Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35681, Abiel Turner, Mass.
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SERVICE
Mass. 

Turner, Abiel 
Abial

NUMBER
S.35681
B.L.Wt.978-100

CONTENTS
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377
Dist. of Maine
Abial Turner
Capt Soule 
Tupper
Private
Massachusetts Line
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Dist. of Maine
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 30th of March 1818
4 yr War

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th of May 1818 and sent to the Pensioner, care of
Timothy Howe & Hartford
Oxford County, Dist. Maine

Arrearages to 4th Sept. 1818   $41.58
5 mos. 6 days  $41.58

[Revolutionary claims,
Act 18th March, 1818 }
Three years
Continued on the roll notification sent to Thos Clark  11 July 1820
Paris M(torn)
Turner, Oxford Co

(left side of page has numerous math calculations to determine $41.58)
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KNOW all Men by these Presents, That I Abiel Truner ate a soldier in Capt. Simeon Lord's Company and Col. Ebenezer Sprouts Reg. in the Massachusetts in the Revolutionary war during the same, have made, constituted and appointed, and by these presents do make, constitute and appoint Silas Bates of the town of Hallowell in the county of Kennebec and State of Massachusetts my legal representative and lawful attorney, for me and in my name and behalf, to demand and receive of and from the proper officer of the United States, or such other persons as my be duly authorised the Bounty Land to which I am entitled by virtue of the several Acts of Congress in consequence of the services done by me in the revolutionary war.
And the said Bates is hereby authorised and directed to execute in my name and behalf the proper receipt and legitimate acquittance for the same and all other writings necessary in my name, to make, do, seal and execute in as ample and complete a manner to all intents and purposes as I might or could do were I personally present at the doing thereof.--And one or more attornies or substitutes under him to duly make and appoint, and at pleasure revoke their powers; and whatsoever my said attorney or his substitutes may lawfully do in the premises by virtue of the power herein contained I hereby irrevocably ratify and confirm. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal, this twenty eighth day of August A. D. 1819
Abiel Turner
In presence of Timothy Howe
Wm. H .Britten Jnr.

State of Massachusetts
County of Oxford ss. Personally appeared Abial Turner to me well known, and made oath in due form of law, that he is the same person described in and who executed the above power of attorney, and the same is his free, voluntary act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
Sworn and subscribed before me this twenty eighth day of August A. D 1819
Timothy Howe, Justice of the Peace

State of Massachusetts
Oxford County ss  Personally appeared Wm. Henry Britten and John Levitt and being duly sworn according to law, do depose and say that they and each of them are personally acquainted with Abiel Turner who has executed the above power of attorney, and well know him to be the person described therein.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this twenty eighth day of August A. D. 1819 and i hereby certify that the above deponents are in my opinion credible witnesses.
Timothy Howe Justice of the Peace

State of Massachusetts
Kennebec County, ss.
I John Davis clerk of all the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts holden within the county of Kennebec aforesaid do hereby certify that Timothy Howe Esq. before whom and at the time when the above acknowledgements and affidavits were made, was a Justice of the Peace duly qualified for that purpose acting under the authority of this State, and that his name thereunto subscribed is his own proper signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county this eighteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen,
John Davis
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State of Massachusetts
Oxford County, ss
BE IT REMEMBRRED, That on this twenty eighth day of August one thousand eight hundred and nineteen before me Timothy Howe one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Moses Poland and made solemn oath in due form of law that I the undersigned belonged to Col. Ebenezer Sprouts Reg and I very well (illegible) that the within named Abiel Turner Elisted to serve during the war and did actually serve to the close of it.
Moses Poland

On the day and year above mentioned the subscriber Richard Hinds personally appeared before me Timothy Howe and made solemn oath in due form of law that he the said Hinds belonged to Col. Ebenezer Sprouts Regiment in the Revolutionary War that he well knew the above named Abiel turner and that he served in said Regiment to the close of said war.
Richard Hine
Sworn and subscribed before me this twenty eighth day of August A. D. 1819 And I hereby certify the above deponent are in my opinion credible witnesses.
Timothy Howe Justice of the Peace

State of Massachusetts
Kennebec County, ss
(seal)
I John Davis, clerk of all the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts holden within the County of Kennebec aforesaid do hereby certify that Timothy Howe Esq before whom and at the time when the above acknowledgements and affidavits were made, was a Justice of Peace duly qualified for that purpose acting under the authority of this State and that his name thereunto subscribed, is his own proper signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this eighteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
John Davis

