Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15643, Amos Clark, Mass.

SERVICE
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Mass
or Clark, Amos Clarke
W 15643
Lydia
CONTENTS

Massachusetts 4517.
(Connecticut)
Reported
Lydia Clark widow of Amos Clark who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Jan'y 1841 and sent to Vanes Cooley E. Grandville Wampden Co. Mass.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book e d Vol. 1 Page 38.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the 3 rd Section of the Act of 11 th July 1836.
State of Connecticut ss.
On this First day of January in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty Nine personally appeared before me Nathaniel Bosworth Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Hartland in said State of Connecticut the same being a Court of record Lydia Clark a resident in said Hartland Aged Seventy Nine 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 4 th 1836.
That she was married in the year 1778 and she thinks it was the 25 th day of March of that year at Granville in Massachusetts, at the house of my father Jonathan Rose, to Amos Clark. The Marriage was solemnized by the Rev. W m Forward who was then a Minister in Southwick. The record of my marriage was in a Bible which was long kept in my family, but which is now gone and I know not where it is. And I know of no other record of my marriage. I was well acquainted with the said Amos Clark previous to my marriage with him and know that he enlisted as a Private soldier in the service of the United States at said Granville under Capt. Lebbus Ball for Eight months and went to Roxbury near

Boston - I know of his going and the time when he came home but do not know any thing about his actual service - Col. Shepard was the Colonel as I understood - This took place some years before we were married - don't recollect how long - After I was married to said Amos Clark, I should think about three years after our marriage the said Amos Clark enlisted again as a private Soldier in the service of the United States in the War of the Revolution for during the War - he enlisted as I understood as a substitute for Smith Miller who was then a Soldier in the War - The said Amos Clark took the place of said Smith Miller with an Agreement with the said Miller that he would relieve the said Clark at the termination of One year - The said Amos Clark served therefor a few days over a year and returned home and the said Miller as I understood took his place.
This last enlistment I believe was under the said Libbens Ball
I understood the said Amos Clark went to Valley Forge
She further declares that her said husband Amos Clark died at said Granville as I believe on the 21 st day of November A. D. 1803 and that she has remained his Widow ever since as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed - She then

for claiming a Pension for Twenty Months service of her husband as a Private Sol- dier in the service of the United States in the War of the Revolution
Lydia Clark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written. Before me - And I Certify that the said Lydia Clark by reason of bodily infirmity is unable to attend Court.
Nathaniel Bosworth } Judge of Probate for the District of Hartland -
And I the said Judge after investigating the matter do declare my opinion that the said Amos Clark was a Soldier of the Revolution as stated in the foregoing Declaration, that he was married to said Lydia on the 25 th day of March 1778 - that he died on the 21 st day of November A. D. 1803 - And that she has not again been married.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto sub- scribe my name and cause
the Seal of said Court to be affixed this First day of Jan y A. D. 1839
Nathaniel Bosworth } Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Hartland -
I hereby certify that the above named Nathaniel Bosworth is a Justice of the Peace for Hartford County and Judge of Probate for the District of Hartland and that the above is his true and genuine signature
Daniel Couch Clerk

I Justus Rose of Granville in the County of Hampden & Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age Testify and say that I was well acquaint- ed with Amos Clark late of said Granville deceased, he lived within about a Mile from my place of Residence all his life time — I well knew the time he was married to Lydia Rose his present Widow altho I was not present at the Marriage; the Marriage took place some time in 1777 or 1778 as near as I can now recollect — It is my impression that said Amos Clark went into the service of the United States as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War  for  the  in War in the region of Boston prior to his Marriage, but I am unable to state the period of time which he served — I well knew he went into the service of the United States as a private Soldier in the War of the Revolution for the term of One year in the year 1781 or 1782 — I knew the time when he went

and when he returned but cannot state precisely the day of the month or the year, but I know it was about the time of the surrender of Cornwallis — I also know it was after his the said Clark's marriage with his present widow. as she being then the wife of said Clark bound in the family of my father in Law during his the said Clark's ab- sence in the War — The circum- stances of said Clark's years ser- vice as aforesaid was that he went as a substitute for Smith Miller — While said Clark was in the service during said year I went to the American Army with either at West Point with a drove of Beef Cattle — The battle was left at Fishkill — I went down to West Point to see my Brother who was a soldier there and I then saw said Amos Clark on duty under Army near that place with the Army — Said Amos Clark is now dead — I think I was at his funeral, as it was within a mile

