Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21919, for William Mc Intire, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
McIntire, William Parker, Abigail
No. 21919
(Former widow.)
CONTENTS

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Name
Abigail Parker widow of M c M c Lutyre who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 33 Dollars 11/11 .
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of Dec. 1849 and sent to
Hon H. Williams Hof R
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 30 Vol. 1,

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefits of the Acts of Congress of the 7 th July 1838 and the 23 rd August 1842 -
State of Maine ss) On this twenty second day of January A. D. 1846 personally appeared before the Judge of Probate at a Special Court she being unable to attend the regular Court on account of sickness, Abigail Parker - a resident of Bluehill in the County of Hancock Maine aged seventy six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, cloth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Acts of Congress passed July 7. 1838 and the 23 rd of August 1842 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war, that she was the Widow of William McIntire who was a private Soldier in the Revolutionary war and served as fully set forth in her former declaration now on file in the Pension Office annexed to which, is the Certificate of the Secretary of Massachusetts showing said McIntire's service as a Soldier. She also declares that she was married to the said William McIntire on the thirtieth day of May in the year seventeen hundred and ninety three - that her husband the aforesaid William McIntire died in February eighteen hundred and two - that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz. at the time above stated. She further declares that after the death of the husband aforesaid she was,

married to Oliver Parker on the twenty ninth day of September eighteen hundred and twenty two. That he died in November eighteen hundred and thirty nine, and that she is still a Widow —
Witness Archibald Viscott
Abigail her  Parker mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me, and that said Abigail Parker was duly informed of the facts to which she made oath, and that she sustains a fair character for truth and veracity. —
Parker Tuck — Judge of Probate
I John D. Richards Register of the Court of Probate within and for the County of Hancock do hereby certify that Parker Tuck whose name appears subscribed above to the foregoing declaration of Abigail Parker is now Judge of the Probate Court, duly qual- ified as such to act in this County in lieu of Samuel M. Pond whose commission as Judge has expired, and that the above signature purporting to be the signature of said Parker Tuck, is genuine — John D. Richards Register of Probate.

I hereby certify that there has been produced in open Probate Court this day the Justice record of marriages solemnized by Jonathan Buck Esq. of Bucksport (formerly Bucksport) in the county of Hancock, in which is recorded in fair legible letters and figures the marriage of William McIntire to Abigail Gross, as follows:—
1798 the 30th May. Solemnized the marriage of William McIntire to Abigail Gross, both of Plantation No 2 Penobscot Eastern River —
Given under my hand and the seal of the Probate Court this seventeenth day of September 1845.
John G. Richards Register of Probate.

Feb. 6. 1846 Supplemental doc Nlyace Parker.
Aug 7. 1838
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Nicholas Thomas Esq Eden Me
Hon. Secy: Williams, H. Reps

"1793 the 30 th May solemnized the marriage of William McIntire to Abigail Goss both of Plantation No 2 Penoobscot Eastern River" "Recorded in No 2"
The above is a true of record in the book of records of Jon a Buck Esq r
Attest Sam d M c Pond Jus. Paris
Waneock ss. Probate Office Ellsworth September 17. 1845
I John C Richards Register of the Court of Probate within & for said County hereby certify that Sam d M c Pond whose name appears subscribed to the foregoing, is now, and was at the time of subscribed the same, an acting Justice of the Peace within & for said County of Waneock - duly commissioned & qualified. - and that the above signature purporting to be his, is genuine.
Attest,
John C Richards Register of Probate

Rev WIDOW, &c.)
File No. 21919
Abigail Parker formerly  widow of Rev  Mr. Gutzre Pris. Rev war.
Act Feb 23 48
Index : Vol 16 , Page 115
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Maine. 7779.
Abigaile Parker, formerly widow of W m M c Intyre — who was a Private — in the Revolution —
Herb d died 24 th Jan y 1802.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 33 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of October 1846, and sent to
N. J. Thomas, Esq., Elder, Maine.
[Act of March 3, 1843.] and 17 June 1844.
Recorded in Book A, Vol. 2, Page 7.
J. H. Wood, clerk.
2 Certs. 1838, 1843 and 1844. Repd.

