Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19131, Ezekiel True, Mass.

(1-1778)
SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
True, Ezekiel
S. 19131
cardinal
CONTENTS

33562 Maine David Dune...
of _____ in the State of _____ who was a Private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Mass. commanded by _____ in the Revolutionary line for 10 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Portland , at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. and in July 24 th 1842
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of August , 1856 and sent to, Wm. E. Knowlton
Arrears to the 4th of Nov. 1842 Semi-annual allowance ending _____
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. P. Gentry Book 16 Vol. 1 Page 81

34964 Application of
Elizabeth F. F. F.
Pension under the
act of 1832
claim
Aug 11/1836, ordered to be admitted by the Com. Museum of Pension
Hon. H. J. Anderson H. R.

State of Maine Waldo County ss.
On this twentieth day of Jan y . 1840 personally appeared, in open court, before the Court of Probate for said county now sitting. Ezekiel Dune a resident of Montville in said county aged eighty four 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 7th. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated, as a private soldier -
From September or October 1776 three months under Captain John M c Neill of Salisbury & Colonel Cogswell -
From September or October 1777 more than three months under Captain Jonathan Evans & Colonel Johnson - Both of the terms of service aforesaid were in the Massachusetts Military
Our head quarters during part of the first period of service was at the Horn-makery in New York - During the second period of service I was at the taking of Burgoyne. I was absent from home the period of three & a half months each period of service aforesaid I was paid for six months service - I know of no (over)

person living who was ever in same company with me He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present; & declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any State. Ezekiel Tove
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Before me Alfred Johnson } Judge of Probate
We Eben. Fowles residing in Montville in said County & Nelson Allen residing in Montville in same County hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Ezekiel Tove, who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be eighty four years of age that he is respected & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution; & that we concur in that opinion Ebenezer Fowles Nelson Allen
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Before me
Alfred Johnson Judge of Probate And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after an investigation of the matter & after the putting the interrogations prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant

was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that it appears Eben Huntington who has signed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman residing in Montville & that Nelson Allen, is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.
Alfred Somers, Judge of Probate
State of Maine Waldo County ss Charles Palmer William H. Bedwell Protempore Register of Probate, for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court of Probate in the matter of the application of Ezekiel True for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this twentieth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty nine forty.
Charles Palmer
Register Protempore

Power of Attorney Now I John Finn to Ebenezer Knowlton

Know all men, by these Presents
That we, Moses True & John True hereby constitute, and appoint Ebenezer Knowlton, our true, and lawful agent, and attorney, to prosecute the Claim of Eschiel True, for any amount of revolutionary pension, or increase of pension, that may be due; and we hereby authorize our said agent, to examine all the papers, and documents, in relation to said Claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City, or else where; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said Claim; which Certificate we wish made payable to Ebenezer Knowlton; and to do all things, that we might, or could do, were we personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that our said attorney and agent, shall lawfully do in the premises. ~
Witness our hand and Seal this first day of May
A.D. 1856
Moses True
John True
Signed and sealed in the presence of Thompson Cooper J. M. Fayahar

State of Ohio County of Knox
} ss.
On this first day of May A.D. 1856 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Moses True & John True and acknowledged the foregoing Power of attorney to be their act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned —
In testimony whereof I have set my hand, the day and year aforesaid — Thompson Cooper J.P.
I Alexander G. Elliott Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the County and State, aforesaid, do hereby certify that Thompson Cooper Esq. before whom the foregoing papers were executed, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized by law, to administer oaths; and the name thereunto subscribed is signature —
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed my official Seal This first day of May A.D. 1856
Alex G. Elliott
Clerk K.C.P.

