Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37334, for Reuben Ricker, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
Navy (N.H.)
Ricker, Reuben
S 37334
CONTENTS

8391
Maine
Robin Ricker
of Bethel in the State of Maine who was a seaman in the Ship Ranger commanded by Captain J. P. Ames — of the Regiment commanded by Colonel  John D. Sleeper in the Revolutionary war, for the term of 1 year & 3 Months from 17 to 17
JH
Inscribed on the roll of Maine at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 day of January 1830
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of Sep 1830 and sent to R. C. Vose By Augusta Maine
Arrears to 4th of March 1830 $ 209-03 Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 Sep " " 48
$ 257-03
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
20 May 1830.
Records Book D Vol 1 page 84 B. H. Brall

Reuben Ricker
L. H. Williams
not entitled
8591
Barnes
26 Mar 19
8243

STATE OF MAINE.
York ss....At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit, begun and holden at York — within and for the County of York on the first Tuesday, being the fourth — day of July, and by adjournment at Alfred, — from day to day, on the eighteenth day of July, — in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before the Honorable Benjamin Greene, chief Justice — Judge of said Court.
ON this eighteenth day of July, in the year 1820, personally appeared in open Court, —
the same proceeding according to the course of the common law, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said County, Reuben Ricker, — aged sixty one — years, resident in Berwick, — in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz. as a seaman in the ship Ranger commanded by Capt. John P. Jones, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel on the Continental Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the day of May, A. D. 1818, and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 8391 was granted. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818: and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed; that my occupation and ability to pursue the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as is herein particularly described, also subscribed by me.
Reuben Ricker.
Sworn to and declared, on the 18 th day of July, A. D. 1820. }
BEFORE Benj a Greene, ch. Justice } One of the Judges of the said Court.
At t Daniel Sewall, Clerk.

SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz:
About 30 acres of poor land, with a small house.
2 cows - 12 sheep - 2 pigs -
I owe 150 doll. 76 2/3
Reuben Richer
SCHEDULE of the family residing with me Reuben Richer , who, by occupation am a husbandman, which I am un- able to pursue by reason of bodily infirmity.
   NAMES. AGES. Capacity of each to contribute to their support.     Wife Hannah 60 weakly & unable.   Son Isaiah 17 able -  
Reuben Richer
STATE OF MAINE.
I, York ss. Daniel Sewall , Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for said Circuit, within the county of York - do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedules thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is two hundred forty three dollars, and that the applicant owes one hundred fifty dollars & seventy six cents. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty second day of July , A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
Daniel Sewall, { Clerk of the said Circuit Court for the County of York .
243. 150.76 92.24

I Reuben Ricker Jr. of Lawful age testify and say, that in October in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixteen I Loaned my father Reu- ben Ricker of Berwick in the County of York & State of Maine, fiftyfive dollars for which he gave me his note on inte- rest - which he paid me in the year eighteen hundred and twentytwo -
Reuben Ricker Jr.
Witness M. Hubbard.
State of Maine York Co. December 6. 1824
The above named Reuben Ricker Jr. personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Disposition by him subscribed. Before me —
Moses Hubbard Justice of the Peace for said County
  55     3.30     16.50         74.80  Debet interest  

