Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,586, Jacob Williams, Mass.
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(3 - 1776) SERVICE  NUMBER
Mass Williams, Jacob Joanna
R. 11,586
CONTENTS
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Joanna Williams
Maine
Suspd [suspended]
Power of Attorney
D. D. Addison
Present
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STATE of Maine
COUNTY OF Somerset
Be it known, that on this twenty fifth day of October, A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty two, before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Caleb Williams, a resident of
Emden in said County, and made oath according to law, that he is a son and lawful heir of Joanna Williams deceased who was the widow of Jacob Williams a private in the war of the Revolution & served in Capt [Captain] Crackers Company in Col Baileys Regt of the Massachusetts line as will appear by the claims of said Joanna for pension made to the in 1776 War Department in 1839
that he is directly interested, as aforesaid, as a claimant, and makes this affidavit for the purpose of obtaining such amount of Pension as may be due under any of the Laws, Regulations, or decisions that have been or may hereafter be adopted. The said Affiant further declares that he hereby constitutes and appoints D. D. Addison of the City of Washington to be Attorney and Agent to prosecute said claim, with power of substitution, to examine all papers and documents in relation to it, and to do all things necessary and lawful in the premises; except drawing the money, which will be hereafter provided for.
Caleb Williams [diamond shaped seal on right margin]
in behalf of himself and the other surviving children of Joanna Williams 
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and  year aforesaid, before me,}
William Allen J. Peace
I William Allen Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Caleb Williams, above named, is a respectable resident of this County, and is, as I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth, and acknowledges the above Power of Attorney to be his act and deed.
William Allen
J. Peace.
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State of Maine}
County of Somerset} ss
I Llewellyn Kidder Clerk of the counts in the County and State aforesaid certify that William Allen is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that the written 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 of the State for said county was twenty sixth day of October AD 1852
Llewellyn Kidder Clerk
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"A."
Jacob Williams Born friday Jan 10th 1760
Joanna Williams Born Satuday Feb 4th 1764
Jacob Williams was married August 12th 1779
Caleb Williams Born monday July 10th 1780
Daniel Williams Born Monday July 22th 1782
John Williams Born friday August 20th 1784
Richard Williams Born Sunday Feb 6th 1787
Isaac Williams Born monday June 15th 1789
Elsa Williams Born Saturday Aug 6th 1792
Ebenezer Williams Bonn wednesday July 17th 1793
Kezia Williams Born Wednesday April 27 [illegible]
Cyrus Williams Born [illegible] April 8th 1726
Francis Williams Born Aug 27th 1798 
[illegible ink smudge] Williams Born Tuesday Feb 17th 1801
Jacob Williams Born Tuesday March 16th 1802
Charles Williams Born Wed June 6th 1804
Leonard Williams Born Sunday Novem 2th 1806
Sukey Williams 2d Born on Saturday July 29th 1809
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Jacob Williams Died July 12th 1814
Kezia Williams died July 15th 1795
Sukey Williams died March 1th 1801
Leonard Williams died May 14 on Friday 1830
Susan Hamlet died May 21 on Monday 1837
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."
State of Maine}
Somerset County} ss
On this second day of July AD 1838 1839 - , personally appeared before the Hon Asa Redington Judge of the District Court for the middle District at Nordgewock in and for the County of Somerset in open Court Joanna Williams a resident of Emden in said County of Somerset and State of Maine aged seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on
her oath make the following declaration, in order to [illegible] the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7th, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows"" That she is the widow of Jacob Williams late of said Emden deceased, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and served one year at [illegible] that she has good reason to believe and does verily believe that her husband the aforesaid Jacob Williams enlisted at Easton in Massachusetts as a private on the first of January in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six in the Massachusetts
troops was stationed first at and near Dorchester [illegible] and in the vicinity of Boston harbor till the Brittish [British] left Boston and that he then marched with the army to New York and fully served out his enlistment for the period of one year: More she is not able to state the names of his officers but believes that he enlisted & served under Capt Crooker in Col Baileys Regiment
that Jonathan Bosworth of Easton enlisted at the same time & served with him during the year: that she has no documentary evidence and refers to the rolls of Colo. Baileys Regiment in the war department where she presumes his name will be found. She further declares, that she was married to the said Jacob Williams on the twelfth day of August seventeen hundred and seventy nine that her husband the aforesaid Jacob Williams died on the twelfth day
of July eighteen hundred & fourteen; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the above service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred & ninety four viz. at the time above stated; that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed that she bore raised up fifteen children except two who died in infancy for her said husband that the list of births, marriage & deaths which is hereto annexed is an original and genuine family record of her family: She is also confident that her said husband performed other serving as a soldier but is not able to prove the same or name his officers
mark 
Joanna X Williams 
mark
Witnesses {E. Cobb}
{Wm Allen [illegible]}
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written in open Court before me, and I certify that the declarant is a credible witness whose intellect appears to be unimpaired:
Asa Redington Jus [illegible] Court - Mid. Distt.
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Caleb Williams a resident of Emden in the County of Somerset, a son of the late Jacob Williams and Joanna Williams aged fifty nine years wanting eight days who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that his father Jacob Williams died at said Emden on the twelfth day of July Eighteen
hundred and fourteen: that his mother the within named Joanna Williams has remained a widow ever since that period and lives with him; that the paper hereto annexed marked A. containing a list births &c is a genuine record
of his said fathers family, taken from an old book in his possession and has always been regarded as a correct record. He further declares that he often heard his father in his life time tell of his services in the Revolutionary war; that he was in the year service: and has heard him and the late Jonathan Bosworth say that they were in that service together in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy six and verily believes that he served one full year and also on some other short enlistment but cannot state the names of his officers that the continental money hereto annexed marked B has been among his fathers papers from his earliest recollection; and has heard him say that he kept it as a token of his services in the war and he fully believes that his father enlisted or was drafted & performed services as a soldier in several campaigns but is not able to state the particular times and places
Caleb Williams
State of Maine}
Somerset ss}
District Court Middle District at Nomdgewock June 7. 1839
Sworn and subscribed in open Court
Attest Joshua Gould Clerk. 
I certify that from my own acquaintance and from evidence in Court Caleb Williams is an intelligent and credible witness 
Asa Redington, Just Dir. Ct. Mid. Dir.
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Washigton [Washington] March 1st 1854
Dr. Sir. 
I have respectfully to request a reexamination of the paper in the case of Naomi Williams widow of Jacob & if the evidence is not sufficient to justify its allowance that you will point out what further proof is required-
If Evdence [evidence] is wanted from the [illegible] of State of Mass.  please so
state in your reply & name the officers under whom he served, & the period & duration of his service that I may write for the same -
I am respectfully [illegible]
D. D. Addison
Maine Suspd. [suspended] act '38
L P Waldo Esq
Comr [commissioner] of Pensions
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Dec. 7, 1925.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir:

