Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20515, for Nathaniel Long, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Mass.)
Long, Nathaniel Elizabeth
N 20515
CONTENTS

10.981
R
Massachusetts
Nathaniel Long
of Boxford in the state of Massachusetts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Glover of the Massachusetts line, for the term of ten months - continuous
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 2 d of November 1810
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 d of May 1819 and sent to S. Putnam, Esq. Salem. Mass.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 9 \frac{29.4}{30.31} 00.36 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819 - 40.00
$128.36
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Essex County.

Elizabeth Long widow of Nathaniel M rs
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
End from $33.33
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
1 st of July 1848 Certificate of Pension issued the 31 st day of Decr 1848 and sent to
J. M. Thayer Present
Cady 3 rd July 1849
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act of February 2, 1848, Page 84 Vol. 2

Nathaniel Lono Priv Glovers Mass s Regt disch d 2d Nov r 1818.
March 26 - 80 mos
3
+
Admitted.

Proof.
I William R. Lee Esq e of Salem in Massachusetts on oath testify:
That in 1776 I was Major in Col. Glover's Regiment in the Mass'tts line: I recollect that Nathaniel Long of late of Andover, now of Boxford was a soldier that year in that Regiment, I think in Capt. Jos: Lee's company. I have no doubt he served as he has stated and was discharged at the end of 1776 when the Regiment was disbanded.
Wm R Lee
I Thomas Gray of Andover in said State aged 60. on oath testify that in March 1776 I enlisted in Capt. Lee's company in Col. Glover's Regiment and served to the end of that year: I know that Nathaniel Long, with whom I have always been well ac- quainted, served from March 1776 to the end of that year as a private in the same company. The Regiment was disbanded at their encampment near Philadelphia. The said Long is poor and in bad health. Thomas Gray
Ef 588/5: Octv. 21. 1878 Then the above named Col. Wm R. Lee and Thomas Gray, credible and disinterested witnesses, subscribed and made oath to the above affidavits before
Brig. Merrill Asst. Pac. S.

Declaration.
Nathaniel Song, of Boxford  Andover in Massachusetts, yeoman on oath declares: ~
That in March, 1776, he enlisted as a private in Capt. Joseph See's Company of foot in Col. John Glover's Regiment in the Massachusetts Line - marched with the Regiment from Beverly, where it was encamped, to New York - served the summer campaign there, and in the Jerseys, - and in a few days after the capture of the Hessians, he was honorably discharged near Philadelphia at the beginning of Jan'y 1777 when the Regiment was disbanded.
That he is now 59 years of age, very infirm, and from his reduced circumstances in life he now stands in need of assistance from his country for support
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss: On the second day of November A. D. 1818 the above named Nathaniel Song subscribed and made Oath to the above written Declaration before me
S. Putnam. a Judge of the Sup: Judg; Court of said State

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
I, SAMUEL PUTNAM, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth aforesaid, hereby certify, that the aforementioned Deponents, Col. William R. Lee and Thomas Gray
are credible and disinterested witnesses ; and that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Declarant served in the Revolutionary Army on the continental establishment against the common enemy more than nine months at one period of continued service ; and I further certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Declarant is in reduced circumstances in life, and stands in need of assistance from his country for support.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this second day of November, Anno Domini 1818.
S. Putnam Just. S. J. Court of Mass s
I, Ichabod Tucker , Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court aforesaid, do certify, that the Hon. Samuel Putnam is a Judge of said Court, that the above is his signature, that the seal affixed is the seal of said Court, that the within named Benjamin Merrill Esq. who has certified the aforewritten depositions, is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Essex, duly empowered and qualified to administer oaths.
Atty. Ichabod Tucker, Clerk.

568 Elizabeth Long wid of Nathaniel Mason.
Act 1 July '38
Marned 1788
Died 1819
Allow $ 33 33
10m d pm
Rev. Merrill Salem

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ESSEX, ss.
I, JOHN PRINCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of Essex, do certify, that Hon. Dan d A. White is Judge of the Court of Probate within and for said County. That Benj t Merrill & William
Johnson
Esquire,
are Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, and that their signatures hereon are genuine.
WITNESS MY HAND, and the Seal of said Court of Common Pleas, at
Salem this 18 th day of August. A. D. 1838
John Prince Clerk.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838 entitled An act granting half pay Pen- sions to certain Widows.
State of Massachusetts Essex county, /s: On this eighteenth day of August 1838 personally appeared before the Honorable Daniel A. White Judge of Probate for said County of Essex —
Elizabeth Long, a resident of Boxford in the County of Essex aged 76 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Decla- ration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 entitled An act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows.
That she is the Widow of Nathaniel Long who served in the Army of the Revolution as stated in his Declaration made under Act of 1818 when he was on 22 nd May 1819 placed on the Pension list Massachusetts Agency.
She further declares that she was married to the said Nathaniel Long on the twenty second day of June in the year Sixteen hundred and Eighty Eight: that her husband the aforesaid Nathaniel Long died on the thirteenth day of January 1819: that she has not since been married: that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the re-marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hun- dred and ninety four, viz. at the time above stated
Elizabeth Long
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written Before
D. A. White Judge of Probate

