Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45155 & W. 15373, for Solomon Stockwell, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Stockwell, Solomon Mary
S 45155 W. 15373
CONTENTS

Massachusetts,
Mary Stockwell, deceased but widow of
Solomon Stockwell, dec d
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the 12 August 1833,
of Worcester in the State of Mass.
who was a private Mass Comp: commanded
by Captain Craggin of the Regt commanded
by Col. Dyer in the Mass:
Life Militia for 6 mos: 29 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of $5. Dollars 22 Cents per annum.
To commence on the 5th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension of act the 10. day of Nov.
1841 sent to J. H. Barton Esq. Worcester Massachusetts
Amount to the 5th of March 41 $ 116.10
from annual allowance ending
$ 116.10
{ Act July 7, } 1838 }
Recorded by Theodore T. Woodbury Clerk.
Book A Vol. 1 Page 131
Payment to be made Olive Thavings, Peter Stockwell, Sophia Heath, and Fanny Page - late children of said deceased
See all papers of B. Stockwell in Oct. 1832

5982 Mary Stockwell Mass. Act of July 38
M 82. cl 33 ind d. Apr 29. 1841 Roles Cap! Knapp 7-17/1 - 1701 Crappin - 7-17/5 x 12 Dit 76/ or 1/2 mo 3n Baker - 17-110 - round for 3 mo - ox a hay roll for 1.12 - witnesses - 3 - Vol 18-167 - record out at 19.34 John Davis (ap. 1731 from Sultan 3 mo 21/4.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester, ss.
I, Charles G. Prentiss, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester, do certify, that Nathl. Barton is the Judge of Probate for said County of Worcester, duly commissioned & qualified - and that his signature, to the papers hereto annexed are genuine.
I further certify, that J. W. Botham, Benjamin Bragdon and Jonathan Winslow are Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified - and that their several signatures, to the papers hereto annexed are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I do hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court this seventeenth day of August one thousand, eight hundred and thirty-nine.
Chas G. Prentiss, Register

State of Massachusetts - Boston
in the year eighteen hundred thirty nine On this eighth day of August, personally appeared before the Court of Probate for some Peggy Sticknell, the same being a Court of record Mary Sticknell, a President of Boston in the County of Worcester Mass. aged seventy years, who being first duly sworn, said to law, doth in her oath, make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1830, entitled "An act granting half pay pension to certain widows"; that she is the widow of Solomon Sticknell, late of Boston deceased. Who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution, and performed the following service - Viz. About the last of December 1777 he enlisted in the Company commanded by Capt. Samuel Bragg of Rehoboth and served in Col. Nathan Hale's Regiment three months at North Bridge B.S.
Also he enlisted in the Capt. Haskins Company & served in Col. Dyer's Regiment, at or near Albany N.Y. three months, the particular time of enlistment, & the year in which this service was performed the records do not recite, but the rolls will show - Also in or about the month of August 1779, he per- formed thirty days service in R. Island. In what company or in what part of the State the Nathanial Dyer Regiment does not now recite - He is very aged & infirm. At the times of enlistment & of discharge, the above mentioned service. Mr. Sticknell, probably lived in Douglas Mass. when he went into the service. She further states that she was married

to the said Solomon Sturtevant on the twentyth day of February 1782 and that her husband the above said Solomon Sturtevant died on the twelfth eighth in June 1833 day of August 1833 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794 when at the time above stated.
She would also state that she has no documentary evidence in support of the claim but relies wholly on the testimony of those who were probably acquainted with the deceased husband Solomon Sturtevant and served in the same company & regiment with him; & upon the rolls which are supposed to be in possession of the War Department. This document further states that never when her husband died, she had made preparations for drawing a pension under the Act of Congress of 1832, since she has understood that his papers were left in the Office of General L. Gilley Paymaster, but after making diligent search therefore, she has been unable to find them. I believe I have told the last year's first class college. Mary Sturtevant all this information in understanding being made life the with some satisfaction.
Before me
W. H. Watson Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Hampshire

