Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6,575, for Jonathan Macomber, Rhode Island

SERVICE
Macomber Jonathan Rebecca
NUMBER
R. 6575
CONTENTS

THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST,
Newly Translated out of the
Original Greek :
And with the former
TRANSLATIONS Diligently Compared and Revised.
By his Majesties Special Command.
Appointed to be Read in CHURCHES.
L O N D O N :
Printed by the Assigns of Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills , deceas'd ; Printers to the Queen's most Excellent Majesty. MDCCXII.

Jonathan Macomber and Rebecca Vars Has Married AD 1784 -
September the 25
Rebecca Macomber Has born April 29 th AD 1787

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th of July 1838 entitled An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.
State of Rhode Island ss
At Charlestown in the county of Washington on this second day of January 1839 personally appeared before the subscriber one of Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in said county of Washington Rebecca Macomber a resident of Charlestown in said county of Washington aged ninetyfive years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows that she is the widow of Jonathan Macomber late of said Charlestown deceased who was an officer in the Revolutionary war and that she has heard her said husband and others say that he served much in that war that he was drafted and called into service when the war first broke out she thinks that he served first in the capacity of Ensign and afterwards as Lieutenant of the first company of militia in said Charlestown then commanded by Thomas Sheffield in Joseph Vose's Regiment and that he served in the aforesaid capacities the greatest part of the time during a period of more than two years being drafted and called into as an officer as aforesaid and stationed as a guard upon the shores in said Charlestown to defend against the enemy and to alarm and call out other troops and continued in said service until some time in the summer of 1777 when the said Jonathan returned home after which time she thinks that her said husband volunteered as a private on several alarms and served during short periods against

the enemy on the shores aforesaid but the times and duration of these periods she cannot now recol- -lect she further declares that she was married to the said Jonathan Macomber on the 25 th day of September 1784 by Peleg Cross Esq. then a justice of the Peace for said town of Charlestown and that her husband the aforesaid Jonathan Macomber died on the 6 th day of April 1830 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794 (viz) at the time above stated. She further declares that by reason of her great age she is feeble and una- -ble to appear in court to make this her declaration In presence of Joshua Clarke George D. Cross
her Rebecca Macomber marks -
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
George D. Cross Justice Court Common Pleas
I hereby certify that the above named Rebecca Macomber by reason of bodily infirmity cannot attend court
George D. Cross Justice Court Common Pleas

I Benjamin Macomber of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island on oath depose and say that I am 44 years of age I was well acquainted with Jonathan Macomber late of this town deceased He was a remote relation of mine and lived near me during the latter part of his life I was intimately acquainted with him and often conversed with him respecting his military services in the revolutionary war He often talked of his having served upon the sea shore at Swan's Neck for a long time but how long it was I am not able to say Besides this duty I have many times heard him tell of his being drafted and going to Boston about the time of the battle of Bunker Hill He used to say that he with a part of a company of militia arrived at or near Boston too late to be wanted and were dismissed and returned This tour I think lasted some seven or eight days as I have heard him say I believe he was Ensign at that time
Benjamin Macomber
State of Rhode Island at Charlestown in the County of Washington March 25 th 1840 Personally came before me Benjamin Macomber the above named deponent who upon oath by me administered to him gave and subscribed the foregoing deposition which was reduced to writing in his presence and by him subscribed in my presence I also certify that the said deponent is well known to me that he sustains a good character and his testimony is entitled to full credit
Dea King Justice Peace

Waverly Hill By Dan Kingston Penn
Joseph Manombe of Charlestown in the County of Washington aged 56 years on solemn oath testifies and says that he is the son of Jonathan Manombe late of said Charlestown deceased who served as a commissioned officer in the war of the revolution and that the said Jonathan died at said Charlestown on the 6th day of April 1830 and that Rebecca Manombe widow of said Jonathan the present applicant for a pension is the deponents stepmother being his fathers second wife and the deponent further lieth that a large family Bible left by the said Jonathan at his decease and containing a family record has ever since been in the possession of the deponent and that the annexed leaf has been cut from said family Bible by the deponents own hand and that he knows the handwriting upon said leaf to be the genuine handwriting of his father the said Jonathan and that he verily believes the record of the marriage of the said Jonathan Manombe to the said Rebecca Dars was made by the said Jonathan at or near the time it took place as the deponent has known said record to be upon said leaf ever since his earliest recollection and that he has always understood that the aforesaid marriage took place at the time mentioned in said record and that it was solemnized by Rev. Prof. Coy a justice of the peace then the deponent further saith that the said Rebecca Manombe has not married since the decease of the said Jonathan. Joseph Manombe
State of Washington, Washington County & Portland January 7th 1837. Then personally came before me Joseph Harrison the above named deponent who signed oath by me administered to him gave

and subscribed the preceding deposition which was by me taken and reduced to writing. I also certify that the said Joseph Mainwaring is well known to me that he is a person of veracity and that his testimony and preceding deposition are entitled to credit.
Dear King Justice Pease

W V V R R R By Sam King Justice of Peace
Joseph Stanton of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island aged 72 years in solemn oath testifies and says that he has seen the annexed record of the marriage of Jonathan Hemenway & Rebecca Dorr that he is well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Jonathan Hemenway and believes the annexed record to be his genuine hand writing and as such is entitled to full faith and credit. And the deponent further saith that at the time mentioned in said record he lived within a half mile of the said Jonathan Hemenway and then understood that the said Jonathan and Rebecca were married by Deleg. Bishop Boynton then a justice of the Peace in and for the County of Charlestown and the deponent knows the said Jonathan and Rebecca to live together as man and wife from the time mentioned in said record until the death of the said Jonathan. And the deponent further saith that the said Jonathan Hemenway was a man of great respectability and sustained for many years important civil offices.
Joseph Stanton
State of Rhode Island County of Washington Charlestown January 5th 1839 Then personally came before me Joseph Stanton the above named deponent who upon oath by me administered to him gave and subscribed the foregoing deposition which was by me taken and reduced to writing. I also certify that the said Joseph Stanton is well known to me that he is a person of veracity and that his testimony and foregoing deposition are entitled to credit.
Sam King Justice of Peace

