Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33,546, for Samuel Reed, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Reed, Samuel
NUMBER
S. 33546
CONTENTS

(2313)
Massachusetts-
Samuel Reed (2d) / Capt Allen Private Massachusetts line - 1776. 1 year
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 6 th of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th of September 1818 and sent to S. Hinckley Esq. Northampton Mass.
Arrears to 4th of September 1818 - $31.70 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th of March 1819 - 48
79.76
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued Continued the year 1819
Discontinued the year 1819 Continued the year 1819

Northampton Mass. 1865  Free May 7
Hon. J. G. Calhoun Deputy at War Washington
application of Samuel Headlee or pension taken & sealed up by me J. H. Hinkley for
is now in the hands of the J. Hinkley Northampton Mass.
Jan. Reed's Application for a Pension

I Samuel Reed of Chesterfield in the County of Hampshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being sixty one years of age Testify and say I enlisted into the Company of Capt. Jacob Allen in the Regiment of Col. Bailey on the first day of Jan'y 1776 at Roxbury near Boston in said Massachusetts and I continued to serve in said Corps from the time of my enlistment to  as a private soldier near Boston untill the Regiment marched the State of New Jersey New York and continued there to serve as a soldier untill the time of my enlistment had expired which was in Jan'y 1777 when I enlisted for six weeks more at the request of Genl. Washington & I was then discharged at Chatham in New Jersey and returned home - and in the year 1777 I was in the Army for a short Campaign - I was in the Battle at Harlem Heights, I was at the taking of Burgoyne - my discharges I have lost out of my possession - I was in the Massachusetts Line - I am in reduced circumstances and in need of assistance from my Country for support - I have never rec d a pension from my Country  for my services the United States - May 6 th 1810
Samuel Reed
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss. May 6. 1810 Samuel Reed came before me the subscriber Judge of the Court of Probate of wills &c. being a Court of Record in the said County and being carefully examined and cautioned to testify the whole truth made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is the truth the whole truth & nothing but the truth, and it appears to my satisfaction that the said Samuel served in the revolutionary war against the common Enemy of the state in foraging expeditions taken & known to be of a private nature - he testified when I have been into my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the day & year above said Samuel Hinckley

I Jacob Clarke of Plainfield in the County of Hampshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby testify and say I served as a soldier in the same Regiment commanded by Col o . Bailey within mentioned during the year 1776 and I saw Samuel Reed subscribe to the within deposition during said year acting as a soldier in Jacob's Allen Company as within stated and I have no doubt but he served the whole of the year 1776 as he has stated - May 6 th 1818 - Jacob Clarke
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss May 6 th 1818 Personally appeared Jacob C. Clarke & made solemn oath the above deposition by him  them subscribed is the truth the whole truth & nothing but the truth - and he is a credible & disinterested witness Before me L. Hinckley Judge of Probate of wills in & for said County.

Samuel Root
23/3
Apr 1818
Profess
MV entit
Mar 19

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
HAMPSHIRE ss.
At a Special Session of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Western Circuit, begun and holden at Northampton, within and for the County of Hampshire, on Wednesday, the fifth day of July, and de die in diem to the sixth day of said month A. D. 1820:
PERSONALLY APPEARED, in open Court, being a Court of Record, within and for said County, created such by the Laws of the Commonwealth, Samuel Reed aged sixty three years, resident in Charlemont in said County, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows:
I enlisted into Col. Peabody's Regiment on the first of January 1776 I received one year's advance paid Pension Certificate No. 1313 Dated Sep. 1818 he applied for his Pension the sixth day of May, 1818
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the following schedule by me subscribed.
  My own land $550.00   two Cows $24.00 two Hogs $20.00 Three yearlings $13.00 63.00   two Calves $5.00, one horse $33.00, 14 Sheep & 12 Lambs $19.50 57.50   two Hogs $22.50, Pigs $4.50, Fanning tools $9.00, one horse $19.00 37.50   one horse $3.00, one Loom & its appurtenances $4.00, one Chair $1.50 16.50   Iron Wares $1.50, Brass Wares $4.50, Wooden Wares $16.00, Chain $3.50 21.66   one Chest $1.50, one Table $1.00, two Chairs $4.00 6.50   Pewter $1.52, Crockery $1.55, Tin Wares $1.00 4.07   758.73 
I am a Corporal by trade but owing to old age & infirmity I am unable to work at my trade my wife is 87 years old has not a well day since she was in her 40th year she has five Children who reside with me. Deborah aged 29 years, she has herself a child aged 16 years. Abner 13 years, who can support himself Sunday & I have aged 8 years, who is my kind child & able to me for breakfast. I need my pension to enable me to keep my family together & must without it have to part with my little property soon.
Sworn to, and declared, on the fifth day of July , 1820, before the said Court.
Attest, Josiah Dwight Clerk.
OSIAH DWIGHT, Clerk of said Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule which follows it, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Seven hundred fifty eight dollars, and seventy three cents.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty second day of August 1820.

