Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 18,662, Philip Bridges, Mass. Mass. Sea Service

SERVICE
Mass. Mass. Sea Service
Bridges, Philip Hannah
NUMBER
W 18,662
CONTENTS
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Massachusetts 31655
Hannah Briggs
widow of Philip Briggs
Mass who was a Private
in the Massach s line for 13 Mos 24 d Seaman 10 Mos 6 days
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of Eighty Six Dollars Eighty Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of December 1843 and sent to
James Gurney Marblehead Mass
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 37

Hannah Prindle 3577
Wid of Philip Mass.
Ad July 7 1838
Maria 1780
dia 1820
Allen
13 mo 18 day pr
$45.33 per ann
{ 4 mo 14 d
17.86 { Seaman
$63.19
Vol. 35 p 262, 263
" 39. 1 4
Coast Fulton fol Glen
Mass. Mch 6 1885
Navy, S. Com Hooper dec. at piers Jan 7 1892
Ings n 21,146
Sam Gregory Esq
Marblehead
Mass

State of Massachusetts } ss. Marblehead. County of Essex, . . . . .
On this thirtieth day of August A. D. 1838, personally appeared before me David Remond Esquire, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas & a Court of Record, within & for said State & County, Hannah Bridges, a resident of said Marblehead, aged Eighty years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, from the best of her knowledge & belief, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th, 1838, entitled "An act granting Half pay & pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Philip Bridges, who was a Private in a Company of Sea Fencibles in the service of the said State of Massachusetts in the War of the Revolution: that said Company was located in said Marblehead for the defence of the Port & coasts adjacent - was attached to no particular Regiment - & was commanded by Capt. Francis Felton: that her said husband resided in said Marblehead at the time of his enlistment, & enlisted as a volunteer in said Company & in said town, on or about the eleventh day of July A. D. 1775, to serve until the close of said year: that her said husband continued in said company doing his duty from time to time in & about said town until on or about the last day of December following, when the term of enlistment having expired said Company was discharged.
She further declares that her said husband again enlisted as a Private & volunteer in the same Company, under the same Captain Francis Felton & in the same service & town, on or about the fourth day of January, A. D. 1776, to serve during the whole of that year unless sooner discharged by order of the Legislature: that her said husband accordingly continued with & in said Company doing his duty in & about said town, until on or about the last day of the same year, when the term of his enlistment having expired he was discharged.
She further declares that according to the best of her knowledge & belief her said husband, at said Marblehead, & immediately after his discharge from said Company, entered the Naval service of either the United States or the said State of Massachusetts, & served on board the State or Continental Brig Massachusetts, John Peak &

in service of the said State of Massachusetts in the War of the Revolution: that said Company was located in said Marblehead for the defence of the Port & coasts adjacent - was attached to no particular Regiment - & was commanded by Capt. Francis Fenton: that her said husband resided in said Marblehead at the time of his enlistment, & enlisted as a volunteer in said Company & in said town, on or about the eleventh day of July A.D. 1775, to serve until the close of said year: that her said husband continued in said company doing his duty from time to time in & about said town until on or about the last day of December following, when the term of enlistment having expired said Company was discharged.
She further declares that her said husband again enlisted as a Private & volunteer in the same Company, under the same Captain Francis Fenton &, in the same service & town, on or about the fourth day of January, A.D. 1776, to serve during the whole of that year unless sooner discharged by order of the Legislature: that her said husband accordingly continued with & in said Company, doing his duty in & about said town, until on or about the last day of the same year, when the term of his enlistment having expired he was discharged.
She further declares that according to the best of her knowledge & belief her said husband, at said Marblehead, & immediately after his discharge from said Company, entered the Naval service of either the United States or the said State of Massachusetts, & served on board the State or Continental Brig Massachusetts, John Besc & Capt. Souther or Souther commanders, successively, for four successive cruises - in the course of the years 1777 & 1778: that the late Mr. George Cook of this place, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner under the act of March 18th, 1818, who also served on board said Brig at the same time with her said husband, & who died in this town in the month of January now last past, stated but a few days before his death, that it was true that Philip Bridges her said husband, & a number of other Marbleheadmen served on board said Brig with him for the four successive cruises above mentioned: that before she could procure his affidavit in proof of her said husband's service on board said Brig he the said Cook was suddenly taken ill & died:

