Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25131, for Jonathan Stickney, Massachusetts
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
Mass
N.H.

Stickney, Jonathan
               Sarah.

NUMBER
W.25131

CONTENTS
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18.750
Vermont
Jonathan Stickney of Franklin in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Nelson of the Regt. commanded by ..........in H. Hmsr. line for 16 1/2 mo.

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 55 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Sept. 1833 and sent to William Bridges St. Albans

Arrears to the 4th Sept. 1833 $137.50
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March '34  27.50
$165.00

{Revolutionary Claim}
}Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by W. L. Williams, Clerk
Book E. Vol. 3 Page 92
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Jonathan Stickney
Declaration
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Jonathan Stickney, son of Jonathan and Martha his wife born July 29th 1763
Attest Humphrey Hobson, Town Clerk

The above is a true copy of the record.
Attest Thomas Gage} Town Clerk
Monday august 25, 1832
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(Heading blacked out)

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832

State of Vermont
Franklin County, ss.
On this 22d day of July 1833, personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Probate, now sitting, Jonathan Stickney, a resident of Franklin in the county of Franklin, and State of Vermont aged 70 years, who being first sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated.
Was born in Rowley, State of Massachusetts July 29th 1763. has a record of his age hereunto annexed. Was a resident of sd. town of Rowley when he entered the service, lived there till the year 1780 then moved to Hopkinton and from thence to Canaan New Hampshire where he lived til the war closed, moved from there to Katesford Maine, from thence to St. Armands L. C. & from thence to Franklin Vermont, where he now resides.
That in the month of July or August 1779 he enlisted for nine months and served under the command of Capt. Jonathan Blanchard Lieut. Clapp Ensign Rice in the Regt. commanded by Col. Wesson Gen. Learnerd's Brig. marched from Rowley (his then place of residence) to Boxford Mass. and mustered by one Esg. Cushing; from then to Old Springfield & there drew his armes, from then to West Point under the command of one Lieut. Clark, who was sent from West Point to take charge of the recruits who had arrived at Springfield. When he arrived at West Point he was put under the command of the above named officers.
While he remained at the Point aforesaid--
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he was stationed at the River and had large of that part of the point protected by what was called the river guard, was stationed as aforesaid three months employed doing the duty of a private soldier, occationally on fatigue building Fort Arnold; the remaining six months did the duty of a common soldier & was dismissed at Wesst point in April  1780 and rec'd a written discharge (he thinks from lieut. Clapp which discharge he has lost.
That again in the month of April 1781 at Canaan New Hampshire he enlisted for eight months; marched to Vermont and was stationed at Corinth under the command of Capt. Charles Nelson, Lieut. Courrier and 2d Lieut. Smalley and Ensign York, Col. Benjamin Waits Regt. Gen. Enos's Brigade, employed a part of the time in building a Fort at that place and doing garison duty and after the fort was completed was with others scouting & guarding the frontiers against the incursions of the Tories, British & Indians, till his time expired, which was in November 1781, having served a few days short of eight months; is positive that he served at least seven and a half  months. was dismissed without a discharge.
The applicant further states that he is acquainted with the following named gentlemen residents in Franklin who can testify to his character for
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veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
William Felton & Phillip S. Gates, Esqr., Samuel Hubbard, Charles Gallup, Paul Jobs; not acquainted with the clergyman sufficiently to enable him to certify, he having resided in sd.. town of Franklin but a short time.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any state.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Jonathan Stickney

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
And the court further certifies that it appears that William Felton, Samuel Hubbard, and Charls Gallup who have signed the certificate hereunto annexed are all persons with who this court is well acquainted and they are persons of respectability whose statement is entitled to credit,
Stephen L. Brower Judge
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I Aaron S. Beeman Clerk of the Probate court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Stickney for a pension.

