Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1605, Richard Herrick, Mass. Mass. Sea Service

SERVICE
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Herrick, Richard
W 1605
Mass. Sea Service
Herrick
B.L. Wt. 44843-160-55
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7612 Massachusetts
Richard Henrick
of Gloucester in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Knox of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one Year
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 of March 1819 and sent to William Wetmore Esq. Salem Mass.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $ 88.49
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819 48.
$ 136.49
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Not inserted

Notification sent October 18. 1820 to Ichabod Tucker, Salem, Mass.
A copy of the opinion of the Atty Genl sent to Rev d Herrick Rane of Ichabod Tucker Esq Salem Mass 4 June 1821

234 Massachusetts Betsey Herick widow of Richard Stearns who served in the Revolutionary war, as a purv. Corp. of Artillery. due from $57.84 Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Feb 1851 and sent to
Wm. F. Ferson Gloucester Mass
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under July 29, 1848, Page 40 Vol. a
135634

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex, ss.
At the Supreme Judicial Court held at Ipswich within and for the county of Essex on the third Tuesday of April A.D 1823
On this 16 th day of April 1823 personally appears in open Court the same being a Court of record for said county proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Richard Herrick, resident in said county, aged 66 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of the 18 th March 1818, the 1 st May 1820 and the 1 st March 1823, that he the said Herrick enlisted for the term of one year on the last day of December in the year 1775 in the State of Massachusetts in the Company commanded by Capt. David Allen in the Regiment commanded by Col. Henry Knox in the line of Massachusetts on the Continental Establishment: that he continued to serve in the corps till Jan. y 1777 when he was discharged from the said service on the river Delaware in the State of New Jersey:
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth 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 18 th 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 following, to wit. The ordinary wearing apparel of myself, my wife, and children, and no other property whatever.
That since the exhibition of my first Schedule the following changes have been made in my property:-

On the 1 st day of March 1821 I sold to Richard Herrick Junr. the House, Barn, two acres of tillage land, two Cow Rights, four acres of woodland, and two acres of salt marsh, all for two hundred and ten dollars: and at the same time I sold him a pair of oxen for thirty dollars, two cows for sixteen dollars, two sheep for two dollars, a cart for nine dollars, a plough for one dollar, a chain and scythe for one dollar, a shovel and hoe for one dollar, a table and desk for one dollar, and six chairs and a looking glass for fifty cents, which Real and Personal estate were the same mentioned in my first Schedule:—
And that said Herrick Junior in satisfaction thereof on the 26 th Oct r 1821 paid one hundred and six dollars to Tho s Sewall, on 12 th Nov r 1821 paid sixty dollars to Tho s Choate, on 29 th Nov. 1821 paid thirty five Dollars to John Dexter, on 3 d . Dec. 1821 paid twenty dollars to Sarah Herrick, and on 31 st Decr. 1821 paid twenty five dollars to Widows Emma Herrick and on 12 th Jan y . 1822 paid her another sum of twenty five dollars, the same being debts which I justly owed said persons.
I am a labourer, and earn what I can by digging clam bait for fishermen, but cannot work much as I am infirm: my right hand was crippled by a wound received on board the Continental Frigate Boston capt. M c Neil when he captured the British Frigate Fox and by a bayonet wound received in my leg in the Jerseys in 1776: my wife is 46 years old and has the asthma: I have four children Mary aged 13, Susan, 11, and Matilda, 9 and John 7 years old. and I am incapable of supporting them and myself without the aid of government except by private or public charity
Rich d Herrick
Sworn to and declared on the sixteenth day of April 1823 before me
Isaac Parker Chief Justice of S. S. Court.

