Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23864, Levi Cook, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Cook, Levi Sarah
W23864
CONTENTS
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Massachusetts 782
Sarah Cook widow of Levi Cook deceased.
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 24 th August 1830 of Plymouth in the State of MS. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Chamberlain of the _____ commanded by _____ in the MS line for 10 months & 21 days
Inscribed on the Roll of MS. at the rate of 35 Dollars 67 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of Octo. 1838 and sent F. No. Lord Plymouth MS.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1838 $89.17 Semi-annual allowance ending Mar. 29, 17.80 $107.00
{ Act July 7, 1838.
Recorded by N. H. Addison Clerk Book A Vol. 1st Page 79

V2828 Declaration Sarah Cook widow of Levi - Mass.
Rolls -
75. Soper vol. 12 p. 226 fuit. 20 76. Turner 23. 149. not on 76. Chamberlain 17:235 mileage roll. 79. Bicknell 17. 86. - in 1781. not on
admitted for 10 mo 21 days being 1 st term & that under Capt Chamberlain Ad. lost in under act 7 July 1838
admitted 10 mo 21 d
$35. \frac{66}{100}
Act 7 July 1838
J. M. Sear

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County ss. - On this second day of September A.D. 1837. Personally appeared before me Willes Wood Judge of the Court of Probate within & for the County of Ply- mouth Sarah Cook of Abington in said County of Plymouth aged seventy seven years who first being sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836 and the act of Congress passed March 3 rd 1837. That she is the Widow of Levi Cook late of Abington aforesaid, deceased, who was a Soldier in the war of the American Revolution and who, as she believes, rendered the following ser- vices in said war. That her said Husband in the year 1775 enlisted into a military Company commanded by Capt. Soper in Col. Bailey's Regt. & served six months in guard- ing the shores of Massachusetts at Marshfield & Scitua- te; That 1776 he was a Soldier in Capt. Thomas Dur- ner's Company and the same Regiment at Roxbury & served there two months and then joined the Com- pany of Artillery and Capt. Bell of Boston & served under him two months: And then in 1777 enlisted into Capt. Freedom Chamberlin's Company & Col. Sawin's Regt. Massachusetts line and marched to New-York & joined the main army when in the retreat to White Plains & there served five months; That in the year 1778 he served as a Soldier in a

Company commanded by Lieutenant Shaw at Com- bridge and served seven or eight months: That after- wards in the fall of the year 1779 her said husband enlisted into Capt Luke Bicknell's Company for the term of forty days and served that time on Rhode Island she cannot recollect so as to be positive as to the number of days of the last period of service, but believes it to be three weeks. She feels confident of the year and the season of the year in which the last mentioned service was per- formed because she well knows that her eldest child was born in June 1779 and that that service was in fall of the same year. One piece of service which the Dilexent has reason to believe her said husband performed has been omitted in the above statement which was six months on Castle William in Boston Harbor in the year 1778. under what Officers she is unable to state
She further declares that she was married to the Late Cook on the tenth day of February in the year seventeen hundred and eighty nine. She feels very positive as to the year and that the Town Clerk com- mitted a mistake of one year in recording the mar- riage. that her Husband the aforesaid Levi Cook died the twenty fourth day of August 1830. — and that she

has remained a widow ever since that period.
Joseph Cook
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year first above written before me and I certify that it has been made fully to appear that the said Cook the above Declarant sustains a good moral character and is a credible Witness. by by reason of her advanced age and bodily infirmities is unable to attend a court to make her declaration
Wilkes Wood
Plymouth Y. I Jacob H Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Hon. Wilkes Wood is Judge of Probate for said County of Plymouth & that the above is his true & genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have here to set my hand & the seal of the Probate Court for said County this seventeenth day of October A.D. 1837.
Jacob H. Lord

I Susannah Whitmarsh of East Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth being in the sixty ninth year of my age do depose set forth and say that Sarah Cook of Abington in said County who has made her declaration in order to obtain a pension, is my Sister, and I do further testify and say that I was present at the marriage of my sister in February 1779. and I perfectly recollect that at the same time my Sister Cook was married, one of my Uncles was married, and they were both married by the Rev d Mr. Niles of Abington — Susannah Whitmarsh
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth ss — } October 2. 1837
Personally appeared the aforesaid deponent Susan- nah Whitmarsh and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed — And I further certify that said deponent is a woman of truth and veracity Before me Wilson Young her — Clerk

