Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 24493, for Samuel Lancey, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Lancey Samuel
W 24493
Lancey for
Elizabeth
CONTENTS

18.114  Maine  Samuel Lacey of Kennebec in the State of Maine who was a forst Corp t in the Company commanded by Captain Moore of the Reg t commanded by Col t Brown in the Mass s militia line for 9 mos 2d for 6 th Corp t
Dead Paid at the Treasury under the Act of 18 th April 1838. from 4 Sept 1837 to 24 Oct 1837 the day of his death. Age 62 - 12 th Mo. 1839.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 52 Dollars 22 Cents per annum, to commence on the 24th day of March, 1838.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of July 1839 and sent to R. C. Voss Present
Arrears to the 24th of March 1833 $44.44 Semi-annual allowance ending 1 st Sept 1833 26.11  $130.55
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book E Vol. 1 Page 31

11/11/39
2756
Rept
Maine
Elizabeth Lacey -
widow of
Samuel Lacey, decd. - who was a pensioner under the Act of June, 1832 and who died on the 24th October, 1837. of Somerset in the State of Maine who was a priv. & Corp in the Co  commanded by Captain Moore of the Regt commanded by Col. Brown in the Me. Vols. hea- led for 9 mos. & 2 days - priv. - Wms. Corp 
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 32 Dollars 22 Cents per annum, to commence on the 1st day of March, 1836 25th: October, 1837 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of May 1839 and sent to Wm Allen Norridgewock, Maine -
Arrears to the 1st of Mar. 1839 $ 71.07 Semi-annual allowance ending 1 Sept. 26.11
$ 97.18
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by M c Leal Clerk. Book 4 Vol. 1 Page 14

Samuel Lacey and Elizabeth his wife Was married October the sixteenth in the year of our Lord 1783
He was twenty three years two months and six days old and She was eighteen years one month and fourteen days old
D. H. Ward

William Lacey was Born 25 day of December in the year of our Lord 1784
The first born of said Clara
Samuel Lacey was Born the 15th 25 Day of June in the year of our Lord 1786
The second born of said Clara
Abel Lacey was Born 21 day of August in the year of our Lord 1789 the third born of said Clara

Thomas Lacey was born 28 day of november in the year of our Lord 1791
Rebecca Lacey was Born the 16 day November in the year of our Lord 1793
George Lacey was Born the first day of August - 1796
John Lacey was Born the 16 of September 1798
in Westford
Concord Mass

Betsy Lacey was Born the 17 day of January in the year of our Lord 1801 in Westford
Francis Lacey was Born the 31 day of May in the year of our Lord 1803 in Westford
Dolly Lacey was Born 18 th December in the year of our Lord 1806 in Westford

Policy Lacey Married to Mr. Amos Flint Aged 18 years and five months January 17 1808
Ex. from B. D.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pension to certain widows"
State of Maine
Somerset county ss
On this twentyth day of October 1838 personally appeared before the Hon. Drummond Dinsmore Judge of Probate for said county of Somerset Elizabeth Lacey a resident of Palmyra in the county of Somerset and State of Maine aged seventy three 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 pension to certain widows" that she is the widow of Samuel Lacey who was a pensioner of the United States under act of Congress of Jan 7 1832 that his name was enrolled upon the pension roll of the Maine Agency. She refers to the evidence furnished the War department by her late husband of his services in the War of the Revolution in support of her claim. She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Lacey in the town of Dracut Massachusetts on the sixteenth day of October seventeen hundred and eighty three by E. G. Varnum my maiden name was Elizabeth Pierce I lived at the time of my marriage aforesaid in the town of Shelburne Massachusetts which was my native place that her husband the aforesaid Samuel Lacey died at Palmyra aforesaid the twenty fourth day of October eighteen hundred and thirty seven
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That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January nineteen hundred & sixty four at the time above stated That she has remained a widow ever since his decease as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
In presence of Daniel T Robinson his Elizabeth X Lancy Mary Flint mark
Sworn to me as true to the best of my knowledge before me by the above named Elizabeth Lancy a person of me well known to you to be such as to be a good certain and a respectable person and not a person unable from age or infirmity to attend personal examination in my presence in Palmyra December 2nd 1888
I Daniel T Robinson of Palmyra in the county of Somerset State of Maine aged thirty years having first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he was well acquainted with Samuel Lancy from his childhood that the said Samuel Lancy lived in the same house with you for nearly five years before his death with his wife Elizabeth that the said Samuel Lancy was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States the having sent by her for and have partially got his pension for him that Lancy died at Palmyra about the twenty fourth day of October eighteen hundred & thirty seven that Elizabeth Lancy is the widow of the said Samuel Lancy by universal reputation that she has remained his widow and unmarried ever since his decease -
Daniel T Robinson
Subscribed and sworn to this nineteenth day of October 1888 by the said Daniel T Robinson who is a true and intelligent witness L. F. D. Smith Clerk

