Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6,182, for Joseph Lathrop, Massachusetts

SERVICE
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Mass.
Lothrop, Joseph. Lothrop,
W. 6. 182
Martha.
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2596 Maine
Joseph Sattrop Bucksfield in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Amos of the Regt commanded by Colonel Bailey in the Massetts time for 6 mo
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of Decem 1832 and sent to S.G. Goble Bucksfield Me
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1832 $ 30 Semi-ant. allowance ending Feb 1833 — 10 $ 40
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832 }
Recorded by Erast D. Bullock Clerk Book S Vol. 1 st Page 6

497 Joseph Lathrop
Application
vol 1-p 3-
Nov 96 - on 15 days.
admitted
6 m o private
$ 20
J. G. Cede
Bullfield

STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF Oxford ss.
ON this 17 th day of August A. D. 183 2 , personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate now sitting, Joseph Lathrop a resident of Waltham in the county of Oxford and State of Maine, aged 77 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That he enlisted at Bridgewater in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the year 1776. (The particular day & month, he cannot recollect) into the company commanded by Captain Alger of Col. Bailey's Regiment for three months, to go to Rhode Island & marched to Bristol where he was stationed & served term through & was dismissed.
That after this, in the next spring, he again enlisted into the service, into a company commanded by Capt. John Ames, of Col. Bailey's Regiment, for the term of three months, to go again to Rhode Island & marched there & was stationed at what was then called, the farm camp, below England Ferry, where he served through said term of three months and was dismissed.
Said Lathrop says he was born in the year seven hundred & fifty five at said Bridgewater where the record of his age may be found.

three months and was dismissed.
Said Lathrop says he was born in the year seven- teen hundred & fifty five at said Bridgewater where the record of his age may be found that he lived at said Bridgewater when he entered into the service, when he moved into Easton
Massachusetts & from thence to said Buckfield where he has ever since resided, that he was always a volunteer in the service, & that he never received any written discharge
Said Lathrop offers the names of Eld. Nathl Chase, John Loring & Sarah their Equip, Moses Whitman & Abab Packard of said Buckfield as persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood, who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief on his services as a revolutionary soldier
Joseph T Lathrop Mark

STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF Oxford ss.
ON this 17 th day of August A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate now sitting, Joseph Lathrop a resident of Wachfield in the county of Oxford and State of Maine, aged 77 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That he enlisted at Bridgewater in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the year 1776. (the particular day & month, he cannot recollect) into the company commanded by Captain Alger of Col. Bailey's Regiment for three months, to go to Rhode Island & marched to Bristol where he was stationed & served said term through & was dismissed.
That after this, in the next spring he again enlisted into the service, into a company commanded by Capt. John Army, of Col. Bailey's Regiment, for the term of three months, to go again to Rhode Island & marched there & was stationed at what was then called, the farm crossing, below Fogland.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Joseph Lathrop Mark
Stephen Emery, Judge of Probate

We Job Packard & Jacob Whitman both of Brimfield in the County of Hampd. State of Mass. hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Lathrop who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be 77 years of age - that he is respected & beloved in the neighborhood where he resides, & have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Jacob Whitman Job Packard
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court
Stephen Emery, Judge
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, said applicant having adduced the depositions of John Lathrop & Martha Lathrop, and the certificates of David Whitman & Job Packard all under oath duly administered, in corroboration of his own declaration.
Stephen Emery, Judge
I Joseph G. Cole Register Clerk of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Lathrop for a pension.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 19 th day of August A. D. 1832.
Clerk.
Joseph G. Cole Register

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, SS.
Probate Office, PORTLAND, June 6th A. D. 1857
I, Freeman Bradford Register of Probate,
In and for said COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, certify that Hon. Josiah Pierce, who has signed the following Certificate, is Judge of Probate, within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified agreeably to the Constitution and Laws of the State, and that Joshua Parsons, is an Acting Justice of the Peace,
within and for the County of Cumberland as appears by the paper hereto annexed, that he is DULY QUALIFIED TO ACT as such; that the COMMISSION of the said Parsons is dated Nov. 19, A. D. 1857 and will expire Nov. 19, A. D. 1857
and that the following SIGNATURES purporting to be theirs are genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal official of said Court, the day and year first above written.
Freeman Bradford Register.

