Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1516, Jotham Wade, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Wade, Jotham. Margaret.
N. 1516
CONTENTS

1884 June 7 Sent history for Com for
Nippon
150
Massachusetts
Margaret Wade widow of Nathan Wade Mass who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private Matron
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 100 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of April, 1849. and sent to
Job F. Bailey, Cohasset, Mass.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act Feb. 2, 1848, Page 573 Vol. 1
29th July, 1849 book C.

✓ No 111
Margaret Wade Widow of Jonathan Nash
Act 29 July 1848
Marnied 1794 husband died 1804
Admrs, 2 years Manuf $100 00 per an from March 1848
Job F. Jaily Cohasset Mass Mass

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Plymouth
On the first day of November in the year Eighteen Hundred & Forty Eight, personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace for the county of Plymouth, Margaret Wade a resident of Scituate in the county of Plymouth aged Seventy six 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 29 th A D 1848 entitled an "act for the further relief of certain surviving widows of Officers & Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army" that she is the widow of Jotham Wade, who was a Private in the war of the Revolution & served as follows viz, in Capt Lincoln Company, Col Revere's Regiment Thirty four months & Twenty two days. In Capt Amos Turner's Company, Col John Jacob's Regiment two months & Twenty six days. She further states that she was married to the said Jotham Wade on the Fifteenth day of June A D 1794, that her husband the aforesaid Jotham Wade died on the First day of December A D 1804, that she was not married to him previous to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the First day of January Eighteen Hundred, inclusive viz at the time above stated,
Margaret Wade
Plymouth J s Nov 1 st 1848 Then personally appeared the above named Margaret Wade, & subscribed the above declaration & made oath, that the same was correct & true — Before me
John B Turner Justice of the Peace

I Joseph Gannett of Fitchburg in the County of Plymouth, aged Eighty years, now living & always having lived near the W th Margaret Wade do on oath say that said Margaret is the Widow of Jotham Wade deceased, that I remember the going to & returning from the Revolutionary Army of said Jotham Wade & have no doubt of his service therein for several years.
Joseph Gannett
Plymouth ss November 1 st 1848 When the named Joseph Gannett a disinterested, respectable & credible person & made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed was correct - before me
John B. Dyer Justice of the Peace

I Josiah Cushing of Scituate in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts hereby certify that I am the Clerk of said Town of Scituate and that the following is a true abstract from the records of said Town to wit. "Jotham Wade and Margaret Belden both of Scituate were Married June the fifteenth Seventeen hundred and ninety four by Rev. Nehemiah Thomas a Minister in Scituate" and I further certify that the above is a correct abstract from said records except the date which is written in fair and legible figures corresponding to the above.
Josiah Cushing Town Clerk.
Plymouth ss October 28 th 1848 Then personally appeared Josiah Cushing Town Clerk of the Town of Scituate in the County of Plymouth & made oath that the above certificate by him subscribed was correct & true - before me John B. Furness, Justice of the Peace

Celia Peak's Affidavit.

Wages that Mrs Eunice Russell received of for the three years service thirty five all two pounds eight shillings comes to 86 8 0 u Wages due to me for the three months service to which I am but taken up by Mrs. the Mrs. Russell 40 10 11 Bounty for the three years service 126 18 11 Taken up by Mrs Russell 6 0 0 132 18 11 Paid by me Jotham Wade out of the 39 9 3 093 9 8 above sum The sum of ninety three pounds nine shillings and 8 pence the said Eunice Russell has recd out of my wages Celia Parker Jotham Wade

Wages that Mrs. Eunice Russell recd of mine whilst In the three years service 36 months at 2.80 comes to 86 8 0 Bounty for the said three years service 6 0 0 Wages taken up by Mrs. Russell for the three months since to Richard Standen 10 11 132 10 11 Received out of the above sum 39 9 3 93 1 8

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston March 24, 1849
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Dexter Merrill was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth.
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his 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 hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
W. H. Waldo
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I Celia Peake of Scituate in the County of Plymouth, now in the eighty first year of my age, testify and say, that I was well acquainted with Jonathan Wade of said Scituate, he being a brother of mine. I distinctly remember, that during the revolutionary war the said Wade, enlisted in the army for three years service, and that as he left home, my mother handed him nineteen dollars in silver money, which was called clasp money, why so called I did not then know, and only recently. The particular places, where he served I cannot now recollect, nor under what particular officers, except that my impression has always been and now is, that one was Capt. Amos Smith of Hingham. My said Jonathan Wade's father Simon Wade died in 1773; and my mother, whose given name was Eunice, in 1784 married William Russell. The account annexed, of wages of Jonathan Wade rec d . by his mother Russell, I believe to be in the hand writing of the said Jonathan, and was found among his papers -
Scituate, Mass. March 17. 1849. Celia Peake
Plymouth ss. March 14 th 1849 then personally appeared before me the above named Celia Peake known by me to be a disinterested respectable and creditable witness and made oath to the truth of the above statement by her subscribed before me Dexter Merrill Justice Peace

WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1516
Margaret Wade
Widow
Jonathan Wade
Mat. Rev. War
Act: July 29, 1848
Index:—Vol. m , Page 304
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Please send the result to Job F. Bailey Cohasset P.O. Mass The Best of the Papers are at Washington

Letter to Hon. Artemas
Letter to Hon. Artemas Hale. of March 6. 1849 H.R.
N 111
Margaret Wade Map
Oct 29 July 1848

