Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2,569, for Robert Plummer, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
mass.
Plummer, Robert
No. 2,569
Nancy
BLFt. 24. 158-160-55
CONTENTS

Maine 30. 577
Robert Plummer
of Cumberland in the State of Maine who was a Matrop in the Company commanded by Captain Worr of the Regt commanded by Maj Freeman in the Fla. B. time for (6 mos & 23 day)
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 28 Dollars 64 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of April 1836 and sent Hon. F. O. J. Smith Rep.
arrears to the 4th March 1836 $140.20 emolum. allowance ending 1/ Sept. 14.02 $154.22
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { got June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by McGadwin Clerk, Book E 3 Vol. Page 43

164,509
Set Mar. 3/53
Form #/53
Nancy P. Hammer widow of
Robert Hammer
Matrop. Maps: Books
24/158
num
Neva, War Rec. Reunion Ad: 160 ac., apl. 19 th 1856, me Levy 53-1621
St. John
Vol page 104
E. Franklin Packard Subura me

164509
AF
1621 Maine Nancy Plummer widow of Robert Plummer who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a State of Massachusetts M d . Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 28 Dollars 04
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1818 .
3 rd February 1833 Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of Aug 1833 and sent to
J. G. (Combs) Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under July 29, 1818 Page 8 Vol. A
3 rd Feby 1833
1832

United States of America Morris District ss.
At a Special District Court of the United States held at Paterson within and for said District on the 26 th day of May A.D. 1835 before the Hon. John Wain Judge of said Court.
On this 26 th day of May A.D. 1835 personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge Robert Plummer in witness of Durham in the County of Cumberland in said Main District aged seventy six 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 January 11 1832.
That when the said Plummer enlisted, sometime in 1777 he thinks the first of the years for three years and in a with Company of Capt. Daniel Moore till sometime in Sept r 1779 in said Company Col. Brooks was the Commander of the Regiment to which said Company belonged. The Company marched from Falmouth near Paterson to New York and he recollects of being at Ticonderoga, Fishkill & West Point. He took his discharge at the expiration of the three years at the City of New York. He does not recollect who commanded the Northern Army at the time he was in the three years service. He remembers some of his fellow soldiers & among the number there was one named Robert Jordan & one by the name of Edward Jordan who died at Stony Point he thinks. One soldier by the name of John Watson was promoted while in the service to the rank of Station of Adjutant. In 1780 in the fall of the year he again enlisted at Falmouth into a Company

Commanded by Lieut Ethan Moore and served twenty two days in a Company of Artillery and was stationed in a fort in Portland.
There was no Col. at that time. Major Freeman had command of the Troops in Portland then Falmouth at that time.
Again in Nov r 1780 he enlisted for three years he thinks and after serving in the Town of Falmouth for about six months he was discharged. Capt Joseph McClellan was our Commander for the six months service. The proof of the last two terms of service are herunto annexed. The proof of the three years service he thinks is in the War Department at Washington.
He was born in the Town of Cape Elizabeth County of Cumberland District of Maine in the year 1759 and was about 16 years of age when he enlisted the service.
He thinks there is a record of his age in Durham as he was there when the town was incorporated.
He knows of no one alive who served with him, although he has searched much and made many inquiries for those that he recollects.
He has no documentary evidence of his service except such as is herunto annexed.
That William G. Knight, Joseph Herrick citizens of the Town of Durham will testify to the correctness & fair character of the applicant and also the Rev. Alnatt Bobb, Clergyman of said Durham.
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State.
Abiah Allen Wm
Robert Plummer

Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid Before Amos Weese } U.S. Judge for the District of Me.
And the said Court hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
Amos Weese
Judge of the Dist. Ct. for Me.
District of Maine
I John Nussey Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Robert Plummer for a pension. And I do further certify that Job P. Sylvester Esq. whose signature is to the annexed deposition is a Magistrate for the County of Cumberland and that full faith and credit are due his official attestations.
In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this twenty ninth day of August A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty five.
John Nussey } Clerk of the U.S. District Court for Maine District

