Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14309, Peter Bicknell, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Bicknell, Peter
W. 14309
Mary
CONTENTS

Lemuel Humphrey Ap 10 10/50 1866
Massachusetts - 3,280
Mary Bicknell, widow of Peter Bicknell, Mass who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 11 th November 1831 at Norfolk in the State of Mass who was a P er in the Com ty commanded by Captain Tufnell of the Reg t commanded by _____ in the Mass ts line for 15 mos 23 dys
Enscribed on the Roll of Mass ts at the rate of $2 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of June 39, was sent to Lemuel Humphrey, Weymouth, Mass ts
Arrears to the 4 th of March - $157.98 Semi-annual allowance ending 26.33 $184.31
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by R. Bendire Clerk, Book A Vol. 15 Page 72.

V 1876 Mary Bicknell widow of Peter Mass.  act 7 July 38.
80.51
Rates
  Vol. 12 p 98 - alarm 75.  0.8.    15. 11 Gould 75.  8 -    25. 58. Infant 76 -  4 -    37. 3. Pool - 77.  3.15     15.23    abnd 15 mo. 23 ds / m
$52.66.
no deduction
L. W. Mansfield Weymouth Mass
any add. up from the Pension office in the case the husband may be made to the subscriber Daniel Humphrey Weymouth Sep. 1888

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, of the 7 th July 1838. entitled, "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;"
State of Massachusetts } ss County of Norfolk }
On this twenty second day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before the Honorable Judge of the Court of Probate within and for the County of Norfolk Mary Bicknell, a resident of Weymouth in said County of Norfolk aged seventy eight 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 Peter Bicknell late of Quincy in said County deceased, who was a private in the Army of the Revolution. And that according to the best of her knowledge and belief the service of the said Peter Bicknell as a soldier in the Revolutionary War was as follows to wit: That he served in Capt Jacob Goodell's company six or eight months, which service commenced in April in the year 1775. The remaining part of the year 1775 he served at Weymouth in Capt Joseph Dufant's company and about three months of the first part of the year 1776 he served at Hull under Capt Dufant.
Also that he served at Hull from about the first of December 1776 to about the first of April in the year 1777. The first part of the said term he was in Capt Dufant's company, and the remaining part of the term, the company in which he served is unknown to her, but she thinks he was in one of the four independent companies so called Thayer's, Shower's, Newcomb's or Pool's.
The said Peter Bicknell resided in said Weymouth when he entered upon each of the terms of service above mentioned.
She further declares that she was married to the said Peter Bicknell on the twenty fifth day of May in the year seventeen hundred and eighty; that her husband the aforesaid Peter Bicknell died on the eleventh day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty one; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of

January, seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz: at the time above stated.
Mary Bicknell
I swear to & subscribe on this day & year above written by the said Mary Bicknell, who by reason of bodily infirmity is unable to attend Court to make her declaration
before me a Judge of Probate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Norfolk.
I Jonathan H. Cobb Register of the Court of Probate for said County of Norfolk hereby certify that Sherman Leland is Judge of said Court of Probate & that his signature above is genuine & true
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the Seal of said Court of Probate this tenth day of September (A.D. 1828)
Jonathan H. Cobb Reg

Any address from the Pension office in the case of Mrs. Richmond may be made to the subscriber
Daniel Humphrey
Weymouth Sep. 1838.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, County of Norfolk. I Samuel Weymouth & Thomas C. Webb. Town Clerk of said Town of Weymouth. Hereby certify, that the following is a true Copy from the Records of said Town of Weymouth with the exception of the date, which is expressed in plain legible figures. to wit; The Birth of Peter Bicknell, son of Zachariah & Sarah Bicknell - born January Fifteenth. Seventeen Hundred Fifty Nine. The figures as recorded are January 15 th 1759 Attest, Thomas C. Webb (Town Clerk of Weymouth)
I Thomas C. Webb above-named before V. say. that I hold the Office of Clerk of said Town of Weymouth, and that the above is a true extract from the Records of the Town, with the exceptions above named as certified by me
Thomas C. Webb (Town Clerk of Weymouth)
Commonwealth of Massachusetts H. D. the County S.P. February 13 th 1858. Then personally appeared before me Thomas C. Webb, to me known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that the same was his free act and deed. Daniel Humphrey, Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Norfolk and Town of Weymouth, I, Joshua Emery Jr. Pastor of the First chh. and Soc. in said Weymouth, hereby certify that the following is a true copy from the records of the said chh. in Weymouth, with the exception of the date wh. is expressed in fair legible figures - to wit -
"Married by Rev. William Smith, May twenty fifth, seventeen hundred and eighty, - Peter (May 25 th 1780).
Peter Bicknell and Mary Pratt both of Weymouth."
Attest. Joshua Emery Jr.
Pastor of said chh. in Weymouth
I, Joshua Emery Jr. above named, depose and say that I hold the office of Pastor of the said chh. and Soc. in said Town of Weymouth, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said chh., with the exception above named, as certified by me.
Joshua Emery Jr. Pastor of First chh. in Weymouth
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk County ss. August 14 th 1830. Then personally appeared before me the subscriber a justice of the peace within and for the said County of Norfolk the above named Joshua Emery Jr. and made solemn oath that the above certificate and affidavit by him subscribed in my presence are true.
Daniel Humphrey Justice of the Peace

