Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 19,717-160-55, Samuel Capen, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
NUMBER _____
Capen, Samuel Lydia
B.L.Wt. 19.717-160-55
CONTENTS

152,806
Act Nov. 3/53-
May 20/53-
Sylvia Capen widow of Samuel Capen, P.M. Capt. R. Thompson Cal. Mts.
Ent. May 24. 1881 Dis. Dec. 4. "
No Rev. War Private Col Webb Mass Troops Map No Papers
Ad. 160 d'ed Mar 27/56 DeVries
James Ladd Boston Mass.
Vol. 61-11. —

STATE OF Massachusetts } COUNTY OF Norfolk }
We, Henry Clapp and Thomas W. Capen residents of Dorchester in the State of Massachusetts upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Seydia Capen in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. (we also state that the printed irrelevant words were erased before signing)
Henry Clapp
Thomas W. Capen
~~~~~ The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Ebenezer Holman , Justice of the Peace.
~~~~~ STATE OF } COUNTY OF ss. }
I,
certify that
whose genuine signature appears above, is, and was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified; that his Commission is dated on the _____ day of _____ A. D. 185____ that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit.
Given under my hand
this _____ day of _____
A. D. 185____

APPLICATION FOR BOUNTY LAND.
(By the Widow of a deceased person who has not had a Land Warrant,)
STATE OF Massachusetts } S.S. COUNTY OF Norfolk }
On this twenty fourth day of May A. D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty- five personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Lydia Capen aged seventy three years, a resident of Dorchester in the State of Massachusetts who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Samuel Capen deceased, who was a Soldier in the company commanded by Captain Ralph Thompson
in the _____ Regiment commanded by Lieutenant Col. Webb in the war with Great Britain declared by the United States on the 18th day of June, 1812, of the Revolution ;
that her said husband enlisted at Dorchester on or about the twenty fourth day of May A. D. 1781 — for the term of time (unknown) and continued in actual service in said war for the term of three months and twenty two days and was honorably discharged at Dorchester on the fourth day of December A. D. 1781
She further states that she was married to the said Samuel Capen in Dorchester on the twenty sixth day of September A. D. 1819 , by one John Godman a Clergyman and that her name before her said marriage was Lydia Capen that her said husband died at Dorchester on the seventh day of April A. D. 1830 and that she is now a widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3d, 1855. and that she prays that the certificate thereof may be sent for her to James Leadd, of Boston Lydia Capen

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Norfolk, S.S. Dorchester May 23. 1855.
I, the subscriber, do hereby certify that the following are true extracts from the Registries of Marriages and Deaths in said Dorchester.
Marriages in the Town of Dorchester, by the Rev. John Oldman."
"Dea. Samuel Capen of Dorchester to Lydia Capen of Stoughton, September twenty sixth, eighteen hundred and nineteen."
I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows, "Sept. 26 th 1819."
Deaths 1830."
"Deacon Samuel Capen died, April seventh eighteen hundred and thirty, aged sixty seven years."
I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date, and age, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows.
"April 7 th 1830. aged 67 years."
Ebenezer Holman, Town Clerk.

I, Eben Tolman within named, depose and say, that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the Town, County and State aforesaid, and that the within are true copies from the records of said Town with the exceptions within named as certified by me.
Eben Tolman
State of Massachusetts, County of Norfolk } ss. Dorchester May 24, 1855.
I, Robert Vose, a Justice of the Peace, for the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, duly qualified and sworn, hereby certify that Eben Tolman is the Town Clerk of Dorchester, County and State aforesaid duly elected and sworn; and that to all acts to which his name may be affixed, is worthy of credit and confidence.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name the day and year above written.
Robert Vose.
Just. Peace

