Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24337, Caleb Wetherbee, Mass.

SERVICE
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Mass.
Wetherbee, Caleb Mercy
W 24337
CONTENTS

Vermont 4100
Mercy M c Arthur widow of Caleb M c Arthur who was a Private in the Massachusetts line for 11 months.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of Thirty Six Dollars Sixty Six Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of December 1843 and sent to Peter R. Taft Johnson Vermont
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 32.
Reynolds

I Amos Weatherbee of Chester in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont; aged Seventy nine years do depose and say That in the Spring of the year of 1775 Then living in Harvard in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts - My Brother Caleb Weatherbee then a resident of Harvard aforesaid enlisted in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, and set out for Dorchester point  Cambridge That about four months after I went to Dorchester  Cambridge and took the place of Abel Weatherbee an other Brother of mine - That I served in the same Company with my said Brother Caleb Weatherbee - in a Company commanded by Capt. Samuel Patch in Colonel Prescotts Regiment, in which Company I verily believe he the said Caleb served the whole of said eight months having myself performed duty the last four months with him in the same Company - and I understood from him, Caleb, that he was in the Battle of Bunker's Hill - That in the latter part of the Season of 1776 - my said Brother Caleb Weatherbee, and myself served together, three months in the Company commanded by Captain Manasseh Sawyer - in the Regiment commanded by Col o Dike at Dorchester aforesaid in the Massachusetts Line - That in the summer season of the year 1777 - he the s d Caleb Weatherbee entered for three months - that he marched to Saratoga was there at the time of the surrender of General Burgoyne - I served in the same Regiment with him but not in the same Company - but saw him often in the Service - s d Regiment was commanded by Col o Cushing That s d Caleb was taken sick a short time before his term expired. - And I further depose and say that I was well acquainted with Mercy Weatherbee the Widow of the aforesaid Caleb Weatherbee, that I formerly resided in the same family with them at Harvard, that the said Mercy was the reputed wife of the said Caleb Weatherbee - that they lived together as such till his decease; that prior to their marriage her name was Mercy Farwell. That the said Caleb resided at Chesterfield prior to his decease which according to my best knowledge & belief was six or seven years since - That I have this day seen and conversed with the aforesaid Mercy Weatherbee - & know her to be the identical person, who was the Reputed wife - & now Widow of the said Caleb Weatherbee, Deceased.
AMOS Weatherbee
Sworn and subscribed this 29 th day of October 1838 - The words "Dorchester point" & "Dorchester" being first erased, and the words "Cambridge" interlined
Before me Amos Heald Justice of the peace
I hereby certify, that the above named Amos Weatherbee is well known to me, & is a credible Witness - Amos Heald Justice of the peace

State of Vermont } I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor Windsor County ss. } County Court, do hereby certify that Amos Heald is a justice of the peace within and for the county of Windsor duly commissioned and qualified — and his signatures herein before written are genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand; and affix the seal of the said Court, at Woodstock in S. County This thirty first day of October A.D. 1838.
Benj Swan Clerk.

V 3299 Mercy Witherbee Vt abt 7. July 33 Married 1779 died 1831 Allao 11 mo 10d $34.66 pr ann Map Middle Laf Saw Patch
D L Pulham Grafton Vt

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 Vermont
District of Westminster ss 3
On this first day of November 1838 personally appeared before the Probate Court for said district of Westminster at a special court in said district Mercy Wetherbee a resident of Townshend in said district and in the County of Windham aged seventy eight or nine years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of 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 Caleb Wetherbee who was as she often heard him say and believes a private soldier in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War in the Massachusetts Troops, that he was engaged in said service and served the full term of eight months in the year 1775 was in Captain Pates's Company and Col. Prescott's Reg during said term and engaged in the Bunker Hill Battle, and has often heard him mention that by being overheated in said battle and drinking cold water his health was so impaired that he never fully recovered also respecting the British coming upon his company & they saying we have got you and swinging their swords and how they got his coat and how he and his fellow soldiers killed them with stones, — Also that she has often heard him mention another term of three months which he served in the year 1776 in Dorchester she thinks & recently and another term of three months in the vicinity of Hudson — River during which he was present at the —

