Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23517, Joseph Barrows, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Barrows, Joseph Hannah
W. 23517
CONTENTS

Maine
1942
Wannah Barrows M rs widow of Joseph Barrows who was a Private in the Mass line for 6 mo & 19 days
Rec Sept 12
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 22 Dollars & 11 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of Sept. 1843. and sent to Hon. S. R. Harris Present
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book 4 Vol. 1 Page 2

State of Maine } ss
County of Oxford
On this tenth day of June eighteen hundred and forty, personally appeared before the Court of Probate held at Paris within and for said county, Hannah Barrows of Hebron in the county aforesaid, aged seventy two 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 7th 1838; That she is the widow of Joseph Barrows, that she has good reason to believe, and does believe, that her late husband, the aforesaid Joseph Barrows served as a private soldier two campaigns during the Revolutionary war - one campaign she believes was in the year 1777. The other in the year 1778. In the former she believes was in Capt Edward Sparrows company, the latter, in Capt Ichabod Bonneys company - That one campaign was about four months, the other about five, but she is not able to state which of the two was the longest. She is not able to state where said service was performed, but thinks a portion of it was at Providence and that a part, if not all of said service, was in the Militia - and that at the time of said service he lived in Plympton Massachusetts

She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Barrows on the first day of December seventeen hundred eighty nine, that Isaac Parsons of New Gloucester Esq. Solemnized said Marriage at Hebron aforesaid - then called Sheppardfield. That her husband, the aforesaid Joseph Barrows died at said Hebron on the twelfth day of November eighteen hundred & twenty seven and that she has remained a widow & unmarried ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof herunto annexed and that her maiden name wasbole
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before -
Symon Parsons Judge

A record of marriages performed by Isaac Parsons Justice of the Peace between the first day of April One thousand seven hundred and eighty nine and the first day of April One thousand seven hundred and ninety as per certificate viz December the first Mr. Joseph Barrows to Hannah Gole both of a place called Shepardsfield I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a record in the town records of New-Gloucester Cumberland County State of Maine with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows "the first day of April 1789 and the first day of April 1790." Dec 1 st 1789."
Thomas Johnson
Town Clerk of New-Gloucester.
I Thomas Johnson above named depose and say that I hold the Office of Clerk of the town of New-Gloucester in the County and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exceptions above named as certified by me
Thomas Johnson
Clerk of the town of New-Gloucester
State of Maine
Cumberland ss June 15 th 1840 Then Personally appeared Thomas Johnson, Clerk of the Town of New- Gloucester and a credible witness, and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed
Before me
Job Prince Justice of the Peace

I, Joseph Burrows of Hebron, in the County of Oxford and State of Maine, aged thirty five years, testify and say, that I am the son of Joseph Burrows, late of this town deceased, that he died in Hebron aforesaid, on the twelfth day of November A.D. 1827 and left a widow by the name of Hannah, who has remained a widow and unmarried ever since and that she now resides in said Hebron, I further testify that I have often heard the aforesaid Joseph Burrows say that he served two campaigns in the Revolutionary war as a private soldier, though he said he served as Sergeant Proter , a short time, during one of said campaigns. Although I have often heard him relate many circumstances that transpired while in the service - I am not able to state the names of the officers under whom he served - or the places where - except one campaign I am very sure was at Roxbury - or at least, in the vicinity of Boston - Mass
Joseph Burrows
State of Maine
Oxford ss June 10th 1840. Then personally appeared Joseph Burrows a credible witness, and made oath to the truth of the above Affidavit by him subscribed - Before me - Job Prince Justice of the Peace

Rev 23517
WIDOW, &c
File No. 23517
Keannah Barrows Widow of Joseph Barrows of Framingham
Act: Mar 3rd 1843
Index:—Vol. A , Page 40
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Maine 5714
Hannah Barrows, widow of Joseph Barrows, dec d
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 12 Novr 1827, — of Oxford in the State of Maine who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Sparrow of the reg t commanded by Col. in the Mass. Mil a line for 6 mos 19 ds.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 22 Dollars 11 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of Sept r 1840, to Job Prince Turner Maine.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept r 1840 $ 99.50 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar ch 40 11.05
$110.55
{ Act July 7, } 1838.
Recorded by D. M. Curdy Clerk Book A. Vol. 1. Page 3.

3/act 1838 - Me
Camah Burrows -
Joseph - Let to
on T. Daves 27 Jan 40
to same - July 7/1840

7153 Maine — act 7 July 1838
Hannah Burrows widow of Joseph Burrows, decd.
Hon. Thomas Davenport H. R.

I Ichabod Bonney of Turner in the County of Oxford, and State of Maine, aged Seventy eight years, testify & say, that in the latter part of the year 1778 I enlisted to serve as a private Soldier three months, in the Revolutionary war, in a company of Militia commanded by Capt Ichabod Bonney that I served the greater part of said three months at a place then called Castle William near Boston that I served as writer for the Captain during the most of said time but think I was discharged a few days before the expiration of said three months that at the time of said service I resided in Pembroke State of Massachusetts and I well recollect that Joseph Barrows late of Hebron in this County deceased, who (according to my best recollection) then resided in Plympton Mass served as a private Soldier in the same company during the same period of time
Ichabod Bonney
State of Maine
Oxford ss. June 9 th 1840 Then personally appeared Ichabod Bonney, a credible witness, and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed Before me Job Prince Justice of the Peace

State of Maine
Orford County ss. I Levi Stowells Register of the Court of Probate in & for said County hereby certify that Lyman Rawson before whom the annexed declaration was taken is and was at the time of taking the same Judge of the Court of Probate in & for said County and that said Declaration contains the original proceedings of said Judge in the matter of the application of Hannah Barrows for a Pension.
I also certify that Job Prince before whom this & the three annexed Depositions were taken is and was at the times of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in all & each of the Counties of this State duly appointed & qualified & that full faith and credit are due to his acts as such and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court this seventeenth day of June A. D. 1840.
Levi Stowells, Regr.

