Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 27,513, Jacob Doyen, N.H.
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( 3 -1776)
SERVICE
NH
Doyen, Jacob
Hibbert, Mercy
(Former Widow)
NUMBER
W. 27,513
CONTENT
See within, papers in claim of contesting
widow Mary Doyen rejected.
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Jacob Doyen, Temple, Ken
Co.- Col. P. Cilleys. N. H. Reg.
1777 to 1780
3 years
March 31. 1818
Admitted
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
I Jacob Doyen, aged fifty nine years, a citizen of the U. States born in Pembroke New Hampshire, but now of Temple in the
District of Maine, upon oath testify and declare that on the first of March 1777 I enlisted into the continental service of the U. States, against the common enemy, for the period of three years, into the company commanded by Capt
Ebenezer Frye, and regiment commanded by Col. Joseph Cilley of the first regiment New Hampshire line. This period I fully served out, and took my honorable discharge from the army in March 1780 at English neighborhood
between Fishkill and Peekskill on the Hudson. I wintered one winter at Valley Forge, I was in both the general engagements at the taking of Burgoyne, went into the indian country with General Sullivan in 1779, and was at the battle of Monmouth. I am indigent and in need of the bounty of the government. And I do hereby relinquish all my claim to every other pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the U. States, if any; but I am not to my knowledge borne on any pension list whatever. I request that I may be put on the pension
list for the district of Maine.
Jacob Doyen

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kennebec Ss.
On the thirty first day of March AD 1818, Jacob Doyen above named, after having been carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration, by him subscribed-
Before me Nathan Weston [illegible] 
Chief Justice C. Court of Pleas, Second Eastern Circuit
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I Bradley Richards, an Ensign in the continental service of the United States, of Auguster in the District of Maine, of lawful age upon oath testify and declare that I am well acquainted with the above named Jacob Doyen. I knew him to be a soldier in Col. Cilly's regiment as by him whose stated and that he served under Gen Sullivan in the indian country, and I have every reason to believe his whole statement true. He is indigent, and in need of the bounty of the government.
Bradley Richards
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kennebec Ss.
On the thirty first day of March AD 1818, Bradley Richards, within named, after having been carefully examined, made oath to
the truth of the within deposition by him subscribed-
Before me
Nathan Weston Junior
Chief Justice C. Court of. 
Pleas, Second Eastern Circuit
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6087.
Maine.-
Jacob Doyen. Private,
New Hampshire line, 37 cor,
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of the District of Main
at the rate of -8- Dollars per month, to commence on the 31st of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 8th of Jany 1819 and dec.
R.C. Vose, August
Maine
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1818- 5 mo 1/31 4/30. 41.31
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th March 18
48.00
_____
$89.31
_____
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Temple,
Continued
Notification sent December 20. 1820 to R. C. Vose, Augusta Maine
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991
Maine
Mercy Hibbert
^ Formerly widow of Jacob Doyen
NH
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
increased from $80 per an
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
96 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence
the 1st day of July, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued 17 day of Jany 1851 and sent to
G W Morton
Augusta
Maine
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under
2 Feb, 1848, Page 14 Vol. 1
2 Feb
