Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9444, for Samuel Shaw, Massachusetts

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Shaw, Samuel Patience
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N o 11,510.
Maine
Samuel Shaw
of York Co. in the State of Maine
who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Howland of the Reg t commanded by Col. Wade in the Mass. Militia for 2 years Private $80.00
Inserted on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 80 Dollars per annum per annum, to commence on the 5th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th day of May, 1833 and sent to Mrs. Goodwin Africa Maine
Arrears to the 5th of March 1833 160.00
Semimonth. allowance ending 4 th Sept. 1833 40.00
$200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown
Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 1
Page 53

State of Maine.
County of York, ss. On this twenty second day of August, A.D. 1882, personally appeared in open court before the Hon. W m A. Noyes, Judge of the Court of Probate, now sitting at Alfred, for & within said county of York, Samuel Shaw a resident of Sanford in the county of York and State of Maine, aged seventy five years, 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, 1882. - That he entered the service of the United States in the revolutionary war, and served under the following named officers, as herein after stated.
He enlisted or volunteered at York in said county of York, where he was born & then lived, on or about the first of February, 1776, for two months, with capt s Abel Moulton at York, in the Massachusetts militia, Josiah Bragdon being a lieutenant of said company, marched with said company to Cambridge & Roxbury, and discharged at the latter places on or about the 31 st March, 1776, after the British evacuated Boston. During the term of service aforesaid, Charles Drafton was a lieutenant of said company, and was on Dorchester Heights in March, 1776 - General Washington commanded the whole army there.
Again enlisted at Fort Washington, ( now situated ) at mouth of Portsmouth harbor, New Hampshire, about the last of April, 1776, for the period of nine months, with capt s Titus Salter of Portsmouth, N.H. and served with his company at said fort till about last of December, 1776, either eight or nine months.
Again enlisted at said Fort Washington, on or about the 8 th April, 1777, for the period of nine months, with said capt s Titus Salter, & served with his company till about 8 th January, 1778. During the two terms of service last above stated, at Fort Washington, N.H. the company was commanded by capt s Titus Salter, lieutenants Isaac Worthing, & Osborn, & White as ensigns or lieutenants.

There was no battles while serving at Fort Washing- ton in Portsmouth Harbour.
Again he served six months from about the first of July, 1778, as a substitute for Joseph Shaw of said York, who was drafted for that period; and he said Samuel Shaw, as such substitute, served in Capt. Joseph Pray's company, in the Massachusetts regiment of militia under the command Col. Wade & major - Wilson; - first marched with said company to Providence in July, and in August went on to Rhode islands under Generals Sullivan, and about September went to East Greenwich, & there discharged about the 30 th Decem r 1778. Most of the town aforesaid, Capt. Jos. Pray commanded said company, with Lieut. Gillpatrick & Ensign White - and before being discharged as aforesaid, he & other men of the company were transferred to Capt. Brown's company in Wade's regiment of Massachusetts militia. He has no documentary evidence of his services.
We 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 - he never applied for any pension under the laws of March 18, 1818 & May 1, 1820.
Attest, Jeremiah Goodwin.
Samuel Shaw
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
We, Elisha Bacon, a clergyman, residing in the town of Sanford, and Jeremiah Goodwin, residing in the town of Alfred, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Samuel Shaw, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resided, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Elisha Bacon Jeremiah Goodwin
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
And the said Court do hereby declare their 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 General as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Elisha Bacon who has signed this

preceding certificate is a true copy of the original of said land, Maine, and that Jeremiah Goodwin who signed the same is a resident in the town of Alfred Maine and is a credible person & their statement is entitled to credit
William Little Allen, Register of the Court of Probate for said county of York, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Samuel Shaw for a pension: and that Jeremiah Goodwin whose name is attached to the depositions of Theodore Linscott and James Chadbourne, is a Justice of the Peace for said county, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this twenty-second day of August A.D. 1832.
Wm. Little Allen, Register of Probate.
I Theodore Linscott of Sanford in the county of York and state of Maine, being duly sworn, doth depose & say, that I am seventy five years of age, that I was born & lived in York in said county, till about forty years since, that I have been well acquainted with Samuel Shaw, now per- sonally present, and a resident of said Sanford, for about seventy years, as said Shaw was born & lived in said York, till about forty four years since, when he removed to said Sanford. And I further testify that I was a soldier in the revolution in 1778 in Capt. Cushing's company at Rhode Island, and at that time and ever since I understood said Sam l Shaw was a soldier at said Rhode Island, but do not recollect in whose company or regiment. And I further testify that I was out nearly all the revolutionary war, but occasionally at home, and always understood from him & others, that said Samuel Shaw served several other tours in the course of war, but do not know the particular services. Theodore Linscott mark.
Sworn & subscribed, at Alfred, August 22, 1832,
Before Jeremiah Goodwin, Jus. Peace.
I James Chadbourne of Sanford in the county of York, being duly sworn, testify & say, that I am seventy four years of age; that I have known Samuel Shaw, now personally
York, ss. May 9, 1832. I hereby certify that Theodore Linscott, of whom full credit is to be had, is a credible witness, and his statement is entitled to credit.

