Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 49470-160-55, for Henry Mead, Vermont
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Vt

Mead, Henry
Mary

NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 49470-160-55
CONTENTS
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No 49470 ap Dec 13/56
210.686 Act Mar 3 { 55
Sept 15 { 55
Mary Mead (wid)
Henry Mead Pri.

Capt N Blanchard
Col E Allen
Enl 12th Oct 1780 { Vt. M
Disc 17 Nov 1780 { Vt. M
Rev War


Private
Vermont Mil’a
Vt. No Papers

Ad. 160 ac’s Decr 9/86
Dodge

R.H. Thrall
Rutland Vt.

R.H. Thrall Sept. 24/56
Same Nov 19/56
En’d P

39229-40
Vol M. 12 =2 = 12

Aug 11/51 Lee 68940 for 160
Acres to [earns?] party - JM
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FORM OF DECLARATION
TO BE MADE BY THE WIDOW OF A DECEASED PERSON WHO HAS NOT HAD A LAND WARRANT
State of Vermont,
County of Rutland
On the 10 day of September A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared me a justice of the Peace within and for the
the said Mary Mead, aged 89 years,
a resident of Brandon in the State of Vermont ho being duly sworn,
according to law, declared that she is the widow of Henry Mead, deceased, who was a private
in the Company commanded by Nathaniel Blanchard in the Regiment of Vermont Militia commanded by Colo. Ebener Allen
in the Revolutionary war.

that her said husband Volunteered
at Rutland on or about the 12 day of
October A.D. 1780 for the term of one month and continued in actual service in said war for a
the term of thirty days
and was honorably discharged at Arlington Vt. as she supposes on the
12 - day of November AD 1780.
She further states that she was married to the said Henry Mead in Rutland on the 25th
day of December A. D. 1788 by one Benjamin Whipple, Justice of the Peace, 
and that her name before her said marriage was Mary Munson, 
that her said husband died at Rutland Vt. on the 20 day of June A. D. 1839 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 3d, 1855.
Mary Mead

We Alvinzo Dyer and Sally Dyer, residents of
Brandon in the State of Vermont our oaths declare that the foregoing
declaration was signed and acknowledged by Mary Mead 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.
Alvinzo Dyer
Sarah Dyer

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.
S. B. June
Justice of the Peace.
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Know all men by these presents That I Mary Mead of Brandon, County of Rutland and State of Vermont
and widow of Henry Mead, 
deceased, who was a soldier in the service of the United States, do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Reuben R. Thrall
of Rutland Vt. my true and lawful attorney, irrevocably, for me and in my name, to prosecute and receive from
the United States the Bounty Land certificate, or warrant, due me by virtue of my deceased husband's service in the United States,
under existing laws granting Bounty Lands to the officers and soldiers, or their widows and minor heirs, for services rendered in the
different wars, and generally to do all lawful acts and things whatsoever touching the premises, an attorney or attorneys under
him, for the purpose aforesaid to make, and at his pleasure to revoke, hereby confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney shall
in my name legally do or cause to be done in and about the premises, as much so as if present myself.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 10 day of September 1855.
May Mead

Acknowledged and subscribed before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Rutland and State of Vermont this 10 day of September 1855.

S.B. June
Justice of the Peace.

STATE OF VERMONT,
COUNTY OF Rutland
SS.
I F. W. Hopkins Clerk of the County Court, in and for the County and State above mentioned
do hereby certify, that S. B. June Esq. whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing declaration, affidavit and power of attorney is, and was at the time of signing the same a justice of the Peace in and for the
County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn; that all his office acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; and
that the aforesaid County Court is a
Court of Record, having general jurisdiction.
Given under my hand and seal of office, at Rutland this 12 day of September 1855.
F. W. Hopkins

