Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,694, Stephen Ward, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Ward, Stephen
8 15694
B.L. No. 1399-100
CONTENTS

N o . 1399 Stephen Ward priv Maps mail to Po Temple Verm.

State of Vermont Rutland County 3
I Stephen Ward aged 70 years, do upon oath testify & declare, that I entered the service in the year 1780 or 1779, for the term of during the war, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Michael Jackson in the line of the State of Massachusetts , and continued therein until the close of the war in 1783, and was discharged from said Regt. I further declare that I have neither received, assigned or transferred my claim in any manner whatsoever; therefore I request the Secretary of War to have the warrant sent to me at Rutland, Vermont, to the care of R. Bumple, and this shall be his receipt for the same his Witness R. Bumple JP Stephen X Ward Mark
Before me Robert Frump, a justice of Peace personally appeared Stephen Ward subscribing to this above, and acknowledged the declaration of Oaths, to be his free act & deed for the purpose therein mentioned. At the same time also appeared William Young, a person of truth & respectability, who upon oath declared that he was well acquainted with Stephen Ward, who was a soldier in the Regiment above mentioned, and who he has every reason to believe, did perform the services as mentioned by him the Frump the per. Know                      W m Young

In testimony that the foregoing named Robert Brufle, was a Magistrate duly authorized to administer oaths, & take acknowledgements, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office this 5 th day of Septem r 1828
R. Brufle C.M.

let to Sec. of War the Treasury July 7. 1834 let to Pen. 96 July 10. 1834.
28. 374  Vermont N o 28,374
Stephen Ward
Rutland in the State of Vermont who was a pri. & Corp t in the Co m py commanded by Captain Wiley of the Reg t commanded by Col Jackson in the Connecticut line for Pri. 8 months Mass. Corp t 16. (Approved)
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 85 Dollars 32 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. (15 May 1828)
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of May 1834 and R. Temple, Rutland Vt.
  Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834.  255.96    Pemi-ant. allowance ending 4 th S t " "  42.66     $ 298.62  
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by R. Burdine Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 3 Page 99

N o 1399
Rec d

See? Butland 14. Nov. 1828, from the War Department, Land warrant No 1399, dated 25. Oct 1828, issued under the act of Congress of 15. Apr 1806, for one hundred acres of land For Stephen Ward R Temple

30,866 Stephen Ward
Application for transfer & increase
R. Rimple Buckland Me
Robert Ward
until 21 Jan'y 77 in the war
Corporal Nov 1779
reduced rank 16 Dec 1780
By Mr. Bangs certificate, it appears he served 16 months as corporal

Revolutionary Claims.
1.432
Under the Act entitled, "An Act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution" approved 15 May 1828.
Pay Certificate of
I Certify that Stephen Ward — of Rutland — in the County of Rutland in the State of Vermont is entitled to receive pay under the above mentioned Act, as a surviving Private of Infantry in the Massachusetts Line of the Army of the Revolution, at the rate of Six dollars and sixty six 2/3 cents a month, payable during his life on the third day of March, and third day of September, in each year.
It is provided by law that the said pay, shall not in any way be transferable, or liable to attachment, levy, or seizure, by any legal process whatever.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the Treasury of the United States, this third _____ day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine, and of Independence, the fifty fourth.
J. D. Thompson
Secretary of the Treasury
Eng d by Thos. Mark d
Caro of R. Temple
 Witness the signatures  Stephen Ward  Mark 

Rutland (Vt.) 25 May 1833
Sir
I served in Capt Pierce's & Capt Willis's companies in the 8 th Mass. Reg t (Col. M c Jackson), during the war, commencing, I believe, in Jan y . or Feb. 1777 - about a year & a half of which I served as Corporal, & the remainder as Private; and have been placed on the Pension roll at the Revenue Dept t under the act of 1828, at eighty dollars per annum. Finding inconvenience & delay in obtaining my pension from Washington, & being entitled to a small increase for my service, as Corporal, I herewith surrender my certificate, & request that I may be placed on the Pension roll at the War Office under the act of 7 th June 1832. My present place of residence is Chittenden.
I am Sir, respectfully,
Your obedient
Stephen Ward
By N. Brattle his Atty
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions.
State of Vermont — 3 On the 1. Oct. 1833 personally came the above named Stephen Ward & made oath to the truth of the above statement, before me. N. Brattle Esq. Not. Pub.

