Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,019, Joseph Boyden, Mass.

SERVICE
Hass.
Boyd, Joseph
NUMBER _____
S. 29,019
CONTENTS

27263 + Albany N.Y. Massachusetts
Joseph Boyden of Franklin Co. in the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hubbard of the Reg't commanded by Col Ward in the Massachusetts line for 15 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 50 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Mar 1834 and sent Hon. D. Ward — well of N.Y. Ho. Reps
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. '34 — $150.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept '34 25.00
$175.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. Cromwell Clerk Pg. Vol. 2 Page 43
See Cir. Tra. Mar. 17 1835
Transferred to Albany from 4 Sept 1834 — April 1835

State of New York County of Schoharie } ss
On this seventeenth day of September in the year Eighteen hundred thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Schoharie aforesaid now sitting. Joseph Boyden a resident of the town of Schoharie in the County aforesaid aged Seventy four 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 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated herewith. In the year 1775 he lived in the town of Worcester in the County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts. Some time in the month of April immediately after the battle of Lexington his brother went to Cambridge where the army was encamping & enlisted, in a few days he returned finding his wife sick, he the applicant went as a substitute for him & arrived at Cambridge a distance of about 48 miles on the 1 st day of May, was accepted as substitute & enrolled in the Mass. State troops of Eight months men in the company of Capt. Jonas Hubbard a regiment of Col. Jonathan Ward, cousin of Genl. Ward, Lieut. Col. Barnes, & Capt. Timothy Bigelow. In July Genl. Washington came on & took command of the army when he removed from Cambridge to Dorchester Heights, within one mile of Boston then in possession of the British. The employment of the army during the summer was digging intrenchments, making

fortifications & other preparations for: blockading the British in Boston. There was engagement between the armies except occasional cannonading. On one night he remembers. He remained there as above until his term of Service expired, which was 8 months when he was discharged & went home.
On the first of February following, 1776, he again enlisted as volunteer for 2 months in the company of company of Capt. Mastum, & in the Regiment of Col. Whitney & Lieut. Col. Stone, of the Mass. State troops. They returned directly back to Dorchester heights where they remained until they drove the British from Boston, which took place about the middle of March. There was no battle fought in the mean time, but some time between the 17 th & middle of March, the British kept up a severe cannonading upon the height where he was stationed, & he remembers as one might think four men were killed by one shot while they were at work building a breast work. The names of three of the men were, Dr. Dole, Foster Cobb & Adams the other forgotten. He remained there until the first of April when his term of Service of 2 months having expired he was discharged & returned home.
In July following, 1776, he again enlisted for Five months in the Mass. State troops to go to New York in the Company of Capt William Gates, in the regiment of Col Jonathan Holman. Lieut. Col. Raymond, & Capt. Sears. They proceeded from Worcester to New Haven, & then went aboard a Sloop bound to New York.

I joined the army then under command of Genl Washington They were in the brigades of Genl. Follows of Mass.
They remained encamped on the R. river just above the city until the 16 th of September when they retreated, before the British army under Genl. Howe. to Harlem heights about 12 miles from the city, where considerable of a battle was fought by a small detachment of the armies.
They remained there about ten days, & from thence they continued their retreat to White Plains, about 20 miles where they made a stand. On the 28 th of October another engagement took place between a detachment of Genl. Howe's He was engaged in it & had his right & left hand men killed in the battle. The enemy finally succeeded in driving the detachment from their position which a hill, that was wished to be guarded. Thereafter after moved from place to place several times but he does not remember the names of the places. He continued with the army until December following, when his term of service, 5 months having expired, he was discharged & returned home.
Among the officers belonging to the regular or continen- tal line he remembers the following Col. Brathwaite Brant who was his first Col. in 1775-6. Col. Glover afterwards a Brigadier Genl. Col. Ebenezer Darnard. Col. Reed Genl. Sullivan, & Genl. or Col. McDougal belonging to the New York line.
He has never had any written discharge, or other written evidence of his services, nor does he know of any perso- living who can testify to the same, except about two years

