Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21798, for Consider Merritt, Massachusetts

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Merritt, Consider Sarah
W. 21,798
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Massachusetts 647
Sarah Merritt widow of Consider Merritt dec.
who died on the — May 1831 of Plymouth in the State of Mass. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Stockbridge of the Regt. commanded by ————— in the Mass. line for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass. at the rate of 20 Dollars 67 Cents per annum, to commence on the 11th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th day of March 1837 and sent Hon. J. Q. Adams Downey H.S. Present March 1837 $100.02 Arrears to the 11th of Sep r — 13 33
$173.35
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 d . }
Recorded by Will Addison Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 1 Page 60

Sarah Morris 846 3. sec. wid of Leonard
May Allan Sm. pn Allan Sm. pn $2666 pa ann - no deduction May Melick Capt Stockbridge - Mass 1775 - died 1831
from J. H. Lord
Rep'd to H. C.
Horace B. Brown No 2 Adams

State of Massachusetts } Plymouth County }
On this eleventh day of October - A.D. 1836 personally appeared before me Willes Wood, Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Plymouth
Sarah Merritt a resident of Scituate in the County and State aforesaid aged Eighty one 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 4. 1836. That she is the Widow of Consider Merritt late of said Scituate, deceased, who was a corporal in the Army of the Revolution. That in the month of April in the year 1775. the said Consider Merritt enlisted as a corporal into the service of the Revolution for eight months into the Company commanded by Samuel Stockbridge, Lieut. Mott & Ensign Nichols, attached to Col John Bailey's Regiment and Genl Heath's Brigade, and for a short time was stationed at Scituate harbour, but soon marched to Roxbury and there continued and served out the term of his enlistment, and was discharged in December and returned home to Scituate.
Also early in the Spring of the year 1776. the said Consider Merritt enlisted again into said service as a private for the term of three months as I think, and went to Castle William as it was then called now Fort Independence, and was employed there and at Governors Island opposite in repairing the forts. served out his term & was then discharged.
She further declares that she was married to the said Consider Merritt in the Spring of the year 1775. by the late Rev Mr Gove, a minister of the first church in said Scituate, and that there is no record of her marriage in the records of said town of Scituate, and that her husband died in May 1831. and she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Sarah Merritt
Sworn and subscribed, on the day and year above written, at the beginning before me. And I further certify that the afore- said Sarah Merritt is a credible person but by reason of age & infirmity of body is unable to travel to a Court to make her said declaration
Willes Wood Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Plymouth
Plymouth ss. Jacob N. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Willes Wood Esq. is Judge of Probate for said County & that the above is his true & genuine signature.
In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Probate Court for said County this sixteenth day of December 1836.
Jacob N. Lord

I Simeon Pircin of Scituate in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, aged eighty-three years, a Revolutionary Pensioner under the act of Congress 1832 on oath testify, and say, that I was personally acquainted with Consider Merritt late of said Scituate, deceased, That in the month of April in the year 1775 the said Consider Merritt enlisted for eight months into the service of the Revolution, into the Company, commanded by Sam d Stockbridge, Lieut Mott & Ensign Nichols, attached to Col Bailey's Regiment, at first he was stationed at Scituate harbour, and soon after the Bunker Hill fight marched to Roxbury, and there continued through the term of eight months aforesaid and was discharged the last of December following, and I think the said Consider Merritt acted as Corporal in said service, and altho I did not belong to the same company, yet I well recollect that said Consider Merritt served said term because he was in the same barrack with me during said term, and the said Consider Merritt died about four years since leaving a Widow Sarah Merritt now living, and further saith not.
Simeon Pircin
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Plymouth ss. Sept r 28. 1836 Then personally appeared the above named Simeon Pircin and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true - Before me, Ebenezer S. Pogg - Justiciaries. And I further certify that the said Simeon Pircin is a credible person. Ebenezer S. Pogg - Justiciaries.

I Elisha Briggs of Scituate in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, aged seventy five years, a Revolutionary pensioner under the act of Congress 1832. on oath testify and say that in the year 1778 in the month of April as I think I enlisted into the service of the Revolution and went to Castle William in Boston harbour, now called fort Independence, and was employed in repairing the forts on said Castle and on Governors Island, then called, opposite, and was engaged in said service for the space of three months, and when I first engaged in said service I found Consider Merritt late of said Scituate, deceased, at said fort, in said service employed in repairing them, and I well recollect that said Consider Merritt was employed in ramming the earth in said forts and I think he continued in said service during term he was engaged, and that I left him there but of this I am not sure. I would now state that in a former statement made by me respecting this service I was under a mistake respecting the year, I then stated it to be in the year 1776 but have since ascertained that it was in 1778. and further saith not.
Elisha Briggs
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth Octo r 10 th 1836 Then the above named Elisha Briggs personally appeared and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true.
Before me, Ebenezer T. Hogg, Just peace.
And I further certify that said Elisha Briggs is a credible person.
Ebenezer T. Hogg - Just peace.

Scituate December 2 d 1836
This certifies to all whom it may concern, that the Marriage between Consider Merritt and Sarah Beal, the former of Scituate, the latter of Cohasset, was solemnized in Scituate on the sixteenth day of February A.D. 1775. by Rev d Ebenezer Grosvenor the then Pastor of the First Church in Scituate. The said Marriage is on record in the Church book.
Signed,
Edmund D. Grewall
Minister of the First Church in Scituate.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Plymouth ss. December 14. 1836. Then the within named Edmund L. Sewall made oath that the within certificate by him subscribed is true,
Before me Ebenezer T. Fogg Just peace
And I further certify that said Edmund L. Sewall is the Pastor of the first Church in Scituate and that he is a credible person, Ebenezer T. Fogg Just peace
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Loring Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Ebenezer T. Fogg Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the signatures to the annexed papers purporting to be signed by him are his true & genuine signatures.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Pro- bate Court this sixteenth day of De- cember 1836.
J. H. Loring

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21798
Sarah Merritt Widow of Conrad Merritt Pa. New War.
Act July 4 th 86
Index : Vol 16 , Page 44
[Arrangement of 1870.]

deed May 1831
Mar. 1775.

75 8 mo. roll. Vol. 13 p 1135 mg 78 #3 m cannot find the name. ) Scituate
Mar. Spitz '75 (no military) mar & proved for