Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,937, Aaron Dickinson, Mass.

SERVICE
Nass.
Dickinson Aaron Elizabeth
NUMBER _____
R. 2937
CONTENTS

Family Record.
Aaron Dickinson, was born May 13 th in the Year - 1753. Elizabeth Montague was born, Feb. y 4 th in the Year - 1754. Married March 10 th in the Yr 1790.
Capt. Aaron Dickinson, died the 24 th of April A.D. 1802. Aged 48.
Joseph Montague Jan. 11, A.D. 1725. born Sarah Montague born Jan 29 th A.D. 1723.
M c Joseph Montague died Aug. 10, in the Year 1786. Aged 60. M c Sarah Monta- gue died Oct. 16 th A.D. 1800. Aged 77.
The above is the Parents, to the Widow Elizabeth Dickinson, and her honored Mother Sarah, gave her this Bible, saying unto her, these Words, write down my name here in it, that you may see it when I am dead & gone. - Granby May 16 th A.D. 1798.

THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST,
Translated out of the
ORIGINAL GREEK;
A N D
With the former TRANSLATIONS
Diligently Compared and Revised,
By his MAJESTY's Special Command.
Appointed to be read in CHURCHES.
O X F O R D,
PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS,
By W. Jackson and W. Dawson , PRINTERS to the UNIVERSITY, And sold at the Oxford Bible Warehouse, Paternoster Row, London
MDCCXCI.
CUM PRIVILEGIO.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Hampshire 388.
On this second day of March A.D. 1841-
Personally appeared before the Court of Probate within & for the County aforesaid held at Springfield in said County Elizabeth Dickinson a resident of Springfield aforesaid aged eighty seven 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 4 th 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay & Pensions to certain widows" that she is the widow of Aaron Dickinson who was a Captain in the Massachusetts Militia, and that he served in the Revolutionary war as a Commissioned Officer in the service of the United States as appears by his Commission exhibited in this case, & for a period of more than three years as I verily believe. She further says that her maiden name was Elizabeth Montague, when she was married to said Dickinson. She further declares that she was married to the said Aaron Dickinson on the tenth day of March in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred & eighty two by the Rev. Benjamin Chapman then the Minister of Gospel Granby in the County of Hampshire - at the new Methuen House in said Granby and that her husband the aforesaid Aaron  Edmund Dickinson died on the twenty fourth of April in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and two, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred & ninety four N.Y. at the time above stated sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written, before
Elizabeth Dickinson
Wood B Morris Judge of said Court

And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion, after investigation of the matter & after hearing the to the said Applicant all the interroga- tones required by law, that the said Aaron Dickinson deceased who is named in the foregoing declaration, was a Revolutionary Soldier and such as is stated therein by his widow, the said Applicant.
I Justice Willard Clerk of the abovenamed Probate Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elizabeth Dickinson for a Pension & that the documentary evidence exhibited to said Court is hereto annexed together with the Depositions of David Ceron & Miles Pendleton & certain certificates.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Probate Court at Springfield this twenty sixth day of March A D 1841
Justice Willard Clerk of said Court
And I do further certify that the family record hereto annexed is the same which is referred to & described in the annexed Deposition of Miles Pendleton, that the same was cut from the old family Bible of shown to said Pendleton as stated in his said Deposition, it was so cut from said Bible by me & is secured & hereto annexed to avoid the necessity of transmitting the Bible itself by Mail
Justice Willard Clerk &c

No 7779 Elizabeth Dickinson, widow of Aaron Massachusetts.
Act 7 July, 1835.
2937

I Milesus Pendleton of Springfield in the County of Hampden & Commonwealth of Massachusetts I now forty two years of age being duly sworn do testify. depose & say that I have before me & have carefully examined a "Family Record" contained in an old Bible purporting to be printed at the Clarendon Press Oxford by W. Durbin & W. Dewees Printers to the University as - under date of MDCCCXIII & shown to me as the property & family Bible of Capt. Aaron Dickinson late of Granby dec & now in possession of his widow Elizabeth Dickinson formerly Elizabeth Montague. & I have no reason of doubt that said Family Record of the births, & deaths, of said Aaron & Elizabeth & others of their family is in the proper handwriting of Caleb Pendleton who was my uncle & died about five years ago - the precise time of his death I do not remember but I know that my own father died four years ago last January. Viz. 1837 & that my uncle Caleb of said died several months previous to the death of my father. I am so familiar with the hand-writing of said Caleb Pendleton that I think I can as readily & as certainly recognize it as I could recognize the identity of his own person at any period of his life - & further this deponent saith not
Milesus Pendleton
Hampden J. March 25. 1841. Then personally appeared the above named Milesus Pendleton & made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed and I do certify that the said Pendleton is a credible Witness. Before me Jas W. Moreland Jas. Pierce

