Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 78040-160-55, George Williams, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Williams, George Mary
B.L.Wt. 78040-160-55-
CONTENTS

285.466
Act March 3/58 Dec 28/57
Mary Williams widow of George Williams priv
Capt Richard Mayberry mil Col 78th Fannin mil
Revolution
the 100 Pen. Captains
AD: 160 a 2 750: 15/58
Boston
Recd. 13.
William Johnson Bath - Maine
Sir W. Johnson pay 6/58 " " " 26/58 Ord 8
Vol W 2. page 54.

STATE OF MAINE.
SAGADAHOC, ss.
Clerk's Office, Supreme Judicial Court, }
BATH, Jan 20 th A. D. 1858. }
I, ANDREW C. HEWEY,
CLERK OF THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT,
for said COUNTY OF SAGADAHOC, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that
James Potter
is, and at the date of his certificate to the paper hereto annexed, was an
ACTING JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
within and for the County of SAGADAHOC; that he is DULY COMMISSIONED and qualified to administer oaths and take acknowledgements of deeds and other instruments in writing, in the County aforesaid—and that the SIGNA- TURES purporting to be his are  is GENUINE.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Supreme Judicial Court, for said State, the day and year first above written.
A. C. Hewey
Clerk.

Additional Evidence
No 285,466
William Johnson Agent

State of Maine } ss. County of Sagadahoc }
On this twentieth day of January A.D. 1858, personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Richard Adams aged Eighty one years a resident of Bowdoin in the State of Maine who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he was well acquainted with one George Williams late of said Bowdoin deceased. That I married a daughter of the said George Williams by his first wife, that I have often heard the said George Williams say that he served in the Revolutionary War that he served at Dorchester Heights in Massachusetts in said war, and that he served in the Expedition under General Arnold by the way of the Kennebec River to Canada &c. I further testify that it was generally known that the said George Williams was a Revolutionary Soldier I further say that the said George Williams said he would not put his property out of his hands to draw a pension which he would have been entitled to, when the Pension Act first passed if he had been poor I further testify that I know the said George Williams married in his second wife Mary Folsom and I knew that they lived together as husband and wife until the death of the said George Williams which was on or about the twenty sixth day of May A.D. 1825 at said Bowdoin and I attended his funeral. I also know that his widow Mary Williams is now living and is now present and is the same person who made application for a bounty land for the services of the said George Williams a Revolutionary Soldier, and I further declare that I know that the said Mary Williams is now a widow and is the identical widow of the said George Williams deceased

I further declare that I am knawing to all the Circumstances before stated by me and are fresh in my mind. I further declare that I have no intent in the claim of Mary Williams widow
Mary E Lawrence
Richard his X Adams Mark
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this twenty day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight. and I certify that the foregoing affidavit was read to the affiant and explained to him by me, and that he well understood the contents thereof and that I know the affiant to be a man of truth and veracity, and that I have no intent in the claim of the said Mary Williams in her right.
James Potter Justice of the Peace
I James Potter do further certify and declare that I formerly resided in the Town of Bowdoin a Leighton to the aforesaid George Williams in his life time, and know that it was generally understood that said George Williams had been a Revolutionary Soldier. and I have heard him very often speak of his services in the Revolutionary War, That he was at Dorchester Heights in Massachusetts and that he belonged to the Expedition under General Arnold, which went up the Kennebec River to Canada and I think from all the Circumstances that there cannot be any doubt but that he is the Identical Person, who Marched (over)

from Brunswick in Maine, to Dorchester Heights in Massachusetts in the Revolutionary War as certified to by the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts, I further certify that I well know Mary Williams, was present and know that she is the identicle Widow of George Williams, who died in said Bowdoin on the Twenty Sixth day of May A.D. 1825, and that she is now a Widow, that I am well acquainted with all the Family and there is no doubt in my mind but that her declaration for bounty land for the Revolutionary Services of her said Husband George Williams deceased is correct, and that I have no interest what even in her Claim.
James Potter Justice of the Peace "B"

State of Maine } ss County of Sagadahoc }
On this twentieth day of January A.D. 1858 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Mary Williams, aged Sixty nine years a resident of Bath in the State of Maine, who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the Widow of George Williams who died in Bowdoin on the twenty Sixth day of May A.D. 1825, and that she is still a widow, and that her said husband George Williams was always known as a Revolutionary Soldier, and that I have often heard him say that he served at Dorchester Heights in Massachusetts, and that he was in the Expedition under General Arnold from the Kennebec River to Canada and other places, that he was under General Putman at one time and often told many circumstances that transpired in said War to his knowledge, and that when the Pension Act first passed Congress, he would not put his property out of his hands for the sake of drawing a Pension which he said he was entitled to if he had no property.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of having the Rolls of the Soldiers who belonged to the District of Maine or State of Massachusetts examined to see if her husband's name the said George Williams may not be found on said Rolls that in addition to the Service found of the Rolls in the Secretary's office of Massachusetts will make time enough to entitle her to a pension for the Revolutionary Services of the said George Williams her late husband deceased.
Mary Williams
The foregoing affidavit was sworn to

and Subscribed before me this tenth day of January A.D. 1858 and I certify that I well know the affiant and know her to be the identical widow of the late George Williams a Revolutionary Soldier deceased and is now a widow and that I have no interest in her claim
James Potter Justice of the Peace

