Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11108, for Timothy Moore, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Moore, Timothy
S. 11108
CONTENTS
Carded

New York. A. 91. 320
Massachusetts
Timothy Moore
of Middlesex in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Haskell of the 8th Regt. commanded by Col. Marshall in the Mass. a line for 11 months & 12 days
State of Mass.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 14 Dollars 67 1/2 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of Sept 1835 and sent to Fiske Esq. Cambridge Mass
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $111. 67 1/2 Pension allowance ending March 1834 32. 33
$194.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Adson Clerk Book E Vol. 2 Page 54
Death not in Q B.
Order to pay 17.
Letter to S. Shrift
Letter to P. Butler March 10 Cir to Pen age 3 June 1839.
To Albany New York from 4 Sept 1838. 13. June 1839. Notifi- -cation to P. Butler, Moriah Essex County New York
Madison

Timothy Moore son of David Moore & Hannah his wife born 9th Jan y . — — 1761
A true copy of Record
Attest. Nahum Thompson
Town Clerk of Sudbury
in the County of Middlesex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Timothy Moore 10. 457

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss.
On this eighteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two , personally appeared at the  Probate Court before the Honourable Judge of the Court of Probate, in and for the County of Middlesex aforesaid, now sitting, Samuel May Moore a resident of Sudbury in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy one 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 7, A. D. 1832:
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated: I enlisted into a Company of Infantry commanded by Capt. Haskell, in a Regiment commanded by Col. Marshall in May (I believe) in 1776. & marched to Nantasket & there went to Castle William in Boston harbor (now Fort Independence) & served in this enlistment six months & also one month more as a volunteer: - in the year 1777 from May to July I served two months in Capt. Gleason's Company of Col. Whitney's Regiment in Rhode Island - In December of the same year I enlisted again in Capt. Mouna's Company of Col. Perry's Regiment and served three months in Rhode Island - In 1778 I enlisted into Capt. Perkins's Company and Col. John Jacob's Regt. and served six months at Little Compton Rhode Island - In September of 1777 I enlisted in the Company of Capt. Israel Wheeler and Col. Jonathan Read's Regt.
and served forty three days, on the northern frontier - We arrived three days before the battle with Burgoyne's army of the 7th of October. This term of service was previous to the two last described ones.
1 st Where and in what year were you born? I was born in the town of Sudbury in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
2 nd Have you any record of your birth; and if so where is it? My birth is recorded in a book of records in the office of the town Clerk in the town of Sudbury as per certificate from said Clerk.
3 rd Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the war, and where do you now live? I was living in the aforesaid town of Sudbury in which place I have lived since the war excepting a temporary residence of a few months at a time in several of the neighbouring towns; I now live in the aforesaid town of Sudbury.
5 th State the names of some of the officers under whom you served. I served under Capt. Haskell in a Regiment commanded by Col. Marshall 7. months in 1776 I served under Capt. Gleason in Col. Whitney's Regiment 2. months 1777. the same year I served under Capt. Israel Wheeler in a Regiment commanded

by Col. Jonathan Reed and served 42 days. I enlisted again the same year in Dec. in a company commanded by Capt. Monroe in Col. Perry's Regiment and served 3. months 1777-8. I served under Capt. Horkin in a Regiment commanded by Col. John Jacob 6. months 1778. I received no discharge from any of the foregoing services - I am known to all the citizens of Sudbury - to William Hunt & Robert Pympton Esquires. & to Rev. Mr. Hurlbut & Christopher G. Cullen. The whole of the time I served in the years 1776, 1777 & 1778 is nineteen months & twelve days
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 any state,
Subscribed & sworn to the _____ day of _____ 1779 J. P. Fay
We, Rufus Hurlbut a clergyman, residing in the Ludbury and Christopher G. Cullen residing in said Ludbury hereby certify, that we are well ac- quainted with Timothy Moore who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; — that we believe him to be seventy one years of age: that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Rufus Hurlbut Christopher G. Cullen J. P. Fay
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-named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certify, that it appears to them that Rufus Hurlbut who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in Ludbury and that Christopher G. Cullen who has also signed the same, is a resident in said Ludbury and is a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. P. Fay
I Isaac Fiske Register of the Court 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 of Timothy Moore for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid. — The aforesaid application having been made and at different times since, the hand writing of several persons; but was sworn to after the statement was inserted in Col. Prentiss Regiment.
Isaac Fiske Reg. of Probate

