Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,854, Timothy Hathaway, Mass.

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Hathaway, Timothy
S. 29,854
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272.89 Massachusetts
Timothy Hathaway
of Harewich in the State of Mass who was a private in the Comf. commanded by Captain Page of the Regt. commanded by Colo. Rand in the Mass line for
10 Months 2 days
Mid
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 33 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Mar 1834 — and sent to Joseph Knox Esq u  Harewich Mass
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834  $100 68 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep " 16 75 $117 46
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk, book C , Vol. 2 Page 36
75 March

Miss Hathaway's
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Harwich Mass
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Joseph Knox Esq
Harwich Mass

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 Fourteenth day of December in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty Three personally appeared in open Court, before Nathaniel Paine Esquire Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting, Timothy Hathaway a resident of Hardwick in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy seven 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.
I enlisted at New Bedford, in the State of Massachusetts (which is my native place) into Capt. Thomas Crandon's Company of Massachusetts militia, in April, (I think about the 20th) A.D. 1778, to do duty as a soldier in said Company, in the war of the revolution, for the term of six months. Immediately upon my enlistment, we marched down from New Bedford, upon the east side of Acushnet River, to Buzzards Bay, & were there employed in building a Fort at the mouth of said River, on the north shore of said Bay, in what is now Fairhaven, during most of the time in which I remained in said Company; but a portion of the time near the close of said service, we were employed in defending the Nashawtucket Island, & the numerous sheep & cattle which were upon it. In consequence of the sickness of my brother at New Bedford, I left said service & returned home, as near as I can now recollect, ten days before the expiration of said six months. I am sure it must have been in October when I procured the leave of Capt. Crandon to return home for which upon said Nashawtucket Island, I distinctly recollect having a good supply of turnips, & pumpkins, - the productions of the Island - which were ripe, & very excellent. Capt. Crandon's Company belonged to no Regiment - having been formed by voluntary enlistment, to perform the services mentioned above. I recd. no written discharge, & have no documentary evidence of said service - And I know of no one now living, by whom I can prove said services -
In the year 1778, I moved from New Bedford, where I had lived from my birth (which was on the 24th of March 1756) to Hardwick, where I have since resided. In the fall of the year 1779, I enlisted at said Hardwick for the purpose of guarding & removing the captured troops of Genl. Burgoyne then at Rutland, Mass'ts. I went directly from Hardwick to Rutland & was there employed for several days in guarding said troops, while the clothing for said troops, was sent for & procured. After this the company to which I belonged, marched as guard to said captured troops, from S. Rutland to Enfield in the state of Connecticut. I was employed in said last mentioned service for the term of one month, & was then dismissed. I do not recollect the name of the captain of said company - It was a company of Mass'ts militia, not attached, as I recollect, to any Regiment. The name of the Lieut. of S. Company, I well recollect was Abraham Hunter.
In June 1780 I enlisted at S. Hardwick into Capt. Timothy Paige's Company, & immediately marched through Springfield & Great Barrington to West Point in the state of New York - I was there engaged & employed in Capt. Timothy Paige's Company for the term of three months in the war of the revolution. Our Company was attached to Col. Hand's Regiment. West Point was taken while I was discharging the aforesaid service - I staid as a member of said Company a few days after my term of three months had expired. I have no written discharge & no documentary evidence of my service, having been each time my service ended. I have a record of my age in my own family made by my father. I refer to it.
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 NATHAN Paine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
Timothy Hathaway

We Martyn Tupper a Clergyman residing in the town of Hardwick Co. of Worcester Mass'ts and Jason Mixter residing in said Hardwick, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Timothy Hathaway of S. Hardwick who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy six 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  21 st day of December A.D. 1833
Before me As. Knapp Jus. Peace
Martyn Tupper Jason Mixter
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 Martyn Tupper who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the Town of Hardwick and that Jason Mixter Esquire 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.
Nath Farny Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
I Theophilus Wheeler Reg'd , Clerk of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Timothy Hathaway is a justice of the Peace for said County of Worcester & that the signature of his hand is genuine. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this fourth day of December in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty three
Theoph. Wheeler Reg'd of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester in Massachusetts
Joseph Knapp Esq Hardwick Mass
Amesbury 10.2 for the County of Worcester
Tim. Hathaway Hardwick Mass 29067

