Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24130, Wiggin Evans, Mass N.H. Sea Service
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(B-1776)

SERVICE

Mass
N. H.
Sea Service

Evans, Wiggin
or
Eavans, Mary

NUMBER
W.24130

CONTENTS
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3957
New Hampshire Con.,
Mary Evans
widow of Wiggin 
Mass
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars ~ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Feby 1849 and sent to Hon C. H. Peaslee
HofR

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 70 Vol. 1.

W W Flanders July 19/53

Reported
Feby 22/49
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Mrs Evans

State of New Hampshire
Merrimack ss

On this twenty ninth day of August in the year eighteen hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before me Benjamin Wadleigh a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire Mary Evans a resident of Wilmot in said County of Merrimack aged seventy seven 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 widow of Wiggin Evans who was as he believes a soldier in the army of the revolution in the land sea served that from what she heard him state she believes he was in army of the Revolution at Rhode Island and at New York but at what periods or the the length of time he served or the officers he served under she is unable to state that in 1780 she recollects of hearing him let of serving under Capt. Prunells as a Corporal at [illegible] in that year, she recollects of hearing him say that during the Revolutionary war he went two voyages to France for supplies for the government and army the names of the vessels he sailed in or the officers under whom he served she does not recollect she recollects of hearing his say that at one time when he was at sea he was under Captain Thomas Pickering and that they had an engagement with the enemy vessel and that said Pickering was slain in the engagement
That she has no documentary evidence
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of his aforesaid service but must rely upon what evidence she may hereafter obtain and the rolls in the war department may afford to which she asks reference

She further declares that she was married to the aforesaid Wiggins Eavans at Deerfield in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire on the last day of February 1782  That her husband the aforesaid Wiggins Eavans died on the twentyeth day of October 1815 and she has remained a widow ever since his death

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 be at the time above stated

Witness Benjamin Wadleigh
Stephen R. Swett

Mary Eavans
X her mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written

Before me
Benjamin Wadleigh
a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
for the County of Merrimack

I certify that by reason of bodily infirmity that the said Mary Eavans was not able to attend Court and her aforesaid declaration was taken at her residence in Wilmot

Before me
Benjamin Wadleigh a
Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas for the County of Merrimack
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Declaration of 
Mary Evans
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I Mary Evans named in the foregoing declaration since making the said, do [illegible] [illegible] the said Wiggin Evans say that the name of the [illegible] [illegible] was - [illegible] which he sailed in Under Capt Pikering & that after his return to the U.S. he was under command of Capt 
Salter, and that he (the said Wiggin Evans) sailed in his under Capt Salter to Penobscot bay, out about three months-

Peter E Swett

Mary Evans
X her mark

State of New Hampshire
Merrimack ss
January 15th 1840-

Personally appeared the above and foregoing named Mary Evans and made oath that the above affidavit was, in her belief true

Before me Israel W. Kelly
Js, Peace
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Birth of Wiggin
Evan's Children
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I Samuel Sweatt, Clerk of the town of Andover County of Merrimack & State of New Hampshire depose & say that I was chosen to said office on the said Tuesday March 1809 & was qualified on the same day, to serve in said office one year from the time I was chosen that I have examined said record for the marriage of Wiggin Evans & Mary Young but find no such record - but I do find recorded other birth of children to them as follows to wit-

"Elisabeth Evans daughter of Wiggin Evans and Mary his wife born October 11, 1783."

"Polly Evans daughter of Wiggin Evans and Mary his wife born May 26th, 1787"

I further depose that the foregoing is a time extract from a book of record of said Andover in my possession word for word & figure for figure-

Samuel Swett
Town Clerk

State of New Hampshire
Merrimack ss.   October [illegible] th, 1839-

Personally appeared this above named Samuel Sweatt and under oath in due favor of law that the above affidavit & extract by him subscribed was true.

Before me Israel W. Kelly Jus. Peace
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Elisabeth & John
Sweatt - afft.