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7153 Hannah Barrows Wid of Joseph Maine
Act July 7. 1838
Married 1789 died 1827
Allow 6 mo. 19 days pm Mass. milit. Capt Edward Sparrow
Job Prince Esq Treasurer Me.

House of Rep's U States.
June 24 1840.
Sir
Will you be kind enough to examine the case herewith presented. & inform me of the result
My Resp d
A friend & Ob t Servant
Thomas D'Arcy

Aug 25 1878 Aug 21
free
Maine Hannah
of Barnes
Edwards Esq Commission of Pensions - Washington City DC

Turner Aug 20 th 1840.
Sir -
Sometimes in June, I forwarded to Hon. Thos Dane, & he presented to you the papers of Hannah Barrows, widow of Joseph Barrows, for a pension - In your reply to Mr Dane, you say that, "the rolls of Capt Edw. Sparrow show a service of between 3 and 4 months; but no roll of Ichabod Bonney, Co. - for 1778 can be found, The Affidavit of Chandler Bradford is not deemed sufficient proof of this service ," I infer from this, that the Affidavit of Ichabod Bonney , which was taken in support of the alleged service under Capt Bonney was not attached to the other papers, as you allude to no other than  Chandler Bradford , - or it might have been overlooked at your office - If Bonney's Affidavit was not attached - or if attached, & the two , not deemed

sufficient proof of that campaign - You will confer a favor by informing me as early as convenient -
Chandler Bradford & Ichabod Bonney are both residents of this town & witnesses that are unimpeached & unimpeachable -
I have the honor to be very respectfully
Your obt servt
Job Prince
L L Edwards Esq. Comr of Pensions

August 7, 1843
Sir,
I herewith transmit the claims of the following widows to pensions viz.
Hannah Barrows, Hannah Sanborn, Ruth Brooks, Sarah Willis, Betsy Farris, Nancy Hutchins, Mary Chamberlain, Molly Soule, Mary King, and Sarah Variel,
These applicants all reside in the Town of my nativity, and the town adjoining in Maine. The most of them are personally known to me as all are by reputation
I also knew Col. Parsons, the Magistrate

Magistrate, to be a man of high respectability, he having been a member of the Senate of Maine -
The applicants have sent these papers to me as an old friend of their husbands, who were formerly my constituents, and whose widows have a right to look to me for assistance
With entire respect &c
Albion H. Parise
J. L. Edwards, Esq. Comm ee of Pensions. -

2672)
Hannah Barrows
$22 : 11 per am
Hon. A.K. Parri Present

STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, ss.
I Charles Cobb
Clerk of all the Judicial
Courts in said County, certify that,
Joshua Parsons is a Magistrate
as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is duly qualified to act as such; that his Commission is dated March 16 th A. D. 1843. and will expire March 16 th A. D. 1850
and that the following signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State, this eighteenth day of July Anno Domino 1843.
Charles Cobb
Clerk.

State of Maine } ss. Cumberland County }
On this fifth day of June one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, personally appeared before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, within and for said county, Hannah Barrows, a resident of Hebron, county of Oxford, and state aforesaid, aged seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3 d March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Joseph Barrows, who was a private in the Revolution; the Regiment she does not know, she received annually Twenty two dollars and eleven cents under the act of July 7-1838. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Hannah Barrows
The above named Hannah Barrows, I am personally acquainted with, and know her to be the widow as above declared; — Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written — Before me,
Joshua Parsons — justice of the Peace

I, Chandler Bradford, of Turner, in the County of Oxford and State of Maine, aged Seventy eight years, testify and say, that in the year 1778, I served one campaign in the Revolutionary War, in a Company of Militia, commanded by Capt Ichabod Bonney, who then resided in Pembroke. At the time I enlisted I resided in Kingston Mass, and enlisted to serve three months, and did serve the greater part of said time on what was then called Castle Island, or Castle William, but think I was discharged before the expiration of said three months, I do not recollect the name of the Colonel, but recollect that Joseph Barrows late of Hebron in this County deceased, who then resided in Plympton Mass, served as a Soldier in the same Company during the same time, which according to my best recollection was nearly three months, but cannot tell the precise time, but know we enlisted for three months.
Chandler Bradford
State of Maine
Oxford ss June 15 th 1840 Personally appeared Chandler Bradford, a credible witness, and made oaths to the truth of the above Affidavit, by him subscribed - Before me - Job Prindle Justice of the Peace

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Joseph Barrows d 1827 Hannah m. 1789 S
1777 3. 19 4 th Edu c Sparrow. Vol 23/115
78 53 + Ichaboa Bonny 30. 19 Mar roll
+ Chandle Bradford
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