present & a resident in said Sanford, since 1776; in the months of February & March, 1776, and he (said Shaw) were fellow soldiers in the company commanded by Captain Abel Moulton of said York, and served together at Cambridge, Roxbury, & Dorchester, for two months, as stated by him. And I further testify that I have always under- stood from said Shaw & others his neighbours, that he served several other tours in the course of the Revolutionary war; and knowing he is a credible man, I have no doubt he served as he has stated in his annexed declaration, but not being a soldier myself only the two months aforesaid, I cannot state his par- ticular services. Witness: Jere Goodwin. Saying God bless me.
York, ss. Alfred, August 22, 1832. Then personally appeared the aforesaid deacon James Chad- bourne, to me well known, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him sub- scribed in my presence. And I hereby certify that said Deacon James Chadbourne is an highly cred- ible witness. Before Jeremiah Goodwin, Justice of Peace.
York, ss. May 9, 1833. I hereby certify that Theodore Linscott, to me well known, who subscribed & was sworn to the affidavit on the other side of this leaf on the 22 d August, 1832, before me, is a cred- ible witness. Attest, Jemimah Goodwin, Justice of the Peace.

Additional Declaration of Samuel Shaw of Sanford in the county of York and State of Maine, for pension under Act of June 7, 1832, his former Declaration being made in the Probate Court, at Alfred, August 22, 1832.
On the twenty sixth day of April, 1832, before Jeremiah Goodwin, a Justice of the Peace for said county of York, residing at Alfred, personally appeared the aforementioned Samuel Shaw, who being duly sworn, doth depose and say, that he is in his seventy sixth year of his age, and by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he can not swear positively as to the precise day of his en- listments and discharges in the four several hours of services during the Revolutionary war, but ac- cording to the best of his recollections he served not less than the periods mentioned below, all in the grade of a private soldier, viz:
For two months, as a private, previous to 1 st April, 1776, at Rox- bury & Dorchester Heights, in Capt. Moulton's company. " eight months at least, & perhaps nine months, as a private, in Capt. Satter's company in the New Hampshire line, at Fort Washington in Portsmouth Harbour, between 1 st April & last of December, 1776. " nine months as a private in Capt. Satter's company at said Fort Washington, from about 1 st April to last day of December, 1777. " Six months as a private, from about July 1, 1778 to the last of December, 1778, in Capt. Bray's company in Col. Wade's regiment of Massachusetts militia; as more fully set forth in his former Declarations; for which said hours of services he claims a pension. He swears positively that he served the full two months in Capt. Moulton's company of Massachusetts Militia at Rox- bury & vicinity, & assisting in the night line in erecting the fortifications on Dorchester Heights, & was stationed there till after the British forces left Boston in March, 1776. He enlisted in Capt. Peter Satter's company of the New Hampshire troops on line, some time in April, 1776, for nine months, and served with said company at Fort Washington in Portsmouth harbour, till about the last day of December, 1776; he thinks he did not serve full nine months

months at this time, because he was discharged with the rest of the company as he believes on the last day of December, 1776, having served over eight but short of nine months.
He again enlisted for nine months, about the first day of April, 1777, and served out that period in Capt. Elias Sillers company, New Hampshire troops, at Fort Washington in Portsmouth harbour, and was discharged there on or about the last day of December, 1777. At both these times at Fort Washington, in 1776 & 1777, Capt. Siller of Portsmouth, N.H. commanded the company, & it is presumed the company belonged to the New Hampshire troops, but is not recollects the company belonged to any particular regiment, as said Sillers was the only company stationed at said fort Washington.
He again enlisted or volunteered as a substitute for Joseph Shaw, and as such substitute served six months as a private in Capt. Joseph Pray's company in Col. Weeks regiment of Massachusetts Militia, from about the first July, 1778 to about last of December, 1778, at Providence, on the island of Rhode Island under Genl. Sullivan, and was discharged at East Greenwich.
This declarant was born in the town of York, in said county of York, and continued to live there till after the Revolutionary war ended, and about 1788 removed to said Sanford. He further declares he never had a written discharge from the service, & has no documentary evidence of his said term of service, or any one of them.
Witness: Jeremiah Goodwin. Samuel Shaw
State of Maine.
County of York, ss. April 26, 1838. Then the above named Samuel Shaw, to me well known, personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed in my presence.
And I hereby certify that I have long known said Samuel Shaw, who is an highly respectable man, and believed to be a man of the first credibility.
Jeremiah Goodwin, Justice of the Peace for said county of York, Maine.

I Josiah Garrison of Kittery in the county of York and State of Maine being duly sworn depose and say that I am seventy nine years of age was born & always lived in Kittery in said county of York - that I have been well acquainted with Samuel Shaw now of Sanford in said county ever since the year 1776 - who lived in York till about the year 1788 - that I was a soldier in Capt. Peter Lattus company at Fort Washington Portsmouth Harbour - for the place of nine months from April 1st. 1776. to Dec 31st. 1776 - and that Samuel Shaw aforesaid was a soldier in said Lattus company at the same time with me and I believe he served about nine months at least over eight months - I was a soldier in said Capt. Peter Lattus company for the period of nine months at said Fort Washington from the 1st. day of April 1777 - till the 1st. of Jan y - 1778 - and the said Samuel Shaw was a soldier in said company at the same time & served out the term of nine months in the last mentioned enlistment - and I am further the said Shaw served in said Capt. Peter Lattus company for both of the terms aforesaid - Isaac Westrum was our first Lieutenant - White was our second Lieutenant and - Gilman was our Colonel a part of the time -
Witness Timothy Shaw
Josiah Garrison
York ss. May 7. 1833 - Then the aforesaid Josiah Garrison personally appeared before me and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed in my presence. and I hereby certify that the said Josiah Garrison is an credible witness -
Timothy Shaw justice of the Peace for said county of York -