6675
7 July 1838

Hon. F. Pierce
Senate U.S.
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I Elisabeth Sweatt of Wilmot & State of New Hampshire aged fifty six is [illegible] next depose & say that I am the daughter of Wiggin Evans late of Andover N. H. dd. That I was present at the house in Salisbury N. H. when my father, the aforesaid Wiggin Evans died, that his death took place on the 20th day of October 1815, that my mother (Mary Evans) has remained his widow and since the death of my father (the aforesaid Wiggins Evans) & now resides with me in Wilmot N. H. & has resided with me for the last twenty three years.  Elisabeth Swett

I John Sweatt of Wilmot aforesaid aged sixty years in Oct next, depose & say that the above named Elisabeth Sweatt is my Wife & the facts stated by her in above affidavit, are known by me to be true.
John Swett

State of New Hampshire
Merrimack ss.  August 29, 1839

Personally appeared the above named Elisabeth Swett & John Swett and severally made oath the above affidavit by them severally subscribed  [illegible] true.

Before me, Benjamin Wadleigh 
Jus Peace
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.
[illegible]

File No. 24130
Mary Evans
Wid. of
Wiggin Evans
Priv. Rev. War

Act Feb. 2 d 1848
Index: Vol A, Page 222.

(Arrangement of 1870.)
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Mary Evans
Wid. of Wiggin
N H

Increased to $50
Per an

Hon F. Pierce
U S. S.
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5162

New Hampshire

Mary Evans
widow of Wiggin Evans, dcd.,
and who died on the 25 October 1815
of Merrimack in the State of N. Hamp
who was a private in the County commanded by Captain Kelly of the regt commanded by Col Glover in the [illegible] line for [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]

Inscribed on the Roll of [illegible]
at the rate of 80 Dollars ~~ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
[illegible] [illegible] $20 per ann.

Certificate of Pension issued the [illegible] day of Feby 1841, & sent to Hon. F. Pierce
Senate, U. States.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 $400.00
Semi=annual allowance ending
Deduct former payments.
{Act July 7, 1838.}

Recorded by D. M. Curdy, Clerk,
Book A. Vol. 1.  Page 39.
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1034

New Hampshire, Concord

Mary Evans
widow of Wiggin Evans
who was a Private
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars--Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21st, day of July 1843 and sent to Israel W. Kelly 
Concord, N. H.

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 1.  Page 16.

Reported
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5162
New Hampshire

Mary Evans
widow of Wiggin Evans, dcd.

who was a pensioner under Act of----
and who died on the 25 October 1815 of Merrimack in the State of N. Hamp who was private in the Compy commanded by Captain Runnell of the ------commanded by ----- in the N,.H. M militia line for 6 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Concord at the rate of 20 Dollars-----Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of March 1840, & sent to Hon. F. Pierce,
Senate, U. States.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1840   $80.00
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Sept 40 $10.00 = $90.00.

{Act July 8, 1838.}

Recorded by D. M. Curdy  Clerk,
Book A.   Vol. 1.   Page 39.

Hon F Pierce 
14 May 1840 and 3 Feby 1841 [illegible] ditto.
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To Col Pierce

Mary Evans
Return My letter to
Hon F Pierce
[illegible]

Hon. F. Pierce
Senate U.S.
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Salisbury N. H. Jany 25th 1841.

