Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,972, for Abel Titus, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Titus, Abel.
S 23.972.
CONTENTS

Order receiving payment Inden to pension 23 Feb 1835
103
Vermont
Abel Titus
of Rutland Co in the State of Vermont who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Brown of the Regiment commanded by Colonel H Jackson in the Mass's line, for the term of three years, from 18 July 1777 to 18 July 1780
scribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of $80 ~ Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 day of March 1830
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 of July 1832 and sent to the Temple Esq. Rutland Vt
Arrears to 4th of March 1832 $80. Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep. 60.
$120.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820 }
7 June 1831
Recorded Book H Vol 4 page 87.
BK B

Abel Titus Private of Jackson's Regt Mass. Line 77 — 3 Years due 5 April 1819
Service admitted
Judges certificate of the reduced circumstances of applicant is required & that he is satisfied of the resident citizenship
Completed R.T.
Admitted

State of Vermont ss.
On the 5 th day of July  June 1819 before me the undersigned one of the judges of Rutland County court personally appears Abel Titus of Clarendon in the County of Rutland aged fifty seven years, who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration 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" That he the said Abel Titus on the 18 th July 1777 at Attleboro' in the State of Massachusetts into the company commanded by Capt. G. Brown in Col. Henry Jackson's Regiment of the Massachusetts line - That he continued to serve in said Corps or line in the service of the U. States until the 18 th day of July 1780 when he was discharged from service near Springfield in the State of New Jersey, he then belonging to Capt. Turner's company of 1 st Regiment That he was in the battle of Monmouth - and that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of assistance from his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his possession of his said services - known to & declared before me } the day & year aforesaid.
Amos Thompson J. J. M. Rutland County Court

I Amos Thompson Thomas Thompson one of the judges of the Rutland County Court as aforesaid in the State of Vermont do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Abel Titus did serve in the revolutionary war as a soldier against the common enemy that he is a resident citizen of the U. States as stated in the preceding declaration. - And I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken had before me to the secretary of war pur- suant to the directions of the aforesaid Act of Congress Rutland 5. April  July 1819 Amos Thompson Judge Rutland Court - Vermont
By order of Judge Thompson W. Temple Clk

There appears to be some mistake, relative to the date of the declaration - it bears date 5 th April 1819, while the Image's certificate is dated 5 Jan y 1819 - an explanation is respectfully asked
Pension Office Aug t 24 th 1819

Abel Titus
3 years
July 18 1932
P.O.

STATE OF VERMONT, RUTLAND COUNTY, ss.
On this 12 th day of July A. D. 1832
personally appeared before the Respectable Court of the County of Rutland Abel Titus a resident of the County of Rutland and State of Vermont, aged 70 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 1777 and served in
Regiment of the Massachusetts line under the following named officers. Col. Henry Jackson, Lt. Col. Cobbs, Maj. Tyler, Capt. Brown, Lt. Kimball, &c. He served three years - That he was placed on the Pension Roll under the act of Congress of 1818 & was not continued under the act of 1820 as he never his schedule for that purpose - His Pension certificate accom- panies this - he resided in Plainfield when he made his original declaration & now resides there

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
N. Royce Regt
Abel Titus
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I Rodney C. Royce Regt Clerk of the Court of Pocahontas do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Abel Titus for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, at Realland this 12 day of July A. D. 1832
N. Royce Regt

Illb.
bus file 23.972
Rev. Mar.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Abel Tates , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his  widow's ) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     attleboro, Mass July 18, 1777 3 yrs. { (Gwen) Brown { (Thos) Turner Henry Jackson Mass.         
Battles engaged in, Monmouth & Sullivan's expd. Residence of soldier at enlistment, attleboro, Mass Date of application for pension, apl. 5, 1819 : allonad. Residence at date of application, Clarendon, Rutland Co., Vt. Age at date of application, 57 yrs.
Remarks: no further family data.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

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Recorda

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March 1818,
Abel Titus . . . . . late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Vermont Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to com- mence on the fifth day of April — one thousand eight hundred and nineteen .
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this fifteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War.

J. L. Edwards Esq. Chief Clerk Pension Office City of Washington

Rutland (Vt.) 11. Sep 1829
Sir
In explanation of the mistake in dates referred to on the back of the enclosed declaration, I have to say, that the declaration was drawn up in July, & the dates then made-out owing to an unexpected absence of the judge were not executed until April; when it seems but one of the dates was corrected. I have corrected the date of the judge's Certificate to correspond with that of the declaration, & now return it —
I am Sir, respectfully Your Ob. Servt P. T. Dyer
J. L. Edwards Esq Pension Office

Vermont
Abel Titus
of Rutland Co in the state of Vermont who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jackson of the Mass'ts line, for the term of Three years
Inscribed on the roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 5 th of April 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th of Sep r 1819 and sent to H. Temple Esqr Rutland Vermont
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819 = $40.00 Semi-anl. all'ce ending Febr y 1820  48.
5 mo: $88.00
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }

REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE
O. W. & N. Div.
MEMORANDA.
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier: Abel Titus
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Atelborough Mass
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Clarendon Rutland County Vermont
Date of death (as near as possible):
About - 1840
Christian name of widow: Mary Cotton Descendant of John Cotton
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
I think Abel Titus received a pension
Remarks:
I have been told he was in the Battle of Bunker Hill
Your name and address:
Mrs Sarah J. Wain 265 West 21-Street Rockford Illinois

O. M. H.
2
19 Elm St. Rutland, Vt.
July 11, 1906.
Pension Department Washington, D. C.
Will you please give me the facts that you have concerning the life and service of Abel Letus who died and was buried at E. Clarendon, Vt. His headstone bears the fact that he was a Revolutionary soldier. He is an ancestor of mine.