No. 7779 Justice Willard April 26. 1841
let to Reuben Carrver Nov 20. 42

J. P. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions Washington D.C.

E. S. Edwards Esq. Comm te of Pension Lis
I enclose papers with application of Elizabeth Dickinson widow of Aaron Dickinson dec d . for widows Pension - I suppose the necessary evidence will be found at the war office, to test the correctness of her statements, - will the Comm te - please inform me if there are any obstacles in the way of granting the Pet n - - what they may be for For Elizabeth Dickinson Justice W. Ward
Springfield Mass ts Apr. 15 1841

Nov 21 '42
Hon J. L. Edwards Washington City War Department Chic. Dickerson
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Granby Mass Nov 19 1842
Hon Sir I have your letter of April 26 th 1841 you wrote to Justice of Springfield Willard Esq in suit to Elizabeth Dickinson declaration in which no specification of her late Husband's service is is made with the exception of taxcommotions as second Lieutenant widow Dickinson took her oath before Judge Morris of three years service of her late Husband in the revolutionary war the plawyers in springfield told me with her testimony it was sufficient why Mr Willard did not write it in her declaration is unbeknown to me as he claim'd the privilege because he had done so well for my Grandmother Mary Phelps in obtaining her pension. if her testimony of widow Dickinson will be of any use  I will send it she gave the pension to me if I could obtain it I am poor  and been sick over two years and a half that is the reason I have not seen Mr Willard widow Dickinson is a woman of property and not a child in the world J L Edwards I am your humble servant Leuben Parsons

Anna Dickinson d 1802 Elizabeth m 1790. S. Leah (m) Catherine Maff Melissa
Capt Ruben Dickinson Co 1786. Uriah Porter Col. Col. Elmer Mattson Jr B. & P. Pal. Col. July 1781. (4th Regt.)
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P. O. _____
Elizabeth Dickinson
Service: wid. of Aaron
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Pages: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
His EXCELLENCY
James Bowdoin, Esq.
GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
To Aaron D. Dikerson Gentleman Greeting.
YOU being appointed Lieutenant of the tenth company commanded by Captain Jonathan Dikerson in the fourth Regiment of Militia in the County of Hampshire whereof Ebenezer Porter Esq. is Colonel
By Virtue of the Power and Authority in me reposed, I do by these Presents, (reposing Special Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty and good Conduct) Commission you accordingly.—You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a Lieutenant in leading, ordering and exercising said Company in Arms, both Inferior Officers and Soldiers; and to keep them in good Order and Discipline: And you are hereby commanded to obey you as their Lieutenant and you are yourself to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions as you shall from Time to Time receive from me or your Superior Officers.
GIVEN under my Hand, and the Seal of the said Commonwealth, the Eighteenth Day of June in the Year of our LORD, 1785 in the Ninth Year of the Independence of the United States of AMERICA.
James Bowd>James Bowdoin
By His Excellency's Command
John Avery Jr. Secy

STATE of the MASSACHUSETTS-BAY,
The Major Part of the COUNCIL of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England.
To Aaron Dicksone Esq re Greeting.
YOU being appointed Second Lieutenant of the South Company (Commanded by Reuben Dicksone ) in the South Regiment of the County of Hampshire whereof Eliza Porter Esquire is Colonel.
By Virtue of the Power vested in us, WE do by these Presents, (reposing Special Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage and good Conduct,) Commission you accord- ingly.—You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a Second Lieu- in leading, ordering and exercising said Company in Arms, both Inferior Officers and Soldiers; and to keep them in good Order and Discipline: And they are hereby commanded to obey you as their Second Lieu. and you are yourself, to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions as you shall from Time to Time receive from the Major Part of the Council or your Superior Officers.
GIVEN under our Hands, and the Seal of the said State, at Boston the Twenty-ninth Day of June in the Year of our LORD, 1736.
By the Command of the Major Part of the Council.
John Avery Del.
James Bowdoin William D. D. D. Walter F. D. D. N. D. D. D. B. D. D. D. D. D. D. D. A. D. D. D. B. D. D. D. Joseph Simpson John D. D. D. L. D. D. D. E. D. D. D. Thomas D. D. D. Edw. D. D. D. Aaron Wood

