Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14,334, Philip Bolton, Mass.
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Service Number
Mass. | Bolton, Phillip | W. 14,334
Bethiah
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5595
Massachusetts 4
Philip Bolton
private
Massachusetts
Three years
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 21st of Jan 1819 and sent to Nahum Mitchell
Judge East Bridgwater Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 b 224/3130 41.57
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819 48
$89.57
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Budswater
[illegible]
[written in margin] [illegible] May 4th 1821 for John B. [illegible] Mass.
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Reported 327
Massachusetts,
Bethiah Bolton
widow of Philip Bolton
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private 
Mass.
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 30th day of June 1848 and sent to Hon, Artemas Hale
{signature]

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848 Page 6, Vol. 2
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[handwritten] Philip Bolton
Bridgewater Mr
30 March 1818 private 
Wigglesworth's ref Mass
47 Three years
(written Bolton on the [illegible] of Mass th)
Admitted
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ON this 30th ss. day of March [symbol], 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Please, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Philip Bolton of Bridgewater aged seventy years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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 way," vir. See his Declaration of his services at large marked (A)
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And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Philip Bolton did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress., + that he is poor and need, the assistance of his country for support -
Nahum Mitchell

COMMON WEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
ss. 1818.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That
is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth--that the same Circuit Court of Common Please is a Court of record--that the signature to the above certificate is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of said Court.
} Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of
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[handwritten]
Philip Bolton
Bridgewater
(A)
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I Phillip Botton of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being Seventy years of age and reduced in my circumstances and having been a soldier in the Revolutionary war am desirous of obtaining a pension of the United States agreeably to the late law of Congress & do therefore depose, set forth and declare that I enlisted into the service of my country in the late Revolutionary war with Great Britain in the Spring of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and I think in the month of May into Captain Daniel Pilsbury's Company and Colr Wigglesworths Regiment in the Massachusetts line and the Continental establishment for three years. My term of service for the above enlistment was nearly expired when I was taken prisoner by the enemy while on an expedition to take a Refugee Col. near Morrisinia. I was detained as prisoner Eight months and then exchanged. I afterwards enlisted into the same service for the term of three months in Capt Luke Bicknall's Company & Col. Orr's. regiment. I served my term and and then came home to Bridgewater. I afterwards served one year more in the room of another man who had enlisted after the expiration of which year, I went into the three years service and continued in the army until the close of the war, when I received a certificate of my honourable discharge signed by General Knox, which I now hold & exhibit all which service I did as a continental soldier. 
Phillip his X mark Bolton
Witness Barthw Brown 

Sworn to 
I also set forth and declare that from my reduced circumstances I need the assistance of my country for support. 
Phillip his X mark Bolton
Sworn to before me 
Nahum Mitchell Judge 
30 March 
25 Apr
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Phillip Bolton 
Con'd
3595 
March 1819
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[sideways on left] # of Capt Wigglesworth and the Regt commanded by commanded by Col. Michael Jackson both of the Massachusetts Line 

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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. County of Plymouth ss. 
On this nineteenth day of July 1820, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having a power also of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings, personally appeared in open Court, being a court of record for the said County Phillip Bolton aged seventy four years, resident in Bridgwater in said County, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. for the term of the first & second three years service & the close of the war; the first term in the company of Danil Pilsbury and Regiment of or Wigglesworth, the second term in the company# and that he has received a pensiby certificate dated January twenty first 1819 and numbered 5595 - in pursuance of his original Declaration made thirtieth March 1818 and also takes and subscribes the following oath, viz. 

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 28th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, 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 18th day of March, 1818; 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. 

I am a laborer out am infirm 
I have a wife aged sixty years and no other family. I have nothing due to me & owe about forty Dollars. I have been aided by public charity

Schedule 

1 cow -- 20
1 pig --2
4 chairs & pine table 2.50
Crockery ware, cups & sauces, mug, bowl with pans -- 1.50
Iron ware Teakettle, pot, Spider, shovel --  2.
washing tubs & pails .50 

Phillip his X mark Bolton 
Sworn to, and declared, on the 19 day of July A.D. 1820 before Nahum Mitchell Justice P Court 

I John B. Thomas Clerk of said Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed , are truly copied from the record of the said 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 is twenty eight dollars and fifty cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this twenty ninth day of December 1820
John B. Thomas
Clerk of the Court for the County of Plymouth
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Copy from the Books of Records of Marriages belonging to the Town of Bridgewater in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 

Seventeen Hundred and Eighty Seven. April Seventh Philip Bolton and Bethiah Hayward both of Bridgewater by the Revd John Reed 

I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Records in fair, legible figures as follows 1787 April 7" 
Mitchell Keith Town Clerk 

I Mitchell Keith above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town with the exception above named as certified Mitchell Keith 
Town Clerk of Bridgewater Massachusetts

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth SS. July 23 1835  
Sworn to before me 
Philo Leach Justice of the Peace
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929 Mas
Bethiah Bolton
widow of Philip
Mass
Act 1 July 38
5 years

