Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24540, for Edmond Littlefield, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Littlefield, Edmond Dorothy
N. 24 540
CONTENTS

Maine
Dorothy Littlefield
widow of Edmond Littlefield
who was a Private
in the Mass line
for 8 months
Rep July 8
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 26 Dollars & 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of July, 1843. and sent to
E. E. Bourne Kennebec Maine
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1. Page 7.

5290
Dorothy Littlefield
Me
act 7. July 38
m 76 a 16.
Pa 14 p 75. oz (75) 8 mo
adm
8 mo pri
$26. 66/100
No deduction
E. E. Bourne
Kennebec
Me

14.75
State of Maine
York County ss.
On the first day of April 1839 personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the County of York, Dorothy Littlefield, a resident of Kennebec in the County of York, aged ninety years who being 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 7. 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows".
That she is the widow of Edmond Littlefield who was a private in the army of the Revolution nine months in the company of Capt Jesse Dorman of Col. Scamman Regiment in 1775, at Cambridge - In which company he enlisted, served his time out, and was honourably discharged. She has no papers connected with said service - At the time of his enlistment he lived in Wells -
She further declares that she was married to said Edmond Littlefield on the fourteenth day of April seventeen hundred and seventy six - and that her husband the aforesaid Edmond Littlefield died in September eighteen hundred and sixteen. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz on the fourteenth day of April seventeen hundred and seventy six as before stated, and that she has continued a widow ever since the decease of said Edmond Littlefield -
Witness Wm. A. Hayes E. D. Bourne
Dorothy
hen Littlefield Mark
Sworn and subscribed in open court.
Before me, Wm. A. Hayes, Judge of the Court of Probate York, County Maine -

State of Maine.
York ss. I John Steele Register of the Court of Probate within and for the County of York, being a Court of Record, hereby certify that William H. Hovey is Judge of said Court of Probate and that the signature on this sheet of paper purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this first day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine.
John Steele { Register of Probate York Co.
†

Extract from the Records of the town of Kennebecport in the county of York & State of Maine under the head of "Marriages"
"Seventeen hundred and Seventy six April the fourteenth Edmond Littlefield and Dorothy Chatman."
The above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in plain legible figures as follows, viz; "1776 April ye 14 th ."
I Joshua Herrick depore and say that I hold the office of town Clerk in the county town and state aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Kennebecport (formerly Arundel) with the exceptions above named as certified by me.
Joshua Herrick Town Clerk Kennebecport State of Maine
Yorl ss. March 28 1839. Personally appeared Joshua Herrick who is a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed
Before me.
Edward E. Bourne Justice of the Peace

I Samuel Emerson of Kennebec in the County of York and State of Maine, Physician, do on oath testify and declare, that from the year seventeen hundred and ninety, when I established myself in Kennebec, I have been well acquainted with the family of Edmond Littlefield. At that time Dorothy Littlefield was the wife of said Edmond and, from the ages of their children, had been a number of years. I further testify that I continued to be acquainted with said Edmond until his death which took place twenty years ago or more - and that Dorothy Littlefield, now living is his widow, never having been married since his decease, and is the same person whom I always knew to be his wife from the year 1790 as aforesaid
Samuel Emerson
State of Maine
York ss. April 1. 1839 Personally appeared Samuel Emerson who is a credible witness, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by her subscribed
Before me - Edward E. Bourne Justice of the Peace
I Dorothy Littlefield I Dommicus Lord of Kennebec in the County of York and State of Maine, Gentleman, do on oath testify and declare that I lived in the town of Kennebec Port before the Revolutionary War. I knew Dorothy Chatman at that

time a girl - Said Dorothy was married in the Revolutionary war to Edmund Littlefield of Wells, (now called Kennebunk) - Said Edmund has been dead many years, and Dorothy Lit- tlefield now living in the poor house in said Kennebunk is his widow, never having been married since his decease, and is the same Dorothy Chapman before named - Dorothea Lord
Seal of Maine -
York ss April 1839 - Personally appeared Dorothea Lord who is a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by her subscribed - Before me
Edward E. Bourne. Justice of the Peace
State of Maine
York ss.
I John Sheele Register of the Court of Probate, within and for the County of York, being a Court of Record, hereby certify that Edward E. Bourne is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and the preceding signatures on this sheet of paper purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this first day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine.
John Sheele, Register of Probate, York County.

