Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11028, Gideon Walker, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Walker, Gideon Abigail
R. 11028
CONTENTS

State of Maine, County of York, ss.
Court of Probate, February term, A.D. 1850.
Be it known, That on the fourth day of February, A.D. 1850, it was satisfactorily proved in open Court, being a Court of record, that Gideon Walker late of Waterborough, in said county, died on the sixteenth day of August, A.D. 1808, leaving a widow by the name of Abigail Walker, who remained unmarried until her death, and that she died at said Waterborough on the twenty fourth day of March, A.D. 1848; and that John Walker, Elijah B. Walker, Judith Tinkham, Love Hamilton and Nancy Walker are the children & only surviving children of said Abigail Walker.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court, this eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.
John C. Merrill } Register of the Court of Probate, York County.

3719
Abigail Walker, widow of Gideon
Maine
Act 4 July 1836
Hm. N. Clifford H 22

"One thousand seven hundred and Seventy five, October ninth, Gideon Walker of Berwick & Abig e Burker of Dover"
The above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed in the record in fair legible figures as follows
"1775 Octob 9"
Attest
Asa A. Tufts
Clerk of the first
Parish in Dover in the County of Stafford and State of New Hampshire
I Asa A. Tufts above named depose and say that I hold the office of clerk of the first Parish & Congregational Society in the town, county and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the book now in my custody entitled, "A record of marriages by Jeremy Bel- knap" with the exception above named as certified by me, I also depose that I have good reason to believe from the declarations of aged people and from inspection of all the records of said Parish that at the time aforesaid Jeremy Belknap aforesaid was the ordained Minister of said Parish and that the above record is in his hand writing.
Asa A. Tufts

Stafford ss
State of New Hampshire
on this nineteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight. Personally appeared the aforesaid George Piper and made solemn oath and the aforesaid Asa A. Tufts and made solemn affirmation that the aforesaid affidavits by them severally subscribed before me were true
Before me Chas W. Woodman Jus. Peace
State of New Hampshire
Stafford county ss.
I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County hereby certify that Charles W. Woodman Esquire is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my name and affixed the Seal of said Court this nineteenth day of December Anno Domini 1838. F. Cogswell, Clerk.

I George Piper of Dover in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire depose and say that I am Clerk of said town of Dover, that the first book of record of Marriages in said town by the Clerk thereof to my knowledge is one which purports to have been commenced on the sixth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, which book also purports to be kept agreeable to a law passed in the year aforesaid for the first time in this State directing Town Clerks to record marriages.
I also depose and say that I have not in my possession any book of record of marriages prior to the aforesaid year, and that I do not find on the records which I have any record of the marriage of Gideon Walker and Abigail Bunker,
(G. Piper)

State of Maine. York ss.
I, Joshua Merrill, Register of the Court of Probate for said County of York, hereby certify that William C. Allen, is the Judge of said Court, duly qualified and commissioned, and that his name set to the following declaration is his genuine signature.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this eighteenth day of September, A.D. 1850.
Joshua Merrill } Register of the Court of Probate

State of Maine York County ss: On this fourth day of February A.D. 1850 before Hon. William C. Allen Judge of the Court of Probate for the county of York & State of Maine at a court sitting at Alfred in said county, being a court of record in open court personally appeared John Walker a resident of Waterborough in the county of York & State of Maine aged fifty seven years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his 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 he is the administrator of the goods and estate of Abigail Walker late of Waterborough in the county of York & State of Maine deceased, who was the widow of Gideon Walker late of said Waterborough deceased, who was, a private in the army of the Revolutionary War with Great Britain & served, as I believe, as follows, Viz,
I believe the said Gideon Walker served one month as a private & as a substitute for one Deammon Chadbourne in Col Dummer's Regiment in the month of August 1775.
I believe that the said Gideon Walker enlisted as a private in November 13 1775

On account of a requisition made for troops to supply any sudden de- ficiency of men to be created by the discharge of the Massachusetts Regi- ments whose terms all expired on the 31 st December 1775 he then en- listed for six weeks in Capt Philip Hubbards company or Capt Ebenezer Sullivan's company or Capt Woods company, that after his six weeks was expired he was solicited to enlist for two weeks more and did enlist & served in the whole two months -
I believe he enlisted as a pri- vate in Capt Roberts company in 1776 & served two months.
I believe he enlisted in Capt. Hamilton's company in Col Froot's Regiment for service on New York in December 1776 for three months that he served that term but that his allowance for travel added to his service would make the time exceed three months
That the said Abigail Walker in her life petition made application

for a pension under the act of July 4 1836 and the administrators of the said claimant to be admitted in his said capacity to prosecute said pending application & to refer to her papers on file.
He further declares that the said Abigail was married to the said Gideon Walker on the ninth day of October, one hundred and seventy five, that her husband the aforesaid Gideon Walker died on the sixteenth day of August in the year eighteen hundred and eight that she remained a widow to the time of her death which occurred on the _____ day of _____ in the year eighteen hundred and forty as will more fully appear by reference to the proof here to annexed.
Witness, William L. Allen John Walker Arthur M'Arthur
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
Before me,
Wm. L. Allen, Judge of Probate.

