Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,557, for John Pushee, Massachusetts

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Pushee, John
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66437 Massachusetts
John Pushee
of Westford in the State of Mass who was a Sergt in the company commanded by Captain Bates of the Regt commanded by Col Breiner in the Massachusetts line for 9 Months service.
15 ———— Private
Meloy State
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 95 Dollars ———— Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of March 1833 and sent to Dana Osborn Dana Osborn Present
  Arrears to the 14th of March 1833  190.00    Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept th  47.50     $237.50  
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk Book 2 Vol. 2 Page 7
June 13, 1834. 84 Middlesex

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Middlesex
ss.
On this seventeenth day of August A.D. 1882 Concord personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting at Concord in the Commonwealth within and for the County of Middlesex .
John D. Dimes of Westford in said County aged eighty three years
Who being 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
1 That he was a minute man in the Town of Westford in A.D. 1774. And on the 19 th of April 1775 marched with his Company to the Bridge in Concord and pursued after the British , in this pursuit Capt. Bates was wounded, and returned home, the Company proceeded, and he was with them till near the end of May, when he enlisted for eight months, in the Company of Capt. Joseph Dyer , his Lt. Esau Dyer . The Company was attached to Colonel  Putnam and the Company was in Colonel Dyer's Regt. In this Company, he remained, and did duty till he served out his term of eight months and was discharged the last of December.
3 In A.D. 1776, he agreed to serve in the Army at Ticonderoga for four months, and enlisted into the Company of Capt. Lechiah Tutch , of Groton , Lt. Barnes of Billings , and one Stearns of Concord were his Lieut. and the Company was in the Regt. of Col. Samuel Brewer . Lt. Col. Baileton , and Major Taylor , he marched with his Company to the Northern frontier and was stationed at Mount Hope where he served out his term of four months, and was discharged.
4 In A.D. 1777, he engaged to go again to the Northern frontier, for four months and enlisted accordingly, neither the Capt. or Lieut. joined the Company, but the same was commanded by Sergeant Abijah Parker of Appell , and the Company was in the Regt. commanded by Col. Ballard . Lt. Col. Dyer and Major Mydout of Stoneham , the Company was marched to Bernington , thence to Poulet and were in immediate contact on a secret of four days, and came back to Bernington , then down to Bennington , and crossed the Hudson , with a party to take Deerfield Island , then came back to Poulet , then down to Bennington , and then up to Lebanon where he saw Burgoyne's Army surrender and engaged out of which his Company passed down the river between White Plains when they were encamped at the time of the surrender of the Army, the Company was discharged.
5 In A.D. 1778, he engaged to serve again in the State of New York and enlisted into a Company which was to have been commanded by Capt. John Lawrence of Groton but he never joined it, and the Company was commanded by Lt. John Hunt of Tuckersbury . Peter Hunt of Tuckersbury and Harvey of Albany were Sergeants and the Company was in Col. Thomas  Briggs Regt. of Leop. Forces , they marched to New York and crossed the Hudson to West Point then went down to Kingsbridge , and was there encamped till he served out his term of eight months for which he enlisted and having upon his joining the Company been appointed a Sergeant in which capacity he served eight months.
6 In A.D. 1779, he engaged to the Northern frontier for four months and enlisted in Capt. John Porter Company of Littleton in Col. Denny's Regt. he was appointed a Sergeant in this Company also, and he expected to have been stationed at Gloucester , but marched to Albany then to New City , New Paltz , and was there stationed till he served out his term of four months and was again discharged, having served as a Sergeant in this Company.
The

He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity, whatever except, the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll, of the agency of any State. subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Sworn to and
J. P. P. Bay Wood John P. Bushee
we Ephraim Abbott Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
A Clergyman residing in the town of Westford in the county of Middlesex and John Abbott of said Westford hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Bushee who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and that we believe him to be eighty three years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Before me Saml Dana a Justice of the Peace for all the Counties in said Commonwealth.
Ephraim Abbot. John Abbott
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that after the investigation of the matter, and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them, that the Rev. Ephraim Abbott who has signed the preceding Certificates is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Westford aforesaid and that John Abbott Esq. is a credible person, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I Isaac Isake Register of Probate in and for the county of Middlesex do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains, the original proceedings, of the said Court, in the matter of the application for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this seventeenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two
J. P. P. Bay Wood Clerk of the Court of Probate Isaac Isake Register
and I further certify that Samuel Dana Esq. is a Justice of the Peace for all the Counties in said Commonwealth and that his signature to the above certificate is his proper signature, and that his several signatures to the captions on the Dispositions of Benjamin Bowes, Peter Hunt and Amos Friendworth are each by them his proper signatures.
Isaac Isake Esq.

Declaration John Deshee
with your respect please to send to Sam Dana Esq. Boston Ms
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9 Month bag 18 D. Ph
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James Dana Esq Present

