Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1659, for Eleazer Spalding, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Class.
Shalding, Oleger No. 1659 Shaulding Sarah
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622 Maine
Sarah Spaulding widow of Ebenezer Spaulding who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private Mass Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. 19 th April 1850.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of July 1850. and sent to
Mem. Chas. Stetson Home of Refuge
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2/1848, Page 9 Vol.
July 1  Burick
Reported
Ex 1850

Can't get to R.W. Sp. Jan'y 18. 1821
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Eleazer Spalding
of Pembec in the state of Maine
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Prescott of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year
inscribed on the Roll of District of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 29 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th of Sep: 1819 and sent to M. Hinsley Esq.
Pembec. Maine
Arrears to 4th of Sep: 1818 - $ 129.60
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Mar 1820  48.
16 mo 3/30
$177.60
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Not stated
File Mch: 20

729 Application of Sarah Spauldin for Pension under clause Mr
ad 29 May 1848 Married before 1800 Must die 19 April 1850 Adm $96.00 per M 19 April 1850
1820 in a class 32 yrs old
Hon. Ch. Stanton Dinner of Kats

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 29 th day of July A.D. 1848.
State of Maine } Piscataquis ss }
On this second day of July A.D. 1850, personally appeared before the Probate Court in & for the County of Piscataquis, Sarah Spaulding, a resident of Dover in said County, aged Eighty seven  Eighty two years in the month of October  April last next, who being duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 29 th day of July A.D. 1848, that is to say. That she is the widow of Eleazer Spaulding, late of said Dover, in the County of said, who was a private soldier in the army of the Revolution, whose enlistment, rank, and term of service will be found on the Records in War Department at,
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Washington, and who was a pensioner at the time of his decease, which took place on the nineteenth day of April A.D. 1850, and drawing a pension of Eight Dollars per month.
She further declares that she was married to the said Eleazer Spaulding on the 14 th day of October in the year of our Lord 1783; that her husband, the aforesaid Spaulding died on the nineteenth day of April A.D. 1850; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the second of January, Eighteen hundred, viz; at the time above stated. She further swears that she is now a widow, and that she has never before made application for a pension. Sarah Spaulding.
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before
Sarah Spaulding E. Packard Judge Probate For the Co. of Piscataqua

State of Maine
Piscataquis Co.
I S. W. Elliot Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Ephraim Packard is Judge of Probate for said County. That his name subscribed to the foregoing application is his own proper signature. That the Seal hereto affixed is the seal of said Court.
Given at the Probate office this second day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty,
S. W. Elliot
{ Register of Probate for s'd. Co.
I also certify that the interlinations in the eleventh & twelfth lines in the foregoing  were made before application were made before signature
S. W. Elliot Regr.

I Josiah Spaulding a resident of Pownedgewick in the county of Somerset and State of Maine aged Eighty nine years and about six months being first sworn according to law testify and say That I was in the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution, that I joined the army at Cambridge in Massachusetts in June 1775 soon after the Battle of Bunker Hill and served in Capt Nuttings Company in Col o Prescotts Regiment for one year and two months; That I am now a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States; That my brother Eleazer Spaulding was in the service of the United States as a private in the same company at the same time in what was called the year service; He had served before in Capt Loomis company in what was called the nine months service; That we both removed to Pownedgewick in 1778 and after residing several years in this place he removed to Dover in Maine where he died on the nineteenth day of April 1850 He was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the time he died under the Act of March 18. 1818 at ninety six dollars a year; That he left a widow who is still living named Sally Spaulding; I know that my brother the said Eleazer Spaulding was married

to said Sally Spaulding prior to the year 1790 and after he left the service: I was present at the marriage at my father's house in Norridgewock: It was before this town was incorporated, and I do not know that any record of the marriage was kept and I have no means of fixing the exact date; but I do know that it was before this town was in- corporated; and this town was incorporated in 1788.
Josiah Spaulding
State of Maine } ss. County of Somerset } Be it known that on this Eighteenth day of May A.D. 1850 personally appeared before me William Allen Esq a Justice of the Peace within and for the county aforesaid the above named Josiah Spaulding, a person by me well known, an intelligent and credible witness and made oath to the foregoing statement by him subscribed. William Allen Justice of Peace
State of Maine } ss. I Shewellyn Kidder Clerk County of Somerset } of all the Judicial Courts within and for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that William Allen is and acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county aforesaid; and that the above 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 of said county of Somerset at Norridgewock this eighteenth day of May A.D. 1850.
Shewellyn Kidder. Clerk

