Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21,330, Nymphas Hinckley, Mass.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE Mass

CONTENTS
Hinckley, Nymphas
Chloe

NUMBER
W. 21.330
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27.530
Massachusetts
Nymphas Hinckley's widow of Barnstable Co in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Nye of the sea coast by men  in the _____ line for 16 mos 6 days



Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts  at the rate of  57 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. Ending 12 Dec 1832 the day of his death

Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of August 1834 and sent Hon J Reed Barnstable Massachusetts
Arrears to the 12 Dec 1832
Semi-ant allowances ending __________________ 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
R Eler , Clerk
Recorded by  Book E   Vol. 2     Page 36

Let'r Hon J Reed, 23 Jany 1835
Same                   28  July  1835
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4054
eachusetts
Chloe Hinckley
widow of Nymphas
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Sergt & private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
57 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of
Feby 1849 and sent to
B.F. Hallett
Boston
Mass
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 58 Vol. 2,
Reported
Apl 7/49
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Declaration of
Chloe Hinckley for
a pension ___
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of
Congress of the 7th of July 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"
State of Massachusetts
Barnstable ss
On this eighth day of September in the year
Eighteen hundred and twenty eight, personally appeared before the Judge of Probate of the County of Barnstable. Chloe Hinchley, a resident of Barnstable in the County of Barnstable, aged seventy six years, who
being first duly 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 passed July 7. 1838, entitled," an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"
That she is the widow of Nymphas Hinckley of Barnstable in the State of Massachusetts
who was a private in the war of the Revolution, in which he served as a private and Sergeant for more than two years, as will appear by documentary evidence on the files of the Department upon the application of said Hinckley for a pension which was allowed in part and his name enrolled on the pension
list for Massachusetts. The evidence on file in the Department consists of the affidavit of Benjamin Hallett and Sylvanus Hinckley who were in the
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.
Service with said Hinckley and testify that he served eighteen months in the year 1776 and 1777, on the Island of Nashawn, one of the Elizabeth Islands under Captain Elisha Nye.
Also the affidavit of Jonathan Green as she believes and the muster Rolls for the Massachusetts Militia which prove a further service of six months in the year 1778 at Falmouth in the County of Barnstable under Capt. Joseph Palmer, as she believes,
where he served as Sergeant. Wherefore she prays for an examination of the evidence and declaration on file as presenting ample proof that her late husband was entitled to a full pension for service for two years. 

She further declares that she was married to the said Nymphas Hinkley on the sixteenth day of October in the year seventeen hundred
and eighty two, and that her husband the aforesaid Nymphas Hinckley, died on the twelfth day of Decr 1832 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz: at the time above stated.
  Chloe Hinckley
Barnstable ss.  the above sworn to and
subscribed before the Subscriber Judge
of Probate for the County of Barnstable,
on the day & year first above-
S.
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written, at the residence of the Declarant, whose bodily infirmity renders it
difficult for her to attend personally in
Court
Nymphas Marston {Judge of Probation
for Barnstable County}

I Timothy Reed Register of the Court of Probate within & for the County of Barnstable & Comonwealth of Massachusetts, the same
being a Court of Record to certify that Nymphas Marston is the Judge of said Court
and that the above signature is his genuine
signature-

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this eleventh day of September A.D. 1838
  Timothy Reed   Register
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2844
Papers for Pension
of Chloe Hinckley

Mass
Act 7 July 38
married in 1782
died in 1832
Adm'd
6 mo Sergt
8 mo  6 days pri
$47.33

No deduction
       B.  F.  Hallett
               Boston
$47.33
No deduction
B. F. Hallett
Boston
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable ss.
I, Timothy Reed Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within for the County of Barnstable
and Commonwealth aforesaid hereby certify that Benjamin Hallett Esq - is a Justice of the
Peace within and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that the
within signature purporting to have been made by him is his genuine signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said courtthis 11th day of September AD 1838

Timothy Reed    Clerk
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Extract from the Town Records
-
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"Marriages solemnized by the Rev'd Oakes Shaw --Nymphas Hinckley and Chloe Jenkins October Sixteenth seventeen Hundred and eighty two (Oct 16th 1782)
---
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable  ss. 

I Calvin Stetson depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk of the town of
Barnstable in the County of Barnstable and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said town, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows.
"October 16th 1782"
Attest Calvin Stetson {Clerk of the town of Barnstable}
September 11, 1838, Sworn to before me
Benjamin Hallett   Justice Peace
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I, Benjamin Hallett of Barnstable in the County of Barnstable & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy eight years depose & say that I am well acquainted with
Chloe Hinckley of said Barnstable, widow was present when she made her declaration for a pension before Hon  Nymphas Marston Judge of the Court of Probate for said County
on the Eighth day of September instant
and know her to be the widow of Nymphas Hinckley who was a soldier of the revolution & who died about five years ago & that the said Chloe has remained a widow since the decease of her said husband Nyphas-
Barnstable         } 
Sept 11th 1838  }
  Benjamin Hallett

