Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 2006-300, for Samuel Shaw, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Mass.)
Shaw, Samuel
B.S. 1776-300
CONTENTS

Heuben Baldwins, Receipt for Warrant N o 2006. for 300. Acres issued to the heirs of Capt d Sam l Shaw. Will be found, in connection with his Receipt for Warrant N o . 2017, among the papers filed in the case of the issue of the last mentioned Warrant.

Samuel Shaw N o 2006

I, Robert G. Shaw, of the City of Boston, in the County of Suffolk, merchant, a nephew & one of the heirs at law to Samuel Shaw deceased do upon oath testify and declare, that to the best of my knowledge, and belief, Samuel Shaw aforesaid about or in the year 1777 entered into the service of the United States, was a Captain in the Regiment of Artillery commanded by Colonel John Crane of the Massachusetts line of the Revolutionary Army — and that he died at sea in foreign parts in the month of May, in the year 1793; and that the said Captain Samuel Shaw died intestate, leaving no issue:
That the following persons are the heirs at law of the said Samuel Shaw, being the Representatives of his brothers Francis, John & William J. and sisters Abigail and Sarah, who have severally deceased, leaving the following children; viz t — Robert G. Shaw and William N. Shaw, children of Francis Shaw — John Shaw deceased left Nathan Shaw — William Shaw deceased left Judith, wife of William

Tuckerman, and Abigail, wife of John Crocker, both deceased left Samuel Shaw Crocker; and that the of aforesaid Sarah, wife of Samuel Parkman, both deceased left Sarah Blake, John Parkman, Hannah Tuckerman, deceased, who has left Hannah P. Tuckerman; — Abigail Tuckerman, deceased, who has left Abigail E. Spooner, wife of Dr. John L. Spooner; — Susan Sturgis, deceased, who has left Russell, Henry P., Samuel P., Elizabeth P. Grew, wife of Henry Grew, Susan P., Sarah B., George, Harriet I. James and Robert Shaw Sturgis — and that the foregoing persons, with Robert G. Williams, & Nathan Shaw, Judith Tuckerman, Samuel Shaw Crocker, Sarah Blake, John Parkman, Hannah P. Tuckerman, Abigail E. Spooner, Russell, Henry P., Samuel P., Elizabeth P., Susan P., Sarah B., George, Harriet I., James, & Robert Shaw Sturgis are the only heirs at law of the said Samuel Shaw. Robt G Shaw

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Suffolk ss November 13 th 1833.
Personally appeared Robert G. Shaw aforesaid and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me
Edw d Blake Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Suffolk. ss. A special session of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston, held at said Boston on this fourteenth day of November A. D. 1833.
I hereby certify that it hath on the day and year aforesaid, been made to appear to the satisfaction of this Court, that Samuel Shaw, of Boston aforesaid, deceased, was a Captain in the Regiment of Artillery, commanded by Colonel John Crane of the Massachusetts Line of the Revolutionary Army, and that he died at Sea in foreign parts, in the month of May A. D. 1793; and that he died intestate, leaving no issue.
Further certify that it hath been further made to appear by satisfactory evidence to the said Court, that the following persons are the heirs at Law of the said Samuel Shaw, being the Representatives of his brother Francis, John and William S. and Sisters, Abigail, and Sarah all of whom have deceased. viz.
Robert G. Shaw and William N. Shaw, children of Francis Shaw. Nathan Shaw, son of John Shaw. Judith wife of William Tuckerman. Samuel Shaw broker - Sarah Blake, John Parkman, Hannah P. Tuckerman, Abigail E. Spooner, Russell Sturgis, Henry P. Sturgis, Samuel P. Sturgis, Elizabeth P. Grew, Susan P. Sturgis, Sarah B. Sturgis, George Sturgis, Harriet T. Sturgis, James Sturgis and Robert Shaw

Sturges.
Witness the hand of the said court - Peter Orenbridge Thacher
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk ss
I, Thomas W. Phillips, Clerk of the Municipal Court of the city of Boston, the same being a Court of Record do hereby certify that honorable Peter O. Thacher is Judge of the said Court; and that his signature on this page is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Municipal Court at the city of Boston this fourteenth day of November A.D. eighteen hundred & thirty three.
Thomas W. Phillips, Clerk.

