Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,082, Samuel Cole, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
cole, Samuel
S. 29,082
CONTENTS

15.039 Massachusetts
Sam l Cole
of Beverly in the State of Massachusetts who was a P t & M n in the Company commanded by Captain Love of the Reg t commanded by W t Mansfield in the Mass s line for 15 months Private 5 " Musicians
Cash
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of - 68 - Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of May 1833 and Lieut. Genl. Stephen Methuen Beverly Mass
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $156.66 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept r 1833 34.17 $190.83
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by R.H. Addison Clerk, Book Vol. 2 a Page
82 Ephraim
1696 Comg 13 Apr 1818 4 30 June 1818 Enf

Saml. Cole
5. Mrs. Marianne 15. A. P. P. P.
90
The applicant wishes the certificate to be forwarded to me Mr. Stephen Jud P. P. Beverly Mass. Essex County -

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS: COUNTY OF ESSEX, ss.
On this fourteenth day of August - A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the HONORABLE DANIEL APPLETON WHITE, Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, now sitting, Samuel Cole , a resident of Beverly , in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged 80 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 7, 1832:
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:
that he enlisted as a private soldier on the 1 st of May 1775 in Capt John Lows company of foot in the 2 d Mass s Reg t commanded by Col o Mansfield and after he was broke, by Col o Hutchinson he served as a drummer in said company about five months, when he exchanged with one Joseph Raymond belonging to Capt Billy Porters Company in the same Regiment who was a waggoneer, and he was appointed a waggoneer in the place of said Raymond, that he served during the said eight months the term of his first enlistment and at the expiration thereof on the 1 st of January 1776 again enlisted in Capt Porters Company for one year more - as a private but acted as a waggoneer until I lost my team on the retreat from Long Island in September 1776. he served during the whole of that year, at Fort Washington and Fort Lee, was on the sick list part of the time and was discharged at the expiration of his term of service in New York State, was at Long Island when General Sullivan was taken - Capt Champagne of Roxbury was Wagon Master at first and afterwards Capt. Steer of Philadelphia - that he was placed on the pension Roll under the Act of March 18. 1818, and struck from the same under the act of 1820 on account of property - that the proof of his service is in the office of the War Department at Washington, his pension certificate is dated 30 June 1818. No 1077. - That he lived in said Beverly when he entered the service and has lived there ever since he left the army -
That he was born in said Beverly March 14. 1752. a

record of his age is on the Books of the Town of Beverly lived in Beverly when he entered the service, and ever since, was a volunteer, never received a written discharge from the service, The names of the officers which I recollect besides those before mentioned, are Col: Glover of the 14 th Mass. Regiment. Lt Col: Johnson, Major Wm Lee — there are many others he could enumerate, as he was employed in transportation of provisions &c, to various parts of the army — that he is known to Rob t Rentoul Esq r . Rev. Mr Aldrich, Abraham Kilham Esq r . Col: Levi Dodge and very many others in Beverly and vicinity.
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.
Samuel Cole
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
D A White JUDGE OF PROBATE.
We, Christopher T. Thayer a clergyman, residing in Beverly — aforesaid, and Robert Rentoul Esquire, a magistrate, residing in Beverly aforesaid, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Cole — who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 80 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
C. T. Thayer Rob t Rentoul
Subscribed and sworn to before me Aug. 14 th 1832
Rob t Stephens Just. Peace.

And the said Court hereby declares its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that the Rev. Mr. Thayer who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in Beverly and that the said Robt. Rantoul Esq m who has also signed the same is a Magistrate resident at Beverly and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
D. D. White Judge of Probate
I, NATHANIEL LORD Junior, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Cole — for a pension. and that Thomas Stephens whose signature is affixed to the foregoing affidavit is a justice of the Peace within and for said County of Essex and his signature is genuine.
TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this of August , A. D. 1832.
fourteenth day Nath. Lord Jr. D.D.

