Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,244, for Eliab Peirce, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Pierce Eliab or Pierce
S 11,244
Carded
CONTENTS

20.593  New York  Eliah Pierce
of Herkimer Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Fish — of the Regt — commanded by Col. Tyler — in the Mass — line for 9 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 10 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Sep. 1833 — and Surto J. B. Hunt. Herkimer
  Arrears to the 4th of Sep '33  $ 75    Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mo '24  15     $90  
Recorded by { Revolutionary Claim, } G. Bates { Act June 7, 1832. } Clerk Book 0. Vol. 21, Page 72

14 416
Oliver Pierce Nashua 6 th Feb
14. 16.
P 393
Admitted Private 9 months $30-
May 14 33
I B Mount Nashua

BRIEF in the case of Eliab Peirce 6 th of Northumberland in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71 years  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. As a Gen.     July In 1779 6 Pirate Col d Fiske Col d Tyler   July 1780 3 " Col d Stearns Col d Noorman  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Worcester Co ty Mass s  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary & living witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Papers not attached as reg d . 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Cloutier Examining Clerk.

14418 Elizab Pierce Pension application
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State of New York Herkimer County } So On this 10 th day of October personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the court of Common Pleas of the County of Herkimer now sitting Eliab Pierce, a resident of the Town of Fairfield in the County of Herkimer and State of New York aged seventy one years on the sixth day of September 1832 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. 1832
That he enlisted as a volunteer in the town of Hubbartston in the County of Worcester in the State of Massachusetts, in Capt Fish's Company in Col. Tyers regiment of infantry of the militia of the State of Massachusetts, for the term of six months. That he enlisted in the latter part of June or first of July 1879 The term to commence on the first of July and end on the first of January thereafter. That deponent then resided in the town of Hubbardston aforesaid and was discharged on the first day of January 1880. at Providence in the State of Rhode Island
That after the deponent's enlistment he and one other recruit named Samuel Metcalf went to the town of Weister in said County, and there passed muster before Col. Merrill the Muster Master for said regiment, and joined the regiment in Providence in the State of Rhode Island. That deponent remained with his regiment about three months at Providence and then was drafted out as one of sixty men who were ordered to and did go to Warrent in the same State, a distance of about ten miles, for the purpose of forming a picket guard to watch the movements of the enemy who were stationed at New Port. That deponent remained there about four weeks when the enemy left New Port

That deponent was then ordered to New Port. Where he joined his regiment and then remained about one week and then deponent was again drafted as one of Sixty to go to Providence to protect the public stores at that place. Deponents regiment having removed down from Providence to New Port. While deponent was at Warwick aforesaid. That deponent remained at Providence as said guard as aforesaid until the first of January 1780. When his time of service expired and he was discharged by parole. That after deponent was drafted out as aforesaid to guard the stores at Providence he was under the command of Capt Woodbridge of the same regiment and Capt Haly had command when he was first drafted out and stationed at Warwick as aforesaid. Deponent was not in any engagement that while deponent was at Warwick a part of Col Brains regiment of artillery of the Continental army was stationed at that place. That Col. Jacksons regiment of infantry of the Continental or regular army marched out of Providence shortly after deponents regiment marched in. But deponent did not serve with either of said regiments as was he acquainted with any of the officers attached to either. That deponent has no documentary evidence but thinks he can prove the above services by his brother, Thomas Pinn of the town of Frankfort in the County of Herkshire aforesaid. Who knew of deponents entering the army and of his absence from home but who was young and did not serve in the army himself.
And this deponent further says that in the early part of July 1780. deponent again as a volunteer enlisted in Capt Stearns Company in Col Horns Regiment of infantry of the militia of the State of Massachusetts of Hubbardston aforesaid for the term of three months to commence sometime in July and end in October. That deponent still resided with his father at Hubbardston as aforesaid.

and at the end of said time was discharged at West Point in the State of New York. That about the middle of July deponent joined most part of his regiment at Peterham, in said State, the whole regiment not being together until they arrived at Great Barrington in Berkshire County in said State - the Regiment then marched to Claverack in the County of Columbia in the State of New York, where the Regiment drew one days provisions but did not remain long enough to cook or eat it, and proceeded down the Hudson River to Robertson's Point opposite West Point & crossed the River over to West Point - Then Genl. Arnold had command of West Point when Deponent arrived there, that Deponent's Regiment was obliged to stay out, encamp in the open air about two week, the barracks being kept as it was supposed reported by Genl. Arnold for the use of the Continental troops who were then absent from West Point, but afterwards supposed to have been kept open by Arnold for the British troops which he had intended to have introduced there - that Deponent remained at the Point a little over seven week, & then as one of four hundred men deponent was drafted out of the two Militia Regiments stationed there to go down the River to Verplank's Point in the State of New York & carry down boats collected by Arnold as Deponent was informed between Albany & West Point for the use of the American Army at that place, that each boat had but about three men in it, all the boats were sunk down - This was supposed to have been a part of Genl. Arnold's plan to deliver up the Fort to the Enemy - one half of this Draft was stationed at Verplank's Point, when Deponent & the men of his Regiment were at the other half at Stony Point across the River - that Deponent remained at this place until after the capture, trial & execution of Arnold -

