Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15,136, for Timothy Nurss, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Nash.
Nurses, Timothy Experienced
NUMBER _____
W. 15. 136
CONTENTS

2002 Massachusetts Murss
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Experience Murss son of Timothy Murss , dec.
who was a pensioner under the Act of _____ and who died on the _____ day — 1832 of Worcester in the State of Mass who was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Black of the reg t commanded by _____ in the Mass line for 8 mo 16 ds
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 27 Dollars 76 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of March 1839 to and Aunt H. Worcester, Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1839 $83.25 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept '39 13.88 $97.16
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by DM Cundy Clerk Book 4 Vol. 1 Page 115

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Experience Vines
Wed of Smutty Map.
Ad July 7 1835
Mama 1780
area 1822
Allee for some rods
Cape Black 6 1775
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$27 76 per ann
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Wash. Map.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester, ss.
I, Charles G. Prentiss, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester, do certify, that Ira Barton is the Judge of said Court - and that his signatures to the papers hereto annexed are true and genuine.
I further certify, that Lyman Sibley is a Justice of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified and that his signatures to the papers hereto annexed are true and genuine.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court, this twenty-fifth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight.
Chas. G. Prentiss, Register.
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Commencement of the march with Army of Kentucky
on this nineteenth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, previously of course before the cost of battle for said Army of Kentucky, Experience & cross a vindict of Battle in said County upon right two guns, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following de- claration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of An- gus passed Feb 7th 1838 as follows as granting half pay and pensions to extreme widows
That she is the widow of Thomas Davis late of said Battle deceased, who was a private soldier in the Army of the Kentucky and so far as she can state and assert as follows to wit He belonged to said town of Battle when he went into the service and she belonged to the same town. He belonged to a company of mounted

men in said Haze; commanded by Capt. William Buckminster, and imme- diately after the Lexington battle, they turned out and went to Cambridge, and her said husband and said company was in the battle of Bunker Hill. The Col. of the Regiment to which her said husband belonged she has not been able to ascer- tain. The said Buckminster was pro- moted to be Colonel, and she supposes that her husband then served in his Regiment, but she does not know who his Capt. then was, but rather thinks it was Capt. John Hunk. He served eight months or more at Bunker Hill. She is not able to state whether he was in the Bunker service afterwards, though she has an impression that he was with the army soon.
She further declares that she was married to the said Timothy Durgan of said Haze by the Rev. Mr. Dence on the second day of August in

The year seventeen hundred and eighty That her husband the deceased Timothy died at said Barr on the seven- teenth day of March in the year eighteen hundred and twenty two, and that she has never been married since his death; that she has not married to him since was to her leaving the service, but the marriage took place prior to the first day of January in the year eighteen hundred and ninety four is lost at the time a- bove stated.
Given to me and acknowledged
this day of year past
above written
before me -
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My Station Judge of said Court of Public for said County of Linn - — — — —

Timothy Nourse died March 17th. 1822
I hereby certify that I hold the office of Town Clerk in Barre, County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and that the above is a true copy from the records of said Barre.
Lyman Sibley
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Oct.
Worcester County ss. On the 17th day of September 1888 personally appeared before me the above named Lyman Sibley and made oath to the truth of the certificate as above subscribed by him.
Before me Nathan Jones, of Amherst Judge of Probate etc.
And I further affirm and say that I was well acquainted with the said Timothy Nourse and his wife, Sarah Nourse his widow. She is a daughter of mine, and has never been married since the said husband's death.
Lyman Sibley
Amherst ss. Oct. 19. 1888 I affirm that the person who is known to me as a magistrate and man of truth - before me Nathan Jones Judge of Probate for said County

In the record of marriages by my immediate Predecessor in office Rev. Josiah Dana is the following, viz "Timothy Nuffs Jr & Experience Mason both of Barre" seven anth August One thousand seven hundred & eighty. James Thompson
I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows "17 th of august 1780"
I James Thompson above named depose & say that I hold the office of Minister of the Gospel in the town of Barre, County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts & that the above is a true extract of the records aforesaid with the exception above named as certified by one
James Thompson { Minister of the Gospel in Barre
Worcester Jo Oct. 17 th . 1838 Then personally appeared the above named James Thompson and made oath that the above certificate by him subscribed is true. Before me Lyman Sibley Jus. Peace

I, Daniel Nourse of Barre in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being of the age of Eighty one years, and a Revolutionary Pensioner do, testify and say that I was born in Rutland District, now Barre, and have always lived in said Town, and that during the Revolutionary War I well knew Timothy Nourse of said Town, and know that he belonged to a Minute Company commanded by Capt. William Buckminster, and that said Company marched from said Barre (or Hutchinson, may have been called at that time) immediately after the Lexington Battle I think in 1775 in April, said Nourse went with said Company, and according to my best knowledge and belief were for some time stationed at Cambridge, from thence marched to Bunker's Hill and was in the Battle at that place, and according to my best knowledge & belief said Timothy Nourse was in said Battle, after the promotion of Buckminster, as near as I can recollect the Company was comm- anded by John Black as the first Lieutenant of said Company, said Timothy Nourse enlisted for and served eight months at the above specified time - said Nourse was my Brother. Daniel Nourse
Worcester Co. Oct. 18th. 1838 Then personally appeared the above named Daniel Nourse and made oath to the truth of the facts above subscribed by him.
Before me Lyman Sibley Jus. of Peace sum ovr

I further certify that I have known said Daniel Nuffs for many years past and he is a man of truth and veracity Lyman Sibley

I, Josiah Bacon of Barre in the county of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being of the age of eighty five years, and a Revolutionary Pensioner, do testify and say that I was born in Barre aforesaid and have lived in said town the greater part of my life, and that in the time of the Revolutionary Army, I knew Timothy Morse of said Barre, and knew that said Timothy Morse belonged to a company of minute men commanded by Capt. William Bachminster, I belonged to the same company, said company marched from Barre on duty in April 1775 with a view to go to Lexington, and went to Cambridge, and was there stationed for a time, and that said company marched to and was in the Battle at Bunker's Hill. The time of service performed at this time was eight months on enlistment, Bacon was Josiah Bacon my Colonel.
Witness Daniel Nourse Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester County ss. September 8th. 1838 Then personally appeared the above named Josiah Bacon above named and made Oath to the truth of the facts above subscribed by him. Before me Lyman Sibley Jus. of Peace
I hereby certify that I have known the above named Josiah Bacon for several years, and that he is considered a man of truth and veracity. Barre Sept. 8, 1838 Lyman Sibley Jus. of Peace

Class
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15136
Experience Nurse
Widow of
Timothy Nurse
Born Rev. War
Act: July 7 th 1838
Index:—Vol. M , Page 91
[Arrangement of 1870.]