Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,049, for Timothy Ricker, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Ricker, Timothy
S 17049
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CONTENTS

Waine 21. 535
Timothy Hicker
Wore in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Woodin of the 1st Regt commanded by Saltonstall in the Mass line for 60 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Waine at the rate of 21 Dollars 67 Cents per annum. commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of Sept 1833 and Sept 1 st 1833 Appleton aqua maine Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $54.17 Pemi-ant. allowance ending Mar 34-11.54
$65.11
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. H. D. S. N. Clerk, Book E Vol. 151 Page 45

State of Maine.
COUNTY OF YORK, SS.
ON this seventh — day of January A.D. 1833 personally appeared in open court, before the Probate now sitting at Alfred in said county Timothy Ricker a resident of Waterborough in the county of York and State of Maine aged seventy one 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, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That about the first day of April A.D. 1780 he enlisted as a volunteer Private Soldier in a Volunteer Company of Militia belonging to the State of Massachusetts, for the term of eight months. Said Company was commanded by Capt. Jedidiah Goodwin of Berwick in said county. That immediately after his enlistment, he joined and mustered with said Company at Blackberry Hill meeting house in said Berwick, and marched with it to Falmouth, now Portland in the county of Cumberland, and then State of Massachusetts, but now State of Maine; that he served in said Company six months and a half, and then hired a man by the name of Stephen Fell of said Berwick to take his place, who was accepted by Capt. Goodwin as a substitute for him; and served out the residue of his said term of enlistment being six weeks. Timothy Wentworth of Berwick afore said was Lieutenant of said Company. There was no Ensign attached to said company, who performed any duty. Colonel Joseph Prime of said Berwick commanded the Regiment to which said Company belonged. Our said Company was stationed, or encamped in Back-Street in Falmouth near the house of General Cobb, and we were engaged most of the time in erecting a fortification on the hill, near where the monument now stands, and breast-works at the water's edge. The late Gen. Pelay Wadsworth of this State was the Chief Officer in command of the troops while said Company was stationed in Portland. There were several other companies, at the same time

monument now stands, and breast-works at the at the water's edge. The late Gen. Pileg Wadsworth of
this State was the chief officer in command of the troops while said company was stationed in Portland There were several other companies, at the same time stationed in Portland. He remembers the names of Capt. Clark and Lieutenants Atkinson & Poke, who be- longed to said other companies. The said Ricker was born in said Berwick December 12 th A.D. 1761 - and has no record of his age - Nor is there any record of it that he knows of - He always understood his age to be as above stated, from his Parents. - He resided in said Berwick when he enlisted, and entered the service as aforesaid, and about the close of the Revo- lutionary War he removed from Berwick to said Water- borough, where he has resided ever since. He never received a written discharge from the service, nor has he any documentary evidence by which to prove his service. John White of Alfred in said county was in the same company with him, and is still living. Samuel Hosmer of Lebanon in said county and Ephraim Tibbets of said Berwick, were also in the same company with me, and I understand are living.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of
SWORN TO, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Timothy Ricker
Before me Wm. A. Hays Judge of said Court
WE, Henry Smith and James Ayer
being as pastor of a church in said Waterborough a clergyman, residing in the town of Alfred and officia- residing in the town of Newfield
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Timothy Ricker, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy one years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
SWORN TO, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Henry Smith
James Ayer
Before me Wm. A. Hays Judge of said Court
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that
Henry Smith Alfred, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Alfred, and that James Ayer
who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Newfield and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. Wm. A. Hays Judge of said Court.
I, Wm. Gutter Allen, Register clerk of the Court of Probate aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Timothy Ricker for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Seventh day of January A.D. 1833.
Wm. Gutter Allen, Register of Probate

17049 INVALID.
File No. 17049
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[Arrangement of 1870.]

NO 4-574

State of Maine.
COUNTY OF YORK, SS.
ON this twenty second day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Court of  Probate now sitting at Alfred in said county Timothy Ricker a resident of Waterborough in the county of York and State of Maine aged Seventy 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, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That about the first of April A.D. 1780 he enlisted as a volunteer for the term of eight months as a private soldier in a company of Militia, commanded by Captain Jedidiah Goodwin of Berwick in said county. Said company then plunged to the Militia of Massachusetts. That immediately after his enlistment, he joined said company and marched with it to Falmouth, now called Portland in the county of Cumberland, and then State of Massachusetts, but now State of Maine, that he served in said company six months and a half and then hired a man by the name of Stephen Fall of Berwick to take his place, who was accepted by Capt. Goodwin in his stead, and served out the residue of said term, being six weeks. Time - the Wintersouth of Berwick was an Lieutenant, of said company. Colonel Joseph Prime of Berwick commanded the Regiment to which our company belonged. There was no ensign attached to said company who performed any duty. Said company was stationed or encamped in Back Street in Portland near the house of Samuel Cobb, and was engaged most of the time in erecting a fortification on the hill near where the monument now stands, and breastworks at the water's edge. The late General Wadsworth of this State was the chief officer in command of the troops while said company was stationed in Portland.
He resided in Berwick in said county of York at the time of his said enlistment, and has no documentary evidence by which to prove his service. John White of Alfred in said county was in the same company with him, and is still living.

