Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30498, Preserved Hoskins, Mass. R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
P.S.
Hoskins, Preserved or Hoskins
S. 30498
CONTENTS

247
Massachusetts
Preserved Hoskins
of Saunton in the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hoskins of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Crary in the R. Island line, for the term of 2 Years from The Year 1779 to 17
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eighty Dollars per month , to commence on the 4 th day of Mar 1831 and
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th of August 1832 and sent to J. L. Hodges Saunton Massachusetts
the Roll on day of 182 and notification sent to at Pension commencing on the of 182
Amount due on 4th of } Mar 1832 $ 80 Semi annual due } 4 th " " 40 $120
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act s March 18, 1818, May 1, 1820. }
June 1832 Recorded Book 20 Vol. 2 Page 58
Date of death 2nd Jan 23

Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Bristol ss.
Sworn July 31. 1832. Then person-
ally appeared Resolved Haskins of Taunton, Mass, and made solemn oath that the following statement by him subscribed is true according to his best knowledge and belief - That he enlisted as a private in Col. Thomas' Regiment, Matthew Randall of Panton Mass being Captain, under whom he served five months at the Castle, so called, near Boston, and Nantucket, in the year 1776. That he enlisted in Corey's expedition for Rhode Island, under Capt. Caleb Richardson of Attleborough, Mass, and served three months - year not recollected.
That he enlisted under Capt. Joseph Franklin of Seekonk Mass in the year 1778 - and served under him three months at Providence, Bristol and Newport R.I.
That he enlisted under Col. Crary - and Capt. Nathan Olney and served under them, nine months on the Island of Rhode Island, in the years 1778 and 1779.
That he enlisted and served under Capt. Jacob Haskins of Taunton, Mass. three months on Rhode Island in the year 1779. That he was afterwards drafted for service on said Island under Capt. Jacob Haskins and served forty days.
That he is and ever has been a citizen of this town.
* This mark was made by Resolved Haskins in my presence. Attest. Chas. H. Bush.
Before me, James L. Hodges, Jur. Paris,

November 1, 1937
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Mrs. Norman T. Gill 2135 West Lawn Avenue Madison, Wisconsin
BA-J/HEL Joseph Briggs-W.16512 Preserved Hoskins-S.30498
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Joseph Briggs; Preserved Hoskins; David Jordan, of Maine, wife, Temperance; and of Josiah Proctor, of Massachusetts, wife, Deborah Tuttle.
This office has no further information in regard to David Jordan, wife, Temperance, than was furnished you August 18, 1937, as found in pension claim, S.35479. No record could be identified as that of the Josiah Proctor in whom you are interested. The records of Joseph Briggs and Preserved Hoskins follow:
Joseph Briggs W. 16512
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, W.16512, based upon the military service in that war of Joseph Briggs.
Joseph Briggs was born December 5, 1749, at East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Pownal, Vermont, Joseph Briggs entered the service in May, 1775, as lieutenant in Captain Samuel Wright's Vermont Company and served as such officer until November 30, 1775; from February 1, 1776 to May, 1776, he served as lieutenant in Captain William Clark's Vermont Company; from June, 1776 to December, 1776, he served as lieutenant in Captain Thomas Ransom's Company, Colonel Seth Warner's Regiment; from March, 1777, to September, 1777, he served as lieutenant-commandant of a company

