Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30485, Nathan Hicks, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
NUMBER _____
Hicks, Nathan
S. 30485
CONTENTS

468
Massachusetts
Nathan Hicks
Rehoboth in the State of Mass ts who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Flowers of the Regt. commanded by Colonel Bradford in the Mass ts line, for the term of 9 months
from June 1778 to March 1779 9 months in Capt. Colis Co. Mass ts militia
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass ts at the rate of forty Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 th day of March 1831 and payable semiannually
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of Sept r 1832 and sent to Hon. J. D. Hodges
Appears to 4 th of March 1832... 40 00 Semi-ann. all' ce ending 4 Sept 1832 20
} $60 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818. May 1, 1820. March 1, 1828. act 7. June 1832 }
Book D. vol. 2 page 58 Gottlieb Brunn clerk
Death not on A. B.

Nathan Hicks Rehoboth
Col o Bradford's reg t . Mass ch ts 9 months.
5. May, 1818.
correct by Rolls.
Adm o

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Plymouth ss.
On this fifth day of May - - 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Nathan Hicks of Rehoboth Co. of Bristol aged fifty six 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." viz. That he enlisted in May or June 1778 into the continental service for nine months to reinforce the army at New York and was mustered the 19. day of June 1778 at Fishkill and joined Capt. Samuel Flowers Company to rebuild the fort Constitution opposite West Point and after wards joined Capt. Readings company & Col. Bradfords Regiment Massachusetts line at White Plains and continued to serve nine months out on said regiment and was discharged at West Point in March 1779 - and had a written discharge on one piece of paper with two or three others, who were therein directed to draw rations on the way, and one Atwood who came farther East took it, and has not heard of him or the discharge since - That there are some soldiers living who he thinks can testify to his services & if he can procure their depositions he will forward them - and that he has no further testi
N.B. In some instances I took no separate declaration, but knew their statements immediately into the printed form, as in this case - J. Mitchell: Judge
Many now in his power of his services - that he was not in any regular battle - and that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for support -
Sworn to and declared the day and year aforesaid. -
And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Nathan Hicks did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common 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, and that he needs the assistance of his country for support -
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 certificate 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

Schedule of all the property of Nathan Hicks of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol, excepting necessary bedding & clothing
   1 Cupboard 2.00   1 Desk 3.00   1 Loam 2—   1 Chest 1—   3 old chairs 1—   Drawers 75   1 old table 1—   1 Iron Pit 75   Knives & forks (very poor) 75   1 Spider 50   5 pewter plates & spoons (old & worn out) 75   Pea-pot 50   Earthenware bowls 50   Iron Dogs 60   1 candlesticks 25   Shovel and tongs 50   Iron bar, stule hoe & broad hoe 3.00   Iron Kettle 1.00   1 Swine 10.00   Great Bulb 75  
30.60
Nathan Hicks

Schedule.
Of the Property of Nathan Hicks. 18th March. 1818.
I had between forty and fifty Acres of hard, rough land, about 6 Acres of which is tillage, and 3 Acres of which is rough mowing. The remainder is clothed with bushes and scrub trees, & some grown wood. It will make about pasture enough for two cows. I had no house, but what I made from a small blacksmith's shop. I had a small yoke of oxen and two small cows, & did not cut more than half hay enough to keep them. I had one hog. I had no money on hand, nor demands for any on any person. What household stuff and clothing I had was very much worn. I am infirm in body, & besides am much afflicted with the Rheumatism. My wife is unable to do the work in my family, being quite infirm in body. I have nine sons and two daughters. Six of the sons are depending on me for support, and one of the daughters, who has six children. I was owing fifteen hundred Dollars on the 18th March 1818. I hold a Certificate, and have drawn a pension; do humbly pray to be retained on the list of Pensioners, being in such reduced circumstances as to need assistance from my Country.
Nathan Hicks

Nathan Hinks -~
M c 905H
April 1819
Not Encl.
Nobert
Sep '19
...in any court of the United States... ...in any court of the United States... ...in any court of the United States...
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE
SCHEIDATE

