Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11171, Bazaliel Washburn, Conn. Mass. R. I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.? Mass.? R.I.?
Washburn, Bazaliel Meribah
R 11171
CONTENTS
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See title to A Bapett June 25, 1833
28 May 1849 Bristol 70
6676 L. 84 17 1/2 Massachusetts
Payalier Washburn of Bristol in the State of Mass who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Howes of the _____ commanded by _____ in the Connecticut line for 11 Months pr of Art 6 " " of Infantry State
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 65 Dollars 83 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of March 1833 and sent to P. B. on Dr. Hoages 16 Re
Arrears to 4th of March 1833 131.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 32.91
$164.57
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk, Book 9 Vol. 2 Page 11

New Bedford June 9. 1855.
The undersigned an ordained minister of the City of New Bedford hereby certifies that in November 1842 he joined in marriage Razaliel Washburn and Meribah Jacket at the house of Mr. Washburn in New Bedford.
Daniel C. Purt
New Bedford August 4 th 1855. Then received the original return & made the foregoing Record of the same
Attest
Glaim R. Spooner 2 nd City Clerk.
City Clerk's Office
New Bedford June 4. 1855.
The above is a true copy from the Record in this office.
Attest
Glaim R. Spooner 2 nd City Clerk
Fees 25.05

Died in Fairhaven June 6 th 1855 Merribah= Markburn. Maria, born in Freetown since consumption, informant Jonathan Melvin.
Aug 25 1855
a copy
Attest J. Damon Jr Town Clerk of Fairhaven Mass

New Bedford June 13, 1855. I find by the records in the office of the Overseers of the Poor that Nazaliel Washburn died at the Almshouse on the 28 th May 1849.
W m A. Gordon
Secty of the Board of Overseers of the Poor
New Bedford Aug. 4, 1855 Then received the original return and made the foregoing record of the same.
Attest
Edw. B. Spooner 2nd city clerk.
City clerk's Office
New Bedford Sept 4, 1855.
The above is a true copy from the record in this office.
Attest
Edw. B. Spooner 2nd city clerk

16,782
Razalil Horton Washburn Pistol
11 Mossprows of Artillery " " of Infantry
Am't $65.83
by Skanes comm lin
J. L. Hodge NRE

16,782  BRIEF in the case of Bezahiel Washburn of Bristol Co in the State of Mass (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 68  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     June 1. In 1778 to } May 79 } 11 artillery private Capt Howe — Garrison duty   May 79 — 6 " Capt Hopkins — Connecticut Line  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? New Bedford  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? one living witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Right 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
H. C. Easton Examining Clerk. 10 Feb 1833

Application of Jon. Wilbur, Adm.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol, p.
On this fifth day of February, in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty six, personally appeared, at New Bedford, before the Probate Court for the County of Bristol, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, then and there holden, Jonathan Wilbur , a resident of Fairhaven, in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, who, first being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3 rd day of February, A. D. 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons, who served during the Revolutionary War:-
That he is the duly appointed Administrator upon the estate of Meribah Washburn, late of said Fairhaven, in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, deceased; that she died on the 6 th day of June, A. D. 1855; that she was the widow of Bazelil Washburn, who was a private in the Army of the Revolution, who died at New Bedford on the 28 th day of May, A. D. 1849; that said Bazelil Washburn was a pensioner under the act

act of Congress passed June 7 th A.D. 1832, and received his pension at the Agency in Boston, in the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts;
He further declares, that said Meribah Washburn was married to said Bazaliel Washburn at New Bedford aforesaid in Novem- ber, A.D. 1842, and that her said husband died on the 28 th day of May, A.D. 1849; that she, the said Meribah was not married to him, the said Bazaliel prior to the second day of January, A.D. 1800, but at the time above stated:-
and he further declares that said Mer- ibah remained the widow of said Bazaliel Washburn, and unmarried, to the time of her death.
Jonathan Wilbur
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written. -Before me,
Oliver Prescott Judge of Probate
I certify that Oliver Prescott above named is on this 5 th day of February the Judge of Probate for the County of Bristol, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have here-

unto my hand and the seal of said Probate Court the day & year last above named.
John Daggett Register of Probate
Direct to Jonathan Wilbur, New Bedford -

Bereleel Warhurn
18782
J. L. Roddy HR

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ) BRISTOL, ss. )
At a COURT of PROBATE holden at Dighton in and for said County on the fifth day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, before the Honorable HODIAH BAYLIES, Judge of the Probate, &c. for said County, personally appeared Paraleel Washburn a resident of New Bedford in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged sixty eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832, make the following declaration, That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein after stated; to wit; Under Cap! Howes Lt. Sweet in a company of heavy artillery again under Cap! Hopkins, Lt. Meigs, Col. Saml. B. Webb, Major Ebenezer Huntington the other officers not recollected;
and the particulars of his services he will state in reply to the fifth subjoined interrogatory; and further declares as follows, in reply to the interrogatories propounded by the Secretary of War; to wit:
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Ans. That he was born in Dartmouth in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty three - January 6.
2. Have you any record of your age; and if so, where is it? I have no record of my birth and the records of the town of Dartmouth are not in my possession and I cannot find them.
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? I now live in New Bedford and have lived there ever since and before the Revolutionary War, New Bedford being a Town which has been made by a division of the Town of Dartmouth aforesaid.
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? and if a substitute, for whom?
I voluntarily enlisted in the Rhode Island State Troops  Massachusetts first and afterwards in the State Troops of Connecticut Continental Service in the line of Connecticut.

