Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23,923, for Thomas Lemont, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Lemont, Thomas
N. 23,923
Mallett, Lucy
(Former Widow)
CONTENTS
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Maine 1744
Lucy Mallett
widow of Thomas Mallett dec d . Lemont.
who died on the 11 October 1777
of Lincoln in the State of Me.
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Lemont of the Reg t commanded
by Col d Bradford in the Mass a line for 8 mos & 23 days
Let her S. H. Morse H. R. June 14, 1849.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 29 Dollars 22 Cents, per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 07 day of Jan y 1838 and sent Geo W. Morton Augusta Maine
Arrears to the 4th of Feb y 1837 $189.43 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar ch 38 -14.61
$204.04
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 }
Recorded by H. H. Addison Clerk, Book Vol. 2 a Page 12

2843 Lucy Mallett
on roll Capt Lemont Co Col Brdg 8 March 1777 on roll Dec 1777 - 8 mo 23 days
admitted
8 mo. 23 days $29 \frac{21}{100}
Geo W. Morton Augusta Maine

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the third Section of the Act of Congress, of the 4th July, 1836.
State of Maine.
Lincoln County, ss.
ON this Seventeenth day of August A. D., 1837, personally appeared Lucy Mallett (before the Hon. Nathan Weston Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine) a resident of Wales in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, 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 4th, 1836; That she is the widow of Thomas Lemont late a Revolutionary soldier that he enlisted, she believes, in the year 1779 for three years into Capt Lemont's company & colonel Bradford's regt of the Massachusetts line. that before the time of his enlistment expired he died. She refers to the rolls of the Massachusetts line for his services. That some time after his decease she married John Mallett who died many years prior to the 4th day of July 1836 that ever since his decease she has remained unmarried She further declares, that she was married to the said Thomas Lemont in the month of December in the year seventeen hundred and Seventy three; that her husband, the aforesaid Thomas Lemont in service died on the eleventh day of October 1777 in the army hospital; and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. that her maiden name was Lucy Mitchell
Lucy X Mallett mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, (the applicant being from age and infirmity unable to attend in open court.) Before me,
Nathan Weston Ch Just S. J. Court

State of Maine
On the seventeenth day of August, 1837, Lucy Mallett within named, whose maiden name was Mitchell, was examined and confirmed and sworn, as within stated, at her residence, she being from age and infirmity unable to attend in open court. I am satisfied that the applicant was lawfully married to Thomas Lemont in December 1773. That the said Thomas Lemont served as a revolutionary soldier, as she has within declared, and that he died in service in October 1777. That the applicant afterwards married John Mallett, who has since deceased, and that she is now a widow.
Nathan Weston Ch Just S.J. Curd
STATE OF MAINE.
ss.
I the subscriber
hereby CERTIFY,
That
before whom the proceedings
were had, is
I also CERTIFY, That the
contains the original proceedings of
the said
in the matter of the application of
for a pension.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal
of the said Court, this
day
of
A. D., 183

State of Maine County of Kennebec ss.
I the subscriber clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the county of Kennebec certify that the Hon. Nathan Weston is the chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, and that George W. Morton is a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Kennebec, and that the Signatures hereunto annexed purporting to be theirs are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine and subscribe my name this twenty-first day of October A. D. 1837.
J. H. Chandler

I Joseph Maxwell, aged sixty two years, upon oath testify and declare, that I have been acquainted with Lucy Mallett, for over forty years. Upon my first acquaintance with her she was the wife of John Mallett, and I have always understood that when he married her, she was the widow of Thomas Lement. I am acquainted with two of her daughters by the said Lement, namely Hannah, now the widow Potter, who is now sixty years of age, and Rhoda, now the widow Staples, who is about sixty. I have always understood that they were born in lawful wedlock, of which I have no doubt, being the children of the said Thomas Lement and Lucy his wife, now the widow of John Mallett. The said John Mallett deceased about eleven years ago, and the said Lucy has ever since remained his widow.
Joseph Maxwell
State of Maine
On the seventeenth day of August, 1837, Joseph Maxwell above named, being a credible witness, made oath to the truth of the foregoing, by him subscribed. Before me,
Nathan Weston Ch Just S. J. Court.

I Nathaniel Berry of Pittston County of Kennebec aged Eighty one years, a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States. do testify and declare upon oath that I was well ac- -quainted with Thomas Lemont who enlisted in the year 1777 for three years into his brother, John Lemont, company & Colonel Bradford's regiment. that I entered into the Army in January 1777 & was in Capt Stinson's com- pany of the same regiment. the said Thomas Lemont enlisted in the Spring of 1777 & I saw him then a soldier at Haverburg in the State of New York a short time after his enlistment, that the said Lemont served some time in said company & then at Stillwater in said State of New York  he being sick was sent to the hospital at Albany where I understand he died. At the time of his enlistment he was married & had two children. his widow is now living in the town of Wales in County of Lincoln. having again married to John Mallett and that the said Mallett has been dead several years as I have understood & believe. Nathaniel Berry
W. Morton
is a State of Maine
and County of Kennebec. August 15. 1837.
near the county I subscribed & sworn to I certify the annexed man within Deposition a credible witness
Before me
Geo. W. Morton. Justin Penn

WOS
May 14, 1926
Mrs. Carl L. A. Schmidt 1731 Channing Way Berkeley, Calif.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 23923, it appears that THOMAS LEMONT enlisted in the spring of 1777, place not stated, and served as private in Captain John Lemont's (who was his brother) Company, Colonel Bradford's Massachusetts Regiment, and died October 11, 1777, in the army hospital at Albany, New York.
He married in December, 1773, in Bath or Georgetown, Massachusetts (later Maine) Lucy Mitchell.
His widow, Lucy, married, date not stated, John Mallett who died about 1826.
Said Lucy Mallett was allowed pension on account of the service of Thomas Lemont on her application executed August 17, 1837, at which time she was eighty-four years of age and a resident of Wales, Lincoln County, Maine.

