Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17756, Israel Washburn, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Washburn, Israel
NUMBER
S. 1775b
CONTENTS
carded

15361.
Massachusetts
Israel Washburn
Bristol in the State of Mass who was a Sgt in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by Col William in the _____ for 5 Mos Sgt 3 " 23 Private
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scribed on the Roll of _____ the rate of 37 Dollars 24 Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of June 1832 and Jan y 1833 J. S. Dodge Clerk
Swears to the 4th of Mar 1831 $4.88 Con-tant. allowance ending 4 Sep r 1832
$93.60
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
recorded by J. H. M c Blain Clerk, Vol. 2, Page 92
In lett s Pen. Ag. and Godfrey Robinson, Dec. 17. 37
79
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Jan 8. 1841.

10253
Israel Washburn
Map
15 10 2-44 $37.42
Supt. 5 Months Price 3- 27 days
4. 5. 14 06
May 3 1873
P 372
Mr J L Hodge Present
A. B. Fitch Esq. Toronto Map

10.253  BRIEF in the case of Israel Washburn  of Raynham in the State of Mass s  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court of Probate  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? born in the year 1755  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. As a Gen.     25 Apr In 1775 — — — 11 Private Capt Williams Co s Volun ?   Dec n 0 o — — 2 — 0 o Capt Rodgers — 0 o 0 o   July 1776 — — 5 — Serg t Capt Briggs 0 o enlisted   3 several terms } not stated } about 1 — 23 Private Capt P. King Capt M c Shane } Volun ?  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? at Raynham  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? by Witnesses — the traditional evidence of others — one a Clergyman — the latter certified to be credible  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The Magistrate's Character is not verified by the Clerk 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
E. Stephens
Examining Clerk.

10,253
Israel Washburn
Hr. for yr

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ) BRISTOL, ss. )
At a COURT of PROBATE holden at Taunton in and for said County on the twentysventh day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, before the Honorable HODIJAH  by adj. BAYLIES , Judge of the Probate, &c. for said County, personally appeared Israel Washburn a resident of Raynham in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832, make the following declaration. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein after mentioned, to wit, first under Capt. James Williams, Lt. Abiel Macomber, not in any regiment; again under Capt. Henry Hodges Lt. Job Dean in a regiment under Col. Read whose first name is forgotten; again under Capt. James Briggs, Lt. John Shaw, Ensign Isaac Tobey; in a regiment under Col. Carey, Lt. Col. Caleb Richardson, & Major Payne, the first names of the Col & Major are forgotten; again under Capt. Philip King, again under Capt. John Shaw, again under Capt. Noah Hall, whose other officers are all forgotten, and none of which were attached to any regiment, the particulars of his various services he will state in his reply to the fifth subjoined interrogatory; and further declares as follows, in reply to the interrogatories propounded by the Secretary of War; to wit:
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Ans. That he was born in Raynham in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts in the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty five .
2. Have you any record of your age; and if so, where is it? My birth is recorded on my father's family Bible with that of his other children; the Bible is in the possession of one of my sisters.
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? I have always lived in said Raynham.
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? and if a substi- tute, for whom? I uniformly either volunteered or enlisted, in the Mass. Comp. or Militia.

