Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14,552, Abel Cutler, Mass.
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Service: Mass.
Cutler, Abel,
Sarah
W. 14. 552
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Massachusetts 1539
Sarah Cutler
widow of Abel Cutler
who died on the 19th March 1825
of Middlesex in the State of Massachusetts 
who was a private in the company commanded
by Capt Haskell of the Regiment commanded
by Col. Marshall in the Massachusetts militia for 12 months.
Inscribed on the roll of Massachuetts at the rate of $40 per annum to commence on 4 Mar 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued 13 Nov 1837 and sent to Hon. W. Parmenter, East Cambridge, Mass.
Arrears to the 4 Sept 1837 $260.00
semi-annual allowance ending Mar '38 $20.00
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$280.00
Revolutionary Claim
Act July 4, 1836
Section 3C
Recorded by D. M. Curdy, Clerk
Book A, Vol. 2, Page 47.
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V2740
Sarah Cutler
widow of Abel 
Massachusetts
Mass 1780 6 mo
militia [illegible]
p 200 201 202 6 mos
married 1779
decd 1825
Adm 12 mo $40
per am. cen/7 March 1837
Mass militia
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex: On this tenth day of October in the year of our Lord 1837, personally appeared before me Hon. Saml. P. P. Fay, Judge of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Sarah Cutler a resident of Sudbury in the County of Middlesex aforesaid who after being first duly sworn according to Law doth when 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 aged 78n years and that she is the widow of Abel Cutler late of said Sudbury deceased; that the said Cutler, her late husband, served as a soldier in the war of the Revolution, as herein after stated: the decd Abel Cutler enlisted at said Sudbury as a private in the month of May 1776 into a company commanded by Capt Andrew Haskill, Col. Marshall's Regiment and went to Nantaskett and thence to Castle William, now Fort Independence in the Harbor of Merton and served six months being the time of his enlistment and continued in said service upon the requisition of said Colonel Marshall one month longer, making seven months service at this time:
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The said Abel Cutler again enlisted as a private in the month of May or June in the year 1778 at said Sudbury for the term of eight months into Capt. Moulton's company and went to White Plains in the State of New York and joined the Regiment under the command of Col. Poor and continued in the service as a soldier one month and a half and then went into the service as a wagoner or [illegible] and how long he continued in that service she cannot tell, but she believes the residue of the term for which he enlisted being eight months.
The said Abel Cutler again enlisted as a private at said Sudbury in the month of June in the year 1780 into a company commanded by Capt Abraham Haskell and Col. Sproutz Regiment, for the term of ten months, next he went from Sudbury to Concord in said County and was there mustered and from Concord went to Springfield and from Springfield to West Point and served under this enlistment for the term of ten months: General John Nixon was the Brigadier general. She further declares that she was married to the said Abel Cutler by the Rev Jacob Bylore minister of said Sudbury on the 21 Jan 1779 as will appear by a copy of the record of said marriage herewith exhibited; that her maiden name was Sarah Nixon, daughter of General John Nixen; that
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and the said Judge does hereby declare after examination of said applicant  & due inquiry that she is a credible person and that her statements are entitled to credit. L. P. P. Fay, [illegible]
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex: I, Isaac Fiske, Magistrate of the court of Probate in and for the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth; aforesaid hereby certify that Samuel P. Fay, Esquire is a of said court duly commissioned and qualified and that his signatures written above are his genuine signatures; in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 10th day of October AD 1837. Isaac Fiske Mg
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Middlesex, March 24, 1837
Then the above named Nahum Thompson well known to me as a credible person and town clerk of the town of Sudbury personally appeared and made oath that the above is a true copy of the record of the town of Sudbury, before me
Christopher G. cutler, Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex; I, Isaac Fiske, magistrate of the court of Probate in and for said County of Middlesex, hereby certify that Christopher G. Cutler whose [illegible] signature in above written is a justice of the Peace within and for said county duly commissioned and qualified. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court theis 10th day of October AD 1837. Isaac Fiske, Ny
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I, Christopher G. Cutler of Sudbury in the County of Middlesex, [illegible] of lawful age to testify, do depose and say that Abel Cutler late of said Sudbury was my father; that he died on the 19 Mar 1825; that Sarah Cutler who is the daughter of the late General John Nixon, is the widow of the said Abel Cutler and has never been married since the death of her said husband; that she now resides in my family and has resided there considerable part of the time since his death. Christopher G. Cutler
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex; September 23rd AD 1837 personally appeared the above name Christopher G. Cutler who is a respectable magistrate in said county and well know to me as a man of credit and entitled to belief and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by me subscribed. Isaac Fiske,
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex: I, Elias Phinney, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth aforesaid, hereby certify that Isaac Fiske Esquire is a Justice of the Peace within and for said county duly commissioned and qualified and that her signature written on the certificates of the deposition hereto annexed of Abel Parmenter, John Goodnow, Ebenezer Parmenter and Micah Balcom are his genuine signatures. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this eleventh day of October in the year of our Lord 1837.
