Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15,235, for Zadock Reed, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Reed, Zadock Lucy
N 15235
CONTENTS

Massachusetts 3009
Lucy Reed, widow of Gadock Reed,
who died on the 17 th January 1822 of Plymouth in the State of Massachusetts who was a P er in the Company commanded by Captain Pope of the Reg t commanded by Sarg t in the Mass s line for 9 m th 20 d ys
Inscribed on the Roll of Boston at the rate of 32 Dollars 22 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of Aug t 39, and sent to A. Collamore, Pembroke, Mass s
Arrears to the 4 th of Mar - $257 96 Semi-annual allowance ending 16 11 $273 87
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the }
Recorded by R. Burdick Clerk. Book A Vol. 2 - Page 61

V 4166 Lucy Reed Mass at 4 July '36
vol 16 p 5. 8 mo. 75. Kingman Certificate 1/3 of 5 mo. adm'd 9 mo. 20 d $32.22
No deduction
Holliston Pembroke Mass.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the act of Congress of the 21 st July 1836.
State of Massachusetts, County of Plymouth ss
On the sixth day of November 1838 personally appeared before the Hon. Wilkes Wood, Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Plymouth, Lucy Reed, a resident of Pembroke, in the county aforesaid, widow, aged eighty five 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 provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 11, 1836. That she is the widow of Leah S. Reed , who being then a resident of Bridgewater in said County performed, as she believes, the following service in the Revolutionary War.
She believes he enlisted as a soldier in the month of June 1775 into Capt. Frederick Phipps Company of Infantry in Col. Sergeant's Regiment for six months, which term he served out at Cambridge, near Boston, was honorably discharged, but not in writing.
She believes that he again enlisted in the month of July 1775 for five months into Capt. James Allen's Company and Col. Simeon Cary's Regiment which term he served out in the State of New York, was honorably discharged and returned home.
She believes he afterward enlisted for one month into Capt. John Turner's Company, Col. Brooks's Regiment, and served out said term at Cambridge, in guarding Burgoyne's men in the year 1777 or 1778.
She also believes that he served between one and two months as a minute man.

The proof of their services, she forwards, a statement of her husband's services signed by him and left with Judge Mitchell, and a certificate of the same signed by Capt. David Thompson, who was captain of a Militia company in the town of Bridgewater; and also the affidavit of Benjamin Poirier. She can obtain no proof of his last months service. She further declares that she was married to the said Jacob Reed on the sixteenth day of September seventeen hundred and seventy, that her husband the aforesaid Jacob Reed died on the seventeenth day of January eighteen hundred and twenty two, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Jury of Reed's wife
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year aforesaid Wilkes Wood Judge of Probate
Plymouth Co. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Hon. Wilkes Wood is Judge of Probate for said County & that the above is his true & genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the Seal of the Court of Probate for said County this first day of December 1838
Jacob H. Lord

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hymnith Y. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Anthony Collamore Esquire, & Jesse Perkins Esq are Justices of the Peace in & for said County & that the signatures to the several annexed affidavits purporting to be signed by them are their true & genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this first day of December 1838 Jacob H. Lord

I Benjamin Bisbee of Stoughton in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, being seventy-eight years of age, and a Pensioner of the United States, do testify and say that I was a private in the army of the Revolution during several years of the Revolutionary war. In the year 1775 I enlisted into a company of Militia commanded by Frederic Pope, and marched to Cambridge near Boston, where we were stationed in what was called the eight months' service. Zadock Reed of Pembroke or some other Town in Plymouth county, enlisted into said Pope's company and marched with us to Cambridge and served there with me the whole term of our enlistment, which was for eight months or nearly eight months. We were discharged when the other eight months' men were discharged, which was on the first of January 1776. We were in Col o Sergeant's Regiment.
Benja Bisbee
State of Massachusetts
Plymouth County } ss. Nov r . 2. 1838. Then personally appeared the abovenamed Benjamin Bisbee, who is a man of truth & veracity, and subscribed & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit.
Before me, Jesse Perkins & Justice of Peace.

