Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4,896, Amariah Brigham, Continental Mass.
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Continental Mass.   Brigham, Amariah   W. 4,896
Sally   BLWt 24,172-160-55
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(2,439)
Massachusetts Roll
Amariah Brigham
Private  Mass Line 1775  1 Year
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 11th of May
Certificate of Pension issed the 17th of Sept. 1818 and forwarded to Edward  D. Bangs Esq  Worcester Massachusetts
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818   30.47
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819  48.00
Arrears 3 mo.  21/31   $78.47
4/30
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.
Continental [circled]
Worcester County
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148790 } Act March 3/[18]51
May 26/[1851]
Sally Brigham
Widow 
Amariah Brigham private Pension
Captain  Massachusetts Militia
Revolution war
Admitted 160 [illegible] April. 16/[18]56
Massachusetts February [illegible]
Boynton
No 214172 issued April 22/[18]56
James Gregory and Son
Marble Head  Massachusetts


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[illegible] J. Gregory and Son March21/[18]56
Volume B2-67
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2539
Massachusetts
Sally Brigham
Widow of Amariah Brigham who served in the Revolutionary was ["Mass" inserted] as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853
Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of October 1833 and sent to 
James Gregory & Son
Marblehead Mass.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3 1853, Page 4[illegible] Vol. A

[sideways writing:  Reg 3 m [illegible] 148790]
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State of Massachusetts
I Amariah Brigham a citizen of the United States, now resident at Millbury in the County of Worcester in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on or about the tenth day of December A. D. 1775 for the term of one year.
I entered and was engaged in the land service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the end of one year as a private soldier against the common enemy, without any interruption:  that I belonged to the company of Captain Isaac Bolstin of the regiment commanded by Colonel Ebenezer Larned in the Massachusetts line and that I left the service on or about the tenth day of December A. D. 1776 and was regularly dismissed but did not receive any written discharge and that, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of sixty three years as I was also at the taking of Burgoyne [sic], at the retreat of General Sullivan from Rhode Island and several other occasions during the war making in the whole months  more than two years as one of the militia of Massachusetts.  I was in the battle of Trenton and Princeton and in the battle at White Plains.
And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.  Amariah Brigham

