Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,512, William Town, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
John William
NUMBER
S. 42.512
CONTENTS

9790 R New-York Mrs. Sonno
of _____ in the state of _____ who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Marshak  Malca line, for the term of 9 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of New-York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 23 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 of Apr 1818 and sent to C. Parton  Granville Wash Co.
Arrears to 4th of Mar 19  83 16 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 19  48    10  8  4      30  35  $131.16   
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Application sent every 9th 1822 to Mr. H. Parker Whitehall Wash Co. N.Y.

42512
INVALID.
Rev
File No.
42.512
William Fowle
Dr. Mr. Wm
Act:
18 th March 18
Index:—Vol.
8
, Page
512
[Arrangement of 1870.]

William Town's
Path & Schuamla 46
9/90
Sept 1879
[Large cursive signature, possibly "C. H."]
Forwarded by W. H. Parker of Whitcomb Wash. Co., New York

State of New York 3
Washington County
On this Thirteenth day of August in the year 1820 personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington in the State aforesaid in open Court being a Court of Record proceeding according to the course of the Common Law with jurisdiction in all actions real personal and mixed unlimited in point of amount keeping a Record of its proceedings and having a Seal William Town aged sixty one years and upwards resident in the Town of Starford in the County and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary War as follows, that he enlisted as a private Soldier in November as he believes in the year Seven hundred and Seventy five under Capt. Elijah Dwight in a Regiment commanded by Brigadier Woodbridge for two months and served as a Soldier in said Company and Regiment for the said term of two months that afterwards and in the year Seven hundred and Seventy five he again served two months in a Regiment commanded by Col. Leonard & in Capt. Parker's Company and that he served one month in the same year in Capt. Boardman's Company & Col. Porter's Regiment at the taking of Burgoyne — That he again enlisted some time in May in the year Seven hundred and Seventy eight for nine months and joined a Company commanded by Capt. Isaiah Smith in a Regiment commanded by Col. Marshall of the Massachusetts line & that he joined the said Army at West Point on the seventh day of July in that year and served in the said Company & Regiment

as a private soldier until the Seventh day of April in the year Eighteen hundred and Seventy nine when he was regularly discharged at West Point - And further that his original Declaration in this behalf was made and dated the twenty third day of April one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen before Judge Wood which declaration has been forwarded to the War department - And that he hath received a Pension Certificate under the Law of the 18 th of March 1818 which certifi- cate is numbered on the back thereof Nine thousand Seven hundred and ninety And in pursuance of the act of the first May 1820 I the said William Saxon do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States before in the revolutionary war before the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or security contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule herunto annexed and by me subscribed -
That I am by occupation a farmer and that I am as I believe upwards of Sixty one years of age and totally unable to pursue my said occupation by reason of a breach

or injury at the pit of my stomach which entirely incapacitated me from performing any kind of labour -
That I have no family residing with me except my wife Asenath who is about fifty eight years of age and is very feeble and unable to perform any labour of consequence for her support, that I and my said wife do now and for several years past have resided with my Daughter Charlotte and her husband upon whom I and my wife are entirely dependent for support -
William Town
Sworn to and declared on this 30 th
day of August 1820 In open Court
D Shipman Btk
A Schedule of the Estate and income of William Town of Hartford except necessary bedding & wearing apparel -
To wit -
Real Estate I have none -
1 Bible 1 Testament 1 Psalm book $2.00 1 Singing book 1 Dictionary 1.25 2 Volumes other books 1.00 $3.25
William Town

Court of Common Pleas of the I David Shipman Clerk of the County of Washington in the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Three dollars and Twenty five cents -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this 30th day of August 1820
Shipman Clerk

William Lewis Pupus for Pension D. C. Parker agent Grenville Washburn N. York
Private Col Marshalls Regiment Massachusetts Line 1778-1780
amante

State of New York Washington County
to wit
William Fison
— of the town of
Hartford aged fifty nine in the County of Washington and State of New York do according to the act of Congress of the United States of America entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" make the following Declaration under oath that is to say — I do solemnly declare that I was on the eighteenth day of March last and now am a citizen resident citizen of the United States to wit in the town County & State aforesaid and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of assistance from my country for support. I do further declare that I was a private in the war of the Soldier — Revolution and that I served as such in the said War of the Revolution against the common enemy until the end of the war for the term of at least nine Months during said War on the continental establishment That I belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Josiah Smith — in Colonel Marshals — Regiment commanded by Colonel in General Pattersons Brigade and in the line of Massachusetts and I do further declare that I entered the said Service on the Seventh — day of July — in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight having  having and left the said Service on the Seventh day of April following one thousand seven hundred & seventy nine having  having left the same by reason of my enlistment expiring and receipt written discharge which is lost; being nine months Service, having  having  Elijah Dwight Company in Col Ruggles Woodbridges Regiment for two months in 1775 & 76. and in Capt the Packer Company in Col Hales Regt in 1777 and one Month at the taking of Burgoyne that and do further declare that I have now no other evidence of my Service in my power of of my discharge or otherwise

And I do further Declare that I hereby relinquish all claims to any and every pension allowed me by the Laws of the United States or of any individual state previous to the eighteenth day of March last past Witness my hand this twenty third day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Witness - John Parker
State of New York
Washington County I do hereby certify that on the twenty third day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen at the Town of Granville in the County of Washington and State of New York Before me Jonathan Wood Esquire one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Washington in the said State duly appointed qualified and sworn (the same Court being a Court of Record in and for the said State) personally came and appeared the above named applicant William Faxon - who resides in the town of Granville & State mentioned in the above Declaration and in my presence subscribed the foregoing Declaration and also before me then & there he was duly sworn to the truth of the facts contained and set forth in the said Declaration. And it appearing to my satisfaction as well from the said Declaration underneath as from such other evidences as was in the power of the said applicant to produce that he said applicant served in the Revolutionary War

as aforesaid against the common enemy and that the Declaration aforesaid on oath of the said applicant is in all other respects true I do further certify & transmit the testimony in this case consisting of the aforesaid declaration under oath and the affidavit of John C. Parker to me well known  used the discharge thereunto annexed together with the proceedings had thereon to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War according to the requisitions of the act of Congress in that case made Given under my hand and seal at the Town of Granville in the County of Washington and State of New York the day and year first above mentioned written in this certificate
Jonathan Wood Judge
State of New York Washington County
I Daniel Shepherd Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington do certify that Jonathan Wood Esq. by whom the above certificate was made is one of the Judges of the said Court Acting under the authority of the several State of New York & that the above is his signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of the said Court this 11th Day of May 1818
D. Shepherd Clerk

State of New York
Washington County ss. John C. Parker of the Town of Granville in the County of State aforesaid being duly sworn deposes and saith that he is well acquainted with William Town in the annexed Declaration named and knows him to be the same person who subscribed the same and that he has been acquainted with him for about twenty years that he is a man of truth and veracity and in reduced circumstances to meet the expenses of his Country for support and that the facts contained in the annexed Declaration this Deponent believes true he having been long ago informed by his friends & acquaintances thereof in substance and believing the applicant a man of undoubted veracity and that he has long been and still is a resident citizen of the County of State aforesaid further saith not
Sworn this 28 th day of April 1818 Before me
Jonathan Wood John C. Parker
one of the Judges of Washington Common Pleas in the said State of New York —