Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,979, for James Magar, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Magar, James
NUMBER _____
NUMBER S. 40.979
CONTENTS

14-137 Vermont
James Hagar
of Windham Co in the state of Vermont who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bigelow of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 3 years, 1777.
Inscribed on the roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 3 of July 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of Sep 1817 and sent to Phineas White Esq Judge of Pulasky, Vt.
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819. 1 mo 29 4 / 31 30 11.57 1/2 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 1st March 1820. 48 —
$ 64.51 1/4
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
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James Magar Application for Pension
Mass. Line
Col. Prigelow Bn d
1862-3 after war
Concord, Mass.
Concord

To Phinehas White Chief Judge of Windham County Court in the State of Vermont.
I James Mazar a resident in the town of Jamaica in the County and State aforesaid, in the 70 th year of my age, claiming the benefit of an act of Congress passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States, in the Revolutionary War" Do, pursuant to the provisions of the said act here make the following Declaration upon oath to wit. - I entered the service in the Spring of the year 1776 for one year in the N. York line and faithfully served out said term. At the expiration of said term I enlisted for the term of three years in the Company of Capt. Sylvanus Smith in the Regt. under the command of Col. Bigelow of the Massachusetts Line and regularly and faith- fully served out the said term of three years and was honorably discharged at Westpoint. Afterwards I continued on by different enlistments to the close of the War in 1783 And I further declare that I was in the Battle at the White Plains, at Trenton and at Princeton - and in the Battle at Monmouth & in the battle at the taking of Burgoyne's Army - And I further declare that I am now old and infirm - unable to labor. I own a hard cold, rocky farm, in the Green Mountain - have no son or any person to assist me - am considerably in debt. The income of my farm after defraying the expenses of carrying it on, is not sufficient to afford me

and my family barely a comfortable support Therefore by reason of my reduced circumstances I am in need of the assistance of my country for support -
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand at Pitsney, this 3 d day of July A.D. 1819
James Mazar
State of Vermont } Be it remembered that Windham County ss on this third day of July A.D. 1819 personally appeared James Mazar the foregoing applicant known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing Declaration, to me known to be the truth of the foregoing Declaration, by him submitted before me.
Phineas White, Chief Judge of Windham Co. Ct.
And I do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said James Mazar did serve in the war of the Revolution as by him stated in the foregoing Declaration against the common enemy - And also that I am satisfied that the representation he has made with respect to the situation of his property and his reduced circumstances is substantially correct -
And I do now transmit the testimony and proceedings had and taken before me to the Secretary of the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my official signature and have caused the seal of Windham County Court to be annexed
Phineas White, Chief Judge of Windham Co. Ct.

I Sylvanus Smith late a Captain in the Continental Army do depose and say that I served from the commencement to the end of the Revolutionary War. — That I have this day examined my Papers & find that James Megan or Magaw as it written on my muster rolls came into my Company as a Soldier for three years, he joined the Company on the first day of April A.D. 1777 & continued therein until the first day of April A.D. 1780, having done his duty well & served faithfully the term of his enlistment, it is many years since I have seen the said Magaw, who is now said to belong to the State of Vermont, but he is present at the taking of this affidavit and well known to me to be the same person who entered my Company and served as aforesaid, while my said Company was annexed to Col. Byelows Regiment of the Massachusetts line. — Sylvanus Smith
I William Bartlett now of Shirley in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do depose and say that I served as a Soldier in Capt. Smiths Company in Col. Byelows Regiment as above stated by said Smith, and I well knew the above named Megan or Magaw during the period aforesaid, having served as a Soldier with him during the whole three years aforesaid, and the said Megan being present at the taking of this deposition is clearly discerned by me to be the same man who served as aforesaid — William Bartlett

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
On the first day of July in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and nineteen personally appeared before me the Subscriber Chief justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the middle Circuit and a Justice of the Peace throughout the same Commonwealth, Major Sylvanus Smith and Mr William Bartlett and each for himself severally made solemn Oath that the foregoing Depositions by them respectively subscribed are just and true in all their various particulars And I Certify that the said Major Smith and Mr Bartlett are both well known to me as respectable Citizens residing in the Town of Shirley in said Commonwealth, wholly disinterested in the application of James Major to be placed on the pension list, and that each of them is entitled to full faith and credit before all tribunals, and in all places, whatever.
Given under my hand the day and year aforesaid
Sam d Dana

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of James Magar a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. F. 40,979.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Spring, 1776 1 yr. v Names of officers not stated. N. Y.   Spring, 1777 3 yrs. Pri. Sylvanus Smith Bigelow Mass.  
Battles engaged in, White Plains, Trenton, Princeton, 2 battles of Saratoga, Monmouth
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated.
Date of application for pension, July 3, 1819 His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Jamaica, Windham Co., Vt.
Age at date of application, 69 yrs.
Remarks: In 1819, he referred to his family, no names stated.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

9 Ashburton Place Rev Sec Boston, Mass. Oct. 7-1916.
Department of Pensions Dear Sirs-
Can you send me a record of any details filed in regard to a James Magar or (Major) a private in Mass., Revolutionary War, who was in Windham Co., Vt., Sept. 10, 1819, and applied for a pension? He was then aged 71.
Also is there any record of a pension for George Major, who served in 1780, probably from Arlington, Vt.?
Thanking you for your trouble, I am Yours very truly Mrs. Susan C. Tufts

40 979 Ray INVALID.
1915, Oct. 12. History to Mrs. Susan C. Lufto. Ltr.
File No. 40 979
James Magie Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: —Vol. 8 , Page 887
[Arrangement of 1870.]