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Copy 269
State of Maine.
KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss.
On this second day of June 1820,
personally appeared before Nathan Weston Junior Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, being a Court of Record for said Counties, proceeding according to the course of the common
law, having original jurisdiction, unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Jacob Doyen aged fifty years, resident in Cannan in the County of Somerset
within said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. in the Company commanded by Captain Frye and Regiment commanded by Colonel Cilley of the line of the State of New Hampshire upon the Continental Establishment, for the period of three year- was in both the battles of the taking
Burgoyne, and the Battle of Monmouth
that his original declaration was made before Judge Weston thirty first day of March 1818; that he is now on the Maine Roll, and that his pension certificate is numbered 6987. And I, the said Jacob Doyen do further solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part
thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War,” passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is
contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Jacob Doyen
The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding
excepted, viz:
One swine of the value of four dollars, I have no debts due to me that can be collected, and owe as much as fifteen hundred dollars
I have no income derived from any source whatever, and am wholly dependent upon the bounty of Goverment [government] for support my occupation is that of carpenter - I was wounded in the battle of the taking of Burgoyne, by a ball through my breast, which disable me from performing labor. I have no family residing with me, Except the foregoing, and my necessary clothing and bedding I have no estate or income whatever
Jacob Doyen
Subscribed sworn to and declared both the oath and schedule on second day of June 1820 Before me Nathan Weston Junior
C.J.C.C.C. Pleas
A true Copy
Attest John Davis Clerk
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I hereby certify that the within is a true copy
of the original oath and schedule filed in the Clerks Office at Norridgewock in the County of Somerset this
eighth day of November AD 1820
Test William Allen Clerk of
all the Courts in said
County of Somerset
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Jacob Doyen
Canaan
Somerset County
6087
March
Declaration is to
be made in the
Court of the County
where declarant
resides.
[illegible]
R. C. Vose Augusta
Maine
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declaration. In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions
to certain widows and the act approved August 23. 1842
State of Maine 
Somerset County SS 
On this First day of August 1843 personally appeared before the open Court of Probate for the said County of Somerset, at a regular session, it being a court of record Mercy Hibbert a resident of Smithfield in the County of Somerset and State of Maine, 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 made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows and the act approved August 23. 1842. That she was formerly the widow of Jacob
Doyen, who was a pensioner of the United States under the Act of Congress of March 18, 1818 on the Main roll, and that his pension was paid to him at the agency in Portland in the State of Maine up to the 4th of March 1830. from which time to his death which took place on the 30th of April 1830 she recd
the pension as his widow, that in the month of October 1830 she intermarried with Jonathan Hibbert who died the nineteenth day of September 1838, ever since his death she
has remained unmarried. she further states that she was married to the said Jacob Dayer on the month of April in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty three, that they had a family of nine children five of whom are now
living that her oldest child was born the eighth day of March 1784
Witness T. C. Jones