Pay  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 23864
Sarah Cook wid of Levi Cook Dis Mass Line
Act: July 7 th 88
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Asa Gurney of Abington in the County of Plymouth a Revolutionary Pensioner - aged seventy eight years - do testify and say that in the early part of the Revolutionary War I was a private in the Company commanded by Capt. Thomas Gurney of Pembroke and was stationed at Roxbury near Boston - I served at that time two months, and I well recollect that Levi Cook late of Abington deceased was also a private in the same Company and was there all the time that I was - and whether he served longer than I did I cannot say. -
Asa Gurney
Plymouth ss - April 20. 1834 -
Personally appeared the above named Asa Gurney and made oath according to law to the truth of the above statement by him made - and I certify that he is a Person of truth and veracity. Before me Jarell Whitman an Just Peace
I Henry Monroe of Hanson in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts - a Revolutionary Pensioner - and aged eighty eight years - do testify and say that I was a private in the Revolutionary Service and enlisted and served for five months at New York, in Capt. Freedom Cluett's Company and Col. Crary's Regiment; and that Levi Cook late of Abington in said County deceased, was also a private soldier in the same Company and served five months

at New York in the Service, and said Cash returned with me home at the expiration of the said Term - and further saith not
Henry his E. Monroe mark.
Plymouth County ss - April 20 - 1834
Personally appeared the above named Henry Monroe and made oath to the deposition by him subscribed by his mark and I certify that he is a Person of truth and veracity.
Before me - Jacob Whitman Just Peace

I Josiah Bonney of Warrenton in the County of Plymouth in the forty fourth year of my age, do hereby set forth and say, that I now live on the farm formerly owned by Capt Joseph Soper and that in looking over the old papers, I found the annexed roll, and that said roll contains the names of Clement Bates and Levi Cook - the above named roll was found by me among the papers left by Capt Soper -
Josiah Bonney
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth ss - } Sept 26 1837
Personally appeared the aforesaid Deponent Josiah Bonney and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed - and I further certify that said Deponent is a man of truth and veracity -
Before me Welcome Young Jus. Peace

I John Nash of Abington in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do depose set forth and say that I am the Clerk of the Town of Abington and that I find in the records of said Abington now in my possession, that Levi Cook and Sarah Pool were married by the Rev. Samuel Viles February 10 th 1880- and I further testify and say that the following record is on the town records now in my possession "Levi Cook and Sarah Pool of Abington was entered and joined January the 16 th 1779- and I also find on the same record the birth of John Cook, son of Levi Cook and Sarah his wife June 15 th 1779- and from the circumstances of the Publication and the birth of John Cook I am led to believe that there is an error in the record of the marriage and that the record ought to stand February 10 th 1779-
John Nash
Commonwealth of Massachusetts } August 26. 1837 Plymouth ss.
Personally appeared the aforesaid deponent John Nash and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed - And I further certify that said deponent is a Person of truth and veracity -
Before me Welcome Young Justice

I Benjamin Trivin of East Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts a Revolutionary Soldier and in my seventy eighth year do testify and say, that in the year seven hundred seventy seven or seventy eight, the precise year I cannot now recollect I was in the Revolution any service, on Castle William near Boston and that I served four months - and that when I went on to the Island I found Levi Cook late of Abington in said County on said Island and when I left the Island at the expiration of the said four months I left  and I left said Cook on said Island - said Cook was a Blacksmith and worked at his trade on said Island repairing the tools - and further the deponent saith not. Benjamin Trivin
Commonwealth of Massachusetts } Plymouth ss - } August 26. 1837
Personally appeared the aforesaid deponent Benjamin Trivin and made oaths to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed - and I further certify that said deponent is a Person of truth and veracity. Before me Wilborne Young Jus. Peace

I Thomas Reed of Abington in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts a Revolutionary soldier and aged seventy five years do testify and say that I was a private in the Revolutionary service and enlisted and served for three months in Roxbury in the year 1776 and about two years after my service at Roxbury I was in the service at Rhode Island about one fortnight - and some time after the service at Rhode Island I enlisted again for the term of sixty days and served my time out at Rhode Island - the year I cannot now recollect - This last service was under Captain Luke Bicknell - at the last mentioned service at Rhode Island Levi Cook late of Abington in said County deceased was also a private in the same Company with me, but how long said Cook served at Rhode Island I cannot tell - I further testify and say that Ebenezer Kingman Hunt of said Abington was with me in Capt Bicknell's Company at the last mentioned service at Rhode Island - and that I was well acquainted with the said Cook previous to his entering into the said service at Rhode Island at the last mentioned service and after his return until he died - Thomas Reed
Commonwealth of Massachusetts } August 26 - 1837 Plymouth ss. }
Personally appeared the aforesaid deponent Thomas Reed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed - And I further certify that said deponent is a man of truth and veracity - Before me Wilson Young Jus. Peace