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
BRISTOL ss.  Circuit Court of Common Pleas
On this seventeenth day of July 1820, personally appeared, in open court, being a court of record for the said county,
Nathan Hicks , late a private in the Army of the Revolutionary War, aged fifty seven years, resident in Pembroke , 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: I enlisted in Pembroke some time in the Spring of the year 1778, to fill up vacancies which had arisen in Genl. Patterson's Brigade, in Genl. Gates' division. I was then marched to Fishkill, and there passed muster under a Continental Muster-master on the 19th day of June 1778. I was then marched to Fort Constitution on Hudson River, and was there put upon fatigued duty under the command of Capt. Samuel Hovey. After laboring a considerable time on the fort, I was marched by Capt. Hovey to White Plains, where I was placed in Capt. Lebeder's Reading Company, in Col. Bradford's Reg't in the Massachusetts Line, & served in said Reg't until the 28th day of March 1779 when I was honorably discharged. My name is inscribed on the Pension list of the Massachusetts Line, as by Certificate No. 9054 appears.
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 have no trade.
Property valued at D. 1011. 45.
My wife is fifty seven years of age, is unable to do the labour of my family. I have three children dependent on me for support. viz. Sarah, who is nineteen years old; Royal who is nineteen, and Levi, who is about thirteen, & weakly, and unable to work more than half the time. I have one married daughter, who has six children, all dependent on me for support. The children are all young & incapable of earning a living. From the Rheumatism, & other bodily infirmity I am unable to do but very little labour. Sworn to, and declared, on the seventeenth day of July A.D. 1820 Nathan Hicks before
Jas. Spratt Clerk of the Court Bristol Co
I, James Spratt clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bristol 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 thousand and eleven dollars and forty five cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this six day of August 1820.
Jas. Spratt Clerk of the Court for the County of Bristol.

August 18, 1937
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Nathan Hicks, S.30485 BA-J/MOS
Mrs. John F. Marvel 5 Whelden Avenue East Providence, Rhode Island
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of July 28, 1937, requesting information relative to Revolutionary War soldiers, Hosekiah and Nathan Hicks or Hix, of Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.30485, based upon the military service of Nathan Hicks.
He was born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. The date of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.
In 1777 he belonged to a company of minute-men in Rehoboth and served at least three months in Captain Simeon Cole's company in Colonel Thomas Carpenter's regiment and went on the expedition to Rhode Island. In May or June, 1778, he enlisted and served as private in Captain Samuel Flowers' company and later in Captain Zebedee Reading's company in Colonel Gamaliel Bradford's Massachusetts regiment and was discharged March 20, 1779.
Nathan Hicks was allowed pension on his application executed May 8, 1818, at which time he was fifty-six years of age and was living in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
In 1832 he was living in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, and stated that he had always lived there.

In 1820 Nathan Hicks stated that his wife, her name not given, was fifty-seven years of age. He stated that he had nine sons and two daughters and that one daughter was married and had six children, names of daughter and children not given. He mentioned the names of the following of his children: Daniel aged nineteen in 1820, Royal aged seventeen in 1820, Lewis aged about thirteen in 1820, and William A.
In 1823 reference was made to the following, relationship not shown: Nathan Hicks, Elias Hicks of Boston, Massachusetts, Daniel Hicks of Dorchester, Massachusetts, Galen Hicks of Taunton, Massachusetts, Jotham Hicks and Hezekiah Hicks and George Hicks.
There are no further data relative to the family of Nathan Hicks and there are no claims for pension or bounty land on file on account of the Revolutionary War service of Hezekiah Hicks.
Very truly yours
GEORGE H. SWEET Acting Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rev 30 485
File No. 30 485
Nathan Hicks
His Rev Mr
Act: June 1 st 1891
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 187
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1907 Jany. 18 History to Mrs. W. L. Shultz. c
1937 Aug. 18. Hist. to Mrs. John F. Marvel. MCS

Cannot be restored.
See letter to James Sproat, Jun r 24
June 1823.
See letter written after the above, on the same day, to Geo. Blake , Esq r .
See Caveat within, Rec d 7 July 1823 —