5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops when you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service. Under Capt Williams I volunteered immediately on hearing of the battle of Lexington and marched on the twenty first day of April in the year seventeen hundred and seventy five from Taunton to Roxbury near Boston, where under a cannonade from the British we assisted in throwing up intrenchments, and staid eleven days when other troops arrived and relieved the volunteers who returned home; Under Capt. Hodges in the latter part of December following I volunteered to go to Roxbury, we were to take the place of those called eight months men whose term was about expiring, and to serve two months, which we did; we were stationed in Roxbury near Gen. Ward's quarters and served as sentinels; under Capt Briggs I enlisted for five months; we marched from Taunton to Providence thence through R. Island & Connecticut as far as New Haven where we embarked for New York, in which place we performed Garrison duty; when there I noticed particularly Col. Glover's regiment of Continentals there being many Marblehead fishermen in it; I also saw there Gen. Washington & Gen. Putnam; when the enemy landed to take the City our Brigade was the last of the troops that left it except a picquet guard brought off by Gen. Putnam who was near being captured; on our retreat from the City one of our Company, named Abijah Wilbur Jr. was killed by a musket ball fired by the enemy; we retired to Kingsbridge, and thence still further back, shortly after which I was taken sick & sent to New Jersey to a place called Tenny fly; our Capt. Briggs was there and was called Capt. of the sick; on my recovery I joined the army at Picketskill and there served out the term of our enlistment; I was a Sergeant during these five months, and entered the service in the month of July in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six; after my return in the following year I several times having volunteered for short terms of service on alarms of the enemy being about to land from R. Island; to wit, once to Warren in the State of R. Island under Capt. Philip King, again to the same place under Capt. John Shaw, again to Howland's Ferry in Taunton in said State; in all these alarms I served about six weeks; I do not remember the names of the other officers we were not formed into regiments; I was also once in a former year on alarm that the British had landed at Weymouth in this State & were ravaging the Country, we returned back immediately, the British having retreated before we arrived; I do not know of any one living who was with me on these four last named Services; for the rest I refer to the annexed affidavits.
11 days
2 nd
5 th
3 terms
1 st 15 days
8 th 26 days

6. Were you a Soldier or an Officer? if a Soldier, did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and, if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? if an Officer, did you ever receive a commission, if so by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? I was a Soldier & a Sergeant, I do not have a warrant as Sergeant, it was not usual to give them in that service nor a written discharge;
7. State the names of the persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
I refer to the Reverend Simeon Doggett, & Horatio Leonard Esq. Sheriff of this County, both of Raynham.
And the said Israel Washburn doth further declare that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of  Israel Washburn
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
H. Baylies, Judge of Probate.
WE Simeon Doggett residing in Raynham and Horatio Leonard - residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Israel Washburn - who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be about Seventy Seven 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 to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Simeon Doggett. Horatio Leonard H. Baylies, 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 abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Simeon Doggett — who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman — resident in the Town of Raynham — in said County of Bristol, and that Horatio Leonard — who has also signed the same is a resident in said Town, and is a credible person, and that their — statement is entitled to credit.
A. Baylies,
Judge of Probate.
Register of Probate.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, } BRISTOL, ss. }
I Anselm Basset Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Israel  Marshburn — of Raynham in said County, for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court the day and year first above written.
Anselm Basset

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Israel Washburn a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr 21 1775 11 days Pvt James Williams Mass   Dec 1775 2 mos " Henry Hodges Jos. Read   July 1776 5 " Sgt Samuel Briggs Barry   Dec 1776 6 weeks Pvt Philip King   1777 John Shaw   Noah Hall  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Raynham Bristol Co Mass
Date of application for pension, Aug 27 1822 His ch were ab.
Residence at date of application, Raynham Mass
Age at date of application, born at Raynham Mass in 1755
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. War Section.
April 1, 1914.
Mr. A. C. Washburne,
Berkshire Life Insurance Co.,
Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 27" ultimo, you are herewith furnished the history of the only Israel Washburn (under any spelling of the name) found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
You are advised that this Bureau is unable to furnish the record of a soldier of the Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been filed on account of his services, and in order to identify such a claim, if filed for any other soldier named Washburn, the soldier's full name is essential, together with some of the following data: names of some officers under whom he served, places of residence at enlistment and after discharge, approximate dates of birth and death, given name of his widow.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

17756
INVALID.
File No. 17756
David Washburn
Sergt New War
Act: June 7" 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 396
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1894 Apr 11 Hist to Hon. Thos Washburn M.P.
1904 Apr 1. History to A. G. Washburn

INCORPORATED 1851.
BERKSHIRE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
PITTSFIELD, MASS.
A. C. WASHBURNE, ACTUARY
March 27, 1914.
To the Commissioners of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
There were two Israel Washburns, father and son, from Raynham, Mass., who served in the Revolution. I am informed that there was also an Israel W. from Taunton - probably another branch of the family, - who served in that war.
Will you kindly inform me if there are any records in the Pension Bureau which may help to identify them? (or other Washburns?)
The family name during that period was variously spelled, Washbourne, Washburne, Washburn, Washban, &c. &c.
Thanking you in anticipation of this information, I am
Respectfully yours
A. C. Washburne

