Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 33751, for Israel Stowel, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Mus.) Stowel, Israel
S 33751
CONTENTS

6422
Massachusetts
Israel Stowell
of Hingham in the state of Mass ts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Grooton of the Mass ts line, for the term of one year
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 5 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3 rd of April, 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 th of Feb y 1819 and sent to John Davis Esq. Boston Mass ts
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1818. 5 mo. 2/30 40. 53 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Mar 1819 48.00
$88.53
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Cash paid
Massachusetts. Mr. May 1818. Mr. ... a Mr. ... Date of death not on file

No 246 Israel Stowe
Returned for further testimony as to service —.
New evidence
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Adm C

I, Israel Stowell of Hingham in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, do hereby testify and declare that in the latter part of the year 1775, or in the first part of the year 1776, I enlisted in Capt. Charles Cushing's Company of Hingham, in which Benjamin Beal was first Lieutenant and John Lincoln second Lieutenant or Ensign, in Colonel Greaton's Regiment in the Massachusetts Line, on the Continental establishment for the term of one year to go to Canada; that in March 1776, I marched from Cambridge for New York, Albany on to Montreal & that I served in said Company and Regiment, the full term of one year, for which I enlisted; that I returned from Canada to Morristown and was there discharged; but had no certificate of discharge, nor do I recollect that any were then given; that such is now my age and necessitous circumstances, that I stand in need of my Country's assistance for support.
Israel Stowell
Plymouth Ss. April 6th 1810. Then the above named Israel Stowell made oath to the truth of the above declaration, in all its parts, by him subscribed, according to his best recollection & belief, before me.
Abner Lincoln Just. of Peace
We the undersigned do hereby certify that the above named Israel Stowell, in consequence of his age and necessitous circumstances, stands in need of his Country's assistance for support.
Abner Lincoln. —
John Marsh —
Jonathan Lincoln
Jacob Beal
Duncan M c B. Baxter
Samuel Sprague
Moses Sprague } Selectmen Caleb Gill } of Perez Whiting } Hingham

I, Israel Stowell, of Hingham in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, do hereby testify and declare that in the latter part of the year 1775, or in the first part of the year 1776, which I do not certainly recollect, I enlisted in Capt. Charles Cushing's Company of Hingham, in which Benjamin Heal was first Lieutenant and John Lincoln second Lieutenant or Ensign, in Colonel Green's Regiment in the Massachusetts Line, on the Continental establishment, for the term of one year, to go to Canada; that, in March, 1776, I marched from Cambridge for New York, Albany & on to Montreal & that I served in said Company & Regiment the full term of one year for which I enlisted, that I returned from Canada to Morristown or to Albany and was there discharged; but, had no certificate of discharge, nor do I recollect that any were then given; that such is now my age and necessitous circumstances that I stand in need of assistance from my Country for support. -
Israel Stowell
Massachusetts District J. Boston 8. April A.D. 1818
Sworn to before me
J. Davis
Dist Judge Mass District

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 10 A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Israel Howell subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
W. D. Davis } Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
25 January 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Israel Howell by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
W. D. Davis } District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

Israel Stowell.
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6422
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1871

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Plymouth ss.
On this Eighteenth day of July 1820, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having a power also of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings, personally appeared in open Court, being a court of record for the said County Israel Stowell - aged sixty three years, resident in Hingham - in said County, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. for the term of One year in Col. Grafton's Regiment, Col. Cushing's Company and that he has received a pension certificate dated Feb. 21 st 1819 and numbered 6.422 in pursuance of his original Declaration made April 3 rd 1818
and also takes and subscribes the following oath, viz.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Have half a dwelling house one story high & five rods of land & a wood Shop. Four rods of turf meadow. I have 1 pig. 6 chairs. 3 tables. iron & crockery ware. 6 silver tea spoons. 1 large do. knives & forks. 2 pr iron dogs. shovel & tongs. 6 shaves. 2 saws. axe. scythe. hoe - rake -
I am a cooper by trade my health is tolerable good but I am not able to labour as formerly my family consists of myself my wife Lydia & one daughter Mary my wife is 56 years of age in tolerable health my daughter is 16 yrs of age. able to support herself I owe to divers persons 180 dollars by my personal labour & bounty from Government I have been able comfortably to support myself should their bounty be withheld. I should not be able to do it especially as my Suprn to, and declared, on the 18th day of July A.D. 1820 ability to pursue my occupation daily diminish
before Nathan Mitchell B. Justice of S d Court.
I, John B Thomas, clerk of said court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred nine dollars and cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this twenty fourth day of February 1820
109.00
Clerk of the Court for the County of Plymouth

February 26, 1937
Israel Stowel S. 33751 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. T. W. Spalding Blome Road, R.F.D. 10 Box 392 Cincinnati, Ohio
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Benjamin and Israel Stowell, both of Hingham, Massachusetts.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land, which have been made to the United States, based upon service in that war. A search of the records fails to show such claims on file in account of the Revolutionary War service of Benjamin Stowell, under any spelling of that surname.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 33751, based upon the service of Israel Stowel in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of Israel Stowel, as his signature is shown in the claim, were not given, nor were the names of his parents stated.
Israel Stowel enlisted in Cambridge, late in 1775 or early in 1776, served one year as private in Captain Charles Cushing's company, Colonel

