Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23775, Thomas Cammett, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Cannett, Thomas Nabby
W. 23775
CONTENTS

11.28 J. Maine Sabby Cummings widow of Thomas Cummings who died on the of Map the State of Maine who was a Prisoner in the Comp y commanded by Captain Lowell of the Reg t commanded by _____ in the Revolution time for two years
Inscribed on the Roll of Portland at the rate of 100 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. & Endg 19 th March 1839 when he died
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of June 1837 and sent to George C. Ames Esq Arrears to the 4th of Present Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act July 7, 1838. }
Recorded by J. P. Wightman Clerk. Book 2 , Vol. 1 , Page 23

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Nabby Cummell widow of Thomas.
Me abt July 88
Married in 1784 Died in 1816
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C. Harding Portland (Me)

STATE OF MAINE.
District of Maine County of Cumberland, ss.
On this sixth  know day of September A.D. 1838 personally appeared before Asahel Nason Judge of the District Court of the United States  Nabby C. Cummeth for Maine District a resident of Portland in the County of Cumberland and State or District of Maine, 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, entitled "An Act granting half pay, and pensions to certain widows." That she is the wid- ow of Thomas Cummeth who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution, and served in mouth now called Portland. in a company of Artil- lery commanded by Abner Lowell: which company was raised, as she has been informed, by order of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts: and that her hus- band served in said company over two years, and was discharged therefrom on the thirty first Day of December A.D. 1779. And that afterwards another Com- pany was raised and commanded by William McLellan, and she presumes he enlisted into said company, from the circumstance of his being woun- ded accidentally by Thomas Cole a Centinel. Therefore, she hopes are satisfactorily proved by the depositions of Daniel Cobb and Joseph Nason. She also further declares that she has never been married since the death of her said husband but has ever remained his widow. That she has no documentary evidence to produce to prove his said service but thinks his name may be found on the Rolls of said company if in existence.
SHE FURTHER DECLARES, that she was married to the said Thomas Cummeth on the fourteenth day of November in the year seventeen hundred and eighty four and that her husband, the aforesaid Thomas Cummeth died on the twentieth day of May A.D. 1816. 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.
attest Charles Harding  Nabby X Cummeth Mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.
BEFORE
Asahel Nason

State of Maine
Cumberland ss.
I Charles Fox Clerk of the Judicial Courts, within and for the County of Cumberland, do hereby certify, that in the record of Marriages, for said County: solemnized by Rev d Thomas Smith late Minister of the Gospel in Falmouth: in this office page 253: The marriage of Thomas Cammet and Nabby Snow: is recorded as follows:
"Thomas Cammet and Nabby Snow, November fourteenth, Seventeen Hundred and Eighty four"
And I do further certify that the above is a true extract from the records of said County; with the exception of the date; which is expressed in the records in fair legible figures as follows Nov r 14 th 1784
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this third day of September A.D. 1838
Charles Fox Clerk of the Judicial Courts for the County of Cumberland

United States Maine District
District Court September 5. 1838
I hereby certify that the within proceedings were had in Open Court before the Honorable Ashur Ware Judge of the United States within and for the Maine District as therein set forth -
And I further certify that Charles Harding Esquire whose official certificates are borne on the an- nexed depositions hereto annexed is a Magistrate as therein stated and as such entitled to full faith and credit.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said District Court the day and year last above written -
John Mussey Clerk

Portland Me. Sept 6. 1838.
Hon Abi Woodbury J. L. Edwards Esq Secy Treasury Comm r of Pensions.
Please direct whatever communications you may have occasion to make on the Pension certificate, in case the evidence should be deemed sufficient, to the care of your obedt Servant
Charles Harding

State of Maine
Cumberland ss. On this 5 th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one, personally appeared in Probate Court being a court of Record William Cannett a resident of Portland aged 65 years who being sworn cloth on his oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838,
And this declarant states that he is one of the children of Thomas Cannett and Nabby or Abigail Cannett both deceased. He states that his father the said Thomas Cannett was a resident of Portland then called Falmouth in the time of the Revolution and he has heard him & others say that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He believes that his father served eight months in 1777, and 8 months in 1778 in Capt Lowell's Company in the Town of Falmouth, and in 1780 8 months in a company under the command of Lt Joseph McLean. This declarant has heard his father speak of his service under Capt Lowell and also under Capt McLean. This declarant further states that the said Nabby Cannett his mother was married at Portland on the 14 th day of November AD 1784 and that his father