that she cannot state the particulars of her said husband's services on said four cruises on board said Brig, nor precisely when the first cruise commenced & the last cruise ended, but that from the best of her knowledge & belief he ended the said Naval service on or about the first of January 1777. & was discharged from it, at the expiration of said four cruises , on or about the middle of April 1778.
She further declares that she has no documentary evidence in support of this last mentioned service, & knows of no person whose testimony she can procure to prove it, & she begs to refer to the Rolls & Documents in the War office at Washington for the proof of particulars of said service.
She further declares that she was married to the said Philip Bridges on the eleventh Day of December in the year seventeen hundred & eighty; that her said husband the aforesaid Philip Bridges died on the first day of November, eighteen hundred & twenty — & that she has remained a widow ever since his death; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred & ninety-four, viz: at the time above stated, as will more particularly appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Witness my hand & seal Hannah Gregory
Hannah X Bridges mark
Known to me to be subscribed the day & year above written - the said applicant being unable by reason of infirmity to appear in Court. Before me, David C. Cummings
I, John Ingersoll, of Salem in the County of Essex, & State of Massachusetts do on my oath testify & declare, that I am in the Eighty-third year of my age; that I was in Public Service by Land & Sea, in the War of the Revolution; that I am now a Pensioner under the Law of June 7th, 1832, for said service; that among other vessels in which I performed service in said War, was the Massachusetts or Continental Brig Massachusetts, Capt Southwick or Southworth Commander: We sailed from Boston sometime in the Spring or Summer of 1777, & returned back to Salem after a cruise of three  four months having captured one prize, called the Light Horse Brig, of thirty hundred tons, which we brought safe into Salem & she having arrived at Boston and in the new State of Maine had

She further declares that she was married to the said Philip Bridgeo on the eleventh day of December in the year seventeen hundred & eighty; that her said husband the aforesaid Philip Bridgeo died on the first day of November, eighteen hundred & twenty — & that she has remained a widow ever since his death; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred & ninety-four, viz: at the time above stated, as will more particularly appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Witness my hand James Gregory
Hannah her X Bridgeo mark
Known to be subscribed the day & year above written — the said applicant being unable by reason of infirmity to appear in Court. Before me, David Cummings
I, John Ingersoll, of Salem in the County of Essex, & State of Massachusetts do on my oath testify & declare, that I am in the Eighty-third year of my age; that I was in Public Service by Land & Sea in the War of the Revolution; that I am now a Pensioner under the Law of June 7th, 1832, for said service; that among other vessels in which I performed service in said War, was the Massachusetts in Continental Brig Massachusetts, Capt Southwick or Southon Commander: We sailed from Boston sometime in the Spring or Summer of 1777, & returned back to Salem after a cruise of three months having captured one prize called the Light Horse Brig, of thirty hundred tons, which we got safe into Salem & she having arrived at Townsend in the new State of Maine first. And I do further declare that I well recollect nearly nearly half the crew of the said Brig Massachusetts belonged to Marblehead, & among the rest I well recollect the Philip Bridgeo, & also his father of the same name, were Seamen on board said Brig, & were with us the whole of said cruise. I went no other cruise in the said Brig Massachusetts, than the one described above.
Witness my hand J. Gregory
John Ingersoll
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Essex
ss. Salem, November 28th, 1838.
Then the above named John Ingersoll, a gentleman of the highest respectability for morality & truth, personally appeared, & made solemn oath in due form of law, to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him in my presence subscribed — Before me, James Gregory, J. of the Peace.

