Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,028, John Bixby, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Bixby John
S. 34,028
CONTENTS

10,040
Massachusetts
John Bixby 4
Worthington in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Putnam of the Mass. for the term of Three years
scribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of September 1818
certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of Ap l 1819 and sent to Mrs. Sarah Strong Worcester Massachusetts
Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1819. 47. 43 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sep: 1819. 48. 00
$95. 43
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

John Bisby.
Jan: 21 to Dec: 83
Putnam's Chap'ts
Reg't
Admitted

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER, ss.
I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts holden within and for said County of Worcester , certify, that Joseph Hinds Esquire before whom the annexed Affidavits have been made, is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly qualified for the purpose, acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, and that his name subscribed thereto is his own proper signature.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the County seal, this Eleventh day of September , A. D. 1818.
Application of John Braby
Abijah Bigelow, Clk.

I Andrew Biglow on oath do testify & say that I was a soldier in the army of the United States the last three years of the revolu- tionary war. that I know John Bixby, that he enlisted & joined the Army on the continental establishment at the same time I did which was in the year 1781 said Bixby entered the 5 Regiment commanded by Col. Putnam in the Massachusetts line I know served in said Regiment more than two years & then was removed to an other Regiment from which I have no doubt he was honorably discharged Andrew Biglow
Worster ss. September 10 th 1810 Personally appeared said Andrew Biglow and made solemn oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed before me; and I believe said Biglow to be a disinterested & credible witness
Joseph Kings Justice of the Peace

I William Floyd on oath do testify & say that I was a soldier in the Revolutionary army of the United States in the last three years seven, that I know John Bisby, that he was a private soldier on the Continental establishment, and that the said Bisby served nearly three years commencing in the year 1781 and ending in the year 1783 two years of said service was in Col. Putnam's Regiment in the Massachusetts line. William Floyd mark
Winsted Sept. 10 th 1890 Personally appeared said William Floyd and made solemn oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed, by his mark, before me; & I believe said Floyd to be a disinterested & credible witness. Joseph Linds Justice of the Peace

State of Massachusetts County of Worcester I John Bixby a Citizen of the United States, now resident at West Boylston in the County of Worcester in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, as in January A.D. 1781
I entered and was engaged in the land service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to December 1783
as a private soldier against the common enemy, without any interrup- tion or absence: that I belonged to Capt. Trotter's company, Col. Putnam's regiment, Gen. Patterson's Brigade, About 2 years of the above service was performed in the 8th reg- iment of the Massachusetts line, in the last year I was transferred to Capt. Pumps' Company of Col. Vose's Regiment, it being 8th Massachusetts line and that I left the service in December 1783 having been honourably discharged which discharge I have lost 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 seventy-one years and infirm
And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
John Bixby
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this seventh day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen 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,
Solomon Strong, Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit.
the abovenamed John Bixby 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 du- ly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true.
Given under my Hand and the Seal of said Court, the day of the date aforesaid.
Solo. Strong.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Bigby a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Long 1781 Dec. 1783 Pvt. Tratler Remick Putnam Vose Mass.                                     
Battles engaged in, not stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, Sept. 7 1818. Fitchburg, Mass.
Residence at date of application, West Bridgewater, Mass.
Age at date of application, 71 years old
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Lakewood, N.M. 4/29/17
Pension Bureau Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir - Will you kindly furnish me the Revolutionary War Record of John Bixby Bixby, who enlisted from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, but was, at the time he was pensioned, a resident of West Baylstown, Mass. He served in Capt. Trotter's company, Col. Rufus Putnam's regiment; was transferred to Capt. Kenick's company, Col. Vose's regiment. He earlier served in Capt. Stearns's company, Col. Doolittle's regiment; also in Capt. Job Cushing's company, Col. Jonathan Ward's regiment; was also in Capt. Adam Wheeler's company, Col. Thomas Nixon's regiment.
Also, if you can, will you please furnish the Revolutionary War record of Jonathan Wood, who was at the time of his death, living on a farm in Tioga Co., Pennsylvania, near a village, at known at

present, at least, as Chandlersburg. He enlisted in Connecticut, I think from Hartford, and after the War was living on a farm between Danbury and Ridgefield, Fairfield Co. Conn.
Any information that you can give of either of these soldiers will be greatly appreciated.
Truly yours,
Anna M. Jones.

34 028 INVALID.
1917 May 4 Hist. to Anna M. Jones.
File No.
865 28
John Bixby His Rev. Wad
Act: 18 th March 187
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 38
[Arrangement of 1870.]