I am a farmer, and am so infirm by reason of the Rheumatism & other bodily afflictions as to be unable to do but very little labour — I have a wife who is Sixty one years of age who is also infirm and unable to do much labour — I have one son living with me — William G Hicks who is about fifteen years old, but of a full weakly constitution —
Mathew Hicks

estate, and other articles mentioned in the first, and not included in the second schedule, have been sold to pay his debts. —
Claimant's family the same as stated in the first schedule. — He has no trade.
See letter Jan. 21. 1830 to Hon. J. L. Hodges A.R. Remarried
James Sproat, Taunton, Mass. Sept. 1819
Nathan Hicks — Private. Massachusetts.
Served 9 months from June 1778. 1 st schedule, dated 17 th July, 1820 — Contains between 40 & 50 acres of land — 1 yoke of oxen — 2 small cows — 1 hog — and household stuff. These articles are not valued separately but collectively, at $1011.45
Claimant states that he owed on the 18 Mar. 1818. $1500.00 but does not give the names of the creditors.
Claimant 59 years old — Wife 57 — has 3 children dependent on him for support, viz: Daniel, aged 19 — Royal, aged 17 — and Levi, aged 13 — one unmarried daughter who has 6 young children dependent on him for support. —
Application made to be restored and rejected 1 June 1821. —
2 nd schedule, dated 16 Mar. 1821 — contains no real estate — 2 small shoats — $10.00 1 cow & 2 calves — 20.00 Sundry small articles of household & farming utensils 13.00 $43.00
Claimant states that all the real

9054 Massachusetts.
Nathan Hicks,
of Rehoboth, in the state of Mass ts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bradford, of the Massach ts line, for the term of nine months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts. at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 5. of May, 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 7. of April 1819. and sent to Nahum Mitchell judge, Bridgewater, Mass ts
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819. . . 80 "
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4. Sept. 1819. 48 "
10 mos. } 1819. $: 128 "
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued
Notification sent Sep. 15 th 1820 to Col. J. Brewster, Clk. of of Bristol Co. Treasurer Mass ts

I Simeon Wheeler of Providence in the county of Providence Labourer, in the Seventy second year of my age, do on solemn oath say that I have been well acquainted with Mr Nathan Hicks of Reh- both in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, from his youth, as we were both brought up near neighbours & schoolfellows in said town of Rehoboth. In the year One thousand Seven hundred and seventy seven we both belonged to the company of militia in said town of Rehoboth. In the Spring of the year 1777 the younger & more active part of our company volunteered to become min- ute men (as they were then called) & engaged to be always equip- ped in readiness to march in the service of our country at a minutes warning. I well recollect that the said Nathan Hicks volunteered at that time with me & we both continued in the same company of minute men, commanded by Capt. Simeon Cole, upwards of two years. John Dyer was first & Isaac Brown Second Lieutenant of said company. which belong to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Carpenter, Col. Shubel Peck was Lieut Colonel of the said regiment. While we stood in readiness as minute men we were frequently called out upon alarms, & on these occasions said Hicks being an active young man, was always one of the first to be ready & willing to march. I well recollect that said Hicks turned out with us when the British burnt Warren & remained on duty with us about a month. He also turned out was with us at two different times to assist in the expedition against the British on the Island of Rhode Island, when he continued in actual service about a month each time. Being young we were detained on

duty longer than some older minute men.
I recollect at one of these terms of service we went on to the Island of Rhode Island to help throw up breast works at a place called Butts Hill. Which & said Hicks was there at work with us & worked well. While on the Island we were commanded by Captain Frederick Drown was with us & Lieutenant Dyer before mentioned, but whether Capt Drown commanded our detachment I cannot recollect.
In addition to the above mentioned terms of service one said Hicks was called out with us on several other alarms, on some of which we served but a short time & on others were dismissed almost immediately. But I think I can safely say, on oath, that the said Hicks was from home, under arms & in actual service with me as a minute man, more than three months in the whole. Simeon Wheeler

Providence fr State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
In Providence on this fifteenth day of August A D 1832 personally appeared Simeon Wheeler & subscribed to the foregoing statement and made oath that said statement is true
Before me.
Charles F. Tillinghast
Justice of the Peace
Providence fr. State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Clerk's office of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State for said county August 15 th 1832.
I, the undersigned, Clerk of said Court for said county do hereby certify that Charles F Tillinghast Esquire is now one of the Justices of the Peace for the town of Providence in said county duly appointed by the General Assembly of said State, commissioned & sworn & that full faith & credit are due to his official acts.
And I do further certify that the signature of the said Charles F Tillinghast above written is the true & genuine hand writing of the said Charles F Tillinghast
In Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand & affix the seal of said Court on the day & year above written.
Wm H Smith Clerk.

