Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15,101, for Eliphalet Pierce, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Pierre, Eliphalet Jabitha
NUMBER _____
W. 15.101
CONTENTS

1986.
Massachusetts.
Sabitha Pierce widow of Eliphalet Pierce who was a Private in the Mass. Line Husb d died March 1. 1827
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 45 Dollars 22 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of Octo. 1846. and sent to
Rev. Baldwin, Boston Mass.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
and 17 th July 1846.
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 2. Page 36.
2 Cals, 183 1843 & 1844.
Rep d .

12970 9084 1249 Tabitha Pierce widow of Eliphalet Map act 7 July 1838
Married 1783 husband died 1827 adm'd
sence bmo'ry adm'd Dollars 7. 6 13. 26 3/4 $45. 22 also acts 43 & 44 $45. 22
R Baldwin Boston Mass Act 7 July 1838.

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows."
State of Massachusetts, } ss. County of Plymouth }
On this fourth day of August in the year Eighteen hundred Forty six personally appeared before the Subscriber Judge of the Court of Probate within and for the County of Plymouth, Tabitha Pierce a resident of Middleborough in the county of Plymouth aged eighty four 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 7, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" That she is the widow of Elisha Peirce, late of said Middleborough deceased. That her husband, Elisha Peirce aforesaid was a soldier in the Army of the Revolutionary War, and performed several terms of Military duty, as a Private Soldier for the County of Middleborough, during the continuance of said War, to wit under Captain Dillingham, Major Wood, Peirce, Washburn, Haskell, for a more particular description of said services, and their duration, she respectfully refers to the accompanying Evidence, afforded by the Massachusetts Rolls, contained in the Certificate of the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts, which is herewith transmitted.
She further declares that she was married to the said Elisha Peirce on the fourth day of February in the year seventeen hundred and eighty four; that her husband, the aforesaid Elisha Peirce died on the first day of March Eighteen hundred and twenty seven that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz: at the time above stated.
Witness V. A. Morton Sworn to, and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me, at the residence of the said Tabitha Pierce in Middleborough aforesaid for the reason, that the said Tabitha was unable on account of her age and bodily infirmities to attend the Court of Probate for said County.
Aaron Hobart Judge of Probate for said County

Plymouth Co. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that the Hon. Harm Hobart is Judge of Probate for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that the within is his true and genuine signature.
In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & the Seal of the Court of Probate for said County this fourth day of August 1846.
Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate

I Jacob B. Shaw Town Clerk of the Town of Middleborough Massachusetts hereby certify that in the records of marriages in said town the marriage of Eliphalet Pierce and Tabetha Bryant is recorded as follows, viz, February fourth (Seventeen hundred Eighty) three then were joined in marriage Eliphalet Pierce & Tabetha Bryant both of Middleboro
By Asa Kent & Geo Maine I Jacob B. Shaw above named depose and say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk of the town of Middleborough Mass and that the foregoing is a true extract from the record of Marriages in said town with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows viz, Febr 4 1783
Middleborough Aug 4 th 1846 { Jacob B. Shaw Town Clerk of Middleborough
Plymouth ss. on this fourth day of August 1846 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for said County person- ally came the above named Jacob B. Shaw, Town Clerk of Middleborough & made Oath to the truth of the

of the above certificate by him subscribed & I cer- tify that he is a credible person.
Jacob H. Lord
Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, August 6 th 1846
I hereby Certify, That at the date of Attestation hereto attached Jacob H. Lord Was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John D. Sleeper, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

file 15101 Rec. Mar.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Eliphalet Pierce , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     ✓ Apr. 29. 1776 7 mo 6 d. Pri. Benj. Dillingham — Mass.   Apr. 1777 65 d. Wm. Tupper Titcomb   ✓ July 20. 1777 1 mo 6 d. Isaac Wood Mrs. Carpenter   Oct. 1777 20 d. Job Prince Stephen Cotton   June 27. 1778 175 d. Amos Washburn Wade   July 29. 1778 1 mo 14 d. Slisha Haskell Benj. Hawes  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, _____
Date of application for pension, Aug. 4, 1846: allowed.
Her Residence at date of application, Middleborough, Plymouth Co. Mass.
Age at date of application, 84
Remarks: Sol. m. 4 Feb 1783 Deborah Bryant died March 1. 1827
son Eliphalet 1846
Very respectfully,

