Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 13,678, for Aaron Marsh, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass.
Marsh, Aaron Sarah
NUMBER
W. 13.678
CONTENTS

Massachusetts-2865
Sarah Marsh
widow of Aaron Marsh
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 29 th Oct r 1807 of Worcester in the State of Mass s who was P er . in the County commanded by Captain Lowell of the Reg t commanded by Whitney in the Mass s line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass s achusetts, at the rate of 30 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of May 39, and entitled Davis to Col l um Douglas, Mass s
Arrears to the 4 th of March - $ 90.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 15.00
$ 105.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838.
Recorded by R. Burdick Clerk Vol. 1 - Page 106

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester, fs.
I, Charles G. Prentiss, Register of the court of Probate for the County of Worcester, do certify, that Ira Barton is the judge of said court, duly commissioned and qualified - and that his signatures to the papers hereto annexed are genuine.
I further certify, that Robert B. Church is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified and that his signatures to the papers hereto annexed are true and genuine.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court, this twenty fifth day of October, one thousand, eight hundred and thirty eight.
Chas. G. Prentiss, Register.

2808 Sarah Marsh
Mass. ad 7. July 38-
17-39
Vol 1 p 231-2 Vol 2 p 1 p. on Dec 7/76
Mar 1 97 - d 1867 alleged service of 6 mo from May 77 - yet she married him after the service
adm'd 9 mo prc 30
no deduction
David Holman Douglas Mass.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester County ss.
On this twentythird day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred thirty eight, personally appeared before the Court of Probate for said County of Worcester Sarah Marsh, a Resident of Douglas in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Aged seventy six years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1830, entitled, an act granting half pay and Pensions to certain widows: - That She is the Widow of Aaron Marsh of the above-named Town; County & State, deceased, - who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution and performed the following services - Viz. On or about the first of April 1776 he enlisted into the service of the United States, for the term of Seven Months, and the Campaign commenced by Capt John Ethan Allen in Colo. Whiting's Regiment. He went to Boston and to Pudding Point & after about three weeks to New Bedford where he served and the remainder of his time & was discharged.

- Also in the Spring of year 1777, probably in the month of May, he enlisted for the term of six months, into the Company commanded by Capt. Joseph Sibley of Dedham.
This Company was mustered at Leicester in the state of Massachusetts, when they read their Oaths & Overtures, and marched in company to a place then called Updike's Station in the state of Rhode Island, where they stayed two or three months, guarding the shore of Providence River. They then passed over the River into Kingston R.I. and remained there six weeks or two months, their business the same as before, to guard the River. They then returned to Updike's Station and after three or four weeks they went to Providence and there stayed until their term of enlistment expired. They were then discharged & paid. Said Aaron Marsh, I believe, continued in said Company during the above term of service and was regularly discharged with the rest of the Company. He was an inhabitant of the Town of Stonebridge in the County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts at the times of both the enlistments above stated. The claimant would further aver state that she has no documentary evidence in support of the above claims. She

Further declares that she was married to the said Aaron Marsh, who was then an Inhabitant of Deerfield Ms., on the twelfth day of April, sixteen hundred and Eighty Seven; — that her husband the aforesaid Aaron Marsh died on the Twentyninth day of April 1907 — that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, sixteen hundred ninety four, VIZ. at the time above stated. — And that she has not intermarried, but continues the Widow of the said Aaron Marsh.
I hereby subscribe on the day & year above written before
Sarah Marsh
Wm Patton Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Hampshire

April twelfth Seventeen hundred eightyseven. Then Asahel March of Deerfield and Sarah Fuller of Douglas was married. The above said persons was married by the Rev Isaac Stone pastor of a church in Douglas, and recorded for me Gath. Loy Mower Town clerk.
I Samuel Balcom certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the record of said town of Douglas, with the exception of the date which is expressed in fair legible figures as follows, viz. April 12, 1887
Samuel Balcom { Town clerk of Douglas
I Samuel Balcom, above named depose & say that I hold the office of town clerk in the town of Douglas County of Hamp- shire & State of Massachusetts, and that the above are true extracts, from the records as one of the record books, in the town clerk's office, with the exception above named as certified by me. Samuel Balcom, clerk of the town of Douglas
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Worcester ss. September 22 nd 1838 personally appeared Samuel Balcom & made oath that the above statement by him subscribed is true Before me Robert P Church justice of the Peace.

Douglas Me. Oct. 23 1838
The Subscribers hereby certify that they have belong to the town of Douglas in the County of Lincoln  Penobscot & have been personally acquainted with the widow Sarah Marsh and with her deceased husband Aaron Marsh who was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution. - That the said Aaron Marsh died on the twenty ninth day  29 th of April 1807; and that Sarah Marsh above named has not intermarried, but continues his lawful Widow, the de- fendants being the sons of the said Aaron Marsh & his said widow. Fuller Marsh Aaron Marsh committee of Middlesex County of Lincoln  Penobscot St. Oct. 23. 1838 Same to by said defendants who are known to me as

man of truth; the intimation in this direction in my hereditary being made before the oath was returned.
Upon my M c Arthur's judgment Robt. Francis Army

I Eli Stockwell of Douglas in the County of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Seventy eight years Depose & Say. That some time in the Spring of 1777, & in the month of May as near as I can recollect, I Enlisted into the Revolutionary Army of the United States under Capt. Joseph Sibley, for Six months. - Capt Sibley's Company was mustered at Leicester in the state of Massachusetts where we all drew our arms & accoutrements, & from thence went immediately to a place then called Updike's Newtown in the State of Rhode-Island where we remained two or three months our business being to guard the shore of Providence River. - We then crossed the said River and went to Scituate in the said State of Rhode Island where we remained a month, & a half or two months, our business being the same as at said Newtown. - From thence we returned to said Updike's Newtown where we remained three or four weeks, & went from thence to Providence where we staid until the expiration of the term of our enlistment it being two or three weeks, where we were discharged & Paid. - I was personally acquainted with Aaron Marsh of Douglas aforesaid who was a Soldier in said Company, & served therein with me constantly during the above described six months service & at the several places abovementioned.
The names of the officers of the Company & Reg't I do not now recollect, except Capt Sibley who was my Uncle. I feel confident of the truth of the above statement in regard to the said Aaron Marsh, & particularly from the following facts, to wit. said Marsh was an inhabitant of the town of Sherbridge in the State of Massachusetts at the time of his enlistment, & after the close of the war he came to said Douglas, married a neighbour & acquaintance of mine, always occupied a conspicuous station in town & I was always acquainted with him from the time of our serving together as above stated, until the time of his death. - And further your Deponent saith not. Eli Stockwell

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester County
ss } Douglas Astle
9 th 1838. Personally appeared, the within named Eli Sturtevant, whom I hereby certify to be a man of good moral character, entitled to full credit for truth & veracity, & made oath, that the within written affidavit, by him subscribed is true. —
Before me
B. H. Church, Justice of the Peace.

I David White of Douglas in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Eighty years. Depose & Say. That on or about the first of April 1776 I enlisted into the United States Revolutionary Army for the term of seven months, under the command of Capt. Jonathan Corrob, in Col. Whitney's Regiment. We went immediately to Boston, & there to point Schelly or pudding point, where we staid about three weeks, & then went to Nantasket where we served out the remainder of our time. — I was personally acquainted with Aaron Marsh of said Douglas who enlisted at the same time with me, into the aforesaid Company & Regt., & served therein with me for the said term of seven months as above stated. — A fort was built by our Regiment at Nantasket, in which was dug a Deep Well by Marsh & other soldiers. — Said Marsh when he enlisted was a native Sherbridge in the state of Massachusetts. I knew said Marsh from the time of his aforesaid enlistment to the time of his death; he married one neighbour & acquaintance of mine, & lived during the remainder of his life a near neighbour to me, in said Douglas — Said Marsh, lived a few years after the Revolutionary War, in the town of Deerfield in the state of Massachusetts, was a Resident of said Deerfield at the time of his marriage, but became a Resident of said Douglas immediately after his marriage. And further the Deponent saith not. —
David White
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester County, ss. Douglas October 19th 1838 personally appeared the above named David White whom I hereby certify to be a man of good moral character, entitled to full credit for truth & veracity, & made oath to the truth of the above Affidavit by him subscribed. — Before me P. P. Church Justice of the Peace.