At a special Session of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston, at said Boston, on the Eleventh day of January, A.D. 1894.
Thereby certify, that on the day and year aforesaid, it hath been made to appear to the satisfaction of this Court, that the nineteen persons whose names are set forth in the aforesaid Certificate of the said Court, under date of the fourteenth of November A.D. 1893, and which is annexed to this Certificate, and intended to be made part of the same, are the only heirs at law of late Samuel Shaw of Boston aforesaid deceased, and late a Captain in the Regiment of Artillery, commanded by Colonel John Crane of the Massachusetts Line of the Revolutionary Army, who died at the time & place which are in said Certificate set forth.
Witness the judge of the said Court, Peter Oxenbridge Thacher.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
In witness whereof
I, Thomas D. Phillips, Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston, the same being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that Honorable Peter O. Thacher is sole Judge of said Court and that his signature on this page is genuine. Witness my hand and the seal of said Court hereto set this eleventh day of January A.D. 1894. Thomas D. Phillips Clerk.

Heirs of Capt Samuel Shaw Deed

DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
State of Massachusetts } ss. Suffolk County. } I, Robert G. Shaw a Nephew and one of the heirs at law to Samuel Shaw deceased, do upon oath testify and declare, that to the best of my knowledge and belief, Samuel Shaw aforesaid, about, or in the year 1777 entered, or enlisted into the service of the United States, for the term of "During the War:" and that he continued in the service aforesaid, until the close of the same War, when he received an honorable discharge at the ter- mination thereof, from the Artillery Regiment of the Massachusetts line commanded by Colonel John Crane — and when he was a Captain . I further declare that my Uncle Samuel Shaw aforesaid was appointed Consul of the United States at Canton , in China ; and that he died on the 30 th of May 1793- at sea, on his passage from Canton —
I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to Samuel Shaw aforesaid, on the part of the United States, nor do I believe he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever:
All Men By these Presents, that I Robert G. Shaw aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Ruben Baldwin of Greenville in the State of New York my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a Warrant for the quantity of Bounty Land due me and the other heirs at law of Samuel Shaw aforesaid. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this fifth day of November in the year 1833.
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered, in presence of E. Howland Shaw  Robt G. Shaw
Suffolk County, ss. Be it known that on this fifth day of November in the year 1833, Before the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Robert G. Shaw subscriber to the above de- claration, who made solemn oath to the truth of the same: and likewise acknowledged the power of attorney thereunto subjoined, to be his free act and deed; dated at Boston in said County the day and year above mentioned.
Edward Blake Justice of the Peace.
State of Massachusetts } ss. Suffolk County. } I, Thomas W. Phillips Clerk of the Supreme  Massachusetts Court of the City of Boston , do hereby certify, that Edward Blake before whom the foregoing declaration was sworn, and the subjoined power of attorney purports to have been acknowledged, is and was at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, in and for the County of Suffolk duly commissioned sworn and qualified by law to take affidavits, &c. and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice, and verily believe the signature purporting to be his is genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said Court and subscribed my name at Boston this fifth day of November in the year 1833.
Thomas W. Phillips, Clerk

June 23, 1937
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Major Frank E. Shaw 1056 U. S. Post Office Building Chicago, Illinois
Ans SAMUEL SHAW B.L. Wt. 2006-300 BA-J/MLB
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Samuel Shaw, and in which you cite services of one of that name as Lieutenant, Captain and Brigade Major of Continental Artillery, from Massachusetts.
The record has been found of only one Samuel Shaw in which it is shown that he served in the Continental Artillery in the Revolution. His record follows as found in the papers on file in the claim for bounty land based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth, age and names of the parents of Samuel Shaw are not given.
Samuel Shaw of Boston entered the service sometime in 1777, served as Captain in Colonel John Crane's Regiment of Artillery and was discharged at the close of the Revolutionary War, no further details of his service given.
Samuel Shaw was appointed United States Consul at Canton, China, and died at sea May 30, 1793, on his passage from China. He died intestate leaving no issue. It is not stated whether or not he was ever married.
Reference was made to the following brothers and sisters of Samuel Shaw, all of whom died prior to 1833:- Francis, John, William S., Abigail and Sarah Shaw.
In 1833, reference was made, also, to the following children of Samuel Shaw's brothers and sisters:- Robert G. Shaw and William M. Shaw, children of Francis Shaw; Nathan Shaw, son of John Shaw; Judith, wife of William Tuckerman and daughter of William S. Shaw; Samuel Shaw Crocker, son of Abigail and her husband, John Crocker; and Sarah Blake, John Parkman, Hannah Tuckerman, deceased, Abigail Tuckerman, deceased, and Susan Sturgis, deceased, all children of Sarah and her husband, Samuel Parkman.

