Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 26494, for Uriah Southworth, Massachusetts
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3-1776
SERVICE NUMBER
Mass. Southworth, Uriah W 26494
Patience
CONTENTS
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State of Vermont At a session of the Hon. Probate Court
District of Georgia [illegible] holden at St. Albans within and
for the district of Georgia on this 2
day of June AD. 1952
Present. Hon. William Bridges Judge
Jonathan Southworth of Fairfax in said district
appeared in open court and produced evidence to the
satisfaction of this court that Patience Southworth of
said Fairfax died at said Fairfax on the 18th day
of March A.D. 1834 and that she left grieving her two
children only: viz. Asa Southworth and Jonathan
Southworth. And it was also proved to the satisfaction of of said court. that the said Asa Southworth has since
deceased. to wit at Antwerp in the State of New York
on the 14th day of February AD. 1849.
Attest Jeptha Bradley Register
George District of Probate office [illegible] June 25 AD 1852
[embossed stamp in lower left corner] I hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true Copy of Record.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed
the seal of said Probate Court. and
Subscribed my name at St. Albans the day
and year above written
Jeptha Bradley Register
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5158
Vermont B
Patience Southworth died
widow of Uriah Southworth
who died on the [illegible]
of [blank] in the State of Mass
who was a Priv. Corp 1st commanded
by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded
by [blank] in the 
Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll of Burlington
at the sale of 60 Dollars 33 Cents
per annum, to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1831 Ending 13 March 1839.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3d day of
Sept. 1852 and Sent to
Jonathan Southworth
Arrears to the [illegible] of 
semi-annual allowance ending Fairfax Act
Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the
Recorded by R. McRae Clerk,
Book D Vol. 5 Page 43
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V3320
Patience Southworth
widow of Uriah
Vermont
vol. 1.125 Cast Jos Coles Co. Col
robinson - July 77 on 5 mo
23 days [illegible]
Vol. 26148 - roll of officers of
Capt Jos Coles Compy [company]. Jacoby
Regt of guards - 9 mo
services on R
Vol 26167 - for 78 not
on
married in '73
hurt? died in 14
she died 13 March 1839
Asa + [and] Jon for the summary child
Jonathan Southworth
Fairfax
Vt
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Declaration
On order to obtain the benefit of the 3d section of the act
of Congress of the 4th July 1836
State of Vermont ⎬ on this 23d day of January 1838 
Franklin County } Personally appeared before the 
undersigned authority Patience 
Southworth a resident of Fairfax in the County & [and] State 
aforesaid aged eighty seven 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 July 4th 
1836. That she is the widow of Uriah Southworth who was 
a Sergeant in the war of the Revolution, & served (according to 
the best of her recollection) in the Company of Capt. Coles Col. 
Robinsons Regt. She further says she thinks he served 
under one or more of the Commissioned officers in Capt 
Coles Company, particularly Lieut Isaiah Fuller who 
she thinks was a Capt in the army sometime during
the  War. does not recollect the time he was discharged 
from the army, but he enlisted soon after the war commenced 
she thinks he was in the army about three years. Soon 
after he enlisted he marched to Cambridge in Massachusetts 
where he was stationed. at the time he enlisted he was 
a resident of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth 
& [and] State of Massachusetts she has no documentary evidence 
except the enclosed Roll of Capt Coles Company she 
further declares that she was married to the aforesaid 
Uriah Southworth some time in the month of March 1772 
that her Husband Uriah Southworth died in the year 1814 
& [and] that she has remained a widow ever since that period 
as will more fully appear by reference to the proof 
hereunto annexed 
Witness Hiram Bellows Patience her Mark Southworth 
C. Sampson 
Sworn to & [and] subscribed on the day & year above written 
before me Churchill Sampson [illegible]
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I hereby certify that the aforenamed Patience Southworth 
is a woman of good character & [and] that she is unable to go any distance to appear before a Court of Record to make her declaration by reason of old age & bodily infirmities A C. Sampson Justice Pean I hereby certify that I have been acquainted with the widow Patience Southworth of Ranfor County of Franklin & State of Vermont the signer of the within Declaration for near 20 years. She sustains a good character for truth & veracity as any woman whatever Sampson State of Vermont Georgia District 7 St Albans February 6th 1838 To all to whom these presence shall come I hereby certify W that Chirchell Sampson Esq who has affixed his name to the above and foregoing is a Magistrate duly qualified to act as such, and was such at the date of this declaration, and that I believe his signature to be genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Probate Court at stations in district this 6th day February AD 1838 Wm Bridges Judge of Probate
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Certificate of 
marriage recd from
Massachusetts
Oct 26th 1837
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Certificate of Marriage
March[illegible] 1773 Mr. Uriah Southworth of Bridgewater and Miss Patience Goodspeed of Easton were married by me, Archibald Campbell, Pastor.
Recorded by Matthew Hayword, Town Clerk.
True copy of record Easton Mayn23, 1837
Tisdale Harlow, Town Clerk

Bristol May 23 1837 There the abovenamed Tisdale Harlow personally appeared before me and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed and that the above is a true copy from our town records and I do certify that Tisdale Harlow is the true and only clerk within and for the town of Easton.
Cyrus Lothrop, Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's office Aug 9 1837
I hereby certify that Cyrus Lothrop, whose name is by him above written, is a Justice of the Peace for the county of Bristol in the state and was such at the date of the above.
Witness my hand and the seal of the state.
John C Bigelow, Secretary
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To Commissioner of Pensions
Pension Office
Washington D. C.
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Fairfax March 3d 1851

