Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 27,493, for Thomas Tirrell, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Tirrell, Thomas
N. 27,493
Tirrell
Susannah
CONTENTS

13870 R
Massachusetts
Thomas Tirrell
of Abington in the state of Massachusetts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Marshall of the Massachusetts line, for the term of Nine Months
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 of April 1812
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 of July 1817 and sent to Nahum Mitchell N. Bridge water Massachusetts
  Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819.  88.23    Semi-ann. all'ce ending Sep. 1819.  48.00    10 mo. \frac{27}{50} \frac{4}{31}  $136.23  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued.
Thomas Tirrell Revolutionary War Pension Massachusetts

Massachusetts 270
Susannah Drell
of Plympton in the State of Mass
who was a mf in the comma
by Captain mf of the comma
by in the
widow of Thomas Drell late a private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Nov. 1831 and sent Peter O. Thatcher Boston Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $165.00
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th Mar '37 15.00
$180.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by kkk Clerk.
Book A. Vol. 1. Page 70.

Thomas Sirrell Sirrell
1870
Sept. 19 C M J L E
SCHEDULE
CORRESPONDENCE OF MICHIGAN STATE

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Plymouth ss.
On this nineteenth 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 Thomas Darrow - aged seventy two years, resident in Hingham - 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 nine months in Capt: Wales company Col: Marshalls Regiment and that he has received a pension certificate dated July 9th 1819 and numbered 13.870 - in pursuance of his original Declaration made July 9th 1818 # 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.
Real estate - 1 house & 1/2 acre of land -
Personal estate - 3 chains - 1 table - crockery ware
Iron ware -
I have a wife aged 68 years very feeble - no more family. I am unable to perform any labour by reason of age & infirmities I have no means of support whatever.
Thomas Darrow his mark
Sworn to, and declared, on the 19th day of July A 1820.
before Nahum Mitchell } E. Justice of said court.
I, John B Thomas clerk of 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 one hundred two dollars and thirty three cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 30th day of December 1820
102.33
John B Thomas Clerk of the Court for the County of Plymouth

Thomas Tirrell Hington Swiss 78 - 9 Months Marshall Regt
Name not on Marshall's roll. Did not serve on the continental establishment.
Rejected.
Admitted
on roll as stated in his application. This claimant having produced affidavits of his service, as enclosed, I now return his documents to the war office.
N. Mitchell: Judge.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss. On this fourth day of April A. D. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Thomas Tirrell of Abington aged seventy 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 enlisted into the land service in said war in the Spring of 1778 in Capt. Turner's Company and Col. Marshall's Regiment and Massachusetts line for nine months and continued to serve therein at Whiteplains near West Point in New York state till the next Spring following and was in the service aforesaid nine months and from home nearly eleven months — see his said declaration at large enclosed —
* Turner was Lieutenant — Waler was Captain.

And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Thomas Virrell — — 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, & 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

Thomas Tirrell Abington
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Second narrative. I Thomas Turrell of Abington in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a citizen of the United States in my seventy first year depose set forth and declare that I was a soldier in the war of the revolution — that I served six months under Capt. Amos Turner and at Germantown on the Massachusetts bay near Boston — I afterwards served nine months at White Plains near Newpoint in New York under Capt. Turner and in Col. Marshall's Regiment and Massachusetts line and from the time I left home till I returned it was nearly eleven months — I afterwards  also served again at White Plains three months at a place called the saw pits under Capt. Welcher and the Colonel's name I do not recollect; it was in 1776 and Genl. Lincoln had the command of us. The 9 months service aforesaid was in 1778, I went away in the spring and returned in the next spring after. In 1776 also I also was under Capt. Snow at Rhode Island at the recent expedition so called about one month. and also there under Col. Jacobs at another time but I cannot tell how long. I am reduced in my circumstances and stand in need of assistance from my country for support. And I hereby relinquish all claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States if any such may be or has been allowed. —
THOMAS TURRELL
Sworn to April 4. 1818.
* Turner was Lieutenant — Wales was Captain —

