Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,575, Joseph Wright, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Continental Mass.
Wright, Joseph
S. 34,575
CONTENTS

No. 720  Massachusetts
Joseph Wright of Plympton in the state of Mass who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Smith - of the Mass ts line, for the term of 13 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th of Sep. 1819 and sent to Nahum Mitchell Esq.  East Bridgewater Mass ts
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1819  133. 86
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar: 1820  48..
16. 22/30  81 81 "86
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Application sent May 4 th 1821, by J. B. Thomas, Esq. Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Joseph Wright
14. 674
14. 720
March 1820
Mr. Wright, Sheffield, etc.

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Plymouth ss.
On this Twentieth 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 Joseph Wright aged sixty three years, resident in Plympton - - 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 twelve months in Capt. Pope's company in Col. Dyer's Regt. I enlisted for the three years service served 13 months in Capt. Pope's company and that he has received a pension certificate dated Feb 6. 1819 - - and also takes and subscribes the following oath, viz. in pursuance of his original Declaration made April 12th 1818 - -
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. I am a farmer by occupation that in consequence of the infirmities of age & lameness in my left ankle which I have been troubled with about 13 months I cannot do more than one half the labour of an able bodied man that the number of my family is four besides myself viz my wife Priscilla 52 years of age her health is very feeble she is greatly afflicted with the Rheumatism & is unable more than half the time to do my house work, my daughter Christiana Wright the first nine & the last 14 years of age - unable to support themselves I am indebted about thirty dollars - have 3 dollars due me which I expect to lose as the debtor is supported by the town I have no property other than what is mentioned below, (clothing & bedding excepted)
Real Estate, a small house with only 2 rooms unfinished - & 2 acres of land. Personal Estate, 8 chairs, 1 Table - Iron & brockery ware, 1 Pig Joseph Wright
Sworn to, and declared, on the 20 day of July A.D. 1820 before Nahum Mitchell Justice of the 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 Fifty eight dollars and Fifty cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this twenty ninth day of December 1820 88.50
John B Thomas Clerk of the Court for the County of Plymouth

Joseph Wright Plympton P. 3. 7. - 13 m of it.
[Faint, mirrored bleed-through text from the reverse side of the page, mostly illegible.]

I Joseph Wright of Shrimpton in the County of Plymouth, Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a citizen of the United States and resident therein set forth and declare on oath that I was a soldier in the War of the Revolution for more than nine months on the continental establishment, that from my reduced circumstances I need the assistance of my country for support and am therefore desirous to obtain a pension from the United States agreeable to the late Law of Congress of the 18 th of March last and do relinquish all claim to any former pension granted me (if any) by any Law of Congress, that I entered the service in 1775 and served 8 months at Roxbury under Capt J Bridgham in Col Cottons Regiment; in 1776 I served at New York 12 months under Capt Pope in Col Sergeants Regiment; in 1777 I served in Tiverton 1 months under Capt Woodwin, Col Cottons Regiment; in 1778 I served 6 months in Rhode Island under Capt Balin Curtis, and Col Jacobs Regiment; in 1780 June I served 6 months West Point under Capt Luther Bailey in Col Baileys in the Massachusetts Line Regt Genl Learned; in 1781 I enlisted for 3 years at New York, served 13 months, was then relieved by another man. — all the above services were in the Massachusetts Line —
I have no written discharge, but certificates as subjoined. I also knew Plato Turner in the service and that he served the last three years. He was among those who enlisted during the war. —
I further testify that Elijah Lawrence served in Col. Woods Regiment during the year 1776 at the same time that I served in Col Sergeants Regiment. Joseph Wright
Declared & sworn to before me Ap r 13. 1818
Mitchell Judge

I hereby certify that Joseph Wright was returned from the town of Plimpton to serve in Rhode Island under Capt C Curtis for 6 months in 1778; he was also served under me at Tiverton for 1 month in 1777 at which time I was Captain. — taken from my record as Superintendent of the troops raised to join the Continental Army from the County of Plymouth Nathl Goodwin
Plymouth 13 April 1818

I. Isaac Wright of Plympton, in the County of Plymouth Mass. of lawful age do testify and say, that I well knew Joseph Wright in the revolutionary war, that he served thir- teen months in the last three years service in Col. Smith's Regiment and Massachusetts line being the 8 th Regiment in said line, and was then relieved by another man - he was by his enlistment to have been relieved in one year but his substitute did not arrive so soon by one month as was expected - the said Joseph enlisted for the Town of Brooklyn - Towns were then divided into classes, and each class was to furnish a man or men for three  one years - and sometimes, three or four men would engage to make out the three  one years. - I served in the same Brigade for ten months during the same term, and we both belonged to the same town, and distantly related; we marched together, and I was ac- quainted with him all the time he was there and often saw him there, and we frequently did duty together. - Isaac Wright
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth ss. July 7. 1819. The above named Isaac Wright personally appeared and acknow made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition and subscribed the same before me. - and I do further certify that the said Wright is a credible Witness and entitled to full credit.
Nahum Mitchell: Judge for

