Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30726, for Joice Taylor, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Taylor, Joyce
S. 30726
CONTENTS

87 Barnstable
27473 Massachusetts
Joice Taylor
of Yarmouth in the State of Mass who was a privt Drum in the Comp y commanded by Captain Gray of the Brig n commanded by Colo Cushing - in the Mass line for
1 Month Private 13 Month Drummer
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 51 - Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th day of June 1831 and sent to Hono. John Reed H of Rep
Arrears to the 14th of Mar. 1831 $15 3 Semimont. allowance ending 4 th Sep. 25 50 $178 50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk, Book C Vol. 2 Page 85

Jane Taylor Yarmouth.
Ann d / North fri 13 Bournemouth Capt Gray
H. J. Reed

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Barnstable ss. On this Twenty second day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable S. Marston of the Court of Probate Judges now sitting at Yarmouth in and for said County, Isaac Taylor a resident of Yarmouth in said County, aged Seventy nine 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, A. D. 1832.
THAT he was born at Yarmouth aforesaid on the thirty first day of August A. D. 1753, and that there is no record of his birth that he knows of : that he was in the United States service from the day of A. D. 1775, to the day of A. D. 1775 as a soldier in the Militia or State service : that he was residing at Yarmouth when he enlisted when he entered the service; that he, enlisted for one month & served that period that he went several expeditions to the Howard  army  for the period aforesaid under the command of of Wellfleet to procure boats several times & brought the boats to Yarmouth & with others aided in carrying one thousand barrels of flour to Kingston: that he marched from  to get it on to Boston  which  was  captured  from the British & carried across the Cape at Yarmouth & then taken to Boston & the same to attempt going around the cape Capt Joseph Griffin had the command & he served one month It was at the time our Army was at Boston - none of the regular troops; and none of the regular officers were known to him: that he was in no battle and at the end of his service received a discharge but not in writing : that he left the service at the expiration of the month - and that since the Revolutionary war he has resided at Yarmouth
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the first day of December A. D. 1775, to the first day of April A. D. 1776 as a Drummer in the Militia that he was residing at Yarmouth aforesaid when he entered the service; that he enlisted for one  month  and  served  for  the  period  aforesaid  under  the  command  of  Capt  Joshua  Gray and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt Joshua Gray : that he marched from Yarmouth aforesaid to Roxbury & Dorchester in the State a : that he served with the army at Dorchester but does not recollect any of the regular troops; and none of the regular officers were known to him; that he was in no battle
that at the end of his service he received a discharge but not in writing and left the service on the sixth of April A. D. 1776
Also that he was in the service of the United States at Bristol in the State of Rhode Island Three months but he does not recollect the officers under whom he served nor the precise date of the said service nor any persons living who were with him that he enlisted & served as a Drummer in the militia He does not recollect of receiving any written discharge Also he enlisted at another time but does not recollect the year & month in the United States Service as a Drummer in the Militia for six months and marched to Rhode Island and served to the said term of his enlistment there and was regularly discharged but does not recollect of having a written discharge & does not recollect any officers under whom he served or other person living with whom he served

Rev d Nathanael Cogswell and James Matthews of Yarmouth are acquainted with me and can testify to my character and reputation of Revolutionary services.
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.
his Joice X Taylor mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first aforesaid.
Almon Davis, Rgr
We Nathanael Cogswell, a clergyman residing in the Town of Yarmouth and James Matthews residing in Yarmouth hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joice Taylor who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy-nine years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed as aforesaid.
Almon Davis, Rgr
Nathanael Cogswell James Matthews
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that Nathanael Cogswell who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the Town of Yarmouth; and that James Matthews who has also signed the same is a resident in S t Yarmouth and are credible persons; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Virginia Marston Judge
I Almon Davis, Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Joice Taylor for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
Almon Davis, Rgr

I Ebenezer Taylor of Barnstable in the County of Barnstable & State of Massachusetts I now aged about seventy three years do hereby say that Isaac Taylor of said Barnstable who is an applicant for a pension is a brother of mine, & I well remember that he was engaged in the United States Service (as a drummer generally, in the British) nearly all the time from the commencement to the close of the revolutionary war under various enlistments for different & generally short periods —
I know that soldiering as it was called was nearly his whole employment during the war; yet as he was not in the same company with myself I am able to recollect of his whereabouts but a part of the places where he served & scarcely any of his officers & think not with great confidence
Once (I think it was in 1775 of his first service) he & myself with others were detached to go in transport boats to carry provisions for the troops at Cambridge — We went to Millfleet in this County and after we had procured boats & afterwards took in flour and landed it in one of the Farms above Plymouth where wagons were prepared to take it to the army — We were employed at this time about a month —
He was afterwards (I believe) in the service of the United States, I think in the same year 1775 about six months in the company I mistake not of Capt. Ebenezer Dyer of said Barnstable Daniel Babbit stationed at said Barnstable for the defence of the Coast — I was then at home & saw him daily —
We afterwards but I cannot tell the precise time went to Roxbury & Dorchester where he was in the said service according to my recollection four months — I know not his officers —
He also went once to Bristol R.I. where he served I believe three months — I was not in the same company but in one near his & knew of his services —