STATE OF MAINE.
YORK COUNTY, ss.
I, Joshua Merrill Register of the Court of Probate for said County of York, hereby certify that at a Court of Probate held at Skene within and for said County of York, on the fourth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty  John Walker of Waterborough in said County, was appointed Administrator of the estate of Shigair Walker, late of said Waterborough deceased ,
and gave bond to the acceptance of the Judge of said Court, for the faithful performance of said trust according to law.
I do further certify, that it appears by the Records and Files in the Probate Office of the County aforesaid, that said appointment remains in full force, and in no wise revoked, reversed or annulled.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at the Probate Office aforesaid, this twenty eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty .
Joshua Merrill Register of Probate for said County.

STATE OF MAINE. } COUNTY OF YORK, ss. }
Court of Probate,
February Term, A. D. 1850,
BE IT KNOWN, That on this fourth day of February A. D. 1850 it has been satisfactorily proved, in open Court, being a Court of Record, that Gideon Walker late of Waterborough in said County, was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, that he died at said Waterborough on the sixteenth day of August A. D. 1805, and that he left a widow by the name of Abigail Walker who remained unmarried until her death, and that she died at said Waterborough on the twenty-fourth day of March A. D. 1848, and that John Walker, Elijah B. Walker, Judith T. Hitts, Love Hamilton, and Nancy Walker are the children & only surviving children of said Abigail Walker.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed the seal of said Court, this
twentyeighth day of August
in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and
fifty.
Joshua H. Nichols } Register of the Court of Probate, York County.

I Hannah Knox of Symon in the county of York & State of Maine aged seventy five years on the fourth of June AD 1839 before testify & say that Abigail Walker of Wat- borough in said county widow & relict of Gideon Walker late of said Watborough deceased said to be a revolutionary soldier is my sister, that she was married some time in the first part of October 1775, that Dr. Bellswap of Dover & I was present at the wedding that somewhere in the first part of November same year she moved to York with her said husband & he came after me about the same time to go and reside with my sister his wife while he was gone in the army, and about seven times that is some time in the first part of Novem- ber 1775 he left home saying he had enlisted and was going into the army & did go & did not return short of two months and it was understood by us that he had been in the Revolutionary army & the same winter afterwards said Gideon Walker & John Walker his brother came to my father's in Dover and staid over night & next morning set out for Cam-

bridge when they said they were about to join the union in a way He then engaged me to go and ride with my sister his wife during his absence and I did He was absent at the centennial period of service not less than two months & returned
Hannah Knox
State of Maine Yale ss: On this nineteenth day of September AD 1839 personally appeared Hannah Knox abovenamed to me personally known and who sustains a good character for truth & veracity and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by her subscribed Before me William M c Arthur Justice of the Peace

State of Maine County of York ss: on this fourteenth day of February in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & thirty nine personally appeared before Hon. Erchiel Whitman one of the justices of the Court of Common Pleas begun and held at Alfred within & for the county of York in the State of Maine & held by said Erchiel Whitman in open court aforesaid Abigail Walker a resident of waterborough in the county of York & State of Maine aged eighty five years on the twenty fourth day of December last who being first duly sworn according to her 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 th 1836 That she is the widow of Gideon Walker late of Watborough in said county of York who was a private in the army of the Revolution. In the first part of August 1775 my husband Gideon Walker entered the service as a private in the army of the Revolution went to Cambridge where he served until second of October 1775 being for the term of more than one month that a part or the whole of this period he served as a substitute for one Seaman or Chadbourne who was a private in a company of which Eleazar Sullivan was captain Nathan Lord was second Lieutenant & Francis Butler said company formed a part of Colonel Seaman's man - I know that his term expired about that time from the fact that I was married to him on the ninth day of October 1775 & he returned four or five days or within a week of that time previously from the army -
About the twentieth of November 1775 & before the twenty fifth of same month my said husband enlisted as a private in the army of the Revolution in the Massachusetts line in a company commanded at the time by Captain Philip Hub- bard or Captain Eleazar Sullivan I think but I am not certain that it was either of them for six weeks and after said term was out was solicited to continue for one fortnight longer which would complete two months which he did as

