Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22,500, Seneca Wadsworth, Mass.

SERVICE
17 Mar. 1961
NUMBER _____
Wadsworth, Dena Duesberry
W. 22.500.
CONTENTS

2 Lett Hon O. Howland May 8/50
117 Massachusetts Huesbery Wadsworth of Plymouth in the State of Mass. who was a _____ in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by _____ in the _____ time of _____ of Seneca Wadsworth who was a Lieutenant in the War of the Revolution for 10 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 133 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Octo. 1836 and sent Jacob He Lord Esq Plymouth Ms
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1836 $733.31 Pemi-ant. allowance ending 4th March 66.66 $799.97
Oct 4 July 1837.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. H. Addison Clerk, Book _____ Vol. 1 Page 172

17.211. Seneca Wadsworth.
Plymouth Co.
Mass
J. B. Thomas agent
Plymouth
Mass
August 2 d 1860

Original Claim
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Plymouth ss.
On this seventeenth day of July 1820, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having a power also of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings, personally appeared in open Court, being a court of record for the said County Lieut. Seneca Wadsworth aged sixty eight years, resident in Duxbury in said County, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served to
make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 - & the first of May 1820: that he the S. Seneca Wadsworth entered as Lieutenant, the Company of Capt. Joseph Wadsworth in Col. Bradford's Regiment in the line of the State of Massachusetts, on the continental service establishment on the 1st day of November 1776. and continued to serve in said corps until the 1st September 1777. when he was discharged from service in Fishkill in the State of New York.
That he was in the battle of White Plains & has no other evidence now in his power of his said services except the Deposition of his Captain.
In pursuance of the act 1st May, 1820
And I do solemnly swear
that I was a resident citizen of
that I was a resident citizen of

...in the state of New- York.
That He was in the battle of White Plains & has no other evidence now in his power of his said services except the Deposition of his Captains. - - -
In pursuance of the act 1 st May, 1820
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 23 rd day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18 th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, con- tracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. I am a Mariner but am unable to go to sea. That my family consists of one daughter & one grand daughter & a wife 59 years old that I have but one son who is married & has a family of his own.
Schedule
Real estate viz. one ten foot house 80 years old & 1 1/2 acre poor land. Value $156.20 Personal - 12 old chairs 3 Tables Dishes & cups etc. about 30 pieces Iron ware Seneca Waatsworth
Sworn to, and declared, on the 17 th day of July A.D. 1820. before Richard Mitchell C. Justice of Court
I, John B Thomas clerk of said Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath _____ and the schedule thereto an- nexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibit- ed in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred & fifty six dollars and _____ cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this twenty fourth day of July A.D. 1820
John B Thomas Clerk of the Court for the County of Plymouth

17, 2A1.
Seneca Wadsworth, lieut.
Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massach ts , 17. July, 1820.
Admitted. Col o Bradford's reg t . Massach ts line, 1 st Nov r 1776, to 1 st Sep r . 1777.
Not found on the rolls. Service proved by the testimony, on oath, of his captain, Joseph Wadsworth, whose name is found on the rolls of that regiment — worth $156.
John B. Thomas, ag t . Plymouth, Massach ts . Rec d 2 d Aug t 1820.
who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath,

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss.
On the seventeenth day of September 1836 personally appeared before the Court of Probate now held at the Probate Office in Plymouth in said County, Duesbury Wadsworth a resident of Duxbury in said County, Widow, aged seventy six 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 4. 1836.
That she is the Widow of Seneca Wadsworth late of Duxbury aforesaid, deceased who was an Officer in the Army of the Revolution and served as a Lieutenant in Captain Joseph Wadsworth's Company in Colonel Bradford's Regiment in the Massachusetts Line, on the Continental establishment from the first day of November 1776 to the first day of September 1777 when he was discharged at Fishkill in the State of New York, for which service the said

