Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,259, Samuel Wasson, Mass.
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SERVICE----------------------------------NUMBER
Mass---------Wasson, Samuel----------S18259

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CONTENTS
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N. 18340
MAINE
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Samuel Wasson
of Hancock Co in the State of Maine 
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Little of the Regt. commander by Col. Webb in the Mass troops for 10 months 14 days
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Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 34 Dollars 86 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1834
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Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of August 1833 and sent to ________________Castine W.
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Ar17'rears to the 4th of March 1833------69.72
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833--17.43
___________________________________________$87.15
{Revolutionary Claim 
Act June7, 1832}
RECORDED by D. Brown  CLERK
BOOK E   VOL. 1   PAGE 64
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I Thomas Wasson of Brookville in the County of Hancock and the State of Maine on oath declare, that the United States in the winter of 1776 was stationed at Cambridge Massachusetts. I know that Samuel Wasson now residing in Brookville was at Cambridge at the same time in the service of the United States as a militiaman I should think he was there six weeks - that afterward in the year of 1781 he was in the service of the United States in the militia with me three months, stationed on the north River near West Point said  Samuel  is a brother of mine I did not see him in the service of army any other time but was informed by my parents &  others he served six months in the militia at an other time in the year 1779 he was stationed at & near Providence
Thomas Wasson

State of Maine
Hancock C. August 1832
      Personally appears Thomas Wasson & made oath that the foregoing deposition by subscribed is true.
    Before me Chs. Kirk Tilden  Just of the Peace

Hez Williams Register of the Court of Boston
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Hancock _ April 22 1833
     I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Thomas Wasson whose deposition was take by me on the 22 day of August 1833 & contained on the other side of this paper, & that his statement is entitled to full credit

Chs Kirk Tilden  Just of the Peace.


State of Claims
Handcock _
     I Hez Williams Register of the County Probate for the County of Hancock aforesaid, do hereby certify that Charles K. Tilden is a Justice of the peace & that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of officer this twenty ninth day of April A.D. 1833
Hez Williams
Register of the Court of Probate
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I John Wasson of Brookville in the County of Hancock & State of Maine on oath declare that I was in the United States army in the winter of 1776 - was stationed at Cambridge Massachuset  & Know that Samuel Wasson now residing in said Brookville was at Cambridge at the same time in the service of the United States as militiaman & that he served at this several weeks but do not know the precise time. he was in a company commanded by Capt. Wallace Little. I did not see the said  Samuel Wasson in the service of army any other time as I was with the army at another place Samuel Wasson is  my brother & I was informed by my parents & others at the time that he was in the service of the United states in the Militia two other terms - one term of six months & one of three months
John Wasson

State of Maine
Hancock C. Aug 22nd, 1832
Personally appears John Wasson & made oath that the foregoing deposition  by him and subscribed was true.
Before me CW Kirk Tilden Justice of the Peace

State of Maine
Hancock C.
     I Hez Williams Register of the County of Probate for the County of Hancock aforesaid do hereby certify that Charles Kirk Tilden is a Justice of the Peace & that the signature  annexed is his genuine signature.
     In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of office this twenty second day of August A.D. 1832

Hez Williams Register of Probate
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State of Maine
Hancock 

     I Hez Williams Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Hancock aforesaid do hereby certify that Charles K. Tilden is a Justice of the Peace & that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine. 

    In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of office this twenty ninth day of April A.D. 1833

      Hez Williams Registrar of Court of Probate
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832

State of Maine

Hancock __
     On this twenty second day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court before the  Hon Job Nelson Esquire Judge of the Court of Probate for said County now setting Samuel Wasson a resident of Brookville in said County aged seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his make the following declaration in own to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832
    That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein states.
    That about  the middle of January 1776 he volunteered in the Massachusetts Militia at Shirley & served as a private in a company commandd by Wallace Little was stationed at Cambridge Massachusetts that he does not recollect the names of the ___officers except the Captain, that he served at this time six weeks & was discharged at Cambridge the last of February the same year.
     That he entered the service of the United States again in May 1779 in the Massachuetts Malitia as volunteer for six months that he does not recollect the names of any of the field or company officers except the Capt or commander of his company whose was Porte.  That he was militia at Concord Msss & marched to Providence Rhode Island where   where we were stationed till the British left Rhode Island when  he crossed over on to the Island at Bristol ferry where he was discharged after having served six month   
     That he entered the service of the United States again in August 1781 in the Massachusetts as a volunteer for three months at Groton Massachusetts in Capt Bowhers Company joined the regiment at kskill New York which was commanded by Col Webb - Major -  Porter the other field & company officers not recollected that he marched from Pickskill  to a
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place called Gallows Hill on the high lands between Pickskill & West Point from there he was marched to the Eastern side of North River opposite West Point where he was employed building Barracks for the army. where he remained till he was discharged on the last of November or first of December the same year having served three months. That he never had any written discharge.
    That John Wasson & Thomas Wasson & Thomas Stevens of Brookville aforesaid whose depositions are hereto annexed are knowing  & testiy to his service as above stated. 
      That he was born in New Hampshire  in the year 1760. That his father left a record of his age in his Bible which is now in the possession of his brother Thomas at Brookville aforesaid. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll or the agency of any state.  Sam Wasson
   Sworn to & subscribed this day and year aforesaid
J Nelson Judge of County Probate