Newton Recker Seaman Ship Ranger Capt. Paul Jones - 1797 - 1 year and 3 months, dec 15 th April 1818
Admitted.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
YORK, ss. } ON this fifteenth day of April A. D. 1818, before me the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit in said Commonwealth, personally appears Reuben Ricker aged sixty years resident in Bethel in said county of York, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War:"—That he the said Reuben Ricker in the Month of September A.D. 1777 at Portsmouth in the Province entered on board the United States Ship Ranger Capt. John Paul Jones commanded for twelve months, and that on the first day of December of the same year, he sailed in said ship (then in the service of the United States) from Portsmouth aforesaid on a cruise and arrived in Boston on the 22 nd day of December when the ship was repaired, then cruised around Melville took the ship Drake in the South Channel after a hard fought action, and the next day took the Brig Mary and carried her into Boston, where she was made a prison ship.—That he did his duty on board the Ranger all the time she lay in Boston, which was most of the summer while at Boston, Capt. Jones left the Ranger and Capt. Simpson took command of her, and returned in her to Portsmouth in October or November 1778—where having served on board said ship about fifteen months, which was much longer than he engaged for he was honorably discharged.
Also in proof of the foregoing Declaration made by the said Reuben Ricker, I, Michael O'Keene and Reuben Hanson , two creditable witnesses personally appear, and being by me first duly sworn according to law, they depose that both do say that the above named Reuben Ricker did serve in the Revolutionary war on board the United States Ship Ranger for the full term of twelve months as he has testified that they both were on board the same vessel with him and knows that he did his duty faithfully—that he was honorably discharged from said ship after he had fulfilled his engagement.
That he is reduced in his circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year above said.
Benj e Greene
I, BENJAMIN GREENE, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit, in the Commonwealth aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Reuben Ricker did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as he has stated in his declaration aforesaid—and that he is reduced in his circumstances, and needs the assistance of his country for his support.—And I do now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the before mentioned act of Congress.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this fifteenth day of April Anno Domini, 1818.
Benj e Greene

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
MSY
June 15, 1925..
Mrs. Laura M. Wight 6212 Eight Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Madam:
I have to advise you, that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S-37334, it appears that Reuben Ricker, (son of Richard Ricker), entered at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in July, or August or September 1777 and served fifteen months as a seaman on U.S.S. "Ranger", Captains John Paul Jones and Simpson. They captured two ships.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 15, 1818 while residing at Berwick, York County, Maine, aged sixty years.
In 1820 his wife, Hannah was sixty years old and his son Isaiah seventeen years old. His son Reuben was of age in 1824.
In 1830 the soldier resided in Monroe, Maine.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner;

Invalid
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File No. 37334 Navy
Reubin Ricker Seaman Ship Ranger Revolutionary
Act May 20. 1830
Index: Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Apr. 2/96 Still in pyramidal Chas. Otis Currier, Chelsea, Mass., M.E.
Oct 1-1900
F. M. Eddy - Ft. Madison Iowa
1916 Jan 4 Hist. to Rebecca E. Brown
1922 Apr. 18 Hist. to Phoebe R. Rabbat - Lloyd
1925 June 15 - Hist to Mrs Laura M. Wright

relative to ap n for ref n see letters 12 Dec. 1825 to Hon. W. Burleigh H. R. May 16. 1826 to Hon. W. Marks & 12 Feb. 1827 to Hon. J. Noble. - to Hon. W. Burleigh, March 27. 1827.
Certificate sent to Daniel Small Esq. Feb. 1820. Kennebec Maine
8391
Maine
Reuben Ricker
of Berwick in the Dist. state of Maine who was a Seaman in the ship "Ranger" regiment commanded by Colonel Capt. S. P. Jones of the U. S. Navy line, for the term of 1 yr. & 3 mo.
Inscribed on the Roll of the Dist. of Maine at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 th of April 1819.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th of March 1819 and sent to B. Greene Esq. South Berwick - Maine.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 10 \frac{16}{30} \frac{2}{3} D 5. 29
Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th Sept r 1819. 40. 00
$133.29
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued York County.

Greene Reuben Dicker

State of Maine.
County of York, ss.
ON this 25 th day of May 1823 in open Court, being the Court of Common Pleas held at York within and for the county of York on the last Tuesday of May A. D. 1823 Present the Hon. Ezekiel Whitman Justice of said Court ; said Court keep- ing a record of their proceedings, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having the power to fine and imprison, and being a Court of Record in said county, personally appeared Reuben Ricker
resident in said county, aged sixty four years, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820, that he the said Ricker enlisted for the term of one year on the board the Continental Ship Ranger at Portsmouth New Hampshire in July or August A. D. 1777 in the year  in the State of in the company commanded by captain John Paul Jones when in the regiment command  I enlisted ed by Colonel  afterwards  Colonel Simpson  in the line of the State of on the  Continental establishment ; that he continued to serve in said corps  ship as seaman til November 2 d . 1778 when he was discharged from the said service, in Portsmouth in the State of New Hampshire , that his name has been placed on the pension list, and dropt therefrom on account of his property.
AND in pursuance of the Act of the 1st May, 1820, I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 ; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March 1818 ; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts or debts due to me ; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Reuben Ricker
Attest Ezekiel Whitman . Chief Justice of said Court.

SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz :
One Cow, 1 Sheep & two small swine — 25 dollars
SCHEDULE of the family residing with me Reuben Ricker who, by occupation am a farmer which I am unable to pursue by reason of age and bodily infirmity
   NAMES. AGES. Capacity of each to contribute to their support.     Hannah my wife Abt 63 yrs Very infirm    Reuben Ricker
That since the exhibition of my first schedule the following changes have been made in my property.
   Names of the person to whom sold, or by whom now owned. Time of sale or transfer and for what purpose. Amount of money, or description of property received in return.      I have sold all of my right to my real estate to Gideon Ricker by deed made the 19th day of Nov. 1821 for one hundred dollars, which was appropriated to payment of debts wholly. I also was obliged to sell one of my cows and eight sheep for same purpose.     Reuben Ricker
Sworn to and declared on the 25th day of May 1823 before
Ezekiel Whitman, Esq. Justice of said Court  Jeremiah Bradbury — Clerk of the said Court
do hereby certify that it appears, to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said Ricker did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months under one engagement, on the continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedules thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty five dollars and cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this twenty fourth day of June — 1823 —
Jere Bradbury CLERK of the Judicial Courts County of York

Report of the Com. a on Ruben Recheery Case
By Mr. Mitchell of Sumner

The Committee on Military Pensions to which the claim of Reuben Ricker of the State of Maine was referred according to order have had the same under consideration and beg leave to report
That the documents in his case present the following state of facts (viz) That the said Reuben Ricker served one year and three months as an enlisted seaman in the years 1777 & 1778 That he was honorably discharged That he is at this time 66 or 67 years of age That he has no part of his family living with him except his wife who is at this time 64 or 65 years of age and withal she is very infirm That the said Reuben is a farmer and from age and debility is unable to labour for his maintenance that the said Reuben was placed upon the pension roll and drew his pension for some length of time But was struck from the pension roll by the operation of the act of Congress of the 1 st of May 1830 because he was supposed to be possessed of too much property to be retained under the said act upon the pension roll The schedule presented by him when he was placed upon the pension roll contained property valued at $243 consisting of thirty acres of land 1 small Horse 2 cows 12 sheep and 2 pigs It is stated in said schedule that the said Reuben was at that time bona fide entitled to the amount of $150. The said Reuben presented another schedule in June 1830 with a view to be placed on the pension roll in which he states that he sold his right to the real estate of which he was possessed to a certain Gideon Ricker in the month of November 1821 for the sum of one hundred dollars which was wholly applied to the payment of his debts The said Reuben also states that he was compelled to sell one of his and eight acres cows, for the same object

Mr Groswell an attorney at Law states in his affidavit states that demands to the amount of $342.24 cents were placed in his hands for collection from the said Reuben and that in the month of Jany 1821 and since he rec d that amount which was paid by the said Reuben besides which the said Reuben paid considerable sums in sheriffs fees &c. Certified copies of two Deeds of con- veyance were presented by the said Reuben under the in- quisition of the Pension officers by which it appears that in November 1822 Twenty one acres of land was sold and conveyed by the said Reuben to a certain Jo- shua Gubens for the sum of $214 and that in the month of November 1821 he sold and conveyed 25 acres of land to Gideon Ricker for the sum of $500 the conveyance presented in the face of the Deed Gideon in his affi- davit shows that Reuben paid him the sum of $100 in April 1822 Reuben Ricker put the sum of $100 petitioner swears that Reuben paid him in 1822 the sum of $55 and interest on that sum from 1816 on account of money loaned to his father in 1816. Mr Burligh tells a number of wrongs from the state of Maine certi- fies that the claimant is very poor and indigent & that the claimant has become so feeble both in body and mind as not to be able to give a satisfactory account of what has become of his property of which he was possessed when he was stricken from the pension roll From the above facts it appears that the claimant taking into view the considerations mentioned in the Deeds of conveyance was possessed of property to the probable value of $704 and that since that time he has paid debts to the amount of $635 leaving only the sum of $69 from the computed value of his property after the payment of his

