Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1571, Samuel Day, Mass.

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Day, Samuel, Sally
W 1571
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81.
Massachusetts
Sally Day widow of Samuel Day
who served in the Revolutionary war, as an Ensign
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 240 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of March 1849 and sent to
Hon A. Hale Hof R
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 55 Vol. 1,
July 29
Book D

Ward January 1. 1794
Alfred born Oct. 10. 1794
Charles born July 27. 1796
Right born March 24. 1797
— and Died May 14. 1798
Right born Aug. 2. 1798
Harry born Nov. 29. 1799
Albert born Sept. 22. 1801
— and Died Nov. 19. 1801
Loretta born July 20. 1803
— and Died March 30. 1804
Bradford born Feb. 3. 1805
Alfred Died March 3 rd 1825
Aged 30
Samuel Day paid Oct 19. 1812
Apr 10. 54

David January 1. 1794
Abigail born Oct. 10. 1794
Charles born Jan. 27. 1796
Right born March 24. 1797
and Died May 14. 1798
Right born Aug. 2. 1798
Harry born Nov. 29. 1799
Albert born Sept. 22. 1801
and Died Nov. 19. 1801
Loretta born July 20. 1803
and Died March 30. 1804
Bradford born Apr. 3. 1805
Sally Maria born Sept. 24. 1807
and Died Jan. 3. 1808
Herbert A Day born February 6 th
Billings B born April 2 nd 1812 (1808)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston :
November 23 1848.
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 Day is borne upon a Muster Roll of Capt Samuel White's Company of Mansfield, in Col John Daggett's Regt, as a private from April 19 1775. 11 days. — Upon a Muster Roll of Capt Moses Knapp's Company in Col Joseph Reed's Regt, as a private of Mansfield, from April 30 to August 1 1775. 3 months and 9 days. —
Also upon a Return of said Capt Knapp's Company, as a private of Mansfield, no service named. Said Return is dated, "Roxbury, Sept. 25 1775." —
Upon an Account in Army Books as a corporal of Mansfield in Capt Knapp's Company Col Shepard's Regt, and there credited by his service from April 1 1777 to August 18 1779. 28 months and 18 days. — 10 months and 26 days at 44 3/4 per month, and 17 months and 22 days. Sergt at 48/ and 60/ per month. Upon another

account in said Books as Ensign Col Sheppards Regt, and there Credited by his Service from August 18 to Decemba 31 1779. 4 months and 12 days, at £ 6 per month. —
Again Credited with service in said Books as Ensign in Col Sheppards Regt from January 1 to Decemba 31 1780. 12 months at £ 6 per month. —
Upon several Muster Rolls of Capt Seth Bannister's Company. Col Sheppards Regt, as Ensign, taken for the months of May, July, August, September, October November and Decemba 1781. and January and February 1782. — And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence 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, contain 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.
W. H. Wallen
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

State of Massachusetts Bristol County - ss.
Town of Mansfield -
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Book of Rolls in his office of the service in the Revolutionary war of my late husband Samuel Day, late of said Mansfield deceased.
He served [as I believe] a part of the time in a company commanded by Capt. Moses Knapp of said Town of Mansfield, he served a part of the time as a private or non commissioned officer and part of the time as a commissioned officer and he served as a Lieutenant. He was born in Attleborough but it is probable he enlisted from Mansfield but I am not certain from what Town he did enlist - neither do I know the field officers under whom he served -
We were married on the first day of January 1794. and he died on the 19 th Oct. 1812.
I now have one of his commissions -
Witness my hand this 30 th day of Oct. 1812.
Sally Day
Bristol Oct. 30 th 1812.
Executed & Acknowledged.
Before me Cornwall Leonard Justice Peace

No 107
Sally Day mo of Samuel Marp
act 29 May 1848
Munroe 1794
Institution dec 1812
adm d 29 Jan, Essex $240 00 per
pm 4 March 1848
Hon. S. Hale House of Rep.

Sally Day -
Samuel Day
Enlisted in Company H, 1st Regt.
1777, for 3 years, Sept. 1 st -
1778, Enlisted 18 August
1779, paid in Feb 1780
Not returned at the end of the war, enlisted in Bounty Land - No Service as a Lieutenant established.

State of Massachusetts Bristol County - } ss
On this fifth day of Dec r in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight. personally appeared before the court of Probate in the County of Bristol of one said Sally Day aged seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oaths make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress of July 29 th 1840. for the relief of certain surviving widows of Officers, and Soldiers, of the Revolutionary Army, That she is the widow of Samuel Day who was a private, corporal, sergeant, Ensign, & Lieutenant in the Army of the American Revolution, with Great Brittain. and served in that war, during the greatest part of its duration continuance.
She has procured from the office of the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts, a Certificate of such service of her said late husband in the said Army as is there found, which is the best evidence she has thus far been able to procure, and which is herunto annexed she has very little or no knowledge of his services, except that she has heard him say "That he served the principal or greatest part of the war" and in addition to the several offices named in the said Certificate of his services from W m B. Calhoun Secretary of State. "he served a part of the time as a Lieutenant."
And she Respectfully refers to the Books and Rolls now in the war office at Washington, believing they will show further services, not named in the subjoined Certificate.
She further declares, that she believes she always enlisted as a volunteer, and from the said Town of Mansfield And she further declares, that she was Married to the said Samuel Day on the first day of January one thousand seven hundred and ninety four. her said husband, the said Samuel Day.