Mercy her x mark Hibbert
Sworn to and subscribed, on this day and year above written, before me
C. Greene
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State of Maine
Somerset Ss.
 I the subscriber Register of Probate for said 
County, hereby certify that the Hon. Charles Green before whom the
proceedings were had is Judge of the Court of Probate for said
County, I also certify that the within contains the
proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of Mary Hibbert for a Pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court this first day of August A.D. 1843
Thos [Thomas] C. Jones Regr of Prob
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I John D Mitchell, Clerk of the town of Temple in the County of Franklin and State of Maine do hereby certify that the following is a true extract from the records of said town of Temple viz
"Children of Jacob and Mercy Doyen
John Doyen born March the 8th 1784
Benjamin Doyen May the 17th 1794
Joel Doyen Born August the 3d 1796
Jeremiah Doyen Born February the 17th 1798
Samuel Doyen Born September 13th 1800
Rachel Doyen Born June the 6th 1843
Abbott Doyen Born August the 5th 1845"

I John D Mitchell Clerk of the town of Temple
in the County of Franklin and State of Maine, do depose and say that the above is a true transfer from the records of said town in my custody
John D Mitchell
Clerk of
the Town of Temple

State of Maine
Franklin County S.S. Subscribed and sworn to
the thirteenth day of September 1843 I certify the above named John D Mitchell is the Clerk of the town of Temple in the County of Franklin and State of Maine
James Russell Justice of the Peace
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State of Maine
County of Penobscot} ss
On this seventeenth day of December AD 1853 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace within & for the County and State aforesaid Joseph Woodman a resident of Plymouth County & State aforesaid aged 51 years who first being duly sworn according to Law on his oath declares, that he is well acquainted with Mrs Mary Doyen who made the annexed declaration, & that he  has been acquainted with her  all his life, that she is now a widow, and the widow of Jacob Doyen who was a Revolutionary soldier, & drew a pension of ninety six dollars per annum for his said service up to the time of his death.
That that said Mary Doyen was married to said Jacob Doyen in the town of Cornville, Maine by Esqr Woodman an acting Justice of the Peace, at that time
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(He does not recollect said Justices Christian name,) said Mary Doyen & Jacob Doyen were so married, on or about the twentieth day of March one thousand Eight hundred and twenty, I was present and witnessed the marriage ceremony, the only persons present at said marriage besides the parties & the magistrate, whom I now remember, was a sister of mine, who went with me, & she is now dead, the maiden name of said Mary was Mary Cripps, said Jacob Doyen & Mary his wife, lived together from the time of their marriage as aforesaid up to within about one year of his death, about one year before his death he became a pauper, and was supported as a pauper, after he became a public charge he was supported apart from his wife, he died in the Town of Belgrade about five miles from Augusta, Maine in the month of April AD 1829, one thousand Eight hundred and twenty nine, he drew his said pension up to the date of his death, I was present with him Jacob at times, when he drew his pension
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of Messrs Vose & Ellis, & Vose & Martin of [illegible]  these men obtained said Pension as agents from the Pension Agency, I think they were appointed by the Government, - 
I know that said Mary Doyen has remained a widow since the decease of her said husband Jacob Doyen, & that she is now his widow. I reside now about one half-mile from her, and see her every few days, her present age is eighty six years last June, she is very feeble & infirm being troubled with palsy, she does not leave the house, & is very helpless, she has no property or means to enable her to hire a Judge to come to her place of residence to take her application - 
The facts I have stated above are within my personal knowledge
/s/Joseph Woodman
Witness /s/C. P. Brown
/s/Sam Butman
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first above written by Joseph Woodman to me well known, and I certify that said Joseph Woodman is a disinterested and credible witness, & in my opinion, he  is, & has been so situated as to be able to know the facts, stated in the present deposition that I have no interest in this case and am not interested in its prosecution, & that I have been acquainted with said Joseph Woodman about twenty years, 
/s/Sam Butman} Justice of the Peace
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['Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.' crossed out]
REJECTED
3068. 
P.O. [blank]
Mary Doyen widow of 
Service: Jacob Doyen
Another & former widow - Mercy 
Enlisted: Hibbert was admitted, 18[blank].
to a pension - See File
Discharged: No 27.513, 18[blank].
Application filed: May 4. 1882, 18[blank].
JN Brot
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Revy WIDOW, &c. [initials: OWN]
File No. 27,513
Mercy Hibbert formerly wid'w of Jacob Doyen
Priv - Rev War
Act 2d Feb. 1848
Index: Vol. [blank], Page [blank]
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[verso]
991
Maine
Mercy Hibbert widow of Jacob Doyen who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29. day of July 1848. and sent to G. W. Morton Augusta Me.
Recorded on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 13 Vol. 1.

[recto]
Let to G. W. Morton Nov 25/50
Reported
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[verso]
Rep'd

[recto]
Maine 5841 & 17
Mercy Hibbert, who was widow of Jacob Doyen who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars ['Cents' crossed out] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. & end 4th March 1848
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of July 1844 and sent to G. W. Morton Augusta, Maine
[Acts of March 3, 1843. & June 17, 1844]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 1, Page 268
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[verso]
Maine
Mercy Hibbert, formerly widow of Jacob Doyen who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 and who died on the 30th April, 1830, of Somerset Co in the State of Maine who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded by [blank] in the New Hampshire line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of June, 1844 and sent to G. W. Morton Esq Augusta Maine
Total amount, $400.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Thos Lumpkin, Clerk,
Book D Vol. 1. Page 7.