33189.
Robert Plummer.

State of Maine
Cumberland Co.
We Allen H. Cobb, Glazymen residing in the town of Durham & William G. Hoyt & Jacob Herrick residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Robert Plummer of Durham who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy six years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Allen H. Cobb Wm G. Hoyt Jacob Herrick
Cumberland Co. May 27 th 1835 Then personally appeared the above named Allen H. Cobb Glazymen of the town of Durham & William G. Hoyt & Jacob Herrick all citizens of Durham and men of unquestionable truth and veracity and well known to me as such and made oath to the foregoing certificate by them signed
Job P. Sylvester Justice of the Peace

Declaration of Robert Plummer
Thuman Bradford Portland Maine

Maine-
Certificate of the summing of Robert Plummer
Adm a June 22 d , 1842
Rev. F. O. J. Smith H. Rep.

Maine-
Certificate of the summing of Robert Plummer
Morse in S. Putnam regt. formed in 18th Inf'try. Providence Co. R.I. not on muster list
Adm a 6 mo 22 d, Mates
Rev F. O. J. Smith 40 Rep.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, May 6 th 1834
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 Robert Plumer, as a private, is borne on an abstract of Wages due to the corps of Artillery stationed at Falmouth, commanded by Lt. Ethan Moore, where he is allowed from October 10 th 1780, twenty two days. m. ds 0 22
Robert Plumer's name is borne on an abstract of Wages due to the corps of Artillery commanded by Joseph McCallen at Falmouth, where he is allowed from Novem r 1 st 1780, to May 5 th 1781, six Months. 6 = 6-22 Edward D. Bangs. Secy.

Nancy Plummer wid. of Robt.
Maine. Act 3 o Feb. 1853 2 o section.
Orayo
1853
J. V. Gould

Declaration for a Revolutionary pension by Act of Congress passed on the 8 th day of February A. D. 1853. —
United States of America.
Maine District. S. S. —
On this 19 th day of April A. D. Eighteen hundred and fifty three, personally appeared before The Honorable Asahel Ware, Judge of the U. S. within and for the District of of Maine, in open court it being a Court of Record Nancy Plummer, widow of Robert Plummer, she being now a resident of Durham in the county of Cumberland, in Maine District, aged 69 years who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress, passed on the 8 th day of February A. D. 1853. granting pensions to widows of persons who served in The Revolutionary war; that she is the widow of Robert Plummer who was a Revolutionary pensioner and a soldier, in said war, and for the evidence of the fact, his widow, Nancy Plummer, refers the commissioner to his original declaration and papers on file in the pension department. She states, that her husband was paid 28\frac{3}{4} dollars per annum, at the agency of Maine, Portland. That he was a resident of Durham in the Co. of Cumberland and in said Maine District, — She further declares that she was married to the said Robert Plummer on the twenty 24 th  fourth day of June, eighteen hundred and twenty six, that her said husband died on the 18 th day of March 1840, that she was not married prior to Jan'y 2, 1800, but at the time above stated, — She further swears that she is now a widow, — She refers the pension department to the papers herunto affixed for ever
Plummer
Nancy

proof of her identity, in her claim under the act by which she claims a pension, to commence on the 4 th day of March 1848, in order to be pensioned in the same manner as those married before 1800. She states, that she believes that the 4 th March 1848, was the day referred to, by the law under which she claims for her pension to commence, or the ap- plication of the words, to be pensioned in the same manner as those who were married before 1800. would have been, they (if to be pensioned on the 3 rd of February) to commence on the date of passage of the act, how- ever to identify their claim in the same manner as those pensioned for revolutionary service under other prior acts, for the benefit of Officers, Soldiers and their widows, and orphans, or children whose marriage took place before January 1 st , 1800. — But there appears to be a respect given to the date of the marriage, of the widows of revolutionary men whose marriage took place since 1800, in order to give them the same privilege as those married before 1800. And there fore your declarant claims, that her pension commence on the 4 th of March 1848. — She now by the presents, constitutes as her agent, John Ayer of North Berwick Maine. — Nancy her J Plummer mark Attest Adeline Warren
Signed & sworn to before me the day & year above named Adeline Warren Judge of the District Court of the U.S. for the District of Maine

United States of America Maine District
District Clerks Office
Thereby certify that the Honorable Ashur Ware before whom the foregoing proceedings were had is Judge of the United States in and for Maine District and that the several signatures thereto purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said District Court this third day of May in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty three
Wm T. Preble Jr Clerk
U. S. Dist Court. Maine

