Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33156, for Samuel Nightingale, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Nightingale, Samuel
S. 33156
CONTENTS

12.324
Massachusetts.
Samuel Nightingale — of Leicester in the state of Massachusetts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Inox of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 3 rd of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th of June 1819 and sent to Hon. B. Adams Esq. Leicester Massachusetts
Arrears to 4th of March 1819  \frac{28}{30} + \frac{4}{31} — 88:40
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sept. 1819 — 48:
136:23
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

33 156
Rev INVALID.
File No. 89/156
Samuel Nightingale Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 1898
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 298
[Arrangement of 1870.]

United States of America.
State of Massachusetts Norfolk ss. Quincy April 3 d 1818
I, Samuel Nightingale a citizen of the United States, now resident at Quincy in the County of Norfolk in the State aforesaid, do on oath, declare, that I served, in the War of the Revolution, the full term of time required by a Law of the United States, made and passed in the month of March, A. D. 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons en- gaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," as one requisite to entitle me to be placed on the pension list of the said United States, having entered the Land service of the said United States, on the Continental Establishment, and served as a common Soldier , against the common enemy; from the first day of January 1776. to the end of that year; having enlisted at Roxbury on the said first day of January
That I belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Thomas Peirce in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Henry Knox. Massachusetts line
and that I left the service when the year for which I enlisted expired, but did not receive any written discharge there being none given to any of the Sol- diers at that time, as I believe; that soon after our Company reached New York Captain Peirce was taken sick and was succeeded by Captain Winthrop Sargent under whom I served as I have above testified
And I hereby relinquish all claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the said United States, if any may be, or hath been, so allowed.
By reason of my reduced circumstances in life I stand in need of assist- ance from my Country for support - Samuel Nightingale
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this third day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen Pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval ser- vice of the United States in the revolutionary war," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me Thomas B Adams Ch: Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit
the abovenamed Samuel Nightingale and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence.
Thomas B Adams

I Joshua Sampson of Braintree, in the County of Norfolk, (Mass) of lawful age to testify, do on Oath depose, that I am acquainted with Sam l Nightingale the within deponent, and that he enlisted on the first day of January 1776 in Captain Thomas Pierce's Company Col. Henry Knox's Regiment and marched under him to New York, and was on Harlem heights; After that a draft of our Regiment took place and we fell into different divisions; but we met again some time after, and I have no doubt he served nine months or longer on the Continental establishment; and further saith not.
Joshua Sampson
Received and Sworn to the 8 th day of September 1818 Before me Thomas B Adams
I James Howard of Quincy in the County of Norfolk (Mass) of lawful age to testify, do on Oath depose & say, that I am well acquainted with Samuel Nightingale the within deponent, and know he was a Soldier in the Revolutionary Army; that he enlisted on the first day of January 1776, at Roxbury, in Captain Thomas Pierce's Company, Col. Henry Knox's Regiment, and actually served one whole year at one time, the deponent having been a Soldier in the same company; that we were marched to New York and Captain Pierce was soon taken sick and was succeeded by Captain Winthrop Sargent, under whom we completed the year service; we were then discharged and returned home; and further saith not.
James Howard's mark
Received & Sworn to the 9 th day of September 1818.
Before me Thomas B Adams.
Norfolk ss May 25 th 1819
I certify that the abovenamed Witnesses Joshua Sampson, and James Howard are credible, and that their testimony is fully entitled to belief Thomas B Adams J.P.

Samuel Nightingale
76-1 yr
Knox Map 185
Aug 1
Indian certificate as to claimant credibility of witnesses, sworn to claim to admitted escapes wanted
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District of the COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Norfolk county ss.
On this thirde day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Samuel High- tengale aged _____ years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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."

From personal acquaintance with the deponent and his circumstances in life, I believe that he stands in need of assistance from his country for support,
And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Samuel Nightingale did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Thomas B Adams