surrender of Gen Burgoyne in 1777 who she has often heard him say cried like a baby, making in all fourteen months service in the Massachusetts troops all of which preceding statements of her said husband she firmly believes true she also under- stood that at the time he entered said service at each of the terms aforesaid he resided in Harvard Mass which she believes, She further declares that she was married to the said Caleb Witherbee at Chesterfield at Harvard Massachusetts on the eighth day of May seventeen hundred eighty by the maiden name of Mercy Farwell by Joseph Wheeler Justice Peace That her husband the aforesaid Caleb Witherbee died at Chesterfield New Hampshire where he then resided on the twelfth day of January eighteen hundred thirty one That she was not married to the said Caleb Witherbee prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place prior to the first day of January sevent- een hundred ninety four viz on the eighth day of May in the year seventeen hundred and eighty as before stated, She refers the Department to the testimony of Amos Witherbee for further particulars which she cannot state of her own recollections as having heard her said husband mention relative to names of officers and otherwise, She further declares that she has never been married to any other person but the said Caleb Witherbee - and as to her age she decl- ares that according to her own recollections and other circum- stances she will not undertake to state positively whether she is seventy eight or seventy nine years of age as she cannot make her recollection agree with some circumstances in that respect —
Mary Witherbee

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year before written Before David L Putnam Judge of Probate I certify that the words viz "or nine" between the words eight & years & "to certain widows" between the words - pensions and that & "the" between the words leaving & service & "of age" between the words years & as and the word November written on an erasure and the other words specified aforesaid interlined the words at Chesterfield cropped out between Wetherbee & Abt a blot between Run & leaving are thus before the - The foregoing declaration is subscribed and sworn to David L Putnam Judge
State of Vermont
District of Westminster ss } I David L Putnam Judge of the Probate Court for said District in the absence of the Register of said Court with- out this State do hereby certify that the forego- ing is the original declaration made before said Court in the matter of the application of Mercy Wetherbee for a pension that said Court is a court of record and at the time of the execution of said declaration I was said court's state judge thereof and the proceedings are my genuine signatures In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Grafton in said District this 19 th day of November 1838 eighteen hundred thirty eight
David L Putnam Judge

Det. Hon. J. J. Hall, Mar 12: '39

Vermont 4163
Mercy Wetherbee widow of Caleb Wetherbee, dec d ?
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the — 1831, of Windham in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Com y commander by Captain Patch of the reg t commander by in the Mass. line line for 11 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Sept r 1839, I sent to D. L. Putnam, Brattleboro, Vermont
Arrears to the 14th of Sept r 1839 $28.31 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar ch 40 18.33
$146.64
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. M. Cundy Clerk Book A. Vol. 2, Page 61.

Roy
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24337 Mary Wetherbee Widow of Leah Wetherbee Phil Rev war
Act Mar. 3rd 1843.
Index: Vol 11 Page 78
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Vermont } On this 5 th day of September A.D. 1843 Windham County Jr } Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Mercy Wetherbee a resident of Townshend in the County of Windham aforesaid aged Eighty three 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 Act of Congress passed on the 3 d of March A.D. 1843 granting Pensions to Widows of Persons who served during the Revolutionary War - That she is the widow of Caleb Wetherbee who was a private in the war of the Revolution in the Massachusetts militia. That she received annually Thirty six dollars and Sixty six cents pension under the Act of July 7 th 1838 - That she has not intermarried but continues the widow of the above mentioned Caleb Wetherbee and that she now resides in Townshend aforesaid and has resided there for the space of ten years and that previous thereto she resided in Chesterfield New Hampshire With the truth of which statements I am fully satisfied The Declarant is personally known to me Attest Lemuel Farwell Mercy Wetherbee Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written Before me -
Lemuel Farwell Justice of the Peace State of Vermont Windham County Court Clerk's Office New Fane September 8 th A.D. 1843 I Marshall Miller, Clerk of said Court, certify, that Lemuel Farwell, is a Justice of the Peace, within & for said County, duly comm- issioned & qualified, that his commission bears date Nov. 9 th 1842 & will expire on the 30 th day of Nov. 1843 & that his signature above written is genuine. In testimony whereof, I have unto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court, this day & year first above written - Attest Marshall Miller, Clerk