Be it remembered, that on this seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen pursuant  to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me, Edward Bangs, Esquire Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit including the Counties of Worcester, Hampshire, Hampden, Franklin and Berkshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the above named Amariah Brigham and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination duly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court, the day of the date aforesaid.
Edward Bangs
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I Ezra Lovell of Millbury in the County of Worcester testify and say that I have been acquainted with the within named Amariah Brigham for fifty years and believe him to be a man of truth and that his declarations are entitled to implicit [illegible] I knew the said Amariah in the service of the Revolutionary war and I know that he enlisted in said service in the month of December A.D. 1775 for the terms of one year and served the whole of said year and believe he was honorably discharged therefrom I also know that the said Amariah was engaged in the Militia of Massachusetts in the war of the revolution for several terms of several months each
Ezra Lovell
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester Ss. May 11th 1818 Personally appeared Ezra Lovell above named and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed Edward Bangs
[written vertically down side of letter] Amariah Brigham Millbury
Admitted[inverted]
Amariah Brigham
[illegible]
DM
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148.790
All right from Simeon Wood
West Millbury
Massachusetts
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Declaration of widow who has never had a land warrant
State of Massachusetts 
County of …
On this tenth day of April, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Sally Brigham aged eighty two years, a resident of … in the State of Massachusetts who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Amariah Brigham deceased, who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain ___ in the _____ Regiment of_____in the Revolutionary War for his service in that … she receives a pension from the United States, at the rate of … six dollars her … act Feb 3 1853, as … 
She further states that she was married to the said ____ to ___,on the __ day of __ A.D. is___, by one ___, a___, and that her name before her said marriage was ___ ; that her said husband died at ___ ____, on the _ day of ___ A.D. is ___, and that she is now a widow.
And she begs to the … which she was … as …all the facts required.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty and to which she may be entitled under the “Act approved March 3, 1855,” and prays that the certificate thereof may be sent for her to James Gregory and Son, of Marblehead, Mass, ; and declares that she has not received a Bounty Land Warrant under this or any other Act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor. 
Sally Brigham
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We Silas, M., Freeman, and Paul Livermore residence of Millbury in the state of Massachusetts upon our oaths declare that the forgoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Sally Brigham in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be and that we know that she is now unmarried
Silas M. Freeman
Paul Livermore
The forgoing, declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written, and I certified that I know the affiants to be credible persons that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim 
Ephraim Goulding justice of the peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Worcester County, S.S,
I, William Smith assistant Clerk of the Judicial Courts for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Ephraim Goulding on the tenth day of April A.D. 1855 was and still is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and authorized by the laws of this Commonwealth, to take the acknowledgement of deeds, and administer oaths, and that his signature to the certificate of oath whom the declaration and affidavit hereunto annexed is genuine,
Given under my hand, and the seal of said Courts, this eleventh day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five. 
William Smith Assistant Clerk
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State of Masschusetts, County of Worcester }SS.
On this twenty fifth day of July A.D. 1853, personally appeared before me Thomas Kinnicut Esquire Judge of the Court of Probate within and for Said County; Sally Brigham, a resident of Millbury in the said County of Worcester, aged nearly Eighty one 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 on the third day of February, 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served in the Revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of Amariah Brigham, who was pensioned at the rate of ninety six dollars per annum on the 17th of September, 1818, for his service in the Massachusetts Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution, as a private – under the pensions of the Act of Congress passed March 18th, 1818: that her said late husband was a resident of the town of Millbury, and was paid his said pension at the Agency for paying Pensioners in Boston in the said State of Massachusetts; and she begs to refer to the evidence upon which he was pensioned in support of her claim.
She further declares that she was married to the said Amariah Brigham on the fifth day of April in the year eighteen hundred and twenty five: that her said late husband died of old age and infirmity on the Twenty-seventh day of October in the year eighteen hundred and Forty two: that she was not married to him from to this second day of January, eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. She further declares that she has not since intermarried and is now a widow.
Sally Brigham X her mark
Witnessed by Thomas Kinnicut
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sworn to and subscribed on the day an year first above written before me by the said Sally Brigham who by reason of age & infirmity was unable to appear in open court and I certify that I have no interest as [illegible] or otherwise in this matter of the foregoing declaration.  
Thos. Kinnicutt Judge of said Court of Probate

Extract from the records of intended marriages in the town of Sutton County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts Mr. Amariah Brigham of Millbury and Miss Sally Robinson of Sutton intend marriage March tenth one thousand eight hundred and twenty five.
I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible letters & figures as follows:  March 10 - 1825
Oliver Hall Town Clerk
I Oliver Hall above named depose and say that I have held the office of Town Clerk for fourteen years and still hold said office in the town of Sutton County & state aforesaid and that the above is a true copy from the records of intended marriages of said town with the exception above named as [illegible] by me.  Oliver Hall Town Clerk
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this 20th day of July A. D. 1853.  And I hereby certify that the above deponent has the reputation of being a person of veracity and truth.
Stephen Savary Justice of the Peace
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We Solomon Dwinnell and Mary Dwinnell both of the town of Millbury, in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, do, on our oaths, solemnly declare, that we have been well ackainted [acquainted] with Sally Brigham, named in the foregoing declaration for about twenty eight years, And that we were well ackainted with Amariah Brigham late of Millbury, in the County and State aforesaid, a Revolutionary-Pensioner of the United-States, deceased; That during all our acquaintance with them, they lived together as man and wife, known and acknowledged as such, by all their acquaintances. 
Solomon Dwinnell
Mary Dwinnell

Subscribed and duly sworn to, this Eighteenth day of July A.D. 1853, before me, And I hereby certify that the above named Deposants have the reputation of being persons of veracity and truth.
Stephen Savory (Justice of the Peace

I Sarah B. Chase of the town of Sutton, County of Worcester, and State of Massachusetts, and Mary LB March of the town of Sanford, County of York and State of Maine, do on our oaths, testify and declare, that we were well ackwainted with Sally Robbinson, for many years, That she was married at Doctor [illegible] in the town of Sutton, to Amariah Brigham some time in the month of April A.D. 1825, and that we were present at the Marriage of the parties aforesaid.
Sarah B. Chase
Mary LB March.

