Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 15688, Amas Underwood, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass'
Underwood, Amos or Amos
8 15688
Carded
CONTENTS

1837.
Vermont
Amos Underwood 1761
Esq Co in the State of Vermont who was a Private in the Company commanded by Capt. Brand of the Regt: commanded Col Wade in the Chap: m a: for 20 mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont the rate of 68 Dollars 33 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of August 1833 and sent to
Pensioner Lumburg N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $136.66 Remnant allowance ending 4 Sept. 34.16
$170.82
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book E Vol. 3. Page 90

Underwood
6998.

State of Vermont } Essex County ss }
On the 2 nd day of August A.D. 1832 Personally appeared in open Court before me
William Gates Judge of the Court of Probate within and for the District of Essex in the County of Essex aforesaid now sitting Attest Underwood a resident of the town of Concord in the County of Essex and State of Vermont aged seventy four 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 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That he enlisted in the militia as a volunteer in the month of March A.D. 1776 in the town of Framingham in the State of Massachusetts for the term of two months and immediately went to Roxbury near Boston in a company commanded by Capt. Simon Eddy. That he did not serve the whole term & he cannot recollect how long he did serve. That in December 1776 he enlisted as a volunteer in the militia in said Framingham for the term of three months and served the whole term in a company commanded by Capt. Hezekiah Broom & Lieutenants Joseph Miller and Amos Perry in the Regiment commanded by Col. Wade & Lieut. Col. Howe and that he marched to Amboy in New Jersey. That in April or May 1777 he enlisted as a volunteer in the militia at said Framingham for the term of two months and that he served the whole of said term in a company commanded by Capt. John Gleason and Lieut. Joseph Goodnough and - Brigham in a Regiment in which Col. Mich Stone was Lieut. Colonel. That he marched to Providence Rhode Island and North Kingston and that he worked on the Fort in said Providence. That in August 1777 he enlisted as a volunteer in the militia in said Framingham for the term of three months and that he served under this enlistment for the term of three months and a half squad in a company commanded by Capt. Joseph Winch and Lieut. Abel Fisk in the Regiment commanded by Col.

Bullard v Lieut. Col. Brown and Major Briant in Gen. Warner's Brigade. That during this last mentioned term he marched to Bennington in Vermont where he arrived a few days after the battle of that from Bennington he marched to Lake George landing at the outlet of Lake George where his company under Col. Brown assisted in surprising and making prisoners of about five hundred British soldiers. That he marched to Still Water where the company in which he served joined the Army of General Gates. That he was at the taking of Gen. Burgoyne, that afterwards he went down the Hudson River to New Rochelle. That in May 1778 he enlisted as a volunteer in the militia at said Framingham for the Term of six months. That he marched in a company commanded by Capt. Simon Edgell and to Rhode Island where he was attached to a company commanded by Capt. Griffin, Capt. Edgell returning to Framingham. That for the most part of this Term he was stationed at Fall River in Rhode Island That under this last mentioned enlistment he served the whole of said Term of six months. That about the first of May 1779 he enlisted as a volunteer in the militia in said Framingham for the Term of six months and that he served the whole of said Term in a company commanded by Capt. Mc. Farland and Lieut. Joseph Ware, that he marched to Providence Rhode Island where he did duty as a guard and worked a part of the time upon the Fort.
That he was born at Framingham in the state of Mass- achusetts in October A. D. 1757 and that he moved from said Framingham to Concord in the county of Essex and state of Vermont about Forty years since where he has resi- ded ever since. That he has received no written discharge & that he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person who can testify to his service.
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. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Isaac Underwood mark

We Richardson Graves Judge of the County Court for the County of Essex and State of Vermont residing in Concord in said Essex County and State of Vermont and Cornelius Jendewine Esq. residing in said Concord hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Amos Underwood who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
Richardson Graves Cornelius Jendewine
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 certifies that it appears to them that Richardson Graves who has signed the preceding Certificate is a thorough Judge of the County Court within and for the County of Essex resident in Concord in said County and that Cornelius Jendewine Esq. who has also signed the same is a resident in said Concord and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Wm Cates Judge
I William Heywood Esq. Register of the Court of Probate within and for the District of Essex in the County of Essex and State of Vermont do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Amos Underwood for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 2 d day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two -
Wm Heywood Esq. Register

State of Vermont } Essex County ss {
I William Gates Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Essex aforesaid do hereby certify that William Gates Esq before whom the within Declaration of Amos Underwood was taken and sworn to is the Judge of the Probate Court within and for the District of Essex in the County of Essex aforesaid and that his name thereunto subscribed is his genuine signature -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Lunenburg in said County this 21 st day of August A.D. 1832 -
Wm Gates Clerk