Thomas Cannett died on the 20th May 1816 and that his mother survived him and died on the 19th March 1839, and that she remained a widow from the death of his said father aforesaid.
And this declarant further states that he believes that his father's service in 1777 under Capt Bowe was for the period designated in the resolve of the Assembly of Massachusetts Bay passed April 21. 1777. and therein designated an eight months service, and that the service in 1778 was for the period of eight months as per Resolve of the General Assembly passed March 12 1778. to which resolves reference may be had.
Witness F. Bradford
Wm Cannett
Signed and sworn to the year and day first above written
Before me
Josiah Pierce Judge of Probate

And this declarant further states on oath that William Cammett your declarant and Dudley Cammett are the only surviving children of the said Nabby Cam- mett deceased.
Wm Cammett
March 5, 1851 signed and sworn to in Probate Court on the day and year last above written.
Josiah Pierce - Judge
State of Maine
County of Cumberland ss.
Probate Office March 5 th 1851
I Freeman Bradford, Register of Probate hereby certify, that Hon. Josiah Pierce before whom the foregoing declaration was made in the matter of Pension of the late Thomas Cam- mett, is Judge of Probate in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified agree- ably to the Constitution and laws of the State, that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine and that full faith and credit should be given to his Official attestations.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal official of said Court the day and year first above written.
Freeman Bradford
Register

STATE OF MAINE.
PROBATE COURT, Cumberland County, ss.
Be it Known, That on this fourth day of March 18 45 it has been satisfactorily proved in open Court, being a Court of Record, That Thomas Cammett late of Portland  who was a  Pensioner of the United States, and that he died at  said Portland on the twentieth day of August 18 46 . And that he left a widow Nabby Cammett, who remained a widow to the time of her death, and that she died on the 19th day of March 1839, and that William Cammett and Dudley Cammett are
the children and the only surviving children of the said Thomas and Nabby Cammett deceased, and that he left no widow.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court, and subscribed my name, this twelfth day of March in the year 18 45
Freeman Bradford
Register of Probate for Cumberland County.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 23.775
Nabby Cannutt Wid of Thomas Cannutt Br Mt Rev War
Act: July 7th 1838
Index:—Vol. A , Page 121
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Ans. C. Johnson
Nov 14-38-

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston :
February 20 1851 .
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 Thomas Scammett is borne on a return of Capt. Abner Lowell's Co. of Artillery, Stationed at Falmouth, dated July 31. 1777. no service stated. There is no roll of this Co's service after March 1777. —
On a pay roll of Lt. Joseph M c Lellan's Co. "detached from Col. Prime's Regt to serve the remainder of the eight months for which they enlisted," from Dec 6. 1780 as a private, 2 mos. 8 days. This Co. was Artillery, of Falmouth.
On an order to the Treasurer to pay his wages for service as a soldier Stationed at Falmouth, under Ser g t. Sumers Shattuck, & dated Falmouth May 20. 1782. No roll of this service found. —
There appears to be no other evidence of service by any person of the name. —

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Amasa Walker Secretary of the Commonwealth.

To the Secretary of State Mass.
The undersigned one of the children of Thomas Cammett late of Portland deceased respectfully requests all the evidence of the service of his father the said Thomas Cammett in the Revo- lutionary War.
And this declarant states that his father was a native of Falmouth and a resident of said Town in the time of the Revolutionary war. He has heard his father and mother say that he the said Thomas served in Capt Abner Bowell's company, and in Capt Mc Bellans company of said Falmouth but whether he served one two or three years he is unable to state. He believes that his father served in Capt Bowell's company in 1777 & 1778. His father died May 20, 1816, and his mother Abigail Cammett died on the 19, March 1839, and he believes that she made application for a pension but never drew any
W m Cammett
Cumberland ss. Feby 11. 1851.
Subscribed Before me
Freeman Bradford,      Jus: Pease

