Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 45710-160-55, William Handy, Mass.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE: Mass.
NUMBER: B.L.Wt. 45710-160-55

Handy, William
Love

CONTENTS:
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Civ. J.Gregory & Sons Feb 4/56
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126,667  Act Mar 3d
                     May 10th/55

Love Handy wid. of William Handy Priv.
Love Handy widow of Wm Handy, Pri.

Capt Larned
Col. Shepherd
Mil.
Revolutionary War.

Ad: 160 ac, Oct. 12/56
Map No Paper
Boynton.

James Gregory & Sons
Marblehead Mass
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We, William Ellis and Charles Swift
residents of Sandwich in the State of Massachusetts upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Love Handy 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.
William Ellis
Charles Swift
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 herself to be; and that I have no interest in this claim.
W Greene Justice of the Peace

State of Massachusetts,  Barnstable County.
We William Ellis and Charles Swift having been duly sworn, depose and say, that we well knew William Handy who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution whose widow now applies for bounty land; that we knew him for more than thirty years before his death, which occurred at Sandwich about three years ago; that we know that he died about that time, because we saw him buried or was at his funeral that we have known his said widow from his death to this time, that she is now unmarried, and that
we are disinterested.
William Ellis
Charles Swift
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this fourteenth day of April A. D. 1855
Wm Greene  Justice of the Peace.

It is hereby certified, that satisfactory proof has been exhibited before me, the undersigned, a
Justice of the Peace, by the affidavits of Wm. Ellis and Charles Swift of the said County and State, whom I know to be credible persons, and who swear that they have no pecuniary interest in the result of the foregoing application: that Love Handy the applicant
for bounty land in the foregoing declaration is now unmarried, and that she is the widow of the late William Handy who was a soldier in the war of the revolution and that the said Wm Handy died at the time above stated.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, this fourteenth day of April 1855
Wm. Greene  Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Secretary's Office, Boston, May 3, 1853
I Hereby Certify That at the date of the attestations hereunto annexed, Wm Greene and Nathl Hinckley were Justices of the Peace for the County of Barnstable in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
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In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written
E M Wright
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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August 25th 1796
William Handy and Love Swain both of Sandwich were married by Rev'd Jonathan Burr
Copy Attest
David C. Freeman
Town Clerk

I, David C Freeman Clerk of the town of
Sandwich in the County of Barnstable & State of Massachusetts on oath declare that I have charge of the marriage records of said town & the foregoing is a true copy from said records
David C. Freeman

Barnstable Ss.   Subscribed & sworn to
on this eighteenth day of April AD 1858
before me & I certify that I know said
David C Freeman to be Town Clerk of the
town aforesaid & a credible person
Nath'l Hinckley }Justice of the Peace
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Declaration of a widow who has NEVER HAD a Land Warrant
SS.
State of Massachusetts}
County of Barnstable} Ss.
On this fourteenth day of April 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, Love Handy aged seventy five
years, a resident of Sandwich in the State of Massachusetts who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of William Handy deceased, who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Larned in the Regiment of ........................., commanded by Col. Shepherd
in the war of the Revolution that her said husband enlisted at Sandwich probably on or about the seventeenth day of July A. D. 1780,
for the term of ................., and continued in actual service in said war for the term of ..........., and was honorably discharged at probably West Point on the seventeenth day of December, A. D. 1780 but that, to the
best of her knowledge and belief, her husband never received any written or printed discharge-
She further states that she was married to the said William Handy in Sandwich on the twenty fifth day of August A. D. 1796, by one Jonathan Burr, a Clergyman, and that her name before her said marriage was Love Swain, that her said husband died at Sandwich on the eighth day of February A. D. 1852, 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 3, 1855, and prays that the certificate thereof may be sent for her to JAMES GREGORY & SON, of Marblehead, Mass.; and declares that she has not received a Bounty Land Warrant under this or any other Act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor.
Love Handy
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Barnstable
We Hezekiah Lumbert of the age of Seventy Seven
Josiah Godfrey, Seventy
Nathaniel Wing, Seventy
On oath declare that we are well acquainted with Love Handy and know her to have been
the wife of William Handy late of Sandwich, county aforesaid deceased and we further declare that we know the said William Handy from our youths to his decease that we have frequently heard him speak of being in the Revolutionary army, that we do not know of any other of the same name who ever served in that war and we have no doubt of his being the identical William Handy whose name is borne on the Revolutionary Records of said State of Massachusetts
Hezekiah Lumbert
Josiah Godfrey
Nathaniel Wing

Barnstable S.S. Mar 18 / 1856
Personally appeared Hezekiah Lumbert, Josiah Godfrey & Nathaniel Wing & made oath to the truth of the foregoing certificate by them subscribed
Before me Benja' Bourne  Justice of the Peace.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
County of Barnstable, Ss.