I, Mark A. H. Niles, of Marblehead, in the County of Essex, State of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that the following is an extract from the Record of Marriages of the First Congregational Church & Society in said Marblehead, to wit: - Phillip Briggs to Hannah Knight, on the eleventh day of December, seventeen hundred and eighty, and I do further certify that it is a true copy of the Record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the Record in four legible figures as follows: - Seventeen Hundred and Eighty, December the eleventh, 1780, December 11th, Phillip Briggs to Hannah Knight.
I, Mark A. H. Niles, above named, depose & say: that I am Pastor of said First Congregational Church and Society, in said Marblehead, & that the above is a true extract from the records of said Church & Society, with the exception above named, as certified by me.
Mark A. H. Niles. - Pastor of said Church
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, } ss. Marblehead, September 7th, 1838. County of Essex } Then Mark A. H. Niles, Pastor of the First Congregational Church in said town of Marblehead, & an undoubted & credible witness, known to me to be the truth of the foregoing Certificate & Affidavit, by him subscribed. Before me, James Gregory, Pastor of the Peace.
I, William Hooper, of Marblehead, in the County of Essex, & State of Massachusetts, do on oath testify & declare that I am in the Eighty-first year of my age: that I performed Public Service both by Sea & Land in the War of the Revolution: that I was pensioned on the 21 st of August, 1833 - under the Act of June 7th, 1832 - for said service: that I served from July, 1775, to November, 1776, in a Company of Infantry in the Sea Coast Service of the said State of Massachusetts, which was commanded by my late Father, William Hooper, deceased: that said Company, together with one other of the same description, was stationed in the said town of Marblehead for the protection of the Port & coasts adjacent: that said other Company was commanded by Captain Francis Felton, & that neither of said Companies were attached to any particular Regiment: that I well recollect that Phillip Briggs, the late husband of Hannah Briggs, who is understood to have signed the Declaration hereon - was a Private in the Company which was commanded by the aforesaid Francis Felton - During both of the said years of 1775, & 1776, as above specified. Said Phillip Briggs was also in much Private service in said War, after his service in said Company, & I have understood that he served on board either the Brig Massachusetts or the Brig Pyramide, but I cannot swear positively to this, as I was off Privateering in other vessels at the time I so understood he was in one of said Brigs. Said Phillip Briggs deceased & died in this town many years ago, & I have no doubt he died at the time his said widow has hereon declared. I have always been acquainted with the widow of said Phillip Briggs - whose maiden name was Hannah Knight, & I know that she has remained a widow, & not intermarried, ever since his death.
William Hooper

Then personally appeared William Hooper, an undoubted & credible witness, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing Certificate & Affidavit, by him subscribed. Before me, James Gregory, Justice of the Peace.
I, William Hooper, of Marblehead, in the County of Essex, & State of Massachusetts, do on oath testify & declare that I am in the Eighty-first year of my age: that I performed Public Service both by Sea & Land in the War of the Revolution; that I was pensioned on the 21 st of August, 1833 - under the Act of June 7 th , 1832 - for said service: that I served from July, 1775, to November, 1776, in a Company of Infantry in the Sea Coast Service of the said State of Massachusetts, which was commanded by my late Father, William Hooper, deceased: that said Company, together with one other of the same description, was stationed in the said town of Marblehead for the protection of the Port & coasts adjacent: that said other Company was commanded by Captain Francis Felton, & that neither of said Companies were attached to any particular Regiment: that I well recollect that Phillip Bridges, the late husband of Hannah Bridges, who is understood to have signed the Declaration hereon - was a Private in the Company which was commanded by the aforesaid Francis Felton - during both of the said years of 1775, & 1776, as above specified. Said Phillip Bridges was also in much Privateer service in said War, after his service in said Company, & I have understood that he served on board either the Brig Massachusetts or the Brig Pyramide, but I cannot swear positively to this, as I was off Privateering in other vessels at the time I so understood he was in one of said Brigs. Said Phillip Bridges sickened & died in this town many years ago, & I have no doubt he died at the time his said widow has heretofore declared. I have always been acquainted with the widow of said Phillip Bridges - whose maiden name was Hannah Knight, & I know that she has remained a widow, & not intermarried, ever since his death.
William Hooper
Witness,
Hannah Hooper.
I, Gregory Commonwealth of Massachusetts } County of Essex - - - - - }
ss. Marblehead, October 13 th , 1838.
Then personally appeared William Hooper, a credible & undoubted witness, & made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit, by him in my presence subscribed -
Before me, James Gregory, J. of the Peace.

Rev
WIDOW, &c,
File No. 18662
Hannah Bridges Widow of Philip Bridges Priv. Rep. Mr.
Act: Mar. 3 d 1873
Index:—Vol. 81 , Page 89
[Arrangement of 1870.]

