Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,970, for Anguish Mc Cloud, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
McCloud, Anguish
S. 18, 970
CONTENTS
carded

1885 Mch 3. History to town of Hanover NH
27440 Massachusetts Inglish N Cloud
of Brewster in the State of Mass who was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Webb of the Reg t commanded by Colo Shepherd in the Mass line for 15 Months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 50 Dollars — Cents per annum; to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of May 1834 — and Saml. Hono John Reed H of Representatives
Arrears to the 14th of Mar. 1834 $ 150 Semi-ann. allowance ending 14 th Sep .. 25 $ 175
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk Book C Vol. 2 Page 34
90 Barnstable

English M c Cloud Th. 934 Drewster Mass.
Alma 15 th March Cape May New Jersey
Alma Davis Esq. Falmouth Mass.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Barnstable ss.
On this Thirteenth
day of October
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable N. Marston of the Probate Court Judge — now sitting at Brewster in and for said County, Asaquish M c Cloud — a resident of Brewster in said County, aged Eighty Eight 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 act of Congress passed June 7th, A. D. 1832.
THAT he was born at Greenock in Scotland on the twenty fifth day of March — A. D. 1744; and that there is no record of his birth — : that he was in the United States service from the — day of — A. D. 1775, to the — day of — A. D. 1775 — as a Soldier in the Militia or state service : that he was residing at Harnish when he entered the service; that he enlisted for two months , and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Benjamin Berry Captain, Samuel Snow Lieut.
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: that he marched from Harnish to Roxbury
: that he served with the United States Army —
of the regular troops; and Gen l Thomas had the command — was known to him: that he was in no battle & remembers no other regular officers
and at the end of his service received no discharge in wintering : that he left the service in the autumn , but the month does not remain , and that since the Revolutionary war he has resided at Harnish , which has since been divided, and he lives in that part of the town which is now Brewster
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the day of April — A. D. 1776, to the — day of December — as a Soldier in the Militia or state service .
that he was residing at Harnish .
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when he entered the service; that he enlisted for seven months
and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Captain Tobey, Lieut. Henney & Ensign Miller .
: that he marched from Harnish to Fort Edward and Fort George .
: that he served with the United States Army ,
of the regular troops; and
but does not remember the regular officers known to him : that he was in no battle
that at the end of his service he received a discharge, but it is now lost — and left the service in the autumn of 1776 , and arrived home in December of that year
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the or about the first of July — A. D. 1780, to the first  day of  January A. D. 1781 as a private soldier in the Militia or state service that he was residing at Harnish now Brewster , the town having been divided when he entered the service; that he enlisted for six months , and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt. George Webb ,
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: that he marched from Harnish to West Point ,
: that he served with Capt. George Webb of Col. Shepard's Regiment and Gen l Glover's Brigade — of the regular troops; and that
the above named regular officers were known to him; that he was in no battle
that at the end of his service he received a discharge but not in wintering — and left the service on the first of Jan y 1781 .

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Anguish his M c Cloud mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first aforesaid.
Henry Davis, Regr
We Henebim Winslow
and Nathaniel Winslow,
residing in the Town of Brewster
residing in the same
Town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Anguish M c Cloud who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Eighty Eight 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.
Sworn and subscribed as aforesaid.
Henry Davis, Regr
Henebim Winslow Nathaniel Winslow
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that Henebim Winslow who has signed the preceding certificate, is a respectable  yeoman resident in the town of Brewster; and that Nathaniel Winslow , yeoman who has also signed the same is a resident in said Brewster and both credible persons; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Nymphas Manson - Judge I Henry Davis Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Anguish M c Cloud for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
Henry Davis, Regr

18970
INVALID.
File No. 18970
English W. B. Clance Rev. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 249
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Dec r 5 th 1833.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the Service claimed by Angus McCloud , if rendered, cannot be proved by the Rolls remaining in this Office—as there are none corresponding to those stated by him. There are several Rolls of Capt. Benjamin Berry, several of Capt. Mathias Toby, and one of Capt. Joshua Toby; but they are all for services within the limits of Massachusetts. None relating to services at or near Fort George or Fort Edward.
Edward D. Bangs. Secy

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Barnstable ss.
Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Barnstable, Ensign M c Cloud, who is an applicant for a Pension under the Act of Congress of June 7 th A D . 1832, and who made a declaration for that purpose in Probate Court at Brewster in said County on the 30 th day of Oct r A D . 1832, who being duly sworn, deposes & saith; that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise time of his enlistments, and length of his services, but according to the best of his recollection, the periods and grades of his services were as follows. Viz - For two months I served in the Massachusetts Militia under Capt Benj c Berry as a private in the year 1775. I cannot state the time of my enlistment or discharge with precision, but am confident it was in the fall of the year, that I was discharged. For seven months I served in the Massachusetts Militia as a private under Capt Tobey, from some time in April 1776 to some time in December 1776 at Fort Edward, and Fort George, — For six months I served as a private in Capt Webb's company of Colonel Shepherd's Reg t . From about the first of July 1780 to about the first of January 1781 at West Point — Making in the whole time, one year and three months service, for which I claim a Pension.
And the said deponent further states on his

