Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 13686, for John Mathewson, Rhode Island
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SERVICE                                            NUMBER
RI                Mathewson, John        W.13 686
                                          Lydia

CONTENTS
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                                                    3226
Rhode Island
Lydia Mathewson
widow of John Mathewson
who died on 23r June 1835
of [illegible] co. in the state of R.I.
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain May of the Regt commanded 
by Col Cook in the R. Island
line for [illegible]
R.I.
Inscribed on the Roll of R. Island
at the rate of 20 Dollars 33 Cents
Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of [illegible]
1840 and sent [illegible]
[illegible] Providence, R.I.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1839           $198.30
Semi-annual allowance ending 4  [illegible]     
                                                                     11.66
                                                                  ______
                                                                $209.96   
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act July 4, 1836       }
{Section the 9[illeg]   }
 Recorded by [illegible][illegible] Addison Clerk,
Book A  Vol. 2 .  Page  9H
[Illegible] B. Cowell, Mayu 15.
1840.
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     I Henry Mowry of Mendor County of Worcester
State3 of Massachusetts now at Smithfield County of Providence
State of Rhode Island now 79 years of age on oath do depose
and say-I was well acquainted with John Mathewson form-
ally of Gloucester now Dead husband of Widow Lydia
Mathewson in the war of the Revolution I well 
remember of serving with him several tours in the war of the Revolution as follows/[illegible]/ In September 1777 he and I served one month together under Captain Joseph Sprague 
in Colonel Chad Baron's Regiment [illegible] at    
Tiverton- In August 1778 he and I served together one
months General Sullivans expedition under Capt Ebenezer Trask in Colonel Browns Regiment stationed most of this 
month at Tiverton and was marched on to the Island of
Rhode Island and was in the battle
In August 1780 he and I served one month together under 
Capt Amos Whipple in Colonel George Peeks regiment station
-I on the Island of Rhode Island. In March 1781 he and I 
served together one month under Capt Daniel
Mowry
Colonel George Peeks Regiment  stationed on the Island of
Rhode Island at a place called [illegible] Beach all of the
above tours he was draftee from the [illegible] and served
in the capacity of a private soldier
Henry Mowry
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence} Sc-Septmeber 4th-1839
Then Came Before me Henry Lowry and made
oath to the truth pf the above affidavit by him Sub-
[illegible] in my presence. I further certify said  Henry 
Mowry is well known to me and is a competent and 
credible witness and full faith and credit be given his
attestation
George Aldrichs  Justice of the Peace
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
AWF/eel
[illegible initials]
May 2,1929
Mrs. Charles B. Lufburrow
441 West Front Street
Plainfield, New Jersey
Madam:
       I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary
War pension claim, W.13686, it appears that John Mathewson
was born, June 7, 1746, place not stated.  
        He enlisted and served as a private with the Rhode
Island Troops as follows:
       In the fall of 1776, three months in Captain Samuel
Mays' Company, Colonel Cook's Regiment; from in September,
1777, one month in Captain Joseph Sprague's Company,  Colonel
Chad Brown's Regiment; in August, 1778, one month in Cap-
tain Ebenezer Trask's Company, Colonel Brown's Regiment
and was in the battle of Rhode Island; from in August, 1780,
one month in Captain Amos Whipple's Company, Colonel
George Peek's Regiment; from in March, 1781, 
one month in  
Captain Daniel Mowry's Company, Colonel George Peek's Reg-
ament.
          He died, June 23, 1835.
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     The soldier married, April 11, 1773, at Smithfield,
Providence County, Rhode Island, Lydia Jenks. She was 
born, December 8, 1752,
     She was allowed pension on her application executed 
October 1, 1839, at which time she was living in Burrill-
ville, Providence County, Rhode Island.
     Their children were:
     Peregreen     born  January  17, 1775.
     Welcome        "       August    15, 1778. 
     Hannah           "       April        28, 1781.
     John                "       January   1,   1785.
      Lydia               "      April          18, 1782.               
     Anphillis           "      March       4,  1790.
     Amey                "      February   3,  1795.

                               Respectfully,


                                E. W. MORGAN
                                 Acting Commissioner.
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Mrs. Charles Bromwell Lufburrow
441 West Front Street
Plainfield, N.J.
Oct. 4, 1928
The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:-
     I wish to find out if
John Mathewson only of Providence, R.I.
has any Revolutionary War Service
Record. He was  born      1742
                             married 1764-April 15
                              died      1816-Nov. 16.
Was supposed to have had the rank
of Colonel and to have fought in
The Battle of Rhode Island and
perhaps served as Captain in the Infantry.
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I shall appreciate any trouble
you may take and will gladly
forward [illegible] fee is
required to cover time etc
expended
Yours very truly
Elizabeth Mathewson Lufburrow
John Mathewson was
my great great grandfather.