Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26016, James Turner, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Turner, James Wilkins Isabella
N 26016
Former Widow
CONTENTS

Maine No. 9793-
Isabella Wilkins, formerly the widow of James Turner,
who died on the — in 1800 — of Cumberland (in the State of Maine) who was a private — in the company: commanded by Captain Ames — of the Regt: commanded by Col: Frye — in the Massachusetts line for 2 years —
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine — at the rate of 80 — Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. & ending on 4 March, 1841,
Certificate of Pension issued the 27- day of Dec r : 1845 and sent to F. Bradford, Portland, Maine —
Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending
$400.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 7, 1838 Section the }
Recorded by Nottingham Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 — Page 21. —
Dec: 29. 1845. Rep d . to Pen: Agent.

11396
Received June 9, 1895.
Isabella Wilkins da r wid. of James Turner.
(No) Act. 7. July '38
Marryed 1784
Husb. died 1800
Mother died 11 Jan'y 1843
Cup above Alappan
F. Bradford
Portland
Maine

State of Maine.
CUMBERLAND, ss.
I Charles Cobb Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in said County, certify that, George W. Smith is a Magistrate
as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is — duly qualified to act as such; that his Commission bears date March 7. 1839. and will expire March 7. th A.D. 1846. —
and that the — following — signature purporting to be his — is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State, this Fifth day of June . Anno Domini 1845.
Charles Cobb CLERK.

State of Maine
On this 31 st day of May, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty five personally appeared before the Hon Barrett Potter judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Cumberland, Samuel Turner one of the children of James Turner deceased, who for himself and the other children of said James their father, to wit James Turner and Priscilla Marr, makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838.
And this declarant states that he & James Turner and Priscilla Marr are the children and only children of James Turner & Isabella Wilkins formerly his widow, deceased. That his father James Turner was a resident of Andover Mass in the time of the war of the Revolution and he believes that his father served from the commencement of the war in 1775 to the 13 th of March 1780, that in 1775 he served in Capt Ames company and in the 3 years service in the company of Capt Abbott.
And this declarant states that his father the said James Turner intermarried with Isabella Ramey his mother on the 3 rd of September 1784, that his father died at Lewiston in the year 1800, and that his mother the widow of said James Turner his father again intermarried with Daniel Wilkins on the 10 th of May 1804 and that the said Daniel died & I believe on the 8 th of October of that year in the year 1834, and that his said mother survived him & died on the 16 th of January 1843 and that she was a widow at the

time of her death. This declarant therefore in his own behalf and in behalf of the other children be fore named makes this declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of 1838, and the act amending thereof passed August 23 d 1843. And for proof to substantiate his claim he refers to the viscum hereto annexed
Samuel Turner
At a Special board of Probate held at Portland within & for the County of Cumberland, on the thirty first day of May A. D. 1845. Then personally appeared Samuel Turner aforesaid and made oath that the foregoing declaration by him signed, is true.
Before me
Barrett Potter Judge of Probate for said County.
I, John Appleton, Register of Probate for the County of Cumberland, & State of Maine, hereby certify that Barrett Potter Esquire is Judge of the Probate Court for said County; that he is legally & properly qualified to act as such; that full faith should be given to his doings in said capacity; & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine. Witness my hand & the Seal of said Court this thirty first day of May in the year Eighteen Hundred and forty five.
John Appleton, Register.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
April 24. 1816.
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 James Turner of Andover is borne as a private upon a roll of Capt a Benj a Ames, Col. James Dye, in the 8 months service of 1775, dated Oct r 6, and upon a coat roll of the same, dated at Cambridge, Nov r 14 th . From a Muster roll of the same comp y , it is shown that the commencement of his service was April 19 th . — The name of said Turner is further borne upon an account in the Army Books, in which he is credited by his service from Feb y 6 1777, to Dec r 31. 1779, 34 months 24 days, as a private in Capt a Abbott's Comp y Col. Tappan's reg t . — and upon another account he is credited by his service as a private, from Jan y 1 to March 13, 1780, 2 months, 12 days, in the Major's Comp y of the same reg t .

