Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35143, John Wormell, Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Wormell, John.
S 35143
CONTENTS

16.75 3/4  Maine John Wormell of Portland in the state of Maine who was a Captain in the regiment commanded by Colonel Cretton of the Mass ts line, for the term of 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of April 1820 & sent to Rev J Holmes. B Rep
Arrears to 4th of March 1820 181.50
Semi-annual all ce ending Sept 1820 48
22 17 3/4 $229.50 8 1/30/31
196 4.53 1.3
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
81.50
Continued

Continued of notification thereof sent to Wm Widgery, Port Law, Me 23 Oct 1820.

To the Honorable WILLIAM WIDGERY , one of the Associate Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
RESPECTFULLY SHOWS....
John Wormell - of Portland in the Maine District, that he served as a no name given to the Company in the war of the revolution for the term of nine months and 20 days in continuation on the Continental Establishment , that he yet is a resident citizen of the United States at aforesaid, and that by reason of your applicants reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support. being now sixty one years of age
AND your applicant farther represents, that in the service aforesaid, he belonged in his said capacity of a to Capt Jesse Patridge in Company of the Third Regiment, of the Massachusetts Line, that he entered said service on or about the 4th day of March one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight and that he left said service on or about the nineteenth day of December one thousand seven hundred and
which his discharge was merely verbal & general one being given to the Company.
Wherefore, inasmuch as your applicant, as he verily believes, comes under the provisions of the Act, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," he prays your honor to institute an enquiry into the circumstances of his case, and that such farther proceedings may be had touching the premises as are prescribed by law, in order that your applicant may be placed on the Pension List of the United States.
Dated at PORTLAND, this fourteenth day of April 1818.
John Wormell
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT, ss.
BE IT KNOWN, that on the fourteenth day of one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally came before me, WILLIAM WIDGERY , one of the Associate Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, resident at Portland, within the County of Cumberland, in said Maine District—the said Court being a Court of record of said State, the above named applicant , and made oath that the several statements by him made in the foregoing application by him signed are true. And the said John Wormell farther offered in evidence
John Grooton also the deposition of Nathl Wilson annexed. who is a credible witness.
WHEREUPON it does appear to the satisfaction of me the said Judge, that the said John Wormell served in the revolutionary war as alledged in his application, against the common enemy, and that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for support.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I the said Judge, have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the said Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the County of Cumberland, to be hereunto affixed, this fourteenth day of April - in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and of the Independence of the United States the forty-second. all which is hereunto certified & transmitted
Wm Widgery
Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
CUMBERLAND, ss. I the subscriber, Clerk of the Courts in said county, certify that Hon. WILLIAM WIDGERY , is an Associate Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, as stated in the annexed Certificate, and that his signature to the same is his own proper signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I do hereto subscribe my name and affix the Seal of said Court, this 27. day of June A. D. 1818.
Geo. Bradbury

I Nathaniel Wilson of the age seventy eight years do testify and say that I am well acquainted with John Wormell now present that I have known him from his boyhood. He served as a corporal in the war of the revolution in the company commanded by Capt Jesse Partridge of which I was lieutenant. The whole company turned out on the first of March A D 1778 as a company of volunteers and marched to Fishkill New York and there reported our- selves for duty and were received into the service by General Gates on the continental establishment. We were annexed to the Third Regiment commanded by Col o John Greaton of the Massachusetts line - we continued in the ser- vice until the last of November being a period of nine full months in the service aforesaid. during all which time said Wormell did his duty as a good a faithful soldier -
Nathaniel Wilson
Subscribed and sworn to this sixteenth day of April 1818
Before me H on W illiam W illiam son Judge etc -

John Wormell
1075 7 Portland Con
Ap Eo
1061
State of Maine.

State of Maine.
I George Bradbury Clerk, for the County of Cumberland of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second  first Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Yates  Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset , do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and that the original was exhibited in open Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, including debts due to the declarant therein stated, is Twenty dollars and cents ; and deducting therefrom the amount of what the declarant owes, as set forth in said Schedule, the value of said property in the opinion of said Court, is cents .
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this eighth day of July 1820.
Geo Bradbury
Clerk of said Court for the County of Cumberland

State of Maine.
Cumberland KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss.
ON this twenty fourth day of June, 1820, personally appeared before William Widgery Justice of  for the Cumberland the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, being a Court of Record for said Counties, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having original jurisdiction, unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, John Wormell aged sixty years, resident in Portland in the County of Cumberland within said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. in the Company commanded by Captain Jesse Partridge and Regiment commanded by Colonel Graton of the line of the State of Massachusetts upon the Continental Establishment, for the period of nine months
that his original declaration was made before Judge Widgery on the fourteenth day of April 1818; that he is now on the Maine Roll, and that his pension certificate is numbered 16,756. And I, the said John Wormell do further solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
John Wormell
The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz: Old household stuff (besides bedding), of the Value of twenty dollars - I have no debts due me which can be collected & I owe upwards of fifty dollars - My Occupation is that of a Shoemaker but by reason of age & infirmity being much subject to the Rheumatism I am able to do but little labor, my Family consists of myself - my Wife Phebe aged fifty nine years who has been sick for seven years last past - My daughter Caroline aged nineteen years - I have no income derived from any property whatever - Except the above & my necessary bedding & clothes I have no estate or income whatever. John Wormell
Cumberland ss. Sworn to & declared on the 24th June 1820 Before Wm Widgery Justice Circuit Court of Com. Pleas -

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
S. F. 33-143
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Wormell a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1 1778 Dec. 19. 1778 Comp'l James Partridge John Greaton Mass.                                                   
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, _____ Date of application for pension, Apr. 14. 1818. His cl. was allowed. Residence at date of application, Portland Cumberland Co. Me. Age at date of application, 61 years Remarks: In 1820 his wife Phoebe was 59 years old, and daughter Caroline 19 yrs.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

July 21 1818 Now at Present 78

White Plains July 20 th 1730 Permit John Wormold and one more to pass the Centres into Country & Return as soon as may be
Gloucester Col

John Wormell Portland Corporal private Col. Grafton's Mass't Reg
Jany 1778.
9. Months
April 27. 1818
Com. May 1818
admitted
Proof St. Wilson M c Knight
W m Holmes.
R. C. Foss Augusta - (Maine)

35 143 Rev INVALID.
1913 Mch. 29 Hist. to Mary Loering Holman Letter in W.F. 26121 Nathaniel Wormell. V.L.M.
File No. 35 143
John Wormell Corp Rev Mr
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 464
[Arrangement of 1870.]

We Moses Noyse, and John Knights both of Portland Maine do upon Oath testify and declare, that we well knew John Wormell , a Continental soldier in the war of the Revolution. to our knowledge the said Wormell, enlisted on the first of March 1778. and joined Cap. Partridge Company and Col. Green's Mass. Regt. at Fishkill in the State of New York - the said Wormell, enlisted for the period of nine months , and served as a Corporal the full term of his engagement, and was honorably though verbally discharged the first of December 1778. after serving nine months in continuation - We served in the company & Regt. with the said Wormell, and well knew of his serving and of his having an honorable discharge as we have stated above -
Moses Noyse John Knights
County of Cumberland, Maine December 1819. Personally appeared Moses Noyse and John Knights both persons here known as credible and disinterested witnesses - and they severally made Oath to the truth of the above deposition by them subscribed. Before me W m Widgeon Judge Justice of the Peace