I Stephen Ward of the County of Rutland & State of Vermont, a Pensioner of the U. States under the act of 15 May 1828; Do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to said Pension or annuity, & to every other such claim except the present under the act of 7. June 1832 - and declare that my name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any State
Stephen his Ward mark
Given to the undersigned before me this 12 th day of May 1834
Robt. Mifflin Jus. Peace

Act 1828
Settled at
Treasury
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# 15.694
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REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
No. of Orig. page - 418
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
July 31. 1828.
Stephen Ward , of Rutland — in the County of Rutland — in the State of Vermont — has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a private in captain Pierce — 's company, in the 8th regiment of the Massachusetts line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing.
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary, A. Dickinson,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
6. August 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to Stephen Ward — in the Massachusetts line
It further appears that Stephen Ward — is now on the pension list of the  any — agency, and has been so since the 3 d  March 1826 at the rate of  dollars per month.
John Hagner Audr.
awarded 1826

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Nov r 20 1833.
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 Stephen Ward is borne on the Army Books (so called) of Col. Michael Jackson's Regiment in the Massachusetts Continental Line. — It appears that he served partly in Capt. Witey's Company, and partly in Capt. Pierce's Company both in the same Regiment; —
He enlisted January 21. 1777, and is credited for his services to Dec. 31. 1780 — beyond which period the Army Books in this Office do not come down. He is allowed 31 months 10 days as a private, and 16 months as a Corporal.
Edward D. Bangs Sec y

Treasury Department July 11. 1834
Sir
In reply to the inquiry made in your Letter of the 17 th Instant, relative to the amount that has been paid at this Department since the 4 th of March 1831 to Stephen Ward of Vermont a private of Infantry in the Army of the Revolution under the Act of the 15 th of May 1828, I have to state that he has been paid his pension to the 2 nd of March 1834 making an aggregate amount of $240.
I am Very Respectfully Your Obedt Servant
Levi Woodbury
Secy of the Treasury
J. S. Edwards Esq Commr. of Pensions

Alms as per rate 8 months 24 11 6 Cagoule Memo 58 11 6 85 3 2
en. lit. Hon. R. B. Taney May 17: 1834.
Temple Co Bullard Vermont

Rutland, Vt. 12. May 1834
Sir Agreeably to your directions within, Stephen Ward has relinquished his pension under the act of 1828, and requests that his name may be inscribed on the roll under the act of 1832, as Captain, as certified by the Sec'y of State of Massachusetts - whose certificate accompany the papers.
I am Sir, respectfully,
Your Obedient
Robert D. D. D.
J. L. Edward Esq Commr. of Pensions

War Department, Pension Office,
April 30 th 1834.
Sir,
The papers of Stephen Ward, are here with returned. He must make a formal relinquishment of his pension under the Act of 1828, before he can be allowed under the Act of 1832.
Very respectfully
J. M. O. P. J. L. Edwards
R. Temple Esq., Rutland, Vermont.

War Department Pension Office September 6. 1833
Sir,
The papers you have sent to this Office, to procure the transfer of Stephen Ward from the Roll of Pensioners under the act of 15 th of May 1828 to that under the act of June 7. 1832, are herewith enclosed to you. There must be evidence filed in this Office that he served two years in the Army of the Revolution.
I am respectfully Your Obet. Servt. J L Edwards
R. Temple Esq r . Rutland Vermont

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15694
INVALID.
Sept. 30, 1905. History to Miss Katherine Hardey, Dayton, Ohio. NMR.
File No. 15694
Stephen Ward
Coupl Rev Mr.
Act: June 7" 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 395
[Arrangement of 1870.]

O.W.H.
Sept. 26, 1905
R
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir, —
Please send me the military service of Stephen Ward, a soldier of Revolution from Vermont; also a pensioner. He married Abigail Pratt & afterwards moved from Shaftsbury Vermont to New York state
Miss Katherine Hardy, 1126 N. Main St., Wayne, Ohio.