285.466
William Johnson Agent

State of Maine  County of Sagadahoc  ss
On this twenty second day of July A.D. 1857 personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Mary Williams aged Sixty Eight years a resident of the City of Bath in the State of Maine, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of George Williams deceased who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Richard Maybury, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Francis in the Revolutionary War that he enlisted into the Revolutionary Service at Brunswick Me. on or about the 10 th of August 1776 and continued in said Service fourteen days or more Travel to Dorchester Heights 165 miles. Travel from Dorchester Heights to Brunswick 165 miles making in the whole Travel 330 miles - 157 days beside the Service
She further State that she was married to the said George Williams in Bowdoin on the third day of April A.D. 1814 by me Solomon Eaton a justice of the Peace and that her name before said Marriage was Mary Folsom, and that her said husband died at Bowdoin on the twenty sixth day of May A.D. 1825 and that she is now a widow
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Lanes to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3. 1855 and May 14. 1856. she also declares that she has not received a warrant for bounty land under any Act of Congress nor made any other application therefor
Mary Williams
Personally came Elizabeth Lawanna & Mary E. Lawanna residents of the City of Bath in the State of Maine, upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Mary

Williams in our presence, and that we know her to be the identical person she represented herself to be and that we have no interest in this claim.
Elizabeth Lawrence Mary E. Lawrence
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me this twenty second day of July A.D. 1857, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons and that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim.
Edwin Voyer Justice of the Peace
State of Maine } ss County of Sagadahoc }
Thereby certify that Edwin Voyer and E. L. Thorn before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavits were made is and was at the time of taking the same acting Justices of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified and that their signatures to the same are genuine.
Witness my hand and Seal Official of the Court of Probate for said State for Sagadahoc County this twenty second day of October A.D. 1857.
Elijah Lester Prob. Clerk.

State of Maine County of Sagadahoc Town of Bowdoin Town Clerk's office August 15 th 1857 In a Book containing marriages recorded in said Town records the following entry appears to wit By Solomon Eaton a Justice of the Peace April third Eighteen hundred and fourteen George Williams to Mary Patman Bath of Bowdoin
In a Book containing deaths recorded in said Town records the following entry appears to wit George Williams died at Bowdoin May, twenty sixth Eighteen hundred and twenty five
I certify that the above is a true copy of the records of the marriage of the said Parties and of the death of the husband with the exceptions of the dates which is expressed in fair legible figures as follows Date of Marriage April 3 rd 1814
Date of Death May 26 th 1825
Alden Ratter Town Clerk of Bowdoin I Alden Ratter above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town County and State aforesaid and that the above is a true copy of the records of said Town with the exception above named certified by me Alden Ratter Clerk of the
Subscribed and duly sworn Town of Bowdoin to before me this 17 th day of August 1857 E. S. Dorr Justice of the Peace

STATE OF MAINE.
SAGADAHOC, ss.
Clerk's Office, Supreme Judicial Court, } BATH, Feb. 8 th A. D. 1858. }
I, ANDREW C. HEWEY,
CLERK OF THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT..
for said COUNTY OF SAGADAHOC, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that
Edwin Boyes
is, and at the date of his certificate to the paper hereto annexed, was an
ACTING JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
within and for the County of SAGADAHOC; that he is DULY COMMISSIONED and qualified to administer oaths and take acknowledgements of deeds and other instruments in writing, in the County aforesaid—and that the SIGNA- TURE, purporting to be his is GENUINE.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Supreme Judicial Court, for said State, the day and year first above written.
A. C. Hewey
Clerk.

Adney Williams Additional Evidence No 285-1166

State of Maine } ss County of Sagadahoc }
On this fifth day of February A.D. 1858 personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid James Williams aged eighty four years a resident of West Bath in the State of Maine who being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is Brother to George Williams who was a Soldier of the Revolutionary War and that he the said George Williams was the identical person who went from Brunswick to Dorchester Heights in the War of the Revolution although I was very young at that time, yet I recollect well the incidents talked over with my said Brother and others at that time. I also know that he the said George Williams married for his second Wife one Mary Folsom in Bowdoin and that she is now living and is a Widow and that my said Brother George died in Bowdoin in May 1825 I know that my said Brother George served in the Revolutionary War for some time for I recollect at one time when he returned home he was very lousy, I further certify that I have no interest in the claim of the aforesaid Widow for County Land I can further say that I never did like her and was opposed to my brother marrying her
James Williams
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this fifth day of February 1858 and certify that I know the above named James Williams to be a credible witness, and understand the above affidavit & that I have no interest in said claim
Edwin Noyes Justice of the Peace

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167 Acres

Mary Williams
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston. Sept. 4 th 1856.
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 George Williams is borne on pay roll of Capt. Richard Mayberry's Comp. Col. Francis Kept. of travel from home to Dorchester Heights. from Brunswick.
Read and allowed in Council Aug. 20. 1776
Capt. Mayberry marched Aug. 10. 1776.
Also on roll of travel from Dorchester Heights, to their respective homes 165 miles in Capt. Mayberry's Comp. Col. Francis Kept. to Brunswick Roll dated Nov. 1776. Read and allowed in Council Nov. 29. 1776.
No roll of Capt. Mayberry's service.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Francis D. Witt
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

State of Maine } County of Sagadahoc }
City of Bath August 23 1856
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office, of the services of George Williams for in the war of the Revolution
He was a native of the Town of Bath, in the County of Lincoln and State of Massachusetts - then, He enlisted from the Town Bath in the County of Lincoln and State of Massachusetts, time not known, as a private as she supposes, company and Regiment not known and he served nine months or more as she has good reason to believe. he said he was at the Battle of Bunker Hill. — and that he served with General Putman &c
Mary Williams
Sworn to and subscribed before me this twenty third day of August A.D. 1856: and certify that proof that the said Mary Williams is the identical widow of the said George Williams for whom has been made to me
Sam D Reed justice of the Peace

Mary Williams
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George Williams duys
For
Boyston
Mr Johnson
Residence of Pension Arlington
D. C.
PAID

FREE
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Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

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Additional Evidence No 285,466