Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24141, for Simeon Mc Intire, Rhode Island
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
R.I.
McIntire, Simeon
Mary
NUMBER
W.24141
CONTENTS
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Rhode Island 318
Mary McIntire
of Providence in the State of R.I.
who was a R.I.  in the [blank] commanded
by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded
by [blank] in of the [blank]
widow of Simeon McIntire decd late Private
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island
at the rate of 73 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Dec
1836 and sent Benjn Cowell Providence R.I.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $403.31
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '37 36.66
$439.97

July 4 1836       Revolutionary Claim,
                      ⎨Act of June 7, 1832.[crossed out]  ⎬

Recorded by D.D. Addison Clerk
Book  A   Vol. 1  Page 111
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State of Rhode Island &c
County of Providence ss
On this 31st day of August AD 1836 
personally appeared before me Benjamin Cowell
Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
within for said County Mary McIntire
a resident in Smithfield in said County
aged 80 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 of the act of Congress
passed July 4th 1836. That she is the widow
of Simeon McIntire formerly of Glocester in
said County who was a private in the war
of the revolution, he enlisted for eight months
in the year 1775 a little " ovee two years after she was married in Capt Blackamores Company
she forgets the Colonels name & marched to
Roxbury & served out his time-- he then
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enlisted for a year as a private in Cole
Lippitts regiment, she remembers that when
this regiment marched to the Westward
he was sick & did not go with his regiment
but came home sick upon a furlough
& staid a little while & went off again with
the service - he also served afterwards
a number of tours of duty a month at a
time sometimes his own town & sometimes
for others she remembers once in particular
he served a month for one Enoch Stiere
& at another time he served a month for one
Seth Ballou. She avers that her husband
served once two years during the war of
the revolution. She also states that often
times when her husband was gone she
had to do the work in the small farm
they owned in Glouster besides her own
work in the house-- at one time she
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remembers in particular that she was
hoeing corn. she laid her infant down to
sleep in the Cornfield & went to work
The men in the neighborhood were all
gone into service. This was while the
Brittish held possession of Newport for
proof of her husbands services she refers
to the evidence annexed And she further
declares that she was married to her said
husband Simeon McIntire January 30 1773
two years before the war that her said
husband died May 18, 1831 & that she
has remained unmarried ever since
that period wherefore she requests that
the pension which might have been
granted to her husband under the
act of June 7th 1832 may be granted to her
          her
Mary   X    McIntire
         mark

In Smithfield Aug 31 1836
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Sworn to & subscribed before me and
I further certify said applicant is too feeble
& infirmed to appear in Court_
Benja Cowell
C J. C. C Pleas

and the said Mary McIntire further maketh oath
that there is no entry of her marriage in any
public or private record as she knows or believes and
she has no evidence of her said marriage but what
is hereto annexed
        her
Mary X McIntire
       mark

Providence &c in Smithfield September 22th AD 1836
Sworn to and signed in my presence
George Aldrich Justice of the Peace

[written in right margins] Mary McIntire
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I Aurilla McIntire of Smithfield in the
County of Providence being now 62 years
of age on oath do testify & say that Mary 
McIntire who signed the preceding declaration
is my mother & Simeon McIntire was my
father when I was a child about 7 or 8 years
of age I remember well of my father, going
into service & once in particular do I 
remember of his serving a month for Seth
Ballau. I remember of seeing said  Ballau 
when he came to our house. to ask him
when he was going- my father died in
May 1831 & my mother has remained
a widow since that period
           her
Aurilla   X  Mc Intire
           mark

Providence &c
In Smithfield August 31 1836
Sworn & subscribed before me and I further
certify said deponent is a credible witness
Benja Cowell
CJCC Pleas
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I Susan Stone Smithfield in the County of
Providence being now fifty five years of age on oath
do testify & say that Mary McIntire who
subscribed the preceding declaration is
my Mother & the said Simeon Mc Intire
was my father_ My father died in May 1831
I was with him when he died & my
mother has remained unmarried ever
since that period & has resided with
me. I think it was the 18th day of May
in the above year when my father died
Susan Stone
In Smithfield Aug 31 1836
Sworn to & subscribed before me and
I further certify said deponent is credible
witness
Benja Cowell
C.J. C C Pleas
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24141

Mary McIntire
Wid of
Simeon McIntire
Priv Rev War

Act June 7th 1834
Index: Vol. M, Page 25
(Arrangement of 1870.}
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Simeon McIntire
'75 8 mo. Blackamore Cp. R.I.
12 - #Kimball  Supplt fl.
1-
1-
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22 mo

