Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35137, Uzziel Wethee, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass
Wither, Uggziel Wither
S 35/37
CONTENTS

Date of death not on A.B.
Cop y for the Land Off ce
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Starts
R V P
Jany 18. 1821
{ Lett Hon K. D. Burgham } May 8. 1880.
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Maine 17,655-
Wyzil Wither,
of Portland in the state of Maine who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sprout of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 3 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 of July 1820. and sent to R. C. Morse.
Augusta, Maine
Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1820. $ 182. 68
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept: 1820. 48. 00
230. 68
14 m 10 mo s 2/30 4/31
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }

Claim for Bounty Land
by
Wygil Wilhee a Private in the Revolutionary War.
G. H. Lewis Attorney Detroit Michigan

STATE OF Maine County of Somerset } ss.
Solunpa Apr 3 1850
I, Wzial Withu do declare that I was late a Private in the Revolutionary War in the company commanded by Captain Williams of the Second regiment of New England Troops That I was enlisted at Dunwise in Massachusetts by the authorities of said town on the fourth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighty two for the term of three years and served faithfully until the fifteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and eighty three when I was HONORABLY DISCHARGED at Pemberville by the Surgeon on account of bodily infirmity  (As at the time of discharge) and was last paid by the State of Maine some years after by virtue of the final settlement and was last paid by Paymaster ; and my discharge, which duly testified all these particulars, was lost by the burning of the house of Capt Isaac Withu some forty years since Albert B Pollard  Wzial Withu mark
Sworn and subscribed before me day above written.
B Pollard
Justice of the Peace.
Wzial Withu mark
GLEASON F. LEWIS, Esq., is hereby authorized to receive my Land Warrant, and for me to sign any receipt or other paper, in order to obtain or locate the same, which I could do were I personally present.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered this thru day of April 1850, in presence of his
Albert B Pollard
Justice of the Peace.
Wzial Withu mark
I hereby certify that B. Pollard Esq., who has subscribed the foregoing affidavit, and also officially subscribed the foregoing power of Attorney, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Somerset and State of Maine duly authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, and that the foregoing are his signatures.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said County and State to be affixed at Norridgewock this ninth day of April A. D. 1850.
Shuelyn Kidder Clerk.

State of Maine.
I William Allen Clerk, for the County of Somerset of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court ; and that the original was exhibited in open Court ; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, including debts due to the declarant therein stated, is ninety-five dollars and not  cents, and deducting therefrom the amount of what the declarant owes, as set forth in said Schedule, the value of said property in the opinion of said Court, is ninety five dollars and Cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this Eighth day of November 1820.
William Allen Clerk of said Court for the County of Somerset

$13
Uzziel Withee Hartland
The Claimant must make his schedule be- fore a Court of Records held for the County in which he resides.
17.655
Con
J. P. Vose Augusta Maine.

(Copy)
State of Maine.
KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss.
ON this twenty ninth day of May , 1820, personally appeared before Nathan Weston Lefils Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, being a Court of Record for said Counties, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having original jurisdiction, unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Wyzee Withee aged fifty four years, resident in Hartland in the County of Somerset within said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. in the Company commanded by Captain Williams and Regiment commanded by Colonel Sprout of the line of the State of Massachusetts upon the Continental Establishment, for the period of thru years
that his original declaration was made before Judge Wilde on the tenth day of April 1818; that he is now on the Maine Roll, and that his pension certificate is numbered 17655 . And I, the said Wyzee Withee do further solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Wyzee Withee
The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz :
 One horse of the value of fifteen dollars  One cow of the value of fourteen dollars  Two swine of the value of six dollars  Old household furniture besides necessary bedding not exceeding fifteen dollars in value 
Farming utensils of the value of fifteen dollars
Debts due to me that may be collected to the amount of thirty dollars, and I owe as much as three hundred
The income derived from the above property, does not exceed half, the interest I pay yearly. My occupation is that of a farmer, but from infirmity, being subject to the rheumatism am not able to labor more than half the time, and have not been for twenty years past. My family at home consists of four persons namely, Myself, my wife Elizabeth aged fifty four years, a sickly woman and unable to perform hard labor; My daughter Elizabeth aged fifteen

fifteen years, who has been lame in her knee for many years, and unable to labor; and my daughter Mary aged thirteen years.
Except the foregoing and my necessary clothing and bedding I have no estate or income whatever.
Abigail Withers
Subscribed sworn to and declared before me and schedule on the twenty ninth day of May 1820
Before me Nathan Weston Jan C. S.
C.C.C Pleas
A true Copy J. Attest J. M. Davis Clerk
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original oath and schedule filed in the Clerk's Office at Norridgewock in the county of Somerset the eighth day of November AD 1820
Attest Wm Allen Clerk of Courts Somerset

