Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34196, John Christian, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Christian, John
NUMBER
S. 34196
CONTENTS

B 977 R
Massachusetts
John Christian
of Brimfield in the state of Massac who was a Private in the regiment commanded Colonel Bigelow of the Massachu line, for the term of Six Years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 of June 1818 and sent to John Christian Esq Springfield Massachusetts
  Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819.  81.74    Semi-anl. all'ce ending Sep 1819.  48.00     $129.74  
10 1/4 30 3/4
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Respectfully John S. ... Springfield, Mass.

John Christian -
Not on Rolls -
77 to 84
Speslow Reps
The testimony of an officer is required in this case.
John Christian.
Admitted
on Roll A.S.
3 4

John Christian of Brimfield, in the county of Hampden and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, deposes, testifies and says,
That he enlisted into the Army of the United States in the fall of for three years & 1777 & joined said Army in the winter following as a common soldier - That he served out the term of his enlistment - That he belonged to Col. Biglow's Regiment of the Massachusetts Line of troops & to Capt. Smith's company - That after this he again enlisted, during the war, into the same Regiment, which was broke up - and that he put was then intol'd. Putnam's Regiment & in the company of Capt. Bow-man - That he served the United States until the war ended in 1783, when he received an honorable discharge which is now lost - That he is now infirm, and has no knowledge of no one in the vicinity where he lives, that belonged to the company to which he was attached - That is sixty-eight years of age years - That from his reduced circumstances, he needs the assistance of his country for his support. - and he relinquishes any claim his John X Christian to any Pension heretofore granted
Subscribed before S. Putnam Sept 8. 1816 of Mass.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss. April 30. 1818. perso- nally appeared before me Samuel Put- nam, one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth aforsaid, John Christian, subscribed to the above deposition and made Oath to the truth of the same and it appearing to my satisfaction that the said John Christian served for more than nine months from 1777 to 1783 at one period of the revolutionary war against the common enemy upon the continental establishment - I do hereby transmit the testimony in the case to the Secretary of the Department of War. Given under my hand & seal of Court at Springfield the 30. April AD 1818
S. Putnam Just S. J. Court of Mass t . }

I, Henry Marble, being of lawful age & in the full enjoyment of Reason, Do testify and say that John Christian, a Soldier in the revolutionary Army, did join the 15 th Massachusetts Regiment in the year 1777 or early in 1778, at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania. that the said John did continue to serve in said Regiment, until the time the Regiments were reorganized, when, the said John with myself & others were transferred to the 5 th Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Rufus Putnam Esq. now residing in the State of Ohio. and served, to the close of that memorable War, when he was discharged with honor. for aught that I can recollect his name may be found on the Muster Rolls, of Captain Phinehas Bowman's Company, 5 th Massachusetts Regiment, the said John Christian a soldier served in the same Regiment, with me from the time he joined the Army to the close of that War. and further the deponent saith not. —
Attest _____ Henry Marble, late Lt. & Adjutant 5 th Mass. Regt. in Revolutionary Army.
State of Vermont } Franklin County } Montgomery this 30 th day of March 1819. Personally appeared Henry Marble signer of the above affidavit, & made Oath to the truth of the same.
Before me William Barber Justice Peace

St Henry Marble deposition additional evidence — assigned at the Secretarys office at Washington —

additional Proof -
Joseph D. Browning of Brimfield county of Hampden doth depose, testify and say, That John Christian of Brim- field aforesaid is in the third sense of the word a pauper and unable to support himself and has been for several years, unable to support himself, having been on the care of the Town - Brimfield } Nov. 20/18/5. } -
Joseph D Browning
Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.
Hampden ss. Nov. 20. 18/5. Sworn to by Joseph D. Browning above named - with whom I am well acquainted & I judge that he is of an upright established character for truth. I also testify that I am knowing to the facts to which he has testified above - Stephen Pynchon Jr. Clerk

additional Proof
We Ebenezer Whitney & Benjamin Randall both of Worcester in the County of Worcester of lawful age do on oath testify and declare, that we were soldiers in the Army of the Revolution that we personally knew John Christian now of Brimfield in the County of Hampden, that we frequently saw him in the service, & do know that he did duty as a good and faithful soldier for a term of time not less than three years in succession - and we hereby declare that we are not interested directly nor indirectly in said Christian's pension.
E. R. - his mark B. Randall - his mark
Worcester July 4. 1818.
Personally appeared before me Ebenezer Whitney & Benjamin Randall subscribers to the above affidavit both of them of established character for veracity and made solemn oath to the truth of the same. I further certify that the said Benjamin Randall by reason of blindness was unable to write his name and therefore only made his mark in my presence.
Daniel Waldo for Com.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester, ss.
I, Abijah Bigelow, clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, within and for said County of Worcester, do certify, That Daniel Waldo, Esquire, before whom the above affidavit was made, is a Justice of the Peace, within and for said County, duly qualified for the purpose, acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that his name,

