Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33770, for John Taylor, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
★ Taylor John.
8 33 770
CONTENTS

0001
Massachusetts.
John Taylor, 3 a Wellfleet, in the state of Massach ts . who was a drummer in the regiment commanded by Colonel M. Jackson, of the Massach ts . line, for the term of three years.
scribed on the Roll of Massachusetts, at the rate of 8. Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 th . of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st of April, 19, and sent to John Davis, Judge, Boston, Massachusetts.
  Arrears to 4th of March, 1819. . .  84.50     Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Sept. 7  48. "     1819. $      13      13      30      4      31      $132.50      { Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
W. H. ... Pension ... Act 18th March 1818

33 770 Rev INVALID.
File No. 33 770
John Taylor Drummer Rev Inst
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 31/2
[Arrangement of 1870.]

John Taylor 3 Schedule of Property.
8801
April 1819 Concl 7. Oct 20
[Faint handwritten initials or mark]

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Barnstable, ss.
On this Ninth — day of August . 1820, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having a power also of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record for the said county of Barnstable , John Taylor aged 55 , — years, resident in Wellfleet — in said County, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. for the term of three years — in Capt Smith's Company, Colonel Michael Jackson's Regiment and that he has received a pension certificate dated 1. April 1819 — and numbered D. 801. — in pursuance of his original Declaration made 10th of April 1818. and also takes and subscribes the following oath, viz.
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.
Real estate, two acres of meadow that is valued at 40 dollars. I own eighty Dollars & one horse. I have a wife named Lydia aged 60. One child that lives at home & a cripple, aged 30 years whose name is Whitfield; my employment a day labourer, and my general health such, that I am unable to labour.
John Taylor.
Sworn to, and declared, on the ninth day of August . 1820. before said Court . Almon Davis, Clerk.
I, Almon Davis , clerk of Barnstable County 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 property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is sixty — — dollars and no — — cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this tenth — — — day of August 1820.
Almon Davis , Clerk of the Court for the County of Barnstable .

No 467
John Sayan drummer Wellfleet, Massachusetts Jackson Mass P.R.
18 April 1818
James A. [?] care of [?] and [?] John:

I John Taylor, of Wellfleet, County of Barnstable, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Bricklayer, an Applicant for a Pension from the United States under a Law passed by Congress the 18 th March 1818, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War." Do hereby testify and declare, that in the year, 1780, I enlisted as a Drummer in the 8 th Regiment of the Massachusetts Line Regiment of the American Army - said Regt being commanded by Col o Michael Jackson, for the Term of one During the War - did serve in said Regiment until the end of the War - and was honorably discharged; and that I have lost my certificate of Discharge - I also declare that I have always been a Resident of the United States; and that I am in such reduced circum- stances in Life, that I stand in need of the assistance of my Country for Support - and I also declare, that I have never received the certificates of Final Settlement due from the United States for my said services, or any way disposed of them.
John Taylor Massachusetts District } Boston 18. April A.D. 1818 } Sworn to before me M c Alister Dist. Judge Mass. Dist.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
1. March 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, John Taylor by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M. D. Davis
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 13
A. D. 18 18
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that John Sargent subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked A together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
J. D. Doolittle
} Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.

John Taylor has applied to me for evidence of his having serv'd as a drummer in the Revolution ary army. - I certify that in a Regimental book of my late father Col. Michael Jackson I find the name and description answer the statement made by him, viz enlisted at Trenton Middlesex Co. Pa. Feb 28 th 1780 during the War - was enlisted by Serg t Benjamin Burr Newton April 19 th 1818 Simon Jackson Clerk Middlesex Co. April 25 th 1818 Capt. in the U.S. Navy Sworn to before me Rev. J. Hovey. Josiah Bacon Jus. Peace

Newton State of Mass s April 20 th 1818 I do hereby Certify, that at the request of Mr. John Taylor, I called at the house of Capt. Simon Jackson, and examined the muster roll of Capt. Eben s Smiths Company of the 8 th Regiment, Commanded by Col. Michael Jackson. wherein I found said Taylors name, answering to the within Certificate —
Josiah Bacon Jus. Peace
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