H. Bradford Portana Maine
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I Daniel Cobb of Portland in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine, on oath depose and say that I was intimately acquainted with Thomas Gammell late of Portland deceased. and that he and myself were members of a company raised by order from the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts which company was commanded by Abner Lowell, who was commissioned by the said Congress. Said Gammell was a member of the company when I enlisted into the company, which was the same day that I was sixteen years old. Said company was an Artillery Company, and the commander was styled Commandant. Said Gammell & myself were in the company two years and four months and were discharged together in December 31. 1779. Now long said Gammell belonged to said company before I enlisted, I do not now recollect. We were stationed in Portland then called Falmouth, to guard the coast. After I was discharged I went to Windham, and do not know for a certainty that said Gammell joined the next company that was formed which was commanded by Captain William McLellan; this company consisted of thirty men. but I have good reasons for believing that he did enlist into said company, because he was accidentally wounded in the thigh by the Centinel. Cumberland County ss. Sept 5. 1838. State of Maine Sworn to before me Charles Harding Just Peace. Daniel Cobb

J. Joseph Vearie of Portland in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine, on oath depose & say that I was acquaint- ed with Thomas Gannett late of Portland deceased and that he was a member of the company raised to guard the coast and which was stationed in Falmouth now Portland. said company was commanded by Abner Lowell. I was a member of the company in 1776. Mr Gannett enlisted into the company after I left. How long he was a member of the company I have forgotten, but I well recollect of his being wounded accidentally by the country , Thomas Cole, in a scuffle between said Cole and Josiah Tucker. This company was an Artillery. Mr Gannett afterwards married a girl by the name of his Snow. I have forgotten her given name. Joseph R Vearie attest. Levi Weymouth
State of Maine Cumberland County ss. Sept 5. 1838.
Sworn to before me Charles Harding Just. Peace
Cumberland ss. Portland September 6. 1838.
This may certify that the within named Daniel Cobb, and the above named Joseph Vearie are per- sonally known to me and are credible witnesses and entitled to belief Charles Harding Just Peace

I Enoch Moody of Portland in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine of lawful age do testify and say. That I am the son of William Moody late of Portland deceased and as administrator of my father have had in my possession since his death all his papers - My father was reputed and I have no doubt was a soldier in the revolution and I now have in my possession his original journals kept by him and which I know to be in his own hand writing while he was a soldier as aforesaid. The journals kept by my father state to incidents of his service in the 8 months campaign at Cambridge in 1775 under Capt David Bradish and in this journal he has given a list of his fellow soldiers as contained on leaf marked A -
The next journal of service kept by my father contains
The following entries among others to wit
"July 6th 1776. I Enlisted into Capt Lowells Company in the train."
" 23 d " Chose our noncommissioned officers "
" 30 th " The Militia came into town & drafted men to go to Canada - "
" August. " To work on the Fort laying a new platform. "
" Sept. 18 " Four companies in the Regt. mustered for review? "
" Nov. 22 " The field officers and all the Companies except Capt Lowells discharged "
" Nov 25 " Hauling the 18 pounders from the Neck into Capt Lowell's Battery "

"Nov 27. 1776 Drafting Militia to go to New York -" "Decr 24 " I enlisted in Capt Lowell's Company 3 months longer -" "January 6 1777. Shoveling snow off the Platform -" " " 7 " Hauling the 32 pounder from the Neck to the South Battery -" "April 1. 1777 This morning our Company dismissed under the discharge of one Cannon & three volleys of small arms. -" "April 5. 1777 Capt Lowell received orders to continue his company one month longer -" " " 7 " I enlisted for one month. -" "May 5 1777 Capt Lowell received orders to enlist a Com- pany of Matross consisting of 80 men. -" " " 6. " I enlisted with Capt Lowell for 8 months. -" "May 26. " Our Company passed Muster -" "June 27. " On guard at the Magazine. -" "July 29. " On guard at the Magazine -" "Aug. 27. " On guard on the Neck -" "Sept 30 " On guard on the Hill. Exchanged with Clouds - He at the Magazine -" "Oct 30. " Benjamin Tukey died with his wound about 1/2 after 9 o'clock -" "Nov 26. " On guard at the lower battery -" "Decr 27. " On guard at the lower Battery -" "January 1. 1778 Firing in our Guns. -" "Friday May 1. 1778. I enlisted with Capt Lowell as Mat- ross to serve 8 months. "On guard at the lower battery. -"

