Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22183, John Collins, R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
R.d.
Collins, John
S. 22183
CONTENTS

Revolution
22183
INVALID.
File No. 22183
John Collins
Br'd Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82.
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 77
[Arrangement of 1870.]

8541
Vermont
John Collins
of Rutland Co in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Paily of the Regt: commanded by Col Thomas in the R. I. m ca was for 16 mo s ?
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Ap l . 1833 and sent to R - Temple.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $106.66 Pens ant . allowance ending 4 Sept " 26.66
$133.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 3, Page 56

No. 2906 John Collins
Adm d

BRIEF in the case of  John Collins  of  Rutland Co.  in the State of  Vermont  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Probate Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 76 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 summer of 1776 served 2 terms of 2 months each Private Gen. R. I. Mil. Capt. Bailey, Col. Thomas   In 1776 " 5 " " Col. Warner. Vol.   1777 something over 1 " " Capt. Lake.   after " 3 " " " Munson.   1778 " 3 " "   whole service 16  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Richmondtown, R. I.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
D. Brown  Examining Clerk.

John Collins Punnett
15 mo - N 2.906
no paper
Adm
Hemo pri
$5333
Adm Hemo pri $5333

STATE OF VERMONT, } RUTLAND COUNTY, ss. }
On this 26 th day of July A. D. 1832 personally appear- ed in open Court before the Judge of the Probate Court of Rutland  Geo o now sitting, John Collins a resident of the County of Rutland and State of Vermont, aged 76 years, who being first 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and ser-
ved as herein stated. In 1776 he lived in Richmond , Rhode Island , and in Decem r . at that time before the British fleet came in & took possession of R. Island, he was called out, & served five months in Capt. Bailey's Company, Col. Thomas's Reg t . He names of his other officers he does not remember - served at Southern Kingston , Little Compton in guarding the lines until the last of  May or first of June 1777. Previous to this, in the summer of 1776, he was a minute man, & the company to which he belonged, commanded by Capt. Bailey after , was divided into two parts, & one half were ordered out at a time to guard the lines for two months at a time, & he was twice ordered out in this way & served 2 months each time, making four months, & served as aforesaid. In the summer of 1777 he moved to Easton , New York , & when Burgoyne's army came down he volunteered & joined Col. Warner's Regiment & served as a ranger & in scouting - marched to Saratoga & was there when Burgoyne surrendered - he does not remember the names of his other officers - served in this Reg t something over a month. Soon after the surrender of Burgoyne , the company to which he belonged, commanded by Capt. Lake, was ordered out on a scouting expedition, marched through Saratoga , Pilgrimstown , & the surrounding country, which they scoured & ransacked pretty well, & served three months in this expedition. In 1778, he volunteered under Capt. John Munroe & marched on a scouting expedition, & marched thro' Hebron , Fort Ann , Skeensborough , Granville , & the surrounding country, & served three months - making his whole services sixteen months - he never rec d any written discharge. He does not remember as to to distinguish other troops with whom he served - He knew Genl. Gates , but does not remember the name

of other officers. He has no documentary evidence, & knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services. He was born at Barnage, New Jersey the day of June 1786 - but knows of no record of his age except in his Bible. He is known to the Rev. Mr. Martindale & most of the people of Falmouth. Since the Revolutionary war he has lived in Easttown, N.Y. a number of years, & for the last 28 years has lived in Falmouth, Vermont.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the } day and year aforesaid.
Atty Genl  Wm Lloyd
We Stephen Martindale a Clergyman residing in Wallingford and Joseph M. Pine residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Collins who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 76 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the } day and year aforesaid.
Joseph M. Pine Stephen Martindale Atty Genl
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 above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Stephen Martindale who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in Wallingford and that Joseph M. Pine who has also signed the same, is a resident in Wallingford and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Rodney C. Royce Clerk of the Court of Pensions do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Collins for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 3 rd day of Augt A. D. 183 2
Atty Genl