Barnstable ss. Sept. 11th 1838, Court of Probate then Benjamin Hallet, personally
appeared in open Court and made answer to
the truth of the above deposition by him
subscribed in Court and it appears to the Court that the said Hallet is a credible witness.
Timothy Reed   Register Probate
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We certify that our father Nymphas Hinckley of Barnstable Massachusetts did on the twelfth day of  December Eighteen hundred thirty two, and that the following record was made at the time of his death by Ira Hinckley, on the family Book of accounts, and is no where else recorded.
Nymphas Hinckley my father departed this life December 12th 1832, he being Seventy nine years two months and twenty nine days old.
Barnstable September 11th 1838
Ira Hinckley
Achsah J. Hinckley

We further certify that Chloe Hinchley our mother, who has made her declaration for a pension before Hon. Nymphas Marston 
Judge of Probate, the 8th day of Sept. 1838, is the widow of Nymphas Hinckley aforesaid, and that she has remained a widow since the decease said husband Nymphas. 
Ira Hinckly
Achsah J. Hinckley
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Personlly appeared September 13, 1838
the within named Ira Henkley & Achsah
J Henkldy and severally made oath that the
above certificate signed by them are true
Before me Benjamin Hallett  Justice Peace
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act
of Congress passed June 7 1832.

State of Massachusetts
County of Barnstable ss.
On this sixth day of October A.D. Eighteen
hundred thirty two personally appeared before Nymphas Marston the Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Barnstable, Nymphas Hinckley a  resident of Barnstable, in the County of Barnstable, in the State Massachusetts, aged Seventy nine years who being first duly 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 7, 1832.-
I, Nymphas Hinckly declare, that I was born
Barnstable State of Massachusetts on the
thirteenth day of September Seventeen hundred and fifty three, and am now seventy nine years of age, as will appear by the Records of the Town of Barnstable, I have always been a resident of the said Town of Barnstable.- That I entered the service of the United States under the following named
officers, and served as herein stated.-
In 1775 I enlisted at Barnstable as a soldier in the Company, of which James Davis
of Barnstable, was Captain, we marched to Sandwich where said Davis continued in command of the Company about three weeks and then Micah Hamblin, of said Barnstable took the place of said Davis, as Captain of said Company under him we marched to Plymouth in Massachusetts, and was stationed in the service there ten weeks. Ebenezer Lathrop of Barnstable was our first Lieutenant, Nathanil Jenkins & Bursly Crocker, was there & now living-- I enlisted sometime in June and according to my best recollection, but cannot state the day, for a period of three months and served that period, and a little over as aforesaid said I served with none of the regular troops, as there were none there
at the end of my service I was discharged though not by writing, I was in no battle and left the service sometime in Sept according to my best recollection
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also I entered the State service of the State of
Massachusetts, in the Revolutionary war in
the month of March 1776 by enlistment, as a
Soldier under Elisha Nye, Captain, of Falmouth
in the said County of Barnstable, I enlisted at Barnstable for the term of one year, joined the Company, under the command of Captain Nye, at Falmouth and proceeded to
Nawshawn Island, one of the Elizabeth Islands
in said State of Massachusetts, where I was stationed and served untill December 1776 a term of nine months in said Company, where I was discharged but not by writing.
Capt Nyes Company was the only company  stationed on the Island, during the time I was there. we had a small fort on the Island, Mounting three nine pounders, with which to command the sound, and prevent suspicious vessels passing.
Sylvenus Hinckly, Benjamin Hallett & Bursly-
Crocker of Barnstable were soldiers in the same Company with me, during the time of my
Service for which I refer to their depositions
annexed. I know of no other Survivors.there
were no regular troops or regular officers there. I was in no battle, and was discharged as
aforesaid. also in February or March 1777 I again enlisted at Barnstable as a soldier under the same Captain {Nye} for the term of
one year, and was stationed under him, on the Same Island {Newshawn} where I remained
nine month was discharged December 1777.
Sylvenus Hinckly and Abner Hinckly both of
Barnstable now living were in the same Company- there were no regular troops there &  I was in no battles except in slight affairs with some boats- at the end of nine months I was regularly discharged though not by writing- Also in 1778 I enlisted at sd Barnstable
sometime in the spring according to my best recollection, but cannot state the day for three months under Micah Hamblen, Captain, of Barnstable, as Sergent in his company, and marched with said Company to Cambridge, in Massachusetts where we were employed in guarding the prisoners taken in Bengoyns army, who were then at Cambridge, I was in the service three months, and then discharged Abner Crocker who is now living was in said Company of Barnstable cannot now state what regular troops or regular officers were there- I was in no battles & was regularly discharged though not by writing at the end of the three months-
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also In 1779 I enlisted under Joseph Palmer,
of Falmouth, Captain, and was stationed at
said Falmouth in the County of Barnstable for
the term of Seven month, during which time
I held the non commissioned office of
Sargent in said company - I enlisted at said
Barnstable sometime in the month of May according to my best recollection for seven months and served that time guarding the
coast at Falmouth, there were no regular troops or regular officers, there was in no battle and at the end of seven months was regularly discharged and not by writing-- from lapse of time and insufficiency of memory
I cannot state the exact time of the begining
and ending of my services, but I know I served 31 months in all, three months in 1775
nine month 1776,  nine months in 1777, three months in 1778 and seven months in 1779 as aforesaid-
                   his
  Nemphas    X    Hinckley
                 mark