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations.
Providence fe. I, the undersigned, a Public Notary for said county of Providence, at the request of Nathan Hicks of Rehoboth in the county of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, yeoman, do hereby certify that Simeon Wheeler of Providence in the County of Providence & State of Rhode Island, Labourer, is personally known to me, and as a person of reputed veracity, & I have no doubt that he is a person to be believed under oath.
In witness whereof I do hereunto set my hand & affix my Notarial Seal at Providence on this 15 th day of August. 1832
W m H Smith Pub c Notary.

I Nathan French of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, State, under oath, that I applied for a pension under the pension law of 1818, and proof was to the Department of War Satisfactorily that I enlisted as a private in the Continental Army of the War of the Revolution and served therein nine full months. That with others of my neighbors, I repaired to Fitchville where I passed muster on the 19 th of June 1778 - was there mustered in that Constitution and engaged for some time in rebuilding the same under the command of Capt. Samuel Howells. I was there ordered to White Plains and there placed under the command of Col. Ebenezer Readings, the other officers of the company I do not recollect, but do recollect that Col. Gammell, Brantford and Brig. General Patterson were our Superior Officers, That I repaired with our Company and Brigade, to Westpoint for winter quarters, where I was honorably discharged March 20 th 1779. I beg leave to refer to the inclosed Affidavit of Simon Wheeler for proof of three months other service, making in the whole at least one full year's in the Army of the War of the Revolution.

That I am Seventy years of age, was born in Rahabott, where I ever have resided and do now reside: That, in pursuance of my former appli- -cation, I received a Certificate of Pension from the War Department, which was stopped on account of my having property, or being supposed to have, bey- -ond the amount allowable by the Act at War. Nathan H. Hikes
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol ss. I, Clerk, do hereby certify that on this day personally appeared Nathan Hikes, and
made solemn oath that the foregoing State- -ment by him subscribed, is true according to his knowledge and belief.
Before me
L. L. Hays, Jus. Pacis

Nathan Hicks -
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Schedule of all the property of Nathan Kitchy, of Rehoboth, excepting land & buildings
  1 old maple desk . . . . . $2.00   6 old chairs . . . . . 1.50   1 cupboard . . . . . 2.00   2 small stools . . . . . 10.00   1 box. of balers . . . . . 20.00   1 square table. maple 1.00 . . . . . 1.00   1 iron pot. 2 iron kettles . . . . . 2.00   1 pair cast iron安德森 . . . . . .50   1 iron bar 75cts 2 old narrow loom 50cts 1 ax very old 75cts — 2.00   1 old plough . . . . . 2.00   $43.00 
Nathan Kitchy —
I certify that I sold, since my last application, as I was obliged to do, to pay my debts, all my real Estate, leaving article of personal property, excepting as above stated: I am now entirely destitute — Nathan Kitchy —
more than half the time — I have one married daughter, who has all her children, and I hope to see her again. The children are all young. I am able to earn a little money, but it is not much. I am now living with my daughter, and I hope to stay with her for some time. I am now 75 years old, and I am not sure how long I will be able to stay with her. I am now very weak, and I am not sure how long I will be able to stay with her. I am now very weak, and I am not sure how long I will be able to stay with her.