Since then, were some living about 300 miles distant who were knowing to his being in the Service, but as he has not heard from them since, he has no certainty of finding them, if they are where they live.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to Subscribed
The day & year aforesaid
P. Burroughs Clerk
Joseph Boyden
We Enos Bliss
Residing in the Town of Somers aforesaid & Asa Gleason L in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Boyden who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy four years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution; that we concur in that opinion & that he is entitled to be relieved in his said decla- -ration.
Enos Bliss.
Asa Gleason L
Sworn to Subscribed
The day & year aforesaid
P. Burroughs Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that

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Joseph Bayou
arr. Mar. 3 - 35
Am I Wardell
Candy Clark

County of Jefferson ss. On this twenty ninth day of January in the year 1835 before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace for the said County of Jefferson personally appeared Joseph Boyden who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to and served Eight months in the Company, commanded by Capt Jonas Hubbard in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Ward also two months in the company commanded by Capt Seth Washburn in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Whitney also five months in the company commanded by Capt William Bates in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Hubbard in the Service of the United States - That his name was placed on the Pension roll of the State of Massachusetts from whence he has lately removed that he now resides in the State of New York where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be then payable in future - The following are his reasons for removing from Massachusetts to New York for the purpose of residing with his son - Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid } Joseph Boyden Loren Brushnell, J. P.
County of Jefferson ss. On this twenty ninth day of January in the year 1835 before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace for the said County of Jefferson personally appeared John Boyden who on his oath declares that Joseph Boyden the person who has taken the above oath is personally known to him the said deponent and that he is the same person described in the above affidavit - Sworn & subscribed to before me the day & year aforesaid } John Boyden Loren Brushnell, J. P.
I do certify that John Boyden the above deponent is personally known to me and that he is a person of veracity Loren Brushnell Justice

State of New York
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Suffolk County Clerk's Office I, Poley Burchard Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that Iron Bushnell Esquire before whom the accompanying affidavits purport to have been sworn, was at the date the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same - and further, that I am well acquainted with his hand- writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavits, to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and Seal of said County this Fifth day of February in the year 1835
Poley Burchard Clerk By Perry E. Smith Deputy

ssion on file in this Bureau.
Joseph Boydum Sur File 29019
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1775 8 mos. Pvt. Sonny Hubbard Jonathan Dard Mass.   Feb 1 1776 2 mos. Seth Washburn Whitney   July 1776 5 mos. William Gates Jonathan Holman  
Battles engaged in, Retreat from N.Y. White Plains Residence of soldier at enlistment, Worcester, Worcester Co., Mass. Date of application for pension, Sept. 11, 1832. Fitchburg, Mass. Residence at date of application, Lorraine Jefferson Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, 74 Date of death not stated Remarks: A son referred to, no name stated and no other family data.

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by L. D. L.
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Joseph Boyden
Service Mass
Additional Service Rev. War
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No claim except I. # 29019

Per MRS. CHAS. O. NORTON
KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
en April 21st 1909.
To the Hon, Commissioner of Pensions. Washington. D. C.
Dear Sir;—
Will you kindly give me mem of application for pension, Joseph Boyden, born Sept 23, 1757, at Worcester, Mass, died May 27, 1840. Wife Polly Knowlton, whom he married Nov 23, 1785.
An early reply, will be appreciated,
Yours very truly.
L. G. Norton
Regent, Fort Kearney Chapter.

29 019 Rev INVALID.
1909 May 6 First to Joseph Boyden. V.G.R.
File No. 29,019
Joseph Boyden
His Rev Mass
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 25
[Arrangement of 1870.]

March
Miss Stanton
Mar. 6
J. P. Schuch
(St. Albans)
Wm. H. ...
Mr. Marshall

Washington March 5-1835
Sir.
I have this moment rec- d yours of 3 rd inst which informs me that you refuse to transfer the name of Joseph Boydston from an agency in the state of Mass - to one in New York. About the time Mr Boydston rec d his certificate for a pension he resided in my district in N. York. He desired to go to Mass. to receive his pension and made payment accordingly - He has now returned to the Town of Leomin- ster in New York where he formerly resided -

There can be no foundation in this case. I know all the parties to the papers requesting a transfer — I hope he may be permitted to receive his pension.
Yours &c
D. Wardwell
J. L. Edwards Esq