I Benjamin Leach of Killings in the county of York and State of Maine being duly sworn depose and say that I am Seventy nine years of age was born in Portsmouth N.H. and thence moved into Killings about sixty years ago where I have lived ever since. That I have been well acquainted with Samuel Shaw now of Sanford in said county ever since the year 1776 - who lived in York till about the year 1788. That I was a soldier in the company commanded by Capt. Peter Satter at Fort Washington Portsmouth Harbour for the space of nine months from April 1st. 1776 to December 31st. 1776 and that the said Samuel Shaw was a soldier in said Satter's company at the same time with me and I believe he served about nine months at least over eight months - I was a soldier in said Capt. Satter's company for the period of nine months at said Fort Washington from about 1st. April 1777 to about 1st. Jan'y. 1778 - and the said Samuel Shaw was a soldier in said company at the same time I am positive the said Samuel Shaw served in the said Capt. Peter Satter's company for both of the times aforesaid - Witness Timothy Shaw Benjamin (his)  X Leach mark
York ss. May 7. 1833. Then the aforesaid Benjamin Leach personally appeared before me and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him - subscribed in my presence - And I hereby certify that the said Benjamin Leach is a credible witness - Timothy Shaw Justice of the Peace for said county of York

I Daniel Lent of York in the County of York and State of Maine being duly sworn - depose and say that I am eighty five years of age was born in York and always have lived in York in said County that I have been well acquainted with Samuel Shaw now of Sanford in said County for seventy years who lived in York till about the year 1788 - And I was a soldier in Capt. Titus Satter's company at Fort Washington Portsmouth Harbour for the space of nine months from April 1 st 1776 - to December 31 st 1776 - and that said Samuel Shaw was a soldier in said Satter's company at the same time with me and I believe he served about nine eight months at least over eight months - I am positive said Shaw served in said company for or during the term aforesaid.
Witness Timothy Shaw DANIEL LENT
York ss April 7. 1833 - Then personally appeared the aforesaid Daniel Lent before me and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed in my presence. and I hereby certify that said Daniel Lent is a credible witness -
Timothy Shaw Justice of the Peace for said county of York -

I John Carlisle of York in the county of York and State of Maine being duly sworn - depose and say that I am seventy seven years of age was born and always lived in York in said county of York, that I have been well acquainted with Samuel Shaw now of Sanford in said county over sixty years who lived in York till about the year 1788. That I was a soldier in Capt. Titus Satters company at Fort Washington Portsmouth Harbour for the space of nine months from April 1st. 1776 - to December 31st. 1776 - and that said Samuel Shaw was a soldier in said Satters company at the same time with me, and I believe he served about nine months at least over eight months, and I think that our colonels name was Gillman - I am positive said Samuel Shaw served in said Capt. Titus Satters company for and during the time aforesaid -
Witness Timothy Shaw                      John Carlisle
York ss. May 7. 1833 - Then the aforesaid John Carlisle personally appeared before me and made solemn oath to the truth of the aforesaid affidavit by him subscribed in my presence - And I hereby certify that the said John Carlisle is a credible witness -
Timothy Shaw Justice of the Peace for said county of York.

I Abraham Shaw of York in the county of York and State of Maine being duly sworn - depose and say that I am twenty years of age was born & always have lived in York in said county of York, that I have been well acquainted with Samuel Shaw now of Sanford in said county over sixty years who lived in York till about seventeen hundred & eighty eight - that I lived in his fathers family when he the said Samuel enlisted as a soldier in the company commanded by Capt. Abel Manulton and went away with said Capt. Manulton as a private soldier for Dorchester Heights and was absent about two months previous to the first day of April 1776 - and served as a soldier in said Manultons company (as I have always understood and believe) two months at Roxbury & Dorchester Heights in Massachusetts - The said Saml. Shaw then returned home to York & about the first day of April 1776 - He the said Saml. again enlisted as a private soldier in the company of Militia commanded by Capt. Titus Satter in the New Hampshire line & served full eight months as a private in said Satters company at Fort Washington Portsmouth Harbour from April the 1776 to December 31st. 1776 - and that said Samuel Shaw again enlisted as a soldier in the said Satters company about the 1st. of April 1777 and served at Fort Washington in Portsmouth Harbour in said company till the first of January 1778 - The said Saml. Shaw again enlisted or volunteered as a substitute for Joseph Shaw as such substitute served six months (as I understood at the time) as a private in Capt. Joseph Brays company in Col. Weades Regiment of Massachusetts Militia from about the 1st. July 1778 - to about the last of December 1778 - at Providence, on the Island of Rhode Island - Abraham Shaw
York So. May 7. 1833 - Then the aforesaid Abraham Shaw personally appeared before me and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed in my presence. And I hereby certify that said Abraham Shaw is a credible witness -
Timothy Shaw Justice of the Peace for said county of York -

State of Maine.
York ss. I Mr. Walter Allen, Regulator of the Court of Probate for said county hereby certify that Jeremiah Good- win is a true copy of the peace for said county of York and that the signature to the deposition of Samuel Shaw and the signature to the addition to the depo- sition of Theodore Linscott are gen- uine. I also further certify that Timothy Shaw is a true copy of the peace for said county of York, and that the signatures to the deposition of Josiah Gunnion, Benjamin Leach, Daniel Lunt and John and Stephen Galloway and Stephen respectively to be his are genuine.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 10th day of May A.D. 1885.
Wm. Walter Allen, Reg. Probate.

