Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25398, for Nathaniel Oak, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Oak, Nathaniel or Bakes, or Baks Susan
W. 25398
CONTENTS

5988.
Vermont.
Susan Oaks
widow of Nathaniel Oaks.
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 25 th March 1830. of Windham in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Comp y . commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg t commanded by Col: Nixon in the Mass s line for 8 mos: 8 days. -
Inscribed on the Roll of Montpelier at the rate of 27. Dollars 54 Cents per annum to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of Jan y 1841 and sent to _____ and A. S. Campbelle, Benson Falls, Vt.
Arrears to the 4 th of Sept: 1840 $ 122:93 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar'41 13:77
$136:70
{ Act July 7. 1838.
Recorded by Wm. L. Lantinger, Clerk, Book A - Vol. 2, Page 57,

I Lucy Chaffee of Westminster in the State of Vermont of lawful age testify and say that I was present at the marriage of Nathaniel Oaks to Susan Evans, they were married at Athens in said State by James Shafter Esquire a Justice of the peace on the 3 rd day of December one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven. I saw the marriage ceremony performed. Their two first children after their marriage died when they were small children, Willard Oaks their third child who is now living is forty seven or forty eight years of age. The said Nathaniel Oaks has been dead about eight years. Susan Oaks widow of the said Nathaniel, formerly Susan Evans now lives in Athens and continues single and unmarried.
Lucy Chaffee
State of Vermont Mendham County ss October 30. 1838 Then person ally appeared Lucy Chaffee who is a credible person and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed is true. Before me Alexander Campbell Justice Peace

State of Tennessee
Windward County ss I Marshall Miller Clerk of Windward County Court certify that Alexander S Campbell was on the 30 th day of October 1838 and still is Justice of the peace within & for said County and that the fore- going signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Newbern said County the 28 th day of December 1838 Attest Marshall Miller, Clerk

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Susan Oakley widow of Walter
St
Act T. July 38-
M 87. d30
Rolls enlist? 3 July - discharged 16 Dec 1780 - 5.14-
vol 2. 1117 - age 1. mo 15 d 115 - 1. - 9
adm 8 mo. 8  $27.54/100
No deduction
H. Campbell Bellevue Falls VI

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay a pension to certain widows.
State of Vermont ss On this 26 th day of Sept. 1838 personally appeared before the Probate Court for the District of Westminster in the County of Windham & State aforesaid Sarah Oak, a resident of Athens in the County of Windham aforesaid aged Sixty nine 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 entitled an act granting half pay a pension to certain widows, that she is the widow of Nathaniel Oak late of Athens in said Windham County deceased who was a private in the Massachusetts Troops in the Revolutionary war and who as she believes lived in Bolton Massachusetts when he entered the service, that she believes he served in the year 1780 nine months in the whole, three months at one time and six months at another, that she does not know who the officers were under whom he served during the three months service, but believes that he was in Col Nixons Regiment during the six months service she does not know through what section of country he passed while in the service but supposes he was at West Point

when his last term of service ended. — she further declared for both terms. — She further declares that she was married to the said Nathaniel Oak, deceased on the 3 rd day of December Seventeen hundred and 80, by James Shaplee Esq a Justice of the Peace at Athens in said Windham County, that her husband the aforesaid Nathaniel Oak, died on the 25 th day of March 1830 — that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the man- -riage took place subsequent to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four at the time above stated she has no documentary proof except a discharge signed by Col. Vixow her
Susan Oak, mark
I swear to and subscribed on the day & year above written
Before me David L Putnam Judge of Probate

State of Vermont vs District of Westminster Weedham County vs Rushingham Sept 26 th 1838
I James Crawford Clerk and Register of the Probate Court for the District of Westminster aforesaid said Court being a court of record do certify that Laid L Putnam was on the 1 st day of January 1838 and still is Judge of the Probate Court for the District of Westminster aforesaid and that the signature, (signature) purporting to be the signature of the said Laid L Putnam is her genuine signa- ture. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 26 th day of Sept. A.D. 1838
James Crawford Clerk & Register

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October 24, 1923
David F. Lane 1126 Gill St., Watertown, N. Y.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 25398 it appears that Nathaniel Oak ( or Oakes or Oaks ) while a resident of Winchendon, Massachusetts enlisted and served three or four months in Captain Ephraim Houghton's Company, Colonel Denny's Regiment which marched to Fort Stanwix, New York, and also served six months in Colonel Thomas Nixon's 6th Massachusetts Regiment and was discharged therefrom December 16, 1780.
Soldier married December 3, 1787 in Athens, Windham County, Vermont, Susan Evans. He died March 25, 1830 in said Athens and she was allowed pension on her application executed September 26, 1838 while a resident of said Athens aged sixty-nine years.
Their first and second children (names not stated) died when small and Willard the third child was aged forty-seven or forty-eight years in 1838.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

1922-Act-34-Hist. to David & Lane - mmf
Reg
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25-398
Susan Oaks
wid. of
Samuel Oaks
Rev. Rev. war
Act: July 7 th 1838.
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]