Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45276, Noah Bigelow, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
★ Bigelow, Noah or Biglow
S. 45276
CONTENTS

13.799 New-York
Noah Bigelow Bigelow of Blineheim in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Putnam of the Massachusetts line, for the term of three Years 1777-
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of July 1819 and sent to John Reynolds Esq Broome Schoharie New York
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $77.41 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 48 9 mo. 21 days ans. $125.41
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
AC
Date of death not on A13
Application sent to May 1821 to John Stuart, Schoharie St. New York

So soon this may happen. M c Isaac Bigelow called on me this Day With a line from Dan l Shays Esq r purporting that M c Bigelow had been a Sergeant in his — Battal n Company in the Revolutionary War which Will more fully appear by the line of some Capt n Esq r Shays that he Bigelow will produce And having under stood that Congress had Passed a Law last session for the relief of the Indigent officers and Soldiers I hereby certify that M c Isaac Bigelow, I fully Believe comes under the meaning of said Act for Relief
Blenheim April 21 st 1818
Brookfield Station
M c M c M c M c M c Woodhull Helm

To the Hon. Secretary at War
old case
Washington
Admiral

State of New York Schoharie County ss
On the fifteenth day of May 1818
before me the subscribed one of the Judges of the Court of common Pleas in the said County Personally appears Noah Bigelow aged seventy five years resident in the town of Blenheim in the said County who being by me duly sworn doth upon his Oath Make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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," that the said Noah Bigelow enlisted in the year 1777 on the 3rd day March in the State of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain Daniel Shays of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Rufus Putnam and that he continued to serve in said corps until the third day of March 1780 when he was discharged from service in the state of New York; that he was in the Battles at Trenton, Princeton, & the capture of General Burgoyne; that he is in reduced circumstan- and stands in need of assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his services, but a certificate of Daniel Shays Esq. I sworn before me the day & year above written - I John Reynolds one of the Judges of the said County of Schoharie do certify that the above mentioned Noah Bigelow did serve in the revolutionary war according to the above declaration against the common enemy, that he exhibited to me a certificate signed by Daniel Shays Esq. and also a paper signed by General Patkin, Woodhull Helms & Allyn Junr Esq. Gentlemen of unexceptionable character & reputation - the said papers & proceedings had before me I now transmit to the Secretary for the department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid Act of Congress
Broome March 15 th 1818
John Reynolds

State of New York, Schoharie County ss. I do hereby certify that John Reynolds was one of the Judges of the court of common pleas of said county at the time of taking the within affidavit and that the same is in his own proper hand writing - Witness my hand and the seal of the said court at Schoharie the twenty- eth day of May 1818 - M. M. Enders Clk
Schoharie County ss. I John Reynolds Judge &c before whom the within declaration was made, do hereby that the within named Noah Beekman is in every point & indigent circumstances Broome Jan y 29 nd 1817 John Reynolds

District of New York Schoharie County p. 3
On the sixth day of February 1821. personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Records for the said District (at a Court of Common Pleas) Noah Bigelow, aged Twenty Eight Years, the 20 th of last September, resident in the town of Blenheim , in the County of Schoharie aforesaid, and in said district (at a Court of Common Pleas) who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: in the Regiment Commanded by Col. Rufus Putnam continental establishment, in the Company commanded by Captain Daniel Shays, in the line called Bay line, or Bay forces (as it was called in the Continental war) in the State of Massachusetts, that the said Noah Bigelow, has made a declaration to the war department, that he was put on the pension list, Roll of the New York agency, at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the fifteenth Day of May one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen, that the number of his pension Certificate is 13.799 — 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, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby 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 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

ands by me subscribed.
Real Estate or property I have none — Personal estate or property I have the following, one Cow, one Hog, three Iron pots, one Iron tea Kettle, five old common chairs, one old pine table, one old large Spinning wheel, and one small one, one suit of old mended Cloaths for myself, two old ragged suits of Cloaths for my wife, one suit of old ragged and Patched Cloaths for my five Children, without shoes excepting the youngest one
Sworn to and declared on the 6 th day of February 1821, in open Court before me Noah Biglow John Smart, Clerk
The occupation of the declarant is a farmer, that his ability to pursue it is tolerable for a person of his age, that the Member in declarants family is five , to wit, declarants wife aged about forty five years, Cornelius aged ten years, Franklin aged about eight years, Mary Ann aged seventeen years Months, Zadock aged thirteen years, Children of declarants that the Capacity of declarants children (as above mentioned) to contribute to his support is as follows, that declarant conceives that Zadock is able to support himself, but that Cornelius, Franklin, and Mary Ann are not
Sworn to and declared on the 6 th day of February 1821, in open Court before me Noah Biglow John Smart Clerk
I John Smart, Clerk of the County of Schoharie, and clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Records 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 property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Twenty one Dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name, and affixed the seal of said Court, on the Sixth day of February 1821.
John Smart Clerk
13,799
Sept. 1819.
Noah Biglow
Com

45276 Rev INVALID.
File No. 45-276
Noah Biglow Pm Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 43
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1934-Sept 17. List to Chester A. Bullock E. G. H.

Saratoga Springs, N.Y., R.F.D. #2, Box 103-a, Aug. 23, 1934.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen: ✓
Noah Bigelow served in the Revolutionary War in Captain Daniel Sharp's Company, 5th Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Colonel Rufus Putnam. He entered the service and was appointed sergeant March 3, 1777, and was discharged March 3, 1780. After the War Mr. Bigelow removed to New York State and received a pension.
Please send me the data that you have on file about this relative and his wife, children and other kin.
Very respectfully,
Chester A. Bullard.

September 17, 1934
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Mr. Chester A. Bullard R.F.D.#2, Box 103-A Saratoga Springs, New York
BA-J/REL Cur Noah Bigelow-S.45276
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Noah Bigelow, who served in Captain Daniel Shay's Company, Colonel Rufus Putnam's Massachusetts Regiment, War of the Revolution.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.45276, based upon the military service in that war of Noah Bigelow.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Noah Bigelow (the name also appears as Biglow) are not shown.
Noah Bigelow enlisted in the state of Massachusetts, and was in the battles of Trenton and Princeton; no details of this service shown; he enlisted March 3, 1777, served in Captain Daniel Shay's Company, Colonel Rufus Putnam's Massachusetts Regiment, was at the capture of Burgoyne and was discharged March 3, 1780. It was stated that he served as a sergeant.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 15, 1818, at which time he was aged seventy-six years and resided in Blenheim, Schoharie County, New York.
In 1821, soldier referred to his wife, aged about forty-five years and to five children, names of only four are given, as follows: Zadock, Cornelius, Franklin and Mary Ann, aged in 1821, thirteen, ten, and eight years and seventeen months, respectively. The name of soldier's wife was not shown and there are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.