11 David Kelly sort.
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366.65
  36.66
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403.31


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and the said Mary McIntire do further declare
in addition to the declaration that she has already
made that she was married at the time stated in her
said declaration to wit January 30th 1773 - That at the time
of her marriage she & her said Husband lived in Gloucester in
said County where they were married and they were married
in said town by Jonathan Harris a Justice of the Peace at the
time afforesaid and then resided in said Glocester untill her
said husbands death which took place as stated but her
marriage is not recorded & she knows of no other living
witness but James Sweet who was present at the marriage
& his affidavit is hereto annexed
         her
Mary  X     McIntire
         mark

Providence &c Smithfield October 22th AD 1836
Personally appeared before me the above named Mary
McIntire and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit
by her signed in my presence George Aldrich Justice of the Peace
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Town Clerks Office Glocester
October 26th 1836.
I hereby certify that it does not appear from
the Records in this office that the marriage
Simeon McIntyre & Mary his wife was
recorded: - I also certify that I believe th[at]
many marriages take place &
taken place for many years past in said t[own]
that are never recorded.

Clovis H. Bowen Town C[lerk]

Providence &c October 26th 1836
Personally came before me Clovis H. Bowen Town
Clerk of the Town of Gloucester and made oath to the
truth of the above certificate by him signed
George Aldrich 3d Justice of the [Peace]
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Mary McIntire
No 528
3. Sic

8 mo 78
12   76 State [illegible]
Kimball Capt [illegible] by Col
he money- certify

Admit as pri: 22 mo
R I. State troops
$73.33 per ann comp
4 March 1831

Benj Cowell
Providence
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I James Sweet of Smithfield in the County of Providence
and State of Rhode Island and 83 years of age on Solem oath
do testify and say that I was well acquainted with Simeon
McIntire the Husband of the now Widow Mary McIntire
and was at their marriage and they [illegible] joined together in
marriage on the 30 Day of January AD 1773
and I further certify that I remember of Simeon McIntire
listing for eight months to goers to Roxbury in Massachusetts
in the spring of 1775 under Captain Nathaniel Blackamore
and returned in December same year and remained at home
about one month. In January 1776 he listed into a company
of State troops listed for twelve months under Captain Asa
Kimball atchei to Colonel Lippitts regiment and Serve
his time out guarding the shores of the Narraganset Bay
in Rhode Island, and about that time I removed to the State of
Connecticut
James Sweet mark X

Providence &c in Smithfield August 29th AD 1836
Then came before one James Sweet and made Solemn
oath to the truth of the above Deposition by him Signed
in my presence I further testify the said James
Sweet is a credible witness in the premises
George Aldrich 3d Justice of the Peace

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Providence Sc I Dexter Randall Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas within & for said County being a
Court of Record do hereby certify that George
Aldrich 3d Esqr. before whom the aforegoing
affidavits were sworn is a Justice of the
Peace of the Town of Smithfield in said County:
that he is duly authorized & empowered by
Law to administer oaths & take depositions;
and that his signatures within written are
Genuine - In testimony whereof
I have hereto set my hand and
affixed the Seal of said Court.
at Providence this 21st day
of September AD 1836
Dexter Randall Clk
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I David Kelley of Gloucester County of Providence
and State of Rhode Island now 83 years of age on oath
do testify and say that I was well acquainted with
Simmeon McIntire the husband of the now widow
Mary McIntire I well remember of Serving with
him in the Same Company at Roxbury in 1775 under
Captain Nathaniel Blackamore Colonel Hitchcock
Regiment and received our Discharge returned
home to geather Said Company was Listed for eight
months and we both Served our times out
Listing under Captain Asa Kimball for twelve months
attached to Collonel Lippett regiment in the winter
of 1776 and Said Regiment in the bowel of the Same year
marched to the west
in 1777 I Served with him one month at Tiverton Spencer
expedition in 1778 I Served with him one month on Rhode Island
Sullivans expedition under Capt Abram Winsor
in 1780 I well remember of Serving with him as much as two
months on the Island of Rhode Island while the french 
fleet was there
at this distant period I can not remember all the partickler
months in each year we served together we was neigh neighbours
          his
David  X  Kelley
        mark

Providence &c   September 6th AD 1836
Personally Came before me David Kelley and made
Solomn oath to the Truth of the above Deposition
by him Signed in my presence I further Certify
the Said David Kelley is a credible witness in
premises
George Aldrich 3d Justice of the Peace