Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,857, Elijah Holley, Conn. Mass. R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Holley, Elijah
S. 32,857
Mass.
P.I.
CONTENTS
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3367.
Massachusetts.
Elijah Holley, 47 Colo. Shepherd & Co. private in Mass. Cont. G. Rhode Island Line 1778 - 7 years. In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 27 th of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th of Oct 1818 and sent to John Hooper, Esq. Springfield, Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818. amt. 8/30. 34.13 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Mar 1819. 48.00
$82.13
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
✓ Lemuel Barker Esq.
Notification sent September 6th 1820 to Parker D. Hall, Esq., Massachusetts.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Butcheress. On this 27 th day of April 1818 before me the Subscribers Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas in the Western Circuit in said Commonwealth, Personally appeared Elijah Holley aged fifty four years, now resident in Lenox in said County, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the 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" - That the said Elijah Holley enlisted, in the town of Granville, Massachusetts, in Capt Ball's company and Col. Shepard's Regiment for eight months and having served the term of his said enlistment, he again enlisted.

at Roxbury in Mass a in December 1775 for one year in Capt Lill's Company, Col. Parsons Regiment in the Con- necticut line and Continental establishment and served in said Company & in Capt. Lamb's Company in the service of the United States during the term of his said enlistment - And again in Dec r 1776 he enlisted at Groton in Connecticut in Capt. Stanton's Company in Col. Sherburne's Regiment in the Connecticut line *
* R.R. Island Shire and continued to serve in said Company or in the service of the United States to the close of the war and was discharged in June 1783 at Newburgh in the State of New York - That his discharge was burnt at Granville Mass a when he lost his house by fire - That he was in the Battle on Long Island , at Horn's Brook, at Fort Lee, at the taking of Burgoyne and several other smaller battles - And that he is re in reduced

Circumstances and state in need of the assistance of his Country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services — Elijah Holley
Sworn to and subscribed before me, the day and year — aforesaid — John Hooker
I John Hooker Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Law Pleas within and for the Western Circuit as aforesaid, do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Elijah Holley did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and that I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me, to the Secretary for the department of War, pursuant to the direction of the act entitled "An act to provide for a list of the services of the soldiers of the United States" — John Hooker
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the original now on file in my office and that the above is the signature — Witness my hand & the seal of Court hereunto affixed the day & year aforesaid
J. A. Woodbridge Clk

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Elijah Holley ~
3367 Oct. '18
ON
Mar. 1879

District of Massachusetts, ss :
ON this 29 th day of June 1820 ; Personally appeared in open Court before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, begun and holden at Lenox, within and for the County of Berkshire, in the Western Circuit, on the 4th Monday of June 1820, the same Court, 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, Elijah Holley — aged Sixty nine years, resident in Lenox — in the County of Berkshire aforesaid, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows ; that he enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Libertus Ball — in the regiment commanded by Colonel Shepard — in the line of the State of Massachusetts — on the Continental establishment. That his original declaration is dated April 27-1818 — and that his pension certificate is numbered 3367 —
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident Citizen of the United States, on the 18th day 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 18th day of 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 schedule, hereto annexed, and by me subscribed—schedule of property, necessary clothing and bedding excepted—to wit : one pot $1.33 — one tea kettle $1.17 — three Earthen plates $0.17 — one Earthen Flatter $0.08 — three tea cups & saucers .12 — one pepper .8 — two table Spoons .12 — three knives & forks .50 — two shoe linings .17 — five Shoemakers awls — .20 — one old axe .50 —
That I am by occupation a cordwainer that I am lame & infirm, which renders me a great part of my time unable to labour that the number of my family residing with me is one that their names and ages are as follow : Nancy Holley my wife aged forty seven years, who is now sick & deprived of health her reason & for about four months past has been unable to do any kind of labour — (Signed) Elijah Holley —
Sworn to, and declared on the 29 th — day of June — 1820, before the said Court — Parker L. Hall Atty. pro tem.
I Parker L. Hall Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Berkshire do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the 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 four dollars and forty four cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this ninth day of August 1820.
Parker L. Hall
CLERK OF THE COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE.

32857 Rev INVALID.
File No. 32857
Elijah Holley in Rev War
Act: 18 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 198
[Arrangement of 1870.]