of my dwelling house — I do not remember precisely the time when he died but am confident it was in 1803 or 1804 — His Widow is now living — Justus Rose
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss. 9 th Jan y 1839 — Then Person — ally affirmed Justus Rose to me were known as a person of truth and veracity and made oath to the truth of the foregoing disposition by him subscribed Before Harry Cooley Justice of the Peace

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15643
Lydia Clark Widow of Amos Clark Rev War
Act: Mar 3 rd 1843
Index:—Vol. A , Page 137
[Arrangement of 1870.]

4388 Connecticut
Lydia Clark widow of Amos Clark , deceased, who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 21 November 1803 of Hartford Dist in the State of Connect who was a private in the Conn command by Captain Bass of the regt command by Col in the Mass. line for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Connect at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Oct 1839, sent to James Gooley Esq. E. Granville , Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1839 $93 33 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 40 13 33
$106.66
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D.M. Lundy , Clerk Book A , Vol. 1 , Page 173 .

4306 rejected
Lot. James Booley, Jan 12:39
act 4 July 36

Hon. James L. Edwards -
Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Granville, Hampden County Massachusetts, 7 th Sept. 1836
Hon. J. E. Edwards
Dear Sir,
Herewith is a new applica- tion of Lydia Clark under the Act of 7 th July 1838 — It will occur to you that she made an application under the Law of 7 th July '36, but failed to substantiate her claim to the satisfaction of the Depart- ment under the provisions of that Law — In her former Declaration in support of her marriage she produced the testimo- ny of Justus Rose Israel Parsons — Also the Affidavit of the Town Clerk — I take it for granted that this evidence will still have weight as far as it goes — She now produces the Affidavit of Mrs. Mary Stow a highly respectable and intelligent woman, Widow of Elisha Stow Esq. — She was present at the wedding as has no doubt as to the facts she states — Indeed the facts as related by the Petitioner her- self are undoubtedly true — altho young

I was myself well acquainted with Amos Clark his Wife and family - they were always very poor - had many children - as many as 6 or 7 or more - As they grew up they scattered away - I have myself not the least doubt of the occurrence of the marriage as stated, But it is next to impossible to prove marriages that took place prior to 1784 as there are no town or Church records of that nature antecedent to that date, and I am not aware that marriages performed by clergymen ever found their way to "The records of the Clerk's Office of Hampden County" - I hope the testimony will now be considered sufficient to entitle her to an allowance for the 8 months service of her husband, as she is a poor, sick old woman and furnishes no funds for any purpose - I have the honor to be very Respectfully (Yours most Obedient) James Cooley
The Disposition of Mary Stone was by mistake of the Clerk of Probate inserted with another set of papers foreign to this case and taken therefrom by him - J. Cooley

Warville, Hampden County Massachusetts 14 th Jan y . 1839
Hon. A. L. Edward Comm ee of Pensions, —
I have the honor to transmit herewith the Declaration and Testimony of Lydia Clark of Hartford in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut, for a Pension. I shall be pleased to receive return from the same in due course.
I have the honor to be most Respectfully Your humble servant James Wooly

4986 Lydia Clark's application
Mass-
$26.66
James Cooley E. Granville Hampden Co

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the third of March 1843 granting Pensions for One year to certain Widows who have received Pensions under the act of July 7 th 1838. State of Massachusetts Hampden County } ss.
On this 21 st day of July 1843 Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Hampden Lydia Clark a resident of Granville in said Hampden County age Eighty four years and personally known to me, 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 on the third day of March 1843 granting Pensions to Widows of persons who have served during the Revolutionary war.
That she is the Widow of Amos Clark late of said Granville deceased who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution under Capt. Libbey's Battery and that she received a Pension for five years under the act of 7 th July 1838.
She further declares that she is still a Widow.
Lydia Clark
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written.
Before James Cooley Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss. 7 th Dec r 1843 This Certifies that I am personally acquainted with Lydia Clark the within named declarant and know that she obtained a Pension under the five year Act. James Cooley Justice of the Peace.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
HAMPDEN, ss.
I, RICHARD BLISS, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Hampden, do certify, that James Cooley Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations in this capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Cooley and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth, this ninth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three
Rich d Bliss Clerk.

