Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21176, William Gardner, R.I.

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(8-1776)
SERVICE
RI

Gardner, William
or Gardiner

NUMBER
W 21176

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123
Rhode Island

Abigail Gardner
widow of Wm Gardner
who died on the 2 March 1804 of Washington Co in the State of R Island 

who was a [?] in the Company commanded

by Captain Stanton of the regt, commanded

by Col Babcock in the R Island 

line for two years,

Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island
at the rate of 195 Dollars---- Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of July, 
1837 and sent to W.R. Noyes, Esq. Newport 

Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 $1170
Semi-anl. allowances ending 4 Sep 37 $97.50

$1267.50

Revolutionary Claim
Act July 1836
Section the 3

Recorded by Wm. Allison Clerk
Book A Vol. 1 Page 104

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State of Rhode Island [illegible]
Washington County Ss
On this 18th day of February 1837- personally appeared before Lewis Kenyon Esquire, a justice of the court of Common Pleas in [illegible] the aforesaid county of Washington. 
Abigail Gardner, a resident of Charlestown in the county & state aforesaid, who before her marriage was Abigail Stanton, now aged Eighty two years, who being duly affirmed according to law, doth, on her affirmation, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836. That she is the widow of William Gardner, late of said Charlestown deceased, who was in the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution, that is to say the said William early in January 1776, as he then afterwards informed this declarant honestly (she believes) enlisted in as grade of Sargeant Major for a period of one year, into Capt Augustus Stanton’s Company, at sd Charlestown, and was ordered & marced on to the Island of Rhode Island, when he was stationed & served in the Regt field commanded by Col. Henry Babcock afterwards by Col. Lippet, till the latter part of the summer or for [illegible] of the [illegible] of 1778 when in the aforesaid company then commanded by Thomas Arnold, in the aforesaid Regt he was ordered to the Westward, through the state of Connecticut into the state of New York.

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where, [illegible] they joined the American army then under the command of General Washington & marched to White Plains, where he was in the action fought there & was afterwards in the same campaign marched with said army into New Jersey & Pennsylvania & was in the battles of Princeton & Trenton [illegible] and to service in that quarter, under his aforesaid enlistment, until January 1777. A period of one year, when he was discharged at a place called Chatham, and returned to said Charlestown: And the said William Gardner, in the month of June 1777 at said Charlestown, as this declarant then [illegible] that time was understood enlisted in the rank of Lieutenant into Captain [illegible] Haven's company of Infantry in the state service [illegible] marched to Tiverton in the state of Rhode Island, where [illegible] served, as he [illegible] informed his [illegible]  too, she believes, nine months in the aforesaid rank of Lieut, the period for which he enlisted, against the enemy, in Col Barton’s [illegible] Regt the end of which service he was then discharged in the month of March 1778. When he returned to said Charlestown, & then afterwards, in, she thinks, the summer fall of AD 1779, the said William Gardner, to her knowledge of this declarant, in the grade of Sargeant [illegible] commanded a guard of four soldiers, for a period of

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four months in [illegbile] & [illegible] a [illegible] in [illegible] said Charlestown, on a hill a [illegible] from the sea shore, for the purpose of  alarm [illegible] of the movements & appearance of the enemy. And this declarant also knows, that after the month of June 1778, & before the close of the year 1781, the said William Gardner performed [illegible] of [illegible] against the enemy in the militia of said Charlestown, other than those aforementioned, of one, two, three & four weeks, she thinks, [illegible], amounting in the aggregate, to not less, she should judge, that three months. She then says, that the said William when performed his said Revolutionary service [illegible] to said Town of Charlestown, this declarant has no documentary evidence in support of her claim. And this said Abigail Gardner [illegible] then declares, that she was married with said William Gardner on the second day of May 1773, as Charlestown aforesaid, by [illegible] Cross, a Justice of the Peace, who [illegible] since deceased; that she has no certificate of her said marriage nor does she know that any certificate of said marriage was ever made; though she has applied to the town clerk of said town of Charlestown [illegible] copy of record of the certificate of said marriage, she has not heard [illegible] to [illegible] record, as [illegible] sworn certifi

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[illegible] which will be [illegible] 
will be from the [illegible] boys, she
has [illegible] a [illegible]
[illegible] sword in said Charleston
[illegible] that say such 
[illegible]. But she knows
[illegible] has said [illegible] husband 
William Gardner, many years his
vision[?] to his [illegible]
particular date she cannot 
now remember, made with
his own hand in writing the fol-
lowing entry viz: "William Gard-
ner, Abby Gardner, married 
May 2, A.D. 1773." - in a
large bible then in their possess-
ion. Given this declaration by
[illegible] late mother Mary Stanton,
which aforesaid bible with said
entry therein has ever since remained
& still is in possession of this declar-
ation. This further declares that
her said husband the said Will-
iam Gardner died on the sec-
ond day of March 1804 that
she has remained a widow ever
since that [illegible] as William [?]
fully applies by [illegible]
[illegible] hereto [illegible]
Abigail Gardner
Affirmed and subscribed on the [illegible]

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aforesaid 18th day of February 1837,
* * written before me.
I also certify that the aforesaid
affiant Abigail Gardiner is known
to me, that this is a person of 
respectability & veracity, and my
opinion her preceding declaration
is entitled to credit. I further cer-
-tify that I have taken the (passing?)
declaration of the L.... Abigail
Gardiner at her residence in said
county of Washington because buy
season her infirmity of old age
& sickness she could not to about
to attend a (      ) of (     ).
And I also further certify that 
said Abigail Gardiner has
in her possession an ancient
bible, which is now before
me, purporting by this (    )
in letters of   (     ) on its little
hope to be an English edition
to have been printed in the year
1767 - and said bible con-
tains in manuscript an con-
-try, apparently of long standing,
of the marriages of William
Gardiner & Abby Gardiner,

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which is correctly transcribed
in the presceeding declaration of
the said Abigail Gardiner.

Lewis Renyor, Just Court of 
Common Pleas

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Marlborough H. Gardner of Charlestown in the County of Washington & State of Rhode Island on Oath said he is fifty one years of age, that he is the son of William Gardner late of said Charlestown deceased & Abigail Gardner of said Charlestown, and this deponent says he remembers to have seen in the life-time of the said William Gardner and many years before his Decease in the family Bible then in possession in of his said Parents & now Still in possession of the said Abigail in the hand writing, with which this deponent is well acquainted, of the said William Gardner, an Entry of the Marriage of the said William and Abigail as follows (*illegible*) "William Gardner & Nabby Gardner married May 2, 1773."- 
which aforesaid Bible & Entry though Greatly damaged and now before this deponent; and this deponent further says that the said William Gardner died this deponent thinks March 2, 1804, and that the said Abigail has remained a Widow ever since the period of the said William's decease-
 Marlborough H. Gardner

Washington *unknown* State of Rhode Island, February 5th, 1837 Formally appeared the above named Marborough H. Gardner & on Oath by administered to him gave & (substantiated?) the preceding Deposition by me taken and reduced to writing; I also certify that the said Marlborough H. Gardner is well known to me; that he is a person of integrity & that his testimony & his preceding Deposition are Entitled to credit. I also certify that a Bible containing a Manuscript Entry an Exact copy whereof is in the preceding deposition of the said Marlboarough H. Gardner is now before me & in the possession of this Abigail Gardner  that said Bible is a London Edition and attests to have been printed in the year 1767 by that date in print on its title page, that said Bible is much worn in pieces & decayed and has the appearance of being Ancient; And I further certify that said William Gardner was when I was but a boy my School-master & learned me to write & that in his life time I have very often seen him write and have now in my possession  samples of his hand-writing & that I know his writing and that said Entry in said Bible is hishand writing; & I further certify that the

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That the aforsaid Entry appears to me to be of long Standing. Before me
                            Samuel Stanton Justice of Peace

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Syl. Robinson

Robinerson P.M
Wa[illegible]

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Sylvester Robinson 
Post Master 
Washington R.I. [handwritten]

THE NEW
TESTAMENT
OF OUR
Lord and Saviour
JESUS CHRIST,
Newly Translated out of the
ORIGINAL GREEK:

