Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,025, for Isaiah Ripley, Massachusetts

Jerusalem Jerusha
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CONTENTS

1317
Massachusetts
Jerusha Ripley M rs widow of Isaiah Ripley who was a Private
in the Mass. line for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 26 Dollars & 67 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension, issued the 3rd day of August, 1843 and sent to J. H. Lord Plymouth Mass.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 52

(1341) Jerusha Ripleys
admitted (P. 8 m. #26. \frac{66}{12} )
on roll vol 14 page 36. Promoted name in part obliterated
no papers J. N. Lord

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth Y. On this seventeenth day of August in the Year One thousand eight hundred & thirty eight before the Hon. Willes Wood Judge of Probate for said County personally appeared Jerusha Ripley a resident of Plympton in said County, Widow, aged eighty three 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 the seventh day of July 1838 entitled "an Act granting half pay & pensions to certain Widows" That she is the Widow of Isaiah Ripley late of said Plympton deceased who was a Corporal in the War of the Revolution & served in said capacity for the term of Eight months in Capt. John Bradfords Company in Col. Cottons Regiment at Roxbury in 1775
She further declares that she was married to the said Isaiah Ripley on the twentieth day of January in the Year Seventeen hundred & eighty, by the Rev. Ezra Sampson; that her husband the aforesaid Isaiah Ripley died at said Plympton on the sixteenth day of January in the Year Eighteen hundred & twenty seven; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but that the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred & ninety four viz: at the time above stated.
Jerusha Ripley
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first above written Before me & I certify that said Jerusha Ripley from advanced age & infirmities of body to travel to attend Court
Wilkes Wood

Plymouth Ys. I Jacob N. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Hon. William Wood is Judge of Probate for said County & that the within signature purporting to be signed by him is his true & genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this thirteenth day of August 1838. Jacob N. Lord

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth So. I Jacob H Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Jonathan Parker Esq. is Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the signatures to the annexed affidavits purporting to be signed by him are his true & gen- uine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this thirty first day of August 1838.
Jacob H. Lord

"The following Marriages consummated by Rev. Ezra Sampson.
Isaiah Ripley to widow Jerusha Sturtevant Jan r twentieth one thousand seven hundred and eighty."
"Isaiah Ripley died January Sixteenth, one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven."
I certify that the above is a true copy of the Record with the exception of the dates, which are expressed in the Record in fair legible figures, as follows, viz. Jan r 20-1780, and January 16. 1827.
Lewis Bradford { Clerk of the Town of Plympton in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
I Lewis Bradford above named, depose and say: That I hold the Office of Clerk of the Town of Plympton in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and that the above are true extracts from the Records of said Town of Plympton, with the exception above named as certified by me.
I also further certify, that to my knowledge, the afore-said widow Jerusha Sturtevant, now the widow of the said Isaiah Ripley, is yet living in said Plympton, and has not been joined in Marriage since the death of her husband the said Isaiah Ripley. Plympton, August 9. 1838. Lewis Bradford { Town Clerk of the said Town of Plympton.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth County ss. Plympton August 10th. 1838 Then Personally appeared before the Subscriber the above named Lewis Bradford Town Clerk of Plympton and made oath that the above statement by him subscribed is true. Before me Jonathan Pipher Justice of the peace

I Levi Wright of Plympton in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts of the age of eighty one years testify and say that I was a Soldier in the war of the American Revolution and was at Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Five and Served eight months in Capt John Bradford Company in Colo. Cotten's Regiment and that I well Remember Isaiah Nipley of Plympton being in Said Company Company and Served eight months as a Corporal in Said Company always knew Said Nipley until his Death and still know his widow Jerusha Nipley who is Now Living and never has been Married Since the Death of her Husband Isaiah Nipley
Levi - X Wright Mark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County ss. Plympton August 10th. 1838 - Then Personally appeared the above named Levi Wright Before the Subscriber and made oath that the above Deposition by him subscribed is true - Jonathan March Justice I further certify Said Deponent to be and a man of truth and a credible witness

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20025-
Jemima Ripley widow of Isaiah Ripley Dis. Rev War
Act: March 3 rd 43
Index:—Vol. M , Page 164
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jerusha Ripley

1201
Jerusha Ripley $20:67 per an
J. H. Lord Plymouth Mass

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 3 d of march 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7 th 1838
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth County ss. on this third day of may Eighteen hundred and forty three personally appeared before the Subscribed a justice of the peace in and for said County of Plymouth Jerusha Kipley a resident of Plympton in the County of Plymouth aged eighty eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the third day of march 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war that she is the widow of Isaiah Kipley late of Plympton deceased who was a private in the army of the revolution and she received a pension of twenty six Dollars and Sixty Six Cents per annum under the act of July 7 th 1838 She further declares she is still a widow and said Deponent is personally well known to me Sally C Churchill witness to the Mark of Jerusha Kipley Jerusha H Kipley I certify that the above statement is correct Mark Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written Before me Jonathan Walker justice of the peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Jonathan Parker Esq is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that the within is his true & genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this seventeenth day of May in the Year Eighteen hundred & forty three.
Jacob H. Lord

1167
Massachusetts
Jerusha Ripley widow of Isaiah Ripley dec.
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 16 th January 1827 of Plymouth in the State of MS. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Bradford of the _____ commanded by _____ in the MS. time for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll of MS. at the rate of 26 Dollars 67 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of Nov. 1838 and sent to Loud Plymouth MS.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838 $66.67 Semi-annual allowance ending Mar. 3, 13.33 $80.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by Abel Addison Clerk, Book A Vol. 156 Page 126
Let. to Hon. J. D. Adams (B. & C.) February 27, 1840.