Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29631, William Bickford, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Bickford, William
S. 29631
CONTENTS

4502
Maine
William Bickford of Lewiston in the State of Me who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Wentworth of the Regt commanded by Col Willard in the Mass a line for Troops for 13 mo 19 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Me at the rate of 15 Dollars 40 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Jan'y 1833 and sent to R. C. Voss Augusta Maine
Arrears to 14th of Sept: 1832 $ 68.10 Semi-ann. allowance ending Mar 1833 - 22.70 $ 90.80
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk, Book 5 Vol. 11 Page 76

State of Maine.
LINCOLN, ss— I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that the annexed paper, signed by the Judge and attested by the Clerk, contains the original proceedings of the Court of Common Pleas, at a special session thereof holden at Topsham in said County, by the Hon. Ezekiel Whitman one of the Judges of said Court on the 30 th day of August . A. D. 1832, in the matter of the application of William Bickford for a Pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this fifteenth day of September A. D. 1832. Nathl Coffin CLERK.
ms. ms. 11 1 1832

William Bickford
Private In o Wentworth C o (Willington) Regt. June or July - to Dec. '76 - 4 Capt. Parkers Regiment C o Col o } 6 19 Wades Reg. July to Jan y - '79 - } Days Cemento Jordan - Company } - 15 autumn 1775 - John Wentworth C o Jordan } 3 - June 1777 - to  1329
Proof - Josiah Black as to service in 1776 4 m o Fort Wentworth - D o - 1777 David Hasty - 1778 E. D. Bangs Cert - b. 19. day
Admit 13 m o 19. private $45.40
R. C. Vose.
August
Vincent
Moody 95 p.

State of Maine.
COUNTY OF Lincoln ss:
ON this 30 th day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas in Open Court  of the  William Bickford — a resident of Seaverton in the county of Lincoln — and State of Maine — aged seventy eight — years who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1776  I think in the month of June  or July with Captain John Wentworth and served in the  Col. Willard's regiment of the Massachusetts line, under the following named officers: to wit,
I enlisted in June or July 1776 enlisted as a private in Capt. John Wentworth's company in the Massachusetts troops for four months, and soon afterwards said company myself marched on to Cambridge & were ordered to Dorchester to remain for further orders, where we remained about two weeks and had orders to march to Bernington  or  We marched to Bernington & from thence to Ticonderoga where we were stationed at Mount Hope fort until my term of four months, for which I enlisted, was expired — when Capt. Wentworth's company arrived at Mount Hope it was put into Captain Willard's Regiment  of the Massachusetts line & remained in his Regiment until we were discharged. There were two Regiments stationed at Mount Hope while I was there & the other Regiment was commanded by Col. Proctor — I served the four months for which I enlisted and was discharged in December 1776 .
About first of July 1778 I enlisted as a private in Capt. Benjamin Parker's Company in Col. Wadsworth's Regiment in the Massachusetts troops for six months. I went to Providence where I remained with said company about three weeks & were sent on to the Island of Rhode  Island where we were stationed at Butts Hill  the British attacked the picket guards & our company left the Island by night under the cover of the darkness & thence marched to Greenwich . At Greenwich Capt. Parker was discharged & his company was put under the command of Capt. Benjamin LeMont . We marched from Greenwich to Warwick in November, where we remained until January 1 st 1779, when I was discharged. General Sullivan commanded in the battle on Rhode Island —
In the Autumn of 1775 The British fleet came into Falmouth now Pittston and burnt it to ashes — At that time I was enrolled in Captain Clement Jordan's company of militia in Massachusetts troops as a private said company was ordered out & I served with them about two weeks upon duty & was dismissed — I have no witness of this living that can testify for me that no witness of this living interest.

time I was enrolled in Captain Clement Jordan's company of militia in Massachusetts troops as a private said company was ordered out & I served with them about two weeks upon duty & was dismissed. - I have no witness of this living that can testify for me that I have any knowledge of.
In June 1777 I enlisted under Captain John Wentworth for Col Jordan's Regiment in the Massachusetts troops & stationed at Spring Point fort in Cape Elizabeth for three months. I enlisted for three months to guard said fort & served the period of my enlistment in said fort.
I was born at Cape Elizabeth in the State of Maine in the year 1754. There is a record of my birth in the town Records of Cape Elizabeth to the best of my knowledge. Since the Revolutionary War I lived in Addison in the State of Maine until 1805 & moved to Cape Elizabeth. I resided there one year & in 1806 moved to Bethel the county of Lincoln & State of Maine & in the year 1827 I moved to Lewiston where I have resided ever since. I never had a written discharge from the service & I have no documentary evidence. William Joselyn Paul C. Tobets, Jonathan Davis Samuel Moody & Stephen H. Reed Esquires will all testify as to my character for truth & veracity.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
William Kirkland
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid
before Nathaniel D. Kimball Chief Justice of Board of Commissioners
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. S. Whitman Ch. Justice S.C.P.
Clerk of the
I do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of
Matt Weeks Coffin Clerk

29631 Rev INVALID.
File No. 29,631
William Bickford Rev Rev
Act: June 7 th 1822
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 37
[Arrangement of 1870.]

We James Garcelon a clergyman residing in the Town of Lewiston and Stephen H. Read residing in said Lewiston hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Bickford who has subscribed to a declaration to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7, 1832 that we believe him to be of seventy eight years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Lewiston Sept. 12. 1832.
James Garcelon
Stephen H. Read
State of Maine Lewiston ss Sept 12, 1832 Then appeared the above named James Garcelon & Stephen H. Read & made oath to the truth of the above certificate by them subscribed
before me William Garcelon Instructor of the Peace
Lewiston Sept. 12 th 1832. I hereby certify that the above named James Garcelon, & Stephen H. Read are persons whose characters for truth & veracity is are undoubted
William Garcelon, Instructor of the Peace

Fort Wentworth dep
Open -

I Foster Wentworth of the age of sixty eight years of Lisbon County of Lincoln State of Maine declare testify & say that in the year 1777 about the first of May I was enlisted as a waiter under Capt. John Wentworth of Cape Elizabeth commander of the Fort Hancock on Spring point, now called Fort Preble, where I continued to the best of my memory to the first of November 1777 when he was discharged.
He also states that the fort was built chiefly of turf & a trench around  around the outside to the width of eight or ten feet. It also contained two twelve, three nines, & one six pounder.
William Bickford of Lewiston County of Lincoln & State of Maine belonged to said fort, and was acquainted with the said Foster Wentworth from his youth, & during the time that he remained in the fort, said Bickford belonged to said fort and was enlisted as a soldier under Capt. Wentworth of the contested Massachusetts Troops, where he served till Nov r 1777 when he was discharged.
Foster Wentworth
State of Maine Lincoln ss. August 29 th 1832.
Then personally appeared before the above named Foster Wentworth and made oath to the above deposition subscribed by him.
Before me Voseph Merrill
Lincoln ss. Aug 29, 1832.
I certify that I am acquainted with the Foster Wentworth & think he is a man of truth & veracity.
Jos. Merrill Just of the Peace

State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
LINCOLN, ss— I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that Joseph Merrill Esq. whose name is affixed to the annexed paper, as a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE is legally commissioned and duly qualified to act as such, and that the name so affixed is his own proper signature, to me well known.
IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this Twelfth day of September A. D. 1832.
Nathl. Coffin CLERK.

W-Bir fnd E.D. Bang. Cut-

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, November 1. 1832.
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 William Bickford served in Capt. Benjamin Lement's company in Col. Nathl. Wade's regiment from June 25 th 1778 to December 31 st 1778 & was paid for six months & 19 days service including allowance to go home,
Edward D. Bangs. Secy

I David Hasty of the age of seventy years of Kingston in the county of York & State of Maine do hereby testify I say that in the latter part of June 1778 I enlisted at Scarborough in the State of Maine then Massachusetts setts as a private in Captain Parker's company in the Massachusetts troops. I think Captain Parker's name was Benjamin. The Lieutenant of his company's name was Peter Coombs & a Mr. Brown was Ensign. I enlisted for six months & went on to Providence Rhode Island with Lieutenant Coombs & Andrew Brown & Humphrey Hanson. we arrived at Providence about the middle of July. After we arrived at Providence we remained there about three weeks then we were marched down to a place called Four corners about thirty miles from Providence In two or three days we marched from Four corners to Bulls Hill fort where we remained about three weeks & during that time was the battle on Rhode Island after the battle we went to Greenwich and there Captain Parker's company was under Col. Wade's Regiment in the Massachusetts line. We remained at Greenwich until November & were then sent to Warwick where I remained until the first day of January 1779 when I was discharged. Within a few days after I first arrived at Providence William Bickford then of Cape Elizabeth in the State of Maine then Massachusetts & now of Lewiston in the county of Lincoln & State of Maine came there & joined Captain Parker's company & remained in said company & served as private during the whole of the term I served & was discharged the same day that I was, which was January 1 st 1779 The most of said term the said William Bickford was in company with me. All that enlisted in Captain Parker's company were enlisted for six months. Their time commenced on the first day of July & the period of our Enlistment expired on the first day of January. A short time after we went to Greenwich Captain Parker left the army & went home from that time until

we were discharged we were commanded by Captain Benjamin LeMont in Col. Wade's Regiment.
David Hasty
State of Maine York ss: August 21 st 1832 Then personally appeared the aforesaid David Hasty & made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him in my presence subscribed Before me Arthur M c Arthur justice of the Peace
York ss: August 21 1832 I certify that the above named David Hasty is a man of truth & veracity Arthur M c Arthur justice of the Peace
State of Maine— Cumberland County ss.
I William S. Vaughan, Clerk of the Courts of Cumberland County do certify that Arthur M c Arthur is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this twenty third day of August A.D. 1832. —
W m S t Vaughan
David Hasty

I Josiah Black of the age of eighty one years of Lewiston in the county of York & State of Maine do here testify & say that in December 1775 I enlisted into Capt. Morton at Gaham & went to Shining Point fort & continued there till the last of June or first of July 1776 when I enlisted into Capt. John Wentworth's company to serve the remainder of twelve months for which I first enlisted into Capt. Morton in July About the first of July 1776 Captain Wentworth's company marched by the way of Cambridge to Dorchester from Dorchester we marched by the way of Bennington Vermont to Fredericktown and were stationed at Mount Hope until our times were expired & the whole company was discharged about the first part of December 1776. William Bickford now of Lewiston in the county of Lincoln & State of Maine belonged to said company - I first became acquainted with him at Dorchester when the company was there - He was then in the company & continued in the company & served in the company until we were discharged in December 1776. Captain Wentworth's company was in Col. Willard's Regiment in the Massachusetts troops.
Josiah Black
State of Maine York ss: August 22 1832 Then personally appeared the above named Josiah Black & made oath to the truth of above deposition by him subscribed
Before me Arthur M c Arthur justice of the
York ss: Aug t 22 1832 I certify that I am well acquainted with Josiah Black & he is a man of truth & veracity.
Arthur M c Arthur justice of the Peace

State of Maine. Cumberland County ss.
I William T. Vaughan, Clerk of the Courts of Cumberland County do certify that Arthur McArthur is a magistrate as within and that the fore- going signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this twenty third day of August A. D. 1832.
Wm T Vaughan