Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23,643, Antipas Bowker, Mass.
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SERVICE
Mass.

Bowker, Antipas
Miriam or
Meriam

NUMBER
W. 23,643
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4045
Vermont
Montr

Miriam Bowker
Mass
widow Antipas Bowker
who was a Private
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
35 Dollars   ___
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
28ty day of Dec 1843
and sent to
Tho. T. Hammond
Brownsville
Vt.

Act of March 3, 1843
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1. Page 31
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V    4684
Myriam Bowker

Vt

Act 4 July '36

m 79-
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State of Vermont
Windsor County ⎬
on this eighth day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before David Peirce
a judge of the County Court within and for the County of Windsor
Miriam Bowker a resident of Woodstock in said County of Windsor
and State of Vermont aged seventy eight years who being first
duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the
act of Congress passed July 4th 1836: That she is the widow
of Antipas Bowker who was a soldier in the army of the United 
States in the revolutionary war, that he enlisted four times in
the militia of the State of Massachusetts, three of which enlistments
was for the term of six months each and the other was for
six or eight months, and he served the whole of the terms
for which he enlisted and was regularly discharged as she
always understood and believes._ That she does not recollect
the names or rank of any of the officers under whom he served
except that of Genl Washington nor does she remember the
times when he entered or left the service, but she does
recollect that some portions of his service was both before
and after her intermarriage with him, which marriage
was on the twenty second day of July in the year seventeen
hundred and seventy nine. That she has no documentary
evidence of his services as his discharges and the only pay
he ever received for his service to her knowledge being in
depreciated paper money was burnt in his house which was
destroyed by him about five years ago in the town of
Reading in the State of [inserted:] Vermont_she was married to the said Antipas
Bowker on the said twenty second day of July A.D. 1779 by the
Rvd Peter Whitney in Northborough in Massachusetts
that the said Antipas Bowker died at Woodstock in the State
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of Vermont on or about the twentieth day of March in the
year 1823, and the still remains a widow which will more
fully appear by refference to the proof herewith transmitted.
and she further states that said Antipas served as private
soldier and he died of the consumption
Miriam Bowker

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above
written before me. And I do hereby certify, that by 
reason of bodily infirmity the above named applicant,
Miriam Bowker, is unable to appear in said Court,
to make her declaration aforesaid; for which reason
she hath made the same before me conformably to
the regulations of the War Department in such case
provided.
David Peirce
Assistant Judge
of
Windsor County Court.

