Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26835, for James Paul, Connecticut
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SERVICE  Conn.
Paul, James
Zeruah
NUMBER  W. 26835
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3162  
Massachusetts 
Zeruah Paul widow of James Paul who was a Private in the Mass line for 8 months. 
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of Decr 1843 and sent to W. E. Brayton North Adams Berkshire Cty Mass 
[Act of March 3, 1843.] 
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1  Page 57 
1886 March 19 E. J Paul with history Prior
Rep. De ‘4
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5785 
Zeruah Paul widow of James 
Mass. 
Rolls. Capt Ely, Col Meigs Con – 
17 March to 10 Nov. 78 8 mo 
m. 81 d 30
Admd 8 mos pri 
$26.66
no deduction 
Hon G N Briggs 
Laneboro Mass.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Berkshire County ss. 
On this tenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before the Honorable William P. Walker Judge of Probate within and for the County Berkshire, Zeruah Paul a resident of Adams in said County, aged eighty four years, who being first duly sworn according 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 7th A.D. 1838, entitled, “an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of James Paul, who was private in the army of the Revolution, that he entered the service as a soldier, in the year 1776, that he served one full year in General Sullivans Brigade, and Colonel Andrew Ward's Regiment, that he resided in the town of Killingly in the State of Connecticut when he enlisted.  That in the year 1777 or 1778 he served another full year as a soldier in the revolutionary war, in Capt Scotts Company, and Col. Meigs Regiment.  She further declares that she was married to the said James Paul, in the first day of May in the year of Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one that her husband, the aforesaid James Paul, died at said Adams on the twenty second day of [unreadable] in the
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year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794. viz. on the day before stated. That she is now and ever since the death of the said James has been the widow of the said James.   Adams April 10th 1839   Zeruah Paul 
Subscribed & sworn to 
William P. Walker Judge of Probate 
I Henry W Bishop Register of the Court of Probate within & for the County of Berkshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Zeruah Paul for a pension.  That the Honorable William P Walker is the Judge of said Court & that the annexed signature purporting to be his is genuine 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this tenth day of April AD 1839 
Henry W. Bishop Register of Probate
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Joseph Paul
Dep
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Joseph Paul of Adams in the County of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts & Son of James Paul late of Adams aforesaid deceased do certify & say that my father James Paul died in said Adams in the month of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty & that Zeruah Paul the widow of said James Paul is now living & resides in said town of Adams & has not been married since the decease of said James Paul.  N Adams August 3d 1839 
Joseph Paul 
Berkshire Aug 3d 1839 
Personally appeared Joseph Paul signer of the above & made oath to truth of the same. And I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Joseph Paul & that he is a credible person & is a fair honest man 
E. B. Penniman Justice of Peace 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Berkshire SS 
I Charles Sedgewick Clerk of the Judicial Court for County  Certify that E. B. Penniman Esq is a Justice of the Peace in for said County duly commissioned & qualified and to that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Courts this 23 day of August 1839 
Chas Sedgewick Clerk
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Joseph Paul of Adams in the County of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged fifty six years do testify & say that I am son of James Paul late of Adams aforesaid deceased & son of Zeruah Paul widow of said James Paul deceased & that the annexed leaf or paper or record was taken by me from the family Bible of James Paul & Zeruah Paul is the family record of the marriage of James Paul & Zeruah Paul & the births of their children as kept & entered by said James Paul & is in his own hand writing,  
Witness my hand at Adams aforesaid this twentieth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty nine 
Joseph Paul 
Berkshire  ss  Sept 20th 1839 
Personally appeared Joseph Paul Signer of the foregoing & made oath to the truth of the same. And I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with said Joseph Paul that he is a credible person & an honest man 
E. B. Penniman Justice of the Peace
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James Paul & Zeruah Paul Married May the 1st 1781 
Joseph Paul Born January the 2nd  in the year 1783 on Thursday
Anna Paul Born January the 11th 1785 on Satterday
Samuel Paul Born  January the 15th in the year 1787 on Monday
Truman Paul Born March the 2nd in the year 1789 on Monday
Phebe Paul Born April the  29th in the year 1791 on Fryday
James Paul Born May the 9th in the year 1793 on Tuesday
Daniel Paul Born April the 16th in the year 1796 on the Sabbath
[unreadable] Paul born February 13th [unreadable] 1798
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RECORD DIVISION. 3 -- 525. 
OWN
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. 
Bureau of Pensions, 
Washington, D. C. 190 
In reply to your request of  - received  - for a statement of the military history of James Paul a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.   W. 26.835 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  1776  LENGTH OF SERVICE.  1 year     RANK.   Pvt    OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.   Captain Bates  Colonel Andrew Ward     STATE.   Conn
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.   1777 or 1778  LENGTH OF SERVICE.   1 yr.    RANK.   Pvt.    OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.   Captain Scott  Colonel Meigs   STATE.   Conn.
Battles engaged in, 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Killingly,  Conn 
Date of application for pension, Apr. 10, 1839  
Residence at date of application, Adams, Berkshire Co. Mass 
Age at date of application, 84 years   
Remarks: Soldier Married May 1, 1781 Zeruah Short. 
Children: Joseph b.  Jan. 2, 1783;  Anna b. Jan. 11, 1785; Samuel b. Jan. 15, 1787; Truman b. Mar. 2, 1789;  Phebe b. Apr. 28, 1791;  James b. May 9, 1793 & Daniel b Apr. 16, 179 (illegible). Soldier died in Adams, Mass. June 22, 1830 
Very respectfully,  
Commissioner.
