Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11751, Simeon Witherell, Mass.

SERVICE
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Mass.
or Witherell, Simeon Wetherel
R. 11751
Heannah
CONTENTS

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
September 1. 1846.
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 of Simeon Withersell, is borne upon a Pay Roll of Capt Seth Gilbert's Company, in Col John Dazgell's regt, as a private of Newton, from April 26. 1775. 4 days. Upon a Master Roll of Capt George Mack-peace's Company, in Col George Williams's regt, that marched to Tiverton Rhode Island, October 13 1777. - as a private of Newton, 7 days. Upon a Pay roll of Capt Seth Smith's Company, that marched from Newton to Insectown, June 3 1778, as a private. 7 days. Upon a Pay Roll of Capt Joseph Cole's Company, in Col John Jacobs's regt, raised for one year from January 1 1778, as a private of Newton, from July 4 1778, 3 Months & 29 days. Upon a Pay Roll of Capt Isaac Hodges Company

in Col Hathaway's regt for Service at Rhode Island, as a private from March 27 1779. 22 days. Said Capt Hodges roll is dated "Farmington, August 24 1779". of my Upon a Pay roll of Capt John Allen's Company, in Col Thomas Carpenter's regt - for Service at Rhode Island, as a private of Norton, from July 27 to 30 1780 including allowance of 33 miles travel. (6 days.) The preceding evidence of service was given in a certificate, issued from this office dated 1st July last and is all the evidence of service of any one of the name from Bristol County, shown by And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence the Military of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this records in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search office was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said appli- cation, 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.
John G. Sawyer,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Charles Withrope Application
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Dear Bryant Agent Minden N.H.

The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his Office of the Revolutionary services of my late father Simeon Witherell who was, at the time of the commencement of, and through the Revolutionary War, a resident of the town of Morton, formerly a part of Taunton Mass. from which place he was at various times engaged in the service of the United States in the Massachusetts Militia, but the number of tours of his service and the names of his Officers I cannot state. I am now fifty four years old but never lived with my father after I was nine years old, but still believe that he was there in engaged in service from said town of Morton.
Witness my hand at Reading in the County of Winden and State of Vermont, this 23 d day of July, 1846.
Charles Witherell
Signed in my presence
by said Charles Witherell
Myles H. Hammond,
Justice of the Peace

7284 Hannah Witherell of Vermont deceased A.D. 4th July 1830 Charles Witherell - claimant for children in the right of their deceased mother the said Hannah Witherell
John Bryant Agent Meriden N.Y.

State of Vermont, } On this second day of November, in the year District of Windsor, ss. } one thousand, eight hundred and forty six, personally appeared before the Probate Court in and for the District aforesaid, Charles Witherell, a resident of Reading in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged fifty four years on the tenth day of March now last past, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain for himself, Levi Witherell, James Witherell, Abel Witherell, Billy P. Witherell, Nathaniel S. Witherell, and Nathan Witherell, in the name and right of Hannah Witherell deceased, the said Declarant, Levi, James, Abel, Billy P. Nathaniel S. and Nathan being the only surviving children of Simeon Witherell and Hannah Witherell deceased, the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 4. 1836. (1836). That the said Hannah Witherell was the Widow of the said Simeon Witherell, who was a private in the War of the Revolution, and belonged to the town of Norton in the State of Massachusetts; that he has reason to believe, and now believes, that the said Simeon Witherell performed the several tours of service hereinafter named, and as shown by the Certificate of the Secretary of State of Mass- achusetts, to wit; from April 26 th 1775, four days; from October 13 th 1777, seven days; from June 3 rd 1778, seven days; from July 4 th 1778, five months and twenty nine days; from March 27 th 1779, twenty two days; from July 27 th to 30 th six days.
We further declares that the said Hannah Witherell, was married to the said Simeon Witherell, as he has reason

to believe, on the sixth day of August, in the year seventeen hundred and seventy five, her former name being Hannah Prescho, that her husband, the said Simeon Witherell died on the ninth day of February in the year eighteen hundred and thirty two, and that she the said Hannah Witherell died on the twenty eighth day of February, in the year eighteen hundred and thirty nine as will more fully appear, by reference to the proofs hereto annexed
Charles Witherell
Sworn to and subscribed by the said Charles Witherell, on this 2nd day of November, 1846.
Before me Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of sd. Probate Court.
State of Vermont, } I, Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of the District of Windsor ss. } Probate Court for the district of Windsor, hereby certify, that Charles Witherell who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing Declaration, is a person of truth and veracity, and that the statements by him made, are entitled to full credit and belief.
Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of Probate.

State of Vermont, } I, Salmon F. Dutton, Register of the Probate Court for District of Windsor ss. } the District of Windsor aforesaid, hereby Certify, that Thomas F. Hammond, before whom the foregoing Decla- ration of Charles Witherell was sworn to and subscribed, is Judge of the Probate Court for said District of Windsor; which Probate Court is a Court of Record; and that the signature annexed to the foregoing Certificate of the oath of the said declarant, purporting to be the signature of him the said Thomas F. Hammond, is his own proper and genuine signature. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Probate Court, and subscribed my name at Cav- endish in said District, this eleventh day of Janu- ary, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hun- dred and forty seven.
Salmon F. Dutton, Register.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston Decm 16 th 1848.
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation John Crane was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Bristol,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
W m Duff Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.

