Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10991, Peleg Wadsworth, Mass.

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Wadsworth, Deleg
R. 10991
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State of Maine
Oxford County ss: I the Subscriber. Register of the Court of Probate in & for said County, hereby certify that Symon Ransom, before whom the foregoing proceedings were had, is Judge of the Court aforesaid - I also certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Judge in the premises, and that his signature to the foregoing declaration of Peleg Washburn is genuine -
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this sixth day of March in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & forty five -
Isao. F. Comery Register

STATE OF MAINE.
PROBATE COURT, } Oxford Cumberland County, s.s. }
Be it known, That on this twenty first ————— day of January 1845 it has been satisfactorily proved in open Court, being a Court of Record, That Peleg Wadsworth late of Hiram in said County of Oxford  PENSIONER  the United States and that he died at said Hiram on the twelfth ————— day of November 1829. — And that Elizabeth Wadsworth his wife died at said Hiram on the twentieth day of July 1825 and that Charles S. Wadsworth, Gilpah Songfellow, John Wadsworth, Lucia Wadsworth, Alexander S. Wadsworth & Samuel B. Wadsworth & Peleg Wadsworth are
the children and the only children of the said Peleg Wadsworth deceased, and that he left no widow.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto, affixed the seal of said Court, and subscribed my name this Vincent first day of January in the year 1845
Geo. F. Emery
Register of Probate for Oxford  Cumberland County.

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act 15 May 1828.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
Feb y . 20. 1845.
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 Poley Wadsworth is borne as Capt n , upon a Roll of his Comp y . belonging to Kingston, in Col. Theoph s Cotten's Reg t ; Marched for Marshfield April 20. 1775, — Service 11 days; — Upon a Roll of the same, in the 8 mo th Service of 1775, dated Oct r 7. — time of enlistment, May 1, & upon the Coat Roll dated "Roxbury Camp, Nov r 6. 1775;" — As muster Master upon a Roll of Col. Dikes' reg t ; Certifying the muster to be taken from Dec r 1. 1775 to Jan y 1. 1777, & "to be continued monthly;" — Upon a pay Abstract of the Gen l & Staff Officers of the Penobscot Expedition for the Continental pay 1779, as Brig d Gen l . from July 8 to Oct r 8, signed & sworn to by him, Jan y 28. 1780; — Upon a pay abstract as Brig d General, serving in three Eastern Counties from Feb y 11. 1780 to June 30. 1781, inclusive, 16 months 16 days — The preceding is the whole amount and description of Service shown by the records of this office. There are no rolls of Col.

Bailey, in 1776.
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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.
[Signature] Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Application of John Wadsworth one of the children of General Poley Wadsworth a revolutionary officer deceased to obtain evidence of the services of the said General Poley Wadsworth in the revolutionary war to establish the claim of the Heirs appertain to a pension.
State of Maine County of Oxford Town of Hiram
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby required to furnish evidence from the rolls in his office of the services of Brigadier General Poley Wadsworth in the war of the Revolution
I believe that the said Brigadier General Wadsworth served as follows, to wit, He first served as a Captain in Col. Theophilus Cottons Regiment in Massachusetts line under a commission licensing date May 19 1775.
That he served in said Cottons Regiment as a Captain under commission dated July 1 1775.
That he served as Captain in Col. Bealys Regiment under commission dated Jan. 1 1776.
That he served as Brigade Major under Commission dated Aug. 20 1776.
That he served as Adjutant General of Massachusetts troops under commission of June 18 1778.
That he served as Brigadier General of Massachusetts troops under commission dated February 14 1780.
Attest to the foregoing A. D. Smith of Farmington my attorney in the premises. Witness my hand this eleventh day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty four. Signed by the said John Wadsworth. in presence of George Small Justice of the Peace John Wadsworth.