(seal)
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, the day and year aforesaid
Aaron S. Beeman, Clerk
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We Samuel Hubbard, William Felton & Charles Gallup of Franklin hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Stickney who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. that we believe him to be seventy years of age, that he is repuputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed this 20th day of June 1833
Samuel Hubbard
William Relton
Charles Gallup

State of Vermont
Franklin County, ss  Franklin June 20th 1833
then personally appeared before the undersigned authority the above names Samuel Hubbard, William Felton and Charls Gallup & made oath that the foregoing is true according to their best knowledge information and belief. Before me.
P. S. Gates, Justice of the peace

I further  certify that Samuel Hubbard, William Felton and Charles Gallup are credible witneses and that their statement respecting the above named Jonathan Stickney is entitled to the highest credit.
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State of Vermont
Franklin County ss
I Horace Janes clerk of Franklin County court do hereby certify that Phillip S. Gates Esq. who has affixed his name to the within is a Magistrate duly authorised by the laws of Vermont to act as such and that the same is his genuine signature.

(Seal with ribbon-"Court VT" visible)

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at St. Albans this 23 day of July A.D. 1833
Horace Janes, Clerk
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7181
Poultney, Vermont
Sara Stickney
widow of Jonathan Stickney
Mass. & N. H. who was a private in the 
Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843 & end 4th March 1848

Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of July 1865 and sent to Wm. Bridges
St. Albans Vermont

Rep?
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11748
Recd. February 20, 1845
Sarah Stickney
of Canada
Vt.

Act 7 July 38
m. 93 d. 12 Sept '43
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows.

State of Vermont
Georgia District ss
On this 19th day of September 1844 personally appeared before the undersigned authority Mrs. Sarah Stickney a resident of St. Amands in the County of Missisqui in the Province of Canada aged seventy eight years who being first 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 July 7th 1838, entitled an act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows.
That she is the widow Jonathan Stickney who was a private in the Revolutionary army of the United States in the Massachusetts line & also in the New Hampshire troops (as she has heard her husband say) that he was a pensioner of the United States under the act of the 7th of June 1832, and continued to draw the same to the time of his death. 
She further declares that she was married to the sd. Jonathan in the month of August, believes on the 11th day of said month in the year seventeen hundred and ninety three 1793
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that her husband the aforesaid Jonathan Stickney died on the 12th day of September eighteen hundred & thirty nine. 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.
Sarah Stickeny
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year above written.
Before me, William Bridges 
Judge of Probate

I further certify that I am partially acquainted with the applicant Mrs. Sarah Stickney, I obtained her husbands pension and I believe in every instance made out his vouchers to draw his semi annual payment.  His wife the present applicant often came to St. Albans with her said husband when he obtained his money. His son whose affidavit accompanies this declaration frequently came with his father and after the death, Mrs. Stickney the applicant and the deponent came out together to draw the balance due to the widow and I made out her voucher, and by that means I became acquainted with Mrs. Stickney and her son, and I am very certain that she is the widow of the said deceased and that the sd. Jonathan the deponent is the son of Jonathn Stickney afsd. deceased and Sarah the applicant.
(Seal)
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name at St. Albans and affixed the seal of the Probate Court for the District of Georgia, this 19th day of September AD. 1844.
W. Bridges Judge
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"In the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety three June eleventh Jonathan Stickney resident in Andover and Sarah Abbot of Andover were married by Jonathan French pastor of Church in South Parish in Andover" and I Samuel Johnson Jr. certify that the above extract is a true copy of the Records of said town of Andover with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in fair, legible figures as follows:
"1793 June 11"
I Samuel Johnson Jr. above named depose & say that I hold the Office of Clerk of the town of Andover in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and have the custody of the Records of said town and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Town of Andover with the exception above named as certified by me.
Samuel Johnson Jr. clerk
of the town of Andover

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex Ss. (Date crossed out)
Samuel Johnson Jr. was sworn to the truth of the above certificate and he is a credible person, this seventeenth day of December A.D. 
1844
Before me
M. Newman Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office Boston Decemb. 18th 1844

I hereby Certify, that at the date of the annexed attestation Mark Newman was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Essex 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.