name, subscribed thereto, is his own proper signature. —
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Circuit Court of Common Pleas, this fourth day of July, Anno Domini 1818.
Abijah Pillsbury, Clerk.
John Christian, Brinsfield.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss. April 30. 1818 I John In- gersoll Clerk of all the Judicial Courts of said Commonwealth in said County of Hampden, hereby certify That Samuel Putnam is one of the Judges of the Sup- reme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth  and that the foregoing signature is his proper hand writing & that the Seal hereunto annexed is the Seal of said Court.
Attest John Ingersoll Clerk
I Joseph D. Browning of Brimfield in the County of Hampden, Yeoman do testify & say that I well know the said John Christian - that he is a man of good character for truth - and he has been uniform in this story since I have known him which is for many years.
Apr. 30 1818
Joseph D. Browning
Sworn to before me S. Putnam Just S. J. Court of Mass.

John Christian -
Not on Rolls - 77 to 88
Disallowed Reps. The testimony of an officer is required in this case.
John Christian
Admitted
on Roll A.S.

John Christian of Brimfield, in the county of Hampden and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, deposes, testifies and says,
That he enlisted into the Army of the United States in the fall of for three years 1777 & joined said Army in the winter following as a common soldier - That he served out the term of his enlistment - That he belonged to Col. Biglow's Regiment of the Massachusetts Line of troops & to Capt. Smith's company - That after this he again enlisted, during the war, into the same Regiment, which was broken up - and that he was then put into Col. Putnam's Regiment & in the company of Capt. Bowdoin - That he served the United States until the war ended in 1783, when he received an honorable discharge which is now lost - That he is now infirm, and lame and knows of no one in the vicinity where he lives, that belonged to the company to which he was attached - That is sixty-eight years of age years - That from his reduced circumstances, he needs the assistance of his country for his support. - and he relinquishes any claim his John X Christian to any Pension heretofore granted
Signed before S. Putnam Just 85.6 of Mass.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss. April 30. 1818. perso- nally appeared before me Samuel Put- nam, one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth aforsaid, John Christian, subscribed to the above deposition and made Oath to the truth of the same and it appearing to my satisfaction that the said John Christian served for more than nine months from 1777 to 1783 at one period of the revolutionary war against the common enemy upon the continental establishment - I do hereby transmit the testimony in the case to the Secretary of the Department of War.
Given under my hand & seal of the Court at Springfield the 30. April AD 1818.
S. Putnam Just S. J. Court of Mass t .

John Christian
13977
June 1815.
Can
St. John's
Sep 1819

COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY of Hampshire
ss.
ON this tenth day of July 1820, personally appeared, in open court, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas the same being a Court of Record and so established by a Statute of said Commonwealth, said Court being now in session at Springfield within and for said county of Hampshire
John Christian aged Seventy years, resident in Brimfield in said County who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: That he enlisted in Worcester Mts. inf'ty Col Beigelow's 15 th  Massachusetts Regiment and Capt. Smith's Company as a soldier for two years in December 1777 during the Revolutionary war - that he joined the Army of the United States at Valley Forge soon after his enlistment - that he served out the term of his enlistment - and then enlisted again during the war and went into the 5 th  Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Brigadier Putnam - and continued in the Army doing duty as a good & faithful soldier till the close of the war & received an honorable discharge which is lost or destroyed - that his original Application was dated April 30 th 1810 and that his Certificate is numbered 13.977 - that he has no family - that he is unable to labour by reason of Bodily infirmity and a Lameness occasioned by a wound he received in his hip at the battle of Manhatten on a very hot Sunday - That he has no property Real or personal, but his Clothing an old Pocket Book & two razors.
And I do hereby certify that I have not, since the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
SCHEDULE.
Real Estate none Personal Estate none
his John Christian Master
Sworn to and declared on the tenth day of July 1820 before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas John Ingersoll Clerk
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the statement in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is  John Christian has no Real or personal property.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, on this fourteenth day of July 1820 John Ingersoll Clerk of the Court for the County of Hampshire

34 196 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34 196
John Christian His Rev me
Act: 18 th March 18 th
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[Arrangement of 1870.]