Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26,872, for Nathan Perkins, Massachusetts
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Revy
WIDOW, &C.
26872
File No.
Hannah Perkins
Wid of
Nathan Perkins
Pri Rev. War
Act: Mrh. 3rd 1843.
Index:--Vol. P, Page 124
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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33460
Nathan Perkins s
Claim for Pension
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State of Vermont
Windsor County SS
On this 17th day of November AD 1835 personally appeared in open court before the Judge of the Probate Court of Hartford District now sitting Nathan Pratt a resident of Bridgwater in the County of Windsor aforesaid aged 83 years who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that in the year 1775 he lived in the town of Middleboroug Mass & that he was well acquainted with Nathan Perkins then of the town of Halifax in said State of Mass. that in the spring of the year 1775 he inlisted into Amos Wades Company in Colo Theophilus Cottons Regiment (Continental troops) that he marched to Roxbury Mass; was stationed there that the said Nathan Perkins was there, & did duty in said Cottons Regiment as a Fifer; for the term of eight months; the name of the Capt. that commanded the company that the said Nathan Perkins belonged to; he does not now recollect; that the said Perkins was discharged at the same time that he was; which was the first of January A.D. 1776; that same time after, the said Nathan Perkins removed to the town of Woodstock Vermont; & lived there a number of years, then removed to the town of Windsor Vermont; & lived there until there untill he the said Perkins died
Nathan Pratt
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Edwin Hutchinson Register
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State of Vermont
Windsor County Ss} On the 14th day of November AD 1835 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Probate Court of Hartford District now sitting Samuel Bennet a resident of Woodstock in the County of Windsor aforesaid aged 75 years who being first duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that in the year 1778 he lived in Middleborough Mass & that he was well acquainted with Nathan Perkins, then of the town of Halifax in said state of Mass. that in the spring of said year he was drafted & put into Capt John Barrows Company in Colo Abijah Stearns Regiment & was stationed at Roxbury Mass. that the said Nathan Perkins was then a private in Capt Patridges Company in the said Stearns Regiment, that he well knows that the said Nathan Perkins did duty in said Stearns Regiment three month that the said Nathan Perkins was discharged at the same time that he was which was on the 2nd day of July AD 1778 that in the year 1780 the said Nathan Perkins removed to the town of Woodstock & lived there untill between 20 & 30 years since he removed to the town of Windsor Vermont & lived there untill the he the said Perkins died
Samuel Bennet
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year aforesaid
Edwin Hutchinson, Register
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter; that the said Nathan Perkins named in the foregoing deposition; was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as is stated in the said depositions
And the Court further certifies that they are personally acquainted with Nathan Pratt & Samuel Bennet; who have signed the foregoing depositions, & that they are credible witnesses; & reliance may be placed on what they state.
Attest Edwin Hutchinson, Register
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State of Vermont
Windsor County 
District of Hartford Ss}
On this 5th day of September AD 1838 personally appeared before the Judge of the Probate Court of Hartford District now setting Hannah Perkins a resident of Windsor in the County of Windsor aforesaid aged 76 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pension to certain widows.
That she is the widow of Nathan Perkins who was a Revolutionary Soldier and served agreeably to to the evidence now in the pension office on which she was allowed an arrear of pension from the 4th of March 1831 to the time of the Decease of the said Nathan
She further declares that she was married to the said Nathan Perkins on the 8th day of January 1780 and that her husband the aforesaid Nathan Perkins died on the 16th day of March 1832; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated
Hannah Perkins
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
John S. Marcy Judge
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I, Oel Billings Register of the Court of Probate of the District of Hartford do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Hannah Perkins for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fifth day of September AD 1838
Oel Billings Register
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[left side] 20 Aug 30
2d Sec: act
4 July 36
[center] Hon James L. Edwards
Commissr Pensions
Washington
D.C.
Nathan Perkins
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Woodstock Vermont
August 23 1836
Sir
By your letter of March 11th 1836 it appears that the claim of Hannah Perkins widow of Nathan Perkins deceased, was disallowed on account of the said Nathan Perkins having died previous to June 7th 1832. By the act of July 4th 1836 it appears that the act inbraces the case of the said Perkins, who died on the 16th of March 1832
The papers in support of the claim of the widow are now in the Pension Office. I would therefore wish to be informed whether or not, any thing further is necessary to be done in order to entitle her to the money
Respectfully yours
Walter Palmer
Hon JL. Edwards
Comms of Pensions
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Hon J.L. Edwards
Comms of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Nathan Perkins (deceased)
Probate Certificate
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Woodstock V.t. April 11th A.D. 1843
Sir
Enclosed with this are seven Declarations of widows, under the act of 3rd March 1843, which when examined please direct the return to me
Respectfully yours
Walter Palmer
Hon James L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
Names of Declarants viz
Elizabeth Waldron
Hannah Perkins
Hannah Shaw
Catherine Fletcher
Rhoda Marsh
Asenath Darling
Betheah Wood
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[left side] Vt. Warq
[center] Woodstock Vt.
March 4.1836} Free
Hon J L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.