I David Bolson, of Douglas in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Eighty four years of age. Depose & say, that some time in the Spring of 1776 I enlisted into the Revolution Army of the United States for the term of Seven months, in the Company of Capt. Jonathan Larob in Colo. Whitney's Regt. - We went immediately to Boston, & there Point Schelly or Budding Point where we staid about three weeks, & then went to Nantasket where we served the remainder of our time. - I was personally acquainted with Aaron Marsh of said Douglas, who served with me during said term of enlistment, in said Company & Regt. as aforesaid.
A Fort was built by our Regt. on Nantasket, in which was dug a very deep Well, by said Marsh & a few other soldiers. - Said Marsh was a native of Sturbridge, at the time of the abovementioned service, lived awhile, I think afterwards at Deerfield in the state of Massachusetts, and immediately after his marriage became an inhabitant of said Douglas where he lived a near neighbour to me during the remainder of his life - He married an acquaintance & near neighbour of mine, who still lives, as she ever has done, in the immediate neighbourhood, & has never had any other husband than the said Marsh, whose lawful widow she still remains and further your Deponent saith not. -
Attest D. Holman
David his Bolson mark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts } Douglas October Worcester County } 9 th 1838. Personally appeared the above named David Bolson, whom I hereby certify, to be a man of good moral character, & entitled to full credit for truth & veracity, & made oath, that the above affidavit, by him subscribed, is is true. - Before me B B Church Justice of the Peace.

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BUREAU OF PENSIONS, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER,
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No. Claim, _____ Cert. No. 13678 Claimant, Sarah Soldier, Asaore Marsh Co. _____ Reg't _____ Mass Line
ACTION AND ORDER:
Papers please Marsh
  To Chf. _____  Div. _____    Action _____     OCT 9 1909    COMMISSIONER  
   ADMITTED FILES OCT 9 1909  

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Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 13678
Sarah Marsh Widow of Aaron Marsh Pr. Rev War
Act: July 1 st 38
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 4
[Arrangement of 1870.]

May 17 May 10, 1861
John L. Edwards Esq. Commission of Pensions Pension Office Washington
D. C.

Douglas Me. May 10, 1839.
J. L. Edmund Esq Sir,
I recd last evening the letter which you addressed to C. G. Prentice Esq. of Worcester, relative to the claim of Mrs. Sarah Marsh, widow of Aaron Marsh deceased, for a Pension. Mrs. Marsh relied wholly on the testimony of those whose affidavits accompanied the declaration, as to the time of service under Carriel. - They stated as they think seven months themselves & thought that Mr. Marsh was there during the whole time, but they are all & may be mistaken. The record must be wrong in some way as to the time, unless he enlisted a second time & as this was made up the seven months. Mr. Marsh was fully satisfied with the time specified on the roll.
As to the other term under Capt. Sibley, the witness, Mr. Parkhurst is very positive that it was, at least, six months.
As to the confusion in the papers, I think if there be any inconsistency in the case, as stated, it there must be some clerical error. I wrote wrote the declaration for her and

according to the facts in the case - it clearly comes under the Act of July 7, 1830 - The facts set forth & relied upon in the return return, were, services performed in the year 1776 under Capt. Curran and 1777 under Capt. Sibley - His marriage took place, if my minutes are correct, April 12, 1787 - Several years after he left the service, and several years before the 1st of Jan. 1794
If the foregoing explanation be not satisfactory, will you have the goodness to inform me directly what is wanting or where the mistake is.
With sentiments of respect & esteem I remain yours &c.
Daniel Stolman
V.B. Mr. Starkwell who was in the same company at R.I. says that Mr. Marsh was with the officers some part of his time, but whether he was a waiter or a Non Commissioned Officer or a private, he cannot now recollect, but he is positive as to his being in the company during the whole term - 6 months or more.