Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24702, Josiah Bean, N. H.
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5890
Maine
Hannah Blossom former widow of Josiah Bean Mass. who served in the Revolutionary war, as a pri & Lieut.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 74 dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24" day of Mch. 1852 and sent to Dickins & Coombs Present
Recorded on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 4 Vol. 1
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[verso]
No. 14.533
Hannah Blossom widow of Josiah Bean, Maine 
act 1838
Hannah Blossom, formerly wid. of Josiah Bean
All
Act 7 July 1838
Dickins & Coombs 

[recto]
Blossom and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney by her signed to be her free act and deed 
Before me /s/John Hunewell Just. Peace 
['Samuel L. Blossom' crossed out]
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STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, SS. 
Probate Office, PORTLAND, November 27th A.D. 1851}
I, Freeman Bradford Register of Probate, In and for the said County of CUMBERLAND, certify that John Hunnewell is Acting Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Cumberland as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is DULY QUALIFIED TO ACT AS SUCH; that the COMMISSION of the said Hunnewell is dated June 12th A.D. 1849 and will expire June 12th A.D. 1856 and that the following SIGNATURE, purporting to be his is GENUINE. 
[court seal affixed] IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal official of said Court, the day and year first above written.
/s/Freeman Bradford REGISTER.
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I Hannah Blossom of Scarborough in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine a claimant for a Revolutionary Pension under existing pension laws of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint Freeman Bradford of Portland in the County aforesaid and Francis A. Dickins of Washington City D.C. my true and lawful Attorneys for me and in my name and for my use to make  application for the pension I have claimed and to adduce such proof as may be found in support thereof from any of the public offices in Washington and in Concord new Hampshire and elsewhere. And my said Attorneys are hereby authorized to examine any papers relative to my claim that may have been filed by me or my Agents relative to said claim in the Pension in Washington and they or either of them are authorized to do and perform whatever are necessary to be done and performed in and about the premises. Hereby ratifying and confirming whatever my Attorneys or either of them may lawfully do in the premises. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this second day
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October 2d AD 1851. 
/s/X her mark Hannah Blossom
Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of John Hunewell
/s/Samuel L. Blossom
State of Maine
Cumberland ss. October 2 AD 1851 Then personally appeared the above named Hannah Blossom and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney by her signed to be her free act and deed. 
Before me /s/John Hunewell Just Peace
['Samuel L. Blossom' crossed out] 

No. 14.533
Hannah Blossom widow of Josiah Bean, Maine
act 1838
Hannah Blossom, formerly wid. of Josiah Bean
All
Act 7 July 1838
Dickins & Coombs
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State of Maine
County of Cumberland ss.

On this fourth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared before the
Hon. Josiah Pierce Judge of the Probate Court
for said County Hannah Blossom a resident
of Scarborough in said County aged ninety three
years who upon oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the acts of Congress passed July 7th 1838 March 3 1843 June 17th 1844 and February 2d 1848

And your declarant states that she was formerly
the widow of Josiah Bean who was a soldier
in the war of the Revolution, that her said
husband Josiah Bean served as a private
and Lieutenant and was as she believes
stationed at or near Portsmouth the first
part of the service was also at the taking
of Burguoyne in 1777 and near the close
of the war she believes that he performed a
tour of duty for the class of his town of
six months or more as a private
she believes that he served 12 months in
the year 1776 and 1779 commencing on the
11th April 1776 and that his service was continuous in Capt Brown's Company for one
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year, that his service as Lieutenant she believes was 4 months as she has often heard her husband speak of his services, and that he served a tour of duty for the town of Sandwich as a private in 1782 and that he was hired by the class to which he then belonged and received from them a large bounty.  Her said husband Josiah Bean was born in Poplin but she believes that he resided in Sandwich the most of the time if not all during the Revolution

She further declares that she was married to
the said Josiah Bean on the first day of November in the year 1790. that her husband the aforesaid Josiah Bean, died on the twenty fifth day of January in the year 1799, and that after the death of the said Josiah Bean she was married to Sylvenus Blossom who died on the 19th day of February 1830 and that
she is now a widow. She therefore claims a
pension under the acts aforesaid
Witness
Samuel S Blossom

Hannah X Blossom
her mark

Signed and sworn before me on the day & year first above written
Samuel S. Blossom  [signature struck through]
Josiah Pierce Judge
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State of Maine

