Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15437, Moses Treadwell, Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Treadwell, Moses Suranna.
W. 15437
CONTENTS

1368 Massachusetts
Susanna Treadwell widow of Moses Treadwell
who died on the 23 d January 1823 of Essex Co in the State of Massachusetts who was a Seaman in the Company commanded by Captain Wadsworth of the reg t commanded by Col Austin in the Mass. Militia time for six months Mass
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of Sept r 1837 — and sent to J. Farley Ipswich, Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 $480 — Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 37 40.
$520. —
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 d }
Recorded by J. M. Williams Clerk, Book A, Vol. 2, Page 60

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF ESSEX, ss. PROBATE OFFICE.
I Nathaniel Lord junior, register of probate for said county, hereby certify, that the honorable Daniel A. White, before whom the declaration hereto annexed of Susanna Treadwell purports to have been taken, is the judge of probate for said county, and that his signature to the certificate following the same is genuine; — also that Joseph Farley esquire, before whom the affidavit hereto annexed of the reverend Robert Crowell purports to have been taken, and Josiah Caldwell esquire, before whom the several affidavits hereto annexed of Major Woodberry and Daniel Smith and of Henry Russell, James Fuller and Thomas Kimball purport to have been taken, are respectively justices of the peace for said county, qualified to administer oaths; and that the several signatures of said Joseph Farley and Josiah Caldwell to the certificates on said several affidavits are genuine.
It appears by the records in said office.
Given under my hand and seal of office, this twentieth day of July, A. D. 1837.
Nath. Lord Jr.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the third Section of the Act of Congress of the 4 th July 1836.
State of Massachusetts. — Essex County ss: — on this seventeenth day of July, 1837, personally ap- peared before me the Honorable Daniel A. White Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex Susanna Treadwell , a resident of the town of Ipswich in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged 88 years, who first 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 4 th 1836:
That she is the widow of Moses Treadwell who was a Lieutenant of the Militia of Massachusetts in the War of the Revolution: That the said Moses Treadwell served as a Lieutenant of Militia in the Company com- manded by Captain William Wade , from December in 1775 till April in 1776, for a term of time over three months, and as she believes was stationed as guards near Boston: and that he again served as a Lieutenant in the Company of Militia commanded by Captain Ebenezer Lord from December 14 th 1776 to the 14 th of March 1777, for a term of time of three months, and seventeen days more to return home, as she believes on a Campaign to the State of New York and New Jersey.
She further declares that she was married to the said Moses Treadwell on the twelfth day of April in the

year seventeen hundred and sixty nine: That her husband the aforesaid Moses Treadwell died on the twenty third day of January A. D. 1823, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Susanna Treadwell
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, the applicant being unable to appear in court by reason of bodily infirmity and decrepitude of age.
Before D. W. White Judge of Probate

Mom Treadwell
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admitted for 6 months St. $80. on roll vol 28, page 11 as liens.
J. Farley Spirit up

The undersigned aged citizens of the town of Ipswich in the State of Massachusetts, do in oaths testify, that we have for more than sixty years been acquainted with Mrs. Susanna Treadwell now resident at said Ipswich, and know that she is the widow of Moses Treadwell who resided in said Ipswich, till his decease in 1823: — we were foremen and acquaintance of him, and know that he served as a Lieutenant of Militia in the war of the Revolution, in a Company commanded by Captain William Wade (and think the Col. of the Regiment was named Austin) for a term of three months, as guards around Boston, from the month of December 1775 to April 1776: that the deponents enlisted and served in said Company with said Treadwell for the same term of time: — that said Treadwell served in one or more Other campaigns, as we understood, in the war of the Revolution, as Lieutenant of Militia
(Major) Major Woodberry Daniel Smith
State of Massachusetts — Essex ss. : June 30 th 1837
Then the aforementioned Major Woodberry and Daniel Smith, who are both creditable and respectable witnesses, made oaths that the above affidavit by them respectively subscribed, is true.
Before me
Jeriah Caldwell Justice Pease

The undersigned aged citizens of the town of Ipswich in the State of Massachusetts, do on oath testify, that we have for more than sixty years been acquainted with Mrs Susanna Treadwell now resident at said Ipswich, and know that she is the widow of Moses Treadwell who resided in said Ipswich till his decease in 1823 :— we were Townsmen and acquaintance of him, and know that he served as a Lieutenant of Militia in the war of the Revolution, in a Company commanded by Captain Ebenezer Lord, in a Regiment under Col. Pickering :— That we enlisted and served in said Company with said Treadwell in a Campaign to New York and New Jersey for a term of three months and seventeen days, viz. from the 14 th day December 1776 to the 14 th of March 1777, and were discharged at a place called Bownbrook, and were allowed seventeen days to return home, a distance of 340 miles.
Henry Russell
James Fuller Thos. Kimball
State of Massachusetts — Essex ss. June 30 th 1837
Then the aforesaid Henry Russell, James Fuller and Thomas Kimball, who are all credible and respectable witnesses, made oath that the above affidavit by them subscribed respectively, is true.
Before me
Josiah Baldwin
Justice of Peace

