Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31309, for Dan Pratt, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Pratt, Dan
NUMBER
S. 31 3 x 09
CONTENTS

Maine 18.268
Dan Pratt
of Oxford Co in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company/ commanded by Captain Randall of the 2nd Regt. commanded by Col Jacobs in the Mass. militia time for 23 mos 2 .
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 74 Dollars 11 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of August 1833 and sent to Mr. K. Porter. Learner
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. $153.32 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. 38.33
$191.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk,
Book E Vol. 1 Page 42

Dan Pratt Application for Pension
16797

STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF Offord ss.
ON this 21 day of September A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate now sitting, Dan Pratt a resident of Tunton in the county of Offord and State of Maine, aged 70 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 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. And that his first term of service was as a private soldier in Massachusetts State troops, when he enlisted and served for the term of Three Months , under Captain Matthew Randall, Lt. Nathan Buck and Ensign John Gadfrey at Newport & Providence Rhode Island from Jan'y 1. to April 1. 1778. And that May 1. same year, he enlisted again as a private soldier into a company under the command of Capt. Jacob Haskins in Col. John Jacob's regiment of the Massachusetts State troops for the term of Six Months , and that he served through said enlistment, being then stationed in Rhode Island. Also that he enlisted and served two months more, in continuation, in the same company & regiment, & under the same Captain at Fragland's Ferry R.I. and that he returned home from said last service in January 1779. That he enlisted again, into the State troops of Massachusetts, in August 1779, under the last mentioned officers, for the term of Six Months , and that he served through said term which expired in Feby. 1780, and was then also stationed in the State of Rhode Island. That his next tour of service was in the Continental Army, wherein he enlisted July 1. 1780, as a private soldier in a company under the command of Capt. Rufus Lincoln, and Col. Emanuel Bradford's regiment, and that he served through said enlistment, which was for Six Months , at West Point , and reached home therefrom the early part of January 1781. That his next service was as a waggoner, in the Continental Army, and that he enlisted & served Nine Months in that capacity, in the regiment of Col. Scammon from April 1781 to January 1782, and that we were during that period in the State of New York and subsequently at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, Va. and at Yorktown our Col. Scammon was killed. That he was born in Tunton Oct. 7. 1761. and that there is a record of his age in that town; and that he was living there when he first engaged in the American revolutionary war. That he had discharges from some of the aforesaid terms of service, which are now lost. He mentions the Rev. Allen Greeley & John Purdie Esq. as persons in his neighborhood to whom he is known, and who can state as to his character & their belief of his 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.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Dan Pratt
Before
Stephen Emery, Judge

We Allen Greeley a clergyman, and John Turner Esq. both of Turner aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquaint- ed with Dan Pratt, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be seventy years of age, that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. And we can further certify, that he is a man of respectable character, and his reputation for truth is undoubted. — Allen Greeley. — John Turner
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Stephen Emery, Judge
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 above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, he adducing in corroboration of his own declaration the certificate of Allen Gree- ley, a clergyman of said Turner, and of General John Turner a citi- zen of said town of Turner — gentlemen of high respectability, well known to the court; also the deposition of Dan Pratt, Abraham Dean, & Cornelius Jones; all on oath duly administered.
Stephen Emery, Judge
I Joseph G. Cole Register Clerk 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 Dan Pratt for a pension.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 21 st day of September A. D. 1832.
CLERK.
Joseph G. Cole Register

The Subscriber, Dea d Pratt a Resident of Taunton, Mass. aged Seventyseven yrs, testifies, under oath, that his Brother Dan Pratt formerly and at the time of his enlistment a resident of Taunton aforesaid and now of Taunton in the State of Maine, did serve with the Sub- -scriber, as a private three months , under Capt. Matt- hew Randall, Lieut. Nathan Stock and Ensign John Godfrey, at Warwick and Providence R. I. in the Year 1778. We both enlisted for and served in the same company in that Campaign of the War of the Revolution.
Dea d Pratt
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bristol ss. Taunton Aug. 15 th 1832.
Then personally appeared Dea d Pratt and made Solemn oath that the foregoing statement by him Subscriber, is true, according to his best knowl- edge & belief. — Before me,
James L. Hodges, Jus. Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bristol ss. I. James Sproat, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that James S. Hoages Esq. whose signature is affixed to the within certificate, is a Justice of the peace in and for said County of Bristol, and duly qualified to administer oaths. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this twenty first day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five. Ja. Sproat

