Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 33019, for Bela Lucas, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass-
Lucas, Bela
S 33019
CONTENTS

10. B91, R
Napa County
Belatt Lucas
of Hymen in the state of Mapachyfe . who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bailey of the Mapachyfe line, for the term of One Year
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th of May 1811 and paid to Nahum Natchell Esq. East Bridgewater Mass s
Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1819.. 86.336
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep. 1819: 48.00
10 Mo: \frac{20}{30}  \frac{4}{31}
$134.36
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Worthenian and Wab. Co. & Gas Co of the Ill. Mineral & Hydraulic Co.

Bela Lucas.
10394 May '19
cm
SCHEDULE.

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Plymouth ss.
On this seventeenth day of July 1820, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having a power also of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings, personally appeared in open Court, being a court of record for the said County Peter Lucas aged sixty four years, resident in Plymouth 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, viz. for the term of twenty six months in the Company of John Bridgham Esq. of Col. Bailey's Massachusetts Line, and that he has received a pension certificate dated 8th day of May 1818 and numbered 10,394 in pursuance of his original Declaration made 11th April 1818 and also takes and subscribes the following oath, viz.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 28th 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 other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
My real estate amounts to nothing
Personal estate is as follows viz
value at $10-50 { Bed chairs Two old tables Chest iron crockery Glass & wooden ware &c
My family consists of myself & my wife I am now aged seventy years she is barely able to support herself my occupation is that of a farmer & my health is as good as I could expect considering my advanced age.
Peter Lucas
Sworn to, and declared, on the 17th day of July A.D. 1820 before Nathan Mitchell Esq. Justice of the Court
I, John B Thomas clerk of said Court 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 Ten dollars and Fifty cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the court, on this Twenty fourth day of July A.D. 1820
John B Thomas Clerk of the Court for the County of Plymouth

Bela Lucas Plymouth 1776

I Bela Lucas of Plymouth in the county of Plymouth commonwealth of Massachusetts and a citizen of the United States and resident therein set forth and declare on oath that I was a soldier in the War of the revolution for more than nine months on the continental establishment that from my reduced circumstances I need the assistance of my Country for support and therefore am desirous to obtain a pension from the United States agreeable to the Law of congress of the 18 th of March last and do relinquish all claim to any former pension granted me (if any) by any law of congress - that I entered the service January 1776 and served twelve months - part of it in Roxbury near Boston, & the latter part at New York, in Capt John Bowditch's Company and Col. Parley's regiment - I then enlisted for eight months in Albany &c. in Capt Drew's Company and Col. Parley's regiment Larned's Brigade - I then enlisted again for four months went to Valley Forge in Capt Loring's Company. Col. Gamaliel Bridford's regiment - was then discharged by him in May A.D. 1778 I have no written discharge, all the services aforesaid were in the Massachusetts line - Bela Lucas
Plymouth ss. Declared on oath and sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence Apr. 11. 1818. - Nahum Mitchell: Judge

Ephraim Pratt of Barn in the County of Plymouth of lawful age testify and say, that I was a Soldier in the War of the revolution in Captain John Bridgham Company & Colonel John Bailey, Regiment, which was then call'd the Year service - in one thousand seven hundred and seventy Six - And, that Bela Lucas of Plymouth in the said County of Plymouth that was a Soldier al so with one in said Bridgham Company & Bailey, Regiment and served as a Soldier for the term of one year - Plymouth July 8 1818 Eph m Pratt
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss - On this eighth day of July in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Then the aforesaid deponent personally appeared and made solemn Oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him Subscribed - I further testify that the aforesaid Ephraim Pratt is a man of truth and veracity.
Nathaniel Goodwin Justice of the Peace
Plymouth ss. The said Ephraim Pratt is a credible Witness and the said Nath l . is the May Genl. of militia in this division and is a respectable magistrate in this County & full is authorised by law to take Deposition & took this at my particu- lar request -
Nahum Mitchell: Judge Deu

I John Tilton of Scituate but formerly of Hanover in the County of Plymouth Commonwealth Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say that I was a soldier in the War of the revolution in Captain John Bridgham Company Colonel John Bartlett's Regiment Wapachuckett Line in what was then called the Year service, which was in the Year one thousand seven hundred & Seventy Six, and was a Corporal & also a Sergeant of said Company. That Bela Lucas of Plymouth was a soldier belonging to the aforesaid Company and is on a roll, I now have of said Company and he served during the Campaign which was one Year
John Tilton
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth ss On this fourteenth day of July in the Year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred & eighteen
Then aforesaid deponent personally appeared and made solemn Oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed.
I hereby certify that the said deponent is a man of truth and veracity —
Nathaniel Goodwin Justice of the Peace
The said John Tilton is a credible witness and the said Goodwin is the same man and took this deposition in the same manner as is described in the other deposition my certificate to accompanying this case, & in others —
Nahum Mitchell: Judge Hus

Bela Lucas
Plymouth Ms
(Private)
Col Baileys Regiment
Massachusetts Line
1776. — 1778
Admitted

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
On this 11 th  ss. day of April 2 d 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Bela Lucas of Plymouth aged  years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the enclosed  following declaration, by him signed, 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," etc.
That he served as a private soldier in said war the whole of 1776 - /See his said declaration enclosed and also Ephraim Pratt's and John Tilton's Deposition/
N.B. In this, as in most of the cases I have forwarded, the declaration was made at an early period, but detained by me till the necessary evi- dence as to service & circumstances were procured by the applicant - this

will account for the apparent anaero- nism in the papers. —
And I do certify that I am satis- fied the said Lucas is poor and needs the assistance of his country for support —
And I, the said Judge, do also certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Bela Lucas did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the com- mon enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Nahum Mitchell
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss.
1818.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth—that the same Circuit Court of Common Pleas is a Court of record—that the signature to the above cer- tificate is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of the said Court.
} Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of

33019 Rev INVALID.
File no. 33,019
Bela Lucas
His Rev. Wm
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 250
[Arrangement of 1870.]