Douglas between the years 1780 and 1785 William Stockwell and Mary Howell, both of Douglas were married, By the Rev. Isaac Stone Pastor of a Church in Douglas.
A true copy of the town record with the exception of the date which is expressed in the record in fair legible figures as follows, Feb'y 20 th 1782.
Attest Lemuel Batchelder Town Clerk.
I Lemuel Batchelder, above named do hereby say that I held the office of Clerk of the town of Douglas in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, and that the above is a true copy or extract from the records of said town with the exception above named. Lemuel Batchelder, Clerk of said town.
Worster Feb'y 5 th 1839. Then personally appear- ed Lemuel Batchelder above named who is known to me as a man of truth and integrity and that the above deposition by him subscribed is true.
Before me J. H. Batchelder Justice of the Peace.

I Freeman Pigeon of Douglas in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts do herein and say that I am a Grandson of Solomon Stebbins late of Dutton in said County deceased. I was knowing to the fact that he died on the twelfth day of August 1833, suddenly, of a Cancer. Previous to his death he had spent a good deal of time in getting papers for the purpose of obtaining a pension, and as I understand had lodged them in the the office of James L. Sibley Esq. then a lawyer, but now Marshall of this Dis- trict. Since my Grandmother began to suffer for her application for a pension, I have made very diligent search for the papers which were prepared by my said Grandmother, but I have been unable to find them. I further state the fact that my said Grandmother, Mary Stebbins, has never been married since her husband's death.
Freeman Pigeon
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss. Nov. 5. 1839. I was to by virtue deponent who is known to me as a man of truth.
John ...
from Mr. Wilson J. P.

I, Bas Bazel Hall of Haveridge in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Eighty years do testify and say that I was formerly acquainted with Mr Solomon Stockwell late of Sutton deceased, and that I served with said Solomon Stockwell three months in the Revolution War at Rhode Island and said Stockwell was in the Capt Samuel Braggin Company with my self and we were in Col Nathan Dyer's Regiment - I was also three months with said Solomon Stockwell at Albany in the State of New York in the Revolution war in Capt Baker's Company and Col Dana Regiment. It is now out of my mind when these services were performed but I have a perfect recollection of performing the services above stated & Mr Solomon Stockwell was with me, and further the deponent saith not - Bazel Hall
Worcester ss November 19 1838
Personally appeared Bazel Hall
The above deponent and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed, said Hall is a person of truth & veracity and entitled to full credit as a witness, before me
Benjamin Braggin Jur of the Peace

State of Massachusetts
Worster 4p
On this thirteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace with in & for the County of Worcester, Samuel Wallis a resident and inhabitant of the town of Douglas in said County of Worcester aged eighty one years, doth testify & say, that I was thirty or thirty one days in the army of the revolution with Solomon Haskell then of said Douglas I think it was in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy nine and I think the month of July & August we belonged to the Company of Job Knapp of said Douglas and Colonel Isaac Martin Regiment, we marched from Douglas to Pawtucket Rhode Island from there to Slater's ferry where we stayed a few days we then crossed over to Pawtucket Rhode Island where we stayed but a few days & then returned to said Slater's ferry where we were discharged, making thirty or thirty one days further the deponent saith not
Samuel Wallis
Subscribed & sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me Benjamin Braggin justice of the Peace
I certify that the above deponent Samuel Wallis is a man of truth & veracity and intellect to give Credit as a witness
Attest Benjamin Braggin for of the Peace

I David White of Douglas in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Eighty years do testify Say that I was formerly acquainted with Mr Solomon Stockwell late of Sutton deceased, and I served with said Stockwell in the war of the Revolution in North Kingston in the State of Rhode Island three months in Capt Samuel Cragg's Company in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Eight & nine, and I further say that I have a perfect recollection of the fort in above stated, and further the deponent saith not -
David White
Worcester ss
November 19 1838
Personally appeared David White the
above deponent and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed. said David White is a person of truth & veracity and entitled to full credit as a witness - before me
Benjamin Cragg Jr of the Peace

