Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 13605, for Eleazer Lain, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Lain, Eleazer Lane or
N. 13605
Henrietta
CONTENTS

3461
Reported
Massachusetts Henrietta Vain widow of Eleazer Vain who was a Private in the Revolution Mass
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of May, 1841 and sent to
Henrietta Parmenter Wadsworth
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book 38 Vol. 4 Page

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."
State of Massachusetts. County of Worcester. ss.
In this twenty second day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty, personally appeared before the Hon. Solomon Strong, a justice of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Worcester, Commonwealth aforesaid, Deborah Lakin, a resident of Springfield aforesaid, late of Worcester, aged eighty nine years, and being first duly sworn, according to her oath, made the following declaration in order to claim 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 Elias Lakin late of Springfield aforesaid, deceased, who was a private soldier in the army of the Revolution; That according to the best of her knowledge and belief, said Elias, her late husband enlisted in the month of August or September of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven, for and during the term of one month; That during said service he marched to Bennington Vermont and was engaged in the Battle of Bennington in the Revolution commenced by General Burgoyne; That he enlisted at Bennington in said county as a private, in the company of Capt. Brown or Col. Dyer. That in about two weeks after the expiration of said one month's service said Elias enlisted

in the company of Capt. Carter of Connecticut, for and in and during the term of three months; That said Eliza or widow to New York in the company of said Carter, and was at the en- campment of Brandywine; that after the said battle said Eliza came here to White Plains in the state of New York where he remained until the close of said three months service; - She further avers that in the month of May or June in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy nine, said Eliza enlisted in the company of Capt. Aaron Jewett of Col. Thomas Bruneau's regiment; that Subsequently he was trans- ferred to the company of Capt. Burnam of Col. Pierce's regiment; that he remained with said company in the company of Capt. Jewett, but that he withdrew from said company of Capt. Burnam, Col. Pierce's regiment the month and year last aforesaid. That during said service said Eliza remained at Shore Island. She also further avers that be- fore the close of the year Seventeen hundred and seventy nine or about the commencement of the year Seventeen hundred and eighty, said Eliza enlisted for three years; that in the year Seventeen hun- dred and eighty said Eliza participated many of the battles of West Point in New York; but that she was not there the officers and men said three years service or any portion of said service; neither can she state the regiment or any particular relating to her said three years service. She further avers that according to the best of her knowledge and belief as to her husband, the said Eliza, came in the whole six years during the revolutionary war, but that she cannot specify any other period of service than those mentioned above. For all the evidence she has in her possession relating to the services of said Eliza is hereunto annexed; that she does not know of any other evidence unless it is in the War Department; that if she shall be able to obtain that evidence it will be forwarded to the Department.

She also further declares that she was married to said Ebenezer Laine on the twenty fourth day of August, seventeen hundred and eighty eight, to George Kimball Esq., a minister of the gospel; that her late husband the said Ebenezer Laine died on the eighth day of March, eighteen hundred and ninety six; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, eighteen hundred and ninety four, viz; at the time above stated; that she has not been married since the death of said Ebenezer.
Witness Solomon Strong.
Her Honorably X Laine mark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, County of Essex. On this twenty fourth day of May 1890 personally appeared Honorably Laine above named before me Solomon Strong one of the Judges of the County of Common Pleas, in the County, acknowledged that she executed the foregoing affidavit and admitted the same by making her signature and pronounced I witnessed the same. The said Honorably Laine also made solemn oath to the truth of the above declaration (by her subscription) before me. The said Honorably Laine by reason of age and bodily infirmity is unable to attend court and I took her examination at her dwelling house in Gloucester in said County.
Solomon Strong Judge C.C.P. Essex

