Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,128, Daniel Bumpus, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
★ Bumpus, Daniel or Bumpas
S. 34,128
CONTENTS

34128 Very INVALID.
File No. 84, 128
Daniel Bumpus Rev. Rev. No.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 99
[Arrangement of 1870.]

10.285
Massachusetts
Dan Bumpus
was a Private in the state of in the regiment commanded by Colonel Smith of the Mass line, for the term of 2 years War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of Mar 1818 and sent to M. Mitchell Deputy  Norfolk
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1818  86-36 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1818  2-8
$132.36
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
sent to East Bridgewater Mass
Continued
Massachusetts Dan Bumpus Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Smith of the Mass line for the term of 2 years War

Daniel Bumpus Carver
(See Adkins in C. Stetson's care.)
Daniel Bumpus

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
On this 88. 11 th day of April A. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Daniel Bumgar of Larner — aged — years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," viz. That he served in said war as a private soldier for the last three years, so called, or from March 1781 to July 1783 in Capt. Daniels Company and Col. Calvin Smiths Regiment Massatts Line — /See his said Declaration enclosed with the superintendents cer- tificate annexed/
The said Bumgar is poor and needs the assistance of his country for support —

And I the said Judge do certify I am satisfied the said Daniel Bumpus from his reduced circumstances, needs the assistance of his country for support. —
And I, the said Judge, do also certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Daniel Bumpus did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress,
Nahum Mitchell
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss.
1818.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth—that the same Circuit Court of Common Pleas is a Court of record—that the signature to the above certificate is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of the said Court.
} Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of

Daniel Bumpus
[Signature]
10285
May '19
Con

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Plymouth ss.
On this eighteenth day of July 1820, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having a power also of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings, personally appeared in open Court, being a court of record for the said County. Daniel Bumpus aged thirty nine years, resident in Carver in said County, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. for the term of two years & six months in Col. Smith's Regt in Capt. Daniel's company. Said service for those years was discharged 4 months before the term of my enlistment was out as an invalid and that he has received a pension certificate dated May 6th 1819 and numbered 10,205 in pursuance of his original Declaration made April 11. 1818.
and also takes and subscribes the following oath, viz.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 28th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
That I am a common labourer & am unable to do one half the labour of an able bodied man. The number of my family is three besides myself viz wife Rebecca aged 61 years. She is afflicted with the Dropsy & is unable to labour. My daughter Lucy aged 22 years is in feeble health & unable to labour for her support. My son Daniel aged 17 years is in good health & is able to support himself. That I am indebted about two hundred dollars. I have nothing due to me. Except necessary clothing & bedding. I have no property real or personal except what is stated below. Schedule &c. Real estate none. value $25.32 { 3 chairs 1 table crockery & iron ware 1 Cow & 1 pig.
Sworn to, and declared, on the 10th day of July AD 1820 before
Nathan Mitchell } Justice of Court
Daniel Bumpus Mark
I, John B Thomas clerk of said Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Twenty five dollars and thirty two cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this Twenty-second day of July A.D. 1820.
John B Thomas Clerk of the Court for the County of Plymouth

I Daniel Bumpus of 6 arrow in the County of Plymouth formerly of Plimpton in said County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a Citizen of the United States and resident therein set forth and declare on oath that I was a soldier in the War of the Revolution for more than nine months on the Continental establishment, that from my reduced circumstances in life, I need the assistance of my country for support and am therefore desirous to obtain a pension from the United States agreeably to the late laws of the Congress of the 18 th March last, and do relinquish all claim to any former pensions granted me (if any) by any Law of Congress that I entered the service in June 1778 and served 5 months in Rhode Island under Capt C Curtis in Jacobs Regiment discharged in January 1779, I then enlisted in Feb y 3 years March 1 st 1781 and served at West Point &c under Capt Daniel, Col Smith Reg t in the Massachusetts line was discharged at Newburg July 1783. —
I have no written discharge, nor other evidence, except a Certificate subjoined. —
his Daniel X Bumpus mark
Sworn to April 11. 1818.

This may certify that Daniel Burgess was in listed as above for the term of three years from the Town of Sandwich as appears by a record & descriptive list taken by me as Superintendent for the Troops raised to reoccupy the Constitutional Army from their Country of Plymouth - And that he was also returned in listed for the Town of Hingham on June 27 th 1865 for nine six months as by the record appears ————— Nathl. Gorham Plymouth 10 April 1868