I Nathaniel Burden of Charlton in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and formerly of the Town of Sutton in said Country and now at the age of Eighty Three Before and say that I was acquainted with Salomon Stockwell and he belonged to Leicester in the aforesaid County and I think about the last of December in 1877 the said Stockwell and I went in the same Company together and met ed together and under the Command of Capt. Craggin then belonging to Mendon to the State of Rhode Island and staid there three Month I also know that the above Stockwell was with me on Rhode Island in August 1877 which says Nathaniel Burden
Worcester Jr. June 22 nd 1878
Personally appeared the above named Nathaniel Burden the above Deposition and made Oath to the above Deposition by him subscribed and I further certify that the said Depo- sition is as far as I know a true and veracity and in the manner in which I put the questions to him that he told the truth before me Jonathan Winstone Justice of Peace

31,912
Agent certified by letter
Massachusetts
Solomon Stockwell, decd. Payable to Fanny Bigelow, Olive Sharing, Sophia Hall, & Peter Stockwell, children of said deceased of Worcester Co. in the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Coggins of the Regt. commanded by Col. Tyler in the Mass. Militia line for 6 months & 29 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 23 Dollars 21 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834. Ending August 12, 1833, the time of his death.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of January 1842 and sent to Ezra H. Taylor, Worcester, Mass.
Arrears to the 14th of Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by L. D. Brown Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 2. Page 81

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester ss
I Charles G. Prentiss Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester, do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court, that Solomon Stockwell late of Sutton, deceased on the twelfth day of August, in the year 1833 that he left a widow Mary Stockwell & four children to wit, Fanny Bigelow, Oliver Shuning, Sophia Hall and Peter Stockwell who still survive him; and that the said Mary Stockwell also on the twenty ninth day of April 1841.
For testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Worcester this nineteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one.
Chas G. Prentiss, Register

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secondly of kinship. On this twelfth day of December in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty one, personally appeared before the Court of Probate for said County, Mary Brigham a widow of Salem in said County aged forty eight years whose a daughter of Solomon Stickell late of the same Salem deceased, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain for herself as well as for her minor children Mary and Sophia their said mother Phebe Stickell, the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1838.
That the said Solomon Stickell her father was a private soldier in the war of the Revolution as she has frequently heard him say, and as she verily believes she is unable to specify three services in the war of the Revolution, but she believes they are correctly stated on the record in the case of her late Mother Mary Stickell, who was an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1838, and she respectfully refers to the proofs on file in that case for the evidence of her father's service.
And the said Mary Brigham further declares that her said father, Solomon Stickell deceased at Salem on the last day of August in the year eighteen hundred and thirty three was

that he left himself, since the same John Shively of Essex Hall since Peter Shively as his only surviving Children. He also left Mary Shively his widow who deceased on the twenty ninth day of April 1848 since the same Mary the deceased further declares that in some papers have certain steps for obtaining his pension in her lifetime but he does of a lingering, Cameron officially since he does not make the application upon his death, since the statement has not been advised till recently that the Order Claims anything in his right.
In hereby relinquishes any Claims whatever to a pension or annuity except the present due any that may be due her in right of her said Mother since the statement that her name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State only on that of the agency of charities, for the balance of a pension in right of her said mother.
I have to send Subscribed the day & year of our Lord
Henry B. G. Lee
Yours truly
Wm. H. Wilson, Judge of S. Court.
Since the death of her mother I have pension after the investigation of the matter that the portion of the allowance appointed to her as a soldier's widow since as the States.
Wm. H. Wilson Judge, etc.