Commonwealth of Mass'htts
County of Barnstable ss.
I, Nemphas Marston Judge of the Court of Probate for the said County Barnstable, certify that before me on the sixth day of October
A.D. 1832 Nymphas Hinckley of Barnstable in said County, made oath in due form of law to the truth of the foregoing Declaration, and subscribed the same with his mark he being too feeble in body to write his name-- and I further certify that said Hinckley cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court--
and the said Judge hereby declare my opinion, after investigation to the matter and after putting the interrogation as prescribed by the war Department that the said Nemphas Hinckley was a Revolutionary soldier and
served as he states.
Nymphas Marston   Judge Probate
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable ss  I, Abner Davis Register of
Probate for the County & State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the Hon. Nymphas Marston
is Judge of the said Court of Probate, and that his signature within is his true and genuine signature.
Witness my hand & the seal of the said
Probate Court at Barnstable aforesaid
this 13th day of June AD 1834
Abner Davis  Reg'r.
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We Enoch Pratt a Clergyman of Barnstable &
Luther Hinckley of Barnstable, hereby
certify that we were well acquainted with
Nymphas Hinckley, who died some what more than a year since, & who we are informed by
the Judge of Probate for the County of Barnstable subscribed & swore to the foregoing declaration for a Pension before the said Judge of said Court;  that we believe him to have been seventy nine years of age when he died; that he was reputed in the neighborhood where he lived & died, to have been a soldier of the Revolution; and that we concur in that opinion
  Enoch Pratt
  Luther Hinckley

Barnstable ss.- Probate Court at West 
Barnstable May 9th AD 1834. The above certificate was subscribed and sworn to in open Court, and it appears to the Court, that (obscured) the sd Enoch Pratt is a Clergyman of Barnstable and (obscured) Luther Hinckley is a resident of Barnstable & both credible
witnesses--
Witness my hand & the seal of the sd Court the day & year aforesaid
Abner Davis Reg'r
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable ss
Probate Court at Barnstable
June 9th AD 1834
Personally appeared in open Court. Bursley
Crocker of Barnstable, who was a soldier of 
the Revolution, who being duly sworn, 
deposeth and says, that besides other services, he served on the Island of Nanshawn, nine months in the year 1777, commencing in March and ending in December. That he well know all his life time. Nymphas Hinckley of said Barnstable, who died some what
more than a year since, that said Hinckley was a soldier with him on Naushawn in the year aforesaid in the same company, being the Company of Capt. Elisha Nye, and according to his best recollection the sd Hinckley served there in a company the same period of time with him.
  Bursley Crocker

Subscribed & Sworn to in open Court, and I certify that, in the opinion of the Court, the said Bursley Crocker is a man of truth & a credible witness-
Witness my hand & the seal of the said Probate Court the day & year first aforesaid
  Abner Davis  Reg'r.
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I Jonathan Green of Falmouth in the County
Barnstable in the Commw'th of Massachusetts
aged seventy four years on oath testify and
say that I was a soldier in the United States
service in the Revolutionary war and served in the year 1779 in the Company commanded by Capt Joseph Palmer stationed at Falmouth to guard the coast, and I further testify that I well
knew and well remember Nymphas Hinckley
of Barnstable who died nearly a year since and who I am informed made a declaration previous to his death in order to obtain a pension, and I further certify that said Hinckley served in Capt Palmers company in the year aforesaid at said Falmouth with me and that he was a Sergeant in the Company--
I served about seven months and a half and said Hinckley served not quite so long as I did-as near as I can recollect he served between six and seven months. I am confident he served at least six months and it might be seven and during all the time of his service in said
company with me as aforesaid he was a Sergeant of the Company
-Jonathan Green