Know all Men by these Presents That I
Richard Herrick of Gloucester in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Yeoman, in consideration of the sum of two hundred and ten dollars paid me by Richard Herrick junior of Gloucester in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid Fisherman, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give grant sell and convey unto the said Richard Herrick junior his heirs and assigns forever, a certain dwelling house and barn with two acres of tillage land adjoining to it, and also two cow rights in the pasture westward of house situate and lying in the Second Parish in Gloucester aforesaid bounded as follows viz, beginning at the bars by Coles swamp and running by the fence until it comes to corner of the cross roads, and thence westerly by the wall and road to Choates land, thence by said land by the fence to Isaac Huskells land, thence by said land to Coles swamp at the corner, thence by the fence to the bounds first mentioned.
Also four acres of woodland bounded northerly and westerly by Joseph Herrick, southerly by Josiah Currier, easterly by Charles Lincoln Roberts. And two acres of salt marsh bounded as follows viz, southerly by the creek, northerly by William Proctors

land, westerly by William Bray and easterly by marsh of Zebulon Stanwood.
To have and to hold the same to the said Richard Herrick junior his heirs and assigns to his and their use and behoof forever. And I do covenant with the said Richard Herrick junior his heirs and assigns, that I am lawfully seised in fee of the premises, that they are free of all incumbrances, that I have good right to sell and convey the same to the said Richard Herrick junior and that I will warrant and defend the same to the said Richard Herrick junior his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons.
In witness whereof I the said Richard Herrick with Betsy my wife she relinquishing her right of dower in the above premises have hereunto set our hands and seals this first day of March one thousand eight hundred and twenty one. signed sealed and delivered
Richard Herrick - seal
in presence of us
Betsy Herrick - seal
Tristram Coffin
Mary Herrick
Essex ss. Gloucester October 23. 1821.

Then the above named Richard Herrick personally appeared and acknowledged the above instrument by him subscribed to be his free act and deed before me Isaac Olwell justice of the Peace
True copy of the original Ent d for Record in the Registry of Deeds for the County of Essex April 10. 1873
Wm Morris Ghvate Regr

The following is a list of all the debts of Richard Herrick, paid by Richard Herrick Junr. —
  May 1821. October 26 th .  Early paid Shumard Sewall  106 u    Nov. 12 th .  d o — — — — — " Shumard Sewall  60 u    — 29 th .  " — — — — — " John Dexter  25 u    Dec. 3 rd .  " — — — — — " Sarah Herrick  20 u    — 21 st .  " — — — — — " Wid. Emma Herrick  25 u    1822. Jan. 12 th  " — — — — — ditto — — — — — d o  25 u      $271 u  
I the subscriber hereby certify that the sums affixed to the several persons names above stated, were paid to each at the specified dates.
Richard Herrick Junr
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Dec. 24, 33.
Be it remembered, that on this ninth day of April A.D. eighteen hundred & twenty three, before me, Henry Phelps one of the Justices of the Peace for the said County, personally came Richard Herrick Junr. & made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal the day & year last aforesaid.
Henry Phelps, Jus. Peace.

We Samuel Gilbert & Charles S. Roberts both of Lancaster, Massachusetts, & of lawful age testify & say that in our opinion the hun- dred & ten dollars was the full value of the real estate conveyed by the deed from Rich- ard Herrick to Richard Herrick Lunt, dated March A.D. eighteen hundred & twenty one. Samuel Gilbert Charles S. Roberts
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Mass. ss. Be it known that on the ninth day of April A.D. eighteen hundred & twenty three, before me, Henry Phelps one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the County aforsaid, personally came Samuel Gilbert & Charles S. Roberts, & made oath to the above declaration by them severally sub- scribed.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal, the day & year last aforesaid.
Henry Phelps, Jus. Peace.

I, Ichabod Tucker clerk of the court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and Schedule have been admitted to 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 nothing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this sixteenth day of April 1823
Attest Ichabod Tucker, Clerk

