Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 1807-300, for Daniel Pilsbury, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Pilsbury, Daniel
B.L.W.E. 1807-300
or Pillsbury
CONTENTS

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex, ss. I, Daniel A. White, judge of probate for said county, hereby certify that Silas Pillsbury and Daniel Pillsbury are sons of Daniel Pillsbury late of Newbury in said county, yeoman, deceased, intestate, that Moses Chase and Sophia Chase are the children and legal representatives of Mary Chase deceased, a daughter of said intestate, - and that the said Silas Pillsbury, Daniel Pillsbury, Moses Chase and Sophia Chase are the only heirs at law to said intestate, as appears by the records in said office.
Given under my hand and seal of office this seventeenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Attest. C. William Lord Jr., register.
D. A. White

House of Representatives 16 February 1832 nd
Sir, I have Your favor of the 15 th . — From my knowledge of the parties & the Certificate of the Judge of Probate I feel warranted in certifying to do here — by certify that the applicants in this case are the heirs of Capt. Dan t . Pillsbury deceased. — I accordingly return the papers & request that a warrant may issue. —
Respectfully, E. Everett. —

Daniel Pillsbury N o . 1807
300

I, Jacob Brown of Salisbury in the county of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Seventy six years and upwards, do hereby testify and declare. That I was an Officer in the Army of the United States, and served therein during the War of the Revolution more or less than three years. I do further testify that Daniel Pillsbury who was then of Newbury, now Newburyport in said county of Essex, since deceased, was also an Officer in the same Army with the rank of Captain and that he served therein in the Revolutionary War.
In the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven I was a Sergeant in a Company commanded by said Daniel Pillsbury - we rendered our services as a Company (a part of) from thence to New York State and were stationed at P'keepsie for some time, afterwards at Albany Stillwater, and other Forts and places - the said Pillsbury continued to command this Company until I left it - which I think was sometime in the year 1778 - I was then transferred to another Company, in the same Regiment of which Company I was appointed and commissioned Captain and I do further testify that said Pillsbury still commanded a Company in said Regiment, and that he served as such until the month of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty - at which time I left the Army, and left him with his Company continuing in the service. I have no personal knowledge of said Pillsbury after I left the Army as I have before stated my knowledge of his services as Commander of said Company which was the regular Continental Line, was his service therein for a little more than three years. Edward Wigglesworth who has since deceased, commanded the said Regiment in the first instance - it was afterwards commanded by Col. Calvin Smith, and later under the command of said Smith for some time before I left - this Regiment was then numbered Thirteen - Lieut. Dudley Colman was at one time Lieutenant Colonel under said Wigglesworth.
Jacob Brown.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. Town of Newburyport
On this twenty five day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two personally came Jacob Brown above named and made oath in due form of Law to the truth of the above written declarations by him subscribed - And I do further certify that said Jacob Brown, is personally known to me, that he is a credible witness - a Magistrate in said county and of respectable standing.
(M c W) Justice of the Peace
13 Nov 1776

DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
Regulations for the heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, who were slain by the enemy, or who have died since the War, and have not received Land from the United States.
By an Act of Congress, of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged for, and continued to serve, during the War, or until discharged by Congress, and the heirs of such Officers and Soldiers as shall be slain by the enemy, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.
N. B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, or who died of sickness, fatigue, or casualty, are not entitled to land from the United States.
The following declaration (and enclosed blank form of heirship) must be filled up and signed by the proper authorities :
State of Massachusetts County of Essex ss }
I, Silas Pilsbury one of the heirs at law of Daniel Pilsbury do upon oath testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that said Daniel Pilsbury did enlist in 1777, for the term of during the war, and served in the Regiment No. _____ under the command of Colonel Weyglesworth of the Massachusetts line ; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war in said service
I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to said Daniel Pilsbury on the part of the United States ; nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever : therefore,
Silas Pilsbury
Know all men by these presents, that I, Silas Pilsbury aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Edward Everett Esquire to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of Land due to me as aforesaid ; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.
Attest, Jacob Greenough  Silas Pilsbury (M.W. Oath)
Personally appeared the above named Silas Pilsbury subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
Attest,
M.W. Oath Justice of the Peace. 3. 2
Essex ss. In testimony that the above-written W. Woart Esq. was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c., in the State of Massachusetts at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at Salem this sixth day of February 1832.
John Prince C. Clerk, &c.

Know all men by these presents, I Daniel Pillsbury of Essex, Newbury, in the county of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one of the Heirs at Law of Daniel Pillsbury within named deceased, do hereby constitute and appoint Edward Everett Esq., to be my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name, to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of Land, due to me as one of the Heirs of said deceased, and hereby said Attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more sub-titutes or attornies under him for the purposes aforesaid.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Newbury upon the 12th day of February, in the year of our Lord 1832.
Sealed and delivered in presence of
William Page
W. W. Oath
Daniel Pillsbury
I, Daniel Pillsbury above named and one of the Heirs of Daniel Pillsbury within named on oath do testify and declare, that to the best of my knowledge and belief the said Daniel Pillsbury did enlist in 1777 for the term of during the War, and served during the Revolutionary War in the army of the United States, in a Regiment, under the command of Colonel Wigglesworth, of the Massachusetts Line, and that he continued in said service until the close of the War.
I do further on oath declare, that I have never received a warrant for the quantity promised to said Daniel Pillsbury, on the part of the United States, nor do I believe that he ever received it or transferred his claim to the same in any way or manner whatsoever.
Daniel Pillsbury
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. February 2 d 1832 personally appeared the above named Daniel Pillsbury subscriber to the foregoing declaration and in my presence acknowledged the power of Attorney thereto subscribed, to be his free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
Attest: W. W. Oath Justice of the Peace