Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45308, Justus Boyden, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Boyden, Justus or Boydon
NUMBER
S 45308
CONTENTS

13,173
New York
Justus Boyden
of Lenox in the state of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Brooks of the Massachusetts line, for the term of Three Years 1780
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st of July 1819 and sent to Peter Smith Esq. Peterboro New York
  Arrears to 4th of  Mar 1819  85.56    Semi-ann. all'ce ending  Sep 1819  48.00    Mo. 17 4.      50 31   $133.56  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Notified sent Dec. 7. 1820 to Sam. Chandler Augusta, Oneida Co. N.Y.

State of New York Madison County ss Justus Boyden of Lenox in the County of Madison being duly sworn deposes and says that in the Year 1781 on or about the sixteenth day of February at Hunsbridge in the Common- wealth of Massachusetts he signed an enlistment for three Years and on the fourth day of May April there next he was mustered in Hutton in the Commonwealth aforesaid by a muster master so called by name WOOD That in the course of the next month he marched to West Point un- der the charge of Captain Asa Coburn That he was there turned into a Continental command ed by the said Asa Coburn in the seventh Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Colonel Brooks That he was however in a few days transferred into Captain Ben- jamin Pike's Company in the sixth Regiment of the same line Commanded by Colonel Calvin Smith Served under him until he was succeeded in the command of said Company by Captain Frost and the said Calvin Smith was succeeded in command of the Regiment by Colo- nel Tupper That before this deponent's time of service had not expired before the said Regi- ment was reduced & he was then transferred into the Company of Captain Bailey in the second Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Colonel Sprout & continued in active ser- vice therein until after the conclusion of the war That he was discharged from service on West Point on the twenty fourth day of December 1783 That this deponent carried home his discharge to Hunsbridge aforesaid

his place of residence & in the spring he carried his said discharge to Worcester and obtained from the Paymaster (Captain Howard) a settlement of his accounts. That this de- ponent carried them to & left it at his father's house in Sherbridge and does not recollect that he has ever seen it since and does not believe it is now in existence. That after the settlement of his accounts he did not suppose it of any value & therefore did not take particular care of it. That this de- ponent knows of no persons who were acquaint- ed with him in the service except those in & about Sherbridge aforesaid which is dis- tant from his present residence almost two hundred fifty miles.
This deponent further says he is in redu- ced circumstances, & needs the assistance of his country for support.
This deponent further says that during most of his term of service he did duty as a music- ian a fifer.
Sworn & Subscribed this fourteenth day of April 1878
Before me
H. Smith First Judge Maj. Ely —
James Boydell

Justus Boyd on's Declaration & Schedule
13/73
Lenox
Madison Co
NY
July 19
(Large decorative flourish or signature)

Schedule of Property
  1 Cow 12.00   1 Sheep, 2 Lambs 2.00   6 Swine 8.00   5 Geese 1.25   12 Hens 1.00   1 five gallon Kettle 3.00   1 quart Kettle 0.50   2 Pots 1.00   1 Skillet 0.25   1 Shovel 0.25   1 pr Tongs 0.25   1 Table & 6 Chairs 2.50   1 Chest with drawers 3.00   1 Wheel 0.75   1 Loom 3.00   1 old Brass Kettle 2.00   1 pr Flats 0.75   1 wash-tub 0.75   Iron 1.00   1 looking-glass 0.35   3 Siphles 1.00   6 Knives & Forks 0.50   1 yoke and Chain 3.00   2 Hoes & 3 axes 3.00   2 augers 0.25   1 draw-shave 0.25   some new ter 1.00   a small quantity some crockery ware 0.75   3 Nails 0.40   1 1/2 Tons Hay 6.00   16 bushels Wheat 6.00 
$65.75

State of New York County of Madison 3/s. On this fourth day of October 1820 during the session of the Court of common Pleas in and for said County of Madison, said Court being a Court of record, Personally appeared in open Court Justus Boyden aged fifty five years, resident in the Town of Lenox 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, namely, in Captain Bailey's Company, in the second Massachusetts Regiment of Infantry, commanded by Colonel Sprout, and that the date of his original declaration was on the fourteenth day of April 1818, and the number of his certificate is 13.173. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner dis- posed 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 18 th 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 herunto annexed and by me subscribed. Justus Boyden
Schedule of Property - One Cow, One Sheep, 2 lambs, 5 swine 5 geese, 12 Hens, 1 five pail Shettle, 1 dish kettle, 2 Pots, 1 Skillet

