Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15,328, for Benjamin Shaw, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Shaw, Benjamin Eunice
N. 15,328
CONTENTS

2839
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2
Massachusetts
Eunice Shaw widow of Benjamin Shaw
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 4th August 1831 of Bristol Co. in the State of Mass. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt. commanded by Col. Rose in the U.S. time for 18 mos & 22 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass. at the rate of 35 Dollars 77 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of May 1839 and sent to Barnstable Taunton Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 39. $107.31 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. 17.88 $125.19
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by H. H. Radison Clerk, Book 4. Vol. 156 Page 130

3156 Eunice Shaw Massachusetts
admitted Pr 10 mo 22 days. $35,77
on roll vol 1 page 140 from 29 Aug 1777 - 4-4
on roll vol 20 page 57 f July 27, 1778 — 18 days
on roll Col vol 1780 - 6 mo no papers
A. Barrett Farmton Mass

State of Massachusetts / Bristol County } ss on this sixth day of Decr November eighteen hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before the Hon. Oliver Prescott Judge of the Court of Probate within and for the said County of Bristol at a Court of Probate held at Taunton in the said County on said day - Cernice Shaw a resident of Attleborough in the County of Bristol aged sixty six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed July 4 th 1838. entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" That she is the widow of Benjamin Shaw late of said Town of Attleborough deceased, who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and served a number of campaigns or terms of service in that war, a part of which she believes herself entirely unable to particularise. But the following campaigns she is able to give some account of - namely one campaign or term of six months under Captain Elias Cobb of Norton and in Colonel Reys Regiment, in the year 1777. he was stationed at this time, at the following places in the State of Rhode Island - namely at hog neck, at Slades ferry, and at Providence, and she believes at other places, and during this campaign Gen. Spencer's private expedition (as it was called) took place. See Snell's Babbit's official, which is herunto annexed.
Her said husband served one other campaign or term (as she believes) of two months in the summer and fall of 1778, a part or all the time under Captain Isaac Hodge of said Norton, and he was especially detached during this campaign for General Sullivan's Battle on Rhode Island and for evidence of this special detachment, which as she believes was two weeks, out of the said two months, she refers to an ancient muster roll which was placed in the claim of Sarah Prigg of the Town of Shagbarn who was pensioned under the act of Congress of July 4. 1836, and which roll (as she believes) has the name of her said late husband upon it.
Her said husband served one other campaign or term of six months in the year 1780. and served during this last mentioned six months in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Vose, in General Glover's Brigade, and in a company, commanded (as she believes) by a Lieutenant

She does not know how his name was spelled but believes it was pronounced Atcelton, her said husband was married at this time to Springfield in the State of Massachusetts, and from thence to West Point in New York and was stationed at said West Point & other places in said N. York State and also in the State of New Jersey - and during said campaign Major Andrie was taken and executed. See John White Affidavit which is herunto annexed.
She believes that her said husband did other services in said war in the State of New York, and also at Rhode Island and a part of the time under Captain Benjamin Bates of which she has no proof, and this she believes because she has heard him speak of said services, and also of having a written discharge from the army, which he gave to Oliver Wellman a soldier who was discharged and returned home with her said husband. and who is now married to a great distance, or a She believes that her said husband always enlisted from some town in Bristol or Norfolk counties, probably Foxborough, Mansfield or Norton, and always as a private soldier and she refers for proof of his other services, (not proved by the subjoined evidence) to the rolls & in the war office at Washington.
She further declares that she was married to the said Benjamin Shaw on the seventeenth day of November in the year seventeen hundred and ninety one, and her said husband the of onesaid Benjamin Shaw died on the fourth day of August eighteen hundred and thirty one.
That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz at the time above stated her
witness brown: Leonard Emma Shaw Mann
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above-written. Oliver Prescott

November seventeenth One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety one Mannia Each to the other Mr Benjamin Shaw of Mansfield and Miss Eunice Hayward of Norton by the Rev. Roland Green
I Wm B. Bates certify that the foregoing is a True Copy of the Records of said Town of Mansfield with the exception of the date which is expressed in fair legible figures as follows November 17 th 1791
Wm B. Bates Town Clerk of Mansfield
I Wm B. Bates above named depose and say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the Town of Mansfield, County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts and the above is a True extract from the Records of said Town with the above named exception as Certified by me
Wm B. Bates Town Clerk of the Town of Mansfield Mansfield Oct. 30 th 1838
State of Massachusetts } p. Be it known that on the 30 th day of Bristol County } October 1838. personally appeared William B. Bates Subscriber to the above affidavit, and made oath that the same is true in all its parts.
Before me, Leonard Justice Pease And I do further certify that the above said William B. Bates is (in my opinion) a disinterested and credible witness.
Leonard Justice Pease

