Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15,593, Shubael Wheeler, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Wheeler, Shubael
H. 15,593
Bosworth, Chloe
(Former widow)
CONTENTS

1899 Massachusetts Chloe Bowditch widow of Amos Wheeler who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Reported
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 24 Dollars 33
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of Sept. 1848. and sent to
Benj. Cowell Providence R.I.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under a February 2, 1848, Page 7 Vol 2

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Bristol
On this 18 day of November A.D. 1846 personally appeared before me Oliver Prescott Judge of the Court of Probate within & for said County Chloe Barworth of Rehoboth in said County aged 81 years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of acts of Congress of July 7 1838 March 3 1843 & June 17 1844, now she declares on the first day of September A.D. 1781 she intermarried with Shabael Wheeler who was a soldier of the Revolutionary & served as herein after stated, & she lived with him as his wife until he departed this life on the 20 th day of February A.D. 1812 She then lived a widow about two years when she intermarried with Anna Barworth of said Rehoboth & lived with him as his wife until his death in April 1838, and since then she has lived a widow & She further declares that her first husband first husband first husband served the said Shabael Wheeler, in the year 1776 enlisted & served four months in Capt Isaac Hodges Company as a private at Dorchester near Boston & afterwards he was drafted

served three months in Col Dargh's regiment at Rhode Island. He also served in other Continental regiments, but she cannot specify the officers' names. She thinks he served in Captain Brattle's, Carpenter's & Meeting House companies. She was not married to her first husband prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred & ninety four. To wit at the time above mentioned, all children were after from the widow
Chloe her Bosworth
Subscribed & sworn to on the day and year above written. Before me Oliver Prescott Judge of Probate
I Oliver Prescott Judge of Probate in & for the County of Bristol Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby certify that Chloe Bosworth the above applicant for a pension is unable by reason of sick- ness, age and bodily infirmity to attend the same .
Oliver Prescott Judge of Probate

I Simeon Horton of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged 88 years on oath do testify & say that I am well acquainted with Abiah Bournes who has signed & sworn to the preceding declaration she is the widow of Amos Bournes late of said Rehoboth, who died in April AD 1838, & since then she has remained a widow I have always understood that her first husband was a soldier of the Revolution the said Abiah Wheeler & after his death she married the said Amos Bournes Simeon Horton
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol County ss.
On this eighteenth day of November AD 1846 personally appeared the above named Simeon Horton who is a credible witness and made solemn oath to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed
Oliver Prescott Judge of Probate

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Benjamin Cowell Esq Providence R.I.

Rehoboth Nov. 20 th 1846.
I Noah Holt of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do certify, that I am town Clerk of said town and have by virtue of my office the custody of the records of Births Marriages &c, and I further certify that it appears from said records that Shubael Wheeler was Married to Chloe Martin on the first day of September in the year, one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty one.
The Marriage stands on record in the following manner word for words and figure for figure.
1781
Sep. r 1 st Shubael Wheeler To Cloa Martin.
Then follow the names of Twenty six other couples - The record then says the above 31 Couple were Married by me John Nise Elder of a Baptist Church in Rehoboth
Entered P re Me Jesse Perin Town Clerk
All which appears.
Noah Holt Town Clerk.
Bristol SS. November 20. 1846.
Personally appeared before me the above named Noah Holt known to me as town Clerk of Rehoboth and made oath to the truth of above certificate by him signed.
Len. Morse Justice Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston November 23 d 1816,
I hereby Certify, That Oliver Prescott was appointed on the twentieth March 1825, Judge of Probate, "during good behavior", and Samuel Morse of cards was appointed for the term of seven years a Justice of the Peace, both for the County of Bristol;
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John D. Sleeper
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Chloe Barworth 18130
formerly known of Shutal Whalen Mass
act 7 July 1838
Marrid 1781
husband dwd 1812
Paul Ellis Williams 4, much more at 1776

I Jack Ellis of Atleborough in the County of Bristol & Commonwealth Massachusetts aged eighty six years & up on words, oath do testify & say that in the year 1776 in the month of June I enlisted for four months in Capt Isaac Hodges Company & Col Francis Regiment of Massachusetts Troops, served my time as a Private Station at Dorchester, and I further testify that I well remember Shubal Wheeler of Rehoboth was a private in said Company also he enlisted & served with us four months and was discharged when our time was out. I think it was the first of the month of June when we enlisted Jack Ellis
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss Oct. 30 1846
Personally appeared before me the above named Jack Ellis & made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him signed & I further certify that said Jack is a credible witness
Ebenezer Daggitt Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
To all to whom
I James Sprague Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol do hereby certify that Eliza Daggett Esq. whose signature is subscribed to the within certificate, is a Justice of the peace in & for said County of Bristol, duly qualified to administer oaths &c.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court at Taunton this twenty seventh day of November in the year Eighteen hundred & forty six
J. Sprague
Nov 27 1846