In 1837 reference was made to the following children of Thomas and Lucy Lemont: Hannah who was then over sixty years of age and the widow of ---- Potter, and Rhoda who was sixty years of age and the widow of ---- Staples.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

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George W. Morton Esqr Augusta

Bath Aug t 25. 1837
Dear sir— Yours of the 22 d instant was this day recd— as to the information by you requested respecting the Marriage of Thomas Lemont to Lucy Mitchell, I cannot give any from Record, the Town of Bath was incorporated Feby 1781, which was several years, many after their marriage— it is possible it might be found on the Records at Georgetown, but I think it doubtful, for in them days they were very negligent in making returns. I remember their marriage & saw them both & their families & I think the fact might be proved by the testimony of some person who was at the wedding, as there is several old people in that part of the Town where she then resided, & one brother their, any assistance that I can give, shall be attend to, if you wish the inquiry to be made—
Yours Respectfully —
David Shaw, T.C.

Augusta, Me. October 21 st 1837
Sir
I herewith transmit the declaration of Mrs Lucy Mallett for a pension under Act of Congress of July 4. 1836. I have also enclosed a letter to me from Mr David Shaw town clerk of the town of Bath. Stating that there is no town record of the marriage of Mrs Mallett with her first husband Thomas Lemont. As Lemont left two children when he died which appear he did after a few months from his enlistment. it is presumed that her declaration and the proof annexed to it will be sufficient to establish her claim. Should this be the case be pleased to send me a certificate for her.
I am Respectfully Your O bt Serv t Geo. L. Morton
J. L. Edwards Esq Comm r of Pensions Washington City D.C.

1731 Channing Way
Berkeley Calif. May 6, 1926
To the director Bureau of Pensions Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:—
(April 22 nd )
About two weeks ago, I wrote to you for the records of the Lemouts of Maine and especially the record of the father of my ancestor Rhoda Lemont of Bowdoin who was married in 1800.
Since writing I have learned from Rev. E. S. Stackpole of Bath Maine, a genealogist, that Rhoda Lemonts father was probably Thomas Lemont who married

23 June 1783 Hannah Purington who was born 19 March 1764. Thomas Lemont was born in Georgetown (or Bath) 13 Feb. 1748 and was probably the Thomas Lemont who served at Valley Forge as a private in Col. Bradford's Regiment from Kennebec and in John Lemont's Company. His residence is given in the 1790 census as Bath. Neither Rev. Mr. Stackpole or I know anything further about Thomas Lemont except that the Maine Historical Society Collections Series 1, Volume 2 1 pg 214 says he was living in 1833.
Mr Stackpole has the names

of the children of Thomas Lemonts six brothers who also served in the Rev. War. and the name Rhoda Lemont is new to him
Please send me all the data you may have about Thomas Lamont or Lemont, his service, his places of residence, the names of his wife and children in addition to any other records you may be preparing for me in answer to my other letter.
Also please tell me if a Stephen Staples born March 27, 1739 or his nephew

by the same name and born Nov. 6, 1756 residence Maine were pensioned for their services in the Rev. war. The name Stephen Staples appears in the Mass. Soldiers and Sailors in the Rev. war. The older Stephen Staples is my ancestor.
Most sincerely,
Mrs Carl L. A. Schmidt.

June 7 44
Mr Mallet or Lane Merid Oct
Hn. Y. H. Moore 1852

Mrs Mallet is now Widow of Thomas Leman a revolutionary soldier pensioned by mistake under the name of Mallet
Love a Mallet
See if the State not entitled to increase - was pensioned under the name of Mallet
Hn F K Morse HR

Box 68, Topsham Maine.
February 26th., 1927.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Dear Sir;-
THOMAS LEMONT, of Georgetown Maine, was in the Revolutionary War.
His pension Claim is I think, number 23923.
Will you be so very kind as to give me whatever it may contain regarding himself or his family ?
I know you are a very busy man, and have many of these requests, but I will ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE, an early reply, as papers are hung up in Washington, for more information to join the Daughters of the American Revolution Society.
I am very truly yours,
Mary Pelham Hill

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
WCS April 21, 1927
Mary Pelham Hill Topsham, Box 68 Maine
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 23923, it appears that THOMAS LEMONT enlisted in the spring of 1777, place not stated, and served as a private in Captain John Lemont's (who was his brother) Company, Colonel Bradford's Massachusetts Regiment, and died October 11, 1777, in the army hospital at Albany, New York.
He married in December, 1773, in Bath or Georgetown, Massachusetts (later Maine), Lucy Mitchell.
His widow, Lucy, married, date not stated, John Mallett who died about 1826.
Said Lucy Mallett was allowed pension on account of the service of Thomas Lemont on her application executed August 17, 1837, at which time she was eighty-four years of age and a resident of Wales, Lincoln County, Maine.

In 1837 reference was made to the following children of Thomas and Lucy Lemont: Hannah who was then over sixty years of age and the widow of ---- Potter, and Rhoda who was sixty years of age and the widow of ---- Staples.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

In 1837 reference was made to the following children of Thomas and Lucy Lemont: Hannah who was then over sixty years of age and the widow of ---- Potter, and Rhoda who was sixty years of age and the widow of ---- Staples.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner