Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7003, for George Mason, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
or Mason, George Marson
R.7003
Hilton, Susannah
Former widow
CONTENTS

Declaration. In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 29th of July 1848 - State of Maine, County of Kennebec. ss. On this nineteenth day of September A.D. 1853 - personally appeared before the open Court of Probate for said County of Kennebec, Sarah Williamson of Augusta in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, aged forty seven years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 29. 1848. That her late father George Mason, or Mason, enlisted in the service of the United States in the year 1777, for the period of three years, that she has reason to believe and does believe, that he was a private in Capt. John Wiley's Company of Col. Jackson's Regiment of the Massachusetts line, and served the full period of his enlistment. That he died in the town of Windsor, in the then District, now, State of Maine, in the month of April 1817, leaving my mother Susanna Mason a widow; that in the month of June 1821 my said mother intermarried with one James Hilton, who died in the month of February 1833. ever after whose death she remained unmarried. that she died on the 16th day of February 1852 - (and

and that Sedediah Mason - Fanny Pratt - Abner Mason - Isaac Mason and myself (Sarah Williamson) are her only surviving children. - she further declares that her late father, the said George Mason, or Mason, and her late said mother, Susanna, were married in the fall, in the year seventeen hundred and ninety four, and that she remained unmarried ever after the death of James Wilton her second husband, who died in the month of February 1833 as within state - and that her late mother never made any application for a pension.
Sarah Williamson
Probate Court 3 rd September 1853 Session 15 in open Court
Before me Dan Williams Judge of Probate

State of Maine.
Penobscot County, ss.
I, William R. Smith, Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County, hereby certify, that the Hon. Daniel Williams, before whom the foregoing declaration was made, is the Judge of Probate in and for the County and State aforesaid - that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine - and that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Judge in the matter of the application of Sarah Williamson for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court, and subscribed my name, the twenty eighth day of September, A. D. 1853.
W. R. Smith Reg. of said Court

Permit the Bearer George Mason Moses French to Pass the Guard over the Ferry April 22. y r 1879 They Both Belong to Genwell's Guard John Wiley Capt. Commandant

Mayfield and oxen Day to plow a half a day to harvest all shingles
Alm $8 pr mo Cams for him
Bouldridge Hannah widow pg 9 Bayle James blacksmith 26: 13 Bough John 19 - 31 Busscock John 19 - 37 Bise Jacob 19 - 54
December 29 1832 I had 4 Cts am. 1 Bar jacket 1 pair of trousers 1 shirt 1 pair of stockings 1 pair of shoes and 29 Cts for other things in all 1.00 J. B. Barker J. B.

George Mayson George Mayson Mayson George John Company Company 28  Cont-George Mayson John Company Company 28  to one person... they are... they are... they are... they are...
Calne all the more pg - 25 Champ. lair gurus pg - 40 Chatfield 900 but I give
A few Sols Without or go I am All you good Depend a While And Stand Com Lijem a While Until What I have Dand of it which But truth for going to Right of a But put Mayson that has no of
on the Sixt Day of June in the year of Seventy Seven No. 11 Canterbury. Solihull

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Colong phlenore pg - 25
Futcher Hakurus pg - - 40
Free Slaves But Drive of this tyrants Without Mor Delay for god and our Rights Be an fighting this Day 5 than up speak out General With Cong. to bold fight only brave Boys give them their and not All the way to Sumner's and Barn Bee Ever Will yet Still are ready to stand
When the March up going to storm this tyrants had been so out on they thought to have taken With thought firing soon But though this tyrants No grace Died for Mor then our number of life No Bravery to them up speak out General With Cong. to brave fight only brave Boys give them their and not All the way to Sumner's and Barn Bee Ever Will yet Still are ready to stand

