Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 34535, Obadiah Wicket, Mass.
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Mass  Wicket, Obadiah  S 34535
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10. 692 MaSsachuetts R 

Obadiah Wicket 
Herringhorin in the state of MaSsachuetts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colnel H. Froksens of the MaSsachuetts line, for the term of Nine tenths 

Inscribed on the Roll of MaSsachuetts at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence of the 20th of April 1818 

Certificate of Pension issued the 17th : of May 1819 and Sent to (illegible) Justick Jimminey (word crossed out) 

Arrears to 4th of Manh 1819. 10hr 11/30 * 4/3, __ 83.96 
SEmi anl. all'ce ending 4'Seti. 1819__48:___

131:96

{Revolutionary claim,
{Act 18th March, 1818.}
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 
Barmtable  ss. 

On this 20th day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circutit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, Personally appeared Obediah Wicket of Herring hand aged Finety years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me irst duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the followimg declaration, by him signed, in oder to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war." 

I Obed Wicket of the nataion of Hemining Forms
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Barnstable of February 29th 1819 I am satisfied that the applicant is in need of assist from his country for support. And B, said the Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Obadiah Wicket did serve in the revolutionary war, as states in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, tot he Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. Thomas B Adams Ch. (illegible)
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34535
[illegible] Invalid
File No. 34,535
Obadiah Wicket
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 1800
Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 456
[Arrangement of 1870]
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I Caleb Gibbs of Sandwish County of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts on oath do set forth and declare that I knew Obediah Wicket to enlist into the Continental army of the United States in the revolutionary war (and was gon from home nearly one year. [illegible] Obediah Wicket being a servant of my Father at that time he returned to my Father's house + I have a perfect recollection of his sharing his discharge at that time that he received in the army [illegible]
Caleb Gibbs 
Massachusetts
Barnstable March 31, 1819
Personally [illegible] Caleb Gibbs above named  + made oath to the truth of the declaration by him [illegible] In my opinion he is a credible + [illegible] witness before me. 
Wendell Davis
Jur Dean L Lawrence for Barnstable County
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I Josiah Jones of Massachusetts + an invalid pensioner of the U. States, do on oath [illeg] + say, that I knew Obediah Wicket in the revolutionary army in the War of Independence, that he belonged to Col Army [illegible] Regiment in the Massachusetts Line, that we were stationed at New [ill] in New York together + belonged to the same Major, that I I knew him that the winter of 1784 + [ill] in the next spring + I left him in [illegible] 
Josiah Jones
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Barnstable, [ill] Clerk's Office.
I Abner Davis Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the County of Barnstable, do certify that Wendell Davis, who hath signed the forgoing depositions of Caleb Gibbs and Josiah Jones, as Justice of the Peace and Quorum, is a sworn Justice of the Peace & Quorum for the County of Barnstable; and full faith and credit are due to his official acts as such; and that the signature thereto is the signature of said Wendell Davis. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of our Circuit Court of Common Pleas of our said County, and [ill] my name at Barnstable the seventh day of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred & nineteen. 
Abner Davis Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the County of Barnstable