This may certify that Thomas Surrill of Abington and Susanna Colson of Weymouth were Married May 29 th A. D. 1776 as recorded on the Records of the Town of Abington
A true Copy of the Records of the Town of Abington Attest John Nash Town Clerk
Abington October 4 th 1836
This may certify that Thomas Surrill late of Abington died January 31 st 1832 as Recorded on the Records of the Town of Abington
A true Copy of the Records of the Town of Abington Attest John Nash Town Clerk
Abington October 4 th 1836
Plymouth Co. Oct 5. 1835
Personally appeared the above named John Nash and made oath the Certificate above by him signed is just and true in all their parts - And I certify that the said John Nash is a Person entitled to full credit - and also that he is Clerk of the Town of Abington Isaac Whittaker Just Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Suffolk ss.
No. 476 - F. due.
On this Twenty seventh day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six, Susannah Turrell, late of Abington in the County of Plymouth & State aforesaid, but now resident in the City of Boston in the County of Suffolk aforesaid, Widow of Thomas Turrell late of said Abington deceased, and aged eighty one years, personally appeared before the Honorable Peter O. Thacher, Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston, and and being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836. That the said Thomas Turrell was a private soldier in the Army of the United States during the Revolutionary War, that he was a volunteer from Weymouth, which is now in the County of Norfolk Commonwealth aforesaid, and entered the said Army, according to her best recollection, some time in the year 1778, in Wales' Company and Col. Patterson's Regiment, and served for nine months or more - but for the particulars of his entrance into the service of the United States, for the name of the officers of the Company and Regiment to which he was attached and in which he served, for the nature and particulars of his service & the duration thereof, she the said Applicant, respectfully refers to the records of the War Department, inasmuch as it will appear by the same, that the said Thomas Turrell, her husband, was inscribed on the Pension Roll of the Massachusetts Agency at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, which commenced on the 4 th day of April 1818, and continued to receive his said pension till his death, which happened on 31 st January A.D. 1832; - at Abington aforesaid.
Your Applicant was married to the said Thomas Turrell on the 29 th of May A.D. 1776 - and lived with him until his death as aforesaid, and she hath remained sole and unmarried, as his widow to the present time.
She, your Applicant, hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, of such-

relinquishment is necessary, and she declares that her name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State -
She further saith, that her intermarriage with the said Thomas Tirrell took place before the expiration of the service aforesaid of said Thomas, as is herein before set forth: - and she prays that the annuity or pension which might have been allowed and continuing to her said husband, as aforesaid, may be allowed to her.
witness to Susannah Tirrell's signature Peter O. Thacher.
Susannah Tirrell
Subscribed and sworn to, on the day and year first aforesaid, before me.
Peter O. Thacher, Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston.
I Thomas Tirrell of the City of Boston in the County of Suffolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Shoe and Leather Dealer, testify and declare, that I am now in the sixty first year of my age - that I am the son of Thomas Tirrell and Susannah Tirrell, the foregoing applicant; that I always understood and believed that my said Father Thomas Tirrell was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army, and I know that he was a pensioner of the United States, and that he received his pension during his life, as set forth in the foregoing application; and that the arrearages which were due to him, at his decease, were paid to and received by my said Mother, Susannah Tirrell, after his decease. I further say, that my said Father and Mother lived together in the Town of Hingham until his death, which took place on 31 st of January A.D. 1832, and that the said Susannah, his widow, has never married since his death, but remains sole and unmarried to the present day.
Signed and sworn to, on the day and year first aforesaid, before
Thomas Tirrell
me Peter O. Thacher, Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston

I Hannah Turrell, now residing in the City of Boston, being single and unmarried, and in my thirty eighth year, testify and say, that I am the daughter of Thomas Turrell late of Abington deceased, and that I now live, and have from my birth continued to live with my Mother, Mrs Susannah Turrell, the foregoing applicant. I have always understood & believed, that my said Father was a Soldier of the Revolutionary War, and served in the Army of the United States. He was a pensioner of the United States, and continued to receive his pension till his death in January 1832. He left my said Mother, a widow, and she has continued to live sole and unmarried ever since: and she is now in her eighty second year, being now present before Judge Thacher, who has verified her aforesaid application.
Hannah Turrell
Subscribed and sworn to on the day and year aforesaid, before me
Peter O. Thacher, Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston.
I Nathan Gurney now of the City of Boston, in the County of Suffolk and one of the Aldermen of the said City but formerly, and for more than fifty years a resident in Abington in the County of Plymouth, and now in my sixty seventh year, testify and say, that I have been acquainted with Thomas Turrell and with Susannah Turrell his wife and with their family for upwards of forty years, and know, that the said Thomas was Turrell was a revolutionary soldier in the army of the United States, was allowed a pension on account of his revolutionary services, and that he died sometime in the year 1832 - or about that time. He left a widow, the said Susannah Turrell, who is now reputed to be upwards of eighty years of age, and remains unmarried to the present time. Now a magistrate in Abington at the time said Thomas applied for his said pension to the United States, and verified in my

said capacity, some of the papers, which were sent to the War Department at the time. I have also known Thomas Turrell, the son of the said deceased and Hannah Turrell (the daughter) whose affidavits accompany this application; and I consider that they and their mother, this applicant, are credible persons, and that their several statements are worthy of full belief.
Subscribed and sworn to, on the 28 th October, A.D. 1836, before me
Nathan Gurney
Peter O. Thacher, Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston.
I certify, that Mrs. Susannah Turrell, the foregoing applicant, owing to extreme age and debility, is unable to appear before the Court at its place of session. The said Susannah, & the said Thomas Turrell and Hannah Turrell her son and daughter, are all persons of credibility and good standing; the said Nathan Gurney is one of the Aldermen of the city of Boston and worthy of all trust and confidence: and I fully believe, that said Susannah is the widow of Thomas Turrell the deceased pensioner, and that she is entitled to the pension which is allowed under the act of Congress of 16 th July last.
Boston Oct. 28 th 1836.
Peter O. Thacher, Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Suffolk ss.
I, Thomas D. Phillips, Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston, hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Susannah Turrell for a pension.
Witness my hand & the seal of said Municipal Court hereto set at said Boston this twenty eighth day of October A.D. Eighteen hundred & thirty six. Thomas D. Phillips, Clerk of said Municipal Court.
* It is held in the 3 rd story of the new Court House, and several high flights of stairs must be ascended to get into it, though, when there, it is extremely convenient and even elegant.

Rec WIDOW, &c.
File No. 27493 Ansannah Tirrell Widow of Thomas Tirrell Dei Rev War
Act June 7 th 32 Index: Vol. M , Page 277
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Nov 26 BOSTON JAN 22 1832
J. L. Edwards Esq Comm. of Pensions, Washington D.C.
in ab 1832 4 July 32
accts 9 mo pri 30 $ deduct - did & paid to 31 Jan 1832.
Peter O Thatcher Boston

Boston Nov. 22: 1836.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir,
I have had the honor to receive your favor of the 16 th respecting the application of Susanna Terrill, widow of Thomas Terrill, which is now on file. If I am correct in my recollection, she refers, in support of her application, to the papers of Thomas Terrill on file, in the Department; and I presumed, as they would be the best evidence of her right, it would be governed by them. On conferring with her son, he says, that his father was, he understood, engaged at different times, on various service, by sea and on land, during the Revolutionary War. But he has no evidence to offer, unless it should already appear by his father's papers at Washington. I have therefore advised, and the mother and all agree, to limit her claim for a pension under the act of 4 July last, to the time of service proved and allowed in the case of her husband.
With great respect,
I am Sir, your obed. Servt.
Peter O. Thacher

Weymouth June 4 th 1819
Dear Sir
you will perceive that Mr Thomas Pirell was hired by the Town of Weymouth with Swan others for the Continental Service & in the year 1778 as you will find by the Certificate of the Town Clerk Judge Mitchell Bridgewater Elizabeth Ladd