Married in '87
add
3 yrs pri

80
no deduction
Philo Leach 
Bridgwater
Mass

[on side]
Plymouth SS I Jacob H  Loud Register of Probate
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I Josiah Willis of West Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do depose testify & say that I was well acquainted with Philip Bolton of West Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth which was formerly a parish in the Town of Bridgewater. that I knew the said Philip while in the Army that he often visited my Fathers House during the War and that soon after the close of the War he married Bethiah Hayward of Bridgewater who for a number of years previous had lived in my fathers family 

that I was present at the marriage and that Bethiah Bolton now of Bridgewater is the identical person to whom said Bolton was married that said Bolton and wife lived in my house during his lifetime and that he died there in the month of December as near as I can recollect in the year one thousand eight hundred & twenty three that he received a pension under the Law of the 2nd of March 1818 and I have often heard him say that he was in the Army during most of the Revolutionary War. And I further say that I have known the said Bethiah ever since the death of the said Philip & that she has not to my knowledge since married --- 
Jonah Willis 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts  Plymouth County SS
Be it known that on the twenty fifth day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight Before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for & within the County of Plymouth Personally appeared the above named Josiah Willis who is a man of truth and veracity and made & oath that the above by him Subscribed is true 
Philo Leach  Justice of the Peace
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I Thomas Johnson of West Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do depose testify and say that I was acquainted with Philip Bolton late of West Bridgewater formerly a parish in the Town of Bridgewater } a Revolutionary Pensioner and with Bethiah Bolton wife of the said Philip that Philip Bolton aforesaid died, on the twenty first day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred & twenty three that I was present at the time of his death 
Thomas Johnson 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County 

Be it known that on the twenty fifth day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight personally appeared the above named Thomas Johnson who is a man of truth & veracity before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for & within the County of Plymouth and made oath that the above by time subscribed is true 
Philo Leach ⎬ Justice of the Peace
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Plymouth ss. 
I Jacob H Loud Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Philo Leach Esq is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the signatures to the several annexed affidavits purporting to be signed by him and his true & genuine signatures. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this Seventh day of August 1838 
Jacob H. Loud
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County Ss
On this first day of August in the year eighteen hundred & thirty eight personally appeared Bethiah Bolton a resident of Bridgewater in said County of Plymouth aged eighty years, before me Wilkes Wood Judge of the Court of Probate for the said County of Plymouth, who being first 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 part July seventh 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows" that she is the widow of Philip Bolton who was a private soldier in the army of the United States in the war of the Revolution, and served according to the best of the knowledge and belief of the said Declarent as follows, viz, that her said Husband the said Philip Bolton served during many years of said war as was set forth in her said Husbands declaration and under the act of Congress part March 18th 1818 now remaining in the pension office of said United States upon which he obtained a pension 

She further declares that she was married to the said Philip Bolton on the seventh day of April 1787 that her Husband the aforesaid Philip Botton died the twenty first day of December eighteen hundred and twenty two 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 1794 viz at the time above mentioned - 

Memorandum that the name of the Declarant was first written Bathsheba and afterwards erased and the name Bethiah interlined and also in the date of the year had expressed was first expressed 1894 & afterwards the figure 8 allied to 7. which conditions were made previous to the oath and subscription to the above declaration 
Bethiah her X mark  Bolton
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[on left] 
Bethiah Bolton's declaration

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the aforegoing declaration was sworn to and subscribed the day and year first within mentioned before me. And I further certify that the above named Bethiah Bolton is a credible person but from bodily infirmity is unable to leave her home to make her declaration. 
Wilkes Wood 

Plymouth ss. I Jacob H Loud Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Hon. Willis Wood is Judge of Probate for said County & that the above is his true & genuine 

In testimony whereof I have herein to set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this seventh day of August 1838 
Jacob A Loud
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By the Issuing commissioner on the from that the Bridgewater Defined to Issue Provisions to Philip Bolton & Support him home. 
Daniel Pilsbury Capt Cmnd't
To Whom it May Concern 
(15 if you have it)
BOLTON, PHILIP
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Wigglesworth Jany 29, 1781

Phiip Bolton three years Maried sufficient  15th May 1780 was taken the 1st Day of May '80 discharged . 

BOLTON, PHILIP
Daniell Pilsbury
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Three Days
Stating Feby 3 
Providence 12 Feb 1781
Issued two days Rations J Whiteall, James Wallace AcJ

Jonathan Almy Hartford Subt 5th 1781
J Loud 2 days later

Daniel Pilsbury
Colol
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Three Days Starting 7 February that 
Providence Fact 7 1781 J White All

Issued two days rations In James Wallace ACJ. 

Jonathan ALmy Hartford Feby 5th 1781
to County of W.  J Found 2 days Rations
Daniel Pilsbury 
Clll
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BY THE HONOURABLE MAJOR-GENERAL KNOX, Commanding the AMERICAN FORCES on Hudson's River. 
The Army Certify that Philip Bolton Soldier in the third Massachusetts Regiment, being inlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States. Given in the State of New-York, the twenty third Day of December 1783 
By the General's Command, Knox M Gen
 REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment, John Stafford
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Rev 
WIDOW, &c. 
File No, 14334
Bethiah Borton Widow of Philip Bolton Pri Rev War 

Act: Feb 2nd .48 . 

