Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11711, Aaron Wing, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Wing, Aaron. Sylvina P.
TR. 11 711. B.L.W. 71115-160-56-
CONTENTS

Ed Burro
Act March 3/55
280.234
Aug 22/57
Sylvina P Wing widow of Aaron Wing, priv
71-11-13-1 Swift } Maf L Freeman } Mil
Rev war
Private
Maf mil-
Ad. 160 act Aug 3/57
Dodge
Spec. R
P Brown
Bangor - Naval
Vol W-2-57

State of Maine County of Penobscot ss
Be it known that before me William Church a justice of the Peace in and for the county and State aforesaid personally appeared Greenleaf King a resident of Steward in said county and State and made oath in due form of law that his age is fifty nine years, that he is a son of Aaron King late of Wayne in the county of Penobscot and State of Maine, that he always lived with or near to the said Aaron King from his earliest recollection to the time of his decease in the year 1841, that he always understood by the said Aaron King that he was a native of Sandwich Mass and that he served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War in the Company of Capt. Ward Swift of said Sandwich in the Regiment of Col. Freeman at Dartmouth, Nalmsouth, &c, and also on Field Expedition to Rhode Island in 1777; has heard the said Aaron King relate many incidents in relation to his services as a soldier of the Revolution; it was his habit to relate such incidents frequently, He has understood the same in relation to services of the said Aaron King in the War of the Revolution.

as aforesaid from the brothers and sisters of the said Aaron Wing and also from many other persons who were natives of the town of Sandwich aforesaid. He has no doubt that Aaron Wing late of Wayne, deceased was the identical person who was a native of Sandwich Mass, and served as a Soldier in the War of the Revolution in the Company of Capt. Ward Swift. He never heard of any other person of that name, it was always so understood in the family of the said Aaron Wing and in the community in which he lived. He further states that about thirty years ago, his father, the said Aaron Wing gave his disposition to enable one Moses Hammond a native of Sandwich Mass aforesaid, to procure a pension. He then learned from them both that they were natives of said Sandwich, and served as Soldiers in the War of the Revolution together, the time of service of each being equal.
Greenleaf Wing

State of Maine
County of Penobscot ss
In this fifth day of August A.D. 1857 the aforesaid Greenleaf King subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him given, and I certify that he is a credible and reliable witness, and that I have no interest in this case.
Before me Hiram Church justice of the Peace
I the said Greenleaf King further on my oath depose, that my mother is Sylvina P. King now living & residing in Wayne Kennebec County - Maine - that she was the wife & the only wife of my late father Aaron King - they always lived & cohabited together as husband & wife from my earliest recollection, to the time of her death on the eighteenth day of March

in the year AD 1841, at said Mayne - and that my said mother is now a wid- ow & has remarried a widower since my said father's death at the time above named. —
Ernest Wing
State of Maine County of Penobscot ss
On this 16th day of August AD 1887 the aforesaid Ernest Wing personally appeared before me and made oath that the forego- ing statement by him made & signed is true, & I certify that said Ernest is well known to me as a man of high integrity & credibility & that I have no interest in this case —
Before me A. L. Simpson Esq. Notary Public

State of Maine County of Kennebec ss.
Be it known that before me Emery Foss a justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Cynthia Wing a resident of Wayne in said County and State and made oath in due form of law, that her age is seventy nine years, that she is the widow of Allen Wing, late of said Wayne, deceased, that her maiden name was Cynthia Burgess. That she was a native of the town of Sandwich, Massachusetts, and resided there until she was about forty years of age when she removed to said Wayne, where she has resided ever since. That she was well and intimately acquainted with Aaron Wing late of Wayne, now deceased, also with his wife Mrs. Sylvina P. Wing now living, and residing in said Wayne. Said Aaron Wing died at said Wayne in the year A.D. 1841 as I well recollect. That I was well and intimately acquainted with the said Aaron Wing, from the time of my earliest recollection in my childhood until his death. At the time above named, my said husband Allen Wing was his brother, and I and my said husband moved from said Sandwich, which was our native place soon after the said Aaron Wing and his wife Sylvina P. Wing, removed to said Wayne. They were both natives of said Sandwich.