We, Susannah Blandin of Norton in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Aged upwards of sixty three years and Simeon Blandin of said Norton now in the 60 th year of my age Depose and say that we are the children of Benjamin and Susannah Blandin late of said Norton deceased, that our late Mother the said Susannah, was the Daughter of Captain Simeon Wettenell deceased late of said Norton deceased, and the Sister of Simeon Wettenell Jr who married Hannah Peshow of the adjoining Town of Raynham and was afterwards as it has always been understood by us as we have heard our Mother say engaged in the Revolutionary Service and was once brought home from the Army sick on a litter, - her uncle the said Simeon Wettenell Jr as he was called here remarried soon after his marriage to the said Hannah Peshow to Vermont where as we have been informed He Died in the winter of 1832 and that His Widow Hannah Wettenell also Died there in year 1839
Susanna Blandin Simeon Blandin
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss
Sworn and subscribed to by the said Susanna Blandin and Simeon Blandin who are both credible witnesses this 15 th day of December 1848
Before Me
John Crane Justice of the Peace

James Withersall being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is the legitimate son of Simon and Hannah Withersall now deceased formerly from Norton Massachusetts and afterwards from the town of Hanover Mass and he further says that his Father Simon Withersall frequently told him and deponent verily believes that he the said Simon was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution and served some part of his time under a Captain by the name of George Make- =piece and at other times under other officers and this deponent further says that the said Simon never made any application for his bounty from the Government of United States nor received any to the knowledge of this deponent - and he deponent saith that he has visited with Father the place of his nativity in Norton Mass and Rainham Mass, and further deponent saith not
Sworn before me                      James Withersall this 25 th Day of August 1854 I Isaac Van Derwerker Justice

Hannah Withers of Vermont deceased. Act 4th July 1856
Family record Proof of her marriage to Simon Withers

STATE OF VERMONT, } I, Norman Williams, Clerk of the County Court of the Coun- Windsor County...ss. } ty of Windsor in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that
Thomas F. Hammond
is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 30 th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight and will expire the thirtieth day of November next, and that his signature foregoing is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said County Court, at Woodstock, in said County of Windsor, this 22 nd day of December A. D. 1848
Norman Williams, Clerk.

Browns village } VD July 9 }
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John Bryant, Esq. Meriden, N.H.

16-1779 04 25 75 77 29 23
Hannah Presko
Her Bible Given.
By Her Brother James. Presk. December y 25 : 1775 Simeon Wetherel Junior. Was Married August y 6 : 1775
James Wetherel was Born September y 2 : 1777
James Wetherel Dyed. December y 8 : 1778
He was one year and ten months And Six days old when he dyed Hannah Wetherel y 2 : was born December 24 th 1779 Simeon Jun r from May 22 nd 1775
Simeon Wetherel was born May the 5 th 1782
Levi Wetherel was born to the 7 th 1784: 2 years 6 months 2 days younger than Simeon
Jenny Wetherel was born Feb the 2 nd 1787 2 years 4 months 11 days 1787 14 years 11 months 11 days
Abel Wetherel was born Feb the 11 th 1789 younger than Simeon Elizabeth Wetherel was born March the 10 th 1792
Abel Wetherel was born May 24 th 1791 Nathaniel Stone Wetherel was born Aug t the 11 th 1796
Hannah Samson Wetherel was born Dec r the 24 th 1779 was born March the 23 rd 1800
Hannah Samson Wetherel was married Jan y the 25 th

I, Charles Witherill of Reading, in the County of Windsor and state of Vermont, aged upwards of fifty five years, depose and say, that I am one of the seven children of the late Simeon and Hannah Witherill, and as such child, a claimant for a pension in the right of my late mother, Hannah Witherill, under the Act of the 4 th of July, 1836; that I made a Declaration in order thereto, before the Hon. Probate Court for the District of Windsor, on the 2 nd day of November, 1846; that my mother, the said Hannah, was married to my father, the said Simeon Witherill, as I fully believe, on the 6 th day of August, 1775, but by whom I do not know; that I have in my possession, my father and mother's old family Bible, from which I have this day, removed and herunto attached the two leaves whereon they kept their family record, on which is the record of their marriage, and the dates of the births, and names of their children, being all in the hand writing of my said father; which is the only evidence of the date of their marriage that I have been enabled to obtain.
Charles Witherill
State of Vermont, } Sworn and subscribed to by Charles Witherill Windsor County ss. } who is a credible witness, this 7 th day of July, A.D. 1847.
Before me
Thomas F. Hammond, Justice of Peace.

