Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22548, William Blay West, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
West, William Blay Patience
W 22548
CONTENTS

(3500.) Maine.
Patience West widow of William B. West. who died on the 24 th May 1813. of Kennebec in the State of Maine - who was a Corporal in the Company commanded by Captain Merrill of the Reg t commanded by Col. Shimey in the Mass ts line for 6 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine - at the rate of 22 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th day of Jan y . 1841 and sent to and Hon: Geo: Evans, House of Reps:
Arrears to the 4th of Sept: 1840. $ 209: 00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 th Mar '41 11: 00
$ 220: 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 d }
Recorded by Wm. C. Lautzinger Clerk. Book C, Vol. 1 - Page 19.

5249 Patience West N o
56 Grove St 15-65-15-15-15
act 4 July 36
rec 15 p 65 - one for 15 May 75
m 720 C.13-
adm
6 mo corp
5249
22 $
H. B. Young 7/12
no deduction
Hon Geo. Crand. AR

JOHN FAIRFIELD, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MAINE.
TO ALL WHO SHALL SEE THESE PRESENTS,
GREETING:
Know Ye, That Messrs Redington of Augusta, in the County of Kennebec whose name is hereunto annexed, was at the date of his within attestation, Justice of the District Court of said State, Middle District, and also a Justice of the Peace and of the Summons throughout said State; that Samuel Foxcroft and William Stevens both of New Gloucester, whose names are also hereunto annexed, were at the date of their within attestations, Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Cumberland, and that the several signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine,
duly nominated and appointed, commissioned and qualified; and that to their 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 caused the Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed. GIVEN under my hand at AUGUSTA, this sixth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one and in the sixty- fifth year of the Independence of the United States of America.
BY THE GOVERNOR.
Philip C. Johnson, Secretary of State.

Declaration, In order to obtain the benefit of the third Section of the Act of Congress of the 4 th July 1836.
State of Maine
County of Kennebec, ss.
On the fifth day of December A.D. 1840 personally appeared before the Hon d Asa Redington, Jdh Judge of the Middle District Court of the State of Maine, comprising the Counties of Lincoln Kennebec and Somerset Patience West a resident of Litchfield in the County of Kennebec, and State of Me o aged eighty nine years, who being first duly sworn accor- -ding to law, doth on her oath make the following decla- -ration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836. That she is the widow of William B West deceased who enlisted in the year 1775 for the period of eight months in Captain Moses Merrill's Company and Col. Phinney's Regiment of the Massachusetts Line, that he did a as a soldier in said Company for upwards of 80 months (she believes in the capacity of a sergeant) tho' after serving more than six months, in consequence of sickness he obtained a furlough & sent a substitute named Benjamin Colby who served fully the remaining time for which her late said husband enlisted, that she refers to the rolls of the Regiment and Company for the length of time he served. She further declares that she was married to the said William B. West on the twenty seventh day of April, seventeen hundred and seventy two, that her husband the aforesaid William B. West died on the twenty fourth day of

May 9.5.1813
that since that time
She has remained a widow as will more fully appear by the accompanying proof
Attest Asa Redington.
Patience her X West mark
State of Maine
On the fifth day of December 1840, Mrs. Patience West, the applicant within named, was examined and sworn, as within stated, to the truth of the foregoing certificate by her subscription. The examination was made and the oath administered at her place of residence. The infirmities and decrepitude of age rendered her quite incapable to attend the court.
Asa Redington, Jus: D.C. Mid. Dist.

I Moses True of Litchfield, in the county of Kennebec, and state of Maine aged thirty six years and upwards, do depose and say, that I was well acquainted with William B. West, who died about the year One thousand eight hundred and thirteen that the said West from my earliest recollection, lived with his reputed wife Patience West as her husband till his death that his said widow is now living in said town of Litchfield, having remained unmarried ever since the death of the said William B. West, the said Patience was the mother of three children the oldest of whom is my mother and I have always understood was born in the year Seventeen hundred & seventy three.
Moses True
State of Maine - Dec. 5, 1840 -
The above named Moses True personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing certificate by him subscribed before me - I have no doubt that Mr True is a credible witness, and that the facts by him above stated are true -
Abel D. Weston,
Jus. ce of Peace throughout the State of Maine.

