Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38588, Stephen Burges, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
NUMBER
S. 38588
Burges, Stephen or Burgess
CONTENTS

In cir. Ira - June 9 th 1835-
To Rhode Island, from 4 th March 1835 - June 20 th 1835-
Station sent October 18 1840 to B. Howard, Plymouth, Mass.
9103
+ Rhode Island + Massachusetts.
Stephen Burgess,
Middleboro' in the state of Mass ts
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Learned, of the Mass ts for the term of one year.
scribed on the Roll of Massachusetts, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 th of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th of April 19. and sent to Nahum Mitchell, judge, Bridgewater, Mass ts
Arrears to 4 th of March, 1819. - 88.23
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sept. 1819. 48. " "
  10 mo \frac{27}{30} } 1819. $  } 136.23.    4 \frac{4}{31} }  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

State of Rhode Island &c } County of Bristol } Sc.
On this second day of June 1835. before me the subscriber a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, for the said County of Bristol, personally appeared Stephen Burgess, who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company, commanded by Capt. Harwood in the Regiment commanded by Col. Larned, 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 Rhode Island, where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be thence payable, in future, and that his reasons for removing to the state of Rhode Island, are, "having no family excepting two sons, who are settled in said County of Bristol"
Stephen Burgess
Sworn and subscribed to, before me the day and year aforesaid.
Wm Throop Justice Court
C. Pleas.

We the subscribers hereby certify that we have been acquainted with Stephen Burgess, the subscriber of the within or foregoing certificate, and know that he is the same person, who has received a pension from the United States, at the Agency in Massachusetts, as a Revolutionary Pensioner for the sixteen years last past & believe that he has received his pension, since April 7 th 1819. the date of his certificate N o 9103, issued by the Hon ble Secretary of War. Abraham Leonard Jacob Cushman
Bristol ss. At Bristol June 2 d , 1835.
The above certificate signed and sworn to before me, and I certify that the signers, Abraham Leonard & Jacob Cushman, are persons of unvarying credit with whom I am acquainted — W m Throop Justice Court C. Pleas.
State of Rhode Island ss. Clerk's Office, Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bristol, I hereby certify that W m Throop whose signature is affixed in his own proper hand writing, to the taking of the foregoing affidavit, and certificate is Chief Justice of the

Court aforesaid, duly commissioned under the seal of said State and engaged thereon according to Law.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Court this second day of June A. D. 1835. and of American Independence the 59th -
W m Broadfoot Clerk.

A. Burgh lfs
9103
April 1819
Can

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Plymouth ss.
On this Seventeenth day of July 1820, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having a power also of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings, personally appeared in open Court, being a court of record for the said County Stephen Burgess aged Sixty four years, resident in Middleborough in said County, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. for the term of one year in Capt. Lord's company, Col. Learned's Regiment and that he has received a pension certificate dated Aug 7 th 1819 - and numbered 9102 - in pursuance of his original Declaration made April 11 - 1818 and also takes and subscribes the following oath, viz.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 28 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 so 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 that 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, and by me subscribed.
1 Cow $20 pig 1 Case drawers two tables 1 stand value $47.31 3/4  3 Chests 9 chairs earthen. tin & iron ware wooden ware other trifling articles of house furniture Besides these articles I own no other property I owe $50 on note.
Stephen Burgess
Sworn to, and declared, on the 17 th day of July A.D. 1820 before
Nathaniel Mitchell  J te Justice of said court
I, John B Thomas clerk of said court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record 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 the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is forty seven dollars and 31 cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this twenty first day of July 1820.
J B Thomas Clerk of the Court for the County of Plymouth

Stephen Burges Middleborough, 1775
4. April, 1818
One year in 1776 - in Larned's Map. ref.
Adm d
To the Judge at E. Bridgewater Mass.