said two months returned home returned home the latter part of January 1776.
That in February 1776 my said husband enlisted in a company of Massachusetts militia commanded by Captain James Roberts and Aaron Henson and Joseph Chadbourne were Lieutenants for two months and served in Cambridge Roxbury & Dorchester and was there when the British Troops left Boston. In April 1776 before after serving two months as aforesaid he was dis- charged & returned home -
That Gideon Walker my said husband about the fifteenth of December 1776 enlisted as a private in Captain Jonathan Ham- ilton's company of Infantry in Col. Frost's Regiment in Massachusetts line for three months which he served mostly at Peek's kill N. York & various other places & parts in New York & after serving three months as aforesaid was discharged and returned home, that I know of no officer other than those I have mentioned under whom he served that I have no written docu- ments of his discharge that I was married to my late husband after the first and before the last said period of his service.
She further declares that she was married to the said Gideon Walker on the ninth day of October in the year one thousand seven hundred & sixty five: and that her husband the aforesaid Gideon Walker died on the sixteenth day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred & eight; that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed
Witness Arthur M'Arthur
Abigail Walker
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year first above written in open court.
Esther Whitman

State of Maine York County ss.
I Jeremiah Bradbury, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts of the County and State aforesaid, including the Court of Common Pleas, which was  was a Court of Record, hereby certify that Ezekiel Whitman was Chief Justice of said Court, at the time when the forgoing Declaration of Abigail Walker was taken, and that the signature thereto purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my name and affix the seal of said Court of Common Pleas the first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty
Jere. Bradbury, Clerk Jud. Courts York County

April 12, 1935
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Gideon Walker, R.11028
BA-J/MCS Am
Miss Martha B. Walker Newmarket New Hampshire
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information in regard to Revolutionary War soldiers, Ebenezer, Gideon, Jonathan and John Walker.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, R. 11028, based upon the military service of Gideon Walker.
He was born in Berwick (which was then Massachusetts but later Maine). The date of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.
He married October 9, 1775, Abigail Bunker of Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, who was born December 24, 1753.
Gideon Walker died August 16, 1808, in Waterborough, York County, Maine.
While living in Waterborough, Maine, his widow, Abigail, applied for pension on February 14, 1839. It was alleged that Gideon Walker, while living in Berwick, enlisted and served as private with the Massachusetts troops as follows: about five days in August, 1775, in Captain Ebenezer Sullivan's company in Colonel James Scammon's regiment; from November, 1775, two months in Captain Philip Hubbard's or Captain Ebenezer Sullivan's company; from February, 1776, two months in Captain James Roberts' company; from December 15, 1776, three months in Captain Jonathan Hamilton's company in Colonel John Frost's regiment. The claim was not allowed as proof of the alleged service was not furnished in accordance with the requirement of the pension law.
Abigail Walker died March 24, 1848, at Waterborough, Maine, and was survived by the following children: John Walker who was born January 14, 1793, and was living in Waterborough in 1850; Elijah B. Walker; Judith Tibbetts; Love Hamilton and Nancy Walker.

In 1839 Hannah Knox of Lyman, York County, Maine, born June 4, 1764, and sister of the widow, Abigail, stated that Gideon Walker and his brother, John, staid over night at her father's home in Dover, New Hampshire, on their way to join the army at Cambridge.
There are no further data relative to the soldier's family.
His brother, John Walker, did not apply for pension on account of service in the Revolution and the Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to the Jonathan Walker described by you, or to any Ebenezer Walker.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
11.028.
P. O.
Abigail Walker
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
List of 1857 gives following reason for suspension, suspended for proof of service from the Mass. records.
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18
1926, Mar 25. List to Miss Elizabeth McDonnell M.A. 1935, Apr. 12. List to Miss Martha B. Walker

Abigail Walker 5119 widow of Gideon Maine - act 1836 - Let to Hon. A. Clifford 14 July 1820. Let to Alex Ray Sept 28.49 J. G. Brunt June 3/51 A. H. Matherland Aug 8/53 J. S. Kim, Ldw, Oct. 30/54
11028
act July 4 1836

Gideon Walker Dies 1808
Abigail Walker Dies March 1848
Mrs Walker, Elijah B Walker, Judith Tibbetts, Leve Hampton & Nancy Walker children, Mrs Walker adm=

