Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,978, for John Jarvis, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass.
★ Jarvis, John
NUMBER
844978
CONTENTS

John Jarvis
1564 June 218
Can
Sep. 1878
[Handwritten mark]
5 COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE.

District of Massachusetts, ss:
ON this 3 rd day of July - 1820 ; Personally appeared in open Court before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, begun and holden at Lenox, within and for the County of Berkshire, in the Western Circuit, on the 4th Monday of June 1820, the same Court, being a Court of records for said Circuit ; 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, John Sarris - aged 80 - years, resident in Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire aforesaid, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows ; that he enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Robert Walker - in the regiment commanded by Colonel Henry Jackson in the line of the State of Massachusetts - on the Continental establishment. That his original declaration is dated April 24, 1818 - and that his pension certificate is numbered 1564 -
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 - schedule of property, necessary clothing and bedding excepted - to wit: one old table, 50 - six old chairs - 1, 50 - six old knives & forks, 50 - one tea / kettle $1. - one dish kettle $1, one iron pot $1, nine cups & saucers, 33 one dozen plates - 34 one fire shovel & tongs $1, two small tin pails, 50 - one axe - 75 - three tin milk pails, 50 - one cow - $17 - two pewter plates - $1, five pewter plates $0,75 -
That I am by occupation a Labourer that I am infirm & unable to labour but a little part of my time that the number of my family residing with me is one that their names and ages are as follow: Martha Sarris my wife, aged Sixty nine years - of a feeble constitution - (Sign!) John Sarris -
Sworn to, and declared on the 3 rd day of July 1820, before the said Court - Parker L. Hall Atty pro tem.
I Parker L. Hall Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Berkshire 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 twenty nine dollars and Seventeen cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this ninth day of August 1820.
Parker L. Hall
CLERK OF THE COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE.

Philip John Naurin
H. Miller
Hooker Springfield

I John Jarvis of a Citizen of the United States & now resident in Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire do depose & say that I enlisted in the service of the United States on the Continental establishment in the twenty seventh day of March in the year 1780 in the Company commanded by Capt William Wall Robert Waller at West Cambridge in the state of Massachusetts in the Regiment commanded by Col Sprout in which the Company Col Joshua Danforth was then Lieutenant. So far as I know the Company belonged and that I served in the same Company under Capt Waller during the remaining part of the war in different regiments, that I was in the Battle of Lexington in 1775 & was regularly discharged from the service in 1783 - but my discharge was burnt up in the burning of my house about five years afterwards when everything all my property was destroyed and I do further depose & say that I am in indigent circumstances & that I stand in need of assistance from my Country for support - & that I am at this time almost seventy nine years of age
John Jarvis
April 24.
I Joshua Danforth of Pittsfield with the Com above said do depose & say that that I was Lieutenant & Paymaster in the second Regiment as above described & that I know that the above mentioned John Jarvis served in the same regim. for more than nine months at one time & that he is indigent circumstances & stands in need of assistance of for from his Country for support - and I further depose that I was Paymaster of the second Mass ts Regiment at the time it was disbanded & I do further depose that I now find the name of John Jarvis in my books as one to whom wages were said as being in the 2 d Regiment at the close of the revolutionary war.
Joshua Danforth
Sworn to April 24 1810 before me Thomas Hooker Esq. Judge of Probate

Berkshire Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
SS. B E IT REMEMBERED, That on the 24 th day of April A. D. 1818, came before me, JOHN HOOKER,
Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit in said State, and including the said county of Berkshire the above named
John Davis & applied to me for the benefit of the laws of Congress entitled 'an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval forces of the United States in the revolutionary war'.
made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit, by him subscribed, and hereto annexed. I do thereupon hereby declare, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said
John Davis the applicant did serve in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy, for more than nine months, on the continental establishment, as set forth in his affidavit aforesaid, and that he is yet a resident citizen of the United States, is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of assistance from his country for support. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the said Circuit Court for the said county of Berkshire
to be affixed hereto, this 24 th day of April 1818
And I do certify the above & annexed as the testimony & proceedings had before me on the application & testimony of John Davis to the Secretary of the department of War
John Hooker
Atty. Attorney Genl

44978 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 44978
John Jarvis Pvt. Res. War
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 254
[Arrangement of 1870.]

From Massachusetts Roll. To New York Co. (154)
John Jarvis, Capt Walker's Private 4 Massachusetts line. 1786. 3 yrs In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 24 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June 1818, and sent to John Hooker, Esq. Springfield, Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818. Served all the ending 4 Months 11/30. $ 34.93
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
27 June 30 Continued pay for 4/24 Massachusetts line
Information sent September 26th 1818 Parker A. Hall, Mass.

Hon. Lewis Baton H. R.

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
State of New York
Schoharie County of Schoharie ss.
On this twenty seventh day of December 1824, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Schoharie personally appeared John Jarvis who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Robert Walker in the regiment commanded by Colonel Henry Jackson in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Massachusetts from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory,) of New York where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future.
John Jarvis
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Isaac H. Tiffany a judge of Schoharie Court of Common Pleas
WAR DEPARTMENT, Pension Office, August 13, 1818. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.

Schoharie County Clerk's Office
I John D Lawryn Clerk of the County of Schoharie aforesaid, Do certify that Isaac H. Tiffany whose name is subscribed to the taking of the within affidavit, was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County at the time of the taking the same, and duly qualified to take oaths or affidavits to be read in any Court of Record in the State of New York - and further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Isaac H. Tiffany and verily believe the signature "Isaac H. Tiffany" subscribed to the taking said oath, to be his proper hand writing -
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said County this first day of January 1825.
John D. Lawryn Clerk