Charles G. Prentiss, Register of the Court of Probate for said County of Worcester, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Mary Prentiss for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirtieth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-one.
Chas G. Prentiss, Register

5982 Sec 6 G. Prentiss, Sep 30:39 Brat U. Branton Aug. 21. 1841 to same 22. Sep. 1841 to same Oct 4 th 1841
Act 7. July 38

Solomon Stockwell
Job Knapp - 30 days. R.D.
Sam. Grazier Imo
Baller - Danas 3
Id 15 p 19
"Met the declaration"
180 2 170 ... 11 ... 29 185 ... D. 17 29 3 21 3 6 29

Oliver Thwing of Saltho Pete Norkead Sophie Hall of Newell Fanny Regoland of Ames.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15373
Mary Stockwell
Widow of
Solomon Stockwell
born Oct 4, 1811
Act: July 27th 38
Index:—Vol. M , Page 245
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Nov 19 96 To W L Stockwell Grafton N.H.

45155
Reg
INVALID.
File No.
Solomon Stockwell Priv. in the Mass. Militia
Act: 7 June 1832
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 491
[Arrangement of 1870.]

GRAFTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS W. L. STOCKWELL, Supt
Grafton, N. D. Oct 31 1896
Hon D. Murphy Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
My Dear Sir: I desire to learn from the pension office of the military service of Solomon Stockwell a soldier, in the Revolutionary army from Sutton, Worcester Mass. His wife Mary Stockwell

draw a pension after her husband's death Any information you can give me in regard to his service will be appreciated
Yours truly,
Walter L Stockwell

Solomon Stockwell du d Mass.
As June 7 1832
Allow $23.22 per ann entitled to Fanny Bigelow. Oliver Thwing Sophia Hall. (as Peter Stockwell, children of said du d from 4 March 1831 to Aug 12. 1833 the term of her death. One 29 days Mess. Mills. Capt Griffin. Col. H. W. See ad paper Mary Stockwell du d - as July 7 1838 no 6438 — Mass.
As M. Barlow Esq Worcester Mass.

Mary Stockwell du wid of Solomon
Mass
Ad July 7 1838
Married 1787
died 1833
Allen for 6 mo 29 days per
Col Tylar capt Graggan
Mass Militia $23.22
per ann. Certificate to
Oliver Shurton
Peter Stockwell
Esther Hall (an
Kitty Bigelow, children
of said du.
H. B. Parton Esq.
Worcester,
Mass.

Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
ORGANIZED 1889
WALTER L. STOCKWELL, GRAND SECRETARY
no address envelope & rec'd both letters filed 1911 as no answer can be sent  9 Rt 21911
To the Honorable Commissioner of Pensions Washington DC
My Dear Sir I will thank you to give me any data which may be found in the Pension Records relative to the Revolutionary service of Solomon Stockwell & John Putnam both of the town of Sutton Mass. Solomon Stockwell I think served as a Revolutionary soldier. Please appreciate a reply at an early date.
Respectfully, J. Stockwell

Worcester (Mass.) Aug t . 19. 1839.
Sir
I send the application to all my Stockwell for a pension
Should it be allowed, please send the Certificate to
Your obed t Servant,
Chas. G. Prentiss,
Hon. J. S. Edwards.

16. Sept 1841 Mrs. S. J. Crocker.
J. G. Edwards Esq. Comm: of Pensions Washington D.C.

Concord, Mass. Sept. 10. 1841
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir,
In the summing case of Mary Stockwell under the Act of July 1838, from what town does the applicant allege, her late husband, Solomon Stockwell, went into the service? Since in the services already verified from what town does it appear that he went. The enquiry is made with a view to the verification of the services in Capt. Croy's gun company, of which sufficient evidence has not yet been produced, and respecting which further enquiries are to be made.
I am very Respectful,
Moore H. Dutton
The occurrence of the death of the applicant, is the result of the death of the applicant's children with the rules of game of the children under like a copy of her declaration to enable them to make such further examination of the case as may be deemed proper.