Jonathan Macomber
Disch d .
R.I.
Rebecca Macomber
wid of
Jonathan
Disch d '38
R.I.
A. H. Markland
Purch

State of Rhode Island County of Washington
Be it Known, that on this fourth day of January A. D. 185 3 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Joseph Macomber
resident of Providence in said County, and made oath according to law that he is the legal heir of  Jonathan Macomber who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of
the Pension Act of
that he is directly interested as a claimant in said pension and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney, and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint C. W. BENNETT , of Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney, to prosecute the claim of Jonathan Macomber for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
Joseph Macomber
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Joseph Macomber to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party herein alleged.
John Stanton Justice of the Peace
State of Rhode Island County of Washington
It is Hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County, that Joseph Macomber the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney is the identical heir of the reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that John Stanton Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office,
this seventh day of January 185 3 ,
John A. Clarke Clerk
1. Claimant's name or names in full.—2. Post Office address. 3 "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c. 4. Leave this line blank.—5. "He is," "she is," or "they are."—6. Revolutionary soldier's full name.—7. Claimant's signature.—8. Claimant's name.—9. Magistrate's signature. 10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of."—11. Magistrate's name.—12. Clerk's signature.
In the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.

Washington May 11 th 1840- Hon. James L. Edwards.
Sir. —
Allow me to submit to your consideration, the enclosed papers sent to me by Mr. Cowell of Providence (R.I.) and I should be glad to learn from your department — upon examination whether with the proof lies within your Rules of evidence — I am Sir with great respect your humble servt — Nathaniel H. Dixon

Dr. Camp / Cowell. July 3- '39 same Sep r 10- '39 same Oct r 28, 1839. Hon N. F. Dixon. May 18, 1840 to same. Feb y 6, 1841. R. Cowell Jan y 17, 1842 H. July 18 38
Q575-

At a Town Meeting held in Charlestown 3 rd day of June A D 1777.
Voted that William Holt, Christopher Bennet and Richard Lewis be permitted to put their Boats under the Care of the officer of the guard that are stationed upon this Shore that they are permitted to fish in the Sound but not to go out of sight of the guard and that they lend their aid and assist- ance to the guard to bring to and examine all small Boats they shall be passing in the Sound
I John Stanton Town Clerk of said Charlestown hereby Certify that the above is a true extract from the Town Meeting Records in this Office. March 6 th A D 1841
Witness
My hand and seal of Office.
John Stanton Town Clerk
State of Rhode Island County of Washington At Charlestown March 18 th 1841
Personally came before me John Stanton known to me to be the Town Clerk as aforesaid and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed John Kingsville Pierce

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
6575
P. O. Rebecca Maccum
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: REJECTED , 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

By the Honorable the GENERAL ASSEMBLY of the English Colony of Rhode-Island, and Providence Plantations, in New-England, in America.
TO Jonathan Macomber Gent. GREETING.
YOU Jonathan Macomber being, by the General Assembly aforesaid, elected and chosen to the Place and Office of Lieutenant of the _____ Company or Train'd Band of the Town of Charlestown in the County of Kings County in the Colony aforesaid, are hereby, in the Name of His Majesty GEORGE the Third by the Grace of God, King of Great-Britain , and so forth, au- thorized, empowered and commissioned, to exercise the Office of Lieutenant of and over the Company aforesaid; and to command, guide and conduct the same, or any Part thereof. And in Case of an Invasion, or Assault of a common Enemy, to infest or disturb this His Majesty's Plantation, you are to alarm and gather together the Company under your Command, or such Part thereof as you shall deem sufficient, and therewith, to the utmost of your Skill and Ability, you are to resist, expel, kill, and destroy them, in order to preserve the Interest of His Majesty and His good Subjects in these Parts. You are also to follow such Instructions, Directions and Orders, as shall, from Time to Time, be further given forth, either by the General Assembly, the Governor and General Council, or other your superior Officers. And for your so doing, this Com- mission shall be your sufficient Warrant and Discharge.
By Virtue of an Act of the said GENERAL ASSEMBLY, Henry Ward Esq. Secretary of the said Colony, have hereunto set my Hand, and the Public Seal of the said Colony, this Nineteenth Day of June A. D. 1775, and in the Fifteenth Year of His said Majesty's Reign.
Henry Ward

Jon a Macomber Lieut a Comp a Charlestown
Kings County July 15 th 1775
Personally appeared Lieutenant Jonathan Macomber and took the Oath as prescribed by Law of this Colony before me Joseph Noyes Colonel
Jonathan Macomber P.P. 15/75 - P.D.

