Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,233, Obadiah Wright, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Wright, Obadiah
NUMBER
830233
CONTENTS

Massachusetts Obadiah Wright
of Boston in the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the Corp commanded by Captain Davenport of the Regt. commanded by Col. Sarnard in the New York line for 6 months and 28 days
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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 23 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Nov. 1832 and sent to S. Childs Boston
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 33 $ 57 50 Semi-ann. allowance ending Apr 34 11 50 $68 00
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by J. D. Stevens Clerk Book E Vol. 2, Page 94
74 Suffolk 208
46 11 50

State of Massachusetts - District Court of the United States for the Massachusetts District Mass. Dist. Ct.
County of ss.
On this twenty third day of August
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable John Davis, Judge of said Court - now sitting at Boston in and for said County, Obadiah Wright a resident of Boston in said County, aged about seventy two 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, A. D. 1832.
THAT he was born at Brookfield in the County of Worcester Massachusetts, on the twelfth day of October A. D. 1761, and that there is a record of his birth in the town records of said Brookfield; that he was in the United States service from the twenty day of September A. D. 1777, to the sixteenth day of October A. D. 1777 (22 d) as a private in the Massachusetts militia; that he was residing at Brookfield when he entered the service; that he enlisted as a volunteer in a company of mounted men and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Gen Cates in Col Larned's Regiment to which, tho' a regular regiment we were attached; and as a subordinate was later Captain and most of the privates had been commissioned that he marched from said Brookfield to Bennington and thence to Stillwater : that he served with said Larned's Regiment and many others (of the regular troops; and Brig. Major Bannister.
was known to him: that he was in the battle of Bennington Heights regular officers and at the end of his service received a discharge best not in writing: that he left the service on said sixteenth day of October and that since the Revolutionary war he has resided at said Brook- field and at Roxbury and at said Boston. The documentary evidence of this service is annexed to this declaration.
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the eighth day of June A. D. 1779, to the fourteenth day of December A. D. 1779 6 m 8 d (June 14) as a private in the Massachusetts militia that he was residing at said Brookfield when he entered the service; that he was drafted and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt. Thomas as Col Nathan Tyler in said Tyler's regiment & Capt. Thomas Fitch's company: that he marched from Springfield thru Leicester and Providence to Kingston and thence back to Providence and finally to Newport. : that he served with none of the regular troops; and
no regular officers were known to him: that he was in no battle
that at the end of his service he received a discharge best not in writing and left the service on said fourteenth of December. The documentary evidence of this service is an- nexed to this declaration.
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the day of A. D. 17 to the day of A. D. 17 as a in the that he was residing at when he entered the service; that he and served for the period aforesaid under the command of
: that he marched from : that he served with of the regular troops; and regular officers were known to him; that he was in battle
that at the end of his service he received a discharge and left the service on

The general circumstances of this App 5 Service are set forth in document (A) which is referred to as a part of this declaration. The reason of not having a clergyman as a witness to the reputation and vicinity of this App 5 is that the church and society in Brattle St to which he belongs has now no settled minister
Total Service 6 months 20 days
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.
Obadiah Wright
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first aforesaid.
We Phinehas Upham merchant residing in the City of Boston formerly of Brookfield and John T. Pease residing in the City of Boston hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Obadiah Wright who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be about seventy two 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. I have said Obadiah Wright was a soldier of the revolution & I concur in that opinion Sworn and subscribed as aforesaid. Phinehas Upham John T. Pease
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 certify that it appears to them that Phinehas Upham , who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the City of Boston ; and that John T. Pease who has also signed the same is a resident in Said District a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Francis Bayliss Clerk of the Dis. Court of Mass. Dist. Ct. do hereby certify the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Obadiah Wright for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
Francis Bayliss Clerk of Mass. Dist. Court

(A) I Miah Wright was born in Brookfield in the County of Worcester in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the thirteenth day of Oct. 761 and resided in Brookfield until 1781 since that period have resided in Roxbury & Boston - have been a citizen of Boston since 1785 - my Revolutionary services were as follows - in 1777. I served in a volunteer company under command of Capt. Wm. Danforth. we joined the Army of General Gates at Bemis Heights - in September passed through Bennington soon after the defeat of a British Army by Genl. Stark. took a view of the battle ground - At the battle of Oct. 7 th our company were attached to the reserve & were stationed on a hill near the battle ground - when the Enemy gave way we advanced & were man had over the field of Battle - we were absent about one month according to my recollection - I have no memorandum to ascertain the exact time - My 2 d Campaign was in 1779 - I was drafted to serve six months in the State of Rhode Island was mustered in June marched through Providence to Tiverton, the British Army were then in possession of the Island & we remain- ed there a few weeks & were ordered to Providence where we were stationed until autumn, when the British Army evacuated Rhode Island - & our Army took possession, we were stationed at Newport until December, when we were discharged. I recollect the ground was covered with Snow and on my march home I strained my Ankle, which confined me for nearly two years. I have ever since been a cripple - I belonged to Capt. Thomas Fish's company & Col. Nathan Tyler's Regiment - at this time I do not know an individual who belonged to the Army nor have I any written document to prove the service - except the Certificate of the Secretary of this Commonwealth, which accompanies this -

Deposition of Mrs Ruth Nivell -

I Ruth Newell late of Brookfield but now resident of New Braintree being of the age of seventy five years, do testify and say that I recollect that my brother Abudiah Wright now of Boston in the year 1777 enlisted as a soldier in the War of the revolution and was absent from home a number of months in that year at the time of the taking of General Burgoyne - I further testify that I well recollect of his being absent again in the war as a soldier in said War in the state of Rhode Island but do not now remember the year or the number of months that he was from home - I was born in Brookfield and resided in that town until the year 1826 - at which time I came to New Braintree where I now reside - further the deponent saith not - Ruth Newell
Worsterp. Sept. 26. 1833 Then the above named Ruth Newell personally appeared and made oath that the facts set forth in above certificate are true and subscribed the same in my presence - I further certify that I am personally acquainted with said Ruth Newell and am of opinion that her testimony is entitled full credit and belief Dea Bp Justin Pease

30 238 Rev INVALID.
File No. 30, 238
Obadiah Wright Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 471
[Arrangement of 1870.]

27 131 Obadiah Wright
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Private 6 mos + 28 days admitted
Seaborn Boston

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
By His Excellency LEVI LINCOLN , Esquire, Governor and Commander in Chief in and over said Commonwealth.
To all whom it may concern:
Know Ye, That Jesse Bliss Esquire , is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester,
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commission- ed, and that to his Acts and Attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court.
In Testimony Whereof, I have caused the Public Seal of the Commonwealth to be hereunto affixed, this third day of October A. D. 1833, and in the Fifty eighth Year of the Independence of the United States of America.
By His Excellency the Governor.
Edward D. Dangs Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Obadiah Wright

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Aug. 22 1833.
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 Obadiah Wright is borne on a roll of the company of Volunteers under the command of Capt Asa Davenport who mustered and marched from Brookfield on the 23 d of September A 1777 to join the army under the command of Gen Gates and he is therein stated to have served twenty two days
Also on two rolls of Capt Thomas Fish's Col Nathan Tyler's Regiment of new levies from Massachusetts to do duty in Rhode Island and he is therein stated to have served six months and six days from the 8 th of June 1779
Edward D. Bangs Ly