Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21737, Humphrey Burrell, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Burrell Humphrey Burrill or Buril
W 21737
CONTENTS
Molly

Let R.C. Vote June 13, 1534 G.C.
ave N o 27. 427.
Humphrey Burrell of Somerset in the State of Maine - who was a Genl. Col. & in the Col. Comd. commanded by Captain Allen of the Regt. commanded by Col. Bailey in the Massachusetts line for Bunker Hill Col. & Apr. 18. "
(special)
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 101 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
(18 th Mar. 1818)
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of May 1834 and R. C. Vose, Augusta, Me
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Nov. June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by R. Bendire Clerk, Book E . . . Vol. 1 . . . Page 5 . . .

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Humphrey Burrill Matross - 11th. Troops. Barbeck Capt. 2 years Same — 6 months Caprail. & 2 d Gunner. Same — 1 year
Proof E. D. Bangs' attf.
W. C. Vose. Augusta. Me.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. Somerset KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
On this 31 day of March A. D. 1834 personally appeared the subscriber before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, a Justice of the Peace Supreme Judicial Court, of said County in said State, Humphrey Burrill a resident of Milburn, in the County of Somerset and State of Maine, aged seventy nine 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 1780, with Captain as a private in a and served in Col. company of artillery regiment of the under Capt. line or troops under the following named officers: Burbeck, for the period of two years; that he continued to serve until February 1782, when he was verbally discharged at Castle Island in Boston Harbour. That in May 1782, he again enlisted as a private in the same company for six months & after serving out the full term of his enlistment was verbally discharged at Castle Island in Boston Harbour in November of the same year. That in January 1783, he again enlisted as a corporal in the same company for one year; that he served as a corporal until sometime in July of the same year, when he was appointed Quarters Master & served as such until February but verbally discharged at Castle Island in Boston Harbour in January 1784. That his services as above stated were at Castle Island above named during all the time above mentioned. That he had previously been in the service of his Country & in April 1818, made a declaration of his services before the Hon. J. D. Weston, Esq.
That he was placed on the Maine roll under the Act of Congress of March 18, 1818, and that his pension certificate is numbered 5844 and dropped therefrom on account of his property. That at that time he resided in Harlem (now Alma) in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, and now resides in said Milburn, where he has lived about fourteen years. That he is very aged & infirm & being now dangerously sick is unable to state many particulars of his service, which under other circumstances he readily could. That he does not write in consequence of the loss of the use of his right arm & hand. 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, except as aforesaid.
Test Hiram Getchell
Humphrey Burrill his mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Nathl. B. White
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathl. B. White

State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. Nathan Weston, Jun'r,  Nathaniel B. White Esq. be- fore whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court  Peace for the County of Somerset of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge  Justice , in the matter of the application of Humphrey Burrill for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 8 th day of May
A. D. 1834,
J. A. Chandler —

Humphrey Burrell
5875. #770-
No 5844. 26 Jan 1819
March 1819
not entitled
Robert F. Bose, Augusta Meine
John [unclear] [unclear] [unclear]

I am now able to labor but am never trible not more than two, or at most three. hours in a day.
My wife Mary aged fifty nine is very illness being much afflicted with the Rheu- matism and not able to labor, my grandson Samuel Pollard aged fourteen years.
Comprise my family three in number.
Except the above I have no estate or income, necessary bedding and clothing excepted.
Humphrey Burrell
Sechsner, sworn to and declared both the oath and schedule on the sixth day of June 1820.
Before since you
Nathan Weston Jr 6 J. 666 Pkns -
True Copy

