Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31406, for Joseph Tarr, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Tarr, Joseph
S 31406
CONTENTS

Maine 11.365
Joseph Parr
of Kennebec Co in the State of Maine who was a Pr. in the Company commanded by Captain Boston of the Regt commanded by Col Fogg in the U.S. Mts. Infantry Troops.
19 Mo Private 63.33
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 63 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of April 1833 and sent to R. C. Dose Augusta, Me
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 126.83 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept " 31.68
$ 158.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. T. Sprague Clerk, Book E Vol. 1 Page 58

State of Maine.
We Stephen Purington a Clergyman, residing in the town 2 of Bowdoin in the County of Lincoln and Solomon Eaton residing in the same town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Joseph Farr who has sub- scribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be seventyfour 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.
Stephen Purington Solomon Eaton
State of Maine.
Lincoln ss.—Sworn and subscribed this 28 th day of July
A. D. 1832.
Before me,
Moses Dennett Justice of the Peace.
Moses Dennett Esq. is a Justice of the Peace. And the Rev. Stephen Purington is a Clergyman residing in Bowdoin . And Solomon Eaton Esq. of the same town is a credible person, & their statement is entitled to be believed. —
Nathan Weston

I Benyamin Rideout of Bowdoin County of Lincoln State of Maine now in my Seventy ninth year do testify and say that in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five Joseph Tarr of Bowdoin County of Lincoln State aforesaid listed as a soldier in the war of the revolution in the Town of Harpswell and served under Cpt James Curtis. we marched on to Cambridge near Boston State of Massachusetts and joined the army after being at Cambridge a month or more. we were then sent to Dearisland under the said Capt Curtis to guard the eastern shore under Col Gargill the said Joseph Tarr and my self served served eight months from the time we enlisted at Harpswell which was the whole time of that enlistment and was discharged and further saith not His Attest Morris Densett
Benyamin X Rideout Mark
Jane Rideout
Lincoln ss March 20 th 1833
The above named Benyamin Rideout was examined and cautioned and sworn to the truth of the above position by him subscribed
Before me Morris Densett Justice of the peace

I Jeremiah Allen of Brunswick in the County of Cumberland State of Maine Aged seventy six years testify and say that I was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War, in the year 1777 that William Stanwood was Captain of the company to which I belonged and Benjamin Dunning was first Lieutenant of said company, that Joseph Farr of Bowdoin in the County of Lincoln was a member of said Stanwoods company and belonged to the same mess with myself, and that said Farr served three months in said Stanwoods company in the aforesaid year.
Jeremiah his Allen Mark
Cumberland ss. March 11. 1833. Then personally appeared the above named Jeremiah Allen and made solemn oath that the aforeswritten deposition by him subscribed is just and true before me Robert D. Dunning Justice of the peace
Brunswick March 11. 1833. I hereby certify that I am well ac- quainted with Jeremiah Allen before named and that he is a man of truth, and a credible witness. Robert D. Dunning Justice of the peace

State of Maine
I Caleb Curtis of Topsham of about seventy five years of age do testify and say that some time in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six I believe in the month of may Mr Joseph Tarr of the Town of Bowdoin and my self Listed and some others Listed as soldiers as soldiers in the revolutionary war under Lieut John Reed of Topsham County of Lincoln we belonged to Cpt Blandels Company of the Wiggelsworth Regiment after we first listed we marched to Portland and then then went on to Ticonderoga we there joined the army in the said Blandels Company and we served five months in the army under that enlistment the said Joseph Tarr served the in said Company the whole of the said five months he and my self were both in one mess when our enlistment was out we were discharged in Albany Caleb Curtis
Lincoln ss March 11 th 1833 then the the above sworn named Caleb Curtis was examined and to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me, Moses Dennett his Justice of the Peace the above named Caleb Curtis is said to be a man of good moral character Moses Dennett

STATE OF MAINE.
Kennebec County, ss.
AT the Supreme Judicial Court, begun and holden at Augusta, within and for the County of Kennebec, on the first Tuesday of October, A. D. 1832, and thence by adjournment on the 26 th day of March, A. D. 1833.
PERSONALLY appears in open Court Joseph Farr by whom the annexed declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7th, 1832, was made before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jr. on the 13 th day of July A. D. 1832, and makes oath, in due form of law, that the annexed declaration, by him made and signed, is true.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
Nathan Weston Just. S. J. C.
I, JOHN ALPHONSO CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the applica- tion of Joseph Farr for a pension. That Robert D. Dunning & Moses Dennett are Justices of the Peace.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix the seal of said Supreme Judicial Court, and subscribe my name this 26 th day of March A. D. 1833.
J. A. Chandler

Joseph Tarr
R. C. Rose Augusta, Me.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
On this 13 th day of July A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Joseph Tarr a resident of Bowdoin in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following dec- laration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1775 with Captain Curtis and served in Col. Bangall's regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: viz. Curtis Capt. & Bangall
Col. That he enlisted for the period of eight months in the month of May 1775 in said Company & Regiment & served one month at Cambridge & then was ordered to Penobscot in the expedition there, that he served out the period of his enlistment & was then discharged. That in January 1776 he again enlisted into the same service in the same line into the company commanded by Capt. Boston & regiment under the command of Lt. Col. Kempston, that he served at Dorchester & Cambridge for the full term of his enlistment which was two months & was then discharged. That he again in the month of May 1776 enlisted for the term of six or possibly five months into the company commanded by Capt. Blissdell & regiment commanded by Col. Edward Wrigglesworth of the Massachusetts troops, that he fully served out the period of his enlistment & was verbally discharged at Albany N. York. That he again enlisted into the army in the month of January 1777 for the period of three months in the company commanded by Capt. Stanwood & regiment commanded by Col. Fogg of the Massachusetts troops: that he fully served out the period of his enlistment & was verbally discharged at Poughkeepsie in New York in April 1777. In this campaign he served at Poughkeepsie & at Monistown.

And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the war department, he answers: That he was in the year 1758 at Harpswell Maine & believes that a record of his age is still preserved by his brother in an old family bible. That during the revolutionary war he made Harpswell his home & afterwards removed to Brunswick, then to Bowdoinham, & thence to Bowdoin where he has lived for the last thirty years. That he regularly enlisted into the service was not drafted or received as a substitute. He cannot name the officers who were with the troops where he served. That he never received a written discharge from the army. That Moses Harbin & Moses Dennett Esqs of Bowdoin & many others can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his revolutionary services.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
13 July
Joseph Foss
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, Before
Nathan Weston Esq. Dist. S. J. Court
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Weston Esq.

State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of Joseph Furr for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 25 th day of July
A. D. 1832.
J. A. Chandler

201 Tarr

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, November 15 th 1832:
I 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 Joseph Furr served as a private in Capt. James Curtis Company in Col. James Cargill's regiment from May 20 th to Decem r 31 st 1775, & was paid for eight months service.
Not claimed and that the name of Joseph Furr is borne on a pay roll of a company under the command of Capt. Archibald McAllister in Col. Sam d . McColloch's regiment & in the service of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the expedition against "Magebagwaduce" from July 11 th to Sept r 24 th 1779, as having been paid for two months & 13 days service.
And that there are no rolls of Capt. Boston's company in 2 d Col. Kempton's regt, or of Capt. Blundell's company in Col. Wigglesworth's regiment, or of Capt. Stanwood's company in Col. Fogg's regiment, to be found in this office.
Edward D. Bangs Secy

Joseph Darr
Private Mass. troops, Curtis' Co: Bangill's regt.
8 months
Boston Co: Lt. Col. Kempton's regt.
2 months
Blaisdell's Co: Wrigglesworth's regt.
for 6 months
Stanwood's Co: Hogg's regt.
3 months
19 months as a private
Declaration in Open Court March 26 th 1833.
C. D. Bangs' certificate of 8 mo. service & proof of " " 19 "
Admitted 19 mo. $63.33
R. L. Vose Augusta, Me.
Joseph Darr

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
I Joseph Farr, aged fifty nine years, a citizen of the United States born in Hampswell, in the district of Maine, now a resident of Bowdoin in said District. Do I certify and declare, that I enlisted in the month of May 1775, for the period of eight months during the revolutionary war into the Continental service, against the common enemy in Cap. Bates's company, and regiment commanded by Col. Cargill, of the Massachusetts troops, I served one month at Cambridge and then was ordered to Penobscot in the expedition there. I fully served the period of my enlistment and was verbally discharged. In January 1776. I again enlisted into the Continental Army during the revolutionary war, against the common enemy into the company commanded by Captain Dorton, and regiment under the command of Lt. Col. Kempton. I served at Dorchester and Cambridge - and was verbally discharged. I enlisted again in the month of May 1776. for the term of 6 months, or possibly 8 in the Continental Army into the company commanded by Cap. Blaisdell and regiment commanded by Col. Wigglesworth of the Massachusetts troops, I fully served out the period of my enlistment and was verbally discharged for want of my officers at Penobscot. I again enlisted into the Continental Army during the revolutionary war, in the month of January 1777, for the period of three months against the common enemy into the company commanded by Col. Stanwood and regiment commanded by Col. Fogg, Reg. of the Massachusetts troops. I served fully out and was verbally discharged at Peekskill in New York in April 1777, by permission of my officers - in this campaign I served at Peekskill & at Morristown - This was my last continental service - In the whole of my campaigns I served nineteen months in the continental Army - From my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of assistance from my country for support - I relinquish all claims to any pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States if any; but I ask not to my knowledge borne in any pension list whatever, I request that I may be placed upon the pension list for the District of Maine - Joseph Farr
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Lincoln ss.
On the tenth day of April 1810 Joseph Farr above named, after having been carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed.
Before me Nathan Weston Sec. C. Dist. C. Court C Pheas & Eastern Circuit.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I John Wye, of Litchfield, Maine, on oath testify and declare that I know that the within named Joseph Parr, served as he has within stated, as I served with him five or six months in the same company. From his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for support - he possesses the character of a man of truth.
John Waire
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Lincoln ss.
On the tenth day of April A.D. 1818 John Waire above named, after having been carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the above deposition, by him subscribed.
Before me Nathan Weston Esq. C. Just.
Court C Plus 2 Eastern Circuit

31 406 Ray INVALID.
File No. 31 406
Joseph Law Rev War
Act: June 7 82"
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 418
[Arrangement of 1870.]