Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8,039, for Samuel Lee, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Lee, Samuel Mary
NUMBER _____
W 8039 B. L. Wt. 19763-160-55
CONTENTS

✓ 1740 Massachusetts Mary Lee widow of Samuel Lee who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
3 rd February 1853 Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of Sept r 1853 and sent to
Lyman Sibley Barre Worcester Co. Mass a
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29 1848 , Page 42 Vol. A
July 3 rd 1853
1853
Ag.

1889.
Massachusetts
Samuel Lee
There in the State of Mass she was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Watson of the Regt. commanded by Col. Jackson in the Mass line for 14 days 15 days.
71
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 80 Dollars 25 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of June 1832 and allowed to G. Folsom of Worcester Mass
  Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832  $72.41    Pension allowance ending 4 March 1833  24.17     96.58  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. H. Anderson Clerk, Book D Vol. 2 Page 64

153. 650
Act March 3, 1883 Mar 31. J.S.R.
Mary See, Ind. Samuel See, Pri.
bapt. Ephraim Stevens. b. Reind.
Ent. Sept. 1780 Dis. Oct. 1783
19-163 Koenig, war Private Col. H. Hackson Map Line Map Vol. 53- 1740
Ad. 1600s Mar 29 '56 Dodge
19-163
F. E. Haddler.
Present
Vol L. page 53.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of 7th June A.D. 1832 State of Massachusetts, County of Worcester ss.
On this twenty first day of August, 1852, personally appeared before the Hon. Nathl Paine, Judge of the Court of Probate, now sitting, at Barre, County aforesaid, Samuel Lee a resident of Barre in the County of Worcester, State of Massachusetts, aged sixty six, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provi- sion made by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1781 and to the best of his recollection in the month of Jan'y, and served in the ninth Regiment of the Massachusetts line under the following named field Officers. Col. Henry Jackson, Lieut. Col. David Cobb, Maj. Prescott, In a company previously commanded by Capt. Stunt, but during his service by Capt. Watson. In this Regiment

he served till Dec r 1782, Then the ninth Regiment being broken up, he was transferred into the 3 rd Mass. Regiment, previously commanded by Col. Grevaton, but during his service by Col. Meellen, in the company commanded by Capt. Pritchard, and in this Regiment he served till Oct. 28. 1783 as appears by his honorable discharge signed by H. Knox Maj. Gen.
He furthermore avers that when he entered the service he was a native and a resident of the Town of Barr, County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts.
That soon after he entered the service he was detached into a light infantry Regiment / called a flying Regiment / commanded by Col. Seaman and marched to the enemy's lines, where he was actively engaged in the service and incessant duties appropriate to this peculiar service, that on the 3 rd of July he was engaged in the battle near Kingsbridge — That after performing the duties of a Soldier in a flying Reg t till Aug t he marched to Virginia and was engaged in active duty thro' the Siege of Yorktown, was engaged in storming the Enemy's Fort, under the command of Col. Hamilton.

That from near New York he took up his line of march through Boundbrook, Princeton, Trenton, Philadelphia to the head of Elk river & thence by Water to James River. Thence to Williamsburg. That on the 28 th Sept. marched to the front of Yorktown, That after the siege and surrender of Yorktown, he returned to the northern Army and rejoined the ninth Regiment —
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or an annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State. —
Samuel Lee
Sworn to subscribed.
Before Nath l James Judge of Probate For the County of Worcester
We Oliver James, Counsellor at Law, and Nath l Houghton, Esquire, both resident in the town of Barre, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Gen. Samuel Lee, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty six years of age,

that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Rev- olution, and we fully concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Eleazar James Nathl. Houghton
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after put- ting the interrogatories presented by the War Department, the above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that the Hon. E. James and Nathl. Houghton, Esq. are residents in the town of Barre, are credible persons, and that their above statement is entitled to full credit.
NATHL. H. Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
I Theophilus Wheeler Register of the Court of Probate in & for the County of Worcester, in Massachusetts, do hereby certify that the foregoing are the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Samuel Pease for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court of Probate for said County, this 20 th Day of August A.D. 1832.
Theophilus Wheeler Register of said Court of Probate