of rangers under Colonel Seth Warner; and from September, 1777, to November or December, 1777, in same service under Colonels Williams and Robinson in the Vermont troops; April 23, 1778, Joseph Briggs was commissioned by the Governor of Vermont, captain, and served until December 31, 1778; name of colonel not stated; in 1779, he served three months as captain and in 1780 and 1781, served two months as captain in the Vermont troops, under Colonels Samuel Herrick and Walbridge. He was at the taking of Fort Ticonderoga, at the battle of Bennington and capture of Burgoyne and in other battles and skirmishes, names of these engagements not given.
After the Revolution, Joseph Briggs continued to reside at Pownal, Vermont, until 1794, when he moved to Pittsfield, Otsego County, New York, where he died March 29, 1832. It was stated that he was a Justice of the Peace for said Pittsfield for nearly twenty years.
The soldier married May 19, 1779, at Bennington, Vermont, Patience Gardner, born December 31, 1757, at East Greenwich, Rhode Island and removed when quite young with her parents whose names are not stated, to Bennington, Vermont.
Patience Briggs was allowed pension on her application executed April 12, 1837, while living in Pittsfield, New York.
She died October 10, 1848, place not shown.
The only name of a child of Joseph and Patience Briggs that is given is son, Silas Briggs, who was living in Pittsfield, New York, in 1837.
Soldier has a brother, Michael Briggs, who served, also, in the Revolutionary War, no details of his service given. Michael's widow, Sarah Briggs, was living in Burlington, Otsego County, New York, in 1837, and was then aged seventy-six years. The date of death of Michael Briggs was not stated.
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Preserved Hoskins S.30498
The data which follow were obtained from the payers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.30498, based upon the military service in that war of Preserved Hoskins or Haskins.

The date and place of birth and names of the parents of Preserved Hoskins or Hoskins are not shown.
Identified most of the officers
While residing at Taunton, Massachusetts, Preserved Hoskins enlisted in 1776, served five months as a private in Captain Matthew Randall's Company, Colonel Thomas Marshall's Massachusetts Regiment and was stationed at Castleton Island in Boston Harbor and at Nantucket; he enlisted sometime in 1777, and served three months in Captain Caleb Richardson's Company, Colonel Keyes' Massachusetts Regiment; he enlisted, date not given, and served three months in Captain Joseph Franklin's Massachusetts Company; he enlisted in 1779 and served nine months in Captain Nathan Olney's Company, Colonel Archibald Crary's Rhode Island Regiment; later, he enlisted and served three months in Captain Jacob Haskins' (no relationship shown) Company, Colonel Jacobs' Massachusetts Regiment.
He said from June 1779 to March 1780, but I did not use as it conflicted with dates in Mass St. L. Service in Col. Franklin's Co. June 1779 to Sept 1779
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 7, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Taunton, Massachusetts. He was also allowed pension under the Act of June 7, 1832.
No name was borne on the pension rolls as Preserved Hoskins
Put on original before it went out,
There are no data as to soldiers family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Preserved Hoskins (S.30498) you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
 Preserved Hoskins  Certificate No. 247  Issued August 13, 1832  Rate $80.00 per annum  Commenced March 4, 1831  Act of June 7, 1832  Massachusetts Agency. 
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Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

30498 INVALID. Rev
1937- No 1-7 list to Mrs A. T. Gill. Letter in case Joseph Briggs H. 16612 - Et
File No. 30498
Preserved Hoakins
Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 193
[Arrangement of 1870.]

16,444 Q
Massachusetts
Preserved Hopkins
of Taunton in the state of Mass who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Stephen of the R. Island line, for the term of the year '79 '80.
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 7 of Apr 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 of Feby 1820 and Ven. D. Hon. M. Morton Cause of Rep
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819 135.43 Semi-ann. all'ce ending Mar 1820 48 16 mo  24 1/2  183.43
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Preserved Hoskins Taunton
Payable on the 4th March and 4th September of each year, by Pres. U. S. B. Bank in Boston, Mass:
No pension is payable until the arrival of one or the other of the above dates, after the issue of a Certificate.
Registered, by _____ Clerk, in book B, volume 2a page 108. c

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818,
Preserved Hoskins 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 com- mence on the Seventh day of April one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this Eighth day of February one thousand eight hundred and twenty .
S. Callahan
Secretary of War.