State of Maine.
828.
copy.
KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss.
ON this sixth day of June , 1820, personally appeared before  in open court before  Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, being a Court of Record for said Counties, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having original jurisdiction, unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Humphrey Burrell aged Sixty five years, resident in Canada in the County of Somerset within said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. in the Company commanded by Captain Spurr's and Regiment commanded by Colonel Nixon of the line of the State of Massachusetts upon the Continental Establishment, for the period of nine months, having previously served one year & eight months in Col. Bailey's Massachusetts Regiment and was in Battle at  at  Warren Heights and in the retreat from New York and in the battles at Princeton & Trenton, at the taking of  the  Prussians. Served in the whole thirty one & a half months that his original declaration was made before Judge Weston on the twenty seventh day of April 1818; that he is now on the Maine Roll, and that his pension certificate is numbered 5875 . And I, the said Humphrey Burrell do further solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Humphrey Burrell
The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz: Eighty acres of rocky land, twenty acres under improvement with an old house and barn valued six hundred dollars, one horse valued twenty dollars. Three cows value forty five dollars one heifer two years old ten dollars. one pair of small oxen, forty five dollars. Two years living twelve dollars. Twelve sheep eighteen dollars, Two swine eight dollars. Old furniture stuff, besides bedding five dollars. Farming utensils fifteen dollars. I have no debts due to me which can be collected, and I am upwards of sixty five dollars. The income derived from the above property does not exceed forty dollars a year. I have no trade or profession, and my occupation is that of a farmer; but from age and infirmity, being much afflicted with shortness of breath and other complaints

3248 Molly Burrell
adm d private Corporal Gunn 1 101. H
deduct - died 3 rd Jany 1836 — to commence on 4 Jany 1836
Geo. W. Morton Augusta Maine

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the third Section of the Act of Congress, of the 4th July, 1836.
State of Maine.
Somerset County, ss.
On this fourteenth day of November A. D., 1837, personally appeared in open court before Edmund Farnsworth Judge Probate for said County Somerset  Molly Burrell a resident of Skowhegan in the County of Somerset and State of Maine, 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 benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 4th, 1836; That she is the widow of Humphrey Burrell late a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States under Act of Congress of June 7. 1832. For the particulars of whose services in the army of the Revolution she refers to the declaration made by him for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of said act of June 7. 1832. presumed to be in possession of the War Department.
She further declares, that she was married to the said Humphrey Burrell , in the Month of  day of  August in the year seventeen hundred and eighty two ; that her husband, the aforesaid Humphrey Burrell died on the third day of January 1836 ; and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Abner William Allen } Molly Burrell Ebenezer Weston } Mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written.
D. Farnsworth Judge

REPRODUCTION
In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the Act of Congress, of the 4th July, 1836.
STATE OF MAINE.
Somerville ss.
I the subscriber Registrar of Probate in P. County hereby CERTIFY, That _____ before whom the proceedings were had, is _____ Journal contains the original proceedings of the said Court of Probate in the matter of the application of Mary Runee for a pension.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this fourth day of November A. D., 1887-
C. S. Merrill

Commonwealth of Massachusetts } Plymouth ss. Hingham, Dec. 4, 1837.
"Humphrey Burrell of Abington and Mary Gardner of Hingham were married by the Rev. Daniel Shute Pastor of the second Church in Hingham, August the twenty ninth one thousand seven hundred and eighty two"
This may certify that the above is a true extract from the record of marriages consummated in the town of Hingham, which record is now in my keeping, with the exception of date, which is expressed in the record in figures as follows - Aug t 29 th 1782
Attest,
James S. Lewis. Town Clerk of Hingham
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, County of Plymouth } ss. December 4 th , 1837. Then personally appeared before me the subscriber a justice of the peace within & for the County of Plymouth, the above named James S. Lewis Town Clerk of Hingham in said County and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed and I hereby certify that said Lewis is a person of good reputation for truth. -
Solomon Lincoln Jno: D. Sleeper