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William Gardner, Abby Gardner
Married May 2 1773
Dolly Gardner Born Octob: 20. A.D. 1775
Abby Gardner Born June: 12 A.D. 1775
Molborough Henry Garner Born March 27 1775 Sunday Morning Nine oclock

I Sylvester Robinson of South Kingston County of Washington and State of Rhode Island Post Master on solemn oath do testify and say that by the request of William R, Noyes Esq. attorney to Mrs. Abigail Gardiner widow of the late Reverend William Gardiner Deceased I have this day cut a part of a sheet from an ancient Bible which appears to have been the property of the Staunton family and now in the hands of Mrs. Abigail Gardiner in which I find a Record of said Stanton and family and in said record I find that Abigail Stanton now Abigail Gardiner the present applicant for a pension was born on the 4th of August 1754, and that she was married to William Gardiner May 2 1773, and I further testify and say that I have wrote my name at length on the above named part of a sheet and that on the remainder of said sheet was entered the births of said Abigail Gardiners Grand children I also testify that I have sufficient testimony that the Record on said sheet is the hand writing of said William Gardiner

Sylvester Robinson

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Washington & State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations South Kingstown July 7thAD 1837 then personally affix
-and Sylvester Robinson Esq and make oath in due form of law to the above deposition by him subscribed and (I shall?) then certify that said Sylvester Robinson's character for truth and veracity is good.
Before me John  P Whitford Justice Peace 
Newport () I George C Shaw clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the aforesaid County being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that John P Whitford is a Justice of the Peace in the town of South Kingstown County of Washington, was duly elected by the General Assembly and 
Comissioned by the Governor of this State appears by that of the General Assembly on file ( ) this office. And I believe his signature above written is genuine in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Newport this twelfth day of July AD 1887.
George C Shaw, clerk

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Washington ( county) State of Rhode Island the
Town Clerk Office of the Town of Charlestown
December 30th 1836

I certify that after diligent search and examination I cannot find the marriage of Abigail Stanton - now Abigail Gardner, recorded or filed on the books or files of this office; and I further certify that I believe many marriages take place in said Town of Charlestown and have many years past taken place in said town which are not recorded or lodged for record. 

Samuel Slanton, T. Clerk

Washington. State of Rhode Island
Town of Charlestown January 5th 1837.
Personally appeared the above name Samuel Stanton, Town Clerk of the aforesaid Town of Charlestown verified an oath by me administered to him, preceeding certificate concerning Abigail Stanton, now Abigail Gardner, by him made (    ) to writing and I further certify, that the said Samuel Stanton is well known to me, that he is a man of respectability, veracity & that his testimony this said preceeding certificate and entitled to ( Credit?).
George Thurston Justice of the Peace

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Prudence Taylor of Charlestown in the County of Washington & State of Rhode Island on oath 
Deposeth & saith she is eighty-eight years of age
that she is intimately acquainted with Abigail Gardner of said Charlestown & been so acquainted with her from her youth, knows that the said Abigail - who before her marriage - was Abigail Stanton, was married to William Gardner, late of said Charlestown - now Deceased, some time in the month of May 1773, said marriage was solemised in the presence of the Deponent By Peleg Grafs Esq. - then a Justice Peace - but now Deceased - This deponent further remembers that many years since but how many she is unable to state with Certancy- the said William Gardner deceased, that the said William & the said Abigail lived together from the time of their said marriage till the time of his Death - that ever since the decease of said William the said Abigail & this deponent have lived Neighbors in said Charlestown - that the Deponent has no knowledge or belief that said Abigail was ever the wife of or married to any other man than the said William Gardner & this Deponent further says that said Abigail is now living in said Charlestown the neighbor of this Deponent, and that she, this Deponent,  also believes all others who know said Abigail rightly considers her still to be the widow of the said William Gardner.
Prudence Taylor

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Washington (County), State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation August 27AD 1836,
Personally appeared before me the said Prudence Taylor  & on her oath gave  & subscribed the preceeding Deposition - By me reduced to writing - I also certify that the said Prudence Taylor is well known to me  - that she is a person of verasity & that her testimony is entitled to credit.