Barnstable ss
Be it known that on this twenty second day of November AD 1833, Personally appeared before the Subscriber, Judge of Probate for the County of Barnstable, Jonathan Green and subscribed & made oath to the above
Deposition. And I further certify that the said
Jonathan is, in my opinion, a credible witness.
Nymphas Marston  J. Prob.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable ss.
I, Abner Davis Register of the Court of Probate for the County & State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the Honorable Nymphas Marston is Judge of the Court of Probate aforesaid and that his name within subscribed is his true & genuine signature.
Witness, my hand & the seal of the said Court
at Barnstable this 13th day of June AD 1834
Abner Davis  Reg'r.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable  ss.
Probate Court at Barnstable June 9th AD 1834
Personally appeared in open Court, Zacheus
Jenkins of Barnstable, who is a Pensioner
under the Act of Congress of June 7th, AD 1832 who being duly sworn, deposeth and says, that he was in the service of the United States from about the last of May 1775 to about the last Nov. 1775 being six months. The
first three months at Plymouth under Capt Micah Hamblin and the last three months at Barnstable. That he well knew
Nymphas Hinckley of Barnstable, who died
something more than a year since, and
that said Hinckley was a soldier with him in the same company the first three months, being the service at Plymouth under Capt. Hamblin and returned to Barnstable when he did.
          his
Zacheus  X   Jenkins
          mark
Subscribed and sworn to in open Court, the day of year first aforesaid & I certify that in the opinion of the Court the said Zacheus Jenkins is a man of truth & a credible witness-
Witness my hand & the seal the said Court the same day-
Abner Davis Reg'r.
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I Silvanus Hinckley of Barnstable in the State of
Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say that I have been acquainted with Nymphas Hinckley of Barnstable aforesaid from my youth, and that in the month of March in the year 1776 the said Nymphas Hinckley with myself enlisted in the State service under the command of Elisha Nye of Sandwich in the County of Barnstable and marched to the Island of Naushon, and were stationed on said Island untill the December following and were there discharged--
And I do further testify and say that in the month of March AD 1777 the said Nymphas Hinckley with myself again enlisted in the same service, under the command of said Nye, and were again stationed on the said Naushon Island and continued in the service untill the December following making nine months service performed in each year-
Silvanus Hinckley

Barnstable ss
I Freeman Marchant a Justice of the Peace for the County of Barnstable, Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, hereby certify that the above named Silvanus Hinckley personally appeared before me this Twenty second day of January AD 1834, and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed, and I further certify that the
said Silvanus Hinckley is a credible witness-

Freeman Marchant   Justice Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable ss.
I Abner Davis, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record for said
County and State, hereby certify that Freeman Marchant Esq. before whom the within deposition was executed, is a Justice of the Peace for said County, duly Commissioned & qualified, & that his name within subscribed
is his true + genuine signature-
Witness my hand & the seal of the said
Common Pleas Court this 13th day of June
AD 1834.

Abner Davis, Clerk
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State of Massachusetts
Barnstable ss.
I Abner Crocker of Barnstable in the County
of Barnstable on oath testify and say, that in the year 1778 I was a soldier in the Revolutionary army of the United States, for the term of three months in the company commanded by Micah Hamlen of said Barnstable & was station'd at Cambridge &
employed in guarding the prisoners taken in Burgoyne's army-- that my term of service commenced as near as I can recollect, about the first of May & ended about the first of August in that year -- I further testify &
say, that Nymphas Hinckley of said Barnstable, who has very recently deceased, was in the same company with me at that time & that he was a Serjeant in said company, that he enlisted at Barnstable aforesaid at the same time that I did & march'd to Cambridge
with me & served there with me during my whole term of service & was discharged at the same time with me that I will know the said Nymphas Hinckley at that time I have known him ever since, he always having resided in Barnstable aforesaid____
Abner Crocker
Barnstable ss.
Be it known that on this fourth day of January AD 1833. Personally appeared before me. Nymphas Marston, Judge of Probate for the County of Barnstable, Abner Crocker, and
subscribed and made oath to the above. And I further certify that the said Abner is well known to me and is in my opinion, a credible witness
Nymphas Marston-
Judge Prob.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable ss.
I Abner Davis, Register of the Court of Probate for the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that the Hon Nymphas Marston is Judge of the said Court and that his
name within subscribed is his true + genuine
Signature
Witness my hand & the Seal of the said Probate Court at Barnstable this 13th day of June AD 1834
Abner Davis  Reg'r.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
A WF/eel

November 24, 1928

Mrs. A. M. Tourtellot
85 Adelaide Avenue
Providence, Rhode Island

Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim.  W.21330, it appears that Nymphas Hinckley was born, September 13, 1753, at Barnstable,
Massachusetts.
While residing at said Barnstable, he enlisted and served with the Massachusetts Troops as follows:
From June 1775, three months as a private in Captains James Davis' and Micah Hamblin's Company; from March, 1776, nine months as a private in Captain Elisha Nye's Company; from March, 1777, nine months as a private in the same company; in the spring of 1778, three months as sergeant in Captain Micah Hamblin's Company; from May, 1779, six months as sergeant in Captain Joseph Palmer's Company.
Pension was allowed on his application executed October 6, 1832, while residing at Barnstable Massachusetts. He died there, December 12, 1832.
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The soldier married, October 16, 1782, at Barnstable, Massachusetts, Chloe Jenkins. She was allowed pension on her application executed September 8, 1838, while residing
at Barnstable, Massachusetts, aged seventy-six years.
The only children referred to are Ira Hinckley, Achsah J. Hinckley and a daughter, whose name is not given.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner
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DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7, 1838, and the amended act of 23d August, 1842.
State of Massachusetts }
County of Barnstable }  ss.
On this seventh day of April Eighteen hundred forty three personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Probate of the County aforesaid Chloe Hinkley a resident of Barnstable in the County of Barnstable aged eighty two 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 March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Nymphas Hinckley, a private in the Revolutionary war, and as the widow of said Nymphas the received a pension of
fifty seven dollars 33 cents, under the act of July 7, 1838, until said Act expired
   Chloe Hinckley
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before the subscriber Judge of Probate for the County of Barnstable aforesaid
at her residence, she being too infirm to attend in Court - And I further certify that said Chloe Hinckley is well known to me, and that she is the very person she represents herself to be in the above declaration
Nymphas Marston   Judge of Probate