[recto]
Reported
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No. 5139
Mary Doyen, wid: of Jacob. 
Let: Jno: P. Dickinson 2 Mch/54
3068
Act/53
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John P. Dickinson Present
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[handwritten letter]
Washington D.C.
Feby 28th 1854

Hon. L. P. Waldo
Sir
I present herewith the application of Mrs Mary Doyen, widow of Jacob Doyen, dec'd, a Soldier of the Revolution, for Pension under Act of Feby 3d 1853.
You will please send her Certificate to me. 
Respectfully, 
/s/ Jno P. Dickinson
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State of Maine.
PENOBSCOT, ss.
I, NATHAN WESTON, Jr. CLERK OF ALL THE JUDICIAL COURTS in said County, certify that Samuel Butman Esquire, is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, as appears by the papers hereto annexed, that he is duly commissioned and qualified to act as such; and that the signature to the papers annexed purporting to be his are genuine and I further certify that the aforesaid Samuel Butman is at this time President of the Senate of the State of Maine, which office he has held since the month of January last past. - 
[court seal affixed] In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affied the Seal of the SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT for said State, this seventeenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three. - 
/s/Nathan Weston Jr. Clerk.
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House of Representatives
Feby 27, 1854. 

I hereby certify that Hon. Samuel Butman, referred to in the foregoing Certificate, is a gentleman of the highest respectability & moral worth, and that the fullest confidence may be placed in his statements. He was at the date of said Certificate President of the Senate of Maine, & for several years represented the Penobscot District in the Congress of the United States.
/s/J. Washburn, MC from Maine -
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Declaration of widow, Mary Doyen for Pension
act of Feb 3d 1833
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State of Maine,
County of Penobscot} ss
On this seventeenth day of December AD 1853, personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid. Mrs Mary Doyen a resident of the Town of Plymouth, County of Penobscot and State of Maine, aged eighty six years who first being duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed February 3d Ad 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, That she is the widow of Jacob Doyen, who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary war, and drew a pension of ninety six dollars per annum for his said services during his life time, and that sum was drawn & had been, at the agency for paying pensions at Portland, State of Maine, (She refers to his papers and evidence,
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on file in his original application for his said pension to prove his said service, she does not know the precise act of Congress under which he drew his said pension. 
She further declares that she was married to the said Jacob Doyen on the twentieth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty by one Ephraim(?) Woodman, in Cornville 
That her maiden name was Cripps, That her said husband died on the fifteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine and that she has ever since remained his widow that she was a widow at the passage of said act, and she is now a widow & that she has no knowledge  of any [illegible] or public record of said marriage
/s/X her mark Mary Doyen
witness=/s/C. P. Brown
/s/Sam Butman
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written by Mary Doyen, to me well known, and I further certify, that said Mary Doyen resides between twenty & thirty miles, from the residence of any Judge of a Court of Record, or of any Court of Record and that in my opinion, she is unable by reason of bodily infirmity & old age, to traverse or be carryed to a Court of Record, or to the residence of any Judge of the Court of Record
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and that it would be difficult to procure the attendance of any Judge of a Court of Record to attend at her residence, and subject  her to more expense than she has means to pay - 
that the said Mary Doyen resides in the same Town I do, and has resided there several years between one & two miles away from my residence, That she appears to be of her age above stated, and that I have no doubt she is the widow of Jacob Doyen who served & was a pensioner as she has above stated, and that I have no interest in this case, and am not concerned in its prosecution
/s/Sam Butnam} Justice of the Peace
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Declaration of widow Mary Doyen for a Pension as the widow of Jacob Doyen 
War of the Revolution
Act of Feby 3d 1853
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State of Maine
County of Penobscot}ss
On this seventeenth day of December AD 1853, personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace within & for the County and State aforesaid James Woodman a resident of Plymouth County of Penobscot and State of Maine, who first being duly sworn according to Law on his oath declares That he age is 47 years last May past, that he has been well acquainted with Mrs Mary Doyen, who made & signed the annexed declaration in his presence, all his life that she is the widow of Jacob Doyen, who was a Revolutionary soldier, & drew a pension for his said services, her maiden name was Mary Cripps, & I knew her well before her marriage with said Jacob Doyen - I was not present at said marriage, but I know they commenced living together & cohabiting as husband & wife
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the last part of the month of March AD 1820  I lived with them four months immediately after their marriage until into July A.D. 1820  Said Jacob Doyen was a pensioner at the time of his said marriage, Said Jacob Doyen & Mary his said wife continued to live & cohabit together as husband & wife from the time of their said marriage until about a year previous to his death, which was in April A.D. 1829, about one year before that time, said Jacob became a pauper, and was supported by the Town.  after that he lived seperate from his said wife.  I know that said Mary Doyen has remained the widow of said Jacob Doyen & is now a widow.  her age is eighty six years.  She is very feeble & infirm & has the palsy.  She does not leave the house, owing to her age & infirmities.  I see her very often & speak from my personal knowledge.
James Woodman
Witness  C P Brown
Sam Butman

Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year first above written by James Woodman to me well known
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and I certify that the Said James Woodman is a disinterested and credible witness & in my opinion has been & is so situated as to Enable him to  know the facts testified to by him in the foregoing deposition.  that I have been acquainted with Said Woodman about twenty years, & that I have no interest in this case, and am not concerned in its prosecution.
Sam'l Butman  )  Justice of the Peace
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[illegible seal affixed in upper left corner of page]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
----:0:0:0:0:0:------
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States.

I the subscriber, being Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify to your Honor, that Jacob Doyen, a citizen of the United States, now resident in Temple, in the said County of Kennebec, in the District of Maine, on the thirty first day of March, A.D. 1818, made application to me to receive his declaration under oath, and such other evidence, as was in his power to produce; and to transmit the same, and the proceedings had thereon, to your Honor; that he might be placed on the pension list of the United States, agreeably to the provisions sof an Act, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed March 18, A.D. 1818, which declaration, and the other evidence produced by the said applicant, is hereunto annexed.

And I do further certify to your Honor, that after a full examination of the said applicant, and a careful consideration of the evidence in the case, it appears to me that the said applicant did serve as a private Soldier, in the war of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment, for more than nine months, as stated in his declaration aforesaid; and that from his reduced cirumstances, he needs the assistance of his country for support.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of the Court in which I preside, to be hereunto affixed, this twenty third day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Nathan Weston Jun  C. Just
C.C.C. Pleas 2d E. Circuit.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
KENNEBEC, SS.

THE Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certifies, that the Honorable NATHAN WESTON, Junior, Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto his Certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand:  Dated at Augusta, in said County of Kennebec, this tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Jon  Davis
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State of Maine.

I William Allen Jr Clerk, for the County of Somerset of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and that the original was exhibited in open Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, including debts due to the declarant therein stated, is four dollars and not ["cents; and" stricken out] deducting therefrom  the amount of what the declarant owes, as set forth in said Schedule, the value of said property in the opinion of said Court, is four dollars ["and Cents" stricken out]

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this Eighth day of November 1820.
William Allen Jr.  Clerk of said Court for the County of Somerset
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State of Maine     )
Kennebec   fs.      )

I the subscriber Clerk of all the Judicial courts for the county of Kennebec do hereby certify that William H. Ellis is a Justice of the Peace as within stated, and that the within signatures purporting to be his are genuine--

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Superior Judicial court for the State of Maine--this second day of July A.D. 1844.
J. R. Nichols.
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DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March, 1843, granting Pensions for one year to certain Widows who have received Pensions under the Act of July 7, 1838.

STATE OF MAINE,          )
County of Somerset  ss.)

On this 29 day of June A.D. 1844, personally appeared, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in the County of Somerset and State of Maine, Mercy Hibbert a resident of Smithfield in the County of Somerset aged Seventy nine 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 provisions 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 Jaob Doyen who was a private during the Revolutionary War; that she was pensioned as the widow of the said Jacob Doyen at the rate of Eighty dollars and      cents per annum, under the Act of July 7, 1838, which was paid to her at the agency in Portland in the State of Maine.  She further declares that she is still a widow ["of the said Jacob Doyen having" stricke out] having remained unmarried ever since the death of Jonathan Hibbert my second husband who died September 19, 1838
Mercy   x her mark   Hibbert
Witnefs  Wm H Ellis
Jacob Doyen

Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written,
Before me,  Wm H Ellis  Justice of the Peace.