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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State of Vermont
Georgia District ss
I Joseph H. Brainerd Register of the court of Probate in and for the District of Georgia, do hereby certify that William Bridges who has affixed his name to the foregoing is now and was at the date thereof Judge of the Court of Probate within & for the District of Georgia, duly elected & qualified to act as such and the signatures purporting to be his, are his own proper hand writing.

(Seal) 
In testimony where of I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the Probate Court for the district aforesaid, at St. Albans, this 14th day of February, A. D. 1845
Joseph H. Brainerd Register
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I Collins H. Huntington of St. Albans formerly of St. Armand in the county of Missisiqui in the province of Canada aged thirty seven years, do depose testify & say that I am personally acquainted with Mrs. Stickney widow of Jonathan Stickney late of St. Armand deceased and I believe him the sd. Jonathan to have been a pensioner of the United States and since my acquaintance with Mr. & Mrs. Stickney they have lived together as husband & wife and I have no doubt but that they were lawfully united in marriage.
C. H. Huntington

Sworn to & subscribed this 13th day of Feby. 1845.
Before me William Bridges Justice of the Peace

I further certify that I have been personally acquainted with the deponent C. H. Huntington for a number of years, and he is a man of respectable character.
Wm. Bridges, Justice Peace
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I Jonathan Stickney of St. Armands in the Couty of Missisqui in the Province of Canada aged thirty eight years, depose testify and say that I am the son of Jonathan Stickney late of said St. Armands deceased. I further certify that my Father Jonathan Stickney aforesaid was a pensioner of the United States under the act of eighteen hundred and thirty two and that Sarah Stickney is the widow of the sd. Jonathan deceased, now present who is my mother.
Jonathan Stickney
Sworn to & subscribed this 19th day 
of Sept. A. D. 1844
Before me Wm. Bridges Justice of the Peace

I further certify that I am acquainted with the deponent Jon. Stickney and verily believe him to be the son of Jon. Stickney deceased, and Sarah Stickney now present before me.
Wm. Bridges Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont
Franklin Cunty ss
I Joseph H. Brainerd Clerk of Franklin County Court do hereby certify that Wm. Bridges who has affixed his name to the within is a Justice of the Peace in & for the county of Franklin afsd. duly elected & qualified to act as such and the signatures within purporting to be his are genuine, & that sd. Bridges has been a Magistrate for ten years last past. 
(Seal) 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of Franklin County Court at St. Albans in sd. county this 14th day of February AD. 1845
joseph H. Brainerd, Clerk
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Vermont 9512
Sarah Stickney
widow of Jonathan Stickney who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 12 Sept. 1839 of Missisqui Co. in the Province of Canada who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Nelson of the regt. commanded by..........in the N. H. line for 13 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Poultney at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 12th September 1839

Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of July 1845 and sent to Wm. Bridges, St. Albans, Vermont

Total amount, $-----------
[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by d. Brown Clerk
Book D. Vol. 1 Page 139
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11748
Sarah Stickney
of Canada
Vt.
act 7th July 1838

Wm. Bridges April 25th/45
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Sarah Stickney
widow of Jonathan Stickney
private
13 months service

$43.33 per annum
commence 12th Sept. 1839

Acts 38, 43 & 44
8027
761
Vermont Roll
Wm. Bridges
St. Albans
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Please return to 
William Bridges
St. Albans

Admit
11 1/2 months
53.33
l.00
____
55.00
_____
110.00
27.50
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Revy
WIDOW &c. 
File No. 25131
Sarah Stickney
Wid. of 
Jonathan Stickney
Pri. Rev. War

Act Mar 3, 1843, June 17th 1844

Index: Vol. L. Page 250

[Arrangement of 1870]
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State of Vermont
Secretary of State's Office
Montpelier June 6, 1843
(seal)

