Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21,849, for Uriah Nickerson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
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Nickerson, Uriah
Ms. 21,849
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CONTENTS

23100
Uriah Nicholson
Algonkian - Map
Clark Office

REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONERS.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH, ss.
ON this eighteenth day of August 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Plymouth within and for said County of Plymouth, Ulrich Nickerson a resident of Plymouth in said County of Plymouth, and Common- wealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy five 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. He hereby relinquis- hes 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. That is to say, that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That in 1775 he enlisted in the company under command of Capt. Seth Clark, George Webb 1 st Lieut. and Samuel Chase 2 d Lieut. for eight months in the Regiment belonging to Col. Joseph Otis - that a part of said company to which this applicant belonged was stationed in Harwich in the County of Barnstable Mass at a place called the "Point of Rocks" - and the other part was stationed at Falmouth in said County - and that he there served in said company said term of eight months - that during said time he went to the Elizabeth Islands and other places, to prevent the plunder of cattle by the Enemy. The Defendant was a sergeant in said company
That in 1777 in the early part of said year he enlisted in the company under command of Capt. Grannis for six months. - Blossom was first Lieut. and Samuel Hallet 2 d Lieut. before said term of enlistment had expired, Blossom became Capt. by the resignation of Capt. Grannis. That the said company was stationed at Tarpeian Cove on one of the Elizabeth Islands - the Regiment to which it belonged was Col. Basset's

When our company arrived at on Skid Island there was a British Frigate and twenty gun ship in the said Cove with a prize in company - The armed vessels made their escape, but the prize in attempt to escape got on a ledge of rocks and was lost, - and that he served said term of six months there.
That he enlisted in 1777 in the fall of that year in the Secret expedition, so called, to Rhode Island, in the company under command of Capt. Abijah Bangs, belonging to Col. Nathaniel Freeman's Regiment, for one month - That said company marched to Scituate in the State of Rhode Island - That Gen. Spencer commanded. That this applicant was detailed for one of the boats - and that he there served one month.
This Declarant resides in Plymouth, but 18 miles from the town and on the borders of the town of Sandwich. The said Declarant therefore says, that he served in the Militia under the several enlistments above specified the full period of fifteen months, and never had a written discharge. That he was born in the town of Othello in the County of Barnstable, and State of Massachusetts in the year 1757, and that his birth he believes, is on the records of that town. That during the Revolutionary war he lived in Harwich in said County, and that for eighteen years past he has lived in Plymouth. He is known to the Hon. John Need of Yarmouth, member of Congress from Barnstable District, and to John B. Thomas, clerk of the courts for the County of Plymouth, and chairmen of the Selectmen of Plymouth, who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services.
Ebenezer Dyer
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year aforesaid before the Court of Common Pleas. Attest: M c William Clerk

We, _____ a clergyman, residing in the town of _____ and _____ residing in the _____ hereby certify, that we are well ac- quainted with _____ who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Ezra S. Goodwin who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Sandwich and that Nathan B. Gibbs who has also signed the same, is a resident in the Town of Sandwich and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Agreeable to the Court W. W. Morris
I, W. W. Morris Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathan B. Gibbs for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of _____ office, this eighteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
W. W. Morris

I Ebenezer Nickerson of Harwich in the County of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts of the age of sixty years, testify and say, That I was at Fivertown, Rhode Island, in the recent expedition called, in the latter part of the year 1777, in the company under command of Capt. Abijah Bangs. I further testify and say, that Uriah Nickerson is my Brother, and that he was in the same company and served one month in said company in that expedition. I further testify and say, that I distinctly recollect, that my Brother, Uriah, served eight months under Capt. Seth Clark, stationed at the "Point of Rocks" in Harwich - and also six months at Tarpankin Cove. Ebenezer Nickerson
State of Massachusetts
Barnstable ss.
Aug 16 th 1832. Then personally appeared the above named Ebenezer Nickerson, and made oath, that the above Deposition by him subscribed is true. and I further certify, that said Ebenezer Nickerson is a credible witness.
James Long Justice of Peace

Conner over all of Moffat's estate
Barnstable, fs.
I, Almon Davis, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, living in Court of Barnstable, in the County of Barnstable, do hereby certify, that James Long, Esquire, before whom the within deposition was executed, is a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Barnstable. And his name there subscribed is his true & proper signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court, at Barnstable, the sixteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred & thirty-two.
Almon Davis, Clerk.