Ipswich, April 13 th 1769. Married by John Gleaveland, Mr. Moses Treadwell and Miss Susanna Cogswell, both of Ipswich.
Essex June 27. 1837. I hereby certify that the above is a true copy from the Marriage Record Kept by Mr. Gleaveland.
Robert Crowell, Minister of the First Parish, in Essex, formerly the Second Parish in Ipswich.
I Robert Crowell on oath testify that I am Minister of the First Parish in Essex formerly the Second Parish in Ipswich in Massachusetts and have the custody of the Marriage Records thereof: and it appears therefrom that the marriage covenant was duly solemnized between Moses Treadwell and Susanna Cogswell on 13 th April 1769, agreeably to the entry written at the top of this page duly attested by me. — She resided on a part of the township of Ipswich which is now incorporated as a distinct town by name Essex.
Robert Crowell
Joseph Farley Justice of Peace
State of Massachusetts — Essex County ss. July 8 th 1837.
Then the aforesaid Robert Crowell made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true. — I certify that said Robert Crowell is a credible and disinterested witness
Joseph Farley Justice of Peace

Claim of  Susannah Headwell Act of 1832.
STATE OF Massachusetts } ss. COUNTY of Brey, }
Be it known, That on this eighteenth day of August, A. D., eighteen hundred and fifty one , before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County, and State aforesaid, personally appeared Susan Webster, Hannah Headwell and Abigail Pulsifer, all residents of Spurill in said County, and made oath according to law that they are children and the only surviving children of Susannah Headwell, (widow of Moses Headwell)
who was a Revolutionary Pensioner
at the rate of eighty Dollars per annum; that they have been informed that the said Pension ought to be increased; that they are directly interested as claimants in said Pension, and make this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as our Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, before me.
Charles Kimball J. Peace.
Susan Webster Hannah Headwell Abigail Pulsifer
I, Charles Kimball Justice of the Peace, in and for said County do hereby certify that Susan Webster, Hannah Headwell and Abigail Pulsifer, — who executed the foregoing paper are respectable residents of this County, and I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth.
Charles Kimball, J. Peace.
I, Abiel Huntington, Clerk of the Supreme Court in the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Charles Kimball before whom the foregoing papers were executed, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths; and the name thereunto subscribed, is his signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official Seal, this nineteenth day of August A. D. 1851.
A. Huntington Clerk.
Susannah Headwell

POWER OF ATTORNEY—Revolutionary Pension Claims.
Know all Men by these Presents, That we Susan Webster, Hannah Headwell and Abigail Pulifer, the only surviving children of Susannah Headwell, late of Ipswich in the county of Essex and common- wealth of Massachusetts, widow of Moses Headwell deceased, hereby constitute and appoint D. D. Addison, of the city of Washington, our my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the Claim of our said mother for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or Increase of Pension, that may be due; and we hereby author- ize our said Agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Depart- ments at Washington City, or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Cer- tificate which may be issued for said Claim, which Certificate we wish made payable to us the said Susan Webster, Hannah Headwell and Abigail Pulifer, surviving children, as afore- said, of said Susannah Headwell. to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed; and to do all things that we might or could do were we personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that our said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
WITNESS our hand and Seal this 18 th day August , — A. D., 1851.
Signed and Sealed in the presence of } Edward P. Kimball } Charles Kimball
Susan Webster Hannah Headwell Abigail Pulifer
STATE OF Massachusetts, } COUNTY OF Essex, } ss:
On this eighteenth day of August, A. D. 1851, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Susan Webster, Hannah Headwell and Abigail Pulifer, and acknowledged the foregoing Power, of Attorney to be their act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand, } the day and year aforesaid. }
Charles Kimball , J. Peace.

Essex, ss. At a Court of Probate held at Andover in and for said county on the third Tuesday in Jan- uary, A.D. 1843.
On representation, it being made to appear that the facts hereafter mentioned are true:--It is decreed, that the same be recorded, viz:--that Susannah Tread- well, late of Ipswich, in said county, widow, deceased, tes- tate, was a pensioner of the United States; that she died on the thirtieth day of November, A.D. 1842; that she left three children, and no more, viz. Susan Webster, Hannah Treadwell and Abigail Pulsifer; and that they all are still living, and of full age.
Attest,
Nathl Lord, jr., register.
A true copy of Record.
Attest,
E. Laurence, Register.
We Susan Webster, Hannah Treadwell and Abigail Pulsifer, all of Ipswich in the county of Essex and commonwealth of Massachusetts, testify and say that we are the only surviving children of our late mother Susannah Treadwell, late of Ipswich aforesaid, widow, deceased, who was a pensioner of the United States as the widow of our late father Moses Treadwell deceased, a lieutenant in the revolutionary war, and that we are the identical persons named in the above decree of the court of probate for said county as the only surviving children of our said mother.
Susan Webster Hannah Treadwell, Abigail Pulsifer
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex, ss. August 18, 1857. Susan Webster, Hannah Treadwell and Abigail Pulsifer, above named, severally make solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by them subscribed. They are credible persons well known to me.
Before Charles Kimball, justice of the peace.

