Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 18684, John Butler, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Butler, John Abigail
W 18684
CONTENTS

10,051
Massachusetts John Butler 4
in the state of who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jackson of the Massa line, for the term of 3 Years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 6 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of April 19 and sent to Mrs. Mary Butler Salem  Massa
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 87.69 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 19 118 1 3 5.69
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
not entitled
Massachusetts John Butler Salem Massachusetts Deaf on confirming his letter to the Hon. J. Nelson on the 4 December 1821

449 Massachusetts
Nigail Butler widow of John Butler deceased who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 and who died on the 9th September 1832 of Derry Co in the State of Me. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt. commanded by Col Jackson in the Mass. line for 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass. at the rate of 80 Dollars _____ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1833.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Sept. 1838 and sent Mrs. Henson Gloucester Me.
Arrears to the 4th of Oct 1838 $200.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 39, 40.00 $240.00
{ Act July 7, 1838. }
Recorded by H. H. Addison Clerk Book A Vol. 1 st Page 70

✓ John Butler private x Jackson Mass Reg t 47 to 50, 6 April 1818
See Rolls
Madisonville Died 11 Feb y 1780
John Barker
1 March 1777 - 3 yrs
Adm c Comy
Died 21 Feb y 1780
(The rolls appear to be incorrect in this case.)

State of Massachusetts
I John Butler a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Ipswich in the County of Essex in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on the month of March in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred & seventy seven
I entered and was engaged in the land service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the month of March in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred & eighty
as a private against the common enemy, without any interruption or absence: that I belonged to Captain Burhams Company in Colonel Michael Jacksons Regiment in the Massachusetts line of the Army.
and that I left the service on the expiration of the term aforesaid being honorably discharged and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of sixty five years. I have not any other evidence in my power to offer than what is herewith exhibited.
And I hereby relinquish all claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
John Butler
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this sixth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen Pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me the Subscribed One of the Associate Justices of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle District within the State aforesaid & presiding pro hac vice
the abovenamed John Butler and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination duly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true to the best of my knowledge. Whereunto affix my name & the seal of said Court.
Wm Wetmore

We the subscribers inhabitants of Ipswich, & acquainted with the within named declarant, & testify that he is a man of veracity, & we believe him to have declared the truth in the declaration within written. — J. H. Burnham B

10051
John Butler
April 1819
Not Entd
[Large handwritten signature, likely "W. D. Butler", enclosed in an oval]
[Faint, mirrored text from the reverse side of the page, mostly illegible]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas of the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Salem, within and for the County of Essex, on the third Monday of June, A. D. 1820.
Present, Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Chief Justice.
Hon. WILLIAM WETMORE, and
Hon. STEPHEN MINOT, Associate Justices.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, John Butler
resident in
in said Circuit, who is named in
Pension Certificate No. 10051
now in his possession, of which the
following is a true copy, to wit,
"WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM."
"I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, John Butler — — — — — late a Private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight — — — — — dollars per month, to commence on the sixth — — — — — day of April — — — — — one thousand eight hundred and eighteen ."
***** * L. S. * *****
"Given at the War Office of the United States, this fourteenth — — — — — day of April — — — — — one thousand eight hundred and nineteen ."
J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War,"
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
Real Estate.
   Dolls. cents     About forty acres of land with the buildings 1600,00   Ten acres of wood land 100,00   Ten acres of pasture land 100,00  
Personal Estate.
   One yoke of oxen 35,00   Five cows two swine & 8 sheep 84,00   One cart one chain 15,00   2 tables 6 chairs one pot one kettle six knives & forks one old desk & crockery ware 15,00  
1949,00
Debts - 1825,00
Whole property - 124,00

   Owes to Elias Andrews by note - - - - -  $700,00    Jacob Butler - - - - -  250,00    Widow Babcock - - - - -  125,00    Capt. Winthrop Low - - - - -  150,00    William Pearson - - - - -  50,00    Nathl. & Saml. Gorton - - - - -  200,00    Thomas Choate - - - - -  100,00    W m Pearce & sons - - - - -  100,00    Adoniram Haskell - - - - -  50,00    Doctor's bill & other accounts - - - - -  100,00     1825,00   
Enlisted in March 1777 in Capt. John Burnham's Company Col. Michael Jackson's Regiment in the Massachusetts line on the Continental Establish- ment for three years and served the whole term & was discharged & in June 1780 enlisted in the same Company & was transferred to a French Regiment under the General La Marquis La Fayette for six months and was discharged was in the battle of Still-water & several skirmishes at the taking of Burgoyne & his army and at Stony point. Is aged. Sixty years was injured in the hip in said war is unable to labor, his wife Is aged sixty and rheumatic and his family consists of himself & wife and two daughters - one sick and deaf
John Butler.
Essex ss. July 12. 1820.
Then the above named John Butler made oath That the above statements and schedule by him subscribed are true, before me,
Stephen Minot, Judge of said Court.

