Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32964, for John Lawrence, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Lawrence, John
S. 32964
CONTENTS

Massachusetts
4,294
John Lawrence 1 st Lt Capt Whipple Private Massachusetts Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 13 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th of Nov r 1818 and sent John Davis Esq r Worcester, Massachusetts
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1818 - 4 - \frac{22}{30} 37.86 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 mar 1819 - 48.
$ 85.86
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
2 Years
Continued Worcester
4 March 1819 Worcester
Notification sent to Abijah Bigelow Esq r 19 Sep 1820. Worcester Mass.

John Laurence 1 st
4204
Nov 1878
Cont. Sept 79
1820
AM

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this twenty fourth day of June 1820, personally appeared in open Court, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, within and for said County of Worcester, established as such by the laws of said Commonwealth, John Lawrence, aged sixty three years, resident in Worcester 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: I entered in March 1781, and belonged to Capt. Huggins Company, commanded also by Capt. Whipple and Capt. Benson - Col. Rufus Putnam's Regt. in the Mass. Line. for three years and continued in the service till May 1783. when I was discharged. My original declaration is dated the 13th day of April 1818. and my pension certificate is numbered 4,294.
and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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, I have no property of any description, nor have I been able all to labour since I left the army. I have no family  other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
John Lawrence
Sworn to and declared, on the twenty fourth day of June, 1820 before the said Court.
Attest, Abijah Bigelow, Clk.
I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, holden within and for the County of Worcester, 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 said John Lawrence has dollars and no property cents, whatever.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty fourth day of June, 1820.
Abijah Bigelow Clerk of the Court for the County of Worcester.

Political Events John Lawrence.
Knoxville 13 April -
Not on Rolls
Admitted

County of Worcester.
State of Massachusetts
I John Lawrence a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Worcester in the County of Worcester in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, sometime in the month of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and one I entered and was engaged in the Land service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the month of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eight, as a private soldier against the common enemy, without any interruption or absence: that I belonged to a Company commanded successively by Capt Whipple & Capt. Blish, & afterwards to a Company commanded by Capt. Hudson in the Regiment commanded by Col. Rufus Putnam in the Massachusetts line and that I left the service in the month of May as a prisoner of war, which discharge I have lost, having had no settled place of abode since that time and that, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of sixty years & extremely infirm & lame having been injured in the service, from which injury I have never recovered.
And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
John Lawrence
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this 13th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me, Isaac Parker Clerk
Justice of Supreme Court of Massachusetts
the abovenamed John Lawrence and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination duly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true.
Attest my hand & the seal of said Court the day aforesaid
Isaac Parker Clerk

I Reuben Munro of Worcester do certify that I have known the within named John Lawrence five or six years, that I believe him a man of truth and that his declaration of the within facts I should not dispute, and that I have often heard him talked of as one of the old soldiers.
Reuben Munro
13 April 1870
Sworn to believe me Isaac Parker C186
Polish Event John Lawrence.
Worcester
13 April -
Not in Rolls
Admitted

32964 Rev INVALID.
File No. 32,964
John Lawrence
Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 287
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER, ss.
ss. Miha I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts holden within and for said County of Worcester , certify, that Edward D. Bangs Esquire before whom the annexed Affidavits have been made, are Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly qualified for the purpose, acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, and that their name subscribed thereto are their own proper signatures.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the County seal, this twenty second day of October A. D. 1818.
Application of John Lawrence
Abijah Bigelow, Clerk.

I Peter Willard of Worcester in the County of Worcester, thus on oath testify and say that I served in the Revolutionary Army from 1777 to the close of the War; that in the Year 1781 John Lawrence enlisted into the same Company and Regiment with myself, which was the 5 th Massachusetts Regiment, Col. Rufus Patnam's; that he served with me till the close of the War, when we were both hon- orably discharged.
Att. Edu. D Bangs.
Peter his X Willard mark.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester ss. Personally appeared the said Peter Willard and made solemn oath to the truth of the above Deposition by him subscribed
Oct. 22. 1818—
Before me Edu. D Bangs Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above named Peter Willard is in my opin- ion a disinterested and credible witness
Edu. D Bangs

Worcester, Town of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, April 11 th A. D. 1818,
We the subscribers, Selectmen of the Town of Worcester, hereby certify that we well know Mr. John Lawrence of this Town, who it is said was a soldier in the war of the revolution, and that by reason of his dearned Circumstances in life, we have no doubt he stand in need of Assistance from his Country for support.
Abraham Lincoln Nathaniel Stowell John Flagg Peter Slater

I Pellatiah Everett of Westminster in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Lawful age testify and say That John Lawrance of Worcester in said County in May A D 1781. joined a Company in the Continental Army commanded by Capt. Job Whipple in Col o Rufus Putnam's Regiment afterwards said Company was commanded by Capt. Joshua Benson. and which Company was afterwards commanded by Capt. Michael Gabriel Huedang all which time and until May A D 1783 the said Lawrance continued a Soldier in said Company
Pellatiah Everett
Worcester ss. September 23. 1818. Pellatiah Everett made Oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed. —
Before me Michael Gill Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that Pellatiah Everett the Subscribers to the above Deposition is a man of truth and true faith and Credit ought to be given him
Michael Gill Just Peace