Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,849, Zacheus Holmes, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Holmes, Zachrus
S. 32,849
Zacchus
B. & M. 816-100.
Zachariah
CONTENTS

9,043
Massachusetts.
4
Zacheus Holmes,
of Plympton, in the state of Massach ts : who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sproat, of the Massach ts . line, for the term of three years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10. of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7. of April 19, and sent to Nahum Mitchell, Judge, Bridgewater, Mass ts .
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819. .. 86. 63
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Sept. 7 48 "
10 mo. \frac{21}{30} 1819. $ 134. 63
\frac{4}{31} }
Revolutionary claim, } Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

Notification sent May 4 th 1821 to John B. Thomas, Esq. Plymouth, Massachusetts. -

Lachlan Holmes Plympton

I Zacheus Holmes of Plympton in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a citizen of the united states and now resident therein set forth and declare that I was a soldier in the war of the revolution in the land service on the continental establishment for more than nine months that I am reduced in my circumstances and stand in need of the assistance of my country for support, and do therefore request that I may have a pension granted me agreeably to a law of congress of the 18 th of March last. and do also now relinquish all claim to any pension heretofore granted me (if any) by any former law of congress - that I entered the service in 1777 among those, who were called the first three years men, in Capt. Seth Drew's Company and Col. Bailey's Regiment, during the first part of the time, and in the latter part of the time in Capt. Judah Alden's Company and Col. Shroats' Regiment; it was the same Company and Regiment, but they were commanded by different Officers. - that after the three years expired I enlisted again in the same Company for three years more and served till the end of the war and was honorably discharged at Newburgh in New York state and had the badge of Merit, but I have lost my discharge. My first Captain, Seth Drew, is living and has given me a certificate, which I exhibit.
Zacheus Holmes
Subscribed & sworn to April 10. 1818.

— 816 —
Zackey alias Zachariah Holmes — priv:
2. nd Mass. Regiment
Warrant iss d Sept. 15 th 1819
Thos B. Addison Atty:

Leachens Holmes
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9043
Sept 1899

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Plymouth ss.
On this twentieth day of July, 1820, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having a power also of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings, personally appeared in open Court, being a court of record for the said County Zachheus Holmes aged fifty nine years, resident in Plympton in said County, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. for the term of six years. First in the Company of Capt. George Dombarn, in Col. Bailey's Regiment & then in same company under Capt. Luther & Adam Bailey, 2nd Regiment, & afterwards in the same Regiment in Capt. Drew & Field's Comp. Mass. Line and that he has received a pension certificate dated 7th April 1819 - and numbered 904.3 in pursuance of his original Declaration made 10th day of April 1818 and also takes and subscribes the following oath, viz.
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.
I own a dwelling house & one third of an acre of Land. Six chairs - Two pine tables - some Iron, crockery & wooden ware. I was formerly a Mariner by occupation - am infirm health, & able to perform but very little labour - My family consists of myself & my Wife Meriam aged 61 years, who is quite unwell, & unable to support herself. I owe sundry persons about 150 dollars - Zachheus Holmes
Sworn to, and declared, on the 20th day of July A.D. 1820. before
Nahum Mitchell C. Justice of the Court
I, John B Thomas clerk of said Court 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 one hundred fifty dollars and Fifty cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this twentieth day of July 1820 150.50
John B Thomas Clerk of the Court for the County of Plymouth

