Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30749, David Trufant, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Trufant, David
S 30749
CONTENTS

11526 Massachusetts
Maria Infant of Norfolk in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Wild of the Regt commanded by Col. Brooks in the First line for 2 years
Contd & etc
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of April 1833 and sent to S. J. Susan A. Newbury Mass
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $161.10 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. 1833 40.00
$200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by N. H. Atkinson Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 9a Page 83
75 Norfolk

x David Linsfont 4/34.
Eliza S. Leland

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Norfolk ss.
On this fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting at Quincy in and for said County, David Prufant a resident of Weymouth in said County, aged seventy one , 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 at Weymouth aforesaid on the twenty seventh day of February A. D. 1761, and that there is a record of his birth in the First Church of Weymouth ; that he was in the United States service from the ninth day of October A. D. 1776, to the ninth day of April A. D. 1777 as a Soldier in the Massachusetts Militia : that he was residing at Weymouth aforesaid
when he entered the service; that he was a volunteer and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt. Joseph Prufant
Joseph Pool : that he marched from Weymouth to Hull , from to from to where he was discharged : that he served at said Hull with none of the regular troops; and
no regular officers were known to him: that he was in no battle and at the end of his service received no written discharge: that since the Revolutionary war he has resided at
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the ninth day of November A. D. 1777, to the ninth day of May A. D. 1778 as a Soldier in the Massachusetts Militia : that he was residing at Weymouth
when he entered the service; that he was a volunteer and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt. Silas Merrill
Col. John Brooks : that he marched from Weymouth to Cambridge from to from to where he was discharged : that he served at said Cambridge with none of the regular troops; and
no regular officers were known to him: that he was in no battle and at the end of his service received no written discharge.
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the eleventh day of December A. D. 1779, to the eleventh day of December A. D. 1782 in the Massachusetts Militia : that he was residing at Weymouth aforesaid
when he entered the service; that he was a volunteer and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt. John Hancock
Lieutenants Wm. Burbeck & Saml. Prescott : that he marched from Weymouth to the Castle Island from to from to where he was discharged : that he served at said Castle Island with none of the regular troops; and
none of the regular officers were known to him: that he was in no battle and at the end of his service received no written discharge.

Also: That he has no documentary evidence except what is found upon the Penitentiary Rolls at the office of the Penitentiary of the Commonwealth, which is hereto annexed
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.
David S. Frazant
We John B. Hollis Clerk and one of the clergymen residing in the said Weymouth.
and Samuel Humphrey one of the clergymen residing in said Weymouth hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David S. Frazant who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy one 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 as aforesaid.
John B. Hollis Samuel Humphrey
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that John B. Hollis, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the said Weymouth; and that Samuel Humphrey who has also signed the same is a resident in Weymouth and a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Further to the foregoing said court further certify that Samuel Humphrey is a minister of the gospel in the town of Weymouth and that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of David S. Frazant for a pension.
Sherrill Lee and Judge of Probate
I Samuel Haxon, Esq., of the Court of Probate aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of David S. Frazant for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid. nineteenth day of January 1833.
Samuel Haxon

I Matthew Pratt of Weymouth in the county of Norfolk aged eighty years, testify and say that David Prufant within named to my knowledge was in the United States service for the first period of time mentioned by him in the within statement Matthew Pratt Norfolk ss August 14 th 1832 submitted & sworn to before I believe judge of Probate
I David Lord of Braintree in the county of Norfolk aged seventy one years testify and say that David Prufant within named to my knowledge was in the United States service for the second period of time mentioned by him in the within statement David Lord Norfolk ss August 14 th 1832 submitted & sworn to before I believe judge of Probate
I David Lord of Weymouth in the county of Norfolk aged seventy eight  seventy one years, testify and say that David Prufant within named to my knowledge was in the United States service for the third period of time mentioned by him in the within statement David Lord Norfolk ss August 14 th 1832 submitted & sworn to before I believe judge of Probate

4734. David Trufant Norfolk Co Mass
Print 2 years
14 06
Dec 21 1832
E. J. Leland Rosebury D. 173. Mass.

BRIEF in the case of David Trufant of Norfolk County in the State of Mass. (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? 70 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.     In 1776 Oct r — 6 — private Gen. Capt n Jos. Trufant. Col d Proud   77 Nov r — 6 — " " Silas Wild. " Brooks   79 Dec r 3 — — " " J. Hancock  
5. In what battles was he engaged? None
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Weymouth
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence living witnesses
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.
J H McBlain Examining Clerk.

30749 Pay INVALID.
File No. 30749
David Infant Pii Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 323
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jan'y - 8 - 1901 H. 1/2 6 Mrs. Cora F. Philbrook - Roanoke Ill.

30749
David Trufant
Aug 14, 1832
Weymouth Mass - 71
Born Weymouth Mass Feb 27, 1761
Oct. 76 Weymouth Mass. Capt Jas. Trufant Col Jos. Poor Pvt - 6 mos
Nov 77 Capt Silas Wild Col Jos. Brooks Pvt 6 mos
Dec 11. 79 Capt Jos. Hancock Col — This appears to have been Suppl. Co. & was stationed at Castle Island during service Pvt 3 mos
No Bat - No Fam. hist
Ctf 11521 - Jan 7 - 1832. Det Aft. 11. 1833 - Mass 4905

4774
Dana Infante
E. J. Leland Roxbury 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 David Trufant — 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? 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 has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? no . Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? 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? yes XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
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 the 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.
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 authenticated 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 end 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.
The witness who has testified to his last period of service should state the time of the claimants entering & leaving the service, & the magistrate must certify to his credibility & the official character & signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer under his seal of office.

I David Lord of Braintree in the County of Norfolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy one years testify & say that I was a soldier in the Revolutionary war & served as a private in a Company of Massachusetts Militia or State Troops stationed at Castle William in Boston Harbor commanded by Capt John Hancock & Lieutenants William Burbeck & Samuel Prescott from the fore-part of December 1779 to the Month of December 1782 three years & that David Prescott of Weymouth in said County was also a soldier & served as a private in the same Company, & for the same period of time I did David Lord
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk ss January 12 th 1853 Subscribed & sworn to before me & I hereby certify that said David Lord is a man of truth & a credible witness
Daniel Humphrey, Justice of the peace

David Infant.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Secretary's Office, Aug 7, 6 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 David Trufant is borne on a roll of Capt. Joseph Trufant's Company in the State Service, and is therein stated to have served one month, viz. from Dec. 1. 1776 to Jan. 1. 1777. —
Also on a roll of Capt. Wild's Company in Col. Brooks Regiment stationed at Cambridge, in which he is stated to have served two months from Oct. 3 to April 3 — The year of service is not stated — the warrant for the pay of the men is dated June 13. 1778
Edward D. Bangs Secy
I further certify that I find the said David Trufant's name on several Rolls for balance

due to Soldiers who had done duty at the Castle in Boston Harbor, but which Rolls do not state the period or duration of service. The Rolls bear date and are for the balances as follows, viz
July 2. 1782 £ 19. 12. 0 " " amount not carried out Nov. 13 - " 12. 0. 0. Mar. 13. 1783 3. 1. 4.
Edward D. Bangs. Secy