Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,249, for Samuel Stowell, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Stowell, Samuel Patience
YR. 10.249
CONTENTS

State of Maine.
ANDROSCOGGIN, ss.
CLERK'S OFFICE, SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT,
AUBURN, August 21. 1851.
I, JOSIAH D. PULSIFER, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for said County of Androscoggin, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that William K. Mansur and Jacob Herrick
is , are and at the date of his  their certificate to the paper hereunto annexed, was an  were ACTING JUSTICE and Chamberlain OF THE PEACE, within and for the County is of Androscoggin, as appears by the paper hereunto annexed — that he  they are duly commissioned and qualified to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments of Deeds and other instruments in writing, in the County is aforesaid, and that the following signature, purporting to be his  their is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Supreme Judicial Court, for said State, the day and year first above written.
J. D. Pulsifer CLERK.

State of Maine
Androscoggin ss.
Clerk's Office Supreme Judicial Court Auburn May 21, 1835
I, J. D. Pulsifer Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for said County of Androscog- gin, being a court of record, do hereby certify that Asahel Ware is and at the date of his certificate to the papers herewith annexed was an acting District Judge of the U. S. for the District of Maine and that the following signa- tures purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Superior Judicial Court for said state, the day and year first above written
J. D. Pulsifer Clerk

U. S. of America. State of Maine, County of Cumberland, S. S. On this 16 th day of August A. D. Eighteen hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before me Esther Ware Judge of the U. S. within and for the District of Maine Suzannah Thompson a resident of New Gloucester in the coun- ty of Cumberland and State of Maine aged seventy one years, who first being duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed on the 4 th day of July A. D. 1836, granting pensions to certain widows (and their children) who died without receiving a pension. She States that she is a child, & repres- entative of Patience Stowell, — She States that she claims in her own behalf, & in behalf of her Bro- ther Shadacay Stowell, She States, that her father Sam- uel Stowell, was son of Isaac & Abigaille Stowell & born in Dedham Mass. & her mother's maiden name was Patience Bostman, Born in Falmouth County of Cumberland, She States that her father Samuel Stowell & her Mother who was Patience Bostman were married in Falmouth in 1767, and commenced in life in Georgetown County of Lincoln, & in the year 1768, their first child over

Patience Stowell was born, June 24 th 1768, The next was a son Stephen Stowell Born in October 10 th , 1769, The next was Betsey Born in January 31 st , 1777, (in Georgetown), &c. She states that her father was a Soldier in the war of the revolution , more than three years in all, that he was in the service in 1778, & enlisted to serve three years for the Town of Brookfield, and received a Bounty, or pay therefor, - She states, that the reason why her said father did not apply for a pension, when he was living, was that he would not apply. She also states that the reason why she did not apply before, was that no record evidence of her parents marriage was not to be found. The records of Brookfield was burned, supposed to contain the record evidence of marriage required, that no family record of their marriage exists, but the records of births of some of the children of her mother is to be found, - That her father Samuel Stowell died on the 20 th day of January A. D. 1826. That her said Mother whose maiden name was Patience Bostman did not again marry after her husband's death, and died a widow on the 22 nd day of August, 1836, as will appear by the evidence here to annexed, She also refers the department to the proof herunto annexed to identify her claim for

The arrear of Pension are her said Mother Patience Stowell (widow of Samuel Stowell the soldier, her father) which she died without applying for. — She claims the same which belong- ed to her mother, in her own behalf of her Brother Theodore Stowell, that they are the children & only surviving children of Patience Stowell widow of Samuel Stowell the soldier. She also states, that her said father after his service in the war of the Revolution removed to Gray where he lived untill 1826 when he died. She well remembers her father's stories about his service, & that he was entitled to a pension but it was the price of blood & he would not have it for that reason, & I have heard him say so ma- ny times while in conversation with his old friends. — He did not belong to the society call- ed friends but believed it was not right to take pay for service in war , — She declares that her he- alth is poor & wholly deprives her from going out, to be exposed, — For evidence of service she refers to the evidence of the Secretary of Mass. herewith annexed. and to documents at Washington. Susanna Thompson Witnes. Asken Ware
Be it remembered that the above named Susanna Thompson personally appeared before me on the 10 th of August 1860 & made oath to the truth of the above declaration. Asken Ware Deputy Clerk of the U. S. Dist. Ct. for the Dist. of Columbia