Seneca Wadsworth was a prisoner of the United States under the Act of Congress passed 18 March 1818.
She further declares that she was married to the said Seneca Wadsworth on the fifth day of January in the Year Seventeen hundred & seventy seven by the Rev Leekiah Sanger then Minister of Duxbury, she being at the time of her marriage of the age of fifteen years & the said Seneca Wadsworth being at the same time an Officer as aforesaid in the Continental Army. Her marriage is recorded in the Church Records in Duxbury but a portion of the town records of said town were destroyed by fire & she is informed that the portion containing all records of Marriages from 1775 to 1809: that her husband the aforesaid Seneca Wadsworth died at said Duxbury on the twenty ninth Day of August in the Year one thousand eight hundred & twenty five; and that she has remained a Widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by the proof here to annexed. Duxbury her  Seneca Wadsworth mark

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first above written by the said Duerbury Wadsworth, before me & I certify that she is a credible person. Willis Wood Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Plymouth.
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Willis Wood Esquire is Judge of Probate for said County and that the above is his true & genuine signature & that the foregoing contains the original declaration made, subscribed & sworn to before the Court of Probate the day & year first above written
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & the seal of the Probate Court for said County this eighth day of October A.D. 1836
Jacob H. Lord

This may certify that I have been Clerk of the town of Duxbury Twenty three years and from a careful examination of all the Records I do not find any record of marriages between the years 1775 and 1809 This defect is probably owing to the circumstance of a portion of the town records being burned as noted in said records. Ralph Partridge V. Clerk Duxbury September 17. 1836
Plymouth Jn September 17. 1836 Personally appeared the above named Ralph Partridge & made Oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed. Before me & I certify that he is Town Clerk of Duxbury & a credible person.
Seth Sprague Jr for Bear

I Abigail Soule of Duxbury in the County of Plymouth aged eighty two years on Oath do testify & say that Duesbury Wadsworth of Dux- bury aforesaid the Widow of Lieut. Seneca Wad- sworth is my sister, that her maiden name was Duesbury Soule; The Said Seneca Wad- sworth was married to my said sister Dues- bury at my fathers house in Duxbury by the Rev. Mr. Sanger the last of December 1776 or very early in January 1777. I was present and saw them married. There is no family record of the marriage. I well recollect that Duesbury was less than sixteen years of Age when she was married & she was born the twenty fourth day of February in the year Seventeen hundred & sixty. The said Seneca Wadsworth died in the year 1825 & the said Duesbury has never since been married.
her Abigail Soule Mark
State of Massachusetts } Plymouth County } ss }
on this seventeenth day of September 1836 Personally appeared the above named Abigail

Since I made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed, Before me & I hereby certify that she is well known to me to be a credible person & of unblemished character,
J. H. Sprague Jr. for Bear

I Seth Sprague Junior of Duxbury in the County of Plymouth, Esquire, of lawful age to give evidence on Oaths do testify & say that I was well acquainted with Seneca Wadsworth late of said Duxbury deceased who was a Revolutionary Officer & a Pensioner. That said Seneca Wadsworth died at said Duxbury in the Year 1825 & that I also know his Widow Duxbury Wadsworth who was & has been his Wife ever since I can remember which is forty years until his death & that she has not been married since his decease.
Seth Sprague Jr.
Plymouth Yr. September 17. 1836 Then the above named Seth Sprague Junior appeared & made Oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed before me and I certify that he is a credible person.
William Wood Justice of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss.
I Jacob H. Lord Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Plymouth do hereby certify that Sots Sprague Junior Esq & Hon. Willies Wood are Justices of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that the signatures to the annexed affidavits purporting to be their signatures are true & genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this Seventeenth day of September A.D. 1836
Jacob H. Lord

