Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15076, for Philip Metcalf, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Metcalf, Philip Anna
W 15076
CONTENTS

2 Certs. 1838 43rd Regt.
6508
Massachusetts
Annar Metcalf, widow of Philip Metcalf, who was a Private, in the Mass. Line,
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 50 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Dec. 1844 and sent to
Hon. W. Parmenter. Hoof Repr. st.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
am June 17. 1844
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 34

11442
Anner Metcalf widow of Peter Marp act 7 July 1838
Mgo 229
Mr Brown to East London Nov 13 1844
11442 11443 11444 11445 11446 11447 11448 11449 11450

712 Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
Nov 1 1811.
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 Philip Metcalf is found upon a pay roll of Capt Samuel Fisher 25 Col Whelock from April 21. 1777. 25 days; upon a pay roll of Capt Asa Farnham 1-2 Col Hawes from Sept 23. 1777 - same 2 days; upon a pay roll of Capt Amos Ellis Col 22 Hawes from July 26. 1778 22 days; upon a pay roll of Capt Asa Farnham 26 Major Metcalf from Dec 8. 1777 26 days; from Wrentham ; upon the pay rolls of Capt Luke Howard . Col Tyler from July 2 5-21 79 to Jan 1. 1780 from Franklin ; upon a pay roll of the town of Franklin . 6. 2 from July 3. 1780 - same 12 days.
15-08 There are no rolls of the service of Capt Philip Metcalf as described in the application and the above service is all that appears on the rolls in this Office.

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. Parsons, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts } ss. Middlesex County }
Be it known that on this twenty ninth day of October 1844. personally appeared before the Hon. Samuel P. P. May Judge of the Probate Court for the said County of Middlesex the same being a Court of Record and at a Court held at Framingham this day, Annah Metcalf a resident of Sherburne, in the County of Middlesex, aged Seventy eight 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7 th 1838. entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows": - and also for the benefits of the acts passed subsequent to said acts on the 3 rd day of March 1843. & 17 th June 1844. -
That she is the widow of Philip Metcalf decd. who was a private in the Army of the Revolution and served as she has heard him say for the term of two years and nine months at different times and places during the War - the nine months service was in the Artillery . He lived at the time of the War in that part of Wenham now called Franklin and which was incorporated into a town in the year 1778. and he would probably be described upon the Roll as belonging to one of these towns according to the date of the services rendered. The following is the best account she can give of his services. She thinks he entered in the early part of the War but in what year, or under what officers, is unable to say. In 1777. he served under Capt. Asa Mainland & served several short tours - one being the secret expedition to Rhode Island named in the accompanying affidavit of Alijah Clark. In 1778. or 9. he again served under Capt. Amos Ellis & Luke Howard

of Franklin and soon after another term which was probably the six months en- listment of 1780. - She also well recollects hearing him say that he served two months at Rhode Island under Capt. Thomas Mellen of Hopkinton but in what year she has no means of ascertaining. The only other particulars she can give are that he was out at White Plains, Ticonderoga & R. I. - His brother Moses Metcalf was with him at White Plains and died there. Nathan Metcalf was his brother also. She recollects that he was taken sick while at Rhode Island & remained there sometime. The above is all the particulars she can learn respecting his service but she again repeats that he used while living to assert that he served about 2. years in the militia & 9. months in the Artillery. She further declares that she was married to the said Philip Metcalf by David Haver Esq. at Framingham on the twenty sixth day of May seventeen hundred and ninety; that her husband, the aforesaid Philip Metcalf died on the sixth day of January eighteen hundred and twenty nine aged seventy two years; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz: at the time above stated - and that she has not since intermarried.
Annah her Metcalf orphan
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year first above written in open court  at the house of her residence in Sherburne, She being unable from age & stormy state of the weather to attend the court this day held in Framingham before me J. P. P. Pay Judge of Prob.

