Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18,428, for George Popple, Rhode Island
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(8-1776)

Service
R.I.

Number
W. 18.428

Popple, George
Witter, Hannah
Former Widow

Contents
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AW May 16, 1906
W.J.F.
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Popple, George
His name appears on a list of applicants for 
invalid pension returned by the District Court
for the District of Rhode Island, submitted to the
House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on April 25, 1794, and printed in the American
State Papers, class 9, pages 91 and 172.

Rank: Sergeant.
1st Rhode Island battalion.
Disability: Wounded in his right thigh by a ball which he received in an engagement with the Hessian troops, while in the service of the United States.
When and where disabled: October 22, 1777, Red Bank.
Residence: Hopkinton, county of Washington.
To what pension entitles: one-eighth.
Remarks: George Popple, sergeant of Col. Green's reg'mt, enlisted May 1, 1777, and was discharged April 1, 1780.
Evidence transmitted by the District Court not complete.
No evidence of reason why he did not apply before.
On page 172 it is stated that the evidence had been completed
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Payable to Billings Popple, Lawlor P. and Saml [Samuel] F. Popple, Dorcas Collins and Sarah Crawdall, only children. 

Let to Hon. N. J. Hough Dec. 30 1846

Dec.

New York 4431
Hannah Willer,  formly widow of George Popple who died on the 25th April 1816 of Madison in the State of N. York who was a Sergeant in the Co. commanded by Captain R.I. of the Rg. commanded by Col. Olney in the Rev. or 2 years. 

Transcribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 120 dollars ~ cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831, ending 1st October 1842, when she died. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of Dec. 1846 and sent to Hon. N.J. Hough, H.R. 

Arrears to the 4th of 
Semi-annual allowance ending 

Payable to son for use of children 

Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1838, 
Section the P. 