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
Oct. 15. 1846.
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 Shubael Wheeler, is borne upon a Pay Roll of the travel of Capt. Isaac Hodge's Company, in Col. Ebenezer Francis' Regt, as a private of Rehoboth number of Miles travel against his name is 48. Said Roll was sworn to November 29 1776. Upon a Muster Roll of Capt. Stephen Bullock's Company, in Col. Thomas Carpenter's Regt, that marched from Rehoboth to Rhode Island on an alarm in December 1776, as a private 9 days. Upon a Pay Roll of Capt. Israel Nickols' Company in Col. John Daggett's Regt for Service at Rhode Island as a private from January 2 to March 31 1778, including allowance of 12 Miles travel. 8 Months. Not upon rolls of Captains Nick and Carpenter. The above
4 mo
- 9
3
7 mo 9 d

which was given in Certificate issued from the Office dated September 30 1845 is all the evidence of service of any one of the names, shown by the Military Records in the Office
And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said appli- cation, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Palfrey,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

To the Hon Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Sir My husband: Samuel Wheeler formerly of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol was an enlisted soldier in the war of the Revolution. He was also drafted on several occasions. He was in a Company of Capt Isaac Hodges in '75 or '76. I believe he was also in other companies but I cannot specify the officers names but think he was in Captain Carpenter's & Capt Peter Perkins companies - & also in Stephen Ballou's Company
Witness Samuel Bullock Gideon T. Horton
her Chloe Y Bosworth Mark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss Rehoboth September the 7 th 1846 -
Then Chloe Bosworth personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the above written Declaration and Statement by her subscribed Before me - - Samuel Bullock Justice of the Peace

No 1313 Chloe Bushwick Map Sub. to B. Comstock Nov 12 '46
act 7 July 1838

Capt Hodges roles for 1776 taken out and filed with in Dr. Crump's Room
Served 4 Mo in the Company with Joel Ellis

A photograph of a historical manuscript page, likely a flyleaf or endpaper, showing dense handwritten text in a cursive script. The page is heavily stained and discolored, with large dark blotches obscuring parts of the text. The handwriting is arranged in several columns, suggesting a ledger or account book. The ink is dark, and the paper appears aged and worn.

October the 28 th yr 1776
after my Love to you I Let you know That I Received your Letter of if you want I should send you a horse To Come from Send me word when and where to Send it I have sent mittens by Ephraim I have sent you a cheese and a peck of meal by Daniel Wheeler To melton To Vorcey the Tavern at the Corner house of Esopet Ephraim Martin to Canit but if he fails you may know where to find it we are all well and so no more but I Remain Your Loving mother un til Death
Mary Wheeler

8128. Massachusetts.
Chloe Basworth widow of Shuball Wheeler
who was a Private
in the Mass. Line.
1 st Husband died 20 th Feby. 1812.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 2 1/4 Dollars 33
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of March 1847. and sent to
Benjamin Cowell, Providence, R. Island.
[Acts of March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 2. Page 26.
2 cont.
1838, 1843 & 44.
Rep d .

10.229.
Massachusetts.
Rep.
Chloe Bosworth, for. Widow of Shubael Wheeler who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 20. Feby. 1812 of Bristol Co. in the State of Mass. who was a Priv. in the Company commanded by Captain Bullock of the Reg. commanded by Col. Carpenter in the Mass. line for 7 mo. 9 ds.
Inscribed on the Roll of Boston at the rate of 24 Dollars 33. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 d day of March 1847. and sent to Benj. Lowell, Providence, R. I.
Total amount, $121.65
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D. H. Wood Clerk, Book D. Vol. 1. Page 53.
8128

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15593
Chloe Bosworth
Widow of Shuball Wheeler
Pris Rea War
Act: Feb 29 48
Index:—Vol. a , Page 74
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Providence Feb 24 1847
Sir
In answer to your letter of 12 of Dec last, respecting the claim of Chloe Bosworth formerly the widow of Shubael Wheeler I herewith enclose further evidence, which I hope & presume will be satisfactory. The military records of Wapsuckett do not show the length of time he served in Capt Isaac Hodges Co in 1776. This appears from the Sanitary Certificate, the rolls in his office for that year being very deficient. But I enclose copies of three original Rolls of Capt Hodges Co duly authenticated and the witness also testifies how they came into his possession. The first is a "Pay Abstract" of his Company from Aug 12 to the 1 st of October 1776 & on the back of the same is a receipt of their wages. The second is dated "Dorchester Nov 4 1776" & is a receipt, "for the month of October 1776." The third is dated "Nov 29 th 1776 for the month of November." There is also on the last what is due for "Milk Money." It will be seen that the name of the witness Joel Ellis on these Rolls where affidavit was sent with his papers & where testimony

is corroborated by them He is supposed to be the only man now living who served in that company — Mrs Bowworth has also found among the papers in her family another original Roll of this Co. without date supposed to be in his handwriting & taken by him at the time the service was performed for his own use There is also a "Liberty Song" on the back of this Roll supposed to have been composed by him as it bears his Autograph, There is also an old letter written by his mother to him while in service, dated Oct 28 1776, The letter is directed "To Shubal Wheeler, Dorchester, this with care" as may be seen by close inspection. Both of these old documents are now enclosed, I also enclose the affidavit of Asa Bliss Esq a very respectable man of Rehoboth who served with Shubal Wheeler three months in Capt Hicks Co the town testified by the Secretary, This affidavit with that of Joel Bowen also now enclosed will I hope be satisfactory to prove that the soldier who served in Capt Hicks Co was Mrs Bowworth's husband as required by you The testimony of Joel Ellis proves 4 months service & the pay abstracts & receipts corroborate 3 months & 18 days & were the Military record