STATE OF MAINE. COUNTY OF YORK, ss.
Court of Probate, November Term, A. D. 1844.
BE IT KNOWN, That on this fourth day of November A. D. 1844 it has been satisfactorily proved, in open Court, being a Court of Record, that Samuel Shaw late of Sanford in said County, was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, that he died at Sanford aforesaid on the twenty eighth day of June A. D. 1840 and that Patience Shaw his widow of said Sanford died on the second day of September A. D. 1840 & that Timothy Shaw Abigail Gowen & Hannah Gowen all said Sanford were the children and only children of said Samuel Shaw & Patience Shaw and survived the said Patience Shaw & are now living.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court, this fourth day of November in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty four .
Wm. Hammond
Register of the Court of Probate York County.

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Patience Shaw.
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husband died 40 claimt. " 40.
d. June 28 th 40 m. d. Sept 2 nd "

State of Maine
York County ss: On this second day of May A.D. 1844 personally appeared before the Honorable Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court held at Alfred within & for the County of York in said State of Maine in open Court being a court of Record Timothy Shaw of Sanford in said county of the age of sixty years for himself and in behalf of Abigail Gowan & Hannah Gowan both of said Sanford all of whom being the only children & only surviving children of Samuel Shaw late of said Sanford, who the said Abigail & Hannah have authorized the said Timothy to act in their behalf in the premises by power of attorney hereto subjoined, who, the said Timothy being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in his own and the said Abigail & Hannah's behalf to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" and the Acts & resolves of Congress additional & explanatory of same that is the resolutions & constructions of said acts & resolve; The said Samuel Shaw as I believe served in the army of the revolution as set forth in his original declaration on file pension office to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of June 7 1832 on which declaration his name was enrolled on the pension list at the rate of eighty dollars per annum on 14 th of May A.D. 1833; that he died at said Sanford on 28 th day of June one thousand eight hundred & forty; that his wife living at the time of his decease

whose name was Patience Shaw survived him & died at said Sanford on the second day of September eighteen hundred & forty; that your declarant & the said Abigail Gowan & Hannah Gowan at the time of the time of the decease of the said Samuel as aforesaid and ever before & since & at the time of the said Patience & ever before & since were the only children & surviving children of the said Samuel & the only children & surviving children of the said Patience Shaw.
He for himself & in behalf of the said Abigail Gowan & Hannah Gowan further declares that the said Patience Shaw was married to the said Samuel Shaw on the third day of May in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred & eighty, one and that her husband the aforesaid Samuel Shaw died on the twenty eighth day of June in the year eighteen hundred & forty, that she the said Patience Shaw was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred & ninety, four, at the time above stated. Timothy Shaw Witness & William M'Alister as being true according to the best of his knowledge Sworn to & subscribed on the day above written. Before me

State of Maine } York County } 23.
I, William Trapton, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the said county of York do hereby certify that Ezekiel Whitman is the acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State of Maine, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated A.D. 1841 and will expire A.D. 1848, and that his signature to the foregoing declaration is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the said Supreme Judicial Court for said State this second day of May A.D. 1841.
William Trapton, Clerk.

I know all men by their presents that whereas Samuel Shaw late of Stamford in the county of York & State of Maine was a revolutionary soldier & pensioned for revolutionary services and died at said Stamford on the twenty eighth day of June A.D. 1840 & received a pension according to the law of June 7 1832 & that Patience Shaw was the wife of said Samuel & his widow after his decease & died at said Stamford on the second day of September A.D. 1840 & was never married after the decease of said Samuel & never obtained a pension for the revolutionary services of said Sam- uel & we Abigail Grown & Hannah Grown & our sister Patience Shaw all of said Stamford are the only ad- vancing children of said Samuel & are desirous of obtaining a pension on account of his services and what would be due our said Mother Patience Shaw of whom we are likewise the only surviving chil- dren - Now therefore that we the said Abigail Grown & Hannah Grown do hereby constitute and appoint Timothy Shaw as our our brother our lawful attorney

on us and in our name to make application for any pension or pen- sions or allowances of pensions which may by law be due us or for any any pension certificate that now by law may be entitled to have executed us by the commission of Pensions of United States & for that purpose to appear for himself and in our behalf before any court or judge of a court to prove our claim as aforesaid - In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands & seals this thirteenth day of April A.D. 1844.
Signed & sealed & delivered in presence of Abigail her X Gowan Mark
Samuel Thompson Timothy Gowan
Hannah her X Gowan Mark
State of New York ss: On this the second day of May A.D. 1844 then the above named Abigail Gowan and Hannah Gowan personally appeared & acknowledged the above instrument by them signed to be their free act & deed before me Samuel Thompson Justice of the Peace

