Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33,934, Jacob Wight, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Com
Wight, Jacob
S. 33934
CONTENTS

1886 May 15. W.W. Wright with history of
Motion sent July 31st 1820 to John D. Sleeper, Springfield, Mass.
6438. 4
Massachusetts
Jacob Wright Capt Rogers Private
Connecticut Line 1781-2 years In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 29 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th of Jan y 1819 and sent to John Hooker Esq Judge Springfield Massachusetts
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 A. \frac{2}{30} D. \frac{4}{30} mo. 33.59 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th Mar. 1819 48.00
Continued $81.59
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Hampden County

Jacob Wight
5438 Jan 1819
Con
Manson
Mar 1819

COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY of Hampden.
ss.
ON this tenth day of July 1820, personally appeared, in open court, before The Circuit Court of Common Pleas the same being a Court of Record and so established by a Statute of said Commonwealth, said Court being now in session at Springfield within and for said county of Hampden
Jacob Wight of Morrison in said County
aged Seventy years, resident in said Morrison 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 in April or May 1781 into a Company in The Continental Service Commanded by Captain Rogers and Regiment Commanded by Col. Webb - Huntington Lt. Col. enlisted at Thompson Connecticut & was Marched to The Highlands on the North River & served at West Point and The vicinity and was honorably discharged from The Service in November 1783 - That he had previously served two tours of duty of 8 months each and one of Seven months and that he duly received a Pension Certificate under The Law of 1818 dated Jan y 19 th 1819 N o 5430 - Application for which was made April 29 th 1818 - That he has been a day Labourer - but by reason of age & infirmity he is wholly unable to labor to support himself - That he has no family excepting one child named Edwin G. Wight aged two years which is supported at public expense - said child having been long absent in parts unknown & are now in Thompson Connecticut supported at public expense
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; And that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
SCHEDULE.
Bedding & my own Clothing
Jacob Wight

Sworn to and declared on the seventh
day of July 1820
before The Circuit Court of Common Pleas Attest John Ingersoll Clerk
John Ingersoll Clerk of The Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the County 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  said Wight has no property Dollars and Cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, on this Eleventh
day of July 1820. { Clerk of the Courts for the County of Hampden
John Ingersoll

Jacob Wight Private 1781 to 83 Webb's Connecticut Regt Admitted
I J. M. Hooker within named do hereby return the Applica- tion of the within named Jacob Wight with the additional Evidence hereto annexed & do also certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the the said claimant is in reduced circumstances in life & placed in need of a pen- sion from her country for support - Dated 21. 1818 J. M. Hooker

I Isaiah Pratt of Southbridge in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age, testify & say — That in the last three years of the Revolutionary war I served one year in the Army in the Connecticut line, and in the Regiment commanded by Col. Hobb and after- wards by Col. Huntington — the year I do not recall exactly — That during the same time Jacob Wight, now a resident of Munson in the County of Hampshire & State aforesaid, served as a private in the same Regiment — Said Wight served one year while I remained in the Army, and on my return home I left him in the service — and further saith not.
Isaiah his Pratt mark
Worcester ss. Nov. 12 th 1818.
Personally appeared Isaiah Pratt above named, and made oath to the above depo- sition by him subscribed, before me
Timothy Paige L. Jus Pacis
Worcester ss. Nov. 14 th 1818. —
I hereby certify that Isaiah Pratt above named, appears from the manner in which he has deposed, as above, and from my knowl- edge of him heretofore, to be a man of good reputation for truth.
Timothy Paige Jus Pacis

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER, ss.
I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts holden within and for said County of Worcester, certify, that Timothy Paige Esquire, before whom the annexed affidavit has been made, is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly qualified for the purpose, acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, and that his name subscribed thereto is his own proper signature.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the County seal, this eleventh day of December,
A. D. 1818.
Application of Jacob Wight.
Abijah Bigelow, Clerk.

