Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22,750, Joshua Totman, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Totman, Joshua
N. 22,750
Churchill, Elizabeth
(Former widow)
CONTENTS

4958. Massachusetts.
4958
Elizabeth Churchill dec d widow of Joshua Totman who died on the year 1786. of Plymouth in the State of Massachusetts who was a 2 nd Lieut in the Comp y commanded by Captain 2 nd Lieut of the Reg t commanded by Col. Allen in the line for 1 year 3 mo. 2 nd Mas ts 8 - 9 " 2 nd Mas t Ser g
Repealed
Inscribed on the Roll of Boston at the rate of 245 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831 & end 7 th July 1839 when she died.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of May 1850, and sent to Hon. M. B. Corwin, H. R.
Appears to the 4 th of Semi-annual allowance ending
Payable to Nathaniel D. Dyer Adm r .
Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the
Recorded by J. B. Chase Clerk Book: 2 Vol. 2 Page 341.

State of Massachusetts, County of Plymouth ss.
On this ninth day of May in the Year Eighteen hundred & fifty, before Jacob H. Lord Esq a Justice of the Peace in & for said County per- sonally appeared Nathaniel Doteen of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth & made oath in due form of law that he is Administrator of the estate of Elizabeth Churchill late of Plymouth aforesaid, Widow, deceased and formerly Widow of Joshua Doteen of said Plymouth who was a Quartermaster in the War of the Revolution;
That the said Elizabeth Churchill died at said Plymouth on the seventh day of July in the Year Eighteen hundred & thirty nine; that her application for a Pension is in file in the Pen- sion Office at Washington as he believes; that he as Administrator aforesaid asks for whatever amount of Pension may be found due in the case of the said Elizabeth Churchill deceased.
Nathaniel Doteen
Plymouth ss. Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written Before me J. H. Lord Justice of Peace

"Seventeen hundred & seventy six, December twenty ninth" "Married Joshua Totman and Elizabeth Sutton both of Plymouth."
I certify that the above is a true copy of Record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in true legible figures as follows "1776 Dec. 29" James Kendall
"Seventeen hundred and ninety eight October twenty seventh" "Married Samuel Churchill and Elizabeth Totman both of Plymouth"
I certify that the above is a true copy of Record with the exception of the figures in the date which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows 1798 Oct. 27 James Kendall
I James Kendall above named depose & say that I am Pastor of the First Congregational Church in Plymouth in the County of Plymouth & Commonwealth of Massachusetts whereof the Rev. Dr. Robbins was formerly Pastor, that the above are true extracts from the Records of Marriages solemnised by the Pastors of said Church & that the entries above are in the handwriting of my predecessor the Rev. Dr. Robbins the dates being in said Record expressed in figures.
James Kendall
Plymouth, P. Subscribed & sworn to before me by the above named James Kendall this 25 th of April 1838 Jacob N. Lord J. W. Pease

4 3/4 1/2 0 Elizabeth Churchill wid of J. Tolman du See Mass.
Col. Bailey Regt 2 Mts 1 Jan 77 app? 2 m 1 Jan 77 '78 deranged 1 Apr 1779 being about without leave again - Vol. 27 p 105 mitt. nls.
[Faint mirrored text from the reverse page] Elizabeth Churchill wid of J. Tolman du See Mass. Col. Bailey Regt 2 Mts 1 Jan 77 app? 2 m 1 Jan 77 '78 deranged 1 Apr 1779 being about without leave again - Vol. 27 p 105 mitt. nls.

State of Massachusetts Plymouth County Yp. 3
On this tenth day of April in the Year One thousand eight hundred & thirty eight personally appeared before the Hon. Willies Wood Judge of the Court of Probate for said County, Elizabeth Churchill of Plymouth in said County Widow, 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 of the Act of Congress passed July 4. 1836 & the Act of Congress passed March 3. 1837
That she was the Widow of Joshua Totman who served in the War of the Revolution in several capacities which by reason of lapse of time & decayed memory she cannot now very specifically set forth.
Said Joshua Totman was in the service previous to her marriage to him & served as she was always told at Roxbury in 1776 as a Soldier but she is unable to name the Company or Regiment though she presumes it was in the Regiment commanded by Col. Cotton. He returned from said service late in the Year 1776 & in December of that year she was married to him. In the Spring of the following Year being 1777 her husband the said Joshua Totman enlisted with a number of others from Plymouth into the Continental Army for three years & he was absent from home in that service during that period. He went away a private. After his return he told her that he soon became a Corporal, afterwards a Sergeant & subsequently a Quarter Master. He was enlisted by Capt George Dunham but whether Capt Dunham went himself or not she does not recollect. She does not know in whose Company her husband was, nor where he went but she is strongly impressed with the

