Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,857, John Hager, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Hager John Hagar or
S. 29,857
CONTENTS

1477  Massachusetts
John Hagar
of Philip Town in the State of Massachusetts , who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Miles , — of the Reg't commanded by Col Poor — in the Massachusetts , line for 18 months ,
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of — 59 Dollars 94 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March , 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5. day of November 1832 and sent to
  Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832.  $ 89.91    Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 33  29.97     $ 119.88  
{ Revolutionary Claim , } { Act June 7, 1832 . }
Recorded by Geo. B. Miles Clerk Book D Vol. 5 Page 58
 Died of death not on a B 

DECLARATION, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this twenty first day of August , in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty - two - personally appeared in open Court, before Hon Nathl Paine Judge of the Court of Probate, now sitting, John Hagar , a resident of Phillipston in the County of Worcester , and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy four 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 act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That he, the abovenamed John Hagar, was born in Weston, County of Middlesex Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on sixth day of October, A. D. 1757, as appears by the Records of said town, where he resided until twenty five years of age, when he removed to Gerry (now Phillipston), where he has ever since resided.
That he enlisted in the service of the United States, at Weston, the former part of the year 1776, under Capt. Miles, of Concord, Lieut. Matthew Hobb, of Weston, & Ensign Munroe, of Lexington, & proceeded to Charlestown, M. H., N. H., and thence across Vermont to Ticonderoga, where we joined the army under Gen. Gates. That he was stationed for five months on the old Ticonderoga lines (so called) near fortress, after which he proceeded to Albany by the way of Lake George, where he was then dismissed.
That again, towards the close of 1777, he enlisted at Weston, and proceeded to Cambridge, where he was stationed on Prospect Hill, in guard of prisoners near, late the army of Gen. Burgoyne, & was afterwards transferred to Rutland. That the only evidence he has of this service, is contained in the Records of the town of Westford, as will appear by the annexed Certificate of the town clerk. This service lasted five months.
That again he enlisted at Weston, A.D. 1778, in a company commanded by Capt. Edward Richardson, Regt of Col. Thos. Poor, March from Weston to West Point, where he served a term of eight months a particular account of which service, as also of a former term, is given in the annexed deposition of John Richardson, Ensign, member of the same Company & a brother of the Captain.
That the Rev. Paul Townsend, a clergyman in Phillipston and Francis C. Champney, a merchant in the same place, are well acquainted with him, and finding it inconvenient to attend Court, have furnished the annexed Certificate.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Before NATHL Paine Judge of Probate in the County of Worcester
John Hagar

We do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with a Clergyman residing in the residing in  and hereby who has subscribed and sworn years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
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 above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Paul Townsend , who signed the annexed  proceeding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Phillipston , and that Francis E. Champlney , who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town , and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Nathl. Williams Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
I Theophilus Wheeler Register , Clerk of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Hager for a pension. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court of Probate this 21 st day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two.
Theoph. Wheeler Register of the said Court of Probate for the County of Worcester in Massachusetts
September 29 th 1832 I further certify that the affidavit made by Paul Townsend and Francis E. Champlney before Lovell Walker dated September 17 th 1832 is annexed to this case since the making the above certificate, and that the said Lovell Walker is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Worcester and that the signing said affidavit is his own hand writing Theoph. Wheeler Register of said Probate Court

Richardson before for John Hagar.
18 mo

I John Richardson of Newton in the county of Middlesex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being of lawful age do testify & say that I am acquainted with John Hagen now about of the age of seventy five; - I knew him when we were boys; - he then resided in Weston in said County & I resided in the town adjoining & am about of the same age; in the fore part of the year of seventeen hundred & seventy six I enlisted or was drafted & went into the American Service under Genl. Gates; I belonged to a company of militia commanded by Col. Edward Harrington in a Regiment commanded by Col. Wheelock & went from Waltham the town where I enlisted to Ticonderoga; the aforesaid John Hagen enlisted or was drafted in said town of Weston and went into the American Service at the same time that I did & belonged to the same Regiment & went from said Weston to said Ticonderoga & served during the campaign, which was from five to eight months.
I also testify that in the year seventeen hundred & seventy eight the said John Hagen enlisted into the same company with myself, which was a company of Militia, commanded by a brother of this deponent, to wit, Edward Richardson, belonging to a Regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Poor; that we marched from said Weston to Westport & continued in the service on the north river from eight to twelve months; during which time we were under the command of the United States officers; Genl. Washington & Lafayette were present at White Plains during the time of the service; - on the day of the Monmouth Battle we were on White Plains, in the hearing of the battle. Said Hagen was in the service the whole time during this enlistment which was from eight to twelve months as I have above stated.
John Richardson Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss. August 11 th AD 1832. Personally appeared the above named John Richardson & made oath that the foregoing Affidavit by him subscribed was true. Before me, Isaac Fiske Jus of the Peace

