Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,868, Seth Hayward, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Hayward, Seth
S. 29,868
CONTENTS

21.384
Massachusetts
Seth Hayward
of Bellingham in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Cobb of the Regt commanded by Col Read in the Mass line for 13 months
Not
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of $43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of Sept 1833 and sent E. D. Deliver Rev Mr May
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $128.33 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th Mar 34 21.67 $130.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. Addison Clerk Book C Vol. D Page 35
87 Norfolk

I hereby certify that Seth Hayward birth stands recorded on Bellingham Records as occurring on the 9th. October 1752.
true copy of record
Attest. John Cook 2 d Scribe.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Norfolk ss.
On this Twenty Third day of August
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the
Honorable Judge of the Court of Probate sitting at
for said County, Seth Hayward a resident of Billingham in
said County, aged sixty nine 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, A. D. 1832.
THAT he was born at said Billingham
on the ninth day of October A. D. 1752, and that there
is a record of his birth in the Town records of Billingham that he was in the United States
service from the first day of May A. D. 1775, to the first day of January
A. D. 1776 (eight months) as a Private in the Massachusetts Militia
: that he was residing at said Holliston in the County of Middlesex
when he entered the service; that he was a volunteer
and served for the period aforesaid under the
command of Capt. Samuel Cobb in Col. Joseph Read's Brigade
: that he marched from Holliston to Roxbury
: that he served with none
of the regular troops; and no
regular officers
were known to him: that he was in no battle
and at the end of his service received a discharge
in writing : that he left the service on or about said first
of January and that since the Revolutionary war he has resided at Holliston  for nearly  at  in  Turbeville
in the County of Worcester & said Billingham & that he has no
documentary evidence of this service  about first
day of July A. D. 1775, to the first day of December A. D. 1776 (5 months)
as a Private in the Massachusetts Militia
that he was residing at said Holliston
when he entered the service; that he was a volunteer
and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt. Dummer
Chamberlain of Col. Ephraim W. Bullock's Regt.
: that he marched from Holliston to Ticonderoga through
Keene
: that he served with some (since forgotten)
of the regular troops; and
no regular officers were known to him: that he was in no battle
that at the end of his service he received a discharge in writing
and left
the service on or about the first of December 1776, & that he has no documentary
evidence of this service
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the
day of A. D. 17 , to the day of A. D. 17
as a in the
that he was residing at
when he entered the service; that he
and served for the period aforesaid under the command of
: that he marched from
: that he served with
of the regular troops; and
regular officers were known to him; that he was in battle
that at the end of his service he received a discharge
and left
the service on

I William H Metcalf of Frampton in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being in the Seventy eighth year of my age do testify and say that I was in the service at Saratoga in the year 1776 and was acquainted with Seth Hayward of Bellingham in said County and that the said Seth Hayward was then a soldier at that place and in the same Regiment with myself but in an other Company Remained by Capt. Joseph and we were under the command of Col. Ebenezer Wheelock regiment and I saw him frequently in the time that I was there which was five or six months and I cannot recollect to be certain and the other General was General Gates and the department further saith not. William H Metcalf
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Norfolk ss Bellingham August the 22d 1832 then personally appeared William H Metcalf who signed the above deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same. And I do further certify that I am acquainted with the said deponent and believe him to be a credible witness. John Bates Justice of the Peace annexed to Seth Hayward
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Seth Hayward residing in said Bellingham who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty nine 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 as aforesaid. John Bates Ezekiel Bates
And the said court do hereby declare our 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 John Bates who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the said Bellingham ; and that Ezekiel Bates who has also signed the same is a resident in said Bellingham and a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit. The said judge further certifies that the said Seth Hayward , by reason of bodily infirmity, is unable to attest the foregoing  the foregoing proceedings  before me  before the court  and that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of  for a pension. Samuel Haxon, Register of the Court of Probate of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Seth Hayward , for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
Samuel Haxon 5

