Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,190, for Simeon Pomroy, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Pomroy, Simeon
S 14190
Carded
CONTENTS

Vermont 22.848
Simeon Pomroy of Windsor in the State of Vermont who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Allen of the Btry commanded by Coln Fellows in the * Vermont troops time for 12 mo
* Mass. & Vermont
Records completed Oct. 18/06. S.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 40 Dollars & 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of November 1833 and Senh Carlos Woolidge Windsor Vt
Arrears to the 4th of Sept '33 $ 100. 00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Mar '34 20. 00
$ 120 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by C. Larrin Clerk, Book E Vol. 3 Page 84

Simon Ponroy 29.980
12m/inrati #40
Carlos Coolidge Mindra pt

Declaration
( of Simeon Poirroy )
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
State of Vermont } County of Windsor ss. } — District of Windsor ss.
On this Third day of January in the year of our Lord, one Thousand eight hundred and thirty three, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judge of the Court of Probate within and for the District of Windsor, in the County and State aforesaid, now sitting, Simeon Poirroy, a resident of Windsor in the County of Windsor (and District of Windsor) State of Vermont, aged Seventy eight years on the Nineteenth day of April A. D. 18 54 , 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 th 1832; That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated;
On the 21 st day of April 1775, at Northampton in the County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts, where the declarant then lived, and on the morning of that day, "news of the battle at Lexington" was received, and immediately, the same forenoon, the company of "minute men"

in which he had stood enrolled from December 1774, paraded and prepared to march, and in the afternoon of the same day, marched from Northampton, under the command of Jonathan Allen, of Northampton. The declarant, in said company, marched through Hadley - Brookfield - Worcester - Concord - Lexington - to Cambridge. On the march, at Concord, a Reg t . or companies enough assembled to march in regimental order, was brought together, but the Reg t . in which the declarant served through the campaign was not organized until he arrived at Cambridge.
At Cambridge aforesaid (Mass.) the declarant enlisted, as did also most of said "minute men" of Northampton, for a service of Eight months, into the company of the said Jonathan Allen. The first Lieut.-enough of the company was Oliver Lyman. He thinks the 2 d Lieutenant was of the name of Sterne, but does not feel confident. The officers of the Regiment were - Col. _____ Fellows - Lt. Col. _____ Eager - Major, Benjamin Tupper - Adjutant _____ Beaumont - and the Q. Master, Seth Hunk - From the time of his enlistment until a very few days before the battle of Bunker Hill, he remained at Cambridge, removed thence to Roxbury and was there, with the whole Regiment, when the fight at Bunker Hill took place, in which engagement no troops from Roxbury took part. He remained at Roxbury until the Fall, but up to what time precisely he is unable to state, when he was marched to Dorchester (Mass.) and stationed near "The Heights" and there remained until the 1 st day of January 1776, when, his term of enlistment expiring,

he was discharged, but received no written discharge; and
The said Simeon Pomeroy further declares that on the 1 st day of January 1776, "without leaving camp" he enlisted, for two months, into the Regiment commanded by Col. — Ward, in a company commanded by (as he is quite confident) a Capt. — Pope; other officers he cannot recollect. The eight months men being discharged, and those of them who re-enlisted having obtained furloughs, the lines were feebly manned, and many were enlisted for only 2 months — The declarant remained in the lines at Dorchester until the 1 st day of March 1776 — when, this term expiring, he was discharged, without certificate, and returned to Northampton;
The said Simeon Pomeroy further declares — that two days after the battle at Bennington Vt. in August 1777, an alarm came to Northampton, and the declarant entered into a company of volunteers under Capt n Oliver Lyman, of said Northampton, and immediately marched towards Bennington, and arrived at or near Adams, Mass. — there turned and marched to Lanesborough Mass. — where said Capt. Lyman took charge of about 100 of the prisoners taken at Bennington, and returned and left said prisoners in guard at Northampton for, so nearly as he can recollect, three or four weeks, during which time the declarant was daily on guard duty — then, said Capt. Lyman, and the declarant under him, marched with said prisoners to Worcester, Mass. where another company took charge of the prisoners, and Capt. Lyman's company returned to Northampton where, in a day or two, another alarm was made, and a company of