Town Clerk's Office Durham March 4 th 1853
I James Strout Jr. Town Clerk of the town of Durham and County of Cumberland and State of Maine on oath before testify and say that I have in my custody the books of records of publications and Marriages of said town that in one of the books of records of Marriages I find the following "viz"
June twenty fourth eighteen hundred and twenty six Robert Plummer to Nancy Mitchell joined in Marriage by Jacob Henick, James Strout Jr. Town Clerk
I hereby certify the above is a true copy of the original record with the exception of the date which is in fair legible figures thus, June 24 th 1826,
James Strout Jr. Town Clerk
State of Maine,
County of Cumberland, S. S. March 4 th , A. D. 1853.
Then personally, appeared the above named James Strout Jr. who is town Clerk of said town, well known to me to be a credible witness, and made oath in due form of law, to the truth of the foregoing by him subscribed, before me,
Asi Waterhouse Justice of the Peace & Notary Public.

I Lucy Merrill and Zilpha Merrill both of Durham in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine of law- ful age on oath before testify and say, that we were well acquainted with Robert Plummer, & his wife Nancy Plummer, that they lived together as man and wife until his death which was on the eighteenth day of March A.D. 1840, to our certain knowledge from the fact that we saw him after his death, — Also that we do know that the said Nancy Plummer has not in- termarried since her said husband's death, and is still a widow who lives in this neighborhood, We also testify that we do know that the said Robert Plummer, the husband of said Nancy Plummer was a pensioner from the fact that we have seen his pension certifi- cate, which granted him 28 dollars per annum, Lucy Merrill
State of Maine County of Cumberland, S.S. March 4 th , 1858. Then personally appeared the above named Lucy Merrill well known to be a credible witness and made oath in due form of law that the above affidavit by her subscribed is true. Before me, S t Watrous Justice of the Peace, & Notary Public ,

I Ai Waterhouse of Durham in the county of Cumberland, and State of Maine, on oath testify and say that I am of lawful age, also that I well knew Robert Plummer & his wife, that they lived as man and wife until his death, that he was a pensioner of the U. S. That said Nancy his wife, survived him, and has not intermarried since her said husband's death and is now living, to my certain knowledge a widow, That the said Nancy Plummer was Nancy Mitchell before her marriage to said Robert Plummer, — to my certain knowledge. —
Durham March 4th. A. D. 1853.
Ai Waterhouse
United States of America
Maine District ss
District Clerks Office May 3. 1853
Personally appeared Ai Waterhouse who is known to me to be a credible witness, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed
Before me
Wm. P. Preble Jr Clerk U.S. Dist. Court. Maine

State of Maine.
ANDROSCOGGIN, ss.
OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF PROBATE,
AUBURN, May 29 th 1853. }
I, Stetson S. Hill , Register of the Court of Probate for said County of Androscoggin, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that
Jacob Henrick
is, and at the date of his certificate to the paper hereunto annexed, was an ACTING JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, within and for the County of Androscoggin, as appears by the paper hereunto annexed—that he is duly commissioned and qualified to administer oaths and take acknowledgments of Deeds and other instruments in writing, in the County aforesaid, and that the following signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court of Probate for said County, the day and year first above written.
Stetson S. Hill REGISTER.

State of Maine Androscoggin County, ss - On this twenty second day of May, 1855 personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace in and for the County, and State aforesaid Nancy Plummer aged seventy two years in residence of Durham in the County, and State aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Robert Plummer a deceased who was a Veteran in the Revolu- tionary war and in his life time drew a pen- sion of $ 28.00 per annum - That she herself draws a pension for the same amount per annum under the act of Feb. 3 d 1853 - That her Pension certificate now in her possession is dated August 23 rd 1853 and numbered 1621 - That she was married to said Robert Plummer by the Rev. Jacob Henrik at said Durham on the 24 th day of June 1826 and that her name before her marriage was Nancy Mitchell - That her said husband died several years ago and that she is now a widow - And for proof of her statements she refers to the papers on file in the Pension Department in her own and her husb- and's application for pension. She further states that her late husband resided in life Elizabeth in the State of Massachusetts now Maine in the time of the Revolutionary war. She also states that

