Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17,071, for Thomas Marshall, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Marshall Thomas Mary
N. 17,071
B.L.Wt. 34920-160-55
CONTENTS

Mar 3 210145 Sept 10/53
Mary Marshall wid of Thomas Marshall Corporal
Pension Act Feb 1848
Resolutions
N.Y. Feb 48-4789
Attest: C. C. Phelps B. B. Phelps
Adm
Chas Hughes Sandy Hill N.Y.
Vol 16 = 1 = 24

Reported
4789.
New York Albany Mary Marshall widow of Thomas Marshall who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Colonel Mass
Mass Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 33 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of May 1849 and sent to Charles Hughes Sandy Hill NY
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2. 1848, Page 128 Vol. 4.

5197 New York
Thomas Marshall
of Washington in the State of New York who was a Corporal in the Company commanded by Captain Waller of the Keyser by Col. Parke in the Mo aptts — time for 9 Months — " —
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 33 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of Feb y 1833 — and sent to Hon. W. Pitcher H. of Rep.
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1832 $50.50 Semi-ann. allowance ending Apr. 33 16.50
$ 67.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Book D
Geo. C. Hiles Clerk, Vol. 3. Page 175

Thomas Marshall
16
Ly. 22 33
Hon
Walter Pitchen
H. P.
P 210

BRIEF in the case of  Thomas Marshall of Hartford  County of Washington  in the State of New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Before a Judge.  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? It does  3. How old is he? Seventy nine years - 79  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years. Months. Days.     Volunteered 19th of April In 1775 3 1 Gen. Capt Benjamin Walker Lieut John   Continued at the expiration of the month 3 Plant Garrison Field Ebenezer   the officers with whom he served as volunteer during entire campaign 3 8 Corporal Brig Gen Moses Packer Lieut   9 Major Robert John Brugh   Major Gen. Putnam   Brigadier  
366 5  329 4 5
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Fort Hill  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Chenango Middlesex Co. Massachusetts  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
It is a fact that Pitches M.C. a wife, has belief that the papers are the original of the papers the Court
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. S. Wilson Examining Clerk.  Jan 17. 1832

State of New York Washington County ss:
I Mary Marshall do hereby depose and say that I am resident of the Town of Hartford County of Washington and State of New York that I am in the eighty sixth fifth year of My age that I am the widow of Thomas Marshall deceased Late of the aforesaid County and State that he was a pensioner of the United States and died in the Town of Hartford County and State afore said on the Eleventh day of August in the year one Thousand Eight hundred and thirty four that I was Married to the said Thomas Marshall on the Seventh day of December in the year one Thousand Seven hundred and eighty four in the Town of Amherst Hampshire County and State of Massachusetts by General Mattson a justice of the Peace that My said husband Thomas Marshall was a Soldier in the revolutionary war in the Massachusetts State Troops and the deponent says that she heard her husband Thomas Marshall say that he enlisted for nine Months and she further says that she has heard her husband say that he acted as Sergeant and drew and dealt out Rations to the Soldiers and she further says that she heard her husband Thomas Marshall say that he served under Capt Walker Col Bridge and Major Parker has heard him say that he was in Service at Lexington and at Bunker Hill and she further says that she has heard her husband say that after he performed his first tour of service that he again Entered the Service and Marched to Saratoga in the State of New York she further says that she thinks her husband drew a pension from the year one Thousand Eight hundred and thirty one untill he died she further declares that she has no record of her Mar- riage nor of the births of any of her children and verily believes none to be in existence and further saith that she is unable to write her name
Subscribed & sworn to before me this } Mary X Marshall Seventh day of March 1844 - V th the record } "fifth" written in margin before swearing } marks, A. L. Barker one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the Co. of Washington