Samuel Thompson, Justice of the Peace.
State of Maine } ss. York County }
I William Drafton, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the said county of York, do hereby certify that Samuel Thompson is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the fifth day of February A.D. 1841, and will expire on the fifth day of February A.D. 1848, and that this signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State this second day of May A.D. 1844.
William Drafton; Clerk,

I Timothy Shaw Junior of Sanford in the county of York & State of Maine at the age of twenty seven years depose testify & say that Samuel Shaw late of Sanford aforesaid & Patience Shaw late of said Sanford were my grandparents; that the said Samuel Shaw was a revolutionary pensioner and died at said Sanford on the twenty eighth day of June A.D. 1840 & the said Patience Shaw was at the time of his decease his wife & remained his widow & relict & unmarried until the time of her death which took place at said Sanford on the second day of September A.D. 1840; and that Timothy Shaw of said Sanford my father and Abigail Goven & Hannah Goven his sisters are the only surviving children of the said Samuel Shaw & the only surviving children of the said Patience Shaw. Witness William Trapham. Timothy Shaw Jr.
State of Maine York ss: On this third day of May A.D. 1844 personally appeared Timothy Shaw Junior to me personally known & who sustains a good character for truth & veracity and made solemn oath to the truth of above deposition by him in my presence subscribed
Before me Arthur M c Arthur Justice of the Peace

(Arthur M'Arthur Justice of the Peace.)
State of Maine, York County, } ss.
I William Brafton, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the said county of York do hereby certify that Arthur M'Arthur is an acting Justice of the Peace, within and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the third day of February 1842 and will expire on the third day of February 1849 and that his signature above written is genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State this third day of May A.D. 1847.
William Brafton, Clerk

I Alexander M c Intire, Town Clerk of the town of York in the County of York, Maine, certify that in the Record of the publications of intentions of marriage in said town, is the following record, - "Samuel Shaw and Patience Kingsbury both of York intend marriage, entered Dec r . eighth one thousand seven hundred and eighty," the foregoing is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows, "Samuel Shaw and Patience Kingsbury both of York intend marriage, Entered Dec r 8 th . 1780."
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Alex. M c Intire Town Clerk.
I Alexander M c Intire above named, depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk of York in the County of York and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said York, with the exception above named, as testified by me, I further testify and say, that no Marriages are recorded in said record, for the time, or for several years before and after the period in which this record is found, but the intentions of marriage only is on record. York May 13. 1844 Alex. M c Intire Town Clerk Witness Ch. O. Emerson. State of Maine
York ss } May 13. 1844. Then the foregoing was sworn to before me Ch. O. Emerson. Justice Peace. I certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Alexander M c Intire, & that his character for truth is good. Ch. O. Emerson Justice Peace

State of Maine } ss. York County, }
I William Traston, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, within and for said county of York, do hereby certify, that Charles O. Emerson is an acting Justice of the Peace, for said county, duly commissioned, and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 22 d day of February 1844, and will expire on the the 22 d day of February 1851, and that his signature to the foregoing certificate is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State this seventeenth day of May A.D. 1844.
William Traston, Clerk.

I Ebenezer Simpson of York, in the County of York, & State of Maine, of Seventy four years of age, testify, depose, & say, that I well remember Samuel Shaw & Patience Kingsbury; when I was a boy nine or ten years of age; that John Kingsbury Father of said Patience, lived next door Neighbour to my Father; that the said John was very much opposed to his daughter Patience marrying the said Samuel, & would not consent to their being married, until circumstances rendered his consent necessary, to save the reputation of his daughter. They were married in rather a private manner, as I then heard & believed by Rev. Samuel Langton, Minister of the Second Parish in York. The said Samuel & Patience lived together as Man & Wife, in said York, some two or three years after their marriage.
Ebenezer Simpson
York May 14. 1844 Witness Ch. C. Emerson.
State of Maine York Co. May 14. 1844. Then the foregoing was sworn to
Before me Ch. C. Emerson, Justice Peace. I certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Ebenezer Simpson & that his character for truth is good. Ch. C. Emerson Justice Peace.
George ...

State of Maine } ss. York County }
I, William Trafton, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, within and for said county of York do hereby certify that Charles O'Connell is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the twenty second day of February 1844, and will expire on the the twenty- second of February 1851, and that his signature to the foregoing certificate is genuine.
Given under my hand & the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State this seventeenth day of May 1844. William Trafton, Clerk.

I Joseph Moody of York, in the County of York, & State of Maine, Forty seven years of age, testify depose & say, that I am now Parish & Church Clerk of the second Parish & Church in York, that all the Records of said Parish & Church, to my knowl- edge, are now in my possession, that they do not extend back further than A.D. 1792. The Records of said Church & Parish, preceding that year, are lost & not now in existence, to my knowledge.
York May 15. 1844.
Joseph Moody
Witness Ch. C. Emerson.
I certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Joseph Moody & that his character for truth is good.
Ch. C. Emerson Justice Peace.
State of Maine } York ss. }
May 14. 1844. Then the foregoing was sworn to.
Before me Ch. C. Emerson Justice Peace.
State of Maine } York County ss.
I William Drafton, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within & for said County of York, do hereby certify, that Charles C. Emerson is an acting Justice of the Peace within said County, duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the 22 nd day of February 1844, and will expire on the 22 nd day of February 1851, and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Supreme Court for said State this seventeenth day of May A.D. 1844. William Drafton, Clerk.

