Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,351, for Matthew Noyes, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Noyes, Matthew
L 29351
CONTENTS

15,910
Massachusetts
Matthew Joyes
of Abington in the State of Massachusetts who was a private in the Reg't. commanded by Captain Pierce of the Reg't. commanded by Col. in the (Massachusetts) line for 9 Mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of Aug. and sent to J. H. Dyer Plymouth
Arrears to the 14th of Mar. '34 $ 60 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep. '34 15 $ 75
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Col. Miles Clerk, Book E Vol. 2 Page 59
Order to pay letter to S. H. Home 13 Dec 1837

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Plymouth
B.
On this twenty second day of August 1832 - personally appeared in open Court before the Probate Court within & for the County of Plymouth now sitting Matthew Noyes of Abington in the County of Plym- outh and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to Law; doth, on his Oath make the following declarations, in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
On the second day of September 1776 I enlisted into the Service of the United States as a private Soldier - under Capt. Oliver of Middleborough. Same Port of Bridgewater Lieut. and Col. Bassett through - and immediately went to Roxbury near Boston; and in that capacity served there and at Dorchester three Months the same on fatigues duty on Dorchester heights in strengthening the works there erected - nearly the whole time when not on guard. in the same Company with me were Ephraim Whitman - now of Abington - Joseph Pool & Joshua Pool - the two latter (if alive) in a distant part of the Country.
At nearly the close of the year 1776 - I again enlisted as a Soldier under Lieut. Joshua Shaw of Abington and with him went to North Kingston in the State of Rhode Island and was stationed at a place called the Slaves Haven - the party to which I was attached did not constitute

an entire Company - the other part of the Company under the Captain was stationed at Brattle's Mills - our duty was to keep guard. When the American Columbus the attempting to pass the British Fleet then lying at Newport, was driven on shore at Point Judith and taken by the Bangers from Newport, I was present and in the action that ensued between the Men of the Banges and the Americans - I here served three months.
In the year 1700 in the Month of July I again enlisted under Capt Jacob Pool of Abington as a private soldier - and came to the State of New York to a place called Schenectady - we passed thro' Woodstock & Springfield in Massachusetts and Albany and Ulster in New York. We were stationed at the Middle Fort in the Town of Schenectady - I was present when the Indians set fire to the Town - I served three months.
I do not recollect of ever having received a written discharge from any service -
I was born in Abington March 11. 1750 - and am now seventy four years old. A Record of my birth I suppose is with the Town Records - and have ever since resided in the said Town - And I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not borne on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State. -
Matthew Noyes
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Attest Jacob H. Lord Register

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.
By the Court Attest
Jacob H. Lord Register
I Jacob H. Lord Register 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 Matthew Voyes for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this twenty second day of August in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two.
Jacob H. Lord
1883 The Daniel Thomas a Clergyman residing in the Town of Acworth and Ephraim Whitman of the same Town hereby certify that we are acquainted with the above named Matthew Voyes who has subscribed to the above Declaration, and we believe him to seventy years of age - that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he used to have been a Soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in this opinion -
Daniel Thomas.
Ephraim Whitman
Acworth June 4. 1833.
Personally appeared the above named Daniel Thomas and Ephraim Whitman and made oaths to the truth of the above Declaration by them subscribed - before
Isaac H. Gilmore Clerk

And the said Court do further certify that Rev. Daniel Munroe who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Abington & that Ephraim Whitman who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town & a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit
By the Court Attest Jacob H. Lord Register
Matthew Dyer -
12.285

12785
Mathew Noyes
Port 9 Mths
14 of
May 17 1833
S. 1107
J. H. Lord Esq. Plymouth Mass

BRIEF in the case of  Matthew Mays  of  Abington  in the State of  Albany  (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? 74 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.     2 d Sept In 1776 3 Private Genl. Mays   1778 - 3 " Lt. Shaw   July 1780 - 3 " Capt. Root  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Abington  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? None 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
William C. Butler Examining Clerk.

29357 Resy INVALID.
File No. 29,357
Matthew Noyes Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 299
[Arrangement of 1870.]

17985 Matthew Mays
J. H. Lord Esq. Wymount 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 Matthew Hoyer Abington Ohio  which require further proof or explanation.
1. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? 11 II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? 11 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? 11 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? 11 VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? 11 VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? 11 VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? 11 IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? 11 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? 11

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? By c XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? By c 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's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? By c, 2 Not Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? By c 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? By c XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? By c XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†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 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.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Boston, 6 th Dec r 1837.
Sir,
At the request of the Guardian of Matthew Noyes, a pensioner who has neglected to draw his pension for 18 months, I herewith forward the enclosed vouchers, and if the proof is satisfactory, have to request that a special direction may be given to the Pension Agent authorizing payment in this case. —
I am, Sir, very respf. Your obed t Serv t L. M. Stone
J. L. Edwards Esq. Com r of Pensions Washington D.C.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth Y. I Jacob H. Lord Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Plymouth being a Court of Record do hereby certify that James Whitman Esq is a Justice of the Peace for said County & that his name subscribed to the annexed certificates are true & genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this twenty second day of August in the year of our Lord one thou and eight hundred & thirty two. Jacob H. Lord

I Ephraim Whitman of Abington in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy four years - do testify and say that Matthew Noyes of Abington was with me as a private Soldier at Roxbury & Dorchester near Boston in the latter part of the year 1776 - we served at that time three months in a company commanded by Capt. Pease of Middleboro. -
I further testify and say that I was afterwards with the said Noyes at North Kingston in the state of Rhode Island in a Company which was divided that part to which I and the said Noyes was attached was under the command of Lieut. Joshua Shaw - we were stationed at a House (called Shaw's house) the term of Service for which we enlisted was three months - I served half of that time and was then relieved by Jos. Pool - the said Noyes remained - and I have no doubt he served out his time - of three months - this service was in the latter part of 1778 - and first part of 1779 - Ephraim Whitman
Yarmouth Jp. August 13. 1832 -
Personally appeared the above named Ephraim Whitman and made oath to the truth of the above declarations by him subscribed. Before J. and Whitman, Just. Peace. -

I Joseph P. Gurney of Abington in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do testify and say that I was a private under Capt Jacob Peak of Abington and served under him at a Place called Schenectady in the State of New York for the term of three Months - and that Matthew Royes of Abington was also a private soldier in the same Company - this service was performed in the year 1780 - the commanders our terms of service in July - and understood that the westerly part of Albany - Springfield - Worcester in Mass - to Connecticut, Albany in New York - and thence to Schenectady - Joseph P. Gurney
Plymouth ss. August 20. 1832 -
Personally appeared the above named Jos. P. Gurney and made oath that the above declaration by him made is just and true in all its parts -
And witnesses my hand
Plymouth ss. June 4. 1833 -
And I further certify that the said Ephraim Whitman and Joseph P. Gurney are well known by me - and that they are credible persons - and their testimony entitled to full belief -
Ebenezer Dyer Justice of the Peace

I Samuel Beal of Winchendon in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts - do testify and say that in the year 1770 I was a soldier and served in that capacity at North Kingston in the State of Rhode Island - for three months - in a part of a Company commanded by Lieut Joshua Shaw of Abington - and I further testify and say that Matthew Woyes of Abington was a soldier in the same Company and served with me the same term of time. - The Company was under the command of Capt Abram Walburn of Bridgewater. He and his part of the Company were stationed at Bunker Hill. -
Samuel Beal
Plymouth - August - 22 - 1832 -
Personally appeared the above named Samuel Beal and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is just and true - and I further certify that the said Beal is a man of truth and veracity. Before me Richard D. Whitman Justice