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 first aforesaid.
Seth Hayward
We John Bates Esquire and Ezekiel Bates residing in the said Bellingham hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Seth Hayward who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy nine 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 as aforesaid.
John Bates Ezekiel Bates
And the said court  jurors do hereby declare their  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  them that John Bates who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the said Bellingham ; and that Ezekiel Bates who has also signed the same is a resident in said Bellingham and an credible person ; and that their statement is entitled to credit. The said judge further certifies that the said Seth Hayward, by reason of bodily infirmity, is unable to attend court  the said judge further certifies that John Bates is a person of known character and an honorable man  for the reasons aforesaid  do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of  Seth Hayward, for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
Samuel Hawn

I Henry Holbrook, of Billingham in the County of Norfolk, & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged 76 yrs testify & say that I was in Capt Samuel Cobb's Company in the Reg t commanded by Col. Joseph Read, & that Mr. Seth Hlayward of said Billingham served with me, for the space of eight months, as stated within
Henry Holbrook
Norfolk August 23 rd 1832 submitted & sworn to
before Shalane Jueyn of Norfolk
I further certify that said Henry Holbrook is a credulity Shalane Jueyn

Seth Hayward 10906.
Edwin S Leland

10906 Seth Hayward
Paid 13 mo
1406 May 15 1833
5398
4333 8666 2167 108.33
E. G. Leland Esq. Roxbury Mass

BRIEF in the case of S. the Hayward of Bellingham in the State of Mass. (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Judge 2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? as 3. How old is he? 79 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. As a Gen.     In 1775 8 Private Col. Colb. Col. Read   1776 17 15 " Col. Chamberlain Col. Wheelock   1777 1 12 " Col. [unclear]   1778 1 12 " Col. [unclear]   1779 1 12 " Col. [unclear]   
5. In what battles was he engaged? None 6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Bellingham Mass ts 7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By a living witness 8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Becker delectably Examining Clerk.

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Seth Hayward , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his
widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. only Seth Hayward no Phoebe.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1, 75 8 mos. Pri. Saml. Cobb Joseph Read Mass.   July 1, 76 5 mos. Saml Chamberlain Spht Wheelock marched to Ticonderoga. "  
Battles engaged in, none
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Holliston, Mass.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 23, 1832
Residence at date of application, Bellingham, Mass.
Age at date of application, b. Oct. 9, 1752 Bellingham, Mass.
Remarks: d-allora

29 868 Ready  INVALID.
Oct. 14. 1905 History to Nellie Haywood Hunt, Oswayo, Or.
File No. 29, 868
Seth Hayward
His Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1894
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 172
[Arrangement of 1870.]

O. W. AND N. DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Oct. 12, 1905,
Searched by F. T. R.
Original No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant, _____
Soldier, Seth Heywood
or Service, Haywood
Rev. War
Remarks: No Rev. Inv. or Wid Admt. or Ref. claims.
No bounty land, see Inv. Ad. File 29,868
_____ Chief of Division.

119 West Fourth St.
Albany, N. Y.
Oct. 9, 1905.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir,
I have been informed that you furnish Revolutionary War records upon application.

Will you kindly send me the war record of Phineas Heywood, who was born in Concord, Mass., July 18, 1707, removed to Shrewsbury, Mass. in 1739, was a representative in the Provincial Congress and a member of the Committee of Correspondence in 1774- 1775? Also of Seth Heywood, son of Phineas, who was born in Concord in 1738, was taken with

his father's family to Shrewsbury in 1739 and afterward removed to Sterling. He served as a lieu- tenant in the army of the Revolution, was present at the siege of Boston, and went on the Quebec expedition.
Thanking you for any information you may be able to furnish, I remain Very truly,
119 West 4 th St., Nellie Beywood Hunt. Oswego, N. Y.

10906 South Henry road
J. G. Leland Jr Roxbury 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 Seth Hays and Betsy Hays M rs which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? see II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? see 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? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? see 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? see VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? see VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? see VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? see IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? see 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? see

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? no
XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? no
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? no
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? no
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? no
XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
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 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 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.
†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 authenticates 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 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.
No clergy man could commonly be preferred I believe J. Postle