Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,988, for David Morison, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Morison, David Morrison or
S. 18,988
carded
CONTENTS

10.106  Massachusetts David Morrison of Solon in the State of MASS who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Amosmore of the Regt. commanded by Col. Albray in the Mass were for 9 Mos 5 days
Died June 28. 1837
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 30 Dollars 56 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of March 1833 and sent Hon. Geo. Grennell Greenfield Mass Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $61.12 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. " 15.28 $76.40
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by AK Addison Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 2a Page 52

David Morrison Colerain 22353
David Morrison

Daniel Morrison

I Nathaniel Smith of Cohasset in the County of
Franklin and Commonwealth of Mass
residents of the age of Seventy eight years
do testify and say that a said Cohasset
in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty seven
I entered in a Company of Military
led by Hugh McClellan in Col. David Wells Reg t and General Glover Brigade from said Cohasset
we marched to Burlington Vermont and from there
to Saratoga from there to Bennington nights and from
there a continuous route up the north river to help
the Army Six Miles above Fort Edward
and then hearing of the surrender of General
Burgoyne Army I returned back to Saratoga
and saw and was acquainted with
David Morrison and am knowing that
he belonged to the army and which he
did service but how long & what officers
I cannot tell
Nathaniel Smith
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss August 21 st 1832 I then Nathaniel Smith
above named personally appeared and
made oath that the above Deposition by him
subscribed is true
Before me Charles Thompson Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I have for about twenty
years past been well acquainted with the
above Deposition of Nathaniel Smith and
that he has ever sustained a fair chara-
cter for truth and honesty
Charles Thompson Justice of the Peace
sustained a fair character for truth and honesty
Henry Bapeth, justice of the peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss - I Elijah Alvord, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the county of Franklin do hereby certify that Charles Thompson Esq. before whom the within affidavit purports to have been verified is a Justice of the Peace for the said county. And that his name subscribed to the within certificate of the caption thereof appears to me to be his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Greenfield on the 29 th day of August A.D. 1832
E. Alvord Clerk

68 I Ezekiel Taylor of Ashfield in the county of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, yeoman, do depose, testify and say, that in the month of September in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven at said Ashfield I entered in a company of militia commanded by Capt. Abel Densmore in Col. Woodbridge's regiment in Genl. Warner's brigade and marched from thence to Bennington and from that place to Saratoga and was present at that place at the surrender of Genl. Burgoyne's army and marched from that place to Albany and from Albany to White Plains, and having served three months in said company I was there dismissed it being the whole time for which I enlisted, and that David Morrison of Coleraine in said county of Franklin belonged to the said company and that he served with me the whole of said term of three months and that the said David Morrison was appointed and acted as orderly sergeant of said company for the whole said time of three months.
Ezekiel Taylor
Franklin ss. August the 10 th 1832 then Ezekiel Taylor above named personally appeared and made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true before me
Henry Bapst, justice of the peace.
Franklin ss. August the 10 th 1832 I hereby certify that I have for thirty years past been well acquainted at with the above deponent Ezekiel Taylor and that he has ever sustained a fair character for truth and honesty
Henry Bapst, justice of the peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Franklin ss. I Elijah Alvord Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the county of Franklin do hereby certify that Henry Bassett Esq before whom the within affidavit purports to have been verified is a Justice of the Peace for the said county. And that his name subscribed to the within certificate appears to me to be his true and proper signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court the twenty ninth day of August A.D. 1832
E. Alvord Clerk

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
FRANKLIN COUNTY ss.
ON THIS twenty ninth day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate  Court of Common Pleas of the  said Commonwealth , now sitting at Greenfield within and for the said County of Franklin, David Morrison a resident of Coleraine in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged Seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of an 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. That at Coleraine in the Month of October 1774
I enlisted as a minute man in the militia under Hugh Williams Lieut Jacob Pool & Ensign Abraham Dorr and April 22 nd 1775 I was called out and marched to Cambridge and there did duty under Col Williams til the last of May 1775 Then I got a pass to return home to Coleraine serving one Month and a half or on about the first day of Feb y 1777 I enlisted at Said Coleraine in the militia under Capt Sawin then Lieut Stearns & Ensign John Stearns and we marched across the Green Mountain to Burlington and from there to Saratoga and then remained under the Commanding officers the the Col name Glenn in which I believe he was from Springfield Mass we served in said Company til the last of April 1777 when we were discharged and I returned home where I served at Said Coleraine between March three month Service at Said Coleraine of the 10 th & 15 th day of August 1777 I enlisted in a Company of militia under Capt Steel & Ensign Dewees in Col Woodbridge's Regiment in General Warren's Brigade to serve in said Company til the first day of December 1777 and I then returned from Coleraine across the Green Mountain to Burlington and there joined the regiment and from there we
Marched to Whitehall and remained there til the first of October 1777 from there we marched to Stillwater and there a battle was fought between our army and General Burgoyne's army from there we marched to Albany and then stayed about a week from there we marched to Newburgh and then remained about a week from there to White Plains and there we remained til the first day of December 1777 and then I was discharged & returned to Coleraine serving in the last mentioned three months and twenty days
and for evidence & offer the Depositions of Ernest Taylor and Nathaniel Smith to prove the Service done in 1777 and their not being any person now living with in my knowledge to prove the two first described Services and complying with the rules of the Department as to Deffen as evidence to certify the Revised Articles of War and Charles Thompson Esquire

