Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41232, for Edward Taylor, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Taylor, Edward.
S. 41232
CONTENTS

41 232
Very INVALID.
File No. 41 232
Edward Taylor Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: — Vol. 8 , Page 500
[ Arrangement of 1870. ]

Edward Taylor (Priv.) Harris M aj or Reg t . Dec r 1775 to 1 st Jan y 1778.
7 th April 1810.
Note found on the rolls. further evidence of service required.
See the within evidence of service.
Admitted.

State of Vermont } On this fourth day of April Rutland County } 1818 before me the subscribers one of the judges of Rutland County Court personally appears Edward Taylor aged sixty eight years resident in Rutland in said County aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn and -ng to law doth on his oath make the following declaration 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 & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war." That he enlisted in December 1775 or in the first part of Jan. 1776 in Haverhill Massachusetts for one year in the company commanded by Samuel Bartlett in Col. Jonathan Mowatt's Reg. Mass. chusettts, & continued to serve in said company in the service of the United States until the first of Jan. A. D. 1777 when he was deserted in P'keepsie State of New York. And that he was in the Battle on Long Island & at the White Plains. And furthermore on his oath declares that he is in reduced circum- stances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. And that he has now no other means in his power of his said services.  Edward Taylor  Sworn to & declared before me, the day & year aforesaid
James Thompson Judge Rutland County Court

I Amos Thompson, one of the judges of Rutland county court as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction the said Edward Payson did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceed- ings & testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid mentioned act of Congress. -
Dated at Powney in the County & State as aforesaid this seventh day of April A.D. 1814.
Amos Thompson one of the judges of Rutland county court.
State of Vermont
I here affix the seal of Rutland county court to these presents by order of the Hon. Amos Thompson one of the judges of Rutland county court. R. Temple clerk
State of Vermont I Amos Thompson after
Image of Rutland County Court do certify that it has been made to appear to my satisfaction that the aforesaid Edward Payson is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his county for support. Amos Thompson

I William Watson of Poultney in County of Rutland & State of Vermont testify & say that I am well acquainted with Edward Taylor formerly of Hardwick but now of Poultney aforesaid & was knowing to his enlisting on or about the first of January 1776 for one year to serve  fight against the common enemy in the company commanded by Capt. Samuel Bartlett in Col. Jonathan Wards Reg. & am further that he served out his whole time for I then belonged to the same Reg. & knew him well.
William Watson for Col. Jonathan Wards
State of Vermont & On this 5. th day of May Rutland-County ss 1811 before me Amos Thompson one of the Judges of Rutland County Court personally came William Watson of said Poultney & made oath to the truth of the facts as stated in the above affidavit by him. subscribed said Watson is well known to me to be a credible witness
Amos Thompson.

Edward Taylor's Case Mons Haskell's Affidavit.

State of New York County of Washington ss.
Moses Haskell of the Town of Hebron in the County of Washington in the said State aged Sixty one years and upwards as being duly sworn saith, That he is well acquainted with Edward Taylor now of Powney in the County of Rutland in the State of Vermont, but formerly of Hardwick in the State of Massachusetts - And knows that the said Edward served as a Soldier in the War for the Term of One year, in the Company commanded by Capt. Jonathan Haskell Samuel Bartlett in Col. Jonathan Hays Regiment in the Massachusetts Line, And that he the said Moses saw the said Edward enlist in the said Company for the Term of One year on the evening of the first Day of January in the year 1776.
Sworn 26 th April 1819 -
Moses Haskell
Before me, Anthony Blanchard
First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington in the State of New York
State of New York Washington County ss.
Theodorus Shepherd Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that Anthony S. Blanchard Esq. was on the 26 th day of April 1819 and still is First Judge of the said Court in said County acting under the authority of the said State and that the name Anthony S. Blanchard subscribed to the above Affidavit is his signature & hand writing In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed the seal of the said Court this 27 th day of April 1819 S. Shepherd Dep. Clerk

I Jason Kellogg of Hampton in the County of Washington & State of New York  New York do hereby say that he is personally acquainted with Edward Taylor of Portney County of Rutland & State of Vermont & am well acquainted with the said Edwards residing in the years since in the company recommended by Sammie Bartlet in Col. Jonathan Ward's Reg. in 1776 & continued in said service to the end of the year when he was discharged at Pikeskill. He belonged to the Massachusetts line
Jason Kellogg
State of Vermont } Rutland County } On this first day of May A.D. 1818 personally appeared Jason Kellogg Esqr & was duly sworn to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed before me. I furthermore certify that I am well acquainted with the above said Jason Kellogg Esqr & know him to be a gentleman of undoubted veracity.
Amos Hemenway Judge Rutland 6.6.

Edward Taylor
12/2/2
19/11/19
11/11/19
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STATE OF VERMONT, Rutland County, ss.
On this 28 th day of June 1820
personally appeared before the County court for said county of Rutland in open court, (said court being a court of record, agreeably to the laws of this state, having the power of fine and imprisonment, &c.) Edward Taylor aged 70 years, resident in Rutland in said county of Rutland who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: in Capt. Bartlett's Co. Col. Ward's Regt. of Vt. Mtn. on June in 1776.
that he made his original declaration on the 7 th day of April 1818 has received a Pension Certificate, No. 12772 And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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.
Since the loss of 100 acres of land in Rutland which is my wife's dower out of the estate of her former husband, (Rev. I. pot. 1 dist. Rutland, the value both of the estate & the dower interest) since death of said husband, 30th March 1818. My occupation has been that of a shoe maker, but have been unable to labor for amount of 12. right I have a cage named Luc, aged 43 years, in very poor health & has been so for 15 years, unable to labor & live with my wife, children who assist in supporting us, as the loss of the land above mentioned is not sufficient Edward Taylor
Sworn to and declared on the 28 th day of June 1820
before said court.
R. P. Phipps CLERK.
STATE OF VERMONT, Rutland County, ss.
I, Robert Phipps clerk of the County court for the county of Rutland 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 personal property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Twenty one dollars.
& the real estate is worth $350. per annum
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said court, at Rutland this 18 th day of July — 1820
R. Phipps

12,712 A Vermont.
Edward Taylor
of Powney in the state of Vermont who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel J. Ward of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 1 year. 1776.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd of July 1819. and sent to Amos Thompson, Esq. Powney - Vermont.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 10 \frac{24}{30} \frac{4}{3} 07.43 Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 th Sept. 1819. - 40.00
$135.43
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Rutland county.