Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26,237, for Aaron Marble, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass
Marble, Aaron Rebecca
NUMBER
W. 26.237.
CONTENTS

9.095 Rhode Island
Rebecca Marble nee. Marble Notification sent to widow of Aaron who was a Marble Private in the Revolution
Per Agt Nov. 18/57
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of $3 Dollars 55
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
3 Engr 9. July 1843
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of Nov. 1857 and sent to
Benjamin Cornell Esq. Providence, R.I.
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 1844. ]
Recorded in Book A. 2. Page 45

State of Rhode Island
County of Providence On this tenth day of December, 1870 personally appeared in open court being the Municipal Court of the City of Providence in said State Rufel Warble of Southfield in said County, & State who makes the following declaration in order to obtain all means of pension due his mother at the time of her death under the act of Congress of July 7, 1838 & March 3, 1843, he makes this claim for himself & the other children of his said Mother named in the decree of said Court to wit: said Rufel declares, & says that his father Aaron Warble formerly of Sutton in the State of Massachusetts was a soldier of the Revolution as he has often heard him say in his life time & he believes he served in the war of the Revolution as set forth in the Certificate of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts herewith produced, that he departed this life December 9, 1825 leaving his mother his widow who continued his widow until she departed this life July 9, 1843, That at the time of her death she left the following children to wit: Luther Warble of Auburn Aaron Warble

Ruth Blackman wife of Theophilus Blackman Mason Marble & Hiram Marble all of Charlestown in Massachusetts Sally Boome wife of William B Boome of Bristol State of Illinois and myself & that each of said children was then twenty one years of age - Wherefore petitioning & the other children he claims all the arrears of pension due his mother at the time of her death according to the provisions of the act aforesaid, His mother's name was Rebecca Marble & she was married, as he believes, at the time certified by the town clerk as herewith set forth. Rufus Marble
Subscribed and sworn to by Rufus Marble, in open court.
Albert Greene Clerk.

A copy of a Marriage as found recorded in the town records of the town of Sutton Massachusetts by Joseph Hall then town Clerk
Aaron Marble & Rebekah Putnam both of Sutton were Joined in Matrimony Nov r sixteenth one thousand seven hundred eighty four by the Rev d Dr David Hall Pastor of the first Church in Sutton
I Oliver Hall do certify that the above is a true extract from the records of said town of Sutton Massachusetts with the exceptions of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows
Aaron Marble & Rebekah Putnam both of Sutton were Joined in Matrimony Nov r 16 th 1784 } Oliver Hall town Clerk of Sutton Mass.
I Oliver Hall above named depose and say that that I hold the Office of town Clerk for the town of Sutton County of Worcester, and the state of Massachusetts, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exceptions above named as certified by me Oliver Hall Town Clerk
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the twenty first day of November A.D. 1850
Louis Toulminet Jus Peace
I hereby certify that Oliver Hall the signer of the above certificate is town clerk of Sutton that his character for truth and veracity is good and that full faith and credit may be given to his statement
Sutton November 21 1850
Louis Toulminet Jus Peace

No 14.290.
Rebecca Warble
deed
R. Isld.
Act of 7 th July 1838
Letter to Benj. Crowell
April 11-1857
Same July 19. 1857

11. 198
Rhode Island
Rebecca Marble deed widow of Aaron Marble who died on the of Providence the State of R.I. who was a Private in the Comp commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded by Col [blank] in the Revolution time for 7 mo: 2 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Providence at the rate of 23 Dollars 53 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of Nov r 1837 and sent to Benj n Cowell Arrears to the 4th of Providence Semi-annual allowance ending R.I.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act July 7, 1838. }
Recorded by [blank] Clerk. Book [blank] Vol. [blank] Page 111

Thomas Ivers Esq Treasurer,
Novem r 8 th 1783
Sir Please to pay to Mr John Harback Jun the whole of my Wages subsistence and Travling money as is exhibited on Capt Daws Muster Role Col Luke Drury Regt for a tower of militia Service done at West Point in the year A o . 1781 & this shall be your sufficient warrant-
Attest John Harback) Enoch Marble)
Aaron Marble

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office. Boston July 30. 1851
I hereby certify that the within is a true copy of the original order now on file in the Treasurer's Office.
In Testimony whereof I have caused the Seal of the Commonwealth to be hereunto affixed the day above written
Isaac Weld Jr
Secretary of the Commonwealth