Job Taylor, Justice Peace

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Joseph Gavit of Charlestown in the County of Washington & State of Rhodeisland, on Oath Deposeth & Saith that he is fiftyfive - - years of age - that he was acquainted with William Gardner late of [illegible] Charlestown Deceased - & that the said William Died in the year A.D. 1804 - this Deponant think in the month of March this Deponant well Remembers he was at the funeral of the said William, in said Charlestown & was one who helpt bury him - this Deponant knows & lives in the same Neighbourhood with Abigail Gardner of Said Charlestown - who at the time of the Said Williams, Decease was his wife & who ever since his said Decease has remained A widow - Joseph Gavit

State of Rhodisland & Washington County [small script of 'Wm' appears to be written above the W in 'Washington'], [a few illegible marks appear after the comma] Personally Appeared before me the above-Named Joseph Gavit - who an Oath Gave & Subscribed the preceding Deposition -
By me Reduced to writing - I also certify that the said Joseph Gavit is well known to me that he is A person of verasity & that his testimony is Intitled to Credit

Job Taylor Justice Peace

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Martha Crandal of Charlestown in the County
of Washington & State of Rhode Island on oath Deposeth and saith that she is fifty-eight years of age. The 6 day of January last - that she was personally acquainted with William Gardner late of Charlestown deceased & knows that he died in the month of March of 1804, this Deponent is also intimately acquainted  with Abigail Gardner of said Charlestown who  was before & at the time of the said William deceased was his wife & she has ever since his decease lived within a short distance of the said Abigail in said Charlestown & known that the said Abigail ever since the said William has remained a widow.
Martha Crandal

State of Rhode Island & Washington County
Personally appeared before me the above named Martha Crandal - who on oath gave & Subscribed the preceding Deposition, by me reduced to writing   & also certify that the said Martha Crandal is well known to me that she is a person of veracity & that her testimony is entitled to credit. 
Job Taylor, Justice Peace

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Ethan Crandal of Charlestown in the county of Washington and the State of Rhode Island on oath testifieth and saith that he is seventy-eight years of age that during the Revolutionary war and afterwards he was well acquainted with William Gardner late of said Charlestown now deceased this deponent says that the said Gardner and this deponent in the month of January 1776 enlisted at said Charlestown for a period of one year into (battle?) afterwards (left Howard Ainsley's?) Augustus Stanton's company of Infantry and was the marched to Newport on the Island of Rhode Island where they were stationed and (   ) against the enemy in Col. Liffit's regiment from the time of the said enlistment till late in the summer, he thinks in the month of August, 1776, when they were ordered and marched from Rhode Island & under Col. Liffit  in the aforesaid company onto the westward and through the State of Connecticut by the way of New London, Saybrook, and New Haven to the King's bridge and Harlam when they joined the American army under General Washington. Then they (   ? ) northly to "Miles 2 year" then to White Plains and (?) into action foughtthis when they battled a few days when they marched to Kings Ferry on the north river and from there crossed over and marched to Morristown New Jersey and from there to Eastward over Delaware river where they crossed over then down

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the river to nearby (   )Junction where they encamped until late December then crossed over and took the the Hessians returned to the Pennsylvania side and were encamped until  the first of January 1777 then crossed over to Bordentown then marched to Prinston [ Ritinath?] through the town and crossed the bridge where they made a stand and had a fight with the [buanrey?] and stack[?] many of them; in the evening they returned to Prinston where General Mercer was killed the enemy returned into the town where many of them were killed and taken prisoners. forward they marched to Chatham when the said Gardner and this deponent were discharged  on the 18th January 1777 after having served out the year for which they enlisted this deponent further says that the aforementioned year said [rank, or similar] of the said Gardner was in grade of Quarter Master Sargent or Sargent Major.

