Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19793, for Eli Stockwell, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass.
Stockwell, Eli
NUMBER
S. 19793
CONTENTS
carded

Massachusetts
Eli Stockwell
of Sandwich in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Richardson of the Reg't commanded by Col. Lynde in the service here for 21 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 25 Cents per annum to commence on the 1st day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of March 1833 and allowed to the sum of $100.00
Arrears to 1st of Sept 1832 $115.83 Pension allowance ending March 31 35.27 $151.10
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. Nason Clerk Book D Vol. 2. Page 80

19208 Bonnet INVALID.
File No. 19208
Eliz. Stockwell
1818
Act: June 2nd 1821
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 11
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Samuel Wallis Deposition for the Stockwell

I Samuel Wallis of Bangor in the County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts in lawful age, do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Eli Stockwell of said Bangor - that in the month of December 1778 the said Stockwell went with me, on an alarm, to Providence R.I. under Lieut. Edmund Scaynes, & Lieut. G. Stearns, and served with me six weeks & was discharged.
And further your Deposition is true.
Samuel Wallis
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Worcester —
August 23 - 1882
Personally appeared Samuel Wallis the above named Deponent & made oath that the facts stated in the above Deposition of him subscribed are true.
And I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Samuel Wallis of that his Deposition is entitled to full credit.
Robert P. E. Smith justice of the Peace

I Archelaus Sibley of Thompson in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut of lawful age & engaged according to law do testify and say that about the month of June 1777. I enlisted a Soldier under Capt. Gooch Sibley of Sutton Massachusetts when I then lived for six months. Massachusetts state troops joined the Regt. at Kingston R Island where we was stationed the most of the time till dismissed was under General Spencer in his attempt to land on Rhode Island. I well know & now remember Eli Starkwell now residing in Danlops Massachusetts was a soldier in the same company & Regt. with me, & he served out his full time of enlistment as I did, & we were dismissed in Providence R.I. I believe in December after. I know it was good fighting -
Archelaus Sibley
State of Connecticut Windham County
J. Thompson July 23 1832 Then personally appeared Archelaus Sibley sign of the above deposition & made solemn oath to the truth of the same. And I do also

I certify and say that I am well acquainted with the deponent, & that his attestation is entitled to full credit
Before me Simon Davis Justice of the Peace
I, Simon Buel Clark of the County of Oneida within and of the County of Windham in the the State of Connecticut do hereby certify, that Simon Davis Esquire before whom the within and following affidavit was made is duly qualified as a Justice of the Peace in and for said Windham County, that foregoing signature of his name is in his handwriting, and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Brooklyn in said County this 8 th day of October, A.D. 1832
Simon Buel Clark

I John Harriman of Halifax in the County of Windham and State of Vermont of age 84 engaged according to Law do hereby say that in the year 1776 I was with Col. Stockwell at Roxbury and Dorchester Mass. four months Soldiers in Capt. Benjamin Richardson's Company Col. Dike's Regiment also I was with him three months at North Kingstown, Rhode Island, in Capt. Benjamin Briggin's Company in the year about 1779 and also in general Sullivan's expedition at Rhode Island about two months in Capt. Colin McWhorter's Company Col. Haws' Regiment I well know and remember Col. Stockwell ever since the year 1779 now residing in Douglas Mass. and know him to be a man of truth and veracity John Harriman
State of Vermont, Rutland Sept 16 1832 Windham County ss
Then personally appeared John Harriman the person described in and who deposed to and made solemn oath to the truth of the same and I do also certify and say that I am well acquainted with the Deposition and that his attestation is entitled to all credit Nathan Brown Justice of the peace

State of Vermont.
Windham County Court Clerk's Office.
New Haven, October 8. A.D. 1832.
I certify that Nathan Brown, Esquire, is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Windham aforesaid, and that the within appears to be his signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County Court on the day and year above written.
James Elliot, Clerk.
John Brown Justice of the Peace

DECLARATION, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this eleventh 18th day of October in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty Sixty personally appeared in open Court, before Nath o Parne Judge of Probate for the County now sitting Eli Stockwell a resident of Douglas in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 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 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
I enlisted some time in the month of June 1776 under Capt. Benjamin E. Richardson in Col. Dike's Regiment & served in said Company & Regt. at Roxbury & Dorchester four months & was Dismissed without an order of discharge some time in October 1776.
I was called out in case of an alarm some time in the month of December 1776 under Capt. Edward Scituate & went to Providence in the State of Rhode Island & served there one & a half months & was Dismissed without an order of discharge some time in February 1777.
I was again called out in case of an alarm some time in the month of May 1777 under a Capt. Woodbury & went to Providence in the State of Rhode Island & served there one day & was then dismissed without an order of discharge about the first of June 1777.
I enlisted sometime in the month of June 1777 under Capt. Joseph Sibley & Ensign Stephen Southworth & went to North Kingston in the State of Rhode Island & served there & in its vicinity six months & was under Gen. Spencer in his attempt to land in Rhode Island & was then Dismissed at Providence where we were the last three weeks of the service there, without an order of discharge sometime in December 1777.
I again enlisted sometime in the month of January 1778 under Capt. Benjamin Braggins & went to North Kingston in the State of Rhode Island & served there three months & was then Dismissed without an order of discharge some time in April 1778. I again enlisted some time in August 1778 under Capt. Caleb S. Hildreth in Col. Larn's Regt. & went to Rhode Island in Gen. Sullivan's Expedition & was present at Battle Hill Fort & was on the Island during the Battle & served during the whole time four months & was Dismissed about the first of October 1778 & had no order of discharge.
I again enlisted sometime in November 1778 under Capt. John H. Moore & went to Rhode Island where I served four months & was then dismissed without an order of discharge. All the above service was done in the Massachusetts State Troops. I was born in Rutland in the State of Massachusetts where I lived when I entered the service & I have always lived in Douglas in the State of Massachusetts ever since the Revolution. I was born in the year 1759 at Rutland but my age is not recorded to my knowledge. I am acquainted with Rev. David Robbins & Samuel Carpenter of Douglas who can testify as to my character for veracity.
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 aforesaid.
Before Nath o Parne Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester.
Eli Stockwell

We David Holman a Clergyman residing in the Town of Franklin and  Nathaniel Carpenter residing in S. Douglas hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Eli Stockwell who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Seventy three 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. Sworn and subscribed the day and year above  September 24. - 1832  David Holman before me - Robert P. Church Justice of the Peace  Nathaniel Carpenter
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 above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Rev. David Holman , who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the Town of Franklin , and that Nathaniel  Carpenter who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of S. Douglas and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Nathaniel Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
Joseph Wheeler Clerk 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 Eli Stockwell for a pension of the Relict of  Rev. David Holman before whom one of the annexed affidavits was made in a Court of the Massachusetts  the County of Worcester & that the signature is genuine IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand Joseph Wheeler this  18th day of October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two
Joseph Wheeler Clerk of the said Court of Probate for the County of Worcester in Massachusetts
Eli Stockwell
1832