I Drummond Street, a will, duly of the Court of Probate for the county of Somerset, State Maine To certify that I have well acquainted with Samuel Lacey and Elizabeth Lacey his wife for more than twenty years and am satisfied that Samuel Lacey was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States and that Elizabeth Lacey who has submitted the foregoing discloration is the widow of the said Samuel Lacey and that she is a good and faithful witness. C. Brewster July 1841
I, Mary Flint, aged 84, of the town of Bethel, Maine, do hereby certify that I have well acquainted with Samuel Lacey and Elizabeth Lacey and do say that she is the daughter of the late Samuel Lacey and Elizabeth Lacey that she knew that her father was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States and will recollect of his receiving this pension previous to his death that the said Samuel Lacey died at Bethel in the county of Somerset on the twenty fourth day of October 1841, his wife and child being present that the foregoing is a true copy of a record contained in the family Bible which record I have seen for years ago to wit "Samuel Lacey and Elizabeth his wife were married October sixteenth seven o'clock in the morning and eight years and twenty three years two months and six days and she was eighteen years one month and fifteen days old" The above record my Father said he took from a Journal which was kept by him and which is now in my possession and which I have read through many times said Journal is in the handwriting of my Father Samuel Lacey The Journal records commenced June 19. 1880 and records his enlistment and several circumstances connected with his service in the Revolutionary Army and then a particular of his marriage birth of children and marriages of children and Mother Elizabeth Lacey over in the paper I have with me and as remained when over done the death of her husband Mary Flint

George Lacey aged forty two years being just half an hour according to law not at his oath testify and say that he is the son of the late iniquities of George Lacey and Elizabeth Lacey. That in order to secure Lacey was a prisoner of the United States and a petition was filed to make out his right to obtain his pension. That the said George Lacey died at Palmyra in the County of Somerset on the twenty fifth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven. That my Mother the aforesaid Elizabeth Lacey has remained a widow and remains so to day. The death of my Father the father testified that his Mother the said Lacey kept a Journal of her days in the city of the first week which I have often seen and read and an ink of room in the house of the family of the deceased a particular account of his marriage with my Mother and the birth of children in the handwriting of my late Father is contained on three sheets of the aforesaid Journal which is herewith annexed. George Lacey
George Lacey Somerset Pa. the 18th 1838
These persons viz. Elizabeth Mary Flint and George Lacey who subscribe severally in my presence the foregoing dispositions with their hands and seals solemnly oath that the same are true to the best of their knowledge certify that they are persons to me well known and have good character and fully entitled to credit of further certify that the three sheets with a seal were by me this day taken out of a Journal now in the possession of the family of Samuel Lacey deceased at their residence in Palmyra and have no doubt but the account given by the aforesaid Journal in the dispositions of Mary Flint and George Lacey are true. A. Farnsworth Judge

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
ON this 31 st day of July A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Samuel Saucy a resident of Palmyra in the County of Somerset and State of Maine, aged Seventy three years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following dec- laration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1778 with Captain Moore and served in Col. St. Col. Brown's regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: viz.  Moore (Capt.)
and Brown (Lt. Col.) That he enlisted in that Company & Regiment as a private in March 1778 for three months, was stationed at Cambridge in guarding Burgoyne's troops & after serving out the full term of his enlistment was discharged at Cambridge in June or July of the same year.
That in July 1779 he enlisted as a corporal in St. Cloudt's Company (as he thinks) of the same troops, for six months, served at Rhode Island in guarding stores & was discharged at Providence the last of December 1779.
That on the 19 th day of June 1780 he enlisted  was drafted as a private for six months in Capt. Pease's company Col. Jackson's Regiment of the same troops that he went to West Point & was  joined drafted into Capt. Prunham's Company Col. Jemet's Regiment of St. Infantry in Lafayette's Brigade, that he served principally in the Forays & was discharged at West Point the 19 th day of December 1780. —
And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the war department, he ans-

