Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,735, Sparrow Crosby, Mass.

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Crosby, Sparrow
S 29,735
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29 735 INVALID. Reg  cm
File No. 29,735
Spencer County Pa.  Rec. Mss.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 87
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1504.
Massachusetts
Sparrow Crosby
of Holden in the State of Mass who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain King of the Reg t commanded by Col Williamson in the Mass line for 7 mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of Nov 1832 and sent to Darius Worcester Heirs
Years to 4th of Sept 1832 $34.99 Semi-annual allowance ending 1 st June 33 11.66 $46.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. McBlain Clerk, Book D. Vol. 1 st Page 43.

I am Jonathan Rogers of Holden in the County of Worcester Commonwealth of Massachusetts being seventy seven years of age having been first cautioned & sworn to tell the truth do Depose & say that I have from my childhood been acquainted with Sparrow Crosby who is now present who is now resident in said Worcester  Holden .
We were born in Harwich Barnstable County Massachusetts, where I enlisted into the Revolutionary service in the Company commanded by Captain Samuel King of Salem, Massachusetts. I enlisted in May 1776 and marched to Boston and soon after to Nantasket near Hingham. Our company belonged to Colonel Williams Regiment. Soon after our reaching Nantasket the said Crosby joined the company to which I belonged and did duty in it till the Company was discharged which was more than six months from the time of his enlistment. He was then discharged & returned with me to Harwich.
I I will remember that some time after this but the full the precise time I cannot state, the said Crosby again went into the service and marched in Captain Bangs Company, and it was then said he marched to Rhode Island, and he went upon a month's tour of duty.
Jonathan Rogers
Worcester Jp. Aug 8 1832
Then the above named Jonathan Rogers personally appeared and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed in my presence is true. Before me Emory Washburn Justice of the Peace
I also certify that the above deposition is in my opinion entitled to credit as a witness
Emory Washburn Justice of the Peace

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 fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court, before Nathaniel Paine judge of the Court of Probate now sitting Sparrow Crosby a resident of Holden in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy seven 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.
That he was a native of Harwich in said Commonwealth and born in 1755 and in July 1776 he enlisted into a company then in the Revolutionary Service under the command of Captain Samuel King who then belonged to Salem, Massachusetts . When he enlisted, the company was stationed at a Fort which the Americans were then building on Nantasket Neck they being here for the purpose of protecting the passage up the harbor from the enemies vessels. There were parts of not two entire Regiments of troops at the Fort and our company belonged to I think, Colonel Williams Regiment . The lieutenant of the company was named Loring . We continued at Nantasket until the company was discharged when I also was discharged after having served more than six months as aforesaid.
The only proof I now have in my possession is the deposition of Jonathan Rogers of said Holden which is herewith presented.
There being no clergyman in the town of Holden I offer no other certificate.
In the Autumn of 1778 I think, I enlisted into the company of Captain Elijah Bangs of Harwich for the term of one month to go to Rhode Island then in possession of the British. We marched to New Bedford and continued there during the month for which I had enlisted and was then discharged with the company. And my proof of this is also the deposition of said Rogers . He has lived in Holden fifty one years last past.
Sparrow Crosby
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.
Sworn
Before Nathaniel Paine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
Sparrow Crosby

We _____ a Clergyman residing in the _____ and residing in _____ 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 we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
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 _____ who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
NATH l GANN Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester Reg
I Theophilus Wheeler Register Clerk of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Sparre Crosby for a pension. & that the testimony of the said Sparre Crosby who has certified the oath & the deposition in the accompanying deposition is a true copy of the original for said County of Worcester. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this 14 day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two.
Theoph l . Wheeler Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester in Massachusetts
Sparre Crosby Application No 2,1736

Sharon Crosby Holden Mass
W3736
Private
7 months
Adult
$23.33
Mr. J. Davis Worcester Mass

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Sharon Husby which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? He has V. * Has he mentioned 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? He has VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? He has VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? He has VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes in his favor IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? It is affixed, and has an inscription whereby it can be distinguished

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? none living in his neighborhood
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. †If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Yes
XVI. †Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes  No. The seal is not on the same sheet nor the tape but under
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? They are answered in his declaration
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. 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.
† QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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 affidavits must be properly authenticated, as above directed.
‡ QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.

BRIEF in the case of  Sharon Crosby  of  Sharon  in the State of  Massachusetts  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? Seventy Seven
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 17 76 6 Private Gen. Williams   78 1 " " Capt. Bangs  
5. In what battles was he engaged? None Stated
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Warwick
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living Witness.
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Incorrect  The Seal is not on the same sheet, nor is the tape  not under the Seal
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
H C Garrison
Examining Clerk.