Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 33029, for Jabez Marchent, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Marchant, Jabez
S 33029
CONTENTS
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Did Jan. 9 - 1829. A. B.
Information sent October 18, 1820 to Sister Esther, Salem, Mass. We expect you will be sent the Pension at Gloucester Mass.
13.552.
Massachusetts.
Jabez Marchant
of Gloucester in the state of Massachusetts, who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Balamin of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one Year
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of July 1819 and sent to William Wetmore Esq. Boston Mass.
  Arrears to 4th of March 1819  $ 88. 49    Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819  48    11 Mo 2 dys ann.  $136.49  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
R Continued

Jabez Marchant
13552
July 1819
Cont. 25 Sep 1820
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas of the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Salem, within and for the County of Essex, on the third Monday of June, A. D. 1820.
Present, Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Chief Justice.
Hon. WILLIAM WETMORE, and
Hon. STEPHEN MINOT, Associate Justices.
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, Jabez Marchant resident in Gloucester in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 13,552 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, Jabez Marchant 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 third day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
***** L. S. *****
Given at the War Office of the United States, this twenty ninth day of July 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, No real or personal estate -
The Declarant says that he served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war, in the service of the United States, and was in Capt. Barnabas Dodge's company, in the Regiment commanded by Col: Loammi Baldwin in the Massachusetts line; That he served as aforesaid during the whole of the year 1776 - He is seventy one years old, has no wife living; has five children but they are all poor and are not able to contribute to his support; his children have all left him and he boards for the present with one of his daughters, and is wholly dependent for support upon his pension - Jabez Marchant
Sworn to & declared before me Wm Wetmore Judge above named

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Wm Wetmore a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I, Jabez Marchant 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.
Jabez Marchant
Essex, ss. C. C. C. P. June, Term, A. D. 1820.
Then the abovenamed Jabez Marchant took and subscribed the aforesaid Oath before me
Wm Wetmore
Judge of said Court.
I, ICHABOD TUCKER, 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
dollars  nothing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Salem, in said County of Essex, on this 17 th day of July A. D. 1820.
Attr.
Ichabod Tucker, Clerk

vs. Laboz Marchant
x 14.
Col. Gerrish's Regt alias L. Baldwin's May 1775 to Jan'y 1777
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Not found on rolls.
further evidence of service, and judge's Certificate of reduced circumstances, required.
Admitted
Certified. June 10 1819

State of Massachusetts
I Jabez Murchent a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Gloucester in the County of Essex in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on a about the Month of May in the Year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred & seventy five
I entered and was engaged in the Land service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the Month of January in the Year Seventeen hundred & seventy seven in the Massachusetts line of the army as a private against the common enemy, without any interruption or absence: that I belonged to Captain Dodge's Company in Colonel Gerrish's Regiment for the first eight months at the expiration of which time, I again enlisted in the same company & Regiment for the year's service, the Regiment being then commanded by Colonel Baldwin and that I left the service on the expiration of the term after being honorably discharged
and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of sixty four years My discharge is lost thro lapse of time & I have no other evidence in my power to offer than is herewith exhibited
And I hereby relinquish all claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
Jabez Murchent
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this third day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me
the Subscriber One of the Associate Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit
the abovenamed Jabez Murchent and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination duly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true. In testimony
Whereof I hereunto affix my name & the seal of Court. I also certify that the within named deponents are credible witnesses & have been duly sworn
June 15 1818.
Wm Wetmore  by June

June 10 1819. I now further certify the supplementary evidence herunto annexed of Ensign Henry White, & Lieut Cleveland as to the services of the sd Jabez Marchant - & that on a further examination as to the circumstances in life of the said Marchant, it still appears to my satisfaction as before that he is for many years last past hath been so reduced upon as to require the assistance of his country for his support. Witness my hand & the seal of the said Court as within affixed.
W m Wetmore

We the subscribers inhabitants of the town of Gloucester depose & say that we are acquainted with the within named declarant & believe him to be in his circumstances in life reduced & indigent & having never heard his character for veracity called in question we have no reason to doubt the truth of his declaration within written.
Isaac Elwell Charles D. Roberts } Selectmen
Sworn to 3. April 1818.
Before me W m Wetmore, Judge within named.

