Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20654, Jeremiah Batcheller, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Koss
Batcheller, Jeremiah or Batcheler
W 20654
Lydia
CONTENTS

15.742 Massachusetts
Jeremiah Batchelder of Worcester in the State of Mass a who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Silby of the Rgt commanded by Col. Key in the Mass a line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 d day of July 1833 and sent Genl. G. D. Sold on Worcester Mass
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $160 00 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 1833 40 00 $200 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. Parsons Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 20 Page 4
73 Worcester

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 Twenty eighth day of August - in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty two - personally appeared in open Court, before NATHAN GAYNE, Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester now sitting Jeremiah Batchelder a resident of Douglas in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Seventy one 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.
I enlisted in the Massachusetts State troops under Capt. Baldwin & went to Dorchester in the State of Massachusetts & served there three months in the year 1776 & 1777 & assisted in building fortifications. - Immediately after the expiration of the last three months service I enlisted in the Massachusetts State troops & went from Dorchester into the City of Boston & served there three months & lay in barracks on one of the wharves. but the names of the officers I do not recollect. - Also that in the year 1778 I enlisted in the Massachusetts State troops under Capt. Pettibone for the term of three months & was stationed at Castle Island in the harbor of Boston & worked on the fortifications about one month & then went to Governor's Island & worked on the fortifications there & then returned to the Castle & remained there during the remainder of this enlistment. Also in the time of General Howe's private expedition I enlisted the Massachusetts State troops. I think in the year 1777 under Capt. Joseph Sibley, in Col. Reys Regiment, & went first to Providence in the State of Rhode Island & was stationed in the college a short time & then went from there to Chepachet & North Kingstown in said Rhode Island where I remained until the expiration of my enlistment which was for 6 months. - Also that in the year 1777 or 1778 as well as I can recollect I enlisted in the Massachusetts State troops under Capt. Coggins & went to North Kingstown & served there three months. - Also that some time in the year 1780 I enlisted in the continental army & went to West Point was there which was for six months when at time & then went down to Watervliet Bridge, where I saw Major Andre executed, & was there when Gen. Arnold went down the river to the British & after the execution we returned to West Point & remained there till my enlistment expired. I was born in Upton in the State of Massachusetts & my age is recorded on the records of said town. - I was born in the year 1761 & lived in said Upton when rolled into service & have principally there since the revolution, & have here in Douglas now for 7 years. - I am acquainted with Rev. David Holman & other respected persons who live in said Douglas & who can testify as to my character for veracity.
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.
Jeremiah Batchelder
Before NATHAN GAYNE Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester

We David Holman a Clergyman residing in the Town of Douglas and Nathaniel Carpenter residing in at Douglas hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jeremiah Batchelder who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Seventy one 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.
Before Nathl Gaine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
David Holman Nathl Carpenter
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 The Rev David Holman who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the The Town of Douglas and that Nathl Carpenter who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Douglas and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Nathl Gaine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
I Joseph Wheeler Registry Clerk of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jeremiah Batchelder for a pension. That Benjamin Adams & Daniel Fick before whom the affirmed affidavits were made and subscribed by the said Batchelder in the said County in full and that IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Probate Court - this 29 th day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two .
Joseph Wheeler Registry of the Court of Probate for said County in Massachusetts -

Supplementary Declaration.
I, Jeremiah Batchelder, of Douglas, County of Worcester, & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a claimant under the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832, for the benefit of Revolutionary Soldiers, on oath declare, that I am unable to recollect the names of the officers under whom I performed my second term of service. I enlisted for that term at Dorchester Point, immediately after I was discharged from the company of Capt. Baker, & was ordered to Boston, where we lay in barracks on the wharves, as stated in my former declaration. We performed guard duty, & occasionally were employed in laboring upon the fortification on Fort Hill. I was thus engaged for three months, & returned to Upton after my discharge. I remained at home only two or three weeks, when I went to Rutland as a substitute for my brother, to enable him to make a visit at home. I served for him at least one month, guarding Burgoyne's troops at Rutland. This service is not stated in my former declaration, because I supposed that the service of a substitute was not taken in account. I thought that my brother was entitled to the benefit of this service. I have forgotten the names of the officers at Rutland except that of Sergeant Pickering, under whose immediate orders we were. The Great Snow Storm occurred while I was at Rutland, and I trav-