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DEATHS.
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Month. | Day | Year.
John Kingsbury, Esquire. Dec. 26. 1725. June 27. 1811 Sarah Kingsbury his wife. July 26. 1728. Samuel Shaw Sarah Shaw his wife Samuel Shaw his son born August 7. 1757. June 28. 1832 Sarah Shaw his wife born January 1. 1755. Sept. 2. 1840 William Ladd Abigail Ladd his wife Timothy Shaw Esquire born March 19. 1745. Lucy Shaw his wife born Dec. 20. 1778. Jan. 21. 1841. Timothy Shaw his son born Dec. 8. 1786 Abigail Shaw his wife born August 16. 1781. George Gower born April 3. 1792. Harriet Gower his wife born January 2. 1797. Samuel Madison Shaw born November 26. 1811. Timothy Shaw his son born October 17. 1817. Lucy Gower his wife born January 17. 1803. Timothy Shaw his son born Sept. 25. 1808. Harriet Gower his wife born August 5. 1812. George Gower his son born October 27. 1819.

CHILDREN'S MARRIAGES.
NAMES. || Month. | Day. | Year.
John Kingsbury esquire. and Sarah Kingsbury his wife. Samuel Shaw and Sarah G. Williams Samuel Shaw and Patience Kingsbury. May 3. 1781 William Love and Abigail Littlefield Timothy Shaw esquire and Lucy Love November 26. 1807 Timothy Gower and Abigail Shaw Decr 29th. 1802 George Gower and Hannah Shaw March 1816. Genl Timothy Shaw and Mrs. Rowena C. Allen Jan. 11. 1844.

I Jeremiah Goodwin of Sanford in the county of York & State of Maine of the age of fifty four years do hereby certify that on the twenty ninth day of May A D 1844 I examined the family Bible of Samuel Shaw late of said Sanford with whom I was personally acquainted & who I know to be a revolutionary soldier under the command of Genl Washington in said Bible I found the annexed record of births marriages and deaths, which said annexed record from said Bible, which Bible was in the possession of General Timothy Shaw the son of said Samuel, that that was person- ally acquainted with said Samuel Shaw & Patience Shaw his wife & that I am knowing to their living together as man & wife for more than thirty years I am personally acquainted with three of the children of said Samuel & Patience one of whom is General Timothy Shaw of said Sanford more than thirty years ago that he resided with his said father & that he is older than I am & is about sixty years of age, that the said Samuel Shaw died at the time stated in the record, that I was present at
his death; that his wife living at the time of his death

This General that his wife above mentioned survived him about two months; that by reference to the above read it appears that the said Samuel Shaw was born Aug. 7 1787 & died June 28 1840 & that that he was married to Patience Kingsbury his wife on May 3 1781 & that the said Patience select friend Samuel died on the second of September A D 1840 that I took her power of attorney to draw the allowances of pension due him & that I believe him to be the the only right to two or three & of the age represented by said record.
Witness Timothy Shaw Jeremiah Goodwin
State of Maine York ss: On this twenty ninth day of May A D 1844 personally appeared Jeremiah Goodwin above named to me known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to the truth of above dep- osition by him subscribed in my presence before me Attest M'Arthur Justice of the Peace.

(Arthur M c Arthur Justice of the Peace)
State of Maine } ss. York County }
I, William Trafford, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for said county of York, do hereby certify, that Arthur M c Arthur is an acting Justice of the Peace, within and for said county duly commissioned (and qualified); that his commission was dated on the third day of February A.D. 1842 and will expire on the second day of February A.D. 1849, and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand (and the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State) this twenty ninth day of May 1844.
William Trafford, Clerk
erty; that his wife living at the time of his decease
Governor ... October 27, 1817.
.....

September 15, 1938
BA-J/AWF Q Samuel Shaw R. 9444
The Quartermaster General Memorial Branch War Department Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information in regard to Samuel Shaw, private with the Massachusetts troops, War of the Revolution, died June 28, 1840 in Sanford, Maine.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, R. 9444, based on the service of Samuel Shaw in the Revolutionary War.
Samuel Shaw was born August 7, 1757 in York, York County, Massachusetts (District of Maine).
While a resident of said York, Samuel Shaw enlisted February 1, 1776, served two months as a private in Captain Abel Moulton's Massachusetts company, stationed at Roxbury and Cambridge. He enlisted the latter part of April, 1776, served about eight months as private in Captain Titus Salter's New Hampshire company, stationed at Fort Washington in Portsmouth Harbor. He enlisted April 1, 1777, served nine months in Captain Titus Salter's company, stationed at Fort Washington. He enlisted July 1, 1778, served six months as substitute for Joseph Shaw (no relationship shown), in Captains Joseph Pray's and Brown's companies, Colonel Wade's Massachusetts regiment, was in General Sullivan's Expedition to Rhode Island.
He moved from York, about the year 1788 to

