Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25172, for Ephraim Suffrance, Massachusetts

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SERVICE
NUMBER _____
continental
Giuse
Suffrance, Ephraim
Sufferance.
11 Severance
Ruth.
W 25-172
CONTENTS

9890 Q
Name
Ephraim Suffranc
of _____ in the state of _____ who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Brann of the Maine line, for the term of 6 yrs
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 10 th of April, 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th of April, 1819 and sent to Wm Crosby Belfast
Arrears to 4th of March 1819  $1.63 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 1 st Ap. 1819  48
$134.63 10 m. 2/30. 1/31
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
65/0  Hancock Continued
Repetition sent to William Crosby Esq. on Oct 1820 Subject Maine

1886 July 10 Legrange Declaration with history Prior 1886 Sept 1. Geo. Sumner re history Prior
Maine - 1700
Ruth Sufferance, widow of Ephraim Sufferance, deceased who was a pensioner under the Act of 18 March, 1818- and who died on the 6 th of March, 1835 of Waldo co. in the State of Maine who was a Matross in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col. Crane in the Mass. _____ time for 2 years Matross.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 100 Dollars _____ Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of Feb. 1839 and sent to Hon. H. J. Anderson, H. R.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1838 = $250.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4th Mo. 39. 50.00
$300.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by S. A. Elliot, Clerk Book A, Vol. 1, Page 23.

Declaration of Bank Sufficiency for Reserves 17 City July 5. 1839 —
H H B
act 7. July 38 m 88. d. 25 adm 2 yrs malofs 100
no deduction
Hon. H. J. Anderson A. R.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838-
State of Maine Waldo County ss. On this twenty first day of Janu- ary in the year eighteen hundred & thirty nine, personally appeared Ruth Sufferance of Knox in said County aged seventy four years last May, before the Court of Probate for said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on oath, in open court, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress of the seventh of July 1838--
That she is the widow of Ephraim Sufferance who was a private soldier in the Army of the Revolution & a pensioner under the act of 1818. His will more fully appears by his declaration & other evidence on file in the War Department.
She further declares that she was married to the said Ephraim Sufferance on the thirteenth day of October in the year seventeen hundred & eighty five at Ayr N.H. by the Rev. Huntington Porter. That her husband the aforesaid Ephraim Sufferance died on the sixth day of March in the year eighteen hundred & twenty five & that she has received a widow's pension that pension as will more fully appear by reference to the proof here to an- nexed.
Mrs. Ruth Sufferance
Ruth Sufferance mark

Sworn to & subscribed in open court the day & year before written before me
Alfred Johnson Judge
State of Maine Waldo County ss
I, Solymean Heath Register of the Court of Probate for said county certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court of Probate in the matter of the application of Nick Lufferson for a Probate In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this seventh first day of January 1839
Solymean Heath
Register of Probate

Jacob Sufferame of Knox in the County of Waldo Maine aged fifty years on oath declares that Ephraim Sufferame late of said Knox a Revolutionary Soldier of the United States died on the sixth day of March in the year eighteen hundred & twenty five - that Ruth Sufferame of the same Knox is his widow & that she has remained a widow ever since that period -
Jany 21. 1839
Jacob Sufferame
Waldo Jany 21. 1839 - Then personally appeared the above named Jacob Sufferame & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him signed before me. & I do hereby certify that the said Jacob is a man of truth & that the foregoing his declarations on oath are entitled to full credit.
Affidavit taken before me J. of the Peace
State of Maine Waldo ss. I Solomon Heath Register of the county of Penobscot in said County certify that Alfred Johnson is a Magistrate as above & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine -
Witness my hand & seal of office this 21st day of Jany. 1839 -
Solomon Heath Reg. of Prob.

Extracts from the records of the Church in the Town of Rye, New Hampshire "Seventeen hundreds and eighty five, October thirtieth, married Mr. Ephraim Sufferance & Miss Ruth Goulds both of Sanbornton" I Beraled Smith certify that the foregoing is a true extract and copy from the records of the Church in this town in my possession, with the exception of the date, which is expres- sed on the records in fair legible figures as follows "1785 October 30 th " and that the aforesaid marriage is recorded among other marriages solemnized by Rev. Hunting- ton Porter one of my predecessors in the ministry and in his own hands writing December 21, 1838 — Beraled Smith Pastor of the Church
I Beraled Smith above named, depose and say that I am Pastor of the Congregational Church in the town of Rye in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire and that I have the records of said Church in my keeping and possession, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Church with the exception above named, as certified by me. Beraled Smith pastor of the Church

State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss - 3 December 21, 1838 - Then personally appeared the foregoing mentioned Berealel Smith and made oath to the foregoing declaration by him signed in my presence
Thomas J. Parsons Justice of the Peace
I the above named Justice of the Peace certify that Berealel Smith aforesaid is a man of truth and that his deposition is entitled to full credit
Thomas J. Parsons Justice of the Peace

Rockingham ss
State of New Hampshire
I B. Hoitt Clerk of the Judicial Courts within and for said County of Rockingham hereby certify that Thomas J. Parsons Esq who has sub- scribed his name to the annexed certificates is a Justice of the Peace for said County and that the same are in his own proper hand writing and are genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Superior Court of Jurisdiction this twenty second day of December Anno Domini 1838.
B. Hoitt Clerk Rock in County NH

Ephraim Suffern Certificate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
HANCOCK, ss.
ON the tenth day of April A. D. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Third Eastern Circuit, of the Court of Common Pleas, in said Commonwealth, including the Counties of Hancock, Washington and Penobscot : Personally appeared Ephraim Lufnan who, being by me first duly sworn according to law, on his oath made the statement and declaration by him subscribed, and hereto annexed, 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."
And thereupon, I the said Judge do certify that I am satisfied the said Ephraim Lufnan did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in his said declaration, against the common enemy, and that he has made it appear to me, that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Which proceedings and the testimony annexed, being all he has been able to produce, I now transmit to the Secretary, for the department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and caused the seal of said Court to be hereto affixed by Moses Shaw Esquire, Clerk of said Court for said County of Hancock.
William Brooks Judge

