Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16,463, Gideon Walker, Mass.
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Mass Walker, Gideon W.16,463 Polly
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5007 New Hampshire Polly Walker widow of Gideon Walker dec who died on the 1826 of Sullivan in the State of NH who was a private in the Mass Reg commanded by Col Haw in the Mass militia line for 8th Worcester.
Inscribed on the Roll of Concord at the rate of 28 dollars 33 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Feby 1840 & sent to [illegible] Caterina Burke H Rept
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1839 $99.17 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 40 14.16 $ 113.33
{Act July 7, 1838} Recorded by D McCurdy, Clerk Book A. Vol. 1 Page 60
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Abijah Powers, Esq  of Springfield Sullivan Cty N.H.
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Gideon Walker and Mary Carriel both of Sutton were joined together in marriage January the seventeenth seventeen hundred and eighty two by Amos Singletary Justice of Peace. 
A true copy of record with the exception of the date which is ex aforesaid on the record in fairly legible figures as follows January 17 1782
Attest Danl Tenney Clerk of the town of Sutton in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Sutton Jany 11th 1840
I Danl Tenney abovenamed depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk in the town County and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Sutton with exception above named as certified by me. Danl Tenney Clerk of the Town of Sutton Worcester SS Jany 14th 1640 Sworn to before me Edw Clarke Justice Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester, SS I certify that Edward Clarke, Esq above named is a Justice of the peace in and for said County of Worcester, and that his signature as above appears, is in his own proper hand writing.  In testimony whereof, I hereto set my
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name, and affix the seal of the Court of Common Pleas at Worcester, this fifteenth day January, in the year 1840. Jos G Kindall
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6496-N.H. Polly Walker widow of Gideon Walker Act 7 July 1838
6496 Hon Ed. Burke N.H.
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Declaration 
In order to benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled and act granting [illegible] pensions to certain widows. 
{State of New Hampshire Sullivan SS}
On the 12th day of October 1839 personally appeared before me John L Putnam Judge of Probate in [illegible] for the County and State aforesaid Polly Walker resident of Croydon in the County of Sullivan and State aforesaid aged 78 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 act of Congress passed 7th July 1839 entitled [illegible] Act granting half pay pensions to certain widows that she is the widow of Gideon Walker who was a teamster in the Continental Army of the Revolution in the Massachusetts line that according to her best knowledge and belief he served eight months and fifteen days in the service of the United States that he enlisted in Col Hays Regiment in the spring of 1778 for the term of nine months and on account of poor health hired another man to serve his time out about 15 days before the nine months expired for proof of service [illegible] be had to proof he [illegible]
She further declares she was married to the Gideon Walker at Sutton North Parish [illegible] by Richard Singletary a Justice of the Peace of said Sutton in the month of January AD 1782 as will [illegible] July appears by proof here unto [illegible] that [illegible] husband the aforesaid Gideon Walker died at Croydon aforesaid on the 9th day of September AD 1825 as will more fully appear by proof hereunto [illegible] that she was not married to him her aforesaid husband prior to his serving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of the January seventeen hundred and ninety four not the time above stated that she has no documentary evidence of her marriage
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She further declares that she was never afterward married and still remains a widow.  Polly Walker
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.  Before me John L. Putnam Judge of Probate.

{State of New Hampshire Sullivan County SS}
I T.W. Gilmore Clerk of the Superior Court of Judication of the County, and State aforesaid do hereby certify that John L. Putnam is an acting Judge of Probate in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission
was dated on the 12th day of October 1834 and that his signature above written is genuine. Given under my hand and seal of said County this 20th day of November AD 1839.  Attest  T.W.Gilmore Clerk
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I Joseph Carroll of Croydon County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire aged seventy six years depose and say that Polly Walker of said Croydon is still Widow of Gideon Walker late of said Croydon deceased that said Gideon Walker died at Croydon aforesaid and I attended his funeral I should think about fourteen years since that said Polly has never since been married that not long after or about the close of the War of Revolution said Gideon & Polly were married at Sutton Massachusetts as I then supposed [illegible] do now believe and went to keeping house together and always lived together till said Gideon died I was not at the wedding that said Gideon served as a teamster in and for the army of the revolution but the year or length of time I know not that I a brother to said Polly Walker. Jospeh Carroll

{State of Massachusetts Sutton SS} November 20th 1839 The above named Joseph Carroll who is a credible witness personally appeared and made solemn oath that the above affidavit is true before me. Abijah Powers Justice of the Peace
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I Follansbe Carroll of Croydon County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire aged seventy one years  depose and say that I was born and brought up in Sutton Massachusetts that Gideon Walker late of Croydon deceased lived within a half of a Mile of me that some time in the war of the Revolution he served in the army as a teamster but how long or what year I do not remember that Polly Walker is my sister that she went from my fathers house with said Gideon Walker and I then understood to  [illegible] Singletarys to be married and soon after went to keeping house together within one half mile of my fathers that her husband gideon Walker died at said Croydon ten or fifteen years ago that said Polly Walker has never been married since but still remains a widow.  Follansbe Carriel

{State of New Hampshire Sullivan SS}
November 19th 1839 The above named Follansbe Carroll who is a credible witness personally appeared and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true before me.  Abijah Powers Justice of the Peace
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Fiskill November the 5 day 1778 Captn gagon  [illegible] be pleased to pay Daniel Stone my wages due when ever you draw them from the seventh of october as long as you stay in Conl Hays Department [illegible] till the nine months be out that I engaged for and this recate shall be your discharge from me.  Gideon Walker

Continental Army this ma [illegible] that [illegible] in the Contilentel of Gideon Walker till his as a temster.  Nathan Conklen Daniel Timothe
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I Miranda Crooker of Croydon County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire aged thirty four years depose and say that Gideon Walker late of said Croydon deceased was my father that he died in September AD 1825 that Polly Walker my Mother is the Widow of said Gideon Walker that she has never been married since my fathers decease that the order and part of discharge hereunto annexed wer found by me among the waste paper that belonged to my father Miranda Crooker

{State of New Hamshire Sullivan SS} November 19th 1839 then the above named Miranda Crooker personally appeared before me and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by her subscribed is true and I certify that she is a credible witness. Abijah Powers Justice of the Peace

{State of New Hampshire Sullivan County SS} I T.M. Gilmore clerk of the County and Sate aforesaid, do hereby certify that Abijah Powers is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 4th day of September 1837 and will expire on the 3rd day of September 1842 and that his signatures herewith are genuine.  Given under my hand and the seal of said County this 20th day of November AD 1839 Attest T. M. Gilmore Clerk
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
[illegible]

File No. 16463
Polly Walker Wid of Gideon Walker
Priv Rev War

Act July 7th /38

Index : Vol. M, Page 318

(Arrangement of 1870.)
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6436 Polly Walker Wd of Gideon 3007 Wh Act July 7 1831 Married 1782 S Died 1826
Allow 8 1/2 m $28.33 per ann Mass Militia fil Haus Vol 28 p 134 Hon Ed Burke H. R.
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Jan 31 1840 MA Mary Walker
James L. Edwards Esq Com of Pensions Washinton D.C.
Hon. Edwd Burke H.R.
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Washington Jan 29, 1840
Sir.  Enclosed is the certificate of Edw. Clarke, proving the marriage of Gideon Walker and Mary  Corriel, when used in this support of the claim of Mary Walker for a pension.
Very respectfully Your Obt Sevt Edward Burke 
Jas L. Edwards Esq Govt of Pensions