102457 Timothy Moore
40 Pate 19 mo 12 days
16 06 March 29 1833
P. 315
Mae Fiske E East Cambridge Mass

10457
BRIEF in the case of  Timothy Mone  County of Middlesex  in the State of Massachusetts  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71  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.     Enlisted In 1776 May 7 Private Gen. Capt Haskell, Col. Haskell   Vol 1777 2 " -Shal   Enlisted 1777 3 " Capt Glenson Col Whitney   " 1778 6 " Capt Monroe Col Perry   " 1779 4 " Capt Perkins Col Jacobs   42 " Capt Wheeler Col Reed.   19 52  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Not Stated  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional & Witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The papers are not attached to the seal as required. 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
T Waugh Examining Clerk. Feb 24 th 1833

May 25 Mr. Ewing
Port Hanning Ny 20 May 51
Free
J. S. Owens Esq. Com. of Pensions Washington D.C.

County of Essex Jrs.
On this 20th Day of April 1839 Before me the subscriber a Justice for the said County of Essex personally appeared Timothy Moore Who on his oath Declared that he is the same person Who formerly Belonged to the company Commanded by Capt Haskell in the regiment Commanded by Colonel Marshall Also in Captain Gleason Company In the regiment Commanded by Colonel Whitcomb (Also in a company Commanded by Captain Boe Colonels name forgotten) That his name was on All in the service of the United States That his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Massachusetts from whence he has lately removed That he now resides in the state of New York Where he intends to reside and wishes his pension to be there Payable in future and that he drew his pension in Boston September 1838 and that for the six months Ending 4th March 1839 he has not drawn and wishes that he may draw the same at Albany by order or otherwise if possible and the following are his reasons for removing from Massachusetts to Moriah New York. That he has become infirm through age otherwise and has removed to Moriah for the purpose of residing in the family of his Daughter When he now Resides
Sworn and subscribed to Before me Timothy Moore This Day and year above mentioned Philander Butler Justice of the peace
Essex County Jrs.
Town of Moriah On this 20th Day of April 1839 personally appeared Benjamin Whitney Who being Duly qualified Deposed and saith that Timothy Moore Who is mentioned in the above affidavit and Who made oath to and signed the same is the person therein described and further saith not Benjamin Whitney Sworn and subscribed to On the 20th Day of April 1839 personally appeared Before me Benjamin Whitney Who made an affirmation of the truth of the above affidavit And subscribed the same agreeable to the Laws of New York. And I certify That said Whitney is a person of integrity Philander Butler Justice of the peace

State of New York Essex County ss
I, Edw. Suylen Clerk of the County of Essex, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby Certify that Philander Butler Esq. whose Name is subscribed to the within printed Affidavits, and Certificate was on the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County residing in Monah in said County Commissioned Sworn & duly Authorized to Act as such Justice that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice & truly believe his Signature thereto is genuine — In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office at Elizabethtown in said County this 11th day of May 1839.
Edw. Suylen Clerk
Please Direct my Papers to Philander Butler Esq. Monah Essex County N.Y., Post-Henry P.O.
Yr. sincerely
Edw. Suylen

I Ephraim Shearman of East Sudbury in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Aged 75 years — do testify and say that Timothy Moore of said Sudbury in said County and Commonwealth of Mass and that he was in the three Month service in the State of Rhode Island as a soldier in Capt Monroe Company of Staw and in Col Perry Regt — and that I was a soldier in the same Company at the same time and that they enlisted the 20 of December 1777 and was discharged the 1 of April 1778
Ephraim Shearman
Middlesex ss August 17 th 1832 then the above named Ephraim Shearman personally appeared and made Oath to the truth of the above Deposition by him subscribed. Before me Asher Goodwin Justice of the Peace
I further certify that Ephraim Shearman is a credible witness & his testimony entitled to full confidence Asher Goodwin Justice of the Peace