He also enlisted another time to go to Rhode Island for six months, as I recollect it, & I believe he served that period but cannot tell his officers or any particulars as I was not with him.
The foregoing do not embrace all his terms of service during the Revolutionary war but all I can with confidence verify.
Elmer Taylor
State of Massachusetts
Barnstable 31 May 22/1834.
Then the above named Elmer Taylor personally appeared & made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true, before me.
Timothy Reed Justice of the Peace
And I further certify that in my opinion the said Elmer Taylor is a credible witness. — Timothy Reed Justice of the Peace
Elmer Taylor's Papers Elmer Taylor's Dep.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable ss.
I, Abner Davis Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of record for the County & State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Timothy Reed Esquire is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, duly commissioned & qualified, and that his name above written is his true & proper signature. — In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name, & affixed the Seal of the said Court, at Barnstable, this Second day of June A.D. 1834.
Abner Davis, Clerk

30 726 Pay INVALID.
File No. 30 726
Joice Taylor Pii Rev Mrs
Act: June 7 a 32 n
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 418
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, April 23. 1834.
* hereby Certify. That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Joice Taylor is borne on Capt Joshua Gray's Company Pay Roll from the time of enlisting till 1 st of November 1775 where he is entered Drummer , enlisted July 10. wages per month £ 2. 0. 0. Total wages £ 8. 1. 5 1/2 d Wages received £ 2: wages due £ 6. 1. 5 1/2 d .
m. 4. 0
The name of Joice Taylor is also borne on "a Muster Roll of a Company under command of Capt Joshua Gray in the sea coast service from November 1. 1775 to the 31 day of December 1775. 2 Months 5 Days" where he is entered a Drummer , wages per month 40/ enlisted November 1. Discharged Dec 31. "two months and five days", Total wages £ 4. 7. 1 3 d .
2. 5
The name of Joice Taylor is also borne on "A pay Roll of Capt Joseph Palmer's Company in Col. John Cushing Regiment Newport November 1776, for service done on Rhode Island by order of the Court in September.

where he is entered a private, Time of marching October 2 d . Time of service fifty one days wages due £ 3. 0. 0. allowance for arms. . 2. 3.
6 = 5
1. = 31
The name of Joyce Taylor is also borne on Capt Elisha Hedges pay Roll of wages and milage in Col. Freeman's Regiment on the alarm at Falmouth, in Sept. 1778, where he is allowed three days service, at £ 8. per month
= 3
The name of Joyce Taylor is also borne on Capt Elijah Hedges pay Roll of wages and milage in Col. Freeman's Regiment on the alarm at Falmouth in September 1778, where he is allowed for nine days service at £ 8. per month.
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Joyce Taylor claims for further service under Capt. Griffin but no roll of any Captain of that name is found in this office.
8 = 8
Edward D. Bangs Secy

I. George Lewis of Barnstable in the County of Barnstable age Seventy eight years, testify & say that Isaac Taylor of Falmouth in the County of Barnstable laborer enlisted at the same time I did on the first day of December A.D. 1775 Joshua Gray Captain & went in the same Com- pany with me to Roxbury & continued there four months that he acted in the capacity of a Drummer for our Company - And further the Deponent saith not - George Lewis
Sep. 22.
Barnstable.
Probate Court at Yarmouth September 22 d . 1832
Personal, appeared in open court, George Lewis & made oath to the truth of the above Deposition by him subscribed in open court. And I certify that in the opinion of the Court the said George is a credible credible Witness.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court the day & year first aforesaid. -
Almon Davis. Regr

Joseph Hams. Adposition.

I Joseph James of Yarmouth in the County of Barnstable State of Massachusetts do hereby certify from my knowledge that during the revolutionary war I was in company with Isaac Taylor of said Yarmouth and will remember that he was in the service of the United States as a militia man in the year I don't recollect at Bristol in the State of Rhode Island three months - as I believe - He was in the same company & mess with me but I do not recollect so distinctly as to be willing to state who were our officers - I do not rec- ollect any other persons who was there who is now living. There were several from this town there who are not now living Joseph James
Barnstable
Probate Court at Yarmouth September 22 D 1832.
Personally appeared in open court Joseph James & made oath to the truth of the above Deposition by him subscribed in court. And I certify that in the opinion of the court the said Joseph is a credible witness.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the court the day & year aforesaid
Almon Davis, Ruler

31266 Joyce Taylor of Yarmouth Mass
adm. 1 month Fri 13 "Drummer" cap gray lot busting
Hono J. Reed H. Re.

House of Representatives June 7 th 1834
Sir
I herewith enclose a Memorial & evidence for a Pension for Ebenezer Taylor - He claims I think for 13. months I well knows all the Deponents viz Elkanah Crowell, Joseph Hanes Esq. Noah Hanes & James Taylor, they are all Gentlemen of good character & reputation & are fully entitled to confidence -
I also enclose the Papers in the case of John Taylor, supported by a part of the same Witnesses
With Respect
James L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions
Yr Ob t Serv t John Reed