Greaton's Massachusetts regiment, and was in the expedition to Canada.
The soldier, Israel Stowe h , was allowed pension on his application executed April 6, 1818, at which time he was living in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. In 1820, he was sixty-three years of age, his wife, Lydia, was fifty-six years old, and a daughter, Mary, was sixteen years old.
The papers in this claim contain no further reference to family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

V.L.H.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
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Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Isaac Stowell 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.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1775 or 1776 1 yr. Pvt. Charles Cushing Ebenezer Dyer Mass.                                            
Battles engaged in, was in Canadian Expedition Residence of soldier at enlistment, located at Cambridge Mass. Date of application for pension, Apr. 6, 1818. The old war. Residence at date of application, Hingham, Plymouth Co. Mass. Age at date of application, 61 yrs.
Remarks: In 1820 his wife Lydia was 56 yrs old and daughter Mary was 16 yrs old. No other family data.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

T. W. SPALDING BLOME ROAD - R. F. D. 10 BOX - 392, CINCINNATI, OHIO
Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Pensions
Please send me the Revolutionary War records of Benjamin D. Stowell who was born in Hingham Mass. Jan. 12-1726.
My records give, Benjamin Stowell
Private in Heman Lincoln's Co. June - 14 - 1776
" " Capt. Peter Cushing's Regt. Feb. 27 - 1778
" " alias Whitin's Co. Col. Symmes Regt. March
9-1778 to April 28, 1778.
Is the above correct and also please give me the Rev. War record of
Israel Stowell, born Dec 25, 1753 Hingham Mass.
" " was private in Capt. J. Loings Co.
Col. Creighton's Reg. April 27, 1775 - Private in Capt.
Cushing Co. 3d Reg. Oct. 5, 1775 - " " "
" " expedition to Canada May 21, 1776
Corporal in Capt. Thos. Nash's Co. Col.
D. Cushing's Regt. 2d - Dec. 20, 1777

1 15 Mar - 1778-
In my information Israel Stowell was a corporal - Is that correct?
Thanking you in advance & am Sincerely
(Mrs. T. M.) Abbie Spalding

Greenville Ohio Feb-17th-1921-
Commissioner Pension Dept - Dear Sir -
Will you please send me any information you have in regard to my ancestor - Israel Stowell - who is on the Pension List - He was born in Hingham - Mass - Dec 20 - 1753 - died there March 30 - 1844 - In sending in my appli- cation, will include

That also-
Thanking you - I am
Very truly
Mary Stowell Hughes -
Mrs. B. T. Hughes -
P.S. I have all the dates of the battles he was in -

33 751 Rev INVALID.
1921 Mch. 24 Hist. to Mrs. B. T. Hughes 1921 Apr. 18 Hist. to Mrs. Thos. H. Cooke Letter in N. F. 9802 John Grinnell 1927 Feb 26 - Hist. to Mrs. J. M. Spalding orig. 3
File No. 33 751
Israel Stowell
Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: —Vol. 9 , Page 897
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Israel Howell's Case
Depos: Loh. Marsh Daniel Cain
A

I Lot Marsh of Hingham in the District of Massachusetts Commonwealth testify & say that I was a writer to Major Loring of Colo- nel G Eaton's regiment in the year seventeen hundred & seventy six - That Israel Stowell of Hingham aforesaid was a private in said regiment, enlisted at Cambridge in there in December seventeen hundred & seventy five or January seventeen hun- dred & seventy six & continued with said regiment in the expedition to Canada - I further say that I left the said re- giment in November in the year last mentioned & that when I left it, Stowell was still in it, & I have no doubt continued with it to the end of that year - I further say that said Stowell belonged to Capt Charles Cushing's Com- pany in said regiment - Hingham 1 Jan'y 1819 Lot Marsh
I Daniel Cain of Hingham in the Dis- trict of Massachusetts Commonwealth testify & say that Israel Stowell of said Hingham & myself were privates in the Company commanded by Capt Charles Cushing of Colonel G Eaton's regiment in the year seventeen hundred & seventy six

that said Howells served the whole of that year in said regiment & that at the close of that year or the beginning of the succeeding we received verbal discharges & came home. Hingham 1 Jan y 1819 Daniel Cain
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth ss. 1. January 1819. Then personally appeared the above named Rob Marsh and Daniel Cain & severally made solemn oaths to the truth of the above depositions by them respectively subscribed, before me
Oliver Leavitt Justice of Peace
I the said Justice certify that the aforesaid deponents are well known to me & that they support fair character for veracity
Oliver Leavitt
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth ss. I John B. Thomas Clerk of the Inferior Courts for the County of Plymouth hereby certify that Ebenezer Gay Esquire is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of

Blymouth in said Commonwealth duly qualified to administer oaths & take depositions & that the signa- ture to the foregoing attestation is the true signature of the said Justice =
In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court this fourth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
J. B. Morris