Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14,568, Joseph Cook, R.I.

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Look Joseph Mary
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W. 14.568
CONTENTS

Massachusetts - 1721
Mary Cook widow of Joseph Cook, deceased
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 4 th of March, 1814 in Worcester co. in the State of Massachusetts - who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Carr of the Regt commanded by Col. Marios in the R. Island line for 12 months, private
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of Jan- uary 1839 and sent to Mrs. M. S. Hastings, N. R.
Bears to the 4 th of Sept. 1838 $100:00 Semi-annual allowance ending M. '39 - 20
$120:00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by S. A. Elliott Clerk Book 4 Vol. 1, Page 80.

Wolf's Creek Dec 18th 1841
[The following text is written in a dense, cursive hand, likely a ledger or account book. The entries are arranged in columns, though the handwriting is very slanted and difficult to read precisely.]  Jan 1st To Balance 100.00  Feb 1st By Wolf's Creek 50.00  Mar 1st To Balance 50.00  Apr 1st By Wolf's Creek 25.00  May 1st To Balance 25.00  Jun 1st By Wolf's Creek 10.00  Jul 1st To Balance 10.00  Aug 1st By Wolf's Creek 5.00  Sep 1st To Balance 5.00  Oct 1st By Wolf's Creek 2.00  Nov 1st To Balance 2.00  Dec 1st By Wolf's Creek 1.00  Jan 1st To Balance 1.00  Feb 1st By Wolf's Creek 0.50  Mar 1st To Balance 0.50  Apr 1st By Wolf's Creek 0.25  May 1st To Balance 0.25  Jun 1st By Wolf's Creek 0.10  Jul 1st To Balance 0.10  Aug 1st By Wolf's Creek 0.05  Sep 1st To Balance 0.05  Oct 1st By Wolf's Creek 0.02  Nov 1st To Balance 0.02  Dec 1st By Wolf's Creek 0.01  Jan 1st To Balance 0.01 
Wolf's Creek Dec 18th 1841

Widow Mary Cook's Declaration
State of Massachusetts.
Herested p. On this twenty third day of October A. 1838. personally appeared before the Judge of Probate of the County of Worcester aforesaid, Mary Cook, a resident of Mendon in said County, 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 benefits 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 Joseph Cook late of said Mendon, who according to her best knowledge & belief was a private in the war of the Revolution and who as she verily believes, in the month of April 1779 enlisted in the company of Capt. Caleb Carr in Col. Grahams Regiment and served under said Officer for the term of one year in the State of Rhode Island & was stationed there in a place called Pawtuxet, Little Compton & Bristol. That she has been told & believes that said Joseph afterwards enlisted & served in divers other expeditions & finally enlisted during the war and that on the day of his death which was on or about the fourth day of March 1819. he had made out his papers for the purpose of obtaining a pension & has been told that he actually did obtain a pension certificate & if so, the document is now in the hands of the War Department. but of this she is not certain. She verily believes also that during some part of his service he was at Philadelphia. She further declares that she was married to said Joseph Cook on the seventeenth day of June in the year Seventeen hundred & eighty four; that her husband the aforesaid Joseph Cook died on the fourth day of March eighteen hundred & nineteen; and that she has not been married since his death.
that one was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the birth of her child on the 14 th day of January 1819.

I do hereby certify that Joseph Cook son of Nathaniel Cook of Cumberland & Mary Pickering daughter of Benjamin Pickering of Mendon were Lawfully joined together in marriage on the fourteenth day of June Seventeen hundred and Eighty four - By me Oliver Walcutt Clerk
Received December tenth, Seventeen hundred & Eighty four Nathaniel Cook John Deter John Clift
I Pardon Sayles Town Clerk of the Town of Cumberland County of Providence & State of Rhode Island, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the order, which is entered on the record in fair legible figures as follows - the 17 th day of June 1784 - Received December 10 th 1784 - Attest. Pardon Sayles Town Clerk
I Pardon Sayles above named do hereby certify that I held the Office of Town Clerk in the Town, County & State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town, with the exception above named as certified by me Pardon Sayles Town Clerk
Providence Feb. 7 th Cumberland October the thirteenth Eighteen hundred and thirty eight Then personally appeared Pardon Sayles Town Clerk of said Cumberland and was really sworn to the foregoing certificate according to Law - Before me Dan A. Daniels R. Atty