Sir

With this you will receive papers in support of Mary Evans, widow of Wiggin Evans, deceased, claim to have her pension increased-

With her declaration was forwarded the copy of an order from Committee of safety to pay Wiggin Evans [illegible] 32-19-0 due him for service as a Corporal in Capt. Runnell's company at Coos in 17[illegible]. for which a pension certificate was granted her for only $20, it should have been for $24. I believe-

I now forward an extract from the town books of Amesbury Mass. showing that Wiggin Evans & Samuel Clay [illegible] lived by that town to do a tour of duty in Avery, as nine months [illegible]-(but I believe it may turn out to be one year) but I examined an old memorandum [illegible] by Samuel Clay of his service in the Revolution, in which he says he engaged for the town of Amesbury for one year and  served in the Brigade commanded by Genl Glover-this service would never have been found, but for Clays memorandum-
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The service of said Evans in Capt Titus Salters compy at Fort Washington in 1776 & his service on board the Govt. Vessell Raleigh, will come to you by the Hon Mr Anderson, forwarded to him from Belfast by my son-
From the proof in this case, her claim is so clearly established, that I forward her original pension certificate, having no [illegible] her pension will be increased-to over $[illegible]- as her husband was a corporal at last six months-and his whole service will amount to about three years.

The ground service for Amesbury can be identified as performed by claimants husband, by going to Deerfield, if required-but I shall wait on answers before going to that expence-

I am with high regard
Your Obt. Servt-
Israel W Kelly

Hon Franklin Pierce-
U. S. Senate-
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Concord  Feby 4th 1841

Since writing the foregoing I have been to Candia & obtain the additional evidence from Mr Tuoniso in regard to the Amesbury service of Wiggin Evans.  his attention not having been called to it by Justice Pillsbury in his first affidavit.

Also the affidavit of Jonathan Worthen, who was there (although a boy) a near neighbor.

And the affidavit of John Clay, son of Samuel Clay, all which [illegible] will be sufficient to identify Evans or the an who performed the great service for Amesbury.

Yours [illegible] - J. W. Kelly

Hon F. Pierce

I must ask this favour of Mr Cushing, to certify to Justice Davis office & signature~
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Wiggin Evans d 1815
Mary "   m 1782 S.

1786 6 mo Capt Runnells Cert
[illegible] Sec of State
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] office

Capt Pickering U. S. Navy
Salter-

am c class

12 mo 76   C. Salter
9  mo  78  [illegible] 
6  mo  80    -------
27--
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Concord N. H. April 30th 1840.

Sir,

I forward you an extract from a paper in the [illegible] office & his certificate, that the name of Wiggin Evans is [illegible] on Capt Titus Salters compy roll, at Fort Washington Portsmouth N. H. in May 1777. Evans [illegible] [illegible] served does not appear, but it is expected, that the rolls in the War department will show the length of time Evans served in the fort under Capt Salter.

It is desired, that the service in this Compy may be added to pension certificate of Mary Eavans, widow of said Wiggin vans, whom you have lately granted a pension of $20. per Annum under the Act of 1830-

I will forward his certificate to be increased when you shall so direct-

Very respectfully,
Your obt Srvt

Israel W. Kelly

Hon J. L. Edwards
[illegible] of Pensions
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Mary Evans

12 mo 76 Salter
9.  Raleigh 77
Capt Thompson

Walker said nothing of any [illegible] which Capt Salter in his declaration, but claimed 12 under Cap Thompson [illegible] May' 78

Hon F. Pierce
Senate US
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Dear Sir

I return herewith the affidavit in support of the claim of Mart Evans which I took from your son today.

yrs H Fr Pierce

Colo Sylvestr
Pension Office
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6675

Mary Evans
Wid of Wiggin
NH

July 7 1838

Married 1782
died 1815

Allan 6 m [illegible] $20
per an
Capt Runnells [illegible] NH
[illegible]
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Letter
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Concord N. H. May 22nd 1843.

Sir

With this you will receive the declarations of Mary Evans and Anna Wells, for the one years pension allowed by act of 3d. March 1843 to those widows who had received pensions for five years, under the act of July 7, 1830.

Respectfully,
Your Obt. Srvnt.
Israel W. Kelly

Hon J. L. Edwards
Commis of pensions
Washington D.C
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Mrs. Mary Evan's

Payment to be made
at Concord by Isaac Hill
Agent for paying pensionors, in the Agency of Concords, N. H.
Payable on the 4th March and 4th September in each year.

Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book A. Vol. 1, Page 39, by

D.M. Curdy
Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Five years' Pension.

I certify that in conformity with the act of July 7, 1838, Mary Evans of New Hampshire, widow of Wiggin Evans, deceased,- who was a private in the Revolution and died on the 25th day of October 1815, is entitled to receive five years' pension at the rate of Twenty dollars per annum, commencing on the fourth day of March, 1836; and in case of the death or marriage of said widow before the expiration of said five years, the pension will cease on the day of such marriage or death.

Given at the War Office of the United States, this fourteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty.

J. R. Poinsett
Secretary of War.

Examined and}
Countersigned.}

J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Sept 1840. Had resided in Wilmot five years & previous thereto in said town of Salisbury N. H.
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Washington   Feby 15, 1841

[illegible] Sir

I inclose herewith an abstract from the records of the Town of Amesbury Mass to sustain the claim of Mrs. Mary Evans widow of Wiggin Evans.  Mr. Worthen whose affidavit said in your presence the other day sworn, that Wiggin and herself were intimately acquainted from boyhood and has testified so naturally and with so much particularity to the service Wiggins with himself under Capt Salter and [illegible] Colonel Raleigh that it sums to me very difficult to withhold in [illegible] belief. That he made no mention of his service in [illegible] Capt Salter in his own declaration under the Act of 1818 ought not to be negated as in pending his testimony to that service now.  [illegible] the act of 1818 he probably set forth such service as was sufficient to Establish his claim [illegible] as he could most easily prove.  I could [illegible] the
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the Commission to serve at [illegible] within my own knowledge when this was the case.

With Much Respect
yr [illegible] [illegible]
Frank Pierce

J. L. Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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Wilmot Flat N. H.
April 19-1853

Mssrs-

Mr Wiggins Evens a Revolutionary Soldier died October 1815 about one month on act of Congress entitled him to Pension-  He did not live long enough to get on pension list-  His widow Mary Evens got on to the Pension list in 1840- & drew or got sometimes ten -sometimes 20 and sometimes 80 dollars a year never more than the 80 a year- She died in July 1850- I suppose her receipts are filed in your office at Washington- Showing what she drew per year and also what back money if any-  If sirs: you will turn to the files & let me know, by writing me what sums of money has been drawn on account of said Evens service; when and by whom-you will greatly oblige me, a well as the relative of the deceased

Yours very Respectfully
W. W. Flanders.
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Salisbury [illegible] ss}
Dec 16th}
10

Israel W. Kelly, Esqr.

Salisbury, N.H.

Extract from the town of Amesbury-
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A copy

"At a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Amesbury Sept 14-1778.  Mr Stephen Kelley   Capt. William Bailey Christopher Sargent were chosen for the committee to hire the man at the towns wit on the best terms they can get them."

A Copy.

"July 14-1779.  An account of the Notes given to the nine months men for the remainder of their bounty agreed on by the committee

July 14 a Note to Eli Gale     300 .. 0 :  0
to Eli Gale a Note                 240 .. 0 .. 0
to Jonathan Blasdell             220 .. 0 .. 0
to Timothy Hoyt jr                260 .. 0 .. 0
to Timothy Hoyt agreement 540 .. 0 .. 0
to Samuel Prescutt a Note    628 .. 0 .. 0
to Benj'n Wadley a note        590 .. 0 .. 0
to Samuel Clay a note           590 .. 0 .. 0
to Wiggin Eavens a note       590 .. 0 .. 0
to Thomas Lancaster a note    40 .. 0 .. 0
to Silas Sargent a note          540 .. 0 .. 0

I Amos Weed Clerk of the Town of Amesbury in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts on oath declare that the above are true copy's of Record taken from the record of said Amesbury now in my possession.

Amos Weed Clerk.
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State of Massachusetts}
Essex County}
ss December 16th 1840.

Then personally came before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Amos Weed, and made oath in due form of law, to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed in my presence. 

