Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,779, Timothy Handerson, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Handerson, Timothy
NUMBER
S. 10779
carded.
CONTENTS

4172
Massachusetts Timothy Standers
of Hampden in the State of Mass who was a Serjt in the company commanded by Captain  of the Regt commanded by Col Woodbridge in the Mass line for 8 Mos 10 Ds P 4 " 23 " Cape
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 22 Dollars 14 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th day of Jan'y 1833 and sent from I. C. Bates (St of Rep)
Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832 $ 66.21 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 22.07
$88.28
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H.  Clerk Book D. Vol. 2 nd Page 76.
97 Hampden

Timothy Henderson Amherst Massachusetts Militia
C o  5449 5513
[Faint, mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the page, likely bleed-through from the original letter.]

DECLARATION,
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF THE 7TH OF JUNE, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, } ss. COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE. }
ON this sixteenth day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Hon Samuel Hinckley Judge of the court of Probate for the county aforesaid now sitting, Timothy Henderson a resident of Amherst in the County of Hampshire, and State of Massachusetts, aged seventy six 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
In April 1775, immediately after the alarm of the battle at Lexington he left his home in Amherst aforesaid and proceeded to the head quarters of the army at Cambridge, that he there voluntarily enlisted as a private in the company of which Nathaniel Leonard of Sunderland was Captain, Josiah Smith of South Hadley Lieutenant and Samuel Goss of Amherst Ensign, and that his company was annexed to the regiment of which Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge of South Hadley was Colonel Brown of Waltham Lt Colonel and Stacy of New Salem Major; that he remained in Cambridge in its immediate vicinity during all the time of his service except a few weeks when in absence of orders to that effect, he was employed in making contin- gencies for the use of the Army, at Watertown; that he was constantly in the service doing his duty as he was ordered until the first of Jan- uary following (except for a short time when he visited while he was absent by him, on a visit to his friends and his brother Gideon Henderson was his substitute in camp) when he was honorably discharged and for confirmation of this statement he refers to the depositions of Simon Pomeroy and Caleb Hubbard which are herewith transmitted and he further says that the period of his service under this enlist- ment was eight months and about ten days -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any,) only on that of the agency in the State of
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Before me Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate for P. County
We, Nathan Perkins a clergyman residing in the town of Amherst and H. Wright Strong Esq. P.M. residing in Amherst hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Timothy Henderson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy six years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbor- hood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate
Nathan Perkins H. Wright Strong
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 Nathan Perkins who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in Amherst and that H. Wright Strong who has also signed the same, is a resident in Amherst and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate
I, J. S. Lyman Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Timothy Henderson for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Sixteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
J. S. Lyman Register

And he further declares that he again enlisted, on the 11 th day of July 1776 as he believes, into a volunteer company of which Reuben Dickinson of Amherst was captain Thomas Bowden of Pelham lieutenant and one White of South Hadley, Ensign; that he was a corporal in said company; that immediately upon his enlistment, he proceeded through Northampton, Northampton and Williamstown in Massachusetts to Bennington in Vermont: that his company was there annexed to the Regiment of which Col. Benjamin Bragg Moorebridge of South Hadley was the Colonel: that the regiment there marched through Skeneborough to Mt Independence and thence on the next day to Ticonderoga; that while there he saw and had frequent intercourse with Col (afterwards General) Wayne, and saw and knew Genl St Clair; that while he was at Ticonderoga the army which was retreating from Canada arrived at that fort in a most miserable condition from fatigue and sickness, and that he afterwards, including some of his acquaintances did there: and that he frequently, saw Col Arnold who belonged to that unfortunate expedition; that he remained at Ticonderoga doing duty in his capacity as a prisoner for the term of four months and twenty three days when he was honorably discharged and returned to his home in Amherst aforesaid by pretty much the same route in which he went as above mentioned. And for confirmation of this part of his state ment he refers to the depositions of William Hubbard and Simeon Pomeroy which are herewith transmitted. And he further declares that he never received any written discharge for either of the terms of service above mentioned and that he has no documentary evidence to support his claim.
He further states that he was born in Sunderland in the county of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 18 th day of January A.D. 175-6, where he lived till he was six years old, when he removed, with his father's family, to Amherst aforesaid where he has ever since resided. That his birth is, as he is informed recorded in the public records of the town of Sunderland; and that he has it also in his father's handwriting in an old family record.
The whole period during which he was in the service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war, was thirteen months .
The names of the persons to whom he is known and who can testify to his character for truth and veracity and to their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution are the Rev. Nathan Perkins Jr and H. Wright Strong Esq P.M. both of Amherst aforesaid.

