Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21366, Oliver Holmes, Mass.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Mass
Holmes, Oliver
Lydia
NUMBER
W. 21366
CONTENTS
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Massachsetts Aporx 193 (remainder missing)
Lydia Holmes
widow of Oliver Holmes decd.
who died on the 13 September 1807
of Plymouth in the State of Mass.
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Bradford of the REgt. commanded 
by Col Cotton in the Mass, line for 8 months & 2 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Mass. 
at the rate of 26 Dollars 89 Cents per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of April 1837 and sent (?) Lord Plymoutn Mass. 

Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 $161.34
Semi-anl, allowance ending 4 Sept R13.44
Total $174.78

Revolutionary Claim, 
Act July 4 1836
Section the 3

Recorded by DD Addison CLerk, 
Book A.  Vol. 1  Page 52
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Sec.
Lydia Holmes
wid of Oliver
Aud  1807 Mass
Mc 1774 

Mass (?)

Allow  8 mo 2 ds
(?)  $26.88 per ann. 
act of 6 Mach 1831

J.H. Loud Esq
Plymouth
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Commonwealth of Massachsetts

Plymouth ss. On the Twenty eighth day of November 1836 personally appeared Before the Hon,. Willes Wood Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Plymouth Lydia Holmes now resident in Halifax in said County, aged eight five 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 pension made ty the Act of Congress passes July 4 1836.

That she is the Widow of Oliver Holmes late of said Halifax deceased who was a solder in the War of the Revolution & served as follows viz.:

Eight months as a soldier in Capt John Bradfords company in Col. Cottons Regiment at Roxbury in 1775. and

Half a month as a soldier in a Company commanded by Lt. Judah Wood of said Halifax at Bristol in the state of Rhode Island in the latter part of the year 1776.

She further declares that she was married to the said Oliver Holmes by the Rev. Mr. Briggs on the seventh day of February in the Year
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Seventeen hundred & seventy six; that her husband the said Oliver Holmes died on the thirteenth day of September in the Year Eighteen hundred and seven; and that she has remained a Widow ever since that perioed as will now fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. 

Signature of Lydia (her X mark) Holmes

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first above
written Before me & I certify that said Lydia Holmes is a credible person & that by reason of advanced age & bodily infirmity she is unable to travel to attend Court. 

Signature of Wilkes Wood  J. Peace

I Jacob H. Loud Register of Probate for the County of Plymouth do certify that Hon. Wilkes Wood Judge of Probate for Said County & that the above is his true & genuine signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Probate Court for sait County the third day of Devember A.D. 1836.

Signature of Jacob H. Loud
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I John Tillson of Halifax in the county of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged eighty five years depose and say that I was a soldier in the Revolutionary War in a company under the command of Lieutenant Judah Wood of said Halifax at Bristol in the State of Rhode Island and served there half amount in the month of November or December and according to the best of my recollection of which I have no doubt that service was in the year 1776 and I further depose and say that Oliver Holmes then of Halifax aforesaid but now deceased was also a private in the Company aforesaid and served therein the same time that I did.

Signature of John Tillson

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth County ss  November 10th 1836
     Personally appeared John Tillson made oath and subscribed to the above affidavit I further certify that the said John Tillson is a credible man

Before me Dexter C Thomson  Justice of Peace
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I Zebadiah Thomson of Halifax in the county of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy eight years depose and say that I was a soldier in the Revolutionary war in a company under the command of Capt John Bradford of Plympton at Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts and the Regiment war Commanded by Col Cotton of Plymouth and that I served in said Company eight months the service was performed in the year of one thousand seven hundred and seventy five  I further depose and say that Oliver Holmes than of Halifax aforesaid now deceased was also a private in the company aforesaid and served there the same time that I did   I further depose and say that I was acquainted and lived in the neighborhood with the said Oliver Holmes and that the widow of the said Oliver Holmes is still living and has not been married since the decease of her husband the above names

Signature of Zebadiah Thomson

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth County 
November 12 1836

    Personally appeared Zebadiah Thomson and made oath and subscribed to the above affidavit   I further certify that the said Zebadiah Thomson is a credible man and a man I have say may be relied upon
   Before me Dexter E Thomson Justice of Peace

I certify that Oliver Holmes and Lydia Thomson both of Halifax were joined in marriage by Mr. Briggs February 9th 1776  The above is a true copy of Record of the Town Book of Halifax as taken this Eighteenth day of November 1836
Attest (z?) Thomson Town Clerk of Halifax  I Zebadiah Thomson do on oath declare that I am Town Clerk of the Town of Halifax, County of Plymouth State of Massachusetts and have the (?) of the Records of said Town and that the above is a true Extract from the Town BOok in my possession Nov 18th 1836
Signature of Zebadiah Thomson

Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Plymouth County ss. Nov 18th 1836
Personally appeared Zadock Thomson and made oath to the above certificates by him subscribed as prescribed by Law

Before me  Dexter C. Thomson  Justice Peace
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Plymouth ss.
I Jacob H Loud Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Dexter C. Thomson & Miller Wood Esquires are Justices of the Peace in & for said County & that the signatures to the annexed affidavit purporting to be (?) are their true & genuine signatures. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Probate Court for said County this sixth day of December 1836

Signature of Jacob H. Loud
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I Simeon Sturtevant of Halifax in the County of Plymouth Massachusetts aged sixth eight years (?) and say that I was well acquainted with Oliver Holmes (unreadable) Halifax deceased and that I know that the said Oliver Holmes died on the thirteenth day of September in the year eighteen hundred and seven. I am well acquainted also with Lydia Holmes widow of the said Oliver whom I now see present before Wilkes Wood Judge of Probate making () declaration in order to obtain a pension 

Signature of Simeon Sturtevant

Plymouth ss Nov. 28 1836
Then the above named Simeon Sturtevant personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed Before me & I certify that he is a credible person. 

Signature of Wilkes Wood Justice of the Peace
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WIDOW, &c.

File No.  21366
Lydia Holmes
Widow of  
Oliver Holmes
Pri. Rev War
Acy July 4th 36
Index: Vol A Page 349

[Arrangement of 1879.]