Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15239, for Joshua Rea, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass.
Rea, Joshua Mary
NUMBER
W. 15239
CONTENTS

Massachusetts-1734.
Mary Rea widow of Joshua Rea, deceased,
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died in the month of Oct r 1802 - of Middlesex co. in the State of Mass ts . who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Longfellow of the ————— commanded by ————— in the N. York line for 20 months private. Mass. N.Y.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts - at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1830.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of Jan- uary 1839 and sent to Hon. W. Parmenter, N. Rep.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept. 1838 $116.65 Semi-annual allowance ending 4-4. '39. 33.33
$199.98
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by S. L. Elliot Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 1, Page 126.

1734 V 720 Declaration of Mary Area act. July 7. 1838.
Mass
act 7. July 35 5 years
married in 1779.
did in 1802
adm 20 per
66 2/3 per 100 $
No deduction
Hon. W. Parmach
James Dawa H.R. agent
Charlestown, Mass.

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows,"
State of Massachusetts, } County of Middlesex }
On this twenty first day of August. A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty eight, at Charlestown in said County personally appeared before the Sp. J. of the Court of Probate for said County a resident of Charlestown in the county of Middlesex aged seventy eight 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 and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Joshua Rea who was a * private in the
Mary Rea
war of the Revolution; and at that time resided in Boxford in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and before the commencement of said war was a minute man in Capt. William Perley's company, where he served three weeks. In the Spring of A. D. 1775. he enlisted into Capt. William Perley's company in Col. Fayer's Regiment for the term of eight months, and was in the "first eight months service" stationed at Cambridge and in the neighbourhood of Boston where he served out his term of eight months. After this and without returning home he enlisted for a year, and among other places, went to New-York, West Point and other places on the Hudson River, Claverack, was in engagement with the Hessian Troops on Staten Island, and was also in some other engagements, which she does not recollect. This was in A. D. 1776. She thinks he enlisted under Capt. Foster at this time, but does not know whether he served out his term under him or some other Captain. She is certain he served at this time a period of thirteen months, and then returned to Boxford. In A. D. 1777 he again entered the army as a substitute for one John Gould of Softfield and she thinks was in the Company of Capt. Ladd's Battery of Newbury Port (Mass). He went to the State of New-York, and was present at the surrender of Burgoyne's Army; and there Gen. Washington's baggage wagon, a part of his term of six months which he served out and returned to Boxford; and soon after this was stationed upon another enlistment at Winter Hill in the neighbourhood of Boston guarding Burgoyne's Troops where he served three months, she thinks he was in Col. Oliver's Regiment at the time. In A. D. 1778. he enlisted for six months and went to Rhode Island, in what was called Sullivan's Expedition, was stationed at Providence and other parts of the Island. She thinks she has heard her husband say he was a Col. in the Continental Army. He served his term of six months at this time. She has not an accurate account of his services and from the length of time since her husband's decease cannot give more particular of his service, although she well recollects the period of his services.
She further declares that she was married to the said Joshua Rea on the fourteenth day of February in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine ; that her husband, the aforesaid Joshua Rea died on the 10th day of October in the year eighteen hundred and two 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 and ninety-four, viz.: at the time above stated.
Sworn to, and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me,
Y. B. Pay Judge of Probate
Mary Rea per X mark David Green Mary R. Mansfield
* Here insert the rank the husband held in the army, navy, or militia, as the case may be, and specify the company and regiment.

Deposition of Samuel Kimball

" One thousand seven hundred and seventy nine February fourth.
Mr. Amos Pillsbury married to Mrs. Mary Smith - February fourteenth
Mr. Joshua Rea Jr. married to Mrs. Mary Goldsmith —
April sixteenth Mr. Moses Hood married to Mrs. Phebe Perkins —
Rev. Elizer Holyoke clerk. "
I, Samuel Kimball hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the records of the town of Box- ford, in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with the exception of the dates which are expressed on the record in fair, legible figures as follows.
1779. "
" Feby. 4 th
" 14.
" April 16
"
Samuel Kimball
I, Samuel Kimball above named, do hereby affirm and say, that I hold the office of town clerk in the town, county and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town of Boxford, with the exception above named as certified by me
Samuel Kimball clerk of the town of Boxford
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss. August 13. 1858
Sworn to before me
Moses Dorr Jr.