I understand that he was born in Attleboro, Mass.
I am informed by Mr. Crockett Sec. of the Vt. Soc. S. A. R. that you have the necessary information, also that what you have will be accepted as proper evidence by the S. A. R. society. I also un- derstand that this is done free gratis.
May I hear from you?
Respectfully
Maria Everts Steward.

Resolation 23 972 INVALID.
File No. 23,972
Abel Titus
Re Rev War
Act: June 7 th 72 nd
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 419
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Oct. 28/93 Hist. of Mrs. Smith & Family 208 West St. Louis, Rockford, Ill. 1906 July 25. History to Mrs. Maria E. Stewart

Feb 1. Clarendon St 2nd fl pr
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J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pension Washington City

Dear Sir
Clarendon Rutland Co. Vt. July 16 1832
from your communication to Mr Glade it becomes necessary for me to detail the circumstances of my services in the army, enlistment &c. and the pension I have recd from Government
I Entered at Attleborough in the State of Massachusetts. Where I then resided on the 18 th of July 1777 into Capt. Brown's Com- -pany in Col. Henry Jackson's Regiment of Infantry. my enlistment was for three years and I joined the army at Boston and marched for the army in pursuit of Burgoyne, and wintered the next winter in Lancaster Pennsylvania, was after in the battle of Monmouth and in Sullivan's Expedition on Rhode Island and remained in the army until the year 1780 when I was discharged near Springfield in New Jersey having served three years in the Continental Army.
I now reside in Clarendon in Rutland County Vermont and have done for about 52 years, and first applied for a pension about the year 182 under the Law of 1818 and recd recd a pension for about one year when I was stricken off
I applied again under the Law of 1831 and was placed upon the pension roll as as appears by my Certificate dated at the War Office the 28 th day of July 1832 and now draw eighty dollars a year commencing on the 4 th of March 1831 up to the 4 th day of September last
Very respectfully Your Obdt. Servt. Abt. Tilton

For the purpose (copy) of obtaining the benefits of the act entitled 'An act for the relief of certain surviving officers & soldiers of the Army of the Revolution' approved on the 15 th of May 1828, I Abel Titus of Clarendon in the County of Rutland in the State of Vermont, do hereby declare, that I enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the revolution, for & during the war, & continued in its service until its termination; at which period I was a soldier, private in Capt. Turners company in the 4 th regiment of the Massachusetts line.
And I also declare that I afterwards received certificates for the reward of eighty dollars, to which I was entitled under a resolution of Congress passed the 15 th of May 1778. And I further declare that I was not on the 15 th day of May 1828, on the pension list of the United States. Witness My Hand this 12 th day of June A.D. 1828
(Signed) Abel Titus
State of Vermont } Rutland ss }
Before me Robert Temple, a justice of the Peace for said County of Rutland in the State of Vermont, personally appeared this day, George T. Hodge, Esq. & Ephraim Jackson of the said county, who did severally make oath that Abel Titus - by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally reported to be & believed to have been a soldier in the army of the Revolution, in manner as above stated.

Witness My Hand This 12 th day of June in the year 1828.
(Signed) R. Temple.
I, Robert Pierpoint Clerk of the County Court of the County of Rutland in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that Robert Temple before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn was at the time, a Justice of the Peace, & duly com- missioned to administer Oaths.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 12 th day of June in the year 1828
(Signed) R. Pierpoint.

C.M.D.
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23.972

Abel Tins - Rob. Mass. line -
Vermont
Inw. File No 23,972 OK
Not allowed Act 1825.

Revolutionary Claims.
Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
6 September 1828
The annexed paper, relating to the claim of Abel Titus , under the abovementioned act, is respectfully referred to the Secretary of War, with a request that he will be pleased to cause me to be informed whether it appears, by any records in the War Department, that the claimant has received, or is entitled to receive, the bounty in land granted by Congress for service in the Continental line of the Army of the Revolution.
Richard Roth.
The Hon. the SECRETARY OF WAR.
Major Lewis not returned
War Department Bounty Land Office 15 Sep r 1828.
Abel Titus a soldier of the Mass s Line, is not returned as entitled to land from the U. States, or has a warrant issued for him.
B. Stephens

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
July 31. 1828
Abel Titus, — of Clarendon, in the County of Rutland — in the State of Vermont has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a private — in captain Turner's company, in the 4th regiment of the Massachusetts line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing. —
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary, A. D. Kimball.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
6. August 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to _____ in the _____
It further appears that _____ is now on the pension list of the _____ agency, and has been so since the _____ at the rate of _____ dollars per month.
The name of Abel Titus cannot be found among those of the Massachusetts line to whom certificates for the gratuity of eighty Dollars were issued — It appears from the muster Rolls of the Massachusetts line that Abel Titus enlisted on the 18. July 1777 for three years, and that he was discharged from Capt. Parnes's company, on the 18. July 1780 —
John H. Agner And
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