Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19700, John Henfield, Mass.

SERVICE
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Mass.
Benfield John
S. 19700
CONTENTS
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Massachusetts-31,741.
John Henfield, of Essex co. in the State of Mass'ts - who was a Matrop in the army commanded by Captain Symonds of the ————— commanded by ————— in the Massachusetts for 9 months Matrop.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts - at the rate of 37 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of April, 1840 and sent to James Gregory, N. Marblehead, Mass'ts.
Arrears to the 4th of March, 1840. $337.50 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept r 1840 18.75
$356.25
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by S. A. Elliot Clerk Book E Vol. 2 Page 36.

13.055
John Henfield
Errors corrected
Please address reply to
Dea. Merrill Salem

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS: COUNTY OF ESSEX, ss.
On this Fourteenth day of August A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the HONORABLE DANIEL APPLETON WHITE, Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, now sitting, John Wenfield , a resident of Salem , in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged 75 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 7, 1832:
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:
namely - that he enlisted into a company, then organizing for the service of the United States, at the commencement of the American war, viz p in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy six. which company was commanded by John Symonds. - that John Berry and Richard Masey were lieutenants of the company - that after being organized he was required to perform service at the Forts. in Salem, "on Salem Neck" commanding the harbour of said Town - viz p at Fort Lee and Fort Pickering - which duties he faithfully performed. untill the expiration of his enlistment which was (after a service of nine months) in the month of April in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy seven. (and that
He further declares that he was born in 1756 in Salem where he has always resided: he has no written record of his birth and never had a written discharge. He is known to Rev Brown Emerson & Thomas Needham Esq r and others.

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.
John Henfield
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
R. H. White
JUDGE OF PROBATE.
We, Brown Emerson - a clergyman, residing in Salem aforesaid, and Thomas Needham Esquire, a magistrate, residing in Salem aforesaid, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Henfield who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 75 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Brown Emerson
Subscribed and sworn to before
Isaac P. Saunders { Thomas Needham Sits of peace D 3 -

I Jeremiah Gatchell of Marblehead in the county of Essex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Aged seventy two years on oath declare, depose & say that Mr John Hensfield of Salem with whom I am personally acquainted, was at the Fort on "Salem Neck" so called, as a private soldier in a Company, commanded by John Symonds of said Salem, at or near the commencement of the Revolutionary War, for a term of nine months. that the garrison was composed of enlisted militia. that during the said term the said Hensfield performed all the duties required of him. - and at the expiration of said nine months service was discharged
Dated at Salem July 28. 1832. Jerim. X Gatchell his mark
Witnesses Dudley P. Merrill
Essex ss. July 28. 1832. Subscribed and sworn to by said Gatchell before me Nathaniel P. Saunders
Sub off

Essex. June. 4. 1833
I further certify that Jeremiah Gatch all within named is a justifier of the Blacks credible and disinterested witness
Jonathan P. Saunders
J. Pac:

And the said Court hereby declares its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that Brown Emerson who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in Salem . and that the said Thomas Needham who has also signed the same is a Magistrate resident at Salem . and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
D. H. South Judge of Probate
I, NATHANIEL LORD Junior, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Wenfield - for a pension, and that Jonathan P.
Saunders is a Justice of the Peace duly qualified to administer oaths and his signature on the annexed affidavit is genuine.
TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this sixteenth day of August A. D. 1832.
C Nath. Lord Jr.
Signed and sealed anew this fourth day of June, A.D. 1833.
C Nath. Lord Jr.

Revolution
19 th 00. INVALID.
File No. 19,700
John Hoenfelder Matross Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 178
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Mar. 14, 1903 - Hist 6 Edward W. Batts, Salem Mass

19700
3-068. (Old No. 3-649.)
6-20
Bureau of Pensions.
Ino. Herfield
Aug 14, 1832 - 75
Salem Mass
76 July 1. Salem Mass
Capt Ino Symonds
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Post - 9 mo Matross
Served at Ft. Lee & Ft. Pickering
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55.029
John Henfield
Mass.
ad 7 June 32.
on vol. 36 p 263
on 2 1/4 days -
advised 9 mo Matrop -
$37.50-
James Gregory Marblehead Mass -

