Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,433, Stoddard Totman, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Lotman, Stoddard
S. 31,433
CONTENTS

77 Franklin
6103 Massachusetts
Stoddard Totman of Colerain in the State of Massachusetts who was a pr & Corp in the Company commanded by Captain Brigham of the Regt commanded by Col. Cotton in the Massachusetts line for 17 months private 5 mo. bay
Mid 9th Decr
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 75 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Feby 1833 and sent to Hon N. Gunnell H. Re
Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832 $112.50 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th March 37.50 $150.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk Book 6 Vol. 2 Page 86

Stoddard Tolman Colerain
17 mos private 5 " corporal 22
Alma
$75—
Hon. Mr. Grennell

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
FRANKLIN COUNTY ss.
FRANKLIN COUNTY ss. August 15 th 1832
ON THIS fifteenth day of August A. D. 183 2 , personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas of the said Commonwealth, now sitting at Greenfield within and for the said County of Franklin .
Should and of m y a resident of Cohann in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
stated. I enlisted in the Town of Plinston Mass and I enlisted in April 27 th 1875 for Eight Months under Capt John Brigham in Col Cotton Regt and from said Plinston we marched to Washington where arrived there on the 3 rd day of May of said year and there we remained until June 1 st 1876, at which time our term expired and at said Plinston I enlisted for a further time of five Months under Capt James Leahy  Horlin in Col Leahy Regiment in Gen Sullivan's Brigade in the Five Months Service & was chosen a Captain & served as such we marched from said Plinston to Providence Rhode Island from there to New Haven Connecticut from there to New York City and there remained a while on two from there to Chappaquiddy where  there we stayed six weeks from there to Harlem Heights and there a battle was fought from there to White Plains & there on another battle fought & from there to Croton River & there we was as as before
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.
Attest E. Alvord Clerk
WE, Chas. Thomson Esq = Merchant - and John
Drury Esq. - Postmaster 60th
residing in Colerain hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Stoddard Stoddard 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 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.
Attest E. Alvord Clerk
Charles Thompson
John Drury
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
I have known the persons who have signed the foregoing statement, and they are members of the Peace resident in said Colerain and are credible persons; and that their statement is entitled to credit. And that it was inconvenient for the clergyman residing in said Colerain to attend court this day.
Attn: E. Alvord Clerk
I, ELIJAH ALVORD, Clerk of the said Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Stoddard Tolman for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court, this fifteenth day of August in the year of our LORD one thousand eight hundred and thirty two .
E. Alvord Clerk.

and again enlisted for the third time in the town of Plympton County of Plymouth State of Massachusetts on the 12 th of April 1777 for three months under Capt. Sturtevant - was not in a regim- ent, never during this period did I parade with a regiment - was on coast guard and Marched from Providence to Bristol by water down the river, was fired upon by our own guard ship because we refused to heave to, & she knew who we were - belonged to the Barge boat carried six swivels & six small arms, one dark night we turned the British out of their guard house - or rather made the guard turn out, served the town out and was dismissed on the last day of June - and again enlisted for the fourth time on 1 st July then met for six months from the same Plympton aforesaid under Capt. Sparrow - was not attached to a regiment, was under coast guard , Marched from Providence thence to north Kingston, then re- mained till 1 st October thence across to Tiverton on the part of the river below Tiverton to said S. River- ston - then remained till about middle of December, then Marched back to Providence then stayed till 1 st Jan y . when then dismissed I was born in old Plymouth Mass. 3 rd day of October 1756, the name of his age is in his father's Bible now in possession of my brother Caleb Tot- man of Colerain - at our return the revolution I have resided in Colerain - for forty eight years, was not a substitute for any one, some of the officers with whom I served were

Col. A'cler, he was killed at Cherry Valley in 1776- by the Indians Col. Sprout - Col. Shepherd who was afterwards Genl. of Militia at home was in Genl. Spencer's expedition most ashamed out, never at any time recd - written discharge for persons who can testify to his genl. character he refused to Chat. Thompson Esqr - John Knapp Esqr post master parson Soom is - Haddam Patman

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Stoddard Totman 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. 31,433.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 27, 1775 8 mos. Pri. John Bridgham Cotton Mass   July, 1776 5 " Corpl. James Harlow Cary   Apr. 1, 1777 3 " Pri. Sturtevant ✓   July 1, 1777 6 " Pri. Sparrow ✓  
Battles Engaged in, General Spencer's expedition Residence of soldier at enlistment, Plympton, Mass Date of application for pension, Aug. 15, 1832. His cl. was al. Residence at date of application, Colerain, Franklin Co. Mass Age at date of application, He was born Oct. 3, 1756, at Plymouth, Mass.
Remarks: He referred to his brother, Caleb. There is no further data relative to family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

