Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28916, William Tukey, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Tukey William
828916
B.L.H. 3953-160-55
CONTENTS

34,698 act Mar 3/53
April 2 /53
William Tukey pri
Sergant Maf Hoop
Revolution Pensioner
Boston
Adm 160 acc Aug 25/53 Dodge
3953 ip Aug 22/53
H. Bradford Portland Maine
Names Aug. 22/56. S. M. Plummer, Osceola, Ark.
Me
AD 1832 - no 27437
Vol. I. page 155.

Maine No 2742 William Dakey of Portland in the State of Maine who was a for & Supt in the Compy commanded by Captain Prayson of the Regt commanded by Col Prineus in the Massachusetts line for 7. Mts 21 dys Pri. 2 " " " Supt.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 35 Dollars 66 Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of May 1834 and Stephen Longfellow Portland
Arrears to the 14th of Mar. 1834. 106.98 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Sept " 17.83 $ 124.81
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
recorded by R. Burdine Clerk. Book E Vol. V Page 59

Payment due Dec let to agent by Nov 1834 et to S Longfellow Esq 14 Dec 1834
let S Longfellow 11 Feb 1835 clo. to T. Bradford & Payt Oct. 17. 1844 [O 3 renhim restored.]
New certificate issued 25. Oct. 1844 & sent to T. Bradford, Portland, Maine
27 th Dec r 1854, Triplicate issued and sent to J. H. Sley Portland Me!

341 695
CLAIM OF
William Tukey
To Bounty Land.
Act of March 3, 1855.
WAR OF the Revolution.
H. Bradford.
PORTLAND,
Maine.

State of Maine.
CUMBERLAND, ss.
Clerk's Office, Supreme Judicial Court,
PORTLAND, March 29 th 1855.]
I, OBADIAH G. COOK,
Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court,
for said County of Cumberland, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that
Z. H. Harmon Esq.
is, and at the date of his Certificate to the paper hereto annexed was, an
ACTING JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
within and for _____ the County of Cumberland as appears by the paper s hereto annexed; that he is DULY COMMISSIONED and qualified to administer Oaths and take Acknowledgments of Deeds and other instruments in writing, in the County aforesaid, — and that the following Signature , purporting to be his
are _____ GENUINE.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Supreme Judicial Court, for said State, the day and year first above written.
O G Cook
CLERK.

State of Maine County of Cumberland ss.
On this nineteenth day of March A.D. 1855, personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, William Tuley of Portland in said County and State, aged 89 years, who being duly sworn doth on oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain Bounty Land, under the Act of Congress passed March 3 d . A.D. 1855.
And your declarant states that he was a Soldier of the Revolution, and is a Pensioner of the United States under the act of June 7 th . 1832. He further states that in the time of the Revolutionary War, he was a resident of Falmouth, now Portland, Maine. That he performed various services in the Militia that were drafted and called into actual service during said War, that he served in the whole more than One year, and that he now receives a pension at the rate of Thirty five dollars and Sixty six cents per annum.
Your declarant states that he served in

Capt Clark's Company, as a substitute for one Amos Wormwood in 1780, in Capt Reed's Company in 1781, and in Sergeant John Bagley's Guard in 1782, and in support of his services in 1781-82 he adduced documentary evidence from the office of the Secretary of State, Massachusetts, to which proof now on file in the Pension Office at Washington he refers the Commissioner. He does not recollect that he ever received any written discharge, and if so the same has long since been lost or destroyed. He never received Bounty Band by virtue of this or any act of Congress heretofore passed.
He therefore claims One hundred and sixty acres of land by virtue of said act.
And for the purpose of this application I hereby appoint Freeman Bradford of Portland my true and lawful Attorney in the premises.
Attest.
William Tukey
Alexander Small John R. Dille
Sworn to and subscribed, before me, the day and year first above written, and in my presence acknowledged the Power of Attorney thereto subjoined,

We Alexander Small and John Waite both of Portland, County of Cumberland, State of Maine, on oath depose, testify and say that we are person- ally acquainted with William Tukey of said Portland. We have been intimately acquirain- ted with him for more than 30 years. He is a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States. We were present at the time of his signing his declaration for Bounty Land, and we believe he is the identical person he represents himself to be in his application. We have no claim interest in the claim of said William Tukey for Bounty Land. Alexander Small John Waite
Cumberland ss. March 19 th 1855 Then personally appeared the above named Alexander Small & John Waite known to me as persons of truth and integrity, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by them signed. Before me.
J. M. Harmon Justice Peace

for the purposes mentioned above, And I hereby certify that I believe the said William Tukey to be the person who performed the military service aforesaid, and to be of the age above stated. And that I have no interest in this claim Z. M. Harmon Justice of the Peace