Sixty or seventy volunteers, under the same Capt. Lyman, of whom the declarant was one, were furnished with horses and proceeded without any delay, by the way of Bennington Vt. to Schenectady, New York, where the horses were sent back. From Schenectady, the declarant marched up to Stillwater, into Gates' camp ; there a Regiment was " made up " under the command, nominally, of a Col. — May, but Col. — Chapin did all the commanding duty — The Regiment remained at Stillwater until the battle of Bemis' Heights in the fore part of October, or nearly up to the day of that battle. Just before the engagement, and not more than 2 or 3 days before, the Reg't. to which the declarant belonged, was drawn up into a square and the men, whose volunteer term was out, were exhorted by the Chaplain to remain, and most of them did remain — On the day of the battle, the declarant's Reg't. was " taken out of its brigade " soon after the engagement commenced , and marched across the encampment and placed in a redoubt, in which they remained stationed until night and the battle was over. While in the redoubt, Gen. Gates came in and asked the artillerymen " the boys " as he called them, if they would go out and give 'em play with " the grasshoppers " as the Gen. called them — and in a minute or two the men took out of the redoubt two small pieces of cannon, and " we soon heard 'em popping " The declarant cannot (cannot) state the precise day when he arrived at Stillwater, but thinks it was not more than 3 or 4 days after the first battle .
The declarant's regiment was " brigaded in " with Gen. — Nixon's Brigade, which was stationed on the extreme right, until, as above stated, his Reg't. was marched to the left and stationed in said redoubt. The declarant had small opportunity to know Continentals" but knew Brig. Gen. Nixon — Col. Rufus

Putnam - there was also, as he recollects, a Col. — Nixon — saw many other continental officers in their various places, but does not now remember their names.
The morning after the battle, the declarant's regiment was ordered up near the enemy's lines, and continued until night in skirmishing — the next day it rained, and "the troops lay in camp all day" — The succeeding day, or second day, the enemy having retreated, the army moved on to Saratoga, and the Brigade of Gen. Nixon , to which his (the declarant's) regiment was attached, led the column, and encamped, and from that time did camp duty, covered fatigue parties, and were, on these parties, under the enemy's fire. It was said that Gen. Gates intended to storm the British camp, and why it was not done, the declarant never knew — Two or three days before Burgoyne's surrender, the declarant's regiment was broken up by the expiration of the 2 d volunteering above mentioned, and the declarant with the rest of his company left the camp and returned to Northampton, having been out from his first volunteering in August, two months; and it was a season of harassing and hard duty —
The declarant was born at Northampton, Mass. on the 19 th day of April 1754, according to a family record kept by his father in an account-book, which the declarant has now in his possession — Whether there is, or not, any public record of his birth, in Northampton, he cannot state. He lived always in Northampton aforesaid, until August 1832 when he removed to said Windsor and there lives in the family of his son.
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 -
Simeon Pomroy
Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
Jabez Proctor Judge
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served, as he states.
Jabez Proctor Judge
I Reuben Washburn, Register of the Probate Court within and for the District of Windsor in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Simeon Pomroy for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, at Windsor in said District, this third day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight Hundred and thirty three.
Reuben Washburn.

Rev. Wm
14190 INVALID.
File No. 14190
Simeon Pomroy
Rev. Rev. Wm
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 300
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Ima Clark of Northampton in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged eighty two years on oath testify depose and say that I was a Soldier in the army of the United States in the Revolutionary War That I well knew Simon Pomeroy now resident at Windsor in the state of Vermont formerly of this town that we were both born in this town that we were Messmates in Capt Jonathan Allen Lyman's company - Marched on the 21 st April A.D. 1775 from this town for Cambridge where I at Roxbury and Dorchester we remained until about the first of January 1776 when we enlisted for a further term of six weeks or two months and continued to serve until the second day of February when we were discharged at Dorchester and said Pomeroy & myself with others returned home together - Our officers were Capt Allen Lyman 1 st Lieut Oliver Lyman 2 nd Lieut David Stearns - Col. Fellows
I do further testify depose and say that a few days after the Bennington battle in August 1777 said Pomeroy & others with myself volunteered in Capt Oliver Lyman's company we marched to Adams in this state from thence to Lanesborough where Capt Lyman took the charge of about one hundred prisoners taken in the Bennington fight & we returned with them to Northampton where we left them for three or four weeks and then we marched with them to Worcester in this state and