I Stephen Nickerson of Harwich in the County of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts, of the age of seventy eighty years, testify and say, That in 1775 I was a soldier in the company stationed at Rock Haven, so called, in Eastham, in the vicinity of Harwich - and that I well recollect that Ulrich Nickerson served under Capt. Seth Clark at the "Point of the Rocks" in Harwich in the same year. I have always known said Ulrich, who is now of Plymouth, and formerly of Harwich, and an applicant for a Pension.
Stephen Nickerson
State of Massachusetts
Barnstable ss. August 16 th - 1832 then personally appeared the above named Stephen Nickerson and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true and I further certify that said Stephen is a credible witness
James Long - justice of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Barnstable ss.
I Horner Davis, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, in the County of Barnstable do hereby certify that James Long Esq., before whom the within deposition was executed is a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Barnstable, and that his name thereto subscribed is his true and proper signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Barnstable on this sixteenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Horner Davis, Clerk.

Massachusetts 589
Patience Nickerson widow of Uriah Nickerson Mass
who died on the 25th day March 1835 of Plymouth in the State of Mass.
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Clark of the regiment commanded by Col. Otis in the Mass militia line
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 50. Dollars — Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834 77 1/2 March 1835
Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of May March 1837 and sent Hon. B. R. Adams Present
Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 96 87 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept 37 25 00
$ 121 87
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 }
Recorded by H. H. S. [unclear] Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 Page 82

10 30 y Massachusetts Uriah Nickerson of Plymouth in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Clark of the Reg t commanded by Col. Otis in the War time for 15 months
March 1 st 1877
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 50 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 d day of April 1833 and sent 16.00 S. Cap Secy of War
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $100.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 25.00 $125.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. D. Adams Clerk, Book 0 Vol. 20 Page 29

762. 3. See:

State of Massachusetts . S.S.
On this seventeenth day of September personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the County of Plymouth in the State aforesaid, personally appeared Patience Nickerson, a resident of Plymouth in said County aged seventy nine 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 act of Congress passed July 4. 1836 - That she is the widow of Uriah Nickerson, who was a soldier in the army of the Revolution, that he served therein by two or three different engagements, and one or two of these engagements was after the marriage of the present applicant with the said U. Nick.
She further declares, that she was married to the said Uriah Nickerson on the Fifteenth day of May in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven, that her husband the aforesaid Uriah Nickerson died on the twenty seventh day of March in the year eighteen hundred and thirty five, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written. Patience her Nickerson mark

Sworn to and subscribed by the within named Patience Nickerson on the day & year first above written Before me and I certify that she is a credible person. Wilson Wood Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Plymouth. —
Plymouth J. Jacob Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Hon. Wilson Wood is Judge of Probate for said County & that the above is his genuine signature & that the foregoing is the Original Application of Patience Nickerson for a pension made & subscribed & sworn to in Probate Court as above set forth
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the Seal of the Probate Court for said County this seventeenth day of September A.D. 1836
Jacob H Lord

This may certify that "the marriage between Mr. Uriah Stevenson and Miss Dorcas Small both of Harniss was Solemnized by the Rev. Josiah P.minster May the 16 th 1794." as appears by the 3 d Book of Records for the town of Harniss page 265. —
Obed Brooks clerk of said town of Harniss —
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable ss. September 22. 1836 —
Before me the subscriber, Then personally appeared Obed Brooks Esq., who signed the above certificate in my presence and made solemn oath that the same contains a true extract from the Town Records of the Town of Harniss.
And I further certify the above named Obed Brooks is clerk of the Town of Harniss — a Gentleman of the first credibility. —
George Copeland, Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable
I Timothy Reed Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that George Capeland Esquire is a justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Com- missioned and qualified and that the Term for which he was commissioned has not expired and that the within signature pur- porting to have been made by him is his genuine signature
Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this Seventh day of October A. D. 1836
Timothy Reed Clerk

23100
Uriah Nickerson Mass
Mar 15 Month
mtc
Mr. L cap. for J. Q. Adams
In 43 Thomas Plymouth Mass

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
April 1 —
1832
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Uriah M'Kesson Rhymouth Co Mass
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlist 1775 " 8 2 Spriv Capt Clark Col. Oles " Elizabeth Island 75 Years   " 1777 " 6 " " Grannis Basset " Rhode Island Mass Traditionary   " 1777 " 1 " " Bangs Freeman " " achwett Evidence   Genl Spence "  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?  { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
☞ The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

