Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,950, for David Loring, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Loring, David
S.18950
Carded
CONTENTS

27468 Massachusetts
David Loring
of Barnstable in the State of Mass who was a private in the Com y commanded by Captain Hamlin of the Reg t commanded by Collo Hallett in the Mass line for
9 Months
Miles
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of June 1834 and sent to Hono J Reed H o of Rep
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1831. $90 Semi-ann. allowance ending 11 Sep " 15 $105
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk Book 6 Vol. 2 Page 31
77 Barnstable

18950 INVALID.
File No. 18950
Act: _____
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 228
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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House of Representatives June 5 th 1834
Sir
I herewith enclose You Memorials &c desiring Pensions. for Bursly Brocker Daniel Rodgers & David Loring - I hope the subject may be attended to as soon as possible.
With Respect Mr Ob t Linn John Reed

31196 David Loring Barnstable Mass.
Admiral Private 9 Months 1 day Capt. Hamlin Colo. Hallett
Hon. S. Reed

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Barnstable ss.
On this Eleventh
day of March
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting at Barnstable in and for said County, David Loring a resident of Barnstable in said County, aged seventy seven 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 act of Congress passed June 7th, A. D. 1832.
THAT he was born at Barnstable aforesaid on the first day of May A. D. 1756, and that there is a record of his birth a copy of which is annexed : that he was in the United States service from the first day of May A. D. 1779, to the about the 1st. day of November A. D. 1779 as a private in the Massachusetts Militia
: that he was residing at Barnstable when he entered the service; that he enlisted in the company under the command of Capt Joseph Palmer for the period of six months and served for the period aforesaid
: that he marched from Barnstable to Falmouth where he was employed in guarding the Coast
: that he served with none of the regular troops — Major Dinnick of Falmouth was the major over the Regiment in which Capt. Palmer's Company belonged. He does not remember the Colonel but thinks it was Col Nathl. Freeman .
None of the regular officers were known to him: that he was in no battle, but was in one of three boats that went from Falmouth to Chart's Vineyard & Nantucket , a trip which had been carried away from Falmouth by the enemy, & in bringing him back we were chased & fired at by a British cutter, but we escaped, and at the end of his service received a discharge but not in writing
: that he left the service on about the 1st of Nov 1779 and that since the Revolutionary war he has resided at Barnstable , aforesaid
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the some time in the month of July A. D. 1780, to the first day of November A. D. 1780
as a private in the Massachusetts Militia
that he was residing at Barnstable aforesaid ,
when he entered the service; that he enlisted for three months
and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt Micah Hamblen, Lieut. Howland 1st Lieut. Thomas Crocker 2d Lieut. in Col. Hallett's Regiment
: that he marched from Barnstable to Rhode Island across Howland's Ferry & served there in erecting a fort guarding the Coast &c and a part of the time as a private to Lieut. Crocker .
: that he served with none of the but served near them & was in sight of the British Ships of War very frequently .
no regular officers were known to him: that he was in no battle
that at the end of his service he received a discharge but not in writing and left the service on the first of November
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the day of A. D. 17 , to the day of A. D. 17
as a in the
that he was residing at
when he entered the service; that he
and served for the period aforesaid under the command of
: that he marched from
: that he served with
of the regular troops; and
regular officers were known to him; that he was in battle
that at the end of his service he received a discharge the service on
and left

Also that he performed duty at various times and for different periods in the year 1778, when called out on alarms in the Companies commanded by Capt's George Lewis, and Micah Hamblin & marched to Falmouth & Hyannis, sometimes being gone from home, three , sometimes four , six , eight and ten days at once, but he cannot state the precise times of these short services, nor their precise lengths.
He further states that he cannot state positively the precise beginning or end of his services, but that he knows that his service under Capt. Palmer at Falmouth in the
1779 was six months  6
and that under Capt. Hamblin in 1780 at Rhode Island was three months  3
And besides these he was upon alarms as above stated.
The Rev Henry Hensy and Ebenezer Bacon have his neighbors and can testify to his character for veracity and his reputation as a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first aforesaid.
David Loring
Abner Davis Regt We Henry Hensy a Clergyman residing in the town of Barnstable and Ebenezer Bacon residing in Barnstable hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David Loring who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed as aforesaid.
Abner Davis Regt
Henry Hensy Eben Bacon
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that the Rev. Henry Hensy who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the town of Barnstable, and that Ebenezer Bacon who has also signed the same is a resident in Barnstable and a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Nymphas Williams Judge
I Abner Davis Regt 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 David Loring for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
Abner Davis, Regt

I hereby Certify that David Loring was born in Barnstable May 1 st A.D. 1756 as appears from the records of the Town of Barnstable
Attest Josiah Hineckley Clerk of the Town Barnstable
Barnstable Sept 21 st 1832

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, March 20 1834.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of David Loring, as a private, is borne on a Pay Roll of Capt. George Lewis's company, Col. Freeman's Regt. where he is allowed eight days for service and travel, in Sept. 1778. _____
days 8
David "Lowring's" name is borne on a Pay Roll of Capt. Joseph Palmer's company, where he is allowed for service from May 3 to Nov. 2, 1779, six months _____ 6. 0
David Loring's name is borne on a Pay Roll of Capt. Micah Hamlin's company, in Col. Hallett's Regt. where he is allowed for service and travel to Oct. 31, 1780 two months and twenty three days _____ 2 23
David Loring claims for service under Capt. Hamlin, in 1778 - but the rolls he describes are not found in this office. 8. 31 9. 01
Edward H. Bangs. Leg