Hon. John G. Palfrey Secy. of the Commonwealth
The undersigned widow of Philip Metcalf decd. formerly of Wrentham & Franklin respectfully requests an examination of the Revolutionary Rolls in your office for the services of her deceased husband and in addition to the names of officers named in the foregoing application she requests the Rolls of the following Captains may be examined, viz: Capt. J. Boyd, - Nathan Thayer, Moses Adams, Southwick, Clap, Cushing or Peters as she had been informed by Willis Fisher Esq. of Franklin and the various revolutionary soldiers now living in that vicinity that her husband would be most likely to have served under some one of them, they having commanded companies who went from that quarter. =
Respectfully
Witness S.P.P. Gay
Anner her X Metcalf mark
I John Fritchell of Sherburne, in the County of Middlesex, of lawful age on oaths testify and say, that I am the son in law of Anner Metcalf named in the foregoing declaration for a pension and for the last fifteen years she has been a member of my family. I know that she was the wife of Philip Metcalf decd; that he was reported to have been a revolutionary soldier; that he died on or about the time stated, and that she has not intermarried since his death. and further say not. =
John Fritchell
State of Mass.
Middlesex Co. ss on this 29 th day of October 1844 personally appeared John Fritchell a credible witness & made oaths that the foregoing affidavit is true. = S.P.P. Gay Prob & Jus. facit.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex County ss.
I Isaac Dike President of the Court of Probate in and for said County of Middlesex, hereby certify that the Hon. J. P. Day is the Judge of said Court & that his signature written on the foregoing Paper are his genuine Signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court. This second day of November in the year Eighteen hundred & forty four Isaac Dike Pres.
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Record of the Marriage of Philip Moteulp

I, Elias Temple by the subscribers do hereby certify that it appears by the Registry of Marriages in the town of Framingham that there is contained the following entry of Marriage, viz; The following persons were joined in marriage by David Haven Esq r viz, on the twenty sixth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety.
Philip Metcalf and Anna Knowlton both of Framingham.
I Elias Temple, Clerk of the town of Framingham in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts hereby certify that the above is a true copy from the records of said town of Framingham with the exception of the date which is expressed in fair legible figures as follows
"On the 26 th day of May A D 1790"
Attest Elias Temple Clerk of the town of Framingham I, Elias Temple, above named depose & say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the Town, County and State aforesaid & that the above is a true extract from the original records of the said town of Framingham with the exception above named as certified by me Elias Temple Clerk of the town of Framingham

Midway to Farmington Oct r 1 st 1844 Then personally appeared the within named Elias Temple and made oath that the within deposition by him subscribed is true
Before me Jeremiah Butler { Justice of the Peace

Rev
WIDOW, &c.)
Ann
File No.
15076
Annan Moetcalfe
Widow of
Philip Moetcalfe
Rev Rev. War
Act:
Mar. 3 rd /43. June 17 th /44
Index:—Vol.
A
Page
43
[Arrangement of 1870.]

8937
Massachusetts
Annar Metcalf
widow of Philip Metcalf who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 6 January 1829 of Middlesex in the State of Mass a who was a Pri in the Company commanded by Captain Howell of the reg commanded by Col Tyler the Mass a line for 15m: 8 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass a at the rate of 50 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day Dec. 1844 and sent to Hon W. Parmenter House of Reps
Total amount, $
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by J. L. Swann Clerk Book Vol. 1 Page 63

11442 Anner Metcalf widow of Peter Clap act 7 July 1838
Adm? 15 mo 80 private $50 88 / 100 per Ann.
No act 1843 6782 " " - 1844 - 326
Adm? 3 March 1843 and 17 June 1844 $50 88 / 100 per Ann
Hon M. Parmenter House of Reps.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston November 7. 1844.
I hereby Certify , That at the date of the annexed attestation Jeremiah Butte was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex, and that Willis Fisher was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Norfolk,
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Parsons. Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I Abijah Clark of Franklin County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age viz Eighty nine years old. Do Testify and say That Philip Metcalf of Franklin aforesaid was with us as a private soldier in a Company under the Command of Capt Asa Fairbanks in Rhode Island Secret Expedition (so called) where we early served in said Company one month I think in the year 1777 in Oct That the said Philip Metcalf as he well recollects did other service as a soldier in the Revolutionary Army at various times and places during the war and I verily believe that all his services would amount to the time of at least one year the particulars of which services I cannot state but think it most likely he served under Capt's Amos Ellis, Luke Howell, Samuel Fisher, Thomas Mellen, and perhaps under Capt J. Boyden some one or more of them as they all I believe belonged in this Section and made frequent campaigns during the war Further the deponent saith not
Abijah Clark
Attest Sazanna Clark
Subscribed & sworn this 14 th day of Oct. 1824 by the said Abijah Clark Before me Willis Fisher Justice Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk County October 14 th 1824 I Willis Fisher a justice of the peace in the County aforesaid do certify that Abijah Clark the subscriber of the foregoing affidavit is a person of good reputation for truth and veracity and that I am fully satisfied of the truth of the foregoing statement made by him
Willis Fisher Justice Peace