Zachariah Holmes Date No 18147
KNOW all Men by these Presents,
That I Zachariah Holmes of Plympton, County of Plymouth, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a Soldier during the Revolutionary War, in the Second Massachusetts Regiment of the American Army have constituted, ordained and made, and in my stead and place put, and by these presents do constitute, ordain and make, and in my stead and place put John Coates of Boston, County of Suffolk, Commonwealth aforesaid, Broker -
to be my true, sufficient and lawful attorney for me and in my name and stead, to my use to ask for - and to receive of the United States, a Warrant of One Hundred Acres of Land granted me by the Congress of the United States as a Bounty for enlisting to serve, and for serving, the term of During the War, in the Second Massachusetts Regiment of the American Army of the Revolution.
Giving and hereby granting unto my said attorney full power and authority in and about the premises; and to use all due means, course and process in the law for the full, effectual and complete execution of the business aforesaid; and in my name to make and execute due acquittance and discharge; and for the premises to appear, and the person of me the constituent to represent before any governor, judges, justices, officers and ministers of the law whatsoever, in any court or courts of judicature, and there, on my behalf, to answer, defend and reply unto all actions, causes, matters and things whatsoever, relating to the premises. Also to submit any matter in dispute, respecting the premises, to arbitration or otherwise: with full power to make and substitute, for the purposes aforesaid, one or more attorneys under my said attorney and the same again at pleasure to revoke. And generally to say, do, act, transact, determine, accomplish, and finish all matters and things whatsoever, relating to the premises, as fully, amply and effectually, to all intents and purposes, as I the said constituent, if present, ought or might personally, although the matter should require more special authority than is herein comprised I the said constituent ratifying, allowing and holding firm and valid all and whatsoever my said attorney or his substitutes shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, in and about the premises, by virtue of these presents.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 26 th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen.
Signed, sealed, and delivered, in Presence of us,
W Stevenson Zachariah Holmes
Zachariah Holmes
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Boston, Suffolk, ff.
BE IT KNOWN, That on the twenty six th Day of February One thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me, WILLIAM STEVENSON, Notary Public, by legal Authority admitted and sworn, and dwelling in Boston aforesaid, and a Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk, personally came Zachariah Holmes above named, and acknowledged the above Letter of Attorney to be his Act and Deed.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed my Notarial Seal the Day and Year last aforesaid.
William Stevenson
{ Notary Public & Just. of Peace.

Lucas Holmes.
Suffolk ss Boston February 26. 1878
Personally appeared Samuel Holmes of Boston and made oath that he is well acquainted with Lucas Holmes, by whom the within Power is signed and knows him to be the identical person therein described or represented.
before me William Stevenson Notary Public
Know all men by these presents, that I John Coates of Boston in the State of Massachusetts, named in the within original Letter of Attorney, have substituted and appointed and by these presents do substitute and appoint Thomas P. Addison of the City of Washington to do, execute and perform all and singular the acts, deeds, matters & things which by the said Letter of Attorney I am authorized and empowered to do, as fully and effectually as I could if personally present, hereby ratifying all that my said Substitute may lawfully do, by virtue hereof. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 8 th day of August A.D. Eighteen hundred and nineteen —
In presence of —
W. Stevenson
Notary Public
John Coates.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Suffolk ss Boston, ss. On this sixteenth day of August A.D. one thousand eight hundred and nineteen before me, William Stevenson Notary Public, by legal authority admitted and sworn, dwelling in Boston, and a Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk, personally appeared John Coates and acknowledged the above Instrument of Substitution to be his free act and deed.
I further certify that Samuel Holmes above named is well known to me and is a respectable witness.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal the day and year above written.
William Stevenson Notary Public

32 849 Ray INVALID.
File No. 32,849
Sachens Holmes In Rev War
Act: 15 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 19 th
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Zacheus Holmes Massachusetts Line.
Zacheus Holmes not returned

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
By His Excellency JOHN BROOKS, Esquire, Governor and Commander in Chief in and over said Commonwealth.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Know ye, That Alden Bradford Esq r
J. Brooks
is Secretary of
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 caused the Public Seal of the Commonwealth to be hereunto affixed, this twenty fifth day of February A. D. 1819, and in the forty third year of the Independence of the United States of America.
By His Excellency the Governor.
Alden Bradford
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Kingston April 1 st 1818
I do hereby certify that Zacharias Hohnes was a Soldier in my Company the 2 d Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Col o Eben n Sprout that he remained in said Company till I left that Reg t and joined the 3 d Reg t — I further certify that he remained in the 2 d Regiment till he was Discharged at the close of the revolutionary war — that he had the badge of faithful service conferred on him which he wore on the arm by order — and was regularly Discharged Seth Dowe Maj r in the 2 d Massachusetts Reg t of revolutionary army 9

Kingston MS 13 Aug
Free Drew P.M. Kingston MS
Mr John Coats Boston

Dear Sir
Kingston Ms Augt 13 th 1819
I send you the Deposition of Thomas Holmes. together with a Certificate of Maj t Sedden under oath - There is no Notary public nearer than Plymouth so that I have perform'd the part of a justice of the peace and have got a certificate from the Clerk of the Court, I think this must be sufficient, if I am still wanting I will Certify as far as my knowledge extends which will be according to the Statement in the letter sent you
Am Dear Sir yours Respectfully
Seth Dreyer
W m John Crafts

Zacheus Holmes
Plympton
Col: Sprouts regt.
Massachusetts line
3 years.
10. April, 1818.
on colts.
adm c .

