Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14417, Sylvanus Burrell, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Burrell, Sylvanus Mary
No. 14417
CONTENTS

Rep.
Massachusetts.
Mary Burrell
widow of Sylvanus Burrell who was a private Mass in the Massachusetts line for 4 Mo. & 21. days.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 25. Dollars 67. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of May 1843. and sent to
L. M. Stone Boston Mass.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1. Page 36.

6327
sent to East Cambridge Rep. map. -
Massachusetts
Mary Burrell widow of Sylvanus Burrell
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 2 d October 1824 of Suffolk Co. in the State of Mass a who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Nyman of the Reg t commanded by Col d Patterson in the Mass a line for 7 months & 21 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass a at the rate of 25 Dollars 67 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of Sept r 1841 and sent to Hon ble Jno. Armenter House of Rep s Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 $128.35 Semi-annual allowance ending
$ 128.35 } Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by Albion Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 st Page 73

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Norfolk Roxbury July 26 th 1841
I, Nath l S. Prentiss the subscriber do hereby certify, that it appears by the Registry of Marriages in the Town of Roxbury, that there is contained the following entry of Marriage - viz - The following Marriage was consummated by the Rev d Mr. Eliphalet Porter in. entered in the registry viz: - 1783 - then Jan y Sixteenth - Mr. Silvanus Burriel & Mrs. Mary Williams - I hereby certify, that this is a true Copy of the Record with the exception of the date , which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows viz 1783 Jan y 16 th - Mr. Silvanus Burriel & Mrs. Mary Williams both of Roxbury -
I Nath l S. Prentiss depose and say, that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the Town County & State aforesaid, and that the above is a true Extract from the Records of said Town &c &c with the exception above named, as certified by me -
Signed, Nath l S. Prentiss Town Clerk of Roxbury
Norfolk ss Roxbury July 26 1841. Then personally appeared Nath l S. Prentiss as Town Clerk of the Town of Roxbury and made solemn oath that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Town
Before me W. Whiting Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Seamen's Office, Aug. 9. 1841
I hereby certify that the within William Astbury was a fit person for the place at the date of his within application Witness the Seal of the Port.
John D. Bigelow - Secy

Mary Burrell 7999 Widow of Sylvanus Burrell and
Memoranda of the names of the persons who have been admitted to the several prisons of the colony during the year 1879.
H. W. Paramatta H. R.

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows."
State of Massachusetts, } ss. County of Suffolk
On this tenth day of August in the year Eighteen Hundred & Forty one. Before the subscriber, Judge of the Municipal Court within & for the City of Boston, Suffolk County, in said Commonwealth; Personally appeared in open Court Mary Burrell a resident of South Boston in the county of Suffolk aged Seventy six 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, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" That she is the widow of Sylvanus Burrell late of Roxbury, deceased. That the aforesaid Sylvanus Burrell was a private Soldier and performed several tours of Military duty in the Army of the Revolutionary War, some of which she can give no particular description of. Said Sylvanus Burrell performed one tour of Eight months service in the year 1775, in Captain William Wyman's Company of Colonel Patterson's Regiment of Massachusetts Troops. said Sylvanus also performed a tour of Military duty in the fore part of 1776, in Captain Hopestill Hall's Company of Colonel Lemuel Robinson's Regiment of Massachusetts Militia, but of its duration she cannot determine.
She also declares that her Husband said Sylvanus Burrell performed one or more tours of Military duty in the same Company with Thomas Wyman of Roxbury, but whether in Captain Thomas Hartshorn's, Capt Job Sumner's, or Captain Thomas Newcomb's Company, she cannot determine. The Family of said Sylvanus Burrell were Weymouth residents originally. The two Brothers Sylvanus & James married and settled at Roxbury.
She further declares that she was married to the said Sylvanus Burrell on the Sixteenth day of January in the year seventeen hundred and Eighty three; that her husband, the aforesaid Sylvanus Burrell died on the Second day of October Eighteen Hundred & Twenty four 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.
Sworn to, and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me,
at the said Mary Burrell her signed her mark to the same. Mary X Burrell in my presence. Further certify that Mary Burrell, by reason of age and infirmity is unable to appear personally in Court Peter C. Mitchell Judge of the Municipal Court City of Boston