Ethan Crandal
Washington Co. State of Rhode Island
August 23rd. 1836
Personally appeared the above Ethan Crandal who under oath gave and subscribed the preceding deposition by me reduced to writing. I also certify that this said Crandal is well known to me that he is credible witness and that

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his testimony is intitled to Credit
George Thurston, Justice Peace
Henry Babcock of Westerly County of Washington
& State of Rhode Island on oath saith he is
Seventy nine years of age - this deponent further
saith [crossed out] that he has examined the preceding
Deposition of Ethan Crandall & knows the facts
therein stated as to the service of the said William
Gardner are true. this deponent was in the same
Company & Regt with the said Goram[?]
& Crandall, the period of one year from some
time in January 1776 till some time in January
1777 he knows the said Gardner served that
period in the grade of [illegible, crossed out]
set forth in the said Crandalls said
deposition
Henry
his
Babcock
mark
State of Rhode Island &c
Washington Sc. August 27, 1836
Personally appeared the above named deponent
Henry Babcock on oath before me gave and
subscribed, by annexing his mark, the preceeding
Deposition by me reduced to writing
further certify that the said Henry Babcock
is well known to me that he is a person of verasity
that his testimony is entitled to credit
[Besmarjah?] Gavit Justice of the Peace

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Silas Hervey of Charlestown County of Washington &
State of Rhode Island on Oath Testifieth and saith, that he
is Seventy five years of age that previous to, during and
after the War of the Revolution he was intimately acquain
ted with William Gardner late of said Charlestown now
Deceased and this Deponent further saith that in the
month of June 1777 at said Charlestown said Gardner
in the grade of Lieutenant and this Deponent in the
Grade of a Private Enlisted in Captain [Peleg Hopkins?]
Company of Infantry, John Welch [Ensign?] in the State
line so called, for a term of nine months, and were
marched to Tiverton in the County of Newport, State of
Rhode Island where the said Gardner in the aforesaid
grade of Lieutenant and this Deponent in the grade of a private Served in said Company, and in Colonel Barton's Regt.
the nine month for which they enlisted at the end of which
Term on the 16th of March 1778. they were discharged at said
Tiverton
his
Silas X Harvey
Mark
State of Rhode Island &cWashington August 24th AD 1836
Personally appeared the above named Deponent Silas
Harvey and on Oath before me gave and subscribed
the preceding Deposition, by me reduced to writing:
I further certify that the said Silas Harvey is well
known to me, that he is a person of veracity, and
that his Testimony is entitled to credit.
&
Samuel Stanton Justice of Peace

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Isaiah Burdick of Charlestown in the County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island on Oath saith, that he is seventy five
years of age, that in the Spring of the year 1777 he enlisted at said
Charlestown for the Term of one year into Capt [Peleg Harper?]
Company of Infantry, John Welch Ensign in Colonel Barton's
Regiment in the State line and were marched to Tiverton
State of Rhode Island where he served in said Company and
Regiment until the Sixteenth of March 1778.-
-
And this Deponent says that some time subsequent to his
aforementioned Enlistment in the month of June 1777 accord
ding to his recollection William Gardner then of said Charles
town now Deceased Enlisted into the aforesaid Company & Regiment in
the grade of Leiutenant and served therein in said Goods until
the Sixteenth of March 1778. when the said Gardner and this
Deponent were discharged at said Tiverton
Isaiah H. Burdick
State of Rhode Island & C
Washington August 24. A.D. 1836
-
Personally appeared the above named Deponent
said Burdick and on Oath before me gave and
Subscribed the preceding Deposition by me reduced
to writing: I further certify that the said Isaiah
Burdick is well known to me that he is a person
of veracity, that his Testimony is entitled to credit.
Samuel Stanton Justice of Peace