September 7 th sixteenth Seventeen hundred & seventy. Ladock Reed and Lucy Garnet, both of Pembroke, were Married by the Rev. Mr. Thos. Smith.
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the Record, with the exception of the date which is expressed, in the record in plain, legible figures as follows;
"September 7 th 16 th 1770." Seth Whitman Clerk of the Town Pembroke
I Seth Whitman above named depose and say, that I hold the Office of Clerk of the Town of Pembroke, in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, and that the above is a true extract from the record of said Town, with the exception above named, as certified by me.
Seth Whitman Clerk of the Town Pembroke
Plymouth ss.
Sworn to this twenty ninth day of September, 1838.
Before me Anthony Collamore, Justice of the Peace.
I hereby certify that among the records of deaths in the Town of Pembroke is the following.
"Ladock Reed, Died January, 17 th 1822."
attest Seth Whitman Clerk of the Town of Pembroke
Plymouth ss.
Sworn to this first day of November 1838 The dep- osition being a credible witness.
Before me Anthony Collamore, Justice of the Peace

I Simon Chandler of Pembroke in the County of Plymouth, and State of Massachusetts, aged sixty four years, depose and say, that I have been acquainted with Zadock Thud and his fam- ily for about forty years; the said Zadock Thud died several years since, leaving a Widow Lucy Thud now living in Pembroke, who has never married since his decease, also was a widow on the 1 st of July 1836, and still re- mains his Widow. Simon Chandler
State of Massachusetts Plymouth ss. Sworn to this twenty fifth day of October 1838. The deponent being a person of credi- bility. Before me Anthony Collamore, Justice of Peace

I, Zadock Reed of Pembroke in the County of Plymouth do depose and declare that I was a soldier in the late Revolutionary war with Great Britain in the Massachusetts - and, I suppose, on the Continental Establishment I enlisted in the month of June A.D. 1775 into Capt. Frederick Pope's Company and Col. Sargeant's Regiment for six months, which term I served out at Cambridge near Boston, was honorably discharged but not in writing. I again enlisted in the month of July A.D. 1776 for five months into James Allen's Company & Col. Simon Carey's Regiment, which term I served out in the State of New York, & was honorably discharged but not in writing. I also enlisted for one month into Capt. John Turner's company, the Regiment I have forgotten and served out said term at Cambridge in guarding Burgoyne's men - I also did between one & two months of actual service as a minute man - I am now in the sixty ninth year of my age, and am very infirm. My service at New York caused me to have the asthma, with which I am now much afflicted. I am poor & reduced in my circumstances, and stand in need of assistance from my Country for support - And therefore am desirous to receive the benefit of the late pension law passed by Congress - And I do hereby release all claim to any pension heretofore allowed me (if there be any) by the laws of the United States, of which I am a Citizen - And this is all the evidence I have to offer - Zadock Reed

I Welcome Young of East Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth, & State of Massachusetts, Attest at Law, depose and say that I occupy the office in which Hon. Nathan Mitchell, a Judge of the Cir- cuit Court of Common Pleas, in 1810 formerly kept by him in East Bridgewater, and that he gave to my charge to distribute certain papers and declarations made by old Revolutionary Soldiers when applications were made under the Act of Congress of March 18, 1818, among which were the enclosed declaration or Statement of the services of Zadock Reed of Ply- mouth, and the certificate of Capt. David Hingham, and I further testify that I have no doubt that Capt. David Hingham signed the certificate and that he was a Captain of the militia at that time. Welcome Young
Plymouth ss
Subscribed and sworn to this second day of October 1838 the deponent being a credible witness.
Before me Anthony Colleman Justice of the Peace

See statement (or declaration) of soldier, and afft. by Welcome Journal.
Can't find that soldier filed an application.
Zadock Reed
15. Zebulon Sikes - Raynolds 8 mo 16. James Allen Colby - 1829 - Feb 29 - Galen 17. John Simon Simon - Boston Napa David Kingsman vol 1 p 167-172 - certificates from company 6 mo & 5 mo - 1832
V. 22 (-36) Date from J. 2. A. say March 1: 1829-

