Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3,621, Simeon Wright, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
★ Wright, Simeon
NUMBER
S. 3621
CONTENTS
carded.

Rev War
3621 INVALID.
File No. 3621
Simeon Wright Print Rev War
Act: June 7, 1832.
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 487
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Ohio 1918-
Simeon Wright
of Washington in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Whipple of the — commanded by ————— in the Mafkin time for 9 months from 1777-
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of Nov: 1832 — and due to Geo: Dunlevy Marietta. O
  Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832  45.    Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 th  15    March 1833  $60-  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, Book D Vol. 10 — Page 53,

State of Ohio 3 Washington County 3
2058
In the 26 th day of July 1832 personally appeared in Open Court, to Wit, the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Washington now in session, Simeon Wright, a resident of the Township of Union in the County aforesaid, aged 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 an act of Congress passed June the 4 th 1832. —
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named Officers viz:
Simeon Wright
1 st He enlisted in Brookfield Massachusetts in a company of Militia, commanded by Capt Whipple, in the fall of the year 1777 - and Marched to Rutland in said State, where he was stationed, to guard the prisoners taken with Burgain, and served for the term of three months, at the expiration of which term, he enlisted again for the term of six months, and after serving three months, he was taken sick, and was discharged 2 nd He volunteered under Capt Culler to go to Boston
3 rd He engaged in the State Troops of Massachusetts, for the term of three months, was marched to Kendershook to Pendergrus, thence down the Hudson River to West Point, under the command of Col o Livingstone from thence we were sent by Gen l Arnold, to Stony Point, and there sent on the spy Boats, to watch the motions of the Enemy, and saw Arnold, when he went on board the British Vessel, his Company Officers, were Capt s Page & Lieut Eddy
He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension, or annuity except the present, and declares his name is not on the pension Roll of any State

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Attest Geo. Dunbar Clerk. Simeon Wright
The Court propounded the following Interrogatories, to which he the said Simeon Wright, upon his Oath made answer as follows.
1 st Where and what year were you born?—
Ans r He was born in Brookfield, in the County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts, in the year, 1759
2 nd Have you any record of your age; & if so, where is it,
Ans r He has one at his Father's House, in said Brookfield, which he saw about ten years ago,
3 rd Where were you living when you were called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
Ans r He lived at said Brookfield when called into service, & continued there until 1784, from thence He removed to the State of Vermont, where he remained in the town of Windsor for three years, and thence to the State of Ohio, & County of Washington where he now resides, and has lived the last 44. years.
4 th How were you called into service; were you drafted; did you Volunteer, or were you a substitute? and if a Substitute, for Whom?—
Ans r He enlisted the first three Months, & served that term. Then enlisted for six Months, but on his own request, he was discharged.
5 th State the names of some of the regular Officers who were with the troops where you served; such continental & Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service,
Ans r the only Officers he recollects, while guarding the British Prisoners, at Rutland, were the Officers of his Company, Capt s Whipple & Lieut s Baillard,
His Volunteering under Capt s Cutler, to go to Boston was a private turn out, & they served with no other troops. They encamped in Roxbury. and

and were employed in reconnoitring, & held themselves, in readiness to assist when they should be wanted,
On his third tour, he marched to Kennebec under the command of his Company Officers, Cap t Page & Lieut. Walker, where Gen l Arnold Commanded. Col o Livingstone Commanded at Stony Point, and the Spy Boat on which he served, was commanded by Lieut. Eddy, of the Continental Troops, & belonged to the Army line, there were two Boats, who watched the enemy by Anchoring out, alternately, and in this service he saw Gen l Arnold, go on board the Vulture.
8 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the Service; and, if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it.
Ans r . At the expiration of my first three Months he enlisted again without receiving a discharge. At his own request being made, having served half the time for which he enlisted, he was dismissed, and he received an evidence of his service from Cap t Whipple, to the Paymaster, for which I received his three Months pay.
On his last tour, when dismissed from the Spy Boat he returned to West Point, with Cap t Whipple, & from thence to Brookfield, where we were dismissed & received an Order from Cap t Whipple, on the paymaster, for three Months pay.
9 th State the Names of Persons, in your Neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your Character and Veracity, and their beliefs of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
Ans r . Joseph Barker, Joseph Wood, & Nathan Price.
Sworn & Subscribed to the day & year aforesaid Simeon Knight Attest Jos. Danlay Clerk.

There being no resident Clergyman, in the Township of Union, and No Stipendiary Clergyman of long acquaintance, the within named Joseph Barker, Joseph Wood, and Nathan Rice, residing in his Neighbourhood, hereby certify, that we have been long acquainted, with the within named Simeon Wright who has sworn to and subscribed, to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy two years of Age, and that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier in the Revolution, & we concur in that Opinion sworn & subscribed the day & year above.
Attest. Geo. Dunlevy, Clerk
Joseph Barker, Nathan Rice
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 above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Joseph Barker & Nathan Rice who have signed the preceding certificate, are or residents of the county of Washington and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I George Dunlevy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Washington do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Simeon Wright for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this twenty eighth day of July, Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Geo. Dunlevy, Clerk