William Sibley
P 6
Or 5163.
Admiral [unclear] 7. 21 to 125 [unclear] 2 - [unclear] 1000 of the state of [unclear] In evidence of the Admiral's service
Stephen Longfellow Jr Portland Maine

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
At a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland, within and for said District, on the first day of August A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty- two before the Honorable ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
On this first day of August Court before said District Judge William Tuttle aged Sixty Six 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
day of August aforesaid, personally appeared in open William Tuttle a resident of in the county of Penobscot in said Maine District, years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath
States under the following named Officers, Second time as follows: That he was born in Falmouth (now Portland) on the second day of December A.D. 1765. That he resided there ever since that in 1780, the precise time he is unaware of, the company commanded by Captain Bragdon in Colonel Princes Regiment as a Substitute for Sergeant Mowmood, who was Sick, and served two months in said Company as Sergeant - That in May A.D. 1781. he enlisted in an Artillery Company commanded by Captain John Reed - Lieutenant Patterson, in Colonel McColbs Regiment & served under said Reed eight months - they enlisted, & served in Captain Joh. Bagley's Company for the term of three months, after the expiration of which time he continued in the Service & performed garrison duty in the forts at said Falmouth till the peace in A.D. 1783. That he has no documentary evidence of his services or discharge - that the Officers under whom he served are all dead That there is no one now living to his knowledge who can testify him & can testify to his services except Joseph Thomas of said Portland - That all the above services were performed in the Massachusetts State Troops -
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
William Tuttle
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before,
Ashur Ware
U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.

I Richard Mitchell of Maine in the county of Cumberland hereby certify that I know that the within named William Tukey enlisted and served in Capt. John Reed's Eight months as within stated by him, & that I served in said Company during the whole of said term — And Joseph Thomas hereby certify that said Tukey I served with said Tukey in said Reed's Company Eight months as within stated, and he continued in service with me in the Forts at said Port mouth from the expiration of said eight months to the end of the war as within stated by him.
Richard Mitchell
Joseph Thomas
In presence of the undersigned the day aforesaid
Before me Stephen Longfellow Jr Justice of the Peace
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states & as is proved by the affidavits of the above named Richard Mitchell and Joseph Thomas who are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I, John Nussey Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Tukey for a pension. And that Stephen Longfellow Jr Esquire is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Cumberland & that full faith & credit are due his official attestations.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this first day of August A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two
John Nussey Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Tukey a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. 28,916
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1780 2 mos. Sergt Bragdon ✓ Mass.   May 1781 8 mos. Pvt. John Reed Samuel McCobb   May 1782 2½ mos. John Bagley Prime   and then continued to serve in the forts at Falmouth until Peace in 1783.  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Falmouth, Me.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 1. 1832.
Residence at date of application, Portland, Me.
Age at date of application, b. Dec. 2, 1765 at Falmouth, Me.
Remarks: He was allowed pension & bounty land on account of his service.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

✓ 3953
S Neotans

for duplicate
Joseph H. Hiley, Portland Me,

Application for a new certificate,
County of Cumberland
On this twenty first day December 1854, before me, the subscriber, a justice of the Peace for the said county of Cumberland personally appeared William Turkey, who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain John Read in the regiment commanded by Colonel E. B. Cobb, in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Maine at Portland, that he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War, which certificate on or about the spring of this year was left at the pension office at the time I drew my pension, and was never taken away by me from the office, that diligent search has been made at the pension agency for the same and can not be found
William Turkey
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid
Joseph Isley Justice of the Peace

Maine District for Office of the Clerk C. C. N. S.
I hereby certify that Joseph Olsey whose genuine signature is appended to the foregoing certificate is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Cumberland duly commissioned and qualified and fully authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgements
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed seal this twenty first day of December A. D. 1854
Geo. F. Emery { Clerk Circuit { Court M. S. for { Maine District

ms 32 offn Lukburg
J. P. H. H.  11/11/52  W. D. [unclear] Committee of 11/11/52  W. D. [unclear] Washington

Fullam Dec 21, 1854,
Sir. I herewith forward you the application of William Tuley a Revolutionary pension on the roll of 7th June 1832. In a new certificate Mr. Tuley states that when he was paid the March payment, that he left his certificate at the Agency, which I think he was mistaken in, the probability is he lost it on his way home.
Respectfully Yours
Is. Tuley
J. P. Waldo Esq Commission of Pension Washington

Brief in the case of William Tuckey, Quakerland County and State of Maine, act 7 June 1832
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Triflicat certificate - Issued in lieu of one dated 25 Oct 1841, which has been lost or destroyed
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
J. H. Sley, Esq. Name and residence of Agent
Portland Me
D. H. Allen Examining Clerk.

Mr. Tukey.

