Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26,064, Daniel Wiswell, Mass.

SERVICE
Nass.
Wiswell, Daniel Abigail
NUMBER _____
W 26,064.
CONTENTS

32763.
Maine.
Daniel Wiswell dec d of Penobscot Co in the State of Maine who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by _____ in the _____ line for _____
Inscribed on the Roll of Portland at the rate of 20 Dollars 44 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. & end 6 th Oct r 1834, when he died.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Aug t 1850 and sent to Hon. A. Hamlin, A.R.
Irrears to the 4th of
Semi-annual allowance ending Payable to only surviving Children - see file of Act 7 Int 1838. for his widow
Revolutionary Claim, June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. Chase Clerk, Book E Vol. 1 Page 65

10965 Maine.
Abigail Wiswell dec d
Widow of Daniel Wiswell who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 6 October 1834 of Penobscot Co in the State of Maine who was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain of the commanded by  in the line for
Inscribed on the Roll of Portland at the rate of 20 Dollars 44. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of August 1857 and sent to Hen N. Hamlin. N R
Total amount, $
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by J. S. Chase Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 1 Page 21
Payable to only surviving child See back of this file

Reported
Surviving Children. viz.
Ebenezer Wiswell Thos. D. Wiswell Samuel Wiswell Hannah Rice
& Lydia Aney Set to Hon. H. Hamblin Sept. 14/50
of W.D.A.
Idem

David Wiswall of Newunester and Abigail Dean of Wellfleet were married July fifth One thousand seven hundred and eighty seven
Sam l Waterman, } Town Clerk
By Attest.
N. Dill, } Town Clerk
The foregoing is a true copy of the Record with the exception of the Date which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows "July 5 th 1787"
I N. Dill above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town of Wellfleet, County of Barnstable & State of Massachusetts - and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Town - with the exception above mentioned as certified by me -
N. Dill, Clerk of the Town of Wellfleet
Barnstable ss. Wellfleet June 4 th 1850
Personally appeared the above Nathaniel H. Dill, Town Clerk and maid oath to the above statement to be true
Thomas Hollbrook } Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Barnstable p.
I Dorothy Reed Clerk of the courts within and for the said county hereby certify that Thomas Holbrook Esq of Millfleet in said county is a justice of the Peace within and for said county duly commissioned and qualified and was so on the fourth day of June last and that full credit is due to his official acts, and further that the signature to the within certificate purporting to have been made by him is his genuine signature
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of the court of common Pleas this twenty second day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty Dorothy Reed Clerk as aforesaid

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the acts of the 7 th June 1832 and 7 th July 1838 -
State of Maine } ss. County of Penobscot }
On this thirtieth day of April A. D. 1850 personally appeared before the Court of Probate of the said County of which I the undersigned am sole Judge Eben Wismell of Orington in said County aged fifty two years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration - That he is the Son of Daniel Wismell late of said Orington deceased and Abigail Wismell late of same Orington deceased who was the Widow of the said Daniel - that Thomas D. and Samuel Wismell, Hannah Rice and Lydia Aney are the only other children & Heirs of said Daniel & Abigail - That said Daniel was a Private in the United States Service in the war of the Revolution and served in Capt. John Moyans Company, of which Company Solomon Beman was Lieutenant - that he entered the

Service on or about the 27 th day of December 1777 and continued therein Six months and four days as will appear by the accompanying proofs - that during that period he was stationed at Springfield & Brookfield in Massachusetts guarding Stores & with further particulars of his service he is unacquainted - that he has heard his Father speak of his Discharge & known him to search for it and knows that he concluded it was left behind when he removed from Massachusetts to Orington - and has often seen & used the gun which his Father alleged was the same he carried while in the service -
He further swears that the said Daniel Wismell died at said Orington on the Sixth day of October 1834 -
That the said Daniel was married to his the said Elens Mother whose maiden name was Abigail Dean in Wellfleet on Cape Cod in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the Fourth day of July in the year seventeen hundred and eighty seven - 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 ninety four

vir - at the time above stated -
He further declares that the said Abigail Wiswell died at Orrington aforesaid on the twenty fourth day of April in the year eighteen hundred & forty two -
And the said Eben Wiswell makes this Declaration to obtain for himself and the other children & Heirs of said David & Abigail, who are named above, the amount of Pension due to their Father at the time of his death by virtue of the act of 7 th June 1832 and the amount of Pension due their mother at her death by virtue of the act of 7 th July 1838. He also declares that said Abigail was never again married & was a Widow at the time of her death -
Eben Wiswell
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before the undersigned Judge of said Court which is a Court of Record
E. G. Ransom Judge of Probate