State of Rhode Island
County of Providence Rufus Marble of Smithfield in said County declares & says that he is a child of Aaron & Rebecca Marble formerly of Sutton in Massachusetts, as he has before stated, and he further states that he did make application during the life of his mother & wrote to the Commissioner of Pensions on the subject & recd for answer a letter March 22 1843 a copy of which is hereto annexed. This was done in behalf of his said mother. But his mother died soon afterwards & he did not then know how to proceed to get up due & no other attempt has been made since - until he made an application in the Municipal Court in Providence and he further states that Jeremiah Tyne, a notary, in this case is a pensioner of the United States & draws his pension at Boston as he has understood & verily believes, and further states that he has always

and verily believes that his father and the said Stone served together in same regiment at West Point. He also believes his father served in Col. Rains regiment his mother was well acquainted with all his services & he learned therefrom here when he undertook to get her pension before she died, Rufus Marble
I now do hereby certify that in Smithfield April 21 st 1851 I have been sworn to and subscribed before me - and I further certify said Rufus Marble is a respectable person and the above statement is entitled to credit. Spencer Mowry Justice of the Peace
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Residence of J. Albert Greene, Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Providence, in the County of Providence in said State, do hereby certify that Spencer Mowry who has signed the foregoing certificate, is a Justice of the Peace within and for the Town of Smithfield in said County of Prov- idence, duly elected.
In attestation whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and have affixed the seal of said Court this twenty fifth day of April, A.D. 1851. Albert G. Greene, Clerk.

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Pension office March 22 1843
Sir
In reply to your enquiry for evidence of your father's service I would remark that it is irregular to make the examination requested before the claim is opened. In this case the enquiry does not furnish the necessary data for a satisfactory search. The Town Clerk's office of Sutton may furnish you with some information but our Rolls are not indexed by Towns. They are company Rolls arranged in the alphabetical order of the names of the Captains on the Rolls. On the Rolls of the only Captain named (Reuben Davis) he is credited with three months twenty one days in 1781
I am very Respectfully Your obed Servt J. Edwards
Rupert Mable Esq Smithfield Rhode Island

internal M.S.
for P.O. Soldier J. Russell Marble Worcester, Mass.
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 26.237
Rebecca Marble Child of Deacon Marble Dea. Rev. wa
Act Mar 3rd 1843
Index: Vol 7 M , Page 13
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Brief in the case of Rebecca Marble, wid of Aaron, County and State of Rhode Island. act 7 July 38 & 3 Mch 43
Claim, ("original," or " for increase. ")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Evidence of service; Records & documentary " " Marray; Records.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent.
Benj m Cowell Providence R.I.
Kibby Examining Clerk.

Request Completed With Nov. 18/57

Providence Nov 14 1851
Sir
I have recd a pension certificate dated 6 inst in the case of Rebecca Marble widow of Aaron Marble payable to her children she having demand. The pension is made payable at the pension agency in this city. But upon calling at the agency the Agent says that he has recd no order to pay it - I have to request that the Pension Agent here may be directed to pay it
I am respectfully Your obed Servt Benja Lowell
J. S. Heath Esq

Widow died July 9, 1843.
Surviving children. Luther Marth, Aaron Marth, Ruth Blackman, Mason Marth, Kiran Marth, Sally Boomer & Russell Marth.
Sanit for 7 months 2 days -

✓ Rebecca Marble dec. d Wid of Aaron, R. Island.
Act 7 July 38 & 3 Mch 43 7 mo 2 dys in $23.55 per An: to 9 July '43. when she died.
Payable to Luther Marble, Aaron Marble, Ruth Blackman Mason Marble, Hiram Marble, Sally Boomer & Russell Marble only surviving children
bequeathed to Benj m Gowell. Providence R.I.

JEROME MARBLE & CO., WORCESTER, MASS.
42 PEARL STREET, BOSTON, MASS.
Oils, Drugs, Dye Stuffs, Starches, Paints, Varnishes, and Window Glass.
JEROME MARBLE, J. RUSSELL MARBLE, ARTHUR D. McCLELLAN, RUFUS S. WOODWARD.
Mass. Worcester, April 10, 1896.
Secretary of Interior, Washington, D. C.
Dear sir;—
Can I obtain from your office any information of a pension paid to Rebecca P. Marble, widow of Aaron Marble, either of Sutton or Charlton, state of Massachusetts? He was a revolutionary soldier and I believe should have received a pension and I should like to know the facts about it.
Very truly yours,
J. Russell Marble Mass.