6 And likewise our Colonel how Manfully fought till All hope Being over of holding the fort Besides Beyond Wounded Scars that to them Cris out My Brave Boys Make your Escape if you can
How low come the tall I let you it is Plan and over the small work they forced the x x x x x x x x up by the
Dark of the Night But thanks to God that Directed them Right
Her is a health to our officers With a full strong Bold And Likewise our Soldiers With Courage, Bold Never Has Danted But Coring Did show and Manfully fought their General for
John M. Madden 1779

A New Song of Montgomery Foliat. W. Luback On the the Seventh Day of June in the year of Seventy Six the Highland to I had us a River W Luback in Abraham Plains in Caney the Battle it I had had Likewis that Col. S. So proud they spread the then I confess of us was told with speed to see to that believe me than to Peter which We all of you with our proud consent to fight this Bold Highland R
Fuller & Bruns South pers. pg. 11. thar learns to Perwa 3 Brave General Mount gomery he Marcht us A long saying My Brave Washington he now lets fight twi for on let us Seve See Dismae But boly A tact And put Down the psid And im bishon of Luback got Jerel to Wee in Carrayet. Sir the town thar our Enemy Did lie thar thar loyly Canem upon us Did play which Cled out right and

Left King to Die And Many A Brave Soldier that Fight they Did Destroy got Day
Wee in trenches the town that our Enemy Did Lay That Wee in trenches Did the town set things to Retyer When Wee Lose Much By the
Constant fire Since our Wee fought them out vancently And still Many a Brave Soldier Lay Smothering in blood
Goashing William 119 - 59 Graham Francis Schollm: 60 Wee Entered the town With our Brod Sword in hand but Wee Was not Able that blow to With stand for their franche forces Com on us so fast that Wee Was Relige to Retir at the Last for ever
Brave General Brave General Mount gomery at Warrenton Fell being the of all Lange: Most valiantly Daring

Did fight till he had Life gave Was shot from this Sable scene And still he fought on in the Warcry Defeat yet
he has the Warcry heroes let us never be so dumb as to hope they will return Will show the manner for the cause Little Congress will send us more as old Colliers and Melvins will say in the gift had got
 Holstead Samuel 119 - 13  Hollon John talar 119 - 23  Holstead Jonas - 119 - 29  Hasbrook Beniamin turn to 119 56 119 - 32  Doggsman Dirck - 119 - 41  Hasbrook Daniel 119 - 52  mother Hasbrook 119 - 62  Hasbrook Abijah 119 - 63  Holstead Joseph - 119 - 66 
it is many a brave soldier that might have been Col Brown brave general Montgomery of fame and renown he has life and courage valiant and great a Warcry May Command that brave general Defeat yet

The County of orang has been to Comptare New yourk And filadelphia in less to Kannan and Vidar for that husband in less than a year Since General Mowat gaming with Lewis But No man for oh I linge you - I come Pity as Every one have in your life Comptare a silly young man who was dead the first night by his wife
John Jeremiah 179 -- 25 They being all gathered to gather and a number of people was there this couple was bade to gather with a number of Dilehy etc to my god 3 They being some good young fellows as they was ordering the Prince had something to say in this matter and etc this young man a free to my god etc They told him that had a country house being before he had a wife for his spouse and she has a long beard

going between her China and her son to My father
he being a present fellow and she got to see what he had to show things than a
Dogged Beloved Every Word that they had been
they being both put to bed to gather he felt for her fountain for life to jump out of bed heavy hearted and Sad he had a Nick
for his Wife to My father
her Mother and son of her Sisters that lay in the Army. She knew and heard the rise of the yankies they out in their Smokes and knew you Elizabet Shaper of the Divil you Darnable torring Down with your Sister is a Card to the Divil She privately Market for a Nick to My father