Subscribed and duly sworn to this 20th day of July A.D. 1853 before me, and II hereby certify that the above deponents have the reputation of being persons of respectability and truth.
Stephen Savory (Justice of the Peace
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Amariah Brigham
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[rest out of focus--illegible.]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts, County of Worcester, ss.
On this twenty fourth day of June 1820, personally appeared in open Court, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, within and for said county of Worcester, established as such by the laws of said Commonwealth, Amariah Brigham aged sixty four years, resident in Millbury in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: I entered the army in 1776. and belonged to [illegible][illegible] Company in Col. Ebenezer [illegible] Reg in the Mass Line, for one year, being the period of my enlistment. My original declaration is dated 11th May, 1818, and my certificate is numbered 2.43G.

and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any other manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Sworn to and declared, on the twenty fourth day of June, 1820, before the said Court.
Attest, Abiyah Bigelow

I, Abiyah Bigelow, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, holden within and for the County of Worcester, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is one hundred & Eighty four dollars and fifty cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty fourth day of June, 1820.
Abijah Bigelow
Clerk of the Court for the County of Worcester.
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Schedule of the estate of Amariah Brigham of Millbury in the County of Worcester and State of ["Commonwealth" inserted] of Massachusetts.  Applicant for a pension under the act of Congress of May 1, 1820
About 2 acres of land with a very small house thereon  $150.
1 cow & yearling heifer  28.
1 swine  7.50
[Total] $185.50

I have no property except as above mentioned amt. to $185.50
I owe in debt which I am bound by law to pay and for which my property is liable } 108.
$77.50
I have a wife very infirm aged 70 years and no children with me.  I am a laborer but am unable to perform much service.
Amariah Brigham
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[illegible] Mass
Boynton
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Revy. WIDOW. &c.
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File No.  4896
Sally Brigham
Widow
Amariah Brigham Pvt. Rev. War
Act:  Feby. 3, 1853
Index:  Vol.  A  Page  62
[Arrangement of 1870]
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[check mark]
24172
[illegible]
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Official business
[stamp:  Free  Salam May 23 Mass.]
[illegible] Con. Loren P. Waldo 
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D. C.
[sideway writing illegible]
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Sept. 18, 1853No. 3252
Appel. of Sally Brigham
widow Amariah Worcester Co.
[stamp:  Marblehead illegible[
M19
Mass [illegible] 1853
Rev. 853 Revo.
Jas Gregory & Son Marblehead Mass.
[Sideway writing:  Leon P. Waldo Commissioner Pensions Washington D. C.]
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Official Business
Additional Evidence
under [illegible] Law [illegible]
of S. Brigham Number 148790 Law of March 3 55
[Stamp:  Marblehead Apr 5 Mass  Free]
Hon J. Minot
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D. C.
[Sideway writing:  148790 Sally Brigham Brigham]
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Pension Office
Oct. 15 53
Sir, Please note the time to which this pensioner was last paid - and the time of his death, if you are able.
Resp. your obt. servt.
S Cole 
For Commission
F. Burt Esq. [illegible]
___________
Amariah Brigham Act 1818, $8 - Died 27th Nov. 1842.  Paid to his death.
F. Burt Auditor
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office, Boston September 14, 1853
I hereby certify that at the date of this annexed attestations Thomas Kinnicutt was judge of the Court of Probate and Stephen Savary was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. M. Wright
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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M'head May 23, 1853

Hon. Loren P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D. C.
Honored Sir, We have the honor to forward herewith the declaration of Sally Brigham for Bounty and under act of March 3, 55
With great respect, Your Honor'd hum. servts.
James Gregory & Son
per H. Graves
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Marblehead, April 5th, 1856
Honored Sir:
Your favor of the 21st with suspending the B. Land Claim of Sally Brigham, Act of March 3rd, 1855 and number 148790 was duly received; and we now have the honor to forward herewith the "Record Evidence" demanded in Mrs. Brigham's case.
We are with great respect your [illegible] humble sevt. James Gregory & Son