1821 State of Massachusetts County of Essex.
On this twenty ninth day of March , A. D., 1855 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, Mrs. Betsey Herrick aged seventy six years, a resident of Gloucester in Massachusetts who being duly sworn according to law, declared that she is the widow of Richard Herrick deceased, who was a private and corporal of artillery in the Company commanded by Captain in the commanded by in the Revolutionary in the war with Great Britain, declared by the United States, on the 18th day of June, 1812 , — that her said husband was drafted  enlisted at on or about the day of A.D. 1817 for the term of about two years and continued in actual service in the said war for the term of about two years and was honorably discharged at on or about the day of A.D. 1817 , as will appear by reference to the rolls, that he received no printed or written discharge, and that neither he nor she ever received or applied for, or is entitled to bounty land for any other service, except that she received for the same service, under the act of September 1850, a 10 acre warrant, No. which she has legally sold and cannot return, — and that she now draws a pension for the same service of $96. pr. year, payable at Boston, the certificate of which is No. 234.
She further states that she was married to the said Richard Herrick in Gloucester on the thirty first day of January 1897, by the Rev. Samuel Fuller a Clymen and that her name before her said marriage was Betsey Dage that her husband died at Gloucester on the twenty ninth day of October 1881, proof of which will be found on file with her previous application, that she is still a widow, — that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act of Congress passed March 3, 1855, and that she prays that the certificate thereof may be sent for her to Horatio Woodman, Boston, Mass.
witness John Webber
Betsey  her  X Herrick  mark
Chas. Parsons.
Subscribed and duly sworn to, the day and year first above written, I certify that she is the identical person above described & have no interest in the case. John Webber Justice of the Peace

N 329
Russell Henrick wid of Richard Mass
act 29 May 1848
Marrid 1779
husband died 1831
Adm 5 1/2 11/ day Cap of Adm 24.90 " 6 4 1/4 " 1 m. do 26.94 $51.84
Mar 4 March 1848
William Farn Gloucester Mass

State of Massachusetts, ss.
On this 3d day of November, 1848, personally appeared before the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Essex, Betsy Herrick, a resident of Gloucester in said County of Essex, aged 70 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 29th July, 1848, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving widows of officers and soldiers of the revolution army."
That she is the widow of Richard Herrick who was a private and non commissioned officer, as follows, in Capt. D. Allen's company in Col. Knox's regiment one year from 1776 to 1777, reference being had to proof made, and allowed by Resolve of 1st July, 1848, for which he received a pension under the act of 18th March, 1818. He served as a Fifer in Capt. William Ellery's company 5 months & 16 days and in Capt. Mark Pool's company in Col. Titcomb's regiment as a private 2 months, as by certificate of the Secretary of the Commonwealth herunto annexed.
He served on board the Eagle, William Groves, commander, as a seaman and was confined as a prisoner in England more than one year from 1779 to 1780 or 1781.
She further declares that she was married to the said Richard Herrick on the thirty first day of January in the year seventeen hundred ninety seven; that her husband the aforesaid Richard Herrick died on the 29th day of October, A.D. 1831; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January, Eighteen hundred, viz; at the time above stated.
She further declares she is still a widow
Betsy her X Herrick mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written; and I certify that the declarant is personally known to me.
William Ferson, Justice of Peace

Mr Richard Herrick and Miss Betsy Dodge of this Town, were Married on the thirty first day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred & ninety seven, by the Reverend Daniel Fuller. - Died in this Town on the twenty ninth day of October, eighteen hundred & thirty six, Mr Richard Herrick, aged 73 years.
I certify that the above are true copies from the Records of the Town of Gloucester in the County of Essex & State of Massachusetts, with the exception of the dates, which are expressed on the Record in fair legible figures, as follows, "Jan y 31 st 1797" and "Oct r 29. 1836."
William Saville, Town Clerk of Gloucester
I William Saville, above named, depose & say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk, in the Town, County & State aforesaid, and that the above are true extracts from the Records of said Town, with the exceptions above named as certified by me.
William Saville, Town Clerk of Gloucester
Essex, Js. November 5, 1848.
Sworn before me, William Ferson, Justice of Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston November 6 th 1848
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation, William Fessenden was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Essex,
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.
W m H. Burleigh (Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.)

