Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15,434, for Job Tilden, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Tilden, Job Lydia
Nr 15.434
CONTENTS
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Rept
1873.
Massachusetts
Lydia Tilden widow of Job Tilden
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Corporal
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
29. Dollars 33
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8. day of Sept. 1848. and sent to
David A. Spauld Berkshire Mass
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 165 Vol. 2

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Samuel H Furner, Albert Wilda, Ebenezer Simmons, are Justices of the Peace in & for said County & that the signatures to the several annexed affidavits, purporting to be signed by them are their true & genuine 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

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Scituate, Plymouth County, Aug. 27. 1838 -
"Job Elden Jr. of Hanover and Lydia Jackson of Scituate were married by Rev David Barnes November, fifteenth, Seventeen hundred and eighty-one"
I hereby certify, that the above extract is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record, in fair, legible figures, November 15 th 1781. Attest, James Southworth
Clerk of the Town of Scituate
I, James Southworth, above named, depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk, in the Town, County and State, aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract, from the records of said Town, with the exception above named as certified by me
James Southworth, Clerk of the Town of Scituate
Sworn to Before Me Sam l D r Turner Justice Peace, -

I Daniel Barstow of Hanover in the County of Plymouth & State of Massachusetts Aged ninety four years on oath do testify & say that I was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution. I served three months at Bristol in Rhode-Island the term of Service commenced as near as I can recollect the last of the year 1776 and closed the first of the year 1777. I first marched in the Company commanded by Capt. Amos Turner where I served about one month, then I enlisted under Capt. Howard Pierce Col. Jeremiah Hall, Regt. and the remainder of the three months I served in said Pierce's Company. I was well acquainted with Job Filden jun r then of Hanover county aforesaid since deceased that he served with me as Sergeant in the three months service at Bristol Rhode-Island in the years 1776 & 77 first in Capt. Amos Turner's Company then enlisted with me in Capt. Howard Pierce's Company Col. Jeremiah Hall, Regt. and served the remainder of the time. I have always been a fellow townsman with him that he has always been known in Hanover as Job Filden jun r until his father's Death but whether he was so known in the Army my recollection will not enable me to say, but he is the same person who served with me as above, and at his decease left a Widow whose name is Lydia Filden and who is still living. Attest Albert White his Daniel Barstow mark
Plymouth ss August the 31 st 1838 Then personally appeared Daniel Barstow above-named and made

Oath is the truth of the above affidavit by him Subscribed. I certify that the said Daniel Barstow is a credible person.
Before me
Albert White Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hanover Plymouth County August 30, 1830 "Job Tilden Died September the twenty seventh in the year eighteen hundred & thirty aged seventy four" I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows Sep t 27 th 1830
Attest Albert White Clerk of the town of Hanover
I Albert White above-named depose & say that I hold the Office of Clerk in the town of Hanover County & State aforesaid, and that the above is a extract from the records of said town with the excep- -tions above-named as certified by me
Albert White Clerk of the town of Hanover
Sworn before me Eben n Simmons Just. Peace

I Benjamin White of Hanover in the County of Plymouth & State of Massachusetts, aged eighty six years do hereby do testify & say that I was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution and served eight months at Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts in Capt. Amos Dwinel's Company, Col. John Bailey's Reg t in the year 1775; said term of service closed the last part of the year. Job Tilden jun r then of Hanover since deceased was in the same Company with me, and served the same term of eight months as an Orderly Corporal. I have always lived in the immediate neighborhood of the aforesaid Job Tilden jun r and that he was always known in Hanover at the time of his marriage & until his father's Death by the name of Job Tilden jun r but whether he was known as jun r in the army or not I do not recollect, but I know him to be the same person who served with me at Roxbury aforesaid that he has since deceased and left a Widow whose name is Lydia Tilden who is now living & has not been married since the decease of her husband the aforesaid Job Tilden she is the same person whose maiden name was Lydia Jackson Benjamin White
Plymouth 30 August th 31 st 1830 Then personally appeared the above-named Benjamin White and made Oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed & certify that the said Benjamin White is a credible person Before me Albert White Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Samuel A Furner, Albert Wilde, Ebenezer Simmons, are Justices of the Peace in & for said County & that the signatures to the several annexed affidavits purporting to be signed by them are their true & genuine 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

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Samuel A. Furness, Albert White, Ebenezer Simmons, are Justices of the Peace in & for said County & that the signatures to the several annexed affidavits, purporting to be signed by them are their true & genuine 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

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Scituate, Plymouth County, Aug. 27. 1838 -
"Job Dildew Jr. of Hanover and Lydia Jackson of Scituate were married by Rev David Barnes November, fifteenth, Seventeen hundred and eighty-one"
I hereby certify, that the above extract is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record, in fair, legible figures, November 15 th 1781. Attest James Southworth
Clerk of the Town of Scituate
I James Southworth, above named, depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk, in the Town, County and State, aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract, from the records of said Town, with the exception above named as certified by me
James Southworth, Clerk of the Town of Scituate
Sworn to Before Me Sam l D r Turner Justice Peace. -