one Shovel, 1 Pair of tongs, 1 Table, 6 Chairs, 1 Chest with drawers 1 Wheel, 1 Loom - 1 old Brass Kettle, 1 Pair of flat irons, 1 Wash tub 12 lb of Iron, 1 Looking glass, 3 Sickles, 6 Knives & forks, 1 Yoke, one chain. 2 Hoes, 3 axes, 2 Augers, 1 Shave, a small quantity of Pewter. A small quantity of  some crockery, three pails. One and half Ton Hay. Sixteen Bushels wheat. And I owe to different persons as much as one hundred dollars And I do solemnly swear that I am by occupation a labourer and that in consequence of Rheumatic & other complaints with which I am afflicted, I am unable to do more than one third of a man's labor, that I have a wife who resides with me, named Molly Boyden, aged forty nine years, who is now sick and unable to do any labor, and for the last seven years has not been able to do but very little towards her support, and that I have four children who reside with me whose names, ages and abilities are as follows, namely Nanny Boyden, aged Fifteen years, who enjoys good health and is able to support herself - Moses Boyden aged Thirteen years, who is subject to have fits, and is not able to earn his support, Polly Boyden aged Ten years, who enjoys good health, but is not able to earn her support, Elizabeth Boyden aged Eight years, who is lame in one of her legs, and is likely to be a cripple as long as she lives, and is unable to contribute but a very little towards her support. And that I have no other family. J. M. Boyden
Sworn to and declared on the 4 th day of October 1820 before me in open Court - J. M. D. Clark

I Tobias M. Hind Clerk of Madison County do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copies 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 Sixty-five dollars and Seventy five cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court - On this fourth day of October 1826 -
T. M. Hind Clerk of the County of Madison

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section EEL
September 27, 1929
Mrs. A.E. Hart 405-1/2 Toledo Street Los Angeles, California
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.45308 , it appears that Justus Boyden or Boydon , while residing in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, enlisted February 16, 1781, served as a fifer in Captains Asa Coburn's, Benjamin Pike's, Frost's and Bailey's Companies in Colonels Brooks', Calvin Smith's, Tupper's and Sprent's Massachusetts Regiments and was discharged at West Point, December 23, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 14, 1818, at which time he was residing in Lenox, Madison County, New York.
In 1820, he stated that he was fifty-five years of age, and that his family living with him consisted of his wife, Molly, then aged forty-nine years; a daughter, Nancy, aged fifteen years; son, Moses, aged thirteen years; daughter, Polly, aged ten years; and daughter, Elizabeth, aged

eight years.
The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to John, Thomas or Penuel Grover, and the War of 1812 records fail to show that pension was ever claimed on account of the services of Justus Boyden or Salmon Grover.
In order to identify the records of particular soldiers of the War of 1812 named Ebenezer and Silas Smith, who might be the subjects of your inquiry, it is essential that you furnish as much as possible of the following data pertaining to each: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widows.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.
Date of death not on AB

Justus Boyden
2 nd Reg t Private
Massachusetts Line
1780 3 years 8 months
Admitted
The Applicant must prove his service by 2 dis- interested & cred- ible witnesses —
Judge Curtis took of indigent circumstances of Claimant mother.
Pension given
22 nd Ap r 1818
Lexox 14 Ap r 1818

Madison County ss. Daniel Dickey & Joel Norton both of Smithfield in the said County of Madison being duly sworn do depose & say & each for himself says that he is acquainted with Justus Boyden whose affidavit is here to af- fixed That they know the said Boy- den to be in indigent circumstances & the head of a sickly & expensive fam- ily and that they verily believe him to be in need of the Assistance of his country for support.
Sworn & subscribed this 20th June 1818
Daniel Dickey Joel Norton
Before me By said Dickey & said Norton
Personally P. Smith First Judge Mad. County
State N. York
State of New York Madison County ss. I Peter Smith first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Madison aforesaid Do cer- tify that it appears to my satisfaction that the before and within named Justus Boyden did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy for more than nine months in the continen- tal establishment as stated in the preceding declaration and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken that before me to the Secretary for the Department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid acts of Congress.
P. Smith First Judge Mad. Cty

State of New York Madison County Clerk's Office I certify that it appears of record in this Office that Peter Smith Esquire was first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Madison duly Commissioned & qualified on the day of the date of each of the foregoing instruments and that his signatures to the same are in his true writing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto put my name and affixed the seal of said Court the 12th day of August 1818—
Wm. Jarvis, Hoag
Dep. Clk
State of New York, Madison County ss. I Peter Smith before named First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Madison aforesaid Do certify that I am satisfied that the foregoing papers named is in indigent, the  foregoing  within the true intent & meaning of of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war"
P. Smith First Judge Mad. Cty
Mar 3. 1819