Power of Attorney Hannah Frazar & Abigail Frazar to E. Frazar

Know all men by these presents - That we Hannah Fogg & Abigail Knowlton, do hereby constitute & appoint Ebenezer Knowlton our true & lawful Agent & Attorney to prosecute the claim of Ezekiel Duce, our late father for any amount of Revolutionary Pension that may be due! & we hereby authorize our said agent to examine all the papers & documents, in relation to said claim, on file in the Department at Washington or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments, & to receive the certificate that may be issued for said claim, which certificate we wish made payable to the said Ebenezer Knowlton; & we further authorize him to do all things that we might or could do were we personally present - hereby ratifying & confirming all that our said Agent & Attorney may lawfully do in the premises -
Witness our hands & seals, this fourteenth day of May
A D 1856 -
Signed & sealed in the presence of Joseph Hagg.
Hannah Fogg Abigail Knowlton

State of Maine } County of Waldo } ss. On this fourteenth day of May A.D. 1856 before me, a Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid personally appeared the within named Hiram Fogg & Abigail Knowlton & acknowledged the within Power of Attorney to be their act & deed for the purposes therein mentioned - In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand this day fourteenth aforesaid - Joseph Fogg Justice of the Peace
I Ebenezer Knowlton Clerk of the Clerk in Congress Court in the county & state aforesaid, do hereby certify that Joseph Fogg before whom the foregoing papers were executed, was at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths & the name thereunto subscribed is his signature & he was qualified before me as a qualifying officer in the County & State aforesaid In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed my official seal this this twenty first day of July A.D. 1856 Ebenezer Knowlton Clerk

I Samuel True of Salisbury in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the age Sixty Seven Years Testify and say that I now own and live in the dwelling house formerly owned and occupied by my uncle Ezekiel True late of Montville in the State of Maine deceased who married my father's sister Mary True that I was acquainted with him and his family, that he had leaving children named Hannah, Abigail, Moses, John and Ezekiel (and others now deceased) that he removed from said Salisbury to Pittsfield New Hampshire where I and my cousin Moses True visited him and his family several times that he afterwards removed to Montville in the State of Maine where he remained to the time of his death that while living in said Montville he visited me at said Salisbury several times
Samuel True
July 31 st 1856.
State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss. When the above named Samuel True appeared and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him signed is true before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire
Oliver Dutton

I Moses Prue of Salisbury in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the age of Sixty nine years testify and say that I was acquainted with Ezekiel Prue late of Montville in the State of Maine deceased and his family; that he married my father's Sister Mary; that he died leaving Children named Hannah, Abigail Moses John and Ezekiel (and others now deceased) that he removed from said Salisbury to Pittsfield in the State of New Hampshire where I and my Cousin Samuel Prue visited him and his family several times; that he afterwards removed to the said Montville where he remained to the time of his death. That while living in said Montville he visited me at said Salisbury several times
Moses Prue
State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss July 30th 1856. Then the above named Moses Prue appeared and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him signed is true before me a justice of the Peace in and for the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire aforesaid
Oliver Eaton

34,968 Ezekiel True, Maine act 1832 - Let to Hon H. J. Anderson 4 Feb'y 40
Maine
Letter to Hon Edw Burlton - July 26 1856
act 7 th June 1832

P 19131
INVALID.
No. 19131
Ezekiel Stone
Pri Rev War
Act: — 7" 32
Index: — Vol. 1 , Page 379
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Copy of Roll from Secy of State Massachusetts

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston. May 7. th 1856.
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 Ezekiel Tine is borne on roll of Capt. Stephen Merrill's Comp. Col. Caleb Cushing's Regt. from April 20. 1775 3 1/2 days, as private from Salisbury.
Also on pay roll of Capt. Jonathan Evans Comp. Col. Samuel Johnson's Regt. from Aug. 15. to Nov. 30. 1777. and 280 miles march, 3 mos. 27 days, as private.
No roll of Capt. John Merrill in this office for 1776.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Francis D. Will Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Application for Certificate of Revolutionary Service. Made by the Attorney of the Heirs of the party who rendered the service — The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Mass. is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the rolls of his office, of the service of Ezekiel True in the War of the Revolution —
He was a native of Salisbury, in the County of Essex in the State of Mass. He enlisted from the town of Salisbury, in the year 1776, as a private in the Company commanded by Capt. John Morrill, in the Regiment of Col. Cogswell, & served three months, or more —
He also enlisted in the year 1777 as a private in the Company commanded by Capt. Jonathan Evans in the Regiment of Col. Johnson & served three months or more, as specified in his application for pension now on file in the Pension office — I make this application in accordance with the accompanying Power of Attorney from a son of the above Ezekiel True. Washington D.C., May 3 1856
Ebenezer Knowlton Rep. in Law. 3 Dist Maine
Witness J. Pike Rep. in Law. from N.H.