No 5513
Timothy Henderson
Parish 8 Mar 410 days Capital 4 25
AR
$244.14 c
Hon J. C. Bates AR

BRIEF in the case of  Timothy Henderson of the county of Hampshire 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? 76 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 1775. Apr. — 8 10 Private Col. Woodbridge, Capt. Leonard   "76 July 1 st — 4 23 Lieut. Same Col. Capt. Dickinson   Corporal —  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Amherst  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional 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 Belt Examining Clerk.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section. awj
September 2, 1927
Mrs. Frank A. Wilder North Holston Va.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 10779, it appears that Timothy Handerson was born January 18, 1756 at Sunderland, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
While residing at Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, in April 1775, immediately after the alarm of the battle of Lexington, he marched to Cambridge and enlisted and served about eight months as a private in Captain Noadiah Leonard's Company, Colonel Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge's Massachusetts Regiment; he enlisted July 11, 1776 and served as a corporal in Captain Reuben Dickinson's Company, Colonel Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge's Regiment, was at Ticonderoga, and served until Decem-

ber 4, 1776.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 16, 1832, while a resident of Amherst, Massachusetts.
There are no data relative to wife and children.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

Mrs. Frank A. Wilder — North Holston, Va — Smyth Co —
2 histories Personal request Aug. 29-1927 Timothy Henderson S. 10 779 Mass! Swoops —

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
HAMPSHIRE ss. I, SAMUEL F. LYMAN, Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County, do hereby certify that Othniel  Baker Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition s (4) were taken is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and have no doubt that the Signature annexed to said deposition is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this Sixteenth day of August A. D. 1832.
Sam. F. Lyman Register of Probate.

1927 Sept 27 Hill to Mrs. Frank A. Miller
Reuben
10.779
✓ INVALID.
File No. 10.779
Timothy Hander Col. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 163
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No 5513
Timothy Handerson
notwithstanding to the contrary herein under the seal of the certifying officer, as to the present and future bond of the certificated may be attached thereto for a bond of value or value, higher, the sum of which may written on the same sheet of paper which contains the certificate, or other paper, superimposed, the In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer was not attached the bond is not

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Timothy Henderson which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did 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? yes 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 has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? 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 the 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.
†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 authenticated 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 end 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.

I Simon Pomeroy of Amherst in the county of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts before and say that I joined the army at Cambridge immediately after the battle of Lexington, in April 1775 - and continued with the army, in Capt. Nathaniel Leonard's company and Col. Benj. Ruggles Woodbridge's Regiment, until we were discharged in January following, that I was well acquainted with Timothy Henderson of Amherst - that he was in the same company and mess with me - and enlisted for the same period as I did and according to my recollection that period of service was eight months and about ten days
Simon Pomeroy
Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Hampshire ss. June 12. 1832. Personally appeared Simon Pomeroy the subscriber of the above instrument, and made solemn oath to the truth of the facts therein stated
Before me Osmyr Baker Justice of the Peace
And I do further certify that the well acquainted with the said Simon Pomeroy the deponent and that his character for truth and veracity is good
Osmyr Baker

I Simeon Pomeroy of Amherst in the county of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby depose and say that I enlisted and joined the northern army on the 11 th day of July 1874 and I served until the 14 th day of December following, in Capt. Reuben Dickinson's company, that I was well acquainted with Timothy Henderson of Amherst that he enlisted at the same time with me joined the army with me and served in the same company that I did, and was discharged and returned home with me - making a service of four months and twenty three days -
Simeon Pomeroy
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss. June 12. 1872 Personally appeared Simeon Pomeroy the subscriber of the above deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of facts therein stated
Before me Osmyr Baker Justice of the Peace.
And I do further certify that I am well acquainted with the said Simeon Pomeroy and do know that his character for veracity is good -
Osmyr Baker

I Caleb Hubbard of Sunderland in the county of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts before and say that I joined the army at Cambridge immediately after the battle of Lexington in April 1775 and enlisted for eight months into the company of Capt. Noadiah Leonard and Col. Benj. Ruggles Woodbridge's Regiment and served until the first of January then next. That I was well acquainted with Timothy Henderson of Arkest - who was in the same company with me - that he enlisted and served for the same period as I did and was discharged on or about the first of January 1776 making a service of eight months and about ten days.
Caleb Hubbard
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss. June 12. 1832 Personally appeared Caleb Hubbard by the subscribers of the above deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the facts therein stated -
Before me Osburn Baker Justice of the Peace
And I further certify that I am well acquainted with the said Caleb Hubbard and do know that his character for veracity is good - Osburn Baker

I William Hubbard of Leverett in the county of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, depose and say that I enlisted in the Northern army in July A.D. 1776 and served in Capt Reuben Dickinson's company and Col. Woodbridge's Regiment for the term of four months and about twenty days: that I was well acquainted with Timothy Henderson of Ashurst that he was with me on my way to join the army, and served in the same company during all the period of my service there, and was discharged at the same time with me, after a service, according to the best of my recollection, of four months and about twenty days
Wm Hubbard
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire ss. June 19. 1832. Personally appeared William Hubbard, the subscriber of the above deposition, and made solemn oath to the truth of the facts therein stated
Before me Osgood Baker Justice of the Peace
And I do further certify that I am well acquainted with William Hubbard the aforesaid deponent, and do know that his character for veracity is good
Osgood Baker