See Certificate over
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Barnstable ss.
I Timothy Reed Register of the Court of Probate within and for the said County hereby certify that the Hon Nymphas Marstons is the Judge of said Court and that the within signature purporting to have been made
by him in his genuine signature
In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this third day of May A.D. Eighteen hundred and forty three.
Timothy Reed   Reg Probate
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85 ADELAIDE AVENUE
PROVIDENCE,  R.I.
February 8, 1928.
Pension Commissioner
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
Can you tell me whether Love Mayhew of Chilmark, Mass ever received a pension? Her husband, Joseph Mayhew, was a
member of the Revolutionary Army and is said to have died in the service.
Nymphas Hinckley, of Barnstable Co. Mass., born in 1753 also served in the army. Did he receive a pension?
There was also another ancestor in whom I am interested, Edmund Nye of Barnstable Co. born in 1722 is said to have fought in the Revolution -- what or whom he fought I do not know.
If you can give me any information regarding any or all of these men I shall be very grateful. Any dates that you have concerning them will be appreciated.
Of course I expect to pay fees if there are any for this information.
Yours truly,
Frances H. Tourtellot
(Mrs. A.M. Tourtellot)
1832
   79
________
   53
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901
Massachusetts
Chloe Hinckley
widow of Nymphas Hinckley
who was a pensioner under the Act of June 7,  32  and who died on the 12 Dec 1832
of Barnstable in the State of Mass who was a Sgt & Priv. in the Compy commanded
by Captain Nye of the Regt commanded
by ______________ in the Mass'tts
line for 14 mos. 6 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 57 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of Novr
'38  and sent to  B. F. Hallett
Boston
Arrears to the 4th of Sept  $118.32
Semi-annual allowance ending  23.66
                                                    $141.98

{Act July 7, 1838}

Recorded by

R. Burdine, Clerk
Book A Vol. 12   Page 94
(Ltr. to B. F. Hallett  March 14th 1842)
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1155
Massachusetts
Chloe Hinckley
Widow of Nymphas Hinckley
who was a Sgt & Private
in the Mass line
for 14 mo & 6 days
-
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
57 Dollars 33  57 Cents per annum, to 
commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the
27th day of July 1843 and sent to
Timothy Reed
Barnstable Mass
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1   Page 43 /2

(See letter to Hon J. Grennek H R
Jan. 29. 1849)
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WIDOW, &c.
File No.  21330
Chloe Hinckley
widow of
Nymphas Hinckley
Sergt Rev War
Act:   Feb 2d 48
Index:___Vol.  A Page 336
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Nymphas Hinckley                                                  Cap Hallets Statement

27.530
Mass
26.66                                                                     
     66                                                              27.53                                                                   30                                                              __________                                                      Hon. Jno. Reed                                                 H. R .                                                            John as to case at   if you will be so good
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Nymphas Hinckley was on the Island of
Naushon in 1776 & 1777 9 month each year which said Hinckley did serve as a solder and Sylvanus Hinkly and myself have made oath & sent on with the papers the declaration will I think again if I am not mistaken he was in the
service to Falmouth under Capt James
6 month to Cambridge 3 month to Weymouth
and & 3 month
to Naushon 18 month
 Falmouth  6
Cambridge 3
Plymouth    3
which make 30 month he was a sargent
at Falmouth 6 month and nigh to have more on that account  of Judge Morton
Said there was not one Solder in this town had a better claim to a full pention and I my self contest he was longer in the war then any man in and of this town-
Benj'n Hallett
Barnstable  November 22, 1834
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Nymphas Hinckley                                                  Cap Hallets Statement