The William Mason a clergyman residing in the town  of Cartine in said County & Olis Little Esquire a magistrate residing in Cartine aforesaid do herby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Wasson who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe  him to be seventy two years of age; that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood he  resides to have a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion
William Mason 
Otis Little

subscribed & sworn to before J. Nelson Judge of the Court of Probate
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, + after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department, that the applicant was a revolutionary Soldier + served as he states. And the Court further Certifies, that it appears to them that William Mason who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Castine aforesaid + that Otis Little who has signed the same is a magistrate resident in Castine aforesaid + is a credible person + that their statement is entitled to credit.

J Nelson Judge of the Court of Probate

I Hez. Williams Register of the Court of Probate in said County of Hancock do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Wasson for a pension + I further certify that Job Nelson is the Judge of Probate for the County of Hancock aforesaid + that the signature annexed is his genuine signature - 

for testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand + seal of Office this day of ____ A.D. 1832
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February 15, 1940.
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  BA-J/ady    
Samuel Wasson 
S.18259                                     

                                                                 
Mr. W. A. Wasson                         
111 Broadway, 7th Fl.                       
New York City


Dear Sir:
     
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.18259, based upon the military service in that war of Samuel Wasson.

Samuel Wasson was born in Amerst, New Hampshire, in 1760, day, month, and the names of his parents are not shown.

While a resident of Shirley, Massachusetts, Samuel Wasson enlisted in about the middle of January 1776, and served six weeks as private in Wallis Little's Massachusetts Company. He enlisted in May 1779, and served six months as private in Captain Porter's Massachusetts Company. He enlisted in August 1781, and served three months as private in Captain Bowker's Company, Colonel Webb's Massachusetts Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 22, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine.

In 1832, soldier's brothers, Thomas Wasson and John Wasson were living in Brooksville, Maine. There are no further family data.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the death date of soldier, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., and cite the following data: "Samuel Wasson, Certificate No.18340, issued August 8, 1833, rate $34.86 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Maine Agency".

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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November 15, 1934.

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BA-J/ady
Samuel Wasson, S.18259
Alexander McCaslin, W.6801

Mrs. H. P. Blodgett
150 Talbot Avenue
Rockland, Maine

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War, Samuel Wasson and Alexander McCaslin, and Thomas Fillebrown, a soldier of the War of 1812.

War of 1812 data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension base upon military service of soldiers in that war.

A careful search of the records fails to show a claim for pension on file on account of the services of Thomas Fillebrown, all spellings of the surname searched.

The records of Samuel Wasson and Alexander McCaslin are furnished you herring as found in the claims for pension, based upon service in the Revolutionary War.

Samuel Wasson, S.18259

Samuel Wasson was born in Amherst, New Hampshire, in 1760, day, month and names of parents not shown,

While a resident of Shirley, Massachusetts, he enlisted in about the middle of January 1776 and served six weeks as private in Wallis Little's Massachusetts Company. He enlisted in May 1779 and served six months as private in Captain Porter's Massachusetts Company. He enlisted in August 1781 and served three months as private in Captain  Bowker's Company, Colonel Webb's Massachusetts Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 22, 1832 while a resident of Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine. Date of death not on [illegible]. [handwritten]
 
In 1832 soldier's brother's, Thomas Wasson [typed] - one in files of Brooksville ME W.22494 [handwritten] - and John Wasson [typed] - one in files of Brooksville ME W.22495 [handwritten]

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were living in Brooksville, Maine. There are no further family data.

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Alexander McCaslin, W.6801

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Alexander McCaslin, the name is also shown as McCastin and McCauslin, are not stated.

He enlisted in April 1778 at Pittston, served in Captain Burton's Company, Colonel Henry Sherburne's Regiment; was transferred to Captain Turner's Company, Colonel Henry Jackson's Ninth Massachusetts Regiment; served as private and musician; length of service three years.