State of Maine
County of Oxford ss: On this twenty first day of January A.D. 1845 personally appeared before me Honorable Symon Rawson Judge of the Court of Probate for the county of Oxford in the State of Maine being a Court of Record, in open court Poley Wadsworth of Hiram in said county aged fifty one years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oaths make the following declaration for himself & per & in behalf of Charles S. Wadsworth, Gilpah Longfellow, John Wadsworth, Lucia Wadsworth, Alexander S. Wadsworth, Samuel B. Wadsworth, and Poley Wadsworth children & only children & heirs at Law of Poley Wadsworth late of said Hiram deceased in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed May 15 1828; That the said Poley Wadsworth deceased served as an officer in various grades to the best of my knowledge from May 19 th 1775 untill the close of the Revolutionary War in the Massachusetts line in the Continental establishment in the following offices & under the following officers, to wit, That he served from May 19 1775 to July 1 1775 as a captain in Col. Cooton's Regiment of Infantry; that he served as a captain in Col. Cooton's Regiment of Infantry from July 1 1775 to January 1 1776; that he served as a captain in Col. Bailey's Regiment of Infantry from January 1 st 1776 to August 20 1776; that he served as a Brigade major from August 20 1776 to June 18 1778 in Continental establishment; that he served as Adjutant General of all the Militia of Massachusetts from June 18 1778 to July 7 1779; that he served

from July 7 1779 to February 14 1780 as Brigadier General & Second officer in command of all the Troops raised & to be raised in the State for the Expedition to Penobscot & also Principal Engineer for said Expedition; that he served from February 14 1780 to the close of the Revolutionary War as Brigadier General to command a number of men ordered to be raised for the defense of the Eastern parts of the State & all others that should be thereafter raised for that purpose, under which commission he served to the end of the war; that while serving under the last named commission he was taken a prisoner of war & confined several weeks & made his escape by stratagem. The inter- esting events of his revolutionary career brighten the pages of American History and abound in the annals of those days, which tried men's souls - for the facts a reference to the contemporaneous hi- story of those times is requested; that in the expedition to Penobscot and in all subsequent military services he acted as a continental officer; that the project & execution of the Penobscot expedition was purely continental, As the land forces cooperated with the Continental Navy, which at the time was subordinate to the General Commanding officer; that the subse- quent services of Brigadier General Pelegh Wadsworth were a continuation of his command after the Penobscot Expedition and consequently when taken as a prisoner of war was in contin- ual service, in which service he con- tinued to the end of the war inasmuch as

from the time of his escape as a prisoner of war to the end of the war he con- tinued in the relation of a prisoner of war & liable to be recaptured, The petitioners aforesaid for himself & in behalf of the only children of of the said Peleg Wadsworth deceased further declares that the said Peleg Wadsworth died at said Hiram on the twelfth day of Nov under one thousand eight hundred & twenty nine & that Elizabeth Wads- worth wife of the said Peleg died at said Hiram on the twentieth day of July one thousand eight hundred & twenty five & that the said Peleg at the time of his said decease left no widow; and that the said Peleg Wadsworth never made application for a pension under the aforesaid act of May 15 1828 & never was pensioned under any pension law of the United States.
Witness David Hammonds. Peleg Wadsworth
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Before me Simon Rootson Judge

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September 11, 1928.
Harrison G. Otis, Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
Sir:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 10991, it appears that Peleg Wadsworth, a Captain of Kingston in Colonel Theophilus Cotton's Massachusetts Regiment, marched for Marshfield on April 20, 1775 and served eleven days. He also served from May 1, 1775 to January 1, 1776 as captain in said regiment.
On January 1, 1776 he became Captain of Colonel Bailey's Massachusetts Regiment. On August 20, 1776 he was appointed a brigade major and on June 18, 1778 Adjutant General of the Massachusetts Militia.
On July 8, 1779 he was appointed brigadier general and second officer in command of the Massachusetts Troops for the Penobscot Expedition. From February 14, 1780 to June 30, 1781 he was brigadier general of the troops raised for the defense of the eastern part of Massachusetts, and while so serving he was captured, but escaped after several weeks imprisonment.