State of Vermont } James H Phelps Register of the Court of District of Westminster } Probate, held at Townshend in said district on the 5 th day of September A. D. 1843 do hereby certify that Satisfactory evidence has been established to said Court that Mercy Weatherbee the person who signed the within declaration was then living and resided in Townshend as stated in her said declaration.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Townshend this 5 th day of September in the year of our Lord 1843
James H Phelps Probate Register

Stone B Oct 15
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Mr Samuel Farwell West Townsend Vermont

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester ss.
I Molly Burt, of Harvard in the County of Worcester. Aged Seventy four years. depose and say that I was personally acquainted with Caleb Wetherbee and Mercy Wetherbee formerly of Harvard, and that they lived in my neighbourhood for twenty years or more as man and wife, and sustained a good Character. They were reputed to be such - of which fact. I have not the least doubt nor did I ever hear the fact of their being husband & wife doubted by any person. my acquaintance commenced previous to their marriage and continued until they left Harvard.
Molly her X Burt mark
Witness
Abel Whitcomb
Worcester ss. Octob r 6 th A. 1838.
Personally appeared Molly Burt, (with whom I am personally acquainted and her reputation so far as I have any knowledge is good,) and subscribed, and made solemn oath to the truth of her statement. Before me Jerome Gardner Justice of Peace for the County of Worcester.

Caleb Wetherbee of Harvard and Mercy Farwell of Chesterfield, intend marriage Harvard Octob. sixteen one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine
Phineas Fairbank Town Clerk
I certify that the above is a true extract from the Records of Publishments now in my possession, and is a part of a list of Publishments, with the exception of the date which is ex- pressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows. Octob. 16. 1779. Jerome Gardner Town Clerk of Harvard.
I Jerome Gardner above named depose and say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the town of Harvard & Coun- ty of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exception above named as certified by me and I further depose and say that there is not any record of marriages on the Harvard town rec- ords from April 1778. to March 30. 1782. and from what cause the omission was made is unknown to the deponent.
Jerome Gardner Town Clerk of Harvard Harvard Oct: 6. 1838.
Sworn to before me this sixth Day of Octo. A.D. 1838
Abel Whitney Jus. Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester ss.
I John Gerry of Harvard County & State aforesaid Agreeably to the foregoing Depose and say that I was personally acquainted with Caleb Hetherbee and Mercy Hetherbee formerly of said Harvard and that they lived together as man and wife and were reputed to be such as which I have not the least doubt. and that my acquaint- ance was of ten or twelve years standing, and my acquaint- ance commenced as near as I can recollect in 1782 and ended in 1794
John Gerry
Worcester ss.
Personally appeared the above named John Gerry (with whom I am personally acquainted and his testimony is not to doubted in any case) and subscribed and made solemn oath to the truth of his statement this 29 day of Sept. A 1838.
Before me Jerome Gardner Justice of Peace for the County of Worcester.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting Whereas the undersigned Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Worcester certify that Jerome Garrison and Abel Whitney within named upon the annexed affi- davits are Justices of the Peace within and for said County duly qualified and that the signatures of their names appear to be in their hand writing respectively.
In witness whereof I have set my hand to the said Court of Common Pleas at Worcester. This tenth day of October A.D. 1828.
Jos. G. Kendall Clerk

To Mrs Mercy Wetherby wife of Caleb Wetherby att Harvard
Ms A. 9. 2. 10 18

otiffield, February 13 1786
m rs I sit down with Great Pleasure to inform you that I and my family are Considerable well although I am Something weakly myself but I am so as to do my work myself I want to here how you do very much for I have not heard from you this Great while but I heard that you was married a Good while a goe. I want to know how many Children you have got and I should be very Glad to see you and your husband down here and I should be very Glad to come up their but I dont know as ever I shall and I dont know as any Body wants to see me. their I want to here from you and your family and your Relation very much you must send me a Great Letter and a Great Deal of News in it
I have know News worth mentioning Friend Do send me a Letter the first opportunity so that I may know how you do and where you live so no more I remain your Friend, Sally Patch
Keep Howard June Joseph