I, Betsey Moore of Abbot in the County of Piscataquis & State of Maine, being about seventy six years of age, make affidavit and say, that I have been well acquainted with Mrs Sarah Spaulding of Dover in said County of Piscataquis, (widow of the late Eleazer Spaulding late of said Dover, deceased,) named in the forego- ing application, ever since I was a small girl. and that I know that she, the said Sarah, was mar- ried to the said Eleazer in marriage- waste in said State of Maine, and that I was present and witnessed the ceremonies - Betsey Moore
Piscataquis ss. June 17 th 1850. personally appeared Betsey Moore, the above named affiant, being a credible person, and made oath that the above affidavit by her signed is true -
Before me -
Jas. C. Wiley
Justice of the Peace

I, Thurston H. Boynton of Dover, in the County of Piscataquis, of lawful age, depose & say that I have, for several years past, lived a near neighbor to Ebenezer Spaulding named in the foregoing application of Sally or Sarah Spaulding, that the said Ebe- -zer died in the month of April last. I was present a few minutes after he expired and attended his funeral; that the said Sarah is still a widow
Thurston H. Boynton
State of Maine } Piscataquis ss. } July 2 nd 1850 — personally appeared Thurston H. Boynton, a here named, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit — by him signed. I also certify that the said deponent is well known to me, and he is a credible person. Before me — J. S. Wiley Justice of the peace

I, Judah M. Hackett of Dover, in the County of Piscataquis & State of Maine, of lawful age, make affida- vit, declare & say that I have been for many years intimately ac- quainted with Eleazer and Sarah, (sometimes call Sally) Spaulding named in the foregoing application; that the said Eleazer died on the nineteenth day of April last past (1850.) and that I attended his funeral; that the said Sarah is still living and unmarried.
State of Maine } J. M. Hackett Piscataquis ss. }
July 3 rd 1850. Personally appeared Judah M. Hackett above named, and made oath that the foregoing affida- vit by him signed is true. I also certify that the said affiant is well known to me, and is a respectable and cred- -ible person.
Jas. S. Wiley Justice of the Peace

I, Joseph Spaulding of Dover in the County of Piscataquis & State of Maine, being forty nine years of age, hereby depose and say that I am the son of Eleazer & Sarah Spaulding, (also often called Sally) mentioned in the foregoing application. They have lived with me in the same family for the term of twenty eight years last-past. That is to say, for 28 years prior to the nineteenth day of April last (1850.) when the said Eleazer died at my house, I was present at his decease, and attended his funeral. I also declare & say of my own knowledge, that the said Eleazer and Sarah lived together as husband and wife sixteen years previous to the term of twenty eight years above stated; and that during both of the said periods of time, to wit: forty four years, they have lived together as aforesaid. That from the time they came to reside in my family till the year 1847, I had charge of the family Bible which contained a record of their marriage at which time, 1847. The said Bible was destroyed by a fire which then consumed my house, and this is the reason why the said Bible is not produced as evidence of the marriage. I

Have made diligent search for other record proof of the marriage but can find none. The town of Norridgewock, in which they are proved to have been mar- ried, not being at that time, an in- corporated place - Joseph Spaulding
State of Maine
Piscataquis ss July 3 rd 1850
Personally appeared Joseph Spaulding above named, and made oath to the truth of the fore- going deposition before me - and I further certify that the said deponent is well known to me and is a respectable & credible person.
J. A. Wiley Justice of the Peace.

State of Maine Piscataquis ss. July 3. 1858
I Abraham S. Patten of Dover, in the State & County aforesaid, of the age of fifty three years, make affidavit, declare & say, that I have lived in the same town with Eleazer and Sarah Spaulding named in the foregoing affidavit application, for the full time of fourteen  twenty five years last past. That they have lived together as husband and wife from the time when I first knew them, till the month of April last (A.D. 1850) when the said Eleazer died; I attended his funeral - I also know that the said Sarah, (sometimes called Sally,) is still the widow of the said Eleazer.
A. S. Patten
Sworn to & subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me.
Jas. S. Wica
Justice of the Peace.
I hereby certify that the erasure and interlineation in the tenth line of the above affidavit were made before signature; and the deponent is a credible person - Jas. S. Wica - Jas. Page

State of Maine
I, Nathaniel Chamberlain of Foxcroft, in the County of Piscata- -quis, of the age of sixty three years hereby make affidavit and say that I have been well acquainted with Eleazer and Sarah, (otherwise Sally) Spaulding named in the foregoing application, for Forty three years last past; that is today, until the death of the said Eleazer Spaulding, which took place in the month of April last - and that having been a neighbor to said Eleazer and Sarah during most of the time stated above, I do know that they have lived together as hus- -band & wife for the whole period named - The said Eleazer and Sarah came from the Town of Norridgewock in year A.D. 18 02 and they had five children at that time - They were among the first settlers of the Town of Dover, and were much esteemed as respectable & worthy citizens - Nathl Chamberlain Piscataquis ss. July 3 rd 1850 Personally ap- -peared Nathaniel Chamberlain, who is over

respectable and credible person, and made oath that foregoing affidavit by him signed is true.
Before me, J. S. Wiley Justice of Peace

