Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,378, Enos Dean, Mass.

SERVICE
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Mass.
Dean Enos
S. 30,378
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27571 Massachusetts
Enos Dean of Bristol in the State of Mass who was a private in the Comp y command by Captain Haskins of the Regi t command by Collo. Mitchell in the Mass line for
6 Months pri
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annu to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of Augu 1834 and sent to A Bapst Taunton Mass
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834. $ 60 — Semi-ann. allowance ending 11 th Sep. . 10 $ 70
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk Book C Vol. 2 Page 18

See letter Pen. Apr. and Geoffrey Robinson, Oct. 17 '35
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50 378 Rev INVALID.
File No. 50,378
Enos Dean
Rev Rev
Act: June 1 st 89 th
Index: Vol. 2 , Page 107
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Enos Dean
Bristol Co -
Mass.
Adm C Whittier
Cap Haskell Colo - Mitchell
A Basset Taunton Mass

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Bristol County, ss.
At a Court of Probate holden at Dighton in & for said County, on the eighth day of August one thousand eight hundred & thirty four, before the Honourable Rodijah Baylies Judge of the Probate Ct. for said County, personally appeared Enos Dean a resident of Taunton in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged seventy two years, who being just duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832, make the following declaration.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers & served as herein after stated; to wit:
First , He enlisted and served a period of at least, one month , in the Company commanded by Capt. Ebenezer Dean of said Taunton. The company was stationed & we performed this service at Nades Ferry , so called, in the State of Rhode Island  Maryland in the months of July and August, 1777. I served as a private Soldier. S th Pratt & S th Cooper were lieutenants lieutenants
Second , He enlisted and served a period of at least, two months , in a Company under the command of Capt. Simon Cobb of Taunton, as a private Soldier, in the months of August, September and October, in the year 1779. which Company was stationed & did duty at Providence, Rhode Island. — Genl. Gates was the Commanding Officer at Providence at that time.
Third , He was drafted to serve, and did serve as a private , in a Company, commanded by Capt. Jacob Waskins of Taunton aforesaid, a period of at least three months , some time in the year of 1780. The service commenced some time in July & ended the last of October of that year.

Abiel Mitchell was Colonel of the Regiment to which this company belonged. We were stationed & did service at Butts Hill in the Island of Rhode Island.
For proof of his several services, he refers to the depositions of Henry Andrews, Joshua Staples & Benjamin Shores, hereto annexed.
And in answer to the several interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, he says,
1. That he was born in Taunton, in the County of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the fifteenth day of September, seventeen hundred & sixty two.
2. That there is a Registry of his age in the Records of said Town of Taunton, a certificate of which is hereto annexed.
3. That he was living at Taunton aforesaid, when called into service & has continued to reside there ever since.
4. That he twice enlisted, & was drafted once.
5. The fifth is answered in his General declaration as above written.
6. That he always served as a private Soldier; & that he now received a written discharge
7. That he will state the following persons as being known to him in his present neighborhood, & who can testify as to his character for veracity, & their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
And the said Abiel Mitchell doth further declare that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn & sworn
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
H. Maylies,
Judge of Probate, Bristol County.

Enos Dean the son of Ebenezer Dean was born in Farmington September 15. 1762. As appears on Record
Attest Alfred Williams Town Clerk

I Henry Andrews of Farmton, in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Seventy years, testify that I knew Mr. Cross Dean of Scituate to have been in the campaign on Rhode Island at Brattle Hill, under the command of Isaac Hasbrouck, Captain of the Company, and Abel Mitchell, Col. of the Regiment. This campaign was for three months , during which I served myself and have no doubt Mr. Dean served the same period as a private . The year in which we engaged in this campaign was 1780. Henry Andrews
I Joshua Staples of Farmton, in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Seventy seven years, testify, that I knew Cross Dean of Farmton aforesaid, to have been in the Company commanded by Capt. Simeon Cobb of said Farmton, and stationed in Providence R. Island, two months in the year 1779. We belonged to the same Company, as privates. Joshua Staples
Bristol R. Farmton Massachusetts. June 28 th 1834.
Then personally appeared Henry Andrews and Joshua Staples, and made solemn oaths that the foregoing affidavits by them subscribed, respectively, are just and true according to their best knowledge and belief.
Before me,
James L. Hodge, Not. Public

I Benjamin Shores of Scituate in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged sixty nine years, testify, that I knew Enns Dean of said Scituate to have been a private in the Company commanded by his father, Capt. Ebenezer Dean, in the war of the Revolution. This Company was stationed at Charles Henry, so called and I knew the said Dean to have been there as a private, in the months of July and August, in the year 1777.
Ben. Shores
Bristol H. Scituate Mass. June 28 th 1834.
I personally appeared Benjamin Shores, and solemnly affirmed that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed and sealed, is just & true, according to his best recollection and belief.
Before me,
James L. Hodge, Jr., Not. Pub.

Taunton Mass. June 28 th 1834. The subscribers citizens of Taunton aforesaid, are well acquainted with Mr. Cross Dean and hereby certify their opinion, that he is a man of veracity and of good moral character. — The first subscriber is the Clergyman whose ministrations he attends, as a regular parishioner.
Andrew Bigelow James L. Hodges.
Commonwealth of Mass.
Bristol ss. Taunton August 14 th 1834.
I hereby certify that the foregoing affidavits subscribed and sworn to, by Henry Andrews, Joshua Staples and Bes a Thres are to be believed as they are credible persons. James L. Hodges, Jus. Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts -
Bristol ss. I Amos Barrett Register of the Court of Probate in the said County, do hereby certify that James L. Hodges, before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn in a Justice of the Peace for said County — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court the fourteenth day of August eighteen hundred & thirty four — A. Barrett

We Andrew Bigelow a clergyman residing in Taunton and Hon. James L. Woodges residing in Taunton hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Enos Dlean who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be about seventy one years of age; that he is reputed & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, & that we concur in that opinion.
Andrew Bigelow James L. Woodges
Sworn to & subscribed the day  fourteenth  day of August  fourteenth day of August 1834 Before me A. Basset Just. of the Peace Judge of Probate .
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Andrew Bigelow who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Town of Taunton in said County of Bristol, & that James L. Woodges who has also signed the same is a resident of Taunton & is a credible person, & that their statement is entitled to credit.
H. P. Dyer, Judge of Probate.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss.
I Asahel Dyer, Register of the Court of Probate in said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Enos Dlean of Taunton in said County, for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court the 14 th day of August Eighteen hundred & thirty four the day specified above written.
A. Basset