Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,182, Oliver Walton, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Walton, Oliver
NUMBER
S. 30.182.
CONTENTS
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76 Middletown
21.886 Massachusetts
Oliver Walton Widow in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Pennock of the 1st Regt commanded by Col. Reed in the Mass line for 9 years
Cont. & Mts.
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 13 th day of Nov 1833 and Nat Joshua Resort Reading Mass
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833 $111.17 Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar 31 1834 10.00 $121.17
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. H. Addison Clerk, Book Vol. 2 a Page 9 A

Oliver Walton.
No. 938
Oliver Walton
Maps
Print 2 years
Capt Bancroft Col
Read's Mt
John Purcell & Co
Reading map

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, September 12 th 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 Oliver Walton has served under Vir g .
   Captains Colonels Time of Service Whole Time   Year Entering Discharge m o days     2 Sam: Sprague Baldwin 1775 May 30. Aug st 1 st 2 6.   3 Jesse Wyman Whitney 1777 May 10. July 10. 2 9   1 John Walton Green 1775 April 19 no date 0 12   4 { Town Roll for Lynn { 1780 June 27 Dec r 30 0 15    agreeable to a requisition of a resolve of Court of June 5 th    Total Amount Eleven months & twelve days. 11 12  
Edward D. Bangs. Secy
Difference of time supposed allowed for travel

Reading July 19. 1832
To whom it may concern I hereby certify that the following is a copy from the Records of the Town of Reading viz.
"Oliver the Son of Jothem Walton and Elizabeth his wife was born August 2 d 1750"
Attest Daniel Pratt Jr. Clerk of the Town of Reading

Oliver Walton
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS: COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, ss.
On this fifth day of September A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the HONORABLE SAMUEL P. P. FAY, Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Middlesex aforesaid, now sitting, Oliver Walton , a resident of South Reading , in the County of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, aged 74 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:
in the first part of May in the year 1775 he enlisted at Reading in said Middlesex in the company commanded by Captain Samuel Sprague & marched to Chelsea where he served as a private soldier in said company eight months : in June 1776 he enlisted in Reading in the company commanded by James Bancroft in Colonel Reed's Regiment & marched to Ticonderoga where he served five months as a private soldier in said company: in the latter part of May 1777 he enlisted at Reading in Captain Wymann's company & marched to Point Judith in Rhode Island & served there & at Providence in said company two months : about the end of December 1777 he enlisted in Reading & marched to Prospect Hill in Cambridge where he joined Captain Ford's company in Colonel Brooks Regiment & served as a private in said company three months : m. 8. 5. 2. 3. 6. 15 24. 15.
he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1780 in the first part of July & served in the first Regiment in the second Brigade of the Massachusetts line under Captain John Mills, he was stationed at West Point & thence marched through the Jerseys & served in said Mills' company six months as a private soldier till he was discharged, but his discharge he has lost

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. Oliver Walton
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
J. P. P. Gay
JUDGE OF PROBATE.
We, Reuben Emerson — a clergyman, residing in South Reading aforesaid, and John Hart — Esquire, a magistrate, residing in South Reading aforesaid, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Oliver Walton — who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 74 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 Hart  Reuben Emerson
Subscribed and sworn to before
J. P. P. Gay  W. Cook

And the said Court hereby declares its 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 certifies that Reuben Emerson - who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in South Reading and that the said John Nart - who has also signed the same is a Magistrate resident at South Reading and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. P. P. Fry  Mark
I, ISAAC FISKE, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Middlesex aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Oliver Waltons - for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this of September A. D. 1832.
fifth day Isaac Fiske

30182
Pay INVALID.
File No. 30182
Oliver Milton
His Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 437
[Arrangement of 1870.]

