Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16,041, for Jonas Lewis, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Lewis, Jonas Susanna
NUMBER
W. 16.041
Mass.
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Certificate made payable to Jonas Lewis, James Lewis, Joel Lewis, Solomon Lewis, Jasper Lewis, Sally Chase, Tryphena B. Temple, Tryphosa Sawyer and Susanna Wood, children of said Susanna Lewis, decd. commencing 9 th of August 1833, and terminating 31 st Dec r 1837. Attest D. Goodall Jan. 27. 1841 Same person 8 th March 1841.
Personal J. P. Lock (John L. Comstock) Mch. 13/1885
Concord 3414. Rev. Hampshire.
Susanna Lewis, deceased widow of Jonas Lewis, decd. who died on 8 th of August 1833. She died on the 31 st December, 1837. of Grafton in the State of New Hampshire who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Nash of the Regt. commanded by Col. Jackson in the Battle of Bunker Hill line for 2 years service.
Inscribed on the Roll of Concord at the rate of 80 Dollars 62 1/2 Cents per annum to commence on the 9 th day of March, 1838, & to continue until 31 st Dec r 1837, time of her death, payable to children then in existence.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of Septem- ber 1840 and sent to Goodall at 11.00, B. North, N. Hampshire.
Amount to the 31 st of Dec r 1837 = $344:21 Pension allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 8 th }
Recorded by S. F. Merrill Clerk, Book 10, Vol. 1. Page 29

At Goodale's Store May 12 1820
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Stephen and Edward Page Aug 15 1820
Map No. 607 d 33 "d 37"
John Campbell
John Lewis of Sutton in the state of New Hampshire who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jackson of the Massa line, for the term of 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 th of June  '81
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th of July and sent to Orza Bartlett Canterbury New Hampshire
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1819  20.53 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 2 30  $20.53
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
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STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Grafton SS.)
ON this eighteenth day of June A. 1819 , before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said
County personally appears Jonas Lewis
aged sixty two years, resident in
Littleton in the said State, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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:" That he the said Jonas Lewis enlisted in June or July A. 1781
in the State of Massachusetts
in the company commanded by Captain Bradford of the 9 th Regiment commanded by Col. Jackson, Massachusetts line
; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the month of June 1783 ,
when he was discharged from service in West Point State of New York ; that he was in the battles of
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Ezra Bartlett
I, Ezra Bartlett Judge of the Court of Common Pleas as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Jonas Lewis is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of assistance for support & did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the com- mon enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
June 18 th 1819.
Ezra Bartlett

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the act of Congress of the 4th of July 1836—
State of New Hampshire } County of Grafton } In this
eighth day of July in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & forty personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Probate holden at Plymouth in & for said county by the Hon Edward Webber on said day at seeing a deponent known to him to be Jonas Sewell a resident of Littleton in the County of Grafton in the State of New Hampshire and of his known to him to be the person first described according to law, doth on his 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 he is the oldest surviving son of Jonas Sewell his father who served several campaigns at the times believed in the revolutionary war. That the said Jonas Sewell his father was a pensioner under the act of the 18th of March A.D. 1818 to the time of his death in the New Hampshire advance roll— That his said father the said Jonas Sewell deceased, died on the eighth day of August A.D. 1833 and left a widow Susanna Sewell mother

of the declarant who drew his arrears of pension from March 4 th 1833 to his death & surrendered his certificate - That after the above named act of July 1 th 1836 she was taking measures to become a pensioner & died December 31. 1837 at the declarants house in said Sittleton - That she left seven living children at the time of her decease besides your declarant. viz Joel Lewis born August 21 st 1784. Sally Chase born April 3 rd 1789 Solomon Lewis born February 4 th 1791 Samuel Lewis born January 16 th 1793. Josephine B. Temple born August 20 th 1797 Sophia Sawyer born Nov. 30 1800. & Joseph Lewis born February 18 th 1804. Susanna Wood his eldest sister born November 28 1780 married Mr Wood & moved to West. It is now four years since she has been heard of by us or her friends & we do not know whether she was living or not when her mother the said Susanna died as above. Samuel Lewis her eldest son & my eldest brother born August 9 th 1778 died before she died & John Lewis also born February 11 th 1788 died January 1 st 1816. My father and Mother were married at Reading in Massachusetts April 17 th 1777 as I have always understood

