Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 16052, William Dutton, Mass.
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Service...Mass.

Dutton, William 
or
Duttan
Parker, Susanna
(Former widow)

Number
W 16052
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Too faint to read
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No 5831 
Susanna Parker formerly wit Wm Dutton 
N. H. 
Act 4 July 36 
on Rolls 
Capt. Ballan, Col. Alden 
Mass 
Adm 
2 yrs Sergt 120 
Reid Dutton- 
Present
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too faint to read
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too faint to read
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State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough County
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Secretary's Office, July 20, 1843

I hereby Certify that at the date of 
of the attestation hereto annexed
John Abbot was a Justice of the Peace for the Country of [Middlesex/Middleton/Middleborough]

In the said commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his act and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and our of Court.

In Testimony whereof, J have hereunto affixed the Seat of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex [unknown]
Office of the Town Clerk of
Westford this twenty second day of June in the
year eighteen hundred and forty three
 I John [H] P Abbot Town Clerk of
Westford in the County and Commonwealth 
aforesaid make the following extract from the
record of marriages in said Town now in my 
possession
" Seventeen hundred and eighty one December seventh William Dutton married to Susanna Read both of Westford
  Matthew [illegible] "
I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is [illegible]  on the record in fair legible figures as follows 1781 Dec 7 and the word marries substituted for marriages
          John [H] P Abbot Town Clerk
I John [H] P Abbot above named do declare and say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in theTown County + Commonwealth of aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exceptions above named as certified by me
            John [H] P Abbot Town Clerk of  Westford
Middlesex [ ] June 22nd A.D.1843
Sworn to before me
John Abbot Justice of the Peace
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Reed Dutton
Affidavit
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I Reed Dutton depose and say that
I am the reputed son of William Dutton
formerly of Lyndborough in the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire
deceased.  Said William Dutton deceased of
said Lyndborough on the Ninth day of
October A.D. 1807 Living my mother Susannah Dutton his widow that said Susannah was married to William Parker of Hillsborough
in said County in the month of September
A.D. 1822, that said William Parker died on
the nineteenth day of November A.D. 1840, having my mother the said Susannah again a widow and she still remains a widow-
Reed Dutton
State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough County July 25, 1843 Personally
appeared the [illegible but looks life 'aforementioned'] and Reed Dutton who
is in my belief a credible witness and made
oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit
by him [illegible] Mr.
L. R.  Woodbury Justice of the peace
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State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough County / Set
I, Lemuel N. Pattee Register of the Court of Probate of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Luke Woodbury is an acting Justice of the Peace and of the quorum throughout said state, duly commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the twenty first day of May 1839 and will expire on the twentieth day of May 1844, and that his signature within written is genuine
Given under my hand and the
seal of said Court this third day of August
1843.
Lemuel N. Pattee Register
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In reply to your request of [deleted],received
for a statement of the military history of[deleted]
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired infoormation as contained in [his or] his widow's application for pension on file in this Bureau
DATES OF              LENGTH OF
ENLISTMENT OR      SERVICE
APPOINTMENT.
  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED

Battles engaged in, Residence of soldier at enlistment, Date of application for pension, Residence at date of application,Age at date of application,
Remarks
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May 10 - 1904 [illegible]
Dr. Bertelle L Talbot 
Peterboro NH
1907 May 2. Hist to Bertell L. Talbot MD.  C
1909 Jan.15. Hist to Bertell L. Talbot, M.D. C/

Rev WIDOW,&C.
File No. 16052
Susanna Parker
  wid. of
William Dutton
[illegible]
Act July 4th  '?6
Index: Vol. M, Page 112

