Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24065, Samuel Darling, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Darling, Samuel Priscilla
No. 24065.
CONTENTS

3493.
Massachusetts
Priscilla Darling widow of Samuel Darling who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 64 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of May 1849 and sent to
G. S. Buffum
Boston Mass.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 41 Vol. 2 ,
Reprinted
May 29/49

P. 3730 V (1747) Priscilla Darling Widow of Samuel Darling dec Mass
m. 83. d 1807. roll born 1780
adm 8.2305 pri $27.22.
No deduction
R. Baldwin Boston Mass

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk County ss
On this eleventh day of September in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen hundred & thirty eight Personally appeared before the Hon Peter C. Thacher Judge of the Municipal Court for the City of Boston and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Priscilla Darling a resident of Boston, aged Seventy four 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 July 7, 1838 - entitled, "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows,"
That She is the Widow of Samuel Darling dec d formerly of Duxbury in the County of Plymouth in said Commonwealth, who was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, as a private nearly the whole of the War, but She cannot state the particulars of all of his Service. The first Service of said Samuel Darling was at the Gurnet in the harbour of Plymouth under Capt William Weston Lt Andrew Sampson, commencing July 9. 1776 until the end of that year, five months and twenty one days - then again in 1777. at the same place under Capt Andrew Sampson from September 2 d until January 1. 1778. 4 months 6 days, - again in 1778 at Rhode Island one tour in Capt Calvin Gurtis' Comp y of Col John Jacobs Reg t 3 months or more

and as she believes the said Samuel Darling was out in the year 1779, but she can give no parti- culars of this Service, Then in 1780, he performed a tour of Service in New York and New Jersey in the Comp y of Capt. Elnathan Haskell in the 14 th M th of Reg t Commanded by Col. Garmaliel Bradford, for 6 months, — William and Joshua Brewster, and Howard Chandler served with her husband in this tour of duty. She has understood that said Samuel Darling after this Service reenlist- ed for the remainder of the War, but she can give no particulars; — She further declares that she was married to said Samuel Darling at Duxbury by William Drew Esq r a Justice of the peace on the twenty seventh day of November in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty three, but no record of her marri- age can be found either on the Town or Parish Records of Duxbury or the Records of Plymouth County and that her husband Samuel Darling after- died at Duxbury on the tenth day of August in the year Eighteen hundred & Seven, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service but her marriage took place previous to the first of January. Seventeen hundred & Ninety four, viz t at the time above stated, and she has not mar- ried since the death of her husband Samuel Darling aforesaid.
She further declares, that the only record of her marriage is contained in an Ancient Family Bible, which has always been in her possession, which record has never been attend-

and is a true and faithful record of her Family and of her Marriage, which Bible accompanies this application
Priscilla Darling
Subscribed and sworn to on the day first before written, viz. 11 Sept. 1838, before me. and I certify, that the above named Priscilla Darling, by reason of bodily infirmity, is unable personally to attend in Court.
Peter O. Thacher, Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston.
I Samuel Darling of Boston in the County of Suffolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Forty Nine years, do on Oath testify and say that I am the reputed Son of Samuel Darling and his Wife, now living Widow Priscilla, that my Father said Samuel Darling was a Resident of the Town of Duxbury in Plymouth County and as I have often heard him say he enlisted in the Army in the War of the Revolution and performed various duties of Service in the War Some incidents of which I have heard him relate He said Samuel Darling died at Duxbury over thirty years ago and left his Widow Priscilla who continued to reside there until three years since when she came to reside with me in Boston where she still lives at the present time, and she has not married since the death of her husband said Samuel Darling. -

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk. p; I Thomas W. Phillips, Clerk of the Mu- nicipal Court of the City of Boston, hereby certify that Peter O. Thacher Esquire is Judge of said Municipal Court & that the signatures hereon in two places, purporting to be his are genuine. witness my hand & the Seal of said Court hereto set this seventeenth day of September A.D. eighteen hundred & thirty eight. Thomas W. Phillips, Clerk.

THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST,
TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL GREEK;
AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED,
By His MAJESTY'S Special Command.
Appointed to be Read in CHURCHES.
EDINBURGH:
PRINTED by MARK and CHARLES KERR, His MAJESTY'S Printers. MDCCLXXXIX.