I certify that the declarant is personally known to me to have been pensioned under the Act of July 7, 1838, and ["is the reputed widow of" stricken out] was formerly the reputed widow of Jacob Doyen deceased, and has remained unmarried ever since the death of Jonathan Hibbert her second husband
Wm H Ellis   Justice of the Peace.
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DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of February 2, 1848, entitled "An Act Making further provisions for the Surviving Widows of the Soldiers of the Revolution."

STATE OF MAINE,         )
COUNTY OF Somerset )  ss.

On this eighteenth day of July A.D. 1848 personally appeared, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in the County of Somerset and State of Maine, Mercy Hibbert a resident of Smithfield in the County of Sometset aged eighty three 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 second of February, 1848, granting Pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.  That she is the widow of Jacob Doyen who was a Private during the Revolutionary War; that she was pensioned as the widow of the said Jacob Doyen at the rate of Eighty dollars and----cents per annum, under the Act of June 17, 1844, which was paid to her at the Agency in Portland, in the State of Maine.  She further declares that she is still a widow.
Mercy   x her mark   Hibbert
WITNESS:
Asa Pattee
Joel Doyen

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.
BEFORE ME, Samuel Whithouse   Justice of the Peace.

I certify that the declarant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing declaration.
Samuel Whitehouse  Justice of the Peace.

STATE OF MAINE,           )
KENNEBEC COUNTY,     ) SS.

I, William M. Stratton Clerk in the Courts of Kennebec County certify that Samuel Whitehouse is a Magistrate as above, and that the above signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, and subscribed my name this 20th day of July in the year 1848.
W.M. Stratton   Clerk of the Courts of Kennebec County
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Mercy Hibbert

Admitted

Geo W. Morton
Augusta
Maine.
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Mercer, Maine.
Nov 12, 1850

Hon James L. Edwards
Comm'r of Pensions

Sir,

I am now a Pensioner of the United States under the At of Feb 2, 1848 at the rate of $80 per annum payable at the Agency in Portland State of Maine where it has been paid to September 4, 1850 [date underlined].  I am pensioned under the Act of Feb 2, 1848 and have been pensioned under the Acts of July 7, 1838, March 3, 1843 & June 17, 1844 on the account of the revolutionary services of Jacob Doyen who was a Revolutionary Pensioner under the Act of March 18, 1818 on the Maine roll at the time of his death  he died April 30, 1830.  I am now unmarried & have remained so since the death of Jon'a Hibbert my second husband.  I do hereby authorise and empower Geo W. Morton of Augusta in the State of Maine to continue my agent & act as my attorney in establishing my claim to an increase of my pension under the above mentioned Acts & also under any & all acts of Congress relative to same.
Mercy   x her mark  Hibbert

witnefs
Jacb Doyen
Alden Sawyer
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I Ebenezer Frye late a Captain in the regiment commanded by Col. Joseph Cilley of the first New Hampshire line ["during" stricken out] in the revolutionary war, upon Oath testify and declare that I well knew Jacob Doyen, formerly of the town of Pembroke, Rockingham County State of New Hampshire.  the Said Jacob Doyen enlisted in March 1777 into the Company under my command for the period of three years--the Said Doyen served his country faithfully the full period of his Enlistment and was to my knowledge honorably discharged at a place called Soldiers fortune near West Point as near as I can recollect in March 1780--while the Said Jacob Doyen was under my command, he was a good Soldier--
Ebn'r Frye.

