Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15070, for Peter Mc Ewen, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass-
McEwen, Peter Sarah
W 15070
CONTENTS

Massachusetts
Sarah M c Ewen.
widow of Peter M c Ewen. Deed:
Madam who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 21 st : February, 1811. Suffolk C ty in the State of Massachusetts who was a private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by _____ in the Massachusetts line for 2 years -
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th : day of July 1839 and sent to H. Mont- gomery, Boston, Massachusetts
Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 1839 $ 240.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept 40.00 280.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by M c Heane Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 — Page 107

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Sarah McEwen of Peter Massachusetts,
Ad July 7 1838
Mared 1790
died 1811
• Allow 2 nd pr $80
pr ann
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R. Montgomery Boston

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, December 29 th 1838.
I hereby Certify , That William Sumner is a justice of the Police Court in Boston & Hugh Montgomery is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk , in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court, and they ever such at the date of their attestations.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John C. Bigelow Secretary of the Commonwealth.

State of Massachusetts) County of Suffolk } ss
On this 28 th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before W m Simmons one of the Justices of the Police Court within and for the city of Boston Sarah Mc- Ewen a resident of Boston in the County of Suffolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged eighty four 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 th 1855 entitled An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows: that she is the widow of Peter Mc Ewen who was as she believes for the term of three years or longer a private soldier in the army of the revolution as will appear by his discharge herewith annexed She further declares that she was married to the said Peter Mc Ewen on the second day of December in the year seventeen hundred and ninety that her husband the aforesaid Peter

Mc Ewen died on the twenty first day of February in the year eighteen hundred and eleven that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated
Sarah nee X M c Ewen mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Wm Simmons
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Suffolk ss. I. Thomas Power, Clerk of the Police Court within and for the City of Boston, do hereby certify, that William Simmons whose name is hereunto affixed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of said Police Court, that the signature of his name herein is his proper hand- writing, and that the said Court is a Court of Record within said Commonwealth.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the said Court to be affixed, at Boston, this twenty seventh day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty nine Thomas Power, Clerk.

I Mary Davenport of Boston in the County of Suffolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged sixty four years hereby certify that I have for many years past been intimately acquainted with Sarah McEwen the person named in the accompanying decla- -ration I know her to be the widow of Peter McEwen and that she has never been mar- -ried since the death of said Peter McEwen Mary Davenport Widow
Suffolk ss Boston December 27 th 1888 Then the above named Mary Davenport made oath to the truth of the above certificate by her subscribed before me and I hereby certify that I think said Mary Davenport a person of veracity and that her certificate is entitled to belief
Hugh Montgomery Justice of the peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
City of Boston, Dec r 27. 1838.
The subscriber do hereby certify, that it appears by the Registry of marriages in the town (now city) of Boston, there is the following record of marriages, viz t :
Peter M c Ewen & Sarah Paine, married by Rev. Samuel Stillman Second December, one thousand seven hundred ninety.
That it is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date, which is expressed in the record, in fair legible figures, as follows Peter M c Ewen & Sarah Paine married by Rev. Samuel Stillman 2 Dec r 1790.
Samuel H t McCleary, City clerk.
I Samuel H t McCleary above named, depose & say, that I hold the office of City Clerk of the City of Boston, in the County of Suffolk, State aforesaid, & that the above is a true extract from the records of marriages in said Boston, with the exception above named as certified by me.
Samuel H t McCleary.
Suffolk, ss. Boston, December 28. 1838. The above named Samuel H t McCleary appeared & made oath to the truth of the above certificates by him subscribed.
Before me, H Montgomery Justice of peace

By the Honourable Major General Knox, Commanding the American Forces on Hudson's River.
Peter W m Ewen, Soldier in the fourth Mass- achusetts Regiment, being enlisted for three years, is hereby honourably Discharged from the service of the United States.
Given in the State of New York, the thirty first day of December 1785.
H. Knox M t Genl
By the General's Command
Registered in the Books of the Regiment.
Thos H. Condy, Adjt. S. S.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, December 29 th . 1828
The above is a true copy of the original discharge deposited in this Office.
Witness my hand & the Seal of the Commonwealth
John P. Bigelow Secy of the Comm th

Key
WIDOW, &c.
File No.
15070
Sarah McEwen
Widow of
Peter McEwen
Rev. Rev.
Act:
July 7 th 1858.
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[Arrangement of 1870.]