She has never received a land warrant or applied for any under any act of Congress and she believes her late husband never did in his life time — And for the purpose of this application I the said Nancy Plummer hereby constitute and appoint Dr. Franklin Parkhurst of Auburn in the County of Androscoggin and State of Maine my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of the Interior a warrant for the quantity of land due me as aforesaid. Nancy her  X Plummer mark
We Jonathan Merrill and Major Mitchell residents of Durham in the County of Androscoggin and State of Maine on oath depose and say, that the foregoing declaration and power of attorney was signed and acknowledged by Nancy Plummer in our presence and we know from our personal knowledge of her for many years past that she is the identical person she represents herself to be in her declaration and that the principal statements in her said declaration are just and true known to us.
Jonathan Merrill Major Mitchell
Subscribed and sworn to before me on the day and year first above written by Nancy Plummer the declaration above named and by Jonathan Merrill and Major Mitchell

above named, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons - That the Affiant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in the claim,
Jacob Henrick just here

State of Maine Androscoggin County Town of Durham, Town Clerk's office April 19 th 1855 In a book of Records of Marriages solemnized in said Town by Rev. Jacob Herrick and by him returned to the Town Clerk's office The following is recorded Viz "June 24 th 1826 Robert Plummer and Nancy Mitchell." Copy of Record attested John C. Merrill Town Clerk
I John C. Merrill on oath depose and say that I am Town Clerk of Durham aforesaid and have in my custody the Records of said Town - That the foregoing Certificate was taken from said Records and is a true abstract from the same and if reduced to writing the date would read June the twenty fourth Eighteen hundred and twenty six. John C. Merrill
Androscoggin ss. subscribed and sworn before me the day of the year first above written, Jacob Herrick Justice

Am: Oct 15 3. Me: B. K. D.

Sir:
1790. 10 1000
Isaac Mason, Applicant

24.158
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Rev Am

No 1701 Mary Plummer of Robert -
Set to John Ayer Esq. (proof of identity) Aug. 2 1858
Act of Feb 3 1858 Gray.

Pension Office Aug 20/53
Sir
Please report time of last payment to or death of last within named pensioner
Respectfully &c F. Burt Esqr 3 Aud
State
Present for Comm y Robert Plummer, at 32, $28.04. p. an. — Paid to the 1 st March 1840: no date of death on our Books.
F. Burt Auditors. "

29/1/
WIDOW, &c.
File No
2569
Nancy Plummer,
Widow
Robert Plummer,
Natural Rev. War.
Act.
Feb. 3. 1853.
Index:—Vol.
M
Page
133
[Arrangement of 1870.]

May 17/33
Nancy Plummer widow of Robert
Maine. acc 32 $28 4 / 100 30577 30 Feb 1833
Regular Allowed $28 04 / 100 per m Com. Feb 3 1853
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, PENSION OFFICE. OFFICIAL BUSINESS
J. D. Combs Present

33189
Robert Plummer.
Suspended
Lib. to F. Bradford
Sept 3. '35
to Same Oct 6 th 1835
" F. O. J. Smith 19 Mar.
1836.

before of Mr. Herrick
Hon. H. O. J. Smith H.R.

I Jacob Henrick of Deurham in the County of Cumberland do on oath state that I have been acquainted with Robert Plummer for thirty five years last past. I have read the declaration made by him for the purpose of obtaining a pension and find that it is in substance what I have heard him relate to me at about the time the Act under which claims a pension was passed. I further testify that he is such a man as is described in the deposition of Joel Little filed of March 17. 1836. and sworn to before James N. Roberts. I further testify that the applicants character for truth & veracity is good
Jacob Henrick
Cumberland ss. April 4. 1836 Then personally appeared before me the abovenamed Jacob Henrick a person well known to me as a person of truth & veracity and made oath that the foregoing declaration by him signed is true.
Thomas Bradford
Jus Paris

Robert Plummer
ap 12
Maine
Am J. L. Edwards.
Gover of Penns
was Sept.
J. O. J. Smith HN

J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir -
I believe the enclosed bonds will be found to cover all that is wanting in the case of Robert O'Connell, who is an applicant from Maine, for a license -
Most Respectfully Your obed Servt Francis J. Smith
Mr. D. L.
Apr. 11-1838

