Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13966, for Jeremiah Morse, Massachusetts

SERVICE
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Mass.
Morse, Jeremiah
S. 13966
CONTENTS
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Vermont Burlington Jeremiah Moore, decd of Franklin Co, in the State of Vermont, who was a Private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by _____ in the *Revolutionary line for _____ 13 days
★ Mass. Line Records completed Aug. 14/06
Inscribed on the Roll of Burlington at the rate of $1. Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Lucy 26 th August 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of May 1853 and sent to A. A. Markland
Arrears to the 4th of _____ Present Pension allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by _____ Clerk. Book C. 2. Vol. 3. Page 86

Jeremiah Morse son of Uriah Morse and Bathshebah his wife was born Dec. 19 th 1761.
Medfield April 5 1855
I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the record of the birth of Jeremiah Morse. And I also certify that there is no record of the birth of any Jeremiah Morse, except the one above named, who could have been a soldier in the Revolution, to be found on the records of this town, in my possession.
Isaac Fiske
I, Isaac Fiske, above named depone and say that I hold the office of town clerk in the Town of Medfield in the County of Norfolk & State of Massachusetts, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town of Medfield.
Isaac Fiske Clerk of the Town of Medfield Norfolk ss. April 5 1855
Then personally appeared the above named Isaac Fiske and made oath to the above
Before me Charles H. Lamont Justice of the Peace.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
NORFOLK ss.
I, EZRA W. SAMPSON, Clerk of the Judicial Courts, being Courts of Record, within and for the County of Norfolk, hereby certify that Charles H. Lamont Esquire,
is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Norfolk aforesaid, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified to discharge the duties of said office, and that his signature to administer Oaths genuine and true.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of

State of Vermont } At a Probate Court held in Georgia District } at the Probate Office in St. Albans in the District of Georgia on the 12 th day of December A.D. 1841, Present W m Bridges Judge Personally appeared before said Court of Probate Nehemiah Morse a resident of Sutton in that part of the Province heretofore called Lower Canada aged thirty four years, being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he, together with Pamela Morse Olson Morse & Lois C. Ridge are all the children, and only heirs at law of Jeremiah Morse deceased who was a soldier of the Revolution. The following is a statement made by his Father, Jeremiah Morse, of deceased in his lifetime (Will). That the sd Jeremiah was born in Medfield in the State of Massachusetts.
That he first entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in the Militia & was engaged in the battle at Bunker Hill. That in the course of the summer he enlisted in the Regt commanded by Col. Arnold (name of Capt not recollect) that he marched in said Regiment up the River Kennebec through the wilderness to Quebec, that he was one of the number who scaled the walls at the attack on that Fortress. That he returned from Canada, with the army by the way of Lake Champlain to the neighborhood of New York when he joined the American Army as he thinks in the ninth Regt commanded by Col. Jackson in the company of a Capt Tisdale - that he was in the battle at,

White Plains where he received a severe wound in his ankle by a Musket shot which so disabled him as to prevent his gaining his company; that while in that helpless condition he was attacked by a Hessian Dragoon, and received from him a sword or sabre cut on the back of his neck and shoulders that he then killed the Hessian and made his escape on the enemys horse & rejoined his friends That after said battle he was confined by his wounds in the Hospital. That after his recovery he again joined the Army, was engaged in the battle at Monmouth, and afterwards in several other actions, the particulars of which are not remembered by this declarant but understood he served most of the time during the War, and I think that he served a part of the time as a drummer, for proof of which service he refers to the annexed documents - And this declarant further states, his father was an illiterate man & could neither read nor write, and that it was but a short time before his confinement with his last sickness, that he was informed that he was entitled to an annuity or pension - that he was then helpless from a shock of the Palsy, and was poor and lived in a wild and secluded district in Canada, and was entirely dependent for his subsistence on this declarant for the last twelve years of his life - That his Father died on the 26 of August eighteen hundred and forty. And for the services and privations above named he claims in his own name & in the name of his brother & sisters they being all the children & only heirs of the said Jeremiah Morse deceased, - the arrears of pension which was due his said father from March 10 th 1831, to the day of his death, according to the provisions of said act of June 7 th 1832. And he hereby relinquishes

relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension, or annuity, except the present, and the applicant declares that the name of his deceased Father is not, to his knowledge or belief, on the pension-roll of any agency in any State
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid. — {Nehemiah. Morse
And the said court do hereby declare their opinions that the above named applicant is the son of Jeremiah Morse deceased, who was a revolutionary soldier and that he the said Jeremiah served as stated by the declarant Nehemiah Morse, in the foregoing declaration. William Bridges Judge
I Joseph H Brainerd Register of the court of Probate within & for the District of Georgia, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Nehemiah Morse, for the arrears of pension due to the heirs of Jeremiah Morse deceased, a Revolutionary soldier.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at St. Marys in the District of Georgia, this 13 th day of December A eighteen hundred & forty four Joseph H. Brainerd Register
I further certify that the words by & an were interlined before signing W Bridges Judge

Mary Morris Leicester
36998
Jeremiah Morse Dec a Mass.
Act. T. June 32
H. Wilson N.Y.

