Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 696-100, for David Joy, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Joy, David
B.L.W. 696-100
CONTENTS

Micah Joy, heir of Davis Joy, a Soldier, Massachusetts line 8 th Regiment, Col. M. Jackson,
See final certificate
N o 52,940
[Decorative flourish]

No 696
David Joy, private
8 th Regt. Massachusetts Line.
Warrant issued to Micah Joy, sole heir at law of David Joy, under date of the 2 nd Octr. 1813 and delivered to his attorney John Davidson same day.

Rev. and 1812 War Section AWP/col
May 7, 1929
Lola G. Keatley 106 E. Wayne Street Dowagiac, Michigan
Madam:
I advise you from the records of this bureau it appears that David Joy enlisted, April 1, 1777, and served in Captain Barnum's Company, Colonel M. Jackson's 8th Massachusetts Regiment until the close of the year 1780. He was awarded, June 21, 1783, a badge of merit for his faithful services.
He died prior to April 8, 1818, in Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Warrant No. 696 for one hundred acres of bounty land was allowed Micah Joy (brother and sole heir at law of the said David Joy) on his application executed April 8, 1818, at which time he was living in Abington, Massachusetts.
There are no further family data.
The above noted David Joy is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Respectfully,
E.W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

May 7, 1929
Mrs. Julia Trout R.R.#3, Bristol Indiana
Madam:
I advise you from the records of this bureau it appears that David Joy enlisted, April 1, 1777, and served in Captain Barnum's Company, Colonel M. Jackson's 8th Massachusetts Regiment until the close of the year 1780. He was awarded, June 21, 1783, a badge of merit for his faithful services.
He died prior to April 8, 1818, in Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Warrant No. 696 for one hundred acres of bounty land was allowed Micah Joy (brother and sole heir at law of the said David Joy) on his application executed April 8, 1818, at which time he was living in Abington, Massachusetts.
There are no further family data.
The above noted David Joy is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

David Joy. Mass. Lane

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KNOW all Men by these Presents,
That I Micah Joy of Abington, County of Plymouth & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, yeoman. Brother and sole heir of David Joy late of Abington aforesaid deceased, who was a Soldier during the war of the Revolution have constituted, ordained and made, and in my stead and place put, and by these presents do constitute, ordain and make, and in my stead and place put
John Davidson of Washington City
to be my true, sufficient and lawful attorney for me and in my name and stead, to my use to ask for, and to receive of the Government of the United States a Warrant for One Hundred acres of Land granted by the Congress of the U.S. to David Joy my late Brother, deceased for enlist- ing to service, and for serving, the term of Dur- ing the War of the Revolution, in the Massa- chusetts Line of the American Army, in the Eighth Massachusetts Regiment - and now due to me as the sole and legal heir of the said David Joy deceased.
Giving and hereby granting unto my said attorney full power and authority in and about the premises; and to use all due means, course and process in the law for the full, effectual and complete execution of the business afore described; and in my name to make and execute due acquittance and discharge; and for the premises to appear, and the person of me the constituent to represent before any governor, judges, justices, officers and ministers of the law whatsoever, in any court or courts of judicature, and there, on my behalf, to answer, defend and reply unto all actions, causes, matters and things whatsoever, relating to the premises. Also to submit any matter in dispute, respecting the premises, to arbitration or otherwise: with full power to make and substitute, for the purposes aforesaid, one or more attorneys under my said attorney and the same again at pleasure to revoke. And generally to say, do, act, transact, determine, accomplish, and finish all matters and things whatsoever, relating to the premises, as fully, amply and effectually, to all intents and purposes, as I the said constituent, if present, ought or might personally, although the matter should require more special authority than is herein comprised the said constituent ratifying, allowing and holding firm and valid all and whatsoever my said attorney or his substitutes shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, in and about the premises, by virtue of these presents.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Signed, sealed, and delivered, in Presence of us,
W Stevenson
Walter A. Bacler
Micah Joy
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Boston, Suffolk, ff.
BE IT KNOWN, That on the eighth Day of April One thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me, WILLIAM STEVENSON, Notary Public, by legal Authority admitted and sworn, and dwelling in Boston aforesaid, and a Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk, personally came Micah Joy above named, and acknowledged the above Letter of Attorney to be his Act and Deed.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed my Notarial Seal the Day and Year last aforesaid.
William Stevenson
Notary Public and Just. of Peace.

