Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22,625, John Winship, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Winship, John Betty
W. 22,625
CONTENTS

11.229 Maine
John Winship
of Gambling in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Porten of the Reg't commanded by Genl Wadsworth in the Massachusetts Inf'ty Troops
10 Mo. Pr ~ 33.33
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 33 - Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of April 1833 and sent to Mr Bradford, Portland, Me
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. 66.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 1832 - 16.66
$ 83.33
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. T. Sprague - Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 1 Page 63
Letter to Pension Agt 225 6p 43

4684,
Name
Betty Winship widow of John May who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 33 Dollars 33
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of Apr. 1849 and sent to
Amos H. Harris Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 43 Vol. 1.
Repat d , Apr 9/49
Rate of death not m d

Betty Winship widow of John, Maine,
Act 17 June 1844
Marr'd 1786 Husband died 11 Feb 1848,
Adm d 10 months, per $33.33 per annum for 11 th Feb 1848,
Adm d Act 2 Feb 1848 at $33.33 per Ann,
Hon A. K. Larrin, 2 d Comptroller,

I, Zachariah S Winship of Otisfield in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine, aged forty eight years, depose and say, that I am the son of John Winship late of this town deceased, that for a number of years previous to his death he resided within a few rods of my place of residence that he died on the eleventh day of February 1848, and that the Record of his death now appears in the family Bible and Recorded, thus - "John Winship died February 11th 1848" And that he left a widow by the name of Betty Winship who has not since inter- married and now resides in said town of Otisfield. And I further say that said John Winship was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States Zachariah S Winship
State of Maine Cumberland ss
March 28th 1849 Then personally appeared Zachariah S Winship a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above Affidavit by him subscribed
Before Me Job Prince , Justice of the Peace

I, Nathan Nutting of Otisfield, in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine, aged forty four years depose and say that I was well acquainted with John Winship a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States and late of this town deceased, that it was reported that he died on the 11 th day of February 1848, which I have no doubt was the fact that I was called upon, on the 12 th day of said Month to make a Coffin for him, that I made his Coffin and delivered it on the 13 th day of February aforesaid, which last named day being on the Sabbath, I did not make a charge of the same until the day following which stands on my account-book as follows "February 14 th 1848. Zachariah & Winship Dr To Coffin for his father" ————— "2,75" And I further say that he left a widow by the name of Betty Winship who has not intermarried but continues a widow and now resides in Otisfield aforesaid
Nathan Nutting
State of Maine
Cumberland ss. March 28 th 1849
Then personally appeared Nathan Nutting a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above Affidavit by him subscribed Before me Job Prince Justice of the Peace

State of Maine. Oxford County ss.
I the undersigned Clerk of the Judicial Court within and for said County of Oxford, hereby certify that Job Prince whose proper signature is affixed to the foregoing Depositions of Nathan Nutting, and Zachariah S. Mendship is a Justice of the Peace and of the Quorum, in and for each and every County, through said State, duly appointed and qualified, and that full faith and credit are due to his acts as such.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, this Thirteenth day of March A.D. 1849.
William H Kimball, Clerk

State of Maine County of Oxford ss.
On this twenty eighth day of March 1899 personally appeared before the Probate Court held in the town of Oxford within and for said County of Oxford Betty Winship a resident of Otisfield in the County of Cumberland aged Eighty Three years, who being first 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 acts of Congress passed July 7 th 1838, March 3 d 1843, June 17 th 1844 and February 2 d 1848 granting Pensions to certain widows: That she is the widow of John Winship who was a Private and served as such during the Revolutionary War and that he was granted a Pension under the Act of 7 th June 1832 at the rate of Thirty three dollars and thirty three cents per Annum and she would refer the Department to the evidence accompanying his declaration for proof of his service. She further declares that she was married to the said John Winship on the fourteenth day of September Seventeen hundred eighty six in the town of Windham and State aforesaid and that Edmund Pheny Esq solemnized the Marriage that her husband the aforesaid John Winship died on the

eleventh day of February Eighteen hundred and forty eight, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the Marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four. Viz at the time above stated, that her Maiden name was (Sole previous to her Marriage as aforesaid And that she has not intermarried but still continues a widow
Betty her  J Willskip Mark
Subscribed and sworn to on the day and year first above and before written, by said declarant, in open court - Before the Job Prince , Judge

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, SS.
Clerk's Office, Judicial Courts, PORTLAND, March 10th A. D. 1849
I
Charles C. Harmon
CLERK OF ALL THE JUDICIAL COURTS.
In and for said COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, certify that
Charles Johnson is an
Acting Justice of the Peace,
within and for the County of Cumberland as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is DULY QUALIFIED TO ACT as such; that the COMMISSION of the said Johnson is dated February 7th A. D. 1849, and will expire February 7th A. D. 1850
and that the his following Genuine.
SIGNATURE, purporting to be
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, for said State, the day and year first above written.
Chas C Harmon , CLERK.