In 1820 soldier stated he served in the late war with Great Britian during the whole campaign on the northern frontier, with two sons, their names not designated. No further information in regard to this service.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 13, 1818 at which time he was aged about fifty-six years and a resident of Penobscot, Hancock County, Massachusetts, where he had lived since about 1787.

He lived in Kennebec, at one time.

He died September 20, 1853 in Penobscot, Maine.

Soldier married June 13, 1787 or June 27, 1788 in Sedgwick, Maine, Miss Abigail Gray.

She was allowed pension on her application executed July 11, 1854 at which time she was about eighty-five years old and a resident of Penobscot, Maine.

In 1820 soldier's family residing with him were:
Abigail McCaslin, aged fifty-two years, Joab McCaslin, aged eighteen years, Sally McCaslin, aged fifteen years, Eliakim McCaslin, aged twelve years, Nancy McCaslin, aged ten years, and Robert Snowman, aged seven years.

In 1830 the names Andrew McCaslin and Adam McCaslin are shown, their residences or relationship to the family not stated.

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In 1855 Adam Gray was living in Penobscot, Maine, and Andrew Gray was a resident of Brooksville, no relationship to the family stated.

In 1855 one Samuel Gray made affidavits in Hancock County, Maine, relationship not stated.

In the same year Sylvanus Gray and Allison Gray were residents of Penobscot, Maine, no relationship shown.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Date of widow's death not on [illegible]. [handwritten]

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February 15, 1940.

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B-J/MMHF/ady
John Wasson
W.22495

Mr. W.A. Wasson
111 Broadway, 7th Fl.
New York City

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Samuel Wasson who was born in 1742, and his younger brother, a drummer, and another brother, all of whom were in the North Carolina and Virginia campaigns and two of whom settled in Maine on land given them by the government.

There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Samuel Wasson who was born in 1742, and no records could be identified, definitely, with the data furnished by you. Land located in Maine would not have been granted by the United States Government.

The record has been found of a Samuel Wasson of Brooksville, Maine, and of a John Wasson, a drummer, of the same town. Those records may be of interest to you and are furnished you herewith.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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Hancock_April 22, 1833

I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Thomas Stevens whose deposition was taken by me on the 21st-day of August 1832 + contained on the other side of this paper  + that his statement is entitled to full credit.

Chs Kirk Tilden Justice of the Peace

State of Maine
Hancock-

I Hez. Williams Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Hancock aforesaid, do herby certify that Charles K Tilden is a Justice of the Peace, + that the afore signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand + seal of Office this twenty ninth day of April A.D. 1833

Hez Williams Register of the Court of Probate
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I Thomas Stevens of Brooksville in the County of Hancock + State of Maine on oath declare that in the spring of the year 1779 I went from Groton Massachusetts to Providence Rhode Island with a detachment of Massachusetts Malitia who had volunteered in the Service of the United States, I went on for the purpose of bringing back some heroes. I know that Samuel Wasson now residing in Brooksville was one of the soldiers belonging to the detachment. I left him at Providence + recalled that he was [illegible] monthly + that he returned from service in the fall of the same year.

Thomas Stevens

State of Maine
Hancock [illegible] Aug 21. 1832

Personally appeared Thomas Stevens + made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed fore me.
Chs. Krik Tilden Justice of the Peace

State of Maine
Hancock_

I Hez Williams Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Hancock aforesaid do hereby certify that Charles Kirk Tilden is a Justice of the Peace + that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand + seal of Office this twenty second day of August A.D. 1832

Hez Williams Register of the Court of Probate
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Saml. Wasson
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State of Maine

Hancock Js
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace for the County of Hancock, State of Maine, Samuel Wasson who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length he served not less than the periods mentioned before, and in the following grades: For Ten Months & fourteen days as a Private and for such service I claim a Pension

Sam Wasson

Submitted & Sworn on this Twenty Second day of April, One Thousand Eight Hundred & Thirty Three.

Before Mr. Ch. Kirk Tilden Jus. Peace.

