Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15043, for Thomas Lock, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Lock Thomas
W 15043
Locke
Abigail
CONTENTS

179. Massachusetts Abigail Lock widow of Thos Lock
Reported
who served in the Revolutionary Mass. war, as a Lieut. Hoop
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 241/ Dollars 34
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 — day of June 1848 and sent to G. S. Bulfinch Boston Mass
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 83 Vol 2

6,433
Massachusetts.
Thomas Locke
of Lexington in the state of Mass. who was a Lieut. in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wesson of the Mass. line, for the term of 1 year and 12 months
47-49
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 th of March , 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th of Jan'y 1819 and sent to John Davis, Esq. Boston, Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1818  5 mo 21/30  $103.95 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 1 st Mar. 1819  $120.00
$223.95
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Ex a
Continued MS.
Publication and Letter of 1820 to Hon. John Quincy Adams, Cambridge, Mass.

United States Mass ts District
Thomas Locke of of Lexington a resident citizen of the United States, an applicant for a pension from the United States under an Act entitled An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, maketh oath that he served in the war of the Revolution in the Continental establishment; that he enlisted in AD 1745 in April as a private in Capt John Wood's Company, Colo d Garrison's regim t Massachusetts line for eight months; that he then at the end of the said month re-enlisted for one year in the same Company Colo d Loammi Baldwin's regim t Massachusetts line; that at the said year's close he was commissioned as Lieutenant in Capt Nathan Dike's Company, Colo d James Wesson reg t Massachusetts line. That he continued thus till April AD 1748 and was then honorably discharged - That by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
Th s L ocke
I further say that about a year 1746. I deliver my discharge to Rob t Harrington Esq. then

sentation from Lexington in the General Court, to carry the Motion & it was now returned to me — Tho s Locke
Mass. Dis. March 30. 1818.
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 5
A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Thomas Locke subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked A together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
M c David
} Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.
ms 16. p. 73 - on envelope 75.
Tho s Locke, Bunk. Opposite Mass. B. B. & Co. 1777 to 1778

Sentatun from Lexington in the General Court, to carry the Motion & it was now returned to me - Thos Lock
Mass. Dis. March 30. 1810.
I am to serve me
Mr Dever's Dis. Judge Mr. Dis.
your Witness supported. This declaration by his testimony. - [Signature]
to the Thomas Locke, Esq. Esq. Mass. Dist. Ct. 1777 to 1778
me 16. July 73 - on envelope yes.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston 10 January 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Thomas Locke by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
J. Davis
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

50
Thomas Locke
Bydille 6433
June 19
ON

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
MIDDLESEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Concord, within and for the County of Middlesex, on the second Monday of June A. D. 1820
Before the Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Esquire, Chief Justice , and
WILLIAM WETMORE, and } Associate Justices STEPHEN MINOT, Esquires, } of said Court.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Thomas Locke resident in Lexington in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 6433, now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
“WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.”
“I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, Thomas Locke  late a Lieutenant in the army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of twenty dollars per month, to commence on the twentieth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
“Given at the War Office of the United States, this twenty ninth day of January one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War ,”
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
Personal Estate
 3 old tables valued at . . . . . $3. 30  1 old case of drawers . . . . . 3 --  4 second hand chairs . . . . . 2 --  5 old chairs . . . . . 1 --  2 iron pots . . . . . 2 25  1 bake kettle 1 tea kettle . . . . . 1 85  2 spinning wheels . . . . . 3 --  1 pr of aldirons shovel & tongs . . . . . 1 15  1 hoe & 1 axe . . . . . 0 95  2 chests & 1 small trunk . . . . . 1 48  1 Bible . . . . . 1 00  Sundry old books & small articles . . . . . 5 50  Whole amount $ 26. 48  Real Estate none Thos Locke  Income none 