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the third of February A.D. 1853. State of Massachusetts County of Worcester ss.
On this twentieth day of May A.D. 1853 personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the Court of Probate for the said County of Worcester, Mary Lee of said County aged 76 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 the 3 d of February 1853. That she is the Widow of Samuel Lee who was a Pensioner of the United States, and she further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Lee on the fourteenth day of March A.D. 1805 at New Brimfield by Rev. John Fish, that her name before marriage was Mary Meixter daughter of Samuel Meixter, that her husband the aforesaid Samuel Lee died at Barre in said County of Worcester on the 17 th day of October 1839, and that she is now a Widow.
Subscribed before me on the Mary Lee day and year above mentioned.
In open Court. by the above named Mary Lee, and then & there sworn to by her; and I certify that I have no interest in the result of this case and am not & have not been employed or engaged as counsel therein.
Thos Winchell. Judge of Probate }

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester ss.
I, Charles G. Prentiss, Register of the Probate Court for said County of Worcester, do hereby certify, that Thomas Kimball is the Judge of said Court, duly commissioned and qualified - and that his signature to the foregoing certificate is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I do hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court, this twentieth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.
Chas. G. Prentiss, Register

Rev Bounty Land Mary Lee 153.650
Pension Massn Certificate N 1740 act 1853
F E Wheeler. Present

Declaration of Mary Lee of Barre Mass.
State of Massachusetts
Worcester County
vs. On this 5th day of May 1855 Personally appeared before me, Lyman Sibley, a justice of the Peace in and for said county Mary Lee aged 73 years, a resident of Barre in Massachusetts who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the Widow of Samuel Lee deceased who was a private in the company commanded by Capt. Ephraim Stevens in a Regiment of the Vt. S. Infantry commanded by Col. Rand in the Revolutionary war with Great Britain, that her husband enlisted on or about the first day of September 1780 for the term of three months, but continued in actual service in said war under Col. Henry Jackson, Col. Seaman, Col. Pennycuick and others for the term of three years and was honorably discharged at the Hudson in October 1783 as will appear by reference to the Rolls, that if he ever had a written or printed discharge it is lost or destroyed, and that neither he nor she ever received or applied for, or is entitled to bounty land for any other service. She further states that she was married to the said Samuel Lee in New Brimsfield on the 11th day of March 1805 by Rev. John Fiske, and that her name before marriage was Mary Christy, that her husband died at Barre on the 17th day of October 1839, and that she is now a Widow.
She furthermore hereby constitutes and appoints H. E. Haskins Esq. of Washington D. C. her Attorney to receive her said bounty warrant when issued.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3, 1855.
Mary Lee
We Daniel Bacon and Millard Broad, residents of Barre in the State of Massachusetts upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Mary Lee in our presence and that we believe, from the affiavits and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Daniel Bacon Millard Broad
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I

I know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I know the said Mary Lee to be the Widow of said Sammie Lee, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Lyman Sibley Justice of the Peace.

I, John Fiske, of New Braintree in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby certify that I hold the office of Minister of the Gospel in said Town of New Braintree, and have been...
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER COUNTY, ss.
I, Joseph Mason
Clerk of the Judicial Courts
for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Lyman Sibley on the eighteenth day of April A.D. 1853 was and still is
a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and authorized by the laws of this Commonwealth, to take the acknowledgement of deeds, and administer oaths, and that his signature to the certificate of oath upon the affidavit of John Fiske
hereunto annexed is genuine
Given under my hand, and the seal of said County, this twenty first day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.
J. Mason Clerk.

I, John Fiske, of New Braintree in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby certify that I hold the Office of Minister of the Gospel in said Town of New Braintree, and have held that Office for many years past, and that among those who were joined in Marriage by me in the year 1805 are "Col. Samuel Lee of Borne and Miss Mary Merriam of New Braintree".
John Fiske.
State of Massachusetts,
Worcester County ss. April 18 th 1850 Then personally appeared the above named John Fiske and made solemn oath to the truth of the facts above subscribed to by him.
Before me Lyman Sibley Justice of Peace.

