Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30168, Nathaniel Tremain, Conn. Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn. Mass.
Tremaine, Nathaniel
S. 30 168
CONTENTS

Massachusetts 27.227
Kathl. Theman of Pittsfield in the State of Mass. who was a Br. Hlth in the Company commanded by Captain Stark of the Regt commanded by Col Shepard in the Mass. Revolu- tionary War 5,, Certificate
Rev & Coll
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars 11 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of March 1834 and sent to Franklin Kings Esq. Pittsfield Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 $252.33 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 1, " 42.05 $294.38
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by PLH Atkinson Clerk, Book E Vol. 2 Page 85
76 Berkshire
$96 - paid 24 Apr 181
Up 27 May 1890 Sn

Capt Clark's Company and under a new Col by the name of Ashley of Sheffield I continued in this service until the regular Troops came in from the Southward and relieved us. I returned to Williamstown and the night of my return about midnight I was aroused by Sergeant Blair who told me that I must be on the parade at Williamstown by the break of day, as the British had come out to take our Stores at Bennington. I arose at day break and on my appearance I was directed by the Officers to go to work in my Shop and with all haste to make some Implements of war and repair some Guns, I wrought at this till the next Saturday when an express came for every man to repair to Bennington as fast as possible I went and when I arrived the Battle at Bennington had been fought I was out at this time six weeks I soon went to Westfield where I remained until March 1779 when I removed to Salisbury in Connecticut. Soon after my removal there, a new and pressing call recurred for men on account of the British coming into New York. I then enlisted into the Company commanded by Capt Ebenezer Fletcher in the regiment commanded by Col Almore. We Marched Immediately to Sharp Neck, where we were Stationed and remained six weeks the reason of my enlisting at this time was that the Col offered me the place of Quartermaster of the Regiment under pay at twenty Dollars per Month.
I was Born in the Town of Westfield Hampden County Massachusetts Sept r 12 th 1757 I have always understood my age to be recorded in Westfield I never saw it. I resided in Westfield when I was first called into the service of my Country in 1779 I removed to Salisbury Connecticut where I resided till Feb y 1796 I then removed to Hford Berkshire County Mass where I resided five years I then removed to Pittsfield where I now reside.
  In My first Term I served  5 Months    In My Second I served in the regular Troops  12 Months    In My Third Term I served  3 1/2 Months    In My Fourth Term I served  2 Months & 4 days    In My Fifth Term I served  2 1/2 Months  
I refer the Govt to Henry C. Bacon & Dea Enoch Litch (both of Pittsfield) and the certificate of the clergyman of Kings & Pittsfield & also
I further declare that under the act of 1818 I applied for a pension and obtained the deposition of Liberty Hill and Luther White to My service for one year, and the same being satisfactory to the Department I obtained their Pension Certificate which is hereto annexed and was afterwards struck from the list on account of my property. Those two men who then certify respecting my years service are now dead - and I know of no person living who can testify to any of my 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
Nathaniel Tremaine
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Samuel Putnam S.S. Court
We Henry G. Brown Sheriff of the County aforesaid  Clergyman , residing in the Town of Pittsfield and Our Goodrich residing in Pittsfield hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Nathaniel Tremaine who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four 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.
Henry G. Brown Our Goodrich
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Samuel Putnam S.S. Court
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 Henry G Brown Sheriff who signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman , resident in the town of Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire and Sherriff of S County and that Our Goodrich who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire and a foreman of the Petit Jury in this Court and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Samuel Putnam S.S. Court
Charles Sedgwick Clarke Supreme the Committee of Mass.
I, HENRY W. BISHOP , Register of the Court of Probate within and for the County of Berkshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Nathaniel Tremaine for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office of said Court of Probate this 13 th day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Chas Sedgwick Clarke