210.686
BOUNTY LAND.
ACT OF MARCH 3.

Claim of Mary Mead
Widow of Henry Mead

PRESENTED BY
REUBEN R. THRALL
Attorney, Rutland, Vt.
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Mary Mead
Case No. 20.186
●
---
Joel M Mead's
affidavit
210.186
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I Joel M. Mead of Rutland in the County of
Rutland & State of Vermont aged 58 years
being duly sworn depose & say that Henry
Mead late of Rutland aforesaid deceased
was my father and Mary Mead of Brandon
in the County of Rutland aforesaid is the widow
of the said Henry Mead and is my mother.
That the said Mary Mead made her declaration
to obtain the bounty land due her on account 
of the services of her late husband the sd Henry Mead
in the war of the Revolution on the 10 of Sept
1855 before S. B. [Jane] Esq a Justice of the peace.
That my father the sd Henry Mead died at my
house in Rutland on the 21 day of June 1839.
I was present & saw him expire and attended his
funeral and saw him interred. My father
had lived upon the same farm when he died
ever since my remembrance & I always
  understood from him that he came to reside
in Rutland with his father before the
Revolutionary war & resided upon the same
farm from that time until his death-
That Mary Mead my mother is still his widow
& lives in Brandon as afores’d and has not intermarried
 since the death of my father -
The record which accompanies this affidavit
I cut out of my father’s family bible. That
part of it which was written with black ink
was written by my father in his own hand
writing. This record was made by my father
probably all at one time when he purchased
the bible in which it was recorded. Soon after
the death of my sister Sarah & my two brothers
Horatio & Elam in 1802. That part of the
record in blue ink was made by my sister
Sally D. after the death of my father.
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The record contains a correct statement of the
names & dates of the births & deaths of the family
& the children are all still living so far as this
affiant is informed & believes except those whose
deaths are therein recorded -
That my father & mother lived together as husband
& wife from my earliest knowledge of them
until my fathers death.
Joel M. Mead

State of Vermont
Rutland County Rutland 31 January AD 1856
Then personally appeared Joel M. Mead and made oath that the
foregoing affidavit by him subscribed
is made agreeable to truth before me
and I certify that the sd Joel Mead
is well known to me and that
he is a credible witness-
F. W. Hopkins, Notary Public

STATE OF VERMONT } RUTLAND, SS.
COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.

I, Frederick W. Hopkins, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Rutland, being a Court of Record and having a Seal as hereto attached do certify that Frederick W. Hopkins, Esq.,
was at the date of the paper writings to which this is attached, and now is a
NOTARY PUBLIC,
within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his
signature to the foregoing jurat and certificate, is genuine and that the said paper writings are executed according to the laws of this State
and are in due form, and that as such Officer, he is duly authorized by the laws of this State to take acknowledgements of
Deeds and Depositions, and to administer oaths, &c.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of Court at Rutland, this 31st
day of December Anno Domini, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty six.
F. W. Hopkins Clerk
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Henry Mead & Mary Munson was
Maried December the 25 1788

March 9th 1790 Sarah D Mead was born
October 7th 1791 Zebreton Mead was born
July 26th AD 1793 Polly Mead was born
Henry Meadows born September 19th 1795
Joel M Mead was born
September 26th 1797
Horatio Mead was born November 11th 1799
Elam Mead was born Sept 19 1801
Elam Mead died October 21 
Sarah 22 & Horatio 23 A. D. 1802
Sally D Mead was born
October 16th D. 1803
Horatio Mead was born
February 17th 1806 Elam Mead was born
April 5th 1809
the
West
Henry Mead died June 21st A.D. 1839 in
the 78th year of his age
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Blessings to those that fear God.
[MALACHI] 
16 Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.

17 And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

CHAP IV
The study of the law recommended.

4 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts.

4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.

5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:

6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
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49.470

160 acres
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Mary Mead
Widow of Henry Mead
claim for Bounty Land
War of the Revolution
Additional Evidence 
No 210.686.
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I. Elijah Smith of Rutland
in the County of Rutland and State of
Vermont, aged ninety three years
being duly sworn depose & say that
I was well acquainted with Henry Mead
late of Rutland aforesaid, deceased, I
and also well acquainted with Mrs
Mary Mead, now of Brandon in the
County of Rutland aforesaid, and know
that she is the widow of the said Henry
Mead, deceased. I was acquainted with the
said Henry Mead during the revolutionary
war and previous to Seventeen hundred & Eighty.
I know that he belonged he the militia Company
 commanded by Capt. Nathaniel
Blanchard in 1780. My brother Daniel
Smith was a Lieutenant in the same company
and my brother John Smith was a corporal
 in said company. I well remember that
said company were often called into service
on occasions of alarms during the revolutionary
 war and my two brothers before
named were out in actual service under
Capt Blanchard in 1780. and I have always
understood and verily believe that Henry Mead
was out with my two brothers under Capt
Blanchard on an occasion of an alarm in 1780.
they were out I think in actual service for
about one month. I know that Henry Mead
was reputed to have served in said Company
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as before stated. My brother in law Dan
Gidings belonged to the same company
& was out at the same time with my
two brothers & Henry Mead as before stated.
My brother Joel Smith was also a
number of the same company and
was out & served at the same time
with the others before named.
I never knew any other Henry Mead
other than the one referred to above.
I was the youngest of my fathers family
& I was left at house to take care of the
family while my father and
brothers were in the service. I think
the service performed were near lake 
Champlain on one occasion of an alarm of
indians.-- My father went with his family to
Bennington & Pownal when Burgoyne came
with his army from Canada to Saratoga.
I was in Pownal at the time of the Battle
at Bennington-- I heard the guns at
that battle. My father was in the battle
at Bennington.
Elijah Smith

