Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,107, Reuben Dagget, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Dagget, Reuben Daggett or
S. 29,107
CONTENTS

3615
New York
Reuben Daggett
Dioga in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Keith — " — of the Regt. — " — commanded by Sergeant — " — in the Massachusetts — line for 1 Year and 6 months — " —
Inscribed on the Roll of New York — " — at the rate of 60 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Decr. 1832 — " — and sent to Jas. Robin's as Eliza
Arrears to 14th of Sep. 1832 — $ 90 Pens. — arl. allowance ending 4 th Mo '33 — 30 $ 120
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Geo. Brownell
Recorded by Archibald Clerk Book D Vol. 5 Page 81
1888
Nov 30 Geo W. Daggett — not entitled to any pension Prior

At a Court of Common Pleas holden at the Court House in the Village of Elmira in and for the County of Tioga in the State of New York Com- mencing on the fourth day of September 1832 Present Hon. Grant B. Baldwin first Judge John R. Breake Joseph L. Darling Darius Butts and Elijah Shoemaker Esquires Judges State of New York } Tioga County ss } On this 4th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judges aforesaid being a Court of Record because made so by the Constitution and Laws of the State having by Law a Clerk and Seal now sitting Reuben Daffett a Resident of Southport in the County of Tioga and State of New York aged Seventy Seven years the Eleventh day of November next 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 y t 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - That he enlisted in the month of June 1795 for the term of six months under the Command of Capt. James Keith and Col. Sergeant in the Massachusetts Troops - Served that term out but previous to its expiration he enlisted again for one year in the same Company under the same Capt. & Col. and served that term out making eighteen months service in the whole for which he received a discharge - His main service on the nature of it was in the building of fortifications in the vicinity of Boston and in Garrison duty except about two months of the time he was on Rhode Island and stationed at a Fort in Lincertown - That he has

No documentary evidence of his service, Neither does he know of any person whose testimony he can produce who can testify to them - And in answer to the several interrogatories put to him by the Court he says that he was born in the Town of Atlebury, County of Bristol and State of Massachussetts on the Eleventh day of November in the year 1755 - that he has no record of his age; his father always informed him this was his age on the time of his birth and is pretty sure his father had a record of it - That at the time he entered the service he lived in the place of his nativity - That since the Revolutionary war he lived in the Town of Westmoreland in the County of Cheshire and State of Newhampshire till he moved on to the waters of Seely Creek in the Town of Southport where he has lived for the space of twenty seven years past. That in the service aforesaid he was a volunteer that he was not particularly acquainted with any field officers or Regiments except his own before mentioned - That he received a written discharge from Capt. Ceth before named which contained a Certificate that he had served eighteen months - This discharge and Certif- icate he gave to a Capt. Scott to keep as evidence of that amount of service and to clear him from being called on again till others had performed the same length of duty, since which he has not seen or heard of it - That he would refer to Solomon Judson the Rev. Simeon R. Jones, Doct. Agassiz White Col. Solomon L. Smith and Philo Jones as citizens and neighbors well acquainted with his reputation for truth and veracity and who can testify to

this belief in the truth of the foregoing declaration. That 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 & subscribed — } Reuben Daggett the day & year aforesaid }  Green M Tuttle clk
We Simon R. Jones a Clergy man residing in Southport and A. Gates White of the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Reuben Daggett who has subscribed and sworn to above declaration; that we believe him to be nearly seventy seven years of age; that he is generally reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.  Sworn to & subscribed the } day & year aforesaid — }  Simon R. Jones — A. Gates White  Green M Tuttle clk
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 lived as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Simon R. Jones who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman

Resident in the said town of Southport and that A. Gates White who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town and is a credible person and that this statement is entitled to credib. —
J. B. Baldwin Point Judith
I Green M. Luthill Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Reuben Daffett for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 8 th day of Sept r 1832 — Green M. Luthill

No. 10216
Reuben Daggett
Nov 24 32
16
James Robinson
Elmira
N.Y.
P101.

No 10216
BRIEF in the case of  Reuben Darggett of Southport  County of Tioga in the State of New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Before a Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? Seventy Seven years 77  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.     Enlisted in June 1775 — 6 — As a Col Serjeants Major   Enlisted previous to expiration of above term 1 — — " Chapets brig - Capt James Heath 1st Regt 1st Comp  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Not any  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? at Attlebury Bristol Co. Massachusetts  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? It is traditional supported by the affidavits of a Col. clergyman and another respectable citizen whose credibility is verified by the Court  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. B. Tracy Examining Clerk.

29107 Rev INVALID.
File No. 29,107
Reuben Dazgett
His Rev Mrs
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index: —Vol. 9 , Page 102
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Born in Allenton after war lived in Charlotte Co N H, then to Tazewell Ky

Betty Gould mid Oct 1953 Alexander Act 53
for at C. C. C. J. P. McAlister John J. Pearson
Present

No 2042
Betsy Gould, widow of Alexander Gould
Let C. W. Bennett Aug. 25/53
(RR) To same Oct 11/53
(RR)
Rev 2
Act 3 rd February 1853.

10.216 Reuben Dazget Declaration
admitted 18 mo. prison 60 $
Assigned to the Care of James Robinson Agent Elmira, Tioga Co., N. York

and 1888 November the 11 Tranquility Adams county Ohio General black deer here my grandfather rose in the revolution wore all thru it and never got any thing for his services and i wont you to let me no wether there is any thing in it or not old Reuben Doggett rose my grand father my father did in his min- ty five years he rose the last of that family his name was Benjamin i am the last of my fathers family i am seventy 75

i no surine three grand grand children if the clame is good do all you can for a old democrat tell me how to idow i have friends there Dr. Bambell ed Sillcott Johone P. Ledorn all nose me
Gen Blacke yours truly Geo W. Doggett
my grandfather died in Athens 3 please write to me

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Dagget, Tristram GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER H050 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Jan. 31, 1797 to Benj. Dana —
*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.