Recorded by D.H. Nood Clerk, Book C. Vol. 1 Page 136
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6786
Hannah Willer dec[us] formerly widow of Geo. Poppler - N.Y. Act. 4 July 36
M 80- d 05
-12 -16. 
Roller servs &lt; 2 years. 
discharged June 83. 
Widow died 1st Oct 1842
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Hopkinton April 13th AD 1780
Personally appeared before me George Popple &
Hannah Palmer both of Hopkinton, being published
as the law requires and were joined together in the
State of Marimony by me John Gardner Elder
The above is a true Copy Entered Dec 15th
1780
Abel Lanner Town Clerk
The foregoing is a true Copy of Record
Hopkinton (R.S.) Town Clerk
office June 18th AD 1846-
Attest
Chris C. Lewis Town Clerk
20 is
The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington Sc.
Clerks
Office Court of
Common
Pleas July 24th 1846
I John G. Clark Jr. Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas within and for the County of Washington do
hereby certify that Chris. C. Lewis is Town Clerk of the
town of Hopkinton in said County duly appointed by
said town and qualified as the law directs and that the
above written is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof have
hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said
Court at South Kingstown
the day and year above written
John G. Clarke Jr Clerk.
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Pensioner: Hannah Witter. Veteran's Service: R.I.
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Gideon Palmer Esq
Hepton
R. T.
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State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations
Secretary's Office Aug. 16. 1846
I certify that it appears by the Report
of a Committee"
appointed by the Honde the
General Assembly to as certain the Balance due
to Colonel's Greene, Angell's and Sherburn's Regiments
---
for Depreciation of pay, which Report is dated
Feb. 8. 1781. that a balance is therein reported
due George Popple, Sergeant, inlisted in Colonel
Greene's Regiment, for three years, of $783. including
interest up to August 1, 1780
further certify, that the Executors of
the late Col. John Dexter, recently deposited in this
office, the Regimental Book of the Rhode Island
Regiment in the new establishment which commenced
Jan. 1, 1781. and of which Christopher Greene was
Colonel, Jere Any Lieut. Col. and Ebenez Flagg
Major
That in the "Register of Levies who served in
the Rhode Island Regin the Campaign of, 82
& are Disch
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I find the name of George Popple
Disch 15 Jany 83
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal
of said State at Providence the day and year
above written.
Henry Bowen Secry
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The deposition of the Church of Napkinson
County Washington & State of Rhode Island on oath
testifies and says that I am eighty years old this in my
youth I was personally acquainted with George Popple
and was often told by his father Brothers & sisters that said
George was in the army he saw him when he wanting
home at the close of the war with his back upon
his back since that time I have lived in the bond with
him & after heard him complain on
of a wound that he received at the title of thank
by a musket ball which lodged in his life & which caused
him to be a cripple during life
Cadowick Church
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington at Hopkinton on the 31st of July 1841
Personally appeared the above named Lodwick Church
who gave the preceeding deposition & subscribed thereto
& made solemn oath to the truth of the same
I certify that I am personally acquanted with the
above named Lodweek Church & that he is a person
of veracity & that his testimony is entitled to credit
Naman K Lewis Justice of the Peace
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The
State of Rhode Island
Washington
Clerks
and
Providence Plantations
Office Court of Common Pleas
August 10th
1846
I John G. Clarke Jr. Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas within and for the County of Washington do
hereby certify that Nathan H. Lewis Esq is a Justice of the Peace
in the town of Hopkinton in said County duly appointed
and otherwise qualified as the law directs and that the
within written is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand and affixed the
seal of said Court at South
Kingstown the year and day above
written
John G. Clarke Jr. Clerk
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The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation
Office Court of Common Pleas
August 10th
1846.
Washington Sc.
Clerk's
John C. Clarke Jr Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas within and for the County of Washington
hereby certify that Nathan H. Lewis Esq is a Justice of the
Peace in the town of Hopkinton in said County duly
appointed
and otherwise qualified as the law directs and
that the within written is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have
hereto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said Court
at South Kingstown the year and day above written
John G. Clarke J. Clk
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The deposition of Mary Potter of Hopkinson County of
Washington & State of Rhode Island on oath testifies & says that the
is Seventy three years old; that she in her youth knew George
Popple of Hopkinton in said County: that she well recollected
hearing of his death, but the day & date cannot recollect only by a minute
made by her father in an almons which she has in her possession
& that her father Caleb Potter was in the habit of moving down in
his almonal deaths of his acquinton which was within his
knowledge:
note in said
and that said Almon bears date of December 21st
D 1800
Mary Potter
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington ⎬ At Hopkinton on the 31st day of July 1846
Personally appeared the above named Mary Potter who gave
the preceeding deposition & subscribed the same and made
solemn affirmation to the truth of the same
I certify that said Mary Peter is a person of strict veracity
& that her testimony is entitled to credit
Nathan K Lewis Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Madison County
Sarah Crandell being duly sworn says she is the daughter
of George and Hannah Papple and is forty four years of age
that he was born in Hopkinton Washington County and State of
Rhode Island. That her father died when she was three
or four years of age that after the death of her father the
lived with her mother in Hopkinton until she was ten
years of age she then moved with her mother into the
of Brookfield County of Madison and State of New York
that in the spring of the Nov 1813 her Mother married
Samuel With of Brookfield aforesaid that said Samuel
Written died on the twenty fifth day of April 1816. that her
mother remessed his widow during her life and line
with deponent in Brookfield aforesaid
That her mother
the above named Hannah wither died at her house in
Brookfield on the first day of October one thousand eight
hundred and forty two having five children by the
with George Popple who one there only children now living
viz Billings Popple. Lawton P Papple, Samuel F Papple
Dorcas Collins wife of Nathan Collins and this deponent
Sarah Crandall wife of Ocos Crandall, that she has
allways understood for her mother and Grand Mother
that her Father was a soldier during nearly the whole time
of the Revolution that much of the time he was or
officer Ensign or Sergeant that after he married her
mother she has had her grand mother say that she was
paid to the marriage and was opened to his enlisting
again but he soon after he was married to enlisted during the
war on for three years and went into the army and
continue thence to the close of the Revolution that
in the war her father was wounded in his hip
by a musket ball which ball memoral in his hip
for many years woods & was finally extracted near
his knee which made him come anning his life and
for which he was informed he anced a small pension
that in 1835 she applied to Joseph Clark who was the only
person within her knowledge that assisted in obtaining ferring
and was informed by said Clark that she was not
entitled to a pension having married again all though
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who had been a widow many years and never
knew there was any law to allow her a pension
until in the fall of 1842 a short time before her
death & when she was so much unwell as to be
incapable of testifying and soon died Sarah Crandal
sworn and reverenced before me
the 18th day of August 1846
Wait Clarke
Justice of the Peace
I further certify that the above named to
Sarah Consall sustain a good Charlton
for truth & veracity
Wait Clarke Justice of Peace
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State of New York
Madison County
Theophilus Pepple being duly sworn says that he issixty