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth Y. I Jacob H Lord Register of Probate for the County of Plymouth do hereby certify that Solomon Lincoln Esq is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the within is his true & genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this fifth day of December A.D. 1837.
Jacob H. Lord
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section. AWF
February 5, 1930
Miss Ella F. Elliott 59 Oxford Street Somerville, Mass.
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 21727, it appears that Humphrey Burrell (Burrill or Burill) enlisted and served with the Massachusetts Troops as follows:-
In 1775, eight months as a private in Captain Hamlen's Company, Colonel John Bailey's Regiment; from January 1, 1776 in Captain Allen's Company, Colonel John Bailey's Regiment, was in the battle of Harlem Heights, in the retreat from New York, and in the battles of Trenton and Princeton, and was discharged February 7, 1777; from June 1778, nine months as a private in Captain Spurr's Company, Colonel Nixon's Regiment; from January 1, 1780 to February 27, 1781 as a private in Captain William Burbeck's Company; from May 22, 1782 to November 24, 1782 as a private in same company; from January 10, 1783 to July 24, 1783 as a corporal, and from July 25, 1783 to January 24, 1784 as quarter gunner in Captain William Burbeck's Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 27, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Harlem (which was later China), Kennebec County, Maine, aged sixty-three years.
In 1820, he was living in Canaan, Somerset County, Maine, and in 1834, he was living in Milburn, Maine.
He died January 3, 1838.
The soldier married August 29, 1782 in Hingham, Massachusetts, Mary or Molly Gardner. She was then of said Hing-

ham, and he of Abington.
She was allowed pension on her application executed November 14, 1837, at which time she was a resident of Skowhegan, Maine, aged seventy-five years.
A grandson, Samuel Pollard, was aged fourteen years in 1820. There are no further data as to family.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No.
21737
Nelly Burrill
wid of
Thompson Burrill
before Rev. war
Act:
July 4 th /36
Index:—Vol.
A
Page
106
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1930- Feb 5- H. R. R. Ella J. Elliott

5844 30885- Maine
Humphrey Bevell of Somerset in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Allen of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Bailey in the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year from the year 1776 to the year 1777
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 27 day of April 1818 -and-
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 of January 1819. and delivered to Re: C: Vose.
Restored to the Roll on 21 day of March 1829. and notification sent to Hon: S. Butman at Farmington. Produced Maine Pension commencing on the 4 of February 1829.
Amount due on 4th of Sept 1819. }
$ 56.17.
{ Revolutionary Claims Acts March 18, 1818 May 1, 1820. 81 March 1823

5044 Maine
Humphrey Burrell, private
Massachusetts line - 20 th In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of the District of Maine at the rate of - 8 - Dollars per month, to commence on the 27 th of April 1810
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th of Jan'y 1819 and del d R.C. Vose,
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1810: 4 mo 8/30 34.13 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 March 1819 40.00
$82.13
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Harlem,
Not entitled
Revocation sent July 10 1820 to R. C. Vose Augusta Maine

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2032.
Holly Burrell
to Jeffrey Burrell, dec.
on the 3 rd of January 1836.
in the State of Maine
pri. corp. in the army commanded in Allen of the Regt - commanded
by A. Bailey in the Massachu
pri. & corporal - 18 mos.
Gunner - 6 mos.
scribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 104 Dollars 62 1/2 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836 January
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of May, 1838 and sent to Geo. W. Morton, Augusta, Maine
to the 4th of March, 1838 = $218:80 annual allowance ending 4 Sept. 50:50
$269:30
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 1 st }
Recorded by S. A. Elliot Clerk, Vol. 2, Page 2

Humphrey Burrell M c act d June 10 th 1814. when last v d . [Signature] May 15 th 38.
Died 3 rd January 1836. Paid 1 st Fr 1836. S. H. H.
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State of Maine.
I John Davis Clerk, for the County of Wernedee of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Ken- nebec and Somerset, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court ; and that the original was exhibited in open Court ; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, including debts due to the declarant therein stated, is Seven hundred a  seventy eight dollars and  cents ; and deducting therefrom the amount of what the declarant owes, as set forth in said Schedule, the value of said property in the opinion of said Court, is Seven hundred & thirteen dollars and  Cents
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twentieth day of June 1820.
John Davis Clerk of said Court for the County of Wernedee

