Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21582, Jared Wilson, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Wilson, Jared
S. 21582
CONTENTS

15774
Massachusetts Dared Wilson
of Dedham - in the State of Massachusetts who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Plympton of the Reg't, commanded by Col Poore in the Mass'ts line for 16 wks. 15 ds.
75 Norfolk
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 55 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of May 1833 and Sept 14 D. Ward  Dedham
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $110.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 27. 50
$137.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book E Vol. 2 Page 91

BRIEF in the case of  Jared Wilson  of Dedham in the State of Mass a  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 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? 71 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.     Octob r In 1777 1 — As a Sergeant Gen. Capt. Plympton Col. Hens   Aug t 1779 1 15 " Col. Fisher   1776 3 — " Col. Ellis Col. Poor   June 1780 6 " Col. Soper Col. D. Mott  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Medfield Mass a  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By living witnesses & Rolls  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Catts Examining Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Norfolk ss. On this nineteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable John D. Williams of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Dedham in and for said County, Sared Wilson a resident of Wrentham in said County, aged seventy one 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 7th, A. D. 1832. that he was born in Dedham on the seventeenth day of June 1781 that there is a record of his birth in the town records : THAT he was in the United States service from the 10th day of September A. D. 1777, to the 10th day of October A. D. 1777, as a private in the Mass. Militia : that he was residing at Medfield as an apprentice to a blacksmith when he entered the service; that he volunteered for one month & seven days and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt. Ezekiel Plumptons Col. Benj. Flowerys regiments as a sargent in said Capt. Plumptons Company : that he marched from Medfield through Wrentham to Little Compton Rhode Island : that he was in no battle and left the service on or about the last of October 1777
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from about the 10th day of August A. D. 1779, to the 10th day of September A. D. 1779, as a private in the Mass. Militia : that he was residing at Medfield when he entered the service; that he volunteered for six weeks and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt. Samuel Fishs & Lieut. Jacob Mans : that he marched from Medfield through Wrentham & Littleborough to Providence : that he was in no battle and left the service on or about the last of September 1779 .
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from about the first day of May A. D. 1776, to the last day of December A. D. 1776, as a private in the Mass. Militia : that he was residing at Medfield when he entered the service; that he enlisted for eight months and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt. John Ellis, Lt. Gugg in Col. Pooys regiments : that he marched from Medfield through Hartford to Westpoint : that he was in no battle and left the service on or about the last of December 1776

THAT he
on the pension roll under the act of 18 as a
in the
and that the time
of his application, he was residing at
That he was in the United States service from the — day of June to the — day of December 1780 as a private in part of the Infantry of Gen. La Fayette that he was residing at Medfield when he entered the service that he enlisted for six months & served for the period aforesaid under the command of (while in the light infantry) under Capt. Soper Lieut. Taylor, Col. D. Mott Gen. La Fayette that he marched from Medfield to Boston where he was mustered thence to Springfield where we were mustered again & then marched to Westpoint was in no battle but was in the Jerseys most of the time has no documentary evidence except the enclosed.
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 first aforesaid.
Jared Wilson J.M. Williams J.C.C.P.
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, I further certify that Nathaniel Stearns & Peter Smith who have made the annexed statements are credible witnesses J.M. Williams J.C.C.P.
I Jairus Ware Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jared Wilson for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
Jairus Ware

Jane Wilson 15213
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Jared Nelson , 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. 21.582.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1776 8 mos. Pvt. John Ellis. Poor. Mass.   Sept 1777 1 mo 7 days Ezekiel Kimpton. Benjamin Hawes   Aug 1779 6 mos. Samuel Fisher.   June 27 1780 Dec 12 1780 Doper. DeMott  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Medfield
Date of application for pension, Sept 19 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Wrentham, Norfolk Co. Mass.
Age at date of application, in Dedham, June 17, 1761.
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
In 2 d service soldier states that he served as a Pvt; again gives rank as Sgt. Book shows Pvt.

Provisions
21582
INVALID.
1916 Apr. 3. History to L. H. Headstrom. M. B. H.
1919 Apr. 18 Hist. to Louise D. Whitaker
File No. 21,582
Jared Wilson
Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 451
[Arrangement of 1870.]