I Joe Wither of Industry in the County of Somerset and Commonwealth of Massachu- setts of lawfull age testify and declare that Wzziel Wither a citizen of the United States enlisted in Captain Williams Company and Col. Sprouts Regiment in the Army of the United States on the Continental establishment sometime in the month of April or May A.D. 1781 and that said Wzziel continued in said Company and Regiment in the service of the United States against the common enemy something more than one year and to the best of my remembrance he was discharged sometime in the month of September A.D. 1782
Joe Wither
Somerset ss. April 29. 1818 Then the above named Joe Wither personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed
before me Calvin Selden Justice
N.C. Dorr Judge Welch
Calvin Selden Esq is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Somerset; and the above deponent is in my opinion a credible witness. Nathan Weston Jr. C.F. Clerk

Uzziel Withee, Private Cap. William C. Col Spratt Massachusetts Regiment April 1780 to Nov 1782.
2 years
April 9 th 1813
Barnes Co.
The declaration and the evidence produced dif- fer, materially , as to the time of applicant's discharge
18 Sept 1819
Nov. 27 th 1819.
Uzziel Withee, amends his declaration, having stated entirely from memory - it is now made agreeably to the applicant's evidence that he was a soldier with appearance from Col. Spratt's regimental rolls - transmitted by S. Blagge Esq. R. C. Vose
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I Wzziel Wethie of N o Shore a plantation in the County of Somerset, being a native citizen of the United States, do on oath testify & declare, that I served in the War of the revolution for the term of nearly three years; & that from re- duced circumstances in life I now need the assistance from my country for support - I enlisted in the year seventeen hundred & eighty one the 16 th day of April, for the term of three years, into the company commanded by Captain Williams, of the Regiment commanded by Col. Sproat; Patterson's Brigade & of the Massachusetts line - I served until the end of the War, and was hono- rably discharged the 15 th day of November A.D. 1783 if I rightly remember - my discharge was signed by General Washington, & was unfortunately burnt in the house in which I resided about twelve years ago -
Wzziel Wethie
Kennebec ss. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
On this 10 th day of April A.D. 1818 the above named Wzziel Wethie after having been carefully ex- amined, made oath to the truth of the above written declaration by him subscribed -
before me S. S. Wilder
Jus. Sup. Jud. Court
for s d Com th

Commonwealth  Massachusetts .
Suffolk ss Boston July 27. 1819. I Samuel Blagge Notary Public by legal authority appointed and sworn & here by in Boston as follows we Certify that it appears by the Records of the Regimental Book of the Second Massachusetts Regiment in my possession that the within named Wiggin Wetmore was enlisted as a Private in Gap & Williams Company of the Second Regt Commanded by Col d Sprague on the second day of April Seventeen hundred and eighty One to serve for the term of three Years and was discharged from the same on the fifteenth of September in the Year. Seventeen hundred and Eighty two in consequence of ill health
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my Seal of Office this Twenty seventh day of August Eighteen hundred and Nineteen
S. Blagge Notary Public

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
KENNEBEC, ss.
THE Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certifies, that the Samuel S. Wilde Honorable NATHAN WESTON, Junior, Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of the Common Commonwealth Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto his Certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides.
And I do further certify that Calvin Selden Esq. before whom the annexed papers were executed is one of the Justices of the Peace, in & for the county of Somerset.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand :
Dated at Augusta, in said County of Kennebec, this twenty seventh day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
John Davis.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
KENNEBEC, ss.
THE Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certifies, that the Honorable NATHAN WESTON, Junior, Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset ; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto his Certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the County Seal.
Dated at Augusta, in said County of Kennebec, this twenty seventh day of November in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
John Davis

