Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16853, Ebenezer Hasey, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Hasey, Ebenezer
S. 16853
CONTENTS
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Maine 21526
Ebenezer Wason of Penobscot in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Turner of the Regt commanded by Col. Jones in the Maine line for 13 months Mass.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of Sept 1833 and sent to Genl. Appleton Penobscot Maine Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833 $108.33 Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar 31 - 21.67 $130.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Edward D. D. D. Clerk Book 2 Vol. 1st Page 21

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. Penobscot
ON this sixth day of October A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon W D Williamson Judge of Probate of said State, Ebenezer Hasey a resident of Dutton in the County of Penobscot and State of Maine, 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 provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Service Army of the United States, in the year 1776 with Captain Turner and served in Col. Jones regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: James Col. Turner Captain.
He enlisted first of March 1776 for nine months as a volunteer and was in the service that period and was then honorably discharged. His company was stationed at Bristol Lincoln County Maine to protect the inhabitants from the incursions of the British.
In February 1777 he again enlisted under Capt Thomas Brackett & Col Jos North for three months, and was stationed at Tiverton RI Island and served out the the period of his enlistment & was honorably discharged.
He again enlisted for one months & went to Providence to protect the inhabitants from being plundered & having served out his time was honorably discharged.

And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the war department, he answers: He was born in Chelsea, Mass in 1758 & when he first came the record of his age to be if there be any. He resided in Bristol at the period of his revolutionary service. He now resides in Dutton. He enlisted & was honorably discharged. The first nine months he was stationed to protect the inhabitants from plunder. At Bristol R.I. he remembers Gen Varnum as a Continental General in the service. He knows of no one living in this section of the Country, who were with him - He has produced the certificate of Dea. Norton  Rev. Hasey Harvey Varnum, to testify to the truth of his revolutionary services & his general character for truth & veracity. There is no clergyman resident in Dutton - There is no clergyman
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid.
Ebenezer Hasey
William D. Williamson Judge of Probate for the County of Bristol
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revo- lutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
William D. Williamson Judge as aforesaid.

State of Maine.
AND the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Henry Samsen who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Glengary resident in the town of Patten and that Reuben Nash who has also signed the same, is a resident of the town of Patten and are are creditable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
William D. Williamson Judge as aforesaid
State of Maine.
Penobscot ss.—I, Alexander Savage Register of probate for the County of Penobscot hereby certify that the Hon ble W m D Williamson before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Judge of a Court of probate of said State ; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of Ebenezer Hovey for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this fourth day of October , A. D. 1832
Alexander Savage

State of Maine.
WE Amos Norton a Clergyman, residing in the town of Dalton in the County of Penobscot and Harvey Garrison residing in the same town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Ebenezer Dary who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; 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 Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Harvey Garrison Amos N. Norton
STATE OF MAINE.
Penobscot ss. Sworn and subscribed this 4 th day of October A. D. 1832
Before me,
Ebenezer D. Allen Justice of the Peace.
Whereas I Alexander Savage hereby certify that E H Allen is a justice of the Peace for the County of Penobscot that the above is his genuine signature in testimony of which I have set my hand and the Seal of said Court this 9 th month day of April 1833
Alexander Savage

24558
Ebenezer Hasey. Penobscot Co. Maine
Prat 13  12 Mths
4592 8666 2167 10853
Allen & Appleton Bangor. Penobscot Co. Maine
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Ebenezer Hasey, Penobscot Co. Maine
   Date when the pension was allowed. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1776 " 9 " Pic Capt. Turner Col. Jones. None Maine 74 years Bristol Tradition   1777 " 3 " " " Brach Col. North " " "   1 et — Mass.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers, the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____ Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
A. B.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ of the Court of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 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.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Joseph Rowan

16,853 INVALID.
File No. 16,853
Ebenezer Hasey His Rev. Mrs.
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 165
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Affidavit of R. Bales