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
BRISTOL ss. Circuit Court of Common Pleas -
On this Sixteenth day of March 1821, personally appeared, in open court, being a court of record for the said county, Nathan Hicks, of Rehoboth, in the County of Bristol
aged Fiftynine years, resident in Rehoboth, aforesaid 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: I enlisted at Rehoboth, some time in the Spring of the year 1778, to fill up vacancies which had arisen in General Patterson's Brigade, in General Gates' Division. I was then marched to Fish Kill, & there passed Muster, under a Continental Muster Master. On the 19th June 1779, I was then marched to Fort Constitution, on Hudson's river, where I was put upon fatigue duty, under the command of Captain Samuel Howes. After labouring a considerable time on the Fort, I was marched by Captain Howes to White Plains, where I was placed in Capt. Richard Readings Company, in Col. Bradford's Regiment, in the Massachusetts line, & served in said Regiment, till the 20th day of March, 1779, when I was honorably discharged. My discharge was lost. My name is inscribed on the Massachusetts Agency Pension Roll, as by my Certificate, N o 9054 appears -
Property valued at $13.00
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 have no trade -
My wife is Fifty eight years old: is unable to do the labour of any family. I have three children dependent on me for support. viz. David, who is twenty years old; Royal, who is seventeen; Howes, who is about thirteen. Unable to work more than half the time - I have one married daughter, who has six children, all dependent on me for support. the children are all young. & unable to earn anything. I am afflicted with a consumptive complaint, & the Rheumatism, & can do but very little.
Sworn to, and declared, on the Sixteenth day of March A.D. 1821. Nathan Hicks
J. Sproat, Clerk of the Court, Bristol, 60
I, Jamess Sproat clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bristol 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 Forty three dollars and 00 cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this Twenty first day of March - 1821 -
J. Sproat
Clerk of the Court for the County of Bristol.
following - on margin

July 9 John M. [?]
Mr. Edw. [?] Bancroft
Recd. 17 July 1873.
Hon. Secretary of War
Washington City
J. S. [?]
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To the Hon. Secretary of War
Sir The undersigned, understanding that Nathan Hix of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol Massachusetts has made petition to be put upon the Revolutionary Pension list, beg leave to represent that in our opinion said Hix does not come within the meaning of the Law granting relief to soldiers of the Revolution, as he is not in indigent circumstances but in our opinion is worth sufficient to support himself and family as he is in possession of considerable real estate, which we understand is given to his family lately by deed of gift from himself. We also state that we are inhabitants of Rehoboth and in the neighbourhood of Mr Hix.
With high respect we sign ourselves your ob t servants -
Rehoboth June 23 d 1823
Simson Cole
Monasseh Short
Oliver D. Smith John Hopkins Oliver C. Beck Oliver Bullock James Bliss Richard Smith Simson Cole Samuel Cole
Samuel Macomber Joseph Davis John Davis Josiah Short Philip Short Hezekiah P. Short

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
THAT I Nathan Nichols of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Yeoman
in consideration of Three hundred dollars
paid by Miss Nichols of Boston, County of Suffolk, and Commonwealth aforesaid, Yeoman
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant, sell, and convey unto the said Miss Nichols A tract of land lying in said Rehoboth. Bounded as follows: Southerly by land of Simeon Gole. Westerly by land of George W. Peck. Northerly by land of Capt. Ezra Perry and Rufus P. Barrows to land of Jotham Nichols and Easterly by land of said Jotham Nichols and land which I purchased of Uriah Bowen, and land which Simeon Gole purchased of Uriah Bowen, and contains by estimation about ten acres, be the same more or less, being all the land which I purchased of Aaron Burrough and Calvin Pierce. - Also one other piece of land being the Westerly half of a lot of about ten acres which I own a little to the Northwest of where Stephen Pierce formerly lived, said lot is to be divided, beginning at the highway and then running North Seventeen degrees West a straight line through the lot.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the afore granted premises to the said Nichols and to his heirs and assigns, to his  their use and behoof forever.
AND I do covenant with the said Nichols  his heirs and assigns, that I am lawfully seized in fee of the afore granted premises; that they are free of all incumbrances; that I have good right to sell and convey the same to the said Nichols
AND that I will warrant and defend the same premises to the said Nichols and his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I the said Nathan Nichols
have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty eighth day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty three
Signed, sealed, and delivered, in presence of us,
George W Peck Mannah B Peck
Nathan Nichols  D
BRISTOL ss. May 28 th 1823. Then the above named Nathan Nichols personally appeared and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his free act and deed—before me,
George W Peck
{ Justice of the Peace. }
Before me, received and recorded this deed in the land records, in page
{ book of }
Register.
Received June 4. 1823 And recorded by Alfred Williams Register
Copy from Book 112 Page 170 By Alfred Williams Register

