Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19663 & W. 14200, Seth Wright, Mass.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Mass.  Wright, Seth
[Wright] Sarah

NUMBER
W.19663
&
W.14200

CONTENTS
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[Illegible text bleeding in from the other side of the paper]
Benj Barrett
Seth Wright
widow
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I Asa French of Northampton Hampshire County Massachusetts aged eighty one years do testify depose & say that in the war of the Revolution I was well acquainted with Seth Wright late of Northampton deceased & knew him up to the time of his decease.  In the year 1776 said Seth & myself were in the service of the militia in said revolutionary war in the same company for the term of seven months.  Said Seth was a private in Capt Joseph Lyman's company & went from this region of country to Ticonderoga, & there served under General Gates.  We engaged in the first place for six months & about the expiration of the time the enemy being near this right, we stayed in the service another month by a vote of the company I all (Mr Wright aforesaid among the rest) remained

When we returned from Ticonderoga said Seth again enlisted as a private in Capt Luke Bonnie's company of Chesterfield, together with myself, & we were engaged in said revolutionary service three months in the Jerseys at Morristown.  Col Pomeroy being the commanding officer who died there.  After my return from the Jerseys I had the fever ague - And further the deponent [illegible] not.

Northampton Aug 7. 1838

Asa French
 his X mark

Hampshire [illegible] Commonwealth of Massachusetts August 7. 1838  There personally appeared Asa French above named signer of the above instrument in my presence, a creditable person & revolutionary pensioner to me personally known & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit before me

C. P. Huntington Justic of the Peace 

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Hampshire ss.

I, SAMUEL F. LYMAN, Register of the Court of Probate within and for said County of Hampshire do hereby certify that Charles P. Huntington Esquire, before whom the annexed depositions were taken, was, at the date therof, one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said Country, duly and regularly appointed, and that the signature thereto annexed purporting to be his, I know to be genuine.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this Sixth day of September A.D. 1838

Saml F. Lyman Registrar of Probate.
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I Simeon Clapp of Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts aged Seventy Eight years do testify, depose and say, that in the war of the revolution I was well acquainted with Seth Wright late of Northampton deceased and knew him up to the time of his decease - In the year 1777 said Seth & myself were in the service of the militia in said revolutionary war in the came company Two months, it being at the capture of Gen Burgoine & his army - said Seth was a private in  Captain Oliver Lymans company and went from this region of the country and served under General Gates - and further the deponent saith not - Simeon Clapp

Northampton August 20, 1838

Hampshire [illegible] Sept 4, 1838

Then personally appeared Simeon Clapp above said & made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed, a creditable person, is true before me

C. P. Huntington
Justice of the Peace
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I Elijah Bartlet of Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, aged Eighty years, do testify, depose and say, that in the war of the Revolution, I was well acquainted with Seth Wright late of Northampton deceased and knew him up to the time of his decease--In the year 1776 said Seth & myself were in the service of the Militia in said Revolutionary war in the same company for the term of seven months - said Seth was a private in Capt Joseph Lymans company & went from this region of Country to Ticonderoga and there remained & served under General Gates. - We engaged in the first place for Six months, & about the expiration of that time, the enemy being near, and in sight, - we stayed in the service another month by a vote of the company & all (Mr Wright aforesaid among the rest) remained - and further the deponent saith not

Witness    Elijah Bartlet
his X mark

Seth Wright
C. P. Huntington

Hampshire [illegible] Aug 21, 1838.  Then personally appeared Elijah Bartlett a revolutionary pensioner & reliable person to me known & made oath the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed Before me

C. P. Huntington
Justice of the Peace
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This witnessed that Benjamin Barrett, physician & surgeon, testify, depose, & say that Sarah Wright, wife of the late Seth Wright Dec of Northampton,  has been insane from my personal knowledge for about fifteen years & from the testimony of others for at least forty years [illegible] the deponent saith not
Northampton Aug 31st 1838
Benj Barrett

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire [illegible] Aug 31, 1838
Then personally appeared Benjamin Barrett, aforenamed a creditable person practicing physician surgeon to me known & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed before me

C. P. Huntington
Justice of the Peace
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Rev Mr Wiley
to
Mrs Sarah Wright
marriages 
& other depositions

Capt J. Lyman 1776
[illegible]
Capt Simon [illegible]

on roll vol 21
[illegible] 20
for 20 Sep to 15 Oct 1777
26 days

1776 - 7 mo
            3 mo
1777    26 days
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"Marriages"
"Seth Wright & Sarah Clark Sept"-

I Charles Wiley of Northampton County of Hampshire state of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify depose & say that I am Pastor of the First Congregational Society in this Town County & State aforesaid & that the above is a true extract from the records of said parish kept by Rev. Solomon Williams my predecessor in said office with the exception of dates which are expunged in the record in [illegible] legible figures as follows "1780" "September 13th" or in letters thus - seventeen hundred & eights - thirteenth - and further saith not Sept 6th 1838

Chas. Wiley Pastor of First Congregational Society aforesaid

State of Massachusetts
Hampshire Co Northampton Sept 6th 1838

Then personally appeared the above named Charles Wiley minister of the gospel & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed
Before me
C. P. Huntington
Justice of the Peace