Probate Office
Cumberland County

Nov. 4, 1851

Be it Known, That it has been satisfactorily
proved before me in open Court, the same being a Court of Record, that Josiah Bean, late of Sandwich, New Hampshire, died at said Sandwich in the year 1799, and left a widow,  Hannah Bean, who afterwards married
Sylvanus Blossom on the 10th day of May 1809
and the said Blossom died on the 19th day of
February 1830, and that the said Hannah Blossom has remained a widow ever since that time, and that she now resides in Scarborough, State of Maine
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my
hand and seal the day and year first
above written
Josiah Pierce
Judge of Probate
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State of Maine
Probate Office
Cumberland County ⎬ ss
I Freeman Bradford Register of the Probate Court for said County and State hereby certify that the Hon Josiah Pierce is Judge of said Court duly commissioned and qualified according to the constitution and laws of the State
that the foregoing signatures to the certificates
herein are genuine and that full faith and credit
should be given to his official attestations
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my
hand and the official seal of said
Court this fourth day of November 1851
Freeman Bradford
Register
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Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 24702
Hannah Blossom
formerly wid of Josiah 
---
Lieut Rev war
---
Act: Feb. 2d /48

Index: -- Vol. A, Pae ┃
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[Document very dark and illegible]
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11298
Maine

Hannah Blossom, for [illegible] widow of Josiah Bean who died on the --- of --- in the State of Maine who was a priv & Lt in --- the commanded
by Captian --- of the --- commande by --- in the Revolution line for 4 Mo 6 days Lieut 5 Mo 8 days Private

Inscribed on the Roll of Portland at the rate of 74 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836,

Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of
March 1852 and sent to Dickens & Coombs

Arrears to the 4th of
Semi-annual allowance ending
Present

Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 7, 1838.

H. R. Weightman Clerk
Book #. Vol. 1. Page 23
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9189
Maine

Hannah Blossom for
widow of Josiah Bean
who was a priv & Lieut
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 74 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of March 1852 and sent to 
Dickens & Coombs
Present

[Acts of March 3, 1843 & June 17, 1844.]

Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2. Page 3
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Hannah Blossom
formerly wid Josiah Bean
Maine.
Act 7 July
1838.
admd
4 Mo. 6 dys Lieut $56.00
5 " 18 " private. 18.66
$74.66

Also Act 3 Mch 43
17 June 44 &
2 Feby 48
Payable to her

Dickens & Coombs
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Ho of Reps
March 23 1852

I hereby certify that Stephen Beedee & 
Elijah Skinner Esquire an acting Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Carroll N.H. and I have no doubt they were in commission at the time of these several attestations to the affidavit sof of William Weed, Phebe French and Lydia Severance and that the signatures purporting to
be theirs are genuine

C H Pearlie Esq [latter word illegible]
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I William Weed of Sandwich in the County of Carroll and State of New Hampshire on oath depose and say that I am 77 years of age and have resided in Sandwich ever since my birth
In about 1782 Capt Josiah Bean moved on to a farm [illegible] my Father's farm the buildings of Capt Bean's farm and my Father's farm were not more than forty rods apart and on that farm that
was my Father's I have lived ever since I know this, said Capt Bean to be the same person that married the Widow Hannah Weed about the year 1790 and with whom he lived till the time of his duty (about ten years) I know it was said that he served in the war of the Revolution as a private, and as Commissioned officer, what amount of
time I cannot tell-- The widow Hannah Bean Married Sylvanus Blossom who has been dead twenty years or more. Hannah Blossom who now resides in Scarboroug Maine as I am told and as I believe is the widow, of the Josiah Bran who
was the soldier and officer as before stated
William Weed
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Carroll ss March 4, 1852
Personally appeared the within named
William Wood and made solemn affirmation
that the within certificate by him signed is in
his belief true
Before me
Stephen Beede Justice of Peace
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I Lydia Severance of Sandwich in the County of Carroll and State of New Hampshire on oath depose and say that I am seventy four years of age and have resided in this town ever since
my birth early in life I knew Capt Josiah Bean the same person that married the widow Hannah Weed about the year 1790 and with whom he lived till the time of his death I was present at my
fathers House and saw Capt Josiah Bean married to Widow Hannah Weed by my father Elder Jacob Jewell I have often heard my father and others speak of his Revolutionary services and the hardships that he endured there-  After his death which occured in about 1798 or 1799. I think, his Widow Widow Hannah Bean Married Sylvanus Blossom who has been dead twenty years or more I have ever been acquainted with this Hannah Blossom since my earliest recollections living now as I am told & as I elieve
in the town of Scarboro Maine

I know her to be the same person that I
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saw married to Capt Josiah Bean 
that I have before described

Lydia X Severance
her mark

March 15th 1852
Attest Chas White

Carroll ss March 15th 1852
Personally appeared the above named
Lydia Severance and made Solemn affirmation that the within Certificate by her signed is in her belief true