State of Massachusetts, } ss. Salem. County of Essex }
On this a Twenty second Day of February, A. D. 1830, personally appeared before me, Daniel Appleton White Esquire, Judge of the Probate Court within & for said State & County, John Henfield, a resident of said Salem, in the Eighty-fourth year of his age, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.
That he was born & brought up in the said town (now City) of Salem & has always resided there: that he was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, in the service of the said State of Massachusetts; and on the first day of July, 1776, he enlisted into the Sea Coast Service of said State, as a Private and Volunteer, for the term of nine months , & served in the Company of Capt. John Symonds, of which Company John Berry was Lieutenant: that said Company belonged to no particular Regiment, but was raised expressly for the defence of said Salem & the adjacent Coasts, & was located in the Fort or Garrison of the town: that he continued in said Corps doing his duty as a Private aforesaid, until the first day of April, 1777, when the period of his enlistment expired & he was discharged.
He further Declares, that immediately after the passage of the said Act of June 7th, 1832, he took the necessary measures to establish his claim to the benefit of said Act, as will appear by the proof hereto annexed: that Benjamin Merrill Esquire of said Salem acted as his Agent, & duly forwarded his legal Declaration through the mail: that upon enquiry afterwards he was informed his Papers were never received at Washington: that Jeremiah Getchell, of Marblehead in said County, was the only witness who served with him that he could find living at the time he made his said lost Declaration, & that the affidavit of said Getchell in proof of his services herein set forth accompanied his Papers: that said Getchell made application for the benefit of said Act about the same time, & that his application was accompanied

accompanied by the affidavit of your Declarant in proof of Getchell's service in the same Corps, & at the same time: that said Getchell's claim for said service was allowed, to the amount of Thirty Dollars per annum, on the 23 d August, 1833: that said Getchell died on the fifth of August 1833 - the same month in which he was Pensioned, & that he is therefore deprived of the benefit of his testimony in support of this your Declarant's second Declaration: that his affidavit in support of said Getchell's claim will be found to agree with the facts of your Declarant's Revolutionary Service as herein set forth ; and as he knows of no person living whose testimony he can now procure in support of his said service, & has no documentary evidence, he therefore begs to refer to said affidavit , & also the Massachusetts Documents, understood to be in the War Office, Washington, in proof of the same.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or Annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State.
Witnessed by Lydia Towne
John Henfield
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid - the said applicant being unable by reason of infirmity to appear in Court -
Before me, D. S. White { Judge of said Probate Court.
I, Benjamin Merrill, of Salem in the County of Essex & State of Massachusetts, Esquire, Do on my oath testify & declare, that soon after the passage of the Act of Congress of June 7 th 1832, I was engaged as Agent of John Henfield of said Salem, the identical person who is now an applicant for the benefit of said Act, & who is understood to have signed the Declaration herein. And I do well recollect that said Henfield made his Declaration for the benefit of said Act before the Probate Court for said County of Essex at that time, & that I duly forwarded it to the Commissioner of Pensions; that subsequently, after waiting a reasonable time.

time without receiving any answer to the application, I addressed a letter to said Commissioner to ascertain the cause, & was informed that no such application had been received by him.
Said John Henfield is a reputable citizen of said Salem, to me personally well known. I recollect that his said lost Declaration was accompanied with some kind of proof , but the particulars of it I cannot now describe.
Brigs. Merrill
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
I JOHN PRINCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Essex, do certify that Hon. Daniel A. White is Judge of the Court of Probate within and for said County; that
James Gregory Esquire is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County; that his commission is dated _____ A.D., 18 _____ and will expire in seven years from that date ; and that their signatures hereon are genuine.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Court, at Salem, February 25. A.D., 1840.
John Prince Clerk.

time without receiving any answer to the application, I addressed a letter to said Commissioner to ascertain the cause, & was informed that no such application had been received by him.
Said John Henfield is a reputable citizen of said Salem, to me personally well known. I recollect that his said lost Declaration was accompanied with some kind of proof , but the particulars of it I cannot now describe.
Benj. Merrill
State of Massachusetts } ss. City of Salem, February 25th. 1840. County of Essex }
Then Benjamin Merrill Esquire, a witness every way credible & to me personally well known, personally appeared & made oath in due form of law to the truth of the affidavit by him above, & in my presence subscribed —
Before me, James Gregory, J. of the Peace.

Marblehead Feb 27th, 1840.
Honored Sir, -
I have been requested by Mr John Henfield of the City of Salem, in this County, to forward to your Honor his application for the benefit of the law of June 7th, 1832.
It will be seen by his Declaration, which accompanies this, & also the Affidavit of Benjamin Merrill Esq. appended thereto, that he declared for this identical service shortly after the passage of said law : that Mr Merrill (at whose request I have taken charge of the claim,) duly mailed his papers, & that subsequently, after waiting a reasonable time without receiving any answer, he enquired the cause, & was informed no such application had been received.
I am, very truly & respectfully,
Your Honor's ob't serv't.
James Gregory
James L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.

Mar. 3. 1840
7 June 1832
John Henfield
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James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.