27.530
Mass
26.66                                                                     
     66                                                              27.53                                                                   30                                                              __________                                                      Hon. Jno. Reed                                                 H. R .                                                            John as to case at   if you will be so good
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Acts of
Congress making provision for surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts}
Barnstable County}  ss.
On this twenty eighth day of August AD 1848, personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the
County aforesaid Chloe Hinckley, a resident
of Barnstable in said County of Barnstable, aged eighty six 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 several provisions made by Act of Congress granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the
Revolutionary war- And in order to obtain the full benefit of said Acts & especially of the Act passed on the 2d of February 1848__that she is the widow of Nymphas Hinckley who was during  his life time a resident of said Barnstable and who served as a soldier
in the Revolutionary war as she has always been informed and believes, for the full term of two years. That she was married to the said Nymphas in the year seventeen hundred and eighty two, and is now eighty six years of age and has never been married
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Since the decease of her said husband Nymphas, who died at said Barnstable the twelfth day of December Eighteen hundred and thirty two aged seventy nine years. That she is the identical person who has hitherto drawn a pension under the said Acts of
Congress on account of the Revolutionary services of her late husband aforesaid, at the rate of Fifty seven dollars and thirty three cents per annum, which now is not the full amount to which as she believes the said Nymphas would have been entitled to receive had he now been living. Wherefore she makes this declaration for the full pension for the term of service of the said Nymphas to wit two years, and prays that her pension certificate may be increased to that amount
Chloe Hinckley
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year
aforesaid, and I certify that the declarant is
personally known to me, a widow and a
pensioner as she declares.
B. F. Hallett
Justice of the
Peace this the
Commonwealth
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, November 16. 1848
I hereby Certify, That at the date of
the attestation hereunto attached Benjamin F
Hallett was a Justice of the peace and of the
Quorum throughout the Commonwealth, and
authorized to administer oaths in the County of Barnstable in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; 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.
Wm. Calhoun
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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Act 2 Feby 1848
Admin  O
$57.33 annum
B. F. Hallett Esq
Boston
Mass
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, November 16. 1848
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the
attestation hereunto attached, Benjamin F
Hallett was a Justice of the peace and of
the Quorum throughout the Commonwealth
and authorized to administer Oaths in the
County of Barnstable, in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; 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
Willliam B. Calhoun
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled "An act
making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,}
Barnstable COUNTY,}  ss
On this twenty eighth day of August 1848, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid,
Chloe Hinkley a resident of Barnstable
in the county of Barnstable aged Eighty six
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 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of
Nymphas Hinckley
who was a resident of said Barnstable and who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War
and is the identical person who drew a pension
under the Act of 17th June, 1844, on account of the Revolutionary service of her late husband aforesaid, at the rate of Fifty seven
dollars and thirty three cents per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day}
and year above written,    }  Before me,
Chloe Hinckley
in presence of
Isaac Ewer
B. F. Hallett
B. F. Hallett Justice of the Peace
I Certify, That the declarant is personally known to me, a widow and a pensioner,
as she declares.
B. F. Hallett Justice of the Peace
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,}
COUNTY,}    ss.

Clerk of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that _____is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly (obscured)
lified; and that his signature, above written, is genuine.
Seal of said Court, this
(obscured)18
CLERK.
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Boston April 2. 49
Sir                                                                                  The certificate of Pension issued to Chloe Hinckley widow of Nymphas Hinckley, a soldier in the Revolutionary under act of Feb 2. 1848 recorded in Pension Office Jn 58. Vol 2. & countersigned by J. G. Barret is for the sum of Fifty seven dollars & thirty three cents. But the exemplified copy transmitted to the Pension Agent at Boston is expressed for fifty seven dollars & ten cents and he has paid that sum up to March 1849. It is a trifle but will you
please have it rectified at the Pension
Office here to conform to the original
yr Obt Svt
B. F. Hallett
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Boston Nov. 14, 1848.
To the Commissioner
of Pensions
Sir
I forward to you a declaration of Mrs. Chloe Hinckley, who is entitled to a renewal of her pension as the widow of Nymphas Hinckley late of Barnstable, in this State under the act of Feb. 2, 1848. The written declaration set forth
her claim for a full pension for two years
service of her late husband as a private. If
you will have the kindness to examine the
papers on file in her case, you will find as I
am informed the depositions of two living
witnesses who served with the said Nymphas
Hinckley, and know him to have been in the
service for the time specified, which together
with the time proved by the muster rolls
entitles her to an increase of person above
the amount she has heretofore received. The
widow resides in my native town of
Barnstable, where I have known her from my
childhood and if the evidence in your possession authorizes the increase of pension, and entitled her to an additional allowance I doubt
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not you will extend it to her. I know that the
said Hinchley, her husband must have been
in the service a longer time than has heretofore been allowed from the testimony of my father, himself a pensioner now eighty eight years of age, who personally knew the fact and whose deposition to that effect is with the papers in Mr Hinckleys case, and also the deposition of Sylvanus Hinchley, as I am informed, to the like 
In the writ that upon an examination of the papers referred to you shall decide that she is not entitled to a pension for a greater amount than heretofore received I respectfully request you to inform me what the deficiency of proof is.
If it is such as cannot by law be supplied I then request your attention to the printed form of declaration which  I also forward & which of course entitle her to a renewal of her former pension.
 Very Respectfully
Yr Obt Serv.
B. F. Hallett
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Nymphas Hinkley
Vol. 36 p. 60-64 in 75 not on-
James Davis, Micah Hamlin  3 weeks mo 2.10
             76   Nye    9 Mos    roll                5.21
Mann    77     "     1  year  - roll July 77     2.15  

Vol 36-156- 10 Jany 77 to 1 Apr'l
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Washington City
Dec,r 22nd 1848

Sir
Will you have the goodness to cause the case
of Mrs Chloe Hinckley mentioned in the 
inclosed letter to be examined and inform me of the result as early as possible and oblige
Your Obt. Servant
Jos. Grinnell

J. L. Edwards Esq. 
Com'r of Pensions
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See page 2 - 
case of Hinckley dec'n

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
NOVEMBER 27, 1833.