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
To the Hon ble the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States
I the subscriber being one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do certify that William Withie now resident in the District of Maine within the P re Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being a Citizen of the United States on the tenth day of April A.D. 1818 made application to me to receive his declaration under oath & such other evidence as was in his power to produce, & to transmit the same & the proceedings to be had thereon to your Honor, that he might be placed on the pension list of the United States agreeable to the provisions of an Act entitled "an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed March 18 th 1818, which declaration & the other evidence produced by said Applicant is herunto annexed
And I do further certify to your Honor that after a careful examination of said Applicant and a full consideration of the evidence in the case, it appears to me that the said Applicant did serve as a private soldier in the War of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the Continental establishment, for more than nine months as stated in his declaration aforesaid; & that from his reduced circumstances in life, he now needs the assistance of his country for support.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & have caused the seal of said Supreme Judicial Court to be hereunto affixed this 24 th day of April in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & nineteen
J. S. Wilde
Jus. Sup. Jud. Court
for P re Com th

Amended declaration
I Uzziel Wither within named, upon oath testify and declare, that upon further reflection I am now satisfied and declare, that I enlisted into the continental service, in the company and regiment within stated, in April 1781 for three years as a private, and served until 15 September 1782 at which time I was honorably discharged on account of ill health at Poughkeepsie. I stated the year of my
discharge within to be 1783 from an apprehension I then had that Cornwallis was taken in 1782 and I knew I was discharged the next year.
Subscribed and sworn to Nov 26. 1819 (Judge Wilot not being in town) Before me, Nathan Waterbury C.P. Col. Prov. Mar. Inf. Uzziel Withers
Declarations Affidavits

December 8, 1936.
E. F. Dow Willard Hotel 536-40 S. Hope Street Los Angeles, California.
BA-J/ILL Ussiel Withee S. 35137
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Caleb Phillips of Danby, Vermont, Israel Phillips of Massachusetts, Luke Withee of New Hampshire, and Ussiel Withee of Massachusetts.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of an Israel Phillips of Massachusetts, nor of any Caleb Phillips or Luke Withee; similar spellings of the surnames were used in the search of the records. The record of Ussiel Withee is furnished herein as found in pension claim, S. 35137, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Ussiel Withee enlisted April 2, 1781, in Danvers, Massachusetts, and served as private in Captain Williams' company, Colonel Sprout's 2 nd Massachusetts regiment until September 15, 1782, when he was discharged at Peekskill, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 10, 1818, at which time he was a resident of plantation No. 3, in Somerset County, District of Maine, Massachusetts. In 1820, he resided in Hartland, Somerset County, Maine, at which time he was aged fifty-five years. He was born in the United States, but the date and place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given. He was living in Somerset County, Maine, in 1850.
In 1820, the soldier's wife, Elizabeth, was aged fifty-four years. Two daughters, Elizabeth aged fifteen years, and Mary, aged thirteen years, were living at home then. The maiden name of the soldier's

wife, the date and place of her birth, and the date of her marriage to Uzziel Withee were not shown. There are no further data regarding children.
In 1819, Zoe Withee was a resident of Industry, Somerset County, Massachusetts; no relationship to Uzziel Withee was stated.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
now out file as Joe - but Mass. Sol + L. Gries Joe, Joa -

W. O. N. 10, 1850
May 8, 1850

Pension Office.
May 8 1850
Sir,
In answer to the application of Uzziel Withers for bounty land for his revolutionary services, I have the honor to inform you that from the original declaration of Mr Withers, it appears that on the 14 th April 1780, he enlisted in the Massachusetts Continental Line for the limited period of "three years." He did not, therefore, acquire a right to bounty land from the United States; no soldier of the Revolution being entitled to such bounty unless he enlisted for "during the war," and served until its close.
The application in the above case was sent to you by G. F. Lewis, of Detroit, Michigan.
Wm H. S. Bingham N. J. R.
(enc.)

Uzziel Withers
It appears this can was admitted as correct - & was probably returned at time by mistake - It is now again transmitted with the schedule
R. C. Van
July 22. 1875

35 137
1936 - Dec. 8. Hist. to E. F. Dow - J.L.L.
Recy INVALID.
File No. 35/137
Rozziel Withers 1st Gen War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: - Vol. 2 , Page 57
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Willard Hotel 536-40 S. Hope St.
Los Angeles Calif 4voto Nov 19, 1936
U.S. Pension Office, Washington, D.C.
I am desirous of find out the military service of record of the following men in the Revolution war!
{ Caleb Phillips Living after the war in Danby Vt.  Israel Phillips Supposed to have been of Mass.  Mass { Luke Withers From New Hampshire or  Uzziel Withers Mass.
Whatever record of them or of their immediate families would be very much appreciated. Thanks.
Yours truly
Willard Hotel 536-40 S. Hope St Los Angeles Calif
E.F. Dow.