Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24724, for William Irish, Massachusetts
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Mass
Irish, William 
Sarah
W.24724
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Maine 7394.
Sarah Irish
widow of Mr. William Irish who was a Private in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 55 Dollars 15. Centys per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of November, 1865 and sent to James Irish Esq. Gorham, Maine

Acts of March 3, 1843 to June 17, 1844.
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 2. Page 5.

Ref
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12243
Sarah Irish
Maine
Oct. 4, 1845
M. 81. husb.  1865
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STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, ss....
I Charles Cobb Clerk of the Judicial Courts in said County, certify that Toppan Robie Elijah Hayes and Jacob H. Clements are magistrates -
as appears by the papers hereto annexed; that they are duly qualified to act as such; that the commission of the said Robie bears date Feby 7th 1839 and will expire Feby 7th 1846 - the commission of the said Hayes bears date Feby 5th 1841 and will expire Feby 5th 1848 the commission of the said Clements bears date May 25th 1842 and will expire May 25th 1849 -
and that the several signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State, this first day of October Anno Domini 1845
[signed] Charles Cobb CLERK.
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State of Maine
On this seventeenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five personally appeared before the Hon Samuel Coney Judge of Probate in & for said County of Penobscot Sarah Irish a resident of Springfield in & for said County aged eighty six years who upon oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Acts of Congress passed July 7th 1833, March 3d 1843. & June 17th 1844.
And this declarant states that she is the widow of William Irish who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and she believes that her late husband entered the service in the year 1775 from the Town of Gorham and served in Capt Hart WIlliams Company in Col Phinney's Regt that year eight months or more and was stationed during the eight months campaign of that year at Cambridge. She also believes that he served in Capt. Wentworth's Company in 1778 about five months and that he was in the Penobscot expedition in 1779 in Capt. McLellan's Company & also in Capt Roger Libby's company in the same year for about one month and that the last named service was performed at Falmouth now Portland Maine. And this declarant refers the Commissioner of Pensions to the evidence of service as given in the Certificate of the Secry of State Mass; and she believes and can have no doubt but that her husband the said William Irish performed
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the service as therein set forth.
And this declarant further states that she intermarried with the said William Irish at Gorham in the month of September seventeen hundred & eighty one the day of the month she doth not recollect but believes it was the 4th and that her husband the aforesaid William Irish died on the 30th day of April eighteen hundred & fifteen that she was not married previous to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of Jany 1794 viz at the time above stated
Sarah Irish her X mark
Attest - [signed] Bial H Scribner

Sworn and subscribed by said Sarah Irish on the day & year above written. before me in open court
[signed] Saml Corey
Judge of Probate for Penobscot County 

State of Maine
Penobscot Ss. Probate Office Bangor September 17th AD 1848
I do hereby certify that Samuel Corey Esquire is sole Judge of Probate within and for the County of Penobscot in the State of Maine and that the signature of said Judge is genuine given under my hand the seal original of said Court of Probate the day and year above written
[signed] John Williams
Register of Probate 
County of Penobscot
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I, James Irish of Gorham in the County of Cumberland do an oath depose and say that I am a brother of William Irish Irish mentioned in the Certificate of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and have often heard him give account of his service and sufferings in the Revolutionary War.  and particularly of those services named in the above mentioned Certificate and that I have no doubt his performance each service as he related and that he lived and died the fected Husband of the said Sarah Irish who subscribes her declaration, and further that I find on the Records of my Fathers family that the said William Irish died in Chatham, N.H. on the 30th day of 
April 1815.
Attest Toppan Robie                      James Irish

State of Maine Cumberland js Sept 23, 1845
than personally appeared before me, James
Irish and made oath to the truth of the forgoing affidavit by him subscribed
Toppan Robie. Justice ofthe
through the State
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I Susannah Linnell of the Town of Standish in the County of Cumberland & State of Maine, on oath depose and say that my sister Sarah Murch of Gorham in the County and State aforesaid was married to William Irish of Gorham aforesaid in the month of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one. I further depose and say that I was present at the marriage ceremony of the said William Irish to the said Sarah Murch at the aforesaid; and that they were married by William Gorham Esquire a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Cumberland aforesaid and that the lived together during his natural life
Susannah Linnell her X mark
Standish August 23d 1845
Attest, James Irish

State of Maine Cumberland Ss. August 23d. 1845
Then personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Cumberland and Susannah Linnell made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed
[signed] Jacob H. Clements Justice of the Peace
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I Mary Bacon of Gorham in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine, on oath depose and say that I am a sister to William Irish formerly of the Town of Chatham in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire now deceased. That my said Brother William married Sarah Murch in the month of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, and that I was at the marriage cerimony of the said William and Sarah, that they was married by William Gorham Esquire a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Cumberland - I further depose testify and say that the said William Irish and Sarah his wife lived together as man and wife so long as the said William lived
Mary Bacon her X mark
Gorham Sept. 23d 1845
Witness [signed] Jacob H. Clements

