Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 11,319, Job Howard, Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Howard, Job Hannah
N. 11,319
CONTENTS

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no: 115.
Massachusetts.
Hannah Howard, widow of Job Howard, who was a private Sergeant, Mass in the Massachusetts line.
Repa 17/
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars 32.
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1844. 1st of October, 1844.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Nov. 1845 and sent to C. G. Prentiss, Worcester, Mass.
[Act of JUNE 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book  D
Vol.  1 — Page  75.

22996
Job Howard Worcester County Massachusetts
Enlist 22 days Private 8 Month
Attn
$30.32
S. Dana Groton Mass.

BRIEF in the case of  Job Howard  County of Worcester  in the State of  Massachusetts  (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? 74  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 1775 and 1776 - 3 - Gen. Col. Howard -   1777 - 5 - Gen. S d Allen, Col. Gage Major   Drafted 1781 - * - 22 Serg t - Payne Col. Howard, Col. Washburn  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? White Plains,  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Bridgewater Mass s  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living Witness & Documentary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Rich d Hey Watts
Examining Clerk.

Samuel Kenney July 18th
My dear Sir, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th inst. and in reply to inform you that the same has been forwarded to the proper authorities for their consideration. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Samuel Kenney

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester. v er us Middlesex , to wit,
At the Court of Probate — — — — — begun and holden at Worcester within and for the County of Worcester on the sixth day of September A. D. 183 9 On the application of James M. [?] claiming to be a Soldier of the Revolution, the following interrogatories were propounded to him to wit :
1. Where, and in what year were you born ?
Answer, I was born in Bridgewater Me on the 18 th of May AD 1758
2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it ?
Answer, I have family record of my age in my possession.
3. Where were you living, when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live ? Answer,
I lived in Habsburg [?] Bridgewater when called into service, from there I removed to Boston about 48 years since and have continued to live there ever since —
4. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom ? Answer,
My two first sons I enlisted, and the 3 rd was drafted.
5. State the names of some of the regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served, such Continental, and Militia Regiments, as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service ? Answer,
I saw Gen. Putnam at New York and Gen. Sullivan and I saw Gen. Washington at White Plains —
6. State the names of 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 ? Answer,
The Rev. Mr. Garrison of Harvard, Rev. Mr. Allen of Boston Hon. Elias Doleman and Stephen P. Gardner Esq. of Boston — 7 Did you ever receive any written discharge from service I never received any written discharge from service.
Job Howard

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Norfolk. Dorchester. May 10 th 1845.
I, Thomas J. Tolman the subscriber do hereby certify that it appears by the Registry of marriages in the town of Dorchester that there is contained the following entry of marriage, viz. Marriages by the Rev. Moses Everett Mr. Job Howard of Bridgewater and Mrs. Hannah Capen of Dorchester December thirteenth, Seventeen hundred and eighty one. The above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows viz (Dec r 13 th 1781.)
I, Thomas J. Tolman, above named, depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk, in the Town, County and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exception above named as certified by me
Thomas J. Tolman Town clerk
Sworn to before me,
Robert Vose Justice of the Peace.
* The Ladies are all styled Mrs on the records at the date of this marriage

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston September 18 th 1845.
I hereby Certify , That at the date of the annexed Attestation Robert Vose was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Norfolk,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Palfrey, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

please to direct to Rear Dacca Div Guiton Is
Declaration of Capt. Job Howard

DECLARATION, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this sixth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate now sitting at Worcester , Job Howard a resident of Bolton in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy four 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.
 1 That in the fall of 1775 on account of the Winter of the Winter of the Winter , he engaged to go from Bridge Wooton his then residence to Dorchester to assist for three months. He enlisted in the Company of Capt. Matthew Hancok & Ebenezer Dorr in the Regt. of Col. of the Mass. Forces , he joined his Company at Dorchester , before the ground was frozen and was stationed at W. Goffe's house near Dorchester making haver and was occupying in doing guard duty and in going to Roxbury to cut fascines which were transported by Teams to Dorchester to be used in the Fort to be erected at Dorchester point, after he had served as he believes about two months and an half he was unwell and severely attacked with the mumps, and his Mother who lived in Bridge Wooton sent to Camp for him, and he was had liberty from his Officers to return home and continuing unwell, he could not return to Camp again before his term expired, & having served two months and fifteen days before he left Camp, he was dismissed that service.  2 He engaged to go into the same again in 1777 for five months and enlisted in the Company of Capt. James Allen and Lt. Perkins Ensign Jonathan Ames of Bridgewater , in a Regt. commanded by Col. Cooley . Major Dane , he joined his Company at Providence , Rhode Island where he took shipping and landed at the City of New York , he was stationed at Green which is about one fortnight until the British took possession of the City, when they proceeded up the river, and were marched about to various places, and in Golden he was in the Battle of White Plains , and after that event he continued with his Regiment until he served out his five months and was dismissed about 30 or 60 miles above New York , about the first of December.  3 He went to Rhode Island in 1781. as he believes, there was an alarm fearing that the British were about to land at Rhode Island , an express arrived with such news, the Company to which he belonged was commanded by Capt. Hancok was mustered, and he was drafted, he was not present at the Draft and his Company notified him to be ready and proceed, he was ordered into the Company of Capt. Meachem , who commanded the Company which was raised wholly in Bridgewater , the Company marched before him and he proceeded joined a Sergeant by Capt. Meachem , and he does not remember any Field Officer, he believes that the detachment was commanded by the oldest Captain, and he continued with his Company six weeks, when the Company was dismissed and he returned home to Bridgewater . 
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. Job Howard Myne Nathan Stone Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester

We Isaac Allen a Clergyman residing in the Town of Bolton and Samuel Houghton residing in the same Town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Capt. Job Howard who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy four 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 forementioned
Isaac Allen C. L. B.
Before me
Samuel Houghton  Just of Peace  Isaac Houghton Samuel Houghton
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 The Rev. Isaac Allen who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the Town of Bolton and that Samuel H. Houghton who has also signed the same is a resident in the same Town and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Nathl. James Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
I Theophilus Wheeler Clerk of the Court of Probate for Worcester County do hereby certify the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Job Howard for a pension.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand & affix the Seal of the said Court this 12th day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two
Theophilus Wheeler Reg. of Probate for the County of Worcester in Massachusetts
Declaration of Capt. Job Howard
please to direct to Sam d Danna Esq r Gibson St

7888
Barbara Howard
Memo of Job Map
at March 1845
m 81. d 1 oct 44
adms 22 days Sept.
8. - pri
$30.32 from 1 oct 44 the day of her husband's death
C. G. Prentiss Worcester Mass.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester County
ss.
Dear Dick,
On the  such  nineteenth day of May 1845. personally appeared before the Hon. Benjamin F. Thomas Judge of the Probate Court in and for said County at  at  the their  day held at Mrs. Hannah Howard a resident of Bolton in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid aged eighty one years, who being first due 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 7 th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" - also of the acts of March 3 d . 1843. & June 17 th 1844.
That she is the widow of Job H. 1844. and who was a private in the army of the Revolution and served according to the best of her recollection as follows to wit: two or three months at Dougherty in the summer of 1775, further the declarant saith not,
She further declares that her husband the said Job Howard was a pensioner under the law of June 7 th 1832. at $30.32 per annum and for a more particular account of his services she would be glad to refer to his declaration and the proofs accompanying the same now on file in the War Department.

She further declared that she was married to the said John Howard on the thirteenth day of December in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one; that her husband, the aforesaid John Howard died on the first day of October eighteen hundred and forty four; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of July, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz, at the time above stated, - and has not since intermarried.
Hannah Howard
sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written before me - and I further certify that satisfactory evidence was exhibited that John Howard the husband of the applicant died at the time above stated viz, October 1 st 1844.
B. M. Thomas Judge of Probate I certify that Mrs. Howard was unable to attend court by reason of bodily infirmity.
B. M. Thomas Judge of Probate.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester ss.
I, Charles G. Prentiss, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester, do certify, that Benjamin F. Brown is the Judge of said Court, duly commissioned and qualified - and that his signatures on the preceding page of this sheet are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I do hereunto set my hand, and affix the seal of said Court at Worcester, this twenty first day of May, one thousand, eight hundred and forty-five.
Chas. G. Prentiss, Register
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 11319
Hannah Howard widow of Job Howard Sergt. Mass.
Act: June 19 th 44
Index:—Vol. a , Page 344
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Job Howard
COMPENSATION OF SERVANTS
[Faint handwritten text, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Nov. 26 1832.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that
Job Howard is borne as the fifth man on a "State Muster roll of Capt. Abram Washburn's company, who marched to New-Port the 10 th of March 1781. under the Command of Col. Theophilus Cotton. for the space of 22 days. from the 10 th of March. to the 1 st of April 1781.
I further certify that there is no roll of Capt. Matthew Hazzards company on file in this office - And that there is no roll of Capt. James Allen's company in service at New-York, on file in this office.
Edward D. Bangs Secy

Sept. 24, 1845.
Adal to care Nunnally Robinson.
James J. Johnson Esq.
Commr of Pensions
Wm O. Spottwood
Washington City
PAID

Worcester Sept. 23. 1845.
Sir,
I send the evidence of the marriage of Hannah Howard. By the negligence of somebody this has been I understand, in the hands of Mr. Lowell H. Stone in Boston, ever since the Declaration was forwarded to you.
Please send the Certificate to
Your obedient Servant, Chas. H. Parent.
James D. Edwards Esq.