12038 Jon Bayden
adm
Hon D. Wardenell
Sydney Hamilton Parker

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Joseph Boyd which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? Yes
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No Vide Quere 16 Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 1st & 2nd
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
According to the Regulations of the Department every applicant must produce the best proof of service in his power. If declarant knows that there are witnesses living he should produce them
The necessary proof is annexed to the papers, returned -
Mr. Boyden now resides at Sayden, Franklin Co. Mass. where he writes his pension sent & made payable at Boston -
J. C. Clattenburg

Joseph Boydell
Pension paper
12 038 12
adm d Bonaparte 50 H
Hon Mr. H. Wardlaw

I Daniel Gale, of Petersham, in the County of Worcester, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of the age of seventy nine years, testify and say, that heretofore I have been well acquainted with Joseph Boyden, now of Lorraine, in the County of Jefferson, and State of New York; That in the Spring of the year A. D. 1775, he enlisted as a private in Capt. Jonas Hubbard's company of Infantry, in Col. Jonathan Ward's Regiment, for the term of eight months , and that he was stationed in Cambridge and Dorchester near Boston; and that the said Joseph Boyden was a private in the same company, and did duty therein during the said eight months.
He further testifies and says, that about the first day of July A. D. 1776, he enlisted again for the term of five months as a private in Capt. William Gates' Company of Infantry in Col. Jonathan Holman's Regiment: and that the said Joseph Boyden was a private in the same company and did duty therein during the said five months.
Daniel Gale
July 12, 1833—

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
July 12, 1833
Worcester ss. Then personally appeared Daniel Gale, within named, and made oath, that the within affidavit, by him subscribed, is true. And I further certify, that I have been well acquainted with the said Daniel Gale for many years, that he is a person of good moral character, and that he sustains an unimpeachable character for truth and veracity - before me
Jared Weed Justice of the Peace -

I Paul Gates of Worcester, in the County of Worcester, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age, testify and say, that in the War of the Revolution, I was a private in the company commanded by Capt. Washburn, in Col. Whitney's Regiment, and served at Dorchester for two months, (near Boston, Massachusetts) in February and March, 1776 - that I was well acquainted with Joseph Boyden, then of Ward, in Worcester County aforesaid, now of Lorraine, in the County of Jefferson, and State of New York; and am well knowing that the said Boyden was a private in said company, and did duty at said Dorchester for and during the two months which I served there.
I further testify, that in the same year 1776, I was a private in a company commanded by Capt. Wm. Gates, in Col. Holman's Regiment, and served therein for five months, from about the first of July of said year 1776, to the first last of November, 1776, or first of January, 1777, and was in the service in said company in the State of New York, and was discharged at Harlem Heights - that the said Joseph Boyden was also a private in said company with me, having enlisted about the same day, and continued in the service in said company until we were discharged, at said Harlem Heights - and I know that the said Boyden was in this latter service for the term of five months.
Of the length of service in which said Boyden and myself were engaged, I have no doubt that it was for two months, and also for five months, as above stated. But on further reflection I think the place where we were discharged was at Courtland's Manor in said New York, and not at said Harlem Heights.
Paul Gates
Worcester, fs. July 21. 1833.
Then the above named Paul Gates, to me well known, as a credible witness and man of veracity, personally appeared, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition, by him subscribed.
Before me,
William Garrison, Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester, ss.
I, Joseph G. Kendall, clerk of the Judicial Courts within and for said County of Worcester, certify, that Jared Weed and William Garrison, Esquires, and Justices of the Peace within and for said County of Worcester, and that their signatures to the Certificates of the oaths of Daniel Hale and Paul Gates to the depositions hereto annexed, and by them respectively signed, appear to be in the proper hand writing of said Justices.
In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand, and affix the County Seal, at Worcester, this twenty first day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three. —
— Jos. G. Kendall Clerk.

Enos Mifflin who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in Somerville aforesaid, that Asa Glason him who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place, is a credible person, that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Peleg Burdick, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Lycoming aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Boyden for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of my office, this Eighth Day February in the year Eighteen hundred & thirtytwo P. Burdick Clerk