Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14,566, Pickering Collins, Mass Sea Service

SERVICE
Mass Dear Service,
Collins P. Pickering Charity
NUMBER _____
W. 14.566
CONTENTS

Agent notified Jan 12. 42
3651
Massachusetts.
Charity Collins dec d late widow of Pickering Collins, dec d who died in the year 1812, of Essex in the State of Mass: who was a private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Tittyplace of the regt. commanded by Col. in the Mass: Militia for 6 wks & 8 days:
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass: at the rate of 20 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834 & terminating on 8 July 1836, the day of her death,
Certificate of Pension issued the 11. day of Jany: 1812. and sent to Jas: Gregory Esqr Marblehead, Mass:
Arrears to the 4th of March '36 $ 104.40 Family allowance ending 8 July 1836 } 7.21 $111.61
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not July 4, 1836, } { Section the }
Recorded by Theo. S. Moody Clerk, Book Vol. 3, Page 51
Payable to Hannah Boynton and the legal representatives of Sarah Breed dec d children of said Charity Collins dec d .

no 5490.
Henry Baynton
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act 4 July 36
5490
Charity Collins
M rs .
act 4 July 36

State of Massachusetts, } ss. Salem. County of Essex. }
On this sixteenth day of November, A. D. 1841, personally appeared in Open Court, before the Probate Court, within & for said County of Essex, Hannah Boynton, wife of Nathaniel Boynton of Lynn in the said County of Essex, Yeoman, aged Sixty-four 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 Act of Congress passed July 4th, 1836, which accrued & accrued to her late mother, Mary Collins, late of said Lynn, and formerly of Marblehead & Salem, in said County, deceased: that your Declarant & her late sister, Sarah Breed, were all & the only children which her said late mother left living at the time of her decease: that her said late sister has deceased since the death of her said late mother & left three children only at the time of her decease — one of whom has since died — all the particulars of which are set forth on the Certificate of the Register of said Court of Probate hereto annexed: that her said late mother was entitled to the benefit of said Act, by and through the Revolutionary Services of her late husband Pickering Collins, deceased — who was also father of your Declarant & her said late sister, Sarah Breed — from the 4th day of March, 1831, to the eighth day of July, 1836 — she having died on the last named date, without having presented her claim to the benefit of the act aforesaid — at the age of ninety-three years.
She further declares, that her said late father, Pickering Collins, lived in Marblehead in said County, in the Revolutionary War, & that while he so resided there he was a muster in the Company of Captain Edward Pettysplace, of the Sea Coast Guards: that said said Company belonged to no particular regiment, but was raised at the commencement of the year 1776, for the express purpose of manning the Garrison of said town, & defending that & the adjacent Coasts: that her said late father enlisted in said Corps & in said town, as a Private & volunteer, about the commencement of the said year of 1776, & for the term of the balance of said year: that after serving in said Corps about six months he obtained permission with others of his fellow townsmen to leave it for the purpose of manning a Public Vessel, & she thinks the vessel might have been the Brig Freedom, the Schooner Lee, Hancock, or Warren, but of this she cannot state with any good degree of certainty.
She

