Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,876, Moses Hallock, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Hallock, Moses
S. 29,876
CONTENTS

10.580.
Massachusetts
Moses Hailock
of Blainfield in the State of Mass who was a Pirate in the company commanded by Captain Murray of the reg t commanded by Col Pomeroy in the Mass line for 1 Mo.
M c
74
Hampshire
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of April 1833 and sent to Sturtevant Hinebrey Sturtevant Co Mass
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $216.66 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept " 11.66
$3832
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H McBlain Clerk Book No. Vol. 2 nd Page 31.

4762. Declaration Rev. M. Hallack
To be forwarded by me J.H.
Returns to be made to me Sam. Hambley Northampton Mass.
Return Messrs. Hallack

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss Jan'y 28. 1833 I hereby certify that Moses Ballock the within applicant for a Pension is the Clergyman of the Town of Plainfield within mentioned - and that Nehemiah Richards Esq. and Col. Jason Richards the witnesses within mentioned are personally known to me to be credible witnesses. Their testimony would be taken & considered to be good evidence in any Court in the United States -
Samuel H. Hildreth Judge of Probate for said County
not about six weeks and then and there

DECLARATION,
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF THE 7TH OF JUNE, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, } ss. COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE. }
ON this twentieth day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court, before Samuel Hinsdale Judge of the court of Probate now sitting, Moses Hattah a resident of Plainfield in the County of Hampshire, and State of Massachusetts, aged Seventy two 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 entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
I Moses Hattah of Plainfield in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do testify as say that I was born on Long Island in the State of New York February 16th 1760 now being in the seventy third year of my age and was a resident on Long Island six years and of Goshen in the County of Hampshire and State of Mass. eighteen years. I was then a member of Yale College in New Haven Ct. four years. The next four years of my life was spent in Goshen and other places as a candidate for the ministry; and the last forty years I have resided in Plainfield aforesaid. in the ministry My services in the war of the revolution were done while an inhabitant of Goshen aforesaid. I first entered the revolu- tionary Army for three months as a substitute for Ichabod Hemenway of Williamsburg Mass. as a private in the company commanded by Capt. Murray and Ptegt. by Col. Pomeroy for a short time and after his death by Lieut. Col. Samuel Williams Commandant, on the 23 d of December 1776, and marched from Northampton Mass through Simsbury and Litchfield Ct. to Pechskill N.Y. where we rem- ned about six weeks and then marched to Morristown N.J. where we remained the rest of the campaign and were dismissed the 23 d of March 1777. My next service was at Ticonderoga being drafted for two months into Capt. Christopher Banister's company and Col. Wells Ptegt. and marched the eighth of May 1777 through Bennington and Whitehall to Ticonderoga; was in the retreat before Burgoyne and was dismissed July 9th of the same year. In August following I was drafted for one month to go to New London Ct. in Capt. Bonney's company and Col. Pooters Ptegt. marching through Northampton and Springfield Mass. to said place of service and was dismissed at the expiration of said month's service. Soon after I returned from New London I was drafted to go to Still- water in the State of New York for I believe one month, and marched from Goshen aforesaid about the middle of September through Bennington Vt. to the said place of service under the command of Capt. Christopher Banister and Col. Ezra May and was dismissed at the surrender of Burgoyne. In this last service I saw the explo- sion of the ammunition box by a shot from the enemy and a man burnt by the blaze almost to death, while we were pursuing Burgoyne in his retreat, I think about eighty rods in his rear. Of this last mentioned month's service I have no documentary evidence, and can obtain no testimony of a living witness. I have no official record of my age. I am known in my present neighborhood to Col. Jason Richards John Mack Esqr and many others also to Sheriff Richards Esqr of Bennington in the County of Hampshire aforesaid
3 months
2 months
1 month
1 month
more

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, or (if any,) only on that of the agency in the State of
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Moses Hallock.
Before me Samuel H. Hinckley Judge of Probate for S. County
We, Nehemiah Richards Esq. residing in the town of Cummington and Col. Jason Richards residing in Plainfield hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with the Rev. Moses Hallock who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 72 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.
Nehemiah Richards
Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate Jason Richards
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Nehemiah Richards Esq. who has signed the preceding certificate, is resident in Cummington and that Col. Jason Richards who has signed the same, is a resident in Plainfield and both are credible persons and that the applicant is entitled to credit.
both are
Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate
I, Sam l F. Lyman Register 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 Moses Hallock for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this twentieth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Sam l F. Lyman Register

4762
Moss, Hallock
Blainfied
Hamp County
Mass
Private 7 Months
14 06
21 Dec 1832
$23.83
173
Samuel Frickley Brinsfield Northampton Hamp Co
Mass.