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Abijah Read's
Deposition
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I Abijah Read of Westford in the county of Middlesex in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged eighty one [illedgible] the fifteenth day of July
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Secretary's Office, August 9th 1843
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the 
[  ] attestation  John Abbot was Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
 in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faithand credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written
[signature unclear]
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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Stephen Read's
Deposition
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I Stephen Reed of Weatherfield in the county of Windsor and State of Vermont aged eighty nine years being duly sworn to depose and say.that I was twenty one years of age in March, 1775. That I was acquaint with William Dutton at Westford in the county of Middlesex and commonwealth of Massachusetts before the commencement of the War of the Revolution, that I was some older than he was, perhaps two or three years, that during the War of the Revolution I was in the service of the United States as a Private between one and two years, and was in the Bunker Hill Battle in 1775, that I was not in the Army of the United States, at any time, with the said William Dutton, but before the close of the War, I became more intimately acquainted with him from the fact that he married my Sister, Susanna Reed, at Westford aforesaid.  I think the said William and Susanna were married about two years before the war closed, but I cannot now speak with certainty, that after their marriage, the said Dutton and I owned a farm in company in said Westford and worked together some years. During this time I frequently heard him speak of having been in the Army of the Revolution, but from my advanced age and consequent loss of memory I cannot now say where or for what length of time he claimed to have served or what battles he was in, but I well recollect that he was then reputed to have served in the Army of the Revolution and I never doubted nor do I now doubt but that he did serve as he then stated.  That after a few years residence at Westford aforesaid, the said Dutton removed with his family to Lyndeboro N.H. and I afterwards saw him occasionally up to the time of his death, as I understood took place at said Lyndeboro something more that thirty years ago, that after the death of the said Dutton, his Widow the said Susanna married to William Parker who died a few years
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ago as I understood, and since the death of the said Parker, the said Susanna has ever remained a widow, and is now a widow, and resides at Lyndeboro aforesaid.  And further I say not.
Weathersfield July 13th 1843.
                   his 
   Stephen     X   Reed
                   mark

Sworn to and subscribed this 13th day July, 1843, before me
 Thomas F. Hammond,  Judge of Probate for
the District of Windsor, Vt.

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named deponant, Stephen Reed, and that he is a person of truth and veracity, and the statement by him made are entitled to full credit and belief.
 Thomas F. Hammond, Judge
In testimony of all which I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Probate court for the said district of Windsor in the state of Vermont, and subscribed my name at Weathersfield in said district, this thirteenth day of July, in the year, eighteen hundred and forty three.
  Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of
Probate Court.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, August 11 [handwritten] 1843 [43 handwritten]
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain this Department, it appears that [handwritten] the name of [illegible as faded]  in the company of [illegible as faded]

The name of 11th [illegible as faded] 

The name of the 11th [illegible as faded] 

[preprinted] And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this
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Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone: and that said application and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances which tend to satisfy me of the identity of the party described in the application with the individual who rendered the service.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written. 
Jno A Boiles
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF THE REVOLUTIONARY SERVICES BY THE WIDOW

State of New Hampshire County of Hillsborough Town of Lyndeborough 

The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office of the service of my late husband William Dutton who was a native of the Lower of Wesford 

He enlisted in the year 1775
the town of Concord in the County of Middlesex and State of Massechusetts in the Company of Capt. _____ in _____ Regiment, and served as ___ until __. 
We were married in the year 1781. He died in the year 1807. 

The only other facts which I recollect are as follows, viz : --
I have heard him, my Husband, say that he was in the service from the time of his enlistment in the spring of 1775 for over five years and that his service was continuous to the time he left the Army and that he followed the ____ from Concord at the time of the Battle at Lexington. 
I have heard him say that he worked at the ___ of a Blacksmith for the Army at the time of the Battle of Lake Champlain at ____ and at the Taking of Burgoyne. 
And that he was at Westpoint at the time _____
I have also heard him say that he served as a Sergeant a part of his time. 