"May 23. 1778 On guard at the lower battery for Bishop" "June 19. " On guard for Mr Ramsey " "Sept 1. " On guard for Hilborn " "Oct 7. " Hilborn on guard for me." "Dec 6. 1778 Mr Barbour on guard for me " "Jany 3. 1779 On guard."
The foregoing is correctly copied from the journal of my father and is only a small part of many entries contained in the manuscript books in my possession. I also find in the papers of my father a list of names which I have no doubt is a list of the soldiers or a part of the soldiers who served in Capt Lowell's company in 1778 - The list is correctly copied and is as follows to wit -
   • Micah Samson  • Joseph Sylvester  • Nathaniel Moody    • Harrison Brainer  • Joseph Morse  • Nathaniel Walker    • John Clough  • Enoch Morse  • John Gooding    • William Moody  • John Gooding  • Elisha Turner    • Robert Hilborn  • Benjamin Stephens  • Nehemiah Burnham    • John Ramsey  • Joseph Challis  • Moses Brainer    • Daniel Tucker  • John Swan  • James Knight    • Nathaniel Moody  • Josiah Shaw  • Charles Hossack    • Daniel Cobb  • Benjamin Massey  • Henry Wheeler    • Peter Merrill  • Robert Page  • William Pitman    • Samuel Proctor  • Daniel Marble  • Thomas Cannett    • William Jenks  • Samuel Gookin  • Samuel Bradbury    • Paul Cannett  • John Patten  • Samuel Lennett   

Ebenezer Owen    Joseph Thomas Jr    William Green Samuel Hodgkin    James Cox    Daniel Brooks Samuel Tobie    Joshua Holey    Josiah Haskell John McFarland    Moses Noyes    Daniel Freeman Joseph Thomas Richard Cook 
I Enoch Moody further depose and say that from the journal of my father it appears that he was in what was called the Penobscot expedition in 1779. I find the following in his journals as aforesaid to wit - July 2 d 1779. A detachment of 40 men to go to Major Big a Duce. Turned out as volunteers to go to Penobscot with Capt. Peter Warren. Among his papers I also find the following -
Permit I blough William Moody Zachariah Baker William Harper Joseph Thomas Benjamin Mussey to pass from W.S.W. gizz to Falmouth.
West S.W. Gizz August 22. 1779.
(Signed) P. Warren Capt d
I also have in my possession an orderly Book which is mostly in the hand writing of my father purporting to contain the proceedings of Capt Marshalls in Col Premis Regiment in 1780. On one of the blank leaves in this book I find the following to wit -

   1 Joseph Pison 6 apt  26 Josiah Haskell    2 George Burns 1st Lent  27 William Bailey    3 Joseph McLellan 2 d Lent  28 Daniel Lent    4 Enoch Knight 1st May  29 David Underwood    5 William Moody 2 d  30 John Sawyer    6 Josiah Berry 3 d  31 Daniel Mumford    7 Charles Walker 4 th  32 Jeremiah Vearie    8 John York 1st Gov Lent  33 Joseph Brackett    9 James Flood 2 d  34 Nathaniel Rand    10 Dudley Broadstreet 3 d  35 Abram Young    11 Joseph Allen 4 th  36 Peter Pride    12 Josiah Brackett Same Corp  37 Joseph Staples    13 Josiah Hobbs Drummer  38 Samuel Motley    14 Samuel Eayrs Fifer  39 Paul Cammett    15 Samuel Proctor  40 Eben Gustin    16 James Pomeroy  41 John Titcomb    17 Amariah Delano  42 Eben Doven    18 Joshua Brackett  43 William Thompson    19 James Blake  44 Josiah Knight    20 Isaac Sawyer  45 William Mayfield    21 John Smith  46 Moses Noyes    22 John Merrill  47 Thomas Pridle waiter    23 Samuel Swift  48 Joseph Vearie do    24 Josiah Green  49 Stephen McLellan do    25 Daniel Brooks  50 Lemuel Moody do   