And I hereby certify that he is the Town Clerk of said Amesbury.

Edward Dorr, Justice Peace.

House of Representative 13th Febr. 1841. I certify that Edward Dorr above written is a Justice of Peace in aforesaid County of [illegible] & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, that I am acquainted with his handwriting, & believe the same to be his genuine signature; & that as such full faith is [illegible] thereto.

C. Cushing
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State of New-Hampshire
Office of Secretary of State.
April 30--1840

I hereby certify that the name of Wiggins Evans is born upon a Roll of Capt Titus Salter's company at Fort Washington May 26--1777 & now on file in this office--

In testimony of the foregoing I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said State
Josiah Stevens Jr
Sec'y of State

[illegible seal affixed to lower right corner of page]
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

I JOSIAH STEVENS, JR. Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Benjamin Wadleigh is an acting Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county of [illegible] duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the Eighth day of Jan [illegible] 1833 and will expire on the Eighth day of October 1853 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.

Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this twenty first day of [illegible] 1840

Josiah Stevens Jr
Secretary of State.
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Wiggins Evans
Extract from [illegible]
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State of New Hampshire

In Committee of Safety-[illegible] 9 Nov, 1781

To Nicholas Gilmen Esq [illegible]

Pay to Wiggins Evans [illegible] thirty two pounds nineteen shillings new Pension being for Wages [illegible] and Interest thereon due to [illegible] as appears by Capt Runnels Pay Roll for [illegible] men in 1780 [illegible] 32.19.0 
M. Weare President

Abstract from Capt Samuel Runnels Pay Roll for his Company of [illegible] [illegible] at Coos 6 Months 1780

Name
Wiggin Evans

Balance
[illegible] 708-0

State of New Hampshire
Office of Secretary of State
[illegible] [illegible]-1839.

I hereby certify that the foregoing [illegible] [illegible] & that from the original [illegible] in this office. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said State.

Josiah Stevens 
for Sect of State
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

I JOSIAH STEVENS, JR. Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Thomas Burbank is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Rockingham duly Commissioned and qualified : that his Commission was dated on the Eleventh day of June 1836 and will expire on the Eleventh day of June 1841 and his signature [illegible] this annexed instrument is genuine.

Given under my hand the Seal of said State this twenty first day of Feby 1840

Josiah Stevens Jr
Secretary of State.
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Town Clerk of
Deerfield [illegible]
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I Edmund Rand of Deerfield, County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire  depose and say that I am Clerk of said town of Deerfield, that I was chosen to office on the second Tuesday of March A.D. 1839, I hold said office until the second Tuesday of March A.D. 1840, that I have the records of said [illegible] in custody, that I have examined said records from the years A.D. 1766 to A.D. 1840 inclusive that I find no record of the Marriage of Wiggin Evans of Candia to Mary Young of Deerfield-said to have been married at said Deerfield about the year 1782 by the Rev. Eliphalet Smith then minister of said Deerfield nor do I find on said books the record of  any marriage solemnized by the said Smith 

Edmund Rand

State of New Hampshire}
Rockingham} ss.

February 12th 1840.
Personally approved the above named Edmund Rand Town Clerk of Deerfield and made oath in due form of law that the above affidavit by him subscribed was true

Before me,
Thos Burbank
Jus. of the Peace

Thomas Burbank
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

I JOSIAH STEVENS, JR. Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Edmund Rand is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Rockingham only Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the twenty & 4th day of June 1837 and will expire on the twenty & 4th day of June 1842 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.

Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this twenty first day of July 1840

Josiah Stevens Jr
Secretary of State.
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Pastor of Church
Asst.
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I, James Prescott Jun. of Deerfield County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire depose and say, that I hold the office of Clerk of the "First Baptist Church in Deerfield", of which the Rev. Eliphalet Smith, was formerly Pastor of the same denomination in said Deerfield and have all the records known by me to be in existence, that I have examined said records for the marriage of Wiggin Evans of Candia to Mary Young of Deerfield, but do not find such marriage recorded thereon, nor do find on said record any marriage solemnized by said Smith. 