State of Massachusetts Norfolk County, } ss
Mary Morse of Medfield Ms. deposes and says - that she is eighty one years of age - that she was born and has lived in this town during her life - that she never was married. She was acquainted with one Jeremiah Morse of this town before the war of the Revolution. That he was three or four years older than herself and attended the same district school with herself & her brother, Eliakim Morse, who was one or two years younger than Jeremiah Morse. That Jeremiah was the son of Uriah Morse and in no relationship to her family. That her brother Eliakim was drafted for a short term of service of about one month, & she heard him say that Jeremiah was out in the same service. She does not remember the year, but recollects it was called, "Sullivan's Expedition". She further says that soon after the close of the war Jeremiah Morse left this town - for the north - she thinks, Vermont - since which time she has not seen him - nor heard of any one of the name in town. She further testifies and says - that at the time of the war and several years thereafter she knew most of the inhabitants of the town - & she is sure that if any one of the name of Jeremiah Morse lived here, the name, and fact, would have come to her knowledge. And further

This deponent saith not- Dated at Middlesex County Massachusetts this 9 th day of July 1845- Sworn & subscribed to on Mary Morse the day and year above written before me -
Chas C. Sewall . Justice of the peace
I hereby certify that M rs Mary Morse who has subscribed and sworn to the above Affidavit is to me well known and that she is a person of good character and her affidavit is entitled to full credit & belief.
I Isaac Fisk of Middlesex County of Norfolk & State of Massachusetts. hereby certify that on the Middlesex town books of records of Marriages births & deaths the following entries appear - Verum -
"Jeremiah Morse the son of Jeremiah Morse, "and Bathsheba his wife died  May 1758. (One thousand seven hundred & fifty eight.)"
In the record of births the following appears - viz. "Framiah Mose son of Uriah Mose and Bath- sheba his wife was born Dec 17. 1761," the record is in plain figures making December Twelfth

one thousand seven hundred and sixty one - I further certify that the records of this town have been well kept from an early period of its history, and this is all that appears as per Morse's History -
The record in the second line where the quotation commences from the town records was made
Isaac Fiske Town Clerk
before signing Chas. C. Sewall . J.P.
I hereby certify that Isaac Fiske, who has subscribed and sworn to the above certificate is so.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK ss.
Ernest Sampson
I, JAIRUS WARE , Clerk of the Judicial Courts, being Courts of Record, within and for the County of Norfolk, hereby Certify that Charles C. Sewall Esquire,
is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Norfolk aforesaid, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified to discharge the duties of said of- fice, and that his signature to the annexed certificate is genuine and true.
In Witness Whereof, I have subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth aforesaid at Dedham, this tenth day of July A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty forty five Ernest Sampson Clerk

one thousand seven hundred and sixty one - I further certify that the records of this town have been well kept from an early period of its history, and this is all that appears as per Morse's history -
The record in the second line where the quotation commences from the town records was made
Isaac Fiske Town Clerk
before signing Chas. C. Sewall . S.P.
I hereby certify that Isaac Fiske, who has subscribed and sworn to the above certificate, is the Clerk of the Town of Medfield, Norfolk County, Mass.
Chas. C. Sewall . Jus. of Peace sworn at Medfield July 9. 1845.
(Faint mirrored text from the reverse side of the page) A.D. one thousand eight hundred and and married into his family at Dedham the the within certificate I have subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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36.998.
Jeremiah Morse, dec d . Vermont Infirmary Act 9 th June 1832.
C. H. Edwards

March 13. 45-
Enclosed you will find the declaration of Johannus Maria de la penna under the act of Jan 7 1832: accompanied by a certificate of the Secy of State of Mass showing Emu 125 days
I am Respectfully H. H. Syleston
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Col Edward,

Brief in the case of Jeremiah Morse ad. County and State of Vermont act 7 June 1832
Claim, ("original," or "for increase." )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Proof of service record of state of Massachusetts - death of soldier & survivorship of children proved by Court record.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
A. H. Markland Esq Present
Name and residence of Agent
Thos. H. Hanson Jr Examining Clerk.