59 Knox Plantation 7 th April 1818
To the Hon ble William Crosby this is to certify to you that we are well acquainted with Ephraim Sufframe and with his circumstan- -ces he is really in indigent circumstances & stands in need of relief
Scotty Baker John Haskell Jr
Attest

Ebenezer Duffee Private, Col. Crane's Regt Massachusetts Line 1777-1783 dec: 10 th April 1818
Roll
Admitted -

Epiphany Safford of the Plantation of Abenethy in the county of Hancock since District of Maine on 20th day since decided that same time in the fall of the year 1778 I entered into the service of the United States in the late revolutionary war for the term of one year since was embodied at Cambridge near Boston in a company commanded by Capt. Solomon in a Pres. command ed by Col. Nixon in the Mass. line and served out that year in the same count and Pres. and was discharged at Kingsbury in New York
Same time the last of April 1779 I entered again for and during the war as a private soldier and was embodied at Westpoint in a company com- manded by Capt. M c Whorter in a regiment of artillery in the Mass. line commanded by Col. John Brant and served in this company till the year except when at the headquarters about one year in a company of Artillery commanded by Capt. Lawrence under the Marquis de La Fayette was honorably discharged at Westpoint in June 1779. and rec d the badge of honor for good be- havior My Captain's name at the time of my discharge was John Butcher I have lost my discharge but now know and stand in need of assistance for my support from my country. I am 84 years old
Epiphany Safford

Ephraim Kuffner
9890 Thorndike
Con
Apr 19

1 State of Maine
Hanover Jp.
On this twenty ninth day of May A.D. 1820 Person- ally appeared Ephraim Selfrance. Before me William Brooks one of the Judges of the third Eastern Circuit of the Court of Common Pleas, including the counties of Hancock Washington and Penobscot in said State - being a Court of Record - by the laws of said State with power of fine and imprisonment; aged sixty one resident in Sherndike, late in Knox in said county of Hancock, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolution- ary war as follows, to wit about the last of April 1777 I enlisted during the war and was embodied at West point in Capt. John Morris's company of artillery in a regiment commanded by Col. John Crane and served in that company till the peace, except about one year at the southward under the Marquis de la Fayette in Capt. Savage's company of all which four service I made declaration before the said Judge on the 10 th of April 1818 and thereupon have received a pension certificate No. 9890 -

AND I 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.
(Schedule)
Ephraim Sufferane
I further on oath say and declare that I have no real estate nor personal estate my necessary clothing & bedding excepted, nor any income whatever -
except - one cow - 5 sheep in lease - 1 sheet -
I am a farmer - but unable to labour - I have no children under my control - except my son Ephraim who is twenty years old, but labouring for himself - and that I am not able to support myself except by public or private charity.
Ephraim Sufferane
Sworn to and declared the day and year aforesaid.
Before me M c Crosby a judge of said court
State of Maine.
Hancock Jn. Third Eastern Circuit Court of Common Pleas at Eastport July term A.D. 1820
I, MASON SHAW, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Third Eastern Circuit, in the County of Hancock and State of Maine, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records 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 thirty three dollars and _____ cents.
Done in open court
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty fifth day of July
A. D. 1820.
Mason Shaw Clerk
of the said Court for the County of Hancock.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section. aw
October 21, 1924.
Elizabeth Severance, 151 Maplewood St., Watertown, MASS.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.25172, it appears that Ephraim Suffrance (name also spelled Sufferance and Severance) enlisted in the fall of 1775 and served one year as a private in Captain Gilman's Company, Colonel Nixon's Massachusetts Regiment. He enlisted in April 1777, served in Captains John Winslow, Savage and John Callender's Companies, Colonel John Crane's Artillery Regiment, and was discharged in June 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 10, 1818, while residing at Knox, Hancock County, Maine. In 1820 he stated he was 61 years old and referred to his son, Ephraim, aged 20 years, names of other children not given. He died March 6, 1825.
He married at Rye, New Hampshire, October 30, 1785, Miss Ruth Gould (born in May 1764) both of them then residing in Sanbornton, New Hampshire. She was allowed pension on

her application executed January 21, 1839, while living at Knox which was then in Waldo County, Maine.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

1924, Oct. 21 - Hist. To Elizabeth Severance - u m
Recd 25.172 WIDOW, & Co.
No. 25172 Ruth Sufferance wid of Ephraim Sufferance Matrons Mass Line
Act July 7th 88 Index: Vol. 8 , Page 255
[Arrangement of 1870.]

L. Edwards mmps of Pensions Washington
Am. H. J. Anderson 772

Washington Jan'y 28 th 1839
Sir:
Enclosed I send the application of Mrs Ruth Seberance for pension under the act of July 1838.
Very respectfully
Your Ob t Serv t
R. D. Atkinson
Hon. J. L. Edwards

151 Maplewood St.
Watertown, Mass.
Sept. 25, 1924
Commissioner of Pensions
Revolutionary War Dept.
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Please send me the war service and pension record of Ephraim Severance (or Suffrance , as it is often spelled). He enlisted from Kingston, N. H. "sometime in the fall of 1776" and reenlisted in April, 1777. He served for the duration of the war and "was honorably discharged at West Point in June, 1783." I shall be especially grateful for any family data which may be included in his application for pension, such as names of his children, ages, etc.
Thanking you in advance, I am
Very sincerely,
Elizabeth Severance