Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 27,606, for Adam Pond, Massachusetts

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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Mass

Pond, Adam,
Sarah.

NUMBER
W. 27. 606
B. C. Wt. 4090-160-55

CONTENTS

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Mar

203714 Aug (illegible)/55

Sarah Pond
wid of 
Adam Pond  priv

Col Francis
Mass Mil.
Private Col Turner
Mass. Mila
Revolution

Act 3rd Jun 32

Ad. 160 ac's Sept 9/56
Dodge

Henry W Spafford
Upper Falls Vt.

No. 40930 (illegible) Sept 13/56

Let to J. L  Edwards (illegible) Jany 24 '72

Vol P = 119

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Henry H Spafford
letter for Sarah
Pond widow of
Adam Pond
203714
War of the Revolution.

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STATE OF VERMONT,     }
WINDSOR COUNTY, SS. }  I, NORMAN WILLIAMS, Clerk of the County Court, of the County of Windsor, in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that Dudley T. Chase was, at the date of the paper writing to which this is attached, and still is, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly qualified to administer oaths and take the acknowledgement of deeds, and that his signatures on the papers attached are genuine.
[ SEAL ]  In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court, at Woodstock, in said County of Windsor, this 14 day of August A. D. 1855.
signed   Norman Williams, Clerk.

one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid.  Sarah Pond, aged Seventy, years a resident of Windsor in the State of Vermont, who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Adam Pond, deceased, who was a Private in the Company Commanded by Capt. De Guiscard, in the Regiment of [BLANK], commanded by Col. (illegible) in the war of the Revolution; that her husband enlisted in the State of Massachusetts.  The above statement is made from what her said husband told her in his life time and from documentary evidence    [BLANK], on or about the [BLANK] day of [BLANK] A .D., for the term of [BLANK], and continued in actual service in said war for the term of [BLANK] and was honorably [BLANK], AT [BLANK] on the day of [BLANK] A. D.
For the time of service of her said husband she relies on the documentary evidence hereto annexed.
She further states that she was married to the said Adam Pond in Weathersfield Vt, on the 27th day of May A. D., 1830 by one Amos Hulett Justice Peace, and that her name before her said marriage was Sarah Rowe, that her said husband died at Weathersfield Vt on the 8th day of November, A. D., 1846 and that she is now a widow and she does not know of any public record of her marriage.
She further declares that she has not heretofore made application for bounty land.  She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3d, 1855.  She requests this certificate when issued forwarded to Henry H.  Spafford of Upper Falls, Vermont.
signed  Sarah Pond

We Thomas C Barber and Celia A. Kendall residents of Windsor in the State of Vermont upon our oaths declare that the forgoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Sarah Pond in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be 
signed   T. CC. Barber
signed   Celia A. Kendall

The forgoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed  before me on the day and year above written; and I certify, that I know the affiant to be creditable persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
signed Dudley T. Chase Justice Peace.

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FORM OF WIDOW'S DECLARATION FOR BOUNTY LAND.

State of Vermont ]
County of Windsor }ss.  On this 31st day of July one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid.  Sarah Pond, aged Seventy, years a resident of  Windsor in the State of Vermont, who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Adam Pond, deceased, who was a Private in the Company Commanded by Capt. De Guiscard, in the Regiment of [BLANK], commanded by Col (illegible) in the war of the Revolution; that her husband enlisted in the State of Massachusetts.  The above statement is made from what her said husband told her in his life time and from documentary evidence, on or about the [BLANK] day of [BLANK] A. D., for the term of [BLANK], and continued in actual service in said war for the term of [BLANK] and was honorably [BLANK], at [BLANK] on the [BLANK] DAY OF [BLANK] A. D.
For the term of service o her said husband she relies on the documentary evidence hereto annexed.
She further states that she was married to the said Adam Pond in Weathersfield Vt, on the 27th fay of May A. D., 1830 by one Amos Hulett Justice Peace, and that her name before her said marriage was Sarah Rowe, that her said husband died at Weathersfield Vt on the 8th day of November, A. D., and that she is now a widow and she does not know of any public record of her marriage.
She further declares that she has not heretofore made application for bounty land.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3d, 1855.
She requests this certificate when issued forwarded to Henry H. Spafford of Upper Falls, Vermont
signed  Sarah Pond

We Thomas C. Barber and Celia A. Kendall residents of Windsor in the State of Vermont upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Sarah Pond in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be
signed   T. C. Barber
signed   Celia A. Kendall

The forgoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify, that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
signed   Dudley T. Chase Justice Peace.

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I, Celia A Kendall, of Windsor in the County of Windsor, and State of Vermont, aged thirty five years on oath depose and say that I was present at the marriage of  Adam Pond to Sarah Rowe at Weathersfield in the said County of Windsor on the 27th day of May A.D. 1830.  They were married by Amos Hulett Esq a Justice of Peace.  I further say that the said Adam Pond died at said Weathersfield on the 8th day of November 1.D. 1846 and was present and witnessed his death.  He left a widow by the name of Sarah Pond who is still living and is still a widow.  I have often heard since Adam Pond state that he was a soldier of the Revolutionary war and that he made an application for for a pension for his services, and that he failed in procuring such pension on the ground that he had not served a sufficient length of time to entitle him to the (illegible) - I verily believe that the said Adam Pond was the identical person he represented himself to be and that he served as a private in the war of the Revolution as he often stated.
signed  Celia A. Kendall

State of Vermont
Windsor County ss}  At Windsor in said County this thirty first day of July A.D. 1855, Celia A. Kendall personally appeared before me and made oath to the truth of the previous affidavit by her subscribed & sealed that she is a credible witness and that I have no interest in the claim.  
signed    Dudley T. Chase, Justice Peace

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I Chauncy M. Chamberlain of Weathersfield in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont aged 58 years testify and say that I was well acquainted with Adam Pond late of said Weathersfield deceased, I further say that the said Pond lived a near neighbor to me for several years previous to his death and have often heard him speak of having been a private in the Revolutionary war in Captain De Guiscards company and in Col. Francis Regt, in said war.  I further say that the said Adam Pond died at said Weathersfield in the month of November AD 1846 the day of the month I cannot state.  I was present at this funeral and acted as (illegible), I further say that I am well acquainted with Sarah Pond now a resident of Windsor Vermont and widow of the said  Adam Pond, and that I know that said Adam Pond in his lifetime and that said Sarah Pond to live together as husband and wife and were so reputed, and that he was a very aged man, and I verily believe that the said Adam Pond served in the Revolutionary war as above stated.
signed  Chauncey M. Chamberlain

State of Vermont ]
Windsor County ss}  At Weathersfield this [BLANK] day of August AD 1855 personally appeared Chauncy M. Chamberlain and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed and I further certify that he is a credible witness.  And I also certify that I have no interest in the claim of Sarah Pond
signed  John Spafford } Justice of the Peace

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STATE OF VERMONT,}
WINDSOR COUNTY, SS}   I, NORMAN WILLIAMS, Clerk of the County Court, of the County of Windsor in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that John Spafford was, at the date of the paper writing to which this is attached, and still is, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly qualified to administer oaths and take the acknowledgement of deeds, and that his signature forgoing is genuine.
[ SEAL ]
In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court, at Woodstock, in said County of Windsor, this 14 day of August A. D. 1855.
signed  Norman Williams, Clerk.