Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,637, Jonas Varnum, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Wärum, Jonas
$18,637
Carded
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6936 Massachusetts
Jonas Barringer of Drent in the State of Mass who was a pr 7 Sept in the company command by Captain Wright of the Bridge command by Col Bridges in the Mass line for 8 month private 6 " " 1st
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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 56 Dollars 64 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of March 1833 and sent to J Nelson H.R.
Arrears to 14th of March 1833 $ 113 28 Pension allowance ending 4 Sept 28 32 $141.60
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk Book D Vol. 2 Page 88
M. D. Oley 82

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Middlesex
ss.
On this twelfth day of February 18 92 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas , now sitting at Concord within and for the County of Middlesex in the Commonwealth aforesaid Jonas Barnum of Dracut in said County aged eighty years
Who being 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 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That is to say
on the 19 th of April 1775 on the alarm of Lexington battle he marched as a volunteer, with his neighbors, to Concord, where they had a skirmish with the enemy & pursued them to Cambridge, where he remained a few weeks & enlisted as a private soldier for eight months in the company of Capt. Peter Coburn & in the regiment of Col. Ebenezer Bridge & Lt. Col. Moses Parker. He fought in the battle of Bunker Hill and was one of the last to leave it where a number of his company were killed & wounded, served the whole term of his enlistment but thinks he did not receive any discharge.
In Sept. 1776 he was detached as one of the militia of Mass to serve in the war of the revolution for the term of two months, was mustered in the company of Capt. Ebenezer Wright, in the regiment of Col. Ebenezer Brooks & was appointed orderly sergeant in said company & acted as such during the campaign. He was marched to New York & fought in the battle of White Plains on the 28 th of October 1776 for several hours and a number of the company were severely wounded among whom was Moses B. Coburn who has recently applied for an Invalid Pension.
He served out the full term of his detachment, was dismissed returned home but received no discharge. That in August 1777 he was detached as one of the militia of Massachusetts to serve in the war of the Revolution for two months, was mustered in the company of Capt. Joseph Bradley Barnum, afterwards speaker of the House of Representatives in Congress & in the regiment of Col. [blank] was marched to Albany and was there informed that Gen. Burgoin had on that day, signed articles of capitulation, that his regiment was marched to Fort Miller & thence to Fort Edward, that he was present at Saratoga when Burgoin surrendered, saw the troops march out & was ordered to guard the prisoners, which duty he performed as orderly sergeant as aforesaid, & guarded them to Winter Hill in Charlestown in Mass. Which duty detained him beyond the term of his detachment, and was not dismissed until the last of November or first of December. My whole term of service in that campaign was about 4 months. He has no documentary evidence, & thinks he never received a written discharge. The officers under whom he served are all dead, but his brother Col. James Barnum was an officer in the army during the war & is acquainted with his service.

He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity, whatever except, the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll, of the agency of any State, Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
We
Isaac Dike
a Clergyman residing in the town of North Berwick in the county of Lincoln hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonas Darnum who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and that we believe him to be 80 years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that after the investigation of the matter, and 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 certifies that it appears to them, that Joseph Merrill
who has signed the preceding Certificates is a Clergyman resident in the town of Franklin, Me. and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Isaac Dike Clerk of the Court or Common Pleas for the County of Lincoln do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains, the original proceedings, of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Jonas Darnum for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at office this twelfth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two
Isaac Dike Reg.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex, to wit,
At the Court of Common Pleas  Forbes begun and holden at Concord within and for the County of Middlesex on the second Tuesday day of September A. D. 183 2 On the application of Jonas Warren claiming to be a Soldier of the Revolution, the following Interrogatories were propounded to him to wit :
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Answer, I was born in Dracutt on the 11 th of July, 1841.
2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it?
Answer, I have a record in the family bible, a certificate from the town clerk
3. Where were you living, when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? Answer, I lived in Dracutt and have continued to do
To the present is - & cultivated my farm
...ed into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom? Answer, I have stated these facts in my declaration
life for whom? Answer, I have staid these years in my native land.
5. State the names of some of the regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments, as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service?
Answer, None in my declaration.
6. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution?
Answer, Col. James Warren & my nephew John Warren the late Member of Congress.
Attest John Barron
Sworn to S.P.O. say Mrol
The P. James Warren & Francis Warren are my uncles, and are Gentlemen of respectability. John Warren

BRIEF in the case of  Israel Varum  of Louisiana  in the State of  Ala  (Act 7th June, 1839.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 80 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     April In 1775 8 Private Gen. Colborne Col. Bridges   Sept 1776 2 Private Gen. Wright Col. Brooks   Augt 1777 4 " Gen. Brandy  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Concord - Bunker Hill - White Plains  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Israel Varum  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Concur 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Clutter  Examining Clerk.

