Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33,510, for Job Priest, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Priest, Job
S. 33,510
CONTENTS

11214 11.214
Massachusetts
Job Priest
of Harvard in the state of Massachusetts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jackson of the Massachusetts line, for the term of Three Years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 th of December 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 st of May 1819 and sent to Judge John Davis Boston Massachusetts
  Arrears to 4th of  March 1819.  22 45    Semi-ann. all'ce ending  Sep. 1819.  48.00    29 25      31        $70.45  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Notification sent to Stephen Hooper, Boston, Mass.
Died Nov. 14-1826
Stephen Hooper 17 August 1820 sent to John Davis

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
25 January 1819.
by reason
Job Priest Spencer
I AM satisfied that the above named, Job Priest of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
631
Job Priest Private Sachison's Battery 88 - 3 years dis. 25 Jan y 1819 It appears that Job Priest, has returned to the Town of Har- ders (Mass s ) for relief. This certifi- cate therefore is he should obtain one he should be consid- ered as of that Town.
Admitted

I Job Priest now residing in Amsterdam in the State of New York formerly of Haverill in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the age of sixty three years, do testify and say, that I enlisted into the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, in the month of April in the year A.D. 1781 to serve for the term of three years, that I was inrolled in Capt. John Fuller Company, and Col. Mellen's Regiment Regiment being the fourth Regiment in the Massachusetts Line, that I continued in the service until January A.D. 1784 and was then honorably discharged from service, said Regiment being then under the command Col. Henry Jackson, and further that I am a citizen of the United States and stood in need of relief. —
Massachusetts District Boston December 20 1818
Job Priest
Sworn to before me
M c Davis
District Judge
District Judge
M c Davis
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston 28 January A. D. 1819
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Job Priest subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked A B C together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
M c Davis
Judge of the District Court U.S. Massachusetts District.

Job Priest
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District of Massachusetts, ss.
ON this twelfth day of August 182 0 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record, viz. The District Court of the United States for the said District, Job Priest aged Sixty three years, resident in Boston in the County of Suffolk, in said District, Labourer , who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: viz Enlisted in May 1776 as nearly as he can recollect in Capt. Joshua Brown Company in the Massachusetts regiment Com- manded by Colonel Bigelow, and served in said Corps three years principally in New York. He then enlisted in the same Company again and in the same regiment then commanded by Colonels Mellen and afterwards by Cross and served in said Corps three years in New York principally when he was dis- charged honorably in writing.
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, 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 18th day of March, 1818; 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.
Job Priest
Sworn to and declared, on the twelfth day of August A. D. 182 0 before
J. W. Davis
{ Judge of the Massachusetts District Court.
I, JOHN WATSON DAVIS, Clerk of the Massachusetts District Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto 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 and forty two cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twentieth day of September 182 0
J. W. Davis
{ Clerk of the U. S. District Court, for the Massachusetts District.

Checuls.
1 Box or Chest $0. 25 1 Old Iron Pot 17 " 42
The above is a true inventory of all my property I am sixty three years of age a labourer by occu- pation but am too infirm to labour much I have a hernia or rupture. I have no family and live where I can find persons to furnish me with subsistence gratuitously; or for the small assistance which I can render them by my ser- vice.
Job Priest.
He has lost his hernia Certificate by a fire which took place in June last. he dropped it into the flames and it was consumed and he now petitions that a new certificate may be granted to him
Job Priest.

December 4, 1935
Job Priest-S.33510 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. Alice P. Montgomery 535 E. Claremont Street Pasadena, California
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Job Priest, soldier of the War of the Revolution, from Massachusetts.
The Revolutionary War record of Job Priest which follows was obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 33510, based upon his service in that war.
He was born in Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts; the names of his parents are not given; nor is the date of his birth shown.
Job Priest, while residing in Harvard, Massachusetts, with his father, enlisted in 1775; no further details of this service shown. He enlisted sometime in May, 1776 and served as a private in Captain Joshua Brown's company, Colonel Bigelow's Massachusetts regiment, length of this service, three years. He enlisted sometime in April or May, 1781, served as private in Captains John Fuller's and Holister's companies, Colonels Mellen's and Henry Jackson's 4th Massachusetts regiment, and was discharged in January, 1784.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 20, 1818, then giving his age as sixty-three years and living in Amsterdam, New York. Shortly after making his application for pension, he returned to Harvard, Massachusetts.
He was living in 1820 in Boston, Massachusetts,

and then stated that he was sixty-three years of age.
Reference was made to the soldier's family, but no names were given. The soldier died November 14, 1826.
If you desire information in regard to the name and address of the person to whom the last payment of his pension was sent, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the following:
Job Priest Certificate # 11214 Issued May 31, 1819 Rate $8.00 per month Commenced December 20, 1818 Act of March 18, 1818 Massachusetts Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