State of Maine Cumberland County ss.
On this twenty fourth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one, personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid. Edward Southrop, who resides in Buckfield, and maketh oath before me, that he is one of the children, and an heir of Martha Southrop late of Hebron, deceased, that the said Martha Southrop was the widow of Joseph Southrop, late of said Buckfield, who died July 2 d . 1835, that his Father, the said Joseph Southrop, was a pensioner of the United States under the Act of 1832, at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum, as will appear by documents on file in the War office of the United States — that his said mother was married to his said Father, the year 1781 and ever remained his widow, and that she did not draw a pension but was entitled to one under the Act of 1838, 1843 and 1844, — he claims for himself and for the two other heirs the arrears of Pension that was due his mother, from the second day of July 1835 to the thirteenth day of February 1848, the day of her death — As to further proof of the above statements, referance to papers hereunto annexed.
Edward Southrop
Then personally appeared on the day and

year first above written Edward Southrop whom I am acquainted with, and know to be the identical person he represents himself to be, and made oath that the same, by him subscribed, is true.
Before me, Joshua Parsons { Justice of the Peace
Satisfactorily proved before me Josiah Pierce Judge

STATE OF MAINE.
PROBATE COURT, Cumberland County, ss.
Be it Known, That on this third day of June 184 7 it has been satisfactorily proved in open Court, being a Court of Record, That Joseph Bothrop late of Bucksfield was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, and that he died at Bucksfield, Oxford County on the second day of July 184 6 . — And that Martha Bothrop  was the widow of Joseph Bothrop deceased, that the said Martha died on the 13th. day of February 1848, and that Edward Bothrop , Abigail Record and Margaret Tailor are the children, and only surviving children of the said Martha Bothrop deceased.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court, and subscribed my name, this third day of June in the year 184 7
Josiah Pierce
Judge Register of Probate for Cumberland County.

W 2247
Martha Lathrop mother of Joseph M c
Oct 7 - July 38
Married in 1781 Died in 1836
J. K. Davis 2 nd Compt.

State of Maine.
COUNTY OF Oxford
ss.
On this twenty first day of September A.D. 1838. personally appeared before me Stephen Emery Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Oxford
Martha Lathrop a resident of Hobson in the County of Oxford and State or District of Maine, aged seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7th, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Joseph Lathrop who was a Soldier of the Revolution and served in the American Army for several months as she nearly believes from her best knowledge, but not knowing any thing personally of his services, she refers to the evidence on file in the Pension Office, on which was granted, a Pension to said Joseph pursuant to the law of 1832, for the support of this declaration, said Joseph having been a Pensioner of the United States by the provisions of said law.
She further declares, that she was married to the said Joseph Lathrop on the twenty eighth day of December in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one and that her husband, the aforesaid Joseph Lathrop died on the second day of July A.D. 1836 , 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.
Witness S. Emery
Martha Lathrop her mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written:
Before
Stephen Emery, Judge

State of Maine 1447 ss. I the undersigned Register of the Courts of Probate in & for said County hereby certify that Stephen Emery before the foregoing proceedings were had is Judge of the Courts of Probate aforesaid. I also certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Judge in the matter of the application of Martha Lothrop for a Pension - I also further certify that Samuel H Brown before whom the annexed affidavit was taken is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this fourth day of October A. D. 1838
Levi Stowell. Register.