State of Maine Cumberland Ss. Sept. 23d 1845
Then personally appeared Mary Bacon before me the subscribed a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Cumberland and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed
[signed] Jacob H. Clements Justice of the Peace
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State of Maine
Cumberland County Gorham August 2d, 1845
I Russell Linnell Clerk of the Town of Gorham do certify that in the records of publishments as Recorded in the Records of said Town the publishment of William Irish and Sarah Murch is recorded as follows (viz)
Gorham Sept twenty ninth Seventeen hundred and Eighty one William Irish entered his name and purpose of Marriage with Sarah Murch both of Gorham
Attest Austin Alden Town Clerk
I Russell Linnell as above named Depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town of Gorham and that the above Publishment is a true extract from the Records of said Town now in my possession with the exception of the dates which is expressed on the records of said Town in fair legible figures as follows (viz) (Sept 29th 1781) and I further Depose and say that no record of the marriage of said William Irish and Sarah Murch is to be found on the records of said Town
Attest [signed] Russell Linnell Clerk of said Town of Gorham State of Main Cumberland County S.S. - on this Second August Eighteen hundred and forty five Personally appeared before me Elijah Hayes a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Russell Linnell above named Town Clerk of the Town of Gorham a person by me well known and entitled to full credit as a witness and made oath -
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that the above extracts by him subscribed are truly copied from the Records of said Town the dates being written out in words which are put down in figures only on the Records as before stated with no other alteration
[signed] Elijah Hayes Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
July 5, 1845.
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 William Irish of Gorham, is borne as a private, upon a return of Captn. Hart Williams' Compy, in Col. Edmund Phinney's regt. in the 8 months service of 1775, - dated Oct. 7th - Upon a muster roll of Captn Hart Williams' Compy, marched from Gorham immediately after the alarm at Lexington, April 21, and afterwards joined the army, - Upon a pay roll of Captn John Wentworth's compy in Col. Gurish's regt. of guards stationed at Cambridge, from July 26 to Decr. 14, 1778, 11 months, 27 days including allowance for 160 miles travel; - Captn. Wentworth belonged to Cape Elizabeth, adjoining Gorham; - Upon a pay roll of Captn. Alex. McLellans' compy. in Col. Jonathan Mithcell's regt., for services in the expedition against Penobscot, from July 7 to Sept. 25, 1779, - 2 months, 18 days and 24 miles travel - roll dated at Gorham Nov 27th; -
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and upon a pay roll of Captn. Roger Libby's compy. in a detachment of men raised in the county of Cumberland under the command of Nathl. Jordan Esqr. for service at the Eastward from Oct. 1 to 23, 1779 - 23 days - being all the evidence of service in the case. No one of the same name appears under the command of either of the other officers named in the annexed application, or upon any other records in this office than as above described. 

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that the said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
[signed] John G. Palfrey
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF REVOLUTIONARY SERVICES, MADE BY THE Widow OF THE PARTY WHO RENDERED THE SERVICE.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office, of the service of my Husband Wm. Irish - in the war of the Revolution.
He was a native of the Town of Gorham in the County of Cumberland and State of then Massachusetts. He enlisted from the Town of Gorham in the County of Cumberland and State of Massachusetts in the year 1779 as a Private Soldier in the Company commanded by Captain Warren or McLellan or Andrews in the land forces commanded by Genl Lovell & Wadsworth and he served as follows, viz: - during the Bagaduce Campaign -
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May 9, 1939.

Mrs. Willis L. Irish
371 Park Boulevard
Glen Ellyn, Illinois.

BA-J/ILL
William Irish
W. 24724

Dear Madam:
The data which follow are shown in the papers on file in pensions claim, W. 24724, based upon service of William Irish in the Revolutionary War.
William Irish was born in Gorham, Cumberland County, Massachusetts,; the names of his parents are not shown, nor the date of his birth.
While a resident of Gorham, Massachusetts, William Irish entered service just after the Lexington Alarm in 1775, and served eight months as private in Captain Hart Williams' company, Colonel Edmund Phinney's Massachusetts regiment. He enlisted July 28, 1778 and served until December 14, 1778 as private in Captain John Wentworth's company, under Colonel Gerrish, stationed at Cambridge. He enlisted July 7, 1779, served as private in Captain Alexander McLellan's Massachusetts company, Colonel Jonathan Mitchell's regiment, was on the Penobscot Expedition and continued until September 25, 1779. He served also one month in 1779 in Captain Roger Libby's Massachusetts company, at Falmouth.
William Irish returned to Gorham, Massachusetts. he married there September 29, 1781, Sarah Murch, also of Gorham; the name of her parents are not shown. 
The soldier died April 30, 1815 in Chatham, New Hampshire.
Sarah Irish, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War on her application
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executed September 27, 1845, at which time she resided in Springfield, Penobscot County, Maine; she was aged then eighty-six years.
In 1845, James Irish, brother of William Irish, was a resident of Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine. In 1845, Mary Bacon, the soldier's sister, resided in Gorham, Maine; she stated that she was present when he married Sarah Murch; the name of Mary's husband is not shown.
In 1845, Susannah Linnell, of Standish, Cumberland County, Maine, stated that she was present at the marriage of her sister, Sarah Murch, to William Irish; she did not state of the name of her own husband. One Russell Linnell was Clerk of the town of Gorham, Maine, in 1845; no relationship to the family was stated.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
Sarah Irish, widow of William Irish
Certificate #7394
Issued November 7, 1845
Rate $85.15 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1845
Act of March 7, 1835 & June 17, 1844.
Maine Agency.
Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