one years of age that he was born in Napkinter
State of Rhode Island and lived there until he was
about twenty years of age he then moved into the town of
Knockfield State of New York where he now lives
that he was well aquainted with George Papple who lived in
Nephinton State of Rhode Island who was his father brother
who married Hannah Palmer that said George Papple died
in Hopkinton aforesaid in the year one thousand eight
hundred and five, being instantly killed by a cout runing
over him that I was well aquainted with said Grange Pepple
having worked with him a great part of the time
while a young man, that said George Papple after told
him of his service in the Revolution that he was in the Army
nearly the whole time of the Revolution that he was under
Col Olney & Col Green and was a Sergeant or Ensumthat
after his marriage he enlisted for three years or
1
during the war and continue in the service until
the scap was disbanded that he was wounded by
a musket ball which lodged in his hip and remaind
thence many years after the war and deponent well recut
that it was finally extracted near his knew which would
allways made him come & he would after complain
while he worked with him of pain four said wound
and that he understood that after he was wounded he
eived a small pension of ten Doller Jr annum during
his life: that after the said George Pepple died his will
moved into Brookfield State of New York a near neighbor
to him and married Samuel Witter, that said Samuel Wetter
said about thirty year just leaving his widow who remained
will during her life that she lived with her daughter
Sarah Crandell the wife of its Crandall and died at
said Crandell in Brookfield in the fall of 1842 and left
five children by her first husband Gunge Papplever
Billings pupple. Lawton P Papple, Samuel F Papple, Dorcas
Collins wife of Nathan Collins Sarah Crandall wife
of was Crandall who are the only children now being
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who one all one twenty one years of age
sworn and subscribed before me Theophilus Popple
this 18th day of August 1846.
Wait Clarke
Justice of the Peace
I further certify that the above named Sheophilus
Papple sustains a good conector for truth and verasity
Wait Clarke
Juster of the Peace
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⎬
State of New York
Marion County
I, James W. Nye Surrogate of said County
Do hereby certify that at a Surrogates Court, held in & for said
County, before the Surrogate at Hamilton, on the 22d day of
October 1844, it was proved by the adduction of testimony set
isfactory to the said Court, that Hannah Wither formerly the
Widow of George Popple late of the town of Brookfield in said
County, died on the 1st day of October one thousand Eight him
dred & forty two: that at the time of her death she was entitled
to a pension for the Revolutionary service, of the first husband
the above named George Popple; that she left the following
named children her surviving viz:
Billings Popple, Lawton
P. Popple, Samuel F. Popple, Dorcas Collins wife of Nathan
Collins, Sarah Crandall wife of Acors Crandall, that they
are the only children her surviving & each of them is over the
age of twenty one years,
And I further certify that Acors Cram
all has been duly appointed administrator of the Estate of the
said Hannah With Deceased, and is legally authoused and qual
ified to act as such. I further certify that the above named
Acors Crandall is legally authorized and qualified to take &
receive the Pension which was due the said Hannah with
at the time of her death in trust for all her children above
named,
And I do further certify that the Surrogates Court
is a Court of Record having a Seal, & that the Surrogate is
the Clerk of the said Court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name & affixed the seal of the said Court
this twenty second day of October 1846
James W Nye
Surrogate
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thormation as contained in his (or his widow's) application for persion
on file in this Bureau. George Popple and File 18428
at
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
3 Jos
RANK.
┃ Sergt
discharged June 15 1783
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
COLONEL.
Greene
STATE.
R. L.
Battles engaged in, Redbank where he was wounded in the his
Residence of soldier at enlistment he claim was a
Date of application for pension,
of dan. Sarah Crandal
Residence at date of application, Madison Co. N. Y.
Age at date of application, born at Hopkinton Wash Co.
Remarks: Toldest Hopkinton Apr 181783. H Palmer
and died in Hopkinton R.I. in 1805. The widow nor in the Spring of
13 Samuel Witter of Brookfield who died Apr. 25, 1816. She died Oct. 1842
Therful five children by the first marriage Billings, Lawton P.
Samuel F. Dorcas wife of Nathan Collins and Sarah wife of Acorseran
dat.
Very respectfully,
in 1777
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Seton
the
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Will
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W.J.
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File
NO
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
Act:
18428
this
Hannah Witter
Former Widow of
George Popple
Sergt Rev was
---
July 4th St
lex: -- Vol. M, Page 343
[Arrangement of 1870.}
1909 Mch. 13 Hist. to
R. C. Burdick
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3-871.
Record Division. 
Department of the Interior 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Briefed by L.D.L. 
Claim No. 
Certificate No. 
Claimant
Soldier George Popple
Service R.I. 
Additional Service Rev. War
No.... claim, State records.... 190...
No claim, combination records...., 190...
REMARKS: 
No claim, except 
W. #18428
0-8
Chief Division
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Sept 22 18
Alle-
n
shington City
Jr
misioner of Pensions
L. Edwards Esq
Paid 10
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Brookfield Sept 17th 1846
James L Edwards Esq
no in
In answer to your letter adressed to Hon W. Hough
of the love of propesentations of the 11th instant
in may I have incured the within your required
before the certificate of Pension issued in the lan
Hamiah Witter formerly the widow of George Popple
we would have the goodness to send me the
Certificate as soon as consistent
repute of course
it will be for the full pay of a Sergeant and
that the certificate will be given to tons Crandall
In trust for the other children
very Respectfully yours
Joseph Clark
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Nov 29, 1876
Son
Andrent
no
Hannal Witter
I
W. Hough M.
Edwards
Comr
Rector
Washington D. C.
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Son
J. L. Edward
Washington Nov. 23. 1846
Count Peation
Decente