Before me
Elijah Skinner Justice of Peace
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I Phebe French of Sandwich in the County of Carroll and State of New Hampshire on oath depose and say that I am ninety three years of 
age and have resided in this town for more than seventy years last past. I was a native of Poplin in this State where I lived before I removed here-- I knew in former years Capt Josiah Bean the same
person who married the widow Hannah Weed with whom he lived till the time of his death. I was acquainted with said Bean during the time of the Revolutionary war and know well that he was absent from home and served [illegible] it was said in the war - what amount of time I cannot tell. His Widow The Widow Hannah Bean married
Sylvanus Blossom who has been dead many years, The Widow Hannah Blossom who now resides as I am told & as I belive in Scarboro, Maine, was the Widow of the Josiah Bean who performed
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service in the war of the Revolution as I have before stated

I have known her for more than
Seventy years

Phebe X French
her mark

March 15th 1852
Attest Chas White

Carroll ss March 15th 1852
Personally appeared the above named
Phebe French and made solemn affirmation
the within Certificate by her signed it in
her belief true
Before me
Elijah Skinner Justice of Peace
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Brief in the case of Hannah Blossom, wid Josiah Bean
County and State of Maine
acts 7 July 1838 & supplementary

Claim, ("original," or for "increase") [the latter struck through]

Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Record evidence of Service & marriage

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
Deckens &  Coombs

Kirby
Examining Clerk.
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Josiah Bean
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State of New Hampshire
Secretary of State's Office

I do 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 office, it appears that the name of
Josiah Bean is borne upon "A Return of soldiers in Capt. Nathan Browns company in Col. David Gilmans Regiment, muster'd & paid by Nich. Gilman " under date of April 11th 1776 and against his name is £ s. o.

In Vol. 7 Page 61 Army Rolls is the following: -
"State of New Hampshire Portsmo Jany 13th, 1777. We the subscribers non commissioned
officers & soldiers belonging to the New Hampshire Regiment. under the command of Col. Peirce Long in the continental service, do acknowledge to have received of Noah Emery Jun. Pay Master to said
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Regiment the several sums herein set against
each of our names being for one months advance pay from the seventh of Jany instant to the seventh of Feby next &c" -- "in Capt. Nathan Browns Compy."  The name of Josiah Bean is
signed to the foregoing and against it for
sum recd is £ 2 .. -
---
And upon an account of the rations due to the several officers in Col. Thomas Stickneys Regiment of Militia from the State of New Hampshire in Genl Starks Brigade July 1777"
is borne the name of Josiah Bean as Lieutenant - "No. Rations a day, 2; No. days, 67; No Rations 134; No. Rations recd. 54, is due 80; amount.
2,13, 4"

And upon a "Pay Roll of Capt. Chase Taylors Company in Col. Thomas Stickneys Regiment Genl. Starks Brigade which company marched from Sanbornton in the State of New Hampshire and joined the Northern Continental Army 1777
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(engag'd July 22d)
is borne the name of
Josiah Bean as 2d Lt. in said Company
Time of discharge, Sept. 19, Time in service.
1 month 29 days; amount of wages & travel 15,18,7; wages recd, 4.16; balance due 11, 2, 7.

In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the Seal of said
state, this fifteenth day of
October 1851

John L. Hadley
Secretary of State
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Dec. 1st 51

Hannah Blossom 
formerly widow
of Josiah Bean

Sup. Sep. Decln. & Evidence

Triplett

W Cole
Dec 1, 1851
Dickins & Coombs
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Secretary of State's Office.

I, JOHN l. HADLEY, Secretary of State aforesaid,
do hereby certify that William M. Weed
is an acting Notary Public in and for the State of
New Hampshire duly commissioned and qualified, and duly authorized by the Laws of said State to administer Oaths, take the acknowledgment of Deeds, &c. His Commission was dated on the 27th day of June 1851, and will expire 27th day of June 1856.

Given under my hand and the Seal of the State
this 26th day of November 1851

John L. Hadley, Secretary of State
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Sandwich November 18, 1851-

I N.G. French Town Clerk of Sandwich in the County of Carroll and State of New Hampshire
on oath depose and say that I have in my possession and keeping all the books of records belonging to said Town. In one of the books purporting to contain among other things the records of marriages.

I find the following, viz. Capt Josiah Bean and
Widow Hannah Weed both of Sandwich married
November first Seventeen hundred and ninety by me Jacob Jewell Elder

Recorded March thirteen seventeen hundred ninety one
Daniel Beede T. Clerk

The above is a true transcript from the record
with the exception of the dates which are written in fair legible figures thus married November
1790. Recorded March 13, 1791
N. G. French
T Clerk

State of New Hampshire
County of Carroll ss.

November 24, 1851

Signed and sworn by the above named
N. C. French
Before me Wm M. Weed-Notary Public