Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26,048, Bartholomew Witham, Continental (Mass.)

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SERVICE _____ NUMBER _____ Continental (Mass.) Witham, Bartholomew W. 26.048. Elizabeth
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12.675 Maine R
Bartholomew Witham of York dist: in the state of Maine who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Prescott of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year.
Inscribed on the Roll of the dist: of Maine at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 th of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd of July 1819 and sent to Benj t Greene, Esq. South Berwick. Maine.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 9 \frac{4}{31} 73. 54 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept: 1819. - 48. 00
$121:54
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
York County.

Notification sent July 24 th 1820 to Daniel Sewall, Kennebec, Maine

Maine 1607.
Elizabeth Williams widow of Bartholomew Williams who was a Private in the Mass. line for 12 months
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of August, 1843 and sent to
Alex d McIntire Yor k Maine.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1. Page 11.

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STATE OF MAINE.
York ss....At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit, begun and holden at York within and for the County of York on the first Tuesday of July , being the fourth day of said month and by adjournment  from day to day, on the  day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before the Honorable Benjamin Greene, chief Justice Judge of said Court.
ON this fourth day of July in the year 1820, personally appeared in open Court
the same proceeding according to the course of the common law, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said Circuit county, Bartholomew Witham aged sixty four years, resident in York in said Circuit county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz. as a private in the company commanded by Capt. Samuel Derby in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Prescott in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the thirteenth day of May A. D. 1818, and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 12,675 was granted. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818: and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed; that my occupation and ability to pursue the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as is particularly described on the back hereof, also subscribed by me.
Bartholomew Witham
Sworn to and declared, on the 4 th day of July } A. D. 1820. }
BEFORE Benj a Greene
Ch. Justice } One of the Justices of the said Court.
Atty Daniel Sewall, Clerk.

SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz :
One old house — One fourth of an acre of land — One cow. — and considerably in debt.
SCHEDULE of the family residing with me Bartholomew Witham who, by occupation am a labourer which I am unable to pursue by reason of age & great infirmity.
NAMES. AGES. Capacity of each to contribute to their support. Betsey Witham wife 62 not able to earn her living. Bartholomew Witham.
STATE OF MAINE.
Yorks ss. I, Daniel Sewall Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for said Circuit, within the county of Yorks. do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedules thereto an- nected, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court ; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is sixty two dollars and — cents. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this eleventh day of July, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
Daniel Sewall, { Clerk of the said Circuit Court for the County of Yorks.

me Act of July 38 Married in 83 Blind in 1826
admd 12 mo pri 40 $
No deduction
c Mr. Intire York Me

State of Maine.
York, ss.—
I, JOHN SKEELE, Register of the Court of Probate, within and for the County of York, being a Court of Record, hereby certify that
William N. Hayes is Judge of said Court of Probate and that Alexander M c Intire and Charles O. Emerson are Justices of the Peace in and for said County, and that the signatures to the papers hereunto annexed and purporting to be theirs are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this twenty eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty- eight .
John Skeele } Register of Probate } York County.

State of Maine } ss. County of York } 5
On this sixteenth day of August Eighteen hundred and thirty eight, personally appeared before William D. Hayes Judge of the Court of Probate being a Court of Record within the County of York and State of Maine -
Elizabeth Witham a resident of York in the County of York and State of Maine, aged Eighty years, who 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, 1838, entitled, "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Bartholomew Witham late of York in the County of York and District of Maine, who was a Revolutionary pensioner, under the Act of Congress passed March 18, 1818, for services performed as a private soldier in the War of the Revolution, in several Corps in the regular Army and in the Militia, as may appear by the evidence by him produced, upon which his pension certificate was granted, which evidence may be found in the Pension Office at Washington, to which she begs leave to refer. That she has no documentary evidence in her possession to prove said claim.
She further declares that she was married to the said Bartholomew Witham on the twenty fifth day of June Seventeen hundred and eighty three; that her husband the aforesaid Bartholomew Witham died on the seventh day of March eighteen hundred and twenty six, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place pre-

vious to the first of January seventeen hun- dred and ninety-four, viz: at the time a- bove stated.
Witness
Elizabeth Witham Monks -
Wm. A. Hayes - Atty. W. Intire
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
Before me Wm. A. Hayes Judge of Probate York County, Maine
I William A. Hayes the before named Judge of Probate certify that the said Eliz- abeth Witham by reason of her great age and bodily infirmity is unable to travel and attend court
Wm A. Hayes Judge of Probate -

