Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25139, Samuel Wilson, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
Wilson, Samuel Sterling, Ruth
W 25/39
(Former widow)
CONTENTS

2662
Name
Ruth Sterling widow of Samuel Wilson who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Repealed Dec. 28/48
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Dec. 1847 and sent to
Hon. W. Hamlin U. S. Senate
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 34 Vol. 1

I hereby certify that I hold the office of town clerk in the town of Conway, in the County of Canoe and State of New Hampshire. That on examination I find in the records of marriages in said town the following was married Samuel Wilson to Ruth Tabinball the 14th day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighty six. The above is a true copy received from the Rev Nathaniel Porter June 1. Richard Eastman Town 6"
Attest J. R. Thomson Town Clerk
The above is a true copy of the record of the marriage of the aforesaid Samuel Wilson to the said Ruth Tabinball with the exception that the original date appears in fair legible figures.
Attest J. R. Thomson Town Clerk
State of New Hampshire
Concord
to the Hon. J. B. D. Clarke Esq.
I J. R. Chase Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, hereby certify that Jonathan R. Thompson is Town Clerk for the town of Conway in said County & that he is the proper certifying officer for said town, that I am acquainted with his signature and that the above paraphrasing to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this eighth day of November A. D. 1842.
J. B. Chase Clerk

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows," and an Act of July 1836 and 1838 allowing pensions to certain widows.
STATE OF MAINE.
Penobscot County, ss.
On this twelfth  twentieth day of October A. D., 1842. personally appeared before the Hon ble Samuel Coney, Judge of Probate within & for the County of Penobscot.
Ruth Sterling a resident of Old Town in the County of Penobscot and State of Maine, aged Twenty six  Twenty five 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 Act of Congress, passed July 7th, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" That she is the widow of and an Act to amend the Act of July eighteen hundred and thirty six and eighteen hundred and thirty eight allowing pensions to certain widows, that she is the widow of Samuel Wilson who enlisted into the Army of the United States for during the war into Capt Fogg's company as Col d Reg't of the Penn va Key Stone Battery. She does not know the year he enlisted but she believes he served several years and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. he died in the town of Conway in the month of December one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven. She after his decease married John Sterling who died in the year one thousand eight hundred and Sixty three.
She further declares, that she was married to the said Samuel Wilson on the Sixth  Seventh day of April in the year seventeen hundred and eighty six; that her husband, the aforesaid Samuel Wilson died on the Tenth  Ninth day of December one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven; 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 she married the said Samuel Wilson in Conway where they being residents of said town at the time the marriage was solemnized and that her maiden name was Ruth Small, and that she has remained unmarried ever since the death of John Sterling her second husband.
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before the Lady - of Probate within & for the County of Penobscot.
Ruth Sterling Samuel Coney } Judge

STATE OF MAINE.
Probate
ss. Oct 25 1842
I the subscriber Registrar of Probate for County of Penobscot hereby CERTIFY, That Frances Lony Esq before whom the proceedings were had, is Sole Judge of Probate within for 16 months I also CERTIFY, That the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Judge in the matter of the application of Mrs. M. Stur.  living for a pension.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this twenty fifth day of October A. D., 1842 -
John Williams Registrar

WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25139
Ruth Sterling formerly Wid. of Samuel Wilson Rev. Rev. War
Act Feb 2 d 1848.
Index: Vol 5 , Page 250
[Arrangement of 1870.]

153 Maine 6961
Ruth Sterling, formerly widow of Samuel Wilson
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 10 th Dec r 1787 of Penobscot Co. in the State of Maine who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Fogg of the Regt. commanded by Read in the N Hampshire 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.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of January 1843 and sent to Joshua Sinclair, Esq r . Bangor, Maine
Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 $400- Semi-annual allowance ending
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D. Brown 823. August 1842 Clerk,
Book A. Vol. 1. Page 30

Reported to Agent
let to J Sinclair Mar 10 43
" " same persons. 16. May 1843

Reported
Maine 1379
Ruth Sterling, who was widow of Samuel Wilson who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of August 1843 and sent to Joshua Sinclair Jr. Bangor, Maine
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A, Vol. 1. Page 9.