State of Vermont
Windsor County
I. Norman Williams. Clerk of the County
Court in and for said County do hereby certify
that the Hon. David Peirce is one of the assistant
Justices of said Court, that as such
he is fully authorized by law to take acknowledgments 
of affidavits, as above written; and
that the foregoing signature purporting to be his
is genuine_ In testimony whereof I have
hereunto subscribed my name and affix the seal ┃
of said Court at Woodstock in said County this 12"
day of August in the year of our Lord 1839 
N. Williams, Clerk
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Dear Sir
I am now to state facts concerning Antipas Bowker
Sodring in the Revolution War. He was Born in old
Maulboro in Masheuchits in 1766 my Father moved
to Northborough and lived there through the War I Can
Remember when the British came to Lexington we ware all [illegible]
in the night we thought the Inger had come, we had heard
Somery Inger Stories. For my Father had bin out. 5 Campains
In the French was he lost his hearing in the war, he Douwd
rite of Land in Rockingham which is now valuble. he Fot
it and took Contentel money in it the whole was not so
much benefit to the family as one cow_ In Sam Burgoins Army
go Down - I Saw the French solders go up
Antipas Bowker lived about 2 miles from us, as he was in the
Servis the most part of his time, the fore part of the war
I did not become a quainted with him tel, he came to Cort my
Sister. then we became aquainted.  he was [inserted:] married to my sister
Miriam Newton_ and was preparing to move some distance
But in the Spring of 1781 he was served out to go
to New York for nine months before his term of serves
was out his first child was Born at our house who's
is now living in this town
when his term of servis was out he came divily to our house
there a considerable part of the time tel they moved which
nearly 100 miles and was taken sick was under the Doctors
hands a long time his disorder fell into one of his legs it was as
Big as his thye and full of [illegible] about as large as walnuts
and al lmost as hard and remained so as long as he lived
All tho he was able to Laber yet his constitution was hurt
I went up to see them I wanted to cary them a dram He got half
a pint of new rum and I had to pay 20 Dollars for it
then moved to Reading and lived in a number of places in reading
and woodstock tell he Died which was a bout two years after
the act took place that he might have drawn
but he was so poor that he could not go or send for witness
tel he died
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She was left in a poor Suition having the Doctors bill to
pay with her Labour as she had done before by weaving
She faired hard tell she was Burntout; then lost every thing
but the close on her Back.  by her [illegible] and the Charity
of the peopel She is yet alive but is poor
She wished me to assist her in gitting the pension which I agreed
to doe  I went to Esq Hatch and got him to do the buysness
he went and took up her statement had a cort I was at
it and it apered that they ware all satisfied with the statement
Esq Hatch sent the statement to Washington we had word
came back that the ofeser names wear wanted which we coutd
not remember Abiah Rice Said he new Bowker was out and
that some of the ofersers that he served under but had
forgotten the names_ we had to send to Northborough served
times and got what witness we have sent the postmaster sais
that the old Solders are most all gone in them parts
and sais he shall be very sory if she cannot draw when she has
got so much Witnesses_ It has Cost a good deal and she has no
means of paying any thing if she cannot Draw
Every body at Northborough and hear that noes any thing
about it thinks she aught to Draw as much as any one
there is no grand in the Busysness
they had not the power nor the ability to do as timpel did
they were por but onest
If goverment will do justice she may see better days
the short time she has to Live
which she will be very thankful for help
this Busnes has bin Lengtha I hope it will be closed
Speedaly
Reading March 1841

Samuel Newton
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State of Vermont
Windsor County Ss
At Reading in said County of Windsor
on the 18th day of March A.D. 1841
personally appeared Samuel Newton
whose name is subscribed to this
communication and made solemn oath that
the facts and statements contained in the
same are true according to his best
knowledge and belief
Before me
Uriel C. Hatch Justice of the Peace
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I, Samuel Newton of Reading, in the County of Windsor and State of
Vermont, aged seventy five years on the 20th day of October, 1841, being
duly sworn, do depose, testify, and say. That I am a Brother of Miriam Bowker
widow of Antipas Bowker, deceased, who has made application for a pension
under the Act of July 4th 1836; that I lived in Northborough Mastts at
the commencement of the War of the Revolution where I continued to reside until
some years after the close of the war; that I became acquainted with said
Antipas Bowker before his marriage with the said Miriam which took place
in the summer of 1779; that I did not see the marriage ceremony performed,
but I saw them when they left my Father's house to go to the Rev.
Mr. Whitney's for the avowed purpose of being married, and I also saw
them when they returned, and they ever afterwards lived in the relation
of husband and wife; that I always understood, that said Bowker
performed several tours of Revolutionary service before his marriage, &
I distinctly remember, that he went away some time in the spring of 1779,
before his marriage, and that it was said that he was gone into the Army, &
I never doubted, nor had I any reason to doubt the fact, but I cannot now
remember, if I ever knew, the name of any of his Officers, or at what place
his service was rendered; that before the expiration of his time of service
he returned to said Northborough, was married as above related, and soon
afterwards returned to the army; that he again came back from the army
at the end of his term, as I understood, some time in the winter of
1779 & 1780; that I cannot remember at what time in the winter he came
back, but I remember that soon after he came back, there was a remarkably
deep snow, and he assisted me in getting wood for the fire; that
before he came back, his first child was born at my Father's house
same time in the fall of the year 1779; that at the time I moved from Northborough 
aforesaid, to Reading aforesaid, near fifty years ago, I was acquainted with
Major Mixter, Captains, Amos Rice, Samuel Wood, Abraham Wood, Timothy
Brigham, & Artemas Brigham, and that I have no doubt but that said Bowker
served under them or some of them, but whether they were Captains
in the Revolution, or served in some lower grade, I cannot tell; that
I also knew Elijah Hutchinson & Elisha Rice of sd Northborough, who had shotwounds, one in the back of the head, and the other through the hand, which
as I understood, happened in a battle where said Bowker participated, but I
cannot now tell at what battle; that not far from forty years ago, said
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removed from said Northborough to said Reading where he resided in said
Reading and in Woodstock, until he died at said Woodstock, Vermont, near twenty
years ago. since which time, the said Miriam Bowker has remained
the widow of the said Antipas, and now is sole & unmarried
And I further say, that in a former statement by me made in relation
to the services of the said Bowker, I stated his last term of service to
have been in 1781, but I now know that I was under a mistake, and that
it was in 1779.
Reading April 25th 1842
Samuel Newton

