Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18856, Enoch Hall, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Hall, Enoch
S. 18856
carded
CONTENTS

27370 Massachusetts Enoch Hall
Wartable in the State of Mass he was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Hughes of the Reg t commanded by Colo Freeman in the — Mass time for 16 Months Private
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of April 1834 and sent to Hon g . John Reed H of Repre.
  Arrears to the 4th of March 1834  $159.99    Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Sep "  26 66     $186.65  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk. Book 6 Vol. 2 Page 36

I hereby certify that Capt Enoch Hall was born in the east precinct of Yarmouth now Dennis June the fifteenth A.D. 1759 as recorded in the first book of Records in town of Dennis
Attest Nehemiah Baker Town Clerk of

Enoch Heard
Dennis.
26. 11. 18
Capt. Enoch Hall

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Barnstable ss.
On this sixteenth day of August in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Stephen  James  Hastings of the Court of Probate of Wills se now sitting at Yarmouth - in and for said County, Enoch Hall - a resident of Dennis in said County, aged seventy three , 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 Yarmouth by division of Town now Dennis on the fifteenth day of June A. D. 1759, and that there is a record of his birth in Dennis - : that he was in the United States service from the first day of May A. D. 1776, to the first day of Jan y A. D. 1777 as a private - in the Militia of Massachusetts : that he was residing at Yarmouth aforesaid in the State of Massachusetts when he entered the service ; that he enlisted for eight months and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Micah Haulin Captain Lieut. Daniel Bassett, Lincoln General : that he marched from S. Yarmouth to Boston , from them to Dorchester from them to the Islands in Boston Harbor : that he served at said places  with above named the whole term of eight months  of the regular troops and in building breast works throwing up ditches & making forts that there were no other regular officers were known to him : that he was in no battle and at the end of his service received no written discharge : that since the Revolutionary war he has resided at said Yarmouth now Dennis
ALSO : that he was in the United States service from the first day of January A. D. 1777, to the first day of April A. D. 1777 as a private - in the Militia of Massachusetts : that he was residing at Boston as he now enlisted in voluntarily after expiration of first term & was then when he entered the service ; that he enlisted for three months and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Abijah Bangs Captain Jeremiah Howes Lieut.
at Boston , from during the  from whole term : that he served at said Boston with no  of the regular troops ; and as he remembers & was employed in guarding fortifying & protecting the Town  regular officers were known to him : that he was in no battle and at the end of his service received no written discharge. & then returned home
about the last of August ALSO : that he was in the United States service from the first day of October A. D. 1777, to the first day of  about the last of September A. D. 1777 as a private in the Militia of Mass ts : that he was residing at Yarmouth aforesaid
when he entered the service ; that he enlisted for one month and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Ebenezer Dedge Captain
Messiah Leas Lieut. Nath l Freeman Genl
that he marched from S. Yarmouth to Fairtown Rhode Island , from  then  from  to : that he served at said Fairtown  with expecting to go on to Rhode Island but before he could and did not go on to the Island during the month for which he enlisted that no regular officers were known to him : that he was in no battle
and at the end of his service received no written discharge.

Barnstable S.S.
At the Court within named Henry Hall of Dennis in the County of Barnstable. Seaman of lawfull age testifies & says that he well knew & perfectly remembers when Enoch Hall within named enlisted for eight months that it was the first of May 1776 - that a number of others enlisted the same time viz Sam l Toney, Judah Horns, Eben Hall who are now dead & I will remember when when Enoch Hall & the other names left Yarmouth for Boston -
I also was present when Enoch Hall enlisted on the first of May 1776 for eight months & he immediately went to Rhode Island & after the expiration of the four months I went to R. Island & saw him there when he was dismissed & took his place myself as a soldier.
Subscribed & sworn to in open Court. Almon Davis, Regt.
Henry Hall
At the Court within named Noah Hanes of Dennis in the County of Barnstable of Lawfull age testifies & says that he well knew Enoch Hall to be employed in the transport boat at Rhode Island in August 1778 at General Sullivan's Expedition.
Noah Hanes
Subscribed & sworn to in open Court.
Almon Davis, Regt.
Barnstable S.S.
At the Court within named Isaiah Hanes of Dennis in the County of Barnstable of Lawfull age to give to give evidence, testifies and says that he well knew the within named Enoch Hall and that he served in the same company with him at Boston for the term of three months in the company commanded by Capt. Hiram Bangs, commencing on or about the first of January A.D. 1777.
Isaiah Hanes
Subscribed & sworn to in open Court.
Almon Davis, Regt.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Feb. 12 1834.
* 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 Enoch Hall, as a private, is borne on the Rolls of Capt. Micah Hamlin's Company, where he is allowed for service and travel from June 6 to Dec. 1. 1776, five months, and twenty-six days 5. 26
Enoch Hall's name is also borne on a Roll of Capt. Abigail Bangs' Company, Col. Dike's regiment, where he is allowed for service from Dec. 13. 1776 to Feb. 29. 1777, two months, and eighteen days 2 18
Enoch Hall's name is also borne on a Roll of Capt. Elisha Hodge's Company in Sept. 1777, where he is allowed one month and four days for service and travel - likewise on Capt. H's roll for Sept. 1779, where he is allowed five days 1 09
Enoch Hall is also borne on a roll of Capt. Joseph Griffith's Company, Col. Jacob's regiment, where he is allowed for service from June 7. 1778, six months and twenty-seven days 6. 27
Enoch Hall claims for further service under Capt. Hamlin, in 1776 - but the rolls he describes are not found in this office. 16 20 Edward D. Bangs (See over)
See Over
Why the Defendant was allowed for service and travel from June 6 to Dec. 1. 1776, five months, and twenty-six days