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
THAT I Nathan Hicks of Mendon in the County of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Yeoman.
in consideration of an hundred dollars
paid by Daniel Hicks of Dorchester County of Norfolk Commonwealth aforesaid Yeoman
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant, sell, and convey unto the said Daniel his heirs and assigns forever. The Easterly half of a lot of land in said Mendon containing about ten acres be the same more or less which I own, a little to the Northwest of where Stephen Peirce formerly lived. Said lot is to be divided Beginning at the highway and then running North Seventeen degrees West a straight line through the lot.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the afore granted premises to the said Daniel and his heirs and assigns, to his & their use and behoof forever.
AND I do covenant with the said Daniel  his heirs and assigns, that I am lawfully seized in fee of the afore granted premises; that they are free of all incumbrances; that I have good right to sell and convey the same to the said Daniel
AND that I will warrant and defend the same premises to the said Daniel and to his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I the said Nathan Hicks
have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty eighth day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty three
Signed, sealed, and delivered, in presence of us. George W Poeh Mannah B Poeh
Daniel Hicks
BRISTOL ss. May 2d 1823. Then the above named Nathan Hicks personally appeared and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his free act and deed—before me,
George W Poeh { Justice of the Peace.
Received and recorded this deed in the land records, in page
109. Then book of
Attest,
Register.
Received June 4. 1823 And recorded by Alfred Williams Register
Copy from Book 112 Page 170 Attest Alfred Williams Register

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
THAT I Nathan Nichols of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Yeoman,
in consideration of fifteen hundred dollars
paid by Galen Nichols of Taunton, County and Commonwealth aforesaid Clergyman
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant, sell, and convey unto the said Galen and to his heirs and assigns forever. All my homestead farm with the buildings thereon standing, containing about fifty acres, be the same more or less, and is bounded as follows viz. Beginning at the S E corner of said farm by the highway thence Westerly by Simeon Gales land till it comes to land of Merziah Nichols a corner, thence Northerly by land of said Merziah and James Nichols to the highway thence Easterly by a two rod highway till it comes to the four rod highway that leads from Samuel Pecks to Gotham Nichols thence Southerly by said four rod way to the first mentioned corner. — Also one other piece of cedar swamp land lying in Atleborough , bounded as follows. South side upon the line between Rehoboth and Atleborough , Beginning at the cedar trees the corner of the said Town's end running Northerly eight rods, thence running Westerly by a range of marked trees to the upland thirty three rods thence Southerly four rods thence Easterly thirty two rods to the first mentioned bound.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the afore granted premises to the said Galen Nichols and his heirs and assigns, to his & their use and behoof forever.
AND I do covenant with the said Galen Nichols  his heirs and assigns, that I am lawfully seized in fee of the afore granted premises; that they are free of all incumbrances; that I have good right to sell and convey the same to the said Galen Nichols
AND that I will warrant and defend the same premises to the said Galen Nichols & to his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I the said Nathan Nichols
have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty eighth day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty three
Signed, sealed, and delivered, in presence of us,
George W Peck Mannah B Peck
Nathan Nichols
BRISTOL ss. May 2d. 1823. Then the above named Nathan Nichols personally appeared and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his free act and deed—before me,
George W Peck { Justice of the Peace.
Before me. received and recorded this deed in the land records, in page
1823. Then book of Register.
Attest,
A copy of a deed filed in this Office June 10. 1823 Abt Alfred Williams Register

Nathaniel Hicks' Declaration —
James Spratt, Jr. Fainton, Mass.