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
On this ss.  tenth day of April AD. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Zacheus Holmes of Plympton aged _____ years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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," vvv .
That he served in said war for the first three years, so called, in Capt. Seth Drew's Company & Col. John Bailey's Regiment the first part of the time & the last part of the time in Capt. Judah Alden's Comp. y & Col. Sproat's Reg. t & Massachusetts Line - and also for the last three years in said Alden's Comp. y . - See his said declaration enclosed and also Maj. Drew's certificate -

The said Holmes is poor and needs the assistance of his country for support —
And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Zacheus Holmes did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the com- mon enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Nahum Mitchell
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss.
1818,
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth—that the same Circuit Court of Common Pleas is a Court of record—that the signature to the above cer- tificate is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of the said Court.
} Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of

18:147-
I Judah Hden of Duxbury in the County of Plymouth & Commonwealth of Massachusetts do certify & say that Zacharias Holmes served in my Company as a private soldier & in the second Massachusetts Reg t Com d by Ebenezer Sproat Esq r in the Revolutionary Army, that the Company to which Holmes belonged was previous to my having the Command of & commanded by S th Drew Esq r And that to my best recollection the said Holmes was enlisted for during the War and was honorably discharged some time in June 1783- and that there was no man belonging to said Company or Regiment to my knowledge of the name of Zachariah Holmes
Judah Hden then a Captain in the 2 nd Mass t Reg t
Duxbury August 10-1819-
Plymouth ss. August 10-1819 Then personally came before me the subscriber Judah Hden and made oath to the truth of the above Certificate by him signed before me S th D r Justice of y e peace

I Zachus Holmes of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Merrimack a Soldier of the Revolution - Do testify and say that I enlisted into the second Massachusetts Regiment in the Line of the American Army of the Revolution, that I was in the same Army the whole of the year 1776. that at the end of said year I enlisted into Capt George Dunbar's Company for three years. and at the end of that time I enlisted into Captain Adams Barley's Company in the same Regim- -ent for during the War and was Honorably discharged the 10 th of June 1783. - that I with other tall Men of the Regiment was formed into a Company under Capt. Seth Drew that in March 1783. Capt Drew was promoted to a Major & that Capt Judah Hildreth took Command of the Company from whom Company I was discharged - Zachus Holmes
Plymouth So August 4 th 10 th 1819 then the above named Zachus Holmes Personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the above Deposition. - he being well known to me and is a creditable person - Seth Drew Justic of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth, I John B. Thomas, Clerk of the Judicial Courts for the County of Plymouth hereby certify that Letts Drew Esq. is a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Plymouth duly commissioned & qualified to administer oaths & take depositions & that the signature to the foregoing attestation is the true signature of the said Justice.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Courts of said County, this twelfth day of August A D one Thousand eight hundred & nineteen
J B Thomas

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Secretary's Office, Feb. 25-1819
By this I certify, that from records remaining in this office, it appears that Zachariah Holines was a Soldier in Col. Bailey's Regt t which was a part of the Mass ts Line & on the Con- tinental establishment, in the Ameri- can revolutionary war - enlisted for the term of "during the war" - & has produced evidence to entitle him to the gratuity allowed by this State; which was given only to such as enlisted for the war, & served to the close of the war, or three years, & were honorably discharged —
Isaac Lovering was also in said Regt t - enlisted for some time, & is of the description as aforesaid, & has also received his gratuity from this State — That Job Caswell & Job Caswell Jr were in some Regt t - enlisted for some term & under some circum- stances - & have both produced evi- dence to entitle them to the grat- uity allowed by this State & have rec d the same —
That Melatiah Cobb was a

soldier in Col. Shepard's Regt - enlisted for the same term of time & under same circumstances - & has received his bounty from this State, granted only to those who enlisted for the war, & served three years. or to the close of the war, & were regu- larly discharged, as aforesaid —
Wlden Bradford
Secy. of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts —
May 20 th 1819
The books in this office give the name of J. L. Holmes there, "Zacheus Holmes" — and he is during the war — But in the Index it is Zachariah — I have no doubt it is one & the same man — & that the true name is Zachers —
W. Bradford Secy. of the Commonwealth