Bureau of Pensions.
Appeal Section, LAW DIVISION.
April 14 1896.
RESPECTFULLY REFERRED TO THE CHIEF, Old War DIVISION, FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUEST OF HON. ASS'T. SEC'Y. REYNOLDS.
Frank E. Anderson, CHIEF, LAW DIVISION.
Per [signature] A
[Signature]
[Signature]
Department of the Interior,
April 13 1896
Respectfully referred to the Commissioner of Pensions.
In reply to writer.
Thos M Reynolds Asst Secy

Providence Aug 5 1851
Sir
I duly recd your letter of 19 th inst respecting the claim of Rebecca Marble widow of Aaron Marble or rather of her children, she having deceased - You observe that the service at West Point in 1780 will be admitted, "but there must be some evidence to connect him with the service in 1781 before any allowance can be made." I herewith enclose such evidence, being a copy of an order in the hand writing of Aaron Marble on the Treasury at Boston for his pay for this same service dated Nov 8, 1782. It is attached to the affidavit of Rufus Marble showing when & under what circumstances he obtained it. I would observe that this same service is also credited to Aaron Marble as appears by a letter of your predecessor to Rufus Marble dated March 22 1843 a copy of which letter I enclosed to you in answer to your letter of April 11 th last. With such testimony I have a right to expect the claim will be allowed. I am Respectfully your ob't serv't Bryant Cowell
J. E. Heath Esq

Providence April 25 th 1851
Sir
I received your letter of the 11 inst respecting the claim of the children of Rebecca Marble widow of Aaron Marble and I herewith enclose a supplemental declaration of Rafael Marble which obviates all the objections made in your letter - The certificate from the records of Woburn for six months of service & expenses and the testimony of those who served with him as well as the traditional evidence, conclusively I think, prove that the soldier was Rebecca Marble's husband, I have therefore respectfully to request that the claim may be allowed -
I am very Respectfully your obedt Servt Bryant Fawcett
J. P. Heath Esq Concord

I Theophilus Blackmar of Charlton in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on Oath do testify and say that I am fifty nine years of age and that I was formerly well acquainted with Aaron Marble my wife his Daughter I distinctly recollect the time of his death he died the ninth day of December 1825 and at his death he left a widow by the name of Rebeckah Marble and she remained his widow until the ninth day of July 1843 and then she died at my house and in my presence and at her death she left seven children which survived her and their names were as follows Aaron Marble Ruth Blackmar Luther Marble Mason Marble Salley Boomin Hiram Marble and Russell Marble
Theophilus Blackmar Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Worcester County Is in Charlton on this 22 d day of November one thousand eight hundred and fifty Then personally appeared Theophilus Blackmar and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed in my presence I further certify that Theophilus Blackmar is well known to me and his statement are entitled to full faith and credit
Before me
Levi Hammond Justice Peace

I Nehemiah Stone of Auburn in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Sandwich do do testify and say that I was personally acquainted with Aaron Marble late of Sutton Deceased and that I was knowing to his serving as a private soldier in the war of the Revolution he was stationed with me at West point so called in the State of New York I saw the said Aaron Marble there personally as a soldier.
Furthermore I do testify and say that Aaron Marble and Rebekah Marble lived together as man and wife in Charlton in the County aforesaid for many years before their death and had several children.
I am now ninety five years old and enjoy good health and memory.
Auburn Nov. 23 d 1850
Nehemiah Stone
Worcester ss November 23 d 1850
Then personally appeared Nehemiah Stone and made Oath that the above Affidavit by him subscribed is true
Before me
Josiah S. Prentiss Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I have been acquainted with Nehemiah Stone the witness for several years past and always considered him a Man of truth and veracity or good and he has always borne that character by all that an acquaintance with him.
Josiah S. Prentiss Justice of the Peace

Aaron Marlin

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston :
November 4. 1850.
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 Aaron Warble is borne on a pay roll of Capt. Benjamin Alton's Co. Col. John Rands Regt. as a private from June 29. 1780. 3 mos. 12 days — on an order on Treasurer for payment of his wages for service in Capt. Alton's Co. dated at Sutton. —————
On a pay roll of Capt. Reuben Davis Co. Col. Luke Drury's Regt. as a private, of Sutton, from July 17. 1781. 3 mos. 21 days. —————