Sche  SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of BRISTOL ss.
On this tenth day of June 182 3 , personally appeared, in open court, being a court of record for the said county,
Nathan Hicks
aged sixty two
years, resident in Rehoboth
by following declaration as to his property in the Revolutionary War as follows: in order to obtain the pension made by the Acts of Congress of the 18 th and the first of May 1820 — that he the said Hicks enlisted for the term of nine months, on the nineteenth day of June 1778, in the State of Massachusetts, and passed muster at Fishkill under a continental muster master, and was placed in a company commanded by Capt Samuel Howens & worked on Fort Constitution on the east side of Hudson's River for considerable time — that he was then marched to White Plains, and was placed in a company commanded by Capt Zebidiah Reding, in Col. Bradfords Regiment in General Pattersons Brigade, in the line of the State of Massachusetts, on the continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said corps until the twentieth day of March 1779 when he was discharged from the said service at Westpoint in the State of New York: — that his name has been placed on the pension list & draft therefrom on account of his property — and in pursuance of the Act of the 1 st May 1820
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18 th 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 18 th 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.
That since the exhibition of my first schedule, the following changes have been made in my property — viz
   Names of persons to whom sold Time of sale Description of property received     Galen Hicks about 50 acres of land for $1500.00 May 28 th 1823 Saved him about $1400. recd 100$ which have since been applied to my debts   Elias Hicks 15 acres of land for $300. May 28 1823 Saved him a note of that sum which I took up & paid   Daniel Hicks 10 acres of land for 150. May 28 1823 Saved him a note of that sum which I took up & paid   George Hicks 2 cows & yoke of oxen & a waggon. June 3 rd 1823 Received cash $46 which I have paid to my creditors  
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 Thirty dollars and Sixty cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this Sixteenth day of June 182 3 .
J. S. Spratt Jr Clerk of the Court for the County of Bristol.

Sole
SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of BRISTOL ss.
On this tenth day of June 1823, personally appeared, in open court, being a court of record for the said county,
Nathan Hicks
aged sixty two
years, resident in Rehoboth
in said county, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make
the following declaration
that he the said Nathan Hicks is entitled to the Revolutionary War as follows: in order to obtain the pension
made by the Acts of Congress of the 18 th and the first of May 1820 - that he the said Hicks enlisted for the term of nine months, on the nineteenth day of June 1778, in the State of Massachusetts, and passed muster at Fishkill under a continental muster master, and was placed in a company commanded by Capt Samuel Howens & worked on Fort Constitution on the east side of Hudson's River for considerable time - that he was then marched to White Plains, and was placed in a company commanded by Capt Lebridge Reding, in Col. Bradfords Regiment in General Pattersons Brigade, in the line of the State of Massachusetts, on the continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said corps until the twentieth day of March 1779 when he was discharged from the said service at Westpoint in the State of New York: - that his name has been placed on the pension list & draft therefrom on account of his property - and in pursuance of the Act of the 1 st May 1820
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18 th 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 18 th 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.
Sworn to, and declared, on the tenth day of June A D 1823 before
Jas Sproat Jr. clk. 66. Pla
I, James Sproat Jr. clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bristol 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 Thirty dollars and Sixty cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this Sixteenth day of June 1823.
Jas Sproat Jr Clerk of the Court for the County of Bristol.

Burlington, Iowa, Jan. 4. 1907.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear sir, —
I have been told to ask of you information concerning my ancestors, who were in the Rev. War. Have you a record of one John Lodd of Pennsylvania as a pensioner? Do you know the dates of birth & death in that office? I suppose you surely must know these dates. I have been trying for over a year to trace this John Lodd. My grandmother was a Margaret Lodd from Ohio. She

was the daughter of Benjamin Lodd and his father's name was John and so was his father's name John (John the son of John)
I don't know which John it is that was the Rev. soldier.
From Ohio I trace the next step back to Virginia & Maryland and back of that the family originally came from Pennsylv- vania. My gt. gr. father Benjamin Lodd was born in 1792.
His father, if he was in the Rev. war must have been very young. So I think it was the John before him - (the father) Possibly both Johns - (father & son) were in the Revolution. The dates of birth & death I have not yet found.
In 1902 - a Mrs. Tom J. Lister of Anamosa Iowa - who was also a descendant from

this John Todd - was getting out her papers when she died. I never knew her - but learned all this, (after her death) at the time I first thought of looking up this ancestor I wrote to her husband who says she did join the D. A. R. and her ancestor was John Todd. I wrote to the Anamosa Chapter & learned that she was getting her papers out to join - but died before she got through. I again wrote the husband for the papers - and they can't find them. He is not interested - and I can't get from him the information that his wife possessed. She evidently had proofs & dates which I have not - as I learned

from the War Dept in Washington that "The record of John Lodd of Pennsylvania in the Revolutionary war was furnished to Mrs. Tom J. Lister of Anamosa Iowa in 1902." I have told all this - in order to furnish you proofs that this is the Lodd I want.
Mrs. Lister's mother Amanda Lodd-Carper was a cousin to my grandmother Margaret Lodd - Harkness. Perhaps I've put in more than is necessary but I want to make it clear and have no intention of burdening you with details.
If you can give me the information which will assist me in making out this paper please state the fee and I will gladly remit. I wish to ask about two more ancestors