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, _____
Nathaniel Tremain late a Private " " in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to com- mence on the 24 th day of April — one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen! — " —
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this 27 th day of May one thousand eight hundred and Twenty. —
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War.
This may certify, that the Subscriber has been for more than thirty years, par- ticularly acquainted with the bearer Na- thaniel Tremain of Pittsfield, and that he knows Tremain to possess the entire confi- dence of all who are acquainted with him, as a man of good moral and religious character, and of integrity as to truth and veracity. Lenox (Mass.) Aug. 29 th 1832. Sam l C. Shepard, Pastor of the Ch. in Lenox.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Berkshire, ss.
ON this 13 th day of September A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Honorable Samuel Putnam WILLIAM WALKER, Judge of the Supreme Court  Probate  State of Massachusetts within and for said County of Berkshire, now sitting, Nathaniel Fremain a resident of the town of Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 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, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated, to wit on the first of January 1775. I enlisted as a Minute Man in the Company Commanded by Capt. Wareham Part of Westfield in the Regiment in which Wm Shepard was Lt Col and also from Westfield the name of the Col I do not recollect as the Col soon removed and Lt Col then Commanded the Regiment moved from Westfield to Springfield thence to Roxbury near Boston Lt Col Shepard went before me. he requested me to carry his Baggage on to Springfield, not finding him there I carried it myself to Roxbury I remained there in the Service five months. the following are the names of some of the Officers who served at this time in Roxbury Capt Ball from Granville Ensign Bates of same town David Sackett was my 2 d Lieutenant and Wm Carpenter my 1 st Lieutenant Israel Sackett Ensign I cannot be very particular as to the Officers of the Regt for at this Early Season we were not very well supplied. I served at this time untill the first of June, being five Months from the time of my enlistment, I returned home and remained there untill the 22 d of December I think when I enlisted in the Company above mentioned for the term of One year and the Proof of which is now in the department, after 2 years Service I remained at home untill the 15 th of February 1777 when I entered into the Service under Capt. Grafton and was Stationed at Springfield and was engaged in manufacturing war like Instruments untill the first of June when I was dismissed and returned home having served three Months and a half, I remained at home a short time and then went to Williamstown for the purpose of working at my trade as a blacksmith whilst there the Country became alarmed at the approach of Burgoyne from the North, about the first of July an express came that a party of British had come out amongst the Inhabitants and that they wanted help. Twenty young Men in Williamstown myself being one volunteered Mounted our Horses and went on to Sunderland where an express met and informed us that the enemy had retired and that we might return we went back to Williamstown and met an express from Col Simons ordering us to go to Fort Ann and there wait till Col Simons with the Regiment should come and in four or five days the regiment came up. I was then in the Company Commanded by Capt. Clark of Williamstown in the Regiment of Col Simons we remained some time when new forces coming in one half of our Regt were ordered to return home. we were numbered and it fell to my lot to stay. Fort Ann had at this time gone into the hands of the British. and we were lying on Jones Plains above Fort Edward. I remained after we were divided in

Capt Clark's Company and under a new Colo by the name of Ashley of Sheffield I continued in this service until the regular Troops came on from the Southward and relieved us. I returned to Williamstown and the night of my return about midnight I was aroused by Sergeant Blair who told me that I must be on the parade at Williamstown by the break of day, as the British had come out to take our Stores at Ben- nington. I arose at day break and on my appearance I was directed by the Officers to go to work in my shop and with all haste to make some Implements of war, repair some Guns, I worked at this till the next Saturday when an express came for every man to repair to Bennington as fast as possible I went and when I arrived the Battle at Bennington had been fought I was out at this time several weeks I soon went to Westfield where I remained until March 1779 when I removed to Salisbury in Connecticut soon after my removal there, a new and pressing call was made for Men on account of the British coming into Vermont. I then enlisted into the Company commanded by Capt Abijah Fletcher in the regiment commanded by Col Elmore. We Marched Immediately to Horse Neck, where we were Stationed and remained six weeks the reason of my enlisting at this time was that the Col offered me the place of Armorer of the Regiment under pay of twenty Dollars per Month

78. 66.
Payable on the 4th March and 4th September of each year, by the Pres d B o B k U.S. in Boston. Meas:
No pension is payable until the arrival of one or the other of the above dates, after the issue of a Certificate.
"Payable to the 4 March 1820 but thereafter no payment can be made before exhibiting a schedule of property."
Registered, by Benj s I Beall. Clerk, in book B, volume 2 page 184. —

