Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1559, Jonas Child, Continental (Mass.)
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Vol. C 103

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[illegible] 3 March 
June 8/[illegible]

Anna Childs widow
Jonas Childs private
Pensioner - Mass
Mass Contl line

Revolutionary War
[illegible]: 160 [illegible] April 7th 1856
Mass July 48 - [illegible]

A.L. Richardson LCo.
Boston Mass
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93
Maine Aug

Anna Childs
widow of Jonas Childs who served in the Revolutionary War, (Mass) as a Private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars - cents per annum, to commerce on the 4th of March 1848

Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of March '49 and sent to Hon. D P. King Member of Congress
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 1848, Page 535 Vol. 1
29th July 
York Co.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts County SS
On this First day of February 1849, personally appeared Anna Child of South Boston in the Commonwealth aforesaid before in Eden and G Loring Judge of the Court of Probate in & for the County of Suffolk and the said Anna Child being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed 29 July 1848 entitled "an Act for the Relief of certain surviving widows of officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary Army" that she is the widow of Jonas Child who was a private in the War of the Revolution , and served as set forth in his declaration to obtain a pension as an invalid pensioner, and drew a pension of five dollars per month as a invalid pensioner to the best of her recollection and belief; and for further proof of his services she refers to the annexed certificate of the Secretary of State of said Commonwealth.
She further declares that she was married to the said Jonas Child on the nineteenth day of August in the year seventeen hundred and and ninety-nine, that her husband the aforesaid Jonas Child died on the fourteenth day of February 1815; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to
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the first of January one thousand eight hundred, viz, at the time above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first herein before written before me.
Edward Loving
Judge of Probate as aforesaid
Anna Childs
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Anna Childs
Lynn, Mass.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Secretary's Office, Boston, June 6th 1855.
I hereby certify, That at the date of the attestations hereunto annexed,
Daniel Gould was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk
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, & I believe the signature of Daniel Gould to be genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written, 
EM Wright
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Declaration of a widow who has HAD a Land Warrant
State of Massachusetts County of Suffolk SS
On this first day of June AD one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for said county and state aforesaid, Anna Child aged seventy two years a resident of Lynn in the State of Massachusetts who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Jonas Childs deceased who was a private in the revolutionary war with Great Britain; that he performed service more than fourteen days, and her name is inscribed on the pension list in infirmity with the act of July 29th 1848 at the date of March 12th 1849 recorded in the pension office on the roll of pensions under the act of July 7th 1848 Vol 1 Book 2 page 535, and evidence of her claim will be found with her affidavit for a pension
(and was honorably discharged); 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 Jonas Childs in Boston on the nineteenth day of August AD 1799 by one Doctor Parker a Clergyman and that her name before her said marriage was Anna Hayden; that her said husband died at Hollswell in Maine, on the fourteenth day of February AD 1815, proof of which will be found on file with her previous application for a pension 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 AL RICHARDSON & Co, BOSTON, MASS; and declares that she has never applied for nor received under this or any other Act of Congress and Bounty Lan Warrant
Anna Childs
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[Hand written sections:]

Martha Ann Still
Charles H Carter
Boston & Washington
Massachusetts
Anna Childs
Martha Ann Still
Charles H Carter
David Gould
Massachusetts 
Suffolk
SS
John Folsom
Paul Stickney of Chelsea in said County
Jonas Childs
Private Soldier
Revolution
twenty
Hallswell Maine about forty
of being present and because of the testimony of those who were both present at his funeral
Paul Stickney
John Folsom
fifth day of June AD 1855
David Gould
John Folsom
Paul Stickney
Anna Childs
Jonas Childs
private soldier
the revolution
Jonas Childs
fifth day of June AD 1855
David Gould
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts City of Boston
January 25, 1849
I, the subscriber do hereby certify, that is appears by the registry of marriages in the town (now city) of Boston, there is the following record of marriage viz Jonas Childs & Anna Hayden married by Rev Sam Parker nineteenth day of Aug, one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine, that it is a true copy of the records with the exception of the date which is expressed in the record in fair legible figures as follows "Jonas Child & Anna Hayden married by Rev Sam Parker 19 Aug 1799."
Samuel F McCleary City Clerk
I Samuel F McCleary above named, depose and say that I hold the office of City Clerk  of the city of Boston in the County of Suffolk and the State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of marriages in said Boston with the exception above named as certified by me
Samuel F McCleary
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office Boston February 2, 1849
I Hereby Certify That on the date of the annexed attestation James C Dunn was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk


WB Calhoun
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Suffolk Boston January 25th 1849 The above named Samuel F McCleary personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed.
Before me, James C Dunn Justice of the Peace
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State of Maine County of Summerset SS Sept 1st 1863
On this first day of September 1863, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for said County personally appeared, Anna Childs, widow of Jonas Childs who was a Private in the Revolutionary War, who is a pensioner of the United States under the Act of July 29 1848 and whose name is upon the Boston Massachusetts Roll of Pensioners; that she has now removed to Fairfield in the Court of Somerset and State of Maine and believes to remain and [illegible] her pension to be [illegible] to the Augusta Maine Agency and to be then payable in future.
Anna Childs
Witnesses
Ansel Togier
Catherine Togier
Sworn to and subscribed before me in the day and year above written.
Henry S Tobey Justice of Peace
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(Hand written section)

