Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 13502, Nathaniel Holmes, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Holmes, Nathaniel Jurusha
W. 13502
CONTENTS

1500
Massachusetts
Nathaniel Holme
Halifax in the State of Mass who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col. Shepherd in the Mass service for 2 Years
Set to Atty A.B. Borden
22-1836.
Set to Anthony O'Le.
August 7. 1845
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of Nov r 1832 and sent to Claimant Halifax Mass
Arrears to 14th of Sep r 1832 $120-- Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 33 60--
$180--
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. Blair Clerk, Book D. Vol. 2 nd Page 58.

5460
Pension
Massachusetts
Verusha Holmg widow of Nathl. C. Holmg Maj who was a Private in the Newton
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of May, 1841 and sent to
Anthony Collamore Pembroke Mass
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book Vol. 1 Page 44

I Timothy Berry Clerk of the Town of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth, and State of Massachusetts have the care of the Records of said Town, depose and say that among the Marriages returned as solemn- ized by the Rev Chandler Robbins is the following "seventeen hundred & ninety. November fourteenth." (Plymouth) "Nathaniel Holmes jun d & Yerusha Bartlett both of Ditto." and I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows, "1790 Nov r 11." I Timothy Berry depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk of Plymouth and County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts and that the above is a a true extract from the Records of said Town with the exception above named as certified by me.
Timothy Berry Town Clerk Plymouth
State of Massachusetts, County of Plymouth, ss
May 14. 1843. Sworn to before me
Anthony Collamore Justice Peace

Joseph Briggs of Pembroke, formerly a resident of Halifax in the County of Plymouth, depose and say, that I am well acquainted with Jerusha Holmes the widow of Nathaniel Holmes, late of Halifax in the County of Plymouth & State of Massachusetts, a Revolutionary Pensioner, deceased, and do hereby certify that she is still a widow.
Joseph Briggs
State of Massachusetts County of Plymouth ss
May 27 th 1843 Then the above named Joseph Briggs whom I certify to be a credible person, made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed. Before me
Anthony Collamore Justice of the Peace
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Anthony Collamore Esquire is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly Commissioned & qualified & that the above & within are his true & genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate this sixth day of June 1843.
Jacob H. Lord

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Plymouth
Clerks Office Oct 30 1843
I John Morris Clerk of the Judicial Court in the said County of Plymouth, do hereby certify that Anthony Bellomo by before whom the foregoing deposition was sworn was at the time of the capture thereof now is a justice of the peace for the same County of Plymouth duly commissioned & qualified under the authority of said Commonwealth - And that his signature to the first of said depositions is genuine
I have hereunto set my hand I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court on the day & year aforesaid
John Morris Clerk

10,126 Declaration of Jerusha Holmes
Jerusha Holmes. Mass.
Act 7. July 38
m 90 -
admt. 2 yrs pri $80.
Gen. Williams H.R.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of 7 th July 1838, entitled an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.
State of Massachusetts County of Plymouth ss
On this fifth day of June 1843 personally appeared before Wilber Wood Judge of Probate for the County of Plymouth, Jerusha Holmes a resident of Halifax in the County of Plymouth aged seventy four years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." and a joint resolution of Congress approved August 16. 1842. That she is the widow of Nathaniel Holmes who being a resident of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth, performed the following services in the Revolutionary War. She believes that he enlisted in the Continental Army in the last three years service and served as a private in Capt. David Holbrook's Company in _____ Regiment, as set forth in his Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of 7 th June 1832, for which service he received a Pension under that Act.

She further declares that she was married to the said Nathaniel Holmes on the fourteenth day of November seventeen hundred and ninety. That her husband the aforesaid Nathaniel Holmes died on the twenty third day of January eighteen hundred and forty one, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz at the time above stated.
(N.B. the word "before" and the time above the date etc. were inserted before the oath & signature to the same)
Jemima Holmes mark
Sealed and subscribed before me the day and year first above mentioned and I further certify that the Declarant is a credible person and that she by reason of age and infirmity is unable to appear at court to make her deposition. Wilken Wood J. Probate
State of Massachusetts, County of Plymouth ss. August the fifteenth 1843.
I certify that the dwelling-house of the above named Declarant on the day of the date of the my above certificate and to the above declaration by her subscribed at her said House because she by reason of age and bodily infirmity was unable to leave her House with safety. — N.B. the words "I called at" & the word "she" were inserted before I signed the this last certificate. Wilken Wood J. Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Plymouth Y. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Honorable Wilkes Wood is Judge of Probate for said County & that the foregoing is his true & genuine sig- nature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this sixth day of June 1843
Jacob H. Lord

REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONERS.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH, ss.
ON this twentieth day of August 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before Hon. Wilkes Wood Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting at Plymouth within and for said County of Plymouth, Nathaniel Holmes a resident of Halifax in said County of Plymouth, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Seventy one 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 7, 1832. 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. That is to say, that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That on or about the 16 March 1781 he enlisted in the Continental Army in a Company under the command of David Holbrook in the 4 th Regt. & 1 st Brigade Col. Shepard commanded the Regt. Gen. Glover the Brigade for three years and served till about May A.D. 1783 when he was discharged. He was on the Pension roll under the Act of 18 March 1818 and was stricken therefrom on account of property His evidence is in the War Department as he supposes
He was in Plymouth in said County Nov 19. 1761, enlisted in Duxbury but for the last 35 years has resided in the

town of Halifax in said County. Nathaniel Halcomb
Sworn to and subscribed in Probate Court the day & year aforesaid Attest
Jacob H. Lord Register

Nath l Holmes
Old Case
Old Case.
$80.

We, _____ a clergyman, residing in the town of _____ and residing in the _____ hereby certify, that we are well ac- quainted 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 we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
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 certifies, that it appears to them that who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of _____ and that _____ who has also signed the same, is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
By order of Court Attest Jacob H. Lord Register
I, Jacob H. Lord 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 Nathaniel Holmes 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 .
Jacob H. Lord

I Nathaniel Holmes of Halifax in the County of Plymouth & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on oath depose & say - That on or about the 16th of March A. D. 1781. I enlisted in the continental Army, in a company under the command of David Holbrook, in the 4th Regt & 1st Brigade, Col. Shephard commanded the Regt & Genl Glavin the Brigade, for three years, and served till about May A. D 1783 when I was honorably discharged - and I further depose & say I was placed on the Pension roll, and received the certificate which is enclosed, under the Act of Mar. 18-1818 and received the pension for abt 18 months until I was dropped on account of propter. That I was born in Plymouth in Plymouth County, enlisted in Duxbury in D County, and have resided in Halifax for the thirty five years last past - That I was born in the year 1761. Nov. 19. - Nathaniel Holmes
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Plymouth ss.
This twenty sixth day of July in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred & thirty two, Nathaniel Holmes who is well

Known to me, and has been for thirty years, as a man of truth and integrity, and made palpable on the trial the truth of the foregoing affidavit, by him in the one held in my presence,
Before me Thomas B. Buel Justice of the Peace.
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 13502
Jemima Holmes Widow of Math e Holmes Rev. Rev. War
Act: Mar. 3 rd 1843
Index:—Vol. a , Page 346
[Arrangement of 1870.]

V 10.126
Jerusha Holmes
Mass ts
Suspended
Set to Anthony Colburne Act 5 th 43 rd
Act July 7 th 38

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rep 16 apr 44
Massachusetts
Jerusha Holmes
widow of Nathaniel Holmes
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 23 Jany. 1841 of Halifax in the State of Mass a who was a Pri. in the Co.
commanded by Captain _____ of the reg t commanded by Col d Shepard in the Mass a line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th day of April 1844 and sent to Hon. Henry Williams H.R.
Total Amount, $1,000.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by T. L. Swann Clerk, Book P Vol. 1 Page 31

11.898R Massachusetts Nathan Holmes
who was a Private in the state of the regiment commanded by Colonel Shepherd of the Massa ne, for the term of 2 years
scribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of June 19 and Syntho N. Mitchell East Bridgewater Massa
arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 88.23 semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 10 48 10 24 4 30 31 $136.23
Revolutionary claim, } Act 18th March, 1818. } East Bridgewater Massa

Nathl. Holmes Halifax
Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this Certificate will be made on the 4th of
September next, in Boston at the Branch Bank of the U States
W. B. D.

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818,
Nathaniel Holms 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 4 th day of April one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this 15 th day of June one thousand eight hundred and Nineteen
J. L. Edwards in the absence and on behalf of the Secretary of War.