I Zebulon Rowe of New Gloucester in the County of Cumberland & State of Maine, aged ninety one years, a revolutionary pensioner of the United States, do depose and say that I was well acquainted with Wm. B. West deceased. The sd. West in the year seventeen hundred & seventy five enlisted for the period of eight months into Capt. Moses Merrill's Company & Col. Phinney's Regiment of the Massachusetts line, that I belong'd to the same company. The sd. West did duty in said company for upwards of six months. I believe in the capacity of sergeant. That in consequence of sickness the said West after serving upwards of six months, obtain'd a furlough & sent a substitute named Sampson Colby who serv'd fully the remaining time for which sd. West enlisted. I was acquainted with said West several years before the revolution, know well that he was married before the revolution to Patience Hammond of New Gloucester, & that he left his wife the mother of two children when he went into the service as above stated
witness Amos H. True
Zebulon Rowe his mark
State of Maine County of Cumberland ss.
On this twentieth day of September one thousand eight hundred & forty, personally appeared the above said Zebulon Rowe & made oath to the truth of the above affidavit. I certify that the said Rowe is well known to me as a credible witness
Wm. Stevens Justice of the Peace

I Joseph E Foxcroft of New Gloucester in the County of Cumberland & State of Maine - aged Sixty Seven years do hereby certify that my late Father Rev. Samuel Foxcroft was an ordained Minister of the Gospel in this Town and duly qualified to solemnize marriages and that in his record of marriages by him solemnized I find the following record in his own handwriting "1772 April 27" married William Blay West to Patience Hammon" which in writing would read one thousand Seven Hun- dred & Seventy Two. New Gloucester Nov: 20 1840
Joseph E. Foxcroft
State of Maine
Cumberland ss: Nov 20 th 1840
Personally appeared Joseph E. Foxcroft and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him signed
Before me
Samuel Foxcroft, Just Peace

O. W. & N. Division.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
M.E.C.
F. S.
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,
May 11, 1895.
Miss:-
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of --- William B. West --- 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.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. May 1775 6 mos. Corporal Moses Merrill Phinney Mass.
Battles engaged in, None mentioned. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Not stated. Date of application for pension, by widow, December 5, 1840. Residence at date of application, of widow, Litchfield, Maine. Age at date of application, of widow, eighty-nine years. Remarks: He married Patience Hammon April 27, 1772, and died May 24, 1813.
Very respectfully,
Miss Gertrude Jenkins, Portland, Maine.
Commissioner.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22,548
Patience West Wid. of William B West Conf. & Rev. War
Act July 4 th 1836
Index: Vol. 16 , Page 823
[Arrangement of 1870.]

May 4th 1881. To Miss Gertrude Jenkins, Portland, Me. M.E.

City of Portland, Maine.
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE,
April 26 th 1895
Sir -
Will you kindly tell me whether the name of Patience West appears on the list of Revolutionary pensioners, and whose pension she drew.
She was a Maine woman and died about 1845, in May I think.
She drew a pension and I want to find out whether it was her father's or her husband's.
Thanking you for the courtesy. I am -
Very truly Gertrude Jenkins.

OLD WAR & NAVY MAY 1 1895 FILES.
PENSION OFFICE. U.S. APR 30 1895

J. L. Edward Esq.
Cornwall

Ho. Rep.
Jan. 14. 1841
J. L. Edwards Esq
Comm't
Sir -
I send herewith the papers of Mrs. Patience West, showing her claim to a pension under the Act of 1835 - Also the papers of Willis Derr,
... ... ...
(taken out)
{ claiming a pension as an invalid, for injuries rec'd in the service of the U.S. to both which I have to request your early attention.
Very respectfully
Your R't Serv't
W. Evans