Jan 18 - 1841
Mary Stockwell Sent in Aug 1839
5982 - 24/10/39 - 38
69. Printed on the back of the letter

Concord Mass. Jan'y. 14. 1841
J. L. Richards Esq.
Sir
In Aug. 1839 the Declaration of Mary Stannell for a pension under the act of July 1838 was forwarded to your Department, with a reference, as I believe, to the Rev. Da- vid Holman of Douglas in this State. Please inform me whether such a declaration has been received at your Office, and if so, what order has been taken upon it.
Yours Respectfully
John Russell

Sept 29. 41
Miss. Mr. Stockwell
Edward Elyon Comm r of Pensions Washington D.C.

Leicester Mass. Sept. 27, 1841
J. D. Richards Esq.
Sir
Yours of the 20 inst. in relation to the case of Mary Stockbridge under former Act of 1838, is received. In order to enable her heirs to investigate further the services of their father in the company of Capt. Samuel Hovey, please advise me by whose directions in the case, that service is required? Since in the absence of the proper roll, is not such verification sufficient? If not sufficient the heirs will endeavor to obtain further evidence. The mother of the service of "Solomon Stockbridge" (of Salton) in the company of Capt. William Davis will be engraved into.
Yours very Respectfully
Wm. H. Norton

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester, ss.
I Charles G. Parent, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester, do hereby certify, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court, that Mary Stockwell, late of Sutton, in said County, deceased, Widow of Solomon Stockwell, late of said Sutton, deceased, now an applicant for a Pension, under the Act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 - and that she deceased on the twenty ninth day of April A.D. 1841. leaving four children, to wit: Olive Hving, wife of Luther Hving of Westfield, in the State of New York, Peter Stockwell, of said Sutton, Sophia Hall, of Smithfield, in the State of New York, & wife of Newell Hall, & Fanny Bigelow, of Sutton aforesaid, wife of Amos Bigelow.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Worcester, this second day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-one.
Chas. G. Parent, Register

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Solomon Stockwell, deceased late of Massachusetts who was a Private in the War of the Revolution
was entitled to receive twenty three dollars and twenty one cents per annum, during his natural life commencing on the 5th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 5th of March and 5th of September, in every year.  8 pairing due on the 12 th August 1833, The arrear due from the 4 th March 1831 to the time of his death, is payable to Fanny Bigelow, Olive Shurving, Sophia Hall & Peter Stockwell, children of said del.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 10 th day of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty four.
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned.
Commissioner of Pensions.

Stockwell
Jan 3 1842
Mass.
L. Edwards Esq.
Commission of Pensions
Washington D.C.

610 the Mass. Ave. 31st 1841
Dear Sir,
Sir
I forward you the dubious and papers for the balance of funds due the Children of Solomon Stockwell, under the Joint Act of 1831. Please transmit the certificate to me.
Very Respectfully
Saml. Barton

8 Nov 1841
J. L. Edwards Esq. Compt: of Pensions Washington D.C.

Cambridge Mass. Nov. 4. 1841
J. D. Edwards Esq.
Sir,
I enclose you the record evidence of the time of the death of Mary Stockwell, an affidavit for a pension under the Act of July 1838, and also the evidence as to her surviving Children. The required Certificate may be forwarded to me.
You will perceive that the evidence in this case also shows, that the several Children are entitled in right of their father, Solomon Stockwell, to the pension to which he was entitled from March 4. 1831 to the day of his death Aug. 12. 1833. May not a Certificate also issue, in their favor, for this latter pension? or must a declaration for that purpose, be made out by one of the Children, or by the Administratrix of the widow? As the case is new to you, your instructions on that point are respectfully solicited.
I am very Respectfully
W. M. Barton
P.S. In reference to the widow of Solomon Stockwell (of Sutton) in the company of Capt. Hudson Davis in 1831, I am advised that he was probably not the husband of Applicant. Her husband did not remove from Douglas to Sutton till some years after the war. and then was a Solomon Stockwell of Sutton , who probably endured the same experience to. No claim on account of it, is therefore made.