Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18376, Obed Dean, Mass.

SERVICE
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Dean, Obed
S. 18376
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6708
Massachusetts
Obed Dean
Bristol in the State of Mass who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the reg t commanded by Col Vasey in the Mass line for 10 Mths & Days
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 33 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of Mar 1833 and sent from J L Hodges H of Ref d Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832 $ 67.32 Semi-ann. allowance entiling 4 Mar 33 16.83 $84.15
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H Blair Clerk, Book D - Vol. 2 nd Page 46.

Obed Dean 9872 J.S.M.

At a COURT of PROBATE holden at Taunton - in and for said County on the twenty ninth day of August - one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, before the Honorable HODIJAH BAYLIES, Judge of the Probate, &c. for said County, personally appeared Obed Dean a resident of Taunton in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged about eighty two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832, make the following declaration, That he entered the service of the United States four times under the following named officers, to wit; first under Capt. Simeon Cobb, in a regiment commanded by Col. Carey, an old man then, whose first name I do not recollect; Sylvester Jones & Ephraim Crossman were the Lt. & Elijah Shaw Ensign in said company; Richardson was Lt. Col. & Brainerd Major of this regiment; but I do not remember their first names; the second time, under Capt. Joshua Wilbur, Lt. Col. Simeon Disdale, I do not know that this company belonged to any regiment; the third time, under Capt. Samuel Fales, Lt. Col. Seth Coper & Solomon Shaw this company I was told belonged to Col. Doggett's regiment, but our company never served in it; the fourth time, under Captain Josiah Crocker & Thomas Dean in the regiment commanded by Col. Carpenter of Rehoboth, Lt. Col. Sam. of Norton whose first names I have forgotten; and the particulars of his services he will state in his answer to the fifth interrogatory below, that he served in all twelve months and one week.
and further declares as follows, in reply to the interrogatories propounded by the Secretary of War; to wit:
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Ans. That he was born in Taunton in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts in the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty .
2. Have you any record of your age; and if so, where is it? The record of my birth is on the Book kept for the purpose by the Town of Taunton, a certificate of which by the present Town Clerk of said Taunton is herunto annexed.
3 Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? I always lived in Taunton except when on service.
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? and if a substitute, for whom? The first time I enlisted, the three other times I was drafted; all these services were in the State Troops or militia.
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops when you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
The first time we marched from Taunton to Providence in Rhode Island, and thence to New Haven in Connecticut, where we embarked on board of a vessel the name of which I did not learn, which carried us thro' Hell Gate to New York; we encamped a few miles above the city & remained there a few weeks, thence we marched to above Fort Washington, and there encamped a few weeks, thence we marched by night several nights to White Plains, where there was a battle; but our regiment during that day was stationed about a mile & a half from where the battle was; after the enemy had retreated to the city we encamped in the woods near White Plains, and there remained until our service was out; under Capt. Cobb I enlisted in the month of July in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six and served five months; Under Capt. Wilbur I was drafted in the month of April of the following year; we marched from Taunton to Howland's Ferry in Newton R. Island State and kept a picket guard there to prevent the enemy who held the Island from landing on the main; I served there three weeks. Under Capt. Fales I was drafted on the first of July in the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight; we marched from Taunton to Slades Ferry in Swansea in this State and were stationed in that neighbourhood three months, keeping guard to intercept any communication with the enemy on R. Island; on these last mentioned occasions our companies were not joined with any other Troops; I understood that Capt. Fales's company belonged to Col. Doggett's regiment; but, if so, no other part of the regiment was with us; Under Capt. Crocker I was drafted and served in Sullivan's expedition six weeks, we marched from Taunton to Howland's Ferry aforesaid, crossed to R. Island and were there employed in throwing up intrenchments during which the enemy often fired upon us; Col. Jackson's Regiment of Continentals, of which the late Gen. David Cobb was Lt. Col. came on the Island shortly after us; our regiment was not engaged in the battle at Quaker Hill; for proof of my aforesaid services I refer to the affidavits annexed except that of three weeks under Capt. Wilbur; for which I can find no surviving witness.
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Obed Dean the son of Ezra Dean and Bethiah his wife was born in Taunton March 26, 1750
As appears on Record in Town Book
Attest Alfred Williams, T. Clerk
ce; and, if so, by d if so by whom written discharge,
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and the reverend Mr. Hamilton being now absent from Town, I refer in his stead to the Hon. James L. Hodges, and the reverend Erastus Maltby;
And the said Obed Dean doth further declare that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of Obed Dean
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
H. Baylies, Judge of Probate.
WE Erastus Maltby , a clergyman and residing in Taunton and Hon. James L. Hodges residing in the same Taunton hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Obed Dean who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be about eighty two 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.
Erastus Maltby. James L. Hodges.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
H. Baylies, Judge of Probate.
AND the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the inter- rogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Erastus Maltby who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Town of Taunton in said County of Bristol, and that Hon. James L. Hodges who has also signed the same is a resident in said Town, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
H. Baylies, Judge of Probate.
Register of Probate.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, } BRISTOL, ss. }
I, Anselm Bassett Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Obed Dean of Taunton in said County, for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court the day and year first above written.
Anselm Bassett

