Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30007, for Amos Noble, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass
Noble, Amos
NUMBER
S. 30007
CONTENTS

75 Hampden
10.688 Massachusetts
Amos Spofford
of Hampden in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Kellogg of the Regt. commanded by Col Mosely in the Mass was for 6 Months
Med
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of April 1833 and Genl. Amos Salisbury  Mass
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $40.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 10.00 $50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded By W. H. Adams Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 2 Page 59

Amos Noble 2519

Commonwealth of Massachusetts } County of Hampshire }
In this eighth day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judge of Probate the Court of Probate for said County now sitting, Amos Noble a resident of Southwick in the County of Hampshire aforesaid & State of Massachusetts, aged Seventy six 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 Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers & second, as herein after stated. - That in the month of August 1776, he was drafted as a minute man from the militia of the town of Southwick, & in the latter part of that month, or in the beginning of September, he was ordered out on a tour of three months service, under John Kellogg of Westfield, Captain of the company, Zachary Bush, Lieutenant - Russell Dewey, if I mistake not, was Adjutant of the Regiment. John Moseley of Westfield were Colonel, - Webb was Lieut. Colonel & - May was Major. That the company to which he belonged was marched to the White Plains in the State of New York. That during the continuance of this service, we did not remain long in the same place, but were marched about from one station to another. That he was at Frog's point, at a place called Valentine's Hill, where we remained several days. That during some portion of the time of his service, he was marched to Fairfield - Connecticut. That he continued in the service until after the three months had expired, when he was discharged & returned home. That he did not reach home until after the winter had set in. I came home in a severe snow storm. It might have been about the last of November.
That he was born at Southwick in the County aforesaid, & has lived in the same place from the time of his birth. That he does not know that there is any record of his birth. That he was born on the fifteenth day of April 1756. That
The said Amos Noble further declares, that in the month of July in the year 1777 he was again drafted to go out into the service until he should be discharged. That he was ordered to stand ready to march when called for. That before the news of the battle at Bennington he was ordered out & set out to go & meet the enemy, but before he reached Bennington, news met them of the victory obtained by Genl. Stark & the company to which he belonged were permitted to return & remain at

remains until further orders. That he did return home, but soon after was ordered out again again, when he & the company to which he belonged again marched to meet the British army which was advancing under Genl. Burgayne. John Fowler, was Captain, Matthew Lapham was Lieutenant of our company - They both belonged to Southwick - It is impossible for me to recollct the particular day on which we marched. The draft was in July & we were in readiness to march at a moment's warning. - The last order to march was sometime in August, & after the battle at Bennington - Our company joined the regiment, this side of Stillwater. The regiment to which our company was attached, was under the command of Col. John Moseley of Westfield. - Wells was Lieut. Colonel, & the May was Major. That he was with the army at the battle with the army under Burgayne, I was present at his surrender. That he remained at Saratoga for some time after the surrender, & the company to which he belonged was dismissed at that place, so that we reached home, according to the best of my recollection some time the forepart of November.
He hereby relinquishes all claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the Pension role of the Agency of any state
That he is well known to Elders H. H. Hiles, Michael Hiles, Frederick Palmer & Capt. Justin Leonard who can testify to his character for veracity & to their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year above said
Amos 2:1-2
We Frederick Palmer & Justin Leland both of West Springfield in the County of Hampden, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Amos Noble of Southwick who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration - That though they live in a different town from said Noble, they are not any remote from him - that Amos we believe him to be seventy six years of age - that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution - That and that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Frederick P. Jones Justin Leonard

And the said Court. Present the Hon Oliver B Morris Judge do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed Applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he has stated. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Frederick Palmer & Justin Leonard who have signed the proceeding certificate are residents in said West Springfield & are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit
I Justin Willard Register of said Court of Probate, do hereby certify that the foregoing are the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Amos Noble for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Justin Willard

No. 2519 Amos Noble of Southwick Ms
Revah 6 Months
The Magistrate has not called to the credibility of the witness as the official church & synod of the Mag- istrate called
(Nov 7 1832)
Saml. Lathrop Junr. West Springfield Mass

BRIEF in the case of Amos Noble of the County of Hampden in the State of (Act 7 June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 76 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.     In 1776 Aug. — 3 — Drafted Col. In o Moseley, Capt. In o Kellogg   1777 July 1 or 2 3 — Minuteman Same Col. Capt. Silas Fowler  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? at the surrender of Burgoyne  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Southwick  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living witness.  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
Regular
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Bell Examining Clerk.

2519
Amos Noble
✓ Lathrop p. 2 M Springfield Mass

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Amos Noble  which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes, except as to the time he says 4 or 5 months, - No VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes -

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? As to the clergyman XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? 1 XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes XVI. † Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes.
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
† QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the affidavits must be properly authenticated, as above directed.
‡ QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

30007 Rev  INVALID.
File No. 30,007
Amos Noble
Rev. Rev. Man
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 300
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace for the County of Hampden & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Amos Noble of Southwick in said County, who being duly sworn deposeth & saith, that by reason of old age, & the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below & in the following grades: For a few days over three months I served as a private in the year 1776 at the White Plains - and for the full term of three months I served as a private in the year 1777 in the Northern campaign - & for such service I claim a pension Amos Noble
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss. Dec. 14. 1832. Then the above named Amos Noble personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit -
Before me Samuel Lathrop Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss. I John Ingersoll a Clerk of the Common Pleas Court being a Court of Record in the County of Hampden do hereby certify that Samuel Lathrop Esq. before whom the two annexed papers were verified is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Hampden and that his name thereto subscribed is his true and genuine signature -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court of Common Pleas at Springfield on this twentieth day of December A.D. 1832 John Ingersoll Clerk

I Solomon Stephens of Southwick in the County of Hampden Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age depose & say that I was drafted into the United States service about the middle of August 1776 for the term of three months & that Amos Noble of Southwick aforesaid enlisted with me at the same time & that we marched to Fairfield in the state of Connecticut & in about a week marched & joined the regiment near Kingsbridge in the state of New York & afterwards to White Plains in the state of New York near which place we remained the most of the time until we were discharged which was in the latter part of November. The said Amos Noble was with me all the while I served & performed duty with me in the same company all the time & was discharged at the same time. John Mosely of Westfield was Colonel & Wells Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment. John Kellogg was Captain, Sacket & Zachariah Bush Lieutenants of our company.
I further testify & say that about the latter part of July 1777 I enlisted  was drafted into the service as a minute man & sometime about the first of August I think was marched to Bennington in the state of Vermont, from there to Tullers Mills & thence to Saratoga in the state of New York & was present at the time that Burgoyne surrendered, & was discharged at that place sometime in November. I should think I reached here about the 14th of November  should think  discharged  discharged . The above mentioned Amos Noble was with me during the whole time was drafted at the same time, & discharged at the same time. John Mosely was colonel of the regiment. Silas Fowler was captain of our company & Matthew Laflin Lieutenant.
Solomon Stephens
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampden ss. On the eighth day of August 1832 the above named Solomon Stephens personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me Sam Lathrop Justice of the Peace Hampden ss. Nov 26, 1832. I certify that Solomon Stephens who signed the foregoing affidavit in my presence is a man of truth & veracity. Sam Lathrop Justice of the Peace

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Noble, Anthony GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 4749 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Mar. 14, 1793 to Benj. Bailey
*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.