In General Assembly July 1780
Three pay abstracts for a Sergeants Guard Commanded by Christopher Babcock. Jun. Stationed at Charlestown from the Seventh day of April to second day of July 1778 inclusive being duly considered It is Voted & Resolved That the amount of said Abstracts being Seventy seven pounds four Shillings, lawful money be allowed & paid to Brigadier Joseph Stanton. Jun. out of the General Treasury to discharge the same in cash - witness Henry Bowen Secy

4939 Rebecca Wadsworth
widow of Jonathan Wadsworth
R.I.
abt 7. July 38
m 84 d 30.

BY HIS EXCELLENCY,
William Sprague
Governor, Captain-General and Commander in Chief of the State of Rhode- Island and Providence Plantations.
BE IT KNOWN, That the name, " HENRY BOWEN ," to the aforewritten attestation subscribed, is in the proper hand writing of Henry Bowen, Esquire, who at the time of subscribing the same, was Secretary of the State aforesaid, duly elected and qualified according to law: Wherefore unto his said attestation full faith and credit are to be rendered.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said State to be affixed, at Provi- dence, this sixth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty- nine and of Independence the sixty- third
Wm Sprague
By His Excellency's Command.
Henry Bowen Secy

State of Rhode Island &c.
Secretary's Office March 6. A 1839.
I certify that at the session of the General Assembly of said State held on the first Wednesday of May last, George D. Brier was Associate Justice of the of the Pleas within the County of Washington: and Dan King and Joshua Clarke, Justices of the Peace for the town of Charlestown in said County: each for one year, and commissioned accordingly: as appears of record.
Wines Henry Bowen Secy.

Washington Oct 15 1839
Sir In answer to yours of Sept 10. respecting the claim of Mrs Rebecca Man o ombe widow of Jonathan Manombe. I herewith present such testimony as I have reason to believe will remove all objections to the allow- ance of her claim. The service was not in a town guard or patrol as supposed but a guard established & paid by the State. under the direction of the Colonel - Agreeably to your direction, the certificate of the Town treasurer is produced showing there were no payments made by the town, and it appears by the Sunday certificate that Capt Joseph Stanton was appointed to pay the soldiers raised in Westerly, Charlestown & Hopkinton - A vote of the town is also produced requesting the Legislature of the State to establish guards in Charlestown

It should moreover be remembered that Charleston is a shore town open to the ocean & constantly exposed to the enemy & hence gardens were kept up in that town during all the war & their service has uniformly been considered military service, paid as such during the war & allowed as such under the acts granting pensions
I am very respectfully yours
Bryan Lowell
P.S. I take the liberty to call your attention to the letter of Dr King to me relative to Mrs Wannacher's claim & also to Mrs Savannah Harvey whose papers I left in the pension office yesterday. Dr King is a respectable Physician & magistrate resident in Charleston
J. L. Edwards Esq

Charleston Oct 4th 1859
Benjamin L. Cane Esq
On my return from Anderson I found Mrs. Nanumbia and her friends much disappointed that her application had been the second time rejected and extremely anxious that I should prepare for them immediately such evidence as I might obtain relative to her claim. This I have done and herewith forward it to you with a sincere desire that you will take it with you to Washington and lay it before the Commissioners. Mrs. Nanum- bia is now about 96 years old and very feeble. Shortly she will be beyond the reach of the benefits of Pensions. She is a worthy woman and I am well satisfied that her claim is a just one. You will see by Certificate No. 1. That on the 6th day of June 1775 the Sons of Charleston in open town meeting declared their sense of their dangerous condition without for their provision for guarding the sea coast and appointed a committee to prepare a petition to the ensuing session of the Genl Assembly which was laid on the table and never acted upon about the 10th or 12th of the same month. You will see by Certificate 2 that States arms and ammunition was brought on into that town before the third day of July 1775 some portion of which it appears from the testimony of the witnesses was passed over to the General. No. 3 Certificate is the copy of a note passed by the Genl Assembly at their second session in June 1775. This note recognizes the testimony of soldiers already raised in the town of Charleston by the Genl Assembly and appo- ints Capt Joseph Hinton who lived at no great distance from this scene in a commanding neck and of the Committee of Safety to pay the soldiers already raised and draft up to order and shoot those ordered at that session

to be raised in the County of Kings County in connection with these circumstances it appears I think that Lieut Jonathan Hemenway took his engagement before Col. Joseph Vay as centred upon the books of his Commission not far from the middle of June 1775 and in addition to these the records of the Council of War show repeated payments for services of the kind alleged in the town the certificate of the Town measured shows that nothing was paid by the town for said services and the further testimony of the witnesses will I hope be satisfactory
I also send you the application of Susannah & Susannah Harvey which I hope you will take along with you - her application has been delayed two years or more for want of proof to the Massachusetts records Mrs Harvey is very anxious that her case should be attended to and if possible I hope you will attend to it
I also send you the certificate of the Town measured that nothing was ever paid  to the town for his services as an Officer or soldier in the revolutionary war This together with the evidence derived from the records of the Council of War and the additional parole testimony will I hope be satisfactory
Yours in great haste
Dear King,
On further enquiry respecting Sarah Watson I am informed that she has had 14 children in all and that 11 of them were young in 1820.

Providence Dec 30 1841
Sir
I herewith enclose further testimony in the case of Mrs. Rebecca Mannahue widow of Jonathan Mrs. Mannahue claims a pension on account of her husband's services as an officer at a guard post in Charlestown during the war of the Revolution. The objection heretofore to the allowance of this claim has been that no satisfactory evidence has been produced establishing the fact that a guard was kept up there or if kept up was within the provisions of the act June 7 1832 - I trust the evidence now enclosed will prove both. - By the enclosed documents it will appear that the Council of War Feb 12/76 ordered 5 pieces of cannon to be carried to "Quonocumtuck" point the place where the guard was established, & from that time until the enemy

nimated the State, a Guard was constantly kept up. That this Guard was a military Guard & kept up by order of the State will appear by a vote of the General Assembly July 1780 ordering "three pay abstracts" to be paid. This vote also proves it was a "Sergeants Guard," when this Guard was first established cannot be ascertained that is, when established by State authority unfortunately the records of the Council of War are lost between Dec 16 & Dec 3 1776 It is supposed however it was established soon after the cannon were ordered there The fact however of its being a Sergeants Guard & paid by the State shows it was a military service within the provisions of the above act of Congress of June 7. 1832 - That Manville was the Commander officer is proved by 4 or 5 witnesses whose testimony is unim- peached No fact can be better established by oral testimony than this He served some

in '75 the whole of '76 & some in '77 when he was succeeded by Christopher Babcock - or some other person - Although Manumbe was a commissioned officer yet as commander of this Guard he acted as Sergeant of the Guard & of course, I suppose, was entitled only to a Sergeant's pay & rations It was a common thing, indeed almost universally the case, that on the shore towns, where guards were stationed, the officers of the Militia served as Sergeants of Guards, As this was a "Sergeants Guard" as appears by the vote of the General Assembly in July 1780 Mrs Manumbe claims only as the widow of a Sergeant & this I think cannot in justice be denied her - Hoping the documents now enclosed together with the evidence now in the pension will be satisfactory I have to request that a pension may be granted
I am respectfully your son Benjamin Cowell
Ed Edwards Esq