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth the date above written.
W m H. Searls Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Smithfield Oct 10 th 1858 To the Hon Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Sir My father Aaron Marble formerly of Sutton in said Commonwealth was a soldier of the Revolution & served in Massachusetts Troops, & among others in Col Luke Dreyer's Regiment I have reason to believe he served in one Capt Woodhays Company but I cannot name all his officers names. I believe he served as much as a year in various Companies & Regiments. I therefore wish to have the Rolls of honor as a certificate of his services rendered
Russel Marble
Served before me Joseph Henry Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, November 27 th 1850 -
I hereby C ertify, That Paris Fourtet, Josiah S. Prentice and Levi Hammond, were, at the date of these presents, and have been for the three months last past, Justices of the Peace for the County of Winchester,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
W. Hallam
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I Aaron Marble of Charlton in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts on oath do testify and say that I am sixty three years of age and that Aaron Marble formerly of Sutton in said County was my Father and Rebeckah Marble was my Mother and that my Father died december ninth 1825 and at his death he left a widow which was my Mother she died the ninth day of july 1843 and they both died in Charlton and at my Mother death she left seven Children of which survived her and their names were as follows Aaron Marble Ruth Blackmar Luther Marble Marble Marble Sally Boormer William Marble and Priscilla Marble and that my Mother remained the widow of my Father during her life as to the death of my Father and Mother is taken from the records made by me and are now in my possession my Father when living often told me he served as a soldier on the Island of Rhode Island as a private soldier and he often mentioned of services of which he rendered at West Point in the state of New York as a private soldier as to what Officer he served under or how long he served I am not able to say
Aaron Marble
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester County ss in Charlton on this 22 d day of November one thousand eight hundred and fifty then personally appeared the above named Aaron Marble and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed in my presence I further certify that Aaron Marble is well known to me and his statements are entitled to full faith and credit
Before me
Levi Hammond Justice Peace

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations.
Providence for
Municipal Court of the City of Providence, in Jail Note. December 10 1850.
Be it remembered, that satisfactory testimony as the law, produced before this court, that Aaron Marble, formerly of Sutton in the County of Worcester and State of Massa- chusetts, intermarried with Rebecca Putnam on the sixteenth day of November A.D. 1784, and that they lived together, as man and wife, until he died on the ninth day of December A.D. one thousand, eight hundred and twenty five, leaving the said Rebecca his widow; that said Rebecca continued his widow, until she died; which event took place on the ninth day of July A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty three; - that at the time of her death, she left the following named children to wit: - Zacher Marble of Auburn, Aaron Marble, Ruth Blackmar, wife of Theophilus Black- mar, Aaron Marble, James Marble and Niram Marble, all of Charlton, in the State of Massachusetts, Sally Boomer, wife of Wil- iam Boomer of Bristol in the State of Il- linois, and Rufus Marble of Smithfield in the State of Rhode Island; and that all of said children are over twenty one years of age: - And further, that the said Aaron

Marble the husband of said Rebecca, was the same soldier who served as a private in the War of the Revolution, as certified in the Certificate of the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts, now produced before this Court.
In attestation whereof, I have hereunto set my hands and have affixed the seal of said Court, this tenth day of December, A.D. 1850.
Albert G. Greene Clerk.

Marble

State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
Rupel Markle of Smithfield in said County further deposes and says that when he first undertook to get a pension for his mother in the year 1843, he went to Boston to have the Rolls of Military service examined; on an examination of the files & papers, an order was found drawn by his father on the Treasury for his pay for his services in Capt Davis Company of Drury Regiment at West Point in 1781. This order was in the hand writing of his father & signed by him. This he knows to be the fact for he is acquainted with his father's hand writing - and he further deposes that he took a copy of said order and the copy is hereto annexed.

and he further declares that he has often heard his father speak of his services in Col. Drury's Regiment at West Point, and he further says, that he has often heard him speak of services at Rhode Island also, of which no evidence has yet been found but he looks yet to find it, — He further declares, that when the act of March 18, 1818 was passed, he repeatedly heard his father declare, that he had served nine months, long enough to draw a pension under said act, but the service was not done under one enlistment, but in different years, —
Rufus Marble
Providence p. This twenty eighth day of July A D eighteen hundred & fifty one personally appeared Rufus Marble and made oaths to the truth of the above statement by him signed I also certify that the statements of the said Rufus Marble are entitled to full credence. — Before me Thomas C. Greene Justice of the Peace

The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Providence, sc. Clerk's office Supreme Court Providence August 5 th A.D. 1851.
I, Edwin Metcalf Clerk of the Supreme Court of said State within and for said County, do hereby certify That Thomas C. Greene whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace within and for the City of Providence in said County, duly appointed, commissioned and sworn and authorized to administer oaths &c. and that said signature purporting to be is genuine.
In attestation whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court the day and year abovenwritten.
Edwin Metcalf Clerk Sup. Ct.