That the British Schooner Vulture lay in view of Verplank's point a week, when she unhappily until Genl. Arnold went on board of her; that while at West point Disposal with a Corporals Guard was stationed on a hill above West point, that Genl. Arnold came then Disposal saw him take an inventory of the articles at the Fort, setting down Mi- nutely every article, old rusty Shovels, Spears provisions &c. this inventory or a copy of it was said to have been found on the person of Major Andr when he was arrested. That about the middle of October, the time having expired for which he had enlisted, Disposal & those with him at Verplank's point were ordered to bring back the boats to West point, which they did, & soon thereafter discharged by Genl.
That while at West point there were one or two regiments of Continental troops. That Disposal was not in any engagement.
To the questions put by the Court the Disposal answers -
That he was born at Hopkinton in the County of Middlesex & State of Massachusetts - in the year 1761. That he resided at Hubbardston in the County of Worcester & State of Massachu- setts when called into the service. That he has since lived there or 4 years in the County of Windsor & State of Vermont & for the last forty years in Fairfield in the County of Broklyn & State of New York where he still resides -
That Disposal was a Volunteer. That he was acquainted with Genl. Arnold, Genl. Gates & was with Sickles Regiment at Rhode Island & some Continental Regiment at West Point -

That Deponent never received a written discharge - that Thomas Pierce and James B. Fales as to this Deponent's character she said Thomas as to his being in the army.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the pension declared that his name is not on the Pension roll of the Agency of any state —. Eliza Pierce Sworn in open court
October 10th 1832 Julius C. Nelson Clerk
We David Burchly of Fairfield in the County of Herkimer and State of New York, and Thomas Pierce of Frankfort in said County, hereby certify, that for an well acquainted with Eliza Pierce who has subscribed and sworn to the above de- claration, that we believe her to be surely one year of age, that she is reputed & believed in the Neighborhood where she resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion —
Sworn in open court David Burchly the 10 th day of October 1832. Thomas Pierce Julius C. Nelson Clerk
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 is a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that David Burchly who has signed the preceding Affidavit is a resident in the Town of Fairfield County of Herkimer and State of New York, and that Thomas Pierce who has also signed the same, is a resident in the Town of Frankfort in said County, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit

I Julius C Nelson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Herkimer, do Certify that the foregoing Contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elizab Pierce for a Pension
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 10th day of October 1832 Julius C Nelson Clerk
14418 Elizab Pierce Pension application

Rev. War
11244 INVALID.
File No. 11,244
Eliab Pierce Prior Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 297
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of New York Herkimer County 3 rd
On this, the day of October 1832. before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Herkimer now sitting, personally appeared Thomas Pierce of the town of Frankfort in the County of Herkimer & State aforesaid. Who being first duly sworn de- poses and says, that he is well acquainted with Eliab Pierce who has signed the above declaration that this Deponent is the brother of the said Eliab - that this Deponent is now in his sixty ninth year, that he recollects when the said Eliab Pierce enlisted in the Army of the Revolution, that this Deponent was sixteen & in the seventeenth year of his age, that he recollects that his brother went off and deponent supposed to join his Regi- ment - that Deponent thinks he was gone about six months or thereabouts when he returned home again - And this Deponent recollects that in the year that Arnold turned traitor & deserted his brother was out again for the term of three months that Deponent can not recollect the year, but is quite certain that it was in that year that Arnold went off - that he recollects when his brother came back but can not say at what time of the year it was - That the said Eliab Pierce was also out to guard the Prisoners taken at Saratoga from Rut- land in Massachusetts to Enfield - he thinks this was in the 1778. and that the said Eliab was gone about two days - And further this Deponent says not -
Sworn in open court this 10 th day of October 1832.
Thomas Pierce
A. E. Pierce Dept. Clerk

State of New York Herkimer County
I Francis E. Spina, Deputy Clerk of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Thomas Peirce who made the foregoing affidavit, is a creditable witness and entitled to the fullest belief.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal this 22 day of May 1833
F. E. Spina