I John Stover of York in the county of York and State of Maine aged seventy five years, depose and say that I am well acquainted with Elizabeth Witham of York aforesaid, widow. That she was the wife, and is now the widow of Bartholomew Witham late of said York who was a Revolutionary Pensioner, under the law of the United States of the 18 th March 1818, for services as a soldier in the war of the Revolution. The said Elizabeth Witham was the daughter of Col: Edward Grow late of said York deceased - and had lived with the said Bartholomew Witham as his wife, (and as I have no doubt was his wife) from about the close of the war of the Revolution, till the death of said Bartholomew Witham, which was about twelve years ago. Said Elizabeth Witham is now the widow of said Bartholomew Witham, having never married since the death of her said husband. John Stover August 15. 1838 witness
Hannah H. Grow
State of Maine York County
On this fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, personally appeared John Stover (who, I hereby certify is a man of truth and veracity and sustains a good moral character) and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed
Before me Alex. W. Tuttle Justice of the Peace

I Nathaniel Donnell of York in the county of York and State of Maine aged seventy five years, do now and say that I am well acquainted with Elizabeth Witham of York aforesaid widow. That she was the wife, and is now the widow of Bartholomew Witham late of said York, who was a Revo- lutionary Pensioner of the United States under the law of the United States of the 18th. March 1818. for services performed as a soldier in the war of the Revolution. The said Elizabeth Witham was the daughter of Col. Edward Grow late of York deceased, and to my knowledge had lived with the said Bartholomew Witham as his wife from about the close of the war of the Revolution, till the death of the said Bar- tholomew Witham, which was about twelve years ago. Said Elizabeth Witham is now the widow of said Bartholomew With- am, having never married, since his death. August 15. 1838.
witness
Nath d Donnell.
Delonah Donnell
Maria Donnell
State of Maine } York County } ss.
On this fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, personally appeared Nathaniel Donnell (who I hereby certify is a man of truth and veracity, and sustains a good moral character) and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed & before me Alex. M c Intire Justice of the Peace

I, John Haven, Pastor of the first Congregational Church and Parish in York, County of York and State of Maine, do hereby certify on oath, that in the records of said Church in my possession, and in the well known hand writing of Rev d Israel Lyman, who, as it appears by said Records was Pastor of said Church, from the year 1749 to the year 1810 and under the head or Caption, "Marriages consummated by Israel Lyman", is the following, "June twenty fifth one thousand seven hundred and eighty three, Bartholomew Whittum & Elizabeth Grew"
which I certify 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, "June 25: 1783"
John Haven Pastor of the first Church in York
I John Haven above named depose and say that that I hold the office of Pastor of the first Congregational Church in York in the County of York and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said church with the exception above named, as certified by me.
John Haven Pastor of the first Church in York
State of Maine } ss. August 14. 1838. York County }
Sworn before me
Ch. C. Emerson. Justice of the Peace