by the Revd Elias Stone - I have known a record of the above ages of the children for over twenty years and took up the annual list from it some ten years ago, or more & have no knowledge who took the Bible in which the said record was kept, but think it was Myrtle Sawyer who took it. My said Mother remained a widow until her death as will more fully appear by the proof hints annexed. Seen to and subscribed on the day and year above written in open court.
Jonas Lewis
Before the Edward Webber Judge of Probate
State of New Hampshire.
Grafton ss. I. D. H. Collins, Register of the Court of Probate held at Plymouth in said County, on the first Tuesday of July A.D. 1840 do hereby certify, that the fore- going contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of Jonas Lewis for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court the day and year above named.
D. H. Collins, Register.

District of New Hampshire County of Grafton
At the Superior Court of Judicature of the State of New Hampshire holden at Haverhill within and for said county of Grafton being a court of record for said county by law established on this twenty fifth day of May in the year of our Lord 1820 personally appeared Jones Lewis of Pittston aged sixty four years resident in Pittston in said county of Grafton in said District of New Hampshire who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows Viz a private Soldier in Capt d Burroughs company & Col d Jackson regiment in the Massachusetts line that his original declaration was made & dated the 18 th day of June A d 1819 that he has received a pension & that his pension certificate is numbered twelve thousand six hundred & seven now in his possession. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it, or 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 18 th day of March 1818 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 & by me subscribed. I further declare that I am by occupation a miller very infirm unable to pursue that or any other manual labor much of the time, at best a great part of it. My wife is feeble upwards of sixty years of age (sixty one I believe) Jasper Lewis my son sixteen years of age healthy & industrious contributing enough when out of school to board & cloath himself. My other children are all of age & for themselves & neither a burden or benefit to me except in offices of respect & charity to

me as far as necessary demands, and the following is a faithful & full schedule of all my estate except my necessary wearing apparel & bedding, to wit) four middling sheep - two chairs - a chest & a few articles of household furniture not all of ten dollars value - a few debts due to me of uncertain responsibility & amount all under one hundred dollars and probably I shall never realize a dollar from any of them certainly never expect much from them.
Jones Lewis
Sworn to and subscribed before the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature for the State of New Hampshire in open court, on this twenty fifth day of May 1820
Attest S. P. Webster Clerk
I Stephen Peabody Webster Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Grafton & State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & 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 in the aforesaid schedule is sixty Dollars.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said court on this 25 th day of May 1820
S. P. Webster Clerk

Jonas Lewis
Littleton
12607
Con.
Sept 1891
August 3. 1890
Not for Land
Edward Evans Lyle
3355000 3355000 3355000

I Jonas Lewis within named do certify that the debts due to me mentioned in said schedule are as follows viz an account I have against David Woods a poor man who has moved to Troy in Vermont more than a year since my due on it 45.00 Note on Oliver Briggs he is dead his estate insolvent I settled to pay nothing out of note about 30.00 Note signed by Betty Russell afterwords to  to to Mr Cooks both now away to parts un- known no property amount 14.00 For all which I would take five Dollars 89.00 I transfer them to any persons for that sum I do certify that I am very poor & needy JONAS LEWIS
Grafton July 12 1820 Then the said Lewis personally made solemn oath that the above explanatory certificate by him signed is just & true before me Sam Hutchinson Jus Peace

