Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,649, John Bolton, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Bolton, John
S. 27,649
CONTENTS

21 H 11 2 Massachusetts
John Bolton of Frankbury in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hlyer of the Regt commanded by Col. Sturtevant in the Mass line for 15 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass. at the rate of 50 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Sept 1833 and sent Hon. J. Varnum Lowell Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $125.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 34 25.00
$150.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. H. Morrison Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 2 Page 9

11429 John Boston

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Middlesex ss.
On this tenth twelfth day of September 1832
personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas probate now sitting at Concord within and for the County of Middlesex in the Commonwealth aforesaid John Boston now resident in Bedford village in the Town of Tewksbury, adjoining Lowell in said County aged seventy years
Who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herin stated. That is to say
He enlisted into the army in the war of the revolution in the Autumn of 1775 for nine months, was mustered in the company of Capt. Christopher Dyer and regiment of Col. Stanton was marched to Howlands Ferry in Tiverton Rhode Island where he served out the full term of his enlistment but received no discharge - In August 1776 he again volunteered or entered into the Militia service for one month in the company of Capt. Simeon Cobb, marched to Providence and served out the term of his engagement. In July 1777 he again volunteered as a substitute for his Father Seth Bolton who was drafted as one of the Militia for two months joined the company of Capt. Jacob Hopkins and regiment of Col. Jacobs. Marched to Little Compton in Rhode Island and served out the term of his engagement. In July 1778 he again enlisted or volunteered as one of the militia for three months joined the company of Capt. Matthew Randall and regiment of Col. Abiel Mitchel marched to Butts Hill in Rhode Island and served out the term of his engagement. In 1779 he again volunteered or enlisted into the company of Capt. John Shaw and regiment of Col. Hovey marched to Butts Hill and in a few days returned to Howlands Ferry in Rhode Island and served out the term of his enlistment. All the officers under whom he served are dead and he has no documentary evidence

He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension, or annuity, whatever except, the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll, of the agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
We
J. D. May
John Bolton Wob
a Clergyman residing in the town of in the county of
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and that we believe him to be and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that after investigation of the matter, and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them, that
who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Lowell and is a credible person, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
Alpheus Loomis
Isaac Fiske
President
Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains, the original proceedings, of the said Court, in the matter of the application of John Bolton for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at office this fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty Third
Isaac Fiske of the Court of Probate in the county of Middlesex
I also certify that John Varnum whose own proper signature is made on the foregoing Papers is a justice of the Peace within the said county of Middlesex
Isaac Fiske

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex, to wit,
At the Court of Common Pleas began and held at Concord on the seventh  twelfth the application of John Norton Interrogatories were propounded to him to wit:
Peabody within and for the County of Middlesex day of September A. D. 1832 claiming to be a Soldier of the Revolution, the following
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Answer. I was born at Peabody in the town of Shirley in Essex County on the 18 th of August 1762
2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it?
Answer. I believe there is a record of my age in the town Clerk's office in Braintree in the County of Bristol where my father removed when I was quite young
3. Where were you living, when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
Answer. I resided at Braintree during the Revolutionary war, & after the war I lived one year at Danvers , several years at Middlesex , & for short periods, & several other towns, & I now reside in Whitinsville village in the town of Freshwater
4. When you were called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom?
Answer. I have stated in my declaration
5. State the names of some of the regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments, as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service?
Answer. I recollect Genl. Sullivan, Col. Green, Col. Jacob Col. Mitchell, Col. Hall & Col. Shaw. I also saw Genl. Washington
6. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution?
Answer. Luke Eastman Esq. Stephen Smith Esq. the Rev Mr. Green all of Lowell vicinity. Also all the Lawyers & Clergymen in Lowell for the County of Middlesex  John N. Norton Sworn to be J. P. May Clerk

