Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23,607, Solomon Bixby, Conn.
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(3 - 1776) 
SERVICE 
Conn.   

Bixby, Solomon
or Bigsby
or Bixbee   Lucy 

NUMBER
W.23.607
BLM.56972-160-55
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1248.
Massachusetts 
Lucy Bixby 
widow of Solomon Bixby 
Conn.
who served in the Revolutionary war,
as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
80 Dollars - Cents
per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1848. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 
18 day of August 1848
and sent to G. L. Bulfinch
Boston Mass

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 6 Vol. 2

[printed in margin:]
270304
[note:]
Reported
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E Butts

Vol B1. page 146,

270. 304
Act Mar. 3. '55

56.972 Issued
March 26th/57

Lucy Bixby. wid.
Solomon Bixby. pri.

(15)

Reviy. war.

Pens'd Act Feb. 2. 1848.

Special. March 18. '57

W. Cole
C.C

[illegible] Geo. M. Prentiss.
Worcester. Mass.
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Lucy Bixby
3421

married 86  died 87
amt
2 yrs pri
80$
no deduction

C H Bixby
Worcester Mass
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Comptrollers Office
Hartford Nov 14, 1838

I certify that an application for evidence of the service of Solmon Bixbee I have examined the words of settlement made with the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army and find his name in a settlement with the 4th Connecticut  Regiment Zebulon Butler Esq Col for the year 1781 where he is entered as a private and commenced service May 1 1781 [unk] of discharge Dec 31 1781 making 8 months.

Henry Kibourne Comp
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State of Connecticut }
County of Tolland }

District of [illegible] Probate Court
November 17th AD 1838

On this 7th day of November AD 1838 personally appeared in open court, before Walter R Kible Judge of Probate for the district of [illegible] in said Tolland county now sitting as a court of probate
William Patten of Stafford in said county, aged eighty six years, & pensioner of the United States - 
who being first duly sworn according to law, does, on his oath, testify & say, that he was personally acquinted with Solomn Bixby late of said Stafford - 
the said Solomn Bixby was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, & was called a three yearsman[?] - that he recollects distinctly, the return of the said Solumn Bixby from the service, and hearing him converse about the final certificate [illegible] which he missed in payment for his service from one of which he professed a legal controversy [illegible]; which the deponent settled
 that the deponent married the sister of the said Solomn Bixby, & was well acquinted with the said Solomn & his family - 
He said Solomn Bixby died at said Stafford in the year 1787 of a consumption - 
and that the deponent attended his funeral
The deponent further testifing & says that he was personally & intimately acquinted with Lucy Bixby, the wife of the said Solomn Bixby (when in life) that she now resides in a place called South Brookfield in the county of Worcester, in the commonwealth of Massatchusetts, in a state of widowhood having now intermarried[?], since the death
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of her said Husband, Solomon Bixby
William Patten

Sworn & subscribed
Before me
Walter R Kibbe Judge of Probate

Probate District of Somers, Novr17th 1838
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with
William Patten, the aforesaid Deponent. I have known
him more the fifty years, he is a credible man
Pensioner of the United States & his Deposition
entitled to full credit
Attest Walter R Kibbe Judge of Probate

I Aholiab Johnson, Clerk of the County of Probate,
for the district of Somers, in the county of Tolland, in
the state of Connecticut, do hereby certify that Walter
R. Kibbe is Judge of Probate, for said
District of Somers, and that the  signature of
the said Walter R. Kibbe, as aforesaid, is his 
genuine signature.

in testimony whereof, I have [illegible]
unto set my hand & affixed the
seal of said Court, this 17th day
of November AD 1838
Aholiab Johnson Clerk
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July thirteenth one thousand seven hundred
and eighty-six
Married Solomon Bigsby & Lucy Clark both Sturbridge
for Joshua Paine Clerk
I Jacob Corey Town Clerk of Sturbridge in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record, except
the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows 
1786 July 13
Attest Jacob Corey Town Clerk of Sturbridge
I Jacob Conry above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town County and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of
said Town with the exception above named as certified by Jacob Corey Clerk of the town of Sturbridge
Sturbridge Oct 4th 1838
[Illegible] 1838. [illegible] the above names
Then the above named said Corey personally appear & made oath to the truth of the above certificate by [illegible] 
Before me ges. Davis [illegible]
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I Buckminster Wood of Brookfield in the
County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts
aged sixty two years, do depose and say
that I have been acquainted with Lucy Bixby
a resident of said Brookfield for thirty or more years
during which time she has been and still is
the bride of Soloman Bixby deceased.