Dear Sir,
You will see by the enclosed certificate from the Secretary of Massachusetts that I have at last found more evidence of the services of my Father, Uriah Southworth in the Revolutionary War than I have before been able to find, by referring to the papers of my Mother, Widow Patience Southworth that are on file in the pension office at Washington yo will find that she made application in the year 1837 or 8 for a pension on account of my Father's services in the war, the Commissioner of Pensions has written to me that he finds on the rolls at Washington that my Father served 5 months ad 23 days as Sergeant, but this was not sufficient to entitle my mother to a pension, and I have for a number of years [illegible] trying to find further evidence of his services in the war and now I have succeeded in finding the evidence from Massachusetts which I enclose to you, which would seem to be sufficient to entitle my Mother to a pension.  I would further state that when my Father died, he left my mother entirely destitute and dependent on her children to support her, the last fifteen years of her life she lived with me and twelve years of this time she was entirely blind.  I would further state that my mother died March 13, 1839 and that I am the only one living of my Father's family and I now claim what my mother would have received while she was living.
Yours respectfully,
Jonathan Southworth
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Fairfax March 3, 1851
We hereby certify that we have been acquainted with Jonathan Southworth for twenty years past and we believe him to be a man of truth and that the above statement respecting his Mother is correct, and that he is the only remaining one of the family.
Hiram Bellows, Justice Peace
Stratton B. Hunt
Reuben Calney
S W Bearsh, Justice of Peace
J H Farnsworth, Physician
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And I further certify, that, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in his Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks along; and that said application and the certificate above set forth, contains all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Amasa Walker
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF REVOLUTIONARY SERVICES
made by the Son of the party who rendered the service.

State of Vermont, County of Franklin Town of Fairfax

The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office, of the service of Uriah Southworth in the war of the Revolution.
He was a native of the  Town of Bridgewater in the county of Plymouth and state of Massachusetts.
He enlisted from the Town of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and state of Massachusetts in the year 1775, 1776 or 1777 [illegible] as a sergeant in the company commanded by Captain Cole _____ in_____ regiment _____ and he served as follows, *viz:
I do not know the year that my father enlisted but in 1777 he was a sergeant in Capt. Cole's company, don't know what regiment, do not know under what other officers he served during the war.
I do hereby appoint Newell Southworth, my agent, to present this application.
Jonathan Southworth 
Signed by [illegible] Jonathan Southworth in
my presence this 1st day of Feby 1851.
Hiram Bellows, Justice Peace
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I am now ________ years old and my memory does not enable me to state the services more fully than above stated.

Witness my hand, this _____ day of _____ AD 184__.

Signed by said ____ in my presence,

____________________, Justice of the Peace
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Reasons for the
admission of this
claim.
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July 4, 1836, AD
Patience Southworth dec wid of Uriah, Vt.
married in 1773, recd proof
Husband died in 1816, [illegible] proof
She died March 13, 1839 cert of [illegible]
[illegible] and Jonathan Southworth
only children her surviving  {cert of court}

Proof of service, certificate from Mass. Secy of State, service described before certificate obtained, certified that there is no evidence of any other service  performed by any  other men of that name, office satisfied, as shown by the registrations of letter to J. Southworth dated June 5, 1851, Jan 17, 1852 and June 18, 1852. Those requisitions now complies with and the claim admitted.
Triplett
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Revy
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 26494
Patience Southworth
wid of
Uriah Southworth   
Sgt Rev War
Act: July 4th 
Index: Vol L Page 231
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See let. to Jon Southworth, June 
14, 1838
do - do - about 8th '38
[illegible] to Hon H Allen,
January 29. 1889
Let to Jon Southworth Oct 23, 1839
Let to Hon A Young Augst 10, '41
4 July 36

Let J Southworth June 28 '52
J Southworth June 5/51
[illegible] Jan 27/52
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Fairfax Vermont Oct 31st 1851
Sir,
I recd your letter of the 5th of June last requiring me to furnish evidence of the day that my mother, Widow Patience Southworth died, and also the names of the children that survived her, this evidence I obtained and [illegible] the certificate of the county clerk, with the seal of the county and forwarded them to you at the pension office the 20th of June last.  I have heard nothing from them since, I should be glad to know if these papers have been received at the pension office.
Yours respectfully,
Jonathan Southworth

James E Heath, Esq.
Comm. Pensions
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M Southworth

Mr. James L Edwards
Commissioner of
Pension Office
Washington D C

[illegible] June 11
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Mr. J L Edwards, Sir
as there has been some delay in sending pension papers from this quarter, I am requested to inquire if the pension papers of the Widow Patience Southworth have been recd at the pension office.  They were made out last Jany and forwarded to [illegible] to be sent to Washington and nothing has been heard from them since.  If you will write me on this subject, you will do the widow a favor.
Respectfully yours,
Jonathan Southworth
Fairfax June 1st 1838
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James E Heath
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
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Sir,
I have just recd a letter from my son Newell Southworth of Whitinsville, Mass. informing me he had written a letter in Feby last to the Commissioner of Pensions making inquiry about my Mother's papers, he was mistaken in supposing that he was my agent, any further than to present my application to the Secretary of Massachusetts to examine the records for proof of my Father's service in the  War, he will have nothing further to do with the business.
Jonathan Southworth
Fairfax, Vermont June 20th 1857
Respectfully yours,
James E Heath, Esq
Comm. Pensions
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Fairfax, Vt     Free
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J L Edwards
Commissioner of
Pensions
Washington D C

[illegible] Oct 22