State of New York
County of Washington ss; I Albert L. Baker the Judge upon whom the foregoing declaration was sworn & taken do certify that I know Mary Marshall who is described therein & who made oath thereto to be a credible witness - That she is unable by reason of old age and bodily infirmity to attend in open court to make her said declaration and that she cannot write her name.
A. L. Baker, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County.
State of New York
Washington County ss. I Henry Shiphead Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Albert L. Baker Esq. whose signature is affixed to the foregoing Final and certificate was at the time said signature was purport to have been made a Judge of the said County duly qualified and that the said signature was genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County this 11th day of March 1844.
H. Shiphead Clerk

Polley Cunnell being duly sworn doth depose and says that she is president of the Town of Kingsbury county of Washington and State of New York that she is the Elder child of Thomas Marshall and Mary Marshall that she was born in the State of Massachusetts Hampshire County and is in the fifty ninth year of her age the deponent saith that her father Thomas Marshall died in the Town of Hartford County of Washington & State of New York on the eleventh day of August in the year one thousand Eight hundred & thirty four that her Mother Mary Marshall has not Married since the death of her said husband Thomas Marshall but remains his widow at this time
Subscribed and sworn before me } Polly Cunnell the 14 th day of February 1844
Peter Wolbrook Justice of the Peace of Kingsbury Washington Co.
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Polly Cunnell and know her to be a person of good moral character and that I sincerely believe all facts and truth as given to her deponent as above set forth
Peter Wolbrook Justice Peace
State of New York Washington County ss. I Henry Shiphead clerk of said county do hereby certify that Peter Wolbrook Esquire whose signature is affixed to the foregoing Affidavit and certificates was at the time said signatures were made a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly qualified and that the said signatures are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said county this 14 th day of March 1844 H Shiphead Clk

Therebiah Butterfield being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is in the seventy six year of his age that he is a resident of the Town of Kingsbury County of Washington and State of New York This deponent says he was well acquainted with Thomas Marshall whose widow now resides in the Town of Hartford County & State aforesaid that the said Mary Marshall is Sister to this deponent and the deponent saith that he was formerly from the State of Massachusetts County of Hampshire and left said State fifty six years ago last February that previous to this deponents leaving said State it was reported & believed in the neighborhood that Thomas Marshall was married to Mary Butterfield This deponent says he was not present at his Sisters wedding as his said Sister went from home to get married the deponent saith that immediately after the report of the said marriage the said Thomas Marshall & the said Mary Marshall cohabited together as man & wife and that the said Thomas & Mary had two children born previous to this deponents leaving said State as above stated and the deponent saith that six or seven years at the most after this deponent left the State of Massachusetts the said Thomas Marshall & his said wife Mary Marshall moved within a short distance of this deponent and resided there until Thomas Marshall died which was in the month of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty four and the deponent saith that the said Thomas Marshall & the said Mary lived together as man & wife until the said Thomas died that whilst they so lived together they reared a family of children and that their children now reside near this deponent and the deponent saith that the said Mary Marshall has not married since the death of her said husband Thomas Marshall but remains his widow at this time
Subscribed & sworn this 14 th day of February 1844 before me Therebiah Butterfield
Peter Holbrook Justice of Peace of Kingsbury Washington County
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Therebiah Butterfield and know him to be a person of good moral character and of sound mind and verily believe that full faith and credit may be given to his affidavit as above set forth
Peter Holbrook Justice Peace

State of New York } County of Washington } ss
On this twentieth day of September in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before me John Mott one of the Judges of Washington County Com. Recs Thomas Marshall a resident of the town of Hartford County of Washington and State of New York aged Seventy nine years on the thirtieth day of May last past who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 - That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers and Service as herein stated That while he resided in the town of Chenango County of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts the inhabitants of the town came together and appointed Benjamin Walker Capt John Flint Lieut and Ensign Fitch Ensign Ebenezer Bridge Col Moses Tucker Lieut Col Brock Major Gen. Colonel John Bridge Quarters Master and organized so far as it was possible under the then situation of our Country and all held themselves in readiness to march whenever it became necessary expecting the British to come upon them as they were then in Boston and on the nineteenth day of April A. D. 1775 when the battle was at Lexington he turned out and marched under the above named Officers to Lexington and when he viewed the British were retreating back to Boston fighting on their retreat he was marched to Cambridge where he encamped and was lodged in houses and kept up Comp duties on guard and sentries where he remained about one Month when the above named Officers received Commission from the Council in Boston so called and this deponent then entered in the Service for eight Months and was under the command of the Officers above named and was stationed at Cambridge and was employed in throwing up breastworks and digging entrenchments and built a Fort on Prospect Hill and one on Cobble Hill - and this deponent further saith that

