Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7874, for Joel Paine, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
mass
Paune, Joel Hrubak
P 7874
CONTENTS

7874
P. O. _____
Abubakr Seum
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. , _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Bristol County } ss.
August fifteenth One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty Two Married each to the other Joel Paine of Foxborough and Arubah Williams of Mansfield By the Rev. Roland Green
I W m B Bates certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Record of said Town of Mansfield with the exception of the Date which is expressed in fair legible figures as follows Aug t 15 th 1782
W m B Bates Town Clerk of Mansfield
I W m B Bates above named depose and say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the Town of Mansfield, County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, and the above is a true extract from the Records of said Town, with the above named exception as Certified by me
W m B Bates Town Clerk of Mansfield
Mansfield Aug t 22 d 1838
Bristol ss. Mansfield, August 22 d , 1838.
Sworn before me, Roland Green, Justice of the Peace.

Bristol County } ss.
I Salmon Cobb of Mansfield in the County of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being seventy six years of age, do hereby give evidence, testify, & say that Joel Paine of Foxborough, was with me in the Revolutionary war & served six months in the Company of Capt Silas Cobb, in Col. Hies Regiment, in the year seventeen hundred & seventy seven. Said Joel Paine with myself was stationed a part of the time at Slader Ferry, from thence we were marched to Little Compton from thence to Oidike's Newtown, so called, from thence to Providence in Rhode Island, where at the end of the six months service we were discharged. Salmon Cobb
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol County } ss.
Be it known, that before me Roland Green a Justice of the Peace within & for said county personally appeared the above named Salmon Cobb & made solemn oath that the above statement by him subscribed is just & true in all its parts. — In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & quality this twenty second day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight.
Roland Green Justice of the Peace.
Bristol ss. August 22 d 1838. This may certify that the above named Salmon Cobb is a credible person.
Roland Green Justice of the Peace.

Bristol County } ss.
I Mason Cobb of Mansfield in the county of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being eighty three years of age do hereby give evidence, testify & say, that Joel Paine of Foxborough, this in the county of Norfolk, was with me in the Revolutionary war & with me served six months in the six months campaign in the latter part of the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven. We were stationed a part of the time at Slades Ferry, & served in Capt. Silas Pobb's company in Col. Hies's Regiment - Said Joel Paine with me were marching from Slades Ferry to Little Compton, from thence to Obadiah Newtown, so called, from thence to Providence in Rhode Island when we were discharged at the end of the six months service. Mason Cobb
Commonwealth of Massachusetts } ss Bristol County }
Be it known that before me Roland Green a Justice of the Peace within & for said County personally appeared the above named Mason Cobb & made solemn oath that the above statement by him subscribed is just & true in all its parts. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & quality this twenty eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight.
Roland Green Justice of the Peace.
Bristol ss August 28, 1838 This may certify that the above named Mason Cobb is a credible person.
Roland Green Justice of the Peace.

Bristol County } ss.
I John Cobb of Mansfield in the county of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being eighty years of age, do hereby give evidence, testify & say that Joel Paine of Haxborough, was with me in the revolutionary war, & served six months in the latter part of the year, seventeen hundred & seventy seven, in the company of Capt. Silas Cobb in Col. Hies Regiment. Said Joel Paine was with me stationed a part of the time at Slades Ferry, from thence we were marched to Little Compton, from thence to Odike's New-town, so called, from thence to Providence in Rhode Island, where at the end of the six months service, we were discharged.
John Cobb
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol County - } ss
Be it known that before me Roland Green a Justice of the Peace within & for said County personally appeared the above named John Cobb & made solemn that the above statement by him subscribed is just & true in all its parts. In testimony whereof I have subscribed my name & quality this twenty eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight.
Roland Green Justice of the Peace
Bristol ss August 28, 1838 This may certify that the above named John Cobb is a credible person.
Roland Green Justice of the Peace.

Bristol County ss.
On this fifth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight before the court at Probate
I Daniel Williams of Mansfield in the county of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being sixty eight years of age, do hereby give evidence, testify & say that Joel Paine, formerly of Foxborough, & husband of Azubah Paine, died on the twenty second, or twenty third day of January in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & six & that the said Azubah Paine has not since been married, but has ever since the death of the said Joel Paine remained his widow.
Daniel Williams
Commonwealth of Massachusetts ss. County of Bristol ss.
Be it known, that before me Roland Green a Justice of the Peace within & for said County, personally appeared the above named Daniel Williams, & made solemn oath that the above statement by him subscribed is just & true in all its parts.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & quality this seventh day of September A. one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight.
Roland Green Justice of the Peace
Bristol ss. September 7 th 1838 This may certify that the above named Daniel Williams is a credible person. Roland Green Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss. I Amos Basset Register of the Court of Probate in & for said County, do hereby certify, that Roland Green, whose signature is affixed to the foregoing Certificate is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this eighth day of October eighteen hundred and thirty eight — A Basset

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838, entitled, "An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows."
State of Massachusetts } ss. Bristol County }
On this fifth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight, personally appeared before the court of Probate held at Dighton in & for said county, Azubah Paine, a resident of Mansfield in said county of Bristol, aged seventy four years, 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 & pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Joel Paine, formerly of Foxborough, who to the best of her knowledge or belief, a soldier in the Revolution. That the said Joel Paine served six months in Capt. Silas Cobb's company of the Fayer Regiment in the latter part of the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven - that he was stationed a part of the time at Slade's Ferry & at the end of the six months service was discharged at Providence in Rhode Island. - She further declares that she was married to the said Joel Paine on the fifteenth day of August in the year seventeen hundred & eighty two; that her husband the aforesaid Joel Paine died on the twenty second day of January eighteen hundred & six; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred & ninety four, viz. at the time above stated. (Reference to the documents hereto annexed the service & marriage will more fully appear.)
Witness Roland Green
Azubah Paine
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written.
Oliver Prescott.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Bristol ss. I Amos Barrett, Register of the Court of Probate in for said County, do hereby certify that Oliver Prescott whose signature is affixed to the within certificate is Judge of the Court of Probate in for said County — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this eighth day of October eighteen hundred thirty eight. A Barrett
Acushnet Maine
M c Joel Maine
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