2 Hezekiah Hix (or Hicks) of Rehoboth Mass., and Jabez Round (or Rounds) Jr. of Rehoboth or Swansea
My ancestor Nathan Hicks was a patriot in the Revolution and was a very young boy, about 15 or 16 yrs old - and we find his father's name Hezekiah also among the Rev. Soldiers. Nathan was buried in Rehoboth & I have his dates of birth & death - but I do not know where the father is buried. Perhaps in the same place - but I did not know until recently the name of his father, so did not search the tomb- stones for it years ago as I did for Nathan. The wife of Nathan Hicks was Prudence Rounds and

her father, I have just learned was Jabez Rounds Jr.
If you have any information concerning these names I will be very glad to proceed further with the papers, and will be glad to hear from you concerning the same and ask you to kindly explain to me about the Gue
Yours sincerely
Mrs. W. L. Shultz
824 N. 3rd St Burlington Iowa Registrar of Stars & Stripes Chapter of D. A. V.

P.S. The name of the wife, of one of the John Laddos in question, was Mary Jarmin but I don't know which John - The wives of Hezekiah Hicks and Jabez Rounds Jr. I do not know.

To The
MRS. JOHN F. MARVEL 5 WHELLEN AVENUE EAST PROVIDENCE, R. I.
July 28, 1937.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Scutteneer! -
I am looking for service, and pension record, of Nathan Hicks (or Hix) of Rehoboth, Mass.
He was a son of Hezekiah Hix , but his birth is not given on the Rehoboth records.
However, Hezekiah mentions him in his will.
The Rehoboth death records show! Nathan Hicks (a pensioner), 83y. - 5m. 20d, died Oct. 10, 1848.
Family tradition also says that

2
MRS. JOHN F. MARVEL 5 WHELDEN AVENUE EAST PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Hezekiah, father of Nathan also served -
Would like his service, too.
Sincerely,
Abbie T. Marvel -
(Mm. D.F.)

Jan. 19, 1907.
Mrs. W. L. Sheetz, 824 N. Third Street, Burlington, Iowa.
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 4th instant and received in this Bureau on the 9th, you are advised that from the papers in claim Survivor's File #30,485 it appears that Nathan Hicks was born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, where he served as a minute man in 1777 for at least three months in Captain Simeon Cole's company, Colonel Thomas Carpenter's regiment, and was in the expedition to Rhode Island; enlisted same place in spring of 1778, mustered at Fishkill, N. Y., June 19, 1778, in Captain Samuel Flowers' company, stationed at Fort Constitution, after which he served in Captain Zebedee Reading's company, Colonel Gamaliel Bradford's regiment of Massachusetts troops on the Continental Establishment, and was discharged March 20, 1778, at West Point, New York.
He was allowed pension on an application executed May 5, 1818, at which time he was fifty-six years of age and a resident of Rehoboth, Mass.
In 1820 soldier stated that he had nine sons and two daughters; those mentioned were Daniel, aged nineteen years; Royal, seventeen; Lewis, about thirteen, and William A., about twelve years; his wife (whose name is not stated) was aged fifty-seven years.

30,485;Hicks;2.
For date of soldier's death and name of person to whom last payment of pension was made, apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department, Treasury Department, citing the following data: "Certificate #468, issued September 6, 1832, under act of June 7, 1832, at the Massachusetts Agency."
A careful search of the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fails to show a claim for pension filed on account of the services of John Todd of the Pennsylvania troops, or Hezekiah Hix (or Hicks) or Jabez Round (or Rounds) in the Massachusetts troops.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.