N.B. The services certified for Enoch Hall in the year 1778 were performed in part by Henry Hall. — Enoch enlisted in May of that year for eight months & when he had served four months, he was discharged & Henry took his place & served the remaining four months (see the annexed declaration of Enoch & the deposition of Henry thereon & also the third service in the Declaration of Henry) —
This certificate therefore so far as it regards the services in 1778 should operate in part for Henry Hall, as he undoubtedly performed a part of said service, although it appears by the certificate that Enoch's name was retained on the Roll
St. Albans Judge Probate

Barrett the Jd.
Probate Court at Farnsworth August 16th. A.D. 1832.
Personally appeared in open Court Henry Hall, Noah Hoar & Isaiah Hoar and made oath to the truth of the Depositions by them severally subscribed in Court which are written upon the another page of this sheet. And I certify that the said Henry, Noah & Isaiah are, in the opinion of the Court, credible witnesses. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court the day & year aforesaid
Almer Davis Register

No 26013 Enoch Hall Barnstable County Massachusetts
Prate 16 months Admitted Application must be Made to E. H. Bangs Esq Secy of the State of Mass for evidence of the claim- ants services
Passen Office July 25-1833
Hon. John Reed J. R. How Davis Esq r Barnstable County Massachusetts Barnstable

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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. These 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, showing the Service of Enoch Hall Barnstable County Massachusetts
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Served May 1776 to Jan'y - 1777 - 8 - privat Col Hamlin & Lyndon 73 years Yarmouth Traditional evidence and three witnesses, certificate and the papers correct   Served Jan'y 1777 to 1 April 1777 - 3 - private Col Bangs, Massachusetts   Served " " - 1 - " Col Hodge, Genl Freeman   Served May 1778 to 1 Sept 1778 - 4 - " Col Guffith, Genl Sullivan  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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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.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 of the Court of do hereby certify (h) 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 (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) 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 days 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 inquiry 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 time, the name of the officer, 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 fix 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 [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in quote [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.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Enoch Hall , 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.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1. 1776 8 mos Pat. Micah Hamlin ✓ Mass.   Jan. 1. 1777 3 " " Abijah Bangs Dike   Aug. 1777 12 " " Ebenezer Hodge ✓   Apr or May 1778 4 " " Joseph Griffith Jacobs  
Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, East precinct of Yarmouth, Mass.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 16, 1832. His cl. was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Dennis, Barnstable Co., Mass.
Age at date of application, born June 15, 1759 in the east precinct of
Remarks:  Yarmouth which afterwards became Dennis, Mass.
There is no data on file as to family.
Respectfully,
I put in the length of service as given by soldier that is 16 mos. because the pension was allowed for that period. The two cols. came from the report which was verified -
Commissioner.

personal inquiry Sept. 17, 1913
MR. A. HOWARD CLARK
Rec. Room P.A.R.C. Smithsonian Institution

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18856
INVALID.
1894 Oct. Will Hart to A. Howard Clark City 1913. Sep. 17. Heir. to A. Howard Clark. aw
File No. 18856
Emob Hall
Br Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. / , Page 166
[Arrangement of 1870.]

NATIONAL SOCIETY
PRESIDENT GENERAL, GENERAL HORACE PORTER, 15 BROAD STREET NEW YORK CITY.  VICE-PRESIDENTS GENERAL, GENERAL J. C. BRECKINRIDGE, U. S. A., WASHINGTON CITY.  COL. THOMAS M. ANDERSON, U. S. A., VANCOUVER BARRACKS, WASH.  WM. RIDGELY GRIFFITH, BALTIMORE, MD.  EDWIN S. BARRETT, CONCORD, MASS.  JOHN WHITEHEAD, MORRISTOWN, N. J.
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SECRETARY GENERAL, FRANKLIN MURPHY, NEWARK, N. J.  TREASURER GENERAL, C. W. HASKINS, 2 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK CITY.  REGISTRAR GENERAL, A. HOWARD CLARK, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, WASHINGTON CITY.  HISTORIAN GENERAL, HENRY HALL, NEW YORK CITY.  CHAPLAIN GENERAL, RT. REV. CHAS. EDW. CHENEY, D. D., CHICAGO, ILL.
Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C., Sept 15/1894
Dear Sir -
I will be greatly obliged if you will kindly give me an abstract of service and memoranda of family interest in case of my great-grandfather Enoch Hall of Barnstable county, Massachusetts . I've unexpectedly learned that he received pension for service as private in Massachusetts militia and is recorded in printed list of U.S. pensioners of the Revolutionary War. I think he was born about 1758 and died about 1833 in Dennis, Mass.
He William Lockhart Commr of Pensions.
Very truly for A Howard Clark Registrar General