Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14446, Gamaliel Cahoon, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
bahoon, Gamaliel bahone or bohoon or
W 14446
CONTENTS
Azuba

11.668 R
Massachusetts.
Gamaliel Carlson
of Harwich in the state of Mass. who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Shepard of the Mass line, for the term of three years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 7 th of Ap r 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th of June 1819 and sent to John Davis, Esq. Boston, Mass.
  Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819. 10m. 28/30.  87.46    Semi-anl. all'ce ending 1 st Sep r 1819  48.00     $135:46  
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Contem d

No 237 Giamaliele Bahoon, private Shepard's Mass ts Regt served eight months, as per roll.
Admitted
New Evidence marked A B & C.

United States,
Massachusetts District,
Gamaliel Cohoon, of Warwick, in the County of Worcester, and District of Massachusetts, a resident citizen of the United States, and applicant for a pension from the United States, under the 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," maketh oath, That he served as a private soldier in the war of the Revolution for upwards of three years in manner following - viz - In 1775 he enlisted as a private soldier in the company commanded by Captain Abijah Bangs, and in Massachusetts Regiment the commander's name not recollected - and served in the said corps eight months. Enlisted shortly after in the company commanded by Capt. Solomon Grootker of Orleans in Massachusetts Regiment, commander's name not recollected, and served in said corps six months - Enlisted shortly after in the company originally commanded by Captain John Bates, Lieutenant John Garmans (then actually commanding, the Captain being a prisoner) in the Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Colonel Shepherd, and served in said corps nearly three years - and was then honorably discharged, which discharge is lost - and is in such reduced circumstances, as to require aid from his country -
Gamaliel his + Cohoon. mark
Massachusetts Dist. fr. Boston 7. April 1818
Sworn to before me
Wm Davis Dist. Judge

Garnalib Cahoone Schedule of Property.
No. 11. 668
June 1818 1819 Cont. 7 Oct 1820

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Barnstable ss. Gamaliel Calhoun of Glenwich.
On this ninth - day of August 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, Gamaliel Calhoun aged sixty three - years, resident in Glenwich - 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 three years in Company of John Bates & John Thomas Colonel Stephen  Commonwealth Regiment Massachusetts Line. and that he has received a pension certificate dated June 8. 1820 - and numbered 11.668 - in pursuance of his original Declaration made April 7. 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 18th 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.
Real Estate. An dwelling house very defective & poor & seven acres poor land.
Personal Estate. Three chairs, one table, two beds, one box, one axe, one pig. - Family dependent upon me for support. My wife Azuba, aged 58 years, & two Grand children, one aged two years & one aged one year. I am very infirm have injured myself, so that I am very liable to raise blood; my occupation is fishing & I am wholly unfit & unable to go to sea. I am in debt to the amount of 100 Dollars. Gamaliel Calhoun mark.
Sworn to, and declared, on the ninth day of August 1820 before said Court. Albin Davis, Clerk
I, Albin Davis , clerk of Barnstable County , 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 Eighty - - - dollars and - - - no cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this tenth - - - day of August 1820.
Albin Davis , Clerk of the Court for the County of Barnstable

Massachusetts - 2,583
Abba Caloon, widow of Gamaliel Caloon, who was a pensioner under the Act of 18 Mar. '18 and who died on the 7 th February 1834, of Barnstable in the State of Massachusetts who was a P er . in the County commanded by Captain  of the Reg t commanded by Stephens in the Mass line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of Sept '39, and sent att Hon. Secy War, War Department, Mass.
Arrears to the 4 th of March — $240.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 40.00 $280.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by R Burdine Clerk Book A Vol. 1 Page 80

3991 Azubah Calhoun's Pension Papers.
3991
act 9 July 38 m 84 d 34
adm'd
2 yrs pri
80 $
no deduction
Hon Jno Reed Yarmouth Mass

State of Massachusetts Barnstable County ss.
On this twenty-ninth day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, personally appeared before the court of Probate for the County of Barnstable, Lydia Cahoone, a resident of the town of Harwich in said County of Barnstable, aged Seventy three 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 seventh in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight entitled "An act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows"—that she is the widow of Gamaliel Cahoone, who was a private in the revolutionary Army, that he enlisted at Harwich aforesaid, that he served in Genl. Glover's Brigade in the fourth Regiment commanded by Colonel Shepherd and Sprout for three years or more, that he was in the Monmouth Battle and a number of others which she does not particularly recollect, and that he was a pensioner under the act of Congress of the eighteenth of March in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighteen. She further declares that she was married to the said Gamaliel Cahoone on the fourth day

of March in the year of Our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and eightyfour, that her hus- band the aforesaid Germalid Cahoon died on the Seventh day of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty four, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service but that the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four (By her) the time above stated, and that she was never afterwards married
her Azubah + Cahoon mark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Barnstable, ss. Court of Probate
Harnick Oct r . 29 th 1838.
Sworn to and subscribed by the said Azubah Cahoon in open court.
before me Nymphas Marston Judge of said Court
Barnstable, ss.
I Timothy Reed Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County of Barnstable, hereby certify that the Hon. Nymphas Marston is the Judge of said Court, and that the above signature purporting to have been made by him is his genuine signature.
Witness my hand, and the seal of said Court this 29 th October A.D. 1838.
Timothy Reed, Reg t Probate.