Elias Phinney, Clerk
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Revy Widow etc
File No. 14552
Sarah Cutler
widow of Abel Cutler
Pri Rev War
Act Jul 4, '36
Index: Vol. A, Page 161
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Massachusetts
Sarah Cutler
Suspended
Admitted
Act July 4th 1836
Let. 18th Oct 1837 to 
Hon. W. Parmenter
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[illegible] Nov 8 
Geo W Crump Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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East Cambridge Nov 3, 1837
Sir:
I have submitted your letters of 18th [illegible] to the Attorney of Mrs. Sarah Cutler who has requested me to write for the certificate for the 12 months as named in your letter.
I am very respectfully,
Your Obedient Servant
Wm Parmenter
George W Crump Esquire
Washington
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I, Abel Parmenter of Sudbury in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, testify and say that I am now 83 years of age: that I was born in said Sudbury where I have lived ever since my birth; That I knew Abel Cutler late of said Sudbury now deceased who was also born in said Sudbury and lived there [illegible] of the time during his life; the said Abel Cutler and myself enlisted as privates in the war of the Revolution into a company commanded by Capt Haskell whose christian name I have forgotten, in Col. Marshall's regiment, we enlisted in Sudbury aforesaid in the month of May, the [illegible] part of said month I [illegible] in the year 1776, we went first to Nantucket where we stayed about nine weeks and then movement to Castle William, now Fort Independence in  [illegible] and were there stationed; the said Cutler and myself continued in the service until the term of our enlistment had expired which was ten months; and at the expiration of which time, there being no soldiers to take our place, we volunteered and continued in the service one month longer.
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making in the whole, the term of seven months that the said Cutler served as a soldier in the war of the Revolution at this period; I also testify and say that the said Abel Cutler and myself enlisted again as private soldiers in the war of the Revolution in the year 1780 in the month of June, I believe, at Sudbury, and went from Sudbury to [illegible] in county of Middlesex and from there to Springfield and from there to West Point and there joined the regiment; Abraham Williams was the captain of the company in which we enlisted and Col Sproul the colonel of the regiment; the said Abel Cutler and myself continued in the same company and I think in the same [illegible] for the term of ten months; we went from West Point into New Jersey, were at Fishkill & [illegible] more places, and returned to Sudbury at the expiration of [illegible] six months: I also testify that his widow Sarah Cutler is now living and I have known her from a child: she was the daughter of General John Nixon.