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.
John G. Sawyer,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

1101
Freeman Bradford Portland Maine
Francis

To the secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The undersigned one of the children of James Turner deceased respectfully requests the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts to furnish from the Books and documents relating to Military Service in the war of the Revolution evidence of the service of James Turner. James Turner my father died at Lewiston in the year A.D. 1798 in the month of June. and my mother Abigail Wilkins died at my dwelling house on the sixteenth of January 1843. and at the time of her death was a widow. She never in her life time made application for the benefit of any of the pension acts passed by the Congress of the United States. I further declare that I have heard my mother say that my father James Turner was a soldier of the Revolution and she has informed me that he served during the war. I do not know in what company he served, nor do I know the length of his service. I am informed of late my father was born in the town of Andover in the state of Massachusetts and was a resident of Andover during a part if not the whole Revolutionary war. After the Revolution my father came into the State of Maine and there married the widow of Edward Raines who was at that time resident of Cape Elizabeth. Therefore request such evidence of the service of James Turner as can be identified with the person above described. Lincoln Is. Samuel Turner March 14 th 1845 Signee in my presence Stephen H. Read Justice of the Peace

I James M Robinson Town Clerk of Cape Elizabeth on oath depose testify and say that I have in my possession the Records of said town. In one of the ancient Books purporting to contain the record of marriages solemnized in said town of Cape Elizabeth I find recorded the following.
This may certify that Mr James Turner and Miss Isable Ranes both of Cape Elizabeth were lawfully married September third seventeen hundred and eighty four.
"M er t Ephraim Clark Pastor of a church"
I further certify that the above is a true extract from the record now in my possession with the exception of the date which is written in fair legible figures thus "Sept 3 d 1784" Jas. M. Robinson Town Clerk
Cumberland ss. June 3 d 1845 Then appeared the above named James M. Robinson Town Clerk of Cape Elizabeth and made oath to the above affidavit by him subscribed
Before me Geo. R. Smith justice of the Peace

State of Maine
Probate Court.
Cumberland County ss. -
Be It Known That on this thirty first day of May A.D. 1845. It has been satisfactorily proved in open court being a court of Record. That James Turner formerly of Lewiston in Said State died at Said Lewiston "sometime near the year 1800" - that David Wilkins formerly of Said Lewiston, died at Said Lewiston "sometime in the year 1834" - that, as appears by an extract from the town records of Lewiston certified by E.P. Tobie, Town Clerk, Mr David Wilkins and Mrs Isabel Turner both of Lewiston, were joined in marriage May 10 th . 1804 by John Kerrick Justice of the Peace - that Isabella Wilkins remained the widow of Said David up to the time of her death - that she died on the Sipleenth day of January A.D. 1843 - and that James Turner, Samuel Turner and Priscilla Marr are the only surviving children of Said Isabella Turner deceased.
Witness my hand and the Seal of Said Court this thirty first day of May A.D. 1845.
John Appleton, Register of Probate for Cumberland County aforesaid.

Please file with the papers of Isabella Wilkins formerly widow of James Turner N. Bedford Portland

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, ss....
I — Charles Cobb — Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in said County, certify that
William Garcelon Esq. is a Magistrate
as appears by the papers hereto annexed; that he is duly qualified to act as such; that his Commission bears date March 10 th A. D. 1842 and will expire March 10 th A. D. 1849.
and that the — Following — signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State, this twenty first day of November Anno Domini 1845
Charles Cobb CLERK.

I Hannah Donovan of Lewiston in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine. Widow, aged eighty six years on oath depose testify and say, that I came to this town in 1771. with my father and his family and was then about ten years old, and resided in this town until I was married to Thomas Piper in 1784. I then removed to the town of Woolfboro N. H. and resided there about three years, & until the death of my husband. After the death of my husband I returned to Lewiston and resided with my father in that town about two years. When I returned from Woolfboro to Lewiston there was residing in the latter town a man by the name of James or Jacob Turner, and which I cannot now distinctly re- collect and who from his appearance I should judge to be fifty years of age. He came there from the town of Andover. Massachusetts and resided in Lewiston two or three years, after my return as aforesaid, This man was a hatter by trade, was poor and infirm and returned to the town of Andover. In about one year after said Turner left Lewiston. I went to Andover and this same Turner lived with Capt. Blunt, and hearing that I was in Andover, I went at his request to see him. He told me that his son James lived in Cape Elizabeth and was married there; I remained in Andover about one year, and then returned to the District of Maine and settled in Greene a town adjoining Lewiston. This was in the year 1791- or 1792. After I returned to Maine at the period above stated, I became acquainted.