To the names as contained in the foregoing list there is no term of service specified. In the Journal of my father I find however the following entries April 27 1780 went to back Cove to pass muster. On fatigue in the afternoon - 28 th drew allowance for three days - "
" December 6 th 1780 The soldiers discharged all but 30 th "
Enoch Moody
State of Maine
Cumberland County ss. February 7 th 1846 Then personally appeared the above named Enoch Moody known to me to be a man of truth & veracity and made oath to the foregoing affidavit by him signed Before me H. Bradford justice of the Peace

A.
David Bradish Capt Bartholomew York Lieut Paul Ellis 2 d Lieut
  William Farington 1  } Major  —    Caleb Gartin 2    Levi Merrill 3    Abner Dorr 4    Henry Sewall 1  Sergeant     • Isaac Child 2  Corporal     Daniel Murray 3.      Richard Gooding 4.    
Privates
  • Benjamin Scolly  James McManus  Samuel Bates    Cornelius Brunkall  Jonathan Gardner  John McSaverty    Abijah Parker  Mathew Harris  John Bailey    Joshua Robenson  John Clough  Daniel Gookin    • Abijah Pools  Ebenezer Newman  Josiah Shaw    Joseph Arne  Daniel Green  Joseph Barber    Moses Grant  Joshua Berry  Benjamin Randall    Charles Knight  Samuel Dorr  Richard Condoll    Enoch Moody  Tobias Pillsbury  John Scott    Samuel Gooding  Thomas Ravenah  Philip Howler    Moses Burdick  Loring Cushing  Joseph Coy    William Moody  Daniel Marston  George Bell    Ebenezer Clough  Henry Flood  John Pinman    Thomas Paine  Joseph Thomas  William Hutchinson    John Pettengill  James Flood  Jonathan Raul    Joseph Hersey  Zachariah Nowell   

The foregoing roll has appended to it the following to wit
Soldiers in the Provincial service in the 31st Regt. of foot commanded by Col. Edmund Phinney stationed at Cambridge belonging to Fots No 2 & No 3 W Moody
A True list of soldiers at Cambridge in Capt Bradsher Company in Col. Phinney's Regt of Foot &c &c &c.
Enoch Moody
State of Maine
Cumberland ss. February 7 1846
Signed and sworn to by the above said
Enoch Moody
Before me H Bradford J.P.

Sir
Washington March 18/51
Enclosed you will please find the Application of the Heirs of Abby or Abigail Carmell widow of Thomas Carmell for arrears of pension due their Mother, under the Act of 7 July 1838.
This Claim is asserted for two terms of 8 months each under Capt. Lowell under the Resolve of the Assembly of Massachusetts Bay in 1777, and 1778, for 8 mo Service under Lieut. Joseph M c Ellen and for a term under Sergeant Shattock.
The Certificate of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that the Service under Lieut. M c Ellen for 8 mo. and that Carmell was upon the Rolls of Capt. Lowell. For the duration of the Service under this Officer, you are referred to the acts of the Genl Assembly of Massachusetts authorizing the Organization of this Service, and to the papers in the hands of Hannah Yeaton formerly widow of Samuel Bradbury and Hasty Morse widow of Enoch, the length of the term under Sergeant Shattock we have no means of showing. All this Service was Artillery Service, rendered as a Guard at Falmouth.

Very Respectfully Yours obed Servt Geo H. Amos

dec. Nabby Cannett, wid of Thomas, Maine.
Act 7 July 1838.
Ad d 2 yrs per Act - $100 per Ann from 4 March 1836. to 19 March 1839 when she died.
Payable to Wm Cannett and Dudley Cannett only children.
bequeathed to Geo C. Ames Present.

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So J. L. Edwards Esq Commissaire of Pensions
Washington City
D. G.
11.11.38

Portland Me. Sept. 6. 1838
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dr Sir Herewith I send you the application of Mrs. Nabby Gannett of this place for a pension under the Act of Congress of July 7. 1838. If upon examination you find the papers correct & the proof sufficient, please forward the certificate to me. I am yours respectfully Charles Harding
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