The enclosed paper realed
this money and as requested by my find prodge
Clark her the time of transmitting the
Sam
to you, your pension he quit
the certificate to be sent to me to be forward
I am Sir with estim
for such obliged
and Obt at
W Hough
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to
my
Oct 28, 1846
my
Abbey
Paid 10
James
Edwards Esq
Commisioner of Pensions
of
Washington City
Ⓧ
died 25th April 1816
Madison Co.
Col. Olney
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James L Edwards Esqr
Sir
Brookfield Oct 23d 1856
In answer to yours of the 12th instant returning the certificate
of the Surrogate and saying the certificate should be
made by the Clerk of the court, I have to say I went
pertending to the Court here a distance of 20 miles where
the Judges of well county court met on buisness & local
this case before them & offered the proof required & which
was made before the Surrogate, they decided that they
could not take the evidence out of ten this being the
only court of Record in this county except the
Surgates Court. they would not do it until then
regular tum which is not until Zubnext but
one of the Judges who is one of her last Sawyers
& has
been extensively engaged in the pension business inford
me he had repeatedly med his papers authenticated by this
Surrogate, by the Surrogate certifying that his court
was a court of Record with a seal and that he acted
us the Clerk of the court that they had always been
admited. I then called on the Frigate who was
present & was informed by him that he had give
certifie authenticate as above & they had alley
he need I then called on a former surrogate to draw
whether he had done the same & he informed me he
had been in the pension business underably & his
papers had allious he served & it was by satisfy
the certificate as above then and at the
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Very
Perogates office & proceed the certificate writed
which I enclose all of course must not be
connent:
A
work you would have the goodness
to forward to me at Brookfield Madison County
New York as soon as an intent the certificate
the applicant has been to considerable expen
& is in need of the avails as soon as it on the
attend the certificate will of course be
give to itions Onendall Administrator for the
benefit of the surviving children, it acounce
will be given for the full pay of a Sergeant
us he was three years a sergeant & about
three years a private one of the children named
as above is undoubtedly deed as nothing has he
record of him by his and her in more thou
4 years & one other one who went to Wisconsin
about two years past cannot be heard from
it is therefore absolutely necessary it should
been to the administrator who is the
son in law & with whom the old lady
lived and died
respectfully yours
Joseph Clark
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Very
Perogates office & proceed the certificate writed
which I enclose all of course must not be
connent:
A
work you would have the goodness
to forward to me at Brookfield Madison County
New York as soon as an intent the certificate
the applicant has been to considerable expen
& is in need of the avails as soon as it on the
attend the certificate will of course be
give to itions Onendall Administrator for the
benefit of the surviving children, it acounce
will be given for the full pay of a Sergeant
us he was three years a sergeant & about
three years a private one of the children named
as above is undoubtedly deed as nothing has he
record of him by his and her in more thou
4 years & one other one who went to Wisconsin
about two years past cannot be heard from
it is therefore absolutely necessary it should
been to the administrator who is the
son in law & with whom the old lady
lived and died
respectfully yours
Joseph Clark
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Washington Sept 9 1846
I shall man unding
this week after which all
commotions may be added
John at my reside
Cazenovia N. Y.
Truly Jos. &
Wm J. Hough
We Wm J Haugh
Washington
City
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Brookfield Sept 2d 1846
Hon William J Hough
Leon in
I inclose the proof of the children of George Papple for a pension
for the services of their father in the Revolution the proof is complite
in every partitor & of course Mr. Edwards will have no difficulty
in giving a certificate on the presentation of the papers which I
hope you will forward to me as soon as received in 1836
I was called on to aid the old lady in obtaining her pension
but told her she was not entitled as the law of 1836
excluded all widows who had married again, in 1837
neither law was passed extending the pensions to all widows
who were married prior to their husbands living the service
notwithstanding they had married again they being widows
when they make application this the family know nothery
about & it never entered my mind until I was called
or aquier in the fall of 1842 & went to her house and
found her in a very low state of health & unable to speak
. She died amediately. I then wrote to Napkinton R Island
to one of them connection several letters without an during
any answer until last winter when I was informed the second
evidence could be obtained of the marriage & the Revolution
service which I have lately obtaind & inclare & I belive nothing
is lacking. I wish the certificate give to Billings
Papple Lawton P Papple and Sarah Crandall wife of two
Crandall as they all live in this State & within the Albery
agency. Samuel F. Papple was last hundon Wisconsin
about two years past, Jones Collins wife of Nather calling
resides in Rhode Island. If the certificate is give to the three
who reside here the money or more easily be blind &
the two stones served by them in trust for the others - In
fact it is not known where samuel is if living. I hope the
Edwards will give the certificate while you one in Wester
ton, that I may reve it at the convert time parch
July
Young
Joseph Clark ┃
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Payment to be made
at Albany 
by T.W. Olcott
Agent for paying pension-
ers, in the Agency of 
New York 
Recorded in the Pension 
Office, in Book C. Vol-
ume S. Page by
D.H. Wood Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Revolutionary Claims. 
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United 
States, of the 4th July 1836 Hannah Wither, 
decd, late of New York, who was 
the widow of George Popple, a Ser
geant in the Revolution and died
25th April 1816? was entitled to a 
pension at the rate of one hundred
and twenty dollars per annum com
mencing 4th March 1831 and ending 
1st. October 1842. when she died. 
and the amount is payable to 
Billings, Lawton P. and Samuel F. 
Popple, Dorcas Collins and 
Sarah Crandall, only children. 