I have recently been into the State of Connecticut
to obtain evidence as to her husbands
service in the war of the Revolution
and after diligent [illegible] I have been
able to find only what is indicated by the
Certificate of the Comptroller of that state,
and the deposition of William Patten.

I have been unable to ascertain who his
Captain was. He is believed to have served
much more than is indicated by the
Comptrollers Books, but of this I have been
able to find no positive proof. Mrs. Bixby
is a woman of truth and entire
defeatability.
Buckminster Wood

Worcester Ss. &c. 24, 1838 Sworn to by said
deponent who is a man of truth.
Before me
Jno Martin J. Pub for said County ---
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Lucy Bixby
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Worcester ss.
On this twentieth day of October in the year eighteen hundred and thirty eight, personally appeared before the Court of Probate for said County of Worcester, Lucy Bixby a resident of Brookfield in said County aged seventy two 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 pension made by the Act of Congress of July 7, 1838, entitled an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.
That she is the widow of Solomon Bixby or as it was sometimes written Bigsby late of Stafford in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut deceased, who was a private soldier in the Army of the Revolution &
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service as nearly as he can state as follows
he belonged to said Stafford then he went
into the service and he belonged to the
neighboring town of Shatridge in the
State of Massachusetts. She did not know
her said husband till after he came
out of the service, but she has evidence
and every believe that her said husband
was in the last three years service
closing with the end of the war. She
has always understood and believes that
a regiment of men was received in
Hartford County in the State of Connecticut
for said three years service,
and her husband belonged to that
Regiment. that the names of the officers
she has not as yet been able
to ascertain. She prays that the rolls
of that regiment may be examined
and she is confident they will show
the said service of her husband she
has no documentary evidence to support
her claim
she further declares that she was
married to her said husband Solo
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mon Bixby at said Sturbridge  by the Rev.  Joshua Paine on the thirteenth day of July in the year seventeen hundred and eighty-six; that her husband the aforesaid Solomon Bixby died at said Stafford on the nineteenth day of August in the year seventeen hundred and eighty seven, and that she has never been married since.  That she was not married to him previous to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place prior to the first day of January in the year seventeen hundred and ninety-four to wit, at the time above stated.
She further declares that at the time of her husbands death, he let her have the state under a paid settlement which he had for his military services, amounting to about one hundred dollars.
Lucy Bixby
Sworn to and subscribed on the day above written,
Before me
[illegible] Barton Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Worcester
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worester, ss.

I, Charles G Prentiss, register of the Court of Probation for the county of Worester, do certify that Ira Banton is the Judge of said Court, duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signatures to the papers hereto annexed are genuine.

I further certify that George Davis is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signature to one of the papers hereto annexed is genuine.

In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and affix the  seal of said Court this twenty sixth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.

Chas. G Prentiss, Register
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State of Massachusetts
County of Worcester}ss.

On this twenty sixth day of February AD one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County & State aforesaid, Lucy Bixby, aged ninety years, a resident of Brookfield in said State of Massachusetts, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Solomon Bixby, deceased, who was a private in the Revolutionary was; that she is now a pensioner of the United States, on arrears of the military service of the said Solomon Bixby, at the rate of eighty dollars per annum, under act of Feb 2d 1848, her certificate for which bears date the 18th day of August AD 1848, and is numbered 1248, and she respectfully refers to the proofs made by her upon her said pension was granted.

She further states that she is now a widow.

She makes this declaration for the purpose of collecting the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "act approved March 3, 1855."

Lucy Bixby

We Edwin Dillabar and Mary C Stone residents of Southbridge in the state of
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Massachusetts, upon our oath, declare that the foregoing declaration undersigned and acknowledged by Lucy Bixby in our presence; and that our [unk] from the appearance and statement of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents, hereof to be.

