Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31461, Moses Walker, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Walker, Moses
8-31461
CONTENTS

61571
Massachusetts
Moses Walker
of Bristol in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hild of the Reg t commanded by Col l Daggett in the Mass line for 6 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of Feb y 1833 and Nat Van H. Hodge House of Reps
Arrears to 14th of Sep t 1832 $30.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 33 10.00
$40.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by N. K. Gann Clerk, Book Vol. 2 a Page

16.737
Mrs. Walker
Private 6 months Alma
L. L. Hodges HR

16,737
BRIEF in the case of  Moses Walker  of  Pistol  in the State of Mass  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71  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.     28 Dec 76 to 28 March 77 in 77 — 3 — Substitute Gen. Capt Hill - Col. Daggett   Dec 77 to March 78 — 3 — private Capt Franklin do  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Rehoboth Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? 2 living Witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Right 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. C. Easton Examining Clerk. 13 Feb 33

Moses Walker
10737
J. L. Hodges
HR

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Bristol ss. On this fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Judge of the Court of Probate &c now sitting at Seekonk in and for said County, Moses Walker a resident of Seekonk in said County, aged seventy one , 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 Rehoboth in said County of Bristol on the sixteenth day of December A. D. 1760, and that there is a record of his birth in said Rehoboth the birth record of which is annexed : that he was in the United States service from the twenty eighth day of Decem er A. D. 1776, to the twent th eighth day of March A. D. 1777 as a private in the Massachusetts Militia : that he was residing at said Rehoboth
when he entered the service ; that he enlisted as a substitute for James Carpenter and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Captain James Hill , John Davis and Samuel Brown were lieutenants in Colonel John Daggett's Regiment and he thinks in General Cornell's Brigade : that he marched from Rehoboth to Bristol, from thence to Howland's Ferry and was stationed at said places during three months : that he served at  with he does not know that any of the regular troops ; and were there & no regular officers were known to him : that he was in no battle
and at the end of his service received no written discharge : that since the Revolutionary war he has resided at said Rehoboth, the part where he has always resided has lately become Seekonk
Also : that he was in the United States service from some time in December A. D. 1777 , till some time in March A. D. 1778 as a private in the Massachusetts Militia : that he was residing at said Rehoboth
when he entered the service ; that he was drafted for three months and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Captain Elisha Franklin  Nathaniel Ide Lieutenant in the Regiment of Colonel Daggett : that he marched from Rehoboth to Providence, from Providence to Warwick  from to : that he served at the aforesaid places - with me - of the regular troops ; and
that no regular officers were known to him : that he was in no battle
and at the end of his service received no written discharge.
Also : that he was in the United States service from the day of A. D. 17 , to the day of A. D. 17 : that he was residing at in the
when he entered the service ; that he and served for the period aforesaid under the command of
: that he marched from to , from to from to : that he served at with of the regular troops ; and
regular officers were known to him : that he was in battle
and at the end of his service received written discharge.

Moses Walker son of Moses Walker Born December 16th. 1760, as of record in the town Clerks Office in Rehoboth.
Rehoboth Sept. 1st. 1832.
Attest James Blanding Town Clerk

I Amos Whitaker of Johnston in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island aged Seventy Years, being duly questioned and sworn according to law do testify and say, that Moses Wetten now a resident in Seekonk in the County of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, was drafted in the Month of December A. 1777 78 and served three  Months etc. Providence and Warwick, as a Soldier in the Company with me under the Command of Captain Elisha Franklin and Lieutenant Nathaniel Tole and attached to the Regiment Commanded by Col Duggett
Amos Whitaker
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol County ss.
Seekonk August 23. A. 1832.
Then personally appeared Amos Whitaker and made solemn Oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed before me Minthent Just. of Peace
And I further certify that the above named Amos Whitaker is a credible witness
Minthent Just. of Peace
"

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Bristol ss.
I Anselm Bassett, Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County, do hereby certify that Allin Hunt is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Bristol and that the signature to the within Affidavit purporting to be his, is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this thirty first day of October eighteen hundred & thirty two.
Anselm Bassett

I Ezekiel Pettis of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of seventy eight years of age on Oath do testify and say that I was well acquainted with Moses Walker of Seekonk in said County of Bristol and that I knew him to be a Soldier in the revolutionary war and that he served as a Substitute for James Carpenter and that he served with me three months in the Company of Capt. James Hill & Lieut. John Davis and Col. John Daggett Regiment of the Rhode Island State troops stationed part of the time at Bristol and part of the time at Howland's ferry in Tiverton in said State of Rhode Island before we the said Walker and myself began said service some time in January in the year AD 1776 and ended in April following.
Ezekiel his X Pettis mark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts } Bristol ss Dighton August 25 th 1832
Then the above named Ezekiel Pettis personally appeared and made Oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed
Before me Richard Wastcoat justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the aforesaid Ezekiel Pettis is a credible witness Alvin Kent Justice of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bristol ss.
I Anselm Bassett, Register of the court of Probate in and for said County do hereby certify that Allin Hunt is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Bristol & that the signature to the within Affidavit purporting to be his, is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court, this thirty first day of October, eighteen hundred and thirty two.
Anselm Bassett
herein October

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. Moses Walker
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year first aforesaid. H. Baylies, Judge of Probate
We James O. Barney — a clergyman, residing in the Town of Seekonk,
and Allin Wheat Esquire residing in said Seekonk, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Moses Walker — who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy one 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.
Sworn and subscribed as aforesaid. James O. Barney Allin Wheat H. Baylies, Judge of Probate
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that James O. Barney , — who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the Town of Seekonk; and that Allin Wheat who has also signed the same is a resident in Seekonk — and is a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
H. Baylies, Judge of Probate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bristol ss.
I Anselm Barrett  Register of the Court of Probate for said County do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Moses Walker for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
Anselm Barrett

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., Sept 15, 1920
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Moses Walker a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. 8,31461
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Dec. 28, 1776 3 Mos. Pvt. James Hill Jno. Daggett Mass.   Dec. 1, 1777 Mar. 1, 1778 Elisha Franklin "        
Battles engaged in, None stated. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Mass. Date of application for pension, Sept. 4, 1832 - His el. ad Residence at date of application, Seekonk, Bristol Co., Mass. Age at date of application, Dec. 16, 1776 in Rehoboth Mass.
Remarks: There is no data on file as to family.  The above noted is the only Moses Walker of Mass. found  on the Rev. War records of this Bureau -
Respectfully,
This was not sent - Ev.
Commissioner.

31461 Reg INVALID.
File No. 31,461
Moses Walker
Pa Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1824
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 488
[Arrangement of 1870.]

16,737
Moses Walker
J. L. Hodges
HR

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Moses Walker 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? Yes 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?  Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
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?
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?  Yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?  Yes
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?  Yes
XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?  Yes 
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, deposeth 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.