Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22479, Samuel Variell, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Varrell: Samuel
W 22479
or Variel
or Varsell
or Vorell
CONTENTS
Sarah

Meaine 27/122
Samuel Variell
of Maine in the State of Me who was a Private in the Com by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col Frost in the M a pa n Hoop line for 4 mo. 28. days -
10 mo 88 Lifer
Inscribed on the Roll of Me as the rate of 53 Dollars 79 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of Feby 1834 and sent Hon H. O. L. Smith. H of R -
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833 $ 194.32 Pens on t. allowance ending Mar 4, 34 - 26.86 $221.18
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by E. D. Dyer Clerk, Book E Vol. 3 Page 62

12.645
Samuel Vanicek Declaration
22 11
333 97 3730
20 days
10.08 / ipr
10 333 310
4.28 pivate
$53,73
Hon F.O.J. Smith H of R
The certification of amount may be returned to J. B. Woodford Postmaster W.E.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
At a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Minot- Portland, within and for said District, on the fourteenth day of August - A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty-two before the Honorable ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
On this 14th day of August - aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge Samuel Verrill a resident of Minot in the county of Cumberland in said Maine District, aged seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.
That he the said Verrill enlisted sometime in the first part of the year 1776 and served nine months and a half in the company commanded by Capt. Giddings of Ipswich Mass in the regiment commanded by Col. Foster and was stationed in Cape Ann during said siege and a half months and was discharged sometime in the first part of December of the said year.
That he the said Verrill again entered the service as a substitute for his father sometime in July of 1777 and served four months in the company commanded by Capt. Warner in the regiment commanded by Col. Foster of Capt. Ann. and was stationed at Gloucester Cape Ann.
That he the said Verrill. enlisted sometime in November of 1777 and served four months in the regiment commanded by Col. Herrick of Newbury and in the company commanded by Capt. Mark Pool and was stationed at Cambridge to guard the troops of Burgoyne and was discharged in March 1778. That he the said Verrill was born in Feb. 1757 in Gloucester Cape Ann State of Mass. That since the revolutionary war he has lived in the town of Minot aforesaid where he now resides. and served as a fifer during said term of service. and that the evidence of his service is herewith annexed
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of
Samuel Verrill
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before,
Asher Ware
U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states
And the at Freeman, Bradford, Godfrey Grewner & Jacob Drown Esquire who took the annexed depositions of Elijah Jones & Deborah Davis, & W. Danell, & Jeremiah Allen, are Justices of the Peace duly qualified & that their official attestations are entitled to full faith & credit
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I John Mufsey Clerk of said District Court, have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty first day of September A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
John Mufsey
Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

That he the said Verrill was born in Gloucester Co. Penn. A.D. 1757. That he has no record of his death except in a family record. and was living in Cape Ann when called into service. and has lived in Maine fifty years or more since the revolutionary war and the best proof he can obtain of his service is an affidavit Samuel Verrill
Signed & sworn to before John Young Just. of the P. for the Dist. of Maine
We Elijah Jones clergyman residing in the town of Minot and Zebulon Davis residing in the same town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Samuel Verrill who has subscribed the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be seven years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Elijah Jones Zebulon Davis
Subscribed and sworn to before me Freeman Bridgford Just. of the Peace.
I hereby certify that the errors were made on the first page before it was sworn to. F. Bridgford.
Maine District Clerk's Office June 7. 1833 In testimony that S. Bradford, Joshua Parsons, Godfrey Grosvenor, & Jacob True are Magistrates & that the signatures to the annexed documents purporting to be theirs are genuine I hereunto set my hand & seal of office the day & year last above written.
Simon Mussey Clerk U.S. Courts

