Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15,473, for John Mendall, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Mendall John Weeks, Sarah
W. 15473
Former widow
CONTENTS

1908 Massachusetts
Sarah Weeks, formerly widow of John, Mendall
who died on the 8 th day 1776 of wounds in the State of New York who was a gunner in the Company commanded by Captain Gridley of the Reg't commanded by Col Gridley in the Mass. line for 12 months Mass
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 52 Dollars — Cents, per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of April 1835 and John Gen George French
Arrears to the 4 th of March 1835 $364.00 Semi-annual allowance ending Sep 4 1834 26.00
$390.00.
{ Revolutionary War; Act July 4, 1836, Section the }
Recorded by Chas. C. Gilman Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2 Page 62

N 2006 Sarah Wells Declaration May 16 1837.
at Gold Hill
Off hand and pencil not only of the same 1776
Vol 15 p 3 - Capt Gidley - on as gunner
ad m 12 mo gunner's utility 52 A
no deduction Hon Geo. Grennell A.R.
Vol 15 p 3. Capt Gidley - 8 mo gunner in 75 4 in 76 12 mo gunner's utility

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the 3. Section of the acts of Congress of the 14 th July 1836, & of March 3. 1837.
On this eleventh  twelfth day of May 1837. personally appeared before the Court of Probate in & for the County of Franklin Sarah Weeks a resident of Wendell in the County of Franklin & State of Massachusetts, aged seventy nine years, who being first sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the acts of Congress passed July 4. 1836, & March 3. 1837. That she is the widow of John Mendall who was orderly sergeant in the Army of the Revolution. That he enlisted at Wendell  Honahavan in the State of Massachusetts  County of Franklin in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five  for the term of eight months , in the month of April  in the month of 1775. That he went to Cambridge near Boston, & joined the Army - that he was placed in a company of Artillery, the name of the Capt. who commanded the Company & the Col. who commanded the Regt. I cannot recollect, he was in the battle of Bunker Hill, & remained with the Army till the expiration of his term of Service as aforesaid, when he again enlisted into the same company of Artillery for a year. He came home on furlough, & staid a short time and again returned to Boston & joined the Army. He was put on board of a vessel bound to Long Island was wounded by the accidental discharge of a gun - & was carried in shore at Guilford in the State of Connecticut, where he died of his wounds, as nearly as I can recollect, about the middle of May 1776. His father, Noah Mendall, received a letter at the time, which I saw, giving an account of his deaths

and stating the circumstances which I have related. My husband's clothes were sent home, having on them blood which was said to be the blood from the wounds which ended his days. I had two children by him previous to his death, which I suppose took place at the time above stated, as I never heard of him after that time. I know of no documentary evidence in support of the claim. Nor is there any person living with my knowledge who was in the least in with him, & can give testimony thereto.
She further declares that she was married to the said Mendell on the twenty sixth day of May Seventeen hundred & seventy one; that on the said day, the aforesaid Mendell died at the middle of May 1776, as before stated. - That she remained a widow till the 15 th day of February 1778, when she was married to Amiel Weeks at Greenfield in the County of Hampshire in said Massachusetts. - That said Weeks died at Wendell aforesaid, on the 15 th day of February 1832. - That she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. Since my late husband Mendell, ended his days as before stated, I have resided in Petersham, Wendell, Leverett & Greenfield in the state of Massachusetts.
Sworn to & subscribed, on the day & year above written, before R. E. Nourse Judge of Probate
And the said Judge of Probate doth hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter that the several statements made in the preceding declaration of the said Sarah Weeks are true, to wit, that the said John Mendell, was a revolu- tionary soldier and served as stated in said declaration; that he died at the time and in the manner as therein

that she the said Sarah, the said applicant was lawfully married to the said John Mendell on the 26 th of May, 1778 and that the said applicant is now a widow.
And he the said Judge further certifies that the aforesaid applicant is, by reason of bodily infirmity, unable to appear in court; that he therefore proceeded to the dwelling house of Caleb Hubbard Esq in Sunderland, where the said applicant appeared before him and subscribed and made oath to the declaration aforesaid and submitted to such examination as in the opinion of the said Judge was proper for a discovery of the truth of the matter.
R. E. Newcomb Judge of Probate.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Franklin ss. I Elijah Alvord, Register of Probate for the county of Franklin do hereby certify that Richard E. Newcomb Esq. before whom the preceding proceedings purport to have been had and verified is the Judge of Probate for said county; that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestation in said office, and that his name above written is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the Probate Court for said county, at Greenfield, on the nineteenth day of May A. D. 1837. E. Alvord Reg. Probate

