Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28,847, for Joseph Pride, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Pride Joseph
NUMBER
S. 28.847.
Mass
CONTENTS
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claine 27.532
Joseph Pride
of Cumberland in the State of Maine who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Cobb of the Reg t commanded by Col Mitchell in the Mass ad hoc time for State Troops & other corps 17 th & 18 days
Enrolled on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 58 Dollars 60 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of August 1834 and said John Murphy Portland Maine
Bears to the 4th of Mar 1834 175.80 Pensional allowance ending 29.30 205 10
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Book L
Vol. 1
Page 45
Clerk,

(Duplicate) 5.025 Joseph Price's Application for a pension May 1834
17 m o 18 deep limato K. $ 58.60 Mufeg Portland

(Duplicate) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
At a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland, within and for said District, on the Twenty second day of May — A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty- four before the Honorable ASHUR WARE , Judge of said Court.
On this twenty second day of May — aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge Joseph Pridge a resident of Westbrook in the county of Cumberland in said Maine District, aged seventy eight 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 7th, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers & served as herein stated — viz. That in the month of June 1775 at Falmouth he enlisted in a company of militia commanded by Capt. Sam l Knight, for the term of six months, and served at Falmouth and the vicinity, in said company till into December following — completing the term of six months for which he had enlisted. When he was dismissed with said company. The Reg t was commanded by Col. Mitchell — That in the first January, 1776 soon after the above mentioned service, at Falmouth he again enlisted in a company of militia commanded by Capt. W m Brooks for the term of one year, and was stationed with said company at Falmouth where he served till some time about the last of November following, having served eleven months when said company was discharged. Col. Mitchell was still the Col. of the Reg t — after wards in December 1776. I was drafted into a company at Falmouth commanded by Capt. John Merrill for the term of three months, marched with said company to Peekskill in the State of New York and served in Gen l M c Dougall's Brigade, and was discharged in March thereafter (1777) having served out the term of three months. That in June 1777. at said Falmouth, he enlisted in a company commanded by Capt. W m Cobb for three months & went to Baggadoune so called, and served there and at Falmouth the full term of three months — and was then discharged — That he never rec d any written discharge — that he served as a private soldier on each enlistment. That he has before sent an application for a pension under the law of 7. June 1832. and has been informed that the papers are lost or mislaid at the War Department, he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before
Ashur Ware
} U. S. Judge for the District of Maine
Joseph Pridge

The said Joseph Pride further states, that he was born at Falmouth Oct. 19. 1755. That he has a record of his age at home. That he lived in Falmouth when he first entered the service and has resided there ever since he left the service - That part of the Town in which he lives has been incorporated into a new Town, now called Westbrook.
Joseph Pride
Sworn to & subscribed May 22. 1834
Before Asahel Wine
{ U. S. Judge for the Maine District
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states
I, John Nussey Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Pride for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this third day of June A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty- four
John Nussey { Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

28 847 Ray  INVALID.
File No. 28 847
Joseph Pide Pri Rev. Ind.
Act: June 7" 32"
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 826
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, July 24. 1834.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Joseph Pride is borne on a Muster roll of Capt. Sam l Knight's Company, Stationed in the County of Cumberland upon the sea coast at Falmouth, as having served from July 9. 1775, and was allowed six months & eight days. . . . . 6 mo 8 days
The name of Joseph Pride, Jr. is borne on a pay roll for Capt. Will m Crocker's Company, Stationed in Falmouth in the County of Cumberland in the service of the State of Massachusetts Bay, according to the sea coast establishment, for the year 1776. made up from the last day of May, to the last day of August 1776. having served Three months. . . . . 3.00
Joseph Pride's name is borne on another roll of the same company and Officers, wherein Amount carried over — 9 mo 8 2/3

he served from the last day of August to the 23 rd day of November 1776, that being the day of Discharge and was allow'd Two months & twenty three Days. 2 23
The name of Joseph Pride is also borne on a Muster roll of Capt Will m Cobbs Company of Militia raised in the County of Cumberland for an Expedition against Penobscot, for the service of the United States, and served in a detachment, commanded by Col o Jonathan Mitchell, from July 8 th to Sept r 25, 1779. And was allow'd Two months & seventeen days . . . . .
2 17 in 5 10 9 8 14 18 m Day
Amount brought over is . . . . . whole amount found . . . . .
Joseph Pride claims service under Capt m Will m Crocker in Col o Mitchell's Regiment, for Eleven Months. There is one half of a roll found, Viz, A Muster Roll of the County of Cumberland in the service of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, according to the Establishment for the Year 1776 serving under the commands of Will m Crocker together with the money due to them from the 1 st Day of March to the last day of May 1776." which is 3 months. The half roll found contains the names of the Officers Officers, Non Commissioned Officers, Drummer, fifer. &c.