I Abraham Dean of Oxford in the County of Oxford and State of Maine, Aged Seventy years Do testify and Say that I was born in Taunton in the County Bristol and in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and that I have been from youth up acquainted with Dan Pratt now of Turner in the County of Oxford and State of Maine, but formerly of said Taunton, where was said to be born, and where I knew him to reside during the War of the American Revolution. Excepting the time that he was, as well as myself Engaged in the Service of his Country. I first knew said Pratt to be engaged as a Soldier in the American Revolutionary Army, and served six months was stationed near Rhode Island, and was in General Saltonstall's Expedition in a company commanded by Capt Jacob Haskins and in Col n John Saccalor's Regiment. and also that Pratt served two months more under another enlistment and the same Capt, and was stationed at England's Ferry. The above eight months was in the State Service, and in the year 1779. and also that the said Pratt served six months in the year 1779 and 1780. on and about Rhode Island, and was under the Command of the above named Officers, to wit Haskins and Saccalor. This was also in the State Service and also that said Pratt served six months in the Continental Service and joined the American Army at Red Bank, and was under the Command of Capt Rufus Lincoln, and the Regiment commanded Col n Gammaliel Bradford, this Service was performed in the year 1780. and I also say that I knew said Pratt to be the identical Man named in the above Affidavit.
Abraham Dean
State of Maine
On this 31 st July 31. 1832 Then personally appeared the above named Abraham Dean and made Oath to the truth of the above written Affidavit by him subscribed before me, and I do also certify that the said Dean is in my Opinion entitled to full Credit as a witness.
John Sumner Justice of the Peace

STATE OF MAINE.
OXFORD COUNTY, ss.
I, RUFUS KING GOODENOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts in and for said County of Oxford, hereby certify, that
John Burner
whose genuine signature is annexed to the foregoing Deposition of
Abraham Dean is a
Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Oxford.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, this 10th day of October in the year A. D. 1832
R. K. Goodenow
Clerk of Oxford County Courts.

I Cornelius Jones of Turner in the County of Oxford & State of Maine, aged Seventy years & upwards, do testify and say, that I was born in Farmington in the County Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and that I have been from youth up, well acquainted with Sam Pratt now of said Turner, but formerly of said Farmington, where he was said to have been born, & where I knew him to reside during the War of the American revolution, when not in the service of the United States.
I knew of said Pratt's enlisting, as a private soldier into a company under the command of Capt. Rufus Lincoln in Col. Gamaliel Bradford's Regiment, and of his marching off to West Point &c, and that he was absent at that time from home, the term of six or seven months according to the best of my recollection. This was in the year 1780, the year of Arnold's treason.
I knew of said Pratt's also engaging in the Wagggon service, in the American Army early in the Spring of 1781, and of his departing, as it was said, for New York &c, and that he was absent several months in that service.
Turner Sept. 11. 1832.
Cornelius Jones
State of Maine. Oxford ss. Sept. 11. 1832. Then personally appeared Cornelius Jones abovenamed, to me known to be a man of truth, and made oath that the foregoing affidavit, by him subscribed, is wholly true before me, W. K. Porter, Justice of Peace.

STATE OF MAINE.
OXFORD COUNTY, ss.
I, RUFUS KING GOODENOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts in and for said County of Oxford, hereby certify, that
W. B. Porter
whose genuine signature is annexed to the foregoing Deposition of
Cornelius Jones is a
Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Oxford.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, this 10 th day of October in the year A. D. 1832.
R. K. Goodenow
{ Clerk of Oxford County Courts.

23 mch 18 mch
Hon J. L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington City.

Turner Me, June 10. 1833.
Sir,
The Regista has given a new impress to his seal on the enclosed papers. Mr. Pratt conjectures that he cannot make proof of his services as Teamster without much cost, if in fact he eventually succeeded in so doing. He would have to send into Massachusetts for it 100 or 200 miles off, & the expense would be more than the additional months pay would probably ever come to.
He now proves besides that piece of service twenty three months. And it would be a great gratification to him, if enough could be found in the proof now submitted, including his own declaration, supported as his character is, by the certificate of a clergyman & another respectable citizen, to justify the Department in giving him a full pension. S
Respectfully y rs etc W. K. Paton.

31.309 Rev INVALID.
File No. 31,309
Dan Pratt
Rev Rev was
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 328
[Arrangement of 1870.]