Certificate of Marriage
Mr John Winship and Betty Dole both of Windham in the County of Cumberland was married by Edmund Phancy Esq. September fourteenth, Anno. seventeen hundred and eighty six
Richard Dole - Town Clerk
I hereby certify that the above record is a true copy with the exception of the date which is expressed in fair legable figures as follows, (Sept 14 th 1786)
Sam d Freeman - Town Clerk
Cumberland County, ss. - Town of Windham on the nineteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty nine personally appeared Sam d Freeman and made oath that he was chosen Town Clerk on the fifteenth day of March inst. and that the above record by him subscribed is a true copy Before me Chas s Johnson Justice of the peace

State of Maine County of Oxford ss
The Subscriber, Register of the Court of Probate within and for said County of Oxford, it being a Court of Record, hereby certify, that Mr. Prince whose proper signature is affixed to the fore- going Declaration of Betty Winship, hereunto annexed is Judge of said Court and that full faith and credit are due to his acts as such in and out of court.
In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Court, and subscribed my name this thirtieth day of March in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and forty nine
Genl. B. Shaw,

Mr John Winship. Oxford

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
At a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland  Mirouh , within and for said District, on the fourteenth day of August A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty-two before the Honorable ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
ON this 14th day of August aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge John Winship a resident of Otisfield in the county of Sacumbe landa in said Maine District, aged seventy years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. That he the said John Winship entered the service of the United States sometime in May 1780 in Windham State of Maine and served eight months in the company commanded by Capt. Parsons of New Gloucester. The company composed of (Wadsworth) life guards and was not attached to any regiment. That he was stationed at Thomaston State of Maine and has proof of said service. That before this term of service he enlisted at Windham say in the A.D. 1779 and served two months in Portland in Capt. Harris Company of New Gloucester. That he was born in the year 1762 at Windham aforesaid and was a minor of his age in a family Bible. at his home. That he knows of no person who served with him who can testify as to his service service for the last two months and has resided in Otisfield since the revolutionary war about forty years. That he served as a private in the time aforesaid making in the whole ten months and that proof of the eight months service is herunto annexed and knows of no one by whom he can prove the other service who is now living.
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of
attest A. Ware
John Winship mark
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before.
Ashur Ware
} U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier pensioner , and served as he states
And that Silas Blake Esquire who took the annexed deposition of Samuel Tobin is a justice of the Peace duly qualified at that his official attestations are entitled to full faith & credit
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I John Nussey Clerk of said District Court have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this eighteenth day of August A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two
John Nussey
} Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

Annexed are the papers of John Winship one of which is a supplemental declaration of the applicant and the other is the deposition of Ephraim Standifield of New Gloucester He, Winship, is reputed to be a man of good moral character.
Yours H. Bradford
Maine District Court District Clerk's Office February 21, A.D. 1833
In testimony that Silas Blake and Freeman Bradford whose signatures are to the annexed documents are Magistrates & that the signatures aforesaid purport- ing to be theirs are genuine. I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office the day and year last above written.
John Nussey Clerk U.S. Courts

Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a justice of the Peace within and for the County of Cumberland John Winship of Otterfield in said County who being duly sworn doth on his oath make the following supplementary declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of June 1832. That he enlisted sometime in fall of 1779. in Capt Harris' Company of New Hampshire and served at least two years as a private, was quartered in the fort at Portland the company were stationed there to protect the town from a British fleet which then lay off near the town.
John Winship
Cumberland ss. February 6th 1833 then the above named John Winship was examined caution and sworn that the above deposition by him signed is the truth; (said Winship is the same who has made application for a pension and the only John Winship living in Otterfield and is a man of truth and veracity) before me Silas Blake justice of the Peace

Declaration of John Winship
11/18/55.
Adm c
10 mo's
$ 33.33
F. Bradford Esq
Portland
Me