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
I Seth Bolton of Taunton in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, now sixty nine years of age, do hereby certify upon oath, that I am a Brother of John Bolton of Seekonk in the County of Middlesex, that my said Brother enlisted into the army of the war of the Revolution in the year seventeen hundred and seventy Eigh, at Rehoboth in the same County of Bristol, in the month of July in said year, for three months and mustered in Capt. Matthew Randall's Company and in the Regiment of Col. Abiel Mitchell, and that he served in said company as a Private; that he was stationed at Battle Hill, on Rhode Island, about one mile and a half from Howland's ferry so called, where he remained till the company was verbally discharged, and I further certify that I served with my said Brother in the company aforesaid and that the period of time during which he served was three months. We were at this time in the service of the State.
I further certify that in the year 1776, my said Brother, John Bolton, enlisted into the army in the war of the Revolution, for one month, in the State Service, in the month of August in said year, in the Company of Capt. Simeon Cobb.
and that the said John Bolton joined the said Company at Providence in the State of Rhode Island, and that he was absent from home about one month, and I have always believed and do now believe that he served the said month in the said Company.
I further certify that my said Brother, John Bolton, in the year 1777, on or about the first of July, went as a substitute for my Father Seth Bolton, who was drafted for two months, in the State Service in the war of the Revolution, in the Company of Capt. Jacob Hopkins, in the Regiment of Col. Jacobs, that my said

Brother, John Bolton joined the said Company, as I have every reason to believe, at Little Compton in the state of Rhode Island, and that at the expiration of two months, as near as I can recollect, he said John returned home.
I further certify that in the month of March as near as I can recollect in the year 1779, the said John Bolton enlisted into the army of the Revolution in the Company of John Shaw, Captain, of Raynham in the County of Bristol, in the Regiment of Col. Halls that the said Company for the period of forty days, that the said Company marched to Butts Hill before mentioned, where they remained a few days & marched back to Howland's Ferry, and that he returned at the expiration of twelve or fourteen days he returned saying that the Company had been dismissed.
I further certify that I served with the said John in only one Expedition, viz. that first above mentioned, under the Command of Capt. Mathew Randall and that I have testified to the facts respecting the same from my own personal knowledge; that my knowledge of the other enlistments and terms of service above named is derived from the declarations of my said Brother at the time, from common Report in the family and neighborhood, & from my knowledge of the times of his absence. I have always believed and do now firmly believe that the said John performed all the services and was in the service during all the times above set forth.
Witness H. S. Colby
Seth Bolton
Bristol Jp.

Bristol Jp. August 30. 1832. Taunton.
I certify that the said Seth Bolton by whom the foregoing declaration and certificate is subscribed, subscribed the same in my presence, that the whole of said declaration was read over to him in my presence, and he then made oath that the facts herein set forth are true. Before me.
Geo B Atwood Just Peace.
We the subscribers, inhabitants of Taunton in the County of Bristol, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby certify, that we have been acquainted with Seth Bolton, whose deposition is above given, that we believe him to be a man of truth and credibility, and that his reputation for honesty has always been, and is now good among his neighbors so far as we know.
Daniel Brewer Jno W. Seabury
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bristol ss. I James Sproat, Clerk of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that George B. Atwood Esq. whose signature is affixed to the above certificate, is a Justice of the peace in & for said County of Bristol, and duly qualified to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this thirtieth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
J. Sproat

11429
John Bolton
Pawtucket 15 Month
proof of service re- gued 27 July 1833
16 Oct
March 9 1833
291
Rev. J. William Varnum
Lowell
Mass

BRIEF in the case of  John Britton  of  Lincolnburg  in the State of  Ala.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Matamora In 1775 9 Private Gen. Lord Howe - Col. Sturtevant   Aug 1 1776 1 " Col. Cobb   July 1777 2 " Col. McIntire - Col. Jacobs   July 1778 3 1 " Col. M'Gowan - Col. Whitehill   1779 1 " Col. Shaw - Col. Beall  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Dothan from Ala.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Papers are attached as req. 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Cloutier Examining Clerk.

29649 Rev INVALID.
File No. 29,649
John Bolton Rev Mr
Act: June 7 th 82
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[Arrangement of 1870.]