James Prescott Jr

State of New Hampshire}
Rockingham ss.}
February 12., 1840.
Personally appeared the above named James Prescott Jun. (who is Clerk as above stated by him) and made oath in due form of Law that the above affidavit by him subscribed was true. ~ Before me.

Edmund Rand Jus. Peace
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STATAE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

i JOSIAH STEVENS, JR. Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Israel W Kelly is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Merrimack duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated in the twenty first day of June 1839 and will expire on the twenty first day of June 1844 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.

Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this twenty first day of Feb 7 1840.

Josiah Stevens Jr
Secretary of State.
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Edwd Currier
asst
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I Edward Currier of Wilmot in the County of Merrimack & State of Newhampshire, depose & say that in the time of the Revolutionary War, I resided in Candia 
N. H. and was well acquainted with Wiggins Evans, who also lived in the same Candia and will know that in the year 1770 the said Evans was a Private Soldier in Col. Stephen Peabody's Regt at Rhode Island & I believe he was in Capt. Worther's Compy but of the Compy I am not certain - the enlistments in that tour of service was generally for one-

The aforesaid Wiggins Evans Married Mary Young, they moved from Candia to Salisbury N. H. when the said Wiggins Evans died a number of years ago & left the said Mary his widow, she now remains his widow, she now remains his widow and lives within the three miles of me, in Wilmot aforesaid

Edward Currier

State of Newhampshire
Merrimack,  ss.  August 30th 1839-
Personally appeared the above named Wdward Currier (who I certify is a credible witness) and oath that the aforesaid  affidavit by him subscribed was true before Before me-

Israel W. Kelly Jus. Peace
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

I JOSIAH STEVENS, JR. Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Benjamin Wadleigh is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Merrimack duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the twenty first day of May 1839 and will expire on the twenty first day of May 1844 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.

Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this twenty first day of Feby 1840

Josiah Stevens Jr 
Secretary of State.
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1457
Mary Evans
Declaration for 
One years pension.

$80 per anm

Send cert. to
Israel W. Kelly
Concord
N. H.
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 3d of March 1843, granting pensions for one year, to certain widows, who have received pensions under the act of July 7, 1838.

State of New Hampshire}
Merrimack County   ss.}

On this sixteenth day of May, 1843, personally appeared before me Israel W. Kelly a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Merrimack aforesaid  Mary Evans, a resident of Wilmot in said County of Merrimack, aged eighty-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 on the 3d. of March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of person who served during the Revolutionary War.

That she is the widow of Wiggin Evans who was a private and Corporal in the war of the Revolution and died the 20th of October A.D. [illegible]. that she was a pensioner under the act of July 7, 1838, on the New Hampshire agency at the rate of eighty dollars per annum and was paid at the agency at Concord State of New Hampshire.

She further declares that she is still a widow.

John Woodbury Jr
Israel W. Kelly

Mary X Evans
Her mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.

Before me

Israel W. Kelly Justice Peace
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I Elizabeth Sweatt of Wilmot N. H. aged fifty nine years and over, depose and say, that I am the daughter of the within named Mary Evans, that my my Mother, the said Mary remained the widow of my Father, Wiggin Evans within named and resides with me, and has resided with me ever since the death of my father.

Elizabeth Sweatt

I John Woodbury Junior of Wilmot N. H. depose and say that I being a near neighbor to [illegible] Sweatt above named, that her mother resides with her, and continues the widow of the said Wiggin Evans.

John Woodbury Jr

State of New Hampshire}
Merrimack County   ss.}
May 16th 1843.

Personally appear the above named Elizabeth Sweatt and John Woodbury Jr (who are credible witnesses and made oath in due form of law, that the above affidavits by them generally subscribed was true.

Before me.