I E.O. Parker of Sandwich, in the County of Barnstable aforesaid, being forty five years of age on oath declare that I am well acquainted with Love Handy and know her to have been the wife of William Handy, late of Sandwich
aforesaid, deceased, and I further declare
that I knew the said William Handy, from
my youth to his decease, that I have
frequently heard him speak of being in the Revolutionary army, that I do not
know of any other of the same name who ever served in that war that I have no doubt of his being the identical William Handy whose name
is borne on the Revolutionary Records of said State of Massachusetts
Barnstable S.S. Mar 17th 1866
E. O. Parker--
Personally, appeared and made oath to the truth of the above certificate the above named E.O. Parker
before me
Benja Bourne Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Barnstable ss.
I, Frederick W. Crocker, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Barnstable, hereby certify that Benjamin Browne
Esquire of Sandwich in said County, has been
regularly appointed by the Governor and Council of said Commonwealth to be a Justice of the Peace for said County, that he has been duly qualified and sworn to action that capacity, and that the signatures of the said Justice to the annexed documents, are to the best of my knowledge and belief his true and genuine Signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas this nineteenth day of March
in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty six -
Fred. W. Crocker,  Clerk
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston
February 9 1856.

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 William Handy is borne on pay roll of men enlisted by the Town of Sandwich for six mos. to reinforce the Continental Army from July 11 to Dec. 17. 1780 5 mos. 20 days
Read and allowed in Council Feby 15, 1782.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth the date above written-
F. DeWitt
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
PENSION OFFICE,
Gentlemen Feb. 4th 1856
The claim of Love Handy for bounty land under the act of the 3d of March, 1855,
No. 126,667, has been examined and suspended. The revolutionary service of
William Handy the husband of the applicant, does not appear of record in this office.
The 3d section of said act requires a service of "FOURTEEN DAYS"  to be established by "RECORD EVIDENCE.
Upon the production of such evidence of service, the claim will be favorably considered.
Very respectfully,
J. MINOT,
Commissioner.

Messers. Jas. Gregory & Son
Marblehead Mass

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William Handy is stated in a letter from the late Commission of Pensions to have served five months, from July to December 1780 in the Company of Capt Larned under Col. Shepherd---understood from Sandwich Co. of  Barnstable.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, May 21. 1856
I Hereby Certify, That at the date of the attestations hereunto annexed Nathaniel Hinckley was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Barnstable in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.

In Testimony of Which, I have hereunto affixed the SEAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH, the date above written.
-F. De Witt
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable County

I,  Alvan Wing of Sandwich in the County & State aforesaid depose & say that I am seventy one years of age, that I was born and have
always lived a near neighbor to William Handy late of said Sandwich deceased, that I remember the said William Handy to have lived at the House of his father John Handy
as a neighbor to myself & my father as long ago as I remember any neighbor, that I have frequently heard the said William Handy speak of being in the Revolutionary War & that
I have no doubt that he served in said war that I knew him when he was from twenty five to thirty years of age & I have no doubt but what
the said William was born in his fathers house aforesaid. I also dispose & say that I never knew any other person belonging in Sandwich by the name of William Handy except a
Son & grandson of the said William & I further testify that I am well acquainted with Love Handy the widow of the said William Handy
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I will remember when they were married
Alvan Wing