State of Vermont
Rutland County  At Rutland on the 26th
day of Nov. A.D. 1856 then personally
appeared Elijah Smith to me known
and made oath that the foregoing affidavit
by him subscribed is true and I certify that the
affiant is a credible man.

Reuben R. Thrall Notary Public
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I Moses Smith of Rutland in the
County of Rutland & State of Vermont
aged Eighty five years being duly sworn
depose & say that I have resided in
Rutland afores’d ever since I was four
years old. I went with my father & his
family from Rutland to Bennington when
General Burgoyne marched from Canada
to Saratoga. I was well acquainted with
Henry Read who then lived with
his father on the same farm when
his father lived & died & where Henry lived
died & where his son Joel Mead now
lives - I remember Capt Nathaniel
Blanchard was the captain of the
Militia company in this town as
early as 1780. and I have this day
Seen a copy of a pay roll  of his company
As it was in Oct 1780 - upon which
the name of Henry Head appears
and I well remember nearly all
of the persons named in said Muster
Roll - nearly all the persons who
was old enough to bear arms that lived
in the town were called upon to do
service as minute men on occasions
of alarming - Henry Read had the
reputation of having done military
service during the war and I have
no doubt he did the services, though
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I was not old enough to do military
Service. I well recollect hearing the guns
at the Bennington battle.
Henry Mead died some over 15 years
ago- His widow now lives in Brandon
with her daughter.
 Moses Smith

State of Vermont
 Rutland County  At Rutland on
the 26 day of Nov. 1856 personally
appeared Moses Smith to me
known & made oath that the
foregoing affidavit by
him subscribed is true and
I certify that the affiant is a
credible person.
Reuben R. Thrall Notary Public
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STATE OF VERMONT } RUTLAND, SS.
COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.

I, Frederick W. Hopkins, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Rutland, being a Court of Record and having a Seal as hereto attached do certify that Reuben R. Thrall, Esq.,
was at the date of the paper writings to which this is attached, and now is, a 
NOTARY PUBLIC,
within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his
signature to the foregoing jurat and certificate, is genuine and that the said paper writings are executed acording to the laws of this State
and are in due form, and that as such Officer, he is duly authorized by the laws of this State to take acknowledgements of
Deeds and Depositions, and to administer oaths, &c.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of Court at Rutland, this twenty sixth 
day of November Anno Domini, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty six.
F. W. Hopkins Clerk
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Mary Mead
claim for Bounty Land
No. 210.686-
A. L. Brown
affidavit
210.686
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I Ambrose S. Brown of Rutland in the
County of Rutland and State of Vermont
being duly sworn depose & say that
I hold the office of town Clerk of
the town of Rutland aforesaid and as such
town clerk have the custody of the
records of sd town - I have examined
the records of Marriage in said town
clerk's office from the earliest records in
Sd office to the present time and do not
find any record of the marriage of
Henry Mead to Mary Munson.
The early records of Marriages in this
town are very deficient 
of the early Marriages were
ever recorded in the town clerk's office-
I find a record of the birth &
death of the children of Henry Mead
& Mary Mead his wife as follows viz.
Sarah D. Mead was born 9 March 1790
Zebulon Mead was born 7 October 1791
Polly Mead was born 26 July 1793.
Henry Mead was born 18 Sept. 1795
Joel M. Mead was born 26 Sept. 1797
Horatio Mead was born 11 Nov. 1799
Elam Mead was born 19 Sept 1801

Elam Mead died 21 Oct 1802
Sarah Read died 22 Oct 1802
Horatio Mead died 23 Oct 1802

Sally D Mead was born 14 Oct 1803
Horatio Mead was born 17 Feb. 1806.
Elam Mead was born 5 April 1809.
Henry Mead died 21 June 1839 in the
78 year of his age