Hannah Witherell of Duxbury,
Act 4th July 1836
Proof of identity by showing the time of the death of her father her hus- band's father Capt Simeon Witherell of Norton Massachusetts -

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston December 16 1848
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Jacob Shepard was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Bristol,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
William Lloyd Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Town Clerks Office Norton December 15 th 1848
I, John Crane Town Clerk of Norton in the County of Bristol Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby certify that upon application to me for record evidence of the date of the Death of Captain Simeon Wetherell late a resident of said Norton, the Father of Simeon Wetherell Jr, I have made search but find no record of the Time of his Death, but on visiting one of the burying grounds in said Town of Norton, I this day found a monument which I supposed to be His, the inscription on which reads as follows:
"In memory of Capt Simeon Wetherell who Died Nov r ye 16. 1778 th E 88 years. 6 months and 8 dayes."
John Crane
State of Massachusetts
Bristol County — }
December 15 th 1848 Then personally John Crane a credible witness personally known to me and also known to be Clerk of said Town of Norton and made oath to the above certificate him subscribed.
Before me Jacob Shapley Justice of the Peace

Hannah Witherell of Ot dec widow of Simeon - suspended claim.
Act 4 th July 1836
Charles Witherell Administrator Certified evidence of Simeon Witherell service dated July 21 - 54
Evans & Grant Washington

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston:
July 21 st 1854.
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 of Simeon Wetherell is borne on roll of Capt. Seth Gilbert's Comp. Col. John Daggitt's Regt. from April 26 th 1775. 4 days, from Norton.
Also on muster roll of Capt. Amos Turner's Comp. Col. John Cushing's Regt. from Dec. 8. 1776. 15 days. Roll dated Hanover March 24 th 1777.
Also on pay roll of Capt. George Makepeace's Comp. Col. George Williams Regt. who marched Oct. 13. 1777. to Norton. 7 days. from Norton.
Also on pay roll of Capt. Seth Smith's Comp. ordered to Fleetown from Norton June 3. 1778. by Brig. Gen. Geo. Godfrey. 7 days.
Also on pay roll of Capt. Joseph Cole's Comp. Col. John Sackett's Regt. in service of the United States from July 4. 1778. 5 mos 29. days, as private from Norton.
Also on pay roll of Capt. Isaac Hodge's Comp. Col. Hathaway's Regt. from March 27. to April 17. 1779. 22 days, as private.

Also on pay roll of Capt John Allen's Comp. Col Thomas Carpenter's Regt. of Detachment of Militia from Norton Bristol County, from July 27. 1780. 6 days including travel.
Also on pay roll of Capt. Seth Smith's Comp. Col. Isaac Dean's Regt. on alarm at R. Island from Aug 1. to Aug 7. 1780. 9 days, as private. including travel.
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.
E. M. Morgan
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

To the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The subscriber would respectfully represent that he is one of the children of Hannah Witherel of Vermont deceased, who was the widow of Simeon Witherel who was a Massachusetts soldier from the town of Norton in the Army of the Revolution for whose services, his widow the said Hannah Witherel became entitled in her life time to a Pension under the Act of the 4th July, 1836, but for which she did not apply; That he as one of her surviving children and in her right on or about the second day of November 1846 before the Probate Court for the District of Windsor and State of Vermont, made a Declaration which was subsequently filed in the Pension Office and is there now pending under the Agency of Messrs Evans & Fann of the City of Washington; That on the 29th day of March 1854 he was duly appointed Administrator upon the estate of said Hannah Witherel deceased, and that he is now acting in that capacity, and in that capacity would hereby request the said Secretary to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his Office of the services, and all the services of Simeon Witherel which appear to have been rendered by Simeon Witherel of Norton in the County of Norfolk or adjoining towns. And as the subscriber understands that it appears that besides the Certificate that has heretofore been issued upon his application other Certificates of the service of said Simeon Witherel have been applied for and issued, to which he now prays that reference may be had and noted upon a further examination in the case.
Witness my hand at Reading in the County of Windsor and state of Vermont this 11th day of July 1854.
Charles Witherell

Rev. War Section Record Division.
1.9.4
November 1, 1931.
O. E. Witherell, 13½ Orchard Avenue, Auburn, New York.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 1 st ultimo, you are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. File No. 11,751 that Simeon Witherell son of Captain Simeon Witherell who died November 16, 1778, aged eighty-five years, six months and eight days, married August 6, 1775, Hannah Presho and died February 8, 1838 at Grand Isle, Vermont. Their children were:
James born (September 2, 1777, (died December 8, 1778. Hannah Sameon " (December 24, 1779, (married January 25, 178- Simeon " May 5, 1782. Levi " November 7, 1784. Jemmy " February 27, 1787. Abel " February 11, 1789. Charles " March 10, 1793. Billey Presho " May 24, 1794. Nathaniel Stone " August 4, 1796. Nathan " March 23, 180-
Widow, Hannah died February 28, 1839, at Grand Isle, Vermont and son Charles applied for pension for himself and the other children on account of their father's services, in an application executed November 2, 1846, while residing in Windsor District Vermont. He alleged that the

soldier was a Private in the War of the Revolution from Norton Massachusetts, serving at various times in 1775, 1777, 1778, and 1779. The claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish sufficient proof that his father was the person of that name who served as a soldier in the Revolution.
This Bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made on account of his services and a careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file for Captain Simeon Witherell .
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