State of Maine Penobscot ss.
Probate Office April 30 th 1850
I do hereby certify that E. G. Rawson Esquire is sole Judge of Probate within & for the County of Penobscot State of Maine and the signature of said Judge is genuine and the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of said court
James F. Rawson { Register of Probate Penobscot County

State of Maine County of Penobscot - } 65
Be it known that on this thirtieth day of April A. D. 1850 it has been satisfactorily proved before the Court of Probate of which Hon. Ebenezer G. Rawson is sole Judge within & for said County & which is a Court of Record, that Eben Mismell, Thomas D Mismell, Samuel Mismell, Hannah Rice and Lydia Aney of Orono in said County are the children & only surviving children & Heirs of Daniel Mismell & Abigail Mismell both late of said Orono deceased. Also that said Daniel died at said Orono on the 8 th day of October 1834 and said Abigail at said Orono on the 24 th day of April 1842 -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Probate Court this thirtieth day of April in the year 1850.
E. G. Rawson Judge of Probate

State of Maine } Penobscot ss. }
Probate Office April 30 th 1850
I do hereby certify that E. G. Rawson is sole Judge of Probate within and for the County of Penobscot State of Maine, and the signature of said Judge is genuine and the Seal thereto affixed is the seal of said Court
James F. Rawson
{ Register of Probate. for Penobscot County

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston :
April 9 18 50.
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 David Wiswell is borne on a payroll of Capt. John Morgan's Co. from Worcester Co. guarding stores at Springfield and Brookfield, as a private, from Dec. 27. 1777 - 6 months 4 days - Solomon Brown was Lt. of this Co.

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 application, 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.
Wm. T. Dyer Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Application for Certificate of Revolutionary services made by a Son of the Party who rendered the service.
State of Maine
County of Penobscot - City of Bangor
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office of the service of David Wiswell in the service  war of the Revolution -
He was a native of the Town of Uncaster in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts -
He enlisted or was drafted, from said town of Uncaster probably, and as I believe in 1776 or 1777 I think the former year as a private but in what Company or Regiment I am unable to say - I have heard him speak of one Lieut. Daniel Brewer as being one of his officers - He served six months and was most if not all the time stationed at the town of Springfield in said State on guard over the military stores - Said Brewer he mentioned as being in command of the force there stationed - I have heard my Father speak of

his Discharge & look for it & he came to the conclusion as he could not find it among his papers that he had left it behind when he moved from Worces- ter which was previous to 1787 to the town of Springfield  Brewster in this county where he spent the remainder of his life - He brought as he always said, from Worcester the gun he had in the Revolutionary Service which I have seen & fired a great many times - My Father has talked about his service in the Revolution a thousand times & all I know about it is from him & my Mother - I don't mean that he has entered into particu- lars, but spoke of being in the war & for six months & being at Springfield as afore- said -
I am now fifty two years old - I can give no more particulars of my Father's service -
Witness my hand this 30 th day of March A. D. 1850. Eben Wiswell
Signed by said Eben Wiswell in my presence -
Geo. B. Moody Justice of the Peace

State of Maine.
Penobscot, ss.
I, William C. Williard, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in said County, certify that
Joseph Doane and George B. Moody
Esquires, are acting Justices of the Peace, in and for said County, as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that they are duly qualified to act as such;
and that the signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT for said State, this 30th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty
Wm C Williard Clerk.