on the Seventeenth day of June there was a battle on Bunker Hill and the British took the hill and went back to Boston That in that battle our Col Tinker and Capt Walker was wounded and made prisoners of war was taken to Boston and died of their wounds also he remained remained in Cambridge until the 19 th day of January A. D. 1776 when his term of enlistment expired and he was discharged by parole and this declarant further saith he belonged to Brig Gen Putnam Brigade and he was drafted and served as a Captain in his Company that he remembers the names of Gen Washington Gen Ward who he saw that Gloucester regiment was there he thinks and several other officers and Regiments but do not recall their names that he served in this campaign nine Months
9 Mo
And he further states while he lived at Amherst County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts and on the fourth first of September A. D. 1777 he volunteered in the Militia and entered the Service under Capt Dickerson Lieut Dickinson Ensign Melamy he thinks in Col Tinker's was not remember the name of the other officers of the Reg. and he was marched through Old Hadley, Northampton - Chesterfield - Skaneateles - Adams - Williamstown. Pittsfield to Saratoga on the north river from there he was marched to Ticonderoga on Otter Kill where he was stationed in log huts they made there and remained there about two weeks when he was taken sick with the camp distemper and was sick about three weeks he returned home the last of October or the first of Nov. by the permission of his officer that he was out in the Service in this campaign two Months There were other regiments and other officers but does not remember their names and he further saith he served and did the duty of a Captain and returned to Amherst That from Amherst he moved to Kingsbury in the year about 300 rods from where he now lives and has lived
2 Mo

in the neighborhood about thirty six years
1 That he was born in the town of Chenango Forks in the year 1753 -
2 That there is a record of his age in the town where he was born in Chenango Forks otherwise he has no record
3 That he entered the Service as above stated once has lived in the town of Amherst Kingsbury and Hartford since the revolutionary war
4 That he volunteered and enlisted when he entered the Service
5 That he cannot remember more particularly the officers and they that is contained in the body of his dislocation
6 That he never received no written discharge
7 That Thomas Griffin Oliver Griffin Thomas have Henry Stetson and many others who can testify to his character for veracity and their General belief of his services as a Soldier of the revolution That he cannot from bodily infirmity attend any Court of Record
That he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can produce who can testify to his Service
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State or Territory Thomas Marshall
Sworn to and Subscribed }
The day and year aforesaid }
before me John Mott
We Calvin H Swain a Clergyman residing in the Town of Kingsbury and Thomas Griffin residing in the town of Kingsbury Hartford hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Marshall who has Subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration That we believe him to be Seventy nine years of age That he is reputed and believed in the

neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that Opinion and further we certify that the above declarant Thomas Marshall is a man of truth and veracity Subscribed and Sworn } Calvin H Swain the day and year aforesaid } Thomas Griffin before me John Moss
State of New York } County of Washington } ss
We Thomas Love David Hall being duly Sworn according to Law deposes and Saith that we have been well acquainted with Thomas Marshall who Subscribed and Sworn to the above declara- -tion for thirty years and more in the neighborhood where he now resides that he is a man of truth and veracity and he believes he served in the revolution as he has stated in his declaration and that he is reputed to have been a Soldier who served in the revolutionary War and we have no doubt of it Subscribed and Sworn } Thos Love the day and year aforesaid } David Hall has known him 20 years before me John Moss a Judge of Washington County Courts
And I the Said Judge do hereby declare my Opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states - And I the Said Judge further certifies that it appears to me that Calvin H Swain who has Signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Kingsbury and that Thomas Griffin who has also Signed the Same is a resident in the town of Hartford and is a credible person and that their Statement is entitled to credit I further certify that the above applicant from bodily infirmity attend Court John Moss

