Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 33710, for Habakkuk Stearns, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Stearns, Habakkuk
S 33710
CONTENTS

Massachusetts Roll.
1,610
Habakkuk Stearns,
Capt Child, Private
Massachusetts, Line's ss. War 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 26. of March 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30. of June 1818, and sent to Stephen Minot, Esq. Haverhill, Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.
Service allowed ending
5 months 6/31                      $42.60 4/30.
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued
Line br, Middlesex Co
Notification sent to Abraham Biglow 22 d September 1820. Cambridge, Mass

33710 Rev INVALID.
File No. 33,710
Libbick Stearns
St. Peter Minn
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 397
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Concord Ms. March 26. 1818
To the Secretary of the Department of War, Sir, Please to transmit the Certificate of ar- rear of my pension, under the late law, to Steph. Minot Esqr. of Haverhill Ms. who will forward the same to me,            Habakkuk Stearns

259.
Habukkuk Stearns.
1610
June 1918 Norfolk
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
MIDDLESEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Concord, within and for the County of Middlesex, on the second Monday of June A. D. 1820
Before the Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Esquire, Chief Justice,
and
WILLIAM WETMORE, and } Associate Justices STEPHEN MINOT, Esquires, } of said Court.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record 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, Habakkuk Stearns resident in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 7.810 now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
"WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM."
"I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the "18th March, 1818, Habakkuk Stearns — late a "Private in the army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the "Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight "dollars per month, to commence on the eighteenth — day of "March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen "Given at the War Office of the United States, this thirteenth "day of June — one thousand eight hundred and eighteen  L. S.
J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War,"
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
  "A small farm in Lincoln Co. of Middlesex $150. -   Two cows 34. one horse 50. - - - - - 84. -   Farming Utensils - - - - - 13. 50   Household furniture - - - - - 30. 00   $577. 50 
And he owes to the following persons viz.
  To Abijah Stearns by note & account - - - $187. 00   Noah Stearns by note - - - - - 78. 00   Dr. Isaac Hunt on account - - - - - 75. 00   John Barker Lexington - - - - - 22. 00   Israel Billings - - - - - 10. 00   Henry Fisk - - - - - 18. 00   Josiah Davis - - - - - 19. 00   Mrs. Lowes - - - - - 14. 00   $411. 00   Habakkuk Stearns. "

"And the said Habakkuk Stearns being first duly sworn on oath declares that he served in the war of the revolution in the first 8 mo. service In the years service in the company of captain Wood in Col. Baldwin's Regiment of the Massa- chusetts line he then served 9 mo. in capt Wat- son's company in Col. Wesson's Regiment of the Massachusetts line - then 4 mo. at Rhode Island. He then entered in the service in the year 1790 for 3 years in capt. John Williams company in Colo. Vose's Regiment in the Massachusetts line. He is 84 years old - sick and unable to labour, his wife aged 59 has been sick since 1811 and they have one son Abijah of a feeble sickly constitution aged 27 a daughter Hepzibah b. aged 21 Mary aged 15 both sick- ly and unable to labour and within a few years he has paid $1000 to physicians
Habakkuk Stearns.

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Samuel Dana a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
7 I, Habakkuk Stearns do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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. So help me GOD. Habakkuk Stearns
Middlesex ss. C. C. C. P. June Term, A. D. 1820
Then the abovenamed Stearns took and subscribed the forewritten Oath before me,
Samuel Dana Judge of said Court.
I, ABRAHAM BIGLOW , Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and 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 one hundred & twenty six
dollars, fifty cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Cambridge, in said County of Middlesex, on this 20 th day of July 1820 .
Attr. Abraham Biglow

Habakkuk Stearns, March 26. 1818
11
Concit. for 9 months
at Woburn Regiment
formerly Baldwin's
Col. Ward's Comp.
Service for 1781
cannot be exam. D
by the Rolls —

I Habakkuk Stearns of the age of 63 years declare and say that I am a resident Citizen of the United States; that I reside in, & belong to Lincoln in the County of Middlesex, in the Middle Circuit in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; — That about the 1 st of May 1775 I enlisted in the Army of the Revolutionary War, as a private soldier in Capt. Child's Company Col. Bond's Reg t of the Massachusetts troops, for 8 months; & served that time out at Cambridge; & then immediately entered again in Capt. John Wood's Co. Col. Badlam's Reg t of Massachusetts troops for one year, & served therein near Boston till the troops were marched to New York; I went with them there & served the time out in same Company, & then came home by leave, my time being out. And again in the spring of 1778 1781 I enlisted again for 3 years, & entered Capt. John Williams Co. — in 1 st Massachusetts Reg t Col. Jos. Vose, of Massachusetts line, was transferred to Capt. Mills company in same Reg t in which I served untill about November 1783 & was then honorably discharged. I have since lost my discharge.
I also say that I am, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, in need of assistance from my Country for support; & that I never had any pension allowed me by the laws of the United States. —
Habakkuk Stearns
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Middle set ss. March 26 1818 Then the above named Habakkuk Stearns, made solemn oath that the above declaration by him subscribed is true, before me
Stephen Minot. { Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit.
Whereupon it appearing to my satisfaction that the above named Habakkuk Stearns, did serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in his declaration aforesaid, against the common enemy, I now certify & transmit the testimony in the case & the proceedings had therein, to the Secretary of the department of War.
Stephen Minot. { Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit.