Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34253, Joseph Conner, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Conner, Joseph
NUMBER
S. 34253
CONTENTS
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34 253 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34, 253
Joseph Conner Rev Mr
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 84
[Arrangement of 1870.]

10,764
Massachusetts
Joseph Connor 4
of Sauisbury in the state of Mass who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wesson of the Mass. line, for the term of three years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 25 th of September, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th of May 1819 and sent to D. A. White Esq. Salem, Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819. 5 mos 18 1/2 dls 42. 63 Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 th Sep r 1819  48. 00
$90. 63
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Joseph Bonner - Private
Col Wesson's Regiment Massachusetts Line 1781 - 3 years
Admitted

I Joseph Cannon of Newbury, in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on oath do testify and declare, that I served in the Army of the United States in the war of the Revolution and on the Continental Establishment, nearly three years. I enlisted in March 1781 or in February of that year. I cannot now remember which month, in the Company commanded by Captain Samuel Barr, Colonel James Cross's Regiment. I was bound to serve for three years and did actually serve them until Peace took place. I had a furlough to come home and before my furlough was out the Army was disbanded after I had served nearly three years. The year of which I was a prisoner. I remember that I had a regular discharge but it is now lost. I am now 75 years of age. I am poor and unable to labor and by reason of my reduced circumstances the loss of the assistance of my Country for support that I should have made application sooner but being absent at the time I had no opportunity only to mention my case to a person here.
Sept. 25, 1818.
I Henry Merrill of Newbury in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on oath do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Joseph Cannon since a military affair and have been acquainted with him since Infantry. I do know that he enlisted in the early part of the year 1781 and I feel confident it was as early as April of that year, in the service of the United States in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Cross and I think in Captain Barr's Company. He served for three years. I am confident of his enlistment in that Regiment but I think it was - I lived in the neighborhood with him at the time (and said Cannon was hired by a class of which I was one. I know that he entered the Army and while he was gone our class provided for his family during his absence which was upwards of two years and nearly to the close of the war. I well remember that he came home on furlough just before the Army was disbanded and did not return because Peace took place before his furlough was over. Said Cannon was among those called three years men. He was on the Continental Establishment and did actually serve more than two years in continuance in the Army as aforesaid. I have no interest in said Cannon's application for a pension nor am I an applicant myself.
Henry Merrill
Essex ss. Sept. 2, 1818
I Joseph Sawyer Junr. of said Newbury, on oath do testify and declare that I was one of the class of persons who hired Joseph Cannon above named to serve in the Army in the Revolutionary war. I feel confident that it was as early as March or April that said Cannon enlisted, but I cannot state the day. I know the fact that he did

enlist (and) that he served more than two years in the continental establishment I am satisfied that the foregoing Affidavit of Henry Merritt is true and do confirm the same - I am in no way interested in said Barr's application nor am I an applicant myself
Essex St Sept 9 th 1818
Joseph H. Sawyer Jr
I, Eliphalet Noyes of Newbury on oath do testify (and say that in 1781 I knew the within named Barr and do know that he was a private in said Barr's Company (and do know that he served therein more than two years in continental establishment
Essex St Sept 9 th 1818
Eliphalet Noyes
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex St Town of Newburyport
Be it known that on the second day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, before me William W. North, Notary Public for the County of Essex, by legal authority (admitted and sworn) and a Justice of the Peace and Quorum in and for said County, residing therein personally came Henry Merritt and Joseph Sawyer Jr, whose names are signed to the within written affidavits and made solemn oath to the truth of the same (and on the ninth day of September following, personally came Eliphalet Noyes, and made solemn oath to the truth of the above written affidavit by him subscribed: And I do certify that said Henry Merritt, Joseph Sawyer Jr, and the said Eliphalet Noyes, are personally known to me the said Notary, are credible witnesses; and believed by me to be disinterested.
In testimony whereof I have also hereunto set my hand (and affixed my seal of Office this twenty fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
W. North, Not. Pub.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss. I Daniel D. White Judge of the Court of Probate of the said County, do certify that Joseph Conner of Newbury in said County person- ally appeared on the Twentysixth day of September A.D. 1818, and made the declaration aforesaid by him signed un- der oath before me. That the fore- going affidavits of Henry Merrill Joseph Law- rence Jr. & Ralph May, all credible & disinterested witnesses, were duly taken. & that it appear to my satisfaction that the said Joseph Conner served in the revolution- ary war as set forth in his said de- claration, that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of as- sistance from his country for subsistence.
Given under my hand & the seal of the said Court the second day of October A.D. 1818. D. D. White.