I Josiah Caldwell, of Ipswich in the county of Essex and commonwealth of Massachusetts, esquire, testify and say that I was well acquainted with Hannah Treadwell, late of said Ipswich, widow, who died on the thirtieth day of November, A.D. 1842 and who was a pensioner of the United States, as the widow of Moses Treadwell, who was a lieutenant in the revolutionary war, - that I am well acquainted with her children named in the decree of the court of probate for said county of Essex, of which the within is a copy, and that they are the only surviving children of said Hannah Treadwell, as stated in said decree and in their affidavit within written.
Josiah Caldwell.
Essex, ss. 1851, August 18. Subscribed and sworn to before me,
Charles Kimball, justice of the peace.

MMH
October 29, 1926
H.E. May 1026 Forum Bldg., Sacramento, Calif.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 15437 it appears that Moses Treadwell served over three months, beginning in December 1775, as Lieutenant in Captain William Wade's Company, Colonel Austin's Massachusetts Regiment, and served three months and seventeen days, beginning December 14, 1776 as Lieutenant in Captain Ebenezer Lord's Company, Colonel Pickering's Massachusetts Regiment. He died January 23, 1823 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. His age is not given.
Soldier married April 13, 1769 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, Susanna Cogswell, both then of said Ipswich. She was allowed pension on her application executed July 17, 1837 while a resident of Ipswich, Massachusetts. She died November 30, 1842 in said Ipswich aged about ninety-three years.
She left surviving, three children: Susan Webster,

Hannah Treadwell and Abigail Pulsfer, who were all living in Ipswich, Massachusetts in 1851.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No.
15437
Susanna Treadwell
Widow of
Moses Treadwell
Late Rev. War
Act:
July 4 th 1836
Index:—Vol.
M
Page
281
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sept. 27 1905 History A. W.A. New York N.Y. A.E.P. mmk 1926-Oct-29-First. To A.E. May 5.
Robbins
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DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA
Disabled American Veterans of the World War
SACRAMENTO CHAPTER NO. 6
C. V. MINARD Commander
A. H. SMITH Senior Vice Commander
G. B. GRANLEES Junior Vice Commander
ALBERT E. MAY Adjutant
C. A. TISDEL Treasurer
WM. V. KELLOGG Sergeant-at-Arms
P. L. CHADWICK Historian
CHAS. A. ALLEN Chaplain
J. W. McPARTLAND State Committeeman
MRS. K. A. ROBERTS Judge Advocate
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT, 1026 FORUM BLDG. SACRAMENTO, CALIF.
October 16, 1926.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Can you inform me if Ist. Lieut. Moses Treadwell, or his widow Susanna Cogswell Treadwell were ever on the pension roles?
Lieut. Treadwell served in the war of the Revolution, dying January 24, 1823. Any information that you can give me will be appreciated.
Yours very truly,
A E May

W. A. Robbins.
Charles Bulkley Hubbell COUNSELOR AT LAW BANK OF COMMERCE BUILDING 31 NASSAU STREET NEW YORK
29 Aug., 1905. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.,
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly send me the pension record (Revolution) of Moses Treadwell who died in Ipswich, Mass., in 1823; also of his widow, Susanna Treadwell , who died in 1842.
Also, of Samuel Treadwell who died in Wells, or Kennebunk, Me., in 1835; and of his wife, Susanna, who died in 1846.
I desire these for a history. Thanking you in advance, I am
Respectfully Yours, W. A. Robbins. Room 1414.

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July 31.
Mass:
4 July '36.
3 rd Sec: — 26
Hannah Wheeler
Isaac
Susannah Treadwell
Morris
Benjamin
Map
Essex
Map
Edwards
Essex
Joseph Farley
Joseph Farley
City of Washington
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Yrswich, July 26 th 1837.
Hon. James L. Edwards Esq.
Sir
I enclose the Declaration of Susanna Dreadwell with accompanying affidavits (Shewing the service of her husband in the war of Revolution) in order to her obtaining the benefit of the act of Congress of the 4 th July 1836. — I hope these documents with evidence in your department which will corroborate the service, will entitle her to a Pension. — Be pleased to give me as early an answer as may be convenient.
Respectfully Yr. Obedt. Servt.
Joseph Farley