I, Benjamin T. Buck of Dover, in the County of Piscataquis & State of Maine, being of the age of Fifty two years, hereby certify that I have been well acquainted with Eleazar and Sarah, (or Sally) Spaulding, for the space of 38 years past: That they have, during all that time, lived together as husband and wife; and no doubt is here entertained that they were lawfully joined in wedlock prior to the year Eighteen hundred. They were people of good moral character and much respected.
I also certify that said Eleazar Spaulding died in the month of April last. A.D. 1850; & that the said Sally is still a widow. B.T. Buck
Piscataquis ss. July 11 th 1850 - personally appeared Benjamin T. Buck, a credible person well known to me, the subscriber, and made oath that the above affidavit by him signed is true.
Before me, Jas. S. Wiley Justice of the peace

State of Maine
Sis at a quid ss.
I Ezra S. Clark, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held in and for the County of Piscataquis, hereby certify that James S. Wiley is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly qualified to act as such and that the signature on the paper herewith attached is genuine.
Witness my official signature with the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State herewith subjoined at Dover the sixth day of July Anno Domini 1850
E. S. Clark, Clerk

State of Maine.
KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss.
ON this eighteenth day of September , 1820, personally appeared before Nathan Weston Junr a Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset,  Superior Judicial  State being a Court of Record for said Counties , proceeding according to the course of the common law, having original jurisdiction, unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Eleazer Spaulding aged sixty three years, resident in Plantation in the County of Penobscot within said Circuit  State , who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. in the Company commanded by Captain Nutting and Regiment commanded by Colonel Prescott of the line of the State of Massachusetts , upon the Continental Establishment, for the period of one year .
that his original declaration was made before Judge Hinsley on the twenty ninth day of April 1818; that he is now on the Maine Roll, and that his pension certificate is numbered 14220 . And I, the said Eleazer Spaulding do further solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Eleazer Spaulding
The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz:
Real estate - None
One cow of the value of twelve dollars,
1 Sheep " " one dollar,
one swine " " four dollars.
Old household stuff (besides bedding) five dollars.
I have no debts due me, and I owe as much as fifty dollars. - I have no trade - my occupation is that of a farmer; but from age, and being subject to the Rheumatism, and an inflammation upon my liver, I am unable to labour. - My family consists of six persons, viz: Myself; my wife Sarah, aged fifty four years, who is very infirm, subject to the Rheumatism and other complaints. - My son Lemuel aged thirty, an Idiot, and wholly unable to take care of himself; Mary

aged twenty two, years, also an Idiot; and has never been able to take the least care of herself. - My son Joseph, aged twenty years, as well as common; & Nancy  aged aged eighteen, who lives at home a small part of the time. - Except the foregoing, and my clothing & bedding, I have no estate or income whatever. Eleanor Spaulding Subscribed & sworn to both the oath & schedule this eighteenth day of Sept. 1820. Before me Nathan Wadsworth Justice of P.P.C. State of Maine.
Hancock ss. At the Supreme Judicial Court begun and held at Castine in the County of Hancock and for the counties of Hancock, Washington and Penobscot, on the Second Tuesday of October (being the tenth day of said month) A. D. 1820.
I Mason Shaw, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, for the counties of Hancock Washington & Penobscot, do certify, that the original of the schedule hereto annexed was exhibited in open Court. And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amounts in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty two dollars . Mason Shaw Clerk.
I Thomas Cobb Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Third Eastern Circuit, in the State of Maine, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, as also the above certificate of Mason Shaw, Clerk &c. are truly copied from the records of the said Courts.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this sixteenth day of October A.D. 1820.
Thos. Cobb Clerk of S. Courts for the county of Penobscot.
See
Rev Mr
(CV 14 228)
Eleanor Spaulding

Ebenezer Spalding July 22. —
Mess rs line Col o Prescott P. & Yrs
Corrected & Admitted
Ebenezer Spalding Private Col Prescott's Regiment 1776 — 1780 Hampden July 22.

Eleazer Spalding July 22. —
Mass c line Col o Prescott's Yrs
Corrected & Admitted
Eleazer Spalding Private Col Prescott's Regiment 1776 — 1 year Hampden July 22.

