Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33010, for Jonas Lock, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Lock, Jonas or Locke
S. 33010
CONTENTS

8,491
Massachusetts. - 4
Jonas Locke,
Lexington, in the state of Massach'tts was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wesson, of the Massach'tts for the term of three years.
scribed on the Roll of Massachusetts, the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13. of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22. of March, 1819 and sent to John Davis, Judge, Boston, Massachusetts.
  years to 4th of March, 1819.  $ 85. 83.    mi-anl. all'ce ending 4. Sept. 1819.  48 "    1 mo. \frac{18}{30} } 1819.  $ 133. 83.    8 \frac{4}{31} }  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
John Davis, Judge, Boston, Mass.

33 010 Rev INVALID.
File No. 33,010
Jonas Locke Rev Rev Mar
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 247
[Arrangement of 1870.]

49.
Jonas Locke
849 1/2
Lexington
June 17
Balance of Account at the full amount of property & assets now in hand
Can

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
MIDDLESEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Concord, within and for the County of Middlesex, on the second Monday of June A. D. 1820
Before the Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Esquire, Chief Justice, and
WILLIAM WETMORE, and } Associate Justices
STEPHEN MINOT, Esquires, } of said Court.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Jonas Lock resident
Lexington in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 8492 is now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, Jonas Lock of Lexington Massachusetts late a Private in the army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the thirteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Given at the War Office of the United States, this twenty second day of March one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War,
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
Real Estate consisting of 1/4 of an acre of Land with the buildings thereon $150
Personal Estate as follows viz
Cabinet furniture and chairs 9 70
Crookery & glass 4 30 brass & iron ware 6 50 10 80
Tin & earthen 125 tubs & barrels 245 4 70
Mechanic tools & spinning wheel 100 4 00
$179 20
I owe to Mary Locke on note $100, interest
Jonas Lock
The said Jonas Locke was born on the 22nd of Feb'y A.D 1757 my wife was born Feb 2 1758 I have

no other family my occupation a Goodwife and through age and infirmity unable to perform but little labour
Jonas Lock
I the said Jonas Lock served in the Revolutionary army as follows to wit in December 1775 I enlisted in the com- pany commanded by Capt John Wood Col Baldwin, Reg't Massachusetts line and served in said Corps one year in 1777 I enlisted in Capt Nathan Dyer's company Col Wesson, regiment Massachusetts line and served in said Corps three years when I received an honorable discharge
Jonas Lock
Sworn to & declared before Mr Wetmore Judge ss 11

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. M c Wethree a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
4 I, Jonas Lock do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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. So help me GOD.
Jonas Lock
Middlesex ss. C. C. C. P. June Term, A. D. 1820
Then the abovenamed Jonas Lock took and subscribed the aforesaid Oath before me,
M c Wethree Judge of said Court. 4
I, ABRAHAM BIGLOW, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and 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 one hundred  seventy nine dollars
Twenty cents, liable subject to the acts, thereafter
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Cambridge, in said County of Middlesex, on this 20 th day of July 1820.
Attr. Abraham Biglow

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

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 12 A. D. 18 18  John Locke
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that 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 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.
M Davis
} Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.

United States Mass District
Jonas Locke of Lexington Mass ts a resident citizen of the United States maketh Oath that he served in the war of the Revolution on the Continental establishment as a private soldier in Capt John Wood's Company, Colo Loammi Dallinger's Regiment, Genl Heath's Brigade from December A D 1777 until the first day of Jan y A D 1780 when his term of enlistment expired; that in about a month afterwards, he re-enlisted in the same Company, and Col. James Clancey's Regiment, same Brigade for three years & served that time, & then received an honorable discharge in writing which is lost. That by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his Country for Support Jonas Locke
Massachusetts District ss.
Boston 13. April 1818
Sworn to before me
W. D. Davis
Dist. Judge Mass. Dist.

I Thomas Locke of Lexington Mass th make oath that I served in the within named Company as sergeant part of the time & as lieutenant part of the time; and that the within named Jonas Locke served in the said Company to my knowledge from December A.D. 1865 until January A.D. 1868 I served for the 3 years as the record shows
for 3 yrs Jonas Locke my to go Nephew Chas. B. Asst. Adjt. Genl. Quartermaster Dept. Scituate Mass. Dec. 1868 Jonas Locke