November 5, 1833, Robert G. Shaw applied for bounty land on account of service in the Revolution of his uncle, Samuel Shaw, while a resident of Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He applied in behalf of himself and brother, William N. Shaw, as sons of Francis Shaw, and the other heirs at law of Samuel Shaw, named as follow: Nathan Shaw, son of John Shaw; Judith Tuckerman, daughter of William S. Shaw and at that time wife of William Tuckerman; Samuel Shaw Crocker, son of Abigail and her husband, John Crocker; also, Sarah Blake, John Parkman, Hannah P. Tuckerman, daughter of Hannah Tuckerman, deceased; Abigail E. Spooner, wife of Dr. John P. Spooner and daughter of Abigail Tuckerman, deceased; and Russell, Henry P., Samuel P., Elizabeth P., Susan P., Sarah B., George, Harriet T., James and Robert Shaw Sturgis, all children of Susan Sturgis, deceased.
On the above application, Warrant No. 2006, for three hundred acres of bounty land, was issued February 5, 1834, to the above-named heirs.
In 1833, one G. Howland Shaw witnessed the signature of Robert G. Shaw in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, no relationship shown between them. Robert G. Shaw's application for bounty land was executed before Edward Blake, Justice of the Peace for Suffolk County, Massachusetts, his relationship to Captain Samuel Shaw's niece, Sarah Blake, not stated.
If you desire information in regard to location of the land granted on account of the services of Captain Samuel Shaw in the Revolution, you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official the number of the warrant, the acreage and date of issuance.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

W H Smith

Mark
Rev Edgar Gaffney, B. C. Oct. 16 1916
Pinson Bureau.
Sir Please see if you find the names of Maj Samuel Shaw either of Newton A. P. or Boston Mass, he was aide de camp to Gen. Grant & Sec. of War Cincinnati in his home state. Also Arthur Patterson either of Gaston Co. N. C. or York Co. S.C. it is hard to locate them as the line is so bewildering around there. Negative
Oblige me much Respect
Mrs. H. H. Smith

HEADQUARTERS SIXTH CORPS AREA Office of the Corps Area Judge Advocate U. S. Post Office Building, Chicago, Ill.
May 27, 1937.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
In response to a request of mine to The Adjutant General of the Army for any information about Samuel Shaw , I received the following:
1. The records show that Samuel Shaw served in the Revolutionary War as a Captain-lieutenant and as a Captain in the 3d Artillery Regiment, Continental Troops, also designated Massachusetts Regiment of Artillery, commanded by Colonel John Crane. He was commissioned Captain-lieutenant January 1, 1777; was commissioned Captain April 12, 1780, and appears to have been in service in September, 1783. The records show that he was Aide de Camp to General Knox in August, 1782, and that he appears to have continued as such. He is also shown as of the grade of Brigade Major of Artillery. The records afford no information concerning his age, date and place of birth, death, or burial, place of entry into service, or any information relative to his family.
2. The records also show that one Samuel Shaw served in the Revolutionary War as a 2d Lieutenant and as an Adjutant in Gridley's and Knox's Artillery Regiment, Continental Troops, but neither the date of his entry into service nor the date of his separation therefrom is shown. His name appears on a record dated Mount Washington, September 25, 1776, and on one dated October 5, 1776.
3. Heitman's 'Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army' (1775-1783), an unofficial publication entitled to credit, shows the following:
'Shaw, Samuel (Mass). 2d Lieutenant of Heath's Massachusetts Regiment, May, 1775; 2d Lieutenant of Knox's Regiment Continental Artillery, 10th December, 1775; Regimental Adjutant, May, 1776; 1st Lieutenant 3d Continental Artillery, 1st January, 1777; Captain, 12th April, 1780; transferred to Corps of Artillery, 17th June, 1783; Aide-de-Camp to General Knox, June, 1782, to November, 1783. (Died 30th May, 1794).'
4. The collection of Revolutionary War records in this Department is far from complete, and it is suggested that additional information can possibly be obtained from the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at Boston, or from the Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C."

CHARGE IF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS REQUIRED BY THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
Application of N. National Transportation

I am particularly concerned with the data outlined in the last sentence of paragraph 1 in reference to which The Adjutant General, as will note, says he can give me no information. Anything that you may be able to give me further information in regard to Samuel Shaw will be greatly appreciated.
Very truly yours,
FRANK E. SHAW, Major, J. A. G. D.
WAR DEPARTMENT
Major Frank E. Shaw, J.A.G.D., 1056 U S Post Office Building Chicago, Illinois.
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

aw Rev. War Section.
Nov. 9, 1916.
Mrs. W. H. Smith, Caffney, South Carolina.
Madam:
In reply to your letter of the 18 th ultimo, you are advised that Warrant No. 2006 for 300 acres of bounty land was allowed on account of the services of Samuel Shaw of Boston who entered the army in 1777 was a Captain in Colonel John Crane's Regiment of Artillery, (there are no further details of service on file). He was appointed United States Consul at Canton China and died at sea May 30, 1793, on his passage from Canton. He died intestate, leaving no issue.
Very respectfully,
J. D. By... Acting Commissioner.