State of New York } County of Washington }
I Jesse S Leigh clerk of the said County do certify that John Mott before whom the proceeding and within declaration purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of Washington Com Pleas in and for the said County of Washington and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said declaration and affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature
Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 18 th day of October 1832
J. S. Leigh clerk

in the matter of Thomas Marshall Revolutionary Soldier Declaration for a pension
affm d
The within application of Thomas Marshall for a pension, was made out, and handed to me by the Hon. John Mott, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Washington Co. N.Y. and is one of those cases (within my knowledge) where the applicant is too infirm to attend Court, he is a very honest man, and none that know him would doubt his statement, I further certify, that I am well acquainted with all the Witnesses who have testified as to their belief in the truth of the applicant's statement, they are good men and entitled to full credit.
Nath l Pitches M.C.G. Jany. 26. 1833

Maryland Hall
266 145

State of New York                      § ss On this 26 th day of June A.D. Washington County, § one thousand eight hundred and fifty five before me Lyman H. Northrop a Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid personally appeared Mary Marshall aged ninety four years a resident of Hartford in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the bounty land to which she is entitled under the act of Congress passed March 3 d 1855 that she is the widow of Thomas Marshall who was a Corporal in the Revolutionary War & for the service of her husband aforesaid she now receives a Pen- sion at the rate of thirty three Dollars per annum under the act of Congress passed February 2 nd 1848
For evidence of the service of her husband aforesaid this declarant refers the Department to the evidence on file in the Pension Office at Washington & requests the Land Warrant for- warded to her agent Charles Hughes Esq of Seneca Falls N.Y. - She further declares that she is now a widow; and that she has not received or made application for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress
Subscribed & sworn to before me §                      Mary his Marshall this 26 th day of June A.D. 1855 §
Lyman H. Northrop Justice of the Peace
I certify that Mary Marshall is the identical

person above named & described. And I further certify that I have no interest whatever in the result of the matter above referred to. And that she is now a widow.
Lyman H. Northrup Justice of the Peace
State of New York } County of Washington } ss Aurilla M. Marshall and Sallie C. Marshall of Kingsbury in said County who are credible witnesses, & also fully competent being duly sworn depose & say that they are well acquainted with Mary Marshall and that she is the identical person above described & named - that she is now a widow & that they saw her affix her mark to the within declarative subscribed & sworn to before. } Aurilla M. Marshall in the 26 day of June A.D. 1855 } Sallie C. Marshall Lyman H. Northrup Justice of the Peace
State of New York } County of Washington } ss I Nathaniel B. Milliman Clerk of the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that Lyman H. Northrup is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County, duly qualified and authorized by law to administer oaths for general purposes. That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Lyman H. Northrup & verily believe his signature written within are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said County this 5 th day of September A.D. 1855 N B Milliman Clerk

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 17071
Mary Marshall Widow of Thomas Marshall Corp New War
Act: Feb 29. 48
Index:—Vol. M , Page 8
[Arrangement of 1870.]

JA 920
New Aus

Free Charles Hughes M.C.
FREE
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Mary Marshall married to Thomas Marshall, Dec. 1784, who died August 1834. $33 per an.
acts '38 } 2 { 438 } Calipates { 44 }
Albany Roll
Send cut: to
Hon. Ch. Rogers Sandy Hill N. York

8608
New York
Mary Marshall
widow of Thomas Marshall who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 11 Aug 1834 of Wash in the State of NY who was a Corpl in the Co commanded by Captain Walton of the reg commanded by Col Parker in the Mapa line for Genl .
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 33 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Aug  44 and sent to Hon Ch. Rogers  Sandy Hill NY
Total amount, $
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by F. D. Swann , Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 Page 169 .
no act 43 — 6295 " " 44 — 824