The following rules for the government of the Agents in paying Pensioners have been transmitted to the Pension Agents from the Treasury Department, and they are now published for the information of the Pensioners.
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

The following order will be observed in the several documents composing the voucher, viz:
1st. When application is made for the payment of a pension, the first thing that seems necessary, is that the identity of the person in whose behalf the pension is claimed, should be established. This must be done agreeably to the form marked A.
2d. Where a pensioner has neglected for one year, or more, to claim his pension, additional proof of his identity will be required; this additional proof will be furnished agreeably to the form marked B.
3d. When an Attorney shall make application for a pension, be the rank of the pensioner what it may, he must deposite with you a power of attorney in his favor, duly acknowledged, and dated on or subsequent to the day on which the pension claimed became due, and within ninety days of the time of his applying for payment, and also his own affidavit that said power was not given him by reason of any sale, transfer, or mortgage of said pension. These papers must be made out
in strict conformity to the form marked C.
4th. In all cases of payments upon a power of attorney, the Justice of the Peace or Magistrate before whom the power is executed, must have lodged with the Agent the certificate of the Clerk of some Court of Record, under seal of the Court, that he is legally authorized to act as such; and also a paper bearing his proper signature, certified to be such, by the Clerk of some Court of Record.
5th. It is advisable, and is so recommended, that Pension Agents procure and place in a book the signatures and seals of Clerks of the different Courts within
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 ( 2 )
their agency, who may be authorised to certify as to powers, the better to detect, by comparison of the signatures and seals, impositions that may be attempted.
    6th. Under the provisions of the act of 2d March, 1829, requiring the arrears of pensions due to deceased pensioners, to be paid to their widows and children, the following rules have been adopted, viz: 
In case of the death of any pensioner who has claimed a pension the arrears of pension due to him at the time of his death must be paid,
I. "To the widow of the deceased pensioner, or to her attorney," proving herself to be such before a Court of Record.
II. If there be no widow, then to the child or children of the deceased pensioner, or to his, her or their attorney, if of lawful age, or to his her or their guardian, or his attorney, if they are minors, upon proof before a Court of Record, of the necessary facts in each case.
III. If there be no widow, child, or children, then the amount due such pensioner at the time of his death, must be paid to the legal representatives of the decedent.
IV. When an Executor or Administrator shall apply for the pension due to a deceased person, he must deposite with you a certificate of the Clerk of the Court, Judge of Probate, Register of Wills, Ordinary or Surrogate, (as the case may be,) stating that he is duly authorized to act in that capacity on the estate of the deceased pensioner, and that it has been proved to his satisfaction that there is no
widow, child, nor children of the said pensioner living.
7th. In all cases of payments being made of moneys due a deceased pensioner, the original pension certificate must be surrendered as evidence of the identity of the person to whom the pension claimed was due, or other substantial evidence of such identity must be produced in case such certificate cannot be obtained for surrendry, and that due search and enquiry have been made for said certificate, and that it cannot be found. The date of said pensioner's death must be proved before a Court of Record.
8th. A certificate of the facts proved must be obtained from the Clerk of the
Court. It is not necessary for the Clerk to give the evidence in detail, but only to
state the facts that have been proved, and certify under his seal of office, that the
testimony adduced was satisfactory to the Court.
9th. When a pensioner is placed under guardianship, the Guardian applying for a pension must, in addition to the evidence of the pensioner's identity, deposit with
you a certificate from the proper authority, that he is at that time, acting in that
capacity, and also satisfactory evidence that his ward was living at the date the pensionclaimed became due. The identity of the pensioner in such cases, must be
established under the form marked D.
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( 3 )
Form of the Clerk's Certificate alluded to in paragraph 4th of the Regulations.
Signature of the Magistrate, (___________) Just. Peace.
STATE OF }
County,    } sst.
I _____________Clerk of the ______ Court, of the county, and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that ________ is a Justice of the Peace, in and for
said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the _____day of _________ 18___, and will expire on the  _____day of _________ 18___,
and that his signature above written, is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said, county this ______ day of _______ 18
________________              Clerk.
REGULATIONS respecting the payments of arrears to the children of deceased Pensioners.

In a case where the residence of all the children of a deceased pensioner cannot be ascertained, those who are known to be living must prove their relationship to the deceased, before a Court of Record; they must show that the pensioner left no widow; that the children who are in parts unknown, have not been
heard of for at least one full year, and that exertions have been made without success
to ascertain their residence. Their names must be given. The Court must give a certificate containing the facts, and the Clerk of the Court must sign the same, and annex thereto his seal of office. In such a case the amount due will be
paid to those who are known to be living; and all that is due must be paid at one time.
In a case where there is no widow, and the children who survive reside at a considerable distance from each other, and it is difficult, or impracticable, to obtain information or powers of attorney from those who live remote from the Pension Agency, the amount due to each child may be paid upon proper vouchers,
when demanded, without requiring all the children to make application at the same
time.
( Signed ) LEW: CASS.
War Department, Nov. 9, 1833.
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31274
Nymphas Hinckley
Barnstable