State of Massachusetts } County of Middlesex ss. }
I Daniel Pratt Jr. the subscriber do hereby certify, that it appears by the Registry of Marriages in the Records of the Town of Reading in said County of Middlesex, that there is contained the following entry of Marriage viz "Jonas Lewis and Susanna Dix were married April seventeenth, seventeen hundred seventy seven by the Rev. Eliab Stone"
I certify that the above is a true copy of the Records with the exception of the date, which is expressed in fair legible figures as follows, with the exception of the two first figures in the year the figure 1. being entirely worn off, and the figure 7 very faintly seen, Upon the same page above is 1776 plain and below 1778. fair & legible, so that it is beyond a doubt that the year referred to is 1777.
"1777" Jonas Lewis and Susanna Dix were married April 17 th by the Rev. Eliab Stone" Daniel Pratt Jr. Clerk of said Reading
I Daniel Pratt Jr above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the County, Town & State aforesaid & that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Reading with the exception above named as certified by me
Daniel Pratt Jr Clerk of said Town of Reading
State of Massachusetts } County of Middlesex ss. } July 20 th AD 1840. Then the above named Daniel Pratt Jr personally appeared and made oath that the facts stated in the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed were true, and I further certify that said Pratt Daniel Pratt Jr. is Clerk of the Town of Reading aforesaid and is a credible witness.
Before me Joshua Prescott Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Seal's Office July 20 A.D. 1850.
I hereby certify that the within former Proviso is a part of the same from the County of Middlesex.
Witness the Seal of the State John C. Bigelow Secy of the Commonwealth

5739 Susanna Lewis, dec d . widow of Jonas N. Y.C. Let to Goodall & Woods 6 Aug 1840.

Jonas Lewis - New Hampshire
Set 18 March, 1818.
To what time paid?
due 1833
S. B. 8
W. Harry (Died 8 th Aug 1832 p st that paid)
44

Susanna Lewis du ce Wid of Jonas du NH.
Act July 4 1836
Married 1771 died 1833
Allow $80 per ann.
Issue ent. to E
Jonas Lewis
James Lewis
Joel Lewis
✓ Sally Chase
✓ Solomon Lewis
✓ Tryphena B. Temple
✓ Tryphosa Sawyer
✓ Jasper Lewis
✓ Susanna Wood, children
of said Susanna Lewis who died Oct 31. 1837
Goodall Hood
Bath NH

Mar 1. 1841 New Haven
FREE
Miss Edwards Washington City

Bath N. 16 Feb 22 1811
Friend Sir
Sir Susanna Lewis as widow of James Lewis was entitled to a pension under the act of July 4 1836 she died Dec 31st 1837 not having been admitted as a pensioner until her death Her nine children applied for the pension due to her & obtained a certificate of pension payable to them naming them Some of them are now living Some have been given a power to draw their parts - one James Lewis is since dead His children are living one viz Susannah Wood has not been heard of for a year or two It is not known where she is if living - I wrote for direction to your department certain forms were sent me as giving their information I wished but they do not. They go on the fact that the deceased was a pensioner So does the law of Congress of June 1840 - She was not but would have been had she lived - I would now inquire if each child named in the certificate must apply for his or her part £1/50 if the deceased female held a

can apply alone without their husband & you give the power - or if the administration of her estate may apply under the act of June 1840 for all the children named in the certificate the same as if the certificate of pension had issued to her - If such child or their repre- sentatives must apply will the agent pay the parts to those now applying & to the others when they apply hereafter - It would be the cheapest plan for the - if some senior the eldest son could draw for all either add to their mother or as the first named in the certificate - He is also add to his brother for should apply for his part as such - The former act does not cover this case unless she is considered a pensioner under the act of June 1840 if so he can draw for all if not if I understand it each child named in the certificate must apply singly for his or her part if dead his add - those not found must apply when they can be found - Please inform me under above facts how to draw the money for these children - I yours - with much oblige me Yours most respectfully Truly & all

Bath N o 16 July 27 1840
Dear Sir
Enclosed are the papers in which you have been asked for the pension due to his mother at her death - I believe it is all perfectly fair -
Marriage deaths Summary children
Please forward pension to us all - granted
most respect ly Yrs G. A. Wood

