Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L. 59097-160-55, Elihu Whitcomb, Mass.

SERVICE
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Mass
Whitcomb, Elihu.
B.L. 59.097-160-55
Elizabeth.
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146429 ad 3 March May 24/55
Elizabeth Whitcomb Elihu Whitcomb widow Pirate Capt. Jos. Elliott Mass Mil.
Ms. A. 9. 2. 20
Revolutionary Wars
The No Pakers AD: 1600-1800, Feb 21/57 P. Fisher
J. Gilman Saco Maine.
B. H. Gilman, March 18/56 End P
Vol. W. 157.

State of Maine County of York } ss.
On this seventeenth day of May A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fiftyfive, personally appeared before me, a Notary Public within and for the County and State aforesaid, Elizabeth Whitcomb, aged eighty two years, a resident of Saco, in the State of Maine, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Elisha Whitcomb deceased, who was a private (she thinks) in the Company commanded by Captain Joseph Elliot, the Regiment and Colonel's name, not recollecting, in the War of the Revolution, that her said husband enlisted, volunteered, or was drafted, at Boston in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the third day of August  December A.D. 1781, for a term unknown to her, and continued in actual service in said War for the term of four months, and twenty four days (or more), and was honorably discharged, in the State of Rhode Island, (she believes), on the twenty seventh day of December A.D. 1781.
She further states that she was married to the said Elisha Whitcomb in Boston, Massachusetts, on the tenth day of November A.D. 1800 by one Eckley a minister of the Gospel and that her name before her said marriage was Elizabeth Nuggles, that her said husband died at Abbot, Maine on the seventeenth day of March A.D. 1825 and that she is now a widow.

She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the County land to which she may be entitled under the "act approved March 3, 1855." And she says there is no public or private record of her said marriage. Elizabeth Whitcomb
We, James N. Libby and Samuel V. Loring residents of Saco in the State of Maine, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Elizabeth Whitcomb 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.
James N. Libby Samuel V. Loring.
We Andrew Scamman, Edward S. Moulton and Edward Tucker residents of Saco in the State of Maine upon our oaths declare that Rev'd Elisha Whitcomb, husband of applicant and named in the foregoing declaration, was minister of the first Congregational Church in said Saco from 1799 to 1810. That he and the said Elizabeth lived together as husband and wife until his death, which took place about twenty five or thirty years ago; that they were always reputed and believed to be legally and truly husband and wife without a shadow  share of doubt; that they had and brought up a large family of children, and that the said Elizabeth lives in said Saco and is now a widow, not having been married since. H. Simmons Edward S. Moulton Edward Tucker

The foregoing declaration, and the affidavit of James K. Libby and Samuel B. Loring were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written, viz. May 17. A.D. 1855. and the affidavit of Andrew Scamman and others was sworn to and subscribed before me, this twenty-first day of May A.D. 1855; and I certify that I know the affiants to be each and all credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Moses Emery Notary Public
N.B. A certified copy of my appointment as Notary Public with my official seal and signature attached, and the certificate of the clerk of a court of the genuineness of my signature, was sent to the Department to be filed May 11. 1855.
Moses Emery.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, May 16 th 1855.
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 Elihu Whitcomb of Bolton, is borne on the Pay Roll of Capt. Joseph Elliot's Compy for service in Rhode Island, from August 3 rd to Dec 27 th 1781. (time of discharge) and 75 miles travel.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. M. Wright Secretary of the Commonwealth.

The foregoing application was signed by said Elizabeth Whitcomb } in my presence
Moses Emery Justice of the Peace.
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Application for certificate of Revolutionary service made by the widow of the party who rendered the service
State of Maine County of York, Town of Saco.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office, of the service of Elisha Whitcomb in the War of the Revo- lution.
He was a native of Berlin or Bolton in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts.
He enlisted from the town of Berlin or some other town not recollect ed in said County, or State (Massachusetts) sometime between the years 1775 & 1782, the time not recollect ed , and so nor the name of his captain or colonel and served a little less than four months as he informed her.
I am now eighty two years old, and my memory does not enable me to state the service more fully than above stated.
She makes this application for the purpose of obtaining proof of her late husband's service, and the names of his captain and colonel, in order to be able to apply for County land under the act of Congress of March 3. 1855. Witness my hand this fourteenth day of May, A.D. 1855
Elizabeth Whitcomb

Tristram Gilman, Agent. Saco. Maine,

Pension Office, March, 18 th 1856.
Sir;
The claim of Mrs. Elizabeth Whitcomb, for bounty lands, has been examined and suspended.
Proof should be filed which will identify her husband, Elizer Whitcomb, as the soldier whose service is described in the Certificate of the Secretary of State of Massachusetts, which is filed with her application.
If a record of the Applicant's marriage exists, a Certified Copy thereof should be filed.
Yours Respectfully, C. H. Rhet.
for commissioner
T. Gilman Esq r Sac o , Me;

I Perry W. Whitcomb a resident of Kennebec in the State of Maine on oath declare that I am a son of the within named Elisha Whitcomb and Elizabeth Whitcomb, that I have made careful search for, and can find no record, public or private, of my said father and mother's marriage, but they always lived together as husband and wife and I never heard that there was a doubt that they were such. That they reared a family of seven children. I further declare on oath as aforesaid, that my said father's native place was Bolton, Massachusetts, and he moved from that place to Saco. This I know because my father often spoke of it, and I used to visit his friends in Bolton, who spoke of it also. And I further say that my father often spoke of having been a soldier in the Revolutionary War and told us, (his children) anecdotes of what took place under his observation while in the service in Rhode Island. This was more than thirty years ago, when my father had no motive, as I know he had no disposition, to misstate a fact. I further say that my father was for many years the settled clergyman of Pepperellborough now Saco, that he died over thirty years ago, that I have made diligent search for and I can find no persons now living old enough to remember my father's services who were acquainted with

him at the time of the service, and that my said mother is now a widow.
Jan'y 10
Perry W. Whitcomb.
State of Maine County of York. January 10 th A.D. 1857. Then personally appeared before me, a Notary Public in and for the County and State aforesaid, Perry W. Whitcomb and subscribed the foregoing affidavit and made oath, in due form of law, that the same is true; and I certify, that I know the said affiant to be a credible person and that I have no interest in this claim. Witness my hand & official seal.
Moses Emery Notary Public

Additional Evidence
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Elizabeth Whitcomb 1764-99

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Commissioner of Pensions,
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Justin Whitcomb Deposition

I Justin Whitcomb a resident of Levant in the State of Maine on oath declare, that I am a son of Rev d Elisha Whitcomb late of Saco in said State deceased and Elizabeth Whitcomb his wife and widow. That my father in early life resided in the town of Betton in the State of Massachusetts . That I frequently heard him speak while living of having been a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and give an account of experiences during his service in said war.
Justin whitcomb

Penobscot County ss. January 17 th A.D. 1857. Then personally appeared before me Justin Whitcomb and subscribed the foregoing deposition and made oath to the truth of the same, and I certify that the said Justin Whitcomb is a credible person and that I have no interest in this claim.
T. W. Porter Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF MAINE.
Penobscot, ss.
I, NATHAN WESTON, JR., CLERK OF ALL THE JUDICIAL COURTS in said County, certify that
T. W. Porter
Esquire, is and was at the date of his 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 his, is genuine, and that 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 January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty- Seven
Nathan Weston Jr. Clerk.