Scituate April 23 d 1849
Sir
At the request of Maryann Ware I write to you concerning her Pension papers she being old and childish is very anxious to hear from them you recollect what you wrote to the Hon. Nathaniel Hale that the Pensions Certificate was satisfactory but that the Declaration should be filed before a court of record with Respectable witnesses to identify that he was the man then proper have been filled out and mailed for Washington from Boston March 24. If they have reached you and it is not to much trouble If you will send the result as soon as possible you will very much ease the old Ladys Bristol
Respectfully yours Job H Bailey

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston:
October 24 th 1848.
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 Jotham Wade is borne upon an Account in Army Books as a Matross in Capt Lincoln's Company, Col Revere's Regt and there credited by his service from June 17 1777 to December 31 1779, 30 months and 14 days at 48 s per month. — Upon an Abstract of Wages due to Capt Amos Lincoln's Company in Regiment of Artillery Commanded by Col Paul Revere, as a matross from January 1 to May 8 1780, 4 months and 8 days. Upon a Payroll of Capt Amos Turner's Company in Col John Jacobs Regt from the County of Plymouth as a private from August 8 to October 30 1780, including allowance of 3 days for travel, 2 months and 26 days. The name not found as a Fifer. — The preceding is all the evidence of service of any one of the name of Jotham Wade

shown by the military records in this Office
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.
W m H. S. Crafts Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF REVOLUTIONARY SERVICES, made by the _____ of the party who rendered the service.
~~~~~ State of _____ County of _____ Town of _____
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office, of the service of Jotham Wade in the war of the Revolution.
He was a native of the Town of Scituate in the County of Plymouth and State of Mass
He enlisted from the Town of Scituate in the County of Plymouth and State of Mass  in the year  it is supposed early in the war as a fifer in the Company commanded by Captain Lincoln , it is believed in _____ Regiment and he served as follows, * viz:— three years in this State, & for further time it is believed in Rhode Island
* Here describe as fully as may be, the length of service, the rank &c. of the claimant, or the capacity in which he served, and all other particulars known.

3486
I am now 28 years old, and my memory does not enable me to state the services more fully than above stated.
WITNESS my hand, this A. D. 1848.
4
day of
Oct
Signed by said in my presence,
} John H. Bailey
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

Paid 15.
wards Esq.
Wine of Punsun
Washington
D C

Scituate Nov 1 st 1828
Mrs Waite was very desirous for me to state to you that It was always said that her Husband was a Sipher in the Revolutionary Army by that she thinks that the Suer will allow her to Pay for H Servits & hope to you know best concerning that
Please Address Cohasset P O Mass
Job H Bailey

Declaration of Mayant Wade.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Plymouth. ss.
On this sixteenth day of March Eighteen hundred and forty nine personally appeared, before Aaron Hobart Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for said County, Margaret M c Wade a resident of Scituate in said County widow aged seventy six years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provisions of the act of Congress passed July 29 th 1848 for the relief of certain surviving widows of Officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary army and other acts of Congress in relation to the pensions of said widows; that she is the widow of Jotham M c Wade of said Scituate, who was a private Soldier or matross in the war of the Revolution, and served therein as she believes in Capt s Amos Lincoln's company and Col s Revere's Regiment, and Capt s Amos Turner's company and Col s Jacob's Regiment, referring for proof thereof and time of service to the certificate of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts relating to said services now on file in the Pension office, and other proof herewith. She further states, that she was married to the said Jotham M c Wade on the fifteenth day of June in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety four; that her husband the aforesaid Jotham M c Wade died on the first day of December eighteen hundred and four; that she was not

married to him prior to his leaving the Service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January one thousand eight hundred, inclusive, to wit, at the time above stated. She further declares that she yet remains the widow of said husband.
Margaret Wade
Plymouth ss. March 17. 1849. I hereby certify, that the above Declaration of Margaret Wade was this day subscribed and sworn to by her, before me; and that the same was done at her residence in Scituate in said County, she being unable by reason of age and bodily infirmity to attend the Probate Court for that purpose.
Aaron Hobart, Judge of Probate for said County
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that the Hon. Aaron Hobart is Judge of Probate for said County duly Commissioned & qualified & that the above is his true & genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this twentieth day of March in the Year Eighteen hundred & forty nine.
Jacob H. Lord

Joseph Gannett Affidavit -

I Joseph Gannett of Scituate in the County of Plymouth aged eighty years, testify and say, that I was born and have always lived in said Scituate, and that from my earliest recollection, knew Jonathan Wade of the same place, who was four or five years older than myself - The said Wade to my knowledge was absent from Scituate for some considerable time during the Revolutionary war, and it was always always understood and believed by me and others here he was absent as a soldier in the Revolutionary war. How long he was gone I cannot say. I well remember, that after he had been in the service some time, he came home, bringing with him a dog supposed to have the small pox, and that a dog owned in my father's family having been with him, was killed to prevent his spreading the disease. After a short stay at home, he returned to the Army. I never knew in what company or Reg t Wade served. -
Scituate Mass. March 17. 1849
Joseph Gannett
Plymouth ss March 17th 1849 then personally appeared before me the above named Joseph Gannett known by me to be a disinterested respectable and creditable witness and made Oaths to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed
before me Dexter Merrill Justice Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston March 21 st 1849
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Dexter Merrill was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his 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 hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
N. B. D. Clarke
Secretary of the Commonwealth.