Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22852, for Nathaniel Jewett, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Jewett, Nathaniel
S 22852
CONTENTS

27092 New Hampshire
Nathaniel Jewett of Deerfield - in the State of N. H. who was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Wade of the Reg t commanded by Little in the Brig e line for
18 Months 15 days private
Inscribed on the Roll of N. H. at the rate of $1 - Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of Jan y 1834 and sent to: John Kelly Exeter N. H.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep r 1833 $129.15 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Mar ch 25.83 $154.98
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 1 Page 94

7054 Nathaniel Jewett N. H.
Adm o 15-17-1840 Cape Elizabeth Maine
D. Chadwick Esq r Exeter N. H.

State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss. On this 31 st day of December A D 1833 Personally appeared in open court before the judge of the Court of Probate for said County, now sitting at Derry, in said County, Nathaniel Jewett, a resident of said Derry aged eighty one years on the 19 th day of this month who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 and in addition to said explanation of his former declaration made before the Superior Court of Judicature for said County on the 10 th day of August A D 1832 to which this is annexed. That in the summer of the year 1700, he believes in June, or possibly sometime very early in July, the town of Ipswich in Massachusetts where he was residing was called upon to furnish a certain number of soldiers for the service of the United States army, as he understood - that he engaged in said service and went with others accordingly to Springfield Mass where he enlisted or signed the books or papers necessary and passed muster, that from Springfield he with others soldiers, was marched to West Point where he in about a month he was marched across the river and was stationed awhile in the Jerseys (New Jersey) and was then detached as a wagoner and drove a waggon to carry flour from the Delaware to the army - and continued in the service as a wagoner and attending on the Wagon master General, Cogswell until regularly discharged on the 6 th January 1701 as appears by the discharge to his original application annexed - And the said Nathaniel Jewett saith that in consequence of old age and consequence loss of memory, he does not recollect the names of the officers under whom he served during this period - and another reason why he does not recollect

them is that he was most of the time doing duty in the wagon service and not in the ranks
WOMAN SMITH
Sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid John Kelly
And the said Court of Probate doth hereby declare the opinion, after due investigation, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
John Harvey Judge of Probate
I John Kelly Register of Probate and Clerk of the Court of Probate for said County of Washington do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Nathaniel Jewett for a Pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court of Probate this thirty first day of December
C & D 1833
John Kelly Reg Probate

them is that he was most of the time doing duty in the wagon service and not in the ranks
NORMAN SMITH
Sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid John Kelly
And the said Court of Probate doth hereby declare the opinion, after due investigation, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
John Harvey Judge of Probate
I John Kelly Register of Probate and Clerk of the Court of Probate for said County of Washington do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Nathaniel Jewett for a Pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and the seal of said Court of Probate this thirty first day of December A D 1833
John Kelly Reg Probate

State of New Hampshire Rockingham to wit.
At the Superior court of judicature for the State of New Hampshire began and held at Exeter within and for said county of Rockingham on the first Tuesday of August A.D. 1882 on the application of Nathaniel Jennett claiming to be a soldier of the revolution the following interrogatories were pronounced to him to wit
1. Where and in what year were you born?
Answer That he was born in Ipswich Massachusetts in the year 1753.
2. Have you any record of your age & when is it?
Answer Has no record of his age
3 rd Where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live
Answer. Resided in said Ipswich when called into service, soon after he left the service he moved to Londonderry (now Derry) New Hampshire where he has resided ever since
4. How were you called into service. were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute & if a substitute for whom?
Answer Entered the service under a voluntary enlistment

5. State the names of some of the regular Officers who were with the troops - where you served - such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect - and the general circumstances of your service?
Answer. Moses Little was Colonel of said Regiment. Maj a M c Lean who was killed at Bunker Hill battle. Capt Wade, Joseph Heathkin & Aaron Perkins and Moses Hunt
6. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution?
Answer. Rev d Edward L Packer & Capt Nathaniel Fisher

7. Did you ever receive a discharge from the Service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Answer - Received one discharge from Moses Knox Major Comd. which is annexed to my declaration and no other written discharge
Edward Bennett
Subscribed and sworn to Aug 10. A.D. 1852
Attest Richard Clark

State of New-Hampshire.
County of Rockingham, ss.
ON this 10th day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared, in open Court, before the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature for the State now sitting Nathaniel Jewett
a resident of Derry in the County of Rockingham and State of New-Hampshire, aged Seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832:
That he Served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war for a term of six months  agreeably to the discharge hereunto annexed . That he served in the year 1775 eight months at Cambridge Massachusetts as a private soldier in the company commanded by Capt Nathan  Brade in Col Moses Little's regiment. He went a minute man from Derry on the 19 th  April 1775 . on receiving news of the Lexington Battle and arrived at Derry in season to see the Troops of the British retreat to Boston and climb on the bread arse  but taken from the British to He served as a volunteer one month and returned to Derry and enlisted as aforesaid for eight months . He has no written discharge for this last service and knows of no person living who served with him except Job Farley . Said Jewett further says that he served as a minute man at Derry Mass. for six months prior to Lexington Battle in a company commanded by Capt Nathan Brade Joseph Hutchinson Lieutenant & Aaron Perkins ensign & met to drill twice a week . He further says that he served six weeks as a volunteer at Rhode Island under General Sullivan  cannot recall now to his recollection the name of any other officer . I now reside in Derry formerly Londonderry and have always resided there after leaving Derry .
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Nathaniel Jewett Attest Phileadwick Clerk

7054 Nathl. Jewett
And we Edward L. Parker a clergyman residing in the Town of Derry and Nathl. Aiken residing in said Derry hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathl. Jewett who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age that he is reported and believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Edward L. Parker Nathl. Aiken Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of this matter since putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states - And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Edward L. Parker who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Town of Derry aforesaid and that
Who has also signed the same is a resident of said Derry and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Peter Chadwick clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the State of New Hampshire in the county of Rockingham do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Nathaniel Jewett for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office as clerk this tenth day of August A. D. 1832 -
Richard [unclear] clerk of the Court Rockingham County

Waverly 15 Janry 1781 signed therefor David Root Nathaniel Root
T HE Bearer hereof Nathaniel Root a Soldier in the Seventh Massachusetts Regiment, having served as a faithful good Soldier in the said Regiment, the Term of Six Months being the full Term for which he enlisted, is hereby discharged from the same.
Given under my Hand, at Waverly this Sixth Day of January 1781
Moses Root

Agreeable to a Genl order the Commissioners and directed to give Provisional Certificate to carry the Bear to Ipswich in the Massachusetts Bay State
Given under my hand to include the sign of the Bishop with Hamblin Holliston
Given Three Days Church AR
Given Three Days the same Whitehall
Jewett W M 152

7054
Math Jewett Berry - Rockingham Co N.H.
Mr.
He must amend his Declaration by setting forth the services of 6 Months in the 7 Regt Mass home- as stated in his discharge
Adm 15.13 1864 1865
P Chadwick Esq Essex N.H. (Colin Kelly Esq N.H.)

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Nathaniel Jewett which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? _____ IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?  Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
Yes
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
[Handwritten line]
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Yes
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
No, unrecorded
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
Yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades : For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
†QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
The Service mentioned in his discharge is not set forth in his declaration
The applicant is old and in fine and if the reference could be made to the service mentioned in his discharge in his declaration should be deemed sufficient it would save him much trouble & expense