Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 47,904-160-55, Jonas Brigham, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass
Brigham, Jonas Dorcas
NUMBER
B.L. No 47,904-160-55
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Set G.F. Starkweather Aug 20/56 Same Sept 2.
Referred to Pension Office
Retarded
Vol B 2-85
181362 Act March 3 66 July 2 55
Dorcas Brigham wild Jonas Brigham Intestate
bap - Jonathan Rice god - Sam L Ballard
Intestate Mass Mills
Int. Aug. 17 } 1777 dis for 29 } Rev. War. ad. 160 acs Nov 17/56 Dodge
Recd at 244808
80 Papers Referred to Pension Office for Report
3rd Auditor's Office July 25, 1856 J. P. [Signature] for P. Audits
G. T. Starkweather Keene N. H.

181562
Dorcas Brigham
Act March 3. 1885
By her Attorney G. H. Starkweather Keene N.H.

State of New Hampshire.
County of Cheshire SS. On this nineteenth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appearing before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the State and County aforesaid, Dorcas Brigham years, a resident of Dublin aged Eighty Seven in the State aforesaid, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow  widow of Jonas Brigham who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Jonathan Rice, Col.  Samuel Bullard's Regiment in the war of the Revolution. That her said husband continued in actual service in said war from Aug. 17. to Nov. 29. 1777. as she believes and was honorably  discharged . Further declares that he hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints G.F. Starkweather of Keene N.H. his true and lawful attorney to prosecute her claim for Bounty Land under the act hereinafter mentioned, she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty bounty land to which she may be entitled under the Act passed March 3. 1855. She further declares that she has never heretofore applied for nor received Bounty land, that she was married to said Jonas Brigham in Wilson N.H. March 24. 1808. (then Packerfield) That her said husband died on the 11 th day of February A.D. 1850. and that she has ever since been, and is now a widow.
Attest Lemmy F. Wilkins her Dorcas X Brigham  Orville Wilkins mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before me. And I hereby certify that I believe the said Dorcas Brigham to be the identical person she represents herself to be in the foregoing declaration, and of the age above stated. I have no interest in this claim.
Rufus Piper Justice of the Peace.

State of New Hampshire.
County of Cheshire Town of Nelson,
Packersfield March the twentyfourth Eighteen hundred and eight. Mr. Jonas Brigham and Mrs. Dorcas Pratt, both of this Town were joined in Marriage by
Gad Newell, Pastor I Chas. H. Whitney do certify that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the said town of Nelson and that the foregoing is a true extract of marriage records, with the exception of the date which is expressed in fair legible figures thus, March 24 th 1808
Chas. H. Whitney Town Clerk
Sworn to and subscribed Before me this 23 d day of June 1855. and I certify that said Affiant is a credible person
Horatio Ayood. } Justice of the Peace

No. 181.562
Keene N.H. August 25, 1856
Dear Sir.
I am in receipt of your letter of the 20 th inst. in which you say, that Dorcas Brigham widow of Jonas Brigham, has not proved that her husband served in the Revolutionary war as alleged.
In this case I sent the Certificate of the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts, & from all I can learn there is no reason to doubt that her husband Jonas Brigham served in Capt. Rice Co. and was the same man named in the Certificate. Still I cannot prove that fact probably by those who were in service with him, as I think they are dead all of them.
Will you be good enough to inform me whether other proof, than actual witnesses of the service will be admissible, this old lady & her family have ever been taught that the husband did actual service, & suppose the Certificate from the Secretary Office, to show his service.
Respectfully Submitted G. H. Starkweather
Hon. J. Minot } Comm. of Pensions }

Mr. Baynton I suppose this case properly belongs to your desk
S. Henry

11-0 47.904 Mrs. A. A. [unclear]
Dorcas Brigham wd Londs Recd 181862 add. proof Oct-1855 No. 181.562 { Boston Parish Minis sum of Pension Washington D.C. FIVE 

181562
Dorcas Brigham
Additional Edition Main 181562 Feb 1855
Buyntons
1855
Dear Sir, Miss Can of Pious Washington D.C.

Keene N.H.
Oct 11. 1854
Dear Sir:
I enclose the best evidence I can get in the case of Mrs. Lucus Brigham. and can only add that I have no doubt of the genuineness of the claim.
Respectfully Yours G. H. Stackpole
Genl. Minot.

Dorcas Brigham Add proof Act 1855—
No. 181.562 Suspended
By her attorney G.H. Starkweather Reene N.H.

I Beriah Emes of Keene in the County of Cheshire N.H., On oath declare that my age is 83 years. That I formerly lived in Dublin in said County where I well knew Jonas Brigham & his wife Dorcas for many years. My husband Alexander Emes was a soldier in the war of the Revolution. And I often heard him and Jonas Brigham talk concerning the war and when my said husband was pensioned. I recollect that Brigham said he was out about three months, and was not out enough to entitle him to pension.
He lived in Massachusetts in the time of the war, as he said and was a man who was of truth and veracity. He used to relate incidents of the war and told the names of the Officers but I cannot remember the names.
I remember that I asked Mr. Brigham if he was not going to try for a pension & he said he was not, for the reason that he was not in service long enough to entitle him, but that he was out about three months,
David Emes
Sworn to and subscribed before me this Eleventh day of October 1856. And I certify that said affiant is a credible person and I am not interested in this testimony
Jno H. Dyer Esq. Jus. of the Peace

State of New Hampshire. County of Cheshire I George W. Sturtevant Register of Probate in & for said County do certify that John Henry Elliot whose signature is affixed to the within certificate is a justice of the Peace in and for said County duly authorized to administer Oaths &c. and that full faith & credit are due to his official acts as such justice. Given under my hand and the Seal of the Court of Probate this Eleventh day of October 1856.
Geo W. Sturtevant

State of New-Hampshire County of Rockingham ss } I Leonard Risco. Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, of said State, for said County, do hereby certify that Rufus Piper before whom the annexed Declaration of Dorcas Brigham and the annexed affidavit of James F. Wilkins and Abigail Wilkins were made, and Horatio Osgood before whom the annexed affidavit of Charles R. Whitney was made, were both at the several dates of said papers, Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly authorized by the laws of this State to take depositions and administer oaths and their respective signatures to said annexed papers are in my belief genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hands and affixed the seal of said Court This twenty fifth day of June A.D. 1855. Leonard Risco. Clerk

We Luns F. Wilkins and Arvella Wilkins residents of Dublin in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire, upon our oaths declare that Sarah Brigham signed and acknowledged the foregoing declaration in our presence and from her appearance & our knowledge we believe her to be the identical person she represents herself to be, in said declaration. We further declare that she is a widow and that her husband was Jonas Brigham and that he died as she has stated on the Eleventh day of February A.D. 1850. Eighteen hundred and fifty.
- Luns F. Wilkins
- Arvella Wilkins
Sworn to and subscribed Before me this nineteenth day of June 1855 and I certify that said Affiants are credible persons. I am not inter- ested in this claim.
Rufus F. Jen Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, June 21 st 1855.
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 Jonas Brigham is borne on pay roll of Capt. Jonathan Rice's Comp. Col. Samuel Bullard's Regt. ordered to march to reinforce the Northern Army from Aug. 17. to Nov. 29. 1777 3 mos. 24 days. Brevet included, as private and Abel Maynard was Sergt.
Roll dated Sudbury June 16. 1778.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. M. Wright Secretary of the Commonwealth.