Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S.17.845., Abner Bicknell, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Bicknell, Abner
8.17845
Carded
CONTENTS

Maine 18.3/18
Abner Bicknell of Waldo Co in the State of Maine who was a private in the Co commanded by Captain Beal of the Reg commanded by Col Gerish in the Mass time for 21m 19 days report Maine
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 72 Dollars 10 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of August 1834 and sent Benj. Swan Frankfort Maine
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 34 21 6, 34 Semi-ann. allowance ending 6 Sept. 3 6, 5 252 35
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by R. Ellis Clerk, Book H Vol. 1 Page 5

Abner Bicknell of Frankfort State of Maine
21st Dec
21 st Dec 1905
$58.75
B. Shaw Esq.
Frankfort Me.
at 10:45 AM

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. Waldo County
ON this twenty first day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. Alfred Johnson Esq. Judge of Probate for the County of Waldo aforesaid in said State, Abner Bicknell Esq. a resident of the town of Frankfort in the County of Waldo and State of Maine, aged Sixty 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 1778 with Captain Peabody and served in Col. Gerrish's regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers:
That he does not recollect the names of the other Officers; that they were stationed part of the time in Boston and part on Dorchester Heights; that he served six months, that being the term of enlistment and was regularly discharged. - That in the Month of May following he enlisted again for the term of six weeks, with Capt. Job Cushing of the Massachusetts line and joined the Regiment at Dighton, the name of the Colonel he does not recollect, and served out said term of enlistment at Dighton. - That in the Month of June or July 1779 he enlisted again for one year with Capt. Nathan Smith, but served in Capt. Jacob Haskell's Company in Col. Jacob's Regiment of the Massachusetts line; that they were stationed at a place called Slade's Ferry in the town of Swansea, above Rhode Island; that the British were in possession of Rhode Island until about the Month of November when they evacuated the place and we took possession of it, some time in the Month of March he thinks, two Regiments came on to the Island and we were discharged having served nine months. That on or about the first of July 1780, he enlisted again for six months in Capt. Brown's Company in Col. Peter or Bigelow's Regiment under Brig. General Glover of the Massachusetts line; that they were stationed at Oringetown on the Jersey Shore and went into Winter Quarters at West Point and on the 12 th of January he was regularly discharged being then in Col. Newell's Regt. Glover's Brigade. That in the Month of September or thereabouts, 1781, he enlisted again with Capt. Bowdoin or Breece and served in Col. Webb's Regiment of the Massachusetts line and was stationed at Peekskill and served three months, the term of said enlistment. - Making in all of said different terms of enlistment & service, twenty five and one half months. - That he does not know any surviving Witness in this section of the country, who can testify by personal knowledge of the above services. - That he never had but one written discharge and that was from Col. Newell of the 5 th Regt. Massachusetts line, which he has lost. - That in the prime and vigor of his life he has had the honor of representing the Said Town of Frankfort in the State Legislature for six years, that he is now in very reduced circumstances, and feeble & debilitated state of health and is thereby unable to support himself and needs the aid of Congress.
...galleries prof. under ... tr. ... at department, he answered
 First - That he was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts in 1764  Second - That he has no record of his age, but that kept in his family Bible  Third - That he was living at Weymouth when he enlisted and moved to Frankfort his present Residence about 1790  Fourth - That he volunteered his services at each enlistment  Fifth - That he does not recollect the names of any other General Officers or any other material circumstances, but what are contained in the foregoing declaration except that General Gates commanded at Rhode Island  Sixth - That he never had but one written discharge as stated in 5 th declaration  Seventh - That he is well known by Rev. Joshua Hall, Archibald Jones Esq., Simeon Sabine & Thomas Snow Esq., W. Stevens Atwood, Abner Twining & Oliver Parker & Benjamin Shaw Esq. of said Frankfort all or any of whom will testify to his character for veracity and their belief that he was a Soldier of the Revolution 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State. Abner Bicknell
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Before Alfred Johnson Judge
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
A. Johnson Judge

State of Maine.
AND the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Joshua Hall who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the town of Frankfort and that Abner Jones who has also signed the same, is a resident of the town of Frankfort and is a creditable person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Johnson Tracy
State of Maine.
Waldo ss.—I, Nathaniel L. Lowney , Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Waldo hereby certify that the Hon. Alfred Johnson Jr. before whom the within proceedings was had, is Judge of Probate for Waldo County in of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of Abner Bicknell for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this Twenty first day of August A. D. 1832.
Nathaniel L. Lowney Register of Probate Waldo County
BICKNELL, ABNER

17845 INVALID.
File No. 17845- Open
Abner Bicknell
Pris Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. / , Page 426
[Arrangement of 1870.]

N o 18358 Maine
Abner Bicknell
of Waldo Co, in the State of Maine who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Beals of the Regt. commanded by Col. Gerrish in the Mass. Troops for 21 months & 19 days
72.10 correct should be 72.09
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 68 Dollars 75 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of August 1833 and sent to Benj. Shaw Frankfort Me.
Arrears to the 4th of Maine 1833 137.50 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sep. 1833 34.37
$171.87
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E Vol. 1 Page 4
let to pensioner 4 Aug t 1834 requesting return of Certif.