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Nathaniel Tremaine 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. L. 30168
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Jan. 1, 1775 5 mos. Militiaman Warham Parks Learned Mass.   Dec. 12, 1775 1 year Private Warham Parks Learned "   Feb. 15, 1777 3 1/2 mos. Artificer Faxon — "   — 1777 2 mos. 7 da. — Clark { Simonds Ashley Amore " " Conn.   — 1779 1 1/2 mos. Armorer Amizer Fletcher  
Battles engaged in, not stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Westfield, Mass.
Date of application for pension, April 24, 1818. His clm. was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., Mass.
Age at date of application, Sept 14, 1757 to Westfield, Hampden Co., Mass.
Remarks: No data as to family.
The information furnished by this Bureau on April 10, 1901 was sent to Dr. H. C. Poole of Ithaca, N.Y.

Papers made in support of his claim under act June 7 1832 returned to him at Pittsfield May 18 Apl 1833. Reference see letter letter 21 Sep 1833 to claimant
17.219R Massachusetts
Nathanial Tremain
of Pittsfield in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sheppard of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year  volun.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 - Dollars per month, to commence on the 24 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of May 1820 and sent to Jos: Woodbridge Esq. Judge Stockbridge, Berkshire 8 o Mass:
Arrears to 4th of March 1820 - 22 mos 21/30 31. 178.89 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1820 48.00
$ 226.89
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Sent a corrected certificate to Jos: Woodbridge 31 Augt. 1820. at Stockbridge, Mass:

Nathaniel Tremaine's
Petition for Pension
Under the Act of 1832.
13.253 13.253 old case
Clermont Pittsfield Mass

J. W. Gromann Certificate

This may certify that Mr Nathaniel Freeman is a member of the Congregational Church in this place, & that so far as I am acquainted with his character & reputation, he merits & receives the cordial esteem & confidence of his acquaint- ance as a man of integrity & truth, & of correct moral & religious principles & practice
Pittsfield Sept 12 1832
J W Groom Pastor of the Cong. Church in Pittsfield, Mass.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire ss September 11 th 1832
I hereby certify that I have been well acquainted with Nathaniel Freeman of Pittsfield ever since the year 1778 and know him to be a man of the strictest integrity, his reputation has always been that he was was a Soldier of the Revolution.
David Campbell

I do hereby certify that I have been long acquainted with Capt. N. Tremaine and have always considered him a man of strict integrity & of undoubted veracity Joshua Danforth
Pittsfield
Sept. 11. 1832.
I concur, most cheerfully, in the foregoing state- ment of Col. Joshua Danforth, having been acquaint- ed with Capt. Nathaniel Tremaine for about thirty years.
Phinehas Allen.
Pittsfield, Sept. 11, 1832.

Math. Tremain
Very Obedient

I Jabez Bill of Hancock in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do testify & say that I the deponent was a Serjeant in a Company of foot whereof Warham Perkins was Captain in Colonel Ebenezer Learned, Regiment, commanded principally through that Campaign by L t Col. William Shepard, in the Revolutionary army the year of our Lord 1776. and this deponent does testify there was a young man by the name of Nathaniel Tremain who served as a private Soldier in the Company and Regiment afore said the whole of that Campaign which was one year, and the deponent further saith that he has had personally acquaintance with the sd Nathaniel Tremain since that time and to the present. Further the deponent saith not
Berkshire ss. Hancock Nov. 3 1819 Jabez Bill
Then personally appeared the above named Jabez Bill and made oath to the truth of the above deposition Before me
~Willett Gardner J. Pease
I hereby certify that I have known the above named Jabez Bill for twenty years and that I never have seen nor heard any thing against him as respects his being a man of truth and veracity
~Willett Gardner

Luther White of Sheffield in the County of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Mas- sachusetts do testify & say I was a private soldier in a company of infantry whereof Warham Dorr was Captain in Col. Ebenezer Larned's Regiment, commanded principally by Lieut. Col. William Shepherd during the Campaign of the year 1846, in the Revolutionary war, and he well knew a private soldier of the name of Nathanael Fremain belonging to the same company & served in that same during the whole of that year - And the Department further says that he was acquainted with the said Fremain while he resided in Warfield previous to the time of their serving together in the Campaign aforesaid & afterwards knew him while he resided in Salisbury in Connecticut & is informed that he is now a resident in Bathfield - and he knows him to be the same man
Luther White
Berkshire S. 12 th November 1896
I personally appeared Luther White signor of the foregoing deposition & made oath that the same was the truth before me
Charles Lee Just. Peace