Jeremiah Morse deed
Vermont
Adm d
7 June 1832
6. mo. 13 days private off 21\frac{57}{100} p. Annum from 4 March 1831 to 26 August 1840 when he died.
pay to
Pamelia Morse
Alson Morse
Nehemiah Morse
Lois C. Piage
only surviving children
Cert: To
A. H. Markland present

Aug 13. 1885
App.
Adalbercon
Jersey Shore, N.J.
Jeremiah Moore, as
June 7, 1882.
Books on Identity of person
Wolston New York
This case has been pending to & fro from your side to this for more than a year - several searches have been made & the papers cannot be found - I was not file Clerk at that time

Aug 13. 1885
Adalbeiron
Ver. 2. 1885
Jeremial Moore, co
June 7. 1882.
Books on Index Identity of person
Glinton New York
This case has been pending to & fro from your side to this for more than a year - several searches have been made & the papers cannot be found - I was not filed Clerk at that time

State of Massachusetts County of Norfolk ss -
I Oliver Cutler of Medfield No. do. testify and say - that I am eighty four years of age - that I was born in this town, & have been a resident of the same ever since my birth. That I remember a man of the name of Jeremiah Morse who lived in this town before and dur- -ing the Revolutionary War - and that the Jeremiah Morse referred to, left this town soon after the close of said war - as I believe for Vermont. I can further state that at the time of the commencement of said war - I was acquainted with most of the inhabitants of this town - of my own age - & that the Jeremiah Morse spoken of above was about my own age - And I have not known any man of that name in this town since he left - unless it was a very old man who died - some fifty or sixty years ago - And further this deponent saith not - Dated at Medfield No July 9. 1825 I sworn & subscribed to the above & year above written before me
Abner Mason Justice of Peace
I further certify that I am well acquainted with the Oliver Cutler, and that he is a man of unquestio- -ned truth & veracity Abner Mason Jus. Peace

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK ss.
Erwal Sampson
I, JAIRUS WARE , Clerk of the Judicial Courts, being Courts of Record, within and for the County of Norfolk, hereby Certify that
Abner Mason Esquire,
is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Norfolk aforesaid, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified to discharge the duties of said office, and that his signature to the annexed certificate is genuine and true.
In Witness Whereof, I have subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth hereunto at Dedham, this
tenth day of July A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty  forty  five
Erwal Sampson Clerk
[Faint mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the page]

Jeremiah Morse
Vermont
Susp d . Act. 7 June 1832.
Send Certificate to A. D. Markland Pastor

State of Vermont County of Franklin
Be it Known, that on this 17th day of Nov A. D. 185 9 , before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Jeremiah Morse  deceased resident of Sutton in the of Missisquoi Canada Cast County, and made oath according to law that he is the son of the  identical  Identical  Jeremiah Morse  deceased who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of 7th June, 1832 , that he is directly interested as a claimant in said pension and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney, and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint C. W. BENNETT , of Washington City , my true and lawful Attorney, to prosecute the claim of Jeremiah Morse for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
Jeremiah Morse
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Jeremiah Morse to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.
William Bridges Justice of the Peace
State of Vermont County of Franklin
It is Hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Georgia that Jeremiah Morse the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney is the son of the reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that William Bridges Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office, this 17th day of November 185 9 Septima Bradley Clerk
1. Claimant's name or names in full.—2. Post Office address. 3 "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c. 4. Leave this line blank.—5. "He is," "she is," or "they are."—6. Revolutionary soldier's full name.—7. Claimant's signature.—8. Claimant's name.—9. Magistrate's signature. 10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of."—11. Magistrate's name.—12. Clerk's signature.
N. B.—Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.

State of Vermont } ss } I hereby certify that District of Georgia } satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me Judge of the court of Probate in & for the District of Georgia of & being a court of Record that Jeremiah Morse late of Sutton, deceased, a reputed soldier of the Revolution died on the Twenty sixth day of August, eighteen hundred forty, leaving Sarah Morse his widow, who died on the fifteenth day of August, eighteen hundred & fortyone; & that Pamela Morse, Alson Morse, Jeremiah Morse & Lois C Pidge, the only surviving children of the aforesaid Jeremiah Morse, and Sarah Morse, deceased.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at St. Marys in said district this 22 d day of November A 1852.
William Bridges Judge of Probate.

Jeremiah Morse, dec. Vermont
1775-
9. Mass Reg
Col Arnold went to Quebec Capt Tisdale, Col Jackson was an illiterate man & knew a short before his death knew that he was entitled to a pension. Died 26 Aug '40 The Certificate says Mass. Sherrill 6 Months 25 days service.