Oath, that he cannot remember the Colonels under whom he served in the two first periods of service, but in the third, he well remembers Col. Shepard under whom he then served.
Asaph M c Cloud.
Subscribed and sworn to, this 17 th day of May, 1834 before me. Elijah Cobb, Justice of the Peace.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Do. State J.
I Abner Davis, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, in the County of Barnstable do certify that Elijah Cobb Esquire, before whom the foregoing Deposition was executed is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Barnstable and that his name thereunto subscribed, is his true & proper signature. — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court this nineteenth day of May A D 1834
Abner Davis Clerk

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, October 11 th 1832.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that Anguish McCloud , name appear on a Payroll of the Six Months Men, which were raised in the town of Warwick for the year 1780, for Continental Service agreeable to a Resolve of the Gen. Court of June 5 th of the same year, and that his time of Service commenced July 8 th and he was discharged December 8 th of the same year, making Five Months Service, and fifteen days, allowed for travel —
Edward D. Bangs Secy

I Salathiel Nickerson of Chatham in the County of Barnstable Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Seventy Two the Twenty Second day of February Last past do Testify and declair, that in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty, I was a soldier in the united States army from the first of July to the first of January Following, in the Jersey and at west point via in Genl Glovers Brigade Col. Joseph Vose's regiment and Capt. Greens Company, & that I their saw and became acquainted with Anquish McCloud a citizen of Harwich, and that he was in Col. Sheperds regiment, & Genl. Glovers brigade That I found the said McCloud there when I arrived and found the army and Left him there at my Leaving West Point how Long he stayed there I cannot say I further Testify that while I was there the British officer Maj d Anderson was arrested and finally executed, that the said McCloud and my self was at the place where the said Andrew was confined and saw him the said Andrew The day before he was executed and I further testify That the the Identical Anquish McCloud is now alive an aged man and as I am informed is an applicant for The benefit of the Late Act of Congress in favour of Revolution soldiers
Salathiel Nickerson
Barnstable 20 November 19, 1832
The aforesaid deposition was made Sworne to and Subscribed by Salathiel Nickerson a respectable Citizen of Chatham aged as above stated, who has been one of The select men in his said town for a number of years and was a member of the convention for Amending the Constitution in the year 1820 of the State of Massachusetts and is intitled to full credit
before me
Leviick Hys Justice of the peace.

Deposition of Salathiel Nickerson of Chatham.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Barnstable, ss.
I Almer Davis, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, being a court of record in the County of Barnstable, do hereby certify that Isaiah Nye Esquire, before whom the within Deposition was executed, is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Barnstable. And that his name thereto subscribed is his true & proper signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court of Common Pleas at Barnstable on this twenty fourth day of May A D 1833
Almer Davis, Clerk

I Samuel Taylor of Yarmouth in the State of Massachusetts aged seventy seven years do testify and say that My Father was a Soldier in the Revolutionary war at several different periods. I myself was in the war between four and five years - Among other enlistments My father went (while I was at the City of New York) to another part of the State and we arrived home to Yarmouth about the same time - When we met he told me he had been to Concord where it was in the year AD 1776 He then informed me that Angus M c Loud of Harwich whom I then knew & have known ever since was with him He also told me Capt Johny heard his Capt. & Israel Miller of Yarmouth was another officer - He also informed me that M c Loud went & returned in company with him & further the deponent saith not.
Samuel Taylor
Barnstable S. S. Nov 5 th 1832
Then the abovenamed Samuel Taylor personally appeared before me & made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed, I further certify that Samuel Taylor is a man of veracity John Reed } J. S. Pease
Sworn to Nov 5. 1832

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I Abner Davis Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Barnstable Certify that the signature to the certificate on the other side is the true signature of John Reed Esquire a member of Congress who is a Justice of the Peace
Abner Davis

Angus McCloud born in Greenock, Scotland March 25 1844 - In Oct 1862 was living in Pittsburgh Pa - while residing in Harrodsburg Ky he served 2 mos in the Co of Capt Benj m Berry - Samuel Snow Lt - going to Roanoke it was destroyed in the Civil War - In April 1876 enlisted for 7 mos service Capt J. Dohy (Mathias) - St. Louis - Ensign Joseph Millan going to Fort Edward & George NY Engaged about July 1, 1878 for 6 mos in Capt George Noble Co going to Westpoint going Col d Shepherd Reg t