Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33028, for William Matthews, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Matthews, William or Mathews
NUMBER S 33028
CONTENTS

1819
Massachusetts roll
William Matthews Capt Blackwell's Private Massachusetts line 1776. 2 years In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th of July 1818 and sent to Hon. Sam. Paton Saltonstall Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 Semi-annual all pec. ending
4 mo. 17/30.
$ 36.53
✓ { Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Marblehead, Essex Continued
William Matthews (Oct. 18 th 1821. to John Shaw) Facher's Elem. Hg.

1819 William Matthews.
July 1818
and Oct 5
1820
C M

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas of the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Salem, within and for the County of Essex, on the third Monday of June, A. D. 1820.
Present, Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Chief Justice.
Hon. WILLIAM WETMORE, and
Hon. STEPHEN MINOT, Associate Justices.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, William Mathews resident in Marblehead in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 1819 now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, William Mathews late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the eighteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
***** L. S. *****
Given at the War Office of the United States, this sixteenth day of July one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War,"
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
No personal or real estate - no family - very infirm and unable to do any labor, and was supported entirely, by the town previous to receiving his pension - He is eighty six years of age - He served in Capt. William Blackler's company, Col. John Glover's Regiment for one year and in Capt. John Glover jr's company, same Regiment for one year, of the Massachusetts line
Attest E. F. Wallace
William Mathews mark
Sworn to & declared before Wm Wetmore Judge abovenamed

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Wm Wetmore a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I, William Matthews do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. So help me GOD.
Attest E. F. Wallace
William Matthews mark
Essex, ss. C. C. C. P. June, Term, A. D. 1820.
Then the abovenamed William Matthews took and subscribed the forewritten Oath before me
Wm Wetmore Judge of said Court.
I, ICHABOD TUCKER, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is
dollars  nothing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Salem, in said County of Essex, on this 17th day of July — A. D.
1820
Attr.
Ichabod Tucker, Clk

Wm Mathews
18 Apr
Adm

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Be it remembered, That William Matthews of Marblehead in the County of Essex in the Commonwealth aforesaid, doth make upon oath the following DECLARATION , to wit,
That he the said Matthews enlisted as a private in a company of Infantry commanded by Capt d  William Markham in the 21 st Regiment Massachusetts Line, on the 15 th May 1775 was on duty at Cambridge in said company until Jany 1776 when he re-enlisted in a company commanded by Capt d John Glover in the same Regiment, in which in the said Matthews served faithfully two years and received an honorable discharge
That he has lost his discharge by fire & accident - that he is eighty three years old.
That the Declarant is infirm; that from his reduced circumstances in life he is now in need of assistance from his country for support; and that he hereby relinquishes his claim to every pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States.
Signed before S. Putnam } J. S. C. }
his William Matthews mark

AFFIDAVIT.
I Richard Martin of Marlinton in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, do on oath depose and testify,
That I am well known of to the facts set forth in the within Declaration of William Matthews And they are true Richard Martin

ADDITIONAL
PROOF.
I, Thomas Nicholson of Salem in the County of ESSEX, in the COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Salem do on solemn oath testify and depose, as follows:—
That I well knew William Matthews, who subscribed the annexed declaration, I know that in the Month of January 1776 after he had previously served as a Soldier in the American Revolutionary war for the term of eight months in Col. William Blackler's Company in the 1st Regt, he again enlisted into Capt. John Glover's Company in the same Regt upon the Continental establishment, that he was marched to New York, and that he continued in the service until the first of January seventeen hundred & seventy seven, and was with me on my return guarding the General's private baggage wagon & pack load where he was discharged.
Thomas Nicholson
Essex ss. June 22. 1818. Then Thomas Nicholson personally subscribed and made solemn oath to the above written affidavit.
Before me Charles H. Hemen Jus. Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
I, SAMUEL PUTNAM, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth aforesaid, hereby certify, that the aforementioned Deponents, Richard Martin & Thomas Nicholson
are credible and disinterested witnesses ; and that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Declarant served in the Revolutionary Army on the continental establishment against the common enemy more than nine months at one period of continued service ; and I further certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Declarant is in reduced circumstances in life, and stands in need of assistance from his country for support.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this 30 th day of June Anno Domini 1818.
S. Putnam Just S. J. Court of Mass s
I, Ichabod Tucker, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court aforesaid, do certify, that the Hon. Samuel Putnam is a Judge of said Court, that the above is his signature, that the seal affixed is the seal of said Court, that the within named Ralph H. French Esq. who has certified the aforewritten depositions, is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Essex, duly empowered and qualified to administer oaths.
Ichabod Tucker Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
On this eighteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally appeared before me
Samuel Putnam one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth aforesaid
the aforesaid William Matthews and in my presence severally subscribed and made solemn oath to the aforeswritten Declaration and AFFIDAVIT , by them respectively made as aforesaid:—And it appearing to my satisfaction, that the aforesaid William Matthews served more than NINE MONTHS, to wit, from the first day of Jan'y A. D. 1776 to the first day of Jan'y A. D. 1778 at one period of the Revolutionary War, on the Continental Establishment, against the common enemy, I do hereby cer- tify the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the Department of War.
Given under my hand, and the seal of the Court a- foresaid, at Marblehead , this eighteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
S. Putnam Just S. S. Court of Mass

In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss. I Ichabod Tucker clerk of all the Judicial courts of said State in & for the County of Essex do certify that the Hon Samuel Putnam is a judge of said Supreme Judicial Court, that the within signature is his proper handwriting & that the seal hereto affixed is the seal of said court.
Salem 20 Apr. 1818
Att. Ichabod Tucker Clerk

33 028 Rey INVALID.
File No. 33 028
Williams Mathews
His Rev. Dan
Act: 15 th March 1815
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 256
[Arrangement of 1870.]