These certify that Ladock Reed has credit on my Company's Book. For six months service at Cambridge - New York five months there - Four pounds from the Company and did one third for himself - was also a Minute man & marker and served as such.
Bridgewater March 6. 1778. David Kingman Capt.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15235
Jenny Reed Widow of Zadock Reed Prin. Ben. W.
Act: July 4th 1836
Index:—Vol. M , Page 155
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Pembroke, Mass. July 11. 1839.
Sir,
By the politeness of the Hon. John D. Adams your letter of March 1. 1839, has been forwarded to me, and is now before me; and on that part relating to the claim of Mrs Lucy Thud to a pension for the services of her late husband Zadoch Thud, I would respectfully make a few remarks. Mrs Thud claims for three terms of service, which are particularly described in the statement signed by her late husband, left with Judge Mitchell, and found among the papers of old soldiers in his office, as testified by Welcome Young Esq r . Mr Thud stated that he served six months at Cambridge in Capt. Frederick Phip's Company, in 1775; and this service is proved by the certificate of Capt. Thwingman that he was credited on his book for six months, and by the Affidavit of Benjamin Bixbee who thinks the term was longer; and I now forward an additional Certificate from the Secretary of State at Boston. Mass.
The second term of service was stated to have been performed in Capt. James Allen's Company, Col. Crary's Regt. in 1776 in New York, and for the term of five months; and was supported only by the certificate of Capt. Thwingman, who certified that he was credited for one term of five months one third of which he did for himself. I have not

a copy of that certificate by me, but I am strongly impressed it is so stated. — Capt. Thingman was a Captain of the Militia in Bridgewater, where I had then lived, and had was enrolled as a member of his company, and was credited on the company's book for three two terms of service of six months and five months, which should be performed in Capt. Pease & Allen company in '75 & '76. — In your letter it is said that "the certificate of Capt. David Thingman, that his "late husband was credited on his company book, for "six months service has reference to the contributions "of the company to the service, and does necessarily "imply that he served in his own person." It was no doubt entered on Capt. Thingman's book to show what he had done in the service, and as the inhab- itants in this part of the country were divided into classes, and each class to furnish a soldier, or contrib- ute the cost of the pay; Mr. Ives when he moved from Bridgewater to Pembroke in 1778, obtained this certificate from Capt. Thingman to show what service he had performed, that he might not be called on here, but might be credited for what he had done there. — This is my view of the certificate and of the occasion for which it was obtained. — In your letter you observe, "The "second term under Capt. James Allen, and the third "term under Capt. John Turner are not sustained by the "rolls of those companies for any period of the war."

But you do not state as you frequently do in such cases, that the roll of Capt James Allen's service at New York in '76 is found and that Thud's name is not borne thereon; & I would respectfully request to be informed if you have found the Roll of Capt. Allen's company in that service.
The third term of one month at Cambridge in 1778 in Capt John Turner's company, was probably, I think, performed as a substitute for some one after he moved to Pembroke; and of course Thud's name would not be found on the Roll. Capt Turner was a Pembroke man & his company were principally from this Town. I expect to be able to offer no evidence in support of this term of service.
I expected to be able to prove Thud's service in Capt James Allen's Co by Caleb Thuth, who is now living in Wentworth. N. H. also was Clerk of the company; he has been written to and replied, "that he could not with certainty say that he recollected him; he thought that there was a young man by the name of Thud belonging to the company, but would not be particular as to his Christian name." Nor is it very strange that Mr Thuth should not now recollect him, as Thud removed to this place soon afterward, and they may not have seen each other for more than sixty years.
Mrs Thud is very poor, entirely dependant on her friends for her support, and very aged, and if this pension is granted soon, it will cheer & comfort her declining

ing years. I trust this claim will be attended to and decided according to its just merits without delay.
I am very respectfully your Abt Secy
Anthony Collamore
James L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, March 29 th 1839
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 in a List of Capt. Pope's Company consisting of 4 Sergeants 4 Corporals 1 Drummer 1 Fifer, and 44 Privates - it appears the name of Zadock Bead of Bridgewater is borne as a Private - and also the name of Benjamin Wisbee of Stoughton, is borne in said List - and it is signed as - "A true Return of Capt. Pope's Company" "Given Excepted" "Frederick Pope Capt."
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John D. Sleeper
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Plymouth Mass. Dec 3. 1838
Sir
I send you the pension application of Mrs. Lucy Reed. Communications in relation thereto may be addressed to
Your Obt. St.
J. N. Lord
Hon. J. L. Edwards Com. of Pensions Washington D.C.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Reed, Zadock GRADE Private LINE New Hampshire
WARRANT NUMBER 3440 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Mar. 25, 1790
Certif. of the issue transmitted to Clifton Blaggett, M.C. March 21, 1818.
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.