V
720
Lt to James Dana
Sept. 29, 1838

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15239
Mary Bea Widow of Joshua Bea Rev. Rev. War
Act: July 7 th 1838
Index:—Vol. M , Page 165
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Joshua Read -
75. Wm Furlings Co. 185. 90 on pro 8 mo 76. ————— 52 77. Longfellow ————— N.Y. substitute of pro quo - 6 mo 78. ————— Genish Burgeois prisoner 3 mo — Simon Brown Wabe R. D. Callaway exhd. 6 mo

Washington Jan y 28 1859.
Sir
I am requested to state that Mrs. Rea of Charleston would be satisfied to receive the twenty months pension to which she is entitled by your letter a copy of which I send you for reference —
I am very respectfully
Yr Obedt Servt
Wm Paterson
James L Edwards Esq.
Care of Ransom —

War Department Pension Office Sept. 29. 1858
(Copy)
Sir
The papers in the case of Mrs. Mary Rea widow of Joshua Rea deceased have been examined and placed on our files under the Act of July 7. 1858. The only service established by the rolls is twenty months from May 1775. to 1. Jany 1777. There is evidently some mistake either as to the names of Officers or the length of the terms. The Officers named were not engaged in such service or there would be rolls of it, and the name of claimant's late husband is not found on any roll after 1. Jany 1777.
She may receive a Certificate to be cashed for the twenty months service duly established as above. I am respectfully yr. Obl. Servt.
(Signed) J. L. Edwards
James Dana Esq.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, August 23 1835.
I hereby Certify, That George Osgood and Moses Dorman Esqrs. are Justices of the Peace for the County of Essex, in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court; and they were Justices as aforesaid at the date of their several attestations.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the

1. Jonathan Porter of Danvers in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy five years do hereby certify that I served in the War of the Revolution as a private by my declaration now on file in the War Department - In the Year 1775. I lived in Boxford in said County, and well known to Joshua Pea, who also lived in Boxford. a neighbor to me said Pea enlisted into the army and went to Rhode Island in the summer of 1775. in Sullivan's expedition - After said Pea was gone, I also enlisted in the month of July, in Col. Simeon Brown's company in Col. Nathl. Wood's Regiment. I went to Rhode Island, and served there over five months. When I first went down I carried a letter from Miss. Goldsmith or Goldthwait, who was afterwards said Pea's wife, from Boxford, to said Pea, whom I found in the army, in Providence - I do not know whose company or regiment said Pea was in. I think I saw him afterwards several times on Rhode Island, during that campaign, and have no doubt he served his term of six months, for which the men enlisted at that time.
I know he was in the Army, and was out several campaigns, besides the one above mentioned, his affairs I do not now ac- count.
Jon a Porter
Commonwealth of Massachusetts

I, Nathan Andrews of Boxford in the County of Essex and State of Mass. aged eighty four  three years in November last, depose and say I was born and have always lived in said Boxford. I well knew Joshua Hea, who lived in said Boxford at the commencement of the the revolutionary war, and recollect he was a minute man in said Boxford in the spring of 1775 under Capt. William Perley of Boxford. I also know he enlisted under Capt. William Perley of Boxford, and served in and during the first eight months service, at Cambridge Mass. I saw him at Cambridge while he was there. Capt. Perley was in the Colonel Fryes regiment. Said Hea served as a minute man about three weeks. Afterwards he went away to the South, and was gone some time but I do not recollect what officer he was under - I have understood said Hea was off to the taking of Burgoyne, and have no doubt of the fact, as he was gone from Boxford for some months at that time . I also recollect he was at the Rhode Island, in Sullivan's expedition, and saw him when he returned, and while he was at home on furlough, once -
Nathan Andrews
State of Massachusetts Essex ss. August 13. 1808. Then Nathan Andrews who signed the foregoing deposition, and is known to me as a credible witness, whose statements are entitled to full confidence and belief personally appeared & made oath that the foregoing deposition is true
Before me
Moses Dorman Justice Peace

Deposition of Nathan Andrews.

I, Moses Dorman of Boxford in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, Esquire, aged seventy two years depose and say I well recollect Joshua Rea, late of said Boxford, and know that he served in the revolutionary war at different times. The places and his officers I do not recollect.
in the fall of the year said Joshua Rea died in A.D. 1802, having been run over by a wheel in Ipswich, adjoining Boxford - I also know his widow, Mary Rea, now of Charlestown, Mass. and never knew of her being married since the decease of said Joshua Rea -
Moses Dorman
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. Aug. 13. 1828. Then Moses Dorman known to me as a credible witness, made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is true
Before me
Moses Dorman Jr Justice Peace

Disposition of Moses Dorman

I, Mary Kimball of Boxford in the County of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy years, depose and say - I knew Joshua Rea late of said Boxford, who I always understood was a soldier in the war of the revolution and who died in A.D. 1802, having been run over by a wheel in Topsfield, adjoining Boxford. I well know Mary Rea, widow of said Joshua Rea, now of Charlestown Mass. I have often seen her since the decease of her husband, and know she has not been married since said decease.
Mary Kimball
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss. August. 13. 1855. Then Mary Kimball known to me as a credible witness, personally appeared and made oath the above deposition by her subscribed is just and true according to the best of her knowledge and belief.
Before me
Moses Dorrance Jr. Justice of the Peace

Deposition of Maurice Kimball