Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 44,511-160-55, Jeremiah Buckman, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Buckman, Jeremiah Sanders, Ruth
B. L. No. 44, 511-160-55
(Former Widow)
CONTENTS

156.374 } Act Mar 2/56 May 31/56
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Ruth Sanders Meadow
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Jeremiah Buckman Jr.
Capt. Benj. Atton Col. H. Landas
Private
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Malcolm
Revolution war
St - No Papers
Ad. 160 acs Sept 27/56 Hodge
Vol 32. page 157.
J. St Parish Randolph

Town Clerks Office Bethel Vermont
May 1st A 1886 -
I certify that in a book of the records of marriages, births and deaths in my office I find the following record "to wit"
" Jeremiah Buckman was married to Ruth Benoit " January 24th 1788 - " Ruth Buckman daughter of Jeremiah & Ruth Buckman " was born in Bethel Sept. 23 d 1788 " Joel Buckman son of Jeremiah Buckman was born in " Bethel the 6 th day of November 1790 " Lorinda Buckman daughter as above was born in " Bethel the 13 th day of January 1793 " Cyrus Buckman son of Jeremiah & Ruth Buckman was born " in Bethel March 22 d . 1795 " Calvin Buckman son of Jeremiah & Ruth Buckman " was born in Bethel June 15 th 1797 " Charity Buckman daughter of Jeremiah & Ruth Buckman " was born in Bethel August 30 th 1799 - " The above named Jeremiah Buckman died in Bethel " Dec r . 12. 1799 - " Job Sanders was married to Mrs. Ruth Buckman Oct. 19. 1800 " Jeremiah Sanders , son of Job & Ruth Sanders was born in Bethel " October 3 d 1801 " Job Sanders son of Job & Ruth Sanders was born in Bethel Nov. 10. 1803 " Mary Sanders daughter of Job & Ruth Sanders was born in Bethel " Dec r . 4 th 1805 " Jane Caroline Sanders daughter of Job & Ruth Sanders was " born in Bethel Nov. 20 th 1807.

" Jonas Galusha Sanders son of Job & Ruth Sanders was born in " Bethel November 16th 1809 " Joel Freeman Sanders son of Job & Ruth Sanders born in Bethel " November 13th 1811 " Leonard Lucky Sanders son of Job & Ruth Sanders was born " in Bethel September 1st 1813 " Lucy Ann Sanders daughter of Job & Ruth Sanders was born in " Bethel September 16th 1818-
A true Copy
Allen Meserve Asst Town Clerk
Sworn & Subscribed
Before me J.B. Hutchinson Judge
I Calvin Buckman of Bethel Vermont aged fifty nine years do hereby testify & say that I am the son of the late Jeremiah Buckman who died when I was but a child, that my mother married Job Sanders and is still living and the widow of the said Job Sanders I have examined the foregoing copy of the records in the town clerks office of Bethel and many of the facts I know to be true & they all agree with acknowledged family record of my mother's family by both her first husband my late father and her second husband Job Sanders. My father as I always learned was a native of Sutton Mass - in Worcester County and my mother was from Springfield in same State.
Calvin Buckman
Sworn to & subscribed Before me J.B. Hutchinson Judge

I Artemas Ainsworth of Bethel Vermont aged seventy-one years do hereby testify & say that I was well acquainted with Mr. Jeremiah Buckman in his lifetime and his wife and remember well the time he died, I was acquainted with the children of Mr. Buckman, knowing them all as they are named in the foregoing copy of their births by the town clerk. I also lived near the widow Ruth Buckman while a widow and was at the wedding when she married Job Saunders. I further testify that I knew the said Job Saunders from that time till his death, and was acquainted with all of his children as they are certified by the town clerk aforesaid. I have continued my acquaintance with Mrs. Ruth Saunders ever since my first acquaintance with her when she was Mrs. Jeremiah Buckman. I further testify that she is still alive and is a widow -
Artemas Ainsworth
Sworn to & subscribed before me J. B. Hutchinson, Judge State of Vermont } In Probate Court held at Randolph District of Randolph } this first day of May A.D. 1836. Then by certify that the said Allen Meserve ass't. town clerk of Bethel to me well known sworn to the truth of his statement before me and also Calvin Buckman & Artemas Ainsworth the signers of the foregoing deposition sworn to the same before me are also well known & are each & all persons of undoubted for truth & veracity - Witness my hand & seal in Probate Court this day and year above written J. B. Hutchinson Judge

156574

Mrs. Ruth Sanders - formerly widow of J. B. Buckman
State of Vermont } On this 19th day of May One thousand District of Randolph } eight hundred & fifty-five personally appeared before me J. B. Hutchinson Judge of the Probate Court within for said District now sitting in Randolph in Orange County & State of said Ruth Sanders, late the widow of Jeremiah Buckman and also the widow of Job Sanders aged eighty-four years who being sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Job Sanders & Jeremiah Buckman, & that the said Jeremiah Buckman was a private in Capt. Benj. Alton's Company Col. Rands Regiment for three months at West Point in 1780 as will appear from the certificate of the Secretary of State of Mass. herewith forwarded
She further states that she was married to the said Jeremiah Buckman in Bethel Vt. January one thousand seven hundred eighty eight and he died December nineteen hundred ninety nine and that she was married to Job Sanders in Bethel in October eighteen hundred, her maiden name was Ruth Barstow and the said Job Sanders died November 14th, 1845. She states that she had six children by her first & eight by her last husband and that she is now a widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3, 1855.
Ruth Sanders
Sworn & subscribed in open Probate Court day & year above written Before me John B. Hutchinson Judge At Peter Fish of Randolph Orange County of the age of seventy five years testify & say that I was a neighbor of Jeremiah Buckman from 1797 till his death in 1799 and have been acquainted his widow ever since the death of her husband & will recollect the time of her marriage to Job Sanders which was not long after the death of Mr. Buckman & my son married Mary Ann one of her daughters by Mr. Sanders & she lives in the family of my son when I reside & I fully believe the statements made by Mrs. Ruth Sanders here present are true.
Peter Fish
Sworn & subscribed in Probate Court day & year above written John B. Hutchinson Judge

I Lucy A. Deak of lawful age testify & say that I am the daughter of Ruth Sanders here present, and that the declaration in relation to her first marriage and the death of her first husband Jeremiah Buchanan is in accordance with the family record as well as that of her last husband my late father Job Sanders, and I am personally knowing to the time of his death my said mother Ruth Sanders is a resident of my family and has been since the death of her last husband, and I fully believe she is the identical person she represents herself to be & that her statements are true. The record of my mother's marriages I learn cannot be found upon the records of the Town Clerk of Bethel in which town she was married both times - as I have always been told.
Lucy A. Fish
Sworn & subscribed the day & year above written
Before me and I hereby certify that the before named Ruth Sanders is a credible person well known to me as such and also the before named affiants Peter Fish and Lucy A. Fish & to their statements above made due credit should be given
Witness my hand & the seal of the Probate Court this nineteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and fifty five
John B. Hutchinson, Judge

We Ruth Kimball of Naperville in the State of Illinois aged sixty-eight years - and Charity Bates of Farmington, Sangamon county State of Illinois aged fifty-seven years and Cyrus Buchanan of Victor in the County of Ontario New York aged sixty one years all now in Bethel in Windsor County & State of Vermont testify & say that we are children of Jeremiah Buchanan late of said Bethel who died some fifty-six years ago. Our Mother Ruth Buchanan, soon after the death of our father married Job Sanders of the same Bethel, and she is now living and is the widow of the late Job Sanders - We have always understood that our father Jeremiah Buchanan removed from Sutton Massachusetts to Bethel Vt. where & when our Mother now widow Ruth Sanders has resided until recently a part of the time in Randolph adjoining Bethel. We have often heard our Mother say our Father was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War -
Ruth Kimball
Charity B Bates
Cyrus Buchanan
State of Vermont } A - Bethel in said County this 11 th day of Windsor County ss } September 1856 The foregoing deposition was sworn to & subscribed before me & I certify the deponents to are credible witnesses
Albert G. Marsh Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston : November 11 1852.
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 Seremias Buckman is borne on a roll of Capt. Benj. Alton's Co., Col. Rands' Regt. for 3 mos. service in 1780. at West Point , from July 9. to Oct 10. and travel allowances. 3 mos. 12 days.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Amos Walker Secretary of the Commonwealth.

The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is requested to furnish evidence from the rolls in his office of the service of Jeremiah Buckman my father who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary war he served from Sutton in the county of Worcester in the State of Massachusetts & is now over 85 years old and my memory does not enable me to state his service more fully than above stated Bethel Oct 12 th 1852 Calvin Buckman
Signed in my presence by Calvin Buckman
Isaac T. Morgan justice of the Peace

Randolph Vt. Sept. 13, 1856.
Comt. of Pensions, Sir,
I forward you the record proof of the services of Jos. Buckman of Sutton Mass. in the War of the Revolution on account of which the widow Ruth Sanders formerly widow Buckman claims bounty land, which I presume will be satisfactory as to the identity - I send however an affidavit of three of her children now here from a distance. The former certificate is not authenticated by the Collo on day yet I do not take pains to send to the Secy of State as I presume the Secy of Mass. Cert. is all needed -
I know of no person living that parol testimony to prove the identity can be found stronger than is forwarded yet there can be no more doubt of all Mrs Sanders asserts than that Buckman died in Bethel aside from the record in the L. 6th offce - Mrs. Sanders is aged & infirm & an early action is respectfully requested
Yr Most Obt. Servt
J. K. Parish,

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, Sept. 11 th 1856.
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 Jeremiah Brannon is borne on pay roll of Capt. Benjamin Alton's Comp. Col. John Hand Kept from July 9 th 1780, 3 Mos. 12 days, Service at West Point, as private, from Sutton.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Francis D. Witt Secretary of the Commonwealth.

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Randolph Vt. May 28. 1855
L. P. Waldo Esq. Ward. of Pensions.
Sir,
Please find the Declaration of Mrs. Ruth Sanders claiming Bounty Land on account of the services of Jeremiah Buckman her late husband in the war of the Revolution.
Accompanying the same is the proof of his services.
Yours Respectfully
J. R. Parish.

V.P. 44 5-11
J Mer Am

156 5721
Ruth Sanders
Wid Jeremiah Buckm
Boynnton
Daughter of Thomas Washington City D.C.

FREE
L. D. Nichols Esq. Commr. of Pensions Washington City D. C.
1368714

Ruth Sanders wid Jerh Buckman
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Additional Evidence No. 156. 314.
Boston
Mass. of Providence
Wahington City
D.C.

Randolph Vt. May 31 st 1836
Comt. of Pensions
Sir,
Please find the proof of the Marriage of Mrs. Ruth Sanders formerly Ruth Buckman together with such evidence as I think will fully identify Jeremiah Buckman for whose services she claims Bounty Land as her former husband & who was a soldier in the War of the Revolution in the Massachusetts Line.
This claim is numbered in the office 156,574.
Yours Respectfully
J. K. Parish.