debt to be applied to his family subsistence The Committee are of opinion that the considerations grant quantities mentioned in Deeds of conveyance are very often false since neither presenting the true consideration given or quantity of land purchased and therefore that much reliance can not be placed upon the copies of the Deeds of conveyance But from all the evidence presented before the Com- mittee it is certain that the claimant was a faithful soldier in our revolutionary struggle and that he is now poor and indigent and stands in need of the aid of his country for his support thro the few remaining days of his life and that he has not placed his property out of his hands (that still within his reach) for the purpose of being placed upon the pension list The Committee therefore believe that the claim is reasonable and such as ought to be granted

Reuben Ricker Mariner on board Ship Ranger. J. Paul Jones, comm- ander - Revolutionary War - restored to the Pension Roll, of Mariners under the law of Congress May 20 th 1830. —
R. C. Foss. Augustus me

State of Maine } ss. County of Kennebec }
Be it known, that before me Robert C. Vose, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared Reuben Ricker, and made oath in due form of law, that he is the identical Reuben Ricker, named in act of Congress passed on the twentieth day of May 1830. — that he is entitled to a pension of Eight dollars, per month, on account wounds, and disabilities, received; or service, rendered to the United States, during the Revolutionary War; that he served as a mariner on board Ship Ranger, John Paul Jones, commander; that he now resides in Monroe and has resided there for the space of two years past; and that previous thereto he resided in Berwick in the County of York, Maine. — And I request that my pension certificate may be sent to the care of Robert C. Vose, Clerk of the Court, Augusta Maine —
Reuben Ricker
Subscribed and subscribed this fourth day of September 1830
Robert C. Vose, Justice of the Peace
I Robert C. Vose, clerk of the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Kennebec, & also a Justice of the Peace, within the same county and the same person before whom the above proceedings were had. In testimony whereof I subscribe my name & affix the County Seal of said Kennebec County this fourth day September Anno Domini 1830.
R. C. Vose

I Gideon Ricker of Waterborough of lawful age testify and say, that some time in April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two, Reuben Ricker of Berwick paid me one hundred and forty dollars for a debt which he owed me a number of years before
Witness, John Bowdoin
Gideon Ricker
State of Maine,
York ss. (December 25 th 1824)
The above named Gideon Ricker personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed,
Before me John Bowdoin Justice of the Peace

Mr Burleigh's certificate

I William Burleigh certify that I am well acquainted with Reuben Rankin of Benning, Maine, late a Pensioner, he living within four miles of me, I know him to be a very poor man, and from my own observation and from the information of others I am satisfied that his mind is so much debilitated, that he is unable to account for the disposition of his property in the manner required by the War Department, I further certify that from my acquaintance with Mr Rankin's affairs, and from answers made to enquiries of his neighbors, I am satisfied that he has not secreted his property, but has honestly discharged disposed of the same in payment of his just debts.
Wm. Burleigh

I am well acquainted with Mr Reuben Burke of Berwick, Maine. Some time past he was in possession of some real Estate, but has since sold it for the purpose of paying his debts, he has been poor for more than two years past, and is now as poor as a man can be, He ought to be placed on the pension List without delay - Wm. Burleigh Jan'y 12, 1825