They set him the Marks and the tokens and then they had have him to show that being more better in speaking the hee cried all the  the
Woman is so to my
They being all Willing to convince him and bring All things to a per that point on that makes to their baby and cried you yanky luck here
See John Rumbout pg 10
See Laurence pg 49
if this is the Way has the yanky the thing that I have got in My Brick So I go so bad with My Wife and My Dyvel Shall play With her Wicket to
John Barker
Gorge of round Mason
Deer Gipsy Solomon the 2 nd 1779

in Hanover lies a Company of ardy lads so Brisk and gay they are a Regiment of knights Sam calls them the light horse amongst them all there is young Jack with his Scarlet Coat and shiny young Jack he was my love for ever Before he did for soldier go he has my heart with my free good will - he has it for ever and ever it still
I like him for the horse for that for Jack the lad with the shiny cap
Our father says how can you marry since Jack is for a soldier gone
her sister says I may let him go how can you love a soldier so I like him
for the horse for that for Jack the lad with the shiny cap
Myres Bereck with a right 19 14
Mors 19 widows of Joseph mors 19 17
Murphy Dominic 19 - - 18
and hubb - - - - -
Mabeo Jeremiah 19 - - 86
Made Hezekiah 19 - - 44
Mors John 19 - - 61
I will sell of all I have to follow my young Jack so I have ill sell my Rock ill sell my Keel likewise ill sell my spinning wheel ill sell it all for the sake of Jack for he's the lad with the shiny cap ill sell my gown and that you know likewise my Scarlet Rock also ill sell it all upon my name for to buy my a good Broad screen ill look as Brisk as young Jack with his

Scarlet Coat and Hairy Cuff... if I should go to America iam those sorry you would follow me if in Battle iam slain ill die in Pleasure not in pain. and if I die ill die for Jack you So fare you Well to the Hairy Cuff. Well to the Hairy Cuff
W George Mason John Barker George Mason W W S Sarnon
Pretty Polly
Pretty Polly who loves the war are all over the return to your home for and the leave you no More its you and our Country that is the way with Chains Fight while Life lasts me your freedom to gain
Its over hills and high Mountains travel after through Rivers and Fountains... when I hear the call the way there... Life is a fight... Life takes the Conqueror or Die
Meanwhile my Pretty Polly... table... that may happen to me

For as angels to their Sovereign prayer Constant and low So I will prove faithful Dear Dolly to you
4
Each Day and Night as they pass by shall show new pleasure appointing for both and the Sweet Pleasure kind Dolly of our hearts May hence know heaven's Grant that I may Return Home to you 5
All Day we let by some warmers Stearns Pass Shaded Well Branch of Shadows is our home and at all times lookers When death doth appear the Return for our loved ones will share
Still here and still here I have us one Love little
Prattling Children So adored our Cares such Care the Pretty little of our hearts may renew kind heaven's Grant that I may Return Home to you
7
When old age comes on us One thing I crave of we see together Both lie in one grave our souls being united Sailor of From the Shore and land where nothing can part us No More.
Yours come write Mason C. Christy
Aunt Barker Aunt Barker

Recommended by Joseph Northrup
and young people... ...did... ...the last... ...daughter so far... ...to get... ...their in tent all... ...and relations... given their consent
the day was appointed for their wedding day and the former was chosen ...given her a... But when that this Lady the former she spide it in flame her heart o her heart then she cried
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Paddock John 129 2:3:5
Parker Elisha 117 5:
Potter Abraham 119 87
Powell Caleb 119 19
Perry y d widow in stead of being... She went to her bed and the thoughts of the former so run in her her the thoughts the former go run in her mind and a way for to gain him the quick by did find A... coat... and. Briches this Lady put on and she went hunting with her dog and her gun

Three Bravos of Life - Dodging Marched away for Madys Brave Co. While fed in Love With a Mean Servant Made her same way, Dearly Peggy O' Conn Down Star Pretty Peggy he said O Come Down Stars and Stripes Come Down Mess Come Down, Come Back your yellow hair and take your Soft face Well of your Manners I will not Come Down Pretty she said with a smile Come See your Love never intend to leave My Nation Send for to Falls a soldier said
No Soldier Shall hurt you Pretty Peggy he said Withers Shall any Com View me for the Soldiers Shall Stand with their hats in their hands in their When they Com in the Presence of Peggy by far and Myrtle by far  all Men that is in Slavery all though they are. So I am Standing in the Barrack Door they are Much Better then you in your Bravos then spoke up his Brother John As he spoke among Saying I had rather have Had that you had died By the slaves

