Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22,717, Jabez Carver, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Barber, Jabez Phebe
NUMBER
W 22.7.17
CONTENTS
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts } ss. Plymouth County. }
On this fourth day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty six, personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the County of Plymouth Phebe Carver of Raynham in the County of Bristol aged Eighty three years, who first being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836. That she is the widow of Jabez Carver, who was a private in the Army of the Revolution, and who received a pension under the Act of Congress passed March 18 th 1818 until the time of his death.
She further testifies that she was married to the said Jabez Carver on the 8 th day of April A.D. 1773. That her husband, the aforesaid Jabez Carver died on the tenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty three. That she has remained a widow ever since as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Phebe her X Carver mark.
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year first above written, Before me & I certify that said Phebe Carver is a credible person.
William Wood Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Plymouth.

Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that the Hon. Miller Wood is Judge of Probate for said County & held the Court within mentioned & the within signature purporting to be his is his true & genuine signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Probate Court for said County this fourth day of October A.D. 1836.
Jacob H Lord
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I John Caver of Norton in the County of Bristol in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being eighty seven years of age, do testify and say, that Jabez Caver and Phoebe Wilbore were married some time in the month of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy three by James Williams Esq of Taunton, that I was present at their marriage. The said Jabez Caver then resided in Taunton and the said Phoebe in Raynham and I further testify that the said Phoebe is now the widow of said Jabez Caver, and has remained so ever since the death of said Jabez Caver.
Bristol ss Oct 4 1836 Personally appeared the above named John Caver and made oath that the above certificate by him subscribed is true
Refer me Ellis Hall Justice of Peace
I further certify that the aforesaid John Caver is a man of veracity and that his testimony is entitled to full credit. Ellis Hall Justice of Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bristol ss. I, James Sprout, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that Ellis Hall 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 hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this fourth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six.
J. Sprout

I Nathaniel Gilmore of Rwynham in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do testify and say that I was acquainted with Jacob Sawyer for fifty years before his death, that he resided within half a mile of my house, and that he died the tenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, I was present soon after he died and assisted in laying out the body.
I further testify that Phebe Sawyer is the widow of said Jacob Sawyer and has remained so ever since his death.
Nathaniel Gilmore
Bristol Jt Oct 4, 1836 Then personally appeared the above named Nathaniel Gilmore and made oath to the above statement before me Ellis Hall Justice of the Peace.
I further certify that the aforesaid Nathaniel Gilmore is a man of veracity and that his testimony is entitled to full credit.
Before me Ellis Hall Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
District 11.
I James Sprout, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that Ellis Hall Esq., whose signature is affixed to the foregoing certificate, is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Bristol, and duly qualified to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this fourth day of October, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
J. Sprout

No 4.
This may certify that there is no record of the intentions of Marriage between Jabez Cutter of Taunton and Phebe Wilbore of Raynham on the Record books of this town: and it further appears that there are now no records of any intentions of marriage, in my office, from March 5 th 1767, to April 12 th 1777.
William Snow T. Clerk of Raynham
This may certify that there is no record of the marriage of the above named Jabez Cutter & Phebe Wilbore to be found on any of the town record books.
William Snow T. Clerk of Raynham
Raynham October 4, 1836.
Bristol ss. Then personally appeared William Snow Clerk of the town of Raynham, and made oath that the above certificates are true, before me Ellis Hall Justice Peace Oct 4 1836 -
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Bristol ss.
I James Spratt, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that Ellis Hall 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 hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this fourth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six - J. S. Spratt

This Certifies that no record of the marriage of Jabez Carver of Taunton and Phebe Wilbore of Raynham, are to be found in the records of the town. - Attest Edmund Anthony Town Clerk of Taunton
I certify that the following is a copy of the record of the Intentions of marriage between Jabez Carver of Taunton and Phebe Wilbore of Raynham, to wit 1773, February 13th. Then Jabez Carver of Taunton and Phebe Wilbore of Raynham, entered their intentions of marriage. Attest James Williams Jr. T. Clerk
True copy - Attest Edmund Anthony Town Clerk Taunton October 4, 1836
Bristol ss. Taunton October 4th. 1836 Then personally appeared before the subscriber Edmund Anthony Town Clerk of the Town of Taunton & made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him signed.
Henry Williams Justice of the Peace.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol ss.
I James Spratt, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that Henry Williams, 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 hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this fourth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty six - Jas. Spratt