in Boston full & complete would no doubt corroborate the whole, Claimants husband also served 9 days in Capt Bullocks Co as certified by the Secretary & 3 Months in Capt Hinks Co, in all about Seven Months for which I have to request a certificate
I am very Respectfully your obt Servt Benja Curran
J. L. Edwards Esq
1. ... same testimony

Sir
Providence Aug 11 1848
I herewith enclose the application of Mrs Chloe Bosworth for the renewal of her pension under the act of Feb 2 1848.
I am respectfully your obed Servt Brigham
J. L. Edwards Esq

These Muses were both from Rehoboth

I Asa Bliss of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts on oath do testify & say that I am Eighty six years of age I was well acquainted with Shubael Wheeler family of said Rehoboth and the first Husband of Chloe Bowditch I was also acquainted with Captain Israel Weeks a Captain of Militia in the Revolutionary War belonging to said town and I well remember of serving about Three Months under him at Warwick Rhode Island, I remember said Shubael Wheeler served in the same Company this service was before the British expedition on Rhode Island in 1778. afterwards I enlisted and served three years in the Continental Army, and have now my discharge signed by Major General Knox, I am uncertain whether I stated the above service in Captain Weeks Company in my application for a Pension, as my Continental service was three years and was sufficient without it, before I entered the Continental Army, I was most constantly in service at one time and another, and well remember of serving with Shubael Wheeler as above stated. I never knew any other Shubael Wheeler who was a Soldier of the Revolution
Asa Bliss

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol vs Rehoboth February 18 th 1847
Then personally appeared before me the within named Ezra Bliss and made oath to the truth of the within deposition by him subscribed and I further certify that He is personally known to me and he is a credible witness
Cyrus M. Wheaton Justice of the Peace

Joel Bowen of Seekonk in the County of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts on oath do testify & say that I am now eighty six years of age. That th e I was well acquainted Shubel Wheeler formerly of Rehoboth, During the war of the Revolution. Rehoboth & Seekonk were both one & the same town. They have been divided since about thirtyfive years ago. Said Shubel was a soldier of the Revolution but I cannot specify his service. I was also well acquainted with Capt. Israel Hicks he belonged to said Rehoboth also and commanded a company of Militia Station at Warwick, Rhode Island, in the winter of Seventeen hundred and seventy eight I never heard but one man by the name of Shubel Wheeler and he and capt. Hicks lived in the same neighborhood.
Joel Bowen
Bristol Is, Seekonk February 18, 1847. Personally appeared before me the above named Joel Bowen and made oath to the truth of the deposition by him signed. I also certify that he is a credible witness.
Geo H Wheaton pastor Rose

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston February 23 d 1847.
I hereby Certify , That on the first day of January, eighteen hundred and forty four Cyrus R. Wheaton was appointed; and on the twenty third day of February, eighteen hundred and forty three George H. Wheaton was appointed, each a Justice of the Peace for the term of seven years for the county of Bristol.
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Palfrey.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

M 13.120
9236.
1389.
Ekloe Roseworth formerly widow of Shubale Wheeler
Map
act of July 1838
Adm'd 7 mo 9 days /m
$24 33 / 100 per ann
Adm'd. acts 3 March 1843
And 17 June 1844
$24 33 / 100 per ann
Bristol Co.
d. Feb 22. 1872
Capt. Bullock —
Col. Carpenter
Benjamin Cowell
Providence R.I.

Chloe Bousworth
ad 8/28
admitted
Brj n Cowell Providence R.I.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston August 10 th 1845.
I hereby Certify, That on the twenty third of February eighteen hundred and forty five George H. Wheaton was appointed for the term of Seven years a Justice of the Peace for the County of Bristol,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
H. B. Callan
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Mapashunett STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, } ss. COUNTY OF Bristol } ss.
On this Third day of August 1848,
personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Bristol Chloe Bosworth formerly widow of Michael Wheeler a resident of Nehoneth in the county of Bristol aforesaid aged Eighty Three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2d of February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war:—That she was the Widow of Michael Wheeler who was a private in the war of the Revolution, and that she received a pension of $24.83 Twenty four dollars and 83 cents per annum, under the act of 17th of June, 1844. She further declares that she is still a widow. of Amos Bosworth her second husband
Sworn and subscribed on the day and } ss. year above written, before me
Geo H Wheaton Justice of the Peace.
Chloe Bosworth Mark
I certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit.
Geo H Wheaton Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, } ss. COUNTY OF
I
Clerk of the in the county aforesaid, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify is a Justice that in the county aforesaid, and is fully authorized to act in said capacity, and that his signatures above written are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at on this day of 184