Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,557, Joseph Dean, Mass.

SERVICE
mass.
Dean, Joseph
NUMBER
S 10557
carded
CONTENTS

4495:
Massachusetts
Joseph Dean
Bristol in the State of Mass who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain — of the Reg't commanded by Col Walker in the Mass line for 11 May 15 Days
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 38 Dollars 32 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Jany 1832 and sent from J L Hodges Ft of Rep
  Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832  $57.28    Semi-ann. allowance ending 1 st Mar 33  19.16     $76.44  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by G H McLean Clerk Book D Vol. 2 nd Page 46.

Joseph Dean •
C.L? 4834.

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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, } BRISTOL, ss.
At a COURT OF PROBATE holden at Taunton in and for said County on the twenty ninth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, before the HONORABLE HODIJAH BAYLIES, Judge of the Probate, &c. for said County, personally appeared Joseph Dean a resident of Raynham in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 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 - that I enlisted as a private soldier in a company commanded by Capt Samuel Dabbs of Berkley, John Shaw of Raynham & Ensign Joel Dabbs of said Berkley, and served eight months & we were attached to Col. Timothy Walker Regiment, & we were stationed at Roxbury & Dorchester near Boston. I will state further particulars of my service in my answer to the fifth interrogatory. and further declares as follows, in reply to the interrogatories propounded by the Secretary of War; to wit:
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Ans. That he was born in Raynham in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts in the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty three - and on the 28th day of Novem year
2. Have you any record of your age; and if so, where is it?
Ans. I have a record of my age at my house in the handwriting of my Father
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? Ans Raynham

4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? and if a substitute, for whom? NO, I was never drafted - I always enlisted voluntarily -
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops when you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service. And at
the expiration of said eight months as above stated, I was verbally discharged by my officers & returned home - I refer to this my first Campaign commenced in the month of May 1775 - I refer to Seth Dyer's affidavit to prove the above service.
I again enlisted for a second Campaign in a company of militia commanded by Captain Noah Hall of said Regiment and we were placed in Col Jacob French's of Berkeley, & were stationed at Winter Hill, & Dorchester near Boston near Boston it was in the winter & Spring of 1776 I was present when the British evacuated Boston, this Campaign was two months, and at the expiration of said term, I was verbally discharged by my officers & I returned home - I refer to Isaac King's affidavit to prove this my second Campaign -
I served at three several Alarms or Short Campaigns amounting in the whole to one and a half months - The first was at Warren

Rhode Island
And Diviston in the State of and arments to about a Month I was in a company commanded by Captain Jonathan John Shaw, & as I think in Col. George Williams Regiment & it was in the Month of December 1776
The second alarm was in September of 1778 at New Bedford under capt. Jonathan Shaw, and it was one week I refer to John Giffinone & Isaac King affidavit to prove the two last mentioned alarms
The third alarm I was called to attack the shores of the Island of Rhode Island, the exact time I do not now Recall — I was placed under Lieutenant John Shaw & served about one week —
I understood the troops in which I served to be State troops of Massachusetts —
I well remember when at Roxbury, of seeing General Washington, and a number of other officers whose names I do not now recall. —

6. Were you a Soldier or an Officer? if a Soldier, did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and, if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? if an Officer, did you ever receive a commission, and if so by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? Ans I was a Soldier, I never had a written discharge, I never had a commission in the army -
7. State the names of the 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. refer to the Rev. Simeon Daggett and Enos L. Williams both of Raynham in the County of Bristol -
And the said Joseph Dean doth further declare that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of Joseph Dean
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
H. Baylies , Judge of Probate.
WE Simeon Daggett - a Clergyman residing in Raynham and Enos L. Williams residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Dean who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be about seventy eight years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Simeon Daggett E. L. Williams
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
H. Baylies , Judge of Probate.
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 abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Simeon Daggett who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Raynham in said County of Bristol, and that E. L. Williams who has also signed the same is a resident in said town, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
H. Baylies , Judge of Probate.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, } BRISTOL ss. }
I Anselm Barrett Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Dean of Raynham in said County, for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the said Court the day and year first above written.
Anselm Barrett

Washington D.C. January 18 th 1833.
I hereby certify that Seth Dean, Isaac King and John G. Simon, the Justices of the Peace, are credible and that the Magistrates, Cromwell Leonard and Godfrey Robin-son are duly qualified Justices of the Peace.
James L. Hughes.

Map No 4834 Joseph Dunn
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16 Oct $35.32 May 12 1833
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Page 200.
Mr. L. Hodges AR

BRIEF in the case of  Joseph Dean of the County of Bristol  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 infirmity? 3. How old is he? 78 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 1775 May — 8 — Private Col. Walker, Capt. Tabbs   '76 — 2 — ditto Col. French, Capt. Hall   At several Allans 1 15 — Volunteer Col. Williams, Capt. H. and Lt. Southam.  
5. In what battles was he engaged? none 6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Raynham 7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Depositions 8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levi D. Bell
Examining Clerk.