I James Carter Formerly of Sudbury but now of Groton in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Lawfull age Testify and say that Timothy Moore of Sudbury County of Middlesex and Commonwealth aforesaid said. Enlisted in Capt Harkels Company and Col Whitney  Marshall's Regiment and was Stationed at Castle William Now Fort Independence in Boston Harbour. Said Moore served six months commencing June 1 st 1776 I was in the same Company with said Moore during the term of said six months and I further Testify and say that the above named Timothy Moore enlisted in Capt Gleason Company and Col Whitney Regiment and was Stationed at Providence Rhode Island in that vicinity said Moore served two months commencing May 1 st 1778 I was in the same Company with the said Moore during the term of said two months James Carter
Middlesex ss July 9 th 1832
Then the above named James Carter made oath that the above Dispositions by him subscribed was true
Before me Hon d Plympton Justice of the Peace I certify that said James Carter is a credible witness & his testimony entitled to full credence.
Hon d Plympton Justice of the Peace

I Elmer Parnenter of Sudbury in the County of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts aged 70 Testify and say that Timothy Moore of Sudbury County and State aforesaid in the Month of June 1943 enlisted for the term of six months in Capt. Jacob Harkins Company and Col. John Zander Regt and was stationed at Little Compton in the State of Road Island I was in the same Company with the said Moore During the term of said six months Elmer Parnenter
Middlesex ss August 13 th 1982
Personally appeared the above named Elmer Parnenter and made Oath that the above Deposition by him subscribed was true
Before me Elmer Plympton Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above named Elmer Parnenter is a credible witness & his testimony entitled to confidence
Elmer Plympton Justice of the Peace

I Nathaniel Rice formerly of Sudbury Butt Now of East Sudbury in the County of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts aged 83 Testify and say that Timothy Moore of Sudbury County and State afore said enlisted in Capt. Isaac Wheeler Company and Col. Jonathan Read Regt. For thirty days in 1777 and was at the capture of Burgoyne. I was in the same Company and Discharged at Cambridge after serving Forty two days. Nathaniel Rice
Middlesex ss August 13 th 1832
Personally appeared the above named Nathaniel Rice and made Oath that the above Deposition by him subscribed is True
Before me Rev. Plympton Judson Rice I certify that the above Nathaniel Rice is a credible witness, a dis- tinguished citizen to every one Rev. Plympton Judson Rice

I Micah Balcom of Sudbury in the county of Middlesex and the commonwealth of Massachusetts Aged 73 years —
do testify and say that Timothy Moore of Sudbury in the county of Middlesex and in the commonwealth of Mass. and served in the Militia as a soldier the year 1776 he was enlisted for six Months & when returned 1 Month he marched to Hull & from there to Fort Independence where he was discharged. he was in Capt. Haskull company and Col. Marshals Regt. and that I was in the same company at the same time as a soldier — Micah Balcom
I further testify that the above named was a soldier in Capt. Stearns company & Col. Whitney Regt. at Rhadford in the year 1777 he marched the first day of May for two Months and was discharged the third day of July following Micah Balcom
Middlesex ss, Sudbury August 13. 1892
Personally appeared the above named Micah Balcom and made Oath To the truth of the above Deposition. before me
Arthur Goodnow Just of the Peace I further certify that Micah Balcom is a credible witness and his testimony entitled to full confidence Arthur Goodnow Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex Jr. I Isaac Fiske Myrle of the Court of Probate in and for the county of Middlesex hereby certify that Asker Goodwin whose own proper signature is set to the within certificate, & also to the certificate on the Estate of William Sherman; — & that the Plympton  Goodwin whose own proper signature is set to the certificates on the Debonnaires of James Carter, Nathaniel Brice & Ebenezer Parmach, are justices of the Peace within & for the county of Middlesex
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this twelfth day of September AD 1832.
Isaac Fiske Myrle of Prob.

