Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6250, for Cornelius Tileston, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Tileston, Cornelius
S. 6250
CONTENTS
Carded

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Continental. Mass.
Wiston, Cornelius
S. 6250
Carded
CONTENTS

2932.
Massachusetts
Cornelius Tileston of Williamsburg in the State of Mass who was a Pirate in the Company commanded by Captain of the  Regt  Regt commanded by Col Dabton in the ★ Mass line for 2 Years.
★ Continental and Mass. Records completed. May 17, 1904.
Inscribed on the Roll of Peabody at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of Dec 1832 and sent to 6 Bats St of Reps
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $120- Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Oct 33 40-
5/60-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. Sp. Blair Clerk, Book D - Vol. 22 a Page 86 -

Cornelius Tilton
Corporal
Col H. Jackson's Regiment Massachusetts Line
1877-3 years
Cornelius Tilton
Levi's Mass. regt
Sept 77 - 3 years
on Roll

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Hampshire ss.
On this the twenty second day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before the Hon. Samuel Putnam one of the Judges of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth aforesaid, personally appears Cornelius Tilton aged sixty one years, a citizen of the United States now a resident in the town of Williamsburgh in sd County, in s d Commonwealth 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 Tilton enlisted in Williamsburgh in said County of Hampshire, in September 1777 into the Company commanded by Capt. Lyman & Regiment commanded by Col. Slocum & immediately afterwards was transferred into the regiment commanded by Col. Henry Jackson & company commanded by Capt. Washburn, for the term of three years, that he served in s d Corps until the expiration of s d term of three years, when he was discharged in Haddonfield in the State of New Jersey, 1780 as will appear by the discharge documents annexed, and that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support, & that he never has received any pension

from the United States, or any individual State for his said services or any part thereof
Cornelius Tilton
John Bagley a citizen of Williamstown in the County of Hampshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he has for many years been personally acquainted with the above named Cornelius Tilton. That he knows him to be poor & in reduced circumstances in life and that he stands in need of assistance from his country for support May 22. 1818
John Bagley
Elijah H. Mills Member of Congress from Massachusetts being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he has for many years been personally acquainted with the above named Cornelius Tilton. That he is a man of good character, & that deponent has no doubt of the truth of the above facts stated in his Affidavit, & knows that he stands in need of assistance from his country for support
Elijah H. Mills

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Hampshire ss.
Be it remembered that on the 22 d day of May 1818 before me Samuel Putnam one of the Judges of the Supreme Judicial Court of the said Commonwealth personally came & appeared the above named Cornelius Gilstone John Bagley & Elijah H. Mifflin and made solemn oaths to the truth and made solemn oaths to the truth of the declaration and depositions by them respectively subscribed. And it appearing to my satisfaction that the said Cornelius Gilstone did serve in the revolutionary war for more than nine months against the common enemy, and that he is in reduced circumstances in life, & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. I do now transmit the testimony & proceedings taken and had before me to the secretary for the Department of War - pursuant to the directions of the act of Congress made for that purpose.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court the day & year last aforesaid
S. Putnam J. S. J. Court of Mass s .
I Josiah Dwight Clerk of all the Judicial Courts for the County of Hampshire aforesaid do hereby certify that the above named Samuel Putnam is a Judge of the Supreme Judicial Court of the said Commonwealth. That the above signature is genuine being the

proper hand writing of the said Judge - and that the seal annexed is the seal of said court
Josiah Dwight Clerk

24 Cornelius Tileston continental
Pwah
7 years
alloted
$50-
Mr: J. C. Bates
HPR
Cornelius Tileston HPR

DECLARATION,
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF THE 7TH OF JUNE, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, } ss. COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE. }
ON this Eighth day of August , 1832 personally appeared before the Court of Probate of the County of Hampshire now sitting Cornelius Tileston a resident of Williamsburgh in the County of Hampshire, and State of Massachusetts , aged 75 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, with Capt Lyman and served in the regiment of the Massachusetts line, under the following named officers: Capt. Lyman. Lieutenant Logeswell , the ensign's name not recollected. Colonel Lee being Colonel of the Regiment until the three Regiments of Col. Lee Col. Hencley & Col Jackson were constituted one regiment under Col Henry Jackson. Then said Tileston was transferred to a company whose captain was Hastings in the 16 th Regiment as then numbered. That said Tileston has once been on the pension roll & was dropped therefrom on account of property by notice from the War department dated May 29 th 1829. That he was a private in said service & resided at the time of making his former application in Williamsburgh aforesaid & now resides there.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any,) only on that of the agency in the State of
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Cornelius Tileston Samuel Hinkley Judge of Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. Samuel Hinkley Judge of Probate
I, Sam. E. F. Lyman  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 Cornelius Tileston for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two -
Sam. E. F. Lyman Clerk.