7612
Richard Herrick
March 1814
Not Intd.
not entitled

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas of the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Salem, within and for the County of Essex, on the third Monday of June, A. D. 1820.
Present, Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Chief Justice.
Hon. WILLIAM WETMORE, and
Hon. STEPHEN MINOT, Associate Justices.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Richard Herrick
resident in
in said Circuit, who is named in
Pension Certificate No. 7612
now in his possession, of which the
following is a true copy, to wit,
"WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM."
"I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818,
Richard Herrick
late a private
"in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate
"of eight
dollars per month, to commence on the third
"day of April
one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
***** * L. S. * *****
"Given at the War Office of the United States, this thirteenth day "of March one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War,"
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
  1 house 1 story high 2 rooms on the floor in bad repair - - - $150.00   1 barn 18 feet square in bad repair - - - - - 30.00   2 acres tillage land - - - - - 80.00   2 cow rights - - - - - 65.00   4 acres woodland (poor) - - - - - 25.00   2 acres salt marsh - - - - - 40.00   $390.00 
Personal property -
  1 pair oven - - - - - 35.00   2 cows @ 12.00 - - - - - 24.00   2 sheep - - - - - 3.00   1 cart - - - - - 15.00   1 old plow - - - - - 3.00   1 chain & 1 scythe - - - - - 2.00   1 shovel 1 hoe & other utensils of } little value - - - - - 2.00   1 old table - - - - - 1.50 

  1 old desk - - - -  1.00     6 old chairs 1 old looking glass -  1.50     cooking utensils of the poorest kind } -  1.50   
89.50
A just account of what he owes.
  1 note of hand - - -  106.00     1 do - - - -  60.00     1 do - - - -  25.00     1 do - - - -  20.00     Sundry debts for rent - -  35.00     1 note of hand - - -  25.00   
271.00
And the Declarant saith that he served as a soldier in the Army of the Revolution during the whole of the year 1776: That he was in Capt. David Allen's Company of Artillery, in Col. Knox's Regiment in the Massachusetts line; that he is sixty three years of age, was wounded three times in the Revolutionary war vizt in his head, leg and hand, that he has lost the use of one of his fingers by said wound in his hand; has a wife forty five years of age; has six children, the five eldest are daughters, that his oldest child is sixteen and youngest is five years of age - Rich d Herrick
Sworn to & declared before Wm Wetmore Judge above named

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Wm Wetmore a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I, Richard Herrick do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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. So help me GOD.
Rich d Herrick
Essex, ss. C. C. C. P. June, Term, A. D. 1820.
Then the abovenamed Richard Herrick took and subscribed the aforeswritten Oath before me
Wm Wetmore Judge of said Court.
I, ICHABOD TUCKER, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and 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 two hundred  eight dollars fifty cents, bal
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Salem, in said County of Essex, on this 17 th day of July A. D. 1820
Attr.
Ichabod Tucker, Clk

Q1
WIDOW, &c.
File No
1605 Betsy Henrick, Widow Richard Henrick Col. Rev. War.
Act: July 29. 1848.
Index:—Vol. A , Page 323
[Arrangement of 1870.]

✓ AH 843
3
Nov Aug

2 3 6 M rs    Werrick Betsey Werrick widow of Richard Werrick who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private in Cahill's Artillery
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 57 Dollars 84
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of June, 1849 and sent to
Wm Ferson Gloucester, Mass.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 22, 1848, Page 75 Vol. 1
29th July,
75

paid for claimant the following debts to H. Sewall $100- " H. Choate 50- " John Dexter 35- " Sarah Herrick 20 " Emma Herrick 60 $271
Claimant ag. 68 yrs infirm a labourer - cripple & in one hand - wife 40 yrs. has the asthma. 3 daughters 13-11 & 9 yrs. 1 son 7 yrs.
Ichabod Tucker Esq. Salem Mass
Sept. 1819.
Massachusetts Richard Herrick, priv served by. in 1776 1 st sched: dated 17. July 1820 Real Estate $390.- Personal 89.50 Total $479.50
Sched: under Act Mar. 1. 1823. [dated 10 th April 1823]
nothing 13 March 1818 accounts for the increase of property & Rev. May 26. 1823
On the 1 st Mar. 1821. sold & convey d away the whole of his property, Real & Personal to Richard Herrick for $271.50. (copy of deed and with papers) the v. H. S.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, May 11. 1855,
I Hereby Certify, That at the date of the attestations hereunto annexed,
Jno. Webber was a Justice of Justice of the Peace for the County of Essex
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.
E. M. Wight Secretary of the Commonwealth.

APPLICATION OF
Widow of Richard Herrick Revolutionary War
for a 160 acre warrant.
Act of March 3d, 1855.
135,634
WARRANT TO BE SENT TO RICHARD WOODMAN, Boston, Mass. AS WITHIN REQUESTED:

State of Massachusetts County of Essex Town of Glocester Mr Richard Herrick and Miss Betsey Dodge (a) were married by the Rev Daniel Hiller of this Town January thirty first Seventeen Hundred and Ninety Seven —
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 fair legible figures, as follows: —(b)
“January 31 st 1797”
George L. Hardy
I, George L. Hardy above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town, county, and state afore- said, and that the above is a true copy from the records of said town, with the exception above named, as certified by me.
George L. Hardy } Town Clerk of Glocester
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this Thirteenth day of April A.D. 1883 —
John Webber Justice of the Peace.
(a) Here fill in an exact transcript of the record, except that, instead of copying the figures, the date must be written out in full. (b) Here give the date exactly as it is in the record.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston:
October 4 th 1848.
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 the name of Richard Herrick is borne upon a Muster Roll of the first Company of Artillery stationed at Gloucester for defense of the same. Commanded by Capt William Ellery, as a Sijor from July 16 1776 to Janu- uary 1777 5 months and 16 days. Upon a Pay Roll of Capt Mark Pool's Company in Col Titcomb's Regt. at Rhode Island, as a private of Cape Ann. 2 months - time of enlistment and discharge not given - roll dated, "Bristol June 28 1777." Upon a List of Officers seamen and marines on board the Eagle. William Graves, Commander, as a Seaman - no service named - roll dated June 17 1780 " No roll of the Boston Frigate, Capt Hugh McNeil. No roll of Capt D. Allen, Col Knox - The

proceeding is all the evidence of service of any one of the names, shown by the Naval and Military records in this Office
And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
M. B. Calhoun,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the rolls of his office of the service of my husband, Richard Herrick, deceased, in the war of the Revolution.
He enlisted from the town of Gloucester in the County of Essex in this State in Capt. D. Allen's Co. in Col. Knox's Regt. and served one year therein, from 1776 to 1777; and received a pension under the Act of Congress of 18 March, 1818.
A list was made in 1818 of the services of all persons then living in Gloucester. Following the above service, is set against his name "in the Navy". His service was on board the Boston Frigate, Hector McKim, commander, in 1777. She was captured and my husband & crew put in prison in England where they were kept three or four years.
Witness my hand this 8th day of September, 1848
Betsy Herrick
By her son Hon. G. Herrick
Signed by the said Betsy Herrick's son in my presence William Ferson, Justice of the Peace P.L.
Please to direct to the care of William Ferson

✓ Richard Henrik . G HH
Enlisted in 1775 month not stated servd till Jan'y. 1777
Admitted

State of Massachusetts
I Richard Herrick a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Gloucester in the County of Essex in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred & seventy five
I entered and was engaged in the Land service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the year Seventeen hundred & seventy seven
as a private against the common enemy, without any interruption or absence: that I belonged to Captain Allen's Company in the Regiment of Colonel Hovey in the Massachusetts line
and that I left the service on the expiration of the term aforesaid being honorably discharged and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of years. My discharge is lost thro lapse of time & I have none other evidence in my power to offer than is herewith exhibited
And I hereby relinquish all claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
Richard Herrick
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this third day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me the Subscriber One of the Associate Justices of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the middle Circuit within the State aforesaid Presiding pro hac vice
the abovenamed Richard Herrick and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination duly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true. In testimony
Whereof I hereunto affix my name & the seal of the Court I also certify that the within named Deponents are credible witnesses & have been duly sworn as to their interest.
Wm Wetmore
15 June 1818

We the Subscribers inhabitants of the town of Gloucester do depose & say that we are acquainted with the within named & do believe him to be in his circumstances in life reduced & indigent & need of assistance from his country for support & we never heard his character for veracity called in question
Isaac Elwell Charles L. Roberts
Sworn to 3 d Apr 1818
before me W m Withmore Judge etc

Richard Gervick
31
Ap 1815
2 d Schedule
for first
See Atty Genl's opinion
on this the seal of the said Court, as shown in said County of ... in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at ... the day and year first above written the sum of ... dollars

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas of the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Salem  Inverness , within and for the County of Essex, on the third Monday of June  March , A. D. 1826.
Present, Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Chief Justice.
Hon. WILLIAM WETMORE, and
Hon. STEPHEN MINOT, Associate Justices.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Richard Herrick resident in Gloucester — in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 7612 — now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
“WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.”
“I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, Richard Herrick late a Private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the third day of April — — — one thousand eight hundred and eighteen ”
***** * L. S. * *****
“Given at the War Office of the United States, this thirteenth day of March — — — one thousand eight hundred and nineteen ”
J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War,”
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit, No real estate.
Personal Estate
  6 chairs — $1. — 2 pine tables $0.50. . . . . $1. 50   Crockery ware $1. — Tin ware . . . . .75 — — — — — 1. 75   Spoons knives and forks — — — — — 1. 00   1 old hoe, clam fork, & three old baskets — — — — — 1. 50   $4. 75 
And the said Richard Herrick further deposeth and saith that he is sixty four years of age; and that he served as a private soldier, in the war of the revolution, in the service of these United States, in a company of Artillery commanded by David Allen, in the Regiment commanded by Col: Knox, in the Massachusetts line; that he enlisted some time in the month of December A. D. 1775, and served as aforesaid during the whole of the year 1776. That he received three wounds while serving as aforesaid viz, one in his head

head, by a broad sword, one in his leg by a bayonet and one in his right hand by a splinter from the carriage of the gun, which has rendered his said hand nearly useless; and that since his former application to be placed on the pension list, the small real estate of which he was then the owner has gone to pay his just debts and for his support.
And the said Herrick further saith that he has a wife aged forty six years, and four children who are dependent on him for support, the oldest of whom named Mary is twelve years old, the second named Susanna is nine, the third named Matilda is seven, and the youngest named John is five years of age.
Richd. Herrick
Sworn before me
S. Minto, Judge.
A true copy Atty. Isaac D. Fisher Clerk.

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon.
a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I, Richard Herrick do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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. So help me GOD.
Richard Herrick
Essex, ss. C. C. C. P. March  June , Term, A. D. 1826.
Then the abovenamed Richard Herrick took and subscribed the aforeswritten Oath before me
Stephen Minot , Judge of said Court.
I, ICHABOD TUCKER, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and 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
four dollars seventy five cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Salem, in said County of Essex, on this twenty second day of March A. D.
1826
Attr.
Ichabod Tucker, Clerk

I Peter Coffin of Gloucester in the County of Essex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby certify I say: That I have been well acquainted with Richard Henrick of said Gloucester, ever since he was a boy. His family has lived a neighbour to me, for many years; and I have, from my youth, been acquainted with said Henrick: he has laboured for me many years. I know that said Henrick was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, in the service of the United States, against the common enemy. Said Henrick enlisted in this Town, for one year w th for the year 1776. in Capt. David Allen's company; said Henrick went from this place with said Allen, & was absent more than one year, & I verily believe that said Henrick served, as a soldier, during all the year 1776. I was a Merchant here at that time, & supplied a great portion of the soldiers who marched & enlisted in this place, with clothing. Said Allen's company, was an Artillery company. I do not know any officer or soldier, that belonged to said Allen's company, now alive, except said Henrick. And I further depose that the said Richard Henrick who is here present, is the same Richard Henrick who enlisted & served as aforesaid.
Peter Coffin

Offex S. June 13 th 1818. Then the aforementioned Peter Gaffin made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed. Lot. Louson Asst. Jus. Pacis.