with James Turner, who had removed from Cape Elizabeth to Lewiston in my absence.
I knew him and his family well, and used to talk with him about the Andover folks, knowing I had been there and was acquainted with his father. I recollect, that this James Turner was killed by a tree as it was said, I was well acquainted with his widow. After said Turners death his widow married David Wilkins a brother in law of mine. For about fifteen years before said Wilkins death I lived a neighbour to him. I should judge that said Wilkins has been dead about ten years Isabella Wilkins his widow died about three years ago, and was never married after the death of her husband Wilkins. I was at her funeral witness
Williams Ganelon
Hannah her Donovan mark
Benjamin Randall
Lewiston Is. November 15. th 1845.
The above named deponent, subscribed and made oath to the aforesaid deposition by her signed. Before me William Ganelon Justice of the Peace
Lewiston Nov. 15. 1845.
I hereby certify that the above named Hannah Donovan is well known by me and I consider her a credible witness
William Ganelon Justice of the Peace

Freeman Bradford Esq. Portland -

I Winslow Ames of Lewiston in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine aged eighty three years, on oath depose testify and say. That I came into this town in the year 1785. and I have always lived in this town from that time until now, and on the same farm where I now live, about the year 1790. Mr. James Turner came in to this town with his family from Cape Elizabeth, and purchased a new farm, within one mile of mine, where he lived until his death, which took place as near as I can recollect in the month of June 1798 or 99. He was killed by the falling of a branch of a tree which fell upon his head, I assisted with others to remove him from the place where he was killed to his barn, and served as the foreman of the inquest that sat upon the occasion.
I was intimately acquainted with him from the time he came to Lewiston until his death. and I was in the habit of changing work with him, as he was a Taylor by trade & I was a blacksmith. he used to do Tayloring for me & I used to do blacksmith work for him, and change work on our farms.
Turner was a very social man and I have heard him tell many occurrences. and anecdotes which occurred while he was in the Revolutionary war. and I always understood by said Turner and others that he was a Revolutionary soldier, and I always understood by said Turner came from Andover

when he came to Cape Elizabeth, after the death of said Turner his widow married a man in this town, by the name of David Wilkins about the year 1803 or 4 - Wilkins died about 1834. and left. This woman a widow the third time, she continued to live in Lewiston as the widow Wilkins until about 1843. I knew them all nearly as well as I did my near neighbours, altho I cannot state to a particular month or year when certain things took place. -
I further testify and say that I knew the father of this James Turner, he came in to this town and lived here one, two if not three years, pretty soon after I came in to this town in 1785. I understood that he came from Andover Mass. he was a poor man and I understood he returned to Andover again and never knew him more, Lewiston October 29 th 1845. Winslow Ames witness William Garcelon
Lincoln ss. Lewiston October 29 th 1845. I hereby certify that the above named Winslow Ames personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him signed Before me
William Garcelon Justice of the Peace I William Garcelon do hereby certify that I have lived within one half mile of the above named deponent for more than forty years, and have no hesitancy in saying that he is a credible witness. William Garcelon Jus of the Peace