I Samuel Tobin of Harrison in the County of Cumberland and state of Maine, do testify and say, that in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and Eighty, I enlisted in company with John Winship now of Otsuk in said county of Cumberland into a company commanded by Capt. Isaac Parson to serve Eight months in the war of the Revolution against the common enemy; and that I was knowing that the said John Winship faithfully performed the services for which he enlisted; and were stationed at Thomaston in the now in the state of Maine
Samuel Tobin
Cumberland ss, On the tenth day of August A.D. 1832 the aforesaid deponent was examined and cautioned and sworn agreeably to law to the deposition aforesaid by him subscribed, taken at the request of the said John Winship; said deponent being so infirm as to be unable to leave home is the cause of taking this deposition taken and sworn to before me
Silas Blake Justice of the Peace
Cumberland ss. January 10th A.D. 1833 I hereby certify that I have been acquainted with Samuel Tobin the above named deponent for several years and think him to be a man of Truth and veracity; I am also acquainted with the Rev. Ephraim Sturtevant whose deposition has been taken to substantiate the claims of John Winship for a pension and can say that he is a credible witness, and I can also state that I have known the above said John Winship and should suppose him to be more than seventy years of age
Silas Blake Justice of the Peace

John Winship -
To Hon. Abner Ware Judge of the United States in and/or the State of Maine

John Winship-W.22625
John Winship was born in the year 1762 at Windham, District of Maine, Massachusetts; the names of his parents are not shown.
He enlisted at said Windham in the fall of 1779 and served two months as private in Captain Harris' Massachusetts company. He enlisted sometime in May, 1780 and served eight months as private in Captain Isaac Parsons' Massachusetts company.
John Winship was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1832, then residing in Otisfield, Maine, where he had lived for forty years.
The soldier, John Winship, married September 14, 1788 at Windham, District of Maine, Betty Dole. They were both then of said Windham. He died February 11, 1848.
His widow, Betty Winship, was allowed pension on her application executed March 28, 1849, then aged eighty-three years and a resident of Otisfield, Maine.
Their son, Zachariah L. Winship, was forty-eight years of age in 1849 and a resident of Otisfield, Maine. There is no further reference to children.
This letter sent to P. M. General Washington D. C. See corresp. in Thomas Eds 5.15822

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22,625
Betty Winship Wid of John Winship Brn Rev War
Act: Feb 2, 1828
Index: Vol. 16 , Page 845
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1933-Index re-listed to P.M. Several Sigs correct in Thomas Eder 515822-GWJ.

585.
Maine
Betty Winship widow of John who was a Private in the Rev. S
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 33 Dollars 33.
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. 11th February 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of April 1849 and sent to
Henry H. Harris Present
[Act of JUNE 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book 4.
Vol. 2 Page 11.

Mann Roll, Act 7 June 1832
John Winship, Dr $33.33 per annum,
To what time last paid?
Paid to th Sept. 1847.
12/13
Taxon Office, Apr 9/49

No 657,
Certificate No 585,
commence 11 Feb. 48 $33:33 per an
Act 17 June 1844 v 2 o Feb. 1848
Hon. A. K. Parris Present

Washington April 9, 1849
Sir,
The papers of Betty Winship have been trans- mitted to me with a request that I would lay them before you for your action -
Will you please to inform me of your decision, when made
Respectfully J. B. Vans
Col. Edwards - Comm. of Persons -

I Ephraim Stinchfield of New Gloucester County of Cumberland State of Maine Clerk aged about Seventy two do testify & say, that I have been personally acquainted with John Winship of Otisfield in this County & State from his youth to the present time that his Moral character is good that we served together as privates in the War of the Revolution, in the Massachusetts State Troops in Captain Isaac Parsons Company under General Deleg Wadsworth for the full term of 8 Months viz. from May 1780 to December the same year that we enlisted & were discharged about at one time with the commendation of our Commanding Officer as having served as good Soldiers. And was knowing to his serving as a Soldier in Portland as I was in the same Company but cannot affirm the precise period of our service but well recollect it was in the year 1779 & it was called a two Months Tour & further say not
Ephraim Stinchfield
Cumberland G. New Gloucester Jan 10. 1833
The Above named Ephraim Stinchfield personally appeared & solemnly affirmed to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed before me
William Proctor } Justice of the Peace
I certify that I am acquainted with Rev. Ephraim Stinchfield who has made the above deposition and can state that he is a man of truth and a credible witness
Freeman Burdick Justice of Peace