Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 33322, Benjamin Hobbs, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Hobbs, Benjamin
833322
CONTENTS

(2734)
Massachusetts Roll
Benjamin Hobbs A.
Capt Baker
private Massachusetts line - 1777-8 years
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 20 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd of Sep. 1818 and forwarded to Samuel Putnam Esq. Salem Massachusetts
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 $ 36. 00 Semi-ann. all'ee ending 4 Mar. 1819. 48. 00
Arrears 4 Mos. 15 ds $ 84 00
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued Restored May 23. 1823
Rev. War Pension of John Baker Massachusetts line 1777-8 years July 26 th 1823

Map. Rd.
Benjamin Hobbs Jr
20 Apr
Not on Rolls DN
Same. Putnam yrs.
Walem
Walem

Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
Be it remembered, That Benjamin Hobbs of Topsfield — in the County of Essex, in the Commonwealth aforesaid, doth make upon oath the following DECLARATION , to wit,
That in May 1775 he enlisted as a non-commissioned officer for eight months in Capt Baker's Company in Col. Moses Little's Regiment in the Massachusetts line on the Continental establish- ment in the war of the Revolution and he served faithfully therein against the Common Enemy the whole of said term. Before the expiration of said term he enlisted again in the same company for the term of one year to commence from the first of January 1776, and he served faithfully therein against the the whole of this term Common Enemy till the last of December 1776 - when he was honourably dis- charged. He received a written certificate of discharge but has lost the same by time and acci- dent. During the year's service in 1776 he was at the siege of Long Island, and was serving under General Sullivan when he was taken prisoner - but he escaped himself. He afterwards was engaged in a skirmish at Rattle Snake Hill so called on York Island. In 1775 he was stationed with the rest of his company on guard at Beechmore's point during the Battle at Bunker's Hill - and was marching to go on to the Hill when we met the American troops retreating. We met them before we had reached the neck.
The declarant farther states that he is sixty eight years old.
That the Declarant is infirm; that from his reduced circumstances in life he is now in need of assistance from his country for support; and that he hereby relinquishes his claim to every pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States,
Benj o Hobbs

AFFIDAVIT.
I Richard Hood of Wenham in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, Yeoman do on oath depose and testify,
That
I enlisted in May 1775 as a noncommissioned officer in Capt Baker's Compa- ny in Col Moses Little's Regiment in the Massa- chusetts line on the Continental establishment I enlisted for eight months & served the whole of that term - before the expiration of said term, I enlisted again in the same company for a year commencing on the first of January 1776 and I served therein the whole of that term - During the whole of both said terms Benjamin Hobbs within named was a non commissioned officer in said company and served faithfully therein as he has declared - and I am knowing that the facts within stated by him are true.
Richard Hood

I Robert Stalker of Haverhill in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts on oath depose and say that Benjamin Hobbs of Haverhill in said County of Essex Enlisted in Col John Baker's Company in Col Glover's Little's Regiment in the Spring of 1775 in the Con- tinentals Establishment for eight months I being in Capt Dodge Company in the same Regiment & acquainted with said Hobbs I saw him in the Service almost every day during said eight months & I know that he served the said eight months & then he enlisted in said John Baker's Company for one year on the Continental Estab- lishment & as I enlisted in the same Service in the same Regiment I saw him frequently the whole year at different Stations both on our march from Massachusetts to New York and in that State & I know that he served that year making in the whole twenty months in the Continental Army in the revolutionary War against the common enemy ————— I further on oath declare that by reason of reduced circumstances in life he stands in need of assistance from his Country for support ————— Robert Stalker
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss July 1 st 1818 Then Robert Stalker above named appeared and made oath to the truth of the above Deposition before me ————— Asa Andrews Justice of the Peace

Writ Affidavit: July. 6. 1818 Samuel Putnam the Judge within named further certify that Richard Hood and Robert Stalker aforesaid are credible and disinterested wit- nesses: and that the said Benjamin Hobbs is in reduced circumstances in life and needs the assistance of his country for support
S. Putnam Just.
S. J. Court of Mass t . }