Rev  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24,540
Dorothy Littlefield Wid. of Edmond Littlefield Rev. Rev. Was.
Act: March 3 d 1843.
Index:—Vol. A , Page 437
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Maine - 3559.
Dorothy Littlefield widow of Edmund Littlefield
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the — September 1816 of York in the State of Maine who was a P. in the County commanded by Captain Downes of the Regt. commanded by Seamon in the Army line for 8 mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of July '39, and sent to E. E. Bourne, Kennebec R., Me.
Arrears to the 4th of March $ 79.98 Semi-annual allowance ending 13.33 $ 93.31
{ Act July 7, } 1838.
Recorded by R. Burdin Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 — Page 14

Hennant. Apl. 24 1839.
Sir
I send you the application of Dorothy Littlefield for a pension. The declarant is unable to go abroad - and then has no Prob. Court since her last, at which time I did not know of her case.
I have not taken any evidence to prove the service, knowing that the Department have the Rolls of the service. There is a witness, James Smith, a Pensioner who was a neighbor at the time, (Dennistoun being then a part of Wells) who lives now at a distance and whom I have been hoping to see, without the expense of a journey. But as he has not come - and as the name may be found on the Rolls, I send it without delaying for proof, supposing it not necessary if the name appears on the rolls -
Respectfully
Hon J L Edwards.
Com of Pensions
Your obt Servt E E Borne

James Wine 6 me add proof Dr. Littlefield
5290 3042
PAID
Dear J. L. Edwards, Com of. Pension Washington

Kerritown June 1 1839
Dear Sir
The enclosed deposition is to be filed with the papers in the case of Dorothy Littlefield - the deponent being the man mentioned to in the letter accompanying these papers.
Respectfully
Your obedt Servant E N Bourne

781 Dorothy Littlefield
Admit, private of 216. 66.
Maine Agency
Send to
E. E. Bourne
Hennibunk
Maine

State of Maine York County ss.
On this seventh day of April 1843, personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, Dorothy Littlefield a Resident of Kennebunk in the county of York, aged ninety three 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 on the 3 rd March 1843 granting pensions to the widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Edmund Littlefield, who was a private in the army, and served as stated in her declaration for a pension under the act of July 7. 1830, under which she received a pension of twenty six dollars and sixty six cents, a year.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Witness
Abigail Webber
Dorothy her Littlefield mark
E. E. Bourne Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year before written (the said declarant being personally known to me)
Before me
Edward E. Bourne Justice of the Peace

State of Maine York County Ss
I William Hammond Register of the Court of Probate within and for said County of York in the state aforesaid do hereby certify that Edward Bourne Esqr is an acting justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the 25th day of June A D 1841 and will expire on the 25th day of June A D 1848 and that his signature herein before written is genuine,
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this twentyfifth day of April A D 1843
Wm Hammond Register of the Court of Probate for the County of York

Edward E Bourne
Notary of the Public
Edward E Bourne
Notary of the Public
State of Maine
Yoh fs. I Wm. Cutter Allen, Register of the Court of Probate of the county and state aforesaid, do hereby certify that Edward E. Bourne is an acting Notary of the Public in and for said county, duly com- missioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the fourteenth day of March, A.D. 1838, and will expire on the fourteenth day of March A.D. 1845, and that his signatures above written and his signature to the paper hereto annexed are genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this thirty-first day of May,
A.D. 1839.
Wm. Cutter Allen, Regr. Prob. Yoh county,

I James Smith of Lyman in the County of York and State of Maine, Gentleman, aged eighty three years, do on oath testify and declare that I was a soldier in the Company of Capt. Jesse Dorman eight months in the year 1775 at Cambridge I further testify that Edmund Littlefield of Wells, now called Remmelunk was a soldier in said company during said eight months - served his time out and was honorably discharged I lived a near neighbor to him - We en- listed together and were discharged at the same time. He shortly afterwards married Dorothy Chalman - Said Edmund died twenty years or more - leaving said Dorothy his widow, who I understand has been in the Remmelunk Poor house ever since, though I have never seen her as I live at a considerable distance from that place -
James Smith
State of Maine
April 25. May 24 1808 Personally appeared

James Smith, who is a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the forego- ing declaration by him subscribed —
Before me Edward E. Bourne Justice of the Peace. * Notary of the Public
* Not having my Justice commission with me so that the Clerk could certify agree- ably to the new form, the above alteration was made
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