Samuel Lee Black
Power of Attorney J. M. Hays
110
105

STATE OF Massachusetts COUNTY OF Berkshire } ss:
Be it known, that on this three day of August , A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty three , before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Elisha R Lee , a resident of Becket in said County, and made oath according to law, that he is a son
of Samuel Lee who was a soldier in the Revolution,
that he is directly interested, as aforesaid, as a claimant, and makes this affidavit for the purpose of obtaining such arrears of Pension as may be due under any of the Laws, Regulations, or decisions that have been or may hereafter be adopted. The said Affiant further declares that he hereby constitutes and appoints J. M. Mayer of Washington to be Attorney and Agent to prosecute said claim, with power of substitution, to examine all papers and documents in relation to it, and to do all things necessary and lawful in the premises; except drawing the money, which will be hereafter provided for.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, before me,
Mark H. Carter J. Peace.
Elisha R Lee
I, Mark H. Carter Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Elisha R Lee , above named, is a respectable resident of this County, and is, as I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth, and acknowledges the above Power of Attorney to be his act and deed.
Mark H. Carter J. Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Berkshire ss. I Charles Swift Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby that Mark R. Clark Esq before whom the within Affidavit of Elisha R Lee was sworn and was at the time of making said Affidavit took a further of the Revere within of said County duly communi- cated & that the foregoing Affi- avit purporting to be his genuine — In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 10th day of August 1853 Charles Swift Clerk

Very WIDOW, &c.
File No. _____
8039
Mary Lee
Widow
Samuel Lee
Pvt. Res. War
Act: _____
Feb. 30/53
Index:—Vol. _____
A
Page _____
427
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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21 st Washington Jan 4, 1834. From the Prop. of same See on file in the Pension Office War Dept. This discharge, signed by H. Pierce B Genl at West Point on the 28 th of Oct 1783.
Geo Pennell Jr M.C.

Nor Good Probate Court Worcester County Mass 20 May 1883
Married 14 March 1805 at By Public Record
Died 17 Oct 1839 at By Public Record By Cert of B. Auditor

Pension Office
4th Aug 53
This case is respectfully referred to 3 d Annuities for date of death of Pensioner & of last payment
Very Respectfully
J. C. Cal Chief Clerk
Holl, G., (See other side.)

Samuel Lee, Act 1832 $811. pr. m. Died 17 th Oct. 1839 Paid to his death.
F. Burch Angleton.

May 25/53 N o 2242
Mary Lee, wid Saml.
Map 1889 3 Feb 1833
526
Rev Act 20 Aug 53 at 80 per Annum from the 3rd Feby 1853 - D. M. Cook Exchequer Lyman Sibley.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PENSION OFFICE. OFFICIAL BUREAU
Star Road Lane Eirum free Gloucester Co Mass
Commissioner

Barre, County of Worcester, State of Mass. May 23. 1853
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir,
I herewith send you the Declaration and evidence of Mary Lee and Abigail Stimpson both Widows of Revolutionary Pensioners - I know of no reason why they are not entitled to Pensions - if an examination of the papers you are satisfied that they are, you will please send their Pension Certificates to the Subscriber - if any thing more is wanted or any thing wrong in either case you will confer a favor by notifying me of the fact, for I have no Agents there to attend to it.
Most Respectfully Yours
Lyman Sibley Barre Worcester County Mass.

Mary Lee Wife of Samuel Lee $80.00
Died 17 Oct. 1839

Before in the case of Mary Lee, Wife of Samuel Lee of Worcester County in the State of Massachusetts — under the Act of 3 rd Feby 1853 —
Samuel Lee was a Rev d Pensioner under the Act of June 7 th 1832 at the rate of $80 per Annum, and who died on the 17 Oct 1839 —
Mary Lee, his Widow on the 20 May 1853 in the Probate Court of the County & State aforesaid made application for a pension under the Act 3 rd Feby 1853.
Marriage proven by Public Record
Death of Pensioner by Public Record by the Certificate of the Auditor. 3 rd
Identity and continua Widowhood by parole evidence, Pension allowed at the rate of $80 per an- num Commencing on the 3 rd Feby 1853 — August 20 th 1853 —
Samuel M c Cook Ex Clerk
Agree Lyman Sibley Dane Worcester Co Massachusetts