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Peter Bicknell a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1775 6 mos. Pvt. Great Cook Brigton Mass.   1775 4 mos. Joseph Trufant ✓   1776 3 mos. ✓   Dec. 1776 April 1777 Trufant  
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Weymouth Norfolk Co. Mass. Date of application for pension, Aug 22 1838. In Weymouth Residence at date of application, Weymouth Norfolk Co. Mass. Age at date of application, She was 70 years old.
Remarks: Soldier was the son of Zachariah and Johanna Bicknell. He was born Jan'y 15. 1759, married May 25, 1783 Mary Pratt and died Nov. 11, 1831
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

1913 Feb 26 Hist. Soc. Mrs. James Stanley Hall.
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 14309
Mary Bicknell
Widow of
Peter Bicknell
Priv. Ser. War
Act: July 7 th 1838
Index: Vol. a , Page 63
[Arrangement of 1870.]
V 1876 Let. to Dr. Humphrey Dec. 20, 1837.
Act 7 July 1838

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I Lovell Bicknell of Weymouth in the county of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged forty six years testify and say that I am well acquainted with, and reside very near, Mary Bicknell widow of Peter Bicknell formerly of Weymouth deceased. She is now nearly or quite eighty years of age, and is unable to ride or travel more than a short distance. She attempted to visit Quincy the place of her late residence, which is a distance of about six miles, in September 1838. which she found to be more than she could endure, and I am perfectly well satisfied that she was far from being able to attend any court of record in the county of Norfolk in August last to make a declaration to obtain a Pension for services of her deceased husband in the Revolutionary war. The place nearest to Weymouth where any court of record would be held in earlier than February 1839. was Roxbury which is fourteen miles distant at least
Lovell Bicknell
Master
E. Weymouth MS
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Norfolk County ss. Jan. 9th 1839. Then personally appeared before me the subscriber the above named Lovell Bicknell, and made oath, that the above affidavit by him subscribed in my presence is true, and I certify that the said Lovell Bicknell is well known to me as a person of good reputation for truth
Samuel Humphrey Justice of the Peace for Norfolk County
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Norfolk ss. I thereon sit as a judge of this court of Probate in for said county, hereby certify that according to the best of my knowledge and belief

The above is a true statement of the health & condition of the said Mary Dicknell, in the month of August last past, at the time she must have been dislocated before she obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 7 th 1830 In witness whereof the said judge hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said court this 15 th day of January AD 1839 I. L. D. Smith

I Jonathan Lewis of Weymouth in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts aged seventy nine years nearly, testify and say that I knew Peter Bicknell late of Quincy, deceased formerly of Weymouth, in the time of the Revolutionary War, and know that he served as a soldier in said war. He the said Bicknell served I think in Capt. Jacob Goodell's company the term of eight months as a private in the year 1775. which service I think commenced in the month of May of that year, and was per- formed mostly at Cambridge and I believe in Col. Grafton's Reg. I was not with said Bicknell in said Goodell's company, but well recollect that he served in said Goodell's company.
Jonathan Lewis
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Norfolk County ss. August 9 th 1838. Then
personally appeared before the subscriber, justice of the peace within and for the said County of Norfolk, the above named Jonathan Lewis and made oath that the above affidavit by him submitted in presence is true, and I certify that the said Jonathan Lewis is well known to me and he is a person of good reputation for truth, and his memory appears to be unusually good for a man of his years.
Daniel Humphrey, justice of the peace

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK ss.
Ernall Samfson
I, JAIRUS WARE , Clerk of the Judicial Courts, being Courts of
Record, within and for the County of Norfolk, hereby Certify that
Samuel Humphrey Esquire,
is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Norfolk aforesaid, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified to discharge the duties of said office, and that his signature to the annexed certificates is genuine and true.
In Witness Whereof, I have subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth hereunto at Dedham, this twenty eighth day of August , A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight  Ernall Samfson Clerk
BICKNELL, PETER

We Lovell Bicknell of Weymouth in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts aged forty five years, and Rebecca Bicknell of said Weymouth aged forty years, testify and say that we were acquainted with Peter Bicknell late of Quincy in said county deceased, formerly of said Weymouth, from our youth to the time of his death and also with Mary Bicknell his wife now his widow. The said Peter Bicknell died on the eleventh day of November in the year 1831 by a hurt from a fall of a tree - he was then about seventy two years of age. We saw his remains after his death and attended his funeral. The said Mary Bicknell is yet living and in good health and remains the widow of the said deceased and is now in the seventy ninth year of her age.
Lovell Bicknell - Post Master E. Weymouth Ms
Rebecca Bicknell
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Norfolk County ss. I, 74 years of age, of the town of Weymouth, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the original thereof, and that the same is now in my possession. I further certify that the said Lovell Bicknell and Rebecca Bicknell are well known to me and are credible witnesses. Lovell Bicknell, Justice of the Peace
BICKNELL, PETER

Molly Foster Berry Chapter Fort Scott, Kansas
Fort Scott, Kansas.
Feb. 14, 1913.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir,-
I have been referred to you by the Adjutant-General for information concerning the Revolutionary War record of my great-great-grand-father, Peter Bicknell of Massachusetts.
His name appeared in the Revolutionary Records as a pensioner but his service was not given in the same place - The American Monthly Magazine for May 1912.
Very Respectfully,
Mrs. James Stanley 901 Burke St.
Ft. Scott, Kans.