Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 23951, for Peter Mc Murphy, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
McMurphy, Peter Sarah
W 23951
CONTENTS

5231
Maine
Sarah McMurphy widow of Peter Murphy who died on the _____ of _____ in the State of Maine who was a _____ Private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by _____ in the Revolution line for _____
Inscribed on the Roll of _____ at the rate of 75 Dollars 53 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831. Entry 27 August 1841
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of June 1853 and sent to Mrs. Mary Egan
Ord. New York
Revolutionary Act July 4, 1836 Section the 3 rd
Recorded by _____ Clerk Book _____ Vol. 2 Page 334

Vt. 910.
Nov. 29/52
Sarah M c Murphy, dec. Widow of Peter.
Maine.
July 14 th 1830.
Brad Joy, Ovid, N. Y.

Declaration
State of Maine
County of Lincoln } ss On this 4 th day of November 1852 personally appeared before me Arnold Blaney the Probate Judge of said county & district, Betsey Hatch of said county aged Seventy two years, then in open court, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by Congress passed the 4 th of July 1836 granting widows pensions -
That she is the only child of Peter Mc Murphey & Sarah Mc Murphey his widow both deceased, that she makes this declaration in the name of Sarah Mc Murphey deceased, who was the widow of Peter Mc Murphey deceased, who was (as this deponent has always heard and believes) a soldier in the war of the Revolution, that he was a resident of Bristol (now Maine), served at various times & as she believes two years or more
That the said Peter Mc Murphey as this deponent believes was married to Sarah Whitaker November 1763 & that the present application is made in the name of this identical person being the present or late widow Sarah Mc Murphey deceased, that the said Peter Mc Murphey did on the 2 o day of January 1832 leaving his widow the identical person above named, Sarah Mc Murphey, who died his widow on the 27 th day of August 1841 leaving at her death and who still survives her one only child who is over the age of twenty one years, named Betsey Hatch  Subscribed & sworn before me, the day & date 3 above mentioned & I certify that the said 3 Betsey Hatch is a respectable person 3  Arnold Blaney Judge of Probate  Betsey Hatch

State of Maine
County of Lincoln ss I Arnold Blaney, Probate Judge of said County and district, do hereby certify that the attached declaration of Betsey Hatch was made before me in open court as therein stated - I also certify that satisfactory evidence was adduced & exhibited before me, & before the said court, that Peter McMurphy deceased had been a soldier in the war of the Revolution, & that prior to the said war of the revolution he was married to Sarah White, that the said Peter McMurphy died twenty years since leaving his widow Sarah McMurphy who was his wife during the Revolutionary war, and that his said widow aforesaid died his widow on the 27 th day of August 1841 eighteen hundred and forty one, and that she died a widow, & that the attached declaration is made in the name of the identical person and widow of the above named Peter McMurphy, that at her death she left one only child who still survives, and who is over twenty one years of age, & is the only child now surviving, whose name is Betsey Hatch who made the attached declaration
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 4 th day of November 1852
Arnold Blaney } Judge of } Probate } Lincoln Co

State of Maine
County of Lincoln
ss David Green aged 88 years after being duly sworn according to law, deposes & says that he was born in Bristol and has always resided there, that he was personally acquainted with Peter Mc Murphy before and during the Revolution and that he married Sarah Whitaker before the Revolutionary war; He will remember of seeing the said Peter Mc Murphy in the service of the revolution, & knows he was absent from his home (as it was said, & as this deponent believes) engaged during his absence in the war of the Revolution - That the declaration attach- -ed made in behalf of Sarah Mc Murphy is made in favor of the identical person and widow of the above named Peter Mc Murphy, and that she was the identical person above named who was Sarah Whitaker to whom Peter Mc Murphy was married prior to the Revolution as above mentioned, and that the said Peter Mc Murphy died twenty years since, leaving his widow Sarah Mc Murphy above described his widow, who died his widow on the 27 th day of August 1841 leaving at her death and who still survives her one only child, to wit Belsey Hatch who is over the age of twenty one years, this deponent further deposes & says that he was well acquainted in the said town of Bristol and Thomaston & other towns of that county during the revolution & that he never knew nor never heard of any other person of the name of Peter Mc Murphy, than the above named
Subscribed & sworn before me this 4 th day of Nov r 1852 David Green and I hereby certify that the witness David Green is a safe & good witness, respectable person & of sound mind Ben old Blamer Judge of Probate