"Gen. Samuel Lee died October" seventeenth one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine, aged seventy two years,
I, Lyman Sibley of Barre in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby certify that I hold the office of Town Clerk in said Barre, and that the above is a true copy of Record as found upon the Record of deaths of said Town with the exception of the date which is written in fair legible letters and figures, Thus: "October 17th, 1839, aged 72 years."
Lyman Sibley
State of Massachusetts
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER COUNTY, ss.
I, Joseph Mason Clerk of the Judicial Courts
for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Seth Caldwell in April A.D. 1853 was and still is _____
a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and authorized by the laws of this Commonwealth, to take the acknowledgement of deeds, and administer oaths, and that his signature to the certificate of oath upon the affidavit of Lyman Sibley _____
herunto annexed is genuine
Given under my hand, and the seal of said day of April hundred and fifty- three .
County , this twenty first , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight Jo. Mason Clerk.

"Gen. Samuel Lee died October" seventeenth one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine, aged seventy two years.
I, Lyman Sibley of Barre in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby certify that I hold the office of Town Clerk in said Barre, and that the above is a true copy of Record as found upon the Record of deaths of said town with the exception of the date which is written in fair legible letters and figures, Thus: "October 17th, 1839, aged 72 years."
Lyman Sibley
State of Massachusetts
County Worcester of Worcester April 29th, 1853 Then personally appeared the above named Lyman Sibley and made solemn Oath to the truth of the facts above subscribed to by him, & I further certify that said Sibley sustains a good character for truth and veracity.
Before me Seth Caldwell Justice of Peace

Genl Lee
$45.33

I Lyman Sibley, Town Clerk of Barre, County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby certify, that on the 30th December, AD 1780, a warrant for a town meeting was issued by order of the Selectmen of said Barre, which contained the following article, namely, "To see in what way or manner the town will raise eighteen Continental soldiers to serve in the army of the United States of America for three years, or during the present war with Great Britain, it being a quota of men sent for from this town by order of the General Court of this Commonwealth of Dec. 2, 1780" and I also certify that it appears from the Records of said Barre, that Samuel Lee, now of said Barre, was returned for Class No. Nine, to answer the requisition above stated, at a town meeting held on the ninth of April, AD. 1781.
Barre August 21, 1832
Lyman Sibley, Town Clerk
Warrant dated for August 21 1832 I certify that Lyman Sibley the above named, is the Town Clerk of the town of Barre, in the County of Worcester
Nathaniel Houghton Jus of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER COUNTY, ss.
I, Joseph Mason
Clerk of the Judicial Courts
for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Lyman Sibley on the second day of May A.D. 1855 was ever since has been and still is
a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and authorized by the laws of this Commonwealth, to take the acknowledgement of deeds, and administer oaths, and that his signatures to the certificate of oath upon the declaration, affidavits and his own Certificates hereunto annexed are genuine.
Given under my hand, and the seal of said day of May , hundred and fifty- five .
County , this twenty third , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
Jo. Mason Clerk.

"Gen. Samuel Lee died October 17 th . 1839 aged 72 years"
I, Henry J. Shattuck of Barre in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts hereby certify that I hold the office of Town Clerk in said Barre, and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said town of Barre in relation to the death of said Samuel Lee. Henry J. Shattuck
Worcester ss. May 2 nd . 1855 Then personally appeared the above named Henry J. Shattuck and made oath to the truth of the facts subscribed to above by him, and I further certify that said Henry J. Shattuck is a person whose character for truth and veracity is good. Lyman Sibley Justice of the Peace.

I, Albert A. Kendall of New Braintree in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts hereby certify that I hold the office of Town Clerk in said New Braintree, and the Records of the town show that under the head of marriages Recorded in the year 1805 is the following: "Vizt. Samuel Lee of Barre and Miss Mary Weston of New Braintree" The Month or day does not appear upon the Record, but appears upon examina- tion of said Records, that all marriages solemnized between the first day of April in one year to the first day of April the next year were Recorded without regard to the precise date. The above marriage was solemnized by Rev. John Fish Minister of said New Braintree.
Albert A. Kendall
Worcester Co. May 3, 1855 Then personally appeared Albert A. Kendall above named and made oath to the truth of the facts above sub- scribed to by him, and I further certify that said Kendall is a person of truth and veracity.
Before me Lyman Sibley Justice of the Peace