November 12th 1819 -
I hereby certify that I have known the signer of the within Deposition Luther White for six or seven years past, and that I have never heard any thing that could militate against him, as a man of integrity or veracity — Attest Elisha Lee att D. Raw
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire ss:
I the undersigned Joseph Woodbridge Clerk of the Judicial Courts within & for the said County of Berkshire do certify that Willis Gardner Esq. & Elisha Lee Esq. who have taken this & the Affidavit hereto annexed are Justices of the Peace within & for the said County of Berkshire duly commissioned & qualified according to law, and that the foregoing are their respective signatures
In Witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said County the 13th Nov. 13. A.D. 1819 —
Jos. Woodbridge Attest

37 Madison Avenue, New York City, February 9, 1909.
To the Honorable The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C. Dear Sir:
Having procured from a genealogical publication what purports to be a copy of a communication dated April 10, 1901 , from the Commissioner of Pensions, respecting the pension record of my great-grandfather, I take the liberty of enclosing a copy and respectfully request its authentication by the Pension Office.
I am unable, after enquiry, to designate the party to whom this communication , a copy of which is enclosed, was addressed, but presume it was either to Dr. Murray C. Poole , of Ithaca, New York or to Ebenezer Mack Tremain (address unknown).
Its authentication, & of the facts it details, would be esteemed by Yours very respectfully,
Henry Edwin Tremain
Copy returned
37 Madison Ave. N.Y. City.

Pittsfield Berkshire Co Massachusetts
Hon Lewis Cass, Sec. War.
Feb. 1. 1834
Sir In pursuance of the suggestion of the war department in the communication accompanying this, signed H. Edwards dated Sept. 23. 1833. Mr. Nemain has sent to the Secretary of the State of Mass. who is unable to find on the records of his department any evidence in his favor. It will be perceived by his declaration, that he entered the service early, viz. Aug. 1775 when the army was but imperfectly supplied with Officers, and consequently the rolls of service kept but in an imperfect manner. He simply desires that this may be considered when you investigate his claim, and whatever shall be your decision, he will therewith be content.
He has sent to the offices of the State of Gt. and has succeeded in obtaining the only the enclosed certificate, signed E. Phelps the Comptroller of the Public Acts. He herewith returns all the papers in his case, and has only to ask that the war department, will return to him whatever of gratitude his country can in justice bestow upon him, as early as may be, that it may place him in the infirmities of his declining years.
Very respectfully
Nathaniel Nemain
per Franklin Sturgis his atty.

War Department Quarterm Office September 20 1833
Sir
I herewith return the documents in support of your claim, and have to state that in consequence of its having been recently ascertained that there are rolls of service of the militia and state troops in the office of the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts, application must be made to that office for evidence of your service before a final decision can be had in your case
I am, Sir, very respectfully Your obedt Servt J L Edwards
Mr. Nathl Tremain Pittsfield Massachusetts

Comptrollers Office Dec r 20 th 1833.
I Elisha Phelps, Comptroller of the public accounts of the State of Connecticut, do certify that the pay roll of Capt. Ebenezer Fletcher, is charged company is charged to the United States, on the books of the Pay Table, under date 28 th September 1779, at £4050, 8, 9. The regiment in which Capt. Fletcher served is not designated. I have not been able to find the roll of his company, or any proof of the duration of their service.
E. Phelps

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INVALID
Rev _____ Tremain
File No. 30, 168
Nathaniel Tremain
Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 222
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Apr. 10-1901 Dr. M. C. Poole Ithaca N.Y.
July 29-03- Noelin H Cook Secy. Pittsfield Mass
1909 Feb. 24. Hist. to H.E. Lemain, and to whom information sent on April 10, 1901. A.E.P.