Lewis W. Edwards Esq. Pension Office Department of War
File answered

Feby. 4. 1820.
Mr L. W. Edwards.
Sir,
Will you have the goodness to communicate to me the information requested in the within letter?
Will you also have the goodness to inform give me the information requested in several memoranda left with you on the 8th eighth ultimo?
By complying with the above requests as soon as convenient You will oblige
Your Obedient Servant
Marcus Morton

I Benjamin Wilbourn of Mansfield in the County of Bristol Commonwealth of Massachusetts yeoman do testify and say that I was a soldier in the service of the United Colonies of North America during the war of the revolution. I belonged to a Regiment commanded by Colonel Topham, and I well know that Preserved Haskins of Farmton in said County of Bristol served in a Company commanded by Capt Nathan Olney and a Regiment commanded by Colonel Archibald Crary whose Preserved Haskins and myself enlisted in the year 1779 and our terms expired in 1780 — and I know that Preserved Haskins served nine months, and that his services was all performed in the State of Rhode Island and that the service was continuous without any interruption and Further saith not. Benjamin Wilbourn mark.
Sworn to by the above named Benjamin Wilbourn on the eleven Twelfth day of August. A.D. 1819.
Before me Francis Baylis a Justice of the Peace for said County of Bristol

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol County ss. James Spear Clerk of the County of Bristol aforesaid. Do here by certify that Francis Baylies Esq. before whom the within Affidavit appears to have made - is a Justice of the peace duly authorized for that purpose acting under the Authority of this Commonwealth at that his name subscribed thereto is his own proper Signature
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County at Taunton in the County of Bristol aforesaid this Twelfth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
J. Spear Clerk of the County Bristol ss

Preserved Haskins Taunton
Crans' left not Conte- Vattho nental in 1778. ribald Rejected. Line) -
Dec
This Claimants service was in 1779 & 1780 - He & Amasa Lincoln served at the same time, and were both mistaken in the year.
N. Witchree
Judge

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss. On this 7 th day of April A 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Preserved Haskins of Taunton aged years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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," viz. That he served in said war as a private soldier nine months on Rhode Island at the of General Sullivan in the expedition against (1778) in Capt. Nathan Olney's Company and Col. Archibald Cneary's Regiment (Rhode Island Line) — /See his said Declaration of all his various services in said war enrolled/
The said Haskins is poor and needs the assistance of his country for support.

And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Preserved Haskins did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the abovementioned act of Congress. I am satisfied that Preserved Haskins is poor & needs assistance of his country for support
M Mitchell
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss.
1818.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth—that the same Circuit Court of Common Pleas is a Court of record—that the signature to the above certificate is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of the said Court.
} Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of

I Preserved Haskins of Taunton in the county of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts. do testify & say that in the second year of the war of the Revolution I enlisted to serve as a Soldier in a company comman- -ded by Capt Matthew Randall and in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Marshall and served for the space of five months on Castle Island in Boston Harbour, and at Nantasket. I then enlisted in June 1779 a company commanded by Capt Nathan Olney. in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Archibald Crary & in Genl. Cornell's Brigade and served nine months at Bristol, Howland's Ferry and was honorably discharged in March 1780. and was honorably discharged in March 1780.
I then enlisted in a company commanded by Captain Caleb Richardson, for three months in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Keyes. and served said three months at Providence Warren Little Compton in the State of Rhode Island. I then enlisted in a company commanded by Captain Joseph Franklin for three months and served.

at Providence & Bristol in the State of Rhode Island —
I then enlisted in a company commanded by Capt Jacob Harkins commanded in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Jacobs, and served three months in said company on the Island of Rhode Island — I then reenlisted in the company —
commanded by Captain Jacob Harkins for forty days, but was dismissed together with all the troops on Rhode Island, previous to the expiration of this time, also I further testify and say that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of assistance from my country
for support, that I am a citizen of the United States and am desirous of obtaining a pension from the United States according to the late law of Congress of the 18 th March last —
Preserved Harkins
Sworn to April 7 1818

