Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 27384, Elijah Bisbee, Mass.
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Mass. Bisbee, Elijah W. 27384
                 Susannah
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Massachusetts 279
Susannah Bisbee widow of
Elijah Bisbee
of Plymouth Co. in the State of Mass.
who was a Lieutenant in the infantry command
by Captain Washburn of the Regl. command
by Cushing in Mass
line for 6 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issues the 2. day of Dec,
1836 and sent to Hon. A. R. Paine
2d Comptroller, Present
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1836 440.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4. Mar. 37. 40.00
$480.00
Act 6  July 1836 
{Revolutionary Claim}
Mss. Section {Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book - Vol. / Page 45
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Hon A. K. Parris  
Second Comptroller
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 
Plymouth Cty. on this fifth day of November, personally appeared before Willes Wood Esquire Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Plymouth, within the Commonwealth aforesaid , Susannah Bisbee a resident of  Plympton in said County aged Ninety 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 July 4, 1836. That she is the widow of Elijah Bisbee late of said Plympton, Esquire, deceased , who was an officer in the War of the American Revolution & served in the same as herein after set forth. The said Elijah Bisbee when not absent from home of particular service was employed a great portion of his time in enlisting men & processing clothing, provisions &c for the soldiers. As near as she can recollect he served as follows

In the year after the War commenced 1776 the said Elijah Bisbee went to Rhode Island in the fall of the year & served two months as a Lieutenant, in Captain Washburn's Company in Col. Cushings Regiment.
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In the spring following which would be in the year 1777 the said Elijah Bisbee went to Rhode Island as a lieutenant in Capt James Harlows Company, and served one month. Capt Harlow was about as I believe in New York & the said Lieut Elijah Bisbee commanded the company. In what was called the "Secret expedition" my husband the said Lieut Elijah Bisbee procured the men called for & marched with them to Rhode Island & as near as I can recollect was gone one month. I think I recollect Capt Sherman Sampson also going from Plympton with men at the same time. I think this was in the year 1777. I know of no person living who was in the campaign. In the fall of the year 1778 the said Elijah Bisbee was called upon to raise men to go to Boston which he did. He marched with them & he served at that time as a Lieutenant in Capt. Bonneys Company on Castle Island in Boston Harbour, in Col. Gray's regiment for the term of three months. 
She further declares that she was married to the said Elijah Bisbee on the sixteenth day of December in the year seventeen hundred and seventy three that her husband the aforesaid Elijah Bisbee died
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at said Plympton on the twenty first day of April in the year Eighteen hundred & thirty one & that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. 
Her  X mark Susannah Bisbee 
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid first written above I further certify that the said declarant is a credible person & one whose testimony is entitled to full faith & credit. 
Wilters Wood Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Plymouth
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Plymouth CY. I Jacob H. Loud Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Wilters Wood Esq is Judge of Probate for said County & that the within are his true & genuine signatures. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand & the seal of the Probate Court for said County this twenty second day of November A.D. 1836. Jacob H. Loud.
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I, Lewis Bradford of the town of Plympton in the County of Plymouth, Massachusetts, do upon oath state that I am the Town Clerk of said Town and have been such ever since March 1812, and have been yearly and legally sworn into Office, and have the Town Records of said Town in my custody, and that upon examination of said Records, I find that Elijah Bisbee and Susanna Ripley, both of said Town, were joined in marriage, December 16, 1773, by the Rev. Jonathan Parker, who was at that time the Minister of the the Church and Congregation of the then First Parish of the said Town of Plympton. - Also I further state, that the said Elijah Bisbee, who was a Lieutenant, and a Justice of the Peace, died in said Plympton, April 21,1831, aged 84 years, 7 months, and 6 days.; all which appears from said records. Also I further testify that the said Susanna, now the widow of the said Elijah Bisbee, is still living in said Plympton and have never been married since the death of her husband, the said Elijah Bisbee, and that she retains her memory and mental faculties to a remarkable degree for a person of her age and that she is a person of veracity. 
Lewis Braford {Town Clerk of the said Town of Plympton.
Plympton, October 17, 1836.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth County [illegible] October 31st, 1836 there personally [crossed out illegible] appeared Lewis Bradford above named before the subscriber and made oath that the statement by him subscribed is true  I certify the above declarant is a man of truth and is credible witness. Jonathan Parker, Justice of the Peace.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth Cy I Jacob H. Loud Register of Probate for said county do hereby certify that Jonathan Parker for said County do hereby certify that Jonathan Parker Esquire is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the several signatures to the annexed affidavits purporting to be signed by him are his true & genuine signatures. In testimony whereof I have hereunder set my hand & the seal of the Probate Court for said County this nineteenth day of November A.D. 1836
Jacob H. Loud 
[illegible seal]
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Revy WIDOW, &c. File no. 27,384
Susannah Bisbee
Widow of 
Lieut Elijah Bisbee
Lieut Rev War
Act July 4" 1836
Index: Vol A, Page 63
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Massa S Rolls Act 4 July 1838
Bj. satin
Susannah Bisbee 
6 mo. Lieutenant [illegible]
$80 per ann. 