My Self Samuel Darling was Born in the in Sept. 8 1759 His Wife also Priscilla was Born in Janu'y 6 1761 November the 23 who was Married in the year 1783 Daughter Hannah Darling was Born in August the 18 1784 My Daughter Elizabeth Darling Born August the 25 1786 My Son Samuel Darling Born in March the 18 1788 My Daughter Abigail Darling Born in May the 23 1791 My Son John Darling Born the 12 Day of December 1793 My Son Joseph Darling Born the 25 Day of January 1796 My Son Weston Darling Born the 6 Day of April 1798 My Son Peter M. Darling Born the 12 Day of May 1801
I certify that this leaf was cut out by me from the original Family Bible of the Darling Family, and was exhibited to me by Mrs. Priscilla Darling, at the time she made and swore to the annexed Declaration for a pension as containing a true original record of her said family; and I have no reason to doubt the truth and correctness of the same.
Boston, Sept. 17. 1832. — Peter O. Thacher Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston.

Priscilla Darling Widow of Samuel Darling

I Samuel Darling of Boston in the County of Suffolk, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Forty Nine years do on Oath testify and say that I am the Reputed Son of Samuel Darling and his Wife and now living Widow Priscilla, that my Father said Samuel Darling was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, and a resident in the Town of Duxbury Plymouth County where he enlisted in the Army. I have often heard him relate the incidents of his Service. He said Samuel Darling died at Duxbury over thirty years ago and left his Widow Priscilla who continued to reside there until three years ago, when she came to reside with me in Boston and has continued ever since in my family where she is at the present time and she has not married since the death of her husband Samuel Darling aforesaid. Samuel Darling
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Suffolk ss. On this seventeenth day of August, A.D. 1838, the said Samuel Darling, who has subscribed the above affidavit, and who is a person of respectability and veracity, personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the contents of the same, before me Peter O. Thacher, Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston and justice of the Peace throughout said Commonwealth.

Ref
WIDOW, &c.
1909 July 16 Mr. Harold D. Darling that leaf from family bible is part of the records of the Bap. & cannot be withdrawn from the claim. V. L. M.
File No. 24065
Priscilla Darling Wid of Samuel Darling Dis. New Mar
Act Feb 2 d 48
Index: Vol A , Page 173
[Arrangement of 1870.]

✓ Ans. R. Bacon
Oct 6: '38
Oct. 7 July '38

Massachusetts
Priscilla Darling widow of Samuel Darling who was a Private in the Mass. line
for 8 mo & 23 dy
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 27 Dollars & 22 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of Mar. 1843 and sent to
J. H. Lord Plymouth, Mass.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book 4 Vol. 1 Page 40.
Sept Nov 28

2940.
Massachusetts
Priscilla Darling widow of Samuel Darling who was a Private in the Mass ts Line.
Increased from $27 22/100 per Ann m
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 4 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 d day of May 1845 and sent to
Reuben Baldwin Esq r Boston Mass ts
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 28
2 Certificates
1 act 1838 } Increased. 1 " 1843-3 }
Reported,
See Let. to Agent 23 d Ap r 25.

3730
Massachusetts
Priscilla Darling widow of Sam l Darling who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 18 Aug t 1804 of Suffolk in the State of Mass a who was a Pri t in the Com y commanded by Captain Weston of the Reg t commanded by Jacobs in the Mass a line for 8 mos 23 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass a at the rate of 64 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. Increased from $27.22 pr. ann.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of May '45 and sent to Reuben Baldwin,
Boston
Total amount, $ Mass a
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by J. L. Swann, Clerk, Book Vol. 4 Page 55.
Deducing former payments

Massachusetts - 1730.
Priscilla Darling, widow of Samuel Darling,
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 18 th August 1807 of Suffolk in the State of Massachusetts who was a P er in the County commanded by Captain Boston of the Reg t commanded by Jacobs in the Massachusetts line for 8 mos 23 dys
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 27 Dollars 22 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of Aug t '39, and sent att d R. Baldwin, Boston, Mass.
Arrears to the 14th of Mar. $ 81.66 Semi-annual allowance ending 13.61 $ 95.27
{ Act July 7, } 1838.
Recorded by R. Baldwin Clerk, Book Vol. 15 Page 83.