Sworn to and subscribed by the said Samuel Newton, on this 25th day of
April, 1842. before me
Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of Probate
for the District of Windsor, Vt.
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 23643
Meriam Bowker
Wid of 
Antipas Bowker
Pri Rev war

Act Mch. 3d 1843.
Index: Vol. A, Page 76

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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7538
Vermont

Meriam Bowker
widow of
Antipas Bowker
[this line crossed out:] who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died [next two words, crossed out:] on the some 20 years since
of Windsor Co in the State of Vermont
who was a private in the____
commanded by Captain____ of the
____commanded by____ in
the Massachusetts line for 10mos: 15 days_

Inscribed on the Roll of Montpelier-
at the rate of 35- Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21st. day of
Augt 1843 and sent to T. F. Hammond,
Brownsville, Vt

Whole amount due... $175.00

[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Abell Stewart__Clerk,
Book A Vol. 2 Page 64

Repo 21
Aug 43
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V     Miriam Bowker
Vermont
Suspended
See lel to U. C.
Hatch Sept. 13. 39
V To same Sept. 12, 1840
do: W same April 20th 1841
do         do  May 25_ 1841
Honble H. Everett May 14th 1842
Let to Hon. T F Hammond May 9 1843
A Cl- July 4,1856
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Felchville Vt
Aug. 16th

The Hon [part of page missing]

4684 
Ai Slub     Aug 21.

Vt
July 4. 1836
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Felchville Windsor County Vt August 15 1839

To the Hon the Secretary of War

Sir
I herewith transmit to the War Department the
declaration of Miriam Bowker of Woodstock in this County
for a pension under one of the late acts of Congress and
her infirmity of body is such as to require immediate
assistance and it is hoped that if a pension is granted
a certificate may be forwarded in season for her to
receive the first payment in September next and when
granted it is requested that it may be directed to me
at this place.

I am Respectfully yours
Uriel C. Hatch

TA.
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26      23                  26
WV Northboro'    Sterling Mass
Antipas Bowker Ad1823

Miriam____ m 1779 [crossed out:] July 5
                                                      June
76. 2mo (R Babcock wit. 1
                Col Denny.
81- 9 mo to NY[illegible]

4139-221    244
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Washington 3' May '42

Sir
I under additioned testimony
in the case of the Widow, Marion
Bowker ~ respectfully
H. Everett

JL Edwards Sec
Com? of Pensions
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H291  3Sept 9
10 September 1840
Pension Office

Felchville Vt
Septembr 5

fr

The Hon
Secretary of War
City of Washington
District of Columbia

Vt
add proof.
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Felchvill Vt Sept 4th 1840

Sir
I now enclose to you the deposition of
Reuben Babcock taken to prove the claim of
Miriam Bowker for a pension as the widow
of Antipas Bowker and if any further evidence
is necessary I shall hope to have notice of it
as soon as is posible as this widow is in very
destitute circumstances
I am in respectfully yours
Uriel C. Hatch

Hon Joel R. Poinsett
Secretary of War

N.B. Should this widow claim for a pension
be decided favorably it is requested that a
certificate be enclosed to me
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Felchville, Vt  Free
March 21

James L. Edwards Esq
comr of Pensions
City of Washington

OM   Mar 29 1841
Vt
Add prff
Miriam Booker
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Felchville on March 23d 1841