31433 Rev INVALID.
1918, May 7. History to Kattie S. Whitney. Letter with cl. { W. F. 22,750 Joshua Tolman Jr.
File No. 31,433
Stoddard Tolman
Corp Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index: —Vol. 9 ; Page 421
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss.
I Elijah Alvord Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the county of Franklin do hereby certify that John Drury Esq before whom the annexed affidavit of Joseph Purinton was made and sworn to; and Charles Thompson Esq before whom the annexed affidavit of Joshua Perkins was made and sworn to are Justices of the Peace for the said county and that the signatures to the same respectively purporting to be theirs appear to me to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this eleventh day of February A. D. 1833
E. Alvord Clerk

Stoddard Tolman Joseph Purington Off

The affidavit of Joseph Purington for the purpose of assisting Stoddard Tolman in obtaining the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
I Joseph Purington of Cohasset in the County of Franklin & Commonwealth of Mas- sachusetts man of lawful age testify and say, that I am well acquainted with Mr. Stoddard Tolman of this town & have been so ac- quainted with him before the year 1775. till now. that he volunteered into the Massachusetts Line or such troops in the last of April or first of May 1775 under Colo. Clegg, L t Colo. Alden Lieut. Sprout, Capt. Bridgeman, & L t Sparre. The Ensign has escaped my remembrance as well as all the noncommissioned officers, that he volunteered as I always understood at the town of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth & State of Massachusetts all left the service the last of Dec r 1775 or first of Jan y 1776. he served at this time eight months this I know because I volunteered at the same time from the town of Middlebury a town adjoining & served with said Tolman the same time in the same regiment, we were stationed at Roxbury in Massachusetts State; we were en- gaged in no battle; we were there when the battle of Bunker hill was fought but not called upon to march; I did not go with him to Roxbury but saw him there; we marched to the military house in said Roxbury the alarm post; I remember that there was an alarm at Weymouth, I knew Ser- geant Samuel Wood of my company, was ac- cidentally wounded by one of our company close

to his hip; the man who was killed by accident by the name of Alieal Lieut. Alieal Parsons was killed by accident from a ball which entered the breast & passed through him; I saw him just before he died. I could name the man who accidentally shot him, he is now dead. & further the deponent is ignorant.
Cobain Aug. 11. 1832.
Joseph Purinton
State of Me. Franklin Co. Aug. 11. 1832 Then personally appeared Joseph Purinton above named & affirmed under the pains & penalty of perjury that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true before me John Druzy Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that Joseph Purinton the signor of the foregoing affidavit is personally known to me & that he is a credible witness. John Druzy Jus. Peace
Stoddard Tolman Joseph Purinton Aff

The affidavit of Joshua Perkins taken in order for Stoddard Totman to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
I Joshua Perkins of Cohasset in the County of Franklin & State of Massachusetts I also am of lawful age to testify, say I am acquainted with Mr. Stoddard & have been from his youth till now, as he was born & brought up in the same town with me by the name of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth; he remained in this town only three or four years before me where we have ever since lived: Mr. Totman volunteered into the Massachusetts line of State Troops in the revolutionary war with me at the same time & from the same company He entered the service about the first of July 1776 & left the service the first of December in the same year as our term of service expired at the end of five months: said Totman volunteered into said service in the capacity of a Corporal & discharged the duties of the same and this I know because I was a soldier in the same company that term of time; We entered the said service in Colo. Comp. of Bridgewater the Lt. Colo. I cannot say that I was born, I well recollect he was unwell as it was said much of the time, Maj. Paine, Capt. James Harlow of the same town with me, he is now dead, Lt. Ripley of Kingston, Ensign Bates, Ser- jeant Nelson Thomas, James Dunham second serjeant, Fuller third serjeant. first corporal
Stoddard Totman off Joshua Perkins

Lemuel Stephens, he died of the dysentery, a dear fellow he was too, Third corporal was Chandler, the  fourth corporal I have forgotten and Totman was the said corporal, we started from Plymouth for New York; passed through Providence in Rhode Is- land, then into Connecticut south of Hartford and arrived at New Haven in said Connecticut there to go by water to New York; at New Ha- ven we took a stoop in Long Island Sound and were welcomed two or three days then a breeze arose & we went into the city of New York there we tarried a week or two before we went into the barracks about three miles north, there we staid about six weeks and about the fifteenth of September of the same year on Sunday we retreated to Harlem Heights where a battle was fought the next day and from there to White Plains and there was fighting in that place and from there to Croton's River and there we was was discharged
Joshua Perkins Mark
State of Mass Franklin ss February 4 th 1823 Then personally appeared Joshua Perkins above named and affirmed oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is true Before me Charles Thompson Justice of the Peace I certify that Joshua Perkins the subscriber of the foregoing deposition is personally known to me to be the person described in and who Charles Thompson Justice of the Peace