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by L. D. L.
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant Wid. Priscilla
Soldier Saml. Darling
Service _____
Additional Service Rev. War
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No claim except W. # 24065

2917.
Isabella Dakey Mass.
Act 3: March
27 th
J. H. Lord. Plymouth Mass.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County ss
Be it known that on this eighth day of July A D 1863 personally appeared before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said county Mrs Priscilla Darling of Duxbury aged eighty 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 the third day of March 1843
That she is the widow of Samuel Darling who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and served as she verily believes as stated by her in her original declaration for a pension under the law of Congress of the seventh of July 1838 to which declaration and the papers accompanying the same now on file in the War Department she would refer for a more particular statement of his services and for the proof of her marriage identity and the time of her husband's death
She further declares that she was pensioned under the said act at the rate of Twenty seven dollars  \frac{22}{100} per annum which amount she received from the 4 th day of March 1836 to the 4 th day of March 1861 at the agency in Boston Mass and at the time of receiving her last payment surrendered the Pension Certificate granted to her under said act to the Pension Agent at said City of Boston aforesaid agreeably

to the rules of the department And this declarant further alleges that the last not intermarried since the decease of her said husband but is now and ever since has been the widow of said Samuel Darling deceased as will more fully appear by the proof herunto annexed and further she saith not
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County ss I, Priscilla her X Darling mark Sworn to and subscribed on the day above written by the above named Priscilla Darling before the subscriber a justice of the Peace in & for the County of Plymouth I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Priscilla Darling & that she remains the widow of said Samuel Darling and that I have no doubt of the truth of the above declaration
Seth Sprague for her Peace
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Hon. Seth Sprague Jun. is a justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that the above is his true & genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this twenty sixth day of July 1843. Jacob H. Lord

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled, "An act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, } ss.
Suffolk COUNTY, }
On this thirtieth day of August 1848, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid,
Priscilla Darling a resident of Boston in the county of Suffolk aged eighty four years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Samuel Darling who was a resident of Duxbury, Ms, and who was a private when he entered the service in the War of the Revolution and is the identical person who drew a pension under the Act of 17th June, 1844, on account of the Revolutionary service of her late husband aforesaid, at the rate of sixty four dollars and cents per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Priscilla Darling mark (with L.S. seal)
Sworn to and subscribed on the day } Before me,
and year above written, }
In presence of J.W. Blanding C.P. Simmonds Justice of the Peace.
I Certify, That the declarant is personally known to me, a widow and a pensioner, as she declares.
G.T. Bulfinch Justice of the Peace.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, } ss.
COUNTY, }
I, Clerk of the Court of said County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that [Name] is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly qualified; and that his signature, above written, is genuine.
and the Seal of said Court, this

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston September 2 d 1848
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation, Charles F. Simmons and George S. Bulfinch were Justices of the Peace for the County of Suffolk,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to these 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.
W. L. G. Swift Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston March 21 st 1845
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Seth Sprague h was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth,
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.
John G. Palfrey; Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I Seth Sprague Jr of Duxbury in the County of Plymouth, & Commonwealth of Massachusetts hereby certify & say that I am well acquainted with Priscilla Darling Widow of Samuel Darling lat of Duxbury deceased & that she is a pensioner of the United States & that she is now living that I saw & conversed with her yesterday given under my hand at Duxbury this sixth day of March 1845
Seth Sprague Jr A justice of the Peace in & for the County of Plymouth

Sumner Darling
1776 2 mo 23 1777 4 " 10 1778 6 " 3 1780 6 " 00 19 m. 60

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston; Oct 18 1811.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Samuel Darling of Dunbury is contained a pay roll of Capt W m Weston. It also contains a pay roll of Capt Calvin Curtis, from July 1. 1778 - (most 3 days).
14. 10 6. 3 10. 13
1777

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence From my previous letter of Dec 6, 1938 of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contains all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Sawyer, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Priscilla Darling Mdm of Samuel May
act 7 July 1838
Adm d 19 mo. 6 days per $64 00
deducting what has been paid at the rate of $27 22 per Ann.
Adm d Act. 3 March 1843 $64 00 per ann
deducting what has been paid at the rate of 27 22 per ann
Reuben Baldwin Boston M.D.