I Ichabod Tucker with unnamed further certify that Asa Andrews Esq. is a Justice of the Peace duly qualified to administer oaths, and his Signature is under the Disposition of Robert Stalkson
A.H. Ichabod Tucker Esq.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
On this twentieth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally appeared before me Samuel Putnam
one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth
the aforementioned Benjamin Hobbs and in Richard Hood and in my presence severally subscribed and made solemn oath to the aforeswritten Declaration and AFFIDAVIT , by them respectively made as aforesaid:—And it appearing to my satisfaction, that the aforementioned Benjamin Hobbs served more than NINE MONTHS, to wit, from the month of  day of May A. D. 1775 to the last day of December A. D. 1776 at one period of the Revolutionary War, on the Continental Establishment, against the common enemy, I do hereby cer- ti'y the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the Department of War.
Given under my hand, and the seal of the Court a- foresaid, at Salem , this twentieth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
S. Putnam Just S. J. Court of Mass ts . }

ESSEX, ss.
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
I, ICHABOD TUCKER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth aforesaid in and for the County aforesaid, hereby certify to all whom these presents may concern, that the aforesaid Samuel Putnam is a Judge of the Supreme Judicial Court as aforesaid, that the seal hereto affixed is the seal of said Court, and the signature aforesaid is his proper hand.
Attest. Ichabod Tucker, Cler.

2734
Bray. Hobbs 1 st wife 1878
John
not sent
age - 90 (infirm) wife - 50 (do not say she is infirm)
age 70
farm?
infirm -
worth $191.
Mar 1819

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, Benjamin Hobbs resident in Topsfield in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 2734 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, Benjamin Hobbs 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 twentieth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen ."
***** * L. S. * *****
"Given at the War Office of the United States, this twenty second day of September 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,
  The right in reversion of three and a quarter acres of land in Topsfield with a small house out of repair which widow Ruth Kimball holds during her life. - - - - - $120,00   Two cows, a swine, old brass kettle, tables. - - - - - 54,50   Chairs, old copper, iron ware, and irons, shovel, tongs. - - - - - 4,55   Coffee pot & tin ware, old pewter, crockery & glass ware. - - - - - 3,45   Candlesticks, bellows, shovel, fork, chain, old iron. - - - - - 2,20   Wooden ware 0,90. plough, 65. Shooes 2,50. - - - - - 3,05   Chopping knife & toaster - auger. looking glass. light stand. axe. - - - - - 1,15   Spinning wheel & reel. - - - - - 0,30   190,20 
He is seventy years old - a husbandman, is infirm and afflicted with a Hernia, so that he cannot labor. His wife aged fifty is all his family.

He served as a year's man all 1876 in Capt. Baker's company in Col. Little's Regiment in Massachusetts line.
Benj a Hobbs.
Sworn to and 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, Benj a Hobbs 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.
Benj a Hobbs.
Essex, ss. C. C. C. P. June, Term, A. D. 1820.
Then the abovenamed Benj a Hobbs 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 one hundred and ninety one dollars & 20 cts.
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

33 322 Rev INVALID.
File No. 33,322
Benjamin Hobbs Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 281
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Massachusetts
Benj. Hobbs 1.
age 70 yr infirm & afflicted with a "Hernia" so that he cannot labor - wife 50 years -
died from '91 to close of War
Schidale
Real Estate $120
Personal " 70.20
$190.20
see letter 15 March 1823 to W. N.
W. Wilson
of Mass.

We the undersigned hereby certify that in our opinion that Benj. Hobbs has sold his reversionary right to within dis- cribed real estate for the full value thereof Joseph Batchelder Ephraim Wildes
Patterson
Sealed this 15 th April 1823.
Joseph Batchelder Ephraim Wildes & R. A. Men- am made the oath to the truth of the above written before me H. Cleveland Just. of Peace

Massachusetts
Benj. Hobbs 1 st prin.
Served from '77 to end of war.
1 st Sched. date June 1820.
Real Estate $120.-
Personal 22 Sep 1816 70.20
Total $190.20.
Sched. under sect of Mar '23 made 16 th Apr. 1823]
Personal property $10.25
Accounts for the decrease of property
on the 10 th Apr. 1823 he sold & conveyed his Reversionary Estate to Sam l Jones for $80. & that he owed to him $42.75 which was deducted & paid to several Estate $16.00. to Perley $30.36. to Brichelder & Rice $12.72 to H. Jones $9.04.-
Amount and 78 years
Honor. affected with an error call "Harris" so as he unable to labor in 53. — States that his for the last when lived upon
City
(copy of Deed given)
Chas Bod Lacker Esq.
Salem
Mass.
Kepton
Rec d May
16. 1823
Nov 19