Parker
I William Varnell of Poland in the county of Cumberland state of Maine aged sixty Nine years do testify and say that about the first of July Seventeen hundred & Seventy Seven my Father Samuel Varnell was a soldier in Col Nathaniel Warner's company in Gloucester before Napaquid in Col Joseph Hapgood regiment and my Brother Samuel Varnell Jr. Took his place in said company and my Father took his family and removed to North Yarmouth we left before the fourth day of July in said year and the last of the next April my Brother returned home and he understood that he served in said company as a substitute till the fall of that year and then left at Wallen's in a company to go on to Cambridge to guard Benjamin's troops who were prisoners my leaving before prevents my knowing positively when or how long he served in either of said company's except from common report
His William x Varnell
Cumberland ss August 14. 1832 personally appeared Wm Varnell who made his marks to the above deposition he being blind after being duly cautioned made oath to the truth of the above before me
Esaphy Grosvenor Justice of Peace
This certifies that I have been well acquainted and lived within a few miles of him for twenty years last past and he is a man to be credited in any thing he says and honest upright man
Esaphy Grosvenor Justice of Peace

Samuel Warrell
Wm Warrell
Deposition

Personally appeared before me the under- signed a Justice of the Peace within and for the county of Cumberland Samuel Varick who being duly sworn makes the following declaration as a supplement to the decla- -ration made before Hon. Asahel Ware Judge of the District Court for the District of Maine on the fourteenth day of August A.D. 1832. That according to the best of his recoll- ection he served not less than the periods below mentioned and in the following grades    for nine months and a half as a Fifer in the Company of Capt. Gridings  9. 15    " four months in the company of Capt. Warren - as fife  4. 00    " four mos. in Capt. Mark Pool's Company as fife  4 00 99. 15  
4. Int That respecting the fourth interrogatory he says that he volunteered
5. Int That he does not recollect of any regular officer except those he has mentioned in his declaration
6. That he never received any regular discharge
7. That the names of the persons who can testify to his service and the value of his revolutionary services are annexed to his declaration Samuel Varick

Complaint No. 12. May 27 th 1833. Then personally appeared the above named Samuel Vanile a man well known to me as a person of truth and veracity and subscribed the foregoing deposition and swore that the same was true. Before me
Joshua Parsons justice of the peace

Depositum
Nehemiah Allen
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Samuel Variell

I Nehemiah Allen of Pownall in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine aged Seventy three years do testify and say that in the year Seventeen hundred & seventy seven at Gloucester harbor in the state of Massachusetts (Samuel Varnell a man of Sherburn in the state of Maine) in company with the company in which I was with me to be a servant upon our boat and said Varnell served with me in said company as a hired hand another we went on to Cambridge as a guard for the prisoners that were taken with General Nehemiah Allen Allen
Cumberland ss Pownall August 30-1882
Then Nehemiah Allen at pence and made oath to the above statement before me
Isaac D. Dyer Justices of Peace
I hereby certify that Nehemiah Allen whose genuine signature is subscribed to the above deposition is well known to me as a man of truth and veracity and full faith may be put on his statement as above
Freeman Bradford Justin Pierce

I Robert Low of Randolph of the State of Maine aged 72 years do hereby certify that in the year 1876 I was a soldier in the Maine Giddings company of Col. Jos. Foster of Clifton, & served  the nine months. The above was known to me as I was in the company & served the whole time that I was in it. The history of the same time is that I was Robert Low
Signature of Robert Low
Attest Wm Varick Judge of the U.S. District Court
May 16. 1892 I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Rev Robert Low whose genuine signature is above and will know him to be a man of truth and veracity and his statement as above is entitled to full faith and credit.
Greeman Bradford Justin Pease
Recapitulation
  Proof of nine months and a half as the declarant stated by Robert Low and was stationed at Cape Ann —  9 1/2    Proof of four months at Cambridge by Asaiah Allen —  4    Proof of 4 months under Capt Warren by Wm Varick —  4     17 1/2  

