Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,924, for Sherman Lincoln, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Lincoln, Sherman or Sherman
S. 15,924
CONTENTS
carded

18.117 Maine Thormon Lincoln
of Kennebec in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Haskell of the Regt. commanded by Col. Cornell in the Chap. 5 ma line for 23 mo 9 ds for
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 77 Dollars 65 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of July 1833 and sent to R. C. Vose Present
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $155.30 Semi-ant. allowances ending Sept. - 38.82
$194.12
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk
Book E Vol. 1 Page 31

STATE OF MAINE.
Kennebec County, ss.
AT the Supreme Judicial Court, begun and holden at Augusta, within and for the County of Kennebec, on the first Tuesday of October, A. D. 1832, and thence by adjournment on the 27 th day of March A. D. 1833.
PERSONALLY appears in open Court Heuman Lincoln by whom the annexed declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7th, 1832, was made before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jr. on the 23 rd day of July A. D. 1832, and makes oath, in due form of law, that the annexed declaration, by him made and signed, is true.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
Nathan Weston Act I. J. C.
I, JOHN ALPHONSO CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Heuman Lincoln for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix the seal of said Supreme Judicial Court, and subscribe my name this 27 th day of March A. D. 1833.
J. A. Chandler

Sherman Lincoln
Private - Mass. troops.
Washburn's Co: } 3 months Cornell's regt. } 3 months
Spratt's regt. 12 " 6
Spanner's Co: } 8 " 5.20 Tyler's regt. } 8 " 5.20
Ruggles' Co: 11 " 8.12 23.9 84
20 months & 9 days proved by E. D. Bangs' certificate.
Abund
23 mo 9 ds per
46.66 31 77.65
R. C. Moore, Augusta, Me.

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 23 d 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, Sherman Lincoln a resident of Albion in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, aged seventy 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 1776 or 1777 with Captain Heaskell and served in Col. Cornell's regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: viz. Heaskell Capt.
and Cornell Col. That he enlisted in December of either the year 1776 or the year 1777 for three months, went to Rhode & Providence Rhode Island thence to Brigg's mills about forty miles below Providence & after serving out the full term of his enlistment was discharged at that place in December  March of the same  next year.
That he again enlisted in March 1779 for twelve months in a company the name of the capt. of which he does not now recollect in Col. Sprout's regiment of the same troops That Lieut. White was Lt. Col. that he went to Rhode Island & Newland's ferry was in the battle on Rhode Island when Genl. Sullivan retreated & was discharged at Rochester in Massachusetts in March 1780 having served out the full term of his enlistment.
That he again enlisted in April or May 1780 for eight months in Capt. Edward Garrow's company in Col. Trefrey's regiment of the same troops, that he served at Providence about five months & on Rhode Island the remainder of his term of enlistment which he fully served out & was discharged in November or December of the same year.
That he again enlisted in March 1781 for twelve months in Capt. Timothy Ruggles company of the same troops, that he marched from Rochester where he enlisted to Rutland Vt. with several companies under the command of said Capt. Ruggles & was there employed in guarding prisoners taken at the capture of Burgoyne . & after serving eleven months was discharged. his services being no longer needed. That during this latter service he served eight months as a Sergeant. At the St. Johns period he served as a private.
And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the department, he answers:
That he was born at Launceston Me. in the year 1762 where he believes his age is of record - that during his revolutionary services his home was at Rochester in the same state where he lived until about ten years ago when he removed to said Albion where he has ever since resided. That he enlisted into the service was not drafted or received as a substitute. That he never received a written discharge from the service. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his revolutionary services. The names the Rev. Daniel Loney of Albion Major General Alfred Marshall of China .

And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the department, he answers:
That he was born at Hunter Mtn in the year 1762 where he believes his age is of Record - that during his revolutionary services his home was at Rochester in the same state, where he lived until about ten years ago when he removed to said Albion where he has ever since resided. That he enlisted into the service was not drafted or received as a substitute. - That he never received a written discharge from the service. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his revolutionary services. He names the Rev. Daniel Lovejoy of Albion & Major General Alfred Marshall of China.
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.
Sherman Lincoln
23 July.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, Before
Nathan Winton not. S.P.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 Winton

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 Heiman Lincoln for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 20 th day of July
A. D. 1832,
J. A. Chandler

P 75024
INVALID.
File No. 15,724
Sherman Lincoln
Pa. Geo. War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 225
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Maine.
We Daniel Lovejoy a Clergyman, residing in the town of Albion in the County of Kennebec and John Chase Alfred Marshall residing in the same town, of Chua same County hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Sherman Lincoln who has sub- scribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be seventy , 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 Lovejoy Alfred Marshall
State of Maine.
Kennebec , ss.—Sworn and subscribed this twenty sixth day of July ,
A. D. 183 2
Before me,
J. H. Washburn Justice of the Peace.
Sopheth L. Washburn Esq. is a Justice of the Peace. And the Rev. Danl. Lovejoy is a Clergyman residing in Albion . And May. Genl. Alfred Marshall residing in the same town of Chua is a credible person & their statement is entitled to be believed.
Nathan Weston

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 Sherman Lincoln is borne on "a pay roll for the men stationed in the town of Rochester & Wrentham, in the continental service, under the command of Sergeant Elisha Ruggles," as having served as a private from July 1 st , 1778 to Jan y . 1 st , 1779, & was paid for six months service.
b.
5.20
And that Sherman Lincoln was paid as a private for five months & first twenty days service as a private in Capt. Edward Sparrows' company, Col. Nathan Dyer's regt. for service done in the State of Rhode Island, from July 11 th . 1779. — Five months & twenty days.
8.19
20.09
and that the name of Sherman Lincoln is borne on "a state pay roll for Capt. Timothy Ruggles company of Guards doing duty at Rutland for the year 1781," as having served as a private from April 7 th to Dec r . 26 th , & was paid for eight months & nineteen days service.
And that there are no rolls of Capt. Haskell's company in Col. Cornell's regt. to be found in this office.
Edward D. Bangs Secy