I hereby certify that there is a file in this Office 
a "True List of (the names and sums of) Capt. Charles Nelson's pay Roll of his company for their services in the State of Vermont from the commencement of such service, campaign 1781 to the 30th of June in said year inclusive, taken from the Original Roll in the Paymaster's Office; on which roll is the name of "Jona. Stickney" with an allowance of L 1.0.0 for services as a private.
Also, "A Pay Roll of Capt. Charles Nelson's Company in Col. Benj. Waits Battalion from the 1st day of July 1781 to the commencement of another certain roll of the said company for the said year A. D. 1781" on which Rolls is the name of "Jona. Stickney" with an allowance for seventy five days service as a private.
Also "A Pay Roll of Capt. Charles Nelson's Company, col. Benj. Wait's Battalion in the service of the State of Vermont from the term of time which they received their advance pay to the close of the campaign" on which Roll is the name of "Jona. Stickney" with an allowance for one month and 29 days service as a private commencing Sept. 16, 1781.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of this Office this 6th day of June A. D. 1845.
Fernand F. Merrill
Deputy Secretary of State
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Wright & Brown's 
Deposition in support of
Jonathan Stickney claim


20
Hon. Wm. Bridges
St. Albans
Vt.
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State of Vermont
Washington county ss.
At Montpelier on this 18th day of December AD. 1832 then personally appeared the within Elijah Wright & Eliada Brown each made solemn oath to the truth of the withing affidavits by them respectively signed.
Before Nathan Jewett Justice of peace.

I certify that I am well acquainted with the said Wright & Brown who are men of good reputation for truth & veracity
Nathan Jewett Justice of Peace

State of Vermont
Washington County ss.
I Joshua Y. Wail clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Washington do hereby certify that Nathan Jewett Esqr. before whom the within affidavits of E. Wright & E. Brown were sworn to is a Justice of the peace duly appointed & acting under the authority of this State and that his name to the oath above as such is his own proper hand writing.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18th day of December AD. 1832
Joshua Y. Wail Clerk
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I Elijah Wright of Berlin in the County of Washington State of Vermont aged 67 years do testify & say that I am well acquainted with Jonathan Stickney, now residing as I am told, in Franklin, county of Franklin who a short time since, called on me & I know him to be the same Jon. Stickney with whom I was acquainted in the Revolutionary War;  That I know said Jon. Stickney enlisted in the month of april 1781 for the term of eight months in the New hampshire Troops & served in Capt. Charles Nelson's company, marched to Corinth in the State of Vermont & was stationed there in a small fort, that said Stickney did duty in said company the term of seven months & about two weeks being discharged about two weeks before his term of enlistment expired, the troops not being recruited. He was from Canaan N. H.  I was in the same company for the same term of time. Went together seved together & was discharged at the same time by Col. Benjm. Wait who commanded the Post. Our duty was to guard the frontiers against the incursion of the British & Indians. i was from Hanover N. H. & Capt. Nelson's company was from a number of town gontiguous. We wer discharged the very last of November & commenced service the fore part of april 1781.
Elijan Wright

I Eliada Brown of the same Berlin aged 68 years do testify and say that I am well acquainted with the above named Jon. Stickney & knowing to the above facts testified to by Elijah Wright. I then resided in said Hanover & served the same time in said Capt. Charles Nelson's Company & discharged with them.
Eliada Brown
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Aaron Clark
Deposition in support of Jon. Stickney's claim

18 3/4
William Bridges Esqr.
St. Albans
Franklin County Vermont
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I Aaron Clark of Rowley in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged sixty six and upwards on oath do testify and declare that I am acquainted with Jonathan Stickney who formerly lived in said town of Rowley, but now is a resident of the Town of Franklin in the State of Vermont, and do well recollect that he served in the Revolutionary War a part of the years 1779 & 1780, at a place called West point on the Hudson River so called, and I have no doubt of his having rendered the service as he make set forth in his declaration hereto annexed. My means of knowing the part of his having so served  are that the father of the said Jonathan at the time of the aforesaid service was living and with his family in a dwelling house belonging to the  father of the deponent and was situate within twenty rods distance from the house in which the deponant is now and was then living with his said father.
Aaron Clark