(The word, him my Husband was ___ before signing)
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I am now 79 years old, and my memory does not enable me to state any thing further material to the search required.
I have empowered Reed Dutton Esqr
of New Ipswich the County of Hillsborough
to act in the premises as my Attorney.
WITNESS my hand, this 25th day of July
A.D. 1843
Susanna "X" her mark Parker
Signed in my presence
by said
Susanna Parker
David Stiles
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
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State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough County [illegible]
I, Samual A. Pulle[?] Register of the Court of Probate of [illegible] of the County and State of ones [illegible], do hereby certify that I [illegible] States is an acting Justice of the Peace and of the [illegible] in and for said county of Hillsborough, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the second day of July 1841 and will expire on the first day of 1846 and that his signature within written is your issue.
Given under my hand and the seal of said hand this tenth day of August 1841
Samual A, Pulle[?] Register
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3 -- 815.
K. M.
Finance Division.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
May 7, 1904.
[unclear initials; possibly O.W.N.] No. 310 (old than)
Widow of
William Dutton
Respectfully referred to the
Chief, O. W. & N. Division.
for consideration of request
of Bertell L. Talbot M.D.
for Military service
of the deceased soldier
[cancellation stamp {which is also drawn through}: " Old War & Navy. May 9 1904. FILED"]
A. H. Thompson
Chief Finance Division.
0-1
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BERTELL L. TALBOT, M. D.
PETERBORO, N.H.
TELEPHONE CONNECTION.
April 27 1904
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
Will you please send
me the continental military
service of William Dutton
upon which a pension was
issued to Susannah Parker
after July 28 1843 and about
that time.
Enclosed find one
dollars for certificate and if
the charges is - any more I will
send it in advance if desired
at your request.
Very Respectfully
Bertell L Talbot M.D.

[ added written comment written counter clockwise: "May 7, 1904 Chk. for $1.00 drawn to order of Coms -of Pens- on Sonhegan Nat. Bank, Milford, N.H. returned to Bertell L. Talbot, M.D. Peterboro, N. H.
K. M.
Finance Div."]
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Bartell L. Talbot, M. D.
PETERBORO. N. H.
V. Warner
[cancellation stamp: "Pension Office.April 6, 1907"]
V. Warner. Pension Commissioner-
My Dear Sir-
Will you please furnish me with the
Continental military service of William
Dutton, Revolutionary War, upon which
Susanna Parker, formerly widow of
said William Dutton was pensioned
by certificate No. 3910
I trust that you will give
this your early attention.
Please accept my thanks in
advance and consider me
very much obliged
Your Respectfully
B. L Talbot
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BERTELL L. TALBOT.
PETERBORO. N. H.
TELEPHONE CONNECTON
January 14. 1909
Commissioner of Pensions
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington-
Dear Sir:
My mother, Eliza A. Dutton Talbot
wishes to join the D.A.R.
William Dutton, her grand father
was a revolutionary soldier.
I have written your department
several times for the history or copy
of the continental military service of
William Dutton. His widow, Susanna
Parker was pensioned by certificate
No. 3910.
So far I have received no reply
to my requests. If I am asking for
something for which I have no
business to have will you kindly
answer my letter and tell me so.
I am told that there is no
charge for information of this character
and that I had better apply to my
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BERTELL L. TALBOT.
PETERBORO. N. H.
TELEPHONE CONNECTION
Congressman Hon. Frank D. Currier
I am advised that perhaps the U.S.
government thinks I am seeking information
on which to base a claim-
I am not. All I want is the Continental
military history relative to my great grandfather's Service
Respectfully
Bertell L. Talbot M.D.
[cancellation stamp:" Pension A Office. U.S. Jan 16 1909"]
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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
NEW HAMPSHIRE NATIONAL GUARD.
Peterboro N.H. Dec 29 1908
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir; On April 27. 1904 I wrote the Commissioner to send me the Continental military service of William Dutton, Revolutionary war, upon which Susanna Parker, formerly widow of said William Dutton was pensioned by certificate No. 3910.
In reply, I received a letter stating that
my letter had been referred to the proper division for consideration and reply.

Subsequent requested have brought no
response.

William Dutton was my great grand father.
All claims upon the government consequent
upon his service have been satisfied as far as
I know. My request for information is
legitimate & just and I trust that you
may cause the desired informed
on to be forwarded without delay -
Very Respectfully-
Bertell L Talbot Lieut.-
Med. Dept. N.H. N.C.