This is to certify that Mr. Jobe Priest was born in the town of Howard and lived with his father in said Howard till the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy five then the said Jobe Priest entered into the service for the defence of his country and continued in the service till the greater part of the revolutionary war and after the close of the war returned back to the town of Howard and became poor and was supported himself and family for a number of years before he left the town he was gone several years and has this day returned back to the town of Howard and has made application to the officers of the poor of said town for support as he is in indigent circumstances all which is humbly submitted.
Howard December 23 rd 1878
Joseph Willard, } Selectmen William Dyer. } of John Hapgood } Howard

Oct. 2 1935.
Veterans Administration Washington.
Insur. Inf. 9111
Gentlemen:
84. Have you any record of Job Priest (Mass.) of Harvard - whose wife was Martha, and are any children mentioned.
An early reply will greatly oblige Yours truly
Mrs. George) Alice P. Montgomery 585 E. Claremont St. Pasadena, Calif.
will

Morton Aug 11 th 1820
Hon John Calhoun, Sir -
I enclose the certificate of Mr Priest, agreeably to the form transmitted to me. I hope as so many documents are in the war office, with my sig- nature, & as the applicant is poor, that the Clerk's authentication of my special character will be dispensed with -
I have the Honor to
be very respectfully -
Y r obed t Serv t J Hooper
J. Hooper's signature considered sufficient by direction of Mr E.
M.G.
17 Aug. 1820.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., 7-31 , 19 22
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Job Guest a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S 33510
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1776 3 yrs. Pvt. Joshua Brown Bigelow Mass.   Apr. 1781 Jan. 1784 { Jno. Fuller Mellen   { Holliston Henry Jackson   { Vose  
Battles engaged in, None stated. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Howard, Mass. Date of application for pension, Dec 20 1818 - al Residence at date of application, Amsterdam, NY Age at date of application, 63 in Howard, Worcester Co., Mass. Remarks: a family is referred to - no names stated nor name of wife.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON
November 7, 1935.
YOUR FILE REFERENCE:
IN REPLY REFER TO: BAHB 801
Mrs. Alice P. Montgomery, 585 East Claremont Street, Pasadena, California.
PRIEST, Job
Can't Ident 9/1/35
Dear Madam:
In reply to your communication of October 25, 1935, you are informed that a careful search in the files of the Veterans Administration fails to identify any record for Job Priest of Harvard, Massachusetts, husband of Martha Priest.
If you can furnish information regarding the alleged veteran's rank, organization and dates of enlistment and discharge, further investigation will be made.
By direction,
W. G. Black W. G. BLACK, Chief Clerk.
Job Priest was a private in Capt. Joshua Brown's Co. of the battallion of Mass. Bay forces commanded by Timothy Bigelow. Enlisted May 1st. 1776. Record attested in the Record & Pension office. On the rolls from Dec 1776 to Nov 1778 when he was reported sick in camp. I believe he had a second wife. Possibly when he applied for pension, his wife's name was not Martha. Very sincerely
Alice P. Montgomery

Rev. Soc and
Lee Massachusetts
June 12 - 1922.
The Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
My dear Sir;
Will you kindly inform me if your records show that Job Priest of Mass. who served in the Revolutionary war received a pension? He was born in Harvard Mass. Mar. 27 - 1756, enlisted 1776 in a battalion of the Mass- forcs, commanded by

Col. Timothy Biglow. Would like all the information the records show - Thanking you for your kindness
I am
Sincerely Yours
Lillie A. Clark Registrar Assolutunweg Chester D.A.R.
Mrs. Alfred B. Clark 83 Franklin St, Lee Mass.

33510
INVALID.
Ray
1922, July 31 hist. to Mrs. Albert B. Clark - En.
1935 - Tech. hist. to Alice P. Montgomery
File No. 33510
Job Priest
Ph Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: — Vol. 9 , Page 328
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Application for New Certificate.

APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.
County of Suffolk — ss. Newton
On this eleventh day of August 1820; before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Suffolk , personally appeared Job Priest who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Morse, Fuller, & Holliston , in the regiments commanded by Colonels Migilow, and Millers , in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Massachusetts ; that he received a certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the fifteenth day of June 1820, at or near the town of Chase in New Hampshire , he lost it in attempting to extinguish a fire, it having dropped into the flames and been consumed.
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Stephen Hooper - Justice of the Peace Job Priest
NOTES. The last four blanks are left for the applicant to set forth the time, place, and manner of the loss or destruction of the original certificate.
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.

