Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,478, for Andrew Stimpson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Stimpson Andrew
NUMBER
S. 29478
CONTENTS

15729 Massachusetts
Andrew Thompson
of Suffolk Co in the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Starnes of the Regt. commanded by Col Howe in the Mass. Line for 1 yr
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of May 1833 and sent to Joseph Willard Boston
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $ 81 00 Semestral allowance ending 14 Sept - 20 00 $ 100.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk Book Vol. 2 Page 77

William Stimpson of Charlestown in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the age of seventy six years and eight months declare that I was born in said Charlestown and have lived there the whole of the time excepting about five years. That I am well acquainted with Andrew Stimpson who is my brother the applicant for a pension and well recollect that said Andrew was a soldier in the Revolution and that he did service at Dorchester heights in the year 1777. under a captain Stearns, and according to the best of my recollection he was there I should think six months. said Andrew was at the time an apprentice with an older brother of his in Watertown as a saddler, and had no family -
I also recollect that in 1780. said Andrew was in the service at Rhode Island but what length of time he there served I do not recollect. The said Andrew has since the peace resided in said Charlestown his native town towards thirty years, also in Newton and Watertown, and for a few years past in New Hampshire in the town of Hudson.
William Stimpson
Sworn to in open court this Eighth day of October A.D. 1837. before me
Peter O. Theacher, Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Sept. 18 th 1832.
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 Andrew Stumpson has served under Capt. Stephen Frost in Col. Cyprian Flowers Reg t from July 31 to November 1 st 1780
Three months & five days, including time to get home.
Edward D. Bangs Secy

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Municipal Court of the City of Boston,
County of Suffolk ss.
On this Eighth
day of October ,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Peter O. Thacher the Judge of the said Court now sitting at Boston aforesaid in and for said County, Andrew Thompson  now a resident of  Boston in the County of Suffolk  aged  seventy three 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 Charlestown County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the twenty fifth day of June A. D. 1759, and that there is a record of his birth in said Charlestown  in the family Bible that he was in the United States service from the early in day of May A. D. 1777, to the early in day of November A. D. 1777 as a Private in the Massachusetts Militia : that he was residing at Watertown in said County of Middlesex when he entered the service; that he enlisted early in May but does not recall the day and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt. Phineas Stearns of Watertown , whose company belonged to the regiment of Massachusetts Militia of which Joseph Cabot of Watertown was Major and Thacher of Cambridge was Colonel : that he marched from Watertown to Boston where he was encamped with the rest of the company consisting as he thinks of sixty two men and marched under the command of said Capt. Stearns to Dorchester heights - that Walker's brigade of Artillery was first  that he served with  and then  the brigade of  Brigadier General  was second  lieutenant of said company : that said company took charge of the fort at the heights of the regular troops ; and and released the regiment of Col. Jackson that had received orders to join the main army under General Washington , that there was no other company stationed at said height from May to November 1777  regular officers were known to him: that he was in battle but that of said Stearns and no regular troops there and at the end of his service received a discharge the company was drawn up by said Stearns and they were all verbally discharged at the same time : that he left the service on the  in November 1777 but the day he cannot recall and that since the Revolutionary war he has resided at Watertown and Newton  and afterwards  in the same  in said Charlestown and also  in  Hudson  formerly called  Wottingham  were in the State of New Hampshire .
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the  day of  July A. D. 1778, to the day of  November A. D. 1778 three months as a private in the Massachusetts Militia that he was residing at said Watertown when he entered the service; that he was drafted and served for the period aforesaid under the command of a Captain whose name he cannot recall
: that he marched from Watertown to Cambridge the adjoining town Caleb Ashmun, Lieut. Col. Saml. Dyer, Bright Simon Coolidge, Isaac Cook and there joined other men that he served with  the neighboring towns  forming a company , who were stationed on the road leading from Cambridge to Charlestown at a place to guard the portions of His Majesties troops that encamped there who were attended by some of the regular troops ; and to Winton Hill in Charlestown . that he served there three months in guarding the position until the rest of the company was discharged - another company being ordered to relieve said Stearns company that regular officers were known to him: that he was in battle  were no regular officers on duty  nor any other company of Militia doing duty at the said Battery while the same Thompson was there that at the end of his service he received a discharge from the Captain  around the rest of the and left the service on  Company  which discharge as he believes all the others in the Massachusetts Militia were verbal - The company being called together and the Captain taking the men that they were discharged and might return home
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the thirty first day of July A. D. 1780, to the first day of November A. D. 1780 including time to return home - making in all three months and five days as a private in the Massachusetts Militia that he was residing at Watertown when he entered the service; that he was drafted and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt. Stephen Frost in Col. Cyprian Hovey's Regiment of Massachusetts Militia
: that he marched from Watertown through Roxbury, Dorchester, Taunton, Swansea to Tiverton in Rhode Island - there crossed over the ferry to the Island of Rhode : that he served with no regular officers or troops were stationed at the Island while he was  of the regular troops; and there was no battle or skirmish  regular officers were known to him; that he was in battle
that at the end of his service he received a discharge with the other soldiers of the Company and left the service on the first of November 1780 - The discharge being as the others were a verbal one