Abiel Turner good
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Abiel Turner
No 377
6 May 1818
Continued

no property
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State of Maine
Oxford SS, At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas begun and holden at Paris within and for the county of Oxford on the second Tuesday of June A. D. 1820 before the Honorable Benjamin Green & Judah Dana, Judges of said Court,
On this 13th day of June in the year above written, personally appeared in open Court, the same having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said county of Oxford, Abiel turner aged seventy nine years doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz. as a private in the company commanded by Capt. Simeon Lord in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Ebenezer Sprout in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the 13th day of March A. D. 1818, and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 377 was granted. And I so 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 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 for 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; that my occupation and ability to pursue the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as is particularly described below also subscribed by me.
Abiel Turner
Sworn to and declared on the 13th day of
June A. D. 1820 Before,
Benjamin Green
Judah Dana Judges of said Court

SCHEDULE of real and personal estate (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging tome the subscriber, viz:
No property of any description whatever
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Wt. 978-100
Issued Feby 27, 1821
to himself
(Hon. J. Parker)
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To all people to whom these presents shall come Silas Bates sendeth greeting
Whereas Abiel Turner of Livermore in the County of Oxford by his letter of attorney which is now in the Secretarys office for the War Dept. did constitute me his attorney for the purpose
& with the power in the same letter of Attorney at Large Contained.
Know ye that I the said Silas Bates by virtue hereof and of the power of substitution in said letter of Attorney appearing have substituted &
deputed and do substitute and depute the Hon. James Parke of Gardiner in the County of Kennebec & State of Maine but now at Washington to be the lawful & sufficient attorney of the said Abiel Turner with all & every power & authority of acting in the name (illegible) &  (illegible) use of the land Abriel Turner granted to me by said letter of Attorney which I can lawfully (illegible) & delegate. Hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever the said Parker shall carefully do in the name of said Turner or in my name as attorney to the said Turner
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to the use of the said Turner by virtue of these presents and the power of substitution in said letter of Attorney contained.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this Eleventh day of April A.D. 1820
Silas Bates

State of Maine
Kennebec SS
Personally appeared Silas Bates to me well known & made oath in due form of law that he is the same person described in and who executed the above power of substitution & the same is his free voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned.
Sworn & subescribed before me the 11 day of April AD 1820
Wm. Clark Justice of the peace
(seal)

State of Me
Kennebec ss In testimony that the above named William Clark is a Justice of the Peace I haveunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this thirteenth day of April AD 1820
P. Sprague 
Notary Public within & for the
County of Kennebec and the State of Maine
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Department of War
Section of Bounty land

I the subscriber a Representative in Congress for the State of Maine do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Wm. Clark who has taken the acknowledgement of Silas Bates & am fully persuaded that he was a Justice of the Peace on the 11th April 1820.
James Parker
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35681
Revy INVALID

File No. 35,681
Abial Turner
Priv Rev War

Act: 18 March 17
Index: Vol. 2, Page 425

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Abiel Turner
B. L. Wt. 978-100

Jacket with claim of
Francis Lovejoy
B. L. Wt. 976-100

Jan. 27, 1912
f.w.
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Abial Turner
private
Masstts. Line

Commences 30th Mar 1818
care of Timothy Howe
Hartford, Oxford County 
Maine
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United State of America
District of Maine ss

Be it remembered that on this thirtieth day of arch A. D. 1818 personally came the within named Abiel Turner and after being cautioned and examined made oath that the within statement by him subscribed is wholly true: and also at the same time came the within named Moses Poland and Timothy Howe and made oath that the affidavit by them subscribed are true. And it appearing to me in the examination here had that the persons above named are credible witnesses. I do hereby admin the within evidence and certify the same as satisfactory to me for the purpose for which it is taken.
(seal)
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal.
Albion K. Parris Judge of the U. S.
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I Abiel Turner of Turner in the County of Oxford and state of Massachusetts aged seventy six years do testify and declare that I enlisted in the United States service a a provat soldier in Col. Balies Regiment and Gen. Heath's Briggade on the first of January 1776 for one year. I afterwards enlisted and served i the year 1779 and 1780 for nine months and before the close of that enlistment I enlisted during the War and entered in Capt. Wale's Company  of the tenth Regiment as was afterwards transfered into the Eighth Company of the second Regiment in which I continued till the close of the War and was regularly discharged upon the11th day of June 1783 and I do testify and declare that by reason of reduced circumstances in life I am actually in need of the assistance of my country for support.
Abiel Turner

I Moses Poland do testify and declare that I served alsmost four years in the sae Regiment with the above named Abieal Turner and (illegible) believe his statement is perfectlyy correct.
Moses Ppoland

I Timothy Howe do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Abial Turner that I consider him a man of undoubted veracity and that he is actually a Town Pauper.
Timothy Howe
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By His Excellency
GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq.
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America

THESE are to Certify that the Bearer hereof Abiel Turner, private Soldier in the Second Massachusetts Regiment, having faithfully served the United States six years and five months and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby Discharged from the American Army.

GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the tenth day of June 1783
G. Washington

By His Excellency
Command
J. Trumbull (illegible)

REGISTERED in the Book
of the Regiment,
William Torrey Adjutant

The above Abiel Turner has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for Six Years 
Faithful Service.
E. Sprout (illegible)