Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10997, for Jonathan Look, Massachusetts

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Mass.
★ Look, Jonathan
S 10997
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Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of Jan
1831
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Jonathan Lock Tisbury Map
Private Ad - 7-4 days Capt Smith
Thomas Dunham Esq Holmes Hole Map

State of Massachusetts
Dukes County ss At a Special Court of Probate begun and holden at Tisbury County aforesaid on the fifth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Personally appeared Jonathan Lock of Tisbury in the County of Dukes County State of Massachusetts aged Seventy six years who being first 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 State of Massachusetts and served as herein stated. That he enlisted in a Company of State Troops commanded by Nathan Smith of Tisbury County aforesaid on the eighteenth day of January 1776 and continued until the last of November 1776 to the best of his knowledge and memory and received his pay for the same as appears by a certificate shown to him signed by Edward D. Bangs Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Regiment said Company belonged to is unknown to him said Company with Capt. Smith was stationed on the Island of Martha's Vineyard where he did duty said Company was commanded by said Nathan Smith all the time that he was in the service. 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.
And the following interrogatories were put to the applicant aforesaid
1 Where and what year were you born
Answer, I was born in Tisbury in the year 1757
2 have you any record of your age and if so where is it Answer, I have no record of my age -

3 d Where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live Answer in Tisbury, aforesaid
4. How were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and for a substitute for whom. Answer I entered Voluntarily
5 th State the names of some of the regular officers who served with the troops you served; such continental and militia officers as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service. Answer Nathan Smith Captain
Jeremiah Hunter Lieutenant the regiment to which the company belonged is now known as Haskins Line and Samuel served in the same company, as a private
6 th did you ever receive a discharge from service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it Answer I had no written discharge the whole Company were discharged orally
7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution
Answer Malachi Luce Thomas Dugham Nathan Clifford Jonathan his Look
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year month aforesaid
George Attearn Judge of Probate We Thomas Dunham and residing in the Town of Tisbury in the County of Dukes County and Mehitable Luce residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Look who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy six years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day day and year aforesaid
Thomas Dunham Mehitable his Luce George Attearn Judge of Probate

And the 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 mentioned applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Thomas Dunham who has signed the preceding certificate is a creditable resident in the Town of Tisbury County aforesaid and that Abigail Duce who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Tisbury County aforesaid and a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit and that no testimony can be produced without expense and inconvenience to the applicant. George Probate  the Judge of I Cornelius Marchant Clerk and Register of the Court of Probate within and for the County of Dukes County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application for a Pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this tenth day of December in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Cornelius Marchant Register

Rev. War
10997 4 INVALID.
File No. 10997
Jonathan Lock Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 227
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Novem r 14 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 name of Jonathan Look as a private is borne on a Roll of Capt. Nathan Smith's Company, where he is allowed from Jan y 18 th to the last day of Feb y 1776. One month and fourteen days. m d 1= 14
Jonathan Look's name is borne on a Roll of Capt. Nathan Smith's Company, where he is allowed from March 1 st to June 1 st 1776 three Months. — 3=
Jonathan Look's name is found on a Roll of Capt. Nathan Smith's Company, where he is allowed from Sept r 1 st to November 21 st 1776. two Months and twenty days. — 2-28 7=04
Concl.
Edward D. Bangs. Secy

J. L. Edward Commissioner of Pensions Washington District of Columbia application for a Pension for a Revolutionary soldier
Ms. A. 9. 2. 20. 11
Dec. 16, 1853

Holmes Hole. Massachusetts Decm 11/5 1833
Hon. & Sir.
I send you an application for a pension for Mr Jonathan Lakin with the proper vouch- I am your humble servant
Thomas Durhame
J. L. Edwards Esq. Chairman of Pension
Please direct letters & documents to Thomas Durhame Holmes Hole Massachusetts