Please furnish photostat copies of three pages
from the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 11586,
of Joanna widow of Jacob Williams, not certified.
received payment 45 cents,

AE Wilson
Chief Rev. & 1812 Section

to C. C. Williams M.D.
401 South Hope Street,
Los Angeles California

[black rectangular stamp inscribed as follows: 
FINANCE DIVISON
DEC 7 1925
BUREAU OF PENSIONS]
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3-2233.  113
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
Dec 7 1925

Chief Rev. Sect.

I have this day received
from C.C. Williams M.D.
cash No
for $45/100 in payment of
photostat copy} as per
memo herewith.

[written diagonally here: Dec. 17.20
Copies mailed
& Tinauce Dio Cross 
aw]

C. J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Div.
H.C.L.
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Request for Photostating 3-2006
(To be prepared in duplicate.) Ex. aw

2785 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK
Job No. _____ Date Dec. 12.25
Subject Jacob Williams. Rev. R. 11586
1 copies of 2 pieces consisting of 3 pages to be
forwarded when completed to the Rev. & 1812 Wars Sect Division.
Remarks:
Approved:
AE Wilson
Chief Sect.  Chief Clerk.
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WVe
5752
Let your [illegible], Sept. 7 '39
" D D Addison Mar. 9/554
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6769
3-2233
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
Nov 2 1925
Chief Rev War Section

I have this day received form 
Dr J. Leon Williams
cash No _____
for $90/100, requesting
photostat copy} as per
letter herewith.

[diagonally on the page here: 1926 Nov 10
photo mailed
& Finance Div
[illegible] aw]

O. J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Division 
H.C.L.
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Nov. 2, 1926.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir:
Please furnish photostat copies of six pages from
the Rev. War pension claim, R. 11586 of Jacob Williams
not certified.

recd payment
90 cents
AE Wilson
Chief Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.

[rectangular black stamp inscribed as follows: FINANCE DIVISION
NOV 2 1926
BUREAU OF PENSIONS]

Dr. J. Leon Williams
160 Riverside Drive
New York City
N.Y.
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[top left corner of this page is folded over so text is not visible]
1-681
PHONE Branch 476
this job should refer to Requisition No. 10611
or Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CPS
WASHINGTON
CHIEF, Division of Publications,
Room G 137.
Please furnish work specified below.
Nov. 8, 1926. 192

Bureau ordering Pension Deliver to Room No. 5033

(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE,
EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.)

Title and description of job Photostat copies of 6 pages from the
Rev. War pension claim. R. 11586, Jacob Williams.