State of Maine,
County of Lincoln } ss Richard Mc Clary aged 90 years after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he was a resident of Bristol in above named county during the Revolution, that he was before and during & after the revolution personally acquainted with Peter Mc Murphy who married Sarah Whitsker, & that such marriage took place before the revolution, that he well knows that the said Peter Mc Murphy served at various times and places in the war of the revolution, he knows well that he was much of the time from home, from his wife & family in the service of his country in the war of the Revolution, that he must have served in all two or three years, this deponent saw him on his return from the engagement called Basingdon in which the said Peter Mc Murphy had his face powder burnt, this deponent was during the Revolution well acquainted in said Bristol & in Thomaston and he deposes and says that he knew of no other Peter Mc Murphy than the one above named nor does he believe that there was in those towns or in that quarter a person of that name except the above named Peter Mc Murphy who was the husband during the Revolution of the present applicant Sarah Mc Murphy, or in whose name the attached declaration is made, that the said Sarah Mc Murphy in whose name the attached declaration is made was the widow of the above named Peter Mc Murphy & who was before her marriage Sarah Whitsker that the said Peter Mc Murphy died twenty years since leaving his widow Sarah Mc Murphy in whose name the attached declaration is made, and who was his widow & died his widow on the 27. day of August 1841 leaving one only child & she still survives her & is now the age of twenty one years, named Betsey Hatch who made the attached declaration — Sworn & subscribed before me this 4 th day of November 1852. and I certify that the said Richard Mc Clary is a respectable person, of apparent sound mind & good memory & is a reliable witness
Rich d Mc Clary
Arnold O'Leary Judge of Probate

State of Maine } County of Lincoln }
ss Mary Sproul aged 90 years after being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that she was a resident of Bristol in said county during the war of the Revolution, that at that time she was personally acquainted with Peter Mc Murphy & his then wife Sarah, that the said Peter Mc Murphy before the revolution married Sarah Whitecar & that she resided with him as his wife till his death - That this deponent during the war of the Revolution occasionally saw the said Peter Mc Murphy when on a visit from the Army, at home, she then learned that he was engaged in the service as a soldier of the Revolution She well knows that he was much from home during the war of the revolution & always at that time heard & believed that he was engaged as a soldier in the war of the Revolution, she saw him in the garb of a soldier, this deponent knew the names of most of the persons in the town of Bristol & other adjacent towns during the revolution, & she deposes & says she knew of no other Peter Mc Murphy than the above named nor never heard of any other, & that she is of the belief that the above named Peter Mc Murphy served in the Revolution two or three years, and that he died twenty years since leaving his widow Sarah Mc Murphy in whose name & in whose behalf the attached declaration is made, for the benefit of her only surviving child, that the said widow Sarah Mc Murphy died a widow on the 27th day of August 1841 leaving at her death one only child who still survives her & is over the age of twenty one years by the name of Betsey Hatch who made the attached declaration and that the said widow Sarah Mc Murphy in whose name the attached declaration is made, was the identical person who was the wife of the said Peter Mc Murphy during the Revolution Sworn & subscribed before me the 4 th day of November 1852 and I certify that the said Mary Sproul is a respectable person, a worth witness, of apparent sound mind & good memory
Mary Sproul
Amos Hemen Judg of Probate

State of Maine
County of Lincoln } ss Betsy Carter aged 82 years after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that she resided in Bristol in said county during the revolution, that from the earliest recollection she was personally acquainted with Peter McMurphy & his then wife Sarah, & who did his widow, that this deponent can remember the war of the Revolu- tion & she remembers well that the said Peter McMurphy and his then wife Sarah were living together as husband and wife during the revolution, that she often saw the said Peter McMurphy when at home on a visit dressed in his soldiers dress, that she saw him after the engage- ment called the Battle of Bunker Hill at that time understood & believed that he was engaged in that conflict, she knows that he was during the revolution some years from home & it was always said at the time, that he was engaged in the service in the said war of the Revolution & she has no doubt but that he was, the people were few & far between in Bristol at that time & this deponent knew the inhabitants or heard of their names but she never knew of any other Peter McMurphy than the above named, she never heard of any other - she further deposes & says, that the said Peter McMurphy died twenty years since leaving his widow Sarah McMurphy & that she did his widow, & that she was the identical person who was his wife during the revolution and the identical person in whose name the attached de- claration is made, that the said widow Sarah McMurphy did a widow on the 27 th day of August 1841 leaving at her death Betsy Hatch her only surviving child & who still survives her & who made the declaration attached & that she is an old woman much over the age of twenty one years Sworn & subscribed before me this 4 th day of
November 1852. & I certify that the above named Betsy Carter is a respectable person, of apparent sound mind & of good memory & is a worthy witness
Betsy Carter
Amos Okey Judge of Probate

Peter McMurphy Married to Sarah Whitaker in the year 1763 November the 20
Peter McMurphy my father died January the 20 1832 My Mother Sarah McMurphy died Aug 27 th 1841

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 23951
Sarah M c Murphy widow of Peter M c Murphy Surg. P.W. na
Act: July 4 th 1836
Index: —Vol. M , Page 25
[Arrangement of 1870.]

