Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32758, John Greenough, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Greenough, John
NUMBER
S. 32758
CONTENTS

3737.
Massachusetts Roll-
John Greenough Capt Bond Private - Mass. Line - 11 Mo.
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 5 th of May 1818 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th of October 1818 and sent to Daniel A. White Esq., Judge Salem Superior Court
Arrears to 4th of September 1818 - 32:3 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th March 1819 - 48: - 39 1/4 - 26 27/31 - 6:96:0 4/30 - 1: 6:6 $ 80:3
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
V Continued
Bradford Co. Esq.
Verification sent July 26 th 1820 to Salem, Mass. Schaback, Jackson, Salem, Massachusetts

To all whom it may concern according to the best information that can be obtained by us the subscribers. John Greenough an inhabitant of Bradford listed into the Continental Service in 1776 at Newely in Capt' Bords Company Col d Glover, May 2nd March d from there to New London from there by water to New York Staid there until the British took possession of it from there to the White Plains, through New Jersey to Pennsylvania and staid there until the Battle at Trenton soon after the Battle He was Disch'd, and came home out about 11 months Sam d Tenney Bradford Apr. 20 1818  Also: Hardy } Silas John Hopkins } of Bradford
 Wm Greenough, Clerk  Silas Hopkins  Paul Hopkins  Nathan Riley  Uriah Hopkins  Noyes Jacques  Johnathon Tenney  Day Mitchell  Peter Mitchell 

I Samuel Tenney of Bradford in the County of Shen and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby certify that I am one of the persons who subscribed the annexed Certificate and that I personally know all the other Subscribers and that they are entitled to Credit. - I have no doubt of the truth of the same. Ninias Hardy John Hopkins and myself are Selectmen and William Greenough is Clerk of said Town of Bradford. Newburyport. Samuel Tenney April 23 1818.

John Greenough Bradford - Mass. tt
Daniel A. White, Esq; Judge Essex County, Mass. tt
John Greenough, Massachusetts line, Revolutionary Claim.
Not on the Massachusetts rolls. The testimony, on oath, of two or more disinterested and credible persons, proving 9 months service, in continuation , on the Continental establish- ment, is required, in view thereof. The judge is desired to certify, under the seal of the Court, that he is satisfied the applicant is in indigent circumstances, and needs the support of his Country.

I, John Greenough of Bradford in the County of Essex Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby testify and declare that I served in the Army of the United in the war of the revolution in the continental establishment, as follows vizt -
I enlisted in April 1775 in Captain Nathaniel Gage's Company - Colonel James Frye's Regiment - Massachusetts line (and marched to Cambridge where I served eight months) afterwards in March 1776 I enlisted in Captain Bond's Company, Col d Glover's Regiment - Massachusetts line (and marched from Beverly to New London and went from thence to New York - where said Company remained until the place was taken from the British - from thence I went with the Army to White Plains through New Jersey to Pennsylvania and remained there until after the battle of Trenton, was in that battle. Soon after which my time of service having expired I was discharged, but my discharge is now lost. - I was discharged in January 1777 having served in said Bond's company Eleven months. - I do further swear that by reason of my reduced circumstances I am in need of the assistance of my country for support.
John Greenough

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss. 4
I Daniel Alwhite Judge of the court of Probate of the said County of Es- sex do certify that John Greenough of Bradford in said County personally ap- peared on the Twenty Third day of April A.D. 1818. and made the declaration afore- said by him signed under oath before me. That Samuel Tenney also made oath before me to the truth of the annexed affidavit by him signed. That it appears to my satis- faction that the said John Greenough served in the revolutionary war as set forth in his said declaration.
Given under my hand & the seal of the said court the fifth day of May in the year aforesaid.
D Alwhite.

In o Greenough
3737
Oct 1878
Bradford
Co
age 65
laborer -
invalid
$28.00
Mar 1880

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, John Greenough resident in Bradford in said Circuit, who is named in Pension certificate No. 3737 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, John Greenough 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 fifth day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen .”
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“Given at the War Office of the United States, this nineteenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and eighteen .”
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,
  One undivided fourth part of an old decayed dwelling house, the whole owned by himself & three sisters, in Bradford, the whole appraised at $40.00 = $10.00     One undivided fourth part of an acre of land in said Bradford, the whole worth $60. . . . .  15.00    A platter, three plates, six broken chairs, tea kettle, pot, a pine table, small looking glass to shave by, a spider, two knives & forks, two Bibles, and testament, and Psalm book. . . . .  3.00     $ 28.00  
He declares he is sixty five years old. a labourer, but is an invalid, and unable to perform sufficient labour to gain a comfortable subsistence. he has always been unfortunate.