the Prisoners were delivered over to another company, and we returned to Northampton but had hardly reached home only a day or two before there was an alarm & said Pomeroy with myself volunteered in Capt Oliver Lyman's company and we marched to Bennington Vt. from thence to Schenectady N.Y. from thence into Gen Gates camp at Stillwater where we remained until the surrender of Burgoyne when our Regiment was dismissed and we returned home said Pomeroy being in company with us having been absent from six weeks to two months and further the deponent saith not
Jonas Clark
Hampshire ss. May 24. 1833
Then personally appeared Jonas Clark to me known and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed before me - And I do further certify that in my opinion full credence may & ought to be given to his testimony in the premises
Samuel Wells Justice of the Peace

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Hampshire ss.
I, SAMUEL F. LYMAN, Register of the Court of Probate within and for said County of Hampshire, do hereby certify that Samuel Wells Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that the signature thereto annexed purporting to be his, I know to be genuine.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this twenty fourth day of May A. D. 183 3 -
Sam. F. Lyman Register of Probate. S. F. Lyman

I Nathaniel Phelps of Northampton in the County of Hampshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy six years on oath testify before me says that I was a soldier in the Army of the United States in the Revolutionary War in the Company of Infantry commanded by Capt. — Allen in the Regt. commanded by Col. Fellows — Tappan was Major & — Cayer was Lt. Col. Simon Pomeroy late resident in this town but now an inhabitant of the town of Windsor and State of Vermont was a soldier in the same Company and I believe he was a fifer in the same — The Company marched from this town on the 28 th day of April A.D. 1775 to Cambridge near Boston — When we arrived at Cambridge we enlisted into the eight months service so called, — where we were marched to Roxbury and from thence to Dorchester where we were stationed for the remainder of said term of eight months and were honorably dismissed from the service on or about the first day of January 1776 — I well remember that said Simon Pomeroy was a member of said Company in said service that he marched with us from Northampton — that he was in the eight months service during said term and was discharged with the other members of said Company at Dorchester on or about Jan'y 1. 1776 on the expiration of our enlistment. And further the Deponent saith not.
Nathaniel Phelps
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire } Dec 28 th 1832 Then personally appeared County ss }

Nathaniel Phelps signer to the foregoing affidavit and made solemn oath that the contents thereof are according to the best of his knowledge and belief true - And I do certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Phelps and in my opinion full credit and belief should be given to his testimony in the premises - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 28 th day of December A.D. 1832
Samuel Wells Jr Justice of the Peace
I, Nahum Wright of Northampton in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy six years do oath testify before and say that I was a soldier in the Army of the United States in the Revolutionary War - I well remember that Simon Pomeroy late of this town and now residing in Windsor in the state of Vermont was a member of the Company commanded by Capt Nathan Allen in Col. Fellows Regiment Lt Col Eager - Maj. Tupper I was a member of the same Company and said Pomeroy was a fifer in the same - We marched from Northampton April 21. A.D. 1775 to Concord from thence to Cambridge where we enlisted under the same officers into the eight months service so called and were stationed for a short time at Cambridge then at Roxbury, & lastly at Dorchester where the Company remained during the whole period aforesaid and were dismissed on the first

day of January A.D. 1776 - On the 24 th May 1775 I had be en furloughed and was absent at Northampton about four weeks or a month and with this exception I was in said company the whole of said period of eight months - Said Lieuten Pomeroy was a member of said person to duty in said company during the whole time that I was in the service as aforesaid and we are discharged therefrom at the same time
And further the Department with us Attest Samuel Wells Jr.                      Asahel his Wright mark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire County ss.
Then personally appeared Asahel Wright known to the foregoing affidavit and made solemn oath that the contents thereof are according to the best of his knowledge and belief true - And I do further certify that said Asahel Wright is to me personally known and that in my opinion full credence ought to be given to his testimony in the premises - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 28 th day of December A.D. 1832
Samuel Wells Jr. Master of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire ss
I Solomon Stoddard, Clerk of the Judicial Court of the Commonwealth for the County of Hampshire do certify that Samuel Wells Jun Esq whose signature is affixed to the within Certificate was at the date thereof one of the Justices of the peace within and for said County duly Commissioned and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity - And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Samuel Wells Jun and believe his signature within to be genuine
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth this twenty eighth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
S. Stoddard Clerk