Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26722, for James Killsa, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Boston - (Mass)
Killsa, James
Lydia
W. 26722
CONTENTS

488 Maine Lydia Wilson Widow of James Wilson who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 25 th June 1832 of Kennebec in the State of Me. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Trafton of the 1 st Regt commanded by Col. Sherburne in the M.V. line for 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 1 th day of March, 1838.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of Oct. 1838 and sent to W. Norton Augusta Me.
Arrears to the 1 th of Sept 1838 $210.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 th March, 1839, $40.00
$250.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by N.H. Adison Clerk Book, 4 Vol. 15 th Page 13

634 Lidia Willson widow of James Willson late a soldier in Sherburne regt. Mass't line.
Act 7 July 1838 Married 1785 Died 1792 3 y. R. H. Stone Esq. Capt. Traill 1st Sherburne $80 per ann.
Georgetown Augusta Maine

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 MAINE.
Penobscot County, ss.
ON this fifteenth day of August A. D., 1838, personally appeared before the Hon Nathan Weston Chief Justice of  the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine,  Lydia Killia a resident of Penobscot in the County of Penobscot and State of Maine, aged seventy eight 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 7th, 1838, enti- tled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" That she is the widow of James Killia late a soldier in the war of  the Revolution that she believes and has always  understood her said husband enlisted in the  year 1777 for the period of three years in  captain Burtons company and colonel Shelburns  regiment of the Massachusetts line and was discharged  in the year 1780. that at the time of his enlistment  he was a resident of Bristol now State of Maine  then called Samsonsett now Bristol on said She further declares, that she was married to the said James Killia on the month  day of October in the year seventeen hundred and eighty five ; that her husband, the aforesaid  James Killia died on the twenty fifth day of June 1792 at Thomaston Maine ; 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 remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. That her maiden name was  Lydia Keen and that she was married to said James  Killia by the Rev Isaac Case at Thomaston aforesaid
Lydia Killia mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me, (the applicant being from in vicinity, unable to appear in open court) Nathan Weston C.J. S.J.C.

State of Maine
On the fifteenth day of August, 1830, Lydia Killua, the applicant within named, was examined and sworn, as within stated. I am satisfied, that she was married to James Killua, a revolutionary soldier  soldier of the United States, in the month of October 1705, that the said James Killua died on the twenty fifth of June 1792, and that the applicant has ever since remained his widow. And I have reason to believe, that the said James Killua served in the revolutionary army three years, as within stated.
Nathan Weston in kind of c.
STATE OF MAINE.
Memoranda ss.
I the subscriber clerk of the court for said county, hereby CERTIFY, That the Hon. Nathan Weston before whom the proceedings were had, is Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State. I also CERTIFY, That the within document contains the original proceedings of the said Chief Justice in the matter of the application of Lydia Killua for a pension.
I further certify that William Dwart Jr. is a Justice of the Peace for said County. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this eighteenth day of August A. D., 1830.
Thomas Swan

I John H Killian of Augusta in the County of Franklin State of Maine aged forty seven years do testify and declare upon oath, that my Mother Lydia Killian and who made the foregoing declaration has remained unmarried ever since the death of my late father James Killian, that I am the fourth child of the said James & Lydia and that I have always understood my late father died in the year 1792 John H Killian
State of Maine County of Franklin
August 15 1838 Subscribed and sworn to I certify the deponent a credible witness Before me,
Nathan Weston C.J.
S. J. C.

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Mr William Wirt Jr
14 August 1810
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Shoemakers Church held at No Heart
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There is no record on the Town book of the marriage of James Pittman & Lydia Pison, but I find the following
Intention of Marriage between Mr James Pittman and Miss Lydia Pison both of Shoemakers were joined together September 29 1835 Attest David Brown Town Clerk
a true copy of record
Attest -
Oliver Sales Town Clerk

26722 WIDOW, &c.
File No. 2488 26722
Lydia Wilson wid of James Wilson Per B. S. Line
Act: July 7 th 58
Index:—Vol. A Page 403
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I have been of Readfield in the county of Kennebec State of Maine, aged seventy seven years, a Minister of the Gospel do upon oath state, that from 1784 to 1792, I was Pastor of the Baptist Church at Thomaston in the county of Lincoln State aforesaid, I distinctly recollect that during that period I lawfully united in marriage James Wilbra Lydon Keen both of said Thomaston. I have no records of marriages solemnized by me during the period above referred to, I have reason to think that I did not keep any, but I will recollect marrying the above named persons, I from my best recollection am fully satisfied that it was in 1785 Seventeen hundred & eighty five. I know positively that I performed the said marriage before seven hundred ninety nine, I am quite positive that it was the latter part of the year 1785.
Isaac Gase
State of Maine
Mennebec, ps: Augt. 14 th 1838. Subscribed & sworn to, & I certify that the deponent is well known as a very worthy & excellent Minister of the Gospel, whose word is entitled to the fullest credit. I further certify that the deponents wife was present when the above affidavit was taken & stated that she distinctly recollected that he performed the ceremony to which he testifies
William Wood her Cogis W m M c Cart y Justice Peace, a justice of the peace for the county of Kennebec. Nathan Weston

I John Rollins of Augusta in the County of Kennebec, State of Maine, aged eighty two years, do upon oath state, that I served three years in Capt. Burdon's Co in Col. Sherburne's regiment of the Massachusetts Line, viz. from 1777 to 1780. for which service I am now a pensioner of the United States, in the Maine Roll under the act of Congress of March 18. 1818, that when I enlisted into said Company I belonged to New Castle in Lincoln County, Maine, & well knew James Killen of Bristol an adjoining town; that said James Killen enlisted into said Capt. Burdon's Company in 1777, about the same time that I did, as a private for three years, & after faithfully serving out that period was honorably discharged about the same time I was in New Jersey in 1780. Said Killen afterwards returned to Maine I removed to Thomaston where he married, & where he died many years ago. His widow Lydia Killen now lives in Augusta, I have frequently conversed with said Killen's son John R. Killen about his late Father's services.
State of Maine,
John Rollins
Kennebec, ss: Subscribed & sworn to this 18 th day of August A.D. 1838, the deponent being well known to me as a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, & a credible and disinterested witness.
Before me Wm Northy Judge Peace,

Augusta, Me. August 18th 1838
Sir
I herewith enclose the applications of the following named persons to be pensioned under the Act of Congress of July 7. 1838. Viz Mehitable Hubbard widow of Philip Hubbard, Reliance Baxter widow of John Baxter, Judith Smith widow of Jeremy Smith, who made application for the benefit of the 8 th section of the law of July 4. 1836, their claims were rejected because the services of their respective husbands in the Army of the Revolution terminated before their marriage with them their marriages were proved in their rejected applications, as was the service of Philip Hubbard in the Army in his widows rejected case, now on file in your office to which you are respectfully referred. Lydia Killen widow of James Killen who served as a soldier in Colo Sherburne regiments of the Mass ts line he was never pensioned under any Act he died in 1792. Lydia Bragg, Abagail Hollis, Dorothy Page & Sarah Woodbridge. husbands were pensioned under Act of March 18. 1818. David Sweet, widow of Ebenezer Sweet late a pensioner under Act of June 7. 1832 In the examination of their cases should they be satisfactorily proved to be entitled to the benefit of the Act, please send me certificates, granted in like cases, for them.
I am very respectfully
Your Obed t Serv t Geo W. Morton
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions Washington D.C.