No. of copies 1 of each page. Shall form be kept standing? no _____ days
For further information see A. E. Wilson Room No. 5033 Phone No. 541

Approved: 
O.L. Ganbin
Chief Clerk of Bureau Recd

AE Wilson
Chief of Branch

NOTE: No order made "SPECIAL" unless statement showing necessity is written
below and approved by Chief Clerk of Bureau ordering

CHECK WORK DESIRED

Duplicate

Multigraph _____ single or double space? _____ Facsimile signature? _____

Mimeograph _____ one side or both sides? _____ Facsimile signature? _____
Folding _____ once or twice?
Assembling
Stapling _____ Once? _____ Twice? _____ Side? _____ End?_____

Electric typewriter _____ Fill in addresses? _____ Dated? _____

Addressograph from lists _____
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Labels (submit sample) _____ | _____ | _____ | Corrections _____ | _____ | _____
Fill in letters _____ | _____ | _____ | Tabulation sheets | _____ | _____ | 
please trim all copies to size of largest
Photostat X Size actual Official use? _____ Repay? yes $ 0.90
Blue Print __ Size _____ Official use? _____ Repay? _____ $ _____

Remarks
(OVER)

[black oval stamp over above text, inscribed as follows: DIVISION OF PUBLICATIONS
RECEIVED 
NOV 8 1926
DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR]
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NOTE: Routine changes of addresses may be made on this blank without formal
reference through or initialing of chiefs of branches or chief clerks of
bureaus.
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(Date)

INDICATE BY AN X IN PROPER SQUARE ACTION TO BE TAKEN.

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Nov. 2. 1926 Now taken
out of old frame &
locked up in safe
$45
Continental money
Framed in 
Chiefs room
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WILLIAMS, JACOB Massachusetts R 11 586

The document described below was presumably removed
from this case file by the Bureau of Pensions for exhibit
purposes. Following transfer to The National Archives of
Accession 616 (Revolutionary and 1812 Wars pension and bounty
land records), it was found among other papers undoubtedly
extracted by the Bureau of Pensions from case files for exhibit
purposes. The document is now among others in a collection of
papers segregated because of unusual, interesting or valuable
nature.

One Continental bill of $45.

Dorothy J. Hill
March 26, 1942
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3-2006
OFFICE OF CHIEF CLERK
Job No. _____ Date June 27, 25
Subject Jacob Williams Rev. R 11586
1 copies of 2 pieces consisting of 3 pages to be
(No.)         (No.)
forwarded when completed to the Rev & 1812 Wars Sect Division.
Remarks: See receipt for payment in
Approved: Daniel Sally
AE Wilson
Chief Sect
S37362
Chief Clerk.
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REJECTED
11.586
O. _____
Joanna Williams
ervice: _____
nlisted: _____ , 18 __,
scharged: _____ , 18 __ ,

plication Filed: _____, 18 __ ,

leges: _____

e-enlisted: _____

ttorney: _____
O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____ , 18 __.
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1925 June 30 Copies mailed
to Ernest G. Walker, 2112
S.St. N.W. Wash. D.C.
see receipt for payment
in Daniel Sally S.37362
1925 Dec 7 Copies mailed
to C.C. Williams, aw
1926 Nov 10. photos mailed
to J.L. Williams aw
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V 5752
Joanna Williams widow of Jacob Williams application for a Pension
under act of July 7. 1838
m 79d 14
1 years service in 1776
2 Proved by testimony of Joseph Maynard Revol [Revolutionary] Pensioner and reference to Rolls of Col Baileys Regt.
Mass Troops
11586
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State of Maine
County of Somerset ss. On this twenty seventh day of June in the year of our Lord 1839 personally appeared before me William Allen [illegible] a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Joseph Maynard a Revolutionary Pensioner aged Eighty years a resident in Madison in said county and after being first sworn according to law doth on his oath
declare that he was well acquainted with Jacob Williams late of Emden in said county a Revolutionary soldier deceased, in his life time; lived near him within half a mile more than twenty years and often heard him tell of his services as a soldier in the Revolutionary war and this deponent verily believes that said Jacob Williams enlisted and served as a private
in the Massachusetts troops during the whole of the year seventeen hundred and seventy six, that he was at Dorchester heights when the British fleet left Boston harbor: and [illegible] marched with the army to New York he believes in Colo. Baileys Regiment and in Capt. Crockers company but is not certain as to the company and may be mistaken as to the Regiment. This Deponent further declares that he has heard said Williams say that he was drafted and went to Rhode Island in the fall of seventeen hundred & seventy nine &
verily believes that said Williams served as a private in the Massachusetts militia about three weeks in that expedition at Rhode Iland [Island] under Genl [General] Sullivan
and was stationed at a place called Shapequah
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that this deponent was present when he died about twenty five years ago; and that Joanna Williams his widow has remained unmarried since that time -- 
Joseph Maynard
State of Maine}
Somerset ss~}
District Court, Middle District June [illegible]1839
Sworn & subscribed in open Court
Attest Joshua Gould, Clerk
I certify that the above deponent is proved in Court to be a credible and intelligent witness --
Asa Redington
Just Dis. Court Middle District,
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State of Maine} 
County of Somerset} SS
I Joshua Gould Clerk of the Judicial Courts in the county of Somerset do hereby certify that the Hon. Asa Redington is Judge of the District Court Middle District in the State aforesaid and [word obscured by white paper with illegible printing] within signatures purporting to be his are genuine: that this sheet and the papers annexed contain the original proceedings of said Court in the case of Joanna Williams application for a pension. In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Norridgewock this second day of July AD 1839
Joshua Gould, Clerk