A
I Elias Warner of Harvard in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Yeoman. Testify and say that some time in the month of March A.D. 1781 I enlisted as a private soldier under Capt. Parks in the tenth Massachusetts Regt. commanded by Col. Tupper for three years being the last three years service in the Army of the United States - and served in the Continental Army being transferred from said Regt. to the Eighth Massachusetts Regt. commanded by Col. Meach Jackson - and from the 8 th to the third Massachusetts Regt. commanded by Col. Greaton and served in said several Regiments during the term of my said enlistment until I received an Honorable discharge on the 23 rd day of December 1783. I further Testify and say that when a short time after my enlistment I joined the Continental Army near West Point and there saw Job Priest now resident in said Harvard - laborer who informed me that he was a private soldier in the fourth Massachusetts Regt and that I frequently saw him performing duty as a soldier at West Point & New Windsor during the said term of three years until I was discharged from the Army - said Priest being discharged returned home to Harvard about the time I did. and further say not.
Elias Warner
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER, ss.
I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts holden within and for said County of Worcester, certify, that Timothy Whiting and John Shepley Esq rs before whom the annexed Affidavits have been made, are Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly qualified for the purpose, acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, and that their names subscribed thereto are their own proper signatures.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the County seal, this eighteenth day of December A. D. 1818.
Application of Job Priest }
Abijah Bigelow, Clk.

A
I Elias Warner of Harvard in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Yeoman. Testify and say that some time in the month of March A.D. 1781 I enlisted as a private soldier under Capt. Parks in the tenth Massachusetts Regt. commanded by Col. Tupper for three years being the last three years service in the Army of the United States - and served in the Continental Army being transferred from said Regt. to the Eighth Massachusetts Regt. commanded by Col. Heath Jackson - and from the 8 th to the third Massachusetts Regt. commanded by Col. Greaton and served in said several Regiments during the term of my said enlistment until I received an Honorable discharge on the 28 th day of December 1783. I further Testify and say that when a short time after my enlistment I joined the Continental Army near West Point and there saw Job Priest now resident in said Harvard - laborer who informed me that he was a private soldier in the fourth Massachusetts Regt and that I frequently saw him performing duty as a soldier at West Point & New Windsor during the said term of three years until I was discharged from the Army - said Priest being discharged returned home to Harvard about the time I did. and further say not.
Elias Warner
Worcester ss. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dec r 5 th 1818 Then Elias Warner, who is a credible witness personally appeared and made solemn Oath to the truth of the foregoing Affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me Timothy Whiting Jus. Peace.

I, James Capen, of Fitchburg B in the County of Worcester (and Commonwealth of Massachusetts), aged fifty five years, and upwards, testify and declare, that to my knowledge Job Priest, now of Amsterdam in the State of New York, served as a Private Soldier in the war of the Revolution on the continental establishment in the same company with me for the term of three years, commencing, to the best of my recollection, in May, 1781, the company in which said Priest served at the time of his entering was commandingly capt. John Fuller in the fourth Regiment of the Massachusetts line, in which company I was orderly Sergeant, and saw said Priest, almost daily during said term of three years; and that said Priest served honorably and without censure.
James Capen
Worcester ss. December 5 th 1818. Then the above named James Capen came before me, and made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed. John Shepley, Justice of the Peace.
I hereby certify, that I am well acquainted with the above named James Capen, and that he is a person of good character for veracity, and to the best of my knowl- edge wholly disinterested. John Shepley, Jus. Peace.

Job Priest—
Suspended until a new Certificate shall be issued. application for a new Certificate sent to S Hooper Esq. Boston May 12. 1821—
To Col. Brown
Sunday 21 Nov
Washington City
Recd. 23. 4. 1821 M.S. 19

Cesar Glover's application for new certificate submitted for authentication.
Boston, April 16 th 1824
Stephen C. Calhoun
Sir
I enclose the affidavit of Cesar Glover respecting the loss of his pension certificate. He is very old & infirm - & unable to make a more parti- cular statement, and is suffering extremely from pov- erty. Sometime since the schedule of Michael Madden was forwarded to Washington. together with an application that his name might be transferred from the roll of at New York to this place. but he has received no answer and is in a suffering condition. The schedule and papers of Job Priest which had been forwarded to the seat of government were sent back from some informality, & the schedule was not returned. I now have not respectfully requesting that if approved of, his name may be ordered to be inserted on the check pay roll as his claims are unquestionable, & his schedule was in the first instance sent on to Washington in season. Permit me also earnestly to solicit a new certificate for Glover as soon as may be convenient - Very respectfully, I have the honor to be your most obedient servant. Stephen Hopper.