Jonathan L. Edwards Esq

Sir
On the 18th day of the present month Mr Samuel
Newton of this town called on me with the communication
which is herewith enclosed.
This Mr Newton is the brother of Miriam Bowker
the widow of Antipas Bowker who was a soldier
of the revolution in the revolutionary war and
this woman is an applicant for a pension or account
of her husbands services in that war._ she and
her friends have done all in their power to prove
[inserted, next two words:] evidence of
Bowkers service but have not been able to prove
them any further because all who were supposed to have
been in the service with him as far as they can learn
[inserted, the next two words:] are dead
and this Mrs or Widow Bowker is now supported by
publick charity and is in a distressed situation.
I advised Mr Newton that he had better make
oath to the truth of the facts stated in his 
communication which he has done, and whatever the result
of this evidence application may be I have to request
that it may be communicated to me.
Respectfully yours
Uriel C. Hatch
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I Hannah Pierce of Reading in the County of
Windsor and State of Vermont do testify and say that I
I am the daughter of Antipas Bowker who died in said
Reading about twenty years ago_ that during his life time
I frequently had conversation with him about his service
in the American army in the revolutionary war and have
frequently heard him state that he was a soldier in the
Massachusetts line__ and have also frequently heard him
name Mr Ward as one of the officers under whom he served
and his services in the whole as I have always understood and
do believe contained more than a whole year_this Mr
Ward was a Captain as I understood_ and I have also
frequently heard him mention Samuel How as another
of his captains under whom he served and I have also
heard him mention other officers, but cannot recollect
with sufficient certainty to testify positively to their
names or rank in the army, but I have not the least
doubt of my father having done service for more than a year
in the Massachusetts line of the army of the Revolution as he
always stated to me
Hannah XX her mark Peirce

State of Vermont
Windsor County
May 14th 1841
Then Hannah Peirce of Reading in the
County of Windsor and State of Vermont
personally appearing__ and after being
carefully examined and duly cautioned,
made solemn oath, that the
foregoing
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deposition by her subscribed, contains the whole truth
and nothing but the truth, and I do also certify
that the character and reputation of said Hannah
Peirce for truth and veracity is good and fair
Attest Uriel C. Hatch Justice of the Peace
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I Samuel Newton of Reading in the County of Windsor
and State of Vermont aged seventy three years in the month
of October next, do testify and say that during the revolutionary
war I was well acquainted with Antipas Bowker
late of Woodston in Vermont and was present at his
funeral in that town__ his wife is my sister and [inserted:] he was
married to her about the middle of the revolutionary war by
by Revd Peter Whitney of Northbury in Massachusetts
_ I was well knowing to said Antipas enlisting and going as
as a soldier in the revolutionary war and to his coming
home as a soldier and I always understood and believe
that he was in the regular service, as to the length of time
that he was gone into the service I cannot remember but
I am confident he went and returned as I understood a
furlough two or three times
Samuel Newton