5995
Albany. N.Y.
Mary Marshall, widow of Thomas Marshall who was a Corporal in the Mass Line
L. B. 18385 43 44 3 rep
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 33 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Aug 1844 and sent to Hon. Charles Rogers Sandy Hill N York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
and June 17. 1844
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 261

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Aug 6 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 Thomas Marshall is found upon the 8 months rolls, in the Company of Capt Benjamin Walker, Col. Bridge from April 19. to Aug. 1. 1778, and is returned upon the rolls in Col. Lee, in all as an Infantry; there are no returns of said Company after that time in the Office neither are there any rolls of Capt Moses Larkins
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Packer, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Pension Office, May 13. 1844.
Sir,
I have the honor to inform you that the proof in the case of Mary Marshall satisfactorily shows that the marriage took place before January 1794 - But the alleged service in 1775 under Capt. Benjamin Walker, and Capt. Moses Parker, should be verified by the rolls in the Office of the Secretary of Massachusetts, discovered since the adjustment. The rules require of each claimant to adduce the best attainable evidence.
I have the honor to be, Very respectfully, Your Ob't. Servt. J L Edwards
Wm Charles Rogers, House of Representatives.

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Miscellaneous
Mr Hubbard
13th March 1849
5995
Official Business
700
Hon J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Sandy Hill Wash. Co. N.Y. March 9 th 1849
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Dear Sir -
Enclosed I send you the application of Mary Marshall for a new certificate she having drawn under the five year act & returned her certificate - She has not drawn since the semi annual drawing in March 1848 I believe & I suppose her new certificate will take date from that time - Will you please give this your earliest attention - Allow me to congratulate you on your reappointment to a post in which successive administrations have found you invaluable -
Very Respectfully & Truly Yours &c
Charles Hughes,

Sandy Hill, Nash Co. N.Y.
Aug. 10, 1862
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Sir,
I send you additional proof in the case of Mary Marshall according to the suggestion of your letter which is enclosed - You will confer a great favor by giving the application as early as examination and decision as the business of your office will allow, and I hope you
humble servant
Charles Rogers

Commissioner of Pensions
— 4/11/12

Sandy Hill Washington Co NY Sept 8 1855-
Hon J Minot Comm of Pensions
Dear Sir -
Enclosed please find the application of Mary Marshall a Revolutionary Pensioner for Bounty Land under Act of March 3 1855-
When the case is passed on please enclose it to me at this place showed a warrant issued
The old lady is rather feeble & the warrant should issue soon if she is to get the benefit of it - Do not, or can not the Revolutionary appli- cants take precedence on account of their ex- treme age - Widows, then, under service, in War of 1812 can better wait than these aged & infirm old women -
Very Respectfully Yours, Charles H. Hughes

Ho. of Reps
March 26, 1844
Hon. V. L. Edwards
Sir,
Enclosed are the papers of Mary Marshall, be kind enough to give the application as early a consideration as possible and apprise me of the result
Yours humble Servant
Charles Rogers

State of New York
Washington County ss Be it known that before me the subscribed Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared Mary Marshall & made oath in due form of law in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed the 2 nd day of February one thousand eight hundred & forty eight that she is the widow of Thomas Marshall who was a soldier in the War of the Revolution that she drew a Pension under the acts of the 3 rd of March 1843 and June 17 th 1844 at the rate of thirty three dollars per annum. That she has not intermarried but continues the widow of the above mentioned Thomas Marshall; That she now resides in Hartford  Kingsbury Washington County New York & has resided there for the space of more than thirty years last past; and that previous thereto she resided in Kingsbury Washington County New York
Sworn & subscribed before me this 8 th day of March A D 1849 Charles Hughes Justice of the Peace Clark Marshall witness,
her Mary X Marshall mark
I certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit. I also certify that the word "Kingsbury" in the above declaration was erased & the word "Hartford" interlined before signing, by me
Charles Hughes Justice of the Peace

State of New York Washington County
Clerk's Office
I certify that Charles H. Hight, before whom the within affidavit purports to have been made is a Justice of the Peace of Washington County duly authorized to administer oaths, & that the within are his signatures.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my official seal this ninth day of March in the year 1849 at Argyle in the county aforesaid & State of New York
J. G. Hitchcock Dep Clerk
Mary Marshall

Samuel C Carters Letter of 7 1843
Harmon Van Tassel Esq Glens Falls Warren Co. N.Y.

