Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14840, David Hall, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Wall, David Abigail
NUMBER _____
No. 14840
CONTENTS

Massachusetts 1980
Abigail M c Gill, widow of
David M c Gill,
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 27 th March 1810 of Barnstable in the State of Mass ts who was a P vt in the Company commanded by Captain Mass.  Gray of the Reg t commanded by  in the Mass ts line for 6 mos & 7 dys.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars 77 Cents per annum to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of Mar. 29, and sent to David M c Gill Esq. Yarmouth port, Mass ts
Arrears to the 4 th of Mar. — $ 62.31
Semi-annual allowance ending 10.39
$ 72.69
{ Act July 7, } 1838.
Recorded by R. Burdine Clerk Book A — Vol. 1 — Page 95

3987
Steigait Hall Declaration of Independence
and of Band
Mass
Ad July 7 1838
Manus 1776
Dec 1820
Allow 6 mo 7 days for $20.77 per ann
On roll be Vol 36 p. 35
As Recd BR

State of Massachusetts County of Barnstable } ss
On the fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Thirty Eight personally appeared before the the  Court  of Probate a court of Record within and for the County aforesaid Abigail Hall a resident of said Yarmouth aged Eighty Three years who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the provision made by an act of Congress passed June 7 th 1838. Entitled "An Act granting half pay to and pensions to certain Widows" That she is the widow of David Hall of said Yarmouth who was a private in the Militia in the service of the State of Massachusetts. That he enlisted in said service as she believes in the year Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Five for six months in a company of Infantry commanded by Captain Joshua Gray of said Yarmouth and that he served in his and in the company of commanded by one Captain Hamilton of Otham to which company he was transferred during a part of the time for the space of six months.
She further states that she was married to said David Hall at Eastham  Eastham in said County on the fourth day of March in the year Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Six - That her husband the said David died on the day Twenty Seventh day of March in the year Eighteen Hundred and Nine  Eighty  Seven  Eight . That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen Hundred and Eighty Four. Vis. at the time above stated - Witnesses: Timothy Root
Abigail Hall
Sworn to and subscribed on the day, and year above written before me - in Court. Symmes Marshall - Judge of Probate

Cannonville, Jefferson Co. County of Banffshire
I Timothy Reed Register of the Court of Probate in and for said county hereby certify that the Hon. Nathaniel Moulton is the judge of said Court and that the within signature purporting to have been made by him is his genuine signature
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this tenth fourteenth day of August A.D. 1838
Timothy Reed Regt Probate

Copy of the Records Davie Hall of Yarmouth and Abigail Freeman of Eastham were married by Rev. Mr. Bascom. March ninth sixteen hundred and seventy six. I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in full legible figures as follows. March 9 th 1776.
Attest. Barna Snow Town Clerk State of Mass.
Barnstable County ss. Orleans Oct. 9 th 1838 I Barna Snow above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town clerk of Orleans formerly part of Eastham in the county of Barnstable and commonwealth of Mass. and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exception above named as certified by me.
Barna Snow Town Clerk of the Town of Orleans commonwealth of Massachusetts Barnstable County ss. Subscribed and sworn to this ninth day of October 1838
John D. Doyne Jr. Jus. Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Barnstable County ss
I Timothy Read Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county hereby certify that John Doyne Jr. is a justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned & qualified and now is an the

ninth day of October last past and that I believe the within signature purporting to have been made by him to be his genuine signature
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this tenth day of Decem- ber A.D. 1838
Dorothy Root Clerk

"David Hall died March twenty seventh eighteen hundred and ten"
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
"27 th March 1810"
Attest - Simeon Crowell
State of Massachusetts
Barnstable ss
Yarmouth August 30 th 1838.
I Simeon Crowell above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the County Town and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town with the Exceptions above named as certified by me
I Simeon Crowell Town Clerk
Affirmed to before me,
Simeon Crowell 3 d . - Justice of the Peace,

Carnarvonshire of Massachusetts County of Barnstable ss
I Timothy Reed Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid hereby certify that Simeon Cowell Esq is a justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Com- missioned and qualified and was so on the 30 th day of August last and that I believe the within signature purporting to have been made by him to be his genuine signature
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this tenth day of December
A.D. 1838
Timothy Reed Clerk

Mass.
Per WIDOW, &c.
File No.
14840
Abigail Hall
Widow of
David Hall
Priv Rev War
Act:
July 7 th 1838
Index: Vol.
a
Page
310
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Samuel Taylor of Yarmouth in the County of Barnstable and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Eighty Two Years do hereby certify that I was a soldier in the Revolutionary War for nearly the term of five years. That I well knew David Hall of said Yarmouth. That I always knew him from a boy having been born and always lived in the same town and near each other. I well remember and know that the said Hall enlisted in the Army on or about the first of July in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Five in a company of State Militia under the command of Captain Joshua Gray of said Yarmouth for the term of six months and I well remember and know that the said Hall served as aforesaid for said six months having enlisted in the same company and at the same time with the said Hall. I also know and remember that I in company with said Hall was taken from the company of Captain Gray was after our enlistment & transferred to the company of Militia serving on the same duty and in the same county under the command of Captain Hamilton of Chatham in said County and that we were discharged at the same time. I also know that there were Twenty Five soldiers in the Revolutionary Army from the town of Yarmouth and that I am the only survivor of the three years men of the Continental line I also know Abigail Hall widow of the said David

and know that she has ever remained the widow of the said David Hall, and that the said Abigail is the same person who is now in my presence in Probate Court and has filed this day her declaration for purpose of obtaining a pension
Samuel Taylor
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable County ss Court of Probate Aug 14. 1838
I Timothy Reed Register of the Court of Probates in and for said County hereby certify that Samuel Taylor above named this day personally appeared in open court and before the judge of said court made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition and subscribed the same, and that in the opinion of the court said Taylor is a credible witness & entitled to belief
Witness my hand & the seal of said court this 14 th day of August A.D. 1838 Timothy Reed Reg. Prob.