Certificate of Marriage
December the twenty-sixth Seventeen hundred Eighty One. Mr. Joseph Lathrop and Miss Martha Packard both of Easton were married by me Archibald Campbell Pastor.
Recorded by Matthew Hayward Town Clerk -
I certify that the above is a true copy of the records of the marriage of Joseph Lathrop & Martha Packard with the exception of the date which is expressed in the record in fair legible figures as follows viz, December 26 th 1781 -
Easton September 3 rd . 1838. Tisdale Harlow } Clerk of the town of Easton in the County of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Tisdale Harlow above named depose to say, that I hold the office of Clerk of the town of Easton abovementioned and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town, with the exception above named as certified by me Tisdale Harlow Clerk of Easton as aforesaid
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol ss. Easton September 4 th 1838 -
Then personally appeared the above named Tisdale Harlow the present Clerk of the town of Easton, and made oath that the above certificate by him subscribed is a true copy as above stated from the Town records in his possession -
Before me Joshua Britton justice of the peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Bristol ss. I Anselm Barrett Register of the Court of Probate in the said County do hereby certify that John Britton whose signature is subscribed to the within certificate is a Justice of the Peace in the said County of Bristol - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this fifth day of September Eighteen hun- dred and thirty eight - A Barrett
Hooper

I Elias Payson of Hiram in the County of Oxford & State of Maine, depose & say that I am well knowing to the fact that Martha Lathrop who was made the declaration on the other page of this paper, is the widow of Joseph Lathrop, therein named & that she has never married since his decease, which took place on the second day of July 1836
Elias Payson
State of Maine
Oxford County ss. September 21. 1838. Then the above named Elias Payson to me well known as a man of truth made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit, by him submitted, before me Nathan Brown Justice of the Peace

I, John Lothrop, of lawful age testify and say that to my knowledge Joseph Lothrop of Brookfield in the state of Maine was a soldier in the late Revolutionary War. In the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy six said Joseph belonged to the Militia of Massachusetts and lived in the town of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth. He was drafted from the Militia in that year and went to Rhode Island, as a soldier, and there served during two campaigns, and I think he served three months in each; I have no doubt of it. His first Captain was John Ames. Under the second expedition I believe his Capt. was Andrews, or some such name, but I do not exactly remember, as it was a great while ago. I was also a soldier there, and saw said Joseph there too, though we were not stationed in the same town, he being in Bristol and I in Warren, an adjoining town. We were also out together as volunteers against the enemy at a place called Stonington in Weymouth, to guard that place, in March of the same year - being there about a week each. This is all I can now recall about his services I am twenty eight years of age - John Lothrop

State and Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth County — ss
On this third day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared John Lothrop resident in said County and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing statements and affidavit by him subscribed before me,
Barth. W. Brown
Justice of the Peace, and of the Queen. of said County of Plymouth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Albany, N.Y. I Mr B Thomas Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, being a Court of Record in the County of Plymouth hereby certify that Bartholomew Brown lay before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn to a further of the Oath for the County of Plymouth know that I believe his name there subscribed to be his true and proper signature In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Supreme Judicial Court on the seventh day of March A.D. 1852.
W. B. Thomas

6182. REJECTED
P. O. _____
Martha Satrap
Service: of Joseph
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

2247 Martha Lathrop widow of Joseph Me
K Rejected Let. from A. K. Paris Oct. 13. '28
Let Geo. C. Ames Sept 8/51. To B Prince Aug 8 1853 To B Bronne April 2/55
6182
Act July 7 1838

Moine, Asford Co. Bushfield March 26 '55
Sir
Joseph Lothrop of Bushfield (Moine) died in A.D. 1836 - Was a Revolutionary Soldier - previous to his death, he drew Pension from Pension Office Department - Martha Lothrop, wife of the said Joseph survived her husband about eleven years - and died - She never received a Pension during all the time of her life - An attempt was made by Job Prince of Sumner Me. some two or three years ago to obtain the Pension to which the Widow claimed to be entitled for services in War, after deceased husband, by her surviving heirs - These heirs failed to obtain Pension, as will appear by Records of your Office & Papers on file there - We can make all the P & B required on Pension Laws - Will you inform me, if these heirs are entitled? If so, why did not the heirs succeed in obtaining the back Pay -
Refers to Rules & reply as soon as possible to
J. N. Brown Bushfield
Asford Co
Moine

Turner (Maine) May 24. 1853
Sir -
Herewith you will receive the declaration of Peggy Taylor for arrears of Pension due her Mother When you have any communication to make in relation thereto, please address - Yours Obedient Servt Job Prince
L. P. Waldo Esq.