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8505.
Me
Let to Joshua Inclain Nov. 28. '42 ✓ " " " same Dec 12. '42 ✓
acts 7. July '38 23 aug. '42

Dec 8. 1842
Dobbin 6 days
L. L. Edwards Esq.
Lucy Smith Rev. Mr. L. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington city
D. C.

Bangor December 3 1842
Honored Sir
Is inclosed to you the papers of Lucy Smith widow of Jesse Smith deceased on the 4 November and the widow is very poor and her health is poor and she is quite infirm and she sends to me very Day to know if I have had return from her claim
Dear Sir if it is consistent with you to give us the result it would favor us much also I mailed the papers of the widow of Mr Samuel Willson deceased for a pension I mailed both sets of papers at Augusta if you have not received them please write me at the the reception of this
I hope you will find evidence enough in those cases for the widows as very poor and needy have the goodness to give us the result as soon as convenient; ) my widows mailed the 11 November
I am very respectfully yours Chas. D. Hunt
Joshua Sinclair Jr Bangor Maine
J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington city P. C.

J. D. Edwards Esq Commission of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Banyon May 12 th 1843
Sir The papers of Miss Sterling and Miss Harrison was received yesterday and I presented them to the Judge of Probate who was the Magistrate executed them also your letter which accompanied the papers dated May 6 th 1843 and by referring to your letter he ordered the papers to be amended as you will perceive and returned I hope Sir they will be satisfactory if not say what evidence is required
Dear Sir will you have the goodness to report on the claim of Susannah Raper formerly the widow of Nathl Maye as she is very anxious to hear from her claim
I am Sir very respectfully your Obt Servt
Jonathan Sinclair
J. S. Edwards Esq Comm of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Banger Oct 20 1848
Col James L. Edwards
Sir
Enclosed I send the declaration of Ruth Sterling for pension un- der the act of 2 nd Feb 1848. Please forward the certificate to me when ready & oblige
Very respectfully yours
J. B. Miller

I Thomas Page of Bowdoin in the county of Penobscot and state of Maine of lawful age depose and say that I was an inhabitant of Conway in the state of New Hampshire from the year AD 1779 to the year 1824. — In the year 1785 I boarded in the house in said Conway which Samuel Wilson and his wife and family dwelt in — I have been acquainted with the said wife from my youth to this time. — her Maiden name was Ruth Kimball. — It was reported (and I verily believe) the report that she was married to said Wilson and I do know that during the time of my residence in the house with them they bedded and board together as husband and wife and I have never seen or heard any thing which would cause me to doubt they were legally married and I verily believe they were so married
Bowdoin Oct 8th 1838 Thomas Page
Penobscot SS Bowdoin Oct 8 1838 Personally appeared the above named Thomas Page and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing certificate by him subscribed
Before me      Ansel Ladd      } Just of the Rev

State of Maine
Penobscot ss. Dec 14 1842 The within named Thomas Page is well known to me to be a credible witness and his Deposition is entitled to full credit in all cases
Amzi Libby, Justice of the Peace

I Nicholas Coffin of Lincoln in the county of Penobscot and state of Maine of lawful age depose and say That I was well acquainted with Samuel Wilson of Conway New Hampshire and that I served with him in the Revolution- War in the Second New Hampshire Regiment at the same time and that Samuel Wilson enlisted the second year after War was declared and served until peace was declared in the Second New Hampshire Regiment under the command of Col. Reed and I think he belonged to Captain Fogg's Company of Infantry and that he was honorably discharged at the close of the Revolu- -tionary War by his commanding officer as a good Soldier in the revolutionary war and I do further testify that said Samuel Wilson was married about two years after the expiration of the last period of his services in the revolutionary war to Miss Ruth Kimball of Conway New Hampshire and lived with her about three years from the time of their marriage in said Conway and the said Samuel Wilson was then and there killed by the falling a tree and left Mrs. Ruth Wilson his Widow.
Lincoln October 3 rd 1838 I do hereby subscribe my name and affirm to the truth of the above written declaration. Nicholas Coffin
Penobscot ss Lincoln October 3 rd 1838 Personally appeared the above named Nicholas Coffin and made solemn oath that the above declaration by him subscribed is true.
Before me James G. Bowler Justice of the Peace
The Justice has not signed on the back

