Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5703, for Aaron Lord, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Lord, Aaron.
S. 5703
Carded.
CONTENTS

2624.
Massachusetts
Aaron Lord
Spenceh in the State of Mass who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Wm. Waite of the Reg't - commanded by Col. Waite in the State for 2 Years
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 120 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of Dec r . 1832 and Stat. Pension Balance Spenceh Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1832 $180.00 Pension allowance ending 4 th Mar ch 33 60.00 $240.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by N. N. Addison Clerk Book D Vol. D Page 64

Sam Lord Forwarded by Josiah Caldwell Ipswich Mass.
no 1984

BRIEF in the case of  Sharon Lord  of  Ipswich  in the State of  Massachusetts  (Act 7 June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? Seventy three  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.     In 1775 3 As a Ord. Sergeant Capt. William Brade   1776 8 " Capt. Robt. Dodge   "77 6 " Col. Nathaniel Brade   "78 11 " " M c Brade   "80 4 " Col. M c Brade  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Ipswich Essex County  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
H. H. Jackson Examining Clerk.

State of Massachusetts
County of Essex ss.
On this seventh day of August, personally appeared in open court before the Hon. Daniel A. White Judge of Probate, now sitting at Ipswich within & for the County of Essex aforesaid.
Aaron Lord aged 73 years years who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That is to say that in 1775 I enlisted as a volunteer and acted as orderly sergeant in Capt. William Leader's Company, Col. Hartshorn's Regiment and was stationed at Roxbury Mass. Served three months - from Dec. 1775 to Feb. 1776. I have no documentary evidence but Daniel Smith was in the same service. I further declare that in 1776 I was at Boston five months as sergeant under Capt. Robert Dodge and with the company was employed most of the time making cartridges. Moses Galdwell was also there. In May 1777 I engaged as Orderly Sergeant in Capt. Simon Brown's Company, Col. Nathaniel Leader's Regiment and was in Rhode Island six months. Henry Russel and Daniel Smith were also there and know this to be true. I was discharged first of Jan'y 1778 but I have no documents to which I can refer. with the same In 1778 was in the same service and officers, Orderly Sergeant in Rhode Island six months. Henry Russel and Daniel Smith also again in the same service. In 1780 was Orderly Sergeant in Capt. Gould's Company, Col. Leader's Regiment - at Westport and served four months. Daniel Smith was also there. I further declare that I served in all twenty four months. I was born in Ipswich in 1753 - am now 73 years of age and have always lived in Ipswich.

He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity whatever, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll, of the agency of any State. Aaron Lord Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
D. W. M c
Judge of Probate.
We David T. Kimball — a clergyman residing in the town of Ipswich, and Job Farley esquire of Ipswich both in the County of Essex — hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Aaron Lord who has subscribed & sworn to the above, and that we believe him to be seventy three years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion, Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, before D. W. M c { Judge of Probate. } David T. Kimball Job Farley
And the said Court thereupon proceeded to propound the following interrogatories, which he answered under oath as follows:
1 st Where and in what year were you born?
Answer — In Ipswich — 1758
2 nd Have you any record of your age?
Answer — I find no record of my age but my baptism is recorded in the office of the Town Clerk of Ipswich December 10, 1758
3 rd Where were you living, when called into service where have you lived since the Revolutionary war — & where do you now live?
Answer — I have always lived in Ipswich, in County of Essex — State of Massachusetts.
4 th How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom?
Answer Each time in the service I was a volunteer and never acted as a substitute.

5 th state the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops where you served, such Con- tinental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service. Arrived  Captain William Wade — Robert Dodge — Simeon Brown — Colonel — Austin Wade I am unable to designate the officers whether Continental — or Militia — such however are their names —
6 state the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your service as a soldier of the Revolution?
Amos — Rev. David S. Kimball — and Job Aaron Lord
Farley Esq. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. D. S. White Judge of Probate.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that after the investigation of the matter, and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the Court Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states, And the Court further certifies that it appears to them, that the Rev. David S. Kimball who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Ipswich, County of Essex Commonwealth of Massachusetts — & Job Farley Esquire of Ipswich aforesaid is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
D. S. White { Judge of Probate.
I Nathaniel Lord Jr., register of the court Clerk of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Aaron Lord for a pension. — The words "register of the court" in this certificate were interlined before signing.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two
Cath. Lord Jr.

We Daniel Smith and Henry Russell do swear that we know the statement of Aaron Lord on this sheet to be true Daniel Smith
Henry Russell
Sworn to and subscribed, preparatory to the declaration of the opinion of the court, the day and year aforesaid.
D. H. White { Judge of Probate.
Aaron Lord Nov 1984.

Arm Lord
1984
Sugart 2 years
adm d "
120
$120
Asiah Calomel Oxynick Map

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Clara Lord which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. †If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. †Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
†QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
†QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Rebman
5703
✓ INVALID.
File No. 5703
Aaron Lord
Sergt Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: Vol. M, Page 226
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Lord, Abner GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 6124 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Feb. 5, 1790
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*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.