Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15504, for Asaph Lane, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Lane, Asaph
S. 15504
CONTENTS
carded

15504 INVALID.
File No. 15504
Joseph Lee
Dec. 17th 1871.
Act: June 7th 1872
Index — Vol. / , Page 217
[Arrangement of 1870.]

6138 New Hampshire
Joseph Lane of Cheshire in the State of N.H. who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Parley of the Reg t commanded by Col l  Jacob in the Mass s Militia from 12 mo from 1775
Entered on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 40 Dollars & Cents per annum to annuities on the 24th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Marriage entered the 25 day of Feb y 1833 and Rev Mr. W. Edwards
Interest to 1st of Sept 1832 60 00 Semi-annual Allowance ending March 1833 20 00
$ 80 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Henry H. Haskell Clerk Book 15 Vol. 1 Page 167

Wapsh Lane
no 9895
7 Mts - 12 Mths
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No 71137
520-
Rev. H. Hubbard A.R.
J. A. Edwards N.C.

BRIEF in the case of  Joseph Dano  of  Orange  in the State of  N. Hampshire  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Yes  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71 Years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of Generals and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     July In 17 95 about 4 " Private Gen. Stark, Col. Dyer   July 19 about 5 " " Capt. Moore & Col. Dyer   July 80 3 " " Capt. Browning & Col. Dyer   12  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? South Berwick  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? neither  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Defective as to form, proof or authentication 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
L. D. Dorr Examining Clerk.

I Ebenezer Colman of Swansey in the County of Cheshire & State of New Hamp- shire, a Clergyman settled in said town, hereby certify that I am well acquaint- ed with Asaph Lane of said Swansey who I understand has made an appli- cation for a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832 - that I believe him to be twenty three years of age - that he is respected and believed in the neighbour- hood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution - and that I concur in that opinion. —
Swansey 1 st Dec. 1832 Ebenezer Colman
Cheshire ss. December 1 st 1832
The above affidavit subscribed and sworn to
Before me Elijah Belching justice of the peace
Cheshire ss. Dec 4. 1832
I Salma Hale of the several towns in said county certify that Elijah Belching is a justice of the peace in and for said county, and that the foregoing signature is that of said Colman as duly sworn to said Swansey. The testimony of said Belching was taken at said Swansey before said Salma Hale.
S. Hale Clerk

Declaration of Joseph Lane Swney Bishop Co. W

Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, COUNTY OF CHESHIRE
On this Eighth day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court, Before me the Hon Aaron Matson Judge of Probate for said County of Cheshire
now sitting, Asaph Lane a resident of Concord in the county of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire aged 73 years last December , who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. In July 1778 enlisted for 6 months
that I should not be called out of the New Hampshire State militia for ordinary service in Capt Woodbury's Comp y Col. Jacob Root's service at Kingston most of the time went to Kingston with the State Jersey Quarters the British were on Block Island during all this time. In 1779 1 st July enlisted again for 6 months on the same conditions as before. State of Woodbury's Comp y Col. Tyler's Reg t went to Providence thence to Bristol where then the British under Gen l Gage left the Island returned to Providence during there last of Dec r Christmas Eve. In July 1780 enlisted for 3 months Capt Brownings Comp y Col. Haurage's Reg t went to Gloucester. There at Freshkill & Westport. There at Freshkill to the summer there was two mornings engaged with the Enemy's Schooner Vulture which was stationed there to receive the Spy Andrew and succeeded in driving her off which compelled Andrew to go by land consequently was taken & marched back to Westport I discharged there & don't know that he can find any further proof of his service except what he can with certainty bear upon in Norton Mass. 1755. I expect there is a record of my age in the town records at Norton. I have now a barn at South Bridgefield the interior of the service - I have lived for more than 40 years past in Concord N.H. where I now live - I was taken into the service - I served under Col. John Root - Col. Brown - Col. Wood - I received my discharge - Deacon Thomas Appleton gave his my neighbors seen with me - as to my service & my belief of my service as a soldier of the Revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present.
and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State
Asaph Lane
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. before me Aaron Matson Judge of Probate

We, Thomas Applin & Samuel Lane both of Sunbury aforesaid
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Asaph Lane who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 73 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Thos. Applin Samuel Lane
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
before me Barnes Minton Judge of Probate And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after 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 certi-
fies, that it appears to them that Thomas Applin and Samuel Lane who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of said Sunbury, are credible persons and that their statements is entitled to credit. -
Barnes Minton Judge of Probate I, Asa Parker Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Cheshire do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Asaph Lane for a pension.
testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this eighth day of August A.D. 1832
Asa Parker } Register of the Court of Probate
State of New Hampshire
Cheshire ss - Nov 28. 1832. Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Asaph Lane , the appli- cant who has subscribed & sworn to the decla- ration aforesaid - who being duly sworn dep- osith and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot state the precise times when he commenced and ended the several services in the foregoing declaration mentioned, further than he has therein - but that according to his best recollection that he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the grade named - To wit in the first service aforesaid four months , as a private - In the second service mentioned five months as a private -

in the third service aforesaid three months as a private - making in all said service as a private thirteen months - and for such service he claims a pension - That he was regularly dismissed in all his said services. -
That he omitted to procure the best evidence of a Clergyman to his veracity and the general belief of his service, on account of the trouble he supposed it would give the Clergyman to attend Court, and from supposing that it was not indispensable, if he procured the evidence of two of his townsmen - and that he now finds herewith the certificate of Rev Ebenezer Colman, a Clergyman resident in Swansea, where he the said Lane resides. -
ASAPH LANE
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid
Before me Thomas M Edwards
Justice of the Peace
Swansea, Dec 4, 1832
I, John A. Hoke, Clerk of the General Sessions in and for the said County, do hereby certify that Thomas M. Edwards is a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, and that the foregoing is his signature. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 4th day of December, 1832.
J. A. Hoke, Clerk