17 To the Commissioner of Pensions Wash., D.C.
Dear sir:-
Will you kindly forward to me any data you may have in your possession, which may be of use to me when applying

for admission to the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, concerning the service in the war of the Revolution of Uriah Nickerson of Cape Cod - Plymouth I think or Sandwich.
I have in my possession a paper stating that a former

was paid on said Vrick's account to his wife Patience Nickerson.
Very sincerely yours, Willetta Bessie Nickerson Pope.
Mrs John G. Pope, 857-19 th St., Oakland, Cal.
Dec. 15, 1904.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
Jan. 14, 1905 Hist. to Mrs. John L. Pope Oakland - Calif
File No. 21849
Patience Nickerson Widow of Norah Nickerson Dis. Rev. War
Act July 4th 36
Index: Vol 16 Page 86
[Arrangement of 1870.]

To what time was Unah Hickerson of Mass. paid under the Act of June 7. 1832?
Decr 27 th March 1835 H H L H. H. L. 1835 March 13 37

50
48. 30/416/14 2
100— 3.18 96.82
30 116 120 416 98 3.18

Pateena Nickerson
wid of Unah
Map.
Allaw 15 m. p.m. $50 per am, conf. March 27 1875.
As per L. Adams Rems

Probate Office Plymouth Mass.
Dec 3. 1836
Sir
I send the pension application of Patience Nickerson herewith. The Certificate may be sent to me
Yours &c
J. H. Lord

I William Eldridge of Harwich in the County of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts of the age of seventy years testify and say, that I was born and always have lived in said Harwich, and that I have always known Uriah Nickerson, who is now of Plymouth, and an applicant for a Pension - and that I well recollect that said Uriah served during the Revolutionary War at "Point of Rocks", and Tarpon Cove and at Rhode Island. I have no doubt that his services were at the "Point" eight months, at said Cove six months, and at Rhode Island one month. I am a Magistrate in said town of Harwich. Wm Eldridge
State of Massachusetts
Barnstable ss -
August 16 - 1832 then personally appeared the above named William Eldridge and made oath that the above Deposition by him subscribed is true and further certify that said William Eldridge is a credible witness
James Long - Justice of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable, ss.
I, Henry Davis, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, in the County of Barnstable, do hereby certify, that James Long, Esq. before whom the within deposition was recorded, is a Justice of the Peace for the sd County of Barnstable; and his name therein subscribed is his true & proper signature.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Barnstable, on this sixteenth day of August One thousand eight hundred & thirty two.
Henry Davis, Clerk.

We Nathan B Gibbs & Ezra S Goodwin residing in the town of Sand- wich hereby testify, that we are well acquainted with Noah Nich- olson, who has made application for a Pension before the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Plymouth, that we believe him to be seventy five years of age - that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
Nathan B Gibbs
Barnstable J. - Sandwich
Ezra S Goodwin; Minister of the first Church in Sandwich
Aug. 14. 1832. Sworn to this day before me
Personally appeared Nathan B Gibbs and made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed before me
John F. Day Justice Peace
Barnstable J Sandwich Augt. 14 1832
Personally appeared Rev. Ezra Goodwin Minister of the first Church in Sandwich and affirmed to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed before me
John F. Day Justice Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Barnstable Jan. 28 1882
I, Homer Davis, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, in the County of Barnstable, do hereby certify, that Seth F. Nye, Esq., before whom the within deposition was executed, is a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Barnstable, and that his commission thereto subscribed is
in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court at Barnstable this sixteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three Homer Davis, Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of August 1882 Seth F. Nye
Notary Public

I Israel Nickerson of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts testify and say, that I am the son of the late Uriah Nickerson of said Plymouth, and of Patience his wife, who is now an applicant for the benefit of the act of Congress, passed 4 th July 1836. - I further testify and say that my said Father was a Pensioner under the act of Congress of June 7 th , 1832 - and that he died on the twenty seventh day of March in the year eighteen hundred and thirty five - and that my mother, the above named Patience, has not since been married, but now remains his widow. Israel Nickerson
State of Massachusetts Plymouth County S.S.
On this 28 th day of November in the year 1836, before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared the above named Israel Nickerson, and made oath, that the above deposition by him subscribed is true - and I further certify, that said Israel Nickerson is well known to me, and that he is a credible witness.
Wm Bates Justice of the Peace

Plymouth J. I Jacob H Lord Register of Probate for Said County do hereby certify that William Bates Esquire is a justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the within is his true & genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Probate Court for said County this third day of De- cember A.D. 1836.
Jacob H Lord