Journal Notes Letter to A. H. Sylvester. Aug 3 rd 1825.
" " A. H. Markland
Feby 12/53
" A. H. Markland 13/53
" " " Feby 5/53
207 June 32

I Nehemiah Morse of the Township of Sutton in the Province of Canada for myself and in behalf of the heirs of Jeremiah Morse deceased, do hereby appoint John P. Ward of Watertown Sullivan Co. New York, my true and lawful Attorney, to apply to the Hon. the Secretary of State for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for a search, & if found a Certificate, of the services of the said Jeremiah Morse in the revolutionary war. Said services, or a part of them were said to have been performed in Col. Arnold's Regiment in 1775, and after his return from Canada, he it said served in the 9 th Regiment of the Massachusetts Line under the command of Col. Jackson. Some part of his service was in the Company of Capt. Lisdale.
My Father having been dead some three or four years, I have but an indistinct recollection of his service, as related by him, but he states he served in different campaigns until the close of the war.
Given under my hand this 12 th day of Dec 1844 -
Nehemiah Morse
Jeremiah Morse was a native of Middlesex Co

I William Bridges Judge of the court of Probate, in & for the District of Georgia, hereby certify that the signer of the within power of atty, personally appeared before the subscribing authority, and subscribed, and acknowledged the same.
In testimony whereof I have here - unto set my hand seal of office, at H o Mans, in s d district, this 12 th day of December, A D 1844.
William Bridges Judge of Probate.
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Sciemak Maso du Kumak

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
Jan y . 21 1845.
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 the name of Jeremiah Morse of Medfield, is borne as a private, upon a pay Roll of Capt: Sabin Mann, Col. Wheelock on service at Rhode Island from April 22. to May 10 to May 10. 1777, including travel, 20 days; — Upon a pay roll of Lieut. Hezekiah Ware, Col. Wade on service at R.I. from June 20 to July 14. 1778, — 25 days; — Upon a pay Roll of Capt: Samuel Fisher, on service at R.I. — 1 month 2 days, and 56 miles travel; "agreeable to the Muster roll of Sept. 2. 1779" Roll Seven to, Dec. 18. 1779; — Upon a pay Roll of Capt: Adam Peters, Maj: Seth Bullard, "time of receiving orders and marching," July 28. 1780, "time of discharge," July 31; — "Number of days in service, including marching, and 11 days for travel, 12" (according to the roll); service at R.I. — Upon a pay roll of Capt: Samuel Fisher on service at R.I. from March 14 to 17, 1781, 14 days, and 55 miles travel, and his name is also signed to an order paid by the Treasurer of this Commonwealth for the last named service, dated
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3 3 "Medfield, June 7 th 1782"; — Upon a pay roll of Capt. John Lincoln, Col. Joseph Webb, from Aug. 20. to Nov. 29. 1781, allowance 3 2 for travel, 210 miles, 3 months 22 days; and herein before described, for pay for this service, 6.25 Oct. 7. 1783." — The preceding is all the evidence of service performed by any one who can be identified with the individual for whom it is claimed in the annexed declaration. No. one of the name appears upon any rolls of Capt. Tisdale or of Col. Jackson's regt. & no rolls of Col. Arnold are found.
And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Sawyer, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Ad 2 June 02 W. H. G. ...
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Boxman
✓ 13,966 INVALID.
File No. 13,966
Jeremiah Morse Priv Rejo War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 265
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Papers can not be found & the adol. evidence has been made into a file to avail a call for it

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1875.
REJECTED
7439
P. O.
Jeremiah Morse
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.

I Luther H. Dury of Highgate, in the county of Franklin, and State of Vermont, aged forty five years , do depose testify & say, that I was personally acquainted with Jeremiah Morse deceased, formerly a resident of said Highgate, said Morse was a near neighbor to my father, and accepted one of his building as a dwelling-house, and laboured for him, and for me for ten or twelve years, the said Morse was a respectable man, and sustained a good character, and respected by his neighbours, I have often heard him relate the particulars of his services in the Revolutionary Army, and he showed scars which he said he received in action, while in the American service, and I have no doubt but that he stated the particulars as they were.
I am also personally acquainted with his son Ichernick Morse, who is now before me, he formerly lived with for me, and my father, for a number of years, I have been acquainted with him not far from twenty years last past, and say that the sd Ichernick is a respectable man, that full faith and credit ought to be given to any statement which he may make Sworn to & Subscribed      Luther H. Dury this 12 th day of December A 1821.
Before me William Bridges Judge of Probate

I further certify that I am personally acquainted with L. K. Ormsby Esq., the defendant he is a very Respectable man, Represented the town of Highgate in the general assembly of Vermont the past fall, and sustains an unblemished character.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the Probate court for the District of Georgia at St Albans in the county of Franklin in the state of Vt this 12 th day of December. A 1844.
William Bridges Judge
I certify that the words years , he , the defendant , & in the general assembly of Vermont were inserted before signing
Wm Bridges Judge