Then my Poor Impudent before then spoke his game So knew it but he the Manly by saying if she Won't let I warrant you A man for their is Ladies Enough in every the Downy they did beat the Downy if they did know we Marched away for Mary & Brave Capt. Ward died for us in Sweet Mary the same day truly Yours
Yours
 Roskrans Henry 2nd  1st 1862 - 1863  Rogers Hezekiah 19 - 16  Roskrans Henry 2nd - 20  Rogers Isaac - 19 - 18  Rogers Micai - 19 - 18 
Most by one steady Grove it was all alone We upon and there a Daniel in much which card me long line to every love did them in bread begin to tell how when would be more than any heart can lift and in my mind will thought to speak the love and make more best years of the thing that be a warm love
Yours George Manger

At first I thought she had grown so was all alone as I supposed and then a damsel did meet which cost me long time to depart and then of her she did entreat to tell how when I would be married
When my heart burns resolved under my mind I saw revealed to speak the truth and make now best upon of this thing shall be assured. Saw did I then in leave begin to tell how when I would be married
When safety grows on every tree and every stream flows with milk and honey when sheep grows on Cheary trees and must refuse to take good for honey.
 Schouten Solomon 19 -- 28  Smith Joseph -- 19 -- 30  Sackriden Christian 19 -- 38  Schouten U. John 19 4 5  Schouten Simon total 19 4 5  Schouten William - 19 4 6  Schouten Simon 19 4 7 
When tunkel Skelsprid Simons King and craft With pearls to be Compu when the Money is made of the grey gull wing at then my love will be married
When the bakers the breadth was five for them this breadth narrow water when the sending images for sugar in senses and leaves Dawn for in sugar

Talar Jeremiah pg - 55
When the Miller has his lot forgot of them My Dear will be charged is When the Father in Green Meadows lead and Brown... made proves true to their love of them My Dear will be named
William Lloyd
When the Father in Green Meadows lead and Brown... made proves true to their love of them My Dear will be named

With the Wilsons two for long of them My friend and wife changed it When the Wilsons on green William Lee and J. Brown Springfield June Boston Freeman Wilson Boston In my New Hampshire Springfield June Boston in Boston when I was Made friends true Boston one of them they are still be married yet I think Yours George Wilson
To take the u As I walked out one morning by chance I overtook two ladies each by the hand a lovely boy did lead to whom in a courteous manner Ladies I fear oblige me as to show how near of kin these Boys with you is they smiling quickly said like say to our sons they are we can't Although it seems strange they are each our husbands brothers and each is uncle to the other they both begat and born in New Bedford Ware and we their mothers and grandmothers are try if you think this story can be true Sarah Jennings 19 - 55

That I quit your washing to go to bed and your washing is fine the doing of your own bed and coming to mine — Verse 24
I hang down to genders Morris town and there is shall be my lovely sweat with a weeping for me She is raised my heart and is cracked my brains And as I drift the narrow she is glad over the plains
On light light on said she on your high tower you have robbed me of my sweet heart and off my Brothers Three that live wood in the wood That is in High Farmorey Verse 25
On light on said she on your High Farmorey For you have been the cause of making me
When there is many a British Hero That's out of Number that was drafted Old England and in the seas were found
Young Down to genders Morris town And there is shall be my lovely sweat With a weeping for me where the Dolphins are growing at the turning of her side and the fishes are dancing With their mirth so loud
Finis Compendium