State of Maine Pembach Feb Dummer 13 th 1842 The within named Nicholas Coffin is well known to me to be a credible witness and his deposition is entitled to full credit in all regards
D. H. Dowler Justice of the Peace

P.S. Mrs. Col. 1879
James Edward son of Penrose Washington
FREE
Nov 14. Hamlin, U. S. Senate.

Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 2 nd of Febry. 1848 entitled an act making further provision for for the relief of certain surviving widows of officers & soldiers of the Revolutionary Army State of Maine County of Penobscot ss.
On this twenty fifth day of September A.D 1848 personally appeared before me the subscriber a justice of the Peace within & for said County Ruth Sterling a resident of Oldtown in the County of Penobscot aged eighty two 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 act of Congress passed on the 2 nd day of February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Samuel Wilson who was a private in the Army of the Revolution. that she cannot from recollection state the the Regiment or Corps in which her said husband served but for the same refers to the papers on file, with her declaration. that the annual amount of the pension which she received under the act of 7 th June 1844 was eighty dollars ————— She further declares that she is still a widow Witness to signature of Ruth Sterling Ruth Sterling Given to me subscribed this day and mark year above written before me. W. Merrill Justice

I certify that the above declarant Ruth Her- ling is personally known to me
William J. Pease
The above was made before signing William

Penobscot ss
State of Maine.
I William G. Hilliard clerk of all the Judicial courts in said county certify that John B. Hill is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is duly qualified to act as such and that the foregoing 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 Second day of October Anno Domini 1846.
W m G. Hilliard Clerk

STATE OF MAINE.
Penobscot County.
On this Tenth day of April 1843 Personally appeared before the Honorable Samuel Cony Judge of Probate for Penobscot County  Ruth Sterling personally known to me to be a credible person a resident of Oldtown in the County of Penobscot aged Seventy Seven years—who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3d of March, 1843, granting Pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War—That she is the Widow of John Sterling who was a Soldier in the revolution war and for the service and record of the death she refers to the papers furnished in her claim for which she has received a pension from the 7th of March 1836 to the 4th of March 1841 at the rate of Eighty Dollars per year
Family of Samuel Wilson — who was a Soldier in the revolution war and for the service and record of the death she refers to the papers furnished in her claim for which she has received a pension from the
she further declares that she is still a widow.
Ruth Sterling
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written.
Before me the above Ruth Sterling is personally known to me to be a credible person
Samuel Cony } Judge of Probate for Penobscot County
State of Maine
Penobscot ss. Probate office Bangor April the 11th 1843.
I do hereby certify that Samuel Cony Esquire is sole Judge of Probate within and for the County of Penobscot in the State of Maine and that the signature of said Judge is genuine and that the seal hereunto affixed is the seal of said Court.
John Williams Register of Probate

Eighty two I Josiah Sinclair aged eighty  eighty two years on Oath Depose and say I was acquainted with Samuel Willson in the revolution war he belonged to the Second regiment of New Hampshire Troops Comanded by Colonel Read and I think he served in Capt Faggs Company I belonged to Cileye regimnt at the same time and willson informed me he had enlisted for during the war and I was well acquainted with him more than three years previous to the close of the war and know he served till the close of the war and received an honorable Discharge Soon after the close of the revolution war he left New Hampshire and moved to the then District of State of Maine in the year 1837 I moved to Oldtown and there I became acquainted the widow of said Samuel Willson who had been married to one John Sterlin and Sterlin being dead she was then the widow of said Sterlin and receiving the widow of said Sterlin and resides at Orono on Oldtown County of Penobscot State of Maine
Penobscot ss
Josiah Sinclair
Bangor October 29 1842
The above named Josiah Sinclair who is well known to me to be a credible witness personally appeared and made Oath to the above statements
Subscribed by him before me Nathaniel Hobbs Justice of Peace