Edwin Dillaber
Mary C Stone

The foregoing declaration and affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before e the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the applicant to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this case.

John O McKinstry, Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester County, ss.

I, Joseph Mason Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, which is a court of record for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, do hereby certify that John O McKinstry Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the Certificate on the paper hereunto annexed, was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified and authorized by the laws of this Commonwealth to take the acknowledgement of deeds and administer oaths, that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity, and that his signature to said certificate is genuine.

Given under my hand and the seal of Court, this second day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven.

Jo Mason Clerk
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Sir:

In reply to your request of Dec 26, 1908, received Jan 5, 1909 for a statement of the military history of Solomon Bixby a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment: May 1, 1781 to Dec 31, 1781
Rank: Private
Officers Under Whom Service Was Rendered: Colonel Zebulon Butler
State: Conn

Battles engaged in, none mentioned
Residence of soldier at enlistment: Stafford, Tolland Co, Conn
Date of application for pension: Oct 20, 1838. Her claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application: Brookfield, Worcester Co, Mass
Age at date of application: seventy years
Remarks: Soldier married at Sturbridge, Mass July 13, 1786 Lucy Clark, he died Aug 19, 1787 at Stafford, Conn. Widow stated that the name was sometimes spelled "Bigsby"
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56972
Rev Clms
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Massachusetts, 2863
Lucy Bixby
widow of Solomon Bixby who was a pensioner under the Act of   and who died on the 19 Sept 1787 of Thoresten in the State of Mass who was a pri in the company commanded by Captain ---- of the Regt commanded by [unk] in the Conn line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 80 dollars --- cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of March '39 and sent to C G Prantiss, Worcester Mass

Arrears to the 4th March $240.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 40.00
$280.00

{Act of July 7, 1838}

Recorded by R Burdin Clerk, Book A, Vol 1, Page 72
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Massachusetts 4251

Lucy Bixby
widow of Solomon Bixby
who was a Private
in the Connecticut line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of eighty dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of January 1844 and sent to Ch G Prentiss, Worcester, Mass

[Act of March 3, 1843]

Recorded in Book A, Vol 1, Page 60
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3-871
Record Division
Department of the interior,
Bureau of Pensions

Briefed by L.D.L.
Claim No.
Certificate No.
Claimant
Soldier Solomon Bixby
Service Mass.
Additional Service Rev. War
No.......claim, State records......., 190
No claim, combination records......, 190

Remarks: No claim except W # 23607 Conn troops
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Office of LMP Bixby & Co 
Fine Shoe , Blackings
NPS 194 & 196 Hester St
New York, December 26th, 1908

Bureau of Pensions 
Washington DC

Gentlemen:-

Can you advise me if there is ion record in your office any facts about Solomon Bixby, who is said to have been a private in Capt. Abijah Burbanks Co., Col. Jacob Davis' regt. from Massachusetts who marched July 30th, 1780 and was discharged August 8th, 1780. I would explain that I am endeavoring to complete a History of the Bixby Family, and there are quite a number of SolomoniBoxby who might have been this man. It occured to me that he might possibly have drawn a pension and that the case the records of your office would give a little further information about him and perhaps enable me to identify him.

Hoping to hear from you soon and thanking you in advance for any help you can give me. I remain,

Very truly yours,

Willard G Bixby

WGB/BG
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Rev Widow, &c

File No. 23607
Lucy Bixby
wid of Solomon Bixby
Pri Rev War

Act Feb 26th 1848

Index:- Vol a, Page 64

[Arrangement of 1870]

1909 Jan 20 Hist to Willard G Bixby
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(Official business)

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
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Probate Office
Worcester, Mass.
March 2, 1857. 
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington. D.C.
I herewith enclose Declaration of Lucy Bixley with accompanying affidavit and certificate of Bounty Land. 
Please forward the Warrant, when issued, to my address, as above, and oblige your 
Obed. Servt. 
Geo. W. Prentiss
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4838
Nov 27, 1843
Lucy Bixby
Mar 2, 1843
[illegible]
$80 per ann
Ch. G. Prentiss
Worcester Mass

[written other direction:]
Comm. James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington City
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Worcester Nov. 23. 1843. 