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Providence S c Clerk's office, Court of Common
Pleas, Jan y . 5 th A D 1839.
I, John W. Smith Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Providence, in said State, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that Dan A. Daniels Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn, was a Public Notary at the date of his aforesaid certificate, and now is; and is by law authorized and qualified to administer oaths & take depositions; and that his aforesaid signature is genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court, at the City of Providence this fifth day of January aforesaid A D 1839.
John W. Smith Clerk

Rev  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 14568
Mary Cook Widow of Joseph Cook Prv. Rev. War.
Act: _____
Index:—Vol. A , Page 178
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Ex 6 V 162 Ex 6 10-10-10 Ex 6 10-10-10

HOOD Mary Cook. Widow of Joseph Cook.
Mr Hastings of R. H. Rep.
H. W. S. Hastings 1912

St. of Reps. Jan. 10. '39
Sir Enclosed I send you the application of Mary Cook, widow of Joseph Cook for a pension, which I wish may be examined & passed upon as soon as conveniently may be - Respectfully Yours & Wm. Hastings.
To Mr. Edwards Esq.

War Department, Pension Office, January 24, 1839.
Sir,
I have the honor to inform you that the papers in support of the claim of Mrs. Marcy Cook, widow of Joseph Cook, deceased, have been examined and filed under the act of 7 July, 1838.
The only service duly set forth is 12 months in Grary's Regiment of the Rhode Island Brigade, which is verified by the rolls. There are no papers on file under the act of 18 March, 1818, which would enable the Department to ascertain the service which claimant thinks he rendered under an enlistment for the war. The particulars of such service must be furnished before any decision can be made upon it.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully,
Hon. W. L. Hastings, House of Representatives.
Yours ob t &c
J. L. Edwards

I Amariah Weatherhead of Cumberland in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island now Eighty years of age do testify and say that I was well acquainted with Joseph Cook formerly of Cumberland husband of Mary Cook his widow about the first of April 1779 we enlisted into Geeble Coons Company in Col. Gervais Regiment he enlisted as a private and I as Sergeant we served twelve months in said Company in Regiment we were stationed on Pawtuxet from thence we moved to Little Compton and remained at that place the most of the winter the latter part of the winter we moved to Bristol we remained there until the year was ended for expired and then we were honorably discharged the above places named and all in the State of said Rhode Island
Amariah Weatherhead
State of Rhode Island Providence ss Cumberland October 19 A D 1838 Then the aforenamed Amariah Weatherhead appeared before me and made oath to the foregoing Deposition which was reduced to writing by me in his presence and by him subscribed to in my presence And I further certify that said Amariah Weatherhead is well known to me as being of good reputation and that his statements are entitled to full credit
Asahel Cook Justice of the Peace

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations, Providence Je. Clerk's office, Court of Common
Pleas January 5 th A D 1859. I, John W. Smith Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within & for the County of Providence, in said State, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that Orvil Cook Esquire before whom the within affidavit was sworn, was at the date of his certificate, and now is, one of the Justices of the Peace of the Town of Cumberland, in said County; and that by law said Cook is duly authorized and qualified to administer oaths and take depositions; and that his aforewritten signature is genuine.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of our said Court, at the City of Providence, this fifth day of January A D 1859
John W. Smith Clerk

March March book 1721 Mass. act 7. July 35
m 84. d'19
adm 2 12. mo pri 40 $ no deduction
H. W. Hastings NR

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester, ss.
I, Charles G. Prentiss, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester, do certify, that Ira Barton is the Judge of said Court - and that his signature to the paper hereto annexed is genuine.
I further certify, that Samuel Allen is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County - duly commissioned and qualified - and that his signature to one of the papers hereto annexed is genuine.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court this fourth day of January, one thousand, eight hundred and thirty-eight.
Chas. G. Prentiss, Reg.

I Hosea Cook of Mendon in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Sits of lawful Age, do testify & say, that Joseph Cook formerly of Cumberland R.I. and late of Mendon, aforesaid, died at said Mendon on the fourth day of March in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred & nineteen - that he left a widow viz. Mary Cook who resides in said Mendon and who still remains a widow - not having been married since the death of said Joseph - I further testify that from common report I always supposed that said Joseph at some period previous to the close of the revolutionary war enlisted as a soldier to serve during the war - but of this I have no certain knowledge - I also testify that said Joseph not long before his decease undertook to obtain a pension for his services in the revolutionary war but was prevented from obtaining it as I supposed only by his
Hosea Cook
death - Worcester ss. Mendon Dec. 21 st 1838 - Then the above named Hosea Cook personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed & by me reduced to writing - I also certify that I am well acquainted with Hosea & that his reputation for truth is good -
Samuel Allen Justice of the Peace -