I Anna Foster of Bangor, in the County of Penobscot and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of the age of sixty nine years of age, testify and say, that I the Sister of John Merrill formerly of Bangor aforesaid, he married to Sarah Johnson I did not see them married, but that was the opinion of the family and neighbourhood. He said John went into the war of the Revolution, and was killed by the accidental discharge of a gun. My Father Noah Merrill had a letter at that time, informing him of his sons death, and I remember that his clothes were sent home to his father with the blood of his wounds on them - I do not know how long he was in the service. His Wife Sarah, came to my father's in Bangor, after he was killed. I do not know how long she tarried there, she had a little daughter with her, whose name was Sarah - supposed to be the daughter of my brother, of which I have no doubt, said John & his wife lived together considerable time, as husband & wife, how long I cannot say, neither can I say how long he was in the Army -
Anna Foster Commonwealth of Massachusetts Penobscot County ss May 3 1837 Then Anna Foster above named personally appeared, and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by her subscribed - before me Nathaniel Houghton a Justice of the Peace for the County of Penobscot - I certify that said Mary Foster is a person reputed of truth & veracity & I believe she is so -
Nathaniel Houghton Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester, ss. I, Joseph G. Kendall, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, do certify, that Jared Need, Hutchins Haysgood, and Nathaniel Houghton, Esquires, are Justices of the peace in and for said County, and that their signatures affixed to their respective certificates on the Depositions hereto annexed, are in their own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof, I here set my name, and affix the Seal of said Court, at Worcester, this third day of May in the year 1837. — O
Joseph G. Kendall. Clerk

I Jared Weed, of Petersham in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and Town Clerk of said Town of Petersham, hereby certify, that the public documents and records of said Town of Petersham are in my care and keeping; that I find the following entry made among the records of the publication of the bans of marriage, viz. "John Mendel entered his intention of marriage with Sarah Johnson both of Petersham, April 7 th 13 th 1771".
And I further certify that I have carefully examined the record of marriages, but have been unable to find a record of the marriage of the said John Mendel and Sarah Johnson.
And I further certify that there are but seven marriages recorded on the Town Books between the ninth day of October 1769 and the fourth day of November 1780; embracing a part of the period of the war of the revolution.
Jared Weed Town Clerk.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester ss. May 2 1837. Then Jared Weed, above named personally appeared, and made oath to the truth of the above certificate, by him subscribed. And I certify that the said Jared Weed is reputed to be a person of truth and veracity. Hathorne Hopkins Just Peace

I Joseph Ashley of Leverett County of Franklin Commonwealth of Massachusetts testify and say that on the 26 th day of June 1806 I was Married to a Daughter of Amiel Weeks and Sarah his wife by the Rev. Joshua Crosby at Greenwich County of Hampshire Commonwealth aforesaid that after our Marriage the said Amiel and wife lived with me several years at Leverett they then went and lived at Wendell County of Franklin Commonwealth aforesaid untill the day of his Death which took place on the 15 th day of Feb y 1832 and I attend his Funeral on the 17 th and the said Sarah is now the w d of the R d Amiel Joseph Ashley
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss May 15 th 1837
Personally appeared Joseph Ashley subscriber to the above Deposition and Made Oath that it contained nothing but the truth and I further certify that the above Deponent is a man of truth and veracity — Caleb Hubbard Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss. I. Elijah Alvord, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Franklin, do hereby certify that Caleb Hubbard Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified; and that the above signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court at Greenfield on the nineteenth day of May A.D. 1837 E. Alvord Clerk

Rev WIDOW, &c.
No. 15473 Sarah Weeks widow of John Wendell Gunner New War.
Act: July 4 th 86
Index:—Vol. M , Page 321
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Report to the Hon. Geo. Grennell H. R. The State of the case of Sarah Weeks of Massachusetts.

Massachusetts
Act 11 July 1836
Sarah Weeks Susp. D
Let to Hon G. Gren- nell 17 Octr 1837 dated Jan 2. 1838.

Names of Capt & Artillery at Bunker
Bunker Hill 1775
Callender. 13 Barbeck. 14 Revitt. 4 Pierce
5 Chadwick, 6 Gualy. 7 Popkins, 8 Craft
9 Foster, 10 Badlam, 11 Johnson, 12 Buckland,
13 Freeman, 14 Munroe, 15 Burnwell, 16 Fayall,
17 Gundrum, 18 Lisell. of M t & M t
68 14-4 1/2 not on
245 2 not on
16.50 3 4x
40 15.3-6
1947
-14.55 8 not on
887 9 not on
11.7 10 not on
711
712
713
715

I Lydia Stowell of Petersham in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts testify and say that I shall be eighty four years old next month; that previous to the commencement of the revolutionary war, I was well acquainted with John Mendel and Sarah Johnson, then of this town. That they lived together as husband and wife; that they were supposed to have been lawfully married, and I have no doubt of the fact -
I further testify and say, that she said John Mendell, as I understood went into the army, soon after the commencement of the war of the revolution - And I do not remember that he ever returned to Petersham - It was said and believed that he died in the army - but I am unable to state the time he was in the army, or when he died -
Witness Jared Weed.
Lydia her { Stowell mark.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester ss. May 2 d 1837 Then Lydia Stowell above named, personally appeared before me, and made oath, that the above affidavit by her subscribed, is true. And I certify that the Lydia Stowell is reputed to be a person of truth and veracity. Jared Weed Justice of the Peace