and we were all neighbors and intimately acquainted and also related by marriage - I know that it was always understood and reputed in the family and community at Sandwich, and also at Wayne, that the said Aaron Wing was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and went into service from said Sandwich. This was the reputation he had from my earliest recollection, I have heard him so declare many times, and relate incidents which transpired while he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. It has always been well understood and is now, that he was a soldier of the Revolution, and that the only reason why he did not obtain a pension, was not poor, but had property sufficient to support himself and family - I have been well and intimately acquainted with the said Sylvina P. Wing now the widow of the said Aaron Wing from our childhood; her maiden name was Sylvina Perry. She is now living at the age of eighty five years in said Wayne - I know that the said Aaron Wing, who was then a native of Sandwich and moved to said Wayne, and who served in the Revolutionary War as has always been reputed, is the identical person who was the husband of the said Sylvina P. Wing, and that she was his wife, and his only wife in his lifetime, and that she is now his widow and is unmarried -

Said Aaron Wing was the only man of that name who lived or resided in said Town of Sandwich in my childhood and youth; and up to the time we removed from that town
Cynthia Wing
State of Maine County of Kennebec ss-
On this tenth day of July A.D. 1857 the aforesaid Cynthia Wing subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by her given, and I certify that she is a credible and reliable witness; and that I have no interest in this case.-
Before me Emery Foss Justice of the Peace-

No 2 N o 15.4677-15.4679 declaration of Sylvina P. Wing widow of Aaron Wing for a Pension Rev. War act of March 3 d 1853, or before that date
Act 1838
Filed by C P Brown Bangor Me

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the third day of March AD 1853, or any act before that time, applicable to her case State of Maine County of Kennebec ss,
On this tenth day of July AD 1857 personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State, Sylvina P. Winy a resident of the Town of Wayne, in the County of Kennebec and State aforesaid aged eighty five years, who first being duly sworn according to law, and on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the acts of Congress passed on the 3 d of March, AD 1853 and other acts since before that time, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war,
That she is the widow of Aaron Winy who was a private in Capt Ward Swift's Company, Col Freemans Regt, in the Massachusetts Militia, & in a Second Expedition to Rhode Island in the Revolutionary War, That she believes he was in service in said war more than a year, in all, at two or three different periods between the years AD 1776, & 1779, but the exact dates of his service she is not able to give, but refers to the rolls & records of his service, now remaining to

The proof furnished in this case, & presented herewith, That her said Husband went, from the Town of Sandwich Mass, where he & his father family then resided, That he was in service with one Moses Hammond in said Swifts Company - from Sandwich - That she is informed that said Hammond drew a pension for his said service, & That some thirty years ago, said Hammond called on her husband, at their house in Wayne & her husband gave his deposition in aid of said Hammonds claim for a pension for his service, she has no doubt her said husbands service is fully set forth, in his said deposition, now on file, in the Pen- -sion office, with the papers in said Ham- -monds case - to which she begs to refer, & make her said affidavit a part of this case - She further declares that she was married to the said Aaron King at Roxbury on the _____ day of May A.D., 1791 and that her said husband died at Wayne on the eighteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty one - and that she has remained a widow and unmarried since her said husbands death as will more fully appear by the proofs sent and presented herewith - she refers so far as the

same is relevant & proper to the proofs, & documents filed in her application for Bounty, for her said husband's service — in proof of this claim —
Attest, Seth May Sylvina P. Wing Geo. W. May mark
State of Maine
St. Lawrence Co. ss. On this tenth day of July A.D. 1857 the aforesaid Sylvina P. King subscribed & made oath to the foregoing dec- laration, that the same is true. I certify that by reason of age & infirmities she is too feeble to attend in open court. I further certify that I have no interest in this case —
13th May Associate Jur. of the Sup Jud. Court.

