Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26,086, Nehemiah Wilkins, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass
Wilkins, Nehemiah Sarah
NUMBER
W. 26. 086
CONTENTS

Massachusetts 1041
Sarah Wilkins widow of Nehemiah Wilkins etc.
who died on the 19th June 1871 of Essex Co in the State of Mass. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Wilkins of the _____ commanded by _____ in the Mass. line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass. at the rate of 20 Dollars _____ Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of June 1837 and sent to Benj. Merrill Salem Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 $120.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 10.00
$130.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 d .
Recorded by Wm Addison Clerk. Book 8 Vol. 1 Page 72

Mount Independence Nov r 23 1776
Sir Please to pay to Mr. Behemiah Wilkins five Dollars for aiding you rec d of Mr. John Willard and his rec d . shall discharge you from your Hum ble Serv t Mount Independence Nov r 23 d 1776- Silas Meriam
To. Major John Bellows

Charlestown November 30 th 1776 then Rec d for Beeping Gold fuller loes and for one silk hankacif and for Andren Rec d by John Willard by me in full
John Willard

To M rs Hannah Wilkins at Llandrillo in Wigorn
Regiment
Pay to the order of
 5000. 60. 10 100 20 30 121 0 121 0 100 0/24 

Middletown September - y e 26 1776
Thes Lines comes with my Love to you hoping that by the blessing of God that thou will find in good health as had left me and the children and I shall be glad that you would come home when your time is oute) and your father and mother is well and all your friends and Sonomore at present but I Remon your faith full Wife Sary Withkind

I Amos Batchelder of Middleton in Massachusetts on oath testify That I am Clerk of said town and that it ap- pears from the Town Records in my custody that Nehemi- ah Wilkins was lawfully married to Sarah Russell on the twelfth day of August 1772. — I know that Sarah Wilkins, now applying for a Pension, is the widow of said Nehemiah Wilkins, who died about 26 years ago.
Amos Batchelder
Efgr & /s: April. 10th 1837 Then the above named Amos Batchelder, a credible witness, made oath to the above affidavit by him. Subscribed, Before me
Daniel Fuller Just. Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. I Rebecca Russell of Boxford in said County of Essex Widow being 74 years of age, Depose & say that I knew Nehemiah Wilkins of Middleton in s d County who died in s d Middleton about 26 years since. Furthermore, I depose & say that I knew him in the year 1776 and in the month of May or June he went as a Soldier in Capt. Stephen Wilkins Company who went to Pigeon Island for some months according to the best of my recollections. Boxford April 17 th 1837                      Rebecca Russell
Essex ss.              Boxford April 17 th 1837 then the above named Rebecca Russell personally appeared before me and made oath that the above Deposition by her subscribed is true to the best of her knowledge.
I further certify that she is a credible witness. Daniel Fuller Just ice Peace.
Daniel Fuller Just ice Peace

Esher ss. I John Fuller of Middleton in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, certify that I knew Nehemiah Wilkins of Middleton aforesaid who was an inhabitant of said Town who died about 26 years past. Furthermore I Depose and say that I knew him in the year 1776 and that he listed as a soldier in the Company of Capt. Stephen Wilkins, and Marched in the month of June 1776 for Connecticut & served six months to the best of my recollection.
Middleton April 17 th 1837
John Fuller
Middleton April 17 th 1837
Then personally appeared John Fuller a bove named and made Oath that the Deposition by him subscribed is true to the best of his recollection before me Daniel Fuller jus t Peace
I further certify that he is a credible witness
Daniel Fuller jus t Peace

I Benjamin Pike of Topsfield in Massachusetts aged 75 years on oath testify that I served in the summer and autumn of 1776 six months in Capt Praby's Company in Col. Edw d Wigglesworth's Regiment and marched to Tioughnoga - I well remember that I there saw Mr. Wilkins of Middleton then serving as a private Soldier in Capt. S. Wilkins' Company in the same Regiment; and I have no doubt he served as long as I did there.
Benj a Pike
State of Massachusetts Essex County ss: April 15 th 1837 Then the above named Benjamin Pike, a credible witness, made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true. - Before me
Rich d Merrill Dist. Clerk

I James Wilkins of Middleton in Massachussetts on oath testify that I am well acquainted with Mrs Sarah Wilkins of said Middleton who is now applying for a Pension: I know that she is the widow of Nehemiah Wilkins dec d who died about 26 years ago at Middleton - I was well acquainted with him and always understood I believe he served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War: the said Sarah has never been married since his decease.
James Wilkins
State of Massachusetts Essex County 13 th April 18. 1837 In the above named James Wilkins, a credible witness, made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true.
Before me
Rev. Merrill Inst. Place.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the 3d Section of the Act of Congress of the 4th July 1836:
State of Massachusetts Essex County ss:
On this fifteenth day of April 1837 personally appeared before the Honorable David Cummins a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in said State, Sarah Wilkins, a resident of Middleton in said State & County, aged 86 years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4th 1836
That she is the widow of Nehemiah Wilkins who served as a private soldier six months from 1st July 1776 to Jan'y 1777 in Capt Stephen Wilkins' Company in Col Edw d Wigglesworth's Regiment in the Massachusetts Line, as she believes: She further declares that she was married to the said Nehemiah Wilkins on the twelfth day of August 1772: that her husband the aforesaid Nehemiah Wilkins died on the 19th day of June 1811: and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. The annexed papers are genuine - she found the same among her husband's papers.
Sarah J. Wilkins mark.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, the applicant being unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, Before me
David Cummins jus. C. P. Pleas

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss.
I John Prince Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in said County do certify that Hon. David Cumming is one of the Judges of said Court & that his signature hereon is genuine. And that Daniel Fuller & Benjamin Merrill Esqrs. are Justices of the Peace in & for said County & that their signatures hereon are genuine.
Witness my hand & the seal of said Court at Salem April 19. 1837.
John Prince Clerk

1840
Sarah Wilkins widow of Nehemiah Mass
Ad c pri bmo $20 per ann cum ing March 4. 1831
Mass Stat. Crim. Capt. Wilkins Col. Higgensworth
Please reply to Fraz. Merrill Salem. Mass ts
Perf Merrill Esq Salem Mass

Wilkins, Nehemiah Mass W 26086

Camp Sicondrogua September the 9
Dear wife and parents and all
o ther frinds I take this my opportunity to inform you of my Estate Hoping that thes Lins will find you and our Children and my Parents and all other of my frinds well though the goodness of god my Self have ben Very poorly but I am better So I leave our petague is very Hard so that wee cant Hardly get time to look out It is very Sickly our last night a very there was to of men fired on by the Yngins between ground pint and leonderoga but made there Escape with out being hurt there was a party of Yngins seen by the miles and wee except Regulens Very Some Rum is one dollar per quart our allowance is very poor sum times half a pound of meat and a pound and a half of bread and sum times a pound of meat and one pound of bread no Saus nor no spirit only when upon petague then we have half a glas of rum Rum is one dollar per Quart Shugar and Cheas too Shilings per Pound I beg you Would Write to me and G. So send It to Ware receive this
I Still Remann your Loving Husband till Deth Shall part Nehemiah Wilkins

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WIDOW, &c.
File No. 267086
Sarah Wilkins widow of Nehemiah Wilkins Dis. Rev War
Act: July 4 th 86 Index:--Vol. W , Page 347
[Arrangement of 1870.]