I, John Smith of Orington County of Penob- scot aged 51 years on oath depose & say that I have known the Wiswell family of Orington aforesaid ever since I was a boy & well knew from that period up to their deaths Daniel Wiswell & Abigail Wiswell his wife - I was Sexton of said Town in the year 1834 & have held that office ever since with the exception of one year - Said Da- niel Wiswell died in said Orington on the sixth day of October eighteen hundred thirty four - I dug his grave & offici- ated at the funeral which took place from his own house - Said Abigail who was still the widow of said Daniel Wiswell, died at her house on the twenty fourth day of April eighteen hundred forty two - I also dug her grave and offici- ated as Sexton at her funeral - I am able to give the dates from the clearness of my recollection of the facts and from my bills for doing the services or I should say the dates of my charges to the estate - Said Daniel & Abigail have always lived as Husband & Wife, been so repu- ted & brought up a large family of

children which they acknowledged & which acknowledged them as Parents - and they were highly respectable people - I further say that ever since my recollection said Daniel Wismell has been reputed in the neigh- borhood to have served in the War of the Rebellion -
John Smith
Preached at S. April 18, 1870. Subscribed & sworn to before me and I certify that I have enquired as to the reputation of the Depo- nent & am fully satisfied that he is fully entitled to credit -
Geo. B. Moody Justice of the Peace
I certify that the words "who was still the in-law of said Daniel" on the 1 st page were interlined before swearing -
Geo. B. Moody Jus. of the Peace

I Deborah Hopkins of Bremer aged seventy four years on oath depose & say that I have been acquainted with the Wismell family of Ovington from since I was nine years old - Abigail Wis- well late widow of Daniel Wismell de- ceased was my aunt - I was born at Wellfleet Cape Cod - my Parents re- moved to Ovington when I was about two years old - Daniel Wismell came removed from Massachusetts to said Ovington when I was nine years old - Said Abigail before her marriage lived in said Wellfleet  Ovington - I lived in Ovington within two & a half miles of said Wis- well until about 20 years ago when I moved to Bremer which in the part where I live is two & a half  five miles from the said Wismells in another direction - Said Abigail whose name was Dean was born in Wellfleet where her Parents lived until her marriage when they also removed to Ovington - Said Abigail lived about eight years with my Mother who was her sister previous to the time of her marriage

The said David became acquainted with her at my Mother's house & courted her there & it is perfectly within my rec- ollection that she left Omitown for Well- fleet to prepare to get married in the Falls & that David followed her in June following for the purpose of being married - and it was said that they were married and my strong impression is that the mar- riage was on the 4 th day of July - the year was as I feel my position was 1787 - From that they returned soon after togeth- er as Husband & Wife, stated the facts about their marriage & continued to live together in that relation up to Mr Wiswell's death were universally reputed to be such, & brought up a family of children which they acknow- ledged as theirs - after the death of said David, Mrs Wiswell lived a widow until her death -
From the earliest period of my recollec- tion he always represented himself as having been in the service in the Revolu- tionary War - & all his neighbors so spoke of him - after the first Mason law was passed I have heard him speak of his right entitled to a Mason by his service & I supposed he did not try for it then

on account of his being too well off to come within the law - Said David Well moved from Kenne- bec when he came to Orono - I never knew of any other David Well except some children descendants of this one, born long since the Revolution.
Deborah her X Hopkins mark
attest - D. Brewton W. E. F. W. C. -
State of Maine } ss. April 20. 1850 County of Penobscot }
I swear to a subscriber that before me & I certify that the de- ponent is entitled to full credit
Geo. B. Moody Justice of the Peace
"Orington" and "two & a half" interlined & words "his wife" erased before signature
Geo. B. Moody Justice of the Peace

I Ephraim Doane of Orrington aged sixty nine years on oath depose and say that I have been acquainted with the Wiswell family of Orrington ever since I was fifteen years old, have lived a near neighbour ever since, I was born at Owls Head, Cape Cod my Parents removed to Orrington when I was about fifteen years old, My father bought the farm adjoining the late David Wiswell of Samuel Wiswell his brother,
The said David Wiswell was always reputed to have removed from Worcester, Massachusetts, and to have been a sold- ier in the Revolutionary war. The said David Wiswell has always resided in Orrington after my acquaintance with him until his death and Abigail Wiswell his wife was reputed to have been born in Wellfleet Cape Cod, and to have been married to the said David at Wellfleet and then removed to Orrington where they brought up a family of chil- dren that the said Abigail lived a widow until her death which occurred eight years ago.
Attest
Ephraim Doane
Joseph Doane
State of Maine } County of Penobscot } ss
April 29 th 1850
Sworn to and subscribed before me and I certify that the deponent is entitled to full credit
Joseph Doane Justice of the Peace