no 6 The children of Jabez Carver & Phebe his wife, viz; Phebe Carver, daughter of Jabez Carver & Phebe his wife born July 19 th 1775. Jabez Carver son of the s d couple was born November 30, 1777. Sarah Carver their daughter born Nov. 14, 1780. Rhoda Carver their daughter born Feb. 8, 1783. Oliver Carver their daughter born Jan. 6, 1785.
A true Copy of record
Attest William Snow T. Clerk of Raynham
Bristol ss. Then personally appeared William Snow Clerk of the town of Raynham and made oath that the above is a true Copy of Record, before me Ellis Hall Justice of Peace Oct 4 1836
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bristol ss. I James Sprague Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that Ellis Hall Esq r , 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 &c
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this fourth day of October, in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & thirty six - J. Sprague

8936 4
Massachusetts
Jabez Carver
of Raynham in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bradford of the Massachusetts Line, for the term of 9 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 of April 1819 and sent to Nahum Mitchell East Bridgewater Massachusetts
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 10 3/4 87.16 Semi-ann. all'ce ending Sep 1819 48.00
$135.16
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued died 10 Dec. 1833
Application sent 23 Novr 1820 to Hon. Mr. Warren B.R.

Jabez Garver Raynham
Jabez Garver Rural Barnes Mass. Reg. July - 9 mo. 8 May 1858

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss. On this eighth day of April A 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Jabez L. Carver of Raynham aged seventy years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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," viz. that among other services he enlisted into the 9 months service in 1779 in Capt James Lov heri Company, and Col. Gershom Bradford's Reg. Mass. Line, and served out the term faithfully in New York state — see his declara tion of his services at large, en closed. —

And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Jabez Carver did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress, and that he is poor & needs the assistance of his country for support —
Nahum Mitchell
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss.
1818.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth—that the same Circuit Court of Common Pleas is a Court of record—that the signature to the above certificate is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of the said Court.
} Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of

I Iabez Carver of Raynham in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a citizen of the United States and now resident therein set forth and declare on oath that I was a private soldier in the land service in the war of the revolution for more than nine months upon the Continen- tal establishment - that from my reduced circumstances I am in need of the assistance of my country for support and do now desire to obtain a pension under the late law of Congress of the 18 th March last, and do relinquish all for- mer pensions, if any granted me - that I entered the service early in 1775 in Capt. Samuel Tibbet's Comp y . and Col. Wal- ker's Regiment and served eight months at Roxbury, the full term for which I engaged - and in 1776 I enlisted again into Capt. James Briggs' Comp y and Col. Simon Carty's Regiment. and served five months at New York - afterwards I enlisted into Capt. Randall's company and Col. Abiel Mitchell's Regiment and served three months at Rhode Island  at  the  island  of  Rhode  Island - and afterwards I enlisted into Capt. Samuel Folsom's Company and served three months at Rhode Island  Hog Neck and Governor's Neck - and I enlisted in 1779 into Capt. James Cooper's Company and Col. Gamaliel Bradford's Regiment in the Massachusetts' line and joined the first three years men at West Point and served out nine months with them, the term for which I enlisted. - In every case I served out the time for which I engaged, and my services were all in the Massachu- setts' line. I rec d a written discharge after my last nine months service, but have lost it, not thinking it would ever be of any service to me. I now relinquish all

claim to any pension heretofore granted me by any former law of Congress.
Sworn to April 8. 1818
Jabez Carver
Jabez Carver Raynham

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts . . . . Raynham July 17th. 1820.
A Schedule of the Estate of Jabez Carver of said Raynham . viz
Real Estate. About two Acres of cleared land and about four Acres of land, not cleared and half of an old dwelling house, which belongs to his wife the improvement of which is worth about 3 Dollars pr. year
Chairs, 1 pot, Teakettle, 1 Table, Tea Cups, 1 old Teapot &c. &c. $ 3.00.
My family consists of two. Myself, aged seventy three years, Stone Cutter by trade, but unable to perform any work, and my wife aged sixty seven years, able to perform about a quarter of a days work in a day.
Jabez Carver
day of August
1820
Jas. Spear
Clerk of the Court for the County of Bristol.