elled horn in sockets, a distance of about twenty miles. The snow covered the fences, & was deeper than I ever knew it before or since.
I stated the names of my officers in the last term of service, performed on North river in 1780, to the Squire who wrote my former declaration, & supposed he stated them, I am disappointed in finding that he omitted them. I was in the company of Capt. Smith, Regt of Col. Michael Jackson. I served six months in said company, as stated in my declaration, with the exception of a few days - having been discharged at most one week only before the expiration of my time. I supposed it unnecessary to state this exception before, as the time was more than made up by extra service in getting wood down the river. Six of our number, of whom I was one, were promised a discharge as soon as we had performed this extra service, which we completed one week at most before the time of our enlistment was out. -
Jeremiah Batchelder
Worcester ss. Dec 22, 1832. Personally appeared the abovenamed Jeremiah Batchelder, I made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration, by him subscribed. And I further certify that said Batchelder is a credible person, and that his declaration is entitled to full credit. George F. Olson, Justice Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester ss.
I Theophilus Wheeler Register of the Court of Probate being a Court of Record, in the County of Worcester, do hereby certify that George Holborn Esquire, before whom the within Affidavit was made, is a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Worcester, and that I believe his name thereunto subscribed, to be his true and proper signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Probate Court at Worcester on this 28 th day of December One Thousand eight hundred and thirty two —
Theoph o Wheeler Reg t of said Court

23991
Jeremiah Bachelor Massachusetts
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Geo n Johnson Worcester Mass

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Jeremiah Bachelior of Douglass Worcester City State of Mass
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enl 1777 — 3 — privat Capt Baldwin 71 Years   Enlist 1777 — 3 — — Not stated Douglass A Living Wohneke   " 1778 — 3 — " Capt Wheeler Mass   " 1777 — 6 " " Capt Lilly {   " 1778 — 3 — " Col Key {   " 1780 — 6 " " Capt Craggin {   None given {  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ 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 that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

1018. Massachusetts
Lydia Patcheller, widow of Jeremiah Patcheller who was a Private
in the Mass line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of July, 1843 and sent to
A. G. Prentiss Worcester Mass.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 4. Page 36.

Lydia Batchelder Jeremiah D.
Mass.
Acl 7. July 38
Marryed in 1787.
Died in 1834
about 2 years pri 80
No deduction
G. G. Grafton Worcester Mass.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester, ss.
I, Charles G. Prentiss, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester, do certify, that Fred Barstow is the Judge of said Court, duly commissioned and qualified - and that his signatures to the papers hereto annexed are his genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court this twenty fourth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight.
Chas. G. Prentiss, Register.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838, entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Norfolk ss.
On this third day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty eight, personally appeared before me Nathan Jewell of the Court of Pulpit for said County Lydia Batchelder a resident of Douglas in said County aged seventy three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7. 1838. entitled an act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows That she is the widow of Jeremiah Batchelder late of said Douglas deceased, who was a private soldier in the army of the revolution and a pensioner of the United States under the law passed Feb. 7th. 1832. He belonged to Boston

in this County at the time when he went into the service and returned to the adjoining town of Hopkinton in the County of Middlesex. I did not know much of his services, I always understood that he was out two years or more and he had a full pension. But for the evidence of his services the same to the proper files in the same case of her husband.
The further deposes that she was married to the said Jeremiah Batchelder on the fifteenth day of May in the year eighteen hundred and eighty seven, by the Rev. Elijah Titcomb Pastor of the Church in said town of Hopkin- ton, that her said husband died on the thirteenth day of December in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty four and that she has remained his widow ever since. — That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January eighteen hundred and thirty four viz, at the time above stated, as will more fully appear by reference to the proper documents.

unmarried
Upon to once submitted in the day and year above written - before me -
Lydia Buckler
Mr. Barton Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Hampshire
herein before the Court do declare it as their opinion after a full investigation of the matter that the said Jeremiah Hatchwell was a soldier of the Revolution, that he married to the said applicant, that he hath seven daughters, and that she has seen him married as she hath also on oath de- clared - she being sworn to be a true of truth.
Mr. Barton Judge H.
See also my Certificate subjoined to the Application of Elijah Pitkin.
Mr. Barton Judge H.

