Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25916, Supply Walker, Mass
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
Mass

Walker, Supply
Rachel

NUMBER
W. 25916

CONTENTS
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5028
Maine
Rachel Walker decd
widow of Supply Walker
who died on the --------
of Oxford Co in the State of Maine
who was a Corporal in the Compy commanded
by Captain ---- of the Regt commanded
Col Wesson in the Mass.
line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Portland
at the rate of 90 Dollars 00 Cents
per annum, to commence on the 4th day
March 1831 & Endg. 21 August 1836 when she died

Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of
June 1831 and sent to 
James G. Berret Esq
Present
Arrears to the 4th of [blank]
Semiannual allowance ending [blank]

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836
Section the 3rd}
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Recorded by H R Weightman Clerk,
Book D, Vol 2. Page 325
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State of Maine
Oxford ss: At a Court of Probate holden at Fryeburg within and for the County of Oxford in the first Tuesday of any in the year of on and eighteen hundred & forty five
Be it known that on this fifth day of August
aforesaid, it has been satisfactorily proved in open Court, being a Court of Record, that Supply Walker was a Revolutionary Soldier, that he was married to Rachel Walker before he served, that he died thirty five years ago, and that said Rachael Walker died on the twenty first day of August in the year eighteen hundred & thirty six, and that said Rachael never intermarried after the death of her
late husband, and that Timothy Walker is the
only child of said Supply & Rachael.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this twenty ninth day of November AD 1845
Geo. F. Emery Register of Probate
for Oxford County
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I William Evans of Fryeburg in the County of
Oxford & State of Maine depose testify & say that I was born at said Fryeburg on the 11th April 1765 and the first white male child born in said Town.
That I was acquainted with Supply Walker late
of this town, and that he was own cousin to my
father. That previous to the American Revolutionary War said Supply Married Rachel Walker, widow of Timothy Walker, and he was also cousin to my father and to said Supply. Said supply with two of his brothers and many others were according to my best recollection, enlisted, but not during the war, by Joseph Pettingill, at said Fryeburg, and with his brothers Timothy & Jesse were in the army untill [sic] after the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, & were at said surrender. Said Supply at a later period enlisted but not at Fryeburg, for the war, and I think in the year 1780 as he informed me, and about that time I also, with his brother Timothy, enlisted in the militia, while said Supply was in the Continentals.
At the close of the war, said Supply was discharged & returned to Fryeburg, and resided there till some time previous to the last war with Great Britain, when he was accidentally killed on a journey, as was always said and believed. I was always will acquainted with said Supply, and said wife Rachel Walker, whose maiden
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name, as I think, was Stevens. I always understood that said Supply originally came from Billerica Massachusetts. Said Supply had but one wife, and three children, viz two daughters who died unmarried, and one son, Timothy Walker now or lately of Denmark in said County of Oxford
William Evans

Subscribed this eleventh day of February A D eighteen hundred & fifty one in presence of
Carlton Heard
A.R. Bradley

State of Maine-
Oxford ss. Feby 10 1857
Personally appeared William Evans above named and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed was true, before me
A R Bradley Jus. Peace

I certify that I am well acquainted with said William Evans, the above affiant, and that he sustains a good character for truth & veracity A.R. Bradley
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State of Maine 
County of Oxford SS
On this fifth day August A.D. 1845 personally appeared before the Honorable Lyman Rawson Judge of this Court of Probate for the County of Oxford & State of Maine in open court being a Court of Record Timothy Walker of
a resident of Denmark in the County of Oxford
& State of Maine aged sixty six years who being first duly sworn according to law doth
on his 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 he is the only child of & heir at Law of Rachael Walker late of Denmark aforesaid
who was the widow of Supply Walker who was
I believe was a private corporal or sergeant in the war of this Revolution & who as I then believed served as set forth in my application to Secretary of Massachusetts made on 3d day of April AD 1845 but who as I now suppose served as set forth on the certificate issued on said application dated July 9th 1835 which said application & certificate are hereunto annexed.
He further declares that she the said Rachael Walker was married to the said Supply Walker on the some day of [blank] Seventeen hundred & seventy four that her husband & my father the aforesaid Supply Walker died on the same day of [blank] eighteen hundred & ten
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and that she the said Rachael Walker remained a widow ever since that period to the time of her death which was on the twenty first day of August eighteen hundred and thirty six as will more fully appear by reference to the proof
hereunto annexed
Timothy Walker

Witness Arthur McArthur 
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and
year above written
Before Lyman Rawson Judge of Probate
Court Oxford Co
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State of Maine
Oxford County ss. 
I the subscriber Register of the Court of Probate in & for said County hereby certify that Lyman Rawson before whom the foregoing proceedings were had, is Judge of the Court of Probate aforesaid - I also certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Judge in the matter of the application of Timothy Walker for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & the seal of said Court this twenty ninth
day of December AD 1845
Geo. F. Emery Register

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Revy
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 25916

Rachel Walker
Wid of
Supply Walker
Corp Rev War

Act July 4th 1836
Index:--Vol. W., Page 314


[Arrangement of 1870.]
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No 6633.
Rachel Walker decd
Me
Arthur McArthur 31 Jany 46
act 4 July 1836
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Washington March 1851
J E Heath
Comm. of Pensions

Dear Sir
Inclosed [sic] herewith additional evidence in the
case of Rachel Walker decd for Pension under act of 4 July 1836-
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Sert
James G. Berrit
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STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, SS.
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Clerk's Office, Judicial Courts,
PORTLAND, February 28th A. D. 1851
I, Charles C. Harmon, CLERK OF ALL THE JUDICIAL COURTS, In and for said COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, certify that Alexander R. Bradley is an Acting Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Oxford as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is DULY QUALIFIED TO ACT as such; that the COMMISSION of the said Bradley is dated June 30th A. D. 1845 and will expire June 30th A. D. 1852 and that the following SIGNATURE, purporting to be his is Genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, for said State, the day and year
first above written.
Chas C. Harmon CLERK.

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Rachael Walker Widow of Supply Walker Died August twenty first one thousand eight hundred & thirty seven.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true extract from the records of Deaths in the town of Denmark with the exception of the date, which is in ledgible [sic] words and figures as follows to wit August 21st 1837-
Geo. E. Gibson
Town Clerk of Denmark

I Geo. E. Gibson of Denmark aforesaid in
the County of Oxford and State of Maine
Aged twenty one years do hereby depose
and say that I am Town Clerk of Denmark aforesaid that I have in my possession in my official capacity aforesaid and that the aforesaid by me made and subscribed is true and correct,
Geo. E. Gibson Town Clerk
Witness
Simeon L. Strout
 Marshall S. Gray
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State of Maine
Oxford County SS. On this eighteenth day of April 1850 Personally appeared George E. Gibson aforesaid who is Town Clerk of Denmark and made oath to the foregoing
afadavit [sic] by him subscribed
Before me Dominicus G. Tarbox Justice of the Peace

I certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named George E. Gibson, and that
he sustains a good character for truth and veracity.
Dominicus G. Tarbox Justice of the peace

State of Maine
York. ss. J O McIntire Clerk of the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Oxford hereby certify that Dominicus G. Tarbox is a Justice of the Peace within and for the county of Oxford and State aforesaid, as appears by the foregoing signature; that he is duly Commissioned and qualified to act as such: that his commission is dated March 4, 1847 and will expire March 4th 1854, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State this twenty third day of April AD. 1850
T O McIntire, Clerk