BY THE HONOURABLE MAJOR-GENERAL KNOX,
Commanding the AMERICAN FORCES on Hudson's River.
Justin Boyden Tifer in the Second Massachusetts Regiment, being inlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York, the 23 rd Day of
December 1783.
By the General's Command,
H. Knox
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
J. Tupper Adjutant

405 1/2 Toledo Street Los Angeles, California July 1, 1929
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly give me the record of the following soldiers, all ancestors of my husband:
JUSTUS BOYDEN, enlisted from Sturbridge, Mass., in Revolutionary war, age 16 years, April 1, 1781. Was granted a pension of $96 a year in 1819. Born 1765 in Mass., died Feb. 11, 1840, at Brookfield, Wis. Would like any facts contained in pension record.
JUSTUS BOYDEN (same man as above). Would like to get his record in War of 1812. He served, but I do not know if from Sturbridge, Mass., or Oneida county (or Oneida, Madison county) N.Y.
SALMON GROVER. Would like to get his record (family and military). Was soldier in war of 1812, but I do not know from what part of New York state. Think it was from Aurelius township, Cayuga county. April 6, 1815, he signed a deed, as a resident of Naples, Ontario county, N.Y. ( then  Springwater now Springwater, Livingston county). I am trying to get the name of the father of this man, also the parentage of his wife, Betsy Stone. Salmon Grover was born May 17, 1775, and died at Oconomowoc, Wis., June 5, 1869. His brothers, Capt. John Grover, Thomas Grover and Penuel Grover, all served in the Revolutionary war, from what is now Granville township, Washington Co., N.Y. In 1779 Capt. John Grover was a member of the New York Assembly from Washington (then Charlotte) county, N.Y. These brothers really served from Vermont, guarding northern frontiers. SALMON GROVER was said to be a seventh son of a seventh son, but I cannot get the name of his father, and this is the reason I am asking for the pension record (if any) of his older brothers in the Revolutionary war, also his own record in the War of 1812.
more EBENEZER SMITH, a soldier in the war of 1812 from Springwater, Livingston county, N.Y. Was a teacher there in 1816. His father, Silas Smith, is said to have been a soldier in the war of 1812, and died in Wisconsin. Have they a pension record. Silas Smith's daughter, Celine, married Salmon Grover, Jr.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Mrs. A. E. Hart.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ or a statement of the military history of Gratius Boyden a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. File 45-308, 2
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Feb. 16, 1781 Dec. 23, 1783 Tipser Private Asa Coburn Benjamin Pike Forest Bailey Brooks Cabin Smith Tupper Sproul Maine                                                                 
Battles engaged in, Not stated.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Sturbridge, Mass.
Date of application for pension, April 14, 1811 His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Lemoy, Madison Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, 65 years in 1820
Remarks: In 1820  Soldier's wife Molly was 49 yrs. of age and their children Nancy 15 years; Moses 13; Phebe 10; Elizabeth 8 years of age in 1820.

Skenandoah
Chapter.
18 Grove Street
Oneida, N. Y.
Rev Bureau of Pensions -
Can you give me the date of death of Julius Boyden a soldier from Mass. He received pension when residing in Livingston Co. New York File 45308. He will be older than 70 place a Rev. marker on his grave

Address
Mrs. E. J. Hand 18 Grove Street Asheville North Park.
December 16,
1909.

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by Geo M. Moon
Claim No. Dec 22, 1909.
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Justus Boydlen
Service _____ Rev
Additional Service _____
No _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No O W I W or R. as above except L.F. 45-308

Kennebec
Chapter
Onida, N. H.
Pension Bureau
Dear Sirs
Will you please send me the Revolutionary Service of Justin Bayden I not sure of spelling, one spelt - b-Justin one Justin

Skenandoah
Chapter.
Oneida, N. Y.
Pension Bureau
Dear Sirs
Will you please send me the Revolutionary Service of Justin Bayden I not sure of spelling, one Spelt it Justin & one Justin

I know he had a pension & used to walk from Smith- field N.Y. to Morris- ville N.Y. to get same. He is buried at Bloom N.Y.
I also wish to obtain the Resolu- tionary service of Capt Wm. Gault He is buried at Pratts Hollow N.Y. & came from

Halifax W. to N.Y. — do not know whether he lived in N.Y. or W. during Revolution Charles Jones
Mrs. Willie Austin Reynolds 168 Main St Oneida N.Y.

45 308
Revy INVALID.
1909. Feb. 26. Hist. to Mrs. Nellie Austin Reynolds. A.E.P. 1909 Dec. 30. To Mrs. T. F. Hand. f
1929-Sept. 27. Hist. to Mrs A. E. Hart. Ekl
File No. 45-308
Justus Bayden Prim Rev Was
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 54
[Arrangement of 1870.]