I Amasa Lincoln of Boston in the County of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts of a lawful age do testify & say that I was well knowing that Benjamin Haskell of Taunton in D- County belonged to the conti- nental army in the revolutionary war and served in the State of Rhode Island in 1779 & 1780 in Capt. Nathan Dyer's Company 6th Battery Bty. he was discharged in March 1780 & I believe he served about ten months.
Amasa Lincoln
Bristol ss December 8 th 1819 then personally appeared the above named Amasa Lincoln and made Oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed & also certify that he is a man of truth & veracity
Before me William Hall Just. Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol County ss. I James Sprague Clerk of the courts for the County of Bristol aforesaid hereby certify that Brian Hall Esq. before whom the within Affidavit appears to have been made is a Justice of the peace duly qualified for that purpose acting under the authority of this Commonwealth and that his name subscribed thereto appears to be his own proper signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Taunton in the County of Bristol aforesaid this eighth day of December in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and Nineteen
James Sprague Clerk of the Judicial Courts Bristol Co.
James Sprague Clerk of the Judicial Courts Bristol Co.

State of Rhode Island of Providence Plantations. Providence Je: in Providence August 26 th 1819.
This may Certify, that John B. Barton Esq r Son of General William Barton, this day produced and delivered to me, a Book in Manuscript, obtained by his said Father, in the year 1808, from James Doughty, then a Clerk in the Treasury Department of the United States, who transcribed it from the original, at the request of the said Genl. Barton. The aforesaid Manuscript Book, contains lists of Names headed thus viz "Names of Officers & Privates in regiments comman- ded by Col: John Topham, Archibald Crary, & Robert Elliott, in the Rhode Island State service, with their ballances of Depretiation so called, reported to be due by a Committee in October 1785." In one of the lists headed thus, viz: "Col: Archibald Crarys regiment names Alphabetically." I find the name of " Preserved Tophams " fairly recorded. After the aforesaid lists of Names, is recorded a Certificate, of which the following is a true copy
Treasury Department
Registers Office April 5 th 1808.
This is to Certify that the foregoing is a list of the names of the Officers & Privates belonging to Topham Elliott & Crarys regiments of the State of Rhode Island in the service of the U. S.

During the Revolutionary War, together with the Sums due to each, taken from the Statement furnished by the State in the Settlement of the said Accounts. James Douglass Clerk
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto Subscribed my Name and Affixed my Notarial Seal of Office at said Providence the day and year first aforesaid. Jeremiah B. Howell Public Notary

Dec d 10 Aug. 1832
(24p)
$80 per ann
Miss
Dear L. Hodge
FREE
J. L. Hodge Quaker Rep
James L. Calhoun Esquire Pension Office - War Department Washington - D. C.

Concord July 31. 1832
James L. Edwards Esq.
Sir
Your favour of the 23 d inst. with its inclos- ures I have duly received. I regret the Secretary should deem so much formality, as you mention necessary to obtain the benefit of the Pensions Law - for those old Soldiers whose evidence of service is already in the Department of War. The inclosed Statement of Reserves Perkins I hope will be sufficient for this purpose, as you have the whole evidence, as he says, on file in your Office - on which was founded the Certificate of Pension formerly issued to him, which I also inclose. His very advanced age and great infirmity prevent his recollecting perfectly the parts of his case. I will thank you to furnish his new Certificate to me and whatever else you may transmit for him. The reason of the denial or estoppel of the inclosed Certificate was the fact of his having served principally in the R.I. State Troops - which were adjudged to be not of the continental line, so that he failed in performing the requisite service under the Law of 1818.
Yours with great respect James L. Hughes

Finance Division.
J. L. D. Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., MAR 3 1904 , 190___
Respectfully returned to Mrs. Jane McMahan, #479 Washington St. Greenville, South Car.
In order that the claim within referred to may be identified, he will please indorse the inclosed letter with the full name of the soldier, the company and regiment in which he served, and the number of the pension certificate (if known), returning ALL these papers to this Bureau.
J. L. Davenport Acting Commissioner.
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