James S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions

Lowell, August 10 th 1833
J. S. Edwards Esq. Dear Sir,
Agreeable to the regulations of the War Department I have examined the record in the Secretary's office & have annexed & enclosed his certificate. Bolton generally served under officers of R. I. and they made no return to Mass. The other officers have made return, I hope he will not suffer on that account as I have no doubt of his honesty, or his services
Your obt. Servt.
John Warner

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
By His Excellency LEVI LINCOLN , Esquire, Governor and Commander in Chief in and over said Commonwealth.
To all whom it may concern:
Know Ye, That Wilcome Young Esq. is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth.
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commission- ed, and that to his Acts and Attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court.
In Testimony Whereof, I have caused the Public Seal of the Commonwealth to be hereunto affixed, this fifth day of April A. D. 1833, and in the Fifty Seventh Year of the Independence of the United States of America.
By His Excellency the Governor.
Edward D. Bangs Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, August 6 th 1833.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of John Bolton is found on a Pay Roll of Capt. Jacob Haskins' company, in Col. John Hathaway's Regiment, detached from the Militia of Massachusetts for service at Rhode Island, where he is allowed from March 19 th to April 15 th 1779, for service and travel, One Month. me days 1 =
John Bolton's name is borne, on a Pay Roll of Capt. Jacob Haskins' company, in Col. Miel Mitchel's Regt. raised agreeable to an act of General Court, to reinforce the Continental Army, where he is allowed from July 27 th to Oct er 31 st 1780, for services and travel, three Months & six days. 3 = 6
John Bolton's name is also found, as a Fifer, on a Muster Roll of Capt. John Shaw's company, in Col. Miel Mitchel's Regt. marched to Rhode Island, the 6 th of March 1781, by order of His Excell cy Ex ccy M. John Hancock, where he is allowed seven days.
7 A = 13
over

John Bolton claims service, under Capt. Christopher Dyer, in 1775. - the roll is not found in this Office.
Edward D. Bangs Ly

I Thomas Osborne of East Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts a Revolutionary Pensioner, of lawful age do testify and say, that I am well acquainted with John Bolton formerly of Barnstable in said County of Plymouth, now of Merrimack in the State of New Hampshire, that he served in the same Company with me under Capt Dyer in the nine months service, in Colonel Sturtevant's Regiment.
Tho. Osborne
Plymouth ss. July 2 1831 Then personally appeared the above named Thomas Osborne and made oath that the above statement by him subscribed is just and true. Before me Welcome Young Jus. Com.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss. Sept. 10 th 1832 I hereby certify that within the year last past the above named Tho. Osborn has become insane, & is incapable of giving testimony at this time, I also certify that John Bolton who signed the annexed application for a pension is the same person named in the above affidavit & since that time removed from Merrimack in N. H. to Bridgewater Village in Farmington. I also certify that Welcome Young, who certified the oath of Mr. Osborn is a right- able Magistrate in the County of Plymouth and I have no doubt that a certificate of his office is in the War Department in he has made several applications for Pension John Dorrance Justice of the Peace

Plymouth ss This may certify, that on the second day of July 1831 the within named Thomas Osbourn made oath that the within Deposition by him subscribed was true in all respects. I also certify that said Thomas Osbourn is personally known to me and at the time he gave the deposition was a credible witness and entitled to full credit Wilcome Young Justice Peace
John Batten

We E. W. Freeman, a Chryseyan & Alpheus Smith, a Merchant both in the town of Lowell in the county of Middlesex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts certify, that we are well acquainted with John Boston, who signed the annexed declaration stating his services in the Revolutionary War, for the purpose of obtaining a pension, & that we believe him to be seventy years of age, that he is respected, & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and that we concur in that opinion. E. W. Freeman Alpheus Smith

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss. September 8 th 1832 Then the within J. H. Freeman, & Alpheus Smith made oath to the truth of the within affidavit by them sub- scribed. I also certify that J. H. Freeman is a respected Clergyman in the town of Lowell, & Alpheus Smith is a respected Merchant & entitled to full credit
John Ormsby — } Justice of the Peace
John B. South