State of Maine.
PENOBSCOT, ss.
I, NATHAN WESTON, Jr., CLERK OF ALL THE JUDICIAL COURTS in said County, certify that
Seth May
Esquire, is and was on the tenth day of July A. D. 1857, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, as appears by the paper hereto annexed, that he is now duly commissioned and qualified to act as such;
and that the signature to the annexed paper purporting to be his is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT for said State, this eighteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty Seven
Nathan Weston Jr.
Clerk.

No 1
280,234
application of Sylvia P. Wing, widow of Aaron Wing for Bounty Lands - act of March 3, 1833 Private Rev. War -
Filed by C. P. Brown Bangor Me

State of Maine.
COUNTY OF Kennebec
ss.
On this tenth day of July A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, Sylvina P. Wing aged 85 years, a resident of Wayne in the State of Maine, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Aaron Wing deceased, who was a soldier in the company commanded by Captain Ward Swift in the Revolution Regiment of Army of the United States on the eighteenth day of June, 1812, Col. Greenleafs Regiment mustered at Sandwich, Massachusetts that her husband enlisted
on or about the October day of A. D. 1778 for the term of till discharged and continued in actual service in said war for the term of one year in all and was honorably discharged as he was there in said service & on the discharge day of last in A. D. 1778. She further states that she was married to the said Aaron Wing in Readfield Maine in the month of May A. D. 1791 by one Robert Page Esquire a Justice of the Peace and that her name before her marriage was Sylvina Perry and that her said husband died at Wayne on the eighth day of April A. D. 1841 and that she is now a widow & has as main cause of her application for Bounty Land under the act approved September 28, 1850, nor any other, nor did her said husband, in his life time, & never recd any Bounty Land & whatever, either she or her said husband. She further declares she has no see and obtained a land warrant for one hundred acres, No. of her said husband, which she has legally disposed of, and it cannot now be returned. To which application she now refers for proof of her marriage and death of her husband, and she does not know of any - nor can she procure the testimony of any witness, of her said marriage, at this late period. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the "act approved March 3, 1855."
Sylvina P. Wing mark
We, Samuel W. Frost and Parintha W. Frost residents of Wayne in the State of Maine, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Sylvina P. Wing 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. we do know, such is the fact. We also depose that we well knew her and the said Aaron Wing during the life time of the latter, and know that they lived together many years in the relation of husband and wife, were so universally reputed, and no one ever disputed their marriage to our knowledge. That they so lived & cohabited together till his death - for many years, they lived near us, & said Sylvina P. Wing his widow now lives in our family. We also know from personal recollection and from many facts and circumstances that the said Aaron Wing died at Wayne on the eighteenth day of April A. D., 1841 and that the aforesaid Sylvina P. Wing is now a widow & has been a widow since her said husband's death as above said. Samuel W. Frost Parintha W. Frost.
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 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.
Emery Foss Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF MAINE, County of PENOBSCOT, ss.
I, NATHAN WESTON, Jr., Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in said County, certify that Emery Foss of Kennebec County Esquire, is and was, at the date of his certificate hereunto annexed, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, that he is and was then qualified to act as such; and that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT for the State aforesaid, this Seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five. Nathan Weston Jr. Clerk.

11.711.
P. O. Sylvina P. King Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

Neoses Hammond - M's or Mags - ad.
Jenisha wid of Hannibal Meals '38 - N o 10.740
2 Feb 48 - N o 5125
Main 4429-48

71.115
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160 Acres.