I Samuel C. Carter of the town of Amherst in Hampshire County in the State of Massachusetts, testify and say that I am the Clerk of the town of Amherst, and have examined the records in my possession, and can not find any marriages recorded from the year 1759 to 1786, and that the records of marriages were very imperfectly kept till 1804; & that the marriage of Thomas Marshall to Mary Buttrick is not on any of the records of said town.
Given under my hand this seventh day of October A.D. 1843
Sam d C. Carter.
Hampshire ss. Oct. 7. 1843
Personally appeared Samuel C. Carter the subscriber of the above affidavit and made solemn oath to the truth thereof. Before me Olmya Baker Justice of the Peace.

Anhurst Mass Oct 7. 1843
Dear Sir
Accompanying this is my certificate, which I presume is all that you desired. Gen. Mattson is dead & his papers & books are scattered abroad and therefore I was unable from that source to get any information, though I endeavoured to find his records. All efforts of mine are voluntary given in behalf of the Patriots of the revolution, considering all that I can do as paid by their services in that eventual period of our Country.
Yours respectfully
J. C. Carter
P.S. Mr. Baker Justice of Peace is a Member of Congress therefore it is not necessary to have his commission found.

This May certify that I Elipha Butterfield am a resident of the Town of Kingsbury County of Washington and State of New York that I am in the Eighty first year of My age that I was well acquainted with Thomas Marshall whose widow now resides in the Town of Hartford County of Washington and State aforesaid and this deponent says that he is a pensioner of the united States and has drew a pension from the year one Thousand Eight hundred and thirty one and that the said Thomas Marshall was a pensioner of the united States from the year one Thousand Eight hundred and thirty one until he died which was in the month of August one Thousand Eight hundred and thirty four the deponent saith that the said Mary Marshall widow of Thomas Marshall is Sister to this deponent and the deponent saith that he was formerly from the State of Massachusetts County of Hampshire that he well recollects the time when it was reported that his said Sister was Married to Thomas Marshall and the deponent saith that he moved from Massachusetts fifty seven years ago that previous to leaving said State Thomas Marshall and this deponents Sister Mary Marshall Cohabited together as man and wife that they had one child born before this deponent left said State as above set forth and the deponent further saith that the said Thomas Marshall and the said Mary Marshall moved near where this deponent now resides within Six years after this deponent left the State of Massachusetts as he has above set forth that he has resided near them ever since and the deponent says he knows the said Thomas Marshall and the said Mary lived together as man & wife until the said Thomas Marshall died that whilst they so lived together they raised a family of children and the deponent saith that the said Mary Marshall and some of her children now reside in the same vicinity with this deponent and the deponent saith that the said Mary Marshall has not Married since the death of her said husband Thomas Marshall but remains his widow at the time Elipha Butterfield Subscribed and sworn before me the 14 th day of February 1844 Peter Holbrook Justice of Peace

Beatey that Sam well acquainted with Elisha Bullen and I know him to be a person of sound mind & of good moral character a well respected person whose character is unimpeachable and I verily believe that full faith and credit may be given to his affidavit as within set forth
Peter Holbrook Esquire
State of New York Washington County ss I Henry Shiphead clerk of said county do hereby certify that Peter Holbrook Esquire whose signature is affixed to the foregoing Inat & certificate was at the time said signature was said to have been made a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly qualified and that the said signature are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said county this 11th day of March 1844 H Shiphead clerk
10720
Mary Marshall
N.Y.
act 7 July 38