Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14213, Elisha Young, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Meass.
Young, Elisha Hannah
W. 14213
CONTENTS

4288
Massachusetts
Hannah Young widow of Elisha Young who was a Private Mass in the Massachusetts Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of January 1843. and sent to Hon. Wm. Parmach
House of Representatives
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book  A
Vol.  1
Page  59

5202
Young Mass cut 7 July 38 m 83.12
Vol 16. p 47- or 75. Smo adm?
8 mo $26.66
No deduction
Mr W. Sarmento Cambridge Mass

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, May 9 th 1839
I hereby Certify, That at the dates of their several attestations, Samuel B. B. Gay was Judge of Probate; and Bradford Russell was a justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex; - and Ebenezer T. Bogg was a justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth,
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; 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 P. Bigelow
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, of the 7 th July, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows,"
State of Massachusetts ) County of Middlesex ) ss.
On this seventh day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine, personally appeared before the Hon. Samuel P. May Judge of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex state aforesaid, Hannah Young a resident of Lyndon County and state aforesaid, aged seventy six years old, after being first duly sworn according to law, 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 7 th 1838, entitled, "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" That she is the widow of Elisha Young formerly of Scituate, county of Plymouth, state aforesaid, deceased, who was a private soldier in the Army of the Revolution as follows:—
According to the best of her knowledge and belief, said Elisha Young, her late husband, enlisted at Scituate aforesaid, in the year seventeen hundred and seventy five, either in the company of Captain Amos Turner of Col. Baileys Regiment, or the company of Captain Samuel Stockbridge:— That said Elisha Young, her late husband, marched in the company of said Captain Amos Turner, or in that of said Captain Samuel Stockbridge, in said year seventeen hundred and seventy five to Exbury in state aforesaid, where said Elisha Young served Eight Months:— That she has no documentary evidence of said eight months service of her late husband and none is to be found except it be in the War Department:— That the only evidence she has, or can obtain in proof of said Elishas service is her own avowed.
She further declares that she was married to said Elisha Young at Scituate aforesaid, by Rev. David Barnes then a minister of the gospel authorized by law to solemnize marriages, on the nineteenth day of

January in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty three -; That she has no record of her marriage to said Elisha, and none can be found, within her knowledge. That her name previous to her marriage, was Hannah Ruggles -; That her late husband, the aforesaid Elisha Young died on the nineteenth day of November in the year eighteen hundred and twelve, and that she has remained a widow from that period to the present time. - That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz; at the time above stated. She further declares that the only evidence in proof of the time of her marriage to said Elisha, is herunto annexed -
Hannah young
Subscribed & sworn to in open court on the day & year first above written before me J. P. Day judge of Prob for sd County

I Samuel J. May, Pastor of the Second Church and Congregational Society in Scituate in the County of Plymouth on oath testify and say that I have diligently searched the records of said Church and I have been unable to find the marriage of Elisha Young to Hannah Ruggles, recorded, and further state that said records are imperfect and do not contain all the marriages of said Church & Society
Samuel J. May — { Pastor of said Church and Society —
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County ss Jan y 16. 1839, Sworn Affirmed and subscribed to before me and I certify said Sam d J. May, to be a credible person — Ebenezer T. Fogg Just Peace —
I James Southworth, Clerk of the town of Scituate in the County Plymouth on oath testify and say that I have diligently searched the records of said town, and found the intentions of marriage between Elisha Young & Hannah Ruggles entered therein the 28 th day of December 1822. but have not found any record of their marriage and am satisfied it is not contained therein, and said records are very imperfect in that respect — James Southworth { Clerk of Scituate
State of Massachusetts ss Jan y 16. 1839 Sworn and subscribed Plymouth County to before me and I certify that said James Southworth is a credible person — Ebenezer T. Fogg — Just Peace