Hon. J. Minot
Comm of Pensions
Washington, D. C.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office, Boston
April 4th. 1856
I hereby certify that from an examination of the books and documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Amariah Brigham is borne on pay roll of Capt. Bartholomew Woodbury's comp. Col. [illegible] Cushings Regt. from Aug. 13,
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Act of March 3 1855
Revolutionary claim
Pension office, March 21 1856
Sir:
The claim of Sally Brigham for bounty land under the act of the 3rd March 1855 number 148,790 has been examined and suspended.
The revolutionary service of Amariah Brigham the husband of the applicant does not appear of record in this office.
The third section of said act requires a service of 14 days to be established by record evidence.
Upon the production of such evidence of service, the claim will be favorably considered.
It should be observed that the recorded action of this office, admitting a revolutionary soldier to the list of pensioners upon parole proof is not considered record evidence of service within the meaning of the act aforesaid. 
In all applications for bounty land under this act, the papers of the soldiers or their widows who have applied for or received pensions, as well as the rolls in this office are carefully examined for record evidence of service before this circular is issued.
Respectfully, 
J Minot commissioner
Messrs James Gregory and Son Marblehead, Massachusetts
Served under Colonel Larned in 1776 etc.
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Marblehead, Massachusetts, 
September 15, 1850 
Sir
We have the honor to forward herewith the declaration of Sally Brigham claiming a pension under the act of February 3, 1837
With great respect, your humble servants, 
James Gregory and son

Honorable Loren P. Waldo
Commissioner
Washington DC
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Brigham
Allowed $96 per annum
Died November 27. 1842
Act February 3, 1853.
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Brief in the case of Sally Brigham, widow of Amariah
Worcester County and State of
Act February 3 18
Claim (original)
Proof exhibited (if original)
Is it traditionary or supported by rolls? if either state the substance.
Marriage proved by the records of the town,clerk of Sutton, Massachusetts, and the marriage and identity proved by Solomon and Mary Dwinnell of Millbury, Massachusetts and also by Polly C, Severy and Margaret B Joslin of the same place whose credit is duly certified
(If for increase,) has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim, if so, what?
Name and residence of agents
James Gregory and son Marblehead, Massachusetts
JG Adams examining clerk
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We Polly, G, Severy and Margaret B Joslin, both of the town of Millbury in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts due on our oath declare that we were well acquainted with Amariah Brigham deceased late a pensioner of the United States; that he died on or about the last of September or October A.D., 1842 leaving a widow named Sally Brigham, who now applies for a pension as his widow.
That the said Sally Brigham has not married since the decease of her husband I’m Maria Brigham at four said and that the said Amariah Brigham lived and died in the town of Millbury County and state aforesaid
Polly G Severy
Margaret B. Joslin
Subscribed and Dooley sworn two on this third day of August AD 1853 before me 
and I hereby certify that I believe the declarants above named to be very credible and reliable persons 
Stephan Severy justice of the peace
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I, Solomon Dwinel of Millbury in the county of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do testify and declare that I joined the army at Roxbury in 1775
I was there in company with Amariah Brigham, who was engaged for a term of eight months.
That in the month of December 1775 I was knowing to the said Brigham enlisting and captain Isaac Bolton’s company and Colonel Ebenezer Learned’s regiment to serve for the term of one year.
I also testify that I was called out in the militia for the term of five months in the year 1776 and the troops called the New Levies and that I frequently saw said Brigham until near the close of the year 1776 who was in the continental army in New York and New Jersey.
Solomon Dwinel
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester Ss.
June 27, 1818
Then Solomon Dwinel personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed
Before me, Aaron Pierce justice of the peace
I certify that Solomon Dwinel is a man with whom I am personally acquainted that his character for a man of veracity is unquestionable, and I have no doubt of the truth of his above statement
Aaron Pierce
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Worcester Ss.
I, Abijah Bigelow clerk of the circuit court of common pleas within and for said county of Worcester do certify that Aaron Pierce Esquire before me when the written affidavit has been made as a justice of the peace within and four said county duly qualified for the purpose acting under the authority of this Commonwealth and that his name subscribed thereto is his proper signature.
In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this third day of July AD 1818 Abijah Bigelow clerk