State of Maine.
CUMBERLAND, ss.
I Charles Cobb Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in said County, certify that,
Freeman Bradford Esq. is a Magistrate
as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is duly qualified to act as such; that his Commission bears date February 12th A. D. 1839 and will expire February 14th A. D. 1846.
and that the following signature purporting to be his is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State, this Eleventh day of July Anno Domini 1844.
Charles Cobb CLERK.

William Doherty
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Duplicate
Secretary's Office April 28 th 1784
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 W m Doherty is borne upon a pay roll of Capt Jno Reed from July 12 to Dec r . 1781. for Ammunition as a private under Col l McCobb
There are no rolls of S t Capt Reed after that date, and no rolls of Capt Peter Merrill in this Office. The names of W m Doherty or Wormwood are not borne upon the pay roll of Capt Thos Brazdell from April 1780 to Jan 1781.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Paine, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Supplementary in the case of William Stribling Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, July 10 1816
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 Amos Wormwood of Wells is found upon a pay roll of Capt. Daniel Clark as a Sergeant from May 9. 1780  7 months.
The name of Wm Stribling is found upon a pay roll of Sergeant John Bagley from May 7. 1782 . Amos  113 days as guards at Waterville
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Parry Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Portland 21st March 1841
J. L. Edwards Esq Commr. of Pensions
Sir
I herewith renew my application to be restored to the pension list under the act of 7th June 1832 and adduce the following evidence to substantiate my claim, which is as follows.
In the month of May 1780, and a day or two after the memorable dark day of that year, I took the place of one Wormwood who belonged to one of the companies from the County of York. My impression has been that it was in Capt Bragon's Company but in this I may be mistaken. Capt Clark & Goodwin commanded company's from that County in 1780 & Wormwood may have belonged to one of them. I served as a substitute for him while he was absent to take care of a sick family two months.
In the month of May 1781 I enlisted into Capt John Reed's Company 6th Samuel McComb's Regiment and served in said Company as a waiter and private eight months during that season. Joseph McLellan was 1st Lt; Joseph Patterson 2d Lt. & Amos Lunt Ensign. Sometime during that summer a guard boat was fitted up as a look out in the Bay & Joseph McLellan our 1st Lt. had command of this boat. The boat was manned by detachments from Capt Reed's Company. I was taken from the Company to compose one of the boat's crew. This duty was strictly military duty and

was performed under Capt: Reed.
On the first of May or thereabouts in 1782 I enlisted as a guard and was stationed at the Barracks in Falmouth to take care of the Sirens & magazines belonging to the State & kept there for the defence of the town. I served in this guard as a private almost two months & one half my pay amounted to £4-17- and upwards. John Bagley had the command of the guard.
At the expiration of this service I enlisted again under the Commissary Joseph Noyes and continued to do duty under the command of Sergt Peter Merrill at the Fort in Portland till peace took place. Col Samuel McCobb had the command of all the forces stationed at Falmouth & Cape Elizabeth at that Period and his head Quarters were near the mouth of the Kennebec River. He was at Falmouth when the soldiers stationed there were dismissed and discharged. My whole service as stated in this additional application was strictly military and for the public defence. For this service I claim a pension knowing myself to be justly entitled to one by virtue of the act of June 7 th 1832.
William Tukey
Cumtubland S.S. July 11 th 1844 Subscribed & sworn to by said William Tukey Before me F. Bradford Justice of the peace

Portland July 11. 1844
J. L. Edwards Esq Comr. of Pensions
I herewith transmit to you the additional Declaration of William Juke in relation to his service in the War of the revolution.
He claims 2 mos in 1780 as a Substitute for one Wormwood who appears to have belonged to Capt Clark Company instead of Capt Bragdon.
He claims 8 mos service in Capt Reeds Company in 1780 & the proof is made out by the affidavit of Joshua Gammon & Joseph Vearie. Samuel Grockett also testifies that the service was an eight months service.
He claims 2 mos 13 days service in Falmouth in 1782 under Sergt John Bagley as per proof exhibited.
Mr Juke claims to have served as a guard a much longer term of time but he has been unable to find this for any evidence.
He therefore claims to be restored to the pension roll from which he was dropped and prays that he may receive the arrear now due him.
Very Respectfully Your obt Servt H. Bradford

William Tuley
I Samuel Crockett of Cape Elizabeth on oath depose & say that I am eighty two years of age I served in the Revolutionary war four years & nine months or more in from campaigns In 1781 I served in Capt Reed's company for eight months and was stationed in Portland Col McCobb was the Col of the Regt and he was stationed at the Eastward and I believe at boy's head. The service commenced early in the season at the and ended sometime in December. The service was called an eight months service. I served under Capt Reed that season eight months & I know of those who served there who have received a pension for that term of service. I do not recollect William Tuley as being in the service that year but I have no doubt but he served in said company if his name is borne on any roll of the company.
Gumbaland U.S. June 8th 1844 Then appeared the abovenamed Samuel Crockett known to me as a man of truth & made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him signed.