1921 Nov. 1 H. H. to D. E. Withersall Settle and do answer mail to inquiry.
11,751
P. O.
Hannah Withersall
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: List of suspended claims printed in 1852 gives cause of Re-enlisted suspension: "Suspended for further proof & explanation."
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

1884
John Michael 90
11757
for letter see inside cover
acts 4 th July 1836

No 7284 Hannah Withersall D r To the Revd James Regt 6 Green Street 649 London 1850 Mrs. V. Hunt Sept 25 1850 James Withersall May 6 1850 July 1850 Swans & Hunt Aug 14 1850 Act 4 July 1850 (over)

Black Brook Aug. 25 th 1854
Dear Sir
I received yours of the 18 th of July saying that you had abundant proof that Simon Wetherell did service in the revolutionary war you stated that the difficulty lies in ascertaining whether the said Simon Wetherell the husband of Hannah in whose right this Claim is asserted is the same person who served as certified by the Secretary I enclose the Secretary certificate showing that there was but one man by that name who did service in the State of Mass s therefore if there is no other man by the name of Simon Wetherell who did service in that state The claim of Hannah the wife of Simon Wetherell is fully substantiated as he is the only Claimant of that name who done service in the State of Mass s
Yours Respectfully James Wetherell

original Hannah Witherell of Old Lee, S.C. for ending claim Feb 4 th July 1836 -
Charles Witherell, affidavit relative the Commissioners of Pensions report in the case
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Evans & Hart Washington D. C.

I, Charles Witherill of Reading, in the county of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged sixty two years, depose and say, that I am one of the Children of Hannah Witherill who was the widow of Simeon Witherill, a Massachusetts Soldier in the Army of the Revolution. That I, as such Child, and in the right of my late mother, the said Hannah, am a claimant to a Pension under the Act of the 4 th of July, 1836. That on or about the second day of November, 1846, I made a Declaration before the Probate Court for the District of Windsor, in said State, which was afterwards filed in the Pension Office by John Bryant, Esq. of Meriden, N. H. That it appears by the Report of the Commissioner of Pensions, made to said Bryant, under date of March 29 th 1849, wherein it was stated, that, "before any examination can be made in the case of Hannah Witherill, deceased, widow of Simeon Witherill, the original Certificate, which was issued on the first day of July, 1846, from the Office of the Secretary of Massachusetts, should be produced; her papers are filed under the Act of the 4 th of July, 1836."
That application has been made to me, by said Bryant, for such Certificate, or information in relation to the same, in reference to which, I further depose, that I have not in my possession, such Certificate, and that I never have had or seen such Certificate. That on or about the 23 d day of July, 1846, I made the customary application to the Secretary of Mass ts for evidence of the service of my late father, Simeon Witherill, and was subsequently furnished with a Certificate by said Secretary, under date of September 1 st 1846, that being the only appli-

cation I ever made for such evidence, and the Certificate thereupon issued, is the only one of which I ever had any knowledge. That the services described in said Certificate, now supposed to be on file in the Pension Office, I do verily believe to have been rendered by my late father, Simeon Witherill, who was a son of Capt. Simeon Witherill of Norton, Massachusetts, who, as I have understood, died at said Norton, in the time of the Revolution. Charles Witherill
Sworn to and subscribed this 21 st day of March, 1854. before me Thomas F. Hammond, Justice of the Peace. I certify, that the said Charles Witherill is a person of Truth and Veracity. Thomas F. Hammond, Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF VERMONT, ) I, NORMAN WILLIAMS, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Windsor in the Windsor County, ss. ) State of Vermont, do hereby certify that
Thomas F. Hammond
was, at the date of the paper writing to which this is attached, and still is, a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, in and for said County, duly qualified to administer oaths and take the acknowledgment of deeds and that his signature —
foregoing are is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name, and affix the seal of said Court, at Woodstock, in said County of Windsor, this 21 st day of March A. D. 1854.
Norman Williams, Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston:
June 1. st 1854.
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 of Simeon Wetherel is borne on roll of Capt. Seth Gilbert's Comp. Col. John Daggitts Regt. from April 26. 1775. 4 days from Norton.
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Also on Muster roll of Capt. Amos Turners Comp. Col. John Cuskings Regt. from Dec. 8. 1776. 15. days. from Hanover. as private.
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Also on pay roll of Capt. George Makepeace's Comp. Col. George Williams Regt. who marched Oct. 13. 1777 to Norton 7 days. from Norton.
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Also on pay roll of Capt. Silas Smith's Company, ordered to Freetown from Norton June 3. 1778. by Brig. Gen. George Godfrey 7 days.
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Also on pay roll of Capt. Joseph Cole's Comp. Col. John Jacobs Regt. in service of the United State from July 4. 1778. 5. Mos. 29. days. from Norton.
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Also on pay roll of Capt. Isaac Hodges Comp. Col. Nathaniel Regt. from March 27. to April 17. 1779. 22 days. as private.
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Also on pay roll of Capt. John Allen's Comp. Col. Thomas