Sanford, York County, District of Maine.
The soldier, Samuel Shaw, was allowed pension on his application executed August 23, 1832, at which time he was living in Sanford, Maine. He died in Sanford, Maine, June 28, 1840.
Samuel Shaw married May 3, 1781, Patience Kingsbury; at time of marriage they were both of York. Patience Kingsbury was born January 1, 1755, place not stated, she was the daughter of John Kingsbury.
The widow, Patience Shaw, died September 2, 1840 in Sanford, Maine.
The following were their only surviving children in 1844- Timothy Shaw, aged about sixty years, and a resident of Sanford, Maine; Abigail Gowen of Sanford, Maine; and Hannah Gowen of Sanford, Maine.
Timothy Shaw, Junior, son of the above named Timothy Shaw, was twenty-seven years of age in 1844, and a resident of Sanford, Maine.
Abraham Shaw, seventy years of age in 1833, stated that he was born in York, Maine, and had always lived there; it was not shown that he was related to the soldier.
The following family data are shown in the claim: John Kingsbury "Esquire" was born December 26, 1725, and died June 27, 1811; his wife, Sarah, was born July 26, 1728;
Samuel Shaw, wife, Thankful Williams;
Ephraim Lowe, wife Abigail Littlefield;
Timothy Shaw was born March 19, 1783, married November 26, 1807, Lucy Lowe, who was born December 20, 1778 and died January 21, 1844;
Timothy Gowen was born December 8, 1780, married December 29, 1802, Abigail Shaw, who was born August 16, 1781;
George Gowen was born April 3, 1792, married March-- , 1816, Hannah Shaw, who was born January 2, 1792;

Family data continued-
Samuel Madison Shaw was born November 26, 1811; Timothy Shaw, 2nd was born October 12, 1817; Lucy Cowen was born January 17, 1803; Samuel S. Cowen was born September 30, 1808; Hannah Cowen, 2nd was born August 5, 1812; George Cowen, 2nd was born October 27, 1819 "General Timothy Shaw", son of the soldier, Samuel Shaw, married January 11, 1844, Mrs. Rowena Allen.
Timothy Cowen was a resident of York County, Maine in 1844.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data relative to family.
The application for headstone for Samuel Shaw is returned herewith, also a letter addressed to your office, from Mrs. Chester W. Cowen of Sanford, Maine.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

REJECTED
9-144
P. O.
Patience Shaw
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18.
Application filed: _____, 18
The printed list of 1852 shows reasons for suspension
Alleges: _____
"not a widow at the date
Re-enlisted: of the act. died before August 23 1842"
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

11.017 Patience Shaw Dec a me
Suspended at the Association Sept 25 '94 to same June 24 '94
9H 21H
Act 7 th July '38

L. McArthur
Nov 27. 44

Sir
Gen. R. Nov. 7/44
438
The certificate of Jonathan Knight 1 st for an unsecured pension will be forwarded to you. My letter of 3 Nov. applied to Estelle Shaw whose husband died in 1840 as also his widow in the same year & consequently as she was not a widow at the passing of the act of 7 July 38 and died before the act of 23 Aug 42 she is not entitled.
J McArthur Esq Kilmington Me,

A. McCulloch
Sept 30 1841

Pension Office
Sept 30 44.
In The papers in the case of Patience Shaw deceased widow of Samuel Shaw claiming a pension under the Act of July 7 th 38 have been examined and filed. The certificate of the Court sh d be produced showing the date of Patience Shaw's death and the names of the children who survived her also the time of her husband's decease. The proof of the date of the marriage is moreover not satisfactory, the document purporting to be a family Register being evidently of modern origin. Town or Church records furnish the best testimony. The alleged service of Samuel Shaw sh d be proved by the certificate of the Sec y of N. Hampshire Mass. He says he served in '76 under Capt. Moulton of the Mass. Militia also in '76 under Capt. Sutter N. H. Line in '77 under James and in '78 under Capt. Pray & Col. Wood.
A. M c Arthur Esq Alfred M c
11.017. Act 7 th July '38

Livingston Dec 25 th 1844
Sir,
In the conclusion of your letter in- cursion to mine enquiring of the case of Paterson I have you say
"When the Courts certificate is received "if you will call my attention to the "case, it shall be disposed of immediately. Inclosed is the Courts certificate.
Faithfully Yours O. S. A.
Arthur McArthur

11.017 Patience Shaw see MD Act 7 th July '38

Alfred May 29 1844
Sir, Inclosed is the case of Hays of Samuel Shrew. Will you have the goodness to send me the forms of applica- tion under the late Pension law enacted at present session of Congress
I am respectfully Yours Obediently
Hon. John L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
A. McArthur

