Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,131, Jesse Bradley, Mass.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE                         NUMBER
Mass.   Bradley, Jesse   R. 1,131
             Bathsheba   B.L.Wt. 16,265 -160-55.
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139152

Act 3 Much
May 18 /55
Bathsheba Bradley
Widow
Jesse Bradley
Private
Map [illegible]
Col Sears
[illegible]

3 mos 12 days
Revolutionary War 
Map No Papers
Addl. 160 Ac's Feb'y 14th 1856
Dodge
Eli Taintor
Lee
Berkshire Co
Mass
.
Vol. B2 - 61
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State of Massachusetts
County of Berkshire
On this ninth day of May
A.D. One thousand Eight hundred and fifty five
personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace
within and for the County and State aforesaid,
Bathsheba Bradley, aged sixty six
years, a
resident of Lee, County of Berkshire, and State of
Massachusetts, who being duly sworn according to
law declares that she is the widow of Jesse
Bradley, late of Lee County and State aforesaid, deceased
who was a private in the War of the Revolution
but who never applied for a Pension, and that she is
not in the receipt of a Pension, that he continued
in actual service in said War, for the term of at least
fourteen days, and was honourably discharged, and she
refers to the accompanying documents and proofs as
evidence of his services
She further states that she was married to
the said Jesse Bradley, in the town of Lee, aforesaid, on the
third day of May 1825, by the Rev. Dr Hyde, that her
name before her said marriage was Bathsheba Bliss, that
her said husband died at Lee aforesaid, on the tenth day
of August 1850, and that she is now a widow
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining
the bounty land, to which she may be entitled under the
act approved March 3d 1855,
El Taintor of Lee, Berkshire, County Massachusetts
is hereby authorized to prosecute this my claim and to receive
any warrant which may be issued hereon
Bathsheba Bradley
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We Sophia A. Bartlett and Joseph Bartlett
residents of Lee, Berkshire County and State of
Massachusetts upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing
declaration was signed and acknowledged by Bathsheba
Bradley in our presence, and that we believe from
the appearance and statements of the applicant, that
she is the identical person she represents herself
to be
Sophia A. Bartlett
Joseph Bartlett

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year
above written; and I certify that I know the affiants
to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person
she represents the represents herself to be, and
that I have no interest in this claim
Hubbard Bartlett Justice of the Peace
State of Massachusetts
County of Berkshire ⎬ SS
I hereby certify that [ blank space] Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were made
is and was at the time of taking the same, an acting Justice
of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid
duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signature above
is genuine-
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of my Office
this [blank space]
day of [blank space]
1855
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No
Bathsheba Bradley
widow of Jesse
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Map