I Sarah Smith, of Petersham, in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the eighty first year of my age, testify and say. That I was well acquainted with Sarah Johnson (now Sarah Weeks) before she was married. My Grandfather married her mother, who was then a widow - Sarah, with three other of her sisters came with their mother to my grandfather's. She was married to John Mendel, when she was about fifteen years old. I was not present at the wedding, but I have no doubt they were married, because he was a respectable young man, and she was a respectable young woman, and they lived together as husband and wife, and were reputed to be married people, and they had children I do not recollect the time of the marriage, but it was four or five years before the commencement of the war commencement of the revolutionary war. At the commencement of the war, Mr. Mendel went into the army, and was gone some time. - I do not recollect how long - He afterward went aboard  about a vessel where he was shot, supposed to have been accidental. and soon after died, and his clothes were sent home, stained with blood from his wound. I state from common  public report, the circumstance of his accidental wound and death aboard the vessel, and not from personal knowledge. I have no doubt of the fact. Sarah Smith

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester ss. May 2 d 1837. Then Sarah Smith within named, personally appeared before me and made oath, that the within affidavit, by her subscribed, to the is true. And I certify that the said Sarah Smith is reputed to be a person of truth and veracity.
Jared Weed Justice of the Peace.

I Joshua Crosby of Infield County of Hampshire Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged 76 years testify and say that I was pastor of the Church of Christ in Greenwich now called Infield about 47 years I was well acquainted with Amiel Cook and his wife was often at their house and do testify that she was a Lady highly respected by her acquaintances and reputed a woman of truth and veracity. Joshua Crosby
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss May 5 th 1837
Personally appeared the Rev. Joshua Crosby and made solemn oath that the above Deposition by him subscribed was true before me and I further certify that the said Deposition is a man of truth and veracity
Caleb Hubbard Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss.
I Elijah Alvord Clerk of the Court of Com- mon Pleas for the county of Franklin, do hereby certify that the above named Caleb Hubbard Esq. is a Justice of the Peace for said county duly commissioned & qualified, and that his name subscribed to the above certificate is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court at Greenfield on the fifth day of May A.D. 1837
E. Alvord Clerk

Mr. Smith Deposition for Sarah Weeks. affidavit Mendall
Henry G. Greenough H. G.

I Sarah Smith of Barre County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts (Widow of George Smith late a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States) testify and say I was well acquainted with John Murdall of Peterboro County of Worcester. That at the commencement of the war of the Revolution in April A.D. 1775 he left his wife and one child at Peterboro and joined the Army at Cambridge in the vicinity of Boston that he continued in the Army until May 1776 being a year or a few days over, at which time his clothes were sent home stained with the blood of his wounds, and letters giving the account of the manner of his death all this I know by common report as well as I know any fact that I did not see with my own eyes: I was not with him on Bunker hill the 17th of June 1775, neither did I attend his funeral at Guilford - but I do know that these facts were so stated at Peterboro at the time and were universally believed by the people in that vicinity Barre July 19th 1837 Sarah Smith Worcester ss. July 19th 1837
Personally appeared the above named Sarah Smith and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by her subscribed. I further certify that said deponent is a person of undoubted truth and veracity Before me Apollos Johnson Justice of the peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester ss. I Jos. G. Kendall Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County, being a Court of Record, Certify that the within named William Johnson is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly author- ized to administer the foregoing oaths - and that his name within written appears to be in his own hand writing.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said County at Worcester, this twenty sixth day of July A.D. 1837. — Jos. G. Kendall Clerk

We the subscribers inhabitants of Lee in the County of Franklin Commonwealth of Massachusetts testify and say that we have known and been acquainted with the Wido Sarah Weeks for thirty  more than years and know her to be a woman respected by her acquaintance and reputed a woman of truth and veracity — and we further testify that we have seen her declaration respecting her first marriage with John Mawdell his going into the war of the Revolution his time of service and dying in defense of his country and we have no doubt of the truth of her testimony
Roswell Field Giles Hubbard Silas Ball Craustus Field
Commonwealth of Massachusetts — Franklin ss May 12 th 1837 appeared before me Roswell Field Esq. Giles Hubbard Silas Ball Craustus Field Esq. and made oath that the above deposition by them subscribed was true and I hereby certify that the above subscribed deponents are men of truth and veracity Caleb Hubbard Justice of the Peace I Caleb Hubbard of Sunderland County of Franklin Commonwealth of Massachusetts; testify and say that I have known and been acquainted with the Wido Sarah Weeks for more than forty years and know her to be a woman highly respected by her acquaintance and reputed a woman of truth and veracity and I further testify that I have seen her declaration respecting her first marriage with John Mawdell his going into the war of the Revolution his time of service and his dying in the defense of his country — and I have no doubt of the truth of her testimony — Caleb Hubbard
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Franklin ss May 16 th 1837 Personally appeared Caleb Hubbard Esq. subscriber to the above deposition and made oath that it contains nothing but truth and I also hereby certify that he is a man of truth and veracity Charles Crosby Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss. I Elijah Alvord Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Franklin do hereby certify that Caleb Hubbard and Charles Cooley Esquires are Justices of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that the several signatures affixed to their respective certificates within are in their own proper hand writing
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court at Greenfield on the nineteenth day of May A. D. 1837 E. Alvord, Clerk