Vanamcorough mattheus 19 : 7 Van Kyck William 19 -- 25 Vanamcorough Abraham 19 : 24 Vanamcorough Henry Jn 19 : 26 Vanoycke Theodorus Jn 19 - 27 Vansevent John Jn 19 -- 39 Valentine Mattheus 19 - 42 Vinson John -- 19 -- 50
I love to you ever you know that in the and under the Dutch boy must be my children The South American Song Be Hold them both upper and The same place from which the head had been the long and children found them by May the kind heavens protect you My dear child in the way The family and such the father and the so - Father's blessing Love
From Joseph to loving sister and young Henry and to all you to the Mother in high summer My Dear it is that Betty cannot speak my first my love Betty cannot stand the side in the little child - been Betty into the in everything for the love that is in high summer 1855 To Him you I there are and that upon that day all the right for the day for we can't be doing all day that we do say by in the the bread and butter about the day Love 1855

Canamborough Matthews 17 7 Van Slyck William 19 - 25 Canamborough Abraham 19 24 Canamborough Henry 27 19 26 Van Slyck Theodore 27 19 27 Canamborough John 27 19 29 Canamborough Matthew 19 22 Canamborough John - 19 - 50
of Love to you you know that I am a Soldier And Under the British pay I Must O Bey My Officers in The North America Army Be Hold them Both Aphas king The Stars Shoud from their Eyes Her Head Head Upon Her Bosom Legs And Children Round them Grop May the kind Heavens protect you My dear Wife in Am A Way She Fainted And Took the parting Kiss And He is Now in America Verse.
Come Drop you lovely Valley And hang Along With each And it Take you to the Warshall in High Tarrytown My Back it is Weak Belly i cannot hang My feet they are Sore Belly i cannot stand the side with child Dear Belly Unto the in On getting for the Warshall in in High Tarrytown { 28 Here you A More Love And that you Glad Side And All the night Over it Ly By your Side We Call At Every Oil House that We Dap up By And in Over the Old mountains I spent My Time Verse { 29

As I walked out one Morning to take By chance I overtook two ladies fair Each by the hand a lovely boy did lead To whom in a courteous manner thus Ladies so fair oblige me as to share A view of him these days are past Of Philip's patent
Of that is Pray no wife of mine who Hastes in the South of America's For one is soon all dead for the Time with a cheer full heart And every one that's in church When with them in full attendance And pray God bless the soup To keep the well they may For what shall I come to if For the South America's Their Well my Dear old Ally To send to the British Shore It is for those who know
 Wilse Francis 119 - - 6  Willocks Josiah 112 - 12  Wright Daniel 119 - 51  Wolley Pontius mill Rite 53  Wondenmathaniel 119 - - 57  Wilson John School master - 64 
I heard Mr. Miller speak of in the South America - Nov 35 With Pleasure I see to January 1862 Did go and their children from that time To fight against my country for To fight to save the country for To fight to save the country for To fight in the South America Nov 45 I shall go along with you my Dear friend tell me to the others To the best you do when in January To my Dear I shall be well

William Francis 119 - 6 William Locks 119 - 18 Wright 119 - 51 Wally 119 - 53 Wondon 119 - 57 Wilson John School master - 64
Against My Will to go and die in the North America Verse 35 With Pleasure Once to Germany & cheerful Did go And their With Heart And Hand To fight Against My Country's foe I wish it Was to Germany My Arms for To display in stead of going Out to Fight in the North America Verse 45 O Shall I go A Long With you My Dear pray tell to me to Helston To the Sistr you As When in Germany To me My Dearest Jewel No more
As I walked one Morning to take By chance I overtook two Ladies fair Each by the hand a lovely boy did lead To whom for a long time as to their Ladies so far oblige me as to share Look near of him these boys are Of his big natural
Of that in Pray No Wife of mine shall Suffer in the North of America Verse 48 For Once in Went A Broad Before I was With a cheerful Heart And Every One Wish Me Success When With them I Did part Verse 60 Now Very Few Wishes Me Success A Lap And Well they may For What Shall I Expect to fight in the North America Verse 7 Fair Well My Dearest Polly A Duet to the British Shore Is ten thousand pounds

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Come All You Lads And Lasses to gather let us go to some Pleasant Cornfield Our Comedy for to show Then we will Be Merry And their Well Soland Play for we must go to fight My foes in the North America — Verse 1
With A good Large Book my Boys A Jug Or two of Bear the Farmer says Come On my Boys Come like Bees Good Cheer And then we will Be merry And their well Soland And play for we must go to fight Our foes in the North America — Verse 2
Fair Well My Dearest Jewel My Joy And Heart Delight This twenty years Laid By My Side Most Constant Love Right now I have Received New Orders And then must I Be ...

