Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19694, Jonas Hastings, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Hastings, Jonas
S 19694
CONTENTS
Carded

1870
Massachusetts
Innes Hastings
of Shrewsbury in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Howe of the Regt. commanded by Col. Whitney in the Mass line for 10 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of - 33 - Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Nov 1832 and allowed to G.
Jolsons of Worcester Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1832 $49.99 3/4 Semi-ann. allowance ending Sept 4 th 33 16.66 3/4
$66.66
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. Madison Clerk, Book D Vol. 2 . Page 58

Revolution 19694 INVALID.
File No. 19694
Jonas Hastings Dis Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 166
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Solomon Howe for Jonas Hastings - Dorchester

(A) Worcester ss. Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
I Solomon Howe of Bridport in the County Addison and State of Vermont of lawful age to testify and make oath. do say that in the year of Lord Seventeen hundred & Seventy Six in the month February I entered the Massachusetts Militia (as a volunteer) Then in the service of the United States. I then resided in the Town of Shrewsbury in the County of Worcester in said Commonwealth of Massachusetts. And that Jonas Hastings of said Shrewsbury at the same time entered the same service with me in the company under the command of Capt. Nathan Howe in the Regiment under the command of Col. Whitney & that the said Jonas remained in the service with me two months and then we were regularly discharged. That is when the two months had expired for which we entered the service. We were verbally discharged. During said two months were stationed at Dorchester Hill Town. Solomon Howe
Worcester August 6 th 1832 Then the above named Solomon Howe personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the facts contained in the above statement by him subscribed - before me & I certify that said Howe is a credible witness. Nymphas D. D. Justice of the Peace.

(73 & C.)
Worcester ss Massachusetts (73)
I Ebenezer Mann of Shrewsbury in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts of lawful age to testify and make oath - Do say that in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred & seventy six. I resided in said Shrewsbury and in the month of September in the said year I entered into the Massachusetts Militia then in the service of the United States - and that Jonas Hastings of said Shrewsbury entered the same service at the same time with me - in the Company under the Command of Capt Asa Rice in Col Samuel Dana's Regiment - and that the said Hastings remained in said service with me for the term of two months & then we were verbally discharged - During said term we were principally stationed at Larrytown in the State of New York.
C) I the Ebenezer Mann further say that in the year of our Lord seventeen & seventy six - in the month of December the said Hastings entered the said service as aforesaid with me in the Company under the Command of Capt Bellows - & in Col Sparrowhawk's Regiment and that said Hastings remained in said service with me for the term of three months - & then we were verbally discharged - During said three months we were principally stationed at Boundbrook in Somerset County - New Jersey - Ebenezer Mann
Worcester ss August 8th 1832
Then the above named Ebenezer Mann personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the facts contained in the above statement by him subscribed - before me - & I certify that said Mann is known to me & is a credible witness - Nymphas Dadd Justice of the Peace

Worcester ss Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I Jasper Rand of Shrewsbury in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age to testify and make oath - do say that in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty four - I resided in said Shrewsbury - & in the month of September about the fifteenth day I entered the service of the United States, in the Massachusetts Militia and that Jonas Hastings of said Shrewsbury entered the same service at the same time with me in the Company under the command of Capt Ebenezer Ingalsbee & in Col Job Cushing's Regiment and that the said Hastings remained in said service with me for the term of three months - & then we were verbally discharged. During said time we were stationed at Stillwater in the state of New York & we were there when the battle took place on the Seventh of October. Then we followed the retreat of Gen Burgoyne to Saratoga, & were there when he surrendered - afterwards we went to Albany - White-plains and other places. Jasper Rand
Worcester ss August 8 th 1832
Then the above named Jasper Rand personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the facts contained in the above statement by him subscribed. before me - & I certify that I know said Rand & that he is a credible witness. - Nymphas Pratt Justice of the Peace.

Jonas Hastings
ation.
W
of Worcester in Massachusetts
10 mo
$33.33

DECLARATION, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this sixth day of September in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court, before Nathaniel Paine Judge of Probate now sitting  Jonas Hastings a resident of Shrewsbury in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged 80 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 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy six he resided in said Shrewsbury & in the month of January or February in said year he enlisted as a volunteer for the term of two months into the Massachusetts Militia then in the service of the United States in the company commanded by Capt Nathan Howe & that said company immediately joined the Regiment commanded by Col Whitney at Dorchester Town in said Commonwealth of Massachusetts where said Regiment was stationed during the whole of said time - doing duty on the Hills & Points & that when the said time had expired for which he enlisted he was honorably discharged - for evidence of this service see deposition - A -
Also that in the year 1776 in the month of September he resided in said Shrewsbury & that he enlisted as a volunteer in the same service as aforesaid for the term of two months in the company commanded by Capt Asa Rice & that said company marched directly to Tarrytown in the state of New York and there the company joined the Regiment commanded by Col Samuel Dand. and that the said Regiment remained principally at said Tarrytown until the time for which he had enlisted had expired & then he was honorably discharged - for evidence of this service see deposition - B -
Also that in 1776 in the month of December he resided in said Shrewsbury & that he enlisted as a volunteer in the same service as aforesaid for the term of three months in the company commanded by Capt Billings - and that said company marched directly to Boundbrook in the state of New Jersey & there joined the Regiment commanded by Col Sparhawk. & where the Regiment principally remained until the time expired for which he had enlisted then he was honorably discharged - for evidence of this service see deposition - C -
Also that in the year 1777 - on about the 15th of September he resided in said Shrewsbury and that he enlisted as a volunteer in the same service as aforesaid - in the company commanded by Capt

See Col. Jos. Cushing's Receipt
Ebenezer Ingersoll for the term of Three months and that said Company marched directly to Stillwater in the state of New York - and that he was there when the Battle took place on the month of October & that he followed the retreat of Gen. Burgoyne to Saratoga - & that he was there when Gen. Burgoyne surrendered. & afterwards he went with the troops to Albany, White Plains & other places - & that when the said time had expired for which he entered the said service he was hereby discharged. And that Gen. Gates had the Command of the said troops - for evidence of this service in deposition. Q. and that he has no documentary evidence of either of said services. I was born in P. Shrewsbury.
I have no other in said Shrewsbury.
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 aforesaid.
Before NATHL. DAME Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
Jonas Hastings

We George Allen a Clergyman residing in the said Shrewsbury and Fort Harrington residing in said Shrewsbury hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonas Hastings who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Sixty Seven 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 and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Before Nathl. Farnes Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
Geo. Allen Fort Harrington
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 mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that George Allen who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the said Shrewsbury and that Fort Harrington who has also signed the same is a resident in the said Shrewsbury and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Nathl. Farnes Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
I Theophilus Wheeler Register in full Clerk of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jonas Hastings for a pension. That George Allen and Fort Harrington were sworn before me and that the affidavit taken is a true copy of the original affidavit in full credit. That the affidavit was signed this 10th day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two.
Theoph. Wheeler Reg of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester in Massachusetts
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