Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18056, for James Jewett, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Jewett, James
S. 18056
CONTENTS
carded

Reported to Agent, See letter
Maine 32,146
James Jewett, dec d , late of Portland in the State of Maine who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Low of the regt. commanded by in the Mass. line for 8 months 27 days
Payable to his widow Ruby Jewett.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 27 Dollars 14 3/4 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. & end 16 th September 1843, when he died
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 st day of May 1844 and sent to Hon. Geo. Evans, Senate U. States
Arrears to the 4th of Septem r . allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book C Vol. 1 Page 24.

35,681
Master William
E
H. Bradford Portland Maine
Mr. S. ... April 2nd 1855.

I Jedediah Jewett of Portland in the county of Cumberland of lawful age depose & say that I am the son of James Jewett late of Portland. My father James Jewett died on the sixteenth of September 1843 and Ruby Jewett who has this day made application for the benefit of the act of 1832 in his widow. My father was reputed to have been a soldier of the Revolution and I have frequently heard him relate the incidents of his service in his life time. The reason that he did not make application in his life time was owing to the great difficulty of proving by satisfactory testimony his service in the war of the Revolution. I believe he never knew that his service was a matter of record among the Revolution any papers in the Secretary's Office at Boston and sure I am, that I never knew it till a few weeks since. My father was in the eighty sixth year of his age when he died.
Jed A. Jewett
Cumberland ss. May 23 d 1844. Then appeared the abovenamed Jed th Jewett known to me as a person of thick truth & integrity, and made oath to the above affidavit by him subscribed before me. Freeman Bradford justice of the Peace

I Eunice Kellogg widow of the late Rev d . Elijah Kellogg. on oath depose to say that I have been acquainted with Mrs Ruby Jewett the widow of James Jewett late of Portland for more than forty years last past. She was married to said James Jewett in the year 1800 and her husband the said James Jewett died in September 1843. The above said Ruby Jewett is still his widow & resides in Portland.
Eunice Kellogg
Guilford Me. May 24 th 1844 Then personally appeared the above named Eunice Kellogg known to me as a person of truth and made oath to the above affidavit by her subscription.
Before me Freeman Bradford J. P.

United States Maine District
Circuit Court Clerk's Office.
I hereby certify that the Honorable Ashur Ware before whom the foregoing proceedings were had, is Judge of the United States in and for Maine District and that the signature thereto purporting to be his, is his genuine signature. And I further certify that Leah D. Jewett and Freeman Bradford Esquires are Magistrates duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit are due to their offi- cial attestations.
In testimony whereof I have here- to set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this twenty fifth day of May A. D. 1844.
John Nufsey Clerk U.S. Cir. Court

District of Maine S.S.
On this 23 d day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four personally appeared Ruby Jewett widow of James Jewett late of Portland deceased, aged 78 years, before the Hon: Asahel Wheeler Judge of the United States for the District of Maine, who being first duly sworn doth upon her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That she is the widow of James Jewett late of Portland who died on the sixteenth day of September 1843. She believes that her late husband was a soldier in the war of the Revolution as he frequently informed her in his life time that he was entitled to the benefit of the acts of Congress which gave pensions to the soldiers of the Revolution. That owing to his great age and the difficulty of procuring proof of his service he neglected to make application in his life time.
That for proof of his service she refers to the annexed testimony.
She further declares That she was married in the Town of Andover Mass to her late husband James Jewett on the tenth day of Sept r 1800 and that her said husband died at Portland on the sixteenth day of September

1843. and that she has remained a widow since that time.
She therefor claims the Pension that her husband was entitled to receive from the 4th of March 1831 to the 16th of September 1843 the time of his death in pursuance of the provision of the acts in such cases made and provided.
Mary Grewth
Signed & sworn to this 23 d of May 1844 before me Ashur Wene

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, May 20 1841.
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 James Jewett of Ipswich is sometimes a pay-roll of Capt David Low from Sept 23. 1777 - 40 days, and upon a pay roll of the time of Spencer from June 23. 1780 - 40 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.
W. M. Evarts  Sept. 9. Secretary of the Commonwealth.

To the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
You are requested to furnish from the Rolls or other Revolutionary Documents in your office the evidence of the service of my late husband James Jewett who served as a soldier as I believe sometime during the revolutionary war. My late husband died on the 16 th day of Sept r 1843 and he has frequently in his lifetime informed me that he was justly entitled to a pension under the act of 1832 and spoke of his intention of making application for the same but in consequence of his great age and the difficulty of procuring living witnesses to testify to his services in the Revolution neglected it. I am unable to state the name of the Captain or regiment in which he served. At the time of the Revolutionary war he was a resident of Rowley which was a part of Ipswich in the Commonwealth of Mass.
For the purpose of this application I appoint H. Bradford my agent and Attorney in the premises.
Pruey Jewett
Cumberland Gs. May 15, 1844.
Subscribed before me.
Jed th Jewett
Justice of the Peace.

P. 18056
INVALID.
File No. 18056
James Jewett
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 446
[Arrangement of 1870.]

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by Marion B. Hudson
Ser. File 18056 Claim No. 18056
Certificate No. _____
Claimant Reuby (Widow)
Soldier James Jewell
Service Capt. David Low's Co
Additional Service. _____
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No other claim.
Jan 19. 1910.

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by _____
Claim No. S. F. 18 055
Certificate No. _____
Claimant John Jeffreys
Soldier born. 1760.
Service _____
Additional Service _____
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
mother's claim but REMARKS:
Sur F. 8754. John Jeffreys - born in 1733, Not identical
Mid F. 26.158. John Jeffreys - born in 1765 Not identical

act 7 Jan '32
May 29 '44
Mr Evans
Marie James Jewett dec'd
Oct 1832
Payable to his widow Ruby Jewett, up to 16 th Sept. 1843, the day of his death.
Marie roll
8 mo. 7 d 27 : 43 per an H. C. Evans
Hon Geo Evans Senate US

Sen. G.W.
Mar 29. 1844
J. L. Edwards Es.
Conner
Sir,
I forward herewith the papers of Ruby Jewett of Portland, Maine, widow of Lemuel Jewett, who claims under the act of 1832. May I ask Your early attention
to them:
New York
Yours
G. Evans