I certify that the within declaration was taken a subpoena by Deborah Thompson at her dwelling house, the husband of her health being such that she was unable to attend at the ordinary place of holding the Court
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston,
July 6 th 1855.
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 Samuel Stowell is borne on list of men raised from Lincoln Co. for the purpose of filling up and completing the fifteen battalions of Continental Troops, directed to be raised in the State for the term of nine months from the time of their arrival at Fishkill agreeable to a resolve passed April 20. 1778. Samuel Stowell Age 40: Height 5. 10: Complexion Dark: from Georgetown, Lincoln Co. Arrived at Fishkill June 16 th 1778. (Also the following enrolment.
"July 20 th 1778" "Received of Jonathan Warner, Commissioner Thirty three men, included in the above list for the purpose therein mentioned."
Signed. "R. Pitnam. Colonel"
Also the following receipt. viz. "Received of the Selectmen of Brookfield ninety pounds, each of us, silver money, by an obligation for the same, or cash in hand - we say received by us, it being for their great service in the Continental Army" (Dated "Brookfield March 28. 1781" and signed by "Samuel Stowell" and others.

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 within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. M. Magie
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Application of Susannah Thompson daughter of Samuel Stowell & wife Patience Stowell both deceased, for all the evidence of her said fathers Military service in the war of the Revolution, as a resident of Georgetown Lincoln Co. —
The secretary of state of Mass. Boston is respectfully requested to cause thorough search to be made of all the Books, rolls, and receipts, or other documents relating to the war of the Revolution within his jurisdiction, and Office, and all the evidence of service of Samuel Stowell her said father be granted to her, in the grade, and under the captain in which the same appears. — She states, that she cannot remember the name of his captain, but she has heard him say that he served two tours, in all about three years, that he served about 1778, and after that time, that he was hired by the select men of Brookfield, and received bounty money therefor, that he was born in Dedham Mass. and came to Palmoth & Gray, and was married in 1767, with Patience Boorman of Palmoth, and moved to Georgetown, Lincoln, Co., and after his service he moved to Gray where he died.
Witness A. Waterhouse
Susannah Thompson
State of Maine
County of Cumberland, S.S. June 29 th , 1855.
Subscribed Before me, A. Waterhouse Justice Peace

The applicant wishes to say that she had 2 uncles, her father's brothers, who served until the close of the war, viz Ebenezer & Shadrach Howel who her brother now living was named for, who she claims, in behalf of and they served in the Revolution to the end of the war, so she has heard her father say, & that is one reason why he was listed a second time,

I Betsey Leighton of Falmouth in the County of Barnstable and State of Maine aged eighty three years in months before and say, that I was born in Gray in said County and lived there until about five years ago when I removed to Falmouth. My maiden name was Betsey Thompson I was married first to one Amariah Delano, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $40.66 per annum. My husband died five or six years ago and after his death I was placed on the Pension roll at the same rate my husband drew. I was then married to my last husband John Leighton, who died November 19th 1854. I was well acquainted with Samuel Stowell who died in Gray some thirty years ago. Said Stowell was reputed to have been a Revolutionary Soldier. I have heard him say he was and I have also heard my first husband Delano say that he was and have heard my said husband and Stowell talk about their Revolutionary services. I was well acquainted also with his wife Patience Booleson. She survived her husband several years and died his widow about eighteen years ago. My brother Edward married into the Stowell family and on

