Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13,864, for David Mann, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Mann, David
S 13867
carded.
CONTENTS

3652
Massachusetts
David Spann
of Plymouth in the State of Mass who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded by Col Bailey in the [blank] time for 15 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 50 Dollars ~ Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of Dec 1832 and sent I to Lord Plymouth Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $75-- Pension allowance ending 21 Mar 33 125--
$100--
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by I to M Blair Clerk Book D Vol. 2 nd Page 67.

REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONERS.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH, ss.
ON this twenty second day of August 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before Hon. Wilkes Wood Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting at Hanover within and for said County of Plymouth David Nunn a resident of Scituate in said County of Plymouth, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy nine 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 7, 1832. 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. That is to say, that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That he was mustered out the night after the Lexington battle and marched to Mansfield in a company of Minute men to take Balfour's company of British troops but owing to some delay of our troops they had escaped on board of their ships. Before the arrival of our Regiment that after being gone several days he returned home; when in a few days Capt. Chamberlin having received a commission of which the following is a true copy!
"In Committee of Safety, Cambridge, April 24 th 1775. "To Freedom Chamberlin of Duxbury in the County of Plymouth.
Sir, You are hereby empowered immediately to enlist a company, to consist of 56 able bodied and effective Men, including Serjeants, as Soldiers in the Massachusetts Service for the Preservation of American Liberty; and cause them to pass Muster as soon as possible.
Jos. Warren, Chairman.
he enlisted in said company May 3. 1775 to serve for

eight months; under the following officers, Freedoms Chom- berlin Capt. John Turner, Lieut. John Beavitt, Ensign. in Col. John Baileys Regiment and Gen. Thomas' Brigade; that he march- ed to Roxbury and was stationed there during his term of service which was eight months, when he was dismissed and returned home the first of January, but received no discharge.
That he entered the service again in December 1776, when troops were called for to go to Bristol Rhode Island, and went there as a Volunteer, and after he arrived there, he was put in the company under the command of Capt. Thomas Robinson in Col. Marshall's Regiment, he was stationed about half a mile from the Ferry and served three months. He received no discharge.
In the summer of 1778 men were again called for to go to Rhode Island; when he again went as a volunteer, and was put under the command of Capt. Thomas Tolman, and as the other officers were stronger he does not now rec- ollect their names; he was stationed part of the time at Howland Ferry, and part of the time about half a mile from Bristol Ferry; being a Ship Carpenter by trade, he was employed part of the time with others in building & repairing boats, and when he was not wanted for that service, he did duty in the com- pany; he was there when the French Fleet having followed the English to sea suffered so much in the August storm, that he served four months, and was dismissed and returned home but received no discharge; he has no documentary evi- dence except what is herewith forwarded, and he knows of no person whose testimony he can produce to testify to the two last terms of his service, except as aforesaid.
That he was born in the Town of Pembroke, October 19, 1752, and his age is recorded in the family records, and as he believes, in the records of Pembroke; that he has always lived in Pembroke, ex- cept when absent in the Revolutionary war.
That he is known to Rev. Merrill Allen, David Old- bridge & Anthony Collamore & others, who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
David Mason
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Attest Jacob H. Ladd Register of Court of Probate.

David Mann 4685.

We, Merrill Allen a clergyman, residing in the town of Pembroke and Anthony Collamore a Magistrate residing in the same town hereby certify, that we are well ac- quainted with David Mann who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
Merrill Allen
Anthony Collamore
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Attest Jacob H. Lord Register
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 certifies, that it appears to them that Merrill Allen who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Pembroke and that Anthony Collamore Esq who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same town and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
By order of the Court Attest Jacob H. Lord Register
I, Jacob H. Lord Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of David Mann for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this twenty second day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two .
Jacob H. Lord

4685-
Dana Alison Mann
Purd
15 Mar
at
$50-
J H Lord Plymouth Mass

BRIEF in the case of David Mann  of Plymouth City in the State of Mass  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 79 years  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.     In 1795 - May 3. — 8 — — priv- Gen. Capt. Fredon Chamberlain Gen. John Bailey   76 Dec. — 3 — " Capt. Robinson Col. Marshall   78. — 4 — " Thos. Tolman  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Plymouth City  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence, living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Examining Clerk.

Rev. Mann
13864 INVALID.
File No. 13. 864
David Mann Prim. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 239
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of David Isaac Plymouth County Mass. which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? no IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? — XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? — XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? yes XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: “Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For ————— year ————— months and ————— days. I served as a —————. For ————— months and ————— days, I served as a —————; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

I Samuel Webb of Pembroke, in the county of Plymouth, and State of Massachusetts, do testify & say that I entered the service of the United States and served under the following officers viz    Company Officers  Frederick Chamberlain  Captain  John Bailey  Colonel    John Turner  Lieutenant  John Jacob  1st Lieut.    John Leavitt  Ensign  Mitchell  Major       Luther Bailey  Adjutant  
That I enlisted on the third day of May 1845 soon after the Lexington fight for eight months, and marched to Roxbury and was stationed there. When the British occupied Boston, that David Mann of Pembroke county of Plymouth, enlisted in the company at the same time, and served in the company the eight months of our enlistment with me, and then were discharged & returned to Pembroke.  Pembroke July 31. 1832. Samuel Webb State of Massachusetts, Plymouth County ss.
Subscribed and sworn to this thirty first day of July A.D. 1832. before me Anthony Collamore, Justice of the Peace
I Billie Foord of Pembroke in the county of Plymouth & State of Massachusetts, do testify and say, that I enlisted in Capt Chamberlains company in Col Baileys Regiment in the month of May 1845, and marched to Roxbury and was stationed there the eight months of our enlistment, and that David Mann of Pembroke county of Plymouth enlisted in the same company and served the same time with us as stated above by Samuel Webb, at the end of the eight months we were discharged & returned to Pembroke. Billie Foord  Pembroke August 2. 1832 State of Massachusetts, Plymouth ss. August 2. 1832  Then the above named Billie Foord subscribed and made affirmation to the truth of the above declaration. Before me Anthony Collamore, Justice of the Peace

I Samuel Webb of Rensselaer in the County of Plymouth, and State of Massachusetts aged 78 years do testify and say that I served in Capt John Turner Company of Militia at Rhode Island from Novem- ber 1831 to January following a term of two months and a half. That I have been well acquainted with David Mann and knew that he was at Rhode Island as a soldier, in another company, but cannot tell how long he served, but presume he is correct in his statement. Samuel Webb
State of Massachusetts County of Plymouth ss Subscribed and sworn to this twenty second day of August 1832.
Before me Anthony Collamore Justice of Peace
I testify that I am well acquainted with Sam- uel Webb and Bille Wood who have signed the foregoing affidavits, and that they are entitled to full credit Anthony Collamore, Justice of Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Plymouth, being a Court of Record do hereby certify that Anthony Collamore Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits were made is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth & his name thereto subscribed is his true & proper signature In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this twenty second day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty two.
Jacob H. Lord