Index:- Vol A, Page 74
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Massachusetts 2909 
Bethiah Bolton widow of Philip Bolton who was a private in the Mass line 

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Nov 1843 and sent to Philo Leach Bridgewater Mass 
[Act of March 3, 1843. ]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 37
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Massachusetts- 195 --- 
Bethiah Bolton widow of Philip Bolton, decd who was a pensioner under the Act of 18 Mar 1818 and who died on the 21st 1822- of Plymouth in the State of Massachusetts who was a Pr. in the County commanded by Captain Pillsbury of the Regt commanded by C. Wigglesworth on the Mass 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 6 day of Sept 1838. and sent Philo Leach Bridgwate, Mass - 

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. $200 
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 40.00
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$240.00 
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{ Act July 7,} 1838. 
Recorded by 
R Bunn Clerk 
Book A Vol. 1 Page 70 

letter to P. Leach Sept. 15. 1843
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Bridgewater Septr 20th /43 

Hon J. L. Edwards Jr 
Sir I send you the Declaration of Mrs Lazell H Washburn B Bolton & M Horton properly Authenticated by the Secy of the Commonweath of Massachusetts. I should have had them so authenticated at first but it was the general opinion that the Register of Probate was all that would be required 

it is not absolutely necessary that the others should be returned and receive the seal of the Commonwealth you would do me a favor to forward the Certificate without but if it is I will obtain it, although attended with expense and trouble 

Will you send me the Certificates for Isam & Levi W Leonard as soon as you can & oblige Yours very Respectfully
Philo Leach
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N.B. An those for whom I have forwarded Declaration are very impatient 

I have said to them you would attend to their cases as soon as possible
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Copy this page of Nath Hubbard North Bridgewater pensioner an him  but 1818- 

Certificates now first 1877. listed March 18 1818 of Wm. Bayliss 

Paper Discharge Copied sent to Hon W. Baylies H R. Feb. 12. 1834
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2264 
Beth. Bolton 
[crossed out: $80 per an ]
$80 per an 
Philo Leach Bridgewater Mass
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County 

On this 27th day of May in the year 1843, Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the same within and for the County of Plymouth, the Boston resident of Bridgewater in said County of Plymouth aged Eighty four 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 of March 1843 granting Pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war 

she is the widow of Philip Bolton of Bridgewater who was a Private in said Revolutionary War and that the length of his service and the Regiment in which the same and set forth in the declaration of the said Bethiah Bolton made in and to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed on the act of July 1838 and that she received a Pension under said Act of July 1838 of Eighty dollars per annum. 

she further declares that she is still a widow 
Bethiah her X mark Bolton 

Sworn to and the mark of Bethiah Bolton affixed by her to the above on the day and year above written 
Before me Philo Leach Justice of the Peace -
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by serving that he be then declarant is penally own and that he is Cannon --- act of Congress July 1838 

Philo Leach 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth Ss. 
I Jacob H Loud Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Philo Leach Esq is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that the within & above are his true & genuine signatures 

In testimony whereof I have here to set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this ninth day of June 1843 Jacob H. Loud
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Secretary's Office, September 20th 1843 

I hereby Certify, That at the date of the attestation hereto attached, Philo Leach was a Justice of the Peace for the County Plymouth in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court, and that the Signature by him subscribed is true and genuine 

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written 
Jon A Bollen Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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Bethiah Bolton 
admitted

Hon. Artemas Hale
H of R
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of February 2d 1848 entitled an act making further provision for surviving widows and Soldier of the Revolution 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County SS 

On this ninth day of May in the year 1848 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace within & for said County of Plymouth personally appeared Bethiah Botton formerly a resident of Bridgewater in said County of Plymouth, but now a resident of Middleborough in said County aged Eighty nine years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress on the 2d of February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who service during the Revolutionary War 

That she is the widow of Philip Bolton, who was a Soldier during the said War and served in various Campaigns thereon but cannon state in what Regt  that she has received an annual pension of Eighty Dollars per annum for the last ten years past And she further declare that she is still a Widow 
Bethiah her X mark Bolton 

Sworn to & subscribed on the day and first above written year Philo Leach Just of the Peace Before 
N.B the interlinate. "But cannot state in that at made before signing
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I hereby certify taht Bethiah Bolton the within declarant is personally known to me & that she is the widow of Philip Bolton & the identical person who has drawn the pension as within stated.
Phils Leach
Just of the Peace
House of Representatives
Washington D.C. May 13 1848
I certify that the above named Phils Leach is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Plymouth in Massachusetts and that the above is his signature.
Artemas Hale M.C.
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Washington D.C. May 13th 1848
Sir
Herewith I hand you the declarations of Susanna [illegible] Bethiah Bolton and Hannah Washburn to obtain the benefits of the late Pension Law, and will thank you to send to me their certificates.
Very Respectfully
Yours
Artemas Hale
Ho. Reps
J. L. Edwards Esq