No. 2 - No 15.469 Sylvina P. Wing Widow of Aaron Maine
Set C.P. Brown Aug 28. 1857.
11711
Act July 7. 1838

over 3 mo 53 280.234 3 2200 57
Sylvia H. King Miss Catherine King Miss
Capt. Knight, Mass Col Freeman Mel Revolution
1680
OP Brown Sangor Maine

280.234
apple cider for Benny Davis arr 7 Mar 3/53-
Revolutionary
Gen Geo C. Whiting-
Commodore 7 Pennam
Washington H.C.

application for Rev. Pension for Madow
Dear Geo. A. Whiting,
Sylvina B. King - and
Aaron
the original
Commission of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
PAID
C
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Bangor Aug 19, 1857
Sir -
I send this day - in another envelope the application of Mrs. Sylvia P. May, m d of Aaron May for Bounty Funds - for the services of her late husband -
To that application is annexed copy of Records from Mass - proof of the marriage of the parties - his death, & the deposition of Grindley May - Mrs. Burgess - Cynthia May - Nathan Lovejoy & Samuel M c Cross, proving the facts necessary to establish the claim -
I wish to refer to that proof files in that case - in aid of the application herewith files for a pension -
It appears by the evidence files & it is a well known fact - that Aaron May = the applicant's late husband - over

Served with one Moses Hammond - or Hammer - That some thirty years ago - or more Hammond, who then lived in Ellsworth, Maine, came to Wayne - where Aaron May lived & May gave Hammond his de- position in relation to facts he (May) knew, of Hammond's service - & by this deposition & other proof,
Hammond drew a pension -
Now, the facts & I have no doubt the exact facts in relation to the service of Aaron May - are embodied in his said Depo- -sition thus given - & now on the files of your office - with the papers in said Moses Hammond's case -
Is it practicable for you to refer to that deposition? if when its inspection he does not see forth sufficient service of his own - to give a pension - That is an issue of this claim - but if that deposition shows - or states sufficient service, then

There is no doubt whatever of the justness of this claim — no man stands higher for integrity than does Ming in his life time —
Please let me know if that disposition will be referred to, & if it proper, the time he declares he served. Respectfully Yrs &
G. P. Brown
Dear Geo. C. Whiting Cause of pension & Washington D.C.

Aaron Nings Service

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, April 6 th 1857.
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 Aaron Wing is borne on pay roll of Capt. Ward Swift's Company for bounty allowed to each Non Commissioned Officer and soldier of One Pound each on recent expedition to R. Island in Oct. 1777. Time of service not given. (Moses Hammon appears on same roll from Sandwich,) — Also on pay roll of Capt. Ward Swift's (comp. Col. Freeman's Regt. on alarm at Dartmouth and Falmouth from Sept. 6 th 1778, 16 days, as private. Moses Hammond was with him.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Francis D. Mitchell Secretary of the Commonwealth.
W. H. Clerk.

STATE OF MAINE.
Penobscot, ss.
I, NATHAN WESTON, JR., CLERK OF ALL THE JUDICIAL COURTS in said County certify that
Hiram Church and A. S. Simpson
Esquire, are and was at the date of the Certificate an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified to act as such, and that the signature to the paper annexed purporting to be their  their genuine, and that he is  he is duly authorized and empowered, by the laws of said State, to take acknowledgments of Deeds, Assignments and Powers of Attorney.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT for said State this Seventeenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty Seven
Nathan Weston Jr. Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston,
18
Be pleased to file a declaration in this office, agreeably to the accompanying regulations, and search will be made for the revolutionary service of and the result forwarded to your address. Particular attention is called to the second regulation.
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,

