Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24,638, Daniel Bailey, Mass.
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I John Shaw of Woolwich in the County of Lincoln & State of Maine aged seventy nine years, on oath depose and say that I was well acquainted with Daniel Bayley late of said Woolwich deceased, said Daniel & myself enlisted in the Revolutionary war in the spring of the year 1777 for three years. I well recollect that we marched on the 1st day of May that year. Said Daniel marched with us & we travelled together to Boston. We both served in Col. Michael Jacksons 8th. Massachusetts Regiment. I served in Capt. John Wileys Company, and said Daniel served in Capt. Burnhams Company, and served as a private.
I always knew him for we were brought up as boys together. I also well know his family. His widow Susanna Bayley is now living in said town of Woolwich & I understand that she has petitioned for a pension, and she is the widow of the same Daniel Bayley above stated.
A number of their children are now living, I think as many as six. The family used to spell their name with a y though I believe of late they sometimes spell it with an i.
There were five brothers of these Bayley, who all enlisted & served in the above Regiment, their names were Joshua
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Josiah, Daniel, James, and John.
John Shaw

State of Maine

Lincoln County Ss. October 2nd 1839 
Personally appeared the above named John Shaw before me Jeremiah Bailey one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Lincoln and after being cautioned,
and sworn made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him signed in my presence and I further certify that the above named deponent is a person of good credit and reputation, in whose testimony confidence may be placed.
Jeremiah Bailey Justice of the Peace
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I John M. Bayley of Woolwich in the County of Lincoln, State of Maine, aged seventy five years, an ordained Older of the Free Will Baptist Denomination, on oath depose and say, that I was well acquainted with Daniel Bayley late of Woolwich deceased, we were brot up together as boys, & I well recollect when he enlisted as a private soldier in the Revolutionary War, & when he marched away with John Shaw, I also was well acquainted with Susanna Blanchard before she married said Daniel, i spoke for their publishment for them, I was also present at the marriage of the said Daniel and the said Susanna, they were married at her fathers home in said Woolwich by the Reverend Josiah Winship the then minister of said town, (said Winship has been dead some years), 
as to the time of her marriage, I reckon it from my own age; the marriage took place fifty five years ago the last autum or it may have been as late in the year as December. The said Susanna is now living in said Woolwich, and I understand has applied for a pension. She is the same woman who married said Daniel as I have before stated. Said Daniel had four brothers who all went into the [service], he making the fifth. Said Susanna has remained a widow ever since the death of her said husband.
John M Bayley
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Daniel Bayley a Soldier is this Day Discharged the army of the United States 
the [ Sfuing Commesys] will furnish him with provisions on his way home to Woolwich in Massachutt. State Given under my at West Point [  February ] 21/. 1780
Michl Jackson
Commandr 4 Massachusetts Brigade

The above Soldier is [served] with provision for the twentieth [3 mot J] no longer
Chles Swan ACo
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Send [north] [perm] Day, Ration at Litchfield 
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