Providence Aug 1 1839
Sir
In answer to so much of your letter of July 3 d title as respects the claim of Mrs. Rebecca Maumakee widow of Jonathan Maumakee I have with enclosure further affidavits of the witnesses - stating that his services were continuous the number of the goods as agreed to your directions -
I am respectfully your obedient Servant Bryant Lowell
J. L. Edwards, Esq.

Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
In General Assembly June session A 1775.
It is voted and Resolved, that Capt Joseph Stanton Jun. be and he is hereby appointed one of the Committee of Safety for the County of King's County, in respect to the Soldiers now ordered to be raised by the Assembly: That he be empowered to pay off the Soldiers heretofore raised in the Town of Westerly, Charlestown and Hopkinton, all such wages as they have not yet received, and be allowed therefor half per cent. That John Northrup Esq. be allowed one per cent. for the same. And that the said Joseph Stanton be receiv r of the said John Northrup the accounts he hath against the Soldiers now in the service of the Colony who were raised in the said three towns, in order to settle with the Soldiers, and to stop what shall appear to be due from them to the said John Northrup.
True copy of record.
Witness,
Henry Bowen Secy.

Providence March 11 1839
Sir I herewith enclose the applications of Lydia Drown widow of Samuel Phoebe Lavalley widow of William Mary Vaughan widow of Samuel & Rebecca Manombr widow of Jonathan Manombr for pensions under the act of Congress of July 7 1838.
I am respectfully your obedt servt
Benja Cowell
J L Edwards Esq

At a meeting of the General Committee appointed to act in the Recept of the Assembly held at Providence February 12th 1776.
Voted, that Joshua Sands Esq. and Mr Thomas Dickinson be appointed to send all the Cannon upon Block Island to the following places, to wit:
The Two 6 Pounders and one 3 Pounder to the South Ferry in South Kingston, and deliver them to John Northup Esq. Two Three Pounders and 2 Two Pounders into Quonocumtang Breach in Charlestown, and deliver them to Capt Joseph Stanton, Junr. and that they lay the Acct. of the Expense thereof before the General Assembly at the next Session.
True copy of record - Witness Henry Bowen Secy
State of Rhode Island Re
Secy's Office June 18. 1841.
I further certify, that between the dates February 16. 1776 and December 3. 1776. I do not find any Records of the Proceedings of the General Committee aforesaid in this Office.
Witness Henry Bowen Secy.
In General Assembly February Session 1777
It is voted & resolved that one Nine Pound Cannon with a Field carriage and the necessary stores for the same be allowed to the town of Charlestown
True copy - witness Henry Bowen Secy

Joseph Stanton of Charlestown in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island on oath depose and say I am seventy four years of age I was born and brought up in said Charlestown about two and a half miles from Narragansett neck so called and I have resided in said town all my life I well remember that there was a guard of soldiers established at said Narragansett neck near the sea shore in the early part of the revolutionary war I cannot tell precisely when this guard was first established but I know from the following circumstances it must have been set in 1775 My father Augustus Stanton enlisted as Captain of a company into Oldipits regiment in the spring of 1776 I think soon after which he went on duty to Newport where he remained until the autumn of that year I went with him and served him as writer during his stay at Newport before the term of duty my father had erected saltworks on the sea shore where he made salt I occasionally went with him to the saltworks and I well remember of passing the guardhouse at said Narragansett neck and of seeing the soldiers there on duty and I understood at that time and have ever since understood that this was a permanent

States grow to protect the people and their property from the enemy who it was thought would be likely to land at that place how long this guard was kept up I cannot say but I am confident it continued for a long time I believe several years I cannot tell who commanded this guard there is now lying on the ground not far from said Mountain neck an iron cannon probably a four or six pounder which I have ever understood was used by the said guard in discharge of their duty as aforesaid
Joseph Stanton
State of Rhode Island at Charlestown in the County of Washington September 22 d 1860 Personally appeared before me General Joseph Stanton the above named deponent who upon oath by me administered to him gave and subscribed the foregoing deposition which was by me taken and reduced to writing I also certify that the said Joseph Stanton is well known to me that he sustains a good character and his testimony is entitled to full credit
Sam King Justice Peace

I Elizabeth Prunius of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island on oath depose and say that I am about eighty years of age I was born in said Charlestown and have resided in the same place nearly all my life I was well acquainted with Jonathan Nourse late of said Charlestown deceased I remember that he commanded a soldiers guard stationed near the sea shore at a place called Mamaroneck neck This guard was estab- lished in the fore part of the war I think the first year and lasted a long time but I cannot say how long During the continuance of this guard I went to their guardhouse several times and well remember of seeing said Nourse there on duty I recollect that he wore an Epaulet but I cannot say what office he held I was often at his house during the time he was on duty at said station I know that he and his men quartered at their guardhouse and continued there day and night The object of this guard as I under- stood was to prevent the enemy from landing at that place and I well remember of hearing cannon fired a number of times at or near that station and my impression is that frequent skirmishes took place between the guard and the enemy Henry Champlin
Elizabeth F. Prunius mark

