Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16004, for Samuel Titus, Massachusetts

SERVICE
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Mass.
Titus, Samuel
S. 16004
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18.128
Maine
Samuel Titus
of Kennebec in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Carpenter of the Regt. commanded by Col. Carpenter in the Mass. Militia for 10 mos 22 ds.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 35 Dollars 75 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of July 1833 and sent to R. C. Ware Present
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $71.50 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. 17.89 $89.37
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk Book Vol. 1 Page 58

State of Maine.
We Gilman Moody a Clergyman, residing in the town of Monmouth in the County of Penobscot and Ebenezer Freeman residing in the same town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Samuel Titus who has sub- scribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be seventy-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.
Gilman Moody Eben: Freeman
State of Maine.
Penobscot ss. —Sworn and subscribed this thirty first day of August
A. D. 1832
Before me,
James Cochran Justice of the Peace.
James Cochran Esq. is a Justice of the Peace. And the Rev. Gilman Moody is a Clergyman residing in Monmouth. And Ebenezer Freeman Esq. of the same town is a credible person, their statement is entitled to be believed. Nathan W. W. M.

Samuel Hays Feb 85
Private Mass. troops,
Carpenter's Co. } 6 weeks Carpenter's regt. }
Carpenter's Co. } 6 months Bury's regt. }
Sergeant
Franklin's Co. } 3 "each" per Daggett regt. }
Private 10 days Hoster's Co. 10 days 10 22
Around 10 mo 22 ds pr
Applicant informed, certified by Judge in open Court April 20th 1885.
33.33 2.42 35.75
R. C. Vose,
Augusta, Me.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
On this twentythird day of August, A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Samuel Fikes a resident of Monmouth in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, aged Seventy 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 provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1775 with Captain Carpenter and served in Col. Carpenter's regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: viz. Carpenter Capt.
That he enlisted in that company Regiment as a private in December 1775 for six weeks & served out the full term of his enlistment at Roxbury, Mass. where he was verbally discharged in February or March of the next year.
That in July 1776 he enlisted for six months as a private in Capt. Carpenter's company in Col. Bangs's Mass. Regiment - Stephen Richards Lt. Colonel & John Paine Major served at New York, Kingsbridge Fort Washington & White Plains; was in the battle at White Plains & was discharged about four miles from the latter place the last of December 1776 or first of January 1777.
That in December 1778 he was drafted for three months & served as a sergeant in Capt. Franklin's Company Col. Daggett's Mass. Regiment - John Hethaway Lt. Col. served at Greenwich Newtown Rhode Island & was discharged there in March 1779.
That in August 1779 he was drafted for six weeks in Capt. Alexander Foster's company & does not recollect his Colonel of the Mass. troops, that he was stationed at Warwick, Rhode Island & was discharged there after serving out the full term of his enlistment.
And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the department, he answers:
That he was born in Rehoboth, Mass. in 1754 where he presumes his age is recorded where his home was during his revolutionary services except his last service when his home was in Littleborough, Mass. That he enlisted & was drafted as he has stated, & did not receive a written discharge. That he has named such of his officers as he recollects & does not know of any one who can testify to his services. That he served the length of time he has stated.

And to the inter- wers:
ories propounded under the instructions of the
department, he ans-
That he was born in Rehoboth, Mass. in 1754 where he presumes his age is recorded where his home was during his revolutionary services except his last service when his home was in Littleborough, Mass. That he enlisted & was drafted as he has stated, & did not receive a written discharge. That he has named such of his officers as he recollects & does not know of any one who can testify to his services. That he served the length of time he has stated but may not have named correctly the months & years. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services. He names the Rev. Caleb Fogg & Ebenezer Freeman Esq. That he has lived in Monmouth above forty years, & knows of no evidence he can procure of his services.
23 Augt.
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 any agency in any State.
James  Titus
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
By James
Nathan Weston Jr
not S.J.C.
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was
a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
State of Maine
April 14, 1833.
It has been made to appear to my satisfaction that the above named applicant, by reason of age & infirmity, cannot without prejudice to his health, appear in open court to renew his declaration & again to make oaths to the same,
Nathan Weston
not S.J.C.

State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of Samuel Titus for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this thirty first day of August
A. D. 1832.
J. A. Chandler

16.004 INVALID.
File No. 16.004
Samuel Titus
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 445
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1929 July 30 H. C. R. to Mabel R. Whiting copy!

March 15 1929 Stamp Enclosed
Commissioner of Pension Washington D.C.
Please send me pension papers of Samuel Titus List 35 - Mass Mil. private 74 yrs 80 yrs d in Monmouth Maine Kennebec Co. His children wife name date of death etc
Also Libby , Zebulon list 35 820 privt. Mass line 77 yrs Cumberland Co Date of death, children
Also Clark , Wm. N.H. Mil list 35840 privt York Co Red Lyman. children death.
Mabel R. Whiting Winthrop Maine order 2 per

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWF/eel
July 29, 1929
Mabel R. Whiting Winthrop, Maine
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 16004, it appears that Samuel Titus was born in 1754, in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
While residing there, he enlisted and served with the Massachusetts Troops as follows:
From in December, 1775, six weeks as a private in Captain Carpenter's Company, Colonel Carpenter's Regiment; from in July, 1776, six months as a private in Captain Carpenter's Company, Colonel Cary's Regiment and was in the battle of White Plains; from in December, 1778, three months as sergeant in Captain Franklin's Company, Colonel Daggett's Regiment.
While residing at Attleboro, Massachusetts, he enlisted in August, 1779, and served six weeks in Captain Alexander Foster's Massachusetts Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 23, 1832, at which time he was living at Monmouth, Maine.

There are no data as to family.
Due to the very large number of inquiries similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, only two histories are furnished each inquirer.
Very truly yours,
ERRL D. CHURCH Commissioner.