Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 14,248, for Abraham Randall, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Randall, Abraham
S 14248
CONTENTS
carded

2092.
Massachusetts Abraham Randal
of Roxbury in the State of Mass who was a S erj in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg t commanded by Col. Giston in the Mass line for 1 Year S erj of Art y " " Private " Inf y
See letter 7 March 1853 to Pension Agent
78 Norfolk
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 100 Dollars ~~~ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of Jany 1833 and sent to Island Roxbury Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $150-- Pension allowance ending 4 Mar 33 - 50-- $200--
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H S Clerk Book D . Vol. 2 nd Page 96

4735-
Abraham Randle
Rosebury
Norfolk Co
(Mass)
Sergt of Milly 1 year
Private ~~~~~ 1 year
2 years
allow
$100-
E. J. Leland
Rosebury
(Mass)

BRIEF in the case of  Abraham Randall  of  Norfolk City  in the State of Mass -  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 77 Years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1775 - Apr. 19. — 8 — privt Gen. Capt. E. Vose Col. John Guntton   " Dec. — 3 — " " Gibbs   76 May 1 — — Sergt only Jos. Balile Col. Crafts   77 Augst — 3 15 privt " Aaron Smith Col. Gull  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Stillwater  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Norfolk County  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional Evidence Living Witnesses Document  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J H McBlain Examining Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Augt. 16 1832.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that Abram Randall's name is on the pay Roll of Col. Capt. Aaron Smith's Company & Col. Benj. Gills Regt of Mass. Bay Militia that marched in Augt 1777 to Reinforce the Northern Army. & under the head of Time of service including time of return home it is in figures three months & fifteen days for which he was paid - It also appears that said Randall's name is on a pay Roll of Officers & Men's wages in Capt. Balch's Company in Col. Thomas Crafts Regt of Artillery in the service of the State of Mass Bay from the time of their enlistment to the 1st. Augt. - 1776 - & the time for which he was then paid is seventy days. but it does not appear that said first of  august was was the end of the term.
It also appears that his name is on an abstract Roll of the Company of Artillery commanded by said Balch & said Regt. from 5th Nov. 1776 - to 1st Feby - 1777 - as a Sergeant. Time of service three months.
It also appears that said Randall's name is on a

another Abstract or Roll of said Bahhs Company from the aforesaid 1 st of July to May 8 th - 1779 - & the term of service there stated is three months & seven days -
Then It further appears that his name is on another Abstract or Roll of the same Company commanded by said Bahh - from the first of August to the first of Nov. 1776 - & should have been placed in order after the first roll of said Company - Term of service one month & seven days - & on the same there is an entry that he was promoted the 24 th Sept
Edward Bangs Esq

Abraham Randall
4735.
Edwin S. Leland

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Norfolk ss.
On this sixteenth day of August in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting at Brookline in and for said County, Abraham Randall a resident of Brookline in said County, aged seventy seven , 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 7th A. D. 1832.
THAT he was born at Watertown in the County of Middlesex on the 27 th day of May A. D. 1755, and that there is a record of his birth in the Records of Watertown : that he was in the United States service from the nineteenth day of April A. D. 1775, to the 19 th day of December A. D. 1775, as a private in the Massachusetts Militia : that he residing at  Dorchester in said County of Norfolk when he entered the service; that he was a volunteer and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Captain Elisha Dyer of the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Green : that he marched from Dorchester to Cambridge , from to from to : that he served during said time  with in the neighborhood of Boston with none of the regular troops; and no regular officers were known to him: that he was in no battle and at the end of his service received no written discharge: that since the Revolutionary war he has resided at Dorchester & Brookline .
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the ninth day of December A. D. 1775, to the ninth day of March A. D. 1776, 3 months as a private in the Massachusetts Militia : that he was residing at said Dorchester when he entered the service; that he was a volunteer and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Captain Gibbs of the Regiment where Colonel he does not recollect : that he marched from from to from to : that he served at Cambridge  for said time with Genl Washington's Guard of the regular troops ; and General Washington of the regular officers were known to him: that he was in no battle and at the end of his service received no written discharge, & that there is no person living who can give him a discharge .
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from about the ninth day of May A. D. 1776, about to the ninth day of May A. D. 1777 one year as a private in the Massachusetts State Troops : that he was residing at Dorchester when he entered the service; that he was a volunteer and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Captain Joseph Babb of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Crafts : that he marched from from to from to : that he served at Dorchester, Long Island in Boston harbor & Boston  with none of the regular troops; and no regular officers were known to him: that he was in no battle and at the end of his service received no written discharge.

William Sumner of Donchester aged eighty four years testify & say that I was Ensign in the company commanded by Col. Elijah Vose in the revolutionary war. I know that Abraham Randall was a private in said company & served for the first period of time mentioned by him in his written statement.
Wm Sumner
Wofolk / 1 August 16 th 1832 submitted & sworn to before S. Leland judge of Probate

Also that he was in the United States Service from about the month of August 1777 to about the month of November or December, three months & a half - of a private in the Massachusetts Militia: that he was receiving at said Boston when he entered the service: that he was a substitute for Edward Childs of Roxbury: that he served for the period of one year under the command of Captain James  James  James  James Matthew of the Regiment Aaron Smith of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Gill, except a short time while he was on a detachment under the command of Captain James  James  James  James : that he marched from Roxbury to Needham, from there to Barrington, from there to Stillwater from there to Fort Edward - that he served at said place with some of the Continental troops. That he knew General Gates & Colonel Warner of the Regular officers: that he was in the battle at Stillwater & present at the surrender of General Howe  Howe  Howe  Howe Burgoyne & at the end of his service he left the army without any discharge in writing & that he has no documentary evidence of his service except what is here to annexed
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 first aforesaid. Abraham Randall
We Thomas Gray D.D.
a clergyman, residing in the State of
Robbun and Joshua Seamus
residing in South Hackney
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Abraham Randall who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides to have been a soldier of Lee's army of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed as aforesaid.
Thomas Gray
Joshua D. Davenport
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served substantively as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that Thomas Gray, F.D. , who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the Sads Roxbury ; and that John L. Searle who has also signed the same is a resident in Roxbury and is a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Theman Island / page 8 Part 1
I Samuel Hearn, Reg r of the bank of Shoals aforesaid, do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Shaham Randall , for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
Samuel Haxon,

Rev. War
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File No. 14248
Abraham Brandall Sergt. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: —Vol. 1 , Page 351
[Arrangement of 1870.]