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Joseph Stanton of Charlestown in the County of Washington
& State of Rhode Island on Oath deposeth & saith he is Sixty
seven years of age; that during the Revolutionary war and
afterwards, that Deponent was familiarly acquainted with
William Gardner late of said Charleston now deceased and
distinctly remembers that the said Gardner for a period
of four months or more in he thinks the Summer & fall
of 1779 in the grade, as this deponent then understood
it from said Gardner & others, of Sergeant commanded
military guard of four Soldiers in guarding & tending a beacon
established and kept on a hill a Short distance
from the Narragansett Shore in said Charles town for
the purpose of giving information of the approach &
movement of the Enemy-
This deponent further says that while said Beacon was kept
as afore stated he lived in the neighbourhood of the Beacon
& was in the habit with other boys frequently visiting the beacon
when the soldiers were tending & some time staid all night
with the Soldiers-
Joseph Stanton[?]
Washington State of Rhode Island &
January 4th 1837 Personally appeared the above named Depo
nent Joseph Stanton who on Oath by me administered to
him gave and subscribed the preceding deposition by me
taken and reduced to writing. I also certify that the said
Joseph
Stanton is well known to me, that he is a person of veracity
& that his testimony & his preceding Deposition are entitled to credit.

Samuel Stanton Justice of Peace

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By His Excellency
John Brown Francis
Governor, Captain-General, and Commander in Chief of the State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations.
BE IT KNOWN, that the name, "Henry Bowen", to the afore-written attestation subscribed, is the proper handwriting of Henry Bow-en, Esquire, who at the time of subscribing the name, was Secretary of the State aforesaid, duly elected and qualified according to law: Wherefore unto his said attestation full faith and credit are to be rendered.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said State to be affixed at Providence, this twenty fourth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven and of Independence the sixty-first. 
John Brown Francis
By His Excellency's Command
Henry Bowen Secry

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State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations
Secretary's office Feb 24. AD 1837
I certify that at the service of the General assembly of said State in June seventeen hundred seventy seven, William Gardner was elected First Lieutenant of Capt Hapsie's company in the fifteen months Brigade as appears of record in this office. 
witness Henry Bowen Secry

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I hereby certify and say that
soon after the
act of June
7th
1832 granting pensions to the
officers & soldiers of the Revolution, a son of the
late Christopher Lippitt (his Christian name I 
do not remember) deposited with me an old
manuscript book containing
the pay abstracts
for the month of September AD 1776 of the com
panies in the regiment which was commanded
by said Christopher during said year. -Each
company abstract is headed as follows. "Pay
abstract of Capt [Company?] for the month
of September 1776." This manuscript was left
with me to aid those who belonged to said
regiment in their applications for pensions
& has been in my hands since. -
And I further certify that in the abstract of
of Captain Thomas Arnolds Company
is borne
for
name of "Wm Gardner Sergt Major"

Providence Feb 18 1837 Benjn [Benjamin] Cowell

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State of Rhode Island
Providence February 28th 1837
Personally appeared Benjamin Cowell
who gave and subscribed the preceding deposition and verified the same on oath by me ad-
ministered
to him - I also certify that the
said Cowell is well known to me that the
is a person of veracity, and that his testimony
is entitled to credit.
---
Before me Thomas White
Justice of the Peace
State of Rhode Island
Providence
Dexter Randall Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that
Thomas White Esq before whom the within
Affidavit was sworn as a Justice of the peace
in the City of Providence in said County
that he to by law duly authorized & empowered
to administer oaths & take depositions, and
that the above written is genuine
In testimony whereof I
have hereto set my hand
and affixed the seal of said
Court at Providence this
twenty eighth day of February
AD 1837
Dexter Randall

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Abigail Gardner
R. Island 1495
admitted
1 year 3 mo. Sergt. - 75.
9 mo. Lt. - 120
2 yrs. $195

Married May 2, 1773
died 2 March 1804
service as [illegible]
[day s allond?] witnesses
of service as Lt. are pensions
and mentions st [illegible] Barton
as commanding in the company in which
they served for [illegible]
1 year [Sergt.?]
4 months [Sergt?]
9 months Lt
W.R. Noyes
NewPort, R.I

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Washington
State of Rhode Island &c
Clerks Office Court Common Pleas
I Asa Potter Clerk of said Court,
certify that the name Lewis Kinyon to the
aforewritten certificate regarding Abigail
Gardiner and her preceding declaration &
the matters therein contained for a pension
subscribed is the proper hand writing of ┃
Lewis Kinyon Esq., who, at the time of
subscribing the same, on the 18th day of
February A.D. 1837 was a Justice of the
aforesaid Court of Common Pleas, being
a Court of Record in & for the County
aforesaid duly elected commissioned
& qualified according to law.
I also certify that the name George Thurston
to the aforewritten certificates regarding Ethan Crandall & Samuel Stanton) subscribed
is the proper hand writing of George Thurston
Esq. - that the name Job Taylor to the
aforewritten certificates Prudence
Taylor, Joseph Gavit and Martha Crandall