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January the 1849 The first visit to her mother was to her mother to visit her in the evening for the 3 to 4 o'clock the 10 to her mother to her mother the 24 to visit her 30 to her mother being the 2 to 6 o'clock the 1 of to her mother the 17 to her mother 18 to meeting 18 to her mother 18 to meeting the 22 to her mother 22 to meeting the 24 to her mother 24 to her mother the 25 to her mother 25 to her mother the 26 to her mother 26 to her mother the 27 to her mother 27 to her mother the 28 to her mother 28 to her mother the 29 to her mother 29 to her mother the 30 to her mother 30 to her mother the 31 to her mother 31 to her mother the 1 of to her mother the 17 to her mother 18 to meeting 18 to her mother 18 to meeting the 22 to her mother 22 to meeting the 24 to her mother 24 to her mother the 25 to her mother 25 to her mother the 26 to her mother 26 to her mother the 27 to her mother 27 to her mother the 28 to her mother 28 to her mother the 29 to her mother 29 to her mother the 30 to her mother 30 to her mother the 31 to her mother 31 to her mother
Preacher that here to carry To know others to that he to mother 19 to mother 20 and 21 to the sick 22 to give 27 28 to her Mothers at home to Kings 5 to mother 6 to go March 29 to pick up 3
1. like & 2. 1/2 Salt 2 quarts and 3 shillings Cash for 1/2 lbs - 47 To half gone India Cotton Rope four quarts - - - 20 Molasses & paint 13 half pint Rum Lent March 1803 Peterboro Peterboro one Bushel to maza Cook one Bushel to John one Bushel to small Cook one Bushel to green 16 bushels in potatoes one Bushel to your self
1802

20th Dec 12th Jan 24th Dec
January 6th 1993 the first snow the 2nd snow Feb
Boyle
for pigs sheep
luck goes back to some no mortal man did ever for for first two sheep and then a cow they all must go the Lord knows how
Williamstown
John... ... ...

Such bared luck as home, to some no mortal man did ever see for first two sheep and then a cow they all must go the Lord knows how
Grace Barker Jan 1864 the first time the second time
20 sheep 10 sheep 24 sheep
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No 1351.
Susannah Mason, decd. wid. of George Maine
Let. to George W. Norton, April 27/32 10/Jan. 19/48 Hamlin. Jan. 21/58
7003
Act. July 29. 1848

REJECTED
71113
P. O.
Savannah, Ga.
Service:
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized.
_____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis.
Searched for _____
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Augusta, Maine
April 21. 1854
Sir, George Mason or Mearson served in the Mass ts line for three years during the War of the Revolution, and died in 1817. Leaving a widow who again married and lost her second husband in the year 1833 and remained ever after unmarried and died on the 16th day of Feb 1852. She having been married to her first husband previously to the year 1800, was entitled to a pension on account of his services by virtue of the Act of July 29. 1848 - Her surviving children have caused the declaration herewith transmitted to be made in order to obtain the pension that was due her at the time of his death, and we suppose that the papers and book which accompany this might be satisfactory as to his identity as to his services, for it will be impossible for them to produce any thing more relating to his services. On the examination of the papers if they are satisfactory as to his services, they can produce other other testimony you may require to substantiate their claim.
Very Respectfully
Your O bt Servt.
Geo. W. Norton
Hon. L. P. Waldo
Cannon Pension Washington.