I the said Thomas Locke was born June 11 1753 my wife was born on the 9 th of April 1759 I have one daughter named Betsy living with me aged thirty five who cannot or will not get her living I am wholly unable to perform any labour and have been supported by the town 7 1/2 years previous to my original application Thos Locke
I the said Thomas Locke served in the Revolutionary army as follows to wit in April 1775 I enlisted in Capt John Wood, company Col Gerrish's Reg t and served during said year in said Comp y , in Jan 1776 I enlisted in Capt John Wood, company Col Baldwin's Reg t for one year as Sergeant and served in said capacity one full year at the end of the year I was appointed a Lieutenant in the company commanded by Capt Nathan Dyer Col James Wesson Reg t Massachusetts line and served in said capacity till the last of April 1778 when I received an honorable discharge signed by Gen l George Washington. Thos Locke
Sworn to & declared before Mr Metcalf Judge 11

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Wm Wetmore a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
// I, Thomas Loeke do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. So help me GOD.
Thos Loeke
Middlesex ss. C. C. C. P. June Term, A. D. 1820
Then the abovenamed Thomas Loeke took and subscribed the aforeswritten Oath before me,
Wm Wetmore Judge of said Court. //
I, ABRAHAM BIGLOW, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is
twenty six dollars forty eight cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Cambridge, in said County of Middlesex, on this 20 th day of July 1820 .
Attr. Abt Biglow

190 Abigail Lock widow of Thomas Mass.
at 7. July. 38 5 years
Married in 1779. died in 1831. on Rolls-
aged 15mo. 26 days 6 hours  minutes 8mo. 4 " Corp e
24mo o
241.34 160.00 32.77 11.55 22.00 7.32 0.48 241.34
L. M. Stone Boston

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows,"
State of Massachusetts, } County of Middlesex, } ss
On this twenty first day of August, one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight, personally appeared before the Hon. Samuel P. P. Fay Judge of the Probate Court for the County of Middlesex & the personally appeared before the same being a Court of Record the Abigail Lock a resident of Charlestown in the county of Middlesex aged Seventy nine 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, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" That she is the widow of Thomas Lock who was a *Sergeant & Lieutenant in the Army of the Revolution and a Pensioner of the United States under the Act of Congress approved March 18 th 1818, at Twenty dollars per month, which sum he received during his life and after his decease she applied for and received the arrears due.
According to the best of her recollection and belief she served in the Army at Hallowell, viz: - He was a resident of Lexington Mass. & enlisted in April 1775 in Capt. J. Wood's Company - Col. Cerrish's Regt. served during said year in said Corps. In February 1776 he enlisted in the same Company in Col. Baldwin's Regt. for one year as a Sergeant and served in that capacity the full term of his enlistment & at the end of the year was appointed a Lieutenant in Col. Farnes's Mass. Line, in the Company commanded by Capt. Nathan Dix, & served in that capacity till the last of April 1778, when he received an honorable discharge signed by Genl. Geo. Washington. He also served as she believes under a Capt. Childs but at what time is unable to state but would refer to his original declaration on file in the War Department.
She further declares that she was the wife and is now the Widow of Thomas Lock a pensioner as above stated.
She further declares that she was married to the said Thomas Lock on the twenty second day of April in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine; that her husband, the aforesaid Thomas Lock died on the eighteenth day of February eighteen hundred & thirty one; 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, that she has not intermarried since his decease.
Sworn to, and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me,
J. P. P. Fay Judge
Abigail Lock
* Here insert the rank the husband held in the army, navy, or militia; as the case may be, and specify the service performed, as directed in rule numbered one of these regulations.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss.
I Isabella Bryant of the County of Middlesex do hereby certify that Sam d M c Key is the Judge of said Court, & that his signature written thereon is his genuine signature - I also certify that Arthur W. Southwick is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly commissioned & qualified, and that his signature written to the certificate on the deposition of Shas. Croft on this matter is his genuine signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this twenty first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight.
Isabella Bryant

