Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15,661, Jesse Wild, Mass.
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Mass
Wild, Jesse
W.15.661
Crittenden, Mehitable
Former widow
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2 Certfs,
1838, 1863 + [illegible]
Reported.
[ ? ]
January 27, 49

8067
Massachusetts
Mahilable Crittenden [ ? ]
widow of Jesse Wild
who was a Private
map
in the Mass Line
Husband died 2nd July 1829.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
25 Dollars 77
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March,1843
Certificate of Pension issued the
14th day of January, 1847.
and sent to 
S. L. Hinckley, Eaq.
Northhampton,
Massachusetts
Acts of March 3, 1843.
and June 17, 1844.
Recorded in Book [ ? ]
Vol. 2 Page 27
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This may certify that makes the kinds of marriages performed in the form of Wholely by '[illegible] the year 1771 inclusive in a book of Records [illegible] to have of Wholely in the [illegible] of 
Franklin [
[rest of document illegible]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin SS
I, Henry Chapman, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Franklin, do certify, that Chester Bardwell 2d Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth;  and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his acts and attestation done in the capacity; and that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Chester Bardwell 2d Esq. and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said Commonwealth, this eleventh day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six.
H. Chapman, Clerk
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Mehitable Crittendon
Mass
7 July 1838
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Declaration
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Franklin SS
On this eleventh day of December A.D. 1846 personally appeared before the Hon. Richard E. Newcomb Judge of the Court of Probate of Wills &c. in and for said County Mehitable Crittenden a resident of Conway in the County aforesaid aged ninety two years who being first duly sworn according law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benfit of the provision made by the Acts of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay pensions to certain widow" and of the (illegible) Acts supplementary thereto passed 3 March 1843 and 17th June 1844.
that she is the widow of Jesse Wild who was a private in the War of the Revolution & served for (illegible) period from the years 1775 to 1778 inclusive. the particulars of his service she is unable to state. She further states that she was married to the said Jesse Wild by the Revd. Mr. Wells at Whateley in said County on the 19th Nov. 1778. That said Jesse Wild died at Williamsburgh on the 2d July 1829 That the afterward on the (missing) day of January 1834 was married to Samuel Crittenden who died at Conroy on the third day of September 1839.
That she was not married to said Jesse Wild prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place prior to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz: at the time above stated.
Mehitable Crittenden

Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written Before
R. E. Newcomb Jud. Probate
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Franklin SS. December 11, 1846

The within declaration was subscribed & sworn to at the residence of the within named Mehitabel Crittenden in Conway in said County. She being unable to attend a regular Probate Court by reason of age and bodily infirmity.
R. E. Newcomb Judge of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin SS.
I Geo. Grennell Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County of Franklin hereby certify that Richard E. Newcomb is the Judge of Probate for said County, and that his signatures at the bottom of the preceding page and next above are genuine and official signatures.
in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court, this eleventh day of December A. D. 1846.
Geo. Grennell Register of Prob.
(diamond seal)
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin, SS
I, Henry Chapman, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Franklin, do certify that, Phineas Bartlett Esquire, who signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed was at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given in his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Phineas Bartlett Esq. and believe his signature (covered by seal) certificate is genuine.
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said Commonwealth, this eleventh day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six.
H. Chapman, Clerk
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Franklin  SS
and Town of Conway
I Willard Crittenden of Conway in said County of Franklin of lawful age depose and say that I was present as a witness to the Marriage of Samuel Crittenden my father to Mrs. Mehetable Wild, that said marriage was performed at my said Father's dwelling house in said Conway some time in the month of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty four. Dated Conway December 3d 1846.
Willard Crittenden

Franklin SS Subscribed and sworn this third day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty six before me.
Phineas Bartlit Justice of the Peace

I Phineas Bartlit a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Franklin do hereby certify that I am and have been for many years personally acquainted with Willard Crittenden the deponent above named, that he sustains a good character for truth and veracity, and that full reliance may had upon his affidavit.
Phineas Bartlit J.P
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This may certify that under head of Deaths in eighteen Hundred and thirty nine in a book of Records kept in the town of Conway in the County of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the purpose of recording the deaths which happen in said Town and which is now in my possession as the Town Clerk of the Town of Conway there is the following Record-
Samuel Crittenden (whose deceased) September third (years) eighty four=old age=
James S Whitney Town Clerk
Conway aforesaid

