Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 21,359, for Timothy Mann, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Mann, Timothy
S 21,359
CONTENTS

13767 Massachusetts
Timothy Mann
of Dedham in the State of Mass s who was a Sgt. Lieut. Capt. in the Company commanded by Captain Daniels of the Regt: commanded by Col Sprout in the Mass s line for 5 mos Sgt 6 " 7 ds. Lieut 14 ds Capt
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 117 Dollars 11 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of May 1833 and sent to Isaac Dedham
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $234.22 Pension allowance ending 1 Sept - 58.55
$292.77
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk Book E Vol. 2 Page 52

I Benjamin Mann of Walpole & County of Norfolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Seventy seven years of age do testify and declar that Timothy Mann of the same Town & County Served (in a Company of Militia commanded by Capt Joseph Daniel) five Months at Ticonderoga in the year 1776
Benjamin Mann I John Bullard of Medfield of seventy years of age do testify that Timothy Mann served as stated by Benjamin Mann as above John Bullard
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk ss on the twenty fourth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two The above said deponent was examined and cautioned & sworn agreeable to law to the Deposition above said by him subscribed, taken at the request of Timothy Mann to be used for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the act of Congress June 1832
Truman Clarke Justice of the Peace
I certify that Benjamin Mann and John Bullard who have subscribed and made oath to the foregoing Depositions are credible witnesses according to the laws of my knowledge & belief - Francis J. Lake Just. Peace for the Co. of Norfolk
Exhibit A

BRIEF in the case of Timothy Mann of Durham in the State of Mass ts (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Printed  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 84 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.     June In 1776 5. — Inf y Gen. Capt d Williams Col d Wheeler   25 Sept 1777 2 7 Inf y Capt d Clapp Col d Hovey   22 Feb 1778 5 14 " Capt d Loring Col d Spratt   10th April 1780 Captain Maj d Ballou  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? W. Spofford V g  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Documentary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? None 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Cottrell Examining Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Norfolk ss. On this twenty first day of September , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable John D. Sleeper the Presiding Judge of the Court now sitting at Dedham in and for said County, Timothy Mann a resident of Walpole in said County, aged 84 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. He was born in Walpole March 22 1744 for only  daughter  of  his  parents  there is no record of this : THAT he was in the United States service from the latter part day of June A. D. 1776, to the latter part day of November A. D. 1776, as a Sergeant in the Massachusetts Militia : that he was residing at Walpole when he entered the service; that he volunteered as a Sergeant and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt Joseph Daniels in Col. Wheelock's Regiment at Ticonderoga
: that he marched from Walpole to Ticonderoga through the Green Mountains : that he was in no battle and left the service on or about  Thanksgiving time in November . He had no written discharge at the expiration of the term of his service - Since the Revolutionary War he has resided at Walpole -
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the 25 th day of September A. D. 1777, to the 28 th day of October A. D. 1777, as a Lieutenant in the Massachusetts Militia : that he was residing at Walpole when he entered the service; that he Volunteered as a Lieutenant and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt Oliver Clap in Col. Hovey's Regiment at an expedition in Rhode Island : that he marched from
also through that he was in battle From Feb. 28 1778 to the last of July 1778 as a Lieutenant and left the service on in the Massachusetts Militia under the command of Capt Edward Savill  first Lieut. of the  Quarters  on the Narragansett Shores in Rhode Island - he knows of no person living who was in the service with him and has no documentary evidence relating to the same, except the imperfect scroll which is in his own handwriting and was done at the same time ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the 28 th day of July A. D. 1780, to the last of November day of August A. D. 1780, as a Captain in the Massachusetts Militia : that he was residing at Walpole when he entered the service; that he Volunteered as Capt and Command of a company and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Maj. Seth Bullard in Rhode Island -
: that he marched from through that he was in battle and left the service on

THAT he upon the pension roll under the act of 18 as a
in the
of the application, he was residing at
and that the time
I Josiah J. Fiske of Wrentham in the County of Norfolk do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Col Lemuel Hemen who has subscribed an to the foraging dis- tion; that I believe him to be 84 years of age; that he is reputed likewise and in his neighbors love believed to have served in the Revolutionary war as he has stated that he Hemen in that opinion
Isaiah J. Fike Cornelius Tholick
Stephen Matlack Justice of the Peace
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.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first aforesaid.
Timothy Mearns
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary Officer  Officer and served as he states, and the court further certify that it appears to them that the  and the court further certify that it appears to them that the S.P. 13. Storer whose certificate is annexed is a clergyman  Storer whose certificate is annexed is a clergyman resident in said Wapello and that Julius J. Fiske and C. Bruns  Julius J. Fiske and C. Bruns Kellock who have signed and made oath to the proceedings certified are residents in Wapello near to the residence of both the applicant and that they are credible persons, and that the statement is entitled to credit.
I Sacrius Ware Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Samuel Mann for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
Lucius Ward

