Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,013, John Bemis, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental
Bemis, John
S. 34,013
Mass.
CONTENTS

34 013 Recy INVALID.
File No. 34 013
John Brown His Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 33
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Massachusetts Roll.
1,499
John Bemis,
Private
Mass. Line. War.
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 10 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of June 1818, and sent to the Hon. Isaac Barker, Worcester, Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.
Surviving Widow
4 months 25/30. $ 38.66
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
6 Years
✓ ... ... ..
Pension roll number 1,499 John Bemis, Private, Mass. Line, War. Worcester, Mass.

John Dennis. —
No 1499
June 1818
Ent. 14 Sep
1820
Sep 1818
(ON)
Aug 1787 for the D. M. 15 map rest Sent to end of line

Schedule of the Estate of John Dennis of Sherbridge in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts etc. Applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of May 1. 1820. viz.
  a note of hand dated Oct. 2 d 1819 against Walter Skumway, principal  $30.00    Int. to July 2 d 1820  1.35    another against the same dated May 21. 1820  17.00    Int. to July 2 d 1820  .11    another against the same, dated Nov. 7. 1818  28.32    Int. to July 2 d 1820  2.82     $79.60  
I certify that I have no family; that I have not for a number of years been able to perform much labour; that I lost at the battle of Bunker Hill, the largest finger on my right hand, and the other fingers on the same hand are stiff in consequence of two balls which passed through the same hand; that there is no person on whom I can place any dependence for support.
Witness Geo. Davis
John Dennis mark
to bring my ... the provisions of the Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th 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.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this tenth day of July 1820, personally appeared in open Court, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, within and for said County of Worcester, established as such by the laws of said Commonwealth, John Bemis aged sixty six years, resident in Sturbridge 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: as a private in the land service, commencing in April 1775, and served 8 months in a company commanded by Capt Edward Blake, and Regiment commanded by Col. Gualen; I then immediately enlisted I served 3 years under Capt. Haynes Col. Wigglesworth. Also then immediately enlisted and served during the War under Capt. Foss Col. Joseph Foss (all the above periods on the Continental Establishment) and was discharged at New-Burg. My pension certificate is dated the 30th day of June 1818 and is numbered 1,499;— and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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 18th 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.
John Bemis mark
Sworn to and declared, on the tenth day of July, 1820 before the said Court.
Attest, Abijah Bigelow, Clerk.
I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, holden within and for the County of Worcester, 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 Seventy nine dollars and sixty cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this tenth day of July 1820.
Abijah Bigelow Clerk of the Court for the County of Worcester.

State of Massachusetts
John Berris a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Sturtevant in the County of Worcester in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on  in the fall of the year seventeen hundred & seventy seven
I entered and was engaged in the lands service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the termination of the war
as a soldier against the common enemy, without any interruption or absence: that I belonged to Capt. Aaron Hagnis company of the Third Regiment commanded by Col. Edmund Wigglesworth of the Massachusetts Line
and that I left the service on  some time in the year seventeen hundred & eighty three  I received my discharge from  Col. Millens Unit I have lost and that, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of sixty years of age , and unable to perform much hard labor by reason of a wound which I received in the hand , while in the service, & bodily inability
And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
John Berris marks
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this 10th 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 service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me, Isaac Packer Clerk
Juror of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts
the abovenamed John Berris 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, on examination duly made by me the Judge , it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true.
he was unable to write by reason of a wound in his right hand. Witness my hand & the seal of the Court the day & year aforesaid
Isaac Packer C.S.C.

I hereby certify from a great many variety of facts That the within named John Burns has stated to me, that I am well satisfied that he was a soldier in the war of the revolution - That I am well acquaint- ed with him & that I have no doubt he was a soldier during the principal part of the time in the war of the revolution as before stated, & that he is reputed to be a person of truth - Elijah Shumway I certify that I am well acquainted with the within named John Burns who lives in the same town with me, & that he is reputed to be a person of truth. I further certify that he is entirely destitute of property as I am well satisfied, & that he appears to be infirm & unable to perform much hard labor - Gradus -
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Mr George Davis and Elijah Shumway who have signed the above Declarative and know them both to be men of truth and retain fair moral character
Frederick H. S. G. (1810)
John Burns 10 April - 1810 counsel
10 April 1810. The above named George Davis, who is an attorney of the Supreme Judicial Court, made oath to the above certificate by him signed before me
Isaac Packer Ch J of Hants
Afterwards on the same day the said Elijah Shumway, was sworn to the Certificate by him above signed
Isaac Packer C.S.S.G.