United States of America.
State of Massachusetts
I, Stephen Burges a citizen of the United States, now resident at Middleborough in the County of Plymouth in the State aforesaid, do on oath, upon declare, that I served, in the War of the Revolution, the full term of time required by a Law of the United States, made and passed in the month of March, A. D. 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons en- gaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," as one requisite to entitle me to be placed on the pension list of the said United States, having entered the land service of the said United States, on the Continental Establishment, and served as a Sergeant against the common enemy; from April A 1775 to December following inclusive making eight months I was then Capt Seth Clarke's Company & Col Hallett's Regiment and was honorably discharged at the end of said That I belonged to  term which I served and on Capt. Cad- I enlisted in January A 1776 into Capt Peter Hawwood's company & Col Learned's Regt and that I left the service  for one year - I marched to New- York and was there put under the command of Col Dupper doing duty of guards in Whale Beats and other work to the end of said term of service when I was honorably discharged - I never had any other discharge - & I further say that I am reduced in my circumstances & stand in need of my country's assistance for support And I hereby relinquish all claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the said United States, if any may be, or hath been, so allowed. and I further declare I depose that all said service was in the Massachu- setts line.
Stephen Burges
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this fourth day of April 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 ser- vice of the United States in the revolutionary war," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me, one of the Judges of the circuit Court of common pleas for the Southern Circuit of the coun- ties of Plymouth Bristol Norfolk Barnstable Nantucket & Dukes Counties the abovenamed Stephen Burges 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 I do certify that he is poor and needs the assistance of his country for support.
Nahum Mitchell

Rev. War Section. Record Division.
AW OW
Jan. 7, 1922.
Mr. Herbert O. Bingham State Record Commissioner. Providence, R. I.
Sir:
In response to your letter of the 23" ultimo, you are advised that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, Survivor File No. 38,588 , it appears that Stephen Burges , or Burgess while living in Harwich, Mass. enlisted in April 1775, and served as Sergeant for eight months in Capt. Seth Clark's Co. Col. Hallet's Mass. Regiment; he re-enlisted in Jan. 1776 in Capt. Peter Harwood's Co. Col. Learned's Mass. Regiment, marched to New York where he was put under the command of Col. Tupper and acted as a Corporal in the Whale Boat service and was discharged at the end of a year.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 4, 1818, while living in Middleborough, Mass. aged about 62 years. In 1835, he was living in Rhode Island with two sons in the County of Bristol. Their names are not stated.
Very respectfully,
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.

Isabella A. Ills. -80-55-
38 5 88
INVALID.
Rev
July 28/97 Miss Gilbert, Chicago See B.S. 22646 1916 Oct. 24. Hist. to Hon. Frank D. Chester, Jr. 1922 Jan. 7. Hist to H.O. Bingham
File No. 38 5 88
Stephen Burgess Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 68
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Bristol R. I. June 5th 1835.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
At the request of Mr. Stephen Burgess, I here enclose his application for the transfer of the payment of his pension, from the agency in Massachusetts, to that, in this State.
Also enclose his pension certificate, as perhaps you may require it.
You may return the papers either to Mr. Burgess or to me,
Yours most respectfully
Wm Shrop-

I Seth Allen of Harwich in the County of Barnstable State of Massachusetts of lawful age to give evidence do testify and declare that during the revolutionary war I think in the year 1776 that I together with a number of others of this town among whom was Stephen Burgess then of Whit place enlisted in the service of the United States in a company commanded by Peter Harwood in Col. Larned's Regiment, marched to Roxbury and from thence to New York, there ordered into boats under the command of Col. Saffin, continued there and in the North river in said service till one year from the time of our enlistment had expired, and that the said Stephen Burgess during said year, acted in the capacity of a corporal, and that during said year I was generally in sight of S t Burgess and actually know him to be in the service as is above specified - SETH ALLEN
Barnstable, July 22 d 1818 Then the above named Seth Allen personally appeared before me and made solemn oath that the above declaration by him subscribed was actually true - Ebenezer Brooks Justice of the Peace for the County of Barnstable

The within named Seth Allen is a credible Wit- ness and the within named Eben Brooks is a Jus- tice of the peace for the County of Barnstable and duly authorized and empowered to take De- positions and the foregoing is his true and genuine handwriting and signature
Nahum Mitchell } Judge for