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Stephen Minot a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I, John Butler do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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. So help me GOD.
John Butler
Essex, ss. C. C. C. P. June, Term, A. D. 1820.
Then the abovenamed John Butler took and subscribed the aforewritten Oath before me
Stephen Minot Judge of said Court.
I, ICHABOD TUCKER, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and 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 one hundred & twenty four — dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Salem, in said County of Essex, on this 17 th day of July — A. D. 1820,
Attr.
Ichabod Tucker, Clk.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ESSEX, ss.
I, JOHN PRINCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of Essex, do certify, that
Hon. D. A. White is Judge of Probate
within and for said County, and that his signature hereon is genuine.
WITNESS MY HAND, and the Seal of said Court of Common Pleas,
August 4. A. D. 1838,
John Prince Clerk.

State of Massachusetts County of Essex, ss.
On this 3 d day of August, 1838, personally appeared before the Hon. Daniel A. White, Judge of the Probate Court for the County of Essex, Abigail Butler, a resident of Essex (formerly a Parish of Ipswich) in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged 77 years, who, being first 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 John Butler who was a pensioner under the Act of March 18, 1818; and his name was stricken from the roll, he having more property than the Act of Congress allowed a pensioner to possess.
She further declares that she was married to the said John Butler on the twenty fourth day of April in the year seventeen hundred and eighty three ; that her husband the aforesaid John Butler died on the 9 th day of September, 1822; 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
Abigail Butler
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written
before me
D A White Judge of Probate

184 Abigail Butler Wid of John Mass.
Ad 7 July 1838. Married 1783 Died 1822
Allas 80 yrs. old 21/2/22
W. Persa E. Wenatchee

"Persons joined in Marriage by Rev. John Cleveland" Seventeen hundred eighty three April twenty fourth John Butler to Abigail Lufkin both of Ipswich.
I Ebenezer Burnham, Town Clerk of Ipswich in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts certify, that the above 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 "1783 April 24".
Ebenezer Burnham Town Clerk of Ipswich.
I Ebenezer Burnham, above named, depose and say: That I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town, County and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town of Ipswich, with the exception above named, as certified by me.
Ebenezer Burnham Town Clerk of Ipswich.
We Daniel Butler and Sally Butler both of Essex and State of Massachusetts of lawful age on oath testify, that John Butler within named, to our knowledge died on the 9th day September 1822 leaving a widow named Abigail, who has remained a widow ever since the death of her said husband, John Butler, and has not intermarried since that period.
William Butler Sally Butler
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex, ss. On this 7th day of August, 1838, before me William Ferson, Notary Public by legal authority admitted and sworn and dwelling in Gloucester in said County, personally came Ebenezer Burnham, also Daniel Butler and Sally Butler, who are well known to me as credible witness and severally made oath to the truth of the certificate and deposition by them subscribed
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial seal on the day and year above written
William Ferson, Noty Public

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 18684
Abigail Butler Widow of John Butler Priv. Rev. War
Act: July 7 th 1838
Index:—Vol. 68 Page 115
[Arrangement of 1870.]

John Butler
His poverty is certified in the application.
Adm C

We Aaron Eveleth a Sargent and Thomas Burnham a private in Capt John Burnham's Company in Col. Michael Jackson's Regiment in the Service of the United States of America in the revolutionary war, testify depose and swear, that John Butler then of Ipswich and now an inhabitant of Ipswich in the spring of the year 1777 enlisted in said Capt Burnham's Company for three years, and and we know that he continued in actual Service during said term with us in the same Company & Regiment and was honorably discharged & he returned after the War to Ipswich and hath ever since lived in said town and is now alive; there present he is our townsman and neighbour and was about sixteen or seventeen years of age when he enlisted, we enlisted at the same time & served the three years with him — We further on oath declare that said Butler is not as we believe  on any  on any Pension list, and that by reason of reduced circumstances in life he stands in need of Relief & assistance from his Country
Aaron Eveleth
Thomas Burnham
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss April 7th 1819 Then Aaron Eveleth and Thomas Burnham appeared and made oath to the truth of the above Deposition and I further certify that I am acquainted with said Eveleth & Burnham and that they are persons of veracity & good credit & in my opinion entitled to full credit — A. Andrews Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss: I Ichabod Tucker Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in and for said County hereby certify that Asa Andrews Esq r within named is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Essex duly qualified to administer Oaths and his signature is genuine.
Attest Ichabod Tucker Clerk

M r Bull's account is that he did know a man by the name of John Butts in the service of the United Colonies at the same time he was, but that he did not belong to his company, nor as he believes, regiment, & what became of him he does not know - this man is well known in his town, as, he appears to be, a sober intelligent man, & of correct habits - he further says that the Captain under whom he served, was lately living but at the distance of about 80 or 100 miles from his place of residence, but being very poor & unable to defray the expense of a journey, he hopes the foregoing evidence will be satisfactory; both the deponents having recd. thro' my hands their certificates of pension for similar services -
Boston April 13. 1819. -
Wm Wetmore