John [unintelligible] [unintelligible]
the sum of [unintelligible]
Enclosed to the [unintelligible]
the 4th day of March, 1845.
Certificate of Pension [unintelligible]
John [unintelligible] [unintelligible]
Received on Roll of Pensions under an Act of January 2, 1845. Page [unintelligible]

6629 Sarah Parise Me. Act 7. July 88 No. 80. 2 38.

State of Maine } ss. County of Cumberland }
At a court of the Western District court begun and holden at Portland within and for said county of Cumberland on the first Tuesday of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine present the Hon. Ezekiel Wheeler
On the third day of the term being the third day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared in open court before the said
Judge thereof presiding, Sarah Varill a resident of Minot, in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine aged seventy seven years, who first being 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 Samuel Varill who was a fifer in the army of the Revolution; that according to the best of her belief

he served seventeen and a half months which he stated in his declaration, and he did some more service which he did not state for want of positive recollection of the length of time; that he resided in the town of Gloucester, Mass. when he entered the service, and he was a pensioner under the act of 1832.
She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Varill on the twenty fourth day of April, in the year seventeen hundred and eighty, about one month before the dark day, and married at New Gloucester in the then District of Maine, by the Rev. Samuel Davenport, the first settled minister in said town; that her husband, the aforesaid Samuel Varill died on the fifteenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, as will appear, by proof made last March for obtaining the arrears of her (husband's) pension, on the files of the pension office; 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.
Sarah Varrell

Sworn to and subscribed by the said Sarah Varill in open court, on the day and year above written, before Ezekiel Ezekiel Whetman President of said Court.
Charles Cobb, Clerk of the Judicial Courts in the county of Cumberland do hereby certify, that the within proceedings were had in open court, and that the Hon. Ezekiel Whetman presided in said Court and is the Judge thereof, the same being a court of record. And I do further certify that the signature above is the genuine signature of said Ezekiel Whetman.
In testimony of all which I have hereunto subscrib- ed my name and affixed the public seal of said Court on the third day October A.D. 1839
Charles Cobb Clerk

I Joseph E. Foxcroft of New Gloucester in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine aged Sixty six years. Do hereby certify that my late Father Rev Samuel Foxcroft was an ordained Minister of the Gospel in this town and duly qualified to Solemnize Marriages and that in his record of Marriages by him Solemnized I find the following record in his own hand writing. "1780 April 24 Join- ed in Marriage Samuel Varrill to Sarah Prince" which in writing would read one thousand seven hundred and eighty April twenty fourth New Gloucester ? Joseph E. Foxcroft February 1. 1840
State of Maine.
Cumberland ss: February 1. 1840 Personally appeared Joseph E. Foxcroft and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him signed Before me
Samuel Foxcroft Just Peace

Joseph Foxcroft, within named is well known to me as a gentleman of veracity and high standing having been Sheriff of the County where he resides, and postmaster of New Gloucester for more than thirty years - I know that Samuel Foxcroft within named is a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine -
A. B. Parsons
Feb. 11. 1840

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services. Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
Samuel
L. W. B. W. 22479.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV. REVOLUTIONARY.
June 13th, 1898.
Sir:-
Replying to your recent communication you are advised that Samuel Variel made an application for pension on August 14, 1832, at which time he was 75 years of age and residing at Minot, Mass., (now Maine), and his pension was allowed for fifteen months and fifteen days' actual service as a private and fifer in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Warner and Col. Foster. He enlisted at Ipswich, Mass. His widow, Sarah, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. W. E. H. Morse,
Algona, Iowa.

Sarah Varill
widow of
Samuel Varill
Maine Roll.
$53:73 per ann
Spouse under act 7 July 1838
act & also under act 3 March 1843
cat: 65
Hon. A. K. Parris
Present
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22479
Sarah Vassel
Wid. of
Samuel Vassel
Rev. Rev. War
Act: Feb-2 d 1848
Index:—Vol. M , Page 297
[Arrangement of 1870.]