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Also Amos

State of Massachusetts - County of Norfolk We Henry Clapp and Lucy Blake residents of Dorchester, Massachusetts, having been duly sworn, depose and say that we well knew Samuel Capen and Lydia Capen his wife at the time of their marriage, that we knew them to cohabit as husband and wife, and to be so reputed; that we know that the said Samuel Capen died at said Dorchester on or about the seventh day of April A. D. 1830 - that we know his death occurred about that time because we attended the funeral; and that we have known his said widow (who now applies for bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3d, 1855) from his death to this time that she has remained unmarried, and that we are disinterested
Henry Clapp Lucy Blake
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this twenty fourth day of May A.D. 1855 - I certify that the deponents are credible witnesses, that I have no interest in the prosecution or result of this claim.
Ebenezer Solman, Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, May 28 th 1855.
I Hereby Certify , That at the date of the attestation hereunto annexed,
Eben Tolman was
a Justice of the Peace for the County of Norfolk
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court. & I believe the signature of E. Tolman to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. M. Waite Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, May 15 th 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 Samuel Casen is borne on pay roll of Capt. Ralph Thompson's Comp. Lt. Col. Webb's Regt. raised by order of the General Court to reinforce the Continental Army, from Aug. 24. to Dec. 4. 1781. 3 Mos. 22 Days (220 miles) Travel included, as private.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. M. Wright Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston,
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Sir :
Be pleased to file a declaration in this office, agreeably to the accompanying regulations, and search will be made for the revolutionary service of and the result forwarded to your address. Particular attention is called to the second regulation.
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
To be called for.

The following REGULATIONS, to be observed in the examination of the Revolutionary Rolls in this office, have been rendered necessary under the rules which are established in the Pension Department at Washington, viz:—
1. Every application requiring search or certificate must be made to the Secretary, in writing, by the claimant, or by some person duly authorized by the claimant; and the signature to the application must be attested by some magistrate.
2. In all cases where the application is made by any person other than the claimant, a power of attorney, attested by a magistrate , authorizing such person to act in the claimant's behalf, must accompany the application.
3. The application must set forth, as fully as the circumstances of the case will allow, the residence and service of the soldier, and the names of the officers under whom he served: and no search will be made until after the filing of such written application.
“Regulations to be observed in the examination of the Massachusetts Revolutionary Papers in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.”
“The application must be made to the Secretary, in writing, by the claimant, or by some person duly authorized by the claimant, by a written power of attorney, attested by a magistrate. The signature of the claimant must in all cases be attested in like manner.
“The application must set forth, as fully as the circumstances of the case will allow, the residence of the soldier, &c., at the time of the service, and the names of the various officers under whom he served, as well as the nature of such service.
“The certificate of the Secretary must show that the search was made, after the filing of such application, by himself, or by one of his Clerks, alone, and must be accompanied by the original application of the claimant or of his attorney, and by a detailed statement, under the signature of the Secretary and the Seal of the State, of the circumstances which satisfied that officer of the identity of the party described in the application with the individual who rendered the service.
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.”
The following is an extract from a letter received by the Secretary from J. E. Heath, Esq., Commissioner of Pensions, dated March 19, 1852:—
“I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 3d inst., accompanied by a copy of the Regulations now in force in your office in the examination of your Revolutionary Rolls; and, in reply to your questions, have to state that, in my opinion, the said Regulations could not be relaxed in any particular without serious injury to the Government and the rights of individuals justly entitled to the benefits of the Revolutionary Pension Laws. Indeed, even with those guards around your rolls, I am satisfied they are frequently used by unscrupulous individuals to sustain applications not embraced by the laws, and as a means of obtaining exorbitant fees.”
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APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF REVOLUTIONARY SERVICES,
Made by the Widow of the party who rendered the service.
County of Norfolk State of Massachusetts Town of Dorchester
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office, of the service of Samuel Capen in the war of the Revolution.
He was a native of the Town of Dorchester in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts
He enlisted from the Town of Dorchester in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts in the year 1781 as a private in the Company commanded by Captain Thompson in Lt. Col. Webb's Regiment and he served as follows,* viz:—
* Here describe, as fully as may be, the length of service, the rank, &c., of the claimant, or the capacity in which he served, and all other particulars known.

I am now Seventy three years old, and my memory does not enable me to state the services more fully than above stated.
Witness my hand, this A. D. 18 55 —
Seventh
day of May Lydia Capen
Signed by said in my presence,
Lydia Capen Lucas J. Bronson
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. }
CAPEN, SAMUEL, (MAB?)