BRIEF in the case of Moses Hallock of Hampshire Co. in the State of Mass - (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? None  3. How old is he? 72 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years. Months. Days.     In 1776 Dec. — 3 — privt Gen. Capt. Murray Col. Pomeroy   1777 May — 2 — " " Brig. Gen. Wills   " Aug. — 1 — " " Burgoyne " Porter   " " — 1 — " " Gen. Clinton   " Col. Gray  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Goshen  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence, living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Defective not properly authenticated 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. H. McBlain Examining Clerk.

29 876 Rev INVALID.
File No. 29 876
Moses Hallock
Dis Rev War
Act: James Jr 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 172
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Chas Dickenson for Mrs Moses Hallback
E. Dickson

I Ebenezer Dickinson of Plainfield in the county of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do testify and say that, having been a Soldier in the war of the revolution I am knowing to the services of the Rev. Moses Hattuck of Plainfield in the State and County aforesaid, done in the same war, Viz. He marched with me from Northampton in said State and County in the company commanded by Capt Murray and regiment by Col. Pomeroy, but in consequence of Col. Pomeroy's death the regiment was placed under the command of Lieut. Col. Williams Commandant, and served three months, a part of the time at Peekskill in the State of New York, and the remainder at Morristown, New Jersey at the head quarters of General Washington. Said service commenced in Dec. 1776 and ended in March 1777 and then he was discharged.
Ebenezer Dickinson
State of Massachusetts County of Hampshire } ss
Plainfield in said County August 10th 1832 personally appeared Ebenezer Dickinson and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed before me
one of the Justices of the Peace Nehemiah Richards in and for the aforesaid County
of Hampshire - Furthermore I hereby certify that said Ebenezer Dickinson is a credible witness.
Nehemiah Richards Justice Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire ss Solomon Stoddard Clerk of the Judicial Court of the Commonwealth for the County of Hampshire do certify that Nehemiah Richards Esq. whose signature is affixed to the above certificate was at the date thereof one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County duly commissioned and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth and that full faith & credit is and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity and that the signature to said Certificate is known by me to be the handwriting of the said Nehemiah Richards
In testimony whereof I have herunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court at Springfield in said Commonwealth this fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty two
S. Stoddard Clerk

V. Curtis for Rev. M. Hallak

I Vinson Curtis of Plainfield in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say that I am acquainted with Rev. Moses Hallett of Plainfield aforesaid and I am knowing to his serving as a private one month in the war of the revolution in the year 1777 in the Company commanded by Capt. Bonney and in Col. Porter's Regiment of State Troops at New London Connecticut and I the said deponent served in the same Company and same Regiment and was discharged about the same time.
Vinson Curtis
Hampshire ss. August 27th 1832
Personally appeared the above named Vinson Curtis and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed Before me
Frank Packard Justice of the Peace
I certify that I am acquainted with the above named Vinson Curtis and that he is considered and reputed to be a person of truth and veracity
Frank Packard Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire.
I Solomon Stoddard, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth for the County of Hampshire, do certify that Iram Packard Esquire whose signature is affixed to the within certificate, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, and that full faith and credit is, and ought to be given, to his acts and attestations done in that capacity, and that the signature to said certificate is known by me to be the hand writing of the said Iram Packard.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth this fifteenth day of August in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and thirty two.
S. Stoddard Clerk

I Ephraim Burnett of Cummington in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do testify and say that having been a soldier in the revolutionary war. I am knowing to the services of the Rev. Moses Hattoch performed in the same war. Viz. He did service for two months in a company commanded by Capt Christopher Barrister and Regt. by Col. Wells. at Ticonderoga beginning the fore part of May 1777 and ending the fore part of July of the same year, and then he was dismissed
Ephraim Burnett
State of Massachusetts County of Hampshire } ss
Plainfield in said County August 11th 1832 then personally appeared Ephraim Burnett and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed before me
one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the aforesaid County of Hampshire Furthermore I hereby certify that Ephraim Burnett the above witness is a person of credibility Jeremiah Richards Justice Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire ss.
Solomon Stoddard Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth for the County of Hampshire do certify that Jeremiah Richards Esquire whose signature is affixed to the above Certificate was at the date thereof one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and acting under the authority of the Commonwealth, and that full faith and credit is, and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity - and that the signature to said certificate is known by me to be the hand writing of the said Jeremiah Richards
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court at Cambridge for said Commonwealth this fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two - J Stoddard Clerk

4762
Moses Hallock
Probably attached to the certificate. have under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being certificates must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or ribbon, the end of which must written on the same sheet of paper, which contains the affidavit, or other paper, authentication In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the paper FORM XLI. Form of authentication. of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
Samuel Hinkley Esq
Northampton
Mass

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of James Hallock. Hampshire by Mass. which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? no IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes
XIV. † If the applicant has produced witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? 2 witnesses not
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 the 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.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
†QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.