Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33064, for Joseph Marshall, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Mass.)
Marshall, Joseph
S 33064
CONTENTS

No 223
Joseph Marshall Private
Graves Map Regt 1777 to 1780.
Correct
From Parker Station Thomas A. Lewis (copy) June 24th 1877. Owens & S. J. Allen

United States Mass District
Joseph Joseph Marshall of Roxbury Mass a resident citizen of the United States maketh oath. That he, on June A.D. 1777, enlisted as a private soldier to serve in the war of the Revolution in the Continental establishment for three years in Capt. William Perkins' Compa- ny of Artillery, Colo. John Crane's Regiment, Genl. Knowe's Brigade; that at the end of the three years he received an honorable discharge, but has lost the same — That by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of Assistance from his country for support Joseph Marshall
✓ Massachusetts District } Boston 1. April A.D. 1818 }
Sworn to before me M Dais
Dist. Judge
Mas. D.
Samuel Barker testifies on oath that he knows of the applicant's services (company in June or July 1777 & that he served three years
M Dais D.
Mas. D.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston 6 June
A. D. 18 18
Joseph Marshall
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that 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.
M Davis
} Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston 10 January 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Joseph Marshall by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M Davis
} District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

6,445
Massachusetts
Joseph Marshall
of Roxbury in the state of Mass ts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Crane of the Massac ts line, for the term of three years . 80
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of April 1818 .
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of Jan y 1819 and sent to John Davis Esq. Judge &c. Boston .
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1818  41 00
Semi-anl. all ce ending 4 th Mar ch 1819  48.
5. 4/30 th  $89 00
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued Ex a MS.S.
Robertson and Decker on Rev Joseph Marshall rate of 8 dollars per mo -

Copy Schedule A Joseph Marshall
Con 0445 Jan'y 19

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
NORFOLK, ss.—CIRCUIT COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, SPECIAL SESSION, JULY 17, 1820.
On this fourteenth day of July 1820 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record for said County, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount. keeping a Record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Joseph Marshall aged fifty nine years, resident in Boxbury 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: I entered the service in the year 1777 and enlisted into Capt. William Perkins's Company, in Col. John Evans's Regiment of Artillery for three years, all which time I served my Country faithfully, and at the expiration thereof was honorably discharged as is set forth in my former declaration, for which service a pension was duly granted me, & a certificate issued, dated January 30 th 1819 & numbered 64445.
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.
Joseph Marshall
Sworn to and declared, on the A. D. 1820 before
17th day of July
Jairus Ware Judge of C. C. P. Pleas for S d Circuit
I, Horatio Townsend Clerk of the said Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of 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
None dollars cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this fourteenth day of July 1820
Horatio Townsend Clerk.

Joseph Marshall, of Roxbury in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, an applicant for a pension under the Act of the Congress of the United States of May 1 st 1820. Testify and say that I have no property real or personal except necessary clothing, beds, and bedding and a small quantity of household furniture scarcely sufficient for the necessary use of my family. I have a wife aged forty eight years, and seven children, four of whom are at home with me and dependent on me for support - the other three are out at service, all but one are under age, and that one is in the United States' service in the Warrenton Frigate - those at home are from 16 to eight years old. I have no occupation except that of a common laborer, and support my family as well as I can by my labor.
Joseph Marshall

December 18, 1936
Benjamin Bean W. 21661
22682 Joseph Marshall S. 33064 BA-J/AWF
Miss Gertrude P. Marshall 332 Carmita Avenue Rutherford, New Jersey
Dear Madam:
The information which follows concerning Benjamin Bean and Joseph Marshall was obtained from pension claims, based upon service in the War of the Revolution.
Benjamin Bean-W. 21661
The data in regard to Benjamin Bean which are furnished herein were obtained from pension claim, W. 21661, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of this soldier are not given, nor are the names of his parents stated.
While a resident of Bow, New Hampshire, Benjamin Bean enlisted July 12, 1775, served as a private in Captain John Parker's company, Colonel Timothy Bedel's New Hampshire regiment, was in the expedition to Quebec and was discharged December 18, 1775. He enlisted sometime in January, 1776, served in Captain Amos Morrill's company, Colonel John Stark's regiment, was in the battles of Trenton and Princeton, and was discharged February 26, 1777. He enlisted July 20, 1777, served as corporal in Captain Benjamin Sias' company, Colonel Thomas Stickney's regiment, until
See letter in Benjamin Bean W 21661-

September 27, 1777, when he enlisted and served as a private in Captain Joshua Abbot's company, Colonel Sprout's New Hampshire regiment, until sometime in October, 1777, and was at the taking of Burgoyne.
The soldier, Benjamin Bean, was allowed pension on his application executed May 25, 1818, at which time he was aged about sixty years and living in Piermont, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
Benjamin Bean married March 7, 1785 in Pembroke, New Hampshire, Susan or Susanna Carr; she was then of Chester and he was of Bow, New Hampshire. He died July 2, 1835 in Piermont, New Hampshire or in Bradford, Orange County, Vermont.
The widow, Susan Bean, was allowed pension on her application executed August 27, 1838, then a resident of Bradford, Vermont, aged seventy-eight years.
Benjamin Bean and his wife, Susan (Susanna) had eleven children. Reference was made to the following children in 1820- Susanna aged twenty-three years, Lucinda aged eighteen years, and Jefferson aged sixteen years; and the following children were referred to in 1849- Washington, Benjamin and Otis, as living in parts unknown, having not been heard from for many years, Polly (Polley) Morey of Bradford, Vermont, Lucy Whitmore (Whittemore) of Hebron, New Hampshire, Sally Sargeant (Sageant) of Andover, Massachusetts, and Francis Bean aged sixty-one years and of Lisbon, New Hampshire.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the widow, Susan Bean, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C. and give the following data:
Susan Bean, widow of Benjamin Bean, certificate # 2175, issued March 25, 1839, rate $46.67 per annum,

commenced March 4, 1836, Act of July 7, 1838, Bellows Falls, Vermont Agency.
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Joseph Marshall-S. 33064
The data which follow were obtained from pension claim, S. 33064, based upon the service of Joseph Marshall in the Revolutionary War. This is the record of the only Joseph Marshall of Massachusetts found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
The date and place of birth of this soldier are not given, nor are the names of his parents stated.
Joseph Marshall enlisted sometime in June, 1777, served three years as a private in Captain William Perkins' company, Colonel John Crane's Regiment of Artillery.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 1, 1818, then living in Roxbury, Massachusetts.
He gave his age in 1820 as fifty-nine years and then referred to his wife, aged forty-eight years, and to seven children; four of whom were living with him in said Roxbury, ranging in age from eight years to sixteen. He stated that one child was in the United States service in the "Macedonian Frigate". He did not give the name of his wife or of any of the children.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the soldier, Joseph Marshall, you should apply to The Comptroller General,

General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and give the following data:
Joseph Marshall, certificate # 6445, issued January 30, 1819, rate $8.00 per month, commenced April 1, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, Massachusetts Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

33 064 Ray INVALID.
1936 Dec 18 leah to Miss Bertrude Marshall - See her letter in Benjamin Bean W. 21661 Aug
File No. 33,064
Joseph Marshall Pr Rev Jas
Act: 18 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 272
[Arrangement of 1870.]