We Daniel Holbrook Nathaniel Stearns residing in Medfield in the County of Norfolk residing in the town of Franklin & Peter Smith of Walpole in said County and James Holbrook residing in the
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jared Wilson who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy one — years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Daniel Holbrook James Holbrook Nathaniel Stearns Peter Smith

I am d Wilson
Private Homos H's day adm'd
58 3 5 3 7 3 1 1 6 55
J. Ware Ockham Mass.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Jared Wilson Dedham Mass 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? no
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, 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.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK ss.
I, JAIRUS WARE, Clerk of the Judicial Courts, being Courts of Record, within and for the County of Norfolk, hereby Certify that
Josiah J. Fiske & Stephen Metcalf Esquire, &
are is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Norfolk aforesaid, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified to discharge the duties of said office, and that their respective his signatures to the annexed affidavits are genuine and true.
In Witness Whereof, I have subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth hereunto at Dedham, this nineteenth day of September A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Jairus Ware

I Jesse Daniels formerly of Franklin, and now of Medway in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do testify and say that I am about seventy four years of age, and have been acquainted with Jared Wilson of Wrentham in said County of Norfolk ever since the year 1777 that the said Wilson and myself enlisted into the service of the revolutionary war in the year 1776 or 1777 and served together as soldiers, eight months following our enlistment in Capt John Ellis Company of Medway Lt Griggs of Roxbury being our Lieutenant, in Col. Poors Regiment, we were stationed most part of the time at West Point in the state of New York - and further the deponent said not ✓ Jesse Daniels
Norfolk - ss September 12 th 1832 then personally appeared the above named deponent who signed the above deposition and made oath to the truth of the same, I further certify that I am acquainted with said deponent and know him to be a credible witness
Stephen Metcalf Justice of the Peace

I James Fairbanks of Wrentham in the county of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being about seventy six years of age do hereby certify and say that I have been acquainted with David Wilson formerly of Dedham and now of Wrentham ever since the year 1779 — during that year in the months of Sept. & Oct, said Wilson served as a soldier of the Revolution at Providence one & one half months in the company of Capt Samuel Fisher and Lt Jacob Mann of the Mass. Militia — I was a soldier in said company during the same time
James Fairbanks Norfolk St Aug. 22. 1832 Then James Fairbanks made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed, he being a credible witness
Representing Josiah G. Fiske Justice.

I Rufus Mann formerly of Medfield and now of Wrentham in the County of Norfolk and born nineteenth of Massachusetts Esq being about sev- enty seven years of age do testify and say that I have been acquainted with said Wilson for more than sixty years who was formerly of Medfield and is now of Wrentham — said Wilson was a soldier of the revolution and in 1777 in the months of Sept & October he served at Rhode Island in Littlecomb- ton in Capt Ezekiel Plimpton's company of Col Benjamin Hance's Regiment of the Mass. Militia one month & seven days according to said Plimp- ton's original Pay Roll which I have this day examined — I was a sergeant in said company during the same time — I further testify that said Wilson served at Providence as a sol- dier in Capt Samuel Folsom & St Jacob Mann's company of the Mass. Militia one & one half months in July & August 1779 — I was a sergeant in this company also during the same time.
↓ Rufus Mann Norfolk ss Aug. 22. 1832 Then Rufus Mann Esq, being a credible witness, made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed
Before me Isaac J. Fiske Jas. Pease

Jared Wilson

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Sept 3 1832
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Jared Wilson of Medfield is borne on a "Descriptive List of the first Division of six months men marched from Springfield under the care of Ensign Joseph Miller July 1, 1780"
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"arrived at Springfield June 26" It also appears that said Wilson's name is on the "Roll of the detachment of Soldiers from Medfield for the term of six months employed at Orms- West Point in the year 1780 agreeable to a Resolve of the General Court of Oct 5 th 1780" Time of marching June 27 th 1780 — time of discharge Dec 12 th — time of service 5 months & 26 days — 10 days to return"
Edward D Bangs, Secy

Rec Sec m
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir: —
Will you kindly send me what information you have in pension or discharge papers of a certain Jared Wilson, b. ab. 1761 who enlisted from Medfield Mass 1777 served on various expeditions until discharged 1780 aged 19. I am particularly anxious to get his father's

name and the date and town of birth.
Yours very Truly
(Mrs.) Louise Dodge Whitaker 360 High Street West Medford Mass.

March 20-1916
Rev Sec 7 C
Pension Office -
Would you kindly send me the War record of Seth Wilson - his son Jared and Jared's son Enoch - We have been told that Jared drew a pension but don't know - would like all the facts we can get hold of - Thanking you in advance -
Mrs. Cora Headstrom Stromsburg Nebraska
These men lived in Wrentham Mass.
✓ Mrs. L. H. on envelope

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Wilson, Javin GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 6623 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Oct. 22, 1789 to Theodosius Fowler, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.