died on the nineteenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and twelve; That she was not married to him previous, or prior, to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January one thousand eight hundred, namely at the time above stated. and that she has never married since the decease of the said Samuel Day, but continues his widow up to the present time.
She further declares, That her said husband did not die in the Town of Mansfield, and she does not know, or expect, that there is any other record of his death, except a record made in her family Bible, which she has caused to be taken from the said Bible, and annexed to this declaration.
She refers to the copy of Record & affidavit of A. S. Kingsbury Town Clerk of said Town of Mansfield as proof of her marriage.
witness Cromwell Leonard
Sally Day
Writ ss. Probate Court at New Bedford in Hfr The County of Bristol Dec. 5. 1848
Subscribed and sworn to Before me
Oliver Prescott Judge of Probate in Hfr said County
Commonwealth of Massachusetts —
Probate County ss. — I, Samuel Bassett Register of the Court of Probate in Hfr said County, do hereby certify that Oliver Prescott whose signature is affixed to the above certificate was at the date thereof & still is Judge of said Court of Probate — In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this sixth day of December eighteen hundred forty eight.
S. Bassett

Capt Samuel Day and Sally Bates both of Mansfield were joined together in Marriage January first one thousand seven hundred and ninety four. By Rev. Roland Green.
Recorded by me Isaac Dean. T. Clerk
I Owen S. Kingsbury of said Mansfield, in the county of Bristol & State of Massachusetts being thirty four years of age, do hereby certify "that the above is a true copy of record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible words, and figures as follows. Capt Samuel Day and Sally Bates both of Mansfield were joined together in Marriage January 1 st 1794. By Rev. Roland Green recorded by me Isaac Dean T. Clerk -
O. Kingsbury Town Clerk
I O. S. Kingsbury above named, depose and say: That I hold the office of Town Clerk of said Town of Mansfield, and have the custody of the several record Books of said Town, and that upon one of the said Books is found the above records of the Marriage of Capt Samuel Day and Sally Bates, of which the above are true copies, both in words at full length, and also in words and figures with the exception above certified by me.
And I do further depose and say, that I have examined the said record Books for the purpose of finding the record of the death of the said Samuel Day but no such record is there found, but I have always understood that he died many years ago.
Dated Dec r 13 W. L. D.
O. Kingsbury Town Clerk
State of Massachusetts Bristol County ss.
Dec r 13 th 1842. Then Owen S. Kingsbury personally appeared & made oath that the the above affidavit by him subscribed is just and true in all its parts.
Isaac Morrill Leonard Justice

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
United States. I James Spratt, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that Brownell Leonard, & Arthur Dames Esqrs. whose signatures are annexed to the foregoing & annexed certificates, are Justices of the peace in & for said County of Bristol, and duly qualified to administer oaths -
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court, at Taunton, this eighth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six -
J. Spratt

Reoy WIDOW, &c.  Ann
File No. 1571
Sally Day (Widow)
Samuel Day Ensign Rev. Ma
Act: July 29, 1848
Index:—Vol. A , Page 166
[Arrangement of 1870.]

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (By CONGRESS ASSEMBLED)
Whereas, We, Reposing special trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Valor, Conduct, and ability, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you to be a Colonel in the Army of the United States, to take rank as _____ from the _____ day of _____ 17____. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of _____ by doing and performing all manner of things therein and belonging. And we do hereby charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your command to be obedient to your orders; as from time to time as you shall receive from these or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed, a Commission of the States or Commander in chief for the time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your Superior Officer, according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in force until revoked by these or a future Congress, the Committee of Congress beformentioned, or a Committee of the States.
Entered in the War Office and arraigned by the Board
Attest
Witness the Congress of the United States of America, at _____ the _____ day of _____ 17____, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and _____, and in the _____ year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and _____, and in the _____ year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and _____.
John Hancock President of the Congress of the United States of America, at Philadelphia the _____ day of _____ 17____, and in the _____ year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and _____, and in the _____ year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and _____.
Wm Huntington President

I Cromwell Leonard of Norton in the County of Bristol, Mass ts do hereby testify and say, that I have been acquainted with Mrs Sally Day for about forty years, and know her to be the Identical person who was the wife, and is now the widow, of Samuel Day deceased. I do not now recollect the exact time of the death of the said Samuel Day deceased, but know it took place not far from thirty years ago.
Dated December 6 th 1848.
Cromwell Leonard
Bristol ss. Dec. 5. 1848) subscribed & sworn to, by Cromwell Leonard a credible Witness — Before me A. Russell Just. of the Peace

House of Reps. Washington D.C. Jan y 25. 1849
Sir
Herewith I hand you the applications of Sally Day and Amy Pringle for Pensions and will thank you to give them attention as early as convenient
Very Resp y Yours
Adonai Hale
J. L. Edwards Esq Comm r of Pensions