Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 7347, for Sewall Moore, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass.
Moore, Sewall Nehitabel
NUMBER _____
R 7347
CONTENTS

21.963 Massachusetts
Sawall Moore of Boston in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Moore of the Regt commanded by Col. Jacobs in the Mass. a line for 11 Mos & 15 days
Moore
71 Moore
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 38 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of Dec r 1833 and sent Mar. 9 th Deair's House of Reps
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833  $95.83 Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar. 34  19.17
$115.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by N. N. Atkinson Clerk Book 2 Vol. Q a Page 54

Israel Moose & Mehitable Dodge both of Putney were lawfully published November Ninth One thousand seven hundred & eighty seven
Per me Daniel Gahlin Town Clerk
Putney Town Clerk's office
October 29. A.D. 1839 } I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows "November 9 th 1787" I further certify that I have carefully examined the records in this office and find no record of Marriages previous to the year of our Lord 1800
I William Houghton depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk for the town of Putney in the County of Windham and State of Vermont and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town of Putney with the exception above the names as certified by me
Wm Houghton Town Clerk
Sworn to and subscribed this 30 th day of October 1839 I also certify that the above named William Houghton is a credible witness
Ebenezer D. Board Justice of the Peace

I Abraham Shaw of Putney in the County of Windham and State of Vermont, being of the age of Seventy two years depose and say that I was well acquainted with Abel Moore and Nehitable Dodge of said Putney before they were mar- ried or said to be married and I also was acquainted with them afterwards and knowing that they lived together as man and wife.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 30 th day of Oct. A.D. 1839 Abraham Shaw
Sworn to and subscribed this 30 th day Oct 1839 Before me Ephraim Brown Justice Peace
State of Vermont Windham County Court Clerk's Office New Foke October 31. D. 1839
I Marshall Miller, Clerk of said Court do hereby certify that Ephraim Brown is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified and that his signature heretofore hereunto written are genuine
In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of said Court the day and year above written
Attest Marshall Miller, Clerk

6473
Mehitabel Moore Sewall N.Y.
act 7. July 38
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State of New York
Albany County : ss. On this 25 th day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine, personally appeared before the Justice's Court of the City of Albany, (the same being a Court of Record) Mehitable Moore a resident of the City of Albany, aged seventy one years in September last, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7. 1838, entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows" -
That she is the Widow of Sewell Moore who was a Soldier in the Army of the United States in the War of the Revolution, and at the time of his death a Pensioner under the Act of June 7. 1832, and his pension was payable at Boston, in Massachusetts - in which state, in the Town of Bolton, he resided at the time of his death -
She further declares that she was married to the said Sewell Moore, in the month of February in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty six or eighty seven, she thinks it was in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven, as her first child was born in November 1788 - But she is unable to state with greater certainty, the year of her said marriage, nor does she recollect the day of the month, on which she was married - She believes that a record of her said marriage may be found in the Town Books of the Town of Putney, in Vermont where the marriage took place -
She further declares that her Husband the aforesaid Sewell Moore died in the month of November in the year one thousand eight hundred thirty six - but the day of the month she does not recollect - he died at Bolton in Massachusetts - She further declares that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January. Nineteen hundred and ninety four - Viz - About the time above stated -
She further declares that her name previous to her marriage was Mehitable Dodge, and that the marriage