War Department Pension Office 16 May 1824
Copy
Sir,
In answer to your letter of this date I have to inform you that there is satisfactory proof in this office that Reuben Ricker served the time required by the Act of the 18 th March 1818, to entitle him to a pension. The reasons for dropping his name from the pension roll in 1820, was that his property was considered sufficient to support him with his labor. His claim to be restored was rejected, because there was a difference between the deeds and the schedule - because the origin of the debts due from the claimant was not proved by the affidavits of his creditors - because the lands was valued in the deeds at $500, and in the schedule at less than half that amount - and lastly, because the claimants property was conveyed to one of his relations, and it was not considered a bona fide transaction.
I am &c.
(Signed) J. S. Edwards
Hon. W. Marks Senate U. States

Copy. M rs D r Deed- Reuben Ricker to Gideon Ricker.
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KNOW all Men by these Presents,
THAT I Reuben Ricker of Berwick in the county of York and state of Maine, yeoman, in
in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars paid by Gideon Ricker of Waterborough in said county of York, yeoman,
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Gideon Ricker, and his heirs and assigns, forever, a certain tract or parcel of land, lying in said Berwick, containing about forty five acres, more or less, and being all my farm on which I now live, except what I have heretofore mortgaged to Benjamin Nason, and what I have mortgaged to Ebenezer Hussey; bounded on the east side by the tract mortgaged to said Nason, on the south by land of late Jeremiah Kendall, on the west by the tract mortgaged to said Hussey, and on the north by Beaver-Dam brook; being the same estate willed to me by my late father Rich d . Ricker, deceased.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the aforegranted and bargained premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereof, to the said Gideon Ricker, his heirs and assigns, to his & their use and behoof, forever. And I do covenant with the said Gideon Ricker, his heirs and assigns, that I am lawfully seized in fee of the premises; that they are free of all incumbrances; that I have good right to sell and convey the same to the said Gideon, to hold as aforesaid. And that I will warrant and defend the same to the said Gideon Ricker, his heirs and assigns, forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons.
PROVIDED NEVERTHELESS, that if the said Reuben Ricker, his heirs, executors or administrators, pay to the said Gideon Ricker, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, the sum of five hundred dollars, in ten days from the date hereof, with interest thereon half yearly, then this deed, as also a certain note of Hand bearing even date with these presents, given by the said Reuben Ricker to the said Gideon Ricker, or his order, to pay the sum and interest, at the time aforesaid, shall both be void, otherwise shall remain in full force.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I the said Reuben Ricker have hereunto set my hand and seal, this nineteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one.
SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED, IN PRESENCE OF
Hannah J. Rogers, Jeremiah Goodwin.
Reuben Ricker 
York, ss. Alfred, Novem r 19, 1821. Personally appeared Reuben Ricker above named and acknowledged the above instrument to be his free act and deed. Before me,
Jeremiah Goodwin, Justice of the Peace. Recorded according to the original, received Novem r 19, 1821, at 11 A.M. Attest, Jeremiah Goodwin, Register.
York, ss. Alfred, Decem r 5, 1823. A true copy of Record, book 107, page 252 & 253. Attest, Jeremiah Goodwin, Register of Deeds.

State of Maine
York ss I Jeremiah Bradbury Clerk of the Judicial Courts for the county of York, hereby certify that Jeremiah Goodwin within named is and for a long time has been Register of Deeds for said county of York, duly chosen, qualified and sworn that the within are the true and proper signatures of the said Jeremiah Goodwin and that full faith and credit are due to the doings of the said Jeremiah Goodwin as such Register of Deeds
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Courts this sixth day of December A.D. 1823.
Jere. Bradbury