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304-29th Avenue
May 29, Seattle, Wash.
Pension Office, Wash, D. C.
Dear Sir: - Can you tell me when Eliphalet Pierce was born and when he died ? He drew a revolution- ary pension or his wife Tabitha did. He was buried in the vicinity of Augusta, Maine.
You will greatly oblige,
A. Migliaracca.
Saduss.
Mrs. Lura Migliaracca
304-29th Ave.
Seattle, Wash.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
No. 15101
Sabitha Pierce
Widow of
Eliphalet Pierce
Pre Rev War
Act: March 28th & June 19th 1844
ss:—Vol. M , Page 131
[Arrangement of 1870.]
June 9-1900
Will history to
Mrs. Ethel Robbins
Riverside Maine
1906 June 9- History to
Mrs. Bero Miglioracci

11117 Massachusetts.
Jabitha Pierce Widow of Eliphalet Pierce who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 1 st March 1827 of Plymouth in the State of Mass. who was a R er in the Comp y commanded by Captain Dillingham of the Reg t . commanded by C ol Titcomb in the Mass. line for 13 mo. 26 d.
Inscribed on the Roll of Boston, M a . at the rate of 45 Dollars 25 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of Octo. 1846 and sent to B. Baldwin, Boston, Mass.
Total amount, $ 226.10
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by J. G. Wood Clerk, Book 8. Vol. 1. Page 65

V No 12970 Tabitha Purce Map Rensselaer, Sept 3. 46
act 7 July 1838

Oct 6 46
James L. Edwards Esqr Commissioner Pensions Washington. 10
Respectfully Tabitha Dren

Boston October 3 d 1846.
Sir
I would call your attention to the case of Mrs Tabitha Peirce widow of Eliphalet Peirce deceased, who claims a Pension under the act 7 th July 1838. This case was replied to in your letter dated 3 d September last; In which is required to prove that Capt Lillingham had command of men from Middleborough. In answer I would observe that it is alleged that Job Haskell served under Capt Benjamin Lillingham in the Sea Coast Guards stationed at Dartmouth (now New Bedford) for the protection of that port. Said Job Haskell was a Plymouth County Pensioner under the act 7 th June 1832 & by reference to his papers of application and the accompanying proof, the point in question may be established.
Very Respectfully sir I am Your Obedient Servant
James L. Edwards Esq., Commissioner of Pensions. Washington.

M rs Deborah Pierce Mother of Elizabeth Pierce
Reuben Baldwin Agent.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
June 24 1846.
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 Eliphalet Pierce , is borne upon a Pay Roll of Capt Benjamin Dillingham's Company Stationed at Dartmouth on the Sea Coast, as a private from April 29 1776. 7 Months and 6 days. — Upon a Pay roll of Capt William Safford's Company , in Col Pitcairn's Regt , In Service at Rhode Island , in April, May & June 1777, as a private 65 days. — Said Capt Safford belonged to Middleborough , as appears from rolls in this Office. — Upon a Bounty Roll of Capt Isaac Wood's Company , in Col Thomas Gwynn's Regt In Service at Rhode Island , as a private of Middleborough from July 20 to Augt 27 1777. 1 Month & 6 days. — Upon a Bounty Roll of Capt Job Pierce's Company , in Col Josephus Cotton's Regt , In Service at Rhode Island ,
1776-7- 6 1777-2- 3 1777-1- 6 1777-1- 0 1778-0-25 1778-1-14 13:26

in October 1777. as a private 30 days.
Said Capt Pierce's Roll is dated Middleborough D. February, 2, 1778
Upon a Pay Roll of Capt Amos Washburn Company, in Col Wade's Reg't for Service at Rhode Island, as a private from June 22 to July 17 1778. 25 days. Said roll is dated "Middleborough D. June 28 1779."
Upon a Pay Roll of Capt Elisha Haskell's Company, in
And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said appli- cation, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
Col Benjamin Hawes' reg't. for Service at Rhode Island, as a private of Middlebor- ough, from July 29 to September 11 1778, including allowance of 1 day to return home, 1 month & 14 days. Not upon Roll of Capt Edward Sparrow.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Sawyer, Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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Eliphalet Pierce of Middleborough
R. Baldwin agent
1657

The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence, from the Rolls in his Office of the Service of my late Father Stephens Peirce in the Army of the Revolution —
He was a Native of the Town of Middleborough, County of Plymouth, and State of Massachusetts, and extracted from said Town, and during the continuance of the Revolutionary War performed several terms of Military Duty in the Troops of his Native State; one term in particular of six Months service, in Dut- y in the State of Virginia, but under what Command- ing Officer I am unable to state. He also performed a term of three months service in the State of New Jersey during Sullivan's Campaign recorded in the Campaign Commanded by General Sullivan . Though later of time I am unable to give a more par- ticular description of my Father's service, but always understood him to say he served in all nine Months during the War —
Witness my hand at Rochester this thirteenth day of May A.D. 1840
Elizabeth Peirce
Signed by said Elizabeth Peirce in my presence
George King } Justices of } the Peace