Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19591, Abiathar Child, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Child, Abiathar
NUMBER
S 19591
CONTENTS
carded

Lt. Davis & Hovey -
May 29. 1861-
1666.
Massachusetts
Abiathan Child
of Rutland in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded by Col Dyke in the Mass line for 19 Mos
Inscribed on the Roll of [blank] at the rate of 63 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of Nov 1832 and sent to Folsom of Worcester. now Present
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $94.99
Semi-ann. allowances ending 4 Mar 33 31.66
$1266.5-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. H. Blair Clerk Book D Vol. 2 27 Page 43.

DECLARATION, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss. ON this fourteenth day of August , in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty- two personally appeared in open Court, before Hon. Nathaniel Paine Judge of the Court of Probate , now sitting, Heathair Child , a resident of Rutland in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged sixty seven 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 7th 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he, the said Abiathar Child, was born in Rutland aforesaid, on the fifteenth day of September, A.D. 1754, as it appears by the Records of said town, when he has resided until the present time. That he enlisted at said Rutland in the year 1776, as a private soldier in the company commanded by Capt. Ezekiel Knowlton, of Lempster, Regiment of Col. Dyke, in the Massachusetts Line, for the term of seven months, which he served out at Dorchester Heights, received a verbal discharge. That he again enlisted in the year 1777, in the company of Capt. Earle, of Paxton, Regiment of Col. Keyes, Massachusetts Line, and was stationed in Rhode Island, guarding the shore, for six months. That he enlisted again in the year 1778, under Capt. Hartwell, was stationed at Rutland, guarding the British prisoners belonging to the army of Gen. Burgoyne for a term of six months. That Nathan Adams, of Dummerston, County of Windham, State of Vermont, and Jonas Flint, of Windsor, County of Hillsborough State of New Hampshire, and Tilly Flint, Esq., of Rutland, County of Worcester Commonwealth of Massachusetts, & Joel Hubbard also of said Rutland, served with him the said Child, as their accompanying depositions show. That at another period, which he cannot distinctly recollect, (being in fine in body & mind), he enlisted under Capt. Henry of Barre, with whom he served three months at Dorchester; of this term of service he can produce no living witness. That he believes his whole term of service to be as above stated, amounting in all to twenty two months.
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.
the pension roll of the agency of any state. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Boyle      Nathl. P. M c Judge of Probate for District of Worcester William L. Lusk

We the undersigned  Adonai  Barrett , a clergyman residing in the  Tilly Flint and residing in  said Rutland , hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Abiathar Childs , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy five years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Nathl Dames Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester  Tilly Flint  Adonai Barrett
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 mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Tilly Flint, Esq.  who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the above certificate are and that Joel Hubbard who has we also signed the same is a resident in the town of Rutland, and are a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Nathl Dames Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
I Theophilus Wheeler  Register  Clerk of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Abiathar Childs for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two .
Theoph Wheeler Register of Probate for the County of Worcester in Massachusetts
Abiathar Childs Application

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by S. B. Dyer
S. F. Claim No. 19591
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Abiathar Child
Service Mass.
Additional Service _____
Rev. War
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190____
No claim, combination records _____, 190____
REMARKS:
No other claim than above
No widow or rejected

D 9# 19591
INVALID.
File No. 19591
Jonathan Child
Pr. Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 69
[Arrangement of 1870.]

DEVENS & HOAR, Counsellors at Law, No. 2 Worcester Bank Block. Charles Devens, Jr.      George F. Hoar.
Worcester, May 25-1861
To the Commissioners of Pensions,
Sir,
Mrs. Hira Farnum is the widow of Abiather Childs who was a soldier in the Revolutionary army and served more than two years in a Massachusetts regiment, and thereby became entitled to a pension of $96. per year which he received until his death.
His widow has married twice since his death and has a husband now living, so that of course if she now applies for her pension as widow, she would not be a widow at the date of her application, she has been

a widow about nine years since her first husband's death.
Is there any rule or decision established in your office which will prevent her receiving her annuity if in other respects entitled, by reason of her present marriage?
If you will allow one of your clerks to answer this interrogatory you will greatly oblige
Yrs very respectfully Levens v Hoar
Leicester Mass.

Adams's deposition for Child.

I Jonas Flint of Windsor in the County of Hillsboro and State of New Hampshire of Lawful age do testify and depose that I am well acquainted with Nathaniel Child of Rutland in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, that he performed the services of a private Soldier for the term of six Months with me, in the Revolutionary War, in the line of the Massachusetts Militia, to wit from the Month of September A. D. seventeen hun- dred and sixty seven, in Capt. Rad- cliff's Company
Worcester J. Commonwealth of Massachusetts June 23 d 1832 Then Jonas Flint subscribed to the above affidavit, and made oath to the truth thereof. Before me
Rufus Putnam Justice of the peace and I further certify that said Flint is a credi- ble person & his statement entitled to credit
Rufus Putnam Justice of the peace

I Nathan Adams of Dummerstown in the County of Windham and State of Vermont of Lawful age do testify and depose that I am well acquainted with Abiathar Child of Rutland in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts. That he performed the services of a private soldier in the War of the Revolution, with me, in the line of the Massachusetts Militia for the term of four Months in 1776 in Capt Knowlton's Company & Col. Dyer's Regiment - also for the term of six Months in 1777 in Capt. Earle's Company & Col. Hedges Reg- iment - and also for the further term of six Months in 1778 in Capt. Hartwell's Company
Nathan Adams
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester ss. July 10 th 1832 Then Nathan Adams subscribed the above affidavit, & made oath to the truth thereof. Before me Rufus Putnam Justice of the Peace and I further certify that said Adams is a credi- ble person, & his statement entitled to credit Rufus Putnam Justice of Peace

Adams's deposition for Child.

I, Silly Flint, of Rutland, County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being seventy three years of age, do testify & say, that I am well acquainted with Abiathar Child of said Rutland, and that I served with him in the Army of the Revolution, in the company of Capt Ezekiel Knowlton, for a term of seven months, being a part only of my own time, in the latter half of the year 1776, & early in 1777, at Dorchester, Regt of Col. Dyke. And I further declare that the service of said child in Capt Earle's Company, as stated by him, was well known to me at that period. Silly Flint
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester ss. Worcester Sept. 6 th 1832.
Then personally appeared the abovenamed Silly Flint, and made solemn oath that the foregoing statement by him subscribed is true. And I further certify that I am well acquainted with said Flint, and that his statement is entitled to the fullest credit.
Attest Rufus Putnam Justice of the Peace.