State of Rhode Island County of Washington
At Charlestown Septem- ber 16 th 1840 Personally came before me Elisabeth Osburn the within named deponent who upon oath by me admin- istered to her gave and subscribed the preceding deposition which was by me taken and reduced to writing I also certify that the said Elisabeth Osburn is well known to me that she is a person of truth and her testimony is entitled to full credit
Sam King Justice Peace

State of Rhode Island &c Secretary's Office Jan 4. 1841 I Henry Bowen, Secretary of said State and Keeper of the Records and the Seal thereof
Do certify, that at the session of the General Assembly of said State held on the First Wednesday of May last Dan King was elected Justice of the Peace for the Town of Charlestown in the County of Washington and for one year, and commissioned accordingly.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State at Providence the day and year first above written
Henry Bowen

I Desire Johnson of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island on oath depose and say that I am about eighty years of age I was born in said Town of Charlestown and lived during all the time of the revolutionary war within one mile and a half of the sea shore and not far from Mementary neck so called and I well remember that a soldiers ground was established at that place early in the war and continued for a long time In the summer of 1776 soon after the battle at Bunkers Hill my brother Elisha Kingston who was about ten years older than myself was called upon and went to serve as one of said ground I well remember that my said brother served continually and without interruption at said Mementary neck for about two years and was paid and supported by the state He came home occasionally but was quartered at a farmhouse near the sea shore where he served as a guard against the enemy other soldiers served at said station with my said brother but how many I cannot tell According to my best recollection said ground was commanded by Jonathan Mendenhall but what office he held I cannot say witness Dear King Desire for Johnson mark
State of Rhode Island at Charlestown in the County of Washington March 25th 1860 Personally came before me Desire Johnson the above named deponent who upon oath by me administered to her gave and subscribed the preceding deposition which was by me taken and reduced to writing I also certify that the said deponent is well known to me that she is a person of truth and her testimony is entitled to credit Dear King Justin Pearce

I Mary Stanton of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island on oath depose and say that I am about 70 years of age I was born and brought up in said Charlestown and lived during all the time of the revolutionary war within one mile of Quonocantong neck so called The house in which I lived was situated upon an eminence which gave me at all times in fair weather a perfect view of said Quonocantong neck and the adjacent sea shore I well remember that a guard of soldiers was stationed at said Quonocantong neck early in the revolutionary war I remember of hearing of the battles at Lexington and Bunker Hill and I distinctly recollect that a part of the militia was called upon to go to Boston about the time of the last mentioned battle and soon after that time I remember that the guard was established at said Quonocantong neck. According to my best recollection this consisted of from six to twelve men sometimes all arms were given and more men were called out Jonathan Macomber commanded said guard as I understood his family lived with in two miles of me and I know him well This guard had a house of their own near the sea which I think they built where they staid day and night According to my best recollection this guard was continued for several years without interruption yet I well remember that a feeling of insecurity and constant apprehension existed in the family in which I lived and in the neighbouring families and our attention was constantly directed to Quonocantong neck as the place where the enemy were expected to land The object of this guard was

to watch the approach of the enemy and oppose their landing I was at said Jonathan Macomber guard house a number of times I think he was Lieutenant I know he wore an epaulette and had command of said guards
Witness D. M. King
Henry son + Stanton mark
State of Rhode Island at Charles Town in the County of Washington March 25 th 1840 Personally came before me Henry Stanton above named who upon oath by me administered to her gave and subscribed the preceding deposition which was reduced to writing in her presence and by her subscribed in my presence I also certify that the said deponent is well known to me that she is a person of good character and her testimony is entitled to full faith and credit
D. M. King Justice Peace

At a Town Meeting held in Charlestown in Kings County in the Colony of Rhode Island on the first Tuesday in June it being the 6 th of said Month A D 1775
Voted That the Town Clerk be and he hereby is appointed and directed to draught, and in behalf of the Town to sign a Petition to the Honorable General Assembly of this Colony to be held at East Greenwich on the second Monday in this Current Month representing the dangerous situation of the Town in Case of an invasion by Sea of the enemies to America, desiring Their Honors to grant us such a number of men as they shall think necessary to assist in guarding and protecting our sea Coast from devastation and Robbery, to be a part of the Army of Observation already raised by Government or otherwise as Their Honors in Their wisdom shall think fit.
I John Stanton Town Clerk of said Town hereby Certify the above to be a true extract from the Records of said Town -
Witness
My hand and Seal of Office.
Town Clerk's Office
John Stanton T. Clerk.
Charlestown March 21 st 1840
State of Rhode Island at Charlestown in the County of Washington March 21 st 1840 Personally came before me the above named John Stanton known to me as Town Clerk and made oath to the above certificate by him subscribed
Dea King Justin Pearce

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
In General Assembly October 1779.
Whereas the Enemy have evacuated the State, in consequence whereof the service of the Militia Guards that have been placed upon the Shores thereof are no longer wanted. It is therefore voted and Resolved, That the said Guards be and they are hereby dismissed, and the Commanding Officers of Posts where such Guards have been placed, are hereby required to dismiss them accordingly; and that a copy of this Resolue be sent to each of the said Commanding Officers.
State of Rhode Island &c Secretary's Office March 30. A 1840 I Henry Bowen, Secretary of said State and Keeper of the Records and the Seal thereof.
Do certify, that the foregoing is a true copy of a Resolution of the General Assembly of said State - duly compared with the record thereof.
I further certify, that at the session of the General Assembly of said State held on the second Monday of June last, Dan King was elected Justice of the Peace for the town of Charlestown in the County of Washington for and until the first Wednesday of May next, and commissioned accordingly: as appears of record.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State at Providence this 30th of March 1840.
Henry Bowen

