Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21429, for Nathaniel Proctor, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Navy (Mass.)
Proctor, Nathaniel
S. 21429
CONTENTS

27508 Rhode Island Nathaniel Proctor
of Providence, the State of R.I. who was a Marine in the Ship Prov. commanded by Captain Whipple of the — — commanded by — — in the nav line for
8 Months Marine
Inscribed on the Roll of R.I. at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of July 1834 and sent to Ben Gowell Esq. Providence R.I.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834.  $79.98 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th  Sep. " 13.33 $93.31
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded By George Taylor Clerk. Book 6 — Vol. 2 — Page 724

31184 Nathaniel Preston
R.I.
Adm 8 Months
Ship Providence
Capt Whipple
Benjamin Lowell Esq. Providence R.I.

Rhode Island District
County of Providence
on this 27 day of May AD 1834 personally appeared in open court being the a Special District Court of the United States now in session in said County Nathaniel Proctor resident in the City of Providence aged 73 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7 AD 1832. viz. he entered the War of the Revolution and served as follows. In answer to the several Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department he answers & says.
 to 1 st . He was born in Boston August 12 1759 -  2 d His birth is recorded in Boston in the Town Clerks now City Clerks office in Boston His father lived in Boston was a printer & Book binder -  3 d He lived in Milton near Boston when he was first called into service & was an Apprentice to a paper maker since the war he has lived in Providence nearly 40 years last left  4 th He entered on board the Frigate Providence when in State 

5. He served under Commodore Abraham Whipple
6. He never received any written discharge.
7. Revd Martin Cheney William Perron can testify in his behalf
And this applicant further saith that in the month of January AD 1779 according to his best recollection he entered on board the Frigate Providence as a mariner. Said Frigate was then lying in Boston & was under the command of Commodore Abraham Whipple. William Jones late Governor of Rhode Island now deceased was a Captain of Marines one Packer was a Lieutenant. In March following they sailed on a cruise in company with the Queen of France & Ranger Ship of War. - During the cruise they fell in with a fleet of merchantmen called the Jamaica fleet of 175 sail, off the Banks of Newfoundland & took ten sail out of it. Eight or nine of which they

get into Boston. The frigate returned to Boston in September of the same year, when he was discharged. This applicant avers that he served on board said Frigate from Jany 11 th 1779 to September of that year as a mariner a period of eight months for which he claims a pension — He has no documentary evidence but he relies on the evidence of his character,
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pen- sion & declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State —
the May 25 1834
Nathaniel } his Practon Mark.
I swear to & subscribed in open Court B. Laurens Clk.

We Martin Cheney a Conggman resident in North Providence & William Parsons of Providence hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathaniel Proctor who has subscribed & sworn to the preceding declara- tion we believe him to be 73 years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we are in that opinion. said Proctor has always sustained a good character for truth & veracity -
Martin Cheney William Parsons
May 27 I swear to in open Court
notary B Cowell Clk.

Rufus Procter of the City of Providence on oath do testify and say that I am now 44 years of age & that Nathaniel Procter now pre- sent in court in my father's is 73 years of age. and I further testify that I have often heard my father speak of his services on board the Frigate Providence during the Revo- lutionary War - I have also heard him speak of William Jones late Governor of Rhode Island as being a Captain of Marines at the same time I also have heard my father & Governor Jones in his life time talking & conversing together about their services on board said Frigate They spoke as having been on board together at the same time & during the same cruise. This was some years before Governor Jones death, which was about ten years ago.

I have also heard Governor Jones speak to me about my father when my father was not present
Russell Root
May 27 1834
I was to in open court by said
Russell Root
B. Lowell M.

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 named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Martin Cheney who signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in said North Providence that William Persons who also signed the same & Russell Proctor are residents as stated & that they all three are credible persons & their statements entitled to credit
I Benjamin Cowell Clerk of said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathaniel Proctor for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court on this 28 th day of May A.D. 1834
Benjamin Cowell Clerk

Can't verify man or officers in Mass. book. There is a "Providence" in list - Loss II - P 645, but as we can't identi- fy it as same vessel I don't think my can say Navy. so I have used Mass. Sea Service

Rev Invalid WIDOW, etc.
File No. 21429
Nath L. Proctor
Marine Ship Providence
Per War
Act June 7. 1832
Index : Vol. 2 , Page 124
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Providence July 7 th 1834
Sir
I herewith return the papers in the claim of Nathaniel Proctor together with additional evidence of his service as requested by you in your letter of 5 th inst.
I am respectfully your obedt servt Benj. Lowell
J. L. Edwards Esq

I John Warner of County in the County of Kent and - State of Rhode Island being now 75 years of age on Oath do Testify and say that I was a Quarter gunner on board the Frigate Providence, Commodore Abraham Whipple Command- from the time of her first Voyage that she went to France - until she was captured in South Carolina, a period of between four and five years and I Further Testify and say that during the time said Frigate lay in Boston I will remember - a man by the name of Nathaniel Procter, who entered on board said Frigate as a mariner. I think he entered at the beginning of the year 1779 he went with us during the Cruise - in company with the Queen of France, and the Ranger Sloop of War and Governor Jones late Governor of Rhode Island was - Captain of Marines, and I had his deposition when I obtained my Pension, and I Further testify and say that According to the best of my recollection said Procter continued as much as Eight Months before he was discharged I think he only went that Cruise
John Warner
Kent ss In County July 31 A.D. 1834. Personally appeared John Warner abovenamed and made oath to the above deposition by him subscribed And I further certify that said John Warner is a credible witness in the premises Before me Benjamin P. Hays Jr Justice Peace

Kent Jc. The State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Clerks office court of common pleas
I certify that Benjamin R. Howse is a Justice of the peace for the Town of West Greenwich in our County of Kent that the above going is his proper signature in his own hand writing that full faith & credit is to be given to all his official acts
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of the said Court at East Green- wich this Seventh day of July in the year 1834.
John Brown Clk