Gideon Walker d 1808
Abigail m 1775. S.
Aug 75 to Oct. Sub for
Seaman Chadburn
# Capt. El. Sullivan
1 mo. Seaman
Nov 20 1. Philip Hubbard
a Sullivan
Feb 76 14 2 mo. Jas Roberts
Nov 76 3. J. Hamilton
# Chadburn says 5 days — he
did not mention it in his
acc. — U.S.
Seaman & Simeon Chadburn
In the two last terms —

A. H. Markland, Aug 8/53

Pension Office
Aug 8 1853
Sir
The certificate of the Secretary of the State of Mass not only does not sustain the case of Abigail Walker widow of Gideon Gille - adopted July 4 1836. but shows that he is not credited on the Secretary's book with any service at all.
A. H. Markland Esq Present

I John Walker of Watbrough in the county of York & State of Maine of the age of forty six years in January the 14 1829 depose testify & say that my father Gideon Walker late of said Watbrough supposed to be a revolution- ary soldier & the late husband of Abigail Walker of said Watbro- rough widow an applicant for a pension died on the sixteenth day of August AD 1808 & was the husband of my mother said Abigail Walker applicant for pension
John Walker P.
State of Maine York ss on this eighth day of January AD 1829 person- ally appeared John Walker known to me personally known & who sustains a good character for truth and veracity & made solemn oaths to truth of above deposition by him subscribed
Before me Attest M'Cutchan Justice of the Peace

STATE OF MAINE.
YORK COUNTY, ss.
I, Joshua Herrick , Register of the Court of Probate for said County of York, hereby certify that at a Court of Probate held at Alfred within and for said County of York, on the fourth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty. John Walker of Waterborough in said County, was appointed Administrator of the estate of Abigail Walker , late of said Waterborough , deceased,
and gave bond to the acceptance of the Judge of said Court, for the faithful performance of said trust according to law.
I do further certify , that it appears by the Records and Files in the Probate Office of the County aforesaid, that said APPOINTMENT remains in full force, and in no wise revoked, reversed or annulled.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, at the Probate Office aforesaid, this eighth day of April , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three .
Joshua Herrick Register of Probate for said County.

Abigail Walker widow of Gideon Maine 1838.
May 26/33.
Abigail Walker, wid. Gideon
Rev. J.
Athol, Mass. P.S. 1838

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston:
May 18 1852.
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 there is no evidence of the service of Gideon Walker. (See within named soldier.)
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. W. Wright Secretary of the Commonwealth.

The application of the son & administratrix of Abigail Walker late of Watuborough, York County, Maine widow of Gideon Walker late of said Watuborough deceased for evidence of his services in the War of the Revolution.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office of the services of Gideon Walker my late father in the War of the Revolution.
My late father Gideon Walker was a native of Berwick in the county of York & State of Maine. My mother Abigail Walker after the decease of my said father made a declaration under oath for the purpose of obtaining a pension in following words viz "He enlisted from the town of Berwick in the county of York & State of Maine about the length of November 1775 as a private in Captain Philip Hubbard's company or Captain Ebenezer Sullivan's company for six weeks & served that time at Cambridge and after his time was out was solicited to serve two weeks more making two months he was discharged and returned home in January 1776. I was married to him October 9 1775 and we then lived in Berwick and it was said that the eight months men's time was very nearly out and when they were discharged the army would be too much reduced and enlistment orders were sent out to enlist men for six weeks and the same were prevailed on to to serve two weeks longer making one month in Massachusetts line."
"He enlisted at Berwick aforesaid in the years 1776 & 1777 & served two months under Captain Roberts & three months under Captain Hamilton and returned home on 23 March 1777. He served one month in month of August 1775 as a substitute for one Seamen Chadbourne in Massachusetts line."
That the service under Captain Hamilton was in Col. Frost's Regiment and the service under Captain Roberts was at Rhode Island & the service as a substitute was at Cambridge in Capt. Hubbard's company & six weeks service & more was probably under Capt. Sullivan - That Gideon Walker moved to Watuborough before his last service.
Witness my hand at Lewiston in the county of York & State of Maine on 30 day of April A.D. 1853 John Walker a son of Gideon's brother of Abigail Walker by Arthur M. Arthur his attorney

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
May 18 1853.
Sir:
I have given the case of Gideon Walker a re-examination with the same result, & now forward you a certificate the same in effect as that issued in 1845. The evidence of the service of 1775 is very slight at this office, being confined to one or two regiments and a few scattered rolls of companies. A strange fatality seems to have attended the records of that year.
I am Sir
Very respectfully
Your obedt. Servt.
Geo. Leon Walker
Providence, R.I.
Arthur McArthur, Esq. Livingston, Me.