The following REGULATIONS, to be observed in the examination of the Revolutionary Rolls in this office, have been rendered necessary under the rules which are established in the Pension Department at Washington, viz:—
1. Every application requiring search or certificate must be made to the Secretary, in writing, by the claimant, or by some person duly authorized by the claimant; and the signature to the application must be attested by some magistrate.
2. In all cases where the application is made by any person other than the claimant, a power of attorney, attested by a magistrate , authorizing such person to act in the claimant's behalf, must accompany the application.
3. The application must set forth, as fully as the circumstances of the case will allow, the residence and service of the soldier, and the names of the officers under whom he served; and no search will be made until after the filing of such written application.
“Regulations to be observed in the examination of the Massachusetts Revolutionary Papers in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.”
“The application must be made to the Secretary, in writing, by the claimant, or by some person duly authorized by the claimant, by a written power of attorney, attested by a magistrate. The signature of the claimant must in all cases be attested in like manner.
“The application must set forth, as fully as the circumstances of the case will allow, the residence of the soldier, &c., at the time of the service, and the names of the various officers under whom he served, as well as the nature of such service.
“The certificate of the Secretary must show that the search was made, after the filing of such application, by himself, or by one of his Clerks, alone, and must be accompanied by the original application of the claimant or of his attorney, and by a detailed statement, under the signature of the Secretary and the Seal of the State, of the circumstances which satisfied that officer of the identity of the party described in the application with the individual who rendered the service.
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.”
The following is an extract from a letter received by the Secretary from J. E. Heath, Esq., Commissioner of Pensions, dated March 19, 1852:—
“I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 3d inst., accompanied by a copy of the Regulations now in force in your office in the examination of your Revolutionary Rolls: and, in reply to your questions, have to state that, in my opinion, the said Regulations could not be relaxed in any particular without serious injury to the Government and the rights of individuals justly entitled to the benefits of the Revolutionary Pension Laws. Indeed, even with those guards around your rolls, I am satisfied they are frequently used by unscrupulous individuals to sustain applications not embraced by the laws, and as a means of obtaining exorbitant fees.”

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF REVOLUTIONARY SERVICES,
Made by the Widow
of the party who rendered the service.
County of Kennebec State of Maine Town of Wayne
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office, of the service of Aaron Winy, late a Private in the war of the Revolution.
He was a native of the Town of Sandwich in the County of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts
He enlisted  was drafted from the Town of Sandwich in the County of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts in the year
17  as a  Revolutionary soldier in the Company commanded by Captain
Ward Swift, (She thinks) in but is not certain The Regiment She does not know and he served as follows,* viz:—
a year or more at various times during the Revolution, & was in several Battles or skirmishes as she has often heard him relate
Moses Hemenway or Hemenways, served in the same company, & her husband gave a deposition in aid of said Hemenways case. She has no doubt her husband's name will be found on the same records with said Moses Hemenways
* Here describe, as fully as may be, the length of service, the rank, &c., of the claimant, or the capacity in which he served, and all other particulars known.

That her husband never applied for a pension in his life time, as he was a man of some property and did not see fit to apply, a Col. Freeman was an officer, & lived in Sandwich
He served in Falmouth, & some engage- ment may have been in which he took part there he knew an acquaintance
I am now Eighty Six years old, and my memory does not enable me to state the services more fully than above stated. I recollect of hearing the Col. now over almost as clear as though it was yesterday
Witness my hand, this Eighteenth day of March A. D. 1857
Sylvina P. King
Signed by said Sylvina P. King in my presence,
Nath l B. Frost JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

State of Maine County of Kennebec ss
Be it known that before me Emery Foss a justice of the Peace in and for the county of and State aforesaid, personally appeared Nathan Sprague a resident of Wayne in said county and State and made oath in due form of law that his age Seventy two years That he was well and intimately acquainted with Aaron Wing late of said Wayne, now deceased, also with his wife Mrs. Sylvina P. Wing, now living and residing in said Wayne said Aaron Wing died at Wayne in the year 1841 as I well recollect. I was well and intimately acquainted with the said Aaron Wing from my earliest recollection in my childhood until his death at the time before named - I know that it was understood and reported in the family and community at said Wayne that the said Aaron Wing was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and went into service from the town of Sandwich, Massachusetts. This was the reputation he had from my earliest recollection. I have heard him so declare many times and relate incidents which transpired while he was a soldier in