Middlesex County State of Massachusetts ss.
In this eighteenth day of June in the year eighteen hundred & forty five. Personally appeared John Lane a resident of Lun- enburg, County of Worcester, State aforesaid, and made solemn oath, that he is the son of Eleazer Lane, late of Lunenburg aforesaid deceased; that he frequently heard his father state that he served more than six years in the Revolutionary War; that his father, the said Eleazer, died in the year eighteen hundred and twenty six; that his mother, Henrietta Lane, is still living & has not been married since the decease of said Eleazer her late husband.
John Lane
Middlesex County ss.
State of Massachusetts ss. On the day & year above written, personally appeared John Lane and subscribed the above in my presence, and then made oath to the truth of the aforesaid certificate so subscribed, as the said John Lane is known to me to be a credible witness —
Before me William Russell Justice in & of said county.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Worcester County Ss
Town Clerk's Office Lunenburg August the twenty first, One thousand Eight hundred and thirty eight. —
I Nathaniel F Cunningham Clerk in the town, County & State aforesaid make the following extract from the Records of the town in my possession — The following is an account of Marriages at which were solemnized by George Kimball Esq. viz August twenty fourth One thousand seven hundred & eighty eight. Eleazer Laine and Henerity Dodge both of Lunenburg were married by George Kimball Esq. — I certify that it is a true Copy of the Record with the exception of the date which is expressed in figures on the Record in fair legible figures as follows viz "August 24 th 1788." — I Nathaniel F Cunningham above named, depose and say that I hold the office of town Clerk in the town, County & State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the Record of said town, with the exception above named as certified by me. —
Nathaniel F Cunningham town Clerk in Worcester p. October 3 d 1838 Then the above named Nathaniel F Cunningham made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true.
Before me Ezek Whiting Justice of the Peace )

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 13605
Harriett Lamm
Widow of
Elizer Lamm
Prin. War of Rev.
Act: Mar 3 rd 1873
Index:—Vol. a , Page 40
[Arrangement of 1870.]

7189 Mass
Gen. & Hon. Mr. Parmachien July 8, 1840.
Act of July '38

Washington July 3. 1840.
Sir
I enclose application of proof in case of Hennepin County.
I say respectfully
Yr Obedt Servt
Wm Paton
To Edwards Esq Cassner of Pensions

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Jan. 27 1811/12
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 Ebenezer Lane is borne upon a receipt for his pay as a private from Fanny's Company in the Continental Line of the State of New Hampshire, for the year 1779, but in regard to his name there appears to be no other trace upon the roll than Ebenezer Lane of Fanny's Company from July 1779 to Jan 1780 as pay master.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John D. Sleeper, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Jan. 29 1814
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 Hazel Lane of Larchburg, is found as a private in the following rolls viz.
 Capt. Wm. Wheeler pay roll from July 30 to Sept 13. 1778 time 15 days  Capt. Moses Darnell pay roll Col. Prescott from May 19. 1779 time 18 days  Capt. Nathan Carker pay roll Col. Cushing from Feb 11 to May 3. 1780 time 52 days 
Upon a receipt, and a certificate of the Selectmen of Larchburg dated Aug 28. 1781, for £70 in hand money paid him as a continental soldier for three years.
There are no other rolls that bear the name of said Lane in this office.

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears: that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone: and that said application and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances which tend to satisfy me of the identity of the party described in the application with the individual who rendered the service.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Phipps, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Application for certificate of Revolutionary Services by the Widow. Henrietta Lane
State of Massachusetts, County of Worcester, Town of Lancaster.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in office of the service of my late husband, Eleazer Lane.
He enlisted in the year one thousand, seven hundred and seventy seven, in the Company of Capt. Nathl. Clarke, Colo. Job Cushing's Regiment and served for three months and four days.
He enlisted in the Company of Capt. W m Thurber, Colo. Whitney's Regiment, and served about one month and fifteen days.
He enlisted in the Company of Moses Harnes, Colo. Pierce's Regiment and served one month and eight- een days.
I believe he enlisted for three years at the close of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine or the com- mencement of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty - but the particulars of said service I cannot now state.
I am now seventy two years old, and my memory does not enable me to state any thing further material to the search required.
I have empowered Geo. S. Dowsell, of Grafton,

Massachusetts to act in the premises as my At- torney.
Witness my hand, this twentysecond day, of January. A. D. 1844.
Signed in my presence by Said Henrietta Lane Aron Barstow
Henrietta Lane
} Justice of the Peace.

Sent to Dept. of Washington Feb. 15. 1844
W. Lawrence

Boston, Feb. 12, 1844.
Dear Sir,
Soon after the passage of the act of 1838 in reference to the Pension Department the declaration of Henrietta Stone of Lienenburg for a pension. I was subsequently informed that the papers had been filed among suspended cases, upon the ground that the applicant had failed to prove a sufficient service . As will be perceived by the certificate of the Secy of the Commonwealth, herewith enclosed she had now proceeded in obtaining proof, which, I trust, will be satisfactory. Reference to the original declaration will show that the applicant claimed the performance, on the part of her late husband, of various terms of service amounting in all to about six years. The evidence now submitted proves satisfactorily the correctness of her statement.
You will greatly oblige me by presenting the enclosed papers and calling the attention of the Department to the case again.
I am very respectfully,
Yr. m. ob. Servt.
Geo. S. Boutwell.
Hon. William Formenter, House of Representatives.