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Joseph Wright 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. 7, 34,575
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1775. 8 mos. Pvt. J. Bridgham Cotton Mass.   1776. 12 " Pope. Sergeant.   1777. 1 " N. Goodwin Cotton   1778. 6 " Calvin Curtis Jacobs.   June, 1780. 6 " Luther Bailey Bailey   1781. 13 " Pike Smith.  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, April 13 1818. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Plympton, Plymouth Co., Mass.
Age at date of application, 61 yrs.
Remarks: In 1820, he referred to his wife, Priscilla, 5 th daughter Christiana, age not stated & 5 grandchildren, Charlottes and Elizabeth Wright, aged 9 and 4 yrs., respectively.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

34. 575 Rev INVALID.
1917, July 11. History to Mrs. W. F. Robertson. L.M.
File No. 34, 575
Joseph Wright Rev Rev W.F.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 489
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Rev Lee Gonzales Texas, June 30 '17
Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.
Will you please tell me if there are records in your department of the following of my ancestors :
 1. Capt. Thos. Sampson (or Dawson), Plympton p776 Mass.  2. Zebadiah Sampson, killed Battle of Harleau  3. Corp. Gideon Sampson, his son - Plympton Mass.  4. Nathaniel Burgess - Duxbury Mass Records p 840.  5. Thomas Burgess, his son - Plymouth, pensioned in 1782 - see Mass. Records p 840.  6. Joseph Wright - Plympton see mass p 141-942 
Yours truly
Mrs W. F. Robertson

I Plato Turner of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth Commonwealth of Massachusetts on oath Testify and Say that I Was a Soldier in the War of the Revolution - that I enlisted for the term of three years and served the whole term above said and then honorably discharged I Was in the Third Massachu- setts regiment under Colo John Graten in the Third Brigade in Jobe Sumner Colm d While I Was in said Service I was well acquainted With Joseph Wright then of Plymouth in said County of Plymouth and Commonwealth above said Who served in the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment under Colo — Smith in the same Brigade the term of thirteen Months — in the year of one thousand Seven hundred and eighty one and one thousand Seven hundred and eighty two and I Was in habit of daily seeing said Joseph Wright and Was Well acquainted With him & knew him the said Joseph Wright belonged to the said Sixth Massachusetts Regiment under said Colo Smith & Well knew him to be a Faithfull good Soldier the whole term of thirteen Months above mentioned & am Well knowing to the said Joseph Wright being honor- ably discharged from said army Plato his Turner Mark
Dated at Plymouth July 8. 1819 attest Ellis Wright
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth ss Plymouth July 8. 1819 then Personally appeared Plato Turner and made oath to the Truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed before me
Isaac Wright } Justice of the Peace
I here by Certify that I am Well acquainted With the said Plato Turner - that he is a man of Correctness & his testimony is good Without Arey Doubt Isaac Wright
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
July 9. 1819 The above named Isaac Wright is a Magistrate in this County & the above is his genuine signature Nahum Mitchell: Judge

Olynton May 17 th 1778 This May certify to all Parsons that it may Concern that Joseph Wright has Don twenty months in the State & Continental Service Paymanely E Capt Thomas Loring

Joseph Wright
Plympton Ms
Puwak
Col Seargents Regiment
1776-1781
Col Smiths Regt Mass Line 1781 13000
Proof of service wanted.
The regiment & company in which he served in 1781 must be stated.
Corrected &
admitted
Capt Pike. Col. Smiths Reg.
- 6th Reg. Mass. line
13.2m
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
On this 13 th  ss. day of April A.D. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Joseph Wright of Plympton aged 63 years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the ensuing declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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."
That he served 13 months of the last 3 years, so called.
/ See his said declaration enclosed/
(He does not state in what Reg t or Company he served during his last 3 years - but probably in his name will be found on the rolls in some one of the Massachusetts Regiments - )
/ See Ebenezer White's deposition filed in White's case forwarded/

The said Judge I am satisfied the said Wright needs the assistance of his country for support —
also And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Joseph Wright — did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the com- mon enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Nahum Mitchell
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss.
1818.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth—that the same Circuit Court of Common Pleas is a Court of record—that the signature to the above cer- tificate is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of the said Court.
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