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The date of soldier's marriage is not stated. His wife Elizabeth Wadsworth died July 30, 1825 at Hiram, Oxford County, Maine. He died November 12, 1829 in said Hiram, leaving no widow but the following children: Peleg Wadsworth, Charles L. Wadsworth, Zilpah Longfellow, John Wadsworth, Lucia Wadsworth, Alexander S. Wadsworth and Samuel B. Wadsworth. Soldier's age is not given.
On January 21, 1845 his son Peleg Wadsworth, a resident of Hiram, Maine, aged fifty-one years, applied in behalf of himself and the other children named above, for pension that might have been due his father under the Act of May 15, 1828, but his claim was not allowed as said act provided only for officers of the Continental Line and his services were rendered in the Massachusetts State Troops.
In order to make a proper search of the Revolutionary War records for Nathaniel Bartlett as much as possible of the following data is essential: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

1935 Nov. 14 - Mar. to Miss Louise Peank. MMN F 1928 Sept. 11 - Hieb. to N. G. Otis. MMN F
REJECTED
10.991
P. O.
Pleg Wadsworth
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

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Pileg Wadsworth, dec. (M c )
Let to A. M. Arthur, May 3. 1845
10991
Act May 15. 1828

Sir
78 Pen R May 3 rd 45
The claim of Peleg Wadsworth dec d under the act of 15 May 1828 has been examined & disallowed. That act provides those only of the Continen- tal army who engaged for the war & actu- ally served until his  the  end  of the conclusion thereof. This claimant at no time belonged to the Continen- -tal army —
A. C. McArthur Esq. Ginnington Me

CITY OF ROCKY MOUNT
ROCKY MOUNT NORTH CAROLINA
OFFICE OF HARRISON G. OTIS CITY MANAGER
Nov. 15, 1927
Hon Winfield Scott, Comdr Bureau of Pensions, Dept of Int. Washington, D.C.
My dear Sir:
Will you kindly furnish me with such Revolutionary War records as you may have of Gen. Peleg Vads worth (1748-1829) of Duxbury, Mass., Plymouth, and Portland Me. also of Nathaniel Bartlett (1723-x) of Duxbury. Respectfully, H.G. Otis

THE HIGHLAND POST WILL PLANK, PUBLISHER AND OWNER
Highland, N. Y.,
Oct. 7, 1925
Bureau of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Can you give me any information regarding the names of the men given below as to their service during the Revolution or their genealogy. Or can you tell me where I can find such information. Am desirous of joining the D. A. R.
Peleg Wadsworth (served with distinction.) see info John Ogden o Peter Fonda (also appointed Major I think during Rev.) o Anthony Van Vechten of Fonda, N Y o William Plank of Connecticut and N Y o Oliver Metcalf of Keene, N. H.
Thanking you in advance, I am
Very truly yours,
(Miss) Louise Plank
Marlborough, N. Y.

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November 14, 1925
Miss Louise Plank Marlborough, New York.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 10991 it appears that Peleg Wadsworth, a Captain of Kingston in Colonel Theophilus Cotton's Massachusetts Regiment, marched for Marshfield on April 20, 1775 and served eleven days. He also served from May 1, 1775 to January 1, 1776 as Captain in said Regiment.
On January 1, 1776 he became Captain of Colonel Bailey's Massachusetts Regiment. On August 20, 1776 he was appointed a Brigade Major and on June 18, 1778 Adjutant General of the Massachusetts Militia.
On July 8, 1779 he was appointed Brigadier General and second officer in command of the Massachusetts Troops for the Penobscot Expedition. From February 14, 1780 to June 30, 1781 he was Brigadier General of the troops raised for the defense of the Eastern part of Massachusetts, and while so serving he was captured, but escaped after several

weeks imprisonment.
The date of soldier's marriage is not stated. His wife Elizabeth Wadsworth died July 20, 1825 at Hiram, Oxford County, Maine. He died November 12, 1829 in said Hiram, leaving no widow but the following children: Peleg Wadsworth, Charles L. Wadsworth, Zilpah Longfellow, John Wadsworth, Lucia Wadsworth, Alexander S. Wadsworth and Samuel B. Wadsworth. Soldier's age is not given.
On January 21, 1845 his son Peleg Wadsworth, a resident of Hiram, Maine, aged fifty-one years, applied in behalf of himself and the other children named above, for pension that might have been due his father under the Act of May 15, 1828, but his claim was not allowed as said Act provided only for officers of the Continental Line and his services were rendered in the Massachusetts State Troops.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.