That he was born in the year 1759, at Amherst N.H. where he presently is recorded. That during his revolutionary services his home was at Shelburne, Massachusetts, where he lived at Westford in the same State until he removed to said Palmyra about 24 years ago. — That he enlisted into the service & was not drafted or replaced substituted, as he has stated. That he has named such of his Officers as he now recollects. That during his latter service in 1780 he kept a Journal in writing during all the time that he was with the Army & is therefore enabled to state the particular days in which he enlisted & was discharged. That he was regularly discharged from his several services in writing, but not at those times considering his discharge valuable he took no pains to preserve them & they are now lost. — That many of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his Revolutionary services. &c. names Daniel Gale & Benjamin F. Farber there being no settled Minutes in Palmyra. —
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.
Saml Hovey
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, 13 of
Nathan Weston Jun. Inst. S.F.C.
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Weston Jun.
State of Maine Apr. 4. 1833.
It has been made to appear to my satisfaction that the above named applicant by reason of age & infirmity, cannot without prejudice to his health, appear in open Court to renew his declaration & again to make oath to the same.
Nathan Weston Inst. S.F.C.

State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of Samuel Lucey for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 15 th day of October
A. D. 1832.
J. A. Chandler

Samuel Saney Private - Mass. troops Moore's Co. D. Col. Brown's regt. 3 months Corporal St. Lawrence Co. 6 months Private Please } Lemont St. Ky. Dunham } 6 months, 15 months & two days as a private - Prov. E. S. Bngs certificate
aboard 6 mo. Corp 9 mo. 2 ds pri 
30.22 22.00  52.22
R. C. Rose, Augusta Me.

Ref
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24,693 Elizabeth Lacey Wid of Samuel Lacey Coop. Mass. etc.
Act July 1 st 88
Index: Vol 11 , Page 229
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Samuel Lacey the. All for $52.22 When paid - AHS
Died 24 Oct. 1837 p o to that period IH

State of Maine.
We Daniel Gale  a Clergyman residing in the town of Palmyra in the County of Pomerset and Benjamin F. Burber residing in the same town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Samuel Lacey who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be seventy three years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Daniel Gale Benjamin F. Burber
State of Maine.
Pomerset ss.—Sworn and subscribed this Eleventh day of August A. D. 1837
Before me, George Lacey Justice of the Peace.
George Lacey Esq is a Justice of the Peace. And Daniel Gale and Benjamin F Burber, both residents in the town of Palmyra are credible persons, and this statement is entitled to be believed.
Nathan Weston Jr

3755 Declaration &c of At July 7 35 Elizabeth Lanny widow of Sam d Lancy de d Mar ch 17 33 and Oct 24 1837. Allas $52.22 per am p er m Oct 24 1837
For the sum of $52.22 to Elizabeth Lanny widow of Sam d Lancy
Washington City
Smallen Esq. Norridgeville Maine

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, May 10 th , 1833.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears, that the name of Samuel Luncy is borne on "a abstract for pay due to Capt. John Moore's company, in Col. Jonathan Reed's regt. of guards at Cambridge taken from April 1 st to July 3 d inclusively 1778," as having been paid as a private for three months & two days service.
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And that there are no rolls of St. Luncy's company to be found in this Office.
Edward D. Bangs Secy
I further certify that Samuel Luncy served in Capt. Thomas Gloney's company of which Nathan Tuttle was Lieut. / from July 11 th 1779 to Aug. 1 st 1780, & was paid as a corporal for six months service, said service being in Col. Nathan Tyler's col. at Rhode Island and that the name of Samuel Luncy is borne on a true & just muster roll of the six months men which were raised in the year 1780, by the town of Chelmsford to join the Continental army at the South river agreeable to a resolve of the authority of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as having served from June 30 th to Dec. 19 th & was paid for six months service including time to return home, said roll dated Feb. 19. 1782.
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Edward D. Bangs Secy
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
January 10 th , 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1833 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The Widow of Samuel Lancey, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Maine Agency, at the rate of Fifty two Dollars and twenty two Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of Sept. 1837, to the 24 th October, 1837, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
W. B. Parsons Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