Copy.                      Deed Heuben Ricker to Gideon Ricker.
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
THAT I Reuben Ricker of Berwick in the county of York and state of Maine, yeoman, and in consideration of one hundred dollars to me already paid by Gideon Ricker of Waterborough in said county of York, yeoman,
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby remise, release, bargain, sell and convey, and forever quitclaim unto the said
Gideon Ricker, and his my heirs and assigns forever, all right, title and interest in and to a certain tract of land in said Berwick, containing thirty acres, more or less, with all the buildings thereon, being the same land and buildings on & in which I now live, and the same which I mortgaged to Bartholomew & Benjamin Nason, by deed dated the twenty fifth day of May, A.D. 1818, as recorded on the 91892 pages of the 100 th book of York County Records, to which reference is to be had for boundaries, &c. Meaning and intending to convey all my right of redemption to the premises mortgaged as aforesaid.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same, together with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging, to him the said Gideon Ricker, his
heirs and assigns, forever....And I do covenant with the said Gideon Ricker, his
heirs and assigns, that I will warrant and forever defend the premises to him the said Gideon
Ricker, and his heirs and assigns, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons, except the mort- gage to said Nasons as aforesaid.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  I the said Reuben Ricker,
have hereunto set my hand and seal, this nineteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in presence of Hannah T. Rogers, Jeremiah Goodwin.
Reuben Ricker
York, ss. Alfred, Novem r . 19, 1821. Personally appeared Reuben Ricker above named and acknowledged the above instrument to be his - free act and deed. Before me,
Jeremiah Goodwin, Justice of the Peace.
Recorded according to the original, received Novem r . 19 th 1821, at 2 P.M. Attest, Jeremiah Goodwin, Register.
A true copy of Record. Attest, Jeremiah Goodwin, Register of Deeds. York, ss. Alfred, Decem r . 5, 1823.

State of Maine
York ss. I Jeremiah Bradbury, Clerk of the Judicial Court for said county of York, hereby certify that Jeremiah Goodwin within named is and for a long time has been Register of Deeds for said county, duly chosen qualified and sworn, that the within are the true and proper signatures of the said Jeremiah Goodwin and that full faith and credit are due to the doings of said Jeremiah Goodwin as such Register of Deeds.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this sixth day of December A.D. 1922.
Jere. Bradbury

Know all Men by these Presents, that I Reuben Rick- er of Berwick in the county of York & state of Maine, yeo- man, in consideration of the sum of two hundred and fourteen dollars paid me by Joshua Jenkins of Berwick in the county of York and state aforesaid, husbandman, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell, convey and confirm unto him the said Joshua Jenkins, and his heirs and assigns, forever, twenty one acres & seventy six rods of land situate in Ber- wick aforesaid, beginning at the northwest corner of said land by said Jenkins' land, and where said Jenkins' land joins to land belonging to the heirs of Jeremiah Brendal, then south one degree east forty poles by said Brendal's land then south eighty four degrees east seventy poles & ten links to a pine stump, and a small white pine tree marked, then south twenty one degrees east, twenty one poles to said Jenkins' land by the brook, then northerly and westerly by said Jenkins' land, to the first beginning.
To have and to hold the same, with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging, to him the said Joshua Jenkins, and his heirs and assigns, to his & their sole use and behoof, forever. And I do hereby for my- self, my heirs, executors & administrators, covenant & en- gage to & with the said Joshua Jenkins, his heirs and as- signs, that I am lawfully seized in fee of the premises; that they are free of all incumbrances; that I have good right to sell and convey the same in manner aforesaid. And that I and my heirs, will warrant and defend the same

to him the said Joshua Jenkins, his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this twenty seventh day of the eleventh month, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty two. Also my wife Hannah, in token of relinquishing her right of dower in the above premises, has hereunto subscribed her name and seal. Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of, And w Austin, - - - James } Austin. - - - - - } Reuben Ricker - (seal) Hannah Ricker - (seal)
York ss. Nov r 27, 1822. Then the aforenamed Reuben Ricker personally acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him sealed, to be his deed.
Before me, And w Austin, Justice of the Peace. Recorded according to the original, received Decem r 2, 1822. Attest, Jeremiah Goodwin, Register.
York, ss. Decem r 5, 1823. The foregoing is a true copy of Record, book 110, 216 th page. Attest, Jeremiah Goodwin, Register of Deeds.
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Copy of Reuben Ricker to Joshua Jenkins.