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States.
I the subscriber, being Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify to your Honor, that Humphrey Burrell , a citizen of the United States, now resident in Harlem , in the said County of Kennebec , in the District of Maine, on the twentieth day of April , A. D. 1818, made application to me to receive his declaration under oath, and such other evidence, as was in his power to produce; and to transmit the same, and the proceedings had thereon, to your Honor; that he might be placed on the pension list of the United States, agreeably to the provisions of an Act, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed March 18, A. D. 1818, which declaration, and the other evidence produced by the said applicant, is hereunto annexed.
And I do further certify to your Honor, that after a full examination of the said applicant, and a careful consideration of the evidence in the case, it appears to me that the said applicant did serve as a private soldier , in the war of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment, for more than nine months, as stated in his declaration aforesaid; and that from his reduced circumstances, he needs the assistance of his country for support.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of the Court in which I preside, to be hereunto affixed, this twenty third day of May in the year of our LORD one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Nathan Weston C. Just C. C. C. Pleas 2 d E. C. in crit.

15-255_00005 Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
KENNEBEC, ss.
THE Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certifies, that the Honorable NATHAN WESTON, Junior, Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset ; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto his Certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand : Dated at Augusta, in said County of Kennebec, this tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
John Davis

I Joshua Gardner of Skowhegan in the County of Somerset State of Maine aged Seventy years, do testify and declare upon oath, that I was well acquain- ted with Humphrey Burill who died on the third day of January 1836 and that for many years previous to his decease, I lived in the same neighborhood with him, and that I was present in Hingham in Massachusetts at the time of his Marriage with Molly Gardner in the month of August 1782 that the said Hum- phrey Burill was a poor coiner of the United States at the time of his decease and that his widow Molly Burill now living at said Skowhegan has re- mained unmained ever since the decease of her late husband Humphrey Burill.
State of Maine.
Skowhegan
Somerset ss. On this twenty seventh day of December 1837. personally appeared the above named Joshua Gardner to me well known to be a respectable Witness and subscribed & made oath in due form of law to the truth of the foregoing Deposition.
Before me - Eusebius Weston Justice of Peace

Augusta Me. Decr 29 th 1837
Sir
I herewith transmit the application of the widow of Humphrey Burdell, late a prisoner of the United States under act of June 7. 1832, to be pensioned under 3 d section of law of Congress of July 4. 1835. It is hoped that the application with the accompanying proof will be sufficient to establish her claim to the benefits of the law. Should the application be satisfactory to you, please send me a certificate for her
I am Sir
very Respectfully
Your Obed. Servt
Geo. W. Morton
J. L. Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions Washington D. C.

Humphrey Bunn
Payable semi-annually---the first pay- ment on this certificate will be made on the 4th of March next, at the Cumberland Bank of Portland D. B. Maine
Recorded

1255-00007 WAR DEPARTMENT. 5844,
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY That, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818,
Humphrey Burrell late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Dist. of Maine Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the Twentyseventh day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this Twentysixth day of January one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.
From Robert West

Humphrey Burrill
Admit as
Gunner 6 months. 26.
Sup & prov 18 mo. 75
$101.
For R.R. Vop Maui

W Humphrey Burrill,

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, May 13 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 Humphrey Burrill served in a company raised for the defence of Castle Governor's Island (commanded by his Excellency John Hancock, Esq.) until Oct. 24 th 1781, & afterwards by the Hon. Thomas Cushing, in which William Burbeck was Capt. Lieut., as follows, viz. said Humphrey Burrill served as a private from Jan. 18 th 1780 to 27 th of February 1781, & was paid for twenty five months & 27 days service. He also served as a Private from May 22 d 1782, until November 24. 1782, & was paid for six months & three days service. as a corporal from Jan. 10 th 1783, to July 24 th 1783, & was paid for six months & fifteen days service. And as a Quarter Gunner from July 25 th 1783, to Jan. 24 th 1784 & was paid for six months service.
Edward D. Bangs Secy
   m. d.     Private 25 27   " 6 63   Corporal 6 15   Q. Gunner 6 —     44 15  
Exact