January 14, 1935.
Mrs. George P. Montgomery 585 East Claremont Street Pasadena, California.
BA-J/ILL Jabez Marchent S. 33029 Israel Putnam S. 21932
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John Butler, wife Sarah (Thurston), John Butler, wife Mary(Marchent) both of Gloucester, Massachusetts, Ephraim Butler, Nathaniel Butler, Jabez Merchant of Gloucester, Massachusetts, Elias Endicott, Israel Putnam of Danvers, Massachusetts, Jabez Ross, John Dresser, and Jeremiah Priest.
There are no claims for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of any John Butler, Ephraim Butler, Nathaniel Butler or Jeremiah Priest as described by you, nor of a John Dresser, a Jabez Ross, or an Elias Endicott.
The record of only one Israel Putnam of Massachusetts has been found and of one Jabez Marchent, only, under any spelling of the names. Pension and bounty land claims which have been made to the United States are the source of Revolutionary War data furnished by this office. The records of Jabez Marchent and Israel Putnam are given herein as found in their claims for pension.
Miss Finch's letter of the date of claim
JABEZ MARCENT -S. 33029.
Jabez Marchent, of Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, enlisted in May 1775 and served as private in Captain Barnabas Dodge's company, Colonel Gerrish's Massachusetts regiment until January 1, 1776, then reenlisted and served one year as sergeant in Captain Barnabas Dodge's company, Colonel Loammi Baldwin's Massachusetts regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 3, 1818, at which time he resided in Gloucester, Massachusetts. He was

then aged sixty-nine years; the date and place of his birth and names of his parents are not shown.
In 1820, Jabez Marchant stated that his wife was then deceased, that he had five children, all away from home, also, that he boarded then with one of his daughters; he did not, however, give the name of his wife, the date of his marriage, nor the names of any children.
Jabez Marchant died January 9, 1829.
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ISRAEL PUTNAM- S. 21932.
Israel Putnam, the son of Tarrant Putnam, was born November 22, 1760, in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts; the name of his mother is not shown.
While a resident of Danvers, Massachusetts, he enlisted and served as private in the Massachusetts troops as follows: from sometime in August 1776, six weeks in Captain John Woodbury's company; from November 1777, five months in Captain John Dodge's company, Colonel Pitcomb's regiment, stationed at Winter Hill; in 1778, six months in Captain Jeremiah Putnam's company (no relationship to Israel Putnam stated), Colonel Nathan Wade's regiment, and was in the battle of Newport; in 1779, six months in Captain Jeremiah Putnam's company, Colonel Nathan Tyler's regiment; and from about July 1, 1780, six months in Captain Francis' company, Colonel Tupper's regiment, in the vicinity of West Point, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 1, 1832, at which time he resided in Topsham, Orange County, Vermont. He had resided in that state, in the towns of Newbury and Topsham, for the past forty-eight years. He stated that he was then "styled Israel Putnam, 4th". No reference was made to wife or children of the soldier.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

585 EAST CLAREMONT STREET PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
Dec. 9, 1934
Veterans Administration Washington D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you please tell me if there is any record of the follow- ing men, having served in the Revolution, in any way.
✓ John Butler Gloucester, Mass. wife Sarah (Thurston)
✓ John Butler Gloucester - Mass. wife Mary Marchant.
✓ Ephraim Butler Lancaster Mass - wife Comfort Fay.
✓ Nathaniel Butler, wife Experience - Lancaster Mass
✓ Iabez Merchant - Gloucester, Mass wife Mary Babson. — only
✓ Elias Endicott - Mass. Salem or Danvers wife Eunice Andrews.
over

✓ Israel Putnam - Massachusetts (Salem wife Anna Endicott. Danvers
✓ Jabez Ross. Topsfield, Mass wife Joanna Kneeland.
✓ John Dresser. Rowley, Mass wife Mehitable Dickinson
✓ Jeremiah Priest - Mass. Stowe, wife Mary Whitney. Harvard
Thanking you, I am Very truly yours
Mrs Geo | Alice P. Montgomery 585 E. Claremont St Pasadena. Calif.