I. Job Dean of Raynham in the county of Bristol & State of Massachusetts do testify and say that I am now eighty years old. I have been acquainted with Israel Washburn of Raynham before & ever since the Revolutionary War and that in December 1775. I served as a Lieutenant in a company of Militia commanded by Capt. Henry Hedges two months at Roxbury near Boston in Col. Joseph Reads Regiment which campaign expired the last of February 1776. and the above named Israel Washburn served with me in the same company all of that time being two months
Job Dean Lieutenant
Bristol ss. August 21. st 1832 Then the above named Job Dean personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed. Before me Godfrey Robinson Justice Peace
Bristol ss. May 16 th 1833. I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Job Dean (who subscribed the above). That he is a credible disinterested witness and entitled to belief
Godfrey Robinson Justice Peace

I, Elijah Gushie, of Raynham in the County of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy nine years, do testify and say that I have known Israel Washburn of said Raynham all his life, that in the revolutionary war I know that he served as a soldier in a company of Militia commanded by Capt. James Williams ten days on an alarm of the Battle of Lexington in April seventeen hundred and seventy five, when he and I marched together in said company from Taunton to Roxbury and there kept guard near Boston until relieved by other Troops who were enlisted for a longer term of service.
✓ Elijah Gushie
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bristol ss. August 24. 1832. Elijah Gushie made oath to the truth of the above instrument by him signed
Before me J Basset Just. of the Peace.
Bristol ss. May 13. 1833. I certify that I am acquainted with Elijah Gushie who subscribed made oath to the above affidavit She is a credible person A Basset Just Peace

I Nathaniel Rose of Dighton in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy six years, do testify & say, that I am well acquainted with Israel Washburn, of Parnham in said County that I became acquainted with him during the war of the revolution, when he was a sergeant in a company commanded by Capt James Briggs & John Shaw, Ensign Isaac Tobey, in a regiment of Troops raised under the authority of said Commonwealth, under Col. Carey, Lt. Col. Richardson, & Major Payne, and that said Washburn served in said Company five months, marching from Taunton in said County through Providence in the State of Rhode Island, thence to Newhaven in the State of Connecticut, thence by Water to New York, and doing service in New York and its vicinity during the aforesaid term, which commenced in the month of July in the year seventeen hundred & seventy six; I was also a soldier in said Company, and ranked awhile as sergeant, but the Company not being full, I received pay only as a private.
Nathaniel Rose
Commonwealth of Massachusetts -
Bristol J. Sept. 12. 1832 - Nathaniel Rose made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him signed -
Before me A Bassette Reg -
Bristol J. May 13. 1833 I certify that the above named Nathaniel Rose is a disinterested credible person - A Bassette Just Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss. I Anselm Barrett Register of the Court of Probate in the said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that Anselm Barrett & Godfrey Robinson before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken are Justices of the Peace for said County of Bristol & that the signatures to the certificates aforesaid purporting to be theirs are genuine —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at the seat of said Court the twenty first day of May A.D. 1833 — Anselm Barrett

Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a justice of the Peace within & for the county of Bristol Israel, Washburn of Raynham in said county, 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; Viz.
1 st The first time I entered the service was under Captain James Williams as named in my declaration and in this service I served not less than eleven Days .
2 d The second time I entered the service was under Capt. Henry Hodges; as named in said declaration and in this service I served not less than two months
3 d The third time I entered the service was under Capt. James Briggs, as named in my declaration, and in this service I served not less than five months I was a Sergeant in said company during all of this last term of service
In the alarms of the enemy being about to land from R. Island I. again entered the service under Capt. Philip King as named in said declaration & again under Capt. John Shaw, as is named in said declaration, and in all of these alarms I served not less than forty two Days according to the best of my recollections the time I served under Capt. Philip King was in December 1776, and the time I served under Captain John Shaw was in the Spring of 1777 and also under the said Capt. Shaw in the Fall of 1777. and for such services I claim a Pension Isaac H. Hovey

Bristol ss. May 18 th 1833. Then the within named Israel Washburn personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed Before me Godfrey Robinson Justice Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss. I Anselm Barrett Register of the Court of Probate in for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that Godfrey Robinson is a Justice of the Peace in for said County & that the above signature purporting to be his, is genuine —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twenty first day of May Eighteen hundred thirty three. — Anselm Barrett