Humphrey Bander
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I Elisha Lincoln, aged fifty nine years, now a resident in Madison in the County of Somerset, upon Oath testify and declare that I well knew Humphrey Burrell, late of Abington in the County of Plymouth, now of Harlem in the County of Kennebec I well knew the said Humphrey Burrell's enlistment into the Continental Army during the revolutionary war - in the year 1775, and serving until January 1777, were at Trenton New Jersey he was he was honorably discharged - the said Burrell was an inhabitant of the same town that I lived in, and he was always considered and had the reputation of being a good soldier -
Elisha Lincoln
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kennebec ss. Sep 29. 1818. -
Personally appeared the above named Elisha Lincoln and he made Oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me
Robert C. Vose Justice of the Peace 3
Robert C. Vose Esq is a Justice of the Peace for the county of Kennebec; and I give credit to the above testimony.
Nathan Weston his

Humphrey Bunnell, priv. Maine Roll N o . 5.875. add. dec. Feb. 6 th 1829.
applicant, infirm, shoulder broken & lost use of right hand & shoulder — 72. years old
Val. of prop — 718 —
Yearly income — 40.

State of Maine
Kennebec ss. On this fourth day of February A.D. 1829. personally appeared before me Nathan Weston Junior, a justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State. Humphrey Burrell, now in the seventy fourth year of his age, resident of Canaan in the county of Somerset, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath, declare, that he made oath of his service, in the war of the revolution, before the same Judge Weston, on the 27 th day of April 1818. who was at that time chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for said State, the District of Maine and that said Burrell was placed on the pension Roll of the Maine agency, & that his pension certificate is numbered 5875. and that he drew his pension accordingly up to 4 th of March 1820. - when by act of Congress of May 1 st 1820. he was required to make a schedule of his effects which he did on the sixth of June 1820. before the Court of Common Pleas, at Augusta, and caused his said schedule to be forwarded to the Pension Office, and was afterwards informed his name was stricken from the Pension, his on account of the property by him exhibited in said schedule. and said Burrell on his declares that he has received no compensation for his services in the war of the Revolution since the said 4 th of March 1820. - And now the said Humphrey Burrell on his Oath declares that the following is a schedule of his whole estate and income, necessary clothing & bedding excepted. - at the present time - viz - a right in the eighty acres of rocky land 20 acres under improvement with an old house and barn of the value of $600.00
  1 old mare of the value 20.   2 cows value of $20.00 1 heifer - 7$ 27.0   1 yoke of 3 year old Steers — of the value of — 30.0   2 Yearlings $12: 12 Sheep 14$ 26.00   2 swine - $3.00 old house hold furniture } consisting of - few chairs, Table, & a few articles 13.00   of iron ware & crockery, all worth 5.00 more 718: 00 
The income of this property (if I was able to labor upon it,) would not exceed Forty dollars a year. I owe debts to the amount of 90$ principally for stock bills, (Year

I have no trade or profession, my occupation has always been that of a farmer, but means of old age and bad fall about a year since, when my right shoulder was broken I am now wholly unable to labor, my wife now nearly sixty eight years old is very infirm and much afflicted with Rheumatism. My Grandson Samuel Pelland, lives in the family and takes the whole care of myself and wife. I could once write but owing to my shoulder being broken, I have wholly lost the use of my right hand - attests R.C. Vose Humphrey Burrell Mark
Feb 7 4.
State of Maine
718. 40. in one Kennebec ss On this fourth day of February A.D. 1829. Subscribed sworn to and declared, the same being first read to him - I also Certify that in my opinion the amount of the property mentioned in the foregoing schedule is seven hundred Eighteen dollars and that the total amount of income of the said Humphrey Burrell does not exceed the sum of Forty dollars a year - Nathan Weston Jr
I Robert C. Vose, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within said County of Kennebec, do Certify that the Hon. Nathan Weston Jr. before whom the above proceedings were had is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, and by direction of said Judge I have affixed the Seal of said Court on this fourth day of February 1829 - R.C. Vose.