I Joshua Gammon of Portland in the county of Cumberland on oath depose and say that I am now eighty two years of age. In 1781. I was a soldier in Capt Read's Company 6th Me Cobb's Regiment. The Company was stationed at Portland and I served as a waiter to Capt Read. William Tuke of Portland was a soldier in said Company. and served in said Company to my certain knowledge at least eight months during that year. I know that said Tuke was stationed on board a boat which was kept as a look out in the harbor a part of the season which boat was under the immediate command of Joseph McLean who was Capt Read's Lieut. I recollect that William Tuke was one of the men in the boat from the Circum-stanza that I went in the boat several times to Boy's head Kennebec River to carry letters for Capt Read to the Colonel who was stationed there. I am also certain that said Tuke served in Portland as soldier in 1782 but I do not know whether he served that year under a commissioned officer or not. I know that William Tuke who now resides in Portland is the identical individual of whom I have here testified. Joshua Gammon

Cumbulana ss. April 29 th 1844 Then appeared Joshua Gammon known to me as a man of truth and made oath to the above affir- -mit by him subscribed
Before me Freeman Bradford Justice of the Peace
I Joseph Vearie of Portland in the County of Cum- berland on oath depose and say that I am eighty years of age. I served in the company of Capt Joseph Pridie Col Joseph Paine's Regt: in 1780 eight months and was rated as a militia. I knew William Tukey at that time and know that he served as a substitute for some one of the soldiers in one of the companies from the County of York. I recollect seeing him upon duty in the same month of that year which I was in Capt Pridie's company. In the year 1781 Capt John Reed had the command of a company in Col McComb's Regiment and I served in said company at least three months for my brother Jeremiah Vearie who was two years older than myself. William Tukey of Portland enlisted into Capt Reed's com- pany and served in said company for at least eight months. A part of that time he was

attached to a boat which was under Lieut McLean I am certain that the service in Capt Reed's com pany was called an eight months service.
I am positive as to my service in Capt Pridie's company as I have lately seen an orderly book of said company kept by William Woody of Paterson & a Muster Roll attached to the same on which my name is borne as a waiter.
Joseph his  X Vearie mark Cumberland ss. June 7th 1844 Then appeared the above named Joseph Vearie known to me as a man of truth and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me Freeman Bradford {Justice of the Peace

H. Bradford Portland Maine

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Feb y 28, 1834.
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 William Tukey, as a private is borne on a Pay Roll of Capt. John Reed's Company, in Col. Sam l M c Cobb's Regt., where he is allowed from July 12 th to Decem r 1 st 1781, four Months and twenty m  so one days. 4.21
William Tukey claims for services under Capt. Bragdon, Col. Primes' Regt., in 1781; also under Capt. John Bailey, and on the Forts in Portland till the peace in 1783; But the rolls which he describes are not found in this Office.
William Tukey claims for further services under Capt. John Reed, in 1781; but the roll is not found in this Office, except the above mentioned.
Edward D. Bangs ly

8,289,16
Waverley, Massachusetts
AUG 20 1912
U. S. Pension Commissioner Washington - D. C.
Dear Sir:
My Great Grandfather served in the Revolution Army & was made a pensioner in 1784 or 1783 after he retired. Please send me any records of his service & when he received his pension & why he received same. He served

several years in all but that is most we know about it. I want to joine the order of Sons of the American Revolution soon - must have these records of service & in regard to the pension - Please attend to this at once.
Respectfully -
#92 Sycamore St. F. J. Tukey
My Great Grandfathers name was William Tukey He lived in Falmouth - now called Portland - Main

28916 Purs INVALID.
1912 Aug. 30. Hist. to Mr. F. J. Tukey. c
File No. 28916
William Tukey
Sergt Rev War
Act: 7" June 39"
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 424
[Arrangement of 1870.]

61123
Oswego Kansas Aug 10 th 1876. Hon Com d of Pensions Washington D.C.
Sir
Enclosed please find Enclosed from Attorney from Claimant to procure Pension I wish to ask also if the Bounty land Warrant was issued to William Tukey a Revolution Pensioner. who was drawing under the Act of June 7 th 1832 he belonged to some Maine Regiment. and if so if the Warrant has been located. or who by. I enclose all the papers the heir here has which may throw some light on it which I wish to ask the favor of returning to me. If the War has been issued and not located what form will the heir have to use to get a duplicate? Be so kind as to give me all the information and return the paper.
Respt Your Ob t Servant Charles L. McClenny Oswego. Labette Co P.O. Box 232 Kansas

No. 34. 695
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received April 2 nd , 1855
William Turkey pri. & Sergt. Mass. Troops
Rev. War
Warrant 3953-160-55
F. Bradford Portland Maine.
Aug. 31. 1912. Hist. Soc. 79. Turkey Turkey.