Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29530, William Wait, Mass.
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Mass Wait, William S29530
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No. 11,860 Maine William Wait of Oxford Co. in the State of Maine who was a Pr. & Corpl. in the company commanded by Captain Bolster of the Regt. Commanded bt Col. Larned in the Mass line for 21 months & 4 days Pr. $70.42 @ months 26 days Corpl 10.46 $80.88.
Inscribed in the Roll of Maine at the rate of 80 dollars 88 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued 6 day of July 1833 and sent to R. C. Vose Augusta Me.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 161.76 Semi-ant, allowance ending 4 Sep 1833 40.44 $202.20
d. May 29, 1840 {Revolutionary Claim Act 7, 183-}
Recorded by D Brown Book E Vol. 1 Page _
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W P
Dear Sir, I would like very much to gain some information in regard to William Wait, who was born in Sutton Mass. Jan 8th 1757 and moved to Dixfield Maine Jan 17th 1804.  He died May 29 1840 aged 86 years he served in the American Army two years and four months
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and was at the surrender of John Burgoyne mat Saratoga Oct. 17, 1777. he was a pensioner the last few years of his life.
I have been at the State House looking through the archives I find two William Wait's name from Sutton - possibly they may be father and son. perhaps you can tell me if you have the signature of either I would greatly value a tracing of the same also any information you
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may be able to give me.
The former Chief Justice Wait of Washington was a cousin of my father's and he could have helped me greatly in in this were he alive.  Any expense attending this I will gladly meet if you will let me know.  If you will kindly address Mr. W. E. Page 16 Arlington St. Boston Mass  March 14, 1895
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William Wait Private Masstts troops Bolster's Co. Learned's regt, 8 months 
same same 12 months
Woodbury's Co: Sheppard's regt, 4 months
Corporal Chase's Co: 4 months
20 months as a private
3 months 27 days as a private
2 months as a corporal
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Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of July, 1832. {State of Maine, Kennebec County} SS On this twenty second day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. Nathan Weston, Jun'r a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State William Wait a resident of Dixfield in the county of Oxford and State of Maine, aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1775 with the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named Officers: Bolster Captain Learned Colonel. That in April 1775 he enlisted as a private in that company and regiment for the period of eight months.  That he served out this period and immediately first of January 1776 reenlisted as a private in the same company and regiment for ------- and served out this period and was verbally discharged near Fishkill in January 1777. That in August 1777 he again enlisted as a private for four months in Capt. Bartholomew Woodbury's company, and he thinks Col. Sheppard's regiment of the Massachusetts troops.  That in this service he was marched to Ticonderoga thence to White Plains and was then discharged verbally at the end of his term.  That in August 177_ he again enlisted as a private in Capt. march Chase's Massachusetts company.  That his company and one other company were employed, and he served four months there as a corporal in [illegible] and guarding forts at Dorchester Massachusetts.  That they and no Colonel there and he recollects [illegible] if their company was attached to any regiment.  That he served out his [illegible] and was verbally discharged at Dorchester at the end of his term