7.910
Sarah McMurphy decd widow of Peter Maine
Act 4. July 1836
Admitted
Corporal 6 mns 3 dus $22.32 Sergeant 8 " 3 " 40.60 $95.53 Private 9 " 24 " 32.71 $100.64 from 4 Mar 1831 to 27. Aug 1841 for $1055.57 $1000.36
Certificate to issue to Mrs Betsey Hatch
(who is sole child & heir)
Agent
Arad Joy
Ovid
N. York

Sarah McMurphy see d of Maine . Widow of Peter At July 4. 1886.
Decl n by Betsey Hatch - daughter
Peter was resident of Bristol (now Maine when he entered service. Served various tours - 2 yrs or more - &c
David Green aged 88 } Testimony very uniform - Date Nov. 1852 Rich d McClary " 90 } Knew Peter & wife from before during and Mary Sprout " 90 } since the Revn. Peter was married to Sarah Betsey Gaster 123 } Whitaker before the Revn & lived together &c
Peter was out several times during the war and all think service amounted to as much as 2 yrs. They mention his return from the Bagiduce battle - his face powder-burnt.
Peter died 20 yrs ago. Sarah died his widow 27 Aug 1841. left one only surviving child Betsey Hatch now surviving. *
{ Cert t of court of Satisfactory proof of death of Peter  20 yrs since leaving Sarah, widow , who was his wife during Rev war  widow died 27 th Aug '41 . she remained widow - left one only surviving child Betsey Hatch - declarant. over 21 yrs of age
Old leaf, apparently fly leaf of quarto bible. in faded writing
"Peter McMurphy married Sarah Whitaker in the year 1763 November the 20"
Later writing " Peter McMurphy my father died January the 2 d 1832 "
Still later - "My Mother Sarah McMurphy died Aug 27 th 1841"
All these witnesses testify they were well acquainted in Bristol & vicinity & never knew in that region any other person of the name of Peter McMurphy

This family record is not verified. - perhaps the certificate of court covers it, as all the papers are attached.
Certificate of comptroller Secy of War. Aug 1, 1852.
Peter M c Murphy - Corps c capt Furness Co Coast Def from July '75. 6 mo 3 das
Same Same Co private in '76 8 " 13 ds
above rolls dated at Bristol
On Roll Capt Plummer - Col McRobbs Regt - Exp n agt
"Major Bagiduce" fr July 6. '79 - 9 miles travel & 2 " 18 a
Roll of Capt McAllister. Col Primes Regs as Sergeant
from Apr 14. 1780 8 " 3 a
Roll dated at Thomaston -
2 1 mo 7 das 27 1 mo 7 das NB - witnesses testify to acquaintance in Thomaston as well as Bristol
Proof of service of Peter as corporal 6 mo 3 ds $27.45
Proof of service of Peter as sergeant 8 mo 3 das 40.50
Proof of service of Peter as private (9 mo 24 da ) 11 months 32.74
Identity & service proved by 4 witnesses 100.69
Certified Genl parole proof before of marriage before the war
Proof of death of Peter in 1832.
Death of widow 27 Aug '41.
Betsey Hatch sole surviving child

mailed at Bristol May
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston :
August 31, 1852.
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 Peter M c Murphy is borne on rolls of Capt. Caleb Turner's Co. for Coast defence as Corp. from July 13. to Dec. 31. 1775. 6 months + 3 days, including travel. On rolls of the same Co. as private from March 26. to Dec. 7. 1776. 8 mos. 13 days. All the above rolls dated at Bristol.
6. 3
8. 13
On roll of Capt. Benj. Plummer, Col. M c Cobb's Regt. on expedition against "Maji. Bagiduce" from July 6. 1779. 2 months 18 days, + 90 miles travel.
2. 18
On roll of Capt. Arch d M c Allister. Col. Pinnis Regt. as Sergt. from April 14. to Dec. 16. 1780. 8 months 3 days. Roll dated at Thomaston. Coast defence.
8. 3 25. 7

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.
Alma Walker Secretary of the Commonwealth.

State of Maine, County of Lincoln Town of mistol
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish from the rolls in his office of the service of Peter M c Murphy in the war of the Revolution
He was a native of or probably resided and entered the service from the town of mistol County of Lincoln and State of Massachusetts probably in the year 1778 or 1779 - May be under Capt. Hatten, Lieut. Yates, Col. Knows, served at various times & under many officers, cannot name them, nor much of his service the most we know of his service is as follows he was in the siege called Baggadine about 1779 & various other towns -
Dated August 21. 1852
Signed by said Betsey
in my presence
Betsey Hatch
P. M. Wells Justice of the Peace
I certify that I believe the said Betsey Hatch is a relative & interested in the above application
P. M. Wells Justice of the Peace

187 Revolutionary Claim Law of 1836 State of Maine Sarah McMurthey
Ovid N.Y. Nov 24/52
Sir
You will find inclose the case of Sarah McMurthey fully made out & established
Respectfully Your Obed Servt Abad L. Ay
Wm J. E. Heath Canal Pres.