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Essex SS January 10, 1833. then the above named Aaron Clark made solemn oath that the above written affidavit by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth.
Before me Thomas Gage Justice of the Peace

I further certify that the above named Aaron Clark is a person well known to me and to the best of my knowledge and belief he is a man of truth and veracity and that his affidavit is to be relied on.
Thomas Gage Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex s.s.

I John Prince Jr. Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in said County do hereby certify that Thomas Gage is a Justice of the peace in said County & that I believe his signature within is genuine.
Witness my hand & the seal of said Court at Salem January 10th 1833
john Prince Jr. clk.
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I Jeremiah Virgina of St. Albans, County of Franklin & State of Vermont aged seventy three years, testify & say that in the year 1781 in the month May or June same year I left Bethel in Vt. where I was station as a private doing duty under one Capt. Benjamin and marched from sd. Bethel to Corinth and there became acquainted with one Jonathan Stickney who I found at Corinth aforsd. in Capt. Nelson company that said Stickney served in said company till October or November 1781 when he was the dismissed. The sd. Captain Nelson company was not all dismissed at the same time, but there was but little difference in the time but whither he the said Stickney was dismissed when the first soldiers left of not cannot say. I believe the sd. Stickney enjoyed for six or eight months which cannot say. He is now present before me at St. Albans afsd. and I know him to be the same man who served as above stated and further say not.
Jeremiah Virginia
his X mark
Attest. Wm. Bridges Jdg.

State of Vermont
Franklin County ss  
Probate Court October 6th 1832
then personally appeared in open court the above named Jeremiah Virginia a credible witness who made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true.
before me, William Bridges Judge
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State of Vermont
Georgia District SS
I John Gates Jr. Register of the Court of Probate for the district afsd. hereby certify that William Bridges before whom the within affidavit was taken is Judge of the Court of Probate duly appointed and acting under authority of the laws of this state and that his name to the within as such is his own proper hand writing.

(Seal)
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at St. Albans in said district this sixth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Att. john Gates Jun. Register

Notation in margin: Jeremiah Virginia Deposition in support of Jonathan Stickney's claim
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State of Vermont Franklin County
St. Albans June 7th 1845

Hon. J. L. Edwards
I herewith send you the certificate of the Secretary of the State of Vermont in support of the claim of Mrs. Sarah Stickney and if satisfactory you will please forward the pension certificate to the subscriber.
I am sir, respectfully 
Your obt. servt. 
William Bridges
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Jonathan Stickney
Declaration

the evidence of his neighbors Mr. Gates of Franklin will send

1833
1763
70
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Declaration
Revolutionary claim, under an Act of Congress Passed june 7th 1832

state of Vermont
Georgia District ss  
Franklin County, Probate Court 
October 4th AD 1832

Personally appeared in open court being the probate Court for the County of Franklin and a court of Record for said County and State of Vermont, as will appear by the section of a Statute law of said State entitled An act constituting Probate Court a Court of Record, passed November 15tgh AD. 1821 (see 1st section of said act)
Jonathan Stickney aged seventy seven years a resident in Franklin in said County who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on this oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th AD. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and serve as herein stated.
That in the month of July or August 1779 he enlisted for nine months of service under the command of Capt. Jonathan Blanchard Lieut. Clapp, ensign rice in the Regt. commanded by Col. Wesson, Gen. Learnerd's Brigade, marched from Rowley (his then place of residence) to Boxford and there mustered by one Ensn. Cushing from then to Old Springfield & there drew his arms, from thence to West point, under the command of one Lieut. Nash, who was sent from West Point to take charge of the recruits who had arrived at Springfield. When he arrived at Westpoint he was
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charge of the recruits who had arrived at Springfield. when he arrived at Westpoint he was first under the command of the above named officers. While he remained at the point afsd. he was stationed at the River and had charge of that part of the point protected by what was called the River guard, was stationed as aforesaid three months, employed doing the duty of a private soldier, occationally on fatigue in building fort Arnold, the remaining six months did the duty of a common soldier was discharged at West Point in April 1780 and received a written discharge which he thinks he rec'd from Lieut. Clapp which discharge he has lost.
that again in the month of April 1781, at Caanan New Hampshire he enlisted for eight months marched to Vermont and was stationed at Corinth under the command of Capt. Charles Nelson. Lieuts. Curier & Smalley and Ensign York, col. Benjamin Wait Adj, Gen Enos's Briga. employed a part of the time in building a fort at that place and doing garison duty,, and after the fort was completed was with others scouting guarding the frontiers against the inroads of the Tories, British & Indians, untill his time was out which expired in November 1781, having served a few day short of eight months. is positive that he served at least seven and a half months. Was dismissed without any written discharge.
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Jonathan Stickney

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
William Bridges Judge
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I John Gates Jr. Register of the court of Probate, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Stickney for a pension..