State of Vermont        At Reading in said County August 10th
Windsor County Ss  ⎬A.D. 1839. The Samuel Newton personally
appeared before me and made solemn oath
that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed contains
the whole truth and nothing but the truth, and I do also
hereby certify that said Newton is well known to me,
that he is a person of truth and veracity and that full
credit ought to be given to his said affidavit
Attest Uriel C. Hatch Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont
Windsor County SS
I. Norman Williams, Clerk
of the County Court of the County
of Windsor in the State of Vermont
do hereby certify that Uriel C.
Hatch is an acting Justice of the
Peace in and for said County duly
commissioned and qualified; that his
commission was dated on the Seventh
day of November in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight and will
expire on the thirtieth day of November next, and that
his signature within written is genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of
said County Court at Woodstock in said
County of Windsor, the twelfth day of
August AD. 1839.
N. Williams, Clerk
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State of Vermont, ⎬
District of Windsor, ss.
   no             not
I, Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of the Probate Court
within and for the District of Windsor, aforesaid,
do hereby certify that Abiah Rice who has sworn
to and subscribed the within affidavit before me, is a person of
truth and veracity, and that the statements by him made, are
entitled to full credit and belief.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the
seal of the said Probate Court, and subscribed
my name at Reading in said district, this
twenty fifth day of November, in the year eighteen
hundred and forty two
no             no
Thomas F. Hammond, Judge.
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I, Abiah Rice of Reading, in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont,
aged eighty three years, being duly sworn, do depose and say, That I am a Revolutionany
Pensioner of the United States, at the rate of ten dollars per month under the act
of the 18th of May 1828; That I was acquainted with Antipass Bowker in the Army of
the Revolution. The said Antipass was a Private in the Army, but I cannot now remember
the years in which he served. He did [inserted:] not belong to the same company or Regiment
with me; but I knew some of his Officers whose names I have now forgotten. I was acquainted
with the Father of said Antipass, who resided at Sterling, Massachussetts, and this
circumstance, led me to remember having seen his son. I think to the last times I saw said
Antipass in the Army. was in [inserted:] the year 1780 or 1781, for I am confident it was after the "Great Snow Storm" in the winter of 1780. I had seen him once before in the Army, but I cannot
say what year. The next time I saw said Antipass, was in Reading aforesaid, where I
now reside. This was some forty years ago, and he continued to reside in Reading, to the time of
his death. I was also acquainted with Merriam Bowker, the wife of said Antipass, and now his
widow, who now resides at Woodstock, Vermont and is supported by public charity._
The said Antipass, after he came to reside at said Reading, used to work for me
a considerable portion of the time for several years, and he and I would frequently converse
upon the events of the Revolution, and the hardships and privations we had severally endured.
He then gave me the particulars of his campaigns, and said that he was a Private in the
Revolutionary Army, at three several times, either twice before his marriage and once afterwards,
or once before his marriage and twice afterwards and which, I cannot now tell; and
that the three several services amounted to something more than one year; I should think
about fifteen months. I did not then doubt, nor have I any reason to doubt but that he
served as he then stated. I now recollect that the name of one of the Captains under whom
he served, was Hill.
Abijah Rice
Sworn to and subscribed this 25th day of Nov. 1842. Before me, Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of
Probate for this District of Windsor, Vt.
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Browns Ville [inserted:] Vermont November 28th 1842.

The applicant for a pension, Mrs. Merriam Bowker knows of no further evidence
in support of her claim, except the annexed affidavit of Abiah Rice and the
proof already filed in the Pension Department. She would wish to
know if the present proof is not deemed sufficient to entitle her to
a pension under the Act of July 4th 1836, whether she will, from the same
evidence, be entitled to a Pension under the Act of July 7th
1838, provided she makes her declaration under the last named
Act.     Respectfully your Obedient Servant
Thomas F. Hammond

J. L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City,
D.C.
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I, Martin L. Stower of Northborough, County
of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, depose.
& say, that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in said
Northrborough & that from the records of said town the
following facts appear.
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of said
town held on Monday June 15, 1778. they proceeded
to act upon the 3d article in the warrant by which said
meeting was called.-- The article is as follows.-
"To see if the town will vote to make an averidge of the
whole of the public cost that they have been at [illegible] by the
present was since the nineteenth of April 1775, untill this time:
and all necessary cost that may for the future arise on account
of sd War, each one to pay acording to his estate as other taxes
Also to see if the town will grant any sum or sums of money to
discharge said cost or any part thereof or act thereon in any other
way that they shall think proper where met."
Upon this article "Voted, to make an averidge agreeably to
the first claws in the third article in the warrant; Then acted to pay
Most that may for the future arise agreeably to the second Claws in the
third article. These voted to chuse a Committee to make an averidge
of past services &c. Chose for the Committee, Capt Samuel Wood
Jethro Peters, Dr Ames Rice Artemas Brigham, Gillam Bass."
Then [illegible] & adjourned, & then voted & accepted a Report 
of the Committee appointed to the meeting until Monday the
29th instant at two o'clock afternoon. June 29, 1778, then
the town met on adjournment, & there voted & accepted a Report
of the Committee appointed to receive & examine accounts, (viz)
Account of service done personally in the Army and of
Cash advanced for carrying on the war Sinc the ninteenth of April 1775

Antipas Bowker Service 12"0"0  Cash 0"0"0
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The Committee appointed by the Town of Northboro
to collect the accounts of service done personally in the Army,
and also of cash advanced for carrying on the present War,
beg leave to report, that they have attended the same, and
find that the account exhibited amount to Fourteen hundred
and Seventy four pounds fourteen Shillings and one penny
Northborough June 29, 1778.
Samuel Wood    Artemas Brigham
John Peters   Gillam Bass.
Amos Rice     Committee.