Barnstable J. December 11. 1838
Then personally appeared before the Subscribers one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County the within-named Obed Brooks and made oath that within Affirmation by him subscribed is True.
I also certify that I am personally acquainted with said Brooks and that he is fully entitled to credit & in all respects a credible witness
Caleb S. Hunt Jns: Pas;
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Barnstable County
I Timothy Reed Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County hereby certify that Caleb S. Hunt Esq. is a justice of the peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified and that I believe the above signature purporting to have been made by him to be his genuine signature
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this 11 th December A.D. 1838 Timothy Reed Clerk

These are to enter the intentions of marriage between Gamaliel Cabban and Azuba Abby both of Harwich February the Seventh day One thousand Seven Hundred and eighty four
The above is a true extract from the record of publickments of the town of Harwich with the exception of the date which is expressed in fair legible figures as follows.
February 7 th day 1784.
Attest Obed Brooks Town Clerk
I Obed Brooks above named do hereby certify that I hold the office of town clerk of the town of Harwich in the County of Barnstable and state of Massachusetts and that the above is a true extract from the record of publickments of said town with the exception as certified by me. I also say that I have made diligent search but find no record of the marriage of the above parties, but always understood that they were only & legally married I also say that the said Azuba has not been married since the death of the said Gamaliel -
Obed Brooks Town Clerk

Gamaliel Cahoon occupation Fishing
In April 1818 of Harwich Mfr aged 60 yrs States Aug 1820 as for 8 mos Enlisted 1775 under Col Abijah Bangs in Mass regt (Col not recollected) Shortly after enlisted for 6 mos under Capt Job Crocker of Orleans in Mass regt (Col name not recollected) Soon after joined the Co of reginally Com d by Capt John Bates - Lt John Garmas then actually Comdg the Capt being a prisoner - in Col d Shepherd's regiment - Serving in said Co y nearly 3 years - A witness to his Service was Philip Hinckley of Harwich Mfr who states in March 1819 that he served in Reg t Army about 6 years & was in Col d Shepard's 4 th regt & knows that Cahoon was in the 14 th Reg t more than 2 years at one time His discharge from 14 th Reg t is signed by Jon a Haskell Lt & dated West Point Dec 5 '80 & on Dec 6, 1780 by Lt Col Barakiah Bapst of Col d after an enlistment for 6 mos - Aug 1820 states his family consists of his wife Azuba aged 58 yrs & 2 grand children aged respectively aged one & 2 yrs - He injures himself so that he was called to name blood In Oct 1832 his widow Azuba states she is living in Harwich aged 73 yrs & that her husband in Monmouth D d Galt (June 28 1818) & several others married March 4 1784 - he died Feb y 7, 1834 her name Azuba Amy Galt of Harwich
Mr Hinckley not Contracted person
Record mch 1778 for 8 mos Capt Hobbs Co 4 th Reg t July 1780 6 mos

John Chase enlisted July 29. 1777 for 9 mos Col o Shepherd Lt Col o B Mafatt Col o G Bradford Philip Haskely on Mar 1. 1777 for war corpt Sept 1779 Capt Webb & Col o Shepherd Ephraim Dowe 8 th Capt G Webb enlisted Jan'y 4. 1777 for the war Shepherd regt
John Hysick G Webb's Co May 15. 1777 for 8 mos 4 th Col o Shepherd Burton Maker Lamont's Co Feb'y 15. 1777 for war affair in Col o Gammell Bradford Regt 1780 David Robbins Capt Turner Feb'y 2. 1777 for 3 yrs Trans d to Dunham's corpt & probably discharged May 1779 (Capt Russell belonging to same Regt)
Samuel Taylor Ser t (Capt Russell) Feb'y 25. 1777 for 3 yrs & died Jan'y 29. 1778 Samuel Chase Ensign in Col o H Jackson Regt en d May 10. 1777 M th ng d Feb'y 1. 1778

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WIDOW, &c.
File No. 14446
Lyuba Calhoun Widow of General Calhoun Pre Civil War
Act: July 17th 88
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 118
[Arrangement of 1870.]