idea that he served the three years in Col. Baily's Regiment.
She further declared that she was married to the said Joshua Totman on the twenty ninth day of December Seventeen hundred & seventy six; that the said Joshua Totman did was lost at sea about the Year 1786 on his passage from Jamaica to some port in England and that she remained a widow until the twenty seventh day of October in the Year Seventeen hundred & ninety eight; that the said Samuel Churchill her second husband died on the fifteenth day of December in the Year One thousand eight hundred & ten and that she has remained a widow ever since the period last above named as will appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Elizabeth Churchill
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first above written before me & I certify that said Elizabeth Churchill is unable by reason of bodily infirmity to attend a Court of Probate to make her declaration
Wilkes Wood Judge of Probate
Plymouth H. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Hon. Wilkes Wood is Judge of the Court of Probate for said County & that the above is his true & genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set

my hand & the Seal of the Court of Probate for said County this twentieth day of April in the Year Eighteen hundred and thirty eight.
Jacob H. Loud

I Solomon Davis of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth, & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy seven years on oath do testify & say that I was a soldier of the Revolution. I was well acquainted with Joshua Totman late of said Plymouth deceased from his youth. In the Year 1775-6 the said Joshua Totman, myself & several others from this town went to Roxbury I believe in December of 1775 & in the Spring of 1776 say April we marched from Roxbury to New York & there remained till we had completed one years service. We were not in the same company. I think he was in Capt George Dunham's Company. I was in Capt Wadsworth's Company. The said Totman served I think as a soldier for that years service. The said Joshua Totman afterwards served in the three years service but I cannot tell the grade or officers. He married Elizabeth Sutton. I have always been acquainted with her & intimate with the family. After the close of the Revolution Mr. Totman went to sea. I also went to sea for many years. I frequently met him in foreign ports. The last time I saw him was in Portsmouth in England. I perfectly recollect that many years ago it was currently reported & believed in this town & never doubted that the ship in which said Totman sailed was lost & that all perished. I cannot tell what year it was but after the expiration of one or two years his Widow the said Elizabeth Sutton married one Samuel Churchill whom I also knew. He died about thirty years ago in Consumption. The said Elizabeth Sutton has remained a Widow ever since that time never having been since married.

and I know her to be the same Elizabeth Sutton who married said Joshua Potvin.
Solomon Darr
Plymouth Jp. April 23. 1838 Then the above named Solomon Darr appeared & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed. Before me & I certify that he is a credible person
Jacob H. Lord Jus. Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth Jp. I John B. Thomas Clerk of the Ju- dicial Court for said County do hereby certify that Jacob H. Lord Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the signatures to the annexed affidavits purporting to be signed by him are his true & genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand & the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this twenty third day of April A.D. 1838.
John B. Thomas

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Joshua Totman a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. W. F. 22,750.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Dec, 1775 1 yr. Pri. ✓ Cotton Mass.   Jan 1, 1777 1 " 2m Sgt. ✓ John Bailey   Jan 1, 1778 to Apr 1, 1779 2m Sgt. 2m Sgt. ✓ John Bailey  
The above noted is the only Joshua Totman found in the Rev. War records of this Bureau.
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Plymouth, Mass.
Date of application for pension, April 12, 1838. Her ch. was al.
Residence at date of application, Plymouth, Mass.
Age at date of application, 80 yrs. She died July 7, 1839, at Plymouth, Mass.
Remarks: Soldier mar. Dec. 29, 1776, Elizabeth Sutton.
About the year 1786, he was lost at sea, on his passage from Jamaica to England, and she mar. Oct. 27, 1798, Samuel Churchill who died Dec. 15, 1810.
Children referred to, names not stated.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss.
I, JACOB H. LOUD, Register of Probate for the County of Plymouth, within said Commonwealth, do hereby Certify, that at a Probate Court holden at Plymouth in and for said County, on the second Monday of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty Nathaniel Doteu of Plymouth, in said County, Yeoman, was
duly appointed Administrator on the Estate of Elizabeth Churchill late of Plymouth aforesaid deceased, who was formerly the Widow of Joshua Doteu deceased and took upon himself that trust by giving bond as the law directs, and still continues in the exercise of said trust.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and the Seal of the Court of Probate for said County, this tenth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty .
J. H. Loud

3460
Hm. J. Dace HR

I Herchieh Ripley of Kingston in the County of Plymouth & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged eighty six years, do depone & say, that I was an Officer in the Army of the war of the Revolution, that I knew Joshua Totman of Plymouth in said County, as a private Soldier in the Army at Roxbury in 1775, belonging as I supposed to Col. Cotts Regiment, but I know not the time he served nor in what Company. I knew said Totman again in the years 1777 & 1778 when he was a Sergeant in Captain Dunning Company in Col. John Baileys Regiment & he was subsequently Quartermaster Sergeant of said last mentioned Regiment - but I know not the length of time he served in either capacity, but think it was about three years in the whole. It was my impression at that time, that said Totman was a married man - though I never saw his wife till after he left the army.
Herb. M. Ledy
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth ss. Kingston, April 19 th 1838. Then Personally appeared before me the above-named Herchieh Ripley, and made solemn oath, that the foregoing declaration by him subscribed, is true & I certify that he is a credible Person.
Joseph Sampson, Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Justice of the Peace for said County do hereby certify that Joseph Sampson Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the above is his true & genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Court at Nobscus in said County this twenty third day of April 1838.
Jacob H. Lord Register

Elizabeth 4 Churchill widow of J. Tolman Respectfully Lt. Hon. Mo. Davenport May 4 th 1838

Washington City 27 th May 1858
J L Edwards
My area in some weeks since I wrote you a few lines in answer to a communication from you to me in the case of the heirs of Elizabeth Churchhill an application for a pension due their mother in which you informed me that it appeared from the Rolls that the ancestor has served ten years & left the service without pension & that therefore the claim was not then allowed - In my last note to you I informed you that I believe you would again consider the case that as the service was clearly proven for ten years at least that the husband & children were unquestionably entitled under the act of 1836 to the pension let the Father have left the service in any way even if he had been discharged & that I was borne out in this opinion by decisions already made under that Law by the Secy of the Interior & that if you could not allow the case I believe it would be of no avail from your decision to the Secy of the Interior. I have since heard from you that another I suppose that case ought now in its declaration to be finally disposed of as far as your action may be necessary. Will you please have the goodness to give the case some examination on the reception of this I am herewith to the about it. I think myself you will at once allow the claim by an examination of the papers. Respectfully yours etc. etc. J L Edwards
Mrs. H. C. Churchhill
ED. The case is the Mississippi line

Washington City 9th May 1850
J. L. Francis
Dear Sir your letter of the 18 th of last month in regard to the Estate of Mrs. Elizabeth Churchhill formerly widow of Joshua Stanton of the City of Philadelphia line in which you reject the claim on the ground that I am not the Service without leave has been received. Before taking an official in this case to the Secretary of the Interior I desire to call your attention to the decision of the Secy of the Interior in the matter of the application of Sarah Harrington of New York where the husband was Christian Green in that case Mrs. Harrington was allowed her Pension under the act of July  June 4 th 1836. The proof is clear in the case of Mrs. Churchhill the Soldier died some long in any case at any rate before he left the army. I will thank you to make the necessary to this case with the least possible delay & to inform me of your final decision.
Most respectfully yours etc. I am
Mrs. S. Stanton
etc.
J. L. Francis

✓ May 24. 1850
Moses B. Corwin
Submitted to Com te of Pensions and allowed.
May 30, 1850 see case of Jerusha Harrington N.B. 38 ad. asking for information regarding the application of Elizabeth Churchill for pension, in right of her deceased husband who belonged to the Mapachants line.
✓ Letter to Hon. M. B. Corwin May 28 1850
Rept to Com te of Pensions Dep. Interior May 27. 1850

Washington City 24 th May 1850
Dear S. Ewing
My dear Sir there is an application for a Roman that has been with the Commission of Slaves against while in favour of Elizabeth Churchill when deceased Husband belonged to the Massachusetts line of line I have repeatedly called for a decision both orally & in writing but can get none. If such order can be given as may secure the desirable result it will confer a great favour Respectfully your obed Servt as ever
Dear S. Ewing
PS The application is under the Law of 1836—

Washington City D.C. April 16 th 1850.
Sir.
I enclose herewith the application of the Administrator of Elizabeth Churchill, dec d . for the amount of pension due her at the time of her death, as the widow of Joshua Fottman, who was a Dr. Master in the War of the Revolution, and have respectfully to request, that you will cause the same to be examined without delay.
The application made by Mrs. Churchill under the act of July 4 th 1836, is now on file in your Office, and, enclosed, you will find a Certificate of Court, shewing the date of her death, and that Nathaniel Doten, is the Administrator on her estate. Respectfully your obed Servt
Marcus B. Benjamin
Hon: V. S. Edwards Com: of Pensions