10457
Tomothy Moore
6333
1.34
6467 2
12034
32.53
16167 4
Isaac Fritke Esq East Cambridge Mass

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Timothy Moore which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
Yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? _____
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
Yes
V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled?
Yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
Yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?
Yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?
Yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?
Yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?
Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? 2 of them are Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? Yes XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Yes XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7.
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Feb 27
Moriahney Street 20 Feb 9 -
Mr Evans
Col. J. J. Edwards Comm. of Pensions Washington D.C.

I Timothy Moore Do solemnly swear in presence of Almighty God that am the person named in the Pension Certificate of which the within is a copy that I have heretofore drawn my pension at Boston In the state of Massachusetts. That I was a resident of the town of Sudbury Middlesex Co Mass that I was Seventy Eight years old the 9th Jan 1839 (As I have been rightly informed and that I now Reside in the Town of Moriah County of Essex state of New York which place I intend to make my place of residence in future. And I pray your Honor that the payment of my pension May Be transferred from Boston Haverhill into the Agency of Vermont payable at Burlington or at Vergennes if payments are made there and as in duty etc.
Timothy Moore
Personally came before me Moriah Essex Co NY Timothy Moore and subscribed and Made oath to the above The 20th February 1839
Philander Butler Justice of the Peace
You will please send my Certificate to Philander Butler Esq. Moriah Essex County New York.

War Department
Revolutionary Claims
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 7th June 1832
Timothy Moore of the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution is Entitled to receive Sixty four Dollars and Sixty Seven Cents per Annum during his natural Life commencing on the 21st of March 1831 and payable semiannually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in Every year
SS
Given at the War office of the United States this Twelfth Day of September one Thousand Eight hundred and thirty Three
(signed by) Lewis Cass Secretary of war
Examined and counterigned
(by) J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
(on the other leaf) Payments to be made at Boston Mass by the First of U S B Bank Agent for paying Pensions in the Agency of Mass Recorded in the Pension Office In Book E Vol D page (fifty four) 54 CD Adkins Clerk

State of New York Essex County ss.
I Edward Kenyon Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Essex and State aforesaid do hereby Certify that Philander Doolittle Esquire whose name is subscribed to the Final of the Answers Affidavit & Petition now on the day when the same purports to have been sworn to before him as justice of the Peace in and for said County Commission sworn & duly authorized by Law to act as such said further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Doolittle & truly believe his signature to such Final & Certificate is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this 20th day of February 1839.
Edward Kenyon Clerk

Rev. War
11.108
✓ INVALID.
File No. 11.108
Timothy Moore
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. A , Page 264
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Merchants Bank, Boston, 7 th June 1839.
Sir,
Pat. Brew.
In reply to yours of the 3 rd inst. I have to state that Timothy Moore, a pensioner now on the Roll of this Agency under the Act of 7 th June 1832. at $64.67 per annum, has been paid up to 21 st September 1838.
Your letter of the 21 st is returned herewith for correction. —
I am, very resp ctf. Your obedt. Servt.
Franklin Hovey Pension Agt.
J. A. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions Washington. D.C.

Orville
M c Evans
M c Evans
J. L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington.
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Middlebury Vt. 10 th October 1837
Sir,
The enclosed vouchers are forwarded to your office, in pursuance of the instructions applicable to the case, where the pensioner, has not applied for his pension for more than a year; - for the purpose of obtaining your approval, & instructions to the agent to pay the pension. - It is at his request that I forward the paper; and he requests me to ask you also to return it to me, after being examined. I understand the reason, why he did not call for the payment due in March is, that about a year ago he came from Massachusetts, to this neighborhood, to visit his children, living in Monah New York in this place; and at their solicitation has continued his visit to this time.
Respectfully &c
Danl. Swift