Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20416, for Isaac Lazell, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Mass.)
Lazell, Isaac or Lozell
W. 20416
Jane
CONTENTS

Massachusetts
Isaac Lazell
widow of Isaac Lazell
who was a Private
in the Mass line
for One Year
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of July, 1843. and sent to
Philo. Leach Plymouth Mass.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 1. Page 47.

Copy from the book of Records of Marriages, belong- ing to the Town of Bridgewater in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Nine, June Twelfth Isaac Lazell and Jenny Bapam both of Bridge- water by The Rev d Samuel Angier
I certify that the above is a true Copy of the record with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the records in fair, legible figures as follows "1779 June 12" Mitchell Smith Town Clerk
I Mitchell Smith above named depose & say that I hold the office of Town Clerk of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town with the exception above named as certified by me Mitchell Smith Town Clerk of Bridgewater Massachusetts
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth ss. } July 23 1838
Sworn to before me Philo Leach } Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County ss.
On the twenty second day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight. Personally appeared before me Wilkes Wood Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Plymouth, Jane Larell, a resident of Bridgewater 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 provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July seventh one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows" That she is the widow of Isaac Larell, late of said Bridgewater, deceased, who was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, that according to the best of her knowledge and belief the said Isaac Larell enlisted into Capt Moses Soules company and Col. Asa Whitecomb's regiment in December 1775 or January 1776 for one year and served during the whole of said term and was discharged at Scituate. That he served at Roxbury near Boston in Capt Robert Oris company and Col. Bailey's Regiment six weeks in the fall of the year 1775 - That he was a minute man in Capt Nathan Nelson's company and served in several short campaigns and alarms the particulars of which she is not able to state.
She further declares, that she was married to the said Isaac Larell on the tenth day of June one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine, that her husband the aforesaid Isaac Larell died on the twentieth day of June one thousand eight hundred and ten, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January one thousand seven hundred

and ninety four namely at the time above stated Sworn
Jane X Lozells
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written before me - and I further certify that the above named Jane Lozells is a credible person but from bodily infirmity is unable to attend travel to the Court to make her declaration
Willis Wood Judge of Probate
Plymouth J. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Hon. Willis 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 eighth day of September 1838.
Jacob H. Lord
1838
Jane Lozells
1838
admitted Pr & yrs #40
J. H. Lord

Massachusetts - 1023
Jane Lazell of Bridgewater widow of Isaac Lazell, dec.
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 20 Jan 1820 of Plymouth in the State of Mass who was a private in the Compny commanded by Captain Soules of the regt commanded by Col Whiteman in the Mass line for one year
Inscribed on the Roll of Boston, Mass. at the rate of 40 Dollars 0 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of Nov 1838, and sent to L. H. Lord, Plymouth, Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838 $ 100.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 39 20.00
$ 120.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. M. Curdy, Clerk Book A. Vol. 1 Page 103.

Jane Lazell no papers

the _____ day of _____ The foregoing petition being duly considered, it is thereupon decreed by the Court here, that administration, as therein prayed for, be granted to said _____ he giving bond according to law for faithful discharge of that trust.
Judge of Probate.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we
within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, are holden and stand firmly bound and obliged unto Judge of Probate of Wills, and for granting administration within the County of Plymouth, in the full and just sum of thousand dollars, to be paid to the said _____ and his successors in said office, to the true payment whereof we do bind ourselves and each of us, our and each of our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, by these presents, sealed with our seals.
Dated the hundred and
day of
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, that if the above bounden administrat _____ of all and singular the goods and estate of
late of
all and singular the

Ray
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20416
Jane Lazzell Widow of Isaac Lazzell Priv. Rev. War.
Act: March 3 rd  1/43
Index:—Vol. 88 , Page 420
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jane Lazell
$40 per a
Sold out to
Philo Leach
Plymouth
Mass.

Hon. J. G. Edwards      Bridgewater May 23 1843
Dear Sir
I send you the Declaration of Mrs. John Logan of Bridgewater for a certificate under the Act of March 3 1843
Will you have the goodness to forward the certificate to me as soon as convenient.
Very Respectfully
I am Sir
Yours Philo Leach

I Nathan Mitchell of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts depose testify and say that I was well acquainted with Isaac Lazell late of said Bridgewater deceased and also with his wife Jane Lazell his surviving widow whose maiden name was Jane or as often written Jenny Byram. That Jane Lazell now a Resident of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth is the identical person who was married to the said Isaac Lazell some time in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine. And I further say that Isaac Lazell aforesaid died at Bridgewater on the twentieth day of June one thousand eight hundred and ten and that I was in his house a few hours previous to his death and immediately after and assisted in laying him out and that I was present at his funeral.
Nathan Mitchell
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County ss.
Be it known that on the eighteenth day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for and within the County of Plymouth. Nathan Mitchell Esq. and made oath that the above by him subscribed is true.
Philo Leach Justice of the Peace
And I further certify that Nathan Mitchell above named is personally known to me and that he is a man of truth and veracity.
Philo Leach Justice of the Peace

Plymouth Y s . I Jacob N. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Phil Philo Leach Esq is a Justice of the Peace for said County & that the signatures to the annexed affidavits purporting to be signed by him are his true & genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this eighth day of September 1838
Jacob N. Lord

I, James Conant of Oakham in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged eighty two years, eleven months and ten days, do testify and say, That I was well acquainted with Isaac Larell of Bridgewater in the time of the American Revolution. Isaac Larell and Nathan Larell his brother, both enlisted into Capt. Moses Soule's company in Col. Asa Whitecomb's Regiment, at Dorchester, in the forepart of January 1776. I was in the same company and the same rank with Isaac and Nathan Larell - we served at Dorchester until the 17 th day of March when we marched into Boston, and there had the Small Pox - And in the month of August following we left Boston for Ticonderoga. We marched through Concord, Keene, Charleston, Skeensborough from thence to Ticonderoga where we remained until the first day of January 1777. and were there discharged -
James Conant
Commonwealth of Massachusetts -
Worcester County ss. - Then personally appeared
James Conant who is well known to me as a credible witness, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed this thirteenth day of August A. D. 1838 -
Before me James Allen Jus. Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Secretary's Office, Aug. 22. 1888.
I hereby certify that James Allen is a justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester & was such at the date of the within attestation. Witness the Seal of the State.
John P. Bigelow
Seal of the State

1312

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County ss
On this twenty second day of May in the year 1843 Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for & within the County of Plymouth Jane Lazell a resident of Bridgewater in said County 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 provisions made by the Act of Congress passed on the third March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war.
That she is the widow of Isaac Lazell who was a private in the war of said Revolution and that the length of his service and the Regiment in which he served was set forth in her declaration which she made in order to obtain the benefits of the Act passed July 7 1838 and that she obtained a Pension under said Act of the amount of Forty Dollars per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow. Jane Lazell Subscribed Subscribed on the day and year first above written and sworn to
Before me
Philo Litchfield Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that the within declarant Jane Lazzell is personally known to me & that she is the identical person named in a certificate from the War Department granting a Five Years Pension under the Act of July 7 1838
Philo Leach
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth ss. I Jacob H Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Philo Leach Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that the within & above are his true & genuine signatures made in my presence
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this twenty third day of May 1843
Jacob H. Lord