His family are his wife aged 59 very sick - his daughter Susy aged 26, who is an invalid, and his son Nathaniel aged 27, who by a fall from a tree a few years ago is disabled from labour and probably never will be able to maintain himself.
The said John Greenough served as a year's man all 1776 in Capt. Bond's Company in Col: Glover's Regiment in the Massachusetts Line of the Continental Army.
John Greenough.
Sworn to & declared before
W m Wetmore, Judge within named.

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. W m Wetmore a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I, John Greenough 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.
John Greenough.
Essex, ss. C. C. C. P. June, Term, A. D. 1820.
Then the abovenamed John Greenough took and subscribed the aforewritten Oath before me
W m 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 Twenty eight dollars
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, Clk

Additional Proof -
I John Low of Beverly in the county of Essex, do testify and declare, that I was orderly Seargeant in Capt. Bonds Company of foot in the 14 th Regiment of the Massachusetts line, in the Revolutionary war, in 1776 - that I joined said company in May of that said year, that the aforesaid declarant John Greenough was a private in said company, when I joined it, and I believe had belonged to it some time previous, I further testify that to my knowledge he served in said company until his time of service had expired, and was discharged honorably at Newtown after the capture of the Hessians.
John Low
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. Beverly August 31 st 1818. Personally came the abovenamed John Low, and made solemn oaths to the truth of the above deposition by him signed.
Before me Thos. Stephens Jr. Just. Pacis.

Additional Proof
In support of the declaration of John Greenough, in his application to the Honorable Daniel A. White, on the 23 rd day of April 1818, for the benefit of the act of Congress of the 18 th of March last, providing for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War.
I John Hood of Topsfield in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Hereman, on Oath do solemnly Testify and declare, that About the Middle of March in the year 1776 I enlisted a private Soldier in Capt Bonds Company in Col. n Glovers Regim. t of the Mass'ts line of the Army, in the Revolutionary War and I enlisted in s d Regim. t for the term of one year & I continued in the Service to the End of the year 1776 I was in the Battle at Trenton when the Hessians were Taken and soon after that Battle I was discharged by the disbanding the Regim. t . and when there Testify that John Greenough of Bradford in s d County of Essex, some time in March 1776 Enlisted a private Soldier in the above s d Capt Bonds Company in Col. n Glovers Regim. t in the Mass'ts line of Army of the United States, in the Revolutionary War, and that the said John Greenough continued in the Service in the above s d Company and Regim. t untill he was discharged by the disbanding the Regim. t About the first of Jan. y 1777 and I know him the s d John Greenough to have been in the s d Service, more than nine months, he is in reduced circumstances and stand in need of the Assistance of his Country
John Hood
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Ss. The thirtyfirst day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally appeared the above named John Hood, being a credible person and I believe him disinterested, and made solemn Oath to the truth of the above Declaration by him subscribed, taken at the request of the said John Greenough, pursuant to an act making provision for certain persons in the Land and Naval service in the Revolutionary war, before me
Thomas Perley Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. Town of Northampton
I William Hoare Notary Public for the County of Essex, by legal authority admitted and sworn. Do hereby certify and make known to all whom it may concern. That Ephraim Stephens first witness whose name is subscribed to the certificate on the within written deposition of John Lane, and that Thomas Perley whose name is subscribed to the certificate on the within deposition of John Hunt, are Justices of the Peace within and for the said County of Essex, and that their respective signatures are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have also hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office. This Eleventh day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen.
Wm Hoare Not. Pub.

Daniel A White the Judge aforesaid do hereby certify that John Low and John Wood, the deponents aforesaid are credible and disinterested Witnesses, and that the said John Greenough by reason of his reduced circumstances in life is in need of assistance from his country for support.
Given under my hand and Seal Official this 2 nd day of October A.D. 1818.
D A White

32758 Rev. INVALID.
File No. 32,758
John Greenough Rev. Rev. War
Act: 18 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 498
[Arrangement of 1870.]