The within Named person is recommended to leave of Absence for 3 weeks
John Morgan
Dearest Gen.
Leave is granted the within named person for the time above re- commended
By Command
Robt H. Harrison Sept 7. 1864

These may certify that Nathaniel Tremain of Capt. G. H. 33 Camp in the late Col. Learned's Regt. Being (about four weeks since) Seized with a Putrid Bilious Fever, with Symptoms Highly Nervous, all which time he has been Delirious and in a very Dangerous Situation. till within this week past the remission of Symptoms indicates a Crisis of the Disorder, yet he being amazingly Relaxed, & his Blood in such a Broken State his recovery will be slow, if he continues in Camp. I therefore think it highly necessary (if consistent with order) for him to repair into the Country for a few weeks for the recovery of His Health.
New York 31 st Augt. 1776
P Percival Hall Surg n

Nat W Fremain Col Shepard Decemr 1775
12yr
Shepard's Mass. regt.
I John Hooker within named do return this application with further evidence as to the service of the Applicant as appears from the deposition of Father Bill & Luther White which are enclosed —
Dec. 3 rd 1899 —
John Hooker
Services proved Admitted

Berkshire Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
SS. B E IT REMEMBERED, That on the 24 th day of April - A. D. 1818, came before me, JOHN HOOKER,
Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit in said State, and including the said county of Berkshire - the above named
Nathaniel Freeman & applied for the benefit of the law of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war" & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit, by him subscribed, and hereto annexed. I do thereupon hereby declare, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said
Nathaniel Freeman the applicant did serve in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy, for more than nine months, on the continental establishment, as set forth in his affidavit aforesaid, and that he is yet a resident citizen of the United States, is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of assistance from his country for support. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the said Circuit Court for the said county of Berkshire
to be affixed hereto, this 24 th day of April 1818
I do hereby certify the above as the testimony & proceedings had before me in the application & transcript thereof to the Secretary of the Department of War
John Hooker
J. H. Woodbridge CLK

I Nathanial Tremain a Citizen of the United States & now resident in Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire & state of Massachusetts do depose & say that I enlisted into the service of the United States on the Continental establishment in the Company commanded by Capt Markam Perkins in the regiment commanded by Col Learned & afterwards by Lieut Col Stephen William Shepard in the Mass. line (Col Learned having been promoted at Westfield on the 1 st Day of December 1775 for the term of twelve months that I served during that term of enlistment and that in February 1777 I enlisted again at Springfield in Massachusetts under Capt Faxon of the & served in the continental Army as an Artificer in the same for the until about the first of June the next - that I have no other evidence in my power to produce at present except the certificate of furlough which accompanies this affidavit - and I do also depose & say that I am in reduced circumstances in life & that I stand in need of assistance from my Country for support & that I am now fifty years of age Also that I never received any regular military discharges from the the several above mentioned terms of enlistment, the same not being then issued to the soldiers as in the following periods of the war - but that I was dismissed by an order from my Colonel at the time of commanding Officer at
the fortifications April 24 th 1818
Nath l Tremain

Nathl. Tremain.
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Primate 16 mos & 7 days Archieu 5" — Adm'd Capt. Spark Col. Shepard
53.35 31.06 84.41
Franklin Sturges Pittsfield Mass

