Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34236, Ebenezer Cowet, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Handwritten signature
★ Court, Oberge or Court
S. 34236
CONTENTS

34 236 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34 236
Ebenezer Couet His Rev. Mrs
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 84
[Arrangement of 1870.]

12.312 R Massachusetts
Ebenezer Coweb
of Earthen in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Vose of the Massachusetts line, for the term of Two years & 6 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 2 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 of July 1819 and sent to Nathaniel Mitchell East Bridgewater Mass
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 103.80.77 Semi-anl. all'ce ending 1 Sep. 1819  48.97
War  $128.77
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Notification sent to Abner Dames Esq. Constable Mass Oct 12 1820

Shen- Cowat
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1922
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I William Ebbets of Massachusetts a revolutionary soldier I now a prisoner of the United States do testify & say, that I will know Ebenezer Court of Massachusetts to have been a revolutionary soldier & that he was in the service more than two years at one time to my knowledge — that I saw him at New Windsor in New York when the army was disbanded & his term of service not then expired, he remained behind & did not return 'till one year afterwards
further said & etc.
William Ebbets
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable March 22 1819
Personally appeared Wm Ebbets above named & made oath to the truth of the declaration by him subscribed & that in my opinion he is a credible & disinterested witness —
Before Wendell Davis
Jus Pany & Luce for Barnstable County

Jos Vian & duos Barnstable County
I Canada Ather of Massachusetts a citizen of the United States & a revolutionary soldier & now a prisoner of the United States, do testify & say that I knew Ebenezer Lowell to have been a soldier in the continental service in the revolutionary war, that I first saw him at the camp at New Windsor in N. York & that he was to my knowledge in the continental service more than two years at one time & that he belonged to the first Regiment Massachusetts line under the command of Col Clapp ————— for the further with not, Canada Ather
Massachusetts Barnstable Co
March 22 1819 Personally appeared
Canada Ather I made oaths to the truth of the declaration by him subscribed & that in my opinion he is a credible & disinter- ested witness ————— before
Wendell Davis Jos Vian & duos for Barnstable County

Barnstable, ss. Clerk's Office.
I Almer Davis, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the County of Barnstable, do certify that Wendell Davis, who hath signed the foregoing depositions of William Ebet & Canadia Ashar as Justice of the Peace & Quorum, is a sworn Justice of the Peace & Quorum for the County of Barnstable; and full faith and credit are due to his official acts as such; and that the signature therto is the signature of said Wendell Davis.
In testimony, whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of our Circuit Court of Common Pleas, of our said County and subscribed my name at Barnstable the seventh day of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
Almer Davis { Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the County of Barnstable.

Ebenezer Gowet Earham
Proof of the last 3 years source required
Admitted 23 June 1849 [Signature]

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Plymouth ss.
On this second day of May — 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Ebenezer Gowt of Eastham aged fifty three years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, before me , in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war." viz. That he enlisted into the service of the United States in the revolutionary war in the Spring of 1781 for three years, in Capt. Holliston's Company and Col. Vose's Regiment in the Massachusetts line, being the first regiment in said line, and continued to serve in said corps until the close of the war and was honorably discharged at Westpoint in Dec r . 1783. that he lost his  that discharge many years ago. and he does not know as any of his officers are living that Kennedy Reed of Plymouth served in the same Brigade

with him, and if his deposition can be obtained he will forward it - & that he has no further evidence of his services in his power - that he was in no large battle but in several small skirmishes on the lines - and that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for support.
Sworn to and declared the day & year aforesaid.
And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Ebenezer Cook did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress, and that he needs the assistance of his country for support -
Nahum Mitchell
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss.
1818.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That
Is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth—that the same Circuit Court of Common Pleas is a Court of record—that the signature to the above certificate is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of the said Court.
} Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of

Eliza Cowitts, Guardians Schedule of property.
12, 7 3 12
July 1814
Gloucester
OM 820
Frederick W. Ward, Clerk of the Court for the County of Gloucester.

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Barnstable ss.
On this Ninth day of August 1820, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having a power also of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record for the said county John Hindricks & Daniel Comings Guardians aged 58. years, resident in Orleans in said County, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. for the term of three years in the Revolutionary war that he was in Capt. Holliston's Company & Colonel Vose's Regiment and that he has received a pension certificate dated July 30. 1819 - and numbered 12912 in pursuance of his original Declaration made May 2 d 1818.
to the Circuit Court who is sick & unable to attend & incapable of taking an oath
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 28th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.)
That said Court has - No Real estate or personal estate whatever and is a pauper chargeable to the Town of Orleans for several years, and has a constitution totally broken down, and not able to do any hard labour
John Hindricks Daniel Comings
Sworn to, and declared, on the Ninth day of August, 1820 before said Court, Abner Davis, Clerk.
I, Abner Davis - clerk of Barnstable County do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is nothing dollars and cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this tenth day of August 1820.
Abner Davis, Clerk of the Court for the County of Barnstable.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Cowfer, John (Cooffer) GRADE Private LINE Sheldon's Dragoons (Connecticut)
WARRANT NUMBER 5644 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Oct. 16, 1789 To Theodosius Fowler
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.