Capt. Winslow Ames
Depositor

I William Garcelon of Lewiston in the County of Lincoln, and State of Maine, aged eighty two, last July. on oath depose testify and say, That my father moved in to this town with his family 1776, when I was in my thirteenth year of age and continued to live in said town, the greater part of the time until 1808, - I owned a farm in said town, and about the year 1790 or 91. Mr. James Turner came in to this town and bought a new farm in this town, called the Simonton place, he moved his family onto this farm which was within one & a half mile of my farm. I knew this Mr. Turner well, he was a Taylor by trade he came from Cape Elizabeth to this town, but I. always understood he was formerly from Haver Mass. and he was reputed to have been a Revolutionary soldier. He was a funny kind of a man, and I have heard him relate many things that took place while he was in the army, This James Turner always lived in this town after he moved from Cape Elizabeth until his death, which took place in June 1798 or 9 - I am very sure. his death was occasioned by the falling of a branch of a tree, which fell upon his head, I think I was one of the inquest on his body - I. was well acquainted with him ever after he came in to Lewiston. he used to do my Tailoring, he has worked for me a great deal. & I. helped him about his buildings - his widow married a brother in law of mine, by the name of David Wilkins, before I left Lewiston in 1808.

know nothing of their death only by report. As I have been absent from Lewiston over 30 years. Some time between 1785 and the year 1790. (I think) I knew this James Turner's father, he came into this town and lived here some two or three years. when he came here he brought a woman with him from the town of Andover. by the name of Hannah Barker. her father had moved from the town of Andover to this town, before this time. they were reputed to be man and wife. but it turned out that Turner never had been married to this woman altho' there was one child born of this woman to this woman (as report said) which they called Jacob Turner. But  it  turned  out in two or three years. Amos by the name of Abner Lander became acquainted with the reputed wife of old Mr. Turner and she finally left Turner, and married old Lander, Turner was left poor and infirm and returned to Andover again, as was said at that time. I have heard said James Turner talk about. Lander getting his father's second wife away from him.
Lewiston Oct. 29. M c 1845. W m Ganelon Senior Witness William Ganelon.
Lincoln Ss. October 29 th 1845.
Personally. Appeared the above named William Ganelon Senior, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him Subscribed. Before me William Ganelon Justice of the Peace

I William Garcelon do hereby certify, that the afore- named William Garcelon Senior is my father, and I consider him to be a credible witness, and altho' an aged man, yet his recollection is extraordinary, he seems to relate these old occurrences with as much familiarity as tho' they were of yesterday - The reason I am not called Junior in my Commission is, my father has not lived in this County within thirty years past, until one year past. Oct 29. 1845. William Garcelon Jus. of the P

William Ganelon's
Deposition

I Benjamin Abbot now of Hanover in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States under the Act of 18 th March 1818 aged 87. years last Sabbath depose and say that I was a resident of Andover in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. I was born and brought up in said Andover and until I enlisted into the United States Service in the War of the Revolution - In the fore part of the year 1777 I enlisted into the company commanded by Capt Stephen Abbott of said Andover and served in said Company three years and before my three years expired I again enlisted under said Stephen Abbott for during the war - I further say that one James Turner of the same Andover who was about my age enlisted into the same company for three years at or about the same time and served as a private and served the full term of three years as I believe - said James Turners Father was also a private in the same company during the same period but I do not recollect his christian name - I was well acquainted with James Turner from a boy by being a playmate of mine and an intimate friend while in the Service but when he went when he left the Service I do not know my acquaintance with him ended when I was transferred from Col Tupper's to Col Jackson's Regiment I have no recollection of seeing or hearing from him since - I recollect the names of a number of the Andover men comprising Capt Abbott's Company among them was D

I Benjamin Abbot now of Hanover in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States under the Act of 18 th March 1818 aged 87. years last Sabbath depose and say that I was a resident of Andover in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. I was born and brought up in said Andover only until I enlisted into the United States Service in the War of the Revolution. In the fore part of the year 1777 I enlisted into the company commanded by Capt. Stephen Abbott of said Andover and served in said company three years and before my three years expired I again enlisted under said Stephen Abbott for during the war. I further say that one James Turner of the same Andover who was about my age enlisted into the same company for three years at or about the same time and served as a private and served the full term of three years as I believe - said James Turners Father was also a private in the same company during the same period but I do not recollect his christian name. I was well acquainted with James Turner from a boy he being a playmate of mine and an intimate friend while in the Service but where he went when he left the Service I do not know my acquaintance with him ended when I was transferred from Col. Tappens to Col. Jackson's Regiment. I have no recollection of seeing or hearing from him since. I recollect the names of a number of the Andover men comprising Capt. Abbott's company among them was Peter Martin - Nehemiah Carlton - Asa Farns - Mark Winter - Joseph Wardwell - Joseph Shastuck - Benjamin Berry - Peter Farnham - Cato Foster - Cesar Gagswell - Mark Winter - and many others. my Father Benjamin Abbott was also a member of said company I was then called Benjamin Abbot Jr. Benjamin Abbot

