Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14890, for Oliver Kendall, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Kendall, Oliver Barrington, Hannah
W. 14890
Former widow
CONTENTS

7415. Massachusetts
Hannah Harrington,
Former
widow of Solomon Harrington, Oliver Kendall
who was a private,
Mass. in the Napaqueth line
1890
Aug 12 Mrs Mary E Thompson will the information in the papers connected with her birth place. Prior
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 8 & Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of November, 1845, and sent to L. M. Stone,
Boston,
Massachusetts.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
17 June, 1844.
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 31.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, October 15 th 1843.
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation, Marshall Boston was a justice of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth.
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; 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.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex County. Town of Woburn.
The following is an extract from the said Woburn Town Record of marriages.
"Intentions of Marriage for the year, 1784.
Mr Oliver Randall, entered his intentions of marriage with Miss Hannah Sweet, both of Woburn, on the seven- teenth day of January, one thousand seven hundred & eighty four."
I certify that the above is a true copy of Record with the exception of the date, which is expressed in the Record in fair legible figures as follows
"Jan'y 17 th 1784.
Nathan Wyman's } Town Clerk of Woburn.
I, Nathan Wyman Jr., above named do hereby say: that I hold the Office of Town Clerk, in the County Town and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Town of Woburn with the exception above named as certified by me
Nathan Wyman's } Town Clerk of the said Town Woburn.
County of Middlesex p. June 27 th 1845.
Sworn to, before me
Marskall Preston. Jus. of the Peace Town clerk.

I Nathan H. Nymann Esq. Clerk of the Town of Woburn do hereby certify that I have examined the Town Record of Marriages & do not find the marriage of the within named Abiah Wendell to Hannah Sweet recorded on said Records
Nathan H. Nymann Esq. Town Clerk of Woburn
Witt's copy for July 13 th A.D. 1845
Sworn to and subscribed before me
Marshall Preston.
Justice of the Peace

I William Kendall of Burlington in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of seventy one years of age, on oath depose and say that I am the Brother of Abner Kendall, the first husband of the widow Hannah Harrington now of Lexington in said County, - that I well recollect the marriage of my said Brother Abner Kendall to the said Hannah, when maiden name was Hannah Priest. - I was not present at the marriage but recollect that they went to one Ezer Johnson of Woburn a Justice of the Peace to be married that they went away, for that purpose and came back I said they were married, and ever after, lived together as man and wife, and I lived in the same house with them. That they ever lived together as man and wife, while my said Brother lived, - that I was then ten or twelve years of age. - That I was with my said Brother when he died, which took place very suddenly while he was going over in the field, about thirty or thirty five years since according to the best of my recollection.
William his Kendall mark
attest: Selina West
State of Massachusetts.
County of Middlesex. June 27 th 1843. She personally appeared the above named William Kendall, to her known to me to be a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above statement by her subscription.
Before me Marshall Patten. Justice of the Peace

12271
No Oct. 22, 1845.
Hannah Harrington
Mass.
Col. S. July 38
M c H. C. H.
deposited in 80 shares of $100 each to June 23 d 45 Wannamaker Stock Ygnepre 50
less with 43, 144
L. H. Stone Esq.
Boston Mass.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
October 11. 1845.
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 Oliver Kendall is borne upon a Muster roll of Capt John Wood's company in Col. L. Durdwin's reg t for the year 1776. as a private number of miles traveled 320. said roll does not state the enlistment or discharge of any officer or soldier in said company. - When a Return of said company in said reg t who have received 3 months advance wages in the year 1776. When an account in Army Books as a private of Milarn in Capt. Hix's company, Col. Hays's reg t and there credited by his service from February 1 st 1777 to December 31 st 1777, 25 months at 40$ per month. When another account in same as a private in same company & reg t from the 1 st January to the 3 rd February 1780 is 1 month & 3 days at 40$ per month. In this account it is stated that said Kendall deserted February 3 rd and returned September 1 st 1781 as per

Capt Dix's certificate on file." — And this certificate contains all the evidence of service of any one of the names as shown by records in this office.
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.
John G. Bassett, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex ss.
On this second day of July in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hun- dred and sixty five, personally appeared, before the Honorable Judge of the Police Court of the City of Lowell in said County of Middlesex, Hannah Harrington a resident of Lexington in the County of Middlesex aforesaid; aged, seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth under oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 3, 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of the late Solomon Harrington, deceased and formerly the widow of Oliver Wendell, who was a private soldier in the army of the American Revolution.
That said Wendell enlisted first in the 8 months service under Capt. Wood of Burlington, secondly for one year, - then in the 3 years service, then during the war. That during a part of his service, he served in Capt. Dix's Company, Col. Worcester's Regiment, as I have heard him state. Also that he was in the battle of Monmouth Station that he enlisted at Nobscot in said County of Middlesex.
She further declares that she was married to the said Wendell in the month of April

in the year, Seventeen hundred & eighty four, that her husband the aforesaid Oliver Kendall, died on the twentieth day of June, Eighteen hundred & Seven 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 Seven hundred and ninety four, viz at the time above stated. —
She further declares that her last husband Sol- omon Harrington, died at said Lexington on the ninth day of May, Eighteen hundred & forty five. at Lowell, Mass.
her Hannah G. Harrington mark
Sworn to and subscribed the days year aforesaid; and the said board do hereby declare that it was proven to their satisfaction that the said Oliver Kendall died on the twentieth day of of June, Eighteen hundred & Seven, and that the said Solomon Harrington died the ninth day of May Eighteen hundred & forty five.
Joseph Locke Justice of the Police Court for the District of Lowell,

I John A. Knowles Clerk of the Police Court for the District of Laurens, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of Said Court in the matter of the application of Hannah Harrington for a pension - That Joseph Locke who signed the foregoing is the Justice of Said Court, and the Signature of Said Justice is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said Court this Second day of July in the year eighteen hundred and forty five.
John A. Knowles Clerk

Friend
1227 1/2 Oct. 22/95
Lrau. Hanufter,
July 1838.

Boston, 20 th Oct. 1845.
Sir, I have the honor to enclose herewith the application of Hannah Harrington for a pension under the acts of 7 th July 1834, & 3 rd March 1843. = I am very resp y . Yours &c. &c. L. M c . Stone
J. L. Edwards Esq r Comm r of Pensions Washington D.C.

23 Billerica, Mass. Aug. 1, 1890.
Dear Sir:
It is necessary for me to ascertain the birthplace of a certain woman who received a pension about forty years since.
She was the widow of Solomon Harrington of Lexington or Bedford, but obtained the pension by reason of services rendered by her first husband named Rev.

dall. Her maiden name is unknown to me. Her given name was Hannah. It is very necessary for me to obtain the birthplace of this person without delay for insertion in the death certificate of her daughter, as will some clerk. please attend to it at once and let me know.
Respectfully, Mary E. Thompson.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 14890 Hannah Harrington Widow Oliver Kendall 1811 New York
Act: March 3rd Refused 1814
Index:—Vol. A , Page 311
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Massachusetts.
Hannah Harrington,
widow of Solomon Harrington who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 20th June, 1810. of Middlesex (in the State of Mass.) who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Alix, of the Regt: commanded by Col: Wesson in the Massachusetts line for 2 years —
Enrolled on the Roll of Massachusetts. at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 15th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of November, 1845 and sent to S. M. Stone Boston Mass.
Total amount. $400.00 —
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by C. C. Citeau Clerk. Book D Vol. 1 Page 75.