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Madine.
Rep?
Abigail Parker, formerly Widow of W m McIntyre, dec d who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 24 th January 1802 of Hancock in the State of Maine who was a P er in the Company commanded by Captain P er of the Reg t commanded by C ol Mansfield in the Revolution for 10 mos. 21 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pensions at the rate of 33 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of Octo. 1846 and sent to N. J. Thomas, Eden, Maine.
Total amount, $ 168.30
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D. H. Wood Clerk, Book D. Vol. 1. Page 18.

(0878) 10/787 Abigail at Justice Mr. Parton
See letters to depc Floyd & Saml. M. Pond Oct. 15. 1844—
Dr Pond's Statement is all important in this case.
See letter to Samuel M. Pond Nov: 4. 1844.
Acty July 1838

10787 V L. M. J. Thomas, July 12. 1845
Lib. to Hon. H. Williams Feb 14. 1846
to Nick. Thomas, May 23, '46 Hon. H. Williams Jun 13. '46.

Coleen Me. Sept 24. 1844
Dr Sir.
I enclose you the declaration of Abigail McIntire for a pension, and as it is so plain a case in every respect, and the Widow is very poor, I hope you will make up the case in its due time -
U L Edwards Esq
Very respectfully Yours Nicholas W. Thomas

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State of Maine Hancock County
On this twentieth day of September A.D. 1848 Personally appeared before me the subscriber a justice of the Peace for the said County of Hancock Abigail Parker a resident of Penobscot in the County aforesaid aged Eighty years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the follow- ing declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the pro- vision made by the act of Congress passed on the 2 nd of February 1848 granting Pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the Widow of William McIntire who was a private in the Army of the Revolution, & on account of whose Revolutionary services she drew a pension of Thirty Three dollars & sixty six cents per annum under the Act of June 17, A.D. 1844. That she would refer to her declar- ation on which said pension was granted for particulars in relation to said services. She further declares  her  declares that she is still a widow. Abigail her Parker mark
Witness my hand & seal this 20 th day of September 1848
Mary Irish
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year above written.
Before me Bushrod W. Hinckley Jus. of the Peace
I certify that the above named declarant is personally known to me, & that she is the identical person, who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing declaration.
Bushrod W. Hinckley Jus. of Peace

State of Maine.
HANCOCK, ss....CLERK'S OFFICE, ELLSWORTH.
George M. Brown Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court within and for the County of Hancock, hereby certify, that Bushrod W. Hinckley whose name appears subscribed to the foregoing certificate, is now and was at the time of subscribing the same, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Hancock, duly commissioned and qualified, and that as such, full faith and credit are due his official acts.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court, this twelfth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight .
Geo. M. Brown, Clerk of said Court for Hancock County.

Colen County of Stuart, Maine Sept. 18 th 1846
Dear Sir, I send you enclosed the copy of the record of the marriage of Abigail McIntire now Abigail Parker taken by the Hon. Herkiah Williams M.C. for this District & hope that after all the trouble and cost we have had in this case, that your Hon. will be fully satisfied that there never was any fraud either intended or practised by us on your Department, as the whole difficulty first originated by an enemy to Mrs. Parker &c. — You will please send me the certificate of her pension by mail as soon as convenient —
Respectfully Yours
Nicholas Thomas
the widow Miland Wilkes your Hon to answer the following question, her husband William Miland, Enlisted in the U.S Service in 1840 and died at Hattin, Maine 1842 leaving two young children, under those circumstances is she intitled to any pension in behalf of her children by answering the above question you will confer on her a great favor.
N. Thomas

Columbia July 25
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A. S. Edward Esq. Commission of Pensions Washington Ter
My dear Father
Recd
March 8 1846