  July 76.  Can't find Weston  — vol. 37 p. 24 — 2 mo. 23 d.  5 mo.    77.  " Andrea Sampson  36-248 —  4. 69    78  " Calvin Curtis  1-163 — X  3    1780  " Haskell, led Bradford on Roll   11. —  
Samuel P. Gilley

1747 Sept 21.
msfs
7 July 1838
James L Edwards Esq Com d of officers Washington

James L Edwards Esq Com d of officers Washington

Boston Massachusetts September 17 th 1838
Sir
I herein enclose Documents in Support of the claim to a pension under the Act of July 7 1838 by Mrs Priscilla Darling, widow of Samuel Darling, who was a Soldier in the War of the Revolution
As Mrs Darling can find no public record of her marriage she is constrained to forward her Family Bible as containing the original record made at the time of the marriage by her late husband. She requests this Bible to be returned
Be pleased to give this case the usual course of examination and inform me of the result at this place
Very respectfully Sir I am Your Obedt
Reuben Baldwin
James Edwards Esq Bond officers Washington
P.S. The Post Master here having refused to mail the Bible above alluded to in consequence of its size, the leaf containing the family record has been taken therefrom by Judge Harker himself as Certified by him and appended to the Declaration

July 3
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James L. Edwards Esq.
Comm ee of expenses
Washington

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James L. Edwards Esq. Comm' of expenses Washington

Sir
Boston Massachusetts July 29 th 1839
In the case of Mrs Priscilla Darling widow of Samuel Darling dec d . replied to in your letter of Decem r 6, 1838, It is requested that her Certificate may be forwarded for the term of Service admitted by you, reserving at the same time the right of producing hereafter further proof to sustain her claim to a higher rate of pension, as it is believed there is record evidence existing in Plymouth to sustain her claim for the alleged Service of her husband at the Gurnet and at Rhode Island
I am Respectfully Sir Your Obedt
Reuben Baldwin
J B Edmonds Esq Comm r of Pensions Washington

Boston, Massachusetts.
March 25 th 1845.
Sir,
I transmit herewith the Certificate of the Secretary of the State Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as proof of service of Samuel Darling in the Army of the Revolutionary War, and in support of the claim to an Increase of the Pension of Mrs Priscilla Darling his widow, who has drawn a Small Pension under the Act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838. Your reply in the above case is dated Decem r 6 th 1838. Be pleased to give the above case the usual course of Investigation, and transmit the result to me at this place.
Very Respectfully Sir I am Your Obedient Servant Reuben Baldwin
James L. Edwards Esqr, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington.

DR. HAROLD D. DARLING DENTIST 665 BOYLSTON STREET, (NEAR Copley Sq.) BOSTON
Pension Department Washington, D. C.
Tuesday July 5, 1909
Gentlemen;
On Sept. 17 th 1838 there was sent to your department a leaf from the family Bible of my great-great-grandmother for the purpose of proving the marriage of Samuel and Priscilla (Weston) Darling to obtain pension for Mrs Darling under the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1838. Is there any way in which I could obtain that leaf if it is still in existence and on record among the files of your department. I have a copy of the leaf but, of course, the original is of greater sentimental value to their descendants than any copy could be. If this can be done without violating any of the rules of your office, you would greatly oblige the undersigned
Yours respectfully
Dr. Harold D. Darling.

Ans Record Division.
July 16, 1909.
Dr. Harold D. Darling,
# 665 Boylston Street, near Copley Square,
Boston, Mass.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 6 th and received the 7 th instant, requesting information as to the return of a leaf from the family Bible which was filed as evidence in the claim of Samuel Darling , Wid. File No. 24,065 , War of the Revolution, you are advised that the papers in Revolutionary War pension claims are a part of the records of this Bureau, and are not permitted to be withdrawn from the claims.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.