Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,923, Enoch Child, Mass.

SERVICE
Child, Enoch
NUMBER
Mass
8.30.923.
CONTENTS

30923 Rev INVALID.
File No. 30,923
Enoch Child
Lin Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 71
[Arrangement of 1870.]

18.164
Maine 1831
Enoch Child
of Kennebec in the State of Maine who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Newton of the Regt: commanded by Col: Gerrish in the Mass: militia time for 8 mo.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of July 1831 and sent to R. C. Ware Present
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. $53.32 Servant allowance ending Sept - 13.33
$66.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book E Vol. 1 Page 7

Enoch Childs

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, November 1. 1832.
* 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 Enoch Child served as a private in Capt. Seth Newton's company in Col. Abijah Stearns' regiment from April 1 st to July 2 d 1778 & was paid for three months & 2 days service.
Edward D. Bangs Secy

Enoch Child 1791 Private - Mass'ts. troops Newton's Co: Stearn's regt 3 months 302 Woodbury's Co: Gerrish's regt 5 months -
Proof E. D. Bangs certificate 8 months as a Private
abund Gno pri  H 26.66
Declaration in open Court March 26 th 1833.
E. G. Rose. Augusta, Me.

State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Judge , before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge Court, in the matter of the application of Enoch Child for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 28 th day of March
A. D. 1833.
J. A. Chandler

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
On this 20 th day of March A. D. 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jury a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Enoch Child a resident of Merces in the County of Somerset and State of Maine, aged seventy three 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 provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1778 with Captain Seth Newton and served in Col. Abijah Stearns regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: viz. Stearns Capt & Stearns Col. That he enlisted in that company at Shrewsbury, Massachusetts , in March or April 1778, for the term of three months, & served at Roxbury & Boston ; that during his service he was detached with a party of men under the command of a corporal or sergeant to guard waggons of ammunition to Springfield ; that on his return from that service he was verbally discharged by his sergeant having fully served out the period of his enlistment in July 1778.
That in July or August 1778 he again enlisted at Rutland, Massachusetts , for the period of six months in Capt. Woodbury's company in Col. Gerrish's regiment of the Massachusetts troops; that he served at Winter Hill near Boston & in guarding prisoners at one time from Rutland to Enfield . That he was discharged at Winter Hill with the greater part of Col. Gerrish's regiment after having served but little more than five months of the time of his enlistment, their services at that time being no longer needed.
That he was born at Worcester, Mass. in the year 1759, & believed his age to be of record in that town; that he made that place & Northboro' his home during his revolutionary services; and afterwards lived in several places in Massachusetts , & a short time in Rhode Island . That he removed to Maine about thirty years ago lived in Augusta twelve or fourteen years & then removed to Merces where he has ever since made it his home. That he enlisted was not drafted or received as a substitute. That in his second service Brown & Jewett were Lieutenants in Capt. Woodbury's company, Dyer Lt. Col. of the regiment, & in both services he was under the command of Genl. Heath . That he never rec d a written discharge. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services, but he does not know of any one living who served with him & can testify to his services.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
Enoch Child
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. in open court,
Nathan Weston
And the said Judge, before whom said court was held does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Weston

Enoch Child 147 Private - Mass'ts. troops. Newton's Co: Stearn's regt. 3 months 2.02 Woodbury's Co: Gerrish's regt. 5 months -
Proof E. D. Bangs certificate.
8 months as a Private
abund Gno pre $26.66
Declaration in Open Court March 26 th 1833. —
E. G. Rose.
Augusta, Me.

State of Maine.
THE Sylvanus Boardman a Clergyman, residing in the town of New Sharon in the County of Wenatchee and Hosea Spaulding of Rome in said county of Kennebec County Somerset County Andrew Crosswell residing in the same town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Enoch Child who has sub- scribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be seventy three 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.
Andrew Crosswell Hosea Spaulding
State of Maine.
Somerset ss. —Sworn and subscribed this nineteenth day of July .
A. D. 1832.
Before me, Hannibal Ingalls — Justice of the Peace.
Hannibal Ingalls Esq. is a Justice of the Peace. And the Rev. Sylvanus Boardman is a Clergyman residing in New Sharon. And Hosea Spaulding of Rome is a credible person. & their statement is entitled to be believed.
Nathan Winton