In reply to your request of 2 inst , received 3 inst for a statement of the military history of Amos Underwood 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. S. F. 15,688
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Inch. 1776 1 mo. Pri. Simon Edgell — Mass   Dec. 1776 3 " " Hezekiah Bowd Wade "   May 1777 2 " " John Gleason Lt. Col. Micah Stone "   Aug. 1777 3 1/2 " " Joseph Winch Bullard "   May 1778 6 " " { Simon Edgell, Griffith — "   May 1779 6 " " McFarland — "  
Battles engaged in, At surrender of Burgoyne. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted at Framingham, Mass. Date of application for pension, Aug. 2, 1832. His claim was al. Residence at date of application, Concord, Essex Co., Vt. Age at date of application, Born Oct. 1757, Framingham, Mass.
Remarks:
There is no data relative to family.
The above noted is the only Amos Underwood found on the Rev. War pension records.
Very respectfully,

P 15688 INVALID.
Aug. 18, 1909, History to Edward J. Binkler, Schaghticoke, N.Y. F.N. letter with S. F. 42,564, Jonas Lundmark. Re Feb. 18. Recd. to Mrs. Nelson est
File No. 15688
Mrs. Lundmark
Pr. New York
Act: June 7 th 32
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 384
[Arrangement of 1870.]

20½ months
Pensioner Lunsburg 71
606.66 1.66 608.32

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Thomas Underwood 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  No Vide Green 5 last clause
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? Yes
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?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
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?
XVI. †Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
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.

75 Brooks Ave., Burlington, H. Received 2nd receipt Feb. 3 rd 1920.
Rev. Mr. 2nd U.S. Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly make out the necessary copy for me in regard to Amos Underwood being a United States Pensioner following the Revolutionary War. He enlisted at various times during years 1777-1780 incl.

He was born Oct. 14. 1757 at Framingham, Mass. and married Mary Lamb of that place in May 1784. I was informed that he became a pensioner Aug. 7, 1832 but have no proof of this - which seems necessary according to the paper I enclose - and wish to have returned to me, as it will complete my paper. He died in Concord, H. and was buried there - Resp. (Mrs) Virginia May Weston.

My Nat. No. in Nat. Society D.A.R. is 150868 being accepted Dec. 17, 1919 as a descendant of Elijah Grant - and I wish to complete this line from Amos Underwood also. Virginia Norton.

Underwood
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State of Vermont District & County of Essex
On this 7th day of June AD 1833
Personally appeared before the Hon. Wm. Gates Judge of the Court of Probate for this district affirmed also now sitting Andreas Underwood manages in the foregoing re-enlistment and on oath makes the following attestation and explanatory declaration. That he enlisted as a Private in Gaining's company in the Massachusetts militia in the month of March AD 1776, and served according to the best of his recollection a period not less than one and one half month. The second enlistment was in December 1776 for three months and served as a Private for the full term of three months. The third enlistment was in May 1777 for the term of two months as a Private and served the whole of two months. The fourth enlistment was in the month of August AD 1777 and he served under this enlist- ment three and a half months as a Private. The fifth enlistment was in May AD 1778 for the term of six months and served the whole term of six months as a Private. The sixth enlistment was in the month of May AD 1779 for the term of six months and served the whole of said term of six months as a Private. That all of said enlist- ments were at Gaining's company in the State of Massachusetts and were all voluntary enlistments in the Massachusetts militia and that he served as a Private at all of said times and for the period not less than is above mentioned for which service he claims a pension. That he has no record of his age and knows of none. That from his ad- vanced age consequent infirmity and loss of memory he cannot state more particularly the names of the officers & the troops with whom he served at the circumstances of the service than he has done in his original declaration. That the Rev. Calvin Martin a Clergyman & Daniel Piker, says are both

acquainted with him and will testify to his character and the general reputation of his having been a soldier of the Revolution. That he has not yet been able to find any person who can testify to his service and knows of no one who can testify to his service.
Asa Underwood
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before me Wm Gates Judge of Probate
We Solomon Martin a Clergyman residing in Concord in the County of Essex and Daniel Pike Esq. residing in the same Concord hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Asa Underwood 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 neigh- bourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion.
Solomon Martin Daniel Pike
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before me Wm Gates Judge of Probate
And 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 Revolu- tionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them Solomon Martin who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Concord in the county of Essex and State of Vermont and that Daniel Pike Esq. who has also signed the same is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I William Helyerward Jr Register of the Court of Probate within and for the District of Essex in the County of Essex and State of Vermont do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Amos Underwood for a Pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this seventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three -
William Helyerward Jr Register
State of Vermont } I William Gates Clerk Essex County ss } of the County Court
within and for the County of Essex in the State of Vermont do hereby certify that W m Gates Esq before whom the foregoing Declaration of Amos Underwood was taken and known to is Judge of the Court of Probate within
and for the District of Essex in the County of Essex aforesaid and his name thereunto subscribed is his genuine signature -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Linnunburg in said County this 10 th day of June A.D. 1833 -
W m Gates Clerk