Given at the War Office of the United States, 
this Ninth day of December
one thousand eight hundred and forty - six. 
Secretary of War. 
Examined and 
Countersigned}
Commissioner of Pensions. 
Duplicate
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State of New York
Madison County
Sarah Crandall of Brookfield County of Madison
and State of New York being duly sworn says
she is forty four grans age that she is the daughter
of George and Hannah Popple deceased that her father
the above named George Papple died in Hopkinton
State of Rhode Island when she was three or four
years of age that after the death of her father she lived
with her mother in Hopkinton until the year 1812
on 1813. The their moved into Brookfield with her mother
that in the spring of 1813 or 1816 her mother married
Samuel Witter in Brookfield aforesaid, that said
Samuel Witter died on the 21st day of April 1816
that her mother the above named Hannah Witter
remaid the widow of said Samuel Witter during
her life. that deponent lived with her mother until
after the death of her last husband the above named
Samuel Witter, that deponent marrid tons Crandal
about twenty three years past that after a morning her
mother live with her until the first day of October
1842 when she died at the house in Brookfield aforesaid
that she left the following children her surviving
by. Billery Pepple Lawton P Papple Samuel F
Papple Darius Collins wife of Nathan Collins and
this deponent Sarah Crandall wife of tons Crandall
who one all her children not known to be dead
and that her mother never had any child by her
mind husband the above named Samuel Within
sworn and subscribed before
me this 19th day of November 1846
Sarah Crandal
Wait Clarke Justis of the Peace
further certify that the above named
rah Randall sustain a good horester
for truth and security
Wait Clark
Justice of the Peace