I Benjamin James of Weston, in the county of Middlesex of Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Esquire, of lawful age do testify & say, that I am the town-clerk of the said town of Weston having been duly chosen & sworn, accord- ing to Law: and have the care, custody and keeping of the records, files & papers belonging belonging to said town, from the time said town was incorporated to the present time: and that the following are true and correct copies of the records of said town of Weston, to wit-
"John, son of John & Sarah Hager, was born in Weston Oct. 6 th 1757."
"A.D. 1777. Paid each of the following persons what the town granted to them for their going to Canada 5 months, viz
John Hager £ 6. 6. 8."
"Paid to the following persons the sums set against each mans name for guarding the British troops at Cambridge. A.D. 1778. March 7 th Paid John Hager in part £ 9. 0. 0."
"A.D. 1778. Paid the following persons for guarding the British troops at Cambridge 5 months. viz.
"Paid John Hager in full £ 21. 0. 0."
"For eight months at North River Paid John Hager £ 104. 10. 0"
and further I say not.
Benjamin James.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex, ss. Personally appeared Benjamin James & made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed was true.
Joseph Isaac H. the Junr of Pease

Richardson before for John Hagar.
18 mo
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex: ss. I Elias Thorne, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County of Middlesex, do certify that Isaac Fiske is a Justice of the Peace within and for the said County, and his name set to the foregoing Certificates, are his own proper signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this fifteenth day of August A. 1832.
E. Thorne.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
AWF:MLB
June 19, 1930
Mrs. J. Leon Connor 116 Maplewood Avenue West Hartford, Connecticut
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 29857, it appears that John Hager or Hagar, the son of John and Sarah, was born October 6, 1757, at Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts,
While residing at Weston, Massachusetts, he enlisted and served with the Massachusetts troops, as follows:
In 1776, five months, in Captain Miles' Company; in 1777, five months, guarding prisoners, names of officers not given; in 1778, eight months, in Captain Edward Richardson's Company, Colonel Thomas Poor's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 21, 1832, at which time he was living at Phillipston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, where he had received since he was 25 years of age
It is not stated that soldier was ever married.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

Cambridge Mass Sept. 18
Page 6
George Folsom Esq. Worcester Mass
The Post Master at Worcester will please forward this immediately

We, Paul Townsend, a Clergyman, and Francis C. Champney, both resi- ding in Phillipston, County of Worcester, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby certify that we are well acquaint- ed with John Hagar, of said Phillips- ton, that we believe him to be seventy four years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a so- dier of the Revolution, and we con- cur in that opinion.
Paul Townsend
Francis C. Champney
Sept 17 1832
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester ss. Sept. 17 1832. Personally appeared the above named Rev. Paul Townsend and Mr Francis C. Cham- ney, and made solemn oath that the foregoing Certificate by them sub- scribed, is true before me
David Walker Justice of the peace

September 8, 1932
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Mrs. J. Leo Connor 18 Filley Street Windsor, Connecticut
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request further information in regard to John Hager, S. 29857 , whose record was furnished you on June 19, 1930.
The papers on file in his claim for pension contain no data in regard to his family, other than the names of his parents.
He applied for pension under the Act of June 7, 1832, in which act there was no requirement that the applicant for pension submit any names of the members of his family or dependents, therefore, in many cases the soldiers may have had families but did not make any statement to that effect.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

18 Filley St., Windsor, Conn. August 19, 1932.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Ref: Rev. & 1812 Wars Section AWF:MLB
Reference your communication of June 19th 1930, you gave me the service record of John Hager Rev. War pension claim S.29857.
However, you state in the last paragraph of your letter that it is not stated that soldier was ever married.
I have a letter from the Commonwealth of Mass. Office of the Secretary, Boston, Mass. (Archives Division) which contains the following statement: "The Pension List of 1840 gives the name of John Hager, age 82, and living with Washington Hager. The last named was born in Phillipston, son of John and Eunice."
I also have the information that John Hager was married to Eunice Whitehead in 1780 and their children were Elisha, Lucy, Cyrus and Washington.
Can you explain this discrepancy? I cannot understand how pension list of 1840 shows soldier to be married and record of his pension claim does not.
As I happen to be one of his descendents, the above point appears to be slightly important. I am trying to straighten out this service information in order that I may join the D. A. R.
Very truly, Mrs. J. Leo Connor  Leo Connor .

116 Maplewood Ave West Hartford, Conn. April 4, 1930.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington D. C.
Gentlemen:
I am trying to establish the military service of my great grandfather who I understand served in the Revolutionary War in order that I may join the D. A. R.
I have a letter from M. W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Mass. referring me to your office for information.
The name of the man in question was John Hager and the Secretary's office has the record of a John Hager who served as a

Private in the Continental Army from April 12, 1777 to April 12, 1780 residence Petersham. They also give me the following information:
"The Vital Records of Phillipston (which joins Templeton) shows a death of Capt. John Hager May 11, 1842, aged 84 years, a soldier in the Revolutionary War, a farmer by occupation.
The pension list of 1840 gives the name of John Hager, age 82, and living with Washington Hager. The last named was born in Phillipston, son of John and Eunice."
I think the above named pensioner is the man in question but am not sure.
Can you give me his service? Also the

maiden name of his wife. Did she ever receive a pension as a widow?
My great grandfather was married twice and his first wife was also married twice. Together they had 20 children by their first marriage and my grandfather, Albert Martin Vosburg Hager, was the only child born of their marriage. She (Washington Hager mentioned) may have been one of my grandfather's half brothers but I do not know all of their names.
Will you please give me all the information you can to help me establish this military service.
Very truly, Mrs. J. Leo Connor.

29857 INVALID. Rev
File No. 29,857
John Henger
Pr: Rev War
Act: June 1 1862
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 171
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1930 June 19. Heir to Mrs. J. Leo Connor (Rev) 1732 (Sept. 8. Mrs. J. Leo Connor died in fam. data) except names of parents - mmst J. M. C.