State of Maine.
York ss I Jeremiah Bradbury Clerk of the Judicial Courts for said county of York, hereby certify that Jeremiah Goodwin is and for a long time has been Register of Deeds for said county of York duly chosen, qualified and sworn that the signatures to the paper annexed are the true and proper signatures of the said Jeremiah Goodwin, and that full faith and credit are due to the doings of said Jeremiah Goodwin as such Register of Deeds.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this sixth day of December A.D. 1823
Jer. Bradbury
seal seal
ment by him sealed, to be his deed.
instru

I (then Mr. Cogswell of South Berwick in the County of York & State of Maine Attorney at Law) do hereby certify that Mr. Richard Richner of Berwick in said County year since has paid the several demands herein after named, (which were placed in my office for collection), at the several times herein after named - to wit
  Dr. Oliver Hubbard in Novemr. 1821  $3.86    Burges. Norton in Novemr. 1821  72.31    Hoag & Cogswell in Jany 1821  33.17    Same in Spring of 1822  10.00    Joseph Dorr in Jannary 1823  52.60    making in the whole the sum of $212.94    There were fees paid to the Sheriffs for collecting most of the above but to our amount not known.
So Berwick Decr. 8th 1824
Charles N. Cogswell
York St. December 8th 1824 - Then personally appeared the abovenamed Charles N. Cogswell Esqr. & made oath to the truth of the above Affidavit by him subscribed -
Before me Wm. A. Hayes J. Peace

Mr. Edwards - Be so good as to transmit Reuben Ricker's pension certificate to me Wm Burleigh

Pet. of Reuben Ricker for Partition
Mr. Inlye 2. Parsons

Pet. of Reuben Ricker for a pension for Rev. J. Linsley — Report. 1 st Session of 19 th Congress, & his name inserted in a bill with other to be placed on pension roll — Bill lost between the two houses

Recd. Sept. 10. 1830 act May 20. 1830 - 3 rd sec. $8 per mo. from 1 Jan. 1828. Name Rev. P. H.
Hon. John H. Eaton, James L. Edwards Esq. Chief Clerk Pension Office War Department Washington
"Rev. claim"

Augusta Sep 4. 1830.
Sir,
I here with enclose, Reuben Riker, Oath of identity, taken in conformity to the blank sent. with his request that his Certificate may be sent to my care.
M r . Riker, states to me his belief, that his original Certificate is on file with his Petition to be restored, as he gave it to Mr. Pownall the Member of Congress, who first presented his application.
I am very respectfully
Your ob t . Serv t
Robert C. Dote
James L. Edwards Esq Chief Clerk Pension Office War Department Washington

Reuben Ricker, of Maine, aged 65 years, served in the Navy one year & three months, in 1777 & 1778; wife 64 - the Ricker, a farmer - he & wife unable to work - son, able.
1 st Schedule contains property valued at $243. 30 acres of poor land, with a small house - 2 Cows - 12 sheep - 2 pigs. He states in said schedule that he owes $150:76.
2 nd Schedule, dated June 1823, states that he sold all his right to the real estate to Gideon Ricker in Nov. 1821, for one hundred dollars, which was appropriated to the payment of his debts wholly. "I also was obliged to sell one of my cows & 8 sheep for the same pur- pose."
W m Cowswele swears an attorney at law, swears that the claimant has paid since Jan y 1821, demands, which were placed in his hands for collection, to the amount of $242:24, in addition to fees paid to the sheriff for collecting. Deed for land dated & recorded Nov. 1821; consideration $500 - This deed was for forty five acres, to Gideon Ricker - There is another deed for 21 acres, sold for $214 - deed dated Nov. 1822, to Joshua Jenkins.
Gideon Ricker swears that Reuben the claimant paid him in April 1822, $140 -
Reuben Ricker jun r swears that the claimant his father
in 1822, paid him in $55 with interest from 1816, in account of money loaned. The Hon. W. Burleigh states that Ricker is very poor, to his knowledge. The objections to the admission of this claim, are -
1 st He has not accounted for the discrepancy between the schedule and the deeds, in the quantity of land, and the value of it.
2 nd He has not shown the origin of the debts mentioned, by producing the affidavits of all the creditors.
3 rd The rule which dis- allows certain claims, in which relations are more creditors bears strongly on this case. I do not therefore think that the claim can be allowed, consistently with the rules.
J. L. E.
see letter May 16, 1826 to Hon. W. Markes, Senate.
See letter
Jany 26. 1825 to
Hon. Wm Burleigh
1 st Rep also 12 Dec. 1825 to him.
Hon. W. Burleigh H.R.