30, 855
Humphrey Bunnell, Harlem Kennebec Co / 5 th Col Bailey's Mass. Reg. April 1775 to to Feb y 1779. 1 year 10 mo
April 27. 1818
Admitted
Walt 1000
Ph 100
Cape
Gun 100

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I Samuel Andrews, aged sixty four years, resident in Harlem, Maine, upon oath testify and declare, that I was well acquainted with the within named Humphrey Purcell while he was in the revolutionary service, that I served in the same Brigade, and fully believe that he served in the revolutionary army as within stated by him — From his reduced circumstances he is need of assistance from his country for support. He sustains the character of a man of truth.
Samuel Andrews
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kennebec Co.
On the twenty seventh day of April A D 1818 Samuel Andrews, above named, after having been carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him submitted & the witness is credible & disinterested —
Before me,
Robert C. Vose Justice of the Peace

Con in a wealth of Massachussetts. I Humphrey Burnell aged sixty three years, a citizen of the U. States, now resident in Harlow, Maine, upon oath testify and declare, that I served as a private soldier the first eight months service in the war of the revolution upon the continental establishment, in Capt Hamlin's company & Col. Bayley's regiment Massachusetts line or troops. Jan'y 1. 1776 I again enlisted as a private for one year, upon the same establishment in Capt Allen's company & the same Col. John Bayley's regiment Massachusetts line or troops. This period I fully served out and was detained six weeks longer by Gen Washington & was honorably discharged at Morristown New Jersey Feby 1777.
In June 1778 I again enlisted as a private for nine months upon the same establishment in Capt Sprague's company and Col. Nixon's regiment Massachusetts line. This period I also fully served out, and was finally & honorably discharged at Clinton Bridge New Jersey in March 1779. Both my discharges I have since lost and they are not now to my knowledge in existence. I was in the battles of Harlow Plains, of Trenton and at Princeton. From any the peculiar circumstances arising from my inability to labor upon which I have hitherto principally depended I need the assistance of my country for support. And I do hereby relinquish all my claim to any pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the U. States, if any; but I am not to my knowledge boone on any pension list whatever. I request that I may be placed on the pension list for the district of Maine. Humphrey Burnell
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Nunke Jr.
On the twenty seventh day of April A.D 1813 Humphrey Burnell above named, after having been carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration, by him subscribed. Before me,
Nathan Weston Esq.
Chief Justice C. Court C. Pease, Second Eastern Forest

1200-00000 ROBERT P. DUNLAP, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MAINE,
To all who shall see these Presents,
GREETING.
KNOW YE, That Eusebius Weston of Showhegan in the County of Somerset Esquire, whose name is borne upon the paper hereunto annexed, was, on the Twentyseventh day of June A. D. 1837 appointed and Commissioned, and on the Twentyseventh day of December A. D. 1837 qualified, as one of our JUSTICES OF THE PEACE & of the Quorum _____ within and for said County,
Robt P Dunlap

and that to his Acts and Attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF , I have caused the Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed.
GIVEN under my hand at AUGUSTA, this Twenty ninth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty- seven and in the Sixty- second year of the Independence of the United States of America.
BY THE GOVERNOR.
A large, stylized cursive signature of J. R. Nichols. The initials 'J. R.' are prominent, followed by the surname 'Nichols' in a flowing script. The signature is written in dark ink on a light background.
Secretary of State.

Pension Bureau Stamp Washington, D.C. 44
Ans. Feb 5, 1930
Will you please send me such records as you have in your Revolutionary Files regarding.
Humphrey Burrill , who is found in the 1820 List of Pensioners, p. 152 - of Maine, having served in Mass. Line.
Very truly Miss Ella F. Elliot 59 Oxford St. Somerville, Mass.

59 Oxford St., Somerville, Mass.
Dec. 19, 1929.
Pension Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs,
Will you please send me data from your Revolutionary Rolls regarding the following Pensioners:
1. Humphrey Burrill . See 1820 Pensioners, p. 152 - Maine. Private in Massachusetts Line.
2. Butler Lombard . 1820 Pensioners, p. 88 - Maine. Pr. Mass. Line.
Sent Jan 24 - 1835 "      p. 67      "      do. 1930
If there is a fee, please advise me and I will remit.
Yours truly,
(Miss) Ella F. Elliot