June 10-98 W.E.H. Moore Algon, Ia

Reported
Maine 7649.
Sarah Variel
widow of Samuel Variel
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 15. Dec. 1838 Piscataqua Co. in the State of Maine who was a Private, in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the regt commanded by Col. Foster in the Mass. Troops line for
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 53 Dollars 73 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of September 1843 and sent to Hon. A.K. Parri Present
Whole amount due . . . . . $268 : 65
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D. Brown, Clerk.
Book A. Vol. 1. Page 25.

Maine 1954
Sarah Vail
widow of Samuel Vail who was a Private & Fifer in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 53 Dollars 75 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of Sept. 1843 and sent to Hon. A. K. Paris, Present
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 1. Page 10
Reported

Washington Feb. 11. 1840
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir,
I send you herewith an application of the widow Sarah Varrall for a pension, and am very respectfully &c.
Abner N. Parsons

Sam B Varnell

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Jan y 16 th 1832.
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 Samuel Varrell's name is borne on a Master Roll of John Lane's Company, under Col d Foster, & Stationed at Cape Ann, where he served as a Fifer, from Jan y 9 th to Feb y 15, 1776. One month & six days. 1 6
Sam l Varrell's name is borne on a Master roll of a Company in defence of the Sea Coast, in the County of Essex, Commanded by Daniel Giddings, under the Command of Col d Joseph Foster, from the time of our Inlistment, to the first Day of March 1776. where he served as a Fifer, from Feb y 15 th and was allowed fourteen days. . . . . 0 14
The name of Sam l Varrell, Fifer, is borne on a Quarter Master Roll, of a Company of Sea Coast Forces, Commanded by Capt d Dan l Giddings, in Col d Foster's Reg t Stationed at Gloucester. From the last day of Feb y to the last day of May, 1776, where he served & was allowed Three months . . . . . 3 0
Amount of service carried over 4 20

Amount of service brought over
one, Days 4.20
The name of Samuel Varrel is borne on "A quarter Muster Roll, of a Company, of Sea Coast Forces, Stationed at Gloucester, Commanded by Capt. Daniel Giddings. Viz. From the first day of June, to the last day of August, 1776, Inclusive." where he served as a Fifer, and was allowed Three Months. . . . . 3.0
Samuel Varrel's name is also borne on "A Muster Roll of a Company of Sea-coast Forces, Commanded by Capt. Daniel Giddings, in Col. Foster's Regt. Stationed at Glo'ster, Viz. From Sept. 1. to Nov. 18. 1776. Inclusive." where he served as a Fifer, from Sept. 1. to Nov. 18. and was allowed Two months & Eighteen Days. . . . . 2.18
Samuel Varrell's name is borne on a Muster Roll of a Detachment of Militia, Commanded by Capt. Mark Pool, in Col. Jacobs Regiment where he is allowed from Nov. 12. 1777. to the 3 Feb. 1778, £2.14.8. . . . . 2.22
Samuel Varrells name is borne on a Muster Roll of Capt. Mark Pool's Company, in the Regt. of Guards Commanded by Col. Jacob Gernish, where he is allowed from Feb. 3. to April 9. 1778, two months & two days. . . . . 2.6
Edward D. Sanphy
Quere six days?
1510

W. E. H. Morse, M.D., 304 STATE STREET. PHONE NO. 8.
Algona, Iowa, June 2 1898
The Hon Commissioner of Pensions - Washington D.C.
Sir:
OLD WAR & NAVY JUN 8 1898 FILED.
Can you give me information regarding the record of service of Samuel Varrell a Revolutionary soldier whose wife Sarah Varrell received a pension for his service in the war - She resided in Minot Maine and died about 40 yrs ago - Her name was Prince before her marriage and she may have signed her name Sarah Prince Varrell - She may have spelled her name Varrell - Varrel or Verrill - as different members of the family spell their differently -
Any information you can give me in regard to the service of the above named soldier will be greatly appreciated -
Respectfully -
W. E. H. Morse.