Rebecca H. H. H.
Hon. Nathan H. H. H. Senate W. I.
At a Meeting of the General Committee appointed to act in the recess of the Assembly held at Providence Feb 12 th 1796.
Voted that Joshua Sands Esq and Mr Thomas Dicken be appointed to send all the Cannon on Block Island to the following places to wit: The two 6 pounders and one 3 pounder to the South Ferry in South Kingston and deliver them to John Northup Esq. and two 3 pounders and two 2 pounders into Quonotumtang Breach in Charlestown and deliver them to Capt Joseph Stanton Jun: and that they pay the acct of the expense thereof before the General Assembly at the next session.
True copy - witness
Henry Bowen Secy

I John Stanton Town Clerk of the Town of Charlestown County of Washington. do hereby certify that I have by virtue of my Office the Custody of the Records of the Marriages which have taken place in said Town. And I further Certify that after examination I cannot find the Record of the Marriage of Jonathan Maccomber to Rebecca Vaux. I also Certify that many marriages take place in said Town as I believe which are not brought to be Recorded
Witness my hand and Seal of Office
John Stanton Town Clerk
Washington
In Charlestown January 5 th 1839
Sworn to and subscribed by the said John Stanton Known to me to be the Town Clerk of said Town
Before me Joshua Clarke Just Peace

James Burdick of Charlestown in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island on oath testifies and says that he is 77 years of age and that he was born and brought up and has always resided in said Charlestown and that during the revolutionary war and afterwards he was well acquainted with Jonathan Hanchett late of said Charlestown deceased and that he knows that said Jonathan Hanchett served as lieutenant of the first company of militia in said town of Charlestown then commanded by Capt. William Sheffield and that said Hanchett was drafted and called out in the month of July 1775 and stationed at a place in said Char- lestown called Muncumtuck neck and that said Hanchett had charge of canon which were kept and used at said place to defend against the enemy and also to alarm and call out other troops and the deponent knows that the said Hanchett had charge of said station and served as comman- -ding officer thereof and was on duty from said July 1775 to sometime in the month of May 1777 • And the deponent further saith that he lived within a half mile of said Hanchett's dwelling house and worked for him and lived in his family much of the time during the aforesaid period and the deponent was often sent upon errands to said Hanchett whilst on duty as aforesaid • and saw him serving as aforesaid having sometimes a few and sometimes many men on duty with him
Witness John King Howard H King
his James Burdick mark
State of Rhode Island county of Washington ss at Charlestown January 7th 1839 Then personally

came before me James Bundick the above-named deponent who upon oath by me administered to him gave and subscribed the foregoing deposi- -tion which was by me taken and reduced to writing. I also certify that the said James Bundick is well known to me that he is a person of veracity and that his testimony and foregoing deposition are entitled to credit.
Dear King Justice Pease

John Johnson of Charlestown in the County of Washington on oath testifies and says that he is 75 years of age and that during the revolutionary war and afterwards he was well acquainted with Jonathan Hanchett late of said Charlestown deceased and that during the years 1775 1776 and 1777 the deponent lived not far from the dwelling house of said Jonathan Han- chett that he worked for said Hanchett and was intimately acquainted in said Hanchett's family and often staid at his house for weeks together and the deponent knows that from sometime in the summer 1775 to sometime in the spring or summer 1777 he the said Hanchett was absent from home and said to be on duty as a lieutenant guarding the shore at a place called Government neck in the town of Char- lestown and the deponent further saith that said Hanchett's family lived about two miles from said military station and that said Han- chett came home occasionally to visit his family but the deponent believes that said Hanchett had charge of said station and the cannon which were stationed at said Government neck to defend against the enemy and to alarm and call out other troops when necessary during the aforesaid period
John Johnson
State of Rhode Island County of Washington ss. Charlestown January 7 th 1839 Then personally came before me the above named John Johnson the deponent who upon oath by me administered to him gave and subscribed the preceding deposition which was by me taken and reduced to writing I also certify that the said John Johnson is well known to me that he is a person of veracity and that his testimony and foregoing deposition are entitled to credit
Sam King Justice Peace

Moses Kinyon of Charles Town in the County of Washington and State of Maryland in Columbia with testimony and says that he is 43 years of age and that during the revolutionary war and afterwards he was well acquainted with Jonathan Hancumber late of said Charles Town deceased and knows that sometime in the month of July 1775 the said Jonathan then being lieutenant in the first company of militia in said Charles Town then commanded by Capt Thomas Sheffield was drafted with several other men out of said company and stationed at a place in said Charles Town called Manacumbe neck as a guard against the enemy and that the said Jonathan had command of a battery at said place having two canon which canon were used for defence against the enemy and also to alarm and call out other troops in cases of invasion which canon were occasion- ally moved short distances and the deponent knows that the said Jonathan had charge of said canon and continued to serve at said station in the capacity of lieutenant as aforesaid from the said month of July 1775 to sometime in the summer (July he thinks) 1776 and the deponent further testifies that during the period aforesaid he lived near to Manacumbe neck (so called) and belonged to said Thomas Sheffield company and was several times alarmed and called out and ordered to said Manacumbe station and served there under said Manacumbe during short periods of time in the autumn of 1775 and in the spring of 1776 and the deponent further testifies that the private soldiers under command of said Jonathan at said station were changed (he thinks) many times during said period and that there were sometimes

many and sometimes few men on duty but he knows that the said Member served constantly as aforesaid during the above-mentioned period as the deponent often visited said Member and saw him on duty and understood at the time that he served at said station constantly. The deponent thinks said Member chose said station of duty because it was nigh to his home. And the deponent further saith that he believes that said Member continued to serve at said station after the month of July 1876 but the deponent thinks he did not visit said station during the year subsequent to said month of July.
W. B. S. [Signature]
State of Rhode Island County of Washington ss. On this day personally came before me Moses Kingston the above-named deponent who upon oath by me administered to him gave and subscribed the preceding deposition which was by me taken and reduced to writing. I also certify that the said Moses Kingston is well known to me that he is a person of veracity and that his testimony and preceding deposition are entitled to credit.
John King Justice of the Peace