I Samuel Prentiss of Hopkinton Middlesex County and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do Depose & Say that in the month of May in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and Eighty seven I was present and saw the Rev. Elijah Fitch marry Jeremiah Batchelder to Lydia Prentiss at the house of the Rev. Mr. Fitch in said Hopkinton Samuel Prentiss
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss August 2 d 1838
Then the above named Samuel Prentiss personally appeared and made oath to the above facts, by him subscribed
Samuel D. Davenport. Justice of the Peace
Middlesex ss August 2 d A.D. 1838 I am personally acquainted with Captain Samuel Prentiss and consider him a man of truth & one whose word can be relied on
Samuel D. Davenport. Justice of the peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss.
I Isaac Fiske Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby certify that Samuel D Davenport Esq. is a justice of the Peace within and for the County of Middlesex aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified, & that his signature within written is his genuine signature
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court of Probate this Eighth day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & thirty eight
Isaac Fiske Reg

1786. Octob. 20 A Marriage Proposed Between Jeremiah Batchelder of Grafton & Lydia Prentice of Hopkinton
A True copy of Hopkinton Town Records Attest Daniel Singletary, Town Clerk Hopkinton, August 1st 1838-
I Daniel Singletary do depose & say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town of Hopkinton in the County of Middlesex & State of Massachusetts & that the above is a true copy or extract from the records of said town- (Daniel Singletary, Town Clerk.)
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss. August 2 d A.D. 1838. Then the above named Daniel Singletary personally appeared and made oath to the above facts, by him Subscribed-
Before me Samuel D. Davenport. Justice of the Peace
Middlesex ss. Aug t 2 d A.D. 1838 I am personally acquainted with Daniel Singletary Esquire and I consider him a man of truth one whose word can be relied on Samuel D. Davenport. Justice of the Peace

1787 May 15 th Jeremiah Batchelder & Lydia Brinsess were married A true Copy. attest. Elijah Fitch Clerk for the first church in Hopkinton
I. Elijah Fitch - do depose and say that I hold the office of clerk of the first church in Hopkinton Middlesex County & State of Massachusetts and that the above is a true copy or extract from the records of said Church Elijah Fitch
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex ss. August 2. A. D. 1838.
Then the above named Elijah Fitch personally appeared & made oath to the above facts, by him subscribed
Before me Samuel D. Davenport Justice of the Peace Middlesex ss. August A. D. 1838 I am personally acquai- nted with Deacon Elijah Fitch and consider him a man of truth & one whose word can be relied on Samuel D. Davenport Justice of the peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Medfield
I Isaac Fiske Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex & Commonwealth aforesaid, hereby certify that Samuel D. Davenport Esquire is a justice of the Peace within and for said County of Middlesex duly commissioned & qualified & that his signatures written in several places on the preceding paper are his genuine signatures. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court of Probate this eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight. Isaac Fiske Reg.
Respectfully. I certify that the foregoing deposition was taken before the rules of the premium office were generally present notice in this part of the country, and I regard the defect in not having the date of the marriage written out in words at length, as aided by the supplementary evidence of publication, and particularly by the deposition of Samuel D. Davenport. I have no doubt the date in figures, to wit, "seventeen hundred eighty seven May fifteenth", is the true date of the marriage. Mr. Nathan Judson of Middlesex Co.

Jeremiah Batchelder of Douglas in the County of Bristol and State of Mas- sachusetts, do desire and say that I am the son of Jeremiah Batchelder late of said Douglas deceased, and Lydia Batchelder his wife - My father died on the thirteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four, as appears by the record thereof in our family Bible, of which the following is a copy Jeremiah Batchelder died December 13th. A. D. 1834 Aged 73 years 8 months and 28 days "
My mother has resided with me ever since his death, and has now again been married, but is now his widow.
Jeremiah Batchelder Constituency of Massachusetts born 15. Aug. 6. 1838. His family appears Jeremiah Batchelder who is reported to be a man of truth, and much of the above description by him relative - has is true. - by me the Batchelder of Bristol for said County

Ref 20-654 WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20654  Am Lydia Batcheller Widow of Jeremiah Batcheller Rev. Rev. War
Act: March 3 rd  1837
Index:—Vol. 21 , Page 37
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Massachusetts - 635
Eyolia Batchelder, widow of Jeremiah Batchelder, who was a pensioner under the Act of June 7, 1832 and who died on the 30 th Dec r 1834 of Worcester in the State of Mass s who was a Pen. in the Comp y commanded by Captain Libby of the Reg t commanded by Hays in the Mass s line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 80 Dollars & Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1835
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of Dec r 38, and G. G. Prouty Worcester, Mass.
Arrears to the 4 th of Sept r $ 200.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 40.00
$ 240.00
{ Act July 7, } { 1838. }
Recorded by R. B. ... Clerk Book A Vol. 1 - Page 70.