took place in the Town of Putney in the State of Vermont, and the ceremony was performed by Mr. Lakin then a justice of the Peace of that Town -
That, owing to a nervous affection she cannot write her name, and therefore makes a mark or cross for her signature -
Mehitabel her X Moore mark
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court on this day & year first above written
Witness the Seal of said Court & the signature of the Clerk the cross -
J. G. Watson Clerk
State of New York
Albany Justice's Court ss. Ezra D. Moore of Louisville, State of Kentucky, being duly sworn, deposes that he is forty six years of age, and is a son of the within named Small Moore & Mehitabel Moore - and is a twin child with a sister named Sally - born at Boylston in Massachusetts, 30 th June 1793 - according to a Record or memorandum in this Department's possession in the hand writing of this Department's brother Sylvan, a younger Brother -
This Department said Father & Mother had two children older than this Department - viz - Willard, born November 15. 1788, and Betsy, born February 26. 1791 - as also appears from the said Record or memorandum, and which this Department believes to be correct. Hence.
That this Department's Father Small Moore, died as this department has been informed, in November in the year One thousand eight hundred & thirty six, at Bolton in Massachusetts - This Department's knowledge of the time of the death of his said Father was first derived from a letter received by this Department, from his sister Mary, in July 1837, stating that his Father had died in the month of November preceding - And this Department

further saith that his said Mother, Mehitable Moore, has ever since his father's death remained here as a Widow. Given to these ends this 25 th day of October 1839 before me in Open Court J. G. Watson Clerk
O. H. Moore
It is hereby certified that the above Deposition is a credible Witness. By order of the Court.
Witness my hand & the seal of said Court, this 25 th day of October 1839.
John G. Watson Clerk

Declarations of Sewall Moore
Worcester Co.
Mass.

DECLARATION, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this Nineteenth day of November in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open Court, before Nathaniel Paine Esq. Judge of Probate now sitting, Sewall Moore a resident of Bolton in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged sixty nine 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 7th 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That is to say,
That in A.D. 1779 he enlisted in the Company of Capt. David Moore of Bolton who was his Father to serve three months at Rhode Island, his Father took him as his waiter & he proceeded to Tiverton , in Colo. Jacobs Regt. on the 11 th of October, he went to the Island, served out his term and the Company were all discharged & he returned with his Father to Bolton.
In A.D. 1780 he enlisted again under his Father for the service for Three Months at Rhode Island in the Regt. Commanded by Colo. Howe or Colo. Elliott & he can not say which a part of the above time his Father took him as a waiter & a part he served as a soldier, did guard duty the Company were encamped near Battle Hill where the service was Three months , and were discharged, Ensign Bailey of Berlin died immediately after our time expired.
In A.D. 1781 his Father was appointed again as a Captain to Rhode Island for six months , Bray of Grafton was first Lieut. and Maynard of Southboro or Westboro was 2 d Lt. and he enlisted again and a part of the time he served as a waiter & a part he served as a soldier & they proceeded to Providence where the Regiment was divided one half was stationed at Kingston & the other half was stationed at Greenwich at the last mentioned place he served under his father until about 15 days before his term of service expired. There was a expectation of Arms and he was dismissed as well as he can recollect at Greenwich and he will recollect of the regt. being paraded & the Adjutant reading the orders for dismissing the Regt.
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 aforesaid.
Before NATH PAIN Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
Sewall Moore
Ms. B. 1. 6 v. 1 p. 10 - 10 - 1832 S. 15

We _____ a Clergyman residing in the _____ and _____ residing in _____ hereby certify that we are well acquainted with _____ who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be _____ years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
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 mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Isaac Allen who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the Town of Bolton and that Joseph Sawyer Esq r who has also signed the same is a resident in the the same and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. and I for the court further certifies that Amos Parker Esquire, and the Hon' Pels Holman & the Hon' Stephen P. Gardner Esquire, are all personally known to the court - and that they are credible & respectable persons residing in the Town of Bolton.  Nathl. D. Rice Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester -
I _____, Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand _____ this _____ day of _____ in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester County ss.
At the Court of Probate begun & holden at Lancaster within & for the County of Worcester aforesaid on the 19 th day of Nov. A D 1893. On the application of Sewall Moore claiming to be a soldier of the Revolution the following interrogatories were propounded to him, to wit,
1. When & in what year were you born? Ans. In Bolton County of Worcester on the 18 th Augt. A D 1764
2. Have you any record of your age & when is it?
Ans. I have a Family Records.
3. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war & where do you now live?
Ans. I was living in Bolton, about 1786 I went to live in Putney Vermont where I lived 5 years when I came back to Bolton & lived 18 months then I lived a number of years at Worcester, then at Boylston then I came to Bolton where I now reside -
4. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute & if a substitute for whom?
Ans. My services were all voluntary & of my own accord. -
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the Troops, when you served, such Continental & Militia Regiments as you can recollect & the general circumstances of your service?
Ans. I saw Gen. Gates at Providence, Gen. Cornell at Tincertar Colo Mooney of N. Hampshire & Colo. Howe of Mass.
Sewall Moore

