Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10994, for Elisha Livermore, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Livermore, Elisha
S. 10994.
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CONTENTS

4509 Massachusetts
Elisha Livermore of Ward in the State of Massachusetts who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Wood of the Regt. commanded by Col. Crafts in the Massachusetts for  Millis for 6100 days from 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 24. Dollars 11 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Jan'y 1833 and per. Henry H. Lyman Pension
Arrears to date of Sept. 1832 34. 16 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 March 1833 13 11.5
$ 52 21
{ Revolutionary Claim { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Henry H. Lyman Clerk. Book D Vol. 2 Page 97

Elisha Livermore son of Jonas & Elsiebeth Livermore born May 20 1751
The above is the record of the age of Elisha Livermore as recorded on the town book at Leicester
Leicester Dec 26 1832
John Sargent Town Clerk

State of Pennsylvania } ss. County of Mercer }
On this 22 nd day of November 1832. Personally appeared in open Court Before Hon ble Brown & W m Ambersom Judges of the Court in and for the County of Mercer. Andrew Scott, a resident of New Wilmington in Mercer County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, of lawful age to testify on oath, who being duly sworn did depose and say That in the year A.D. Seventeen hundred and seventy six he was a resident of Leicester in the County of Worcester in Massachusetts and that the first of November 1776 he entered the service in a company of Artillery in the Militia of Massachusetts, then in the service of the United States, and that Elisha Livermore then of Oxford in Worcester County, entered the same service at same time with me, a private in the company commanded by Capt n William Ladd. In Col n Ebenezer Crafts Reg t of Artillery, and that the said Elisha Livermore remained in the said service to about, the eighth of May 1777 when we were regularly discharged, making our absence from home nearly seven months, during the time of service our Camp was in the Town of Boston and the settlement round it. That the said Elisha Livermore is the same that performed the aforesaid duty or service. That the deponent was a sergeant in Capt n Ladd's Company and is now seventy three years of age. That the said E Livermore is a man of good character, for truth and veracity I have never known his character questioned. and I have no doubt, but he is of the age which he represents Eighty one years. Andrew Scott
Sworn & Subscribed in open Court November 22 nd 1832
W m Rankin Pres t

Mercer County Pa. W m S Rankin living Seven according to law South that he has been acquainted with Andrew Scott for six years or more, that during which time he has supported a good character and for truth and veracity he has never been convicted.
Sworn & Subscribed in open court 22 November 1832
W m S Rankin
J. Brown
Pennsylvania Mercer County Pa.
I W m S Rankin Clerk of the court of common pleas of said county certify that the within and foregoing proceedings were had at a court of common pleas held at Mercer for said county in open court the 22 nd day of November 1832 and that J Brown & W m Anderson esqrs
when the foregoing proceedings were had here as I was at the time. In witness whereof the said court duly authorized to administer oaths hereby my hand and seal of said court at Mercer this 22 nd day of November A D 1832
W m S Rankin Clerk
House of Representatives
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of William S Rankin Esq r and know that the foregoing signature purporting to be his are his genuine signatures and further certify that the said William S Rankin was, on the twenty second day of November last Clerk of the court of common pleas of the county of Mercer - The state of Pennsylvania - Jan y 21 st 1833
W m Rankin

DECLARATION, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this Fourth day of January in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open Court, before Nathaniel Paine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester now sitting Elisha Livermore a resident of Ward in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Eighty six years 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 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
The Declarant was born in the town of Leicester, County of Worcester, in Massachusetts, June 20 th 1751, and was 81 years old June 20 th 1832. A Certificate of his birth, is hereunto annexed. He further declares, that in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six he was a resident in the town of Oxford in said County of Worcester. that on the first day of Novr. in said 1776. He, the declarant, volunteered & entered the service, a private, in a Company of Militia Commanded by Capt. W m Todd, in Col. Eben t . Crafts Regt. of Artillery then in the service of the United States. - that his term of enlistment was six months. - but he was not discharged until the 8 th of May in 1777. making his Absence from home, nearly seven months. - His tower of duty was in Boston & Vicinity. & that Gen l Sullivan Commanded the troops on that station, that he has lived, since that time, in the town of Oxford, & Ward, and that he now lives in the town of Ward, in Worcester County, Aforesaid.
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.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Before Nath l Paine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester -
Elisha Livermore

We John Paine a Clergyman residing in the Town of Ward — Salem Livermore residing in Leicester near Ward — hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elisha Livermore who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Eighty one years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. —
John Paine Salem Livermore
Worcester ss. January 5th 1833 Personally appeared John Paine & Salem Livermore and made oath that the above certificate by them subscribed is true Before me John Strong Justice of the Peace.
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 mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that John Paine who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the Town of Ward and that Salem Livermore John Paine who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Leicester near the Town of and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
NATH Paine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
Worcester ss. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Stephen Wheeler Register, Clerk 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 Elisha Livermore for a pension. & that John Strong above named is a justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester, and that the above signature purporting to be his signature is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand affixed the seal of said Court this Fifth day of January in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty three.
Stephen Wheeler Register of said Court
Elisha Livermore
Probate of Will
6 Months & 8 Days
Admin
$ 26.11

Rev War
✓ 10994 INVALID.
File No. 10,994
Elisha Livermore
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. a , Page 224
[Arrangement of 1870.]