Commonwealth of Massachusetts I hereby certify That the following is a copy from the Records of the Town of Weymouth
June 16 1778
An order drawn on the Treasurer in favor of Nath l Bayley Esqr d to pay off those soldiers who have enlisted to serve under General Washington for Nine Months Viz Thomas Tivett, Regiments Cushing Thomas Colson Gideon Colson Eben Tivett Caleb Nash David Holles Jacob Nash to the amount of $ 453 = 15-4
Weymouth June 16 1819
Nath l Blanchard Clerk of the Town

Massachusetts Susanna Ferrill widow of Thomas supp?
In letter to Peter O. Thatcher 16 Nov. 1838

Nov 2.
ms. 4 July 1836 30 Sec.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Clerk of Pension Office, S. War Department, Washington D.C.
Rep.
Submnd. Fm. 10

Boston, October 29 th 1936
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir,
I inclose the proceedings relative to the claim of Mrs. Susannah Tirrell for the continuance of the pension to her, which her husband Thomas Tirrell, a Revolutionary Soldier, enjoyed from the bounty of the government, prior to his death. I hope the application will be found correct in form and satisfactory - She is quite an aged widow, and if the reply of the Department be sent to my care, it shall be duly delivered to her.
I have been frequently called on as you know, to verify the applications under the act of 1832. If I had had the pleasure to see you, when, I understand, you were lately in Boston, I should have asked you to inclose copy of your instructions under the act of so lately last. And if it would be convenient for you to send them to me, I should be much obliged - and If I can render you a service here, altho I am sensible you have rights to call on many others. It will give pleasure to
Sir, your obed Servt
Peter O. Thacher

When was Thomas Turrell last p c Mass. agency act 1818-2.
G. M. Cummings Nov 25. 36
Died 31 Jan y 1832 p d to that period PH

I Regemmelick Cushing resident of Plymouth County of Norfolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts do upon oath testify and declare that I well knew Thomas Firtell and a Continental Soldier in the War of the Revolution the said Thomas Firtell to my knowledge enlisted on or about the first of June 1778 for the term of nine months into the Company commanded by Capt Jacob Wales and Col n Marshals Massa- chusetts Regiment and served untill about the first of April 1779 and was then honorably though verbally discharged at West Point so called. and I served in the said Company and Regiment with the said Thomas Firtell and well knew of his service during said term
His Regemmelick X Cushing Mark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Norfolk June 21 1819 Personally appeared the above named Regemmelick Cushing to me well known as a credible and disinterested witness and he made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me Eliphalet Lord Justice Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I hereby certify that the above named Eliphalet Lord is a Magistrate in Norfolk County Mass and authorized to take depositions and the above is his true signature
Nahum Mitchell: Judge

I - Ebenezer Brown do hereby certify that I was a Sergent in the Massachusetts line - and that on the 29 th June 1778 I took charge of thirteen men from the towns of Weymouth & Braintree of which Thomas Tirrell was one of them, I often saw him in Capt. Wales Company in the 10 th Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Col o Thomas Marshall, and saw him in the Spring of 1779, at the time of his discharge, but cannot recollect the exact time. —
Eben r Brown. a L ieut . at the close of the Revolutionary War —
I do hereby certify that the before mentioned Ebenezer Brown - residing in Newton County of Middlesex & State of Massachusetts is a person of respectability. —
Josiah Bacon Jus. Peace
Middlesex ss - Newton May 29 th 1819 - Personally appeared before me - the before mentioned Ebenezer Brown, and made oath to the foregoing Certificate by him subscribed. —
Josiah Bacon Jus. Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Midsesex ss. I Abraham Biglow Clerk of the Judicial Courts in the County of Midsesex, do certify that Josiah Bacon is a Justice of the peace acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, & his name set to the within certificate is his own proper signa- ture.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, this fifth day of June 1819.
Abraham Biglow
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Thomas Turrell Kington
Payable semiannually The first payment on this certificate will be made on the 1 st of Sept r next, in Boston at U.S. Branch Bank

Copy War Department.
Revolutionary Claim.
To certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818,
Thomas Sirrell late a Private in the army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the fourth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this ninth day of July one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
No 13.870