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fourth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
(Seal)
Att. John Gates Jus & Register
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At the request of the applicant I send you this written by him self.
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A memorandum of services done in the time of war by Doctor Joseph Stickneys family of Rowley, Mass. in the time of the old French war my oldest uncle Samuel Stickney did nearly seven years service in that time, one other of my uncles about five years, my father was in the service about six years and was with General Washington at Braddock's defeat, was with Major Rogers at the Francis Village and he was with General Wait at the taking of Qebec, all I know of these things is by what I heard my father tell about the business and other old men of his age who said they were with him at such times. My mothers Father Capt. of a Company of men who went from Newbury port to nova scotia county and was killed at the taking a fort then. I now will relate something about what I so know, my Father was one of the minute men that (illegible) out against the british when they came out of Boston to lexington, my Father and oldest brother, Joseph was in the fort of bunker hill battle. my father was one of the four hundred men that had had the small pox, that went into boston when the british evacuated boston and went to new york. my father and brother was in the year service and was in the battle white plains. they were at the taking of the hessians at princeton and Trenton, the year 1777 my farther was at sea in the privateering business. my brother Joseph was through the whole seige of taking burgoyne at the same time. The next year my father was in the six months service on Rhode Island with general Sullilvan and my brother was there as his waiter or some where in the service. The next year there came a call for more men, for the town of Rowley to raise eleven men & send into the service. My father and brother were at home at that time, the men was so many of them gone, and some would not go the town could not get the men to go and (illegible) of going into some of the new country towns to try to hire men, but after a while some men about the town said they would turn out and go if my father would go with them, he said that he was so far advanced in age and was so much wore out with the hard services and hard fatigues that he had been through that he did not no how to go any more, but as the men had so much depended on his going with them from the begining he seeing the difficulties arising he concluded to go, my father, my brother Joseph and myself listed 5 of us the name of Stickney & near connexion and near neighbours went at that time for nine months. the number of men were soon listed and passed muster before Esquire Cushing
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Esquire Cushing at that time either lived in the edge of Andover or boxford, we marched for head quarters and first went to danvers from then to worcester, from thence to springfield and drew our arms hessian guns that weighed twelve pounds. the men gerthered there is 2 or 3 days time so that we marched 108 men to west point under the command of Leiut. or Capt. Clark. when we arrived at west point we were paraded to pass muster, and for each man to think what regiment he would go into, Capt. hudang was the officer that came there to march of the men for Colon. Westons regiment, and Gen. Larnerds Brigade. my father Jonathan Stickney my brother Joseph Stickney myself Jonathan Stickney then called Juner, Thomas Stickney, Moses Smith a man that lost his left hand in the battle of white plains and David Peckard, six of us went into col. Westons regiment and Captain Blanchards company. Lieut. Clapp at that time had the care of the company and did adjutants duty for thr regiment.  Capt. Blanchard was gone much of his time on command. engisn Rice and our orderly sergeant Robbards of our Company & quarter  master sergeant Carter, Capt. dix or Dicks and Capt. Hudang I remember of our regiment.. our other men Josiah Stickney, William Hopson, Moses Jewell, Adoniram Hidden. this hidden was wounded in his knee, William hopson taken prisoner at the same time with Gen. Thomson on the lines in the winter. Those 4 men went into I believe into Nicksons, mr. dodge was mustered out and went home. I was sent to general Washington with errands at least 4 or 5 times, at one time if I would engage during the war in as much as he had known my father in so many campaigns, that when there was a vacancy that would do I should have some commission, but I got so lame I could not stay any any longer than my time out. in a short time after we joind the regiment I was drafted out to go in the river gard or otherwise called a boat gard which was commanded by Capt. Buchanan & Capt.  M .C. Guire, when the when the winter was coming on and the river about freezing up, the gard  chiefly went to the regiments, but the greatest part of the troops were soon called out to man the business of taking the chain away of the river and I got my legs badly hurt and wounded especially my right leg alost broken to pieces aboard the boat by means of a pole or pri made use of to raise the chains, some of the men being careless by means of the pri and seal of the boat I got hurt. docter Capson
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Docter Capson was sent by the chief docter to docter my legs, a young man an under docter not much experience. The wounds was not made sound at the bottom and keeping full of inflamation but I did some duty the latter part of the winter, and in the spring when my time was out I made out to get home by walking on foot some and getting a chance to ride when I could. The forepart of that summer the wounds inflamed and broke out again I went to the docter till I paid a number of dollars with loss of time my father and family moved the latter part of this summer to Hopkinton in hampshire State in the winter following moved to Canaan in hamshire state. the enemy a crowding so hard upon the fronteers of Vermont State. early in the spring in the year 1781 came a call for men to go out to gard the fronteers of Vermont. the men was drawn away so much into services and some that had not been did not chuse to go the town was some put to it to get their men. I had declared my leg and had got to be so I thought I could stand it to go I listed early in the spring ^ for eight months and went to Corinth in Vermont state under Gen. Enos, Col. Wait Capt. Nelson, Lieut Courrier, ^2d Smalley, ensign york sergeant Fisk orderly sergeant of our company. Capt. Seally the other company. I was dismissed a few days before the time was out I was out on one or two (illegible). my leg got soon old and inflamed while traveling the woods while at Corinth that after the war was done I had to docter my leg 3 or 4 years, paid several dollars with the loss of time to a docter Carter who serve his time with a docter Killrage. He did not make a cure of it. lastly being at my uncle Willards in old Lancaster mass I heard of a widow Johnson. Capt. Johnson wife and family were taken prisoners by the Indians at number 4 hamp. state and carried into Canada in the old French war time. she learnt of the Indians how to docter sores and wounds, she cured my leg so that it would keep heald up as long as I was careful not to bruise it too much. it for one while got to be like a bad fever sore & was more than one hundred dollars damage to me in that day. I shall farther say I knew Gen. Lafayette there in the army. I went on board the barge as an oarsman with Gen. Green ^ a number of times ^when he went on business also with Gen. Knox. I knew Gen. Nickson Gen. Pattison Col. sisco engineer. our regiment was paraded & Gen. Putman appeared on horse back in front of the regiment taking his last fare well of the army. whether puts. rock lay there yet in the western side of the river a little above the point or not the fort on the eastern side of the R.
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the River against the chain I do not remember the name of it. but fort Arnolds on the point side against the chain I helpt build fort put. was further back from the river on higher ground. fort defiance was still further back and on the height of ground fort web was our (illegible) post and was some down river on the southern part of the point afsd.
Jonathan Stickney