Sir,
I am administrator of the estate of & one of the surviving children of Abigail Walker late of Watertown County of York & State of Maine deceased widow of Gideon Walker late of said Watertown deceased, the former being applicant for a pension under Act 4 July 1836 for the services of latter in Revolutionary War & her claim suspended or rejected "for proof of service from Massachusetts records."
Abigail Walker my late mother applied for a pension in her lifetime under Act 4 July 1836 shortly after the passage of said Act & appointed Arthur M c Arthur Esquire of Farmington York County, Maine her agent or attorney who continued in said capacity until the time of her death. After her decease I administered on her estate in the year 1850 and as administrator applied for said pension & appointed said Arthur M c Arthur my agent or attorney in the premises, who has continued my agent ever since. I received your letter under date of Oct r 17 1852 referring to said claim & requesting an agency to prosecute it. Your blank power therewith inclosed I have executed to be at the disposal of

said M c Arthur, whom I still consider my attorney and you are hereby directed to to consider him, to correspond with him on the subject relating to said pension and he is hereby authorized to do all acts and to give all directions & receive all pension certificates or money and give receipts or discharges for same as I myself am au- thorized to do & you are hereby directed and empowered to make any stipulations or per- form any services which he may make or direct, whose doings & acts in the premises I hereby covenant & agree to ratify & confirm. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this seventh day of April A D 1853
Witness Arthur M c Arthur Jr
John Walker.
State of Maine, York County, Subscribed and acknowledged this seventh day of April A D 1853
Arthur M c Arthur Jr
Justice of the Peace.

(Arthur M c Arthur Justice of the Peace)
State of Maine York County ss.
I Jeremiah Bradbury, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Arthur M c Arthur is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the eleventh day of December 1834, and will expire on the eleventh day of December 1841 and that his signature above written is genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of said County, this first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty.
Jere. Bradbury, Clerk - Jud. Courts York County

Wm. A. Hayes Just. Peace Wm. A. Hayes Just. Peace
State of Maine York County ss
I Jeremiah Bradbury, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts of the County & State aforesaid, do hereby certify that William A. Hayes is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the twenty fifth day of January 1839 and will expire on the twenty fifth day of January 1846 and that his signature above written is genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of said County this first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty. —
Jere. Bradbury Clerk Jud. Courts York County

Washington 7 March 1857
Rev:
J. G. Heath
Comm: of Pension
Sir:
Inclen herewith additional evidence in the case of Abigail Walker dec widow of Gideon for Pension under the act of 4 July 1836.
I am,
Very Respectfully
John D. Lock
James G. Burd

I Simeon Chadbourn of Lyman in the county of York & State of Maine aged ninety five years do hereby testify and say that I was sergeant of Captain Ebenezer Dillioar's company in Col Scammon's Regiment in Massachusetts line & served in said company eight months in the year 1775 at Cambridge - during that period I sometimes acted as clerk of said company; that Scammon Chadbourn of Berwick in Maine was my cousin & a private in said company; that in August of that year Scammon Chadbourn obtained from his captain permission to be absent for a time on his procuring a substitute; that he procured Gideon Walker of Berwick for his substitute who was that year a hired man with my uncle Joseph Chadbourn of Berwick, who was Scammon Chadbourn's father; that when Gideon Walker came on to take Scammon Chadbourn's place Scammon Chadbourn left the company and went home as I supposed for when he returned to relieve Gideon Walker he brought my uncle's horse for Scammon Chadbourn  Gideon Walker to ride home on; that Scammon Chadbourn was absent over a month & during his absence Gideon Walker served in his stead; that it was a custom not to change the name on the roll when a substitute took the place of another but to retain the name of the individual

on the roll, for whom the substitute served. I was well acquainted them both as my official duties of sergeant & clerk rendered it necessary I should know them & see them every day the members of the company; that I served in Captain Hamilton's company in Col. Frost's Regiment as a sergeant & clerk of said company in 1776 & 1777 and said Gideon Walker was a member of said company as a private; that he enlisted the first part of December 1776 and was discharged the latter part of March 1777. & I came home with Gideon Walker; that this service was intended to be for three months the time for which we enlisted; but from the time we enlisted until we arrived home, which was in April was four months.
Witness Simon Chadbourne Simon Chadbourne
State of Maine York County ss: On this sixteenth day of March A.D. 1846 personally appeared Simon Chadbourne abovenamed and made solemn oath to the truth of foregoing deposition by him subscribed
Before me Arthur M c Arthur Justice of the Peace.
I certify that I am personally acquainted with Simon Chadbourne abovenamed & that he sustains a good character for truth and veracity and that he is remarkably intelligent and of sound memory & that he for many years and until his age forbade was a deacon of the Congregational church of Lynn.
Arthur M c Arthur Justice of the Peace