Pension Bureau
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir-
I would like to obtain some information of one David only one Joy a revolutionary Soldier. I think he enlisted and served in a Massachu- setts regiment including in 1777 Apr. 1 st . His name ap- pears on the muster roll Aug & Sep. 1780. Can you tell me if he ever recd.

a pension and if so does it give the names of his family. I wrote the Adjutant General he gave me some in- formation but it was incomplete he refered me to you thought-per- haps you could help me I have a history of a town he lived in after the war and it refers to him as Cap- tain David Joy any information along this line would be high- ly appreciated. I am a Great Grand daughter of his

Mrs. Julia Trout, Bristol, Ind. R-3 Oct. 22, 1928

Capt. Samuel Felt Chapter Dowagiac, Michigan
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
order are recd & pay as
Dear Sir
Will you kindly look in your files and give me the Rev. War record of David Joy . The family say he was either a Captain or Colonel and base their information on a History of Portland, Charlotte County New York
I think from what I can get that he may have enlisted in New York but he was originally from Vermont.
I will be greatly obliged for any help you are able to give me in completing this record
Respect
Lola G. Keating
Genealogist for the
Capt. Samuel Felt Chapter
186 E. Wayne St.
Dowagiac
Michigan
Oct 6th 1928

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 14883
Ansamma Harris
Widow of
Caleb Harris
Both from War
Act: July 4 th 86
Index:—Vol. a , Page 311
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Secretary's Office June 18, 1818
I hereby certify, that the name of David Joy of Washington is borne on the regimental lists or rolls in this office, as a Soldier in Col. M. Jackson's Regiment, a part of the Massachusetts Line on the Continental establishment in the American Army in the war of the Revolution, having served from the 1 st of April 1777 to the close of the year 1780, as appears by said record, (a no record of a later date being in this office) & that he is listed for the term of "during the war" —
Col. David Bradburn
Secy. of State of Mass'ts
Joy, David Mass B.W.H. 696

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Plymouth Probate Office June 13. 1918
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I hereby certify, that Miah Joy of Abington in the county of Plymouth, & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the sole heir at law of David Joy late of said Abington deceased, that said David was a soldier in the eighth regiment of the Massachusetts line of the American army, and served from April 1777 the time of his enlistment during the war of the revolution, & the said Miah is by the laws of said Commonwealth entitled to all the estate, credits & rights of every description, which appertained to the said David at the time of his death.
Given under my hand & seal official the day & year above said
Joshua Thomas Judge of Probate
Joy, David Mass Bk 16 p 96

I do hereby certify that I served the United States during the Revolutionary War in the eighth Regiment of the Massachusetts Line of the American Army, as a Lieutenant and Adjutant, and that I have in my possession Regimental Books and Lists of the Soldiers of the said Regiment - that the name of David Joy appears recorded and enrolled therein in Captain Barnams Company of Light Infantry. That he was enlisted from the town of during the war , and that it appears by the said Books that he was on the twenty first of June 1782 honoured with a Badge of Merit for his faithful services. I believe he was honourably discharged at the close of the War, as there is no charge for any crime against him in said Books, but I have not the list of those who were discharged.
Francis Tufts
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Suffolk, ss. Boston, S.P.
On this nineteenth day of June A.D. one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, before me William Stevenson, Notary Public by legal authority admitted and sworn, and dwelling in Boston, and a Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk, personally appeared Francis Tufts well known to me as a Gentleman of respectability, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Certificate, by him subscribed.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal, the day and year above written.
William Stevenson Not Public
(Signature)
His Seal
Joy, David Mass. B.W.T. 696