Feb 24 - 1846
Eden Hancock Co Maine
Dear Sir having received from the Hon. Hezekiah Williams our member in Congress your letter to him of the 14 instant in the case of Abigail Parker in the which you statated that it was your request that the justice records of Jonathan Buck Esq. of Bucksport in which the Marriage of Abigail Parker to her first husband is recorded be sent to your office. Now my dear Sir the facts are these, by inspection I find the records of Jonathan Buck Esq. to contain about a quire or a quire and half of paper kept in the form of a journal from day to day, and time to time recording all his acts of a public nature, including, Granting Writs, Warrants, Solemnizing Marriages &c &c at the death of said Jonathan Buck. Samuel M. Pond Esq. attorney at law having Lawsuits to attend to and for proof in sundry suits procured said Jonathan Buck's records and retain it still in his possession he will admit of copies being taken, but will not suffer it to be taken from him now Sir as I could not get the Loan of said records and although I had taken a deposition of persons that were present at the marriage of Abigail Parker to her first husband which I presume are now on your Hon's files) I took a certificate of said record of the marriage of said Abigail Parker from Samuel M. Pond then Judge of probate and likewise from John S. Richards Register of probate under the seal of the probate Court after having all the papers duly executed I sent them to Mr. Williams to be presented to you

Now my dear Sir if it was in my power to retain the the before mentioned records, I would cheerfully comply with your Hon. request but that I cannot do. I know and am willing to make oath that the Certificates given by Samuel Jell, Israel and John S. Richards are correct Copys of the Record of the marriage of Abigail Parker to her first husband and I would further state that I do not know or believe that any fraud has ever been attempted to be practiced in the case but what may have been written to your Hon by persons at variance with Mrs Parker I cannot tell, but understand one or more of her Friends have written to you against her, I have wrote to the Hon. Warick Williams on the before mentioned subject, and I wish you to do me the favor when your Honor shall have a suitable opportunity to make Enquiry of Mr. H. Williams, respecting Israel and John S. Richards and myself he is a gentleman you can rely on and I cannot but hope that after you have fully reflected on the small pension case of Mrs A. Parker you will grant her a Certificate for what may be her just due she is confined to her bed by sickness &c
Yours Obedt and Humble Servant
Nicholas Thomas
Hon J. L. Richards

State of Maine
Hancock
I George W. Brown, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court within and for the County of Hancock hereby certify that Samuel M. Bond whose name appears subscribed to the foregoing certificates is now and was at the time of subscribing the same Judge of the Court of Probate within and for the County of Hancock, duly commissioned and qualified that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
I further certify that Nicholas Thomas whose name appears subscribed to the foregoing certificate is now and was at the time of subscribing the same an acting Justice of Peace within and for each and every County in said State of Maine, duly commissioned and qualified that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my name and affix the Seal of said Court this twenty third day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred forty four.
G. W. Brown Clerk.

Pension Office, July 12, 1845.
Sir,
The supplemental statement and proofs of Abigail Parker, whose claim has heretofore been presented by you in the name of Abigail McIntire, have been registered and filed under her true name. All the facts and circumstances attending the origin and progress of this claim are well calculated to inspire the opinion that it is fraudulent. As the claimant herself can neither read or write, it may not be just to hold her exclusively responsible for the character of these papers; but they cannot avail her. She is required to make her claim out at a regular session of a court of Law, having a clerk , and of course Records, agreeably to the rules herewith enclosed. The judge should certify that she is duly informed of the facts to which she deposes, and give his opinion of the character of the claim and the claimant. The date of the marriage

should be established by a certified copy of a public record, or the original of a private register.
Very Respectfully, Your Obedient Servant, J L Edwards
Nicholas J. Thomas, Esq Eden, Maine.

Oct 26 '44
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Hon. J. H. Francis Comm. of. Museum Washington D.C. Columbia
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Orland October 21 st 1844
J. L. Edwards Esquire
Dear Sir
Yours of the 15 th inst was this morning received and with regard to the case referred to, I have had many applicants during the past year for assistance in the pension business among them a man applied for a certain widow by the name of Abigail Parker I asked when she was married he informed me about twenty years ago I told him she was not entitled to a pension a while after a man by the name of Putnam G. Galloway North Bluehill applied to me for the same woman I told him the same and on that day on which I wrote this same man called on me and told me that this same woman had an order for a pension under the name of McIntire and immediately I wrote to you since that I have learned that she had a former husband by the name of McIntire but there is no widow in this county by that name now to my know- ledge it is but about five years that I have lived in this county but during that

time I have had occasion to visit about every town in the country on business the nature of which caused me to make many acquaintances therefore if there was one of that name I should have known something about it if she was the wife of a revolutionary soldier
For further information please write Saml J Brown Esquire of North Bluehill he having been born in that place and lived there ever since
Yours Attest Isaac Floyd