HJ 1559
Jonas Child
July 1.1778   Prt.    Hastings   H. Jackson Mass.
lost a leg in action Aug 29. 1778 and invalided Aug 1. 1779
Jan 1. 1780 12 mos   McFarland in Corps of Invalids

see above name of battle above State.
enlisted at Hollistown Middlesex Co Mass
Feb 1. 1849 Her ch was al
South Boston Suffolk Co Mass
She was 67 yrs old; 
He went to war at Watertown Mass day not stated. He married Anna Hayden at Aug 19. 1799 in Boston Mass. and died Feb 14, 1815 at Hallowell Me.  One of his daughters married John Folsom, no other names are stated and there is no further family date on file
Widows statement that he was wounded in battle of Lexington not used as he could not have been in service in 1778 if he had lost his leg there.
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Pensions Act 29 July 48 Mass
[signature]
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21.830
County Clerk
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(Hand Written Section)

AEWilson Dec 15. 1910
Jonas Childs
Rev
No papers for an Inv claim
Not in American State Papers
Not a pensioner of U.S.
See Mass. sailors & Soldiers
of Rev Vol.3 p. 405
Jonas Child (Salem & Cambridge)

"it was ordered in Council July 6, 1780 that said Child be paid half pay from May 15, 1780; also list of pensioners made up to Dec. 31, 1787; pensioned Aug 23, 1782. Therefore he was a Mass State Pensioner
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1559
Anna Childs widow Jonas Childs
Pri Rev War
July 29, 1848
Vol A page 127

Mar 25, 98
W.S. Simpson 
Fairfield Maine
1920 March 3 Hist. L-Laura Guempelein
Letter in W.F. 5.322 John Light
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Army Pension Agency
Barton 7 Sept 1863
Sir, 
In answer to your letter of the 5th instant I have to inform you that Anna Childs, Act 29 Jul 1848, on the roll of this Agency, was last paid to 4 September 1862 at the rate of $80 per annum
Respectfully
E Browne
Army Pension 
J H Barrett
Hon Joseph H Barrett
Comm of Pensions Washington DC
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Pension Agency Augusta Sept 2, 1863

I hereby certify that Henry S Tobey is an acting Justice of the Peace for the County of Somerset State of Maine recording to the certificate of the Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for said County duly filed at this Agency.
I also enclose herewith the application of Mrs Anna Childs, widow of Jonas Childs also was a private in the revolutionary warm a pensioner on the roll of the Boston Mass Agency for a lieu for to this Agency.
Very Respectfully
Your OH Serv
Charles F Potter
Pension Agency
Hon John H Barrett
Comm of Pensions Washington
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133 Feb 7/64
Anna Childs
Declaration for a pension under Act 29 July 1848

Married 1799
Husband died 1815
Annum [illegible]
$80 [illegible]
Mon 4 March 1848

DP King
House of Representatives
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk SS

Be it known that on this first day of February 1849, personally appeared John Folsom of Chelsea in said county, and made oath in due form of law, that he married me of the daughter's of Jonas Child reputed to be a Revolutionary Soldier, and in his life time a Pensioner, that he is well acquainted with Anna Child named in the papers annexed and knew her since the year 1811 to be the wife of said Jonas Child during his life time and boarded in their family and that he well knew the said Anna Child to be the widow of said Jonas Child. They resided in Hallowell, Maine.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first herein before mentioned. Before me
G. S. Bulfinch Justice of the Peace

John Folsom

I certify that the above named Affidavit John Folsom is a credible witness and a person of good standing and respectability and that he is disinterested in the promises.
G. S. Bulfinch
Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office Boston:
January 27th 1849
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 Jonas Child is borne upon a Muster Roll of Capt Hastings Company in Col Jacksons Regt as a private of Cambridge enlisted July 1, 1778 for the term of 3 years lost a leg in Action August 29, 1778. Invalided August 1, 1779, 
Upon an account in Army Books as a private of Salem in Capt Hastings' Company in Col H Jacksons Regt and then credited by his service from July 1, 1778 to December 31, 1779, 18 months at 40/- per month. Invalided, August 1, 1779.
Upon another account in said Books as a private in Capt  of Invalid Capt McFarland and then credited by his service from January 1 to December 31, 1780.
12 months at 40/- per month from H Jackson Regt
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(Hand written section)

Agent of the widow
Massachusetts, Suffolk, City, Boston
Jonas Childs
Watertown
Middlesex
Massachusetts
he was wounded at the Battle of Lexington and drew a pension of five dollars per mo, are an Invalid Revolutionary Pension
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(Hand written section)
Jan 24, 1898
Mr W S Simpson
H Clay Evans
Fairfield Maine
Jonas Child
Enlisted in Watertown Mass
Hallowell Maine Kennebec County
February 14th 1815 in Hallowell Maine
Anna
Widow
Jonas Child as his widow was given a lot of land, lot 3 in township 2 Indian purchase Penobscot County
WS Simpson
Fairfield Somerset County Maine