3 years
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 23 of May 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of July 1819 and sent to John McKean, Esq. Burlington Pennsylva.
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Arrears to 4th of March 1819 9 18/31 75.46
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 48.00
$123.46
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18 March, 1818.
Continued
Bradford County

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Notification sent to the care of Burr Ridgeway Esq.
9 May 1823 [illegible] Pennsylvania

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356.
Pennsylvania
Abigail Forrest, widow of David Forrest.
Bradford Co. in the State of Pennsylvania who was a private in the company commanded by Captain - of the regt commanded by Col. Shepard in the Massachusetts line for three years from 1777.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 0 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
died 2 July 1836.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of Dec 1836 and sent to Secretary of War.
- Arrears to the 4th of 
Semi-ani. allowance ending 4 March 1837 $40
Revolutionary Claims
Act 4 July 1936
Recorded by Wm L Allison, Clerk
Book  Vol. 1 Page 163

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David Forrest, private,
Colonel Shepard's Regt
Mass: line 1777- 3 years

23 May 1818
Admitted

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State of Pennsylvannia.
Bradford County, SS.
On this twenty third day of May 1818 before me the subscriber, one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Bradford, in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, personally appears David Forrest aged sixty-three years, resident in Smithfield Township Bradford County in the State aforesaid, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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." That he the said David Forrest enlisted for three years in March 1777 in Mansfield town Bristol County in the state of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain Mass Maap in a regt commanded by Col. Wm Shepard of the Massachusetts Line, that he continued to serve in said corps three years in the service of the United States until the 11th of March 1780 when he was discharged from service in [] in the state of New York, that he was in the battles of Still Water, Monmouth, and the battle of Rhode Island.
And that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the Assistance of his Country for Support- and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services except the orders of his discharge
David Forrist
Sworn to, subscribed and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Jn McKean Associate Judge Bradford Co.

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I, John McKean, one of the Associate Judges in and for Bradford County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said David Forrest did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the Common Enemy; and I now transmit the proceeding and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I further certify that it appears to my satisfaction that by [] of [] circumstances in life that David Forrest stands in need of and [] from his Country for support

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Wysox Pennsylvania

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Bradford County, ss:
On this 11th day of December, 1822, personally appeared David Forrest in open court being a court of Record for said County, aged sixty nine years, resident in Smithfield township, in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war to as follows; That he enlisted on the 12th of March 1777, as a private in the Massachusetts line in a Regt commanded by Col. W Shepard and served three years when he was discharged at West Point. The date of my pension certificate is July 22nd 1819 No 12519.  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 1858, 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 hereunto annexed and by me signed, to wit):
1 Small Cow - 3 old Sheep - 1 Small Kettle - 
6 table Spoons - 4 table plates-- 4 forks - 
1 (illegible) - 1 small pig- 1 Small pot - 6 bowls - 1 old table - 4 knives -  3 chairs(?) - 
My family consists of myself, my wife in her sixty ninth year and infirm, my daughter Abigail aged 33, and my son Solomon-
David Forrest
Sworn & Subscribed
December 11th, 1822 before 
Burr Ridgway, Prot.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Bradford County, SS:
I Burr Ridgway, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Bradford County, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and
schedule thereto annexed are correctly copied from the records 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 Twenty five dollars and ninety cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto
my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Towanda, said county, December
4th AD. 1822.
Burr Ridgway, Proth.y

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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the 3rd Section to act of Congress of the 4th July 1836
State of Pennsylvania}
Bradford County} ss 
On this 30th day of November 1836 personally appeared before the subscriber one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Bradford aforesaid Abigail Forrest a resident of Smithfield township in the County of Bradford aforesaid in the State of Pennsylvania aged eighty two years the 25th of October last past 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 4, 1836 - that she is the widow of David Forrest who was a private in the army of the revolution & who was inscribed on the pension list roll of the Pennsylvania agency
under the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 - that he applied for a pension soon after the passage of the said act mentioned act of Congress obtained the same and that he
had at the time of such application his discharge which he had at the time of leaving the service & which he forwarded to the war Department with his application as proof of his service- that his service was
for three years in a company commanded by Capt. Knapp and in the Massachusetts line.
she further declares that she was married to the said David Forrest in the 10th day of July in the year seventeen hundred & twenty four and that her husband the said David Forrest died on the 2nd day of July 1835 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period
as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed
Abigail Forrest
Sworn to and subscribed on the
day year first above written before me
J W McKean
Associate Judge of Bradford Common Pleas

I certify that the said Abigail Forrest by (illegible) of age and bodily infirmity is unable to attend at the setting of the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County
Nov 30 1836
J W McKean
Associate Judge

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Oneida County}
State of New York}
David Newland being
personally acquainted with David Forrest 
and Abigail Morse while living in the
State of Mass. and also know that the
said David Forest was paying his addresses
to the said Abigail Morse and that the
said David and Abigail Dad expect to
be married and I David Newland did
hear the Family of the said Abigail Say that the
said Abigail was was married to the said
David Forest and I heard the Family further
say that the said David Forest did pay the
administrator his fees (?)  for marrying the said
Daniel and Abigail and I further know
the said & the said and Abigail did live together as man and wife and I verally believe that the said David & Abigail was lawfully married and I certify that the said David and Abigail Marriage took place before the Revolutionary war and I certify that I have received a letter from the said Abigail Forest Stating that said Daniel Forest  is now deceased -  
in witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name this the 18th day of November
in the year of our Lord 1836
David Newland
Sworn and Subscribed before me this me
18th day of November 1836
Daniel Paudach
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with
the said David Newland and believe
him to be a man of truth and verasity
D. Paudach J. P.

