Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,355, for Jacob Osborn, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn
Osborn Jacob
L 29355
CONTENTS

72 Wasp

Ezra osborn Att for Jacob osborn.

I Ezra Osborn of Springfield Massachusetts aged seventy three do testify depose & say that Jacob Osborn of Northampton is my brother. We both resided in East Windsor Connecticut during the revolutionary war in my father's family. I know that said Jacob during the revolutionary war was in the service of the United States at three different times at New London Fort Trumbull as it was said two months, guarding Gen Prescott at East Windsor another two months, & another time at Winthrop's Point New London about three months. He left his father's home for said several services & was absent about the length of times stated, but I did not see him serving at said places. I know that the services aforesaid were never questioned & that he has always been reputed to have served seven months at different times. Aug 23 d 1832.
Ezra Osborn
Commonwealth of Massachusetts 71 L. 1. A. 23 d 1832.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
HAMPSHIRE ss. I, SAMUEL F. LYMAN, Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County, do hereby certify that Charles P. Huntington Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition was taken, is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and have no doubt that the Signature annexed to said deposition is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this Sixth day of September A. D. 1832.
Sam l F. Lyman Register of Probate.
filed testify the it as

I Ezra Osborn of Springfield Massachusetts aged seventy three do certify depose & say that Jacob Osborn of Northampton is my brother. We both resided in East Windsor Connecticut during the revolutionary war in my father's family. I know that said Jacob during the revolutionary war was in the service of the United States at three different times at New London Fort Trumbull as it was said two months, guarding Gen Prescott at East Windsor another two months, & another time at Winthrop's Point New London about three months. He left his father's home for said several services & was absent about the length of times stated, but I did not see him serving at said places. I know that the services aforesaid were never questioned & that he has always been reputed to have served seven months at different times. Aug 23 d 1832.
Ezra Osborn
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Hampshire, Aug 23 d . 1832. Then personally appeared the above named Ezra & made oath to the truth of the foregoing instrument by him subscribed before me. C. P. Huntington.
Justice of the Peace.
Hampshire, April 1 st 1833. I further certify that the above named Ezra is a credible person & that he made said affidavit before me. C. P. Huntington Justice of the Peace.

92923
Jacob Osborn Militta

DECLARATION,
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF THE 7TH OF JUNE, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, } ss. COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE. }
ON this fourth day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court, before Samuel Hinckley Judge of the court of Probate now sitting, Jacob Osborn a resident of Northampton in the County of Hampshire, and State of Massachusetts, aged 70 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
In 1777 in December he entered said service as a private soldier & substitute for one Noah Bissell at East Windsor, Connecticut for the term of two months & served said term in guarding General Prescott who was detained in said East Windsor bounding at Parson Perrys as a prisoner. He belonged to Capt Loonis company & did duty as a guard drawing rations & it was then held a "tour of duty" in the service. In 1778 in the summer, in the season of green corn, the month not recollected, he entered said service at East Windsor to go to Fort Trumbull as a substitute for one Noadiah Abbey & served at said Fort two months in the company of Capt Sikes, Lieut Wolcott who for a while was commanding officer for a while. One other company only was stationed there & Col Sedgwick at the fort (Griswold) on the other side of the River. In 1779 about the same time of the year he entered said service under a call for a certain number of men. He reported himself to Col Terry at Enfield who paid him his bounty money. He served in the company of Capt Cole (he thinks) Col Willis having the command of the troops, stationed at Winthrop's point above New London harbor for a while & afterwards at Pocatunk opposite Norwich landing, & then on the other side of the River at Mohegan, having served three months. He was born at said East Windsor May 27 th 1762 - according to his father's family record kept on his book of accounts. He lived there till about 25 years old, when he removed to West Windsor & there lived till he removed to Northampton about six years since. He knows of no living witness to prove said service & has lately made a journey to East Windsor in search of witnesses but found them all deceased.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any,) only on that of the agency in the State of Massachusetts (7 months)
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
We, David Strong, Ebenezer Barnard, residing in the town of Northampton and residing in Northampton hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jacob Osborn who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood 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.
Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate 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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that David Strong who has signed the preceding certificate, is resident in Northampton and that Ebenezer Barnard who has also signed the same, is a resident in Northampton and both are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate
I, Sam. F. Lyman Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Osborn for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this fourth day of Septmber in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Sam. F. Lyman Register Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Hampshire ss.
Sworn and subscribed this day and year aforesaid.
I, Solomon Williams residing in the town of Northampton, and well acquainted with Jacob Osborn who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 70 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Solomon Williams
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Rev Solomon Williams who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in Northampton and that he is a credible person, and that the statement who has also signed the same, is a resident in is entitled to credit.
Samuel Brinsley Judge of Probate
I, SAMUEL F. LYMAN, Register of the Court of Probate, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Osborn for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Second day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Sam F. Lyman Register.

29 355 Rev INVALID.
File No. 29,355
Jacob Osborn
Re Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 506
[Arrangement of 1870.]

9293 Jacob Osborn
Paid 7 Mr Col. Colis Bumpy Col Willis's Mgt let
$23.33.
C. Huntington Northampton 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 Jacob Osborn which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Y II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Y 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? Y IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Y 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? Y VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Y VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Y VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Y IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Y 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? Y

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 ?
No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it ?
No
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 ?
S
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?
Yes
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?
No
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 ?
Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily ? And, if not, which of them is not so answered ?
Yes
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.