Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15,086, for Joel Morse, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass
Morse, Joel Abigail
Nr 15,086
CONTENTS

8808
for
Massachusetts.
Joel Morse,
Hopkinton in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Greaton, of the Massachusetts, for the term of one year.
scribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28. of April, 1818.
ertificate of Pension issued the 1 st of April 19, and sent to John Davis, Judge, Boston, Massachusetts.
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819. 81.83 semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Sept, 2 48. 10 mo. 3/30 1819. 58: 129.83 8 4/31
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

1284 Massachusetts
Abigail Morse widow of Joel Morse decd.
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 and who died on the 9th May 1819 of Worcester in the State of MS. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt. commanded by Col. Grafton in the MS. line for 1 year
Inscribed on the Roll of Massa at the rate of 40 Dollars ~ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of Augt. 1838 and issued at Worcester MS
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1835 $100.00 Semi-annual allowance ending J. Mar. 39, 20.00 $120.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by H. H. Addison Clerk, Book _____ Vol. 1 st Page 106

No 534 Lock Morse private Grafton Miss. Reg our year '77 28 April 1818
Success Admitted
Judges certificate of indigent circum- stances (wanting)

I Joel Morse of Hopkinton a citizen of the united States do testify and say that in the month of December in the year 1776 that I enlisted for the term of one year in Capt Joseph Guilds Company in Col John Greatens Regiment in the Massachusetts line, and joined said Company in Cambridge the first day of January 1777 and served as a soldier in said Company and Regiment until the middle of January 1777 and then was discharged from the Hospital at the Fishkills near the Hudson river in the State of New York and I further testify and say that I am in reduced circumstances and do stand in need of help from my Country Joel Morse
Massachusetts District Boston 28. April A.D. 1818
I swear to before me
M Davis Dist. Judge Mass. Dist.
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
16 March 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Joel Morse by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M Davis { District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

I Joel Morse of Hopkinton a citizen of the united States do testify and say that in the month of December in the year 1776 that I enlisted for the term of one year In Capt Joseph Guilds Company in Col John Greatens Regiment in the Massachusetts line, and joined said Company in Cambridge the first day of January 1777 and served as a soldier in said Company and Regiment until the middle of January 1777 and then was discharged from the Hospital at the Fishkills near the Hudson river in the State of New York and I further testify and say that I am in reduced circumstances and do stand in need of help from my country Joel Morse
Massachusetts District
Boston 28. April A.D. 1818
Sworn to before me
M DAVIS Dist. Judge Mass. Dist.
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 15 A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Joel Morse subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying document marked A together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
M DAVIS } Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.

1636 Abigail Mousse
admitted Pr $40.
Nahum
C. G. Parents. Worcester

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester, ss.
I, Charles H. Prentiss, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester, do certify, that Mr. Burton is the Judge of said Court, duly commissioned and qualified - and that his signature to the papers hereto annexed are true and genuine.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand, and affix the seal of said Court this twelfth day of September, One thousand, eight hundred and thirty eight.
Chas. H. Prentiss, Register.

State of Massachusetts } p: County of Worcester }
On this eleventh day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before Ira Barton Esquire, Judge of Probate in and for said County of Worcester, Abigail Morse a resident of Milford in said County of Worcester, aged seventy nine years , who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7. 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows": That she is the widow of Isaac Morse , who was a soldier in the Army or militia in the war of the revolution and served in said war at least nine months and as she believes for the term of three years : That for these services, her said husband Isaac Morse received a pension from the United States of ninety six dollars per annum, probably under the Act of March 18. 1818, and was placed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency in the year 1818 or 1819.
And the said Abigail Morse refers for evidence of the services of the said Isaac Morse to the testimony & papers filed at the proper Department on his application for said pension.
She further declares that she was married to the said Isaac Morse on the sixth day of March in the year eighteen hundred and eighty three; that her husband, the said Isaac Morse died on the ninth day of May in the year eighteen hundred and nineteen; that she was not married

to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, nineteen hundred and ninety four, viz: at the time above stated: That since the decease of the said Lord Moore, she has not been again married but has ever since remained his widow.
M rs J. Gail Moore
Sworn to and subscribed the day before above written
Before me
Isa Branton Judge of the Court of Probate for said County

Hopkinton in the County of Middle
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester County ss
I Clark Ellis of Milford in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts of the age of fifty years on oath declare and say that Abigail Morse named in the foregoing declaration, is the widow of Joel Morse; that the said Joel Morse died in the month of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and nineteen at Hopkinton in said State; and that the said Abigail has not married again since the decease of the said Joel, but has remained his widow
Clark Ellis
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Subscribed. Sept. 11. 1828. I claim to have read and certify that the above statement is true to me as a man of truth. The word "Joel" substituted before the oath & subscription.
Mr. Boston Judge of Probate for said County.

I Elias Bullard of Holliston in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Esquire do certify and say, that there is on the Books of said Town of Holliston the following Record viz. "Joth Morse and Abigail Forre were joined in marriage March 4 th South one thousand seven hundred and eighty three Mr. Joshua Prentis. Clerk," that this is a true copy of the Records with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows. "March 4 th 6 th 1783,"
I Elias Bullard above named do hereby certify and say, that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the County, Town and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town with the exception above named as certified by me Elias Bullard Town Clerk of the said Town of Holliston. August 1st A.D. 1838.
Middlesex { ss. } August 1st A. D. 1838 - Sworn before me Thomas Dickinson { Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss. I Elias Runney Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts for the County of Middlesex, do certify that Thomas Dawson Esquire is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Middlesex, and that his name subscribed to the within Certificate I believe to be his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court the 18 th day of August 1838.
E. Runney

This certifies that Joel Morse of Hopkinton in the County of Middlesex was in the year Service of the Continental Army in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and Seventy Six in the Company of Capt Joseph Guild of Col John Greaton's Regiment, that I found said Morse there in March of the same year when I joined the regiment, that he continued in that service and the Hospital under my care till about the middle of January of the following year that said Morse continued in the Hospital under my care about fourteen days after his term of enlistment expired and that I was Surgeon's Mate of said Regiment during said year
Abijah Richardson Phys S. A. H. D
Medway April 21 - 1818
I hereby certify that Abijah Richardson of Medway aforesaid personally appeared before me one of the Justices assigned to keep the peace in and for the County of Norfolk and made oath to the truth of the above statement
Timothy Hanson Jus. Peace
Medway April 21 - 1818

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15086 Abigail Moose Widow of Joel Moose Priv. Rev. War
Act: July 7 th 1838
Index: Vol. A , Page 63
[Arrangement of 1870.]