Oct 14. 1844
Island Me Oct. 9 Mr. Mr. Justice
Mr. Cline
free J. L. Edwards Esquire Commissioner of the Washington District of Columbia

Confidential Orland October 8th 1844 J S Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
I fear there has been fraud practiced on you by Mr Skanacum Messrs size trying for a pension for a woman by the name of McIntire there is no such a woman in this county who is a widow
Yours O K Root Jesse Root
Oct 1844 H McIntire

10787 Parker Abigail M c Intire Maw of William Mr
Act 7 July 1838

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Sept 1. 1811
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 W m McIntire of Reading is found upon the eighth month, rolls, in the company of Capt. Asa Prince, Col. Mansfield's from May 1 to Dec 1. 1778, and upon the rolls of said Captain Prince from Sept 12. 1777 - 3 months & 21 days
The name of W m McIntire is found upon the pay rolls of Capt. Nathan Rowland, Col. Robinson from Dec 25. 1776 to April 3. 1777 99 days & from July 9. 1777 - 39 days

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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 which tend to satisfy me of the identity of the party described in the application with the individual who rendered the service.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Packer; Secretary of the Commonwealth.

The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office of the service of my husband William McIntyre (or William Mc Intire) in the War of the Revolution —
He belonged to Reading in the State of Massachusetts & enlisted in that, or some town near Boston in said State as a private & afterwards, as I think have heard my said husband say, was an officer but in what years he served I cannot recollect He was in Washington's Army, was at the Battle of Bunker Hill, and at the execution of Andre —
I think I have heard him say that at one time he was a Corporal
Witness my hand this twenty third day of August, A.D. 1844
+ Abigail J. McIntire
Signed by said Abigail McIntire in my presence
Archibald Wescott Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that I have in my possession the Record of Marriages kept by Jonathan Buck Esq. then of Buckstown which is now Bucksport Maine.
On the 12th page of the Record I find recorded by said Jonathan Buck Esq. the following marriage of William McIntire to Abigail Gross a copy of which record stands as follows —
"Seventeen hundred & ninety three. the thirtieth of May Solemnised the marriage of William McIntire to Abigail Gross both of plantation No. 2 Penobscot, Eastern River." or more literally as follows
"1793 the 30 th of May Solemnised the marriage of William McIntire to Abigail Gross both of plantation No. 2 Penobscot Eastern River."
Samuel M. Pond
State of Maine,
Hancock Co. Sept 20. 1844.
Personally appeared the above named Samuel M. Pond. Judge of the Court of Probate within for said County, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing certificate by him signed.
Before me,
Nicholas Thomas
Justice of the Peace for the State of Maine,

Recorded in No 2 a .
1793 - 30 th of May - Solemnized the marriage of William McIntire to Abigail Grof both of Plantation No. 2 - Penobscot Eastern Union
I hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true copy, taken by me from the records of Jonathan Bucks Esquire, late of Bucksport in the County of Hancock & State of Maine deceased - The Book of records from which the foregoing is taken has every appearance of being truly & faithfully kept - & I have no doubt they contain correctly the doings of said Bucks as a magistrate -
Bucksport
Sept. 16. 1846 -
W. Williams