DEPOSITION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, of the 7th July, 1832, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows."
State of Massachusetts
County of
On this day personally appeared
Samuel M. Burnham in the county of Suffolk, being first duly sworn, according to law, both 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, 1832, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows."
I Samuel M. Burnham of South Boston in the County of Suffolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Forty Six years Being sworn do on oath depose to say that I was formerly well acquainted with Sylvanus Burrell of Roxbury and his wife Mary whose family name was Williams. Said Sylvanus Burrell was always reputed & believed to have been a Soldier in the Army of the Revolutionary War. I have often heard him relate many circumstances that occurred while in the service most of which are obliterated from my mind. I distinctly recollect of said Sylvanus declaring that he served under Colonel Paterson.
Said Sylvanus Burrell & his Family removed to the City of Boston where he said Sylvanus died on the second day of October in the year Eighteen hundred and twentyfour, I was at his Funeral. I further testify that Mary Burrell the widow of the aforesaid Sylvanus Burrell is still living in this City - at South Boston, & has not intermarried since of her late Husband the aforesaid Sylvanus Burrell died.
Samuel M. Burnham
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk ss. On this tenth day of August A.D. 1841,
the above named Samuel M. Burnham made solemn oath to the truth of the contents of the above affidavit. I further certify, that said Burnham is personally known to me to be in the person of respectability entitled to full credit on his oath.
Peter O. Thacher Justice of the Peace throughout the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk ss: I, Thomas W. Phillips, Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston hereby certify that Peter O. Thacher, Esquire, is Judge of said Municipal Court, & that the signature hereon, purporting to be his, is his genuine signature.
Witness my hand the seal of said Municipal Court, hereto set this tenth day of August A. D. Eighteen hundred & forty one.
Thomas W. Phillips, Clerk.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Sylvanus Burrell a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. N. F. 14,417
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1775- 8 mos. Pri. Wm. Wyman Patterson Mass.   Early in 1776 ✓ Hopestill Hall. Leffel Robinson   Other tours. ✓ Names of officers not recollected.  
Battles engaged in, _____ ✓ _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, Aug. 10, 1841. Her cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, South Boston, Suffolk Co., Mass.
Age at date of application, 78 yrs. (who with his brother James, originally resided at Weymouth)
Remarks: Soldier married at Roxbury, Norfolk Co., Mass., Jan. 16, 1783, Mary Williams; he died Oct. 2, 1824, at Boston.
There is no further data relative to family.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

6327.
Massachusetts
Mary Bunnell
widow of Sylvanus Bunnell, decd.
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the 2 d October 1824
Suffolk Co. in the State of Mass.
who was a Private in the Comp. commanded
by Captain Mymaro of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Patterson in the Mass.
line for 7 months, & 21 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass.
at the rate of 25 Dollars 67 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of August
1821 and sent to Hon. Wm.
Armstrong , House of Representatives
Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 $128:35
Semi-annual allowance ending
$128:35
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by M. A. Addison
Clerk
Book P Vol. 1 st Page 13
2 Let Sept 8 th 1841 to Hon. Wm. Armstrong

Nov 12 96 wid pens & h J J Silsby Dorchester Mass
1912, Dec. 21. History to Mrs. Carrie M. Whitcomb. Fr.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 14414
Mary Burnett Widow of Sylvanus Burnett Brn Rev War
Act: Mar. 1843
Index:—Vol. a , Page 103
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts } ss. County of Suffolk
Be it known that on this twenty seventeenth day of March 1848, personally appeared before the Subscriber, a justice of the Peace in & for the County of Suffolk Mary Purnell a resident of South Boston in the County of Suffolk aged 79 yrs. who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by act of Congress passed on the 8 th day of March 1848. granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war.
That she is the widow of Sylvanus Purnell who was a Private in the Revolutionary War and served as she nearly believes as stated by her in her original declaration for a pension under the law of the 7 th July 1838; to which declaration and the paper accompanying the same now on file in the War Department, she would refer for a more particular statement of his services; for the proof of her marriage, identity and the time of her husband's death. She further declares that she was pensioned under said act at the rate of $25.67 per annum, which amount she received from the 4 th of March 1836 to the 4 th of March 1841. at the Agency in Boston Massachusetts, and at the time of receiving her last payment, surrendered the Pension Certificate granted to her under said act, to the Pension Agent at the said city of Boston, agreeably to the rules of the Department.
And this declarant further alleges that she has not intermarried since the decease of her said husband, but is now & ever since has been the widow of said Sylvanus deceased as will more fully appear by the proof hereto annexed. And further she saith not.
Mary Purnell
Subscribed & sworn to before me this day a year above written Hugh Montgomery Esq. Just Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretarys Off'ce -
Boston April 4 th 1843 -
I hereby certify that Hugh Montgomery is a justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk in the Com- -monwealth of said - duly constituted and commissioned as such
Witness the Seal of the
Commonwealth -
Jno A D Ollies
Seal of the Signet -

Commonwealth of Massachusetts } ss. County of Suffolk.
I, Janet M c . Burnham of lawful age, on oath depose and say, that I well knew Mary Bunnell the within declarant and that she was the wife and is the widow of S er g t Bunnell who served in the war of the Revolution; that the said decla- rant has received a pension under the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838. and that she is still a widow.
Janet M c Burnham
Suffolk ss. March 27 1843.
Personally appeared the above Janet M c Burnham and made oath that the above affidavit by her subscribed is true to the best of his knowledge & belief. And I hereby certify that in my opinion the said Burnham is a person worthy of credit.
Hugh Montgomery Jus: Peace.