[handwritten left of signature] The A.B. does not show this last Ctf. #7394 under Mar 3 or June 17, 1844
The other Ctf 9708 - Act of July 7 - 38 is on A.B.
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Maine 9708
Sarah Irish
widow of William Irish
[crossed out] who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the 30th April 1815 of Penobscot Co. in the State of Maine who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Warren of the regt commanded by Genl. Lovell in the Mass. line for 16 mos. & 17 days
Inscribed on the Roll of 
at the rate of 55 Dollars 15. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of November 1845 and sent to James Irish Gorham Maine.
Total amount $
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D Brown Clerk,
Book D. Vol. 1. Page 9.
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12243.
Sarah Irish
Maine
Act 7th July 1838
Md. 81 husbd. died 1815.
Admitted
16 mos. 17 days private
$55 15/100
Act 1843 No. 8224
1844 " 906.

James Irish -
Gorham
Maine
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May 9, 1939
Mrs. Willis L. Irish
371 Park Boulevard
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
BA-J/ILL
William Irish
W. 24724
[handwritten right margin]See letter 
Dear Madam"
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to service in the Revolutionary War or War of 1812 of the following persons with the surname Irish, all sons of Jesse Irish who was born in 1709 - David, born July 11, 1735, William, born November 19, 1737, Jesse, born November 11 1739, Peter, born May 26, 1743, John born, September 21, 1745 and Stephen, born February 17, 1750 You refer also to another Jesse Irish, born about 1780. Revolutionary War and War of 1812 data furnished by this office are obtained from claims for pension which have been made to the United States based upon service in those wars. A search of the Revolutionary War records has been made and no claim for pension found based upon service of any Abel, David, Jesse, John, Jonathan, Peter or Stephen Irish. The record has been found of one William Irish only: his record is furnished you herewith, pension claim, W, 24723 in the hope that it may aid you in your research. The War of 1812 records [handwritten "h"] have been searched and no claim for pension based service of the Abel or Stephen Irish cited by you, nor of any David, Jesse, John, Jonathan, Peter or William Irish.
Very truly yours,
A.D. Hiller,
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
[handwritten] The Abel + Stephen in War of1812 flat file are another generation than those requested. Dod not search land as she did not give any state for ser. or residences.
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[handwritten]
Glen Ellyn, Ill
Mar, 1939.
The Dept of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, etc.
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs -
Do you have any records of service in the [underlined] Revolutionary War or War of 1812, of any of the following, 
[illegible  writing next to each name]
David d] Irish, b. July 11, 1735}
William Irish, b. Nov. 19, 1737
Peter Irish, b May 26, 1743 
John  "  , b. Sept.21, 1745
Jonathan ", b. Dec. 29, 1749
Abel Irish, b. Sept. 23, 1753
Stephen ", b. Feb. 17, 1759 
}too old for 1812

[stamp] RECEIVED MAR 15 1933 MAIL SUB-DIV. VERS ADM. 36
[?]EADER

[handwritten]
The above men were sons of a Jesse Irish born 1709. I believe he married Mary Allabee in 1733, according to R.I. Vital Records. One of these above men [underlined] was father
of my ancestor, another Jesse Irish who was born about 1780 + who is supposed to have married an Anna Lamb. I cannot find out anything about any of them - hence my inquiry. If you have any information about any of these - where they enlisted from, whom their wife was + when married + where and aby sort of information about any of these, I shall be
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most grateful. Every bit of information may lead me to some other - hence, please do not disregard any you may have, I am trying to trace "Irish family tree" and it is important that I ger this generation's history. Trusting you may be able to help me and assuring you of my deepest appreciation, I am
Gratefully yours,
Stella Putnam Irish (Mrs. Willis L.)
371 Park Blvd
Glen Ellyn, Ill.
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[left side of document] 1939 May 9 Hist. to Mrs. Willis L. Irish. Ill 
[handwritten right side of document] Re[??]
WIDOW, &c.
No. [handwritten] 24724
Sarah Irish Widow of William Irish Pvt Rev War
Act:
[handwritten] March 3d. 43 June 17th 44
Index - Vol. A, Page 367
[in brackets] [Arrangement of 1870]
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[handwritten] Gorham Sept 24th 1845
Sir
I herein enclose the declaration + [illegible] in the case of Sarah Irish the   widow of my deceased Brother William Irish who claims a pension under the acts of Congress passed July 7th 1838 March 3d 1843 +June 17th 1844
Please forward the Pension Certificate to me at Gorham Maine
I am very Respectfully Your [illegible] [illegible]
James Irish
[initials] Edwards Esqr
Comr. of Pensions
Washington
D. C.