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State of New York
Oneida County SS
I John Leland Clerk of the Court  of  Oneida order do hereby certify that D. Paddock Esquire  was on the 18th day of November 1886 a Justice of the Peace in and for said County
of Oneida duly authorized to act
as such and further that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe that the
signature subscribed to the within instrument
is genuine. In witness whereof I have
hereto set my Hand and seal of office
this 18th day of November 1836
John D Leland Clerk

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State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County ss ⎬ Before John McKean one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County
personally appeared Fortino Rose & Azubah Rose his wife who being duly sworn according to law on their oaths respectively do say that they were acquainted with the before named David Forrest in his life time for many
years previous to the time of his death which occurred on the 2nd day of July 1835 that they both saw the corpse on said day after his death were both present at his funeral on the 4th of the same July - that his widow Abigail Forrest who has signed the foregoing now lives in the family with these deponents & has remained single unmarried from the time of his death as aforesaid to the present time, and the and
Azubah Rose further (illegible) oath says that she has been acquainted with the said David Forrest deed & the said Abigail Forrest his wife from the time of him enlisting recollection & understood from them more than thirty years ago that a record of their marriage which
she then said in the care or possession of one of their relatives was the correct time of said married & which and he recollects was in the 
month of July 1774 as affixed by said records.
Tertius Rose
Azubah F Rose
Sworn & subscribed this 30th
day of November 1836 before me
J N McKean
Associate Judge of Bradford (illegible)
I certify that the above named Abigail Forrest
Tertius Rose & Azubah Rose are each & every of them persons of credibility whose testimony is entitled to full credit
J. N. McKean Associate Judge of
Bradford Com Pleas

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State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County 
I J. C. Powell [unclear title] of the county of [?] of [?] county do Certify that John McKean is [?] for the county of Bradford duly Commissioned and qualifies and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have [?] set my had and official seal this fourteenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty six
J.C. Powell [title?]

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Ms. 599 923.3. sec.
refd to Mr Edwards
+ admitted by him
#80

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. 3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington, D. C., 19...[date not filled in]
In reply to your request of [space left blank], received [space left blank] for a statement of the military history of David Forrest or Farrist, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's0 application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. Mch 12 1777[handwritten]. LENGTH OF SERVICE. Mch 11 1780[handwritten] RANK. Pvt[handwritten] OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. Moses Knapp [handwritten] COLONEL. William Shepard [handwritten] STATE. Mass [handwritten]

Battles engaged in, Stillwater, Monmouth, Rhode island [handwritten]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, End in Manfield Bristol Co. Mass. [handwritten]
Date of application for pension, May 23 1818. [illegible] claim war allowed.
Residence at date of application, Smithfield township Bradford Co. Penn [handwritten]
Age at date of application, 63 years.[handwritten]
Remarks: he married July 10, 1774 Abigail Morre b. Oct, 25 1754. he died July 2, 1835 and she was allowed pension on an op x Nove 30, 1836 while a resident of Smithfield tnsp Bradford CO. Penn.
Children in 1822: Abigail 33 years and Solomon age not stated.
There is no further family data on file[handwritten].
Respectfully, [left blank]
6-2856 Commisioner.

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They Certify that David Forest of the Fourth Massachusetts Regiment engaged in the Continental Service March 12 1777 for three years and has served the term for which he engaged and has returned in his arms and continentals and is discharged from any more service in said regiment given under my hand
Highlands March 11 1780
Libbeus Ball Major Con
4 Massachusetts Regiment
 
the national Archive of the United States [stamp]

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[left page:]
David Forrest,
[illegible] 7311
Massachusetts
[right page:]
The with in gun
and Acuterments
are my one [own] property
and the gun was
Kings Arm bought
in the 1777 Price
Guilford April [illegible]
David Forrest
[stamp] National archives of the United States

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Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Will you kindly have search made for the Rev. War service of David Forrest who died 1833-, is buried in Smithfield cemetary. His grave has been located and marked by "Tioga" chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, of Athens, Pennsylvania. His gr. grand daughter Bonnie B. Miller wishes to use his Rev War service.
Respectfully,
[Ms] Mary Brooker Lloyd
2006 Adams st., Sullivan Ills
May 28th. 1913 Pension D U Jun 1 1915 S[stamp]

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[left page:]
1915, June 4: history to Mary Crooker Lloyd [illegible] 

[right page:]
Revolutionary Widow, Etc.

File No. 7311
Abigail Forrest
           Widow
David Forrest
Private Massachusetts Line
Act:  July 4, 1936
Index: _____Volume 1 Page 246

(Arrangement of 1870.)

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David Forrest Penn Act 18 Mar 1818
to what time last paid?
Died 2d July 1835 paid to
Pen Office
Dies J2nd July 1835 paid to Dec 31, 1836
that period  JH