Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 34585-160-55, Ebenezer Cheney, Mass.

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(3-1776) SERVICE
Mass. 
Cheney, Ebenezer
Abigail
NUMBER
B.L.W. 34585-160-55

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171.725
(Illegible)
June 18 /55
A A Ray
May 6 /56
Abigail Cheney said of Ebenezer Cheney 
Service and Company
Capt Fuller or Capt Cook
Col Brooks
Private for Brooks
(illegible)
Ad. 160 ac's July 11/56
Dodge
Alex Ray
Washington (illegible)
Vol C 109
July 16 /56

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171725
Alex Ray
Mashupton
18 Mar /55

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex 
On this ninth day of June AD. eighteen hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before me a justice of the peace within and in the county and state aforesaid. Abigail Cheney aged seventy five years, who being duly sworn according to the law declares that she is the widow of Ebenezer Cheney, deceased who was a private and corporal in two or more short services in the war of the Revolution from said town of Newton. That he may have been in the Alarm Service of April 19 1775 under Capt Fuller or Capt Cook also in the Alarm Service a day or two of June 17 1775 also at Dorchester Night March 6 1776 that he also was confined in Capt Alijah Pierce's company for one or two months or until a substitute took his place and that he may have rendered some other short service that he had not rendered sufficient service to entitle him to a pension. She further states that she was married to the same Ebenezer Cheney in Newton on the twelfth day of April eighteen hundred and five by Revd Jonathan Homer and that her name before marriage was Abigail Wood that her said husband died at Newton on the twenty seventh day of February AD 1833 and that she is now a widow. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the county land to which she may be entitled under the Act approved march 3 1855.
Agigail Cheney

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We John B Fuller - and A M Cheney
residents of Newton in the State of Massachusetts. Whom our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Abigail Cheney in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statements to of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. 
John B Fuller
A M Cheney
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the (illegible) to be credible persons. That the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no intent in this claim before me. Elijah Clark Justice of the Peace

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Marriages
"Ebenezer Cheney and Abigail Wood, both of Newton were Joined in Marriage April thirtieth eighteen hundred and five by the Rev Jonathan Homer." 
I hereby certify that the above is a true extract from the records of Marriages in the Town of Newton with the exception of date, which is expressed in fact legible figures as follows "April 30th 1805."
Attest Marshall L Rick Town Clerk

I Marshall L. Rice abovenamed, depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in Newton, in the County of Middlesex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town, with the exception as certified above by me, and I also certify that in the words of deaths in said Newton, is the following (illegible) "Feb. 27th 1853 Gen. Ebenezer Cheney, Married Man, Age 93 Yrs. 9 Mos. Yeoman."
Marshall L. Rice Town Clerk
Middlesex Newton June 1st AD 1855
Then personally offered Marshall L. Rice Town Clerk of Newton and made on (illegible) of the above certificate made and Subscribed and I certify that the same (illegible) interested in the matter for which this certificate is made the (illegible) by me.
Before Me Elijah Clark Justice of the Peace

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. City of Boston June 11th 1855
I Francis Jackson of said Boston Aged sixty six years was born in Newton, County of Middlesex, in said Massachusetts and resided there until 1809 hereby certify that I saw General Ebenezer Cheney often and knew him well worshiped at the same church with him on Sundays from 1794 to 1809. I knew him as Captain Major Colonel and General in the third Division of Massachusetts Militia also as Representation of said town of Newton to the General Court of Massachusetts from 1812 to 1817. I saw and conversed with him many times during the last three years of his life and I have heard him say that he was out, served in the Revolutionary war as a soldier. I never knew any other Ebenezer Cheney in said Newton except his son Ebenezer Cheney who now resides in Charleston SC. The said General Ebenezer Cheney married for his second wife Abigail Wood the daughter of Royal Wood then of said Newton. I have seen Abigail the widow of Gen Cheney often and recently. I know that she is still living in said Newton. 
Witness my hand Francis Jackson
Attest
Ellis Green Loring

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk Ss. June 11, 1855. Then personally appeared the said Francis Jackson well known to me and a credible witness and subscribed and swore to the foregoing certificate in my presence. I certify that I have no interests in the matter.
Ellis Green Loring
Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk.