Bur Augt 21. 1840
Hon. J. L. Edwards
We forward the information desired in the Lewis case - Very Truly Yours sincerely Gookau Woods

Friend Sir
A certificate of pension issued to the nine children of Susanna Sweet late of Settletown R.I., dated Sept 5 1840 for the pension her due at her death Dec 31, 1837. These children are widely scattered if living some are dead I have left children his name is Joel Sweet some were in Ohio when last heard of several years since - The pen- sion was granted on the declaration of Jonas Sweet the eldest son of the said Susanna deceased all who live here wish him to get the money I didn't it among them as he can find them This is responsible - The object is to enquire how it may be drawn - whether he may draw it on filing the necessary papers sur- rendering the Certificate of pension - or if each present must join in applying to draw all or only proportionate parts each for himself & who if so shall do it for the married women - a reply will much oblige them - Very Yrs True Goodall of Battle R.I.

I Luther Pike of Waterford in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont of lawful age depose, testify, & say that I was personally acquainted with Jonas Lewis from the time of the revolution till his death & know that he enlisted in the town of Royalston in the County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts for the term of three years and after enlisted during the war. Said Lewis removed from Royalston to Littleton in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire A.D. 1787 and lived there until his death I further say that I was also acquainted with Susanna Lewis & knew her to be his lawful wife
Luther Pike
State of New Hampshire.
Grafton County ss Littleton August 20 th 1840
Sworn to before me T. R. D. D. { Justice of the Peace

Oliver Sawyer of Bath in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire, husbandman, of lawful age do testify and say that I served in the Army of the United States from the year 1775 to 1783 inclu- sive and that I was personally acquainted with Jonas Lewis now of Littleton in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire and that Jonas Lewis served as a private soldier in the Second Brigade of The Massachusetts line for the term of one year, and that the said Jonas Lewis was in the Army at the close of the revolutionary war.
Oliver Sawyer
Grafton ss: State of New Hampshire
June 18. 1819
Then personally appeared the above named Oliver Sawyer and made oath that the above deposition by him, signed is the whole truth and nothing but the truth
Before me
David Smith, Jus. Peace.

State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss Court Common Pleas Clerk's Office
I hereby certify that David Smith Esq whose name is subscribed to a certificate on the preceding page, is a Justice of the peace within & for the county of Grafton aforesaid and that full faith & credit is and ought to be given to his attestations as such in and out of Court
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of said Court (no particular device or impression having been adopted or used therefor) the 18 th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & nineteen G. H. Woodward Clerk

State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss. Court Common Pleas Clerks Office
I hereby certify that David Goodall Esquire whose name is subscribed to a certificate on the preceding page, is a Justice of the peace within and for the county of Grafton aforesaid and that full faith & credit is and ought to be given to his attestations as such, in Court of Court
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed the seal of said Court, no particular device or impression having been adopted or used therefor this eighteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred nineteen H. Woodward Clerk

Jonathan Woodbury of Lawfull age do Testify and say that I served in the army of the United States from the year 1781 to the close of the war and that I was occasionally acquainted with Jonas Lewis now of Littleton County of Grafton State of New Hampshire and that the said Jonas Lewis served in the Third and Second Brigade Massachusetts line for about the term of five years and was in the army at the close of the War
Jonathan Woodbury
Grafton ss { State of New Hampshire June 14 th 1819
Then personally appeared Jonathan Woodbury Esq r the signer of the above Deposition and made solemn oath that the above Deposition is the whole truth and nothing but the truth
Before me David Goodell Justice of Peace

ReWIDOW, &c.
File No. 16041
Susan, Louis Widow of John Louis Di Stefano
Act July 15 18
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 419
[Arrangement of 1870.]