Jacob Wright 1842
Further evidence of service -
& the judge's certificate as to the circumstances of the claimant

Jacob State  Dwight of Mansfield in the County of Hampden and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Husband man upon oath makes the following declaration
That the said Jacob in April or May A D 1781 enlisted as a private in Capt Rogers Company - in Coll Pitts Regt at Col Huntington in the Connecticut line for the term of three years. That the declarant faithfully served in said Company till November A D 1783. when he was honorably discharged. That the declarant received written certificate of his discharge. and that he has lost the same by time & accident.
That the declarant is 68 years of age in firm, & from his reduced circumstances in life is now in need of assistance from his country for support. and that he hereby relinquishes his claim to every pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States - and that there is no other evidence now in his power of his services except the annexed affidavit. Jacob Dwight
21

I Chester Upham of Thompson here Certify that Jacob Wight was an enlisted soldier in the Continental service for three years he entered the service 1781 in April or May he went into Capt. Rogers's Conn. if I mistake not in the Third Conn (Conn) Regiment Commanded by Col. Webb and Lieut. Col. Huntington he left the Army 1783 by a discharge.
Chester Upham
Windham County S.S. Thompson April 13 th 1810 Mr. Primack Captain Chester Upham the sign- to the above statement Certificate am witness that the above is truly stated according to his best recollection sworn before me. John Jacob Jr justice of the peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampden
On this 29 th day of April A D 1818 personally appeared before me John Hooker one of the Justices of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Commonwealth aforesaid. The aforesaid Jacob Wright and in my presence subscribed a true oath to the aforesaid Declaration and affidavit by them respectively made and it appearing to my satisfaction that the aforesaid Jacob Wright served for the term of more than nine months to wit from the the month of April or May A D 1781 to the month of November A D 1783 at one period of the war of the Revolution on the continental establishment against the common enemy. I hereby the testimony in the cause the proceedings here thrown to the Secretary of the Department of War.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand

and the seal of said Court this 24 th day of April AD 1818 — John Hooker
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampden
I John Ingersoll Clerk of all the Judicial Courts of said Commonwealth for the County of Hampden do certify that John Hooker Esq r is a Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas in & for said County that the above signature is his proper hand writing and that the seal hereto affixed is the seal of said Court Springfield April 24 th 1818
Attest John Ingersoll Clerk

Jacob Wright
In April 1818 of Monson Hampshire Co Mass aged 65 yrs
In April or May 1781 enlisted at Thompson's Cove with Capt Roger Colo Webb
Regt Conn for Bryan discharged Nov 1782
He served previously a two terms of 8 mo each & one of 7 mo
His Service 1781 to 1782 was at the vicinity of West Point

The first act granting pensions for Service in the Revolutionary war was passed March 18 1818 requiring only a Service of 9 mos in one enlistment in the Continental army. Renfrew The Soldier applying under that act rarely alluded to each was either State shorter periods of Service. Jacob Wright may have been one of the enlisted men which for 8 mos Service was organized in May 1775 for the Siege of Boston or after that place was evacuated (March 17, 1776) (1776)
May have been one of the enlisted men raised in Conn te for the defence of N Y City, (1776) or in 1777 to reinforce the Northern Army, that which was opposing the advance among over 9000 of Gen l Burgoyne from Canada.
The only instance that Wright appears on the "Casualty" book is where it was originally written Jacob Wright & the "r" afterward erased.
A Jacob White is reported on the "Casualty" book as having enlisted for 8 mos d May 18, 1778 in Capt. Webb's Col o Duerke's Co m p y & disch d Jan y 1, 1779 at Little Falls (Hudson). The
A Jacob Wright (originally written Wright & the "R" erased) is reported in same book as having enlisted period of time noted or a transfer Dec r 16 1780 & against his name is written in red ink "made up in Col o Webb's reg t 1781" which doubt no means a reenlistment for a longer period as he is found in Col o Webb's reg t as having enlisted Jan y 1, 1781 the term for during the war.

33 934 INVALID.
File No. 88,984
Jacob Wight Dis Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 43p
[Arrangement of 1870.]