Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22,499, Gibeon Wakefield, Continental Me. Agency And Residence
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(3-1770) 
Service
Continental
Wakefield, Gibeon
Nancy
ME. Agency and residence
Number W. 22.499
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163.
Maine
Nancy Wakefield
widow of Gibeon Wakefield
Map [illegible]
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a pri. of artillery [handwritten]

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
100 [handwritten] Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
14- [handwritten] day of June 1848 [handwritten]
and sent to
Hon [illegible] A.W.H. Clapp [handwritten]
H of R [handwritten]

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 43. [handwritten] Vol. 1
Reported
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693
Nancy Wakefield's
application for a pension
Act. of July, 1838.
Wid of Gibeon da
Me
Act 7 July 1838
Married 1789
Died 18[illegible]
Allas [illegible] for Cran[illegible]
Artillery $100 per [illegible]

Jos Pope Esq
Portland ME
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STATE OF MAINE
District of Maine
County of Cumberland, ss.
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I Eunice Wakefield of Portland aged 41 [crossed-out - years] years depose and say that Gibeon Wakefield died at Westbrook, Maine on the fourteenth day of March Eighteen hundred and six. And that Nancy Wakefield, who has signed & sworn to the annexed application for a pension is the Widow of said Gibeon Wakefield, having never been married since his death.

Eunice Wakefield


Cumberland ss. Augt. 21. 1838
Subscribed & sworn to by the said Deponent before me, and I certify that she is a credible & respectable Witness.

Joseph Pope. Jus. of the Peace


United States
Maine District ss.

District Court August 21. 1838
I hereby certify that the within proceedings were had in Open Court before the Honorable Ashur Ware Judge of the United States in and for Maine District as therein set forth.

And I further certify that Joseph Pope Esquire whose official certificate is borne on the above deposition is a Magistrate and as such entitled to full faith and credit.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court the day and year above written.

John Mussey Clerk U. S. Courts
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Nancy Wakefield's 
evidence for


[in pencil]
Final said cert
Vol 3 p 12
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I Joshua Bennett of [crossed-out Lyman] Wallis in the County of York & State of Maine, administrator on the Estate of Rev. Simon Locke, late of said [crossed-out Lyman] Wallis deceased - do hereby certify, that in the book of names of marriages by the said Simon Locke as recorded by him, and now in my possession the marriage of Gibeon Wakefield and Nancy Jolerson of Coxhall, (now Lyman) is recorded as follows.

"Gibeon Wakefield and Nancy Jellerson were married March nineteenth, seventeen hundred and Eight nine."

Joshua Dermott {Administrator of Simon Locke}


I Joshua Bennett above named depose and say that I am the administrator on the Estate of Revd. Simon Locke deceased late of [crossed-out Lyman] Wallis and have the records of said Locke in my possession, and that the above is a true extract from his record of marriages, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the records in fair legible figures as follows. viz. "March '19 1789"

Joshua Bennett


Sworn before me, and I certify that the said Deponent is a credible & respectable Witness.

Benj Dudley Justice of the Peace
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United States
Maine District sss.

District Clerk's Office August 22d 1838

I hereby certify that Benjamin Dudley and Stephen Glopkinson Esquire whose official certificates are borne on the within and annexed depositions are respectively Magistrates and as such entitled to full faith and credit.

On testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the District Court the day and year above written.

John Mussey Clerk U S. Courts

[Seal]
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I Benjamin Jelerson of Kennebunkport in the County of York and State of Maine Depose and Say that I was acquainted with Gibeon Wakefield & Nancy Jelerson of Coxhall now Lyman before they were maried I was at there Wedding in March one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine the mariage was solomanised by Elder Simon Locke.

Benjamin [his mark X] Jelerson

Witness
Stephen Hopkinson
George W. Jellison


York ss. August 17, 1838 Taken and Sworn to before me
Stephen Hopkinson Jus Peace


I hereby certify that the above named deponant is a credible and Respectable witness.

Stephen Hopkinson Justice Peace

[Seal]
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I Jacob Rodes of [crossed-out - Hollis] of Lyman in the County of York and State of Main depose and Say that I was acquainted with Gibeon Wakefield late of the Plantation of Lillofall now Hollis deseased said Wakefield inlisted into the army of the United States in March Seventeen hundred and eighty one and Served in Col Crains Regt of Artilery and was discharged in New York in December one thousand seven hundred and eighty three

Jacob Rhodes
 


York ss. August 16th 1838 Personally appeared Jacob Roads and made oath that the above deposition by him signed is true before me

Stephen Hopkinson Jus. Peace



I hereby Certify that the above named Jacob Roads is a credible and Respectable witness.

