Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 15394, for Lot Stetson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Stetson, Lot Joanna
W 15394
CONTENTS

1097 Massachusetts Frances Nelson widow of Col. Nelson M.P.
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 17th December 1811 of Plymouth in the State of Mass. who was a Colonel in the Company commanded by Captain Chamberlain of the Regt. commanded by Col. Dingley in the U.S. line for Great Falls Delays Capital
Inscribed on the Roll of U.S. at the rate of 27 Dollars 27 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 th day of Feb. 1832 and sent J. H. J. H. Gwynn Clerk
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1835 $88.17 Semi-annual allowance ending 4. March 13.63
$101.80
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by H. H. Addison Clerk, Book 9 Vol. 18 th Page 129

1237
Joanna Stetson Widow of Lot Stetson
Vol 14, page 52 8 mo 1775
Vol 17 page 22 Capt. from 1776 5 days
Vol 27 page 23-24 1776 not on the list
admitted 8 mo P. — 26.66 5 days capt. 60  $27.26
1 J. H. Londo

State of Massachusetts,
Plymouth County ss. On this sixteenth day of August A.D. 1838 personally appeared before the Hon. Wilber Wood Judge of the Court of Probate in & for the County of Plymouth. Joanne Stetson a resident of Pembroke in said County 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 July 7 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Lot Stetson late of Pembroke deceased who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and served eight months at Roxbury in the year 1775 in Freeman's Chasseurs Company in Col. John Bailey's Regiment enlisted in May & was discharged in December. In the year 1776 he served six months in Capt. William Weston's Company stationed at the Gurnet at the entrance of Plymouth Harbor. In the year 1777 he went to Rhode Island how long he served there & the particular I am not able now to state by reason of lapse of time & loss of memory through old age. She further declares that she was married to the said Lot Stetson on the eighth day of May Seventeen hundred & seventy seven & that her husband the aforesaid Lot Stetson

died on the seventeenth day of December eighteen hundred and eleven.
That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the services here provided but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred & ninety five, with at the time above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year first above written Before me William Wood Jr. P.P.
Plymouth Co. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Hon. William Wood is Judge of Probate for said County & that the above is his true & genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this first day of September 1838
Jacob H. Lord

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth Yrs. Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Samuel A. Pragar Anthony Collamore, & Seth Sprague Junr were at the time of their respectively administered the Oaths to the annexed affidavits Justices of the Peace in & for said County & that the signatures thereto purporting to be signed by them I believe to have been their true & genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this first day of September 1838
Jacob H. Lord

I Josiah Moore Pastor of the Congregational Church & Society in Duxbury in the County of Plymouth & Commonwealth of Massachusetts whereof the Rev. Zedekiah Sanger was formerly Pastor do certify that among the Records of Marriages solemnized by said Sanger now in my possession is the following
"May eighth. Seventeen hundred & seventy seven Lot Stetson & Joanna Soule"
and the above is a true extract from said Records with the exception of the date which is expressed in fair legible figures as follows
"May 8 th 1777"
Josiah Moore.
Plymouth J. on this twenty six day of July 1838 Personally appeared the Rev Josiah Moore Pastor of the Congregational Church & Society in Duxbury & made Oath to the above Certificate by him subscribed & I certify that he

is a credible person. and Minister of the first Parish in sd. Roxbury
Sam d A. Frarad Justice of Peace

I Bille Flood of Pembroke in the County of Plymouth a Revolutionary Soldier, aged eighty two years, testify and say, that Lot Henson of Pembroke in said County served as a private in Capt. Freedom Chamberlain's company, in Col. Bailey's Regiment at Roxbury in 1775- eight months. I was in said company & served the same length of time; and was well acquainted with said Henson. Bille Flood
State of Massachusetts County of Plymouth
Subscribed and sworn to this sixteenth day of August 1838, the deponent being a credible witness
Before me Anthony Collamore, Justice Peace I further certify that I have in my possession an original Roll of Capt. Chamberlain's company for 1775 which was given me by the daughter of Capt. Cham- berlain, bearing on it the names of Bille Flood and Lot Henson, and it is therein stated that Lot Henson enlisted May 13. 1775. Anthony Collamore

Joseph Kenney aged eighty three years depose & say that I was a soldier in the war of the Revolution & that Lot Stetson late of Pembroke was a fellow soldier with me at Roxbury in 1775 we went from Pembroke together & served eight months in Capt Freedom Chamberlain's company in Col John Bailey's Regiment we enlisted the first of May 1775 & were discharged in January 1776 I was well acquainted with said Stetson & know that he served eight months at the time aforesaid said Stetson afterwards went to Rhode Island but how long he served there I cannot say I further certify that - Joanna Stetson is the widow of said Lot Stetson & has not been married since his decease given under my hand at Duxbury this 11 th day of August 1898 Joseph Kenney
State of Massachusetts Plymouth County ss On this eleventh day of August personally appeared Joseph Kenney above named & made oath to the truth of the above deposition before me I further certify that said Joseph Kenney is a credible person & his testimony is entitled to full credit A. M. Sprague Jr for Clerk

I Andrew Sampson of Duxbury aged eighty nine years depose & say that I was lieutenant of a company commanded by William Weldon stationed at the Gurnet at the entrance of Plymouth harbor in the war of the Revolution in the year 1776 & that Lot Henson was a soldier in said company according to my best recollection & belief six months or more I recollect an anecdote of his visiting the lady whom he afterward married as he was a Pembroke man & was en- listed by Smith who was an Ensign & belonged to the same town. I further certify that Joanna Henson is the widow of said Lot Henson who has been dead several years & that she has not been married since his decease Given under my hand at Duxbury this fourteenth day of August 1838
State of Massachusetts.
Andrew Sampson
Plymouth ss on this fourteenth day of August 1838 personally appeared Andrew Sampson above named & subscribed & made oath to the truth of the above deposition before me. I further certify that the aforesaid Andrew Sampson is a credible person & his testimony is entitled to credit
Seth Sprague Jr for Dea.

Joanna Henson
Various where the County of

Map
Re WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15394
Joanna Stetson Widow of Levi Stetson Priv. Rev. War
Act: July 7 th 1838
Index:—Vol. M , Page 215
[Arrangement of 1870.]