I, Phillips Hatch, of Bristol, of Bristol, in the County of Lincoln & State of Maine - Testify and say - That in the year, one thousand seven hundred & eighty seven, to the best of my recollection - I was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and was stationed at Tiverton, in the State of Rhode Island, for three months - served in the company of which Thomas Brackett was Captain and Col. Smith, commander of the Regiment - and that Ebenezer Hovey, son of Nathan, in the County of Penobscot, served as a private soldier in the same company with me - and during the same time -
Phillips Hatch ✓
Lincoln ss.
July 10, 1833. The above named Phillips Hatch, (a man of fair character, and whose testimony may be relied on, on all occasions,) made oath to the truth of the
State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
LINCOLN, ss—I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that Joseph Washburn Esq. whose name is affixed to the annexed paper, as a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE is legally commissioned and duly qualified to act as such, and that the name so affixed is his own proper signature, to me well known.
IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this twelfth day of July A. D. 1832
Nath. Coffin CLERK.

I, Phillips Hatch, of Bristol, of Bristol, in the County of Lincoln & State of Maine - Testify and say - That in the year, one thousand seven hundred & eighty seven, to the best of my recollec- -tion - I was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and was stationed at Tiverton, in the State of Rhode Island, for three months - served in the company of which Thomas Brackett was Captain and Col. Scott, commander of the Regiment - and that Ebenezer Hovey, son of Nathan, in the County of Bristol, served as a private soldier in the same company with me - and during the same time -
Phillips Hatch ✓
Lincoln Jp.
July 10, 1833. The above named Phillips Hatch, (a man of fair character, and whose testimony may be relied on, on all occasions,) made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed, before me Joseph Washburn Just. Peace

Deposition John Little

I John Little of Bristol County of Lincoln State of Maine aged Seventy Seven years Testify and say on the first of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Six I was a Soldier in the Militia in the Service of the State of Massachusetts, and Stationed in the Town of Bristol at Penobscot Fort for the full term of ten Months having enlisted in the company of which Caleb Turner was Commander, and William Jones Colonel Commandant of the Regiment, and that Ebenezer Hoasey formerly a resident of Bristol but now residing in the Town of Dutton in the County of Penob- scot Served as a private Soldier in the same Company with me and during the same term of time — John Little
Lincoln ss. Bristol July 10 th 1833 Then the above named Deponent after having been duly cautioned made solemn Oath that the above deposit is true.
State of Maine. TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. LINCOLN, ss—I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that Aaron Blaney Esq. whose name is affixed to the annexed papers as a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE is legally commissioned and duly qualified to act as such, and that the name so affixed to his own proper signature, to me well known. IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this twelfth day of July A. D. 1832
Nath. Coffin CLERK

I John Little of Bristol County of Lincoln State of Maine aged Seventy Seven years Testify and say on the first of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Six I was a Soldier in the Militia in the Service of the State of Massachusetts, and Stationed in the Town of Bristol at Penobscot Fort for the full term of ten Months having enlisted in the Company of which Caleb Turner was Commander, and William Jones Colonel Commandant of the Regiment, and that Ebenezer Hasey formerly a resident of Bristol but now residing in the Town of Dutton in the County of Pumb- ert served as a private Soldier in the same Company with me and during the same term of time — John Little ✓
Lincoln SS. Bristol July 10 th 1883 Then the above named Deponent after having been duly sworn made solemn Oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true.
Aaron Hovey Just. of the Peace
SS. I certify the Deponent is a credible witness and that full faith and credit ought to be put in his assertions.
Aaron Hovey Just. of the Peace.

I Thomas Hutchinson of Bristol County of Lincoln State of Maine aged Seventy four years Testify and say - That on the first of March in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred & Twenty Six I was a Soldier enlisted in the Militia in the Service of the State of Massachusetts and Stationed in the Town of Bristol at Penobscot Fort for the term of Ten Months in the Company of which Caleb Turner was Commander, and William Jones Colonel Commandant of the Regiment. and that Ebenezer Hasey now of Dutton in the County of Penobscot Served as a private Soldier in the same Company with me and during the same term of time
Thomas Hutchinson
Lincoln ss. Bristol too July 10 th 1833 Then the above named deponent after having been duly confirmed and sworn made solemn Oath that the above deposition by him subscribed was true. -
Nathan Hovey Just'y of the Peace
Lincoln ss. I certify the Deponent is a credible witness and that of full faith and credit ought to be put in his assertions.
Nathan Hovey Just'y of the Peace