Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,332, for Enoch Moody, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Moody Enoch
S. 29,332
CONTENTS

80 Ester
15074 Massachusetts
Enoch Moody
of Essex in the State of Mass. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Merrill of the Regt commanded by Col. Titcomb in the "Mass." line for 8 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 d day of May 1833 and sent to Mrs. Wart Newburyport Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $53.32 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 Sept 13.33 $66.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. Clapp Clerk, Book E Vol. 23 Page 52.

29 332 Rev INVALID.
File No. 29,332
Enoch Woody His Rev. wife
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 282
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Isaac Moody Massachusetts
Mount Blymark.
110 52
Mr Mount En Newburyport Mass

BRIEF in the case of  Enoch Moody  Co. of  Wd  Mass  in the State of  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? of course  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 78.  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.     June In 1776 enlisted 5 private Gen. Naurell Col. Pitcomb   1776 } and } " 1777 } 3 " Col. Dany Col. Pickering   8  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Newbury Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional and two living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George D. Dyer
Examining Clerk.

Enoch Moody.
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Declaration , in order to obtain the benefit of Act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832
State of Massachusetts, County of Essex ss.
On this eighteenth day of September A.D. 1832, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Solomon Strong, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record
Enoch Moody, a resident of Newbury, in the county of Essex, and State of Massachusetts, aged Seventy Eight years, and upwards, 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 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated:
He first enlisted at Newburyport, in the summer of the year 1776, and to the best of his present remembrance, in the month of June, of that year, in the company commanded by Captain Moses Nacutt, in which company Joseph Whittmore was first Lieutenant: in the regiment under the command of Colonel Jonathan Tilton, Massachusetts, Artillery, and did duty in said company, as a private soldier, at Plum Island, at the entrance of the River Merrimack, where said company was stationed as guards on the sea coast, the full term of three months, and was then discharged: had not a written discharge.
Also enlisted at said Newburyport, in the company commanded by Captain Davis, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Timothy Pickering, and served in said company at New York, and in New Jersey in the year 1776 and 1777, a further term of three months, and was then discharged verbally, at Board-bush.
That he was born in Newbury in the year 1754: has no record of his Birth, believes it to be an Town book - enlisted voluntarily - lived in Newbury, when he enlisted - did not serve as a substitute refers to Hon Jeremiah Nelson, and John Daboll for evidence of his character for veracity and their belief in his revolutionary services, now resides in said Newbury; has always resided there.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension, or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Enoch Moody
S.W.
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid
before H. H. H. G. C. B.

We James Millimore , a Clergyman, residing in Newbury — aforesaid and Jeremiah Nelson Esquire, a Magistrate, residing in Newbury aforesaid, Do hereby Certify, that we are well acquainted with Enoch Moody , who has subscribed, and sworn to the aforesaid Declaration: that we believe him to be Seventy eight years of age and upwards: that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed to before
W m Woolh Justice of the Peace
James Millimore Jeremiah Nelson
And the said Court hereby declares its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the said Court further certifies, that Rev d  James Millimore , who has signed the foregoing Certificate, is a Clergyman, residing in said Newbury, and that the said Jeremiah Nelson Esquire who has also signed the same is a Magistrate, resident at said Newbury, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to Credit —
I John Prince Jun r Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record for said County, do hereby Certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Enoch Moody for a pension — Also that William Wood is a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Essex, and that his signature to each of the affidavits annexed is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this eighteenth day of September A D 1832.
John Prince Clerk

I Moses Cheney of Newbury, in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Seventy four years and upwards, do hereby testify and declare, that I am well acquainted with Enoch Moody of said Newbury, and I do know that the said Enoch Moody was a private soldier, in the Army of the United States in the war of the revolution, in the Massachusetts Militia in the year 1776 - and was employed in the Company which was commanded by Captain Moses Vowell, in Colonel Pitcairn's regiment, or regiment under his direction, as guards to the sea coast from 1 st June to 1 st November 1776. I was a private in said Company stationed at Purdie's Point in said Newbury and was then and afterwards in the same service, and I do know that said Moody was on duty in said Company five months as I have above stated.
Moses Cheney
Newburyport August 3 d 1832
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. August 3 d 1832 - Then Moses Cheney above named, who is personally well known to me personally came, and made oath in due form of Law, to the truth of the above written deposition by him subscribed in my presence - I do also certify that the said Moses Cheney is believed by me to be a credible witness -
William Smith, Justice of the Peace

I Greenleaf Clarke of Newburyport in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and legally three years and upwards in oath do testify and declare that I am well acquainted with Enoch Morley of Newbury and do know that he was a soldier in the army of the United States, in the war of the Revolution, that he was a private in the company commanded by Captain Elias Paine and served in said company in the year 1776 & 1777 in New York & New Jersey - Jersey Continentals and served in said company - Three months and twenty days. Greenleaf Clarke Newburyport Sept. 17th. 1832
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Before me, Newburyport September 17th. 1832. Then Greenleaf Clarke above named who is personally known to me, personally came and made oath in due form of law, to the truth of the above written affidavit to him subscribed in my presence. I do also certify that I do believe the said Clarke to be a credible witness.
W. W. O'Neil, Justice of the Peace

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Moody, George GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 4645 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Mar. 30, 1798 to — not shown —
*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.