I James Varnum Esq. of Scituate in the County of Middlesex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts on oath declare, that on the alarm of Lexington battle I marched as a volunteer and pursued the enemy to Cambridge where I remained a few weeks & then joined the army of the United States, was appointed an officer & continued in the army until 1780 after the surrender of Cornwallis, when the Commander in Chief gave leave to retire.
That my brother Jonas Varnum who has signed the annexed declaration marched with me on the 19 th of April 1775 served with me at Cambridge in the 8 months enlistment service fought with me at Bunker Hill & served out the term of his enlistment in addition to about 4 weeks service as a volunteer.
In 1776 he was detached as one of the Militia of Massachusetts for two months, acted as orderly sergeant in the Company of Capt. Zachariah Wright, marched to New Jersey and fought with me in the battle of White Plains on the 28 th of October 1776 and served out the term of his detachment.
In 1777 he was again detached for two months and acted as orderly sergeant in the Company of Captain Joseph Bradly Varnum (since that time a distinguished member of Congress) marched to Saratoga

was present at the surrender of Burgoin & marched with his company to guard the prisoners to Charles- -town in Mass. He served during that campaign about four months.
James Varnum
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex ss September 10 th 1832 The above named James Varnum personally appeared before me & made oath to the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed. I also certify, that I am personally acquainted with said James Varnum & he is entitled to full credit
John Varnum Esquire

We Joseph Merrill a clergyman in the town of Dracutt & Col. James Varnum an officer in the Revolutionary war certify that we are personally acquainted with Jonas Varnum who signed the annexed declaration, & that we believe him to be 80 years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he lives to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary war & that we concur in that opinion. Several persons are now living in the same town, who served with him.
J. Varnum Joseph Merrill
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss Sept. 10 th 1832. The above named Joseph Merrill and James Varnum made oath to the truth of the above certificate by them subscribed. I also certify that I have been acquainted with them many years, that one is a respectable clergyman in the town of Dracutt, & the other an old Revolutionary officer of high respectability & they are entitled to full credit.
John Varnum Justice of the Peace

James Warren son of John Warren and Phoebe his wife was born July 11. 1752 A true copy from the Record
Attest Simon Flint Town Clerk August 8 th 1832

P 1863 4 INVALID.
File No. 18,637
Jonas Barman
Sergt Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 448
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1894 Apr. 21/94 Hist. Soc. James P. Varnum. Atty. at Law. Rochester. N.Y. C
1914. Apr. 7. History to Mr. Mrs. John den Bleyker.

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Isaac Vannum Jonas Vannum
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Hn. J Nelson
Present

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of General William Grant Clift which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes
V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

 XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no  XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no  XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? no   If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? no  Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? no    XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? no  XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no  XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

In reply to your request of _____, received for a statement of the military history of Jonas Varnum a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. F. 18,637, cur
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 19, 1775 8 mos. Pri. Peter Coburn Ebenezer Bridge Mass.   Sept. 1776 2 " Ord. Sgt. Zaccheus Wright Ebenezer Brooks   Aug. 1777 4 " Ord. Sgt. Jos. Bradley Varnum  
Battles engaged in, Bunker Hill, White Plains, at surrender of Burgoyne Residence of soldier at enlistment, Dracutt, Mass. Date of application for pension, Sept. 12, 1832. His cl. was al. Residence at date of application, Dracutt, Middlesex Co. Mass. Age at date of application, B. July 16, 175-2.
Remarks: Soldier was the son of John and Phebe Varnum.
There is no data on file in claim relative to soldier's wife & children.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Jonas Varnum S. F. 18, 6 37.
Mrs. John den Bleyker, Kalamazoo, Mich.
April 6, 1914.

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OFFICE OF J. P. VARNUM, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Nos. 3 & 4 ROCHESTER SAVINGS BANK BUILDING.
Rochester, N.Y., April 7, 189
To The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:- Jonas Varnum, of the town of Dracut, in the County of Middlesex, and State of Massachusetts, was in his life time a revolutionary pensioner. The writer of this letter is a grandson of the said Jonas Varnum.
I desire to obtain a copy of his application for pension, and of all papers substantiating his claim thereto, which, I suppose, are on file in your office. If not in conflict with the rules of the office will you kindly cause to be made and forwarded to me a copy of same, and I will remit the expense thereof, on being advised of the amount.
I am unable to give the military organization to which said Jonas Varnum belonged except that it was a Massachusetts organization, and he was born, lived and died in said town of Dracut.
My purpose in making this request is purely personal and historical.
Very respectfully yours,
Jonas P. Varnum