That account I became familiarly acquainted with the family. They were married at the time of time . Falmouth was built and had children. They lived in Georgetown in the first part of their married life and afterwards removed to Gray where they both died. I was at the funeral of Mrs. Stowell which took place in the month of August 1836. —
The said Samuel Stowell and Patience Boorman were undoubtedly married as they lived together as husband and wife and brought up a family in respectability and no one ever disputed the fact that they were lawfully married. I am now on a visit with my friends at Auburn in the County of Androscoggin  Androscoggin  presented at the time of making this deposition.
The only surviving children of Samuel Stowell and Patience his wife and widow are Sarah Thompson and Theodore Stowell.
Reuben Stowell who was the second child of Samuel and Patience Stowell married my sister — said Reuben Stowell was about two years older than I was — There were seven children in the family and the only survivors are Theodore Stowell and Sarah Thompson before named. in  at Leighton mark When Jacob Hamble James C. Thompson

State of Maine Androscoggin ss March 31 1855 Subscribed and sworn before me and hereby certify that the said Betsey Leighton is known to me as a witness of Respectabili- ty and veracity - I also certify that the said affiant is in the full possession of her mental faculties. I further certify that I have no interest in the claim to which her affidavit relates.
Jacob Merrill Just. Jus.

I James Colley & wife Olive Colley, of Gray in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine aged seventy five, and sixty eight years, on oath Depose and say, that we have been well acquainted with Samuel Stowell & wife Patience, whose maiden name was Patience Rootman of Falmouth, I have heard him, (Stowell) say that he was born in Dedham Mass. and came to Falmouth and was there married in 1767. That he went and commenced in life, at Georgetown, Lincoln Co. and I well knew said parties as man & wife, & who brought up a large family, We was well acquainted with these above named parents & their children from our early life to the time of all their deaths except two children of the said parties, viz. Shadach Stowell and Susannah Stump- son who are the children, and only surviving child- ren of Samuel Stowell and wife Patience Stowell aforesaid. That said Samuel Stowell died before the pass- ing of the act, in 1832 that I was called to preach his funeral ser- mon and officiated as such, that we was both called in from time to time, during his last sickness, & saw him buried, We also testify and say, that we were neighbors to each other, and was very intimately ac- quainted, because we lived as neighbors from our early life to their death, and since the death of the said Sam- uel Stowell, I married for my second wife one of said Samuel Stowell's sons widows, who was a

School mates of mine, and we was one years children. That I was born in on the 17 th day of March 1780, & Isaac Stowell whose widow is now my wife was born on the 27 th of October 1780, as he & his father and mother always told me & we were school mates together, The said Sam- uel Stowell and wife had four children older than Isaac Stowell who was born in 1780, who was born the same year of myself, 1780. We have heard them say that they had four children older than Isaac, that their first was born in June, 1768, in Georgetown, Lincoln Co.
They came to Gray when I James Colley was very young, after which time, my acquaintance continued, until their death. That said Samuel Stowell's wife Patience Stowell did not again many after her said husband's death, and lived a widow to our certain knowledge, and died in 1836 a widow on the twenty second day of August 1836 to our certain knowledge that she lived with us in our house, and we well know that it is so, from circumstances connected of that date, of August twenty second, eighteen hundred and thirty six, a widow, — We have heard him (Stowell) say, that he served in the war of the Revolution in the Continental Army, and was in the service two different times, or tours, that he received Bounty money of the selectmen of Brookfield Mass. his last service; — That

We make oath that we verily believe that said Stowell served in the war of Revolution, as he has from time to time, told us, — and it was always believed that he was a soldier of the Revolution, — And we have heard him talk with, Amaziah Deline a soldier & pensioner of the W. S. about their revolutionary services &c. — That said Samuel Stowell died in the month of January, eighteen hundred and twenty six, That I James Colley attended as a clergyman at his funeral, — We further say on oath, that Susannah Thompson and Thadeas Stow- ell are the children and only surviving children of Patience Stowell who died August 22 d , 1836, a widow to our certain knowledge. — We further state that he Stowell would not have a pension in his life time, because it was the price of blood — Witness, &c. Waterboro
James Colley Oliver Colley
State of Maine County of Cumberland } S.S. Gray, July August, 16 th 1855. Then personally appeared the above named James Colley & wife Olive Colley who are well known to me as credible witnesses and made oath in due form of law that the above affidavit by them signed is true Before me, William H. Marston, Justice of The Peace,

I hereby certify, that the affiant James Colley is a clergyman, & a preacher of the Gospel, William, R. Warstow Justice Peace.

