Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14235, Worth Bates, Mass.

SERVICE
Hoass.
NUMBER _____
Bates, North Hannah
11 14235
CONTENTS

Massachusetts 3386
Hannah Bates widow of Worth Bates, decd.
Mass who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 20 April 1803 of Bristol in the State of Mass. who was a private in the Co commanded by Captain Ingraham of the Regt commanded by in the Mass Militia time for 12 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of July 1839 and sent to A. Bapett Taunton, Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1839 — $120.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Apr '39 20.00
$140.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838.
Filed by D.M. Curdy Clerk A. Vol. 1, Page 72.

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Hannah Bates widow of Worth Bates dec d -
Mass.
Act July 7. 1838
Mar 181
dec 1805
Res d for $40 per ann
Mass Middlesex
Wm Ingraham
$40 =
A B Russell Newton Mass

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol ss.
On this Eighteenth day of February, in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before Oliver Prescott Judge of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Hannah Bates a resident of New Bedford in said County of Bristol aged Eighty one 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 Worth Bates late of the said New Bedford deceased, who was a private soldier in the war of the Revolution; that her husband the said Worth Bates served a year and more at West Point in the state of New York in the early part of the war, but she is unable to say in whose company or Regiment and she has no proof of this service except such as may be found on the rolls in the Department. She further says that her said husband again enlisted and served at the Fort in Fairhaven, then New Bedford in the state of Massachusetts, this was in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy eight; at this time he served nine

months under the Command of Timothy Ingraham of New Bedford; for proof she refers to the annexed deposition of Joseph Bennett, and to said Bennett's declaration on file, he being a prisoner under the act of June 1832. and also to the Rolls.
She further says that her husband the said Wm Bates, was again in the service of his country, guarding the coast in the state of Rhode Island that he enlisted and served, at this time, for the term of three months in the Company commanded by Captain George Claggon of New Bedford, Colonel Clapp's Regiment of Rochester, for proof of this service she refers to the annexed deposition of Jober Hackney, & also to the Rolls.
She further declares that she was married to the said Wm Bates on the first day of Jan- uary in the year Seventeen Hundred and eighty one, that her husband the aforesaid Wm Bates died on or about the Twentieth day of April in the year Eighteen hundred and five on his passage from the West Indies; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but that the marriage took place previous to the first of January in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz at the time aforesaid.
Witnes. James Bates Jr
Hannah her Bates mark
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written Before me Oliver Prescott

State of Massachusetts County of Bristol } ss
Jabez Hathaway of New Bedford in the aforesaid county of Bristol being duly sworn Says he is eighty two years of age that he was personally acquainted with Worth Bates late of New Bedford deceased that he the deponent was in the Revolutionary Service with said Bates on Rhode Island that he the deponent and said Worth Bates enlisted for three months under the command of Capt George Clapp of New Bedford that their Colonel's name was Clapp of Rochester in the County of Plymouth in the State of Massachusetts that they served the three months out and was discharged that they were stationed along the coast in small parties that said Bates was not in the deponent's party but a few miles off that he the deponent visited him frequently as they were old acquaintances
further the deponent saith not
Jabez Hathaway
Bristol ss Feby 1 st 1839 Then the said Jabez Hathaway known to me as a credible witness made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed Before me
Cyrus C. Clarke Justice of the Peace

State of Massachusetts County of Bristol 3 p
Joseph Bennett of Fairhaven in the county of Bristol being duly sworn. I say he is Seventy eight years of age that he was in the revolutionary service with Nath Bates of New Bed- ford in the aforesaid county at the fort in Fairhaven then New Bedford Nine Months under the command of Timothy Ingham of New Bedford that the service was in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy eight that we were both in said fort when the town of New Bedford was burnt by the English troops.
Further more the deponent saith not
Joseph Bennett
Sworn to and subscribed this first day of February 1839 before me
Cyrus E Clark Just of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Joseph Bennett and that he is a person of truth & veracity
Cyrus E Clark Just of the Peace

I William Bates of New Bedford in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts aged fifty Six years, on oath declare, that my late father, Worth Bates late of the said New Bedford de- ceased, died, on his passage from the West Indies, on or about the Twentieth day of April, in the year Eighteen Hun- dred and five the news of his death reached home in the May of the same year; I further declare that his widow Hannah Bates, has not been since mar- ried, but has continued a widow ever since the death of the said Worth Bates. William Bates
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss.
February 22 d . A.D. 1859. Then the above named William Bates, who is well known to me and is a credible witness, made solemn oath to the truth of the fore- going deposition by him subscribed.
Before me Oliver Prescott. Judge of Probate

January first day one Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty one North Bates was Married to Hannah Wilhey both of Dartmouth By Samuel West Minister
I hereby 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 "January first day 1781"
Attest Joseph Gifford } Clerk of the town of Dartmouth
I Joseph Gifford above named depose and say that I hold the office of clerk of the Town of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol & State of Massachusetts & that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exception above named as certified by me Joseph Gifford } Clerk of said town of Dartmouth
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol ss February 20 th 1839. Then personally appeared the above named Joseph Gifford & Made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed
Before me Oliver Prescott Judge of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Bristol ss. I Anselm Barrett Register of the Court of Probate in for said County do hereby certify that Cyrus E. Clark is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County that the signatures to the foregoing certificate purporting to be his are genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this ninth day of March Eighteen hundred and thirty nine - A. Barrett

I Oliver Prescott Judge of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts hereby certify that Hannah Bates the above applicant for a Pension cannot by reason of bodily infirmity attend the Court. Oliver Prescott.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol County ss. I Anselm Barrett Regis- ter of the Court of Probate in the said County do hereby certify that Oliver Prescott is the Judge of said Court of Probate & that the signa- tures to the foregoing certificates purporting to be his are genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this ninth day of March eighteen hundred and thirty nine A Barrett

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 14235
Hannah Bates Widow of Worth Bates Priv Rev. War
Act: July 7 th 1838
Index:—Vol. a , Page 34
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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