Washington Sept 6. 1841
Sir
I return certificate of Mary Bunnell Pease in for reexamination in my correspondent's words as follows "The Department have caused it to appear in almanac a private soldier's widow $25.67 per month which would give her for the five years a sum of $1500 If this sum was intended as the annual allowance it does the applicant injustice being altogether too low for some 12 or 15 months service if he deceased husband - The alleged service of Sylvanus Pease most relied on by his widow was that of 8 months in 1775 in Mr. Myles's company of Col. Paton's Regt and a further term of duty in 1776 in Capt. Hope Stark's company of Colonel Gurnell's Regiment of Suffolk County Militia but of its pre- cise duration the applicant has no means of know- ing. The Rules in the Department were & determine that period - The other service alleged was founded on traditional evidence and is not corroborated by the Rules will not be insisted upon, but of the service described the applicant considers herself entitled to the full benefits"
I am Sir Your obedient Servt
Respectfully J. P. [unclear]

Washington Aug 14. 1841
Sir
I send you application & proof of Walter Shepard also a additional proof for change Buena Vista -
Respectfully Y. A. H. H. Scott M c Camereiter
James E. Edwards Esq.

Heymath Sylvann Bunnell d) 1824 - Mary Bunnell m) 1783 S
75 Smo. Nyman. Pattur R v 76. 21 d) A Hall Rohura R v Vol. 2 h 75 Nyman v
Karlson v Job hummer v Thos Newcomb
21 133 165 36 37 181 245
+ M 16 L 70 May 30 1775 on 7 m d . 2 75 76. 21 d)
7 m 21
21 26 263 2 82 A 66

Mary Purnell
wid of Sylvanus
Mass.
At July 7 1838
Mand 1783
dec. 1824
Allan p 25. h. 1. pnam
7 mo 21 d. pr Mass
rd. Vol. 16 p 70. LVL
2 p 75. Capt Nymann
see Patterson
Hor M m Parmelee
AR

Payment to be made at Boston Mass a by J. Warren, Esq. Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Massachusetts First payment to be made -on the 31 st December, 1838, and on the 4 th March and 4 th Septem- ber in each year there- after.
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book A Vol. 1 st Page 73 by K. H. Addis Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Five years Pension.
I certify that in conformity with the first section of the act of July 7, 1838, Mary Burrell widow of Sylvanus Burrell, deceased who was a Private in the Revolution and died on the 2 nd day of October 1824 is entitled to receive five years' pension at the rate of Twenty five dollars and Sixty Seven cents per month, commencing on the fourth day of March, 1836; and in case of the death or marriage of said widow before the expiration of said five years, the pension will cease on the day of such marriage or death.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 19 th day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty-one
Wm Bell M c B. D. B. Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }

Mary Burrell Mess.
I have a duplicate envelope.
Rev. W. Barnes A.R.

T. JULIEN SILSBY, 477 WASHINGTON ST., DORCHESTER, MASS.
October 28 th 1896.
United States Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:
Sometime during the years 1835 & 1838 a payment of $2000, or about that sum, was made to Mary Burrill, widow of Sylvanus Burrill, of Boston, Mass. This payment is always referred to as "Grandmother's Pension" but I have been unable to find any record of any such payment to her in any records accessible to me in Boston. I, therefore, request you will kindly cause your files to be searched for any record you may have of this and send me a copy of it.
I am now compiling a family genealogy and this fact is important.
I know her husband was a Revolutionary Soldier and possibly in 1812.
Yours respectfully T. Julien Silsbry

Holyoke, Mass., Dec. 16, 1912.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington,
Will you kindly inform me of the military history of Sylvanus Burrell of the Revolutionary war? His widow, Mary Williams Brylston Burrell, drew a pension after his death, the remainder of her life.
Yours Very Respectfully,
Mrs. Carrie M. Whitcomb. 161 Walnut St.

154255_00552 O. W. & N. Div. W 14417 L. W. B.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.,
November 12, 1896.
Sir:
Replying to your request for information concerning the military record of Sylvanus Burrill, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you are advised that Mary Burrill, widow of Sylvanus Burrill, made application for pension on August 10, 1841, at which time she was 78 years of age and residing in South Boston, Mass., and her pension was allowed for the actual service of her husband as a private in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary War, for a period of seven months and twenty-one days; a part of the time he served under Capt. William Wymans and Col. Patterson. Place of enlistment not stated.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr T. Julian Silsby, 477 Washington Street, Dorchester, Mass.