Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,552, Joseph Winn, Mass.
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service       number
Mass.   Winn, Joseph.  S29552
carded
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1040
Maine
Joseph Winn 
of York in the State of Maine
was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Littlefield of the ........commanded by ........in the Massachusetts Militia for six months
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 30 Dollars  ----cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of October 1832 and sent to E. E. Bourne
Kennebunk Me
Arrears to 4th Sept.   30.00
semi annual allowance ending   10.00
$40.00
{Revolutionary Claim }
{Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by E. D. Bullock, clerk
book D Vol. 11 Page 101
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Samu'l Treadwell
for Joseph Winn
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I Samuel Treadwell of Kennebunk in the County of York and State of Maine Husbandman, eighty years of age, do on oath testify and say that I enlisted in the service of the United States in a company of Massachusetts Militia raised for the defense of the seacoast, in April of May 1775, for the term of six months. The said company was commanded by Captain Noah Littlefield - Daniel Wheelwright was first Lieutenant and ------ Nathan second Lieutenant. We were sometime at Portland, sometimes in keeping guard at the guardhouses along the beach and the remainder of the time in building a fort at Kittery Point I do further testify and say that Joseph Winn then and now of Wells, was also a soldier in said company during said six months, and did duty therein and was honorably discharged
Samuel Treadwell

Signed & sworn to before Arthur Ware Judge of the U. S. Court to the Dist of Maine
I certify that it has been satisfactorily proved to me that the above named deponent Samuel Treadwell is a credible person & worthy of belief
Arthur Ware Judge
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Joseph Winn
Declaration
No 2599

admt.
private $20.00
Sent E. E. Bourne
Kennebunk
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State of Maine
Maine District
County of York, SS
On this seventh day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the District Court of the United States for Maine District now sitting at Kennebunk, Joseph W8inn a resident of York in the county of York and State of Maine aged eighty three years, who being first sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. He was in the Company of Captain Noah Littlefield of which Daniel Wheelwright was first Lieutenant, and one Washer second Lieutenant. the said company was enlisted for the term of six months for the defence of the seacoast. they were part of the time at Portland after the burning of Falmouth, part of the time at Kittery Point, where they were engaged in building a fort, and the rest of the time they were helping guard on the beach. that he faithfully performed his duty in said company during six months and we honourably discharged. He entered the service in the spring of 1775 and was discharged late in the fall. He was born April 10, 1749, don't know as it is recorded any where. has always lived in York.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, or (if any) on on that of the agency of the State of (blank).
Joseph   X  Winn
 his mark
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Witness Joshua E. Treadwell before
Ashur Ware (illegible) Dist. of Maine

We, Joseph Gilman Physician, residing in the town of Wells, and Isaac Storer, residing in the town  of Wells, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Winn, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty three years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides , to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that wee concur in that opinion.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and years aforesaid.
Isaac Storer
Joseph Gilman
before Ashur Ware
(illegible) Dist. of Maine

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that John Gilman, who signed the preceding certificate, is a physician, resident in the town of Wells, and that Isaac Storer who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Wells is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I John Mussey, clerk of the District court of the United States for Maine District do hereby certify that the forego9ing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Joseph Winn fora pension.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this seventh day of August a. D. 1832.
John Mussey Clerk U. S. Court
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3-595?
O. W. and N. Division 
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions

Search by
Claim No.
Ceertificate No.
Claimant
Soldier Joseph Winn
Service Rev. N. H. (?)
Additional service
Remarks Died 1833
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Methuen Mass.
March 31, 1902

To the Hon. Chief Pension Bureau
Washington D. C.

Deaar Sir:
Will you kindly send me the information regarding Joseph Winn who was born April 16, 1760 in Nottingham West now Hudson N. H. and died
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Sept. 6, 1833 also of Joseph Barstow who was born (unable to find) in Duxbury, Mass and died in 1834.
I would like the information regarding their Revolutionary war records.
Kindly send them to
Mrs. W. L. Sjostrom
Methuen, Mass.
c/o T. L. Barstow
and oblige, 
Respectfully, 
Alice Sjostrom
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His wife's name was Lydia Soule  

(stamp) U. S. Pension Office C Apr 5 1902
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Rect. stamp-O. W. & N Files Apr 7 1902

Round stamp-U. S. Pension Office C Apr 5 1902
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29552
Revy INVALID


File No. 29552
Joseph Winn
Pri Rev War

Act June 7 '32
Index: Vol. 2, Page 455

[Arrangement of 1870]

May 9-1902
Mrs. W. L. Sjostrom
Methuen, Mass.