Me
Jan 31. 1840
me.
act 32
Hon. S. L. Edwards
Commis. of Pensions
Washington
Hon. H. J. Anderson
H.R.

House of Reps May 29 th 1840
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Sir,
I enclose herewith the declaration of Ezekiel Tread in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of 1832 - The evidence to support his declaration, he supposes will be found in the Massachusetts Rolls -
respectfully &
H. J. Anderson

Ezekiel True dec? Maine
Adm? June 7 1832 Amor per $20 a year from March 1831 to 24, July 1842 when he dec.
Pay to Hannah Fogg - Abigail Knowlton - Moses True - John True 4 and Ezekiel True 5
Leant to Hon Ebenezer Knowlton Hy R

Brief in the case of Ezekiel True County and State of Maine act June 7 1832
Claim, ("original," not for increase. )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
He claimed to have served over 6 months in the Mass Militia in 1776 and 1777 - and furnishes the affidavits of witnesses who knew his reputation as a soldier, - The rolls of the Mass Militia exactly corroborate his allegations as far as they go , there being none in existence of a portion of the time (if for increase.) he claimed for —
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Hen Mr Knowlton certifies that he knew True well and that he has often heard him describe his services, and that he was a man of the highest respectability and character and that his statements may be implicitly relied upon as well as the testimony of the witnesses. He also certifies that to his knowledge he died on the 24 th of July 1832 and left 7 children whose names are mentioned and who are still alive.
Thornton D. Dipple Examining Clerk.
Name and residence of Agent Hen Knowlton H. P. R.

Application of Attorney of Heirs of Ezekiel June -

To Hon. J. Minot Com d of Pensions
In accordance with the accompanying power of Attorney from the children of Ezekiel Dune late of Montville, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, I hereby make application for any & all pension that may be due to the said Dune or his heirs, & present the accompanying evidence of the service of said Ezekiel Dune in addition to his declaration & the testimony now on file in the Pension office.
Washington July 22 1856 } Ebenezer Knowlton Rep in Cong. 4 th Dist. Maine

Statement of Ebenezer Knowlton

To Hon J. M in d Court of Pensions - Sir -
I was well acquainted with Dea. Ezekiel June of Montville, Maine for many years before he died - When I was a boy I lived at one time two years in his family - I know him to have been a man of the highest character & standing - have often heard him relate incidents that occurred when he was out in the Revolutionary War, & have no doubt his declaration as to his service is strictly true - I know that his relatives from Salisbury Mass used frequently to visit him - I was present at his bed side, when he died on the 24 th of July 1842 - I know also, that Moses June, John June, Ezekiel June of Ohio, & Hannah Fogg & Abigail Knowlton of Montville Maine, are the only surviving children of Dea. Ezekiel June -
I am intimately acquainted with, Stephen Prescott Senior, Sewall Prescott, Jonathan Fogg & Stephen Prescott Jr, whose evidence is presented herewith, & know them all to be men of truth & veracity & entitled to the fullest confidence & belief; I know also that Stephen Prescott, Senior, was an intimate acquaintance & friend of Dea June -
Washington DC
July 22 nd 1856
Ebenezer Knowlton Rep in Congreg. 3 rd Dist Maine