I Jonathan Basset of Dennis in the County of Barnstable & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged sixty nine years do testify declare and say, that during the revolutionary war, I together with a number of others of the Town of Harwich (the place where I then resided) among whom was Stephen Burges of that place, enlisted into the service of the United States, some time  in December in the year 1775 in a company commanded by Capt. Peter Harwood in Colonel Larned's Regiment, and marched to Roxbury, and from thence to New York, & there ordered into boats under the com- mand of Col. Tupper, & continued there and in the North River in said service till one year from the time of our enlistment had expired, and that the said Stephen Burges during said year acted in the capacity of a corporal, and that during said year I was generally in sight of said Burges, and actually know him to be in the service as above stated. Jonathan Basset
Barnstable ss. July 22. 1810 Personally appeared the above named Jonathan Basset and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed Before me John Davis Justice Peace
The above named Jonathan Basset is a credible wit- ness and the aforesaid John Davis is a Justice of Peace & Judge of Probate of Wills &c in the said County of Barnsta- ble and authorized to take depositions in this said County and the foregoing is his true and genuine hand wri- ting and signature. —
Nahum Mitchell } Judge Dun

Mr. Henry Clay Evans Dear Sir:
I would like a certificate of service of the Revolutionary Soldier Silas Robbins of Windham Co. Conn. (not Westmoreland Co. Conn.) and Stephen Burgess of Co. H. 4th Regt. N. H. Vols. at Fort Ann, Washington Co. N. Y. Also a certificate of service in war of 1812-14 of William Robbins who enlisted I think at Sandy Hill which is close to Fort Ann N. Y.

I trust to hear from the information will oblige
Yours truly,
Isabella A. Gilbert. 578 La Salle Ave. Chicago, Ill.
Chicago, Ill.
June 28 th 1897

Rev Sec H
Frank Dyer Chester, Ph.D.
The Bristol, Boston.
October 17, 1916.
U. S. Pension Bureau,
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
The great-grandfather of my mother Miranda Frances (Burgess) Chester was Stephen Burgess or none Borges who died a U. S. pensioner at Bristol, R.I. Aug. 14 or 13 , 1839, and was first Sergeant and then Lieutenant from Harwich, Barnstable County, Mass. presumably. aged 86 or 87
Will you kindly send me all data relating to him for my information?
Was the private Stephen Burgess who was 78 in 1818 or 1819 a different party in Plymouth County, or was the 78 a mistake for 68? It seems certain that my Stephen Burgess was born in 1752, the year that the time-reckoning was changed.
My Stephen Burgess was interred in North Middleboro, Plymouth County, and his children lived in Kingston, Plymouth County, in part.
Very respectfully yours,
F. D. Chester
ex-U. S. Consul-General

HERBERT O. BRIGHAM COMMISSIONER
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STATE RECORD COMMISSIONER STATE HOUSE PROVIDENCE
December 23, 1921.
Washington Gardner, Commissioner Bureau of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly send me an abstract of service for Stephen Burgess who served as Private in the Revolutionary War, last payment of pension, March 1839.
Very truly yours,
Herbert O. Brigham State Record Commissioner.
HOB-D

Rev. War Section.
October 24, 1916.
Hon. Frank D. Chester, Ph. D. The Bristol, Boston, Massachusetts.
Sir:-
In response to your letter dated the seventeenth instant, you are advised that the papers in the claim of Stephen Burgee or Burgess, Sur. File No. 38,588 Rev. War, show that he was a resident of Harkich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, when he enlisted in April 1775, and served eight months as a Sergeant in Captain Seth Clark's company under Colonel Hallet Regt in the Massachusetts troops; and was honorably discharged on Cape Cod; he enlisted again in January, 1776, in Captain Peter Harwood's company, Colonel Learned's regiment, for one year, marched to New York where he was put under the command of Colonel Tupper, and Active served as a Corporal in the Whale Boat service on the North River until the expiration of the year when he was honorably discharged.
In 1820, he was a resident of Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, and stated that he was (sixty-four in 1820 years of age; and he was allowed pension of ninety-six dollars per annum from April 4, 1818 on a certificate issued
ap. ed. Apr 4, 1818. res M X

April 7, 1819, from which it will be seen that he is identical with Stephen Burgess recorded in the list of pensioners reported by the Secretary of War in 1835, in which year he was calculated to have been seventy-eight years of age.
As the soldier is not found among the 1818 pensioners of Bristol County, Rhode Island, said list must have been printed prior to in  June 1835, at which time he stated that he had lately removed to Rhode Island for the reason that he had no family except two sons (names not stated) who were settled in the County of Bristol.
There is no further data relative to his services or his family.
Very respectfully,
E. C. Freeman
Acting Commissioner.
of Consent to be sent in our book case
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