I Samuel Johnson depore & say that I am Town Clerk of the Town of Andover in the County of Essex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and have the custody of the Records of said Town of Andover, and that I find upon the Records of said town the Marriage of Nathaniel Long & Elizabeth Stiles as follows, to wit,
"In the year of our Lord one thousand "seven hundred and eighty-eight, June "twenty second, Nathaniel Long & Eliza- "beth Stiles both of Andover were married "by William Symmes Pastor of the Church "in the North Parish of Andover"
And I do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the Record of said Marriage with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the Records in full legible words, figures and characters as follows, to wit,
"A.D. 1788. June 22 d "
Samuel Johnson. Town Clerk of Andover

Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Essex ss. August 17 th 1838. Personally appeared Samuel Johnson jr. clerk of the Town of Andover a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above or preceding copy of the Town of the Records of the Town of Andover with the exception respecting the date annexed
Before me Wm Johnson jr. Justice of Peace

The undersigned citizens of Boxford in Massachusetts do on oath testify that we know that Mrs Elizabeth Song, who is now applying for a pension, is the widow of Nathaniel Song formerly a U.S. Pension- er, and that he died at Boxford about twenty years ago; and that she has not been married since his de- cease.
Nathaniel Dorman
Augustus A. Hayward
State of Massachusetts Essex County ss: August, 18 th 1838 In the above- named Nathaniel Dorman & Augustus A. Hayward made oath that the above affidavit by them subscribed is true: they are credible witnesses.
Before me Jas. Merrill Justice

Elizabeth Lang wid of Nathaniel of Mass.

Andover Oct. 19 th 1850
Mr. Thayer
Dear Sir
I have delayed writing a few day on account of the Register of Probate being obliged to return to the office in Ipswich to ascertain the day of Mrs. Longs death. I now enclose a certificate of my being appointed executor to Betty Long last will, and if it be necessary to forward you a petition or give you any further power please write me and I will attend to it forthwith
Respectfully yours
W m Johnson Jr

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Essex, ss. Probate Office.
I Nathaniel Lord junior, register of probate for said county, hereby certify, that Betsy
Long, otherwise called Elizabeth Long, late of Boxford in said county, widow, deceased, testate, was a pensioner of the United States, as the widow of Nathaniel Long; that she died on the fifth day of July, A.D. 1849; and that she left no child; and that William Johnson junior, of Andover in said county, esquire, is named executor of her last will and testament, and has accepted that trust, and given bond according to law for the faithful discharge thereof, and continues to hold that trust;
as appears by the records in said office.
Given under my hand and seal of office, this seventeenth day of October A. D. 1850.
Nathl. Lord Jr.

September 28, 1932
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Nathaniel Long- W.20515
BA-J/EEL
Mrs. George Montgomery 585 East Claremont Street Pasadena, California
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you give the name of the pensioner in whom you are interested as Eliza Long, of Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts. The record is given below of one Nathaniel Long, whose widow was Elizabeth, a United States pensioner, of Boxford, Massachusetts, which is presumably the record which you seek
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War claim for pension W.20515, based upon the military service of Nathaniel Long in that war.
Nathaniel Long enlisted, place not stated, and served from March, 1776, until the beginning of January, 1777, as a private in Captain Joseph Lee's Company, Colonel John Glover's Massachusetts Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 2, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, and was aged fifty-nine years. The date and place of his birth are not stated.
The soldier married June 22, 1788, Elizabeth or Betsy Stiles. Both were then of Andover, Massachusetts, and their marriage was recorded in the records of the town clerk of said Andover.
Soldier's widow, Elizabeth, was allowed pension on her application executed August 18, 1838, at which time she was a resident of Boxford, Massachusetts, and was aged seventy-six years. In 1848, she stated that she was aged eighty-eight years.
She died July 5, 1849, in Boxford, Massachusetts.
It is not stated whether they had children.
Very truly yours
A.D.HILLER Assistant to Administrator.
Could not find a Nathaniel Long with that serv. in Mass. Sole & child

Due to f96 per ann deed former pay at $33.33 per ann Comm 1 July 1848 & ending 5 July 1849, Payable to
M rs Johnson, Jr Executor of the Estate of Eliz a Long
J. M. Thayer