James L. Edmunds Esq.
J

Worcester (Mass.) May 23. 1845.
Sir,
I send the Declaration of Mary Mann in order to obtain a Pension.
Please send her Certificate, when granted, to Giles H. Whitney, Esq. of Westminster.
Yours respectfully, Chas. G. Prentiss.
James I. Edwards Esq.
I send also the Declaration of Hannah Howard.
Please send her Certificate to me.
C. G. Prentiss.

88 237 Affidavit of Jonathan Lang in the case of Job Howard

I Jonathan Garry of North Bridgewater, County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say, that I have known Job Howard now residing in Boston in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts for more than fifty years. I believe it was in the year 1777. I enlisted as a private into the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution in a Company commanded by James Allen and Regiment by Col. Garry and did serve therein for five months, the service commencing in the City of New York and ending, at a place fifty or sixty miles distant from the City. The above named Job Howard enlisted into the same Company, about the same time with me, and did serve five months, according to the terms of his enlistment.
Jonathan Garry
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Plymouth County ss May 22 1832. The Deposition aforesaid, was examined, confirmed, and sworn to the deposition aforesaid by him subscribed, taken at the request of Job Howard and to be used in support of his application for a Pension under the Laws of the United States of June 7. 1832.
Isaac Whetmore Jurs. of Pears

(Declaration of Job Howard—
State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ss. I, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth, do hereby certify that the following is a list of the Justices of the said Court who have been admitted to the said Court since the last meeting thereof, to wit: Job Howard A.D. 1832
J Dana. Groton Ms.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
By His Excellency LEVI LINCOLN , Esquire, Governor and Commander in Chief in and over said Commonwealth.
To all whom it may concern :
Know Ye, That Eliab Whitman Esq r is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth; — and that Samuel B. Houghton Esq r is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester,
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commission- ed, and that to their Acts and Attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court.
In Testimony Whereof, I have caused the Public Seal of the Commonwealth to be hereunto affixed, this twenty ninth day of January A. D. 1833, and in the Fifty Seventh Year of the Independence of the United States of America.
By His Excellency the Governor.
Edward D. Bangs Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I Job Howard of Bolton in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Do depose and say that as well before as since, I made my declaration before the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester, on the sixth day of September, year last past. I have made diligent search and enquiry to find some person who was with me, or knew of my having served in the War of the Revo- lution in the year AD 1775 or 1776 as stated in that declaration, under Capt. Matthew Howard, but have been unable to find any such testimony all the Of- ficers or Soldiers who were in that service, have either deceased or removed of that service as far as I know, nor have I been able to procure any documentary evidence, or probate record of that service. — Job Howard
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester. January 24 th AD 1833
Personally appeared Job Howard and made solemn Oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed. before me, Pean Samuel S. Huntington Secy of the
We Silas Holman, Stephen P. Gardner and Jonas Huntington of Memory Holman
all of Bolton in the County of Worcester and Common- wealth of Massachusetts, Do each of us for himself, respectively depose, and say that we have long known Capt. Job Howard who subscribed the above declaration that he formerly removed from Bridgewater to this place many years since, that the said Job Howard has at all times borne the character of an upright and honest man, to whose declarations full and entire confidence may

and ought to be placed. That we have each of us seen his statement of three months service performed in the war of the revolution as stated by him - that it has always been believed and was never doubted or questioned in the vicinity where the said Job Housley resided but what he was a Soldier in the war of the revolution as stated as in his declaration aforesaid he has stated
January 24 th 1833.
Silas Holsman
Stephen P. Gardner
Jonas Houghton
Amory Holman
Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Worcester ss. January 24 th 1832.
Then the above named Silas Holsman, Stephen P. Gardner, Jonas Houghton & Amory Holman personally appeared each for himself severally made oath that the above declaration by them subscribed is just and true.
Before me Samuel S. Houghton Just. of the Peace
And I do certify that the above named Silas Holsman Esqr. is an acting magistrate through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the Stephen P. Gardner Esqr. is also an acting magistrate of the Quorum in the County of Worcester and that each and every one of the aforesaid deponents are men of the first character and standing in the community where they reside.
Samuel S. Houghton Just. of the Peace as aforesaid -