Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24691, Benoni Burrill, Continental Mass.

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Continental Mass.  
Burrill, Benoni   W. 24691
or Burrell (Ly in pencil)
Lydia

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Maine  3048
Lydia Burrill
widow of Benoni Burrill decd
who died on the 9th April 1814
of Somerset Co in the State of Maine
who was a Mass Pri in the company commanded
by Captain     of the Regt. commanded
by Col Burbeck in the Mass
line for 5 mos & 20 days Musician of artillery
15  Private
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 88 Dollars     Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of Sept
1830 and sent Geo. W. Morton  Augusta Me
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 39  $48.00[?]
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 40]?]  44.00
$92.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836
Section the 3rd
Recorded by D.D. Addison Clerk
Book A   Vol. 2   Page 2

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Plymouth . I John Nash Clerk of the town of Abington in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid hereby certify that by the records of said Town now in my custody and care it appears that Benoni Burrell and Lydia Ripley both of Abington were married the twenty seventh day of May one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine". I certify that the above is a true copy of the Record of said Town with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows viz [namely] "May the 27th 1779"
Abington October 10th 1838  John Nash Town Clerk
I John Nash above named depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk of the town of Abington in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town, with the exception above named as certified by me.
John Nash Clerk etc.
Plymouth Ss. Sworn this fifteenth day of October 1837 before me Ezekiel Thaxter Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office - October 20, 1888
I hereby certify that the above Ezekiel
Thaxter is a Justice of the Peace for the County 
of Plymouth.  [illegible] the Seal of the State
John P. Bigelow
justice of the peace

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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the Act of Congress of the 4th of July, 1836.
State of Maine, Somerset County SS:
On this ninth day of July A.D. 1829 personally appeared Lydia Burrill, in open court at a regular session of the Court of Probate, held at Norridgewock in and for said County of Somerset, being a resident of Canaan in said County of Somerset and State of Maine, aged seventy eight  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 4th, 1836: That she is the widow of Benoni Burrill deceased who she has reason to believe and does verily believe served as a soldier in the army of the Revolution as follows, viz. that in the year 1777 being at the time an inhabitant of the town of Abington, Massachusetts, he enlisted for the period of three years as a private into Colonel Bailey's Regiment of the Massachusetts line, and after serving some time, was allowed to return home, as a furlough & she believes was transferred to a corps of Invalids the above service was performed prior to her marriage with him and in or about the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one he again enlisted and served for more than two years under Col. Burbeck in the Castle in Boston harbor being about two years after her marriage with him. that while he was absent from home doing duty under the last mentioned enlistment she resided in Abington aforesaid, that some years after the Revolution, she with her husband the sd. Burrill removed to the District of Maine, now State of Maine and that he died in the town of Clinton in the County of Kennebec; that her maiden name was Lydia Ripley and that before her marriage she was a resident of the town of Weymouth Massachusetts, She further declares, that

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she was married to the said Benoni Burrill in the town of Abington Massachusetts on the twenty seventh day of May in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine; that her husband, the aforesaid Benoni Burrill died on the ninth day of April in the year eighteen hundred and fourteen, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.

Lydia Burrill X her mark

Witness James B. Farnsworth 
John Burrill

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first written written by Lydia Burrill who is in my opinion a credible witness before me
D Farnsworth Judge

State of Maine Somerset ss
I the subscriber register of the Court of Probate within & for the County of Somerset hereby certify that Hon. D. Farnsworth is Judge of the Said Court of Probate & that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the application of Lydia Burrill for a pension before said court. 
In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said court of Probate this third day of July AD. 1839
C. Sawtelle Register

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I John Burrill a resident of Fairfield in the County of Somerset and State of Maine aged fifty four years being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath testify and say, That Benoni Burrill was my uncle & I was well acquainted with him. He lived near to me for many years The aforesaid Benoni Burrill died in Clinton in the County of Kennebec & state aforesaid on the ninth day of April 1814. - I attended his funeral - I have often heard my uncle the aforesaid Benni Burrill speak of his service in the war of the Revolution - Lydia Burrill is the widow of Benoni Burrill aforesaid. She lives with her children, has never married since the death of her husband
John Burrill
Sworn and subscribed to the day and year befor written by the aforesaid John Burrill who is a person of good character The words "according to law" were interlind befor the execution hereof
D. Farnsworth Judge

I Abraham Garfield a resident of Norridgewock County of Somerset and State of Maine aged forty six years being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath testify and say that he was well acquainted with Benoni Burrill & married a relation of his He lived near to me The aforesaid Benoni Burrill died in Clinton County of Kennebec & State aforesaid on the ninth day of April 1814 He was called a soldier of the Revolution Have heard him speak of his service in the War of the Revolution I was well acquainted with his wife Lydia Burrill when she lived with her late husband the aforesaid Benoni Burrill The said Benoni and Lydia Burrill had twelve children have now more than seventy grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren now living
Abraham Garfield

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4043
Lydia Burrill
widow of Benoni Burrill
Previously entered [illegible]  number 4043
volume 25
[17]77 - entered 14 months
83- Drummer
14 March to 3 September [17]83
5 months 20 days
Admitted
15 months private
5. 20 musician
of artillery

no deduction

George W. Morton
Augusta
Maine

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Sworn to and subscribed to this ninth day of July 1839 by Abraham Garfield within named a person by me well known and a respectable witness
D. Farnsworth Judge

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Rev WIDOW, &c.

File No. 24691
Lydia Burrell
Wid. of
Benoni Burrell
Private. Rev. War

Act July 4th 1836
Index:Vol A, Page 107

(Arrangement of 1870)

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V4043
Sent to Geo W. Morton
May 13 '29

Act 4 July '36

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4043 
Me
4 July 1836
James L. Edwards Esq
Comr of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.

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Augusta, Me. Oct. 30. 1838
Sir:
I enclose the application of Mrs Lydia Burrell (widow of Benoni Burrell late a soldier in the War of the Revolution) for pension under Act of July 4, 1836. In the examination of the rolls, to which you are respectfully refercd in support of her claim should her claim be allowed you are requested to transmit me a certificate for her. 
I am respectfully
your obt Svt
Geo W Morton
James L. Edwards Esq
Commr of Pensions
Washington D.C.
⎬

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Augusta, July 14, 1839
Sir:
I have received your letter of the
13th of May last, relating to the claim of Mrs
Lydia Berrill, to a pension under the Act
of July 4. 1836, and herewith enclose a new ┃
declaration, made by her, in Open Court, and
also some additional testimony in support of
her claim. The proof filed in your office with
her former declaration, you are respectfully
referd  to in her case. Mrs Burrill was quite
feeble in heart, and Judge Weston, before whom the former declaration was made, felt justified in making the certificate he did,  he did not at that time expect the regulations, requiring the declaration to be made in Open Court, would be so strickly enforced, particularly when the applicant was aged and feeble health, when the case was taken in good faith and there was no reasonable doubt, but that the applicant, was justly entitled to the
benefit of the Act under which it was
claimed . Should her case be satisfactorly

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proved, you are respectfully requested to send me for her part certificate as is usually paid under like cases
I am respectfully
Your Obt Sevt
Geo W. Morton
James L Edwards Esq
Commr of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, June 13th 1839
I hereby Certify, That at the date of his attestation Jared Whitman was a Justice of the
Peace for the County of Plymouth in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John P. Bigelow
Secretary of the Commonwealth

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I Asa Shaw of Abington in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts aged seventy three years do testify and say that I served as a soldier on the Castle over Fort Independance in Boston Harbour - from
March 1781 - for two years or more - and that
Benoni Burrell-then of Abington served with
at the same time - I was well acquainted with said Burrill. He was married before he went into this service to Lydia Ripley of Weymouth - I am her by name before she married with Burril-  but was not acquainted with her untill after her marriage then I was well acquainted with her - Burrill & his wife lived in Abington several years after he came out of the service- and then they both removed into what is now the State of Maine, and into that part of Maine at or near the Town of Minot. I do not recollect of having seen Burrill or his wife since they removed
into Maine. The service on the Castle was under Col. Burbank
Asa Shaw
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth County June 7th 1839

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Personally appeared the above named Asa Shaw and under oath that the above Deposition by him signed is just and true in all its parts- and I hereby certify
that the said Deponent is entitled to full credit.
Before me Jared Whitman Justice of the Peace

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Declaration. In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the Act of Congress, of the 4th July 1836.
State of Maine
Kennebec County ss. On this second day of October A.D. 1838 personally appeared before the Hon Nathan Weston Chief
Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State, Lydia Burrell a resident of Canaan in the County of Somerset
and State of Maine, 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 provisions
made by the act of Congress, passed July 4th 1836.
That she is the widow of Benoni Burnell who in the
year 1777 enlisted for the period of three years into Colonel
Baileys Regiment of the Massachusetts line that before the
expiration of the time of his enlistment expired she believes
he was discharged or was sent home on furlough by reason
of ill health that he again enlisted in or about the year
1781 and was stationed at Castle William in Boston harbor,
where he served one or two years. she refers to the rolls of the
Army of the Revolution for the length of service of her late
husband that he was a native of Abington County of
Plymouth Massachusetts where he resided at the time of
his entering the services above stated. She further declares
that she was married to the said Benoni Burrell on the
twenty fourth day of May in the year seventeen hundred
and seventy nine, that her husband the aforesaid Benoni
Burrell died on the ninth day of April one thousand
eight hundred and fourteen, and that she has remained
a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear
by reference to the proof hereto annexed
Lydia Burrell
her mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above
written (the applicant being from age and
infirmity unable to appear in open court)
Before me, Nathan Weston C.J. S.J.C.

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State of Maine
On second day of October, 1838, Lydia
Burrell, the applicant within named, was
examined and sworn, as within stated. I am
satisfied, that she was married to Benoni
Burrell,
late a revolutionary soldier of the
United States, on the twenty seventh day
of May, 1779, that the said Benoni
Burrell deceased, on the ninth day of
April, 1814, and that the applicant has ever
since remained his widow
Nathan Weston C.J.
S.J.C

Lydia Burrell widow
of Benoni Burrell
claim for pension under
Act of July 4 1836
4043
Me
M79d18-
evidence fidentity
with rolls
open Court
Geo W Morton
Augusta
Maine

On rolls Bailey's regt 15 mo pri 77.8  Wd 25-7-8-18 from 20 Mar 83 to 3 Sept 5.17 8 mo 9 Drummer

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I John Burrell of Fairfield in the County of
Somerset and State of Maine, aged fifty four years,
do testify and declare upon oath that Benoni Burrell
the reputed husband of Lydia Burrell who subscribed
the foregoing declaration died in the year 1814 at
Clinton, State of Maine and that the said Lydia
Burrell has remained unmarried ever since the
death of the said Benoni Burrell
John Burrill
State of Maine
Kennebec  County
October 2, 1838. Subscribed and
sworn to. I certify the deponent is a credible witness
Before me
Nathan Weston C.J.
S.J. C
State of Maine
County of Kennebec. I hereby certify that the Hone
Nathan Weston in the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Judicial Court of said State and the signatures here
with annexed purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and the seal of the said Court
this thirtieth day of October AD 1838
Tho Swan Clerk of the Judicial Courts of Kennebec County