I Matilda Dole of Orrington age eighty five years on oath depose and say that I have been acquainted with the Wiswell family of Orrington, was acquainted with Abigail Wiswell widow of the late David Wiswell deceased before she was married, that he the said David Wiswell & Abigail Wis- well lived in Orrington some few years before they were married, have always heard it said that they went to Mel- bert when they were married and shortly after removed back to Orrington where they have lived until their death, I have lived a near neighbour for about fifty seven years have always been intimate with the family, have always understood that David Wiswell that David Wiswell removed from Worcester Massachusetts before he was married, and that Abigail Wiswell remained the widow of David Wiswell until her death which occurred eight years ago. that the said Abigail before her marriage was called Abigail Dean Matilda Dole
Attest
H. H. Dole
Mary W Dole
State of Maine }
County of Penobscot }
April 30 1850
Sworn to and subscribed before me and I certify that the deposition is entitled to full credit
Joseph Pease Justice of the Peace

I Ellen Wiswell on oath depose & say that some time before my Father Daniel Wiswell died he spoke of his being entitled to a Pension & made application to some Lawyer in Bangor to assist him in obtaining one - I don't now recollect who but presume it was some one not very conversant with the modes of proceeding in such cases - what steps said Lawyer took I do not know, but the Administrator on Father's estate informed me after his death that he made enquiries of said Lawyer as to what had been done by him & understood from him that little or nothing in the way of effort had been made & that he didn't seem to know what steps to take & as the amount due to Father was small that he had dropped it -
In relation to my Mother I remember that soon after it was reported that a law for widows had been passed, I heard my Mother speak of the subject & say that if her Husband had got the Pension she could now get a continuation of it - Hence I presume that

she had no correct knowledge of what the law & wrongly assuming some false representation of it to be true, she made no application to any competent person for the trust on the subject & continued to suppose that in consequence of her husband's dying without getting it that she could get nothing and neither I nor any other member of the family knew how the case really stood as to her rights.
So the matter stood till in December last I noticed in the Christian Advocate the paper which I take, an advertisement of G. T. Lewis of Detroit, in which it was represented that those situated like Mothers children could obtain what was due their Parents & that persons situated like Father & Mother were both entitled to some amount of Pension. This put me upon enquiries & I called upon Geo. B. Broadly Esq of Beyer for information & obtained such advice from him as induced me to make the effort to obtain what was due my Parents.
I make this affidavit to account to the Commission for the long delay in applying in this case.
Ebene Thisswell
Newbedford, May 4, 1890. Sworn to & subscribed

before me - Mr Wiswell is well known to me & is highly respected Geo. B Moody Jus. Peace -
I further declare that there is not to my knowledge nor have I ever known that there was in existence any family Record of my Fathers family - Eben Wiswell
Newbedford H. June 7. 1850. Sworn to & Subscribed before me -
Geo. B Moody Jus. Peace

I hereby certify & declare that at the request of Mr. Wiswell, on the 17 th day of April last I wrote a letter directed to the Town Clerk of Wellfleet Mass. requesting a Certificate from the Records, of what appeared therein as to the marriage of Chas Daniel Wiswell & Abigail Dean & furnished him with the form required by the Pension Office, which I deposited in the Post Office on the same day - I have had no reply - I subsequently wrote to Mrs. Holbrook a Justice of the Peace for the same purpose - I don't recollect the date of that letter - on the 25 th day of May inst. I wrote to the Post Master - I have had no reply to either letter - I know of no means by which said Certificate can be obtained without a long & expensive journey -
Dated at Bangor this 1 st day of June 1850 -
Geo. B. Moody
Justice of the Peace

before me - Mr Wiswell is well known to me & is highly respected Geo. B Moody Jus. Peace -
I further declare that there is not to my knowledge nor have I ever known that there was in existence any family Record of my Fathers family -
Ebene Wiswell
Memphis col B. June 7. 1850. Sworn to & subscribed before me -
Geo. B Moody Jus. Peace

I Matilda Dole who gave a deposition on the 20 th April now on oath further declare that my acquaintance with David and Abigail Wiswell commenced before the year 1787 that sometime during that year they returned together to Weymouth and I understood they had been to Wellfleet Cape Cod to be married - they returned as husband and wife lived together from that time to said David's death as husband and wife - They had four children born to my knowledge before the year 1794 whom they acknowledged & brought up - No doubts has ever been whispered about their having been married
Matilda Dole
Sworn and subscribed to this 8 th day of June AD 1850 Before me
Joseph Doane Justice of the Peace

