Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18973, John Crosby, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Crosby, John Mary
No. 18973.
CONTENTS

6874-
Massachusetts
John Crosby
of Middlesex the State of Mass (p 2) who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain of the Regt commanded by Col Brooks in the Mass line for 2 years
Col. & Arri at day Det - 4. 48
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of Mar 1833 and sent to present Dana & Doctor present
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1833 $160- Semi-ant. allowance ending 2 Sept " 40-
$200-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. of Blair Clerk, Book - Vol. 2 - Page 94.

Declaration of John Crosby.
Please to direct to Saml and Sons Guston Ms
20859

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Middlesex
ss.
On this seventeenth day of August  Probate personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas , now sitting at Concord within and for the County of Middlesex in the Commonwealth
foresaid
John Brosley of Chelsea in said County aged seventy two years
Who being 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. That is to say
1 That in A D 1776 he engaged for two months to go to New York and enlisted in the Company of Capt. Zachariah Wright of New Bedford L t Holden and L t Robert Spaulding some time in the month of September of that year in the Reg t of Col o Elazar Brooks, and was in the action at White Plains and afterwards continued and did duty with his Company until he served out his two months. 2 In the same year he engaged to serve again for three months and enlisted into the Company of Capt. Reuben Butterfield of Dunstable in Col o Thacher's Reg t of Mass s forces, he was marched into New Jersey and there did duty with his Company until he served out his three months. 3 In A D 1777 he engaged to go to Rhode Island for six months, and he enlisted in the Company of Capt. Joshua Parker some time in July or August in Col o John Robinson's Reg t of Mass s forces. He returned to Rhode Island with his Company and remained with them doing duty until he had served out his term of six months when he was discharged and returned home. 4 In the fore part of the year A D 1778 he engaged to go to Boston for three months to do Guard duty and enlisted with the Company of Capt. Edward Farmer of Billerica L t Bony Warren and Serjeant Jonathan Colburn in Col o Gerrish's Reg t , and he joined his Company at Boston and there continued with them doing duty until he served out his three months and was discharged. 5 In A D 1778 he engaged to go into the Continental Army for nine months and after he was mustered he returned to Westport and was ordered into Capt. Cleveland's Company in Col o Michael Jackson's Reg t of the Mass s Line and he continued to do duty until he served nine months when he received an honorable discharge by Col o Jackson's Order which he has long since lost considering a paper of no particular value to him. 6 In A D 1779 he engaged again in the Militia service to go to Albany for three months and he enlisted in the Company of Capt. Solomon Pollard of Billerica in Col o Denny's Reg t . He joined his Company and marched to Albany, and from thence they were marched to the new City (now Lansingburg) where they were encamped and continued to do duty until the time of their service was terminated and he was again discharged. 7 In A D 1780 he again engaged to go into the Continental service for six months and returned to Westport, where he was ordered into the L t Col o Company, the day before Arnold's treason was discovered he was ordered to the White Plains, the Company was in the Reg t of Col o Nixon's Reg t of the Mass s Line in which he continued and did duty until he served out his six months, when he again received a discharge, last which like his other discharge, is lost by time and accident. — For his service at New Jersey in Capt. Butterfield's Company he intended to procure the affidavit of one Levi Tinker, but the said Levi died before the same could be done, last having served in various Companies more than two  two years, he requests that he may be admitted to the benefit of the act aforesaid. —

He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity, whatever except, the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll, of the agency of any State, subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Sworn to and
Attest J Dana. James Dana Spp. John Crosby's mark Commonwealth of Mass. Depusits Middlesex.
Rev. Walker Allen
a Clergyman residing in the town of Chelmsford
in the county of Middlesex and William Adams of the same Chelmsford Esqr. hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Crosby who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and that we believe him to be seventy two years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Before me Sam Dana Justice of the Peace for all the Counties in said Commonwealth.
Walker Allen
Wm Adams
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that after the investigation of the matter, and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that
The Rev. Walker Allen is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
of the same Chelmsford
Isaac Fisher Register or
Isaac Fisher Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains, the original proceedings, of the said Court, in the matter of the application of John Crosby for a pension.
testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal. I office this seventeen day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two
Isaac Fisher
And I further certify that Samuel Dana Esqr. is a Justice of the Peace for all the Counties in said Commonwealth, and that his attestation to the foregoing copy of the Rev. Walker Allen and William Adams Esqr. and to the captions on the several Depositions of David Marshall and Asa Woodman are his true and genuine signatures.
Isaac Fisher Esqr.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex, to wit,
At the Court of Probate begun and holden at Cornford on the seventeenth day of August On the application of John Brooley Interrogatories were propounded to him to wit:
within and for the County of Middlesex A. D. 1832 claiming to be a Soldier of the Revolution, the following
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Answer, I was born in Chelmsford on the 26th day of March A.D. 1760
2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it?
Answer, I have no such record but there is one in Chelmsford Town Book
3. Where were you living, when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
Answer, I was living when I was called into service in Chelmsford Mass. I have since moved to Concord and now live in Chelmsford Mass.
4. When you were called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom?
Answer, All my services were voluntary and of my own accord
5. State the names of some of the regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments, as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service?
Answer, I served under Genl. Washington at Trenton and Princeton and under Genl. Putnam at Red Bank and under Col. Carleton also at Red Bank
6. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution?
Answer, The Rev. John Parkhurst, Col. Adams Esq. for many years Deput. Sheriff of Middlesex, and Col. Adams, Selectmen. Col. S. Dana did you ever receive any discharge from service? James Dana and only such as I have stated in my Declaration. John Brooley mark
Sworn to J. M. [unintelligible]

John Crosby
20.657
Brook 2 years adm'd
A Roll 6000 to 1st Jackson's Regt enlisted 19 June 1778 - for 9 months discharged 17
March 1779 -
A Roll 6000 discharged 30 June 1780 - 6 months discharged 10 Dec 1780 5 mo & 12 day
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$80--
Saml Dana Newton Mass

BRIEF in the case of  John Bursey  of  Middlesex Co  in the State of  Mass  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily  3. How old is he? 72 Years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years. Months. Days.     In 17 76 " 2 " Private Gen. Putnam Col. Brooks   July or Aug 77 " 3 " " " Butterfield " Shackelford   Feb 20th 78 " # 6 " " " Parker " Robinson   78 " # 3 " " " Foster " Gerrish   78 " # 4 " " " Cleveland " Jackson   78 " # 5 " " " Pocahontas " Pennington   78 " 6 " " " Brum  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? White Plains  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Middlesex Co Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living witnesses, documentary proof and traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? correct in every particular 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
See Roll of Service  See Bangs Certificate attached
D. H. Atkinson Examining Clerk.

Report
4722
Massachusetts
Mary Crosby widow of John Crosby who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of April, 1848, and sent to Joel Adams, Vowell, Mass.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 27 Vol. 2

act 44 660 13805 Mary Crosby mo of John Map act 7 May 1838 Mamma 1783 Rejected instead due 16 Oct 1847 adno 17 June 44 2 July 48 # 80 00 per pm 16 October 1847
Joel Adams Sowle Map

I Alfred Kimball, clerk of the town of Ipswich in the county of Essex and commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby certify, that John Crosby, of Chelmsford, and Polly White, of Ipswich, were joined in marriage by Rev. John Cleveland on the first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred eighty three; as appears by the records of said town in the following words and figures, viz.
"Persons joined in marriage by Rev. John Cleveland."
"1783, May 1st. John Crosby, of Chelmsford, to Polly White, of Ipswich."
Alfred Kimball, clerk of said town of Ipswich. }
I Alfred Kimball above named depose and say, that I am clerk of said town of Ipswich and have the custody of the records thereof, and that the above is a true extract from said records.
Alfred Kimball, Town clerk.
State of Massachusetts.
Essex county, ss. Ipswich, May 19, 1848. Then personally appeared Alfred Kimball above named and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed.
Before me, Charles Kimball, justice of the peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Essex, ss. Probate Office.
I Nathaniel Lord junior, register of probate for said county, hereby certify, that Charles
Stimbale esquire, before whom the deposition hereto annexed purports to have been taken, is a justice of the peace for said county, duly ap- pointed, commissioned and sworn; and that his name, subscribed to the certificate thereon, is his genuine signature, to me well known.
as appears by the records in said office.
Given under my hand and seal of office, this nineteenth day of May, A. D. 1848.
Nath. Lord jr.

Declarations.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7 th of July, 1838, entitled "An Act Granting Half Pay and Pensions to Certain Widows," and the acts subsequent thereto. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. County of Middlesex } ss.
On this nineteenth day of September, in the year eighteen hundred and forty eight, personally appeared before the Court of Probate holden at Lowell in said County of Middlesex, on the day above written, Mary Crosby, a resident of the Town of Chelmsford in said County, aged eighty six 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 th 1838, entitled "An Act Granting Half Pay and Pensions to Certain Widows," and the several acts subsequent thereto That she is the widow of John Crosby, late of said Chelmsford, deceased, who was a private in the Continental Army of the Revolutionary War; that the said John Crosby served at different periods, under different enlistments

as she has often been informed by him, for the particulars of which service she refers to his declaration now on file at the War Department. She further declares, that she was married to the said John Crosby on the first day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three; that at the time of her said mar- riage she was called Polly, sometimes Mary; that her husband, the aforesaid John Crosby, died at said Chelmsford on the sixteenth day of October, in the year eighteen hundred and forty seven; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four, to wit, at the time above stated
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written, before Alfred Joel Adams
her Mary X Crosby Mark
Subscribed to by her mark. Sworn to by said Mary Crosby the day & year first above written, before me in open court—
J. P. C. Day Clerk

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex County ss
I Isaac Pitkin Meigs the clerk of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex aforesaid hereby certify that the Hon Sam l M c Key is the Judge of said Court of Probate & that his signature written on the preceding paper is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court on the first page hereof, this nineteenth day of September 1848
Isaac Pitkin by

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 18973
Mary Crosby Wid of John Crosby Rev. War.
Act: Henry 2nd  1/48
Index:—Vol. CA , Page 185-
[Arrangement of 1870.]

John Crosby Map act 7 June 1832 $80. per acre To what time was he last paid? 66 A
Pension Office April 19 th 49
Died 16 th Oct. 1847 paid to his death P.S.B.

John Crosby Map act 7 June 1832 $80. per Ann
To what time was he last paid? G. C. A.
Pension Office April 19 th 49
Died 16 th Oct. 1847 Paid to his death (P. B.)

Report
589
Massachusetts
Mary Crosby widow of John Crosby who was a Private in the Revolution husband died 16 Oct, 1847
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 8 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 1 st day of March , 1847. October
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of April, 1849 and sent to Isaac Adams Lowell Mass.
[Act of JUNE 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book 6 Vol. 2 Page 27.

2507
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John Crosby - act 1818 of Mass & Served in Mass troops - not entitled on account of too much property - his papers April 29. 1820 sent to Hon' Mr Fuller It is probably that the admitted Mary Crosby File No 18.973 is the widow of the same John Crosby -
REJECTED

1818 Maro
  A Bigelow  Sept 22-20  Claim sig after 29, 20 22 X papers sent Hon Mr. Field    Hon J Locke  May 26-28      March 2-29  1818 doc note - schedule the only paper same in both letters  

2508
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John Crosby, act 1818 of Mass See rej d file n o 2507
REJECTED

1818 - Mass.
X J Fuller H.R. Rep Ap. 25 - 22
not 9ms sent.

Asa Hodgman for John Brosley

I Asa Hodgman of Chelmsford in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy five years, do depose and say, that I served in the war of the Revolution as by my Declaration on file in the Pension Office, will appear:
And I do further testify and declare that I well know and remember John Crosby of the same Chelmsford who served as a Soldier in that war,
that he was a private Soldier, in the Company of Capt. Isaac Wright in Colo.
Dear Brooks Regiment, in which Company, I also served.
In the latter part of the year AD 1776. the said John Crosby and myself both enlisted in the Company of said Wright to serve two months, our Company first paraded at Westford and then proceeded to Horse Neck, and afterwards to White Plains in New York and there continued, until we had completed two months, I well remember the said Crosby during this service, and know that he served two months the term of our engagement as he returned at the same time I returned to Chelmsford and I further testify that in AD 1777 the said Crosby and myself both enlisted to go to Rhode Island for six months in the Company of Capt. Joshua Parker in Col. John Robinsons Regiment our Company was formed at Providence from there we proceeded to Kingston, and continued until our Company until we completed six months, the time of our enlistment - During this service I well remember the said Crosby and know that he served the said term of six months and was dismissed with the Company when I was dismissed.
Asa Hodgman
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Middlesex to wit December 12 th
AD. 1832.
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for all the Counties in said Commonwealth Asa Hodgman well known to me as a witness entitled to full faith and credit -
who subscribes the above deposition and made solemn Oath, that the same is just and true in all its particulars, according to the best of his knowledge and belief. Saml. Dana

Affidavit of Jacob Marshall in the case of John Brosby

I Jacob Marshall of Tewksbury in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy two years, do depose and say, that I served in the war of the Revolution as by my Declaration on file in the Pension Of- fice, will appear: And I do further testify and declare that John Brosley of Chelmsford whom I have always well known
served as a Soldier in that war, that he was a private Soldier, in the Company of Capt. Edward Farnes in Colo.
Regiment, in which Company, I also served. I  I cannot now recollect any of the Field Officers, and don't remember to have seen them I only saw two Companies, Capt. Edward Farnes Company, his Lts were very clever and Amos Bradley of Dracut (afterwards a Physician) was a Sergeant and the other Company was Capt. Weymans of Lowell, they were marched to Boston in very cold weather then they were stationed at Brattle Hill and were employed in guarding Weymans troops, he well remembers John Brosley the whole campaign and knows that he served out his term of three months in Capt. Farnes Company.
Jacob Marshall
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Middlesex to wit October 12 th
AD. 1832.
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for all the Counties in said Commonwealth Jacob Marshall well known to me as an credible Witness,
who subscribed the above deposition and made solemn Oath, that the same is just and true in all its particulars, according to the best of his knowledge and belief. Sam. Dana

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Nov. 28 1832.
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 John Crosby is borne on a "Pay Roll of Coventry due to Capt. Joshua Packer's company in Col. Robinson's regiment" for the space of 3. months from the 3. th of July 1711 — Again, his name is borne on "A pay roll of pay due to Capt. Edward Bacon's company, in the regiment of guards in the service of the United States of America doing duty on Bunker hill, commanded by Col. Jacob Episcop, for the space of 3 months from the 20. th of May  Feby 1778. —
Again, his name is borne on a "Pay Roll of Capt. Solomon Pollard's company of Militia, in Col. Samuel Denny's reg t which detached to join the Continental army and march to Clarencourt for the term of 3. months agreeable to a resolve of the great and general Court passed Oct. 7. 1779." for the space of 1. month and 12. days from the 28. th of Oct r 1779.
(over)

Again, John Crosby is loaned on a list of the men procured from the town of Chelmsford in the County of Middlesex, in the State of the Massachusetts Bays, for the term of nine months from their arrival at Diskill, Time of Arrival June 19 th 1868 Company to which they belonged. Capt. Minor. Regiment to which he belong- ed. Col. Spaulding
Edward D. Bangs Secy
John Crosby

Mr. Calhoun
John
John C. Calhoun
Washington
32
PAID
To the Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
W. Washington City
D. C. S.

Lowell, Sept. 19. 1848
Dr. Sir,
Inclosed is the Declaration of Mary Crosby widow of John Crosby, deceased, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner, on the Massachusetts Roll. I have made her Declaration in conformity with the Regulations under the Act of July 7 th 1838, and I intended to have it so made as to entitle her to be placed on the Roll under the Act of Feb. 2 d 1848, and also to entitle her to the pension from the death of her husband up to the present time - I wrote to the Department so time since for instructions in this matter, and have never rec d any reply - I have done the best I could - I have known Mrs. Crosby this fifty years, and there is no doubt she is lawfully entitled to her pension - She is in the Chalmers Poor house - a Towns-pauper -
I am very respectfully your ob d , Serv t
Hon. J. L. Edward Commissioner of Pensions
Isaac Asa

July 31-118
John Brody Mass
Hon. Joseph Schuartz Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.

Lowell Mass. July 28. 1848, Dr. Sir.
John Crosby of Chelmsford, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner, died, leaving a Widow, who is now in Chelmsford Poor House, a pauper. I wish to have her placed on the Pension Roll. They were married, "May the first, 1783." I am at a loss how to make her Dotation, and what must now be done, there have been so many Pension Acts, I am not able to make her papers without instructions. - I therefore have the request of you to favor me with directions and the necessary Blanks for her case.
Your reply will much oblige me and your humble Servant,
Joel Adams
Hon. J. L. Edwards, Com te of Pensions.
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