Statement of Stephen Prescott

I Stephen Prescott of Libby, Waldo county Maine, aged ninety two years, do state & certify, that I moved into Montville Maine near where I now live, in the year 1804. That in the year 1807. Dea. Ezekiel Dune moved into said Montville from Pittsfield N.H. having a few years before moved there from Salisbury Mass - I was well & intimately acquainted with said Ezekiel Dune from 1807 to the 24 day of July 1842 when he died - We labored together a great deal, & I was more intimate with him than any other man when he first moved into the country, & I have talked with him a great deal as to his being a soldier in the Revolutionary War - He always stated to me, that he enlisted at three different times - that the first time, he remained but a few days, being then a minor & his parents plead for him to return home - That the second time, in 1776 he enlisted for three months, & served his time out under Capt John Merrill in Col. Cogswell's Regiment - That the third time, in 1777 he enlisted for three months, & served his time out under Capt Evans in Col. Johnson's Regiment - Dea Dune often related to me incidents that occurred in his service under these different officers, & I am positive he was out for some length of time at two different periods - His relations from Salisbury Mass, used frequently to visit him - The in- cidents of his history & family are more distinct to me an ac- count of our coming into the wilderness together & some years after my son married his daughter -
Libby June 9 th 1856
Stephen his Prescott mark
In presence of Ebenezer Knowlton Lydia Prescott

Affidavit of Sewall Prescott Stephen Prescott Jr John & George

State of Maine Waldo ss -
We Sewall Prescott, Stephen Prescott & Jonathan Fogg all of the State & County aforesaid do depose & say that we were well & personally acquainted with Ezekiel Dune late of Montville in said County, that he moved into said town in the year 1817 - - that we firmly believe he was the identical Ezekiel Dune who formerly resided in Salisbury Mass - that we have always understood & believed that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War - that he died in said Mont- ville on the twenty fourth day of July 1842 - that his wife Mary Dune died on the twenty fifth day of Dec. in 1821, - & that Hannah Fogg & Abigail Knowlton of said Montville, & Moses Dune, John Dune & Ezekiel Dune, now of the state of Ohio, are all, & the only surviving children of the said Ezekiel Dune -
In witness whereof herewith set forth we have hands & seals this seventeenth day of July A.D. 1856
Signed & sealed in } presence of } Joseph Fogg.
Sewall Prescott Stephen Prescott Jr Jonathan Fogg

State of Maine } Waldo Co - }
On this seventeenth day of July A. D. 1856 personally appeared, the within named Sewall Prescott, Stephen Prescott & Jonathan Fogg before me, a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid, & made oath that the affidavit by them signed is true.
And I certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Sewall Prescott, Stephen Prescott Jr. & Jonathan Fogg, & that their statement is entitled to full credit & belief. In witness whereof I here- unto set my hand this day & year aforesaid
Joseph Fogg
Justice of the Peace
I Ebenezer Knowlton Clerk of the Rep in Congress Court from the county & State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Joseph Fogg before whom the within depositions were taken, was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in & for said county, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, & the name hereunto subscribed is his signature & he was qualified before me, -
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed my official seal this twenty first day of July A. D. 1856
Ebenezer Knowlton Clerk

Power of Atty Ezekiel June to E. Knowlton

I know all men by these presents - That I Ezekiel True, hereby constitute & appoint Ebenezer Knowlton, my true & lawful agent & attorney, to prosecute the claim of my late father Ezekiel True, for any amount of pension revolu- tionary pension that may be due him and I hereby authorize my said agent to examine all the papers & documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Department at Washington or elsewhere; to file ad- ditional evidence or arguments; & to receive the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable to the said Ebenezer Knowlton & I do authorize him to do all things that I might or could do were I present - hereby ratifying & confirming all that my said agent & attorney shall lawfully do in the premises.
Witness my hand & seal this twenty fifth day of April A D 1856 Signed & sealed in presence of } Simon Huntington Orasmus Huntington } Ezekiel True
State of Ohio } ss. County of Erie }
On this twenty fifth day of April A D 1856 before me the subscribed a Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid personally appeared Ezekiel True and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act & deed for the purposes therein mentioned - In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand, the day & year aforesaid -
Geo: Huntington Justice of the Peace

State of Ohio. Erie County ss:
I Horace H. Bill — Clerk of the Common Pleas Court in the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that George E. Huntington — before whom the foregoing papers were executed was at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, duly authorized to administer oaths & the name thereunto subscribed is his signature —
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, & affixed my official Seal, this 26 th day of April A.D. 1856
Horace H. Bill Clerk By J. H. Whelpley Deputy.