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and was married to the said Abel Cutler before the last enlistment aforesaid; and she now resides in my neighborhood. And further I say not, Abel Parmenter
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex; September 1, 1837, Personally appeared before me, Abel Parmenter, above-named, well known to me as a man of good credit and entitled to belief and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him duly [illegible]
Isaac Fiske Jus of the Peace
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I, John Goodnow of Sudbury in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged 75 years the 30 Jan last, do testify and say that I have been well acquainted with Abel Cutler late of said Sudbury, now deceased, from the time I was a boy to the time of his death: we were born in the same neighborhood, within a mile of each other; we enlisted together in the same company as privates in the army of the revolution, to wit, at said Sudbury in the month of May or June (as I believe) in the year 1778 for the term of eight months into a company of militia commanded by Capt Moulton, who was about at the time of our enlistment being sick with the small pox, and the company then was under the immediate command of St. Eliphalet Hastings; the said Abel Cutler with myself and others went from Sudbury shortly after we enlisted to the White Plains in the state of New York and there joined the regiment under the command of col Thomas Poor; the said Cutler, with myself, went from the White Plains with Col. Poor's regiment to West Point, where I was when sick and while in the hospital the said Cutler came to me and informed me that
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he had hired a substitute and gone into the wagon or teaming service; he had then been in the service as a private under the aforesaid enlistment not less than one month and I believe about ten weeks. I do not know that he enlisted in the service as a teamster or otherwise under said enlistment longer than ten weeks: I further testify and say that I always understood and believe that the said Cutler was in the service as a soldier of the Revolution and war stationed at the Castle, now Fort Independence in [illegible] for the term of ten months in the year 1776; and I also testify that I always understood and believe that the said Cutler served for the term of ten months in the year 1780; but I cannot testify as to other of the last mentioned terms of service of my own knowledge though I have no doubt of the facts.
John Goodenow
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex: September 1, 1837. Personally appeared before me the above named John Goodenow, well known to me as a man of veracity and entitled to credit and made oath to the truth of his foregoing deposition by him subscribed. Isaac Fiske, Justice of the Peace
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I, Ebenezer Parmenter of Sudbury in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the 76th year of my age testify and say that I have known Abel Cutler late of said Sudbury from the time of his birth til his death, that we were in the Revolutionary war together as soldiers, that said Cutler and myself together with [illegible] other persons enlisted as privates in the month of June, I believe in the year 1780 at Sudbury and went to Concord in said County and was there mustered and from Concord we went to Springfield and from thence to West Point; we enlisted for the term of ten months; Abraham Welbann was the Captain of the company, Col. Sproutz Regiment and General Nixon's Brigade and served the term for which we enlisted:  The deceased Abel Cutler was married and had one child by his wife before he went into the service at the time: her maiden name was Sarah Nixon, daughter of General John Nixon [illegible] During the aforesaid ten months [illegible] we were at West Point and then to Fishkill and Newstead a few days and then went to Fishkill and them to the Jersey side and went to several places and returned to West Point in November, where we remained till we
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were discharged: I have always understood and believe that the said Abel Cutler was in the service at Minute Men times: but I know nothing myself of his service in the Revolutionary war except what I have herein before stated. Ebenezer Parmenter
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex: Personally appeared before me, Ebenezer Parmenter above named, who is well known to me as a credible person and entitled to belief and made solemn oath to the truth of his foregoing depositiion by him subscribed.
September 1, 1837
Isaac Fiske Jus of the Peace
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I, Micah Balcom of Sudbury in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts testify and say that I am aged 78 years, that I was born in said Sudbury where I have always lived, that I have been well acquainted with Abel Cutler late of said Sudbury who is now deceased, that he also was born in said Sudbury and lived there the principal part of his life, that the said Abel Cutler was a soldier in the Revolutionary war; he enlisted with me and several others at said Sudbury in the month of May in the year 1776 into a company commanded by Capt Andrew Haskell of Lancaster, Lieut. Theo Goodnow of Sudbury, the regiment was commanded by Col. Marshall, whose first name I have forgotten; that we went from Sudbury soon after our enlistment to Nantuckett and stayed there about two or three weeks and from there we went to Castle William, now Fort Independence, with Morton Hoborn: the said Abel Cutler and myself continued in the service under the enlistment for the term of ten months.
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[illegible] the time for which he enlisted: and at the request of Col. Marshall, he said Cutler and myself and other composing the company continued in said service one month longer, making the term of [illegible] months service.
Micah Balcom
and further I say such--
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Middlesex: September 1st 1837, Personally appeared the above named, Micah Balcom, well known to me as a man of veracity and entitled to credit and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed
Before me Isaac Fiske, Justice of the Peace