33 029 Rev INVALID.
1935- Jan 16 - Visit. To Mrs. George T. Montgomery - J.R.R.
File No. 33029
Sabey Marchant Rev Rev War
Act: March 15 1818 n
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 956
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Recd Sept 26. 1826
Takey Washington for New Antiquities
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Hon. James Madison
Secretary of State
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Gloucester Sept. 18. 1826
Sir, enclosed is the certificate of the loss of my pension certificate, requesting you to grant me new one, and forward the same to your Obedient Servant
Isab l Marchant
Hon. James Barbour
Secretary of War.
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I James Griffin born in the county of Essex & Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts of the age of sixty two years testify & say: That I served as a common soldier in Capt. Barnaba Dodge's Company, in the Regiment of foot commanded in the first instance, by Col. Gerrish, and afterwards by Col. Baldwin in the Revolutionary War, in the service of the United States against the common enemy, I served eight months in 1775. in the year 1776. and during the whole of said time of service Father Merchant of the same Gloucester was a Sergeant in the same company, and performed his duty as a soldier. And I further testify that the said Father Merchant who is here present is the same Father Merchant who served with me twenty months as aforesaid.
James Griffin
Essex ss, June 17 th 1818. Then the above named James Griffin for made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed. Cor. Pearson Clerk, pro. P. C.

I Henry White of Gloucester in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, on oath do testify and say, That in the Revolutionary war in the year 1776 I held the Commission of an Ensign in Col o James Wesson's Regiment on the continental establishment; that I am well acquainted with Iabez Marchant, a townsman & neighbor, and was acquainted with him in said service; and to my knowledge said Marchant served as a serjeant the whole year of 1776 on the continental establishment in Capt t Barnabas Dodge's Company in Col o Baldwin's Regiment in the Massachusetts line. I further swear, that Iabez Marchant now present is the identical person served as aforesaid. Henry White End
I Ebenezer Cleaveland of Gloucester aforesaid on oath testify, that in the Revolutionary war in the year 1776 I held the Commission of 1st Lieutenant in Col o Ward's Regiment on the continental establishment; that according to the best of my knowledge and belief Iabez Marchant served as a serjeant the whole of the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy six in Capt t Barnabas Dodge's Company in Col o Baldwin's Regiment on the continental establishment in the Massachusetts line; and that Iabez Marchant now present is the identical person who served as aforesaid. Ebn r Cleaveland, 1 st Lieut.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts -
Sesse n . ss. June 1 st 1819 Personally appeared before me the above named Henry White and Ebenezer Cleaveland, and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing depositions by them subscribed; and I do hereby certify, that the said Henry White & Ebenezer Cleaveland, are well known to me as men of the strictest veracity, and that their depositions are entitled to perfect credit. James Goss. Just. Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Essex
On this eighth day of September 1826, before me the Subscriber, a Notary Public, for said County of Essex, person- ally appeared Iabez Marchent, who on his oath declares, that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Capt. Barnabas Dodge in the Regt. commanded by Col. Baldwin in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War; that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Massachusetts; his pay commenced on the 3rd April, 1818 at eight dollars per month; that he had a Certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which Certificate, on or about the 20th of March last was, as I suppose, lost from my pocket book and cannot now be found.
Iabez Marchent Sergeant
Essex Is On this eighth day of September, one thousand eight hundred twenty six, before me William Ferson, Notary Public, duly qualified and sworn and dwelling in Gloucester in said county, personally appeared the abovenamed Iabez Marchent and made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by him subscribed.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial seal the day and year above written
William Ferson, Noty Public