5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops when you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service. Under Capt. Howe I entered on the first of June seventeen hundred and seventy eight, marched to Howland's Ferry in the State of Rhode Island and was there stationed and did garrison duty in a fort until the May following serving eleven months in said Company; after leaving said Company, about the middle of May in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine I entered the Company of Cap t Hopkins in the Continental service of the State Troops of Connecticut, and served guarding the Coasts at Howland's Ferry, then at Providence & then at Bristol all in the State of Rhode Island during the term of six months; during Sullivan's Expedition on account of my youth I was stationed to guard the boats & took no other part in that service; our service on Rhode Island was immediately after the evacuation of the Island by the British, and we arrived while the magazines which they had fired were still burning; while in Newport we kept guard; several militia regiments were there and of Continentals I recollect Col. Jackson's regiments, the others I do not remember; for proof of these services I refer to the annexed affidavit.

6. Were you a Soldier or an Officer? if a Soldier, did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and, if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? if an Officer, did you ever receive a commission, and if so by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
I was a private soldier, and have lost my discharge.
7. State the names of the persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
Rev d Pardon G. Seabury, Jobes Tuber Esq - Humphrey Tuber -
And the said Berealee Washburn doth further declare that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Berealee Washburn H. Baylies, Judge of Probate.
WE Pardon G. Seabury a Clergyman - residing in Fairhaven Adjoining New Bedford - and Jobes Tuber Esq - residing in the same Town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Berealee Washburn who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Pardon G. Seabury Jobes Tuber H. Baylies, Judge of Probate.

AND the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Pardon G. Scabury - who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman - resident in the Town of Fairhaven in said County of Bristol, and that Jubal Fuller Esq. who has also signed the same is a resident in said Town, and is a credible person, and that their — statement is entitled to credit.
H. Baylies, Judge of Probate.
Register of Probate.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, } BRISTOL, ss. }
I Anselm Basset Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Bereah Washburn - of New Bedford in said County, for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court the day and year first written.
Anselm Basset

Payments to be made at Bethlehem by W. W. B. B. Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of W. W. B. B.
Recorded by Daniel D. D. Clerk, in Book A Vol. 2
Page 99
Washburn, Bazaar Conn - Mass - RI R 11/71

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, Basaliel Washburn _____ of the State of Massachusetts _____ who was a private in the Army of the Revolution _____
is entitled to receive _____ Sixty-five _____ dollars and eighty three cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 14th day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
Forrest
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. Edward

2 In the matter of the application of Jonathan Wilbur , administrator upon the estate of Meribah Washburn , for arrears of pension due said Meribah at the time of her decease, as the widow of Bazalil Washburn , a pensioner under the act of 1832. —
We, Jonathan Wilbur, of Fairhaven, and Beth Howard, of New Bedford, in the County of Bristol, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on oath depose and say that we knew personally Bazalil Washburn and Meribah Washburn , formerly of said New Bedford, both now deceased; that they lived together for some years previous to the decease of said Bazalil as man & wife, and we verily believe they were lawfully married, but that said Meribah never had issue by said Bazalil ; and that said Meribah remained the widow of Bazalil , and unmarried to the time of her death.
Jonathan Wilbur Beth Howard

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol, p. Feb. 23. 1856
Then subscribed sworn to before me, by Jonathan William & Seth Howard Joshua C. Stone,
Justice of the Peace, & Notary Public

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Bazalel Washburn which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Y II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Y III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? _____ IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Y V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Y VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Y  NO VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Y VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Y IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Y X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Y

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service ?  Ys
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it ?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had ?
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service ?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses ?  Ys
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct ?  Ys
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service ?  Ys
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct ?  Ys
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily ? And, if not, which of them is not so answered ?  Ys
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeh and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.

No. 6.232
Meribah Washburn widow of Basalib- mapachuseth.
Let. Jonathan Wilbur Feb 13/56 Same April 1/836 Joshua C. Stone, Feby 6/57
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Act '53 e

New Bedford, Jan y . 19. 1857
Sir,
Early in the spring of 1856 an application was forwarded to the Pension office by Jonathan Wilbur, Administrator, to recover arrears of pension alleged to be due Meribah Washburn on account of the services of her husband, Bazaliel Washburn, to which reply was made that "Administrators have no claim".
For the purposes of another application by the children you will much oblige me, if it is consistent with the regulations of the Department, by returning to me the certificate of service and discharge of Bazaliel Washburn, & the evidence of his death &c. now on file in your office with the application of Jonathan Wilbur.
I am Sir, yr. obd t serv t .
Joshua B. Stone
To the
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions - Washington, D.C.

REJECTED am
11/17/
P. O.
Heibah Washburn
Service:
Bazaliel
Enlisted: 1-0 _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

I Eliphas Weston Formerly of Dartmouth Now Fairhaven in the County of Bristol State of Massachusetts of the age of sixty seven years testify and say that I was a Soldier in the war of the American Revolution in the year 1779 in the State of Rhode Island six months in Capt Edward Sparreus Company Colonel Nathan Tyler's Regiment
I knew Muzal Washburn Formerly of Dartmouth now New Bedford in the County of Bristol and he was in the Continental Troops; Connecticut Line Stationed Longside our Troops at Providence, Bristol, and on Rhode Island, six months from the middle of May till the middle of November Fairhaven August 25 th 1832
Eliphas Weston
Bristol So August 27 th 1832 Then the above Eliphas Weston personally appeared and solemnly swore to the above deposition by him subscribed together with his answers to the Interrogatories therein contained and I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Eliphas Weston that he is of good character for truth and that his testimony is intitled to credit
John Salter Justice of the Peace

Colophon for Barnail Markham
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bristol ss. —
I Amos Bassett Register of the Court of Probate in & for said County hereby certify that John Fuber is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Bristol and that the within signature, purporting to be his, is genuine — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this eighteenth day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty two — Amos Bassett