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subscribed is the proper handwriting of
Job Tayler Esq. - that the name Benj [Benjamin]
Gavit to the aforewritten certificate regard-
ing Henry Babcock subscribed, is the
proper hand-writing of Benajah Gavit Esq.,
and that the name "Samuel Stanton" to
the aforewritten certificates (regarding Silas
Harvey, Isaiah Burdick Joseph Stanton
& Marlborough H. Gardiner, subscribed,
is the proper hand writing of Samuel
Stanton Esq. and that the said George
Thurston at the time of subscribing his name
to the aforewritten certificates (regarding Ethan Crandall & Samuel Stanton on the 23d of August
1836 & the 5th of January 1837 - that the
said Job Taylor at the time of subscribing
to the afread. certificates regarding
Prudence Taylor, Joseph Gavit, and
Martha Crandall on the 27th of August
1836 - that the said Benajah Gavit at
the time of subscribing his name to the afsaid
certificate (regarding Henry Babcock
on the 27th of August 1838 and that the
said Samuel Stanton at the times
of subscribing his name to the aforesaid
certificates regarding Silas Harvey,
Isaiah Bendick Joseph Stanton, and
Marlborough H. Gardner of the 24th of August
1836 & the 4th & 5th of Jan 7 1833 were Justices
of the Peace in & for the County afresd. duly
elected commissioned & qualified according
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
affixed the Seal of the said
Court this fourth day of
March A.D. Potter Clk
to law

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[illegible]
Newport June 26 1837
Annexed is a copy of a Note I rec'd
from Mrs Abigail Gardner, widow of the late Rev'd
William Gardner, who was a Sergeant & Ensign in
the war of the Revolution. And as I have accepted
the agency would thank you to inform me what
the situation of the claim is -
I have the honor to be
[illegible]
William R. Noyes [signature]
J. L.Edwards Esq
Com Pensions
-Copy- South Kingston June 22 1837
Mr. William R. Noyes Sir
In consequence of the decease 
of Wm. L. Newell Esq. I wish you to take charge of my applications for a pension.-
Respectfully Yours
(signed) Abigail Gardiner
Wm Rogers
Mr William Ryes
Copy
South Kingston June 22 1857
In consequence of the Decease
of Wm L Newell Esq. I wish you to take charge of my
application for a pension
Respectfully Yours
(signed ) Abigail Gardiner ┃

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R. Island
No 1 Amey Babbit widow of Elijah
Act 1836- 3808
No 2- Abigail Gardner widow of Wm
Act 1836 1255
No 3- Phebe Gadding widow of Nathaniel
Act 1836- 21-
No 4- Elizabeth Page widow of Wm
Act 1836 Wi
No 5- Orpha Matthew widow of Caleb
Act 1838 act 48- 811
No 6- Mary Nichols widow of Samuel
Act 1838- 43 - 934
No 7- Sarah Clarke widow of Thomas
Act 1836- 30 0-

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New Port July 12th 1837
Sir
I herewith forward you a part of
a page taken from a Bible now in possession of
Mrs Abigail Gardiner which appears to be in the
hand writing of the late Rev'd William Gardiner
recording his marriage with said Abigail,
the present applicant, which I hope will prove
satisfactory-

Respectfully
William R. Noyes
J.L Edwards Esq
Washington DC

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WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21176
Abigail Gardner
Widow of
Wm Gardner
Lt. Rev. War
Act: July 4 1836
Index:- Vol. A, Page 263
[Arrangement of 1870]

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The within applicants Abigail Gardiner
her & [Bridges?] George
[illegible]
ment to forward their
certificates & any
other commissions
in touching this
application, to
Wm P. Newell
Kingston,
R.I.

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Service
R.I.

Gardner, William
or 
Gardiner

Number
W21176

Abigail