A. L. Brown
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State of Vermont
Rutland County Rutland 4th February
AD 1856. Then personally appeared Ambrose
L. Brown and made oath that the
foregoing affidavit by him subscribed
is true before me
and I certify that the affiant is
well known to me and that
he is a credible witness.
E Pierpoint  Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF VERMONT, RUTLAND, SS.
COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
I Fredrick W Hopkins, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Rutland,
being a Court of record and having a seal, as hereto attached, do certify
Ebenezer Pierpoint Esq.
was, at the date of the paper writings to which this is attached, and now is a
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his
signature to foregoing jurat and certificate is genuine and that the said paper writings are executed according to the laws of
this State, and are in due form, and that as such Officer, he is duly authorized by the laws of this State to take acknowledgements of Deeds and Depositions, and to administer oaths, & c.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of Court, at Rutland, this sixteenth
day of February, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and fifty six
J. W. Hopkins Clerk.
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Rutland Vt. 12 Sept 1855

Dear Sir

Enclosed I send you the Declaration
of Mrs. Mary Mead widow of Henry
Mead for 160 acres of bounty land.

Yours truly,
Reuben R. Thrall

J. Minot Com's. of Pension
Washington City
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[circle stamp]
RUTLAND Vt.
NOV 17 1855

Free
Free

George C. Whiting Esq.
Comm’r of Pensions
Washington City
District of Columbia

Boynton

210686
Mary Mead
Wid
Henry
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Rutland Vt 17 Nov. 1856.

Dear Sir

On the 20. of Oct last I mailed a
certificate of Charles W. Willard Esq., Secretary
of State, of the Revolutionary service of Henry
Mead as evidence in the case of Mary Mead,
Widow of Henry Mead's claim for bounty land
No. 210.686. As I get no return I was apprehensive
 the evidence might have been
miscarried.-- Please let me hear from
you at your earliest convenience
& oblige.
Yours &c
Reuben R. Thrall

Geo. C. Whiting Esq
Comm’r of Pensions
Washington City
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Rutland, Vt. 26. Nov 56

Dear Sir

Enclosed I send you
the additional evidence of
Moses Smith & Elijah Smith
to prove that Henry Mead
Was reported to have performed
Services in the Revolutionary
to be used in the Con
War - o be used in the case
of Mary Smith, Widow of
Henry.  Smith claim for
bounty Land No. 210.686.

Yours &c
Reuben R Thrall

Geo. C. Whiting
Com’r of Pension
Washington City
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Rutland Vt 16 Feb. 1856.

Dear Sir

Enclosed I send you
the affidavits of Joelett Mead &
Ambrose L. Brown as evidence
in the case of Mary Mead No 210.686
claim for bounty land.
For evidence of the Military
Service of Henry Mead the
late husband of Mary Mead, I
refer you to the evidence in
the case of Catherine Pratt No 72328
County Land Claim which contains
the evidence as he was in the same
company with Silas Pratt-

Respectfully yours &c
Reuben R. Thrall

J. Minot Esq
Com’r of Pensions
Washington City
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Mary Widow of Henry Mead
claim for Bounty Land
No. 210.686.
Additional Evidence
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Rutland Vt 20. Oct 1856

Dear Sir

Enclosed I send the evidence
in the case of Mary Mead Widow of
Henry Mead of the services of her husband
in the war of the Revolution.-- No 210.686

Respectfully Yours &c
Reuben R. Thrall


J. Minot Esq.
Com'r of Pensions
Washington City
District of Columbia
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Mary Mead
Widow of Henry Mead
Bounty Land Claim
No. 210.686 War of the
Revolution
Additional Evidence
of services.
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State of Vermont.
Secretary of State's Office,
Montpelier, Oct 17 A. D. 1856
I certify that there is, in this office
the Pay Roll of Capt. Nathaniel Blanchard
Company of Militia, in Col. Ebenezer Allen's
Regiment in the State of Vermont for an
alarm commencing the 12th of October
1780 and ending the 12th November following
which Roll bears the name of
Henry Mead as serving in said
Company as a private Soldier, for the period
of 30 days, and traveling 36 miles; and
it appears by [0] & Roll that he received pay
for said service & travel.

Given under my hand
and the seal of this Office
this 17th day of October
AD 1856
Charles W. Willard
Secretary of State
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210.686 Ad Mar 33{55
Sept 1 3{ 55

Mary Mead wid
Henry Mead
priv

Capt N. Blanchard
Col E. Allen

Vt. Mil 

Enl - 12 Oct 1780
Dis - 12 Nov  " "

Rev. War

Original Brief written

No. 49470 pd Dec 13/56

R.H. Thrall
Rutland, Vt.