Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,502, for Samuel Sweet, Rhode Island

SERVICE
NUMBER
R.I.
Sweet, Samuel
S 11502
CONTENTS
carded

15043
Rhode Island
Samuel Moul
of East Greenwich in the State of Rhode Island who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Johnson of the Regt commanded by Colonel Cornell in the R.I. Island line for 11 months & 4 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 18 Dollars 23 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of May 1833 and sent to Mrs. Mary Brown Est. Monarch St.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $96.46 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. 24.11 $120.57
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by John Addison Clerk, Book E Vol. 2 nd Page 129

Reborn
11502 INVALID.
File No. 11 5-02
Samuel Street
Phil. B.W. name
Act: June 1th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 366
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Decr 10, 1910. Samuel Scott MKO
Samuel Scott

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations County of Kent
On this twenty ninth day of August. A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Samuel S. Sweet a resident of East Greenwich in said county of Kent, aged seventy one years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to claim the benefit of the act of January 27. 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he was born on the ninth day of January 1761 and believes his birth is recorded in said East Greenwich records, and has no personal record of his birth.
That at the time when he was called into the service of the United States, he lived in said East Greenwich, and resided in said place during the revolutionary war, and that some time after said war he removed to the state of Connecticut, where he resided for about twenty five years, and that he has resided in said East Greenwich for about three years past, near when he lived in said revolutionary war.
That in the winter of 1777. after he was sixteen years of age. His father's record lists him as a man in the militia of said East Greenwich under the orders of Capt. Allen Johnson, guarding the shores of Narragansett bay in Laidnerite Neck in North Kingston so called. He served as a private & appears he was drafted.
That in the summer & fall of 1777 he was drafted and served as a private in said East Greenwich militia under the orders of Capt. Michael Spencer in guarding the shores in Narragansett, East Greenwich and Laidnerite Neck for six months or thereabouts.
That in October 1777 or September previous, he was drafted, and under the orders of Lieut. Jeriah Jones marched to Bristol in this state, where said company was stationed during Genl. Spencer's attempt upon the Island of Rhode Island, he served this time one month,

That in August 1778 he was drafted and under the orders of Capt. Allen Johnson marched to Bristol in this State when said company was stationed during Genl. Sullivan's expedition against Rhode Island, he served in said Militia this time one month.
That in the fall of 1778 he was drafted and served one month in said East Greenwich Militia under Capt. Allen Johnson guarding the shore, and was stationed at said East Greenwich Court house.
That in the spring of 1779 he was drafted and served one month in said Militia in Warwick guarding said shores under the orders of said Capt. Allen Johnson.
That in the summer of 1779 he was drafted and served one month under said Capt. Johnson, guarding the shore in Lardner's Neck in North Kingston.
That in said year 1779, but the season of the year, does not recollect he served one month as a substitute for Sylvester Scott in the Militia under Capt. John Stafford, this service was in East Greenwich and Warwick.
That as a substitute he served for two months or more, a few days at a time, and sometimes a week or more, on alarms and expeditions under the orders of said Capt. Allen Johnson, in said East Greenwich Militia.
That he knows of no person who he can prove, who can testify to his service and
That he has no documentary evidence in relation to this subject - 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 new State.

Sworn & and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Samuel Sweet
The Anthony Spencer of East Greenwich in the county of Kent and sister Weaver now residing in said East Greenwich hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Sweet who has subscribed to the above declaration. That we believe him to be twenty one years of age. That he is respected & beloved in the neighborhood when he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we are in the opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Anthony Spencer Dutcher Weaver
I Pardon Tillinghast a clergyman residing in said East Greenwich, hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Samuel Sweet of East Greenwich aforesaid, who has subscribed to the foregoing declaration. That I believe him to be twenty one years of age. That he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood when he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that I am in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Pardon Tillinghast
Witness to Court of Common Pleas August Term A.D. 1832 Subscribed by Anthony Spencer, Dutcher Weaver & Pardon Tillinghast in open court, the first two the seventh & the last on the 8 th day of the Term Witness John Brown Clk

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 named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that
Pardon Tillinghast who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the Town of East Greenwich and that Anthony Spencer & Peter Weaver
who also signed the same are residents in the Town of East Greenwich  town in  S d County and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, JOHN BROWN, Clerk of said Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Sweet for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Tenth day of September in the year 1852
John Brown

10910
Samuel Sweet.
Thurs 16 Mar & 16 days
A. M. A.
M rs G. Bowen Esq East Greenwich R. I.

BRIEF in the case of Samuel Sweet of East Greenwich in the State of Rhode Island (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? On an Oath  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Winter In 1777 — 14 Private Gen. Johnston   Summer 1777 — 6 " Col Storer   October 1777 1 " Lt Jones   Credit 1778 — 1 " Col Johnston   Fall 1778 1 " " "   Spring 1779 — 1 " " "   Summer 1779 1 " Col Hoffman   1779 - Subtotal 1 " Col Johnston  
5. In what battles was he engaged? none  1779 at different times 2 or more
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? East Greenwich R.I. Island
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  The papers are not attached to other or returned
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Cottle Examining Clerk.