1 1/2 3 3 2/3 R. S. 5 a R. S. Bennett Judge of Prob David Morrison
WE, Aritas Loomis a clergyman and Charles Thompson Esq. a Justice of the Peace both
residing in said Colerain - hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David Morrison who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy nine 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.
R. S. Bennett Judge of Prob.
Aritas Loomis Charles Thompson
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 was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Aritas Loomis who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Colerain, and that Charles Thompson Esq. who has also signed the same is resident in said Colerain and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit
Register
R. S. Bennett
Judge of Probate
I, ELIJAH ALVORD, Clerk of the said Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of David Morrison for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court, this 29 day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
E. Alvord, Reg. Prob Clerk

David Morrison
22.353
7 mals
9 Mts 5 days
Adm
30.56
E. Alvord Eng. Greenfield Map

BRIEF in the case of  David Morrison  of Cohaine in the State of Massachusetts  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? In open court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? Seventy nine 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.     From October 1774 to } May In 1775 } ..... Classis 2 15 As a private Gen. Col: William Foss: M c Clellen   Feby 1777 . . . . . 3 " Capt: Kemp   August 1777 . . . . . 3 20 " Col: Woodbridge Capt: Drummore  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None named  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Cohaine  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Two living witnesses and Traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? correctly authenticated 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Examining Clerk.

June 19, 1935
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BAJ/EEL David Morison-S.18988
Mrs. H.E.Jaffray 1166 Wisconsin Avenue Beloit, Wisconsin
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to David Morrison, of Coleraine, Massachusetts, born November 4, 1752, died June 28, 1837, who served in the Massachusetts Troops, War of the Revolution.
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.18988, based upon the military service in that war of David Morison(as he signed).
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of David Morison are not shown.
While residing at Colrain, Massachusetts, David Morrison enlisted in 1774 in a company of minute men commanded by Captain Hugh McClellan; he was called out on April 22, 1775, marched to Cambridge and served until the last of May, 1775, under Colonel Williams in the Massachusetts Troops; he enlisted about February 1, 1777, served in Captain Lawrence Kemp's Massachusetts Company, marched to Ticonderoga and was discharged about the last of April, 1777; he enlisted between August 10 and August 15, 1777, served in Captain Abel Densmore's Company, Colonel Woodbridge's Regiment, was at the battle of Saratoga and surrender of Burgoyne and was discharged December 4, 1777.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 29, 1832, at which time he was aged seventy-nine years and was a resident of Colrain, Massachusetts. He died June 28, 1837, place not shown. Journal B
There are no data as to soldier's wife and children.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILIER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

18988 INVALID.
File No. 18988
David Morrison
Rev Rev Mr
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 267
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1935-June 19-Visit to Mrs H. E. Jeffrey-Eth

1106 Wisconsin Avenue Beloit, Wisconsin June 3, 1935
Censor Office Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Do you have any records concerning a Revolutionary War soldier, David Morrison? He was born in Coleraine (now spelled Colrain) Mass. Nov. 4, 1752, and died there June 28, 1837. He knew that he was a Private on the Lexington Alarm Roll of Capt. Hugh McCallens Co., Col. Samuel Williams Regt. Also Private on Muster and Pay Roll of Capt. Lawrence Kemps Co., Col. Leonards Regt to Concord, also Private of Capt. Hugh McCallens Co., Col. David Fields Regt to Bennington. This information is from John M. Olin Sec. of Commonwealth of Mass.
I wish this information for reference as authority for D. A. P. Papers. Any other information concerning him or family would be appreciated.
I am enclosing a stamp for your convenience. Very truly yours.
(Mrs. D. E.) Hilma A. Jeffrey
3 ct. stamp and envelope