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Berkshire, ss.
ON this Twentieth day of May A. D. 1833 personally appeared in open Court, before the Honorable WILLIAM P. WALKER, Judge of the Court of Probate, within and for said County of Berkshire, now sitting, Nathaniel Remain , a resident of the town of Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 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 the 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. to wit On the first of January A.D. 1775
Enlisted as a minuteman in the company commanded by Capt Warren Park of Westfield in the Regiment in which Wm Shepherd was Lt. Colo, the name of the Colo I do not recollect as he was soon removed, and the Lt. Colo who was from Westfield, commanded the regiment. We went from Westfield to Springfield thence to Roxbury near Boston. Lt. Colo Shepherd went before me. He requested me to convey his baggage on to Springfield, and not finding him there I carried it myself to Roxbury. I remained there in the service five months. The following are the names of some of the officers who served at that time in Roxbury. Capt Wall from Granville Ensign Bates from Same Town. David Sackett was my Second Lieutenant. David Sackett Ensign and William Carpenter my first Lieutenant. I cannot be very particular as to the officers of the field, for at this early season we were not very well supplied. I served at this time until the first of June, being five months from the time of my enlistment. I returned home and remained there until the 12th December. I think when I enlisted into the company above mentioned for the term of one year, and the proof of which is now in the war department. After a year's service I remained at home until the 15th Feb. 1777, when I entered into the service of Capt. Paxton, and was stationed at Springfield, and was engaged in manufacturing warlike instruments until the first of June, when I was dismissed and returned home having served three and a half months. I remained at home a short time and then went to Williamstown to work at my trade as a blacksmith. While there the country became alarmed at the approach of Burgoyne from the north. About the first of July an express came that a party of British had come out among the inhabitants and that they wanted help. A party of young men in Roxbury, one of whom was myself volunteered mounted on horses and went on to Bennington. When an express met us, and informed us, that the enemy had retired and that we might return. We went back to Bennington, and met an express from Colo Simonds ordering us to go to Fort Ann, and there wait till Colo Simonds with the Regiment should come in. In four or five days the Regiment came up, I was then enrolled in the company commanded by Capt Clark of Williamstown in Colo Simonds Regiment. We remained there some time. When new faces coming in, one half of our men one half of our men were ordered to return home. We were numbered and it fell to my lot to stay. Fort Ann had at this time gone into the hands of the British. We were going on One's Plains above Fort Edward. I remained after we were divided in Capt Clark's company, and under a new Colonel by the name of Ashley from Sheffield. I continued in this service until the regular troops came on from the southward and relieved us. I returned to Williamstown and the night of my return, about midnight I was aroused by sergeant Blair who told me that I must be on the parade at Williamstown by the break of day, as the British had come out to take our stores at Bennington. I arose at day break and on my appearance I was directed by the officers to go to work in my shop to make some implements of war and to repair

some guns. I wrought at this till the next Saturday, when an express came for every man to repair to Bennington as fast as possible. I went and when I arrived the Battle of Bennington had been fought. I was out at this time nine weeks. I soon went to Westfield where I remained untill March 1779 when I removed to Salisbury in Connecticut. Soon after my removal there a new and pressing call was made for men on account of the British coming into New York. I then enlisted into the company commanded by Capt Ebenezer Fletcher in the Regiment commanded by Elmore. We marched immediately to Horse Neck, where we were stationed and remained six weeks. The reason of my enlisting at this time was that the Colo offered me the place of armorer of the Regiment under pay at twenty dollars per month.
In my First term I served " 5 Months In my Second do " 12 " In my Third do " 3 1/2 " In my Fourth do " 2. " - 7 days In my Fifth do " 1 1/2 "
I was born in the Town of Westfield Hampden Co. Mass. 14. Sept. 1757. I have always understood my age to be recorded there.
I resided there when I was first called into the Service and all times untill after I removed to Salisbury, and after I removed to Salisbury I entered into the Service once.
I resided in Salisbury untill Feb. 1798, when I removed to Albany where I resided 5 years. I then removed to Pittsfield where I have resided ever since.
I never received a discharge.
I further declare that under the act of 1818 I applied for a pension and obtained the disposition of Sabos Wells and Luther White to my Service for one year and the same being satisfactory to the Department I obtained their Pension certificate which is now annexed, and was afterwards struck from the list on account of my property. Those two men are now dead, and I know of no person living who can testify to my Service.
I refer the Court to the Rev Mr Grooman, a clergyman of the Town of Pittsfield and Mr James Gardner a resident of same Town who can certify as to the belief of my Services during the Revolution.

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
John Freeman
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
W. P. Walker Judge of Probate
We John W. Yeomans a Clergyman, residing in the Town of Pittsfield and James Gardner residing in same Pittsfield hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Nathaniel Freeman 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.
John W. Yeomans James Gardner
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
W. P. Walker 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 above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that John W. Yeomans who signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the town of Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that James Gardner who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
W. P. Walker Judge of Probate
I, HENRY W. BISHOP, Register of the Court of Probate within and for the County of Berkshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Nathaniel Freeman for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office of said Court of Probate, this Seventh day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Henry W. Bishop Register Probate