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Mr. Joseph Paul
North Adams 
Massachusetts
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Mr. Barnes Please to state that said Kiles Paul is a man of truth and veracity and send it back to me immediately 
Joseph Paul 
North Adams Mass
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Hancock Vt.
July 9th } 14
Mr. Joseph Paul
North Adams
Massachusetts
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Paid Paid  12 ½ 
To Terah Barnes Justice Peace 
Hancock Addison Co  Vermont 12½
[stamp] NORTH ADAMS MASS JUL 4
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I Kiles Paul of Rochester in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont being of lawful age do depose testify and say, that in the year 1776. James Paul then of Killingly Conn enlisted in the Revolutionary war, and served with me one full year in Genl Sullivans Brigade and Col. Andrew Wards Regiment and I believe in Capt Bates Company - And the next year or the next but one, he enlisted again and served another year with me in Col. Meigs regiment and I believe in Capt Scotts Company.  The first year we joined the army at New York which was their head quarters and further I say not.  
Kiles Paul 
State of Vermont 
Addison County Ss}  Hancock December 28th 1838 
Then personally appeared Kiles Paul and made oath that the forgoing Deposition by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth Before me Terah Barnes Justice of Peace 
I, Samuel Swift Clerk of the County Court for the said County of Addison, do hereby certify that the above named Terah Barnes before whom the foregoing affidavit was made is a Justice of the peace for said County and his name subscribed to the above certificate is his own Signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 29th day of December 1838. 
Sam Swift Clerk
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Hancock July 8th 1839  
I hereby certify that the within named Kiles Paul is a man of truth and veracity 
Terah Barnes Justice Peace 
[stamp] NORTH ADAMS MASS JUL 4
Paid
Paid
Hancock Vt. July 9
Mr Joseph Paul North Adams 
Massachusetts
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Killingly [unreadable] 12
Mr. James Paul  
North Adams Berkshire County Massachusetts
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Killingly May 13th 1839 
Mr. Paul
Sir at your request I have examined the Records of Marriage of the Town of Killingly and do not find the Marriage of Zeruah Short to James Paul 
Yours &c Jonathan Dexter Town Clerk
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Lanesboro Mass 24 Sept 1839 
Sir
Enclose I return the papers of Mrs Paul with the certificate, there [unreadable] is Magistrate &  with a leaf from the family Bible to prove further the marriage. 
I hope the paper will now be [unreadable] to give the old Lady her pension 
Resply Yours  
G N Briggs
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State of New Hampshire Sullivan ss. Damaris Slack of Plainfield in said County being duly sworn says that she is seventy four years of age, that she resided in Killingly Windsor County Connecticut in the year one thousand seven hundred & Eighty one on the first day of May she saw Zeruah Short (her sister) united in Marriage to James Paul of Woodstock in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut by the Rev. Eliphalet Wright and further your deponent saith not 
Damaris Slack 
Cornish Dec. 24th 1838 
Sworn before me and subscribed Jno S. Blanchard Justice of Peace 
I certify that I am well acquainted with Damaris Slack and that she is a person of good reputation for truth and her statement is entitled to full credit   Jno S. Blanchard 
The State of New Hampshire 
Sullivan SS   I T. W. Gilmore Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature do hereby certify that Jno S. Blanchard is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County and that his signatures above written are genuine 
Given under my hand & Seal of the Court, this 27th day of Dec AD 1838 
T. W.  Gilmore Clerk
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13213 
3791 
Zeruah Paul 
$26.66 
W. E. Brayton 
N Adams Berkshire Mass
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DECLARATION, 
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7, 1838, and the amended act of 23d August, 1842. 
State of Massachusetts 
County of Berkshire } ss. On this twenty ninth day of July 1843 - personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the County aforesaid Zeruah Paul  a resident of the town of Adams in the County of Berkshire  aged Eighty Nine years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of 
James Paul who was a private in the Army of the Revolution. He served in Capt. Wards Compy and Col. Meigs Regt. as she believes and the annual amount of Pension which the received under the act of July 7. 1838 was twenty six dollars and sixty six cents. The certificate was numbered 4319 and dated Oct. 3. 1839.   She further declares that she is still a widow. 
Zeruah Paul
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me and I certify that the Deponent is personally known to me – 
W. E. Brayton Justice of the Peace
Witness - Joseph Paul
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 
Berkshire ss  
I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth for the County of Berkshire, do certify that William E. Brayton, Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Brayton and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine  
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court  for said Commonwealth, this fourth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three 
Chas Sedgwick Clerk
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1912 Mar 11 Hist to . A. B. Avery 
Revy WIDOW, &c.  
File No. 26835 
Zeruah Paul 
Widow of James Paul  
Pri Rev War  
Act: March 3d / 43 
Index: -- Vol. P, Page 115 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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101 Lawrence St 
Pontiac Mich 
Feb 29, 1912 
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C. 
Can you give me any further record of James Paul b 1750 in Berkly Mass and who died in Williamstown, wife Zernah Short 
Respectfully yours 
Lillian D. Avery 
Mrs. A. B. Avery,
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Massachusetts. 4319 
Zeruah Paul
widow of  James Paul who was a pensioner under the Act of - who died on the 22 June 1830 Berkshire in the State of Mass  who was a Pr in the Compy  commanded Captain Scott of the Regt commanded by Wards in the Mass line for 8 mos.   
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts the rate of 26. Dollars 66  Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of Octo 39 and sent to  Hon G. N. Briggs Lanesboro Mass
Arrears to the 4th of Sept - $93.31 
Semi-annual allowance ending   13.33 
$106.64
[Act July 7, 1838.] 
Recorded by R. Burdine Clerk, 
Book A Vol. [unreadable]  Page 121.