We, James Colley, & wife Olive Colley in the Town of Gray, and County of Cumberland, and State of Maine aged 75 & 68 years, on our oath Depose and say, That we were well acquainted with Samuel Stowell and his wife Patience whose maiden name was reported to be Patience Boothman of Sal-moth in said county, for more than fifty years passed & from our first memory, to their death, That they moved from Georgetown Lincoln County, to Gray as they always stated & we always have believed it to be so, that they lived in said Georgetown in the time of the Revolution, and always believed, that he was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and that he was entitled to a pension when living but he did not want it because he could live without it, it was the price of blood, & he had property which would support him without a pension, Therefore for these reasons he would not apply, and we do know, that he was a man of midling amount of property during his lifetime and died in 1826 in Gray, to our certain knowledge, that I preached his funeral sermon, that his widow survived him and did not again marry and died a widow as my record will show, on the 22 d day of August 1836, That we was at her funeral, & that she died a widow, & that her only surviving children are Susanna Thompson & Thadeus Stowell, are

her only surviving children, & that we are disinterested witnesses, And further that said Patience Stowell had, four children older than myself, & I am 75 years old last March 1855, & that their marriage took place at Dohmouth in 1767 as they always stated & that their oldest child was born in 1768 at Georgetown aforesaid, she was dark complexioned. A Waterhouse
James Colley Oliver Colley
State of Maine County of Cumberland Cause S.S. August 16th 1855. Subscribed by James Colley & wife Oliver Colley the affiants, and duly sworn to.
Before me, William W. Marston Justice Peace, And I also certify, that
the above named affiants are well known to me as credible witnesses and made oath in due form of law. That the testimony to which they have subscribed is true, before me, & that said James Colley is a Clergyman. William W. Marston Justice Peace,

I, Jacob Clark, Clerk of the Town of Gray, hereby certify that I have in my custody the Books of the said belonging to said town, in one of which purporting to be a record of births & deaths I find the following entry, to wit:
Samuel Stowell a soldier of the Revolution, died in Gray January 28 th 1826, aged 83 yrs.
Patience Stowell, widow of Samuel died August 23 d 1836, aged 86, years 9 months,
Children of said Samuel & Patience Stowell born in Georgetown, Vt.
Patience Stowell born June 24 th 1768, Reuben Stowell " Oct 18 th 1769 Betsy Stowell " Jan'y 31 st 1777 Abigail Stowell " Oct 17 th 1779 Isaac Stowell " Oct 27 th 1780 Susanna Stowell " Jan'y 7 th 1784 in Gray Shadach Stowell " May 9 th 1789
I further certify that the above is a true extract from the records now in my possession,
Jacob Clark - Town Clerk of Gray
State of Maine Cambridge ss. August 18 th 1855
Then personally appeared Jacob Clark also named and made oath to the truth of the foregoing record by him subscribed,
Before me William H. Kennebec, Just of the Peace

Brookfield Mass Feby 19 th 1855
Mr Waterhouse
Dear Sir
Your letter of Jan'y 23 rd & also of the 1 st of Feby has been received there was a delay in the first in consequence of its being directed to the Selectmen.
In answer to your enquiry I will say that the names of those individuals who enlisted for three years or during the War are not recorded on the record Books in this Town. Neither the amount paid for services of their enlistment.
The Town voted to hire the men required by Law for three years or during the war, but no vote was passed when or how they was paid (that is there is none on record)
I should suppose that you would find the necessary documents at the Secretary's Office in Boston
Yours very Truly W. Swift Town Clerk

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Patience Stowell
widow of Samuel Stowell
Madeira, Oct 4 th July 1836 -
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J. J. Goodwin Present

I John Noyes Town clerk of Hampton hereby certify that all the records of said Town were destroyed by fire in the month of October 1847 and there is no records of Marriages in my possession that were solemnized prior to that time
John Noyes } Town Clerk Hampton