Two Cows $24.00 Two Horses $20.00 Three years crop now 63.00 Two Cows $35.00 One horse $33.00 14 Sheep & 12 Lambs $19.50 = 57.50 Two Hogs & 2 Pigs $4.50 Farming tools $9.00 One horse Wagon $19.00 = 37.50 One horse Sleigh $3.00 One Room & its appurtenances $7.00 One Chest $1.50 = 16.50 Iron Wares $1.50 Brass Wares $4.50 Wooden Wares $16.00 Chain $3.50 21.00 One Chest $1.50 One Table $1.00 Two Chairs $4.00 6.50 Poultry $1.50 Crockery $1.50 Tin Wares $1.00 4.00 $58.73
I am a Captain by trade but owing to infirmity of age I am unable to make as much money as I did 17 years ago. I have not a well day since she was last ill. I have an Old son who resides with me. I have a daughter 19 years old who is well at present. I have a son who is in the army & his child is with us at present.
We the subscribers having examined the property of Samuel Purdie found him so involved in debt and taking into consideration the circumstances of his family give it as our opinion that it is impossible for him to maintain himself and family without public or private charity.
1820,
Clerk.
Charlefield August 14. 1820
Cyrus Mather } Select Men Eideon Bishop } Nathaniel Baker } Charlefield Joshua Pritchard }
h, and the do further erty exhi- cents. ed the seal 1820.
wight

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File No. 33, 546
Samuel Reed
Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 339
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Jacob Whitmarsh of Cummington in the County of Hampshire & Common- wealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say that in January in the year 1776 being at Roxbury in the vicinity of Boston subsequent to the enlistment of Samuel Reed into the Company of Capt. Jacob Allen Regiment commanded by Col. John Bayley and that he was enrolled in the Com- pany being enlisted for one year and in the Month of April next following commenced his March with the Company & Regiment for New York & in August next following swp. here the said Reed at New York acting in the capacity of a private soldier in the Corps and in the winter following he returned home to the County of Plymouth in the State of Massachusetts the said Reed being a resident in my father's family have knowledge of the facts above stated
Jacob Whitmarsh
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire ss. August 29th 1818
Personally appeared the above named Jacob Whitmarsh and made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed was true and say that the said Jacob is a disinterested & credible witness before me Nehemiah Richards Just of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss. Clerk's Office - Northampton
I Josiah Dwight Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth for the County of Hampshire certify that Samuel Hinckley Esq. is Judge of Probate of Wills &c, and that said Samuel Hinckley & Nehemiah Richards are Justices of the Peace, in & for said County, & that their signatures to the Certificates hereto annexed are their own proper hand writing - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this third day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen
Josiah Dwight

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire. Clerk's Office - Northampton
I Josiah Dwight Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth for the County of Hampshire certify that Samuel Hinckley Esq is Judge of Probate of Wills &c, and that said Samuel Hinckley & Nehemiah Richard are Justices of the Peace, in & for said County, & that their signatures to the Certificate hereto annexed are their own proper hand writing - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this third day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen
Josiah Dwight

I Zachariah Watkins of Peru in the County of Berkshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age testify and say that I enlisted into the Company of Capt. Joshua Jacobs as a Lieut. & in Col. John Bailey's Regt. in Jan'y 1776 and Samuel Reed, whose application for a pension is hereto annexed, enlisted about the same time with me in Jan'y aforesaid into the Company commanded by Capt. Jacob Allen in the same Regt. aforesaid and I know that he continued from the time of his enlistment to serve as a soldier in said Allen's Company until Novr. 1776 of the same year aforesaid when I was ordered to take charge of the Invalid Hospital of the same Regt. and when I went to the Hospital I left said Reed serving as a soldier in D. Allen's Company and in the Regt. aforesaid and he had then served more than ten months in continuation - and I understood that he served out the time of his enlistment of one year I suspect he continued for six weeks longer at the request of Genl. Washington with many others of the Regt. and I have no doubt but he was honorably discharged - he was a good soldier and did his duty to the acceptance of the officers of the Regt. - and further saith not  Sept. 2 d 1810  Zachariah Watkins
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss Sept. 2. 1810 Lieut. Zachariah Watkins, known to me to be a respectable and credible witness, personally appeared and made solemn oath that the above Deposition by him subscribed is the truth the whole truth & nothing but the truth -
Before me Samuel Hinckley Judge of the Court of Probate of wills etc and a Justice of the Peace in Hps. Co. County
Lt. Watkins says his Commission is forwarded to the Secretary in his application for a Pension -
Should Pension if granted it is requested it may be forwarded to me S. Hinckley  Northampton Mass ts