Israel W. Kelly Jus Peace
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State of New Hampshire}
Merrimack County} [illegible]

I Stephen C. Badger, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Israel W. Kelly is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 21st day of June 1839 and will expire on the 21st day of June 1844 and that his signatures before within are genuine.

Given under my hand and seal of said Court this 24th day of May 1843.

S. C. Badger Clerk
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State of New Hampshire}
County of Merrimack, ss.}

On this fifth-day of August, 1840, personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and foresaid County, Mary Evans, a resident of Wilmot, in the County of Merrimack, aged eighty five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doths on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain benefits of the provision, made by the act of Congress passed on the 2d February, 1840, granting pensions to Widows of person who served during the Revolutionary War: That she is the widow of Wiggin Evans, who was a private in the Revolution and died on the twenty first day of October 1815 - that she is the identical Mary Evans, which has been pensioned under the Acts of July 7, 1838, March 3d 1843, and June 17, 1844, at the vote of $80.~ per annum and has been paid at the agency in Concord State of New Hampshire.

She further declares, that she is still a widow.

I. W. Kelly
Peter E. Swett

Mary X Evans
her mark

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written-

Before me-
Israel W. Kelly Justice Peace

I certify that the above declarant is personally known to me

Israel W. Kelly Jus. Peace
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Mary Evans

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1034
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State of New-Hampshire.
Office of Secretary of State.

I, Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of State aforesaid, to hereby certify that Israel W. Kelly is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Merrimack duly Commissioned and qualified.  His Commission was dated on the Seventh day of De[illegible], 1847 and will expire on the seventh day of De[illegible], 1852 and his signature as such to the annexed instrument is genuine.

Given under my hand and the Seal o the State, this 11th day of August 1848

Thomas P. Treadwell,
Secretary of State [illegible]
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

I JOSIAH STEVENS, JR. Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Israel W. Kelly is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for county of Merrimack duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the 21st day of June 1839 and will expire on the 21st day of June 1844 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.

Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this third day of Feby 1841

Josiah Stevens Jr
Secretary of State.
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I John Clay of Hooksett County of Merrimack State of New Hampshire aged fifty six years depose & say that I am the Son of Samuel Clay formerly of Candia N. H. late of Concord Vermont declared, and well received to be and [illegible] to Wiggin Evans formerly of said Candia [illegible] about being in the army together--at Portsmouth in around [illegible] [illegible] Thompson [illegible] under and in Genl Glovers Brigade.

John Clay

State of New Hampshire
Merrimack ss.
January 27th 1841-

Personally appeared the above named John Clay (whose is a reputable man for truth) and made oath in due form of law that the above affidavit by him subscribed was true.

Before me
Israel W. Kelly
Jus. Peace
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I Jonathan Worthen of Candia N. H. aged Sixty five years depose & say that I was well acquainted with Wiggin Evans formerly of this town and who moved to Andover many years ago and know he was the same Wiggin Evans who served in Glovers Brigade for Amesbury Massachusetts in 1779.  I remember when [illegible] & Samuel Clay house out of the service. Evans lived within a quarter of a mile of my Fathers at the time.

Jonanthan Wor then

State of Newhampshire
Rockingham ss.
January 27th 1841-

Personally appeared the above named Jonathan Worthen (who is a credible witness) and made oath in due form of law, that the above affidavit by his subscribed was true.

Before me
Joseph Richardson 
Jus. Peace
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

I JOSIAH STEVENS, JR. Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Joseph Richardson is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Rockingham, duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the 17th day of June 1836 and will expire on the 17th day of June 1841 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.

Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this third day of Feby 1841

Josiah Stevens Jr
Secretary of State.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

I JOSIAH STEVENS, JR. Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that David Pillsbury is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Rockingham duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the fourteenth day of June 1837 and will expire on the fourteenth day of June 1842 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.

Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this Third day of Feby 1841

Josiah Stevens Jr.
Secretary of State.
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I Moses Turner of Candia in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire aged eighty seven years depose and say that I well knew Wiggin Evans formerly of said Candia that he married Mary Young of Deerfield that they moved to Salisbury or Andover in said state many years ago, and it has been reported and believed, that the said Wiggin died a number of years ago, and left the said Mary his widow.

I well know, that in the year seventeen hundred and seventy five the same Wiggin Evans and Isaac Worthen both of said Candia were both soldiers in Captain Titus Salter's Company enlisted on board the government Armed Ship Raleigh commanded by Capt. Thompson for a cruise and it was said went to France & took some prizes was out considerable time.

January 9, 1841.

Moses X Turner
his mark

State of New Hampshire, Rockingham ss.
Jany, 9 1841.

Personally appearing the aforesaid Moses Turner made solemn oath, that the above affidavit by him signed is just and true.

Before me
David Pillsbury
Jus. Peace

I hereby certify that the above named Moses Turner is a credible witness.

David Pillsbury.
Justice of the Peace
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I Moses Turner within named depose, that I have their [illegible] read an extract or copy from the Town book of Amesbury Massachusetts, which states that Wiggin Evans and Samuel Clay were paid or had notes given them for L590-0-0-each as nine months [illegible] for said town. it is my belief & I have no doubt, that are the same Samuel Clay & Wiggin Evans who were then residents of this town, and the same within named

Joseph Richardson
Jonathan Wor then
Moses X Turner
his mark

State of Newhampshire
Rockingham ss.
January 27th 1841

Personally appeared the above named Moses Turner (who is a credible witness) and made oath in due form of law, that the above affidavit by him subscribed was true.

Before me
Joseph Richardson
Jus. Peace
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[illegible]
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Wiggin Evans & myself both served on  board [illegible] [illegible] 6 years. [illegible] ready or quite nine months we were both in the engagement with the [illegible] I returned [illegible] [illegible] in the Raleigh to Portsmouth where we were discharged & both went home together I to Candia NewHampshire & Evans to Candia or to Deerfield the next town to Candia Evans was about one year older than myself  I have known him from a boy but can not say whether he lived in Candia or Deerfield  It was near the time between the two areas & I think [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] that he lived

When we were meeting the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible][illegible] [illegible] small vessel [illegible]  the first time the capture of Burgoyne [illegible]  Evans & myself was both in the [illegible] [illegible] & both went directly [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Capt. Pickering, [illegible] not know that first. [illegible] July 7th 1840

Isaac Worthen

State of Maine
Waldo ss.
July 7th 1840

Personally appeared the above named Isaac Worthen & made oath to the truth of the above affidavit which was by me reduced to waiting in his presence & by him subscribed in my presence.

Webster Kelley
Jus P[illegible]
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July 7th 1840 Evening

Dear Father

I have this moment returned from Palermo 25 miles from here. I found [illegible] Mr Worthen very distinct in his corroboration & trust his evidence will be useful to you

Capt Thompson lived in Portsmouth & probably some information could  be had [illegible] from his papers if necessary

My time has been so occupied that I will not go to Palermo sooner.

You can refer to [illegible] Rep. Mr Anderson to show that I am a [illegible] Justice

I have a letter from Charlotte which I will attend to soon.

With love to you all

[illegible] & W. Kelley

State of Maine
Waldo, ss.
Janry. 12th 1841.

I certify that Isaac Worthen who subscribed & made oath to the foregoing affidavit is personally known to me & that he is a credible witness

Webster Kelley
Justice of the Peace
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Isaac Worthen's Affidavit
in  case of Mary, Widow of Wiggin Evans for
Increase of Pension

Isaac W. Kelley Esqr
Salisbury
N. H.

Washington Jany 21st 1841.
Webster Kelly is personally well known to me being a resident in the same town with myself - state he is a magistrate duly qualified to administer oaths and that this within signature purporting to be his is genuine.

[illegible] Anderson