Barnstable Ss. May 14th 1856
Then personally appeared the above named
Alvan Wing & subscribed & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit before me & I certify that the said affiant is a credible witness
Nath'l Hinckley   Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable County ss-
I, Love Handy widow of the late William Handy of Sandwich in the County & State aforesaid having made application for Bounty Land under the late act of Congress, now further
depose, in addition to the particulars set forth in said application or Declaration, that I first knew my late said husband when I was at the
age of fifteen when his age was thirty two years, and that he was then a resident of Sandwich aforesaid, that he resided in the house of John Handy his father at that time & until his death (except when temporarily absent at sea or otherwise) that he never had any other residence, that he was born in his said father's house as I have often heard him & his father state & as I believe without a doubt
& that I never knew any other person of the name of William Handy resident in Sandwich
aforesaid except the descendants of the said William Handy, my
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late husband aforesaid
Love Handy

Barnstable Ss. for May 14th 1856
Then the above named Love Handy
personally appeared & Subscribed & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit.
Before me
Nath'l Hinckley {Justice of the Peace}
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable County Ss.
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I, Sarah Witherell of Sandwich in the County & State aforesaid depose & say that my age is
seventy six that I reside about one mile from the residue of the late John Handy & William
Handy his son, that I knew the said William Handy more than sixty years ago, that he then
resided in Sandwich aforesaid that I am well acquainted with Love Handy the widow of the said William Handy and I have no doubt that he the said William was born in said Sandwich. I further State that I never knew any other of that name in Sandwich except then much younger.
Sarah Witherell
Barnstable Mass May 14th 1856
Then the above named Sarah Witherell -
Subscribed & made oath to the truth of the
foregoing affidavit before me & I certify that said affiant is a credible witness.
Nath'l Hinckley { Justice of the Peace }
Justice of
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Marblehead July 15th, 1856.
Honored Sirs:

Your written forms of the 21st of April last requiring further proof in the case of Love
Handy, No 126, 667, act of March 3d '55, was duly received, and we now have the Honor to forward the affidavits of Mrs. Handy and two aged witnesses that would seem to establish the title of Mrs H. and the identity of her late husband as one who served in the Revolutionary War, in accordance with the allegations of the Declaration, beyond a reasonable doubt.
We are informed that no evidence of
Revolutionary service can be established by
the records of the town of Sandwich in any
case, and further, that Mr Handy made
application to the Department in his lifetime
for the benefit of the act of June 7th, 1832,
and failed only for the want of proof of same
ten day's more service
We are with great respect
your Honor's humble servants.
James Gregory & Son

Hon. J. Minot
Comm'r of Pensions,
Washington D.C.
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126,667
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Marblehead Mass
May 8th 55

Honored Sir:
We have the honor to forward herewith
the Declarations of Love Handy     Prudence
Green    Mary Jepherson & Deborah Jepherson
applicants for Bounty Land under Act of March
3d '55.

with great respect
Tim Harris him sent's
James Gregory & Son
●
Hon Loren P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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126,667 

Official Business
Additional Evidence in  B. Land Claim
No. 126,667 - Act
March 3d, '55

Hon. J. Minot
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Boynton
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126,667 
Love Handy and William

Official Business
Additional Evidence in  B. Land Claim
No. 126,667 - Act
March 3d, '55

Hon. J. Minot
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Boynton
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(Postmark Marblehead Mass.  May 8)

126,667

Official Business
FREE

Hon. Loren P. Waldo
Commissioner of *****
Washington D.C.
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126667
Love Handy 
Boynton

(Postmark: Jul 16 Marblehead Mass.)

Hon. J. Minot      FREE
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Official Business- Additional Evidence
in B. Land Case, No. 126667: Larned
March 3d, '55
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11-D
45,710

Theo Ames
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126667 Act 3d March
May 11

Love Handy
wid. of
William Handy

Capt Larned
Col. Shepherd

Mil
Rev. War
45,711
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Marblehead, April 8th 1856
Honored Sir:
We duly received your form of 19th of
February last (written letter) demanding further proof of identity in the case of Love Handy No 126, 667 - law of March 3d '55, and in accordance with its requirements we now have the forms to forward herewith the affidavits of four persons (three on one & one on the other form) averring the identity of the applicant as the widow of William Handy whose name and services are borne on the certificate of the Hon. Secretary of this State which was forwarded on the 15th of February last.
We are, with great respect,
your Honor's humble soul
James Gregory & Son

Hon. J. Minot
Commr of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.