Stephen Hopkinson Jus. Peace
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.
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File No. 22499
Nancy Wakefield
Wid. of
Gibeon Wakefield
Priv. Rev. War
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Act Feb. 2d 1848
Index : Vol. M, Page 312

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Maine 230
-----
Nancy Wakefield
widow of Gibeon Wakefield decd.
[crossed-out - who was a pensioner under the Act of]
and who died on the 14th March 1806
of Cumberland in the State of Maine
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain _____ of the Rgt. commanded 
by Col Grane in the Massd
line for 2 years Pri. of Artillery
-----
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 100 Dollars ----- Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1834.
-----
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of Sept 
1838 and sent Jos
Pope Portland Me.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838 | $250.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar. 39. | 50.00
| $300.00

{act July 7, 1838.}

Recorded by D. D. Addison Clerk
Book A Vol. 1st. Page 26
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2314
Maine
-----
Nancy Wakefield
widow of Gibeon Wakefield
who was a Private of Artillery
in the Mass line
for 2 years
-----
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
100 Dollars -----
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1843.
-----
Certificate of Pension issued the 
21st day of Oct. 1843
and sent to 
Joseph Pope
Portland
Maine
-----
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 11 

[next column in pencil]
[illegible] Oct 21
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Portland July 3. 1843

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commr of Pensions.

Sir,

Herewith I forward to you the several applications of Mary Baker and Nancy Wakefield for pensions under the act of March 3. 1843.

I am Sir
Your most respectfully
Joseph Pope
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[horizontal text]
J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Commr of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

[Postmark - PORTLAND [the rest is illegible]]

[Stamp - FREE]

[text rotated 90 degrees]

2522
July 8 '43

Maine
Mar 3 1843


Joseph Pope
Portland
Maine
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Admitted
[in pencil] Admd

[illegible] Clapp
of Maine
Report to [illegible]
House of Reps.
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STATE OF MAINE.
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CUMBERLAND, SS.

CLERK'S OFFICE, JUDICIAL COURTS,
Portland, May 23 A. D. 1848

I, Charles C. Harmon CLERK of all the JUDICIAL COURTS in and for said COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, certify that Joseph [illegible] acting Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Cumberland as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is Duly qualified to act as such; that the Commission of the said [illegible] is dated February 9th [crossed-out - is dated] 1843, and will expire February 9, A. D. 1850.

and that the following SIGNATURE purporting to be his is Genuine.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State, the day and year first above written.

Chas. C. Harmon CLERK.

[Seal with ribbons]
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State of Maine
County of Cumberland ss.

On this twenty third day of May AD. 1848, personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace Nancy Wakefield a resident of Westbrook in the county of Cumberland 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 benefits of the [illegible] 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 Gibeon Wakefield who was a [illegible] and was promoted to a Sergeant in the Army of the Revolution that he was in the Service at the close of the War in 1783.

She further declares that she is still a Widow and has received the [illegible] of the Acts of Congress passed in the 7 July 1838. 3 March 1843 and 17 June 1844 at the rate of one hundred dollars per annum.

Nancy [her mark X] Wakefield

Witness Eunice Wakefield

Sworn and Subscribed in the day and year 
Written before me

[illegible] [illegible] Justice of the Peace
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2522

Nancy Wakefield's 
application for a pension
Act March 3. 1843.

$100 - per ann: -

Joseph Pope
Portland
Maine_
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STATE OF MAINE.
-----
Cumberland County.

ON this third day of July 1843 Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of [crossed-out the] Cumberland Nancy Wakefield a resident of Westbrook in the County of Cumberland aged Seventy four 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 of March, 1843, granting Pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War --That she is the Widow of Gibeon Wakefield who was a private and a Sergeant in the Army of the Revolution, and she believes in Col. Granes Regiment but cannot certainly name the officers under whom he served. She declares that she received a pension under the Act of July 7th 1838 at the rate of One hundred Dollars per annum. 

she further declares that she is still a widow.

Nancy [her mark X] Wakefield

Witness. Nancy Gowen

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written.
Before me: and I certify that the said Nancy Wakefield is personally known to me to be the identical person she has declared herself to be.

Joseph Pope, Justice of the Peace
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State of Maine
Cumberland ss.
Clerks Office Judicial Courts
Portland July 3d 1843.

I Charles Cobb Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for said County hereby certify that Joseph Pope is a Magistrate as appears within, that he is duly qualified to act as such, that his commission is dated January 27th A. D. 1842. and will expire January 27th A. D. 1849. and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State the day and year first above written.

Charles Cobb Clerk