7. 24
Carpenter's Regt. of Detachment of Militia from Norton Bristol County. from July 27. 1780 6 days including travel.
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Also on pay roll of Capt. Seth Smith's Compy Col. Isaac Dyer's Regt. on alarm at Rhode Island from Aug 1. to Aug 7. 1780. 7 days, as private.
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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.
E. M. Drieger Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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Black Brook May 25/54
Dear Sir
I take this opportunity to possess myself of a certificate of the services of Simeon Wetherel who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, in obtaining his Pension it is necessary to have the records of his services also the length of time that he served and the names of his officers
By giving this information you will do a great favor to the heirs of the said Simeon Wetherel
Yours with Respect James Wetherel Addres. James Wetherel Black Brook Clinton Co NY
PS I wish you would inform me if he was any thing more than a private J W
To the Secretary of the State of Mass n

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston December 16-1848
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Cromwell Sernard was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Bristol,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
W. L. Chaplin, (Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.)

Town Clerks Office Norton Mass.
I John Crane Town Clerk of Norton in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts depose and say that I have in my possession many of the files of papers and Tax lists belonging to said Town of Norton from the year 1750 up to the year 1800 That upon application to me for evidence that there resided in said Town at the time of the commencement of the War of the Revolution a man by the name of Simeon Wetherell for who was engaged as a private in the service of the Country I have made search and found Tax lists for the year 1772, 1774, 1775, 1776 and 1777 wherein is found both the names of Captain Simeon Wetherell and Simeon Wetherell for but I have not been able to find evidence of Revolutionary service of either of them there being no pay or muster rolls in this office - I further depose and say that I have in my custody the records of said Town including the records of Marriages births and deaths, and also a record of Intentions of Marriages - That upon application to me for record evidence of the Marriage of Simeon Wetherell for formerly of said Norton to Hannah Prescho- I have made search for the same but without success, But upon a further search of the record of publications I find in relation to said parties a record of which the following is a true copy - Simon Wetherell of Norton and Hannah Pershaw of Raynham entered April 1 st 1775 and Published in said Norton according to Law Certificate given August 2 d 1875
I further certify that as desired to do I have made further search but have not been able to find a record of the births of either the said Captain Simeon Wetherell

or Simon Watmough Jr
John Crane
State of Massachusetts
Bristol County. ss. Dec r 15 th 1848. Then personally appeared John Crane a credible & disinterested witness, personally known to me, and also known to be clerk of the said Town of Norton and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed
Before me Cromwell Leonard Justice Peace

Washington, July 8 th 1854.
Dear L. P. Waldo Barn of Persians.
If you will refer to the case of Hannah Withers, widow of Charles, Vermont, susp d . Act 4 th July 1836, you will find that we are the agents for the claim. Mr John Bryant, of Meriden New Hampshire, writes to who placed the claim in our hands, writes to us under date of 30 th June last, that he will soon furnish the evidence required in yours of the 25 th April last.
Mr Bryant states, "that I have accidentally learned of late that an agent has commenced tinkering in said case, to which my anxious desire is that a stop may be put to their operations by the Barn of Persians."
We hope that you will not suffer the case to be taken out of our hands
Very respectfully Evans & Hunt.

Black Brook
April 25 th 1854
Dear Sir
I received yours of the 13 th of June 1853 stating that an application had been made in behalf of the heirs of Simeon & Hannah Witherell & that the proof to establish the Claim was insufficient my agent has the length of time that he Simeon Witherell served and when, the names of his Officers &c his residence at the time of his death & his heirs has been I identified, if that is not sufficient I wish you would inform me what more proof is necessary as I can give the proof required
I wish to know if there has been any thing done by my agent since the date of your letter for he said he had all the proof that was wanted to establish the Claim
Please answer as soon as convenient & oblige
Very respectfully
Yours
James Witherell
P. P. Waldo Esqr Washington. D. C.

Pension Office August 6th. 1849
In answer to your letter of the 4 th of April last respecting the case of Hannah Witherell widow of Simon Witherell, I have to state that in order to know what weight should be attached to the transcripts of Military Service found credited upon the records of Massachusetts, as evidence in any case it is all important that the Department should be informed of the facts set forth in the application upon which the Secretary issues his Certificate.
The Secretary in his Certificate in relation to the service of Mrs. Witherell's husband states that, "the preceding evidence of service was given in a Certificate issued from this Office about 1 st July last." That Certificate would not have been issued upon the application under oath of some one of Mrs. Witherell's children only. The application of Charles Mitchell for the Certificate which you present is dated 25 th July 1846. but a short time subsequently to that of the Secretary's Certificate of the 1 st of that month, and as it is possible that the facts contained in the second application may have been predicated upon the information obtained from that Certificate; it is all important therefore that the original Certificate together

with Application upon which it was issued should be produced - Your request therefore that the requisition in My letter of the 29 March last may be withdrawn Cannot Consistently with a fuller understanding of the Claim be complied with.
The Certificate of the Secretary of Massa- -chusetts as well as the declaration in this Case were both bear date in 1846. Some explanation for having delayed to present them since last full should be given
Yours very truly W. H. G. G. G.
John Bryant Esq. Mendham N.H.