I Abigail McIntire (alias) Abigail Parker hereby make the following statement under oath to obtain the benefit of the Resolution of Congress of the twenty third day of January 1845. That I am the Widow first of William McIntire and late the Widow of Oliver Parker my first Husband William McIntire was a Private Soldier in the War of the Revolution as appears from the Rolls and Army Books - I made my declaration agreeable to the Pension Acts before Samuel M. Pond Judge of the Probate Court for the County of Hancock - said declaration was made and sent to the Commissioner of Pensions in 1844 signed by my Cross by the name of Abigail McIntire which is the name I go by in this place much more frequently than I do by the name of Abigail Parker, and as my last Husband Oliver Parker has been dead six years last November and my claim for a pension being under William McIntire my first Husband, and being ignorant of the fact that my last Husband Oliver Parker ought to have been inserted in my declaration I did not mention it to the man that drew up my declaration, and soon after it was sent to Washington an enemy to me on account of my not signing a deed in the division of some property belonging to my first Husband, I understand wrote to you that there was no Widow McIntire in the Town of Oritana or Penobscot. This was done to prevent me, a poor Widow from receiving the small pension due me on account of services rendered by William McIntire my first Husband. The record of my

marriage you have her from Judge Ponds - She were married by Jonathan Buck Esqr of Buckport Maine in May 1793. I was married again after my Husbands death some twenty six years past by a Methodist Minister by the name of William Hutekins, who by report is now dead, he left no record of marriages - Oliver Parker my last Husband died six years ago last November in the town of Penobscot. I still remain a widow with no property, and now ask you to grant me what pension there may be due me agreeable to all the acts of Congress heretofore past together with the benefit of such Resolves as may appertain to my case &c -
Attest to the truth of Abigail Parker -
Abigail her X Parker mark
Nicholas Thomas Ellsworth Palmer
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this twentieth day of May in the year eighteen hundred and forty five -
Nicholas Thomas
Justice of the Peace
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual who represents herself to be in the foregoing affidavit - Nicholas Thomas Justice of the Peace

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows."
State of Massachusetts  Maine } ss. At a special Probate Court County of Hancock } held On this twentieth day of September eighteen hundred and forty four. Abigail McIntire
a resident of Blue Hill in the county of Hancock aged Seventy six 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 and pensions to certain widows;" That she is the widow of William McIntire a Revolutionary Soldier who served in the American Revolution and who enlisted in it in Boston or some town in Massachusetts and served under the following Officers, Asa Prince, Colonel Mansfield, and others, for the term of two years or more, and as she saith, was honorably discharged -
She further declares that she was married to the said William McIntire on the thenth day of May in the year seventeen hundred and ninety three; that her husband, the aforesaid William McIntire died on the twenty fourth day of January one thousand eight hundred and two that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz: at the time above stated.
Sworn to, and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me, Abigail his McIntire mark
Samuel W Pond Judge of Probate for the County of Hancock, State of Maine

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Abigail Fletcher
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N. J. Thomas Esq Eden  Frank M c

I Joshua Goss of Orland in the County of Hancock and State of Maine. Aged Seventy Seven years do testify and say that I was well acquainted with William McIntire and Abigail Goss I was present at their Marriage which took place in this town some time the last of May one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty three at the dwelling house of the father of Abigail Goss I was married about three years before the Marriage of Said Abigail Goss we had a Son born in March Seventeen hundred and Sixty two and when we attended Abigail Goss's wedding in May Seventeen hundred and Sixty three I well remember it was a crossing present the Said William McIntire has been dead more than forty years but how much longer I cannot recollect his Widow the Said Abigail some years after as I understand by common report was married to Oliver Parker who has likewise been dead five or six years and his Wife is still living and remains his Widow she is in this town as often called by the name of Abigail McIntire as by the name of Abigail Parker and more so the aforesaid William McIntire and Abigail Goss were married in my presence by Jonathan Buck Esq of the town of Brookport at the time above stated I further testify and say that I have understood that some person from this place out of ill will to the aforesaid Abigail on account of her not signing a deed of some land here wrote to the commissioner of pensions against him in order to prevent him from retaining the pension money that without a shadow of doubt now belongs to him  Joshua his Goss Mark  attest to the Mark of Joshua Goss Nicholas Thomas Joshua Goss to Oakman L Gardner
Hancock ss. May 10th 1845 Then the above named Joshua Goss a credible witness made oath to the above deposition by him subscribed Before me Nicholas Thomas Justice of the Peace

