Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24,718, for Samuel Raymond, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Raymond, Samuel Elizabeth
N. 24,718.
CONTENTS

Vermont - 35-60
Elizabeth Raymono widow of Samuel Raymono, who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the  1802, or 1803 of Johnson in the State of Vermont who was a P. in the  commanded by Captain  of the  commanded by Colonel  in the  line for 20 years
Inscribed on the Roll of  at the rate of 66- Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of July 39, and said  Eliza   , 
Arrears to the 14th of Mar. - $199.98 Semi-annual allowance ending  33.33  $233.31
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by R. Burdick Clerk. Book A Vol. V - Page 35

State of Vermont Windsor County
Probate District of } S.S. Hartford in said County
On this 4 th day of April 1839 personally appeared before the Honorable Court of Probate of the District of Hartford Elizabeth Raymond a resident of Hartford in said District and County aged Eighty 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 th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows. That she is the Widow of Samuel Raymond late of Woodstock deceased who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War That the said Samuel Raymond lived in the Town of Middleborough Commonwealth of Massachusetts That he served eight months as a Quorum in Capt Isaac Wood's Company Col Cotton's Regiment in the year 1775. And that the said Raymond served in Capt J. Wood's Co and Col Samuel's Regiment during the whole of the year of 1776. And for further particular respecting the said services by her are referred to the declaration of Seth Fuller a revolutionary Pensioner a fifer in same Company.
She further declares that she was Married to the said Samuel Raymond Feby. 25 th 1779. and that she was not Married to him prior to his leaving the service as she now believes. But that the Marriage took place prior to the first of Jan y . Seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated — And that that the said Samuel Raymond died in the year 1802 or 1803. And that the declarant knows of no person that can identify the day of the death of the said Samuel Raymond. Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before —
Elizabeth Raymond John S. Marcy Judge
John S. Marcy not sworn to sign this

State of Vermont Windso County Hartford District
I, Orl Billings Register of the Court of Probate of the District of Hartford, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elizabeth Raymond for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 4 th day April A D 1839
Orl Billings Register

Commonwealth of } Town of Middleborough Massachusetts Massachusetts } October the 27 th 1836.
I Allen Shaw do on Oath declare that I am Town Clerk of the Town of Middleborough County of Plymouth State of Massachusetts & that I have the custody of the Records of said Town, that it appears by said Records that Mr Samuel Raymond and Elizabeth Bumpus both of Middleborough were Married by Asa Hunt Gospel Minister February 25 th 1779.
Allen Shaw Town Clerk.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County ss October 27 th 1836 Personally appeared Allen Shaw a man well known to me and is a credible person subscribed and made oath to the above affidavit.
Before me Wilkes Wood Justice of Peace and Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Plymouth

State of Vermont Hartford District
Woodstock November 28 th 1838
I Orl Billings Register of the Probate Court for the district of Hartford, hereby certify that it appears from the Probate records now in the office, that on the same Tuesday of September A D 1803 that John Palmer of Woodstock in said district was duly appointed Administrator of the Estate of Samuel Raymond late of said Woodstock deceased. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Woodstock this 28 th day of November A D 1838
Orl Billings Register
A handwritten signature in cursive, likely that of Orl Billings, featuring a large, stylized initial 'O' and a long horizontal line extending from the end of the signature.

State of Vermont Hartford District
Woodstock November 28 th 1838
I Oel Billings Register of the Probate Court for the district of Hartford, hereby certify that it appears from the Probate records now in the office, that on the same Tuesday of September A D 1803 that John
Palmer of Woodstock in said district was duly appointed Administrator of the Estate of Samuel Paymonds late of said Woodstock deceased. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Woodstock this 28 th day of November A D 1838
Oel Billings Register
[Handwritten signature of Oel Billings with decorative flourishes and two small "u" marks on either side of the signature line.]

I Andrew Cole of Middleborough in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Eighty Three years, do testify and say, that I was acquainted with Samuel Raymond, formerly of Middleborough, in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, but late of Hartland in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont. I further testify and say that I was with the said Samuel Raymond in the Revolutionary War, at Roxbury in the year Seventeen Hundred & Seventy Five. In the month of April or May I Entered into a Company of Militia Com manded by Capt Isaac Wood; & in Col Theophilus Cotton's Regiment and Served Eight Months - the said Samuel Raymond was with me, I presume during the whole term, - I cannot say whether the said Samuel was in Captain Isaac Wood's Company or Captain Joshua Beman's - but was in one of them - These Two Companies were both raised in the Town of Middleborough and both of them who commanded them, belonged in the Town of Middleborough - Andrew Cole
Plymouth County ss September 20 th 1830. Then personally appeared Andrew Cole, subscriber to the foregoing affidavit, and well known to me to be a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the same - By me, Benjamin P. Wood Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Plymouth
Clerks Office Sep 24 1858
I, M c Pherson, Clerk of the Superior Court for said County of Plymouth, hereby certify that Benjamin P. Wood, before whom the foregoing deposition was sworn to a particle of the same for said County of Plymouth duly sworn, subscribed and that his signature to the first of said deposition is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court in the days year aforesaid.
M c Pherson
Andrew Coolidge A. Davis J. S. Hays

State of Vermont } On this 29th day of November. Windsor County } At 1838 personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace within (and for the County of Windsor aforesaid John D Powers a resident of Woodstock in said County aged 69 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he is a practicing Physician and that he was well acquainted with Samuel Raymond late of said Woodstock deceased the only Samuel Raymond that he ever knew who resided in said Woodstock except a son of the said Samuel Raymond that he attended the family of the said Samuel Raymond as their Physician. That some time in the year 1802 or 1803 the said Samuel Raymond went from said Woodstock into the State of New York for the purpose of procuring labour (and was there taken sick and died as he this Deponent was informed at or near a place called Sandy Hill in said State of New York And that he was well acquainted with Elizabeth Raymond widow of the said Samuel Raymond and that the said Elizabeth is now a widow and has remained a widow since the death of the said Samuel Raymond as he this Deponent has been informed and verily believes and that she the said Elizabeth Raymond now resides in Hartford in said County as he is informed
J. D. Powers
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written and I hereby certify that the said John D Powers is a credible witness
Walter Palmer Just. Peace
State of Vermont, I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court, do hereby certify Windsor County to that Walter Palmer is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County - duly commissioned & qualified, and that his name above written is genuine -
Given under my hand, and the seal of said County Court this thirtieth day of November 1838 -

I Nathaniel Sampson of Brattleboro in the County of Windham and State of Vermont of lawful age testify and say, that I was well acquainted with Samuel Raymond of Middleborough Massachusetts, in the year 1775, having been at that time a resident of the same town - that I was well knowing to his serving eight (8) months as a drummer in Capt. Isaac Wood's Company, Col. Cotten's Regiment during said year 1775 - and that I served six (6) months of said time in the same Company. - That the said Raymond and myself served in the same Company Capt. Wood's - Col. Sarned's Regiment, during the whole of the year 1776. -
That deponent was knowing to the removal of the said Raymond from said Middleboro' to the town of Woodstock Vermont before the close of the Revolutionary war, -
I further testify and say that the said Raymond served as drummer in the same Company in which Seth Fuller of the same Middleboro' served as fifer - and further the deponent saith not.
Nathaniel Sampson
State of Vermont
Marlboro' Probate District ss.
On this 14 th day of March A.D. 1839, Personally appeared before the Probate Court for the district of Marlboro' Nathaniel Sampson a credible person and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition and subscribed the same Before Dana Hyde Judge.

State of Vermont Windham County }
Probate Court, District of Marlbad ss.
Be it known that the foregoing was me in said Probate Court, whereof the said Hon. Dana Hyde is Judge and that his signature aforesaid is genuine - In testimony whereof, I hereto set my name & affix the seal of said Court, at Brattleboro' in said District, this 14th day of March A.D. 1839.
Samuel Elliot Clerk & Register of said Court
5219
E. Raymond Apr 14
att 7/13/35
Mr 19 Dec 03
Not 11/11/31 a 8mo
advised
20 June
Probate Clerk
No duplicate order
Eliza Duce Nantucket N.E.

log WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24718
Elizabeth Wayson
Wid of
Samuel Wayson
Brn Rev War
Act: July 2 nd 1838
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 151
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Since 9-1900 Mil histy to Chas. R. Goodell Cumberland Mill, Maine

24718
3-649.
Bureau of Pensions.
Wid
appt Apr 4, 1839
Hartford Vt Hartland 80 yr
In 1775 Mr. Hough Capt Isaac Wood Col - Cotton & Mass.
In 1776
Capt Wood Col Larned
Married - Middlebury Feb 25, 1779 - Maine place not stated
Soldier died in 1802. or 1803 Woodstock, Vt
Chas R. Gourdell Auburn Mills Maine - July 9-1900

Cumberland Mills Me. Nov. 1 st 1899.
Commissioner of Pensions, Dear Sir:
I desire to find the war or Pension record of Lemuel Raymond of Massachusetts. Who served in the war of the revolution . He finally settled in the County of Cumberland. He died about 1800 and I believe his widow received a Pension from the United States. I should like the record of this Lemuel Raymond if it shall appear in your Archives. I shall be pleased to have his full record as to service and from what town he came and if he had Pension, how much and

To whom said.
Prof. J. S. O. S. Sir Wm. R. Goodell