Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14,328, William Boden, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
Continental Mass.
Boden, William Experience
NUMBER
W. 14,328
CONTENTS
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Massachusetts. 1521.
Experience Boden widow of William Boden
who died on the _____ year 1809, of Essex Co. in the State of Massachusetts who was a _____ in the _____ commanded by Captain Drum Major of the regiment commanded by Col. Hutchinson in the Massachusetts line for Mass
20 months, Dr Major
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 100 Dollars _____ Cents, per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of No- vember 1837, and sent to Hon. J. C. Phillips, Salem, Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1837 $ 650. 00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar '38 50. 00
$700. 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3rd }
Recorded by D. M. Curdy, Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2. Page 45.

I Joseph Cloutman Esq e on oath testify that I am Clerk of the City of Salem in Massachusetts, and that the following is a true transcript from the Book of Records of Marriages in my custody, viz:
"Marriages by Rev Thomas Barnard:
1774 (Seventeen hundred and Seventy four) July the eighteenth (18 th ) William Boden and Experience Downing:
That it is a true copy of the Record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows, viz:
"1774 July 18 th William Boden to Experience Downing"
I Joseph Cloutman abovenamed depose & say that I hold the office of Clerk of said Salem City in the County of Essex in State of Massachusetts and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said City with the exception above named as certified by me
Joseph Cloutman Clerk of the City of Salem.
State of Massachusetts Essex ss: Oct. 28 th 1837 Then the above named Joseph Cloutman Esq e who is a credible witness made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true Before me Benj. Merrill Just. Peace.
Oct. 28 th 1837 I certify that Benjamin Merrill is a Justice of the Peace duly qualified and that the above is his Signature
G. C. Phillips. —

V 1896
Mrs. Experience Boden Massachusetts
Mrs
July 36
3 rd Sec
Adm d 20 ind. Sum. Maya. $100 per ann comf 4 March 1831.
(Faint, illegible text) Name of Captain... leg... 1777
Please reply to H. S. C. Phillips By Authority May 12 Salem Mass ts

Declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the 3d Section of the Act of Congress of the 4th July 1836 :
State of Massachusetts Esra Formby vs :
On this tenth day of January 1837 personally appeared before the Honorable David Cummings Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County Experience Boden a resident of Salem in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged 85 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 4. 1836 :
That she is the Widow of William Boden, who served as a Drum Major from April 19 th 1775 continually till the end of the year 1775 and then again enlisted for and served in the same capacity all the year 1776 and during all that time in Col. Hutchinson's Regiment in the Massachusetts line of the Continental Army, the name of the Captain of the Company she knows not, and further she has understood and believes that he at the end of 1776 again enlisted and continued to serve in said capacity three years longer, till 1780 : she is

unable to state the particulars of his services, and begs leave to refer for proofs to the rolls of the Army during the Revolutionary War :
She further declares that she was married to the said William Boden on the Eighteenth day of July 1774 : that her husband the aforesaid William Boden died at Salem in the year 1809 : and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. Ebenezer  by Boden mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year abovewritten, the applicant being unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, before me. David Cummings J. C. C. P.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss.
I John Prince Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in said County do certify that Hon. David Cumming is one of the Judges of said Court - that Benjamin Merrill Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in said County & that their signatures hereon are genuine.
Witness my hand & seal of said Court May 6. 1837
John Prince Clk.

Re WIDOW, &c.
File No. 14328
Experience Boden Widow of William Boden Drum Major Rev War
Act: July 4 th 86
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 74
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Experience Bodens Massachusetts
Suspended
See letter 1 July 1837. B. Merrill do. do S. C. Phillips Oct. 20 1837.
Adm o
Act 4 July 1836

I hereby certify that William Boden was married to Experience Downing by Rev Thomas Barnard July 18 1774 as appears by the town Record of Mar- -riages Vol 2 fol 56 —
Jos Cloutman Salem Jan'y 5 th 1837 — [Signature] City, Clerk.
I Joseph Cloutman do make oath that I am Clerk of the City of Sa- lem & have the Records of said City in my custody and that the above is a true certificate therefrom — the said Rev. Dr Thomas Barnard has been dead many years.
Jos Cloutman State of Massachusetts Eldred B. Dany 5, 1837 Then Joseph Cloutman a credible witness made oath that the above Affidavit by him subscribed is true before Eug. Merriell Dist. Clerk.

Nov 1 st
James L. Edwards Esq & C. Phillips Comm. Pensions
No
Mr. S
Washington D. C.

Salem, Mass'tts, Oct. 28, 1827
Ja s Edwards Esq. Com r Pens ns ,
Sir,
In the Letter of Mr Crump, actg Com r to me, dated 20 th inst t it is remarked that
"The claim of Mrs E. Boden may be admitted for 20 months as Drum Major, should she think proper to accept it; after she shall have sent to this office a new certificate in relation to the date of the marriage" in the new form.
The new certificate is herewith furnished, and she concludes to agree to claim only for the 20 months.
I am respectfully,
Y rs O bed Serv t !
Y. C. Phillips,
Please send the Certificate to
Mr Merrill

I, Jesse Smith, of Salem in Massachusetts, aged 80 years, on oath testify That I was well acquainted with William Bodra, who resided and died in Salem: I know that He served the first eight months of the Revolutionary War, from April 1775 to the end of that year, as Drum Major or Tambour Major in Gen Sullivan's Brigade stationed at Winter Hill in Charlestown during the siege of Boston — early in 1776 I was drafted into Washington's Foot Guard and after that I lost sight of the Regiments: Bodra enlisted in the Regiment commanded at first by Col Mansfield and afterward by Col Hutchinson — I knew him after the Peace as he and I both resided in Salem: Hutchinson's Regiment was in Sullivan's Brigade.
Jesse Smith
Essex ss: Jan 7 th 1837 Then Jesse Smith made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true: he is a credible and disinterested witness. before me P. Merrill Just: Peace.

I Jonathan Peabody of Salem in Massachusetts aged 74 years, on oath testify that I was well acquainted with William Boden who died in Salem in 1809: I know that he served as a Drum Major in Col. Hutchinson's Regiment the first Eight months of the Revolutionary War from April 19. 1775 to the end of 1775 and that he continued to serve in the same Regiment in 1776 till that Regiment marched in the spring of 1776 from Cambridge to New York and he marched away with it: I remained in the neighborhood of Boston in the service. I have no doubt he served all the war, as I have heard he did. Mrs Experience Boden who is now applying for a Pension is his widow.
Jonathan his Peabody mark
Essex ss: Jan 7 12 th 1837
The truth above named Jonathan Peabody a credible and disinterested witness subscribed and made oath to the above Affidavit before me
Benj. Merrill Just. Peace