State of New York      Joseph Batchelder a resident of the Town of Litchfield Middletown County ss      in said County being sworn in due form of Law state on his oath before me and say, that he is sixty nine years of age That during the Revolutionary War he resided in the Town of Upton County of Worcester and State Massachusetts. That in the Year 1780 in the month of July this deponent and Jeremiah Batchelder both enlisted in to the Continental Service for six Months, that they were first Mustered at Springfield in Mass. on the 27th day of July (it being the birth day of this deponent) That they were then put under a Continental Officers and March to the South that they crossed the North river below the Highlands and went into the State of New Jersey and found the Army at a place (this deponent thinks) was called Galway. That this deponent dont now recollect the name of his company officers but they were in a Regiment commanded by Col. John Jackson of Newton Mass. That they remained at Galway and Tappan the principle part of the summer that in the fall they went to rest point for winter quarters that they were discharged in the month of January near the last days That this Deponent and the said Jeremiah Batchelder both enlisted at the same time and were discharged at the same time and place, that when they were discharged they returned to Upton and there delivered their discharges to the Select Men of the Town the reason of their delay was that when they enlisted, the Town of Upton was called for a given number of Men and the Select Men hired them to enlist and paid them a price then agreed upon and was to receive their wages And this deponent states further before me and say that previous to the Year 1780 that his Brother the said Jeremiah Batchelder served three Months in the Army at Dorchester in Massachu- setts in Company commanded by Lieutenant Leclerc of Sutton and Ensign Perrin Batchelder the father of this deponent. That this deponent then lived with his father and Knew the said Jeremiah enlisted and was in the camp and saw him on duty, that when the three months was out the said Jeremiah Batchelder and this deponent both enlisted for one Month in the said Company of which their father was Ensign, and went in to Boston where they

both remained until the month for which they enlisted expired when they were discharged, and this deponent doth further depose and say that he also knew as his brother the said Jeremiah Batchelder enlisting for six months and going to Rhode Island but in what year this deponent saith he does this deponent knew from personal knowledge that he served his time out but he recalls that he was gone from home and that his father went to carry his winter clothing to him and that it was understood at the time that he was in the Army, and further this deponent sayeth not. Subscribed and sworn to August 28th 1832 Joseph Batchelder
James B. Eldredge First Judge of Madison Co.
State of New York Madison County Clerk's Office }
I, Andrew S. Sloan, Clerk of the said County, do certify that James B. Eldredge, before whom the preceding af- fidavit purports to have been sworn, was, at the date of the same, the first Judge of the County Courts in and for said County
And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily be- lieve his name subscribed to the said affidavit, to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and seal of Office this 29 th day of August 1832
A. S. Sloan Clk.
Time - 2 years and three weeks, as amended.
Geo. Folsom
23991 Jno. Batchelder

I Daniel Fisk of Upton in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts. do testify and say that I am seventy four years of age and that I lived in said Upton at the time of the revolutionary war and and ever since and am well acquainted with Jeremiah Batchelder, who lived in Upton formerly at the time of said revolutionary war and am knowing to his being in the service at Northbridge in the state of Rhode Island ten weeks. was then with him myself in the same company under the command of Capt. Craggin who then belonged to Mendon in the state of Massachusetts. According to my best recollection the above service was performed at Northbridge by the said Jeremiah Batchelder either in the year 1777 or 1778. and further the deponent saith not.
Daniel Fisk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester ss. Upton August 13th. 1832. then personally appeared Daniel Fisk who signed the above deposition, and made solemn oath to the truth of the same. and I further certify that I am well acquainted with Daniel Fisk who signed the above deposition and know him to be a man of truth and a credible witness. Daniel Fisk Junr. Justice of the Peace.

