Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 33307, Adam Hoffains, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Hoffairs, Adam.
S 33307
CONTENTS

10,146
R
Massachusetts
Adams Holman
34 officers in the state of
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Crane of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 of May 19 and sent to Mrs. Holman Boston Mass.
Arrears to 4th of March 19 88 1/4 Semi-ann. all'ce ending Sept 19 48 1/4 Total 136 1/4
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Chas. Merrill
Revolutionary claim October 13 1820 H. Phelps Master Mass

Adam Steffain, -
Regiments and Line not mentioned
The regiments and line in which he served under the last enlistment granting.
Adm c

State of Massachusetts.
I Adam Haffains a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Gloucester in the County of Essex in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on the first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy five.  I entered and was engaged in the land service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the month of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & eighty in the Massachusetts line of the army.  as a private against the common enemy, without any interruption or absence: that I belonged to Captain James Collins Company in the Regiment of Colonel Little for eight months, from the first of January A.D. 1776. I again enlisted & served a year, & then enlisted in Captain Welles's company of Artillery for three years & served accordingly in the regiment commanded by Col. Evans and that I left the service in Month of January being then personally discharged  and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of sixty eight years. My discharge the lapse of time is now lost & I have not any other evidence to offer than what is hereunto exhibited
And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
Adam Haffains
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this third day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me the Subscriber one of the Associate Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middlesex Circuit within the State aforesaid & presiding pro hac vice the abovenamed Adam Haffains and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination duly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true. In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my name & the seal of said Court. the day & year aforesaid
Wm Wetmore

I the Subscriber, late a Colonel of a Regiment of Militia in the State of Massachusetts & a Director out in the Regiments of Colonels Hutchinson San, & Rufus Putnam & in the Companies of Captains Putnam, Whipple & Gates during the Revolutionary war now residing at Gloucester in the State aforesaid. Do testify that the within named declarant served on the Continental establishment & as I verily believe for the term stated by him that he is in reduced circumstances in life being poor & indigent & needs assistance from his country for support. —
John Tinker
Sworn to before me
W m Watson the Judge within named

10146
Adam Hoffaines
May 1819 Cont'd up 25 1820
[Faint, mirrored bleed-through signature]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas of the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Salem, within and for the County of Essex, on the third Monday of June, A. D. 1820.
Present, Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Chief Justice. Hon. WILLIAM WETMORE, and Hon. STEPHEN MINOT, Associate Justices.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Adam Hoffains resident in Gloucester in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 10,146 now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, Adam Hoffains late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 3rd day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Given at the War Office of the United States, this 1st day of May one thousand eight hundred and nineteen. L. S. J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War.
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit, No real estate, income or debts due; no personal estate except an old ax, hoe, saw & wood horse, value 1 Dollar 50 cents.
He is sixty eight years of age, is now a job-laborer, woodsawyer, cannot perform any hard service and is unable to earn but a trifle by his work: much afflicted with cramp in his limbs. He served as a private soldier in the Revolutionary war in Capt. Abraham Dodge's company in Col. Moses Little's Regt. all the year 1776; also as a bombardier in Capt. Thomas Wells company in Col. John Crane's Regt. of Artillery all the years 1777, 1778 & 1779, both in the Massachusetts line.
Adam Hoffains
Sworn to & declared before Wm Wetmore Judge above named

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Wm Wetmore a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I, Adam Hoffains do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. So help me GOD.
Adam Hoffains
Essex, ss. C. C. C. P. June, Term, A. D. 1820.
Then the abovenamed Adam Hoffains took and subscribed the aforesaid Oath before me
Wm Wetmore
Judge of said Court.
I, ICHABOD TUCKER, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is
one dollar, fifty cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Salem, in said County of Essex, on this 17 th day of July - A. D.
1820
Attr.
Ichabod Tucker, Clerk

March 20, 1939.
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BA-J/CC HOFFAINS, Adam S.33307
Mr. Alton F. Kearsey Capitol Chamber 41, Bowdoin Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Adam Huffin or Huffains who served as a matross and as a bombardier.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in Pension claim S.33307, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Adam Hoffains. of Adam Hoffains
Date and place of birth of Adam Hoffains and names of his parents are not shown.
Adam Hoffains enlisted May 1, 1775, served as private in Captain James Collins' company, Colonel Little's Massachusetts regiment, and at the termination of service of eight months, he reenlisted January 1, 1776, served one year as private in Captain Abraham Dodge's company, Colonel Moses Little's Massachusetts regiment, again enlisted and served as bombardier in Captain Thomas Wells' company, Colonel John Crane's regiment of artillery through the years 1777, 1778, and 1779, and was discharged in January 1780.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 3, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-eight years, and a resident of Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts. In 1820, he also gave his age as sixty-eight. years.
The date and place of death of Adam Hoffains are not shown.
There are no family data shown.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of Adam Hoffains, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Adam Hoffains Certificate #10146 Issued May 1, 1819 Rate $8.00 per month Commenced April 3, 1818 Act of March 18, 1818 Massachusetts Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

33 307 Rev. INVALID.
1939. March 20 - Hirt to Allen 7 Kearney alton set
File No. 33,307
Adm. Koffaines
Pr. Rev. Inc.
Act: 18 th March 1878 8
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 281
[Arrangement of 1870.]

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT,
April 7 th 1819
BY THIS I CERTIFY, That it appears by public, official documents remaining in this Department, that Adam Hoffain served as a Soldier in Capt. Welles' Company, and Col. Granes Regiment, (being one of the Regiments in the Massachusetts Line, and on the Continental Establishment,) in the American Army, in the War of the Revolution, from January first 1777 to Dec r 31 st 1779, being three years and months . the time for which he enlisted
Alden Bradford
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

U.S. Vets. Administration Washington, D.C.
Boston, Mass. Jan. 17, 1939
Dear Sir;
Please send me a copy, from the records of one Adam Huffin (Surname also borne as Hoffains) who served in the Revolutionary War as a matrose and as a bombardier. He enlisted or was appointed about Jan. 1, 1777 for 3 years. The place of residence at time of enlistment was Gloucester, Mass. He served in the Continental Army, commanded by Colonel John Crane. I would appreciate a transcript from his Pension records, the amount of Pension that he received, the place and date of birth, age, date and place of death. And if possible the maiden name of his mother, and the name of his father. This Veteran is my great grandfather and I need this valuable information to prove my relationship to him in order to become a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.
The War Dept. suggested as a possibility that additional information might be obtained from the Pension records, at the Vets. Administration Washington D.C. Whatever additional information that I can get to complete my application will be appreciated.
Very Truly Yours,
Alton F. Hearsey Capital Chamber 141 Bowdoin St. Boston, Mass.