State of Maine. County of Somerset ss. I Gullen Sawtelle Register of Probate for the county of Somerset aforesaid hereby certify that the Hon d Drummond Farnsworth before me from the annexed proceedings were had as Judge of Probate in and for said county and that the four sheets of pieces of paper hereto annexed contain the original proceedings of the said Judge in the matter of the application of Elizabeth Lacey for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court This is the third day of December in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty eight G. Sawtelle } Register
Wormsloe week Dec 4. 1838
The Commissioner of Pensions is requested to make returns & forward a certificate of pension in the within case to me at this place for Mrs. Elizabeth Lacey
William Allen Jr

June 19 th 1780 J. Samuel Lacey in gage to go in to the service 20 th post muster at Concord 28 th march th from Chelmsford to Westford 6 miles Very rainy 29 th from Westford to Littleton 4 miles from Littleton to Hartford 6 mls. from Hartford to Bolton 3 mls from Bolton to Lancaster 5 mls. from Lancaster to Leesburg 6 mls 30 th from Leesburg to Holden from Holden to Weston 5 mls. from Weston to Leicester to Spencer 6 mls. from Spencer to Brockfield 5 mls. July 1 st from Brockfield to Weston 3 mls. from Weston to Brimfield 8 mls. from Brimfield to Plymouth 5 mls. from Plymouth to Milbrough 5 mls July 2 nd from Milbrough to Springfield 10 mls Post muster Drawn allowance here Cropped the Ferry went 5 mls. to Westfield 3 rd from Westfield to Suffield 5 mls the Post Town in Connecticut State from Suffield to Simsbury 6 mls Went 6 mls 4 th Went 7 mls. Very Rainy and bad. 5 th from Simsbury to New Bedford 4 mls from New Bedford to Harrington 6 mls from Harrington to to Litchfield 8 mls Drawn allowance here from Litchfield to Washington 12 mls from Washington to Kent 6 miles. 7 th from Kent to Morewells Tavern 9 mls in New- York State from Morewells 6 mls 8 th 14 mls to fish-kill from fish-kill to Westpoint 12 mls. & cropped the ferry Westpoint 9 th Sunday Drawn allowance Post muster and laid in tents 10 th went on fatigue in the fore noon & in the after noon joined Col Jackson Regiment Drawn allowance 11 th joined Capt Pease Company Drawn one Days allowance 12 th drawn 3 day allowance went up to muddy creek in boats 9 mls. from West-point 13 th no News to Day 14 th no News to day 15 th drew Provisions to day bread & fish 16 th Sabbath day no News to day Wm. Adams lost his pocket Book & all his money which was $15.00 & his over coat & jacket I am not very well to day 17 th I am not well to day Doctor Boston gave me a puke Drawn provisions 18 th 2 men run the gauntlet through one thousand men. got some better it is said then two men died 19 th no News to day 20 th drawn provisions to day 21 st Went on the grand Parade to day 22 nd Went to Kingstown 15 mls from West Point Drew Provisions Bread & meat 23 rd Sunday wrote letters Drafted in to the Light Infantry 24 th drew provisions meat Bread & Shad 25 th no News to day 26 th two men Shot to death this day for desertion 27 th joined Capt Burnhams Company in the Light Infantry Drawn meat Bread & Shad 28 th no well to day Some rain 29 th drew Bread Benjamin Howard went a Water some rain 30 th Sunday no News to day 31 st drew arms & Provision march th from West- point across the Ferry went 7 miles to the Village and laid on the ground (the memorandum which I kept through the whole Campaign in the same order as above but I thought it not necessary here to write all of them  it from Aug 1 st Dec 18 th shall now commence at the 18 day of Dec r . then next following) Dec 18 th Day returned in my arms it Still remained Cold - weather 19 th Very rainy I got my discharge & cropped the Ferry & went 13 mls to fish-kill 20 th went 26 miles 21 st went 24 mls 22 nd went 20 mls drew beef Very snowy 23 rd Went 23 mls. Very snowy & cold 24 th Went 25 mls cropped the ferry drew Bread Beef & mutton &c &c.

The foregoing memorandum is a true copy from my journal kept by me the subscriber at the time according to the date contained there in
Errors excepted
Sam Lacey
Somerset ss Palmyra July 14th 1832 The above named Samuel Lacey Personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing — memorandum before me Benjamin F. Hurlbut Justice of the Peace.