Sunington Nov 21 1844
Sir, Yours of 13 Nov. purporting to be answered to yours of 28 th ult is received but fails to embrace the subject of which I enquire - In your letter there is a curious allusion springing very singular but still natural blending the two subjects involved in the letter - If you will permit me to call your attention to that letter which may be filed in Jonathan Knight's or in Paternoster Shews for it related to both you will readily perceive a mistake which is arising. Mine of Nov (I think) 10 was in answer to yours of Oct 28 & in in which you say you will forward me a certificate in case of Anthony Knight for 22 & 4 days on my forwarding the old certificate, enclosing that certi- ficate & requesting the new one to be forwarded & in same letter was your query of report on the case of Paternoster Shews in which you read report proof of Jacob & court evidence of death of Anthony Shews his wife surviving children &c & enquiring what amount of time would be allowed on production of such testimony & making a brief argument that the time from March 4 1836 should be allowed - Now these two subjects in same letter evidently from your answer of Nov 13 were in your mind confounded or blended - for you say in yours of 13 Nov he is dead is dead & his widow & that I must produce certain evidence of his death the death of his wife & the surviving children - The facts are really that he is alive for I saw a few days since "sickened with hope deferred" but healthy

and under a pension of $53.33 per annum which certificate I forwarded new to her recently for an increase of pension & his wife died long before Oct of July 7 1878 & when he dies no claim survives under any law now in force to him widow or children He served 3 years but declares he entered the service in Oct 1781 & served more than a year after the war - your strike of all time beyond Oct 3 1783 probably because beyond that date was not a service in Revolutionary War. & from Oct 31 to Oct 3 1783 is as near as 22 months 4 days. His service of 3 years is proved by his discharge which new being is on file in his original papers. The concluding part of your letter I suppose was intended as an answer to my queries in relation to Deborah Shaw's claim although she is not named but would appear to be intended for Jonathan Knight's case - On the reception of this will now have the grounds to furnish a certificate for the increased pension of Jonathan Knight or his old certificate which I forwarded was in order that he may have a voucher to draw under his old so he can't obtain a new certificate. This circumstance will be described in that in all future communications to the Department to let each letter embrace but one subject that the

filings there may be in their appropriate case. Will you permit me to suggest could you not institute some rule among the regulations of your dept. which would have a tendency to methodize by requiring subjects submitted for your consideration to be distinctly set forth in separate communications & thereby prevent confusion, since your labor promote a more systematic arrange- ment of documents & thereby expedite the business of the office considerably doubly increased by this irregularity.
Her James L. Edwards Court of Pensions
I am not tired, Yours Affly
A. M. Arthur

Spain might
died '40 mid. died 40!
not entitled

Leamington Nov r 6 1844
Sir,
Enclosed is the original certificate of Jonathan Knight of Waterborough granted on 15 November 1832 on the reception of which I am promised in your letter of Oct r 28 1844 a certificate will be issued for 22 months 4 days.
You will confer a favor by stating in the Census of Patience Shores Heirs what will be the amount of time allowed the Heirs provided the proof required in your letter of Sept r 30 1844 is produced.
The facts we propose to prove are, the estate of Patience Shores & Patience his wife were legitimate married prior to Jan y 1 1794 Patience Shores in her last will & testament lost in 1840 per An. und. Oct r 7 1832 on May 14 1833 - He died June 28 1840 Patience his wife survived him & died Sept r 2 1840. Her heirs apply for what would have been due her when she died as a vested right under her will & the question respectfully submitted for your consideration, if it be an unsettled question, and which respectfully I cannot see any impediment in your decision in anticipation of the proof you require in your letter of Sept r 30. Is she the heir of Patience Shores entitled from March 4 1836 to Sept r 2 1840? It must be considered, that the Statute of April 30 1844 refers literally to persons granted to widows thereafter & not to vested rights of heirs long established & to which the Statute of April 30 does not literally nor by construction the most favored (caput factos-like) refer - I confidently believe your opinion

awards with the wine, for I cannot think you intended to impose on me the onerous duty of procuring all the evidence & removing all the objections required by some letter of Sept 30 only for the purpose of getting the very clue from page 28 to page 2. without some intimation of the result.
Hen James L Edwards Count of Paris.
I am very respectfully Your obedt. Servt.
A. M c Arthur

6628
J. B. Edwards, esq. Comm r of Pensions, Washington City. Sam l Shaw's case. 3.
$80 per ann

Post Office, Alfred, York Co Maine, May 9, 1888.
James L. Edwards, esq. Committee of Pensions War Department.
Sir,
Herewith I return the papers in the case of Samuel Shaw for a pension under the law of June 27, 1838. Mr Shaw has made an explanatory declaration of his services, to wit,
2 months previous to April 1, 1776, in Capt Moulton's Compty Mass Militia; 8 months at least previous to Jan'y 1, 1777, in Capt Saller's Compty Mass Comp. Line; 9 months previous to Jan'y 1, 1778 in Capt Saller's " ditto. & 6 months at R.I. previous to Jan'y 1, 1779, in Capt. Lloyds co. Col. Ward's regt Mass Militia.
Deacon James Chadbourne's affidavit proves the first tour of two months, & Abraham Shaw's goes to the same point.
The affidavits of Josiah Garrison, Benj a Leach, Daniel Lunt, John Carlisle, & Abraham Shaw, fully prove the two tours of eight months & nine months in Capt. Saller's company in 1776 & 1777, at Fort Washington; and John Carlisle alone gives Col. Gilman as the commander of the regiment to which Saller's company belonged.
And the affidavits of Theodore Linscott & Abram Shaw prove the last tour of six months, at Rhode Island in 1778.
It is hoped the mass of testimony in this case will be satisfactory of the services of Samuel Shaw for 25 months at the four several tours, and that a pension certificate will be granted him forthwith, and forwarded to your obedient & humble servant,
Jeremiah Goodwin