Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19555, John Boyd, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Boyd, John
NUMBER
S. 19555
CONTENTS
carded

1665
Massachusetts
John Boyd
of Duxbury in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded by Col Fellows in the [blank] line for 15 [blank]
Inscribed on the Roll of [blank] at the rate of 50 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of Nov 1832 and sent George Folsom of Worcester now present
Arrears to 14th of Sep 1832 $ 75-- Semi-ant. allowance ending 21 Mar 33 25-- $ 100--
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. McBlain Clerk Book 2, Vol. 2 nd Page 39.

DECLARATION, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this fourth day of September , in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court, before Hon Nathl Paine, Judge of the Court of Probate , now sitting, John Boyd , a resident of Oakhams , in the County of Worcester , and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged eighty two 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 act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That he was born on 25 February, AD 1750, at Woburn, County of Middlesex, Commonwealth aforesaid, where he resided for eleven years; then he removed to said Oakham, where he has resided ever since. That his service in the Army of the Revolution commenced immediately after the battle of Lexington, when he marched in a minute Company under Capt John Crawford, Lieut. Alex. Bothwell, to Roxbury, served a term of one month, at the expiration of which he enlisted for another term of eight months. He served personally one half of the latter term, namely, four months, the remainder of the time, in the company of Capt. Simeon Hazeleton, Lieut. Geo. Black, Ensign Stewart Black; Regt of Col. Fellows, Lieut. Col. Eager, & Maj. Tupper. The service was faithfully performed at Roxbury & Dorchester; on June 17, he was stationed at Dorchester. The substitute was his brother James Boyd, now deceased.
In July, 1776, he was drafted for the Northern Army, & proceeded to Bennington, Vt. where he was placed in a company under Capt. Nathan Hamilton, Lieut. Lord & Bowker, Regt of Col. Samuel Drown. Then marched to Ticonderoga via Skeneateles; for a short time was transferred to a company of Rangers under Capt. John Ferguson. He was one of a scout of five or six men detached from this company to spy out the movements of the British down the Lake, being discovered & fired upon, escaped by hard running, with great difficulty. Some fighting took place directly after between the vessels at the lower end of the Lake & he was engaged in the action. He rejoined his company at Ticonderoga, after a fatiguing & severe scout, & was confined to the Hospital by sickness occasioned by this cause, for two months after his term of service, viz. four months, had expired.
In June, 1777, he enlisted under Capt. Earle, Regt of Col. Keyes, proceeded to Rhode Island, served faithfully a term of six months, as appears by the Records of Oakham, a copy of which in relation to this campaign is annexed; also, Lieut. French's deposition. The latter likewise testifies to his service at Roxbury, and also John Forbes, a fellow soldier, Henry Rixford of Spencer, & Daniel Ruggles, of Hardwick, were with him at Ticonderoga.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity 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.
Before Nathl Paine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester.
John Boyd

We a Clergyman residing in the  residing in  and hereby certify that we are well acquainted with who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Rev. Dant Tomlinson , who signed the annexed  proceeding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Oakham , and that Perley Ayres, Esq. who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town , and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Nathl. Gaine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
I Theophilus Wheeler Register , Clerk of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Boyd for a pension of that James Allen Joseph Knapp & Sheldon Fulten before of the place in & for the County of Worcester in said cause, & that they signed the same this IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court 14th day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirtytwo
Theophilus Wheeler Register of the County of Probate for the County of Worcester in Massachusetts

P 19555 INVALID.
File No. 19555
Johan Boyd Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 44
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Rev. D. Tomlinson's Certificate

We Daniel Tomlinson a clergyman residing in Oakham and Dorley Ayres residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Boyd, who is about to apply for a Pension under the act of 1832, tho' we believe him to be eighty two years of age. tho' he is reputed and believed in the neigh- borhood, where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
Daniel Tomlinson Dorley Ayres
Worcester ss Sept 8 th 1832. — Then personally appeared Daniel Tomlinson and Dorley Ayres and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by them subscribed —
Before me James Allen Jus. Peace
I hereby certify that the Rev. Daniel Tomlinson is a clergyman of respectable standing, and that Dorley Ayres is a citizen of respectable standing in the town of Oakham, where they have long resided well known to me
James Allen Jus. Peace

I hereby certify that the following are extracts from the Records of Oakham Vol. 1.
In a Warrant of a Meeting of April 13. 1778. is the following article, viz.
To see if they will choose a Committee to estimate the several campaigns this year past"
On which the following vote was passed.
"Voted to choose a Committee to estimate the several campaigns the year past and to make report to the Committee that it may be brought as an article in the May meeting warrant"
Capt. Jos. Chadwick } Chosen a Committee to estimate the several campaigns. " Capt. Jos. Crawford Lieut. Alex. Bothwell Lieut. Chas. French Rev. Thos. White
In a warrant of a meeting of May 20. 1778 is the following article viz.
To see if the town will accept of the report of their Committee for estimating the several campaigns the year past,"
On which the following vote was passed.
"Voted to accept of the Committee Report with regard to the campaigns,"
(Note, This vote was passed at an adjournment of the meeting on the 8th day of June 1778.
"Oakham June 8. 1778. The Committee chosen to adjust the several claims of persons in town for any service done in the present war by themselves or otherwise, to estimate the service of each campaign they have served in &c. Beg leave to make the following Report."
Then follows the several campaigns in their order, and under No II. which is handed as follows we find the name of John Boye. and many others.