Bartholomew Withams Private Col Prescotts Regiment Massachusetts Line 1775-1 year
The depositions of the two witnesses not being read, consecrately the officers Stearns, and the for- merly to the person in office admitted the same admitted.
In addition to the testimony of the within named witnesses, other affi- davits are not perhaps so circum- stantially recited as they ought to have been - This Claimant proves his claim by the further testimony of Joseph Withams, & Sarah Withams two credible disinterested witnesses the certificates of whose oaths administered by myself I have annexed.
Brig. Genl.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
York ss.
On this first day of May A.D. 1849, before me the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common- Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit in said Commonwealth personally appear Enoch Hutchinson and Joseph Hilton two credible and disinterested witnesses, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, they upon their Oaths do say, that they have been well acquainted with Barnabas Witham now resident in York from their youth and that on the first of January A.D. 1776 he the said Barnabas Witham did enlist as a private soldier into the Continen- tal Army under Capt. Samuel Dooly, of the Regiment commanded by Col. Prescott of the Massachusetts Line, for the term of twelve months, and that he continued to serve in said Company and Regiment the whole term of his enlistment. That they both enlisted at the same time and served in the same Company and Regiment with the said Witham , until the expiration of the years service for which they had enlisted, when they were all discharged together. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the day and year above said.
Benj. Greene

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
YORK, ss. } ON this thirtieth day of May A. D. 1818, before me the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit in said Commonwealth, personally appears Bartholomew Witham and right too , as resident in both in said county of York, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War:"— That he the said Bartholomew Witham in the month of January A.D. 1776 enlisted as a private soldier in the Continental army under Capt. Samuel Derby in the Regiment commanded by Col. Prescott Massachusetts Line, for the term of twelve months, and continued to do his duty in said Company and Regiment until the twelve months, The term for which he had enlisted had fully expired, when he was honorably discharged at the Highlands near Fishkill— (And in proof of the foregoing Declaration made by the said Bartholomew Witham — Jemima Ware & David Gains two credible disinterested witnesses personally appear, and being first duly sworn according to law, they upon their oaths do say, that the said Bartholomew Witham did serve in the revolutionary war, in the Company & Regiment above named the full term of twelve months, as he has stated & at the expiration thereof was honorably discharged—)
And in addition to his own Oath, the said Bartholomew Witham proves by the certificate of the Selectmen & Overseers of the poor of the Town of York—
That he is reduced in his circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year above said.
Bry: Greene
I, BENJAMIN GREENE, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit, in the Commonwealth aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Bartholomew Witham did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as he has stated in his declaration aforesaid—and that he is reduced in his circumstances, and needs the assistance of his country for his support.—And I do now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the before mentioned act of Congress.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this
fourteenth
day of May
Anno Domini, 1818.
Bry: Greene

Rev  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 26,848
Elizabeth Withham Wid of Bartholomew Withham Prin Moss Line
Act: Mar 3 rd 1823
Index:—Vol. W , Page 346
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Maine - 954
Elizabeth Witham widow of Bartholomew Witham who was a pensioner under the Act of 18 th March '18 and who died on the 7 th March 1826 - at York in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain [blank] of the Reg t commanded by President in the [blank] line for 12 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1838
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Nov r '38, and sent to A. McIntire York Me
Arrears to the 4 th of Sept - $ 200.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 40.00 $ 240.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by R Burdick Clerk Book A Vol. 1 - Page 26.

1902
Elizabeth Wetlam
$40 pr am
Alex r M c Intire Yak. Mans

State of Maine, County of York, S.S.
On this Twenty Eighth day of April One Thousand eight hundred and forty three, personally appeared before the subscriber, Alexander M c Intire, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County of York and State of Maine Elizabeth Witham a resident of York in said County, aged Eighty five 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 provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3 d , March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of Bartholomew Witham late of York, Maine, who was a private in the Revolutionary Army in the Massachusetts line, and that she received a pension of Forty dollars per annum under the Act of July 7, 1838*. She further declares that she is still a widow.
witness
Alex. M c Intire
Joseph H. Merrill
her Elizabeth X Witham mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, who hereby certifies that the said Elizabeth Witham the declarant is personally known to him, and is the identical person who received a pension of Forty dollars per annum under the Act of July 7, 1838.
Alex. M c Intire Justice of the Peace
* Recorded in the Pension Office Book No. Vol. 1, Page 26.

State of Maine, } set. York County }
I, William Trafton, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that Alexander McIntire is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 17 th day of February 1842, and will expire on the 17 th day of February 1849, and that his signature to the foregoing certificate is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State this twenty fourth day of May 1843.
William Trafton, Clerk