(a miller) in his 33 rd year  in July 1781 John Lewis in Jan 1819 of Littleton N.H. enlisted at Royalton N.H. under Capt. Bradford in Col. pensioner N.H. regt for 8 years joining the Army at P'keepsie N.Y. in Sept following & after several transfers to Capt. Hunt's line Col. Ch't Spauld. Inf'ty Under above date a cert t is filed by selectmen of the town viz David Rankin also Abner & Michael Fitzgerald — over  perhaps 61 May 1820 wife age 60 yrs old Son Casper 17 — all other children of age — Died Aug 8. 1833
Removed from Royalton to Littleton 1789 The widow in annual bid Dec 31 1837
In July 1840 of Littleton John Lewis, the oldest surviving son, aged 57 yrs leaving 1770 children: Sarah born Aug 6, 1780 moved West  Sarah Reed who  Nov 28 1780 1789, Solomon Feb 6 1791 — James born Jan 15 1793 Josephine B Temple born Aug 20 1799 — Joseph his a Sawyer Nov 30 1800 + Jasper Feb 18 1804 John Lewis b Feb 11 1788 died Jan 1 1810 Married at Reading Mass April 7 1799 to Sarahah Duf.
110 57 93

Yours Sincerely for a Person
no 5139.

State of Middlesexshire.
Grafton, ss. I, D. H. Collins, Clerk and Register of the Court of Probate held at Plymouth within and for said County on the first Tuesday of July A.D. 1840 do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court in open Court, that Jonas Lewis was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States, that he was a resident of Littleton in said County of Grafton and died at the dwelling house of his son in said Littleton on the eighth day of August A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty three, that he left a widow whose name was Susannah Lewis, mother of the said declarant, that said widow died at her son's dwelling house in said Littleton on the thirty first day of December A.D. eighteen hundred thirty seven & left eight children living at her death, whose names are Jonas Lewis, Joel Lewis, Sally Chase, Solomon Lewis, Jonas Lewis, Tryphosa B. Temple, Tryphosa Sawyer and Patsy Lewis. That Susannah Wood another child moved to the west and that she has not been heard for more than two years and a half and that it is uncertain whether she was living at the time of her mother's death and that it is not known where she is if living - and that Susannah Lewis remained the widow of said Jonas Lewis until her death.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Probate aforesaid at said Plymouth this seventh day of July in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and forty.
D. H. Collins, Clerk and Register of the Court aforesaid.

Jonas Lewis
Map line
Col. Jackson
Jan ry 1781 war
Admitted

Yass Lewis of Littleton County of Grafton State of New Hampshire Householder upon oath make the following Declaration
That I the said Yass Lewis on or about the first day of July 1781 enlisted into Capt Bradford's Company Col Jackson 9 Regt Mass chusetts line for the term of three years That the Declarant joined the Continental Army at Peekskill on or about the first of September following that the Declarant faithfully served in said 9 Regt for the term of fourten months and was then transferred to Capt H Col Hants Company Col Ebenezer Shroyer 2 Regt Massachusetts line and that the Declarant faithfully served in said last mentioned Regt about ten months and was Honourably Discharged at West Point at the close of the War.
That the Declarant had a written Discharge and that the same has been lost by time or accident That the Declarant is now in the sixty third year of his age infirm and from his reduced circumstances in life is now in need of assistance from his country for support and that he hereby Relinquishes his claim to every pension heretofore allowed him by the Laws of the United States.
June 18 th 1819.
Yass Lewis
State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss - June 18 th 1819. Sworn to this day Before me Ezra Bartlett Just. Peace

To all to whom these Presents may concern
Greeting
We the subscribers select men of the Town of Littleton county of Grafton state of New Hampshire do hereby certify and say that Jonas Lewis of said Littleton is aged and infirm and is nearly destitute of any property whatever and in our opinion stands in need of the assistance of his country for support
  David Rankin  { Select men of Littleton    Alexander Abell    Michael Litzgerade  
Littleton June 14 1889