for mmmmm May 6/34

111 Pension Office May 6 1857
Sir, I enclose a copy of a report to Messrs Evans & Tank of the 25th of April last, which will disclose the present condition of the case of Hannah Witherell dec'd of VT - at July 4 1856
James Witherell Esq Black Brook NY

April 25/74

Pension Office 968 April 25 1854
Gentlemen
I have filed the affidavit of Charles Witherel with the papers of Hannah Witherel dec d of Vermont - act July 4 1836. I am satisfied that the Declaration was founded upon a certificate obtained prior to its preparation, Mr Bryant has never said, under oath, that he had no knowledge of the existence of any such in- formation before the papers were prepared. But if this objection did not exist, her husband has not been identified with the soldier who did serve, which must be done by those who, at least, were con- temporary,
Messrs Evans & Foul
Present

Menden N.H. April 24 1849
Sir
As agent for the prosecution of the claim of Hannah Witherell of Vermont deceased widow of Simeon Witherell permit me respectfully to say that the exactio made in your letter of the 29 th ult to wit that "Before any examination can be made in the case of Hannah Witherell deceased widow of Simeon Witherell the original certificate which was issued on the 1 st July 1846 from the Office of the Secretary of Massachusetts should be produced" cannot be complied with for the reason that no such certificate is to be found among my papers. If such an one was ever furnished me by the children of the deceased claimant or any one of them, I know not which has become of it. I have therefore to pray that the exactio may be removed, and that the papers on file in the case may be examined, believing that the most satisfactory evidence of the identity of Simeon Witherell as the actor, and husband of Hannah Witherell will thereon be found
Respectfully Yrs Oble Servt John Bryant
Hon J L Edwards Com. Pensions

Menden NH March 19. 1849
Sir
As from your letter of the 26th Jany 1849 to the Hon Jacob Collamer it appears that the papers in the case of Hannah Whitney & Hannah Witherell of Vermont deceased were not to be found in the Pension Office I write to say that as Agent for the claimants I forwarded -ed to the Pension Office from Menden N.H. P.O. the papers in the case of Hannah Whitney on the 25th of December 1848 and in the case of Hannah Witherell from the same P.O. on the 27th December 1848 which I cannot but hope reached there and may be found & have to pray that further search may be made on receipt of this and that the result be forthwith communicated either to Mr Collamer or
Your Ob st Servt
Abel Bryant
Hon J. L. Edwards

Deaths of Parents
Simeon Witherell died Feb. 9 th 1832 Grand Isle Vt Hannah S Witherell died Feb. 28 th 1839 Grand Isle Vt
Sir if these papers are proof enough to entitle Simeon & Hannah Witherell to a pension please send it forward to Black Brook Clinton Co NY & if not please inform me what more is necessary
Respectfully Yours James Witherell
J. H. Waldo Comr. Pension Office Washington D.C.

Black Brook July 11 th 1854
Dear Sir I received a letter from the Pension Office which informed me that Simeon Witherell deceased had not been identified as a soldier of the Revolutionary war and I have obtained a certificate of his services in that war which I think will identify him as a soldier and also entitle him and his wife Hannah  her to a Pension for him, which she would be entitled to after his decease, and as neither of them obtained that Pension while living they heirs are entitled to it
I also enclose a copy of the family register of Simeon Witherell taken from the family Bible at now in possession of Nathaniel Witherell one of the heirs
Births of Parents
Simeon Witherell was born Dec. 9 th 1748 Hannah S Witherell born May 5 th 1757 Married 1774
Births of Children
Hannah S Witherell born Dec. 24 th 1779 Simeon Witherell Jr was born May 5 th 1782 Levi Witherell was born Nov 1 st 1784 James Witherell was born Feb 27 th 1787 Abel Witherell born Feb. 17 th 1789 Charles Witherell born March 10 th 1792 Polly P Witherell born May 24 th 1794 Nathaniel Witherell born Aug 9 th 1796 Nathan Witherell born March 23 d 1800

Black Brook Jan. 22 d 1853
Dear Sir I take this opportunity of to inquire if there has or has not been an application made for a pension in favor of the heirs of Simeon Witherell deceased, who served in the Revolutionary war in the State of Mass s and died in the State of Vermont and I living in the State of New York employd George Standish of Plattsburgh to make the application As it has been over one year since I employd Standish to obtain it for me I wish you to inform me whether a Pension has been granted to his application if so how much
Yours very Respectfully James Witherell
one of the heirs of Simeon Witherell
pleas inform me as soon as possible and oblige yours J. Witherell
J. E. Heath Washington Dc

James Withall
June 13/53

Pension Office.
13 th June 1853.
Sir,
Yours of 22 d Jany. 1853, has been re- ceived, and in reply I would state that an application on the part of the heirs of  Hannah  James Witherill has been made for a pen- sion, but that none has been yet obtained, because the proof is insufficient to es- tablish the claim.
James Witherill Esq.
Black Brook.
N. Y.