T HE Bearer hereof James [?] a Soldier in th: 11 Massachusetts Regiment, having served as a faithful good Soldier in the said Regiment, the Term of being the full Term for which he enlisted, is hereby discharged from the same.
Given under my Hand, at Woburn this Day of December 17 40
William [?] Barniah Bassett

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
May 18. 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Gamaliel Hahn by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
W Davis
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT ss.
Boston June 10 A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Gamaliel Cahoone subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
M. Davis
} Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.

1 Schedule
2 cases returned for further proof: Further proof now produced
Admitted

I Joseph Young of Chatham in the County of Barnstable state of Massachusetts of lawful age to give evidence, do testify and declare that during the Revolutionary war I was a soldier in the army of the United States for two years or more, and that when I joined the army I saw Gamaliel Johnson of Harwich acting as a soldier in said Army in Genl. Glover's Brigade, Fourth Regiment Commanded by Col. Shepard, and that I actually know that s d Johnson served in said Regiment during my whole stay in the army and that when I left the army which was about the time that peace was ratified I left s d Johnson still in the service - Joseph Young
March 24 th - 1819
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable ss. March 24 th - 1819
I hereby certify that the above named Joseph Young personally appeared before me and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition, by him subscribed; and I further certify that the said Joseph Young is a man of credibility and sustains a good moral character -
Ebenezer Brooks Justice Peace

I Philip Hinkley of Harwich in the County of Barnstable state of Massachusetts of lawful age to give evidence, do testify and declare, that, during the Revolutionary war I served in the army of the United States about Six years, in General Glens Brigade, fourth Regiment, commanded by Col. S Shepard and Smith, and that, during s d Six years, I saw, and actually know that Cornelius Johnson of Harwich aforesaid served as a soldier in s d fourth Regiment more then two years at one time Philip Hinkley March 27 th 1819
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Barnstable ss March 27 th 1819
I hereby certify that the above named Philip Hinkley personally appeared before me and made a solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing depo- sition by him subscribed, And I further certify that the said Philip Hinkley is a man of credibility and sustains a good character -
Ebenezer Brock, Justice of peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Barnstable, fs:
I Aluer Davis, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the County of Barnstable, do certify that Ebon Brooks, who hath signed the above depositions, of Joseph Young and Philip Hinkley, as Justice of the Peace, is a sworn Justice of the Peace for the County of Barnstable, and full faith & credit are due to his official acts as such; and that the above are the signatures of said Ebon Brooks.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of our Circuit Court of Common Pleas, of our said County, and subscribed my name at Barnstable the eighth day of May in the year of our LORD one thousand eight hundred & nineteen.
Aluer Davis, } Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the County of Barnstable.

I Joseph Young of Yarmouth in the County of Barnstable state of Massachusetts of lawful age to give evidence, do testify and declare that during the Revolutionary war I was a soldier in the army of the United States for five years or more, and that when I joined the army I saw Gamaliel Colhoon of Harwich acting as a soldier in said Army in Genl. Glover's Brigade, Fourth Regiment Commanded by Col. Shepard, and that I actually know that s d Colhoon served in said Regiment during my whole stay in the army and that when I left the army which was about the time that peace was ratified I left s d Colhoon still in the service - Joseph Young
March 24 th 1819
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable ss. March 24 th 1819
I hereby certify that the above named Joseph Young personally appeared before me and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition, by him subscribed; and I further certify that the said Joseph Young is a man of credibility and sustains a good moral character -
Ebenezer Brooks Justice Peace

Barnstable, Mass. Dec r 14. 1838
J. L. Edwards Esq. Com r of Pensions.
Sir
I enclose
The application of Azubah bahoo for a pension -
Please make return to me
Respectfully
Timothy Rude

Joshua Avery of Sandwich in the county of Barnstable State of Massachusetts do testify and say that Abigail bahooon of Hamwich in said county of Barnstable, widow of Gamaliel bahooon, late of said Hamwich deceased, was married to said Gamaliel bahooon on the fourth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and that I was present at said marriage. I further say that said Abigail bahooon has not been married since the death of her said husband Gamaliel bahooon Joshua his Avery mark
State of Massachusetts } county of Barnstable } B. On the twenty ninth day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared Joshua Avery and made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed before me
J. W. D. N. Justice of the Peace.
I hereby certify that the above named Joshua Avery is a person of credibility
J. W. D. N. Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. County of Barnstable. I Timothy Read Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county, hereby certify that Seth F. Stye Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified and was so on the 26th day of November last - and that I believe the within signature pur- -porting to have been made by him to be his genuine signature.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this eleventh day of December A.D. 1838.
Timothy Read, Clerk.