I Lydia White of Chesterfield in the State of New Hampshire
Grafton Windham County Vermont July 29 th 1839
Sir
In reply to your letter of the 12 th inst last addressed to Hon F t Hall so far as relates to the claim of Mrs Mercy Wetherbee of Ironsides F t widow of Caleb Wetherbee — deceased for a pension under the act of July 7 th 1838; herewith is enclosed a copy of the return of Capt Patches Company, but we are unable to get the names of the officers of the third term of service and now submit the case to your determination as it is
By way of Explanation I will here add extract from the letter of Eleazar Homer to me accompanying the copy of the return — V er — "Bos ton July 21 st 1839
Dr Sir At the request of Mr Sherwin I send you a copy of the return of Capt Samuel Patches Company legally in Northfield wherein is borne the name of Caleb Wetherbee, the service is considered the same as the other company's in same Regiment when it appears they engaged for eight months in 75 as referred to by a letter received from the War Department which I hope and expect will

meet their approbation of the first term ~ The 2 d term being for 3 months in 76 appears is reserved, but the 3 d term is not yet sus- tained nor can I get any clue to it yet for want of the names of the officers resigned which I do expect are on some of the docu- ments taken from the Secretary's office in this State by the Commissioners of Pen- sions to his office at Washington where he may have them ready to furnish your claim by the time you send him the inclosed certificate" (End of Extract)
Mr Flower further says that should there be any evidence of officers come to his knowledge he will endeavor to attend to it and give me notice
Very Respectfully
Wm H Lath
D. L. Paterson
Hon J L Edwards Comm r of Pensions

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I Lydia White of Chesterfield in the County of Cheshire & State of New Hampshire aged Seventy three years, on oath say that I have been acquainted with Mr Caleb Weatherbee late of said Chesterfield deceased, a Revolutionary Soldier & the late husband of Mrs Mercy Weatherbee, who now resides in Townshend, Vermont & who I understand has applied for a Pension as widow of said Caleb under the Act of July last. I knew said Caleb, at the time he served in the Army of the Revolution - I then lived in Grafton Mass. & said Caleb lived only about seven miles from my father's - in the town of Howard, Mass. The said Mercy lived at my father's, whilst said Caleb was in the Army - They were then engaged to each other & married soon after said Caleb came out of the Service - said Caleb & Mercy moved afterwards to Chesterfield, Vt. where they lived as man & wife & had a family of several children & I lived as many as 14 or 15 years, in them whilst they lived in said Chesterfield - On the 12 th day of January A.D. 1831. said Caleb Weatherbee died at said Chesterfield, aged 72. years - I am enabled to give the time of his death, from a Record of it which I made at the time & which I now have in my possession - I was at his Funeral -
Lydia White

I Orlo Richardson of Chesterfield, N.H. aged 55 years, on oath say that I was well acquainted with Mr. Caleb Weatherbee late of Chesterfield, deceased, - the husband of Nancy Weatherbee, now of Portsmouth, N.H. I lived a near neighbor to said Caleb Weatherbee, in Chesterfield, about thirty years. During his last sickness, which I think was in the winter of A.D. 1831. I was with him often & attended his funeral - I have seen the Record of his death referred to in the foregoing Affidavit of Lydia White & from my own recollection of the time of Mr. Caleb's death, I have no doubt he died on the 12 th day of January A.D. 1831.
Orlo Richardson
State of New Hampshire Cheshire ss. Be it known that on the 13 th day of November A.D. 1838, before me Sartin Galliard Esquire, Notary Public residing in Chesterfield in said County, personally appeared Lydia White & Orlo Richardson and each made solemn oath that the deposition before written by them signed respectively are just & true. The said deponents are both known to me and are credible witnesses. In witness whereof I have set my hand & affixed my Notarial Seal, the day & year above written.
Sartin Galliard, Not. Pub.

Mercy Wetherby Case
additional evidence
add. proof
Mercy Wetherby VT.
ori. not yet filed.

Grafton Windham County Vermont Dec 5 th 1838
Sir I herewith enclose you additional evidence in case of Mercy Weatherby of Townshend Vermont widow of Caleb Weatherby under act of 5 th of July last, whose papers were received at Grafton Vermont in the forepart of November last please make return to me Respectfully Yr Obedt Servt D. L. Putnam
Hon T. L. Edwards Comr of Pensions

Townshend Sept 23 d 1843.
Dear Sir
Enclosed is the declaration of Mary Bethuel to obtain a Certificate for a Pension - any communication you should see fit to make on the subject you will please direct to Peter M Luff of Townshend - Vermont
Yours & - Peter M Luff