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, ss.
I Charles Cobb
Clerk of all the Judicial
Courts in said County, certify that,
Joshua Purdie is a Magistrate
as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is duly qualified to act as such; that his Commission is dated March 16. A. D. 1847. and will expire March 16. A. D. 1850.
and that the following signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State, this eighteenth day of July Anno Domino 1847
Charles Cobb
Clerk.

State of Maine } ss. Cumberland County }
On this thirty-first day of May one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace within and for said county, Sarah Varick as resident of Maine in said county aged eighty one 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 provisions made by the Acts of Congress passed July 7. 1838 and the 23 d of August 1842, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war. — That she is the widow of Samuel

Varie who was a private and fifer in the army of the revolution as set forth in her declaration made before the Western District Court of the State of Maine held at Portland on the first Tuesday of October 1839 now on file in the Pension office at Washington; and is also more fully set forth in the declaration of her said husband on which he received a pension under the act of June 7, 1832 also on file in the Pension office. — She also declares that she was married to the said Samuel Varie on the twenty fourth day of April in the year seven hundred and eighty; — that her husband, the aforesaid Samuel Varie died on the fifteenth day of December eighteen hundred

and thirty eight; - 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 she is still a widow
Sarah Varial
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written -
Before me Joshua Parsons Justice Peace

State of Arkansas Cumberland County
STATE OF ARKANS.
CUMBERLAND, ss.
I Charles Cobb Clerk of all the Judicial
Courts in said County, certify that,
Joshua Parsons is a Magistrate
as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is duly qualified to act as such; that his Commission is dated March 16 th A. D. 1843 and will expire March 16 th A. D. 1850.
and that the following signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State, this eighteenth day of July Anno Domino 1843.
Charles Cobb
Clerk.

State of Maine } ss. Cumberland County }
On this tenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, personally appeared before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, within and for said county, Sarah Vaniel, a resident of Minot, in the county and state aforesaid, aged eighty-one 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 provisions made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3 d March, 1833, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. — That she is the widow of Samuel Vaniel, who was a Private and Sifer in the Army of the Revolution, as set forth in the declaration of her said husband on which he received a pension under the act of June 7: 1832, on file in the Pension office at Washington; she has not received a Pension under the act of July 7: 1838, but is entitled to receive under said act, and an act approved the twenty-third day of August eighteen hundred and forty-two amendatory thereto, and has made application for the same. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sarah Vaniel
The above named Sarah Vaniel, I am personally acquainted with, and know her to be the widow as above declared; — I Swear to and subscribed on the day and year above written — Before me, Joshua Parsons justice of the peace

I hereby certify that the following is a true copy of a record found in the New-Gloucester town records - to wit "The intentions of marriage between Mr. Samuel Varrill Jr. of a place called Bakerstown and Miss Sarah Prince of this town was entered and published December the twenty third, One thousand seven hundred & seventy nine"-
signed, Nathl. Enoeth Town Clerk for said year. "
Taken from the original records this thirty first day of January One thousand Eight hundred and Forty by, - Thomas Johnson Town Clerk of New-Gloucester
I hereby certify that I cannot find any record of the marriage of the above named Samuel Varrill Jr. on the New-Gloucester records.
Jan. 31. 1840. -
Thomas Johnson Town Clerk of New-Gloucester

I Isaac Allen of Minot County of Cum- berland and State of Maine aged eighty three years on oath do testify and say that I was acquainted with the late Samuel Vernal of said Minot from my youth, we being school- mates together and have been familiarly ac- quainted with him since as to his decease and also been acquainted Sarah his widow and knew her before she was married, her name was Sarah Prince and lived with her parents in the town of New Gloucester, I being a resident of the town at that time and it was said she married the said Samuel and moved into the said town of Minot which was then called Bakers- -town which must have been some years before the year 1794 and I further say that I moved into the said town of Minot in a few years after the said Samuel and have lived not over three miles from them - they have had a large family of children and I have not heard it questioned or doubted but they were legally married and I know they have lived together as such and were members of the same church with me and was a Revolu- tionary pensioner and his widow Sarah Vernal is the identical person who has lived with the said Samuel and also as above stated
Isaac Allen

