Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5117, for Paul Newton, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Mass)
Newton, Paul
S. 5117
Carded.
CONTENTS

1886 May 4 M c E Newton with history Prior
2506
Massachusetts
Paul Newton
of Leominster in the State of Mass who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain of the  of the  commanded by Col Ullrich in the Mass line for 20 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of Nov 1832 and Sub Paul Newton Leominster Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sep 32 - - $99.99 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 33.33 $133.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. Blain Clerk
Book D. Vol. 2 nd Page 69.
* Continental Line. Records corrected Apr. 20, 14. H.

5 at Newton Levitt
$ 66.66-

Paul, Neston

DECLARATION,
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF THE 7TH OF JUNE, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, } ss. COUNTY OF Hampshire Franklin
ON this fifteenth day of August — personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas  for the County of Franklin  Paul Newton a resident of Leominster in the County of Hampshire  Franklin , and State of Massachusetts, aged eighty one 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 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 Capt. Dame  Barnard served in Col. Jere. Dyer's  Ward's regiment of the Continental line, under the following named officers: that is to say,
He stood a minute man from the commencement of the Revolutionary war; after the Battle of Lexington, 19 th April 1775; the same day went to Cambridge, where he enlisted for eight months into Capt. Daniel Barnard's Company & Col. Jere. Dyer's Regiment. remained there in the vicinity of Boston, till the British evacuated Boston — enlisted again for one year — sent to Providence in the State of Rhode Island — thence to New Bedford & thence by order to New York City — stayed there till the Americans left that place — thence to White Plains — At the expiration of this year too soon was called for in the Commissary Department — together with John Baker from our Company enlisted into the Department for me, sent him on a furlough of a few days — on return near Springfield in Massachusetts, met Mr. Hopkins the Commissary, who directed me to go to Major Church, the Commissary in that place, as he would assist me to stay my year with him — accordingly so did, & remained there sixteen months & fifteen days in that service, and the paper account here to annexed was written at that time, in my own hand writing & been laid by in an old pocket book till now. & expenses that time of service: I served in the Continental service from April 1775 to May 15 th 1778 — making three years & fifteen days continued service.
A pension was granted on 17 Sept r 1819 but afterwards withheld on account of property — but I am now reduced to penury, almost totally blind & unable to do any labor. Whether I had any discharge, & if so, whether they are lost, or remain in the Department with my former application in 1819, do not know.
I was born Aug. 11. 1754 at Southborough in this State — went to Marlborough adjoining one year before the Revolution — after the war returned to Southborough, lived there till forty years of age, then removed to Leominster & there continued to reside.
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, or (if any,) only on that of the agency in the State of
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. E. Alvord Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. Attest E. Alvord Clerk
I, Elijah Alvord Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Paul Newton for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two .
E. Alvord Clerk.

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
November 17, 1926
Mrs. C. H. White Richardson St Barre, Vt.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 5117, it appears that Paul Newton was born August 11, 1751 at Southborough, Massachusetts.
While residing at Marlborough, Massachusetts, he was a minute-man and marched, April 19, 1775 to Lexington, and from there to Cambridge, where he enlisted in May 1775 and served eight months in Captain Daniel Barns' Company, Colonel Jonathan Ward's Massachusetts Regiment, at the expiration of the eight months service, he re-enlisted and served one year in Captain Daniel Barns' Company, Colonel Jonathan Ward's Regiment.
Soon after this, he served sixteen months and fifteen days in the Commissary Department at

Springfield, under Commissary Hopkins.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 18, 1818, while a resident of Leverett, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
There is no data on file as to family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

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Rev War
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INVALID.
File No. 5117
Paul Newton
Print ★ Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: Vol. M , Page 273
★ [Arrangement of 1870.] Continental Line, Records corrected, Apr. 20/104. B.
1926 - Nov 17 - Rail & road C.H. White - See etc. in National Richmondian v 22064 and

Defore Wisconsin June 9 th 1886
John C. Black. Commissioner of Pensions:
Sir: I have received from your office the information I requested relating to the military service of Paul Newton & Giba Leonard who were soldiers of the Revolutionary war.
I thank you for the favor. As so much as the official report does not state the date of Giba Leonard's death, I will say, he died July 7 th 1845.
I inclose the letter you will return.
I am, very respectfully
M. E. Newton.

15.016
Massachusetts
Paul Newton
of Leverett in the state of Massachusetts who was a Siriate in the regiment commanded by Colonel Ware 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 18 of May  1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 of Sep 1818 and sent to Joshua Green Esq. Greenfield Massachusetts
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1819.  125.90 Semi-annual allowance ending Mar 1820.  48.00 15 Mo 14 4/31 30  $173.90
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continental Line Recd & corrected J. H.

File with F 3117
Paul Newton
Reg

1442
Q. Y. and N. Div
Ex't.
1442
No
Reg't
Department of the Interior PENSION OFFICE
Washington, D.C.
May 6 th 1886
Return this letter with your reply.
Sir:
In accordance with your request of the 10 th ultimo addressed to the Hon. T. R. Hendd, and by him referred to this Office, for information relating to Paul Newton and Zeba Leonard, private soldiers in the Revolutionary War, you will please receive enclosed a statement of their military history and other data taken from papers on file in this Office.
Very respectfully John C. Black, Commissioner
M c L. Newton De Pere Brown County Wis.