"The 40. of campaigns, the time they served, and the time is as follows," II. was July 23. 1777. An alarm for Providence, went to Worcester, was about three days. John Boyd — paid £1. 8. 0. "
"IV Campaign was to Providence six months in June 1777. John Boyd — paid £6. 9. "
(Note) The report of the Committee aforesaid comprehends nine campaigns. Viz. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. and 11. and is signed
Jos. Chaddock { Committee to estimate ye several campaigns. Messrs. Bothwell Thos. French Thos. White
I hereby certify that I have carefully examined the Report of the Committee abovenamed as recorded in Records of Oakham, together with the proceedings of the town on that subject and find the above extracts to be true copies.
Oakham August 11. 1832. William Crawford Jr. Town Clerk.
At the request of Capt. John Boyd. I have searched the Records of Oakham to ascertain the time of his settlement in said town and am unable to find any record of that event. but find his name repeatedly on the records. from the commencement of the American Revolution down to a few years past. and that he has held most of the Offices in the gift of said town, as. Selectman, Assessor, Representative & C.
Oakham August 11. 1832. William Crawford Jr. Town Clerk.

Daniel Ruggles of Hardwick in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Esq. of lawful age (being duly sworn) do testify and say that in the year 1776 I was in the United States service at Ticonderoga, in the state of New-York, with Capt. John Boyd of Oakham, in said County of Worcester Col. in Capt. Nathan Hamilton's Com- pany Thomas Lord of Athol was first Lieut., John Brooker of Peterham, was 2 d Lieut. and Edmund Had- ger, was Ensign. We were stationed on Mount Hope (so called) near the Mills on the stream that cometh out of Lake George into Lake Champlain the said Boyd served four Months (viz) August, September, October & November & we were dismissed the first of December we were in Col. Sam l Parsons Regiment and when Arnold's fleet was destroyed on the Lake the said Boyd was absent a number of days & when he returned he had a hole through his waistcoat by his ship, which he said was made by a grape shot when he was aboard of the fleet further sayeth not
Daniel Ruggles
Worcester ss. August 24. 1832. Then personally appeared Daniel Ruggles above named, & made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true -
Before me Jos. Knapp Jus. Peace
I hereby certify that the above named Daniel Ruggles Esq. is a man who sustains a good reputation for truth & veracity -
Jos. Knapp Jus. Peace

I Henry Rixford of Spencer in the county of Worcester and commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say that I know John Boyd of Oakham, now present, and that I knew the same John Boyd in the year 1776 in which year I served a campaign with him at Ticonderoga of four months, in Col. Sont. Brewer's Regiment and Capt. Hamilton's company At the end of the four months I left said Boyd sick at Ticonderoga. His sickness in my opinion was occasioned by the fatigues and privations which he suffered in a tour of service with a detachment from said Regiment upon Lake Champlain, where having been overcome in battle the detachment fled to the woods and were absent nine days, when they returned to the Regiment almost in a state of starvation and further the deponent saith not — Henry Rixford
Worcester ss Oakham August 23 d . 1832. Then personally appeared Henry Rixford above named and made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed —
Before me James Allen Jus. Peace
I hereby certify that the above named Henry Rixford is to the best of my knowledge a man of good reputation for truth and veracity
James Allen Jus. Peace

I Asa French of Oakham in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age testify and declare, that I am well acquainted with John Boyd of said Oakham & have known him for sixty-two years, & that he was a training Soldier when I first became acquainted with him, In the year 1774 the town of Oakham was called upon to raise a Company of Minute Men, & John Boyd was one of said Company, in April of the year 1775, when the Battle was fought at Lexington said Boyd was called upon to march, & did march, he was gone some time, but how long I do not recollect - he was placed under the command of Capt. John Crawford of said Oakham. In the year 1776 the Officers of the Company in said Oakham, were called upon to raise four Men to join the Northern Army, said Boyd was one of the number, we raised, went to and was gone some time - In the year 1777 said Boyd did duty as a Soldier six months in the revolutionary war under the command of Capt. Duble in Col. Hays Regiment in the State of Rhode Island - Asa his French mark
Worcester ss. Oakham August 15. 1832. Personally appeared Asa French subscriber to the above declaration and made Oath in due form of law to the truth of the same, before me Shelton Felton Jus. of Peace
The subscriber is personally acquainted with Lieut Asa French, & considers him to be a Man of truth & veracity, & thinks his word is entitled to full credit - Shelton Felton Jus. of Peace

John Boyd
John Forbes Affidavit

I John Forbes of Waltham in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say, that I know John Boyd of Waltham now present, and that I knew the same John Boyd in the year 1775, and marched with him from Waltham, as militia soon after the Battle of Lexington, under the command of Capt. John Cramford, to the Roxbury, where we remained some time together in service, how long I do not recollect. When I left the army at Roxbury, I left said Boyd in the there, he having agreed to stay a longer time - how long he staid I do not know - John Forbes
Worcester ss. Waltham August 23 d . 1832 -> Then personally appeared John Forbes above named and made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed
Before me James Allen Jus. Peace
I hereby certify that the above named John Forbes is to the best of my knowledge a man who sustains a fair reputation for truth and veracity
James Allen Jus. Peace