Commonwealth of Mafsachusetts
["Kennebec" stricken out]
Hancock County  in the town of Northport
 
On the thirteenth day of September A.D. 1818 Personally appeared the above named Ebenezer Frye, and he made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him Subscribed
Before me
Tho's Doyle  Justice of the Peace

I am satisfied that the Deponent above named is credible and disinterested.
Nathan Weston  Jus.
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Jacob Doyen
_______________
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State of Maine
Kennebec  ss

I the undersigned Clerk of the Judicial Courts for & within the County of Kennebec, do certify that John A. Witham & James Rufsell are magistrates as within certified, and that the signatures hereunto affixed purporting to be theirs, are genuine.

Witnefs my hand and the seal of the Sup. Jud. Court this ninth day of October Anno domini 1843.
A.R. Nichols.

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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I Eben Greenleaf of Starks in the County of Somerset and State of Maine, do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Mercy Hibbert and have been for many years.  She was formerly the widow of Jacob Doyen who was a pensioner of the United States, and died as I have always understood in the year 1830.  that after his decease, she married Jonathan Hibbert who died in said town of Starks in the month of September 1838.  that I am a quainted with many of the children of the said Jacob & Mercy.  that they had a number of children, & lived together as husband & wife and no doubt were marrid.  She is now unmarrid having remained so since the death of her second husband Jonathan Hibbert.
Eben Greenleaf

State of Maine
Somerset County S.S.

on twenty fifth day of July 1843 Personly appeared the above named Eben Greenleaf who is well known to me as a credible witnefs and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me
John A. Witham   Justice of the Peace
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August, Maine
July 20, 1848

Sir

I herewith transmit the declarations of
Jane Dorr
Mercy Hibbert
Susanna Whitehouse
Abigail Webber

To have their respective claims for Pension under the Act of Congress of Feb 2, 1848 allowed and would respectfully request you to send me as their agent Pension Certificates

Very respectfully
Your Ob't Serv't
Geo. W. Morton

James L. Edwards, Esq.
Comm'r of Pensions
Washington City
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August, Maine
Nov 14, 1850

Sir,

I herewith enclose the application of Mrs Mercy Hibbert for an increase of her pension and would respectfully request you to allow her claim if satisfactory & send me such certificate as you ifsue in like claims.

Very respectfully
Yr Obt Servt
Geo W. Morton

Hon. James L. Edwards
Comm'r of Pensions
Washington
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Augusta, Maine
July 2, 1844

Sir

I herewith enclose a declaration of Mrs Mehitable Nichols for the purpose of having her claim to a pension under the Act of June 17, 1844 allowed [last 4 words underlined].  She has been pensioned under the Acts of July 7, 1838 and March 3, 1843.  Also the declaration of Mrs Mercy hibbert in order to have her pension claim established under Act of March 3, 1843 she having been already pensioned under the Act of July 7, 1838.  If the declarations are satisfactory, I would respectfully request you to allow their respective claims and send me for their certificates

Very respectfully
Your Obt Serv't
Geo W. Morton

James L. Edwards Esq
Comm'r of Pensions
City of Washington
D.C.
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9775
_______
Mercy Hibbert
formerly wid of
Jacob Doyen

Act July 7th  38

add'l
2 years
Priv

$80 per an.

GW Morton Esq
Augusta 
Me
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Augusta, Maine
Oct'r 9, 1843.

Sir

I herewith transmit papers of Mrs Marcy Hibbert formerly the widow of Jacob Doyen a claimant for a pension under the Acts of July 7, 1838 and Aug 23 1842 for the service of the said Jacob Doyen in the army of the Revolution.  Should they be satisfactory, I would respectfully request you to allow her claim and send me a certificate for her.

Very respectfully
Your Obt Serv't
Geo W. Morton

James L. Edwards Esq.
Comm'r of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
WIDOW'S PENSION.

I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2d, 1848, mercy Hibbert widow of Jacob Doyen who was a private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Eighty dollars ["and cents" stricken out] per annum, commencing on the 4th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.

Given at the War Office of the United States this 29th day of July one thousand eight hundred and forty eight.
W. L. Marcy
Secretary of War.

Examined and Countersigned.
J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
By F. S. Evans.