I William Ripley of Abington in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts a Reubenian Russian and in the eighty second year of my age, do depose set forth and say that I was a private in the Revolutionary service at Cambridge in the year in the year 1778 under Captain Gould and in Col. Freightons Regiment and served for the term of seven or eight months, the time I cannot distinctly recollect - and that Levi Cook late of Abington in said County deceased was also a private soldier in a Company under the command of Lieutenant Shaw at Cambridge at the same time and according to the best of my recollection served seven or eight months - and I further testify and say that I was well acquainted with said Levi Cook before his entering into the Revolutionary service at Cambridge and after his return from said service, and frequently saw said Cook while he was at Cambridge - and further saith not -
William his X Ripley -
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Plymouth ss.
marks August 26. 1837
Personally appeared the aforesaid deponent William Ripley and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed. And I further certify that he is a Person of truth and veracity.
Before me Wilson Young Jus. Peace

I Clement Bates of Weare in the County of Plymouth a Revolutionary Pensioner aged Eighty two years, do testify and say that in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy five I was in the Revolutionary service guarding the shores of Marshfield and Scituate under Capt Soper in Col d Baylies Regiment for the term of six months, and I do further testify and say that the roll containing my name and the name of Levi Cook, shown me this day, is the roll of Capt Sopers Company while at Marshfield and Scituate in the year seventeen hundred and seventy five - Clement Bates
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth ss. Sept 26 1837
Personally appeared the aforesaid deponent Clement Bates and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed - And I further certify that said deponent is a man of truth and veracity -
Before me Wilome Young Jus Peace

I Betsy Bennett of East Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth being in the seventy first year of my age do depose set forth and say that Sarah Cook of Abington in said County who has made her declaration in order to obtain a pension, is my Sister, and I do further testify say, that I was present at her wedding in February 1879. and what makes me particularly recollect her marriage is that I was then years old the September previous to her marriage and that at the same time my sister was married one of my Uncles was married, and they both were married by the Rev d Mr Niles of Abington at the same time. Betsy Bennett
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth } October 2 1837
Personally appeared the aforesaid deponent Betsy Ben- nett and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed. And I further certify that said deponent is a woman of truth and veracity.
Before me Welcome Young Rev. Pastor

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County, do hereby certify that Welcome Young of East Bridgewater & Jared Whitman of Abington are Justices of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that the signatures to the several annexed certificates purporting to be signed by them are their true & genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this seventeenth day of Octo- ber A.D. 1857.
Jacob H. Lord

Plymouth Mass. Jan 23. 1838
Sir
I send herewith two affidavits to supply the deficiency of evidence in support of Mrs Sarah Cook's claim for a pension on account of her husband Levi Cook's services in the War of the Revolution.
Yours with respect J. H. Lord
Hon. J. L. Edwards Washington D. C.

Doc 1.174 - not on - 1780
I Thomas Reed of Abington in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts aged seventy six do testify and say - that I was with Levi Cook late of said Abington as a soldier in the Revolutionary War - on an expedition to Rhode Island - I stated in a former deposition that I believed that Levi Bicknell was Captain in this service - but upon reflection upon the subject since that time I am convinced I was under a mistake in this particular - and I am now positive that Capt Edward Cobb commanded at this time - his service was not of long duration but how long I cannot say - it was performed I am confident the year after what has been called "Sullivan's expedition to Rhode Island" At this time Levi Cook was with me as a soldier - and I am confident he was at that time a married man. - His service was preferred the latter part of the year - and I should think about two years after my term of service at Roxbury under Capt Libanus Washburn. -
Thomas Reed
Plymouth County ss. January 15, 1830 -
Personally appeared Thomas Reed and made oath to the truth of the above statement by him made and subscribed - and I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the 12 Deponent - and that he is a person of truth and veracity. Before me -
Isaac D. Whitman for Proves

I Benjamin Paine of East Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth aged seventy eight years - do testify and say that in the year 1777 - if I do not mistake the year and in the warm part thereof I performed service on the Continent as it was then called - in Boston Harbour - and when I enlisted Levi Cook late of Abington - was there, and under Capt Bell - I performed four months service on the Continent that season - and when I left there service Levi Cook was also there - how long he served I do not know - He was an Artificer - I was not an Artificer but engaged in various duties. The field Officer over this service was Col. Burbank. —
Benjamin Paine
State of Massachusetts,
Plymouth County ss. January, 19 th 1830 -
Personally appeared the above named Benjamin Paine - and made oath according to law - that the above statement by him signed is just and true - and I certify that I am acquainted with him, and that he is a Person of veracity. - Before me
Jared Whitcomb Just Peace

Plymouth Y. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Jared Whitman Esq is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the signa- tures to the within affidavits purporting to be signed by him are his true & genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this twenty third day of Jan- uary 1838. Jacob H. Lord

Sir
I send you the pension papers of Mrs. Sarah Cook of Abington in this County. The Certificate may be sent to you
Obt servante Jacob H. Love
Plymouth Mass. Oct 17. 1837
Hon. J. L. Edwards Com. of Pensions Washington D. C.