Washington June 10 1857 James E Heath Esq Sir
Enclosed you will please find Supplemental declaration in the Case of Martha Sachrop Widow of Joseph, who was an applicant for a pension under the act of 7 July 1838.
Mr Sachrops husband was a pensioner and as the evidence as to the marriage shows that it took place in 1781. I can see no objection to the allowance of this claim
Very Respectfully Yours Ob't Servt Geo. C. Ames

Octo. 10. 1838
J. P. Edwards, Esq.
Sir,
The pension applications of the following persons have been transmitted to me with a request that I would hand them to you and receive the certificates, viz
Hannah Bumpus, widow of W m Bumpus Huldah Bumpus, widow of Moses Bumpus Abigail Record, widow of David Record Jane Record, widow of Dominicus Record Martha Southrop, widow of Joseph Southrop Mary Fuller, widow of Barzillai Fuller
I send you a letter from Samuel F. Brown, Esq. requesting that the old Massachusetts Rolls may be examined to ascertain the length of the service of Lieut. Dominicus Record
Whenever certificates on these applications shall have been made out I will thank you to send them to me. - The applicants are the widows of my old friends and constituents and I shall have great pleasure in

Sending each of them a pension certificate -
With great respect &c
Albion K. Parrish

Hon. Albin H. Parry
Washington

Durdfield Me. Sept. 24. 1838
Hon. A. W. Darrig
Sir
By request of Deacon Bumpas of Hiber I have ordered to be sent to your care, the applications of his Mother and Aunt for pensions, with the accompanying papers. I think their claims are sufficiently supported.
I have the care of three other applications. the widows Lathrop now residing with Mr. Taylor on your father's old farm - the widow Sarah Reed my wife's mother & the widow Abigail Reed, her Aunt. Venturing on your benevolence, I have also ordered these cases to be sent with the others to your care. I would not have thus troubled you, but for one thing. I am informed at the Secretarys Office, Boston, that the record of the Old Colony military affairs of the revolution, were lent to the Division

Department two years since & there now remain. The favor I wish of you, is to direct the attention of the department to their need ; I have some hopes of then finding evidence that Dominicus Reed served six months as Lieut. His widow says he always told her he so served, & one witness, Meshach Keen, so testifies; but his brother prove only three months as Lieut.
I suppose that your granting this favor to these old ladies, will incommode you but a little; else I would not request it
Your Father was in Salem on the 21 st . and in his usual health — Probably he is still there
I am very respectfully your Affec. Son
Sam d F. Brown

I Martha Lathrop wife of Joseph Lathrop of Brookfield in the County of Oxford & State of Maine, aged 72 years, in oath say that at the time of the commencement of the war of the rebellion, I lived in Bridgewater in Massachusetts my native town, that I was then well acquainted with my said husband Joseph Lathrop, who lived in his father's family, which were neighbors to our family - That I know that at one time, I think about three years after the war began, said Joseph came home from the army as it was then said, when he had been as a soldier at Rhode Island, as the folks said, but I don't know positively where he had been. I well remember of seeing his gun & pack standing in the room just after he got home.
I also say that I remember of said Joseph being gone into the army at other times before this, but I cannot tell when, nor how long, nor state any particulars.
Witness Samuel D Brown
Martha Lathrop mark
State of Maine. County of Oxford ss. August 8. 1832. Then the above named Martha Lathrop whose character for veracity is undoubted, personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit, by her subscribed, before me, Samuel D Brown Justice of the Peace

State of Maine, county of Oxford. August 8. 1832. Then the above-named Martha Lathrop whose character for veracity is undoubted, personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit, by her subscribed, before me, Samuel F. Brown Justice of the Peace
STATE OF MAINE.
OXFORD COUNTY, ss.
I, RUFUS KING GOODENOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts in and for said County of Oxford, hereby certify, that Samuel F. Brown
whose genuine signature is annexed to the foregoing Deposition of Martha Lathrop is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Oxford.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, this twentieth day of August in the year A. D. 1832 .
RK Goodenow { Clerk of Oxford County Courts.