I John White of Easton in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts being eighty years of age, do testify and say, that I was well acquainted with Benjamin Shaw late of the Town of Attleborough in the above said County & State deceased, and that the said Shaw was a Soldier in the war of the Revo- lution, and served one Campaign, or term, of six months in that war in a Company with me, the said Company was commanded during the whole six months by a Lieutenant whose name was pronounced (according to the best of my recollection) Axcelton, I do not know how the name was spelled, our Company was in Colonel Joseph Dase Regiment, Elisha Dase was our Lieutenant Colonel, and we were in General Glover's Brigade The Captain who had the command of said Company (as I understood) was promoted to the office of Major and placed in another Regiment, our Company was mustered at this time in Farmton, and we were then marched to Springfield & from thence to the State of New York, namely at least point, and we were a part of said Army, stationed in the State of New Jersey, and during this said Campaign Major Shaw was taken and executed - it was according to the best of my recollection in the year 1780 - we were under Continental officers at this time - And I do further testify & say that the said Benjamin Shaw was the husband of Eunice Shaw, I have or Hayward I believe, was her Maiden name, and that the said Eunice Shaw is now living in said Town of Attleborough and remains the widow of the said Benjamin Shaw up to the present day - and I do further testify & say that I have no interest whatever in the obtaining of a pension for the said Eunice Shaw -
Easton 25 th October 1832.
John H. White
so certify that the intimation was made in this instance before the same was executed. Gavin L. Leonard Notary Public

State of Massachusetts } Bristol county } ss. Be it known that on the 25 th day of October 1838 personally appeared John White Subscriber to the within affidavit, and made oath that the same is true in all its parts.
Before me, Crown & Leonard Justice Peace
And I do further certify that the said John White is a credible witness.
Crown & Leonard Justice Peace

I Jesse R. Carpenter of Attleborough in the County of Bristol & State of Massachusetts being twenty seven years of age, do testify and say, that I was well acquainted with Benjamin Shaw late of said Town of Attleborough deceased, and that I am also well acquainted with Eunice Shaw widow of the said Benjamin Shaw deceased. And I do further testify and say, that the said Benjamin Shaw deceased died on the fourth day of August in the year eighteen hundred and thirty one. I know the above fact because I was present at the time of the death of the said Benjamin Shaw deceased. I further testify and say, that I knew the said Eunice Shaw for many years previous to the death of the said Benjamin Shaw, and while she was his wife, and I know that the said Eunice Shaw has not intermarried with any person since the death of the said Benjamin Shaw deceased, but remains the widow of the said Benjamin Shaw deceased up to the present day. And I do further testify and say that I have no interest whatever in the obtaining a pension for the said Eunice Shaw.
Dated at Attleborough October 31, 1838.
Jesse R. Carpenter
State of Massachusetts
Bristol County
Be it known that on the 31 st day of October 1838, personally appeared Jesse R. Carpenter subscriber to the above affidavit and made oath that the same is true in all its parts. Before me Brown Leonard Justice Peace. And I do further certify, that the above said Jesse R. Carpenter is (in my opinion) a credible & disinterested witness.
Brown Leonard Justice Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts -
Bristol ss. I Amos D. Bassett Register of the Court of Probate in for said County do hereby certify that Cromwell Leonard, whose signature is affixed to the foregoing certificates is a Justice of the Peace in for said County -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this tenth day of November eighteen hundred and thirty eight -
A. Bassett

I Snellum Babbit of Savoy in the County of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts being Seventy Seven years of age, and now in the City of Boston in said State, do testify and say that I was well acquainted with Benjamin Shaw late of Attleborough in the County of Bristol now and State of Massachusetts deceased, and that the said Shaw was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and that the said Benjamin Shaw served as a private Soldier one campaign or term of Six Months in that war, in a company commanded by Captain Silas Cobb, of Norton and it was in the year 1777. Said company was in Colonel Keyes Regiment, and was stationed at a place called hog neck, and also at Slades ferry, and at Providence & other places in the State of Rhode Island, and during the said Six Months, Gen. Spencer's private expedition (as it was called) took place. I know the above facts, because I served myself in the same company during the said Six Months, and I do further testify that I have no interest whatever in the obtaining of a pension for the widow of the said Benjamin Shaw deceased, and I also testify, that I was, at the time of the said war, an inhabitant of the Town of Norton in the said County of Bristol, and we were called Massachusetts State Troops.
Snellum Babbit
Boston 13 September 1832.
State of Massachusetts
Suffolk County ss.
Be it known that on the 13. day of Sept. 1832 personally appeared Snellum Babbit Subscribed to the above affidavit and made oath that the same is true in all its parts. And I do further certify that the said Snellum Babbit is (in my opinion) a credible witness.
Before me,
George Morey Justice Peace

[Faint, mirrored text from the reverse side of the page, likely bleed-through from the original letter.]
Cambridge Mass. Sept. 19. 1868.
Sir: In reply to your letter of the 17th inst.
I hereby certify that the within George Morris is a justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk. Evidence the Seal of the State.
John P. Bigelow
Sim of the Com. etc.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts To all to whom these presents shall come, I, Anselm Bennett, Register of the Court of Probate in for said County, do hereby certify that Oliver Prescott whose signature is affixed to the foregoing cer- tificate is the Judge of said Court
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this tenth day of November eighteen hundred and thirty eight —
A. Bennett

Reye
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15328
Ennice Shaw
Widow of
Benjamin Shaw
Pre Rev War
Act: July 7th 88
Index:—Vol. M , Page 204
[Arrangement of 1870.]