Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18731, Samuel Boyd, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Boyd, Samuel
NUMBER
S. 18731
CONTENTS
Carded

July 1, 1832
Maine 11.409
Samuel Boyd
of Kennebec Co. in the State of Maine who was a Drv of Drums in the Company commanded by Captain McCullo of the Regt commanded by Col Vixon in the Mass s for Pro ps
  8. Mo Private 26. 66   8 " Drummer 22   $ 48. 66 
Inscribed on the Roll of — Maine at the rate of 48 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Aprl and sent to 1833 R. C. Dose Augusta, Me
  Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 97. 31   Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 24. 33   121. 65 
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. T. Sprague Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 1 Page 3

Samuel Boyd
Private - Mass'tts. troops
McCobb's Co: Nixon's regt.
8 months.
Drummer
Getchell's Co: North's regt.
3 months
Drummer
Blunt's Co: McCobb's regt.
3 months
8 months as a private
6 months as a Drummer
14 months.
Applicant in firm. Certificate
by Judge Weston
Adm
8 mo's Priv. 26.66
6 " Drum. 22. —
48.96
W. G. Rose.
Augusta
Me.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
On this twenty fourth day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Samuel Boyd a resident of Palermo in the County of Waldo and State of Maine, aged Eighty Seven years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1775 with Captain Samuel McCobb and served in Col. Nixon's regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: McCobb Captain Nixon Colonel. That in May 1775 he enlisted as a private for eight months in that company and regiment. That this period he served out, doing duty principally as a drummer, and was verbally discharged at Cambridge last of December 1775. That in December 1776 or January 1777 he enlisted as a drummer for three months in Capt Dennis Getchell's company and Col. North's regiment of the Massachusetts troops. That this period he served out, and was verbally discharged at Trenton in April 1777, being allowed as he believes for four months service. That the first of June he again enlisted as a drummer for three months in Capt John Blunt's company, and Col. McCobb's regiment of the Massachusetts troops. That this period he served out and was verbally discharged at Coxe's head at the mouth of Kennebec river in September 1777.
And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the war department, he answers: That he was born at Bristol Maine in 1753, when he supposes his age is recorded. That before the revolution he removed to Winthrop Maine, where his home was during his revolutionary service, and that his home has been for the last twenty years principally at Palermo, where he now resides. That he never took any written discharge. That at the various periods before mentioned, he enlisted, was not drafted or received as a substitute. That in his first service he was in the main army, in the second at Rhode Island, and in the third in the expedition against Baggaduce, where Lowell commanded the land forces Satterton the fleet and Peter Wadsworth was a Brigadier General.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
Sam Boyd
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, Before the applicant being too infirm Nathan Weston his Just S.P.C. to appear in open court
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Weston Jr

State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this
day of
A. D. 183
J. A. Chandler

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., _____, 190_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Samuel Boyd 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.
L. 18,731
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May, 1775 8 mos. Pvt. & Drummer Samuel McCobb Nixon Mass.   Dec. 76 or Jan. 77 4 mos. Drummer Dennis Mitchell North "   June 1, 1779 Sept. 1779 " John Blunt McCobb "  
Battles engaged in, expedition against Bagaduce Residence of soldier at enlistment, Winthrop, Me. Date of application for pension, Aug. 24, 1832 - Cl. al. Residence at date of application, Palermo, Waldo Co., Me. Age at date of application, b. Bristol, Me. 1753. Remarks: Soldier died July 1, 1838. No family data in claim
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

P
184/31
INVALID.
1912, Mar. 22, Hist. W Charles C. Whittier (His letter in S. File 31,405, cl. Elias Taylor)
File No. 18.731
James M. [?] 184 - Green [?]
Act: June 22 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 40
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Elijah Fairbanks of Woonsocket, Me. aged seventy six years, do affirm & declare that I was a private in Capt. Dennis Getchell's company in Col. North's Massachusetts regiment from the first of January 1777 to sometime in April of the same year, being for three months & that during that time , Samuel Boyd now of Palermo, Maine, was a Drummer in the same company & regiment. I served the same length of time, I was discharged at Newport, Rhode Island. —
I do further state that having served in the same company & regiment, at the same time I well know that said Boyd served for three months in Capt. John Blunt's company in Col. McCobb's Mass. regiment from the first of June 1779 to sometime in September of the same year. That we served in the expedition to Penobscot I were discharged at Cope's head at the mouth of Kennebec river,                                     Elijah Fairbanks
Subscribed and sworn to, August 24 1832, the deponent being a credible witness, but having religious scruples about taking an oath. Before
Nathan Weston Esq. Not. S.P.C.

I James Works of Troy, Maine, aged Eighty one years, do upon oath declare that I well know Samuel Boyd of Palermo, Maine, that in May 1775 said Boyd enlisted as a private in Capt. Saml. M c obb's company Heel. Nixon's Massachusetts regiment for eight months, that I served in the same company & regiment from May 1775 to Feby. 1776, & during the year 1775 frequently saw said Boyd in the service as aforesaid & altho' I do not of my own recollection positively know the fact I also  do know but that he served out the full term of his enlistment as James Works he states.
Subscribed and sworn to, August 4 1832, the deponent being a credible witness.
Before, Nathan Weston June First S. J. Court.