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
BRISTOL ss.
Circuit Court of Common Pleas.
On this seventeenth day of July 1820, personally appeared, in open court, being a court of record for the said county,
Jabez Carver, a private
aged seventythree years, resident in Raynham 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:
In the Company commanded by Capt. James Cooper, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Gamaliel Brinsford in the Massachusetts Line. My original declaration was made on the eighth day of April 1818, before Judge N. Mitchell, and my pension Certificate is No 8936.
Property valued (exclusive of annual rent) $3.00. Annual rent $8.00.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on 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.
Jabez Carver
Sworn to, and declared, on the seventeenth day of July A.D. 1820. before James Spratt. Clerk of the Courts for Middle Co.
I, James Spratt clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bristol , 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 total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is three dollars exclusive of $8. annual rent dollars and 00 cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this third day of August 1820
Jas Spratt
Clerk of the Court for the County of Bristol.

123 Massachusetts
Phebe Carver widow of James Carver decd late of Brewster in the State of Mass ts who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Mass of the Reg t commanded by Col d Bradford in the Mass ts line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of $80 - Dollars 00 - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834. With pr t at $96 to Dec r 10 1833 when deceased
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Oct r . 1836 and Sec t Artemas Hale  Bridgewater Mass ts
Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 1836  $44.00 Semi-ann t allowance ending 1 st Nov r 37  40.00 $480.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by N. Adams Clerk, Book _____ Vol. 1 Page 47
Paid
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 to Rhoda  Suele s. of the 5 children of Phebe Carver from 4 th Sept r 1837 to 24 Aug y 1838 . Aged notified 2 d Nov 1839

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 25 th , 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Rhoda Snell, 1 of the 5 child ren of Phebe Carver a Pensioner on the Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 4 th July 1836, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1837, to the 24 th January 1838, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
Wilson B. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Hebe Carron mildly Fable Carron M. S. S.
Washington City
All mts. due $80 mi - Corresponding from 4 March 1831, deducting such and so may have been paid in installments since that time under the act of March 18 1818.

Hebe Carr widow Felix Carr No 11
Washington City
Enclosures to Messrs
See pap. Dec 18 1818
All mtted. Apr 80 mi - commencing from 4 March 1831, deducting such and so may have been paid in interest time that time under the act of March 18 1818.

Bridgewater, Mass. October 5 th 1836
In Enclosed herewith I send you the evidence in support of the claim of Phebe Cawer, the widow of Jabez Cawer, for a pension under the provisions of the act of Congress of July 4 th 1836 — No 1. Is the declaration of said Phebe Cawer, as prescribed in the regulations of the War department — The said Jabez Cawer having received a pension of ninety six dollars a year before his death, it is presumed no further declaration as to his service in the Army, is necessary, as that must have been made to appear or he could not have obtained his pension — No 2 Is the affidavit of John Cawer that he was present at the marriage of the said Jabez and Phebe in the month of April 1773 — And also that said applicant is the same person to whom said Jabez was first married — That she is now his widow and has remained so ever since his death — No 3 Is the affidavit of Naniel Gilmore establishing the time of the death of said Jabez Cawer on the 10 th of Decem r 1833 — And also that said Phebe is his widow — No 4 Is the certificate of the town Clerk of Raynham.

that there is no record of the Intentions of marriage or of the marriage of said parties on the record books of that town —
No 5 Is the certificate of the Clerk of the town of Tuck- -ton of the entry of the intentions of marriage of said parties on the records of that town and that there is no record of their marriage —
No 6 Is a certificate of the Clerk of the town of Reyn- -ham of the record of the births of the children of said Jabez & Phebe —
I think this evidence must be satisfactory on all the points required — If it is not I will thank you to inform me what further is wanting & I will have it procured if to be found —
Very Respectfully Your Oth. Servt —
Atkinson Hale
P.S. Have the goodness to acknowledge the receipt of these documents as early as convenient and direct to Atkinson Hale
James S. Edwards Esq. Bridgewater Mass

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WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22.717 Phebe Barber Widow of Jabez Barber Pr. Rev War
Act June 1 st 32
Index: Vol. A , Page 120
[Arrangement of 1870.]