Washington
Sep. 3. 47
Sir
In the case of Mr. Abijah Walker, widow of Gideon, an applicant for the act 4 July 1836. of Maine. I enclose herewith two depositions.
Simson Chadburn, a pensioner under act 1832. He states under oath, he was Sergeant & Clerk in Capt. Ebenezer Sullivan's Company, and that Gideon Walker served as a Substitute in said Company for more than a month, and subsequent thereto he served in Capt. Hamlin's Company, and that said Gideon Walker enlisted, and served in that company from the 1st of July to the last of March 1877, which is submitted for examination in connection with the other testimony on file.
I remain Sir most respectfully A. N. Ray
J. L. Edwards Esq. Com'g of Pension

I John Hamilton of Waterborough in the county of York and State of Maine aged eighty one years on the 25 th day of December last, do here testify and say, that I was a native of Berwick in the county of York aforesaid, and that in December 1775. a company was raised in said Berwick, where I then lived, and the vicinity, commanded by Capt. Sullivan to serve for six weeks in the Massachusetts service in the revolutionary War; that it was said that these men were raised to take the place of the eight months men, whose times being nearly out would reduce the army too suddenly; that the day that said company left for Boston, they assembled at Berwick village and marched from there; —
Among the names of those in that company that were from my immediate neighbourhood were Gideon Walker, Henry Hanson, James Nark and Nathaniel Brackett; that when said company marched off a great many people were there, and many of them youngsters; that I was present, among the rest, when they marched, and know that the above-named men, Gideon Walker, Henry Hanson, James Nark and Nathaniel Brackett all of whom were of Berwick & my neighbours, were in that company as privates; that two of the aforesaid men returned home, having been absent two months; — Viz. Gideon Walker & Nathaniel Brackett;

that the other two, viz Hansen & Norke did not return, but as I was informed, enlisted again in the army. - I saw Gideon Walker and Nathan- iel Brackett immediately after they returned, and they said that they had been in the army during their absence. I have been acquainted with them both ever since until their death, and have fre- quently heard them speak of the events of that short campaign, - they said they enlisted for six weeks, but were kept in the service two months. Gideon Walker died about thirty nine years ago, and Nathaniel Brackett about two years ago. - They lived within two miles of me when they died.
Witness
HR Bradbury -
John H. Corbett
State of Maine
York County ss. August 16th 1847. Then the above named John Hamill made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed
Befre me,
Nathan Dane Appleton
Justice of the Peace
I certify, that that the above-named affiant is per- sonally known to me, and his statements are entitled to belief.
Nathan Dane Appleton
Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify, that I was personally acquainted with Nathaniel Brackett referred to in the foregoing affidavit of John Hamilton, and had known him well for twenty years & upwards, previous to his death. He belonged to the Society of Friends, and sustained an irreproachable character. Any statements of his are entitled to belief -
Nathan Dane Appleton Justice of the Peace
State of Maine, } ss. County of York, }
I, William Trafton, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, within and for said county, do hereby certify that Nathan Dane Appleton is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated the twenty fifth day of June A.D. 1841 and will expire on the twenty fifth day of June A.D. 1848; and that the foregoing 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, this seventeenth day of August, A.D. 1847.
William Trafton, Clerk.
Nathaniel Brackett;

Pension Office 771 July 14 / 1840
Sir
The claim of W m Abigail Walker, widow of Gideon Walker, one of the claims mentioned in Mr M c Arthur's letter to you, has been examined, and her papers placed upon our files. The practice, as in the present case, of first obtaining affidavits of old soldiers, who from the infirmities of age cannot give a correct account of their own services, is highly objectionable. They are extremely liable to fall into error, and are very easily prone to answer affirmatively, all leading questions. It is alleged that Gideon Walker served as the substitute of Scammon Chadbourne in 1775 1 mo. and under Capt Philip Hubbard in the same year 2 mo. 2 mo s under Capt. Robert and 3 mo s under Capt Hamilton in 1776. Scammon Chadbourne was allowed for the whole 8 mo s . Since in 1775, and made no mention

of having employed a substitute. He admits now however, that he was absent 5 days. (And that Walker took his place for that time.)
I find no roll of any service of Capt Hubbard in 1875, except the dated one dated Aug 1875. He drew 8 m d . (And there is not much probability that he would have joined that company the last of Nov r about a month before the company was to be discharged. There is then any proof that he did.)
Not admitting the alleged service for a substitute striking out the service as a fact justified in doing , the amount of the residue falls short of 6 m d . The claim must  sole therefore be rejected.
Chas. G. Haines
N. O. Clifford July 14 1876
Hon Nathan Clifford H.R.
O.C. July 4 1876 5719