Joshua Totman, 2. M.S., 1 Jany 1777, appt D.M. 1 Jan: 78 deranged 1 April 1779, being absent without leave,

Elizabeth Churchill de formerly widow of Joshua Totman, Massachusetts Plymouth Co. h. d. 1786 admitted
1 yr 3 mo. D r W t = $200. 9 mo. D r W t 45 $245.
Com: 4 March 1831 to 7 th July 1839, when she died, payable to Nathaniel Dote Adm r .
Act 4 July 1836
Hon: M. B. Corwin N. R.

D. W. & N. Div.
W 32750
L. W. B.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 11, 1896.
Madam:
Replying to your request for information concerning the military record of Joshua Totman, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you are advised that Elizabeth Churchill, former widow of Joshua Totman; made application for pension on April 10, 1838, at which time she was residing in Plymouth, Mass., and eighty years of age, and her pension was allowed for the actual service of her husband as a quartermaster sergeant for nine months, and quartermaster for one year and three months in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary War; a part of the time he served under Capt. George Dunham and Col. John Bailey. He enlisted at Plymouth, Mass.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mrs Bina Totman Van Nortwick,
Appleton, Wis.

The Commissioner of Pensions:—
Washington „ D.C.
Rev Rec
My dear sir:
Yours
What information can you furnish from the Pension records regarding my two ancestors Stodard Totman & Joshua Totman, both of whom are said to have been Revolutionary Soldiers and also Pensioners?
Stodard Totman is said to have enlisted at Colerain, Franklin Co. Mass. and Joshua Totman is said to have been an ensign in 2nd. Massachusetts Reg't. sometime during the Revolution. If you will kindly advise

me, if there is any expense connected with your information, I will be glad to meet it.
Awaiting your reply I am Very Sincerely,
Uttie Sternberg Whitney.
Registrar Gouverneur -
Morris Chapler. D. A. R.
26 John St.
Gouverneur, N.Y.
For Mrs. Hazel Burnett Berrymann
a descendant of Joshua and Stoddard Totman -
April 27-1918.

OWEN any Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Do the follow- -ing names appear on the pension records of the Revolutionary War?
(1) Capt. David Moyer (Col. Willett's regiment N. Y. troops (Montgomery

Co. (then known as Tryon Co.):
(2) Jonas Churchill, who drew pension + also his widow, nee Totten, also rec'd pension after his death. He, is also, was a Revolutionary soldier.
The Record + Pension War Dept., D. C. referred me to your

Dept. for said information, wanted to secure eligibility to D. A. R.
Respectfully,
M. G. H. Best,
108. First Ave., Gloversville N.Y.
May 7, 1904.

WILLIAM VAN NORWICK
MANUFACTURERS OF BOOK PRINT & MANILLA PAPERS, AND GROUND WOOD PULP. ADDRESS ALL MAIL TO GENERAL OFFICES, APPLETON, WIS.
MILLS COMBINED LOCKS PAPER CO. Daily Capacity 60 Tons Paper, 50 Tons Ground Wood Pulp
Appleton, Wis. Aug 3 1896
To the Honorable Commission of Pensions.
Dear Sir I wish to learn if my great grandfather Joshua Johnson ever drew a pension for service in the war of the Revolution. He lived at Greenfield Massachusetts and enlisted from that point, or some point near there.
The favor will be appreciated - Thanking you in advance Very Respectfully.
Mrs. Bina Johnson Van Norwick.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 12,750
Elizabeth Churchill wid of Joshua Peterson 2nd Int Rev. war
Act July 1 th '66
Index: Vol. A , Page 133
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Aug 11 '96 Doed Pund in
Mrs B J Van Nortwick Appleton Wis.
May 18. 1904. His M. G. Beck Gloversville N.Y.
1918. May 7. History to Nettie S. Whitney F.W.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss. At a Court of Probate holden at Plymouth within & for said County on the second Monday of April in the Year Eighteen hundred & fifty.
It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been adduced before said Court that Eliza beth Churchill late of Plymouth aforesaid deceased, formerly Widow of Joshua Totman deceased and late an applicant for a Pension for the services of the said Joshua Totman as a Quartermaster in the War of the Revolution, died on the seventh day of July in the Year One thousand eight hundred and thirty nine at Plymouth aforesaid.
In testimony whereof I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this eighth day of April in the Year Eighteen hundred & fifty.
Jacob H. Lord