State of Maine
Hancock Js.
I Hez Williams Register or The Court of Probate for the County of Hancock aforesaid do hereby  Certify that Charles K. Tilden is a Justice of the Peace & that the above signature importing to be his is genuine

In Testimony whereof I have presents put my hand & seal of office this Twenty ninth day of April A.D. 1833-
Hez. Williams Register of The Court of Probate
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3-2006
OFFICE OF CHIEF CLERK
Job No. [blank]
Date Aug 1-1925
Subject Samuel Wasson - S.18259
(No.)1 copies of (No.) 3 pieces consisting of (No.) 4 pages to be forwarded when completed to the Rev. Wars See & 1812 Division[Word is crossed out]
Remarks: see receipt for payment in Thos. Wasson Wv249U
Approved:
A E Wilson
Chief Div Section
[blank]
Chief Clerk
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[handwritten]
Mr. Frank S. Osgood
P.O. Box 389 –
Boston Mass

paid on Dec 8 1924
for 9 pages of photostats (notify)
from
Rev. War Pension claims of
Wm Gilmore, S8371 &
Samuel Wasson S18259 –
paid $1 35/100

[signed]
A E Wilson  REV. WAR SECTION

[stamped]
FINANCE DIVISION
DEC 8 1924
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
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M 233
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division

Dec 8 1924
Chief Rev Sect Division [crossed out]

Sir:
I have this day received from Frank S. Osgood
cash No.
for $1.35, requesting
post office address [crossed out][written] copy as per
letter herewith.

Copies mailed 
& Finance D W
notf. AW 
Dec 16. 24
Rev. War Section

Respectfully,
O. J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Div.
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Request for Photostating        M 6 
(To be prepared in duplicate)         Ex. Aw

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK

Job No. 1559          Date Dec. 13 24
Subject Samuel Wasson, Rev. S18259
1 copies of 3 pieces consisting of 4 pages to be
(No.)          (No.)                              (No.)
Forwarded when completed to the REV. WAR SECTION Division.
Remarks:
Approved:

[signature]
A.E. Wilson
Chief Div. Rev. War Section                       Chief Clerk.
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[printed business card]

MR. FRANK S. OSGOOD
[written on card]
P.O. Box 289 Boston Mass
[crossed out]
MANAGER SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS
THE MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON
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[printed booklet]
[left side of booklet]
18259

INVALID.
File No. 18259
Samuel Wasson
Pri   Rev    War

Act: June 7th 32

Index:--Vol. 1, Page 396

(Arrangement of 1870.)

[right side of booklet]
1924 Dec. 16. Copies mailed
to Frank S Osgood. P. O
Box 389, Boston Mass.
1925 Aug 7. Copies mailed
to Alice L. Priest
Grace Dodge Hotel
Wash. D.C. all
receipt for payment
mi. [unknown] Wasson
W22494 all

1934 Nov. 15. Hist to Mrs.
H.P. Blodgett a N.Y.

1940 Nov 15 Hist. to W.A. Wasson
Letter in John Wasson
Clm. W. 22495.
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[typed on DAR stationary]
[emblem in top right corner] DAUGHTER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
[stamped] 
RECEIVED NOV 3 1934

LADY KNOX CHAPTER
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
ROCKLAND, MAINE

Oct. 30, 1934.

Bureau of Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs: -
Will you please tell me if
Samuel Wasson, B. 6-12-1760, (one authority
says Worcester, Mass., another Amherst, N.H.)
d. Brooksville, Maine, 10-16-1838, as sol-
dier in the Revolutionary , Mass. S. & S. 16:678,
was a Pensioner?

Mass. S. & S. says “engaged for
town of Shrewsbury, 4-28-1781, term 3 years”.

Also, an Alexander McCaslin, of
Penobscot, Maine, was a Pensioner, as I
understand it: can you give me his wife’s
name, and any information regarding children?

War of 1812 [underlined]
I would like to know something about a
Thomas Fillebrown, son of James & Matilda Williams,
who married Eliza (Elizabeth) Abbott, b.
Kingfield Plantation, Maine, she a widow of
Benjamin Fillebrown, (brother to Thomas).
Thomas Fillebrown was b. May 6, 1793, was a
Private in the War of 1812, company raised
Readfield and Wiscasset, Maine, Dec. 18, 1812,
and that he died in Freedom, Maine.  All this
from a “Fillebrown genealogy, but I am not sure
of its correctness.  I cannot find date of
marriage of Thomas and Eliza Abbott, nor can
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[typed on DAR stationary]
[emblem in top right corner] DAUGHTER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

LADY KNOX CHAPTER
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
ROCKLAND, MAINE

I verify the fact that he died in Freedom, Me.
It may have been that he died after the War
of 1812 was over, but I do need the marriage
date of himself and wife, if possible, and have
tried every possible source of information
that I can think of, and thought, perhaps,
your records, might give me something.

Will be glad to reimburse you for
any information that you can give me.

Yours very truly,
[signature]
Maude E. Blodgett
Regent.

Mrs. H.P. Blodgett,
150 Talbot Avenue,
Rockland, Maine.