2001
Tilden
act July 38
m 81. D. 30
not on any pure roll acord -
Sho. Corp. -
$29.33
no deduction
Hon. J. D. Adams

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth Y.
On this twenty eighth day of August — in the Year One thousand eight hundred & thirty eight, before the Hon. Court of Probate for said County of Plymouth personally appeared Lydia Tilden a resident of Hainoa in said County, aged seventy seven 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. 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay & pensions to certain Widows". That she is the Widow of Job Tilden who served in the War of the Revolution as herein after set forth.
He served as Orderly Corporal for the term of Eight months at Roxbury in 1775 in Capt. Amos Turner Company & Col. John Baileys Regiment.
He also served three months as Orderly Corporal at Bristol in the State of Rhode Island in 1777. The Company marched under Capt. Amos Turner but she is informed that they were subsequently commanded by one Capt. Pierce.
She further declares that she was married to the said Job Tilden on the fifteenth day of November in the Year Seventeen hundred & eighty one & that her husband the aforesaid Job Tilden died on the twenty seventh day of September in the Year eighteen hundred & thirty. that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the Marriage took place previous to the first day of January in the Year One thousand eight hundred

and ninety four, to wit at the time above stated.
Jydia Liddon
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first before written
Willens Wood J. Probz
Plymouth Jp. I Jacob H Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Hon. Willens Wood is Judge of Probate for said County & that the above 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 twenty eighth day of August 1838 Jacob H. Lord

2414
L. Tilden
No 3 - same objections as No 1 -
$ 29:33 per am
2679 55
J. H. Lord
Plymouth Mass

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3 March 1843 granting pension for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 7 th 1838
State of Massachusetts
County of Plymouth ss
On this twentieth day of June 1843 personally ap- peared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth Lydia Tilden aged eighty two 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 3 March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War that she is the widow of Job Tilden who was a private in Capt Amos Jurney's Company and served eight months and other services performed as set forth in her declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of July 7 th 1838 and the annual amount of Pension she received under that Act was twenty nine Dollars and thirty three cents. She further declares that she is still a Widow.
Lydia Tilden mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me David Cliburn Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that the within Declarant Syria Tilden is personally known to me to be David Oldham justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that David Oldham Esq. is a justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that the within & above are his true & genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this first day of July 1843.
Jacob H. Lord

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston Octobr 27 1843
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation David Oldham was, a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth.
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Isaac D. Wells
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

let: to J. H. South 21st. Dec. 1843-
Massachusetts 2,088
Lydia Gilch widow of Job Gilch -
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 27 th September 1830 of Plymouth in the State of Mass s who was a Com te in the County commands by Captain Tuck of the Reg t commands by Bunker in the Mass s line for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 29 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 14 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of March '39, and found Hon. J. J. Adams Present
Arrears to the 14 th of March '39 - $ 87.99 Semi-annual allowance ending
14.66
$102.65
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by R. Burdin, Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 - Page 136

Report
Massachusetts 2679
Lydia Tilden widow of Job Tilden who was a Corporal in the Massachusetts line for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of Twenty Nine Dollars thirty three Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the Ninth day of November 1843 and sent to J. H. Lord Plymouth Massachusetts
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 55

Plymouth Nov 1. 1843.
Sir
I send herewith sundry papers authenticated by Secy of State of Mass s .
I am very sorry you still continue to intimate that I act perversely in authenticating papers. I have never given any certificates since I rec d notice from you that I had no authority so to do. They were all in your hands, though not examined, prior to the receipt of your letter to me
Yours &c
J. H. Lord
J. L. Edwards Esq Com of Pensions Washington

admitted
David P. Dham Pembroke Mass
ad 26.19
1. Dham

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled, "An act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, } ss.
Plymouth COUNTY, }
On this fourth day of August 1848, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid,
a resident of Hanover Lydia Tilden in the county of Plymouth aforesaid aged Eighty seven 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 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Job Tilden who was a resident of Hanover and who was a corporal in the War of the Revolution and is the identical person who drew a pension under the Act of 17th June, 1844, on account of the Revolutionary service of her late husband aforesaid, at the rate of twenty nine dollars and thirty three cents per annum. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Her Lydia Tilden mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day } Before me,
and year above written, }
In presence of
Deborah J Barrell
David Oldham
David Oldham Justice of the Peace.
I Certify, That the declarant is personally known to me, a widow and a pensioner, as she declares.
David Oldham Justice of the Peace.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, } ss.
COUNTY, }
Clerk of the
I, Court, of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified ; and that his signature, above written, is genuine.
Given under my hand, and the Seal of said Court, this day of 18
CLERK.

Lydia Tilden

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15434
Lydia Tilden Widow of Job Tilden Corp Rev War -
Act: Feb 29 48
Index:—Vol. M , Page 276
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Job Tilden 75. Amos Turner No. 16 p. 47 - on Cattle 8 mo 77 " " or Pierce R 90 Cens 8 mo Vol 3-178 not in Hy. Pierce Job - Haggard -