Hon. A.K. Parris, 2d Comp Present
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I Jacob Cushman of Middleborough formerly of Plympton in the County of Plymouth and the State of Massachusetts aged eighty eight years testify and say I was a soldier in the war of the american revolution and in the Spring of  the year I think 1777 I went to Bristol in the state of Rhodeisland for one month. [illegible] in Capt James Harlow's Company but said Harlow was absent
the company was commanded by Lieutenant Elijah Bisbee of Plympton in Col Lathrops Regiment when the time was out Bisbe and number of us returned to Plympton. The the Fall after I have sure recollections of the said Elijah Bisbe going with a company of men to Rhodeisland but after & how long cannot tell. Always new said Elijah Bisbe until  his death which was in the year 1831. His widow I knew to be still living always lived within one mile from them until until two years past. 
Jacob Cushman 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County [illegible] October 20th 1836 there personally appeared the above above named Jacob Cushman before the subscriber and made oath that the above declaration is true. I further certify that the above declarant is a man of truth and is a credible witness. Jonathan Parker Justice of the Peace
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I John Sherman of Carver which was formerly Plympton in the County of Plymouth and state of Massachusetts of the age of seventy foure years do testify and say I was a soldier in the war of the American Revolution and was on Castle Island so called in Boston Harbour in the fall of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight in the Company commanded by Capt. Jehabuel Bonney in Colo Grays Regiment three months I will recollect of Elijah Bisbe of Plympton being Lieutenant in said Bonneys Company and served the same term of time of three months I also knew said Bisbe to be engaged in the War [illegible] the most of his time in the Revolutionary war  in  processing soldiers, Provision and [illegible] for the army and knew him untill his Death which was about five years ago - and know his widow to be still 

His X Mark John Sherman 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County [illegible] October 27th 1836 there personally appeared the above above named John Sherman  before the subscriber and made oath that the above declaration is true. I further certify that that the above declarant is a man of truth and is a credible witness. Jonathan Parker Justice of the Peace
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I Levi Wright of Plympton in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts aged eighty years testify and say I was a Soldier in the war of the americanRevolution in the Spring of the year 1777 I went to Bristol in the state of Rhodeisland one month in Captain James Harlow Company the said Harlow was absent the company was commanded by Lieutenant Elijah Bisbe of Plympton in Col Lothrops Regiement in Brigadier Jonathan Cushing Brigade well remember the said Elijah Bisbe serving the same term of time one month always knew said Bisbe to be engaged in war service during the war Inlisting and Drafting soldiers Procuring Provisions and cloathing  for the army After the war knew him until his death which was in the year 1834 and knew his widow to the preant time always, lived a near neighbour unto them. 
His X mark Levi Wright 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County [illegible] October 31st 1836 there personally appeared Levi Wright the above named before the subscriber and made oath that the above deposition by him is true. I further certify that that said declarant is a  man of truth and is a credible witness. Jonathan Parker Justice of the Peace
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I Ebenezar Thompson of Halifax in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts aged eighty three years testify and say I was a Soldier in the war of the american revolution and in the fall of the year 1776 I went to Newport in the State of Rhodeisland and served two months in Capt Ebenezer Washbourn Company and in Colo. John Cushing Regiment I well remember Elijah Bisbe of Plympton being Lieutenant in said Ebenezar Washburns Company and served the same term of two months in said Company. I I always knew said Elijah Bisbe untill his death which was a little over five ago also knew said Brisbe widow who is still living  
Ebenezer Tompson
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County [illegible] November 2d 1836 then personally appeared the above named Ebenezar Thompson before the subscriber and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true I certify the above declarant is a man to be believed and is a credible witness. 
Jonathan Parker {Justice of the Peace
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I George Bisbe of Kingston but formerly of Plympton in the County of Plymouth State of Massachusetts aged eighty eight years testify and say that dureing the Revolutionary war and number of years after I lived in Plympton a near neighbour unto Lieutent Elijah Bisbe well recollect of his going unto Newport in the State of Rhodeisland as  Lieutenent in Capt Ebenezar Washbourn Company on the fall of the year 1776 the lst of December he sent me a letter to come to Newport and bring his horse for him to come home which I did went to Newport stayed one day then  he came home with me he told he had been there two months and his time was out and had served as Captain of the Guard all the time he had been there
I knew a number of men that belonged unto said Washbourn Company but cannot recollect any one now living. 
Hi X mark George Bisbe 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Plymouth County [illegible] October 27th 1836 there personally appeared the above named George Bisbe before the subscriber and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true. I certify the above declarant is a credible witness 
Jonathan Parker Just of the Peace
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Elijah Bisbee
Mass: W.27384
A return of the Main Guard dated Nov. 4, 1776 signed Elijah Bisbe, Capt. of the Guard.
An order from the Council of Mass. Bay Dated Sept. 19, 1718 endorsed by an order from Col. Theo. Botton dated Sept 22, 1778. relative to the movements of the Mass. militia; 
These two papers have been removed from this claim to be sent to the War Dept. 
AW. Sept. 30, 1912. 
Sent to War Dept Jan 16, 1913 AW