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I, Jonathan Brown of Tewksbury in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age depose testify and say, that I am Town Clerk of Tewksbury aforesaid, and am keeper of the records of said town, and find on them the following Record. Viz:
"March ye. 29. 1779 an order to Supply Walker
it being for thirty pound which he took in lieu of Eight Bushels of Indian Corn for the support of his family-
L 30:00:0:0."
This sums to be proceeded by some orders relative to various town matters and followed
by others relative to clothing for soldiers and
services rendered by soldiers. It appears
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State of Maine
York. ss. J O McIntire Clerk of the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Oxford hereby certify that Dominicus G. Tarbox is a Justice of the Peace within and for the county of Oxford and State aforesaid, as appears by the foregoing signature; that he is duly Commissioned and qualified to act as such: that his commission is dated March 4, 1847 and will expire March 4th 1854, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State this twenty third day of April AD. 1850
T O McIntire, Clerk
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I, Jonathan Brown of Tewksbury in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age depose testify and say, that I am Town Clerk of Tewksbury aforesaid, and am keeper of the records of said town, and find on them the following Record, viz:
March ye. 29. 1779 an order to Supply Walker
it being for thirty pound which he took in
lieu of Eight Bushels of Indian Corn for the
support of his family - - - - - L 300:0:0."
This sums to be proceeded by some orders
relative to various town matters and followed
by others relative to clothing for soldiers
and services rendered by soldiers. It appears
by the records that the select men, or others,
were chosen a committee to furnish soldiers
families with supplies, and that no record
of these families as such is to be found. I
have no doubt this eight bushels of Indian
born was a bounty for if it had been to a
pauper the town would not have given
an order for L 30. money to a pauper in lieu
of corn, That I do not find the name of Supply Walker mentioned in the list of inhabitants of the Town, nor his family before or after the date of this order
Jonathan Brown

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex SS. On this Thirteenth Day of February A.D. 1851 the above named Jonathan Brown personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the fore-
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going deposition by him subscribed, Before
Samuel Thompson Justice of Peace

I certify that I am personally acquainted with
Jonathan Brown the affirmant [sic] and he is Town Clerk of Tewksbury and sustains a good
character for truth and veracity
Samuel Thompson Just of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex Ss. - I, Seth Ames, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, within and for the said County of Middlesex do hereby certify that  Samuel Thompson whose name is above written in his own proper handwriting was & still is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified and authorized to administer
and certify oaths- that his certificates above
written are in conformity to the laws of this
Commonwealth, and that his official certificates and other acts are entitled to full faith & credit - In witness whereof I have hereto affixed my signature & the seal of said Court this twenty sixth day of February A.D. 1851
Seth Ames Clerk

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Livingston Dec. 5 1845

Sir,

Inclosed [sic] are papers in the case of Timy Walker heir of Rachal Walker
I am respectfully
Your Obt Servt.
A McArthur


Hon. James L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
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Rachael Walker
wid of Supply-
Me
Act 4 July 1836
Adt 2 yrs Corpl
$90. or per ann from
4 Mch 1831 to 21
August, 1836.

Payable to
Timothy Walker
her only serving child

Cert sent to
J G Berrit
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6633
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Rachel Walker dec
Wdw of Supply
Me
Act 4 July 1836
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
July 9 1845.
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 Supply Walker occurs but twice upon any of the records in this office. the first is, "Supply Walker of Fryeburgh [sic]", upon an account in the Army Books, as a corporal in
the Major's Compy in Col Wesson's regt; and there credited by his service from Feby 1,  1777 to Decr 31, 1779 35 months at 44/ pr months; and charged with a bounty of L 30. paid him by or in behalf of the town of Tewksbury, also with an amount of articles supplied his family, by the same town, adjoining Biller of which he is stated to have been a native. The name of Supply Walker is further found signed to a receipt for a Bounty of L 69, paid him by
Capt William Parley, Chairman of Class No 3 for
the town of Boxford, "to serve in the Continental Army for the term of 3 years", receipt dated at Boston, June 1st 1782
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And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G Palfrey
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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Application of Timothy Walker of Denmark in the County of Oxford & State of Maine one of children of Supply Walker to obtain evidence of his services of said Supply his father in the Revolutionary War.
The secretary of State of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office of the service of my father Supply Walker in the war of the Revolution.
He was a native of Billerica in the county of Middlesex & State of Massachusetts. He enlisted to in the town of Fryeburg in the county of (then) York & state of Maine) in
about 1775 in a company & Regiment in the
Massachusetts line & served under several
enlistments to the end of the war a part of time as a private & for more than two years a serjeant [sic] & that as I believe under the continental establishment to the end of the war. I was born while he was in the service & dont [sic] know under what officers he served
I hereby appoint Arthur McArthur of Limington in the county of York my attorney in the premise My age is sixty six years.
Witness my hand this twenty third day of April
A.D. 1845 at Hiram in the County of Oxford & State of Maine
Timothy Walker

Signed by said Timothy Walker in my presence
John Kimball
Justice of the Peace