I Elazer Spalding of Plantation N o 12 since in the Sixth Range in the County of Somerset Maine do hereby testify & say that in a few days after the Lexington Battle in April 1775. I enlisted into the Revolutionary war for Eight months, in Capt. Asa South  Southwick Company & Col. Wm. Prescott Reg t  Massachusetts Line  Brigade  Brigade . I was in the Bunker  Bunker Battle: I was stationed at Cambridge. I continued at that place till my term of Eight months was out, & was then honorably discharged. At the expiration of this term I enlisted again for One Year. in Capt. John Nutting Company: Col. Prescott Reg t & the same Brigade. — I joined my Reg t at Cambridge: Marched to N. York, (after the British had evacu- -ated Boston): Were stationed on Governor Island. Continued there till we evacuated the place; when we went into the City of N. York: I was at the Battle of White Plains: We went to Pike  Fish kills, where we continued princi- -pally till my said term of one year had expired; when I was honorably discharged. I have not my discharge. I am now under reduced circumstances & need the assistance of my Country for support. Elazer Spalding
Capt 29

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
PENOBSLOT, ss.
ON the 29 th day of April A. D. 1818, Before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Third Eastern Circuit, of the Court of Common Pleas, in said Commonwealth, including the Counties of Hancock, Washington and Penobscot : Personally appeared Ebenezer Spalding who, being by me first duly sworn according to law, on his oath made the statement and declaration by him subscribed, and hereto annexed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary war."
And thereupon, I the said Judge do certify that I am satisfied the said Ebenezer did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in his said declaration, against the common enemy, and that he has made it appear to me, that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Which proceedings and the testimony annexed, being all he has been able to produce, I now transmit to the Secretary, for the department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and caused the seal of said Court to be hereto affixed M. P. Wisl Esquire, Judge of the Court as aforesaid.

Per Man
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1659
Sarah Spaulding,
Widow.
Eleazer Spaulding,
his Rev. War.
Act: July 29, 1848.
Index:—Vol. In. , Page 233
[Arrangement of 1870.]

House of Representatives Washington July 13. 1850.
Sir,
I herewith enclose for your consideration the papers of Sarah Shandling asking for a pen- sion, forwarded to me by Hon. Jas. S. Waley, a member of the last congress.
He is desirous that they should receive the early attention of the Department,
I am very respectfully,
Your Obt. Servt.
James L. Edwards Esq. { Commr. of Pensions }
Charles Stetson -

Eleazar Shalding. Mr at 18 March 1818 $96 w/yr Am
To what time was he last here? Hb. A
Pension Office July 23 1850
Sept. 4, 1849.

I Moriah Gould of Norridgewock District of Maine aged sixty four depose on oath and say that being a soldier in the war of the Revolution in the service of the United States I became acquainted with Eleazer Spaulding who now lives in the county of Penobscot District of Maine. I know that he enlisted into the years service as it was then called, the first part of the year 1776 joined the army of the United States at Cambridge in the winter and belonged to Capt John Nuttings Company in Col. William Prescott's Regiment, I belonged to the same Regiment at that time, and I know that said Spaulding served out the full term of his enlistment and was hon- orably but verbally discharged at Peekskill in New York I think the last day of December 1776. His father was a Lieutenant in the same company, and I well remember that said Eleazer enlisted and served as a years man I have lived many years in the same town with him since the war, and he has ever been considered a poor man; and I verily believe he needs the assistance of his country for support. — Moriah Gould
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Somerset ss. May 24. 1819 Personally appeared the above named Moriah Gould, well known to me as a man of strict truth, to whose testimony full credit ought to be given, and made oath to the above deposition by him subscribed.
Before me Wm. Allen Jr Justice of the Peace Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Somerset ss. I William Allen Junior Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in the county of Somerset, in the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that the above named William Allen Jr is a Justice of the Peace within and for said county of Somerset In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county at Norridgewock this twenty fourth day of May Anno Domini 1819.
Wm. Allen, Jr. Clerk

I Obadiah Witherell of Norridgewock in the District of Maine, aged seventy two upon oath depose and say that I was an officer in the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution, and was intimately acquainted with Elazer Spaulding who now lives on Piscataquis river in the county of Penobscot District of Maine, I was brought up in the same town with him from a boy, I know that he enlisted as a Soldier in the service of the United States at Sewall's point in Cambridge in the winter in the first part of the year 1776 in Capt. Nutting's Company in Col. Prescott's Regiment and served till the last day of December of the same year, when he was honourably but verbally discharged at Peekskill in the State of New York. I have been acquainted with him ever since and know him to be an industrious poor man, and needs the assistance of his country for support. I was an Ensign in the same Regiment at the above time.
Obadiah Witherell
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Somerset ss. June 11. 1819 Then the above named Obadiah Witherell Esq. a person well known and of good repute appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed
Before me Wm. Allen by Justice of Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I William Allen Junior, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in the county of Somerset, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby certify that the above named Wm. Allen Esq. is a Justice of the Peace within and for said county of Somerset
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county at Norridgewock the Eleventh day of June in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and nineteen
William Allen, Jr. Clerk