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
JOHN HANCOCK, Esq;
Governor and Commander in Chief in and over the COMMONWEALTH of MASSACHUSETTS.
To Timothy Mann Esq r .
Greeting.
YOU being appointed Captain of a company in the Fourth Regiment of Militia in the County of Suffolk in the said Commonwealth whereof Sabar Mann Esq r is Colonel.
By Virtue of the Power vested in me, I do hereby (reposing Special Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage and good Conduct) Commission you accordingly.---You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a Captain in leading, ordering and exercising said company in Arms, both Inferior Officers and Soldiers; and to keep them in good Order and Discipline: And they are hereby commanded to obey you as their Captain and you are yourself to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions as you shall from Time to Time receive from me or your Superior Officers.
GIVEN under my Hand, and the Seal of the said Commonwealth, the Twelfth Day of July in the Year of our LORD, 1781 in the Sixth Year of the Independence of the United States of AMERICA.
John Hancock
By His Excellency's Command,
John Avery jun Secy

Walpole. Sept. 20. 1832.
Dear Sir,
I hereby certify that the bearer, Coll. Timothy Mann, of this town, and a member of my parish is a person of veracity and truth, & of honorable character - & his declaration entitled to all credit.
Understanding that the Coll. was preparing to present his claims for certain services services rendered in the war of our revolution, I have taken the liberty to address you in his behalf, in the full assurance & conviction that his word is truth.
Respectfully,
J. P. B. Storer -
Pastor of the First Congregational Soc. in Walpole.

Lin o Allan
15221

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Sept 3 rd 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 the name of Timothy Mance as Captain is borne on the Roll of Capt Timothy Mance's Company in the W th Reg t commanded by Maj: Seth Bullard That Mance d for R.S. in July 1780 - Time of service thirteen days from July 28. 1780 — also
As Lieutenant on the Muster Roll of Oliver Colap's company in Col Haines Reg t . at an expedition in Rhode Island - Time of service One month and seven days from Sept 25 th 1777 - to Oct 28.
Edward D Bangs. Secy

Protection
21359
INVALID.
File No. 21,359
Timothy Meara
Captain Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 252
[Arrangement of 1870.]

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK ss.
I, JAIRUS WARE, Clerk of the Judicial Courts, being Courts of Record, within and for the County of Norfolk, hereby Certify that
Josiah J. Fiske & Esquire, Truman Clarke Esquires are
are Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Norfolk aforesaid, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified to discharge the duties of said office, and that his signature to the annexed affidavit are genuine and true.
In Witness Whereof, I have subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth hereunto at Dedham, this twenty fifth day of September A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty two .
Jairus Ware

Timothy Mann
Sergeant 5 months Lieutenant 6 " 8 7 days Captain 14 days
Adm'd
40
25 80 3:01 9:10 117:11
1465 74/0 84/10 5:10
J. Hale Redhaw Mass
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Timothy Mann & Abraham Myles 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? 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? no XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no 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's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? yes If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? 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?
 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 each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
‡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 authenticates 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 ends 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.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Militia from the State of Massachusetts-Bay. Stationed in the commanded by Colonel Eben r Sprout, from the Term of three.
Havell Cap t 1 st Lieut t 2 d Lieut t 
  Remarks No Drum & Infec t Ent d Service Remarks.   In Command 1 st Zebulon Prheat 22 d Feb y 1778. On Duty.   2 d Enoch Pain.   Remarks No Privates. Enter d Service Remarks. 

Proof of the
   Captains Lieutenants     Present   Absent   Total  
We do Swear, that the within Muster Roll is true to the United States, or to any Individual.

Suffolk County
Sept 29 th 1777.
the within named Timothy Marr, took the Oath Required by Law to Qualify him to Act in the within mentioned Office
Benjamin Hawes cl.
Sabin Mann-
nyo

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STATE of Massachusetts-Bay. } }
The Major Part of the COUNCIL of Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England.
To Timothy Mann . . . . . Gentleman . . . . . Greeting.
Y OU being appointed First Lieutenant of the Company (com manded by Oliver Clap ) in the Town of Walpole, in the fourth Regiment of Militia in the County of Suffolk whereof Benj a Hawes Esq r . is Col o —
By Virtue of the Power vested in us, WE do by these Presents, (reposing special Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage, and good Conduct,) Commission you accordingly. —You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a First Lieutenant in leading, ordering, and exercising said Company in Arms, both Inferior Officers and Soldiers ; and to keep them in good Order and Discipline : And they are hereby commanded to obey you as their First Lieutenant and you are yourself, to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions as you shall from Time to Time receive from
The Major Part of the Council, or your Superior Officers.
G I V E N under our Hands, and the Seal of the said State, at Boston the Twenty-seventh Day of Sept r in the Year of our Lord, 1777
By the Command of the } Major-Part of the Council. }
John Avery D r Sec y
1847 1946
Genl: Powel W m Vose A. Ward B Greenleaf W m Spooner Rich d Dickey Esq r . John Whitecomb Shatten Moses Gill Benj a Austin H o Gardner J m DANA Dan l Davis A. Fuller Josiah Stone