Then Voted & granted the sum of -1474 [Pounds] 14 [Schillings"1 [penny]
to discharge the above account"

The foregoing account as recorded, contains ninety
names, & that of Antipas Bowker stands the forty second.
I have omitted to transcribe the names of the others
supposing it unnecessary. These are four others, whose services
are set higher than said Bowker's-- as follows.
Levi Brigham 27 [Pounds]     Joseph Allen 27 [Pounds] 7[Schillings] 6 [Pennies]
Henry Gaschet 25[Pounds] 2 [Schillings]  6 [Pennies]
Jonathan Bartlett 46 [Pounds], 12 [Schillings] 6 [Pennies]
The others are all less than Bowkers_
And I further depose & say, that all the foregoing, which
is included in quotation marks ("") is a correct transcript
from said records, Book 1, Page 163 & on.
Martin L. Stone, Town Cler.

[Illegible] ss. April 13. 1842. Then the abovenamed Martin
L. Stone made oath to the truth of the pregoing deposition
by him subscribed; and I certify that said deponent is a
credible witness_ Before me,
Cyrus Gale Justice Peace
Fees $1.00
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NORTHBOROUGH
APRIL
14
MASS.

Thomas F. Hammond Esq
Brownsville
Vermont

1 Sheet?

Browns Ville, Windsor County, Vermont, April 16th 1842.
If such be the fact, I wish you to certify, under your official signature
& seal, that Cyrus Gale, is a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of
Worcester, and that his signature to the annexed certificate is genuine
&c. and return this paper with your Certificate, to me at
this place. Your compliance will much oblige, your obedient and
any humble servant
Thomas F. Hammond
Clerk of the County of Worcester, Mastts

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
[illegible] Jos. G. Kendall, Clerk of the Supreme
Judicial Court within and for the County of Worester
aforesaid certify that Cyrus Gale within named
is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County, duly qualified
& that the signature of his name within written apppears,
to be in his own hand writing.
In witness thereof I have hereto set my name & affixed the seal
of said Courts this 20th of April A.D 1842 Jos G. Kendall Cler
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I Abiah Rice of Reading in the County of Windsor and State of
Vermont do testify and say that during the revolutionary war I
was [crossed out, illegible] acquainted with Antipas Bowker who enlisted and served as a
soldier in the revolutionary war as I have always understood
and believe for several (I believe) three terms, two of them I
will recollect and can testify to, one of which was either [inserted:] for nine
or six months_ he was a soldier and escaped from the
city of New York at the time that city was taken by the
British Army_ I was well acquainted with Bowkers father
who lived in Sterling in the County of Worcester and State
Massachusetts and I knew said Antipas by sight but had no
particular personal acquaintance with him until after the war ended.
_he has labored for me at different times since I lived in Reading
in Vermont and has frequently related to me different
events of the war in such a way that I never had a doubt
but that he was a soldier of the revolution and had he time
would have been entitled to a pension under some of the laws
of the United States_ he has stated to me the names of some
of his officers but it is so long since, that I dare not attempt
to recollect or state them
Abiah Rice