She further Declares, that her said late father was in considerable other service beside that above described in the said War of the Revolution: that she has often heard him tell of his services at Gewerton , Rhode Island, & of a camp disease with which he became infected while there; & she has reason to believe that this service was performed in a company of volunteers, raised for a short tour of duty in said Marblehead under the command of William R. Lee in the year 1777 or 1778, & that the service continued for about two months .
She further Declares, that she has reason to believe that her said father was also in Public Service in said War, as a private & volunteer, in a Company of Guards engaged in doing Guard duty at Winter Hill , near Boston, over the troops of General Burgoyne, - in the Company of Captain John Severance of said Marblehead , from November 1777 to April 1778 - a period of about five months .
She further Declares, that her said late father was considerably engaged in the Naval Service of said War, but that she is now unable to describe the particulars of it, but thinks he might have served in the Brig Sylvania Jonathan Harraden commander, and as she knows of no person living who can testify to the particulars of any  any of said service, & has no documentary evidence, she begs that she might have the privilege of a thorough examination of the Massachusetts Documents in behalf of herself, her said deceased sister's children, being confident that if the name of Pickering Collins is born thereon, on the record of any of the service herein referred to , that she can prove it must have been her late father, as there was no person in said Marblehead or vicinity of that name but him alone - during said war.
She further Declares, that her said late mother was legally married to her said late father, on the thirteenth day of October, in the year seventeen hundred and seventy-two, and that her said late father, Pickering Collins , died of sickness, in said Salem on the twelfth day of March in the year eighteen hundred and twelve; and that her said late mother remained a widow from that period to the date of her decease - as will more fully appear by reference to the proofs to be used.
Witness - William D Breed
Hannah her  Boynton mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written -
Before me,
D. H. M c  { Judge of said Court of Probate.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Essex, ss. Probate Office.
I Nathaniel Lord junior, register of probate for said county, hereby certify, that Charity
Collins, late of Lynn in said county, widow, deceased, intestate, being the widow of Pickering Collins, late of Salem in said county, yeoman, deceased, testate, was an applicant for a revolutionary pension of the United States; that she died at said Lynn on the eighth day of July, A.D. 1836, at the age of nine- ty three years; that she left two children, and no more, viz. Hannah Booynton and Sarah Breed, both of said Lynn, and both of full age; that said Hannah Booynton is still living; that said Sarah Breed has since deceased, viz. on the third day of December, A.D. 1839; that she left three children, and no more, viz. William D. Breed, of full age, and Mary Ann Breed and Sarah Ellen Breed, both minors; that said Mary Ann Breed has since deceased, viz. on the twenty eighth day of October, A.D. 1841; and that said William D. Breed and Sarah E. Breed are still living; -
as appears by the records in said office.
Given under my hand and seal of office, this sixteenth day of November, A. D. 1841.
Nath. Lord Jr.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Essex, ss. Probate office.
I Nathaniel Lord junior, Register of probate for said county, hereby certify, that the honorable Daniel A. White, before whom the foregoing declaration purports to have been made and sworn, is the judge of probate for said county; and his name, subscribed to the certificate thereon, is his genuine signature; the same being done in open probate court.
Given under my hand and seal of office this sixteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one.
Nath. Lord jr.,
Extract from the Record of Marriages in the City of Salem, County of Essex & State of Massachusetts:—
Seventeen hundred seventy-two, October thirteenth Pickering Collins of Marblehead & Charity Morgan of Salem.
I certify, that the above is a true extract from the Record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed in the Record in full, legible letters & figures as follows, viz: 1772. October 13th.
J. Cloutman
I, Joseph Cloutman, above named, depose & say that I hold the office of Clerk of the said City of Salem, & that the above is a true extract from the Record, with the exception above named, as certified by me.
J. Cloutman Clerk of said City of Salem.
Essex ss. Salem, November 23 d , 1841.
Then the above named Joseph Cloutman, a credible witness, personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me, James Gregory, Notary Public & V. of the Peace.
I, Polly Francis, of Salem in the County of Essex, widow, do on my oath testify & declare, that I am in the seventy-fifth year of my age; that I was well acquainted with Pickering Collins late of said Salem & formerly of Marblehead, deceased.
And I do further testify & declare, that I have often heard said Collins tell of certain services of his performed during the war of the Revolution - particularly of his having served in "a fort", but I am unable to state any further particulars of his said service.
And I do further testify & declare, that said Pickering Collins died in said Salem many years ago, & left a widow who was named Charity, & whose maiden name was

was Charity Morgan - where is understood to have signed the the identical person whose daughter, Hannah Boynton, is understood to have signed the the Declaration hereon.
Said Charity left two children, said Hannah & Sarah Reed, both of whom afterwards resided in Lynn in said County, & their said mother resided with them in said Lynn for a few years previous to her death - which happened several years ago; & I do well know that said Charity Collins lived a widow & did not intermarry after the decease of her said husband Pishering Collins aforesaid.
Witnessed by -
Polly her X Francis mark
seven words first erased -
Lloy M. Wellman.
State of Massachusetts. } ss. Salem, November 24th. 1841. Essex County. }
Then the above named Polly Francis, a credible witness, personally appeared and made oath in due form of law to the truth of the above affidavit by her subscribed. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my Notarial Seal, the day & year last above written. James Gregory, Notary Public, S. of the Peace.
5057490. Rebecca Boynton at the of Lynn 30th
51190 Charity Collins M.G. at the house of 30th

Very
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 14566
Charity Collins Widow of Pickering Collins Pri Rev War
Act: July 4 th 86
Index:—Vol. a , Page 148
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Pickering Collins d. 1812.
Chauncy Collins m. 1772 d. July 8. 1836
Children { Hannah Boynton. Sarah Breedlove. d. Dec 3. '39 @ 61 3 chld: - one son died.
76 v 6 m 8 days. Capt Edw Fottler Coast Guard Mep.
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Charity Collins du re Wid of Pickering Mass. Ad July 4 1836 Marrid 1772. died 1812 Also Orno. & 8 ds. private in Capt. Fillyplau's Co Mass. Militia. Col — $20.88 per ann. Certificate in the name of Hannah Boynton as the legal representation of Sarah Pierce du re children of said Charity who died July 8. 1836.
Jo h Gregory Esq r Marblehead Mass.

Pickering Collins See Map. vol. 1

Marblehead, November 27 th 1841. Honored Sir:
I have the Honor herewith to forward to your office the Declaration of Hannah Boynton, claiming in behalf of herself & her late sister's children the benefit of the law of July 4 th 1836, as the representatives of their late mother, Charity Collins, widow of Pickering Collins, deceased.
This is the same claim upon which I addressed a letter to your Honor in Mrs. Boynton's behalf on the 31 st of March last, & which was answered in your favor of 15 th of April following acknowledging six months & eight days service in the Company of Capt Edward Pettyplace.
From enquiries since made there is reason to believe said Pickering Collins was in much other service beside.
I am, with the highest respect,
Your Honor's Devoted Servt. James Gregory
James L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.

Miss Wilson says just to use Sea Service in Captain as declaration does not state frontally & I cannot find in Mass book