James Munnkin of Westerly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island an elderly man testifies and says that he is 80 years of age and that during the revolutionary war and afterwards he was well acquainted with Jonathan Munnkin late of Charlestown in said County deceased and knows that sometime in the month of July 1775 about the middle he thinks) the said Jonathan Munn- kin then being Lieutenant of the first Company of Militia in the town of Charlestown at that time commanded by Thomas Sheffield as Capt was drafted and called out with several other men belonging to said Thomas Sheffield Company seven or eight in number he thinks) and the said Jonathan Munnkin with said 7 or 8 men was then stationed in said Charles- town near a place called Brannan's neck where a small battery was erected and two cannon were placed and the deponent knows that the said Jonathan continued to serve at said station against the enemy as a guard and for the purpose of giving alarm when necessary and acted and served as Lieutenant until the deponent enlisted into Col Richmond's which he thinks was in the month of November 1775 and the deponent further says that during the period he said from July to November he lived within one mile of said Jonathan Munnkin's station and saw the said Jonathan serving as aforesaid many times during said period and the deponent further says that he the deponent served one year from November aforesaid in said Richmond's Regiment and then returned home and staid a short time he thinks about two weeks and he knows that said Munnkin was

on duty and serving at the aforesaid station dur- ing the time that the deponent remained at home as aforesaid the deponent found Nanamkin serving as aforesaid when he got home and left him so serving when he went away which was after about three weeks as aforesaid And the deponent further says that said Nano- mkin was a strong active man and a brave soldier and he believes said Nanamkin served about all the time for two years and that when he left the service he went to making gunpow- -der Samuel Champlaine
State of Rhode Island County of Washington ss at Charles- -town January 5th 1839 then personally came before me Samuel Champlaine the above named deponent who upon oath by me administered to him gave and subscribed the foregoing deposition which was by me taken and reduced to writing I also certify that the said Samuel Champlaine is well known to me that he is a person of veracity and that his testimony and proceeding deposition are entitled to credit Deon King Justice Peace

I Samuel Champlin of Westerly in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island on oath do further depose and say that the services of Jonathan Maccumber as stated in my former affidavit were continuous and steady without interruption during the period therein mentioned and it was so I intended to be understood. I cannot now tell precisely how many men belonged to said guard. I think the usual number was ten or twelve. I believe there was sometimes a greater and sometimes a less number of men on duty. I think there was a quantity of arms and ammunition furnished said guard by the State. Said guard was exercised daily and a number of the soldiers was constantly stationed on or near the sea shore to watch and guard it these watches were kept up both night and day. Who the non-commissioned officers of this guard were I cannot recollect. I think Col. Joseph Noyes had the ordering of said guard but am not certain. The said Maccumber family lived about two miles from said station during the war. During most of the time the said guard was quartered at a guard house which I believe the said company built which was situated upon the sand beach near the sea shore a short distance east of the Fresh pond Rocks so called. This was a State guard and received pay and rations like other State troops.
Samuel Champlin
State of Rhode Island
county of Washington At Charlestown on this 14th day of October 1839 personally appeared Samuel Champlin the above named deponent who upon oath by me administered to him gave and subscribed the preceding deposition which was reduced to writing in his presence and signed by him in my presence.

I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Samuel Champlaine that he is a credible witness and that his testimony is entitled to credit. Before Me Joshua Clarke, Justice Peace

I James Bendick of Charlestown in the County of Washington in the state of Rhode Island do further testify and say in relation to the services of Jonathan Macomber (formerly the husband of Rebecca Macomber) The said Jonathan had command of a guard stationed at Mawmawtuck neck so called in said town of Charlestown during the time mentioned in my former affidavit said Jonathan did not serve monthly to-wit but his services were continuous without any interruption and it was so I meant to be understood in my former deposition the guard consisted of from six to twenty men the average number I think was ten or twelve They went through the manual exercise I think daily and a part of their number was constantly stationed on the sea beach to patrol, watch, and guard it This service was continued constantly night and day. I cannot now recollect any other officer present on duty at said station except the said Lieut. Macomber I think there was a Sergeant but I cannot now recollect who he was I know said Macomber was armed with a sword more an spaulter and commanded said guards as I before stated Col. Joseph Noyes was occasionally at said station and I believe had the ordering of said guard (said Macomber's family) resided about two miles from said station during all the time of the Revolutionary war The said guard was quartered during most of the time of said service at their own guard house which was situated upon the sea beach east of a place called the Fresh Pond rocks The State of Rhode Island furnished pay and rations for said guards and I think that a part of the arms and ammunition furnished by the State for the town of Charlestown were deposited with this guard This town is bounded on the sea for the extent of five or six miles and during all the Revolutionary war was exposed to be sacked and pillaged by the

enemy from without to prevent which guards of some kind were kept up at various places on and near said Sea Beach during all the time of said war
Witness Thomas H King
James his Burdick mark
State of Rhode Island County of Washington At Charlestown October 8 th 1859 Personally appeared James Burdick the above named deponent who upon oath by me administered to him gave and subscribed the foregoing deposition which was reduced to writing in his presence and by him signed in my presence I further certify I am personally acquainted with the said James Burdick Burdick that he is a credible witness and that his testimony is entitled to credit Before me Joshua Clarke Justice of the Peace