I James S. Whitney above named depose and say that I hold the office Town Clerk of the Town of Conway in the County of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that the above certificate is a true copy of the record with the exceptions that "whose deceased" and "years" are found at the head of a ruled column-in which column the (illegible) dates are afterwards recorded and with the further exception that the dates one expired in fair and legible figures on the record as follows "Sept. 3d=^years '84' and the year is expressed at the top of the page states "1839"
James S. Whitney

Franklin SS
Subscribed and sworn this 3d day of December A. D. 1846 Before me
Phineas Bartlit Justice of the Peace
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January Sixth eighteen Hundred and thirty four Samuel Crittenden Conway & Mehitable Wilds of Williamsburgh published by E. Billings T. Clerk

Town Clerks office Conway
December 3 1846
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows "1836 Jany. 6"
James S. Whitney Town Clerk

I James S. Whitney depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk of the Town of Conway in the county of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that the foregoing is a true copy of the record with the Exception above mentioned and I also further certify and depose that I can find no records of Marriages upon the records of said Town between the years 1796 and the year 1839=
James S. Whitney

Franklin SS
Subscribed and sworn this 3d day of December A.D. 1846 Before me
Phineas Bartlit Justice of the Peace
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13096
Mehitable Crittenden
Wid of Jesse Wild
Mass.  9175-1328

Act of 7 July '38

7 Mos  22 d. private
$25.77 per ann.
Also acts '43 & 44
$25.77

S. L. Hinckley Esq
Northampton, Mass.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
(large seal w/ribbon)
Secretary's Office, Boston:
Aug. 13 1846

I Hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Jesse Wild is born upon a Muster Roll of Capt. Abel Thayer's Company in Col. John William's Regt. in the Eight Months service as a private of Williamsburg from May 15 to August 1 1775 including allowance of 6 days for travel.  (note in margin-7.22) 2 Months & 22 days upon a Return of said Company in said regt. as a private of Williamsburg no service named. Said return is dated "October 1775." Upon an order of said Company for Military Coats, dated  "November 20 1775". upon a Pay Roll of Lt. Russell Kellogg's company in Col. Ruggles Woodbridge regt. for service on an alarm at Bennington, as a
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private from August 17 to 19 1777 including allowance of 2 days for travel 5 days. upon another of said Kelloggs Company in Col. Ezra May's Regt. for service on and Expedition to Stillwater and Saratoga as a private from September 29 to October 14,1777, including allowance of 6 days for travel. 30 days. Said roll is dated "Hampshire County May 28 1778"
The above is all the evidence of service of any one of the name shown by the Military records in the Office.
And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John. G. Palfrey
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin SS
I Geo. Grennell Register of the Court of Probate in & for the said County of Franklin do hereby certify that at a Court of Probate holden at Greenfield in said County on the nineteenth day of December A. D. 1848 it was proved to the satisfaction of said Court that Mehitabal Crittenden, late of Conway in said County a revolutionary pensioner of the United States un the Acts of January 17, 1844 and March 3d 1843 at the rate of $25.77 per annum died at said Conway on the 26th day of January a. D. 1848. the she left no husband nor children, nor any known heirs.
I further certify that at the Probate Court aforesaid Erasmus D. Hamilton was appointed sold administrator of the estate of the said Mehitabal Crittenden and gave Bond therefor as the same directs.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the said Court this 26 day of December A. D. 1848.
Geo. Grenell Reg. Prob.
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State of Massachusetts
Franklin County SS