Alamed
Report inclosed

Reuben Ricker
March 17. 1826 No 256.
Ref (with resolution) to Com a Mil. Pensions
May 5. 1826 Report favorable - see report Pat. Pensions C.W. on Bill 119
Dec 18. 1826 Ref d to Com a Mil. Pensions
Dec 22 1826 Bill reported No 315
Dec 17. 1827 Ref d to Com a Mil. Pensions
Feb. 13. 1828 Bill reported - No 166
Dec. 5th 1828 Ref d to the Com a on Mil. Pensions
Dec 15. 1829 Ref d to Com a Mil. Pensions
in the Forward's Bills
McIntire

Pension Office Washington, D. C.
Will you kindly send me all the information you can, about Reuben Ricker, with John Paul Jones in the Revolution. Navy
Yours Truly
(Mrs.) Laura M. Wright 6212 - 8 th St. N.W. Washington D. C.

Fort Madison, Iowa. Aug. 31 st 1900.
Hon. Commissioner Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: — I am anxious to find date of birth or place of Residence of Reuben Ricker , Seaman in the Continental Navy under Jean Paul Jones . He was granted a pension for service in 1818, Waldo Co. Maine. dropped, and restored to pension roll Jan. 11, 1828. What dates you can give will be gratefully received by his descendants who wish to join our Chapter of the D.A.R.
Respectfully Yours, P.S. Died in Waldo Co. Maine. F. M. Espy.

17. W. E. 44 E. Schiller Street Chicago, Illinois Mar. 18 th 1922.
U. S. Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C. Dear Sir:
Can you send me a copy of my great-grandfather, Reuben Ricker's pension paper? He said Reuben Ricker, fought in the Revolution, and was born and lived in Maine, (Camden I think.)
A copy of this paper is impor- -tant to me, as an applicant to the D. A. R.
Thanking you in advance I am Very Truly
Philena R. Peabody-Lloyds

Rev,
92 Moreland Street,
Roxbury, Mass. D
December 29, 1916-
Commissioner of Pensions, Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I am a lineal descendant of Reuben Ricker, who was born in Berwick, Maine, and died in Monroe, Maine (Waldo County) 1838. According to family history, this Reuben Ricker served seven months on the Bon Homme Richard under Paul Jones, and received a pension, in consequence. I find a record of this pension in "U. S. Senate Papers 1833-34----- Pension Rolls" printed at Washington.

in 1835, on page 70 of volume I, in the Maine Pension Roll for Waldo County.
Will you kindly send me a pension certificate?
Yours truly,
Rebecca G. Brown.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Reuben Ricker a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July Aug. or Sept. } 1777 15 mos. Seaman John Paul Jones U. S. Ranger Simpson Maine                                                   
Battles engaged in, aided in capturing two ships. Residence of soldier at enlistment, selected at Portsmouth N.H. Date of application for pension, Apr. 15-1818 His cl. was ab Residence at date of application, Bethel Maine Age at date of application, 60 yrs.
Remarks: Soldier was the son of Richd Ricker. In 1820 his wife Hannah was 60 years old and son Isaiah was 17 years. Son Reuben was of age in 1824. In 1830 Soldier was living in Monroe Maine.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.