See papers upon
which she was allotted
160 acres of land for
Rev Service
No 16,263 in room
103
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State of Massachusetts
County of Berkshire
On this Sixth day of
May A.D. 1856 personally appeared before
the Judge of the Court of Probate Bathsheba
Bradley a resident of Lee in the County of
Berkshire and State aforesaid aged sixty seven
years, who being first duly sworn according to
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
February 3rd 1853 granting half pay and
pensions to certain widows. That she is the
widow of Jesse Bradley who was a private
in the Revolutionary War, and served as
set forth in the papers now on file in the
Pension Office with the application of this
declarent for Bounty Land under the act
of Congress passed March 3rd 1855. to which
she now refers as proof of his services
She further declares that she was married
to the said Jesse Bradley on the third day of
May in the year eighteen hundred and
Twenty five; that she was not married to
him prior to his leaving the service, nor previous
to the first day of January 1794 But that the
marriage took place at the time above
stated for proof of which she refers to the
proofs now on file as above stated
Bathsheba Bradley
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and
year above written before me
Daniel N. Dewey
Judge of Probate
The No. of the Application aforesaid was 139, 152
16265 - 160 Acres Feb 19/56
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire County
I Andrew Waterman
Register of Probate and for the Probate Court
within and for our said County of
Berkshire hereby certify that Daniel
[illegible]whose name
is Subscribed
to the Certificate hereto annexed was at the
time he subscribed his name thereto
and is now Judge of the Probate Court
aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified
according to the constitution and laws
of said commonwealth, and that his
signature aforesaid is genuine, and that
full faith and credit are and ought
to be given to all his acts done is the
Capacity as Judge as aforesaid
In witness whereof I have hereto set
my hand and affixed the seal of our
said Court this sixth day of May at
Lenox in said County A D 1856.
Andrew Waterman
Register of Probate
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I Franklin G Layton of Lee in the County
of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts
do hereby certify that the following is a true
copy of the Records of Publishment of Intentions
of Marriage Marriages & Deaths in said town of
Lee to wit, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record:
four legible legible figures as follows,
The intentions of Marriage between Jesse Bradley
Bathsheba Bliss, were published, on the tenth
day of April, in the year, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty five
Jesse Bradley & Bathsheba Bliss, were married
by the Rev Dr Hyde, on the third day of May,
one thousand eight hundred & twenty five,
Jesse Bradley, Died at Lee on the tenth
day of August one thousand eight hundred
and fifty, aged eighty seven years,
The intentions of Marriage between Jesse Bradley
& Bathsheba Bliss were published April 10, 1825
Jesse Bradley & Bathsheba Bliss were married by
and
the Rev Dr Hyde May 3. 1825
Mr Jesse Bradley died at Lee Mass Aug 10 1850
aged 87 years
I Franklin G. Taylor above named, depose and say, that I
hold the office of Town Clerk, in Lee County & State aforesaid, and
that the above, is a true extract from the records of s'd town, with
the exception above named, as certified by me, Franklin F. Taylor. Town Clerk of Lee
Berkshire ss May 8, 1855, The foregoing affidavit was sworn to and subscribed
before me on the day and year above written, and I certify that I know the affiant
to be a credible person, that the afficent is the person he represents himself to be that
I have no interest in the claim, which this affidavit is intended to substantiate
Hubbard Bartlett Justice of the Peace
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Mr. Theodore S. Eckert
58 East Grand Street
Berea, Ohio
Dear Sir:
October 24, 1934
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
JESSE BRADLEY
R. 1151
BA-J/MLB OF
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
records of Jesse Bradley, of Lee, Massachusetts, who served as
captain in the Revolutionary War, and of his son, Lemi Bradley,
of Cayuga County, New York, who served as major in the 88 New York
Regiment, in the War of 1812.
Revolutionary War and War of 1812 data furnished by this
office are obtained from claims for pension made to the United States
based upon military service of soldiers in those wars.
A careful search has been made of the records of both wars and
no claim for pension was found based upon service in the
War of 1812 of Lemi Bradley. The Revolutionary War records do
not show a claim for pension on file based upon service of the
Captain Jesse Bradley, of Lee, Massachusetts. The record of
only one Jesse Bradley was found and is given herein as shown in
the papers on file in pension claim, R. 1131, based upon his
service as private in the Revolutionary War. This record may aid
you in your research.
The date and place of soldier's birth and names of his
parents are not given.
Jesse Bradley enlisted in Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts,
and served from July 21, 1781, as private in Captain Isaac Marsh's
Company, Colonel Sears' Massachusetts regiment, was in the battle of
Johnstown and served to November 2, 1781.
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The soldier died August 10, 1850, in Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, at the age of eighty-seven years.
Jesse Bradley married May 3, 1825, in Lee, Massachusetts,
Bathsheba Bliss.

On account of the Revolutionary War service of Jesse Bradley,
his widow, Bathsheba, was allowed bounty land in full satisfaction
on her application executed May 9, 1855, at which time she was
aged sixty-six years and a resident of Lee, Massachusetts, where
she was still living in 1858.
No reference was made in the claim to children.
For information in regard to the location of the land referred
to above, you should write to the Commissioner of the General Land
Office, Interior Department, this city, and cite the following:
Bathsheba Bradley, widow of Jesse Bradley, Bounty Land Wt. 16265 - 160 - 55.
Very truly yours
2
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator


Pensioner: Bathsheba Bradley
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16265
Rev Army
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May 17/56
Eli Taiter
Lee
153 Mass
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1853)
S
Pension Office
in
May 27 1836
The claim of Bathsheba Bradley Widow
of
Jesse of Mass for pension under the
Act of Feby 3 1833 has been filed under that
Act.
In her Bounty Land application she speaks
of an account book of her husbands which
contains some entries in relation to his services,
that book must be sent to this office for inspection
She must prove the date of his death, and identify herself as the widow of the soldier-
The proof upon which her [illegible] was
allowed was clearly, insufficient
Eli Tainter Esq
Lee
Mass
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Washington D.C. March 3d 1858
Hon. Geo. C. Whiting
Comr of Pensions
Sir
I herewith enclose the
Affidavits of John Nye & Isaac Ball
as additional evidence in the case
of Bathsheba Bradley widow of Jesse, in
her application for a Pension under the
2d Sec. of the act of Feby 3d 1853, which
I wish you to examine & report to me
you will please examine the case
in connection with her application for
Bounty Land under the act of 1853, and you
will notice that the Book has been
presented since the case was examined
which she refered to in her application to the
Secy of Mass for evidence of said Jesse's
service. I think that you must be satisfied
that the said Jesse performed the service
shown by the Secy Certify and trust 
You will allow the case and
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now issue
her a pension certif
I am Truly Yours
Stephen Thomas
of West Fairlee Vt.
now present
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Stephen Thomas
M. 17
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Sir
Pension Office
March 17, 1858

Sir
The additional affidavits of John Nye
and Isaac Ball, filed by you in support of the
claim of Bathsheba Bradley, widow of Jesse, of
Mass for pension under the act of February 3, 1853,
add no strength to that before filed.
The statement
of Ball, that Bradley said he was out in service two
or three times, cannot be taken as proof of service by
him in 1777, where he was in the thirteenth year of
his age, according to his own memorandum. He may
have performed the four days service in 1780, when he
was in the 17th year of his age, but this, added to
the 3 months and 16 days service in 1781, falls far
short of six months
There is no circumstance to
favor the idea that the claimants husband served in
1777, excepting the identity of the name, which is much
to weak a presumption to rebut that arising from
his immature age at that time. On the present proof
this claim cannot be allowed.
Stephen Thomas Esq
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No. 6971,
Bathsheba Bradley
widow of Jesse
Mass

[Following 2 lines crossed out]
Eli Tainter May 27, 1856
S. Brownas Mar. 17 1858

1151
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16.265

[Illegible]
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[Front of Envelope]
139152
[Postmarked]May 16 Lee, Ms.
Hon. L.P. Walker
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.
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1934 Oct. 23 - Hist to Mr. Theodor
Beckert -
M. L. B.

1131
Act of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.

Bathsheba Bradley
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
[illegible]
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized.
Contract:
Cert. of Dis. Searched for
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
BERKSHIRE SS.

I, Henry W. Taft Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth for the County of Berkshire, do certify that Isaac (?) Ives
Esquire, whose signatures are affixed to the sites on the papers hereto annexed, was, at
the
the date thereof, a Justices of the County
commissioned 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 in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with
the hand-writing of the said Isaac Ives
are
believe his signatures to said certificates are genuine.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas
for
said Commonwealth, this twenty fifth day of
February in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and fifty eight
Henry W. Taft
Clerk
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I John Dye of Lee in the County of Berkshire & State of
Massachusetts depose and say that I am seventy
three years of age that I was born in this town and
have always resided here. That I was well acquainted
with Jesse Bradley deceased late husband of
Bathsheba Bradley who is still living in this town
I have heard him say that he was in service in
the Revolutionary War & that he was chased by the Indians
& that he ran that extent that it injured his health
so that he never recovered entirely from it. That he
was a man of strict integrity & his statements were
believed by all who knew him.
John Nye
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire
Lee February 24th 1858
Personally appeared before me the above named
Deponent who subscribed and made solemn oath to the
truth of the above affidavit. And I hereby certify
that I am well acquainted with the said John Nye &
that he is a credible witness
Isaac C. Ives Justice of the Peace
Court in Lee
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Additional proof
Bethsheba Bradley
2d Sec Feby 3rd 1853
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●
=
Stephen Thomas
Present
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I, Isaac Ball of Lee in the County of
Berkshire and State of Massachusetts depose
and say that I am seventy one years of age
that I was born in this town and have always
resided here. That I was well acquainted with
Jesse Bradley deceased and late husband of the
widow Bathsheba Bradley who is still living in
this town. I was a near neighbour and while
an apprentice learning my trade worked for him
building a house. I have heard him tell of
his service in the Revolutionary War and well
recollect of his saying that he was out at service
two or three different times. That he was a
man of strict integrity and his statements
were believed by all who knew him
Isaac Ball
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire

Sec February 24th 1858
Personally appeared before me the above
named deponent who subscribed and
made solemn oath to the truth of the
above affidavit. And I hereby certify
that I am well acquainted with the said
Isaac Ball and that he is a credible
witness
Isaac C. Ives Justice of Peace
Court in Lee
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
BERKSHIRE SS.
F. CHARLES SEDGWICK, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth
for the County of Berkshire, do certify that Hubbard Bartlett
Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was, at
the date thereof, and of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly
commissioned 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 day; in that capacity, and that I am acquainted with
the hand-writing of the said Hubbard Bartlett and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas for
said Commonwealth, this Eleventh
day of May
in the year of our Lord on
thousand eight hundred and fifty five
Chas Sedgwick
CLERK.
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139152
Mass.
Bradley, Jesse
Bathsheba
R. 1131
B.L.Wt.16,265-160-55
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston
April 16th 1855
I Hereby Certify, That from an examination of the
Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the
War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department
it appears that the name of Jesse Bradley is
borne on pay roll of Capt. Stephen Russell's
Comp. Col. Samuel Bullard's Regt from Aug.
15 to Nov. 30, 1777 3 mos. 16 days as private
Also on pay roll of Capt. Amos Porters Comp. Col
David Rosseti's Regt on the [llegible]  at Berkshire
Oct. 18, 1780, 4 days as private.
Also on pay roll of Capt. Isaac Marsh Comp
Col. Lears Key at Fort Plain Commanded by
Brig. Gen. Parks from July 21, to Nov. 2, 1781 3 mos. 12 days as a private.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal
of the Commonwealth, the state above written.
E M Waugh
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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the opposite extract I have compared with the original
entry in an old account book of Jesse Bradley - shown to me
this 16th of Sept. 1887, by Stephen Thomas, of West Fairlee, Vt
and find it to be correctly copied, and that the original
is evidently genuine, and in the handwriting of Jesse Bradley
S. G. Dodge
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The Secretary of the State of Massachusetts, is hereby requested
to furnish evidence from his office, of the service of my
late husband Jesse Bradley, in the war of the Revolution
He entered the service from the town of Lee in
the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth
of Massachusetts. I was not acquainted with
my late husband at the time of his enlistment
in the service of the Revolutionary War, therefore
I cannot tell what Company or Regiment
he served in, but if my recollection serves
me, I think he has told me that it was the
Regiment of Col. Brown, but am not sure
I find the following in his own hand writing on a leaf of his account book viz:-" in 1781 I went three
months tour to the west, was stationed at Stonesby &
Fort Plain left home the 15th of August, was in a battle at Johnstown the next week after Cornwallis
was taken at York, supposed to be the last battle
fought in the Revolutionary War, in the 18th
-
year of my age now in my 81
I am now sixty six years of age,
I have no recollection or knowledge of his service
in the Revolutionary war, but have heard
him speak of being in the war, and of his
service frequently-- See March 29th 1835.

Bathsheba Bradley
Signed in presence of ⎬
John Branning Justice of the Peace
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The Veterans Bureau,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sirs:
58 East Grand St.,
Berea, Ohio
I am interested in any information that your office
might have concerning a couple of my ancestors who were officers
in the service of their country.
only and
They are Capt. Jesse Bradley, of Lee, Mass., who
served in the Revolution and his son Lemi Bradley, of Cayuga Co.
New York, who was a Major in the 88th New York Regiment during the
War of 1812.

I wonder if among the records of your office there
would not be a more detailed record of their service, with dates
of birth and other personal data which you would be able to send
on to me. This information I am using in a genealogical and
historical study and I should greatly appreciate any assistance
that you might be able to render, and for this I shall thank you
most kindly.
I am,

Sincerely yours,
[signed] Theodore S. Eckert
Theodore S. Eckert
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41
Bradley, John
WARRANT
NUMBER
3749
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
GRADE Private
ACREAGE
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Massachusetts
ISSUED Dec. 14, 1789
to Richard Platt, assignee
The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800 which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.