Copy
52
Benjamin Hobbs to
Samuel James
[Faint, mirrored bleed-through text from the reverse side of the page]

Know, all Men, by these Presents, That
I Benjamin Hobbs of Topsfield in The County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts labourer
in consideration of Eighty Dollars paid me by Samuel James of the same Topsfield cordwainer
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant, sell and convey unto the said Samuel The Reversionary title to two parcels of land situated in said Topsfield, expectant at the decease of the widow Ruth Kimball, late widow of Asa Porter late of said Topsfield deceased: First parcel of said land with the buildings thereon containing one acre, or be the same more or less, is bounded on the road, on land of Jacob Peabody, and on land of Jacob Symonds. The second parcel containing one acre, or be the same more or less, bounded on the road, on land of said Symonds, on land of Billy Emerson - reserving to said Ruth late widow of Asa Porter deceased her life estate in the premises -
To have and to hold the granted premises with the appurtenances to the said Samuel James his heirs and assigns, to his and their use and benefit forever. And I the said Benjamin for my self, my heirs, executors and administrators, do hereby covenant with the said Samuel his heirs and assigns - That I am lawfully seized in fee of the premises: that they are free of all incumbrances: that I have good right to sell and convey the same to the said Samuel and that I will, and my heirs, executors and administrators shall, warrant and defend the same to the said Samuel his heirs and assigns, forever, against the lawful claims and demands of any persons, excepting and reserving the title of the said Ruth Kimball for and during her natural Life
In witness whereof, I the said Benjamin Hobbs have hereunto set my hand and seal this tenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Twenty Three.
Benjamin Hobbs Seal
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of us,
N. Cleveland Lucy Cleveland
True copy of the original Ent o for record in the Registry of Deeds for the County of Essex April 12. 1823
Mr. Amos Gove Regr.
ESSEX ss. April 11. Benjamin Hobbs acknowledged the above instrument to be his free Act and Deed - before me, N. Cleveland Just. Peace.
1823. - Then the above named

Benj a Hobbs Decon for Pension

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Yrs. f. At the Supreme Judicial Court held at Ipswich within & for the county of Essex on the third Tuesday of April A.D. 1823
On this 16 th day of April 1823 personally appears in open court, the same being a court of Record for said county 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, Benjamin Hobbs, resident in said county, aged 73 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of the 18. March 1818, the 1 st May 1820 and the first of March 1823, that he the said Hobbs enlisted on the 1 st day of Jan y . 1776 at Topsfield in the State of Massachusetts in the company of Capt. Baker in the Regiment commanded by Col. Moses Little in the line of Massachusetts on the continental Establishment that he continued to serve in the corps till Jan y . 1. 1777 when he was discharged from the said service in the State of New York:-
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner 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 18 th March 1818 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 following
Schedule viz t
Brafs kettle, chairs & table, - $6 old copper, iron ware, and irons, shovel & tongs, &c $ 9.00 coffee pot, tin, pewter, glass & crockery ware 1.50 candle sticks, bellows, forks, chain, &c 3.25 chopping knife, toaster, looking glass, light stand, spinning wheel old desk, reel 1.50 Gold casks 0.75 wooden ware & spoons 1.75 2.50 $ 16.25

That since the exhibition of my first Schedule the following changes have been made in my property, vizt.
On the 10 th day of April 1823 I sold and conveyed to Samuel Jones all my Reversionary estate in three and a quarter acres of land in Topsfield with the house thereon for the just value thereof eighty dollars, and that I owed said Jones $12.75 which he retained from the purchase money, and he further paid at my request my just debts as follows $5.00 to Dan d Sewell, also $11. to Billy Emerson, also $30.36 to John Terley, - also to John Bachelder $5 also to John Read $7.72 - and also to Henry Jones $9.04. - and that I justly owed those sums to the aforementioned persons.
That the said Hobbs is 73 years old, a husbandman, is very infirm and afflicted with a Hernia so that he cannot labor - His wife is aged 53 and that is all his family. He has received charity from his fellow townsmen the last winter and is incapable of supporting himself without the aid of Government, except by public or private charity
Benj a Hobbs
Sworn to and declared on the 16 th day of April before me
Isaac Parker Chief Justice of S.S. Court.
I Ichabod Tucker Clerk of the court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and Schedule have been admitted to the Record of the said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is sixteen Dollars and twenty five cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this sixteenth day of April 1823
Ichabod Tucker, Clerk of the court for the county of Essex