I Robert Pease of Scituate in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts aged seventy seven, on oath testify and say that I was present and witnessed the marriage of Elisha Young to Hannah Ruggles, now the widow of said Elisha Young and making application for a pension - they were married by Rev d David Barnes then the pastor of the 2 d Church & Society in Scituate, how long ago it is I am unable to say but remember I was an apprentice and think about twenty years of age.
Robert Pease
State of Massachusetts } Plymouth County } ss Jan y 17. 1839 Sworn & subscribed to Before me and I certify that said Robert Pease is an credible person - Ebenezer D. Fogg - Just. peace
I James Lincoln of Scituate in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts aged eighty six years on oath testify and say that I was well acquainted with Elisha Young formerly of Scituate deceased whose widow, Hannah Young now resides in Grafton in this State. That in the year 1775 the said Elisha Young enlisted into the service as a private of the Revolution into the Company commanded by Amos Turner, attached to Col d Baileys Regiment and served eight months at Roxbury. I did not belong to the same company but my Captain was Nath l Winslow and was in the same Regiment - and well recollect that said Elisha Young served as above stated.
James Lincoln
State of Massachusetts } Plymouth County } ss Jan y 17. 1839 Sworn & subscribed to Before me and I certify that said James Lincoln is an credible person - Ebenezer D. Fogg - Just. peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County ss.
I John B. Thomas, Clerk of the Judicial Court for the said County of Plymouth do hereby certify that Ebenezer V. Fogg Esquire before whom the foregoing depositions were sworn, was, on the day of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Plymouth, duly commissioned and qualified under the authority of said Commonwealth to administer oaths and take depositions: — And that his signature subscribed to the front of the same depositions is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this twenty third day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine.
John B. Thomas

State of Massachusetts } County of Middlesex } ss.
I Samuel White of Groton, County & State aforesaid do upon Oath depose & say that I was formerly well acquainted with Elisha Young formerly of Scituate, County of Plymouth State aforesaid deceased; that his widow Hannah Young is still living & has not been married since the decease of her late husband the said Elisha Young; that said Hannah Young was always reputed the lawful wife of said Elisha Young; - that said Elisha Young died about twenty six years ago; and that I am fifty years of age; Samuel White
1839. May 7 th sworn before me
Bradford Babbitt Justice of the Peace Prison in S t John's County of Middlesex

RevWIDOW, &c.
File No. 14213
Hannah Young Widow of Elisha Young Rev Rev War
Act: March 31 48
Index:—Vol. M , Page 368
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Recd (Pension) returned to Hon. Warrenty (blank)
Massachusetts - 2922
to Hannah Young widow of Elisha Young
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 19 th November 1812 of Middlesex in the State of Mass ts who was a P er in the County commanded by Captain Tinker of the Reg t commanded by Bailey in the Mass ts line for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachussetts at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of May 39, as is said and by me John Paine E. Cambridge, Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of March - $ 79.98 Semi-annual allowance ending 13.33 $ 93.31
{ Act July 7, } 1838.
Recorded by R. Burdick Clerk, Book A Vol. 1- Page 15-3

4642
East Cambridge
July 22. 1843
Warranted by
Hon. Mr. Panneton
A. K.
Hannah Young
$26.66

! Question
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 24th March, 1842, granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7, 1838.
State of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex
On this twenty eighth day of June in the year eighteen hundred and forty three personally appeared before Elijah Whittan, a justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex, aforesaid, Hannah Whitney, a resident of Middlesex County, and State aforesaid, aged Eighty Years, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, did, 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 3rd of March 1842, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of Elisha Whitney, formerly of Middlesex County of Plymouth, State aforesaid, deceased, who was a private soldier in the service of the Revolution. That according to her knowledge and belief the said Elisha served eight months in the Company of Capt. Amos Dyer, Col. Dyer's Regiment, at or near the town of Roxbury, State aforesaid. That said service commenced in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five; that the only evidence in relation to said service was by her forwarded to the Department where she made application for a pension under the Act of Congress of July 7, 1838. That she received a pension of twenty six dollars and sixty six cents per annum. That her certificate was numbered 2922.
She further declared that she is still a widow.
ELIZABETH WHITNEY

On the day and year within named the aforesaid Hannah Young made oath that the within declaration was true. Before me —
Elijah Whiting, Justice of the Peace.
Groton December 1 st 1844.
I the undersigned hereby certify that at the day of the date of the within written declaration the within described Hannah Young was personally known to me —
Elijah Whiting, Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston December 9 th 1843
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation, Elijah Whittier was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex,
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; 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.
Jno. A. Bolles
Secretary of the Commonwealth.