John Bush's Aff.

I, Jonathan Bush of Bolton in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts -sett- aged seventyfive years the 29 th day of November last past do testify and say that in the latter part of August or fore part of September 1780 there was a call for men for the Revolutionary Army for a three months service at Rhode Island that I the said Bush enlisted under Capt. David Moore of Bolton and Lieut. John Houghton of Harvard in Col. Elliot's Regiment as I believe and that I served three months that I well remember David Moore then of said Bolton and now a Resident of the same town who is younger than I am and who served in the same Company with myself under the said Capt. Moore faithfully three months further say not - Given at Bolton aforesaid the 12 th day of August in the year of our Lord 1833.
Jonathan Bush
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
(Worcester ss.) Bolton Augt. 12 th 1833. Then personally appeared Jonathan Bush and made oath that the above instrument by him subscribed is just and true the Prem Before me Samuel S. Houghton Just. of P.
I hereby certify that full credit may be given to the testimony of the said Bush and that he is a pensioner of the Revolution - Samuel S. Houghton Just. of the Peace

Jonas Walsh Capt.

I, Jonas Welsh of Bolton of the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged 79 years the 28 th day of Augt. last past do testify & say that some time in the latter part of July or fore part of Augt in the year 1781 I enlisted in a company for the service of the Revolution under Capt. David Moon of said Bolton for three months and paraded in said Bolton then separated and traveled thro' Mendon Rehoboth, Seekonk and crossed over to Rhode Island from Bristol or Tiverton and performed military duty three months that I very well remember said Moon who was some years younger than I am - and who was in the same Company according to my best belief during the aforesaid three months and served faithfully and further saith not
Dated at Bolton Augt. 15 th 1833
Jonas Welsh
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester ss. Bolton Augt. 15 th 1833 Then personally appeared the above named Jonas Welsh & made oath that the above instrument by him subscribed is just & true
Before me Samuel S. Houghton Just. of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above named Jonas Welsh is a man of good character and implicit confidence may be placed in his testimony
Samuel S. Houghton Justice of the Peace

Affidavit of Walter Pollard in the case of Lewell Moore

I Walter Pollard of Stockbridge in the county of Bennington and state of Vermont aged sixty nine years do depose and say that I served in the war of the revolution as by my declaration on file in the Pension office will appear.
And I further testify and declare that I well know and remember Samuel Moore, Long Capt David Moore of Bolton who was a Captain in the war of the revolution, and I know that said Samuel was in the Campaign of 1779 at Rhode Island for three months in that summer, and that he was a leader for his Father to whom Company I belonged and often saw said Samuel until our times were out and we were dismissed — Walter Pollard

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester, ss. August 1 st 1832.
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace, within and for all the Counties in said Commonwealth
Walter Pollard who subscribed the annexed Deposition
and made solemn Oath that the same is just and true in all its particulars, according to the best of his knowledge and belief.
And I further Certify that the above named Walter Pollard is a disinterested and credible Witness . . . . . Sam. Dana

Hon Louis Beps- Sec'y Navy
Edward Moore 28.671
Private Minor 175 day Adm'd
38 33 2
76 66
19 17
95 83
36 67
16 7
38 34
Hon John Davis
House of Reps
ms. B. Young 1840s. Printed in the Open

To the Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary of War,
The undersigned inhabitants of Bolton in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts would respectfully represent that Small Moore now of said Bolton is, we are of opinion, entitled to a pension, for the following appears to be a true sketch of his life as we have been able to collect - It appears that some years after his services in the war of the Revolution he married in 1787 and the marriage was an uncomfortable one. some time in 1806 or 7 his wife left him, he then resided at Leominster (Mass) after which time he became unsettled and roving about from place to place sometimes at Boylston (Mass) at others at Putney (Vt) - Danmoreston (Vt.) and several other places, till at last he arrived at the Poor establishment in Bolton, his native Town, a few years since; we find he hath always given a similar account of his services in U. S. and we know no reason to doubt; his birth  birth is in the town of Bolton the Testimony obtained is unquestionable we have no doubt regarding the proofs - neither do we see any just grounds why the 2 Months & 15 days of which we can not find any evidence why should not be allowed - relying upon our ad during the best proof the case would admit we are are your humble servants &c. &c.
Bolton Nov. 15 th 1833.
Joseph Sawyer at  at  the  the  time  time  of  of  the  the  testimony  testimony Isaac Allen
Silas Holman
Stephen P. Gardner
I hereby certify that Joseph Sawyer is a Justice of the Peace for Worcester that Amos Parker is a much respected physician of said Bolton that the Rev. Isaac Allen is a highly respectable Clergyman that Silas Holman is a Justice of the Peace through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that Stephen P. Gardner is a Justice of the Peace of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of unexceptionable character.
Samuel S. Houghton Justice of the Peace

Worcester ss.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I Theophrastus Wheeler Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester. do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Sewall Moore for a Pension. I further certify that the Hon Samuel Dana, before whom one of the annexed affidavits was made, is a Justice of the Peace through the State. and that the signature of his name is genuine; and that Samuel S. Houghton, before whom the other annexed affidavits were made, is a Justice of the Peace in & for the said County of Worcester, duly commissioned & sworn, and entitled to full credit. and that the signature purporting to be his signature, in each and every case, is genuine —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court this 19th Day of November in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & thirty three
Theophrastus Wheeler Regd of said Court

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER COUNTY, ss.
I, JOSEPH G. KENDALL, Clerk of the Judicial Courts for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, do hereby certify, That Joseph Sawyer, Esquire, is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified ; and that his signature to the certificate, the same hereunto annexed, is genuine.
Given under my hand, and the Seal of said County, this tenth day of December, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty  nine.
Jos. G. Kendall Clerk

Commonwealth of, Massachusetts
I hereby certify that I was one of the Overseers of the poor of the town of Boston in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty six, and I further certify that Sewall Moore was an inmate of the almshouse in said Boston at the time of his death, which happened on the 19 th of December in the year above named, I further certify that the said Sewall was an United States pensioner at the time of his death, and that I was in the habit of making out his power of attorney to obtain his pension.
Joseph Sawyer Jr. of Peace
Boston Dec. 7. 1839

Albany December 13. 1839.
Sir,
I enclose the declaration & proofs in the case of Mrs. Mehitable Moore, Widow of Samuel Moore, on her application for a pension under the act of July 7. 1838.
Her Husband was a Pensioner under the act of 7 June 1832 -
I am, Sir,
Very Respectfully
Your obedt Servt
Leviathan Jenkins
James L Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions War Dept.

V 6473. NY Let. to L. Jenkins, Feb 25/1840.
V 7932 NY Letter to L. B. p. 15 Sep 1841.
7347

REJECTED
7347
P. O. _____
Meekitabel Moore
Service: Sewall
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

No 7932 July 10. 1841
Mr. J. J. Simmons wid. of Ebenezer Dutton
FREE
Election Office Washington D.C.

State N York Genesee 5 July 1841
In h
1000. 41 p. 21. 2 p. 41 p.
1000. 41 p. 21. 2 p. 41 p.
The enclosed I send you at the request of Mrs. Moreton
Very Respectfully Yours
D.H. Pison
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