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Boynton
S. Cole Esq. Acting Com of Pensions
Pension Office
Abigail Cheney
Land claim
(other illegible text)

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34,585
(scroll marks and illegible signature)

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(illegible)
Mar 2, 1856
S. Cole Esq. Act. Com of Pensions
In the case of Abigail Cheney, named in your letter of the 6 May last herewith enclosed you will please receive (illegible) additional evidence in support of the claim for county Land.
Your Most (illegible),
Alex Ray

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Pension Office
May 6th 1856
Sir: 
The County land claim of Mrs. Abigail Cheney has been examined and suspended.
Proof should be filed that her husband Ebenezer Cheney was the soldier who performed the service certified to by the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts. 
Yours Respectfully,
C H Rhett

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
(Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Secretary's Office, Boston
June 11th 1855

I hereby Certify That from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Ebenezer Cheney is borne on (illegible) of Capt. Abraham Peirce's Comp Col Brooks (illegible) of Guards at Cambridge from January 12th to April 3 1778 as private. 2 mos 22 days. 
Also on (illegible) of the Second Company of Militia in Newton in Col. (illegible) who marched in Cambridge Sept 2nd 1778 to guard the British Troops. 2 days service as private.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.

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I Abigail Cheney of Newton in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts sister of the late Ebenezer Cheney of said Newton depose and say that I have good reason to believe that I am entitled to County land in consideration of the services of the said Ebenezer Cheney in the War of the Revolution and according to the best of my recollection he was in one or more short tours of Service and that he may have been in the (illegible) service on the 19th of April 1775 Capt. Cook or Capt. F(illegible) Company also out one or two days on the 17th of June 1775 and March 5 1776 at Dorchester, that in the first of January 1778 he was drafted to Guard (illegible) no thoughts at Prospect Mill Cambridge for three months he was there in this Guard Service under Capt. Alijah Pierce in (illegible) Brook Regiment, and served personally until sometime in February or March when a substitute came and took his place and for proof of his services I request the Secretary of this State to examine the Rolls of Governments in his office and furnish proof of all the services he rendered which I believe were not sufficient time to entitle him to a pension. 
Abigail Cheney
Middlesex County Newton June 9 AD 1855
Subscried to by the said Abigail Cheney on this day of June above before Mr. Elijah Clark Justice of the Peace.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office, Boston May 31st 1856
I Hereby Certify that the date of the attestation hereunto annexed
Elijah Clark
Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
in the said Commonwealth duly commissioned and constituted and that to his acts and attestations as such full faith and credit are and out to be given in and out of Court.
In testimony of which I have hereunto affixed the seal of the commonwealth the date above written.
F D Witt
Secretary of Commonwealth

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I Samuel Hyde of Newton in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts yeoman in my eighty second year depose and say that I have always resided in this town was in the early part of my life acquainted with Ebenezer Cheney of this town. I recollect that (illegible) so as always (illegible) expressed that he was in service of the Revolution. This Ebenezer Cheney was twelve for fifteen years older than myself. I was at one time Captain of a Company in this town and this Ebenezer Cheney who then Col. of the Regiment and afterwards was Brigadier General of this division I well recollect this Ebenezer Cheney married for his second wife Abigail Ward of this town and she is now living in this town and remains his widow. I have the impression that this Ebenezer Cheney was not in the service of the Revolution long enough to obtain a pension but there can be no doubt that he was in the service for a short time.
Samuel Hyde

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex County Newton May 29, 1856
Then personally appeared Samul Hyde and made oath to the (illegible) of the above affidavit by him subscribed. The words myself being first (illegible) and testify that the (illegible) is well known to be a person of (illegible) and of sound mind and that I have no interest in the matter for which (illegible) 
Before me Elijah Clark Justice of the Peace

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office Boston June 11th 1855
I hereby certify that at the date of the attestation hereunto annexed Elijah Clark was Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex and Ellis G. Loring was Justice of the Peach for the County of Suffolk.

In the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted and that to these acts and attestations as such full faith and credit are out to be given in and out of Court. 

(illegible) Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth the date above written. E M Wright
Secretary of the Commonwealth