the Revolutionary war. It has always been well understood and is now, that he was a soldier of the Revolution and the only reason why he did not obtain a pension was that he was not poor, but had property sufficient to support his family. I have been well and intimately acquainted with the said Sylvina P King now the widow of the said Aaron King from my youth. She is now living at the age of about eighty five years in the town of Wayne.
I have no doubt the said Aaron King was a native of the town of Sandwich Massachusetts. It has always been so understood in this vicinity.
I know that the said Aaron King, who was always reputed to be a soldier of the Revolutionary War, is the identical person who was the husband of the said Sylvina P King and that she was his wife, and the his only wife in his life time. The said Sylvina P King is the widow of the said Aaron King, and is unmarried.
Catharine Lovery

State of Maine County of Kennebec ss—
On this eighteenth day of July A.D. 1867 the aforesaid Nathaniel Severyj subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him given, and I certify that he is a credible and reliable witness, and that I have no interest in the case
Before me
Emery Foss, Justice of the Peace

State of Maine County of Kennebec ss
Be it known that before me Emery Foss a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared William Burgess a resident of Wayne, in said County and State and made oath affirmed in due form of law that his age is seventy two years, that he was a native of Sandwich, Massachusetts and resided there until he was about twenty years of age when he removed to said Wayne, where he has resided ever since. That he was well acquainted with Aaron Wing late of said Wayne, now deceased, also with his wife Mrs. Sylvania P. Wing now living, and residing in said Wayne - I have no doubt the said Aaron Wing was a native of said Sandwich; it was always so understood in Sandwich, and also in said Wayne - I know the dwelling from which, it was said, the said Aaron Wing removed to the said Wayne. I never heard of any other man of that name who resided or lived in said Sandwich at any time.

I have no doubt that the said Aaron Wing, who moved from said Sandwich to said Wayne as it has always been understood, is the identical person, who was the husband of the said Sylvina P. Wing and that she was his wife and his only wife in his life time - The above is the best knowledge I have of the case.
William Burgess
State of Maine County of Kennebec ss
On this seventeenth day of July A.D. 1857 the aforesaid William Burgess subscribed and affirmed to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him given, and I certify that he is a credible and reliable witness and that I have no interest in the case.
Before me Emery Foss Justice of the Peace.

State of Maine County of Kennebec ss
Be it known that before me Emery Foss, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Samuel M. Frost a resident of Wayne in said County and State and made oath in due form of law that his age is fifty seven years. That he was well and intimately acquainted with Aaron King, late of said Wayne now deceased, also with his wife Mrs. Sylvina P. King now living and residing in said Wayne. said Aaron King died at Wayne in the year A.D. 1841 as I well recollect. I was well and intimately acquainted with the said Aaron King from the time of my earliest recollection in my childhood, until his death at the time before named. I know that it was always understood and repeated in the family and community here that the said Aaron King was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and went into service from Sandwich Massachusetts.
This was the reputation he had from my earliest recollection I have heard him so declare many times and relate incidents

which transpired while he was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. It has always been well understood and is now, that he was a soldier of the Revolution; and the only reason why he did not obtain a pension was that he was not poor, but had property sufficient to support himself and family. I have been well and intimately acquainted with the said Sylvina P. Wing, now the widow of the said Aaron Wing, from my childhood. She is now living at the age of about eighty five years in said Hays.
The said Aaron Wing was always reputed to be a native of Sandwich, Massachusetts.
I know that the said Aaron Wing, who was always reputed to be a soldier of the Revolution, is the identical person who was the husband of the said Sylvina P. Wing and that she was his wife; and I have no doubt his only wife in his life time. I know the said Sylvina P. Wing is the widow of the said Aaron Wing, and is unmarried.
I was with the said Aaron Wing at the time of his death.
Samuel W. Frost

State of Maine County of Kennebec ss
On this eighteenth day of July A.D. 1867 the aforesaid Samuel W. Frost subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him given and I certify that he is a credible and reliable witness, and that I have no interest in the case.
Before me
Emory Foss Justice of the Peace