Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33, 540, for Ezra Reynolds, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Miss.
Reynolds Ezra
S. 33,540
CONTENTS

9,489
Massachusetts
Ezra Reynolds
of Bridgewater in the state of Mass - who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bradford of the Mass - line, for the term of three years -
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 7 th of May, 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th of Apr. 1819 and sent to Nathan Mitchell, Esq. East Bridgewater Mass
  Arrears to 4th of Mar 1818  79.48.    Semi-ann. all'ce ending 1 st Apr 1819  48.00     $127:48  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Massachusetts John B. Stearns 1820

33 540 Rev INVALID.
File No. 33 540
Ezra Reynolds in Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 337
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Ezra Reynolds Middleboro 31 st 25 th .
Correct. EB

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Plymouth ss.
On this 7 th day of May A.D. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Ezra Reynolds of Middleboro' Co. of Plymouth aged seventy one years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him signed , in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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," viz. That he was in the battle of Bunker hill in 1775 - and then enlisted into P o war for eight months and served it out - and then in Jan'y. 1776 enlisted into the first year's service into Capt. Pierce's Company and Knox's Reg t of Artillery in the Massachusetts Line and served the year out and was at the taking of the Hessians at Trenton - and then in the beginning of 1777 he enlisted for three years into Capt. Thomas Turner's Company & Col: Bradford's Reg t in the same Line and continued to serve therein till 1780 - that just before his three years expired he was sick and furloughed by Genl. Patterson, and finally received a discharge under the hands of Col. Genl. Bradford - but has since lost the discharge - that he was at Ticonderoga and in the retreat of the Northern army - that he does not know of any officer or soldier who can testify to his services - and therefore

has no further evidence of his services in his power - and that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of my country for support. —
And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Ezra Reynolds did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. and that he needs the assistance of his country for support —
Nahum Mitchell
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss.
1818.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth—that the same Circuit Court of Common Pleas is a Court of record—that the signature to the above certificate is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of the said Court.
} Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of

Ezra Reynolds
9409 April 19
AM

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Plymouth ss.
Reynolds
On this 17 th day of July 1820, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having a power also of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings, personally appeared in open Court, being a court of record for the said County Samuel Hartson who has the care of Ezra aged 74 years, resident in Middleborough 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, viz. for the term of is none capable to make oath or set forth his service and that he has received a pension certificate dated 19 th April 1819 and numbered G 489 in pursuance of his original Declaration made 7 th May 1818. — and also takes and subscribes the following oath, viz.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 28th 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.
That he has been a labourer but is totally incapable of labour & has no real or personal property estate — he has a wife 54 years old & four children 4 years old Samuel Hartson.
Sworn to, and declared, on the 17 th day of July A 1820 before Nathan Mitchell Justice of Court
I, M c B Thomas clerk of the said Court 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 nothing dollars and cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this twentieth day of July 1820
M c B Thomas Clerk of the Court for the County of Plymouth