I Elias Crafts of Charlestown, in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age, on oath, testify and say, that I well knew Thomas Lock, late of Lexington, who was, as I always understood, a Sergeant & Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War several years. — I know from personal knowledge that the said Lock was a Pensioner of the United States under the Act of 18 th March 1818, at $20. — per month & that he died on the 18 th day of February 1831, (having attended his funeral) leaving Mrs. Abigail Lock, the foregoing applicant for a pension, his Widow. — And I further say that the said Abigail Lock had resided in my family most of the time since the decease of her said husband & I know that she has not intermarried but still continues his Widow. —
Elias Crafts
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Middlesex County ss.
Be it known that on this Twenty five day of August A. D. 1838, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Elias Crafts, above named & made oath that the Affidavit by him subscribed is true. —
And I further certify that said Crafts is personally known to me to be a credible witness & entitled to belief.
Arthur W. Austin for Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. County of Middlesex ss. Town Clerk's Office. August 4 th 1838.
I Gilbert Haven, the Subscriber, do hereby certify that it appears by the Registry of Marriages in the Town of Malden that there is contained the following entry of Marriage. Viz:
April the twenty second, One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Nine. Thomas Locke of Lexington & Abigail Gowing of of Malden. Married by Mr. Thatcher. That it is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows. Viz,
April 22- 1779 Thomas Locke of Lexington & Abigail Gowing of Malden Married by Mr. Thatcher.
I Gilbert Haven, above named depore and say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk, in the Town, County of State aforesaid & that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town, with the exception above named, as certified by me.
Gilbert Haven. Town Clerk
Middlesex ss. Aug 5 4. 1838 sworn to before Mr Charles Lewis Esq d of Plea

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss.
I Isaac Boston Doyne of the Court of Probate within & for the County of Middlesex truly certify that Charles Leavitt Doyne, is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that his signature within written is his genuine signature
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this twenty first day of August in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty eight -
Isaac Boston Doyne

Thomas Locke St
Lieut
77. Capt. Disc Col. Weposn -
Yang 77. Capt discharged 26 apl 78
vol 16.73 on Corp. Smo - 75 admitted for 12. 76 att 81 82

Payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September at Baltimore
Md by James Swan
Pension Agent -
No payment can be made on an original certificate, until the arrival of one or the other of the above dates af- ter issuing the certificate.
Registered in Book II.
Vol. 7 Page 5, by
Henry Robinson Clerk.
J. W. Brown Baltimore

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
INVALID PENSION.
I certify, That in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 13 th May 1846. — John T. Egan — late a Private, Capt. Brown's Company of the Md. & D. C. Regt. Vols. is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Baltimore Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the Twenty fourth day of January one thousand eight hundred and fifty. —
Given at the Department of the Interior, this Eighth day of March — one thousand eight hundred and fifty.
I. Ennis
Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and countersigned.
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Boston, 22 d Augst 1838.
Sir,
I have the honor to enclose herewith the applications of
Mrs. Abigail Lock
Mrs. Sarah Dunton
for Pensions under the act of 7 th July 1838.
I am, very respectfully
Your obt serv t L. M. Stone
J. L. Edwards Esq r Com t of Pensions Washington D.C.

A

To all whom it may concern, these may certify that Thomas Lock, whom we believe was a Lieutenant in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, has become poor and unable to support himself by reason of bodily infirmity, and has been supported as a pauper in our almshouse from the 5 th of October 1815 until the 20 th of March 1818
Danvers April 3 rd 1818
Agassiz Street
Joseph Tufts Jr
Moses Preston
Overseer of
Poor of
Danvers

March 13/50
179
Pr. A. A. A.
Rev. N. A. A. 13 March 1950

To S. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir,
I have authorized Mr Alexander Ray of Washington City, to endeavor to procure an increase of my pen- sion & therefore request that you will permit him to have access to the papers on file in your office in support of my claim under the laws of 7 th July 1838 &c
When the claim is allowed the amount found due I request may be made payable to me or to my attorney by the agent for paying Pensions in Boston in the state of Massachusetts.
her Abigail F. Locke Mark
Witness, Franklin Hall.