2913 Massachusetts.
Dep d
Hannah Bridges, widow of Philip Bridges, dec d . who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 1st November 1820 of Essex Co y in the State of Massachusetts who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Tolson of the reg t commanded by Col. Glover in the Mass. line for 13 Mo. 24 ds - & a seaman in the Brig Mass. Capt. Souther , for 10 mo. 26 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 86 Dollars 80 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Increased from $63 75/100
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of March 1841, & sent to James Gregory, Esq. of Marblehead, Massachusetts.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 $43 4.00
Semi-annual allowance ending
Deduct former payments.
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by C. M. Gundy, Clerk, Book 4. Vol. 1. Page 73.

2913 Rep
+
Massachusetts
Hannah Bridges.
widow of Philip Bridges, decd:
who was a pensioner under the Act of _____ and who died on the 1st: November, 1820 of Essex Co in the State of Mass: who was a priv: Seaman in the Compny: commanded by Captain Felton - of the Regt: commanded by Col: Glover in the Mass: time for 13 months & 18 days priv: - 1 4 do 14 do Seaman
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 63 Dollars 19 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of May 1839 and sent to Jas: I Gregory, Marblehead, Mass: -
Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 1839 $ 189.57 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept br 31.59
$221.16
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by M c Intire Clerk, Book _____ Vol. 1 - Page 72

Nantucket January 25th. 1881.
Honored Sir, -
I am requested by Mrs Hannah Bridge, widow of Philip Bridge, a Pensioner under the Act of July 7th, 1838, to forward to your Office the accompanying supplemental Declaration of her.
It will be seen by reference to her original Declaration, as well as that now sent, that she declared for four cruises of Naval Service, after the Sea Coast Service in Fleton's Company in '75 & '76 - and that she recovered but four months & 14 days of it.
The service of Fleton's Company in 1875 began in July & lasted till December 31 st of that year - while that of 1876 ended in November.
Mrs B. was allowed but 3 months & 18 days of the first period of service in '75 - while it appears from a certificate of N. Bowen Esq., Second, now before me, that Samuel Bowden, whose Pension was recovered by him in 1833, was allowed 5 months & 28 days for this '75 service in the same Company , and that a Certificate for this was furnished by our Secretary from Fleton's Company Book - which, it is presumed, is now in possession of the War Department. Mrs B's Pension Certificate is herewith enclosed. Very respectfully, James L. Edwards Esq. C. of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
James Gregory
Please see affidavit of William Hooper forwarded with the original Declaration.

Payment to be made at Boston — by F. Haven Agent for paying pension- ers, in the Agency of Massachusetts Payable on the 4th March and 4th September in each year.
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book A Vol. 1.
Page 72 by M c Stewart
Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Five years' Pension.
I certify that in conformity with the act of July 7, 1838, Hannah Bridges, widow of Philip Bridges, deceased, who was a private Seaman, in the Revolutionary War and died on the — 1st — day of November, 1820 — is entitled to receive five years' pension at the rate of sixty three — dollars and nineteen cents per annum, commencing on the fourth day of March, 1836; and in case of the death or marriage of said widow before the expiration of said five years, the pension will cease on the day of such marriage or death.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 23 rd day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine
E. P. Poinsett
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. §
J. S. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Philip Bridges
75. 5. 18 days Capt. Tilton on roll
76 10. " " do
Mar 77 5 22. Bng Tyranah. Vol 39 p 88 on roll
Bng map. Vol 39 p 4
4. 14 on roll.
  9. 36  Seaman     10. . 6  p 40. 80  4080    13. 24  pm  46.     8680    24    

Hannah Bridge, Wid of Philip Moss.
Ad July 7 1838
Increased from $63.19 to $86.80 per am.
Seaman 10 mo 6 d per half £3.24 On roll
Ja. Gregory Esq. Marblehead Mass

18th Dec 1841 Phillip Bay Geelark M. Mark B. Nathan
卷二

Hannah Bodge m 80
Philip a. 1820
Francis
'75 3.18
Thomas Fulton enlist
July 22 d 75 on Vol 35 p 262
3 mo 18
Jun 74 o 10 mo v 13.18
a —————
Vol 35 p 263 on from Mar 76 3 mo
77 78.
Brig Mass. N. York B. Southern or Souther Capt,
o from Supt h Oct 31. 76 (3 mo paid)
dis d 39 Regt o 14 on roll (on Souther Aug 7, 77) 4 mo 14 ds.
page 4
Geo Carl was in the Ship Warren in the state in 1716. & was in the Mass

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ESSEX, ss.
I, JOHN PRINCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of Essex, do certify, that Hon. David Cummins is Judge of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County. That
James Gregory Esquire, is a Justice of the Peace, within and for said County, and that their signatures hereon are genuine.
WITNESS MY HAND, and the Seal of said Court of Common Pleas,
November 28. A. D. 1838,
John Prince Clerk.

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Hannah Bridget
$86. 80
3655-
37
James Gregory Marblehead Mass-

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. } ss. Marblehead. County of Essex ... }
On this twenty-fifth day of July A. D. 1843, personally appeared before me, James Gregory, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Essex, Hannah Bridges, a resident of said Marblehead, aged nearly eighty-five 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 March 3 d 1843, granting pensions to the widows of persons who served "during the Revolutionary War".
That she is the widow of Philip Bridges who was a Private in the Company of Capt Francis Felton of the Sea Coast Service in the years 1775 and 1776; also several cruises in the State Prigs Symmetry & Massachusetts , as a seaman, in the years 1777 and 1778, and all in said Revolutionary War.
She further declares, that on the twelfth day of March, 1841, she was Pensionsed for said service, under the law of July 7 th , 1838, at the rate of eighty-six dollars and 80 cents per annum, and that she is still a widow.
Witnessed by
Hannah her X Bridges mark
Delia Lindon
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written, - And I certify that said Declarant is personally well known to me the said Justice.
Before me, James Gregory, J. of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston July 26 1813
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation James Gregory was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Essex.
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
No. A. Pillsbury
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I, Hannah Bridges, of Marblehead in the County of Essex, do on my oath testify & declare that I am the identical Hannah Bridges widow of Philip Bridges, now a Revolutionary Pensioner under the law of July 7th, 1838: that in my legal Declaration made with the view of obtaining the benefit of said law on the thirtieth day of August, 1838, I stated that my said late husband served in the Sea Coast Company of Capt Francis Fenton from about the eleventh of July, 1775, to the last day of said year, as was proved by the affidavit of William Hooper forwarded with the papers, - beside other service in the same company nearly the whole of the following year: that instead of being allowed for the service declared for from the year 1775, to the close of the year, I was only allowed to the first day of November - leaving the balance of two months unallowed.
That I also declared for his service on board the Brig Massachusetts for four cruises - embracing the whole of the year 1777, & part of 1778: that I was allowed the benefit of only four months & fourteen days of all this Naval Service. And I do further testify & declare, that since I made my said Declaration I have, upon enquiry & reflection, become satisfied that one of said four cruises was performed by my said late husband - soon after his discharge from said Sea Coast Service - and in the Spring or Summer of 1777 - on board the Brig Sylvania , Jonathan Havaden commander, & not the Brig Massachusetts, as before declared by me.
And I do therefore make this supplemental Declaration with the view of claiming the benefit of the two months service of my said husband in Fenton's Company, from November 1 st to December 31 st of his first term in 1775, and also his said service on board the Massachusetts State Brig Sylvania in 1777 - for one cruise - the precise length of which I am not able to state.
And I do beg leave to refer to the affidavit of said William Hooper, since deceased, in proof of the unallowed service in Fenton's Company, & also to the proof which accompanied the Declaration of Samuel Bowden & John Groves of said Marblehead - who both served in the same Company , & were pensioned in 1833, for - as is understood - the said two months of November & December of 1775, & other service declared for by them. And I do further beg leave to refer to the Roll of said Brig Sylvania , presumed to be among the Massachusetts Documents - for the said Spring or Summer of 1777, in proof of my said husband's service on board her for said one cruise.
Witness my
Hannah her Bridges mark
Deliverance Spaulding } ss. Massachusetts } ss. Marblehead, January 22 d 1841. County of Essex }
Then the above named Hannah Bridges personally appeared and acknowledged the above affidavit, & made oath that the same is true to the best of her knowledge before me the subscriber.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my Notarial Seal - the day & year herein mentioned.
James Gregory, Notary Public & S. of the Peace.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Bridges, Hanson GRADE Private LINE Virginia
WARRANT NUMBER 11925 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED October 22, 1791 to Jacob Klingman, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.