Cumberland County Pa. Jan'y 7th 1850 Personally appeared the within named Isaac Allen, whom I have been acquainted with over twenty years past and from his long life of devotional piety and correct habits of life I never heard any one doubt of his being a person of truth - and made oath to the within affidavit by him subscribed to be the truth - Before me Joshua Parsons Justice of the Peace
I know that Joshua Parsons above named is a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature is genuine - Feb. 11. 1840 J. B. Parsons

I Nicholas Noyes of Minot County of Cum- berland and State of Maine aged seventy-eight years, on oath testify and say that my Father mov- ed into the town of New Gloucester, the county & State afore- said when I was a child; and since my arrival to age of youth I well recollect Sarah Prince when a girl, she living in the said town of New Gloucester with her parents and I am confident that before I became to the age of twenty one years that she was said to be married to Samuel Verrill then of Bakers town but now the said Minot - I would further say that I have lived in said Minot some before the year 1790 and been familiarly acquaint- -ed with the said Samuel and his said wife Sarah ever since or untill his death, I having lived since the year 1790 within one mile of them - my acquain- -tance has been constant from my youth and have no doubts of the Widow Sarah Verrill being the identical person and was married one or two years before I arrived to twenty-one years of age to the said Samuel who was a pen- sioner and by reputation a fifer when in the service And I have not heard it doubted as to their being married although it is now said there cannot be found any record proof of their marriage - they have had a large family of children Nicholas Noyes

Cumberland County ss Dec. 31 st 1889
Personally appeared the within named Nicholas Boyers 1 who I have been acquainted with over twenty years past and can cheerfully state that he is a gentleman to be depended on for truth - his reputation in town being one of the first in respectability, - made solemn oath to the truth of the within affidavit by him subscribed Before me Joshua Parsons Justice Peace
I know that Joshua Parsons above named is a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature is genuine Feb. 11. 1890
H. G. Parise

Q.V aa 1954
admitted
Joshua Parsons Westminster abb

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, ss.
CLERK'S OFFICE, JUDICIAL COURTS,
Portland,
July 31st A. D. 1848
I, Charles C. Harmon CLERK of all the JUDICIAL COURTS in and for said COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, certify that
Dehua Parsons is an acting Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Cumberland as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is Duly qualified to act as such; that the Commission of the said Parsons is dated March 10th is dated A. D. 1848, and will expire March 16th A. D. 1850
and that the his are following Genuine.
SIGNATURE purporting to be
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State, the day and year first above written.
Chas. C. Harmon , CLERK.

State of Maine
Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 2 d February 1848, entitled "an act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."
County of Cumberland, ss:
On this twenty fifth day of July A.D. 1848, personally appeared Sarah Varniel a resident of Minot, in said county of Cumberland and State aforesaid, aged eighty six years, who first being duly sworn according to law, on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit and provision of the act Feb. 2 d ; That she is the widow of Samuel Varniel who was alive and did part of his service in Capt. Pool's Company and the Regiment she does not recollect but he did service under an officer named Warner; he resided in Cape-ann when he enlisted. Mass. She further states she was formally a pensioner of the U.S. under the act of 1838, 1843, and 1844. For further particulars of claim reference to be had to papers on file in the Pension Office at Washington. She further states that she remains unmarried.
Sarah Varniel
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written before me Joshua Parsons Justice of the Peace
I certify that Sarah Varniel, is personally known to me to be the identical person she describes herself to be in the foregoing declaration. Joshua Parsons, J. P.