Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19395, for Amos Merritt, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Merritt, Amos
S. 19395
CONTENTS
carded

1888
Massachusetts
Amos Merrill
Chatham in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hemenway of the Regt. commanded by Col. Tyler in the Mass line for 6 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 21 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Nov 1832 and Order to S Helen of Mercer Mass
Arrears to 14th of Sep 1832 $30.00 Pension allowance ending 4 Mar '33 11.00 $41.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. H. Merrill Clerk Book D Vol. 2 Page 14

Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 1832
State of Massachusetts County of Worcester ss,
On this, twentieth day of September A. D. 1832 Personally appeared before Hon Nathan Paine, Judge of the Court of Probate, for the County of Worcester, now sitting Amos Merrill a resident of Charlton in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts aforesaid Aged Twenty One years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated.
That he enlisted and entered the service in December A. D. 1777 for three months - served under Col - Tyler and in Capt Heman's Company, at and adjacent to North Kingston in Rhode Island - discharged in March 1778
That he enlisted in October A. D. 1778 for three months, and marched to Dorchester in sails Massachusetts at Dorchester ends near there during the campaign - served under Capt - Chase - Lieut Bellows & field Officers not recollected.
That he was called on an Alarm on the last of August or first part of September 1779 and marched immediately to Rhode Island Served under Col Jacob Davis in his Regiment and Capt Abijah Lamb's company served about 28 or 30 days - and was discharged At the time of all the above engagements he resided in the town of Charlton in said Worcester County - and has done since
He hereby relinquishes every claim

whatsoever to a Pension or Annuity except the present, and declares that his Name is not on the Pension Roll or Agency of any state
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid Amos Merrill Before Nathl. Farns Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
We, Leonard Morey, residing in Charlton, and Samuel D. Spurr, of Worcester, recently of Charlton, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Amos Merrill, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy three years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and we concur in that opinion. Sworn to Before Nathl. Farns Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovementioned applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Leonard Morey, Esquire, and Col. Samuel D. Spurr, who have signed the preceding certificate, have been long resident in Charlton, where the former still resides, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to full credit.
Nathl. Farns Judge of Probate in the County of Worcester

Nathaniel Burden of Charlton in the county of Worcester and commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age testifieth and say that I am twenty seven years old that I was a private soldier in Capt Charles Company of Massachusetts Bay Militia and that I was in the service of the United States in said company at Dorchester Heights from the middle of October 1778 for the term of two months and know that Amos Merritt of said Charlton was a member of said company and was with me in the service of the United States for said two months and when I left said company in December 1778 I left said Merritt then now at then now much longer he said I don't know of my own person al knowledge - Nathaniel Burdon
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Worcester ss. August 20. 1832
Then Nathaniel Burden personally appeared and made bath to the foregoing affidavit by him subscrib- ing and thereby certify that I am acquainted with the said Burden and that he is entitled to full credit
James Child Justice of the Peace

I Phinehas Jones of Spencer in the County of Worcester State of Massachusetts aged 70 years Do testify & say that I am well acquainted with Amos Moritt of Charlton State & County aforesaid That he went with me in a alarm to Rhode Island in 1879 in Col. Jacob Davis Regiment & Capt. Abigail Samb Company both of said Charlton & we was gon about 28 or 30 days as near as I can tell
Phinehas Jones
Worcester ss Sept 10th 1882. Then the above named Phinehas Jones personally appeared before me the subscriber & made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed true - and I hereby certify that he is a credible person and his deposition is entitled to full credit
Waldo Flint Justice of the Peace

I Ebern H. Phillips of Lonsdale age 65 do testify & say Amos Merritt who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration was three months in Rhode Island in in December 1777 & to March 1778 in Capt Hassam's company Col. Tyler Regiment and served as a soldier in said company with me in and about North Kingston
Ebern H Phillips
Warwick Sept 10th 1832 Then the above named Ebern H. Phillips personally appeared before me the subscriber & made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed was true - And I hereby certify that he is a credible person and his deposition entitled to full credit
Before me Salem Towne Justice of the Peace

I Theophilus Wheeler Register or Clerk of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester in Massachusetts do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Amos Merrill for a pension -
I further certify that Simon Child, Waldo Hinks and Salem Town, before whom the annexed affidavits were made are Justices of the Peace, in and for said County of Worcester that full credit is to be given to their acts, & that they signed the said affidavits with their own hands -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Probate Court this 29 th day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & thirty two
Theophilus Wheeler Reg r of said Court
Amos Merrill
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Rev War
19.395 INVALID.
File No. 19.395
Simon Meritt
Rev War
Act: James V 32
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 267
[Arrangement of 1870.]