See Letter Hon J. Reed-
H of Reps with directions
to the representatives how to
to procede to obtain what
was due at his death
dated 19th June 1834

See letter to the same July 30, '34
Hon J.  Reed
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office, March 24 1834

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 Nymphas Hinckley, as a private, is borne on Muster Rolls of Capt. Elisha Nye's Company, where he is allowed for service from June1 to Nov. 21, 1776, five months and twenty-one days __________________
Nymphas Hinckley's name as a private, is borne on a Muster Roll of Capt. Elisha Nye's
Company, where he is allowed for service from
5th Feb. 1777, two months and fifteen days.
        Nymphas Hinckley's name, as a Sergeant is borne on a Pay Roll of Capt. Joseph Palmer's Company, where he is allowed for service from May 3 to Nov. 22, 1779, six months.
    Nymphas Hinckley claims for further
services under Capt. James Davis, in 1775, Capt. Hamlin, in 1775, and Capt. Elisha Nye in 1776 & 7; but the rolls described are not found in this office.
Edward D. Bangs  Sec'y
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Boston Oct 22, 1838 

Dr Sir
Enclosed are the papers of Chloe Hinckley, widow of Nymphas Hinckley, a revolutionary pensioner declaring for the pension to which her deceased husband was entitled. You will find on file the documents upon which said Nymphas Hinckley was granted a pension, and I earnestly beg your attention to the evidence of service. Hinkley was allowed only half pension when in fact as the evidence will show, he served the largest time required by the act
for a full pension. This will appear first by
the Massachusetts Militia rolls, in your
possession and second by the affidavits of
Benjamin Hallett and Sylvanus Hinckley
who were in the service with N. Hinckley
and positively testify to eighteen months
service. I respectfully submit that this evidence
entitles the widow under the late act to a full
pension, for which she asks in her declaration,
and I trust you will not preclude her by the
more fact that the certificate granted to her
husband was for a less sum without examining
the evidence anew. Should there be any informality in that evidence please inform me,
I can prove, by two living witnesses who were
Soldiers with Hinckley his service for 18 months, and the Massachusetts Rolls show at least
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six months other service than this. Excuse my
urging this inquiry. The justice of it strongly impresses my mind. Hinckley died before he received his pension and for this reason no attempt was made to get your Department to revise the claim. His daughter was made a
cripple for life by a hurt in the spine, from
lifting her father in his last sickness. She
and the mother are now entirely destitute.
I only mention this as an apology for my
pressing this matter in which I have not the slightest interest not even for any services which I shall give to the unfortunate widow.
With high respect
 Yr Obt.Sevt..
B. F. Hallett

J. L. Edwards Esq
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I also enclose the papers for a pension for
Abigail Lakeman widow of Samuel Lakeman, declaring for the same pension her
husband received under the Act of 1818.
Your attention to the same will greatly
oblige-

Yr Obt. Sevt.
B. F. Hallett
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War Department
Pension Office
June 19, 1834

Sir
In the case of Nymphas Hinchley deceased
I have to state that before a certificate f pension can issue, his widow if there be one, and if not, his child or children, or legal representatives, as the case may be, must produce such proof from a Court of Record as the enclosed printed sheet directs -
very respectfully
J L Edward
Commiss of Pensions

John Reed
House Representatives
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Mar 14. 1842
Mass.
Chloe Hinckley

James L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office
Washington
D. C.
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Boston March 10, 1842
Sir.
Mrs Chloe Hinkley of Massachusetts widow of Nymphas Hinckley deceased, who was a Revolutionary pensioner was married to her late husband in 1782, and has remained his widow ever since. She drew a pension after his decease but it terminated with the expiration of the five years Act. Please inform me
whether by her marriage in 1782 she is
not entitled to a life pension. Will you
also inform me if any measures are
in progress to revive the widows' pensions
under the five years act.
Very Respectfully
your Obt Servant
B.F. Hallett

Mr Edwards
Pension Office
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$47.33
6 days
14 mos. Private
died 12 Dec 1832
$ 46.66
Chloe Hinckley
widow
Hon John Reed
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable ss
Probate Court at Barnstable, in and for said County & Commonwealth,
July 28th AD 1834. I Abner Davis
Register of the Court of Probate in for said
the County & Commonwealth aforesaid, do
hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has this day been produced to the Court, to prove that Nymphas Hinckley late of Barnstable, who
before his death, made a declaration before
the Judge of Probate for sd  County for the
purpose of obtaining a Pension under the Act 
of Congress of June 7, 1832, (which said
Declaration has been forwarded to the Pension
Department at Washington) died on the twelfth day of December A 1832:- that his wife whose name is Chloe Hinckley survived him, & is still alive and resides at Barnstable aforesaid.-
Witness my hand & the seal of the said
Probate Court at Barnstable aforesaid the
day & year first aforesaid
Abner Davis .  Reg