I Elisha Brown of the bridge in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age do testify & say that I served a term of duty of six months, in the State of Rhode Island, the time of private Spencer's expedition (so called) in the year 1777. I enlisted & served in the company commanded by John Sibley, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Hays - I well remember that Jeremiah Batchelder now of Douglas in said County of Worcester enlisted & served in the said company with me during the said six months, we first went to Providence in Rhode Island & were stationed in the College, a short time, we then went to Oldkingsstown & North Kingston in said Rhode Island, at the end of said six months we were marched back to Providence & were there dismissed, and further the deponent saith not Elisha Brown
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester ss. Webridge August 11 th 1832. Then personally appeared Elisha Brown, who signed the above deposition & made solemn oath to the truth of the same. And I further certify that I am well acquainted with Elisha Brown, who signed the above deposition, and know him to be a man of truth, & a credible witness.
Benjamin Adams Justice of the peace

I, Hezekiah Rockwood of Upton in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say that I served a term of duty in the revolutionary war of three months in the state of Massachusetts at Dorchester with Jeremiah Batchelder in the company commanded by Capt Baldwin. I further say that I lived in Hopkinton in the County of Middlesex in the Commonwealth aforesaid at the time of the revolutionary war and well remember, that the said Jeremiah Batchelder who now lives in Douglas in the County of Worcester aforesaid and at the time of the aforesaid service being rendered lived in Hopkinton in the same town in which I lived did perform the term of service above mentioned in the years 1776 & 1777. and further the deponent saith not.
Hez. Rockwood
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester ss. Upton August 13 th 1832. Then personally appeared Hezekiah Rockwood, who signed the above deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same. and I further certify that I am well acquainted with Hezekiah Rockwood who signed the above deposition and know him to be a man of truth and a credible witness.
Daniel Hastings Jur. Justice of the Peace

I Pelatiah Darling of Uxbridge in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify & say, that in September in the year 1770 I enlisted into the company commanded by Capt. Seth Whedark - I well remember Jeremiah Batchelder now of Bangor in said company County enlisted & served then with me in said company for the term of three months, we were stationed on Castle Island in the harbour of Boston & worked on the fortifications about one month, we then went to Governor Island a short distance & there worked on the fortifications & then returned to the castle & after the said three months expired the said company including my self & the said Batchelder Batchelder were dismissed. And further the Deposition saith not - misrep. And further the Deposition saith not - misrep. And further the Deposition saith not - misrep. Pelatiah Darling
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester ss. August 28 th 1832. Then Pelatiah Darling personally appeared & made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him signed. I further certify that I am acquainted with the said Deposition & believe him to be a man of truth & a credible witness. Benjamin Adams Justice of the peace

I Daniel Fisk of Upton in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts - do testify and say that I am seventy four years of age and that I lived in said Upton at the time of the revolutionary war and and ever since and am well acquainted with Jeremiah Batchelder, who lived in Upton at the time of said revolutionary war and am knowing to his being in the service at North Kingston in the state of Rhode Island ten weeks was then with him myself in the same company under the command of Capt. Graggin who then belonged to Mendon in the state of Massachusetts. According to my best recollection the above service was performed at North Kingston by the said Jeremiah Batchelder either in the year 1777 or 1778. and further the deponent saith not.
Daniel Fisk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester ss. Upton August 13th. 1832. then personally appeared Daniel Fisk who signed the above deposition, and made solemn oath to the truth of the same. and I further certify that I am well acquainted with Daniel Fisk who signed the above deposition and knows him to be a man of truth and a credible witness. Daniel Fisk Just. of the Peace.

1503
J. G. Batchelder
$80 per an.
Send cert. to C. G. Prentiss Worcester Mass.

State of Massachusetts Worcester County ss. 7
On this sixth day of May 1843, personally appeared before the Justiciaries of the Peace in and for the County of Worcester, - Lydia Batchelder & President of Douglas in the County & State aforesaid, aged sixty eight years, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3 d of March 1843, granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. - That she is the Widow of Jeremiah Batchelder of Mr. Douglas who was a Private in the Revolutionary War - and that she rec d Eighty Dollars per annum, under the Act of July 7 th 1830.
She further declares that she is still a Widow. Lydia Batchelder
Sworn to and submitted on the day & year above written before Warren Humes justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Lydia Batchelder and believe her declaration to be true.
Douglas May 6. 1843 Warren Humes justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester ss.
I, Charles G. Prentiss, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester, do certify, that Warren Humes is a justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly com- missioned and qualified - and that his signa- tures to the certificates on the preceding page are genuine.
In testimony whereof I do here- unto set my hand and the seal of said Court this twenty sixth day of May, one thousand, eight hun- dred and forty three.
Chas. G. Prentiss, Register