State of Maine County of Oxford ss.
On this seventeenth day of May in the year 1853 personally appeared before the Court of Probate held at Paris within and for said County Peggy Taylor a resident of Hebron in the County of Oxford and State aforesaid, aged fifty nine years, who first being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed on the 7 th of July 1838 and the several subsequent acts passed for the benefit of widows of Revolutionary Officers and Soldiers - That she is the Daughter of Joseph and Martha Lathrop deceased - That her father the said Joseph Lathrop was a Revolutionary Soldier and a Pensioner under the Act of June 7 th 1832 at the rate of twenty dollars per annum that he died in Brattlefield in said County of Oxford on the second day of July 1836 that he left (my Mother) a widow by the name of Martha Lathrop that he was married to the said Martha, (then Martha Packard) in Eastown on the twenty

Sixth day of December seventeen hundred eighty one, that her Mother the said Martha Lathrop died in Hebron in said County of Oxford on the thirteenth day of February in the year eighteen hundred forty eight, and that she left Edward Lathrop Abigail Record and Peggy Taylor (This declarant) as her only surviving children, and that said children are all three now living, and she makes this declaration for herself and in behalf of the other two surviving children to obtain the amount of Pension due the said Martha at the time of her death.
Peggy Taylor
Subscribed and sworn to, on the day and year first above written, in open Court
Before Me Timothy Pudden Judge

laid to the of the t t) t g- y g in the
I Calvin Whitman of Hebron in the County of Oxford and State of Maine aged sixty eight years on oath depose and say that I was well acquainted with the late Joseph and Martha Lathrop, that I lived in the same house with them for some time and always as a neighbor since they moved into this State which was about fifty years ago, that he the said Joseph Lathrop was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United, that he died in Buckfield on or about the first of July 1836 and that his widow Martha Lathrop died in Hebron on the thirteenth day of February in the year 1848 that I was present when she died that she left Edward Lathrop Abigail Record and Peggy Taylor as her only surviving children, with whom I am well acquainted, and that I am disinterested.  Calvin Whitman
Judge
Oxford County ss. May 17th 1853 -
Then personally appeared Calvin Whitman a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above Affidavit by him subscribed.  Before the Hon. Simon D. Ladd Judge of Probate for said County

State of Massachusetts County of Bristol and Town of Easton
December twenty six, seventeen hundred eighty one Mr Joseph Lathrop and Mrs Martha Packard both of Easton were married by me Archibald Campbell
I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows viz December 26 th 1781
John Kimball Town Clerk
I John Kimball above named depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk in Town, County, and State, aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town with the exceptions above named as certified by me.
John Kimball Town Clerk { of Easton
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss. April 20 th 1853. Sworn to and subscribed before me & I certify that I have no interest in the result of the above.
Before me Isidore Harlow Justice of the peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol ss.
I, James Sproat, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that Widale Haslam, Esq., whose signature is affixed to the within certificate, is, and was on the day of the date thereof, a Justice of the peace in and for said County of Bristol, duly qualified to administer oaths.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at Taunton, this tenth second day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.
Ja. Sproat

State of Maine
Probate Court Offord County ss
Be it known that on this seventeenth day of May 1853 it has been satisfactorily proved in open court being a Court of Record that Martha Lathrop widow of Joseph Lathrop died on the thir- teenth day of February in the year 1848 and that she left Edward Lathrop Abigail Record and Peggy Taylor as her only sur- viving children. And I further certify that Timothy Ludden whose proper signature is affixed to the foregoing declara- tion of Peggy Taylor and the Affidavit of Calvin Whittman is Judge of said Court and that full faith and credit are due to his acts as such -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of said Court this seventeenth day of May in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and fifty three
Geo. B. Shew, Reg.