Boston Mass. oct 2d (1848)
Col. J. S. Edwards } Chair, of Pensions }
I forward herewith the applications in the cases of Elizabeth Lang widow of Nathaniel of Mass. and Sarah Hanson widow of Isaac Hanson of N. Hampshire, and have to ask for an increase of their pensions under the Resolution of July 1 st 1848.
Very Respectfully Your obed Servt J. M. Hays

P. Long
aa 3005
admitted
G. S. Bulfinch Boston Mass

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston August 22 1848
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Moses Dorman was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Essex,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
William Lloyd Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled, "An act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, } ss. Essex COUNTY, }
On this nineteenth day of August 1848, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid,
Elizabeth Long a resident of Boxford in the county of Essex aforesaid aged eighty-eight years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Nathaniel Long who was a resident of Boxford aforesaid - and who was a private in the War of the Revolution;
and is the identical person who drew a pension under the Act of 17th June, 1844, on account of the Revolutionary service of her late husband aforesaid, at the rate of thirty three dollars and thirty three cents per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow. Elizabeth X Long mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day } Before me, and year above written, }
In presence of Moses Dorman Jr Justice of the Peace. Dorcas D Atherton
* Certify, That the declarant is personally known to me, a widow and a pensioner, as she declares.
Moses Dorman Jr Justice of the Peace.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, } ss. COUNTY, }
I, Clerk of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly qualified; and that his signature, above written, is genuine.
and the Seal of said Court, this 18
CLERK.

4648
Eliz. Long
$33:33 per ann
Benj. Merrill Salem Mass

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3 rd of March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7 th 1838
State of Massachusetts } S s . Essex County }
In this tenth day of June A.D. 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace in and for said County of Essex Elisabeth Long a resident of Boxford in said County aged eighty two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3 rd of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War That she is the widow of Nathaniel Long who was a private in the army of said Revolution and was placed on the pension list — — — under the Act of March 1818. and died on the 13 th day of January 1819. That she received a five years pension at the rate of thirty three dollars and thirty three cents per year under the act of July 7. 1838 she further declares that she is still the widow of said Nathaniel Long and that she does not know the particular corps in which he served.
Elisabeth Long
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me by the above named Elisabeth Long with whom I am well acquainted
Moses Dorrance Justice of the Peace

July. 17. 1843 I certify that Moses Doorman It is a Justice of the Peace and his Signature within is genuine
Lemuel Saltonstall.

Massachusetts
Elizabeth Long, widow of Nathaniel Long
who was a Private in the Mass. line
for 18 months
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars & 30 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of Nov. 1842 and sent to
Henry Merrill Salem
Mass.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 47.
Dep Nov 30

Massachusetts
Elizabeth Long widow of Nathaniel Long dec?
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 and who died on the 13 January 1879 of Essex Co. in the State of Ms.
who was a Private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg't. commanded by Col. Glover in the Ms. line for 10 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass a at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1838.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Sept. 1838 and sent to Benj. Merrill Salem Ms.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838 $83.33 Semi-annual allowance ending Feb. 39, 1666
$99.99
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by A. H. G. Kim Clerk, Book _____ Vol. _____ Page 103

1813
Massachusetts Elizabeth Dyer widow of William Dyer who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of April 1848 and sent to
J. S. Burfield Boston Mass
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848. Page 83 Vol. 2 .
Report

1932-Sept 28 Hist to Mrs Geo Montgomery 8/27
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20515-
Elizabeth Long Widow of Nathaniel Long Dis. Rev. Dan
Act Feb 2d 48
Index: Vol. 14 , Page 443
[Arrangement of 1870.]

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON
August 11, 1932
IN REPLY REFER TO: BA-J/1007:MLB YOUR FILE REFERENCE:
Mrs. George Montgomery 585 East Claremont Street Pasadena, California
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you state you desire to know the name of the Revolutionary War soldier upon whose service Eliza Long Boxford, of Essex County, Massachusetts, received a pension.
A search of the Revolutionary War records has been made in your behalf and no claim for pension found based upon service of a soldier with surname Boxford.
You are required to furnish any information you may have in your possession relative to the alleged pension, particularly the name of the list upon which you found Eliza Boxford recorded as a pensioner.
Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator
Dear Sir:
Replying to above, I notice in my letter I left out the comma of between words "Long" and "Boxford." The name is Eliza Long. Town of Boxford. Essex Co. Mass. Yours truly
Mrs George Montgomery

CLAREMONT STREET CALIFORNIA
July 1, 1932
Commissioner of Pensions Pension Bureau Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir;
Will you please let me know the name of the Revolutionary soldier from whom Eliza Long (Boxford) Essex County, Massachusetts received a pension.
Thanking you. I am yours truly
Mrs. George Alice P. Montgomery 585 E. Claremont St Pasadena, Calif
1 e g.d.