Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19813, for Joseph S Temple, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass.
Temple, Joseph D.
NUMBER _____
S. 19813
CONTENTS
carded

Prohibition 19813 INVALID.
File No. 19813
Joseph S Temple Dis Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 415
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1785 Massachusetts
Joseph V. Temple
of Shrewsbury in the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Moore of the Regt. commanded by Col. Dyer in the Massachusetts line for 8 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 26 Dollars 68 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Novem- ber 1832 and sent to E. Nelson
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 $ 40.02 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 33 13 34 $ 53.36
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Geo. C. (files) Clerk Book D Vol. 2 Page 86

At the same time for J. D. ...

Gloucester ss [73] Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
I Nathan Howe of Shrewsbury in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, sixty nine years of age, do testify and say that in the year seventeen hundred and eighty, I volunteered with Joseph S Temple for the term of three months in the army of the United States in the Revolutionary war in a company of Militia, commanded by Capt. William Howe, in Col. Francis Keyes's unit, our place of rendezvous was Fishkill in the state of New York where we joined our regiment and marched to that point, in said state; where we served from sometime in the month of July (as soldiers) until sometime in the month of October following the term of three months, where the said Joseph S Temple served with me and until we was regularly discharged from said service. Nathan Howe.
Worcester ss September 7 th 1832 Then personally appeared Nathan Howe above named & made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed - and I certify that I am personally acquainted with said Howe & that he is a credible witness.
Allen L. Weston Justice of the Peace

Solomon Howe for Joseph & Zim pi
R. S.

Worcester. Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
I Solomon Howe of Bridport of the County of Addison in the State of Vermont of lawful age to testify and make oath do testify and say that in year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine in the month of October. I resided in the town of Newbury in the County of Worcester in said Commonwealth of Massachusetts. and then entered a volunteer into The Massachusetts militia then in the service of the United States and that Joseph S. Timpson of said Newbury entered the same service at the same time with me in the company under the command of Capt. Moore in the Regiment under the command of Col. Dufee and said Joseph remained in the same service with me until the time for which we entered had expired which was two months and then we were verbally discharged. During said two months we were stationed in Rhode Island and were there when the British troops left Newport.
Solomon Howe
Worcester 10 August 6 th 1832.
Then the above named Solomon Howe personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the facts contained in the above statement by him subscribed - before me.
Nymphas Pratt Justice of the Peace.
I certify that I am personally acquainted with said Solomon Howe. and that he is a credible witness. Nymphas Pratt Justice of the Peace.

(B)
Worcester ss Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I Lewis Smith of Shrewsbury in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age, to testify and make oath - do say that in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty - I resided in the town of Shrewsbury aforesaid - and in the month of July in said year I entered into the Massachusetts Militia then in the service of the United States - and that Joseph Temple of said Shrewsbury entered the same service at the same time with me in the Company under the Command of Capt. M c Howe and I am unable to say whether or not we were attached to any Regiment - said Temple remained in the said service with me for the term of three months & then we were mutually discharged - during said time we were principally stationed at West Point in the State of New York - Lewis Smith
Worcester ss September  August 10 th 1832
Then the above named Lewis Smith personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the facts contained in the above statement by him subscribed - before me - I certify that said Smith is a credible witness - Before me Nathan Howey Justice of the Peace

1 C Worcester ss Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I Nathan Pratt of Shrewsbury in the County of Worcester ss Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age to testify and make oath - do say that in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one I resided in said Shrewsbury and the month of September in the same year I entered the  service into the Massachusetts Militia then in the service of the United States and that Joseph Temple of said Shrewsbury entered the same service at the same time with me in the company commanded by Capt Daniel Parker & in Col Webb's Regiment and that said Temple remained in said service with me for the term of three months & then we were honorably discharged - During the whole of said time we were stationed at Peekskill in Westchester County - State of New York
Nathan Pratt
Worcester ss August 10 th 1832
Then the above named Nathan Pratt personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the facts contained in the above statement by him subscribed - before me - I Certify that I know said Pratt & that he is a credible witness -
Nymphas Pratt Justice of the Peace

Joseph S. Tunkler (Died)

DECLARATION, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this Sixth day of September in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court, before Nathaniel Paine - Judge of Probate now sitting Joseph S Temple a resident of Shrewsbury in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Seventy 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 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine in the month of October - residing in said Shrewsbury I was then drafted into the Massachusetts Militia then in the service of the United States. That he continued in said service for the term of two months & then he was honorably discharged. and that said service was rendered in the State of Rhode Island. and that he was there when the British troops left Newport. (for evidence of this service see deposition A.) and that he was in the company commanded by Capt Moore's. in the in the Regiment under the command of Col Davenport.
Also that in the year 1780 in the month of July. he then resided in Shrewsbury aforesaid. & that he was drafted into the same service as aforesaid. for the term of three months in the company commanded by Capt McKone & in the 1st Regiment commanded by Col Rankin  which was in a  position to  as it was attached to  say & that he continued in said service for the term for which he was drafted & then was honorably discharged and that said service was rendered principally at West Point in the state of New York. for evidence of this service see Deposition B.
Also that in September A D 1781 he resided in said Shrewsbury. & then enlisted as a volunteer in the same service as aforesaid for the term of three months in the company commanded by Capt Daniel Brooks which marched directly to Puckerskill in the State of New York where the company joined the Regiment under the command of Col Webb. There were also there three Regiments of Regular troops with which we did duty. all of said troops continued at said Puckerskill until they went to Winter quarters to the at West Point. Here he continued until the time for which he had enlisted had expired & then he was regularly discharged. for evidence of this service see Deposition C. and said Temple further says that he has no documentary evidence of either of said services & that he was born and has ever resided in said Shrewsbury.
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 aforesaid.
Before Nathaniel Paine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
Joseph S Temple