State of Rhode Island County of Washington Vc.
I John Stanton Council Clerk for the Town of Charlestown, certify the following to be a true Copy from the Record.
At a Town Council held in Charlestown on the first Monday in July, in being the third day of P. Month A.D. 1775.
Jonathan Waterman Esq. exhibited an Account by him Charged against the Town for hiring this Towns proportion of Ammunition from William Potter Esq. and going to Col. Bark and hiring from thence this Towns proportion of the Colony Arms and the same being duly Considered. Voted that the amount thereof being twelve Shillings be allowed and paid the said J. Waterman out of the Town Treasury. Order given
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of my said Office at Charlestown in said County of Washington on the Eighth day of October A.D. 1839
John Stanton Council Clerk
State of Rhode Island County of Washington Charlestown Oct 8 th 1839 Personally appeared before me the above named John Stanton known to me as Town Clerk and Council Clerk as aforesaid and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed
Joshua Clarke Justice Peace

State of Rhode-Island
County of Washington &c.
I John Stanton Town Clerk of the Town of Charles- town in said County of Washington certify the following to be a true Copy from the Town Meeting Records of said Town.
At a Town Meeting held in Charlestown in Kings County in the Colony of Rhode-Island &c. on the first Tuesday in June A- dying the 6 th of said Month A.D. 1775
Voted That the Town Clerk be and he hereby is appointed and directed to draught and in behalf of the Town to sign a Petition to the Honble. General Assembly of this Colony to be held at East- Greenwich on the second Monday in this Current Month represen- ting the dangerous situation of the Town, in Case of an invasion by sea of the Enemies to America desiring their Honours to grant us such a number of Men as they shall think necessary to assist in guarding and protecting our Sea Coasts from devastation and Robbery to be a part of the Army of Observation already raised by Government, or otherwise as their Honours in their wisdom shall think fit.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Town this Eighth day of October in the Year 1839.
John Stanton Town Clerk.
State of Rhode-Island County of Washington
Charlestown October 8 th 1839 Personally appeared John Stanton known to me as Town Clerk as aforesaid and made Oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed
Before me Joshua Clarke Judge Trial

State of Rhode Island County of Washington
Town Treasurers office at Charlestown Oct 5 th 1839
I George W. Crops Town Treasurer of said Town of Charlestown hereby certify that I have made diligent search and cannot find on record in said Office any evidence of any payment to Jonathan Maccumber for his Service as an Officer or Soldier in the revolutionary war or at any Other Time
George W. Crops Town Treas rer
State of Rhode Island County of Washington Charlestown October 8 th 1839 Personally appeared George W. Crops above named known to me as Town Treasurer and made Oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed
Before me Joshua Clarke Justice of the Peace

I Moses Pringon of Charlestown in the county of Washington in the State of Rhode Island on oath do further testify and say in relation to the service of Jonathan Macomber formerly the husband of Rebecca Macomber. She said Jonathan commanded a guard stationed at a place called Inconscatank Neck in the town of Charlestown where he served as mentioned in my former affidavit his service was not monthly but continuous without any interruption and it was so I meant to be understood in my former affidavit said guard consisted of from six to twenty men the average number on duty was from eight to twelve there were sometimes more I think there was a quantity of arms and ammunition furnished by the state and kept by said guard for the use of themselves and others in cases of alarm or emergency. The said guard went through the ordinary manual exercise I think daily and several of their number were constantly stationed along the beach at various places to watch and guard the sea shore this watch was kept up both day and night The town of Charlestown borders upon the sea shore for five or six miles and is of easy access from the water and guards of different kinds were kept up at various stations on or near said sea beach during nearly all the time of the war I do not now recollect any officer who belonged to said guard except the said Lieut Macomber his family lived about two miles from said station the said guard was supplied with rations (and I think with clothing) by the State They were also paid by the State This guard was not under the control of the town of Charlestown but was furnished supported and controlled by the State I think that Col. Joseph Noyes and one Capt Joseph Stanton had something to do about ordering the guard
Moses Pringon

State of Rhode Island County of Washington at Charlestown October 8 th 1827 personally appeared Moses Kinyon the within named deponent who upon oath by me administered to him gave and subscribed the within deposition which was reduced to writing in his presence and by him signed in my presence. I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Moses Kinyon that he is a credible witness and that his testimony is entitled to credit. Before me Joshua Black Justice Peace

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
County of Washington &c.
I John Stanton Town Clerk of the Town of Charlestown in said County of Washington hereby Certify that I have in my Office as Town Clerk the Custody of the Acts and Resolves of the General Assembly of said State, and in the schedule of June Session 1775 I find the following Vote and Resolution.
It is voted and Resolved, That Captain Joseph Stanton Jun. be and he is hereby appointed one of the Committee of Safety for the County of Kings County in Respect to the Soldiers now or are to be raised by this Assembly; That he be empowered to pay off the Soldiers heretofore raised in the Towns of Westerly, Charlestown, and Hopkinton all such wages as they have not yet Received and be allowed therefor half per Cent.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and the Seal of said Town this Eighth day of October in the Year 1839.
John Stanton Town Clerk
State of Rhode Island County of Washington - Charlestown October 8 th 1839 Personally appeared John Stanton known to me as Town Clerk as aforesaid and made Oath to the truth of the above Certificate by him subscribed Before me Joshua Clarke justice Peace

State of Rhode Island &c.
Secretary's Office Oct 9. 1839.
I Henry Bowen Secretary of said State, and Keeper of the Records and the Seal thereof.
Do certify that at the session of the General Assembly of said State holden on the Second Monday of June last, Joshua Clarke was elected Justice of the Peace for the town of Charlestown in the County of Washington for and until the first Wednesday of May next, and commissioned accordingly: as appears of record in this office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State at Providence the day and year first above written
Henry Bowen