Sir,

I send the Declaration of Sucy Bisby. Please send her certificate to

your obedient servant, 

Chas. G. Prentiss

Hon. J. S. Edwards.
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admitted
G. S. Bulfinch
Boston
Mass
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

Secretary's Office, Boston August 1 1848

I hereby certify, that on the twenty sixth of August eighteen hundred and fifty seven,
Otin Hayden was appointed fourth term of seven years as Justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester.
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
W B Calhan
Secretary of the Commonwalth.
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Hon. J. L. Edwards
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Worcester (Mass)  Nov. 26. 1835

Sir,
I send the affirmations of Luch Bixby.
Please send her certificate to me.

Respectfully yours,
Char. G. Prentiss

Hon. J. L. Edwards
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DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2nd February, 1848, entitled, "An act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, }
Worcester County, } ss.
On this twenty fourth day of July 1868 personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid,
Lucy Bixby a resident of Brookfield in the county of Worcester aged eighty 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 2nd February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Solomn Bixby who was a resident of Boston and who was a private in the Army of the Revolution and is the identical person who drew a pension under the Act of 17th June, 1844, on account of the Revolutionary service of her late husband aforesaid, at the rate of eighty dollars ... per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Lucy Bixby
Sworn to and subscribed on the day }
and year above written, } Before me, 
Otis Hayden Justice of the Peace.

In the presence of 
Caroline C Wood
Otis Hayden
I certify, that the declarant is personally known to me, a widow and a pensioner, as she declares. 
Otis Hayden Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, }
County, } ss.

Clerk of the Court, of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that [blank] is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; and that his signature, above written, is genuine.

Given under my hand, and the seal of said Court, this [blank] day of [blank] 18

[blank] clerk.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress
of the 3d of March 1843 Granting Pensions for one
year to certain Widows who have received Pensions
under the act of July 7th 1838.
State of Massachusetts
Worcester County ss
Be it known that on the tenth day of November
1843 Personally appeared before me Otis Haydn
a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of
Worcester Lucy Bixby a resident of Brookfield
in the County of Worcester aged Seventy five 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 Solomon Bixby who was 
a private in the Revolution and died on the nineteenth
day of August 1797. that she was entitled to receive
and did receive Eighty dollars per annum from
the 4th of March 1836 to the 4th of March 1841
Five years as will appear by her certificate
returned to the War Department of which the
following is a true copy. War Department
Five years pension,
I certify that in conformity with the first section
of the act of July 7th 1838 Lucy Bixby of
Massachusetts Widow of Solomon Bixby who
was a Private in the Revolution and died on the
Nineteenth day of August 1797 is entitled to
receive five years pension at the rate of Eighty
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dollars per annum commencing on the 4th day of
March 1836 and in case of the death or marriage
of said widow before the expiration of said five
years the Pension will cease on the day of said
marriage or death
Given at the War office of the United States this
twentieth day of May one thousand eight hundred
and thirty nine
Examined and [illegible] J. R. Poinsett Secretary of War
J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
No 2.863
for the facts upon which her said Pension
was granted reference is had to the papers on file
in the War Department relating to the case
The further declares that she is still the widow
of the aforesaid Solomon Bixby
to the truth of which statements i am fully
satisfied
Witness Caroline C. Wood Lucy Bixby
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and
year above written. I further certify that the said Lucy Bixby is personally
known to me, and that her Declaration is true, I am fully satisfied
Before me Otiz Haydn Justice Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER COUNTY, SS.
I, JOSEPH G. KENDALL, Clerk of the Judicial Courts for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid,
do hereby certify, That Otis Hand Esquire, is
a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified;
and that his signature to the certificate, on the of Declaration of Lucy Bisby
hereunto annexed, is genuine,
and the said
Hayon was such Justice on the tenth day of November
current.
Given under my hand, and the Seal of said County, this twenty third day of
November in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty three
Jos A. Kendall Cler