Payments to be made at Portland by the Dist. U. S. Br. Bk. & Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Maine
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E. Vol. 1 Page 4 by D. Brown Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Abner Bicknell of the State of Maine who was a Private in the Revolutionary War
is entitled to receive Sixty eight dollars and Seventy five cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this 15 th day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
Lew. Cass Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
J. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Frankfort, Me. Augt. 11.
See
J. L. Edwards Esqr Commissioner of Pensions City of Washington, D.C.

Frankfort, Maine, August 11 th 1834
J. L. Edwards Esq. Sir
Your esteem d . favor of the 4 th . instant to Abner Bicknell Esq., informing him of a small error in the computation of his pension allowance, has been hand d . to me, to forward the Certificate in my possession - I herewith enclose the Certificate for the propos d . correction which please return to me -
I am, very respectfully, Yr. Ob t . S vt
Benjamin Shaw
NB. I notice that W m . Grants Certificate granted at the same time of Abner Bicknell is number d . 18,367 & Bicknell's 18,368. I presume there must be a mistake in the n o . of one of them W. H. C. B.B.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, May 16 th , 1833.
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 Abner Bicknell is found on a Pay-Roll of Capt. Benjamin Beal's Company of Militia, drafted July, 1778, to guard the Troops of Convention and the Stores in and about Boston. — Said Bicknell engaged in the service July 20, 1778 — was discharged December 13, 1778, and is allowed four months and twenty-four days. —
m. d. 4 " 24
Abner Bicknel's name is found on a State Pay-Roll of Capt. Job Cushing's Company, Lieut. Col. Samuel Pierce's Regiment of Militia, on service at Darton, Rhode-Island, — having engaged May 25, 1779, and being discharged July 1, 1779, — where he is allowed one month and ten days.
1 " 10
Abner Bicknell's name is found on a Pay-Roll of Capt. Jacob Haskins' Company of Light Infantry raised in Massachusetts for Col. John Jacob's Regiment. — Said Bicknell entered the service August 14, 1779, — was discharged January 31, 1780, — and is allowed five months and twenty-three days. —
5 " 23
Abner Bicknell's name is found on a Pay-Roll of Capt. Daniel Bowker's Company, in Col.
11 " 27
Lover

Webb's Regiment, - having commenced his services August 18, 1781, and being discharged November 30, 1781, - where he is allowed three months and twenty-two days, -
m. d. 11. 27
3. 22
15. 19
Henry Bicknell claims for services under Capt. Nathan Smith, and under Capt. Brown - the rolls for which are not found in this Office.
Edward D. Bangs Ly
Exal

State of Maine
County of Waldo ss.
I Abner Bicknell of Frankfort in said County of Waldo, do hereby further certify that in consequence of hearing the Army designated by different names among the Soldiers, I did not know by what name the Militia in which I served was known in the War Department and therefore had imbibed the impression that it was called the Massachusetts Line - I also further certify that in consequence of old age & bodily infirmity and not having kept a memorandum of my several Enlistments & Discharges, I cannot tell the precise & exact time I served in each Enlistment - Fifteen months & nineteen days service is authenticated by the Records in the Secretary's Office Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as appears by the annexed Certificate of Edward D. Bangs Secretary, this added to the Six months in Bigelow's Regiment, verified by the Rolls in the War Department, makes twenty one months & nineteen days; but my impression however has always been and now is that altogether I served more than two years - I further certify that I know of no other evidence at this time by which my service can be proved - - - Abner Bicknell
State of Maine, Waldo ss. Sworn and subscribed this Seventeenth day of June A.D. 1833. Before me, Benjamin Sharr, Jus: Peace.
I Benjamin Sharr, a Justice of the Peace as aforesaid do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said Abner Bicknell and believe his statement to be entitled to full belief & credit - - - B Sharr Jus: Peace

State of Maine.
Joshua Hall - a Citizen, residing in the town of Frankfort in the County of Waldo and Archibald Jones Esqr residing in the same town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Abner Bicknell Esqr who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be Sixty eight years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Joshua Hall. Archibald Jones
STATE OF MAINE.
Waldo ss. Sworn and subscribed this twenty first day of August A. D. 1832, at Frankfort, in said County of Waldo.
Before me,
Benjamin Shaw Justice of the Peace. [Signature]
State of Maine County of Waldo ss.
I Nathaniel M. Lowney Register of Probate for the county of Waldo certify that Benjamin Shaw is a Magistrate as above stated that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office & subscribed my name this 21st day of August 1832.
Nathl M. Lowney, Register of Probate
State of Maine. Waldo ss. Frankfort May 8. 1833. I certify that the s c Joshua Hall is a respectable Clergyman and that both s c Hall and said Archibald Jones Esqr are credible witnesses. Benjamin Shaw. Jus: Peace