Paul Newton
Worcester Co
States that he was born in Southborough Mass Aug 11. 1751. At one year before the war he went to Marlborough in Middlesex Co Mass (adjoining Southboro) where he joined a co of Minute Men which turned out April 19. 1775 to go to Lexington & from thence to Boston when he enlisted under Capt. Daniel Russell in the Regt of Col. John Ward for the Siege of Boston After his duty in Dec 1775 he immediately re-enlisted in the same Co & Regt which after the evacuation of Boston went to N.Y. & thence to White Plains & was discharged Dec 1776 not long after the expiration of his last service he appears to have been engaged for over a year in some civil employment with a Mr. Church in Springfield Mass who may have been Army contractor After the war he returned to Southboro where he remained until 40 years of age from thence he moved to Lowell in Franklin Co Mass - He reported to Cambridge March 2. 1837

Paul Newton
Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this Certificate will be made on the 4th of March next, in Boston at the Vi. I Branch Bank
Recorded

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818,
Paul Newton 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 com- mence on the Eighteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this Seventeenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and Nineteen
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War.

Paul Newton.

I Moseny Buephan of Barre in the County of Worcester State of Massachu- setts testify & say that Paul Newton of Leicester in the County of Franklin State of Massachusetts served as a private soldier in the revolutionary war eight months in the year 1775 in the Company commanded by Capt. Daniel Barnes & Reg- iment commanded by Col. Jonathan Ward and I was a soldier in the same Company and Newton served as a private twelve months in the year 1776 in the Company commanded by the same Captain & Regiment commanded by the same Col. I was a Subaltern in the Company the last term and I can with propriety state that he was a good & faithful soldier I further testify that he was regularly discharged at Pitskill 1777.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER, ss.
I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts holden within and for said County of Worcester, certify, that John Lee Esquire before whom the annexed Affidavit has been made, is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly qualified for the purpose, acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, and that his name subscribed thereto is his own proper signature.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the County seal, this Third day of June A. D. 1819.
Application of Paul Newton
Abijah Bigelow, Clk.
ought to be given to his discharges.
John Lee

I Henry Brigham of Barre in the County of Franklin & State of Massachu- setts do hereby certify that Paul Weston of Leicester in the County of Franklin & State of Massachusetts served as a private soldier in the revolutionary war eight months in the year 1775 in the Company commanded by Capt. Daniel Barnes & Reg- iment commanded by Col. Jonathan Ward and I was a soldier in the same Company and Weston served as a private twelve months in the year 1776 in the Company commanded by the same Captain & Regiment commanded by the same Col. I was a Subaltern in the Company the last term and I can with propriety state that he was a good & faithful soldier I further testify that he was regularly discharged the first day of Feby. 1777 at Pitskill New York
Henry Brigham
Worcester June 2 d 1819 Personally appeared the above named Henry Brigham & made oath to the truth of the above Deposition by him subscribed
Before me J. S. Lee Justice of Peace
I further certify that said Brigham is a man of veracity & that full faith & credit ought to be given to his declarations
J. S. Lee Justice of Peace

Paul Newton 76-147 Ward's Map 15. Reg.
Admitted
Noting the line in which the claimant survived - 28 July 1819 28 June 1819

I Stephen Allen of Wendell in the County of Franklin & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Do testify & state that I well know the within named Paul Newton, that we both enlisted into Capt. D. Barnes company in Col. Jon. Wards Regt. soon after Lexington Battle 1775. that in December fol- lowing we both enlisted for one year more into the same company & Regiment, & both of us served our times out regularly - we were both of us honorably discharged on the last day of December 1776 or the first day of Jan y . 1777. at Peekskill. —
Stephen Allen
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. —
Franklin ss.
This may Certify that on this twenty ninth day of May A d one thousand eight hundred & nineteen, Stephen Allen abovenamed, personally appeared, before me the Subscriber a S. Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Franklin in the Western Circuit of this Common- wealth, & Made Oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by him subscribed, And I do further Certify that the said Allen is a person of credibility. —
Joshua Green S. J. C. C. P. ss.

I Paul Newton of Leverett in the County of Franklin & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Do testify & state that I served in the revolutionary war against the common enemy as follows - Being a member of a minute company in Marlborough in this state, I marched to Lexington on the 19 th April 1775. & from thence to Cambridge, & in May following enlisted for eight months, under Capt. Daniel Barnes in Col. Jon a Ward's regiment. - in December following I enlisted again for one year into the same company & regiment, & continued to serve faithfully under the said Capt. Barnes during the whole of said term & was then honorably discharged, but without any in writing. - we staid at Cambridge & Dorchester till the enemy evacuated Boston, then went to New York & staid until the retreat, we were then stationed at White Plains. - And by reason of my reduced circumstances in life stand in need of assistance from my Country for support. -
Paul Newton
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. -
Franklin ss:
Be it known that on the eighteenth day of May A D one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me, Joshua Green a S. Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Franklin in the Western Circuit of this Commonwealth came Paul Newton abovenamed, & made Oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by him subscribed -
Joshua Green S. J. C. C. P.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts I the Subscriber a S. Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Franklin in the Western Circuit of this Commonwealth. —
Do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the beforenamed Paul Newton is in reduced cir- cumstances & stands in need of assistance from his Country for support, & that he served in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy, as he has stated in the foregoing declaration & which I now transmit to the Secretary for the Department of War. — Given under my hand & sealed with the Seal of the Court aforesaid this eighteenth day of May A.D. 1818. —
Joshua Green S. J. C. C. C. P. D. J.