Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8106, for Elijah Perkins, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Perkins, Elijah
99. 8106
CONTENTS

34309
Elijah Perkins.
Mass.
Act. T. June '32.

54. 309 Elijah Cummings
H. J. C. Phelps Nov

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS: COUNTY OF ESSEX, ss.
On this twenty first day of November A. D. 183 7 personally appeared in open court, before the HONORABLE DANIEL APPLETON WHITE, Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, now sitting, Elijah Perkins , a resident of Salem , in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged 81 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:
In the latter part of 1774 he enlisted as a minute man and exercised twice a week for six months in Capt. Samuel Cummings's Company of Militia in Topsfield till 19th April 1775 when he marched with the Company to Lexington Battle in which the applicant was engaged: next day he marched to Cambridge and then under a false alarm marched to Ipswich: the Company received no further orders, and he then was dismissed & returned to Topsfield, then his home.
Again, on 15th August 1775 he enlisted as a private under the same Captain, he believes, and marched to Gloucester and built a Fort there and served three months there, the full time of his enlistment and was discharged:
Again, on 30th November 1775 he enlisted as a private for three months service in Capt. Thomas Kimball's Company and marched to and was stationed at Roxbury at the house of a tory and continued to serve till 1st March 1776 and was then discharged:
Again, in the fall of the same year 1776, he enlisted as a private in a company commanded by Capt. Nathl. Herrick or Capt. Saml. Gould, which he is not certain, and served the term of three months at Prospect Hill and Lechmere Point near Boston, and was then discharged:
And, again in the summer of 1777 he enlisted for the term of three months as a private in Capt. Benj. Adams's Company in Col. Saml. Johnson's Regiment of Massachusetts Militia and marched to Saratoga & Bennington, joined the main army under Genl. Gates at Stillwater, and thence, after the Capture of Burgoyne's Army, to White Plains, where he was discharged on 1st Dec. 1777: —

The applicant has been waiting several years for the purpose of obtaining testimony, and his first application was informal and this is now made instead of it.
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.
Elijah Perkins
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
D. A. White JUDGE OF PROBATE.
We, Charles W. Upham a clergyman, residing in Salem aforesaid, and Asahel Huntington Esquire, a magistrate, residing in Salem aforesaid, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elijah Perkins who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 81 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.
Charles W. Upham Asahel Huntington
Subscribed and sworn to before
Rev. Merrill Inst. Pease

I, Joshua Andrews, resident at Bradford in New Hampshire, aged 81 years on oath testify That in 1777 I resided at Boxford and was a neighbor to Elijah Perkins, now resident at Salem in Massachusetts, and know that he then went with me to Marblehead & there enlisted for Three months in Capt Benj Adams Company in Col Sam Johnson's Regiment of Mass ts Militia and we both marched therein to Bannington, Pawlet, Stillwater and served Three months and were discharged at White Plains on 1 st Dec. 1777. Joshua Andrews
State of Massachusetts Essex County Is:
Aug t . 17. 1832. Then said Joshua Andrews, a credible and disinterested witness and subscribed and made oath to the above affidavit before
Brj. Merrill Dist. Clerk.

Lashua Andrews's Dedication in regard to Services of Ethical Party in Revolutionary War.

Topsfield Augt 23 d 1837
I Joshua Towne of Topsfield County of Essex State of Massachusetts being now eighty one years of age on oath do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Elijah Perkins of Salem, that he formerly resided in said Topsfield and I further testify that in the year 1777 we were both out in the revolutionary war together that we were both in the Battle of Saratoga that we were both present at the surrender of Gen. Burgoyne on the seventeenth day of October 1777 and I further testify that we both served as privates in the Company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Adams that our regiment was commanded by Col. Samuel Johnson of the Massachusetts Troops Joshua Towne
Essex ss. Topsfield August 23 1837
The above deposition was sworn to and subscribed before me and I further certify said Joshua Towne a credible witness in the premises
B.C. Perkins Justice of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss.
I John Prince Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in said County do certify that B. C. Perkins Esqr. is a justice of the Peace in said County and that his signature hereon is genuine Witness my hand & the seal of said Court August 23. 1837.
John Prince Clerk

And the said Court hereby declares its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that Charles W. Upham who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in Salem and that the said Asahel Huntington who has also signed the same is a Magistrate resident at Salem and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
D. H. Lord Judge of Probate
I, NATHANIEL LORD Junior, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elijah Perkins for a pension.
I further certify, that Benjamin Merrill esquire , whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate, is a justice of the peace for said county, and the signature of his name thereto is his genuine signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this twenty first day of November , A. D. 1837.
Nathl. Lord Jr.

Oct. 8-1900- Mrs. Hannah Peck Canton N.Y.
Sept. 20-1901 To above - no additional information.
REJECTED 8/10/06
P. O. Elijah Durins
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Co
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____,

Elijah Perkins Massachusetts Suspended see let to Hon. S. C. Phillips Recd. 11. 1837 Hon. L. Saltonstall, December 20, 1838.
8106
act 1832

The Common 1779 not on The Rumble Sea 1775- John 4
Schumann Sternick no roll
Peng Adams. Aug 1777 3m 16d 17 1/2 21

U S Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir Have you any records of either Elijah Perkins of Mass or Mark or Zopher Barnes of Mass being soldiers of the war of the revolution? An early reply would be greatly appreciated
Respectfully (Mrs) Hannah Peck Camden
New York.
Sept 28 th 1900.