Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19944, Joseph Combs, Mass. R.I.

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Mass R.I.
lombs, Joseph lombs
S. 19944
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Remotion 19 944 INVALID.
File No. 19,944
Joseph Coombs Dis. Rev. War
Act: June 7" 82"
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 76
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1807  Massachusetts Joseph Coombs of Douglas in the State of Mass. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Oliver of the Regt. commanded by Col. Doolittle in the Mass. — line for 15 months & 20 days
Mass & R.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 51 Dollars 95 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Novr. 1832 and due to G. Nelson
  Arrears to 4th of Apr. 1832  $77.92    Semi-annual allowance ending 4th Mr. 32  25.97     $103.89  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles Clerk Book D Vol. 2 Page 43

Joseph Brown of Douglas in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age Depose & say, That I am personally acquainted with Joseph Cooks of Douglas in said County, & knew of his being in the Revolutionary army of the United States at Cambridge, in the year Seventeen hundred & Seventy five, & being myself at the same time stationed at Roxbury, I frequently saw sd Cooks, & knew of his being in the battle on Bunker's hill from the following circumstance viz. The day after the battle I was on Prospect Hill assisting in the building of a breastwork at which place I saw sd Cooks, who was relieved from duty on that day, on account of his having been in the battle the day previous, & from seeing sd Cooks frequently during the eight months that I served at Roxbury, I am confident that sd Cooks served eight months at Cambridge, particularly as he served there with the eight months men — And further your Deponent saith not — Joseph Brown

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Worcester
Sept. 17-1832
Personally appeared Joseph Brown & made oath that the facts stated in the within Deposition by him subscribed are substantially true. Before me Robert P. Church Justice of the Peace. I truly verify that I am personally acquainted with Joseph Brown & that full credit may be given to his Deposition. Robert P. Church. Just. Peace.
Joseph Brown Deposition for Joseph Brown

I Simeon Shepard of Sheldahl in the County of Windham & State of Connecticut of lawful age Before me say, that I am personally acquainted with Joseph Danks of Douglas in the County of Worcester in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that he enlisted in the Rhode Island state troops with me, & went to Trenton in the State of Rhode Island in Capt. Atkinson's Tenth Infantry Company of Col. Kimball's Regiment in which Company & Regt. I served six weeks & left. I know there as I fully believe that Danks served two months as he declared. The precise time I do not recollect, but it was in Gen. Sullivan's expedition I think. There is certain General Sullivan had the chief command & I think it was the year previous to the battle on Rhode Island. And further your Deponent saith not.
Simeon his Shepard marks
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester County
ss. August 27-1832
Personally appeared Simeon Shepard & made oath that the above Deposition by him subscribed is true and I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with S. Shepard & that he is entitled to credit
Robert P. Church 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 seventh day of September in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court, before NATH PAME  Judge of Probate for  the county of Worcester now sitting Joseph Gann a resident of Douglas in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged 88 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.
I enlisted as a minute man on or about the first of April 1775 & was called to Cambridge the day after the battle at Lexington where I served one month, under Lieut. Thomas Grover. I then immediately enlisted in the Massachusetts State troops, which was on or about the 20th of May 1775 for eight months under Captain Robert Oliver, Lieut. Thomas Grover in the Regt. Commanded by Col. Doolittle & a Major Moore & was in the Battle on Bunker's Hill the 17 of June under General Warren, & retreated from Bunker's Hill after the battle & entrenched on Prospect Hill, where & in its immediate vicinity I served the remainder of my eight months & was there dismissed but had no written discharge.
In the fall of 1778 I joined the Rhode Island Militia under Capt. Abraham Turtletot in Col. Asa Kimball's Regt. as a substitute for one John Phetteplace of Burrillville in the State of Rhode Island & went to Tiverton in R. Island & served there two months. Also some time in the month of September 1779 I enlisted in the Rhode Island Militia under Capt. Abraham Turtletot in Col. Asa Kimball's Regt. & went to Tiverton in Rhode Island & served there three months.
Also some time in the fall of 1780 I enlisted in the Rhode Island Militia under Capt. Abraham Turtletot in Col. Asa Kimball's Regt. & went to Tiverton in Rhode Island & served there two months and twenty days. - I was born in Brimfield in the State of Massachusetts & have resided in Douglas aforesaid ever since I was 4 yrs old. & my age is recorded on the records of sd Douglas. - I have never had any written discharge from the Service & know of no other evidence of my services that I can procure than that which is herewith annexed. I am acquainted with Reverend David Holman, & Nathaniel Carpenter of sd Douglas who can testify as to my character for veracity. - I was born in 1749.
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.
NATH PAME  Joseph Gann Judge of Probate his Mark

We David Holman a Clergyman residing in the Town of Douglas and Nathaniel Carpenter residing in Douglas hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Lombe who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 83 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. Before me David Holman  Nath Carpenter Robert P. Church Justice of the Peace
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 David Holman and Nathaniel Carpenter who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the Town of Douglas and that Nathaniel Carpenter Esq. who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Douglas and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Nathaniel Carpenter Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
I Shepherd Wheeler Regd , Clerk of the Court County of Worcester do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Lombe for a pension. That Richard P. Church before whom the annexed affidavits were made, is a Justice of the Peace in the said County, in full credit & that he signed the same. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court - this 7th day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty five.
Shepherd Wheeler Regd of the said Probate Court, in Massachusetts
Joseph Lombe