2828. Sarah Cook
Suspended.
See let. J. H. Lord, Dec. 22/87.
Let. to J. H. Lord June 18, 1888.

I Anthony Collamore of Pembrokeshire in the County of Plymouth Esquire - do testify and say that I have in my possession a Paper which purports to be the Roll of Capt Freedom Chamberlains Company - in Col. Cages Regiment - for Nov. 1776 - on which Paper is borne the names of Levi Cook and Henry Munson - Levi Cook is therein designated as a Drummer - I have also in my possession a Paper which purports to be a journal of said Company by which said Paper it appears that the Service of said Company continued for five Months - These several Papers have marks of antiquity and genuineness - and come into my hands thru the Daughter of Freedom Chamberlains who is deceased. -
Anthony Collamore
Plymouth J. July 31, 1830
Personally appeared the above named Anthony Collamore and made oath that the above declaration by him made is just and true. And I certify that he is a Person of truth and veracity. Before me Ed. Whitcomb J. P.

Plymouth Co. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Jared Whitman Esq., is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the within signature purporting to be signed by him is his true & genuine signature. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the Seal of the Court of Probate for said County this thirtieth day of August 1838
Jacob H. Lord

 75. Capt. Soper Co. Bailey's Vol 13. p 221 5mo. 21 d  76. — Thos Turner — — 2.  " " B artificer 2 joined Coast Guard  77. " Freedom Chamberlain 17. 2355 mustered June 76 3  78 Lt Shaw — Cambridge 7 or 8 mo  79 fall. Luke Bicknell Vol 13 p 86 = 8 Dec 81. not on. 1. 10 d  78 6 mo. no officers. (Castle William —  1104310 (23. 149) 76. not on —  o vol 23. 92. 94. In 78. not on 

1077 Sarah Cooks
Admitted 10 mo 20 days Act 7 July 38 p 35 \frac{66}{100}
Jacob H. Londs Plymouth Mass

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss. - On the twenty eighth day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight - before the Court of Probate for said County - personally appeared Sarah Cook or resident of Abington in said County of Plymouth aged seventy 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 provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1830 entitled "An Act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows" that she is the Widow of Levi Cook late of said Abington deceased - who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War - and she further states that in view of his said Services she heretofore petitioned for a Pension under the provision of the Law of July 4, 1828 - which said Petition and Declaration and the evidence to support the same is now on file and, as she understands, not finally disposed of. And for a narration of the several terms of service of her said Husband, she would respectfully refer to her said declarations - and request that the evidence taken in support of that Petition may - with the additional evidence herewith exhibited be applied to the present petition - She would further state that several of the Deponents on the former petition - to wit Henry Munroe - and William Ripley have since deceased - and therefore she cannot obtain the corrections and explanations alluded to in Letter of the War Department of December 1834. The merits of her petition - such

as they are, must be decided by the evidence heretofore and now exhibited to the Department.
She further declares that she was married to said Lewis Cook on the fourteenth day of February in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine that her said Husband died on the twenty fourth day of August in the year eighteen hundred and thirty — that she was not married to him prior to any term of his service which she can prove — but that the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1894 — viz. at the time above stated. —
P SUE COOK
I swear to and subscribed the day & year first before mentioned Before me
Willis Wood J. Prob.
Plymouth Gp. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Hon. Willis Wood is Judge of Probate for said County & that the above is his true & genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the said Court this thirtieth day of August 1838.
Jacob H. Lord

I Robert Cook of Abington in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being in the thirty ninth year of my age do depose set forth and say that I am a Son of Levi Cook and Sarah Cook of Abington and that my Father Levi Cook died on the twenty fourth day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty at said Abington - and that I was at my Fathers house the evening before he died and the morning after he died and was present at his interment - and further saith not Robert Cook
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth ss.
Septm 4 th 1837. Personally appeared the aforesaid deponent Robert Cook and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed - and I further certify that said deponent is a man of truth and veracity - Before me Wilson Young Jus. Peace