Revolutionary War - enlisted and marched to Cambridge serving in or near Cambridge 8 months, a fifer on the Lexington alarm roll of Captain Henry Leland's company of militia, Colonel Samuel Bullard's regiment on alarm of April 19, 1775, serving 6 days.  A Private in Captain Benjamin Bullard's company, Colonel Jonathan Brewer's regiment.  Enlisted April 25, 1775, served 98 days. October 6, 1775, same company and regiment on list to serve Continental Army from Colonel Bullard's regiment and engaged for town of Sherborn.  Joined Captain Morse's company, Colonel Putnam's regiment 3 years - on list of men mustered by Nathaniel Barker at Boston, Mass. March 30, 1777, returned February 9, 1778.  Sergeant of Continental Army an pay accounts of Captain Joseph Morse's company, Colonel Rufus Putnam's 4th regiment for service January 1, 1777 - December  31, 1779.  Fifer on muster and pay roll of Captain Amos Perry's company, Colonel Abner Perry's regiment, marched July 28, 1780 and discharged July 31, 1780.  Served 6 days when the company marched to Rhode Island on alarm Captain Joseph Morse's company, Colonel Rufus Putnam's 4th regiment, Continental Army 1777 - 1779.  (National Archives - Service in the Revolution;  Selected Records From Rev. War Pension Applications)

April 13, 1818;  Document of this date in the district of Massachusetts, at Boston;
"John Phipps of Sherburn in said district, a resident citizen of this United States, makes oath that he served as Lieutenent Sergeant in the war of the Revolution in the continental establishment in Captain Joseph Morris company, Rufus Putnam Colonel for three years from Jan 1777.  He herewith exhibits his warrant & discharge by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for support.
                                                                            John Phipps"

"Regt of the Mass line during the three yearsHe is now sixty three years old   by occupation a cooper but by reason of a lame foot unable to labour ____ upon that foot, his family consists of his wife Hannah fifty years of a slender constitution subject to rheumatism and his daughter Martha aged fourteen of good health
                                                                            John Phipps"

"......War Department....Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that , in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818 John Phipps of Sherburn Massachusetts late a Sergeant in the army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the thirteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Given at the War Office of the United States, this first day of April one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
                                                                  J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,

                                           SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
Household furniture                                           $73.85
Some old Iron                                                         1.00
                                                                             _____
                                                                            $74.85
                                                   John Phipps
 and the said John Phipps being first duly sworn doth on his oath declare that he served in the war of the Revolution three years and eleven months  he entered the eight months service and continued eleven months, was in the battle of Breeds hill and enlisted during the war in 1777 and was in Cap' Joseph Morse company in Col Rufus Putnams......."
 

1775-1810 - Sherborn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts550
1817, moved to Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts551

HANNAH COOLEDGE:
August 21, 1838;  Document for application to Revolutionary War pension in the name of her husband;
"State of Massachusetts
Middlesex County
On this twenty first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, personally appered in open court before the Honorable Samuel P.P. Fay Esquire Judge of the Courts of Probate, in and for said county of Middlesex now sitting, Hannah Phipps a resident of Hopkinton, in the said county of Middlesex, aforesaid, aged seventy six years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the acts of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" ;  That she is the widow of John Phipps, who was a Sergeant in the War of the Revolution and served as is herein stated viz; That in April A.D. 1775, The said John Phipps wenlisted and marched to Cambridge and served in or near to Cambridge eight months and than his time being out which he enlisted for he was discharged, and that she is not certain what officers he served under at Cambridge but thinks she has heard him say that he was in Captain Bullard's Company, and that on the first day of January A.D. 1777, the said John Phipps enlisted as a Sergeant into Captain Joseph Morse's Company for three years and he performed the duty of a Sergeant in Captain Joseph Morse's Company in Colonel Rufus Putnam's Regiment and General John Nixon's Brigade until the thirty first day of December A.D. 1779 when his time was out and he was discharged, and that the said John Phipps resided in sherburn in said County of Middlesex when he entered the service and he remained in said Sherborn till April A.D. 1817, when he moved to Hopkinton aforesaid and he then resided in said Hopkinton until his death which was on the fifth day of May A.D. 1831, and that the said John Phipps was a pensioner under the Law of the United States of the 18th of March 1818 and that she the said Hannah Phippps has one Furlough which is hereunto annexed that being all the documentary evidence she has in support of her claim, the discharge of the said John Phipps having been sent to Washington with other papers to obtain his pension.  And she the said Hannah Phipps further declares that she was married to the said John Phipps on the second day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, that her husband the aforesaid John Phipps died on the fifth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four. viz; at the time above stated.
                                                              The mark of Hannah Phipps
Witness to the signature
Matthew Metcalf
Richard Gammage
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written before.
                                                                 S. P.P. Fay Judge of Probate"
       And....

"I Amos Clarke of Sherburne in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, clerk, do certify that there is on a Church Book of the Church in the First Parish in said Town of Sherburne containing the entries of marriages by the Ministers of said First Parish the following records viz. "August second one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, John Phipps was married to Hannah Coolege, both of Sherburne" that this is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows viz. August 2nd 1781.
I, Amos Clarke abofve named depoce and say that I hold the office of Minister of the First Parish in the county, town and state aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of the Church in said First Parish with the exception above named by me.
                                                              Amos Clarke, Pastor of the First Church                                                                    in Sherburne

Sworn to me before this eleventh day of August A.D. 1838
                                       Matthew Metcalf, Justice of Peace"

(Selected Records From Revolutionary War Pension Applications)