6075 Lydia Clark
Forwarded by James Cooley Granville Hampden Cooley Massachusetts adm Omaha 26:66
No deduction
J. Cooley wd. E. Granville Mass.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7 th of July 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows"
State of Connecticut ss - Hartland Aug. 26 1839
On this 26 th day of August 1839 in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty nine, personally appeared before me Nathaniel Bosworth Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Hartland in said State of Connecticut the same being a Court of record, Lydia Clark a resident in said Hartland aged Eighty 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 Amos Clark late of Granville in the County of Hampden and Commonwealth of Massachusetts deceased who was Eight months a Private soldier in the service of the United States in the War of the Revolution under Capt. Libbens & Bane.
She further declares that subsequent to said service to wit, as near as she can recollect, on the 25 th day of March 1778 she was married to the said Amos Clark at said Granville by Rev. Mr. Forward who was a Minister of Southwick - The record of said marriage was in a Bible which was long kept in her family, but her husband having been dead so long and most of her children gone to distant parts of the Country, said Bible has gone out of her possession and she knows not where it is -
And she knows of no other record of her marriage - That her husband the aforesaid Amos Clark died at said Granville as she

believing on the 21 st day of November A. D. 1803 - That she was not married to him prior to his leaving said period of service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and Ninety four, viz. at the time above stated - She therefore claims a Pension for said eight months service of her husband and hereby relinquishes all other claim to a Pension - Lydia Clark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written. Before me, and I certify that the said Lydia Clark by reason of bodily infirm- ity is unable to attend Court -
3 Judge of Probate for Nathaniel Bowworth } the District of Portland
And I the said Judge after investigating the matter do declare my opinion that the said Amos Clark was a Soldier of the Revolution as stated in the foregoing Declaration - That he was married to the said Lydia on the 25 th day of March 1778 - That he died on the 21 st day of November 1803 -
In testimony whereof I do subscribe my name and cause the Seal of said Court to be affixed this 26 th day of August 1839 -
3 Judge of the Court Nathaniel Bowworth } of Probate for the 3 District of 3 Portland -
I hereby certify that the above named Nathaniel Bowworth is Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Portland and that the above is his true and genuine signature - Samuel Couch } Clerk of Probate Court

I, ROYAL R. HINMAN, Secretary of the State of Connecticut and keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern, That Nathaniel Basworth Esq. is and for more than two months last past has been a Judge of Probate, within and for the Probate District of Hartford in this State, duly appointed and commissioned, as appears on record in this Office, with power to settle estates of deceased persons, testate or intestate, and to certify any official acts in said Probate Office by his seal of office and signature, to which full credit is to be given in court and country.
In testimony whereof, I have in my capacity of Secretary as aforesaid, hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said State at the Office of the Secretary of said State, in Hartford, the 30 th day of August A. D. 1839
And I certify that the signature of
Basworth is his genuine signature.
R. H. Hinman Secretary

I, ROYAL R. HINMAN, Secretary of the State of Connecticut and keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern, That Nathaniel Borworth Esq. is and for more than six months last past has been a Judge of Probate, within and for the Probate District of Hartland in this State, duly appointed and commissioned, as appears on record in this Office, with power to settle estates of deceased persons, testate or intestate, and to certify any official acts in said Probate Office by his seal of office and signature, to which full credit is to be given in court and country.
In testimony whereof, I have in my capacity of Secretary as aforesaid, hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said State at the Office of the Secretary of said State, in Hartford, the 4 th day of January
A. D. 1839
And I certify that the signature of said Borworth hereto annexed is his genuine signature.
Royal R. Hinman Secretary