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex, to wit,
At the Court of Probate began and holden at Concord on the seventeenth On the application of John Dushree Interrogatories were propounded to him to wit
within and for the County of Middlesex day of August A. D. 1832 claiming to be a Soldier of the Revolution, the following
1. Where, and in what year were you born? Answer, I was born in Leinenberg Co. Worcester on the 18 th August AD 1749
2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it?
Answer, I have no such record
3. Did you receive any discharges when you were appointed Sergeant, Ans r : I can not remember whether I did receive any, and if I did they are long since lost by time and accident nor do I recollect to have ever received any discharge from service.
4. Where were you living, when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? Answer,
in Westford in Mass a since the war I have lived in Goffrey's Camp, Pepperell, Lyndon, Littleton and then came back to Westford again where I now live
5. When were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom? Answer,
My service was always voluntary - I was for the war at Concord & Westford, and at Revere and at Cambridge at Cambridge
6. State the names of some of the regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served, such Continental or Militia Regiments, as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service?
Answer, I saw Genl. Washington at Cambridge in 1775. Col. Wogers of Col. Carleton's at Westford. Col. Revere and Col. Bridge at Cambridge in 1775
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution?
Answer, Isaac Day jun r Jonas Prescott Esq r Thomas Richardson and Samuel Nichols, John Abbott, Dea n John Prescott, Dea n Reuben Layton and Mr. Eben Prescott
John Dushree Sworn to the J. Woodbury A.D. 1832

THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT ASSOCIATION
REQUEST THAT Mr. John Purbeck, one of its Survivors would honour the Association with his presence at the ceremonies of laying the CORNER STONE ; at the delivery of the ADDRESS ; and at the DINNER on the
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Affidavit of Peter Went in the case of John Pushee

I Peter Hunt of Tewksbury in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy 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 do further testify and declare that I well knew John Preshee of Westford in said County who
served as a Soldier in that war, that he was a private Soldier  Seayent in the Company of Lt John Hunt in Colo. Thomas Pons Regiment, in which Company, I also served. in AD 1778
In the month of June I engaged to the State of New York for eight months and the Company was mustered at New Point when I received my Seayent's Warrant and well remember that said Preshee was the fourth or youngest Seayent in the Company, in which station he continued and did duty until he served his term of eight months and was dismissed. — It was not always the case that Warrants were given to Seayents, I was the orderly Seayent and applied specially for my Warrant, and procured one Otho, to prepare it & I carried it to Col. Pons who signed and gave it to me Peter Hunt
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Middlesex to wit October 12 th — AD. 1832.
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for all the Counties in said Commonwealth Peter Hunt (well known to me as a person deserving entire credit)
who subscribed the above 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. Sam. Dana

I Amos Farnsworth of Groton in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy eight years, do depose and say, that I served in the war of the Revolution as by my Declaration on file in the Pension Office  fee, will appear:
And I do further testify and declare that I well know and remember one John Purhee formerly and now of Westford in said County who served as a Soldier in that war, that he was a private Soldier, in the Company of Capt. Josiah Parker in Colo. Wm Prescotts Regiment, in which Company, I also served.
I was a minute man in the year 1774. And in April AD. 1775 I belonged to the Company of Capt. Henry Farnwell in Colo. Prescotts Reg t after my Company had joined the Reg t . I knew Capt. Parker Company, I was acquainted with the men generally and among others with the said Purhee who was a man of small stature, and often saw him in Camp and believe that he served that Campaign of eight months, I have often seen him since the War, and well recollect him in Camp as before stated and entertain no doubt of the facts before stated.
Amos Farnsworth
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Middlesex to wit December 5 th . . . AD. 1832.
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for all the Counties in said Commonwealth Amos Farnsworth Esq r well known to me a person who is entitled to full faith, and credit,
who subscribes the
above 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.
Sam l Dana

Affidavit of Benj a Barrows in the case of John Preshee

I Benjamin Bowers of Billerica aged 77. in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts do depose and say that I served in the war of the revolution, as will appear by my declaration on file in the Pension office. —
And I further testify that I well knew and remember one John Dushore who was that Capt. my
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss. August 5 th 1882
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace, within and for all the Counties in said Commonwealth
Benjamin Bowers who subscribed the annexed Deposition and who intitled to full faith and credit
and made solemn Oath that the same is just and true in all its particulars, according to the best of his knowledge and belief.
Sam l Dana

I Benjamin Bowers of Billerica aged 77. in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts do depose and say that I served in the war of the revolution, as will appear by my declaration on file in the Pension office. —
And I further testify, that I well knew and remember one John Durkee who served in that war and was in Capt. Fitch's Company, four months in Col. Brewer's Regt. in a campaign on the northern frontier in 1776 in which Company I also served six months. —
Benja Bowers

John. Pushee

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Nov. 27 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 the name of John Pushee is borne on "A return of capt. Joshua Pakes company in Col. Prescotts regiment." from the 19 th of April, to the 20 th of October 1775—
+ Again, his name is borne on "A Pay roll of capt. Aaron Jewetts company in Col. Samuel Bullards regiment of Massachusetts Bay Militia in addition to the Continental pay, as ordered by a resolve of the general Court of said State" for the space of 3. months and 26. days from the 15. of August 1777, time allowed to return home included; Discharge dated Nov. 29. 1777—
Again, his name is borne as a Sergeant on "A Pay roll of Lieut. Skints company, in a regiment of Massachusetts Bay Militia, commanded by Col. Thomas Poor Esq r raised to fortify and secure the passes of north river, in the State of New York agreeable to a resolve of the General Court passed April 20. 1778." for the space of 7. months and 15. days time to return home included, from the 26 th of (over)

June 1778. Discharge dated Jany 29 th
Again, his name is borne as a Sergeant on "A Pay roll of Capt. John Porter's company of the 2 d Regiment of Massachusetts Bay Militia comm- anded by Col. Samuel Denny Esqr. said Regiment raised for the defence of the United States of America for 3. months. Oct. Nov. & Dec. 1778, for the space of 1. month and 15. days, time to return home included, from the 19 th of Octr 1778—
I further certify that there is no roll of Capt. Lechariah Fitch's company on file in this office.
Edward D. Bangs. Proj