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
By His Excellency
JOHN HANCOCK, Esq;
Governor and Commander in Chief in the Commonwealth of MASSACHUSETTS.
To Aaron Dicker Esq. Gent. Greeting.
YOU being appointed Second Lieutenant of the South Company commanded by Captain Eben. Metcalf Junr. in the South Reg. of Militia in the County of Hampshire whereof Eleazar Porter Esq. Colonel.
Whereas the Power vested in me, I do hereby reposes my Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage and good Conduct. Commission you accordingly.---You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a 2 d Lieut. in leading, ordering and exercising said Company in Arms, both Inferior Officers and Soldiers; and to keep them in good Order and Discipline:
And they are hereby commanded to obey you as their 2 d Lieut. and you are yourself to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions as you shall from Time to Time receive from me or your Superior Officers.
GIVEN under my Hand, and the Seal of the said Commonwealth, the first Day of July in the Year of our L O R D, 1781 in the Fifth Year of the Independence of the United States of AMERICA.
John Hancock
By His Excellency's Command,
John Avery Secy
He was appointed 2 d Lieut. of the South Company of the Hampshire Reg. of Militia in the County of Hampshire whereof Eleazar Porter Esq. Colonel. He was commissioned the first Day of July 1781 in the Fifth Year of the Independence of the United States of America.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
James
HIS EXCELLENCY
Bowdoin, Esq.
GOVERNOR
OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Dear Sir,
Greeting.
YOU being appointed
Captain of the 10th Regt. of the
of the Militia of the County of Hampshire
the County of Hampshire of which Alisha Porter
James Bowdoin
By Virtue of the Power Confidence in your Loyalty, therefore carefully and diligently exercising said Company good Order and Discipline: And and you are yourself to observe Time receive from me or your
in me, I do by these Presents, (reposing Special Trust and courage and good Conduct) Commission you accordingly.—You are discharge the Duty of a Captain in leading, ordering and in Arms, both Inferior Officers and Soldiers, and to keep them in are hereby commanded to obey you as their Captain and follow such Orders and Instructions as you shall from Time rior Officers.
GIVEN under my Hand, at Day of April Year of the Independence of
the Seal of the said Commonwealth, the the Year of our LORD, 1786 in the Tenth the United States of AMERICA.
Hampshire August 13th 1787 Personally appeared Capt. Aaron Dikinson and took and subscribed the Oaths required in order to qualify him agreeable to the Constitution of this Commonwealth to perform the duties of his Office.
By His Excellency's Command
John D. Sleeper Secy of State
John D. Sleeper
itary

I David Carver of Granby. do depose & say. That I was present and assisted in making the examination of the Records of the town of Amherst as within certified - and as record of the marriage of the Hon. John Dickinson of Amherst to Miss Elizabeth Montague of Granby was then found - as within stated by Minister Fitch -
David Carver
Given under my hand March 16. 1841. Thus personally appeared the above named David Carver, and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed. Before me Jos: W. Murchock (Jus: Peace)
And I do further certify that the said David Carver is a credible Witness -
Jos: W. Murchock. Jus: Peace

Amherst March 15. 1841 -
This may certify that I have examined the records of the town of Amherst in my possession, and I cannot find on said records, any account of the marriage of Mr. Aaron Dickinson of Amherst to Miss. Elizabeth Montague of Granby.
Newton Fitch. for.
S. C. Carter Town clerk

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Hampshire ss.
I, SAMUEL F. LYMAN , Register of the Court of Probate within and for said County of Hampshire, do hereby certify that William Belcher Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that the signature thereto annexed purporting to be his, I know to be genuine.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this ninth day of March A. D. 18 67
Sam F. Lyman Register of Probate.

Granby March 6 th 1841
This certifies that I have examined the Records of this Town to find a Record of the marriage of Captain Aaron Dickinson of Amherst to Miss Elisabeth Montague of Granby & have been unable to find any, nor have I any reason to believe there is any, except the Record of a Deposition by John Stebbins, Hannah Perry, & Malinda Montague of Granby, who are confident that the said Capt Aaron Dickinson & Elisabeth Montague was married more than forty years since, they being witnesses of the same. The subscribers of the above mentioned Deposition made oath to its truth before William Belcher Justice of the Peace and is dated June 25 th 1840
Elisha B Chapin Town Clerk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire ss. Granby March 9 th 1841.
Then Elisha B. Chapin, Town Clerk of Granby, personally appeared and made oath in due form of law that the foregoing certificate by him subscribed, is true in all its particulars, before me William Belcher, Justice of the Peace.