Revolutionary Pensioners of Massachusetts..

Green, Jonas, Pepperell. Private, Capt. Brown's co.. Col. Michael Jackson's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Feb. 4, 1777, to Feb. 4, 1780 ; residence, Pepperell ; credited to town of Pepperell ; term, 3 years.

Pension Date, May 19, 1792, wounded at Ticonderoga in 1777.
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Meeritt or Merritt, Asa. List of men mustered by Nathaniel Barber, Muster Master for Suffolk Co., dated Boston, March 2, 1777; Capt. Oliver's co., Col. Greaton's regt.; also, Private, Capt. Edward Cumpston's co., Col. John Greaton's (2d) regt.; return of men who were in camp on or before Ang. 15, 1777, and who had not been absent subsequently except on furlongh, etc.; reported discharged Sept. -, 1777.

Pension Date, May 19, 1792, Lost a eye when inoculated for smallpox, 1777.
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Mason, Aaron, Jr., Woburn. Return dated April 30, 1775, of the train band of 1st Woburn co. under Capt. Josiah Johnson, as returned by Abijah Thompson, Clerk; reported enlisted into the army; also, Capt. Jonas Richardson's co., Col. James Frye's (1st) regt.; receipt for advance pay, signed by said Mason and others, dated Cambridge, June 9, 1775; also, Private, same co. and regt.; company return [probably Oct., 1775]; enlisted April 29, 1775; reported sick; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Camp at Cambridge, Dec. 22, 1775.

Pension Date, May 19, 1792, Health impaired by fatigue on June 6, 1775, and the next day, the battle of Bunker’s Hill.
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Noyes,Simeon (also given Simon), Newburyport. Capt. Benjamin Perkins's co.. Col. Moses Little's (17th) regt. ; order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Prospect Hill, Nov. 14, 1775; also, Corporal, Capt. Stephen Jenkins's CO., Col. Samuel Johnson's regt. ; enlisted Aug. 18 (also given Aug. 16) , 1777 ; discharged Nov. 30, 1777 ; service, 3 mos. 13 days, under Gen. Gates in Northern department ; reported furloughed ; order for payment of amount of roll dated at Newburyport and signed by Capt. Jenkins ; also, Private, Capt. Jonathan Evans's co.. Col. Nathaniel Wade's regt. ; enlisted July 8, 1778; discharged Jan. 1, 1779; service, 6 mos., at North Kingston, R. I., including 6 days (115 miles) travel home; also. Corporal, same co. and regt. ; muster rolls dated East Greenwich, Sept. 17, and Sept. 22, 1778 ; also, same co. and regt.; muster roll dated East Greenwich, Oct. 14, 1778; reported on fur- lough ; also, same co. and regt. ; muster roll dated North Kingston, Nov. 6, 1778; reported absent with leave ; also, same co. and regt. ; muster roll dated East Greenwich, Nov. 13, 1778; enlistment to expire Jan. 1, 1779; also. Ser- geant, Capt. Stephen Jenkins's co., Col. Jacob Gerrish's regt.; entered ser- vice Oct. 14, 1779 ; discharged Nov. 22, 1779 ; service, 1 mo. 20 days, at Claverack, including travel (240 miles) home ; regiment detached from militia of Suffolk and Essex counties to reinforce army under Gen. Washington ; also, Capt. Richard Titcomb's co.. Col. Nathaniel Wade's regt. ; enlisted July 3, 1780; discharged Oct. 10, 1780; service, 3 mos. 21 days, including 13 days (260 miles) travel home ; company raised in Newburyport, Salisbury, and Ames- bury ; regiment raised in Essex Co. to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months ; also, 2d Sergeant, Capt. Joshua French's co., Lieut. Col. Enoch Putnam's regt.; enlisted Aug. 13, 1781; discharged Nov. 27, 1781; service, 3 mos. 28 days, near West Point, including 13 days (260 miles) travel home ; regiment raised in Essex and Plymouth counties to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months.

Pension Date, none, wounded in the battle of Behmus Heights, October 1777, and disabled by camp fever in 1779.
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Presset or Pressey, Benjamin, Haverhill. Private, Capt. Timothy Eaton's co.. Col. Edward Wigglesworth's regt. ; pay abstract for travel allowance, etc., from Ticon- deroga in 1776, sworn to in Suffolk Co. and approved Jan. 31, 1777 ; 220 miles travel allowed said Pressey ; also, list of men raised to serve in the Continen- tal Army from Capt. Timothy Johnson's (3d Haverhill) co. ; residence, Haverhill ; engaged for town of Haverhill ; joined Capt. Carr's co.. Col. Wig- glesworth's regt. ; term, during war; also, Corporal, Capt. Watson's co., Col. James Wesson's (9th) regt. ; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Feb. 11, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; reported transferred to corps of invalids; o/.so, Private, Capt. Samuel Carr's co.. Col. James Wesson's regt.; return dated Jan. 25, 1778; also, Corporal, Capt. McFarland's corps of invalids; Continen- tal Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to June 30, 1780 ; reported discharged.

Pension Date, May 17, 1792, wounded at the battle of Monmouth, June 1778.
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Pior or Pier, Abner. Private, Capt. John Spoor's co.. Col. John Brown's regt. ; entered ' service July 18, 1780 ; discharged Oct. 23, 1780 ; service, 3 mos. 10 days, includ- ing 4 days (80 miles) travel home; regiment raised in Berkshire Co. to rein- force Continental Army for 3 months.

Pension Date, May 17, 1792, wounded at Stone Arabia in October 1780.
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Peabody, Joseph, Boxford (also given Topsfield). Return made by a committee appointed to raise one-seventh part of the male inhabitants of the town of Boxford to serve in the Continental Army; engaged for town of Boxford; joined Capt. Job Whipple's co.. Col. Rufus Putnam's regt. ; term to expire Jan. 1, 1780; also, list of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from Col. Jonathan Cogswell's (3d) Essex Co. regt., as returned by Capt. Stephen Perkins and Capt. Nehemiah Herrick ; residence, Topsfield ; engaged for town of Topsfield; joined Capt. Haffield White's co.. Col. Rufus Putnam's regt.; term, 3 years ; also, Private, Capt. Job Whipple's co., Col. Rufus Putnam's 4th (also given 5th) regt. ; Continental Army pay accounts for service from April 15, 1777, to April 14, 1780.

Pension Date, May 17, 1792, wounded June 29, 1777, near Fort Edward & Fort Miller.
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Shanley, Patrick. List dated Boston, Feb. 24, 1781, signed by Alexander Hodgdon. Secretary of Committee of the town of Boston, of men returned as having been enlisted as the quota of said town, agreeable to resolve of Dec. 2, 1780; said Shanley reported as having been assigned to a class of which William Cunningham was Chairman; enlisted Dec. 29, 1780; also, Private, Col. Benjamin Tupper's (10th) regt.; service from Jan. 1, 1781, 12 mos.

Pension Date, May 18, 1792, wounded at Kingsbridge, 1781.
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Warren, William, Waltham. Order of Provuicial Congress, dated June 16, 1775, directing that commissions be delivered to officers of Capt. Ebenezer Winship's CO., Col. Nixon's regt. ; said Warren to be commissioned as Lieutenant ; receipt for above commissions dated Watertown, June 10, 1775, and signed by Col. John Nixon; also, Capt. Ebenezer Winship's co.. Col. John Nixon's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775 ; engaged April 23, 1775 ; service, 3 mos. 16 days ; also, company return endorsed " Sep'tr 30th 1775."

Pension Date, May 17, 1792, wounded June 17, 1775, at the battle of Breed’s Hill in Charlestown.
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