18 84 March 2. 8. C M Shaw - that no hension has been allowed & stated the objections with circular Prior
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
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P. O. Patience Howell
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

No 8143
Patience Stowell. dec'd, widow of Samuel Mason.
Set J. J. Coombs Sept 1. 1855
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Set July 4. 1836

O. W. and N. Div. _____ Div. S m. W. _____ Ex'r. No. _____
Department of the Interior. PENSION OFFICE.
Samuel Stowell Co. _____ Regt. _____ Return this letter with your reply. Sir.
Washington, D.C. March 14 - , 1884
In reference to your inquiry of Feb'y 7- relative to the pension of Samuel Stowell, it will be necessary for you to state his company and regiment, and the date when he was pensioned, and where paid - in order that the claim may be identified. You state that Stowell died in 1826, but no claim of that character is found per the data given. The grounds upon which you call for the information should also be stated.
Very respectfully, J. M. Dudley Comm'r m
C. W. Shaw Sewiston
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Lewiston July 9 th 1871
Dr Sir,
Will you please inform me of the Pension of Samuel Stowell, who served in the war of 1812, has been paid to his Waterhouse for the heirs.
Mr Stowell died in Jan 1826. Any information you can give will be thankfully recd.
Yours Respectfully
C. H. Shaw
Lewiston Maine
To United States Pension Office Washington D.C.

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Department of the Interior. PENSION OFFICE.
Washington, D.C. March 28, 1884
Sir,
In answer to your enquiry of the 20 th inst. whether a pension was allowed through A. Waterhouse, as attorney, on the application of the children of the widow (no name given) of Samuel Stowell, a revolutionary soldier from Georgetown, Maine, you are advised that the children of a Patience Stowell, widow of Samuel Stowell applied for a pension in her right, and the name of A. Waterhouse, appears in the papers as an attesting witness, but not as an attorney. It was claimed by these children that their father served three years, but furnished no testimony of the names of the officers under whom, or where he served, nor could the name of Samuel Stowell be found on the Massachusetts rolls in this office.
A letter dated Sept 1. 1855, was written to J. J. Combs, of this city, stating these facts, and that it must be furnished. Also that if the children claimed that their father was the soldier who enlisted at Brookfield as named in the certificate of the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts they must satisfactorily identify him with it. As there was no further action in the case it would seem that the prosecution of the claim must have been abandoned, as it has not been allowed.
Very respectfully
Mr C. W. Shaw Lewiston
Commissioner

10 249 Patience 10 250 Samuel
Leicester Mar 28 th 1884
W. H. Dudley:
Pension Office.
Dr. Sir,
Yours of the 2 nd inst. reached, and thanking you for the trouble you are taking, I will try and explain.
In looking at a copy of my letter I find a mistake which I wish to rectify as instad. of the 1812 it was the Revolutionary Revolutionary War, please excuse the mistake. Samuel Studdell served three years or more in this war, and was entitled to pay or pension amounting to some eighteen hundred dollars for himself or widow, which was never recd.
The claim was passed in 1855-6 to be a first one, and was put into the hands of a Pension Agt by the name of H. Porterhouse of Pownal Maine, for collection. He claimed at the time that the claim was all right and should be collected with-

and trouble.
Since that time he has made many legal excuses in regard to the matter with-out giving much satisfaction to parties concerned.
We have for some time as members of that family, thought that the money had been collected by him with-out our knowledge, and simply wish to know whether such a claim has been paid, as of course if such is the case you have vouchers to that effect. Mr Waterhouse took the claim into his hands in 1885 and the matter as far as he is concerned is a blank to us.
Mr Sturtevant at the time of entering the army lived in Georgetown Maine!
The other particulars Mr Waterhouse has in his possession and I cannot give them at present.
The claim was not paid before 1885, and if you will take the trouble to see whether it has been paid since you will confer a great favor.
Very Respectfully
C. M. Shaw.
To W. H. Dudley
Pension Office
Washington
D.C.