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and 28 privates, the amount due thereon, being £ 228.19.5, and on the back of which is a Warrant for the payment of the whole Roll, amounting to £ 452.1.11, dated June 7 th 1776. which appears the same, as on the Roll found, next pre- =ceding, where his name is borne, of the same Establishment whereon is a Warrant for a whole Roll Amounting to £ 453.0.2 but the name of Joseph Prid, is not on said half Roll. Joseph Prid also claims for service at Peeks Kill, in Capt m Joshua Mearills Company in 1777 in Mc Dougalls Brigade for Three months, but no such Cap- =tains Roll is found in this Office.
Edward D Bangs Secy

I Joseph Doughty of Westbrook Cumberland County State of Maine Testify and say that I enlisted under Capt Samuel Knight of Falmouth Coast Guard then belonging to Massachusetts some- time in the month of June A.D. 1775 to serve until the first of Dec next following for the defence of the town of Falmouth (now Portland) and that Joseph Pride of Westbrook enlisted in the company with myself and served out his term of service being ten months and was then with me at said Falmouth (Discharged)
Joseph Doughty
Westbrook May 12 th 1834
Cumberland ss. Sworn to the day & year aforesaid Before me Geo Bishop Justice of the Peace
I certify that Joseph Doughty the Deponent is a person of truth and veracity entitled to credit as a witness Geo Bishop Just peace
State of Maine. Cumberland County, ss.
I H on S d Vaughan, Clerk of the Judicial Courts for the County of Cum- berland, certify, that George Bishop, is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County and that the foregoing signatures pur- porting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of said County, this twenty seventh day of May, in the year of our Lord 1834
H on S d Vaughan

I John Sawyer of Westbrook in the County of Cumberland & State of Maine testify & say
That Sometime in the month of June A.D. 1779 I Enlisted to serve in a Company commanded by Capt William Cobb of Falmouth in the District of Maine to serve for the term of three months went to Baggaduce and was defeated came home and served out the three months at said Falmouth and was discharged I further testify and say that Joseph Prindle of Westbrook in the County of Cumberland & State of Maine served in said Company with me for the term of three months and was discharged at the time with myself.
Westbrook May 12 th 1834
John Sawyer.
Cumberland ss Sworn to before the subscriber the day and year aforesaid
Geo Bishop Justice of the peace
I certify that John Sawyer the above Deponent is a person of truth and competent to testify as a witness -
Geo Bishop Justice of peace

I John Webb of Westbrook in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine aged eighty years - Testify and say that sometime in the Month of December A.D. 1776 I was drafted and served in a company, commanded by Capt Joshua Merrill of Falmouth in the District of Maine (then belonging to State of Massachusetts) for the term of three months that I marched with said company to Pechskill in the State of New York and served in General McDugall's Brigade and was regularly there discharged sometime in the Month of March A.D. 1777 I further testify that Joseph Poole of Westbrook (then Falmouth) was drafted and served with me in said company as a private until regularly discharged and that he served three months
John Webb
Westbrook May 17 1834
Cumberland ss. Sworn to the day & year above - said before me Geo Bishop Justice of peace
I certify that John Webb the Deponent above named is a person of truth & veracity competent to testify
Geo Bishop Just peace

I Samuel Hick of Westbrook County of Cumberland State of Maine Testify and say
That in the year 1878 sometime in the month of January I enlisted into the Company Commanded by Capt William Crocker of Falmouth Co. of Maine then belonging to the State of Massachusetts for the term of one year and served as a private in said Company under said Crocker until Discharged which was in November or December next following we were stationed at said Falmouth for its Defence I further testify and say that Joseph Pride of Westbrook enlisted enlisted in said Company and served out his term of service with my self which was about Eleven Months Samuel Hick
Westbrook May 12 th 1884
Cumberland ss I swear to the day & year aforesaid before me Geo Bishop Justice of the Peace
I certify that Samuel Hick, the Deponent is a person of truth and entitled to Credit as a Witness Geo Bishop Justice of the Peace