Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16646, for Moses Mead, Massachusetts
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 Mass.     Mead Moses             W16646 
                          Lizzy
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New Hampshire (c) 1781

Lizzy Mead widow of Moses Mead, dece
and who died on the 24th of February 1818 
of Cheshire co. in the state of N. Hamp  
who was a private in the comp. commander 
by Captain A Childs of the {___________} Commander Mafa in [illegible] line for 8 Months private


Inscribed on the Rolls of  [illegible]  at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1836

Certificate of pension issued the 8th day of February 1839 and [illegible] barr, Servite U.S.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838         $66.65
Semi Annual allowance ending  4th jy 13.33
                                                             $79.98  
                             Act of July 1838
Recorded by S A Elliot Clerk

Book  A Vol 1 Page 46
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of  the 7th July 1838 entitled " An act granting half  pay and pensions to   certain            widows


State of New Hampshire
Cheshire County 

On this twenty fifth day of December AD 1838 personally appeared before me Fredrick Vose Esq Judge of Probate in  and for mid County  as her dwelling house  Lizzy Mead a resident Walport  in said County of Cheshire aged eighty one years. Who being first duly sworn asserting to law  doth on her oath making the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7 1838 entitled an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows. 
That she is the widow of Moses Mead who was a soldier in the war of  the  Revolution and   haved  asserting to the best of her Knowledge and belief as follows orr-

      In 1775  8 months in Captain  Abijah Childs company in Massachusetts troops in the 
vicinity of Boston, went from nothing ^ then a  back  of  Cambridge map   and was at that time called by the name of Moses Mead Jr.

That she have been informed that her husband served a term subsequent to her marriage , and  some evidence of this is furnished by the records of the Waltham herewith and extracted of  which is sent - but  as she does not  without  it or is unable to ascertain any length of time or officers names she dose not rely upon it
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in this her declarations



She further declares that she was married to him Moses Mead then  called Moses Mead Jr. at Waltham in the State of Massachusetts on the twenty second day May in the year of our Lord [crossed out word] seventeen hundred and seventy seven. That her husband aforesaid Moses Mead died on the twenty fourth day of February AD 1818 ~ That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service , but the marriage took place previous to the  first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four                    at the time above stated~ That she had  never  since been  married to any other person and that her maiden name was Lizzy Viles.
                                                       her
Sworn to and subscribed      Lizzy   X  Mead
on the day and year                        mark
above written
Before Frederick Vose, Judge of Probate

I certify that the above  declarant is unable to 
attend Court by reason of bodily infirmity
Fredrick  Vose Judge of Probate
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Waltham , County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, August  1838.
     I the subscriber do  hereby certify that these contained in the Records of Marriage of the town of Waltham the following entry

May twenty second seventeen hundred seventy seven, Moses Mead Jr and Lizzy Viles both of Waltham were joined in marriage by Reverend Jacob Cushing Pastor of the Church of Christ, in Waltham


                            that the above is true copy  of  the record with  the exception of the date which is expressed  on the Record in four legible figures as follows.
       May 22, 1777 , Moses Mead Jr and Lizzy Viles  both of Waltham were joined in marriage by Reverend Jacob Cushing Pastor of the Church of Christ, in Waltham
                                                                             Town Clerk
                                                 Jesse G Sanger     of  Waltham      

I Jesse G Sanger above named depose and  say that I hold the office of town clerk in the Town, County and Commonwealth aforesaid , and that  the above is a true  extract from the records of said town withe the  exception above named as certified by me
                                         Jesse G Sanger Town Clerk


Middlesex        Waltham August 18th 1838,    
Then personally appeared the above named     Jesse G Sanger   and made oath that  the above certificate subscribed by him is true before me                    
                                      Arid Moore {Justice of the Peace
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file no 16646
Lizzy Mead
            Widow of Moses Mead
            Priv Rev. War
  Act:    July 7th 1838

Index: __ Vol kn     Page   43
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At a meeting of the Freeholder and  other Inhabitants of the town of Waltham qualified to vote in town affairs regularly assembled                      sept twenty eighth Seventeen hundred and seventy eight

Voted that the Articles respecting choosing a Committee to estimate what each one has  done in the room  by bearing Arms Personally or their  paying money encorage others to do the same
X propostioning the same by a tax upon the Polls and estates of the town by thee general rules  of  assessment,  also Determind what  and  [illegible] men shall be raised for the war hear after, was read to the town and after the Debate thereon the town voted and chose Abner Sanderson, Elisha Cutler Peter Warren, John Wright & Josias Child a committee to consider there of and to report to the town on Monday nineteenth day of October  at two of the clock at which time and place the aforesaid meeting was adjourned.


At the adjourned meeting Monday the nineteenth day of October A. Domini nineteenth and  seventy-eight    The committee report as follows------------------

In compliance with the above vote we have met  considered thereof report as followith thatethere  was in the eight months  campain (so called)  thirty that  are more inhabitats of Waltham  vir      Moses Mead jr & which we judge ought to have an allowance of (pound sign) 3. 12 each

We likewise _ that there was  number that went  to Boston and Noxbury lines last spring viz ____Moses Mead Jr ----- for which service imagin  there ought to be allowed 6 (monetary sign ) to each which is humbly  submitted by Abner Sanderson , Peter Warren Waltham
John Wright    Josias Childs
Committee
October nineteenth Seventeen hundred and seventy eight

Voted to accept the above report
i certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the  exception of the date  which is expressed in the records in fair legible figures  as  Sept. 28:: 1778- Monday the 19 th day October next: Monday 19 day
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day of October 1778 - which is humbly submitted by Waltham October 19 1778
Jesse G Sanger  Town Clerk of Waltham

I Jesse T Sanger above named depose and say that I hold the office of town clerk in the town of Waltham County of Middlesex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that the extract from the  records of said town with the exception above named as certified by  me
 Jesse G Sanger Town Clerk


sept 3th    d 1038
 Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Middlesex     JS Sworn to before me
Arad Moore Justice of the Peace


Commonwealth of Massachusetts  Middlesex
I Isaac Fiske
 Register of the Court of Probate in and for  the County of Middlesex and the  Commonwealth aforesaid hereby certify that Arad Moore esq a Justice of the Peace on or for said County  duly commissioned & his qualified & that his signature above is his genuine signature.

In witness whereof  I have here with put my hand and affixed the seal of said Court of Probate, this fourth  day of September in the year Eighteen hundred & thirty eight,
Isaac Fiske Ny
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V c H 118
Lizzy Mead
1781 Declaration
NH
Act 7 July 38
m 77 d 1818


See Notes

$26.66

No deductions
Hn H Hubbard
illedgable NS
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State of New Hampshire 
Cheshire county

I  Henry Coolige, Clerk of the Superior Court of 

certify that Fredrick Pose , we on the twenty fifth day of dec last yerar and till is  Judge of Probate is andfor the County of Cheshire duly 
                   and sworn and that his name subscribe to the foregoing certificate is  his genuine signature.
        In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and  affixed the Seal of Said Court at herewith this eighth day of  Jany. AD eighteen Hundred and thirty nine. 

H. Coolidge Clerk
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We David Mead and Apollo Gillman 
depose and say that we were acquainted with Moses Mead but of Walpole in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire deceased that  he died on the twenty fourth day February AD 1818  That he left  a widow Lizzy Mead who 
still surviving & has not since 
                                                                 been married to  any other person 
                             David Mead    
                         Apollos Gillmen