29082 INVALID. Rev
File No. 29,082
Samuel Cole
Musician Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1897
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 81
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Massachusetts Roll.
5077
Samuel Cole
Musician
Mass Line 1775 - 1 year -
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 on the 13 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30. of June 1818, and sent to Sam d Putnam, Esq r Salem, Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818.
Service all co-ending
4 months 22/30. $37. 86.
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
✓ Beverly, Essex Co.

Sambole —
not on R. O. B.
correct

Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
Be it remembered, That Samuel Cole, Yeoman of Beverly in the County of Essex, in the Commonwealth aforesaid, doth make upon oath the following DECLARATION , to wit,
That the Declarant enlisted early in the summer of 1775 as a Drummer for eight months in Capt. John Low's Company in Col. Israel Hutchinson's regiment on the Massachusetts line on the continental establishment and served in said Company until November 1775 when before his eight months had elapsed he again enlisted as a musician for the term of one year in the same Company and regiment that he faithfully served out the whole of said term and in January 1777 was honorably discharged at Fishkill. That the declarant never received any written certificate of Discharge: that he is sixty six years of age:
That the Declarant is infirm; that from his reduced circumstances in life he is now in need of assistance from his country for support; and that he hereby relinquishes his claim to every pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States.
Samuel Cole

AFFIDAVIT.
I Jeffrey Thistle of Beverly in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, yeoman do on oath depose and testify,
That I know the said Samuel Loh, that I served with him the whole of the year 1776 in Capt. Low's company and believe what is contained in the above Declaration is true.
That I know said Loh served faith- fully the whole of the abovenmentioned year. Jeffrey Thistle

ADDITIONAL
PROOF.
I, John Low york of Lyman in the County of ESSEX, in the COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHU- SETTS, Esquire do on solemn oath testify and depose, as follows:—
That I commanded a company of foot in the 27 th Regiment of the Massachusetts line of continental troops, in the war of the Revolution said Regiment was commanded at first by Col: Mansfield & afterwards by Col: Hutchinson that Samuel Cole of Beverly in the State of Massachusetts served in my company as a musician as he has stated in his annexed declaration, and was honorably discharged as he has there stated.
John Low Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss. Beverly June 12 th 1818. Personally came John Low Esquire, a member of the Legislature of the State of Massachusetts, and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition, by him made and subscribed Before me Tho: Stephenson Just. Pacis.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
I, SAMUEL PUTNAM, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth aforesaid, hereby certify, that the aforesaid Deponents, John Lou Esquire and Jeffrey Hissel
are credible and disinterested witnesses; and that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Declarant served in the Revolutionary Army on the continental establishment against the common enemy more than nine months at one period of continued service; and I further certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Declarant is in reduced circumstances in life, and stands in need of assistance from his country for support.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this 19 day of June Anno Domini 1818.
S. Putnam Just S. J. Court of Mass s
I, Ichabod Tucker, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court aforesaid, do certify, that the Hon. Samuel Putnam is a Judge of said Court, that the above is his signature, that the seal affixed is the seal of said Court, that the within named Thomas Stephens junior Esq. who has certified the aforewritten depositions, is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Essex, duly empowered and qualified to administer oaths.
Ichabod Tucker Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
On this thirteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally appeared before me
Samuel Putnam a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth
the aforesaid Samuel Lott and Jeffrey Thistle and in my presence severally subscribed and made solemn oath to the aforeswritten Declaration and AFFIDAVIT , by them respectively made as aforesaid:—And it appearing to my satisfaction, that the aforesaid Samuel Lott served more than NINE MONTHS, to wit, from the first day of January A. D. 1776 to the first day of January A. D. 1777 at one period of the Revolutionary War, on the Continental Establishment, against the common enemy, I do hereby cer- tify the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the Department of War.
Given under my hand, and the seal of the Court a- foresaid, at Salem , this thirteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
S. Putnam Just S. J. Court of Mass ts . }

Essex ss. I. Ichabod Tucker Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court aforesaid certify that the Hon. Samuel Putnam is a Judge of said court that the Signature within is his handwriting and that the Seal affixed is the Seal of said court.
Attt. Ichabod Tucker, Clerk, 3