Pembroke, Mass. August 19. 1843.
Sir.
Your letter of Aug y 7 enclosing the papers in the case of Jerusha Holmes has been rec d . The Declaration of Mrs Holmes has been submitted to the Hon. Wilkes Wood, Judge of Probate for the County of Plymouth; and he, after a careful examination of your published regulations, has added a certificate, as he believes, exactly in conformity to them; and the Probate Courts of Massachusetts have long been recognized as courts of Record.
Your letter was also shown to the Register of Probate, and he expressed much surprise that he should have been suffered in the opinion of the Commissioner of Pensions to go on so long in "Official proceedings" and had not before received the least intimation, that he was doing wrong. — Nor can he now conceive, why he has not always acted in strict conformity with the sixth Regulation of the Pension Office of June 17. 1838. in thus adding his certificate "under his seal of office — stating that "such a person is a Judge &c — and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature." If in error, the Register of Probate would be glad to receive instructions how he may discharge his duty correctly in future.

In the hope that papers may be found correct, they are recommended to your earliest attention.
I am very respectfully
Your obt Serv t
Anthony Collamore
W. L. Edwards Esq r
Comm ee of Pensions
Washington -

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Nov 4 1842
I 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 Nathaniel Holmes is borne upon the returns of Col W m Shephard's regiment, in the Company of Capt Holbrook. From April 15. 1781. to Mar 1782. after which time there are no returns of said regiment or company in this Office.

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone: and that said application and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances which tend to satisfy me of the identity of the party described in the application with the individual who rendered the service.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Jno: A. Bolles Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Pension Office, October 5. 1843.
Sir,
The papers in the case of Jemsha Holmes, Claiming a pension under the act of July 7. 1838, have been examined and filed. The Certificate of the town clerk as to the marriage is herewith returned that the signature of Anthony Collamore as a justice of the peace may be properly authenticated. You are again informed that a Register of Probate has no authority whatever to attest the official character of a justice of the peace. His seal is only to be used in authenticating the proceedings of the Court of which he is the recording officer and will not be further respected. The Certificate of the Secretary of Massachusetts should be produced to establish the service of Nathaniel Holmes, who says he is of Halifax, in the County of Plymouth, and enlisted on the 11 th of March 1781, in Captain Holbrook's Company, in Colonel Shepard's Regiment, for three years, and served till about May 1783.
Anthony Collamore, Esq., Pembroke, Massachusetts.
I am my respectful, Your obedient servant, G. W. Cump

Pembroke, Mass. Nov 10. 1843
Sir,
The paper in the case of Mrs. Jerusha Holmes are herewith transmitted, I hope, "properly authenticated", with the certificate of the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts to the returns of the services of Nathaniel Holmes. By it you will perceive that the return does not comprise but part of his term of service, owing to the deficiency of the Mass. Rolls after 1786, a fact of which I was informed some years ago, when searching for proof of the service of another pensioner. But as Mr. Holmes was a pensioner under the Act of June 7, 1832 and also I believe under the Act of March 18, 1818. I presume there exists in your office satisfactory proof of more than two years service. If consistent with your Regulations, you would oblige me by sending with the certificate of the Five year pension, a certificate of the Widow's Pension under the Act of March 3, 1843.
I am respectfully Your obedt Servt. Anthony Collamore
James L Edwards Esq r
Comm ee of Pensions Washington.

Pembroke, Mass. Nov. 10. 1843.
Sir,
The children of Isaiah Sampson of Pembroke, in the County of Plymouth a Revolutionary Pensioner under the Act of June 7, 1832 who died Nov 15. 1841 leaving a widow Betsey Sampson who died October 23. 1842 intend to assert their claim to the five years Pension under the Act of July 7, 1838 and the Joint Resolution of Aug 16. 1842. If the evidence of his services in your Office is not satisfactory, and you would require the further proof of the Secretary of the State of Mass. you would oblige them and me by informing me, what services he claims for, that the Certificate required, may be forwarded with the other papers.
Yours respectfully
Anthony Colbomore
James L Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions

I Samuel Wood do testify and say that Nathaniel Holmes of Halifax was a soldier in the war of the Revolution - that he enlisted and served during the last 3 years in Capt. Holbrook's Company and Col. Shepard's Regiment and Mass'tts Line - He served faithfully from April 1781 to the close of the war in 1783 and was honorably discharged - I served in the same Company during said term.
Witness Barthol Brown
Samuel his X Wood Mark.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth ss. March 5. 1819. Before me personally appeared the above named Samuel Wood, who is a credible and disinterested witness, and made solemn oath that the above deposition is just and true, and signed the same in my presence. —
Nahum Mitchell Judge of the Circuit court of Common Pleas for the Southern circuit of Massachusetts. —

Yerusha Holmes 5801
$80 per an
Anthony Collamore Pembroke, Mass. —

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 3 d March 1843, granting pensions for one year to certain widows, who have received pensions under the act of July 7. 1838.
State of Massachusetts,
County of Plymouth ss. On this twenty third day of April 1844 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth, Jerusha Holmes a resident of Halifax in the County of Plymouth, aged seventy five years who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3 d March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons, who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Nathaniel Holmes, who was a private in Capt. David Holbrook's Company in Col. — Regt as stated in her Declaration to obtain the benefit of the act of July 7. 1838, under which act she received a pension of Eighty Dollars per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow. Witness. Julia, O.B. Holmes. Jerusha her Holmes mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written. before. Anthony Collamore Justice of the Peace.
I further certify that the Declarant is personally known to me. Anthony Collamore, Justice Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston April 29 th 1844
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Anthony Collasmore was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth,
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Wm. D. S. D. P. Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I Samuel Gardner of Kingston Mr of lawful age do testify and say that I well know Nathaniel Holmes of Halifax Mr and knew him to serve the last three years of the revolutionary war in Capt. David Holbrook's company and Col. Shepard's Regiment & Mass. Line being the 4 th Regiment. I served with him in the same Company, and he served his term out faithfully till the close of the war and was honorably discharged.
Samuel Gardner
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth ss. April 19. 1819.
Personally appeared the abovenamed Samuel Gardner, who is a credible and disinterested witness, and made solemn oath that the above deposition is just and true and subscribed the same before me
Nahum Mitchell: Judge &c

Nath l Holmes Halifax.
l. 3. 7
Pirate
6 th Shepherd's Regiment Massachusetts Line 1781. 2 years & 6 mos
admitted

United States of America.
State of Massachusetts
I, Nathaniel Holmes a citizen of the United States, now resident at Halifax in the County of Plymouth in the State aforesaid, do on oath, declare, that I served, in the War of the Revolution, the full term of time required by a Law of the United States, made and passed in the month of March, A. D. 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons en- gaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," as one requisite to entitle me to be placed on the pension list of the said United States, having entered the land service of the said United States, on the Continental Establishment, and served as a private soldier against the common enemy; from January or Feb- ruary 1781. to 1783. in the last three years service
That I belonged to Capt. Holbrook's company in the fourth Regiment, Col. Shepard's, and Massachusetts line -
and that I left the service in May or June in 1783. and had an Honorable discharge from Genl. Washington but it is torn and lost. I returned to Boston with the Captain's baggage aboard of a sloop. — That from my reduced circumstances I stand in need of the assistance of my country for support. —
And I hereby relinquish all claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the said United States, if any may be, or hath been, so allowed. Nathaniel Holmes
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this Fourth 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 ser- vice of the United States in the revolutionary war," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me, one of the judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit of Massa- chusetts,
the abovenamed Nathaniel Holmes 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 I the said Judge am satisfied that the said Holmes stands in need of the assistance of his country for support as he has sworn.
Nahum Mitchell: Judge

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June 10 1843
Miss
July 7 1838
Jemima Holmes
June 7 th
Att d 32
James L. Edwards Esqr
Comm ee of Pensions
Washington D.C.
firm

Pembroke Mass June 6 1843 James L. Edwards, Esq r
Sir,
Enclosed I forward to you the Declaration of Mrs. Jerusha Holmes, widow of Nath l Holmes; and if on examination you find she is entitled to the five years pension; you will oblige her by forwarding the certificate to me; and also the certificate for the one year pension, if your rules, in requiring another Declaration besides the act of March 3. 1843 by a magistrate can be dispensed with.
I am respectfully Your ob t Servt.
Anthony Collamore