I Mary Grogg of Orleans in the County of Hancock and State of Maine, aged Seventy four years, do testify and say that I was well acquainted with William McIntire and Abigail Grogg I was present together with my husband at their marriage, they were married by Jonathan Buck esq of the now town of Brookport, about the last of May one thousand Seven hundred and sixty three. Why I remember the time is I was married about three years before Abigail Grogg was, I had a Son, a Sucking infant of about fourteen Months old with me at their wedding. William McIntire has been dead between forty and fifty years his Widow Abigail McIntire Some years after his death married Mr Oliver Parker of Penobscot he likewise died Some years past in the Town of Penobscot but the precise year I cannot state correctly his Widow since his death is as commonly called the Widow McIntire or more so than she is the Widow Abigail Parker I understand that Some one of her Enemies here have wrote to the Commissioners of pensions in order to prevent her from getting the Small pension allowed her by Contain acts of Congress (the Wards do testify and say were interlined before signing) asset to the Mark of Mary Grogg
Nicholas Thomas Joshua Grogg Jr Oakman L. Gardner
his Mary + Grogg Mark
Hancock H. May 10th 1845 Then the above named Mary Grogg, a credible witness, made solemn Oath to the above deposition by her subscribed —
Before me, Nicholas Thomas Justice of the Peace

State of Maine.
HANCOCK, ss. CLERK'S OFFICE, ELLSWORTH.
I George H. Brown _____ Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court within and for the County of Hancock, hereby certify, that _____ Nicholas Thomas _____ whose name appears subscribed to the foregoing certificate each is now, and was at the time of subscribing the same, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for each  said County of the said State  Hancock , duly commissioned and qualified, and that as such, full faith and credit are due his official acts.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court, this Twenty fourth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty- five
G. H. Brown.
Clerk of said Court for Hancock County.

I Nicholas Thomas aged sixty five years do testify and say that I have this present week visited the towns of Gorham, Bluehill, Penobscot, and Brooksville in this State, they being the towns in which Abigail McIntire formerly resided, and I find by strict enquiry of aged persons that the said Abigail McIntire was first the Widow of William McIntire and he died more than forty years ago, afterwards said Abigail was married to Oliver Parker who died in the town of Penobscot about six years past, said Abigail had Children by Mr McIntire but none by her last Husband Oliver Parker, she has more frequently been known and called by the name of the Widow Abigail McIntire through all the places in which she has resided - I was present when Judge Pond administered the Oath to her on her former declaration and do not believe that she intended the least degree of fraud in stating that she was the Widow of William McIntire as commonly called
State of Maine.
HANCOCK, ss. CLERK'S OFFICE, ELLSWORTH.
I George H. Brown Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court within and for the County of Hancock, hereby certify, that Nicholas J. Thomas whose name appears subscribed to the foregoing certificate, is now and was at the time of subscribing the same, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Hancock, duly commissioned and qualified, and that as such, full faith and credit are due his official acts.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court, this Twenty fourth day of May , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five .
G. H. Brown , Clerk of said Court for Hancock County.

I Nicholas Thomas aged sixty five years do testify and say, that I have this present week visited the towns of Orland, Bluehill, Penobscot, and Brooksville in this State, they being the towns in which Abigail McIntire formerly resided, and I find by strict enquiry of aged persons that the said Abigail McIntire was, first the Widow of William McIntire and he died more than forty years ago, afterwards said Abigail was married to Oliver Parker who died in the town of Penobscot about six years past, said Abigail had Children by Mr McIntire but none by her last husband Oliver Parker, she has more frequently been known and called by the name of the widows Abigail McIntire through all the places in which she has resided - I was present when Judge Pond administered the Oath to her on her former declaration and do not believe that she intended the least degree of fraud in stating that she was the Widow of William McIntire as she was commonly called by that name - but as far as I can learn some person dissatisfied with her have written to you making statements against her, and if she could know what the statements were she would have an opportunity to confute them - She is still living on the charity of her Children -
Nicholas Thomas
Hancock ss. May 19th 1845. Then the above named Nicholas Thomas a creditable witness and made oath to the above deposition by him subscribed before me
Nicholas S. Thomas Justice of the Peace

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME McIntire, William GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9997 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 16, 1789 To M. Mc Connell, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME McIntire, William GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 10050 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED October 27, 1792 To John Cahill, Adm te .
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.