I Hannah Price subscribed on oath declared that I am the daughter of David Wiswell & Abigail Wiswell late of Orrington, that I am sixty years old I was born on the 18th day of April A.D. 1790 and lived at the homestead in Orrington with David and Abigail who always treated me as their child & so called me & brought me up until my marriage in the year 1813 Jan y 7th Ever since my earliest recollection which extends back to the year 1797 my Parents always said that they were married in Wellfleet Cape Cod on the 4th day of July 1787 - I had one sister and one brother born before the year 1794 (who are now deceased) and one brother also before or during that year
Hannah Price
State of Maine County of Penobscot } ss June 7th 1858 } Subscribed and sworn to before me D I certify that Mrs Price is a person fully entitled to credit.
Joseph (Deane) Justice of the Peace

I, Josiah Brewer aged eighty years depose & say that I have lived with in a mile & a quarter of the house where Daniel Husbull & Abigail his well lived and died, ever since the year 1785 - In 1787 they went on a journey, it was said to be married in Wellfleet Mass & returned as Hus- band & wife and ever after lived to- gether in that relation - they had at least two children who were born previous to the year seventeen hundred and ninety four, acknowledged by them, brought up & edu- cated - they were always reputed as Husband & wife & no suspicion to the contrary was ever breathed or heard of - My recollection goes back distinctly to the year seventeen hun- dred eighty seven as the year when they commenced living together as Mar- ried people - Josiah Brewer
State of Maine County of Penobscot }
June 4 th 1850-

Personally appeared before me and swore to and subscribed the above affidavit, the said Josiah Brewer whom I have known for many years as a man of entire respectability & who is as much entitled to credit as any person in this vicinity - He resides in Brewer about two miles from Bangor & about one & a quarter  half mile from the homestead farm where Chen Mieshall lives & where David & Abigail died as it is said - I know both the houses - I further certify that said Brewer was always posses- sed of good sense & intelligence and that he is now in the use of his mental faculties to an uncommon degree for a person of his age.
Geo. B. Moody Jr. of the Revere

Rough WIDOW, &c.
File No. 26,064
Abigail Wiswell Wid of Daniel Wiswell Brin Mr Mill
Act: July 7th 1838
Index:—Vol. W , Page 347
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Levi Church Washington Aug 21. 1880
Dear Sir
Will you give the cost of the Union of David David Wiswell a Rev.
Soldier -
The papers in the case were forwarded to you in full cost, by Geo B. Mundy & Benger Me Y Refy H Haulin
Covers of Rec.

Bangor June 26, 1850
Sir
I enclose to you the certificate of the Town Clerk of Mellusset of the marriage of Daniel Miswell and wife to be filed in the claim of Eben Miswell which I forwarded about 3 weeks since - I have only to day received it from the Clerk of Barnstable County Mass. It will be found to prove the marriage as set forth by him with the variance of one day being the 5 th instead of 6 th July 1787 -
Very Respectfully Your Obedt
Geo. B Moody
Col. James L Colwell Counr of Pensions

Bangor June 7. 1850
Sir
I have the honor to send the case of Eben Wiswell claiming rent Pleasim since his Father & Mother. Having failed in obtaining the Record of the marriage, I have obtained & believe very strong proof of a parol character in that point - which shows a co habitation, general reputation & birth of children prior to 1834.
It has been more convenient to the claimant to bring his witnesses for the most part before me as they all reside within 3 miles of this city - this accounts for so much of the evidence being taken by me - & it has given me an opportunity to know the witnesses & I have no hesitation in saying that their testimony is perfectly reliable.
Very Respectfully Geo. B. Woodley
Col. Jas. L. Edmonds Commr of Pleasim.

No 14181 Abigail Wiswell, da r No 38027 widow of Daniel Maine, Penobscot Co.
admitted,
Private Com 4 days $20, \frac{44}{100} per annum, comm: 4 March 1836 to 4 th March 1841 widow died 24 th April 1842, under act of July 1838 under act of June 1832 from 4 March 1831 to 6 th Oct r 1834, when had died, payable to children Ebenezer Wiswell, Thomas D. Wiswell, Samuel Wiswell, Hannah Rice, & Lydia Avery.
Hon: H. Hamlin, N. R.