Be it known that before me Almon Brainard a justice of the Peace in & for said county personally appeared Erasmus D. Hamilton and made oath in due form of law that he is administrator of the goods & estate of Mahitable Crittenden late of Conway in said county deceased, the identical person who was a pensioner and is now dead and to whom a certificate of pension was issued, of which the following is a true copy.
War Department Widow's Pension
I certify that in conformity with the acts of 3 Mar 1838 and June 17 1844 Mahitable Crittenden of Massachusetts widow formerly of Jesse Wild who was a private in the Massachusetts Line and died on the second day of July 1829 is inscribed on the pension list a the rate of twenty five dollars and seventy seven cents per annum commencing on the 4th March 1843 and terminating on the 4th of March 1848 unless the pensioner shall marry or die before the last mentioned date; in which case the pension is not payable after the time of such marriage or death.
Given at the War Offices of the United States this 14th day of January one thousand eight hundred and forty seven.
(hand drawn seal "L. S. 8067")
Wm. L. Morey Secretary of War
Esamined and countersigned
J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
That the deceased pensioner resided in said Conway on the 4th of March herewith for the span of ten years before her death and that previous there to the widow in Williamsburg Massachusetts
Sworn and subscribed this 26th day of December A. D. 1848 Before me
Almon Brainard Just. Peace
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Know all men by these presents that I Erasmus D. Hamilton of Conway in the County of Franklin State of Massachusetts and administrator of the goods & estate of Mahitable Crittenden last of said Conway dec. & who was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States do hereby constitute and appoint Hon. Julius Rockwell of Pittsfield Ms. as my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to receive from the agent of the United States for paying pensions in Washington in the District of Columbia the balance of said pension from the fourth day of September 1846 to the twenty sixth day of January 1848; being the day of the death of the said Mahitable Crittenden.
Witness my hand & seal this 26th day of December 1848 Signed and delivered in presence of
Almon Brainard
G. Dickenson           Erasmus D. Hamilton

State of Massachusetts
Franklin County SS
Be it known that on the 26th day of December 1848 before the subscriber a justice of the Peace in & for said County personally appeared the above named Erasmus D. Hamilton and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his true act and deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above mentioned.
Almon Brainard Justice Peace
The above name Almon Brainard is known to me as a Justice of the Peace in & for Franklin County Massachusetts.
Geo. Ashman
H. R. 
Jany. 19. 1849
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House of Representatives
Jany. 19, 1849

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Enclosed are papers entitling (illegible) Erasmus D. Hamilton as administrator of Mehitabel Crittenden to receive of her pension. I hope they may receive early attention.
Very Respectfully
your obt. sevt.
Julius Rockwell
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V
Mehitable Crittenden
Mass.
Let. to S. L.  Hinckley
Oct 22 '46

Act 7th July 1838
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V S. L. Hinkley Decr. 28 '46
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Rev. WIDOW &c

Fil No. 15661
Mahitable Crittenden
Former Widow of
Jesse Wild
Pri Rev War

Act: March 3d '43 & June 17th '44

Index: Vol. A, Page 155

[Arrangement of 1870]
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M. Crittenden
25.777(yr) 12.88 1/2
Payment to be made at
Boston by F. Haven
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of Massachusetts

Payable on the 4th September and 4th March

Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book d Vol. 2 Page 27

D. H. Wood Clerk
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War Department
Widow's Pension

I certify that in conformity with the acts of 3 March 1838 & June 17, 1844
Mahitable Crittenden, of Massachusetts widow formerly of Jesse Wild who was a Private in the Massachusetts Line and died on the second day of July 1829 is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Twenty Five dollars and Seventy Seven cents per annum, commencing on the 4th March 1843, and terminating on the 4th of March 1848, unless the Pensioner shall marry or die before the last mentioned date; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage or death.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 14th day of January one thousand eight hundred and Forty Seven.
W. L. Marcy
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Franklin Co

Died 2d July 1829
Capt. Thayer
Col. Fellows



20.
3.33
2.44
_____
$25.77
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Northampton Decr. 30 1846

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commr. of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Sir
In inadvertently neglected to forward the accompanying document from the Secretary of this Commonwealth with the other papers in the case of Mrs. Mehitable Crittenden widow of Jesse Wilds

Respectfully yr. obt. sevt.
Saml. L. Hinckley
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Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D. C.
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Northampton Decr. 14 1846

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comm. of Pensions
Washington D. C.
Sir
I send you the Declaration of Mrs. Mahitable Crittenden in order toobtain a pension under the Act of Congress of 1838 and the Acts in addition thereto.
Respectfully yr. obt. svt.
Saml. L. Hinckley
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Hon. J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
Washington D C.
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Northampton Sept. 1st 1846