I Aaron L. Curtis of Granville in the County of Hampden & Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Lawful Age Do- tify to say that I am Town Clerk of said town of Granville, and that I have examined the records of said town and can find no record of the Marriage of Amos Clark
Aaron L. Curtis
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss. 10 th January 1839 Then personally appeared Aaron L. Curtis Town Clerk of Granville, to me well known as a man of truth and veracity and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Disposition by him subscribed Before Same, Cooly Justice of the Peace

I Isaac Miller of Granville in the County of Hampden and Common- wealth of Massachusetts of Lawful Age Depose and say that I was well acquainted with Amos Clark late of said Granville deceased & know that he enlisted as a Pri- vate soldier in the service of the United States in the War of the Revolution in the early part of the War under Capt Bell and went to Roxbury & Boston about the time of the Battle of Lexington - He served from the time he en- listed to the time he came home Eight Months - Said Clark has been dead many years and his Widow is now living. Isaac Miller
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden S. 10 th January 1839 Personally appeared Isaac Miller, to me well known as a person of truth and veracity, and made Oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed. Before James Crosby Justice of the Peace

4306 Lydia Clark widow of Amos. Mass abt 4 July 38
— Vol 14. p 40 - or 75. Envelope record County reg t —

I Israel Parsons of Granville in the County of Hampden and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Lawful Age Depose and say that I was well acquainted with Amos Clark late of said Granville deceased. He lived a near neighbor to my father during the War of the Revolution. I well knew that said Clark was absent from home in the service of the United States as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War, - I understood that he enlisted for the term of one year and served that period of time in the State of New York and elsewhere - I do not recollect the precise time of his enlistment, but I well remember the time when he came home, as he came to my fathers house with his wife, Lydia Clark his present widow, and related the story of his services -
Said Amos Clark was married to Lydia Rose as near as I can now remember in the year 1777 or 1778 - I am sure the time could not vary over a year from one of said dates - The marriage took place within less than a mile of my fathers house, and it is my impression I was present but am not

sure - I well know said marriage occurred prior to his said Clark's Service in the Rev- olutionary War for the years terms and after said - The said Amos Clark is now dead - he died in said Greenville, about more than thirty years ago - I well know when he died and believe it was in 1803 or 1804 - but cannot re- collect the months or day of the month It is my impression that said Amos Clark went on a tour of ser- vice in the Revolutionary War prior to his said marriage but I am unable to state the time when or the place where
Israel Parsons
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss. December 22 nd 1838
Then Personally appeared Israel Parsons to me well known as a person of truth and veracity and made oath to the truth of the fore- going Deposition by him subscribed Before James Cooley Justice of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden County — ss.
I Justice Willard Clerk of the Probate Court for said County do hereby certify that James Mason whom the foregoing Depositions of Aaron Subtiff — Isaac Miller — Luther Rose and Israel Parsons respectively purport to have been affirmed, is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County, and has been so for the last twelve months, and that his signature subscribed to the several Certificates of such verification afore- said is genuine —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Springfield this eleventh day of January A.D. 1839 —
Justice Willard Clerk

I Mary Stow of Granville in the County of Hampden Commonwealth of Massachusetts Widow of Elisha Stow late of said Granville deceased aged 75 years, Dispose and say that I was well acquainted with Moses Clark and Lydia Rose both of said Granville, they lived in the neighbor- hood of my father in said Granville and were there married — I was present at the marriage which was solemnized by Rev Mr. Forward and occurred in the year 1778 — and the said Moses Clark & Lydia Rose after their said marriage lived together in our neighborhood many years and had a number of children the said Clark has been dead many years — the said Lydia is now alive Mary Stow

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden County ss. August 19 th 1839—
Then Personally appeared Mary Stowe to me well known as a person of truth & veracity and made Oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by her subscribe (Before James Dooly Justice of the Peace)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Hampden ss.
I Justice Willard Register of Probate for said County do hereby Certify That James Cooley above named, and before whom the foregoing Deposition of of Mary Stone, whose name is subscribed to of the Race within and for said County and that his signature subscribed to the Certificate thereof is genuine
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and the Seal of the Probate Court at Spring- field this third day of Sep- tember in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred & thirty Nine
Justice Willard
The above interlineation was made by mistake and was erased by me J Willard