June 26-1902 H. K. Sanderson - Lynn, Mass

I William Parker of the Town of Reading in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do depose and say that I enlisted as a common Soldier in the company commanded by Capt. Ford of Wilmington, in Col. Brooks' Regiment in November, 1777. and served in said company, in Cambridge, and at Prospect hill, so called, near Boston, in said Commonwealth, in guarding Gen. Burgoin's Troops, during the term of five months, and was then dismissed; and that I was well acquainted with Oliver Walton then resident in Reading and now residing in the same place, but called South-Reading, in said County, who did service in the same company with me, during the term of the last three months, which I served as aforesaid.—
William Parker
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss. September the 4 th day A. D. 1832.
Then personally appeared the above named William Parker and made Oath that the facts stated in the above deposition by him subscribed, are true. And I do certify that he is a credible witness.
Before me, Peter Hay. } Justice of the Peace.

I James Hill of the Town of Stoneham in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do depose and say, that I enlisted as a common soldier in the Company commanded by Capt. Samuel Spague of Chelsea, in May 1775, and served in said Company at Chelsea, near Boston, in said Commonwealth during the term of eight months, and was then dismissed, and that I was well acquainted with Oliver Walton then resident in Reading, and now resident in the same place, but called South Reading, in said County, who did service in the same Company as a common soldier, during the same term of time.
James Hill
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex, ss. September the 4 th day, A. D. 1832
Then personally appeared the above named James Hill, and made oath that the facts stated in the above deposition by him subscribed, are true, And I do certify that he is a creditable witness.
Before me,
Peter Hay } Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex ss. I Isaac Fiske, Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex, hereby certify that Peter Hay whose own proper signature is set to the preceding Certificate & that Wm Hask whose own proper signature is set to the Deposition of Joseph Jenkins are justus of the Peace within said County of Middlesex
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 15th day of September AD 1832
Isaac Fiske

Joseph Jenkins of Bradford in the County of Orange and Commonwealth of Vermont, of the age of seventyone years on oath depose and say that in the latter part of May in the year seventeen hundred & seventyseven I enlisted at Wilmington in Middlesex County in Massachusetts & marched to Providence, Rhode Island, where I joined the company commanded by Captain Wymen of Woburn in said Middlesex & marched thence through South Kingston to Point Judith. That Oliver Walton of South Reading was enlisted in the same company & served in company with me at Providence and at Point Judith for the space of two months. 5. And I further say that in the first part of July seventeen hundred and eighty I enlisted in the Continental line & marched from Springfield Massachusetts to West Point where there I joined the company under Captain John Mills, of the first Regi- -ment in the Second Brigade Massachusetts line, & thence crossed over into the Jerseys & marched through the Jerseys in various directions. That the said Oliver Walton was enlisted in the same company & served with the company in the Jerseys, to the best of my knowledge & belief, for six months. Joseph Jenkins Middlesex Co. affidavit of Then the above named Joseph Jenkins personally appeared before me and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true. July 30. 1832. John Hart Justin Pease

And I further certify that the aforementioned Joseph Jenkins is a credible and disinterested witness.
John Hart Justin - From

29 Joshua Burnham of Stoneham in the County of Middlesex Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the age of seventyfive years on oath depose and say that in the month of June in the year 1776 I enlisted in Reading in the company com- manded by Captain James Bancroft in Colonel Reeds Regiment & marched to Ticonderoga where I served five months until we were dismissed & that I was well acquainted with Oliver Walton of South Reading & that he enlisted at the same time & place in the same company with myself & served out the same period of five months as a private soldier. Joshua Burnham Middlesex p. Sept. 4. 1832 Then the above named Joshua Burnham personally appeared before me & made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true.
John Hart Justice Peace
And I further certify that the above named Joshua Burnham is a credible and disin- terested witness John Hart Justice Peace

Learnson road the of Massachusetts Middlebury ss. Reading August. 24 th A. D. 183.
Hon Lewis Cass. Secretary of War Home of S. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
I send you herewith two applications for Pensions. These papers were originally prepared I believe by Robert Rantoul Jr who then lived in South Reading, and were but has since removed from that place; and they were left at the office with Isaac Dike Register of Probate to be sent on. Through some mistake or accident. They have been there a long time. The Register of Probate finding them and knowing Mr Rantoul's re- moval, wrote me on the subject & having informed the applicant was directed by them to forward them. In comply once with their request I now send them. Should certificate thereon be granted; if you will have the goodness to forward them to me you will much oblige them. as well as my self.
Yours with high respect Joshua Russell.