I Simeon Chadbourn of Syman in the county of York & State of Maine of the age of eighty eight years depose testify and say that I was a soldier in the army of the Revolution & have been inscribed on the pension roll of the Maine agency N o 18331. that I served a sufficient term of time to make my annual pay sixty five dollars per annum; that one of my terms of service commenced in the month of December A.D 1776; that I enlisted for this term on or about the 15 th of December A.D 1776 as a private in Captain Jonathan Hamiltons company of Infantry in Col John Frost's Regiment in the Massachusetts line for three months & was shortly afterwards appointed a serjeant and served as such during the remainder of said term of service served my three months & was discharged, that Mr. Gideon Walker, then of Berwick in the District & now State of Maine & State of Watuborough in said State & at the time of his death the husband of Abigail Walker of said Watuborough an applicant for pension, enlisted at same time I did at said Berwick & in said company of Infantry for the term of three months and served

the term of his enlistment in same company with and was discharged & came home with me; that when we served, almost, the whole term of our service was at New York at Peekskill & various other places.
Simon Chadbourn
State of Maine York ss: On this eighth day of January A.D. 1839 the above named Simeon Chadbourn, to me personally known & who sustains a good character for truth & veracity, personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the above named deposition by him subscribed.
Before me Arthur M c Arthur justice of the Peace.

Sanford, Maine, Oct 22, 1854
To the Commissioners of Pensions
Sir
you have the kindness to inform me whether a pension certificate issued on the application of John Walker for the arrears of pension of Abigail Walker widow of the late Gideon Walker of Hatterborough, Me, said John Walker is a son of said Gideon and Abigail, and applied for a certificate for arrears of pension due his said mother at her death through Arthur McArthur Esq. in 1853 but the heirs of said Abigail have not yet been able to learn whether a certificate has been granted. Said Gideon was a soldier of the War of the Revolution - Please say for what sum for arrears the certificate issued if for any - I write as Attorney for the heirs of said Abigail Walker
Also please inform me if a pension certificate has issued to the children of Eleanor Weston widow of the late Peter of Sanford, Maine, who applied for a pension on account of the services of her first husband whose name was Hanson. Her first husband's name was Mark Hanson

I also inquire whether a pension certificate has issued on the application of Thomas Sherman of Lebanon, Maine, for services of his late father Thomas Sherman a soldier in the Revolution - I write for the lives of all three of the above named soldiers who have intrusted their business to men who visit them from Washing- -ton D.C. stating that they offered to such claims - but after they got the papers in the case no more is heard from them
Please write at your earliest conven- -ience and oblige the beg. officer
Respectfully your Obt Servt
J. Sternbach Sanford, York County, Maine

A. H. Markland

State of Maine County of York
Be it Known, that on this seventh day of April A. D. 1853 before me, the under-
signed, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared John Walker of Watuborough Maine , administrator of Abigail Walker late of Watuborough deceased widow of Gideon Walker resident of Watuborough in said County, and made oath according to law that he is the identical administrator of Abigail Walker widow of Gideon Walker who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of 4 July 1836
That he is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint C. W. BENNETT , of Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the claim of Administrator of Abigail Walker widow of Gideon Walker for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
Witness Arthur McArthur  John Walker
Sworn to, Subscribed, and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said John Walker to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.
Arthur McArthur
State of Maine County of York
It is Hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court that John Walker the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney, is the identical administrator of Abigail Walker widow of Gideon Walker the reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that Arthur McArthur Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office, this Seventh day of April 1853 James C. McIntire Clerk
1. Claimant's name or names in full.—2. Post Office address. 3. "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c. 4. Leave this line blank.—5. "He is," "she is," or "they are."—6. Revolutionary soldier's full name.—7. Claimant's signature.—8. Claimant's name.—9. Magistrate's signature. 10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of."—11. Magistrate's name.—12. Clerk's signature.
N. B.—Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.

