Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 46201, Simon Turner, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Turner, Simon
S. 46201
CONTENTS

79 Middletown
21. 729 Massachusetts
Simon Tinker of Middletown in the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Kimball of the Regt commanded by Col Michael in the Mass line for 6 months
Not
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars  Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Oct 1833 and sent Samuel B Hana Norton  Mass
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833  $37.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Nov 34 - 10.00 $47.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. H. Weston Clerk, Book E Vol. 2 Page 85

Invalid
WIDOW, B.C.
File No. 316204 Simon Turner Private Mass Mil o Rev War
Act June 7-1832
Index: Vol. 2 , Page 85
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Simon Turner

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Sept 14. 1833.
* 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 I do not find any roll of Capt. Joseph Daniels' Company for service in the year 1776— nor any roll of Capt. Samuel Coulls' Company for service in the year 1777. — Very many Rolls are evidently missing — Edward D. Bangs Secy

Declaration of Simon Turner
26138
Prints 6 months
Capt - Daniels Col Whelick Mass
Aunt to Lew. Dana Gordon Ms

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Middlesex
ss.
On this seventeenth day of August A.D. 1833 Concord personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas  Probate now sitting at aforesaid within and for the County of Middlesex in the Commonwealth of Concord in said County Simon Turner aged seventy seven years
Who being 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, and served as herein stated. That is to say
1 That in the month of June A.D. 1776 he enlisted in the Company of Capt. Joseph Daniels of Medway his Lieut. were John Dexter of Medford and William Bacon of Medford all then in the County of Suffolk. As to go to Ticonderoga for five months his Company was in the Regiment of Col. Abraham Whipple of Medford and the Brigade Major was John of Concord he proceeded with the Company to Ticonderoga and continued with them until he served out his term of five months and was dismissed. 2 In the month of September A.D. 1777 he was then drafted to go on a secret expedition to Rhode Island for one month and was ordered into the Company of Capt. Samuel Cowell, his Lieut. were Timothy Gourd and the Company was in the Reg. t of Mass s forces commanded by Col. Benjamin Hovey of Dedham. As he proceeded with the Company to Little Compton in Rhode Island and was there stationed and did duty for one month, when he was dismissed and returned home.
He has caused search to be made for some record evidence, but has not been able to find any, and not having lived where he did when he went forth knew for more than thirty years past, he has not been able to find, or hear of any of his former Companions, by whom he can prove his service.

He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity, whatever except, the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll, of the agency of any State, subscribed the day and year aforesaid Sworn to and
J. P. Bay  Robt Simon Turner Middlesex  Commonwealth of Massachusetts Rev David Palmer a Clergyman residing in the town of Townsend in the county of Middlesex and Solomon Jewett  junior of the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Simon Turner who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and that we believe him to be seventy years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Before me Sam Dana  jus Peace David Palmer Solomon Jewett Jr
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that after the investigation of the matter, and putting the interrogatories 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 the Rev. David Palmer who has signed the foregoing Certificates is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Townsend and county of Middlesex and that Solomon Jewett junior is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Isaac Tinker  Deputy  J. P. Bay Clerk of the Court of Private in and for the county of Middlesex do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains, the original proceedings, of the said Court, in the matter of the application Simon Turner for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at office this December 10th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty three
Isaac Tinker

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex, to wit,
At the Court of Probate begun and holden at Concord within and for the County of Middlesex on the seventeenth day of August A. D. 1832 On the application of Simon Turner claiming to be a Soldier of the Revolution, the following Interrogatories were propounded to him to wit:
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Answer, In Wrentham Ms, on the 24 th Jan'y AD 1754
2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it?
Answer, I have no family record, but there is a record of my age upon Wrentham Town records. —
3. Where were you living, when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
Answer, When I first went into service I lived in Medway Ms the second time I lived in Wrentham, I removed from Wrentham to Wanchendon, from there to Ashburnham, to Townsend about 32 years since, where I now reside —
4. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom?
Answer, I went first upon a voluntary enlistment, the next time I was drafted by Capt. Lowell to go on the private expedition to Rhode Island
5. State the names of some of the regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served, such Continental, and Militia Regiments, as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service?
Answer, I saw Genl. Gates and Genl. Brickett, at Ticonderoga
6. Did you ever receive any written discharge from service?
Ans r  I never received any such discharge. —
7. State the names of 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?
Answer, Samuel Brooks Esq. Rev d David Palmer Paul Gerrish and Aaron Keyes Esq., and Rev d Samuel M. Rogers. —
Sworn to the Simon Turner J. P. Tracy Prob S