Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,214, for Simeon Pomroy, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Pomroy, Simeon
S 14214
Carded.
CONTENTS

3654.
Massachusetts
Simeon Poirier
He was a Private in the State of Mass who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded by Col Woodbridge in the Mass line for 15 mos 23 Ds
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 52 Dollars 55 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of Dec 1832 and sent to [blank] Conkey Amherst Mass
Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832 $78.88 Pension allowance ending 21 Mar 33 26.27
$105.09
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H B Blair Clerk Book D- Vol. 2 nd Page 75

DECLARATION,
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF THE 7TH OF JUNE, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, } ss. COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE. }
ON this Sixteenth day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court, before Samuel Hinckley Judge of the court of Probate now sitting, Simson Pompey a resident of Amherst in the County of Hampshire, and State of Massachusetts, 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 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and
served as herein stated. (viz) he was born in Amherst in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts his present place of residence, on the twenty eighth day of April Seventeen hundred and fifty four and has always resided in said town - he has no record of his age - that he enlisted in the Militia of Massachusetts immediately after the battle at Lexington in April A.D. 1775. for eight Months and served the whole of said term in the Company commanded by Capt. Mediah Leonard in Col. Woodbridge's Regiment, at Cambridge in Massachusetts and was discharged in the January following he does not recollect as he was had a written discharge - On the eleventh day of July A.D. 1776 he enlisted in the State troops of Massachusetts and immediately joined the army at Ticonderoga in the State of New York in Capt. Reuben Dickinson's Company and Col. Wood- bridge's Regiment and served four Months and twenty three days, and was discharged and returned home the fourth day of December following he does not recollect as he had any written discharge - On the first day of July A.D. 1778. he and one Abner Nash of said Amherst enlisted and agreed to do the service of one man for six Months as a Private in the State troops of Massachusetts, and they served each of them three Months at Springfield in the in said State in the Company commanded by Capt. Isaac Chapin in Col. Garrison's Regiment and was discharged in the January following, he guarding the stores at that place. He had no written discharge - Making in the whole fifteen Months and twenty three days Service as a private -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the 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 me Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate for said County
We, Nathan Perkins a Clergyman residing in the town of Amherst and Timothy Henderson residing in Amherst hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Simson Pompey who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbor- hood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Nathan Perkins Timothy Henderson
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Nathan Perkins who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in Amherst and that Timothy Henderson who has also signed the same, is a resident in Amherst and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate
I, J. S. Lyman Register Clerk of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Simson Pompey for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Sixteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
J. S. Lyman Register Clerk.

Calvin H. Hubbard, Disposition

I Caleb Hubbard of Sunderland in the county of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age, depose and say that on the twenty first day of April A.D. 1775, upon the first alarm of the battle of Lexington, I left my home and repaired to the head quarters of the army at Cambridge, and enlisted in the company of Capt. Noadiah Leonard, Col. Woodbridge's regiment, to serve till the first of the next January and did serve all that period that Simson Pomeroy of Ashurst was with me at Cambridge and served with me in Capt. Leonard's company from the time of our enlistment till the first of January following when we were discharged and were four or five days in returning to our homes, making a service of about eight months and about fourteen days - Caleb Hubbard
Commonwealth of Massachusetts A Hampshire ss. June 9. 1832 Personally appeared Caleb Hubbard the subscriber of the above deposition and made solemn oath that the facts therein stated are true - Before me Osmyr Baker Justice of the Peace And I further certify that I am well acquainted with Caleb Hubbard Esq. the aforesaid deponent and that his char- acter for veracity is perfectly good - Osmyr Baker

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I Timothy Henderson of Amherst in the county of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Depose and say that I joined the army at Cambridge immediately after the battle at Lexington, in April 1775 that I enlisted into Capt. Nathan Searls company in Col. Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge's Regiment - that I was well acquainted with Simon Pomeroy of Amherst who was in the same  the same company of the same regiment - that he was in the service all the time from the time of joining the army, which was in April 1775, until we were discharged at the expiration of our term of our enlistment or on about the first of January following, making in all a service of about eight months and ten days - and further this deponent saith not - Tim. Henderson
B Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss. June 12. 1832 Personally appeared Timothy Henderson, the subscriber of the above instrument, and made solemn oath to the truth of the facts therein stated.
Before me Osmyr Baker Justice of the Peace
And I further certify that I am well acquainted with Capt. Timothy Henderson, the aforesaid deponent, and that his character for veracity is perfectly good.
Osmyr Baker

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Hampshire ss
Solomon Stoddard Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth for the County of Hampshire, do certify that Osmyon Baker Esquire whose signature is affixed to the within Certificates was at the date thereof one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly Commissioned and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth and that full faith and credit is, and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity and that the signature to said certificates is known by me to be the hand writing of the said Osmyon Baker. said Certificates being marked A & B.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth this seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
S. Stoddard Clerk

L d Sam Smith,
Deposition
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I Samuel Smith of Hatfield in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby certify that Simon Sawyer of Amherst in said County was a Soldier in the Regt of Grenadiers under the Command of Col d Jacob Gurneth; & in the Company of Capt d Enoch Chapin that I was Lieutenant in the same Company; the Company was there from July 1 st 1778 to January 1779
Sam d Smith Lt
B Hampshire ss Aug t 3 rd 1832 Then Sam d Smith made oath that the above Deposition by signed contained the truth and nothing but the truth before me
Sam d Porter Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire ss I Solomon Stoddard Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth for the County of Hampshire do hereby certify that Sam d Porter Esq r whose signature is affixed to the within certificates was at the date thereof one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly Com- missioned and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth - and that full faith is and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity - and that the signature to said certificates is known by me to be the hand writing of the said Sam d Porter. said Certificate m th A & B -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth this seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two
S. Stoddard Clerk

No 4.597
Joseph Smith
Disposition

I Joseph Smith of Hadley in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby certify and say that Simeon Pomeroy of Hanherst in said County served in the same company with me at Secondaroga from the fore part of July 1776 to December in the same year as a soldier in the Reg t of which commanded by Col o Woodbridge, Lt Col o Leonard and Major Stacy were the field officers; Captain Reubin Dickinson had the command of the company in which we did duty until discharged Joseph Smith
A Hampshire ss Aug t 2 nd 1832 Then Joseph Smith personally appeared & made oath that the deposition by him signed as above, contained the truth and nothing but the truth Before me Sam l Porter justice of the Peace

6597
Simian Pomroy
15 Mo. & 23 days.
Adm
$52.55.
Stearns County R Amherst Mass

BRIEF in the case of  Simeon Pomeroy  of Hampshire Co in the State of Mass -  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 78 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 1775 April — 8 — priv te Gen. Capt. Moadiah Leonard Col Woodbridge   76 July 11 — 4 X 20 " " Reuben Dickinson " Woodbridge   78 " 1 — 3 — " " Enoch Chapman   25. 173 -  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Hampshire Co  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional evidence, living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Examining Clerk.

Pleas
✓ 14. 2. 14 INVALID.
File No. 14. 2. 14
Simeon Pomeroy Brig Rec. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 300
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Simon Pomeroy Hampshire Co. Mass. 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 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? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? — 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 Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? 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 the 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 official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
†QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated 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 end 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.