Text"> He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Timothy Rich
We John Walcutt residing residing in the town of Glendale  Glendale Maine and Nathan D. Appleton residing residing in the town of Glendale  Glendale Maine hereby certify that to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
J. Walcutt Nathan D. Appleton
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that
John Walcutt residing residing in the town of Glendale Maine who has signed the preceding certificate, is a United States Senator and  and  the  the  creditable  creditable person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Wm. Elliott Allen, Register of the United States District Court for the District of Maine at Bangor do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Timothy
Rich for a pension. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Twenty-Second day of August , A.D. 1832.
Wm. Elliott Allen Register of District
No 64 574

I John White of Alfred in the County of York and State of Maine do testify and say, that I served as a private soldier in the Company of Militia commanded by Capt. Jesidiah Goodwin, at Falmouth now Portland, in the year 1780, and joined said Company at Portland in April of that year - that I was acquainted with Timothy Ricker who then was a member of the same Company, and did duty therein as a private soldier - that I was taken sick some time before the term expired for which I was drafted, which was eight months, and was carried home sick and never returned again. I was taken sick seven or eight weeks before the expiration of said term according to my best recollection. Said Ricker then resided in Berwick in said County and now resides in Waterborough in said County - and I have known him well ever since we served together as soldiers in Falmouth in 1780.  John White
August 22, 1832 -
State of Maine
York ss. Then personally appeared John White above-named and made solemn oath, to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me,
Nathan Dane Appleton Justice of the Peace -
State of Maine
York ss. William Cutter Allen Register of the County of Probate for said County, hereby certify, that Nathan Dane Appleton is a Justice of the Peace for said County, and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal official this twenty-second day of August, A.D. 1832.
Wm. Cutter Allen, Register of Probate.

I Nathan Dane Appleton, the magistrate, who admin- istered the oath to the within named White, do certify, that I am well acquainted with the within named John White that he is a man of truth & credibility, and I should place entire confidence in his testimony.
Nathan Dane Appleton Jas. Pairs
John White affidavit

I Stephen Dull of Alton in the county of St. Louis and State of New Hampshire do testify and say that I was knowing to Timothy Ruben of Brattleboro in listing in Capt DeDedie's Guard was company in 1880 and marched to Portland said Ruben served in Col. Joseph Brannen Regiment said Ruben enlisted for eight months early in the spring and came home in the fall and highland one to go and serve his time out. I went and served his time out which to the best of my recollection was not more than six weeks. and I think it then was not so long as six weeks.
Attest
Henry B Runt
Stephen his Dull mark.
Keokuk August 21. 1882
Then the above named Stephen Dull came before me and made solemn oath that the above affidavit is true
Before me
Henry B Runt Justice of the Peace
I do here by certify that Stephen Dull is a man of faith and veracity
Henry B Runt Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire
Stafford ss. I Andrew Peirce Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County of Stafford, do certify that Henry B. Rust, Esquire, before whom the within affidavit was taken, is a Justice of the Peace for said County, and his signature thereto affixed I have no doubt is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court, this 15 th day of January A.D. 1833.
A. Peirce, Clerk
Affidavit of Stephen D. Hall

Samuel Hovannis affidavit

I Samuel Blesom of Lebanon in the County of York and State of Maine aged seventy two years; on oath do testify and say that in the first part of April A.D. 1780 I enlisted a soldier in the War of the Revolution under Capt Jeremiah Goodwin to go down to Portland in said State of Maine then under the jurisdiction of Mass- Timothy Ricker then of Berwick in the Coun- ty of York, but now of Waterborough in said County, was a soldier in said Company and marched to said Portland with me - He enlisted for eight months - Said Ricker was a private soldier - and before the eight months had fully expired, he went home to Berwick and one Stephen Fall then of said Berwick came down and took Ricker's place I am not now able to say how long a time Fall was down in Ricker's stead - I am well acquain- ted with said Ricker and know him to be the identical same Ricker who served with me in said Company - Joseph Prince was Colo of the Regiment
Samuel Blesom York County 5 February 22 1833 the above named Samuel Blesom to me is well known to be a man of truth & a credible wit- ness - on the day and year last above named said Blesom personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the above Deposition by him subscribed before me In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court James Davis

York fs.
State of Maine.
I Wm. Cutter Allen, Register of the Court of Probate for said county, hereby certify that Increase S. Kimball is a true copy of the last Will and Testament of the late Increase S. Kimball of said county, and that the within signature, purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this twelfth day of February A.D. 1833.
Wm. Cutter Allen Register of Probate.
Samuel Housum's affidavit

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Timothy Ricker
Maine
Plate 6 Mar 15 days
Capt Goodwin Col Rimer
Map
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N. L. Appleton
Alfred
Maine

War Department
Pension Office
30 July 1833.
Sir,
I again enclose to you the papers of Timothy Cheker.
They are not properly authenticated. One part of a declaration must not be affixed to another part by wafers; but they should be connected, by a piece of tape, or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of the certifying officer.
Due attention must be paid to this important regulation.
I am, Respectfully, Your obedient servant
J. L. Edward
Comm ee of Pensions
W. C. Appleton Esq. Alfred Maine