Abigail Lock.
Adm d
admitted
Abigail Lock G. S. Bulfinch Boston

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled, "An act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, } ss. Middlesex COUNTY, }
On this Sixteenth day of May 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid,
Abigail Leach — a resident of Charlestown in the county of Middlesex aged Eighty nine 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 on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Thomas Leach who was a Lieutenant in the Regiment commanded by James H. Frothingham and is the identical person who drew a pension under the Act of 17th June, 1844, on account of the Revolutionary service of her late husband aforesaid, at the rate of 241 dollars and cents per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day } and year above written, }
Before me,
In presence of Angeline Bathurst
Abigail Leach James H. Frothingham Justice of the Peace.
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me, a widow and a pensioner as she declares above, James H. Frothingham, Justice of the Peace.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, } ss. COUNTY, }
I, Clerk of the Court, of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that James H. Frothingham is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; and that his signature, above written, is genuine.
Given under my hand, and the Seal of said Court, this day of 18
CLERK.
She thinks that the Regiment was commanded by Col. Brooks, but is not certain.

1211
Abigail Lock
$241:34 per a
W. Bulfinch
Boston

Commonwealth of Massachusetts } S. S. Middlesex County }
Be it known that on this Nineteenth day of April 1843. Personally appeared before me the Subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County of Middlesex Abigail Locke a resident of Charlestown in said County and Commonwealth, aged sixty 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 on the 3 d day of March 1843, Granting Pensions to Widows of Persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the Widow of Thomas Locke who was a Lieutenant & Capt. in the Revolutionary War, (and served as she verily believes, as stated by her in her original declaration for a Pension, under the Act of the 7 th July 1838 to which declaration and the papers accompanying the same now on file in the War Department, she would refer for a more particular statement of his services, for the proof of her marriage, identity, and the time of her Husband's death.
She further declares, that she was pensioned under said Act at the rate of Two hundred forty 34 / 100 Dollars per Annum, which amount she received from the 11 th of March 1836, to the 11 th March 1841, at the Agency in Boston, Massachusetts (and at the time of her receiving her last payment, surrendered the Pension Certificate granted to her under said Act to the Pension Agent at the said City of Boston agreeably to the Rules of the Department.
And this declarant further alleges that she has not intermarried since the decease of her said Husband, but is now, and ever since has been the Widow of said Thomas Locke deceased, as will more fully appear by the proof hereto annexed. Abigail Locke
Sworn to, and subscribed on the day and Year first above

written, and I certify that the applicant is personally known to me, to be the person within subscribed Before me
James H. Frothingham Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston May 15 1843
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation James H. Frothing- ham, was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex,
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; 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.
Geo. A. Bolles Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Massachusetts - 562
Abigail Lock, widow of Thomas Lock, decd.
who was a pensioner under the Act of 18 th Dec r 1818 and who died on the 18 th Feby 1821 - of Marlborough in the State of Mass ts - who was a L t & C o in the County commanded by Captain Wood of the Reg t commanded by Garrison in the Mass ts line for 24 m th
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 241 Dollars 34 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of Sept r '38, and siteward S r M c Stone, Boston.
Arrears to the 4 th of Sept r $603.35 Semi-annual allowance ending 120.67
$724.02
{ Act July 7, } 1838.
Recorded by R d Burdick Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 - Page 103

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15043
Abigail Loch Widow of Thos Loch Lieut Rev War
Act: Chap 29 48
Index:—Vol. a , Page 442
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Rep Augt 3
Massachusetts 1223
Abigail Lock widow of Thomas Lock who was a Saint & Corpse in the Mass. line for 24 months,
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 24 1/4 Dollars & 34 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of August, 1843 and sent to
Thos. Buffum, Boston, Mass.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 1. Page 47.