State of Vermont   At Reading in said County August 10th
Windsor County ⎬ A.D. 1839. Then personally appeared
Abiah Rice and made solemn oath that the
the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed contains the whole
truth and nothing but the truth, and I do also hereby certify
that said Rice is well known to me, that he is a person of
truth and veracity and that full credit ought to be given
to said affidavit:
Attest Uriel C. Hatch Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont
Windsor County Ss
I. Norman Williams Clerk
of the County Court of the County
of Windsor, in the State of Vermon
do hereby certify that Uriel
C Hatch is an acting Justice
of the Peace in and for said
County duly commissioned and
qualified; that his commission
was dated on the seventh day of
November in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight and will expire
on the thirtieth day of November next and that his signature
within written is genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of
said County Court at Woodstock
in said County of Windsor
this twelfth day of August AD
1839
N. Williams, Clerk
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Antipas Bowker was married to Miss Newton ab the Rev Peter Whit[illegible] of North [illegible]
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H 29r  [illegible]
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I, Reuben Babcock, now a resident in
Westborough in the County of Worcester and
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and formerly
of Northborough in said County, aged eighty five
years, depose, testify, & say_ that I was in the
service of the United States, in the revolutionary
war, and am now a pensioner receiving an
Annual pension of $43,05, on account of such
service: That I then belonged to said Northborough
and was well acquainted with Antipas Bowker,
Jr, who then belonged to said Northborough_ That in
the year seventeen hundred & seven six- a call
was made upon the said town of Northborough
for eleven men & an officer to go into said
service. That the said number of men was
made up by volunteers including the said
Antipas Bowker & myself_ _ That about the
middle of September 1776 the said Bowker &
myself with the others, marched from said
Northborough to Fairfield in Connecticut
where we remained about one week_ Thence
the company marched as far as [inserted:] to a town
called Rye, intending to go to New York city_
But as the British forces had taken possesion
of that city we proceeded to a place called
Terrytown_ about thirty miles above
the city on the North River_ where we
remained until discharged-- our term
of service at that time was two months.
during which the said Bowker was in
said service in the same company with
myself-- The said company was made
up of men from Northborough, Westborough
& Grafton _ and was commanded by
Capt Sherman of Grafton, Lieutenant
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Seth Mine of Westborough, & 2d Leiut, Amos
Rice of Northborough _ The Regiment to
which we were attached was commanded by
Col. Denney of Leicester. After we were
discharged we returned to Northborough, and
some years afterwards the said Antipas
Bowker was married to Miriam Newton,
as I suppose_. I was not present at their
marriage, but [inserted:] it was the common belief they were
married, and I know they lived together as
husband & wife_ whether they had any child
or children while they resided in Northborough
I do not recollect_ That I believe they removed
to Vermont soon after their marriage_
I was well acquainted with the said Miriam
Newton & with her fathers family, who resided
in said Northborough
Reuben X his mark Babcock
Witnesses
Anson Rice
M L. Stowe

Worcester Ss.. June 3d 1840 When the above named
Reuben Babcock personally appeared & made oath
before me, that the above deposition by him
Subscribed is true; and I certify that the said
Reuben Babcock is a credible witness-
Martin L. Stowe, Jus: of the Peace

Town Clerks Office Northborough Mass_
June 4, 1840 -
Extract from the records. _
The intention of marriage between
Mr Antipas Bowker Jr & Miss Meriam Newton;
both of Northborough, entered this "twenty eighth
of June" seventeen hundred seventy nine_
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I certify that the foregoing is a true copy from
the records of the town of Northborugh, with the
exception of the date, which in the records, is
expressed in fair legible figures & words and follows
"28th day of June, 1779"-
I further certify that for
some cause, to me unknown, except by hearsay,
there is no record of any marriages in the said
Office from April 1779 to April 1780-
Martin L. Stowe
Town Clerk

I, Martin L. Stowe depose & say that I hold
the office of Clerk for the Town of Northborough
Worcester Co. Mass. & that the foregoing is a
true copy from the records in said Office, with
the exceptions above specified_ and that the
foregoing certificate by me subscribed is true
Martin L. Stowe

Worcester Ss. August 7. 1840. Then the above
named Martin L. Stowe made oath before me
to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him
subscribed & I certify that said deponent is a
credible witness.
                               of the Peace
Prentiss Keyes Justice
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4557

M. Bowker
$35 per an

Th. F. Hammond
Brownsville
Vt.
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State of Vermont, 
District of Windsor ss.⎬
On this fourth day of September, in the
year, one thousand eight hundred and
forty three, personally appeared before me, Thomas F. Hammond, Judge
of the Probate Court in and for said district of Windsor, Meriam
Bowker, a resident of Woodstock in the County of Windsor and
State of Vermont, aged 82 years, who, being first duly sworn
according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following Declaration,
in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of
Congress, passed on the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions to widows
of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of Antipas Bowker, who was a Private in
the War of the Revolution: that she received a Pension of Thirty five
dollars per annum, under the Act of July 7. 1838. she further
declares that she is still a widow.
Miriam Bowker

I hereby certify, that the said Miriam Bowker, the above declarant, is
personally known to me, and that the above Declaration was sworn
to and subscribed by the said Miriam Bowker, on the day and year
above written, before me. Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of Probate Court.

In testimony of all which, I have hereunto affixed
the seal of said, Probate Court, and subscribed my
name at Windsor in said district, this fourth
day of September, in the year, one thousand eight
hundred and forty three
Thomas F. Hammond, Judge.
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10,167

Myriam Bowker.
Vt
Act 7 July '38

admd 
10 mo. 15h [illegible]
$35 -

Tho. F. Hammond
Brownsville
Vt
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State of Vermont
District of Windsor, ss. ⎬
On this thirtieth day of May in the year of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and forty three,
personally appeared before the Probate Court
in and for the District of Windsor aforesaid, Meriam Bowker, a resident
of Woodstock in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont,
aged Eighty one years in July, 1842, now last past, who, being first duly
sworn according to Law, doth, on her oath, make the following
Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by
the Act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An Act granting
half pay and pensions to certain widows."
That she is the widow of Antipas Bowker who was a Private
in the war of the Revolution; that she heretofore made a declaration
under the act of July 4th 1836, and as she supposes the
the proofs of her said husband's revolutionary services are on
file in the Pension Department with her said Declaration
she deems it unnecessary to recapitulate those services, and
refers the Department to those proofs, that she knows of no
additional evidence [inserted:] to prove his services after her marriage to him,
and surrenders all claims to pension for services performed
by her said husband, subsequently to their marriage.
She further declares that she was married to the said Antipas
Bowker, at Northborough, Massachusetts, on the 22nd day of
July in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine, by the
Rev. Mr. Whitney; her former name being Meriam Newton; 
that her husband, the aforesaid Antipas Bowker died
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at Woodstock in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont, as she
now thinks, some twenty years ago, but from her advanced age
and loss of memory she cannot now say with certainty how
long her said husband has been dead. That she was not
married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the
marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen
hundred and ninety four, viz, at the time above stated, that
she has not intermarried since the death of her said husband,
but still remains the widow of the said Antipas Bowker.
Meriam X her mark Bowker
Witness Eleazer Parker
David Parker

Sworn to and subscribed by the said Miriam Bowker, on this 30th day
of May, in the year 1843. Before me
Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of sd Probate Court.

State of Vermont,
District of Windsor ss
I, Thomas F. Hammond Judge of Probate in and for
said District of Windsor, do hereby certify, that
Miriam Bowker, who has sworn to and subscribed the above and
forgoing Declaration, is a person of truth and veracity, and that the
statements by her made are entitled to full credit and belief.
Thomas F. Hammond, Judge.
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State of Vermont,
District of Windsor ss
I, Salmon F. Dutton, Register of the Probate Court
for the district of Windsor aforesaid, hereby certify,
that Thomas F. Hammond, before whom the
foregoing Declaration of Meriam Bowker was sworn to and subscribed,
is Judge of the Probate Court for the district of Windsor, which Probate
Court is a Court of Record; and that the signature annexed to the
certificate of the oath of the said declarant, purporting to be the signature
of him the said Thomas F. Hammond, is his own proper and genuine
signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the
seal of said Probate Court and subscribed my
name at Plymouth, in said District, this fifth day
of June, A.D. 1843.
Salmon F. Dutton, Register

The Pension certificate, or any communication relating to the claim of Mrs. Merriam Bowker, if sent to me
will be forwarded to the applicant.
Brownsville, Vermont, June 8th 1843
Thomas F. Hammond.