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
Sir
I send you all the evidence I can procure of the service of Jesse Wild, (husband of Mehitable Crittenden) during the Revolutionary war. The widow is very aged and infirm. Her mind is (illegible) shattered and no satisfactory information can be had from her.
As the procuring further evidence of the marriage and death of Jesse Wild will be attended with trouble and expense will you do me the favor to inform me if the evidence of service for six months or more is satisfactory before we subject ourselves to that expense? 
Vy Respectfully yr. obt svt.
Saml. L. Hinckley
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13096
Mehitable Crittenden
Mass.
Act 7 July '38
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Samuel L. Hinckley  (faded)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Franklin
Town of Conway

The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Mass. is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office of the service of my late husband Jesse Wild
He enlisted in the year
from the town of Williamsburg in the County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts in the company of Capt.
in          
 Regiment 
and served as
with
He was married in the year
He died in the year
The only other facts she 
recollect are as follows viz:
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June A. D. 1846  Mehitable Crittenden

Signed in my presence by said Mehitabel Crittenden
Austin Rice Justice of the Peace
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Howley April 24 1846

Mr. hinckley
Sir, Since I last saw you I found a woman in Williamsburg that was brought up from a child 15 the age of 20 years by Jesse Wild, he having no children of his own. She could inform me nothing of any officer commanding her step father in the war, but of one thing she is certain, that her father often spoke of being out eight months at one time--and thinks that he was out a number of other times, but how long cannot tell, or where he was all this time cannot tell. She thinks he was in the battle of Bunker Hill and the taking of Brugoyn. Said he often spoke in his last days like this "If I live till next Sept. I shall be entitled to a pension" but he died. He has been dead about 17 years I think.
Perhaps this will do you no good, but surely no harm. I know of no living testimony that will avail any thing. 
Can you make any us of your friend Ashman at Washington
Since writing the above I have seen an old lady of 86 years that lives in Williamsburg during the war. She says she remembers distinctly of seeing
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Jesse Wild leave Williamsburg as a soldier (for he was her mate) in company with others and that they were going to Dorchester or Boston such as she thinks. She likewise thinks that Abel Trayer was his Capt. & Joshua Thayer his Lieu. These two men from Williamsburg.
She thinks this Wilds first tour in the army but was out at other times. I asked the old lady how long Wild was out at this time. She thought around eight months which seems to correspond with the other womans views. Altho there had been nothing said to the old lady previous to her answer about the length of time he was out.
I wish you to write me after learning what you can in Boston. I think our (illegible) dependance must be on both records.
Yours in (illegible) George Lathrop
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Paid

(postmark- Charlemont Mass. Apr 27)
S. L. Hinckley Esq.
Northampton Mass.
Paid
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Hawley Ms   Paid 5
June 30     Paid

S. L. Hinckley Esq.
Northampton
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Howley June 30 1846

Sir
I have just returned from Conway. I have done the best I could. The Widow remembers almost nothing at all relating to the subject. Says her age is 96 but cannot give the year of her marriage or his death. they both took place in Williamsburgh. Their marriage must have been about 1780. his death near 20 year ago.
She thinks he left Williamsburgh near the commencement of the war for the east under or with Capt. Abel Thayer & Lieu. Joshua Thayer both from Williamsburgh. At another time he was at Ticonderoga was said.
I think no verbal testimony can be obtained of the services of Jess Wild that will be valid
That Jesse Wild was in the service I have no doubt, and he might have been in long enough for a full pension & might not.
I suppose the result from Boston will solemnise whether we proceed or not. This I shall leave with you.
I shall expect to hear from you as soon as (illegible) require. The age & consequent infirmities of the widow indicate her time to be short on earth. Tho she appears anxious about the pension
George Lathrop
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10174
Massachusetts
Mahitable Crittenden forly.
Widow of Jesse Wild 
who was a pensioner under the Act of ---and who died on the 2d July 1829 of Franklin in the State of Mass. 
who was a Pri in the compy. commanded by Captain Thayer of the Regt. commanded by Col. Fellows in the Mass. line for 7 mos 22 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Boston at the rate of 25 Dollars 77 Sents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of Jany. 1847 and sent to S. L. Hinckley Northampton, Mass.
Total amounty $128.85
[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by D. H. Wood Clerk
Book D Vol 1 Page 535