Cornelius Tileston Application for a Pension Copy of the Records Paid
not entitled $548 Hon. J. C. Bates

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss March 20 th 1829
Seal To Southworth Jenkins James Mayhew and Hervey C Thayer all of Williamstown in said County Greeting
You are hereby appointed to appraise and inventory all the Real and Personal estate of Cornelius Tilton of Williamstown aforesaid a Revolutionary Soldier at the present true value thereof in money and also to certify what you consider the net gross yearly income thereof to amount to When you have performed said service you are to make return thereof and of your doings in the premises under oath Given under my hand and seal at said Williamstown this Twentieth day of March 1829
Elisha Hubbard Jr Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire ss March 20 th 1829 Personally appeared the above named Southworth Jenkins, James Mayhew and Hervey C Thayer and made solemn oaths that they would appraise the estate of the above named Cornelius Tilton and certify the net yearly income thereof according to the best of their judgment they being credible and disinterested men
Before me Elisha Hubbard Jr Justice of the Peace
We the subscribers in pursuance of our appointment aforesaid have received the Real estate of the above named Cornelius Tilton and do appraise the same $410.00 Almon loom $20. and two two year old heifers $28 48.00 As to the Household furniture and some old farming tools we do not consider them of much value possibly they may all be worth 40.00 We have estimated the net yearly income of the aforesaid estate at $40.00 $ 548.00
March 20 th 1829
Cornelius Tilton
Southworth Jenkins James Mayhew Hervey C Thayer } Appraisers
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire ss On this 21 st day of March 1829 Personally appeared in open court being a Court of Common Pleas and a Court of Assizes in and for said County Cornelius Tilton of Williamstown in said County aged seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of

Concurs of the 18 th March 1818 and the first of May 1820 that he the said Silston did enlist as a Soldier in the State of Massachusetts for the term of three years on the first day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven in the State of Massachusetts in the Company commanded by Capt Hastings in the Regiment commanded by Col d Henry Jackson in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps until Sept r 1780 when he was discharged from the service in Kennebec in the State of New Jersey. He was on the pension list certificate N o 10836 but on account of his there having some property was dropped therefrom and did not apply for a renewal. He is now Old poor and unable to support himself. Cornelius Silston
And in pursuance of the act of the 1 st of May I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of any 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 18 th 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. Cornelius Silston
Commonwealth of Hampshire ss Court of Common Pleas March Term 1829. Sworn and declared in Court March 24
J. Stoddard Clerk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss The subscriber Judge of the Court of Common Pleas now held at Northampton in and for said County do hereby certify that in my opinion the annexed schedule contains the true estimate and value of property of said Cornelius Silston and that his declaration aforesaid as to his services in the Revolutionary War is true. March 24. 1829
J. Cummings

Commonwealth of Massachusetts I, Solomon Stoddard Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify, that it appears, to the best satisfaction of the Court that Cornelius Tilton did serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, under an engagement, in the Continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing Draft, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records 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 Five hundred forty eight Dollars and that the net yearly income of the same is estimated at Forty Dollars And I do also certify that Elisha Houlband Jun r Esquire whose signature is affixed to the papers copies of which are hereto annexed, was at the date thereof one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County duly commissioned &c - and that the signature to said certificate is known to me to be the hand writing of said Elisha Houlband Jun r
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this twenty fourth day of March in the year of our Lord 1829.
S Stoddard Clerk of S t Court

10.836
Massachusetts
Cornelius Tilton
of Williamsburg in the state of Mass who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jackson of the Mass line, for the term of three years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 22 d of May, 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th of May 1819 and sent to E. H. Dills, Esq. Northampton Mass
Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 9 mos. 14/30 75. 61 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sept 1819 48. 00
$123:61
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued
Metaphenian sent to Hon. J. C. B. Waterman Northampton 29 May 1819.

Cornelius Pilestone

War Department,
PENSION OFFICE,
May 29, 1829.
SIR,
You are hereby informed that the Secretary of War does not, on account of the amount of your property, consider you entitled to a Pension under the Acts of the 18th March, 1818, and 1st May, 1820; and has, therefore, directed your name to be stricken from the Pension List.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. Edwards
To Mr. Cornelius Tilton. Care of J. C. Bates, Northampton. Mass.

Cornelius Tilden Continental (Mass.) D.F. 6250

This may Certify that Cornelius Tilton one Corporal in the 16. Massachus. Regt., Command'd by Col. Henry Jackson, has this day faithfully compleated the term of three Years which he engag'd to serve the United States, and for which he has honorably dis- charg'd the American Army - Given under my hand at Camp Hampton Sept. 14. 1780 —
David Cobb Lt. Col. Comd't.
Col. Tilton } is my Cousin }

Rev. War
6250
INVALID.
File No. 6250
Corrallius Tilton
Print. Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: Vol. M , Page 375
[Arrangement of 1870.]