Jan 28 1843
Macon
FREE
Stirling Major J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Barnes January 23 1843
Dear Sir
will you have the goodness to send me a copy of the late acts on the existing pension laws of the united States as they are not obtainable here and I state what I must send to you and it shall be forwarded by return of mail
Dear Sir will you have the goodness to report on the case of Miss Starker or Widow Wilson's claim as she is poor and need and very feeble probably will not live long also Mrs. Meece's Widows of main which makes I forwarded
Miss Smith is much obliged for her certificate as it is of great benefit at this time; and she wants to know if she can produce evidence from the Secretary at New Hampshire of the death of her husband Joseph Smith as 2 months 1777 6 months 27 days in 1778 and 6 months 4 days in 1779 and 3 months 14 days in 1780 after they were married This record was found from the Clerk in the Secretary's office at New Hampshire and he demands Ten Dollars for a certified copy which the old lady does not wish to pay unless it will give her an addition to a pension
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
Yours sincerely Robert Dale you Obt Servt John D. Sleeper Esq Barnes main

No 8505 Ruth Sterling wid Saml. Wilson Maine

Converses 9th 1849
Dear Sir
I inclose to you the papers of Miss Stenler widow of Samuel Wilson and now the widow of John Stenler as we perceive by the late act of Congress she is intitled to a pension for the services of her first husband Samuel Wilson a revolution soldier. She is a poor and needy woman and has been a widow for twenty years and more and Sir if you receive any thing more to establish her claim know the goodness to direct me what more but Sir I hope you will find the evidence herein sufficient to have just obtained the money sufficient from the Clerk at Conway and from the Old Lady remembered to a Day of her marriage she had no need in her position to refer to Dear Sir I hope you will answer as on this claim as soon as convenient
I am Sir very respectfully your Obed Servt J. R. Knowlton Esq. Bangor Maine
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.

I Hannah Walker of Freedom in the County of Waltham Waldo and state of Maine aged eighty one years do testify and depose and say that I was acquainted with Samuel Wilson & Ruth kinabbar of Conway in New Hampshire before they were married and after they have been to our house on a visit after they were married and stopped four or five days at one time through a storm and I have no doubt they were married I lived near them for the space of two years after they were married and they lived as man and wife and I also recollect of the of deceased Samuel Wilson being killed by the fall of a tree and it was said that Wilson was in the revolutionary war and I have been informed she now lives in Orono in the County of Penobscot
Hannah Walker
Waldo ss. Nov 3 d 1842 the above named Hannah Walker who is well known to me to be a credible witness personable appeared before and made oath that the above statement subs- cribed by her is true before me James Fawler Justice of the Peace

JOHN FAIRFIELD, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MAINE.
To all who shall see these Presents,
GREETING.
Know ye, That James Fowler of Unity in the County of Waldo, and James H. Fowler of Lee in the County of Penobscot, whose names are borne upon certificates herunto annexed, were at the date of their within attestations, Justices of the Peace for their respective Counties; that Amy Libby of Burlington, and Nathaniel Hatch of Bangor, both in the County of Penobscot, whose names are also borne upon certificates herunto annexed, were at the date of their within attestations, Justices of the Peace and of the Quorum for said County of Penobscot; that the several signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine; that they were all, as magistrates aforesaid,
duly nominated and appointed, commissioned and qualified; and that to their 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 caused the Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed. GIVEN under my hand at AUGUSTA, the fourth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty- two and in the sixty- seventh year of the Independence of the United States of America.
By the Governor.
P. C. Johnson,
Secretary of State.

8505.
Ruth Sterling wid. Sam l Wilson Maine.
Acts 7. July 38 & 23 Aug t 42.
m 86. a 90.
on Rolls. War. B. land.
who.
2 yrs. pri
887
Joshua Sinclair Esq. Bangor Me

Ruth Sterling $80 per m
Joshua Sinclair Jr. Esq. Bangor Maine
1774