I Scammon Chadbourne of South Berwick in the County of York and State of Maine aged eighty two years in May last depose testify and say that in May seventeen hundred and seventy five I enlisted as a private soldier in the company of United States Infantry commanded by Ebenezer Sullivan for the term of eight months - I served out this term at Cambridge Massachusetts & in that vicinity, - While I was thus absent one Gideon Walker was a hired man with my father Joseph Chadbourne, who then lived in Berwick in the then District of Maine.
On or about the first of August in the year 1775 my father sent the said Gideon Walker on to Cambridge with a horse to take me back. I got leave of absence for a few days & made the said horse home & the said Gideon Walker remained remained in my place & my substitute till my return. I was thus absent about five days, and not more than that time, during which days not exceeding five the said Gideon Walker served as a private soldier as my substitute in Captain Ebenezer Sullivan's company in Col. James Scammon's Regiment.
I further testify depose & say that in Feb. in the year seventeen hundred & seventy five I enlisted into a company of Massachusetts Militia commanded by Capt James Robenitz, Aaron Hanson & Joseph Chadbourne my brother Lieutenants, for two months - Gideon Walker enlisted into the same company for two months & served with me in Cambridge, Roxbury & Dorchester, where we were both there on duty, when the British troops left Boston the said Gideon Walker served the two months and was honorably discharged - I know of no other services of the said Gideon Walker in the revolutionary war.
Witness Wm. A. Hayes
Scammon Chadbourne Scammon Chadbourne's Mark

State of Maine
County of York, ss On this twenty first day of December A.D. 1838 personally appeared the before named Seaman Chadbourne, who is well known to me, of whom I certify to be a man of truth & veracity of his statements under oath one entitled to full credit, and made oath that the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed is true
Before me Wm. A. Hayes Just. Peace

March 24, 1926
Pension Office Washington, D. C.
Will you kindly inform me whether the following names are listed among Revolutionary War soldiers :
Gideon Walker, son of John Walker, was born in Kittery, Maine Oct. 22, 1719 Later resided in

Arundel (Kennebunkport) Maine
And:
His son, Gideon Walker,
born in Arundel, July 4, 1751
Thanking you in advance for any information you may give me, I remain
Yours sincerely
(Miss) Elizabeth Mc Donnell
228 Park St
New Haven, Conn

Have you the Pension Record of any of these brothers born Berwick Maine. sons of John Walker of Berwick Me.
✓ Ebenezer bap. 28 Nov. 1744--m. 29 Aug. 1765 Mary Warren (1st. Ch. Berwick) ✓ Gideon bap. 24 May 1751--m. 29 Oct. 1775 at Dover N.H. Abigail Funker (She lived long after he died--Did she apply for a pension?). ✓ Jonathan bap. 3 July 1745 m. 1st 15 Dec. 1774 Elizabeth Weymouth m. 2nd in March 1778 Elizabeth Joy ✓ John bap. 25 March 1757 2nd. Ch. Berwick Me. m. 16 March 1780 Polly Snow ? (am not sure this )
(Edward Walker the youngest brother is buried in Waterboro Me. I have his record.)
Anything you can give in the time of death, or their children & war Rec. of Ebenezer Walker --Gideon Walker--Jonathan Walker-- John Walker will be a great help in the finishing of a Walker Genealogy.
Thanking you I am sincerely
Yours sincerely Miss Martha Brackett Walker Newmarket New Hamp.
Please give all children that are mentioned

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
U.C.S.
May 25, 1926
Miss Elizabeth McDonnell 228 Park St. New Haven, Conn.
Madam:
I have to advise you that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, P. 11028, that GIDEON WALKER, while living in Berwick, Maine District, Massachusetts, enlisted and served as private with the Massachusetts Troops as follows:
born in Berwick, Me
About five days in August, 1775, in Captain Ebenezer Sullivan's Company, Colonel James Scammon's Regiment.
From November, 1775, two months in Captain Philip Hubbard's or Captain Ebenezer Sullivan's Company.
used statement of Scammon of Chadbourne for whom Gideon Walker substituted U.C.S.
From February, 1776, two months in Captain James Roberts' Com- pany.
From December 15, 1776, three months in Captain Jonathan Hamil- ton's Company, Colonel John Frost's Regiment.
He married October 9, 1775, Abigail Bunker of Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, who was born December 24, 1753.
Gideon Walker died August 16, 1808, in Waterborough, York County, Maine, age not stated.

His widow, Abigail, applied for pension on February 14, 1839, at which time she was living in Waterborough, Maine. The claim was not allowed as satisfactory proof of service as required by the pension laws was not furnished.
Abigail Walker died March 24, 1848, at Waterborough, Maine, leaving the following children: John Walker, born January 14, 1793; res Waterborough York Co Me - 1850 Elijah B. Walker; Judith Tibbets; Love Hamilton and Nancy Walker.
The above noted is the only Gideon Walker of Maine found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner