Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44427, George Holt, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Holt, George.
S 44427
CONTENTS

New Hampshire Massachusetts
George Holt Capt Ames Mass & Private New Hampshire line 1776. 1 yr.
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War Mass & Continental
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 9 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th of Aug: 1818, and sent to Hon: Stephen Minot, Judge of Haverhill, Mass:
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818
Residual allcc ending
4 mos: 26/30 ths — $38:93
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Massachusetts

Notif n sent Nov 22 d 1820 to Ichabod Ducker
Salem Mass!
Transf d to N. Hampshire 15 Augt 1826 for 4 Mar 1826

George Holt
2253.
Aug 11/8
Con
Ichabod Tucker false on alleged.

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Stephen Minot a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I, George Holt 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.
Essex, ss. August 2 nd  C. C. C. P. June, Term , A. D. 1820.
Then the abovenamed George Holt 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
one hundred dollars sixty six 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 fifth day of September , A. D. 1820
Attr.
Ichabod Tucker, Clerk

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas of the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Salem  Newburyport , within and for the County of Essex, on the third Monday of June  September , 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, George Holt — resident in Andover — in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 2253 — 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, George Holt — 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 ninth — day of April — one thousand eight hundred and eighteen ”
***** “Given at the War Office of the United States, this 14th day of August — one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen ” ***** 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.
  2 small ovens $45 2 D o Cows $24 $9,00   10 old chairs 5 wooden bottoms and 5 bottom legs 1,00   2 D o tables $1.50 Ironware $2 4,00   Peuter plates $2 Earthen D o $1.25 3,25   1 old waggon $20 1 axe hoe sithe & snath $2 22,00   Andriens shovel and tongs 75   $100,00 
and he owes more than forty six dollars out of the above estate and has nothing else. He is sixty four years of age, a day laborer, but quite unable to perform but little labor being a broken man. His family are his wife aged sixty two years, a sickly woman a daughter Lucina aged 19 years a poor unfortunate deluded girl, with one child aged 5 weeks.

He served one year from June 1770 in Capt Shortridge company. Col. E. Poor's Regiment Massachusetts Line.
George Holt
Essex ss. August 2. 1820.
Then the above named George Holt made oath that the above declarations and statement by him subscribed are true. before me
Stephen Minot Judge of said Court.

George Holt. April 9. 1818
75
Stephen Minot, Esq; Judge, Essex county, Mass ts
George Holt, Massachusetts & New- Hampshire lines.
See endorsement in the case of Isaac Holt.
Admitted

I, George Holt of the age of 62 years declare and say that I am a resident Citizen of the United States; that I now reside in & belong to the town of Andover in the County of Essex, in the Middle Circuit, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: — that On the latter part of the month of April 1775 I enlisted as a private soldier, for the term of 8 months into the Army of the Revolutionary war: — I then entered the service accordingly & served in the Company under Capt. Benjamin Ames, in Col. James Foye's Reg t of Massachusetts troops, in the vicinity of Boston till the said 8 months was out; & then I again enlisted for one year more, & entered the service the first part of January 1776 in Capt. Richard Shortridge's Company, in Col. Enoch Poor's Reg t of New-Hampshire line, & served accordingly in that Company, under that Capt. & afterwards under Capt. Kimball till the year was out; & then left the service by my time of enlistment expiring: — This last year's service I went to Canada. — I further say that I am, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, in need of assistance from my my Country for support; & that I never had any pension allowed me by the laws of the United States. George Holt
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Essex ss. April 9. 1818 Then the above named George made solemn oath that the above declaration by him subscribed, is true, before me —
Stephen Minot { Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Middle Circuit
I, Ezekiel Wardwell, depose and say that I was a soldier in the army in both the terms of service above mentioned by George Holt. I was in the same companies with him and do know that he was a soldier & served both said terms, as he states above; and that he is in need of assistance for support. — Ezekiel Wardwell
Essex. ss. April 9. 1818 Then the above named Ezekiel Wardwell made solemn oath that the said deposition by him subscribed is true, before me,
Stephen Minot { Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas &c.

Whereupon, it appearing to my satisfaction that the said George Holt, did serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in his declaration aforesaid by him subscribed, against the common enemy, I now certify, & transmit the testimony in the case of the proceedings had thereon to the Secretary of the department of war, is in indigent circumstances, & in need of assistance for support.
Stephen Minot { Judge of the circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit.
I Caleb Abbot, of Andover depose & say, that I was a sergeant in Capt. Shortridge's company within mentioned, in 1776 & I know that the said George Holt did serve in said company the whole year 1776 as he has within mentioned. I also say he is called very poor & in need of assistance for support.
Caleb Abbot
sworn Aug 4
Essex ss. August 4. 1818 Then the above named Caleb Abbot made solemn oath that the said declaration, by him subscribed is true, before me.
Stephen Minot, Judge as aforesaid.

44 427
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 44 427
George Holt
Priv. Res. War
Act: 18 th March 1918
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 233
[Arrangement of 1870.]

To the Secretary of the department of War, Sir, please to transmit the certificate of allowance of my Pension under the late law to Stephen Minot Esqr. of Haverhill Ms. who will forward it to me. Yrs Andover Ms. April 9. 1818 — George H.

State of New Hampshire
County of Merrimack ss. On this Twenty ninth day of July 1826 before me the subscriber a Notary Public in and for the State aforesaid, personally appeared — George Holt who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Saltridge — in the regiment commanded by Col. Poor in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the Pension roll of the State of Massachusetts from whence he has lately removed that he now resides in New- Hampshire where he intends to remain, and wishes his Pension to be there payable in future and that his reasons for removing to the State of New Hampshire are that he had no means for support in the State of Massachusetts & that his son in law in Dunbarton in N.H. offered him support if he would remove to Dunbarton & live with him George Holt

Deinbarton & live with him George Holt
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day & year aforesaid Joseph Law, Notary Public
State of New Hampshire Merrimack County ss Be it known that on the Twenty ninth day of July 1826 before me Joseph Law Notary Public in the State aforesaid; personally appeared David Allison and made solemn oath that he well knows George Holt who subscribed the above affidavit in his presence to be the same person described in the above affidavit.
David Allison
Sworn to on the day & year
above mentioned before me Joseph Law Notary Public.
I certify that the above named David Allison is is a person of veracity -
Joseph Law Notary Public

State of New Hampshire To all whom it may concern.
Know ye that Joseph Low, whose proper and genuine signature as Notary Public is borne on the annexed paper, was on the twenty ninth day of July current a Notary Public in the said State, duly constituted and sworn and that to his acts and attestations as such full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court within and out of the State.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said State this 31 st day of July Anno Domini eighteen hundred and twenty six.
Richard Parris, Secretary of State.