June 27, 1933.
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BA-J/ADY Joseph Dean S.10557 am
Mrs. C. H. Bolich c/o Miss Edith Basset 138 Fairmount Avenue Sunbury, Pennsylvania.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to one Joseph Dean, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.10557, based upon his military service in that war.
Joseph Dean was born November 26, 1753 in Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
While a resident of Raynham, Massachusetts, he enlisted May 1, 1775 and served eight months as a private in Captain Samuel Tubbs' Company, Colonel Timothy Walker's Massachusetts Regiment. He enlisted in the winter of 1776 and served two months in Captain Noah Hall's Company, Colonel Jacob French's Massachusetts Regiment. He enlisted in December 1776 and served about one month in Captain Jonathan Shaw's Company, Colonel George Williams' Massachusetts Regiment. He served one week in September 1778 as a private in Captain Jonathan Shaw's Massachusetts Company. He also served about one week, date not stated, in Lieutenant John Shaw's Massachusetts Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 29, 1832 while a resident of Raynham, Massachusetts.
In 1832 one Seth Dean was living in Raynham, Massachusetts, aged seventy-five years, no relationship stated. There are no further family data.
This is the history of the only Joseph Dean that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Date of death not on a.B.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of Joseph Dean's death, you should apply to the Records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D. C., citing all of the following data:
"Joseph Dean, Certificate No.4495, issued January 21, 1833, rate $38.32 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Massachusetts Agency".
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

June 16 th 1933
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly give me information concerning Joseph Dean who served in the Revolutionary war from Taunton, Mass. - his birth - death, marriage - family, and especially his military service.
A prompt reply would be much appreciated.
Lucia Brooks Boland (Mrs C. H. Boland) C/o Miss Edith Baskett - 138 Fairmount Ave Scrubbury Pennsylvania
Stamp and 9-

Rev. War
✓ 10554 INVALID.
File No. 10,557
Joseph Dean Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 98
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1933 June 27, Visit to Mrs. C. H. Bolich, 40 East Baskett, A.W.P.

Joseph Dean N o 11.834

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Joseph Dean which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? no Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? no XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

I Isaac King of Raynham in the County of Bristol & State of Mass. do testify & say that I am now Seventy two years old & have been acquainted with Joseph Dean of Raynham before and ever since the American Revolution that in the winter of 1776 I Enlisted & served as a Soldier in a company of Militia commanded by Capt. Noah Hall in Col. Fowles Regiment at Winter Hill & Dorchester near Boston two Months and the above named Joseph Dean of Raynham served with me in the same company all of that time being two Months that in the fall of 1778. I Volunteered & served as a Soldier in a company commanded by Lieutenant Nathaniel Snow at New Bedford & Falmouth in the County of Bristol one week and the above named Joseph Dean served with me as a private Soldier in a company of Militia commanded by Capt. Jonathan Shaw all of that time being one week at said New Bedford & Falmouth & the above named Joseph Dean is now in full life & Resides in Raynham. Isaac King
Bristol ss. August 25 th 1832 Then the above named Isaac King personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed Before me Godfrey Robinson Justice of Peace

I, Seth Dean of Raynham in the county of Bristol & State of Mass do testify & say that I am now Seventy five years old and have been acquainted with Joseph Dean of Raynham before & ever since the American Revolution that in the year Spring of 1774 I Enlisted and served as a private Soldier in a company of Militia commanded by Capt. John King of Raynham in Col. Walker's Regiment at Roxbury near Boston Eight months which term expired the first of January 1776 and the above named Joseph Dean served with me in the same Regiment in a company of Militia commanded by Capt. Samuel Tubb all of that time being Eight months
Seth Dean Bristol ss August 28 th 1832 Then the above named Seth Dean personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed Before me Geoffrey Robinson Justice Peace

I John Gilmore of Raynham in the County of Bristol Commonwealth of Massachusetts being seventy three years of age do hereby and say that Joseph Dean of said Raynham and myself did march on the 8 day of December 1776 under the command of Col. Jonathan Shaw to Warren State of Rhode Island and Staid there about 24 days and then marched to Providence and Staid there about the same time as soldiers in the Revolution in 1778 September said Joseph Dean and myself marched under the command of said Shaw to New Bedford when the British burnt said place and Staid there about one week during the time of the above mentioned service myself and the above said Joseph Dean were soldiers in the army of the American Revolution
John Gilmore
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol } County } Before me, one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Bristol, personally appeared John Gilmore subscriber to the above affidavit & made oath that the same is true in all its parts - In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & quality this 27 th day of August 1832 Groom Leonard Justice of Peace

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Dean, Joseph GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8247 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED August 7, 1789 To Richard Blatt assignee
*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.