Brief in the case of Nancy Plummer widow of Robert Cumberland County and State of Maine act of Feb. 3 - 1853
Claim, ("original," or " for increase. ")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance. Husband a pensioner under act of June 7. 1832 at $ 28 04 / 100 per annum
Proof Marriage proof, public record (If for increase.) Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Death. cr. mits,
Identity cr. mits
Name and residence of Agent
J J Goombs Present
Examining Clerk.
H. Gray

Revolutionary claim
FREE
Mr. Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
Robert Schumann

Portland Sept 24. 1835
Sir
I think there cannot be any doubt but what Plummer served a short period in the revolutionary War. Mr Cobb is a respectable clergyman of the Methodist Society in the County of Cumberland and has for several years past been a member of our State Senate. His deposition is enclosed and I hope it will be satisfactory and bring Plummer's case within the rules adopted by the Department.
Very respectfully
Your Obedt Servt
Freeman Bradford
Hon J. L. Edwards

Revolutionary Claims
me Sept 1 respond
Hon J. L. Edwards Commission of Pensions Washington D.C.
375

Maine Robert Plummer.
Plan for the catchment of streams to the increase of the water power Furnace Brook Portland Water Works

16 18 19 Plan for the Astoria if obtained to the Endowment of the within papers
Furnace Brookford Portland Main
Charles Robert Sumner

I Allen H Bobb of Durham in the County of Cumberland Clergyman on oath depose and say that I have known Robert Plum- mer of Durham from twelve to seventeen years. Said Plummer has frequently made application to me to assist him in procuring a pension for him. While Mr Anderson was member of Congress I should think eight or nine years ago Plummer  he told me that he was entitled to a pension and Accordingly I wrote to Mr Anderson or sent him to Mr Anderson that he might receive some information how to proceed in order to get his pension. In consequence of his poverty and extreme ignorance and having an impediment in his speech he was unable to procure testimony or in fact to make strangers understand what he wanted. About three years ago he and a Mr Warren again called on me for assistance and wished for me to take the deposition of Abraham Jordan deposition who was a pensioner. I went with Plummer to see Mr Jordan and Mr Jordan told me that he recollects of serving with Plummer a certain time in Port Royal but in consequence of some difficulty arising between Plummer & Jordan at that time I did not take Jordan's deposition. There is no doubt in my mind but what Said Plummer did serve in the Revolutionary War for a certain period and that is the opinion of his townsmen as far as I am acquainted Mr Jordan died last March or April I think The above facts are according to my best recollection & belief
Allen H. Bobb

Cumberland St. Then personally appeared Allen H. Bobb a person well known to me as a man of truth & veracity and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him signed Portland Sept. 24, 1835 - before me
Freeman Bradford Just Peace

Deposition of Joel Littlefield
Hon. J. O. Smith H. K.

I Joel Littlefield of Lyman in the County of York in the State of Maine aged seventy four years do testify and say, that I was a soldier in the Revolutiona- ry war, and that I was stationed at Falmouth now Portland in the year 1780 I think, that du- ring my service at Falmouth Robert Plummer of wife Elizabeth enlisted for three years or during the war - that the said Plummer served seven or eight months as near as I can recollect in the same company in which I was, part of the time under Lt Moore, and part of the time un- der Capt M c Lean, I further testify that the said Plummer was discharged the same as the other members of the company, to be ready when called for - I also testify and say that the said Plummer is a man of small stature, with a great imped- iment in his speech, and that he now lives in Durham in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine and is I should think seventy five years of age or upwards.
Lyman March 17 th 1836 Joel Littlefield
Yorke ss Lyman March 17 th 1836 Then and there the above named Joel Littlefield who is a witness of undoubted veracity ap- peared before me and made solemn oath, that the above statement by him signed was true.
James W. Roberts Justice of the Peace
State of Maine
County of York ss. I Jeremiah Bradbury, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of said County of York do hereby certify, that James W. Roberts is, and at the time of the above date was a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of York and that the above signature, purporting to be his is genuine -
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my name and affix my official seal, this eighteenth day of March Anno Domini 1836.
Jere. Bradbury Clerk