6. Were you a Soldier or an Officer? if a Soldier, did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and, if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? if an Officer, did you ever receive a commission, and if so by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? I was a Soldier, and never received a written discharge, when our terms were out we were dismissed.
7. State the names of the persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
Reverend Luther Hamilton & George Dean, both of Taunton, and the reverend Mr. Hamilton being now absent from Town, I refer in his stead to the Hon. James L. Hodges, and the reverend Erastus Maltby;
And the said Abel Dean doth further declare that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of  Abel Dean
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
H. Baylies, Judge of Probate.
WE Erastus Maltby a clergyman residing in Taunton and Hon. James L. Hodges residing in the same Taunton hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Abel Dean who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be about eighty two 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.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Erastus Maltby. James L. Hodges. H. Baylies, Judge of Probate.
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 abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Erastus Maltby who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Town of Taunton in said County of Bristol, and that Hon. James L. Hodges who has also signed the same is a resident in said Town, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
H. Baylies, Judge of Probate. Register of Probate.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, } BRISTOL, ss. }
I Anselm Bassett Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Abel Dean of Taunton in said County, for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court the day and year first above written.
Anselm Bassett

No 987
Olga Leon
Private 11 mos 3 days Alm'd
2 d Section 14 th Inf
Feb 17 '33
$33.66 P-259
J. L. Hoages Staunton Ms

BRIEF in the case of  Obed Dean of the County  of Bristol in the State of Mass.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 82 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 1776 July — 3 — Private Gen. Col. Cassey, Capt. Cobb   "77 Apr. — — 21 drafted Capt. Wilbur   "78 July — 3 — ditto Col. Doggett, Capt. Fales   In Sullivan's expedition on R. I. — 1 12 ditto Capt. Grocker   10 03  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Taunton  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Depositions  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
Regular
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Bell Examining Clerk.

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No 9872
Obed Dean
Certified to the Oreability by
J. L. Hodge
2 Section 14 Ob.
Feb 17 '33
Hon. J. L. Hodge
Stanton Ms

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Obed Leean which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. Does the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes
V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? no
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. † Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Washington Feby. 22 nd 1833
I hereby certify to the entire credibility of the foregoing witnesses, viz: Nathaniel Dean Solomon Leonard and Seth Presbey,
James L. Hopkins

I Solomon Leonard of Raynham in the County of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged sixty three years do testify & say, that I have been acquainted with Obed Dean of Taunton for ever since the Revolutionary war during that war I belonged to the same company of militia with him in the year seventeen hundred & seventy eight, under Captain Samuel Fales; in the months of January February and march in that year our company served three months in guarding the coasts around Rhode Island, the company was divided part stationed at Slades Ferry, part at Hogneck so called, & part on Gardner's neck; said Dean served these three months at Slade's Ferry in the town of Swansey in this State. Solomon Leonard
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss. August 14. 1832 Solomon Leonard who subscribed the above affidavit, made oath to the truth of the same & before me A. Bartlett Justice of the Peace.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bristol ss. J. James Sprague, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that Asa John Dallett, Esq., whose signature is affixed to the foregoing certificate, is a Justice of the peace, in & for said County of Bristol, and duly qualified to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands, and affixed the seal of said Court, this fifteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. J. J. Sprague

I, Nathaniel Dean of Taunton, Mass, aged seventy years, Respectfully state on oath, that I served with Obed Dean of Taunton aforesaid, in the same company, three months, both being privates, under the command of Capt Samuel Fales and Lieut. Seth Cooper, both of San- dwich aforesaid, at Haver's Ferry, so called. I suppose I was about sixteen years of age at that time, so that the service referred to, must have been rendered in the year 1778. I also testify that the said Obed Dean served as a private in the same com- -pany with me under the command of Capt. Josiah Cookson of Taunton aforesaid and Lieut. Thomas Dean of Raynham, Mass, in Sullivan's Expedition on the Island of Rhode Island, six weeks. In the first named service we enlisted; - in the latter we were drafted. Nathaniel Dean
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol ss. Taunton Aug. 29. 1832
Then personally appeared Nathaniel Dean, and made solemn oath, that the foregoing statement by him subscribed is true according to his best knowledge and belief
Before me
James L. Stockbridge. Jus. Pacis.

The subscriber, Seth Pressey of Taunton, Mass aged eighty years, testified, that he knew Obad Dean of said Taunton to have served five months in the Army of the Revolution, near the City of New York, in the year 1776-7, as a private in the same company with himself, said Company being commanded by Capt Simeon Cobb, Lieut Silvester Jones and 2nd Lieut Ephraim Coorsman all of Taunton aforesaid - and that said Dean enlisted for this Campaign for five months.
Seth Pressey
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol ss. Taunton Aug. 22 nd 1832
Then personally appeared Seth Pressey and made solemn oath, that the foregoing statement by him subscribed is true according to his best knowledge and belief.
Before me James L. Hodges Jus. Peace