State of New Hampshire Grafton ss. Hanover October 13 th 1845 Then personally appeared the within named Benjamin Abbot and made solemn oath that the within affidavit by him subscribed is true. Before me I further testify that from my acquaintance with him which has been about two years past he is a credible witness and for a person of his age his memory appears to be remarkably good he appears quite intelligent and I think full credit should be given to his statements D. C. Churchill Justice of the Peace
State of New Hampshire Grafton County ss.
I Nathan B. Felton, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County & State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that David C. Churchill is an acting Justice of the peace in & for said County, & State duly commissioned & qualified; that his commission was dated on the 20 th day of May AD 1844, and will expire on the 20 th day of May AD 1849, and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this 14 th day of October AD 1845
N B Felton Clerk

State of Maine
Widow Isabella Wilkins widow of David Wilkins died January Sixteenth eighteen hundred and forty three.
E. P. Tobie, Town clerk
I hereby certify
That the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows (January 16 th 1843)
E. P. Tobie, Town clerk
I E. P. Tobie above named, depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk in the town of Lewiston in the County of Lincoln and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town, with the exception above named as certify by me.
Lewiston October 24 A.D. 1845 E. P. Tobie, Clerk of the Town of Lewiston
Lincoln ss. October 30 th 1845.
Sworn to before me William Garcolon Justice of the Peace

Town Clerk's certificate of the death of Widow. Wilkins

Portland Nov 21. 1845
Sir
I herewith forward to you the proof required by your letter of July 24th 1845 in the case of Isabella Wilkins deceased, formerly the widow of James Turner
I am very respectfully
Your obt: Servt:
H. Bradford
J. L. Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions Washington D. C.

1879 C. Get Isabella Williams due. Call on F. Braford me Aug. 24 '85.
ad 7th July 1838.

Portland June 5 th 1845
Sir
I forward to you the papers of the children of James Turner the former husband of Isabella Wilkins, on whose account they claim the benefit of the act of July 7 th 1838.
I am very respectfully
Your Obt: Servt:
H. Bradford
J. S. Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions Washington D.C.

Pay
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 26 016
Isabella Wilkins formerly Wid of James Turner Brn Mass-his
Act: July 7th 1838
Index:—Vol. W , Page 346
[Arrangement of 1870.]

N o 11796
Isabella Wilkins dec d formerly  Wife of James Turner Mr
act 7 July 1838
adm d . 2 years per $80 00 per ann
from 4 March 1836 to 4 March 1841. payable to James Turner, Samuel  Turner , Turner and Priscilla Marion only surviving Children of Isabella Wilkins dec d
F. Bradford Pattand
Mr

Payment to be made at by Agent for paying Pension- ers in the Agency of
Payable on the 4th March, and 4th September in each year.
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book Vol. Page by
Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Widow's Pension.
I certify that in conformity with the act of July 7, 1838, Isabella Wilkins, deceased, who was formerly the widow of James Turner, David Wilkins, deceased who was a private, was entitled to a pension at the rate of $80 per ann. widow of cong: on the 4 March, 1838, and endg: on the 4 March 1841; which will be paid upon the production of the proper vouchers to Samuel Turner, James Turner and Priscilla Maer only and died on the  day of Isabella Wilkins, deceased. is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of _____ dollars and _____ cents per annum, commencing on the _____ and terminating on the 4th of March, 1841, unless the Pensioner married or died before the above mentioned date; in which case the pension is not payable after the time of such marriage or death.
To be paid at Portland, Maine
Given at the War Office of the United States, this — 27 — day of Dec one thousand eight hundred and 45 —
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned.
Commissioner of Pensions.