Hannah Witherell of the widow of Simeon - suspended claim - Noted 4 th July 1836 -
Proof of the identity of Simeon Witherell contained in the Affi- davit of William Wakepeace who was a resident of Worton and served with him. Also See States certificate that their names are found together on Rolls -
Evans & Grant Washington

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
July 31. 1854.
Sir: This may certify to whom it may concern; that the names of William Makepeace & Simon Witherel are borne on muster roll of Capt George Wither- peaw's (comp. Col. George Williams) Regt. Service at Tiverton R. Island, from Oct. 13 1777. 7 days, from Norton. Also the names of William Makepeace & Simon With- erel are borne on both the rolls of Capt. Seth Smith's Company, the one dated June 3 1778. 7 days. The other from Aug. 1. to Aug. 7 1780. and 33 miles travel, 9 days.
Roll dated Norton Feby. 8. 1781.
W m L. Tuttle the sum of 1-3

I William Makepeace of Asford in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts surviving soldier of the Army of the Revolution aged upwards of ninety one years before and say that in the time of the Revolutionary War I was a resident of Norton in the County of Bristol State of Massachusetts, and was then and there well acquainted with the Simon Wetherell referred to in the certificate of the Secretary of Massachusetts, under date of July 21 st 1854 which has been shown me and to which this is designed to be attached, or accompanying. That said Simon Wetherell was in the service with me once or more during said War at Rhode Island or in the borders thereof. And I know that there was no other Simon Wetherell of said Norton who could have rendered the services or any part thereof referred to in the said Secretary's certificate. Also that I well know Capt. George Makepeace, Capt. Amos Turner and Capt. Seth Smith on whose rolls the said Simon Wetherell appears by said certificate - Excentat in presence of H. G. Underwood } William Makepeace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester County ss: The within Sum and Subscribed to me William Massie who is a credible witness, on this twenty fifth day of July A.D. 1854. Before me H. G. Underwood: Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, July 31 st 1854.
I  Hereby Certify , That at the date of the annexed attestation A. G. Underwood was a justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. M. Wright
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

J. Withnell
Rep. 4/18/21.

Pension Office
Sep 4 1854
Sir
I do not for- ceive that because it follows that because the the Secretary of War cannot find the name of more than one soldier by the name of Simeon Witherel, that therefore, that soldier was your father and the husband of Hannah Witherel your mother. And that is the very point to be proved, which must be done as heretofore, printed out to yourself to your agents Messrs Evans & Faut
James Witherel Esq Black Brook NY

James M. [?] July 18/84

11 Pension Office
July 18. 1854
Sir,
I have received and examined the certificate of the Secretary of State of Massachusetts, transmitted by you as proof in the case of Hannah Wetherell deceased, widow of Simeon -
I find that this certificate is substantially the same as the one filed in 1846 - which was before the Examiners, of course, when my letter of the 6 th May was written - The difficulty in this case is not the want of evidence that a man named Simeon Wetherell served in the Revolutionary war - (We had abundant evidence of that fact.) But whether the husband of Hannah Wetherell, in whose right this claim is asserted, is the same person, who served as certified by the Secretary - The proof must be directed to this point - The claim is further suspended
Very respectfully
&c
James Wetherell Esq Black Brook New York

State of Vermont
Secretary of State's Office Montpelier May 30 th 1848
I hereby certify that George W. Hyde Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificates, is and was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Grand Isle in said State, duly constituted and commissioned as such, and that to his acts and attestations full credit is due.
Given under my hand and the seal of this office this 30 th day of May A.D. 1848.
Fernand P. Merrill Deputy Secretary of State

I John Chamberlin depose and sayeth that he was acquainted with Simeon Witherell the husband of Hannah Witherell the widow of Simeon Witherell who died Feb 28 A D 1839 - And I further state that I assisted at the funeral of widow Hannah Witherell and helped to carry her remains to the grave Simeon Witherell husband of Hannah Witherell died Feb 9 th A D 1832 -
John Chamberlin
State of Vermont Grand Isle County ss } Sworn and subscribed to this 20 th day of January A D 1843
Geo W Hyde Justice Peace
I further certify that the deponent is a creditable witness
Geo W Hyde Justice Peace