June 14/49 Laurence Walsh Peter Horrocks at 29 per M o James L. Edwards, Esq. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
29 per M o - 29 per M o 
June 14/49 James L. Edwards

Glocester, Mass. June 11, 1849.
James L. Edwards, Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir, Please to send me by mail the Document containing the Pensions Laws now in force.
On the 8th November last, I sent to your office the declaration of Betsy Herrick, widow of Richard Herrick, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner. In my accompanying letter, I stated that I expected to obtain proof of his having being a prisoner in England, at least, one year. I have failed of getting positive evidence of the fact, on account of the death of witnesses; but I have not the least doubt that he was was a prisoner, of which three two or three of his neighbors, who would give their traditional evidence in the case.
Please to grant a pension for the time proved in 1818 and Mrs. Herricks documents.
Respectfully your obed. serv! William Fenson

Gloucester, Mas. November 6. 1840
James L. Edward, Esquire
Sir,
I inclose the declaration of Betsy Herrick, to obtain a pension by the act of Congress, passed July 29. 1848.
She believes her husband served more than ten years, including the time he was a prisoner in England. If so much is not proved, she will try to obtain evidence of his service in the Eagle and detention in an English prison.
I am respectfully Your obed. servt. William Ferson
4.80 12.00 2.40 9.00

Claimant received 3 wounds, viz. in his head, leg, and hand - and has lost the use of some fingers, from the wound - says nothing of his or family's ability to labor.
Application made to be restored and rejected 4 June 1821.
2 nd schedule, dated 22 March 1821 - contains no real estate.
Sundry articles of household furniture, valued at } $475
Does not state any debts, or how the property in the first schedule has been disposed of - Has in family a wife 46 years old - 3 daughters aged 12-9-7 - and 1 son aged 5 years - Says nothing of their ability to work.
There is no property in the name of
See Letter 11 April 1823
Sabbath Tucker, Salem, Mass.
Richard Herrick - Private.
Massachusetts.
Served 1 year in 1776.
1 st schedule, dated 17 July 1820 -
  contains 1 house $150.00   1 barn 30.00   2 acres of land 80.00   2 Cow rights 65.00   4 acres poor woodland 25.00   2 acres salt marsh 40.00   1 pair oxen 35.00   2 cows 24.00   2 sheep 3.00   1 Cart 15.00   Sundry small articles 12.50   $479.50 
claimant states, without giving the names of the creditors, that he owes
  on a note of hand $106.00   " " " 60.00   " " " 25.00   " " " 20.00   Sundry debts for rent 35.00   1 note of hand 25.00   $271.00 
Claimant 63 years old - Wife 45 - has 5 daughters & 1 son - the oldest 16 years, and the youngest (son) 5 years.

In to pgh. de 89 p 37:81 Comg 4 March 1848
Payment to be made at
Boston, by
Dr. Warren, Esq.,
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of
Massachusetts
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 1848 2d, 1848, Page 75 Vol. 1 book 6
H. Rumphkin Clerk.
M rs Peterson Gloucester Mass

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
July 29 th
I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2 d , 1848,
Selsey  Werrick of Massachusetts , widow of Richard Werrick , who was a Private and a Corporal of Artillery in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Fifty One dollars and eighty four cents per annum, commencing on the 4 th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior this 22 nd day of June , one thousand eight hundred and forty - nine .
T. Ewing
Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and Countersigned.
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

State of Massachusetts County of Essex.
We John G. Flannick and Eben Parsons having been duly sworn, depose and say, that we well know Mrs. Betsey Herick widow of Richard Herick who was a Revolutionary Soldier that she is the identical person who was entitled to and obtained for his service a 40 acre warrant, that she still continues his widow, who draws a pension for his said service, payable at Boston, - that her declaration was signed and acknowledged in our presence, that we know her to be the identical person she represents herself to be, - and that we are disinterested.
John G. Herick
Eben Parsons.
Subscribed, and duly sworn to before me, this twenty ninth day of March, A.D. 1855.
John Webber Justice of the Peace
It is hereby certified that satisfactory proof has been exhibited before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, by the affidavits of John G. Flannick and Eben Parsons of the said county and state, who are personally known to me, who are entitled to credit, and who swear that they have no pecuniary interest in the result of the above application; that Mrs. Betsey Herick of the late Richard Herick is the widow, remaining unmarried who was a Revolutionary Soldier and that the said widow is the identical person who was entitled to and received for his said service under the act of September, 1850 a 40 acre warrant a pension certificate no. 234.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty ninth of March 1855 I have no interest in this case.
John Webber Justice of the Peace