29854 Rev  INVALID.
File No. 29,854
Timothy Hathaway Pu Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 171
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Paid $2 for Certificate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, March 6 th 1834.
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 Timothy Hathaway, as a private, is borne on a Muster Roll of Capt. Thomas Crandon's Company, where he is allowed from July 17 th 1775 five months and seventeen days. m d 5-17.
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Edward D. Bangs Secy
Timothy "Hathaway's" name is borne on a Pay Roll of Capt. Timothy Paige's Company, in Col. John Rands Regt where he is allowed from July 5 th to October 10 th 1780. For services and travel three months and fifteen days. ——— m d 3-15.
End.
Edward D. Bangs Secy

Pension Office
March 15 th
Dear Sir
is Capt. Bar Secretary of War Washington D.C.

Providence Office
July 15 th 1863
Dear Sir
Hon. Edwin C. Cabell Secretary of War Washington D.C.

Handwick March 10. 1834
Hon. Lewis Cass -
Sir -
I again send you the documents in support of the claim of Timothy Heathcote, for a pension - We have been so fortunate as to procure from the Secretary of this Commonwealth the evidence you have requested - I did not consider it strictly necessary to get the certificate of the Secretary in relation to any but the service performed at New Bedford, as that is the only term of service which was not proved by the affidavits previously sent you, but as there were papers in the Secretary's office proving the services of W. H. at West Point, the certificate embraces that term also -
Please direct the pension certificate to myself, at Handwick -
With much esteem
Hon. Lewis Cass -
Yr friend &c Jos. Knapp

John. Gorham
Depositum

I John Gorham of Hardwick in the County of Worcester Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy three years being duly sworn do testify & say that I am well acquainted with Timothy Hathaway of said Hardwick, & have been acquainted with him for forty eight years. I have often heard that the said Hathaway was a soldier in the war of the revolution, & was first engaged in said war in the vicinity of New Bedford Mass s for five or six months. That he was subsequently at West Point, New York, and Rutland, Mass s . As I have never heard any doubt expressed as to the said Hathaway's having performed said services. And as I have never seen or heard any thing in relation to the character of the said Hathaway to lead me to doubt his veracity, I have no doubt he performed the services as stated above.
John Gorham
Worcester p. November 27. 1833 Personally appeared John Gorham above named, with whom I am well acquainted, and whose character for truth & veracity is, so far as I know, entirely without blemish, and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true.
Before me Jos. Knapp Jus. Peace

I Ephraim Ruggles of Hardwick in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy six years, being duly sworn, do testify & say, that in the during  year , in which Majr. Dunde was taken, (I think the year 1780, I was at West Point doing military duty in the company commanded by capt. Timothy Paige, which company I think was attached to the Regiment commanded by Col. Reid - and I further depose & say that Timothy Hathaway of Hardwick aforesaid was also a member of said Paige's company & did duty in it, as a private, in the year aforesaid, for the term of three months - during said term of three months, I also remained in said company, & did duty in it -
Ephraim Ruggles
Worcester p. Nov. 11. 1833. Personally appeared Ephraim Ruggles above named, with whom I am well acquainted, and whose character for truth & veracity is good, & made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true -
Before me Jos. Knapp Jus. Peace

Ebenezer Dyer's
Disposition

I Ebenezer Nye of North Brookfield in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, age seventy two years, being duly sworn, do testify & say, that I was employed in guarding the captured troops of Genl. Burgoyne at Rutland, in the County & Commonwealth aforesaid, with Mr. Timothy Hathaway of Hardwick, for the term of one month - I think it was in the year 1779 - said Hathaway marched in the same company with myself, as guard to said captured troops, from Rutland aforesaid, to Enfield in the state of Connecticut - The name of the Captain of said company, I do not now recollect - The Lieutenant was Abraham Hunter of New Braintree - Ebenezer Nye
Worcester ss. Nov. 16. 1833 Personally appeared Ebenezer Nye above named, mar. whom I have lived for several years, & against whose character for truth & veracity I do not recollect ever to have heard anything said, and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true -
Before me, J. W. Knox Jus. Peace