Pension Office Aug 18 1854
Dear Sir,
A certificate of the Secretary of State of Mass filed by you has been placed among the papers of Hannah Withnell dec d of NH ad d July 4 1836. This certificate is an exact duplicate of one filed by her son James in July last and also nearly an exact duplicate of one filed in 1846. I am not able to discover why these several certificates are filed as they do not offer any explanation of the case. The difficulty with this case has been that Hannah's husband has not been identified with the soldier who did render service in the War of the Revolution and this difficulty was increased by the fact that it appeared that the parties obtained a certificate of service from the Secretary of Mass on the 1 July 1846, then another in Sept 1846, upon which a declaration was based. When this Office demanded the Certificate of July 1 1846, said parties denied ever having had possession of such an one, when the very certificate upon which they based their declaration showed that one had been furnished on the 1 July 1846. In my letter of April 25 I suggested the propriety of calling upon Mr Bryant for an affidavit that he had never had any knowledge of such certificate, but

his affidavit to that effect has not been offered, though James Mitchell swears he did not know of such the existence of it. Mr Bryant wrote Mitchell's affidavit, why did he not comply with the suggestion of my letter?
William Makepeace does not pretend to identify the soldier mentioned in the Sec- retary's Certificate as the father of the applicants,
Aug 18/87.
Miss Evans V Ford.
Present

Washington, April 20 th 1854.
Dear L. P. Waldo,
Com r of Pensions.
We herewith furnish additional evidence in the case of Hannah Withersall deceased, widow of Simon, Vermont, Supp t Act 4 th July 1836.
We are informed, that the original papers in this case were filed in the Pension Office in Dec r 1848. The declaration bearing date 2 nd Nov 1846, was made by Charles Withersall, (as then), and he made application for evidence of service to the Secy of War, on the 28 th July 1846, setting forth in his application, where his said Father resided, at the commencement of, and during the war of the Revolution , and that he performed various hours of Military duty.
The certificate of the Secy of War bears date, Sept 1. 1846, to which is added, that similar information had been furnished in July preceding.
The Com r of Pensions under date March 29 th 1849 declines examining the case, until the certificate

of the Secy of Mass, furnished in July 1846 shall be produced.
Mr John Bryant, the Agent, state in a letter dated 4 th April 1849, states, that if he ever had the certi- ficate of July 1846, he does not know what has become of it.
The Pension Office under date of August 6 th 1849, insists upon a compliance with the requirement of the Office letter of March 29 th 1849.
Charles Withersall, the son, who is Administrator and who made the original declaration , on the 2 nd Nov 1846, on the 24 March 1854, (see paper marked B) deposes that he never made application to the Secy of Mass, prior to the 28 th July 1846, that he never saw, or had in his possession, the certifi- cate of July 1 st 1846, and that the only certificate of which he has any knowledge, is the one dated Sept 1 st 1846.
It is as Charles Withersall is the person who made the original declaration, and as the certi- ficate of the 1 st July 1846, could only have been furnished, as you state in your letter of Aug 6 th 1849, " upon application of some one under oath, of some of Mrs Withersall's children ", that the person

who makes the declaration, in behalf of himself and the other children, and who is the Administrator, states under oath , that he has no knowledge of the certificate, as the 1. July 1846, that he never applied for it, and never saw it. This he thinks must satisfy the Board on this point.
We also enclose, (paper Marked B) showing that Charles Witherill is the Administrator.
We hope, and think, that the claim will now be allowed.
Very respectfully Evans J. Hart.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston,
July 31 st 1854.
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 of Simeon Wetuel is borne on pay roll of Capt. Robert Lunt Hall Ells' Company under the Field Officers of the Second Regiment in the County of Plymouth from April 20. 1775. 3 days, from Hanover. Plymouth Co.
The name does not further appear than on the Certificate of June 1. 1854. on the records in this office.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. M. (Wright)
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Black Brook July 26 th /54
Dear Sir
I received your certificate & have since ascertained that it is necessary to know whether there was more than one man by the name of Simeon Ketherell who done service in the revolutionary war in the state of Mass. I enclose one dollar for the search & your certificate containing the information.
Yours Respectfully James Ketherell
Hon C M Wright Secretary of state Mass. Boston

Original
Hannah Withersell of Vt dec'd Certificate of the Probate Court, that Charles Withersell is appointed Administrator of said deceased —
B
Evans & Hart.

State of Vermont } District of Grand-Isle p. }
At a Probate Court holden at North Hero within and for the district of Grand-Isle aforesaid on the 29 th day of March A. D. 1854: Present the Hon. Elijah Hays Judge — Charles Withell of Reading in the county of Windsor and State of Vermont is appointed administrator of the estate of Hannah Withell, late of Grand-Isle in said state, deceased, intestate, who accepts said trust and gives bond as the law directs
Attest Elijah Hays Judge A true copy of Record,
Attest Elijah Hays Judge
I, Elijah Hays, Judge of the Probate Court for the district of Grand-Isle aforesaid, do hereby certify that the bond of Charles Withell administrator of the estate of Hannah Withell, deceased, referred to in the above copy of Record, and now on file in my office, is in the penal sum of five hundred dollars, that said bond is in due form of law, duly executed by the said Charles Withell as principal and Charles C. Withell as surety.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Probate Court and subscribed my name at North Hero in the district aforesaid this 29 th day of March A. D. 1854.
Elijah Hays Judge