I. As to the first term of service the said Stimpson further says that soon after reaching Dorchester, he was detailed by Capt. Stearns as his waiter and served in that capacity till the time of his discharge. There were fifteen men who enlisted from Watertown to serve at Dorchester, and these men were enlisted by said Major Coker. The names of those he recollects are Dan l Coolidge, Jonathan Bright, and he believes Joseph Bright, Caleb Aspinwall, Sanger, Eben Harrington, Joseph Larned and another by the name of Larned, Samuel White and Jonas Hastings, all of whom are dead.
II. Of those who served with him at Cambridge in guarding the prisoners prisoners, who went from Watertown all are dead.
III. As to the service at Rhode Island he further states that he marched from Watertown to Providence with the rest of the men drafted from Watertown being about 12 or 14 in number under the command of Sergeant Baxter. At Providence he joined the rest of the Company under Capt. Frost. At Rhode Island he was stationed at the upper part, at Breeze Hill, nine or ten miles from Newport, and was employed in digging trenches and doing other labor towards finishing the fort that the soldiers were then constructing. After a few days there he was attached to a boat that plied between the island and the main land. There were no troops but militia there on the island except the French Troops some miles distant at the lower part of the island and the French Fleet was in Newport harbor. While he was on the island there was a very severe gale that blew down all the tents of the regiment, except Sergeant Baxter's. This happened in the night and he thinks in the month of October. He was obliged to fly without having time to put on his clothes and made his escape to a house in the neighborhood. Of those who went with him from Watertown he remembers said Baxter, Amos Cooper, Simon Coolidge, Joseph Childs, John Bull, Eben Easton who lost a leg on the island, Spencer Sanger, Sam l Sanger, John Stone and George Allen all of whom are now dead except Myrick who he understands is in the interior. He has no other information as to the rest of the Watertown men at each service he fully believes are dead. Having made diligent inquiry and he knows of no one living who knows of any personal service on whom he can call for the substance of the information. Now having any documentary evidence other than the facts above stated, and 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.
Andrew Stimpson
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first aforesaid.
Before me Peter O. Thacher, Judge
We William Stimpson residing in the town of Charlestown and Michael Brigden, aged sixtyone, residing in said Charlestown hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Andrew Stimpson who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be of the age of; 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. Andrew Stimpson refers for more particular information to his affidavit to the court above.
Sworn and subscribed as aforesaid. William Stimpson Michael Brigden Peter O. Thacher, Judge
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the answers to such 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 William Stimpson who has signed the preceding certificate, is a trader resident in the town of Charlestown in the County of Middlesex; and that Michael Brigden who has also signed the same is a resident in Charlestown aforesaid in the County of Middlesex and are credible persons; and that their statement is entitled to credit. The judge do further certify that he hath personally known the said Andrew Stimpson as the applicant for many years while he resided in Charlestown aforesaid, and that he has since his removal to Newton aforesaid.
Peter O. Thacher, Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston
I of the do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of
for a pension. See Clerk's certificate on next page
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk ss:
I, Thomas W. Phillips, Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston, a Court of Record, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Andrew Simpson for a pension; also that Honorable Peter O. Thacher is Sole Judge of said Court and that the signatures on these papers purporting to be his, are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at said Boston this Eighth day of October A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty two.
Thomas W. Phillips, Clerk
13.829

18829 Andrew Stimpson Mass
Pack 1 year
Joseph Williams Boston Mass

BRIEF in the case of  Andrew Nimmo  60 of Suffolk  in the State of Mass  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Green Court,  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? —  3. How old is he? 73  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Mass Militia May In 1798 enlisted about 6 water private Gen. Cap. Brown. Col. Jackson   also in the War of 1812 3 " Major General Mellen   July 1780 3 X " Col. Howe  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Middlesex Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary documentary the living witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The papers are not properly attested 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George L. Dyer
Examining Clerk.

29 478 INVALID. Revry
File No. 29,478
Andrew Stimpson
Dis. Rev. Mr.
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 89.5
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Department of War - Pension Office Washington City Dis: Col:

To the department of War - Pension office -
I forward the papers of Andrew Stumpson for a pension. - If his claim is allowed will you please to forward to me his certificate for a pension when I having a power of Attorney & acts for him and to re- ceive his pension. - or should further evidence be needed will you instruct me to that effect. - I understand from Mr Secretary Bangs, that he has communicated to Mr Edwards the extremely imperfect condition of the rolls & vouchers in his department for revolutionary soldiers, - and presume there for that no further certificate to that effect is necessary. - I forwarded to the Secretary Aug. 27 last Dan l Oakes papers for a pension. - and when his claim is allowed will you please to forward the certificate to me, who am regularly empowered as his Attorney to re- ceive the same. - I have the honor to
Joseph Willard
Boston Mass Oct 8 1832.