I Josiah Moore pastor of the first congregational Church in Duxbury whereof Redekiah Sanger was formerly pastor do hereby certify that I find on the 258 th page of said Church records of the period covered by Redekiah Sanger "January 5 th 1777 Seneca Wadsworth & Duxbury Saule," I further certify that Duxbury Wadsworth is the widow of Seneca Wadsworth & that she has not been married since his decease given under my hand this fifth day of October 1836 Josiah Moore
State of Massachusetts, October 6 1836
Plymouth ss. Personally appeared the above named Josiah Moore & Made Oath to the truth of the foregoing by him subscribed I further certify that said Josiah Moore is a man of good character & his testimony is entitled to credit before me Seth Sprague Jr. Justice

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth Y. I Jacob H. Loud Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Seth Sprague Jrn. Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the within is his true & genuine signature
In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this eighth day of October A.D. 1836
Jacob H. Loud

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
W. 4. 225-00
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Simon Hadsworth a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Nov. 1 1776 Sept 1 1777 Lieut. Joseph Hadsworth Samuel Bradford Mass.                                           
Battles engaged in, White Plains
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Date of application for pension, July 17 1836
Residence at date of application, Duxbury, Plymouth Co. Mass.
Age at date of application, 68 yrs. died at Duxbury Mass. Aug. 29 1835.
Remarks: Soldier married at Duxbury Mass. Jan'y 5-1777 Duxbury Soule who was born Feb'y 24, 1760. She was allowed pension on an application executed Sept. 17, 1836 while a resident of Duxbury Mass. In 1830 soldier referred to one daughter one grand-daughter and a married son, no names are stated.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
1914 Feb 9 Hist. to Louise G. Wadsworth. V.L.M.
No. 22570 Danesberg Wadsworth widow of Seneca Wadsworth Lieut Genl War
Act July 4 th 36 ex: Vol 14 , Page 312
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Massachusetts.
17.694 R
Seneca Wadsworth,
of Plymouth, in the state of Mass. who was a lieut in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bradford, of the Massach. line, for the term of 10 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts, at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of July, 1820.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th of Sept. 1820 and sent to John B. Thomas, ag. Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1820. $: 32.33.
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 th March 120 -
  1 mo: 15  } 1821. }  152.33.    4 31    30  
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
and 1 st May, 1820.

This may Certify that Seneca Wadsworth was a Lieut in my Company Col Gammamel Bradford's regiment in the Continental Service from November the first 1777 and Continued in the Service untill the first of Sept 1779 and discharged his duty with fidelity and then by the Consent of Col Bradford left the Service according to the best of my recollection Joseph Wadsworth Capt April 10 1820
November 8. Personally appeared before me the above named Joseph Wadsworth and made solemn oath to the truth of the above certificate April 10 1820
Israel Swan } Justice of Peace
I hereby Certify that the above named Joseph Wadsworth is a man of truth and respectability
Israel Swan Justice of Peace

State of Maine
County of Kennebec:—
In Testimony that Francis Swan, Esq. within named, was, on the day the within acknowledgement, was made, a Justice of the Peace, for the said County of Kennebec, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the county seal, this tenth day of May, AD 1820.
Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within the said County of Kennebec.
John Davis

Deborah Wadsworth widow of Seneca Wadsworth
See pap. 1818
10 mo. Lent, $13333 for ann. commencing March 4 1831

J. L. Edwards Esq
Plymouth Nap. Oct 8. 1836
Sir
I send herewith the pension application of Dunsbury Wadsworth. The Certificate may be sent to me
Yours &c
J. H. Lord

Wann J. P. P.
Washington April 20 th 1850
Hon J. L. Edwards
Dear Sir
Herewith I forward the letter of Hon Seth Sprague, making inquiries, which can be answered only by reference to your Bureau.
Please have the goodness to furnish an early reply as convenient, and in doing so, to return the letter of Mr Sprague to me.
I have the honor to be Truly yours
Orin Fowler

Miss Louise G. Wadsworth, #1339 "L" Street N.W. Washington, D.C.
Feb. 9, 1914.