Massachusetts
Henrietta Vain
widow of Eleazar Vain
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 16th March 1826 of Worcester in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Vosley of the Regt commanded by Major Howe in the Mass line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of March 1844 and sent to Hon Mr. Parmelee, Wm of Ky
Total amount, $ 400.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Geo. Lamphier , Clerk, Book L Vol. 1. Page 63.

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Henrietta Bain-
Mass.
Act 7 July '38
3352 Glenmont - Syracuse
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Att. W. Sarmiento H.R.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, June 23 d - 1840.
I hereby Certify, That Solomon Strong is a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas; - Bradford Russell is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex, and Esek Whiting is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester.
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to their 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.
Loren P. Babcock
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Worcester ss-
I Jonathan Adams of Sunenburg County & State aforesaid do upon oath depose & say that I am seventy nine years of age; that I am a Pensioner of the United States; that I was formerly well acquainted with Eleazer Laine late of Sunenburg aforesaid deceased. That said Eleazer Laine & myself in the Continental Service enlisted under Captain Gosslyn then of Leominster County & State aforesaid, for, & served during the term of one month, in August or September of the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy seven - We marched to Bennington Vt. & were engaged in the battle of Bennington under Genl Stark in a Regiment the under the command of Major Bands. After the expiration of said one month's service, said Eleazer Laine & myself returned home to Sunenburg aforesaid, where we remained about two weeks - We then being in the autumn of the year Seventeen hundred & seventy seven enlisted in the Company of Captain Carter who was then a resident of Leominster aforesaid, for the term of three months - Said Eleazer Laine & myself marched in the Company of said Capt Carter, & was at the taking of Burgoyne in the year of Seventeen hundred & seventy seven, aforesaid - After the taking of Burgoyne said Eleazer Laine & myself marched, under command of said Capt Carter, to White Plains in the State of N. York & remained there until the expiration of the three month service, the term of our enlistment - After said Eleazer Laine returned home from the service last mentioned, according

to the best of my knowledge & belief, said Pleazer enlisted for, & served three years in the Continental service -
Jon a Adams
Worcester ss Oct. 5 th 1838 Then the above named Jonathan Adams made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed was true and correct -ing to the best of his knowledge and belief Before me Essek Whiting Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Worcester ss.
I Ezekiel Going a resident of Lumberg County & State aforesaid aged Seventy three years do upon oath depose & say that I am a Pensioner of the United States — That in the year seventeen hundred & eighty I was attached to a Regi- ment of Light Infantry commanded by Col. La Motte in the Division of Genl Lafayette & Company of Captain Burnham & stationed at West Point in New York — In the year seventeen hundred & eighty, aforesaid, I saw Eleazar Laine, then late of Lumberg aforesaid, who was then engaged in the Continental service & sta- tioned on the other side of the River & opposite to West Point or nearly opposite — He was then attached to a Company of men who had enlisted for three years The names of the officers under which said Eleazar Laine then served I cannot now state —
Ezekiel Going
Worcester ss Feb. 5. th 1838 Then the above named Ezekiel Going made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed was true Before me Ezek Whiting Justice of the Peace

Washington
May 3. 1844
Gen. Panamonte
5619

Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the third of March, 1843, granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7, 1838.
State of Massachusetts } ss County of Worcester } ss
On this sixth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty four personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester, aforesaid, Henrietta Brien a resident of Lancaster, County and State aforesaid, 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 benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the third of March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war.
That she is the widow of Eleazer Brien, who was a private in the revolution and died on the 16th of March 1826; That she received a pension under the act of July 7, 1838, of Eighty Dollars per annum, That her pension certificate was numbered 8223 and dated March 21st, 1844.
She further declares that she is still a widow having never been married since the decease of her late husband the said Eleazer Brien.
Henrietta Brien

I sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me. I also certify that the lady Henrietta Bain is personally known to me and that she drew a pension under the act of the act of July 7, 1838.
Arion B and J. Smith of the Plan

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston April 26. 1841.
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Aaron Bird was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester,
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.
M c Naughton. Sept 3 Secretary of the Commonwealth.